#HAPPY DAY TO YOU TOO OUGH

[ninja-knox-ur-sox-off]

no question just am going around for Appreciation Mutuals Day with these items and hopes for a relaxing day for you:

I LOVE HIM

[dreamyblanket]

https://www.tumblr.com/dreamyblanket/774993854186356736/humble-art-requestreader-hugging-caramel-arrow?source=share

Tbh I don't mind if you talk about her for that long because you drew her so well i hunger for more art of her so *throws another Caramel arrow x reader request at you* nyeh!

Aww thank you, have a flustered cara and rambling in the tags in return!

[volivolition]

wasteland, baby, i'm in love, i'm in love with you~

happy (belated) valentine's day! <3

[coconut530]

SPIDER AND STAG

[habibisagi]

guys so a couple of days ago my backpack decided to RANDOMLY RIP OPEN !!! while i was walking around campus !!! AND MY FUCKING LAPTOP FELL OUT AND SHATTERED 😭 and tweaked to death shortly after basically ............. so i have been grieving cuz ive had that surface for like 4+ years,,,, 😭 HOWEVER ! ! ! todayyyy GUESS WHO BOUGHT A NEW (GAMING) LAPTOP WITH SUPER SEXY SPECS LIKE WICKED GOOD IT'LL LAST ME FOR YEARS AND RUN SO GOOD WITH MY GAMES + UNI WORK STUFF . 🥹 FUUUUCK im gonna be straight jorking it at uni with my elden sekiro etc >.>

[mister-ancunin]

It’s December 7th ! Not just any random day, oh no, for it’s Satoru’s Birthday !!! Today’s going to be very packed; can’t wait to pamper him all day and give toru the celebration he rightfully deserves <3 !! Happy birthday to my darling fiancé n the love of my life !!!

taglist under cut !!

@dyingcornerpixel | @wuffverine | @vergils-beloved | @lipsticklens | @little-miss-selfships | feel free w asking to be added/removed !!

[caffeiiine]

8 hours into omori. three days left headspace time😞

[spidercatweb]

Missing Kiss ★ Spencer Reid x reader

Warnings: kissing, gn!reader, r puts on lip balm (i guess that could be seen as something more feminine?), misunderstanding (for like one second), THEY ARE SO CUTE!!! happy wonderful ending of course :)

Description: Spencer stays over at r's place for the night after a long case out in the cold. r puts on plenty of lip balm and does not kiss Spencer, thinking he won't like it.

Word Count: 723

A/n: wrote this because i ran out of my Burt's Bees lip balm... ough i love Spencer so much hes so cute.

You stand in front of your bathroom mirror, applying a generous amount of lip balm. You had just gotten back from a week-long case. Being out in the cold almost every day for hours at a time was not very nice for your already dry lips. Now moisturized to your liking, you snap the lid back on and set the tube back down on the bathroom counter.

You exit the bathroom and head back to your bedroom, where your lovely teammate and boyfriend, Spencer Reid, is waiting. He's relaxing on your bed, looking very cozy in his pajamas. As usual, he has a book in his hand. Too immersed in it to notice you returning, he startles easily when you practically collapse onto your bed. A sound escapes him, something between a gasp and a shriek. 

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you!" You laugh as you sit up and pull him into a hug. He sets his book down beside him on the bed. He returns your hug and laughs along with you, embarrassed. He smells like mint toothpaste, and your shampoo.

Burying his head in the crook of your neck, his voice is slightly muffled. "You walk too quietly." You just giggle in response.

You gently untangle your arms from his first, pulling back to get a better look at him. You smile, and so does he. The look in his eyes is sickeningly sweet, full of adoration and comfort. You hope he sees the same in yours. You bring a hand up to run through his soft, brown hair. It’s getting long, you think.

You inch your face closer to his until your foreheads are touching. He huffs out a small laugh, smiling wide. This is the moment where usually, you'd kiss him. But you aren't sure if he'd appreciate the feeling of your chapstick on his lips. So you pull away once again and settle on admiring his pretty face instead. 

A slight look of confusion washes over his face, along with a small pout. He looks like a sad puppy.

