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Main Story S2 Chapter 2-08: Whenever I'm Lost (每當徬徨時) | Light and Night 光與夜之戀

S2 Chapter 2-06

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With only three days left before this month's sample garment review meeting, the production department efficiently delivered the finished samples to my office.

The most crucial task of this review meeting was to assess the potential of the "Time Travel" series. Therefore, in addition to the merchandising and design departments, someone from the company's executive level would also be attending.

Mya informed me that the executive attending would be Evan. Hearing his name, I felt a strange sense of distance.

We hadn't seen each other privately since that day at the bar, behind the emergency exit door, when he confessed his need for the power within me.

There was just that one time, when I was working late, that I saw him in the break room while getting coffee.

He didn't leave after getting his coffee. He didn't speak either, just stood by the window, slowly sipping it.

For some reason, I stayed too.

I printed out the project proposal and design drawings, selected models, and made final adjustments to the sample garments.

The three days flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was the day of the review meeting.

I was still going over my presentation when Manman entered.

Li Manman: Y/N, everyone's here except for Chairman Lu.

Chairman Lu?

You: He's not coming?

Li Manman: We already informed the general office, but they said Chairman Lu had something to attend to and asked us to start without him.

I hesitated.

Li Manman: Why don't we start first? We don't want to keep everyone waiting. Chairman Lu has been busy lately. He even missed the last important quarterly meeting.

Mao Ge: He must be busy since he just became chairman. Isn't that what they usually do on TV...?

Mao Ge suddenly lowered his voice, his expression turning conspiratorial.

Mao Ge: You know, get rid of the other guy's confidants, settle any leftover problems...

Come to think of it, the turnover rate among senior management had been much higher than usual recently.

Maybe he won't show up today, I thought, a flicker of disappointment in my heart.

Mya, Bob, and the directors from other departments were all present, seated in the audience. A model, wearing an outfit made from the mass-produced Huanhuo cloth, stood on the stage, showcasing the sample garment from all angles.

I stood to the side with a microphone, providing explanations.

You: This Huanhuo cloth has unique advantages. It retains the comfort and flowing lightness of the wide-sleeved, loose-fitting style of traditional clothing...

You: At the same time, it's resistant to wrinkles and stains, making it easy for modern people to care for and store.

You: Conceptually, while adapting to the fast-paced modern lifestyle, people are also constantly reflecting on it.

You: Huanhuo cloth represents a long-standing historical tradition. Combining it with the modern lifestyle...

You: ...allows us to create new cultural symbols in the fashion world.

The presentation finally concluded, and a wave of discussion arose from the audience.

Mya: There's no problem with the design, but your market forecast is a bit too optimistic.

Mya: This is an untapped market for us, and the required investment is substantial.

Mya: For a company of our size, it would take a considerable amount of time to go through all the necessary procedures.

Mya: You need to think this through carefully.

You: Thank you, Mya. The preparation time for the new series is indeed tight. I'll pay close attention to the schedule going forward.

You: Regarding the market, I believe that traditional Chinese elements have been gaining a lot of attention recently, but major brands are still hesitant.

You: I hope that Pristine can become a trendsetter in this regard.

Bob: The fast-fashion market is fiercely competitive. Pristine's latest preview, which was supposed to launch last month, was delayed by a whole month.

Bob: Other brands are close behind. Capturing market share is the priority right now, not innovation. Consumers don't care about that.

Bob: Moreover, the durability advantage you mentioned doesn't really apply to the fast-fashion sales model.

Silence fell over the room. Everyone knew Bob had a point. I cleared my throat.

You: I'd like to share a true story with everyone.

You: A well-known electronics company invited twenty customers to test their upcoming speakers.

You: They had two colors: classic black and trendy bright yellow. Everyone said they preferred the bright yellow.

You: But when the company said that each person could take one home, the first five customers all chose black.

You: The sixth customer hesitated, then ultimately chose bright yellow. Maybe he genuinely liked it, or maybe he just didn't want to go back on his word.

You: But because of his choice, the remaining customers ended up taking almost equal numbers of black and yellow speakers.

You: Perhaps the general public will still prefer traditional clothing, but as long as one person is willing to embrace something new, others will realize that they have more options.

Several people in the audience, including Mya, seemed to soften their stance, giving me a glimmer of hope.

I was about to continue when the door to the conference room suddenly opened.

???: Sorry I'm late.

It was Evan. He held a folder in one hand, as if he had just come from another meeting, but in his other hand, he held the brand information I had left at the entrance. He seemed to have been standing there for a while.

He leaned against the wall, wearing the same shirt as the day we met at the bar, and for a moment, I felt disoriented.

But I knew our relationship had changed.

You: No worries, Chairman Lu, please have a seat. I'll go over the sample garments with you.

Evan's expression seemed to falter for an instant, but perhaps it was just my imagination. He nodded slightly, took a nearby seat, and gestured for me to begin.

I restarted the presentation, incorporating the issues raised by Mya and the others, along with my proposed solutions.

Evan listened attentively, nodding from time to time. Although his expression remained neutral, my confidence grew.

You: That concludes my plan for this new series. I wonder what your thoughts are, Chairman Lu?

Evan: The concept is good, with a clear direction from the initial design to the final product. However, the company has a different plan for this series.

Evan: The board doesn't want it to be used for the affordable brand, but for the high-end line. It might even become the new signature for Wan Zhen.

Evan looked at me with a smile, as if he had already made up his mind.

My heart sank.

You: May I know why?

Evan: This is the conclusion reached by the market research, marketing, and finance departments.

Evan: Going high-end is also in line with the company's recent strategic adjustments.

Evan: Pristine's marketing budget for Q2 will be reduced, so incorporating this series into Pristine wouldn't be a wise choice at this time.

The implication was that merging the "Time Travel" series into the high-end line was the better option.

You: And the pricing?

Evan: It will, of course, be in line with the pricing of high-end brands.

The attendees murmured amongst themselves, mostly in agreement. Although changing the positioning would require the design department to modify the fabrics and samples, it was undoubtedly an upgrade for the "Time Travel" series.

However, this strategy was completely different from my initial intention when searching for Huanhuo cloth.

Evan: As for the final use of this series, we'll wait for the board's next assessment.

The review meeting concluded. I hadn't expected that the plan I had meticulously prepared would be blocked by Evan.

My anxiety and disappointment were evident. My colleagues, sensing my emotions, stayed behind with me in the empty conference room.

Li Manman: Look on the bright side, Chairman Lu approved of your concept. I think there's still room for negotiation.

Mao Ge: Yeah, but if it's really going to be used for the high-end line, then our team won't be in charge anymore.

Hao Shuai: But Y/N was the one who found the fabric. How can the company just take it away from her like that?

Li Manman: Hello? The contract states that all ownership belongs to the company. We're just employees, we can't challenge the company.

Hao Shuai: But then we'll lose the project... All this time would have been wasted!

Li Manman: Hey, nothing's been finalized yet. Don't panic.

You: Okay, how about this: we'll first consolidate everyone's feedback and see which suggestions we can incorporate and improve upon.

You: I'm going to talk to Chairman Lu.

I stood up. My colleagues looked at me with a mixture of expectation, worry, and a hint of tragic determination. I wanted to laugh, but I couldn't. Grabbing the project proposal, I quickly left the office.

Will Evan really take the Time Travel series away from our team? Will he really do that?

One voice insisted he would, reminding me of his ruthless pursuit of his goals. Another voice argued the opposite, claiming that having witnessed his vulnerabilities made it clear there were lines he wouldn't cross.

Exasperated, I silenced both voices. There was no point in trying to anticipate his actions. My own goal was clear: keep the Time Travel series with Pristine.

This was my first time visiting the chairman's office, but seeing Zhou Yan standing at the entrance, I knew I was in the right place.

You: I'm here to see Chairman Lu. Please help me inform him.

Zhou Yan: Miss, Chairman Lu is preparing for a meeting. You can't go in.

There was a time when Evan constantly questioned why I was avoiding him. Back then, whenever I tried to avoid him, I never could. Now, it seemed, the tables had turned.

The door before me was imposing, but even so, Evan would be able to hear me from inside.

You: Then I'll wait here. Surely that's allowed.

Zhou Yan tried to persuade me to leave, but I leaned against the wall, making it clear I wouldn't budge. He had no choice but to acquiesce.

With no other tasks at hand, I started chatting with Zhou Yan, asking about Evan's upcoming schedule, how much time he could spare for me, and even if the coffee machine in his office was broken.

He didn't answer. After a moment, as if hearing something, he turned and went inside, then quickly reappeared, gesturing for me to enter.

The door behind me slowly closed, and I saw Evan sitting at his desk.

I suddenly couldn't remember if his desk had always been this cluttered with documents. They were so numerous that the golden pothos plant had been pushed to the very edge, teetering precariously as if one more nudge would send it tumbling to the floor.

Resisting the urge to rescue the plant, I knocked on the doorframe.

You: Chairman Lu, it's me, Y/N.

Season 2: Chapter 2-09

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deadmandairyland · 1 year ago

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A few weeks ago I made a post about some ideas I had for my multi-fandom crossover (though mostly Danganronpa) fic idea The Fog Cutters (which I had started at one point on AO3 but I wasn't happy with how it was going so it's on indefinite hiatus and I hope to restart it from scratch eventually), but I deleted it because I didn't like how I worded the post (I felt like it came off kinda fanpol-y at some points which wasn't my intention, and also there was at least one hot take that I felt I could've worded better), and also I said that these ideas were things I was considering headcanoning for Danganronpa as a whole when in hindsight I don't think I'm invested in these ideas enough to consider them actual headcanons that I have for the series, and also-also... no one seemed to notice it anyway. But I'd like to give it another go because I do still want to share these ideas and maybe share some more ideas that I didn't mention before as well? I'll put them under the cut so if you don't care, or if you are interested in the fic idea but don't want to get spoiled in case any of this stuff ends up in the fic, you can just skip it.

First thing's first: I'm actually making bios for the characters appearing in the fic, mostly to help keep things consistent because of how much thought I'm putting in this one fic idea, but also because it's fun. And I'm wondering if I should post these somewhere? Either on AO3 or on here? And if I post it on here, should I make a sideblog for that (and for The Fog Cutters stuff in general)? If anyone would like to see that, let me know!

But for now, I'll first start with the ideas I mentioned in that original post:

Chihiro and Chiaki are cousins.

This one is actually a fairly common headcanon I've been seeing lately, and I'm kinda on the fence on it for Danganronpa in general, but I like the idea enough that I would like to go that route for at least The Fog Cutters. And part of the reason why I'm interested in going this direction with the fic is because of this next idea:

Chihiro and Chiaki's mothers are identical twins.

This idea mostly came from the fact that, before Chiaki was retconned into being a real person and was still just an AI Chihiro created, there was concept art from Ultra Despair Girls that suggested that Chiaki's design in-universe might have been based on Chihiro's mother. (Basically Chihiro's mother looks like Chiaki when her hair is down and her glasses are removed, in case you haven't seen the concept art for her.) And personally I think this is a better idea than an earlier idea I had where Chiaki was a clone of Chihiro's mother. Don't ask me how that would work or why that would have been a thing.

I even came up with names for Chihiro and Chiaki's mothers, which is something that I deliberately avoided doing in Despair Imitator because I figured the moment I gave Chihiro's mother a name (which, for the record, I've never been super confident in, coming up with names for characters I'm happy with) Kodaka would make a tweet saying "By the way, Chihiro's mom's name is Blahblahblah." Well, fuck it. I'm doing it now. So I figured I'd continue the theme naming with the whole "Chi"/"Thousand" thing, so I gave them the names Chiharu and Chinatsu respectively. Not only do their names kinda work with their respective families ("Chiharu" and "Chihiro" sounding similar, and "Chinatsu" and "Nanami" both having "na" in the names), but also it's a little funny because Chihiro actually kinda breaks the theme naming here. Like for some reason Chiharu decided to stick with the theme naming just enough to keep the "Chi" thing going, but not enough to go with the name "Chifuyu." Is there a story there? Could there be more world and character building that can come out of this? (The answer is yes; I'm considering having Chiaki be named in honor of a sibling the twins had that died young, and they have a still living sibling named Chifuyu. In other words, Chiharu and Chinatsu's parents were super into the "thousand seasons" theme naming, and the twins just kept the "thousand" part.)

