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[jflashandclash]

Traitors of Olympus IV: Fall of the Sun

Thirty: Calex

Power Naps and Why I Don’t Like Them

  ��        Calex had done his part. He’d caught the primordial god’s attention.

           Now, they were going to die because of it.

           Calex wished he’d been able to watch one more Arsenal game on the tellie with blokes that actually cared about football or knew what sport he meant when he talked about football.

           Everything surged around them. The nausea was maddening. The air exhaling out of his lungs felt like it was dissolving as Kaos’ massive, star-dust hand reached to crush them out of memory.

           “JACK! JACK! NOW IS A GOOD TIME!” Calex screamed.

           He knew the kind of love he’d given Kaos.[1] He knew it would smash them to pieces, defying logic, to force that box into its presence.  

           Calex had begun to spin on his vines again. Similar to how he hoped Kaos had a heart that he could affect, he hoped Kaos had ears that Jack could offend.

           Calex frantically glanced to his side as best he could while he spun.

           About four meters away, Jack dangled off Euna’s belt. His mouth moved.

           Despite the plant goop earplugs, the pressure in Calex’s ears increased. He couldn’t tell if Kaos’ presence was filleting them, or if Jack’s cacophony had erupted, or if the Angel’s Trumpet had finally gone to his head and—if he were lucky—he’d wake up staring at the skies of Alnwick Castle with his family teasing him about this rubbish nightmare.

           Although he couldn’t make out the words, the force of Jack’s song was deafening. The feeling of being deafened without being able to hear? Utterly horrid. Calex would recommend crossing it off one’s bucket list without real attempt.

           His skull felt like it was being crushed by Hercules’ hands. Meanwhile, the gravity of Kaos’ presence tore at his sweater and skin, threatening to rip him to pieces.[2]

           The next time Jack’s mouth moved, Calex felt like he’d been tackled by Mrs. O’Leary.

           One of his earplugs cracked.

           Calex screamed in pain.

           He suddenly understood why the ground parted for Jack. Anything—anything would be better than this, better than the mounting intensity in his own skull, threatening to shatter his bones and muddle his brains to goo. Calex had half a thought to cutting lose the vines along his legs. Then he wouldn’t need to experience—

           The blurry form of Kaos’ hand eroded as it approached Jack, like Jack’s voice shook the particles and nonmatter apart. [3]

           Just one finger reached for Euna, still large enough to poke both their heads off if it made contact.

           And it was about to.

           Euna’s skin gleamed eerily amidst all the chaos. Her vines suddenly righted her, so she could heft her sickle to full height, upright. Her hair and tattered clothing wiped violently about her. Backbiter’s shaft seemed to grow in her hands. The two-toned blade glistened fiercely with all the colors flickering around them.

           One vine held Persephone’s rosewood box out towards the approaching finger, like the tiny bait light of an angler fish, playing chicken with a megalodon.[4]  

           Euna’s vine opened the box.

           The pressure against Calex’s skull suddenly vanished. Euna’s vines—Calex’s included—swayed towards the magnitude of that box, pulling him closer, maybe two meters away.

           The gap of nothingness under them seemed to hold its breath.

           Kaos’ finger stretched against Jack’s voice, desperate for that box. The closer it got, the more the exterior shaved down against the song. Despite that, Calex could feel the first layer of his skin start to tear off at Kaos’ proximity.

           Euna lunged, making their vines swing towards the vortex. Sweat dripped off her brow, smattering into nothingness below. Her body trembled.

           Kaos was a meter away.

           Euna swung at the finger from the side.

           She brought her sickle down.

           For an instant, Calex held his breath. He waited to see Backbiter dissolve, to see Euna sucked into this primordial god and spat back out as angry, lunch-seeking particles.

           Backbiter maintained its shape.

           Euna didn’t explode into the maelstrom.

           Instead, her sickle cleanly sliced the finger in half.

           The half closest to them exploded forward, caught in the suction of Persephone’s box. Without its anchor to Kaos, the box’s gravity won. The vine immediately snapped the lid shut.

           The other half of Kaos recoiled back into the vortex below.

           Dogs Bollix! Calex thought.

           Despite all the nausea, horror, and panic, Calex wanted to laugh. They had actually done it! They had cut off and borrowed a piece of Kaos! He was going to vomit a good four times, tidy himself up, give Euna a proper hug, maybe try to snog Merry when they got back (after a good teeth brushing) and make Kally come back with him to the UK to attend the next Arsenal vs. Manchester United game.

           “Euna!” he called, knowing she probably couldn’t hear him but unable to help himself.

           The daughter of Demeter glanced in his direction. Backbiter shrank back to sword size, and she shoved the blade back into its sheath. She snatched Persephone’s box from one of her vines and jammed it into her pocket.

           She wobbled.

           Her eyes fluttered open and shut.

           The earplugs fell from Calex’s ear. Jack must have stopped singing. All Calex could hear was the roar of the vortex under them and the pound of his heartbeat as Euna went slack.

           She flipped upside down, caught on her vines, and dangled limply.

           Without her stabilizing them, Calex swung the extra two meters into her. As he crashed against her, he wrapped her up in his arms. Pain swelled along his legs. Gravity—of the Earth and Kaos—tugged him downward; the plants were no longer readjusting to accommodate his movement.

           “Euna!” he shouted hoarsely.

           No response from Euna. But a snide jingle from Jack’s head, still dangling from her belt:

           “Remember my warning? Careful how we tread.

           Without proper heed, we’ll all wind up dead.”

           “Oh, shut it!” Calex shouted. He frantically searched around for anything to help. There was no way Calex could scale up the twisted vines and roots back to the cliff face, not while carrying Euna and Jack. (Not that he needed to carry Jack. Now was, in fact, the prime time to go Jack-free.) What if he knocked the vines loose?  Or, gods forbid, he dropped Euna into the pit under them?

           He gently tugged on the vines and had a harsh reminder: he’d just made a primordial god fall in love; his arms had the same consistency of jam. There was no way he could climb with how exhausted he felt.

           Everything rumbled violently.

           Although all the blood couldn’t physically drain from Calex’s face, being upside down and all, it would if it could have.

           Kaos surged towards them, apparently not pleased about being short a finger.

           “JACK, SING!” Calex shrieked.

           “ASSHOLE, CLIMB!” Jack said.

 Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed :D Good to see Calex and Jack form a work relationship. XD Stay tuned next week for Reyna’s chapter: Between Evisceration and a Hard Place.

 Footnotes:

[1] In my re-read this sounds SO dirty >>’’’

[2] Mel asked, “Are they going to appear top side MORE exposed afterwards? OH MY GOSH! IS EUNA GONNA HAVE CLOTHES WHEN SHE GETS OUT??”

Jack, “Alas, TOO I-IV needed to keep its current rating, so I couldn’t have hot child of Demter and sexy child of Eros running around naked. It would have changed the course of the battle upstairs, especially when Axel gets flustered and tries to run away without looking at Euna, trips, and falls into the pit of Kaos, and Thalia gets flustered, trips and falls into ANOTHER flower trap.”

Past Jack, “Wait—but Pax got to be naked in book 2!”

Jack, “Yes, and it left Kally catatonic for two weeks. That’s why she actually passed out between book 2 and 3. It had nothing to do with Phobetor. It was delayed shock.”

[3] Mel note, “That… is one powerful demigod head.”

I don’t know WHICH one of us said it, but beside the note on my hardcopy is a scrawled, “I’m sure his dick is also powerful.”

[4] An encounter, Jack needs to clarify, that could probably have happened. Angler fish can go down to 3,000 feet, and various sharks, like the Greenland, goblin, Frill, and Cookiecutter have all been found at depths much lower than that. It is quite possible that megalodons feasted on the tiny angler after the angler lost a chicken fight.

[pies-writes-and-more]

the first time saying I love you p. 2

Warnings: nothing! Maybe some swearing but all fluff!

Characters: Iwaizumi Hajime, Oikawa Toru, & Tsukishima Kei, all with a Fem!Reader

A/N: Thank you so much @livy384​ for asking for a part 2 of this idea!!! I was so excited to see someone wanted to see more of one of my headcanons haha. So here you go lovely!! A big thank you as usual to my inspiration babies @thisnoodlewritesao3​ and @satan-ruler-of-hells​ <3  Also I’m sorry I know Oikawa’s is shorter than the others but I’ve never written for him or thought about writing for him so i’m so very sorry if it sucks xD

pt. 1

Iwaizumi Hajime Who says it first: Neither of you

It was supposed to have been a really cute date - Iwaizumi had remembered you telling your friend that there was a market near by that you’ve always wanted to go visit, but never had anyone to go with. Naturally, Iwaizumi tucked that information in the back of his brain and planned.

It was a Saturday and Iwaizumi had somehow managed to get himself away from practice, making you smile wide when he asked if you wanted to spend the day together. You knew he felt a little bad lately, being so busy with volleyball, and as much as you never blamed him for it, you were happy to be spoiled with his presence. When he started walking you towards the market, your eyes went wide, looking at all the cute stalls that you wanted to visit and the items you wanted to check out.

“Iwa!” You grinned up at him, shaking his arm excitedly. “How did you know I wanted to go here?”

He just shrugged and gave you a smile, patting your head gently, “Let’s find some cute things for my cute girlfriend hm?” You beamed and happily took his hand, the two of you going around to each stall.

There was too much to look at honestly and you wanted nothing more than to carry bundles of everything home. Iwa managed to sneak away from you for a second while you talked to a stall owner, picking out a necklace for you and holding it close to his chest for a moment, just thinking of you. Meanwhile, you managed to find a beautiful lucky charm to give him for his next game. He never really needed it but you always liked the gesture of being the one to give it to him anyways.

It was a perfect date so far.

And then Oikawa showed up.

“Iwa!” He grinned, waving from afar. You laughed, realizing that Oikawa had most likely followed you guys here. You never minded him tagging along on your dates (though the girls that followed him were sometimes a bit extreme), but Iwaizumi on the other hand... never seemed too happy to see his best friend.

Iwaizumi groaned loudly, annoyed at himself for casually mentioning that he’d be bringing you here this weekend, “Why are you here?” He grumbled, glaring at his friend as he made his way over.

Oikawa just pouted, “I just wanted to make sure you were being nice to Y/N!”

“When am I ever mean to Y/N?”

“I dunno, but you’re mean to me and I’m your best friend so I just assumed it was how you show affection,” Oikawa chuckled and gave you a wave, “Are you two having fun?”

You nodded and glanced around at all the other stalls you still wanted to visit, “There’s so much to look at! Are you looking to get anything, Oikawa?”

The boy just smiled and looked around, “I dunno, I’ll have to look around some! What did you two get?” He asked, nodding at the little bags and packages you were holding.

“Oh! I found this cute little decoration for my parents’ kitchen,” you explain, showing off some of the little knickknacks you found. “I wanted to find some sort of accessory for myself. Maybe like a barrette or a bracelet,” you admitted, eyes drifting away again as if you would be able to find something from where you were standing.

“Like this?” Oikawa asked, peeking into Iwaizumi’s bag and pulling out a little jewlery box, opening it to see the necklace that Iwaizumi had bought you.

“You asshole! Give that back!” Iwaizumi’s eyes went wide, realizing he had had his eyes locked on you the whole time you were talking because you were just so cute, he hadn’t even noticed Oikawa practically pickpocketing him.

Oikawa’s bottom lip just stuck out again, huffing and holding the item farther away from his best friend, “Why are you so mean? If you bought it for her, shouldn’t you give it to her? What, were you just going to let her buy something else for herself and waste her money?”

Iwaizumi’s whole face was red. He didn’t want to yell out his whole plan to the market, let alone to Oikawa when you were standing right there, laughing at the whole encounter.

“Stop being so shy, Iwa,” Oikawa cooed, smiling as he looked at you, “I’m sure she thinks it’s really cute that you buy her things to show her you love her!”

“Shittykawa, please shut the hell up,” Iwaizumi glared at his friend, still trying to grab the box away from him.

“Aw don’t put words in his mouth, Oikawa,” you giggled, smiling up at your boyfriend and his friend, “I think he just does it cause he’s sweet.”

Oikawa noticed the way you were so quick to dismiss his words, glancing between you and Iwaizumi, completely confused, “What do you mean?”

“Oikawa, I swear to god, please go before I kill you,” Iwaizumi was practically clawing his hands up to Oikawa’s neck, his whole body feeling flustered.

“Iwaizumi, did you tell her you didn’t want to be embarrassed in front of your friends? It’s okay! She can know I know! It’s not like you don’t talk about it all the time.”

“Talk about what?” You asked, growing more confused as the conversation went on.

“About how much he loves you! He talks about it all the time with the team!” Oikawa beamed, finally letting Iwaizumi grab the jewelry box from his hands.

Your eyes go wide, looking over at Iwaizumi, who seemed suddenly very concerned over kicking some dust on the ground. His whole face was red, eyes looking literally anywhere but at you.

“You love me?” You squeaked out nervously.

“No! I-I mean, yes but- hang on,” your boyfriend groaned. He had the whole thing planned out, he had wanted to tell you a whole speech about how much he loved you and now that whole plan was absolutely ruined.

Oikawa’s body froze as he watched the two of you, sheepishly laughing, “Oh... I spoiled it didn’t I? That’s what the necklace was for hm?”

“Shittykawa, if one more word leaves your lips-” Iwaizumi huffed, punching his arm with an annoyed look on his face.

“I’m sorry, Iwa! I didn’t mean to spoil your first love confession! But honestly, I’m such a big part of your life, maybe it’s better this way-” Oikawa grinned, obviously trying to lift up some of the tension.

“I’m going to count to three, and if you’re not gone by the end of it, I will literally bury you alive.” There was something different about this death threat, a growl in Iwaizumi’s throat building with his anger.

Oikawa’s smile tensed and he just turned to you with a little wave, “I suddenly remembered I have to be literally anywhere else but here. Have a nice date! Please convince him not to kill me!”

You had never seen Oikawa dash away so quickly, his figure gone almost immediately after waving goodbye.

Iwaizumi seemed so angry, all you could was offer a small smile, “You okay?” You asked softly, touching his arm gently.

He seemed to relax a bit at your touch, sighing and just turning to look at you, “Yeah. Please don’t listen to anything he says. He’s literally an idiot.”

You smiled shyly, rocking on your heels awkwardly, “So... you don’t love me then?”

Iwaizumi’s eyes widened immediately, shaking his hands in front of him quickly in denial, “N-No. I mean. Yes. Just don’t listen to him. But yes, I love you.” He hesitated for a moment, seeming to watch your eyes. “Unless you don’t love me back, then we can just pretend none of this happened,” he mumbled shyly, rubbing the back of his head.

You couldn’t help but giggle, pushing his arm playfully, “You idiot. Of course I love you.”

He blinked in surprise, staring at your face and trying to make sure you weren’t just joking with him, “Oh. Well in that case, this is for you.” He handed you the small box holding the necklace, watching as you open it to find a small pendant of your favourite animal. “The heart ones just seemed so cheesy,” he admitted with a shrug. “But I hope you think of me whenever you wear it.”

Your heart literally grew three sizes, this boy was being so cute and sweet. You nodded up at him happily, still admiring your new necklace, which was exactly what you had hoped to find at the market, “I will.”

He whispered another “I love you” to you as he helped clasp the necklace behind your neck, pressing a kiss to your cheek from behind and sending a tingle down your spine. 

He said “I love you” to you every hour after that - if his surprise was going to be spoiled, he was going to spoil you with those words over and over again, never wanting you to forget how he feels about you.

Oikawa Toru Who says it first: You

Oikawa was literally the worst person to study with - he was always so distracting. How could someone who barely looks at his notes during your study dates be in Class 6? He was always busy with volleyball anyways, so how was it possible that he had any other time to do work?

“Hurry up and finish your work so we can go do something fun,” Oikawa hummed with a smirk on his face, having already finished his homework. He refused to let you look at his answers, or even help you, because “how are you supposed to learn, Y/N?” Smug ass look on his face how rude. “I might just have to go on some adventure on my own while I wait for you to finally finish.”

You just roll your eyes and mumble something about hating him making him laugh.

“Aww, is someone pouting?” He teased, ruffling up your hair happily. “I’m sorry, baby, I just love looking at your cute concentration face!”

You rolled your eyes, glaring at him playfully, “You’re refusing to help me because you want to look at my face? Take a picture why don’t you.”

“I already have,” he beamed, showing you the new background for his phone. You did not look the least bit attractive in your opinion, but Oikawa was smiling so happily at the photo, how could you argue?

“You’re an idiot,” you mumble with a huff, scribbling a half-assed answer on your sheet of paper.

“Aw come on, Y/N,” Oikawa smirked, sliding closer to you and tilting your chin up with a singular finger so you were forced to look him in the eyes. “You know you love me,” he teased in that fake sultry voice of his.

Normally, you’d just get a bit flustered - there was just something about those bedroom eyes of his eyes that made you squirm. But here, just sitting here with him and realizing that even when he took ugly pictures of you, this perfect pretty boy still wanted to be with you... you realized there wasn’t a single person you’d rather be with right now. Or ever.

“Ya you’re right,” you smiled up at him, pulling away from his teasing look and turning back to your homework. “I do love you.”

The expression on his face was probably photo worthy and later, you’d wish you had snapped a picture of it. The utter shock was enough to send all the blood flying out of his face, a nosebleed soon ensuing.

“Oikawa! Are you okay?” You asked with wide eyes, rushing to get tissues.

“F-Fine! I’m fine!” The fact that all the blood was rushing to his rosy cheeks probably wasn’t helping his nosebleed, only making it flow faster.

The two of you laughed when his bleeding was under control, Oikawa blushing enough to look like a marker colour, “You can’t just say stuff like that to a guy, Y/N! That’s so mean! Teasing me like that.” He pouted, crossing his arms like a child.

You tilted your head slightly, watching him for a moment before saying, “Teasing? What do you mean? I meant it, Oikawa, you idiot.”

His eyes would just widen and suddenly homework wasn’t all that important anymore.

“Oikawa! it’s due this week!” You insisted as he dragged you out of the house, your hand firmly held in his.

“Too bad! We’re going for ice cream!” He declared with a grin. “Oh and Y/N?”

“Hm?”

“I love you too. Idiot.” His smile was as wide as ever but there was a genuine love in his eyes as he looked at you, soon leaning down to press a kiss to your cheek.

But don’t worry, later he’d help you with your homework. As long as you said “I love you” to him one more time.

Tsukishima Who says it first: Him

Tsukishima says he loves you in actions more than he does words at first, throwing you snacks that he carries with him specifically for you, when he notices you getting hungry. He’ll bring an extra hoodie or wear one when he knows he’ll get too warm for it, because he knows you like to be comfy and warm. He offers to come over and study with you when you’re getting nervous over a test, holds your hand and squeezes it gently if he notices you getting anxious over something, and he walks you to and from home every day.

He loves you. And even though you can feel it through his actions, you weren’t quite sure if he was ready to hear that you loved him too.

Honestly, you would’ve been fine just going about your relationship the way that it was. But of course, what good would having upperclassmen in his volleyball team be if they didn’t annoy the shit out of him and talk about your relationship?

Tanaka had been going on and on in the club room about how badly he wanted a girlfriend, pouting to himself because he was still unsure of how Tsukishima, a salty brat, managed to get a cute girlfriend like you before he did.

“God it must be so nice to have someone to hug and hold hands with and tell them ‘I love you’ every five seconds! If I had a girlfriend, I wouldn’t let her leave my presence until she knew how much I loved her!” Tanaka was saying, Noya nodding aggressively in agreement.

Tsukishima’s ears perked hearing this, pulling his gym shirt over his head as he got ready to head home for the night.

“How did you do it, Tsukishima?” Noya asked randomly, a grin on his face. “I bet you’re secretly super romantic aren’t you? You got her flowers and chocolates and stuff huh?”

“How did I do what?” Tsukishima asked flatly, glancing back at them. The second years shared a look and then looked back at him, both tilting their heads simultaneously.

“How did you first tell Y/N you loved her,” Tanaka explained, his eyes narrowing as he watched Tsukishima’s eyes move away from them. “Wait a minute, you haven’t told her yet?”

“Tsukishima! You asshole! Don’t you know how lucky you are to have such a cute girl on your arm? Always doing cute things for you like that time she made you a bento box? Or when she comes to our games and always cheers the loudest for us?” Noya’s yelling was soon turning into a tearful whine, still upset that he didn’t have these things that Tsukishima did.

The blond boy just tried to turn away, packing up his things as his upperclassmen moaned.

“Tanaka, Noya, leave the boy alone,” Sugawara scolded. “I’m sure Tsukishima’s going to tell her on his own time! Aren’t you, Tsukishima?” His voice was so sweet, as if he was only trying to help him out, but Sugawara’s eyes told a different story - one where he was really trying to pry an answer from the first year.

All eyes were on him once again and Tsukishima was silently wishing he had left earlier without getting dressed. The question loomed over the club room like a raincloud, pressure on Tsukishima’s answer building the more the silence lasted.

“Sure,” he answered finally before leaving the room, shifting his bag on his shoulder slightly. He hadn’t really thought about it before. Why hadn’t he told you yet? He knew he loved you, it’s not like he was an idiot in denial over it. He had spent a good year in denial but he wouldn’t admit it. He knew he loved you but why hadn’t he said anything yet?

The idea of telling you made his whole face feel hot but why? It’s not like he hadn’t sent you songs about love, or watched those sappy romantic movies with you and thought about you the whole time. So why hadn’t he said it? It was just three words after all, wasn’t it? Three little words.

There you were, waiting for him again outside of the gym. You had that cute little smile on your face that you always had whenever you caught his eye. He loved that smile.

“Ready?” You asked happily, him holding out his arm for you slightly and you link yours with it and just look up at him with those gorgeous eyes. He loved your eyes.

“How was practice?” You asked as the two of you walked and he told you all about how annoying Hinata and Kageyama was, you always laughing when he expressed his annoyance. He loved your laugh.

At some point while you two were walking home, Tsukishima felt himself stop. He could feel Tanaka and Noya’s words starting to get to him, an uneasy feeling in his stomach making him feel... different. He knew if he didn’t say it now, he never would.

“Tsukishima?” You blinked up at him, noting the way he stopped so abruptly. “Are you okay?”

He took a breath - if you were going to reject him, that would be fine. Everything would be fine. No it wouldn’t, he heard that little voice in his head say. What the hell would we do without you?

Despite his conflicting thoughts on the matter, Tsukishima pinched the bridge of his nose, trying to silence them as he managed to get out weakly, “I love you, Y/N.”

You just stood there for what felt like forever. Why weren’t you saying anything? His heart fell a little as you just stared at him, your face not betraying any of your emotions.

“What?” You squeaked.

He sighed frustratedly, unsure if you were trying to give him a way to go back on his words, or if you were really this deaf. “I love you,” he repeated himself, his voice louder and firmer this time. If he was going to get rejected, it wouldn’t be because he backed down. He would make sure of it.

But soon your lips were curling into that smile that he loved, your eyes were sparkling up at him, and a giggle fell from your lips, “I-I love you too, Tsukishima!” You beamed, hopping a little where you stood in excitement.

He couldn’t hide how happy that made him. His lips turned into a smile and he reached up to pat your head, his arm wrapping around your shoulders, “Alright, stop looking at me like. It’s late, we should get you home,” he told you, scolding you as if you had been the one to stop first.

But it didn’t matter. Because Tsukishima Kei said he loved you and those were the last three words you had ever expected him to say, even though you had felt the same all this time.

For the first time ever, Tsukishima actually took the advice of his upperclassmen and made it his promise to himself that he would never let you leave his sight without telling you “I love you”, even if it had to be over text because he wasn’t quite ready to say it in front of everyone else yet. But he would tell you over and over again, because even when he was annoyed at you or in a bad mood, Tsukishima loved you and he didn’t ever want you to think otherwise.

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It Was You All Along // Dave Lizewski

requested by a lovely anon 💕

Can u write dave x fem!reader where reader Always had a crush on him but he kinda ignored reader bc of Katie but then someone popular asks reader out and he gets jealous and y/n dresses up super hot and he realizes he fucked up

word count: 1809

a/n: i hope this is close enough! ❤️ (i couldn't think of a different title but this one reminds me of Agatha All Along xd)

"Hey, Dave! My folks are gone for the weekend and I thought we could have an X-men watch party. Wanna come?" 

"Sorry I can't, I'm hanging out with Katie." 

"Again?" you ask a bit louder than intended,causing a few people to look at you in the hallway. You continue with a lower voice "Aren't you like, tired of all the lying? Like, what if she finds out that you're not actually gay, hm? Cause you know she will, eventually." 

"Why do you care so much?!" Dave says, clearly frustrated. 

You raise an eyebrow. 

"Oh why would I? Maybe because we have been best friends since diapers, you stupid asshole!" you say not caring if some students hear you or not, anymore. "But you know what, you are right. I shouldn't care. Go play pretend with Katie but don't come to me, crying when you end up getting your heart broken." 

"Don't worry, I won't." he snaps back. And you turn around and leave but not before flipping him off. You felt the angry tears rolling down your cheeks as you zigzagged between the chattering teenagers. 

You couldn’t  believe how Dave could be so blind! He only had eyes for Miss Perfect. Whom by the way, is a real bitch and would go back to ignoring Dave or calling him a freak if it wasn’t for his little gay act. 

Somehow you made your way over to the restroom and locked yourself into one of the booths.

Dave couldn’t even see you as a potential “love-interest”. Eventhough you were the one who always were there for him, you were always there when he called, running to him like a lost puppy. And he couldn’t even care less. And you hate him for it. But you hate yourself more for still liking him. 

It’s not like you can do something about it, if you could, you would have. But that’s not how it works, so you are just crying your guts out on the toilet trying not to think about Dave.

In all honesty, you have no idea how you made it through the day. You almost cried during biology but you caught yourself after a few lonely tears. You could feel Dave’s gaze on you but there was no way you would look at him. As soon as the last bell rang you were out of school, hurring past Tod and Marty, not being in the mood for them either.

The next day wasn’t any different, you didn’t hang with Dave, Tod and Marty like you normally do. You didn’t sit with them at lunch, instead walked over to the only empty table you saw and placed your tray there. You mounched on your food, completely unaware of your surroundings until you hear the chair next to you being pulled out. You look up to see Matthew Greendale, resident hottie of the school sit next to you. 

"Hey, sorry, it's not a problem if I sit here, right?" he asks. You eyed him suspiciously. 

"No, it's fine." 

It's fine?! You mentally scold yourself. You never even spoke to this guy, outside of literature in first year. Why would he sit next to you? 

"I didn't want to sit with all the other "popular jocks" he answered you unspoken question while taking a bite of his canteen-hamburger. “They’re fun and everything but it’s nice to get away from them sometimes.”

You think of your friends who are sitting a few tables away and you can’t help but agree with Matthew.

“Yeah, I feel you.” you say without thinking.

“Hey..We used to sit next to each other in freshman year, didn’t we? It’s y/n ,right?” 

You nod with a smile, honestly being surprised that he remembers you.

“Yeah!”

“I haven’t really seen you around a lot. But when I do you are always hanging with those comic book nerds.”

“Hey! Comics are great.”

He puts his hands up in a defense.

“Oh no! I didn’t mean it as an insult. Some comics are good, my little brother made read one last month. It was actually great.”

“What comic was it?”

“Oh, uhm..It was about some kind of blind dude in a devil costume.”

