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Jashtober Day 16- Mask
Feat. New brushes that I don't know how to properly use
Apparently I must have multiple versions of everything I make cos im indecisive, so more under the cut. [Tho they're much different this time lol]
{Warning for Bright Colors}
#IM ON TIME GUYS#IM NOT LIKE 4-8 HOURS LATE#at least in my timezone#I mean sure its still 9:30 so its still kinda late but#its actually the day its supposed to be on#ive won#annnnd it'll only mess up again this weekend cos im traveling for band again#oh well it happens#chonny jash#chonnys charming chaos compendium#cj soul#jashtober#jashtober day 16#-atlas art-#idk if it need its for the main one but wanna be safe of course#// bright colors#eyestrain //
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I'm dumping my calendars here bc I've been back on this shit again and have no one to talk about my calendars with
(Please talk to me about my calendars I'm begging you, you will not be a bother i promise i am sending you psychic mind waves telling you to ask about my calendars)
Also if any of this is confusing I don't mind explaining!!!
There's three calendars in one world I've been making, the lunar and solar calendars both running on a 365 set due to reasons
Our current months don't make much sense, and I've tracked down and compiled their original names;
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January is named after Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and endings. Fairly fitting!
February is named after a Roman purification festival called februa, which occurred around the fifteenth of this month. Februa literally means âmonth of cleansingâ
March is supposedly named after Mars, the Roman god of war.
There are a few different theories about where April gets its name. Some believe that April is derived from the Latin base apero â meaning âsecondâ â because it was once the second month of the year. Others say it comes from another Latin word, aperire, which means âto openâ like the opening of buds and flowers during springtime. Still others claim that April was named for Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, beauty, and procreation.
May is named for the Greek goddess Maia.
June is named after Juno, the wife of Jupiter and queen of the gods.
July was the birth month of Julius Caesar, for whom the month was renamed following his death in 44 B.C. Previously, July was called âQuintilis,â which is Latin for âfifthâ and referred to the fact that, with the calendar year beginning in March, July was the fifth month.
August is the only other month named after a historical figure â Augustus Caesar, who was the nephew of Julius Caesar and the first emperor of Rome. Much like July, August was previously called âSextilius,â meaning â you guessed it â âsixth.â
September, October, November, and December come from the Latin words septem, octo, novem, and decem, meaning âseventh,â âeighth,â âninth,â and âtenth.â
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Now i wanted to make a new calendar set on the 12 month idea, but now with (mostly) latin counting base of 1 through 12, and starts on the season change, instead of randomly in the middle of winter.
Lunar
1/Unusilius (30) [Start of spring/New years day, starts on equivalent of March 20th]
2/DuosIlius (31)
3/Tresilius (30)
4/Quattorilis (31) (Start of Summer)
5/Quintilis (30)
6/Seitilius (30)
7/September (30) (Start of fall)
8/October (31)
9/November (30)
10/December (31) (Start of Winter)
11/Undecember (30)
12/Duodecember (31) (New years eve)
October and November both have Hallows eve (oct 31) and day (nov 1), as I've extended it to be two days bc i really like Halloween. In universe these are the days of preparation and protection as all sorts of undead come to life on hallows day, so hallows eve is people preparing food, shoring up their homes, ect.
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now there's also the solar calendar, which i haven't finished naming, but works on an 8 month system, having 45 day months except for the first and last months, which have 46 days, so it looks kinda like this
1/Early Spring (46)
2/Late spring (45)
3/Early summer (45)
4/Late Summer (45)
5/Early Fall (45)
6/Late Fall (45)
7/Early winter (45)
8/Late winter (46)
i was thinking of having them known as Novus Ver/ Vetus Ver ect but that seems a bit much and I'd prefer each month as one word like with the lunar calendar
Ver/Istas/Autumnus/Hiems being spring/summer/autumn/winter, and novus/vetus being early/late
I'm not sure if I want even weeks in this, such as 9 5 day weeks or 5 9 day weeks
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and finally there's the third calendar, which uses the lunar/solar calendars as a basis, known as the celestial calendar. Gods use this instead of the mortal calendar, and each 'Month' is a mortal decade
This calendar is 5 months long, or half a mortal century. I don't have names for what these months are, or how many 'days' make up these celestial months, or how long those days are
#fantasy calendar#fantasy world building#long post#world building#I have lagged discord multiple times talking about this#writing
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ALL THE RUMORS ARE
TRUE !â ď¸đŤ˘
RIRIxSHURI đĽş
Summary: Ever since RiRi and shuri got closer it have been none stop rumors about them.
Warning: none đ¤ˇđ˝ďż˝ďż˝âď¸ just a lil inappropriate jokes around the end and a lil racist joke
I kinda thought of that song by Lizzo and cardi b with the title đ
Disclaimer: Iâm not a racist just had to make things a little realistic đ
RIRI POV: Me and Shuri have been very close ever since the attack, When I went back to MIT I kinda felt guilty , All I can think about was that it was my fault that the war happened and that Queen ramonda death was on me No matter how many times shuri told me it wasnât . A year pass and I decided to still be iron heart and Of course shuri continues to be the new Black panther, Later on as time passes shuri decided that she wanted to come to MIT with me so she can get the regular college experience even though she is literally the new queen of the most powerful nation. She has been keeping me company lately and even found away to be able to become my new roommate since me and my old one did not get along well, over the time me and shuri became closer it was like when you see her Iâm not too far behind and when you see me she not far also.
Shuri POV: Ever since I came to MIT me and RiRi have been an unstoppable duo, she was constantly there for me and it was vice versa for her. Over the months I kinda started to have feelings for RiRi but I hid them well bc I didnât want things to be awkward between us and plus I really donât want to ruin our friendship.
I was in the cafe getting a muffin when RiRi texted me about this party
RiRi đ¤â¤ď¸: I heard one of these rich white kids are having a cool ass mansion party today and I was thinking about going , would you be my plus one there ?
Me: ya, for sure I donât have anything else to do and plus I need more friends đ
RiRiđ¤â¤ď¸: Okay, Cool. Youâre the best !
Me: what time should I be dressed ?
RiRi đ¤â¤ď¸: around 9:30, Iâm tryna get there around 10:30 bc it be lit the most around that time đđ¤ˇđ˝ââď¸
Me: Ok !
*2 HOURS LATER*
âOmg this look like something off euphoria for real đ§â RiRi said walking in the mansion with her mouth wide open âWhat is euphoria?â I asked confused as ever âGod bless youâ RiRi said palming her forehead âitâs not my fault I donât knowâ I said âjust come on letâs get a drinkâ RiRi said dragging me in .
RIRI POV:
âJesus yâall donât get enough each other?â My classmate Becky said walking towards us âBecky what are you talking about?â I said âYALL be giving couple goals, Iâm tryna get like yallâ Becky said shoving us kinda âOh NO! We not together Beckyâ I said laughing a bit then looking at shuri who gave me this look that kinda gave me butterflies âAre you sure? Bc if not I can kinda take shuri off your hand a bitâ Becky said biting her lip looking at shuri âno im sorry I donât like bunnies, we barely even have them in Wakandaâ Shuri said âwe only have black ones not white oneâ Shuri continues. I just laughed a bit while walking away with a smirk on my face bc Becky mouth dropped to the ground as she stormed away, â you are extremely mean yk ?â I said cheesing a little âOmg how dare you? I am the nicestâ Shuri said while hold her left hand on her heart âI canât believe everywhere we turn people think we a coupleâ I said looking at my cup âWell, I donât blame themâŚâ Shuri said â ya you right.â I said now looking at her.
Shuri POV:
I really want to tell RiRi how I feel but I donât know if this is the right time, Fuck it, ima just start off slow. âRiRi I have something to confessâ I said â what is it? Did you steal some of my pens again? Because Iâve been missing someâ RiRi said side eyeing me â yes and I dearly sorry for thatâ i said giggling at her surprise face âbut thatâs not what I wanted to talk aboutâ I said smile slowly starting to turn into a worried face expression âgo on..â RiRi said now making full eye contact with me â I REALLY LIKE YOU, AND IVE BEEN LIKING YOU FOR SOME TIME AND ITS OK IF YOU DONG FEEL THE SAME WAY OR DONT WANT TO B FRIENDS ANYMORE!â I said rambling a bit âOh ik âŚâ RiRi said smiling hard â yk ?â I said confused â ya , Just like youâve been watching me I have been keeping a eye on you, and trust me I feel the same way but I just wanted to see which one of us would break firstâ RiRi said with her hand now on top of mines âIâm flabbergastedâ I said in a shock like state , RiRi just giggling while playing with my fingers â so what are we then ?â I asked hesitantly âI donât know,You tell me ?â RiRi said with a smirk âI want to be your girlfriendâ I said boldly âthen thatâs what we are thenâ RiRi said â I guess all the rumors was true thenâ I said laughing bc the been thinking me and RiRi had feeling for each other since I first got there.
*1 Year later*
*3rd person POV:
âBABE HURRY UP WE HAVE A TEST IN A HOUR AND YOU STILL NOT DRESSED FOR CLASS!â RiRi screamed from the bathroom
Shuri have been looking for a outfit for 20 minutes now .
��IM ALWAYS READY JUST GIVE ME A SEC!â Shuri yelled back âyk shuri , I kinda like you without clothes but sadly we have a test so I guess we are gonna have to wait a little longer to treat youâ RiRi said walking out the bathroom putting her arm around shuri neck with a smirk on her face âFor the love a bast, donât think bc we got to be to class in 30 minutes donât mean I wonât give you what you asking for.â Shuri said gripping RiRi waist â ohhh okay I like this energy, but I was joking of courseâ RiRi said pulling away blushing âohhh so you wanted to tease me, okay my naughty girl just wait till we get back to this dormâ Shuri said now walking out the door with her supplies in her hand âGod I love herâ RiRi said when shuri closed the room door âI love you moreâ shuri said peaking her head through the door with a smirk .
To the person who requested this I hope you enjoy it and also hope it reaches the expectations you was going for â¤ď¸
#shuri x riri#iron heart#riri williams#shuri udaku#riri x shuri#riri x oc#shuri x y/n#riri x reader#wakanda forever
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Pookie what the flip is this I'll answer them tho lmao at least I'll try it might be slightly venty so srry about thar
yea most of the time I geuss. They suck a little sometimes but they try their best and I love them
2. My gc with my besties to say gn
3. So. So. So fucking much.
4. Its been getting a lot better lately but some days I still feel actually sickened at the sight of my own body
5. Single..
6. Painlessly. Hopefully much much later.
7. Taco belllll
8. I did soccer for a year when I was 4 and I want to attempt figure skating at some point, I'm really good at goalie in alot of games though
9. No I have two fake teeth that stop me from doing that (lore drop!!)
10. Never been in a fight. Just one sided against me if I wasn't absolutely fucking terrified of getting in trouble I would've beaten the shit outta some people, I suppose the closest thing I ever got was in 5th grade some dude was a repeated bully of mine I can't remember what it was about this time but he fucking grabbed my arm and twisted it like this fucking close to breaking it and I tried to kick him in the balls and a teacher yelled at me 𼰠he had no consequences
11. I mean I'm a Lil confused. I just got out of my first ever real relationship and I'm still recovering tbh. But I had liked my friend for three years previously and I still love him alot but I can't tell if it's platonic or not. I think it is now?
12. O n l y 48 hrs?
13. I hate alot of people tbh but I kinda hate myself for hating them cuz that's normal
14.yea
15. MY SILLY PUPPIES (one is 11 years old)
16. Fucking terrified cuz I'm about to play the second episode of sally face
17. I still have my lip virginity bro
18. HELL SPAWN
19. Maybe. I kinda wanna be a little kid again but also it wasn't the greatest for me outside of my house so I don't even know.
20. bRO PELASE STOP I HAVENT-
21. Nothing lmao
22. Idk maybe someday. Probably one maximum 2
23. Basic ear piercings but God I want more
24. English and science.
25. Yes.
26. Physical touch I need to cuddle up with someone right now I genuinely feel like I'm dying
27. I mean yea and I feel horrendous about it it broke my heart too but it wasn't a healthy relationship and was fucking up both of us
28. YES IN FUCKING FIFTH GRADE- I SWEAR TK GOD- I don't think he understood but like bruh
29. Please you're making me want to grab a knife and take it to my stomach I didn't want too but it needed to happen.
30. Same as sai, the questiond about relationships but for a different reason like God I felt horrendous enough already
31. Sai how fuckin dare you I love u okay ur like super cool and fun and I feel if I met you irl I would've wanted to be friends with you too. But I'm pretty sure I am. I just still sometimes have trouble believing it.
32. OURPLE
33. Whaaat noooo- WHO FUCKING TOLD YOU-
34. Last one thar wasn't jusr black was about choso from jjk and it was really silly I'm such a fucking degenerate bro help me
35. My dog clifford
36. Yes oh fuck yes I do and it has given me some of my worst regrets in life
37. Forgive, barely ever turns out well tho.
38. I wish its sucked tbh
39. NEVAH
40. proly when I was like a baby
In skipping numbers too for my brain to work
51. Tacoss
52. I mean technically yes it does I could go into science but I'm sure thats not what you mean, but no I do not believe everything happens for a reason because of some higher power or whatever
53. Played sally face for an hour then texted some friends cuz I was too fucking scared to sleep
54. Fuck no
55. I try not to be
56. None
57. I dunno.
58. Rainy
59. Yesss
60. Yup
61. Yeess
62. Idk alot of things surprisingly anime/friends/kpop tho r all great and video games
63. I like my name but it doesn't always feel like it fits but there's nicknames that help :3
64. STOP THIS
65. Heyyy this happened to me. I politely turned him down and we r still besties I went to his house 2 weeks ago
66. Yes. Same friend. When I went to his house he snorted fun dip and I RANTED to him about kpop for 30 minutes even tho he knows nothing
67. OH FUCK WAIT ONE OF MY BESTIES ID A TRANS DUDE I FORGOT HE TECUNIXALLY COUNTS AS OPPOSITE SEX KINDA IDK CUZ SEX IS LIKE ??? I DONT FUCKIN KNOW IG HIM BUT IF WE DONT MEAN GENDER BUT SEX THEN THE SAME DUDE FROM THE LAST TWO
68. Deepest within the last month was a 3am sleepover chat with my bestie over how mha saved my life
69. Idk
70. Yea at least 10 ppl
@mypinterestgotbannedsoimherenow totally understand if u don't feel like answering these btw they r kinda hard
70 horrible questions ... Fuck it
01: Do you have a good relationship with your parents? 02: Who did you last say âI love youâ to? 03: Do you regret anything? 04: Are you insecure? 05: What is your relationship status? 06: How do you want to die? 07: What did you last eat? 08: Played any sports? 09: Do you bite your nails? 10: When was your last physical fight? 11: Do you like someone? 12: Have you ever stayed up 48 hours? 13: Do you hate anyone at the moment? 14: Do you miss someone? 15: Have any pets? 16: How exactly are you feeling at the moment? 17: Ever made out in the bathroom? 18: Are you scared of spiders? 19: Would you go back in time if you were given the chance? 20: Where was the last place you snogged someone? 21: What are your plans for this weekend? 22: Do you want to have kids? How many? 23: Do you have piercings? How many? 24: What is/are/were your best subject(s)? 25: Do you miss anyone from your past? 26: What are you craving right now? 27: Have you ever broken someoneâs heart? 28: Have you ever been cheated on? 29: Have you made a boyfriend/girlfriend cry? 30: Whatâs irritating you right now? 31: Does somebody love you? 32: What is your favourite color? 33: Do you have trust issues? 34: Who/what was your last dream about? 35: Who was the last person you cried in front of? 36: Do you give out second chances too easily? 37: Is it easier to forgive or forget? 38: Is this year the best year of your life? 39: How old were you when you had your first kiss? 40: Have you ever walked outside completely naked? 51: Favourite food? 52: Do you believe everything happens for a reason? 53: What is the last thing you did before you went to bed last night? 54: Is cheating ever okay? 55: Are you mean? 56: How many people have you fist fought? 57: Do you believe in true love? 58: Favourite weather? 59: Do you like the snow? 60: Do you wanna get married? 61: Is it cute when a boy/girl calls you baby? 62: What makes you happy? 63: Would you change your name? 64: Would it be hard to kiss the last person you kissed? 65: Your best friend of the opposite sex likes you, what do you do? 66: Do you have a friend of the opposite sex who you can act your complete self around? 67: Who was the last person of the opposite sex you talked to? 68: Whoâs the last person you had a deep conversation with? 69: Do you believe in soulmates? 70: Is there anyone you would die for?
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My insomnia has gotten really bad lately. I donât really âgo to sleepâ anymore. I just sort of exist until I literally pass out from exhaustion, but I have no control over when that happens. Usually it seems to be around 4 am, but it can easily not happen until well after sunrise.
On Monday, it didnât happen until around 9 am. I was afraid of that, since I had an important work meeting at 11:30. (I work from home and can mostly choose my own hours, but there are some meeting times I have no control over).
I set four alarms just to make sure Iâd wake up on time. I managed to sleep through them all and didnât wake up until 1:30. I was so embarrassed at the unprofessionalism of having to admit that I straight up slept through the meeting Iâd spent all this time prepping for.
My boss was displeased but understanding. I vowed never to let this happen again. Yes, Iâm trying to find ways to regulate my sleep schedule, but until that works Iâm just going for more alarms and more volume.
And thatâs how I created my own personal hell this morning.
I set alarms for every half hour interval between four and two hours before I had to be on Zoom today. Overkill, you say? Ha. I may not start sleeping easily, but once I finally get there Iâm fucking dead.
I donât remember the first two going off at all - probably turned them off in my sleep. (This is a thing Iâve been known to do all my life.) The third one I snoozed. The fourth one I also snoozed.
At some point I guess I forgot that alarms can be turned off, so I just started snoozing them all. At that point I had alarms going off roughly every three minutes or so, but since I was still kinda groggy I figured that was probably for the best.
But eventually I got to the point where I was fully awake and they JUST. WOULDNâT. STOP. I switched from saying âAlexa, snoozeâ to âAlexa, stopâ. No dice. They were happening continuously now. *Alarm sound* âAlexa, stop.â âOkay.â *Alarm sound* With no break, and no end.
I tried âAlexa, cancel all alarms.â âOkay.â *Alarm sound* I tried opening the app on my phone and turning off all the alarms from there. *Alarm sound* the only thing that worked was unplugging the damn speaker. When I plugged it back in it was mercifully silent, so I guess it just needed to reset or something.
Ever since I was a kid, Iâve had nightmares about electronics that just could not be powered down by any means, and it would freak me out even if it was completely benign. So when I say the whole experience was like something out of a nightmare, I am not being dramatic. Weird, yes, but also literal.
Still, I am wide awake with plenty of prep time today, so Iâd say the whole thing was a success. Iâm a goddamn professional, and Iâm not about to let some stupid sleep disorder make me its bitch.
#personal#insomnia#yes I am definitely a fucking weirdo#but I hide it very well from clients and colleagues#donât tell them they think Iâm normal
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My headcanons for a Sam and Max timeline after seeing every entry of the franchise :
- Order in which the events take place, from oldest to most recent : Most of the comics, with âThe Adventurersâ being the oldest events â Hit the Road â This time itâs Virtual â âThe Big Sleepâ Comic â The Telltale trilogy + Poker Night â âNight of the Gilded Heron-Sharkâ Comic â âBeast From the Cereal Aisleâ Comic â The Cartoon â âThe Damned Donât Danceâ Comic (the Christmas one with the duo having a house and inviting both their families)
- From a chronological standpoint :
The comics take place in the spawn of almost a decade (more like 8 years of so)
Hit the Road happens around 1-2 years after the last comic (and takes place in the spawn of one day)
âThis time itâs Virtualâ takes place a few months after âHit the Roadâ (like 7-8 months later) and its events take one day
âThe Big Sleepâ happens 3 years after the vr game, and the Telltale games one year after âThe Big Sleepâ (so thereâs 4 years between vr and Telltale)
Thereâs a 3 months gap maximum between the ending the âThe Devilâs Playhouseâ and the Poker Night games
Both Poker Night games happen around the same time (only a few weeks apart maximum)
The Mack Salmon and Cereal Aisle comics take place very close to the cartoon. You could also imagine the comics taking place during the cartoon, in-between two episodes (the second comic at least). The Christmas comic tho might take place a few years after the cartoon, since the way they celebrate Christmas is different from what we see in the cartoon and feels more logical to happen afterwards since the duo have a house
Thereâs a time gap of around 9 years between the Poker Night games and the cartoon
Not sure how long it would take for the events of the cartoon to take place. In a way, I kinda see it as a âtimeless/happily ever afterâ sort of thing where it doesnât really matter how long it lasts, since âthereâs nothing afterwardsâ so to speak (the vibe of the last episode especially doesnât help with this feeling)
- From a âtime periodâ standpoint (note that this part is very much flawed and yes I know thereâs no way Granny Ruth would be alive and kicking in the cartoon with this timeline, especially considering that Sameth, her theorized-to-be dad here, died in 1901, meaning she was born maximum in 1902. But tbh her being in such good shape in canon can also be questioned) :
The comics happen from the mid-to-late 80s to the mid 90s, with Sam and Max going from being in their mid-to-late-20s to their mid-30s
âHit the Roadâ and âThis time itâs Virtualâ take place in the late 90s, with Sam and Max in their mid-to-late-30s
Telltale takes place in the early 2000s, with Sam and Max in their late-30s/early-40s
The Cartoon takes place in the early 2010s, with Sam and Max in their late-40s/early-50s
- Sam and Maxâs relationship status : Start off as friends for most of the comics, start dating in the last few â get engaged before âHit the Roadâ and are still fiancĂŠs in âThis time itâs Virtualâ â Get married during the gap between the vr game and âThe Big Sleepâ â are a married couple for Telltale and the Cartoon + the last few comics
Now obviously this is a very flawed timeline overall and not everything perfectly fits together, but then again IIRC Purcell once said he didnât care about continuity and just puts the duo in situations he finds funny (I think itâs from an interview on the official Sam and Max site ?). So doing a perfect timeline is pretty much impossible anyways.
