#But Thena is like no we're not...dating

[softquietsteadylove]

Badly hurt Gil and a caring Thena? :3

Gil blinked up at the ceiling. He really had no idea what happened to him. Last he could remember he was at work. They had a soup special so he was trying to get out the big stock pots from the shelf.

"Seems I'm still your emergency contact."

He nearly jumped in the rickety little hospital bed. It was like a dream, seeing her there next to him. But she smiled, holding a little paper hospital coffee cup and looking like she'd rolled out of bed to be here. Not that she looked bad, of course, but he knew her comfy hoodie and leggings were disguising that she had been in her pajamas already before coming here. It was her 'throw something on' outfit.

She still looked beautiful.

"You're still mine, for what it's worth," she admitted, albeit more quietly into the pitiful little cup. "Awful lot of paperwork, I recall thinking when I first considered changing it."

"Uh, yeah," he blinked. He wasn't seeing double at least, and he was pretty sure the faint glow she had was just because of the yellow-y light of the hospital combined with her natural prettiness. "You know what happened?"

Her light commentary left her and she frowned, her shoulders drawing inward. "You slipped at work. It was only a few small stairs of a tumble, but you got knocked out. They had to bring you here."

"Shit," Gil cursed, flopping against the pillows again. He was missing their busiest night, and that was besides the fact that the restaurant would not be happy about having to file a workplace compensation for his little accident.

"Are you okay?" Thena asked more directly, but just as gently. She leaned over in the chair she had dragged as close as she could. "Do you remember anything?"

He groaned, ruffling his hair, although he quickly learned that was a mistake, given the pounding in his head. "I was getting out some stock pots to make the soup special. We, uh, are supposed to store them lower down but it's easier to keep the food more in reach and the pots higher up."

Thena raised her brows at him, in a blatantly unimpressed way. "Because why have to get up on your tip-toes for salt when you could instead concuss yourself with a steel pot?"

He winced, and not just from his migraine. "Yeah, I guess that's about it."

Thena sighed, and he shifted in the bed uncomfortably. She had laughed it off, but she didn't really have to be here for him. They had called her because he hadn't thought to change his paperwork since their breakup. She had left the comfort of her home just to sit here with him. "I'm just glad you're all right."

He gave her a poor attempt at a smile. "Sorry, Thena."

He would have understood her being a little pissed at him for the whole mess. But she blinked at him, her eyes all teary. It made his chest clench; he always hated it when she cried, as rare as it was. His shoulders even flinched, wanting to reach out to hold her out of reflex.

"I was worried," she whimpered out with a wobbly lip. "I got a call asking if I was your contact, and they told me you fell, and were knocked out, and I would need to be here before you could be released, a-and-"

"Hey, come on sweetheart," he whispered, attempting to lean over in the bed to reach out for her. It really wasn't manageable, and also everything hurt.

She spared him, moving over for herself to wrap her arms around his neck. Her face buried itself in his shoulder, in a way that was so familiar it was painful (more painful than his body full of bruises). "Never do this to me again."

"I won't," he promised immediately. He wasn't sure how real a promise that was, the floors could get a little slippery sometimes, and he wouldn't say he was as naturally graceful as Thena. But he rubbed her back and turned his head so he could bury his nose in her hair. "I'm sorry, Thena. I'm okay, I promise."

She pulled away, swiping at her tears and making sure she looked annoyed with him enough that it would be chastising. "I'll be the judge of that. They've recommended you not be alone for 24 hours after you wake up, just in case."

Gil made a face, "I'm guessing I'm not allowed to get that surveillance at work?"

"Not a chance."

He sighed; they were really not gonna like this.

"They'll live," Thena drawled as she picked up her coffee again, only to immediately make a face and put it back down.

Gil eyed the sad little cup. "That isn't decaf, huh?"

"I'm sure it would taste just as awful if it were," she lamented, at least sitting back in the chair as she rubbed her temple.

Gil looked at the clock and then back at her. "I'm sorry they dragged you out here."

But she looked at him again with those big, beautiful green gemstones-for-eyes she had. "I would have come even if it were the dead of night, you know."

He smiled a little. He couldn't help it. He was glad to know that they hadn't ended on such bad terms that she would leave him to his own health emergencies. "Yeah, I guess I do know."

Thena tilted her head at him. "Not that there will be any more of these little incidents, now will there?"

"No, ma'am."

"Hm," she hummed to herself, but he could see that little almost-smile of satisfaction at the corner of her lips. She liked establishing herself as an authority in any situation.

He always told her she wore it well, that it was sexy on her. But he kept his mouth shut this time.

Thena looked over at the bag full of his possessions. "I've heard this go off a few times. Your workplace, I assume."

"Yeah, it's probably the boss man making sure I can't sue him for emotional distress or something," Gil sighed. He had a flash of panic as Thena pulled his phone out, trying to think if there was anything embarrassing he wouldn't want her seeing.

Had he taken the heart off her name in his contacts? Had he changed the colour scheme from the green that reminded him of her eyes? Were any of his top texts about how he was most certainly developing feelings for his ex-girlfriend and current 'something' again?

But Thena pulled it out and handed it to him before settling back in the chair and pulling out her own phone.

He pulled it up with a faint smile. He had half expected her to immediately open it for herself and start texting in his place. There was a time when she hadn't had any problem commandeering things in situations like this. He had found it a little bossy at the time, not that he'd mentioned as much.

Thena looked up from her phone, "do you want me to mention this to the others?"

He smiled at her even more. They really were different from when they had broken up, and he was pretty sure it was for the better. "Yeah, that's okay. I'm sure we would have told them eventually anyway, right?"

"Hm."

Gil went back to his phone, texting the guys at the restaurant and his boss individually, assuring them that he wasn't dead or even injured all that severely. Although he would have to miss yet another dinner service.

"It's okay," Thena began, and sheepishly at that. When he looked up at her she dashed her eyes away, "that I came here...right?"

He blinked, "they called you, didn't they?"

She squirmed, and he saw that hand tuck her hair behind her ear. "Yes, but I mean...had you had your choice of who would come, would it have been me, is what I'm asking."

Did he really want his ex to be the one waking him up and taking him home and monitoring him, she meant. Was it weird that they were doing something like this after having dissolved their live-in partnership more than a year ago? And if it wasn't, shouldn't it be?

But Gil couldn't stop smiling. Maybe they'd given him something for the headache while he was still out, but he was just so happy to see her. It was so soothing to hear her voice, so easy on the eyes to see her familiar blonde braid, no makeup, lazy clothes, bags under her eyes and all.

Thena finally managed to look at him again, toying with the end of said braid.

"There's no one else I'd rather have here," he answered honestly (maybe a little too honestly). Thena smiled down at her lap, too pleased with the answer to hide it but too embarrassed to do so directly at him. "Really."

Thena pressed her lips tighter together, something she did when she was trying to make herself smile less, not that it ever worked. But it was cute to see these habits of hers again. "So be it."

He eased back again. Maybe they did give him something, or maybe he needed more now.

Thena took notice of the very slight movement and leaned over him again. "I'm sorry, Gil, you can't go back to sleep just yet. They said they would check on you every hour. Now that you're up, I'm sure they have tests they need to conduct."

He pouted at her like a boy, "but I'm tiiiiiiiiired."

She smiled at him, and before either of them knew it, she pressed her lips to his forehead. "I know. Just focus on me."

Well, that he could do. He drew his eyes up to her beautiful, flawless face again. At least it was a nice way to keep himself awake. "Tell me about your day. Don't tell me you also fell down some stairs and got knocked out by a stock pot too."

Thena laughed faintly, filling the stuffy silence of the room. "Nothing so exciting, I'm afraid."

"Gilgamesh?"

They both jumped faintly as the door opened and both a doctor and nurse came into the room. The doctor looked at both of them, "and Thena--you're his partner?"

"I'm--he's--we're-" Thena tried and failed to get out as the two professionals just stared, waiting for an answer. Under the immense pressure, she managed to squeak out, "yes."

Gil looked at her desperately, but she was turning her head almost away from even the doctor. Nothing could hide the bright pink building in her cheek and spreading to her ears, though.

"Okay," the doctor smoothed over the weird vibe between them, moving over to the free side of his bed. "Gilgamesh, I'm gonna ask you some questions, okay?"

"Sure," he answered eagerly, although he was busy looking at his cute, flustered 'partner' sinking back into her chair and avoiding looking at him for all she was worth.

[rekino2114]

Presenting your profile to the ace attorney girls

A/n:I got inspired by a post I saw and decided to make it with the girls mainly cause i LOVE writing stuff that fits with the gameplay of a game if that makes sense, please tell me you understood that

Let's pretend that you can show profiles in every game

Ngl putting the tags on this might have taken more time than writing the fic itself (I literally exceeded tumblr's tag limit)

Maya fey

Maya:Oh hey, it's y/n. Do you know what they're doing now? I'd like to go on a date with them

Phoenix:....we're in the middle of solving a case.

Maya:so? There's no wrong time to go on a date with your partner

Mia fey

Mia:y/n? What about them?

Phoenix:they're your partner aren't they?

