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Here's a random thought I had while rewatching Ninjago.
What if Jay, instead of being adopted by the Walkers, was adopted by Dr. Julien? Just imagine all of the fluff and angst that could come from it.
Edit as of May 26, 2024: Now on A03!
Jay could've learned all of his building skills from Dr. Julien, and when it came time to build Zane, Jay helped out a bit. There are bits of Jay's mechanics in Zane, little pieces that only Jay created, so that there was always a part of him with Zane.
When Zane was activated, much like waking up, he and Jay hung out together ever second of every day. They grew up together, learning all there was to learn side by side. Jay never thought that Zane was odd, and he knew that Zane was his brother, despite being made of metal.
Zane always thought as Jay as his older brother, because he was. Jay loudly taught Zane all that Dr. Julien didn't, even convincing Zane to learn how to dance and sing. He was a constant in Zane's life, one that he was thankful for.
Jay grew to be a joy that Zane still struggled to understand, because how can someone be so happy all of the time? And Zane began to be a steady presence in Jay's life when his nightmares became too vivid, rubbing his back comfortingly every time Jay woke up sobbing.
They ate every meal together, trying new recipes as often as they could. Dr. Julien taught Zane how to cook, Jay sitting back and tasting as they went. They were a family, made up of broken pieces of both hard pasts and machine parts, but they were as flesh and blood.
And Dr. Julien mourned the day that he would have to say goodbye to the both of them. He knew who they were both meant to become. He knew what he had to do.
Jay cried when he learned that Dr. Julien had to hide away, and didn't eat for days when he learned that Zane would get his memory wiped. He was going to lose his father and his brother, and despite Dr. Julien's assurances that he wouldn't truly loose Zane, Jay knew that what they had would never return. Not when all of Zane's memories were gone. There relationship would never be the same.
Zane would forget all that they had done together, all of the games of tag in the snowy forest, all of the inside jokes the two had been collecting, even the stories Dr. Julien would tell them every night.
Zane didn't understand why Jay was sad, and was even more confused when Jay accepted a job at a junkyard, more than two day's travel away. He didn't understand why Jay was crying when he wrapped Zane in a hug, telling him that he was the best brother he could ever have. He didn't understand that when Jay said goodbye, he meant it.
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Zane becomes a ninja, being led up the steps to the Monastery by Master Wu, and Jay is waiting for him. At the sight of his brother, one he hadn't seen for years, a flood of joy filles his heart, causing a bright smile on his face. All he wants to do is run up to Zane, wrap him in a big hug, and tell him all of the adventures he's had. But before he can, Zane gives him a smile, and introduces himself, his eyes friendly, yet giving no spark of recognition, no joy at seeing his brother again.
"Hello. I am Zane."
Zane didn't recognize him. He didn't know Jay. He didn't recognize his own brother.
With a heavy heart, Jay knows that the plan worked. His father was gone, and Zane forgot everything. And now, for everything to go as Dr. Julian wished it, Jay had to pretend that he didn't know Zane. He had to pretend that Zane was a human. That Jay hadn't helped build him. That they hadn't grown up together. That Jay wasn't his brother long before they were ninja.
So he rebuilds their relationship from the ground up, starting with his name.
"I'm Jay! It's great to meet you!"
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Zane grows to see Jay as a little brother, and gladly lets Jay taste the food he makes, ignoring the sad look in Jay's eyes when he does so. He learns that Jay loves to invent, that he's especially fond of cold weather despite him being the Master of Lightning, and enjoys reading books before resting for the night. Jay tries to read to Zane, but Zane is more confused by the practice, and Jay soon stops, his voice soft as he says goodnight.
Jay learns to talk to Zane like they are just meeting, pushing away the inside jokes they once shared, and tried to make new ones. He tastes Zane's cooking, trains beside him, and plays videogames with him. It's good, it's nice, but it's not the same. He still misses everything. He still misses his brother. Every part of him wants flip that memory switch, make Zane remember, but he couldn't. He couldn't do that to Zane or his father.
Zane was happy. Dr. Julien was safe. And that was all that mattered.
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Zane does eventually learn he's a robot, back in Jay's childhood workshop, in the woods that they both had called home. Jay has to pretend that he didn't know, and acts shocked around the others. But Jay never counted on Zane finding the memory switch so soon, and flipping it.
Zane remembers. After all of those years, he remembers.
As soon as Jay saw Zane's eyes, right after he defeated the Treehorns, he saw a recognition that he hadn't seen in years, one that reminded him of late nights talking, making pillow forts, drawing on blueprints while singing songs that they made up as they sang.
Jay expected Zane to be mad. He no doubt wondered why Jay didn't tell him the truth, why Jay hid away, pretending to be a stranger. Why Jay had lied for so long. And he would be angry with him, wouldn't he? For lying about everything they were? Everything Zane himself was?
Jay prepared for the worst.
But Zane pulled Jay into a hug, crushing him in his comforting grip, letting Jay rest his head on his shoulder, rubbing his back steadily like he did when they were young. Jay began to cry, sobbing, shaking in Zane's arms, and Zane only held him tighter.
"Jay! I remember! You're...you're my brother. My brother!"
Jay nodded, unwilling to let go, unable to speak. Zane didn't let go.
And Zane would never let go again.
#this got very long lol#i'm not sure if anyone else has thought of this before#but i needed to write something for it#ninjago#lego ninjago#jay walker#ninjago jay#zane julien#zane ninjago#ninjago zane#ninjago dr julien#ninjago fanfiction#sort of?#I might post this on ao3#we'll see
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the beca + cooking character study that ATTACKED my brain that nobody asked for
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Beca Mitchell hated cooking.
At least, thatâs what she would like to be put on the official record.
Not all children of divorce are forced to grow up fast. Beca knows this, in a very tangible way. She had friends growing up whose parents were also divorced, and life continued much in the same way for them as it did before their parents separated. Sometimes theyâd even joke that life was better now since they got double the gifts on holidays, double the parties for their birthday.
Beca always let them have their moment, didnât feel the need to shut down what optimism they could find in whatever turbulent custody schedule their parentsâ lawyers had worked out. Didnât feel like shoving her own thoughts about her divorced parents in their faces.
By the time she was 12 years old, Beca could make a few pretty decent casseroles. They werenât all that complex, mostly just cheese, noodles, and different sauces mixed together in a glass pan. But after about 6 months of living off of PB&Js, Lunchables, and Spaghettios, waiting for her mom to snap out of whatever work-induced daze sheâd been in since her dad walked out on them, Beca decided that they needed actual food.
So, sheâd rolled up her sleeves and designated herself the man of the household.
Grocery shopping took a while for her to figure out. Beca would walk to the nearest Walmart and stare wide-eyed at all the different aisles, foods, and brands available. Overwhelmed and out of her league.
At first sheâd just grab whatever she vaguely recognized and buy it, avoiding eye contact with the cashier and handing over her momâs credit card before hightailing it out of the store as fast as she could. But eventually she found she actually liked grocery shopping. Sheâd slip her headphones over her ears and peruse the aisles, wondering what different vegetables and seasonings would taste like in a stir fry or pasta.
By 14, Beca had a pretty solid routine. Saturdays were shopping and laundry days. Sheâd make a list of all the stuff they needed, ask her mom if she had any meal suggestions (which she didnât), walk the two miles to Walmart, then haul all the bags she could carry back.
It got easier when she was 16 and could drive. Faster, for one, and she could actually bring home more than four bags at a time.
Every day after school sheâd come home, make dinner, wait around until 7:00 to see if her mom would be home to eat with her, and when she inevitably didnât show, put the food away and go work on her her music until she couldnât keep her eyes open.
If her mom ever noticed Becaâs efforts in keeping them both fed, she never let on.
Beca kept up that routine until she was 18, until the decision to go to college was made for her by a father who was suddenly interested in being a part of her life again.
The day before leaving for Barden, Beca put together a weekâs worth of freezer meals - which, for one person who often forgot to eat, would last more like a month, really. The next morning a taxi picked her up and took her to the airport.
Her mom was already at work by the time she left.
When Beca stepped foot inside her dorm room for the first time, the first thing she noticed was the strangely hostile energy coming off in waves from her roommate. The second thing she noticed was that there was no kitchen. She would be getting all her meals from the cafeteria on the main floor.
The first meal Beca ate from the cafeteria was chicken parmesan. It was bland at best, probably frozen chicken that could be prepared and served en masse.
Beca didnât lift a finger to make it.
It was perfect.
When Beca moved into the Bella house a year later, with all the rest of the Bellas piling in behind her, her heart sunk at the sight of the large, fancy kitchen just off the living room. Sheâd spent the last year living off of cafeteria food, energy drinks, and chips, and the thought of meal prepping and grocery shopping again was enough to make her sick.
That sickness lasted all of two seconds before Chloe loudly started to explain to everyone how their kitchen and cooking duties worked. How they would all rotate through who went shopping for food, but for the most part theyâd fend for themselves unless someone felt the urge to cook for everyone.
They were adults, after all. They were old enough to look after themselves.
That was enough for Beca to breathe again.
Beca sort of stuck to how things were the year before, eating out often for meals, but mostly just snacking a lot. It was hell on her digestive system, sure, but she had more important things to worry about. Like school and her music and the Bellas.
The rest of the Bellas liked to tease her about it. They would joke that she probably couldnât even boil water and thatâs why she didnât cook very much. Amy liked to say she was forever trapped in a 12 year old boyâs body; her stomach a bottomless pit that only craved Cheetos and Red Bull.
Beca didnât mind the teasing, really. Sheâd just laugh it off and shove more chips in her mouth.
When the other girls cooked for everyone, Beca would thank them politely and enjoy her food, feeling no pressure to return the favor. The most common group cook was Chloe, who always served her Bellas with a smile. Which was awesome, really, except-
Chloe Beale, for all her charm and beauty, was not a great cook.
Her food was fine, for the most part. No worse than the cafeteria food Beca lived off of for a year. Chloe just wasnât... particularly gifted in the kitchen. Most of the time her noodles were ever so slightly undercooked, her cookies a little overdone, and the girl didnât know how to use any seasonings besides salt to save her life.
And yet Chloe loved to cook. Not out of necessity or obligation, just out of a genuine enjoyment for hearing things sizzle in a pan, or watching bread rise in the oven. Sheâd turn on some music and waltz around the kitchen like she was Rachel Ray, not even realizing her sauce was thickening to a worrying degree.
It was, Beca had to admit, one of her favorite sights in the world.
Sometimes Beca would just sit at the counter and watch Chloe prance around, joking and laughing with her, and sometimes she would lend a... secretive hand. If Chloe was distracted with a picture of a dog on her phone, Beca would stir the meat cooking on the stove. When Chloe would get caught up talking with Stacie about a guy in her class, Beca would add a pinch of garlic powder onto the veggies.
