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[themintman]

an extension to my last post >:3

(BTW I might not post as often for a min cause of mini mocks 💔💔)

[morganalatina21]

Manipulating Death: Chapter Ten

Series Summary: When Harry discovers he has a twin sister that was hiding for years, he wants to know all about her, specially about her ability to bring people back to life.

a/n: I'm sorry it took me so long to post this one, I was trying to make it longer bc I intend to add a big time break next chapter and I needed everything to be in place, hope u enjoy it :)))

(Also, english isn’t my first language so I’m sorry in advance lol)

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Pain.

That's all she felt.

Everywhere. Every single inch of her body was hovering and turning in pain.

Excruciating and extended.

Her eyes were blurry and took a long time to focus, and even a longer to realize where she was. The basement of her house.

And that sad figure on the stairs certainly was Sirius Black.

Felt like her brain got flipped, like someone stole and juggled around with it just to return it shaky and scared. The last thing she remembered was Regulus, standing right where his brother is, pulling her closer and closer to the living world.

Fuck, she was back.

"Holy smokes." The man said, crawling closer and closer to her, wand in hand just in case. "Are you really...?"

She blinked her eyes at him, trying to move the lips but feeling the throat ache like she just swallowed a cup of sand and glass.

"That's insane!" He shouted, a small smile on his lips. "But that's like... the eighth most insane thing that I've seen this last weeks."

The jokes were made to stop the tears from falling even though she could notice how his eyes sparkled.

Y/n was alive once more, he hadn't disappointed James and Lily again.

"Hold still, I'll grab you a cup of water." He mumbled just above a breath, and stood up, running to the kitchen. "Here ya go, mini Evans."

Pushing the liquid down her throat, she felt it burning like firewhiskey. Merlin, that hurt.

"Where's.... Reggie?" She whispered, voice breaking and exploding into coughing just as she finished her sentence. "He was here."

"He went back to the house, couldn't bare to look at you any longer." He told, caressing her hair as it slowly gained a little more color. "I said I'd stay behind to take care of your body until he was ready to give you a funeral. I offered to clean the house but he declined."

Of course he would, she thought, Regulus hated when things weren't adjusted his way. When they started living together, he finally had some control of what his house could look like and he wasn't ready to give it up.

His speech.

How he felt for her, even almost made her not regret kissing him the last time they saw each other.

"Take me to him." She pleaded, feeling her bones ache and flesh twist inside her body. "I need Reggie."

"I know you two have this really complicated relationship and shit, but right now you need to rest." He mocked, shaking his head no, like an old father who knew his kid was in love.

"Padfoot." Y/n called sternly, dropping his act. "Do you know anything about resurrecting someone? No. And I don't have strength on my own. If he finds out I came back but re-died because you didn't apparate with me, he'll murder you."

Hell, she was right.

"We'll grab the potions needed and you'll take me to him." She instructed. "Right now, we're both serious."

He choked in a laugh, looking at her in shock that she'd make that joke right now.

But he had to admit, on his early years in Hogwarts he'd tell that joke and its variants all the time, so much the marauders and the girls would already anticipate them.

And for just a moment, Sirius saw James' eyes instead of hers.

Shrugging it off, he pulled her arm above his head and helped feet after feet going upstairs, wanting to get out of there but also not forcing her in case she wasn't strong enough.

But oh boy, she was.

"Take that drawer." Y/n instructed, nodding towards the same furniture she asked Remus a couple nights ago. "And those papers and books, you can put it here." She said, opening a small backpack that was hidden under the coffee table. "It's for emergencies." She whispered upon seeing his gaze.

"Alright, what else do we need?"

The girl didn't answer, holding herself on the back rest of the biggest chair in the living room, shaky fingers gripping into the wood like her life depended on it.

Instead, she opted to whistle a light melody, looking at the main door, open wide due to the Death Eaters' forced entrance.

Sirius was starting at her like she just punched him in the face, asking what was wrong with her.

But he was surprised when two possessors came barging in, following the sound that came out of her lips.

She opened up the backpack and held it with both hands, her back pressed firmly against the wall for security.

The possessor didn't even hesitate to enter it, making their figures smaller and smaller to fit the tiny hole.

"What the..."

The biggest was Regulus' possessor, the one she ran after for the entire city they lived in two and a half years ago.

It's eyes found her pupils, just like the day she won his confidence, after two weeks of fighting each other through the streets.

Suffice to say, Regulus was less than pleased to see that thing once she came home with it, it was much bigger than the ones lying in the basement and stared holes in his face, desesperately wanting to possess his body once again.

The smaller was Luna's possessor, it was way shorter and it's eyes weren't in the slightest scary. That girl wouldn't take long to surpass the layers of the death world, so there wasn't that much work to do.

Once both were nice and organized in the backpack with the other supplies, she handed it over to Sirius.

"Ouch!" He yelled, feeling his head hit the ground and hands twist as soon as she let go of the bag.

"Careful, it's heavy." Her hoarse voice announced, almost giggling.

"Oh is it? I didn't notice!" He responded, forcing himself up and throwing the heavy backpack over his shoulder. "Anything else m'lady?"

Her eyes darted around, staring at every corner of that house, knowing she'd miss it so badly.

"Regulus already took a lot of your things, before you ask." Sirius groaned. "Like the hairbrush, the necklace and the tiara. He said you'd probably want to be buried with them."

The tiara, part of the costume Remus and Sirius got her for Halloween, the one that James died next to.

The younger Black was right. She wanted to be buried with those her whole life, but now maybe she'd give Harry the hairbrush, he had so little from their parents.

"Then that's all." She nodded, the feeling of missing it already shaking her body.

She'd miss waking up to find Regulus in the kitchen, hair pulled back in a small bun with teapot and two teacups on his hands.

Would certainly miss how they'd always want to move the furniture around the room without magic, and always ended up on the floor exhausted.

How sometimes they would feed the possessors like they were dogs.

How Regulus would always say he wanted a cat, and she'd tell him it would leave fur all around the house and he'd go mental with the animal.

That's when she realized.

Sure the house was a big part of her.

But what she missed really was him.

That obnoxiously intelligent man, she loved to mess with. She loved to see him.

She loved him.

And after literally dying, she was ready to admit that. But not to him, never.

To herself.

She could now accept the fact that the long stares when she looked at him, how she fell asleep in his arms every night, led to her feeling that way.

And it was fine.

What was not fine however was the turning and circling in her stomach when they landed right in front of the Order's house.

Her vision was so blurry she could barely see the doorknob Sirius was turning and pushing their way inside.

The Black had to hold her weight by the elbows at the mere sensation she'd fall.

He tried his best not to announce to the painting of his mother that they were back, it would be a catastrophic disaster.

"Regulus is on his bedroom, last door to the left." He instructed, helping to stand on the stairs while turning around to meet his cousin Tonks.

Y/n walked like an animal, with hand and knees, groaning in pain as it felt burning every inch of her skin.

She struggled all the path to the door Sirius mentioned, hearing him downstairs answer the girl's questions to make sure he wasn't a Death Eater.

Without any forces to get up or reach for the doorknob, she just banned slightly on his door.

No response.

Once again, she knocks three times, leaving her hand to rest on the wood, hoping for him to open soon before she passed out, backpack aching on her shoulders.

With a smooth crack, a house elf stood in front of her, his eyes held even more than just disgust.

"Master Regulus don't want to be bothered." He announced, sounding more like a threat. "And he ordered me to petrificate anyone who's behind the door if they try again."

Scoffing, she held tight to the fabric of her pants to stop her fingers from shaking. "That's very you, Reggie."

Before Y/n even blinked, the door was swung open and her numb body fell to his feet.

"For the love of Merlin." The man muttered, kneeling in front of her and grabbing those shaky cheeks, staring intensely at her eyes. "Y/n?"

"I found you once, and then did it again." She concluded, a breaking smile appearing.

Exactly what she promised she'd do, and tears welled up on his eyes before pulling her in for a tight hug.

His hands wandered around, her hair, her cheeks, her arms, all the way down to her trembling knees.

"How?!? I- I saw..."

"I was in the first layer." The Potter answered, being pulled inside by the man.

"All this time?"

"Well, you waited for me all this time."

Regulus positioned her on the bed, placing two pillows behind her head to make it more comfortable and started opening the backpack, holding her hand the entire time.

The possessors jumped out of it, looking around the house and feeling excited with the air of trauma and pain all around, running in circles around his room.

"Kreacher, can you fetch something for them to eat?" He asked quickly, unscrewing the top of a bottle and lining it up on her lips.

"Fuck this tastes awful."

"I know. I've been there."

The girl lightly mocked his comment but smiled big after it.

Regulus was so focused on taking care of Y/n, turning potions down her throat as he saw her doing so many times before, he didn't even noticed Sirius figure peeking from the door, Remus right next to him.

Both men stared at their interactions, how the Black had a faint smile on his lips after so many nights of dark stares and sad tears.

Sirius tapped Lupin's shoulder, indicating their hands enlaced together with a smile so wide. The werewolf smiled too, seeing how Y/n looked at him adorably.

And they dared to deny they're in love! They thought, shaking heads together.

Stepping out, they closed the door to give them some privacy and some alone time, knowing damn well Harry would wake up in the morning and want to spend time with his sister.

Not to mention the insane amount of questions the others would have.

A few minutes later, he fed her the last potion needed for now, eyes and face with a lot more color and it didn't seem to hurt her to breath for so long.

"Kreacher, I want you to meet her properly." Regulus called, welcoming the elf closer to them. "This is Y/n Potter, she's Harry's twin. And the one that brought me back to life."

His eyes went big, taking over his entire scrunched up face and he bowed to her. "I am eternally grateful for bringing Master Regulus back."

"Well, he brought me back too, so I guess we're even now."

We are far from it, the Black thought but decided to stay shut about.

"You need to rest now." He informed, pulling her knees so she'd be fully laying down. "Hell no." Regulus ordered, standing up and letting go of her hands for just a bit, grabbing something on his drawers.

He came back in less than two seconds, grabbing her by the calf and shoving a sock on her foot, doing the exact same with the other one, mumbling curse words in french the entire time.

"Are your trying to convert me, Black?" She asked, a smug smile on her face when she looked at her feet now covered with wool socks in the Slytherin colors. "I see your second intentions."

"You just look pretty in green." He shrugged, trying not to make it obvious he wanted to see her with the colors of his house.

"Sure, of course I'll believe that, Slytherin Prince."

"Fine, if you don't want them..."

"No!" She fought, taking her feet away from his lap. "They're comfy." Regulus rolled his eyes. "Come on, we have to sleep. Wanna be the small spoon?" She suggested, smiling at him and already turning to be on her side.

"I have a better idea."

With a tight grip, he rolled her around to be chest up once again, spreading her legs a little in a motion that made her heart run circles inside her chest.

The Black made his way to be on top of her, between her legs, to which she squirmed a little bit, a chill spreading down her spine.

He lied all his weight on her, adjusting himself in a way his head would be placed on her chest, hearing the heartbeats.

"Relax, everything is fine now." Regulus said, noticing how quick paced they were. "I'll be here if you have any nightmares."

He nuzzle against her body, not moving his head once, wanting to make sure she was there.

Alive.

With the man she was in love with holding her tight, between her legs and head so close to her breasts, it was hard to relax. But she forced herself to, falling asleep like that, close to her loved one and the possessors guarding their sleep.

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"Y/n?"

She woke up, startled, breath hitching on her throat. Regulus was hovering over her.

"Which one was it?"

The Potter felt confused for just a moment, but noticed what he was talking about. She was squirming on her sleep and heartbeat so fast like a rat's heart.

He thought she was having a nightmare.

"Uh the- the one with Abby." She lied, breathing in and out. "But it's fine now, don't worry."

"Are you really?"

Opting for nodding instead of saying it, a bad sensation of thirst in her throat.

"I'm glad. Stay here, I'll bring you breakfast."

He quickly leaned in, leaving a gentle peck on her lips and getting up.

"Oh... oh, uh- oookay." She answered as he left the bedroom, leaving behind a very confused Y/n, with possessor who groaned something to her. "Oh shut it, you two." She grunted, trying to not make her smile so wide.

With two fingers, she pinched herself, making sure it wasn't a dream. But it happened the she was wide awake.

When he came back, a few minutes later, with her favorite breakfast in hands, she decided not to address it. He made it look so casual, as if they were doing this for years so she decided to leave it like that.

Sitting on the bed, back pushed to the headboard, she took in the breakfast, with Regulus lying his head on her thighs and staring at her the whole time.

"Are you sure you're fine?" She asked after swallowing the drink. "You haven't asked me anything yet."

"Because you won't know peace once those kids wake up." He replied, drawing shapes in the fabric of her pants. "Specially those two your brother calls best friends, I was one second away of cursing them."

"You be nice!" She averted, finger pointing at him. "You weren't any better, bombing me with questions every two minutes."

"That's totally different."

She laughed, taking the reforce potion with the rest of the meal.

They just kept in silence for a few minutes, enjoying each other's presence in the warmest way possible. Once again, just the two of them. How it has always been. How Regulus wanted it to be forever.

When the conversation outside started to get more and more crowded, the Black decided to call Harry.

Everyone noticed the sudden change of mood in the heir's movement, looking a lot more light and like a gentleman in the 1800s instead of a bloody vigilante assassin.

So for that, Harry was more than suspicious and refused to go upstairs.

"You're acting weird." The boy pointed. "And nothing changed, so I'm sorry if I don't trust you like she did."

"I'm sorry to break it to ya." The voice on the stairs said, attracting everyone attention. "But we've been kind of a package deal for the last years, so he's like this personalized keychange that comes with me, no refunds."

She was holding herself tightly to the handrail and using the biggest possessor as a support.

Regulus immediately held his hand out, being her new crutch despite rolling eyes at how she described him.

"A blood traitor! Regulus how could you?" The portrait of Walburga shouted, muffled because it was facing the wall but still making itself present. "Do you have any idea what we have done for you, just so you could come back and stab us with-"

They couldn't hear anything in a second, and all eyes turned to Sirius, but he was just as astonished.

"I didn't came back to hear mother scream at me again." The younger Black answered, making his brother's eyes sparkle looking at him.

"I'm so proud... Group hug?"

"Lay one finger on me and I'll snap all of your bones in half."

Y/n mouthed something like "He won't" without any sound, knowing Regulus enjoyed this powerful dark face he had.

"I'll take a family hug." She said, removing the hand from the possessor and reaching out for her brother, who immediately ran across the living room to get to her.

They embraced each other so hard the girl felt her bones aching, and held in a huff, just glad she was one again with her twin.

"I thought I lost you." Harry whispered, body shaking from falling tears.

"I never leave my family behind."

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[joyswonderland1108]

No just no.

Okay so

(And of course Tumblr won't let me link the tweet -_-)

No hate to OP they just relied the message and it's okay to be excited i'm here to say something about the people who got butthurt, again it's not OP i'm just using their tweet for the reference.

I'm having a fucking headache so i hope what i'm saying makes sense.

So Jungkook said that he'll be releasing a mini album (an EP) in November, he was asked before whether he'd go on tour and that boy clearly said that he'd like to but he wouldn't have enough songs for a tour. Another thing would be how the boys keep on insisting on a reunion in 2025 which also means that they're all enlisting sooner or later in a way that would allow them to actually all be done with MS in 2025. Jungkook himself said in one of his lives that he would be enlisting in the upcoming months, how many months that is? We don't know at the very least we know it should come after his album is released.

Now motherfucking Ryan is over here talking about a damn tour and to make it worse some suckers out there are getting butthurt over people telling them that they don't want to believe words coming from a random Ryan dude especially when JK himself shared his opinion on a tour.

For example this dumbass

First of all, no one is forcing JK to enlist this is a decision they all took according to the plans they have later because whether you like it or not they are still part of a group called BTS in case you've forgotten so the question here is who tf are YOU to be projecting?

Second of all, sooner or later JK will HAVE to enlist anyways and we all know that as long as their MS is not done yet there are a lot of restrictions they might be facing so why on earth would JK want to sit quietly on a lot of shit he might want to achieve very soon but can't because he has to do his MS first?

Third of fucking all, Yoongi was able to tour because he has 3 albums and a total of 30 songs now tell me genius how do you tour with an EP? The most any of the other members (or at least the vocal line) can do is perform in Festivals or music shows along with other artists because their solo discography doesn't allow them to do a whole 3h concert.

If JK already talked about this then in JK we believe, i won't let a random Ryan dude set up JK making him sound like a liar and later if JK doesn't tour, he'll be the one to be mocked by haters, they'll start saying shit like "he promised to tour but never did" even if JK himself didn't promise shit.

So let's be a bit mature and not just spread anything said by people who are not the members themselves or the label itself. Yes a tour sounds very exciting but let's not spread misinformation unless it's confirmed later.

Salutations.

[evaxoxoblog]

22/5/24

damn it's been almost a month. that's crazy; time really flies. i'll probably be posting even less over the next month or so bc I have my mocks coming up (that's preparation exams btw) and I need to revise a lot. I've done some maths and physics already today.

life is cool atm; new skz single but I haven't really listened to it since we're boycotting it now? not that bothered if I'm honest; they've done way better songs in the past, let's be real. I've listened to more ateez recently too. and p1harmony. i love p1h. i was literally just watching harmony forest ep.5 of season 2. its so good aaaa.

anyway, i love skz as well obviously. i got maxident for my birthday which was cool; I pulled changbin and minho. i got the jisung sticker too which is in my phone case lol. i also got the hyunjin mini poster. god, I adore that man. i bought miroh recently too. (pull: jeongin twice and seungmin). i love miroh sm. its such a good album.

i had a good birthday too; my dad took me into town and offered to buy me something, so I got a cool t-shirt. not gonna say the brand bc it's a local small business and even though no one reads this I don't want anyone to know where I live haha. it's a cool shirt though. i also saved up some vouchers for a record/cd shop. i got 'no thank you' (little simz), 'gorillaz' (gorillaz) and 'whatever people say I am, that's what I'm not' (arctic monkeys). all very good. then my dad took me to a Korean restaurant and I tried tteokbokki for the first time. it was so good oh my god. def recommend. he also bought me some second hand cds: iggy pop and john coltrane. he insisted. I've listened to the john coltrane one and its good.

also been listening to tyler the creator, frank ocean, de la soul. i like them all. v good. i want to expand my music taste; especially since my dad loves hip hop. he's been getting me into that.

anyway, thats how life has been. i cant remember if I've said my best friend's name before but I'm gonna assume I haven't (?). either way, we've been getting closer again. i love her. both of us and her friends: P, L and A, have formed some sort of band? its pretty funny. they did a cover of karma by jojo siwa and recorded it on my friends phone. I'm apparently singing now. its funny. they've also come up with other original songs but if I said the names I might get my account taken down. anyway,

x eva

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#3

Analysis - 4Kids And An Enhancement They Added To Yugi and Mai's Duel

When it comes to 4Kids, some of their decisions and choices have been mocked for several a right reason, such as forcibly trying to Americanize certain things and being too afraid to step on parent's toes by bowderlizing many things (though some is understandable even if I may not agree with it, given how moral guardians can act). But sometimes, 4Kids did try to polish the story so that things could flow even just a little bit better. And one such case would be Yugi and Mai's duel in the Duelist Kingdom finals.

