#Berrien x You

[vatnalilja]

Anxious Nights | Berrien Cliane

Sleepless souls take comfort in each other's company.

Short fluff. No smut. 1,265 words.

I wrote this with a feminine reader in mind, but it is gender-neutral. POV 2nd person, present tense.

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Restless, you get out of bed and wander the mansion's halls. This is a now-familiar ritual, one which you're bound to do again. Your mind often races at night, full of worry about life in your own world and what's to become of these men you've grown so fond of. Your heart aches for them since you have no easy solution to their problems. They carry so much pain—a pain so profound that it qualified them to be powerful angel hunters.

Your feet carry you to the first floor, where you flip through things in the kitchen for a while. A cup of hot herbal tea will be the perfect remedy for your insomnia. After putting the kettle on, you follow the halls to the staircase leading to Berrien's basement study. Through the cracks around the door, you can see light. He must be doing his research.

You return to the kitchen and steep enough for several cups, then return to the staircase and creep down the steps. If Berrien is in deep thought, it's impossible to interrupt him, but you prefer to be polite. You stop when you reach the bottom, your heart warming at the sight of him. He's fallen asleep on his desk with his head nestled in his arms atop his journal.

You clear away the empty teacup next to him and set down the pot, then lean your hip against his desk and admire his gentle features. Every man in the house is handsome, but Berrien has a graceful beauty unique to your two worlds. You sweep his bangs from his face and tuck a few strands of hair behind his ear.

"My Lord," he mumbles, still asleep.

This isn't new, though you were surprised when he admitted so openly he dreams of you at night and does everything he can to make you appear in those dreams. The revelation embarrassed you for a while, but the more time you spent in the mansion, the better you understood him. Besides, if you can bring him solace, you don't mind the form it takes.

After pulling another chair beside him, you sit and pluck the quill dangling in his fingers free. He stirs with a faint smile. Whatever dream he's having must be a nice one. You'd like to let him sleep, but he ought to do it in bed, not at his desk.

With your hand in his hair, you whisper his name, and he murmurs. You tuck your second hand into his and squeeze it as you caress his knuckles with your thumb. He stirs, and his soft pink eyes, obscured by long black eyelashes, drift open. He draws your hand to his face and nuzzles it.

"Berrien, you shouldn't sleep like this," you say.

"You're right, of course, but indulge me and let me stay this way for a moment longer," he says, pleasantly drowsy.

"I brought some herbal tea, but I don't think you need any," you say.

"I only need the presence of the Lord. Your hand is so warm, so calming."

"Hold it as long as you like," you say.

"I was lonely here in my study. I wanted to see your face, but . . . "

"I was asleep."

"My Lord appeared in my dreams to comfort me, and now you're here." He sits up and rests his back against his chair, still holding your hand. "I'm sorry for saying such things. I don't mean to burden you."

"Berrien."

You tug him by his hand into an embrace. He stiffens, and you feel his initial instinct to fight you, but after a beat, he relaxes into your arms with a sigh instead. His warm breath washes across your neck, tickling your skin as he leans heavily into you. You'd do anything to fill the emptiness inside him, to free him from the melancholy caused by the memories of lost comrades. He says your presence and affection help, but you can't undo all those years of loneliness in mere months. You tighten your hold on him.

"My Lord," he whispers.

"If seeing my face would make you feel better, you have my permission to let yourself in and hold my hand as I sleep," you say.

"I don't think that's appropriate—"

"I'm insisting."

"Then I can hardly argue," he says with a quiet laugh. "Let me pour that tea before it gets cold, since you went to the trouble of brewing it."

He releases you and turns his attention to the teapot. Once he finds a clean cup among his things, he wipes out his own and fills them both. He hands you the drink, and steam curls from the brim, bringing with it a grassy, lemony aroma. You relish the tea's flavor as the two of you settle into a comfortable silence.

Without asking, he retakes your free hand and closes his eyes as he drinks. Occasionally, he clutches your hand to make sure you're still there with him. The reassurance brings joy and relief to his face each time.

He breaks the silence, his eyes shining with emotion. "These are the happiest moments for me, when I can spend time with my Lord."

"You can have as much of my time as you want," you say.

"Then stay here with us as long as possible. I know I can't keep you, but . . . when you're not here, I reflect on my inadequacies. No, you don't need to hear about that." He forces a smile.

You set down your tea and grasp his other hand. "We depend on each other, Berrien. You can share things with me."

A delicate flush of pink spreads across his porcelain cheeks. "I can't help but compare myself to the other butlers and wonder if I'm worthy of serving you. I must do more to protect those I love with my own hands."

"This place would fall apart without you. Give yourself more credit."

He takes a deep breath as he weaves his fingers with yours. "I will. Please watch over me."

The moment stretches on longer than you expect, and there's something more than warm gratitude and admiration in his eyes. His hands twitch as his hold on you tightens. It's easy to see he wants more. He's a man like any other, regardless of how many years he's been alive, but as long as there are angels in this world, he will constrain himself to his servant role.

"Always. My affection is yours. Be as greedy as you like, preferably before I get too old."

"My Lord . . . "

You release his hands as you stretch with a yawn. He stammers, beside himself with surprise. The faint blush in his cheeks turns crimson. You stand and pat his shoulder, enjoying his flustered state. You didn't mean to tease him—everything you said was true. If it gave him hope or encouraged him to be bolder, then all the better.

"Back to bed for me," you say.

"Yes, of course." He gets to his feet as he regains his composure.

As you reach the first step, you give him a pointed look.

"Yes, Lord?" he asks.

"Please don't sleep at your desk," you say. "It's bad for your back."

"Of course. I'll put my things away and go to bed myself," he says.

"Good." You grin, then climb the steps. When you reach the top, you call down to him. "I mean it."

The sound of his soothing laugh floats up to you. "Yes, my Lord. I hope you have pleasant dreams."

"You too, Berrien."

You're confident he'll return to dreaming of you.

[sugar-glaze-donut]

Once again - Berrien x Aruji-sama (you!)

☆Gender is not specified ☆Slight spoilers from chapter 4 of aknk ☆Angst then Comfort :3 ☆My headcanon of how Aruji-sama comes to the aknk world (at the end) ☆Time skips for every section. (section 1 - 30 years ago, section 2 - A few minutes ago, section 3 - N O W)

[—➰—⏳—➰—]

Faint light trickles from the curtains as a choir of birds chirp outside.

The monochrome man’s eyes flutter open, his eyes squinting at the light as he yawns.

Rubbing his eyes and forcing himself to wake up, he stumbles towards the curtains and opens them.

Morning has come. And like always, another day has begun.

The monochrome man wakes up his two co-workers and prepares for the day.

Comb his hair, fix his tie, and tidy up his side of the room.

He is now ready to start his day.

He greets everyone he meets in the halls, some already competing their duties, some half asleep, and a few… quite literally sleepwalking.

Everything seems to be in order.

Yes… “Order”. The constant loops they all live in.

Repeated routines, same pairs of clothes, tedious chores… this is the constant loop they go through every day.

Living a somewhat immortal life may sound exciting, but it is a tiring and torturous experience.

The time era you lived in… the memories of the past… the people you once knew, all pass away in a blink of an eye. But that’s only how story authors describe it.

They’re not completely wrong, though. Time does move fast.

But his first XXX years of solitary went by too slowly. As if life was mocking him for his existence.

Although it happened centuries ago… it still shakes his soul.

Even if his memory is quite damaged, the mere thought of having to experience that again gives him a feeling of…

Of…

…?