A few more details under the cut, most notably an explanation of the comicsâ order + an explanation of the choice to have the Cartoon as last and the vr game before Telltale (long post ahead).
- The order of the comics (note that I am only including the comics from the âSurfinâ the Highwayâ compilation, the comic âThe big Sleepâ and the unfinished âMax gets shotâ comic, which I assume to end with Max being brought back somehow) :
The Adventurers are the first events due to Sam and Max not feeling as close as they do in other comics + that one Atlantis comic with Sam saying âI never dated within my genderâ (or something along those lines). And while those comics are mostly AUs, you could still imagine that at some point in their career, they went onto crazy adventures that were pretty similar to those. Them being the first adventures could also work with the idea of them being younger, in their âprimeâ, or at a time when they enjoyed the adventure and the violence that came with it more than the detective work.
A few comics like the unnamed Wester and Pirate ones would also happen around the time of The Adventurers. Same for âFair Wind to Javaâ. Basically every comic that involves the duo travelling outside of New-York/a town-like environment.
âKids Take Overâ could be their last adventure before they focus more on detective work in New York itself, since in that comic they were apparently resting after a big event, which feels more related to crazy events from The Adventurers (yes I know every adventure they have is crazy, but you still get my point).
Btw the events of all those comics would take the most time. Like, taking the idea of the comics happening in the span of 8 years, all those events would take a good 5-6 years out of them.
All of the few âoneshotâ comics (âOur Bewildering Universeâ, âTerror on the Tanbarkâ, âPondering of the Agesâ, âSkeptical Investigatorsâ, the unnamed animals TV show comics, the unnamed âthe duo dies and temporarily goes to heavenâ comic, etc) could take place sometime after those previous stories
The unfinished comic with Max getting shot is next on the list and is the moment Sam realizes his feelings for Max, leading the duo to start dating once Max is brought back (yes âSam realizes how much Max means to him after seeing him get shotâ is 100% taken from that one post theorizing that the comics, cartoon and games take place in a different universe/timeline and how each have a different version of their relationship. While not following the theory, Iâm shamelessly taking the idea of what this death led Sam to realize about himself)
The remaining early comics (âMonkeys Violating the Heavenly Templeâ, âNight of the Cringing Wildebeestâ, âOn the Roadâ trilogy, âBad Day on the Moonâ) all take place afterwards and during the 2-3 remaining years, with Sam and Max being boyfriends. This is due to them being closer in those comics, especially regarding Sam being extra touchy towards Max
While âBad Day on the Moonâ also happens in the cartoon, the fact that it keeps getting referenced in each entry of the franchise leads me to believe that, if only one version of those events happened, it would be the comic version (basically the cartoon version is ânon-canonâ to this timeline)
As said previously, âThe Big Sleepâ takes place a year before the Telltale games due to the comic apparently being made in relation to those games (you can kinda see it form the way Max is drawn, looking a lot more like his 3D model)
âNight of the Gilded Heron-Sharkâ, âBeast From the Cereal Aisleâ, âThe Damned donât Danceâ and an unnamed Halloween comic all take place around the time of the cartoon.
âBeast From the Cereal Aisleâ is due to the shop being from the cartoon on top of Max having some powers with his ability to talk to the dead. Plus you can see Max help a kid at the end of the comic, showing the baby fever he displays in Telltale and the cartoon.
The Christmas and Halloween comics are due to the duo living in a house. Special mention to the Christmas one for having them celebrate the holidays with their families together, giving off one of the biggest âmarried coupleâ moments of the franchise.
âNight of the Gilded Heron-Sharkâ is due to having Mack Salmond and the Rubber Pants Commandos, which we only see again in the cartoon. Although, this comic also has Flint Paper mentioned at the beginning despite him being absent from the cartoon, but Iâm choosing to disregard it. Thing is, keeping the theory of the cartoon being last, itâs weird for Mack Salmond to take his first revenge in this comic and then wait years only to do a second and third one barely a few months apart. Thereâs also the question of the Rubber Pants Commando ageing, but I can see them being different babies in the cartoon. So yeah, overall, Iâm choosing to disregard the Flint âcameoâ to make Mack Salmond feel more consistent.
- Why the Cartoon is in last : This is a pretty popular theory from what Iâve seen so you wonât learn anything new here. Basically, itâs due to how drastically different things are in the cartoon compared to the rest.
The office feels like a completely new building, from the spinning Max outside to the basement of Solitude to even small things like Max missing his desk. Also the episode âBig Trouble at the Earthâs Coreâ starts with them inspecting something thatâs been at the back of their fridge âsince we moved inâ which makes it sound like they havenât been in their office or house for that long (Iâd say house since itâs something they found behind a fridge)
Flint Paper, a staple of the franchise, is missing in this entry and isnât even mentioned once, which really gives off that vibe of âthey moved to a different buildingâ
The Geek is a character that never shows up or is even mentioned in other entries. And since sheâs young, you can imagine she was either unborn or a younger child during the rest of the franchise, instead of growing up and just never having any contact with the duo if you imagine the cartoon taking place earlier
The Telltale characters being missing could again be due to them moving (obviously the true reason is that they didnât exist back then, but since Flint did and doesnât show up here, the excuse works)
Sam and Max feel more mature and âmellowed outâ, making them feel older thus making the cartoon look like it takes place later. You especially get Sam whoâs really good with kids compared to his Telltale version, and Max being a lot more emotional/open to his emotions as if previous events led him to open up
âThat Darn Gatorâ and âThe Glazed McGuffin Affairâ show Sam and Max living in a house (the gator episode especially), while every other entry imply that they live in some kind of apartment adjacent to their office (or in the office itself). Them living in a house feels like a âstep upâ, making it seem like it happened after the rest
Likewise, while the nature of their relationship is often debated, most people tend to agree that Sam and Max are a canon couple in the cartoon, so itâs yet another âstep upâ
The Statue of Liberty having her head back makes sense given how itâs such an important monument, so of course it would be fixed. It especially works with the idea of the cartoon taking place almost a decade after Telltale
Some moments are better/angstier if you imagine them taking place after Telltale, like Max freaking out about the wooden puppet in âItâs Dangly Deever Timeâ, and especially Sam losing his shit in âMaxâs Big Dayâ when thinking Maxâs brain was tampered with
The âbreak-upâ as they literally call it that we see in the last episode could take place around the time of the comics or even between the comics and âHit the Roadâ. Notice how, in this scene, they seemingly live in the office instead of their house, they celebrate Christmas in NY instead of Ruthâs place, and we donât get to see the giant spinning Max outside. Plus the whole episode is about counting past events
While the cartoon very obviously takes place in the 90s, we know that Sam and Max arenât the biggest when it comes to technology, so it works for them to live a life in the 2010s without using cellphones, computers or internet despite those existing. Heck the vr game confirms this
- Why have âThis time itâs Virtualâ before Telltale :
The dynamic between Sam and Max is more akin to how they act in the Comics and âHit the Roadâ (basically they have a more platonic vibe, while the Cartoon and Telltale have a much more romantic vibe to them, tho âHit the Roadâ definitely feels in-between platonic and romantic especially in regards to a few dialogues related to the tunnel of love)
From what Iâve seen, most references are related to the comics or âHit the Roadâ. Then again I didnât play it myself and the youtube playthroughs donât have all the dialogues or get stuck in that situation of âmaking a specific action moves the dialogue along before the previous one was overâ (which is an issue the game seems to heavily suffer from). So I might have missed some obvious references
One of the cartoon references is them having Glazed McGuffins in their office, which could be read as âthis food has existed for years and theyâve always been fond of itâ so it works
Likewise, the use of some Telltale music, most notably the one from Jurgenâs party, could be seen as âthis song already existed before the events of S2â. That being said Jurgen is apparently all about trends but then again the âemo gothicâ style he went with in S2 could have a preference for older music (you can tell Iâm trying to bullshit my way through here)
One Telltale reference is apparently a mention of a giant devil Max attacking the city 11 years ago. Iâm going to be an asshole here and go âwell weâve seen Max as a devil a handful of times in Purcellâs art, like in Poker Night 1 with the Poker table, so whoâs to say that devil Max = Cthulhu Max ?â Same for the lines about Max being possessed âagainâ or becoming a giant âagainâ, Telltale is probably not the first and only time
Thereâs also a reference with Max saying that the dead versions from the escape room are here due to events related to cloning and time travel. That one is actually something that canât be rebutted since it directly implies that the events of the Telltale trilogy happened. But Iâm still choosing to disregard it because fuck it, I want this game to take place before Telltale and itâs not like Iâm trying to make a perfectly flawless timeline anyways since thatâs an impossible task ÂŻ\_(ă)_/ÂŻ That being said, if you really want an excuse as to why invalidate this reference, thereâs the fact that this reference implies itâs possible for Max to clone himself, which kinda defeats the whole point of the 305 ending and why itâs such a tragic ending
Another reference is Boscoâs, which is a place we see in both âHit the Roadâ and Telltale, and the placement of the shop is the same in all three versions. Though, while the version we see here is very much based on the Telltale version, Iâm again going to turn a blind eye to it. Heck, given how the street is kinda cheap according to 302, you could always imagine that Bosco moved away at some point in hopes to find a better place but then struggled to make money so he came back. Note that I have this theory due to how at first I thought Boscoâs was a bit further away down the street in Telltale compared to the other two versions, meaning the idea of him leaving and coming back renting a different building worked. Buuut in reality Boscoâs right next to Sam and Maxâs place in Telltale so that doesnât work as well. Still a theory I could go with tho
On that note, Boscoâs is the only building from Telltale that we see (again from what Iâve seen, I could be wrong). As a result, and despite the Telltale inspiration for how its outside looks, it feels more like a âHit the Roadâ reference. Although âHit the Roadâ does have some beta version of Stinkyâs Dinner in the background as well that we donât get to see here
Obviously the game is said to take place in 2021 but in case you havenât noticed yet I decided to completely disregard the time period each entry was made in for the sake of my timeline so thatâs no concern here X)
I like to headcanon that the office was either partly or completely destroyed after âThe Devilâs Playhouseâ leading to Sam and Max moving to the office we see in the cartoon. With that in mind, it doesnât make sense for the vr office to be the same as the Telltale one if âVirtualâ takes place after Telltale.
Likewise, Sam and Max are known to collect stuff from each mission and their Telltale office is littered with trinkets. The office in âThis time itâs Virtualâ is completely devoid of those items, as if taking place before Telltale (regarding the cartoon, them changing offices explains why the stuff isnât here anymore, plus they have a house now to store things)
Regarding Sam dating around quite a lot in this game, I tend to headcanon both Sam and Max as polyamorous and in an open relationship with hierarchical polyamory (the headcanon comes from noticing how much of a flirt Telltale Max is, and more specifically the fact that he seems to be in love with Sam, Flint Paper and Hugh Bliss all at the same time; also the âMr.Sâ dialogue with Flint in 301 fits perfectly with the open relationship headcanon). So with them being engaged in my headcanons, you could imagine that either A. Sam is getting nervous about settling down and Max is fine with him dating around despite the wedding coming or B. Theyâre currently having a break for one reason or another and Sam is dealing with it by seeing other people (notice how every single dialogue about Samâs love life is brought up by Max, as if it bothered him).
Tbh I donât really like either option due to both feeling like a pretty unhealthy way to navigate an open relationship. And thatâs coming from someone who do like the idea of them struggling with their polyamory due to some jealousy they canât quite get rid of (Max looking bothered in this game and Sam being jealous of Maxâs crush on Hugh Bliss), but also the fact that a polycule would be best suited for them (taking the headcanon of them both liking Flint, there's no jealousy here) but the people theyâre into are either not both their types (especially if you imagine Sam bringing women home) or those people wouldnât fall in love or wish to fall in love with both. But despite liking this idea, what Iâm describing here for âVirtualâ feels too shitty of a thing to do, including Max not speaking up about his feelings.
(Regarding the jealousy, note that I donât view Sam and Max as âtoo closeâ or even codependent. Sam was shown to be able to go on without Max, heâs just very unhappy which makes sense given he loves Max. As for Max, heâs hinted to be depressive and Sam may or may not be his only support system, so of course he would shut down without him. That can also explain why alternate!Max in S3 was able to go on, since in Telltale they have a few friends who saw what happened + Samâs family likely showed up after hearing Sam died, so Max had people to support him. Then again Iâm aroace so take what I say about relationships with a grain of salt)
In regards to that last point : Honestly, were it not for the huge âHit the Roadâ references, I would have placed the vr game right after the comics in my timeline, before âHit the Roadâ. Seriously the only reason why I headcanon them as engaged in âVirtualâ is due to their romantic connotation in âHit the Roadâ making me view them as an engaged couple in that game. So if âVirtualâ takes place afterwards, then they need to be a couple in it
(âVirtualâ in general is a bit of a black sheep in my eyes. Like, just the idea of Sam and Max recruiting someone and training them feels very off coming from them, not helped by that one interview Purcell did about the cartoon in which he says he wanted the Geek to have as little presence as possible because the heart of the show was the main duo. Also the fact that the writers are being cowards about Sam and Max being so explicitly queer in past entries annoys me a lot, especially since most people who never knew the franchise before will likely assume Sam is straight instead of bi/pan/omni with how the game only mentions womenâs names when talking about his dates. As for Max, while you have the corndog joke hinting at his attraction for men, Iâve seen a bunch of gameplays of the office on youtube and most people miss that line by talking over it or not paying attentionâŚ)
- About the longevity chosen for some entries + time in-between :
First of all, note that Iâm trying to make a timeline that includes most of the time-periods they had adventures in (late 80s, all of the 90s, early 2000s) hence why some parts might drag for a while, especially in regards to their relationship
âThe Adventurersâ take so many years due to them traveling all around the world
The fact that the gap between the comics and âHit the Roadâ, then between that game and âVirtualâ are rather short is due to the duoâs personalities being rather close in those three entries, though they feel a bit âsofterâ in âVirtualâ (tbh they donât get to do much in that game so itâs a bit hard to get a full reading of them, but itâs worth noticing they use weapons a lot and Max tries to blow us up when we first show up at the office)
It does feel like they take a long time before getting married considering theyâve known each other their whole lives, but between them being a gay couple (same-sex marriage being illegal in the 90s) and not having that much money, the idea of them dating for several years and having a long engagement does kinda works, since they have a lot to figure out
Thereâs a larger gap between âVirtualâ and Telltale due to the personalities changing a bit and the street being different. Plus theyâre not all lovey-dovey in Telltale so it works better with the thought of them being married for a few years instead of newlyweds, unlike âHit the Roadâ in which the dialogues related to the tunnel of love + the 8-ball one sell the idea of them being fiancĂŠs (and them being mushier in the cartoon works with them getting older and settling down)
The gap between âThe Big Sleepâ and Telltale is due to the feeling that they need some time to settle down back home after this comic, on top of Sam still having brain damage from what happened to him and needing time to recover
The reason why so little time is put between Telltale and Poker night is due to my headcanon that alternate!Max has psychic powers but also has the brain tumor. And after a few months messing around with his powers, Mama Bosco reminds him that his life is on the line, so Max gets operated to remove the tumor, making him lose the ability to use his powers without an external/summoning source (if anybodyâs curious you can send me an ask and Iâll explain how I view his psychic powers in better detail). And since Max has his powers in Poker Night, it needs to happen rather soon after the trilogy. Plus, Max in Poker Night 2 is only here because Sam is worried about the âchosen oneâ situations, the Gift being one of those situations
The almost-decade long gap between Telltale and the cartoon is mostly due to how different the cartoon is compared to this game, both in setting and characters, including Sam and Max being more mature and open emotionally. I feel like the transition works better if you imagine a long time has passed. Plus they feel in their 50s in the cartoon and I need an excuse for them to go from early 40s in Telltale to early 50s here
- A word about their relationship : Iâm going with the headcanon/theory that the two got engaged, had an official ceremony but Sam got shot while waiting at the altar. And after the injury was healed, they decided to have a second more private wedding and afterwards decided to keep their relationship on the low in fear of what their enemies would try, hence why they keep insisting in Telltale that theyâre just friends.
And regarding the two ceremonies, the first one used the costumes from âHit the Roadâ which are pretty formal, while for the second wedding, which we see in the cartoon, they went with something more comfortable and practical, hence Samâs dress seemingly not having several layers (unlike Maxâs dress) and Max not wearing pants.
As for who knows about their relationship (outside of their respective families), Flint Paper would be the only one to be explicitly told since he knew the duo before the failed ceremony (and was likely Samâs best man in said first ceremony). For other characters, either they would deduce it at some point (Geek, Bosco according to the Machinima shorts, Sybil in S1, Superball given he works with Max, Hugh Bliss after realizing Max had a thing for him which might be why Sam hated him, Skun-kaâpe after having readings of Maxâs brain in 303 + Max possibly letting it slip accidentally, Papierwaite after seeing how Sam acted during the week leading up to 305, Mama Bosco eventually) or they wouldnât realize it/donât care enough about the duo to figure it out (most other villains, Harry Moleman, pretty much every character from âHit the Roadâ etc)
Little fun fact : at first I pictured them getting married in Canada âbecause itâs legal hereâ. But after thinking more about trans headcanons, especially the idea of Max being transmasc and how it could work (I absolutely adore the idea of both being trans but for Sam thereâs one little thing about dog anatomy that makes me want to make him cis), I ended up going with âMax completely forgot to change his gender on his ID so technically speaking a marriage between them would be considered as straightâ. That being said, having Maxâs gender be changed afterwards would be a mess, and tbh I kinda like the idea of him eventually making himself a fake ID because the law wasnât going to allow him to change his gender and remain married.
And if youâre asking about him legally changing his name : since humans canât tell the gender of most domestic animals right after birth, I like to imagine itâs the same for the animals themselves. As a result, both Sam and Max have a âmanâ and âwomanâ names that the adults in their lives would use interchangeably for the first few months of their lives (in my headcanon, Samuel/Samantha for Sam and Maxwell/Madeline for Max. Yeah Iâm not the most original person when it comes to namesâŚ). And for legal documents, it works the same as someone having a second or even third name. Itâs a name written on their ID that they just never use, tho I could see Max requesting for his âmanâ name to come first when having to renew it at some point (possibly as a teen depending how it works in the US)
Note that some animals could have a more gender-neutral name, either as a âboy/girlâ name or their parents wanted the kid to have a third name. Also, a trans and/or NB animal can very well choose to have another name that has nothing to do with their birth names.
EDIT : Turns out I have more shit to say about this timeline
- The order of the entries can explain the slight shift in personality the duo has. In the comics and âHit the Roadâ, theyâre young so act more recklessly, endangering whoeverâs on their way without a care in the world. In Telltale theyâre middle aged so theyâre starting to calm down, using their words instead to be douchebags. And in the Cartoon theyâre older and wiser/calmer.
Donât get me wrong, in all versions the duo loves random violence and are very much dangerous, but thereâs definitely a slight difference in how each version approaches those character traits.
This could also explain Sam starting to get insecure about his weight in âVirtualâ and especially in Telltale, as heâs nearing his 40s and is starting to feel old, on top of weight starting to get harder to drop. But by the time of the Cartoon he grew more secure of his looks, hence why he doesnât hold back on food.
- By the logic of this timeline, Sam and Max were born in the early 60s, most likely between 1961 and 1965. And I think those dates might fit with the Telltale continuity ? (in 301 Sam is said to be âpushing 40 in dog yearsâ and in 204 we learn the 60s was 40 years ago)
- The Machinima shorts take place during the events of Telltale, though not all of them might take place during S1. For example, the one with Max using telekinesis to levitate a cup could take place during the year between S2 and S3 (again, I have some headcanons about Maxâs psychic powers in relation to this). Same for all the presidential ones that could happen throughout the first two seasons.
- Given that the adventuring ending of âDevilâs Playhouseâ is seemingly the canon ending based on Poker Night 2, hereâs a few theories as to what mightâve happened to the time-travelling elevator between Telltale and the Cartoon :
1. They lost it while back at their time-period to rest ÂŻ\_(ă)_/ÂŻ After all, it only takes someone getting inside it or hitting it a bit too hard for the elevator to leave its current position. And we know Sam and Max arenât the most cautious people.