In the field between the two, Mai is able to grasp a significant lead on Yugi/Atem due to him not playing at his best, but the reasons for that differ in the languages. In the original Japanese version, Atem basically allows Mai to gain such a lead because he doesn't take her seriously and is focusing on fighting Pegasus. Now, that doesn't sound very much in character for Atem, given how he takes every opponent he goes up against, even when the stakes don't involve high-risk magical shenanigans, seriously and doesn't underestimate them even for a millisecond. And keep in mind, Mai won at least 15 Star Chips (5 extra to pay Yugi back for his kindness) from duelists that Pegasus deemed worthy enough to grant an invite to. And for those of you who don't know (however few it may be), this alarmingly out of character moment also occurs in the manga, which is rather startling. So, what does 4Kids do?

4Kids manages to have the reason for Yugi and Atem's poor performance early in the Duel have to do with a distracted Yugi and fully tying up a mini-arc from when he had his rematch with Kaiba, and lost when Yugi chose to call off his attack with Celtic Guardian when Kaiba pulled out his ultimate Trap Card, Castle Battlement Ledge, with the Pharaoh all too willing to win even knowing that Kaiba would likely end up hurt. When Mai tried to give him Star Chips to replace the ones he lost to Kaiba, he's still too shaken to respond to her and Téa picks up the slack for him, winning them in a duel against Mai. Now, you think that would be the end of it? Not quite. What follows after that but before the Duelist Kingdom finals tears open that barely healed wound. The event in question being Pegasus defeating Kaiba and stealing his soul and the subsequent nightmare Yugi has of Pegasus' captives on monoliths and Yugi's grandpa telling him to use the Millennium Puzzle's power to counteract Pegasus' Millennium Eye.

Yugi's able to put on a brave face and have the Pharaoh duel, but it's clear that what happened isn't just something that would go away in one episode. Subsequently, Yugi wants to get the Duel over with before he thinks Atem gets any ideas about trying to use the Puzzle's power to hurt Mai (remember that in the anime, Atem managed to swap the places of Bakura and Yami Bakura's souls so that they didn't run the risk of sending their good friend to the graveyard). As a result he tries to keep Atem on a short leash and refuses to have him try and work with him, thinking that outmuscling Mai will get the duel finished with faster. Which ends up to their detriment. But it does get resolved, with Mai's help.

Mai still retains her abrasiveness in the 4Kids dub, but the dub also remembers her character development and her desiring a fair fight and win against Yugi. She can tell that he's still hurting, and in her own caring, but rough way, tries to help him get back on track by forcing him to confront the problem, pointing out how Joey taught her to confront her issues head on and to trust in her herself and her own abilities. This in turn finally allows Yugi and Atem to conclude their mini-arc, the former finally choosing to fully trust in the latter again. Atem even apologizes for going against Yugi's wishes of not wanting to win even if it meant hurting someone. As a result of their resolution, they are eventually able to triumph over Mai.

In a case of understated brilliance, 4Kids' dub doesn't add a plot hole but undoes a startlingly out of character moment from Atem done for forced drama. And ultimately, uses these changes to put an end to a mini-arc of Yugi's character development in a satisfactory way. And all without making anyone out of character.

*EDIT: fixed some spelling errors.

16 notes - Posted September 28, 2022

#2

Just recently I rewatched Yugi and Kaiba's rematch at Duelist Kingdom and boy, it was still as painful as it was when I was a kid. But ultimately, as much as Kaiba's stunt with the ledge still pisses me off, Téa giving him a dressing down for such a cheap tactic is still one of my favorite scenes. She minced no words in telling Seto how much of a spineless coward he was to do that, especially when you consider that he could have won the very turn he used Monster Reborn. But there's one detail I noticed, and that was in Kaiba's face.

When Téa went off on him, the expression he has isn't one of nonchalance, but one of rage. And it's also telling on his face that, even if he won't admit it, he KNOWS that Téa is 103% right. Unlike him, Yugi never compromised his principles, and given he has plenty of reason to hate Kaiba, given how he sent his grandfather Solomon to the hospital and ripped up the Blue-Eyes White Dragon he won from him. This one (of a surprisingly smaller than purported number of speeches she's claimed to give) speech from Téa completely craps on Kaiba-boy's ill-gotten victory, even before Pegasus utterly humiliates him in their duel.

Also, it reminded me why Téa is one of my favourite Yu-Gi-Oh! characters even today: she always sticks by her friends and won't tolerate anyone's crap being flung at them. Even if she has nothing to gain, she won't let anyone treat her friends, especially Yugi, badly.

25 notes - Posted September 29, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

I imagine that when Summer was pregnant with Ruby, both she and Taiyang asked Qrow if he would love to be an uncle to their budding little red rose. Even if he shared no familiar blood with Ruby, and Raven's desertion of the family could call Qrow's own connection to them debatable, Taiyang and Summer for all intents and purposes considered Qrow a brother-in-law, if not a brother in soul and family overall.

I can imagine that Qrow actually cried tears of happiness at Taiyang and Summer telling him that he's family, especially after everything Raven and everyone else in the Branwen Tribe put him through throughout his entire life. Especially with him reeling over Raven running off on Taiyang and their little yellow sun dragon.

38 notes - Posted July 22, 2022

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[bitchyfoxymama]

Ouija - Multifandom x GN!Reader

Warnings: Major character death, horror, gore, Multifandom, death and destruction, Ouija usage, demons, blood,

A/n: this was such a fun one to write! Happy Halloween babies! Be safe and remember check your candy!

Halloween night, the night once a year where it's ok to take candy from a stranger and when adults such as yourself and your group of friends get together and use a ouija board, although this time it was different and you had no idea what was in store.

 

*****

 

“Who brought the board?” Rhaenyra asks while clearing off the decorations from the dining room table.

You pulled the infamous board out of your bag, “here it is, me and Criston grabbed it on the way here, kinda strange that it was in the children's section” you said smiling and laying it on the now clear table.

“So you have to be 21 to drink but 8 to summon a demon? Sounds about right” he says while walking right behind you.

“Steve and I brought the snacks,” Poe says, coming in with Wanda . They were kind of like the responsible ones in your group. 

Responsible enough to tell you when to grow up and stop fighting but not responsible enough to tell you to put the board down and get the hell out of there. 

“I bought the candles like Y/n told me," Remus says while coming out of the kitchen with a slice of pizza in one hand while also holding a shopping bag full of white candles. He places the bag on the table next to the unopened box containing the board, as he goes to the little table covered in snacks.

The next two people to arrive were Eddie Munson and Steve Harrington, best friends since kindergarten, but they act more like brothers.

“What's up bitches!” Eddie said as he walked in holding a case of beer. 

“Sup losers” Steve says while walking in holding his collection of Star Wars, every single movie up to date. 

“Alright so it's 6:00 right now, and we won't  start the game until around 3:00 am because we all know the best time to start the game is at the witching hour” Poe said while holding a beer. 

We all shook our heads in agreement and went into the living room to start our mini Star Wars marathon.

For some reason you'd been getting these weird feelings, the kind that tell you what you're about to do is dangerous. 

You tried telling your friends but they just brushed it off and Eddie told you to stop being a pussy. As you continued your marathon the feeling wouldn't go away.

 

***** 

 

This was now or never, it was finally 3am, you turned off all the lights and lit all the candles. You were sitting around the dining room table in a circle in this order: you, Poe, Eddie, Rhaenyra, Remus, Steve,Wanda, and Criston.

You were tasked with reading the rules, “Rule number one: Don't play alone. Rule number two: Don't play above a graveyard. Rule 3: whatever you do, always say goodbye” you say looking around the table.

“OOOOOOOOO, I'm so scared!” Eddie said laughing.

You glared at him “Don't mock the spirits idiot! Now everyone, put two fingers on the pointer,” you placed your fingers on and the others followed suit. “Alright now Nyra why don’t you start by asking the first question” you say looking at him.

“Alright then, is there someone here?” Rhaenyra asks the board and as expected nothing happens, but being the stupid kids you are she asks a second time, but unlike the first time the pointer starts to move slowly to ‘YES’. You all kinda freaked out considering this was the first time it's ever done something in all the times we've used a board.

“Alright which one of you assholes is moving it?” Eddie asked skeptically, but you knew he was just as scared as the rest of you.

“Uh none of us are moving it Eds” Steve says.

“Alright why don’t we all just take our fingers off and just let Nyra have her fingers on” Wanda said, taking his fingers off the pointer.

“Wait why me?” Rhaenyra says in disbelief that Wanda was willingly volunteering her. You took your fingers off.

“Alright well Nyra you keep your fingers on it and ask a question that no one else would know” Jin said.

“Yeah!” Poe put in his two cents while drinking more beer.

“Alright well, what am I thinking of right now” we all watched in shock as the planchette began spelling out P-O-E. You jumped out of your seat and stepped away from the table.

“Nope nope nope! Fuck that!” You said panicking, “No, we need to say good bye now!” just as you said that the planchette began moving in a figure 8 and then the candles all blew out.

“What the fuck?” Criston said just as he was thrown out of his chair. You were still in the corner freaking out about the entire ordeal. The others got up and looked around nervously as Steve went to relight the candles.

“Guys calm down, I'm sure it's nothing” Eddie said, getting cut off by Wanda plunging her hand through his back and holding his heart, Eddie’s lifeless body falling to the ground.

“Whoa what the actual fuck!?” Remus yells backing away from Eddie's body.

Wanda or whatever the hell that is took a bite out of the still beating heart. 

“Mmm that was quite yummy” It said with a smile on its face while blood dripped down its chin.

You all ran out of the room and all in different directions, you ran up the stairs and into a closet, Poe and Steve ran towards the back yard and woods, Rhaenyra ran to the downstairs bathroom. Criston and Remus ran for the front door.

You were sitting in the closet as you silently prayed that your other friends are safe. You could hear Wanda walking up the stairs and walk past you calling out your name, taunting you. 

You bit your tongue because of one small noise and you’d be a goner. After a minute or so you heard him pass me again and walk back down the stairs.

 

*different point of view*

Rhaenyra was quietly hiding in the bathtub, trying to stay as silent as she could while also hoping her other friends were safe as well. She heard footsteps and whistling come closer and closer to the bathroom door.

“Rhaenyra, oh Nyra come out darling and make this easier on yourself. I promise I'll make your death quick and painless.”

Rhaenyra had to cover her mouth so she could stop the sob from escaping her mouth. She sees the doorknob turn and the door bursts open.

“Ah there you are Nyra! I've been wondering where you were!” the demon possessing Wanda smiles evilly.

“You stay the fuck away from me asshole!” She said while pulling the towel holder off the wall and swinging it. She dodges with ease and Wanda jabs it into her.

“What the hell?” she says confused.

“Stupid girl” Wanda grabs Rhaenyra by the hair and plunges her head through the toilet seat and into the water watching as the bubbles slowly stop.

“Stupid girl if only she listened to me i could have made her death painless but no she wants to try and stab me.” Wanda pulls Rhaenyra’s bloodied and wet body out of the bathroom and tosses it into the living room.

 

*End of POV*

 

You were still in the closet when you heard fighting in the bathroom where Rhaenyra ran too. Moments later you heard silence and a dragging sound.

‘God i knew we shouldn't have played with that fucking board and now that we have all of our friends are dead!’ You internally yell at yourself, I peek out of the closet and make a run for the back door, just as you're about to open the backdoor something wet and warm hits my face. 

I looked up and to my horror and disbelief you saw Steve impaled and hanging from the chandelier in the living room. You're about to let out a scream but a hand covers your mouth and pulls me into the pantry. I start to fight and punch.

“Y/n stop it's Poe.” You turn and see Poe somehow still alive.

“Wait, how are you still alive if they got Steve? I thought you two ran out to the woods?” You asked.

“We did but he didn't want to leave Eddie and by the time I got back it was already too late.” he said, running his hands through his hair.

“So much for just being paranoid huh? I told you all not to play with that fucking board but you called me a pussy and said i was overreacting!” You whisper yelled at him.

“How the fuck was i supposed to know we'd all be fighting for our lives?!” He said.

“Alright well i'm not going down without a fight so you stay here i'm gonna run to the kitchen and get a knife” you said looking at him.

“Alright i'll try and grab the board” he said with his hand on the door knob.

“Ready? 1…2…3…now!” you ran to the kitchen while Poe ran to the dining room.

You almost made it to the kitchen when you’re flung into the wall.

“Oh no you thought you could beat me by simply getting a kitchen knife? How cute” Wanda says, standing over me. She flings me into the nearby cupboards and you’re left bleeding from a head wound.

“Now to find Poe'' she walked out and you got up bleeding from a wound in your abdomen. You make my way to the living room where you seePoe. He notices you and smiles but in a split second just like Yoongi, Poe is on the floor dead while Rhaenyra holds his heart. It's at that moment that you notice Remus and Criston’s bodies laid out next to Rhaenyra.

“Oh you thought you won? Haha that’s cute, humans are so stupid now a days” she turns and begins walking to the hallway, with the last bit of energy you have you take the glass shard out of your wound and stab her straight through the chest.

“Yeah well not this one asshole!” you watch as the lifeless body of your best friend hits the ground.

    You pick up the ouija board lying next to Poe and begin a fire in Rhaenyra’s fireplace and toss it in and watch it burn. The heat warms your skin, I begin limping out the door,before everything goes black.

 

*****

 

You’re awoken from your nap by Wanda “Y/n come on it's time to play the game” she says smiling.

“It was all a dream?” you whisper to yourself, you walk into the dining room and see all my friends very much alive. “Hey guys, how about we not play the game today?” you say picking it off the table and tossing it in the fireplace and setting it ablaze.

[simpingandshitposting]

I Will Always Find You

Source

Dabi x f!Reader

A/N: I would just like to say. I don't understand why a minigun is called a minigun when there's absolutely nothing "mini" about it.😐

When I was picturing this scene in my head, I knew what the imagery was that I wanted to create, but I didn't know what the weapon was called. Googled it. And I was upset bc I was worried that my imagery wouldn't come across the right way since the name didn't match what it looked like😭 so I hope ya'll know what I'm talking about when I mention it lmao

Also, idk how often this is used or not but just in case, I wanna clarify that v/n means villain name :) or just use ur real name if you want lol

Anywaysss, as always feedback is appreciated and I hope u guys enjoy❤️

@haru-x-ren

Warnings⚠️: 18+, smut, unprotected sex, multiple orgasms, creampie, kissing, groping, fingering choking, biting, hair pulling, rough/aggressive, begging, dacryphilia, praise kink mentions of blood and bruising.

Summary: After a mission gone-wrong, Dabi is taken away into police custody and you don't see him again for 3 years. When you do, he's a little different. Reconsidering his villain path and how it affects you. But most importantly, he's needy to feel what he's been missing out on for so long.

Word Count: 7.1k

Y/N quirk: "Vision". When activating your quirk, you can see and hear thru objects that abstruct your view. For example, you can see thru a wall and listen to the conversation happening in the other room as if you were standing there yourself. Your irises glow (any color you'd like) when activated. It's not a very flashy quirk but very useful to your partner in crime. It makes getting Intel so much easier as well as thoroughly planning out attacks. But to make up for the lack of flashiness, y/n likes to tinker with support items, much like Hatsume.

"Ready?" Dabi asked, raising a brow. You nodded your head with a big smile on your face. "You remember the signal?"

"You should know better than to come at us alone" You recited the line the two of you had gone over multiple times, mocking his tone of voice. The corner of his lips turned up into a small smirk. "Good girl." He paused, adjusting the metal cuffs on his sleeves. "Alright, let's go make some chaos, baby" he pressed a heavy kiss to your lips before pulling away and stepping towards the door of the large building. You lifted your right arm that held a device you made yourself, strapped to your wrist. A grappling hook released from the small cannon and hooked on to a ledge a few floors up. "Hey" you called out to him one last time. He turned his head to look at you. "Be careful, okay?" He smiled at you in a way that said "don't worry, everything will be okay." And he gave you a wink. With that, you clicked the button on the inside of your gloved palm, sending you up to where your device was hooked to.

Once you reached the ledge, you peeked thru the window, assuring that no one was in the room. Thankfully, the window was unlocked so you didn't have to make any extra noise by breaking the glass. Once you slipped thru the window, you snuck out of that room and into an empty hallway. You'd memorized the floor plan for this building, determining that a small broom closet on the second floor was right above where Dabi would be. You found said broom closet, double checking to make sure no one was there to see you. You closed the door to the small, compact room. You pulled out another, bigger device from your backpack. The one you always had on hand at every mission, full of all your little projects. This weapon is about as big as your torso, and very powerful. You position the legs of the weapon on the floor, and raise your hand to your neck. You press a small button on your necklace. Dabi's matching one vibrated against his collar bone, alerting him that you were in position. You activated your quirk, looking thru the floor and seeing the small group of people below. Pro-Heroes Kamui Woods and GunHead were in the room, surrounded by a few smaller up-and-coming heroes.

