#I go ‘oh lemme see what my friends have done so far’ and then I see an oc from someone not my friend anymore and I’m like. ougghhh

[peapod20001]

Did sleeping help

No </3

[golly-ge3]

Do you think you could write something for Bay!Leo? Maybe with a reader that’s very flirty and it kind of throws him off and he’s not sure how to handle it? Maybe a little spicy too? Thanks!!

A snack on the Dojo floor

Warnings: nsfw, man handling, bad spelling/grammar

Of course! This is my first ask <3 thank you! It not be the best this is my first time ever doing something like this and I’m not that confident yet but I’ll get there <3 I tried to make it gender neutral but I ruined it at the end I’m so sorry.

You and Leo had been friends for many many years and during those years you started become very fond of each other’s friendship a little too fond. It started with a couple jokes you just wanted to test the waters to see how he would react. It started with little things like telling him how good he looked and before you knew it escalated further.

You knew he liked it because some times he would play along with your little game and soon everytime you seen him you guys would start flirting with each other. But one night you were feeling really lucky after having a good day and decided to say something really frisky..

“I dreamt of you last night” you say looking over at him. You were both in the dojo chilling after his nightly patrol he was “meditating” but you saw him open his eyes from time to time to get a peek at you.you were laying on the floor next to him you found it comforting in the Dojo when no fighting was going on. You guys had been kind of touchy that night like hugging (something he never usually did) and just him putting his hand on your shoulder and other stuff like that you wondered how far it would go before something happened.

“Oh really what was it about” he said peeking over at you unsuspecting on what you were about to say.

“Well.. I can’t remember exactly all I know is that you were on top of me..” you say you look up to see his reaction you didn’t mean to say something for risky to him but you had already said it and it was no going back now.

“Hm interesting” he said his eyes were completely open looking at you now. “Is that all that happened I think you’re leaving out some details …”

“Well I can’t really remember but I we can try to recreate it..” you had really gone to far now you thought looking up at him from the floor his legs were no longer in cris cross but he had stretched them out.

“What’s one thing you remember?” he asks looking back down at you his face looking oddly serious.

“Um we were both… naked” you say nervous af still looking up at him you had never talked to a man like this before and it was going pretty far.his eyes were looking your body up and down it was pure lust and to be honest you were scared asf.

“What are you waiting for get naked..” his voice was stern and very demanding you did not want to disobey him.

The next thing you knew your hands pulling down your jeans you noticed Leo looking over your body you really couldn’t believe you were doing this. Your shirt was next you were only left in your underwear by the time you were done.

“Hmm..” he said looking over your half naked body.

“Why are you standing so far away come here” he said still looking at your half naked body you scoot over to him “Here lemme help you take that off” he pulled off your underwear until you were completely naked.

“So what happened next in your dream?” He asks now looking over your completely naked body.

“I-I um” the next thing you knew Leo had manhandled you to the floor and was now on top of you you knew If anyone had caught you guys y’all were done.

“Do you want this?” He asked looking down at you. “Yes I do” you answer back to him looking deep into his eyes. “Speak up princess” he demands “I do” you say back. The next thing you know he’s making his way down your body to your naked slit. “I’ve never done this before.. like gone down on a girl” he tells you looking up at you his blue eyes staring directly into yours. “I’ve never had anyone go down on me before it’s new to me to just do your best.” And the best he did him licking and sucking at your nub made your legs shake you really couldn’t believe it was his first time doing anything like this. You were now making sounds you had never heard before and feeling, feelings you had never felt before.

“Ye-s yes-s Leo I think I’m getting close” you say as he’s holding you down you did not see him come up for air once. Next thing you know you feel a wave of pleasure flow through you’re body you had never felt anything so amazing before.

“You liked that huh?” Leo said coming up from in between your legs. “Yes I loved it” you were completely out of breath. “We should do that more often” you say looking up at him as he gets off the dojo floor “yeah we should” he responds “get dressed before the others see you” you gladly complied happy that you finally decided to test the limits.

[boredzillenial]

“Is That My Shirt?”

After befriending Jake and Marc, one night you find yourself growing a little closer to their brother, Steven.

Themes: college Au, boys are in separate bodies, f!freader is tipsy, mostly fluff, mention of morning wood

Wordcount: 1.2K

You’re sophomore year at college is going amazing so far. Classes aren’t too bad, your RA is lazy and can’t be bothered to keep alcohol out of the dorms, and you’d made fast friends with Jake. While you both often tore up parties around campus you also have a blast dragging his brother Marc out every once in a while.

Despite some initial sexual tension you’d had with Jake and then Marc you three found your friendship much more fun. So most nights Jake would end up with a girl and if you’d done your job of wingwoman right so would Marc.

Their other brother, Steven, is a bit different to say the least. Soft spoken, studies focused and honestly a bit of a nerd. Talking about anime and history whenever the chance arises. Spending most nights watching said anime’s or studying.

One particular night Jake and Marc had managed to find girls on their own and disappeared with them in the dorm building. So you, still piss drunk and now alone, wander back to your room. Banging on the door you giggle “Roomie, lemme innnnn.”

You roommate quickly unlocks the door, giving you a panicked look as she opens it a crack. “Hey, I’ve got a girl in here. Can you stay with your friends tonight please.” She pleads.

“Well-shit everyone’s gettin pussy tonight.” You grumbled “fineeeee, but you owe me.” You groan and stumbl back to the elevator. After what felt like way too long you land on the boys’ floor. You try as quietly as you can to get to their room and push on the door, it’s unlocked.

“Stevie,” you whisper far too loudly. “Stevie itsme donworry.” You giggle as you make your way inside the dark room. “ ‘m jus gonna crash here tonight. You’re brothers are gettin busy - I mean they’re busy t’night.” You laugh.

“It’s Steven…” he grumbles behind a pile of blankets. As you look closer you see he’s got his laptop set up in bed.

“Are you watchin’ anime inthe dark?” You ask as you pad closer, shivering on the cold tile in your party dress.

“What else should I be doing.” He says in a mixture of annoyance and confusion as he sits up. His face is half illuminated by the flashing screen and for a moment your drunken brain dredges up that old flutter in your stomach.

You quickly try to snuff out the rising feeling and slur “Oh, shit I’mso sorry.” You pout out your lower lip, “next party you’re comin’ withus!” You declare with a shiver. “Why’s it so cold in here.”

“I sleep better in the cold.” He shimmies to lay back down. “Just lay over there I guess.” He waves over to Marc and Jake’s bunk bed.

Your teeth chatter as you make your way over to a set of dressers. Unsure who’s stuff is what, you grab a soft oversized shirt and a pair of boxers at random. You glance over your shoulder and see Steven has returned to his original position, laying on his side facing the wall, anime continuing to play quietly infront of him.

Quickly you shimmy out of your dress an into the clothes you’ve commandeered. As you slip into the lower bunk your teeth begin to chatter. “You alright?” Steven calls over his shoulder.

“ ‘s cold.” You whine. “Can I - can I huddle for warmth?” You ask softly, alcohol inhibiting any sense of boundaries you would’ve normally had.

“You want a cuddle?” His tone lilts in surprise.

“Please, I’ll owe you bigtime m’kay?” You plead shivering in the cold sheets.

“Alright c’mon.” He rolls onto his back as you jolt out of the cold sheets and under the warm ones. “Gods your freezing!” He flinches as you press your cold form against his.

“Toldya.” You mutter as you shudder, the remnants of cold chased away by his warmth.

“Lemme just, my arm I need to -“ he sat the laptop across his legs as he sat up again, this time lifting his arm up. Instinctively you nestle right into the open space. His arm lays lightly across your back as you lay your head on his chest. Surprise raises your brows for a moment at how firm he is.

“That - works I guess.” He says softly, settling his arm around you. His gaze lingers on you as you settle in. You glance up a moment, something stirs in you as your eyes connect. “Is-“ he leans in squinting a bit “Is that my shirt?”

“Tell me about what you’re watching.” You quickly look back at the screen, trying desperately to stop yourself from doing something really stupid.

“You haven’t heard of The Last Airbender? Avatar is amazing! This is Aang he’s -“ The excitement in his voice becomes a distant hum as you slip from consciousness. The last thing you’re aware of are the soft circles his fingers make across your back and the steady rhythm of his heartbeat against your ear.

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The first sensations that come to you are the throbbing of your head, the shaft of light across your eyes making you squint, and the warm body pressing tightly to your back. You shift a bit to avoid the harsh column of morning light filtering through the blinds, causing the arm around your stomach to tighten and pull you closer.

Steven hums sleepily, his face snuggled into your back. For a brief moment you relax into the embrace. The pounding in your head juxtaposing his warm soft embrace. Well, not entirely soft.

“Ah Steven.” You pat his hand in an attempt to stir him.

“Yeah love?” Still not entirely present his hips rolled slightly. Then like a freight train he gasps and jolts away from you. “Oh I’m so sorry I, oh gods I’m -.” He awkwardly climbs out of bed and hit the cold linoleum with a groan.

“Shit are you alright?” You sat up to see him sprawled across the floor. Keeping the blanket up to your neck for warmth.

“Yeah.” He grunts, staggering in his oversized pjs toward the mini fridge. Glass clinking and the rustle of plastic sound as he turns, in one hand a bottle of water. In the other - a prepackaged bottle of vanilla iced coffee.

“Never pegged you for an iced coffee guy.”

“Oh no, these are Jake’s coffees. Figured he can share.” Steven shrugs, his face flushed as he awkwardly tries to cover his morning wood. “Sorry I- here.” He gently tosses the drinks on the bed and shuffles off to the bathroom.

You laugh weakly under your breath as you took the water, nearly emptying it in a long gulp. Next you crack into the vanilla coffee and sip slowly, blanket falling around your waist as you test just how much your headache will allow you to move.

You hear the shuffle of footsteps as you rub your eyes. “Look Steven I don’t care about your boner I-“ your sentence haults in your throat as you lock eyes with Jake, then Marc.

“Why are you in Steven’s bed, talking about his -” Marc’s eyes go wide.

Jake’s blow wide as well “and why are you drinking one-a my Iced Vanilla Lattes…”

Steven’s soft footsteps sound in the hall, as he rounds the corner his gaze flicker between his brothers and you. Marc and Jake look at Steven, then back at you. That moment will be forever cemented in your mind, Marc’s look of confusion, Jake’s expression shifting from cross to a shit-eating smirk, and Steven’s entire face now a ruddy hue as he tries to slowly back away.

“No no no get back here!” You hear Jake tease as he chases Steven out into the hall with a laugh.

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Part 2

MoonKnight Bingo Masterlist

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[luvyuki0]

Amber ── .✦02.