"What?" Your eyebrows knit together and you frown slightly.

He hesitates, opening his mouth then closing it again. 

"You didn't kiss me. When you do that, you usually do." His voice is shy and quiet.

"Oh, well I didn't think you'd want me to. I just put on like, an insane amount of lip balm. I didn't think you'd like the feeling." 

His eyebrows furrow, he looks at you like you'd just accused him of doing something horrific, "I always like kissing you, and my lips are a little chapped anyway. I could probably use some." 

You dawn a happy grin as you move your face closer to his. Does he know he just said the cutest thing ever?

His gaze darts between your eyes and your lips for a moment, and you do the same. When you finally press your lips to his, you find it hard not to smile even more as your eyes flutter closed. The kiss is gentle, warm, unhurried. He softly places a hand onto your upper arm, slowly running his thumb up and down. You don't want to separate from him anytime soon, but you feel a yawn coming. You give him one last quick peck. His lips chase yours when you move away.

You yawn, covering your mouth with your hand as you do so.

"Tired?" He asks, hand still caressing your arm.

"Unfortunately, yes. It's almost like being away on a case for a week is exhausting or something." You fail to stifle another yawn.

Spencer glances over at the clock on your nightstand, it's getting late.

"We should probably get to sleep. At least eight hours of sleep per night is recommended for adults, and I'm pretty sure neither of us have been getting that recently." Never too late for fun facts.

"I guess you’re right." You sigh, exhausted, pushing back the covers so you can get underneath them. 

When you're settled, Spencer turns off the lamp and gets under the covers as well. You cuddle up to each other. A sleepy haze slowly sets in with the absence of light.

"Goodnight, Spencer."

"Goodnight."

The next morning, you wake up with Spencer's arms wrapped loosely around your waist. 

Your lips feel noticeably softer. So do his.

Thank you for reading! <3

Feedback is very much appreciated!!

My requests are open <3

[airborneice]

can we talk about how @the-hilda-librarians-wife is just out here writing poetry in the tags like it’s no big deal

@sketchbookweek Day 3 - Sun & Moon / Family

you know I had to bring up my sketchbook kid Mattie for this one. in my mind this is like…impromptu midnight storytime bc someone woke up the entire household and now she’s almost settled no one wants to get up or go back to bed

(Kaisa has become a little more comfortable with openly doing magic by this point, partly because of reconnecting with Tildy in season 2 and partly because no matter how shoddy her spells come out, they never fail to entertain her kids, especially her youngest. Kaisa does the best stories in this house. no child can resist magic floating pictures)

[minty-mumbles]

LU Survey 2024 Results

The long awaited results of the survey. Thank you guys for being so patient with me :)

There were 350 responses to the survey this year! Not as many as there were last year, but still impressive. If you want to look at the raw data for this, you can do so here

Demographics

General Questions

Favorites and Least Favorites

Blank Space Question (Select Answers)

I'm so normal about Legend (the biggest lie I've ever told)

WIND BABY WIND OUGH IHGH UUOA I AM SICK FOR HIM MY SKRUNKLE MY OUGHGHHGJUA BELOVED

Remember that fandom is a community! Reach out to each other and learn something new! Give someone a compliment! Ask them a question! Encourage new artists and writers who are still learning! Thank you Mint for doing the survey again, too!

The fact no one has thought of calling Warrior's Zelda, "Areia" hurts me deeply "Hyppolita" even, please, with how much shipping there is between them, people sure are eager to name her after goddesses who have vowed to never have romantic relationships.

I dont think the fandom talks about it but i really love that every single piece of sky clothing is embroidered, because unless skyloft has embroidery machines thats all hand done. Which means either someone he knows makes a lot of them and gives them out freely (i give most of my projects to friends and family) or he would have paid someone for it, which means that either someone on skyloft lives of decorating clothing (and likely other fabrics) or someone just uses it to get some extra money (both are amazing since in the modern day people dont want to pay for handcrafted works what its actually worth)

Shark skeletons are made of cartilage, not bone

It's dangerous to go alone. Take this. 🦆

FOUR SUPREMACY🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥💚❤️💙💜💪💪💪💪🔛🔝💯💯💯💯💯

No but the Athena/Artemis thing is so real. What’s up with that. Why did we pick Artemis? Why did we do that?