No one ever noticed Beca doing it, and the look on Chloeâs face when she discovered how good her food had turned out always made Beca want to do it again.
It wasnât until theyâd all graduated and went their separate ways that Chloe figured out Beca could cook.
The NYC apartment that Chloe, Beca, and Amy called home was about the size of Becaâs bedroom back in her momâs house. The shower was in the kitchen, the kitchen was in the living room, and the living room doubled as Chloe and Becaâs bedroom.
Their refrigerator oscillated between too cold and too warm, their oven worked seemingly only when the moon was in certain phases, and their microwave took twice as long to heat food up as it should. Most of their food cooked unevenly or had the inexplicable taste of cigarette smoke to it, and if they had anything on the stovetop for more than two minutes the fire alarm would go off. Â
It was something close to hell, if Beca was being honest, but Chloe thought their tiny studio apartment was just about the most charming place on earth, which made Beca hate it just a little less.
âYou would not believe the day Iâve had.â
Beca smirks from her place by the stove. âIâm sure I wonât,â she drawls, prodding at the chicken cooking in its pan. âTell me all about it.â
Chloe launches into the chaos that was her day at the animal shelter, and the longer the story goes on, the more Beca starts to understand why sheâs home so late. Normally Chloe would get home before Beca and start on dinner, finishing up around when Beca got home so that they could eat together. When Beca had gotten home today, expecting the same, she was instead greeted by an empty apartment and a text from Chloe simply telling her sheâd be home late.
Beca had considered going out and getting McDonaldâs for all of two seconds before shrugging and starting on dinner herself.
As Chloe finishes up her story, Beca plates food for both of them and settles at the table. Chloe digs in right away, still talking a mile a minute, and pauses after one bite with wide eyes.
âBeca, this is really good,â she says, mouth full of food.
Beca spears a piece of chicken. âItâs just chicken and rice,â she says with a shrug. âNot too complicated.â
âNo, but this is, like, really good,â Chloe repeats emphatically. âLike, the chicken isnât dry and the rice isnât crunchy and-â she smacks Beca on the arm and Beca yelps. âYouâre telling me Iâve lived with you for five years and I never knew you could cook? I thought you were incompetent!â
Beca stifles a laugh. âI guess you donât know me as well as you thought you did,â she says with a grin.
Chloe laughs delightedly. âYeah, Iâll say,â she agrees, leaning back in her chair to appraise Beca in a new light. Beca ducks her head at the attention and pushes her food around her plate.
After dinner when Beca is washing dishes, Chloe slides her arms around Becaâs middle from behind and buries her face in Becaâs neck. This is also part of their routine, at the end of each day when Chloe is feeling a little sleepy and affectionate, but today has the added bonus of Chloe murmuring her thanks for dinner into Becaâs skin, warmth and gratitude oozing from the words.
Beca closes her eyes and remembers countless nights waiting around for someone who didnât care enough to make it home in time for meals, let alone thank Beca for preparing them. She sinks back into Chloeâs embrace and allows herself a moment to enjoy the affection.
She tells Chloe âanytime,â and means it.
And maybe starts to hate cooking a little less.
#wanted to get this done for pride month but#c'est la vi#bechloe#pitch perfect#beca mitchell#chloe beale#i am a 'beca has an absent mom' truther ok!#i might post this on ao3#we'll see how lazy i am#my writing
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posting this with absolutely no context
#am i a cryptid now? i log on like once in a blue moon to post cringe and then leave again#ace attorney#apollo justice#tikki#random stuff#my stuff#ooookay okay okay okay. anyone reading the tags can have a LITTLE contextâ as a treat#so. sitting on my ao3 currently is an unfinished fic with exactly this premise#i want to finish it so bad. it haunts me every day. people leave such nice comments and everything#but i just have no motivation. trust me i've tried#i thought that perhaps drawing it might finally kick my brain back into gear#i'm so sorry readers i'm sorry i WILL finish it i promise it's not abandoned#it was so much fuuuuun#tikki are you seeing this. cringefail author who keeps playing video games instead of writing lmao#anyway goodbye friends i am gone again. logging off once more
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Eddie doesnât know how this became a thing between them. Heâs wrapped up around Steveâs back, arms and legs snaking around Steveâs body. He has one thigh between Steveâs, hooked over his hip and snug against his crotch. He can feel the soft bulge of Steveâs cock beneath his leg, and tries not to think too hard about it.Â
One of Steveâs arms is tucked under Eddie in a way that makes it possible for him to scratch at Eddieâs hair through his hood. His fingers move rhythmically, sliding over the fabric covering Eddie's head.Â
Itâs cozy like this, tangled in a way where Eddie can't tell where he ends and Steve begins. It's not something friends do, especially not two guys, but neither one of them mention that.
Sometimes they just lay and talk, and sometimes, like today, they have a book in front of them, positioned in the hand Eddie has snaked beneath Steveâs neck.Â
Eddieâs reading, soft and quiet into Steveâs ear, when it happens. Steve turns his head back and presses a kiss to Eddieâs chin. A quick little peck beneath his mouth.Â
The words die in Eddieâs throat, choked off by a squeaky noise of surprise. He drops the book onto the bed, letting it fall shut because saving the page heâs on is the last thing on his mind right now. Steve just kissed him. A little kiss, not even on his lips, but still a kiss. From Steve.Â
Theyâre both frozen there, so still Eddie doesnât think either of them are even breathing, and then Steveâs disentangling himself, pulling away. The exact opposite of what Eddie wants to happen.Â
He finds the front of Steveâs shirt clutched in his fist, holding him where he is.Â
âI shouldnât have done that,â Steve says, still attempting to pull away. âWeâre friends â I donât know what got into me, man. I didnât mean to do that.â
One hand curls around his wrist, the other going to his fingers to try peeling them away from Steveâs shirt. Eddie closes his fist tighter, shaking his head.Â
âYes, you should have,â Eddie whispers, voice caught in his throat. âDone that, I mean.â
Eddieâs been kissed before. At bars and parties, by guys and girls alike, liquor on their lips or laughter on their tongues. The girls at parties in town were always dared â kiss the freak, see if he puts out (Eddie never did) â and the guys in bars were always drunk and too impersonal. It never went further than that, never felt quite right, especially not with the girls, but heâs been kissed before.Â
None of that could have prepared him for the way Steve Harrington kisses him now.
#a snippet from an upcoming fic#sub to me on ao3 @ deadratz if you wanna know when this ones posted because i might not promote it anywhere#steddie fic#steddie#eddie munson#steve harrington#steve x eddie#steve harrington x eddie munson#steve/eddie#my fics#stranger things#steddie fics
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Soap having to emergency fill in for a demo guy on a mission. He wasn't on demo for this one, he was needed on sniper along with Ghost and Gaz to cover price and the ground team and demo team he was leading. The goal was the blow the entire location skyhigh, but it wouldn't be an easy job. Not with the high amount of enemy soldiers, or the sheer mass and density of the building making it so that they would need to plant charges from the inside as well as the outside.
The demo guy goes down inside while soap, gaz, and ghost can't see them. They'd been keeping the outside backup at bay when price's voice fed through the radio.
"Soap. Our demo guy is KIA, need you down here NOW!"
"Aye, Sir. On my way." The urgency in the man's voice told him that they were running low on time (not that he didn't already know that. He was counting seconds. Always was.) He abandoned his sniper with little fineness, Ghost or Gaz would get it for him.
Ghost and Gaz covered him on his way down. He shucked his gloves on the way, throwing them carelessly to the ground, didn't bother going for cover, they were on a very real time limit with the fixed timer on the charges. It wasn't an ideal situation, and ordinarily they wouldn't have such a thing, but just the night before they'd caught someone tampering with the explosives. It had fucked up the wiring, and the closest to good they he could fix it was a fixed timer because he couldn't get them to communicate with the detonator anymore.
The actual inside of the building was large. Much more winding and dense than breifing said it would be. That was a problem. A big, huge, major problem. Because now they didn't have enough power to blow it all.
And it turns out to be an even bigger problem because when he got to price he realizes that the amount of explosives they had brought wasn't going to be enough in the first place.
"Shit." He hadn't been included in the demo planning, it hadn't been necessary. But now he sees that it was, because whatever calculations had been done were wrong. Even being off by .01 of anything was near fatal with the stuff they were working with.
"What? What's wrong?" Price was even more urgent now.
"There's not enough." He said, setting the first one he picked up, it was further from the last one that had been set before him than he'd have liked.
"Can you make it work?" Price says in, what soap always called, his captain voice. Soap pauses for a moment after that, running mental calculations.
"Maybe?" He wasn't entirely confident to be completely honest, "we'd have to go back and re-do all the ones that have already been set." He curses internally, mentally smiting whoever didn't include him in the demo meeting.
Price sent a soldier off to go collect the set charges, but soap only let them off with very clear instructions on how to do so.
Soap sent price and the rest of the soldiers off without him to finish collecting the data they had been looking for. He worked in silence for a while. If he was lucky (he doubts), it the soldier that price sent off came back with more charges than soap expected, he would be able to just barely make it stretch.
He wasn't so lucky. He sent the soldier after price. He flipped his radio on.
"Ghost, go to channel 2." He switches his own radio to channel 2.
"You solid, Johnny?"
"There's not enough." He was not panicking. Soap doesn't panic. And definitely not on the field. If he did it would be in the dead of night where nobody could find him.
"What's not?" Ghost was calm, solid as a rock. Soap liked that, won't deny needing a win, even if it was as small as Ghost being his normal self.
"Charges." He moves up the hall to work on the next one, "whoever did the calculations did a bang up job, there's barely enough to stretch from the original plan, and the inside is a lot bigger than we thought. Fucking bullshit."
"You weren't workin' with demo on this?" Ghost sounded confused, "I was given an optional attendance." Ah, that explained it. And- GOD-FUCKING-DAMNIT.
"Nae. At this point it seems more like a big fuckin' joke that I'm nae in on, than it does a tactical operation." Soap was seething, it was like the gods had something personal against him, but he kept his head.
"Seems like they all hate you, Johnny." Ghost hummed cheekily. Soap couldn't help the chuckle he let out. Leave it up to Ghost to still be a bastard despite it all.
"Awh, c'mon, L.T. you'd never let them all hate me now would ya?"
"Well, I don't completely hate you if it make you feel better." He could hear Ghost's smirk even through the radio.
"Aye, sir, gets me all warm and fuzzy inside, I'll buy you a drink to keep in your good graces after this."
"Assuming you live."
"Assuming I live." Soap parroted
"Can you make it work?"
"No. Not unless you've got some secret magic powers I dinnae know about, sir." He grumbled.
"Not for you, sergeant." Ghost told him. Bastard.
"Bastard." He huffed, amused.
"You still workin' on it?"