The Fujisaki family line (and possibly Chihiro's mother's family line as well) were originally from Nagasaki.

This is where it gets a little crazy. I wasn't expecting to come up with ideas for a character's full-on ancestral history, but then again this is Chihiro and I've been a Chihiro stan for pretty much as long as I've been a Danganronpa fan, so this isn't really all that surprising.

Anyway, the idea largely stemmed from both the Fujisakis being an incredibly intelligent family, and the fact that Chihiro's old high school had "St." in the name, suggesting it's a Christian (likely Catholic) school (which could also explain Chihiro's dialogues about the concept of souls and Chihiro's discomfort with the idea of an always present, all-knowing god). Nagasaki has historically played a big role in the presence of Christianity in Japan, as well as its persecution during the Edo period. Also during the Edo period, Nagasaki was one of the few places in Japan that traded with other countries, and the only place that traded with China and the Dutch, which resulted in Japanese scholars of the time moving to that area to learn more about the outside world (basically during that time if you were Japanese and for whatever reason you wanted to know just what in the fuck was going on in Europe at that time, Nagasaki was where you had to go). A Christian heritage could also potentially explain why the Fujisaki family writes their name as "two unblooming (flowers)"; it could have been a show of humility. Granted, the out-of-universe explanation for this is probably just a joke about how Chihiro has no tits and it really isn't all that deep, but fuck it. It's fun coming up with in-universe reasons for this stuff.

Since (at least as far as I'm aware) Chihiro and Taichi don't have speech patterns or mannerisms that suggest they are from the Nagasaki region, presumably at some point their ancestors moved to somewhere near Tokyo. Given what would unfortunately eventually happen to Nagasaki, I have a pretty good idea of when that likely would have happened too.

Hina had/has unrequited feelings for Sakura.

Taking a break from the Fujisakis for now, this was the last thing I mentioned in the old post. In fact this was the hot take I was concerned about, particularly the part where I suggested making Sakura *le gasp* straight??? Which is a hill I'm not willing to die on, especially during pride month, so we'll just leave Sakura's sexuality ambiguous (though given that pretty much everyone in my fic is bisexual unless stated otherwise, making Sakura straight would, funny enough, actually make the cast more diverse; plus, think about all the stereotypes we'd be dismantling if Sakura was the one confirmed cishet person in the cast). But in case you're wondering, this idea largely stemmed from the following observations:

Hina seems way more into Sakura than Sakura is into Hina. Ignoring for a moment that Sakura has a boyfriend (something the fandom already does on a regular basis anyway), the way Sakura speaks to and talks about Hina is way different from how Hina speaks to and talks about Sakura. Even looking at chapter four, Hina is going to all these lengths to help or defend Sakura, and even tries to commit murder-suicide to avenge her, and yet Sakura in her suicide note is just like "You are my best friend," like talk about friendzoned, fuck. Also, in School Mode, if Makoto asks Sakura about Hina, Sakura basically immediately accuses Makoto of being a nastly little lesbian porn addicted gooner bitch. ...Okay, I'm exaggerating for comedic effect, but she does basically accuse him of having some kind of girl-on-girl fantasy about them. But if Makoto asks Hina about Sakura, Hina immediately glows up and is like "Isn't Sakura the best? She's the fucking best!" Like she was just waiting to hype Sakura up to somebody. Honestly starting to feel a little bad for Hina here, not gonna lie.

I mentioned this already in the first bullet point but... yeah, Sakura has a boyfriend. I mean granted he's basically dying and would probably be dead by the time my fic takes place (most of the DR cast is 23-25 years old in my fic), but still, we tend to forget this a lot. Again, she could be bisexual (and no, I'm not convinced it's a comphet situation either; he was literally her Captive), so this point isn't nearly as important as the other two. But I think it's still worth mentioning.

I don't think I've ever seen this dynamic for Hina and Sakura... ever. Either they're both inexplicably straight (which... no, I don't care how many hoops you have to jump through, there is no fucking way Hina is straight) or they're already fucking. It's always one or the other. There is no in-between. Well I reject this reality. There is untapped potential here. Some good old fashioned quality angst just waiting to be written.

This next idea was briefly alluded to in the original post, but it wasn't really a major point and I didn't really go into much detail on it in the original post, so I'm viewing this as the first new idea on the list:

Makoto's (Un?)Lucky Love Life Registered Trademark

Heavy emphasis on the "Un" being in parentheses and having a question mark after it because can you really consider yourself unlucky if you're dating Hina?

All joking aside, I put a hilarious amount of thought into Makoto's love life just to explain why he's dating Hina in the story, because for some reason I had a feeling someone would question it at some point because some fans are like that. So here's a list for that too:

Makoto and Sayaka reunited at Hope's Peak Academy, and things play out largely the same as their FTEs in the game. But then reality sets in and Sayaka, being an idol who will do anything to keep that dream alive, basically can't date Makoto because idol industry bullshit. So yeah, she likes him, but her career comes first. They part on good terms.

Haven't decided yet if Mukuro (and Junko for that matter) ever went to Hope's Peak in this universe, so we'll gloss over that for now. But even if they did, I don't think Mukuro would have acted on her crush.

Mutual feelings between Makoto and Hina and Chihiro were had at some point during their time at Hope's Peak but a constant string of insecurities, other crushes, and that whole "not wanting to ruin their friendships" thing kept them from knowing that the other two felt the same way, so nothing really happens there... at least not between these three. Sometimes foreshadowing is relatively obvious

Kyoko sees potential in Makoto as a detective and also he reminds her of Yui and he's also kinda cute so there's that and the two end up working together as detective and apprentice, and they eventually start dating. This relationship actually continues past Hope's Peak for some time, but sadly it doesn't last, as Kyoko hasn't fully gotten over what happened to Yui and is genuinely afraid of that happening all over again with Makoto. So they are basically left with two options: stay in a relationship but be separated for long periods of time as Kyoko does regular detective work while Makoto stays out of the picture alone, or break up and save them both the potential heartache of losing their romantic partner while on a case. They end up choosing option two, and they continue to work together.

Sometime after this breakup, Makoto reconnects with Hina (preferably at the Olympics when Hina wins the gold, because I just think that would be a neat scene), they hit it off, and they start dating.

Makoto moving into Chihiro's apartment also happens after Makoto and Kyoko break up, but that's probably not going to be relevant. ...Maybe. ...Depends on if I go the poly route.

Here on out are ideas I'd like to share that I haven't fully fleshed out yet, so they will just be in bullet points.

As mentioned briefly earlier, Kyoko never got over Yui's death. Out of literally everything else in this post, this one is guaranteed to be in the fic the most. It will come up. That's not a threat; it's a promise.

Kyoko's maternal grandfather never liked Jin and was complicit in backing up Fuhito's lie that Jin abandoned Kyoko (likely canon as well, considering how the guy posing as him in DRK acts).

Byakuya comes out as trans and goes by the Polaris P. Polanski identity (though this is partially to make up for me portraying Chihiro and Persona 4's Naoto as cisgender because I know that can be a sore spot for some fans of these two series, I also think the Polaris identity is kinda interesting and in general the idea makes me want to actually write something for Byakuya, so I consider this a net positive).

I also plan to include Deadman Wonderland's resident trans queen and best girl candidate (when your competition includes Makina, Kasuga, and Karako it's hard to choose a best girl) Chaplin Sukegawa at some point. And unlike the Polaris idea, this one is not here to make up for cis Chihiro and Naoto whatsoever, but instead because I've always wanted to write something for one of the best characters in the Deadman Wonderland manga, who, for the record, totally should've been in the anime, goddammit! We were robbed! Robbed, I say! ...And yes, this will be ending!Chaplin too: looking good and directing plays and shit. Living her dreams and being happy, hell yeah.

If anyone reading this is still concerned about Chihiro and Naoto, they are both trans allies and I want to make that clear in the fic too. I'm even considering slightly tweaking Chihiro's backstory a bit to suggest that Chihiro presenting as a girl was partially due to Chihiro considering the possibility he might be a trans girl, though the bullying will still factor in and presenting as a girl ends up giving Chihiro dysphoria. But effectively walking a mile in trans people's shoes gives Chihiro a better understanding of their struggles and plays a big role in him becoming an open trans ally. As for Naoto, she doesn't need a backstory, she's just cool like that.

Despite all the crazy claims and shit talking that Miu says, Chihiro is the only one in their group chat (which, if you haven't read my first attempt at this fic, includes Pidge from Voltron: Legendary Defender and Futaba from Persona 5, both of whom are 21 in the fic, though this age lift is mostly to portray them as being legally allowed to drink) who is not a virgin. He doesn't like to talk about it. Spoilers, especially for those of you who are worried about this: he lost it to Mondo during their Hope's Peak days. It was consensual; it's more what happens to their relationship afterwards that's the issue for Chihiro. But that's a story for another time.

This is all for now. Probably more than I should be sharing, honestly, but I don't even know how much of this will end up in the fic, so... maybe not spoilers? But hopefully spoilers. Hopefully as in hopefully I don't pull a World of Remnant and leave this all in outside material and also hopefully I actually feel confident enough to write this someday. But for now, this is it. I hope somebody out there likes it. I hope it doesn't result in any discourse because I'm terrible at it and also not in the mood. Lots of hoping in this post, I hope Monokuma doesn't notice.

I didn't tag the old post (which is probably part of the reason why no one noticed it) but I am tagging this one. Feedback is more than welcome but please keep things constructive! Thank you and I hope you all continue to have a wonderful Pride Month, even if you're just an ally! Take care.

#dangan ronpa #chihiro fujisaki #chiaki nanami #aoi asahina #sakura oogami #makoto naegi #whatever the makoto naegi equivalent of deku bowl is called #kyouko kirigiri #byakuya togami #polaris p polanski #deadman wonderland #chaplin sukegawa #tagging her mostly because she deserves more love #not that the characters i didn't tag don't deserve more love but i mean they still get plenty of it so

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jlilycorbie · 2 years ago

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On Sunday, I went roller skating.

My silliest wish for years now has been to put wheels on my fat, hypermobile, arthritic self. Like that could go badly, right? Investing in skates and pads definitely seemed like an expensive way to get a trip to the ER (which is, itself, prohibitively expensive).

But it turns out there's a skating rink in my town, and it hosts a weekly adult skate. Price of admission includes skate rental.

So I went. And it went well!

Well, not in a 'how did I do with wheels strapped to me feet' kind of way. I could skate ok (never well) back in high school, but high school was...a long time ago now. Turns out roller skating does not come back to you the way riding a bike does. I made very, very slow rounds of the rink, clinging to the wall for dear life the whole time.

But!

People were so nice!

Most people ignored me, which is honestly ideal, but a few people were sweet and encouraging. After my third round of the rink, I sat to rest, and someone else struggling a bit came out and I offered space by me on the bench, and we ended up spending most of the evening sitting here, talking about horror movies. We took one last round together before the place closed down.

I think most of the other people there could have made four rounds during a single one of mine, easy. But whatever. I did it. I didn't fall. I didn't get hurt. I talked to another person until I went hoarse.

On Friday, I found a local (very queer) business that sells roller skates, and I thought hey, if I do well on Sunday, I could come back here to buy skates! I wouldn't have to risk ordering online, and I could support a local business. Perfect!

It's about a half mile from my house, and parking there is a nightmare that badly sets off my anxiety, so if I got there, I walk. And after I got home on Sunday, I thought about buying skates and if it would be worth it when I'm hilariously terrible at it.

No way to learn without doing, though, right?