2. They fucked up time very badly so they decided to retire using it. Could also explain why they talk about being cautious in âA Glitch in Timeâ, tho they barely respect what theyâre saying in this episode.
3. The Mariachi found them and took the elevator back.
4. They went through many adventures, possibly to the same scope as the ones they lived back in the âAdventurersâ comics (it does fit with them being in their 40s, basically having a mid-life crisis and wanting to feel young again), before eventually deciding to settle down in their original time-period and let go of those adventures. Basically that whole âthey went on crazy adventures before deciding to stay in town solving crimesâ from when I was describing the comics, but happening a second time 20 years later.
5. They donât actually go that often through time, and in the few years between Telltale and the Cartoon spent most missions in their own time period. As a result, they still have the elevator lying around somewhere in the basement of Solitude. Or they did go through many adventures but somehow hadnât fucked up to the point of having to give up the elevator so they still have it. Iâd be more inclined to go with that theory out of the five due to the Cartoon episode âThe Tell Tale Tailâ which takes place in the past, so you could imagine they used the elevator to go there.
Another thing thatâs worth pointing out, tho Iâm not the biggest fan of the idea, is that the Cartoon very much takes place in the 90s. So one could imagine that they traveled back to this time-period and either lost the elevator or decided to settle down here. This could also explain why nobody they know from Telltale is around, including Flint Paper if you imagine the duo trying to make sure not to walk onto their past selves. That last part could also be why they only met the Geek at that point in time.
But again, Iâm not a big fan of this idea and would rather go with them having âoldâ technology because they donât want to bother adapting to new tech, as we see in âVirtualâ.
- Last minute addition : So I canât help but headcanon Sam and Max as being born in 1963 for some reason and one thing led to another so hereâs my timeline with actual precise years :
1981 : Sam and Max become adults, with Sam going to college and both trying to find a detective job (could also be the time when Max was a sex worker) ; end up getting hired by the Commissioner in 1987
1987 â 1992 : the Adventurers comics
End of 1992 â 1995 : the rest of the comics, with Sam and Max starting to date in 1993 ; the breakup flashback we see in the last episode of the cartoon is set during winter 1993
1996 : Hit the Road ; got engaged a few months before this game
1997 : This Time itâs Virtual ; also the year they get married
(basically they get engaged early-96, Hit the Road is mid-96, Virtual is 7-8 months later so early-97, and the marriage is mid-97)
2000 : The Big Sleep comic
2001 â 2002 : Save the World (in 106, the page of their calendar is on February, so the game takes place accross two years)
2003 : Beyond Time and Space (they keep saying itâs been a year and their calendar in 201 is on February again, so this checks out, even though the date of 201 is weird af what with the whole Christmas thing)
2004 : The Devilâs Playhouse (Sybil is 13 months pregnant, so itâs been minimum a year)
2013 : The events of the Cartoon start
Btw something I keep forgetting to do so Iâm mostly writing this in case I lose the dates and have to refer to this post for it : Sam and Max get one year older in 204 due to them being stuck in the past and having to re-live S1.
#Sam and Max#SamandMax#Sam and Max Freelance Police#Freelance Husbands#headcanons#not gonna tag all the games 'cause I'm too lazy and doesn't want to clutter the tags#Flor talks#long post#VERY long post#that post was actually a lot of fun to do !#yeah the timeline is incredibly imperfect but I like having stuff from a same franchise in order#and it was the most cohesive timeline considering my headcanons#Imma post this now because if I keep it for too long I'm just gonna keep changing stuff and never post it...#hoping putting the ideas as a list make it easier to read...
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Bedtime, but it's in his Bed (Itadori Yuuji x GN!Reader)
Summary: Sleep-deprived Y/N passes out on Itadori's bed, and this puppy of a human doesn't know how to act.
Rating: Teen; Slightly suggestive at the end; 3.5/10 chili peppers
Warnings: Language; suggestive; fluff; unedited
Word Count: ~2k
A/N: First time writing for Jujutsu!!! It's kinda unedited but hopefully still enjoyable ^.^
Part 2 here ; Part 3 here
If you were to describe your relationship with sleep, youâd say itâd be a one sided love. You love to sleep. But sleep definitely doesnât love you. You canât remember if it started after becoming a practicing sorcerer, or if it had always been this hard. But sleeping wasnât something that happened as easily or often as youâd like.
Which is why you found yourself in Itadoriâs room after coming back from a long mission. You knew that you probably werenât gonna be sleeping any time soon, and you figured being with Itadori- I mean, just being in anyoneâs company- would be a good use of time.
Sitting on his bed, the two of you cracked up laughing as Itadori narrated a story about his last mission and all the passive mishaps.
âPoor Fushiguro-kun!â You said as you slowly regained composure.
âNahhh, heâs fine, don't worry. Itâs so funny! And he knows it, too,â Itadori put a hand on his chest as he sighed.
You glanced at your phone. The â9:56 pmâ blinked at you. You blinked back.
âDo you want me to go back? Itâs getting late.â
Itadori looked down at his hands before looking back up at you, his soft pink hair falling lightly into his face. âYou havenât eaten yet though. Not since you got back, right?â
You nodded curtly. âNot yet, no.â
He stood up, stretching his arms above his head as he leaned back. Your eyes quickly scanned his form. His puffy cream colored hoodie with rolled up sleeves pulled up, exposing a little bit of his abs. His black joggers sat low on his hips. You sometimes forgot how his soft features and gentle expressions stood in stark contrast with the rest of his toned body- you'd forget that this sweetheart boy was a sorcerer.
But what did it matter to you? You shook your head and let your back meet the fluffy cool surface of his mattress.
âIâll cook for you! You can just chill here. And then weâll go to sleep after that.â He started making his way to the door. Didnât seem like he was giving you much of an option.
â...Is that okay?â You raised your head from the bed and found him standing in the doorway, waiting for your response.
âSure, you know I love your food, Itadori-kun. Thank you.â You watched his eyes shine at your response before he slipped out the door. As it clicked shut, you adjusted your feet as you started scrolling through your phone. Unfortunately your device gave out on its battery not even 10 minutes later (and in the middle of a cute cat video, too). Tossing it to the end of the bed, you closed your eyes and sighed. Your charger was in your room and there wasnât enough energy in your body for you to go get it. You were physically exhausted since youâd returned to Jujutsu Tech, but it was only finally hitting you then. If only you could just sleep.
In frustration with the racing pace of your mind, you turned onto your side. But thatâs when you noticed it. The subtle scent of faded detergent and...cedarwood? It felt familiar. Taking another quick sniff, you recognized that the scent of the cologne Fushiguro had given Itadori for his birthday was infused into the blue fabric covering the bed. It was such a pleasant smell. You subconsciously pressed your nose into the sheets, your body curling up. Was this weird? This was maybe weird. But you were too tired to really care. You took even breaths, letting the scent of clean sheets and Itadoriâs cologne comfort you.
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âOi, Y/N! Are you ready to-â After bursting into the room 30 minutes later, Itadori stopped in his tracks, bowl of meatballs in hand, when he saw you fast asleep. Now walking with his indoor shoes slowly shuffling against the floor, he placed the bowl down as softly as he could. He came closer to watch you- just to check up on you, ya know?
You look like an angel, was his first thought. Your whole face was relaxed, your hands clung onto the sheets underneath, your legs curled up and tucked into the space between the bed and the wall.
What a weird way to sleep, was his second thought. But he knew how hard it was for you to sleep. So he couldn't repress the slight pride swelling in his chest, knowing that youâd been able to fall asleep on his bed.
But now he had a problem. Where was he gonna sleep? He immediately knew that there was no way he was gonna take you back to your room. His black haired neighbor was also a night owl at times, and Itadori didnât wanna risk him seeing you two (he knew heâd be teased if Fushiguro ever told Gojo or Nobara). Even more than that though, he worried that if he woke you up while moving you, you wouldnât be able to sleep again. And who was he to disrupt your sleep?
No, no. I canât do that.
He could sleep on the floor. It would be cold, and he didnât have his big fluffy blanket (which your legs were laying on top of), so it would be less than ideal, but what else could he do?
He could also sleep in the bed but-
Donât get me wrong, he had nothing against sleeping next to you (itâs quite the opposite, actually), but he didnât wanna do that without asking, which would require him waking you up. And even if you were awake, how would he go about asking you that? Thatâd be so awkward. So that wasnât an option either.
Oh well. The floor didnât seem all that bad. And if you were resting properly, he could rest easy, too.
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When the temperature in the room seemed to drop by 20 degrees or so, you stirred back into consciousness. Groaning, and then sitting up, you rubbed your eyes and reached to your nightstand to grab a sip of water. After feeling around the cold wood for a good 30 seconds, you realized your water bottle wasnât on the nightstand.
Because that wasnât your nightstand, and this wasnât your room.
With the unfamiliarity of the room sinking in, you felt adrenaline force your body to be a bit more awake, but as you swung your legs over the edge of the bed, the soreness, coldness, and weight of your body registered.
Ughhhh. There's no way to move. Not far, at least.
You remembered coming to Itadoriâs room. You didnât really remember being asleep. But okay, you could reasonably infer this was his room. Where was he?
You got your answer when you heard a loud snore from the lump adjusting on the floor.
Itadori had rolled around, his face smushed against the floor with a thin blanket tangled around his arms and stomach, his feet exposed and wildly spread. He was shivering, and a sense of guilt settled over you as you realized that he was probably just as cold as you, if not more.
There was no way you were just gonna let him stay on the ground in his own room. Sliding off the bed, you dropped down to your knees before yanking the blanket off Itadori and tossing it onto the bed. He shivered furiously, his teeth clacking. Why the fuck were the dorms this cold?
âYuujii⌠get uppâŚâ You were so groggy, barely functioning, and in an insane amount of pain. But getting this man onto his bed was the main priority.
Tugging him into a sitting position was moderately difficult. But the real challenge begun after you had to wrap your arms around his torso and essentially dead lift the pink haired boy (in hindsight, there were probably easier ways to get him up). Heâs this deep of a sleeper huh.
Arms wrapped around his chest, you were able to get everything above his stomach onto the bed, his hands adjusting against the mattress, feet still planted on the floor. He was essentially hugging the bed at this point.
Thatâs not enough either. You crawl around his body and get back onto the bed, pulling him further up. âMove, Yuuji-â It took what felt like a century to get him properly placed, your back now squished against the wall, the front of your body pressed against Itadori's. Releasing a pained sigh, you realized your remaining bits of energy were spent adjusting Itadori onto the bed.
Mmm, I should go back, shouldnât I⌠The walk would be miserable for sure. But there was no way you could just stay. As you crawled over Itadoriâs sleeping figure, he grabbed your arm. âWhat do you want Yuu--ji!â Your voice cracks as Itadori pulled you next to him.
âWarmâŚâ is all you heard him mumble as he pressed you into the side of his body. He had his hoodie on still, his sleeves now rolled down to cover his arm. Youâd also taken time to place the fuzzy blanket on top of him. But admittedly, the room was still really cold.
Too exhausted to move, and too warm and cozy to disagree, you let your eyes close again once more. As you managed to kick your way under the blanket, you decided to not thinking too hard about the way your arms wrapped around Itadoriâs body as you nuzzled against him.
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When Itadori woke up at around 6 am, he felt warm. It took two seconds for him to look down and realize why. He saw you, cuddled up against him, clinging to his hoodie, nose pressed against his chest. The blanket was draped over you both, coming right up under your chin. Suddenly the warmth in his body had rushed to his face. What are you doing in my arms?! He couldnât believe he was cuddling with his best friend in his bed. Whatâs more - he didn't remember initiating it. He was supposed to be on the floor.
Panic heavy in his heart, he couldnât even begin to think of what to do. The right thing would be to let you go, right? And just apologize? Thatâs the best move, yeah.
But he couldnât help but recognize how peaceful you looked while asleep. Your face was completely relaxed. It was an even better sight when you were only inches away from him.
Curiosity and impulse took over as he ran his hand down your back, rubbing deep slow circles down your upper shoulders to the small of your back. That seemed like itâd feel nice. Did it feel nice?
He got his answer when you let out a low whimper that he felt against his chest. He watched with a boyish excitement as you melted into the mattress and further against his chest. He liked that reaction very much. What else do you like when cuddling, Y/N?
He didn't stop rubbing your back. It soothed you, that much was clear. But his other hand found its way to the base of your neck and started slowly kneading at the tight muscles he knew you had after your long mission. The air was ripped from his lungs when he heard you whine from his massage. Nothing prepared him for when you tugged on his hoodie, pulling yourself up higher so now your face was level with his neck rather than his chest, trying to get closer to him. As you nuzzled against him, he felt the heat of your even breath brush against the exposed skin right above his collarbone, uncovered by his hoodie.
Heâd deal with the consequences later. Right now, all that mattered to him was that you were fast asleep and at peace in his arms, close to his body. And anything he could do to make that better for you, he would.
And as Itadori allowed himself to go back into his state of rest, he found himself tugging you closer, his arms now clinging to your waist. Pressing your head into the crook of his neck, he drifted back into his dreams.
A/N: I wanna cuddle Itadori so badly ugh. I just know he'd be such a soft cuddler.
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slow dancing in the night
â Pairing. Taehyung x reader
â Genre. established relationship, fluff, slice of life, model!taehyung, model!reader, taehyung missed you a lot, he is starving (his words not mine), gets a bit hot by the last 40 lines, mentions of oral (f) so I guess this counts as mature content, implied smut, making out (kinda), there is a bit of swearing
â Summary. what could possibly be better than coming home after a long day of work to someone you love and missed a lot ?
â Word count. 3.2k (!!!)
â because I wrote this over a year ago when I still didn't know what I was doing with my writing, I had to go through a deep process of editing and re-writing before posting it. This might not be my best work but it's still a fic that I really really like :,)
â song rec. slow dancing in the dark, Joji// still with you, Jungkook
Fridays have always been exhausting days for both you and your boyfriend, especially on runways weeks. As models, you were put under a lot of pressure.
Pressure to be perfect, to smile but never smile too much, to look good, to not fall on stage.
Falling has to be the most tragic thing that can happen to your carreer as a model, the hungry stares of thousands of photographers and reporters ready to share the latest news to the press.
Yeah, it was exhausting.
This week was no exception... or maybe it was since, this time, you were the only one working until late.
Itâs four in the morning and youâre already on your way out - kind of running late, oBviOusLy - quietly wishing your boyfriend a good day.
He is not working today.
That lucky bastard.
He gets to enjoy his free day in bed, lazing around, while you work your ass off all day. He mumbles something that you assume is a sort of goodbye. He is still asleep.
You look at him one last time before leaving the room and smile. He looks so peaceful.
You still remember the day you met, by pure luck even though you both call that fate. That was 5 years ago, when you just debuted your career as a model and were not that comfortable around high heels.
Okay no. Letâs be real.
You hated wearing them because you couldnât walk in heels higher than 5 cm.
Itâs still a wonder how you managed to make it in the first place.
Were you wearing flat shoes for the audition ? Damn you really mustâve done an impression on the judges if they made you pass without the heels try-on.
Your first day at the agency was chaotic to say the least. Your manager made you walk around the building, to visit she said. She made you wear heels. HEELS. That devilish person.
But, thank to that, you got to meet Taehyung. Your eyes landed on him as you were visiting the lounge and couldnât tear them away from his figure. The poor man had to witness you fall down because you werenât watching your steps anymore.
I mean.
Who could blame you ??
That was Kim frEaking Taehyung
!!!
He even came to help you get back on your feet and asked if you were alright, kind of amused.
Itâs not everyday you see someone falling down in here, let alone a newbie
Letâs be honest, you were so embarrassed.
First day of work and youâre already failing falling.
That night when you came home, you spent the night wearing heels and prayed really hard youâd never have to face him again. After all, the building was big enough and there were enough workers that you could avoid Taehyung easily
If only
The NeXt day, you were told that you had a couple shooting, with none other that Kim Taehyung.
GreaT
He would occasionally tease you about your fall and check on you to see if everything was alright. He watched you carefully as you were walking around with heels.
From up close he looked even more handsome.... :)
After this day, you started talking with Taehyung more and more. He introduced you to everyone around the agency. You met outside of work, got to know each other. You both became regally good friends but there was something lingering in the air, in the way youâd look at each other or stood so close to him after a couple glasses of wine that you could breathe his air.
So what was bound to happen happened and you went from friends a to lovers without really noticing it.
He was still your best friend...somehow
Eventually, you took things to the next level and moved in together... maybe a half and a year ago or so ? Youâve never been happier in your life
And, well, youâd actually be happier if you could spend the day with boyfriend instead of running around trying to find god knows which accessories you need for the rehearsal.
8 in the morning is noT a time to be doing cardio.
Especially while wearing heels
Become a model they said, itâll be fun they said
âY/n! Come here please I need you to try on this dress before you go!â Your personal stylist calls âI made sure to fix it yesterday so itâd be a perfect fit for the showâ
You stop your tracks and go to her âmake this quick i have to go get changed before 9 otherwise Iâm screwed. Why did they even decide to do the rehearsals so early today ?â You sigh, frustrated, and put on the dress sheâs handing you âthank youâ
âOkayyy...it looks great. Gold looks amazing on you.â She smoothes the dress and gives an approving nod, visibly satisfied ; âYouâll look perfect for the Grand Finale. Oh god itâs already 8:30 you better go before Mr.Kim throws a fit because youâre lateâ
You both giggle ; âthank you for fixing the dress Naeun, see you later today. Well, probably tonight. Byeeeeâ
The rehearsal seems to never end. Youâre squeezed in dozens of different outfits, gorgeous for sure but sO tight. Mr. Kim, the one who organised the runway, is such a perfectionist that you have to re-do some things multiple times before heâs satisfied. One time the lighting isnât right, the other the models are walking too fast, not on beat and so on.
Everyone hates him for that but he always makes the best shows so you just follow.
After multiple tries, the rehearsal finally comes to an end. Itâs already 4PM. You barely get time to breathe and go pee before youâre back into the ârunning-around-to-find-my-dress-and-fix-my-makeup-oh-god-i-gotta-be-on-stageâ crazy mess.
Walking on the runway feels amazing, running backstage is terrible.
Itâs so hot and small back there you can hardly move around well.
It takes 2 hours for the whole fashion show to be over, one more for pictures outside the catwalk and chat with reporters. Since youâre kind of a famous model now, you get invited to the afterparty and spend few extra hours interacting with some celebrities that attended the show. Other models were invited and youâre happy to see familiar faces amongst them. Jimin, an old colleague and friend of yours, comes your way and compliments you. You chat with him for a while before deciding youâve had enough for the day and leave the party. A few more people greet you on your way out.
A taxi takes you back to you company, where you left your stuff in the morning. You spend an extra thirty minutes getting rid of your heavy makeup and striping off that gorgeous but awfully tight golden dress youâve been wearing ever since the end of the runway.
Now, you can FinaLLy go home. yassssss
Itâs almost 12am when you leave the agency and climb into yet another taxi. The ride is quiet, background music playing over the carâs radio, and you take some time to look at what you were gifted for your performance : fancy makeup products, accessories, pieces of clothing-but not those from the runway, you sadly never get to keep those. Being kinda famous has its perks :,)
You then decide itâs time to warn Taehyung youâll arrive soon and send him a few texts. As if he was waiting for them, he instantly replies saying heâll be waiting for you and proceeds to spam you with heart emojis. Sometimes, it looks like this man just discovered what emojis were and is trying to use them as much as possible. What a childâŚ
Itâs way past midnight when you finally step into your duplex and the first thing you notice is that the place is way too quiet.
Maybe Tae went back to sleep, who knows, itâs super late after allâŚ
:(
You remove shoes and jacket and drop your bags in the entrance before going further and you call out quietly âanyone here? Tae, you sleeping?â
There is a faint glow from the tv on your right but the sound has been muted.
WeirdâŚ
âTaehyung ?" You call one last time
Suddenly, two strong arms wrap themselves around your waist and youâre pulled into someoneâs chest. You gasp, almost scream, but soften up when you feel the warmth on your back
âHi babyâ a deep voice says in your ear, sending chills down your spine âI missed youâ
You turn around and are very pleased to see a handsome face and a warm exposed chest your boyfriend smiling at you.
âMhm, missed you tooâ You wrap your arms around him and rest your head against his chest, happy to hear his heartbeat. Taehyung places his head atop of yours and gently strokes your hair. You tighten your grasp around him and hum.
Few seconds later, he lifts your chin up and gently lays a kiss on your lips.
âHow are you doing?â He asks, his right hand cupping your cheek. The warmth of it is comforting.
âExhausted, but you know how it goesâ You shrug and he smiles
âNot too tired for dinner ? I could cook something if you wantâ
âMhm... let me just go shower and put something else onâ You sadly let go of him
âSure, go aheadâ he whispers and you give him a kiss before regretfully tearing yourself away from him.