What do you call this feeling?

Sorrow? Hopelessness? Despair?

Whatever it is. He hates it. He never wants to experience it again.

No matter how many times he wants to scream, he cannot. No matter how many times he wants to run away, he cannot. No matter how many times he wants to DIE… he doesn’t want to.

Not now. He must stay strong for all of them.

and for his father and brother…

[—💕—🫖—💕—]

Another few decades have passed.

Faint light trickles from the curtains as a choir of birds chirps outside.

The monochrome man walks through the halls and enters a room, with a pair of teacups and a teapot in each of his hands.

He sets down the fragile objects down on a nearby table, and opens the curtains.

Sunlight beams into the room and on his pale skin.

Today is yet another beautiful day.

The man returns to his usual standing spot and fixes his tie. He fiddled with his gloves and he patiently waited.

Who is he waiting for you may ask?

It’s Y O U of course!

Come on, don’t keep him waiting!

Put on the ring! Come and say hi to him!

[—🦋—💍—🦋—]

A twirl of light appears in front of the monochrome man. He gasps in delight.

You’re finally here!

Small golden butterflies fly out of the light and form into a person.

Your vision slowly returns as you turn your head towards the man.

His pink eyes, filled with adoration are focused onto you.

A soft giggle escapes your mouth. “I’m back, Berrien”

The man, now identified as Berrien, responds to you with a huge smile adorning his gorgeous face.

“Welcome back, Aruji-sama”

He would gladly go through all of those years of solitary again if it meant that he could see you again

Thank you for breaking this cycle, Y O U .

[—🎀—🍩—🎀—] 🍩Glaze's Notes: *comes back from a burnout cutely* hii :3 this shot idea just came into my mind just when I was trying to sleep. I decided to make this into my comeback post for my burnout -3-

Last edited - July 26th 2024 {Please let me know if there are any typos in this post, and I will fix them right away!}

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[pardi-real]

I really love these kinda "If characters from __ series went to karaoke" videos

But especially Akuneko since the cast are mostly rising stars (except the Villa butlers' cracked VAs). Man, that Lamli & Ammon's song is super good like wth

Songs on the list:

6️⃣ Totemo sutekina rokugatsu deshita - Haruki Ishiya (Bastien) Source: song by Eight ft. Hatsune Miku

💊 Overdose - Kazuki Ura (Nac) Source: song by natori

♥️ Gimme Your Love - Shogo Sakata (Fennesz) Source: Remote ☆ Host

🏖️ Natsu no dilemma - Eguchi Takuya (Hanamaru) Source: A3!

🌸 Hanabira mau yoru ni - Yuuki Inoue (Lamli), Tomohito Takatsuka (Ammon), + Shuta Morishima Source: STATION IDOL LATCH!

🥞 Tameiki Kafeteria - Atsushi Tamaru (Berrien) Source: Glico x Tsukipro

🎻 Kanade - Yoshitaka Yamaya (Lato) Source: Ishuukan friends/one week friends anime

💫 Hoshi to eien - Tomohito Takatsuka (Ammon) Source: original song

♨️ Crimson Soul - Shinichiro Kamio (Boschi) Source: Ensemble Stars!

🕺RANCHiKi - Hinata Tadokoro (Miyaji) + Shun Horie, Toshiyuki Toyonaga Source: Fabulous Night

☂️ Hikari tatsu ame - Soma Saito (Yuhan) Source: original song

🌌 Kaji shou sou chronicle - Kazuki Furuta (Flure) + Takao Mitsutomi, Shuta Morishima Source: Dance and Music for KAMI (kamigami keshin)

🚶Daimei no nai kyou - Taito Ban (Haures) Source: song by HIRAIDAI

🍾 Party o tomenaide - Ryuichi Kijima (Lucas) Source: Hypnosis Mic

🧑‍🎤 Still… - Ryota Suzuki (Lono) Source: CARNELIAN BLOOD

🧑‍💼 Romeo - Nobunaga Shimazaki (Teddy) + Koki Uchiyama Source: HoneyWorks

That kamigami keshin, featuring teniwoha, R sound design, etc?? Illust by Akiakane??? That's so cool man. I feel so disoriented with so many music multi media projects I've never heard before in this list :| (Remote ☆ Host, STATION IDOL LATCH!, Fabulous Night, CARNELIAN BLOOD, kamigami keshin)

Btw let me know if you find any mistakes here thanks.

[in33d4n4me]

Cuddling with Berrien Cliane

Berrien Cliane x gn!reader

Warnings: none

A/n: two posts in a row?? I feel like a parent that has visitation for only like 2 days a year, like I drop 2-3 fics and then dip for months on end

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Tbh, he's pretty versatile for any position

He can be big spoon or little spoon

When he's big spoon, he feels like he's protecting you, shielding you from the rest of the world.

When he's big spoon it can be for two reasons:

You've been feeling down and he wants to comfort you

Or he's jealous, and it's his way of showing that you're his

When he's little spoon, it shows that he trusts you a lot

He feels safe when you spoon him from behind

Either that, or he's overworked and in desperate need to feel your arms around him, and your chest pressed against his back.

Another position I can envision is both of you laying on your bed with him laying in between your thighs, with his head on your stomach, and his arms wrapped around you, while you run your fingers through his hair.

It can be that or the other way around.

He occasionally likes to lay in your lap and use your thighs as a pillow.

If you want to fluster him and pull an uno reverse card, lay your head on his thighs and refuse to move so he's forced to take a break from his work.

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A/n #2: I swear I'm the most sane berrien fan you will ever meet-

[fruitymocha]

A Cottagecore Picnic with The Butlers Part 1: First Floor Edition

That time when the First Floor butlers took you on a cottagecore picnic

Featuring: Berrien Cliane, Bastien Kelly, Lono Fontaine (separate) x gn!Reader (you/your pronouns) (can be read as platonic, romantic, whatever you want)

Warnings: none :)

A/N: oh my goodness FINALLY, something Akuneko related! I had this idea for a while, but debated on whether I should actually use it for Akuneko or some other fandom, but I figured “this is a good topic to start with for them” so here we are. I was supposed to post this forever ago but lost motivation/passion for this for months. But now I’ve come back to the fandom with a fresh dedication (and also I have the game on my phone now, despite not knowing very much Japanese). But anyway, without further ado:

Let me restore your memory…

Is he making the food and drinks for the picnic? Of course he is! He can’t have the Master doing work, silly!

Obviously, you’d feel a little guilty for not doing anything (or at least I would-) so maybe you secretly made madeleines and snuck them into the basket because you know he loves them

I’m 99.999% sure Berrien planned everything weeks in advance, from the menu to the location, maybe even the specific outfits to wear (though he probably consulted Flure for that last part)

Obviously, this means that Berrien has the perfect spot for the two of you as well as the time

He brought bug spray, sunscreen, lip balm, the works! Also, he brought an umbrella just in case it rains. Can’t have the Master getting soaked to the bone and getting sick, right?

I can see him choosing a lovely open space with green grass as the location, and you’re absolutely under a giant tree for the purpose of staying in the shade (bonus points if there’s a body of water close by, like a river or lake)

You’re going there maybe a little too early for lunch (you arrive at 11:30 sharp because punctuality), but you start eating at around noon so it’s fine

Oh, and like the title says, this is a cottagecore picnic. It’s not cottagecore if there are no flowers, so you get your favorite flowers because you’re the Master and you deserve flowers.