Mia:Yes, that is true....although I'd like it if you could keep that private. I am your superior, after all

Phoenix:s-sorry boss

Lana skye

Lana:.......

Phoenix:........

Lana:what is it?

Phoenix:nothing I just thought you'd have a stronger reaction to seeing a picture of your s/o

Lana:I don't like to mix my work and personal life, ask Ema if you're really interested

Phoenix:(how does she have an s/o at all with that attitude?)

Ema skye

Ema:That reminds me, if you see y/n, please don't tell them I was eating snackoos

Apollo:hm? Why?

Ema:they.....might have put me on a snack ban cause I spilled fingerprint dust on their clothes

Apollo:......why were you carrying fingerprint dust in your home in the first place?

Ema:......y-you don't need to know that

Franziska von karma

Phoenix:prosecutor von karma might I- ow what was the whipping for?

Von karma:that was for carrying a picture of y/n without their permission

Phoenix:I keep photos of everyone involved with- ow! Again?

Von karma:that was for presenting it to me

Phoenix:why are you mad at me for tha- WHAT ABOUT NOW?

Von karma:nothing, I just felt like it

Phoenix:........

Adrian andrews

Andrews:Oh,that reminded me. I should probably call y/n and see how they're doing

Phoenix: You must really love them

Andrews:Of course, after celeste's death, they were the only good person I had in my life. They really are so so important to me

Iris Hawthorne

Iris:......y-y/n

Phoenix:they're your partner right?

Iris:yes....they-they're the only person involved with me that didn't get their life ruined by dahlia, I couldn't be happier about that

Trucy wright

Trucy:Please don't tell y/n about this, but I'm preparing a super cool magic show made just for them

Apollo:oh that sounds great.....I'm not participating in it am I?

Trucy:Of course polly, who else is gonna be my assistant?

Apollo:(and when did I agree?)

Vera misham

Vera:.....y/n!....

[She draws a heart on her notebook with a smile on her face]

Apollo:I think that's the most emotion I've seen out of her

Trucy: Yeah she probably loves her s/o a lot

Athena cykes

Widget:y/nnnnnn, I love them soooo much

Athena:*blushes* w-widget!....s-sorry boss

Phoenix:it's alright, I know how widget is, that just means you really love your s/o and that's great

Athena:Yeah you're right, I do really love them a lot

Juniper woods

Woods:*blushes* t-thena, don't go around showing me y/n's photo randomly

Athena:Sorry, Junie, but there's nothing wrong with that, right? After all, they are your partner that you love sooo much

Woods:*blushes* If you continue like this, you're gonna make me die of embarrassment

Kay faraday

Kay:there they are! The person who stole my heart

Edgeworth:........

Kay:Get it, Mr Edgeworth? Cause I'm a thief

Edgeworth:yes I got it, I didn't laugh because it wasn't funny

Kay:come on!

Justine courtney

Edgeworth:judge Courtney, this is your romantic partner correct?

Courtney:Yes, they are, y/n is my fiance actually,John is very happy to have another parent figure other than me

Kay:Wow, it must be nice of him to have both of his parents

Courtney:.........shall I remind you that technically he has none of them

Kay:......o-oh yeah I forgot, sorry......eheh

Edgeworth:were you jealous of him?

Kay:........a-aren't you too?

Susato mikotoba

Susato:Is y/n in need of something?

Ryunosuke:oh no I just wanted to speak to you about them

Susato:oh alright then

Ryunosuke:you were really ready to go to them?

Susato:Of course, I'd do anything for them, I want to be the best girlfriend they could ever have, just like I want to be the best judicial assistant you could ever have

Gina lestrade

Ryunosuke:Hey Gina I wanted to-.....w-wait where's the picture?

Gina:you looking for this oddo?

Ryunosuke:....I thought you stopped with the pickpocketing

Gina:Sorry, but I'm gonna keep it, it's of my s/o, and we don't all have fancy cameras like Mr sholmes

Ryunosuke:Scotland yard doesn't?

Gina:Nah,we do, but the boss won't let us use it for "personal purposes." trust me I tried

Esmeralda tusspells

Tusspells:Oh, you have a picture of y/n perfect! Do you mind selling it to me?

Ryunosuke:Hm, why?

Tusspells:I want to make a wax statue of them to celebrate our anniversary but can't use them as a model since I want it to be a surprise, so a picture would be perfect

Ryunosuke:sorry but I need this for the case

Tusspells:Should I remind you what position your detective friend is in? I'm sure you need all the money you can get

Ryunosuke:.......that's fair

Maria gorey

Gorey:That's y/n.....why do you have a picture of them?

Ryunosuke:o-oh you know for case-

Gorey:You know it's been a while since I gave them a gift. Maybe they'd appreciate a real heart to show them my love

Ryunosuke:ok ok I'll throw the picture away (every time I'm near her i feel like she wants to kill me)

Espella cantabella

Espella:ah y/n, they're so sweet

Layton:they must be very important to you am I right?

Espella:yes they treat with so much love and kindness, they truly are the light of my life

Layton:ah young love is so beautiful

Darklaw/eve belduke

Darklaw:no

Phoenix:w-what?

Darklaw:if you want to ask me about y/n then don't. Do you want to end up on trial for disrespecting the high inquisitor?

Phoenix:o-ok (with how scary she is y/n must feel very protected)

[lindsaylemons29]

8x09 reactions

LETS GO WE'RE BACK IN BUSINESS FOR 8B

Thats definitely a voice modulator bestie

NO NOT THE FISH PICS

bro for fucks sake rent

"this is a pretty big duck"

Buck baby your puppy eyes are lethal

IMMEDIATE PAN TO PUPPY THAT STATEMENT COINCIDENCE WAS ENTIRELY UNPLANNED LMFAOOOO

it's giving aspca commercial

Poor baby just got there and he's already traumatized

Chim don't assume the gender of the dogs smh

Wait buck is totally going to move into Eddie's place bc the loft doesn't allow dogs isn't he to cope for losing his best friend

Who in the fire fam isn't an amateur investigator

Buck baby stop putting your foot in both yours and Eddie's mouths

EDDIE YOU DID NOT JUST SAY THAT

i think buck knows how he feels and he just keeps getting his heart smashed over and over i blame your dumb ass eddie

Alright I fucking called buck adopting that dog

YES COOK HIS ASS BUCK- new best friend, abandoner's mention

the tension and sadness between buck and eddie is gonna make me cry

Eddie you just said it's a weight off you, then glare at buck with an annoyed "thanks buck" it didn't even seem like an intentional thing to mention it in front of the others

There's the audio manipulation from the trailers perhaps??

everything this episode is filmed from completely different angles from 8A it's a very odd change

"you're all she's got Maddie" NO FUCKING PRESSURE SUE

dude is a fucking stalker too????

ok the guilt is going to eat her alive

Thena she can't drink

eddie why are you assuming spying and being such an ass i stg

OH OUR POOR BOY IS FULLY ABANDONED

Eddie stop being an ass buck just has trouble making things come out right, remember him trying to ask tk to hang out and it coming across like asking him out in a date??

Buck you schemer, a scheming schemer who schemes

Not sure hug is the word you should use hen

Buck immediately being like I'm getting another dog

"can I knock out this wall" "keep walking buckley" lmao

Maddie why do you do the dishes completely in the dark

Oh damn I kinda had a hunch but damnnnnnnn

Save me Ravi you're our only hope

[tom-whore-dleston]

jordan turns 25

hey siri, play my birthday playlist...

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[apollabarnes]

Oh I'll be happy to ask for more leverage! 💰💰💰💰💰. I can't imagine our team being happy about Athena's rough handling and am intrigued to see their reaction to that. After all the onlynones who rough handle Elliot's friends is Elliot himself🤭🤭🤭

listen, tommy and eliot have known each other for 23 years and the others have known him for 14 years — so they actually think that it's hilarious. also because athena didn't actually do anything to tommy (she's not that kind of woman). he's going to get razzed about it for the next few years for sure!

as for more leverage, here's a snippet of buck spiralling over tommy's lawyer (you really want to see this photo)

💰- we provide... emergencies (meet tommy's bff eliot spencer)

"He studied at Harvard and he does pro bono work for fun. He won something stupid like twenty million dollars for his firm last year." Buck huffed, falling back against Hen's couch. "How did Tommy even meet him?" He asked the ceiling. "What's so cool about him?" "Buck, you gotta stop stalking your ex's lawyer on the internet. They might not even be dating." "He said he was a close, personal friend and that he'd heard all about me," Buck whined, patting at Hen's shoulder. "If Karen's lawyer said that to you, what would you think it meant?" "That something had gone very wrong," Hen said dryly, blinking at him. "What did 'Thena say?" "That the Army was running some kind of drill and forgot to loop the LAPD in." That came direct with the skeptical air quotes and raised eyebrow Athena had said it with. Buck got the feeling the Army didn't tell people things for fun. "I didn't even know he was still working with the Army! Didn't he get discharged before he started at the academy?" "Chim had already been there for five years before I started, and Tommy was there for a year before him." Hen shrugged. "He didn't say anything about it when we were hanging out." Buck frowned. "Why don't I know what he's up to?" "Because he broke up with you?" Hen asked, dropping her head onto his shoulder. "Why do you want to know what he's up to? Isn't he persona non grata in your life?" "You know what he's up to, don't you? I mean, you guys have been friends since you all worked together." Hen laughed. "Buck, listen, yeah, we're friends, but we don't talk about that kind of stuff. I'm still mad at him about it." "Hey, hey, no, don't be mad at him. Tommy's so — he's so cool." "I'll tell you what I told Chim. You can forgive your ex, but I'm your friend and I get to hold a grudge until I die if I want to." "But you're Tommy's friend too! Does that mean you're holding a grudge against me?" "No, baby, of course not. Karen got dibs on that grudge." "Don't ask and I won't tell," Karen said, coming back into the dining room with two cups of coffee and putting them down in front of Hen and Buck. "Drink up you two, we still have dinner with Chim tonight and you're not allowed to pregame your way out of it." "Karen, Karen," Buck grabbed her arm, holding out his phone. "What would you think if this guy told you he was close, personal friends with Hen?" "That she'd forgotten she was into girls?" Karen asked, taking the phone. "Oh, damn. Babe, did you look at this photo? I'm not even into men." "See!" Buck pointed at Hen accusingly. "See, I told you it meant something!" "Karen, I just talked him down." Hen dropped her head into her hands. "Fine, Buck, he's hot—" "blindingly! supernova hot!" "—but that still doesn't mean that Tommy is dating him."

