#I love that he's Victor Li because I'm Li and if I married him I'd be Li Li
Explore tagged Tumblr posts
cadybear420 · 11 months ago
Text
Best and Worst LI from each series
Inspired by this post by @choices-binglebonkus from a couple of years back. I came across it recently and I felt compelled to do my own.
Keep in mind that I haven't played some of these stories in a while, and there are a handful where I haven't even started or completed them. So a lot of stuff here is subject to change.
TCATF
Best: For Kenna: I'm not sure. For Dom: probably Sei because I loved their relationship in Book 2. But it's been a while.
Worst: For Kenna: I'm still not sure. For Dom: either Rose because of how she's written out of Book 2 with the inability to transfer data, or Will Jackson with how he was so obviously a last minute addition.
[MW: Haven't played yet, and IIRC this one didn't really have any LIs or romance.]
[TFS: Haven't played yet.]
ROE
Best: As pleasant as the 3 main LIs were, all their romances with MC felt very empty and rushed, which to be fair is expected when Nana's forcing you to marry by the end of the summer. As for the other characters, it's still hard to pick one that's the best cause I didn't find any of the romances particularly remarkable. I'd have to go either with Party Twin's LIs or cousin's romance with Chaz because they were the only ones that didn't feel like clusterfucks.
Worst: Like I said, all of MC's romances were empty. But since I'm including the other characters' romances too, easily Audrey and Elena. Audrey was a very unpleasant character towards Bookish Twin in Books 1 and 2. And same for Elena in part of Book 2 and all of Newlyweds; she had every right to be upset at Brother for hiding his past ex wife, but she acted incredibly petty and immature over it.
ES
Best: I didn't really get to romance anyone in my playthrough but either Jake or Estela. Jake has some really funny one-liners and nicknames. Estela I saw has the "Dont. Touch. My. Husband/Wife!!!" line that makes me really want to do a romance with her as a m!MC. I love protective gfs, I aspire to be a protective gf.
Worst: None of them because all of them are great characters. But if I had to choose... maybe Quinn? She didn't feel as fleshed out to me as the other 3. But it's been 2 and a half years since I last played so yeah.
LH
Best: None of them really grabbed me, but I'd have to go with either Leah or Ben. Ben is just a sweetheart, but I also liked the interactions between Leah and MC in Book 2.
Worst: Mark wasn't bad, but I couldn't buy into the relationship with him as well as I could the other two.
THOBM
Best: Eleanor for sure. She is partly responsible for my realizing that I'm not straight. She's supposed to be this stoic ghost woman, but gets super flustered and blushy when you flirt with her??? Bye bye heterosexuality.
Worst: Victor wasn't bad but he was just... a total non-character. Yeah, a rare story where a female LI takes the spotlight and a male LI is sidelined.
TRR: I haven't really played past Book 1, but I've already deemed Liam as my favorite LI. Though I am biased because this is the first book I started when I first got into Choices back in February 2021 (I'm a fandom baby I know), but he won my heart instantly in that premium scene where MC can take him on a boat to see the statue of liberty. And throughout the rest of the book he's just a very sweet and pleasant character. So I'm just gonna leave it at that and not deem a worst LI just yet.
Hero
Best: It's been a long time but I strongly remember quite liking Grayson. He was sweet and cute. Kenji was also pretty decent but I don't think I liked him quite as much as I did Grayson.
Worst: Eva isn't a bad character, but she was introduced way too late into the story for me to truly care about her.
OG HSS
Best: AIDEN ZHOU AIDEN ZHOU AIDEN ZHOU AIDEN ZHOU AIDEN ZHOU AIDEN ZHOU AIDEN ZHOU AIDEN ZHOU AIDEN ZHOU AIDEN ZHOU AIDEN ZHOU AIDEN ZHOU AIDEN-MOTHER-FUCKING-ZHOU!!!!!! Sweet mother of all things holy how am I supposed to talk about this in only one paragraph???