I find it so funny how the fandom has decided to call Dark Link "Dink" because whenever I play a Zelda game I name my character Dink or Dinkus :D I started doing this waaaaay before I knew about LU

Im so excited for Echos of Wisdom! I find it really funny that Nintendo keeps making it harder for JoJo to stick to the plan, I'm pretty sure it's Legend and Fable but I'm not certain any ways Im really happy!

I love how LU is a culmination of so many of my favorite tropes from other fandoms! It’s been really comforting and nostalgic for me despite the fact that I only got into it this year. Especially since so many creators I liked have been getting revealed as problematic, it’s nice to be able to fall back on fictional characters who can’t ruin the lives of real people. :)

[your-fox-bro]

thinking about how good it'd feel to get pounded by a big brother all day long while our parents think we're just having brotherly bonding time

Ough yeah..

When you were kids you and your brother never really got along. He was older by a few years and he was the golden child of the family. Your parents adored him even when you struggled to do anything and everything to get their attention.

You've mellowed out as you've gotten older, now that you're done high school you've stopped needing the attention of your family. Your brother of course hadn't changed much, still the university golden child studying some fancy science.

You decided to take a gap year, focus on finding out what you really wanted to do. Your parents weren't pleased you decided to stay living at home for the time being, but even your brother had made a case for you on that one.

Your older brother stayed at home too, the university was in your town. And between his class schedule and your lack of things to do, you were home alone together more than you have been in quite a few years.

It started with small things, spending more time together namely. Your brother wasn't too bad, a bit stuck up maybe, but he was nice all things considered.

He played video games with you when you asked and bounced ideas off of you in regards to his classwork. Your parents were happy to see you bonding with each other after all these years.

The first time your brother snuck in your room late at night he was high as a kite, claiming his university friend gave him strong edibles. You laughed at him, really, you couldn't help yourself. Your perfect older brother, humbled by weed.

He threw himself into your bed, whining about how hard his classes were. It was late, your parents were already asleep so you shut the door before sitting on the bed beside him. You patted his head halfheartedly as he whined.

Your brother went on to complain about a lack of girlfriend, that none of the women in his course were any good. "None of the men either, at least not that way." He groaned, his head on your thigh as you ran your fingers through his sweaty hair.

"None of them are fuckable like-"

Your brother paused, his words getting stuck in his throat as he closed his eyes. You raised an eyebrow, looking down at him.

"Like who?"

"Uhhh."

"Oh come on, just tell me!"

Your brother pushed himself up on a shaky arm, red eyes staring into yours. You didn't have time to ask him what was up before his too warm lips were on yours, the force pushed you back against the bed, him falling on top of you.

You squirmed underneath him and he stopped immediately, his eyes wide, cheeks red, shame clear on his face. But once you were given a second to think about it, you were tugging him back into another kiss.

Things had escalated from then, spending more time in his room with the locked door. Your mom cooed about how nice it was to see you two bonding all the time, while you hid the marks your brother left on your neck with make up.

Your brother's fingers dug into your hips as he pounded into you from behind, cock sliding in and out of your hole. He panted heavily, sweat beading down his forehead as he fucked you into the mattress.

You held onto your pillow, face buried in it to avoid being too loud. You parents were downstairs and you didn't want them to hear. Your brother shakily grunted as his cock reached the deepest parts of you.

He made sure to be as deep as possible when he finally came, his hot cum flooding your hole. Your brother's chest pressed against your back as he reached around you to toy with you, help you reach your end too.

[the-s1lly-corner]

If requests are still open, can I ask for toons x human!reader? I was thinking of the reader being a single parent that brings their kid to Gardenview often.