[blackhakumen]

Mini Fanfic #1269: Out Shopping with the Ladies (Ace Attorney)

3:23 p.m. at Groovetasic Mall Center: Maiden's Fashion Sense Store's Dressing Room......

Trucy/Pearl: (Eyes Gleaming While Gasping with Pure Delight at What They and the Other Ladies Are Looking In Front of Them)

Athena: (Forms an Impressed Grin on her Face) Ooh~ You looking mighty sharp there, Sister~

Ema: (Forms a Smirk onnher Face) Or should we call you Ms. Receptionist for now on?~

Iris giggles softly and blushes as she is now seen wearing her reading glasses, a long business skirt and a purple, silk, sleeveless shirt, all while she had her long hair is tied up in a bun in the back.

Iris: How would "A Receptionist in Training" sound instead?~

Athena: (Shrugs a Bit) Hm. Too wordy for my liking, but cute it's own right.

Ema: Let's just keep it as Ms. Fey on the professional side, yeah?

Iris: Agreed. (Starts Becoming a Little More Bashful) B-But really now, do you all really think I look decent in this attire?~

Pearl: "Decent"? Sis, that business attire looks absolutely stunning on you!~

Trucy: (Happily Nodded in Agreement) Now daddy definitely won't be able to look away once he sees you dressed like that all day in the workplace~

Iris: (Giggles Softly) I have no doubt that he wouldn't~ (Forms a Bit of a Seductive Smirk on her Face) Just like how I doubt that he'll look awayvfrom what I want to show you girls next~

Ema: (Raises an Eyebrow in Peaked Curiosity) Is that right?~

Athena: Show us!~

Trucy/Pearl: (Rapidly Nodding Their Heads to Iris)

One Change of Clothes Later.........

Trucy/Pearl: (Squeals in Pure Excited at the Glamorous Dark Purple Dress Iris is Now Wearing)

Iris: (Starts Showing Off in the Dress a Little) This seems to be a reasonable attire for many date nights to come, no?~

Ema: (Nodded in Agreement) I'd say that's another solid fashion choice you've made so far today.

Athena: (Smiles Brightly) Yeah, especially when you're flaunting that thing like a pro!~ ('Mm~') (Forms a Teasing Smirk on her Face) You sure you don't wanna try out for any Runway Modeling Shows in town?~

Iris: (Smiles Sheepishly) I'm more than positive, 'Thena. (Grimances at the Mere Thought of Modeling) I don't think I could survive lasting a day or two participating in these kinds of shows, under pleasure......

Pearl: I don't blame you one bit. The experience alone could get really brutal down the line if you're not mentally prepared.

Ema: (Rolls her Eyes) Not to mention the potential drama and controversy you get drag you into within seconds.....

Athena: (Eyes Widened in Genuine Horror as She Place her Hands on Both her Cheeks at the Realization) Oh God, what was I thinking? Our Sister is too pure and sweet for this kind of lifestyle!!

Iris: (Gently Rubs Athena's Shoulder While Giving Her a Reassuring Smile) Stay calm, my dear, there's no need to fret yourself over that. I'm just happy to see you girls think highly of me at all.

Athena: (Smiles Back at Sister Iris) Well, why wouldn't we be? You are very pretty lady after all~ At least that's what the boss would always say whenever we talks about you.

Iris: (Heart Begins to Melt in Pure Happiness as She Starts Blushing Again) (Oh Feenie, you sweetheart of a man you!~) You know, there's a few more clothes in this place I'm interested to try out if you all are interested in seeing me in the-

Trucy: YES!~

Pearl: If it's truly no problem at all!~

Ema: (Casually Shrugs) We're not in any rush.

Athena: The ladies has spoken. Show us whatcha got!~

Iris: Will do!~

One and a Half Hours of Trying Out Newer Clothes and More Shopping Later at the Food Court.............

Athena: (Tales a Sip of her Drink Before Letting Out a Relaxed Sounding Sigh) 'Gotta say, ladies- (Looks Around at Multiple Colored Shopping Bags Sitting Around the Table Her and the Others Are Sitting On) We really outdid ourselves in our little shopping spree adventures today.

Ema: (Smirks Teasingly at Iris Sitting Next to Her) All thanks to certain someone having a little more fun shopping than the rest of us.

Iris: (Smiles Sheepishly) A-Apologies. It seems I failed to know my own limits....

Ema: (Softens her Smirk into Casually Smile) Nah, it's fine. It happens to us more times than we can count. (Leans in and Whispers into Iris' Ear While Pointing her Thumb at Athena) Though, I say our resident Fireball over there is a lot worse in that deparmen-

Athena: (Glares at Ema) Hey! I heard that, Skye!

Ema: (Immediately Gets Back to Her Spot Before Taking a Sip her Beverage in a Nonchalant Manner) Heard what? I don't recall saying anything.

Athena: (Glare Turns into a Comical One) You so did! I JUST saw you!!

Widget: (Screen Glows Red) DON'T LIE TO US!!

Iris: (Giggles Softly at the Two Girls' One Sided Banter) Now, now, ladies, there's no need to fight among one another.

Trucy: (Pouts at the Two Ladies in Question] Yeah! Can't you see our newest member of the shopping pack is enjoying herself here!?......(Turns to Iris) You...are having a good time with us so far, right, Momma Iris?

Iris: (Happily Nodded to Trucy) I am, dear. This the most fun I had in a very long time in fact.

Pearl: (Smiles Brightly) That's good! The last thing we want is for you get overwhelmed in a huge places like this.

Athena: Or in the entire city for that matter.

Iris: It's still a lot of to get used to, I must admit- (Smiles Softly) But i think I'm able to adjust to it's life fairly smoothly thanks for your assistance and guidance thus far.

Athena: (Smiles Back at Iris) Always happy to help!~ Though, I gotta ask: How does it feel to live with the boss as of late?

Iris: (Clasps her Hands Together While Sighing Dreamingly Putting in a Very Love Struck Smile on her Face) Oh Athena~ It was like a dream come true for us to be together again in this lite!~

Ema: You really love that man a lot, huh?

Iris: (Happily Nodded) I do~ He is such a lovable, dependable man~ Even when there's times when we drift apart, I could never get him out of my mind. (Starts Blushing) I know it's silly to say out loud, but just being beside him makes me fall in love with him all over again!~

Athena: ('Sighs Dreamingly') That's exactly how I feel when I'm with Apollo~ Sure, he can be a stick in the mud sometimes, but that doesn't erase the fact that he's so cool, sweet, very reliable, smarter than anyone gives him credit for- (Starts Blushing) And the purest definition of look real fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine~

Widget: (Screen Turns Pink) I'm hopelessly in looooooove!~

Trucy: ('Sighs Dreamingly') And then there's my precious Wocky-Kins~ A hardworking go-getter bursting with charm and passion!~ (Forms a Playful Smirk on her Face) Not to mention he's the cutest Munchkin in the whole wide world!~

Dream Wocky: (Glares Down at his Girlfriend Daydreaming About Him) Hey! How many times do I have tell ya I ain't no Munchkin, Truce!?

Trucy: (Giggles Softly) You can keep telling me that all you want- (Looks Up at a Halo Image of her Boyfriend) We both know I'm never gonna stop either way~ (Gives her Miniture Image of Wocky a Passionate Kiss) ('Mmmwah~')

Dream Wocky: (Instantly Gets Wobbly in a Daze by his Girlfriend's Large Affection) SuRe.....You're free to call me that wheNEver ya want, 'HoN.....(Falls Down into Trucy's Thinking Bubble as it Vanish Along with Him)

Ema: (Notices the Rest of the Ladies Are Now Staring at Her) ....What?