As if it wasn't obvious, I love everything about him and he's easily my favorite Choices character of all time. For one, I love male characters who are more on the soft and gentle side. Aiden is definitely that, and his tendency to get flustered and blushy is adorable. For two, he's passionate, dedicated, just very earnest and down-to-earth. And especially in Book 1, we see how he struggles with self-esteem. He's passionate, but he doesn't consider himself as such. He considers himself a failure for the screwed up halftime performance. He doesn't feel he knows how to communicate to MC right and thinks lower of himself for preferring to communicate through music.
I found a lot of these aspects very relatable myself, outside of music though, because I can't play an instrument to save my life. But I do have a passion for stuff like drawing, writing, and editing. And I think relating to Aiden so much sort of added to how authentic the romance route with him and MC felt for me. There were a couple of moments where I could have my MC sort of connect with him– the rooftop scene where MC can say that seeing how passionate he is inspires them to do better, their scene at homecoming in the band room where MC can say that social interactions don't come easy to them either despite how confident they can be.
And just... the whole romance route feels so earned and well-paced? I mean I'm sure all of the routes in HSS are like that but I especially love it here. How you can give him time of day to listen to him play piano, slowly help him step out of his comfort zone, I love how protective you can be of him in Book 2 and how you can be there for him when Isa and his parents are punishing him, and how he's then being there for you during the Book 3 drama when you're accused of sabotage. And all the moments such as becoming official with him, him confessing his love to MC and how you can confess back... it just all feels so organic.
Also the romance route with him hits so much different if you romance him as a band kid. You get extra moments with him, not to mention when you're about to play his song at the spring concert and they say how "there's a glint in his eyes you haven't seen before" and after you play it they say "his eyes gleam with pride" like HELLO??? That extra bit of connection they have when they're *both* musicians???? Shit like this is why I sing my praises to this trilogy so much.
Worst: None of them! Okay but if I had to choose... well, this is gonna pain me to say this, but Michael.
I adore his character arc and he's my second most favorite HSS character and Choices LI, but when I tried romancing him (and I did so twice), I noticed he actually felt a lot more underdeveloped in comparison to the other LIs. Specifically in Book 2, as he's the only character who isn't really struggling with anything. He felt very lacking in presence for the first half of that book– even moreso than Emma, whose subplot didn't even have anything to do with the main Isa plot. And so Book 2 kinda felt like this big gap in the relationship journey that he and MC can have.
Then again, maybe he and Evie Ayana (my MC) just don't have all that much chemistry and I should try romancing him as a brand new version of the MC.
ILITW
Best: My personal favorite is Lucas, but honestly? It's a tough tie between him, Andy, and Ava. Andy I'd say had the stronger character arc, but I personally related more to Lucas. Ava however is certainly the most memorable and witty of them.
Worst: Connor. He's not bad and I quite liked some of the banter between him and MC, but he is lacking in ways that make him stick out like a sore thumb. All these other LIs are characters attending school with MC, that MC has been friends with since childhood, who have all experienced Jane's death up-front as kids. Connor lacks all of that, being Stacy's older brother of 2 years and not really part of the friend group. And he doesn't really have much of a character arc like the others do to make up for that. I don't mind MC romancing outside of their close childhood friends, but it just felt a bit harder to connect with him on the same level as the others.
HFTH:
Best: Wyatt was probably the most memorable of the bunch.
Worst: Nick was annoying, but he did get better in the second half of the story. Holly was alright but very bland.
[RCD: Haven't played yet.]
PM
Best: Hayden without a doubt, though I'm certainly very fond of Sloane too. Hayden is a literal robot, yet they still feel more like an actual human being than like 90% of the customizable LIs we've been getting. The whole arc with them basically having an existential crisis upon realizing they're an android, then eventually going on to start a new identity for themselves... I loved it. And as a bonus, the customizable aspect is kind of integrated in the story itself rather than being a meta choice.
Worst: None of them. Maybe Alana and Khaan, cause they seemed to be somewhat pushing some romance with them in Book 2, but it felt very muddled and unclear.
BB
Best: All of them. But I'm probably most fond of Kamilah "I'm *her* queen. And she's mine." Sayeed. Jax and Lily are close seconds though as they're incredibly memorable (also the mass fandom hatred for Lily that was apparently a thing... yeah very sus to me. why did y'all hate her.)
Worst: None of them. I'd say maybe Adrian didn't stand out quite as much as the others?
