#...honestally when i get back i might check if anyones ok w me screaming into their dms bc this is so much bs (irl stuff)

[geee-three]

srhimp or whatever

[rohondra]

Firsts || Izuku Midoriya

a/n: this is for another bnharem discord collab!! the prompt was “Pen Pals”. I’m pretty content with how this came out and I’m super excited to write a bit more considering I got a computer!! I’m hoping to do a pt2 hehe. god bless the people in my haikyuu server who swooped in and saved the day every time I had a brain far. 

rating: n*fw 18+

word count: just over 2k

warnings: virgin!Reader, daddy kink yes again ok I have a problem, FaceTime sex, mutual masturbation, big buff Izuku

all characters are aged up when I write and I take no credit for the images I post w said writings unless stated otherwise.

PLEASE CHECK OUT EVERYONES AMAZING FICS FOR THIS COLLAB!!!

A notification from the S.H.I.E.L.D. Field Office Discord server you were a part of popped up on your phone. It was an announcement that they would be randomly selecting pen pals as an event to get people more connected during this pandemic, of course you had the option to opt out, but the idea of doing something so “risky” excited you. You held your breath and reacted with a thumbs up, butterflies instantly flooding your stomach.

Just under an hour later one of the admins sent you a pm;

-Hey! Thanks so much for joining our penpals event. Social distancing is a pain in the ass, but hopefully this will lighten your spirits! We paired you with @/izuku#2485. Xx

Being the nosy son of a bitch you were, you immediately typed his user into the server and checked his activity within it- specifically the “#pictures” channel, but found nothing. Just as you were about to send him a friend request, you got a notification of another pm.. Oddly enough from him;

-Hi, we got paired for the penpal event! It’s okay if you don’t want to send your address to a complete stranger, I get it haha.

The butterflies returned as you pressed the request button, and immediately saw it change from “pending” to “send message”.

~Hi! If I’m honest it’s just my college address lol, nothing too risky.

-College huh? Me too. I was afraid you were going to end up being a minor and then I’d feel kind of weird ha. What school?

~Do not fear, I am in fact legal. Even if it is by 8 months lol. ASU! Yourself?

-Arizona huh? Interesting, I’m actually finishing my senior year at Iowa State.

Your stomach flipped, anxiety coursing through your veins at the last message. Senior?! What if this guy was like, 40?? No, it couldn’t be. He wouldn’t be living on campus at that age.. But he never specified he was living in a dorm. You closed Discord and moved onto what seemed to be the never ending flood of assignments, two of which were due that night.

A notification popped up on your computer mid essay;

-Don’t wanna be pushy. Here’s my address if you decide to write me.(:

You chewed at your bottom lip, weighing the consequences. It couldn’t be that bad of an idea right? He seemed nice, not pervy at all.. Fuck it.

“Hello! It’s your good old pal from the Marvel server. If I'm honest I'm not that good at these things, haha. This letter will be pretty short, but tell me- who’s your favorite Marvel character? Feel free to gush! I’m looking forward to hearing back from you.

From,

Y/N”

-

Two weeks later your RA slipped the envelope under your door, “MAIL!!!” she yelled before hurrying to the next room to deliver. Your heart fluttered as you opened it, admiring his clean handwriting;

“Hi. Alls good, I’m pretty awkward myself ha. My name is Izuku Midoriya! My friends call me Deku. Y/N is a nice name.

Honestly, it’s kind of cliche but Captain America has to be my favorite. I’m a bit of a Marvel junkie. I’ve seen every movie, have the entire Captain America comic series, own a Marvel Encyclopedia, plus almost every Marvel funko pop they’ve released.. Now that I think of it I’m definitely more than “a bit” obsessed ha. How about you? If it’s easier for you, you could just message me on discord.

-Izuku”

You giggled as you opened the app on your phone.

~Hi! I just got your letter. Seems to me you’re DEFINITELY obsessed lol but that’s okay, me too. I’m obsessed with Captain America. Chris Evans? *cheff kiss*”

-Hey. That’s so funny! I aspire to look like him one day haha. Taking it one day at a time, but this pandemic is making it difficult rip. You wanna add me on snapchat? I probably came off as some creepy perv ha. @/deku_zuku.”

From that point on, you two became OBSESSED with each other. Deku was an extremely gorgeous, freckled man with colored, fluffy green hair. You thought your sleep schedule was already fucked because of the pandemic? Sike, now it really was. You were staying up until 5am snapchatting him, interacting with him on discord, texting him, etc. You just couldn’t get enough of each other.

Your favorite snapchats from him were his post workout selfies. You loved the way his skin glistened, his muscular body littered in scars and freckles. More often than not you screenshot them and definitely got off to them, but you could never tell him that. It was embarassing to think about how most nights you laid in bed pumping a dildo inside of yourself desperately calling his name, imagining it was him fucking your tight virgin pussy.

As you were getting lost in imagining scenarios your phone began ringing, oh fuck he was FaceTimeing you.

You quickly sat up, tucking a piece of hair behind your ear and setting your phone against a book for support before answering.

“H-hi! Sorry I wasn’t expecting you to FaceTime me ha.”

Izuku grinned ear to ear, “No I’m sorry! I should’ve asked first, but you look great so I mean.. No complaints from me with how you look.”

Red tinted your cheeks, “A-ah thank you. You’re pretty good looking yourself.”

Izuku’s eyes narrowed, “Did I catch you at uh- a bad time?”

You tilted your head in confusion, “No? I mean I was trying to catch up on some stuff but other than I wasn’t doing anything important.”

“Ha, that looks pretty important. You also look a little flushed.”

When your eyes followed his on your screen your cheeks immediately lit on fire and you shifted to cover the dildo you carelessly left on the parallel night stand.

“So that’s why you’ve been screenshotting my pictures huh? I never would’ve taken Y/n to be such a slut.” he smirked.

He could feel his cock begin weep at the sight, he couldn’t help but palm himself. What if you got off to him? Thinking about how your little moans might sound when they slip out of your mouth made his cock pulse, he wanted to make you moan. He wanted to be the reason you came undone.

You tried to defend yourself, slightly annoyed by the derogatory term he referred to you as, “I- no. It isn’t like th-”

He cut you off, his voice having dropped an octave, “It’s okay baby, tell me what you think about.. I wanna hear what gets you off with those pictures.”

Hands came up to cover your face, you felt like you were going to puke- this was too embarrassing. His screen went to “paused” and you heard shuffling from his end. Within seconds you received a picture of Izuku in the mirror, his large hand barely covering his erect penis and his shirt between his teeth. He chuckled, “How about now princess? What makes that pretty pussy tighten around your toy?”

Slick slipped from your previously abused cunt, he sounded so delicious and looked even more delicious. When you spoke, your voice came out as a squeak, “I-I uh, I can’t tell you! It’s embarrassing.” If you could light on fire, it would’ve already happened. In fact, you wish you could. If you’re lucky the entire dorm might catch ablaze as well so all evidence is ruined.

A deep chuckle echoed from your phone speaker, “Embarrassed? It’s not like you’re a blushing virgin baby.”

There was a pause as you lowered your hands, your nose scrunched from the humility and one eye shut, “.. And if I told you I was?”

Izuku felt his member pulse yet again, precum gliding from his slit. That almost sent him over the edge, there was no way someone as breathtaking as you hadn’t been with anyone. Fuck, he could take your innocence and ruin you for any other man. He could make you his own and have you milking his thick cock every night, screaming his name and begging for more.

A meak sigh pulled him from his fantasies as you spoke up, “Sorry if that makes me less appealing.” He was quick to follow up, “N-no. God no. That,” he sighed,” fuck that’s honestly hot.”

Boldness coursed through him as his hand lazily pumped his shaft, “That just means I can be all your firsts.. Here, give me a minute.”

Your heart sank for a minute when the FaceTime ended, but fluttered once again when another call from him came through. This time though, it was from his laptop. He smirked before rolling back in his computer chair, his cock twitching against his stomach anxious for attention.

Desire burnt within him at the sight of you, eyebrows raised and eyes enlarged with pupils blown while you licked your lips. Izuku couldn’t help as his hand encircled his shaft once again, “What is it you think about baby? Me kissing and licking all over your body? My fingers pumping in and out of you while my tongue plays with your nipple?” He began a generous pace of pumping himself before his next taunt, “Maybe my tongue playing with your clit?”

A soft moan fell from your lips as you nodded, “A-all of that. ‘Zuku c-can I please touch myself?” You gasped as you watched precum flow from his tip at your words. He nodded, “Please do.”

You sat back, lifting your hips just enough to slip your panties off, nervously looking at him. All caution was thrown to the wind when Izuku groaned, “Ah, be a good girl for me baby.”

You made sure your full body was in view before grabbing the toy and lowering it between your thighs, which were now covered in a thin layer of your arousal. Squeezing your eyes shut you opened your legs and gently pushed until the dildo was fully sheathed inside of you.

Opening your eyes you were greeted with the most sinful sight, Izuku Midoriya quickly gliding his hand up and down his cock with his chest heaving, his body sheen with sweat.  You let a high pitched moan, your name resonating slowly from his chest. With every thrust your wrist made, a coil began to form inside your belly, it all seemed so familiar but was far more exhilarating knowing that someone else was watching.

“Just think about when that’ll be my cock splitting you in half. Shit- close your eyes for me, start playing with your clit and imagine it's me.” You nodded in response, unable to form words.

Obeying his command, it felt like electricity struck you when your finger made contact. The coil was now fully formed and threatened to burst with every movement.

“I need to cum, p-please.”

“Yeah? Only if you beg for daddy to let you.” He smirked as he watched your thighs tense for a moment.

“A-ah.. please! Please let me finish. Please d-daddy, need to so bad.”

Izuku felt his orgasm quickly approaching with each shaky word spilling from your beautiful lips, “Yeah baby, you can cum now. Let me see the pretty faces you make.”

SNAP

You were gone, your body lost to the ocean of ecstacy ripping through you as you rode the waves of your release.

He sat forward, studying the way your face contorted and how your cunt sucked the toy in as far as possible. The thought of you milking the absolute hell out of his cock sent him over the edge, head thrown back with spurts of cum covering his beautifully toned chest and stomach.

Eyes twitched trying to focus from the intensity of your orgasm as you came down from euphoria.

As Izuku  began cleaning himself off he spoke up, “So you’ve genuinely never done that kind of stuff before?” You shook your head before sitting up to sling a large t-shirt over your body, “Nope, when I said I was a virgin I mean like V I R G I N.”

He shook his head and chuckled, “Crazy. I have some assignments I need to do, if you want you could keep me company?”

You pulled a pillow under your chin and hugged it.  “I have some work to do too, so I guess that’ll work.” You giggled. He twirled a pen between his fingers before bringing it up to chew on, “And once we call it quits for the evening, how about we check off some more ‘firsts’ for you?”

[elai-okonma]

Chapter 11. Cry Little Sister

WARNINGS: TORTURE A GO GO, SEXUAL CONTENT, JUST A BUNCH TRIGGERS

Word count:1,402

Celestial Realm

  Another slap to your face, followed by a hand on your wrist. Looking over to where Gabriel had a hold of you, you brace yourself for whatever comes next. You feel something cold and dull against the palm of your hand, then a push. Your eyes glance over to Gabriel’s chrome ones, and you see them glowing something akin to mirth.

  Searing pain mixed with the sickening crunching of bone, and popping of skin is all you hear and feel as the Archangel pushes a thick nail into the palm of your hand. This fuck is literally going to crucify me. You clench your jaw, not wanting to give him the satisfaction of screaming. 

  “Why are you fighting it, MC?? I want to hear all of the beautiful noises that come out of your mouth.”

  He pushes the nail in further before you feel it finally give way, and exit the back of your hand. You take a deep shaky breath, eyes never leaving his. You could’ve sworn you heard him swallow hard when his eyes caught yours. 

  “Mmmh, don’t look at me like that, MC. It’s like you said before, it does turn me on watching you suffer.”

   You smile around the ball gag still in your mouth, and Gabriel moves over to pin a nail through your other hand. 

  “I wonder where you got all this newly found excitement. I heard from Father, when Belphegor killed you, you were scared out of your mind. Scared to die. Not turned on. Not looking into his eyes with lust and yearning. You’re filthy MC, and I can't wait to purge you.” He pulls the gag out of your mouth again.

  “When Belphie killed me I was human. It’s only natural to be scared of death, especially when you haven’t accepted your own mortality, and in those final moments I knew it was too late to stop it. There was no going back...But now i’m not human, i’m an Angel. An Angel with power from Michael, and now that I know that I am eternal, it does get me excited, as you put it.”

  Gabriel looks at you astonished, but he knew you had a valid point. Honestly, seeing your resolve through all this torture was really making him hard, and it definitely didn’t help that you were talking back. It had been a long time since he had been able to torture someone. Though the rules up in the Celestial Realm might have been altered over the millennia, a harsh punishment as this was still only reserved for special cases.

  You wonder what could be going through the Archangels head, the look in his eyes suggests that the last person he had chained up here wasn’t a masochistic female with a cocky mouth, who lusts after Demons. As if right on cue, he speaks up:

  “You know MC, it’s been soooo long since i got to do this. Father doesn’t really approve of my methods, but he knows it gets results so he tolerates it. I gotta be honest, i’d love to give in to temptation and fuck you, but then what would that make me??...”

  He trails off as he grabs your throat. You can see his inner turmoil, he’s carefully planning out his next move. 

  “Well Gabriel, that'd make you no better than me.” you say with a sly smile. 

  The Archangel looks into your eyes now. He knows what would happen if he were to act on what he was thinking and feeling. But it would be ok since you were also an Angel, right?? He couldn’t possibly fall. The realization dawns on him, and he smiles darkly back at you. 

  “You know you want to, Gabriel. I can see it in your eyes, I can see how tense you are. Your hand is shaking on my throat. If you’re going to send me off to Purgatory and such, you might as well take advantage of this moment. Besides…” you lean in as far as the restraints will allow, “...i’d just love to corrupt you.”

  He takes a shaky breath as his head drops down onto your shoulder. You were tempting him, and he knew it. But he was about to call your bluff. 

  “I bet you think you’re slick, saying those words to me… you’ve never fucked an Angel, have you?? Obviously not, you’ve been down in the Devildom so long that you’re the one who’s been corrupted. Well, when i’m done with you, you’ll have forgotten all about my Fallen brothers.”