Trucy: Don't hold out on us, Emma!~

Pearl: Yeah. Don't you have anything to say about Mr. Gavin in particular?~

Ema: (Scoffs While Rolling her Eyes) What's there to say? He's a Fop. The most passionate.....(Slowly Starts Blushing) Sweetest, and handsomest kind of Fop I have ever have the pleasure of falling fo- (Realizes What She Is Saying Before Groaning) So stupid.....(Pulls Out her Phone and Calls her Fop)

Meanwhile at the Gavinners' Practice Room.......

Klavier is seen strumming his guitar until he hears his phone suddenly ringing inside his leather pants pocket.

Klavier: (Takes the Phone Out of his Pocket and Answer the Call) Hello~ This is your Glamorous Fop speaking-

Ema: Gavin! I want you back at the apartment after you finish with your band practice ASAP.

Klavier: (Starts Getting Concern) Why? Did something bad happened today?

Ema: No, it's just...Uh....I mean...You see...Uhhh.........

Klavier: Ema.....You're not come down with a fever again, are you?

Ema: No, I'm fine! It's just.....('Uggh') I just wanna kiss your dumb, cute face all night, so you BETTER COME HOME AFTERWARDS, GOT IT!?

'Call Ends'

Klavier: .........(Forms a Cheeky Grin on his Face) Yes, ma'am~

Back at the Food Court

Ema: (Already Has Her Face Faced Down on the Table) ('Ugggggh') I can't believe I called him for that.....

Athena: (Gently Pats Ema on the Back While Snickering a Bit) You're just as much of a love puppy as the rest of us, Skyes. No need to get embarrassed over it~

Ema: (Looks Up at the Ladies with an Annoyed Glare on her Face) I can and will. No thanks to you clowns.....

Iris: (Smiles Brightly) You're very welcome, dear~

Ema: I SAID NO THANKS!

Pearl: (Giggles Softly) It's nice to see you all doing well in your romance adventures these days.

Trucy: (Turns to her Best Friend) You know, I'm kinda surprised you still haven't got yourself a love partner yet, Pearly.

Ema: Yeah and you were like the princess of all things romance and matchmaking.

Pearl: (Snickers a Bit) I still am in a way!~ Life just keeps getting in the way of that is all. (Starts Blushing a Bit While Using her Hands to Cover her Face Shyly) Also....I may or may not have become more nervous about getting involved with one of my own as of late. It's dumb, I know.

Athena: (Shakes Her Head) Not to any of us it isn't.

Iris: (Turns to her Younger Sister with a Reassuring Smile) It's natural for anyone to be get nervous in this sort of thing every now and then, Pearly. Lord knows how many times it has happened to us in the past.

Girls: Yeah!/Mmhmm/Far too many times for me to count.

Pearl: (Simply Nodded in Agreement) That's true. I guess I'm just afraid of messing it up in the long run, you know?

Ema: Mistakes are bound to happen in any committed relationship. It's up to the two or more parties involved to put their differences and work out any issues they have and work them out in the best in their abilities. Not sure how any of your potential crushes would fare in that department, but knowing you personally- (Gives Pearl.a Sincere, Reassuring Smile) I have no doubt that you'll do just fine in the dating world if you keep being yourself.

Pearl: Ema.....(Eyes Begins to Widened and Sparkle) You really think so?

Trucy: (Happily Nodded to Pearl) She and the rest of us gals know so, Pearly!~ You're a one of a kind sweetheart and very pretty to boot.

Pearl: (Giggles Softly While Blushing) Aww~ Trucy~

Athena: (Forms a Big Grin on her Face) She's definitely wrong there. And if anyone doesn't see that for whatever reason, then they're clearly gonna miss out on something great.

Iris: (Smiles Softly) Please remember that if there's any advice and troubles you ever need to talk about, please don't hesitate to come to any one of us for help, okay?

Pearl: (Heart Begins to Melt in Genuine Happiness as She Nodded to her Iris's Request) Of course. Thank you, girls. Group Hugs?

Trucy/Athena: Group Hugs!~

Iris: That would be lovely, dear~

Ema: Yeah, I think I'll pass on the- Annnd nevermind. (Immediately Gets Scooped Up into a Heartwarming Group Hug)

A Few Hours of Shopping Adventures Later: At Wright's Anything Agency.........

'Door Opens'

Iris: Feenie, I'm Home!!~

Phoenix: (Turns to Sound of his Girlfriend's Entering the Office While Sitting on his Desk the Whole Time) Ah, welcome back I-(Eyes Slowly Starts to Widen at What is Truly Awaiting in Front Him) Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis?

Iris: (Closes the Door Behind While Wearing her New Receptionist Attire, Greeting her Boyfriend with a Simple Bow) Mr. Wright. I hope you have been having a pleasant evening today. (Picks Up her Shopping Backs and Walks Over to the Office's Sofa)

Phoenix: (Starts Blushing and Stumbling Words) Y-Y-Yeah, I have.....I-Is this really gonna be the outfit you're gonna wear to the office going forward?

Iris: (Giggles Softly While Nodding her Head) Yep!~ The girls helped pick them out for me. ('Sighs Happily') I can't wait to go out with them again, it was so much fun~

Phoenix: (Chuckles Lightly) I can tell. (Looks Over at Shopping Bags Now Placed at The Sifa) Looks to me that you've been shopping like crazy.

Iris: (Gives Phoenix a Sheepish Smile) To some extent. I only hope to look my very best for my life at the city- (Starts Blushing Again) And for you especially, Feenie~

Phoenix: (Smiles Softly at his Girlfriend) Well, I for one think you'll look amazing in any dress and clothes you wanna wear. And that attire of yours has already knocked it outta the park for me in greatness.

Iris: (Heart Begins to Melt in Pure Happiness by Phoenix's Compliment Before Walking over to his Desk) You know, if you allow me- (Sits Herself Down on the Edge of the Desk) I would be more than happy to reward for your undying kindness today~

Phoenix: Rewar- (Immediately Gets What Iris is Trying to Tell Him) Waaait. You really want to do this right here? (Snickers a Bit) Right inside our office? You sure?

Iris: Feenie, I've never been more positive in anything in my whole life. I promise, there is absolutely nothing else I would rather do for the rest of my evening then to express my undying love for the man I continue to fall for in all my life......

Iris takes the hair tie out of her hair behind her head, letting it all go gracefully down to her back behind, as she then takes her reading glasses off and slowly shakes her from side to side before stopping and putting the most bedroom looking eyes Phoenix has ever seen her make yet.

Iris: And that....would be you, Phoenix Wright~

Phoenix: (Almost at the Loss For Words. As He Blushes Some More) .....................I love you.

Iris: (Giggles Softly) I love you too, dear!~ So much~ (Spreads her Arms Wide Open For Her Feenie) Now please, take me into your warm love and embrace~

Phoenix: (Immediately Gets Up From his Desk Chair) Yes, ma'am!~ But first, I need to do something right fast. (Walks Over to the Agency Mascot, Charlie)

Iris: (Simply Bows to Phoenix) Please, take your time.

Phoenix: (Talks to Charlie While Giving him Some Water) Heyyy there, bud. Gonna water you right fast before I cover you up for now. Our new receptionist/my girlfriend, Iris and I- (Presents Charlie to Iris, Who is Happily Waving at Him) have some....business ventures we want to explore and discuss on private and trust me when I say you don't wanna witness how boring it gets.

Iris: We'll try our best to keep it cl- I mean! Keep it at a minimal runtime, Charlie!~

Phoenix: (Snickers Again) Yeah, she said. We won't take too long. Probably.

Phoenix covers Charlie up in a sheet as he and Iris could finally begin their "Business Ventures" together in private for the rest of the evening.

@apollo-justice-for-all

[eternalowl]

Thenamesh incorrect quotes part two

Part one

Thena: Since we're in a relationship now, your clothes are my clothes too. Don't ask me why I have your shirt on, this is our shirt.

Gilgamesh: Fine, but when I come strutting in with your fuzzy socks I don't want to hear shit.

Gilgamesh walking into the kitchen and seeing all of the limes in the house peeled: Thena, I love you but, what the h-e-double FUCK.

Thena, sipping coffee happily: I love you too :)

Thena: Let’s watch Sharkboy and Lavagirl.

Gilgamesh: Okay.

Thena, nonchalantly: And make out during the scary parts.

Gilgamesh: Th-

Gilgamesh: The scary parts.

Gilgamesh: Of Sharkboy and Lavagirl.

Thena: *closes a cabinet*

*a crash is heard behind the cabinet door*

Gilgamesh: What was that?

Thena: The sound of someone else's problem.

Gilgamesh: I want to be with you for the rest of my life.

Thena: Damn, that sounds like a marriage proposal.

Gilgamesh, getting down on one knee: That's 'cause it is.

Thena, tending to Gilgamesh’s wounds: How would you rate your pain?

Gilgamesh: Zero stars. Would NOT recommend.

*Thena and Gilgamesh are holding hands*

Kingo: Why are you two holding hands?

Thena: Studies show that holding hands can reduce stress.

Kingo: Oh, I thought you two were dating or something.

Gilgamesh: We are. We’re also just really fucking stressed.

Gilgamesh: What are you writing?

Thena: The government wants to know what kind of weapons we have in the house. I'm letting them know it's private information.

Gilgamesh, looking over Thena’s shoulder: This just says “fuck around and find out” in calligraphy.