Also, that means your outfits are very light colored and give off that fresh spring vibe

And perhaps you did a thing behind Berrien’s back again and decided to wear something that matches his outfit’s colors, even though he’s technically lower in social standing, but you cannot be stopped (and matching outfits does seem like a proper thing to do when it’s just the two of you and you’re in public)

So besides the madeleines you made as an attempt to contribute, what are you having on that picnic?

For savory food, he’s got various types of finger sandwiches, he’s got a charcuterie board (you know, those assortments of cheese and cured meats, probably with crackers too) unless you’re vegetarian/vegan, a platter of some assorted fruit slices and berries, and the “main” thing is two baguette sandwiches (if you follow a diet just imagine what’s in it is okay for you to eat)

For the drink of choice, he obviously brought his own tea blends as well as some classic teas for you, because this is Berrien we’re talking about here

Are we sure this is a picnic and not just a tea party on the ground?

Anyways, now for the moment we’ve all been waiting for: dessert

Berrien packed some fruit tartlets, some with strawberries, some with blueberries, some with kiwi, and some were just mixed fruit

And then of course he’d notice the madeleines as he’s unpacking everything, which leads to you awkwardly explaining how you felt bad for not doing anything to help so you made them to try and contribute

Which leads to a mini spiel about your position and how you not doing anything while the butlers do everything is what’s supposed to happen

But he’ll let it slide this once since you went through all the trouble and you had him in mind when you made the madeleines

Let’s just pretend you’re decent at baking here, and say the madeleines were pretty good

Good times for all :)

Except the fact that there are leftovers, and then you two stare at each other like “we’re gonna have to bring all of this back to the manor…”

But it’s fine, you’ll just eat the leftovers for dinner (even if some obscure etiquette book says it’s weird for nobles to do that or something)

So you pack up the leftovers and just sit and chat for a while after

Maybe if you’re up for it you even take a little stroll in the park

But obviously with the town’s canonically negative sentiments towards you and the butlers, you really can’t stay too long, so soon enough you have to go back to the manor

It’s okay though, you had the time of your life and you’d definitely want to do something like this again

Let’s be honest, it’s going to take a lot of convincing before he actually agrees for you to plan this cottagecore picnic

I mean really, he has the skills and attitude of a proper knight, of course your safety is top priority

But let’s say you use your brain and convince him by saying if he chooses a secluded spot and stays with you the whole time, it’s very unlikely you’ll be hurt

And if he brings up the Angel problem, just promise you’ll bring the book and tell him he’ll be coming along to protect you

In that case, he’ll say he’s coming with only for the sake of your safety, and it’s not exactly a lie, it’s just not the whole truth

To assume he’s not curious about this picnic of yours would be naïve. Of course he wants to see what kinds of food you bring (and maybe taste test a little)

So obviously you tried to make food behind his back but he caught you so he made you sit back down and tried his hand at it

It wasn’t too bad of an experience, actually, since he’s helped Lono in the kitchen before

There were no sweets made, but the menu was satisfying nonetheless

The location was atop a grassy hill where you could oversee the village nearby, and occasionally there were some clumps of weeds and wildflowers around.

You two got there at around 11:00 am, and planned to only be there for about an hour and a half

On the menu, there was meat stew (if you’re vegetarian/vegan, then it’s only for Bastien), crackers and hummus, multigrain bread, vegan herb quiche, and lemon tea

Being the Master you are though, you snuck behind his back and made yourself some apple hand pies

It’s still spring, so obviously you wanna wear something nice, and I think in this case Bastien will wear mid tone blues or greens

Meanwhile you’d probably wear whatever, since it never occurred to Bastien that you might want to coordinate outfits

There were no leftovers. None. I can guarantee it at least on Bastien’s end

He’ll never say it out loud, but he appreciated this quiet little picnic, and with some convincing, he may consider doing it again at some point

Needless to say, it was a success :)

Absolutely on board

He immediately starts planning the menu, and of course since he makes the food, it’s guaranteed to be bomb af

Of course you also tried to help but you weren’t even able to sneak behind his back and make stuff this time

He’s real serious about not having you lift a finger

As long as you promise to bring the book just in case of angels, he’s all for it

He probably chose a more wooded area so as not to risk any passersby finding you two (for safety reasons obviously)

You two went out at noon and brought basics like sunscreen, bug spray, and extra water, setting up in a small clearing in the woods

At some point Lono probably picks some wildflowers and gives them to you, which is such a sweet gesture

Are your outfits matching? Not at first glance, but the color palette is similar enough that you could make the argument

For the food, Lono decided to get real serious about it and made French onion soup, veggie pot pie, a vegetable focaccia, wild garlic pasta, and a mixed berry galette

As for the drinks, he brought white tea and violet lemonade

Obviously you being you, you gotta compliment the chef

And naturally Lono is happy about it, even if he does say it’s just part of the job

Another case of leftovers but instead of letting it go to waste, Muu gets to try some of it

Of course you aren’t allowed the leftovers because health reasons (I hear that leftovers, especially ones you have to reheat, aren’t the best for you)

But anyway you had a great time out there and Lono would be glad to go again if he also didn’t have to worry about making more food than normal

A lovely ending to a lovely event with these First Floor Butlers

~memory restored~

[invui]

sad love (berrien cliane)

—synopsis: berrien catches feelings for you while you comfort him during his moment of sadness

—pairing: berrien cliane x gender neutral reader

—genre: angst and a little bit of fluff

—warning/s: a bit rushed, not proofread/possible grammatical mistakes

a/n: i actually wrote this sometime in december last year and it was supposed to be part of a imagine post wherein each butler realizes that they fell for you but my motivation went downhill so here we are 0(-(

there were too many emotions berrien could process but he was stuck between two distinct feelings, sorrow and embarrassment. he felt sorrow due to how he couldn’t handle it anymore. even if he stalled for more time, it wouldn’t change the fact that his loneliness wouldn’t disappear forever. despite being surrounded by his butler companions, he still felt a sense of abandonment. what if they would leave him someday? what would happen if he himself had to deal with the darkness that was swallowing him whole as each minute passes by throughout the entire day? too many questions he couldn’t bear to answer lingered inside of his head. he was too scared to find out if they were true or not.

he felt a lot worse than he was before because you managed to walk into his room while he was having a mental break down. haha, how funny. was god punishing him for thinking such things? hell, someone as high as god probably wouldn’t even care for a peasant such as berrien to begin with.

the moment you had entered his bedroom asking if he knew where muu was everything immediately shut down. you stood at the entrance with your hand still holding unto the door knob as you looked at berrien’s current state. he stared at you with an expression that told you that you weren’t supposed to be here. he sat on the ground with his knees beneath his chin. berrien’s eyes were red from the continuous crying which made you question how long he was weeping, his hair was disheveled and his clothes were completely untidy.

you quickly ran to where berrien sat and kneeled down to look at him face to face. without any second thoughts your fingers tousled berrien’s white hair behind his ears and because of that, it didn’t take long for a light shade of pink to lay across berrien’s face. you cupped his face between your hands and scanned his facial expression. he still looked shocked with how his eyes stared right into yours with such sadness. you could see the streams of tears he had been crying and wiped them away with your thumb.

a few minutes had passed by and now you were hugging him tightly while stroking his hair. berrien still hasn’t moved an inch ever since you had knelt down and started comforting him. tears started to well up into berrien’s eyes the more you kept him company. why did it feel so good? the warmth of your arms that gently embraced him made him feel like he was safe especially when you held his face up with such tender care as if he was a fragile crystal ball.

as more thoughts about you piled up inside of his mind, he could suddenly hear a loud thumping noise that reverberated inside of his ears. alarms blared as he widened his eyes in realization. it couldn’t be that he fell in love with you, right? he breathed in heavily while closing his eyes which caused you to stop hugging him and look at him directly once more. “are you alright?” you asked berrien with worry evident on your face. he opened his eyes slowly and stared at you through his blurry vision due to his tears falling again making you wiping his tears while telling him that you would always be with him in every step of the way.