I'm mostly wondering about Shrimpo, Rodger, and Vee, but I'd be happy with any of the toons! Might even come back and request more characters for this prompt, if that's okay :3

Various toons x single parent!reader who visits often

sitting at my desk at 1am really wanting shriump.... i want sea food so bad right now... characters: shrimpo, rodger, vee notes: reader is gn, human reader, visitor reader, something something platonic but i got thunder struck of the toons having a forbidden crush on the reader OUGH, short and sweet, written on mobile cws: none

SHRIMPO

........ oh he is gritting his teeth trying not to be too mean to you or your kid. It's not that he doesnt like the two of you... it's just that he doesn't really know how to be.. nice and calm.. and he thinks nice and calm is STUPID!

Muttered grumbling under his breath whenever your kid comes over to get your attention when he was trying to talk to you. Considering it's shrimpo thats... actually a lot- usually he'd snap worse

Might actually just. Start avoiding you at some point. Storms off to his room since rooms are off limits to visitors

RODGER

In a cute way you both talk about parenthood- you have your child and he has toodles! Sure he doesn't have to worry about school and work and bills and all that, but he can understand some aspects

Very polite to both you and your child, and he encourages your child to be curious and problem solve

...sometimes his glass fogs when it's just the two of you talking and there isn't anyone else around. Totally not for any reason in particular

VEE

Love love loves asking your kid trivia style questions- even if the questions are easier than the ones she does on her show... maybe if she's impressed she'll give your kid a sticker

Honestly her and rodger are both most likely to have more mature adult conversations with you- other toons tend to keep things light and stuff while on the clock

Your visits make her days a lot more fun and tolerable- you're definitely her favorite visitor even if she doesn't let her favoritism show too badly

[tiredsmashbros]

early birthday gift for the annoying ass stupid ass ring light person qwah pUH

warning ; slightly suggestive 💥

@hexsie @knightedmares @neo91502 @its-a-me-mango

so i had a plan to animate this ish for this stupid silly as a joke due to we share the interest of this green penguin youtuber, isaacwhy, in the summer. to then find out in my storyboarding class my new assignment was just animating/storyboarding a short sound clip... so what better opportunity to do it than now and it time for this silly ass 18th birthday :3c

i realized i forgot a few things, made some mini mistakes at the end but thats okay we ball

okay now for a bday message get out if ur not the ring light bitch /hj

from the moment i first met you... i wanted you to DIE TO GET OUT OF MY LIFE TO OBLITERATE INTO PIECES TO LOSE EVERY ROUND OF PRESSURE TO GO TO BED WITH WARM PILLOWS AND STUMB YOUR PINKY YOU GET A DEAD SCREEN TO POP UP AS YOU FALL INTO THE GROUND DECAYING AWAY AND - cOUGH ough sorry about that ahem the demons came out anywho- DIE- ahem...

nova i know i've given you my heartfelt personal message during my birthday time, so i wanted to give one too- even if most of it you may already know or i already said iuhkjfewds

the past... half a yEAR??? good gracious too long /JOKE has been a very silly and stressing ride gOD /lh. you've definitely changed my life and even influenced me as a person for the better. your silly high-pitch tone, the playful bullying, and even the obsession of your hex3 has just been enjoyable to experience and even participate the past few months. even just recently you getting me into your markipler in space fixation was definitely something i wasn't expecting and im still thINKING ABOUT IT HELLO???? IM TRYING TO BRAINSTORM A DAY TO WATCH IT AND AT THIS POINT WE MIGHT AS WELL DO IT ON THE PARTY OR MONDAY NEXT WEEK AT NIGHT YUIHKJFEDWSUGJH.

even with the characters in my brain i've told you about earlier of this year, hexsy is still checkin in as con {ander's oc} still does and she's been so nicey the following months even if not often i see her, but just like u irl reminds me of ur STUPID HETERO FIC ISTFG- it was genuinely so good holy shit. me and my plane trips istfg its always either me watching the new smg4 episode or reading a fanfic last time it was brain's, an this time is you and josie's IOHKJBFEDSH i love all the silly words in silly plot lines with silly characters so exciting and creative gUH. anyways... u'll get ur silly paragraphs today too teehee :3