“Daredevil?” you ask with a giggle.

“Yes, that one!” he laughs too.

The two of you continue talking until the end of lunch break. He is surprisingly fun to talk to and he even offers to walk you to your next class after lunch. You had such a good time you didn’t even think about Dave, heck, you didn’t even notice him literally glaring daggers into Matthew.

“What’s up with you, dude?” Tod asks snapping Dave out of it. 

“Yeah, Dave. What the shit is going on with you and Y/N?” Marty asks too.

Dave forrows is eyebrows. Yes, what the shit is going on with the two of you? Every since yesterday's 'fight' with you he can't stop thinking. About how he spends most, if not all of his time either with being Kick-Ass or, rather with Katie. It used to be different. He spent every second with you and he just threw you away so he could maybe get laid. And sure, Katie may be hot as fuck but she is.. Well, she is not you. 

"We had a fight, yesterday. I.. And she was right." he explains with a grimace. "But why the fuck is that Greendale asshole is with her?" 

"You jealous or something, dude?" 

"Wha- Of course I am not jealous! Why would I be? You guys are nuts." 

Jealous… The word rolled around in his mouth like a new flavored milkshake he never tasted before. 

Could he be… Jealous? He never thought of you that way, you were always his best friend. Just that. But.. The more he thinks about it the more he can't stop that twist like feeling in his stomach. 

That night he can't focus on crime fighting. All his thoughts are tied to you. Whether he likes it or not, memories of you keep popping up in his mind. How didn't he notice your beautiful smile before? And your laugh? It's like a beautiful melody. And… Gosh! When did he become such a sappy teenager? Oh and another thing.. He kept trying to think of something else, anything else like Katie for example but he doesn't care anymore! 

Dave goes home early with a frustrated growl. The remaining hours of the night he spends with tossing and turning and daydreaming instead of sleeping. 

(the next afternoon, Atomic Comics) 

Dave bangs his head against the wood table once again. A tired groan leaves his lips when he hears Tod almost choking on his iced coffee. 

"What the tunk, Tod?" Marty and Dave ask almost at the same time. The dirty blonde haired boy keeps pointing outside the huge window that they are sitting next to at Atomic Comics. 

"Is that fucking y/n?!" 

Now all three of them look outside the shop and see you, all dressed up nad seemingly waiting for someone. 

"Holy fuck!" Dave whispers. He stares at you, with his mouth a gap before jumping up from the booth they were sitting at and rushing outside the store. 

"Y/n! Y/-" he yells almost tripping on thin air. 

"Dave?" you question, quickly turning towards him. Damn, you missed him. No! Yeah, you did… "What do you want?" 

"What do I- What, can't I talk to you?" 

"If you wanted to talk you would have in these past days!" you say. Yes, you might have missed him, but it's not like you're gonna show it. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I am waiting for my date to show up." 

"Your.. Your what, now?!" 

"My date" 

"You can't go on a date!" 

"And why is that, Lizewski?" 

"Lizewski? Really, you're calling me by my surname? Are we in such a bad place right now?" 

"I don't know, you tell me. Are you going to tell me what i can and can't do, hm?" 

"I didn't mean it like that. I just…" 

"What, it's fine when you say it but when I do it with you about Katie I'm the bad friend?" 

"No,it's just-" 

"Sorry. Matt's here." you point to the street across the road where you saw the boy walk towards you. "I gotta go." 

You start walking away but Dave grabs your wrist. 

"Please, don't." he mumbles. 

"Why not?" you snap at him but your expressions soften upon your eyes land on his saddened face. 

"I- because I don't want you with him. O-or anyone." 

You raise an eyebrow. 

"What?" 

He took a deep breath before looking around. Matt was waiting patiently by the traffic light so he could cross the road. Dave quickly began explaining. 

"You were right. About Katie. I was such a dickhead, I am so sorry, y/n. I am sorry for ignoring you over her and and.." from the corner of his eye he sees the traffic light turn green. "Shit! I don't want you to go out with Greendale cause I.. Because I like you. Like really fucking like you. And oh my god you look so fucking hot in this outfit, not that you're not always hot but holy shit. I know we are just friends and you don't think of me that way but I ju-"

"Oh my god! Do you ever shut up?" you yell before pressing your lips to his. Dave stumbled back a little, but quickly recovered and kissed back. Your hands cupped his face and his hands grabbed your waist in response. You both tilled your heads, deepening the kiss earning loud knocking from Marty and Tod as they watched the whole scene through the window. Not that you noticed any of it. You didn't hear the passing by car honk at you nor the yells or whistles. You also did not notice Matthew walking away with a sad smile after seeing the two of you. Your touches intertwine and you're pretty sure you heard Dave moan slightly which causes you to giggle into the kiss. You both pull away gasping for air. You look down at your shoes, hoping to hide your flushed cheeks. Dave scratches his back and looks around nervously only to see his two idiotic friends making kissy faces. He lifts his middle finger for them before clearing his throat. 

"So.. Khm.. I guess you like me too?" 

You let out a soft chuckle.

"Yeah, I do." you say looking at him with a smile.

"That's.. Fuck. That's great." he replied genuinely happy. "Wanna get out of here?" 

You nod and you take off. You take Dave's hand and he intertwines your fingers with a smile. Maybe he is truly a superhero. He helps people and he gets the girl of his dreams. The happy ending. 

Dave Lizewski taglist : @sethcohenluvr @your-hispanichufflepuff

[polarisbibliotheque]

Little longish update!

Hello my awesome people, I hope you're all doing great 🖤

I've been quiet for a while because of my recovery - turns out getting better is messier than getting sick HAHAHA but guess I'll go through it.

Got another appointment with my nutritionist on monday and last month I already managed to put up some weight, so that's a huge win!!

Unfortunately, my mind's been running low with ideas to write currently, and I do apologize. Also, to everyone interacting with me, I WILL ANSWER YOU LOVELY BEINGS PROPERLY 🖤🖤 I hadn't had enough energy to do it currently T-T

I will muster my energy to reply to every single of you gentle souls out here, but do know you make my days shine brighter and I'm endlessly thankful to all of you in this blog 🥰

On a side note, I feel like I'm getting myself back - can't quite explain it, but it's such a beautiful feeling. My sister took me to the Guns n' Roses concert last weekend and hell, I didn't know I freaking NEEDED that in my life!!

Guns IS on my Top 5 favourite bands of all time, I know all lyrics and useless trivia, I fangirl for all of them and my heart almost jumped from my chest when I saw the packed stadium. I forgot how much I LOVE this kind of stuff!!

Of course, next day I had absolutelly no voice thanks Mr. Axl Rose for making me scream like the damned for 3h straight and I literally couldn't get up from my bed, but hell.... It was SO worth it!

Don't recommend this kind of craziness when you're recovering your health, don't be reckless like me 🙃

I'm feeling my energy and sense of self slowly coming back, I just have to manage my week schedule and make up a better routine. I'll include dropping by to chat with you guys more frequently and update with stories at least once /twice a month!

It's a work in progress, though - but I thank you all for being in this journey here with me, always hoping my stories can bring you some light or warmness ^^

Also, I just found out Slash has a chronic heart condition and was given 6 weeks to live, with prospects of having a heart failure and transplant, and the man is alive and kicking, freaking ripped and rocking out on the stage 20 years after...

Well. I'm kinda very emotional right now, 'cause suddenly my prospects of 12 years of healthy living until a liver transplant or failure doesn't sound that bad. Who knows, maybe with looking out for my health and keeping great habits in that department, I might just kick this illness in the ass for a while just like he's doing!

I never realized how looking at someone with a similar condition and seeing them pushing against the odds was so... Hopeful, I guess. I think that's what people mean when they say representation matters - this feeling.

Who would've know, my health role model and angel of hope would be THE Slash from Gn'R, notoriously known for giving no f*cks regarding basically everything in life

Well, I hope you are all healthy, well and reading great stories. I wish you can all find your lights of hope in the darkness, even if they aren't really the "midfulness gratitude" type ^^

I mean... Mine is a guitarrist with a top hat who happens to be a snake enthusiast. Hope comes in all shapes and sizes I guess xD

AND I WILL ANSWER TO MY INBOX MESSAGES JUST YOU WAIT UNTIL MY ENERGY AND ~M O T I V A T I O N~ IS BACK!! Really, thank you guys for being so kind and wonderful to me, I hope to give it back to you.

See you soon!! 🖤

My rockstar guardian angel cheking on me after a long rough month, exclusive images.

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Enough Pt. 14

A/N: Hey guys! Here is the new update for Enough! I hope you guys enjoy it and as always I enjoy receiving feedback! Please don’t hold back and let me know what you guys think! Also, I did my own gif lol I could not find what i wanted for this chapter, so I decided to ‘make’ my own. Please don’t judge me too harshly, I am not tech savvy xD

Mina and Suho were kind enough to pick you up from the airport once you arrived at Seoul. They were being very tentative with the way they spoke to you and it annoyed you that they were treating you like a ticking time bomb. You tried to ignore it and smile as much as possible without it looking fake. You tried to keep up with the conversation as Suho drove you to your house. Mina was updating you on how her doctor appointments were going and you were genuinely happy to hear about your future niece or nephew. They insisted on taking you out to dinner but you were tired and just wanted to go home and sleep. Suho and Mina shared a look and agreed to drop you off home. 

Pulling up to your apartment you felt a strange wave of sadness overcome you when you realized that you actually moved. You’re back in Seoul, away from what means the world to you. Suho helped you with one of your suitcases as you rolled the other one up to your apartment. Mina tagged along, insisting on helping even though you refused to let her carry anything heavy. You opened the door with the new code your building manager gave you and you were surprised to see how it looked exactly the same. You don’t know what you were expecting, since no one entered your apartment during your time away. But you definitely were not expecting to feel an emptiness. The place that once felt like home now felt like a foreign place to you. 

“Okay, well I guess you don’t have much to unpack. Do you want us to stay and help?” Mina offered, feeling bad about leaving you alone

“No, it’s fine. You guys have done enough for me. Go home and rest, you must be tired.” You say, rubbing Mina’s stomach in a loving manner.

“If you need anything, don’t hesitate to call.” Suho said and gave you a pointed look, which made you smile.

“Of course. Thank you guys, really.” You gave them a smile, not knowing what you would do without them.

“Okay, good night.” Mina gave you a strong goodbye hug, making you emotional all of a sudden.

You walked them to the door and bid them farewell, thankful to be left alone. You sat on your couch and closed your eyes, exhaling a long breath. The last 36 hours replaying in your head like a movie. 

When you arrived at the Friends Corp. building you were nervous and full of jitters, not knowing if you were going to see Jaehyun or not. You walked to the HR office to return your employee badge and access card. You then proceeded to go to Wendy’s office, saying goodbye to her and answering her questions about why you were leaving all of a sudden. You gave her a brief explanation as to why you were headed back to Seoul and kept an eye out to see if you saw Jaehyun. Once you were done talking to Wendy you went down the hall to look for Johnny and Mark, hoping that Jaehyun might be with them.

“Noona, I just can’t believe that you’re leaving. Why?” Mark asked, extremely sad that you were leaving.

“I know, we didn’t even have time to throw you a going away party or anything.” Johnny whines, still not believing that you were actually leaving.

“Wait! Does Jaehyun know?” Mark asked, realizing that he wasn’t there.

“Wait, he called out sick this morning.” Johnny says, trying to put the puzzle pieces together. “Did something happen?” He questions.

Your eyes welled up with tears as you look at your two friends and you try with all your might not to cry in front of them.

“Um, Jaehyun and I broke up last night.” You say in a whisper, hoping that if you don’t say it too loudly it isn’t true.

“WHAT?” Both men exclaimed, shocked at the news that their two great friends broke up.

“Why? What Happened?” Mark questioned, not believing that this happened.

“There were just some… issues we could not work through, and I have a lot of projects waiting for me in Seoul that cannot wait.” You explained, not wanting to get into the details. 

“Damn I’m sorry.” Johnny says, giving you a hug.

“You guys can come and visit me any time.” You say with a small smile. You say your final goodbyes and leave the building, a dull ache in your chest. 

It does not surprise you that Jaehyun was not at work but you’d be lying if you said you weren’t sad. You were really hoping to see him to at least give him an explanation. It would have been ideal if you did that at your apartment, but you were frozen in place, just watching your life crumble around you. You were angry with yourself for not fighting for your relationship; for not fighting to keep Jaehyun in your life and saving your relationship.

The whole process of getting to the airport, going through security and finding your gate was all done on autopilot. Your mind was not present and your body was just going with the motions. Namjoon got you a seat on Business Class and you were thankful because all you wanted to do during your 15 hour flight was sleep and cry with some privacy. And that is exactly what you did. Plus watch a movie or two once your eyes burned from all the crying you did. Thankfully once you landed you had regained some control over your emotions, so Suho and Mina did not know of what you did on the plane. You’re pretty sure they had an idea though because you were uncharacteristically quiet.

You had not realized you were crying until your body was shaking with sobs, tears streaming down your face. You hated feeling sorry for yourself. You felt pathetic and dumb and crying was not going to fix anything. Crying was not going to take you back to New York and fix everything, it’s not going to take you to that night and not let Jaehyun go until this was resolved. It’s not going to take you back to the moment Chanyeol entered your life again and put up your walls to keep him out completely. Even though crying was not going to fix your broken heart, you could not help it. Your sobs echoed in your apartment, filling the empty spaces around you. With a trembling body, you made your way to the bathroom and took a shower. The hot water helped relax your tense muscles and wash away the grime from the long plane ride. You were grateful to come home to a clean apartment, courtesy of Namjoon and the company. The time you spent in the shower was enough to relax you into a sleepy lull. You were exhausted from the plane ride, the crying and all the events that took place. You closed your eyes and hoped that sleep would soon envelop you and temporarily make you forget about everything that happened. 

_________

“Noona! I am so happy you are back!” Jungkook greets you with a tight hug the second you enter the building. You can't help the laugh that escapes your lips at his tactics, the sound sounding foreign to your own ears.

“Kookie! Look at you! I wasn’t gone a full year and look how buff you got.” You say playfully, pinching his bicep.

“I have been hitting the gym with my hyungs. I wanted to be buff for when you came back.” He says, jokingly flexing his muscles.

“Okay gym rat.” You say with an eye roll, headed to the elevators.

You were greeted by all your coworkers, pleasantries exchanged as you made your way to your office. You felt strange in your office but you knew the feeling would go away soon. Once you were back in your routine and submerge yourself in your projects, you knew the feeling would go away. You heard a knock on your door and you whip your head towards the noise, heart hammering in your chest.

“Hey! Can I come in?” Namjoon asks, hovering by the doorway.

“Yes, of course.” You say, heart still hammering. You were stupid to think it was Jaehyun knocking at your door. Old habits die hard. 

“I emailed you the new projects that need to be handled first. After that, you can choose the order in which you complete the other ones.” Namjoon explains, noticing the lack of a smile on your face.

“Sounds great, I’ll get right to it.” You say with a small smile, giving your attention back to your computer.

“Is everything Okay?” Namjoon asks, noticing your odd behavior.

“Yes, everything is fine. I’m just a little tired, I’m not used to the time difference yet.” You say, hoping he’d take that explanation. 

“Okay, well pace yourself and take it easy.” He gives you one last knowing glance before he leaves your office.

And just like that you shut yourself out of the real world and immerse yourself in your work, something you were good at and wouldn’t sabotage. 

________

“Get up. Now!” Mina says as she pulls the comforter off your body.

“What the hell Mina? How did you get into my apartment?” You complain, the bright sunlight burning your eye balls. 

“Because I know your pin, genius! Now get up, you’re not going to spend the whole weekend wallowing in self pity. We are going for a nice walk to the Han river.” She says matter-of-factly, looking cute in her exercise clothes.

“No.” You reply, trying to snatch the comforter back.

“I said get up, I’m not playing with you! Don’t you know you’re not supposed to make a pregnant woman angry?” She questions, smacking your but hard.

“Ouch!” You whine, kicking your feet like a toddler. “Mina, I don’t want to go to the Han river, I just want to stay here. Leave me alone!” You whine, wishing she wasn’t a good friend right now and would let you rot in your apartment. 

“Bitch if you don’t get up I swear I will punch you, you know I will! Me being pregnant is not going to change the fact that I will beat your ass.” She threatens. You know not to mess with Mina because she will beat you up if you make her angry enough.

“Fine! Fine! I’ll fucking go. But just so you know I will hate it and I will complain the whole time!” You huff, getting out of bed and heading for your closet.

“That’s what I thought.” Mina says, satisfied with herself. She doesn’t like to get violent but she will if she needs to. 

You come out of your closet dressed in a jogger set, glaring daggers at a smug Mina.

“See? That wasn’t so hard.” She smiles, making you roll your eyes at her.

“You’re lucky you're pregnant with my niece or nephew.” You say, making her laugh.

“Okay, let’s go before it gets any later.” She says in a sing-song voice, annoying you already.

The walk along the Han river was actually very relaxing, but of course you would not admit that to Mina. You enjoyed the breeze hitting your face, alleviating the perpetual weight you felt in your chest. You inhaled the cool air and blamed the stinging in your eyes to the cold wind. 

After a nice and relatively quiet walk, you agreed to get some lunch with Mina. she needed to eat because she was eating for two and could not skip any meals. Suho actually had set up reminders on her phone, much to her annoyance. You thought it was cute though, Suho was very immaculate with the things he cared about. 

After eating some jjajangmyun, you went to some shops to buy a few items you needed as well as some groceries. You had been ordering take out all week since you got back to Seoul and you decided it was time you started cooking again. 

“I can’t believe you have been eating take out this whole time! You are insane.” Mina chastises as you make your way up your apartment building, grocery bags in tow.

“Yeah I know.” You huff, not wanting to be lectured by your best friend. At least she has that aspect of motherhood down.

“Thanks for helping me out today. And for taking me out for a walk.” You say once you have put all your groceries away, Mina getting ready to leave.

“No problem. You know I’m always here for you. Don’t hesitate to call, okay?” She says. 

You nod and give her a hug and kiss her belly before she leaves, leaving you alone once again. This time however, you did not feel as empty as you had been, which I guess is a good thing. 

_________

“Are you sure I need to go? I can stay here, I really don’t mind.” You say to Namjoon, hoping he would let you have your way.

“What? No! What are you saying? I sent you over there to oversee this whole project and now you’re saying you don’t want to go? Don’t be ridiculous! Our investors are expecting to see you there, a lot of people are. I’m sorry but you’re not getting out of this and that’s final.” Namjoon rants, not believing what he is hearing at this moment. 

“Okay, I’m sorry.” You sigh, you didn’t like making Namjoon upset. 

“We leave in two days, so if you don’t have a dress already, please go buy one. The company gave you a card with a wardrobe budget for events like this. Use it.” He commands, not taking no for an answer. 

“Okay, I will.” You put your hands up in surrender, already hating the thought of going shopping. Normally, you’d love to go shopping with Mina. But as her due date is approaching, Suho has been even more overprotective than usual and does not want her going out and doing too much. So now you are left to go alone and you completely hate that.

“Hey Noona!” Jungkook greets cheerily, sitting down on the chair in front of you.

“Hi Kookie.” You greet, moving the food around on your plate. Just the thought of returning to New York after three months of being back in Seoul is enough to make you lose your appetite. 

“Are you excited about going to New York with Joon hyung?” He asks, oblivious to your sour mood.

“Not really. I still need to buy a dress.” You groan, pushing the food tray away from you.

Jungkook gives you a pointed look and swallows a mouthful of rice.

“I can go dress shopping with you.” He offers, giving you a sweet Jungkook smile. 

“Won’t you get bored?” You chuckle at his ridiculous offer.

“Of course not! I’d never get bored while hanging out with you noona.” He says, warming your heart a little.

“Well I have to go tonight. Are you available after work?” You ask, not believing that you are actually taking him up on his offer. 

“Of course! We shall meet at the lobby at the end of the day. There are some good shops in Gangnam that we can go to.” He offers with a smile.

“Okay, sounds like a plan.” You say, a small smile creeping on your face.

“Now eat. You’re too skinny.” Jungkook pushes your food tray back to you, making you roll your eyes at his antics.

You did manage to eat your food however, some of the previous nerves ebbing away. 

At the end of your work day you made your way to the lobby of the building where Jungkook was waiting for you.

“Noona! Ready to go?” He asks, opening the door for you.

“Yes, let’s get this over with.” You say, Jungkook whining at your lack of enthusiasm.

You guys took the subway to Gangnam and Jungkook pointed out some shops that he knew had some nice dress selections.

“I don’t know Kookie, these dresses seem a bit…. Extravagant.” You say, looking through the racks of dresses.

 “Noona, it is an extravagant event, so you need to dress the part.” Jungkook says, holding up a dress for you to see. You scrunch your nose and shake your head no to the insultingly revealing dress.

“Come on! You gotta show some skin.” He whines, making you laugh.

“Jungkook, are you sure you did not just come with me so you can see me in a skimpy dress?” You  accuse, laughing when you see Jungkook turn a slight shade of incriminating pink. 

“Noona~!” He whines, he did not do it for that reason but he will admit it was a perk.

“What do you think of this one?” You ask, pulling a silk dress from the rack. 

Jungkook looks at it for a few seconds and nods, thinking it's a good contender.

You looked at the reflection in the mirror and smiled, liking what you see. The dress was a beautiful midnight blue. It had a plunging V neckline with necktie straps, a partially open back and a high slit that showed a hint of skin. You felt beautiful and sexy and you hoped that the dress caught the attention of a certain someone that was going to be at the gala. 

You open the door to the dressing room and twirl the fabric around, showing the dress to Jungkook.

“Whoa noona, you look amazing.” Jungkook exclaims, eyes roaming your figure in the dress. You looked amazing in it, like the dress was made just for you. 

“It’s not too much?” You ask, feeling the silky material in between your fingers.

“Not at all! It’s perfect. You’re perfect noona.” He smiles, making you blush at the compliment.  

“You’re too sweet Kookie. Okay, I guess this is it. I’m sick of dress shopping.” You say, heading back to the dressing room.

“We have only been shopping for like an hour and a half.” He laughs, thinking it was funny that a girl did not enjoy spending hours shopping. 

Once you had paid, Jungkook convinced you to go out for some drinks and dinner. You were hesitant, not really in the mood to socialize. Even though three months had passed, you were still hurting from your breakup with Jaehyun and you just wanted to go home, drink too much wine and pass out. Jungkook thought that the sound of that was ridiculous and convinced you to do otherwise. You went to a trendy place that had recently opened up and it was full of young people drinking and having a good time.

Jungkook was fun company and you were enjoying his conversation. It was really helping you keep your mind off of things but you were not keeping track of how many shots of soju you were shooting back. You had pent up frustration and sadness that you needed something to numb it. 

“Whoa noona, are you okay?” Jungkook asks, eyeing your swaying form.

“Of course Kookie! I am doing grrrreat!” You say, imitating Tony the Tiger.

Jungkook laughs as he moves the soju bottle away from your grasp.

“Okay Noona, I think that I need to get you home. You are done for the night.” Jungkook pays for the bill and helps you up, offering to carry your garment bag and purse. He had your arm draped around his neck as he maneuvered you out of the restaurant and out to the uber he requested. 

“Okay noona, just rest your head and don’t make sudden movements.” Jungkook Instructed, making sure you wouldn’t vomit in the car.

Jungkook struggled to help you out of the car and to your apartment. You were very dizzy and had to stop twice because you thought you were going to throw up. Getting into your apartment was an even bigger challenge because you could not punch in the right code. So after a few minutes of trying, you were actually able to open the door.

“Okay noona, I put the garment bag in your closet. Do you need anything before I leave?” Jungkook asks, making sure you were not going to fall over.

“No, thank you Kookie, you’re the best.” You say, pulling him in for a tight hug.

“Of course. I had fun with you today.” He says, giving you a small squeeze.

He was about to pull away when you pull him back in for a kiss, taking him by surprise. He did not react at first but soon enough he reciprocated the kiss. You pull him closer, if that was possible, and let your hands roam his chest. You lightly moaned into his mouth, hands reaching under his shirt to touch his skin. Your hands were starting to lift his shirt up when Jungkook finally realized the turn of events.

“Noona, noona hold on.” He murmurs against your lips, trying to stop your wandering hands.

“What? You don’t want this?” You ask, biting your lip and looking up at him from under your eye lashes.

“Noona, I think you are very attractive and trust me, I would love to go further with you but you are drunk. And I don’t think you are in a good place for this right now. I’ve noticed that something is wrong and if I were to ever… sleep with you, I’d want to make sure it was right.” He says, placing your hands by your sides and giving you a small reassuring smile.

“I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to come on to you like that.” You say, tears welling up in your eyes.

“Hey, it’s okay. Don't cry, it’s okay. I’m not upset.” He says, taking you to the couch and gently sitting down next to you.

“I just, I went through a hard breakup and I am feeling very emotional. I don’t know what to do or how to feel. I’m sorry I roped you like this. I appreciate you so much Jungkook. I really do. And I roped you into all of this.” You say, the guilt creeping in from attacking Kook the way you did. 

“Noona, it’s fine. If you ever need anyone to talk to, I’m here for you. We are friends.” He gives you a small smile, squeezing your shoulder. “Are you feeling better?” He asks, noticing that you looked more sober.

“Yeah, I do feel a lot better. Thank you for today, I really needed it.” You say, giving him another hug.

“Any time. I’m heading out. Have a fun time in New York. you’re going to be the belle of the ball.” He says with a cheesy wink, making you laugh.

After Jungkook left you decided to take a shower to clear your head and sober up. You needed to pack for your trip to New York because you did not want to be doing it last minute. The thought of seeing Jaehyun again made your heart beat uncontrollably in your chest, stomach churning uncomfortably. You knew it was going to be awkward but you were really hoping you could see him and speak to him. You were so tired from all the overthinking and drinking that you went straight to sleep without realizing it. 

_________

“You okay?” Namjoon asks, looking at your silent form next to him on the airplane. 

“Yes, I’m fine.” You say, closing your eyes and trying to ignore the people still boarding the airplane. You wish you could close the door to your seats. 

You were not in the best of moods but you didn’t want to project that to Namjoon. Your head was still whirring with chagrin at the thought of coming on to Jungkook the other night at your apartment. He had made it clear he was not mad and that it was not going to be weird between the two of you. And you also had the prospect of seeing Jaehyun again, which had your heart hammering and your stomach feeling nauseous. It was going to be a long flight and you did not want to be a bummer to Namjoon.

“I’m not stupid, you know? I know we have a professional relationship but I like to think we are friends too.” Namjoon gives you a pointed look, a clear indication that he was not going to drop it until you talked to him about it. 

“We are friends Joon.” You sigh, looking at him between the seat divider. He raised his eyebrow, a silent sign for you to go on.

You took a deep breath before you delved into the story. Telling him about Chanyeol to that ending and then to Jaehyun and how you sabotaged that. You told him about Chanyeol being back in the picture, how he was Loey and why you were dreading this whole event. He was stunned at the story, of how you kept this from him all this time. If you really wanted to stay back from the gala, he would have considered it because he did not want you to be uncomfortable. 

It felt good to talk about the whole thing with someone, a great pressure lifting from your chest. You had killed a good three hours talking to Namjoon about your situation, you had dinner and you were starting to feel tired. You were glad that you had Namjoon with you now that he knew about what happened. You just hoped that you could survive this thing.