✦ Summary: In which Esme and Hoseok fall in love but of course with love comes trouble especially when you're dating an idol.

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 "BEEP BEEP!" I hear my phone alarming me to get up.

    I groan sitting up straight while rubbing my eyes taking in all my surroundings, I stretch my body and grab my phone from its charging pad. I check the time "5:04" it read; I unlock my phone responding to any missed texts from people then go on checking my socials eventually watching a few TikTok's during the process.

"Lemme get up" I speak to myself getting up off my bed and heading to my bathroom to take a shower and do my skincare once I'm done, I go into my closet to pick my airport outfit, wanting to wear something comfy but won't get me overheated.

After choosing what to where I put on the clothes, put my boho braid in a wrapped bun, and do light makeup.

Once I'm dressed and ready I decide to go Jasmine's room to make sure she's awake and ready. As I get closer I hear sexyy red blasting, "LANCEY LANCEY I'M GHETTO AND I'M FANCY."

"Jaz what time is Yoongi picking us up?" I yell over her music.

"6:30, oh shit we have to go." She checks her phone.

"Ight get ya stuff so we can head out," I say as I make sure that I have everything on me.

Jaz meets me at the door and we head downstairs to the front of the apartment complex to meet up with Yoongi.

"Hey baby, hey Esme get in" he greets me and Jaz, kissing her on the cheek in the process. I noticed that the other dude he mentioned that would be joining us wasn't in the car.

"We're meeting up with my friend at the airport," Yoongi says taking notice of me looking around.

TIME SKIP

   "Ok guys we finally go to the airport and we already did all the procedures and stuff, so now we're just waiting for our flight to be called". I say as I hold my camera in front of me.

    "That boy over there is fine" I look to where Jaz is looking, and I see it's Yoongi.

"Girl that's Yoongi," I say looking at her with a deadpan expression.

"I know that's why I said sum, LORD my man is so fine!!" I look at her with disgust and as I'm about to say something I hear Yoongi's voice.

"Esme this is Hoseok the friend I said was coming on the trip with us". I look over to see a tall guy in a black hoodie and sweatpants with a mask on.

"Nice to meet you" his deep voice fills my ears, and before I can respond the airport announcement of our flight is being heard.

We grab our things and head our way to the boarding area, I look at my ticket trying to find my seat, and as I make my way over to my seat I see that it's Hoseok, yoongi's friend sitting on the seat next to mine.

   I say excuse me to him as I make my way to my window seat. once seated I take out my blanket, neck pillow, laptop, and AirPods trying to get as comfortable as possible so I can edit the video from yesterday, but before I begin I turn and tap Hoseok's shoulder. He looks at me taking one of his earbuds out.

   "I didn't get to greet you back so I just wanted to say it's nice to meet you too! And um, also I have a quick question um I'm a YouTuber and I'm gonna be recording some clips I just wanted to ask if that's ok with you?" I awkwardly ask.

   A smile forms and his face. "Yeah of course as long as my face is censored or not In the frame, I'm cool with it!"

   "Oh okay, great i hope we can become friends during the trip!" As soon as I got his approval I take out my camera to update my fans on what had happened so far.

   "Okay, guys so we boarded the plane already and we all met up and since it's a 10-11 hour layover plane flight I might get airplane food before I go to the next one, I might record if I feel like it, but other than that I have my little set up to edit the video yall probably gon see uploaded already and yes I'm in business class cus I wasn't gon pay for no first class this trip already cost an arm and a leg but yeah that's it for the update, BYEE!" As I finished talking I felt a pair of eyes watching me so I glimpsed to see where it was coming from and I saw that it was Hoseok staring at me. I ignore it continuing to act natural.

   I get comfy in my blanket, put my Air Pods in, and take my laptop out so I can edit yesterday's video and post it by today.

HOSEOK'S POV

I watched her talk to her camera just admiring her beauty, I stared for so long that I didn't even realize she had finished talking and had already put her camera away. I know Yoongi said he was bringing one of Jaz's friends along but I didn’t think she would be this gorgeous.

I open my phone to text yoongi.

Gramps#2👴🏻

Hoseok: BROO

Yoongi: What happened??

  Yoongi: and hurry up I'm tryna enjoy my time in first class with Jaz

↳Hoseok: y'all in first class??

Yoongi: Yea, you thought I wasn't gonna treat ME and MY girlfriend to first class on a trip that was originally for USSS??😀

Hoseok: ok see ntm she invited me and I accepted cus who the fuck do I look like declining a trip to Hawaii??😒

Yoongi: ...

Hoseok: yeah oh ok ANYWAYS why you ain't tell me jaz friend was fine??

Yoongi: Cause I have a girlfriend, and I don't even look at esme in that way

Hoseok: But anywas she asked me if I minded that she was recording for her YouTube😛

Yoongi: That's it ..?

Yoongi: go kys .😐

3RD PERSON POV

Hoseok chuckled a little after reading the last message Yoongi sent before closing his phone and deciding to sleep till the flight was over.

ESME'S POV

"Now Landing!" I hear the second flight intercom say. I stretch my arms Waking up from the nap I took after I finally finished editing my video and posting it because I procrastinated on the first flight.

I grab my things and get up from my seat waiting for people to pass so I can leave.

I see a text from Jaz that Yoongi and her are waiting at the food court for me and hoseok so we can all eat a quick little meal before heading to our hotel. I notice everybody's left the plane by now and I look down to see Hoseok still sleeping which was crazy to me because he slept the whole time during the first flight, I shake him a little to wake him up and he jumps up a little.

"Hey get up everybody left," I tell him.

   "Oh my bad." he apologizes.

"It's alright, I didn't wanna just leave you here for the flight attendants to wake" I respond doing one last check to make sure I have everything, then we make our way out to meet Jaz and Yoongi at the food courts.

"What took y'all so long?" Jaz says looking up from her phone.

"Hoseok was sitting next to me and fell asleep so I had to wake him up" I explained to her.

"Yall were sitting together?" Jaz asks slyly with a smirk on her face.

"don't evenn," I say not even entertaining Jaz because once you give her an inch she turns it into a mile.

"what should we get?" yoongi asks as he and Hoseok make their way back from wherever they were.

"Wing stop!" Jaz and Hoseok shout.

"Ok let's go" I responded as we made our way to the restaurant and then got into the line.

As we get in the line waiting for our turn Jaz whispers to me, "Think it was a coincidence that his seat was next to yours for BOTH flights?"

  "Yes..? Jaz I know what you tryna hint and I'm not falling for it."

  "Girl he's probably single and think about it we could be best friends dating BESTFRIENDS like that would be so cute." she gushes.

"That would lowkey be cute-"

"SEE I CAN ALREADY SEE IT!!"

"girl I'm not even ready for a relationship" I roll my eyes at her.

yeah, I'm not ready for a relationship last thing I need is a 2.0 version of him...

By the time Jaz was done gushing to me how cute it would be if I and Hoseok dated before I knew it, it was our turn to order, we took turns saying our turns telling our orders, and eventually, it was my turn and I say what I want.

"Will that be all?" the cashier asks me. "Yeah that's all let me just get my wallet," I say as I look for my wallet but I can't seem to find it which would be embarrassing, I panic a little looking over at Jazmine who purposely didn't bring her card knowing that yoongi would pay for all her expenses.

As I was about to speak I heard a voice speak up before me. "I'll pay for her." I look over at Hoseok with a shocked expression. He hands over his card to the lady and he looks at me and I whisper a small "thank you" feeling a little embarrassed that a guy I barely know is already paying for my meal.

   We all go and make our way to a cleared table and sit down and wait for our order.

   Yoongi and Jaz start conversing between themselves, leaving me and Hoseok in an awkward silence.

"Thanks for paying for me you didn't have to. I decide to break the silence by thanking him.

   "It's alright your order wasn't even that much anyways, but if you really want to thank me, thank me by giving me your number so if I'm ever in a situation I know who to call," He says with a smirk

   I can see what he's trying to do but I exchange my phone with him anyway putting his contact name as "Future sugar daddy🤪"

   As this whole exchange is going on jaz and Yoongi are silently watching which is never good.

"Here's your order" We look up seeing the lady bring all of our orders handing each one to their person. Immediately jaz takes out her iPad that Yoongi bought for her to watch a show on Netflix, and Yoongi joins her shortly after. I look to my right seeing Hoseok texting someone, and I decide to take my camera out trying to get as much footage as I can.

"Ok guys we just got off our last flight its late as fuck but we decided to eat cause were hungry and now we're eating, oh and this's what I got." I turned my camera showing hoseoks face a little before quickly putting my camera down to show my food.

when I'm done recording, I put a mental note to edit an emoji over his face.

HOSEOK'S POV

OT7

Hoseok: I GOT HER NUMBERRRR😍

Taehyung: who's number??

Hoseok: oh I ain't tell yall BUT I'm talking about yoongis girlfriends friend

Hoseok: when I tell y'all she is so fineee wait till I find her socials matter of fact yoongi send over that @

Jin: why I ain't get invited to y'all vacay🥲

Hoseok: Your literally in Korea??

A/N: I combined this chapter and chapter 3 just because the ending on this chap felt chopped 😁 and don't forget to like and comment!! (Ignore the corny tweets💀😭) Words:2108

[activesplooger]

Progress Update on some WIPS! + teasers! :) | Doe!Reader x Alastor SMUT | Help Me: Part 3 Vox x Assistant!Reader | His New Obsession: Reader x Yandere!Vox

a few days ago i posted a screenshot of some WIPS, and i thought I’d give a progress update! + teasers! i promise im working on everything guys i just want everything to be quality :) ive also been quite busy so, yeah!

Doe!Reader x Alastor SMUT 1/2 DONE

About halfway done! Maybe a lil less than halfway? So far I’ve gotten a lot of the exposition out of the way and im starting to get onto the dirty little smutty part ;) its taking awhile bc ive been busy ALSOO smut is hard asf to write and writing deer themed smut is even harder! lmao guys the amount of deer mating season research ive done is crazy im definitely on some type of watch list now bc of my weird search history lol. I’ve gotten a lot done though! Should be out soon, I’ll let you guys know when itll be out when I get more of it done! A teaser is on my page if u wanna see it!