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Devildom 

  Diavolo and Barbatos walk into his room to start the process of letting Belphegor know what was happening. The Demon butler walks up to the frame in which he sent Belphie, and proceeds to open the portal. 

  When the Demon lord walks through it, he sees the youngest brother sitting in the corner. 

  “Hello, Belphegor.”

  “What do you want, Diavolo??”

  “That’s Lord Diavolo, and I just came to let you know that we might have another Celestial war on our hands.”

  Belphie’s ears perk up at that news, and he lets out a snort.

  “Why am I not surprised.”

  “I'm just here to let you know, since you are still, technically my responsibility.” 

  “Why?? You obviously think that I committed a crime serious enough to send me to a place like this, which, by the way, was an extremely low move on your part.”

  “You honestly have no idea do you?? What you’ve done to your brothers?? Mammon tried to kill himself!”

  “Over a human?? Peh, he’s weak. All of my brothers were being blinded by that human, and I don’t regret what I did.”

  “That may be so, but if we have another war on our hands, I need to know where you stand. Will you fight with us, or should i just leave you here to relive the memory of Lilith’s death for all eternity??”

  “NO! I- please, please don’t leave me here…”

  “So then, should the war involve us, can i trust you will fight by my side??”

  “Yes…”

  “Good, I will have Barbatos keep you updated on the matter. Now if you will excuse me, I have to help your brothers find Satan.”

  “Satan is gone??”

  “He's been missing ever since MC’s funeral. We’re looking all over the Devildom for him, but I doubt he’s still here.”

  “Did you check the human world?? Satan is probably at MC’s house. It makes sense, considering it’s the last place anyone would think to look.”

  Diavolo is speechless by Belphie’s assumption. He is right, it is the last place that anyone would think of, none of them had even landed on the thought that Satan might be in the human world.

  “Well, I thank you for your input Belphegor, I will let Lucifer know.”

  As Diavolo steps out, Barbatos shuts the portal behind him, ignoring the yells from Belphie. When the Demon Lord looks to him, he already knows what to do. With a bow of his head, he takes his leave to the house of Lamentation. 

______________________________________________  

When they arrive, the brothers are in Lucifer’s study working hard to find Satan. Scrolls and maps are scattered everywhere, and they are in deep conversation about the topic at hand. Barbatos announces their arrival, and the brothers look up.

  “We know where Satan is.”

  The Demons don’t even question their Lord as to how he knows, when Beelzebub speaks up:

  “Where is he?!”

  “He’s in the human realm, at MC’s house.”

  That causes some confused looks toward the tw, but there was no time to ask questions right now. 

    “Ok, let’s go.” Mammon says.

____________________________________

  Satan was reading a book in the kitchen, waiting for his tea to be done when he saw a flash of light go off in the master bedroom. He peers around the corner to see Diavolo, Barbatos, and his brothers coming out of the room. He takes a step back and bumps into the wall behind him.

  “W-what?? What are you guys doing here?? How did you even find me??”

  Beelzebub runs up to his brother and wraps him in a tight hug. The other brothers follow suit, and embrace him. 

  “IS THIS WHERE YOU’VE BEEN?! WE’VE BEEN WORRIED SICK ABOUT YOU!!” Asmo yells through tears.

  It was an emotional reunion, one that they knew they didn’t have time to enjoy. There were more important matters to discuss.  

[bedtimebrain]

EXO KAI: Detective Gone Wrong P2

Characters: JonginxYou

You came to know Jongin by accident, but have no clue he’s EXO’s Kai. And when you found out....

Part 1 Part 3

Your text messages with Jongki didn’t just stop there after that night. You guys texted frequently, on and off work. Though neither of you always replied instantly, the conversation kept going.

Jongki seems to have really long working hours occasionally. You were still not sure what kind of job he does, he seems to be doing a variety of things during his working hours, and even travels around sometimes.

You came to a weak conclusion that he might be a fitness trainer for those rich family wives, which explains why he would need to go to the gym during his working hours and his nice body. You decided to tell him you wild Guess tonight when you go over.

‘Jongki oppa!’ You knocked on his door and shouted excitedly.

‘annyeong Y/N!’

‘I came with food bribes to use your TV! Ginseng chicken soup!’ You presented the thermal pot to him at the door removed your shoes

‘Anyway it’s meant for you, i already ate some at home before coming over. I mean it’s almost 9pm, I’m sorry I couldn’t wait to eat w you’ you added

‘Gumawo, this food bribe is more than what I expected, haha. I’m gna eat on the dining table, just use the TV’

‘Woohoo!’ You cheered and speeded over to his sofa and switched on his TV while he set his dining table.

‘Oppa! You have Netflix? I’m gna use it ok!’

Seeing how excited you are he couldn’t help but laugh.

‘Omo 100 days my prince. My friend loves this show, she say loves the male lead! Oppa did u watch this?? Or are u not into dramas?’ You turned your head back to ask jongki who was eating at the dining table

‘100 days my prince ?! Wow, I guess it’s really popular among the females. No I didn’t watch the full thing, just here and there.’

You loudly declared you were going to watch it, and toggled to watch the first episode. But you were hooked. You couldn’t stop at the first episode, by the time you were done with the second it was already past 12.

Nicely, jongki also came out from the shower as your episode ended. Saying your byes and your goodnights, you thanked him for hosting and he thanked you back for the food. You headed home, it was a good night indeed!

—

Again in that week, you both decided to meet for supper. Over supper you asked

‘Oppa I wanted to ask you previously but I forgot, are you a fitness trainer for rich people? You have such a nice body and you earn so much and you have not so regular working hours. I’ve been thinking about it..’

‘No I’m not! Why are you always coming up with strange conclusions, hahah. I’m pretty sure I don’t sound like a fitness trainer right, I told you I just came from a show’ he said as he stuffed the ssambap into his mouth

‘Right , I thought so too. Are you a model then? I’m sorry but I know you have abs’ you said it with your mouth full and sent a wink to him, making him laugh

‘How would you know I have abs! I’m not a model but you’re close hahaha’

‘Ok, I’ll continue thinking about it then, haha’

—-

‘Oppa, don’t you think the male lead is really charming? I found out his name, he’s do kyungsoo from EXO!!’ You kept your eyes on the screen , oblivious to the questioning look jongki had on his face.

Tonight, you were at Jongki’s place after work again, to catch up on 100 days my prince since he was home.

The past few times you watched, he never sat down with you as he was always busy with chores. But today he decided to, and he was starting to irritate you when he kept cracking up once in a while.

‘Oppa what’s so funny? You’re so annoying!’You threw a cushion at him , but he caught it and stuck his tongue out at you

At the end of the episode, Jongki quickly took the remote on the table.

‘I’m deciding what to watch next!’ He gloated

But the previous episode ended on a cliff hanger! You weren’t going to let him have it. You attempted to snatch the remote from him and you both ended up in a chase around the house.

Obviously you weren’t going to win against the owner, giving up, you both sat back down on the sofa, panting and dying of laughter. Looking up at the TV screen, it was now on YouTube. You guys must have accidentally switched the screen while fooling around.

His YouTube homepage were all EXO Kai dance videos. Not that you know exactly who that is but you heard about him.

‘Ohhhh opppaaaaa you’re an EXO fan? You like EXO Kai~’ you raised your brows at him and said it in a teasing tone

But he started kneeling over in laughter. You didn’t get what’s so funny though, but anyway you continued asking

‘Oppa can you dance ? Im sure you like dancing right? Show me please !!!!’

Recovering from his fits of laugh, he looked straight at you

‘You really wanna see?’

‘YES!!’ You shouted like a fangirl.

He connected his phone to his speaker and started playing some pop song that was totally not your style. It went something like ‘don’t mess up my tempo~~’. Though the song wasn’t really blessing your ears but jongki’s dancing was absolutely world class in your opinion.

You didn’t know much about dancing. But damn, anyone would know he’s a good dancer. Though he was just dancing for fun, just for you, he bothered with his facial expressions, giving life to his dance. You felt your heart started thumping, as you realise how attractive jongki was in this moment.

When it came to an end, you did a standing ovation just for him and cheered.

‘You’re hella hot, I’m serious.’ You raised a thumbs up at him and he got a little shy at your honest compliments

‘How are you not attached if you’re so eligible though. How do girls around you not fall for you?’

Seeming not too sure how to answer your question, he started

‘Uhm, actually I’ve been in and out of relationships. But I guess they dont really last because of the nature of my job? And some other reasons I guess’

‘Are you a back up dancer ? That’s why? I mean it can be little hard if you’re always dancing with hot girls or something’ you replied thoughtfully

‘About love, I’m fine, fate will come. But Y/N, I look like a back up dancer to you?’ He was all serious as he asked, and you were a little shocked

Teasing him, you replied ‘you’re the main dancer in my heart’ and you showed him a heart sign. His expression softened, showing that ‘I’m so done with you’ face

‘Oppa I know you’re done with my nonsense for tonight, and I’m not going to watch your Kai dancing videos, you can slowly watch them when I’m home sleeping. Bye~ see you soon’ you picked up your belongings and gave him a side hug as you said your goodbyes.

—-

‘Y/N ah, let’s watch a horror movie tonight.’

Tonight you both were having supper take out at his place, since it was too cold to go outside. By the time the food arrived it was already late, but you didn’t mind since you had an off the next day.

‘But I really can’t , I’ll have indigestion’ you pouted

Not really taking your aegyo jongki insisted ‘I’m sorry , we are watching it. At most we finish our supper first’

And he was smug about it, especially when you kept whining after.

‘Oppa, I’m warning you. I might scream, cry, bite you or tear your clothes apart because I’m a scaredy cat. Don’t regret your decision’ you warned him just before he offed the lights

The movie barely started but you were already feeling scared. You moved closer to him and hugged the cushions tightly. At every scary part you looked away and leaned closer to jongki without thinking.

Omg omg, the jump scare is coming!

You quickly shut your eyes as the story progressed to it’s main crux.

‘YOUR SOULS SHALL BE MINE’

The boom of the zombie’s voice sent you in a scream and you jumped onto jongki. You hugged him tightly and burst into tears, you were scared out of your life.Of course, this got jongki cracking up instead.

‘It’s just a movie , don’t be scared’ He put his arms around and gave your shoulders a rub.

After you calmed down a little, you attempted to sit up and recover the distance between the both of you. But suddenly there were flashes of light from the TV. And you headed right for Jongki’s chest, grasping him tightly.

‘I DONT WANNA WATCH ANYMORE’ you yelled and sobbed hard

Seeing how you were really in a bad state, jongki gave in and stopped the movie.

‘Y/N I’ll go on the light, ok?’ He tried to free himself from your hold but you weren’t letting him go, you were scared and when you were scared you were clingy like a child. Getting the hint, he stayed beside you and let you cry your fears out. Feeling a little bad about this, he apologised softly ‘I’m sorry, I didn’t know you hated it so much’

‘I definitely won’t be able to sleep tonight. You jerk’ you threw a punch on his chest and said in between hitches of breaths, not really calm yet.

He tucked your head under his chin and pat you lightly, hoping to comfort you the best he could. Your eyes started to feel swollen and heavy from all the crying, together with his rhythmic pats, it all produced a hypnotic effect on you. Without even knowing, you drifted off to sleep.

You had no idea how long you were asleep for before you woke up to see jongki laying you down on the bed.

He turned around ready to leave but you reached out for his hand before he walked far. You could feel him gently trying to remove himself from your hold but you subconsciously asked

‘can you stay for a while?’

He lightly tapped your hand, and you let go of it. The next thing you feel was the bed dipping down on the other side.

Opening your eyes, you saw jongki sitting up beside you then you safely drifted off to sleep again.

It was already morning when you woke again, checking your watch it was 6.30am. Still sitting up, jongki had fallen asleep. You laughed a little seeing him like this, but at the same time feeling a little bad and guilty. You slowly got out of the bed and went over to the side where jongki was, wanting to adjust his sleeping posture without waking him up.

You put one hand over his torso and one hand behind his head, wanting to gently adjust him. But you were only able to move him slightly before you got stuck in a really awkward position. You managed to get half of his torso lying on the bed, but your hand was now stuck under it.

You tried pulling your hand out as lightly as you could, but you the awkward position you were in was not really holding you up well, and you were losing your balance. You quickly grabbed the bed frame and steadied yourself, but seeing jongki’s sleeping face so close made you forget about the task at hand. You leaned in to take a closer look, and the more you looked, you don’t know why there was this overwhelming desire to kiss him. Without thinking, you quickly gave him a peck.

It was as if he felt your kiss or something because he suddenly turned over to his side making you fall onto him. You let out a Yelp in shock.

He opened his eyes and murmured ‘What are doing?’ You were in such an awkward position you couldn’t even think of a good answer. But he didn’t wait either, he just continued saying

‘Just sleep, it’s still early’ and pulled you right back into bed instead, this time locking you in his arms as he closed his eyes.

You were utterly confused at what had just happened and there’s no way you could be sleeping with your heart almost exploding in your chest. You tried to wriggle out of his hold, but it wasn’t much use. So instead, you forced yourself to take deep breaths in and out and the next thing you know, you were woken up by the jarring alarm.

You thought jongki would be shock to wake up next to you, but you were totally wrong. He seem to be very much clear that he had you sleep right next to him. Turning off the alarm, he turned to face you and tucked your hair behind your ears. Catching you off guard like this, you jerked your head backwards.

‘What are you doing?’ You asked and sat up, wide awake now.

‘Didnt you kiss me last night?’ He looked at you straight in your eye, and tried to control his smirk.

Realising you fell into your own pothole, you immediately tried to escape. Jumping out of bed and out of the room. You went straight for the washroom and tidied up yourself as fast as you could. Grabbing your coat and your belongings you stood by the door all ready to leave. Only that you needed Jongki’s fingerprint .

After about 5 minutes had passed as you waited nervously, he finally came walking through to the living room with his mad scientist hair.

‘What’s up with you ? You literally transformed in 5 minutes’ he joked

What in the world was he thinking? Is he playing with you or what? What’s all his actions suppose to mean?

You had this inner thoughts but did you really wanna know the answer to these?

Okay, yes you wanted to. But do you dare to ask?

No you didn’t. So you could only suck it up like a loser and be confused and embarrassed all by yourself.

He took a step closer to you but you massively overreacted and almost fell backwards. But all he wanted was to reach across you to open the door.