"Aye, I'm gonna blow the supports. If it goes right- better hope that it does- it'll bring the whole top crashin' down." He imitated the well-loved sound of the boom and crash he was hoping for, "if the brass wants it gone though, they'll have to send someone back. Hopefully someone competent this time." He was already halfway through the charges, and that was with a generous amount of spacing that he didn't like too much, but it would do, he had to get around to the other side of the building. He glanced at the timer, seven minutesticking down, he'd have to move fast if he wanted to get out in time, his thumb flipped his comms unit to channel the main channel.
"Price, keep an eye on the time." They all had their watches set to the timer so they could keep track. He switched back to channel 2 as soon as he got an affirmative. "Ghost, mind me at the two minute mark, aye?"
"Copy that." Came the steady manc accented response.
"Ya'know what's on my bucket list, L.T.?"
"What?"
"One day I want an OP that goes smooth start to finish."
"A steep ask."
"I felt inspired." He could hear the shrug in his own voice, and there was a breathy laugh in his ear.
Usually he's excellent at keeping track of his time, but this time he was still running minor calculations to every charge he set, making sure they were in the best spot possible. Which meant that when Ghost interrupted his mutterings with a tense "two minutes, Sargeant.", he had only just started on the last quarter of the explosives he had left.
"Shit." He chewed on his lip, using precious seconds to think. He could see the stairs to the exit at the end of the hallway, maybe 200 yards away, but there was still had 6 charges left. Fuckit, no more time for thinking, his gut's never let him down so far, he trusts that it won't this time either. "You see Price? Is he out?"
He wired the charge in his hands in two paces, placed it in six, started on the next.
"Negative. I've got no visual. I need you out of that building, now, Johnny." Ghost went silent after that, but soap was too busy to worry about that.
Shit.
He was almost halfway down the hall when he placed the next charge. Three charges left. The next charge went on in seven paces. The last two went up on either side of the stairs. His lungs burned as he took the steps two at a time. A glance at his watch showed 48 seconds left. The stairs seemed to go on forever. He would not be making it to a safe distance, he'd be lucky to get out of the building.
"I've got Price, Need eyes on you, now." Ghost sounded in his ear. He had not enough air in his lungs to respond, squeezing every cell of blood of its oxygen to keep himself moving.
10 seconds, he could see the door, it was big, and green, and had one of those push bar handles.
9 seconds, his foot slipped, his knee met the unforgiving corner of concrete, and his ankle twisted.
8 seconds, he caught himself.
7 seconds, pain lit up in his ankle. He kept going
6 seconds, he'd halved the distance to the door
5, he could see himself reaching the door already
4, he had an arm out to catch the push bar
3, he made contact
2, fresh air hit his face
1, he was running. It was like every molecule knew what was coming, like every building block of space was waiting for it. He could feel the charge it in every fiber of his being.
0, he dove for the ground, tucking himself in, harms coming up over his head. He didn't even feel it before it all slammed into him like a freight train. But he knew it was coming, knew it like a sixth sense, knew it like knowing the sky was blue without even looking up.
His ears rang. He hadn't realized before. The ringing in his ears was intense, almost overwhelming. Every thing hurt when he uncurled. His fands were stiff whe he flexed them, it looked like he was piloting a robot instead of his own body, he felt it all but from a distance. The world was bathed in gray. His mouth was dry, it tasted bitter as he smacked his lips together.
Something...
There was something... wrong? Or- he needed to do something? He flexed his fingers again. The world looked frozen. Like even the trees were looking at him, whispering that he was dead. Maybe he was, he couldn't be sure. Uncoordinated movements managed to wobble himself to standing. His back. Something on his back. It hurt. But he couldn't feel it. A hand went to his throbbing, and he stumbled a few step before he collapsed. He was tired. He was breathing but he couldn't feel it in his lungs, knew his chest was moving with it though. Maybe he wasn't breathing. He couldn't feel it. He should breathe, he focused on that. But he was so tired. Maybe too tired. Maybe he didn't need to breathe all that bad. He could just.. he was.. everything hurt. He wasn't breathing, except for his moving chest. It's okay. He'll just.. close his eyes. He'll try breathing again when he woke up again. When everything hurt less. It'll hurt less.
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It didn't hurt less when he woke up again. It hurt more. A lot more actually. He felt his mouth open with out his command, sound left but he didn't hear it. And he couldn't tell if the incessant, ear-blinding ringing was him or if the world around him had gobe silent in lieu of the ringing.
It was a moment before he realized his eyes were open. The world was still covered in gray powder. Ghost's mask comes into view, it moves like he's speaking, but he's not making any sound. Soap thinks about telling him as much, to turn on his voice, but the world hurts, or maybe he hurts, and either way, it's easier to just close his eyes.
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A hand smacks his face, he see brown eyes first, gaz's mouth is moving.
A glimpse of green rushing past, but black invades and he lets it happen.
The next thing he blinks and there's white, swishing, lots of it. Coats he realizes. Doctor's. A lot of them. He turns his head, it saps his strength, and the last thing he sees before his eyes close are mouths moving in muted shouts.
He blinks again and he's greeted with blinding white. He's moving. Not with his own two legs. It's fast. It makes him sick. He feels frantic hands on him and then his mouth opens, he feels contents leave him. And then he's being rolled back over. It's too much. He welcomes the dark of unconsciousness again.
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He wakes slowly, there's a thin stream of air that chills his nose, he can feel cords on him but it would take more effort than it's worth to rip them off, uncomfortable as they were. So a hospital. If it wasn't obvious that was here he was, then it could be the plastic guard rails, or that he could see the edge of a very hospital-esq desk right outside the cracked open hospital-esq door where white flourenscent hospital-esq light leaked through.
It's dark when he opens his eyes. Not terribly so, there's a window that lets in moonlight, but dark enough that his eyes don't burn. There's a figure in the corner of his eye, and when he turns it's Ghost. Slumped down, arms crossed, sleeping. He's wearing one of the balaclavas with the narly faded skull, and the eye black he usually wears looks rubbed off, but not washed off, he can still see evidence of its remains. He looks tired, sporting a twin pair of eye bags the size of a small island, and the line of his shoulders is tenser than usual. He wonders when he got familiar enough with the man to notice his "regular tenseness", but he doesn't dwell.
His throat itches with dryness like he's swallowed a bunch of cotton balls. He's fairly certain he did not do that. There's a glass of what looks like water (or some mysterious other clear liquid) on the swinging side table, he reaches for it, but his movements are uncoordinated, limbs reluctant to listen to his demands. His hand swings a little too far and it knocks the glass to the floor. He watches it shatter, cringing in anticipation of the loud sound, but the sound is muted and far away, like he's listening through a pane of plexiglass. Ghost shoots up in a panic, looking for the danger. He does a quick double take when he sees soap's eyes open, then he notices the shattered reamins of his would-be drink.
Soap can only give him an apologetic look for disturbing his sleep that he looked like he desperately needed. Ghost walks over to him, and it looks like he's talking, but it sounds muffled, again like listening through plexiglass, or like he poured thick ink into his ears. That's not good. He can feel his mouth split into a displeased look. This is very not good. Bad, even.
Ghost leans over him, one of his big hands rests on his chest, he puts a little pressure then lets off. He does it again. And again. In a steady rhythm that soap can't help but follow.
A nurse walks in, and Ghost backs off leaving soap feel a little unteathered, but he's nolonger panicking. The nurse talks but everything is underwater, and someone's poured glue in his ears. He can't help the nervous look at ghost while the nurse keeps on, ghost holds his gaze steady. And then she's gone.
Ghost tries to speak, then he pauses, holds up a finger as if to tell him to wait, and then slips out of the room.
Great. Absolutely perfect. He's gone deaf. Well, that definitely seems like that would be the sort of thing that gets labled as "career ending", a cateer that he was damn good at. Did they even complete the mission he was on? He didn't even know if it was a success. Or even if he'd gotten any one killed. He hoped not. And to top it all off, Ghost had gone. He rationalized that Ghost had clearly meant that he was coming back. And when he did, he'd explain everything. It would be fine. So fine. Completely fine. Aside from the fact that he's probably kicked from the military.
Ghost slipped back into the room, carrying a small whiteboard, and a marker. He'd wrote something on it before turning it to face soap. It was nothing long, just two words. Quick and lethal. "Burst eardrums" oh...
"Recovery?" He felt the words in his chest when he said them, but he wasn't sure how loud he was being.
"Full recovery. Few weeks" he wrote. Soap found he likes the way he wrote. It was a simple scribble.
"The mission?"
"Success. Few casualties. Demo was KIA. Few others"
It was a bitter win, but it was often best not to dwell on it.
"You look like you got run over by a minivan three times." He says with a cheeky smile. One that always gets him a long-suffering sigh. One that he could see but not hear this time.
"Not the one in the bed." Ghost scribbled, and gave him a pointed look. It only served to make his smile toothier before a yawn broke it. Either exhaustion, or pain medication, or a combination of the two wanted to make him sleep, and he wasn't inclined to agree until ghost pushed him down gently, and scribbled "sleep" in black ink.
The morning after was better. Still inky and underwater, but less panicked. Ghost had stayed as well. Gave him a long list of injuries ontop of his missing hearing.
By the end of the week his hearing had improved a bit, words no longer blended into a blur of tv static. And he's told by Ghost that the doctor said it looked like he'd be back a full hearing in the next three weeks or so.
The second week was when the boredom really hit. It he concentrated hard enough he could parse out syllables, some distinct sounds. Nothing very quiet. But the world made sound again. And he'd taken to pestering ghost to wheeling him around the halls since he wasn't allowed to leave. Not until his hearing was back, and he started on PT.
The third week wqs much the same, aside from starting physical therapy. PT sessions weren'tanythingnew to any of them, but it was always a pain in the ass. But the fourth week, he had full sign off that his hearing was back up to 100%, and he's successfully made good progress on his PT sessions, so he was getting discharged, and sent home on medical leave.
Apparently Ghost had followed right behind him, taking leave of his own. And he declared that he was taking soap to his own flat. Soap didn't much and to protest, but he did to hear the amused tone in Ghost's voice when he bickered with the man.
#might post it to ao3 depending on the word count when I check#but who knows#I'd have to clean it up a bit tho#give it a proper beginning#el rambles#john soap mactavish#simon ghost riley#ghostsoap#soapghost#ghoap#john mactavish#simon riley#john price#kyle gaz garrick#call of duty#cod#cod mw2
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Shen Yuan entered Luo Bingheâs life like any other good thing heâs ever had: with great difficulty, and accompanied by copious amounts of sex.