*in some friends to lovers au or something*

Gilgamesh: I thought that maybe-

Thena: *Cuts Gilgamesh off by kissing him*

Gilgamesh: -you’d love me again.

Thena: Who says I stopped?

Kingo: Awwwww!

Gilgamesh:

Thena:

Kingo: I ruined the moment.

*Thenamesh is at IKEA*

Gilgamesh: *staring at all the desks*

Thena: *walks up behind him* What are you doing?

Gilgamesh: I’m wondering which one of these you’d look best pinned aga-

Thena: We can do that tomorrow.

Ajak: *sits down*

Thena: I AM NOT IN LOVE WITH GILGAMESH!

Ajak: …

Ajak: I was going to ask you if you wanted an empanada-

Ajak, internally: She’s down bAD.

Gilgamesh: What the FUCK is this?!?

Thena, sitting down, surrounded by corpses and smiling: I won Mafia, that’s what.

Thena: *Sees someone doing stupid shit*

Thena: What an idiot.

Thena: *Realizes it's Gilgamesh*

Thena: Wait, that's MY idiot!

Thena: My partner must be top of the line, graceful, organized-

Gilgamesh: Hey guys! I- *trips*

Thena:

Thena: I want that one.

Computer: Please enter a password.

Thena: *Types in Gilgamesh*

Computer: Your password is too weak.

Thena: You wanna saY THAT AGAIN-

Thena with post-Mahd Wr’ry confusion, pouring water into the ocean: The ocean is thirsty.

Gilgamesh: …

Gilgamesh: Sorry I’m late, I was doing things.

Thena: Hi, I’m ‘things’.

Gilgamesh, trying to reach something: Thena, could you give me a hand?

Thena: Sure.

Thena: *Holds his hand*

Gilgamesh, blushing: Adorable, but that’s not what I meant.

Thena: Relationships should be 50/50. Gilgamesh cooks us dinner while I sit on the kitchen counter looking pretty.

Ajak: Hey Gilgamesh, are you free on Friday? Around 8pm?

Gilgamesh: Yeah.

Ajak: Thena?

Thena: I’m free.

Ajak: Well, I’m not. You two go enjoy your date! *Leaves*

Gilgamesh: Did she just-

[casi-eternal]

Valentine's Day?

Druig X reader

First at all. English isn't my first language, sorry if there's some mistakes.

You were sitting in kitchen eating your cereal with the others having small talks when a loud noise alert everyone, following by a curse and a fast footsteps was notice in the staircase.

"Is just Sersi, probably is late for work" said Sprite and everyone relax.

"Good morning guys" said Sersi enter the kitchen with a smile, with a morning response from all of you, she made her way to the coffee machine and start to prepare a cup.

"Happy Valentine's Day"

"Happy Lupercarias" you said.

"Oh c'mon don't be a anti cupid today"

"I'm not! But I choose to celebrate the lupercarias than the valentine's day"

"Oh yeah? And whys that" ask Druig.

"I prefer to stay with fertility and purification that the "love" everyone wants to show, I mean, you have the whole year but you show who you love in one day? Nah, I don't buy that"

"Wow girl, who broke your heart so bad to said that?" Asks Phastos.

"No one!... Well maybe I got a broken hearted I'm not gonna lie, but the reality is that valentine's day came after the lupercarias, I choose celebrate the real one that what humans do this days"

"So you choose the fertility, sounds fun, who's will be the lucky one?" Asked Kingo with a smirk and you roll your eyes.

"The fertility is not only in a sexual way Kingo, I take the purification for the community, leaving behind the winter and reborn with the spring, have a new fertility and power"

"So you gonna reborn" said Druig.

"Yes"

"Great, now your crazy"

"I'm not, but there's so many beautys in the world, and other things to celebrate, I don't want to stay in the typical ones"

'What about Christmas? You're come and celebrate together Christmas' Makkari signed.

"It's Christmas, of course I'm celebrate Christmas"

"And Halloween? I remember how you like to scared all of us, Ikaris was so done of you" said Sprite.

"Well is not like I celebrated Halloween"

"You kidding me?" Screams Kingo "You put a fucking party every year and I'm never invitees"

"That party is just for closes friends!"

"You make a stream every year! Last year you getting Taylor Swift, Elton John and the Backstreet Boys to performance"

"Taylor and I we're really good friends, and the point is that I don't celebrate Valentine's Day"

"But this year will be the exception" said Sersi happy.

"Why?"

"We all going to a Valentine's party"

"We all?" Asked Druig "I don't remember agreed to that"

"Ha! Even Druig said no"

"Druig always says no"

"C'mon guys, it will fun" Sersi look at you and you shrugs "The others will be there, right?"

"Oh definitely I'll be there, I love party's and Karun can have the night off"

"I think it will be fun" said Gilgamesh and look at Thena "It will be nice a night out" said Thena without worries

"I'm going to spend the day with Jack and Ben, sorry Sersi" said Phastos.

"Oh it's okay, hope you have fun"

'Count with me, I love party's' signed Makkari.

'Yeah, when your not stealing historical instruments or art' you sign while laughing and she give you a sly smile.

"Well I think everyone is free to celebrate wharever you want" said Ajak sipping from her coffee "I would be happy to join you Sersi"

"Thanks Ajak, so I decide to stay home, I want to relax" you said standing and taking you plate in the dishwasher.

"Me too, I don't really fondly of party's"

"Please don't, Dane would be sad if you didn't go"

"We saw Dane yesterday, I really doubt he can be disappointed of any of us don't showing up at the party" said Druig while finish his cup of tea.

"If anyone is interested I have a dance ball, so I can't go neither, which mean you and Druig had the house for you two" said Sprite and all eyes was now on her "What?"

"Oh my little girl is having her first ball" Ajak walk and hug Sprite.

"Is not my first ball, I been in others balls before"

"But is your first as a human" you smile.

"You have a date?" Sersi ask excited.

"Oh if you had one you definitely need to bring it here, I need to know if is a good choice for you" said Kingo enter in his big brother role.

"I don't have a date, is a dumb ball in school, I'll go with some friends, can you please stop being so weird about that?"

"We're not weird, we're proud of you Sprite" Gilgamesh give her a proud smile and she sighs.

"It's getting late, I have to go to class, enjoy your date and party guys" she said looking at Druig and you.

She stand from her sit and go out before the others stop her.

"Shit is really late, I'm going too, but the party start at 6, I'll see you all in Dane's house" Sersi take her purse and run at the exit.

The rest of you go out of the kitchen and start to get ready for your day.

"So the house would be for just us" Druig approach you and follow you to your room.

"Lucky us"

"Believed or not I'm really curious about your heart broken"

"Oh I bet for that, but I'm not in mood to tell the story of my poor little heart"

"In that case, you know, if you want to celebrate the lupercarias I would be glad to joining you"

You laugh and get close to him, your lips were almost touching his.

"And do you think you can keep up with me?"

He stare at your lips "If you can follow mine"

"Then I guess it would be a good day after all. Only if you can catch me"

And with a wave of your hand you disappeared and appeared on the other other side of the hall.

[magnolia-among-the-stars]

taking marvel imagine requests!

Hi all! It's been so long! So much has happened since I last wrote on here including a mental health break and coming out as bisexual! I'm back and ready to dive in to new and old characters :) prompts are not mine!'

characters i write for:

Steve Rogers

Bucky Barnes

Yelena Belova

Sam Wilson

Nat Romanov

Aged Up! Peter Parker

Thor

Loki

Wanda Maximoff

Druig

Makkari

Thena

Ikarus

Sersi

Kingo

Fake Dating prompts

“ my ex won't leave me alone, okay, i'm in desperate need of a diversion. “

“ are you fucking kidding me? you're the one who asked me to be here. “

“ where's my soap? “ “ i replaced it. “ “ it smells like fucking cinnamon. “

“ this is my house. “ “ but... we're married? “

“ we've been best friends since middle school, nobody's going to believe us." "everyone's going to believe this.“

“ you gon' hire a child, too? “ “ well, do you happen to have a niece...? “

“ i wanted to prove to everyone what a terrible match we would be together but... i think this weekend might have proved otherwise. “

“ you're the one who fucking told me to be your fiancé! “

“ there's only one bed here. “ “ okay, so take the couch. “

“ so i'm your... “ “ fiancé. for the time being. “**

“ kisses aren't necessary. we can stick to hugs, and hand holding. “

“ would you pretend to be my date? just... for tonight? “

“ what i'm about to ask you might be a little... inappropriate. “

“ do you think we should practice? you know, just to be sure it looks believable? “

“ i need a favor. “ “ no more corpses! “ “ no corpses. “ “ you promised. “ “ no corpses. not this time. “

Christmas prompts

Decorating the tree

Dancing in the snow

Present shopping

Gift giving

Wrapping gifts

Making a gingerbread house

Gingerbread house competition

Snowball fight

Sledging

Mistletoe

Christmas baking

Christmas market

Making snowmen

Christmas party

Watching Christmas movies

Dancing to Christmas music

Going ice skating

Christmas dinner

Making Christmas dinner

Fake dating for Christmas Ball

Secret Santa

Both reaching for the last cookie

just send the list, number & who you want to prompt about :)marv

[blackquillchillin]

Got home from work today and realized I never posted the jailbirds new house! screenshots below, It's a long post of a large Sim house, but I'd love to hear your thoughts!