___

“Okay so after dinner, the performances are going to start. The opening act will be Loey and Ara.” Wendy gives you the run down as she walks you to your table.

“Sounds great, let me know if there’s something else you need me to do. I have my phone with me.” You tell her, approaching the table. You look around and notice the slightly different people sitting at the table.

“What, um, is this the original table I was supposed to sit at?” You ask Wendy, remembering that you created the seating chart with her. 

“Oh.” She starts hesitantly, going slightly pink. “Yeah it is, but Jaehyun asked to be moved to a different table.” She says, looking visibly uncomfortable.

“Oh!” You say, trying to ignore the pain in your gut that made you feel winded. You thank her for guiding you to your table and taking a seat, greeting the people in your table. Namjoon was sitting there so you were glad you were with someone that you felt comfortable with. 

You tried to focus on the conversation taking place at the table and not on the fact that Jaehyun asked to change tables. You understood why he did it, but it didn’t hurt any less. You tried to be discreet while you looked around to see if you could find Jaehyun, but it was hard to locate him. You reprimand yourself for being so unprofessional, remembering that you were not here just as a guest but you also have responsibilities in this event. 

After dinner you went to look for Wendy so you could get ready to begin the musical acts of the night. 

“Everyone, we want to thank you for being here tonight. Your support and contributions to the opening of this pop up shop. This would not be possible to everyone’s contribution. So without further ado, Miss Wendy Son will be presenting the acts for tonight!” You say, passing the microphone over to Wendy as she steps up to the stage, a dazzling smile gracing her face.

“We all know everyone has been anxious for our opening act, so without any more delay, I present Ara and Loey!” She presents, the crowd roaring with applause. 

The two of you made your way off the stage and made your way to your seats again, waiting for the show to start.

You glance around one more time before Loey and Ara hit the stage and you finally find what you are looking for. You see Jaehyun sitting at a table close to the stage, surrounded by people from his department plus Johnny and Mark. You made eye contact with him and you felt like your stomach dropped to your knees. He only held the eye contact for a few seconds before turning to the woman next to him and smiling at something she was saying. You recognize her from the PR team, which made sense that she was at the same table as him. You tried to normalize your breathing as you look at the stage again, the lights of the room dimming and the music blasting from a speaker. 

All the performances were spectacular, Loey and Ara definitely were the highlight. They did a spectacular job with their duet, the crowd amazed when Loey was revealed. Ara also had a solo and there were other bands and artists performing. The performances lasted about forty five minutes total, leading to the final portion of the gala which was just dancing and drinks. You tried to make your way towards Jaehyun’s table but you were stopped by some of the investors, wanting to congratulate you on your collaboration of the gala and the opening of the pop up shop. You were trying to be a gracious host, but you noticed that Jaehyun was no longer seated at his table. 

You knew it was very unprofessional to be looking around while having investors and members of the board speak to you, but you were looking through the crowd trying to find Jaehyun. 

You were finally left alone and you decided to do a lap around the reception hall, hoping you can find the person you’re looking for and without interruption. You were trying to get by people without touching their sweaty bodies and without getting stopped again. After a futile attempt you make your way to the back table, wanting to get some punch because you were too thirsty from all the talking you did. You felt a finger poke you on the side and you whir around, anticipation clouding your mind. 

“Hey, you look amazing.” Chanyeol says, dazzling smile highlighted by his new platinum hair.

“Hey, new hair?” You ask, not knowing what to say. 

“Yeah I decided to do something different for the gala. You like?” He asks, twirling around and showing you a 360 degree view of his haircut and  outfit. He had changed out of his performance outfit and into a black tux paired with a white shirt and a black bow tie.

He looked very good, you give him that, but you were not in the mood to engage in conversation with him.

“Yeah you look good.” You say with a smile, glancing behind him to see if Jaehyun was behind him. You did not want the night to end before you could at least greet him.

“There you are! We need to go with Namjoon, he wants to present us to a possible investor.” Wendy says as she approaches you, noticing that you were with Chanyeol after she was speaking a mile a minute.

“Oh, hello Mr. Park.” She greets with a bow, embarrassed at interrupting the conversation.

“Hi miss Son, no worries. I know you are busy ladies. I’ll leave you to it. I guess I should look for Ara and make sure she is okay.” Chanyeol says, bowing once before leaving.

You follow Wendy to where Namjoon was, passing many people along the way and greeting them with smiles and hellos. You caught a glimpse of Jaehyun with a group from the HR department. He looked gorgeous with his charcoal grey suit, white shirt and dark red bow tie. You once again made eye contact with him, but it was very short since you had to keep moving to keep up with Wendy and not lose her in the mass of people. 

It was about an hour later when you were finally free. You were walking with intent even though your feet were screaming. You frantically looked around the hall, hoping to find Jaehyun. You noticed Mark and Johnny hanging out by a wall, speaking to each other. You march towards them hoping that they know where he is. 

“Hey guys, how are you?” You ask, approaching the dapper young men. 

“Noona! You look so awesome!” Mark says, giving you a hug.

“Thanks Mark.” You smile, ruffling the boys hair.

“You did an incredible job! But you have been very busy, I noticed that you were speaking to people non stop all night.” Johnny says, giving you a hug as well.

“Yeah it’s been a pretty crazy night. Hey, have you seen Jaehyun by chance?” You ask, feeling bad for cutting the conversation short, but you really wanted to find him.

Johnny and Mark shared a look, something made you feel like it wasn’t a good sign.

“Yeah he left about a half hour ago.” Johnny says awkwardly, rubbing the back of his neck. 

“Oh, I see. Well, he must be tired too, he also played a big role in all of this.” You say, trying to mask the disappointment in your voice.

“Yeah he was. Well we are heading out too. Have a good night and a safe flight back to Seoul.” Johnny says, hugging you. 

“We are going to come visit you, okay?” Mark says, giving you a reassuring hug.

“Yes please, I really want you guys to come.” You say with a smile, bidding them goodbye.

You stand where they left you, mind blank and eyes not focusing on anything. You could not believe that he was gone. Just like that. So this was it. No chance of speaking to him again. You did not know when you were going to see him again and you were too big of a coward to call him. Besides, what you wanted to say was better if you did it in person and not over the phone. You felt defeated and thought it was time to go to your hotel so you could take a shower and drink all the contents of the mini bar. You were so busy tonight you didn’t even get a chance to fully enjoy yourself and have at least one drink. 

You found Namjoon and told him you were going to head over to the hotel, deciding that it was time to call it a night.

You were waiting for your town car to come to the front of the building when you hear someone calling your name.

 “Hey! I was trying to get your attention since before you left the building. Did you not hear me?” Chanyeol asks as he jogs up to you, breath visible in the cold night.

“Oh, sorry, I did not hear you.” You say, looking out for your car.

“Are you crying?” He asks, peering at your face.

“No.” You say, not realizing you had been crying, a few stray tears running down your face. 

“Uh, okay. Well I sort of wanted to get a dance with you.” Chanyeol tries, getting closer to you and placing a hand on your arm.

“Chanyeol, I’m  not in the mood right now. I just want to go to my hotel, I’m exhausted.” You say, biting your lip in an effort to hold your tears in.

“Hey, hey look at me.” He says gently, lifting your face to look at him. “Are you okay?” He asks again, emphasizing the ‘okay’. 

You feel your lip quivering and shake your head no, tears finally overflowing. 

He hugs you into his chest, feeling your body shake in his hold. You cry into his shirt, hoping that you would not stain it. 

Chanyeol held you and felt his heart squeeze; he did not know why you were crying but he hated seeing you like this. All he wanted to do from now on is be there for you, whenever you wanted or needed him, he would be there. Just like he always should have.

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[midnight-in-town]

So you know that character chart Katoh did for BE's 10 years birthday? What do you think of it?

Hello Anon! And did you mean this? [x]

If so, then, it’s actually quite easy (in appearance) to interpret this:

everyone looking to the left (believed to be on the Order’s side

everyone looking to the right (=>) is believed to be on the Illuminati’s side

everyone looking half at us is basically a troublemaker on their own side

Knowing that the result on the chart is quite interesting to analyze…

…on several points, I’ll give some examples. 

First of all about Mephy, because he’s got two mugshots: in one he’s on the Order’s side, acting as his usual “Lord Pheles/Johann Faust IV”, and in the other he’s in his dog form, where he’s actually half turned to us/the other side.

In my opinion, this is implying without a doubt that he’s actually in this for his own interests and even the Order’s survival is just what’s benefitting his plans. But, ya know, obvious with what we’ve seen of his character so far. 

Next, about Rin, because there are two mugshots as well: as his sweet human self he’s on the Order’s side (i.e his original goal of becoming an exorcist to kick Satan’s ass), but as a demon he appears to be on the Illuminati’s side which is, in my opinion again, in relation to this….

…rather than him being on board with the Illuminati’s beliefs.

As a demon and Satan’s bastard son, Rin always showed to be quite… powerful and destructive after all, making him probably unfit to be on the Order’s side as a result, if he were to fully awaken. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Overall it’s important to keep in mind that this chart presents the characters’ agency as what we are aware of at this point in the story (that’s why Drac is facing the right side considering Lightnight’s accusation, or even Hachiro since he was taken by the Illuminati); but I shall precise that I have strong doubts about which side Arthur truly is on (when he’s depicted on this chart to be on the Order’s side) and same for Jeremiah from the Grigori. 

As for the neutral folks, namely Shima and Amaimon: Shima is facing the right side because, yes he’s a double agent for both the Order and the Illuminati, but he’s currently strongly involved with the Illuminati…

…even if I think his heart remains with the people he still cares about. 

Speaking of which, since Yamantaka belongs with Shima, it explains why he’s supposedly as neutral as its wielder (from the way I see it).  

As for Amaimon, he is supposed to be neutral but Mephy didn’t exactly let him do as he wanted, Shiemi’s true (and mysterious) identity apparently acting as some sort of chain tying Amaimon to the Order…

…which is why he’s facing the left side (the Order) while still looking half at us. 

This leaves us with the infamous Shiratori, the random guy who was possessed by a demon at the beginning of the story (/!\ Astaroth in the anime but unnamed in the manga) and who was looking for Rin, which triggered all the events leading to Shiro’s death. 

I’m guessing that him facing the right side but still half-looking at us is meant to imply that the demon who possessed him was indeed on the Illuminati’s side (which is logical, since that’s how Satan managed to possess Shiro and Satan is with the Illuminati), but the human guy himself has no relation whatsoever to either organization at this point. I could be wrong though.

And finally, the biggest surprise, the last of the holy trinity having two mugshots on this chart: Kuro. Allow me to zoom in…

because this has me ???? and I don’t really know what to make of this. 

Maybe it’s all about Kuro in his real (and huge) Cat Sith form being on the Order’s side but the square being too small to show all of him… At the same time though, it’s still implying that he’s looking right at us, making him supposedly “neutral” and, in that case, I guess it could have to do with him being just on Shiro’s and Rin’s sides.

Same as Shura really, who said she was ready to throw the Order out of the window for the twins’ sake, but who has yet to actually do it at the time of ch110 (it will hopefully happen soon though), hence her still facing the left side. 

Kuro is different however because, ever since his introduction, it was always obvious that he didn’t care much about the Order but rather only about Shiro and then about Rin (sorry Yukio). 

It still is strange that he gets two mugshots, one having him clearly facing the right side and the other being ambiguous though, so I liked the surprise and lil mystery there, even if I may be overanalyzing. xD

TL;DR 

There you go. xDD Just my interpretation as always Anon, so please take with a grain of salt! I hope it answers your question, have a nice weekend. :))

[miss-wanderlustwriter]

The Sky (Part 3)

Billy Hargrove (Stranger Things) x Reader 

~4000 words (Each part just keeps getting longer, sorry guys) xD

Let me know what you think, this is my first Billy fanfic!

Feedback, suggestions & requests all welcome ♥

Summary: That night at the Byers.

Warnings: Violent Billy. Arguments. Angst. Language.

Part 1  Part 2  Part 4  Part 5

(Of course I don’t condone the actions of Billy at all in the show, but I’m intrigued by the character and let’s face it Dacre Montgomery is hot as hell, and such an amazing actor!)

The next week at school flew by. Billy felt confident in his maths test for the first time ever, and did carry on meeting me for lunch, sometimes we actually sat in the canteen as opposed to the library; ignoring all the stares and whispers surrounding us, or trying to at least.

He drove me home from school most days and I finally got to meet Max properly. She definitely had her walls up but I managed to get a few smiles out of her eventually, when I think she realised I wasn’t just another one of Billy’s one night stands and that I actually cared about her as a person.

She was a really cool kid, a great skater and I was interested in her how her day had gone and how she was fitting in at school. It sounded like she’d made friends with Lucas and the guys so that was a good sign!

Another Friday rolled around and I was sat at lunch thinking about calling round Nancy’s that evening. This has been going on far too long now, I hadn’t seen her or Jonathan in weeks and I was getting nothing out of Steve when he was around. I’m pretty sure Max is probably involved. It’s a mess.

I was so far gone running around my own head I jumped when Billy slammed his tray down opposite me, looking pissed off and wearing another one of those bloody shirts with practically no buttons done up.  

“What’s wrong with you? I questioned his attitude.

"Nothing.” He answered in short. “So are we going for a drive tonight or what?” Changing the subject and forcing a smile, clearly not wanting to talk about it so I let it go.

“Yeah sure!” Trying to recover from my worry about a certain alternate universe.

That’s when I heard it again, the whispers.

“They’re sat together again.”

“I know I told you, it’s everyday.”

“It’s weird!”

I lowered my head playing with my food, the doubts creeping back in along with all the other words I’d heard over the past few weeks: Are they friends? Are they fucking? Why is Billy hanging out with her? What does he see in her? She’s so weird. Maybe he took pity since her other friends have left her.

Billy notices my silence. “Hey. Princess.” And when I don’t answer “Hey, look at me.”

I put my fork down and sigh, looking up at Billy. I see his cute furrowed brow and find myself wanting to reach over and smooth the worry away. He just waits, eyes fixed on mine, giving me the time to gather myself.

I sigh again. “It’s just… We’re friends right?”

He looks so confused “Yeah of course, we shook on it didn’t we.”

“Yeah but I mean like actual friends, like you’re not just bullshitting me and this is all some joke where I’m the punchline?”

“What? Where is this coming from Y/N?”

“People here. I hear them whispering every day: I’m weird, why would Billy Hargrove want to spend time with me.” I looked down embarrassed by my confession, expecting him to admit it.

“Hey, look at me right now. Don’t you listen to these idiots, they are not worth your time. I like you Y/N, I like spending time with you, you’re different than everyone else in this shit town. Besides, you’re a pain in my ass, so do you think I’d voluntarily hang out with you if we weren’t friends.” He raised an eyebrow at me as the corners of his mouth lifted slightly.

I was momentarily taken aback before my face lit up, I could feel it, and a smile spread across my face. “True. Thanks Billy.”

“Anytime Princess.”

When the school bell rang to signal the end of another week, Billy met me by my locker.

“What’s up, I thought we were just meeting at your car like always?”

“Just want to make sure you get there without anyone filling your head with lies Princess.” A smirk creeping across his face as we started walking to the parking lot. “Seriously though are you okay now?”

“Yeah I guess so. I mean, I just have one other genuine question.” I bit my lip with concern.

He took a deep breath before replying “And what’s that?”

“Well, do you actually buy your shirts with no buttons or do you just pull them off yourself?” I broke into a smile and a run as we got outside.

“Hey get back here! You cheeky…” He shouted after me and started to chase me towards his car. My pace slowed down because I was laughing so much, I turned around and tried to dodge him but it was a failure. He grabbed me, arms wrapped around my waist and lifted me off the floor twirling me round, both of us a laughing mess.

“Okay, okay, I can’t breath!” I protested. He lowered me to ground and put his arm around my shoulders as we walked the rest of the way to his car, trying to catch our breaths.

Max was waiting for us at the car and her eyes flitted between me and Billy as we go closer, his arm still around me. “Hey kid, you okay?” I smiled as I broke away from Billy to give her a hug, which she returned.

“Yes thanks.” And it sounded like she meant it, and I swear I heard her whisper to Billy as she got in the car “I like her the best.” I pretended not to hear, but saw Billy slightly shake his head as he tried to suppress a smile.

We chatted all the way home, Max actually getting involved, and once I’d waved them off I ran straight to the phone. Both my parents were away this weekend, thankfully, if anything kicked off they were better far away from this town. I rang Nancy but Mrs Wheeler said she was out, shocker. I tried Steve’s house but he wasn’t home either. Something was definitely wrong I could feel it.

My fears were confirmed later than night as Billy rang and cancelled our drive. It was a short conversation, and worrying. He sounded upset, angry and stressed but he refused to talk to me and hung up before I could protest.

I was facing my long night in of worrying about everyone I knew it seemed. I started doing some chores before heading to bed when the phone rang again.

It was Nancy. She was panicking.

“Nancy, Nancy slow down! You’re where?”

“At the Byer’s place, please Y/N can you come?! I wouldn’t ask if it wasn’t important.”

“Yes of course, is everyone there?”

“Yes, it’s like last year. We’re currently safe here and forming a plan.”

“Okay I’m on my way!” I hung up, grabbed my old converse and my hoodie to throw on over my Def Leppard t-shirt and ran out the garage. Thankfully Mom and Dad had taken the project car my Dad had been working on for months so I was left with the family car.

As I was pulling up at Jonathan’s house I saw Chief Hopper leaving with a girl I’d never seen before as everyone else was gathered on the porch. He nodded to me as he climbed in his truck. Nancy flung herself forward into my arms before I was barely out the car. I’ve never hugged someone so tight, all my fears from the last few weeks just burst out of me and I was so glad she was here, I missed her so much.

We broke apart both wiping tears and she lead me inside with everyone else as Hopper and the girl drove off.

“So let me get this straight, this,” I pointed to the hundreds of drawings covering the walls, “is a map of tunnels underneath Hawkins that are basically the Upside-Down, with… Demodogs? Running around in them?”

Everyone nodded.

“Hopper and El, who is from Hawkins lab, have gone to shut the gate to the Upside-Down which will stop all this, while you, Jonathan and Mrs Byers take Will to Hopper’s cabin to sweat out the Mindflayer that’s currently controlling him?”

Everyone nodded again.

“Yeah pretty much.” Nancy confirmed.

“Oh okay. Great. Glad I’m caught up.” I let out a breath I didn’t realise I’d been holding. “Wait, what are those?” I asked alarmed, pointing to two syringes on the side.

“Oh, we need to sedate Will before we move him so the Mindflayer won’t know where to find us.”

“Okay. Reasonable.” My voice was small, my head was mashed.

Steve took Max, Mike, Lucas and Dustin to the living room to give me some space, and Mrs Byers went to prepare the sedative for Will. Jonathan looked at Nancy hesitant to leave her side but she gave him a nod and he went to his Mom. I saw the look on both of their faces and knew. I clung to a moment of clarity in this madness and turn to Nancy “So, you and Jonathan?”

“Is it that obvious?” She asks sheepishly.

I nudged her with my shoulder “Only to me. I’ve known you both a long time and all I can say is finally.” I smile at her “And I’m really happy for you both.”

“Thanks Y/N. I think we need to go, but I’ll see you once this is all over, I promise. I’ve missed you.”

“Me too Nance. Stay safe.”

And with that they were gone.

Max took Nancy’s seat next to me, and my mind flew back to Billy. I hoped to God he was okay.

I looked at her, she was carefully watching me. “It’s okay Y/N, I’m in the same boat as you. I just found out as well. It’s crazy.”

“I can’t believe you’re caught up in all this. Wait. Does Billy know?”

“God no! What made you think that?”

“He rang me earlier, cancelled our plans. He seemed stressed and upset but wouldn’t say anything else, just hung up. I’m worried about him.” I answered, my optimism destroyed, something else was obviously wrong with him.

“Oh. Can I ask you something?” She shifted in her seat.

“Yeah sure.”

“Are you and Billy still dating?” She looked down as she spoke.

I couldn’t help but laugh “Aw Max, we’re not dating, me and Billy are friends.”

Her head shot up and a confused look fell across her face, and I know they aren’t blood related but I could swear it was the same frown as Billy’s, the one I’d only seen earlier that day.

“Oh.” She hesitated before continuing “Well I’m rooting for you. He’s been changing since he started hanging out with you. He hasn’t shouted at me once. I like you being around.”

“Max, come here.” I say as I wrap my arms around her. “Me and you are friends now, no matter what happens with me and Billy. So if he ever shouts or does something horrible, you come to me okay?”

She gives me a small smile. “Okay, thanks Y/N.”

“Anytime.” I give her a squeeze and we head through to the rest of the guys in the living room.

“Okay so house rules.” I start “One: no one leaves this house. Two: Any problems, thoughts, worries you come to me or Steve. We’ll just stay here, stay safe and wait for news from the others.”

Steve looks shifty as he adds “Rule three: no on go in the freezer.”

Max, Lucas and Mike all mirror my confusion. “And why’s that Steve?”

But Dustin answers for him “There may be a dead Demodog in there. Potentially.”

“Oh Jesus. Okay no one go in the freezer.” I run my hands through my hair and tie it up in a ponytail. “Right guys, stay here I’m going to do a perimeter around the house, just to be sure.”

“No Y/N I’ll do that.” Steve interrupted.

“Honestly Steve, I need to do this to put my mind at rest and I could do with some air.”

“I’ll come with you.” Dustin offered with a smile.

“Okay kid let’s go.”

Dustin followed me out the front door as I was armed with Steve’s bat, and we started circling the house being as quiet as possible to listen for anything suspicious. We got round to the back of the house and checked the shed at the bottom of the yard, where they had evidently been housing Will. I let out a sigh of relief as we left the shed with nothing to report.

We stopped dead in our tracks as we heard a car engine pull up.

“They can’t have closed the gate and helped Will already can they?” I turned to Dustin, his eyes wide in shock? Fear? I couldn’t tell.

“I don’t think so, follow me.” We crept down the side of the house, peeking out to see Billy’s Camaro parked next to my car.

“What the hell, that’s Billy’ car.” I whispered to Dustin.

“Oh this can’t be good.”

“Come on.” I took the lead this time, striding back to the front door, my pace picking up when I heard raised voices.

Me and Dustin burst in the house to find Mike shocked into silence beside Max, who was shouting at Billy, who was holding Lucas against the wall while Steve advanced on them. Before I could process what was happening Steve pulled on Billy’s shoulder spun him around and landed a right hook across his face drawing blood.

“Yes! Looks like you’ve got some fire in you after all!” He mocked Steve, laughing while his nose was bleeding.

I did not recognise this person at all. It was terrifying.

“Billy! What the hell?!”

Everyone stopped.

Lucas took the opportunity to run to Mike and Dustin, who held him and pushed him behind themselves. Away from Billy.

Billy’s eyes locked on mine and for a second I thought I saw him in there, the guy who remembered that I loved the sky; but then he broke it, and his gaze flew from me to Steve.

“You… You and Harrington?”

“As if Billy. Don’t be stupid.” I scoffed.

“Yeah because that’s me! Stupid Billy! You. You were worried and it turns out all along you’re the one bullshitting me! Been laughing about me behind my back have we? You and Harrington all cosy together while I’m the joke? Am I right?!”  

I could not believe what I was hearing right now. I walked up to him, he stank of whiskey and cigarettes, and was still laughing manically to himself under his breath shaking his head.

“Billy. Do you hear yourself right now?” I tried to take his chin in my hand and make him look at me. “You’re wasted, let me clean -”. But I couldn’t finish. He slapped my hand away from him, and in the same instant Steve pushed me out the way and pushed Billy backwards away from us all. “Hey man, get out.”

“You don’t tell me what to do.” Billy’s voice lowered to a threat and he lunged for Steve, who dodged out the way and landed another punch.

“Woo! I’ve been waiting to meet this King Steve that everyone has told me so much about!” This time he gets his punch back in on Steve.

It was mayhem. We were all shouting at them to stop, no one could be heard over the barrage of noise. Shouts and punches filled the air. I didn’t realise I was crying until I felt the sobs ripping through my chest. Two of the people I cared about most were beating the shit out of each other.

“Billy. Please.” I pleaded, I begged. But my voice fell to a whisper, I couldn’t breath properly.

He had Steve pinned to the ground now, he was unreachable, the red mist was down and he would kill Steve.

Then Max appeared, syringe in hand and before anyone could move another inch she had plunged it into Billy’s neck. He stopped, span around and already started wobbling as he pulled the needle out “What did you do to me?” He tried to step towards Max but couldn’t and he fell to the floor while we all looked at Max in shock as she picked up the bat I’d dropped and threatened Billy with it before he passed out.

I turned away, tears still streaming down my face trying to gather myself. Okay breath. Focus.

I wiped my tears, took a few more breaths just to hear Max jingle Billy’s car keys “Let’s go.”

I twirled around “What? Go where? And no!”

“Ooh where are we going?” Dustin questioned.

“You’re not going anywhere!”

I was ignored as Mike answered “To the tunnels, we’re going to the hub to light a fire and distract the Demodogs, to give El a clear shot at the gate.”

“Err hello! No you’re not.”

“You sound like Steve.” Lucas chimed in with a sigh.

Steve.

We all looked down at the two unconscious boys lying in the Byer’s kitchen. Oh Jesus.

“Right. Right. Someone go see if there’s any first aid stuff in the bathroom.” I saw Max make a move, and got the boys to help me move Steve to the sofa. He was messed up, and was my main priority at the moment as I barely glanced at Billy.

Max came back with some coloured plasters and nothing else. Shit.

I got a damp cloth to try and clean the blood up on Steve, but it wasn’t great.

“Okay, guys, I need you to look at me and promise me right now that you will stay here and not leave this house. I need to go to mine to get some proper first aid things to help Steve.” Not even able to think about Billy or say his name. My despair had transformed into anger.

I glared at Mike, Lucas, Dustin and Max in turn as they protested. “No. This is important. Promise me.”

They all nodded. Little did I know that each one of the buggers had their fingers crossed.

As I was driving back down with the Byers’ house in view, first aid kit on the passenger seat, I noticed straight away; Billy’s car had gone. No way, he can’t have woken up this soon and bolted. I ran straight through the front door nearly trampling Billy as he lay exactly here he’d fallen.

Steve however was not there, and neither were the kids, or the bloody plasters. Shit.

I tried to stay calm. A million thoughts running through my head: Maybe Steve woke up and agreed to the kid’s plan. Who am I kidding, Max took the car keys and they took the unconscious Steve. I really hope Max knows how to drive, oh god.

Okay breath. They’ll be fine. Steve will wake up with one hell of headache, but he’s good with them, he’ll look after them, and he knows more about this situation than I do, and what we’re actually up against. I was trying to convince myself more than anything. But obviously none of us expected Billy to be one of those obstacles.

The first aid kit got disregarded on the table, and I turned to the house itself. Cleaning and tidying as best I could without disturbing the drawings, and distracting myself from that person lying on the floor because that was not my Billy. That was not the beautiful boy I had left hours earlier. How could it be. How could he do this. He had been so mad, no, he’d been furious.

I thought I could get through to him when our eyes met, he stopped when he saw me, but seeing me and Steve together fuelled the rage within him. What ignited that rage? And why did thinking I was with Steve make it worse? This is Billy Hargrove, he didn’t catch feelings; did he?