You watched as Dabi waltzes into the room below, catching the attention of the heroes. You angled your weapon so that once it breached the floor, it was headed straight at the two pros. "I'm not interrupting anything, am I?" Dabi spoke in a cocky tone of voice. That attitude of his you loved so much. "Dabi!" Kamui called out. He began to extend his tree-like arm in an attempt to capture him before he had a chance to attack, but Dabi was too quick. He immediately put up a wall of blue flames, separating him and the pro Heros. "Come on now. You should know better than to come at us alone." That was your cue. You pulled back the lever on the weapon in front of you, and hit the small red button on the side. There was a loud noise and you knew you had breached the floor. Your hit evidently missed GunHead, who had stepped out of the way only moments before, but hit Kamui head on.

He was on the floor, bleeding, and missing an arm. He cried out in pain and you grabbed the weapon, dropping thru the whole you had created. Once you landed with your knees bent, you stood up straight right next to Dabi. You grabbed the handle on the side of your weapon, holding it like a minigun and aiming it in their direction. You pulled the lever back in its original position, switching the weapon to rapid fire. You smiled wide. "Miss me?" GunHead started shooting in your direction, but Dabi was quick to extend the blue wall. Surrounding you both in flames. This was so none of the heroes could see you and pin point your exact location in the room. Of course a heros first priority is to keep people safe, so you knew full well that he wouldn't fire aimlessly into a room full of people without a definite target. But with your quirk, you could see thru the flames just fine. You immediately started firing your large weapon at the heroes, taking them all down so easily.

You and Dabi made a great team. When the two of you met, you were just joining the league of villains. Tho he had already been a member for well over a year at that point. Dabi trusted no one. But he somehow opened his cold, chained up heart and came to trust you immensely. Almost more than he trusted himself even. The two of you were true partners in crime. Creating more chaos together then either of you ever could have under the control of the league. You both had become feared among the majority of the population, with your relentless attacks against hero society.

We'll bring them all to their knees.

Something that had become almost a motto for you and Dabi. And neither of you could have ever imagined getting as far as you have.

As soon as you thought you're mission was over. Goal accomplished and message sent, someone came busting thru the wall to your left. An unexpected participant. You didn't have much time to react as you watched the hero students from U.A. coming in your direction. "Shit." You mumbled under your breath.

Dynamite was the first to charge you head on, throwing a blast that knocked you across the room. Deku wasn't far behind, managing to land a blow on Dabi. He got to his feet quickly and started fighting the young hero. Throwing balls of fire at him left and right.

You didn't plan for this. The two of you were supposed to be gone by the time any more heroes showed up. It threw you off and suddenly you couldn't focus. Dynamite charged at you again and suddenly a wave of blue flames knocked him from your trajectory. "STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM HER!" You heard Dabi scream as he threw Dynamite away from you. The look on his face was demonizing. He was angry. Angry that anyone dared to lay a hand on you. You were his. And he was extremely protective over what belonged to him. You were the only real home he'd ever known. And he'd be damned if he was gonna let some punk kid hurt you.

Shit was going south. You watched, tucked in a corner, as the look on Dynamite's face shifted to something more psychotic. "ILL FUCKING KILL YOU, SCAR FACE" He screamed, charging at Dabi. You finally come to your senses as you realize your boyfriend is facing two heroes all by himself. You start to internally panic, but keep your calm on the outside. You stagger to grab the weapon you dropped when being flung across the room. You aimed it high, rampaging the two of them with hot bullets. It distracted them just enough for Dabi to blast them both backwards and put up another wall of flames. You grabbed his arm and rushed out of the building. As soon as the two of you get just a few feet away from the building, you pressed another button that was hidden in the waist band of your pants, connected to your belt. It set off all of the bombs you hid in the building a few days prior. Dabi groaned in pain as you pulled him into a back alley way. "Always thinking ahead, aren't you doll?" He coughed on his words, spitting up blood in the process. "That should buy us some time, but not much." He clenched his abdomen where you noticed blood was starting to pool on his white shirt.

"shit, baby are you okay?" You put your hand over his on the wound. He coughed again. "I'm fine, but you gotta get outta here." Your gaze left his bloody torso and met his half-lided blue eyes. "What?" You said, confused. "I think they went this way!" You heard a faint voice calling in the distance. Dabi heard it too. His expression was unreadable. "You have to-" he coughed up more blood. "You have to go y/n."

"What? No! Touya I'm not leaving you here!" He was quick to retort. "I said GO!" He yelled at you. "...I'll be alright." His voice switched to a softer tone. You looked at him with wide eyes, a tear falling from one of them. "I'll find you, okay?" He put his hand to your cheek, wiping the tear away with his thumb. "I will always find you." He kissed your forehead with a heavy breath from his nose.

"Now leave and get somewhere safe, please." He pushed you away, and as he said those words, a few more heroes came around the corner into the alley way. Without taking even a second to hesitate, Dabi bursted out the biggest cloud of blue flames you'd ever seen him make. He was straining himself, pushing far past his limit. You could see it on his face. "GO!" He screamed. You didn't have time to think so you did as he asked. You ran.

You made it behind a building and used your grappling hook to get to the roof. Once on the rooftop, you peered over the edge. You weren't ready to leave him there, not yet. Even if he did beg you to go.

You watched as Dabi continued to push himself, and suddenly his flames died out, black smoke pouring from his skin. Dabi slumped over and fell to his knees. You were confused for a moment, and then you realized. You watched Erasure, hair defying gravity and eyes glowing red, wrapped Dabi in his white scarf. Dabi didn't have the energy to resist. He was badly hurt, and now vulnerable without his quirk. Tears began to well in your eyes and you covered your mouth with your hand, not daring to make a sound.

Dabi smirked with his head hanging low. "Long time no see, old friend." Erasure stepped closer to him. "Where is she?" Dabi stayed silent. Erasure tightened the hold on him, making him groan in pain. "Where. Is. She." He demanded, punctuating every word. Dabi laughed hysterically, lifting his head to meet Erasure's gaze. He spit blood in his face before he finally answered. "You'll never find her."

You heard the sound of a helicopter and frantically hid behind some stacked crates on the rooftop. Your breathing was shaky as you rummaged thru your bag, grabbing a black hoodie and quickly pulling it over your head so you couldn't be recognized immediately. Tears stained your cheeks as you thought about Dabi, down there all by himself. Sacrificing his freedom to protect you.

~

You managed to make it home, undetected. You walked into the little hideout that you and Dabi shared. It felt...empty...coming home without him. When you stepped thru the door, you noticed that one of you had left the tv on before heading out on your mission. The news was plastered on every channel.

Footage of Dabi being put in quirk-canceling cuffs and thrown into the back of a police car, hauled away to God knows where. The headline read "Infamous villain, Dabi, finally taken into police custody." You sat down on your couch, listening to what the female reporter had to say.

"Today there was yet another attack on a hero agency. This time pro Heroes GunHead and Kamui Woods falling victim to this week's attack." The camera panned to an ambulance with Kamui being lifted in on a gurney. You had a small smile at the sight of the hero, helpless and in pain. "There have been no deaths reported this time, but many injuries, including Kamui, Woods being badly injured in the attack." The camera panned back to the female reporter. "U.A. hero students, Deku and Dynamite, thankfully we're nearby on patrol when the attack occurred. The villain Dabi was captured by Erasure and is currently being taken down to the station for questioning." You sighed as the screen switched to someone's cellphone recording of Dabi being put in the police car again. "Whereabouts of his partner, v/n, are still unknown. Police are currently not releasing much more information than that. Stay tuned for more updates on the situation." The tv switched to a commercial. You put your elbows on your knees and buried your face in your palms. You gave a deep, pained sigh, letting a tear fall from your eyes, picturing Dabi right before his flames gave out. He fought so hard to give you a chance to get away. And in a way, you knew that was him reminding you how much he loved you.

You had a realization. Now that they had Touya...they wouldn't stop looking until they got you too. You wiped away your tears and walked into the bedroom you shared with Dabi. His clothes were still strewn all over the floor from that morning, bed still unmade. His phone charger still sprawled across the nightstand and his shirt that you slept in laying on the mess of sheets.

You walked past it all, not wanting to think about it. You dug thru your closet, finding a dark blue suitcase and a matching duffle bag. You began to pack it full of things. Clothes, toiletries, your tools and a few other items. You went into the back of your closet and removed the part of the wall that led to a hidden compartment. You grabbed the large stacks of cash and the fake ID's the two of you had prepared Incase you needed to run. You left his, and a couple stacks of cash there, just in case.

You threw all of the things in your bags and stared at his shirt that laid on the bed. It was his favorite shirt. For no other reason than the fact that you bought it for him. Even tho you ended up wearing it far more than he did, but he didn't mind. You grabbed the shirt and held it up to your nose. His scent was prominent on it.

No matter how many times you washed it, or how many times you wore it, the smell of him lingered on the fabric. You decided to take it with you, throwing it in your bag with everything else. You grabbed the burner phone you kept in your night stand and shoved it in your pocket. Then proceed with removing the SD card from your current phone and powering it off.

As you walked back out into the living room, you heard the news still going. The reporter was holding a microphone to the two young heroes. "WHEN I FIND THAT PSYCHO BITCH IM GONNA KILL HER!" Dynamite yelled into the mic, raging. Deku pulled him back by the arm. "Uh I- I think what Dynamite means is that we're gonna do our best to find v/n and keep this city safe" He beamed into the camera. You picked up the remote and turned off the tv before leaving out the back.

It was getting late and the sun was starting to set. You pulled your hood over your head and put on a face mask. You would have put on sunglasses too, but that would be suspicious at this time of day.

You walked to the nearest convenience store. Not very many people were inside, but just enough for you to be cautious. You quickly grabbed a few snacks and drinks, a bottle of ibuprofen and a box of hair dye. once up to the counter, you fake coughed a few times. Attempting to make them not question why you were wearing a face mask. You put all your stuff on the counter and picked a pack of gum from the lower shelf, as well as a blue lighter from the case next to you. "Can I get a pack of those too, please?" You pointed to a box of cigarettes behind the cashier. They turned, grabbing what you asked and scanning it. "Going on a trip?" The cashier gestured to the suitcase next to you, making small talk as they continued to scan the rest of your things. "Uh, yeah. Going home from visiting my parents." You lied. They just nodded their head and put all of your items in a bag.

"three thousand yen" they spoke, looking up at you. You pulled out your wallet and paid in cash. You headed out the door quickly with your bag, on your way to the nearest subway station.

You got there just in time for the last train to show up. You went up to the ticket counter, doing another fake cough like you did in the convenience store. "One ticket for Hiroshima please." You slid the money in the whole of the bullet proof glass, already knowing how much the ticket would cost. He handed you the ticket, not paying much attention to you. The train arrived shortly after and you got on with a small group of people.

You found yourself a seat in a back corner somewhere where there weren't very many people. Once your ass hit the seat, you let out an exhausted sigh, followed by a yawn. You check the time on your burner phone. It was 11:30 pm. You got comfortable and prepared for your 8 hour train ride out of the city.

This was a back up plan you and Dabi always had in case you ever needed an out. Neither of you ever thought you'd need to use it, but still kept it ready to go just in case. Although...you never thought you'd be sitting on this train without him.

You stared out of the window as the train began to move. Now that you had finally stopped moving, your adrenaline was wearing off and your entire body started to feel sore from being thrown across the room earlier in the day. You reached into your bag and grabbed the bottle of ibuprofen and Gatorade you just bought. You pulled down your mask and popped two pills in your mouth, taking a swig of the drink. You swallowed the pills and relaxed into your seat. Before long you ended up passing out from pure exhaustion and an adrenaline crash.

By the time you woke up, nearly all of the people that got on the train with you were gone, and it was an entirely new group of people. The sun was shining through the glass window, it was morning. You checked your phone. 7am.

"Next stop, Minami Ward, Hiroshima Prefecture." You heard a female voice call over the speaker. Your stomach was screaming at you, having not eaten anything since breakfast yesterday. You reached into your bag and grabbed the chips you'd bought at the convenience store.

~

After finally making it to your stop, you found a nearby motel, showing them your fake ID and paying for the room in cash. Once in your room you turned on the tv, searching for all the news channels. You were desperately trying to find anything about Dabi, but there was nothing. But you weren't completely surprised, why would any news channels cover something happening 7 prefectures away?

You were tempted to look it up yourself, but you didn't think it was safe yet to power up your cellphone. You dug thru your bag again, pulling out the box of hair dye you bought. You went into the motel bathroom and sighed. You opened the box, dumping its contents onto the counter. You didn't bother reading the instructions and just started mixing the products that you knew went together.

~

You stepped out of the shower, droplets of false color running down your skin. You stood in front of the sink and stared into the mirror at your new look. You felt your necklace vibrate, and out of habit you got excited. Did he manage to get away? Was he coming to find you? You pressed the button and vibrated it back. You waited a few seconds and hit it again. Still nothing. Your expression saddened, realizing that he was probably still in cuffs and with the police.

You'd hoped he'd have a plan and would come to find you soon, however long "soon" was.

~3 years later ~

It's been a long time since you've seen Dabi. After about 3 weeks, you bought a new phone and stopped using the burner. You went online and looked up the incident in Musutafu. The number of headlines and articles about Dabi being arrested were countless. You found out that they sentenced him to life in prison for all the people he's killed and destruction he's caused. There were YouTube videos of him in court and they made you cry. You knew you'd never be able to see him again and it shattered your heart. But there wasn't anything you could do about it.

After leaving the city, you spent a couple weeks at the motel. You considered getting back in the game after a while but it just didn't feel right without Dabi by your side. So you eventually settled on just living like a normal person. You got a job and an apartment with your new identity. All of your coworkers and neighbors have no idea who you truly are. They think you are some quirkless girl with a big family back home. The exact opposite of the truth. You hated this version of yourself but it was your best and only option. You'd gotten used to it after a while and after 3 years, it just became normal.

~

It was a Tuesday. It was like any other day. Wake up, go to work, come home, and do it all over again. It was late, around midnight when you'd finally started to be on your way home. You were exhausted and wanted nothing more than to just go to bed. As you were getting in your car, you felt your necklace vibrate. You always wore it because it, and his shirt were the only things that you had. You paused. This necklace hadn't vibrated in years. You put your hand on the necklace and you were about to hit the button to vibrate it back, but you didn't. You knew it wasn't him. There was no way it could have been him. The battery must have been acting up, or it's just shorting out because it's old. You made up excuses and waved it off like nothing. You ignored it and just headed on your way home.

You unlocked your apartment door and you walked in, it was freezing. Maybe you left a window open? Or forgot to turn the thermostat up before leaving? You flipped the light switch and set your bag down on the kitchen counter, throwing your keys next to it. You walked into the small hallway next to the kitchen and checked the thermostat. "63 degrees? Jesus" you mumbled outloud to yourself. As you were turning up the temperature, you heard something. It sounded like a groan coming from the other room. You froze. Was there someone in your apartment??

You turned around and activated your quirk that you haven't used in over a year. You peered into the living room, thru the wall. The lights were off. You saw that the window was open, and the silhouette of a person on your couch. You started to panic a little. You stepped back into the kitchen and grabbed one of your biggest knives.

You held the knife in front of you defensively and walked slowly back into the hallway. You turned the corner and quickly flipped the lights. You froze as the intruder on your couch raised his head to look at you. Your breath got caught in your throat and a tear fell from one of your eyes.

"Hey doll, miss me?" His words were strained and he clenched his abdomen in pain. You immediately dropped the knife, making a thud when it hit the carpeted floor. You ran over to the couch and landed on top of him, pulling him into the tightest hug imaginable. He groaned in pain, and you tried to pull away, realizing that you hurt him. But he wouldn't let you go. He tightened his hold on you and pulled you back into him, letting you know that he didn't care about the pain and just wanted to hold you.

You sobbed into his chest and he caressed your hair. You lifted your head to look at him. "How are you-" you began, but he answered before you finished. "You didn't think I'd let them keep me locked up forever, did you doll?" He smirked. You paused before asking him another question. "How did you find me?" You sniffled. He raised his hand to your face and wiped away your tears with the back of his knuckle. "Like I said, I will always find you." He pulled your face to his, forcing you to push up on your toes, and pressed a kiss to your lips. His hand tangled in the back of your hair and pulled you in to deepen the kiss. You relaxed your weight on him and he groaned again. You pulled away from the kiss and this time he let you. "You're hurt" you stood from the couch. He sat up straight, holding his abdomen again. "It's nothing serious, just got a little beat up on my way out" he laughed and then groaned in pain again. "Come here, let me help" you held out your hand and his gaze lifted to meet yours. He sighed and took your hand as he stood from the couch. He let you lead him to the bathroom. You tapped the counter top twice, signalling for him to take a seat while you dug thru the cabinet for your first aid kit.

Dabi sat up on the counter and proceeded to take off his shirt, letting out yet another groan when he lifted his arms. You looked over, and your face turned a light shade of pink. It had been so long since you'd seen him, and you were still just as attracted to him as you used to be. He leaned back against the mirror and closed his eyes, relaxing his previously tense muscles. You took out all the supplies you needed and set them on the counter next to where he was. Your eyes roamed his torso, noticing all of the dark purple bruises that littered the healthy portions of his skin. The small drips of blood that leaked from where it was sewn together. You grabbed a soft wash cloth and soaked it in warm water. You leaned over him and gently cleaned the blood. He opened his eyes and they roamed your features, studying you. "You look different." His voice was calm. Your eyes darted up to his for just a second before returning to his torso. "Yeah, so do you" you gestured to his now white hair from the lack of dyeing it while in prison.

a small smile crept up on his lips. "You still look just as beautiful as the last time I saw you, y/n." Your words got caught in your throat and your face turned red. All you could do was give him a smile while you put the bloody rag in the sink. You proceeded to put some pain revealing cream on all of his bruises, making him flinch in pain every time you put a little bit of pressure.