You walk up the stairs to your bedroom, where you find the bed undone. You smile, Taehyung never really liked making the bed and, very honestly, neither did you. You slump onto the mattress and bury your face into the pillows, inhaling his scent. Lavender. Relaxing. Just like he is.
After a warm shower, you find a t-shirt Taehyung left on a chair in the room and wear it. Itâs big enough to reach your thighs and, if you were more energised, youâd probably stay like this. You grab large pants and put them on.
Once again, you smell lavender all around you.
When youâre back in the living area, you see Taehyung busying himself in the kitchen. He hears your steps and his eyes find yours as a smile appears on his face when he notices that youâre wearing his shirt
âMy shirt looks better on you than itâd ever do on meâ He teases, his gaze longing on your frame.
âmaybe I should keep it thenâ you smile and ask ; âDo you need any help?â
âno no no no no, youâve worked enough already. Go and have some rest. I'll call you when everythingâs ready okay?â
Too tired to argue on this anyways -and thankful for the given rest-, you go lay down on the couch, your body oriented to let you look at Taehyung.
As he hums and moves to the chill music that was playing in the background, you start to detail his beautiful figure. From the curl of his dark hair (which you knoW are so so soft to the touch) to his beautiful profile and his nose you love so much down to his broad shoulder and then his tanned abs you see from time to time when the opened shirt of his pyjama moves according to his steps.
oH! Letâs not forget his perfect hands gripping at the panâs handle while he cooks⌠vegetables? Something like that yeah.
Taehyung is giving his best into what heâs cooking. Vegetables with rice, thatâs the only thing he could do quickly.
Quickly as in less than half an hour, unlike his friend Namjoon whoâd take this time just to cook the rice.
The music he put earlier is slowly starting to bore him. After washing his hands, he reaches out for his phone and plays a different playlist. Itâs one you name yourself when the two of you were still friends (aka not dating yet). âTaetae fmâ because you once joked he should have his own broadcasting channel on the radio. Heâd always criticise the music playing so why not have his own channel đ
âYou know Y/n, I actually watched the fashion show live this afternoon. I mean, of course you know because I always do that haha. Anyways, you really were the highlight of the runway tonight. And Iâm not saying this in a biased point of view. Okay I might be a bit biased as your boyfriend but I swear that itâs true!! You literally shone back there, especially in that gold dress you were wearing and even the audience was impressed by your looks maybe you didnât see it on stage but some cameras filmed their reactions and everyone was looking at you. Really, you were so gorge-ohâ Taehyung looks at you and smile fondly âOf course youâre asleep, babyâ
He lets his phone aside and checks the now cooked food before making his way to the couch. Thereâs a blanket on the sofa, he covers you with it, scared you might get cold. Taehyung put a loose strand of hair behind your ear and places a kiss on your chin.
You slowly open your eyes and find yourself face to face with him. You both smile.
âHi there beautifulâ He whispers
âwhat time is it? Did I sleep until the morning?â Youâre scared of having slept through the entire nap without realising
âalmost 1:20am, I just finished cooking. I thought you might be cold so I went to cover you with the blanket. You should go enjoy the food while itâs still hot, imma go to the toiletâ
You nod as an answer and watch him leave upstairs. Getting up from the warmth of the couch is the hardest part so you keep the soft blanket draped around your shoulders and walk towards the kitchen. You grab two bowls and two pairs of chopsticks that you place on the counter along with glasses and a bottle of water.
You then go take care of the rice and the vegetables, which you mix in the pan. The song playing changes and your favourite nighttime tune starts.
âI donât want a friend, I want my life in twoâ you sing along
âWaiting to get there, waiting for youâ Taehyungâs voice startles you as he grabs your wrists and pulls your back close to him. You smile as he makes the both of you dance slowly. You put his arms around you so itâs like heâs hugging you from the back. You swing around for a little while, enjoying the close proximity as you both softly hum the song, making your body vibrate against each other, moving in perfect coordination.
âI love youâ he whispers in your ear and then kisses it, sending chills down your spine, before lifting one of your arm up to make you turn so that youâre now facing him âdid my baby sleep well?â You nod as you place your arms around his waist, paying attention to go under the shirt so youâre touching as much skin as possible.
Taehyung chuckles before asking you in that same, chill-sending, low deep voice ; âStill hungry? Because Iâm starvingâ
If you didnât just wake up, you wouldâve definitely caught that lust in his eyes and also the fact that this wasnât as innocent as it seemed.
As an answer, your stomach growls pretty loudly, making Taehyung laugh . âIâll take that as a yes. Sit down, princess. Let me take care of youâ
You do as he says, jumping on a stool, detailing all of his moves. You only realise how hungry you actually were when you start eating. Rice with vegetables has never tastes better. You eat everything in less than 5 minutes when youâd usually take your time to finish your plate.
âDamn, that was a well needed dinner! Thank you Taeâ you mess a bit with his soft locks
âImagine me who was waiting for you all evening!! I was hungry tooâ He pouts.
âOh come on, I was working today. Cardio in heels isnât the best way to wake up, let alone spend the whole day standing in tight clothes. When I think you has a day off⌠pfff. I saw the bed, Iâm sure you stayed there all day, you lazyyyyyyyyy ass.â
He mumbles some gibberish and you giggle, knowing that you're right. He looks away, crossing his arms and obviously sulking. You leave your stool and stand behind him, wrapping your arms around his neck. You leave a few kisses on his cheek and neck
â- Donât be such a babyy. You know I love you.
- You do?
- of course, you dummyâ you bop his nose "Sooo, what do we have for desert?
- You. Uh I mean!! Yoghurt, fruits, cakes, fruitsâŚanythingâ he clears his throat
âGreat! What do you prefer?â You open the fridge
â Iâd very happily eat you out honestly but an apple sounds goodâ
âOh sur- wait whaT!?â You snap your head to him, eyes wide open
what did he sayyyyyyyy?????
whaT am I even supposed to say noW oh my goddddd
You close the fridgeâs door, suddenly not so yogurt-hungry.
Thereâs a sudden silence between the two of you, only disturbed by the music still playing in the background.
âMhm? What is it?â He turns around to face you, asking so innocently âdid I say something wrong ?â
This man knows what he is doing for sure. Has he ever been that straightforward before ?
Taehyung stands and closes the distance between your bodies, now towering over you.
He lowers himself slightly to speak in your ear âwhat is it baby? Mhm?â You feel his smile on your cheek when he lays a kiss on it âwhat happened to my all proud and fierce y/n who was so confident telling me I was being lazy all day, huh? Tell meâ He lays another kiss on your temple
OkaY
now heâs being a tease
Great
1 A.M. fluffy and bare chested teaser Taehyung
gReAT
Anyhow, itâs a good turn on.
Really.good.freaking.turn.on
Being tired and turned on was definitely not a good mix for you. You could feel the heat rising in your body and hear your heart pounding in your ears.
âTaeâŚâ
He laughs gently seeing you silently begging for more, brushing your face with his lips, teasing another kiss.
âTsk tsk, you gotta speak darling, I cannot guessâ
You should calm down and go to sleep, itâs 1am and you have work tomorrow you should definitely-
âFuck-â You sigh and grab his face, sealing your lips together while closing your eyes.
It doesnât take long for that kiss to turn into a heated make out session.
You grab and pull some of his dark curls while his hands travels under his your shirt.
You break the kiss just a second to catch your breath.
âHave i ever told you you have the perfect body?â Taehyung asks
âDid I ever tell you how perfect you are??â You reply
He laughs, deep raspy laugh.
Youâre too tired for this
And because youâre tired, youâre even more horny :D
Taehyung puts his hands behind your thighs and you jump, locking your legs around his waist, hands still in his hair, lips against his while carries you to the bedroom.
He leaves your lips to travel down your jaw and then collarbone. You throw your head back.
Taehyung gently lays you on the mattress of your king sized bed and makes it his personal mission to pleasure you tonight.
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The Velvet Undergroundâs 30 greatest songs â ranked!
30. Ride Into the Sun (1969)The Velvets recorded two versions of Ride Into the Sun: a fabulous 1969 instrumental laden with fuzz guitar and a hushed 1970 vocal take backed by organ. Somewhere between the two lies one of their great lost songs; Lou Reedâs disappointingly flat 1972 solo version doesnât do it justice at all.
29. Run Run Run (1967)For all the shock engendered by the lyrics of Heroin and Iâm Waiting for My Man, the most malevolent-sounding track on the debut album might be Run Run Run, a powerful R&B groove lent a gripping darkness by Reedâs noisy guitar playing and the screw-you-I-take-drugs sneer of his vocals.
28. Beginning to See the Light (1969)The title suggests awakening, the melody is bright, but the lyrics are dark and bitter. They may have been directed at John Cale, who played on an initial version of the song, which was subsequently re-recorded after Reed sacked him, against the wishes of his bandmates. A ferocious 1969 live version amps up the tension.
27. Foggy Notion (1969)Reed was a lifelong doo-wop fan. His passion usually found its expression when the Velvet Underground recorded backing vocals for their ballads â as on Candy Says â but the tough, rocking Foggy Notion went a stage further, gleefully stealing a chunk of the Solitairesâ 1955 single Later for You Baby.
26. The Gift (1968)In which the band set a two-chord grind that may, or may not, have been based on their instrumental Booker T in one channel and a blackly comic Reed short story read by Cale in the other. âIf youâre a mad fiend like we are, youâll listen to them both together,â offered the producer, Tom Wilson.
25. Guess Iâm Falling in Love (1967)Recorded at the White Light/White Heat sessions, but never completed, the April 1967 live recording of Guess Iâm Falling in Love â taped at the Gymnasium in New York â will more than suffice. It boasts three chords, a distinct rhythm and blues influence, Reed in streetwise, so-what punk mode and explosive guitar solos somehow potentiated by the rough sound quality.
24. Temptation Inside Your Heart (1968)âIt was not Mein Kampf â my struggle,â the guitarist Sterling Morrison once reflected of the Velvet Undergroundâs career. âIt was fun.â A delightful late Cale-era outtake that inadvertently captured Morrison, Cale and Reedâs giggly backchat as they recorded the backing vocals, Temptation Inside Your Heart bears that assessment out.
23. New Age (1970)New Age comes in two varieties. Take your pick from the world-weary, small-hours rumination found on 1969: The Velvet Underground Live, or the more epic studio version that the Velvets biographer Victor Bockris suggested was âan attempt to present some encouraging statements to a confused audience as the 70s beganâ. Both are superb.
22. After Hours (1969)The Velvetsâ eponymous 1969 album ends, improbably, with the drummer, Moe Tucker, singing a song that could have dated from the pre-rock era. The twist is that her childlike voice and the cute melody conceals an almost unbearably sad song, ostensibly a celebration of small-hours boozing, but filled with longing and regret.
21. I Canât Stand It (1969)Amid the Velvetsâ songs about drugs and drag queens lurked the plaintive sound of Reed pining for his college sweetheart, Shelley Albin, the subject of Pale Blue Eyes, I Found a Reason and I Canât Stand It. The latterâs cocky strut is disrupted by a desperate lyrical plea: âIf Shelley would just come back, itâd be all right.â
20. The Black Angelâs Death Song (1967)There is something folky and vaguely Dylan-esque at the heart of The Black Angelâs Death Song, but by the time Cale had finished with it â alternately strafing it with screeching, insistent viola and hissing into the microphone in lieu of a chorus â it sounded, and still sounds, unique.
19. I Found a Reason (1970)It is one of the ironies of the Velvet Underground that the most forward-thinking, groundbreaking band of their era could occasionally sound like old-fashioned rockânâroll revivalists. Buried on side two of Loaded was one of the loveliest of Lou Reedâs loving homages to doo-wop, complete with spoken-word section.
18. Some Kinda Love (1969)Musically straightforward, sensual in tone, Some Kinda Love is a complex business, part seduction soundtrack, part refusal to be hemmed in by standard categories of sexuality â âno kinds of love are better than others ⌠the possibilities are endless / and for me to miss one / would seem to be groundlessâ. Killer line: âBetween thought and expression lies a lifetime.â
17. European Son (1967)European Son isnât a song so much as an eruption. It sounds like a band overturning the established order of rockânâroll, almost literally: after two brief verses, it bursts into thrilling frantic chaos with a verbatim crash, like the contents of an upended table hitting the floor.
16. Rock & Roll (1970)It is hard to see Loadedâs driving, joyous hymn to musicâs redemptive power â âher life was saved by rock and rollâ â as anything other than disguised autobiography on the part of Reed. The suggestion that music will endure âdespite all the amputationsâ, meanwhile, seems to look forward to his departure from the Velvet Underground.
15. Candy Says (1969)No one else in 1969 was writing songs remotely like Candy Says, a stunning, tender pen portrait of the transgender Warhol superstar Candy Darling set to a gentle doo-wop inspired backing. Its melancholy seems to presage the note Darling wrote on her deathbed in 1974: âI had no desire for life left ⌠I am just so bored by everything.â
14. Sunday Morning (1967)Sunday Morning was written at the behest of Wilson. He wanted a single that might conceivably get on the radio; he got a haunting, melancholy sigh of a song, its battered wistfulness and undercurrent of paranoia â âwatch out, the worldâs behind youâ â the perfect encapsulation of morning-after regret.
13. What Goes On (1969)Morrison maintained that the studio incarnation of What Goes On wasnât a patch on the live versions the band performed with Cale on organ. Maybe, but the studio incarnation featuring Caleâs replacement, Doug Yule, is great. It prickles with nervous energy, Reedâs guitar playing is amazing, its churning coda takes up half the song and it still feels too short.
12. Femme Fatale (1967)Apparently provoked by the damaged, doomed Warhol superstar Edie Sedgwick â with whom Cale had a brief affair â Femme Fatale is as beautiful and fragile as its inspiration. The story of a wary, ruined former suitor warning others off the titular anti-heroine is lent a chilly edge by Nicoâs delivery.
11. I Heard Her Call My Name (1968)In the Velvetsâ early days, Reed purported to be âthe fastest guitarist aliveâ. A berserk claim, but his Ornette Coleman-inspired solos on I Heard Her Call My Name are some of the most extraordinary and viscerally exciting in rock history, frequently atonal, spiked with ear-splitting feedback and pregnant pauses.
10. Ocean (1969)The Velvet Underground recorded Ocean several times â one version is supposed to feature the return of Cale on organ â but never released it in their lifetime, which seems extraordinary. It is among the greatest of their later songs, its atmosphere beautiful, the epic ebb and flow of its sound completely immersive.
9. Iâm Waiting for the Man (1967)An unvarnished lyrical depiction of scoring drugs tied to music on which Reedâs rockânâroll smarts and Caleâs background in minimalist classical music â the pounding, one-chord piano part â meld in a kind of relentless perfection. Amusingly, there is now a pharmacy at the songâs fabled location of Lexington 125.
8. Iâll Be Your Mirror (1967)A song about Reedâs affair with Nico that could just as easily be about Andy Warholâs approach to art, Iâll Be Your Mirror is one of those Velvet Underground tracks that makes their initial commercial failure seem baffling. How could a pop song as wonderful as this fail to attract attention? Nico and Morrison on stage at the New York Society for Clinical Psychiatry annual dinner in 1966.
7. White Light/White Heat (1968)A delirious paean to amphetamine, its subject reflected in the lyrics â âI surely do love to watch that stuff tip itself inâ â and the turbulent, distorted rush of its sound. The band appear to be barely in control as it careers along; the chaotic finale, where Cale finally loses his grip on the bass line, is just fantastic.
6. Heroin (1967)Heroin was the deal-breaker at early Velvets gigs, provoking a âhowl of bewilderment and outrageâ. The shock of its subject matter has dulled with time, but its surges from folky lament to sonic riot still sound breathtaking. Oddly sweet moment: Reedâs chuckle as Tucker loses her place amid the maelstrom and suddenly stops playing.
5. Pale Blue Eyes (1969)âHigh energy does not necessarily mean fast,â Reed once argued. ���High energy has to do with heart.â Hushed, limpidly beautiful and almost unbearably sad, Pale Blue Eyesâ depiction of a strained, adulterous relationship proves his point. In its own vulnerable way, it is as powerful as anything the Velvet Underground recorded.
4. Sweet Jane (1970)Sweet Jane started life as a ballad â see the versions recorded live at the Matrix in San Francisco in 1969 â but, sped and toughened up, it became as succinct and perfect a rockânâroll song as has ever been written, based around one of the greatest riffs of all time.
3. Venus in Furs (1967)For a band who inspired so much other music, the Velvet Undergroundâs catalogue is remarkably rich with songs that still sound like nothing else; they were as inimitable as they were influential. Venus in Furs is a case in point: umpteen artists were galvanised by its dark, austere atmosphere; none succeeded in replicating it.
2. Sister Ray (1968)A monumental journey into hitherto-uncharted musical territory, where a primitive garage-rock riff meets Hubert Selby-inspired lyrics and improvisation that sounds like a psychological drama playing out between Reed and Cale, all at skull-splitting volume. Fifty-three years later, it is without peer for white-knuckle intensity.
1. All Tomorrowâs Parties (1967)Ninety per cent of the Velvet Undergroundâs oeuvre consists of no-further-questions classics. The astonishingly high standard of almost everything they did makes picking their âbestâ song a matter of personal preference, rather than qualitative judgment. So letâs go for Warholâs favourite, on which the sour and sweet aspects of their debut album entwine faultlessly. The melody is exquisite; the music monolithic and unrelenting, powered by Caleâs hammering piano and Tuckerâs stately drums; Nicoâs performance perfectly inhabits the lyrics, which turn a depiction of a woman choosing what dress to wear into a meditation on emptiness and regret. It is original and utterly masterly: the Velvet Underground in a nutshell.
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summary: Plato said, âThe god of love lives in a state of need. It is a need. It is an urge. It is a homeostatic imbalance. Like hunger and thirst, it's almost impossible to stamp out.â
WARNINGS:Â LMAO SMUT (18+), oral (m!receiving), swearing, drinking, nervous and awkward y/n and hotch heehee pairing:Â college!aaron hotchner x fem!reader word count: 4.8k
a/n:Â lmao so i watched a tiktok of THAT SCENEÂ in love and human remains so i am legally obligated to write what inspired me. ok but @venusbarnes,,, it happened,,,
part of the bitter end universe but not required beforehand to read this. takes place in their second year of college
In retrospect, you know youâre freaking out over nothing.
You just showered, changed outfits twice, tried to fix your hair, inspected your makeup constantly since youâve finished, and tried to figure out a way to call it off to pass the time.
Why are you even worried? Ever since youâve gotten off the plane, which, in itself, is a step you cannot backtrack since you are merely a college student with limited funds, your knees have been weak and you feel like you donât really have a stomach.
Why? Itâll be fine.
Youâve been over Aaron for two-and-some-months years, now. The distance did you good, did you both good. Namely, youâre quite damn sure you donât feel anything for him anymore besides the occasional flicker of irritation, the excited burst in your stomach, the absolute terror of seeing him again.
How has he changed? It feels like itâs been so long.
You glance at the clock.
9:55
You said 10AM. You have five minutes at the most to get yourself together and just run down the staircase, shove yourself into his presence before your nerves can tell you to turn back. Taking a deep breath, you look at your reflection in the mirror one last time before heading to the desk and grabbing your wrist watch. Itâs worn down leather is soft to your touch and you feel an overwhelming sense of calm overtake you.
This will be fine.
As you fasten it to your wrist, you glance at the face. Time seems to tick by slower as you pull on your ankle boots, swipe a finger over your lip, and grab your room key. As you descend the cold stairwell, memories grasp at your consciousness, tease you, but you push them away and instead focus on putting on foot in front of the other, focus on gathering the courage to stand in front of him again.
Before you know it, youâre opening the door and walking over to the pacing figure you only know to be your best friend. His hair is still long, but heâs wearing a leather jacket, so thatâs new, and heâs frowning to himself.
And it makes you smile, because thatâs him. Aaron Hotchner, master frowner, broody boy. His hair is still long, his eyes still so dark. He hasnât changed.
God, what will you say to make him laugh?
âWhatâs the deal with the jacket, George?â you say without thinking.
âGeorge? And here I thought I was John,â he replies just as quickly, matching your tone and your entire heart lurches into your throat as your smile grows stiffly.
Crap.Â
And thatâs when you realize that, quite frankly, that convincing yourself that youâre over Aaron Hotchner is going to be a lot harder than it looked at first.
Youâre fighting the urge to let the whole facade drop, but you canât because this is Aaron, your best friend you havenât seen in forever and although youâre so fucking happy to see him, you know everything is easier said than done.
Heâs just your best friend, and youâre⌠youâre⌠feeling great. Your stomach is a bundle of nerves but thatâs because youâre excited to spend time with him. Right?
âSo, where to?â you ask, feeling quite exposed as he looks at you strangely. âIâm starving,â you say, an overwhelming need to explain causing word vomit to spill out of your mouth, âso, I was thinking we could get some breakfast, first. Iâm in the mood for anything really.â
âOh,â he says. âI have a place in mind.â
âO-okay. Lead the way, then. Itâs kinda chilly out, isnât it?â
âUh, yeah. Do you needa grab another coat?â he asks as you step closer and they begin to walk to the door. He opens it for you and as you slip past him, your entire system shuts down. Your mind heads straight for the gutter, vivid images, voices, feelings from your dream flashing through your head.