but seriously you do bring a lot of good joy and happiness with the people around you, even if your sillyness can be a teeny bit scawey to endure, its also intoxicating and a disease it's personally affected how i even act but in the most positive way possible its raised my silly bar, but also genuinely made me so much more confident?? you've helped me learn to be myself and to be afraid to be silly, EVEN if the chance of embarrassment comes by, its not a terrifying if i have done it when i was my shy anxiety angsty teen ihugjrhefds. i adore and appreciate your company even in moments you scare me and bully me into not reading or looking at your stuff LEAVE ME ALONE YOU FREAK!!!! IMPATIENT!!!! /J /SILLY /LH i still hope your doing good at your school and preparing for your college adventures. i'll still be here to support and help you throughout so dont u dare think u're going thru this alone i gotchu- unless i die or smth but we boutta find out /j uigHJFDS

totally normal and not suspicious at all give me rizz tips pls knight is gatekeeping me all he ever talks about is spongebob did u form into a yellow sponge or smth is that the trick OHHH YEAHH GET IT BC TRICK IS HIS OC NAME AND im so funny please laugh and give me tips COUGHS- /HJ

lastly... if you think i don't have a lil silly idea thingy to share on ur bday, ur horribly mistaken. i dont know either to show it oN the day of ur birth or the birthday party, but we're gonna find out iughjvfredws just remind me till then since i know you will :))) its somewhat cool i think please think its cool its ugly yes but i'll improvise maybe trust

okay the moment your reading and watching this im in my night class sooooo may see ur messages or wait for another hr YES WAIT YOU FREAK until im done with class so we can yap jajajaj 💥

anyways have sum gift art bc i know u will cry if u dont get smth 💥

and yuri too LMAO

[hemi-demi]

Protocol day! I get to yap ❤️

Magnus Protocol Episode 32 spoilers below cut, as well as mild spoilers for my own fic "I am Here":

Ok, so this is just a personal kicking my feet giddy as shit moment for me, let me indulge.

I loved loved loved this episode. While I'm not 100% how this case fits into the narrative (aside from the parallels of someone identifying with a building as the same as how the custodian became one with the Hilltop Center) I'm clearly just a sucker for "buildings that hate you."

But like... y'all, I was trying not to cry. Just like look at this.

Transcripts from episode:

Y'ALL. I am so unwell. It's Martin Norris reading this statement. I got to hear him say the words, exactly how I heard them in my head. Like...I'm just beside myself. This was so lovely.

Snippet from my fic "I am Here":

I can't tell you how much I was just fucking vibrating listening to this episode. The statement was beautifully written and played with themes I clearly adore, AND I got to hear this. There's other lines that killed me, but I'm getting deeper into spoilers at that point, so I'll stop there.

Just, ough. I'm so happy. I'm curious what inspired this statement in particular, as well! I wouldn't be surprised if the game Control and the Oldest House was a part of it, considering it's overall inspirations to Protocol; with its brutalist architecture that actively attacks the player. Although the game Kitty Horrorshow's Anatomy was a big inspiration for my own fic, which I highly recommend folks play. One of my favorite gaming experiences.

Ok, other stuff this episode! I'll probably update my other post about this, but one of the last lines from Alice is further backing up my "Luke isn't human/is a doppelganger" theory. I'm curious to see how it goes.

Colin's flesh showing up randomly is fascinating, and reminds me of this line from TMA ep65 Binary

So this feels as if the body can't entirely integrate. Too fleshy. Maybe a part of Colin is fighting to sever himself from Freddy as he can never fully become one with it, or maybe it just can't digest him properly. The presence of teeth also reminded me of a teratoma tumor as well.

Ok, I think that's all the yapping I have in me. I loved this episode so much, for very personal reasons that probably only matter to me, but I'm allowed that dammit, lol.

[catcze]

No but ehat if like wriothesley had an s/o or maybe someone hes romantically interested in who he sees mostly in the fortress and then they go outside together one day and he's like "i never realized how beatiful you are in the sun" and hes all cute and blushin and shit OUGGH OUGH OUGH I'VE BEEN SHOT THROUGH THE HEART WRAAAAAGHHSHDH

OUGHHASDAS YOU AND ME BOTH U AND ME BOTH

Reblogs are greatly appreciated !!