So I thought how about if I keep at it, I can buy my own skates if and when I'm confident enough on them that I can walk to that business, buy a pair, and skate home. I definitely don't want to carry roller skates for half a mile, after all.

Now I'm debating really hard if I want to go back to the rink at all. I could go tonight. It's a general skating session, so it will probably be much more crowded.

And also...

When I was in college, I decided to give publishing a real swing. This was before email or digital submissions, so that meant stamps and trips to the post office and such. And I took a swing at a particularly large publication with a very well known and loved editor.

And they rejected me, but! They sent that rejection on nice paper, on company letterhead. They said nice things about my story and suggested somewhere else I should submit. I was so happy. My favorite editor read and liked my story!

I did send it to the place they suggested, which also rejected me, that time with the usual form letter, and I went well, what did I expect? My favorite editor read and liked my story. I had succeeded. It was greedy to expect more.

I didn't even try to submit more work anywhere else for literal decades, because brains are ridiculous, and I'd accidentally flipped the 'success' switch and moved on.

But of course...considering how my more serious attempt at publishing went, maybe I should have ridden on those happy vibes for the rest of my life. I could have left writing in the 'success' part of my memories instead 'humiliating and complete failure.'

So now I'm looking at skating and I'm thinking hey, I sucked really bad, but I didn't fall or hurt myself. People were nice. I talked to someone and had a good time. It was a success! Who am I to ask for more?

Basically, I'm not sure if I'm going to go back. Maybe tonight? Maybe I'll wait until the next adult skate on Sunday?

But also, if I do go, and if I break my arm or something, I did tell me I should have been happy with a success and moved on.

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soletlunasims · 5 months ago

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Ask Phil Anything

🌧️ "When outside during the rain, do you use a raincoat, an umbrella, or something else? Do you enjoy rain?"

"Back in Law School... I remember the rapid dashes to class in the rain, sleet, snow. What have you. We would always be a mess on bad weather days, and it was a sense of community in a way. A sense of understanding amongst collogues that we were there to learn, not to look the part. That would come later on. The rain never bothered me and as a kid, I would take any chance I could to sneak out to the back yard to stomp around in thunderstorm conditions. I would get covered neck high in mud. Oh boy, was my mother furious when I would track that mess into the house..."

🍳 "Are you a good cook? Do you enjoy cooking? What's your favorite thing to cook?"

"I was spoiled. My family wasn't exactly rich, but we were upper middle class, and my parents acted above their means. That isn't to say they weren't financially responsible. It just meant that our extra income was spent on luxuries like organic groceries and $300 dinners out somewhere. Experiences over possessions. That bled into things like Christmas where I would get a couple things and then we'd go on a cruise or vacation as the remainder of my gift. All of this to say, my parents didn't cook, and they never taught me. Cooking consisted of meal prep subscriptions, following the instructions with the ingredients sent to the house. Or we ordered from higher end restaurants we liked. Or we were travelling and eating out everywhere we went. I don't know how to cook or if I'd enjoy it, but I do have a refined palette so, I do know if somebody else doesn't know how to cook, either."

🧼 "Do you prefer to take a shower during the morning or evening? Do you like taking baths? What's your favorite scent of shower gel?"

"I take a shower when I want to. Morning or night. Doesn't matter as long as it is every other day. Efficient and timely. I have shit to do. Schedules to adhere to and showering is a basic need that requires me to break up that schedule. So, it gets done when there is a moment to do so. Baths... Only with my wife and it takes several 'no's' before I have to give in and appease her want to. I love my wife and spending time when I can but it's such a waste of time for me when the cons outweigh the pros. Shower Gel? Do I look like a monster. I use high grit bar soap like one should. As far as scents go, I like the rugged woodsy stuff. Pine tar is my go-to."

❌ "Would you do something that someone told you not to do? Why? Is there someone you'd actually listen to more than everyone else?"

"All the time. I am my number one confidant. I am in charge. I make the decisions. I will say that Alexis is a big contributor in polishing an idea to a fine point so that we can move forward with ease. However, I don't go to others, they come to me. As far as other's opinions go when it comes to group decision making, I do take into account what others have to say and I'm capable of being logical and understanding that my way alone isn't always the only way. But there are moments where what I say is what it is, and I'll take the disdain of others just to get my way."

🏳️ "What will make you give up?"

"It'll take a lot. I have worked tirelessly to keep what is mine. Provide for what I believe in. To take matters into my own hands. To have control and power to protect my investments and assets. Threats are inevitable and I have no choice but to confront them and fix the problem before it grows. I spend hours preparing for every possibility. I don't lose. That is not who I am. You'd have to kill me to stop me and that is not an easy task. And even then, there's a lasting impact. I couldn't even give up if I was dead at this point."

📖 "What kinds of books do you read? Do you have a lot of time to read?"

"I brush up on my law books for as much as I lack interest. Moreso, to play the game and keep a good understanding of what I can and can't get out of. Not to mention if one of the family runs into trouble. Other than that, I read over the family ledgers and records all of the time. It's good to know my people. For example: I know I should have a little bit more slack on Diamond during the early spring. She has terrible allergies to pollen so, I can expect that her runs may need to be adjusted a bit to accommodate."

⛸️ "What's your favorite kind of sport? Do you follow sports closely or don't care at all?"

"I don't have time for sports, but I was on the bowling team in High school and a bit in college. Sports have always been one of those things I've never truly understood from a fans point of view. If I'm going to get involved in a sport, I'd want to play. Not just watch. To each their own, I suppose."

😷 "How often do you get sick? Do you stay at home when sick or do you end up going outside to, say, get some groceries? If you go outside, would you wear a mask?"

"Alexis would say I'm a big baby when I get sick but then turn around and tell me to stop getting up because I need to rest. I don't take sitting still very well. There is always shit that needs to get done and my body is not in control of when and where I need to be. I am. I don't leave the house when I am sick. I'm not trying to get others sick. Instead, I adjust what I can to get the things done that can be done from my office. And so, what, I'm sick for way longer than most people because I don't have the proper time to focus on my body betraying me. If anything, pushing through the worst of it has made me even stronger."

🥼 "Do you have to wear a uniform somewhere? If yes, how do you feel about it? If no, what kind of uniform would you love to wear?"

"The most uniform I ever got was wearing a suit to work every day when I worked at the firm. That did translate to me being comfortable in wearing a suit around here from time to time. If I'm meeting a new prospect for hire or we have an event. I know how to dress but you'll often see me in more casual wear on a random Tuesday."

🥂 "How do you celebrate your accomplishments?"

"The same way I did in college. Though I tend to keep it at home rather than going out to a bar. A Whisky, neat and a pretty girl. Only one girl for me these days. I bet a conversation with my old self would have past me shocked that I had settled down. In protest, even... Heh... To be young..."

🛴 "What's your preferred way of getting somewhere - own car, public transport, a bicycle, or something else? How well do you follow the traffic rules?"

"I Drive. I like to drive. I do take the company car occasionally. Only if necessary. If my time on the way to a location requires me to handle some last-minute business... Or if there's an event where I know I shouldn't get behind the wheel after the evening is over. Admittedly, though, I have had to learn to let someone take my keys beforehand or I will protest. I've totally never driven intoxicated before. That is highly irresponsible."

🕰️ "What do you use to check what time it is?"

"A watch, a clock, a wall clock. Whatever I can find the time on. I'm always running and doing so; the time is a huge stress of mine. I adhere to a strict schedule, and I expect the family to do the same when it comes to the weekly routine or when I have tasked them with something that requires absolute understanding to pull off. If I say we are meeting at 4. It's 4. Not 3:59. Not 4:01... 4..."

🥰 "What would make you feel happy and loved?"

"If we are talking about the love I have for my wife and Vice versa, It's nothing more than the bond we have shared over the years and the way that we work together. It's not often that we aren't on the same page and when we aren't we have a civil discussion about it and how to move forward. In general, I feel appreciated by my people when I see that they apply what I have taught them in practicality. It shows me that what I am saying is being taken into consideration because there is a level of respect and care that is shared between us. I don't need to tell the family how I feel about each of them as individuals. They know where we stand."

🐇 "Do you believe in other dimensions?"

"We used to talk about that a lot when we would get stoned in the dorms, actually... It led a lot of us to question if we were wasting our time going for a law degree when it'd be way cooler to be an astrophysicist. Science says there's proof in the possibility of dimensions. The way it's worded in most scientific documentation has to make you wonder what that really means. The thing is that I don't know. There could be but I live in this dimension, and this is the life I need to focus on so none of it really matters now, does it?"

🎺 "What kind of music do you mostly listen to? Do you know how to play an instrument, and if not, which one would you want to learn to play?"

"Some classic rock... Some Irish ballads... Generally, rock so long as it's not teetering into metal. I don't need some guy growling in my ear incoherently. I tend to listen to some classical when I am in my brainstorming sessions... I am particularly attached to 'The Nutcracker Ballet' soundtrack. Seems to keep me more focused than anything else has in the past. I never found an interest in playing an instrument. My mother wanted me to join band, and I lasted about a week before I gave up."

💽 "Do you collect anything? Why?"

"Not in the 'I like this one particular thing' kind of way. I collect data. On the family. On my operations. I will admit that I may have a bit of a hoarding problem when it comes to files and ledgers. I never throw anything out. I may need it someday and, honestly, the information is classified and that makes me anxious. I could shred it, burn it... whatever. I'm still going to feel like someone will get their hands on it if it is not with me."

🧋 "What's your go-to thing to drink? Do you prefer cold or hot drinks?"

"Whiskey, neat. We already talked about this, didn't we?... If it's not about alcohol than it's not really a drink. If I had to pick something I enjoy that isn't a 'drink' drink, I'd have to give it to water. Just plain ol' water... no ice. The cold or hot question is really irrelevant here because I want hot coffee and if someone hands me a lemonade without ice, what the fuck am I supposed to do with that? I like drinks how they're meant to be enjoyed. Please, that's a terrible question..."

Prompts by @kahvilahuhutvila. Thank you.

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i-am-ghobli · 11 months ago

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Winning Non-Stop Has Me Hyped to Start My Own Thing!

Okay, so basically, I've been on the luckiest streak of my life, and it's got me feeling like I can do anything! It all started a few months ago when I randomly entered a raffle and ended up winning a trip to Thailand for two! I couldn't believe it. It was like the universe was giving me a sign that good things were coming my way.

That win totally boosted my confidence. I started feeling like I had this special luck, and I wanted to test it out. So, I went to Timezone with my partner and just started dominating all the games. It was insane! I was winning left and right, and it felt amazing.

But the craziest thing happened just a few days ago. I was at the arcade, feeling super lucky, and decided to try my hand at the roulette wheel. And guess what? I won! Tickets started pouring out, and I was like, "Okay, this is definitely my day!" I kept going, winning at the coin drop and balloon pop games too. By the end of it, I had over 2,500 tickets!

Standing there with all those tickets, I felt a mix of emotions. I was grateful, excited, and honestly, a little shocked. It wasn't just about the wins; it was about how confident I felt. It was like I had tapped into this inner belief in myself that I didn't even know was there.

This whole experience has totally changed my mindset. I'm not afraid to take risks anymore. I'm ready to go after my dreams and see what I can achieve. I've always wanted to start my own business, and now I feel like it's the perfect time.

I'm picturing myself building a successful company, something that not only makes money but also makes a positive impact on the world. I want to be smart with my money too, investing it wisely so I can build a secure future for myself and my family.

Of course, I know that luck isn't everything. I'll need to work hard and be smart about my decisions. There will probably be challenges along the way, but I'm ready to face them head-on. I've learned that you have to be willing to adapt and learn from your mistakes.

I'm also going to surround myself with people who support me and believe in my vision. Having a strong network is so important when you're starting something new.

This whole winning streak has taught me so much. I've learned to trust my gut, to go for it even when things seem uncertain, and to never give up on my dreams. It's shown me that amazing things can happen when you have a positive attitude and believe in yourself.