Seeing how flustered you looked, he took the chance to tease you. Keeping his hand on the handle, he stepped closer to you and you moved back. Just like in the movies, his head kept moving towards you until you hit the wall. You shut your eyes and scrunched your face

‘What do you want!!!’ You pushed him away and yelled

You didn’t realise you have been holding your breath all this while. Jongki on the other hand seem to be having fun with this. But you were trying your best to look serious and firm about this.

He didn’t reply, but simply opened the door instead. You stepped out right away the minute he opened it.

‘Okay bye’ giving him a panicky goodbye wanting to run away already. But he called you

‘Y/N! Look behind you!’ And he pointed to behind you

You quickly turned but there wasn’t anything. What the hell ?

Turning back, you came face to face with him instead and he gave you a kiss on your lips.

‘Okay you can leave now, bye bye! See you soon!’

What just happened? You have no idea what just happened.

Your mind was blank. Really blank, as blank than an empty canvas.

And your heart was beating erratically as you walked away in a daze.

Kim Jongki.... am i falling for you? are you falling for me? ------------

Decided to split another part out so i don’t have to rush the ending. The story hasn’t exactly hit the climax yet? Let’s see how it turns out!

Edit: Part 3

[rowanelliis]

hey hi hello i’m SLATER ( they/them ), twenty-five, currently living my worst life on the left coast ( pst ). i bring to you my twitchy, lonely son, ROWAN. he’s a part-time antique lover, part-time dishwasher, full-time ghost whisperer. ( or something like that,, we’ll get to it later. ) he fills the alone ranger plot, and you can find his bio/questionnaire HERE  &&  some quick stats HERE. follow me under the cut for a TL;DR bio and wanted connections !! @phqextras​

oh hello again ! as promised, here is the summarized bio, bc i get that it’s long and you have shit to do. that said ! if possible, i would really love if you read THE BIO before/instead of this. it’s just,,, better. and better is better.  anyway, here we go !

rowan was born in pleasance to a 22 yo anita ellis and a father who bounced shortly thereafter, but we don’t care about him

he sees dead people! always has. they vary in shape from faded human to amorphous eldritch horror, and they’re supremely unhelpful. they mostly dont talk and the ones who do dont really answer what youre saying, they just say whatever they want. they moan a lot tho. its annoying. he hates them. kinda.

anita was a fraudulent fortuneteller and genuine psychic. she just knew stuff. rowan figures whatever he is, he got it from her.

he loves her sm guys. she was the mf BEST MOM. we’re talking blanket forts. we’re talking homemade stews. we’re talking going to alby’s to try on outrageous outfits they couldn’t afford and then shoplifting some little treasure to delight rowan with on the way out. the BEST.

when he was eleven, he spent an afternoon in the sequoia grove and when he got back he learned that to everyone else, hed been missing for five days

so that was a whole thing

following a years-long downward spiral of her mental health, anita showed up at rowans high school in the midst of a full-on psychotic episode. he was taken away by cps almost immediately and sent to a group home a couple towns over.

when he got back to pleasance at eighteen, she was gone. missing, not dead.

since then hes been devoted to the cause of finding her but its been eleven fucking years and no one else seems to care so he do get down abt it sometimes

his main theory is that it has something to do with the sequoia grove. he thinks that maybe whatever happened to him as a kid happened to her, but on a larger scale.

he currently lives in the house that he grew up in and that his grandparents built, a giant ugly thing that hasnt been updated in any way since the 70s

hes bad at holding a job. hes bad at feeding himself. hes bad at sleeping. hes bad at forming and maintaining relationships. basically, hes bad at being an adult human.

ok so maybe he doesnt see ghosts. maybe his mom wasnt psychic. maybe theyre just crazy. that is a possibility. but its also possible its true. you dont know. leave him alone

ok now the fun part ! here are some connections id like to see for rowan:

actual friends (one or two, three TOPS. hes a loner ok)

i honestly debated whether i wanted him to have any close friends at all but yknow what! hes been in this town for nearly 30 damn years he can treat himself to a friend or two. these would be people who believe him, or at least have an open mind. they could be from way back or more recently. just people he’s comfortable around, and maybe goes to specifically for comfort. he needs a lot more of that than he’s getting.

hookups (past or present)

i think hes kind of slutty?? not in any active kind of way, hes definitely not aggressive or even confident, but he’s so starved for affection that i think he’d have a hard time saying no to anyone offering it. his sexuality is Undeclared but Not Straight, so he’s up for grabs. he’s also weak for...... how do you say..... les milfs. i mean he would never use that word but it is what it is. mommy issues doesnt even begin to cover it. on a related note! if your character is on the amoral side of the spectrum, this guy would be wildly easy to manipulate. just like, brush his hair with your fingers or call him good or whatever. he’s Weak.

exes (maybe one serious, no more than a couple more casual)

here are some great reasons to dump rowan:

will not remember your birthday or anniversary or anything

obsessed w his mom

sometimes sleeps with his eyes open which is creepy as Fuck

usually broke

lives in that fucking house

kissed someone else at your birthday party bc they had really pretty eyes and were standing really close and kinda smiled at him and he got overwhelmed

routinely talks to the air, sometimes aggressively. thinks hes covert abt it. is not.

love interests (look im not actually into planning ships it just felt fair to rowan to balance this out a little)

here are some great reasons to date rowan:

will never, ever laugh at you or make you feel small

will give small, thoughtful gifts for no reason

cute floppy hair, doe eyes

once he feels safe with you, he will do anything for you, any time, forever

lives in that fucking house

you never knew a kiss could make you feel so wanted

maybe he’s special, you know? maybe he’s just something special

( ok that was gay ! now back to your regularly scheduled programming )

people who think he’s crazy (as many as possible tbh)

i know weve got a lot of believers here but honestly,,, even among believers i think hes kind of an outcast. the mf talks to himself. there are like 8 agreed upon stories around town and hes seen waaaaaay more ghosts than that. and non-belevers?? fuggedaboutit. i kinda see this as part of the reason he was rejected from the mystery gang. maybe someone it was like ‘ok im into checking this stuff out but that guys fucking nuts’. idk. what is life without struggle?? without conflict?? boring.

people who are using him for the story (whoever wants)

this could be a writer or reporter, but it could also just be someone whos interested in this kind of stuff. OR again, could be a non-believer who just thinks its entertaining to watch him. could be honest about their motives or straight up manipulating him into thinking theyre a friend or whatever. pretty open, i just think he would be a figure of interest to certain people.

someone who was present when his mom showed up at the high school (someones?)

this isn’t even a connection really so much as just A Thing I Want. i want someone who saw a tiny, angry-crying sixteen year old rowan drag his screaming mother down the hall of the science wing with their own two eyes. student, teacher, visiting alumni, parent or sibling who was at the school for some reason idk. maybe they pitied him and approached him later. maybe it was the thing that made someone decide hes a lost cause. it doesnt even have to ever come up. i just want someone to have that image in their brain. i want them to see it when they see what a mess he is now.

a final note! when rowan was a kid he was pretty open about the ghost stuff, mostly because his mom always believed him w/out question and he didn’t know it was something to hide. after the whole woods incident and the reaction of cps + the cops to his story, he learned to keep that shit to himself. unless he knows your character well, he probably wouldnt have discussed it w them directly. however! anyone around his age might remember the stuff he talked about as a kid or his mom showing up at the school (honestly that was dramatic enough the story may live on in the halls of nwhs today in some form or another). anyone around his moms age (40-50) might know how woo-y and sketchy she and her child were. there are certainly rumors about both of them. also, most people have probably seen him behaving strangely, ie. suddenly rerouting on the sidewalk to walk around what seems like nothing, telling something to fuck off under his breath, or just flitting his eyes over to a seemingly empty space over and over. he really does try to appear as normal as possible, but it’s difficult. i think most people see more than he knows, and more than he would like them to.

[blue-skeleton6289]

Okay uh just something I want to know--what would happen if when the skeletons came home and found that the reader wasn't there(also the reader is at the grocery store somehow, also pretend that they don't know that they have their phones) I want to see how it would go (if your okay on answering it)

Sure! Welp time to get emotional!

The whole house was neat and tidy!

"Good job Y/N a work well done!" You pat your back as you go towards the fridge, you were hungry all that cleaning and running around really made you hungry. Opening the fridge your surprised to see not much left. Some milk, still some veggies, afew condiments left, but not that much. You don't even see any eggs!?

"Well I guess none of us has gone grocery shopping. Guess I will just go! I bet Axe and Jupiter will be thrilled to see the fridge full and cabinets! Might as well stock up!" With that idea set in mind you ran upstairs to put on clothes that wasn't dirty or smelled like cleaning supplies.

You throw on a purple shirt with a cream half sweater and some high waist light jeans.

Grabbing your card you were pretty excited!

As you turned around you saw Joey sitting there waiting. TUGGING AT YOUR SOUL STRINGS!!!

"You wanna come?" You asked as his tail wagged more and he ran to his new leash handing it to you.

"Hehe, you pretty much are a service dog. Emotional support!! So if anyone asks you act like you know what to do!" You hold his big tan and black head, as his pink tongue sticks out.

You hook it on his collar and put on your gray ankle short boots. Running down the stairs with Joey.

Grabbing a car key you take Papyruses red ferrari. He gave you permission if ever needed.

Joey hopping in the back you drive off towards the store.

---

The house was quiet no noise at all, just the ticking from the grand old father clock.

Sans, Red, Stretch, and Fluffy called it a day early wanting to get home and relax. Be with you.

But when they all got home they expected Joey to be running at them or atleast barking like he usually does. At there arrival.

"where's joey?" Sans asked finding this very weird.

"probably outside or with dollface" Red waved it off its happend before.

Fluffy sniffed the air not smelling you in the house? Or Joey for that matter?

Fluffy went outside automatically, to not see a soul out there.

"she is not outside! i-her scent is kinda faint, like she is gone!" Fluffy was passing back and forth. Trying to calm down. Gone. Gone. GONE!

All the skeletons eyes go out. Now that they think about it your scent is alittle faded. Like you have been gone for 2 hours! Maybe more!

All of them look around the whole mansion. It was clean and like every time they come home to you being there. Giving them that happy sweet warm smile.

They can't find you... Calling their brothers in a panic. All trying to stay calm, they double check everywhere!

"why the fuck can't we find 'er!? wheres is 'er dog!? 'er room is still there everything is still fuckin' there but where is Y/N!?" Red is now loosing it.

As the others pull up they run to the house.

"WHERE IS SHE!?" Papyrus was so worried aa they all looked through the house as well.

"HOW COULD SHE JUST BE GONE WHERE IS HER DOG!!?" Edge screamed, looking for that you and that dog of yours!

"DID YOU CHECK THE LAUNDRY ROOM!?" Blue asked trying to think.

Everyone stopped at that. Teleporting to the laundry room or running.

As Error, Ink, Nightmare, Dream, Dusty, Axe, and Jupiter arrived home. Coming to this chaos.

Axe immediately started to go alittle insane. Dusty teleportinh everywhere with one thing on his mind. You.

Nightmare and Dream were both trying to look for your soul. You weren't in the house?! Or anywhere near the house?!

That got everyone to go either more berserk, sad, worried, confused.

"w-where c-c-could s-she h-have g-gone?!" Error was getting mad and more worried then he would have ever imagined.

All there souls were in a frenzy thinking the worse.

When Ink got struck with something...

"What if the machine took her back?" Ink asked as the words trembled out. He was...feeling something. Something he didn't like it was bothering him.

Everyone froze at that, Papyrus, Jupiter, Blue, even Dream. Were on the verge of tears. There soul was growing more sad.

They all took in thid information. All their souls were screaming in protest. No no that can't be!

"no, no that can't be we didn't fix it yet!" Sans voice was growing deeper. With worry of that possibility.

"but when she came here the machine was still broken. what if it was a glitch...she did come from a universe were we didn't exist... what if it glitched and sent her and joey..back." Dusty said, as his grin was growing so big as a maniac. Then it fell completely... Which made all of them uneasy except Nightmare, Error, and Axe.

She can't be gone!!

All there souls were screaming in protest. No nO!

They all got to the basement to see the machine like the way it was. No sign of being used... That DIDN'T help!

They all started to cry, little tears were streaming down there cheekbones.

Dusty was laughing as violet tears streamed down his face.

Nightmare was getting more and more unstable as his anger and negative feelings and emotions were taking over. As his cyan eye was dripping cyan tears.

Sans was crying, his face was in a alittle flushed as he was morning over you. As he fell to his knees.

Axe was crying as he was pulling at his empty eye socket. Hopeing if he did you would come, grab his hand gently with your warm soft one. And be there.

Papyrus, Jupiter, and Blue were already balling. All holding there brothers.

There souls were sad but not as sad as it SHOULD BE!

Ink was getting alittle emotional, but he didn't cry. He was frowning heavily.

Edge was turning around looking at his brother. Who was slamming shit against the wall red tears streaming down his cheekbones.

As he was feeling so...sad...that stupid HUMAN!! Didn't even... Didn't even... One little tear slides down his cheekbone.

Dream was even getting emotional and it wasnt happy...

Error was couldn't get a hold of his glitching. He was rebooting over and over like his already unstable mind can't handle this!

Stretch was holding his brother as little honey glow tears were streaming down his face.

Fluffy was howling and growling. NO! His ********can't be gone. Tears where streaming down his cheekbones, mouth wanted to release his blazing lasser energy.

Then like a miracle, they all heard the sound of shuffling and barking!!

They all immediately run or teleport upstairs.

All stopping when seeing you holding four bags of groceries in your arms. Two on each side.

"I swear Joey you better not make me regert getting you that squeaky toy!" You shout as Joey runs off squeezing it and running up to them.

You look up in surprise smiling that beautiful mesmerizing smile. That could beat the sun.

Then they watch you frown in concern.

"What happened are you guys alright!?" You put all the bags down. Then they all tackle you.

"Ahhh!" You fall to the ground as almost every skeleton is on you. Whats happened.

"don't ever leave ok" Sans mumbles into you.

"WE THOUGHT WE LOST YOU!!"Papyrus was squeezing you.

"NEVER LEAVE AGAIN WITHOUT INFORMING US!!" Blue sniffs and holds you tighter.

"you fuckin' scared the shit out of us!" Red said as he poked your cheek. Which you looked down at all of them.

Then you get taken into another skeleton love puddle. Dusty as squeezing you so tight like he was trying to stay sane. As Axe, Jupiter and Dream held youso tight. It hurt but you didn't care.

"ever leave again i'll have to kill everyone until i find you" Dusty whispers into your ear, a deep voice. As Axe nods agreeing with him.