“it’s alright, i’m here with you.…” you jumped slightly from berrien unexpectedly hugging you tightly with a soft smile despite crying again after all of the comfort he was given from your benign care. his smile grew bigger as he nuzzled his face further into the crook of your neck.

if he was going to fall in love for you, he might as well cherish you with all of his heart just like what you did with him. all he wants right now was to stay by your side even if you didn’t share the same feelings as him. he will love you no matter the costs.

[smash-or-pass-otome]

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[ookami-sonata]

Berrien’s Birthday Gift

berrien x gn!aruji-sama (first person pov)

i’m a bit late to his bday celebration, but hey, you can never have too much of berrien right??

Today is Berrien’s birthday. Normally, I would be calm regarding gift picking, but this year was different. I felt a weird sense of unease this year.

Muu looked at me as I fiddled with the bouquet of flowers I had prepared for Berrien, tilting his head in confusion when he saw a frown form on my face.

This doesn’t look right.

I took the bouquet and set it down where it wouldn’t be in my direct line of vision and sighed. This wasn’t going the way I wanted it to. The only thought running through my mind was how I could make this Berrien’s best birthday ever. I knew deep down that by holding myself to such high standards, I was essentially setting myself up for failure, but I didn’t want to admit it.

The little black cat by my side looked up at me sympathetically. “Berrien is going to love whatever you gift him, Aruji-sama, so please don’t stress yourself out too much.” He said this and yet I felt myself grow more upset with myself.

Why am I stressing out more than usual this year? Muu is right in saying that Berrien is grateful for anything anyone gifts him for his birthday, but I want this year to be different.

“You’re right, Muu.” I pet his head gently and stood up to go fetch the bouquet of roses. Ammon had done me the favor of helping me pick out the best roses in the garden. As I was looking at the bouquet, I couldn’t help but think we really outdid ourselves this year; the flowers looked especially beautiful this time.

With this thought in mind, I swallowed whatever doubt I had brewing in my heart and set off to go find Berrien to give him the gift I had prepared.

I walked around aimlessly for about five minutes before turning to Muu. “Do you think he’s in his office at the moment?” The black cat looked thoughtful for a second before nodding.

Upon reaching the door to Berrien’s office, I felt the butterflies in my stomach again at full force. I sincerely hoped Berrien would like his gift, and I knew he would, but the doubt in my mind was all consuming. I just have to tear the bandaid off in one go.

And so I knocked on the door, “Um, Berrien… I’m sorry to be a bother, but can I come in?”

I heard the faint sound of the rustling of papers before Berrien spoke up from inside the room, “Oh, Aruji-sama, you’re never a bother. Please, come in.”

I opened the door and set my eyes on the man sitting on the desk in the middle of the room. He was wearing his reading glasses and had a big pile of papers next to him, pen in hand. It looked like I had interrupted him in the middle of working on some documents, which only made me feel even more guilty about bothering him.

“Happy birthday, Berrien.” I tried to muster up a smile that didn’t convey how anxious I was to be there in that room with him, with his gift in my hands. “I’m sorry for interrupting, but I wanted to give this to you.” I said and showed him the bouquet in my hands.

Berrien’s gaze softened, and he gave me one of those warm smiles I grew to admire after spending so much time with the butlers, with him.

I felt my cheeks heat up slightly at this and looked away from him before setting down the bouquet on a free spot on top of his desk. I stood there awkwardly for a few seconds before speaking up. “I hope you like it. I… wasn’t sure if you were going to like it, but…”

I paused when I heard Berrien chuckle, and I looked up to see him shaking his head at me. “Just you being yourself is the best thing you can gift me, Aruji-sama.”

I blinked after a split second and immediately felt my face heat up. I was sure I was as red as a tomato, but I couldn’t take my eyes off of the man in front of me. My heart sped up the moment I saw a faint blush spread across Berrien’s cheeks.

“M-My apologies, Aruji-sama.” Berrien pursed his lips; his blush only grew into a deeper shade of pink. “To say something like that so abruptly…”

My mouth opened and closed for a few seconds, like a fish out of water, before promptly clamping it shut and giving him a shy smile. “Thank you, Berrien. You’re too kind.”

The silence dragged on for another few seconds before I decided to take my leave. “I’ll leave you to it, Berrien. Thank you so much for your hard work, and happy birthday, again.”

His blush hadn’t gone completely away when he smiled at me and let out a small chuckle. “Thank you, Aruji-sama.”

I lingered for a bit before turning around and left the office where Muu was standing, waiting for me.

“Oh, Aruji-sama!” He said cheerfully. “How did it go? Did he like it? Of course he did!”

I laughed at his usual perky self and nodded. “Yeah, Muu. You were right. He did like it.” The small black cat let out a tiny cheer before we began to make our way back to our room; the memory of Berrien’s gentle eyes lingering in my mind.

[herri-writes]

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First Floor Butlers

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Found You~ -  Berrien Cliane x Reader

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[akunekowriter]

HELLOOO its me again! (whale shark) soo I came with another request im in my one piece era (I think im obsessed💀) aruji-sama being a crew member of the Straw Hats pirate but the butlers don't know that, aruji-sama hiding that they are pirate until one day hiding their new bounty on their head in the drawer the Butler Berrien find the bounty..

this is crazy I know

if you don't watch One Piece its okay don't write this request its not obligatory

and I loved your writing of boschi x reader

I am so sorry, love! I don't know much about one piece! TvT, but I will watch one piece and do this request once I know what it is about, but I am so sorry, whale shark. I hope you can forgive me!

[vatnalilja]

Anxious Nights, Part 2 | Berrien Cliane

Short fluff with a hint of smut. 1,344 words.

Gender-neutral body. POV 2nd person, present tense.

« Part 1 | Part 2

The ring glows as you slide it on, its warmth against your skin familiar and comfortable. As your world fades away, you envision your large, downy bed in your quarters. Moments later, you feel the duvet beneath as you appear in its center. The room glows with the diffused light of several candles, lit in the event you arrive late at night. You sniffle as you find Mu sleeping soundly at the foot of your bed and collapse on the covers with him, tears streaming from your eyes. He wakes with a confused mumble when you hug him tight against your chest.

"Lord, is that you?" he asks.

"Mu."

"What's wrong? Are you crying?" He wriggles in your arms and pats your face with his paws.

"Can you find Berrien?" you ask.

"Of course."

You release the little round black cat, and he looks you over where you lie in bed, your face streaked with tears. He bumps his head against yours with a loud purr, then jumps to the floor. You watch him bat at the door until he gets his paw in the crack and opens it wide enough to sneak through.

"Mu," you say.

"Yes?"

"If he's asleep, tell him to hurry. I don't care what he's wearing," you say. While you're sure Berrien could dress in his entire tailcoat ensemble in record time, you currently don't care about presentation or manners.

"Got it," Mu says before disappearing into the hallway.

You bury your face in the soft blankets and take several deep breaths, struggling to contain your sorrow and clear your mind. You're not sure how many minutes pass, but when your door opens again, you glance up to discover a concerned Berrien in the doorway. Mu must have conveyed the sense of urgency properly because he's only in trousers and a barely tucked-in dress shirt. His pink eyes widen as he hurries to your bed, and you crawl to him as he sits. When you fling yourself into his arms, he holds you close to his chest and runs his hand along your back.