[VOS: Haven't played yet.]
AME
Best: None of the LIs really stood out to me but my favorite would probably have to be Jen, she was sweet and always tried to help MC.
Worst: Derek had to be the most lackluster of them all IMO.
[D&D: Haven't played yet.]
ATV
Best: For MC: I was most fond of Kepler the buff queen and Meridian the sweet medic. For Eos: Gee Zekei, how come PB lets you be a romance option for two playable characters? For Pax: Holmes is precious.
Worst: IDK honestly. I wasn't a fan of Zaniah's betrayal or whatever it was. But IDK.
[BSC: Haven't played yet.]
HSS:CA
Best: Objectively speaking, Skye. She's the one thing that HSS:CA enjoyers and HSS:CA critics and haters can agree that is good about the series, and honestly that's deserved. Everything about her character storyline is pretty damn immaculate. That being said, I romanced Ajay and I'm personally very fond of him. Although I didn't care much for him in Book 1, Books 2 and onwards make him a much more sympathetic and compelling character. And personally, I tend to chalk up the whole siding against MC thing to be lazy OOC writing considering A) he'd warned MC about Danielle in the earlier chapters and B) directors generally have a responsibility to stay unbiased in these kinds of situations, and given how seriously Ajay takes being a director, realistically I think he would have tried to stay unbiased and tell the other accusers to fuck off. PB, you did my boy dirty.
Worst: Rory. I didn't hate them and they're a pretty decent character on their own, but they're easily the weakest LI of CA and of HSS as a whole. They have zero character development over the trilogy. Book 1 forcing our MC to crush on them and agonize so much over wanting their first kiss with Rory on stage was obnoxious and unnecessary, and it didn't help that their entire personality in said book didn't really go much beyond "popular theatre heartthrob". They try so hard to force us to like them by flaunting how popular they are and having Cunt and Nasty– sorry I mean Clint and Natalie– constantly fawn over them. Rory was thankfully no longer forced in Book 2 and had somewhat more character (also the way they called out Morgan's hypocrisy and single handedly destroyed her campaign is peak Rory), but the whole election plotline did nothing for their character. Book 3 gives them some sort of conflict with their parents, but it's just the group thinking Rory's dad is cheating only for it to be the good ole misunderstanding cliche.
ILB
Best: Tom. Parker was pretty adorable too, but nothing beats the part in the premium lake day scene where Tom wishes he'd won a giant teddy so he could put it in the passenger seat and be able to go into the fast lane and then MC can give him the teddy they won (if they did win).
Worst: Danni for how she can be needlessly callous towards Parker's memory if he ends up leaving the group. Even if he's dead. It comes off as extra hypocritical if Danni ended up caving to Astrid's temptations as well.
[TE: Haven't played yet.]
ACOR
Best: Either Syphax or Cassius for their loyalty to MC.
Worst: IDK.
TH:M
Best: Eris Huang is an icon. "Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals".
Worst: I didn't care for Sonia. I mean she was alright and I liked her redemption arc, but she just didn't vibe with me as a LI.
ROD
Best: Colt is the only LI I felt had any real character depth, any real significance, any real reason for me to give a shit about him.
Worst: The pushing of Logan as the main LI felt very forced, unnecessary, and undeserved. Like... there wasn't anything all that special about him.
OPH: I haven't really played past Book 1, but I'm quite fond of Bryce.
[PTR: Haven't played yet.]
[WT: Haven't played yet.]
NB
Best: Katherine the "I don't like being saved" was fun to romance as a male MC. But either Vera or Cal would have to be the strongest character-wise.
Worst: None of them really. None of them are super amazing to me, but I didn't have any problems with any of them.
[PT: Haven't played yet.]
[SK: Haven't played yet. Tried to once but I got bored and quit 5 chapters in]
BP
Best: Aisha for sure. She's just a very vibrant and fun character.
Worst: Reed and Ash were nice and cute, but other than that... not much. They were pretty useless to the plot too.
MOTY
Best: All of them. IDC. They're all super compelling.
Worst: None.
[StD: Haven't played yet.]
[TRM: Haven't played yet.]