"...even if we are wanted criminals." Axe said in

"Maybe not that-" they all glare at Dream.

"Okay so we might!" He said holding you.

"WE WERE SO WORRIED WE THOUGHT YOU GOT SUCKED INTO THE MACHINE!!!" Jupiter says as he hugs you,

"What!? No I was just getting grocery shopping. I got you all condiments and-" you were snatched again, to be with Nightmare who was holding you as close as he could.

"we don't give a fuck about groceries or condiments!" Nightmare held you super close. Not letting you go.

They were all so worried. You should have left a note. You feel so bad, you made them all so worried.

"I'm sorry guys, I should have left a note. I wasn't thinking i'm so sorry" you whisper more and more apologises.

Then your snatched again but this time it was alittle harder considering Nightmare wouldn't let you go.

"cloudy, cloudy its okay just don't leave us." Fluffy whispers wrapping his tail around you. As he was whimpering and holding you close.

"Yeah give us a warning next time. Everyone was crying like a-" Ink was cut off by Fluffy wacking him with his bony tail. Shutting him up.

Having Error laugh pointing at him.

Then Error snatched you from Fluffy holding you up. Stareing at you.

"i-if y-you do that again i will destory this whole universe and every one if i have to look for you," he then brings you closer and whispers. "darling" which makes you explode red. All of them saying they would look for you. Is bring you to tears and making you blush like mad. Error was just the last straw to make you explode.

"Okay! I wont, do that again! Please stop with all this loyal destroying killing for me. Its making me blush!!!" You scream your thoughts out loud again.

"Wait no that's not what I-"

Everyone is grinning like mad at you.

While you just explode into a bigger ball of red.

"aw, honey its okay at least your honest." Stretch pats your shoulder.

"Shut up! Go get the groceries!" You shouted pointing at the door. Face red and looking alittle mad but not mad mad. As your eyes were sparking in amusement and love for all of them.

"WHAT DID YOU GET!?" Edge asked as he was heading towards the car.

"Come follow me and you will see!" You get up and motion for them all to follow. Joey squeaking his burger toy.

Everyone follows not leaving your side.

"I might have gone alittle over board, heh." You said scratching your cheek.

They all seem confused until they saw the whole car loaded with bags of food. Top to bottem.

"alittle?" Sans, Red, and Stretch said at the same time. Making you blush in embrassment.

"LOOK!! There were deals!!! So MANY deals!!" You scream throwing your arms out towards the car like it would prove your point.

"WAIT DO YOU MEAN CLEARANCE DEALS!?" Edge asked, squinting his eye sockets down at you.

As you looked totally guilty. "Nooooo"

"OH MY GOSH!!"

"NO!!"

"Why we have the money!!?"

Alot of sales of disappointment

You run to the car hugging it and the groceries!! "They were calling MEE!! Look half priced and by one get one free veggies!!" You start going on a rant on all the deals you got. With a gaint smile on your face, making weird little faces at stuff you found odd.

As you did all of them were listening and looking at you with plain adoration, love, and there souls beated happily against there ribcages.

One thought entered there minds.

Don't ever go...

I hope you enjoyed it! This was made in the moment, I hope you still liked it! (:

[lifeofalaurie]

my uwc story

i remember reading through uwc blogs when i had just found out about uwc and when i was applying and going through all those months of WAITING for the next step...and they were so helpful. im so glad these exist

i first found out uwc through my brother’s friend, who actually went to UWC atlantic college (where im headed!!!!) a few years back. it was one ordinary saturday afternoon (idk if it was actually saturday but that sounds right) and we were carpooling with said friend (usually i dont participate in these but i happened to be in the car that day) and we were talking about next year and whatever and she just kinda said that she wasn’t going to be back next year bc she was going to this ‘abroad’ program. i didnt even really think about it that much. i in fact forgot about it after that...apparently my dad did not.

so my dad would talk about it here and there but i was NOT INTERESTED for that whole year..then...i started researching a bit myself and thought oh this sounds kind of cool. i still didn't really get what UWC even was or if was even a legit thing. it just sounded like another boarding school (a huge NO for me). then i saw that there was a such thing as a “short program” (or maybe someone actually told me about it) and i decided to apply for the one at the USA campus in New Mexico. i remember writing the essays over winter break and thinking they were pretty terrible (there was also a skype interview involved and that was rough) so i was pretty shocked when i found out i had gotten in but it worked out well bc my fam was going to arizona anyway a week before that so i just flew to new mexico myself after that (i say that casually but we had to cancel tickets and get new ones so that i could go to new mexico instead of home PLUS i had to fly for myself for the first time and i was pretty confused). (also, the program is called global leadership forum or GLF)

after hermit’s peak hike (ALL UPHILL FOR A SOLID 4-5 HOURS) i think it was like 8 miles IDK. view was so nice though 10/10

GLF turned out to be an amazing experience and really solidified my trust in UWC and confirmed to me that it was indeed a real thing. i really loved how much we did in those 2 and half weeks or so - camping, hiking, interacting w wolves, having important discussions - and it really pushed me to decide to apply to UWC for real. maybe ill talk more about it in another post!!!!

ok so coming home i did even more research and really really started liking UWC and decided that i might as well try to apply. i knew they never had a certain ‘criteria’ for students but i also knew it was a long and stressful process and involved really digging deep so i really didn’t think much of it (didn’t think i really had a chance) after submitting my written application. and then began the long waiting game...

here’s a nice picture of the sky @ a wolf reservation! just wanted to add a nice pic 

i never joined any of those fb groups or college confidential things for applicants and good thing bc looking at some of them now stress me out so i wouldve probably been even more stressed if i had been involved in that. also i didnt even know they existed until later so thats also probably why.

anyway i had totally forgotten about UWC (more like i was sure they’d forgotten about me or there had been something wrong like my application wasn’t submitted or something) bc i didnt hear back until the end of november (i submitted the application early october). but finding out i was a semifinalist was kind of traumatic bc in my GLF snapchat group one of my friends (who’s going to Pearson this year!!!) said he’d moved on to the next stage and i hadn’t GOTTEN ANY EMAIL. i think i just accepted it that that was the end. but then a few hours passed when i finally decided to check a different email and, alas, there it was. so a few days later, i got an email from my interviewer when we should do our skype interview and it turned out to be the same day i was taking the ACT. good

the interview turned out to be completely ok and actually really great (enjoyable even!!?). if youre at that stage, seriously the best advice i have is to just chill and be honest when youre answering. also, make it more like a conversation rather than the interviewers (yes there are prob going to be more than 1 but i assure u its ok) asking u questions back and forth. think of it as a conversation- that helped me so much to relax. the interviewers just wants to talk to you and find out what kind of person you are and if youre the same one that wrote all those deep meaningful essays from the written application - so if you were honest from the start youll be completely fine...if not, well..sry

after that, school and extracurriculars and life really went up for me and i just forgot about UWC again. i never really told any of my friends about it or anyone except for my parents. i kind of wanted it to be a personal thing- get in or not in the end.

after a really good last day of school before winter break, i went to the town library (lol) and checked my phone and therE IT WAS. I WAS A FINALIST WHICH MEANT I WOULD BE GOING TO THE UWC USA CAMPUS FOR FINALIST WEEKEND. did not know what to expect

waiting for finalist weekend felt looooong

but it came

i flew there myself AND IT WASNT EVEN DIRECT and i remember feeling so independent and proud for making it. it turned out i was one of the later ones and in the last group to be bussed over (but i met a friend on the bus who i still talk to here and there who is going to RBC this yr!!). we were so late we missed the initial meeting and first night of activities and just went straight to the hotel. at the hotel i saw my interviewer and she gave me a hug (<3) and that helped calm me down and it was also really nice to see her in person bc i remember really liking her during our skype interview. then finalist weekend happened. and im pretty sure im not supposed to expose the process so all i can say was that it was actually so genuinely fun and a real good time 

UWC USA <3 

at the end we all exchanged social media and fb and all that and started a messenger group chat -- as nice as it was to be able to connect to everyone, i think it really stressed everyone out. they told us that results would come out early that week (FALSE). THAT WEEK AFTER FINALIST WEEKEND WAS THE MOST STRESSFUL THING EVER. IT TOOK YEARS FOR IT TO GO BY. i remember constantly checking my email between classes and everyone in the group chat wondering if anyone had heard. then on wed night, we all got an email that said the results would be notified by friday instead. the worst

i remember that friday evening i was packing for my first hackathon (it was fun) and thinking the call wouldnt come until later that night. people were freaking out all over the group chat. then, as i was scrambling packing my sweatpants into my bag, the home phone started ringing and i ran..RAN TO THE PHONE. it said my interviewer’s name on the caller ID and i was like OK THIS I S REAL. and i picked it up and it turned out i was too late so i frantically called back probably 10 times on multiple different phones (my efforts did not work). but then, i got a call to the home phone again and it was her so i picked up RIGHT AWAY and when she told me... i kid you not that i screamed and ran around my house a few times. so thats it. it was kind of a really long and sstressful process for sure, but SOO WORTH IT. i definitely learned a lot just from that process bc it makes you think and reflect a lot all throughout. weeee

if youre even thinking about applying please GO FOR IT (well as long as ur in the right age limit, 16-18.... and also make sure you’ve done some research to get a feel for it).. but just DO IT. and u can ask me questions if u want and ill answer to the best of my personal ability (but remember that im just one person and one experience and each person’s experience is completely different)

here is the general website btw:

https://www.uwc.org/

i will probably do another post to explain UWC - at least in my own words and perspective!

<3 <3 <3

[fortheloveofpearlet]

Anatomy of a Lie [Chapter 4]

A/N - contains mentions of abuse, mild smut and continued creepiness!

Chapter 4

It had been a week since the night at the motel and Jason and Matt were avoiding each other like the plague. They were both still being hounded by a mysterious text messenger and neither of them knew what to do about it. ____________________

Matt was in his office when his phone beeped to alert him to an incoming text. Whenever he got a text these days the hairs on the back his neck stood to attention. 

Times running out Dr Lent. Quit with all the lies, own up to what you did. Or Naomi will find out the truth about who you really are - Anon. 

‘What did I do?’ He groaned loudly and put his head in his hands. The real question was more what hadn’t he done? He pulled the sheet of folded paper out of his pocket and stared down at it. His list of lies, the biggest ones at least. He’d managed to narrow them down to seven which he didn’t think was too bad. But now he had to work out which one he was supposed to be confessing to.  

Dad’s abuse

The death of the dog

The hooker

The night with Him

Alex

The party (Courtney)

Where I spent the night before Jason’s wedding

Looking at number five he shuddered a little. He didn’t even realise Jason had known Alex let alone slept with the guy. He’d been pretty much a nobody in their first year of med school before he’d seemingly disappeared off the face of the earth. Seemingly. Matt wasn’t even sure why he’d kept Alex on his list, sure that was probably his biggest lie to date but there was no way this anonymous knew about that. He scowled to himself and quickly scribbled out his name. That left six lies. He didn’t even really know where to begin. He started at the top. He thought about his dad, about his mom and most importantly his brother. Surely this couldn’t have anything to do with that? It had been years since he’d even spoken to his brother, surely it wasn’t him behind this? Right now Matt didn’t know what to think. His eyes trailed to the photograph on his desk of him and his parents and his brother. Matt was about six in the photo which would have made his brother four. He looked so innocent. He had no idea what was to come. As he stared at the photo, he was transported back to Florida, and a much darker time. 

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Matt’s Lie List no.1 - Dad’s abuse 

The first time I noticed something was going on I was fifteen and Charlie was thirteen. We were at the dinner table, mom and dad were chatting between them about god knows what. Charlie reached for the potatoes and as he did his sleeve rolled up a little, just enough to reveal the bruise on his wrist. The bruise was unmistakably shaped like a hand. He must have noticed me staring because his eyes flicked up and landed on mine. His face paled and he pulled his sleeve down quickly and averted his gaze. I should have said something then but I didn’t. I let it slide. I’ve never been the best big brother. Over the next year I noticed the odd bruise from time to time. I kept telling myself the next time I would say something, ask him about it. I didn’t. I was good for nothing back then. I was spent most of my sorry life high and all I really cared about when I was sober was getting more weed. My little brother’s problems weren’t my problems. I assumed it was just some kids from school anyway and I was sure they’d get bored eventually. I just tried to bury my head in the sand to be honest. I just ignored the fact there was a problem. By the time I found out what was really going on it was too late. I couldn’t do anything about it. My dad had something on me, something big. I couldn’t do anything even if I wanted to. A few weeks after my sixteenth birthday I’d been at a friend’s house getting high. Normally I’d crash for the night but I didn’t feel too bad so I decided to drive home. Big mistake.

I didn’t see the guy walk out in front of my car until it was too late, my reflexes were slowed and I didn’t hit the brakes in time. For as long as I live I’ll never forget the sound of his body hitting my car bonnet. The worst part is, I didn’t stop. I just kept driving, leaving the guy lying in the road.

By the time I got home I was crying. My dad was up, I knew because the light was on in the garage. I should have gone to my room and never said a word to anyone. I didn’t. I’m an idiot. My dad and I have never been that close, my dad’s a big burly man’s-man which I’m not. I’ve always found it hard to talk to him. But I needed to talk to someone. I cried on his shoulder and told him what had happened. He helped me, he got the car fixed before anyone would realise it was damaged and he said if anyone asked I’d been working in the garage with him all evening. My mom didn’t need to know, the cops didn’t need to know. I was so grateful for his help, I had no idea it would end up costing me. Or I suppose costing Charlie.

 ____________________

I was seventeen, it had been over a year since the hit and run and dad had kept his word and never told a soul. I checked the news obsessively at the time and I never heard anything about it so I guess the guy must have been ok. I was meant to be crashing at a friend’s that night but I went home instead, clearly nothing good comes of me returning home when I’d planned otherwise. I still have no idea where mom was that night. The only light from the house when I got home was from the garage. I assumed dad was working on something and I was going to head straight to my room and leave him to it. But then I heard the scream.

Without thinking I ran towards the garage and flung the door open. I wish I hadn’t. My dad was stood in the middle of the garage standing over a much smaller figure on the floor. The person on the floor was crying and screaming in pain. It was Charlie.

Charlie looked up from the floor and our eyes met. His eyes were large and spilling over with tears, I bet my eyes were scared. I broke the eye contact and looked at my dad. He scowled at me.

'Get out of here Matthew.’ He spat at me. I looked back at Charlie. He was holding his arm and grimacing in pain.

'Dad what’s going on?’