Help Me: Part 3 Vox x Assistant!Reader

i dont rlly have an exact fraction amount for how much is done lol. i promise i didnt forget about it guys 🙏 i have the whole story pretty much planned out! all the scenes and stuff i want to include (+ the ending duh) are all written down! perchance ill do a bigger teaser tmrw idk sometime this wknd maybeee. I have all the scenes planned out and ik how the whole story is gonna go i just have to articulate it into words and spice it up! :) stay tuned!!

teaser!:

“The Vee's empire grew exponentially and are now the three top overlords in hell. You still worked for Vox, however, your job description changed over the next few years. A lot changed over the next few years…. You went from being introduced as “This is Y/N, my friend and assistant!” to “This is an employee of mine, she won’t be a bother.”.”

this whole paragraph is subject to change, i wouldve done a bigger teaser but im just so unsure about the other paragraphs i might literally delete it all and redo them and i dont wanna edge u guys like that lol.

His New Obsession: Reader x Yandere!Vox

OK THIS ONES SO RANDOM BUT LEMME COOK LMAO. this one has SO MUCH BUT ITS NOT EVEN CLOSE LOL. its gonna be like pretty smutty i think like toxic sweater electrocute my fukin pussy type smut. its gonna be a big one bc im trying not to make it into different parts but that might change. its gonna be a fat minute till it comes out im just chipping away at it every once in awhile 4 fun! :))

teaser!:

“Yes, dear,” Vox gestures to Papermint standing idly in a corner, “This one over here will also be my assistant. You’ll handle the more personal needs of mine while Papermint handles more business related needs.”

“I see…”

Vox, completely entranced by you, puts your resume down and extends a hand out to you across the desk, “Well, that’s all I really need! Congratulations! You got the job!”. Winning sound effects could be heard from Vox’s speakers as he congratulates you.

“Oh! I-Is that it..? No questions..?”

“Nope, I’ve seen enough- Actually, what size are you?”

“Uh… Why?”

“For your uniform, of course!”

(this is also subject to change btw! im slowly doing it its just kind of a fun lil random thing i like to do when i need a break or just feel like it)

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stay tuned folks! if u wanna be tagged for any of these lmk in the replies!

[viridian-tay-leaf]

General messages from spirit:

Pile 1 Pile 2

Pile 3 Pile 4

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Pile 1: 🧡🧡🧡

You guys are hard workers at heart. You've probably been the caretakers, the people pleasers, the adults even as a child in your family. People look to you for advice and are upset when you don't have the answers. You're either learning or have learned that this isn't the most healthy way to go on. You have to set boundaries and work on taking care of you, you can't pour out of an empty cup. So do some self care today, whether it's taking a walk, saying no, respecting your boundaries, dancing, sleeping, or simply doing nothing. Take some time for yourself to acknowledge what you've done and how far you've gotten. Then take some time to realize how powerful you are and that your possibilities are endless. You got it already so don't worry about it, just be.

Channeled songs:

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Pile 2: 💛💛💛

You guys are busy bees, huh? Always on the go go go. But is it fun for you? Do you enjoy what you're doing all the time for you or others. Is it improving your daily life or your health? If not, stop doing it or atleast slow it down. Life isn't going anywhere no matter how old you are, you still have time. Be present for today. (You could've resonated with Pile 1 so go back if you feel the need) Seriously though, when was the last time you had some fun. Some real fun, the type of fun that is careless and childlike. The type of fun you had on the playground in elementary school. Whatever brings you joy in that way do it, and do it in the most carefree way as possible. You deserve love, you deserve happiness, you deserve to have your actions, talents, and feelings reciprocated tenfold. Whether you get it from someone else or yourself. Take yourself on a date today and find out what makes you, you. You'll never know if you don't try? What's the worst that could happen? You fail, someone says no? Oh no whatever will you do, it's not like you've gotten up and done this battle before. You're stronger than you think, act like it bitch (affectionately)!

Channeled song:

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Pile 3: ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

Are you okay? Do you need a hug? Come here bitch lemme give you a virtual one. Seriously tho, get one asap. If no one is around hug yourself or a plush, or a pet. You need to comfort yourself today, getting cancer energy, motherly or caretaker vibes. "I can be needy"-Ariana Grande. Take a long hot bath with some music or candles in the background. Cook something you only make for special occasions. You may feel like the world is chaos/ending or the tower is crumbling but it's not as bad as it seems. Death is just a rebirth and right now you are going through it. I'm hearing "pluto transform me"-Melanie Martinez. Y'all are in your transformation era. Big Hermit vibes. Take it slow and take your time. You'll soon rise from the ashes like a Phoenix babe. You got this!

Channeled songs:

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Pile 4: 💙💙💙

You guys are in your bag this season. It's been messy for some people around you, but not you bitch. Y'all are thriving in your energy and you know it. Main character energy. I'm getting Cancer, major Virgo & Leo vibes aswell. I'm hearing that yall don't even need this reading, it's just a confirmation that you're on the right path and you're doing you. Okayyyy go ahead besties be you and be proud and loud about it. Go off loves and do it unapologetically. I'm done here, yall don't need me to hype you up cause you already know you're that bitch. Beware of jealousy, envy, and other negative energies from others around you though. There are people who see you thriving and hate it, misery loves company so you best avoid those energy vampires. Cleansing and protections will help you stay in this energy. I don't even need to tell you to be grateful and honor yourself cause you're already doing it. Okayy, I see you sis!

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[prismatica-the-strange]

American Honey 🐝💛 | Don't Mind the Static, it's Automatic

This isn't exactly what I would call 'well written' as I'm just skipping through the first movie to get the ship introduction down. I also don't really know any terminology for things so...

Picrew | Showstopper by TobyMac | Dividers by @saradika-graphics

Bee isn't quite sure where they're going, but Sam seems excited to get there.

They pull up outside an apartment building and Sam lays on the horn a few times. A few minutes later a girl comes out and when she gets closer he realizes she's a lot cuter than the other humans he's seen.

He gets a little nervous as she steps around, appraising him.

"Shit Witwicky," She chuckles, leaning on her arms in the open window, "Picked a pretty thing didn't you?"

He startles and his horn goes off in a short burst, scaring all of them.

"It's got some kinks but I think it's great!" Sam grins, "I just wanted to come show off and say thanks for the five hundred bucks you gave me for my birthday."

"Ah, it's no problem kid," She pats his door, "How's it handle?"

"You wanna take her for a spin? You would know better than me."

"Lemme go grab a jacket and I might just take you up on that,"

She runs back inside and comes back with a red leather jacket, a pair of heart sunglasses, and a denim backpack.

His radio blares to life, "Oh see that girl! - I'll be your Honeybee!"

"What's with the radio?" She asks, opening the driver's side door, "Move."

Sam fumbles with a tape she tosses at him before looking at it confused.

"You just gonna stare at it or you gonna put it in, Witwicky?"

"Maybe I don't want to infect my car with your bad taste?"

"You wouldn't know good music if it bit you in the ass, put the damn tape in," She scoffs, throwing him in reverse and taking off.

"You know, maybe you don't have any other friends 'cause you're too bossy- would you slow down?"

They go back and forth for a while until they hit the dirt roads then the girl lays on the gas, laughing when Sam gets scared.

"Casey- CASEY fuck!" He screams, grabbing onto whatever he can reach when they take a hard turn, kicking up a cloud of dirt behind them, "Case, it's my car. Don't break it- I just got it!"

"Don't be a pussy, Sam!"

They catch air time when they crest a small hill and Bee's shrills of approval are drowned out by the music and his engine.

After a while, they drift to a stop at a lookout over the city.

Sam kicks open the passenger side door and storms around the hood, throwing open the driver's side, and yanking her out of the seat.

"I am never letting you drive my car again!"

"Calm down, kiddo," She shrugs him off and hops up to sit on his hood, "She runs fine and she'll keep running fine, breathe."

"And let's not forget I paid for an eighth of this car, Sammy."

"No," He argues, leaning next to her, "You gave me a present. I could have done anything with that money."

"Yeah, whatever LadiesMan... You have any luck with that Mikayla chick yet?"

"No, not yet- wait! Mikayla- shit!" He pulls her off the hood and shoves her toward the passenger side, "I was gonna go drive to the lake and-"

"Hey, stop pushing! If I get in, please don't tell me how you plan on wooing her, okay?"

She's at her friend Erik's the next night and finds herself far too high to drive. So, like the responsible adult she is, she decides to walk two blocks alone at night to crash at the Witwicky place instead.

But as soon as she sneaks past the gate she freezes at the sight of a bunch of giant robots all over his lawn.

"S-s-s-sam!" She can't get her voice past a loud whisper but it's enough to get their attention.

"We have an infiltrator. Shall I disbatch?" One asks, pointing some kind of canon at her.

A smaller one steps in front of her, waving its hands discouragingly at the other.

"Bumblebee, do you know this human?" The biggest asks and the yellow one glances back at her and nods its head.

She's about to book it back to Erik's when the yellow one transforms into a bright new Camero, the radio switching between stations.

"Oh, see that girl - I'll be your honeybee!" It plays softly and a spark of recognition is visible in her eyes. The driver's side door opens, "Get in - I'll explain later."

She hesitates, still considering running, but then the radio plays, "C'mon - Showstopper!"

"I am way too high for this," She mutters, getting in the car.

The big one signals for the group to fall back. 'Fall back' to where she doesn't know, but she doesn't get to ask before she lets out a terrified squeak when one of them walks into the powerlines and falls into the neighbor's garden.

"Calm down - it's alright! - Breathe, breathe, just breathe."

She nods and takes a deep breath, and he finds the way she still grips the seat adorable.

They can all hear Sam's parents yelling and he feels bad scaring her, but he has to turn back from his alt form to hide, quickly shuffling her onto the patio next to him where she won't be seen.

In the confusion of it all, she's left there and she hurries inside, giving his parents some bullshit excuse of her car having a flat nearby and her phone being dead.

"What the fuck is with your car, Witwicky?" She whisper-shouts at him in the kitchen, "What? You're hanging out with Jaegers now?"

"I can't- I can't do this right now. I just-" He digs through his bag, "I need you two to distract my parents while I sneak this out to them, okay?"

"I'm Mikayla," The girl on the other side of him says, offering a hand.

"Oh you're Mikayla," She almost exclaims, eyes wide, "I'm Casey, but people call me CC."

The three of them pile out of the kitchen to one Agent Simmons hassling his parents and Casey is swept up with them in their unmarked black government car, but not before she wriggles out of the grip of one of Simmon's men and decks him for being to rough. She goes down hard when he hits her back and is pretty out of it for a good part of the ride.

By the time they get Bee from the Sector 7 goons, Casey has been properly caught up and, thanks to Sam's quick thinking, her assault officially never happened.

It isn't until after they get their hands on the Cube does Bee really look at his human charges. Casey's left cheek has a large, dark bruise where the agent had hit her and he is pissed.

He chirps at her and tries to use his finger to tilt her face up to look at it better, "God help - the motherfucker who - did this."