When you set out on your day off, you weren't expecting to run into your boss— certainly not in a cafe, of all places.

"Your grace?" you ask hesitantly, approaching the table that Wriothesley and Sigewinne occupy. There's a litany of small desserts before them, as well as a teapot and two tea cups filled with rather aromatic tea. You run a hand over your top, trying to smooth any wrinkles that there may be. You certainly hadn't been expecting to run into him here! Oh, if you knew you would have dressed a little bit better. As it is, you were just here to hunt down an afternoon snack, and you certainly looked it.

But Wriothesley lights up at the sight of you, a small smile curling the edge of his lips. Sigewinne grins too, waving in welcome.

"Hello there!" She says pleasantly. "We weren't expecting to see you here!"

You chuckle. "Same here."

"But it seems like you've come at quite the opportune moment," Wriothesley says, beckoning you into one of the empty chairs of the table. He straightens a bit, slouching less in his seat, and leans forward on his elbows. That smile is still on his lips, and his gaze hasn't left you for a second. "I'm afraid we may have gone a bit overboard with our order. You'd be doing us a favor by having some." Sigewinne nods in agreement. You feel the blood rush to your face though, turning it warm.

"Oh, I couldn't impose like that, your grace—"

"Sure you can," Wriothesley's smile broadens then, and you get a hint of his canines in his smile. A slight hint of a dimple on his cheek. "I already said that you'd be doing us a favor, didn't I? Besides, you can drop the 'your grace' while we're here. Treat this like... a serendipitous meeting between friendly parties, rather than between coworkers."

And oh, if you thought that your face was warm before, it had practically doubled in temperature now. Not wanting him to hurry you any further, you plop in the seat. Sigewinne giggles, pouring you a cup of tea and handing it to you which you take with a word of thanks.

"Here," says Wriothesley. He gestures for you to hand him your plate, and as you do so, your fingers brush. It sends tingles up your arm, and you damn near drop the plate out of reflex. Wriothesley, judging by how he clears his throat, his ears turning several shades redder, is not unaffected either.

He fills the plate with lots of confectionaries, desserts, finger foods, and sandwiches, and all sorts of other things. Sigewinne points out some things for him to give you on occasion, and he happily takes her suggestion and gives you some. Well. You've certainly got your afternoon snack and thensome.

As Wriothesley hands the plate back to you, he pauses just as you've taken hold of the other side.

"You know... I think this is the first time I've seen you in broad daylight," he muses. His cheeks redden a bit, and he chuckles at himself under his breath. "The sunlight makes you look even more stunning than usual."

And you make an embarrassed noise, because archons, you might just be in need of medical assistance by the end of this, because there is no way the flipping of your heart is normal. You take the plate, looking down and away so he doesn't see your flustered expression, but he has anyway, if his small laugh is any indication.

"If you ever want to come back here, feel free to say so. My treat." Wriothesley offers, gazing at you with his chin resting on his palm. He looks at you like he never wants to look away. "I'd be happy to see you in this sunshine again, if you'd let me."

[citrustan]

slipping through my fingers [2] (myg)

title: and the hits just keep coming 1.0

pairing: min yoongi x reader

genre: dilf!yoongi, exes and co-parents au, angst!, fluff, smut

summary: you lean on your friend for support and an escape, but the reality of your situation keeps flashing before you.

warnings: [there's a prologue and part 1 that should be read before this one!] just some insecurity, some sad vibes, you know the drill.

Taehyung fails to dodge the fifth pillow you launch at him. "Let me explain!" Repeatedly begging you to stop, he crashes into your kitchen counter.

A pillow to his leg.

"Wait! Please!" He's dodging for his life.

Another pillow to his chest.

"You're an angel! Pleas-" Headshot!

"Ough! Not the face..." He pauses to soothe his aching nose.

By now, you're out of energy too. But, there's still a lot of anger in your stomach. You're too guilty and too tired to let it out on the wrong person.

You spent over twenty minutes reprimanding him for hiding Yoongi's fiancée from you.