The difficult parts donât bear talking about. Luo Binghe still feels his stomach drop at the reminders of those first few mercurial months of knowing Shen Yuan, at the way Shen Yuan had unintentionally dismantled most notions of what Luo Binghe thought a happy ending should be like. He doesnât think heâll ever quite enjoy thinking about that time: it had been, in some ways, a more miserable challenge to overcome than his time in the Abyss had been.Â
(It had been, in many ways, the only challenge Luo Binghe had ever had to face that was directed inwards. There was no straightforward evil to banish or monster to slay. There was hardly even a wife to seduce, given the fact that Shen Yuan had let himself be seduced by Luo Bingheâs image long before Luo Binghe himself had ever arrived in Shen Yuanâs world to begin with.Â
There was only this: in order to grasp the incandescent happiness that Shen Yuan presented - that Luo Binghe deserved - he had to admit that every moment of so-called happiness he had experienced for the last century had been a foolâs imitation of it. In order to be happy with Shen Yuan, he had to admit to being miserable without him.Â
It was humiliating, and it was nauseating, and it had even made Luo Binghe cry once, where he thought Shen Yuan wouldnât be able to see him.Â
Heâd been so, so glad when it turned out Shen Yuan wouldnât even look away from that - from Luo Binghe at his least lovable.)
No, the difficult parts of Luo Bingheâs conquest of Shen Yuan are best kept carefully out of mind. The other, better parts of that conquest - the parts involving hot skin against skin, as close as Luo Binghe could get to fitting Shen Yuan within his own flesh where he could never part from him - those parts are far more pleasant to remember, and Luo Binghe works to make new memories of that sort every day.Â
Despite its pleasantness, however, the sex is not Luo Bingheâs favorite part of his courtship with Shen Yuan.Â
âBing-ge,â Shen Yuan calls, voice just an octave shy of a proper whine, âsurely we can spend summers in my world? You canât really think this heat is more pleasant than modern AC, ah?â
Luo Binghe hums, leaning in to run his mouth across the plane of Shen Yuanâs neck, savoring the smell of Shen Yuanâs sweat. His skin is tacky from the heat; Luo Binghe briefly fantasizes about being able to stick himself to it permanently.Â
âWasnât it Yuan-er who begged to see the Fire-Driven Heronsâ migration? It only happens once every decade, after all.â
âI know that,â Shen Yuan says, scowling. âI was the one who told you that.â
âYuan-er is the most knowledgeable about this world,â Luo Binghe agrees.Â
Shen Yuan sighs, squirming half-heartedly in Luo Bingheâs lap - a wordless threat to get up. Obediently, Luo Binghe waves the fan in his free hand a bit quicker in Shen Yuanâs direction, threading delicate veins of qi into the generated wind to ensure itâs pleasantly cool. Satisfied, Shen Yuan settles back in, starting up one of his charming lectures about the fauna of Luo Bingheâs world.Â
Luo Binghe listens more to the cadence of Shen Yuanâs voice than to the words themselves. He doesnât often find it necessary to know the ecological features of a beast in order to slay it, or to capture it for Shen Yuanâs zoo, or to cook it into a proper meal.Â
Still, this is what Luo Binghe likes best - what he likes even more than sex, which heâd thought to be his favorite activity from the ages of 17 to 132.Â
Lounging on the ground, Shen Yuan sat snugly in his lap and held close by Luo Bingheâs free arm, allowing himself to be pet and cuddled as if it were a natural part of a trip to see some ugly birds migrate -Â
Pressing his nose into the nape of Shen Yuanâs neck, left bare by Luo Bingheâs own hands that had been responsible for putting Shen Yuanâs hair up in its current complicated hairstyle -Â
Idly fanning Shen Yuan to keep him cool even even while Luo Binghe himself is the greatest source of heat when pressed so close in the summer sun like this -
Over a century into his so-called happy ending, Luo Binghe has rediscovered his greatest pleasure to be physical affection of a non-sexual sort, and Shen Yuan gives it as freely as he breathes.
Oh, he fusses and complains and acts as if he must be coaxed into loving Luo Binghe, but it is such a poor act that Luo Binghe canât help feeling nothing but warm indulgence towards it.Â
âDonât be so bold,â Shen Yuan will scold when Luo Binghe buys lube without hiding his identity, and yet in the next moment heâll casually thread his fingers between Luo Bingheâs to hold his hand all the way through their walk down the main street of town.
âWho taught you to act like this, ah?!â Shen Yuan will complain when Luo Binghe ensures his subordinates know what an honor it is to be allowed to look at Shen Yuan, but then it will be Shen Yuan himself who will seat himself directly at Luo Bingheâs side instead of any more appropriate location for a Lordâs wife.
âThereâs no need to be so sticky,â Shen Yuan will sigh when he catches Luo Binghe practically running back from the kitchens with breakfast, eager to return to his sweetheartâs side, but then Shen Yuan will happily eat from Luo Bingheâs own chopsticks, even during meals taken in the main dining hall.
Despite all his aired grievances, Shen Yuan himself breaks countless social boundaries a day without even blinking. He truly thinks nothing of it, believing these gifts he presses into Luo Bingheâs heart to be nothing but normal for a couple. Normal! As if Luo Binghe has not heard tavern songs about the Demon Emperorâs shameless new male wife, spun by every servant and enemy alike that has visited the palace and been struck to flustered embarrassment at the way Shen Yuan acts!
Luo Binghe wants to roll Shen Yuan up in one hand and eat him. He dared to say as much to Shen Yuan, once; Shen Yuan had merely rolled his eyes and told him that he wasnât into âvore.â
(Luo Binghe had made a note to research this âvoreâ when they next returned to Shen Yuanâs world. Heâs learned that he can coax Shen Yuan into a great many number of things, if he does it slowly and lovingly enough. The delay will give Luo Binghe time to figure out a way to both take Shen Yuanâs flesh and blood into his own without then being left without a Shen Yuan to hold in his arms.)
Certainly, some part of Luo Binghe knows this quirk in Shen Yuanâs behavior to be a byproduct of the world Luo Binghe had stolen him from. The standards for modesty are warped in that place, and Shen Yuan had been gently raised by the hand of that world to not notice anything odd about it.Â
A god is no less sacred for having come from the heavens where more gods reside, though. Nor does a man feel faith to any of those supposed unseen gods when one presently sits in their lap, free to worship with prayer and touch alike. None of the other people of Shen Yuanâs world had offered Luo Binghe something so precious as the free flowing love that Shen Yuan shows him. None of them had been so foolish, and so sweet, and so carelessly thoughtful despite a cute mean streak hidden within, and -
âBing-ge,â Shen Yuan calls, and Luo Binghe bites at Shen Yuanâs neck to prove heâs listening. Shen Yuan sighs. âBing-ge, you arenât listening to a word I say.â
âI am,â Luo Binghe says, âI just bit you to prove it.â
âWha - how does that prove - oh, youâre hopeless!â Shen Yuan cries, squirming again, this time with a stronger intention.
Displeased, Luo Binghe casts aside the fan heâd been using to cool Shen Yuan, moving instead to curl both arms around Shen Yuanâs middle. When Shen Yuan keeps squirming, he trails one hand down to rub at Shen Yuanâs thigh, listening for Shen Yuanâs indignant protests. Luo Binghe may have grown drunk on the simple act of holding Shen Yuan without the need for it to be sexually pleasurable, but he isnât above using sex to keep Shen Yuan close if he must. He refuses to give up even a millimeter of contact with this precious person unless there is no other option.Â
âYouâre insufferable,â Shen Yuan complains, slapping at Luo Bingheâs creeping hand several times. âWeâll miss the migration we came all this way to see if you keep this up!â
âIâll miss Yuan-erâs closeness the most,â Luo Binghe says gravely, and Shen Yuan snorts.
âInsufferable,â he repeats, and then gives his most put-upon sigh. âCanât you just settle for holding my hand for at least until the birds leave?â
Happily, Luo Binghe stops feeling Shen Yuan up and intertwines their hands instead. Shen Yuan praises him for his patience, as if the simple feeling of their palms pressed together isnât more pleasurable than the greatest heights of ecstasy found in any bed.Â
One day, Luo Binghe will confess this to Shen Yuan: that heâs truly deviated far too much from the erotic character Shen Yuan had read all about in that other world. That somehow, when itâs Shen Yuan, Luo Binghe feels so overwhelmed with simple affection that his greatest desires are as chaste as a young boyâs. Oh, he still enjoys the sex, but -
But ah, what he really loves most is this.
#i was rotating binggeyuan in my mind too much and accidentally wrote this. surprise!#might clean this up / extend it a bit and post it on ao3 after i finish my fth fic#svsss#binggeyuan#bingyuan#fic drabble
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SQH x Original Goods SQQ ;>
ooooooh wait, WAIT I have to think this one
Let's all pretend is not 4 am shhhh
I feel like OG SQQ would be attracted by SQH competence, like a game of cat and mouse or or OH WAIT I KNOW
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The black and white pieces were carefully organized over the wooden board, the game paused as both peak lords took their time to consider the possible strategies. Shen Qingqiu had been the last one to make a move, capturing one of Shang Qinghua's stones, turning it between his fingers as he took the opportunity to observe the An Ding Peak Lord.
He didn't know how they ended up in this situation. If someone asked Shen Qingqiu when he had started observing Shang Qinghua, he had no exact answer. He knew it hadnât been during their Head Disciple days, then Shang Qinghua had blended so completely against the wall of yellow robes that Shen Qingqiu could barely remember him during his missions. His best bet would be one of the first meetings as peak lords, Yue Qingyuan still trying to organize twelve egotistical cultivators as each of them tried to grab more missions and more resources for their own peak.
Hah, he would have more luck shoving twelve cats in a bag.
But then, the An Ding Peak Lord stood up, slamming a pile of papers so high it had been a miracle it didnât fall all over their table.
"May I speak, Zhangmen-Shixiong?" Shang Qinghua had asked after a short but respectful bow, flipping his sleeves in a circular motion to wrap them around his arms in a graceful movement. The he proceeded to metaphorically and literally grab all of them by the scruff of their necks, organizing their speaking order, cutting their speeches short with a no nonsense "Thank you" every time they spoke beyond their scheduled time.
"We can stop here for today," Yue Qingyuan said with his brows slightly up, not able to hide his surprise when they finished things before dinner time. "Thank you, Shang-Shidi, for your help."
"Of course, Zhangmen-Shixiong," Shang Qinghua answered, but Shen Qingqiu could see his mind was already somewhere else, rushing to get to the door before anyone else.
Since then he couldn't help but keep an eye on yellow robes passing by, eager to hold the other for a conversation, to pick on his brain.
He blinked, coming back to his bamboo house by the soft sound of rustling silk and jade against wood as Shang Qinghua made his move, holding back a frown.
"Either play properly or leave," Shen Qingqiu said as he took another white stone from the board, putting it a bit too forcefully on his little pile on the table.