So, to anyone out there who's ever felt that spark of an idea or had a lucky break, I say go for it! Don't let fear hold you back. Chase your passions, work hard, and never stop dreaming. You never know what you might accomplish when you believe in the power of possibility.

#ghobli

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mirrorball-leclerc · 2 years ago

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paint the town red - part six

THE AVENGERS AGAINST DATING

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MIAMI 2024

the ferrari team stood in a circle outside of their motorhome. peter waved at someone who passed by, giving them a puzzled look. peter shrugged, even he wasn't sure what was happening. carlos and sebastian exchanged looks, before sebastian led them inside, a sense of dread filliing them. isaiah sighed, "please tell me one of you isn't planning on making a surprise announcement this weekend. do not go around pulling a nico rosberg."

carlos cleared his throat, "qué? no, um- charles has obviously been very dominant this season and i know we agreed to wait until after this race but- i'll be the second driver, starting today."

"what?" charles questioned, the confusion was evident on his face, "why?"

"you're going to win this year charles, that much is obvious. i'll get the one next year."

"this must be difficult for you to say," harley added, breaking the tense silence. none of them had been quite sure what to expect when sebastian had called an impromptu meeting, they were supposed to wait for tony but the older man was busy giving the avengers and co a tour of the paddock.

"of course, no driver wants to admit they are going to be second driver but we agreed that who ever won the season this year, would defend the next. it's not my time yet, but it is charles's year, one way or another we are getting that championship."

charles frowned, "we still get to fight on track don't we?" he asked sebastian. the german nodded, "of course, it would be quite boring if it was you winning all season wouldn't it?"

"then let's bring that championship home," bianca said. the team smiled at each other before they stepped away from each other to do their respective tasks. peter's shouts could be heard as he left arguing with isaiah, the older brunette simply sighing exasperatedly. harley left with carlos, the two talking about the changes they would need to make to their strategy now. sebastian ran off, late for a team principal press interview.

charles looked at bianca, "dinner?"

bianca looked taken aback, "tonight?"

"i was thinking next week actually," charles joked. bianca laughed, "don't make me regret this leclerc."

"you won't," charles confidently said as bianca walked away. she turned around and was met with sight of charles smiling brightly at her. she shook her head before leaving to find her dad and sister.

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netflix where are you? the stars of the season have arrived

he looks lost, someone help him out

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dinner...

sam wilson BIANCA STARK-POTTS WHO IS THAT MAN?

bucky barnes I WASN'T AWARE YOU HAD TIME TO DATE WHILE TRAVELING SO MUCH

natasha romanoff i feel betrayed for some reason? why was i not made aware of this?

clint barton what's going on?

sam wilson BABY STARK WENT ON A DATE WITH SOME MAN!

harley keener if i speak-

scott lang what do you know keener? harley keener all i know is a bet was made after china's quali...i will not say more...i wish to live

wanda maximoff you people have been screaming at her to get a date for ages and when she does you act overprotective? i don't understand any of you.

hope van dyne aren't you people a little too old to be this invested in her love-life. especially bucky?

bucky barnes I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW I AM ONLY 106! I'M QUITE YOUNG COMPARED TO THOR AND LOKI.

america chavez I KNOW SOMETHING YOU PEOPLE DON'T! I AM THE SUPERIOR ONE!

bianca stark-potts america, i swear to god if you open your mouth i'm taking your enzo woofstappen privileges away. america chavez i'll shut up. i love enzo.

sam wilson what's his name? nationality? d.o.b? give us everything on him.

bucky barnes we say this because we care, not because we're nosy. steve rogers they're nosy, i genuinely care. and why isn't tony freaking out over this yet?

joaquin torres oh i see, when i was having a genuine dilemma the other day, i was told this group chat was for emergencies only. i guess emergencies are ignored when you want to be nosy.

sam wilson jesus christ, who added all of you people? this was supposed to be a fun group chat. not one full of whining

peter parker it's called avengers (no trauma version) everyone deserves to be here for a good time sam wilson there's my answer. kate bishop i'm here for a good time not a long time clint barton kate we've talked about this...

tony stark THAT FUCKER HID MY PHONE FROM ME! BIANCA MARIA STARK-POTTS WHO THE FUCK IS THAT MAN? WHO DID YOU GO ON A DATE WITH?

bianca stark potts te-he

kate bishop cute shoes

bianca stark-potts thanks! cute date too.

harley keener i'm going to tell them

bianca stark-potts don't you fucking dare keener! i'll take your lab privileges harley keener i will no longer be speaking

sam wilson BIANCA! YOU HAVE TO TELL US WHO IT IS!

bianca stark-potts it's a first date samuel, i'm not marrying the guy. calm down.

bucky barnes WE DESERVE ANSWERS STARK!

bianca stark-potts *stark-potts, put some respect on my mother's name

tony stark BIANCA YOU WILL TELL US WHO IT IS NOW!

natasha romanoff i don't think his poor heart can handle this stress bianca, you have to tell us.

bianca stark-potts no, i like having something to myself. if it becomes something serious i'll tell you guys, but for now it's just dating, nothing serious.

wanda maxmioff second date soon?

bianca stark-potts maybe? we'll see, nights not over yet

steve rogers well, as long as your safe with him, i don't care who he is.

bianca stark-potts thanks steve, i promise you guys will be the first to know if it becomes something else, when i'm ready to tell any of you.

stephen strange you people are all nuisances

america chavez and yet you still won't leave the group chat stephen strange any time i try someone keeps adding me back peter parker i'm doing god's work out here

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scuderiaferrari AND THAT'S ANOTHER WHAT? THAT'S ANOTHER WIN FOR FERRARI HERE IN MIAMI! MATER AND LIGHTNING MCQUEEN WIN AGAIN!

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📍 scuderiaferrari carlos ily but for the sake of the plot, you have to be mater. no one exudes lightning mcqueen energy quite like charles does

↳ carlossainz55 at least i'm not getting called sid like you do with max or crash and eddie like lando and oscar.

↳ maxverstappen1 why the hell am i getting dragged into this? i wanted nothing to do with this

↳ landonorris i still don't get the crash and eddie joke...

username this is a straight up violation on charles and carlos

pierregasly if anything i'm mater, i'm charles's best friend.

↳ scuderiaferrari not anymore pear

landonorris i knew i made the right choice sending you those lightning leclerc memes

↳ charles_leclerc THAT WAS YOU? NORIZZ WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YOU!

↳ landonorris hey isaiah_atkins one of your driver's just threatened me, are you going to let him get away with this?

↳ isaiah_atkins charles, we've talked about this. you can't threaten other drivers in public.

↳ landonorris so he can do it in private?

↳ isaiah_atkins only if it's his brother. i have no say in that one.

america_chavez does this make sebastian doc hudson?

↳ samwilson tony is guido, the ferrari superfan

↳ tonystark man fuck you sam

↳ samwilson hey isaiah_atkins look at this guy!

↳ isaiah_atkins i am on his payroll, i cannot say anything against this but tony for the love of god, set an example for the rest of the team.

username seeing a bunch of grown men argue over a children's movie is hilarious to me

username peter parker is chaotic neutral

↳ username nah, that twink is chaotic chaotic. he's up there with fernando on the chaos scale.

↳ harleykeener lol peter had been twinkified by the internet, this is hilarious

↳ username you're a twink too keener. no one is safe from this.

↳ username bucky barnes gives himbo energy, steve rogers too.

↳ username don't forget scott lang and thor!

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wolken-himmel · 3 years ago

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In which Azul, Jade, and Floyd accidentally overhear how (Y/n) gushes about a special crush to Grim.

Azul didn't expect that crush to be him.

Request by anon.

[This is Part (1/2); Part (2/2) can be found here.]

"—oh, Grim... I'm hopelessly in love..."

"I think just hopeless in general fits better..."

The two hushed voices came from a table in the far corner of the library, but nonetheless managed to catch the attention of Azul, Jade, and Floyd, who just happened to walk by while searching for a special potion recipe.

At once, the three froze in their steps and quietly shuffled over to the bookshelf to peek through the slits of missing books. Just a few metres away from them sat Grim and you with your backs turned away from them, much to their luck.

Floyd clapped his hands in excitement. "Oh? Another secret to add to your collection, Boss?" he whispered vigorously.

"And from (Y/n) no less?" Jade added, smiling widely. "The prefect always seems to avoid you..."

Azul nodded in ecstatic agreement and got on his toes to get a better look. His eyes lit up in satisfaction as he cheered, "What a one in a million chance!" Then, once he had scouted the area to make sure no other soul was nearby, he turned to his friends and began cackling. "We can't let this slip through our fingers, my friends..."

"Well, then shut up and listen," Floyd murmured, already busy peeking through the bookshelf.

A soft sigh escaping your lips, you let your shoulders slouch forward in order to rest your chin in your palms. "I'm in love, Grim..." you murmured, your eyes drifting out of the large windows dreamily. "He's just so smart... incredibly smart!"

Grim feigned to gag at your rambling. "Smart, yes. But he uses that for all the wrong reasons..." A shiver ran down his back at that, and he couldn't hide the disgust on his face any longer. "Remember what he made me do?" he cried out and wrapped his arms around himself, traumatised.

You froze, and your eyes fell in realisation. "You're right... he is kinda... mean," you admitted quietly. Yet, your eyes soon lit up with hope again just a few minutes later, and the adoration in your eyes returned, as well. "But I think he has changed. After the whole contract scheme was resolved, he became nicer."

Floyd began giggling to himself in a rather uncontrollable fashion. "Oh! This is brilliant!" he cried out while holding onto his stomach desperately. "They're talking about the boss—" At that, he wiped a tear from his right eye.

Without even glancing at him, Azul whacked him over the head and scolded, "Hush, Floyd!"

"Oh, someone is invested~" Jade teased.

"You two shut up," Azul mumbled slowly, "or else I'll make jellied eels out of you..."

"How disgusting..." Floyd grumbled before quieting down beside the dorm leader again, following his brother's lead.

"Oh! And also— he's really pretty," you continued, giggling and playing with your fingers. "I'm into guys with glasses... and the Octavinelle uniform looks really good on him... He's so handsome..." A swoon escaped your lips.

"(Y/n) thinks I'm handsome?" Azul repeated in disbelief while turning to his two fellow dorm members. Only when the two eels shot him a mocking grin did he clear his throat and straighten his shoulder to look more confident. "I mean— I am handsome..." His correction earned him a chuckle from the other two.

"Again, he's such a shady character. He'll scam the hell out of you and break your heart," Grim interjected once again. "I just don't want to see you get hurt— not as if I care about you or anything like that!" A huff escaping his throat, he turned around and stubbornly crossed his short arms.

Something in Azul hoped that you would stand up and defend him against these accusations — but, you only remained in your seat, silent and deep in thought. With every second that passed by, his heart sank lower and lower. It seemed to explode when you sighed in disappointment and buried your face in your hands.

"I think you're right, Grim..."

Azul looked like he was about to throw the whole bookshelf against the wall out of frustration. "I'm not a shady character!" he cried out quietly, having to hold himself back, lest you discover his location. "I'm very trustworthy and reliable." He turned his nose upwards and let out a scoff.

"And I'm an angel," Floyd mocked.

Although Azul waved him off, he still couldn't help but feel rather affected by your words. His shoulders slouching forward, he let out a dejected sigh. "Why does— Why does (Y/n) think of me like that?" he murmured under his breath, his voice hoarse. "I have feelings, too, you know..."

Floyd shot his brother a meaningful look. "Hehe, I think Azul likes the prefect..."

"Maybe I do..." Azul trailed off, "a little bit."

Jade stepped forward at once and put a hand on his dorm leader's shoulder, an eerie smile on his face. "Do not worry. With our assistance, the prefect will be back at your feet in no time."