Finally having a fraction of a minute of peace, your friend sits you down by your dinner table.

He disappears into the kitchen, leaving you to cradle and console your heart by yourself.

You hear a few utensils clashing and see him juggling four things in his hands; your cat mug, his designated frog mug, a bottle of white chocolate liqueur and a carton of what looks like chocolate milk.

Pointing your finger at the tetra pak, you protest, "Excuse you, that's the expensive chocolate milk and it’s for Nao."

He looks at the half-empty carton in his hand and back at you.

"You're telling me Nao drank more than half of this bottle in a day? And you let her?" Taehyung deadpanned.

...

"Yeah." Your eyes wander as you insist poorly.

He ignored you and poured you a glass of the milk.

Sitting across from you, he grew solemn, "_____, I swear I didn't know it was like this." - "But you knew about her?" You asked before he said anything else.

Taehyung couldn't deny it, "Yeah. But I thought she would just be like the others."

Yoongi had others.

All grumpy, you sigh. "The others?"

Momentarily, he froze and exhaled. "Yeah, there have been a few. He was... I don't know. He kept saying he was serious about each of them but nobody ever... stuck around? So, we thought he was lying or something." Taehyung regretted his choice of words.

You want to believe him, but you both know that Yoongi isn’t someone who lies like that. Let alone big lies, Yoongi won't even tell little white lies.

Over the years, you naturally assumed he was dating around, but you didn't know. Nothing was confirmed. You never asked and he never told you anything himself.

"Who all knew?"

"Everyone. But nobody even imagined that they'd be getting hitched." He shook his head in disbelief.

“Obviously. This is Yoongi you’re talking about,” you pause, “But didn’t you notice anything different with them?”

“I’m telling you, _____, we had no idea.” Taehyung cringes after taking a sip of the sweet liqueur. “I think he wanted to tell you first.”

You wish he never had.

"What are you thinking?"

You dip your head in between your palms, “I feel terrible. It’s like I know I want to cry but I’m so emotionally stunted right now, I cannot get it out. It’s like a stuck yawn.”

Taehyung caresses your arm, "Can I do anything to help?"

You shake your head, "I don't think so, Tae."

"Oh! Do you want to watch 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas?' Maybe that will help you cry." He tilts his head, eyes filled with hope.

At that, you let out a surprised laugh, "Taehyung, no!"

Basking in the little moment of success (by making you laugh), Taehyung internally pops confetti.

But, the moment was just that. A moment. Your happiness faded away as quickly as it came.

So, he pulled his phone out and placed it in front of you.

Taehyung’s hesitant to ask you this but he does it anyway. “Do you want to see her?”

You don’t know. (You’d rather pretend she doesn’t exist.)

If it weren’t for Nao, you’d have no problem ignoring Yoongi’s girlfriend. Even thinking of the words ‘Yoongi’s girlfriend’ makes you want to end it all.

It’s no secret that you’re still madly in love with your ex-boyfriend.

This situation felt so ridiculous to you, you couldn’t digest it. You couldn’t believe this was actually happening to you.

As a young girl, you never thought it was in the books for you to go through this kind of pain. And, you don’t have a whole lot to lean on. So, Yoongi has always been it for you. He always told you he’d be there for you no matter what.

Even after your breakup, he was by your side.

When you unexpectedly caught the chicken pox from Nao, he took care of you. Even when Taehyung insisted on helping you instead, Yoongi sent him away.

You shared every birthday with him. He’d throw you a small party. Every year, it was a different theme. This year was ‘enchanted garden.’ He always ordered you a custom cake from out of town. It made everything special.

He even helped you open your quaint little bakery. Yoongi was the one who helped you finalize your menu. He tasted everything and even got himself sick because of it.

He stood by you when you got sued by your competition, another old-timey cake shop, for stealing their clients and recipes. He acted as your lawyer free of charge.

Now, you wonder if it was all out of convenience or… an obligation. Had you read it all wrong? Was he simply being polite because you’re the mother of his daughter? Would he stop doing things for you now? Did he ever do those things for you? Or were they simply for your daughter by extension?

Would he be too focused on his wife now?