"Lord, what is it?" he asks.

You shake your head as a heavy sob wracks your body. He asks no further questions and rocks you gently as he murmurs consolations. Your tears fade, and you quiet in his hold, soothed by his reassurances. You heave a tired sigh as you grip the fabric of his shirt and tuck your head under his chin.

"Is there anything I can do for you?" he asks.

"This is plenty."

He still smells like sleep, his scent not masked by his usual cologne. Without thinking, you push your face into his neck as you inhale deeply. The hand rubbing your back pauses. You pull away slightly to look up at him, and he meets your gaze, his expression tender. He cups your cheek and presses his mouth against your forehead.

"My Lord, I admit . . . it's difficult to think as a devoted servant should at this moment," he says.

"Then right now, let yourself be Berrien Cliane, the man. Not Berrien Cliane, the butler," you say.

He hesitates as he second-guesses himself, then relents to your permission and settles his lips against yours. Whatever sadness you felt evaporates instantly, and your heart leaps as he kisses you. His lips are delicate and sweet as they brush against yours, and his touch is light and slow. You wind your arms around his neck and close your eyes, savoring the moment you've fantasized about for so long.

He whispers your name and kisses your face, letting his lips trail over your features. You lift your chin, and he buries his face in your neck. You moan, and he clings to you in response as his breathing grows more rapid.

"The way I feel about you . . . I've never felt so strongly for someone before." He sighs his words onto your skin. "Never in my entire life."

His lips find yours, and you can tell he's tempering his desire. You pull his hands free, then fall back onto the bed and stare up at him, your chest rising and falling in excitement. The comfortable shirt you wore to bed rides high and reveals your stomach, distracting him completely. He blinks slowly, his long dark lashes mesmerizing with each sweep. Behind them, his eyes are black pools of anticipation.

"May I demonstrate those feelings for you?" he asks.

"As if you need to ask," you say.

He smiles affectionately as he rests his hand on your stomach, then leans over and locks his lips onto yours once again. He moves his touch to your waist and grips it as you tug his shirt from the tops of his trousers, then slip your hands beneath it once it hangs free. His abs contract as you graze your fingertips across them.

His own hands are less sure as he inches the hem of your shirt upward until he reveals your chest. He breaks the kiss to admire your body, and even in the low light, you can see the scarlet splashed across his face.

"You are beyond beautiful, my Lord." He shakes his head slightly, then calls you by your name instead. He dips his head, and you rumble with pleasure as he explores your nipple with his tongue, teasing its edges until it stands firm. He then draws it into his mouth and savors it while his hands skim your body, leaving a trail of goosebumps as they wander.

You pull at his shirt until he hastily unbuttons it with trembling hands and shakes it free. His slender body is warm with arousal, and when you touch him, he coos in delight. He returns his lips to yours and lowers himself, molding his chest to your own. You feel his heart hammer a reckless rhythm, which excites you more.

You thrust your body against his, groaning. In response, he lets out a small gasp as if having a realization and lifts his weight. When you open your eyes, you find him hovering over you, looking remorseful. You blink several times in confusion.

"What is it, Berrien?" you ask.

"This is reckless," he says.

"I don't mind! Be reckless!" You sit up and line his jaw with kisses.

He laughs, a sound filled with sadness. Knowing he's made up his mind, you fall back onto your elbows. Your face must convey your disappointment because he runs his hand through your hair with a whispered apology.

"This will consume me," he says. "My love for you is boundless--if I do not restrict myself to our most important task and instead allow myself this indulgence, then I'll be lost forever in my desire for you."

"Well . . . when you put it that way, I can't help but be charmed."

"Though, perhaps the Lord will occasionally indulge me in a secret kiss or two."

You grin with a wink, then adjust your clothes until you're presentable. He dons his shirt and stands to properly tuck it in. He then clears his throat as he combs his fingers through his ebony and ivory locks, pushing them into place.

"Some tea, perhaps?"

"That would be nice," you say. "If it takes you a little longer, I don't mind. In case there's something that needs your attention."

He coughs several times with his hand to his mouth and quickly heads for the hall. Before he closes the door behind him, he looks back at you with an embarrassed, guilty smile. "Perhaps that's best. For the both of us."

The door then latches shut, and you're alone. You fall into your pillows, swearing at how things have unfolded, but you've completely forgotten about the anguish that brought you here tonight. Your eyes flutter shut as you recall his scent and the sweet sounds he had made.

As you make yourself comfortable, you hope he takes his time brewing that tea.

[berrienn]

a Comforting Warmth | Berrien x Voldemort

The soft mattress pressed against your skin, the quite crinkling of the fireplace which creates a comforting feeling in your chest and the sounds from the dark forest outside which seems to sing a sweet melody which caresses you to sleep.

But what you can't get enough of, is the mesmerising man who's sitting next to your bed with his slender legs crossed while reading out a book in his gloved hand to you.

The light from the fireplace seems to give him an angelic like glow to his features which makes it hard for you to keep your eyes off him.

His soothing voice makes you feel safe, makes you feel like...'home'.

"Berrien."

The man set aside his book and gazed lovingly into your eyes with a soft smile.

"Yes, Aruji-sama?" Something about the way you looked at him creates a fluttering feeling in his chest, but he can't figure out what exactly it is.

"Will you stay with me until i fall asleep?" You ask, a hint of nervousness laced in your voice.

The butler chuckles at your question; "I intended to do that from the start, my lady."

You smiled at his respond and patted the space next to you. "Here."

The butler froze for a second. Sure, he was going to stay with you until you fell asleep but... to be in Aruji-sama's bed might be a bit of crossing the line.

He looked into your eyes with a look which seems to ask if it was really okay. Of course, the butler fancies you quite a lot but he wouldn't ever wish to do anything which may make you uncomfortable in the slightest.

You simply nod in affirmation and he slowly shifts to your bed. You can't help but stare at him; Everything about him seems so lovely. His hair neatly tucked behind one hair looked so elegant to you.

"Aruji-sama, you should sleep, lack of sleep is bad for your skin." The butler softly spoke as he gently caressed your hand bringing it up to give it a kiss.

Your face heated up from the sudden gesture and you pulled your hand back.

"Ah, forgive me i didn't mean to make you flustered." The butler gets a bit fidgety thinking he made you uncomfortable.

"No, it's alright..." You look up at him and give him a reassuring smile. Sleep was getting to you already. The man smelled of roses which gave you a calming feeling.

The butler softly sighed in relief but his breath soon hitched in his throat as he felt your head on his chest.

"Just...a bit longer. Until i fall asleep please stay like this." You shyly mumbled, arms wrapping around his waist to pull yourself closer to his comforting warmth.

The butler on the other hand was nervous about you hearing his heartbeat which was rapidly beating from your sudden action as he quickly tries to recompose himself, his cheeks tinted with a hint of red. He thought this side of you was quite cute as well.

His eyes soften as he relaxes into your embrace and starts gently patting your head. "Yes...Aruji-sama."

Both of you; in each others' warm embrace, not wanting to let go. Hearing each others' heartbeat which feels like whispers of comfort. Listening to the soft breaths escaping from the butler accompanied with the quite crinkling of the fireplace gives you an oddly satisfying feeling. You could stay like this forever.

-End

A/N: my writing isn't the best and kind of lame right now but I'm doing my best to get better.

[in33d4n4me]

"Anything?"