BaBu
Best: Mayor Dixon was really fun to romance. The female version especially contributed to my possible bi awakening.
Worst: I liked Clint as a character but the first chapter tries wayyyyyy too hard to get the player to be turned on by the thought of having his babies. The Clint fangirls in that scene were so clearly written by someone who's never met a single woman in his life outside of some stereotypical textbook-definition Facebook Karen moms I'm sorry
[HC: Haven't played yet.]
WEH
Best: Well well well, this seems to be the first ever single-LI story on the app. And personally I think Dakota was a pretty decent and compelling character.
Worst: None
BOLAS: I haven't started Book 2 yet but I already know my favorite is Imtura. I especially love how shamelessly RoleReversal her romance is with a male MC. Praying it carries over to Book 2.
AVSP
Best: None
Worst: This book was boring and Simon/Ava's motives for making a fake marriage with the MC felt very contrived.
Witness
Best: Cassian. This book sucks but Cassian was at least a pleasant character.
Worst: None.
DS
Best: None.
Worst: None. Honestly I don't have many feelings for the characters in this one.
TNA
Best: Sam Dalton. I mean he's not brilliant or anything but I do have a bit of a soft spot for them because TNA 1 was the first Choices story I ever completed. Also the first time a f!MC was allowed to get up in her m!LI's bootyhole.
Worst: Also Sam Dalton because of all the "+Desire +Desire +Desire +Desire +Desire +Desire" and shit
QB: I've twice attempted playthroughs of this and ended up neglecting both of them halfway through Book 1. But I did quite like Ian/Ina.
TUH: I started a playthrough back when it was releasing to all and then ended up neglecting it by like Ch10. I'll need to start playing again, but I remember being quite fond of Mr. John Somerset.
MTFL
Best: All the LIs were pretty compelling characters, they just had shit stories with a shit MC. But of the three of them, Ava was probably the most compelling to me.
Worst: None.
MM
Best: IDK. I'm tempted to say Jack/Jacqueline because I did like their banter with the MC, but other than that they were rather bland.
Worst: Like I said, Jack/Jacqueline felt very bland outside of the banter they could have with MC.
[RT: Haven't played yet]
WB
Best: Morgan was easily the most fleshed out and compelling of the two LIs.
Worst: Bastien is derivative as all hell. Seriously, pick up any werewolf-themed YA erotic story and the male werewolf LI in it will almost certainly be identical to Bastien.
[FA: Haven't played yet]
SB
Best: This is a tough one. Chef Flint's character was a lot more derivative and I personally preferred being around Julia(n). But Julia(n) was also an incredibly useless character, you could remove them from the story and nothing important would change.
Worst: See above.
LOA
Best: As much as I didn't care for the series, I did find both LIs pretty decent. But of the two of them, Aislinn is much more fleshed out.
Worst: Gabe, who wasn't bad but wasn't nearly as fleshed out as Aislinn.
SW
Best: Manu was a pretty interesting character. The relationship with them is pretty straightforward, but it was interesting and even a bit sweet later on. And apparently your bond score can determine whether or not you survive in the last chapter? Also this is the only single LI story I know of where you can choose a more platonic route with the LI.
Worst: None.
WTD
Best: I think I liked Angel the most. She was fun.
Worst: I'm not sure really.
Surrender
Best: None. None. None. Noooooooooooone.
Worst: Fuck Reagan Thorne. Worst LI on the app ever. I'll admit Book 2 does go a little more in-depth with their background, but as someone who has been in a similar situation, God they botch it horribly because 90% of this book is spent doubling down on Reagan's toxicity. And just when MC finally gets the self-respect to leave them after that awful "When a woman agrees to be my sub she agrees to obey" line, they then throw it right in the trash with how easily she ends up getting back with them. Bruh throw the whole LI in the trash.
COP
Best: Trystan is a fun character and their relationship with the MC is very refreshing. They're both equals for once in a single LI story, and it'll be interesting no matter which gender you choose for each character (whereas in most single LI stories they're really only interesting if you play as anything other than wlm).
Worst: None.
UT
Best: None.
Worst: Kit is the textbook definition of a soulless personality-less customizable LI. They try to push them as this "player" except it's moreso just people flocking to Kit rather than Kit flirting with others.