'I said get out of here!’ He raised his voice and Charlie whimpered. I swallowed, fear filling my body. I was scared that if I didn’t do as he said I’d end up like Charlie. So like a coward I left with my tail between my legs. I heard the door slam behind me and then I heard my brother scream again. It was all clicking into place now. The bruises I’d tried so hard to ignore over the years, I knew where they came from now. I stopped briefly and turned back in the direction of the garage. I should do something. But I didn’t.  

Charlie was taken to hospital with a broken arm. The air in the hospital room was tense between the four of us. My brother kept catching my eye and it felt like he was begging me to do something. I’m his older brother, I should protect him. But then again so should our dad.

'What happened Charlie? Please talk to me.’ My mom gushed, asking the same question over and over.

'It was an accident mom, I already told you.’ Charlie looked at me, that begging look in his eyes again. Mom must have seen him looking at me because she turned to look at me now.

'Matthew,’ she eyed me up. 'Did you do this to your brother?’

'What? Of course I didn’t!’ I shook my head, my voice frantic. 

'I would never!’

'Do you know who did?’

I looked back at Charlie. He bit his lip and a small tear rolled down his cheek. His eyes were saying, 'please, please help me.’

I looked at my dad briefly and then back at my mom.

'Well I-’

'Matthew,’ my father cut me off. 'Can we have a word?’

It wasn’t a question, not one with more than one answer anyway. He grabbed me by my arm and dragged me out into the hallway before I had chance to respond.

'Why would you do that to him?’ I sniffed feeling tears in my eyes. 'He’s your son!’

'He’s a no good little shit.’ My father spat. 'And you will not tell your mother what you saw.’

'If I don’t say anything you’ll keep hurting him! I can’t let you do that.’ I went to push passed him and go back in the room but he grabbed my arm again to stop me.

'If you tell her Matthew I might just have to tell her about something I was unfortunate enough to know about.’ He folded his arms and smirked dangerously at me.

'What do you mean?’ I frowned feeling scared.

'The hit and run Matthew. I was good enough to keep my mouth closed for your sake. You owe me.’

'This is different! He’s your son!’

'He’s nothing to me.’ My dad clenched his jaw. 'You will keep your mouth shut or I will tell her what you did.’ Without another word dad shoved me out the way and went back in the room. I followed sheepishly behind him.

'Well Matthew?’ My mother looked at me in impatience. 'Do you know who did this to your brother?’

I looked at Charlie who was still begging me with his eyes. I should have let my dad tell her the truth to save my brother. But I didn’t. I’m a coward and I couldn’t have my mom finding out what I did. Even if it meant my brother suffered because of it.

'No idea mom.’ I shrugged looking at her briefly before turning back to Charlie. Another tear rolled down his cheek and he looked away from me. In that instant, my relationship with my brother was destroyed beyond all repair.

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That night Matt called Jason and told him to meet him at the Blue Swallow. He needed to take his mind off things and what better way than with an illicit affair? Jason had been more than happy to oblige, it was easy enough for them to both tell their wives they had to work late.

Matt was straddling Jason, the foreplay hadn’t lasted long because they both needed this too badly. Matt rolled the condom over his length and pressed his head against Jason’s hole briefly before he started pushing inside. There was less pain than last time, it was mostly just an overwhelming pleasure that filled Jason’s body. He moaned as Matt’s dick filled him up. Matt clearly had something on his mind, Jason could tell by the way he was a little rougher than last time with him. He didn’t make eye contact with Jason either. Jason had things on his mind too but he’d been hoping this would help take his mind off them. Their affair had only just begun, had it grown stale already?  ____________________

They came and Matt pulled out and got rid of the condom.

'I’m going to Florida for a few days.’ Matt told Jason as he got his clothes back on. Jason was buttoning his shirt and he turned to look at him.

'When?’

'Tomorrow.’

'Weird, I’m going to Atlanta for a few days tomorrow.’

'Oh.’ Matt pulled his jeans on. 'What for?’

'You know…family stuff.’ Jason shrugged.

'Same.’ Matt pulled his t-shirt over his head. 'I should go.’ He put his hand on Jason’s shoulder and placed a brief kiss at the corner of Jason’s mouth. 'I’ll call you.’ Matt said and then he was gone. He pulled his phone from his pocket as he headed across the parking lot of the motel. New Picture Message from Unknown Number. He ran his fingers through his hair as he unlocked his phone. He stopped in his tracks as he saw the picture. It was a picture of two sets of feet hanging off the end of a bed. Whoever took the photo had to have been in the room. And Matt knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that that was his and Jason’s feet from not long before.  

Matt looked back over at the motel room he’d just exited just as Jason was stepping outside. First Anon had followed him here and taken a photo from outside and now they’d snuck in the room? How had Matt not heard them? His skin crawled at the thought of someone being in that room with them as his eyes met Jason’s. Jason had a similar look in his eye that Matt imagined he had in his. Fear mixed with confusion. He saw Jason’s phone clutched in his hand, was it possible Jason was getting messages too? Matt hadn’t even considered that possibility. He thought about asking him but he didn’t want to risk it in case Jason didn’t know what he was talking about. Matt would rather keep this to himself anyway. He could handle this, he didn’t want Jason to think he couldn’t. He looked away from Jason and back at the phone in his hand. He’d been so scared seeing the picture he hadn’t seen the message sent with it. 

See just how close I can get without you knowing? Maybe you should be spending less time fucking your bit on the side and figure out what it is you should be repenting for. Dr Lent let me assure you I am not playing games, I will tell your wife everything if you don’t work it out - Anon. 

Matt had to hope going to Florida and facing up to his past was what was the anon wanted. Hopefully in a few days this would all be over and he could sleep easy again. But for some reason, Matt highly doubted it. For some reason, this already felt as though it would never be over.

[nikkidarks]

The Last Caress : Part 1

No! I won’t let them die! I can’t! They are the only things I have let in this wretched world! I won’t let you take the- ...

“Screaming Huh!? W-w-where am I? What is this place? Jack? Jack where are you!?” I was lost and scared, one moment I was being stabbed by someone I cared the most about, and the second I was laying in a hospital bed without an idea of how I even got there in the first place. I had a strange little moment before calming down looking around the room. I’ve never seen this place before. The room was nicely decorated, it had beige walls with cutesy animal stickers. Windows had gorgeous velvet drapes. It felt warm, comfortable. Someone even left me flowers in the vase with a balloon right next to my bed, which was quite odd. Who would go out of their way to get me a couple of beautiful violets and a green balloon with “Hope you feel BUTTER soon!”, I was trying not to tie these cords around my neck and hang myself after witnessing such a horrid joke. Better than nothing I guess? Several moments later a nurse came in, the uniforms in this hospital were quite different than the usual Leniere health care dress code, that is if I am even still in Leniere? The uniform was a pale shade of velvet, it was a set with skirt that went all the way down to her ankles and a button top with sleeves that end as gloves without any openings, she also had a small bow tie tied around her waist. ”Morning! I hope you had a nice rest, Mrs?... Uuugh, may I have your name please, I’ve noticed that when they checked you in, nobody gave them a name..? She seemed to be quite nervous, her hands were shaking while she was flipping the papers, I could also notice sweat dripping off of her neck slightly. “My name is Nikki Darks, sir.” I tried not to sound too harsh, she seems to have problems of her own as it is, she blushed when I mentioned that I am a sir so I tried to give her a warming smile to try to cool down this mess of a situation. “Oh soo sorry Mr Darks...! We didn’t have any information and well, we found you wearing a dress, which I have to add, was amazing! But yeah, onto the more important stuff. Mrs Fields found you laying unconscious on the road with a stab wound in your lower abdomen, you are one lucky fella! If Mrs Fields wasn’t there you would have probably been dead. Also Mrs Jenny found this book beneath you and decided to bring it over here in case it was yours, but why wouldn’t it be yours if you were holding it? Right...? But yeah, you seem to be in perfect health, all I need to do now is take a small blood sample, I will bring you Mrs Fields while I bring all of the equipment that I need.” I didn’t say a thing, I only gave her a nod with a smile before she left, I didn’t trust a single soul in this place, I had to be on my watch. Soon enough, a girl came in, she seemed to have been extremely joyful. She was wearing a dark orange pleated button shirt with a black shirt underneath it, as well as a mini shorts with long black stockings and shallow sneakers. Her hair was tied into 2 pony tails on the back though it was quite messy on top of her head with 2 strands falling down on her face. “Hello! I am super glad to see that you’re OK! You got me real scared back there, you could have been trampled over by a car or somethin’! But yeah, I am Jenny! Jenny Fields to be exact, what’s your name?” Gosh her personality made me wish she left me there to rot, vile. “My name is Nikki Darks, could you explain to me where are we exactly?” I was dying to know where I was, and most importantly how to go back to Jack. “Oh that’s easy! We’re in Horrelle, Devine to be exact. It’s the main state of Horrelle! Not the nicest of places, but it is what it is.” This girl has peaked my interest. “Why is that?” I was quite interested in knowing what was so horrible about this place, I was hoping for the worst to be perfectly honest. “Well, Devine is the region with the most Humans, and they really don’t like anything that isn’t completely human, and has any sorts of non human abilities. So they tend to execute every non human they come acro-” Just as she said that Shadow crawled out of the diary and sat on a chair that was next to my bed. “W-w-what is that!?” She was quite frightened by Shadow, not many people get to see him and survive, so I was unfamiliar with this reaction. “I guess you could say that’s my sidekick, Shadow. He lives in The Darks Diary, and is there to serve me. Though you shouldn’t be frightened, I have no reason or need to get rid of you yet.” I enjoyed every bit of making her nervous and afraid, even more after remembering that she was the one to create that god awful note. Get “BUTTER”... Disastrous. Though, after explaining it to her, she no longer seemed to be, afraid, or even worried. “I see, well then, it seems that I will have to get you out of this dump as soon as possible. Come with me, I can bring us somewhere safe.”. Somewhere safe? Eugh the nerves on that girl, who the bloody hell does that infantile think she is? But I was extremely bored, and wanted to figure out what this place is before heading off to find Jack, who knows, she might be more useful than I thought. I got out of the hospital bed and got my diary, she quickly grabbed me by the hand dragged me out of the room with her.  After we left the room she let go of my arm and just told me to follow her, she took me to the exit, but right before leaving she handed me some sort of a feline mask, it was odd but interesting looking. “Could ‘ya do me a favor and put that on, we have some company waiting for us.”. I put the mask on, and just as we left the building we were greeted by 10 or more armed men. They didn’t seem to be too happy to see us. Though the girl didn’t seem to be afraid of these, hunky, well shaped, lovely, lovely men. The girl lifted up a camera and told them to... Leave? The guards of course started laughing, who wouldn’t. Not every day that you see a maniacal schoolgirl threatening to take pictures of you, Oh the terrors. “Please, don’t make me do this, just leave, and nobody gets hurt! O-ok!?”, this was hard to watch, so I decided to take the matter into my own hands. Heh. “Back off please.”, I said in a frustrated tone, the girl looked at me angrily, I guess. Her facial expressions are quite odd to be honest. Anyways. I decided to make things quick. I flicked my finger and vines started crawling all over their bodies, tightening around their muscles and their necks. They couldn’t even move a finger. The vines ended up breaking their necks and dropping them dead. I never cared about making a mess, I am not the one being paid to clean up the garbage off of the streets. “Quick! We have to hurry up!.”. This was the strangest girl I have ever seen in my life, but to some extent, she felt friendly. It was probably a stupid idea to trust a complete stranger, but, she didn’t feel like a stranger. She felt like someone I knew before, even though she isn’t like anyone I knew before at all. Not even in the slightest. She grabbed my hand and started running, people were starting to group up around the corpses, away from us. This town was quite a lovely place from what I could see while being dragged across the streets by a maniacal schoolgirl. It had beautiful vintage houses, lovely lamp posts, bush gardens, it was enchanting. They even had the dreamy brick roads, awfully delightful after being assaulted, well, “assaulted” bu several armed men. The girl then decided to stop in front of a wall, “Can ‘ya step back a bit, and maybe look away if you’re sensitive to flashes!”. Me!? Sensitive to anything!? I could make her disappear in a blink of an eye, pathe- “Argh! What the bloody hell was that!?”, maybe I was sensitive to flashes.. Maybe. “See, told ‘ya! Idioooot!”. Who the hell does she think she is? Calling ME, an idiot. That buffoon probably doesn’t even know how to spell her own name. But I decided to keep calm, maybe this girl had something I could use to help me find Jack... I miss him so much. It’s as if these kinds of things happen to me on purpose. Eugh, I guess things always happen for a reason, and sooner or later, I’ll find out what that reason is, hopefully. Anyways, Jenny seemed to have opened up some kind of a passage way through the wall with her camera, interesting. “Ladies first.”, what a snarky little lovable brat, though I took that as a compliment. I took her hand and went through the wall. And oh boy, was I going to be surprised.

[asktheguardians]

Ch.39 Live or Die

Ace: So you’re Jack huh! Let’s see if you can dodge this! Stag: Ace No!

Ace pulled his gauntlets out and come charging at him full strength with a punch straight to his face. He didn’t hit him at all which his hand is not letting go by his hand that caught his attack.

Jack: Oh I’m sorry didn’t know we’re giving a fist bump already? Allow me to start.

He punch him back right in the stomach. The blow push him back to the ground in the air knocking him down as e breathing heavily. Everyone began to pull theirs out but the alpha chimera hiss and growled at them. Jack then hold his hand out to stop them to fight.

Jack: Now that’s out of the way let’s talk. You might be wondering why I brought you here? Ken: Too be honest our teleporters and alarm went on and teleport us here. Jack: That one is a way to bring you all here with Cham hacking to your systems and teleport you all here. But real reason is...that I need your powers. Klondike: what you need our powers for? Like our gems? Jack: Yes, reason why I need them is that I need them if I gotta kill Lord Metal and take over this world. If you refuse my request you’ll die here and become dinner.

Everyone look at each other worried and shocked thinking about his request.

Ken: And if we agree on this? Jack: Well...you’ll live and will be in my ok check list.

Jack then look at Shadow as he felt something that he really want from him the most.

Jack: Actually change my mind. You dude in glasses. You have something that I need Sonic. Shadow: W-what do you mean? I got nothing on me except my gem. And the name Shadow. Jack: Rose, Scrab, Reaper, take the others away. And leave me with Shadow right here...alone.