"H-hey!" She chuckles awkwardly, pushing his hand away, "I'm all good. We've got bigger things to worry about."

The drive to LA is longer and more treacherous than anyone involved would like and Case has the hardest time not freaking out during her anxiety attack

Everyone is shocked, including her, when she becomes one of the most level-headed person there when the whole place turns into a warzone.

When Lenox sends Sam off alone to get the cube out, she insists on going with him, going as far as taking a gun from a soldier who no longer needs it.

She may not be his real big sister, but she's fiercely protective of him.

She ends up crashing through three floors when Megatron knocks Sam off and the fight is done by the time she hobbles back down to ground level.

Everyone tries to get back to normal after.

Casey and Bee end up getting a lot closer and even sneak out for late-night drives together.

That is until her great-aunt dies and leaves her vast estate on the East Coast to her and she moves.

But I'm sure fate has more in store for them.

[jabesa0]

Hii I amabsoloutly inlove eith your artstyle.

can I ask a few questions? :<

how lomg does your deawings usually take? and do you have any speedpaints,,, uploaded somewbere... for studying purposes

your drawings makr me want to to back to lineless art lol. and not take it so hard on myself.....

Hi there!! Unfortunately I don’t have any speedpaints seeing as I stop drawing while I’m working on my stuff cuz I get distracted easily 😭😭 so if I did you’d just have big periods where nothings happening LOL usually I post process shots on my personal irl server after each drawing session just so I can see how far along I am but that’s about it!

Also I fully support lineless!! I don’t do any lineart (clearly LOL) and it’s more fun to just paint over your sketch and make as you go!! And yeah don’t be so hard on yourself anon! Art is hard and shit takes time, so whether you take a few days on a piece or months I think you should be proud that you actually made something, even if it’s just for yourself :)!!

As for the question of how long I take on my drawings:

(More under the cut!)

As for how long it takes me to make drawings, I’d say it varies like this purple mammon I recently posted took a month but that’s because I had lots of final school work to do and I got sick twice during that time 💀💀 but this three pose page I did as a commission:

This one took me 9 days which is crazy when I think abt it actually cause there’s way more happening but yeah!!

This mammon in the back dress as well took about five days!! So to give you an estimate I’d say anywhere from 1 to 4 weeks? Most mammons I do usually end up being on the lower half of that range! Outside circumstances may make it vary but that’s usually the time it takes!!

Oh and I’d like to add that I usually am a night owl and only start working till around the evening times when I draw!! So when I say days I don’t mean like I spend d all day over my tablet, I don’t think that’d be very good for your health anyways 🤕🤕 take breaks yall play a game you like or watch something on YouTube!!! Don’t spend all your time working lest you burn out!!

I’m gonna be real with all of you, cause my friends make fun of me for it ALL THE TIME LOL but the largest majority of mammon drawing time is like 80% redrawing the face over and over and 20% the rest give or take. I drive myself crazy drawing mammon faces cause I need it to be perfect cause it’s mammon so when it’s not “perfect” I keep working at it and I don’t move on until it is 💀💀 my friends notice a cycle where it’s like:

“You guys I have such a fire idea for a mammon drawing” (makes sketch and flats in like 10 mins) —> (starts face) “wait you guys this face is kinda good maybe I won’t spend fifty years on it :D” —> “eehhhhhhgh okay face not looking good lemme see if I can tweak it” —> “okay face need to be redone.” —> “I decided against redoing it I’m just gonna fix what I have” —> “we gotta throw the whole idea out and start again.” —> “wait you guys I think I did it the face looks good asf was I crying for nothing before??” (They tell me yes I always do) —> (I move on from the face) —> (the rest is completed within 2-4 days) —> Done!

It’s stupid as hell I know LOL but when it comes to mammon if i don’t make him as best as I can I don’t feel like I do him justice. The things we do for love, right?

[daemour]

Pairing: Choi San x f!Reader

Genre: light angst, fluff, non-idol au, roommate!san, f2l

Word Count: 1818

Warnings: Cursing, an aggressive ex but it ends quickly

Summary: You’ve known San since the beginning of college and you’ve had a crush on him since your second year. But you’ve been obvious and he’s done nothing about it so all your hope is lost.

Happy Valentines Day! Thanks to @defwoodz​ for reading this through lol go check out Long Kiss Goodnight!

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When you wake up, your back hurts. Of course it would, having fallen asleep at the coffee table while trying to finish an essay. The end of the semester is near so you’ve been working extra hard to complete everything you need to, but you’ve been wearing yourself thin. It doesn’t surprise you that you’ve fallen asleep at your laptop, but the blanket around your shoulders does surprise you.

“Oh, you’re awake!” Your roommate’s voice makes you spin around in your chair, definitely 100% awake now.

“Were you just sitting on the couch and watching me?” you ask, affronted, but all Choi San does is laugh and point at the muted TV playing an anime. “Oh. Sorry, I’ll go in my room so that you can put the volume up.” You shoot him a quick, apologetic smile, and escape to your room.

When the door is shut and locked and you’re sure he won’t come to ask you something, you immediately bury your face in your pillow and scream. You’ve had a crush on San since you shared a class with him in your sophomore year and because of your mutual friends. When he and you became flatmates your senior year your feelings only amplified.

You’re sure you’ve been so obvious that San must know and just chooses to ignore it because he doesn’t want to make things awkward.

But alas, being roommates and one of his best friends, avoiding him is not an option. The only peace you have from your blooming feelings is during exam season when both of you are far too tired and brain-dead to even say hi to each other most mornings.

Unfortunately, life is not in your favour and exam season has passed and all you have left to do is sulk about your unrequited crush on a boy who thinks of you as just someone who is his best friend’s girlfriend’s best friend.

A knock on your room door startles you out of your funk and you sit up quickly. “Come in!”

San pokes his head around the door. “Hey, I’m going to run to the store down the street and grab some ramen. Do you want anything?”

“Mmh, can you get me some iced tea? I don’t care what flavour.” San nods and you roll off your bed. “Lemme give you some money for it, hang on.”

San shakes his head. “No need, it’s literally only 1000 won. Save that money for your next pack of gum that you chew on unhealthily much.” You throw one of your hats at him and he annoyingly catches it and puts it on, winks, and ducks away before you can throw another thing at him.

As soon as you hear the apartment door click you groan loudly and slam your head on the floor. You have absolutely no game so no matter how hard you try and flirt, it just doesn’t work. What the hell are you supposed to do now? Your best friend, Karina, has tried to get you to meet other people, but none of them were a good match. Her boyfriend Wooyoung (San’s best friend), has tried to hint to San himself, but to no avail.

In the end, all you do is get up off your floor and move back into the shared living space. As you’re getting a glass of water, you can hear a knock on the door and you laugh at the sound. San forgot his keys once again. It’s almost a weekly occurrence by now, and he’s lucky all your classes are in the morning.

“Man, you’re almost as forgetful as me,” you joke as you swing the door open but your words die in your throat. Standing in front of you is your ex, Jaebyeong, with a smile you never thought you had to see again on his face.

“Hey, (Y/N),” there’s a drawl to his words and you can smell a hint of alcohol on his breath. “It’s been a while.”

You grimace. “And there’s a reason for that. Why are you here?” You lean away from him but as drunk as he is, Jaebyeong doesn’t seem to notice and instead takes a shaky step forward.

“I missed you,” he says, his smile widening. “Why did you even leave me in the first place?”

You take another step back into your room, but that proves to be a mistake as he follows you forward. “You left me, remember Jaebyeong?” you ask under your breath. “You left me for Saeyeon.”

Jaebyeong waves his hand. “Ah, that was so long ago. Aren’t you over it? Don’t you like me anymore?”

He leans in as if to kiss you but in the corner of your vision, you see a hand land on his shoulder and pull Jaebyeong away so harshly that he almost slams into the doorframe. “Get away from her, asshole.”

San is standing there, plastic bags at his feet, and you’ve never been so excited to see him in your life, and that’s saying something. Jaebyeong looks your roommate up and down, and although your ex is almost a head taller, he notices the strength in San’s arms and the unbridled anger in his gaze and he turns and leaves without another word.

As he moves out of sight, San sighs and moves forward, grabbing your shoulders. “Are you all right? Did he hurt you?”

You shake your head. “Yeah, he just…rattled me. I haven’t seen him in two years and now he decides to come crawling back?” You force out a laugh but it sounds fake even to San’s ears judging by the look he gives you. “Did you get my tea?”

It’s the saddest effort you’ve ever had to change the topic but San takes pity on you and drops it. “Yeah, is peach all right?” You nod and he goes back into the hallway to retrieve his groceries. “Go sit on the couch and relax. I’ll pop on a movie and we can have a roommates only movie night. No arguments.”

He fixes you with a look but to be honest, he didn’t really need to because you want to forget about that encounter, and you’d also love to spend more time with him anyways.

—

“(Y/N) I’m so happy for you!” Karina runs up to you, big eyes shining excitedly. “You and San are finally going out!”

“What?” You’re confused. At least three other people have congratulated you and Wooyoung winked at you just this morning so when Karina drops this huge bomb on you, you’re understandably a bit stressed out. “We’re not?”

“But Mina heard it from Jisoo, and Jisoo heard it from Irene, who heard it from Baekhyun who heard it from Mark who heard it from Jaebyeong. You’re with San!”

Your mouth drops open as it all comes together. “Oh, no, no, no,” you say quickly, shaking your head. “San and I are not together.” You explain the situation to her and Karina’s face falls.

“Oh, no. I’m so sorry, (Y/N),” she says, more miserable than you are right now. “You were so in love with him.”

“I am not!” you exclaim a little too loudly.

“You’re not? That’s too bad cus I was going to ask you out.” A familiar voice makes you freeze in your tracks and you slowly turn around to face Choi San himself, a smirk on his face.

“San! Heyyy,” you say slowly, drawing out the vowel, and Karina makes her quiet escape. “So about that…”

San steps closer and you take one, tiny, tiny step back. “So. About that,” he mimics and you groan and roll your eyes, unable to stop yourself from your usual banter. He giggles along but then becomes serious. “So you love me?”

“Well, I wouldn’t say that,” you mumble out, twisting your fingers together, but one look from him and you crumble. “Okay, maybe I am in love but I think I did a good job of being subtle.”

From the laugh that comes out of San’s mouth, you realise that he, in fact, is not as oblivious as you thought but just didn’t do anything about it. “Subtle to who?” Your frown deepens.

“Okay, well, if you’re going to be a dick about it, I’d rather you just reject me so I can get on with life and find a new roommate,” you grump. “I’m not in the mood to get my heart broken so do it as gently as possible.”