"There, that should help." You wiped off your hands with a clean rag and stood up straight. Without hesitation, he pulled you into another hug. He wrapped his arms around you and squeezed tight, burying his head in your neck. "I missed you so much baby" his words sounded pained. You'd never heard him talk like that before. Like he was afraid to let you go. You leaned into the hug and kissed the skin on his shoulder where your head was buried. "I missed you too, Touya." He let out a deep sigh, hearing you call him that. You were the only person he allowed to use that name, or even knew about it, and he hadn't heard it since the last time he saw you. "Don't ever leave me like that again, okay?" A tear began to roll down your cheek. "I promise, I won't." He squeezed you a little tighter.

The two of you stayed that way for a little while before you finally pulled away. "You're probably starving, let me order some food." You wiped away the tears that stained your skin and walked out of the bathroom. Dabi hopped off the counter and followed close behind you. You made your way into the kitchen where you'd set your bag and began to rummage thru it, looking for your phone. "I know how much you like wings, and there's this chicken place around the corner that is just SO good." He watched as you opened your phone and started ordering food, smiling at your excitement.

~

"Oh my God, those were so good!" Dabi boasted about the food. "I know right? Some of the best wings I've ever had" you picked up both your plates and took them over to the sink, beginning to wash them. You heard him stand from his seat and begin to walk towards you. "I missed eating real food" he joked. You let out a small laugh. "Yeah, I don't imagine prison food tasted all that good." You felt his arm wrap around your waist and his chest press against your back. "You know what I missed even more tho?" His voice got quiet, almost a whisper. He pushed your hair aside and laid a soft kiss at the nape of your neck. Your face immediately flushed as you shut off the water. "W-what?" Your voice was a bit shaky. He immediately bit into the soft skin of your neck, forcing a whimper from your lips. "Those pretty sounds you used to make for me." He smirked against your skin and kissed the bite mark he left. You bit your bottom lip and closed your eyes as you felt his hands trail up the sides of your body. He grabbed at your hips and tugged you backwards into him, pulling your ass against the growing bulge in his pants. He kissed your neck again. "Every night, I pictured that adorable look on your face when I used to fuck you dumb." His voice was a low growl, digging his fingers into the Doughy skin at your hips. "Tell me, doll..." His hands slipped inside your shirt and his hips pushed you against the counter forcefully. "...how often did you think about me?" He found your breasts and palmed them thru your bra. "e-every day" you let out a small moan and leaned your head back against his shoulder. "Every s-single day Touya." Your face was bright red and you felt the slick gathering in your panties. You clenched your thighs together when you felt one of his hands push past the waist band of your pants and dip into your folds. You hadn't been touched in so long and his warm fingers felt like heaven. He rubbed slow circles around your clit and you pushed your ass against his crotch. Letting out small quiet whines as he worked your sensitive bud. Your hand curled around his arm and held on for support, gripping at his muscles. He loved the way your body responded to his touch, always so sensitive for him, and only him. He continued kissing your neck, marking his territory. "Can't wait to feel that tight little pussy of yours fuck-" he whispered in your ear, breathing out a small moan at the end just from the thought. "All mine" he growled, shoving two fingers inside of you and making you moan loud. He loved watching you whine and squirm under his touch. It was his favorite thing.

He continued shoving his fingers in and out of you, your first orgasm approaching quickly. Your body was slightly quivering and he wrapped an arm right under your breasts, keeping you up straight. He shoved his hand inside your bra and started twisting your nipple between his finger and thumb. He felt your walls clench around his digits and he knew you were close. He curved his fingers and that was enough to send you over the edge. "ngh- fuck!" You yelled, breathing heavy and continuing to moan as you rode out that orgasm, creaming all over his fingers. His pace slowed and then he pulled out of you. He dragged his hand out of you pants and shoved those two fingers in your mouth, making you suck on them. And you did so gladly. He smirked and whispered in your ear once more. "Always so good for me, even after all this time." He kissed the base of your ear and then gently tugged on your lobe with his teeth.

He pulled his fingers out of your mouth and turned you around to face him. He could tell your legs were a little weak, so his hands cupped the back of your thighs and he lifted you to straddle his waist. "let's finish this in bed" you wrapped your arms around his neck and leaned against him as he carried you to your bedroom, peppering soft kisses on his neck the whole way there. You landed on the bed with him on top of you. He pressed a heavy kiss to your lips, shoving his wet tongue down your throat. Your hands snaked into his white hair, pulling him closer to you. The kiss was hungry, like you'd both been starving for each other the past 3 years. And you were. His hands slid inside your shirt again, fingers grazing over your familiar soft skin. He pulled your shirt over your head, and unclipped your bra, pulling it off as fast as he could so he could return his lips to yours. Once your breasts spilled free, both of his hands cupped them and squeezed while your tongue continued to dance with his.

He grinded against you, dragging his clothed erection across the growing wet spot on your pants. He moaned into the kiss, desperately looking for friction. He pulled away from you again, practically ripping your pants off. He threw them across the room and then eagerly removed his own.

When he pulled down his boxers, you watched as his dick bobbed under its own weight. The same piercings lining his shaft, just like you remembered. You bit your bottom lip, remembering what the metal bars felt like dragging against your walls. His lips crashed on yours yet again, like he couldn't get enough of you. You felt his tip slide against your wet folds, coating himself in the sticky liquid before you felt him breach your entrance. The sound he made while going in was heavenly. he gave a throaty moan, feeling you so tight around him. And you were indeed tight, not having felt him in so long. You whimpered as you felt his large member stretch you open to accommodate his size. Only half way in and you were already seeing stars. He pushed in more, bottoming out as you both cried out in pleasure. He didn't move for a minute, savoring the feeling of being buried so deep inside you. You flexed around him a few times, walls fluttering. He was trying desperately not to cum on the spot.

"Fuck I missed you so much ngh-" his words trailed off as his lips connected to your neck. He began to pull out of you, struggling bc of how tight you gripped him. He moved slow at first but it didn't take him very long to grow impatient. He stood on his knees and grabbed your legs, pushing them as far up as they would go, folding you in half. You cried out very loud as he began an ungodly pace. "Nghuh fuck- oh fuck-" he whimpered, wrapping a hand around your throat. He squeezed tight and your breath caught in your lungs. Your mouth opened wide, letting out strained moans of pleasure. Your eyes rolled back in your head and he leaned over you, spitting in your mouth. You swallowed it and then stuck your tongue out for another, which he graciously gave you. Normally, he didn't rush. He'd edge you and make you beg him to fuck you. But right now? He felt like 3 years was a long enough wait and both of you deserved to feel good.

He was approaching an orgasm quickly, and the way he was abusing your g-spot, you were not far behind. "Ugh fuck- Touya, please I'm g-gonna- NGH-UH!" You screamed, cutting yourself off with the massive orgasm that plagued your body. The way you cried out for him sent him over the edge and he filled you to the brim with his white, sticky cum. You both panted heavily as his pace slowed just a bit. He removed his hand from your throat, leaving a bit of a bruise behind. He leaned down to kiss you again, not as aggressive this time. "I'm not done with you just yet, doll" he pulled out of you and flipped you over on your stomach. He watched the cum leak out of you and groaned at the sight, making his dick twitch and stay hard. Feeling a bit more satisfied from one orgasm, he decided to tease you a bit. He rubbed his tip over your clit, ghosting over your entrance. You moaned and pushed backwards, trying desperately to get him back inside you. He smacked your ass hard, making you yelp and turning the skin red. He squeezed it with both hands, kneading it like dough before smacking it again. Tears started to well in your eyes and you pushed back on him again. "I w-want more" you whined. He continued to rub against your clit. "What's the magic word?" He teased. "P-please" you said quietly. You felt him grab a chunk of your hair and yank you backwards. "say it like you mean it doll," the tears fell down your cheeks as you cried out for him. "PLEASE! Please ngh-" before you even got to finish your words, he was buried all the way in you once again. "Good girl" he praised, pounding into you. The sound of slapping sweating skin filled the room along with your cries of pleasure and his loud moaning. He held on tight to your hair and smacked your ass again and again. The sensation he was creating was overwhelming and another orgasm was coming fast. The squelching sound of your already cum filled pussy being pummeled was getting louder.

He leaned over you, pushing your face into the mattress, his chest flush with your back. He reached around and started rubbing rough circles on your clit. Your walls tighten around him and you screamed out again. "That's right baby, cum all over my dick fuck-" He sped up, making your orgasm last longer then it should have. He whined as you milked him and he reached his second orgasm. He repeated a sting of curses as he filled you up once more. Watching it pour out past him at the sheer amount that he released. You continued to cry and whine, still coming down from the last little bit of your climax. He pulled out of you slowly, he felt so sensitive. You were absolutely weak beneath him, just the way he liked it. That same adorable fucked-out expression he remembered plastered all over your face. He ran his hand over your ass, giving the red skin a gentle squeeze. "Let's get you cleaned up." He left the room and came back with a warm wash cloth. He continued to watch as your pussy pushed out all of his cum and watched it drip onto the sheets. He wiped it away and got you all nice and clean.

You were too fucked out to be coherent on your own, so he turned you back over to lay on your back, getting you under the blanket. He made sure the door was locked and the lights were off before coming back to the room.

By the time he came back, you'd gained a little bit of sense and could form words. He climbed into bed next to you and you snuggled up to him. He wrapped his arm around you and let you lay on his chest.

You could hear his steady heartbeat and it was the most comforting sound you'd ever heard. "Hey, Touya?" Your voice was quiet. "Yes doll?" He turned his focus to you. You lifted your head from his chest, looking up at him. "Are you planning on getting back in the game?" You asked, referring to the devious things the two of you used to do together. He let out a sigh, thinking about his answer. "I think we should lay low for a while... But-" he paused, finding his next words. "I don't ever wanna put you in that kind of danger again. Or have to leave you again..." He sighed again, trying to figure out how to explain himself. He shifted a little bit, facing more towards you. "I don't wanna give up on our goal." He tucked some hair behind your ear. "But I wanna keep you safe. You are the most important thing to me, y/n" he gave you a weak smile. He didn't used to talk like this. Being in prison and away from you for so long must have really done something to him. You nodded your head and laid back on his chest, hearing his heart beat again. "I'll go wherever you go, so we'll figure it out together. But no matter what I'll still be by your side, okay?" You closed your eyes, getting comfortable. "Okay." He smiled, rubbing comforting circles on your shoulder. what did he do to deserve someone who was so loyal to him and willing to follow him anywhere. He didn't know, but he was happy he found you nonetheless.

[mummifiedgoose]

since a few people were down with the FNAF x Ghoul Boys cross over here's some of my thoughts about what they'd be up to into this universe :)

Also, ignore the actual cannon of the FNAF universe cause I don't know everything about it so some of this is definitely off the mark lol

Shane and Ryan are security guards at the Mega Pizza Plex

They meet because they were hired at the same time and have been best friends since (like Buzzfeed)

They hang around each other all the time, even when they aren't assigned the same shifts

Their coworkers hate them for how often they're in their own little world talking about God knows what and not doing their jobs

God forbid you end up on the same shift as them they will third wheel the shit out of you

Shane likes to antagonize the animatronics cause he knows it's not in their programing to ever hurt him for it

Ryan loses his mind when he does this cause they're 8 feet tall hunks of steel that hold grudges and "They have emotions, Shane!"

Shane told Roxy "Good job" once and she decided he was her favorite immediately. Shane's a little weirded out by it but he thinks Roxy's funny so it's cool

Ryan snuck Chica a fresh pizza once and she lost her mind. She still hasn't stopped thanking him.

Monty absolutely joins in on making fun of Ryan's height

Freddy thinks both of them are bad influences on the kids and the animatronics (on account of all the swearing and slacking off) but Ryan tries to make it up to him by being real nice

Shane booped Freddy's nose once and it sent the band into chaos because they didn't know his nose squeaked. They were late getting on stage that night

Sun adores Ryan because sometimes he'll sit and draw with him

Ryan thinks it's sweet but he's still pretty cautious

Shane isn't the fondest of Sun because he creeps him out and is too high energy and he absolutely hates Moon because he's even creepier

However, Shane does put on little puppet shows in the daycare occasionally

The kids love it and Sun absolutely LOVES the handmade puppets

Shane makes one of Sun and he nearly cries

Ryan mocks Shane for his puppets but he thinks it's nice (like puppet history except family friendly so it's cuter and has less lore)

Shane hates DJ music man and finds him absolutely horrifying but Ryan, surprisingly, is kinda pals with him

Ryan used to be scared of him but he realized that while the other animatronics are overly emotional and kind of unstable DJMM literally just wants to vibe and make music and he likes that

DJMM will pat Ryan on the head as greeting. He tries to do the same to Shane but Shane freaks out.

Shane and Ryan are the reason there's a mini music man loose in the vents

Shane makes lil hats for the wet floor signs

Ryan is super polite to the cleaning and security bots and even convinces Map Bot to try to give a map to Shane every time they see him

Shane hates map bot because of that

If one of them is working and the other is off the clock they'll still hang out with each other

Too often one of them (usually Shane) will abandon their normal shifts just to go where the other one is patrolling

They're friendly with Vanessa even though she gets pissed that them for screwing around so much

They do listen to her which she appreciates

They're the only people who notice that something is up with her as time goes on

Ryan eventually ends up doing research on the Fazbear company as a whole and comes into work the next day with a case file full of info and print outs, a cup of coffee, and an insane look in his eyes

Shane tries to brush it off but is admittedly uncomfortable with all the disappearances and conspiracy

They agree that William Afton was super suspicious and Shane condemns him to hell

Shane convinces Ryan that all of that was a thing of the past and they have nothing to worry about and while Ryan does drop it neither of them forget about it

Ryan brings it up again when kids start going missing in the area and again, Shane tries to convince him that it's no big deal but he can't even convince himself

As for the actual story of Security Breach, I have some stuff thought up but it's not perfect. If anyone's interested in hearing about that please let me know! And if anyone wants to talk about this funky lil AU PLEASE share your thoughts because I am DYING to talk about it. FNAF and the boys are my two main hyperfixations so I have a whole lot of thoughts lmao

[im-in-love-with-pizza-bites]

Diabetic

Holland Family X Sister!Reader

Summary: A day at Disney with your family as a diabetic.

Warnings: Diabetes, low blood sugar, fluff, idk probably more.

Reader's age: 14

Original ask: "Tom Holland’s sister where she is diabetic thx"

A/n: Yep! Thank you for the request I hope you like this! Everything I know about Type 1 comes from the Internet, it probably won't be accurate. Sorry I accidentally posted this before I finished it so I lost the ask.

You were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when you were around 6. It was worrisome for your parents, and your oldest three brothers, while you and Paddy didn't really understand how dangerous it really is. Harry, Sam, and Tom were able to better understand seeing as they were 14 and 16. You on the other hand just knew that you brought gummies along with you, each of your brothers also brought a bag of gummies along with them if they were with you, you had an insulin pump, and you were learning how to check the pump along with your blood sugar levels. Your family also learned how. The key was keeping you safe, and while you were still young, it was best if everyone in your family knew how to help. Eventually, Harrison even learned just by watching you and your brothers. Only in a few emergencies did he actually need to help you. Mostly when you were still little.

You were in the states for vacation. Your family was at Disney land. You were currently in the room you, your parents, and Paddy had at the hotel filling your bag up with the necessities for going to Disney, well as a diabetic at least. An autograph book, extra insulin, blood pressure monitor, emergency gummy bears for in case you need to raise your blood sugar, glucose meters and test strips, lancets, alcohol wipes, and a tiny bin to toss your used lancets in, and then two reusable water bottles one with water another with juice. Once it was all in you were ready.

"You ready to go?" Paddy asked walking into the mini kitchenette area of the hotel room. He grabbed one of the small bags of gummy bears stashing it in his pocket. It was a habit he has picked up, he has done it since you were 6. Even now when your able to be responsible for yourself, each of your brothers still find themselves grabbing a bag. Even if they aren't with you.

"Yep!" You zipped the bag up putting it on your back. "Where are we meeting Mum and dad?" You asked him smiling.

"The lobby. Tom, Harry, and Sam should be waiting there too. You have everything?" He asked.

"Yep! Let's go!" You grabbed his hand and pulled him out of the hotel room. He laughed making sure the door was locked before following you to the elevator.

"Slow down Princess!" He exclaimed.

"Speed up slowpoke!" You mocked sticking your tongue out at him.

"Div!" You rolled your eyes clicking the button.

"See you got here." You crossed your arms.

"I did." He rolled his eyes. You laughed walking into the elevator.

Once downstairs your family were all in the lobby waiting for you two.

"You got everything?" Nikki asked you. You sighed, that was the most frequently asked question in your house.

"Yes mum."

"Gummies? A juice just in case?" She interrogated some more.

"Yep and Paddy grabbed a pack, I have juice in that flask and water in this one." You pointed at the two reusable bottles on either side of your bag.

"And you have extra insulin?"

"Mum I think she's got." Tom came to your rescue. "Did you grab the autograph book I got you though?"

"Yep! It's all in my bag!"

———

The day was going great, you met multiple characters, you went on multiple rides. Right now you were standing in line for Splash mountain with Tom and Harry. You shuffled a bit feeling dizzy. You leaned on Tom as you grabbed your bag off your bag.

"You okay?" Harry asked.

"Yeah I'm just dizzy." You stated, grabbing your glucose meter, and Lancet.

"Maybe you should sit down. At least on the floor?" Tom asked you. You nodded moving forward in line before parking yourself down on the ground. "How's your blood sugar?"

"I haven't checked yet." You mumbled before pricking your finger with the Lancet, then putting your finger on the glucose meter. After doing so you sucked on your finger and looked at the meter.

"Well?" Harry asked you.

"I'm fine always am." You assured before taking a sip of your juice

then grabbing your gummy bears.

"Mate that doesn't mean we aren't going to worry. You sure you can go on the ride?" Tom asked you watching you eat a handful of gummy bears before rolling the pack closed and shoving it into your bag again followed by your glucose meter

"Yeah." You smiled putting your lancet in the designated trash bin that is in your bag. Tom helped you up and moved in line. You took a swig of water before putting both water bottles in their original places.

"Maybe after the ride you should head back to the hotel. I'll come with you." Tom offered. Luckily you guys were staying at a hotel in the park.

"Fine." You mumbled.

———

Nikki smiled walking into your's and Paddy's bedroom in the hotel room. You were curled into a ball laying up against Tom who was asleep on his side in the direction of the tv that was playing a move of some kind. They had come to get you and Tom to go out to dinner.