Cheap beer, smoke, sweat, and a cologne you canât forget.
Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit.
âN-no. Iâm okay. Are you, uhm, are you going to be okay in just that jacket? It looks great, by the way.â Are your hands shaking or is that just the swelling throat and the hard lump in your gutâs fault?
Shit. Holy shit. Shit. Shit. SHIT.
âThanks, and, uh, no. Iâm okay. Are you okay?â
You nod and smile shakily. âGreat. Itâs just⌠Iâm really glad to see you.â
He stops for a moment, stares as if he knows or maybe you just feel naked in your own skin, and then matches your timid smile. âIâm really happy to see you too.â
Right. What did you say again about nerves?
[TWENTY HOURS EARLIER]
âYou guys better behave,â Aaron sighs. âIâm not gonna be responsible if I have to deck Carter.â
âWoah there, Hotch,â his roommate comments, sliding off his bed and slinging an around his shoulders. âYou have a girlfriend.â
âWeâre on a break, actually.â
âI thought you donât believe in breaks.â
âWell, weâre just talking things out with the long distance thing. Itâs not like when she was in high school. She just needs to adjust to her first year, and weâre still talking. So, itâs more like⌠an intermission before we resume after mid-terms.â
âSo, youâre single.â
âTechnically, but Iâm also not looking,â he retorts, just in case his roommate tries to set something up behind his back, but the guy merely shrugs.
âWhatever you say, Hotch-o.â
He scowls, getting up and running a hand through his hair before grabbing his jacket off the hook. âIâm just trying to say that Y/Nâs been there for me since before you guys and before Haley.â
âI get it,â his roommate, named Earl, says as he flips the collar of his varsity jacket and grabs the room key. âSheâs like a sister to you, right?â Aaron doesnât say anything to that and Earl doesnât prod him any further as he grabs his backpack and slings it onto his shoulder. âDonât worry, Hotch. Iâll spread the word to the guys. They wonât try anything.â
âYeah, thanks, Earl.â
âIâm heading to class, but itâs the bar tonight, right? Youâll pick her up from the airport?â
âYeah.â The door opens and closes with a click and Aaron lets out a sigh, turning away from the mirror so he can stop pretending heâs trying to fix whatever Earl thought was wrong with his appearance. He just wanted to stay busy so his friend could leave him alone to his messy thoughts.
He had received your last letter on Monday, confirming your flight for the Thanksgiving weekend. Youâd be here with him and his friends for three days.
It wasnât his idea, nor yours. Sort of like⌠a mutual epistolary understanding that enough is enough and one of them should just⌠go.
You had volunteered for that. You had always wanted to see Harvardâs gorgeous campus, according to your last letter.
Aaron runs a hand through his hair and sighs. He has one day off to catch up on the work assigned, get ahead of the reading, and just relax before his friends drag him off to hang out until the sun rises for an entire weekend. Heâs sure youâll love it. Youâve always loved staying out at night where itâs light, watching the sunrise and going to sleep to it.
Despite everything, you enjoy the solitude the night, the contemplative silence of it. Just like him.Â
He canât wait to see you again.
Sitting in the RA office and watching time tick by, he canât help but feel like something is chaining him down. A heavy weight sits between his shoulders and he stares at the clock for what feels like a short eternity, unable to focus.
The day is slow in its passing, and a growing, unwanted hollowness begins to fill his soul as he half-heartedly finishes his criminal causation theory assignment, reviews for the quiz on Tuesday, and reads the next chapter on the foundations of the criminal justice system. He doesnât really pay attention to any of it, though, and he feels like his head is stuffed with cotton as he gets up for the first time in hours and stretches, glancing at the time.
Your plane is supposed to land at 6:30.
Itâs 6:00 now, and he was supposed to eat dinner before going to pick you up.
Shit. Heâll just have to eat at the bar.
Gathering his books and papers into his bag, he slings it onto his shoulder, trying to ignore the cold sweat clamming his hands up just as the phone in the RA office rings. Itâs so jarring her starts, turning to the device and his heart pounds in his throat as he goes to grab it. Duty to the job means he has to, even if he might be late. Youâll understand, right?
âHello, Resident Assistant speaking,â he says with a sigh.
âHey.â
âY/N?â
âYeah, itâs me. Student Services was kind enough to reroute me.â A car beeps behind you and he frowns, holding the phone closer to his ear as he adjusts the strap on his shoulder to sit more firmly. âIâm calling from an airport payphone, but bad news. My flight got delayed, so I canât come to the bar tonight. Iâll be arriving, like, dead in the morning. Two or three AM.â
âDamn. The boys will miss meeting you,â he says, unable to help the unhappy but forced smile. It comes across as a grimace but he hopes you appreciate the effort. Itâs what youâd say if you were here.
âThe boys?â you echo, amused. âWell then, tell the boys that theyâll have to wait until morning.â More seriously: âIâm really sorry, Aaron. I was so excited to see you tonight.â
âYeah, me too. Itâsâitâs okay. Donât worry about it, Sunflower.â
âSunflower?â you repeat and Aaron feels his throat shrink to the diameter of a needle. âYou donât call me that unless youâre genuinely sorry about something bad. Like, death-bad.â Then, a bright laugh that shouldnât bat away the dreary disposition overcoming him, but it does. âAaron, itâs not that importantâjust one night. Look, letâs meet up at 10AM in the hotel lobby tomorrow morning and make up for it, okay?â
âYeah.â
âGreat. See you in a bit, Hopscotch.â
âBye.â
He heads to his room, your voice echoing in his head. Freshening up with a splash of cold water and a rake of a comb through his hair, he explains the situation to Earl as they head down to the bar near campus where some of the other guys are already drinking.
âThatâs too bad. Wouldâve been nice to meet her.â
âTomorrow, Earl. She isnât cancelling.â
âI know, but yâknow, it wouldâve been fun to beat her in darts.â
âYouâre awful at darts.â
âBigger opponent pool. Câmon, cheer up, Hotch. Itâs just a delayed flight, you said so yourself.â More grumpy silence. âHey, I know whatâll cheer you up. First shots are on me.â
.
His cheeks flushed with heat, he grabs at the shot blindly and throws it back, laughing as his friends get on the dance floor. The bar seems to haze before him. The darkness is pierced by blue lights and red as the shadowed patrons swing to and fro on the floor. Everything is gauzy, edges blurred as the lights flicker and filter through the crowd. Aaron slouches against the booth, smirking at the way Earlâs trying to lay the moves on a girl who merely walks away and he flashes a sympathetic thumbs up before his friend simply rejoins the rest of the guys on the floor.
Everyone had chipped in to buy him round after round in order to get him to loosen up, and itâs hard to admit, but itâs worked. Everything is ethereal, and he feels like heâs floating through life.
He wants to dance, but he doesnât think he can stand on his own two feet, to be honest. His entire world is tipped and the silly smile on his face isnât going to disappear any time soon as a figure makes her way through the crowd, making her way towards him. It catches his eye, the way she moves around people, keeps her head held up.
He canât quite see her face but even then, he knows that he knows her.
âWhat are you doing here?â he asks before he can stop himself, like he isnât in control of his mouth. He gapes as the woman sits down beside him. Her skin smells like sweet fruit and the sting of tequila as she slings an arm around his neck, and his entire stomach flips as she leans over, her arm bent and her fingers playing with the hair by his ear. âYouâre not⌠youâre not supposed to be here.â
âWhy not?â she asks, twirling hair around her finger as she gently trails her other hand down his chest. âYou donât want me here?â
âNo, no, Iâve missed you, I justââ Her palm runs lower, over his stomach and further. His head whips towards her and he catches the sweet, dulcet notes of warm vanilla spice shampoo. It calms him, sweet in his sinuses and he watches her indistinguishable face. Despite not seeing quite clearly, he knows sheâs beautiful with an unintentionally seductive smile, a tentative charm to her movements.
The hand stops and a heat burns through his chest, following the trail sheâd carved into him and he feels blood drain from his head so viciously it leaves him lightheaded.
âJust what?â she asks quietly, yet still so loudly over the pubâs pounding music and he groans softly, head tilting back.
âShit. I just didnât expect you here. I should introduce you to my friendsââ He wants to get up but finds his entire body moving through molasses. He can barely lift a finger and, through the blurred streams of the conscious and the subconscious, he knows he doesnât really want to.
He doesnât want to share.
âOh, then letâs go.â Her hand lifts but, like a flash of lightning, his fingers wrap around her wrist and keep her firmly against him. âAaron.â Chastising this time, like heâs a housecat, and she, the exasperated owner. Fingers thread through his hair as he grins at the woman.
âIâm not keen on sharing you right now,â he admits, eyes falling to lips that press into a wondrous smile. âI donât feel keen on sharing you ever.â
âIs that a fact?â she asks, and he nods, his nose brushing against hers as she leans down to kiss him. Her mouth is warm ecstasy, like cider on a cold winter day that burns through his blood, and his heart is beating everywhere at onceâin his throat, in his fingers, between his legs. Fingers card through his hair as his hand finds the curve of a hip and he pulls.
Immediately, as if sensing his intentions before he even thinks it, the woman swings a leg over his hip and straddles him, the dress riding up luxurious thighs and he chuckles to himself as her hands find his neck, thumbs brushing over the sharp cut of his jaw. Her mouth opens against his, breathing into the next ferocious kiss again as his hands trace the shape of her, the swell of her legs, the cool heat of her skin against his burning hands.
âWhat do you want from me, Aaron?â she whispers, leaning in close enough that he can feel her lips against the shell of his ear, and then down his neck. He gasps, breath catching in his throat as her hands gently squeeze his throat as if reminding him of her previous question but he canât quite speak. She kisses down past his collarbones, pulls down the neck of his shirt teasingly and peppers kisses to the skin that she can reach. Her fingers are pressing into his pulsepoint, the other hand travelling down his waist again and he knows she can feel it, the hard bulge pressing up between her legs.Â
She trails back up again, her kisses teasing the corner of his mouth and he turns, trying to catch the elusive minx only to delight in her light laughter when she pulls back.
âTease,â he mumbles, eyes shut tight and only then do her lips find his again just as fingers pull at his belt buckle and he sucks in a breath as she glances down with him, curiously running her knuckles gently along the curve of it. His Adamâs apple bobs when he swallows down his gasp and he hears her chuckle. As if heâs a mere bystander to his own actions, Aaron watches his hands trail up the sides of her and slowly find purchase on her shoulders.
With the gentlest of pressure, he pushes down, and itâs like she melts between his hands, legs sliding, entire body sinking as his legs open wider to welcome her. Her breath is warm as she unzips his jeans, fingers prying his boxers down until they brush against it, pulsing and hard against his abdomen.
âJesus,â she whispers but he hears it so clearly, her breath teasing the tip as fingers wrap around his dick. A strong, warm tongue follows, from the bottom to the tip, tracing the vein and every single ounce of oxygen leaves his body when she goes down on him, endlessly warm and wet. Hands wrap around what isnât in her mouth and his fingers find her scalp, grabbing fistfuls of hair as his head hits the wall behind him.
Swallowing tightly, a lopsided smirk crosses his face and he lets out a soft sigh when she tilts her head, takes him in until sheâs gagging on it. His hips twitch but a hand against his pelvis stalls him, a firm pressure that makes him open his eyes and look down to see her already staring back at him. Eyes dark, lips shining in what light there is, he nearly loses it right there as she swallows him down, making his entire body clench. His jaw tight, he lets out a hissed moan and the hand not on her head grabs his thigh, trying to stave off the desire to fuck her mouth.
The bass beat of the pub beats in his head as the hand on his hip finds the hand on his thigh, traces the tense veins along the back as her head slowly draws up, teeth grazing, tongue flat against his cock.
And then, down again, heavy breaths against his navel through the nose, and heâs in fucking bliss as the woman just goes on and on, deeper and deeper and when she gags, it almost makes him lose his already ill-tempered control because her fingers dig into the back of his hand, the other one squeezes the base of his cock, and stars explode behind his eyes as he chuckles breathlessly, blindly to the ceiling.
A ringing splinters through his skull as he groans, the need to thrust growing too powerful but she squeezes his hand, telling him to stay still without ever lifting her mouth off his cock. He can hear it, the sounds of her wet mouth rising and falling, sucking and licking and fuck, if heâs not going to come down her throatâ
Her tongue drags along the underside of his cock as she pulls away, hollowing out her cheeks and dragging her fingers up his painfully hard erection, through the wet slick her mouth left behind and she pulls herself up, back bending underneath his hand, chest pressed flush against his and he can taste her again; the sweetness of vanilla, the sweat the pub brings all its occupants, the desire that fizzles so wantonly against his tongue.
âAm I still teasing?â she asks, lips brushing against his chin before heâs lifting his head again. Her hands run over his chest, find the planes of his shoulders, the cord of his neck, and he chuckles, squeezing his waist as she climbs into his lap again, sits squarely so that his erection rubs against her stomach. He bites back a groan and her smirk tells him all he needs to know.
âSeeing as you didnât let me finishâŚâ he trails off, just as humorous and she laughs, mouth ghosting his, and he almost reaches for it before sheâs drawing back, always just out of reach. Never his. Never. âCâmere.â
âYouâre no fun,â she mutters, but her smile betrays her faux displeasure and as his hands down and under her dress, skirting along the waistband of lacey panties, he chuckles huskily. âI love you, you know that?â
âI know. And do you know how much I want you? How much⌠how much I need you?â His fingers hook on the waistband and begin to tug just as she cups his face and leans down. His eyes flutter shut and everything seems to melt away as her breath tickles his nose and he grins, pulling down, down, downâŚ
âYou could show me, if youâd likeâŚâ
Her laughter is the only thing he can hear. Well, that andâŚ
And that ringingâ
Holy shit, what is that ringing?
Opening his eyes, there is nothing. Reaching blindly in the darkness, his hand collides with his alarm clock and he slaps the button, turning it off as he groans, turning the digital numbers towards him.
5:45AM
When did he get back? God, his head is pounding, and⌠he has to get up. Shit. His thoughts are a disorganized mess as he gets up, throwing off the blankets and itâs only then heâs painfully aware that he got⌠more than excited about his dream.
His dream thatâs fading from his memory the longer heâs awake that he can barely remember any of it. Iit was at the bar last night? When did he even get back to the dorm?Â
Swinging his legs off the bed, he flicks the light on the nightstand, spotting a glass of water with a dissolving alka selzter tablet and a note. Grabbing it, he squints against the light as he reads the messy, uneven scrawl.
Stayed by your side all night because you sulked and got hammered. Like blackout drunk. Even outdrank me, buddy, which is fuckin impressive.
Wake me up for breakfast. Iâm drunk.
Goodnight. And youâre welcome.
-E
Shaking his head, he downs the water despite how much his head throbs at the movement before he gets up and awkwardly palms the front of his boxers, trying to ignore how much it physically hurts that heâs not doing anything about it.
He needs to shower and take care of this.
Grabbing new clothes, Aaron glances at his snoring roommate and curses his routine of waking up so damn early. He collects his toiletries, and as he heads for the shower, he tries to think back on his dream, but itâs dissipating quicker by the second.
It was definitely at the bar, he thinks. Something about⌠he doesnât know but something smelled and tasted sweet. What was I even doing at the bar?
Well, by the erection against his thigh, itâs safe to assume what he was dreaming about.
The question is more about the who.
.
Your eyes fly open and you lurch up on your bed.
Your whole body is burning as the remaining wisps of your dream begin to fade and you glance around yourself, disoriented. You couldâve sworn you werenât in your bedroom for a second, but as you glance around, you know you are. Youâre no longer in that dark place with blue lights that swung, figures blurry. That someone who was crouched in front of you, you think, is gone and his hands which had pulled your legs apart with gentle hesitation hadnât left scorch marks, but they might as well have.
The sensation still lingers.
God, it feels like you havenât slept a wink and as you slowly wake, your body rebooting, you become more filled with dread. Sighing heavily, you rub at your eyes and touch your cheeks, trying to remember what you did before sleeping.
I showered, went straight to bed. Didnât go out⌠then⌠Whatâs happening? What was I even dreaming about?
Itâs only then you become acutely aware of between your legs. The soaked, uncomfortable sensation, the strange tightness of your thighs.
Holy fuck. And about who?
Running a hand over the cold sheets, you shiver and get up, grabbing the unopened complimentary mini bottle of water youâd gotten from the plane from your bag.
As soon as you take one sip, youâre chugging it down, trying to alleviate the sweat gathering at the nape of your neck, slipping down your back. You feel oily and strangely empty, your heart racing as you toss the empty plastic into the trash can and head back towards the bed, reaching blindly for the light switch. Turning it on, you glance at the clock. 5:47 in the morning.
Charming.
In less than five hours, youâll have to be heading down to the lobby and facing your best friend.
Why does that thought suddenly fill you with a terrible concoction of nerves, nausea, and cold shivers?
Trying to grasp the last remnants of your dream, you head for the bathroom to splash some water on your face and change your underwear, too bone-dead tired to even think about showering. Then, you head back to bed to try to get some sleep, but the heat seems to be more than skin-deep because despite the amount of splashing and patting of freezing water against an exhausted face, a terrible, sinking feeling twists your gut, making your knees weak.
What on Earth were you even dreaming about? You canât even remember now except you feel utterly exhausted in the wake of it and the only hint of the content is the slick between your thighs.
Your sleep-addled brain eventually convinces any part of you still awake to just try to sleep, and as you slip into the covers, the faint but entirely unique scent of cologne, beer and smoke clings to your senses.
[THE PRESENT]
Really, it should be okay.Â
The hotel isnât too sketchy, the lobby smells vaguely of lavender and cinnamon from one of those bath shop candles, and he shouldnât be worried.
Why is he worried? His guts have been in knots since heâs woken up, his head feels like it's been dunked in water for hours and everything is swimming as he sits in the lobby, his palms sweating. Maybe itâs the hangover, but it feels heavier than that. Yes, his head is hammering, but thereâs a strange upset in his gut, too.
Mustâve been something about that dream he canât quite place. Just thinking about it makes his head beat even harder.
But, you had said ten oâclock.
Ten oâclock.
He looks at his wrist watch.
9:57
Time seems to be passing so slowly that heâs not sure the seconds even tick by as his knee begins to jiggle, his hands run flat against his jeans. When he canât take the nervous ticking inside his chest, he gets up to pace, eyes darting to the staircase where youâd be coming down from.
Is he nervous about seeing you or excited? Is it both? Neither? Something else?
Aaron thinks heâs going to throw up. What if itâs awkward? After all, years between the last visit and nowâin the summer, somehow they always just miss each other or thereâs money problems or some other planâthings are bound to change.
Itâs nerves. It has to be.
The door opens and he turns around to see you there, walking over to him with a dark jacket over a green shirt. It clashes wonderfully and youâre smiling like the sun lives in your heart and youâre smiling at him.
âWhatâs the deal with the jacket, George?â you tease, gesturing to his leather jacket.
âGeorge?â he repeats easily, too easily. An overwhelming flood in his chest and you arch an eyebrow, grinning still, and itâs like no time has passed at all. âAnd here I thought I was John.â Your smile only grows and he feels like he canât breathe and thatâs when he knows heâs fucked.
As you adjust your own jacket, compliment him on his, and ask where he wants to go for breakfast, Aaron canât help the terrible ache in his chest.
Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit.
Shit.
He opens the door and you walk by, the smell of shampoo invading his entire space and he reels back, blinking. His breath hitches, his entire body stiffens.
Warm vanilla spice.
Oh, shit.
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Pairing : Jimin X Reader (Ft a lil Tae)
âThereâs a bow on my panties because my ass is a present!â
About- Honestly, you were just trying to prep gift bags for your companyâs holiday party! But Jimins stressed, and needs a little brain reset soooâŚ.I guess weâre prepping gift bags later!
Or- The company has quite a few deadlines to hit before you guys close for the holiday! Jiminâs in charge of talent and everybodyâs fucking upâŚbut in your line of work itâs a domino affect! So if his crew falls behind ultimately everybodyâs behind! ďżźHints Jiminâs stress and frustration....
WC: Sneak peek (1k)
WARNINGS: (FULL THING): Teasing, light edging, dirty talk, top/bottom OC, top/power bottom Jimin, hand restraints, unprotected sex, over stimulation, fingering (F receiving), biting/marking kink, VERY light degration kink (he playfully calls her a âlittle bitch/slutâ once) light come play, light spanking
FINAL NOTE: This is a stand alone smut drabble within my OT7 poly universe called â7 DEEPâ. Short AU SUMMARY: Your husband Namjoon and yourself run a successful Adult Film Entertainment Company called âOnyxâ with your 5 best friends from college who you also happen to be in an open relationship with! P.S. If youâre new here Kookie joins the party a little laterâŚ.
*Pierced Jimin/Red haired âDopeâ Era Jimin meets 2020 Jimin!?
*Also it should go without being said but Jimin, IS Westernized, heâs from LA in this ffs!