Berrien Cliane x gn!Reader

Warnings: mildly suggestive

A/n: *rises out of the fucking grave* Wdym I missed berrien's birthday??? Also sorry I've been practically dead, as soon as I got inspo I got insanely busy, so this is rushed and written in like 30 minutes

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How did he end up like this?

It was just supposed to be a teasing sort of kiss, how did he get here?

With you pressed oh so close against him, giving him no room to breathe, thoughts hazy and muddled, and what's making it worse is that your lips are pressed tightly to his.

Such an intimate situation, he barely manages to think in his heated daze.

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Earlier

"Berrien sa- I mean- Berrien!"

You're walking down the hall towards him with a bright smile on your face, and his birthday is so much better by just seeing your face.

"Yes master?" Berrien responds with such a sweet smile, it would give you serious cavities.

"Ah! There you are! I have something I want to propose to you!" You tell him with a mischievous smile.

"Oh? And what might that be, hm?" He stares into your eyes, watching your every move .

"Hold on, let's go to my room, I don't want anyone else hearing this," you look around as if to make sure you weren't being tailed.

"I see, well then, shall we go?" Berrien's face looks a lot more concerned now, what could you possibly have to ask him that would require both of you going to your room?

Alone.

With no one else.

When both of you arrive to your room, you close the door behind you, effectively trapping him in the room with you.

"-Ah, and what might you have wanted to ask of me, master?" Berrien is lightly startled at this, bit doesn't let it show.

"Weeellll, since it's your birthday, I wanted to do something for you, but I just couldn't figure out what to give you, so, I thought I might just ask you myself!"

"Ask me myself?" He's confused, to say the least.

"Mhmmm, so, I'm giving you one free ticket to ask me to do one thing, no matter what it is, just for today!"

"One thing?"

"Yep! Doesn't matter what it is, you could ask me to help with laundry, chores, cooking even! Or maybe just a hug!"

Ah.

Berrien thinks for a solid minute, and then has his wish, he knows exactly what he wants, what he desires, and he was going to act on it now. If not now, then when? He might never get another chance.

"If I am truly allowed one thing, then may i have this?" He gets closer to your face and uses one hand to cradle the side of it, while brushing his thumb back and forth on your lips.

"Eh? What do you mea- Mng!"

He presses his lips against yours, soft and gentle, just like him. You don't want it to end.

No, you will not allow it.

When Berrien goes to pull away, you grab him by the back of his neck and waist and pull him back on your lips.

He flinched for a second, not expecting you to reciprocate, but he closes his eyes and melts into your touch content with what you're doing to him.

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It feels like you've been kissing him for hours now, his mind is nothing but mush, and all he can think of is you. It's crazy to him that he's reduced to this utter mess by your touch alone.

His traitorous mind starts to wander on what it would feel like if you two were to go further-

No

"Maste- mnh- ple-please, haahh I can't breathe."

You hear his pleas and let go of him, detaching your lips from his after what feels like forever and not long enough at the same time.

You're both panting harshly, faces hot and berrien's face red as can be.

"Ah, haaah, I'm sorry, I didn't notice," you apologize because you really didn't. You were to focused on feeling him against you.

You really shouldn't have to apologize, berrien says in his head.

You just gave him the best gift he could ever ask for..

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A/n #2: the ending kinda sucks but I have no clue on how to end first so sue me.

[xicanation]

Efrén Paredes, Jr. was a 15-year-old honor student in St. Joseph, Michigan who was who was wrongly convicted by in a majority White jury in Berrien County, Michigan, a community with a history of white supremacy.  There was no evidence whatsoever linking young Efrén, who had no previous criminal record, to a murder and armed robbery.  He was given two life sentences without parole and another life sentence with possible parole.

Efrén has now served almost 28 years an is now 43.  He is also a longtime activist and advocate who has opened unimaginable doors and touched communities far outside his cell.

Efrén needs our support: Ways to help

1.  Sign the petition:  www.tinyurl.com/Efren1016 2.  Donate: paypal.me/ZavalaParedes

The controversial case has gained international attention, been condemned by veteran investigators, city councils, been addressed at the United Nations, and by numerous reknown activists and academics, including:

His story is also part of a few documentaries:

https://player.vimeo.com/video/185104498

and the Natural Life film.

According to 4efren.com:

Several notable scholars and activists across the country support Efren’s release including Dr. Elizabeth “Betita” Martinez, Director, Institute for MultiRacial Justice, author, and activist; Dr. Carlos Munoz, Jr., Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley, author and activist; Dr. Rodolfo Acuna, historian, educator and Chicano studies scholar; Dr. Jorge Chinea, Director of Chicano-Boricua Studies Department, Wayne State University, author and activist; Dr. Martha Grace Duncan, Professor of Law, Emory University, and author; Favianna Rodriguez, political printmaker, digital artist, activist; Juana Alicia, muralist, printmaker, educator, and activist; Elena Herrada, Director, Centro Obrero, Detroit Public Schools Board Member, and writer; Elisha Miranda aka E-Fierce, filmmaker, writer, and activist; Dr. Walter Garcia-Kawamoto, Journal of Adolescent Research, Manuscript Consulting Editor; and others.

Efren also enjoys the support of world renowned wrongful convictions expert Paul Ciolino, a veteran private investigator. Ciolino is the author of numerous articles in professional publications and the book, “In the Company of Giants: The Ultimate Investigation Guide for Legal Professionals, Activists, Journalists and the Wrongfully Convicted.” In addition, he co-wrote the best-selling and critically acclaimed textbooks “Advanced Forensic Criminal Defense Investigations” and “Advanced Forensic Civil Investigations.”

Ciolino is the former chief investigative advisor to Northwestern University Law School’s Center on Wrongful Convictions, the Medill School of Journalism, and DePaul University Center for Justice in Capital Cases. In 2003, when former Illinois Governor George Ryan granted clemency and pardons to 167 death row inmates, he cited Ciolino’s investigative work, which helped free five innocent men, as one of the reasons for the en masse commutations.

According to Ciolino, “There is not one shred of credible evidence to suggest that Efren was involved in the murder. No weapon, no eyewitnesses, no physical evidence, no motive, no prior conduct to suggest that a 15-year-old student athlete, and honor role student with zero criminal background, would have planned, participated in or committed this murder. The community and jury were sold a bill of goods based on the words of drug dealers and thieves.”

Juvenile Life Without Parole

There was no physical evidence linking Efren to the crime, no eyewitnesses to the crime, and Efren was home with his parents and two brothers when the crime was committed.

Efren had no juvenile or adult criminal record previous to his arrest on March 15, 1989. In a rush to judgment, and efforts to allay community concerns of criminals committing further acts of violence, he was tried and convicted only three months after his arrest by a jury comprised of 11 White jurors and one Black juror.

Efren received illegal two life without parole (LWOP) sentences for one homicide and a parolable life sentence for the armed robbery. The prosecutor charged Efren under two alternate theories of murder — premeditated murder and felony murder — and his trial judge, Zoe Burkholz, sentenced him for both counts of murder.

The Berrien County Court is located St. Joseph, MI, the same city where the crime occurred. St. Joseph had a racial composition of being 95% White at the time. The judge, prosecutor, all the investigating police, and the victim in the case were all White. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Berrien County ranks among the top 25 most segregated metropolitan areas in the country.

All but one of the youths in Berrien County who have received life without parole (LWOP) sentences have been children of color. Efren is the only Latino youth in the county’s history to receive the sentence.

Efrén Paredes, Jr.