"Get up." She said quietly shaking the both of you gently.

"Morning mum." Tom mumbled tiredly.

"It's 6pm darling." She said.

"Oh. Y/n get up." He shaked you a bit.

"Go away." You mumbled rolling away.

"Don't make me do it." Tom teased. You peaked at him, glaring at him before going back to sleep. "You forced my hand." He stood then picked you up over his shoulder.

"Put me down!!!" You screamed kicking him. He laughed setting you down.

"I warned you."

"Whatever." You grumbled grabbing your bag and following your family out of the room.

Tom laughed giving you a big smile. "Her Majesty is cranky." He said as you glared at him. What other way would you want to spend a day at Disney than with your brothers.

[atsumiye]

um, wrong number?

summary: on a night out, atsumu manages to get his next flings number. written on a flimsy napkin, they scribble a cute “call me” and their number. however, the next morning atsumu realizes the last few digits are smudged. with his superb guessing skills, he manages to guess the last 3 digits….or what he thinks is the 3 digits. so what happens when atsumu texts y/n some raunchy messages? he gets called a pervert.

masterlist ll prologue ll one

“Mom, I promise I'll be fine. I'm really excited to be back and I'll try my hardest to find a job. Plus I won't be alone, Shugo will be here too!” Placing the phone between your head and shoulder, you lean down to grab your suitcase from the belt, placing it on the ground and lifting the handle up.

“Sweetheart, I know you'll be fine, I'm just worried since its your first time being without us.”

“It was bound to happen mom!” Looking around the pickup area you spot him. At least a foot taller than every person in the airport, it's quite hard to miss him.

“Mom, I'll call you once i get back to my apartment, okay? I see Shugo. Love you, bye!”

Hearing your mom mumble an 'I love you too' back, you hang up the phone and walk towards him, a large smile plastered on your face.

“Shu!!”, you yell while running into his arms for a long overdue hug.

“Hey Y/N, its good to see you again” he mumbles into your hair.

At the age of 4 years old, your family had packed up and moved into a quiet neighborhood in Tokyo. They had promised you that moving would be a great time, as they were moving next door to their old high school friends who happened to have a son only 4 years older than you. From the moment you met him, the hearts in your eyes never disappeared. Your parents spent so much time together, and to your excitement, that meant that there was no way to avoid each other. As you both got older, (and the amount of his rejections lessened), you both saw a beautiful friendship blossom.

Helping you move your things into your new apartment, Meian says “You know, its actually quite nice.” He drags in your suitcase while looking around the small apartment.

“The price is also quite nice” you sigh as you begin to unzip your suitcase, "The landlord knew my parents so he was willing to give a bit of a discount, but I'll still need to find a job soon."

“You could have just lived with me until you found a job,” he looks at you as you hand him a pile of clothes to place in the dresser.

“I could have but I won't.... don't really want to live with you.” you flash a grin and he looks at you with mock offense.

“I think I would be a great roommate.”

“I never said you that wouldn't be, however, that offer would have been great when I was confessing my love to you every week.” You tsk at him before you both begin to laugh, as you think back to how many times you confessed to Meian...and how many times he rejected you.

He pulls a serious look on his face and as he begins to say something, your conversation is interrupted by his phone ringing.

“I'll be right back” you nod, as he leaves the room to answer the call. You begin to look around your bare room, planning how to decorate it enough to not feel so empty. The rest of your things will be shipped in next week, and although you did bring quite a bit with you, you know you are still missing some essentials. As you begin to make a mental checklist of things to buy on your next store trip, Meian enters the room.

“So, my team wants to get together at a club to celebrate our new season, do you want to come?” He asks while he walks up next to you, slinging an arm around your neck and looking down at you.

You lean your head against his shoulder and look up to meet his eyes as you say, “Honestly, not really. I'm exhausted and I need to finish unpacking too.”

“Then I'll stay and help-”

“No, no it's alright. You are literally the captain, you cant skip it." As he tries to argue with you, you begin again, "It's fine, I think I'm old enough to know how to unpack my things by myself.”

You both start to walk towards the front of the apartment. Opening the door for him and turning to face him, you remember something “Oh wait! I wanted to give you an extra key just in case.” You run back to your room and return to the entrance holding a silver key with two key chains connected, one of a black 'M' and the other, a mini photo of the two of you before you left Tokyo. “I even got you some cute key chains so you don't lose it!”

Handing him the key, he grabs it and smiles “I'll lose it? If anything you'll be the first one to lose your own key.”

“Hey!”

“Alright, well I'm gonna head out. Text me if you need anything alright? I'll be back to see you soon.” He places the keys you gave him in his pocket.

He opens his arms, letting you slump onto him and wrap your arms around him.

“Alrighty, see you later Shu, and have fun!”

As he starts to walk towards the elevator, you yell “Don't do anything I wouldn't do!”

And as the elevator doors close, he sends you a wink.

Yeah, you missed Japan.

prologue: reunion time!

riya's notes:

- this was meant to show more of meian and y/n's friendship, plus i thought it was fun to write :-)

- i hope you enjoyed this little prologue, and chapter one will be out soon!

taglist: @satorinnie @speakfrenchbetweenmythighs @tetsuhoes @namyari @tabipleats @yamstadashi @lilith412426 @haikyuuwifu

[adamruz]

Valentine’s Day

Summary: Adam has a special surprise for Kim. A splash of angst with a lot of fluff.

Word Count: 1119

Kim woke up to the sound of her apartment door closing. She walked out to the living room and saw Adam removing his coat and noticed a beautiful bouquet of red and pink roses on the kitchen counter. Without Kim knowing, Adam ordered the flowers weeks ago and had a special night planned for months because he remembered how much she really loved Valentine’s Day deep-down, even though she’d never admit it.

“You got me flowers?” Her question came out with a more surprised tone than she wanted it to.

“Well, I didn't know what to get for my ex, who's also my partner, who’s couch I’ve been sleeping on, and am moving into a new apartment with permanently. There wasn't exactly a manual.”

Kim smiled and responded, “I think it's very appropriate and I really appreciate it, so thank you.” She handed over a bottle of Adam's favorite whiskey she had hidden away in the back of the cupboard because she didn't want to admit she purchased him a gift in case they weren’t on the same page. In a mocking tone, she said, “Now this is what I found to be appropriate for the guy who’s ruined my couch and kept my daughter safe when I couldn't.”

“Ruined? It wasn’t exactly the most comfortable thing to sit on before I moved in,” Adam was quick to respond.

Before Kim let herself get too caught up in their friendly banter, she asked, “Adam, what are we doing here?”

“What do you mean?”

She tilted her head to the side, annoyed that he didn’t understand what she was hinting at. “We got each other gifts for a holiday that's meant for two people in a relationship.”

“And your point is?”

“What are we to each other? Other than complicated, I mean.” Kim went to walk out of the kitchen to get ready for work to try and avoid the rest of the conversation early in the morning, even though she was the one who started it.

“Why don't we do something to change that,” he asked slyly.

"Adam, it's too late to back out now. We already signed the lease and I can't afford a three bedroom apartment on my own. Plus Makayla is already so excited." Kim of course jumped to a conclusion with her response when at no point had Adam mentioned moving out and not being there to help with Makayla. She was always trying to find a way out and she hated it, but it was Adam and she should’ve known better.

He rolled his eyes in response. "Kim, I meant us. And if you're ready..." He leaned in to whisper the rest in her ear and she was captivated by his scent and him being super close to her, she almost didn't hear the rest of his sentence. "Dinner. Tonight. I'll pick you up at 7. Don't be late."

Dinner on Valentine's Day she wondered. There was no way he didn't already have reservations which meant he had been planning this for weeks. Now she felt extra guilty she accused him of wanting to move out and have a family with anyone else.

They were both still standing extremely close to each other and neither wanted to separate until they heard a noise in the back bedroom. Makayla walked out and Adam handed her a smaller version of Kim's bouquet and she was so excited. As she hugged Adam, she exclaimed “no one's ever got me flowers before!" He was making Kim's decision very easy at this point to agree to have dinner with him tonight.

Later that night, Makayla and her babysitter, Emma, were helping Kim get ready for her surprise dinner with Adam. The three of them decided on a black mini-dress with a pair of red heels. Kim was finishing up curling her hair in the bathroom when she was presented with a question that made her instantly nervous about the rest of the night.

“So is this a date,” Emma innocently asked.

Before Kim could respond, Makayla interrupted and yelled, “YES!”

Laughter erupted throughout the entire apartment. “Well, I hadn’t thought of it like that, but I guess it is.” It was Adam though and she trusted him more than anything, so her nerves started to calm down.

At 6:55pm, there was a knock on the door. Kim wondered why Adam just didn’t come in the door as he lived here and also had a key, but she assumed he was taking this night seriously and was being a total romantic. After all, it was their first official date with each other since the engagement ended. Makayla ran to the door and he picked her up after she greeted him with a hug. Kim stumbled out of the bedroom as she was still slipping on her heels.

Makayla watched Adam as his eyes caught Kim and he looked at her in awe. "She looks really pretty, right?"

"Yes, she most certainly does," he responded without ever removing his eyes from Kim.

Kim looked up from her heels and almost melted at what she saw. Adam was standing in the doorway in a gray suit and navy tie holding her daughter on his hip. She was getting a good glimpse into her possible future life with their little family and was so thankful that she hadn’t lost it all the previous year.

He let Makayla down and Kim quickly closed the gap between them. It was as if they were both floating on air and no one else was in the room. "Is this worth all those nights you spent apart from me," Adam smirked as he gestured to his suit.

Kim chuckled at his question and nodded as she responded, “I guess I deserve that.”

“I wasn't sure if we'd ever get here again, even with all of my begging.”

"Adam, you know no matter how much time we spent apart, I never stopped loving you." There was almost no space between them now as they were caught up in each other’s eyes.

Emma cleared her throat to remind them that they weren't alone. "You two better get going or you'll be late."

Adam turned to grab Kim's coat and put it around her before she leaned down to give a goodbye hug to Makayla. “Be good for Emma, bud,” Kim nicely requested of her daughter.

“Have fun,” Emma and Makayla yelled in unison after them as they walked down the hall.

By the elevator, Adam asked Kim "I guess you answered my question, but just to be sure, are you ready for this?"

She reached for his hand and confidently answered as she grinned, "yes, yes I am."

[mileapokp1677]

Three Steps to Win You (CH 14)

Title: Three Steps to Win You

Rating: M

Pairing: DaddyChan/Tankhun, Kinn/Porsche, Vegas/Pete

Category: M/M, AU Nerd-Jock

Summary: Accidentally, scientist Tankhun Theerapanyakul embarrassed footballer Captain Chan "Daddy" Knight in front of his coach, teammates and fans. He had to fulfill three tasks from the captain before his apology was accepted.

Chapter 14

(Tankhun POV)

"How the fuck did you get to this floor?" hissed Chan, who finally turned his body to face the woman, who was still a mystery to Tankhun, angrily. 

She was gorgeous, alright. Her eyes were large and round, with a pair of naturally thick, bow-shaped eyebrows. She had high cheekbones, a sharp nose, plump lips, and a firm jawline. Not only was the face beautiful, her figure was also ideal. Tall and slim with curves in the right places. She tied her long jet black hair on top of her head, creating the illusion that she was even taller than her actual height, though she was still shorter than both Chan and Tankhun. The fact that she wore designers head to toe (Balenciaga black corset mini-dress, Loubie black classic pumps, and YSL red Loulou shoulder bag) complement her look perfectly. She was so well aware about parts of her body that needed to be flaunted, Tankhun is willing to bet his salary for a year plus bonuses, that this woman came with a mission.

Whoa! Did Chan just utter a curse word?

Tankhun's suspicion that this woman had once been an important part of Chan's life grew stronger. You wouldn't be this emotional toward someone if that wasn't the case.

"Jimmy always has a soft spot for me," answered the woman, a triumphant smile tugged at her lips. It was clear that she felt that she had the upper hand.

Chan just clenched his fists and chose to remain silent and ignore her words, but Tankhun was pretty sure that Jimmy, sooner or later, would get a taste of Chan's anger.

"What do you want?" asked Chan, cold as ice, before adding, "Not that you deserve it, but you have 60 seconds."

"I have a proposition for you," she said. The smile on the lips that were covered in blood red lipstick changed from triumphant to sickly sweet, but still with a calculating undertone. Tankhun almost let out a snort and called out this manipulating woman, but this was none of his business, so he decided to zip his mouth and only observe the situation.

"The answer is no."

"You haven't even heard a word of my offer," she retorted, her lips slightly pouting oh-so-prettily (Tankhun almost snorted again). And of course, now she was whining, trying to look hurt, though her eyes were still calculating as hell.

"I don't need to hear a thing to know that it's bad," affirmed Chan. 

"I had no idea you'd still be this angry with me, darling, " she said. "I know I've hurt you badly, but I really think you've already moved on."

The triumphant smile was firmly back again on her lips, while Chan got more emotional and tense.

Fuck! This woman knows exactly how to handle Chan.

Tankhun put his hand on Chan's back and stroked it gently to calm him down. And that little gesture seemed to finally alert her to Tankhun's presence, even though she tried very hard to act like she wasn't aware.

"Congratulations on your special award, by the way. I'm so proud."

What award?

It seemed that Tankhun wasn't the only one wondering about the award in question as he saw Chan was also startled for a moment, before he sneered.

"I'm not going to waste my breath asking where you got that information. I guess, dull, monotonous, and not at all exciting, only applies to footballers, but not to officials in the federation," Chan said sarcastically.

The smile, that seemed to be getting more and more annoying by the minutes, was still firmly on the woman's lips, she wasn't affected by Chan's sarcasm at all.

Oh! This bitch!

"Just say what you want and get the hell out!" yelled Chan.

"Let me be your date at the award ceremony," requested her straightfully, without any pretense.

"Finally, she utters some truth," mocked Chan as he saw the woman in disbelief.

"I believe this will benefit both of us," she added without the slightest shame.

Chan snorted, and could only shake his head at the woman's words. How could one person be so shameless? Even Tankhun, who didn't have all the details, could hardly contain himself.

"Benefit?" jeered Chan. "I doubt that very much. Not only do I have to share the spotlight, not that I care about that, with you, but I still have to spend time with the most unpleasant human being? No, thanks."

Oooh~ burn~

"This is just your emotion talking, darling. Deep down you know that I'm the perfect date for you," retorted her unabashedly. "I'm drop dead gorgeous, I know how to handle the media and audience, and I know all the right people."

Tankhun gasped. He shouldn't, but he couldn't help himself. Apparently, he has never been face to face with a true narcissist before, and he used to think that he was one.

"Stop talking and listen for once," ordered Chan curtly. "My answer is no and always will be no."

"I'm doing you a favor here, Chan. You're not going to find a better date than me and time is ticking," stated her confidently, still not giving up.

"As a matter of fact, I do have a better date for the award," announced Chan as his hand slowly crept up to Tankhun's waist.

Uh oh...

Chan swiftly pulled Tankhun's slender body toward him and put the scientist right in front of him, and then hugging Tankhun from behind and resting his chin on Tankhun's bare right shoulder.

"Let me introduce you to my boyfriend, Tankhun. Baby, this is Anna, the ex from hell."

God damn it, Chan!

******

(Chan POV)

Shit! What have I done?

But it's too late, and now, Chan could only hope that Tankhun would be willing to charade once again for his sake, just like when he helped him in front of Coach Vadim last month.

Anna looked at Tankhun from head to toe in arrogance, and Chan subconsciously tightened his arms around Tankhun while looking at his profile expectantly, waiting for his decision.

"Stop this bullshit before you two are humiliated, I can smell PR stunt from afar," accused Anna, her confidence was truly on another level and it made him sick.

"Why? Because you're a fake?"

Chan thanked all the deities that his (his?) Doctor had the most sassy mouth on the planet.

"Besides, I'm a scientist, what good is a PR stunt for me? I don't need clout."

"You're a scientist?" asked Anna, clearly shocked.

"Yes, Dr. Tankhun Theerapanyakul," stated Tankhun clearly, introducing himself. "Feel free to google me so you can see for yourself, my fabulousness in the microbiology field."

"Why do scientists like you date footballers like him?" asked Anna, who Chan was sure still hadn't recovered from her shock.

"Are you seriously just asking me that?" Tankhun asked her back, before turning his head to his right so that his cheek almost touched Chan's, and asking him, "Is she being serious?"

Chan could only chuckle in response to Tankhun's confused face.

"What's so funny about my question!?" shrieked Anna out of the blue. "It is weird that a jock like him is dating a nerdy like you!"

O~h, boy...

"Oh, my~ are we still in high school?" taunted Tankhun as he giggled like crazy.

"Shut up, you little b-"

"What? Bitch?" Tankhun cut her off instantly. "Honey, don't make me give you a mirror so you can meet with one."

Anna was livid, her face flushed almost the color of her favorite Dior red lipstick. Chan will never forget that shade of lipstick, because he paid for a lot of them, among many many other things, while they were still together.

"My sweet Caramello is the sweetest and very kind," told Tankhun calmly, as he deliberately pressed the back of his body, from the back of his thighs to his shoulders, to the front of Chan's body. They were tightly pressed together, there was absolutely no room between them, even for air. "I'm sure you're not blind, and can see with your own eyes, how hot my man is."

Chan immediately felt dizzy, several things invaded his mind at once, he didn't even know where to start, which point he had to understand first. That the Doctor, unknowingly to Chan, had a nickname (Caramello!?) for him? Or, that Chan was no longer able to lie to himself about his attraction to Tankhun? How could he deny it, when that beautiful body was sticking so close to him like this? He smelled so good and the skin on his bare shoulder that was right in front of Chan's eyes at the moment was crazy smooth. Let's not forget about that witty and sassy mouth that drives him absolutely mental, the mouth that Chan wanted to smack and kiss at the same time. And that ass, perky, beautiful, round ass, that was currently pressing closely to his crotch... Chan prayed to all the gods to give him all the strength, so he can control himself.