After doing what I could I came to a loose end, I couldn’t sit still, I was fidgeting and pacing. I couldn’t stand it any longer and I forced myself to walk to kitchen and look at Billy.

My heart ached. The contrast between the pure fire and anger to this peaceful innocence as he slept. No lines, no scowls, no frowns; just a 17 year old boy who must be going through so much pain but never lets anyone close enough to help. But even as I pushed his hair off his face and cleaned the blood away I couldn’t forgive him. The pain in chest deepened as I sighed “Oh what have you done Billy.”

With great effort I dragged him over to the sofa and lifted him onto it. I wiped my brow and then I just sat with him; savouring the moment before wakes up and the inevitable takes place.

As he started to stir so did my anger in the pit of my stomach. I got him a glass of water and some headache tablets before he woke up properly. I left them on the table in front of him and retreated to lean against the kitchen counter.

I saw the initial panic flit across his face as he tried to sit up looking around the room before his eyes rested on me. “Take those and drink that while your memory comes back to you.” I said with as little emotion as possible. He did as I said, elbows now resting on his knees and head down for a moment before standing up and turning to face me. He was still a bit unsteady on his feet as he took a step towards me “Y/N…” He whispered. Almost begging.

“No. Billy. No. You don’t get to say my name like that.” Tears were already rising in me, and I was internally cursing myself for being an angry crier.

He stopped trying to come to me, whether that was because of my reaction or his own ability to walk I don’t know. He stared hard into my eyes across the room, but just like the first night we met, I wasn’t backing down.

“I know, I’m sorry.”

“You’re sorry? You’re sorry?!” I spat out a humourless laugh and pushed myself forward to stand up straight and give myself confidence. "You physically threatened Lucas, a 13 year old boy! And you nearly beat Steve to death!” Emotion was getting the better of me as I threw my hands in the air “What is wrong with you?!”

His eyes hardened and his jaw set “What’s wrong with me Y/N? I get shit off my Dad for not knowing where Max is every second of the goddamn day, so I get sent out to look for her, and she’s here at this crazy house, where low and behold I find you and Steve fucking Harrington playing happy families!”

“Are you kidding me right now Hargrove?” The volume in my voice rising. “There is nothing going on between me and Steve, not that I even have to explain myself to you. And why do you even give a shit?!”

He glanced away and a nervousness overtook him for a split second.

“Are you…” I nearly couldn’t get the words out “Are you, jealous? Is this how you get when you’re jealous Billy?”

“No.” His gaze back on me, even more intense and determined. “This is how I get because I’m a piece of shit that you should never have trusted to be friends with.”

My own voice dropped, along with my stomach, all my fight had gone. “Well, maybe that’s the most sensible thing you’ve said all evening. I don’t know this person standing in front of me right now. This is the person I assumed you were before you sat with me in the library.”

“No Y/N you don’t know me, so stop trying to.” He fenced himself back in behind his walls and stormed right passed me out into the night.

And in that moment the pain in my chest intensified, I collapsed to the floor, my tears finally making their appearance; and I swear I could hear my heart break.

[jjeehoon]

bf!jihoon

bc jenhoon isn’t a thing. for @onlyjihoons wynaut b

also are my gif making skills getting better yet pls help me 

under the cut bc it’s actually quite long oops

cute relationship tbh

remember when he confessed to you??? i sure do

i don’t recall that you’ve ever talked to each other before then? ok maybe once or twice but probably because his friends were buddy buddy with you

so he decided to buddy buddy along 

they had found out he liked you but they kept it a secret bc they were good friends aww get me some friends like that

they started to hang out with you more for his benefit bUT they were able to keep their scheme lowkey because it was a new (and your last) semester and all of them were in a lot of your classes

o lord when it was midterms jihoon couldn’t take it anymore

on the day before like,,, a long weekend or smth he was like “daM y/n i like you” and he put up a print out of a lot of your favourite memes on your locker

let’s just say that he liked the same memes as you did bc dorm jihoon lol

and then you fell for it

maybe you didn’t like him before, maybe you didn’t see him that way before, but Damn!

once you saw “hi welcome to chili’s” you immediately fell for him my goodness

rip vine pls rebirth soon

both of your meme loving asses brought those references into your relationship

you: (driving)

jihoon: road work ahead? i sure hope it does! 

hsdfjsd i’m sorry that’s just really funny,,, it’s my favourite vine

lots of hanging out at home

mostly at your house bc 1. there’s better food and 2. woojin’s not there

since you’re the talented and wonderful (y/n) you are, karaoke with him is sO fun

singing bangtan songs and knowing the lyrics by heart ugh i love this pair of armys

speaking of singing,,, because of your talent you got into the same arts university as jihoon 

lucky u with your scholarship lol

idk the people in your class just automatically ship you and jihoon together

“eyy you’re like,,, jihoon’s s/o right”

“sure you can call me that (even though i clearly have a name xd!)”

“that’s so cute he tells everyone about you!! like yesterday he just threw up a bunch of words onto our friend group saying how much he loves your smile”

hM that was weird because he never told you that he liked your smile (ง ͠° ͟ل͜ ͡°)ง

turns out that he was too shy

No I Am Not Going To Become Soft For Him

yeah he seems outgoing and all when you’re around him but things like complimenting you just make him feel flustered djflskjfljs

so when he did say that he liked your smile he turned all re d and he covered his face and hid his smile u h hh like when he does jeojang

so then the teasing begins

“oh yeah i heard from so-and-so that you told like the whole campus that you liked my smile”

“GUH”

“why didn’t you tell me this earlier huh ┬┴┬┴┤ ͜ʖ ͡°) ├┬┴┬┴“

so then he can’t respond right

you take him in to give him a BI I I I IIG hug and you like ruffle his hair or something with affection

after all the teasing you thank him for the compliment and you say “uhh yeah don’t be shy to compliment me (altho my self-depreciating ass won’t take it lol) or anyone in general bc i’ll do the same boo”

it’s really cute

he thinks you’re cute

you think he’s cute

we think you guys are cute 

everything’s cute in this world ok (i’m exaggerating PLEASe don’t take me seriously) 

OK NO IT’S STORYTIME B O I

so you and jihoon are like,,, sitting there and watching uhhh wanna one go i guess lol

then literally 30% of the pd101 trainees come swooping in with balloons and cake and you’re just like “what”

jihoon was also like “what”

“happy birthday boyz” haknyeon goes to say hahshjdajk pls understand that joke

“but mr. joo it’s not either of our birthdays-”

“it’s your relationship’s birthday you dummy xd”

wow you both couldn’t remember your anniversary but 30% of 101 trainees remembered for you 

friendship goals ammiright that’s just a little bit over 30 trainees

like maybe a part of a trainee came in?? their legs just come in and idk

so you all just sit there watching wanna one go with 6 cakes and balloons scattered all over your house

jihoon turns off the tv all of a sudden and then y’all go “huh”

“let’s play truth or dare xD” jihoon suggests and the crowd of boys behind you just go “oooOooooOoOOOh”

you have absolutely no luck since there was both ong seongwoo AND yoon jisung within the group of trainees who remembered your damn anniversary

and yes

seongwoo got the pleasure to ask you first

“ayy (y/n) truth or dare”

“truth??”

“after jihoon telling everyone that he loves your smile, what do you think about telling everyone about his smile? do you love his smile?”

“bih is that a question,,, the answer is obviously that it’s frucking adorable ;;;;;;;;-;;;;;;;;”

if you hear that someone disagrees you’re gonna kick them to tomorrow night

a lot of cooing happened when you said that it was “frucking adorable”

jihoon turned into another blushing mess im

you thought things were done with you lmao there were 32 people in your living room this truth or dare game is gonna go on for ages my next turn won’t even come til morning

nOpe the started attacking you with questions

fun fun fun fun f u n !1!

and then the legendary summoner comes in

k a n g  d o n g h o

ok y’all might think he’s innocent like “o he’s such a dad look how cute he is”

buT he’s actually a wild man i’m cryinhfn

still cute tho don’t deny it

“(y/n) truth or dare”

“o my goodness not you too baekho”

so you go with dare???

“i dare you to kiss jihoon”

h o o o ooho o ohohoho 

did i mention that earlier woojin asked if y’all had your first kiss yet and you were like “uhhh no”

cLAPS RAPIDLY

and you’re just there panting and dying on the carpeted floor while all of the 30% were just screaming and chanting 

jihoon x (y/n) cult confirmed

so jihoon busts in and he’s going all “bih i didn’t sign up for this”

EVERYONE pulls out their own argument and tries to persuade jihoon into doing it

you’re also in the middle of being persuaded

rip

while you’re there, kind of dying on the floor,,, there was this bigass cENTIPEDE?? COMING YOUR WAY???

you’re suddenly jumping up and stuff and you aCCIDENTALLY step on jihoon’s foot 

oop

now you aren’t a very heavy person, but you were wearing your sneakers inside (i do not approve as someone who grew up in an asian household insert angry face here) and he wasn’t (i also don’t approve bc he only took them off as you aren’t the biggest fan of his jordans another angry face)

“oshitoshitoshit jihoon r u ok” 

“i’m good i’m goodjglfjg”

and then out of nowhere you kiss him on the cheek h o o o 

the crowd goes WILD!

and then minhyun’s sitting beside dongho just shaking his head like,,, “no that’s not good enough”

everyone looks at him after they calmed down and they aGREE 

“do you want me to like,,”

“kiss him on the lips?” minhyun nods. “yes.”

“i h8 y’all”

so you lean in for the peck !!!

THE CROWD GOES WILD AGAIN 

and jihoon??? through all this he’s embarrassed again

“ok jihoon i did it can you gladly kill that centipede for me now aha”

and then he tries looking for it while his face is pink

pink sausage here!

but he can’t find it so like,,, yeah

you kissed him tho that was your first kiss with him sjdfjlkgjldf

to this day you haven’t seen that centipede once but you thank it everyday for helping you guys step up your relationship 

lol

[allofthisnonsenseplease]

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 https://twitter.com/meatmanxiv/status/917182095000084481 WE NEED TO DISCUSS LOL

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 yeah i just saw that. XD What the fuck??

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 Gabe is a wraith living off souls and shit and one of the ways he finds victims is via grindr. until one day he matches with Jack Morrison.

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 omg. yes. pls. holy shit. Jack is too pathetic. Gabe needs healthy souls. Gotta get Jack to love life again before Gabe can devour his essence.

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 LOLL Gabe has never met anyone as sad as Jack. He just wants to take him home and feed him soup

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 he grumbles about what Jack has reduced him to. Gabe: nine hundred years and i've never seen such a sad fuckin' soul-- Jack: What was that? Gabe: I SAID EAT YOUR DAMN CHICKEN SOUP.

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 LOLLLL Jack just shrugs and asks if this means they can have another round Gabriel is groaning into his hands

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 he wishes he'd just been born an incubus. THEY don't have to work nearly as hard. Oooh...what if he was using Jack as bait, tho? like stalking him to get the guys Jack hooked up with?

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 oooooooooo

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 i don't actually have anything else for that, i've just gotten into the habit of sending you every dumb thought that crosses my mind when we chat about these idiots XD

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 XDDD omg Gabe is following Jack around (unbeknownst to Jack), waiting until he's done hooking up and then sucking out souls, and then one day Jack's hookup crosses a line with Jack and gabe steps in and murders the guy before he can think about it

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 !! <3 Jack gives him a look, and it's the closest Gabe's ever been to him and fuck Jack looks so exhausted. Gabe's cold, dead heart actually goes out to him. 'Thanks, I guess,' Jack says. Like he doesn't really care.

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 QOQ

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 Alarm bells go off in Gabe's head. Humans are supposed to care about seeing other humans murdered in front of them. 'Are...you...okay...?' The question comes out irredeemibly awkward, and Gabe winces.

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 LOL AWWW GABE

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 Jack just stares at him. Looks down at his blood-splattered clothes. Looks back up and shrugs. 'Could use a shower.'

'My place isn't far.' Gabe is offering before he knows what he's doing. 'Come with me?'

Another shrug. 'Sure.'

Jack follows him all too easily. It scares Gabe a little. He kills humans to live. He just killed in front of this one. Jack's calm puts him on edge.

Still, he owes Jack. He's been taking his sustenance with Jack's unwitting help for months.

Among Gabe's kind, a debt is a serious thing.

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 omg this is so sad but so soft somehow

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 again, the fluffy and horrifying monster AU no one asked for XD

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 :DD Jack curls up in the corner of Gabe's old couch and makes his huge form seem tiny. He's shivering and Gabe is wracking his brain for how to take care of a human Soup right? Cold humans like hot soup???

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 Tea, Gabe. Humans like tea. X''''''D

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 He tells Jack to stay there and makes a visit to a corner store XDD Gabe doesn't have anything for humans

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 Everything should like tea. -'.'-

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 He buys a bunch of cans of soup and some kind of tea?? supplies??? chamomile is calming right???? Jack is in exactly the same place when he returns

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 the little daisies on the box remind him of Jack, so he gets it.

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 Awwwwwww Except when he looks closer he realizes Jack's dozed off

He decides to let Jack rest while he figures out how to use the dusty kitchen he's never touched before

Halfway through he realizes cold sleeping humans probably like blankets and drapes one over Jack

Jack wakes up pleasantly warm to low cursing coming from the next room over

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 omg. gabe. sweetie. it's canned soup, hon. there's instructions on the label. i bet he can't work the stove, or doesn't have any pots. i bet he tried to cook the soup in the can and caught the lable on fire

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 LOLL Jack shuffles in with the blanket wrapped around him, all bleary eyed and yawning, and is like "what the fuck are you doing"

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 I'M MAKING YOU SOUP WHAT THE FUCK DOES IT-- deep breaths. supposed to be helping. soothing. shouting is not soothing.

Gabe burying his frustration at losing to canned soup.

'I'm not good at cooking.'

Jack looks over the mess and the only possible menu before meeting Gabe's eyes again. 'You fucking suck at it.' He shoulders him aside. 'Get out. I'll do it.'

((wow what an ass lol))

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 omg >w< but there's no heat in it, despite the force. Gabriel hovers over his shoulder, watching quietly

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 watching. learning.

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 XDDDD

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 XD Gabe you inept fucking mess of a soul-eating murderous demon

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 Jack's eyes keep falling shut for a longer amount of time than a blink and yawning and gabe can't help but think it's cute >w<

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 Gabe he's going to pass out on the stove and burn his face off. lol Gabe having to catch him by the shoulders bc he thinks Jack's about to do just that. And Jack just looks abck over his shoulder at him and waits for the silence to get uncomfortable enough for Gabe to let him go.

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 fkandjacka And Jack just seems so hollow and apathetic about even that and gabe just. Needs to make him feel better somehow

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 Jack sitting slumped in the blanket on Gabe's couch with his serving of soup poured back into the can bc Gabe doesn't have any fucking dishes, and he just comes right out with 'so i guess i'm probably not here waiting my turn to be murdered?'

Gabe: No. You were just so pathetic that I had to--

Jack: The guy who tries to make soup with no bowls and no concept of making soup does not get to call me pathetic.

It's almost a spark of life. Gabe clings to that small hope.

so is Jack clinically depressed, or did something happen to him to fuck him up?

like, did something else pull out his soul and seal it away? did he leave pieces of himself with everyone Gabe came after and they got eaten up before they could make it back to him so now he's all worn thin?

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 oooo I like the idea of something sealing away part of his soul also!! Return of slug Jack!!!!!!! He curls up in the ratty blanket on the couch and just passes tf out, refusing to be moved

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 !!!!!! I LOVE SLUG JACK =D

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 ME TOO

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 Jack: just let me watch jersey shore Gabe: JUST BECAUSE I EAT SOULS DOESN'T MEAN I'M THAT MUCH OF A MONSTER

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 LOL

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 Gabe ends up watching netflix on the couch with Jack all weekend, ordering take out every now and again to keep him fed.

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 HAHA he has no concept of how many times a human needs to eat and Jack doesn't really have an appetite, just eats as a chore, so

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 Jack is like 'jesus are you trying to tell me i need to fill out 'cause i know my ass is a bit flat but fuck you'

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 LOLLL

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 there's gotta be, like, a cursed object in his apartment that's been stealing his soul bit by bit or something, and a few days in Gabe's company sorta stabilizes him somehow.

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 omg awwww

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 'cause otherwise he's REALLY FUCKING BROKEN AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE COULD MANAGE A HAPPY ENDING

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 LOL just being taken care of and being loved starts bringing him back he's still pretty lethargic but he starts being able to hold a conversation he gets really attached to the blanket though like refuses to unwrap it

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 by day three does Gabe pick up the whole stinky bundle of unwashed human and blanket and just dump the whole thing in the tub?

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 LOLL Jack kicks weakly and whines that he was watching something but ultimately submits Gabe at least knows how to wash a human He dumps some shampoo on Jack's head and gets scrubbing Jack bats at his hand and is like "I can wash myself god" but Gabe grumbles "I don't trust you"

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 'You couldn't make soup.' 'You can't use that against me for everything.'

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 LOL Once Gabe is satisfied that Jack is clean, Jack gets out of the tub and bundles up in a towel like it's his new blanket but Gabe is still caught on oh my god wait he was really hot like naked and dripping hold on

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 X'''D really Gabe? hot? not 'pathetic angry soaked cat'? hot is what we're going with here?

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 XDDD As soon as Jack bundled back up, it's back to soaked cat

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 lol

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 but come on man. The boobs out in the open Gabe is helpless

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 okay okay. fair enough. so. consider. Gabe eventually hooks up with Jack. Jack does increasingly better as he stays away from whatever was draining him. BUT. Eventually Jack finds out about what Gabe is and what he was doing. He adds 2 and 2 together to get 58 and thinks that Gabe was nursing him back to health in order to prostitiute him out again for easy meals.

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 oh my god Jack XDDDD so has our slug jack developed Feelings for gabriel before he comes up with the silly idea that gabe is using him

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 yes, bc Feelings will make it more painful for him. :D

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 awwww imagine the first time gabe sees slug jack actually blush >w<

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 !!!!!! >w<

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 omg but jack all snuggled in his blanket with his cheek smushed into gabe's thigh and gabe is just kinda absentmindedly petting his messy hair and then he says something about jack being cute and jack doesn't react at all except that suddenly gabe realizes his cheeks and ears are red

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 Gabe honestly not knowing why that earned such a reaction

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 OMG especially since jack like. didn't even make a face or anything just suddenly he's all flushed. gabe thinks he's just overheating at first

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 oh noes! XD

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 gabe is worried about his human!! does he need a cold cloth or something?? he is wrapped in very many blankets.... but when gabe tries to move to do something about it, jack just kinda fishes out a hand from the bundle and presses down on gabe's knee

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 ohhhhhhhhhhh~! -^^-

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 >w< gabe thinks he hears jack mumble "don't move" jack's eyes flicker open to slits and he turns just enough to give gabe a sleepy look and then he goes back to dozing

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 omg. XD i kinda like low energy state asshole Jack

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 me too XDDD let him be lazy and a little dumb

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 hooray!

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 BUT BC HE'S KINDA DUMB HE COMES UP WITH THAT SILLY IDEA THAT GABE IS USING HIM then slug jack goes into defensive mode

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 i'm imagining him angrily scooting away on his tummy, still cocooned in blankets XD

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 LMAO that's a good image ahaha

jack's like starting to think he really likes living with gabe. it's been a long time since he like actually cared about anything. it's nice.... gabe is warm. he still gets shivers but he isn't nearly so cold all the time.

and then somehow, how they met comes up as a topic of conversation

and maybe gabe asks jack if he's planning on going back to that eventually

he adds lightly that it did nab him a lot of easy meals, but....

jack doesn't understand the "but" XDD

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 oh jack still tho Gabe. XD you should've KNOWN better!

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 XDDD Jack retreats into his bundle, another round of shivers hitting him instantly

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 ohhhhhhh noooooooooooooo

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 I mean in his mind, why else would Gabe have spared him?

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 yeah ._. that was the plan the horrible, horrible plan Jack calling Gabe a parasite

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 NOOOO

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 WELL I MEAN

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 Jack musters up the energy to go back to his own apartment He leaves while Gabe is off somewhere else And Gabe comes back and Jack is just.... gone. For seemingly no reason. He gets super worried. Did someone take Jack???

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 He's been Jacknapped! but omg, Gabe not being able to convince Jack to come back with him, and Jack stays in his own apartment long enough for whatever's fucking him up to knock him on his ass again, and he just doesn't put two and two together, thinks it's regular depression, thinks it's because he's a fucking moron who thought Gabe actually might like him as if anyone could! And Gabe keeps coming around or watching, but he doesn't catch on until it's almost too late.

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 QOQ Jack is like lying on the floor staring at the ceiling and whatever this thing is keeps whispering to him how easy it would be to just give up

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 aaaaaaaaa what if it's something that can't kill, only drain, and to get teh last drops of a person's life, they have to take it themselves

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 qOq the only reason Jack's lasted this long is bc he's too lazy to get up and actually do it

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 XD i prolly shouldn't've laughed at that so, does gabe have superhuman senses to go along with being a demon? like, can he sense it if Jack's gone and done something rash? OR, does he finally realize that there's something malignant in Jack's apartment? what if he has to be INVITED in and that's why he went after all of Jack's weird, semi-public hookups?

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 LMAO also that makes sense Oh god how will he save jack

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 it might be that if the thing is banished, killed, or sealed, it's victim goes back to normal

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 But how can Gabe get in!!

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 oh. haha fuck :D maybe Jack actually tries to off himself and gets carted off to the hospital and Gabe goes to see him there and won't leave his side and Jack slowly starts feeling better away from home

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 But he IS home qwq bc Gabe is there QwQ

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 the cursed object reminds me of this XD

hospitals are not home idc how much in love they are there are NEEDLES there

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 LOLL @ both those things

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 brb--need sweets :E

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 fair XD Jack wakes up in the hospital bed and without the soul-sucking curse, the very real terror of death hits him all at once and he just kinda crumbles in front of Gabe It's the most emotion Gabe's ever seen out of him and it's the most visceral sensation Jack's experienced in awhile. it's scary for everyone involved.

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 ahhhh ;-; Jack is still trying to rationalize it bc of course Gabe hasn't had a chance to explain so he still thinks that Gabe was only using him and he's torn between being grateful that Gabe did something to save him, and hurt bc he still thinks he's just a meal ticket

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 QOQ and he also has no idea why everything feels so intense all of a sudden

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 you got your Feelin' Bits back, Jackie! :D

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 XDD that sounds dirty

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 lol

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 but yeah everything's been dulled out for so long for him and when he was with Gabe, it had been coming back slowly but then of course all that progress was lost and then some and when the cursed thing was destroyed it all came back to him at once and it's So Much he's so cold and it feels like the air is on fire when it touches his skin

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 sex is going to kill him

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 LOLLL OMG

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 quick question. now that Jack is once again capable of giving a fuck, how are we going to resolve the teensy weensy moral dilemma of Gabe's whole eating people's souls gig? like. not to derail where you were going.

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 LMAO

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 but that should prolly be addressed at some point. XD

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 XDDDD

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 oh. wouldn't that be sad? if they loved each other, but Jack wasn't willing to overlook what Gabe was?

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 NOOOOO that would hurt Gabe so much QOQ he's a gentle monster omg what if Gabe like dedicated himself to turning himself human

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 what if Gabe stopped eating souls for Jack and starved to death?

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 OH MY GOD DUDE WHY

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 shrug emoji XD WE MADE HIM A PEOPLE-EATING MONSTER THERE ARE GONNA BE ISSUES HERE We could change it--make him something that feeds off of energy, and he enjoys the potency of sexual energy. Doesn't have to participate--just needs to be nearby. SOmething similar to what was eating Jack lol But after he and Jack get together, Gabe feeds from Jack consensually and makes sure to give him plenty of time to recover. EXCEPT NOW IT'S VAMPIRES AGAIN SHIT

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 LMAO XDDD

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 hell, maybe Gabe eats the thing that was eating Jack and it had glutted itself on way more humans than it needed and now he's good to go for a century or so

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 lolll that works too Either way Jack is finally back to normal and despite being a naturally sluggish person, Gabe is delighted to see him emote

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 so has Gabe gone this entire time not realizing he loves Jack? And it isn't until Jack asks him why he's there that Gabe--scrambling to explain--realizes with a slight shock that he loves Jack?

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 OMGGGG GABE IS A SOFT GENTLE MONSTER IN LOVE Gabe kinda fumbles out that he really really likes Jack DOES JACK BELIEVE HIM THOUGH

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 hell no. not at first, anyway I don't know how Gabe would prove it, tho

like, maybe he asks Jack what he can do to prove he means it, and Jack responds with a flat 'fuck me.' and Gabe hesitates, bc he does actually want to--holy shit, he really wants to--but there's something not right here. He asks Jack what that would prove, and Jack's just 'well, if you don't really want me...' And Gabe is like. 'No. Wait. Stop. I know manipulation when I hear it. Come home with me, Jack. Let me take care of you. We can talk about this later, when you're well again. Until then...until then, just let me watch over you, and if you never want to see me again afterward, then...then....'

'then you'll disappear?'

Gabe nods, and he looks so crushed by the idea that Jack feels his heart clench in his chest.

'all right. they're letting me out soon. take me home.'

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 SKANDKANSNXA AWWWWWWW GABE AND HIS BLEEDING HEART Jack finds himself perched on Gabe's couch yet again and gabe immediately brings out the blanket for him

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 <3<3<3

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 Jack feels kinda awkward all of a sudden but he is cold. He accepts the blanket and drapes it over his shoulders He burrows into the blanket but. He really wants to be held.

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 oh god. Jack just curling up on the couch and wanting to be held so bad and he's so cold and so tired and he just starts crying and Gabe panics and kneels down on the floor in front of him and he's asking what's wrong and what should he do and what does Jack need, and his hands are hovering, not touching bc he doesn't want to invade Jack's space or anything and jack was so strange earlier in the hospital and now this...and Jack just lurches forward against him and Gabe instinctively wraps his arms around Jack. Over the course of Jack sobbing and trying to get closer, he slides gracelessly off the couch in an extended drop, and Gabe just keeps adjusting his hold, and gathers him up until he's cradling Jack on his lap between his chest and the front of the couch and Jack is just clinging to him and the blanket and crying.

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 OMG QOQ he's mortified that he's breaking down like this but he can't stop it It's been building for so long Gabriel holds him tight, shushing him softly >w< Gabe eventually moves them over to the bed and Jack falls asleep in his arms >w<

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 >u< Gabe wakes up before Jack, of course. He looks at him, takes in the circles beneath his eyes and the exhausted lines carved into his pallid skin, and his heart lurches with the need to protect. He had thought to get up and make Jack breakfast, but he can't bring himself to leave him alone, so he curls a bit tighter around him and kisses his hair and lets himself drift off again.

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 AWWWWWWW Jack becomes a happy slug Gabe loses it when he sees Jack grin and laugh

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 Gabe: WaIT WAIT!! I need--the thing you humans use to make pictures of memories!!

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 AWWWWW GABE GETS A PHONE JUST TO TAKE PICTURES when he realizes he can Call Jack and hear his voice WHENEVER in REAL TIME he fuckin LOSES IT

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 XD omg Jack just starts getting all sorts of random calls from Gabe, and he'll pick up, and Gabe will be silent at the other end. and when Jack prompts him '...did you need something?' 'um. not...not really. just wanted to say hi.' 'Hi.' '....hi?' 'Gabe.'