First, Junie and Thena's room!

I picked out dark blue wallpaper cause it seems fun but also restful, you know? and picked out a pink bed, chairs, and rug to contrast, and because I think Junie would love it. They've got photos of friends, Junie's pet fish, and some flowers from their wedding! let me know if ya'll wanna see wedding photos by the by, I took plenty.

Next up, Thena's Work Room!

The missing wall just has a few pictures on it, nothing special. Thena's got her posters, her hard drives, her nice couch, her speaker, and all of the figures Junie's been collecting for her! everything she needs for her programming Job, and a cute little bookshelf and chair that came with the house!

Quick break to see the upstairs and downstairs bathrooms, since we're right next to one of them anyway.

Don't mind the puddle, mostly just made the bathrooms look lived in, though I did give them a more modern tub upstairs, as well as add lighting. does no one in the sims have a well lit home?

Next up, Simon's Room!

Inside we have his lovely furniture, a double bed this time, an upgrade from his last room, which he shared with Fulbright, and didn't have room for two doubles. :(

It also has his writing corner, and an easel! he's writing still, but I think it would be neat if he had another hobby, just for fun! also, a space rock, just for fun. quick look at the missing wall, bookshelf and all.

Next, Bobby's room!

Bobby where are you going.

That's Simon's room, you have your own!

Bobby's odd choices aside, I think he'd be the kind to have a liiittle bit dated wallpaper, and not replace his computer (It's still good!) despite the fact that it is, in fact, Thena's old computer from when they lived in the dinky little starter home, and were not making several thousand a day.

It just feels right.

Lastly for the upper floor, work out room!

Before they had a treadmill in Thena's room and a punching bag in her workroom, but no more! the original house just had a weird corner, so I turned it into a room!

The upstairs hall has some fossils in it, but isn't that interesting, so we'll have a quick look downstairs instead. Living room ahoy!

Frankly, this space is a little too big, Ended up splitting it into two spaces. This is why I don't really like open floor plans, but in the last house it was really nice? maybe I'm just bad at space. here's a quick look at their last living room for comparison:

Double living room and dining space, which I liked. If you guys have any advice for better using the space, let me know. Maybe add some rugs?

Speaking of dining rooms, quick look at their dining room and kitchen, nothing special!

Mostly unchanged from the base, though I did bring the nice fridge and stove with. they didn't survive at least twelve kitchen fires to miss out on their unbreakable stove and fridge now. It is smaller then the last kitchen, but not enough so to be really notable. Maybe sometimes I'll extend the building, we'll see. I also added some clutter and things, since no base house in this game ever looks even vaguely lived in.

Oh, and the sculpture on the table bobby made! it was a wedding present for Thena and Junie.

One last living space, and then a quick look outside!

That's Simon's pet fish, a Rainbow one lives in there! also Simon's print, from examining all of Junie's fossils. She has so many. Still looking for places for some of them. Maybe the bathroom? not sure. Kinda hate that they don't fit on any of the shelves. Any way to put them on top of the bookshelves? I feel like that'd be a great place.

Overlook at Junies Garden, and a quick peak at Metis's resting place, and then we're done!

Yes, they did move that gravestone from the last house, and yeah, that has implications, but it's finnneee. No worries.

Thank you so much for reading this! here's a bonus ghost for your trouble, and goodnight!

[softquietsteadylove]

Hey sweetheart. I got this idea maybe you can do something with it? Thena is scared of eating food that isn’t sealed and made by her because she got food poisoned by someone (friend group/ex/collegue/father/or whatever you choose) so Gil, her husband or boyfriend, does a taste tasting before every meal even if he cooked it.

"You made it!"

Thena smiled at Gil from over the counter of his warm and homey restaurant. He had told her to come a half hour before he closed. it was their quietest night of the week, and he usually let his other staff go early. It could be just them.

Really, he had been trying to convince her to come to the restaurant for quite a while. He understood she had trouble eating out, but he wanted to share his food with her, and she wanted to experience it.

She kept telling herself Gil's food would be different.

Gil's food would be lovingly made. It was food he shared with everyone who came to his restaurant. There were other customers who tried it everyday, there were health inspectors who made sure everything was safe. And most importantly, it was made by Gil.

But still, she couldn't shake her fear.

The way her whole body trembled at the thought of food she hadn't made for herself. She would feel cold sweat on her palms as she remembered the burning sensation she had felt in her throat. That food had also been 'made with love', as far as she had known.

"Hey," Gil rushed to the edge of the counter, leaning over it as if he could jump over it completely to greet her.

"Hey," she managed to smile. Gilgamesh always acted so happy to see her, as if it were the highlight of his day. She leaned over to kiss him. She could already taste whatever he'd been cooking on his lips.

Gil knew. She hadn't had much choice but to tell him. After his seventh attempt at asking her to join him for dinner or even coffee, he had outright asked if he'd misread her--if she wasn't interested in seeing him. She had never rushed so fast to correct someone.

It was hard to 'date' when she was deathly afraid of eating food she hadn't prepared herself. She was trying, going to therapy, trying small steps, like having pre-made, sealed foods from convenience stores and the like.

She had told Gil about Kro, and the 'anniversary dinner' that had nearly left her without any taste buds at all. Her time in the hospital, learning her partner had not, in fact, accepted her rejection of moving in together and had opted to poison her instead.

Nothing deadly, just enough to permanently scar her for life.

And she had been prepared to hear that she was blowing things out of proportion, letting her fear get the better of her, that she had to get over it. But he had looked at her, with that sweet face of his. And all he had to say was that he understood, and he wouldn't push it.

And he hadn't. They saw each other in ways that didn't centre food. They went to museums, and parks, and aquariums. She would get a sealed smoothie from the health section of a grocery store while he got a coffee, and they would talk. He had kept his promise, he didn't push it.

Only once did he offer her a bite of something reflexively, and she had just stared at it. He had retracted it, worried he was offending her. But really...it did look good. And she did like smoked salmon bagels. And she had wanted to have a bite.

"Oh," he had blinked with realisation. Then, he brought the bagel up to his own lips and took a bite, making sure to show her how he chewed and swallowed it. He even waited a few seconds before holding it out to her again. "What about now?"

And that was how they worked. Thena could broach her fear a little at a time, with Gil's help. He would taste test things for her, prove their harmlessness. And, upon seeing that there was no immediate danger, she could work up the courage to get through the rest.

And tonight was her ultimate test to herself. Had she come far enough in her fear to trust Gil's cooking without the need for him to test it for her first?

"I'm so glad you're here," he whispered to her, lingering close despite them being the only ones there.

Thena still ducked her head, a smitten smile coming over her. She looked around the empty dining room. "Don't tell me you closed early just for this."

"Nah, this is just what it's like monday nights," Gil shrugged. He removed his hands from hers, dragging himself away and to his kitchen equipment.

There were plates sitting atop a shelf, being kept warm--probably too hot for anyone untrained to handle, actually. But Gil grabbed them with his bare hands and placed all three down in front of her. "Careful, babe."

She eyed him; how he handled such searing hot plates all day was beyond her. But she looked at the food. It looked and smelled delicious, and they were some of her favourites. There was steaming hot curry over fluffy rice, positively glistening slices of roast chicken, and even some pasta, seemingly dressed in a simple mix of oil and spices.

Her stomach churned.

"These are three specialties I developed in culinary school," Gil narrated as he rounded the counter properly so he could take a seat next to her. He pulled his apron off and unbuttoned the top of his chef's jacket. "And I adapted them to my menu here because--well, I guess, because why not?"

She smiled, trying to listen to him and not stare down the meal glaring at her. The smells were so tempting, but looking at the food still filled her with dread. "How did you come up with them?"

"Well, curry I always loved as a kid," he admitted with a boyish grin. He had such natural charm; she never would have been able to resist agreeing to go out with him, fear of food or not. "I kept developing little ways to make it the best curry for me. Then, when I started cooking seriously, I could start making it the best curry--period."

Thena looked at the curry, hoping she could muster the love for it that Gil had. It looked so good, warm and rich in colour, steam coming off it. She blinked as Gil reached past her, scooping up a mouthful for himself. She just stared as he chewed and gulped it down before moving on.

"The chicken is the first thing I really, really nailed in class," he grinned, moving onto his next creation. "It's pretty basic to learn how to roast a chicken, but I ended up drying out my first and second attempts, so I got determined to get it right."

He didn't even finish his story before picking up a slice of breast with the skin on. He had done amazing justice to it; she could see the juices of it dripping as he tossed it into his mouth without even need for utensils. He chewed a little.

"I spent hours going over my notes," he paused, finally gulping this one down loudly too. "Developed the perfect wet brine to keep it juicy, rotated it multiple times to keep it even, slathered it in butter--I went all out."

He certainly did; he was licking his fingers.

"And when I finally presented my success, I was top of the class," he declared with another bright grin. "The pasta-"

He paused, picking up her fork and twirling some around it. And for a second, she dreaded the thought that he was going to hold it up for her to try it, and she was going to have to overpower her own nervous system to make herself take a bite of her boyfriend's delicious food.