"Mello~ please tell your junior to behave, we have company," moaned Tankhun cunningly in a sweet tone, informing Chan about one thing that he was so worried about.

So much for control. Fuck me!

But Chan couldn't back down now, the show must go on, so he gently kissed the base of Tankhun's neck and whispered, "Forgive me, baby, my bad."

The captain could feel Tankhun's body shivering slightly and he was grateful that at least he wasn't the only one who was affected by this.

"You two disgust me!" said Anna, grunting in displeasure.

"Leave then, no one is holding you back."

"With pleasure," Anna replied, her eyes gleaming with a cruel intent. "Oh, a little bit of advice, tell your boyfriend to dress you up in a better outfit, you cheap sluts."

"Yet, you are the one who throws yourself at my boyfriend earlier," Tankhun said in a steely tone. "Who's the sluts now?"

Anna turned around in rage and left the two of them to walk towards the private elevator. Before the elevator doors closed, Tankhun, who was apparently still unfinished, made his final attack, "Oh, just so you know, I don't need a man to buy designer clothes for me. I have tons at home and got them all on my own."

The awkwardness came as soon as the private elevator doors closed. Chan and Tankhun moved away from each other at the same time, and neither one dared to look at each other's faces.

"I... uh...ehm... need to go to the bathroom first," stammered Chan.

"Ah... yes, you do that," responded Tankhun, who was still standing with his back to Chan.

"Okay."

"Wait!" yelled Tankhun suddenly.

"Yes?"

"Give me your car keys," requested Tankhun as he held out his hand. "I'll wait for you in the car."

"Good idea," replied Chan as he handed Tankhun, who immediately turned around and pressed the elevator button, his car keys.

Chan also immediately turned around and entered his penthouse to calm himself down. He covered his face with both hands while leaning against the door, with mixed feelings. He truly hoped this wouldn't destroy his relationship with Tankhun, because Chan really really liked him.

Oh God, this is madness!

TBC

[cg008]

ㅤㅤㅤLove is a strange phenomenon, they said.

ㅤㅤㅤIt is said that love is something that can be seen so easily but makes one blind at the same time. It is something like a mirage, a fleeting emotion that only those who acknowledge love could truly see by themselves. From all of the references he could gather, love is something abstract that is differently perceived by every living human. They have no definite meaning in terms of intuitive aspect, only to defined as a chemical reaction of a human's brain that heightens their sensation of happiness to the point of euphoria in different circumstances— something that the android wouldn't completely comprehend by himself.

ㅤㅤㅤ"What truly is love?"

ㅤㅤㅤHank stared at the android for a solid minute, being pulled under the stupid dilemma of his childlike partner as they both fell in silence of the car. Did the boy just asked a question to him or to himself? The old man tried to read the android's mind, seeing the buzzing yellow of his LED spinning in its buffering state.

ㅤㅤㅤ"Where did that even came from?" Hank decided to pry, startling Connor from his deep analyzation of his trouble understanding a human emotion. "Damn, don't tell me that you got your ass in love already?"

ㅤㅤㅤ"No, Hank— it just came across my mind," Connor replied with a faint shake of his head, keeping his eyes on the coin he was fiddling throughout the ride on the road. "Today is Valentine's Day, a day where people celebrate their love to their significant ones? Although my archives said that it was just a mere day of honoring a Christian Martyr named Saint Valentine."

ㅤㅤㅤ"Ugh, can't believe you'd even get troubled with that sappy shit. I'd even prefer thinking that it's just a stupid celebration of someone's death," Hank shrugged while revving off the engine of his car, pulling out the keys and leaning back to the driver's seat as he pondered along with the troubled android.

ㅤㅤㅤ"Saint Valentine did fulfilled something akin to resolution of people's love, although vague even for the Roman Catholic Church to consider removing his feast day on their calendar," Connor spoke as he flipped the coin up to the air— a habit of idling action while being preoccupied by his thoughts.

ㅤㅤㅤ"Eh, that sounds troublesome. Why even bother going deep into that crap if you only want to know what love is?"

ㅤㅤㅤCatching his coin midair, Connor raised a brow and stared cluelessly to the sweating old man.

ㅤㅤㅤ"I mean— Fuck, how in the world can I even explain that shit. Humans just celebrate whenever they want, really."

ㅤㅤㅤThey both stepped out of the car, welcomed by the cold breeze of the Detroit's midnight hours.

ㅤㅤㅤ"Do you celebrate Valentine's Day, Hank?" Connor curiously inquired, earning a mocking laugh from the older man leaning on the rail of the bridge. Spending a short break on the bridge had became their daily routine after their working hours, passing out the air of their stressful works involving both cases of humans and androids alike.

ㅤㅤㅤ"Fuck no, I don't," Hank scoffed after laughing, waving a hand to the android that also leaned close to the trail. "I'm too old for that crap already."

ㅤㅤㅤ"Have you celebrated it once in your life, though?" Connor insisted with a determined expression that stilled Hank from giving another dismissive response. The old man simply shrugged.

ㅤㅤㅤ"On my younger years, sure," Hank muttered as he gazed on the bright city across the horizon. "Just an act of giving flowers or other stuffs they like. Like mini Christmas, hell."

ㅤㅤㅤ"Oh, but only goes around in a theme of love," The android nodded as he fiddled with his coin again. "Then... What do you think of 'love', Lieutenant?"

ㅤㅤㅤA long silence lingered around them, only accompanied by the quiet ticks of the coin being flung on the air.

ㅤㅤㅤLove is something that you can give and take, only that your heart and mind could receive along with the memories of those who you loved. The sight of bright smiles, flowers and chocolate with a warm hug coming from the two persons he loved the most— Hank couldn't help but to let out a long sigh. It was something you cherish close to your heart, wishing to protect those who you love at all cost.

ㅤㅤㅤHe loves Detroit, his home— Sumo, his trusted hound— his pain-on-the-ass work— and even this stupid plastic prick he was now taking care of like a naïve child.

ㅤㅤㅤ... Of course, love is a piece of shit when broken, and the Lieutenant knows it well even until now that now softened up after all of the shits that happened just recently on his life.

ㅤㅤㅤ"Love isn't just some sorts of events like that, boy," Hank shook his head and looked at the attentive android that was long observing him from the silence. "If you feel like 'loving', then it'll be your heart that would decide if you love a certain thing or not. Hell, you can even just define what love is for your own good."

ㅤㅤㅤSeeing the deepening frown knitting of the android's brows, Hank rolled his eyes and placed his arm over Connor's shoulders— pulling him on his side while giving his back a pat.

ㅤㅤㅤ"Look, it's just like how 'like' works on 'ya. You like dogs, you say— but you spoil Sumo too much that it doesn't look just a mere 'liking' at this point."

ㅤㅤㅤ"Sumo is a good dog, he deserves to be adored!" Connor exclaimed, confused of the gestures from Hank that he only stiffed his body awkwardly. "Is adoring some sorts of 'love' as well, Lieutenant?"

ㅤㅤㅤ"Yeah," Hank simply shook his head and smiled, placing his hand on top of Connor's head. "You can't just define all of the things around you, Connor. If you think it's too vague, then just let it be— just like love as well. Love got a lot of forms, after all."

ㅤㅤㅤEros, Philia, Storge, Agape, Pragma, Ludus, Mania, and Philautia— uncommon words flashed within his HUD as Connor recalled his analysis from what the older man was pertaining. It all ties down just by being 'love', so he immediately released all the tabs within his HUD. To let things as it be is also called 'love', and 'love' is something that your heart and mind could only decide.

ㅤㅤㅤHe doesn't have the same heart and mind as humans do, but Connor slowly comes into terms of what he was trying to understand.

ㅤㅤㅤ"Then, would it be better if I just say that I 'love' dogs? Love seems akin to adoration, as what you have said."

ㅤㅤㅤ"Yeah, people will get a general idea about that," Hank nodded.

ㅤㅤㅤConnor simply watched the adoring smile his superior had been sporting for a while, head tilting in wonder of what else could be running on the older man's mind. Although it seems impossible for an android like him to fully understand what 'love' truly is, maybe he could simply make his own definition of it. After all, love has a lot forms to shape into— and it would surely form even for an artificial being like him.

ㅤㅤㅤ"I think I understand it now, Hank."

ㅤㅤㅤ"Yeah? Then, tell me about it."

ㅤㅤㅤWith a small curve lifting his lips up, the Connor just closed his eyes and leaned his head on the warmth of Hank's company.

ㅤㅤㅤ"Love is surely strange in its own ways, but it is also meant to appreciate the things that makes you feel 'alive'."

ㅤㅤㅤ"... Well said," Hank proudly chuckled and ruffled the Android's hair. "You're getting a grip on it now, boy."

ㅤㅤㅤ"Happy Valentine's Day, then... Hank," Connor smiled and hugged the older man back, one of the gestures where he felt 'love' that also happens to be the same one he had received after all of the hardships they've faced together.

ㅤㅤㅤAmused with the conclusion, Hank also returned the hug with a chuckle. It's been a long while since he had a bright smile with a hug as a gift for Valentine's, after all.

ㅤㅤㅤ"Yeah... Happy Valentine's to you as well, son."

[xeo-kunsatan]

Beast Choices Chapter 1. Diagnosis

Long time ago in Pacopolis... A Russian/Korean Woman have opened her consultory for the first time, ready to receive her first patient.

Muriel Plizetxki.

Age: 21 years

Gender: Female

Birthday: April 4th

Sign: Aries ♈

Race: Purple Sphere-Russian/Korean

Blood type: B+

From her office's door, her First patient have arrived.. It was a insecure and tired white orb next to his mother wich was speaking with Muriel about her son's bad behavior, wishing Muriel would make him change into a perfect boy, to then left him in the office.

Betrayus Spheros

Age: 18 Years

Gender: Male

Birthday: October 28th

Sign: Scorpio ♏

Race: White Sphere-American

Blood type: A-.

–Remember Miss in 2 months of therapy i will give you his Diagnosis–

Muriel said trying to be professional.

–I hope you can handle him, he is sooo complicated... Well see ya Tray Tray, be good– Said the old woman before leaving the office.

–Wow.. what a nice woman..– Muriel said sarcastically.. –Y-Yeah... I guess..– he said with a notable uncomfortably.

The ambient was quiet for a moment, but Muriel started speaking.

–Welcome to this office Mr Spheros, or how can I refer myself to you?– –B-Betrayus.. just Betrayus

--Said bashful the white guy..

--Alright Betrayus, so.. Tell me... What are your problems?

Betrayus was quiet and nervous but he took a break and started narrating..

–Well.. Doctor.. My problems started literally since I born,.. my Dad died when i born... So my mother andmy brother.. they saw me as the guilty of his death and a black sheep...i Dunno if my older sister thinks the same of me....

He was narrating while Muriel was taking notes of his testimony.–

–I didn't knew how my father was, when i tried to ask my mom about him...she just avoid that topic and told me a "shut up" instead, My sister isn't in home for almost all the day because of her work, when i saw her, we just have a short conversations about future stuff and what places we want to visit so i forgot to ask that to her.. and my brother.. he just avoids me with Mom's same behavior.. i think i partly know why he is Mom's favorite..

–Because he is the same shit as her?–

Muriel commented in a jocking way.

–Heheh.. Exactly– He Chuckled

–Is that all, or there's is more you want to share?.. Like.. your childhood?– she said interested while she was still taking notes.

–Well.. about my childhood..it was hard too, i went to the same school as my brother, he was the brilliant Student of the class, he was the best in Chess, math, history, lenguage, football, swimming, golf and hockey. How I'm not like him, for a weird reason classmates sees me as a

Mr no One or a freak, some of them used to bully me....– He added

–Uhuh..– Muriel Answered while she was writting in a new paper

Betrayus seemed a little mad at Muriel's dry attitude, like thinking she wasn't giving a care about his feelings.

– Agh... you know, whatever, that's not important.. you're were just paid to control me

Betrayus's mad expression changed in a melancholic one, something Muriel noticed quickly, then she said him with a warm voice tone and a clumsy smile.

–Don't worry, i will not judge you, even when my work is hear your problems and understand you to then give you dry advices, i really want to help you, i know so well how do you feel, I'm sorry if I sounded like i didn't care, Heh.. This is my first work day and you my first patient, hehe–

Betrayus was embarrassed but relieved at the same time –R-Really?, Oh dang I'm really sorry, i didn't know..–

–No no no, it's okay, it was my fault– Muriel was still with a dummy smile, something that Betrayus saw with tenderness

–Heh at least that confirms me that you're really interested in help me–

She chuckled –Yeah i guess, hehehe

And we'll continuing this, tell me what are the things wich makes you shine?–

–Things wich makes me shine?– he asked confused

–You know, your skills, in what things you are good for– she answered chuckling

–Ooh!, I get it, heh.. well I'm good in lenguage, History, Gambling, Pac pong...well.. uhm.. I don't like it anymore... Also literature and writing, I'm kinda freaky with that..–

Suddenly Betrayus noticed a familiar book from the mini library behind Muriel's.

–Is that?.. No way! Is that the Divine Comedy book!?– He said on a impressed and kinda freaky tone.

–Y-yeah wow I thought I was the only weirdo by reading that book– she was impressed as well.

–Same old, Girl!

Both started sharing their tastes having the surprise that their tastes were the same as each other while they were yelling as bakudeku fangirls.

The hours have passed and Rotunda went to take Betrayus to home.

–Im back, Im sorry if he caused you problems– Rotunda said trying to be nice.

–Ohh Miss he wasn't giving me problems, he behaved really good– She answered keeping herself as professional

Rotunda just paid the date to Muriel and left with Betrayus.

Muriel just sighs of satisfaction at watching his first patient smiling before Left.

"He has a really precious smile".

Muriel have attended another 3 patients more until the day ended, she just left the building of her office to then left to a Cabaret club where she worked to pay her career and getting psychiatrist title, work wich still he is having for actually any Monday night. Sometimes to strip or filming adult movies, Always wearing a wolf mask to hide her identity as well keeping her work as psychiatrist. It's almost hard to say if she hated her job in that Cabaret.

She ended and Left safety to her department to just feed her wolfdog Yūu, take a bath and fall sleep cuddling with Yūu waiting for the next day.

In the timelapse of the days Muriel and Betrayus continued their meetings, sometimes with Muriel taking Yūu to the meetings to give a fluffy support to Betrayus, Muriel became into a big emotional support to Betrayus as well her best friend. Something big was growing up between them.

The 2 months have passed so Muriel will give Rotunda the Diagnosis of Betrayus.

Betrayus: hehe then i told her.. Don't move, and she moved and fell from the stairs.

Muriel: Unholy Satan hahahaha... Heheh.. Hey, did anyone told you that you have a beautiful smile?

Betrayus: R-really?.. thank you..*Blushes* no one told me that before...

Muriel: they lost it. *Smiles too*

Betrayus: you know.. you have a beautiful smile too Muriel.

She blushes as well.

Muriel: i want to see you smile Betrayus..

Betrayus: me too

The door was knocked, It was Rotunda and Stratos to take Betrayus to home as well to know the final diagnosis of Betrayus.

Muriel:*opens the door* come in.

Rotunda: thanks to take me Stratos sweetie.

Stratos: always for you Mom.

Rotunda: Tray Tray, wait outside, we have something important to tell with the doctor.

Betrayus: I'm not a child mom...

Betrayus goes outside and sits in the waiting room, near to the door to hear the conversation, suddenly Yūu appears in front him and gives him warm company.

Meanwhile Rotunda and Stratos were waiting for Betrayus's Diagnosis.

Rotunda: Tell me Doctor, what's the problem with my son, did he behaved bad?

Muriel: Oh no, he is a really nice guy but there's the problem.. he has light Depression attacks but it's not too serious in his case, he doesn't need medicine or something... But the only thing he needs is real attention and affection, something wich you clearly don't give him.

Rotunda: Aghh that's fake!

Stratos: but that's not right, it's just a bratty of him.

Muriel: and... Have you asked it what's the origin of his "Bratty"?.

Stratos: well uhh...

Rotunda: uhmm... Because yes?..

Muriel: *she is mad but keeping herself professional* that doesn't have a sense, no one can have a problem or issue because yes, there always a why, the reason of your son's "Bratty" it's because of the rejection and contempt you give him because of something is not his fault, like the death of your husband, being born after the death of your husband doesn't make him a curse, he is a gift your husband left you before his death, but you prefer to see him in that way, as your husband would liked you to do that to his son.

Rotunda was completely mad so she answered that by slapping Muriel, Stratos was shocked as well Betrayus wich was hugging Yūu stoping her to attack Rotunda.

Stratos: M-Mom..

Rotunda: don't talk about my husband!! you can't tell me how to rise my children, you're not a mother to know that!!.

Muriel:... Maybe I'm not a mother, if i were one i will not treat my children as a bullshit, i would treat them with love.. as my mother used to do

Rotunda: Arrgghh... This is a Nonesense... Stratos take me home..

Stratos: y-yes Mom..

Rotunda have left the office just to meet up with a angry Yūu, Muriel noticed that and ran off the office to calm down Yūu.

Muriel: Yūu-Min No! Calm down Girl, calm down...

Yūu calms down and looks at Betrayus worried.

Stratos;*sneezes* Wolf!!...

Rotunda: Ahh! Beast!!

Muriel;*lies* its actually, an Malamute Alaskan.

Betrayus: i heard everything... Mom.. it's not my fault my dad died, and you know what? I'm tired of you and your bullshit about me!!

Stratos: Betrayus don't speak in that tone to our mother!!!.

Betrayus: *mocks* don't speak in that tone to our mother.. you are just defending her because "you are his favorite child"...

Rotunda: that's it! Betrayus you better take your stuff and leave the house!

Betrayus: in that it's the only thing I can agree with you, mother.

Rotunda: hah, i doubt you can live without me.

Muriel: well, he can live in my department, i have a extra room there.

Betrayus: R-really Muriel? Can I?.

Muriel: Sure.

Rotunda: Fine! Go with your Slut, if she can bear with you.

Muriel: at least bear with me "a slut" it's better to bear with a witch like you.

Stratos: that's enough! Mom... Let's go..

Stratos have left with Rotunda.

Muriel: uff finally...