San’s expression immediately becomes serious. “Wait, I’m sorry,” he says softly. “I don’t mean to make fun of you and I definitely don’t want your heart to break.”

Your face scrunches you and you have to will yourself not to cry. “Well then. I don’t know if I want to pretend this never happened cus I will inevitably get hurt.”

You’re just about to start sobbing and you really don’t want that to happen. You turn away and start to walk, but strong arms wrap themselves around your waist and San’s face appears in your peripheral vision. “No, I don’t want that either. What I’m trying to say…is that I love you too.”

You bite your lip. “If you’re joking I might have to kill you, San, and I don’t want that to happen.”

San can’t help but chuckle but soon buries his face in the crook of your neck. “I don’t want that to happen either. How else will I get to hold my favourite girl?”

You let a sigh escape and you slowly relax in his hold. “I’m your favourite?”

San laughs at how cute you look right now. “Mmh, who else would it be? I’ve loved you since you bumped into me four years ago.”

You slap his arm but butterflies erupt in your stomach at his words. “Why didn’t you do anything about it then?”

“Mmh, I kinda thought you were cute trying to be obvious but I was going to tell you before finals ended,” San teases and you can feel your face grow hot but the feelings you have for him only intensify after his confession.

“I love you” you can’t help but murmur to yourself.

“I love you too,” San hums back, turning you around so that he can look into your eyes. “Can I kiss you?”

You don’t speak in fear of not being intelligible and instead just nod. San smiles the biggest you’ve ever seen and his hands move from his shoulders to your face and you close your eyes in anticipation. And when his lips touch yours you swear you would’ve melted on the spot if his touch wasn’t grounding you.

“You loved me first,” you murmur against his lips, and you can’t help the smile from spreading across your face as you lean back for some air.

“And you loved me next,” San responds, pulling you back in with another kiss.

[pico-digital-studios]

Into, Across and Beyond! Scripting: The Ring Racers

During Tails of Trials, after the search for the SRB2 statue slipped up a bit, the Blur Gang and SRB2 Sonic's team were called over to Robotnik's base over at Sunbeam Paradise, where Tails was at.

SRB2 Sonic: Yo, Tails!

SRB2 Tails: Hey, Sonic! Glad you could make it!

OMT!Tails: So, what did you call us here for?

SRB2 Tails: Me and Robotnik had been working together on some new, more harmless tech that we feel could be of use to help stop this "EggOmega" creep. Right this way, everyone!

They followed Tails through to a room with a circular platform.

Mr. Needlemouse: Boy, it sure is dark in 'ere. Any of ya got a light we can use?

SRB2 Robotnik: Oh, heck. So sorry about that. Just... gather around, please, and we'll show you part of the tech in action.

The team did so as the central chamber lit up, revealing a huge chamber in the centre with a flashing ring inside.

OMT!Mina: So, what's this here?

SRB2 Robotnik: This, my friends, is the one and only High Voltage Ring! Me and Prower managed to make this as a marvel of our combined mindpower! This is where our work began, within this very laboratory. The power of 80,000 rings compressed into a single focal point! That said, it is still far from perfect...

CU!Sonic: It does seem like you're both doing great with creating something like this! Never thought I'd see the day where more than one Tails and Robotnik would be working together on harmless tech.

SRB2 Tails: And naturally, our progress has been amazing! The world really needs our work here.

SRB2 Amy: This is truly amazing work, guys! Well done!

SRB2 Sonic: Heh, yeah! Way to go, buddy!

SRB2 Robotnik: And, for once, I could use a power source that doesn't rely on uncooperative ancient forces.

Trip: Well, I'm sure they might not really understand your genius all that much, right?

SRB2 Robotnik: Haha... Very funny...

Antho: So, what's this whole shebang meant to power? An eco-friendly source for cities?

SRB2 Fang: A casino with the finest riches money can buy?

Mr. Needlemouse: A factory that produces chilli dogs and hammers that always fit in your pocket?

SRB2 Robotnik: Nope, none of those.

SRB2 Tails: Over the past couple of weeks, me and Robotnik have been working on some technology that could do wonders in the future, known as... the Ring Racers!

OMT!Tails: That sounds awesome! Do you have anything you can show us?

SRB2 Robotnik: You know, I may very well do. Let's go get a couple to show them, Tails.

SRB2 Tails: Alright, then!

They headed into another room.

D-Sides Mighty: So... Where'd the kids get to?

CR!Sonic: They went on ahead of us to another dimension to track down one of the statues in our steed. The place is kinda like... a schoolhouse?

CU!Sonic: Ah, that school endeavour, right? I kinda remember that.

OMT!Mina: So, what do you think those two have been developing under that "Ring Racers" name?

OMT!Tails: Gotta be something related to vehicles.

BK!Amy: Yeah, that should be the long and short of it.

The duo came out with a pair of (seemingly) regular go-karts as Mr. NM and SRB2 Fang were baffled.

Mr. Needlemouse and SRB2 Fang (unknowingly in unison): Go-karts?! Seriously?!

SRB2 Knuckles: Is this seriously the best thing you could think of after the Black Rock incident, Robotnik?

SRB2 Robotnik: Ah, these are no ordinary go-karts! You see, these babies are powered by the many rings you can find across dimensions, and with this ring power, they can get up to tremendous speeds!

CR!Sonic: Lemme guess; they're still slower than our running?

SRB2 Robotnik: Cocky as ever, I see. That said, these Ring Racers are capable of wielding different items that you can use to your advantage, either in races or when you're facing other enemies. Speaking of, there's something me and Tails really need at least one of you to go and investigate.

SRB2 Tails: There's a location over at Espresso Lane that's concealed away from a planned race track, and there's some kind of nasty activity going on over there. We tried looking into it, but the way to reach that area is a little... complicated, to say the least.

OMT!Mina: Sounds like we've got some work on our hands.

Antho: Where do we go?

SRB2 Robotnik: There's a teleporter back through in the other room that will take you straight there, though trying to get inside is a feat in itself. Here! One of you's gonna need this sheet for the exact specifications.

He passed them a sheet with some instructions to follow on just how to reach the closed-off location.

OMT!Tails: Man, this really does look complicated.

Ex-Prince Brian: No kidding there.

SRB2 Robotnik: Whatever's there might just be housing this statue you're trying to hunt down.

OMT!Tails: So who's gonna go and investigate it?

Antho: Leave this one to me and Trip, kid!

Trip: M-Me?

Antho: Yeah! Your wall-rolling could really come in handy for getting us up there.

Trip: Heh, fair point.

Nine: I'll guide them to the teleporter. I saw another one as we were coming into the place.

SRB2 Robotnik: Very well, then! As for the rest of you lot, it might be worth getting in some practice with the Ring Racers just in case you need them later.

OMT!Tails: Can't yet guarantee it, but sure!

SRB2 Robotnik: Excellent! The start of the training course is just down this hallway. Besides, we haven't yet nailed down what locations we should start advertising the Ring Racer tournaments at yet, but the vehicles should be all good to go.

Mr. Needlemouse: Still don't get the point of drivin' around in go-karts. We could just run wherever.

SRB2 Robotnik: ...Or you can feel that way, I guess. Well, no time to waste! Let's get started!

The group outside of Antho and Trip headed onwards.

SRB2 Tails: Is it me, or was one of them my own OC come to life?

SRB2 Robotnik: That's alternate dimensions for you, kid.

SRB2 Sonic: Yep. Crossovers happen so often here that I'm pretty much used to it. Well, let's see what these karts are capable of!

SRB2 Amy: Let's do it to it!

They entered the virtual training course where the crew got into their respective karts.

SRB2 Robotnik: Oh! Before you get started, there's some special spray cans you should look at.

Ex-Prince Brian: Seriously? You didn't invent spray cans. No Dr. Robotnik in the universe has ever done that.

SRB2 Robotnik: Oh, you are mistaken, lemonade hedgehog! You haven't heard about these Spray Cans!

Ex-Prince Brian: >:(

SRB2 Robotnik: These are miniature factories, each one a renewable supply of a nontoxic chemical that can cleanly adhere to any surface! When you have these on hand before actual races, you can safely dye your fur AND redeco your vehicle with the same spray can! Well, you know, considering we've been enemies this long in different dimensions, I've been left curious... What is each of your favourite colours?

He presented several for the group to look at.

OMT!Tails: Hmm... I'll go with green!

SRB2 Robotnik: Green? Really? Surely you've had enough of green and hills to last you a lifetime?

OMT!Tails: Well, what can I say, doc? I'm not the one with the job title of "rain forest ravager".

SRB2 Robotnik (mumbling): I swear, you nature lovers would kiss a plant if you could get away with it.

Nitro (whispering to Brian): Should we tell him?

Ex-Prince Brian (whispering back): Nah, let's let it slide here.

SRB2 Robotnik: What are you two babbling about?

Nitro: Eh, nothing.

SRB2 Robotnik: Anyways, next one!

CR!Sonic: I'm gonna go with the blue! Can't beat the classics!

SRB2 Robotnik: Oh, your fur colour? I thought you'd maybe go with something a little different.

CR!Sonic (smirking): Well, if this works like you say it does, I could always make YOU look like ME.

SRB2 Robotnik: And brandish the shade of my original biggest enemy?! Not likely.

Nitro: Hmm... I'll opt for purple!

SRB2 Robotnik: Purple, purple... Where have I seen you use that shade of purple before, Tails?

SRB2 Tails: The SS Tornado-EX, silly! You know, I don't think Blaze knows about our team-up yet.

SRB2 Sonic: Yeah. She'll probably understand, though... I really wish you hadn't gone to those measures back then, Eggy.

SRB2 Robotnik: If I had been nicer, you wouldn't've even MET Blaze at all!

OMT!Mina took note of one in a Platinum colour.

OMT!Mina: Hmm... I'm gonna go for this one!

SRB2 Robotnik (baffled): Hey, hold on. The Platinum one isn't supposed to be amongst those colours!

OMT!Mina: Nah, I like it! If it's meant to be a system error, then your systems are handling it quite well!

BK!Amy: And I'll go with violet!

SRB2 Robotnik: Ah, the fine hue of megamalatricarbo-sonichloride!

BK!Amy: Ew, yuck. No, it reminds me of the flowers I used to smell over at Little Planet!

EX!Alice picked up the white can.

SRB2 Robotnik: Oh, so you like the snow, eh? Maybe you'd enjoy visiting my hand-crafted biome; Robotnik Winter.

EX!Alice: Eh, no thanks. I prefer my white un-irradiated.

CU!Sonic picked up the pink can, looking longingly at it, which Robotnik took notice of.

SRB2 Robotnik: Something on your mind, Sonic?