TPS
Best: Clarke was a fun character and the female white sprite also contributes to me knowing I'm not straight.
Worst: Devon was nice but they were kind of bland and useless.
TCH: I've only played Book 1 so far and haven't yet started Book 2, but I found Kieran pretty decent and I enjoyed their development.
ID: Gabe was sweeter and I kind of liked their interactions with the MC, but Cas was more interesting, so I'm not sure. But there's a Book 2 on the way so I can't properly judge anyways.
MAH
Best: Tyler! He's arguably the least developed of the LIs but he was my favorite because he's just so babygirl. I miss when we had true softie male LIs. Also, bonus points for the dialogue changes about him realizing he's not straight if you romance him as a male or enby MC.
Worst: Not sure. Maybe Donovan because he could be a bit callous to the MC in the earlier chapters. I get why he was acting like that, but some of it did seem a bit excessive. But even then, he's still a very fleshed out character and his callousness doesn't go on for too long, so it's hard to, in good faith, deem him as the "worst". But I will also say that Stevie being MC's childhood best friend felt very poorly set up.
TPA
Best: None of them. Rowan was underdeveloped and Agent Grey was mostly very one note. They have some alright interactions, but I personally found the two hookup options Lou and Alexis far more interesting.
Worst: Like I said, Agent Grey was very one note. They seemed to be trying to go for the whole James Bond trope with having a companion that he has a bit of bantery romance with, except there wasn't much flavor to the relationship between MC and Agent Grey. Grey's character is pretty much entirely just being a tsundere.
[GNV: Haven't played yet]
[KOD: Haven't played yet]
[GG: Haven't played yet]
RWB
Best: None.
Worst: Drew had some alright character development, but I found them mostly unremarkable. "Baby Bird" was also very infantilizing.
FCL
Best: None.
Worst: How is it that every single character on-screen, even Sky who's a complete stranger, could figure out MC was scheming against Rebecca, but Rebecca's partner themselves apparently could not? Blake is either spineless as all fuck, or was just doing shrooms during the entire trip. Or both.
[TDA: Haven't played yet]
[KND: Haven't played yet]
TBB
Best: None
Worst: Cole/Callie is bland as all hell and very unreliable. Tries to use a baby to save their and Daphne's relationship and then proceeds to cheat on Daphne. Only in like the last chapter do they talk things out like actual grown ass adults, but it's too little too late.
DLS: I'm still catching up but I'm enjoying Charlie King.
[APH: Haven't started yet]
[SOD: Haven't started yet]
[Unbridled: Haven't started yet]
7 notes · View notes
andinewton · 5 years ago
Note
Hey i love your work!! 💕💕💕If your requests are open i would like to request something: mc and victor are in the beginning stages of their relationship and he seed mc without makeup for the first time and she is really insecure and it’s just 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
I love this prompt so much, I’m sorry it took me so long to get around to it!  I hope you like it, it’s definitely fluffy towards the end and I hope it shows MC’s insecurities well enough!  I haven’t edited it, I finished it literally a couple of minutes ago, but wanted to get it posted for you!  Enjoy!
Bare-Faced Cheeks
Victor/MC
Your body ached in new and fascinating ways as you woke, your hazy memory coming back to you as your mind roused itself.  It had started as date night at Victor’s place, and truth be told you had wondered, hoped, that your relationship was about to take the next physical step, and you weren’t disappointed.  You started with dinner, Victor having made something light with the promise of dessert with coffee, but you didn’t even make it that far.  Once he suggested taking a seat in the living room while the coffee dripped through things sort of…spiralled.  What had started as a thank you kiss had quickly grown heated, coffee and dessert went forgotten as Victor carried you up his stairs to his room.  Yeah, that was the best date yet.
But now you needed the bathroom, in a strange house, and you were naked.  The ensuite was across from where you lay, your eyes darting to the partially open door illuminated ever so faintly by the smallest amount of daylight that slipped from the top of the heavy curtains.  A glance to your other side showed Victor fast asleep, his breathing deep and heavy as he lay on his front, facing you.  He looked so relaxed, his lashes so long against his cheek, the muscular arm that his cheek lay on…wow, you really had to pee!  Internally groaning at having to move from being able to gaze at him so freely, you slid out of the bed.  Glancing around you spotted Victor’s discarded shirt not far from you and, grabbing it, you dashed into the bathroom and quietly closed the door.  You let out a slow sigh as you turned on the light and slipped on the shirt, buttoning as you went about your business.