But once again, Gil took a bite of his own food himself, proving to her the harmlessness, and deliciousness. He slurped up the last tail end of a noodle, licking his lips. "I mean, alio e olio is actually a really common dish. But it's hard to make one stand out. And also I know you love garlic-y pasta."

"So in school, they teach you the traditional way to make it, but there are a lot of different techniques, some that have been developed really recently," he set her fork down again. "I tried one that's definitely the best, but takes a while. We pre-boil the noodles, but nowhere near being done. Then you seal them and basically let the steam get them just to the point where they'll be perfectly al dente when you finish them in the sauce."

Thena continued to stare at him.

Finally broken from his reverie of culinary exposition, he looked at her too. And the very sweet Gilgamesh that had first asked her out for coffee in the convenience store was right in front of her again.

"A-Are you okay?" he rushed to ask her, leaning in his stool and putting his hand on her arm. "Is it too much? You don't have to--I'm sorry."

She shook her head faintly.

"I shouldn't have rushed this, sweetheart," he continued to lament, moving his hand from her arm to clasp her hand between both of his. "Listen, we can just...put this on hold, y'know? There's nothing wrong with that. I can clean up here and hey!--h-how about coffee and a smoothie? Tomorrow we-"

Thena cut him off, lurching forward and kissing him so hard his word slurred right off his tongue and onto hers. Her free hand held his cheek, bringing him closer as if she was going to crawl into his lap right here in his own restaurant.

He blinked now, stunned as she pulled away from him. He ran his tongue over his lips a few times before his eyes managed to focus again. "Uh, no complaints hon, but...what's on your mind?"

She just laughed, shaking her head at him as she swiped at her lips, just to make sure her gloss was still in place. "Do you have any idea how perfect you are?"

"No," he blurted out, because Gil was the type to blurt something out honestly and think second. And she adored that about him. His thoughts followed and he smiled too. "But if you wanna tell me...?"

She swiped at his lips this time, making sure her lip colour hadn't migrated to him unwittingly. "You tested it for me."

That definitely confused him. His expressions were so easy to read, his heart on his sleeve at all times. "Isn't that what we do?"

"Yes," she laughed again, fainter this time. She looked at the food again, her anxiety retreating to the deeper corners of her mind again. "But I hadn't expected...it's your food."

"So?"

As if she could be more in love with this man.

But he meant it. He moved their hands, lacing his fingers with hers and touching the hand of hers that was on his cheek. "Thena, my food is no different than any other restaurant's, any other grocery store sushi or cafe sandwich."

It was vastly different, because his food would taste vastly better.

He moved his head so he could kiss her palm. "I'll test anything for you, Thena. I would do anything for you."

She shook her head at him again, because what else could she do? Tears pricked her eyes, but she refused to cry over food with him anymore.

Gli's smile returned. "I'll taste test everything for you, for as long as you want me to. I don't care if it's a little halloween candy bar or every hors d'oeuvre at a wedding buffet."

She laughed again, because he was good at making her laugh. "You can't do that."

"Why not?" he asked, and he meant it as a question. "My friends are getting married next summer. I'll be the official taste tester of everything. The appetizers, the meal, the cake."

Thena sighed, as deliriously happy as she was. "You can't taste test everything for me, Gilgamesh."

"I don't care," he whispered, leaning in to kiss her again. "It makes you feel safe, Thena. And I'll do anything to make that happen."

She kissed him back, no longer wondering if she was falling too hard and too fast for the earnest and endearing chef in front of her. She most certainly was. "You."

He pressed his lips to her forehead, and she could feel him smiling against her skin.

"You make me feel safe," she clarified, just in case there was any question at all. She got another kiss, assuring there wasn't.

"Hey," he whispered, pulling himself away from her but still hovering close. "Hungry?"

She nodded, blinking away more tears (happy, this time).

"Ready?" he asked as he twirled up some pasta for her.

And for the first time in a year and a half, she looked at the forkful of food with genuine desire. She was ready.

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Mini Fanfic #1132: Cuddly Date Night (King of Fighters)

9:45 p.m. at Yabuki's Residence's Living Room........

Leona: Unbelievable~ (Cuddling Under a Blanket With Shingo on the Loving Room's Sofa While Smirking Seductive at Him) Cuddling with the Colonel's daughter at the comforts of your own home?~ (Starts Snuggling Up on Him) How very scandalous of you indeed!~

Shingo: (Chuckles Lightly and Ticklishly by his Girlfriend's Snuggles) Easy for you to say!~ Snuggling up with your cute boyfriend in his own home is a pretty rebellious move on your end, ma'am~

Leona: (Raises an Eyebrow While her Smirk Starts Getting a Little More Wider) You're cute you say?~

Shingo: (Eyes Begins to Widened at the Realization of What He Just Said) Cute? H-Handsome! Handsome. W-What I meant to say that you're snuggling up with handsome, cute- Ah dang it! (Starts Pouting a Little While Twiddling his Fingers) Can we start over? I messed up on a few lines......

Leona: (Giggles Softly) Shingo!~ There's nothing wrong with being labeled as "cute". It's one of many traits I love about you~

Shingo: ('Sigh') I know, but I wanted to sound more cool and rebellious like you did a second ago.

Leona: Well, I'm flattered you think highly of me amd performance~ (Smiles Sheepishly) Though, to be honest, I don't think I have what it takes be an actual rebel.....

Shingo: Same. I'm too chicken to cause trouble on purpose for the life of me....

Leona: (Shrugs) It's seems we're both too pure for this troublesome world I suppose.

Shingo: I don't mind the sound of that. As long as we're in this together.

Leona: (Smiles Softly) Of course~

Shingo: (Gives his Girlfriend a Kiss on The Lips Before Sighing in a Relaxed Manner) I'm so glad I have the day off tomorrow......

Leona: (Frowns a Bit in Worry) I take it your day at work today was stressful this time around.

Shingo: ('Sighs a Bit Heavily') Yeah....Something like that. Rude customers constantly rushing us to get their orders done, I had to break up a fist fight shortly after while having a cup of coffee thrown at my face.

Leona: Oh no. Was it hot and scolding?

Shingo: No, it wasn't fortunately, but it wasn't any less annoying that's for sure. Then after that, some big guy with glasses starts barging into the shop, and rather than order his drink like any sane person here, he instead starts going around demanding us to bring Athena out and give him a Psycho Ball across the face!

Leona: (Genuinely Couldn't Believe What She's Hearing Right Now) Why....couldn't he asked for an autograph instead? That would've clearly been more safer.

Shingo: THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN SAYING!! But when i tried to tell him that and Athena's busy at the moment, he started yelling at me about how I'm just some common slave worker who doesn't deserve to breathe the same air as her, let alone be associated with her establishment to begin with!

Leona: (Forms a Darken Glare on her Face) You don't say......

Shingo: (Quickly Calms Leona Down) N-N-Now hold on, Leona-san! There's no need for you to worry! Really!

Leona: (Slowly Calms Herself Down) Are you sure?

Shingo: Positive! I mean, sure, what he said was upsetting and it almost made me wanna punch the guy, but lucky for him, Malin and Hinako were able to kick him out before another fight happened. 'Thena even went out of her way to make caramel tea to help calm my nerves before it was finally time for me to clock out for the day.

Leona: ('Sighs in Relief') That's good to hear. I'm happy we have to day to ourselves tomorrow.

Shingo: You're off too, Leona-san?

Leona: (Simply Nodded) That's right. Father insisted I take the a day or two off to a change.....(Smiles Softly) And luckily for you, I'm more than willing to spend every moment of with you, darling~ (Starts Snuggling Up on Shingo Some More)

Shingo: (Smiles Back While Blushing) Yeah~ How was your day, Leona-san? I hope it wasn't as bad as mines.

Leona: (Giggles Softly) Don't worry, it wasn't. It went a lot better than I expected it would go actually.

Shingo: Nice! Did anything exciting?

Leona: Not really? I was tasked to train and instruct some of the new recruits in the lower ranks while Ralf and Clark were away to their mission.

Shingo: (Eyes Widened in Genuine Surprise) You did? That's so cool! What did you taught them?

Leona: Only the basics: How to prepare themselves in the battlefield, how to aim and shoot at the target precisely, how to blend in with their surroundings without begin seen by the enemy, and so fourth.

Shingo: Were you nervous?

Leona: A little, but it didn't take too long for me to work up the courage to the take the lead fortunately. It also helps that the recruits were all cooperative throughout the whole ordeal.

Shingo: That's good. Does it feel like something you wanna do again sometime in the near future?

Leona: I suppose, but only when I'm ordered to do so again. I don't think I have the capabilites become a full fledged leader just yet.

Shingo: That's understandable. Leadership takes a lot of work from what I've heard.

Leona: You've heard right. It takes years of building trust and forming a strong connection with your fellow comrades into becoming one. Both qualities I must learn if I were to ever lead again.

Shingo: (Gives Leona a Reassuring Smile on his Face) Don't be afraid to give it your all. I know you'll become a great leader one of these days.