CU!Sonic: Just thinking about the memories me and my wife used to share before...

SRB2 Robotnik: Right. Yes, of course. My condolences, Sonic.

Soon, everyone had picked out their colours of choice and decorated their karts.

Ex-Prince Brian: Well, looks like we're all good to go!

SRB2 Robotnik: Excellent! Time to see how you all do behind the wheel!

Mr. Needlemouse: Free chilli dog on me if I win!

Mini Sonic: Heh, you're on, NM!

SRB2 Robotnik: (Is he meant to be a rabbit, or a hedgehog? Strange...) Well, everyone, get into positions, and DON'T cross the digital line until you hear me say "GO!".

OMT!Tails: You got it!

Mr. Needlemouse: Well, what's stopping us from just crossing that tape anyway, doc?

He tried that, only to temporarily disappear and be plopped back into position.

SRB2 Robotnik: That's what. You actually have to wait your turn, you imbecile!

Mr. Needlemouse (pouting): You're no fun.

SRB2 Tails: It's just the rules of how it works, you know? Can't be fun if there aren't any rules in play.

CR!Sonic: Alright, we're ready!

SRB2 Robotnik: Alright! Ready your engines!

The groups did so, ready to start the race on the virtual training course.

SRB2 Robotnik: Three... two... one...

And as intended, everyone began their race on the word...

SRB2 Robotnik: GO!

With that out of the way, I'd like to mention here that the Ring Racers are going to play a VERY important part come the story's finale, and if you know about some special levels from Ring Racers, you'll know the whole deal in advance. And for those who know about the secret boss encounter in the game, you'll know where Antho and Trip are both headed.

Mr. NM: I will say, I wish there was a little more comeback potential. And by that, I mean, can they teleport me straight to first place? I swear I'd be a master at this if I got placed in first!

[frodo-with-glasses]

More Reading Thoughts: The Steward and the King

New chapter, let’s go!

Dude Eowyn chill out lol

Eowyn: “I’m bummed because I tried to commit sudoku and it didn’t work.” Faramir: “Please don’t do that. You’re too pretty to die. But hey, if it makes you feel any better, we all might die anyway, so you might as well rest up if you wanna be able to fight.” Eowyn: “But they want me to stay in bed. And my window doesn’t look eastward :’-C” Faramir: “Oh! I can fix that! :-D”

AND NOW MERRY AND FARAMIR GET TO CHAT!! DUDE!!

First Bergil, and now Faramir!! This just in: All of Pippin’s friends eventually become Merry’s friends. When am I gonna get my scene with Beregond and Merry, huh??

(I probably won’t but a girl can dream)

Tbh I think the Warden ships Farawyn

Faramir: “I’mma give you my dead mom’s cloak ‘cause it’s beautiful and sad like you”

Faramir: “Man, it’s been great hanging out with you. I really hope the world doesn’t end now, ‘cause I don’t want to lose this.” Eowyn, a genius: “This what?”

This whole scene plays out like a cheesy Bollywood movie. It’s so over-the-top. I love it X’-D

And then everybody MAGICALLY STARTS SINGING AT ONCE

“And his duty was to prepare for one who would replace him” 👀 John the Baptist is that you??

And here we see the healing power of love *throws confetti*

YOOOOOOO WE GET MORE GONDORIAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WAIT

Okay so we have trumpets, bells, harps, viols, flutes, and horns listed so far. I’m gonna want to answer that ask more thoroughly at some point won’t I?? ‘Cause I have didn’t have this information before but NOW I DO

Heyyy there’s somebody named Hurin! Hopefully his life has been better than the original one

(I can’t imagine naming your kid after someone who’s best known for having a son with the Worst Life Ever. Like, okay, sassing Morgoth to his face is pretty cool, but is it worth it?? Is it really?? Like the only thing worse would actually be naming your kid Turin. … They’ve done that too, haven’t they?)

ELFHELM!!!

ELFHELM SURVIVED!!

ELFHELM OF DAD JOKES I LOVE YOU

Hahaha hi Ioreth

“They are dear friends, I hear.” HECK YES THEY ARE

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW RIGHT YOU ARE IORETH

Listen one of my favorite tropes is when people in-universe acknowledge the bromance as An Official ThingTM, so this is PEAK. THANK YOU TOLKIEN

Faramir: “I give you my stick.” Aragorn: “No u”

Goodness GRACIOUS that is a whole paragraph of titles for Aragorn. What the heck. Who is it in my notes that always tags Aragorn as “local man has too many names, local authorities report” because you are RIGHT

“Now according to tradition, he should take the crown from his father, but given that his father didn’t have the crown and is also very much dead—”

Faramir: “I give you the crown” Aragorn: “NO U”

And now Frodo does the task of a ring-bearer in an actual wedding, which is to carry the shiny thing to somebody so they can give it to somebody else

“HEY! LET’S HEAR IT FOR CAPTAIN AMERICA!”

Woohoo King Aragorn!

WAIT

HOLD UP

‘ITS GATES WERE WROUGHT OF MITHRIL AND STEEL’??

YOOOOOO!! That’s a 100% METAL DOOR!! In a MEDIEVAL SETTING!! Even WE don’t have huge metal doors for most things, and we’re in the modern age!

First of all, imagine how shiny! Secondly, IMAGINE HOW FREAKIN’ SCI-FI—

BEREGOOOOOOOOND

HELLO MY BOO I’VE MISSED YOU

“And the king said to Beregond: ‘Beregond…’”

Pffft

I must be slaphappy, ‘cause for some reason I find his name being written twice in a row to be very funny

Aragorn: “Okay so you’re not in trouble, but you’re also not allowed to be a Guard of the Citadel anymore.” Beregond: “😨☹️😭” Aragorn: “…Because you’re gonna work FOR FARAMIR! GET PROMOTED ON, IDIOT!!” Beregond: “😧 … 🤩🥳🎉🎊🎈”

Aww haha Aragorn and Eomer hug X-D

Eowyn, to Faramir: “I’ll be back later, I promise.” Eomer, probably: “👀😨😡”

Aragorn: “Pls stick around, friends, I love you guys”

Frodo: “Pippin, you were wrong, Gandalf is keeping secrets again.” Gandalf: “excuse”

Aragorn, excitedly: “LE GASP!! A TREE!!”

Okay so lemme get this straight: Aragorn wasn’t allowed to marry Arwen until he found a tree??

Right. Okay. 🤣🤣🤣

I’m sure this is very symbolically important and whatever but it’s almost 3 AM and I just think it’s the funniest thing I’ve heard all night

GLORFINDELLLLLL

GLORFINDEL HI!!

I’VE MISSED YOU FRIEND!!! 8-D

I guess all these other elves are here too but I don’t really care ROFLOL

This chapter really is the epitome of Tolkien going “oh shoot I guess I’d better include some romance in here huh”

[mekanikaltrifle]

hi! (monster) and (wound) for juniper and/or dani?

Oh these are good choices and you're so right. Lemme just get my tunes on for these two powerful women (of varying friendliness quotients). Of course, when given two OCs I am gonna write for two OCs so watch out for a big ol' long post below lads :D

monster: Is your OC monstrous in any way? Is there something that makes them monstrous? Are they aware of their own monstrosity? Do they accept it or reject it?

Dani doesn't want to accept it. Objectively, she is monstrous; vampires are rarely considered human, after all, and she's already done horrific things even before she cut her fangs. Tearing a living, screaming human being into bloody viscera in a frenzy was something she wishes she could forget-- and she often lies and says she doesn't remember her 'first' frenzy at all let alone with enough clarity to recall butchering that man, but it's just that. A lie.

Dr Reyes doesn't kill people. The monster does. Dr Reyes is a good person. The monster isn't. But both are her. She's under no illusions that the thing riding her body when she's angry is her, part of her, and irredeemably so. She just wishes she could be dumb enough to play pretend like so many of the fucking Sabbat, acting like freedom will cure them of their guilt.

No Path will cure this, and no Road means anything. Freedom isn't throwing yourself away to play at being a monster just because it makes you nto want to tear your own fangs out of your head and run into a sunrise.

So, she works. She hasn't told her family what's happened yet and probably never will. They'll see her one last time and then she's keeping her distance forever. Her mortal friends died for some stupid Sabbat war, and she cured the vampires' plague when she could have just let them all die. But it'd have killed humanity too. She's going to work for however long she's got now to find the root of how vampires work, where their curses come from... and then she's going to try to alleviate the monster, one step at a time. Dani's going to kill this Beast with kindness, because it's hard, and it's the only way for her.

--

Juniper isn't a monster, as far as she knows. She thought she was for a while, lied to and misled by the Catholicism still in her head as a child during her very early days as a hunter. The Society of Leopold, and its Inquisitors, weren't sure what she was either.

Mortal, sure, with a heartbeat and breath and all the mortal concerns like needing to eat and sleep and other animal needs.

But mortals can't usually See, not with a burlap sack over their head and struggling to breathe properly through the layers of tape-- and yet, she can. She can see anywhere, in clear crystal clarity and she's sure as hell she's not one of those 'witches' the Inquisitors kept trying hunt. Monsters freeze in her gaze, and voices from beyond tell her what to do, and she's sure she's not a monster at all. She can speak a curse and deprive them of power, and stay awake for days on end, pushing the bounds of 'mortal' needs so clearly...

But how's a body supposed to reconcile with the fact that she's been through things that should kill a soul and come back swinging. Lived this long without stopping? Fought this hard, even when the world that was supposed to end didn't and there's still things out there killing people every night?

But there's no monsters out there, she thinks. Only people.

--

wound: How does your OC handle being wounded? Are their wounds mostly physical? Mental? Emotional? What's the worst wound your OC has ever experienced?

Dr Reyes, up until her Embrace, had not suffered huge injuries. Working on a digsite is often dangerous, even with all the best practice and safety procedures. She could lose track recounting all the times she'd hit a limb off rocks or slipped in mud and sand, caught her fingers on pieces of metal or tools she was using, and on one memorable occasion her best friend rolled over her foot with a pickup truck back home in Guadalajara when she was visiting her parents. And she's in good spirits about it all, telling you the story with her still-sunwarmed cheeks creased in laughter and her calloused hands gesturing all over the shop.

Since her Embrace though? She can count two worst ones so far, one physical and one mental.

The first, the physical, came during the scramble to end the blood plague. She and the other two were fighting vampires-- really strange, augmented vampires-- and one of them had arms that looked like scorpion-tails. Being unprepared to face something like this as a literal day-old fledgling Tremere, she fumbled the shot with her shotgun (something she's no good at using; she's not a firearms person), and subsequently took a blow full force to the centre of her chest.