Efren has since been actively involved in community issues and amplified his message of non-violence and criminal justice reform.  According to his site, “He has appeared on various radio stations and podcasts across the nation to discuss criminal justice issues. Some of the stations include National Public Radio (NPR), Michigan Radio, Central Michigan University Public Radio, the Jack Ebling Show, La Raza Chronicles, KPFA Radio, Detriot Superstation 910 AM, Thousand Kites, Juvenile Justice Matters, Youth Radio, and others.

“Articles about Efren have been featured on ColorLines, RaceWire, The Progressive, The Michigan Citizen, South Bend Tribune, TelesurTV, Latina Lista, The Nation, Seattle Times, Miami Herald, Los Angeles Times, Lansing State Journal, MLive, Associated Press, 99% Invisible, The Theory of Everything, AlterNet, and other web sites. In 2015 Latina Magazine named Efren as one of four Latino prisoners in the U.S. deserving of clemency.

“Efren has taken his message of non-violence and criminal justice reform to other countries as well. He spoke to a large audience of youth at a basketball tournament in Toronto, Ontario (Canada) and has appeared twice on TelesurTV, a station based in Quito, Ecuador.

“During his incarceration Efren has raised money for underfunded classrooms, youth summer camps, and breast cancer awareness. He also applied for and received grants from a corporation to build a weight training area and fund the purchase of library books, encyclopedias, and a learning resource center at a prison he was formally housed at.

“Efren has been invited to speak at various religious services and cultural organization events throughout his incarceration. He has been a keynote speaker at Cinco de Mayo, Latino History Month, Kwanzaa, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and Black History Month events, just to name a few.

“He has also developed proposals and received approval by prison administrators to host numerous members of the public who have visited prisons to speak on an array of subjects. Some of those people have included professors, state representatives, poets, authors, psychologists, lawyers, and social justice advocates.

“During the course of his incarceration Efren has received commendations from prison Wardens for the positive work he has done assisting the prisoner population through his work serving over 14 six-month terms as a member of the Warden’s Forum at various prisons. He also has the support of a retired Michigan Braille Transcribing Fund Executive Director as well as current and retired Michigan Department of Corrections staff.

“Efren is currently the subject of an immersive audio project being created by a New York-based podcast producer and Columbia University graduate student. An Emory University law professor is also devoting an entire chapter to him in an upcoming book she is authoring about prisoners sentenced to life without parole sentences when they were juveniles.

“In September 2015 Efren was among 20 prisoners selected to help develop a prison outreach component of the My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) program based at Michigan State University (MSU). MBK is a program that trains people to become mentors to at-risk African-American boys, Grade 6-8, in the Detroit Public Schools. Upon successful completion of the program training Efren will receive an MBK Mentor Internship certification from the MSU Residential College in the Arts and Humanities.”

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Xica Nation first heard about this story from Maria Luisa Zavala, Efren’s wife, who had these words to share:

How did you two connect? Why did this matter speak to your heart?

MZP:  “In 2000 -2001 I was working at a nonprofit that started in SouthWest Detroit that later moved to Lansing Michigan.  It was called the Xicano Development Center (X..D.C.).  One of our board members had a relative that was incarcerated.

“In Michigan when prisoners want to start any type of cultural group on the inside they have to find an organization on the outside that will sponsor them.

“We had no idea what was required of a sponsoring organization.  So, another board member and I went to find out. It was very simple, we just had to send a representative once a month to sit in on their meetings and make sure they were making positive plans and putting on cultural programs that benefited the rest of the inmates. So we signed on to sponsor L.A.S.S.O. (Latin America Spanish Speaking Organization).  As the word got around in the facilities that the XDC had provided sponsorship to L.A.S.S.O. and then we got request from other facilities and from H.A.S.T.A. (Hispanic American Striving Towards Achievement).  We also made contact with I.N.U. (Indians Nations United).

“In 2003 I started to attend the LASSO meeting in the Robert Cotton Correctional Facility in Jackson Michigan.  This is where I met Efren Paredes Jr.  He was the chair of the group.  Efren, the LASSO Board members and I worked hard to prepare Xicano, Mexican, Latin American educational events and programing.  I worked closely with Xicano/Latino professors at Michigan State University, community activities, and community leaders to go into the facility to speak and teach.   

“I would say that maybe a year into the work that we were doing I became curious as to why someone like Efren (he was/is very well spoken, educated, eager to learn, caring, mentor, and well written (blog)  would be serving three life sentences.  So, I became interested and he gave me information about his case so that I could learn on my own why he was in there.  He did not explain it to me, he wanted me to come up with my own conclusion after reading his court documents and learn details of his case.

“As for what motivated me to get involved in this matter I would say that after going through numerous court documents, and speaking to his family I am convinced he is innocent.  The injustice that was committed upon a teen boy and his family was a terrible tragedy.  I offered to help in any I could.  

In college I learn to be a community organizer by being a member of MEXA, I was involved in a 6 day hunger strike, fought for xicano studies, increase hiring of xicano professors, increase recruitment of xicano latino students, and working on retention of those students.  After college I we started a Brown Beret Chapter in Southwest Detroit in the late 1990’s.  After learning of this injustice committed upon this family perhaps I could be of some assistance.

“I don’t want to sound cheesy but the words that resonated with me are “an injustice to one is an in injustice to all”.  I also learned of the injustice committed to many youth getting waived into adult court to be treated, sentenced, and incarcerated as if they are grown.  They can’t defend themselves, they can’t plead out because they do not know how to navigate the criminal system.  Even adults that can understand the system get railroaded every day.  So, this was an opportunity to help an individual get his case some attention locally, nationally, and internationally.   Perhaps get him some justice.  

“I helped him and the family launch a Free Efren campaign that went strong for many years, and we were even able to get a public hearing that would inform the Michigan Governor weather she should commute him or not.  The hearing was attended by over 300 supporters.  Unfortunately, the hearing was in front of the Parole Board, which informed him that they could not recommend to the Governor weather he should be commuted because up until this day, they are not charged with hearing cases of innocence.

“We have joined the national movement of changing laws of Juvenile Lifers With Out Parole (JLWOP), and prison reform.  As a grassroots group we helped at times with informing ACLU and legislators of Efren’s case.  Now as you have read laws have changed in favor or his release, but we still have a long way to go before his release.”

Efrén needs our support: ways to help

1.  Sign the petition for resentencing: www.tinyurl.com/Efren1016 2.  Donate directly to Efrén at: paypal.me/ZavalaParedes

Links to more information

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Free.Efren/

Online petition: www.tinyurl.com/Efren1016

Donate:  paypal.me/ZavalaParedes

Efrén’s accomplishments: www.TinyURL.com/EfrenCV2016

Blog: www.4Efren.blogspot.com

Web Site: www.4Efren.com

Free Efrén: 15-year old honor student, wrongly charged 3 life sentences, spends 27th year changing the world from inside a cell Efrén Paredes, Jr. was a 15-year-old honor student in St. Joseph, Michigan who was who was wrongly convicted by in a majority White jury in Berrien County, Michigan, a community with a history of white supremacy.  