The others went away but wanted to stay but were forced to be out the room leaving Shadow behind. Jack walk down the stairs and circle around him looking at his body and checking his arms as well. He flip out one of his claws out and cut open a small cut on his arm which Shadow felt a stinging burn from the cut as he hiss from the pain. The blood on his claws he look at for a while he lick it to taste it. His body then glow a purple light through his veins. He then chuckled for what his body feels good as he became a little stronger and different.

Jack: I knew it...You got some frenzy inside of you. Shadow: B-but that was all gone long time ago when Lord Metal stab me with a crystal onto my chest. But I was cured. Jack: You see the reason why this is good for me. Is that the frenzy crystal give me more power as i absorb the energy from it. But your blood with the crystal and frenzy inside of you makes it more good. I bet this frenzy can be a pain I bet. Shadow: Y-yeah I say after I was cured I did feel dizzy and not myself for awhile and becoming slow as well too. Jack: hmm...how about a deal...I can take the frenzy out of you and we’ll go separate ways. But refuse you might join me instead? Shadow: W-what do you mean join with you? One of your teammate kill alot of people and almost killed Stag too. Say one thing how can I join with you guys? Jack: Well... you see...

Jack held his hand out and when he stare and move his finger to Shadow he feel as a headache is becoming much more worst. His veins are glowing purple just like Jack and his eyes are breaking out tears with sweat coming off his body. He screams in pain. Jack then let it go putting his hand down and releases Shadow from the pain. Breathing heavily alot of air he look at Jack in a shocked fear.

Shadow: W-w-what did you do... Jack: As if you don’t know? I can pull out or control anyone who is fused with the frenzy energy inside of their body through their blood. Think of it as a mind control for a second their. So then...We got a deal?

Earlier outside the room, Jack mutants are watching the gang while they still worried whats going on in the room. Ace still on the ground still in pain look around as the chimeras are coming in closer on them. Everyone are about to be ready to fight back when the horde of chimera are getting closer hissing and growling and roaring at them. Rose then let the vines grow around then just to keep them away.

Rose: Don’t forget that we can control them. Now just sit down and be quiet so you won’t get eaten alive. Stag: Why you guys join him? Why do you want to make everyone feared us? Scrab: Why! Cause they see us as Monsters! Freaks! Different from the Others! Rose: My family came to see me and we’re disappointing of who I am now. All my hard work lead me to great discovery and they just see me as a monster behind my back as they try to burn me down... Reaper: I want the world to fear just so we can have a chance of who we can do and what we can do. I want to be like the others but one of them stab me right in the back with a knife! Literally! Good thing my shells is tough for blades.This whole world is full of lies and tricks. Pearl: So what about the chameleon kid what does he want? Cham: Oh me..I’m just a dude who want to steal whatever I want. Besides some humans don’t even know how we even feel at all. Corvus: And me...long story...

They’re about to go to Scrab but he walk towards to Stag and give him a side punch on the cheek. The others got up and about to break them up but Rose tied their arms and legs to the ground making them not to distract them. She also tied Stag up making him not to hit back when Scrab beating him up.

Scrab: Thanks for the vines Rose. Rose: No problem Scrab now continue. Stag: J-just why Scrab...Why team up with Jack? Scrab: Those humans killed our mother and father! You think you can just walk out there and show yourself while humans run in fear from you! NO! You gotta get your mind out of the god dam gutter for once Stag! You really need to grow up for once!

Whack him again wit blood coming down his head with bruises on his side face. The others are trying to shake free to stop seeing Stag getting beaten up. But the vines are pulling them back harder. Scrab then let the pincers out his arms and whack him on the shoulder with the hole letting out alot of blood.

Razor: ENOUGH OF THIS!

She then let the blades on her body all out cutting the vines easily and charging at Scrab fast. Scrab then block the blades with his pincers and whacking it back and fourth to her but she coming in faster. When she about to get a full opening attack on Scrab the vines caught her again but alot more are grabbing her whole body restraining her away from Scrab. Scrab whipped the blood off his mouth and walk toward her filled with anger.

Stag: N-no Scrab No! You’re dealing with me! Not her just leave her alone! Scrab: You think you’re that tough fork tongue! Let see how much you can handle these deadly pincers!

He then gain extra arms and got down on hims hand and comes at Razor squeezing her and crushing her in his spike pincers. She scream in and trying to get it open but it’s getting more harder to get it open as he crushing her more harder. The blood are coming off dripping to the ground making Ivy reacting fast by letting her vines grab whole of his pincers and open them wide letting Razor go on the ground. Rose picked her up away from the ground and releasing Scrab from the vines.

Scrab: Enough of this! I’m just gonna kill you with my own hands! Razor: Y-you call that crushing my bones you six legged bastard! Ivy can do something tighter than that Ken: Wait what? Scrab: Don’t worry...You’ll feel no pain after this!

Scrab then began to throw a punch to Razor. Stag can’t stand and do nothing so he releases his extra arms and pull the roots of the vines and swing it to Scrab away from Razor. As he got out free from the vines he look at Scrab as his face on the side bleeding alot of blood which he covers hiding the pain.

Stag: This is between just you and me brother... Scrab: I am not your brother...let’s finish where we started!

Scrab was about to come to Stag but both were stop by Rose’s vines. Scrab is about to whack her for what she is doing but the door began to open with Shadow coming out with an open wound to the arm. When the vines are released Stag comes in and grab Shadow by the arms but see Gloomy on his shoulder and transform to carry him.

Jack: You were reconnecting to your brother I see. But now they’re releases. You’re all free to go all of you. Scrab: Master please I want to beat Stag right here and right now! Jack: I made a deal with them and he agree with it. Thank you Shadow and Gloomy for giving me this energy. Next time either of us meet we’re enemies. Cham teleport them all out of here. Cham: Gotcha.

As they teleport out the cave back to base Jack then laugh as he look at his hand.

Jack: Now I feel so powerful then before. You all will go and find anything and become stronger for our charge to Lord Metal will began soon or later. Rose: And what will you be doing master? Jack: ....I’m just gonna test this power out for a test drive.

In the nurse room with Nurse Blood wrapping a bandage onto Shadow arm. Razor is resting on the bed with her wounds wrap with bandages on her arms. Ivy next to her holding her hands sitting next to her to make sure she’s okey. Gloomy with Stag behind her walk into the room to check on Shadow arm and body to see if he’s okey as well.

Stag: So...what did you do with Jack? Shadow: Oh..well it wasn’t easy for it but he want my frenzy energy that was still inside of me for a long time. Nurse Blood: I thought I cure that long time ago. Shadow: Thats what I thought but turns out there were a little on me and was growing inside  of me which is the reason I was feeling slow lately. But Gloomy came out and took out some of the frenzy from my body and put it inside her bottle which I must say...It was alot of it in my blood. Which made me loose some blood too. Let say thanks to Gloomy that I’m still alive and not mind control too. Stag: I was wondering the whole time where you were but it’s good you help Shadow out there.

Nurse Blood then got up and come too Razor and Ivy for a check up and a news for them.

Nurse Blood: As you can see Razor is going to be fine as long she relax and let it recover for a week. Razor: So...no bad news or anything? Nurse Blood: You’re gonna be away from training and missions for awhile. That means you too Ivy. Razor: Wait what why? Ivy: Is there a reason? Nurse Blood: Well this one well...It  got me to check Razor up alot and checking on it for a long time. But reason is congratulation you two. Razor: For what?

Nurse Blood close a curtains behind her from the others while more came through the doors checking on them.

Nurse Blood: well too tell you I heard you two do something naughty for some nights~ Ivy: W-wait you can hear us l-like y-you know.. Nurse Blood: It’s only me when I heard you two having sex. Razor: SO Whats The good News What’s The News!? Nurse Blood: Well you two are gonna become mothers and Razor is carrying a baby inside of her. Which in the x ray i printed out looks like an egg to me? And a big one.

Both of them look at each other wit a poker face and back to Nurse Blood. They then let out a huge scream and happiness surprising the others behind the curtains. Crying with tears of joy and hugging each other with the news they have gotten Nurse Blood walk out the curtains smiling and go check on Ace.

Sarah: So...what just happen in there? Ivy: WE’RE GOING HAVING A BABY!

Everyone shocked and so surprised from Ivy reaction they cheer for both Razor and Ivy news. They then heard Razor grunt loud a bit which Ivy came in checking fast. When she check on Razor under her blanket is a small bump round object which is making her cry more in joy.

Razor: Oh god that...ugh that hurt alot...i-is the egg...okey sweetie? No cracks? Ivy: It’s perfectly came out all fine sweetie....you did your best.

Both of them holding the egg and then both look each other and then kiss with the others behind them see them kiss.

Back at the island Jack then began to test his power at the standing pillar stone unleashing his powers at it. When it was hit it crumble to dust and was blown away from the wind.

Rose: Oh my. My master you’ve gotten more stronger then before. Jack: Just wait till what Lord Metal will be more scared of me. Rose: How about we....do something else then testing this strength~ Jack: I think I know watch a thinking Rose~ And the answer is-

And that night in the cave the only sound they heard other than snoring is someone saying “ow” over and over. This made the gang weird out and really tired from what Rose and Jack are doing together.

(Ch.40 Egg-Sitting)

[thegeminisage]

hella spoilery zeldablogging from earlier tonight

feel kind of bad cause i had to look up the gerudo maze desert thing but i was SOOO close on my own

oh my god there's a lady over here by this shrine failing at cooking and all the recipes she teaches me give me dubious food

there are PILES of rotting garbage that have flies around them and the thing in the pot is sending up this black cloud of smoke lmao

wow the blood moon came in the middle of me clearing out an enemy camp :/

good god there's a stable out here in all this deep snow? how?? would the horses not, like, die?

aww beedle's here but he's cold ):

WOW you can upgrade the boy gerudo clothes but not the GIRL ones? that is SEXIST

oh noooo shield surfing DOES damage your shield i hate this i love my current shield what if i can't find another!!!!!

lol the ridge tower si surrounded by water and electric enemies. Great

omg i found the royal lab ruins ):

ok, i gotta begin prioritizing here

while i'd LIKE to complete all 120 shrines before i beat the game just for the armor, i don't think that's going to be possible - i haven't even unlocked some of them yet bc i don't have the snowballs or the quest takes so long

but the most important thing to me is memories

so after i check out all the ridge shrines on this map i'm gonna get the hyrule field map as well and get those memories

and i'll just save a lot and if i fuck something up and trigger endgame stuff i'll reload

god idk how to do this trial on the thunderplanes so like...im gonna let it be

see? i could never do all 120 before tmrw night

PLEASE this memory i just got was so cute zelda was being a nerd over plants and caught a frog she wanted link to eat :')

i love this zelda like i'm super not crazy about her voice actress sounding much older than i think of her as, and the fantasy british accent, but she has so much more personality than many of the others

ah, and i see now why she loved the silent proncess so...can't be grown domestically, only thrives in the wild

much like herself if you watch some of the other memories haha she feels trapped by her own destiny that's easy to see

i think it's super clever how even with a map you still have to look around for shrines bc they are hidden semi-underground

and i wish i had more time to stop and enjoy the little things like that, but i CAN come back and explore later, i can't unlearn a plot point

this spoiler fear might be a little baseless...tbh i also want to finish the main story tho bc like

i want it to be something i play in my free time, not something i obsess over 24/7 and HAVE to play and think about all the time

it's been a beautiful fun and absolutely life-changing experience but also it's been two weeks and i gotta get back to my actual life, i can't be Like This indefinitely

i'm kinda stunned that it took me this ling tbh? like, even skyyward sword was like a week and a half the first time iirc and i did that at like, a pace where i could stop and explore, i remember thinking how huge skyward sword was

omg im so glad i decided to ride epona down to where i need to go next rather than fast travel + walk bc 1. faster maybe? and 2. THE MAIN THEME PLAYS WHEN YOU'RE ON EPONA OVER THE NORMAL HORSE THEME i could weep

KASS IS BY THIS BRIDGE HI BUDDY I LOVE YOU

i solved the puzzle! this time im talking to him BEFORE i go in

he told me it was stupendous ;_; thanks pal

aw dude another memeory and it played the trailer music but

is zelda really only SIXTEEN about to turn seventeen? how old is link?? i guess under 21/18 if they wouldn't let him drink...

jesus, they're just babies ;_;

also, she quoted link's horse advice so like

this + the dialogue options gives the feeling that he does actually speak, you know? so as much as i love mute link i also like these glimpses into his personality as well, bc he's always been such a blank slate

he's empathetic, playful, sometimes downright goofy, and very tenacious - confident, but not in a cocky way, and obviously always a bit shaken when he gets a memory back

it's nice getting to know him a bit, even if you have to patch most of it together - kinda like narrachara lol

;w; it's so nice to have epona gallop over when i call her again

omg i think i found kass's house! i see his journal :3

haha i got this song "when the blood moon rises stand naked on that platform" ok nintendo

i wonder if you get all the puzzles do you get to tell him who you are ):

im tempted to unlock this one now lol

like, it takes a long time to get here and it's almost the blood moon

SIGH this is gonna take awhile but it'll save me time later

oh lmao it was JUST the blood moon so i'd actually have to wait a SUPER long time nvm tbh

well. welp. welly well well

i guess.......its time for hyrule field tower

Im Scared

wow. holy shit. i can see the great plateau from here...and it looks so small. i can see the temple of time, i can see the tower from which i first saw hyrule castle. i can even see the little path i nearly followed, when catching sight of my first moblin and becoming curious, before i got myself back on track. damn. Damn. i have come FULL CIRCLE, holy shit

and like, it's just the way i played it. hyrule castle for last. but you know? i love that shit. journeys ending the way they began. gets me in the feels every time

i'll be honest, THIS i could really stop and explore. forget those awful snowy mountains. this is where the #history is

oh god. i see a guardian down near that tower. please god don't let it be a mobile one

FUCK

i saw two still ones and relaxed and a mobile one snuck up RIGHT FUCKING BEHIND ME

[wheezing]

i don't wanna stop and grind but i worry i might HAVE to get some guardian armor before i can do this, even just one piece...!

i have a diamond circlet so all i'd need from the prof is the chest and/or legs........oh god. jesus fuck

motherFUCKER the range on those still ones, i wish i had been able to take them out...!