This being a sharp barb propelled by inhuman strength, the whole thing went clean through her ribcage, and then pulled back out the way it came. Now, Dani is a survivor despite it all. But that was... startling, because if it had happened a mere two days before, she'd have died outright. It's have hurt, but she'd have simply died. But as a vampire she had to endure it, and not being able to speak let alone draw breath to cope with the pain of having a lung almost cleaved in two was not okay. She's grateful that the thing didn't pierce her heart, because that probably would have killed her, but she was not in the best fucking mood that day.

The mental? Now, that's a story.

Her Embrace was a brutal thing, a voyeuristic Tremere lab setup in which her friends couldn't do anything to help her other than watch through layers of sterile glass as her domitor-turned-sire drained her on order of their boss.

But right before it, the thing that brought her down, was a simple magical circle. Later she'd look it up in Tremere magical tomes and find it was a variant of the 'Ward Against Ghouls' sigil, built around her as she stood talking to her then-domitor Atlas. As Atlas struggled to tell her what they were about to do to her, she backed up, begging them not to. To reconsider. And then, she broke the outer line of the sigil on the floor and agony shot through her, strong enough that she can't even describe it.

In mechanical terms the sigil shattered through four of her seven health points in one second, dealing lethal damage, and if she'd not fallen to her knees in front of Atlas, it probably would have killed her from pain alone.

She still struggles to even comprehend what it was that happened. She's looked up the rituals and whatever else she can find, and now being part of the Tremere but not part of the Pyramid, it's not easy. But she just can't touch the memory of that second of agony without feeling like she's going to pass out.

--

Wounds are part and parcel of the job. Juniper takes them in stride as best she can, unless they damage her legs and then she does what she can sitting down.

She's been put to death's door a few times. Took minor scrapes. Come out of fights better or worse, sometimes with more her own blood than someone else's on her and vice versa. Usually they don't bother her more than the time it takes to patch the thing up and recover just long enough to get moving again. Does this mean she's scarred? Oh very much so.

The worst one, however? June has been through enough wounds by this point-- 17 years at the hunt and counting (as of roughly 2020-ish)-- that it'd be hard to truly quantify.

That said, the one wound she truly believes was going to kill her and still gives her pause to this day came during a team hunt back in 2007. She was called Junie then, or sometimes Bluebird, because she had all the grace and air of a newly fledged chick and bright blue dyed hair. A crew picked her up out of a truckstop in the middle of nowhere and she was grateful for the company. Ten-strong hunter squad, and confident for what they had going on. With nothing else to do, she offered to help and given most of them were Imbued like her, it was nice to be in likeminded company for a change.

What should have been a normal patrol became a bloodbath, one regular night. She's still not sure what happened, but the thing this crew were tracking wasn't a vampire, or a ghost or anything she was used to. It was... nastier. It could take minds and jump bodies and it managed to kill five hunters in two and a half minutes. The chaos had its benefits though; where the hunter next to her had her skull blown open at the eye socket, spraying everything with all that suddenly-wasted promise, Junie simply took a crossbow bolt to the ribs and collapsed.

The remainder of the crew, now only three people, came to the scene too late to save anyone but her, and she was not in good health. Junie of the time was not a huge bulk of a butch-- she was skinny, and still recovering from a bout of severe undernutriton during a stint homeless in Los Angeles. Put simply, her health was already poor. When the crew realised that the crossbow the monster had used was one of theirs, and therefore poisoned, they knew this was not a matter of 'if' it killed her, but 'when'.

She doesn't recall any of this point in her life with any clarity whatsoever, but knows she was deeply afraid, and very sure this was it. A pathetic death from being caught unprepared, for a young failure of a hunter. She wasn't ready for it. Something about the fear, which stuck even after they'd got a Redeemer with healing abilities to put enough life back into her she survived the worst... well, she suddenly had a very powerful motivator to get so big and untouchable that nothing would make her that afraid again.

So Juniper coped with it the only way she knew how: by getting meaner.

[wellthebardsdead]

Flynt: *hurries into proudspire manor after taking in how big solitude really is with his own eyes for the first time* My house is huge!! WE HAD A BASEMENT THIS WHOLE TIME?!

Taliesin: yes dear where do you think I carry you for bath time?

Flynt: … *hurries downstairs and looks around* NO WONDER I KEPT GETTING LOST!

Taliesin: *snickers and watches him hurry back up* Well we have all the time in the world now to explore~

Inigo: *walks downstairs* my friends! You’re back! How did your journey go?

Flynt: YOURE BLUE?!

Inigo: I- yes I have always been blu- YOU CAN SEE ME?!

Flynt: yes!

Inigo: *hurries down the steps and runs to him pulling him into a hug* MY FRIEND THIS IS GREAT! How did you-

Flynt: *suddenly holds his face in his hands staring at every detail he can take in* you’re even more handsome than I imagined! And your patterns are so unusual and pretty!

Inigo: *ears relaxing and tail hugging himself* o-oh. My friend thank you. You are very handsome yourself! I ca-

Lucien: *walks in from the study* what’s the commotion fo- oh you’re back! Splendid! Everything go okay?

Taliesin: far better than just okay~

Flynt: Lou, your hair it’s, blond??? I pictured you having dark brown hair but… you’re still really lovely to look at.

Lucien: … *walks over and looks at his eyes* … oh. My GOOOOOOOOOOD FLYNT YOU CAN SEE?!

Caryalind: *runs in from the kitchen* Flynt can what now?!

Flynt: *visibly blushing* Wow I- y- *looks to Taliesin as if asking permission*

Taliesin: hm? Oh go ahead dear~ I think he’s delightful to look at too~

Flynt: *nods and smiles looking back at Cary* you’re so pretty, I couldn’t really imagine what you looked like b- oh no don’t cry!

Caryalind: *hands covering his mouth remembering how flynt was when they first met. What the dominion had done to him, what they took from him that he now has back* o-oh flynt… I-I’m so happy for you. *sniffles and dries his eyes looking at him and Taliesin* for both of you!

Khash: *walks in yawning* why’s everyone yell- OOH! Flynt! Tali! You’re home!

Flynt: *now tearing up himself seeing his adopted daughter* oh Khash- y-you’re so- *sniffles and hugs her* you’re so much cuter than I’d imagined!

Khash: *hugs back* I am? Wait- you can- YOU GOT YOUR EYES BACK! Lemme see them! *grabs his face seeing his warm brown eyes and excitedly tapping her feet* they’re so pretty!!!

Flynt: *laughs and smiles drying his face* thank you Khash, I ha-

Kaidan: *walks in holding groceries* I’m back-

Flynt: *cranes his neck up to see his face* FUCKING AY YOURE GIGANTIC!

[fragmentedlegends]

"Hahaha, as if I'd work with a silly Daffidol-icus like you!" The Captain's signature bastardized shit-eating grin couldn't be any more apparent when Astor approached him; something, something, something about similar goals. Palutena's Beast of Light rests his dual blades upon each shoulder, snickering as if Astor told him the funniest joke... Oh, wait. Astor is the joke.

"Listen, pal, I got a job-icus to do, and everything IS going to happen-icus. You'll get your precious Calamity, and the Champions will fall along with their Princess and her little knight-icus; however, they will not be on YOUR terms."

That gleam in his eyes was anything but angelic; the excitement of battle, his hands itching for a good fight. Pit twirls his dual blades with grace, soon to have them settle in his hands as he takes a battle stance, "In fact-icus, I'll just do us a favor and speed up the process with your death."

Nothing nor anyone will ever stand in his way; may the Goddesses' Will be done with bloodied hands or not.

Accidentally answered in Discord, oops—shared with permission. ❤️

Astor: Oh yes, little angel, you do so well. Your task is carried, your kingdom come, and you writhe away at it like the child you appear to be.

But then…you’ve never been good at keeping a distance, have you?

—-

Pit: *arches a brow, keeping his smug smirk. There's a bit of chuckling with the way his shoulders go up and down* And I never understood why-icus they say youth is wasted on the young, but meeting you now, I can see why. Better a child than a corpse~

However, there is a little bit of sting there, but as a performer, especially when chained to the will of higher beings, Pit only licks his lips, baring those sharp canines in a grin

Ya know-icus, I've been alive for a VERY long time, and before you go on... Can I play, too, though? Hm, lemme see-icus... *he lowers his voice to mock Astor as if playing the role of the villain* 'Foolish Angel! Do you really have it in you?'

Pit's arrogance knows no bounds

He snorts Hahaha, I think I did that pretty good-icus, huh? Now, MORTAL, let's see what else you know, or... should I say-icus.. Let me show you just how intimate I can be, we have time~<3

—-

Astor, opening his arms wide: Bravo. I dare say, you and the Yiga Clan would get on *swell* with your *theatrics.*

Indeed you have lived a long time. Long enough to know that your mission—your Goddess—They are the withstanding. They will continue long after this world and its people perish. And, so long as certain events occur at certain times, your Goddess will be pleased—She will love you, just as you want.

And if there is deviation…oh, well. She doesn’t get angry at you often, does She?

But you’ve noticed, occasionally, that look. That doubt. That wondering whisper—“Perhaps I chose wrong.”

So yes, Little Angel, you may fight me, and, by extension, Calamity Ganon, far before this promised day arrives—or. We can assure that the future is free of those pesky little divots that pop up from this branch or that—so many possibilities. So many variations. So many chances for it all to go awry.

I’m not asking much. A trifle, really. You may have your glory to your Goddess, take it, my friend, there’s no older song of past romance—all I ask is that during a certain time you keep a certain knight occupied. Simple. Yes?

—-

How does one stop a dog? *Show it a treat and appeal to its appetite.*

Astor must have experience with dogs because his words are enough to stop Pit right in his tracks. The prideful, arrogant grin fades; there's that spark of fire in those eyes. Bingo, Astor has his attention - the loose leash of Palutena's mad dog is up for grabs... And it seems Astor is slowly picking it up.

"I have absolute faith in Lady Palutena; don't you dare speak on her behalf. I ought to cut that tongue out-"

This dog still bares his fangs, snarling at those skinny, sickly hands that dare try to pick his leash up, but still, Astor has the *treat* that keeps the Beast of Light's interest. Careful, Careful, dark one.

"-... I don't trust a word you say, but I'll tell you what, seer. I'll *let* you live this time, but the next time we meet, there will be no mercy. Get out of my sight."

The seed of doubt is planted, panic and anxiety sprouting deep in his chest... what if what if what if. The Captain of Angels will have to mule on this, but with his venomous words... they were just his way of not wanting to accept defeat.

[aalissy]

Stupid in Love

Whoop whoop!! Day 10 is done :)!! Lemme know what you guys think! It’s just 1,000 words of dating Adrienette fluff hahah. Also, see if you can catch the little tiny musical reference I put into this chapter ;).