Leona: (Heart Begins to Melt in Genuine Happiness) And I know you'll become even more a stronger fighter than you are now. Which is why we are going to the gym and train first thing tomorrow morning.

Shingo: (Eyes Widened Again) On our day off!?

Leona: (Gives Shingo a Stern, Yet Cute Looking Pout on her Face) Don't act suprise, mister. You know as well as I do that we've been falling behind in our training sessions as of late, thanks to our work schedules.

Shingo: ('Sigh') True. And I have been wanting to try out a few new moves I've came up recently.....Can we go to gym at 10am instead at least?

Leona: I suppose we can do that. But ONLY if you give me more of your loving for the reminder of the night. That's am order

Shingo: (Chuckles Lightly) Yes, ma'am~ (Starts Kissing on Leona's Cheeks)

Leona: (Giggles Ticklishly by her Boyfriend's Kisses) Shingo-Kun, you adorable dummy! Slow down a bit, will ya?~

Shingo: (Stops Kissing Leona For a Second Before Chuckling Some More) What?~ You said it was an order.

Leona: (Starts Calming Herself Down From all the Giggling) I did, I did. But you haven't given me the time to prepare myself yet.

Shingo: Right. Sorry about that. Take as much time as you need, 'hon.

Leona: Thank you. (Takes a Deep Breath Before Smiling Brightly Again) Okay! Now I'm ready~

Shingo: One kissing session coming right up!~

And so Shingo resumes back to kissing Leona on the cheeks, causing her giggle amd smiling even more ticklishly than she did originally under his embrace as the movie they were previously watching, continues to play the whole time.

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@theweebmaster31

@thelexhex

[softquietsteadylove]

For Mob bosses AU. What if one time Thena was mad at Gil and she just barged in to Gil's office and got him like pinned to the wall and Gil's guard suddenly held a gunpoint towards Thena and Gil was like don't you EVER DO THAT OR ELSE I'LL SHOOT YOU ONE BY ONE. Maybe this happened when they're still not having 'meetings' but you decide!!!! Thankie!!!!

Gil looked up. He had a feeling; he knew that forceful but light pace of walking, the way the wind felt, the faint scent of lilies in the air.

His office door slammed open, spooking the general security he had stationed outside. She had stormed right past them, clearly knowing exactly where she was headed.

Gil looked up from his paperwork, watching the Ice Queen herself storm over to his desk. It was no wonder she was so feared in their line of work. She certainly painted an intimidating picture--a beautiful, intimidating picture.

Thena marched right around the side of his massive desk and gripped the front of his shirt, pulling him up and throwing him against the wall behind them.

Gil blinked as she slammed him backwards, letting it happen passively, "hello to you, too."

"You-"

Gun safeties clicking filled the room. Gil gripped Thena's shoulders, holding her in place. "Every single one of you, stand down!"

His guards froze, eyeing them - and each other - warily.

"If you ever aim at her again!" Gil roared, not caring in the least that he was threatening his own men. He met each of their eyes, "I'll have you put down before you can blink. Do you understand me?!"

The weapons slowly lowered, heads turning anxiously.

"I said," Gil pushed of the wall, still holding Thena to him, "am I understood?"

"Yes, sir!"

"Out!" he snapped, pointing with his free hand until every single one of them was out of his office. Only then did his shoulders lower and his back loosen slightly.

Thena pushed against his chest until she was free from being pressed into his shirt. She raised a brow at him.

"What?" he asked, meeting her defiant gaze with a completely blank one.

She crossed her arms at him, "a bit dramatic, no?"

"No," he rebuked easily, crossing his arms as well. His stuck out a lot further than hers did, although she still was hovering a vague distance away from him. "If anything happened to you-"

"I need your protection, do I?" She was picking a fight with him deliberately. She was trying to lure him into saying either yes, he thought she was weak enough to need his protection. Or no, in which case he was confirming his own worry and the lack of need for it.

He puffed out his chest, meeting his stubborn Ice Queen blow for blow, "doesn't matter if you need it or not. It's here anyway."

She narrowed her eyes at him. It was a solid rebuttal, and even she could admit that. Not aloud, but still. "You didn't have to hold me like that. It will give them ideas."

Gil gave her a look this time to broadcast his own skepticism. His lips came up in a lazy smirk, "Sweetness, I'm pretty sure they already know about our d-"

Thena glared at him as sharp and fast as one of her knives.

"Meetings," Gil mumbled. That was the term she had come to use for their arranged time stolen for each other. He knew it was her not wanting to call them dates, but he was pretty sure it was just as embarrassing to call them 'meetings'.

Thena huffed, stepping back from him again. She always knew when to put some distance between them--when it would most drive him crazy because all he wanted was to reach out and hold her.

"They can't threaten the woman I love, Thena."

She looked at him--for the use of her name, for the open and raw tone of his voice. All of it.

"No one gets to do that," he shook his head, moving closer to her until she told him to stop. She never did, so he took the opportunity to reach out and pull her hands into his. "No one."

"Gil," she sighed. The fight had left her, leaving only fatigue. She was more or less recovered from her poisoning, but Gil had come to recognise every little breath, every step, every rise and fall of her shoulders. He could tell that she could still become fatigued faster than she used to.

"So I don't care if I have to tell everyone in Koreatown," he continued, pulling her against his chest and kissing the top of her head as he tucked her against him. Her hands slipped under his suit jacket and around him to his back. "No one threatens my Ice Queen."

"Hm," she sounded displeased, but he knew that her eyes were closed. She was trying to resist melting into him.

But even the Ice Queen had a melting point.

Gil rested his cheek against her hair, "my Thena."

Melting point achieved; Thena sagged against him, letting his arm settle in the curve of her waist meeting her hips, his hand all the way around her delicate shoulders to tap his thumb against the lace around her arms.

"Hey," he whispered, pulling his head up and meeting her eyes when she did the same. "What brings you over here?"

Her mouth pulled a little as her eyes darted around, "I...I was here to tell you that I don't need an escort the second I set foot in Koreatown. I have my own security, you know."

Gil smiled. The fight really was drained out of her, because now she seemed sheepish over the anger that had driven her to storm in here in the first place. "Yeah, but what's wrong with double security?"

"It's redundant, Gilgamesh," she made a point of using his full name just to scold him. "And it's conspicuous."

He shrugged, not sorry at all for having her tailed as soon as she was in his territory. He really did have no problem letting everyone on his turf know that - weakness be damned - she was not fair game. "So? A man does what he has to, Princess."

She just rolled her eyes at that one.

He kissed her cheek, "I mean it, Thena. Keeping you safe comes before anything else."

She huffed again as she accepted his kiss. She was trying to keep herself from letting his words get to her. But he knew she was letting her defenses down, whether she wanted to or not.

He kissed her cheek again, then slightly closer to her lips, and continuously closer to a real kiss, his fingers tipping her chin up for him. He breathed against the silken skin of her cheek, "is that acceptable, Ice Queen?"

She inhaled, and he could hear the slight tremble in it. Her hands floated up to his, although they just rested there, not pulling him away from her. She whimpered as he finally kissed those enchanting lips of hers.

Gil pulled away once he was satisfied with at least getting one kiss from his girlfriend. He pulled away, resisting the urge to point out how cute her stubborn little pout was. He grinned, "so...meeting?--since you came all this way."

Thena stepped away from him again (definitely knew when it would most drive him crazy). "Perhaps I'm no longer in the mood for a...meeting."

"Aw, come on, Princess," Gil pleaded with her. He had no problem doing so--he didn't care if she wanted him to beg and plead. He'd throw himself on the ground and grovel if it got him another kiss. "You're already here. You won't even stay for some tteokbokki?"

She eyed him in a way that certainly made him feel looked down on, even though he was taller than her.

"What about some sundubu?" he suggested, watching her unfurl so he could wrap his arms around her again. "Jjimdak?"

Thena pursed her lips; she was considering it. Gil gave her lithe waist a squeeze in his hands. "Rose jjimdak?--with glass noodles?"

"Done!" Gil beamed. He knew just who to call, "they can deliver it here."

"Good," Thena sighed, officially worn out from the trip over and everything that proceeded it. "I don't have all day. My next meeting is at 2."

"So I have a little time with you?" Gil dared to suggest, following her over to one of his two office couches. She sat herself primly, which was fine because if he sat next to her and spoke softly, he was pretty sure he could get her to lean on him.

Thena nodded to the spot beside her.

Gil leapt over the back of the couch, gleefully plopping himself next to her. The stiff cushions of the couch bounced her lighter body and he took the opportunity to pull her against him.

"Gil!"

"Just for now, baby," he sighed, inhaling her lily perfume and relishing in the slight but solid warmth of her in his lap.

She sighed - now who was the dramatic one? - but let him hold her. Her hand came up to the back of his head, "they're not coming in here with us like this."

"They know to leave the food outside," he promised, happy with just nuzzling his face into the hollow of her throat.

"Fine," she mumbled, and he guessed that he might be able to lure her into dozing off before the food arrived. "Just for now."

Gil laid himself against the far arm of the couch with Thena curled up in his side, half on his chest with her legs folded between his. This was becoming an increasingly familiar sleeping position for them. He hoped they would get the opportunity to sleep like this more in the future.