"Ah sorry, sorry, Shen-Shixiong, I'm having issues with a special ink shipment, and then Mu-shidi asked for a flower that I know he knows it only grows during winter and it's summer-"
"Stop blabling," he sighed as he looked up, glaring at his ceiling to pray to Heavens for patience. Last time he had lost his temper with Shang-shidi the man had vanished for weeks, leaving Shen Qingqiu without a decent Go player and a bad taste on his mouth. "I have no patience for your mental games today."
And as if by magic the man in front of him transformed, the suck up smile sliding from his face as Shang Qinghua straightened up his posture, the small man growing twice his size as broad shoulders filled his robes properly. "This one apologizes for testing Shen-Shixiong's patience," Then Shang Qinghua slowly twisted his head to the side, cracking his neck followed by a sigh. "I had to spend the morning dealing with Zhangmen-Shixiong, and you know how it is."
Shen Qingqiu let a bitter chuckle escape, sliding his fan open to hide half of his face, knowing full well how good his eyes looked over the painted paper.
"What? Sucking his dick isn't solving the problem?"
The effect was immediate. Shang Qinghua that had decided to take a sip of his tea almost chocked on it, gasping for air for a good minute, face so red one could think he had never written porn in his life.
Oh yes, Shen Qingqiu knew about his little stories too. Shang Qinghua wasn't the only one with spies all over the mountains.
"I- We- It's not-"
"Oh, spare me," Shen Qingqiu scoffed, lazily fanning himself, as he gave one last glance at the board, mourning their forgotten game. Shame, it was so difficult for them to meet up for a match. Of course Yue Qingyuan had to spoil even this for him. "You might be able to lie to those buffoons Wei Qingwei and Liu Qingge, but I have two perfectly functioning eyes. Also, there are so many late night meetings one must attend before it gets excessive."
It was good to see that red suited Shang Qinghua just as much as yellow. And Shen Qingqiu had to use all his will to not laugh as the other peak lord did his best to recompose himself, all in vain.
"My real question is... And I know I will regret the answer," Shen Qinggiu raised his hand to stop the new barrel of excuses so he could finish speaking. "How ih the all realms did that start. Did he offered you a holiday of some kind? Or maybe he wanted to thank you for dealing with Liu Qingge last stunt, Heavens knows you deserve a raise for that."
Again, Shen Qingqiu wasn't expecting a real answer. In fact, he wasn't expecting an answer at all, the way Shang Qinghua was blushing, the An Ding peak lord was about to faint or run away before Shen Qinggiu could snap his fan closed.
What he did get, however, was a muffled string of words, followed by a groan and a whine. Peharps he had hit the mark with one of his hypothesis? Now, things have gotten even more interesting.
"Speak plainly, Shidi, you know I can't stand mumbling."
"He complimented my hands!" Shang Qinghua squaked, his voice so high it had scared the poor birds on the garden.
There was a beat of silence as Shen Qingqiu waited for the rest of the explanation, barking a laugh when nothing came.
"That's it? Is it that easy to make you open your legs?"
"Oh shut up, Shixiong, you say that as if you wouldn't do it too!"
That, was crossing a line.
Shen Qingqiu never had to explain himself or his hatred for Yue Qingyuan to the other peak lord, it was if Shang Qinghua knew somehow that they shared a past. That was another thing that drove them together, the fact that Shang Qinghua was able to keep his mouth shut, even when he could use it for his own gain.
"Shixiong, I'm so sorry I-"
"Do tell," he interrupted what was for sure about to be an emotional moment for both of them, lips pressed thin in a frown, making sure to send his best murder glare to the man in front of him. "What compliment did our steemed Zhangmen-Shixiong could have used to conquer the slippery An Ding Peak Lord?"
He could see Shang Qinghua's brain working a way to escape the situation, his eyes darting left and right, checking all the exists of the small house. He could also see the moment Shang Qinghua had resigned himself to his fate, shrugging and waving his hands, buying himself time before answering:
"He said I had nimble fingers? And then I panicked and asked if he wanted to see how nimb they were or something, I don't remember and then, well, we, uh-"
"Well?"
"W-Well what?"
"How nimb they are?"
It finally clicked, Shang Qinghua's face going from embarassed to surprised, then interessed as he made a point of putting both hands on the table, slowly tapping his fingers on the top of it, the little tease.
"Would Shen-Shinxiong like to find out for himself?"
Shen Qingqiu felt his mouth drying as a shiver went up his spine. He wanted to scream at himself, to throw Shang Qinghua out of his house and hit him with the Go board on his way out, just out of spite.
On the other hand, he couldn't deny that Shang Qinghua was a handsome man when he put on some effort. Specially when he was commanding a room of peak lords, giving orders left and right, so sure of his information and knowledge that they had no other choice but follow.
How would that be...
"Follow me, Shidi," he got up in a measured movement, holding back his excitement as he guided them towards his room. Time to see if not only what those fingers could do, but also to put that smart mouth for better use than fumbling excuses.
And just as he had done many times before, Shang Qinghua surprised him once again, making Shen Qingqiu scare the birds with an entirely other type of screams.
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This got,,,, Insanely long holy shit.
Also, it's kinda a continuation of the SQH/YQY ask?? dshiufhdsuifhui
I hope you liked!!! Thank you for the ask it was a blast to write it!!! :DDDD
#scum villian self saving system#svsss#shen jiu#shen qingqiu#shang qinghua#scumplane#yue qingyuan#SQH gotta catch them all#IT'S HIS WRITER RIGHTS#SQQ might have just become my fav to write he's so sassy and bitter I love him#idk how many words this has but I might post it on AO3??#oh god here we go with another fic aaaaaaaaa#also no proof reading we are winging this like Liu Shidi
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2 scenes from the fic where Scout gets stuck in a time loop -- Going Through The Motions by the wonderful @aussie-bookworm! GO READ IT ON AO3!!
+ Alt versions under the cut
#Click for quality#tf2#ale13art#digital art#doodles#tf2 scout#team fortress 2#miss pauling#tf2 miss pauling#scout tf2#fanfic fan art#fanfiction#ao3#I tried to pick scenes that wouldn't give away major spoilers..#Comic#desert#Ahh maybe I should post just the BG#I'm super proud of it since I didn't use any reference đ#Ignore how bad that phonebooth looks lol#I might also post the speed paint#Hmm options options..#OK ILL STOP TALKING just go read that fic it's really good & you won't regret it promise
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for some reason i couldnt get this little moment from ch 8 of this fic by @razzledazzledee on ao3 out of my head soooâŠi made this lol
[i have a couple full-length comic ideas im planning rn and im trying to get more practice with actually drawing out comics by making these little minis sooo if anyone has any fic recs lmk and maybe iâll make some more random comic scenes like this lol]
close ups:
#this is such a specific thing for me to have spent so much time on#this isnt for anyone but me#figured i might as well post it tho#i just think theyre silly#birdflash#wally west#dick grayson#ao3#dc comics#the flash#nightwing#dc fanart#dcu#jukjukart#jukjukcomic
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thinking about this again so here's a part 2
Eddie wakes up to rain. Heavy rain, the kind that keeps the morning sky dark and bounces loud off the roof and the walls and the windows.
The rain didn't wake Eddie up. What did it was a pair of big, warm arms wrapping around him and pulling him in close.
Steveâs arms.
Objectively, this should be a good thing, and past versions of Eddie (even twenty-four-hours-ago-Eddie) would be goddamn irate with him for feeling anything other than vehemently positive about it.
Heâs feeling bothered. Heâd gone to sleep last night feeling bothered because Steve had sacked out approximately three seconds after theyâd hooked up for the first time, and now heâs being woken up by Steveâs big arms pulling him in close and that has Eddie feeling bothered all over again because this isnât how he thought this would go at all.
âGâmorninâ Eds,â Steve mumbles, the remnants of sleep in his voice.
And then he has the audacity to press a soft kiss onto Eddieâs bare shoulder.
"Y'know," Steve says, "I was gonna ask if you wanted to go to the diner this morning, butâŠsounds like itâs kinda fuckinâ gross out there. I can make us something if you want.â
Eddie sits up, suddenly feeling like heâs been left outta the loop on some part of this because Steve doesnât even seem surprised to wake up and find Eddie still in his bed.
If thereâs anything Eddie hates more than feeling bothered, itâs feeling like heâs left outta the loop, like thereâs a piece of all this that heâs missing.
"Uh, what are we doing here, Steve?" Eddie asks, and he regrets it the second he sees Steve's face turn all hurt and confused.
"I don't â" Steve starts, pushing himself up on his elbow into a half-seated position, "What...what are you talking about?"
And isn't that choice of words just completely ironic?
"Oh, now you're interested in talking? Or are you gonna fall back asleep the second I start to-"
"Wait â" Steve interrupts, his eyebrows furrowed, "Are you all pissed off because I fell asleep?"
"I'm not pissed off," Eddie mutters, fiddling with a loose string on the edge of the sheets.
"What the fuck did you want me to do?" Steve argues, "Break out a deck of cards and suggest a round of poker? It was late! I was tired! I don't know how else to say it, man. You, like â you did a good job. Really had me beat, or whatever."
And, sure, Eddie allows himself to sit with that notion for a second before he shakes his head.
"I needed you to talk to me!â he exclaims, "We fucked, and then you fell asleep, Steve! Like it was just a fuckin' hook-up to you or something."
That confused look is back on Steve's face, but instead of being laced with hurt, this time it's just plain bewildered.
"What â Eddie," he says, "We talked."
Huh?
âHuh?â
âWe talked,â Steve repeats, âBefore weâŠyou know, and I said that I like you and I said that Iâm not really into the casual thing anymore, and you seemed pretty on board with all that, man, I dunno.â
And yeah, sure, Eddie sort of remembers that.
He definitely remembers when Steve pressed him against his closed bedroom door, and maybe heâd also been speaking at the time, but theyâd been so close together and Steve had kept doing these little glances down at Eddieâs lips and thereâd been this intensity in his eyes and Eddie had been pressed against Steve Harringtonâs closed bedroom door.
There hadnât been a single coherent thought in his brain, obviously, and yes, that included comprehending any of those words Steve might have been speaking so everything that had come out of Eddieâs mouth in response had been yes, yep, uh-huh, you betcha.
Eddie feels heat rising in his cheeks and by the looks of the amused smile making a home on Steveâs face, heâs not blind to what Eddie is currently realizing either.
âFuck,â Eddie mutters, âIâm a fucking idiot.â
"Maybe," Steve allows even as he starts to pull Eddie back into his arms, "Breakfast?"
#steve is like: dear god pls let me tell robin about this she thinks i have no game#steve: i need her to know my game is so good it completely shut your brain off#eddie: don't you dare#steddie#steve harrington#eddie munson#might clean this up a tad and post on ao3 if i'm feeling it
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#archive of our own#ao3 stuff#ao3 quotes#archive of our own quotes#fanfic#fanfic quotes#funny#ao3#ao3 tags#post canon#WHY is post mpreg the first thing that came up#i am upset and dissapointed#ngl this might post twice#sorry abt that
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Cipher's Personal Portable Portal
'How they meet' won the poll!