TO PART 2

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mysecretlittlelibrary · 2 years ago

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What's One Night With A Different Knight

Pairing: Jake Lockley x Reader & Marc Spector x Reader

Word Count: 2.7k

Warnings: very brief mention of abuse; not towards the reader just as an idea but besides that I think it's safe here- there's some bickering at the end but otherwise a... relatively cute fic

Genre: very much fluff

Summary: When Marc coincidentally overhears you telling your friend you might dump Jake he steps in to help

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Jake Lockley. He's been your boyfriend for about 3 months now although at this point you're not too sure he'll keep that title much longer. It's not that Jake mistreats you or anything but, he can be cold, distant. Sometimes it feels as if he's not there even when he's with you, which honestly isn't saying much because these days he's hardly with you anyway. This thing between you, it's new, and you want to give him the benefit of the doubt. Maybe he's going through something he's not ready to share with you because of how new things are. That you can understand, and you don't necessarily want to give up on your relationship if all of this is because he's having a hard time, especially because he was so kind and charming when you met. Although, 'he was so kind when we met' is the beginning of too many stories that end with bruises, restraining orders, arrests, death. So you won't put too much weight in 'he was kind and charming when you met'. You don't want to believe that Jake would ever hurt you but you still don't know him well, and you can only ignore so many warning signs. The more you mull it over the more you think it's time to end things. You just want to figure out the best way to do so.

"El I think I'm gonna break up with him." You mutter to your friend as you walk back from dinner together, the summer nights being perfect for it.

"Jake? I thought you really liked him!"

"I do. Or- I did. These days there's not enough of him around to like. That's the problem." You sigh. "I know he has a life, I mean, so do I but the bottom line is that Lockley isn't putting in effort and I refuse to be the only one that cares in this relationship."

"Maybe you should talk to him about it?"

"Maybe. It's just that it's only been a couple of months, if he's already falling off like this so soon I mean, it seems like he can't be bothered." You shrug.

"I think you should talk to him if you see a future with him in any capacity. But I know you don't have patience for being treated like an option."

"Correct, I don't. I won't prioritize someone who won't prioritize me. I'll think about it though. I just- I'm not going to beg him to be invested in our relationship that's all."

You had no way of knowing that, coincidentally, not Jake but one who shares his body heard a good bit of this conversation. While Jake hadn't told you about his secrets, between Moonknight and his fractured mind, it didn't take Marc and Steven long to find out about you. Considering how little he fronts, it was easy for them to solve the mystery that had him showing up more often. You. They obviously didn't know you personally but they knew enough about you. Marc had particularly taken an interest in you and while Steven would never admit it, because you weren't his girlfriend, part of him liked you a little bit too. They'd both like you to stick around but Marc, unlike Steven, is willing to cross lines if it means keeping you around. Which is why the night after hearing you vent to your dear friend, he's strolling coolly to your apartment with a bouquet of flowers. He knocks on the door with all the confidence in the world, smiling kindly when you open the door, even when he sees the confused look on your face.

"Jake? What are you doing here?" You ask. Marc reveals the flowers from behind his back.

"Now I would've got your favorites but forgive me I'm not sure what they are. I do however know flowers and put together some that show what I feel about you. Blue salvias, morning glories, forget me nots, and a collection of carnations and camellias." Marc says.

"I'm not personally well versed in flowers so I'm not sure what any of them mean but thank you." You chuckle. "And what's up with your voice?"

"I thought it'd be fun to do an accent." He shrugs.

"Oh? Should I do one too?"

"Nah, I love your voice too much." He winks.

"How cute. Did you, really come all this way just to drop off some flowers though?" You ask.

"No. So you'll have to look up their meanings later, I'm actually hoping you can spare a couple hours of your evening for a date. I thought I'd surprise you."

"A date? I'm hardly dressed for a date."

"Well you could wear a paper bag and still be the most gorgeous person in any room we entered, but I'm a patient man, go ahead and get ready. I'll wait."

"Give me 15 minutes." You say ushering him into your apartment.

"Take your time mi amor." Marc says, throwing the endearment in to appear more like Jake.

Marc??? Where are we? Marc sighs at the voice in his head, he'd hoped that both alters would be blocked for most of the evening.

"Jake babe, where are we going?" You call down the hall.

"It's a surprise princessa!"

"I mean I know, I really just need the dress code."

"Casual is fine, although you'd look perfect in anything."

"So charming this evening." You muse.

JAKE'S GIRLFRIEND?! THAT IS JAKE'S GIRLFRIEND MARC!

Marc rushes into the bathroom and turns on the faucet, glaring at the mirror.

"Yes I know who it is Steven thank you."

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING?!

"I'm thinking that Jake is about to lose her and I have no interest in letting that happen."

So what's your plan?! To tell her the truth about us?

"No! At least, not tonight. Tonight is just about showing her what she deserves."

That is absolutely mad. Not to mention a betrayal of trust, both hers and Jake's. She thinks you're someone else Marc.

"Yeah, that's kind of the point."

So you're just going to pretend to be him indefinitely?

"No, she's this close to breaking up with Jake so- I'm proving he's not a shit partner."

Right, so that when he fails to deliver after this she'll dump him quicker.

"I'm trying to save their relationship not ruin it!"

You realize if Jake ever tells her about us and she finds out about this she will probably be pissed off

"That's fine because if I don't do this they probably won't even last long enough for Jake to tell her about us."

You've lost your mind Marc, you cannot pretend to be Jake anymore than you could pretend to be me or I could pretend to be either of you

"For a couple of hours, I absolutely can actually."

"Jake? Where'd you go?" Your voice halts their conversation and Marc turns off the sink, swinging open the bathroom door to greet you with a smile.

"Apologies hermosa, I'm here." He says.

"Well, let's go on this surprise date of yours." You say You've put on a pair of jeans and a mesh sweater over a crop top for the evening, something comfortable but cute since you still don't know where you're going.

"Yes, let's." Marc offers his arm to you and you loop yours through it as you exit your apartment.

"Will you tell me where we're heading now?" You ask him while he leads you through the streets of town.

"I will not, but I'm sure you'll guess before we get there." He says.

"How on earth would I be able to guess before we get there?" You frown.

"Listen closely amor." He says and you allow yourself to take in the sounds of summer evenings. There are people talking, and walking, everywhere, but after a moment you hear faint music, not like the kind playing in restaurants that you pass. It's- carnival music? You can hear the sounds of laughter and screams and the almost obnoxious chimes carnival games are known for and just as you piece it together you just barely pick up the smell of overpriced fair food.

"Are we going to a carnival?" You ask with an excited gasp and though Marc doesn't answer he smiles in a way that tells you you've guessed correctly. Just then you turn a corner and are suddenly met with so many bright lights you're tempted to close your eyes for a moment.

"Surprise." Marc says quietly as you approach.

"I didn't even know there was a carnival in town! This is so cool!" You say beaming at him.

"I thought you'd like it." He smiles softly.

"I love it. Thank you." You tell him.

"Anything for you." He says and he means that. He's not sure Jake would say it but- he feels that way. In this moment, watching you take in the carnival with childlike wonder. He would do anything for you. He's sure of it.

"What should we do first?!" You ask him excitedly.

"Whatever you want, it's your surprise. We can do it all, ride every ride, play every game, eat everything from every stall, win every prize they've got, we can just walk around, we can ride the same ride a hundred times if you want. I'll do whatever makes you happiest." Marc says and you smile so sweetly he's sure his heart is fit to fly out of his chest and into your hands.

"Let's start with the swing carousel." You say pointing out the ride.

"Of course." He nods leading you both to the line. He's quiet as you make your way to the front and onto the ride but he holds your hand even after you're sat in your swings waiting for the ride to start. After a few moments, the ride lifts into the air and begins spinning in large circles, taking all of you with it. Marc watches you as you happily look around at the rest of the carnival from the vantage point this ride gives you. There's a childlike wonder to your happiness that when he's looking at you he feels at peace like every problem he's ever had is dissolving. It's a feeling he wants to hold onto. When the ride ends you and Marc take turns picking what order to hit the others in. Honestly, he'd let you decide every step he takes if you wanted to, but you insist that he have some say in the evening.

"I didn't take you for the carnival type Jake." You say after you've ridden most everything there is to ride here. The use of Jake's name is like a bucket of cold water in Marc's face and he has to remind himself not to react outwardly.

"I don't know that I'd say I am actually but I am the make you happy type, cariño." Marc says kissing your cheek.

"You're so cute tonight." You giggle. "We have to ride the ferris wheel before we go." You point at the large brightly lit up wheel.

"Alright but before that let's play one of these games, yeah? Tell me what prize you want and I'll win it for you." Marc says.

"You don't have to do that Jake." You shake your head.

"I want to. Go on, pick a prize." Marc tells you. You look at the different games around the carnival and your eyes eventually catch on a stuffed raccoon. It's big with blue eyes and paws and ears and feet and it's hanging over one of those impossible ringtoss games.

"Do you think you could win one of those raccoon toys?" You ask, pointing at it.

"Easy." He nods.

"Well the bottle ring toss is notoriously hard usually. Don't take it too seriously." You tell him as he walks up to the booth with you.

"Trust me princessa, I've got this." Marc winks at you before buying his rings from the attendant who looks extremely bored.

"Alright." You laugh.

"Watch this." He turns slightly to the side and tosses the rings in rapid succession, making every throw with surprising accuracy.

"Wow." You say.

"Told you it'd be easy." Marc says throwing his arm around you. He points at the stuffed raccoon you wanted and the game attendant pulls it down with a shocked congratulations.

"Thank you Jake." You say kissing his cheek.

"Of course amor. To the Ferris wheel now, yes?"

"Yes! Let's go!" You smile, clutching the raccoon closely. Your Ferris wheel ride is peacefully quiet and when you eventually return to the ground, Marc walks you back to your apartment. You chat idly as you walk, catching up about how you've been since you last saw each other and before you know it, you're at your apartment door.

"I had an amazing time tonight." Marc says.

"Me too. I dunno what's up with you tonight but, I like you like this." You say with a small smile.

"Yeah? Me too." He smiles. You place a hand on his shoulder to lean up and kiss his cheek shyly.

"Text when you get home, okay?" You say.

"Of course amor." He nods.

"Goodnight Jake." You say softly.

"Goodnight mi vida." He breathes out as you step into your apartment. You almost don't want to close your door because it means the night is over but you do and Marc leaves, whistling happily to himself as he was back to their flat. It's not until he makes it all the way back that a voice rings in his head.

If we didn't share a body hermano I would kill you right now.

Marc looks at the nearest reflective surface to see Jake glaring at him.

That was my girlfriend! What the hell are you doing?!

"Hey, if not for what I did tonight she'd probably be your ex girlfriend by morning. She was ready to dump you just the other night. You should be thanking me." Marc says.

Marc, that's Jake's life. It's not your place to meddle, we agreed to let each other have our things. You overstepped seriously.

This time it's Steven who steps in, gentle but scolding.

"I just saved his relationship. That girl deserves better, all I did was show it to her."

Not only have you fundamentally destroyed the trust of their relationship but you've set an expectation you don't even know if Jake can maintain! At best you've strung her along and at worst you have to maintain this lie which can only lead to a million other problems because when you eventually start to care for her and hearing her call you Jake starts driving you crazy and you're tempted to tell her the truth you won't be able to because at that point you'll be in so deep that she'll never speak to either of you again if you do tell her.

"I gave her exactly what kind of relationship she should have, now Jake either has to step up or lose her for good."

And when he doesn't fill this weird bar you've set up because he's not you, then what? Because she was about to dump him until you stepped in, right?

First of all who said I couldn't fill it?!

"If you can be that for her why haven't you?"

It's none of your business Marc

Case in point. He's not gonna do what you did. You've just created this unnecessary contradicting person for her and there was literally no reason for that.

"Whatever, she deserved a nice night."

You're ignoring the part where she is MY girlfriend and you had no right to take her out! Just because she doesn't know there's more than one of us doesn't mean it's okay to take advantage of that!

"If she's your girlfriend. Treat her well and we won't have this problem."