*In true Rocki fashion I decided to do holidy prompts late af & did not finish in time for the main Holiday but w/e! Note, there is some backstory here bc this was set to be the 1st of 3 holiday prompts!** ___________________________________________________
Sunday, December 14TH, 4PMÂ
âAlright, so you wanna hear some bullshit?!â
K, well thatâs apparently Jimin, musing around a mouth full of fries! I love how no one even bothers to knock, give notice they just show the fuck up! Whenever...
Cute.
I swear it sounds like your running a damn liquor store because thereâs an obnoxious amount of bells and mistletoe hanging above the door almost acting as a doorbell at this point. Just casually Fa-la-laing together, echoing throughout your entire apartment every damn time the door opens! Honestly, your slowly regretting giving Jin and Tae free reign with decorations because that shits annoying as all hell!
Gaze still focused on your original task, not even looking in his direction âDonât trip over the-â There's a loud thud, followed by an obscene groan, accompanied by an even louder âFuckkk!â Which solidified he did in fact trip over the ....
â....Box with Jinâs other Christmas tree in it ...â The words kinda died off your tongue at this point because well, clearly the warning did not fare well! âIf anythingâs broken Iâm totally snitching just so weâre clearâ Sassing over a half empty glass of spiked eggnog.
Now that youâve finally looked at him, you find yourself hiding a smirk behind your cocktail as well! The boy is fine, youâd give him that! Looking like a model off duty, in his low cut white v, neck hidden beneath a distressed leather jacket! Topping off the look with a pair of chunky combats and disrespectfully tight dark wash denim jeans! I swear they damn near looked painted on, aviators resting on the bridge of his nose! Gucci backpack slung over his shoulder, Starbucks in one hand, and some brown bag full of grease in the other! Jimin recently went back red, looking dangerously close to the same 18 year old you met, at UCLA almost years ago now! Just a boujier version, itâs like this Jiminâs from Calabasas instead of the Bay! Though your down for both options if weâre being real!
Not that Jiminâs not equally as good of company as well, you were honestly just expecting Tae! The two of you were starting to put together the gift bags for next week's holiday party! Hints the hot ass mess all over the floor of your living room, itâs a disgusting pile of shopping bags and boxes! Everything from Amazon to Saks Fifth, at this point you arenât even sure where the fuck your floor starts or ends! One thing you do know for damn sure is Hobiâs going to have an aneurysm If he sees it! Sooo, hopefully Tae shows up sooner than later...
Itâs become a tradition, or at least since the companies been profitable enough to do so! First off, youâre love language has always been a combination of âGiftsâ and âActs of service, so shit like this is essentially second nature!
However, quality time has slowly slipped its way into the mix over the past couple of years as well! Especially considering itâs almost a luxury for the seven of you at this point but you try not to complain! I mean Namjoon and yourself just did an interview last week for Forbes 30 under 30 for fucks sake! But anyway, like I was originally saying this little party is your way of trying to give your staff a combination of all 3 said love languages!
Above everything else you all work your asses off well, aware this is far from a 9-5, yet they give you their best constantly! Yeah, it was built on the backs of you and your boys but it wouldnât be were it is now without everyone else! So, with that being said the schedule is as follows!Â
1.Bust ass and hit all of your year end deadlines by December 22nd.Â
2.The holiday party is on the 23rd...
3. Thennnnnn....after that the companies closed until the 2nd of January!Â
Well kinda, if weâre being real the 7 of you never fully stop working, but you damn sure plan to try! I guess itâs the beauty and the curse of having damn near everything accessible on your phone! I swear this morning Joon was washing your back whilst you read him the latest profit/loss update from Jin soooo......thatâs that!
Everyone else however....off duty with pay!
Which brings us back to the original task at hand before Jimin showed up,prepping the gift bags that get handed out at said holiday party! The invite list is pretty exclusive honestly,outside of your staff, and there plus one, the other guests are typically the immediate crew/ talent used throughout the year on various productions! Oh, thereâs also special little packages mailed out to a couple of the company's sponsors as well! So all together were looking at at least 100 gift bags give or take! Of course at this stage you guys go all out but thatâs not what itâs about! Itâs legitimately the thought that counts!
Little gestures like this just remind people that you care,that theyâre on your mind even if they arenât currently doing you a favor! Thatâs what sets Onyx apart, all the little things you do without even thinking about it! Coffee, donuts, catering on set for long shoots,or even the little kits Jimin brings with him to set for the models! Fully stocked with soothing cream, heating pads, the full nine! Itâs actually sad how much of a rarity it is in your line of work!Â
Obviously, it goes without saying that those types of gestures arenât feasible for everyone....However thereâs companies worth more than you that do amples less!
But anyway back to Jimin and Tae! As I mentioned when the door originally opened you were expecting a mop of silver locks as opposed to red! Baby boy ran out to pick up the custom gift bags from this Indie vendor in WeHo. Hintâs why you were expecting Tae instead, now, why Jimins here I have no damn idea! Clearly weâre about to find out and apparently itâs âSome Bullshit!â
Honestly outside of checking his OOTD you didn't truly look at him. Far too busy propped on top of your oversized dining room table sorting through a manusery of âThank youâ cards!
Eyes flicking to the left ever so slightly as you hear him shuffle closer âI-yeah sure what bullsh-wait are you eating my DoorDash?!â
Itâs the way you constantly have to remind yourself that jail will not be like Orange is in the new black! Because I swear you damn near chucked this martini glass at that fire engine red dome of his!
Jimin just shrugs, a little nonchalant and unenthusiastic, almost as if heâs inconvenienced actually...
âMmm, depends on perspectiveâ He deadass just stuffed two more fires in his mouth! You're literally going to strangle him! Itâs borderline painful how hard your jaw tick, eyes narrowed in his direction!
Brows arched so damn high your gonna end up needing Botox from the permanent crease embedding within your skin. âPerspect-your literally eating-â
Holding a solitary finger in your direction âTae just text me and said look at your phone and text him back...with like, a million pouty faces. Also, different note, who changed the decorations I placed on the mantle?! â
Jiminâs hand is now resting on his hip, legitimately angry about these damn decorations! I think his neck even did a couple rolls in the process, and Iâm willing to bet,before he leaves they will be swapped out again!
A frustrated groan attempts to leave your throat though it goes unacknowledged as your lacking any ounce or bite! Far too fond of both of your boys to truly be agitated at the moment! Actually thatâs a lie, you high key wanna punch Jimin but itâs fine ....
âThat, would be Jin, he said they clashed with the table decorâ Pointing to all of the gold, and maroon colored decorations donning the marble coffee table âSo, if your pissed go curse him out because I could give less than a damn! Now where the fuck is my phoneeeeâ
Hopping off the table causing your oversized UCLA Alum hoodie to hike over your ass. Said ass is covered or barely covered considering your cheeky, red, ruffle little panties are in fact assless! A cute little bow perched right on top of your tailbone, as if to direct the eye where to goâŚ.
Jimin is now choking on stolen fires and yeah thereâs a smirk on your face as you grab your phone!
Mmmmhmmmm...and to think, maybe if he wasnât being such a brat youâd let him unwrap one of his gifts a little early!
âBaby now heâs calling meeeeâ Anddddd heâs whining, wiggling his phone like itâs on fire! Ya know, moments like these in fact remind you that Tae and Jimin are the youngest!
âOh for fucks sake!â Huffing in his direction snatching the phone and bag of Five Guys away in the process!
âYes baby?â Itâs actually terrifying how quickly your tone, and entire demeanor just switched! Somewhat reminiscent to how youâd see a mom scold one child then baby talk another all in the same breath!Â
Jimin without a doubt noticed too, lip jutting out in a pout and no matter how many times you roll your eyes you still find yourself leaning forward kissing it right off! He moans into it and you Instantly taste the tangy seasoning from your fries, especially once he tries to swipe his tongue past the seam of your lips. The feeling of that tiny piece of metal playing in his mouth almost distracted you, but alas...the notion immediately reminds you why you were irked to begin with! Without even thinking you lean back into nipping at his bottom lip, though...this is Jimin weâre dealing with here! So whatever you thought youâd achieve is now dead, because a needy little whine just rustled in the back of his throatÂ
Speaking of love languages,thereâs another called âPhysical Touchâ which has the words Jimin Park written all over it. So with that being said you really shouldâve already been prepared for whateverâs about to unfold.
Itâs subconscious at this point, head dropping down to the crook of your neck, nosing up a vein like a neglected puppy! Squeezing your waist hard enough to damn near engrave his thumb print in against your hip bones! Well, clearly he doesnât want you going anywhere anytime soon!  Â
So what do you do instead? Place the bag of food on the bar, hold the phone in one hand and bring the other up to play in his freshly dyed locks! I swear this man is a second away from purring so maybe heâs not a puppy after all. Suddenly his ring clanned fingers trickle down your spine heading south, flexing his palm to squeeze down around the swell of your ass! Shifting you forward so your chest to chest...
So, here you are trying to cater to both of your boys at once...lord help you!
âNo, of course I wasnât ignoring you, I was just busy-yes Tae. You wanna put what in a what,Now?â
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Hiii, as I mentioned above this was kinda last minute, I wrote out prompts on the 21st, then adult life kicked in. I actually had my own little office Christmas party to plan (Nothing on this scale obviously because well, we know the way the real world is rn) However because of that I couldnât truly work on this until the 24th. However itâs been a long time since I wrote/wanted to write so I opted to just post it anyway! Hopefully the full thing will be up by the 28th at the latest.
I have also attached the overall masterlist for this AU!
7 DEEPÂ
#jimin#jimin smut#jimin x reader#jimin x you#park jimin#park jimin smut#park jimin x reader#bts#bts smut#bts x reader#bts au#kpop#kpop smut#bts poly#bts poly au
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Is anyone still around in this fandom? If so, I thought Iâd post the first chapter of an old fic that I re-wrote last year! Let me know if anyoneâs still around, and if youâd be interested in reading more! Hope everyone reading this has a great day! :)
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Three Days Before The Disappearance
.Sam.Giddings. added josh_wash, ashleeeeey, xXGamerChrisXx, TheOriginalMatt, HanButterfly, BethWash, Mike_Munroe, EmilyD_, and _Jess.Riley_ to the chat.
.Sam.Giddings. named the chat Info For Tomorrow.
.Sam.Giddings.: Hey guys! Just to keep everyone updated on our travel plans for tomorrow! I know it's going to be a long day for everyone so it's vital we stick to the plan and stay in our groups where possible!
ashleeeeey: Okie-doodle!!
TheOriginalMatt: How are you so organised, Sam? You're a lifesaver!
HanButterfly: Hi!!
BethWash: trust sam to be more prepared than those of us organising the trip lol
xXGamerChrisXx: Since when was 'okie-doodle' a thing?
EmilyD_: Thanks Sam x
xXGamerChrisXx: And thanks so much, sam!
.Sam.Giddings.: So quick reminder of everyone's groups:
_Jess.Riley_: I'm stoked!!
ashleeeeey: That's rich coming from someone whose username is xXGamerChrisXx! :P
.Sam.Giddings.: Ash, Chris, Matt, and myself will start the journey first tomorrow morning.
xXGamerChrisXx: You wound me!
Mike_Munroe: Thanks for the plan, Sam!
TheOriginalMatt: Excited to see everyone tomorrow! This is going to be a killer weekend for sure!!
.Sam.Giddings.: Em, Mike, and Jess, you guys are next.
ashleeeeey: You're so dramatic!! XD
Mike_Munroe: Team Two here we go!!
xXGamerChrisXx: Made you smile, though! ;-)
josh_wash: what about us
.Sam.Giddings.: I'm just getting to that!
ashleeeeey: True :)
xXGamerChrisXx: You guys are already there and are therefore irrelevant! :P
.Sam.Giddings.: Han, Beth, and Josh, you guys are there already!
josh_wash: thanks cochise i feel so appreciated
BethWash: lol thanks chris
Mike_Munroe: So, what are we all up to?
BethWash: i found cake
xXGamerChrisXx: Browsing reddit like a nerd XD
ashleeeeey: Listening to Sam's rundown of tomorrow unlike sOmE pEoPlE *coughcoughChris*
EmilyD_: Honestly just packing my final things with Jess. Mike's mostly watching the TV.
xXGamerChrisXx: :-(
.Sam.Giddings.: So, tonight we should all make sure our bags are packed and that we have our passports and tickets ready!! Set your alarms for the right times (depending on your group) and make sure to sleep early too (especially if you're in my group since tomorrow will be an early start for us)!
ashleeeeey: :)
TheOriginalMatt: 5am gang where we AT?
HanButterfly: Beth where are you rn? Because I want some of that cake!!
.Sam.Giddings.: So Team One (myself, Chris, Ash, and Matt), we need to be up by 5:00am and be ready by 5:30am for the taxi to the airport!! Matt and Chris, yours is going to be at Chris' place at 5:24 for some reason so make sure to be ready!!
BethWash: the lodge kitchen bcos where else would there be cake han lol
.Sam.Giddings.: We'll meet up at the airport when we arrive! Once we re-group, we'll check in, probably eat some breakfast whilst we wait, and then catch the 8:30 plane!!
TheOriginalMatt: Sweet!
ashleeeeey: Can't wait! :)
josh_wash: yo matt you surviving the puns
.Sam.Giddings.: Team Two - you guys don't have to be up until around 9:00am since your taxi is at 9:20 and then your plane is at 11:30!
HanButterfly: Josh would you like me to save you some cake before we eat it all? :)
EmilyD_: We'll need a little longer than 20 minutes to all get ready but sure x
TheOriginalMatt: Just about! Myself and Chris have mostly been playing on his PS4 so I've been distracting myself with that! XD
josh_wash: yes please!
josh_wash: i feel for ya bro, a whole evening with chris' puns can prove fatal
josh_wash: you die of cringe
Mike_Munroe: Poor ol' Chris XD
.Sam.Giddings.: Once we arrive and get our bags, we need to catch the 2:30pm train and then the 4:20 bus! After that we have to take the 5:40 bus (I sent you guys screenshots of the route yesterday) and get off at Blackwood Pines ready for our hike up the mountain (with a little help from the cable car, of course)!
xXGamerChrisXx: I'm being BULLIED guys :(
ashleeeeey: Aw, poor Chris! :P
josh_wash: jk XD
TheOriginalMatt: I like how Sam's still here typing all we need to know whilst we're talking about cake and puns XD
.Sam.Giddings.: Team Two, you guys need to catch either the 5:30pm or the 6:00pm train depending on when your stuff arrives. After that you'll need to get the 7:50 bus and then the 8:40 bus to Blackwood Pines (you have to specify you want it to stop there or the driver won't stop) before you head up. Remember to lock the cable car station once you get in, Mike!
josh_wash: oh gosh tHE CAKE
Mike_Munroe: Gotcha' Sam!
HanButterfly: No worries, Josh! I managed to save most of it from Beth!
BethWash: rip my chance at a third slice of cake
_Jess.Riley_: Really, thanks Sam! We're all packed and ready to go! Xx
HanButterfly: It's really going to be such an awesome weekend! I can't wait :D
ashleeeeey: Thank you so much for inviting me! I've never been on something like this before!! :D
TheOriginalMatt: Yeah, thank you so much guys! I can't wait either, Han!!
.Sam.Giddings.: Have we got rooms sorted out for the lodge, guys?
BethWash: ash take the plans away from sam so she can have time to relax lol
EmilyD_: I'm with Mike in the room away from everyone like agreed right x
ashleeeeey: I'm trying but she won't let me! XD
HanButterfly: I mean if needs be we can sort out rooms once we're here! If not maybe we just sort out the first night rooms since it'll be fairly late when everyone arrives and then we can adjust them as needed as the trip goes on!
BethWash: lol poor sam will be up all night organising at this rate
.Sam.Giddings.: Sounds good, Han!
Mike_Munroe: Great idea, Hannah!
BethWash: em, yours and mike's room (upstairs guest) may not be ready first night so is it possible for you to share a room with jess til we get a chance to sort it out tomorrow?
EmilyD_: That's fine, hon. Thank you again for the trip and for letting us use the upstairs guest room x
josh_wash: how about for the first night emily and jess share beth's room and then beth sam and han go in hannah's room
josh_wash: mike can go to the small room downstairs if he's alright w/ that and matt can room w/ me
xXGamerChrisXx: Yo dude you forgot ash
ashleeeeey: It's alright, Chris! I can find somewhere!
EmilyD_: Ash you're honestly lovely but I'd kinda' like to be with either Jess or Mike if that's alright xx
ashleeeeey: No problem, Emily! I wouldn't want to intrude! :)
EmilyD_: Knew you'd understand xx
josh_wash: why dont you and ash share a room cochise
xXGamerChrisXx: I thought I was rooming with you and matt?
josh_wash: bro please just think for a minute here
ashleeeeey: I'm not sure.
xXGamerChrisXx: Beth, han, and sam, is there any room with you guys?
ashleeeeey: I'm really sorry to be a bother!!
.Sam.Giddings.: Of course you can room with us, Ash! We'd love to have you with us! :)
BethWash: im with sam
HanButterfly: Of course!!
xXGamerChrisXx: Thank you to the only valid washington kids right now!
josh_wash: -_-
xXGamerChrisXx: I see what you're doing, josh. ha ha, we've had our laugh, now please stop before this weekend.
Mike_Munroe: Rough subject, huh?
josh_wash: bro chill you know i was just joking
ashleeeeey: I'm really sorry!! Please don't get upset with each other!
xXGamerChrisXx: No ash it's alright! i promise i'm not actually mad! :-)
josh_wash: he acts mad over text to get his point across but he literally just sits there with a blank expression irl XD
TheOriginalMatt: Is Sam still there, Ash? Haven't heard from her in a while!
TheOriginalMatt: Gotta check up on my plane buddy for tomorrow!!
_Jess.Riley_: Did you guys get window seats or middle isle seats? I got a middle isle and the others got a window!
BethWash: she hasn't drowned in her notes has she lol
TheOriginalMatt: We got two sets of window seats! Though I don't know which of us is actually going to be at the window and which one will be window isle!
ashleeeeey: She's just brushing her teeth! Her mom came in and brought us a load of vegan snacks for the trip tomorrow and now I'm even more excited!!
ashleeeeey: Speaking of which, I'm probably going to head to sleep in a minute! Though I'm not sure how much I'll actually get since I'm so excited!!! :)
xXGamerChrisXx: Sleep well, ash. see you in the morning :-)
ashleeeeey: Night, Chris :)
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_Jess.Riley_: Well that was cute!
xXGamerChrisXx: People say goodnight to eachother! that's a normal human interaction!
_Jess.Riley_: You know full well it's cute when it's you two
.Sam.Giddings.: Ash told me she logged out so I came to say goodnight!
josh_wash: w/ jess on this one bro
HanButterfly: Goodnight, Sam!
BethWash: night sam!
josh_wash: dont let the bedbugs bite!
TheOriginalMatt: See you bright and early tomorrow!!
.Sam.Giddings.: See you at the airport/lodge, guys!
xXGamerChrisXx: Night!
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BethWash: its cute because you like eachother chris
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HanButterfly: Aww, don't tease the poor guy!
TheOriginalMatt: Chris says goodnight, as do I! Can't wait to see you all tomorrow!
BethWash: night guys!
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josh_wash: night!
Mike_Munroe: Make sure to save me a slice of that cake, Han! I gtg!
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HanButterfly: Goodnight Mike :)
EmilyD_: We'd best be off too. See you all in the morning.
_Jess.Riley_: Night x
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BethWash: night
HanButterfly: Goodnight x
josh_wash: night xxxxxxyzqvp
_Jess.Riley_: Ha ha, very funny. Get that one from Chris?
josh_wash: lol night
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BethWash: PLEASE can i have some more cake, han?
josh_wash: you guys can literally just talk if you wanted
HanButterfly: Nope! Gotta' save some for Mike~
BethWash: you wont shut up about that for the rest of the evening now, will you?
BethWash: lol
HanButterfly: :P
josh_wash: you guys gossip in the kitchen
josh_wash: imma head to bed
BethWash: night bro
HanButterfly: Sleep well!
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BethWash: please?