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 AKDKAKDSKXJS A CUTE AWKWARD SOFT BOY

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 Gabe calling Jack from a different room while they're both home, and Jack just comes in and fixes him with this flat stare, and Gabe has a million watt grin on his face

Gabe discovering the joys of bubble baths and singing in the tub with Jack sat between his legs, skin all slick with soap and hot water. They don't even get up to anything, Gabe just helps him scrub and belts out songs he's learned from watching musicals and Jack soaks in the warmth and contact.

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 AWWWWWWWWW Slug Jack loves hot baths XDDDD I'm caught on slug Jack slumped against Gabe in a hot hot bath, comfy and warm and dozing off

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 yes PLEASE brb again

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 <33333 Just kinda drops his head into the crook of Gabe's neck, molded into the curve of his body, and gabe realizes after a bit that he's snoring

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 aaaaaaaaaaa~! <3<3<3 this one started out so sad and awful and it's gotten so soft i love it! ;u;

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 RIGHT omg Unlike Jack's DICK XDDDD heeeeeeee I love slug Jack being a quiet but demanding pillow princess

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 XD W O W but pls go on about that last bit. OuO

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 LOL

He's all snuggled up against Gabe's chest and gabe kisses his neck and Jack tugs at his arm until Gabe rolls them over, Jack on his back and gabe on top of him

Gabe fits so perfectly between Jack's legs

Jack refuses to let him move, wants Gabe's weight pressing him down

Gabe spoils him with kisses all over his face and neck, never going too low or else he'll have to move and Jack can't have that ahaha

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 lol jack gets pampered

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 Jack likes it best when Gabe can just slide right into him but he'll tolerate some fingers Slug Jack doesn't go for fast and rough he likes getting thoroughly and deliberately wrecked until he's boneless and overwhelmed

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 oh my yes >u< it's a good thing Gabe isn't human, 'cause slug Jack is gonna try his endurance

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 yes he is @ the endurance slug Jack barely has it in him to frame Gabe's waist with his knees, doesn't bother hooking his legs around him or even wrapping his arms around Gabe's neck, just curls his hands next to his head under the pillow his eyes are closed for the most part, only opens them to slits

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 i feel like slug jack would enjoy the bondage thing with all the knots, but i also feel like it would be sort of pointless lol

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 XDDDD Gabe can do anything he wants to slug Jack but like. what's the point when the only thing that gets a response is fucking him hard and deep

SuspiciousPopsicle - 10/10/2017 slug Jack on Gabe's lap, draped over his shoulders as Gabe rocks up into him

firesonic152 - 10/10/2017 EEEEE and Jack never asks for it in words. He always rolls into Gabe's lap and starts grinding against him lazily or bites at his neck in just the right way

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Queue Update

I have had a migraine almost all day and I can’t seem to shake it. My queue runs out today at 5pm PST. I have no clue if I’ll be able to fill it by tomorrow, but I will try my best!

For now, I just want it to completely go away. OH and mother nature can kick my ass too. K thanks. xD I hope you guys have a good weekend!

xoxo

[raendown]

All According to Plan

So @syndellwins requested “Tenzou x Reader AU, where Kakashi demands Tenzou shows up to his wedding to Obito with a date or he'll tell something embarrassing about Tenzou at the party. So Tenzou decides to ask a co-worker that's a bit cranky and obs she has a huge crush on him. She reluctantly says yes (she doesn't wanna feel used but also wants to meet Tenzou outside the office) and Tenzou notices that weekend (yeah, a long ass party weekend) that's she is actually nice ?? And she kisses him back when they have to pretend and hey, she's actually turning him on and everything?”

It’s not precisely what you ordered but, like, 5888 words + so many hours of my life = please love this anyway? XD

Under the cut or also on AO3! 

His best friend was a prick. Tenzou knew that already, of course. He never missed an opportunity to tell Kakashi that he was a giant prick. Kakashi usually snapped back with a crass comment about his genitalia and Tenzou honestly wished that he could solve his problem with that simple, familiar argument. This time, however, Kakashi was being a prick for his own good and that complicated things. It was harder to stay mad when he knew that his best friend was only worried for him. Still, threatening to reveal all of Tenzou’s embarrassing secrets to the general public if he showed up to Kakashi’s wedding without a date was going just a little too far.

That was how he came to be standing outside of your cubicle, nervously wiping damp palms on his thighs before knocking to catch your attention. You looked up and felt your heart skip a beat. Despite your massive secret crush on this man the two of you didn’t talk very often. You wondered what he could possibly need from you. He worked for a different department after all. Maybe some of the paperwork you had sent over was incomplete?

“Ah, good afternoon Y/N,” Tenzou greeted you in that smooth voice of his. You tried hard to hide the shiver that raced down your spine.

“Good afternoon,” you said back. “How can I help you?” You were intrigued to see him fluster and tug at the cuffs of his jacket, obviously anxious about something.

“I wanted to ask a favor. It’s – ah – it’s just m-my friend is getting married in a couple of weeks and he, er, threatened me if I didn’t bring a date. So I was wondering-” Tenzou pulled at his shirt collar “-if you might come with me and pretend to be my girlfriend? Oh god I know this is really awkward to ask out of nowhere and I’m so sorry. I didn’t know who else to ask!”

You forced yourself to keep breathing as his question settled over you. Pretend to be the girlfriend of the man who you’d be staring dreamily at for almost a year now? Yes please! Instead of throwing yourself in to his arms the way you wanted to you managed to make a thoughtful expression.

“The good old fake date, huh?” You asked. “Just for the one night?” It wouldn’t feel great to part ways at the end but you had hopes that maybe you could interest him in a real first date after all was said and done. Might as well put the idea in his head now. Tenzou sighed in obvious relief and grinned sheepishly, his shoulders relaxing and his entire body easing out of the tense stance he had been in.

“It’s actually more of a weekend party. Kakashi and his fiancé are…” he rolled his eyes. “Well I’m glad they make each other happy because they seem to get a kick out of making everyone else miserable.”

You laughed because you could imagine that. Kakashi used to work here as well before his division expanded and got their own building. You hadn’t had much contact with him but his reputation as a hard man to work with was nearly legend. He was still used as a funny horror story to make any new hires feel more comfortable around the place. You could only imagine the sort of person who would be able to put up with him.

Tenzou seemed so adorably happy that you agreed to his plan that it was hard not to stand up and pinch those smiling cheeks. He let you know all the details of where, when, dress code, and the names of people you would most likely wish to avoid. You committed it all to memory and chatted with him until he mentioned his lunch break was almost over. You waved him off towards the elevators, waiting until he was fully out of sight before pumping both fists in the air and giving vent to a muted noise of excitement. The coworker in the cubicle next to yours poked her head around the divider to give you a knowing look and a wink. You only laughed. This was going to be amazing. You could just feel it.

Just a little over two weeks later Tenzou found himself on your doorstep, dressed to the nines and incredibly nervous as he knocked three times. He wasn’t exactly sure what he was nervous about, though. The two of you had always gotten along well and he didn’t foresee any difficulty in pulling the wool over Kakashi’s eyes. He would introduce you as his girlfriend at the wedding, mention that things were still fairly new between you, and then sadly say that things just didn’t work out a few weeks later. It was an easy deception and it would hopefully get Kakashi off his back for at least a couple more months. Yet still he found himself a little anxious and he couldn’t pin down the reason.

When you opened the door he had to struggle to keep his jaw in place as he saw the green silk delicacy you had wrapped yourself in. You had picked this dress with him in mind and, judging by his reaction, it had been worth the three hour debacle in the store. You stayed silent and didn’t bother to hide your pleased expression as his eyes slowly moved down and back up your body.

“Uh, hi,” he murmured in a distracted manner. You chuckled. “Ready to go?”

“I’ve been ready for you for a while.” You would never admit how long it took to practice saying that with the perfect mix of innocence and sultry suggestion. It worked though; you heard Tenzou clearing his throat gruffly as you passed him.

He helped you in to the car and hurried around to hop in to the driver’s side. The wedding was being held just out of town, only an hour or so drive from your place, and conversation filled the car the whole way there. Tenzou was so easy to talk to and he was interested in so many different things. You were happily surprised to discover that his favorite hobby was gardening and you were still talking about which plants both of you were growing when you pulled in to the venue.

The wedding was being held on the edge of a lake in the exact spot that Kakashi and his fiancé had first met each other, coincidentally at someone else’s wedding. You looped your arm through Tenzou’s as he led you to your seat, noting some heads turning to watch the pair of you walk by. You discreetly asked for names and made note of which people to really play up the affection around. You did agree to try and pull one over on his friends, after all.

The ceremony was beautiful. You found yourself crying as Kakashi traded vows with his husband, a soft adoring light in his eyes that you had never would have thought possible. You had always known him as a lazy, snarky ass. But the way he looked at Obito had you accepting a handkerchief from Tenzou. Whoever this Obito guy was he had to be some kind of man to get someone like Kakashi to settle down.

After the ceremony, as everyone waited for the couple to take their wedding photos before the dinner, you and Tenzou escaped in to the trees surrounding the lake. The two of you hid in the natural shield of a sizable Weeping Willow, giggling at how childlike it was to run away from the other guests.

“So if Kakashi is your best friend, how come you’re not in the wedding party?” you asked, hoping it wouldn’t ruin the mood. Far from seeming offended, Tenzou chuckled.

“They only wanted one groomsman each,” he explained, “and Gai challenged me for the right to stand up with Kakashi. It meant more to him than it did to me so I didn’t really put up much of a fight. As long as all of my friends are happy at the end of the day then so am I.” You couldn’t help the warm smile on your face.

“You’re a good man, Tenzou,” you told him. He blushed and rubbed his head awkwardly.

“Not really, I guess I just don’t feel a need to be in the spotlight.”

You shook your head at his adorable modesty and rested one hand on his arm. “No, you are a good man. I’ve never known someone as selfless and caring as you. Kakashi is lucky to have you as a friend. I’m lucky to have met you.”

His blush deepened and he tried to laugh it off, changing the subject. This time you let him. The biggest victory in that short conversation, however, was that you noticed he had allowed you to come so close that your bodies were nearly pressed together and he hadn’t asked you to step away yet. There was no one here to fool right now so technically you had no excuse for such forward behavior. You felt your hopes rise just a little bit higher that this event could end with you talking him in to a real date.

The two of you continued to chat and make each other laugh until your privacy was forcibly invaded without warning. Just as Tenzou said something so adorably cute that you couldn’t resist leaning in just a little farther, a figure in the corner of your eye parted the long trailing leaves of the tree that made up your little hide-away. You looked over to find a young woman with curly black hair and legs that went on for days. Her striking red eyes carefully took in the sight of how close you were standing and a soft smirk appeared on her painted lips.

“My, my, Tenzou,” she said in a smoky voice. “What have we here? I thought I saw you with a little something on your arm when you came in. I’m glad to see that I wasn’t mistaken.” She carefully picked her way over to you, heeled shoes sinking in the grass with every step.

“Kurenai, good to see you. This is my date; Y/N this is Kurenai. She went to the same high school that Kakashi and I used to attend.” Tenzou sounded relaxed and at ease but you could feel the tension in his body as your joint deception was put to its first test. You squeezed his bicep surreptitiously in the hope that it would comfort him.

You and Kurenai traded greetings and pleasantries, making small talk about what a lovely day it was for a wedding and how heart-warming the ceremony had been.

“Raidou said he thought he saw you sneak off over here and I volunteered to come get you two,” Kurenai said after a few minutes. “Kakashi and Obito will be back soon. All of the guests are moving in to the hall to find their seats.”

“Oh, we should go then.” Tenzou looked down at you and you saw the exact moment he realized just how intimate your position was. His wide almond eyes blinked at you in surprise and he felt a strange urge to send Kurenai away so you wouldn’t have to move.

“Certainly,” you agreed, inwardly smiling at his stunned expression. “I’m famished and I can’t wait to hear the speeches.”

“I think once you hear Gai give a speech you’ll change your mind on that one,” Kurenai warned you. “When Kakashi made Gai his Best Man I don’t think he remember that he would have to give a speech!”

Tenzou groaned and you looked back and forth between them, confused. He led you away as they both regaled you with the horror stories of their friend Might Gai. Apparently he had a strange obsession with what he called the ‘Springtime of Youth’ and had passed the line over to fanatical a long time ago when it came to physical fitness. You laughed as Kurenai described the epic battle it had taken to convince Gai he was not allowed to wear a green suit to the wedding and the tears which had followed after.

A little horrified but also a lot intrigued, you and Tenzou followed Kurenai out of the tree’s privacy and towards the beautiful hall across the field. You couldn’t help but glance around at the scenery and marvel that it was just such a perfect place to fall in love.

As it turned out, Kurenai was not seated at the same table as you so she waved goodbye and made her way towards a man with a beard and an unlit cigarette between his lips. Tenzou checked out the seating chart then you walked with him towards a table that only had two empty seats left and carefully looked around at the curious faces looking back at you. Some of them were faces Tenzou had pointed out to you earlier, before the ceremony, and others were new. One of them was quite obviously trying to resist looking at your chest while innocently adjusting herself in her seat.

The staring one introduced herself an Anko and you recognized the name as one of the people Tenzou had said you might wish to avoid. When your attention moved on to someone else you noticed her eyes returning to your breasts. You ignored it. The others introduced themselves as Raidou, Genma, and Konan. As opposed to you, Konan seemed to take issue with Anko’s need to stare at your goods. She hit the purple haired woman none too gently on the arm and they had a quick hissed argument that ended in a sweet peck on the lips. You shrugged and fell in to conversation with the two men. Genma’s date had apparently had a work emergency at the last minute and Raidou, when asked, admitted to having just gotten out of a bad relationship. To distract themselves from their own woes they took childish delight in interrogating you and Tenzou instead.

Tenzou was relieved when the speeches started soon after. Kakashi was snarky, Obito was snarkier, and despite their best efforts Tenzou and Kurenai had not even come close to preparing you for Gai. The man actually broke down sobbing yet never missed a single word of his speech and no one in the room seemed to think this was out of the ordinary. By the end you felt as though there should be spontaneous fireworks and sunsets going off behind him. Instead he received a polite smattering of applause and collective sigh of relief as he sat back down so the other Best Man could speak.

Once dinner was finished the dancing began. You watched with a great deal of amusement as Gai flung himself on to the dancefloor first thing, overflowing with enthusiasm. He had taken off his jacket to reveal the vest underneath – which was colored a green so bright your eyes watered just looking at it.

“Would you like to dance?” Tenzou asked politely. You could tell he didn’t really want to and you could definitely understand that. Dancing to slow songs was okay; you didn’t need much coordination to hold on to someone and sway in a repetitive circle. Dancing to the faster songs though, that required a bit more skill than your two left feet could handle.

“I think if I tried I might end up stepping on every toe on the floor!” You joked. “Even the people who aren’t up and dancing!”

You felt a flicker of accomplishment when Tenzou threw back his head and laughed. He had such an amazing smile and you cherished every single time that he smiled because of you.

“I will second that,” he admitted after he managed to calm down.

Instead of dancing right away he offered to bring over some drinks for the two of you. You spent the first bit of the party laughing at all the horrible moves you saw, pointing them out to each other and sometimes trying to do bad imitations in your seats. After a while Kurenai and the bearded man she had sat with at dinner came over to join you. He was still mouthing an unlit cigarette while he introduced himself as Asuma.

“We thought we’d come over and see why the two of you were being so anti-social,” Kurenai said as she delicately perched herself on the chair beside you. Asuma flopped down next to her with little thought for grace.

“We’re not being anti-social,” you protested mildly. “We’re being safety conscious.”

“Yeah we’re saving you all from broken toes.” Tenzou snickered behind his hair as Asuma guffawed.

“I’ve seen you dance, Tenzou, I believe it!” The cigarette bounced as Asuma spoke. “So, where did the two of you meet?”

“At work,” You said. After all, all good lies have a kernel of truth to them. “Kakashi used to work with us too until his department moved to the new building.”

You and Tenzou spun a story together that you had prepared ahead of time about how you chatted whenever you ran in to each other at work – not untrue – and how he had eventually asked you out – technically also not untrue. Really the only outright lie was that this was the fifth date. Tenzou described your first date when they asked, a romantic night on the boardwalk eating ice cream and watching the stars come out. As you listened to his figments you wished that really had been your first date; it sounded lovely. You wondered if he had ever gone on that date with anyone before or if he thought it up on the spot because it suited the two of you.

Tenzou saw the longing look in your eye as you listened to him babble. He was only trying to come up with something plausible but you seemed to like the same things he did. He had always wanted to go on a quiet calm date like that and you seemed as if you would appreciate it. But by the way you were watching him he realized he wanted to find out. He wanted to take you down to the boardwalk, buy ice cream, and wander along the water’s edge while the two of you talked about whatever crossed your minds.

Just as Kurenai finished cooing over how cute the two of you apparently were, the music changed. A slower tempo filled the room and singles all around the dance floor hurried to get out of the way as couples joined hands for the first slow dance of the night. Tenzou looked at you with a smile.

“Would you like to dance now?” he asked. You laughed.

“I think this might be safe, yes.”

You took his hand and let him lead you to the closest free patch of floor, ignoring the wolf whistle Genma made as you passed him going back to his seat for a break. The rest of the party seemed to fall away as Tenzou wrapped one arm around your waist, his other hand seeking one of yours. It seemed he had a little bit more skill with this than you. All of your dancing skill could be summed up in three words: high school dances. Tenzou seemed to actually have some steps to follow. You tried your best to keep up with his rhythm, distracted as you were by the smile on his handsome face.

“I’m having a really good time,” he said after the first chorus had gone by.

“Me too,” you replied. He shook his head.

“No I mean…I’m having a really good time. More fun than I thought I would. I’m really glad I asked you here tonight, Y/N.”

You flushed prettily and tried to duck your head but you couldn’t seem to take your eyes off of his. He looked so earnest and you felt as if you were falling in love for the first time all over again. Tenzou held you just a little bit tighter, bringing you just a little bit closer to him. You fought not to swoon.

“Y/N…I don’t suppose…” he trailed off, color rising on his cheeks.

You held your breath. This was it! He was going to ask you out on a real date! You had been hoping for this since the moment he had asked you to be a part of this plan and you couldn’t believe that it was really, finally happening. Was his face closer to yours? It was! He was leaning in, trying to find the words but just as obviously distracted.

“Kohai!” The spell was broken by an unapologetically gleeful voice to your left. Both of you snapped your heads around to see Kakashi in the arms of his dark-haired husband. Obito was grinning, baring his teeth in a vicious manner that said he knew just what they had interrupted.

“I see Kakashi doesn’t have to make good on any threats against your dignity, Tenzou,” Obito teased.

“A pity.” Kakashi twirled his husband in a whimsical circle. “I had some really good stories lined up for everyone to hear. When you said you had a girlfriend I almost didn’t believe you!”

“Kakashi!” Tenzou groaned, his head falling back in exasperation. You bit the inside of your cheek. So close!

“What? It’s been such a loooong time for you! So, Y/N was it? I don’t suppose you’d like to hear some stories about my dear little kohai?” Kakashi leered and Tenzou growled at him.

“You are at your own wedding!” He protested. “Aren’t you supposed to be having a romantic dance together? Aren’t you supposed to be so wrapped up in each other that you don’t have time to make fun of me? For once!”

The newlyweds laughed in a disturbingly similar way, an edge of malignance hiding just under the surface that made you go back to your thoughts about how perfect these two must be for each other. Neither of them missed a single step in their elegant waltz as they continued to speak.

“Now now Kohai-”

“As you pointed out, it’s our wedding day-”

“Why can’t you let us have a little fun?”

“The couple that slays together, stays together!”

“That was a terrible joke!” Tenzou grumbled. You had to agree.

Kakashi and Obito ignored you both as they continued to dance and cast you evil glances. You and Tenzou looked at each other, silently agreeing to try and dance somewhere else. As soon as there was an opening in the bodies on the floor Tenzou’s feet took you off in the opposite direction, almost casually dancing your way to a different spot. You could hear laughter as you left the other pair behind but they didn’t try to follow, which you were grateful for.

You found yourself surrounded by strangers you hadn’t met yet, none of them paying you the slightest attention as the song went through its final rendition of the chorus. The singer crooned and warbled and Tenzou’s arm around your waist tightened just a little more.

“I am…so sorry,” he told you eventually. “You’ve met Kakashi, you know what he’s like.”

“It’s not like he said anything bad, you know. We could dance back over to them? Maybe hear a story or two?” You giggled at the look of utter betrayal on his face.

“Not you too!”

“Well it’s not like you’re going to tell me any of the embarrassing stories yourself!” you pointed out, laughing. He rolled his eyes.

You could hear him mumbling something to himself under his breath that sounded like a complaint that the song was almost over. And indeed there was only a few more bars of musical outro before the DJ faded a song with a faster tempo, once more flooding the dance floor with enthusiastic party-goers. Tenzou’s chest sighed against you before he stepped back but you noticed that he didn’t release your hand.

“Come on, this way,” he said, pulling you along as he took off. You looked behind you to where Raidou and Genma were currently chatting at the table you had all been sitting at before. Apparently you weren’t going back there. Curious, you caught up and looped your arm around your date’s.

Together you made your way out of the main dance hall and in to one of the side wings. A sign on the wall indicated that you were going in to correct direction to find the bathroom which, while that was good to know, it really wasn’t what you were hoping for. You were glad when Tenzou stopped walking in an empty area where the lighting was dimmed.

“Okay so I was trying to say something earlier before we got interrupted,” Tenzou said, feeling nervousness well up inside him again. He pushed it down though; he wanted to get this out.

“I noticed,” you teased gently. He rubbed the back of his head with his free hand.

“Yeah. Um. Well what I was trying to say was that I’m really glad I asked you to come this weekend. I’ve had a lot of fun and you’re really pretty and this was a good idea and…I’m rambling. Sorry.” You bit your lips to stop yourself from giggling. “Anyway I wanted asked if you would consider, maybe, uh, sometime in the future, possibly, if you might like–”

“I WANNA KNOW WHAT LOVE IIIIIS!”

Both of your heads snapped around for the second time as a scarred face popped around the corner.

“Oh for fuck’s sake Anko!” the man was saying. “That was right in my ear!”

He came farther around the corner and you saw that, indeed, Anko was leaning in to him with one arm around his shoulders and the other waving an unidentified bottle of something – presumably alcohol.

“Why aren’t they –hic– playing that song Iruka? It’s such a good song!” Anko’s voice was loud and slurred, reinforcing the idea that her bottle was filled with something alcoholic. You remembered seeing her drink almost an entire bottle of wine with dinner and wondered how much she had drank since then. The man she was draped over, Iruka, sighed.

“Why isn’t Konan taking care of you?” he lamented.

“I think she passed out in the corner!” Anko said, completely unapologetic for her and her girlfriend’s behavior. You and Tenzou stood frozen as this new pair approached you. Iruka looked up when he saw someone else standing in the hallway.

“Oh thank god! Miss – oh hey Tenzou – Miss could you possibly take Anko in to the bathroom? She needs help but I can’t go in the ladies’ room myself.”

“Nonsense Iruka! You’re such a pretty girl!” Anko snuggled up to her friend and Iruka blushed to the roots of his pulled up hair.

“I let you put me a dress ONE TIME!”

Tenzou’s hand clenched around yours and you looked over just in time to see him deflate and whisper, “Fuck it.” Whatever he had been trying to say, it appeared he had given up on saying it. You swung your eyes around to glare at Anko, lurching with every step and singing a few choice snatches of things she thought should have been on tonight’s play list.

Feeling defeated but slightly vindictive, you took the woman from her poor friend’s arms and led her down the hall where the signs had said to go. Anko looked grateful but you only shook your head at her, making your disappointment obvious.

“Really, Anko, the night isn’t even halfway over yet!” you chided her. She tried to look sheepish but it was lost as you got the door open and she bolted for the nearest toilet.

It took a while before Anko was ready to be helped back out of the bathroom. You walked out to find a disgruntled Tenzou and an anxious Iruka still waiting outside. Iruka took his friend from you and said something about calling her and Konan a cab. Tenzou gave you a suffering look which you returned.

You returned to the party with little hope that Tenzou would ask you out now. Every time it looked as if he were going to he had been interrupted and it seemed as if he had given up on the whole idea. You tried not to let it ruin your night though. You still managed to have fun and make new friends and it wasn’t as if you were never going to see him again. It was just a matter of stepping up your flirting game at work from here on out.

You danced with Tenzou several more times, during almost every slow song except for one where Kakashi snagged you and whispered filthy things in your ear just to watch you go red and then another when Raidou claimed you for a sweet, calm dance. Kurenai and Genma absolutely ruled the dance floor with another girl who you heard someone call Rin. Gai, in his brilliant green vest, danced to every single song the whole night through without even one break. There were invitations to further group events that you were looking forward to accepting. Tenzou had a great group of friends and even if the two of you never happened you couldn’t wait to get to know all of these people better.

By the time the party had started to wind down the two groomsmen were discovered to have slipped away, obviously planning to start their own ‘private celebration’. You and Tenzou headed off to the hotel that had been booked for the wedding when your feet started to hurt so badly you feared you might have blisters. It would only be an hour drive back home but Tenzou had warned you that this would be a full weekend long party. Both Kakashi and Obito had a little too much money. Luckily their favorite thing to spend it on was their friends so they had prepaid for the hotel rooms and the entire weekend was open bar.

The one thing you had talked yourself in to forgetting was that Kakashi had reserved you and Tenzou the same room. With one bed. Of course, he was supposed to think that this was what the two of you would like. And of course this indeed was something you would like. However you weren’t a hundred percent sure if it wasn’t something Tenzou wanted or was even comfortable with. As the two of you approached your room and he took out the hotel key he had been given you felt the first touch of nerves.

“Well, here we are,” Tenzou said, letting the door swing open. Inside was a room more luxurious than your own at home. The massive bed would have drawn your eye even if that wasn’t what was on your mind. It was king sized with three pillows for each side and a gorgeously embroidered red comforter.

“Cozy.” You went for understatement, smiling when Tenzou chuckled a little.

You took turns in the bathroom. Getting ready for bed in silence was a wonderful treat after the booming music and room full of voices that had been beating on your ears all night. Then suddenly you were standing on opposite sides of the bed giving each other awkward, wary looks, both hesitant to make the first move.

“I don’t think I got the chance to warn you but, er, I have a tendency to snuggle in my sleep.” Tenzou was wearing an old green t-shirt with a cartoon tree on it that almost made you squeal. Under the hem peeked out a pair of blue striped boxers. You slid under the covers just to force yourself to stop looking. Why did he always have to be so cute?

“What a horrible thing!” you laughed while he got in the bed as well. “To save me from any awful surprises waking up, maybe we should just start snuggling now. So I can get used to it of course.”

Even in the darkness you could see the deep blush on his cheeks. Which is why you squeaked in surprise when he reached over and laid an arm around your waist, pulling your body flush against his own even more intimately than when you had danced.

“I can’t say I object,” he said quietly.

Internally you were screaming in joy because how could you possibly not take this as a positive sign? On the outside you strove to remain calm. You wriggled around until you were facing him with your head tucked underneath his. When you rested your hand against his chest you made an interesting discovery; his heart was pounding, racing at almost double speed.

“Y/N…” he whispered.