The only problem is you meddling

"God you two are such nags. I saved your relationship tonight Jake. I won't apologize for it because you're lucky you can still call her your girlfriend right now." Marc rolls his eyes and walks away from the mirror and their conversation. Yeah maybe he should've left well enough alone but you deserve nice things and even if it means you leave Jake for not being enough, at least you should know that someone will give you everything you deserve.

Meanwhile, after you've showered and changed you look up the meaning of those flowers he brought you, the blue salvias mean 'I think of you', and morning glories mean 'affection', forget me nots are self explanatory, the different colored carnations mean everything from my heart aches to I'll never forget you and the various camellias have meanings of longing and other dramatic declarations of love, at least according to a website you found. It's a very thoughtful collection of flowers, more emotionally expressive than Jake has been for most of your relationship but it's something that warms your heart as you lay in bed thinking about your date. An absolutely perfect date.

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dragon-kazansky · 2 years ago

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Something Worth Protecting

Iceman x Dragon

Bodyguard AU

Dragon's popularity has grown tremendously, and as she takes off on tour, a security team has been hired to see it through. Leading that team is Tom Kazansky. He's the best in the business. He is here to do a job, but for the first time in his career, feelings are involved. He can't get too involved or he'll lose his job. Yet, ignoring what he desires is harder than it looks.

[Masterlist]

[Previous Chapter] - [Next Chapter]

Chapter Seven - Close call

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On with the show.

While Rachael got changed in her dressing room, Tom waited outside with Jade and Ron. Jade was obviously very worried.

"That tape..." Ron started. Jade just shook her head.

"He made her do things she didn't want to do... and recorded it. I don't want to talk about it any more."

Ron understood.

"Sli, you stay with Jade. Keep her company. I'll stay with our singer."

Jade looks up at Tom.

"I'm proud of her. Wanting to go through with the show. I don't think I would be able to if I was her in her shoes."

Tom offers Jade a smile. "She's quite something."

Jade returns his smile. "That, she is."

Ron escorts Jade to the stage and Tom waits patiently for Rachael to come out. As soon as the door opens his breath catches in his throat. She had chosen a sparkly number for the opening of the show. Her make up matches the blues and whites of her dress. The skirt brushing her knees in a delicate manner.

She looked pretty. Very pretty.

"I'm ready if you are?" She says.

"Of course," he mutters, still a little taken back by her appearance.

The two make their way to the stage. The band hype up the audience and Rachael walks out after Mav calls her name. Tom watches as she becomes a bright confidant soul in front of everyone.

She won't let her fans see her fear.

As she sings, Tom feels himself hanging onto every word. Her voice is one the most beautiful sounds in the world. He is sure of it. Before taking this job, he didn't really know who she was. It wasn't his job to know his clients, just to protect them from anything that may happen.

Rachael is different. He wanted to know her. He wanted to look after her. Protect her from the evil which wishes to break her all over again.

The song draws to an end and the audience shout her name. She smiles. She's at home when she's singing for them.

The show is a success. Nothing happens. No one interrupts the show. It goes smoothly. Tom accompanies Rachael for her costume change, and everything is just as the previous shows had been.

Rachael was starting to feel comfortable again.

When the show ended, Rachael, Tom, Jade, and Ron all go down the the dressing room. Jade stays with Rachael as she changes, and the both guards remain outside.

"Are you going to be okay getting to the hotel?" Jade asks.

"Tom is taking me."

Jade smiles.

"What?"

"Tom. You and your bodyguard seem close," Jade chuckles.

"It's not like that... he's just nice."

Jade gives her friend a doubting look.

"He is! It's just a bonus..."

"What is?" Jade asks, wanting to know what it going on know that head.

"That he's handsome."

Jade laughs softly. "Are you falling for your bodyguard?"

"What! Of course not!"

Though even Rachael didn't completely believe that. Would it be so bad to have a crush on the man hired to protect you?

Outside, the bodyguards were having a similar conversation.

"Are you sure about this job?" Ron asks his leader. He has never doubted Kazansky before, but this job was slowly becoming more than they signed up for.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, you seem pretty invested in this job. Aren't you the one to tell us not to let personal feelings get in the way?"

Tom glances at Ron. "There are no feelings involved."

Obviously Kerner doesn't believe this.

"I've seen the way you look at her when she sings, Ice. You can't fool me."

The door to the dressing room opens at that moment and the girls come out. Kerner continues to side eye his friend, but Kazansky has gone back into professional mode.

"Let's go," Rachael says.

Tom nods and leads the way. Ron stays with Jade. Kazansky promised to call Kerner later, to assure both him and Jade that they were okay.

Kazansky opens the car door for Rachael and she climbs in, thanking him with a smile. He doesn't react, just gets into the drivers seat. However, his heart is racing. That smile. That beautiful smile.

Focusing back on the road, Kazansky drives off, intending to get Dragon to her hotel.

The radio plays. Rachael looks out of the window at the dark streets. It's late now. All her fans will be going back to where they are staying, hoping to sleep after a night of excitement. She smiles at the thought.

Her eyes then glance toward her driver. The image of him asleep in that chair comes to mind again.

Handsome.

He looks up into the rear view mirror and she looks away quickly. She can't hide her smile though. He catches sight of it and smile as he turns his eyes back to the road.

How did he get so lucky to guard such a beautiful woman?

He wonders if perhaps had he not been hired to guard her, would something more have transpired between them. Then again, he only met her because he was hired to guard her. He doubts they would have met otherwise.

Still, he is glad they did.

They are almost at the hotel when things take a turn for the worst. Rachael leans forward slightly, asking Tom to turn up the radio. They're playing one of her songs! He reaches for the dial, but barely touches it when a vehicle collides into theirs.

Everything happens quickly.

The car spins out. Tom hears Rachael scream in the back, but the impact of the crash makes him dazed. There is silence as people gather to see what happened. Someone calls for an ambulance.

Tom blinks his eyes quickly. He's alive and mostly unharmed. However, he did hit head. He ignores the pain though. His immediate thoughts turn to Rachael in the back. He ignores the calls of pedestrians who want to help and un-buckles his belt. He turns sharply and finds Rachael with her head lulled forward.

"Rachael?"

No response.

"Rachael!"

Tom gets out of the car and hurries to open her side in the back. Luckily it was the other side that took most of the damage. He cradled Rachael gently, looking over her wounds. She also hit her head, a bit worse off than him, but she would be okay.

Tom glances up at the other car.

The driver of the other car is also alive. He looks up in shock and sees Kazansky. The look Tom gives him has the colour leaving the other man's face.

It clicks that Ice has seen this man before, briefly. In the hotel restaurant that one morning.

Coincidence? Not likely.

Tom's priority is Rachael. He removes her seatbelt and picks her up gently, removing her from the car. People give him space as he lays her down in his lap on the road. He holds her close.

Sirens can be heard in the distance. The ambulance is coming.

Tom takes out his phone and calls Ron.

He picks up after two rings.

"Sli, there's been an accident."

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i am an intj and 18, it's my second year in uni and my major is overall promising (engineering with focus on nano, 3d and powder technologies (not going in depth with this one)). after graduating i'll be able to work in various fields, from medicine to metallurgy. anyways, the problem is that the way most my subject are being taught is unbelievably boring (not good for my adhd) plus i missed out on some of them (high math and physics mostly) due to stress and overall depressed mood (war in my country + no friends + really tough family situation abuse etc). now, even though i missed out, i know that lots of people did the same and still graduated and now have high paying jobs, and therefore i can too, but i am really anxious about not understanding some of new material due to lacunas in my knowledge. i plan to catch up on some of it during summer but i am pretty sure that till june all my determination will evaporate, and i will continue resenting my choice of major (originally wanted to choose linguistics but didn't work out). another thing is that i don't want to be doing one thing my whole life, i want to be well versed in multiple unrelated fields (from writing and acting and art to history social studies linguistics and architecture). my question is, how to find that spark/motivation again? how to combine all the things i am interested in so i learn a bit of each and when should i do that, now or later in life? i suppose if i graduate and get a good job i can go back to learning again in free time. i also want to get out of this house as soon as possible, so i need to either really put efforts into successfully graduating or start looking for part time jobs to save up money (i doubt i will be able to do both at once). one idea i had for part time is to start an etsy shop as i have original ideas and means to execute them (but there is a risk of failing which i am perhaps more afraid of than i should be).

may you please give me an advice on my situation? sorry if this ask is too messy and thank you for reading it

For starters, I'd rethink your MBTI type. I'm confident you're not an INTJ and I wouldn't use any INTJ descriptions to guide your thought process. Based on your writing style, I'd look closer at descriptions of INTPs and INFPs.

Next, there's a framework I use to break down problems and solve them. It can be applied to basically everything in life. For your situation, it looks something like this:

Step 1: Define. What are the goals you want to achieve? Do you want to move out? Do you want to graduate college? Do you want to study something that interests you? What are the end goals? What does your ideal life look like in a few years at the point where you can breathe easily?

Step 2: Prioritize. Of the goals you've defined, which are most important? Example: #1 priority is to graduate college, #2 priority is to be financially independent and move out, #3 is to study something that interests you.

Step 3: Plan. For priority #1, what are all the things you need to do to graduate college? Are there faster ways to graduate and get a great paying job? Do research on which classes to take, community college credits, etc. Attach timelines to them.

Step 4: Execute. Do it. Self-explanatory. What did you learn from carrying out your plan? What worked and didn't work? Are there any new and exciting insights you know now that you didn't know before?

Step 5: Measure. Are you happy? Did achieving your goals bring you the life you wanted? If not, go back to step 1 and restart the process. Iterate until you get it right.

Unless your family is rich, I'd argue that college isn't for learning, college is a financial commitment in exchange for skills training, credential gathering, and network building to get a job with a positive return on investment (ROI). If you want to learn-- go to a library. You can learn without college. Go on YouTube, go on Google, go on ChatGPT, etc. and learn for free.

Know your priorities and execute based on the most important ones.

#career #education #college #university #faq

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junniepop · 4 years ago

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JJK men and a male reader

So I died and came back. Now my inbox is filled with a lot of Jujutsu Kaisen stuff with a male reader, so I looked around and noticed there aren't a lot of male writers or even gender neutral ones, meaning that's what I'll be doing for awhile. This first request is...

before I get started, if you'd like to request something, then please see my masterlist

JJK boys with a male s/o

Warnings: aged up and language oh and some nsfw stuff cuz that's what they wanted.

Characters: I. Yuuji, F. Megumi, G. Satoru, N. Kento, R. Sukuna, T. Aoi

I. Yuuji

Isn't hung up by you being male, I feel as Yuuji got older, the more open minded he became. His sexuality was something that evolved as he aged and had a big change in his mid teenage years when he was exploring himself. Into his late teens he began seeing people of all types of representation, he simply did not care how they presented themselves.

That leads us to you, our gorgeous male that has Yuuji simping. All seriousness, this man loves entirely, some might even find it to be smothering. He is the type to text you paragraphs of good morning and goodnight texts, always leaving something for you to eat in the fridge, brings something home because it reminded him of you, and always always makes time to call you before a mission.

Yuuji always has random thoughts about you. Like, "Should I make his favorite tonight?" "I wonder what he's doing." "Oh....that would look so cute on him, should I get it?" "AH this charm has our initials on it! that means it was meant to be!"

If you're a sorcerer, Yuuji d e m a n d s to be your partner on missions and he will have a fit if someone says no. Is constantly stressing himself out over your well being, even if he knows you can handle yourself. always asking about your technique and is amazed every time he sees it. Very protective, stands in front of you a lot and when he see's you struggling he doesn't hesitate to get the curse's attention regardless of his own situation.

Also just because I feel like he would: Yuuji gave you a promise ring when he realized you were the one he wanted to be with for the rest of his life.

He has this need to prove to you that he is a fit partner, Like showing you he can cook, has his own place, very responsible with his money and what not.