HanButterfly: No :P
BethWash: ugh night sis
HanButterfly: Night, Beth! XD
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taking a self care day and was instantly hit with temptation so u know what. hereâs that dhurkemara essay. but itâll be under a cut because iâm polite like that
the following is some canon facts sprinkled in with mostly my own headcanons and opinions. but iâm right about everything. cw for mentions of trauma and aa6 spoilers.
i should actually start this by saying that i see a lot of polycule dhurke/amara/jove or dhurke/amara/datz and while it is cute i feel a bit weird about using a poly relationship as just a âoh he has two handsâ solution to love triangles. not that poly relationships arenât valid, but itâs usually just people putting characters together without thinking about how the dynamic would even function. as if a polycule is a band-aid solution.
but thatâs not important because this essay is about why dhurke and amara should just be friends (post SOJ)
i do not respect capcom or its canon, but hereâs a bunch of canonical soj facts that are kinda fucked up;    - when nahyuta is born, amara is 19 and dhurke is 20    - when the palace fire breaks out, amara is 21 and dhurke is 22    - thereâs a gap of approximately 8 years of time where dhurke thinks amara is dead before they reunite and have rayfa (theyâre each around the age of 30 at the time)    - thereâs a period of time anywhere from 9 months - 1 year that theyâre living together again before rayfa and amara are both kidnapped    - following this, dhurke never sees his wife ever again
because i have extreme brainrot, i sat down and feasibly considered the amount of time they wouldâve been together. like, genuinely face to face together. if you only take into account the numbers the game gives you, then that means out of 25 years of marriage, they only see each other for about 3 of them. i tend to tack on an extra year or so for dating, but thatâs still a really short amount of time, with almost all of it being before the palace fire ever happened. not to mention, they married incredibly young, and amara is royalty. typically royal families will push for children to be wed as soon as they come of age.Â
thereâs also the fact that canonically, dhurke was not wealthy to any degree. he mentions in a throw away line having a bunch of weird odd jobs including both farmer and street performer (side note, street performer dhurke is hilarious). considering amara was basically hailed as a goddess by virtue of existing, i kind of doubt they were childhood friends or anything before that. my own hcs for how they met and got married initially tend to fall into a romeo and juliet style of mushy romance. plucky lawyer steals the heart of the queen with his humble charm and promises to whisk her away kind of thing. idk i do actually think they were very in love when they were younger, and maybe like... TOO in love, but my essay and thoughts tend to skew towards characterization through how the two of them grow through their traumas. so letâs just go in order of events here;
the palace fire
i do not care what capcom tries to tell me, dhurke has burns. if amara has a giant chest mark from being in the fire for a very short amount of time, dhurke would have full body burns from literally breaking into and out of a burning building. do you know how hot fire is? itâs fucking hot. itâs also genuinely terrifying. my point is i hc dhurke has some form of pyrophobia.
the years after the palace fire and before rayfa is born arenât given much canon information, but it is stated that amara is convinced dhurke was out to kill her and willingly lives in the palace outside of the public eye. sheâs convinced that dhurke is evil and was trying to kill her for at least twice as long as they were married. that kind of skews your perception of a person, no matter how much you might have once loved them. even if you STILL love them, itâs different. feelings change with time, and i think thatâs a really fun thing to explore in fiction.Â
the rescue/rayfaâs birth
so hereâs where i add the drama. just sprinkle it in. thereâs a very sneaky line in the game that they kind of slip in during dhurkeâs recounting of events around the time rayfa was born, and i have not stopped thinking about it for 2 years.
so plot wise, when apollo presses dhurke about lying about amara being dead, he talks about how he (somehow) got a tip that amara was alive and still being held in the palace. he broke in to save her and potentially run away with her, datz, and and nahyuta into safety, but they add something else in there. dhurke has a moment where he says she didnât initially believe his innocence. and itâs kind of just played as a joke.
but because i like conflict and i do not write dhurke the same hyper-toxic-masculine way they do in canon because i think Men Should Be Allowed To Have Feelings i thought. man that must fucking suck. everyone in the entire kingdom thinks heâs the devil, and the one person heâs been doing it all for the sake of - his wife - initially doubts his innocence. of course this is obviously an understandable response. she was basically trapped and gaslit for nearly a full decade over an event that nearly cost her her own life (and would have to instead come to terms with the fact her own sister wanted her dead) but like it still. it would still suck to hear that from your spouse?
they were together for under a year, and in this time rayfa was born. this is probably my favorite window of time to explore a dhurke and amara relationship adapting because they would be such different people now. time already effects how you personally grow and adapt, but the kind of horrors they went to would drastically change them both. neither of them would be the same kids they fell in love with, and dhurke had just shipped one of his kids to america in an attempt to protect him. heâd already be down bad, but to have to deal with that, his wife not fully trusting him, nahyuta not knowing their own mother and most likely not trusting her initially, and also an entire pregnancy... thatâd be an incredible amount of stress, on top of the fact theyâre both living under the law.Â
(sidebar; because of how weird they had to twist the timeline to make it so apollo was gone before rayfa was born so they never met, i tend to headcanon this as dhurke trying to send both his kids to america to protect them, but not being able to initially send nahyuta because of their royalty status, and it quickly becoming too late.)
something else that confused me was why the hell theyâd even have another kid while theyâre both trying to save themselves, and that... uh. okay maybe this is an unpopular thing to say in terms of headcanon, but i actually believe rayfa was an accidental birth. like logistically, if you see your wife for the first time in almost a decade, youâre going to do Something. and you donât have protection in the mountains. iâm just. iâm just saying.
but all of that being said, more than anything, i think theyâd still be in love during this point. or more accurately, i think theyâd be trying to convince themselves theyâre still in love. they wouldnât be the same people anymore, but the only thing dhurke has left is his family. itâs the thing heâs fighting for, and amara would have just been told she canât go back to her sister for her own safety. thereâs this kind of pressure to stay together for both themselves and their kids. thereâs also a part where dhurke implies that the two of them were planning on trying to escape khuraâin together and cross country lines before shit hits the fan.
turnabout revolution
so if youâre a coward who actually considers canon, after rayfa and amara get kidnapped, dhurke never sees them again. sure, he gets spirit channeled by amara in the final trial, but he never sees her face to face, or gets a chance to speak with her. if youâre like me and simply refuse to believe your favorite characters die, then that means thereâs a 14 year gap between the next time dhurke and amara speak to each other.
whatâs the first thing amara does when they see each other again? accuse him of murder.
in fairness, sheâs under threat of blackmail to do so. sheâs trying to protect both her children at this point, and clearly had a role to play in ingaâs murder herself that she doesnât want to admit to. but at the same time, when apollo reveals that dhurke was actively hiding evidence because he still loved her, she seemed genuinely surprised. this revelation is the thing that gets her to actually go against gaâranâs plot. thereâs also the obvious point of her picking her childrenâs safety over dhurkeâs entire revolution, and what heâs been working on for her sake for most of his life. and honestly I thinks she made the right and most understandable choice. the real part that makes me think they wouldnât get back together after the events of soj (provided dhurke isnât an epic ghost guy) is,
amara chooses her own safety over dhurkeâs, while dhurke chooses her safety over his own.
dhurkeâs a very hopeful character, a very jovial one. throughout all his screen time, thereâs no point where he genuinely thinks nahyuta has betrayed him. thereâs no point where he thinks apollo isnât capable of handling the case without him. he clearly cares a lot about his family, and would do anything for them. this includes amara. heâs not asked to hide evidence for her sake, he just does it. at the risk of undermining his entire revolution and destroying it entirely, he tries to hide evidence thatâd implicate his wife of murder.
amaraâs more of a realist. she doesnât give up information until she absolutely has to. she doesnât even admit to loving dhurke until the last moment sheâs on screen. the only lines in the game she has as herself are during the trial, and half the time sheâs just telling everyone how horrible and awful and terrible her husband was. and again, i must say, this would probably suck to hear.
the aftermath
the country is kind of a little fucked after soj. sure, it ends on a positive note, kind of, but thereâs both a lot of political stuff to fix. and a lot of family stuff to fix. dhurke basically has to rebuild his relationship with every single one of his family members (and in rayfaâs case, from scratch). while I do think marriage is important and stuff, I donât think itâd be... the most important.
what iâm saying is i think theyâd be friends. even if they stayed married, theyâd have to relearn almost everything about each other. they havenât seen each other in forever, and also amara just threw dhurke under the bus. thatâd sting! i think heâd forgive her for that, but itâd sting. knowing your partner would have willingly let you and your entire cause go up in flames sucks. it all sucks. soj is a very downer aa game.
and also i value m/f friendship a lot. i value older adult relationships a lot. i value exploring unfortunate and uncomfortable themes in learning to grow as a person and dealing with your own trauma a lot. i think thereâs a lot to explore in characters like dhurke and amara. alot of people prefer thinking about the relationships between nahyuta and apollo and rayfa as siblings, which is great! but... i donât know. i really like fictional dads. i like thinking about him getting more time with his kids. i like thinking about amara learning to become a person instead of a revered goddess. i like them becoming real people instead of just figureheads in a political war.
also i think dhurke and datz should kiss because they raised kids together in the mountains for 20 years
#thanks for coming to. something#i think about dead side character so you don't have to#dhurke sahdmadhi#amara sigatar khura'in#soj spoilers
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summary // you found your pile of âlettersâ to hyunjin that contain thoughts that have never been said and decided to write to him one last time.
pairing(s) // hyunjin x gn!reader, hyunjin x oc, slight minho x reader
genre(s) // angst, letter ficÂ
warning(s) //Â mentions of food, themes of being forgotten, vulgar wording, humiliation, overthinking
word count // 2.0k
author's note // happy birthday @noya-sannnnâ !! im sorry this was so late hhh you know how i am irl,, but i hope you enjoy this! i love you so much, jane <3 i apologize for the many grammar mistakes gn. i recommend listening to iuâs ending scene while reading this! btw y/n/n means your nickname.
[10/01/14, 3:55am]
dear jinnie,
hi there! it's y/n <3 i hope you're doing okay - i mean of course you are pfft anyways, just writing this short letter (more like paragraph) sort of as a venting mechanism? for things i cant tell you about lol im not so sure how you would call it, since you're so much better at words than i am. basically were like:
hyunjin: ow a brain freeze!
me: haha brain go brrrr
anyways haha yea <3 it's 4am so like,, ill see you at school!
signed,
your loser,
y/n/n
[15/02/14, 12:34am]
yo heartthrob!
im back with this kinda stuff haha it's been a whole? week? since ive written one of these so like yes..hi! i just wanted to say thanks, for today. you really know how to cheer me up huh? you really outdid yourself by setting up that little picnic for us. congrats on making the strawberry cake so perfectly <3 this day will always stay as a core memory in the back of my brain. you're too caring sometimes,,, istg you'll pay for this [maybe hugs?] >:)Â
signed,
your partner in crime,
y/n/n
[30/02/15, 01:29am]
jinnie-senpai~~
LMAO you hate me calling you that, doesn't change a thing though. hehe,, nways i hope you enjoyed your birthday present :) i got you that really cool skateboard that you wanted. i worked my ass off for that in my mother's garden so like,, you gotta thank me for that a thousand times :D nah jk, its a sincere gift, from me to you. i rarely do this for ANYONE so consider yourself lucky to have a best friend like me -3- also, seungmin is likeâŚ.kinda the cutest person ever. introduce me to him pls, thank!
signed,
<your bestest friend3,
y/n
(p.s. you're kinda cute too,,,, ig,,, still stinkee tho)
[13/04/15, 9:04pm]
hey 'baby' (HAHAHA ihy for this)
i hope your day was okay! i didn't see much of you today (which was sort of a bummer but wtv) so likeâŚ. uh yea. you told me you were doing okay over text, which kinda surprised me because like?? we always video call lol this is kinda the first time,, but its okay, i trust you! (i really hope youre doing alright tho, i'll beat anyone up if they make you sad >:( ) you also called me 'sweetheart' today which was likeâŚ. omg wtf haha????????? that was so weird to me for some reason⌠a good kind of weird :D we haven't done those kinds of nicknames in a while soâŚ. happy to know that they're back in session <3 i talked to the new girl today, she's really cool! like she knows the bean song on tiktok so like its a total win heh, ill introduce you to her tomorrow! you'll love her a lot
signed,
your 'lover',
y/n/n
[08/06/16, 10:23pm]
hey howl (hehe go back to that movie night we had)
this spring break sucks so much,, esp because youre not here (you still couldve brought me along :'[ ) but wtv i hope youre enjoying yourself. ive been hanging out with yeonnie lately and i found out she likes conan grey too like pls i love her sm. can we adopt her?? please???? she told me you guys have been video calling too and that makes me so happy!! you two are getting along so well aaa my precious babies </3Â
what if you developed a crush on her? hahaâŚ..jk unless?? (no jk dont shes all mine, stay away >:) ) anyways, i hope the three of us hang out soon. maybe go to that ice cream parlour where they serve the best cookies and cream? Â
signed,
your daisy,
y/n/n
[19/07/15, 01:23am]
peepee poopoo hello
heyheyhey!! (heh, haikyuu thingz) i hope youre doing okay! i mean sure you are, with everything going so well. also i feel like you're not telling me something. maybe it's just me? is it? i hope it is because you tell me everything,, we've been talking less these days but its okay! i know how busy you are, especially with your dad always bugging you,,
also, i think yeonbin likes you :0,, she keeps talking about you whenever we hang out. don't get me wrong, its not bad that she likes you but...something doesn't feel right. i feel like i'm being the third wheeler here and like ugh idk. haha laughs yea i think its just me.. im sorry, i didnt mean to do you like this,, anyways, ill see you soon + her too ofc- yall are inseparable lmao
signed,
your moonlight,
y/n/n
[23/07/15, 01:56am]
greetings, kind sir
lol more like mean sir but like aight KSKSK,, anyways,, how have you been? we haven't really talked in a while,, our convos are always so short with it being one-sided :/ i wish you were online more. yeonnie is ignoring me,, do you know why? i think you do,,, but when i asked you just said you didnt know. did i do something wrong? pls tell me..Â
she blocked my contact the other day and she won't even smile at me when i pass her in the hallways. its,, sad and stressful especially because she was the only one that would genuinely talk to me. i hate to say this,, but i miss you. us, hanging out like the best trio we are, yknow? but i dont think you miss me the same way. sorry, im getting out of hand. i know im just overreacting. im just gonna sleep ig,, good night! sweet dreams,,
signed,
your pink lemonade,
y/n/n
[25/07/15, 03:25am]
hi there
i heard you and her got together?? congrats, jinnie! im so proud of you,, especially because you never had even considered getting a girlfriend a few months earlier lmaO you really woo the ladies huh? anyways,, i hope you've been well since we last talked,, how many days has it been?? i would say nearly a week or so but honestly it feels like a hundred years,, considering you and i used to talk every day. but you have her now to keep you company.
keep this a secret but can you possibly tell me why it hurts when i see her? or when i mention her or even think of her?? is it because she's connected to you? but.. you're my best friend, so why? is it because i miss you? is it because im alone now? is it because you left me with a simple 'i have to go now,, bye y/n/n.'? im not sure either. im being silly, i apologize. ill figure it out sooner or later. sweet dreams, jinnie
signed,
your asswipe,
y/n
[25/07/15, 04:30am]
jinnie
it's because i love you.Â
signed,
your butterfly,
y/n
[??/08/??, 05:??am]
you
i miss your lame jokes. i miss your smile. i miss your laughs. i miss your funny faces. i miss the way your eyes twinkle. i miss th way you would make me happy just by doing the bare minimum. i miss the disaster you made when cooking breakfast. i miss the night when you snuck me out just to go to that pretty lantern event. i miss when you would call out my name everytime we met. i miss when we would share earbuds in train rides. dont you get it, hyunjin? i miss you.
[??/??/15, ??:??am]
asshole.
please tell me that isn't true, please. you're too kind to do these kinds of things, right? + i was your best friend,, then, why, why did you hurt me like this. i didnt do anything wrong.. you couldve just told me you didnt like me,,, why did she have to tell me? out of all people.Â
youre so pathetic for this,, i thought you were brave, bold - but youre just a fucking coward. i loved you, i really did. and i realised too late⌠im sorry. she,, i shouldn't have talked to her in the first place, right? i bet you knew she humiliated me, in front of everyone. of course you did, you were the only one that knew. you told her. fuck, i hate you so much (yet why do i long for you on a night like this?). you know how much that'll affect me and yet, there you are, laughing about it with her.
signed,
fuck off,
you know who i am.
[31/08/15, 03:41am]
ah, jinnie
please tell me this is just a nightmare. please, please. stop just reading my texts, please answer them. jinnie. i miss you so much. i dont care bout her, please just let me be in your arms. i dont care if you love me back, please just talk to me at least. tell me what i did wrong,, jinnie,, please,,, clear these tear stains on my cheek with kisses.
signed,
your fuck-up,
y/n
[15/09/15, 04:59am]
jinnie
why do i keep crying because of you? its been a few weeks since everything has happened. please, nothing has changed. i still love you the same even with all the hatred i have pent up in this stupid brain of mine. i wish i could just walk back in time, to where it all began.
when i first met you in third grade and you pushed me while playing soccer or maybe when we took those ridiculous prom pictures, remember those? i hope you still have them,, because i do too. i hope the pictures of us on your wall still hang there,, it'll remind you of the happy times. hm,, maybe you don't need them.Â
you already have millions of pictures with you and her,, i bet you printed some and replaced those with ours right? sly dog.Â
signed,
friend,
y/n/n
[04/02/16, 12:57am]
hey
i went to the park today and saw both of you being happy. it's nice to see your smile again. im sorry i didnt go up to you,, i just thought it would be awkward. when i heard that adorable laugh of yours, it made me realise that i lost something special. but it's okay isnt it? as your happiness matters more than mine.Â
signed,
y/n
[06/01/20, 08:00pm]
dear hyunjin,
im doing fine here. how about you? gosh,, how long has it been? years? since we last talked to each other. i havent heard from you since. i would just like to say i still think of you sometimes, when watering the plants or dancing while making pancakes. sometimes i think you're here with me too, just being the pals we were.Â
sometimes i'd see you out, just reading a book in the park or buying pasta sauce at the grocery store. it's nice to see you having a stable life. im not sure if you're still with her or not, but its good to know that you still have that large friend group. also! you're never gonna guess who im dating--
it's minho! do you remember him? the one that i used to hate,, uh yeah. he asked me out the other day- you may wonder how tf,,, i too do not know how tf but he gives the best hugs ever. he gave me the love i wanted from you. he stitched my heart back together after it broke,, i love him so much, jinnie..
it's snowing,, do you remember when we would skate on the frozen lake in front of your house? are your parents well? i wonder if your mother still has those earrings i bought for her birthday. i never told you this but your laugh and hers sound so similar.Â
i would just like to say thank you, for everything. you were a big part of my life, up until now. when we see each other after this, we would just be strangers. maybe flash a little smile or give a little wave whenever we greet each other but nothing more. some memories of us would flow in every now and then but it'll just be a short teaser. well, i'll be going now. smile for me, okay?
signed,
the one that loved you the most,
y/n.
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Cursed
silverlightqueenâs SKZ Scarefest
wizard!Seungmin x human!reader - crack comedy, y/nâs a bit of a spoilt brat and Seungmin is not down for it lol
Word Count: 3k+
Summary - Seungmin is the best wizard in town. Poisoned by a pixie? Battered by a troll? Bitten by a were? Whatever the magical injury, Seungmin can fix it in the bat of an eyelid. So when y/n is cursed by a witch and needs his help, she expects to leave his lair curseless only a few minutes later. But her plan⌠doesnât quite go to plan.
Warnings: y/n is a total judgemental bitch lmao and Seungmin wants to teach her a lesson, brief mention of blood and vomit, I think thatâs it but please let me know if I missed else!
a/n: and here is the seventh instalment of my SKZ Scarefest! I really hope you guys enjoy this, and thank you @silverlightprincessâ for being the best (she didnât proofread this either but sheâs about to read it after I post it and check for mistakes which I will go back and edit lmao). please be sure to check out the previous parts and keep an eye out for the next parts too x
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âHi, how can I help?â the receptionist says, looking up from her computer to give me a friendly smile. âHi, Iâve got an appointment with Dr Kim at 1.30,â I say, and she blinks at me in surprise before looking at her computer, clicking away. âAh, y/n y/l/n, is it? You booked yesterday?â âYes, thatâs me.â âYouâre lucky to get an appointment with Dr Kim so late. And during his lunch break, too! Do you know him?â she asks, and I hesitate before replying, âI used to. We⌠went to school together.â âOh, thatâs nice! Well, take a seat and Iâll let him know youâre here,â she says cheerily, and I give her a weak smile before turning to take a seat.
The District 9 Doctorsâ Surgery is unlike any Doctorsâ Surgery Iâve ever seen before; the reception is relatively normal, with its cold lighting, linoleum flooring and hard backed chairs, but the patients are quite⌠abnormal. A man is sat two seats away from me, his body covered in hair and long sharp claws protruding from his fingers â I hear him telling the fairy beside him, whose wings are wilted and colourless, that he hasnât been able to fully turn into his wolf form or his human form for weeks. Opposite them, a vampire sits with a bucket in his lap, vomiting blood into it every few moments, and the centaur stood beside his seat with his tail wrapped in a bloody bandage rubs his back soothingly. I think Iâm the only human in here.
Normally, Iâd have driven out to the Doctorsâ Surgery in the next district â everyone knows that The District 9 Doctorsâ Surgery caters specifically to magical injuries â but I somehow donât think my problem can be solved by a human doctor. When I phoned the surgery yesterday, I asked for the next possible appointment. I was told by the receptionist that that wouldnât be until mid-November, which never wouldâve worked. So I did what I swore I wouldnât do, and asked the receptionist to ask Dr Kim if he had any availability for y/n y/l/n. The receptionist sounded sceptical, but he put me on hold anyway, and came back to tell me that Dr Kim said he could just about fit me in.