So just to make things fully contextualized, as far as they're gonna be - here's the full first chunk of this stupidly long fic I'm writing.
I hope you enjoy!
Standing in the wreckage of the burnt-out building, Dipper wishes he didnât know who did it.
Anyone else would have left some trace sign. A scrape of blood, a hint of burnt hair. A frigginâ decent eyewitness report, even.
But here, like last time, and the time before that, and the time before that - there's absolutely zero traces. No video footage, nobody around at the time of the crime. Not even footprints.
Dipper kicks one of the remaining supports, sending a puff of charcoal up from the impact.Â
If he knew the bastardâs name, heâd curse it all to hell.
With a sigh of exhaustion, Dipper sits on a chunk of scorched foundation. He pulls his shoe off to tip the ashes out of it; thereâs enough that the resulting cloud leaves him coughing.Â
Around him, the scoured west wing of the museum is silent, still, and empty. A grey-black skeleton of its former self, filled with dust and charcoal.
This arson is yet another one in a very, very long line of crimes. Theyâre not just âunrelated incidentsâ, or âbizarre coincidencesâ. Dipperâs not âbeing paranoidâ or âcoming up with some pretty weird conspiracy theoriesâ.Â
Thereâs only one person who could manage this. The same guy who turned a bank upside down - literally -Â and the same one who impaled a mob boss on an oversized silly straw and gave tails to half of a household last week.
Itâs all connected.
Each crime is marked with the same style, mostly by how remarkably weird they are. Along with a thread of magic, distinct in its composition. One so distinctive that it's almost a flavor. Though admittedly, without certain magical analysis, itâs pretty hard to detect.Â
And if other freelance magicians would take the time and look at Dipperâs notes, maybe one of them would help find this asshole.
Dipper stalks through the burned building, fists balled in his pockets. He stumbles over a fallen support column, and nearly trips before he makes a hopping retreat back.Â
Though the culprit has been at his game - whatever âgameâ that is - for a good half a year now, this is the most destructive âincidentâ so far. Nobody was hurt, since it happened in the middle of the night. The one relief from a terrible crime, that only objects were obliterated in the process -Â
But the ashes speak for themselves.
Here, thereâs nothing left.
He breathes in slowly. Then regrets the attempt at calming himself as he coughs again.
Whatever the culpritâs initial motive was, it hasnât lasted. Heâs grown not only in ambition, but also in his abilities. Things are escalating at a rate Dipper doesnât like to think about.
Someone has to get to the bottom of this. Before itâs too late. Dipperâs got his number, metaphorically speaking, so. Well, might as well be him.Â
And when he proves that all of this chaos was created by the same person -Â
Well. A little boost to his meager reputation couldnât hurt. Maybe a few medals and accolades. There isnât a trophy for best monster hunter, but he can imagine standing on a podium and -
Dipper waves that thought off, swearing under his breath. Stupid. He has better things to focus on.
Heâs the only freelancer on the case. Definitely the only one taking this seriously, the only one who thinks itâs the same person to begin with -Â and even heâs starting to have some doubts about ever finding the bastard.Â
Six months of tracking this guy down, and what does he have to show for it? A ramshackle compilation of incidents, a vague feeling of magic, and a description that could fit any bottle-blond actor with bad fashion sense. Scraps. He might as well pin them up and connect them with red string for all the good it does him.
Another kick sends Dipper hopping back, clutching his foot with a swear. He winces at the hole in the tip, he nearly punctured his foot on a nail.
Just his luck. Wrong place, wrong time, always just barely avoiding disaster. Dipper shows up whenever thereâs an event, heâs got the means to follow the guy - but heâs always just a little too late.
Even worse, lately the guyâs been picking places⊠not at random, exactly. More like he causes trouble wherever itâd be the most annoying to follow.
The culprit must know someone is on his trail. But heâs not making it impossible to keep up, or even majorly difficult for a determined pursuer. Just really, really irritating, like making moves at three in the morning, or pausing just long enough for someone to catch up, then heading right back where he came from. At one point Dipper had to trudge through a literal swamp, only to find that bastard had sauntered in by baking himself a neat little trail right through the damn thing. There wasnât even footprints to follow.
Itâs a repeated point in Dipperâs notes. Whoever this is, theyâre a total, absolute dick.
With a sigh, Dipper runs his fingers through the ash on the museumâs floor. Not a single thing is left beyond the shattered glass of some display cases, and the charred remains of the building. Even the enchanted metal tools have been melted into slag.Â
The day before yesterday, he could tell something was up. Building energy, something that felt like it was made by the culprit. Something with the twinge of a powerful curse, coiled and being wound up like a spring.Â
Dipper spent that evening convincing - okay, maybe also bribing, thank you Stan for the idea - the museum to let him borrow materials. The day after that, he spent all night, morning, and most of the afternoon running around slapping up anti-curse emblems. The entire south of the city warded, in a fine careful net of spellcraft. The work was exhausting. Both in running around, and in the amount of magic heâd needed to use.
But it was worth it. That evening, in the quiet and very uncursed city, all the emblems activated. Dipper would have sworn he sensed someone in the distance, cursing his own name. That night he went to bed with a smug sense of satisfaction, floating on a cloud of triumph.
Which is probably why the bastard burned down the museum next.
With another sigh, Dipper tucks his notebook back into his knapsack. Heâs gleaned all heâs going to for today; in the fading evening light, searching more is pointless.
So much for all the magical artifacts. Most of those had come in really useful in messing with the guy.Â
âŠHow the hell did the culprit know where they came from, though? Heâd need a near encyclopedic knowledge of artifacts to know which ones Dipper used, then track them back to their origin.Â
Or maybe he just searched on the internet. Itâs hard to tell.
Dipper just wishes there were more clues. But just like every other incident, the guy up and freakinâ vanished.
No human can disappear like that without some very irresponsible use of power. That hope is one Dipperâs hanging his hat on. After six months? He has to be reaching his limits. Heâll burn himself out before he can manage too many more incidents. Maybe Dipper will find him by stumbling on his withered, dissolving corpse.
Whoever this is is pretty strong, but no power is infinite. He canât hide forever.
It canât be too much longer. Wonât be. Dipper has a plan, heâs gotten really close, and - Heâs good at his job, damn it. He knows he is.Â
Taking a deep, slow breath, Dipper lets it out. Patience is the name of the game here. Heâs just gotta keep moving.
One day, heâs going to catch up with that bastard. Heâll see the guy in the flesh. Then heâll grab that stupid dick before he can escape, again, and wipe that presumably smug look off his probably ugly face.
Turning around one last time, Dipper surveys the destruction, stuffs his hands in his pockets - and pauses.Â
A speck of light glints in the pile of ash. The last bit of evening sun, shining off a metallic surface.
Alert with surprise, Dipper scrambles over to the pile. Kneeling down, he brushes the dust carefully aside, careful not to disturb anything fragile that might shatter if handled wrong.Â
One thing did survive. Thank fuck, itâs not an absolute total loss. Just, uh⊠Ninety-nine percent of it.
He scuffles through the still-warm ashes, cupping his palms underneath the lump and lifting it from its bed. The motion sends white puff rising up as ash slips away from the artifact.
A small black, squarish thing rests on the pile, a bit larger than both his palms put together. The material is faintly warm from residual heat, insulated by the ash it laid in - and thereâs not a mark on it. Not even a scratch.Â
Dipper turns the artifact over in his hands with a frown. The shining black surface reveals no obvious buttons or secrets. Just a kind of phone-ish shape, though more square and squat. If he didnât know any better, heâd say a guest dropped it on the rush to escape.Â
The fact that itâs still intact though. Nearly glowing with magic, a tremulous feeling under his palms - this is not dropped by some clumsy tourist. Not even Ford could put this together.
 Wiping at the object with his sleeve, Dipper manages to clean off most of the smooth surface. On one of the sides, dust clings to the thinnest of engravings. The very faint outline of an equilateral triangle. No runes or other magical scribing, just⊠a shape.
Dipper thinks back but - no, he doesnât remember seeing this in the collection. A quick check online revealsâŠ
Basically nothing. There are - were - a bunch of stone and metal slabs in the archives, all described so poorly as to be useless. Some are even bunched up in groups. âMagical slab 1-24â and âMetal artifact 1-78â, no description involved.
Not surprising. Probably dug up in some mass excavation site, transported here, then never really looked at again. The bulk nature of the shipment means it was overlooked, its magical properties never discovered.
After today, heâs just glad that even one item escaped this onslaught.Â
The other artifacts must not have had much to them. But some magical property in this artifactâs making must have saved it from the blaze. Fireproofing, perhaps? Against weird fire? Thatâs unusual. Maybe even unique.
As the only survivor, it really needs investigating.Â
Dipper glances over his shoulder, then around. With everyone evacuated, itâs quiet in the rubble. Nobody here would notice if, say⊠a clue wandered off.
The artifact slips easily into his pocket. The shape conveniently looks just like a phone, even if the shapeâs a bit off. Not something that would attract any attention.
Whistling nonchalantly, ducking out of the way of local law enforcement and any onlookers - Dipper makes his escape.Â
Another day of pursuit. Another scene of disaster, the culprit there and gone in the blink of an eye.Â
Heâll be up to something new, next. Never the same thing twice, never in the same place.Â
Dipper will follow in his evil tracks, of course. But for tonight - his fate is another crappy hotel room.Â
He ditches his backpack by the door, slumping against the wall and its chipped paint. He could start going through his notes, and the pictures of the arson. Put in more work, find further connections -Â
But itâs been a long day, and heâs tired. He might be magical, but heâs only got so much to work with. A reasonable nightâs sleep, if he can manage, will make the task loom less horribly over his tired brain.
With a sigh, he drops back on the mattress. Thereâs some bounce to it, springs squeaking like theyâre full of mice. Hell, maybe they are. The type of room he can afford isnât exactly decadent.
That, though, should be temporary. Dipperâs career is only just starting; freelancers in the âsolving magical problemsâ scene donât get great rates. Especially as a beginner. Definitely without a partner; it makes him look super young. Like heâs just starting out, fresh-faced and not having any inroads.
Because this field is really stupid, and doesnât pay attention to results. Dipperâs been fine on his own for years, and heâs done really cool things without that ânetworkingâ crap.Â
All by himself. Totally cool with that, because Dipperâs a cool guy, sometimes. If Mabel hypes him up enough on one of their phone calls, he almost believes it too.
Though it would be nice to have some backup, itâs hard to find someone who really gets the job. Or does it in the way that Dipper goes about it. The number of people who are willing to take long treks in hyper-magical territory to search for an obscure clue, or set up really complicated traps for dangerous monsters, or talk over high-level magical theory while sitting in the rain all night just to get one body-snatcher areâŠ
Well, besides Ford, who recently retired, there arenât any. Only Dipper himself.