oh jesus i made it

this is it. final tower. thank fuck

there'll be more guardians, way more. i gotta at least check and see if i can afford some arrows without setting myself back further for the armor

i think i had all the mats i needed actually i just needed cash...maybe i can cook to earn some since i sold my monster parts

k, i only have enough gears for the chest OR legs, and i don't have enough rupees for either... :/

i COULD buy some arrows and still have enough mats for the armor but then i'd be setting myself back HUGELY re: rupees

ok, i FINALLY got the chest, jesus, now i can go back to hyrule field

altho it doesnt have any def and without even going to the fountain i know i cant upgrade it so rly is it worth it at all, but w/e

also, i read online that if you can learn the timing of parrying their lasers they go down REALLY easily but i suck so much at combat

i guess i'll just wear my anti-guardian stuff, i have daruk and mipha's abilities and fairies AND FAST TRAVEL if anything goes wrong

YES i did it holy FUCK

oh my god! three-shotted!

oh

i just climbed a small hill and got my first look at the rolling green plains...i missed you

no, no, i gotta go get epona to make this perfect, there's a stable i can warp us both to

omg it's the very first people i ever encountered outside the great plateau again

NOOO i hit epona when i was aiming for a monster baby i'm sorry!!!

i gave her an apple and some pats to say sorry ;w;

"legend says that an ancient voice resonates inside that sword...can you hear it yet, hero?"

frankly i'm glad they finally got their timeline shit together bc even tho the games are SO far apart im LOVING these continuity nods

yeesh, only two memories left but they're both RIGHT at the castle...im scared LOL

): i wouldn't feel right taking epona any further

reasons i never have money: cannot physically stop myself from buying arrows

oh, hyrule field is just beautiful ;___;

ohh god im scared

its fine its fine they wouldnt put a memory that close to the castle and then make you go back to impa if hat wasnt POSSIBLE its gonna be ok

awww no zelda sees link as a living reminder of her own failures?? whyyy

ha i love fighting guardians for the first time in ages im like COME TO ME LET US BATTLE

im uh. still working on the timing, but

oh JESUS

my mouth fell open in horror i climbed over a wall to get to the outsideish of the castle (castle town ruins, so says my map) and

the music was already creepy but jesus CHRIST

there's no color except for that blight evil goop stuff...no life...it's awful

poor hyrule, oh god

it's a lot like finding hyrule castle town devastated in oot when you first wake up, except of course this time we've nothing to compare it to visually, only emotionally...

i see a fuckton of guardians too so its a good thing i learned not to be scared of them

ok, god, i can do it, just one memory, i know RIGHT where it is

apparently the hylian shield is in here too and i am sooo sorely tempted

i mean if i have to get that fucking close anyway...

lord i googled it and apparently this memory is super hard to get you gotta Activate some shit but they did it this way they made it so you have to go back out i know i'll be able to come back out i WILL

ah, apparently you need to fight a stalnox for the hylian shield.ok. ok. good, great, Nice, Perfect

haha im soooo scared ;_;

ok, apparently the two paths are COMPLETELY different, so One Thing At A Time

we'll start with the memory, it's more important

tbh, i can't even bring myself to go in. i gotta go around anyway to get to the starting point of this path so i will

lmao i am almost PHYSICALLY ILL with dread this is SO stressful

JESUS

the music went all scary and the map is in 3D like a beast!! which i knew but it's so Much

and i got a cutscene of the calamity screaming with the Classic ganondorf theme i'm Dying how the fuck does anyone just get this memory and LEAVE holy shit

oh my god the main theme comes in!!! jesus

even ballad of the windfish a little?!?!

oh FUCK and ofc with the lightning

haha aww there's a "leave area" button on the map i can bail whenever i guess tat's reassuring

not yet!! i'm gonna have Courage

ohhh i dipped into a doorway just to wait for revali's thing to recharge and the music changed!! so i got scared and went back outside lol

oh god the higher you go the oranger the sky turns it looks like the blood moon jesus fuck

I MADE IT INSIDE

oh god, zelda's STUDY, the rooms all have names bc ofc they do

holder of the triforce of wisdom of COURSE she had a study she's such a nerd im crying i bet she loved it here and it's totally decimated

a silent princess sprouted in her study too ;_;

HER LULLABY IS PLAYING IN HERE IM GONNA CRY

oh good there's the memory!!

ohhh this picture of how it used to be is hurting my heart it was BEAUTIFUL

holy FUCK dude

ok old man is struck from my heart forever he was such a DICK to zelda no wonder he called himself a fool

link knelt right away but god damn i would have interjected on her behalf

you can't expect a person to pray 24/7!!!!

and deny her her passions, which are obviously machines and learning!

omg she has a journal in here and i almost missed it jesus

TODAY SHE MET WITH IMPA im cryin

omg this is her finding the sheikah slate!!!

jesus, and she found the shrine of ressurection too and hoped she'd never have to use it, and Yet...

oh GOD i hit leave area and it plucked me down in the middle of castle town nope nope nope fast travel outta there

ok to impa and then last memory i can do it and then do stream

and for once not play again afterwards bc to be quite frank i could never stress myself out this bad right before bed again, FUCK

hylian shield and all the rest of it tomorrow

h o ly fuck

he DIED protecting her, or he was going to, but she stood in front of him for once and finally unlocked the power, that's how she unlocked it, for HIM

i'm WEEPING and the sword made the fi noise from SS

even the sheikah warriors ran like sheik in smash bros

im gonna cry that was so much!!! there's so much continuity

fi is in TWO GAMES like...that was such direct referencing!!!!

SHE HAS BEEN FIGHTING ALONE FOR 100 YEARS jesus CHRIST she is SEVENTEEN

ok, im gonna watch all the memories in order and then quit for the night

i just realized the ceremony scene is where she mentions embers of twilight and adrift in time - putting us on the mm/tp timeline

aaaah im sad

god and i LOVE her princess dress i wanna see it in her classic pink why is everyone in this game blue??

so like, despite me not being crazy about zelda's voice ACTRESSS and the VOICE she's using, she actually does the best ACTING out of the entire cast

high key loving this zelda who is smart but has trouble with feelings, also

holy SHIT

ok so one of the first memories i got was of zelda coming down mt lanayru

amd it was badass and i enjoyed it

but there's SO much in there once you know more context

mipha was highkey about to spill to zelda that she was in love with link

revali's distain for link

urbosa seems less stern and more caring now that i know her better

now i know what zelda was trying so hard to do

"we have to keep trying until we find the thing that unlocks your sealing power [long shot of link]"

and "i'm not a child anymore" ofc it's bc she just turned 17! like link in oot!

oh man oh man

i love so much link's expressions in these serious moments especially that very last look into zelda's eyes before he "died"

it feels a bit like, with the other stuff i was talking about, i'm getting just a hint of character

and it's kinda close to My Headcanon but even if it wasn't i just like getting to know him

warped back to the temple of time & i'm leaving it there for the night

tomorrow: The End

(and my shield)

[edenfalling]

Ooh! Homestuck, Dirk, Roxy, cuddle. It's the post-Sburb world, and there are too many people all the time, and only Dirk and Roxy want to flee screaming to a (pair of) faraway mountains. Bring back the blissful solitude of the post-apocalypse.

Notcompliant with the credits snapchats, because reasons. :) [2,700 words] 

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The stupid part is, up until that one moment, Roxy washaving a really good night. All her friends (except Dirk, who hung grimly onthrough dinner and absconded immediately thereafter) together in one room, enoughdinner for everyone to eat their fill and then dessert on top of that, thepleasant ache of an honest day's work building the infrastructure of their newworld... yeah. A good night. 

Except the thing is, as much as she needs people -- and sheneeds people a lot, needs that feedback loop of attention paid and returned --there's a big difference between hanging out online and hanging out with adozen people jammed together in a single room. And she hasn't been gettingalone time during the days either, always busy working with a crew ofcarapacians (who at least are quiet) and consorts (who are emphatically not). 

Roxy doesn't notice the slow buildup of stress, but she canpinpoint exactly when the night tips from I-can-manage to oh-god-make-it-stop. 

She's been kibitzing on the edges of Rose, John, and Jane'smeal planning session (defusing any baby disagreements before they grow intoanything serious), keeping half an ear on the Pictionary session Callie,Kanaya, and Terezi have going in the far corner, and watching Jade gleefullyannihilate Dave and Karkat at Mario Kart. It's maybe a little bit much to betracking all at once, but the satisfaction outweighs the strain until Davethrows a piece of popcorn at Jade, who teleports it into the tangle of Karkat'shair, who draws breath in preparation for an inside-voice-what-inside-voicerant, and Roxy is abruptly and completely done.Zip, zilch, finito, cutlery shop's closed up and all the merchandise is gone. 

She shoves herself up from the warm and squashy armchair shestaked out as her private territory back when they first built this grouphouse, and says to nobody in particular: "I'm gonna go check on Dirk, it'sbeen a while since he noped out and I want to make sure he hasn't broken his neckor started a robot apocalypse in his sleep." 

Rose and Jane break off their debate over the relativemerits of fish tacos and sushi to give her a pair of sharp glances. John justlooks adorkably confused. 

Roxy dredges up a smile from her last reserves of sociability. 

It must not be very convincing, because Rose frowns andtenses like she's going to ask if Roxy needs any help, or maybe even stand upand give her a hug. Her concern is like a warm mug of hot chocolate, but thething about warm mugs of hot chocolate is they're awesome on a frigid winterday after messing around in the snow for a couple hours, but this specific timeand place are more like a metaphorical scorching summer day when you're alreadysugared out and anything sweet makes you want to gag. In other words, amomdaughter's loving attention is nice in theory, but it's not conducive tonoping the fuck out of the room, not to mention if anyone touches her rightnow, Roxy might actually break down and scream. 

Fortunately, Jane rescues her. 

She does something to Rose -- elbows her? kicks her underthe coffee table? hard to say -- and while Rose is busy trying to regather hertrain of thought, Jane grins at Roxy, somehow managing to make the expressionboth obviously fake and equally obviously made of 24-carat solid goldsincerity. 

"That sounds like an excellent plan!" she says."When you find him, tell him that Jade needs to run the latest plans forthe electricity grid past him, particularly the battery storage systems forevening the solar and wind outputs. I think the files are in the civilengineering dropbox account, so he shouldn't need to ask her for anything untilhe's finished reviewing and annotating them." 

Roxy nods. 

"Well, what are you waiting for? Scram!" Janemakes little shooing motions with her hands. 

Rose, apparently catching on to Roxy's actual state of mind,smiles benevolently and waves goodbye. "Au revoir," she says in herperpetually dry tone. "If anyone asks where you are, I'll tell them I sentyou to give daddy dearest my love, perhaps in the form of seagull pie." 

Jane rolls her eyes. John snickers and sticks out his tonguein mostly mock-disgust. 

"Thanks, guys," Roxy manages to say, and flees. 

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After a indeterminate period of time trying not tohyperventilate in her en suite bathroom, she sits cross-legged on her bed andwonders if she ought to make good on her escape excuse. 

Dirk's even worse with large groups than Roxy is and doesn'tmake any attempt to pretend otherwise, but he's still human (no matter how muchhe sometimes dislikes that fact) and even the most introverted human is, atbase, a social animal. And not all contact has to be as overwhelming as groupevents. 

Roxy pulls out her phone, briefly contemplates calling him,then tosses that plan right the fuck out the window. Voices are bullshit. Textis their mutual mother tongue, and she'd bet at least half a baby universe Dirkisn't up for vocalizing right now. 

-- tipsyGnostalgic [TG] began pestering timaeusTestified[TT] -- 

TG: the thing nobody ever tells you about other people ishow fuckin NOISY they areTG: amiright?TG: i never thought id say this, but i miss ourpost-apocalyptic disaster zoneTG: not like, the looming threat of the batterwitch n shit,but the quietTG: maybe even some of the survivalist stuffTG: rose and the crockerberts gave me the weirdest look wheni said we should make seagull pie for our next movie night extravaganzaTG: there is GOOD EATING on seagullsTG: and they make a nice change from fish you know?TG: i thought id finally gotten away from descaling fishwhen we ditched sea hitlers water hellscape, but nopeTG: here we are back to fish for every meal that doesnt comestraight from our alchemiters and dwindling stocks of gristTG: (its ok you dont have to talk back if you dont want to)TG: (i just wanted to bitch to someone who gets it)TT: It's cool.TT: I know exactlywhat you mean about the quiet.TT: If you're game toendure the ultra minimum of human contact, i.e., breathing within the samecubic meter of air, I'm on the roof by the south chimney.TT: If not, I can seethe dock and it's currently unoccupied.TT: Assuming this isa day when the incessant susurrus of waves will invoke positive memories ratherthan negative ones, that could make a decent temporary retreat.TG: awww, ur a sweetie, sitting watch over our friends likea depressed gargoyleTG: on due consideration im ok with breathing your grosspre-breathed airTG: maybe if we get really daring we can work up to touchingpinky fingers!TG: le gaspTT: Scandalous. What will the neighbors say?TT: But I'm down forperversion if you are, Ms. Lalonde.TG: k hang onto your panties, im coming up 

-- tipsyGnostalgic [TG] ceased pestering timaeusTestified[TT] -- 

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Roxy scrambles over the edge of the roof (she could justfly, of course, but where's the fun in that?) to find Dirk not just near thesouth chimney but actually curled up in the angle where it meets the solartiles, using the heat radiating from the bricks to counter the early autumnchill. He has his shades off in deference to the darkness, but his eyes are closedinstead of aimed up toward the frankly gorgeous light of the pink and whitemoons, both approaching full tonight. 

Roxy flops back against the dark tiles of the roof, armsspread wide, and watches the moons flirt with thin veils of cloud. Her friends'voices drift out of the open windows downstairs, but distance and the ambientsounds of wind and wave blur them into a companionable sort of white noise. Theconsorts' various weekend parties are louder, but further away; noticeable onlywhen a line or two of song finds a favorable breeze or a new branch tossed on abonfire sends a gust of sparks above the trees and roofs of the slowly growingtown. 

The carapacians' celebrations, of course, make no sound. 

She and Dirk breathe in companionable silence for nearly anhour, while the white moon travels fifteen degrees toward zenith and the pinkmoon nearly twenty degrees in the same direction, edging toward partialeclipse. Roxy's still kind of giddy over the orbital mechanics of a three-bodysystem, and the difference two moons make in the rhythm of the tides. It couldtake years to work the changes into her bones. 

She has years tospend on things like that. She spent her whole childhood isolated and trappedunder an incessant, shadowy weight. Now it's gone. She's free. She's not aloneanymore. 

It would be nice if she were better at coping with thatchange. 