âMiss y/l/n? Dr Kim is ready to see you in Room 13,â the receptionist calls out, and I rise from my chair, passing the vomiting vampire with a wince. I head down the clinical corridor, white bar lights flickering overhead, and when I reach Room 13, I take a deep breath and raise my hand to the door. I knock once, twice, and then wait to be told to come in. I hear nothing. I roll my eyes, knocking again a few moments later, and then I hear him call out, âCome in!â
I turn the handle, tentatively opening the door and slipping into the room. Whilst the reception may have looked like any old Doctorsâ Surgery, Room 13 certainly does not. The walls are black and purple, flickering yellow lamps casting an eerie glow and providing the brightness that the room needs due to having no windows. The floor is an ugly brown and red patterned carpet, the kind you find in a decades old manor house, and wooden shelves and chests of drawers are dotted around the room, covered with various suspicious looking bottles and jars. Old tapestries hang on the walls, and mismatched armchairs and beanbags sit around the rickety table in the middle of the room â I suppose itâs more of a kitchen island type thing than a table â which has a crystal ball, magic wands and various mystical objects sitting atop it. The only things in the room that donât look otherworldly or ancient are the laptop on the table, and the man stood in front of it, typing away.
He doesnât look up when I walk in, so I just shut the door behind me, throwing myself down onto the comfiest looking armchair, practically sinking into it. I busy myself with filing my freshly done nails â I love my nail lady, but she can somehow never get them all even â whilst I wait for him to be done. âI just cleaned the room and youâre getting nail filings everywhere,â he says after a few minutes, and I roll my eyes at him. âAre you sure you cleaned it? It looks a state,â I say dryly, and he lets out a little laugh as I pull a flask out of my bag. I get up from my seat and hand him the flask, ignoring his raised eyebrow. âWait, is this-â âIced americano. The way you like it,â I say, and he grins, taking it from me with badly hidden excitement. âLook at you. Sweetening me up,â he observes amusedly, and I roll my eyes again. âI was making it for myself but now I feel a little sick, so you can have it,â I lie, and he just gives me a suspicious side-eye before sipping from the flask and letting out a blissful sigh.
âWhat are you doing here?â he asks after a few seconds, and I sigh, dragging one of the higher chairs over to the table and sitting on it, not wanting to be a few feet shorter than him in the armchair. âI need your help with something,â I say, and he looks surprised. âWait, youâre actually here to be treated?â âUm⌠yes. Why else would I be here?â I ask confusedly, and he hesitates. âThought you might be here to⌠see me,â he says quietly, and I feel a little awkward. âI⌠Seungmin, you have to understand w-â âI understand, y/n, I completely understand, and I donât blame you. Itâs just that Iâve⌠missed you. And I donât mean Iâve missed our relationship. Iâve missed you in my life. You donât even show up to family events anymore, and my mum keeps asking why she hasnât seen you. I donât have the heart to tell her what happened,â he murmurs, my heart twisting with guilt. Iâm not quite sure what to say, desperately wracking my brains, but there isnât anything to say, so weâre both silent.
Seungmin and I grew up living in houses opposite each other. Our parents were best friends, so we were best friends. We remained that way through nursery, all of school, and into our adult lives too. I was quite proud of having a wizard best friend who could solve nearly any problem I ever had. He made sure I never failed any tests, hurt myself, got into trouble, and he fixed anything I ever broke, found everything I ever lost, made sure nothing bad ever happened to me. And then we did the worst thing we couldâve done, and we fell in love with each other. Two years later, I had aged two years, and Seungmin had not â wizards are immortal, and so he stopped aging from the age of 18. 22-year-old me was dating 18-year-old Seungmin. It doesnât seem like much of an issue, but I started thinking about the future. What about when I turned 30, and Seungmin still hadnât aged a day into adulthood? When weâd had a child together, and he looked more like the kidâs sibling than the father?
âAnyway⌠whatâs wrong? Whyâd you need my help?â he asks, and I sigh deeply. âBasically⌠I was at the club with Chaeryeong the other night, and we were in the toilets, and I was putting on lipgloss. This girl next to me asked if she could use it, and I was like, âum, noâ, because who shares lipgloss with a stranger in a club, and she got angry and started saying, âyou think youâre so gorgeous, and you think youâre better than me,â and basically went off on one, so I may have retaliated slightly, and turns out she was a witch, so she put a curse on me,â I explain all in one breath, and Seungmin raises a sceptical eyebrow. âYou wanna tell me what really happened?â he asks, and I blink once, twice, before sighing.
âShe asked to borrow my lipgloss and I was kinda drunk and I may have been a bit of a bitch and told her she needed more than just lipgloss to fix her face,â I admit ashamedly, and Seungminâs mouth falls open. ây/n!â âWhat? Itâs not like I lied! Her makeup was terrible! It was the completely wrong colour for her skin, she hadnât blended it, her eyelashes werenât the right shape for her eyes and she hadnât glued them on properly so they were hanging off, her eyeshadow clashed with her lipstick, it was all terrible! I wasnât about to let her put my expensive ass lipgloss on top of that god-awful lipstick. So I tried to give her some girl-to-girl advice, but I was drunk so it came out the wrong way!â I say defensively, Seungmin shaking his head at me in disbelief.
âDid you tell her all those things? ââŚI may have, yes.â âYouâre such a bitch, y/n. Maybe she did her makeup like that on purpose. Maybe no oneâs ever taught her how to do makeup. You didnât need to come for her like that. God,â he says, voice laced with shock and disappointment, and I feel like a little kid being told off by their teacher. âI apologised when she started crying b-â âYou made her cry?â he demands, voice going up a few octaves, and I pout. âI didnât mean to! I apologised, but she was already angry, so she cursed me,â I say in a small voice, Seungminâs unimpressed gaze making me feel quite ashamed. Not that I didnât already! Heâs just making me feel worse.
âWhat was the curse she put on you?â he asks, and I let out an angry noise just at the thought of it. âThat Iâll age to look quadruple how old I actually am,â I spit, and his eyebrows furrow in confusion. âIâve never heard that before. She probably just said it to scare you.â âThatâs what I thought. Until this happened,â I say, turning my head away and lifting up my hair to reveal the base of my neck. I hear him suck in a breath, knowing heâs seeing the lock of hair at the back of my head, the one thatâs now a powdery grey colour, wiry and ratty amongst the perfectly healthy hair that I put so much effort into looking after.
âMy bodyâs getting achy and Iâve got all these pains everywhere that I didnât have a couple days ago. So I think the curse is real, Seungmin,â I say seriously, and he nods, looking thoughtful. âSo you want me to lift the curse off you?â he asks, and I nod, giving him my best wide innocent eyes. âCan you do it?â I ask, and heâs silent for a moment before replying, âI can. But I wonât.â My heart drops, my mouth falling open slightly, and I blink at him a few times before I say, âwhat do you mean, you wonât?â âI wonât lift the curse off you. You were rude and bitchy to that girl and not once have you shown me that you feel guilty about it. Instead, youâre sat here defending yourself and complaining about her like a little brat, so I think this should teach you a lesson,â he says simply, and I stare at him in shock.
âYouâre joking, right? I demand, anger flaring through me at the way his eyes sparkle with mirth. âNo, Iâm being serious, actually. You judged that girl based on how she looked â Iâm sure if she was conventionally pretty, with flawless makeup, youâd have lent her your lipgloss without a second thought, and probably becomes best friends with her too. That girl might have been the nicest person youâd ever come across. But you wouldnât know, because you were mean to her. Now, the shoe will be on the other foot. Youâve coasted through life getting what you want because youâre pretty, and now that youâll look all wrinkly and saggy, weâll see how you like being on the receiving end of peopleâs judgement,â he says cheerfully, my mouth falling open more and more as he speaks.
âSeungmin, Iâm sorry for being a bitch. I really am, and I do regret it. But surely that slightly bitchy behaviour doesnât warrant this. Me looking like an ancient pensioner! Iâve learnt my lesson. Please donât do this,â I say desperately, starting to actually worry that he might not lift the curse. âHmm, I donât know if you have learnt your lesson, y/n. Itâs not like I can take your word for it, because if I didnât know you any better, youâd have gotten away with telling me a twisted version of what really happened. Youâre a compulsive liar. So, I apologise, but I wonât be lifting the curse,â he says seriously, but his lips are quirked up at the corners, making me realise heâs actually amused by this situation.
âSeungmin, this isnât a joke! You cannot let this happen to me!â I shriek, panic making my hands shake, and he raises an eyebrow at me. âShouting wonât make me change my mind,â he says dryly, the two of us staring at each other, very different emotions in our gazes, and he sighs a few moments later. âHow about this? When you show a true act of selflessness and generosity without any kind of judgement, the curse will break,â he says, taking my hands into his as he speaks, and when I register his words, I snatch them away angrily. âNo! I donât want any stupid conditions or things I have to do! Just take the fucking curse off me, Min!â I scream, fury making my voice waver, and he just laughs.
âYou took your hands away too late â itâs done now. This will teach you your lesson,â he grins, and I want to literally throw myself across the table and teach him a lesson instead. âSeungie, please,â I pout, stooping lower than I ever thought I would, and he hesitates for a moment before shaking his head, crossing his arms over his chest. âNo, y/n. Itâs done. Try not to judge someone based on their appearance for once, and youâll be rewarded for it,â he says mildly, and I just stare at him in disbelief for a few moments. âAre you doing this because I dumped you?â I ask, unable to believe he simply wants to teach me a lesson, and he bursts out into laughter. âFlattering yourself a little there, arenât you? No, y/n, thatâs not why. Stop trying to find reasons to play this down. There are no other factors for this punishment other than your nasty behaviour.â âPunishment? What are you, my dad? You donât get to punish me!â âI know you better than your dad does, better than anyone else does, and I know youâre better than this. Iâm trying to help you.â âYouâve got a funny way of showing it!â I exclaim, silence falling between us.
âIf thatâs all, y/n-â âIf thatâs all? If thatâs all?â âYes. If thatâs all, you can leave. I only have ten minutes left of my lunch break, and then Iâve got another appointment. So you can go,â he says with a small grin, effectively dismissing me like a parent sends a child to their room, and I let out an angry huff. âI canât believe this. Some shitty doctor you are,â I say childishly, bitter about this lesson heâs trying to teach me, and he just rolls his eyes amusedly. âMy thousands of satisfied patients say otherwise. But thatâs okay â you canât please everyone. Especially not judgemental little brats,â he grins, and I let out a shrill noise of rage, pushing myself up off the seat and grabbing my bag from the armchair.
âAnd Iâll take this!â I exclaim pettily, snatching the half-empty flask from the table, and he just laughs at me, making me feel even more murderous than I already do. âYouâll thank me eventually, y/n,â he says gently, and I let out another angry huff. âI doubt it,â I hiss, stomping towards the door and, just as I think I canât be any more immature, I kick the shelves nearest me, watching as it wobbles and falls over to the side before stopping mid-air. âReally? How childish of you,â Seungmin says amusedly, one hand outstretched in the direction of the shelves, his magic holding them up, and I let out an angry scream, sounding a lot like Regina George when she was putting herself in the Burn Book to get back at Cady. Is this really what Iâve become? How embarrassing,
âIâll see you at Jacksonâs for Halloween,â he calls out behind me as I reach the door. âI wouldnât count on it,â I hiss venomously, âmy brittle bones may have already given way by then. God knows if Iâll even be able to walk, thanks to you!â âNo, y/n, you only have yourself to blame for this,â he says, as he shakes his head with a sad smile. âOh, cut out all the philosophical teaching-moment shit,â I spit, wrenching open the door. As I do so, one of my nails flies off my finger. Not just the fake nail my technician put on this morning. The entire nail.
I hold back a gag, hearing Seungmin stifling laughter behind me, and I look away from it, feeling quite sick. My eyes meet Seungminâs, and he must take pity on me when he sees how theyâre full of angry and helpless tears, and he waves a hand in my direction. When I look down at my hand again, the nail is back in place, good as new. I look back at him in surprise, and he looks a little embarrassed. âNo more of your nails will fall out. But Iâm not fixing anything else for you. Now go, before your stupid pretty face convinces me to lift the curse,â he says, and I feel a little hope spark in my chest. âSeungie, p-â âNuh-uh. Get outta here. Now.â âBut S-â ây/n, I will call security!â
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#JUSTINDESERVEDBETTER talk & 13 Reasons Why S4E10 thoughts
So ... Iâve already watched the series finale, did it right after episode 9 but it was hard for me to watch and write my thoughts simultaneously because I was ugly crying the whole freakin time. Thus, Iâm posting this now. Havenât cried this much in a LONG while. My heart is fucking broken. Iâm gonna start by talking about my favorite character whom the show did SO. FUCKING. DIRTY. JUSTIN FOLEY DESERVED BETTER. (obviously, OBVIOUSLY, it was gonna be MY favorite character who gets screwed over and dies a horrible death, just my luck, why did I expect a happy ending, I donât even know).
Justin was the most tragic figure of the show. Raised by a junkie mother who never gave a damn about him, sexually molested as a little kid by one of her many drug addict & violent boyfriends, he often went to school dirty and hungry because of the neglect. He never had a positive influence in his life. He only managed to do better with Bryceâs help (Bryce was a bastard but he did care about Justin in his own way, thatâs for sure).Â
After the events of S1 with Hannahâs suicide and the tapes and everything that happened with Jessica and Bryce, he left his abusive home and lived in the streets where he barely ever found food and what money he got from charity or the men who paid (and hurt him) to use his body, he gave to drugs.Â
In S2, Clay and Toni, found him and saved his life, helped him get back on his feet and he tried his best to set things straight with everyone. He even saved Clayâs life who came so close to killing Bryce and even worse himself. He didnât hesistate to face the legal consequences if it meant helping the girl he loved. And Clay eventually became his brother as his parents decided to adopt him.Â
In S3, he started going to school and doing well, got a job, tried to start his life over, this time in a safe environment with a real family and friends who supported him. He was doing exceptionally well, he looked much happier, he finally felt what itâs like to be loved by a mother and father and a brother and he got some sense of normalcy in his life. He was there for Clay when things got bad, believed in him and he had his back ALWAYS. (still emo about their scenes together where they told each other âI love youâ & âIâd do ANYTHING for youâ), Plus, he was one of Tylerâs biggest supporters stating Tyler deserved a second chance to be better.
Come S4 ... heâs fresh out of rehab, looking better than ever. His friends welcome him when he gets back but everything is different. EVERYTHING. And everyone has changed. THE ENTIRE SEASON, NOBODY, NOT A SINGLE PERSON gave a fuck about him except for the coach and to a point his adoptive parents. He had done so much progress, he wanted to make his new family proud so bad, he was clean, he was doing great at school, he even got accepted into college!!! And what did he get in return???? NOT ONE OF HIS FRIENDS HUNG OUT WITH HIM ONCE, NOT EVEN ONCE. Every time he tried to approach someone or help THEM deal with their problems, he was turned away and even insulted. They would tell him he shouldnât be giving advice and that he would never change who he used to be. He confessed to the coach that he felt like nobody believed in him and frankly?? NOBODY SHOWED THEY DID!!!!!!!! Jessica brushed him off all the time because she was MAD he broke up with her so he could FOCUS ON HIS HEALTH!!!!!!!!!! WHAT??????!!!!!!!!! She kept parading everywhere with Diego when she knew this was hurting him deeply. Clay was so fucking MEAN to him and I didnât understand WHY after their great bonding their previous two seasons. Sure, he had his own problems, but there was NO reason for this, absolutely none. He was jealous of the moments Justin shared with his parents and how he was doing well at school and sports and got accepted in college. He even told in his FACE that Matt and Lainie are his parents ALONE, not Justinâs when he knew Justinâs biggest need was to feel the love and warmth of a family. Justin wanted to go to a free college so that Clay could have the money go to the BEST one and so the Jensens didnât have to spend any on him. And Iâm 100% sure he never told them how sick he was until it was too late because he didnât want to be a burden so he decided to die quietly and slowly without upsetting them. Clay had the NERVE to pin the positive drug test on Justin when Justin was fucking CLEAN and then went on to smoke POT at that party. It broke my heart in 1000000 pieces when Justin asked him why he hated him so much. Zack wasnât better either, basically telling Justin that heâd be a junkie his entire life and he could never change. The others mostly didnât give a flying fuck, focused on nobody else but themselves and stayed far away from him the entire season. His mom died of OD and he didnât tell anyone but the Jensens and Jess and he had to deal with everything all on his own again. He only had the coach to listen and there was a limit to what help he could give. So, he finally broke. He stopped caring since nobody was giving him a chance, he started using again, he lost his job, he didnât care about anything. Jess and Clay knew he was using again and did NOTHING to help except tell him âHey, I thought you quit! I thought you were getting better!â. Wow, BIG HELP, ASSHOLES. They all left him alone on prom night, and Clay SAW how sick he looked but he preferred to go to prom rather than stay with his brother who needed him.
Justin, with what little strength he had left, got dressed and went to the prom towards its end, he looked so beautiful in his suit, like Prince Charming. He lived one last carefree moment with the girl he loved and then he collapsed. And THATâS when everyone said âOH, NO! Letâs go see our sick friend!â. Well done, now he IS DYING, YOU IGNORANT IDIOTS. Now that heâs at deathâs door, you want to be there for him but WHERE WERE YOU WHEN HE WAS SO DESPERATELY TRYING TO LIVE?????????? Yes, it was proven that he had HIV, probably from the time he lived on the streets and without the proper care it went on to become fully AIDS and he had numerous other issues with his health as a result of that and the drugs to the point that he could no longer breathe on his own. BUT. Had he shared his problems and told the Jensens how sick he was feeling for so long, his death could have been prevented. I know someone in real life who got HIV in his 30s and heâs now in his 60s and his life is perfectly fine. He has friends, he has family (didnât get married), he travels, he does what he wants. Justin could have been saved if someone had NOTICED. Like HANNAH could have been saved if someone, ANYONE was paying attention. Needless to say, I fucking died during his scenes in the hospital, it was so hard to watch him waste away in that hospital bed. When they took the tube out so he could say his goodbyes to Clay, Jess and his adoptive parents ... I LEGIT havenât cried so hard in SO long ... I still have a headache from all the crying. My poor CHILD, he was scared but he told them all how much he loved them and eventually died in his sleep, holding his brotherâs, Clayâs hand. The episode was meaningless after that for me. I only watched to see how everyoneâs stories would end, even though I didnât care and knew that theyâd get their happy (mostly) endings. The one character who TRULY deserved the best and happiest ending, got royally fucked and buried six feet under while everyone went about their lives like nothing had happened.
I really donât have much to comment on the rest of the story. Clay did one final extreme act by walking in the police department, saying he had a gun. Not convinved he didnât really want to die too after Justin but perhaps his psychologist was right and he was just trying to make people notice he was hurting. Iâm happy for Toni for doing whatâs best for him and deciding to accept the scholarship and go to college, same goes for Tyler, he deserved to be happy and Iâm glad he ended up with Estella. Relieved that Jess and Diego tested negative for HIV but disappointed they were ready to get back together so soon after Justin. Winston decided to not use what he found out about Bryceâs death against Alex and the others and that made me respect him a little bit. (Winston and Ryan btw? hehe, I kinda saw it coming ever since I saw Ryan and Courtney at the graduation-did anyone also notice Bryce and Monty in the crowd too??lol). Liked the graduation and Hannahâs little cameo (although it was archived footage) but it left me with a sour taste because Justin wasnât there among the rest, only as a ghost in Clayâs mind. Also that Heidi girl talking to Clay, uh, SO cheesy and unnecessary. Clay reading Justinâs college essay with Justinâs ghost in their bedroom and seeing how it was all about him and Justin calling him his brother ... IT DESTROYED ME. UTTERLY AND COMLETELY. WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME. WHY WOULD YOU KILL THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CHARACTER OF THE SHOW. THE MOST COMPLEX AND DAMAGED ONE. WHY COULDNâT HE HAVE A HAPPY ENDING LIKE THE REST OF THEM. ITâS FUCKING UNFAIR.
Iâm glad the final scene was just Clay and Toni driving away, always enjoyed their friendship. Having no word exchange between them was pretty powerful because you only needed to read their expessions to feel the emotions.
All in all, a powerful season who dealt with so many important issues, well directed and full of action but disappointing for me where it mattered the most ... Right now, I donât want to even touch another show for a long time, I need a break to recover from this, it was too much. I wish I didnât get so attached to certain characters, but I do and it hurts me deeply when shit like that happens to them. Anyway ... Goodbye, show ... it was (mostly) good while this journey lasted ... I sure hope I see all these HUGELY talented actors and actresses in other projects in the future, especially Brandon Flynn (Justin), Dylan Minnette (Clay), Katherine Langford (Hannah) & Justin Prentice (Bryce). I also hope Brandon & Dylan get ALL the awards for their performances in S4. THEY DESERVE EVERYTHING. Iâd love to hear other peopleâs thoughts on all this, it was such an intense experience.
#Justin Foley#13 Reasons Why Spoilers#13RW Spoilers#13 Reasons Why#Clay Jensen#Brandon Flynn#Dylan Minnette
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