You yawned as you approached the vanity and began washing your hands, finally raising your head…and going wide-eyed in horror with a yelp.
You hadn’t taken off your makeup and the result now was close to a partially melted clown.
‘Oh damn.’  You muttered to yourself as you went about cleaning yourself up with the luxurious toilet paper, rather than making a mess of a washcloth.  You were just about done when there was a knock at the door, making you squeak again.
‘Alright in there?’  Victor’s voice with husky morning undertones came from the other side of the door and panic hit you.
You looked from the door and back at your reflection.  You stared at yourself, barefaced and, honestly, not your best.  Your cheeks were flushed, you thought from the idea that he would see you without makeup.  It was something you always made sure you never left the house without, that and having brushed your hair, and the thought of him seeing you less than well turned out was enough to make your stomach turn.
‘Emci?’  You turned back to the door, biting your lip out of worry.
‘I’m…I’m okay.  I’ll be right out!’  You called, wondering if you actually would.
‘Alright.’  Even you could hear the uncertainty in his voice, certain your yelping had clued him into something being wrong.  ‘I’m going to put some coffee on.  Wait for me in bed?’
‘Uh, sure!’  Coffee sounded really good but you were more concerned with what you were going to do.  It still amazed you that you had landed Victor in the first place.  Sure, you weren’t ugly, but you weren’t supermodel pretty and, honestly, without your makeup, you just felt a little…cutesy.  Like you weren’t quite a woman.  Sure, being cursed, or blessed, to looked youthful was definitely a double-edged sword.  What if Victor saw what was effectively the real you and didn’t like it?
You pressed your ear to the door until you heard the bedroom door close then clicked off the bathroom light and made a dash for the bed, shuffling down and pulling the covers up to your nose.  The curtains were still drawn so as long as you stayed in this artificial twilight you’d be fine…but when Victor brought the coffee back he’d probably draw the curtains or put on the lights.  Damn!  You had a small makeup set you used for work when you needed a touchup in your handbag, but that was down in the main part of the house.  In all honesty, you hadn’t been planning on spending the night, you were glad you did, but this was an unexpected hiccup you hadn’t thought of.  What were you going to do?  Even with the covers pulled up he’d be able to see your eyes, some of your freckles, could you hide in the bathroom indefinitely?  Wait…that could work!
You darted back into the bathroom, and just in time as the bedroom door opened.
‘The coffee is dripping through, do you…what are you doing?’
You slammed the bathroom door just as Victor finished his sentence, leaning against it heavily.  You were expecting it but the knock still made you jump.
‘Emci, what is going on?’
‘Erm…’  You stammered as you tried to think of an excuse, knowing he was too smart to buy that there was nothing wrong.
‘Talk to me.’
His no-nonsense tone made you want to tell him, but you know he would find it shallow and ridiculous.  You didn’t see what choice you had but first, there was one final thing you could try before you gave in.
‘Could you bring me my bag please?’
Victor blinked to himself as what you said sank in.  ‘Your bag?  Are you sick?  Do you need medication?’
You sighed and dropped your head back against the door.  ‘I’m not sick.’  You said in a defeated tone.  ‘I’m just…’
‘Spit it out.’  Victor used his work voice, the one you were so used to hearing tell you your proposals were subpar, that you could do better, and before you knew it the truth fell from your lips.
‘I don’t want you to see me without my makeup on!’
You weren’t expecting Victor to chuckle, but that was what he did.  You were expecting the next word that came out of his mouth.  ‘Dummy.  Is that what this is about?’
‘Well, yeah.’  You replied defensively.  ‘You’ve never seen me without makeup and I…I don’t want you to be disappointed.’
‘Open the door.’  It wasn’t a demand, rather it was gentle yet firm, encouraging.