The type of guy to send you a million snaps a day. He will literally show you everything he did that day and wants the same in return.

Every date with him somehow includes a physical activity. Going out to dinner? chances are Yuuji will see an arcade and more specifically the DDR in the background.

NSFW

In terms of sexual stuff, Yuuji seems like a top, but has definitely thought about bottoming and upon trying it- was not into it. Does not matter if you're much bigger than him or not, he will top you. However, Yuuji is rather submissive when it comes to his partner, he will say yes to whatever it is you want. You want him to be soft and gentle, he'll do it. You want him to absolutely wreck your ability to walk, he'll do it.

The first time Yuuji tried stuff with a guy, he for sure looked up if it would hurt and read that anal could be very painful, was TERRIFIED that he would hurt the guy. Definitely was asking with every movement if he was okay. With you he's more confident, but still askes if you're okay throughout the event.

Man is simple, likes very intimate positions where he can see your face. Heavily into pleasing you, he tries any kinks you're into even if he's not that into it. Loves being praised, it just does something to his brain, in that same line- any sounds you make go straight to his dick. Really enjoys marking, is proud to cover you in them too.

The type of guy to enjoy eating you out, like fully sit on his face. Plus it helps his dick slide in smoother.

Yuuji will lose his mind if you say you want to milk him. Yuuji usually never thinks about his own pleasure, so when you want to pleasure him until he's empty, mans is not readyyyy. Just stutters out an okay and proceeds to go stupid when you start.

Conclusion

Yuuji loves you entirely. Trusts you 100% and would do anything to keep your life stable and happy. Yuuji just wants to grow old with you tbh, so in love with the idea.

If you were to break up with him, he would be devastated, unable to continue on for a long time. I mean he placed his everything into you, why would you do this to him?

all in all, it is a very stable relationship as long as you don't take him for granted because he is prone to letting people use him.

F. Megumi

Definitely did not care you were male. Megumi cares about a person's mentality, their goals and dreams, the way a person carries themselves. When Megumi met you, he found you quite attractive, your drive is what lured him in and from there his feelings developed.

Megumi is subtle in showing his affection. Little touches here, sticky notes meant just for you, always carrying 'extra' snacks. It actually might take you awhile to notice his affections for you, simply because it is so subtle. Megumi seems like the person to wait until you confess. However. Megumi would confess if he gets pushed to or knows he won't get rejected.

Once he confesses, his love is soft and soothing with a hint of awkwardness. Megumi in the beginning would be showing affection through words and small acts of service, always telling you how much he appreciates you and doing things for you. Some of these things would be things like picking up snacks for you, doing your laundry, leaving you some of his clothes. He likes to do these things without you knowing because I think it lessens the embarrassment he feels doing it.

Even if you are in a long term relationship with him, he always gets flustered by you. Megumi is naturally reserved, so telling him I love you with sincerity will cause him to malfunction. Poor boy freezes and stutters around his words while avoiding eye contact.

Now, physical contact in this relationship is a tell tale sign of how much Megumi trusts you and loves you. Megumi is the type of person to reserve physical touch for someone he completely trusts, so with you, this will let you know his true feelings.

Touch would start with closeness at first, just grazing hands or bumping knees, but would develop into hours of intimate cuddling because he's touched starved. KISSING, oh my lord- his kisses tell you everything he feels. so intense, no matter how soft he kisses you.

if you're a sorcerer, Megumi is the type to go on missions with you, but doesn't complain if he can't go with you. However, worries a lot and contemplates going after you. Unlike Yuuji, who would go to literal war, Megumi trusts your strength a lot. The only time he is like yuuji is against a particularly strong curse. Loves fighting together though, it shows how much you trust him.

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Megumi gives me verse energy. Like he was a top for a long time, asked you if he could bottom once and was surprisingly into it. So now when the mood arises, its whatever you guys are in the mood for. You guys often take turns.

His first time was with you- Megumi just seems like a late bloomer and you were the only person he did stuff with. He's very gentle because he knows it can be painful, I think sexually his fear is not being good enough for you, so give him as much reassurance as you can.

Now this boy is rather kinky despite his personality. Loves when you beg, drives him mad to hear your pleas and whimpers. Likes the pain of you needing something to hold onto when he tops which results in scratches down his back and the pulling of his hair. Doesn't think condoms are necessary because you're the only person for him in his eyes- aka likes breeding. When he bottoms, he enjoys riding and wants to see your face as he does. Do not get it twisted though, he's very much into you messing him up and railing him.

SEND THIS BOY NUDES. DO IT. Mans will sprint home if he has to. Don't do it too often or he'll get used to it. Maybe like once every two-ish weeks. Or better yet do it while he's on a mission. Megumi always tries to answer you, so expecting something serious, he short circuits when its just a pic of you in some underwear he thought he ripped the last time you guys were intimate.

Conclusion

Shy boy into some kinky things with his partner. It might take him some time to develop a deep relationship with you because he's scared you'll leave, but as long as you provide him the security he needs, he'll stay by your side indefinitely.

If you were to break up with him, you're just like his dad in his eyes and the betrayal would result in him locking many people out. Unlike Yuuji, who's emotions pour out of him, many wouldn't know Megumi is barely scrapping by.

G. Satoru

Gojo doesn't give a rats ass how you present yourself, he lives by the motto "a hole's a hole." What truly would make Gojo invest in more than casual hooking up is your personality. Gojo needs someone who doesn't need him and doesn't care about who he is in the sorcerer world. Someone like that would capture his eye rather quick and this man is like "Eh? I'm GOJO SATORU, you know top dog?" and you would just blink and go back to whatever it was you were doing.

Shows off so much trying to impress you. "ne ne (Y/n) did you see me squash that special grade into dust?" *sigh* "Yes Gojo, I also saw you split one into a thousand pieces and turn another into a ball." so unamused by his abilities.

The one time he saw amazement cross your features is when he was playing the piano (I feel Gojo's other talents were never looked at and everyone saw him as this god like being, all he wants is someone to look at other things he can do.) and his heart skipped a beat. Because his first goal was just get into your pants, he was quite surprised you were more interested in his normal talents. This is where he begins showing you his real side, still a teasing man child, but he begins asking you about your interests and seeing what you have in common.

The more he learns, the harder it is for him to find a way not to commit to you. You see Gojo subconsciously looks for a reason to leave, he hates being tied down and is super flighty. Then there's you, ticking all his boxes without even knowing it. There's only been one person to do that.

So he takes a leap and goes for it. He's still scared that he'll get burned like last time, but he's willing to try.

One of the requirements to being with Gojo is you need to be strong in your own right. Gojo is an extremely powerful man with many enemies, so his partner must be able to handle themselves. Being a sorcerer, Gojo would B E G you to go with him on literally every single mission and would throw the biggest tantrum until you say yes. Sometimes when he's being particularly childish, he'll stop fighting the curses to watch you do it. "You can do it (Y/n)-chan, if you win I'll give you kisses." Takes everything in your power not to launch your technique right at him as he sits there with his shit-eating grin.

This man in the beginning of your relationship is immediately extremely handsy. Just all up on you all the time, but little do you know is, this is really a protective measure for when you're out of the house. At home, he's still handsy, but you can just feel how different it is. He'll come and fall asleep on you, stand behind you when you're doing your skincare routine, always following you around the house.

Overtime, you'll become his place to rest when he needs to recharge. You're the only time Gojo gets a break from being at the top. It makes you wonder if he ever truly gets to be normal.

Overall, Gojo's love is deceptively delicate because his personality is quite childish, he uses it as a mask to hide how he's really feeling. So you might think everything is going swimmingly until he ups and leaves you. Once he starts showing you that real side of him, that's when you have him wrapped around your finger.

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This man is incredibly horny. His stamina is very high and he's very kinky. Gojo is a dominant verse whore. It doesn't matter if he's taking or giving, he's always in control. Honey you were not first and you might not be the last, this man is very confident in pleasuring you.

Gojo like I said, is incredibly kinky. He enjoys degrading you, overstimulating you until you beg him to stop, he wants to break you and make you only crave him. Seriously, you might want to think about a safe word because this man won't stop until you're not even speaking coherent sentences. In saying that there are somethings that you can try (key word 'try') to do to make him lose his mind. One of those things is a blowjob, his dick is incredibly sensitive in certain areas, so he'll become a mind-numbed mess if you're good enough. Another is softly begging in his ear and saying how he's the only one who makes you feel this way aka call him your god in bed and he'll bust right then and there.

Phone sex. Legit will call you if you guys haven't been together for a few days and all you hear are his whines and groans. "Guess what I'm doing cutie~"

THIS MAN- you're never safe to answer your phone because one time you opened the snap and it was him lazily jacking his dick. You have a small heart attack every time the notif is a snap from Gojo, just praying you can open it in public and 9/10 you can't.

The type of guy to get handsy in public places. Just in your ear like "Baby pleeeeasssseeeee can we fuck in public, I promise you'll still be able to walk when I'm done."

Conclusion

Gojo is a rollercoaster of a relationship that needs it's rider to be okay with a lot of distance for awhile and sudden disappearances. Without the right criteria, the relationship is doomed to fail.

If you were to break up with him, he would immediately sleep with as many people as he can to numb himself from the pain of having a hole ripped right through him. He'd go back to that childish personality, but you can feel the edge in his words despite his tone.

N. Kento

Nanami gives me 'gave up on the sex of my partner ages ago' energy. Like he has tried relationships with a lot of people and realized all people suck. So you being a man means nothing to him, you just have to prove to him you're not shitty like everyone else.

The type of guy that takes you out on proper dates in the beginning. It's usually dinner because of his job, but sometimes he'll ask you to lunch. Nanami will bring you small gifts like flowers or Knick knacks he thought you'd like.

Nanami likes someone a little younger than himself, probably around 23-24, they still have that idealistic thought process but with realistic foundations. He likes someone who can be serious, but still enjoys things like joyrides or going out bowling.

Nanami is a very uptight guy, so you're going to have to work to get him to relax. When you do, this is when he starts to see you as long time partner rather than someone who is just for fun. Literally goes from stick up his ass, to a big softie that just wants to curl up in bed with you. He'll start smiling more and doing intimate things like bathing together.

Nanami would probably rather have someone outside the sorcerer world so he doesn't have to think about work when he sees you. He wouldn't complain if you were though, gives him a lot less to worry about since he knows you can handle yourself. Doesn't even stress when you go on missions by yourself, he respects your strength.

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Now Nanami is moderately kinky. He's definitely a top and will not change. He's into ddlb (dom daddy and little boy for my innocents out there.) Very much into control and making you take it, he's not one for brats and will tame that shit right out of you. Doesn't need a safe word, he's very good at gauging your reactions. Really really into deep throating and you better learn how to breathe or you'll be struggling. Likes breeding, so he would be glad you can't have children.

Conclusion

Nanami’s love is traditional and straight forward. He likes routine to a certain degree and that degree ends at stable relationship, everything else is not that fun without a level of risk to him, but he likes that when he comes home, you'll be right there.

if you were to break up with him, Nanami would sigh and say he told himself so. He's hurt, but it'll solidify that people are still and always will be shitty.

R. Sukuna

Sukuna does not do love. period. The only way I could see him giving notice to someone is if they are powerful, someone who can bring him amusement. Sukuna only does thing for his own entertainment end of discussion.

I’m going to be using post-Yuuji Sukuna, so he’s restricted by Yuuji himself and can’t outright cause chaos at all times. This way Sukuna has to spend more time with people than he’d like to, normally he would just kill something once he’s bored, but now he has to deal with them.

Noticed your technique through Yuuji and was amused, much like Megumi, he thought your curse technique had a lot of potential to be devastating. As Yuuji spent more time with you, Sukuna began noticed more things about you, like that you cooked better than Yuuji, were extremely versatile in battle with your technique and so on.

The type to notice your attraction to him and act on it. He can’t really do much since he’s in Yuuji’s body, so he’s going to work with what he’s got. Didn’t care if you’re male or female, he just likes a strong partner so he can go harder during sex.