You looked up at him and nearly shivered at the intense look in his eye. He brought a hand up to brush some of your hair out of your eye, his thumb lingering to trace the shape of your cheek and trail along the line of your jaw. His fingers slipped around to cup the back of your head and then he was pulling you up to him, his head leaning down to meet you halfway.

You couldn’t help but moan as your lips touched his finally. Your hand on his chest fisted in his t-shirt as he slowly rolled you on to your back, his body sliding over to cover yours. When you felt his tongue brush questioningly long your bottom lip you gasped, an invitation he was only too happy to take advantage off. It took quite some time for either of you to remember to breathe and then you were forced to part, panting in each other’s faces as you showered each other with frantic rapid kisses.

“I’ve been trying to ask you all night,” Tenzou growled, his one hand skimming down your abdomen, “if you might possibly be interested in a real date.”

“You might be able to talk me in to it.” You tried not to notice how breathy you sounded as you arched under his touch, seeking out his mouth again, unable to believe how good he tasted.

“Yeah I think I got that,” he whispered. “Why didn’t I ask you out sooner? Y/N…you’re everything I’ve ever wanted.”

Touched and not a little choked up, you didn’t bother to answer. You shifted until his body had fallen in to the space between your knees so that you could bend your legs, encasing him in the cradle of your hips. Then you pulled him back down and kissed him until both of your heads were spinning and hands had begun roaming to interesting destinations.

You were holding hands as you arrived to breakfast the next morning and Tenzou pulled your seat out so that you could sit down next to a pretty girl with facial tattoos. She introduced herself even though you were obviously incredibly distracted watching the sway of Tenzou’s hips while he hurried off to bring you back a plate from the buffet.

“I don’t think we had a chance to introduce ourselves last night,” she said. “I’m Rin. And you are?”

“Tenzou’s girlfriend,” you replied, unable to stop the wide smile on your face.

It felt so good not to lie.

[kfawkes]

Reunions - Garrus PoV

Hi! Thanks for reading my stuff guys! I am a total scrub, and SOO super new to fanfic and I’m sorry when I have typos lmao I am the only one doing this and rereading stuff 10000 times eventually the words just blur and I miss shit XD ANYWAY. This is part of my ME2 stuff, specifically before they reunite, some Garrus background stuff as well as his PoV which I had a lot of fun with. HOPE YOU ENJOY THANKS GUYS <3

Garrus had been in that building for almost 3 full days. He may have had the optimal position here, but he was running out of energy. He was running out of clips… Feeling that he was also running out of time. Having used the last of his rations earlier in the day, as night rolled in he felt himself growing weaker and weaker. He wasn’t sure if it was a good or bad sign that he was seeing Shepard regularly now. She was sitting on the ledge of the window he overlooked. One leg propped up, her hair was down hanging around her chin in light red waves. She sat lazily, dangling her other leg over the ledge keeping count for him.

“Oh! Nice one, Garrus.” He’d hear her say after a headshot.

“Better luck next time, big guy.” She’d say with smile and wink if he’d miss.

“Don’t forget to duck!” Swinging her foot back and forth effortlessly watching with amusement.

Somehow having her there talking to him was the only thing that kept him from giving up… She was the only thing keeping him alive. As always she was there protecting him, even in his sleep deprived starvation induced delusion: Shepard was there, reminding him to watch his six. A few more hours passed, he felt himself growing increasingly tired. As hard as he tried to focus on her, to focus on living… Feeling the desire to continue on leaving with each passing minute. He was close to giving up… It was almost done.

Maybe they could be together in the afterlife? He had no idea if turian and human heaven were even the same- but he hoped so. It was hard to imagine the afterlife being everything it’s said to be if she wouldn’t be there waiting for him.

During the few moments of downtime he’d get between mercenary groups, he would think back to life on Palaven. Of his sister, or his parents. He and his father had never been very close, but that wasn’t uncommon amongst turians. With such a strict militant culture, it was to be expected even. Even so, he loved his father. They may not have always seen eye to eye, but deep down he always knew that his father was only looking out for him. Doing what he thought would be best, even if he hadn’t always agreed with his fathers methods.

He found himself wondering what his family was up to… what had they been doing these last couple years? Thinking back to the time he first learned to shoot a sniper with his father made him both happy and sad. He remembered been taught at a very young age... And despite what you may think, he wasn't always such a perfect shot. In fact, he used to be pretty damn terrible. Thinking back to the first time he held his mothers riffle, he remembered the urge to give up. The urge he felt now... A weekend full of missing your target would do that to you though.

“Garrus… I’m going to tell you something and you may not care right now. But one day you will think back to this moment and be thankful.” Castis’ looked down at his young son, his voice was strong filled with determination. “If you give up once something gets difficult, you will never make it anywhere in life. Keep trying.”

“But what if I’m just not good at this, dad? What if I just suck… What if I’m not like you or mom.” Lowering the sniper as he spoke, it was so heavy... far too large for a turian of his size.

“You’re a sniper, son. Just like your mother. Trust me.” Smiling down at his son, touching his shoulder lightly there was a long silence. “One day, you may have to make a choice, Garrus. To give up or keep going even when things get tough. Sometimes you have to be strong enough to do the right thing, no matter how difficult it may be. Sometimes the right thing is to keep going. Now keep trying, son.” Castis left Garrus alone after that, to his thoughts and his target practice.

Thinking back to that day, he didn’t fully understand his fathers words. He didn’t understand what it had to do with him learning how to shoot a gun either. But he did see how his father had seen his potential. Thinking back on it now though, he finally realized what his father had meant by all of it. What all of their fights during their time working together at C-Sec had meant… All of their arguments about duty, or doing the right thing. It all made sense to him now…

Hearing another round of mercs nearing his location he was ripped from his peaceful memories. Back in this room, close to death he turned to face his imaginary companion, but she was no where to be found. Searching around the room frantically for her, the thought of being alone for the first time in days seemed unbearable. It wasn’t possible for him to make it without her. Where had she gone? Why had she left him now… He was so close to the end he could almost taste it and all he wanted was to look at her. To smell her…

And there it was… Lavender…

This wasn’t like before though, where he had to focus hard until the smell became reality. No, this scent was there all on its own and boy was it strong… He could smell her skin and her blood… He must really be close to the end if he was hallucinating so vividly now. How near death he must be, so close to peace and the promise of rest. Her scent was too real, too fresh to be anything else. Shepard was dead, and now he was dying.

He knew this meant his time was up… Deciding that if he was going to die tonight, he was at least going to say goodbye to his family. He was going to apologize to his father for all the stupid shit he had done. He was going to fix this before he couldn’t any longer. After their last meeting he owed it to his father… He owed it to himself. They may have fought regularly while both working at C-Sec, but their last fight had been the worst. Castis had never really approved of his son’s methods or disregard for rules. And seeing his son spiraling downward was hard, Garrus knew that.

The last time he spoke to his father had been right after The Battle of the Citadel… Right before he quit C-Sec and ran away almost 2 years ago. He thought back to why they had fought in the first place... it had been because months before his father released a suspect Garrus had been investigating: Remembering how Castis hadn’t approved of his methods in gathering evidence, so he let him walk. As angry as Garrus was that day, he accepted it. At that time, he had bigger things to worry about. He had just met Shepard, and she had invited him on her mission. He couldn’t worry about some random smuggler with a task like the one she had offered him.

Only after the battle, after Shepard died… Being back on the Citadel thinking of all the scummy people that walked free drove him mad until one day he broke. In his rage he went after the suspect his father had released months before. The anger and pain he felt from losing Shepard was enough to send him after Milern. Rule breaking or not, he needed to make this bastard pay. He no longer cared if his methods would throw of the balance of C-Sec or make his father look bad… It may not have been the plan to assault the salarian, but once he saw him, he lost all composer, beating the man within an inch of his life. 


Castis heard the news soon after, he was not pleased. In fact he was furious. Going as far as to threaten throwing Garrus in jail himself. Had he killed Milern, he would have had no other choice but to imprison his only son… But given his position in C-Sec, the fact that Milern didn’t feel like pressing charges for whatever reason; paired with how bad he could see Garrus had been since the Commanders death... he resisted the urge.

“Damn it, Garrus. You are completely out of control. Look at yourself.” Castis looked down his nose at his son who sat hands bloodied in his office. His voice full of disgust and confusion

“He had it coming and you know it.” Garrus growled out not looking to his father, he was full of shame and rage.

“Look at me when I’m speaking to you.” His fathers voice raised, but he was still calm and collected. “What is this? You have always been rash… Impatient. But this is getting pathetic, Garrus.” He locked eyes with his son finally.

“What do you want me to say, dad.” The rage seemed to leave his voice, this time when he spoke it was soft and quiet.

“I want you to tell me what the hell happened on that ship.” As Castis replied he leaned back on his desk across from his son.

“You read the reports.” Garrus’ tone was flat as his voice evening out.

“I want to hear it from you. Explain it to me.”

After a moment Garrus leaned forward covering his face with his hands. He let out a deep sign as he leaned back looking at his father lightly.  “Shepard is—was important to me. I’m not taking her… the attack well.” He finally spoke.

“Clearly. What about this humans death has you so distraught, Garrus? You barely spent 4 months with the human. How important to you could she really have been? The Council is denying all of her claims, she appears extremely unstable-.” Castis’ voice was steady but his words infuriated Garrus. He stood up grabbing his father by the cowl, shoving him into his desk which he sat.

Growled his words inches from his fathers face as he spoke. “You have no idea what we went through. What she went through to save all of your sorry asses. You owe your life to that human. I owe my life to her.” His father shoved him off, sending him backwards into the chair he previously sat.

“Get out of here, Garrus.” Castis’ voice was loud as he signaled towards the door.

After a moment, he listened but not before kicking the chair he sat breaking it to pieces. He heard his father shouting after him, but he just walked quickly out of the office. Leaving that life behind. Leaving his father behind. His chest heaving up and down, each breath filling him with more anger. Stepping deeper into darkness. Closer to losing himself…

Now thinking back to that day, he realized how silly he’d been acting. Just like a child... He was mourning. Okay, he was still mourning. But his father just wanted to understand. He needed all of the details, the whole story to see why his son was being effected the way he was. Garrus understood that now, but in that moment he hated his father for making him think about it. For talking about her like she was just some random unimportant human. If only his father knew how important she really was. Not just to him, but to the universe.

He was pulled from his thoughts when he saw his farther pop up on his omni-tool, a sound chirped to confirm connection. Castis was unclear and glitchy, the reception was terrible.

“Garrus? Is that you? I can barely see you-“ His father spoke with slight worry in his voice.

“Dad… I… I’ve been thinking a lot about the last couple years. I’m in a bit of a situation down here… I. Dad. I don’t think I’m gonna be making it out of this one.” The words were hard for him to speak, as if saying them out loud solidified his fate. Hearing his father begin to speak, he continued cutting him off. He had to get this out. “Listen, I need to say this before I can’t… Dad, I’m sorry. For everything.”

Castis didn’t speak at first, only looking at the broken projection of his son. Observing. Taking in the words and analyzing them as closely as possible. When he finally spoke it wasn’t what Garrus had expected to hear.

“Now, Garrus. Forget whatever you’re on about. You finish up your target practice and get back to Palaven. We can sort everything out when you get here, alright son? Your mother and sister miss you. We all miss you.” Castis said strongly but they both knew.

“Yeah… Okay, Dad.” He grew quiet looking away from his father’s projection and down the barrel of his sniper.

That’s when saw her. She walked slowly forward below him wearing a set of brand new N7 armor… The lavender and blood was stronger than before, growing closer and stronger as she did. He watched her stop, standing still in the center of the bridge no weapon in hand. He looked back to his father and nodded.

“I’ll be home when I can… My odds just got a lot better.” With that he closed the omni-tool and began shooting at the mix of mercs running in below him.

Thats when he noticed she was still looking up at him… Not paying any attention to her surroundings. Was this another hallucination? She was too far away to get a proper reading off of… What was he thinking, of course it wasn’t real… Shepard was dead. She had been dead for 2 years and 13 days.

Oh, what the hell.

He shot a concussive shot at her… Why the hell not? If she was dead and this was all an extravagant hallucination what was the harm, right? He watched her react to the force as it hit her, as he heard one of her companions shout. It was a woman, she was tall and thin with long black hair. In all of his previous hallucinations, he had never seen her like this. Interacting with people around her... This was different. He watched as she finally reached behind her, grabbing a riffle off her back. His eyes glued to the figure as she disappeared beneath him, entering the building. Continuing to knock out each merc that jumped over the bridge until there were only a few left scattered below him… What the hell was happening?

Now he could smell the lavender growing closer, it was stronger than ever… It felt as though she was actually there this time. He even caught the slight smell of her sweat mixed with her rich familiar blood… Hearing a voice over his shoulder— her voice, he didn’t move. Just standing stiffly and breathing heavily. He was scared. No, he was terrified. After a second he turned to face her ghost.

“Archangel?” It said. She said.

Shepard was standing there. Clear as day. She looked different though… Not how she usually looked in his hallucinations. Her hair was longer, past her shoulders now. The armor she wore was different with hardly a scratch on it, it looked brand new. When he slid his eyes to her face, she didn’t have the scar on her brow anymore. Instead there were these new bright orange ones that seemed to glow beneath the surface of her pale skin. It wasn’t right, she wasn't right, not really. But.. it was Shepard, that much he knew. He just stood there in awe and after a moment he removed his helmet.

“Shepard?” His voice was soft, he held his mandibles lose to his face. Not knowing what this was or how it came to be, he just knew she was there. There was no way he was imagining her this time. “I…I thought you were dead.” Stepping closer to her, he extended a hand slowly to her face.

“Garrus?”

The second his name left her lips he grabbed her, squeezing her tightly. This was real. He could really feel her this time… It wasn’t like before, it couldn’t be. Could it? Burying his face into her neck breathing in deep, he knew. The smell of her sweat. Her blood. It was Shepard. He didn’t have long to enjoy their time together though, they were interrupted by the dark haired woman from before. Eyeing them, he immediately recognized the logo on both of Shepard’s companions. Just what the hell was going on here?

After a few minutes the initial shock wore off. Deciding to accept that either he was already dead, or that she actually was alive, well and with him. He wasn’t sure which would be easier to believe though. Before he could decide which it was, they were attacked again. The four of them fought off merc after merc with new found strength. Things may have been getting bad, but they had found each other. 

He watched as Shepard left with Miranda to deal with the mess downstairs, Leaving Jacob with him to continue the assault safely from above. Watching as her red hair bounced down the hall and out of the room, but not before she looked back at him once last time giving him a wide smile.

It was hard watching her walk away. Half of him expected he’d never see her again, but after syncing their omni-tool’s and his visor to her suit, he knew it was real. He could see her stats, he could hear her speaking… That was the reassurance he needed to know she was really there, she was really alive. 

Somehow, against all odds and nature itself... she was alive.

“Come back to me, Jane.” 

[thejinichan]

Under the Circumstances Chapter 4

The aroma of bacon sizzling in the frying pan coaxed Yakko out of a dreamless sleep. Squinting in the darkness, a single crack of light shone inwards into his cramped bedroom. “What time is it anyways?" He thought while groggily scratching the back of his head. Not that it mattered anyways, since thankfully, Yakko had the next two days off. Being off in the middle of the week was the norm for him since the weekends were his biggest days for tips. Well, not last weekend anyways. Sighing heavily, he brushed  the thought to the back of his mind. At the moment, it wasn’t worth mulling over, since there was nothing he could do to change it. Always next time, right?  Besides, as far as he knew, Dot and Wakko were going to be home today. Stretching out his lanky arms, a small smile slowly crept across his face. It was a rarity that he and his siblings ever shared a day off, so he was going to enjoy it. Swinging his legs over the cramped bed, he slipped into his dinosaur feet slippers, curling his toes into the soft fabric. Though old and worn, they had been a gift from his brother and sister a few Christmases ago and he was just too lazy to buy anything new.

Still clad in his blue flannel pants and a white t-shirt, he dragged his feet across the floor, and plunked himself down besides Wakko at the tiny kitchen table. His younger brother failed to notice his arrival though, since he was frantically pounding away at his Nintendo 3DS in intense concentration. Grinning, Yakko leaned over, patting the red beanie atop his brother's head so it half covered his eyes. “Looks like someone deserves a gold star for getting up.”

 Instantly, Wakko batted his hand away in annoyance, fixing his hat. “Cut it out, bro.. I’m just about to kick this gym leader's ass! Besides, Dot was making breakfast anyways, which is enough motivation for me to crawl outta bed.”

Dot turned around upon hearing her name. “Morning, Yakko! About time you got up, eh? She busied herself with cracking eggs into a large bowl. “Hope you guys are ok with scrambled eggs.”

A sly smirk spread across Yakko’s face. “Sounds eggcellent! I’ll fry anything, I’m starving!”

“My brother, the comedian.” Dot sighed, wiping her hands on the blue frilly apron she wore over her yellow dress.  

“You mean Comedi-hen?" He added.

“Careful, Yakko, I got a frying pan here.” She playfully threatened, waving it around. “I’m not afraid to use it, either.”

Yakko erupted into laughter while Dot only stuck out her tongue in defiance. The morning would just not be complete unless he got his little sister at least a little wound up. What kind of big brother would he be if he didn’t'? Feeling satisfied with his efforts, he rested his head on his hands, and watched Wakko turn the gym leader's remaining pokemon into dust.

Soon enough, the Warners were eating their fill of breakfast. At least once a week, they’d try to sit down to do so, given their busy schedules. Just as Yakko was about to stuff a heap of hash browns into his mouth, his phone buzzed wildly, the vibrations inching it across the table. Reaching over, Yakko caught the cell before it went flying over the edge.  

"Oi, nice save bro!" Wakko praised with a thumbs up.

Temptation got the best of him, and Yakko checked to see who it was. He already had his mind made up that if it was work, he’d ignore it. Even though he could use the money, today he was going to focus on his family. But it wasn’t Abbey, or one of his co-workers. It was Kori, much to his delight.

Kori: Mornin! ^_^ How are ya?

Yakko: Better now 😉 and yourself?

Kori: working *shakes fist*

Yakko: Take the day off?

Kori: You say that like, it’s easy to do! But my bank account says otherwise XD

Yakko: I’ll raise a glass to that.

“Hey Yakko? Earth to Yakko!”

“Huh?” Yakko snapped out of his texting daze, and glanced at his sister who was giving him a peculiar look from where she sat. “Who are you talking to? You’ve been glued to your phone for the past few days!”

Smirking, Yakko dropped his phone back upon the wooden surface of the table. “No adhesive has been used here, as you can see.”

“D-dot’s fwight,” Wakko blurted, while trying to discreetly cover his mouth while eating. Not that it made much of a difference though since a sliver of bacon hung from the corner of his lip.

Suddenly, before Yakko could even register what happened, Dot had swiped his phone from where it sat. Without hesitating, he lunged forwards to retrieve it, but she halted him with her free hand, his forehead resting against her palm.

“Uh, c’mon sis.” He mumbled. “Give it back. Please?”

Dot grinned, totally ignoring her brother’s request. “Not until I find out who’s got your attention, Yak! And I know for a fact it’s not your boss.” Leaning away from her brother, she swiped at the screen to unravel it's mysteries.

“Damn” He sighed inwardly. He knew his sister too well, and she wouldn’t give up that simply.

Dot’s eyes scanned the phone as a huge smile spread across her cheeks. Yakko gulped, and prepared himself for the onslaught of questions that was about to start.

“So who’s Kori?” His sister, questioned, raising an eyebrow.  

“You got a girlfriend, Yak?” Wakko added as he helped himself to seconds. “Way to go!”

The eldest warner shuffled his slippered feet underneath him. “Just a girl I met a few days back. She works nearby, and we’ve talked a few times, that’s all.” He awkwardly stabbed at his unfinished eggs still on the plate. Being interrogated on the matter was not something he enjoyed in the least.

“Yeah, yeah, I’m sure you guys do lot's of talking.” Wakko said elbowing his brother’s side.

“It’s not like that.” Yakko gestured with his hands. “I mean she’s cute and all, but I barely know her?” Not that it stopped him from flirting with her. But it never went further than that.

“I’m sorry, Yak.” Dot apologized, handing the cell back to her brother. “I didn’t mean to make a big deal out of it or anything, it’s just, I think it’s good that your talking to people outside your job that’s all.”

“Well I talk to you guys, don’t I?” Yakko shrugged.  

“That, you have no choice in, bro.”  

As they finished up their meal, Yakko attempted to switch the subject. “Sooo, Uhhh, what do you guys feel like doing today?”

“Drop some anvils on the hipster douche with the guitar down by the beach?” Wakko said with a grin.

“Tempting, but you remember how city council feels about cartoon physics.” Yakko added.  

“Ah phooey.” Wakko frowned. “Humans just aren’t any fun sometimes are they? It’s not like they’d actually be hurt anyways. " S'only an illusion."

“No explaining that to the board.” Yakko added.

Instantly, a lightbulb appeared out of nowhere above Dot’s head as she nearly sprang out of her chair. Eyeing it hungrily, Wakko reached up for it, stuffing it into his mouth. They winced, hearing the glass crackle between his teeth.

He only shrugged. “Was still hungry.” He patted his belly to get the point across even more.  

The youngest warner crossed her arms. “Pssh, when are you not? Anyways," she added, pausing for a moment, “Remember that commercial I was telling you guys about? That I landed? Well I got the pay cut this morning. And I’m taking you guys out for dinner at that new Italian place by Chez Le Pu. My treat. No questions, or refusals, or telling me to keep my money.  Got that Yakko?

Yakko froze, as he realized just where his sister wanted to go. It was the joint behind his work. What irony was that? "I'm not really in the mood for Italian." He mumbled, averting his eyes.

"Your lame excuses aren't going to work this time. Dot explained. "Just for once, let me do something for you Yakko! You do so much for us so.." She trailed off, her eyes growing large and watery.

"Alright, alright Dot." Yakko said waving his hands in defeat. "You win." He sighed lightly, since he could never say no to his baby sister's puppy dog eyes. He closed his eyes, drowning in the sudden realization it was going to be a long night.

Hours later, the Warners found themselves outside the Slippery Noodle, as the restaurant was called. The neon lights of the sign burned into his eyes. He rubbed them momentarily, unable to shake his discomfort knowing his sister was paying for dinner. He wasn't comfortable with it in the least, but he knew better than to argue the fact. Doubtfully, he did the best to accept the situation since it made his sister happy. And that was all that mattered.

“The Slippery Noodle?” Wakko said with a brow raised. “All the better to slip into my mouth!”

“It’s a good thing this place has an all you can eat buffet, eh Yakko?” Dot said, elbowing her brother playfully.

Shaking his head, Yakko put a hand on his sister’s shoulder. “If they can keep up with him that is.”

Dot lead them into the tiny restaurant, which was less than half the size of Chez Le Pu. It also boasted a much more casual atmosphere. It had been painted to resemble a large outdoor market, the chairs were hollowed out barrels and the tables adorned with flannel checkered tablecloths. Fake vegetables hung from baskets on the ceiling, and a delicious aroma filled the air. Most certainly coming from the large fireplace the chef was currently setting a pizza into.

But then the sight of a certain waitress caught his attention. She was busily stacking menus into a neat pile, when she glanced over to see the trio.

Yakko could hear his heart thumping when she smiled in his direction. “Oh my gosh! Yakko? I didn’t know you were coming here! And with Wakko and Dot!” She stammered, while walking up to them. “Um, I mean, it’s so nice to meet you guys! - Big fan.” She grinned, reaching out to shake their hands. “Welcome to The Slippery Noodle!”  

Before she could formally introduce herself, Dot butted in and took her hand. “Kori right? Yakko told me all about you!”

Kori’s cheeks turned slightly pink. “Wait, uh, he has? I mean, we don’t even really-“

“No need to be shy darling” Wakko interrupted. “It’s nice to meet you too, miss waitress nurse!”

“Aha,” Kori chuckled. “That’s a new one.” She clasped her hands together. “Okay, so I’m totally stoked you guys showed up tonight. It’s been a dead evening so far, and it’s good to see a familiar face." When she said this, her eyes met with Yakko. Almost immediately he glanced away, a small smile etched upon his face. “What do you guys prefer? A booth or a table?”

“Booth.” Wakko requested. “Comfier for my bottom.”

“Sounds good!” Kori said enthusiastically. “So umm, follow me ok?”

Kori walked just ahead of them and Yakko tried to keep his eyes on the ceiling, not on how her skirt hugged her hips ever so sweetly. He cursed at himself for being so shallow. But he couldn’t help himself from glancing down at least once. The struggle was all too real for the toon.  

Wakko wiggled into the corner of the booth and stretching himself out upon the plush red material that adorned the inside. Yakko and Dot crawled in beside him as Kori handed them each a menu.  

“Ok, so what can I get you guys to drink?”

Yakko mulled over whether to order a beer or not. He decided not to since his siblings would not be able to partake. “Coke or Pepsi I guess?” Yakko shrugged, leaning back into the booth. “Though if I had to be honest, you? You’re just the tall glass of water I've been waiting for."

" Haha, I hate to disappoint you but I'm not er, on the menu, sorry.” Kori laughed awkwardly.

Rolling her eyes, Dot put her menu down momentarily. “Casanova will take whatever caffeinated beverage you have on tap. And I’ll take a water with a few lemon slices?”

Kori glanced at Wakko. “And you?”

“hmmm…what to drink.” He said thoughtfully. “Sprite?”

“ok, so a Pepsi, a Sprite, and a water with lemon slices.” She listed while clasping her hands together. “I’ll be right back, ok? Then you can let me know what you’d like.

As she walked away, Wakko raised a brow at his older brother. “Always the charmer aren’t you, bro?”

“You should tone down on the flirting just a notch, Yak.” Dot stated. “I mean, if you're really wanting to pursue her that is.”

Yakko casually shrugged. “Who said anything about that? It’s just nice to chat with someone who doesn’t freak out or fangirl when I talk to them.” It was true though. If Yakko had to be honest, he enjoyed watching the waitress turn into a flustered pile of mush. It was really adorable. Chuckling nervously, and desperately wanting to switch the subject, the eldest brother returned to the safety of his menu. " Uhh, what are you guys going to order?”

“Well, we are at an all you can eat pasta place right?” Dot said, closing her menu.  

“Imagine the pastabilities.” Yakko said with a wave of his hand.

“All the pasta.” Wakko said with his eyes turning to the size of dinner plates.

The siblings ended up trying nearly everything on the menu, spare for Dot who indulged in some salad and soup. Soon enough, the quiet atmosphere took a louder turn, and the restaurant began to fill up with hungry customers. Kori scurried around the tables, doing her best to keep up with the demands from the crowd.

Breathless, she past them with a jug of water, and she shakily refilled their glasses. “What can I get you guys now? I’m sorry about the wait...it’s gotten a little crazy.” She said, giving them a reassuring smile.

“I’m surprised there's no one else on the floor with you.” Yakko said, handing her the now empty plates.

“Someone called in, so I’ll just have to make do. Poop happens, right?” Kori shrugged, stacking the dishes. “So, next round?”  

“Surprise us.” Yakko said with a wink. He felt bad for her, understanding the pain of working when it was short staffed. He silently wished he could do something to help her, though he knew there was little he could do except make their orders as simple as possible.

A few moments later, she returned with 3 plates of lasagna, piping hot with the cheese melting down the sides. “Fresh from the oven guys.” She blurted with a smile, while quickly walking over to the next table.