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AH!!!!!!! OK OK OK so. the mc is royalty from elgado and the butlers are. well. butlers/hunters KJHSAKJAS like they all have their jobs around the castle but they can also go out and kick some monster ass if needed!!! which they usually do HAKJSHASKJ

so the mc is like "i'm sick of being a pathetic little prince/princess i wanna kick ASS" and the butlers are like absolutely the fuck not but mc does it anyway because girlboss<3 so mc sneaks out for some late night secret training and comes across um. ibushi i think it was?? like they see ibushi flying through the sky searching for his queen or whatever and mc is like "that thing. i need to kill it" so they go back to the castle and the butlers are like on the verge of tears worrying over mc and mc goes "hey i saw a fucked up beast in the sky looking for it's queen. we should probably do something about that" and the older butlers are like "ibushi and narwa. fuck"

but that's as far as i've gotten lore-wise HAHAHSKAJAS tho i do have some more minor headcanons ehehe

bastien is the resident buddy handler no you cannot convince me otherwise

muu is, of course, your palico!!! i think the palamutes are like. random ass palamutes though. studio wasabi please add dogs to aknk

miyaji, fennesz, lucas, and lamli are all wyverians. i refuse to explain why (it's solely vibes hehe)

lono has a bunch of felyne friends to help with cooking!! he runs the tea shop also

ammon works as a researcher in the field (kinda like bahari) making sure everything goes smoothly, rather than just tending to plants at the castle!!

miyaji is a doctor also; he never really has a chance to practice his music u_u but he doesn't mind much as long as he gets to help others recover from any injuries they get in the field!! he also has a rivalry with lucas since they're both doctors shhh. lato is miyaji's funny little assistant you can't change my mind

boschi has the basarios x armor. flure has the bnahabra x armor. lato has the mizutsune x armor. lamli has the basic rakna kadaki armor. nac has the lagombi x armor. no i'm not looking at the armor sets in-game you are /j

haures is like, the lead hunter. he's always the one to start expeditions and investigations!! meanwhile berrien handles everything at the castle and ensures everyone will be tended to properly after their misadventures

THIS IS ALL OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD even though this is. a lot actually KJHSKJAS so i might update this as i think more n more!!! if you read this ily you're awesome thank you for putting up with my autistic bs <3

HWHY am i incapable of being normal about my hyperfixations and special interests. anyway i'm thinking about a monster hunter rise/akuneko au

[herri-writes]

How To Apply Lip Balm With Berrien Cliane

Berrien Cliane x Reader

Note: Have a Berrien fluff. Good for daily dose of Berrien for fellow Berrien simps out there.

It was a normal day in the mansion and today is the day where you'll have a small walk at Espoir with Flure, Berrien, and Muu. The weather is fine and clear today so that's where you decide to have a small walk at the town.

You began preparing yourself with Flure's help. You're glad that he's there to help you with clothes fit for the day. While preparing, you thought of applying lip balm after a long time of not using it. You felt your lips getting dry so you decide to use it for once.

Sitting in front of the vanity table made you insecure on how you look. You never thought on being beautiful for once and live on your own life like normal as usual. Sighing at the thought, you decide on applying lip balm on your lips and remove your train of negative thoughts.

Before you pick up the lip balm, you immediately thought of what Berrien told you on what stroke to do before applying it on your lips. Almost forgotten about it, you decide to apply it in a horizontal stroke.

"Master," a familiar voice called you. Before you turn to direction of where the voice is from, a hand took the lip balm off of yours and raised your chin with the other which made you look up. Speak of the devil, it's Berrien Cliane. He chuckled, "You forgot which stroke to use isn't it? You have to apply it vertically along the lips' vertical wrinkles."

You froze, ended up staring his beautiful magenta eyes as he applied lip balm on your lips. He caught you staring and decide to tease you a bit. "Master, you're staring," he called you and he stared back. He smiled, "My eyes caught your attention, right? Well these eyes of mine are meant to look at beautiful things, like you."

You blushed and remained silent. You heard him chuckle, which that made you flustered a bit.

On the other hand, Berrien had other plans running in his mind. He wants to see you getting flustered and planned this one-sided teasing game of his starting today. After all, Berrien, of all people, fell in love with you.

Every moment he spent time with you, he felt like he was over the moon. He was always head over heels in love every time he sees acting cute and all. He even asked himself why he fell in love with his own master when it's a forbidden love in the aristocratic society.

Of course, he knew how insecure you were to yourself so he decided to give you a confidence boost. While thinking of an another way to make you blush, the devil did something what you didn't expect.

"Anyways, don't rub it yet. Please wait for a moment." You want to ask why but the once moisturized lips became sticky. 'Did he apply it on my lips too much?'

"Uh... Berrien...?" He looked at you with a smile. "Isn't it a bit too much?"

"Oh? My apologies," he smiled shyly. "Master's lips are so soft and you look cute today. I can't help it."

Few more chaste actions yet intimate attempts from him and you'll explode. You look away, embarrassed. You didn't expect that he, of all people, of all butlers, say that straightforwardly to you right at your face.

Seeing this flustered and embarrassed state of yours, Berrien knew that his plan worked and this will end in one last move.

"By the way, master..." You look up and face him. "Do you mind if I share it with you?"

"Huh? Wait-- What do you mean--"

"Please excuse me."

You felt something soft on your lips.

Not only he confessed in an indirect way, he also kissed you. I repeat, he kissed you. Berrien Cliane, the first butler you met since your arrival, the first butler you spent time with, and the first person who took your first kiss.

You even thought that he's your first for everything here in their world.

'Did he just kiss me? What in the world is he thinking?' That question in your mind went to the back of your head when his lips moved. He circled your waist with his hand and behind your neck on the other, embraced you like he doesn't want to let you go.

'Oh God... This is too much to handle... What is he thinking? Why did he just kissed me? Oh dear... I'm about to faint!'

Let's just say the kiss is getting passionate and close to becoming intimate. Your mind went blank just as he break the kiss and that gave you time to breathe. The kiss lasted for a short while but it was like an eternity to you.

You blushed and you'll be mistaken like a tomato if you went out of your room and walked at the halls. You froze at your seat with your mouth agape. You tried to say anything but nothing came out of it.

"B-Berrien... w-why did you... do that...?" You stuttered and you mentally facepalmed for stuttering. You're literally panicking inside. Oh how much you wanted to panic here in your room but you didn't want anyone to see you acting flustered.

"Oho? You're blushing," he said as he wiped the lip balm around his lips with his thumb. 'Oh, no. He looks so... so... so...' He smiled and let you go. You swear that you saw him blushing and it's rare to see him blush. "Master, thank you for sharing your lip balm with me. If you'll excuse me." He smirked and chuckled as he left the room, giving you extra time to prepare yourself.

'Checkmate.' He smiled proudly and licked his lips after he finished his task.

Unknown to the two, Flure saw the scene from the door's gap. Before things began to escalate, he blushed and ran away, almost got caught acting flustered infront of the other butlers and nearly fainted.

Bonus:

While you three are walking at the streets of Espoir, Muu saw Berrien smiling like today is his lucky day, Flure getting shy but not the usual shy action of his but more like embarrassed, and you walking calmly unlike the other two but this cat knows that behind the calm expression of yours is a whole world of chaos.

The poor cat is concerned on what happened to you three so he decided not to talk about it and ask about that later on the way home.

W/N:

R.I.P. Flure. You will be missed/j

But damn... Mayun's brainrot with their inspiration from the official art of Akuneko twitter made me faint. I mean--

Berrien Cliane is beautiful (and hot).

And lastly, Berrien, you should've closed the door before you kiss your master. You tainted this poor unfortunate soul's innocent mind. You're lucky that I love you lmao.

I suck at kiss scenes but damn. This is a fluffy compensation for the angst prompts and pieces I wrote few weeks ago. Man... it's been a while since I last wrote something fluffy...

Berrien simps are punching the air rn (including me ofcTT)

Also, this is a repost from my other blog. have fun reading^^