Your relationship would start with being his toy, something to bring him pleasure that is all. With Sukuna, you must both respect him and not fear him. He’s very big on respect and trust, but hates when someone he views as ‘important’ fears him because they’ll betray him the second they can. Everyone else can fear him, he doesn’t care.

Sukuna is also highly unpredictable and unstable, be prepared for death at a moments notice tbh. He’ll kill you if he feels like it. In a deeper relationship, Sukuna is a hard pressed tsundere, saying things quite harshly. Saying things like, “Here brat, I don’t need you breaking just yet.” “Dumbass, that curse was stronger than you.” “I took care of them because you’re weak.”

Trust between Sukuna and you is a game of high stakes chess, one wrong move and you’re nothing but trash to him. However, succeed in earning his trust and you’ll be rewarded with a loyal man. Though Sukuna hates showing vulnerability, so he’ll treat you the same in public places that he would treat anyone else. Alone, he’s alright with whatever as long as it doesn’t annoy him.

Surprisingly protective. He’ll kill curses he deems are a problem to you or rip a person limb from limb if he found a hair missing from your head. Doesn’t understand why you don’t let him handle it, he’s way stronger than you.

Is almost never soft with you unless he’s extremely tired or just waking up. Holding you as close as he can and telling you not to go. Don’t bring it up either, he’ll end you if you tell anyone.

Will never tell you, but likes touching you, you’re very soft compared to him. He’s the type of guy to have callous from years of fight and doesn’t really care about his skin to much because he’s a God in his eyes.

Would rather surrender himself to a church than admit he gets slightly giddy when you remember small details about him. Like this man has a lot of history, so when you know a tiny random detail about him, his non-existent heart shutters a little.

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This man is extremely kinky during sex. I pray for your well being because honestly I don’t know if you’re going to live through sex with him. A dom top period, that last person to even insinuate they could top him was added to his innate domain permanently.

He’s into completely dominating you and make sure you know he owns you. B I G into impact play, slapping you a lot until you’re a beautiful red. Degrading and humiliating you, honestly would let people watch so they know that you’re his property.

Actually really likes his partner to be a brat, man loves breaking you and turning you into a submissive bunny just for him. Honestly he just likes pushing people beyond their limits, like really into emotional play, he wants to see your expressions when he does something. Ooo objectification, will use you like a foot stool and sit on you. Man in general will work you hard.

In saying all that, immaculate aftercare because he knows your mind is too far gone to remember him being this caring and soft for you. Literally bathes you and gets you into bed curled up on him. Also makes sure your body didn’t sustain a lot of damage during sex.

Do. Not. Taunt. Sukuna. It will not end well. “Huuuh? You think you can handle more little boy?” Eyes narrowed and smile too tight. You’ve awoken the beast and he’s not going to leave anything unbroken.

Conclusion

Sukuna’s love is... well a bike ride through hell? To be honest you’ll never know if he loves you. Everything about him is highly unpredictable and dangerous, you could end up as worm food in seconds.

Breaking up with Sukuna... you’re joking right? You don’t have the balls to tell a man who could split you into a million pieces with a flick of the wrist, you’re breaking up with him , right?

Seriously he’ll kill you, no hesitation. It’s either realize you’re stuck with him or die. I think most people would assume he never cared at first, but he did care and now you want to leave him? Absolutely not. He set everything down for you and he’ll be damned if he lets you live without him.

T. Aoi

(First and foremost- why is it so hard to find Toudou headers.)

Okay, I’m sorry but Toudou to me is a straight guy, so I can’t really see him with a male. But, if it were to happen, I think it would go like this:

Being childhood friends with Toudou, you were used to his eccentric personality and sometimes extreme antics.

This man is EXTREMELY comfortable with you. You guys grew up together, so some of the things you guys do together would definitely be seen as way too much for friends. I’m talking sharing the same bed, bathing together, using each other’s things without permission. To you guys, you’ve been doing this since you were little, so neither of you think twice.

I think there would be a trigger that would make Toudou realize he’s more into you than being friends. Like maybe someone flirting with you, he’d at first think he’s being replaced as a friend, but it’s much deeper than that. Definitely debates in his head about what he’s feeling toward you. After going back and forth with his type of girl in his head, he’ll come to terms with it.

This is when he’ll start noticing things he’s never payed that much attention to before. Things like how small you’re compared to him, the way clothes fitted to your body, how pretty you actually were and most important difference- how he’s never noticed you have the fattest ass he’s ever seen.

Seriously this man’s sexuality went from women to women + you.

Toudou isn’t the type to wait either, as soon as he knows how he feels, he confesses. He’s the type of guy to say “take it or leave it, that is how I feel.”

You kinda just stand there. Like, huh? Toudou are you feeling okay? Have- have you been cursed? There’s no way, Toudou middle name pussy pounder Aoi just said he was into you romantically... right?

After the shock, you reciprocated his feelings and began dating.

Now, this man- S U P E R affectionate and devoted. Always wanting to hold hands or link arms. He loves cuddling and playing with your hair while you sleep on him. Puddy in your hands if you give him a massage.

Toudou is immensely dedicated. He knows your favorite foods down to the amount of salt you use on your fries, knows what sizes you prefer for hoodies, shirts, button ups and so on, and this man knows your favorite movies by heart.

He’s the type to buy you something simply because you said it was starting to give you problems.

Lovvvvessss dates. I mean he’s a hopeless romantic, he wants to take you on really cheesy dates that you’d see honeymoon couples go on.

The type to want to match clothing or jewelry.

If you’re a sorcerer, he’s wanting to train everyday, he likes seeing you in action. Double points if you can match him in strength too. He respects your strength enough to not worry about you, he’s confident in his S/o’s abilities.

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Top. Enough said. Ok but seriously, he wants to clap you cheeks so bad.

Toudou has the biggest size kink too, I’m talking like he’s the type to point right at your navel and say “I’m right here baby~ can you feel me filling you?”

His definitely into railing. His favorite position is the mating press, allows him to hit deeply and as hard as he wants.

Lovesss when you whine and beg. He wants to see how much you can take before your begging him to let you cum.

The type of guy to leave your ass a nice reddish purple color. Just two big ass hand prints on you ass and hips.

✨i m m a c u l a t e✨ aftercare. It’s almost like he’s worshipping you when he’s cleaning you up and making sure you’re taken care of.

Conclusion

Being with Toudou is like being with an Aries, he’s high energy and can get easily bored. He enjoys someone who excites him both mentally and physically. Loves a challenge. Toudou’s love is like a concentrated ball of sunlight, it’s hot and bright. He’s overly devoted to you and tells you how much you mean to him all the time.

If you break up with him, he’s the type to hold his head high until he’s alone and then he breaks down, crying into his hands. Thinking, “Was I too much?” “Maybe I wasn’t enough?” He’s confident, but he’s still a person with insecurities.

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Hello Yuu,

It's Sahil again.

I'm here to ask a few more questions and also answer how I became housewarden.

First, I'll ask my questions.

I think you might have some experience with a certain vacationing headmage, but I've sent him a letter with my concerns for how he keeps transferring out the rare female students - or even some fem-leaning afab students - out of Night Raven to different schools. It doesn't seem to be with their permission - they don't seem to be unwell, so there's some good part to it (I think.... .) So how should I bring it up the the staff (because Professor Crewel will kick his ass and I will film it). He even tried to transfer me out when Kalim found out I was a girl - and that was a whole sh*tshow... .

I also wanted to ask - how do you tell a girl you're fake dating that you like her? I've been fake dating some one I would say is a sort of rival and friend of mine, but I've realized I like her, but I don't know how she feels about me - just that she's sapphic like me.

Now for the housewarden story. You might not know this, but as Kalim's personal bodyguard, I'm quite tough.

I challenged Malleus to a duel for the housewarden position a few months after the S.T.Y.X. incident and asked if we could use our physical strength as well - he agreed. I also have a pretty deadly UM - it's similar to King's Roar, but simply put I can break ...things.. and turn it to treasure. So it was a close match and I might have lost, but physical fighting was alowwed and Malleus put a magic limiting spell on me that I reflected, so --

Long story short, I won just barely and we were both in the infirmary for about a week or so. As for how we get along, Malleus is quite kind to me and chivalrous in general - I guess I'd call it that, but he thought I was a guy all through our duel until I corrected him with my pronouns - so, we're fine. He never made fun of me for being a tiger shifter.

I also wanted to say thank you for the previous response and tell you the conversatio that me and Jamil had with Kalim worked well - but we just shared the bare bones. I don't think I'll be ready to tell him everything anytime soon... .

Anyway, I'm sorry for how long this response is. I hope you're having a good day, Yuu.

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Okay, at this point I’m already too invested in Sahil’s story, so if it’s fine with you, anon, if you ever write/have written anything about Sahil, can I please get tagged? Only if you’re okay with revealing yourself, that is! But please, do consider, I find it very interesting, so cheers to your creativity! Anyways, wrote this at school so bare with me, I don’t want my phone confiscated.

Open. Close.

Another attempt to say something, but they can’t seem to find the words.

That was all Yuu’s mouth did.

“Uh,” Yuu stuttered, scratching their head at the length of this particular message.

“Where to start, where to start…” They mumble, their voice almost drowned out by Grim’s loud purring as he sits in Yuu’s lap as they pet him.

They rest their elbow on the table, planting their head in their hand.

“For, uh. Easier distinction, let’s take this message and separate it into parts. I’ll verbally say when we move onto the next thing.” They waved their hand in contemplation, still processing everything.

A cough, the muffled sound of Yuu shifting in their seat to sit up straight.

“Alright. Here we go: let’s address the whole Crowley situation.” They insert the confidence back into their voice and push away the fog of disorientation that lingered before.

“I’ll help you on that, physically. Drag him back from wherever he is right now. We all know he’s kind of a meathead guy.” Yuu sighed, hand moving to their head again as they feel the familiar migraine that always accompanies the very mention of the ‘gracious’ Headmaster.

“Let the people who were transferred out know about this, then bring them with you when you confront him. If they’re upset about it, of course. It’s fine if they don’t mind.” Crystal clear, the plan starts formulating in their head.

“As you know, I can and will be a petty person, so to take this a little further, summon the staff and the other housewardens to witness your confrontation. Then you can see what they think about it.”

“Riddle would be perplexed by it; Leona, as he comes from Sunset Savana, will not tolerate such behavior towards women. Azul is, well…probably upset at such discrimination. Kalim just won’t agree, Vil is quite feminine himself, NRC wouldn’t want to lose such a high profile student, would they?” An innocent tilt of their head.

“Idia probably won’t have any opinion, but Malleus? He seems to respect you, much more than he probably ever will respect the headmaster.” They rambled.

“What I’m saying is, you’ve already got him outnumbered. All you have to do is bring it up and let sh-t go down.” A dark chuckle.

“Anyways, I’ll be there myself. Who knows, maybe I can blackmail a pay raise out of him.” They shrug.

“If they were chosen by the mirror, what reason does the headmaster have to transfer them out? They should only be transferred out when they give confirmation that yes, they do want out. Otherwise that’s just dabbling in someone else’s personal affairs.” Yuu says.

“Now,” they once again read the message and unconsciously scratch their head.

“Y’all do realize I’m single as a f-cking rock, right? But despite that, let me try to help you unfortunate souls.” They joke.

“Moving on, let’s address the fake dating thing.”

“Plan a date first? She won’t think much of it because you are ‘fake dating.’” They blink at the lights as they flicker.

“Then just tell her. Be straight forward. Hinting at it won’t do anything.”

“If she agreed to pretend to date you, you must be someone she’d be fine with as a partner. Being rivals don’t necessarily mean you have to hate each other, it’s just that you recognize each other’s skills and respect that.” They say knowingly.

“And you’re welcome, glad everything worked out between you, Kalim, and Jamil.” They give a little smile.

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Our fairytale has come to an end.

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