Wakko picked up his helping with no hesitation, stuffing it plate and all into his mouth. He licked his gloved fingers in satisfaction. “Delicious! Well, I’m ready for more.”

Dot slid her plate towards her brother, “Here, Wakko, I was full anyways. Besides you might be waiting awhile from the looks of it.” Her brother eagerly accepted.

Yakko’s ears twitched as he shoved a forkful of lasagna into his mouth. Looking up from his meal, he spied a rather large woman, looming over Kori, yelling in a shrill voice. Leaning over to the side, he eavesdropped on the conversation as best as he could without being too obvious about it.

“This pasta is overdone!" The woman spat. “I demand to speak to the manager! Every time I come here, it’s been mistake after mistake! And I’m frankly sick of your incompetence.”

“I do apologize, miss.” Kori replied in a soft toned voice. “The manager is out for the night. But I’m happy to bring you something else free of charge? I can also take down your name, and the manager can contact you as soon as he’s able to. We here at The Slippery Noodle striv-"

Yakko froze, feeling his blood boil over what happened next. Before Kori could finish her sentence, the woman had shoved the plate into Kori's hands with such force that it poured out onto her uniform. Pasta sauce dribbled down the front of her apron, down her legs and onto the floor. Kori stood their trembling, her bottom lip quivering.

Without even thinking, Yakko sprang from his chair before his sister could stop him. Who the fuck did this chick think she was?  

Yakko tapped the tall woman on the shoulder. She swung her head around with a sneer. “What do you want, toon? I’m kind of busy at the moment.”

“Just a penne for your thoughts.” Yakko said, trying to look casual. “If you don’t like the food, why waste your time coming here? Trust me, you're not doing anyone, any favors.”

“I know you!” She snapped. “Y-you're  Yakko, from Animaniacs! You and your siblings are nobodies now!”

“The only nobody here is you, lady!”  

Yakko glanced to see that his siblings had now bounded over to the scene. All eyes were now on the warner siblings. Yakko felt exposed, knowing that the slightest wrong move could have drastic repercussions.

Kori took a deep breath, and wiped the remaining spaghetti off her shirt and apron. “Alright.” She paused. “You know what? You can leave. Now. Call the manager and complain for all I care.”

The woman gasped, obviously surprised at the assertive tone she had taken. Her demeanor crumbled, as her eyes nervously darted around at the crowd who had witnessed her immature outburst.

"I’ll never eat here again.” She grumbled, reaching for her purse.  

“Good!” Kori spat.  

With one last scowl, she stormed out of the restaurant. A hush fell over the crowd, and light chatter began to fill the restaurant once more. Realizing the moment was now over, Kori fell back into the booth behind her, shaking.

“Oh, my god.” She gasped in surprise. “That was…”

“Something.” Dot said rummaging in her bag. “I know it’s in here somewhere, aha!” She held up a bottle of acme stain be gone. “This is only temporary, but it should last until you're done your shift.”  

Kori gratefully accepted, while eyeing her stained clothing. “Guess I made a real mess of myself.”

“The mess has now left the building, thankfully.” Yakko said, looking towards the door. “Are you alright though? You handled that better than I would have, that’s for sure.”

“I-I’m ok.” Kori stammered. “Just amazed I did that. There’s a first time for everything, right? But in all honesty, if you guys hadn’t of come over, I seriously doubt I would have said that at all.”

“Sweetheart.” Dot said, scooting in to sit beside her. “That was all you, so don’t doubt yourself ever. I have a lot of respect for anyone who works in the hospitality industry. I don’t know how you, or Yakko do it that’s for sure.”

“Well, sis, I’ve had lot’s of practice over the years dealing with you.” Yakko teased.

“Seriously though, thank you, guys! She said, rubbing the stain remover onto her clothing. Kori watched in astonishment as it disappeared almost instantly. “Dude, that’s so cool.”

“There!" Dot smiled, kissing her fingers in accomplishment. “Voila! You look fabulous once more!”

“Aw, you guys are too much.” Kori beamed. “As much as I want to chat though, I should get back to my tables.”  

“While your at it, can you bring more of that lasagna out?” Wakko interjected hungrily. “It’s Faboo!”

“Of course!” She nodded, with a smile. “Anything!”

When it came time to cover the bill, Yakko pulled a few extra crumpled dollars from his wallet, adding already to the large tip that Dot had left under one of the plates Just because he made crappy tips sometimes didn’t mean she had to have the same luck right? He admired her, for somehow managing to keep herself together in the face of jerks. He could learn something from her.

Just as they were about to leave, she approached them by the entrance, her green eyes beaming. “Can I ask you guys a quick favor? I mean, if it’s ok, that is.” She nervously fumbled her fingers, seeming almost hesitant to ask.

“Anything for you, Miss Waitress Nurse.” Wakko beamed.  

“I'm sure you guys get this all the time but, would you mind posing for a photo? We have a gallery in the back when famous people come in to visit. I thought maybe I could add you guys in it, too! God, I feel weird for asking..” Kori trailed off.

“Why of course!" Dot grinned. “Anything for a fan, right? And it's not weird at all so no worries.”

“Under one condition.” Yakko said with an eyebrow raised. “You have to be in the picture too.”

“Sure!” Kori said, pulling her cell from her apron pocket. “Ok, so...well have to scooch in so we all fit.”

The Warners shuffled around Kori, as she fiddled with the front facing camera for a moment. Somehow in the scuffle of things, Yakko ended up cheek to cheek with her. “Is she looking at me?" He thought for a moment. He dared not look at her, instead focusing on the image on the screen. And not of how warm her cheek felt brushed up against his.

“On the count of 3, everyone say Rigatoni!” Yakko burst out.

“1...

2...

3..."

“RIGATONI!!”

[just-a-dreamer23]

The case of a Pureblood! Part 2

 Hey guys! I hope that you are having a nice weekend and that your day is going great. Here is the second part to “The case of a Pureblood”, I hope that you guys enjoy it as much as I do while writing it. Love, Dixie <3 

    The Quidditch trials were coming closer...meaning that in just three weeks I would be doing my best to obtained the position of a keeper. So, far Stiles has given me some practice and given me the advice to practice for more than one position. For that reason, as of today I will be starting to practice for both the Keeper and Chaser position. I am planning to be great at them both but for some reason, I would like to become a Keeper because I feel more drawn to that position. As of right now, I can say that I am doing good in both positions even though I still need a lot of improvement.

     When I arrived to the Quidditch field, I realized that Stiles was nowhere to be seen except for...Derek Hale. Normally Stiles was on time and would let me know if he was going to be late, if our meetings were moved to another hour or cancelled. This whole situation was confusing to me  so, I decided to go to the middle of the field which is where Derek was standing to ask him what was going on. As I was getting closer to him, I noticed that he seemed as if he was expecting somebody. So, of course not wanting to bother him, I turned away and started walking away until I heard.

“AREVIR!” yelled Derek 

As I turned around, I saw Derek running towards me...

(Ps: he is not shirtless on the story but is the only gif I found and I just wanted to use it xD)

“Hey Hale!” I said chuckling to myself, “Since when are we calling each other by our last names? Didn’t know that we had to be so formal. 

“Since, I was in a hurry and your last name was the first thing that came to my mind? but either way, we can have a formal or informal conversation. Whatever you please. Miss Arevir” He said while chuckling and extending his hand as to let me know that I could continue with the conversation.

 “Well, Mister Hale, as much as I like the formality of this conversation I believe that I would prefer to have an informal one. Hahaha so have you seen Stiles?he was suppose to meet me up to help me with my practice today. I said while smiling at him.

 “Actually Margaret, I am the one that will be helping you with your practice for the next following weeks. Stiles has to focus on helping Scott with...defense against the dark arts and has to get ready for the Quidditch trials himself. So he asked me if I could help you and I said I would”. He said 

“Oh, I see...but don’t you have to get ready for the Quidditch trials yourself?also,you are the captain for the Slytherin team, wouldn’t it bring you problems if you help someone that is not from your house?” I asked

“I have mostly everything ready for the trials, just have to practice a little more and no, you see, I can help any student I want before the matches start. So, as long as I am not interfering with anything from both teams I am good. I am just going to help you with the basic techniques from the positions you want to achieve”. He said 

“ Okay then, let’s do this!” I said and it didn’t took long for him to take the quaffle out and finding ourselves on our brooms practicing Quidditch.

   A few hours had passed since we had started our practice session and I had already finished my chaser section. At the moment, I was finishing my keeper section and so far I could see an improvement since I started. For I had catch the majority of the Quaffle that Derek was throwing to the goal post. This was making me feel confident in myself because it meant that I have more possibilities to obtain the position. As for the chaser position, well, I need to be faster than I am and most keep my concentration;Ironically I tend to loose my concentration while trying to localize the Quaffle. 

 “Do you need any help with putting everything to in the box?” I ask Derek

“Yes, could you hold the case while I place the quaffle in it?” He asked

“Sure” I bent down and held the case for him while looking at the details of the case.

“You did good today Are- ... Rita” he said while chuckling “Now, for the following practices I will be adding the Bludger in your Keeper section. Even though you must worry more about the Quaffle more, the Bludger will be trying to knock you out of your broom, just as any other player. Yes, Is the beaters job to keep them away from everyone and throw it at the other team. But you never know what could happen in a match so..��� He said and I cut him off by saying “I need to be ready for anything”

“Exactly, also for the next practice we’ll be working with your velocity in your chaser section”. He said

“Still need to work on that” I said while sighing 

“You’ll get great it” he said encouragingly.

   As we were both on our way to the Great Hall not only to eat but in my case to meet up with my group of friend. We walked around a group of Slytherin that were giving us a look;among them there was a student named Theo Raeken. Let’s just say that he is not that found of me and my brother but out of the two of us; his issue was mostly with me. For weeks I had received offensive comments about my family and they were all coming from him. However, I was trying to ignore them and most of the time glared at him for it. 

“Look guys is the squib that keeps on trying to fit in here! Hey, squib.. or may I say Margarita,is it? how does that feel?” Theo said as the other guys just started laughing 

“Dude, she is trying to hard to pass the Quidditch trials, apparently she is so bad that the Ravenclaw Quidditch captain decided to give up on her. So, now she is being trained by Hale”. said one of the guys that was with him.

“Well, I am pretty certain that it feels way better than pretending to be or actually being an ignorant so that your little group of friends accept you. Also, is quite disappointing is to see that a group of people actually act like ignorants to be liked by you. I don’t know but to me it seems like the one that is trying to fit in, is you” I said and kept walking leaving Derek, Theo and his group of friends behind. 

“What’s with that smirk?” asked Jayne

“It seems like someone had a good Quidditch practice to me” said Osric

“How was it?” asked Jensen and Jared at the same time

“Well, my practice was quite good, I did better in the keeper section than in my chaser one but I have a good feeling that I will be great in both by the end of the practices. Also, I finally didn’t stay quiet and politely told Theo that he doesn’t intimidates me as much as he think he does. Of course, those are not the exact words but that’s the message behind of what I told him. Now, I’m starving...”

“What did Theo do?” asked Jayne

“Nothing too bad for me to not be able to handle” I said while half smiling.

“Rita, I think is best if you tell us... is being a few times already and we as your friends would like to know so that we could help you out” said Jared

“At some we are going to kick his ass, whether you tell us what he did or not” said Jensen 

“Haha fine by me but I think that for now, is not required just yet... let’s give him a chance...” I said and all of them gave me doubtful looks.

Several weeks have passed and the quidditch trials have finally came and Stiles gave us; the students that are going to be trying for the team a motivation speech that had a bit of sarcasm into it. Not longer after that the trials began and out of the two students that were trying for the keeper position, I was the first to try. Despite being a nervous wreck, I manage to do my part, at the beginning I missed the Quaffle a couple of times but as I heard my friends cheering for me in the crowd, I regained confidence in myself and started blocking them all. 

 After a half hour break, everyone switched from positions and now I was trying for the chaser position. Even though I had worked with my velocity and was much faster than I was when I first began the practice. I wasn’t as good as the other students were for that position or at least that is how I was feeling after the trials had ended. Stiles told us that he was going to be making the decisions and that he was going to have them ready in an hour. This meant that I had an hour to relax but in reality I was going to be slightly anxious about them. 

An hour later, Stiles had gather us all and said that we were all good but that of course he couldn’t select us all. As he was naming the players he had selected, he mentioned their position. I felt a bit anxious because I hadn’t heard my name but then he said “Last but no least Margarita, congratulations you are our new keeper!”. That caused me to sigh in relieve and grin as all of my team mates and I started celebrating. After we were dismissed, I went to get my things ready and was greeted by Osric, Jensen, Jayne, Lydia and Derek. I wondered where was Jared at since he had promised to be there but I immediately ignored that thought as my friends kept talking with me.

“Wow Margarita... For you to be new and basically introduce to the sport you were just brilliant. Also, Congratulations of becoming Ravenclaw’s new keeper!” said Jay as I hugged her while thanking her. 

“Dude, you were wicked that other guy didn’t have a chance against you! How did you become so good in just a few weeks? asked Osric

“Thank you and I don’t know man, I owe it all to Derek and Stiles! They were amazing trainers and if it wasn’t for them I wouldn’t have succeeded!” I said while looking and smiling at Derek

“Don’t give us all the credit, it doesn’t matter how much training a person gets if that person doesn’t have the ability and you have it in you!” said Derek

“Ha! yeah, she has the ability doesn’t she?... Come on, a daughter of a squib can’t have that much of a luck. Perhaps, one of you prepared her a Felix Felicis potion or cast some spell to make her good at it. Look Averiv, you may be a student here but you are not a real witch” said Theo 

I looked at him and walked up to where he was then said “My father may be a squib and I may not be the best. But unlike you we are wise and honest people who wouldn’t dare to cheat or do nasty things to obtain what we want. We work hard and obtain our things if we deserve them. I guess that you have never tried to do so or worse, you don’t know what that means” I said as my anger was boiling up inside me. I got closer to him and poked him as I said “I don’t need to prove you anything”

As I turned and began to walk to where my friends all were, Theo came from behind me and pulled my hair which caused me to scream and loose my balance. He took advantage of that and threw me to the nearest wall and my back made contact with it. Before I could react or do anything he grabbed me by my leg and kicked it a couple of times; breaking it. At this point the pain was unbearable and I lost consciousness, 

Jayne’s P.O.V.

“YOU FILTHY SON OF UMBRIDGE” I said as I ran to where he was and got him off of Margarita. Before he could hit me I kicked him on his groin as he hunched over, I pushed him to the ground and straddled him. At that moment I began to punch him over and over again, for he has had too much advantage of Margarita’s kindness.

(Jayne is not a werecoyote or a werewolf but this represented what is going on in the scene)

 I don’t know when it happened or how but the filthy snake punched me in the eye and stomach. However, that only made me angrier but I was stopped by Jensen who picked me up and handed me to Osric; telling him to get me to the hospital wing. Before Osric had left the place I looked over at Jensen and what I saw pleased me. He had started to beat the shit out of Theo as well; the guy just deserved it.

Jensen P.O.V.

  Despite knowing that my girl could easily beat the crap out of that guy and heal immediately, I couldn’t stand to see that useless dude hitting her. I have always dislike this guy and for many years I have wanted to kick his ass which is why now I can’t let this opportunity pass. 

“Has anyone told you that girls should be respected? huh? or are you too much of a dumbass to not understand that?” I asked him as I grabbed him by his shoulder and made him look at me. “ANSWER ME”

The next thing I know is that he gave me a cocky smile...Well, that does it.

“No, well, you asked for it” I said 

Margarita’s P.O.V

As I open my eyes were met by a bright light, slowly I started opening them and adjusting to the light as I did so. Then I realize that there were flowers and all type of candies for in front of my bed. I looked around and noticed that I was surrounded by Jayne, Osric, Jared, Stiles, Lydia, Jensen, my brother and Derek. They all had an expression of relief as they looked at me and I asked them what had happened after Theo had knocked me out. They told me that they had taken care of it and that they were going to make sure that he didn’t bother me or my brother again. According to them, I was out for two days and that Madam Pomfrey said that I could go after I had woken up. 

Some time had passed when Madam Pomfrey came back and ran some test on me. She then said that I could leave and if I felt bad that I could come back to be checked on. After that, I basically went to the Great Hall along with my friends and as soon as I ate I got to my common room. Because I did not only want to catch up with school work but I wanted to rest. Lydia, Stiles and Jared helped me to catch up and get everything done. Then at dusk, I decided to go to the Great Hall to see if I could find Jayne there.

When I got there I found Osric and he was on his way to Hadgrid’s house and I got curious since it was becoming so late I followed him. I noticed that Jayne and Jensen were there, she had given him a kiss and then he nodded. After that something started to happen and Jayne disappeared, however, a phoenix showed up.

“WOW, WHAT THE- ... WHAT JUST HAPPENED?” I asked in shock and confuse making Osric jump.

“MARGARITA! God, you scared the crap out of me!” he exclaimed while placing a hand in his chest.

“Oh my God! I am so sorry, I really didn’t mean to” I said as I gave him an apologetic smile.

“Is alright! Look, don’t tell this to anyone please!” He said.

“I promise I won’t!” I said 

“Okay, Jayne is an animagus... she can turn into a phoenix and no one except for Jensen, myself and now, you knows this!” He said

“Wicked!” I said while smiling and then I gave him a serious look and told him “I will keep her secret!” 

“Good!” 

It was a normal Saturday and mostly everybody was in Hogsmeade or doing stuff around the castle. I myself was going to meet up with my friends later on but as of now, I was to intrigued by a book that was about animagus...well, a chapter of the book. Jared and I were the only ones in our common room, he was in his dormitory and well, I was in one of our couches being a nerd. I mean, I have always found animagus interesting and now I was friends with one. In Ilvermorny I never got the chance to study them that well which was unfortunate but now I have the chance to learn more about them. Being honest, I kind of want to become one but I don’t know if I’ll be able to prepare the potion for it. Is quite complicated and there are a lot of risks...

“What are you reading?” Jared asked

“Just reading about animagus?” I casually said 

“Animagus?” He asked 

“Yeah, I have always found them fascinating but haven’t being able to study them that well!” I said 

“Hmm, I don’t think that book gives that much!” he said 

“Do you know any book that does?” I asked and he started thinking about what books I could find and bite his lip while doing so.

“I think that there are a few books that I can help you find!” He said with a grin.

“Well, tell me where and when we can go to look for them!” I said expectantly.

“The library and tonight if you can” he said 

“Of course I can Jar!” I said grinning 

“Great, I’ll be back, I am going to look for a book of mine that I want you to read!” He said and then he left. A fellow ravenclaw entered our common room and was asking me about a potion we were studying about. As I was answering I felt two arms grab me and someone pulled me back; Jared being ...Jared. 

“OH MY GOD!” I yelled as he was pulling me back and all that could be heard was his laughter. 

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Criminal Minds s05e21 “Exit Wounds” review - or  more aptly named, my baby girl is the best innocent cupcake with the biggest heart ever and I am so in love with Kirsten Vangsness and they need to make Morgan/Garcia happening

Episode 21 – Exit Wounds

Hey guys! So I’ve got time for one more review before I have to go and do shopping for the weekend and upcoming week. I also have to buy more Tupperware … sigh.

Ew. We’re starting with butchering fish? I love fish, but I’m one of those hypocrites who can’t stand the thought that you actually have to kill living organisms in order to eat them XD

“Is anyone there? ‘Is anyone there,’ Brenda? Right, ‘cause the homicidal maniac hiding in the shadows is really going to answer you.”

By far the smartest victim we’ve seen so far.

Oh boy, so she actually knows her killer? Oh honey.

“JJ, that’s not the point.”

Ooh, girl talk! I’m gonna love this episode.

“Well, are you gonna call him?”

Call who? Mick?

“Maybe.”

“Emily.”

I love playfully-frustrated JJ.

“Mick Rawson is an arrogant, oversexed, egotistical …”

“Hot British dude with a sexy accent, badge and a gun.”

I’m wet just thinking about it.

“Just your type.”

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

“You know what? I don’t even get you sometimes.”

Lol.

“It wouldn’t go anywhere.”

“You don’t know that.”

“I know our work schedules.”

Now you’re just making up excuses, Emily.

“Okay, you know what? Will and I make it work.”

True enough.

“Oh, no.”

Oh my goodness gracious, I’m dying!

“I know. Don’t say it.”

“But when you see what’s in here … it’s not my fault.”

“They were calling to me, I swear. And they were all on sale. And when you think about it, that means that I am helping the economy.”

“Which is more than I can say for you guys, ‘cause no one else has bags.”

I love her reasoning.

“Please tell me all of those aren’t for my son.”

XDDDDDDDD “They’re not. This one is for Kevin.”

I love you, Penelope.

“What? It is my duty as a fairy godmother to spoil the child.”

True.

“And Henry is finally old enough to be fun when opening presents. I’m not taking them back.”

“Give me my coffee and no one’s gonna get hurt.”

Oh I love this woman.

“Half-calf, extra shot venti, 2-pump nonfat, hold the whip caramel macchiato.”

WHOA. That’s quite the coffee order.

“Next stop, Xanadu.”

Aw, so cute!

“Oh, wait … Xana-don’t. “Time to go to the BAU, ladies.”

Oh dear.

“Maybe I should get a cat.”

Oh Emily.

“Whoa!”

‘Whoa’ is definitely the appropriate sentiment.

“Sorry to ruin your night.”

“What, are you working on wife number four?”

“I see you people way too much.”

I love this show.

So they’re headed to Alaska?

My poodle rattling off fun facts about the town.

“It could be a sign of remorse. Cover their bodies so he doesn’t have to face the reality of what he’s done.”

“Or he thinks the women are trash and he’s just placed them where he thinks they belong.”

Oh dear.

“Garcia, I need you with us.”

Wait what?

“Sir?”

“I’ve tasked a satellite uplink and it’s your job to keep us connected.”

“Yes, sir.”

So she’s flying to Alaska with them? Oh boy.

John Morley: “Nature in her most dazzling aspects or stupendous parts, is but the background and theater of the tragedy of man.”

WHOA.

“Wearing gloves and making sure there aren’t any witnesses – that’s a no-brainer.”

“But what concerns me is the evolution of the kills.”

“Evolution?”

“Well, he started with easy prey.”

Oh boy.

“But he didn’t have to overpower either one of them. Both victims were shot.”

“Which is my point exactly. He killed them both from a safe distance.”

“But Brenda Bright was younger, more athletic. She would have been able to put up much more of a fight, so why not shoot her, too?”

My smart puppy.

“He used an arrow, but he didn’t shoot her with it. He stabbed her.”

Oh god.

“I should let everybody know that reception in the area is unreliable at best.”

“I’m giving everybody satellite phones for communication, and I’ve already preprogrammed all your digits into speed dial.”

“Guess who’s lucky number seven.”

I love you.

So cute how they’re trying to get a good look at the town.

Can we just talk about the fact that Garcia literally has a wheelie bag while the rest of them have a carry-on? I love you, lady!

“It’s pretty isolated out here. How do you get basic supplies?”

My smart puppy.

“You’re sure packing an awful lot of stuff for a fishing trip.”

Oh wow, so he’s actually leaving the place? Where the frack is he going? He’s in the middle of literally nowhere.

“What convinced you she was stabbed with the arrow instead of shot?”

Ew.

“I found urine on the remains.”

Fuck, he actually peed on them? FUCK. Oh, so he only peed on the male? Ew.

“He’s playing with the bodies, experimenting with this methodologies.”

Oh that is gross.

“We’re dealing with a psychopath.”

No shit.

Wait. They covered up the blood that was left at the crime scene?

“You contaminated the scene?”

So they had to do it so the rabid bear in the woods won’t come and kill them. Fuck.

My cutie setting up.

“What are you doing?”

“Trying to make this place a little less analog.”

Oh, tech burn.

“Sorry. I forget my hacker jokes aren’t funny.”

They are to me.

“My name is Penelope. I’m the one who doesn’t carry a weapon, aside from my biting wit.”

Which is as good a weapon as a gun, honey.

“And my job includes combining my kick-ass systems with your sheriff’s department database to get the skinny on your neighbors and you.”

“Or you could just ask us what you want to know …”

“No. Because in my experience, the information superhighway never lies and people do.”

Oh my lovely genius.

“That’s when I check your criminal record. And you, my friend, are clean as a whistle.”

“What does that even mean.”

“No idea.”

Ha.

“He’s already experimenting with his victims.”

Ew.

And apparently most of them are bailing.

“Can you blame them?”

Nope.

“It sounds like your basic survival skills.”

“No, they’re hunting skills.”

Exactly.

“Think about it. The marksmanship, the urine – it makes sense.”

“The urine makes sense?”

I’m with Derek here. Uber ew.

“All right, so we’ve got a psychopath with hunting skills who knows the routines of everyone in town. How are we supposed to keep everyone safe?”

Mission impossible.

“I’m gonna pull an all-nighter, finish going through the town records. Should have background checks by sunrise.”

I love her dedication.

“I’ve got four rooms available.” “Uh, four?”

Oh my honeys, you’re so used to the good life. Get ready to double up.

“I’m not sleeping with Reid.”

HEY! That’s not nice!

“Dibs.”

Oh my freaking goodness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

“What do you mean, you’re sharing a room with Morgan?”

Oh god, Lynch the Bitch is back. For like those few moments of jealousy. I don’t like you.

I mean, I love Nicholas Brendon beyond belief, but I hate Kevin Lynch.

“Oh, you’re jealous.”

“Jealous? Why? Because you’re bedding down with a …muscle-bound, modern-day 007?”

“He’s more like Jason Bourne.”

Exactly.

XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

“He took the floor.”

Exactly. Because my puppy is a gentlemen.

“Just make sure he keeps his weapon holstered.”

Oh my freaking god. That is genius writing.

And I can totally see Xander coming out right now XD

“Why are you up right now, anyway? It’s so late.”

“Actually, it’s early. I just got to Quantico.”

“Damn time zones.”

Cuties.

“Hello?”

“Frack.”

XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

Are they allowed to say that on national TV?

“Oh, come on, baby.”

“Nice one, Garcie.”

I love it when she talks to herself.

Oh my god.

No.

My baby girl, why are you going after something strange in the dark? Why?

“You’re gonna be okay.”

Oh, I am so in love right now.

“Just keep looking at me.”

“Help!”

Someone help my new girlfriend! “He’s accelerating his schedule.”

Fuck.

“There has to be more to it than that.”

“He brought the body to the tavern we’re staying at. He’s telling us he’s not afraid of us.”

Oh god.

“He switched to a hunting knife. Looks like a jagged edge.”

“It’s hard to say, but judging from the location, I would guess liver or spleen.”

Oh god, he took a part of the victim? Ew.

“He was alive.”

“What?”

“He was still alive.”

“Baby, there’s nothing else you could have done.”

“I felt him leave.”

Oh my god.

“He was there one second, and then – just a body.”

“I’m really sorry that you had to see all of that.”

“Derek, I didn’t see it, I was in it.”

Oh my goodness. I know this is super sad and really traumatic for Penelope, but I can’t get over how tender Derek is, and I’m so in love with the both of them right now.

“I was sort of used to seeing horrible things from the safety of my screens every day, but this was … right there.”

“Why didn’t you go and find someone before you ran out there?”