Even for Nao’s sake, you never once got the urge to know the woman who did the unthinkable.

As a co-parent, you trusted Yoongi. You knew Yoongi would never let just anyone around Nao. If he wants to introduce his daughter to a woman, you knew it was safe. She could be the next Mother Teresa for all you know.

All this blind trust has been earned by him throughout the years you’ve spent with him, you’re not a careless mother.

However, as a woman and Yoongi’s ex-flame, you weren’t eager to know the woman who replaced you. You don’t want to see or meet her. In your eyes, she was able to compel Yoongi to do something he wouldn’t do even after you begged him to. Maybe she didn’t even have to try. She was probably just that perfect for him.

This is apart from the fact that he fell in love with another woman after you while you’re still hung up on him.

You don’t think you can afford to willingly take a hit to your self-confidence like that.

Nao looks up to you. You know you cannot lose yourself when you have so much relying on you.

Taehyung was kind enough to let you get lost in your thoughts.

“No.” You finally answer his question.

You did not want to see what she looked like.

Taehyung nodded once, “Okay. That’s fine.”

Just when Taehyung’s about to put his phone back into his pocket, it rings.

And on the screen pops this gorgeous woman. She looked like she stepped straight out of an issue of Harpar’s Bazaar or even Vogue. You weren’t surprised, you smiled and involuntarily snorted. Taehyung did have a type.

He hurriedly tried to pull his phone off the table, knocking your (thankfully, empty) glass of milk in the process.

“You don’t have to hide her from me, Vincent.” You tease him, using his artist alias. “Is she your new muse?”

Taehyung awkwardly laughed, blatantly ignoring your question.

Suddenly, he changes the topic, “Oh! Do you have to go into work today?”

Your smile drops a little. “Hey. What are you doing here?”

He offered a strained smile, “It’s like I can feel the alcohol in my veins.”

“Heyyy... What’s up with the model babe? Why are you deflecting?” This time you pout.

You hear his phone ring once again. But he immediately declines.

“Taehyung… What’s the matter?” When he refuses to acknowledge you, you grow more concerned.

“You don’t have to stay, you know?” You continue to reassure him.

“It’s not,” he cuts himself off, “That wasn’t my girlfriend.”

Taehyung hopes he doesn’t have to face your inevitable question in line.

“Well, who was that the….” When you trail off mid-response, he knew you had figured out who that woman really was.

The two of you are silent for a moment.

Sullen, you whisper, “That’s his fiancée?”

Taehyung wishes he never came over to your place. He didn’t want to be the one to make you feel this way.

He nods once. Not that you needed that confirmation.

Quickly moving on to your next thought, you question, “Why is she calling you?”

Already on it, Taehyung visibly cringes at the messages on his screen when you push yourself forward to peek into his phone. This time, he doesn’t try to obstruct your vision.

Hyejin (3)

Sorry! I forgot you were at _____’s. It’s nothing important, I just had a question about Nao-chan. Does she like lemon cake? How is _____ doing btw?

Your mouth dropped open.

You don’t even acknowledge the fact that she’s speaking about you so personally; as if you were a friend or even an acquaintance.

You ignore the fact that she’s fucking stunning, owning the most symmetrical, aesthetically pleasing face you’ve ever seen on a grown woman.

You don’t even dwell about how you do not stand a chance against this woman.

The only thing you see is her nickname for your daughter. You squeak, “She calls her Nao-chan!”  

That’s YOUR name for YOUR babygirl.

“Angel…” Taehyung begins but has no idea what he could possibly say to comfort you.

Pull yourself together. You mentally discipline yourself. It takes a minute for you to get there.

Instead of dealing with whatever you just felt, you push it away in an instant and beam at your friend.

“Whatever. Let’s get cheesy naan and shrimp skewers!”

Of course, your faux smile didn’t fool Taehyung, but he went with it anyway.

₊˚.🎧 ✩｡tears are in your eyes by yo la tengo ₊˚.🎧 ✩｡

note: i hope i'm doing this series justice lol the ideas in my head run too wild for me to actually make note of them. please let me know what you guys think!