With a sigh, you unlocked the door and opened it, head bowed.  You could see Victor’s bare feet on the threshold, he had put on black pyjama pants that you suspected were silk, and peripherally you could tell he was still bare-chested.
‘Look at me.’  You swallowed, unsure as to whether or not you could voluntarily raise your face, but the choice was taken from you.  Victor’s finger hooked under your chin and slowly raised it until your eyes met his.  ‘Huh.’  The noise was almost surprised and you wished you could look away again.
‘What?’  You whispered, wondering what had all but rendered him speechless.
‘Just when I thought you couldn’t get any more beautiful.’
The words took a few moments to sink in, your mouth flapping slightly as you tried to form a sentence, but then you didn’t need to.  Victor ducked his head and caught your lips with his own, a soft yet insistent pressure that had your eyes flutter closed and remain that way even after he drew back.  Which was why it was such a shock to suddenly be scooped up in his arms.  You gave a small yip of protest, your arms quickly wrapping around his neck and shoulders for support.  It reminded you of just how broad he was, how strong, as he effortless climbed onto the bed and laid you in the centre.  Laying beside you he propped himself up on his arm and drew his knuckles down your cheeks.  He had opened the curtains while you were hiding in the bathroom the second time, and the bright sun lit his skin in such a way he was almost ethereal.
‘Would you look at that.’  He murmured a soft smile on his lips, making you frown.
‘What?’
‘I’ve got myself a girl who can do both.’
170 notes · View notes
seluvian · 4 years ago
Text
Today is my cousin's birthday. The first one he's had since his father, my beloved uncle, passed away last year, May 4th 2020, from covid.
My Uncle Victor was a good man. A genuinely, deep down good man. He never had anything mean to say about anyone, he was always ready to help anyone with anything. He'd had a hard life, coming up in the old mafia days, way back when. Lot of gang activity and bad stuff. But he got away from that. Then, his two daughters, just barely into their adulthood, both died. On the same night. In the same hospital. One floor and a few minutes apart. Drug overdoses. A tragedy.
My uncle, though. He turned that tragedy into a promise, that he'd do everything he could to never see that happen again. He became a pastor with a small but dedicated church. Got married to my aunt, had a son. Then I came along. My mother hadn't been ready for kids, so my aunt and uncle took me on weekends, tried to give me the normal kid structure I wasn't getting at home. I don't remember it. I was very little. But when I was a little older, and my mom had moved away from her family, she hated me. It was no secret, she told me, she told everyone. She told Uncle Victor. Tried so hard to convince him I was a bad child, evil, worthy of hate. She told so many lies to my family about my bad behaviors, and I'd get these calls from them, from my aunts and grandma, and they'd just wait for me to say 'hello' and start yelling at me. But not my uncle. He just talked to me. Told me how much he loved me and how he didn't want me to end up like his daughters, stay in school, do your best, I love you I love you I love you. No matter how hard my mom tried, no matter how bad she said I was, he always calmly, firmly replied, "no. They're a good kid. Love them." Always. That's who he was. Always love. Unconditional.
If the nurses at the recovery center had known who he was, how kind he was, maybe they would have helped him, the day he died. He'd been recovering well. But one day, that day, he woke up struggling to breathe. Weak and in pain. The nurses ignored him. All day long. When the night nurse came in she called 911. Had him rushed back to the ER. But it was too late. His heart gave out just after 11pm that night. If they'd known him. They'd have helped him. They would know that he wouldn't blame them, even now. He would have forgiven them and tried to see it from their side, how tired they must have been, how overworked and desensitized. He'd have loved them. Because that's just who he was.
Today is so hard. It has been so hard. Every day is so hard. I want to put myself in a bubble where I never have to think about any of this, ever again. On top of it all, I tried to tell my roommate yesterday to be nice to me today, I told him why. And today, literally the moment I woke up, he started an argument with me that lasted a very long time. When I reminded him of today, he ignored me and kept going. How am I supposed to live in a world where people like that just get to walk around and do whatever they want, while good men who make things better die alone and in pain? How is that fair? How is that right? I don't know. I'm in so much pain. I'm not suicidal, if anyone is worried. But I'm miserable. I miss my uncle.
His name was Victor.
Tumblr media
Tumblr media
3 notes · View notes