“Because when I got shot, I remember thinking the last thing I’m ever gonna see in this life is the man who killed me, and I couldn’t let that happen to him.”

Oh god, I’m so in love.

“He had to see something good before he died.”

“You ran right towards the unsub. You could have been killed.”

“I know that. Don’t treat me like I’m the victim.”

“All right. I’m sorry.”

Oh god.

“I want to ask you a couple of questions, all right?”

“No. cognitive interviews, breaking someone’s death down to a science and statistic – that’s your world, Derek, not mine!”

“I will help from mine.”

“Penelope!”

“Derek, let her go.”

“Will you look after her, please?”

Oh my goodness, she is so shook up she can’t even give a cognitive interview, and it’s so cute and sad at the same time that my heart is ripping.

“Was Garcia able to give you any new information?”

“She’s given all she can.”

So leave her alone.

“He’ll have extensive hunting experience.”

Oh god. I really hope they catch this fucker soon.

So they now think it’s Joshua Bradley? I think so, too.

“So you enjoy hunting?”

“Then would you say you take pleasure in the kill?”

“Doesn’t everyone?”

“Actually, no … they don’t.”

Ha.

“Needle, meet haystack.”

I love this writing team.

“Yeah, we need the big guns.”

“Ripped and ready to rumble.”

“Uh, maybe you should sit this one out.”

I love how they try to help her. I love you so much, my beautiful cupcakes.

“Put this bastard where he belongs.”

XD

“No, he’s not.”

Why is she thinking that Joshua isn’t the unsub?

“Reid.”

Oh my clueless poodle.

“Well, welcome back, red delicious.”

“Take a bite out of this.”

Oh my god, I love those two so much!

“Anyone else look like they might be leaving town?”

Of course she can give them the answers.

“Penelope, you are …”

“So ready to go home.”

Oh my darling.

“Do you mind my asking who the father is?”

She doesn’t even know. Oh dear.

I really hope she will be saved.

“It’s for your own protection.”

Crap. They killed Josh’s mom? Oh boy.

“This one’s personal.”

“He played with her body.”

Oh god, I want to throw up.

Oh god, they have to tell him that his mother was killed fuck.

Oh my poor nutcase.

“Please, sit down.”

“I’m sorry. She’s gone.”

Oh my sympathetic poodle, I love you so much.

“You don’t want to think of her that way.”

“If you had gone to her, there’s a good chance you’d both be dead.”

“I need to see my mom.”

“Well, let’s have someone take you.”

“It’s okay, I know the way.”

Why you being rude to my poodle?

“Did you see his behavior shift from wanting to help us to wanting to leave?”

“He’s lying.”

“Because he knows who the unsub is.”

Oh dear.

“Garcia, got anything?”

“Their lives has been torn apart, figuratively and literally, and I can’t find anything.”

“I’m hacking into his college database as we speak. Maybe there’s something about his life in Seattle I may have missed.”

Oh god, please find this fucker.

“Why the mutilation? Why the overkill?”

“Mutilation?”

What is Rossi onto here?

“We need to adjust the profile.”

Huh?

“These animals weren’t mutilated by a rabid bear. Someone did this.”

Oh god.

“An animal wouldn’t have left so much.”

“We should have seen it before. It’s homicidal triad 101.”

Fuck. Oh god.

“I found something uber weird.”

Oh god, I’m seriously nervous about this one.

“Talk about abandonment issues.”

Oh god, someone find this fucking Owen bastard. I want him dead for freaking out my baby girl like that.

“We’re surrounded by waterways and mountains. He could be anywhere.”

Oh that dad is an asshole! “Did you know?”

Don’t be disrespecting my honeys!

“He’s not here. But the window’s open.”

Fuck.

“Sit down and shut up.”

Oh snap!

“I promise he will not lay a hand on you again.”

I LOVE YOU AARON HOTCHNER!

Hey, sheriff, let go!

“We’ve got a problem.”

“They’re hunting Owen.”

Shit.

Fuck.

“Did they just shoot him?”

“They wouldn’t be shooting if they weren’t close.”

“Let’s go.”

Find them, please.

“Hold on, guys.”

“Yeah, Hotch, what’s up?”

“Ok. Got it.”

“There’s a new plan. He’s heading for the harbor.”

Oh boy.

“Drop the weapons and back away!”

Please, just stop it.

“He needs help and he will be held accountable for his crimes.”

God, I hate it when they think they know the system and think it’s against him.

’m terribly sorry for your loss, but please just put your guns down so no one else gets hurt.”

“Who do you think has the higher ground here?” “I’m pretty sure we do!”

Ha.

Now they’re backing down.

“You shot him?”

“He’ll live.”

Yup.

“It sucks, doesn’t it?”

“What?”

“Just knowing that we couldn’t have done any of this without you.” XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

I love how he appreciates her so much.

“Yeah, pretty much.”

“I’m proud of you, Penelope. Despite everything that happened, you came back …and you go the job done.”

“The sight of blood used to make me run away. And two nights ago I ran towards.”

“It means you’re changing into someone stronger than you realize. You cared enough to risk your own life to try and save someone else.”

“Yeah, but … what’s the difference being strong and being jaded?”

“I’m scared, Derek. I don’t want to lose who I am just so I can do this job.”

“We are in one of the most beautiful places on earth. I know you see that, don’t you?” Yup.

“Then we have nothing to worry about.”

“It’s who you are, baby girl. You see the beauty in everything and everyone no matter where you go.”

“That part of you is never gonna change, and I won’t let it.”

“I don’t need you to protect me.”

“Tough. I think I’m gonna stay on the job a little while longer.”

“Yeah? How much longer?”

“Every day of my life.”

“I kinda love you, Derek Morgan.”

“I kinda love you, Penelope Morgan.”

Oh god, my heart is bursting with love right now.

Ralph W. Sockman: “Nothing is so strong as gentleness, and nothing is so gentle as real strength.”

Okay, so aside from the awful murder aspect of the episode, I just fell in love with this one. It’s one of my favorites, because we see Penelope actually helping someone in the real field, not from behind a computer, even though it’s amazing what she does on a regular basis, and we got to see more Morgan/Garcia goodness, and even though Lynch the Bitch cropped up, it reminded me more of Xander than Kevin Lynch so I’m okay with that.

Perfect episode aside from the murder.

I’ll see you guys later, honeys! Thank you so much for the support <3

[munchkinxcop-blog]

  Erin Lindsay

You're gonna marry a girl you haven't slept with?!

Adam Ruzek

   trust me, not for lack of trying

Erin Lindsay

   What the hell?

Adam Ruzek

   xD i dunno. im not gonna like pressure her into it.

Erin Lindsay

   You need to talk to someone.  You both do.  Good God!  I slept with.... nevermind, but you need to figure that out!

Adam Ruzek

   oh no, please. finish.

   XD

   trust me, I'm gonna try again

   i have it all set up

Erin Lindsay

   -nods slowly- Good.  Because you must.

Adam Ruzek

   -chuckles- yeah cause I'm going nuts. Like, do you know how hard it is watching that ass ALL day then going home and going to bed and SLEEPING

   cold showers do NOT help -laughs-

Erin Lindsay

   I certainly know what it's like to look at an ass all day that you can't touch.  -nods, sighing-

Adam Ruzek

   It sucks. and every time I even reach for her hand and she heads HIS voice, she jumps away  -shakes his head- You know I even considered turning in my badge for her?

Erin Lindsay

   -feeling a strong similarity to a conversation she and the boyfriend had before, she tries to look surprised-  You would do that?  Why?  I mean, you love your job... -using him to better understand her own situation-

Adam Ruzek

   -looking to her, he shrugged and smiled- yeah, I do love it but at the end of the day? I love her more. Sure, being a cop is awesome but what happens if one day I get shot and it misses my vest? Then I don't lose just my job but I lose her

Erin Lindsay

   That is a risk YOU run, Mr. Kevlar.  -laughs, then shrugs-  I don't know that I could ever put down the badge.  It's just... a part of us, ya know?

Adam Ruzek

   I like that nickname -laughs, then looks over- Honestly? I did at one point. Put it and my gun on Voight's desk during an argument when he had us both in his office. Then I walked out...-looks to her- I know it is but at the same time, she's part of me.

Erin Lindsay

   -nods, not quite sure she could do it-  You're lovesick, Adam.  You think it's really going to last forever, eh?

Adam Ruzek

   -shrugs, glancing down at his hands- Knowing my luck I'll screw it up like I always have. -gets up and walks over, getting a cup of coffee and leans against the counter- Just a matter of time before she gets tired of me.

Erin Lindsay

   If she gets tired of anything, it will be the lack of sex.  -laughs, shaking her head-  Please tell me you've said you love her, at least?

Adam Ruzek

   Well, let's hope. Not that I don't mind getting to know her on an emotional and mental level -smiles, looking up- Definitely. Erin....I've been her best friend for so long. I had to hide loving her while she dated Severide and then Clarke.

Erin Lindsay

   Does she not wonder why you two haven't... taken it to the next level?  -shrugs, not understanding-  I mean, the second I get home... -nods, implicating what she means-

Adam Ruzek

   Well, we never really talked about it -shrugs, looking over- I mean half the time by  the time we get home, it's dinner, grabbing a beer and curling up together -looks over, shuddering and laughs- thanks cause THAT'S the image I need

Erin Lindsay

   -laughs- Hey, it is what it is.  Girls have needs.  -pauses- Wait... you have to 'talk' about it first?  Good Lord, Adam.  Don't talk!  Just... get in there!  -laughs, throwing her head back-

Adam Ruzek

   -laughs and looks- never said you didn't -looks and laughs- No, not like that. Like we haven't talked about why we haven't -laughs harder, shaking his head- I've tried. Lately it's just....-plays with his mug- with Leslie passing....she's cut me off and shut me out.

Erin Lindsay

   -looks at him, dead serious-  Have you ever heard of grief sex?

Adam Ruzek

   -looks at her, shrugging- nope. Angry make-up sex

Erin Lindsay

   Oh that's good to.  -nods, thinking of Angry-at-Voight-sex-  Would you know about it though?  Sex, I mean?  You realize you might be a virgin again?

Adam Ruzek

   -looks over at her- can you even be a virgin again?

Erin Lindsay

   -shakes her head- Oh I am most certainly not a virgin again.  -laughs, knowing that was not what he meant-

Adam Ruzek

   -loks over and laughs softly- I didn't ask you. You probably screw like rabbits!

Erin Lindsay

   -shrugs- I'll never tell.  -winks, standing up and grabbing for the coffee pot, pouring herself another cup-  You need to show Lexis how you feel.  Immediately.  -turning the conversation away from herself before she gets too tempted to say too much-

Adam Ruzek

   -shudders- thank god -looks and smiles, taking a sip of coffee and looks- but how?

Erin Lindsay

   -sets her mug on the counter, filling it as she looks at him, almost dumbfounded-  You want me to tell you HOW?

Adam Ruzek

   -looks and sighs- no. Like, how do I show her? how do I make it happen without getting stopped

Erin Lindsay

   -lifts her hand to her face, rubbing against her face just like CJ does half the time- Um... you kiss her, like really kiss her.  Everything else comes on it's own.  -bites her lip, shaking her head-  We can't talk about this.  I can't until... -looks at her phone for the time-  six more hours.  We can talk about this right before we leave for the day, because... yeah.

Adam Ruzek

   -laughs and looks- awe little Erin can't control her hormones! -shakes his head, drinking his coffee- hooking up at work is always hot. Find him and find a place no one is at

Erin Lindsay

   Hooking up at work?! -shakes her head-  I should find some random guy, hook up with him at work, and risk losing my badge when found out and my boyfriend for cheating?  -playing it off nicely-

Adam Ruzek

   Why not? -looks over and sighs- I didn't say cheat on your boyfriend. I said find HIM.  -smirks- If you're good at it you won't get caught -shrugs his shoulders, making his way to his desk-

Erin Lindsay

   -follows him to his desk, sitting against the edge of it-  HIM?  What HIM?  HE doesn't work here!

Adam Ruzek

   -looks over at her, grinning and sips his coffee- sure he doesn't. Erin, I ain't stupid. You aren't the type to go for doctors. You go for stubborn, hard-heads. So that leaves criminals-in-training which you won't risk your career for, Charlie, or a cop. So since it's not the first two, he's a cop

Erin Lindsay

   -shrugs nonchalantly- He's not a cop, but you can think that if you'd like to.  If he's a cop, maybe he's you?  -smirks, walking to her desk and sitting down-  I like male nurses.

Adam Ruzek

   -smirks and looks over- you like Murses? -chokes on his coffee and laughs- you don't like me like that. I'm surprised even Lexis does.

Erin Lindsay

   -looks over and laughs- Yeah, well until she's done the deed, we won't know, will we?

Adam Ruzek

   -looks over, his jaw dropping, shaking his head- that's wrong. that's soooooo wrong -plays with his pen and sighs some- she's just.....she talks to so many people Erin, so many that she lets in but me? she doesn't let me in to help her through this.

Erin Lindsay

   It's pretty obvious no one's getting IN right now.  -laughs, lifting her coffee to take a sip-  Why don't you and Al pow wow on stuff like this?  I don't know why you can't get in!

Adam Ruzek

   Yeah, not like that -laughs, shaking his head- You're evil -sighs and shrugs- I try. She doesn't wanna talk about Leslie with me -looking to her, he sat back- I just wanna slam her against the wall and kiss her. Just show her that I'm there

Erin Lindsay

   See, that's the problem.  Don't talk.  Just.  Do.  It.  No talking.  The wall is good.  -nods, thinking about the last time she was against it, nodding- Oh yeah, do that.  Immediately.

Adam Ruzek

   -chuckles and looks over to her- you okay over there? Need a cold shower or something? Little, nurse action? -snickers and works on some of his paperwork, looking- Trust me, I can't do it Immediately, I'll be fired.

Erin Lindsay

   -lifts a postcard from the desk, fanning herself dramatically for his comedic health-  Yes, I think I need a sick day.  Drop me off at the hospital?  -she teased, liking the cover story-  You can when you get home.  Don't even say hi.  Just grab her.  Push her to the wall.  Ah hell.  -Stands up-  I'll be right back.  I need air.

Adam Ruzek

   -laughs and looks over- Oh yeah, I'll get right on it. 100 CCs of lovin -he smiled, looking over to her- Well Then I will. Even though work is dragging -watches her, chuckling- can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen

Erin Lindsay

   -shakes her head, looking over at him-  It's too much.  I can't.  We need... a new topic?  Or I'm walking out of this office and you can be the one to explain to my partner when he gets in why I'm not here.  -laughs, looking to Voight's door-  Oh you can explain to Voight too.

Adam Ruzek

   -looks over at her- I'm sure your partner would get a kick out of it actually, don't you worry. -looks, shaking his head- nah I'm good. I'd like to not be fired -laughs, looking over to her- so what's going on this weekend? Anything fun?

Erin Lindsay

   -cuts her eyes at him, warning him not to take it to sex again, taking her seat again-  Yeah, this weekend, um... nope.  No plans.  I'll hit the shooting range at some point, but nothing else.

Adam Ruzek

   -nods and looks- I got some hockey tickets if you wanna go? Me and Lex and then was gonna ask CJ -shrugs and signs off some files-

Erin Lindsay

   -bites the edge of her lip, nodding her head-  That could be fun.  I'll let you know tomorrow?  Just have to check with the boyfriend that he didn't have anything planned, ya know?

Adam Ruzek

   -nods, looking over to her- sounds good to me. Games at 7 so we can either meet up or Lex and I can pick you up. -sits back, closing his eyes- why do we need to be here? I'd rather be snuggled up on the couch, that cute blonde in my arms.

Erin Lindsay

   -nods- Yeah, I'll let ya know.  -leans her head against the back of her chair- Ohhh just in case, I guess.  How do you think we're going to live in the lap of luxury if we don't sit here?  -laughs, knowing she lived far from the lap of luxury-

Adam Ruzek

   -nods- Awesome -looks over, laughing- where the hell do you live? Cause my "luxury" is an apartment. And I'm lucky if I can get decent beer every once in a while. My saving grace is Lex still doing some cases here and there for the FBI. -looks up and grins- hey, i was thinking

Erin Lindsay

   Same.  -she nodded, living in an apartment herself-  It was a joke, Kevlar.  -tilts her head as she looked at him-  YOU were THINKING?  Should I start backing away now?

Adam Ruzek

   -he looked over and laughed- I know that. I'm not low -looks, grumbling and shakes his head- Why do I bother with you -he crumbled up paper, pegging it at her head-

Erin Lindsay

   -snatches the ball of paper mid-air and throws it back to him-  You bother with me because no one else can handle your ass.

Adam Ruzek

   -dodges it, smirking- You throw like a little girl -smirks and nods- they can't handle my epicness

Erin Lindsay

   First of all, I am a girl.  Second of all, epic?  Be careful there you don't rip out those stitches patting yourself on the back, Ruzek.

Adam Ruzek

   Yeah, I know. Second, I am epic. Calm yourself -he shrugged and looked at the gauze with a grin- I do look awesome with this though -he smield and sat up- Look, no one is around. Let's bail for a bit. Come with me to the mall to Jared or Kay's

Erin Lindsay

   -looks at him, knowing she had the deepest fear of those stores-  Seriously?  You want... to ring shop?  -bites at her lower lip nervously-  You got some Ativan?

Adam Ruzek

   -looks at her, nodding- Yeah, I wanna ring shop. I want your opinion on her ring -rubs the back of his neck and shakes his head- Forget it. I didn't say anything -he looked back at his files, starting to work-

Erin Lindsay

   I'll do it.  -looking her fears in the face to help him-  Let's do it.  You need my help and I need to... yeah.

Adam Ruzek

   No, it's fine. I don't want you uncomfortable -looking to  her, he smiled some- It's okay, really. I'll find a ring online

Erin Lindsay

   You cannot pick out her ring online.  -stands up, grabbing her coffee-  For real.  We'll do it.  You help me help you.

Adam Ruzek

   Can so, not that hard -shrugs and looks over- Are you sure? I don't need you hyperventilating or having an attack

Erin Lindsay

   I'm sure. -nods, knowing that she needed to at least face it a little-  And if I have some sort of panic attack, maybe they'll give you a discount thinking your fiance is losing her shit

Adam Ruzek

   Alright -nods, looking to her, chuckling as he got up- Or already lost her shit -he smirked and got his keys, heading to the steps- I owe you for this. I really do

Erin Lindsay

   It's all good.  -nods-  I'm quite the undercover officer.  I'll hold it together nicely.  Unless you need me to lose it... I can do that too.  -smirks-

Adam Ruzek

   -he smirked as he walked with her, shaking his head- nah, I've been saving up for her ring or a while -admits and pushes his hands in his pockets- right after she broke up with Jeff and I picked her up that night

Erin Lindsay

   You started saving right away?  -her eyes searching him over, using him again for investigative purposes-  Is that what guys do??

Adam Ruzek

   Yeah, I did cause I knew I love her -his eyes glancing to  her, shaking his head- nah not all. I just did cause I knew she was my soulmate and I'd get her eventually

Erin Lindsay

   -lets out a deep breath, relieved-  I see.  See, this is why you need a guy for this stuff.  I don't know what you guys do!

Adam Ruzek

   -looks over, laughing- no cause guys will buy just any ring cause it's shiny. I want the perfect one which means a woman's opinion. Plus I don't know her ring size and your hands are about the same -he smirked and unlocked the car-

Erin Lindsay

   -gets in the car, immediately doubting that she should be doing this, but goes through with it for him-  Yeah, I guess they probably are... you owe me lunch for this.

Adam Ruzek

   -gets in the car, buckling up and looks over- Lunch it is. You can even pick where -he shook his head, driving and grinned softly at her- you'll be fine

Erin Lindsay

   I'm totally fine. -holds out her hand-  Solid.  See.  -looks out the window, shaking her head-  Oh it's gonna be a good lunch.  Best lunch this month, hands down.  

Adam Ruzek

   Alright, just...if you're not. Tell me -hearing her, he laughed and shook his head- What am I going to do with you? -glances over before looking back at the road- Could always go to Tiffany's

Erin Lindsay

   Ah, you're not gonna do nothin with me.  -laughs, shaking her head-  Tiffany's?  How much did you save up, Mr. Deep Pockets?

Adam Ruzek

   Oh sure sure -laughs, looking over to her and grins- Look, I'd do anything for her. Get her a ring from anywhere -he shrugged and pulled in to the parking lot-

Erin Lindsay

   -nods, completely understanding-  You're one of the good ones, Adam.  -gives him a half-smile-  She's a lucky girl.  

Adam Ruzek

   -nods as he drives and glances over- Thanks, it means a lot hearing that. Usually I'm told I'm a player or scum -he mumbled as he looked at the road- so is your guy. He definitely has a great girl on his hands and I have a great friend

Erin Lindsay

   You are far from a player or scum.  -smiles, nodding-  Hey, I think I'm the lucky one in the relationship, but I'll take it.  -laughs as she stares past him to the building-  So you're sure about this?  

Adam Ruzek

   Not to them. I did cheat on Wendy  -sighs and pulls into the mall, looking over and chuckles- eh both of you are -looks and pulls into a parking spot and takes a deep breath- yeah, i think so

Erin Lindsay

   -reaches over, touching his hand in a friendly manner-  You've got this.  And I really couldn't be happier for you guys.  

Adam Ruzek

   -smiles softly and looks over to her- thanks. i couldn't ask for a better person to come with me

Erin Lindsay

   -smiles, nodding her head-  Hey, I promise nothing.  Just promise that if I pass out, you won't let me gash my head on the display cabinet?  -laughs-

Adam Ruzek

   -smiles softly and looks, unbuckling- Well, I'll make sure of that at least -he shook his head as he got out- which place is better? Kay or Jared?

Erin Lindsay

   -unbuckles as well, getting out and staring up at him with a laugh, wearing a simple silver chain with a mini-dog tag attached-  Because I seem like the authority on this?

Adam Ruzek

   -smiles and laughs, looking over and shrugs- you're a girl! -he exclaimed and shut his door, making his way over- where woud you want a ring from?

Adam Ruzek

   -looks over at her and nods- got it -he smiled some and nodded, walking with her; sounds like a plan. It is gonna suck not seeing her wear it at work

Erin Lindsay

   -smiles, relating it to her own situation without saying so-  Ahh, so you can still stay hidden and be taking things to the next level?  I like it.  -nods-

Adam Ruzek

   -smiles softly, walking with her- That and so she doesn't lose her job. -shrugs and holds the door for her-

Erin Lindsay

   -steps through the open door into the corridor of the mall- It's a good plan.  It is.  -pauses, waiting for him-  I have to confess, I've never been in a jewelry store before.  -laughs lightly, telling the truth-

Adam Ruzek

   -walks with her and chuckles- I hope so. It means a good deal to her -looks, laughing- no way! Erin you're a girl!

Erin Lindsay

   -laughs, nodding-  I do not lie, Adam!

Adam Ruze

   -laughs, shaking his head- weirdo. -walking to Kay's, he looked around and rubbed the back of his neck-

Erin Lindsay

   -noticing the tension in Adam, she had to laugh, pushing his shoulder-  Oh now don't you clam up on me, Romeo.

Adam Ruzek

   -looking over to her, he chuckled softly. He made his way inside and cleared his throat as he looked around;

Erin Lindsay

   -staying a few steps behind him, she kept her eyes away from the display cases and to him, literally loving his reaction to being in the store-

Adam Ruzek

   -walking over to the first display case, Adam's eyes glanced around. He pushed his hands in his pockets and bit his lip. studying the rings, he stood there in thought, a quizzical look placed upon his features-

Erin Lindsay

   -her eyes finally glancing to the display, she found herself shoving her own trembling hands into the confines of her pockets-  So... uhh... you see anything... you like?  

Adam Ruzek

   -looking over to her, he cleared his throat, a blush covering his cheeks- well....i mean...they're all nice. they're....shiny- he said softly.

Erin Lindsay

   -taking her eyes to his, she nodded-  They are... amazing.  -letting out a breath she didn't know she had been holding-

Adam Ruzek

   -he looked and nodded- it's hard...-he whispered. sighing, he looked around chuckled some- i dont even know

Erin Lindsay

   -unable to resist the influence CJ had on her, she whispered- That's what she said.  -snickering to herself, she shook her head-  Okay, sorry, yeah... what about... -she looked to the case, feeling her heart rate rise-  A square one? -not really knowing what it was called, as this was all so out of her element.-

Adam Ruzek

   -hearing her, he couldn't help but laugh- no...that isn't right now -smirking, he chuckled and shook his head- I mean...i guess -he whispered softly. He looked at them, biting his lip- do i get diamonds on the band?

Erin Lindsay

   Beside the main one?  -unable to take her eyes from the rings in the case-  I mean, that's certainly beautiful... maybe we need someone to help you?

Adam Ruzek

   Yeah -looking at the case, he glanced up; yeah, i'm sure someone is here -he said softly and looked as woman came over. He told her which he'd like to see and picked one up- woah...this is really happening

Erin Lindsay

   -shifting her eyes to Adam, she nodded her head-  It is.  -trying to keep calm, she looked to the woman as the ring was held out to Adam's hand for him to look it over- Damn... -she sighed-

Adam Ruzek

   -looking to her, he smiled- you okay? -he asked. looking it over, he rubbed his neck and gave it back- that's not the one

Erin Lindsay

   I'm good.  -she nodded, not being completely honest, watching the sales girl take the ring back, quite impressed that Adam had a feeling for what he might be looking for, even if he couldn't vocalize that feeling-

Adam Ruzek

   Okay good -he smiled, putting it back and looked over. looking at some other rings, he shook his head.- none of these stand out to me

Erin Lindsay

   -nods- Okay, then we go to the other store.  -sighs out a deep breath-

Adam Ruzek

   -nods and walks with her. hearing her sigh, he shook his head- let's go grab some lunch. i need to clear my head

Erin Lindsay

   -walking out with him, she looks over at him, nudging him in the arm-  Hey... what's wrong?  

Adam Ruzek

   -walking, he shook his head and pushed his hands in his pockets; this shit sucks. i thought it'd be easy

Erin Lindsay

   I can't even imagine.  -she confessed, shaking her head as they walked-  I'm sorry, Adam.  But hey, it's like jeans right?  You don't always buy the first pair you see.

Adam Ruzek

   It sucks -he confessed and sighed, walking with her. Looking over, he chuckled; Is that what you girls do? I just get what fits and go"

Erin Lindsay

   When am I going to make you understand that I'm not the typical girl.  I do what you do.  It fits, I can run at work in it, I buy it.  -laughs a little, feeling better that they were out of the scary ass store-  But most girls, it's an all day thing, and they will  buy one damn pair of jeans.

Adam Ruzek

   Yeah, I ca tell. Believe me. and see? Someone gets me -laughs a little, walking with her towards the food court- nah, i can't do it

Erin Lindsay

   -nods- I get ya.  -looks up at him, her eyes conveying confusion-  You can't what... shop for jeans all day... or buy her a ring?

Adam Ruzek

   -nods- Smart girl -smiles, looking over at her and laughs; shop for jeans all day or any clothes -shudders at the thought-

Erin Lindsay

   -laughs- Me either.  In and out.  Only way to do it.  -nods-  

Adam Ruzek

   -laughs and nods- i swear. like how can someone spend ALL day shopping

Erin Lindsay

   At this rate, it could take you all week to find that poor girl a ring! -laughs-

-October 18, 2014