One day, things are going to change for him. All his effort will pay off. If he keeps solving mysteries, and fighting monsters, heâll forge a reputation as someone who always gets the job done. No matter how hard it is, he can handle it. The work is picking up, too. The last six months have shown the biggest series of magical incidents in decades.Â
And heâs gonna be the one to get to the bottom of it.
Dipper Pines, the guy who proved itâs all connected. Heâll have it laid out in facts and math, all the evidence. Theyâre all gonna see that he was totally right.
Once he finally gets this guy, everythingâs going to start looking up.Â
The sheets rustle as Dipper settles back, holding the artifact up over himself. He stares into the black surface, and a slightly distorted reflection narrows its eyes back at him.Â
A good mystery always intrigues him. This one should take his mind off the other, irritating one for a while.
The only remaining object from the fire is clean and smooth. A mysterious creation, of unknown purpose. Clearly riddled with magic, too; Dipper feels it running just under the surface like a rapid current. It gives the artifact a weight that has nothing to do with mass.Â
Power.
Did the criminal see this artifact, still intact after all the other magical objects were gone? Did he try to destroy it too, and fail? Or simply not notice heâd missed one out of thousands?
Whatever it is, itâs got a lot more going on than meets the eye.
Dipper casts a quick identifier, which comes back with nothing. Heâs not surprised. Thatâs the first thing anyone would try. If it was that simple, heâd already have the full description off the site.Â
With a shrug, he traces another set of runes, his own version, adding a little more oomph behind it -Â
And the magic leaps back instantly, with the bizarre sensation of a bouncy ball hitting concrete.
âHuh,â Dipper says, thoughtfully. He sits up, hunching over the slab in his hands. âNow thatâs new.â
A more subtle approach, then. Tracing the lines of energy with the barest brush of magic upon magic reveals something deeply complex. Thin layers twist together deep under the surface, building an entire circulatory system. Dipper has to put it down for a moment, suddenly worried that it is organic.Â
When a cautious prod doesnât get a response, he relaxes. Not fleshy, just complicated. Which also proves he was right earlier - the artifactâs just as powerful as heâd thought. The spellcraft is unlike anything heâs ever seen.Â
Dipper rubs his hands together, starting to smile.Â
Even if he doesnât find the guy heâs after, figuring this out could be a heck of a win.
Several attempts later, heâs beginning to get why this bastard brick got tossed in with all the other junk.Â
Nothing here is working. It simply deflects. Standard spells poing off of it like rubber, while giving his magical senses an odd, back-of-the brain afterimage of a circle with a slash through it; a firm ânahâ.Â
Dipper nearly chucks the thing across the room in frustration, before shutting his eyes and taking several, calming breaths.Â
Okay, weird thing, weird enchantment. The ordinary stuff wonât work. The magical logic is⊠twisted in a way that leaves it incompatible with most everything. Heâll have to find a different approach.Â
âWhat are you?â Dipper says, low and frustrated. He gives the artifact a shake, as if he can knock the secrets out like a rock from a shoe. âWhat secrets are you hiding in there?âÂ
No response, not that he expected one. With a wry smile, he taps the sleek surface with a finger, twice. âCâmon, man. Talk to me.âÂ
Huge yellow letters flash onto the black surface.Â
HEY
Dipper throws the artifact, a bit awkwardly since heâs lying on his back. It sails in the air in a high thin arc, landing with a thump between his legs. He scoots rapidly backward, sheets pulling up behind him.Â
The artifact lies where it landed, an unmoving brick. Thereâs magic in the air now, but no sense of any spell building, ready to unleash power to blow his face off. The latent spellcraft of the artifact has just been activated.
More text displays on the surface, bare except for the glowing letters.Â
To the jerk thatâs swiped my private stuff: You got some nerve! I expect this back by interdimensional mail in a week, or trust me - there will be consequences.
Dipper waits a full minute before he lets go of the headboard. Tentatively, he kneels near theâŠ
 Is this a phone?Â
Clearly itâs a communication device of some sort, with the freaking text messages. A phone is the obvious equivalent, only - he thought it looked far older than that, something way before mobile phones. Possible ancient. Is that a coincidence, maybe, or is it secretly modern?
Dipper taps the âscreenâ, just below the glowing words. To his surprise, thereâs actually a keyboard, what the hell. This thing keeps getting weirder.
Since it hasnât already thrown a horrible curse at him, or burst into flames - itâs reasonably safe to assume that itâs simply âonâ. Not âexplosiveâ.Â
With hands that are definitely not shaking, he picks it up, and types,
Who is this?Â
His own text pops up in blue. A strange contrast to the yellow, but heâs guessing itâs for convenience - thereâs no bubbles to tell whoâs said what otherwise.
A few seconds of nervous waiting later, thereâs a response.Â
Oh hey, you answered! Well, human - Youâre talking to the one and only Bill Cipher, Dream Demon, all-powerful master of the Mindscape! Iâd say itâs nice to meet ya but youâre not supposed to have a direct line to me!
Dipper raises an eyebrow.Â
Now thatâs one hell of an introduction. It might even have been interesting, if it didnât smell of complete bullshit.Â
Complicated spellwork, sure. Incomprehensible architecture? Maybe. Dipper can admit it; heâs never seen anything with a web of spells on it this complex, in such small of a package.
But the idea that Dipper just stumbled onto a demonic artifact of all things. One that wasnât instantly detected, recorded, then ritually destroyed isâŠ
Someoneâs fucking with him.Â
Dipper rolls his eyes as he types back,
Really? Demon? You canât expect me to believe that.Â
What, you calling me a liar? âCause I am, but not about this! I got better things to mislead mortals about. This is my property, not something for your grubby mortal mitts.
Dipper snorts. Guess this personâs sticking with the bit. Obviously whoever created this would want it back - but too bad. Whether theyâre delusional, stupid, or just a flat-out liar, theyâre really good at enchanting. Itâd be a waste not to study their work.Â
He lies back on the bed as he replies.
Sure, have fun roleplaying, or whatever, it doesnât make a difference. Finders keepers, losers weepers.
ARE YOU CALLING ME A LOSER. MORTAL.
Hmm, Iâm detecting a certain amount of âcrying about itâ, so. Yeah. Suck it, loser.
Smirking, Dipper settles back - then his half-smile drops, as he holds the âphoneâ a little further away from himself.Â
Though the blue fire building up in the screen looks like a bad sticker effect, the artifactâs also getting a alarmingly warm. It vibrates in his hands - then suddenly stops, cooling down.Â
Ha! Alright, alright, I admit - you got some balls.
Maybe youâll change your tune once you REALLY know what youâre dealing with! Might wanna check the connection, if youâre even capable of it! Mortal magic doesnât reach across dimensions!
With a grimace, Dipper taps his fingers on the phone. Itâs slightly cooler now, but still worryingly reactive to⊠whatever happened on the other end.Â
Damn. Whoever this is, theyâre not only really really good at enchanting, theyâre also pretty confident that tracking them down wonât spoil their game. The confidence exuding from this âBillâsâ words feels genuine.
Honestly, though, the suggestion is a good one. Dipper should have tried to trace the call the second he knew someone else was on the line.Â
Maybe âBillâ thinks he wonât manage to find him. Jokeâs on him, though; Dipperâs amazing at finding stuff. Heâs the best tracker of magical anything in years. Maybe decades. With a solid, stable connection right in front of him? Hell, he could do this one in his sleep.Â
Time to call the bluff.
He casts the tracing spell, though it takes longer than usual. A few gestures and muttered ritual arenât gonna cut it; he has to improvise around the strange construction of the enchantment. Even trailing along the magic seems harder than usual, like it resists mixing with his own, and it takes him a few attempts to match the signal.Â
Once he finds the right way to tune it⊠the lead snaps along the already-existing connection, and zips away to find its source.
The line extends out from the shabby hotel room, a plucked string in Dipperâs senses. It twists around the phone, rising slowly. Invisibly passing through the walls and the -Â
Ceiling? Dipper looks up on instinct, even though nothing is visible.
From there it swirls around in the air like a silly straw on steroids, and then - out, very far, in a way that isnât up or down or left or right, just Â
Away.
Dipper has to cut off the tracing spell before vertigo has him reeling. The swirling sense of standing on top of a skyscraper is followed by a flip in his stomach. That heâs using a device he barely understands that reaches out into something even more incomprehensible.
He drops the phone-artifact, trying to clear his head by shaking it rapidly.Â
Thatâs not nearby. Not on this planet. Possibly, genuinely, not even in this dimension.Â
Shit. Bill wasnât bluffing.
Dipper wipes sweating palms on the sheets. To pick up the phone again takes an effort, willing himself to grasp it in unsteady hands.
A demon.Â
All the monsters heâs fought, curses heâs broken, years of work tucked into his belt, and heâs never seen one of those.Â
Demons are dangerous, evil, and very, very powerful. Consorting with them is by all accounts a terrible idea. He should never have picked this up. He should hang up, and throw the damn artifact out the window, hoping that nobody else makes as dumb a mistake as he just did.Â
On the screen, thereâs a long long scroll of yellow letters, filling the entire surface. âHA HA HA HAâ over and over and over again.Â
Before he can think better of it, Dipper starts a response. Heâs halfway through a sentence - what the fuck, thatâs not funny- before he pauses.
Terrible evil monster. Stupid powerful. Probably Bill sensed the tracing of the connection, like he did with Dipperâs other testing. Bill wanted the result startle him. Because he thinks itâs funny.
Dipper grits his teeth, and glares at the screen.Â
Actually, screw this guy. Dipperâs keeping the stupid phone. If for no other reason than spite. This âBillâ guy seems pretty full of himself, like heâs totally above some human. Heâs in for a bad time, then, because Dipperâs not going to let one little surprise scare him off.
Besides. The average guy would get into horrible, even deadly trouble, whereas Dipper⊠sort of knows what heâs doing. No, he is good at his job. Finding secrets, solving mysteries, thwarting evil jerks who think theyâre oh-so-hilarious, the whole shebang. He does it all.
Taking another breath, hissing through clenched teeth - Dipper lets it out. Losing his temper isnât going to help deal with an extradimensional being. He has to be careful.
He thinks for a long moment before he responds.Â
Okay. Letâs say I believe you. Maybe. Then you should know I didnât steal your⊠whatever this is. I found it lying around, and I just. Got kind of curious.Â
HA HA HA! Of course you were! Careful with that impulse, kid, it kills more than just cats!
A jerk who definitely thinks heâs hilarious. Dipper rolls his eyes, then, rather pettily, decides to ignore that statement.Â
More pressing questions take the lead. Like what the fuck heâs holding right now, and if there are any other nasty tricks in store. A little bit of him, bubbling under the surface, wonders what being a demon is like. What they get up to, common habits. Ways they could be tracked down and, yâknow, defeated, maybe.Â
Theoretically, heâs got a line to a bunch of innocent, totally not-thwarting-related information that could be super useful to someone trying to, maybe, be a super cool monster-fighter.