Betrayus:*hugs her tightly* .. thank you.. Thank you so much Muriel.

Muriel: *hugs back* your welcome...

After that Betrayus started living with Muriel in her apartment as her Roommate, Betrayus find a work as pizza Delivery guy.

Where their story started and their relationship evolved into real love.

To be continued...

Extra:

Muriel and Betrayus have left a bakery with a box of chocolate donuts.

Bully1: hey Babe, what if you leave this white loser and come with a real man~?.

Betrayus; Aghh.. not him..

Muriel: Tray Tray.. hold my donuts *give him the box of donuts*

Betrayus: Muriel?...

Muriel starts beating up the guy to make him Run.

Betrayus:... She is a real lady~♥

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Analysis - 4Kids And An Enhancement They Added To Yugi and Mai's Duel

When it comes to 4Kids, some of their decisions and choices have been mocked for several a right reason, such as forcibly trying to Americanize certain things and being too afraid to step on parent's toes by bowderlizing many things (though some is understandable even if I may not agree with it, given how moral guardians can act). But sometimes, 4Kids did try to polish the story so that things could flow even just a little bit better. And one such case would be Yugi and Mai's duel in the Duelist Kingdom finals.

In the field between the two, Mai is able to grasp a significant lead on Yugi/Atem due to him not playing at his best, but the reasons for that differ in the languages. In the original Japanese version, Atem basically allows Mai to gain such a lead because he doesn't take her seriously and is focusing on fighting Pegasus. Now, that doesn't sound very much in character for Atem, given how he takes every opponent he goes up against, even when the stakes don't involve high-risk magical shenanigans, seriously and doesn't underestimate them even for a millisecond. And keep in mind, Mai won at least 15 Star Chips (5 extra to pay Yugi back for his kindness) from duelists that Pegasus deemed worthy enough to grant an invite to. And for those of you who don't know (however few it may be), this alarmingly out of character moment also occurs in the manga, which is rather startling. So, what does 4Kids do?

4Kids manages to have the reason for Yugi and Atem's poor performance early in the Duel have to do with a distracted Yugi and fully tying up a mini-arc from when he had his rematch with Kaiba, and lost when Yugi chose to call off his attack with Celtic Guardian when Kaiba pulled out his ultimate Trap Card, Castle Battlement Ledge, with the Pharaoh all too willing to win even knowing that Kaiba would likely end up hurt. When Mai tried to give him Star Chips to replace the ones he lost to Kaiba, he's still too shaken to respond to her and Téa picks up the slack for him, winning them in a duel against Mai. Now, you think that would be the end of it? Not quite. What follows after that but before the Duelist Kingdom finals tears open that barely healed wound. The event in question being Pegasus defeating Kaiba and stealing his soul and the subsequent nightmare Yugi has of Pegasus' captives on monoliths and Yugi's grandpa telling him to use the Millennium Puzzle's power to counteract Pegasus' Millennium Eye.

Yugi's able to put on a brave face and have the Pharaoh duel, but it's clear that what happened isn't just something that would go away in one episode. Subsequently, Yugi wants to get the Duel over with before he thinks Atem gets any ideas about trying to use the Puzzle's power to hurt Mai (remember that in the anime, Atem managed to swap the places of Bakura and Yami Bakura's souls so that they didn't run the risk of sending their good friend to the graveyard). As a result he tries to keep Atem on a short leash and refuses to have him try and work with him, thinking that outmuscling Mai will get the duel finished with faster. Which ends up to their detriment. But it does get resolved, with Mai's help.

Mai still retains her abrasiveness in the 4Kids dub, but the dub also remembers her character development and her desiring a fair fight and win against Yugi. She can tell that he's still hurting, and in her own caring, but rough way, tries to help him get back on track by forcing him to confront the problem, pointing out how Joey taught her to confront her issues head on and to trust in her herself and her own abilities. This in turn finally allows Yugi and Atem to conclude their mini-arc, the former finally choosing to fully trust in the latter again. Atem even apologizes for going against Yugi's wishes of not wanting to win even if it meant hurting someone. As a result of their resolution, they are eventually able to triumph over Mai.

In a case of understated brilliance, 4Kids' dub doesn't add a plot hole but undoes a startlingly out of character moment from Atem done for forced drama. And ultimately, uses these changes to put an end to a mini-arc of Yugi's character development in a satisfactory way. And all without making anyone out of character.

*EDIT: fixed some spelling errors.

[djappleblush]

A night of mishaps (Born Again fanfic)

So let's just pretend that while Soo Hyuk, Sa Bin, and their team were investigating the Donggang mummy case, there were a lot more encounters that had occured between our #FormalinCouple. Their relationship deserves so much more good angst and development, y'know. This fic happened between the car accident scene and Sa Bin's experimental kiss. Here goes:

Jung Sa Bin examined herself in the mirror one more time and signed.

She was currently in her private suite in the NFS dressed in a black mini dress. She had just come from a party earlier that night that the Seoyeon univerty arranged in a hotel for the new professors, and since she was the newest addition to the staff, not to mention the youngest, her presence had been highly expected.

Sa Bin had been more than ready to throw away her heels and call it a night, but she had been called on an emergency at NFS that she could only groan to herself in frustration. There goes her plan for an early bedtime.

She had taken a deep breath and ignored the throbbing on her feet, and then she had walked straight up to her department head and excused herself, then exited the banquet hall in a hurry and went out to hail a cab that took her directly to her lab. It was already halfway through the NFS that she'd realized she left her coat in her seat. Sa Bin had closed her eyes tightly in utter frustration and screamed in her head. Now she had to walk around in nothing but her dress in the cold weather.

When she'd arrived at the NFS, Sa Bin had gotten off the cab and entered the building with her head bowed. She'd ignored the stares she received and almost run to her private suite. She'd run into Seo Young down the hallways and her colleague had looked at her and smiled apologetically. "You look like you were having fun tonight. Too bad we ruined it."

Sa Bin then felt her feet protest in her heels. She was about to assure her that she was more than glad to have escaped the party but decided against it. Instead she only nodded and smiled back. "It's no problem at all."

Sa Bin had headed to her suite to change, but stopped on her tracks at the door when she'd realized with a gasp that she had also forgotten to bring a change of clothes and shoes.

Now she was there in front of her mirror, looking at herself and wondering how she could be so stupid. For a minute, Sa Bin berated herself for being so forgetful before something in the corner of her eye caught her attention. Turning her head, she saw her white coat hanging on the rack. She stared at it as though it was the first time she'd ever seen it and that's when an idea struck her, making her smile.

Finally, Sa Bin put on her white lab coat and secured the buttons closed, before marching towards the autopsy room feeling quite proud of her ingenuity. A moment later, she was joined by Seo Young and they quickly set to work.

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Kim Soo Hyuk was not in the best of moods, as he had been in the past couple of weeks since he took on the Donggang mummy case. His irritation was partly because of how messy the case had been, but the main cause of his ire was no other than a particularly well-meaning but headstrong woman at the NFS: Jung Sa Bin.

The woman actually had the gall to oppose him. Had the circumstances of their meeting been different, he could have admired her spunk, but not when she was directly making his life harder.

Soo Hyuk narrowed his eyes as he caught sight of the NFS building just a block away. He made up his mind to get her to work with him no matter what as he sped his car toward his destination.

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Sa Bin was busily engrossed in proofreading her finished report in front of the computer when she heard Seo Young's phone went off. Her colleague answered the call. Sa Bin didn't let that distract her and went back to her task, eager to finish so she could finally go home and get rid of her heels and makeup.

That was until Seo Young hung up the phone and abruptly turned to her. "Sa Bin-ah, Prosecutor Kim will be joining us in a short while."

That made Sa Bin turn her attention to Seo Young. For some odd reason, just the mention of the Prosecutor's name made her heartbeat erratic. She had been in an argument with the man in the few times they had met, and she knew she could take him head on despite his domineering nature. But lately, specially after their last encounter in the hospital when he saved her life from the car accident, Sa Bin found herself getting nervous just by thinking about the Prosecutor or just by hearing his name. It had never happened to her before and she was afraid to contemplate why she felt that way. Sa Bin swallowed and carefully hid her sudden nervousness with a blank expression.

"Prosecutor Kim?" She repeated, unable to keep the strain from her voice. "What business does he have here?"

"He has some documents to pick up. He'd asked me to prepare them in advance. Also..." here, Seo Young stared at her that made her insides squirm.

Sa Bin blinked. "Why are you staring at me like that?"

"Well," she began cautiously. "Prosecutor Kim mentioned about wanting to discuss something with you."

She was about to clarify what that meant when the glass doors opened and Kim Soo Hyuk himself came strutting in, wearing his pinstriped suit and that silent but palpable confidence of him that made him as intimidating as he had looked the very first time she saw him.

The Prosecutor's piercing eyes zeroed in on hers and they locked gazes for a few seconds, before he looked away and turned them on Seo Young.

"Prosecutor Kim," Seo Young acknowledged in a cordial manner, while Sa Bin only stayed silent as she slowly turned away and unconsciously tightened her lab coat around herself. The rhythm of her heartbeat had doubled and it was so loud she became afraid the two would hear it. She pretended to study the bones neatly laid across the autopsy table, trying to calm herself while wondering what's happening to her.

"Did you prepare the documents, Professor Yoo?" Sa Bin heard Soo Hyuk asking, his voice uniquely deep and masculine.

"Yes, I did." Seo Young answered. "Wait here a moment. I'll get them from my office."

Oh, gods. Sa Bin silently screamed when she heard Seo Young walk out. She knew her colleague did that on purpose to give her and the Prosecutor some privacy. She wasn't ready to face him, nor be alone with him! She fought the panic that threatened to engulf her. What could the Prosecutor possibly want to discuss with her?

Just then, Sa Bin gasped audibly in surprise and backed away when she felt a presence behind her. Turning, Sa Bin saw that Soo Hyuk was now only a few meters away from her, his eyes boring on her widened ones.

"What are you doing?" She almost shrieked.

Soo Hyuk furrowed a brow and cocked his head to the side. "You seemed so busy it looked like you didn't even notice I'm in the room." He stated matter-of-factly, though his eyes hinted that they both knew it wasn't the case.

Soo Hyuk suddenly looked her up and down, an unreadable expression on his face.

Sa Bin felt extremely conscious when she remembered how she looked that night. Discreetly, she looked down to see if her lab coat had opened to reveal her minidress. She signed inwardly in relief when she saw that nothing was amiss.

Sa Bin waited for him to say something. After all, she looked so different that night, with full makeup on and her hair tied behind her back with matching dangling earrings. Not that she was looking for a compliment from him, of course, since Soo Hyuk didn't look like the type to give one. But surely he noticed her unsual appearance and was bound to comment on it.

Sa Bin was disappointed, however, when Soo Hyuk spoke about something entirely different from what she was expecting.

"Any developments on the Donggang mummy case?" Though his tone was businesslike, his words held a deeper meaning.

This wasn't lost on Sa Bin who raised her chin and met his eyes, completely forgetting that just a second ago, she unconsciously wanted to get a compliment out of him. "I have nothing more to say to you, Prosecutor Kim. I know you told Professor Yoo that you want to discuss something with me, but if it has anything to do with making me cooperate with your illegal dealings, then you're just wasting your time."

Sa Bin was quite proud of how steady her voice had sounded despite her nerves going haywire. She expected the Prosecutor to snap at her in anger, but instead he only stared at her as though he was searching her face for something. And then he smirked, which unnerved her even more.

"I don't usually go about scaring women, ms. Jung Sa Bin, but you might just be an exemption."

Sa Bin's eyes narrowed. "And you think you can scare me?" She challenged. "You think so highly of yourself, Prosecutor Kim."

"Perhaps," Soo Hyuk drawled, his eyes glinting with dark intent. "Either way, you'll cooperate with me."

"What are you planning to do?" She asked in sudden alarm, unable to stop herself.

"We'll see." He was starting to walk away when she stopped him with her words.

"Would you.... would you really resort to something like that if I didn't cooperate?" She didn't mean to, but her voice lost its strength and instead came out vulnerable. Unbeknownst to her, it struck something primal in Soo Hyuk.

Once again, the two locked eyes and Sa Bin felt as though her heart would burst, specially when Soo Hyuk inched a little more closer than she was comfortable with. She fought the instinct to take a step back when he was finally within her personal space. His mere presence seemed to have enveloped all of her senses, tickling her nostrils with his clean and exquisitely masculine scent that seemed to have ingrained itself in her subconscious.

Sa Bin snapped out of her reverie and noticed that Soo Hyuk's eyes were no longer mocking, but had a strange emotion in them. It made her breath catch in her throat. If she didn't know any better, she would have mistaken it for tenderness. But it couldn't be.

"I admit, ms. Sa Bin," She was startled to hear his voice again, now low and sounded much like a caress. "I do enjoy scaring people, but I'm not looking forward to doing that to you."

Sa Bin's lips parted in part shock and part wonderment, all of which were painfully apparent on her face and Soo Hyuk was staring at it in silent scrutiny.

"Then... you do know I can't just-"

"So don't give me a reason to." He interrupted.

Sa Bin was at a loss for words. She was too busy staring at those dark, deep eyes of his that seemed to speak into her very soul, and it didn't help that Soo Hyuk appeared to be doing the same. She was just about to speak when the door opened again, and Soo Hyuk nonchalantly stepped away from her as Seo Young entered.

Sa Bin let go of the breath she didn't know she was holding. She watched Seo Young walk over to Soo Hyuk and hand him some folders, unaware of the tension that had transpired between them.

"I have already included the latest updates in these documents," Seo Young said. "Just call me if you have any more questions."

Soo Hyuk gave a curt nod in response.

Seo Young turned to the silent Sa Bin. "Sa Bin-ah, are you done with the report?"

Sa Bin clenched her fists in an attempt to silence her thundering heart. "Ah, yes. I am." She answered absent-mindedly.

"Then we'll call it a night. See you tomorrow?"

"Ah, yes, see you tomorrow." Sa Bin wanted to bang her head on the table for being so conscious of Soo Hyuk's presence. She stole a quick glance at the man to see if he noticed her inner struggle. She almost recoiled in shock when she discovered he was indeed looking at her. She decided it would be best if she left already to prevent humiliating herself further.

Crossing her arms tightly around her chest, Sa Bin muttered a quick "good bye to both of you," before scurrying out of the autopsy room as though she was being hounded.

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Soo Hyuk watched in grim amusement as Sa Bin practically ran out the autopsy room. He could tell that she had been intimidated by his subtle threat, and instead of feeling elated about it as he had wanted to, it surprisingly brought a bitter pang within him.

Sa Bin was just as stubborn and headstrong as he was. The last thing Soo Hyuk expected from her was to fear him. For some reason, when she did, a strong urge to wipe it off of her had compelled him into action. He couldn't believe he had acted against his own nature and actually offered her an indirect reprieve from his threat. He had to suppress a sign from escaping him as he remembered what he had done. He would never admit to it, but something inside of him rebelled at the thought that Sa Bin's fear would make her distance herself from him. He told himself he needed her because of her knowledge of the case they were both working on and nothing else. But something was still nagging at the back of his mind.

Damn, Soo Hyuk grumbled. How can she affect me like this even when she's not in front of me? That stubborn woman!

Yoo Seo Young's voice brought him out of his musings.

"I'll go ahead, Prosecutor Kim. I still have to straighten some things out in my office."

"Yes, go ahead." He answered, and the professor bowed and walked out.

Soo Hyuk followed suit and headed down toward the basement parking lot, his mind filled with the day's events and of one, specific woman.

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Sa Bin slowly walked out of the NFS building on her heels and white lab coat. She knew she looked silly with the lab coat on but she'd rather go home in it than just her dress and no protective shield for the cold at all.

When Sa Bin reached the sidewalk, the streets were already dark and empty. Well, good. No one would see her walking around in her special coat.

Sa Bin pulled out her phone to check the time. It was already one fifteen in the morning. Only a few cars were on the road. She decided to walk a few blocks away from the NFS building to wait for a taxi in case Seo Young or worse, Prosecutor Kim, drive by and risk spotting her.

As Sa Bin kept on walking, she couldn't stop wincing. Her feet felt like they were on fire from wearing her heels all day. She approached a lamp post and leaned on it while bending a little to massage her aching calf. Suddenly, her stomach growled.

Great! She sulked as she straightened and wrapped her arms around her middle. Not only are my feet hurting, I'm tired and hungry, too. When will this misery end?

She jumped in shock when a loud beep suddenly reverberated in the night. Sa Bin quickly snapped her head to the direction of the sound and she paled considerably when she noticed a familiar car parked across from where she stood.

Oh, god, please. What have I done to deserve this?

Sa Bin's face was set in a kind of grimace when the window at the passenger seat of the car rolled down and it revealed Kim Soo Hyuk's face.

"Where is the excavation site?"

"What?" She squeaked in confusion.

"You're still wearing your lab coat I thought you're on your way to another excavation. Is out here the extension of your lab, ms. Jung Sa Bin?" Soo Hyuk said mockingly.

Sa Bin gritted her teeth at him as her cheeks reddened. "What do you care, mr. Prosecutor?" If he thought she'd give him an explanation for the lab coat, he had another thing coming. "Why don't you just leave me alone?"

"Get in." He ordered.

Sa Bin froze and stared at him. "What?" She asked dumbly.

The Prosecutor threw her a pointed look. "Get in, ms. Jung Sa Bin. It'll take you at least an hour to wait for a taxi this late."

"Thank you, but I'd rather wait that long." She answered smugly.

"Yes, and do you know how many women had been kidnapped and murdered within that time frame waiting out here on a deserted street in a week?"

"That's not going to work on me, you know." She said despite feeling a bit of fear about that information.

"Didn't your feet hurt?"

She gasped at his sudden change of tactic. "How did- wait, were you watching me?" She asked incredulously.

"For five minutes. I could already tell your feet were about ready to give up."

Sa Bin was blushing furiously. "Excuse me-"

"You're wasting my time. Get in before I drag you."

"Alright, I'm getting in." Now Sa Bin didn't relent because she was afraid of getting dragged - although she knew full well that by the look on Soo Hyuk's face, it wouldn't be above him to follow through with his threat. The truth was that in spite of herself and her nervousness around the man, she felt safe in his company. Prosecutor Kim Soo Hyuk exuded the aura of a very capable and dependable man.