AO3

Marinette sank into Adrien’s arms as soon as she arrived outside of their school. She sighed with contentment, nuzzling into his chest as he squeezed her tighter. His chin bumped against her head and she felt his lips brush against her hair delicately in a light kiss. 

She giggled, pressing her face even further into his chest, enjoying his warmth enveloping her. “I missed you.”

“Mmm,” Adrien hummed. “I missed you too.”

“You two literally saw each other yesterday. Where you literally did this exact same thing.” Alya’s voice interrupted their cuddling. “Oh, and you did this the day before yesterday as well. And, oh wait, you did this again the day before that too.”

Feeling disgruntled from having to lean away from her boyfriend’s arms, Marinette shot a glare over at her best friend who was looking at them amusedly. Before she could get too far away, though, Adrien slung an arm over her shoulders, snuggling her back into his side.

She looked up at him happily, feeling butterflies erupt in her stomach. How long had she spent wishing that something like this would be possible? Standing up on her tip-toes, she pecked a kiss on his cheek. 

Adrien’s eyes widened before they looked down at her with soft adoration. Marinette squeaked out a pleased hum as he leaned down, brushing her own cheek with a kiss.

“Oh my god, you two are absolutely stupid with love. I’ll never get it. Don’t you ever get sick of it?” Alya looked between the two of them incredulously even as her smirk widened.

“Hey, we’re just making up for lost time!” Adrien said, finally managing to tear his gaze away from his girlfriend.

“So much lost time,” Marinette muttered, shaking her head with an exhausted sigh. 

His head dipped back as he groaned with annoyance. “All of which was my fault as I was too oblivious to see what was under my nose the whole time.”

“Hey,” she cooed, stroking his cheek and bringing their gazes back together again. “It was my fault too! I could have been a lot clearer with my signals.”

 “Nope! I won’t let you take the blame for my mistakes.” Adrien shook his head firmly. “I should have known my feelings for you were more than friendship the very first time you kissed me.”

Marinette bit her bottom lip, hiding a smile. Peeking up at him from beneath her lashes, she asked, “Y-you liked me even back then?”

“I liked you from the very beginning.” He cupped her cheek in his hand gently. “I was just too blind to realize it. My feelings for you crept up on me so slowly that I didn’t realize it until it was almost too late.”

Winding her arms around Adrien’s neck, Marinette shook her head. “You could never be too late, Adrien. I’m pretty sure I could never get rid of my feelings for you.”

“Good, because I know my feelings for you will never go away.”

He leaned down, his nose bumping against hers lightly. She giggled before closing her eyes to receive a kiss.

“Hey lovebirds.” Nino’s voice startled them from their would-be kiss. They sprang away from each other, looking at their friends rather guiltily. “We’re going to be late to class if you keep standing there staring into each other’s eyes like that.”

Alya elbowed her boyfriend, giving him a glare. “You couldn’t have done that after they kissed?!”

She huffed, storming off inside the school even as Nino shouted and chased after her.

Adrien scratched the back of his neck with a shy chuckle. “I suppose we had better follow them, huh?”

Reaching down, he squeezed her hand in his, trying to tug her up the stairs. Marinette didn’t budge, though. 

Adrien blinked, turning back around to look at her with confusion. “Marinette, is there something wrong?”

She nodded her head, ignoring Adrien’s worried, creased frown. Just as he was about to ask her what was wrong, she stood up on her tip-toes once more, cupping the back of his neck. Connecting their lips together, she melted into his mouth. It was even better than she had dreamed after all these years.

“All good!” Marinette cheered after she pulled away. Now it was her turn to guide a stunned Adrien up the stairs. He didn’t move though. His gaze was somewhere very far away as he stared dazedly at a wall. 

Giving his arm a tug with a small smirk, she asked, “Are you coming?”

He suddenly snapped back into the real world, giving her a wide, ear-splitting grin. Nodding rather goofily at her, he squeezed her hand once more before following her up the steps and into the school.

She couldn't quite contain her excitement as she walked hand-in-hand with Adrien to their first class of the day. It felt almost surreal to finally be in a relationship with the boy she had admired from afar for so long. She couldn't help but steal glances at him from the corner of her eye. He looked so devastatingly handsome with his disheveled blond hair and dazzling green eyes. 

They stopped just outside the classroom, Adrien looking at her with a pretty, pink pout on his lips. “Can’t we skip class today? Wouldn’t it be better if we made up for lost time some more and just stayed together the whole time?”

Laughing, Marinette shook her head. “Stop! I’m such a bad influence on you! We can’t just skip class!”

“But I’ll miss you.” His pout deepened.

Pressing a quick kiss to his pout, she felt her grin widen. “I’ll be right behind you.”

“Do you promise?” Adrien asked, looking at her like she was his whole world. It made her heartbeat quicken. She had never imagined that he could be this clingy.

Glancing over at the clock nervously, she nodded her head. “Yes, yes I promise, now let’s go!”

Practically shoving Adrien into the classroom as he laughed whole-heartedly, Marinette was once again struck by just how much she loved this silly boy. Alya was right. She really was stupid in love.

[thessalian]

Thess vs the Daunt

So, we're back to bullet-pointing how I'm going at Horizon: Forbidden West so far:

Okay, awesome, I can talk to old friends-- Wait. Is Avad going to hit on me again?

...Yyyyyyyyyyep. Nice try adding "when this is over", dude, but you do realise that this is not something I can think about right now? Why not try "once I set the throne aside for the little bit", okay? 'Cos I would be shit in a palace.

I ... honestly don't remember some of these people, but they're doing okay, so all's good.

WHY ARE YOU NOT LETTING ME GET RID OF VENDOR TRASH? Instead you want me to only stick my "reprogramme the machines" doohickey on the shiny new spear I got? (Which is good because mine dissolved, apparently, Because Reasons. Because Reasons sometimes suck.)

Wait, why are we talking about leaving in the morning for a ride that'll take a couple of days when we really want to get there in time for this meeting with the angry dudes? I mean, you're warrior-hunters. Surely you can manage a bit of a ride before sunset?

...Oh. That's why. Bye, Varl. I'm sure you'll follow eventually, because you Be Like That, but it'll take you awhile because I have the "reprogramme the machines" doohickey and all you've got is a Focus. Sorry, dude, but I'm about to probably-die like twenty-eight million times out there.

Okay, so what's going to be the problem that I have to solve before I can go to this Diplomacy Jamboree? ...Machines in the way, huh? I do not get you people - they die like anything else! But fine, fine; you need me to kill machines, that be what I do.

...Excuse me Mr Smug Sundom Man, you said what? And yet I have to help you. Well, I'm really helping me. You're just a somewhat unwanted bonus. Now shut up and if you call me a slave-girl again I will demonstrate why I am the Saviour, and if you're lucky it'll just be by throwing chunks of dead machine at your head.

Okay, fine, I may wander a little first. Just to pick up some fast travel points in the area. ...Hrm. Mine. And distressed Oseram. I like the Oseram. Lemme see if I can be of help. ...Dudes trapped in collapsed mine? I can handle that-- Oh. This says level 5. I am level 3. Well, fuck it, I'll manage anyway. This is story mode.

Mrrrrrrrrr WHY WILL YOU NOT LET ME SHOOT AT THE BURROWERS WHILE I'M CROUCHED IN THIS NICE CONVENIENT ENTRYWAY?!? Fine, fuck it; I'll use the stupid spear if you're so hot and horny for me to have melee combat. Assholes.

Maybe I should try platformers again. I always think I'm going to be bad at them and yet I manage these games pretty damn well and they're basically platformers with fighting mechanics attached half the time.

Aaaaaaaaand BOOM. Now, how the fuck do I get up to that ladder? I want to access that cache up there. Hrm. Well, maybe I'll skip it and pull these crates out of the gap I need to navigate-- Wait. There's yellow on top of these crates. Lemme get up to... "Pull Crate"? Oh. Ooooooooh. Drag drag drag RIGHT under the ladder and... YES! UP I GO.

Okay, I wanna know what tools I need to open those other bits and why the hell I'd want to come back here for them. Besides, like, practice.

Yeah, your guys are safe but they could probably use some help that is not me because they're kind of embarrassed about being rescued-- Wait, who forces you to work in insane dangerous places and conditions? Oh, come on; I thought it was just the Carja that did this bullshit!

Right. Apparently my tendency to hunt ALL THE THINGS as I go means that I can basically upgrade most of my shit right out the gate. Now I have done that and it's on to Chainscrape--

ULVUND YOU ARE A SHITHEAD. This "playing political games with people for your own gain" bullshit is what got the human race into this mess in the first place! I don't know if this is a comment about human nature or what, but I also guess that any of the lessons of history we needed to learn so we weren't doomed to repeat them were lost when APOLLO went screwy. FUCK.

Aww, Milduf. Trying to deal with the needs of striking workers; I hear you. And I will get you ALL THE INGREDIENTS. Just ... one question. Could we maybe have a thing where I can build myself a grill and make my own buff-inducing food? No? Okay fine. Here's your bitterleaf and meat and lemme just go get you your grill. (I WANT A COOKING MECHANIC THOUGH.)

Petra! YOU I remember! Hi! ...No, not really into playing board games, thanks. For a game that's about me saving the world, you give me all the wrong extraneous shit sometimes, y'know? I want the cooking mechanic, not the board game mechanic!

YES I AM GOING TO GO FIND EREND I JUST WANT TO GET THAT ONE LAST FAST TRAVEL POINT-- Wait. What's this satellite dish? Shiny lens? I am allowed to take? HEY I FOUND A COLLECTIBLE! This makes up for the metal flowers that turn up here being somewhat different than the metal flowers from the last game, which I cannot pick but are apparently ... traversal aids, if you get the right parts? Weird.

What is the green shiny rock? Eh, who cares; it'll be useful at some point. Right. Fast travel points. Upgrades - including for shit I will never use. Onward to Barren Light and points surrounding!

I'm going to get a fair bit more done today, mind you. See, I kind of forgot that it was Good Friday today and thus a bank holiday. If it weren't for a friend of mine's Facebook post, I would have had the alarm and getting up and logging into the work machine and wondering what the fuck was going on with the typing queue. As it is, I did wake up briefly about an hour before my alarm, but I just went back to sleep after that. Now I have to go out before everything closes (early for the bank holiday) so I can pick up some bits and pieces like pain meds and maybe something nice for dinner. I mean, I did get the big grocery shop delivered yesterday, but that was basics for meals for the month. I mean something special. Just not sure what yet. I should figure that out before I leave the house, huh?