Beside her, Dirk sighs, pulls his legs up to his chest, andrests his face between his knees. Something's gone cockeyed in his head again,and if nobody interrupts him he'll just debate himself into knots and grandiose'for your own good' bullshit stunts. 

And hey, an hour of silence isn't enough to get Roxyanywhere near ready to face a crowd, but it's more than enough to talk to heroldest friend. 

"The dumbest thing," she says, jumping straight inbecause what's the sense in wasting mouth noises on irrelevancies, "isthat weekend movie nights aren't even party-parties,nothing loud or crazy intense. It's just all our best friends hanging out oncomfy sofas playing goofy sleepover games, but stupid me got so wound up I hadto run screaming into the night. Otherwise I would've lost my shit at them overfish tacos and a popcorn fight, and that's just wrong with a capital R." 

"Capital W," Dirk mutters, uncurling slightly andtilting his head until a sliver of orange iris is visible over the edge of hisright knee. 

"Pedant," Roxy says, rather than draw attention tohis temporary lack of shades. "I just keep thinking, it shouldn't bug meso much. You've got a perfect excuse to flip out at extended socialinteractions, mister raised-by-robots. I actually had real live neighbors. Ishould be over this by now." 

Dirk shrugs, which looks incredibly doofy when he's allcurled up like a pill bug. "As people keep telling me, brains aren'tparticularly logical organs. Besides, there's a pretty big difference betweensign language and a dozen plus people with actual vocal cords, some of whomhave a tragically shaky grasp of appropriate volume control." 

"Ha. Yeah. Still." 

"Still," Dirk agrees. 

Roxy spreads her arms wide, staring up at the moons and theas-yet-unnamed constellations of their new universe, galaxy, solar system.Their new sun's a little brighter than Sol used to be -- a little smaller inthe sky, a little more pure-white than yellow-white -- and more like Alternia'ssun in its position vis-à-vis galactic center, which makes for some amazinglydense and brilliant starscapes. And she's saying this as a person who grew upwith no artificial light to blank out old Earth's night skies. 

"Humans made the trolls' signs into constellationswithout any outside influence, just the shape of the universe orsomething," she muses. "I wonder if it's cheating to design ourconstellations ourselves." 

Dirk shrugs again, a faint movement of shadow against darkershadow in the corner of her vision. "All our sessions were fucked from thestart; we had to cheat just to get out alive. What's a little more cheatingcompared to that? Ethical qualms aside, I'm pretty sure this planet isn't goingto be the focus of any future Sburb sessions. That dubious honor goes to the billionsof native planets kicking around this universe. If anyone's getting gentlymanipulated into using three-eyed cats and purple horrorterrors as part oftheir star myths, it's all those statistically inevitable aliens out there inthe wild black yonder." 

"I bet their myths kick ass," Roxy says. 

"I believe that's more or less implicit in thedefinition of the word. I'm not sure what they'll make of a hat or an LPrecord, though," Dirk says. 

This time it's Roxy's turn to shrug. "Old-schoolD&D monsters, maybe? Or no, ten gets you one they'll go with crows andseagulls instead." She pauses, reconsiders. "Then again, Terezi'ssymbol is basically a giant lab tool with a shit-ton of cultural baggage, andKarkat's is kind of like, handcuffs, right? Maybe hats wind up as a symbol ofintellect and general badassery -- oh! or artificial life, like Frosty theSnowman's magic hat, 'cause of your robots and puppets thing -- and recordssymbolize creativity and art and stuff." 

"Hats as a symbol of hubris and overreach, morelikely," Dirk mutters. 

Roxy wriggles sideways until she's just close enough toflick the fingertips of her left hand against the side of his shoe. "Knockit off, dumbass. Nobody gets to badmouth my best friend -- not even my bestfriend." 

Dirk unburies his face and meets Roxy's eyes straight on,one eyebrow raised. "I was under the impression that that title belongedto either Jane or Calliope. When did I inherit the position, and why was I notpreviously informed of this change in status? Are you sure you're followingfriend protocol correctly?" 

Roxy flicks his shoe again. "Friendship is a bigcategory! You're all, like, different instantiations of the concept of 'bestfriend' -- Callie's my squee and kissing partner, Janey's my partner in crime,Rosie's my sister, Jake's my goofing off friend, Dave's my surrealism feedbackdude, John's my maybe-kinda-sorta other kissing partner, and so on and soforth. You, Dirk Strider, are theperson who knows me best in two and a half entire fucking universes. Okay?You're the one who knows what it's like. If I ever run off to be a hermit on amountaintop, I want you to come be a hermit on the mountain next door. We cansend heliograph messages back and forth, or learn how to yodel and shit, andonce a month we'll get together and have a wild and crazy hermit party, justthe two of us. That's the kind of best friend you are for me." 

Dirk is silent for a long moment. Then he unwraps his righthand from his legs and lets it drop downward until his fingertips are justbrushing the soft, ticklish (completely un-carapacian) skin of Roxy's leftwrist, right over the veins carrying blood back to her heart. 

"All that, back at you," he says. 

Roxy blinks back a sudden rush of tears, and laces theirfingers together. Dirk lets her. 

"Jade has some electric grid plans for you to lookover," she says after a minute. "You can do that anywhere,right?" 

"Yeah," Dirk says. 

"Then come seagull hunting with me tomorrow. Just the twoof us, out on the water. Like old times. I have a harpoon gun I've been wantingto try out, and we can tell anyone who complains that we're taking soundingsand stuff for potential tidal generators. Hell, we can even actually do that.But I miss you. I keep getting tangled up in everyone else and losing sight ofus." 

Dirk squeezes her fingers. From him, it's as good as a hug. 

"Yeah," he says. "It's a plan." 

Roxy looks up at the night sky rather than try to put heremotions into words. There's a patch that looks a bit like a cat with wings, ifshe squints and takes some heavy artistic license. She holds up her phone inher right hand and adjusts the camera settings until she can snap a usefulpicture. She'll photoshop the constellation in later tonight and show it toDirk tomorrow: their friendship, immortalized in stars. 

"Cool," she says. 

They watch the pink moon overtake the white one in silence,fingers still entwined, the same air pumping in and out of their lungs. 

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End of Fic 

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It's still a little disjointed, I think, but whatever. Iwin. \o/

[asktheguardians]

Ch.5 Mutants

Shadow sleeping in his bed when the sun shines his face only making him groan in bed. Refusing to wake up but an alarm shock him up hitting his head on the ceiling. The alarms only work for emergency but can also choose the person for the job which today chooses Shadow. He shakes his head to get the pain off and check to see what’s the emergency is as he rushes down the hallway. He looked around to see if anyone is coming but as he enters the room he only sees Nurse Blood whose been waiting for him only. 

Nurse Blood: For being dub the fastest guardian on the team your kind of little slow today. 

Shadow: I was just having a good sleep till that alarm mad me hit my head! But where is everyone? 

Nurse Blood: Well since you can fly properly I’m having you taking this assignment only today.  

Shadow: But I saw Ken flying too?  

Nurse Blood: He’s sick today and if he uses his rocket too much he would over heat his body making him blacked out unconscious.  

Shadow: ...So what’s the assignment that I must do? 

Nurse Blood: It’s nothing much. You just have to go to this small town that’s been having rumors about monsters or something like that. But there’s also one of Metals troops there for some reason too. I want you to keep on guard and maybe get in there and maybe try to hear some of their plans if you can handle that alone maybe. 

Shadow felt nervous but for some time to think he takes the request from Nurse Blood who then throws an ice bag at Shadow just for his head. He enters the flight deck as he launches out in high speed. 

He arrives at the small-town landing on top of a building roof as he looks down seeing people crowding for today is a farmer's market sells. He manages to see only just two troops who works for Lord Metal but then he notices out of all the towns folks in the market two hooded cover strangers look off to him. One of them have a huge trench coat while the other one is just a girl with a dirty looking coat but also have wings just like him but it’s on her arms. As they’re buying food from stands they began to leave but also avoiding the troops. One of them caught the girl giving her an exam which then later began to pull her away as she’s trying to get its hands off her wings. He know his orders are just to keep an eye on the town but seeing this make him break it as he goes in and push the troop away from her. Everyone look at the scene as Shadow take the girl away to the sky away from the fallen solider who just lost them. 

On top of the roof where he check to see if the troops still looking around as both are hiding. 

???: Um...exscuse me but can you open your wings please? 

Shadow: Oh! Sorry about that but are you ok?  

???: I am but are you a mutant? 

Shadow: No I’m not nor a ninja either. But what do you mean by mutant? Is it my wings cause I read about a race call Soraz and you might be one of them? 

???: Oh right you haven’t seen my other wings yet let me get this coat off. 

As the young girl took the dirty cloth off she showed her two small wings on her back that can still move.  Suddenly the huge trench coat man appeared behind her shocking and jumping them high in the air.  

???: Skyla get down here now and away from this guy. We’re about to leave right now. 

Skyla: Aw come on Wisp he’s just like us! He got wings just like me! Let take him with us! 

With a huge sign on his face he just agrees to the flying wing girl and let Shadow come with them then phase through the roof floor. She flies up high where she’s yelling at him to follow her as he follows. One of the troops notice the girl as he radio to others telling them the news. 

As they are flying in the sky as she’s holding the basket of food on her mouth Shadow felt like he’s been flying for hours. The high flying girl dives down as he notice a waterfall roaring loud but as he land by the fall he heard chattering echoing in the waterfalls. Skyla enters in the fall like it was nothing so as he enters in all wet he then sees more people inside. One of them is a green hair girl with her lower body a snake, a bucket with a green slime inside, the same man in the trench coat but under it was a floating legless blue hair man which next to him is a tall muscle man with big arms and a horn on his head. The snake women circles around me as he felt nervous covering himself in his wings. 

???: Your wing looks so glittering! 

She opens one of his wings wide and flapping it which create a little wind in the cave for she is excited to see. Skyla brought the bucket to him to hold on as the slime with her orange eyes blink then jumps on his face which he screams in the slime still standing. It moves up to his head which he can breathe as he felt like he was about to drown in water but the slime jiggles on his head happily.  

Skyla: You see Gloomy likes to jump on to people faces for some reason but she show people she likes by jiggling happy on your head right no. Oh yeah, the girl is big sis Melody, the dude in trench coat is Wisp he’s only half dead but also a mutant too along with Gloomy there too, and this is our alpha leader Stag.  

Stag: I’m just a leader not alpha or something like that. And it’s nice to meet like a normal person who doesn’t see us scare too be honest. 

Shadow: Wait I’m the first not to be scared? You guys look amazing in my opinion like I don’t see anything scary about you guys? 

Melody: Yeah, we use to be human and normal people just like you...till one day we all became this, and they see us as monsters... 

Wisp: The troops that try to take Skyla away earlier are the same guys who did this to us. Their plan is to hunt us all down and brainwash us like them. 

Shadow: Wait there’s more of you gu- Wait...you said they’re planning to hunt you other mutants down and other people as soldiers? Ah scrap I need to get back to that town! 

Just before he was about to leave Gloomy jump on Shadow back and pull his hair to stop him. He yelp in pain and she covered his mouth to keep him quiet confuses what is going on but as he looked back he sees the other quiet as they heard a radio talking and other people chattering outside. 

Soldiers: Any tracks? Negative nothing around here but dead leaves. Let's just get back to the small towns. We already got some good amount of people already so let's get going. 

The two troops run away, and Shadow head poke out the fall seeing them going away but now he must follow them. 

Shadow: Ok I must go now cause now they say they got people captured! I was just here to watch them. Nurse Blood is gonna kick my ass badly if I return if I did something bad!... You guys if I can like...ask a favor if you’re all alright with this? 

The towns people are lined up and bombs are place on the buildings setting them to blow as they leave this place. A man tries to free his wife from the troops, but they push him back to the ground and beating him down as he stays down. His wife screams for him pulling her back but as one troop pin him down with a gun behind his head he reaches for his wife wanting to save her. The trigger was about to be pull but from a huge gust of wind a force pushes him to the truck knocking him out. Shadow just on time to save the townsfolks the troops point their guns towards him which he put his hands up. 

Fallen Man: K-kid w-what you doing!? My wife is right there save her! 

Shadow: Oh, don’t worry...I’m not alone right now. 

The mutants jumped in and restrain the soldiers and crushing their bones. Others began to shoot, as Shadow came in with his axe and swing down on their body and knock them through the wall. Everyone is safe but one of the soldiers laugh holding a box with a red button. As he presses it the bombs began to beeping counting down in just ten seconds. The people run away as Shadow in shock and frighten he went in the town fast leaving the others to run. Hearing the bombs beeping he goes in fast as he can grab them off walls and building as the tape on the bombs stick together. He flies up high with only three second. Two second to throw. Till the final count down the thrown bomb explode which pushes him back from the explosion. Breathing heavily tired out from the adrenaline he slowly flies down and try to land he trip and caught by Melody tail. Still exhausted he let out a laugh which then others began to laugh too for what just happen. The towns folks see the mutants which they felt nervous about their appearance. One of the men who is beat up walk up to Stag. He grabs his hand as he thanks him for saving his life and his wife too which then other follows thanking each of them. Shadow happy to see the mutants felt happy but he looks back one of the soldiers who's still breathing on the ground and knock out. He picked him up while the other mutants behind him follow him. 

Shadow: Hey thanks for your guys help. You know I’m with good people who are nice and we’re trying to stop something like this from happening. If you want to maybe you guys wan- 

Gloomy: Yes, we can join in! 

Shadow: AH IT TALKS!? And um...y-yeah. We got a lot of rooms and they’re good to live in. Also, maybe later maybe find some good clothes too? 

The gang look at Gloomy and huddle up together thinking and deciding with each other.  

Night has fallen and Shadow returns to base at the carrying the armored up damaged trooper with Nurse Blood clapping for completing his first assignment.  

Nurse Blood: Good job Shadow! Not only you stop the kidnapping of theses bad boys, but you brought one back in one piece. Too be honest thought you might just kill him or something, but this will do.  

Shadow: Eeyup and I got help too! 

Nurse Blood: What do you mean? Who help out? Can’t be the townsfolk's or some random strangers? 

As she about to close the flight deck door he rushes in in panic to stop her which she is so confuse what he is saying and not push the button. From the distance with a echoing hello, Skyla with Gloomy in her bucket carrying by her mouth came along with Stag carrying Melody in his arms as he hops in. Lastly Wisp appearing out the ground waving. 

Shadow: So...yeah~ Do we still got more room here?

(Ch.6 The Doctor Returns)