Sa Bin pulled open the car door on the passenger side and settled back on her seat comfortably. The way she sunk on the soft upholstery almost made her purr in delight, specially how she could finally relax her aching back and legs. She could now see how stupid she would have been if she'd refused Soo Hyuk's offer. She closed her eyes in utter contentment.

After some time, she couldn't still feel any movement from the man beside her, so Sa Bin opened her eyes to look at Soo Hyuk, who she caught staring at her unabashedly. Sa Bin felt her cheeks burn and her heartbeat became erratic again.

"Yah! What's the matter?" She asked in mock anger to hide her feelings.

"You forgot to buckle up." Soo Hyuk answered dryly.

"Oh. Uhm, sorry."

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As Sa Bin twisted to the side to reach for her seatbelt, Soo Hyuk readied to step on the accelerator, but a flash of white in the corner of his eye made him turn his attention back to Sa Bin again.

It was then he realized that the flash he spotted was actually Sa Bin's creamy, white thighs that had been revealed when the hem of her lab coat had ridden up because of her movement.

Cursing silently, Soo Hyuk immediately straightened up and averted his gaze as his hands instinctively tightened on the steering wheel while he fought to banish the images that had suddenly popped in his head.

He willed himself to focus on the road as he drove on. Why Sa Bin was wearing that white lab coat of hers outside NFS he would never know, and he'd rather be struck with lightning than show her a sliver of his dying curiosity, specially about why she was looking so exceptional tonight. Did she go on a date earlier that evening?

Of course, he had noticed her unusual attire since back in the autopsy room, and he admit Sa Bin was a beautiful woman. When he'd arrived at NFS, he didn't expect to see her looking more radiant than he'd ever seen her before. Her delicately soft and smooth facial features that had been tastefully accentuated by her makeup and tied hair, along with the image of her long, shapely legs beneath the hem of her lab coat and her dainty feet encased in black stilettos had been seared deep in his memory that he was sure only a brain damage could ever remove them. He had to still himself for a brief moment to regain his composure. It was odd. It wasn't like he hadn't had his fair share of beautiful women, but no other woman had ever had that effect on him, not even his own fiancèè.

He had also seen the way she looked at him as though seeking for his approval, but the sudden reminder of Sang Ah had made him decide to keep his mouth shut. He figured it wouldn't be in her best interest to show his appreciation, no matter how much he wanted to, lest she take it the wrong way.

Soo Hyuk slowly took a deep, calming breath. It was so unlike of him to be preoccupied of things outside his work. Discretely, he stole a glance at Sa Bin. He didn't know if he should be relieved to see that she had pulled her coat down or lament about it.

Goddamn it! He cursed again as he realized the direction of his mind had taken. For goodness' sake, stop acting like a hormonal teenager.

Soo Hyuk knew he needed something to distract himself from the woman on his passenger seat.

As if an answer to his prayer, Sa Bin spoke up. "Prosecutor Kim, can you drop me off at the corner mart? I need to buy something." The mart she was talking about was a good two blocks away from her home. What could she need to buy there at this hour with her sore feet?

You idiot. It's the best option if you really want to spend less time with her in your car. That mart is nearer than her house. His mind screamed at him.

Soo Hyuk ignored the other part of him that protested. Strengthening his resolve, he looked at Sa Bin briefly and nodded, and then he focused back on driving.

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Thankfully, mercifully, Sa Bin and Soo Hyuk finally reached their destination with nothing more shared between them but silence, each of them preoccupied with thoughts of their own.

Soo Hyuk pulled over across the mart. Sa Bin quickly unbuckled herself. The need to be away from Soo Hyuk had never been stronger than that moment. She needed the space desperately to calm herself and get her heartbeat back to its normal rhythm.

Sa Bin turned to Soo Hyuk. "Uhm... thank you for the ride, Prosecutor Kim. I'll get off now."

When he only looked at her without saying anything, she pursed her lips and took that as acknowledgement before exiting.

Sa Bin didn't look back as she walked towards the mart.

Half an hour later, Sa Bin had finished eating her two bowls of noodles at the corner table provided by the mart for their dine-in customers. When she had walked in wearing her lab coat, the male cashier had looked at her as though she had grown two heads, but Sa Bin had ignored the man. There had been no other thought in her head at that moment but to fill her stomach with food, and no one can deter her from her goal.

She'd only realized how hungry she truly was when she peeled open her bowl and the sweet aroma of her noodles wafted into the air, filling her senses with its delicious promise of fulfillment. So hungry, in fact, that she was able to finish everything in record time, not pausing or giving any attention to her surrounding or at the couple of other people seated opposite her. In her hurry, she accidentally spilled some noodles on her lab coat. The hot soup came in contact with her skin as it soaked both her coat and her dress, and she gave a startled cry. She stood up and was forced to take the coat off. The cashier, who had been restocking the shelf and saw what happened, hurried over to her with a roll of tissues. Sa Bin gratefully accepted his assistance, noting that he was smiling widely at her.

"You stained your coat," he said in an amused tone. "You must really love your job, doctor."

Instead of correcting him, Sa Bin only smiled and nodded, wondering why disaster after disaster kept happening to her that night.

"But it's ok, though," the cashier blabbered on. "You look great in your dress."

Again, Sa Bin didn't say anything and only kept smiling, hoping he would get the hint that she was in no mood to talk. Thankfully, he caught on. After assuring the cashier she was alright, he left her to go back to his task.

Sa Bin signed and then picked up her belongings and the empty bowls to dispose of them in the bin, and then at the last minute walked back to the shelf to buy two more bowls to take home with her. She'd also added some apples, bananas, a cheese and ham sandwich, and a huge bottle of orange juice. For the moment, she ignored the pain on her feet as she paid for her items and headed out the door.

"Have a nice evening, doc!" Sa Bin heard the cashier call out from behind her. She briefly looked back over her shoulder to flash him a smile and walked out.

Sa Bin had walked half a block away from the mart when she finally stopped on her tracks. The pain on her feet had become unbearable that she could no longer walk a step further. Not even the cold distracted her from her pain. Sa Bin dragged herself against the wall and tried to think of something.

I might have to get amputated for this. Oh, damn. It hurts so much. Whoever thought heels were perfect footwear for women obviously didn't think this through. She grimaced. It seems like I have no other option.

Sa Bin held her grocey bag and lab coat in one hand, and then she looked up and down the street to make sure no one was around before she used her other hand to steady herself on the wall as she stepped out of her heels.

A deep sign of relief escaped her lips as she felt her feet come in contact with the cold, rough ground. The feeling of muscles that had been finally released from squeezing pressure felt so exquisite. She massaged her calves and wiggled her toes to relax her feet more. And then she picked up her heels and began to walk away, praying she wouldn't run into anyone. She shivered as the cold night wind breezed through her.

It's just another block from the apartment. Sa Bin assured herself. I'll just soak my feet in soap and disinfectant when I get home. I'd rather crawl than walk again in those cursed heels! Maybe if I ran for it-

Sa Bin almost screamed when a loud beep sounded off behind her. Immediately, she felt her heart race. She swallowed and slowly turned around, imagining a black van filled with masked men ready to abduct her.

She could have died of embarassment right there and then when she saw who was the owner of the car. She was on the side of the driver and was looking directly at Kim Soo Hyuk's face.

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Soo Hyuk knew he should have driven away, but for the life of him, he didn't know why instead of driving home right after Sa Bin got off his car, he found himself parking on the side road and waiting.

He shouldn't care about her, that's what he kept telling himself, but the fact his mind was screaming that it was already almost three in the morning and the streets were deserted kept him from leaving. He was reminded of the night when she'd encountered a drunkard on her way home and he had come to her rescue as though it happened only yesterday. He could still clearly remember the anger and anxiousness he felt that night thinking Sa Bin was in danger. The urge to rescue her had felt like a burning, insistent need that can't be quenched until he had made sure she was alright. It had only been by sheer control that kept him from getting off his car and pummeling the drunkard. And right now, that same protective feeling was back. Looking straight ahead, Soo Hyuk kept his eyes trained towards the mart's entrance.

It was forty five minutes later when he finally spotted Jung Sa Bin emerge from the mart. Soo Hyuk's hold on the steering wheel tightened and he frowned when he saw that she was no longer wearing her lab coat but was carrying it on her arm along a bag of groceries. She was now only on her black mini dress, her long legs and alluring figure in full view. She looked so different from her everyday attire of blouses, pants, and sneakers. No wonder she kept the lab coat on.

Sa Bin didn't notice him and walked on the opposite direction. He waited until she was a good distance away before following with his car. That's when he noticed her lean against a wall and take off her shoes. Soo Hyuk's frown deepened.

She isn't seriously gonna walk home barefoot, is she? His answer came when Sa Bin picked up her stilletos then resumed walking. His eyes narrowed to slits. Well, damn.

The thought that she'd have to suffer like that - and the possibility that some other man could see her dressed so sexily and think of doing something funny - was more than enough reason for Soo Hyuk to make his presence known to Sa Bin, so he honked and pulled over right beside her.

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"I don't think it's beneficial to your health to walk around on the street and in this weather without any shoes on."

Sa Bin got over her shock and instinctively held her stuff to her chest as though to hide herself from him. She could feel her cheeks burning in extreme embarassment. At the same time, she was filled with wonder at Soo Hyuk's sudden reappearance.

"Wh-what are you still doing here, Prosecutor Kim?" She couldn't help voicing out. Then something else occured to her. "I thought you left. Did you wait for m-"

Sa Bin immediately shut up and backed away as Soo Hyuk stepped out of his car and faced her, fixing her with those piercing eyes of his that never failed to make her heart race.

She watched in awed silence mixed with confusion as Soo Hyuk wordlessly took off his jacket and deftly draped it around her shoulders. Sa Bin's eyes widened and she was about to open her mouth when Soo Hyuk took her arm and guided her to the passenger side of his car.

"Prosecutor Kim, you don't hav-"

He cut her off by practically shoving her in after he opened the door for her. She decided it was best to stay silent and just let Soo Hyuk drive her across the remaining distance to her house.

It took them only three minutes to finally reach Sa Bin's home. As Soo Hyuk parked outside her residence, Sa Bin swallowed her nervousness and turned to the Prosecutor.

"You shouldn't have bothered to wait for me and take me home, but thank you, anyway."

"A simple "thanks" would have sufficed for my trouble." Soo Hyuk answered tonelessly without looking at her, which made her want to roll her eyes.

"I didn't ask you to wait for me, now did I?" Sa Bin said in annoyance. She took a deep breath to calm down, telling herself that she owed him and that she shouldn't be so snarly. "Ok, fine. Thank you for your trouble, Prosecutor Kim."

Her change in tone made him look at her. She expected him to throw her another sarcastic remark but what he did next surprised her.

Soo Hyuk stepped out of the car and Sa Bin watched as he rounded to her side, opening her car door for her.

Sa Bin suddenly felt sort of out of her element. She didn't expect Soo Hyuk to have such a gentlemanly side. He had seemed to be the type who couldn't be bothered by things that didn't concern him.

Clutching her belongings, Sa Bin got off, still barefoot. She was careful not to let her dress hike up as she alighted from the car.

Soo Hyuk was watching her with faint concern. Sa Bin looked at him sheepishly.

"I... I guess I already owe you big time, Prosecutor. I've been such a bother." She looked down at herself. "Can you hold my stuff for a minute? I'll just take off your jacket-"

"You can return it to me on another day," Soo Hyuk interrupted. "It's impractical to have you take it off in this cold wearing that thin dress of yours."

Sa Bin blushed profusely. She bit her lip and averted her face to hide it. She wanted to tell Soo Hyuk it was such a ridiculous reasoning considering that though they were indeed out in the cold street, it wasn't like they're miles away from her home. Nevertheless, she was grateful for his offer because she wasn't really comfortable with taking his jacket off right in front of him and have him see her in her mini dress again.

Soo Hyuk stared at her averted, cherry-red face, and he smirked to himself. "You're awfully easy to tease, aren't you?"

Sa Bin quickly raised her chin in a sudden flare of defiance. "Excuse me! No, I am not, mr. Prosecutor. I don't know what made you think that, but it's farthest from the truth. I am not one of those hooligans you love to bully so much." Sa Bin saw the look on Soo Hyuk's face. "Hey, stop making fun of me! If you must know, I already know what type of man you are."

Soo Hyuk straightened, a glint of mischief in his eyes. "And what would that be?"

"Well.... that you're the a....a..." Sa Bin looked away as she struggled to think of something. "The bossy type!" She exclaimed. She smiled triumphantly. "You like to scare people and you love getting your way."

"You have an amazing analytical talent."

"Of course!" She said smugly.

"If that's the case, then you shouldn't be surprised if I do this."

"Do what- ah!"

Sa Bin squealed when she suddenly found herself off the ground as Soo Hyuk swooped in to sweep her off her feet in a flash, carrying her bridal style in his strong arms. Her arms instinctively wrapped around his neck in utter shock.

"Prosecutor Kim!" She screamed. "What are you doing? Put me down!" She tried to get free, afraid that somebody in the neighborhood might see them, but her struggle only made Soo Hyuk's hold on her tighten as he walked up to the entrance of her apartment building.

"Please, put me down." She tried again.

"Which floor?"

"What?"

"Which floor is your unit, ms. Jung Sa Bin?" Soo Hyuk clarified as though she was a small child.

She blinked. "Put me down first."

"Either you tell me which floor or I carry you back to my car and take you home with me. Your choice."

"You can't do that!" She exclaimed in a panic.

"You already said I'm the bossy type."

She gaped at him. "You are overreacting-" she was trying to say, but quickly took it back when Soo Hyuk began to turn back to his car. "Ok, ok! Third floor! Please, stop-"

"Jsut be quiet and let me do what I have to do so we can get this over with."

The pleading tone in his usually stern voice did the trick. Once again, Sa Bin found herself speechless at Soo Hyuk's command.

As they began to climb up the stairs, Sa Bin couldn't help but notice how Soo Hyuk's calloused and rough palms were pressed against her back and thighs from where he was holding her; of how the heat radiating off his body was seeping through hers in the most awkward yet comforting way imaginable, banishing the coldness she felt.

She discovered she loved the way he was holding her. Soo Hyuk's grip on her body was firm yet gentle, and she noticed the subtle way he pressed her closer to him as to avoid jostling her too much as he took careful, measured steps in ascending the stairs. Her heartbeat had never stopped its erratic beating, and yet there was a part of her that felt secure in his arms. She suddenly wanted to lean her head against his chest and close her eyes.

Sa Bin became horrified when she realized what just crossed her mind. Thankfully, they finally reached her floor.

Soo Hyuk carefully put Sa Bin down in front of her unit. He pretended not to notice when she reached down to straighten her dress.

Sa Bin turned around and tried balancing her belongings in one arm as she used the other to fumble for the keys in her purse. She was surprised, yet again, when Soo Hyuk took her heels and lab coat to hold them for her. There was a moment of eye contact between them before Sa Bin continued to look for her keys.

This has seriously been the longest night of my life, Sa Bin gravely mused. It's like all misfortune that could befall anyone has been dumped on me on this particular day. Nobody deserves this. Oh, god, where are those damn keys?

It seemed apparent to her now that she'd always humiliate herself in front of Kim Soo Hyuk no matter the circumstance. The only explanation she could think of was perhaps, in her past life, she had caused the downfall of her nation, or worse.

Sa Bin could feel Soo Hyuk's eyes on her as she continued her search. She almost shout in glee when she finally found her keys. She inserted it on the keyhole and opened the door to her unit.

When she turned back to the man behind her, she couldn't stop smiling in amusement at him. Soo Hyuk raised an eyebrow, but she refused to explain what she found amusing.

She would never tell him how comical he looked standing there in his expensive suit while holding her heels like a salesman. Oh, no. That would be for her private amusement. Instead, her smile blossomed into a more sincere one.

"I don't know how to say this, but I think you just saved my life multiple times tonight. So, uhm, would a simple "thanks" still suffice?"

Kim Soo Hyuk stared at her smiling face, and he felt as though all his trouble had been worth it. He had the sudden urge to tuck the stray strands of Sa Bin's hair behind her ear but held back. He fought to keep his emotions from showing. He handed Sa Bin back her belongings and motioned toward her apartment with a slight nod of his head.

"Let's not think of anything else for now, ms. Sa Bin. It's late and you still have a long day tomorrow-" he looked at his wristwatch. "Well, I guess I should say "later.'"

Sa Bin nodded her head, suddenly feeling a dread for Soo Hyuk's impending departure.

Seeing her unmoving, Soo Hyuk suppressed a sign as he placed a hand on her shoulder and gently nudged her inside her apartment.

"It's cold out here. Now get in there and rest." He held the door and began to close it. "I'll see you around."

"Oh. Ok." Sa Bin stood there and watched as the door was finally closed shut, feeling a kind of loss now that Soo Hyuk had gone.

She was suddenly filled with a surreal feeling as though everything that had happened that night was only a dream.

Sa Bin tore herself away fron the door and walked towards the tiny kitchen where she dropped her heels and lab coat on a chair, before she leaned on the counter to replay the events of the night in her head. One thing she was sure now: Kim Soo Hyuk was indeed a gentleman. She never expected that he'd have that side to him, but it warmed her heart that he had chosen to show it to her. Despite his snide comments, she could see he genuinely cared for her wellbeing. The fact that he even waited for her to finish her grocery and even took her home, carrying her and everything, showed her there was more to him that she'd imagined.

Sa Bin smiled to herself and raised her arms. Suddenly, she remembered that she was still wearing Soo Hyuk's jacket. Quickly, she took it off, and on an impulse, brought it to her face to inhale Soo Hyuk's scent. She felt ridiculous doing it but she couldn't care less at the moment. And then she brought the jacket close to her chest. Idly, she wondered what could be happening to her.

Outside Sa Bin's apartment, Soo Hyuk stood a few more seconds just looking at the door he had just closed, oddly satisfied that Jung Sa Bin was home and safe. And then he turned and walked away.

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