Dipper backspaces a bunch over some poorly thought out questions. First things first. Like what the hell heâs holding right now.
So. What is this?
Good question! The gadget youâre poking at with your sweaty meat-paws is paired to the one I have here at my place. A little one-on-one communication assistant, if you will. Once you started groping around with your magic, it wasnât hard to tell someone had picked it up!
Dipper raises an eyebrow. Though he already has an idea⊠a little confirmation never hurts.Â
Like, you got a notification? Or literally felt?
The latter! Kinda like smell, but by touching things with your eyeballs. And with all your prodding around you might as well have been stinking up the place! Your spells arenât real subtle!
Hey, theyâre subtle! Having weird extra senses is just cheating.
Sucks to be human, then! In that you suck at everything! Whatâs a LOSER like you gonna do about it?
Dipper nearly throws the stupid artifact again - but he holds back, gripping it tight. Instead he sits up, leaning down and hauling his backpack up from the side of the bed.Â
Maybe Bill thinks he canât do anything. That heâs some ignorant nobody, who doesnât have any real skills or talent or doesnât have any friends - but heâs got that wrong. Dipperâs not a loser. Billâs not getting away with that bullshit.
One quick unzip and a bit of rifling around later, he finds what he was looking for. Carefully, Dipper bounces the heft of a flashlight battery in his hand. Shutting his eyes, he focuses on crafting a quick working.
Magic is all about energy, and its direction. Focusing power, conveying it from one place to another. Pushing anything across dimensions would take impossible amounts of energy, stuff Dipper doesnât have. If it werenât for a very convenient connection, already in his hand.
Dipper has nothing on hand to actually exorcise the guy - heâs not sure thatâs even possible when Billâs where he should be - but retribution is in order.
More text lines appear on the artifact. He ignores them. Changing this up to work with the demon device is a challenge, but after figuring out how to alter the tracking spell changing this one up isnât hard. He adjusts the flow of magic this way, into the tangle of not-veins in the device that way, finishes the chant-
Then touches his tongue to the battery.
The jolt passes through him painlessly, following the spell. It zips along his nerves, down into his hand and from there - into the artifact itself.Â
Where it should, theoretically end up right at that bastard.
Dipper tosses the battery back into his backpack. Picking up the âphoneâ, hunching over to stare at the screen.Â
That worked. He felt the energy move⊠unless he got the math wrong. Or a detail of his spell. Or maybe demons are immune to electricity, and he just did something totally pointless.Â
God. It might even prove Bill right, and wouldnât that be the worst -Â
The next line of text comes in.Â
What the hell? A joy buzzer? Thatâs some real petty prank stuff! You seriously pulled that bullshit? And across dimensions?
A tense pause. Dipper taps the phone, checking for it heating up again - but another line pops up after a few seconds.
Yâknow what, kid? I think I might actually like you! Youâre FEISTY.
Dipper nearly does a double-take.Â
But no, that - what? Arenât demons supposed to be vengeful? He was half-sure heâd have to chuck the phone out the window before it exploded in his hands.Â
In fact, youâre in luck! âCause Iâm pretty bored, and I can totally show you how to improve that jinx of yours! If you can keep up with a little theory, that is.
Because thatâs not suspicious or anything. Conversation with a demon can only lead to ruin and disaster. He should absolutely, definitely stop this right in its tracks.
Still, Dipper shrugs, and types,Â
Try me.
#billdip#I should probably make a tag for this 'series'#Let's say the tag will be#Portal AU#I say series but my plan is to complete it then post it in One Big Post on AO3 eventually#I just wanted you all to know I really am working on stuff and I hope you enjoy these two idiots#This is ~5k of the now 21k document I have going#Truly I am caught in a trap of my own making#Suffering is writing and writing is suffering#I also realized while putting this on Tumblr that I can totally change text colors!#I might apply that formatting trick later if I can find a shade of yellow that isn't totally obnoxious to actually read#Little nervous about this since it's not Familiar AU but they needed not to know each other for the Premise to work#I'm excited to get to later stuff because I can make SO many dumb jokes
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you're the sun to me
Buck's in the middle of cooking dinner when there's a knock at the door. Before he can even move or open his mouth to tell his guest to come in, the door is opening, and his boyfriend walks in. Buck grins at him from where he's stirring in the pot, heart swelling just at the sight of him. It's supposed to be just a regular evening, not really a date, just eating dinner together like they try to at least once a week whenever their schedules allow.
"Hey." Tommy says, kicking off his shoes at the door. Buck instantly notices that he has his arm hidden behind his back, and is careful to face Buck at all times as he walks over to him. Huh.
"Hi, Tommy." Buck responds, raising an eyebrow. "What-" he starts, but just as he's about to ask what Tommy's hiding, he's already right next to Buck, spinning him with one hand to press him against the counter, and kissing him hello. Buck instinctively closes his eyes and kisses back, smiling into Tommy's lips. Kissing him is still one of his favorite activities ever, and he doesn't think it's ever going to change.
The kiss is sweet and soft, and way too short, Tommy pulling away way too quickly for Buck's liking. He's about to pout and complain about it, and probably get another delicious, deeper kiss, like usual, but when he opens his eyes, he's a little stunned. Because he finds himself staring into a bouquet of sunflowers, that Tommy's holding up to him in the hand previously hidden behind his back. Oh, okay. That makes sense. Or, does it?
"Um. What's that?" Buck asks dumbly, as if he's never seen flowers before.
"Sunflowers for my sunshine." Tommy responds, a beaming smile on his face. Buck's heart is racing and he thinks he's going to melt into a puddle. He thinks there are tears welling up in his eyes, and he blinks them away, feeling so silly. "Is that... okay?" Tommy asks when Buck's been silent for a minute, still staring at the yellow flowers.
"Of course." Buck whispers, then clears his throat, lifting his eyes to look into Tommy's. "It's just- no one has ever gotten me flowers before."
"Hm. Well, we gotta change that, then. I can buy you flowers all the time. If you want. If you like them." Tommy shrugs, seeming a little self-conscious now, and Buck can't have that. He's wonderful, and always manages to surprise Buck in the best ways possible.
"I do, I really do. It's- it's really nice. Thank you," he says, just amazed. He'd never expect this, he'd never expect he might want this, but now that it's here, now that Tommy bought him flowers, he's actually really touched. It's stupid, it's just flowers. Still, it feels like a big deal. "But why- what's the occasion?"
"No occasion." Tommy looks down at the bouquet in his hand, smiling softly. "I was walking by the market near my house today, and saw these, and they made me think of you," he shrugs again. "So bright and happy and beautiful. Like my Evan." He grins, eyes soft and full of love and adoration, and Buck's face is burning. God, this is silly. It's such a simple gesture, but somehow it's one of the nicest and most thoughtful things a partner has ever done for him. It's sunflowers, the flower of loyalty and adoration, and happiness. And they made Tommy think of him. He called him his sunshine, didn't he? God, he's the sweetest. "To brighten your day, like you brighten my life." Tommy adds so casually, as if it wasn't one of the most beautiful things anyone's ever said to him.
"I love you." Buck sighs, and tries to lean in to kiss Tommy, but there are flowers in the way, still in Tommy's hand, extended to Buck, probably expecting him to take them, but he was too surprised to think about that. He slowly lifts his hand, placing it over Tommy's on the flowers.
"I love you, too, Evan." Tommy responds, smiling fondly. "Now, do you have a vase or something to put them in?"
"Uh, yeah, yeah, I think I have-" Buck goes to look for a vase, stirring in the pot again on his way. He doesn't stop smiling the rest of the evening. The flowers stand on the kitchen table for weeks, slowly wilting, and when they do, Tommy replaces them. Buck thinks he wants to buy his boyfriend flowers, too, so he does, researching the meanings of specific flowers and their amount. He finds it a good way to show Tommy how exactly he feels when simple words don't seem like enough anymore.
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Years later, when they stand at the altar about to vow to love each other forever, both of them have little sunflower boutonnieres. Tommy's the one who insisted on the flower being present at their wedding. The dork proclaimed sunflowers their flower, and it's equally silly and adorable. Buck had never given much thought to what his favorite flower might be. Now, the answer is obvious.
#bucktommy#bucktommy ficlet#wikiangela writes#911 fic#bucktommy fic#this is inspired by mgk's cover of 'sun to me' bc I can't stop listening to it and thinking about bucktommy lol#now i'm off to work on my actual wips đ#should i post this to ao3 actually lol#it was written in half an hour in the middle of the night so might need some editing lol#tevan#dailykinley#evan buckley#tommy kinard#kinley
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Wait which billford fics pspspspsps
gotta say, it feels just a little surreal and silly to make a billford fic rec list in the year of our lord 2024, but hell yeah sure
There's an Endless Road by @agentquinn is one of those fics I reread like. at least once a year at this point. Post-canon, human!bill (absolute trash gremlin, as he should be), roadtrip with Bill, Stan and Ford. Cannot understate how much of a comfort fic this is to me. Do yourself a favor and read it
Also by Quinn, State of Dreaming is very much as the description of "One of Us AU, sort of". I remember for real gasping when figuring out what was going on. It's dark, it's just the right flavor of a bit surreal, it's fantastic
In All My Dreams I Drown (also by Quinn, I swear I've read fics from different authors) is a Pirates of the Caribbean AU with Bill as Calypso, Ford as Davy Jones that kickstarted me and @swiftboone talking non stop about this AU for months on end back in the day. Here's a masterpost of the AU of all of the wonderful peeps contributing to it!
While not really a billford fic, if you're on the Bill canon backstory high rn, please please PLEASE read Flat Dreams by @pengychan. It's an absolute masterpiece that very much made me weep reading back in the day. 100% one of those fics I want everyone who's into GF to have read at least once.
If you're not intimidated by long (LONG) fics, I slavishly followed Knowing Me, Knowing You by @f-imaginings back when. On surface, a typical 'bill gets trapped in a human body pre-betrayal' fic, but holy damn does it go places. equal parts rom com with an ABBA theme, equally character study/exploration with some great sci fi stuff
for something shorter, this fic by @marypsue is 100% one of my fave AU concepts of 'bill losing his own powers to make Ford a demon instead, making himself human in the process'. It's so good, bill being his usual trash baby self while coming to terms with the whole "being powerless" thing.
Anyway, these are the one's I can come up with from the top of my head! I've still got a whole heap of GF/billford fic recs under my fic rec tag, so that's another place to go searching! (and what the hell, shameless self promo of my own old fics lmao)
happy hunting for those fics my friend!!
#billford#gravity falls#the book of bill#gf spoilers#mine#if it's not clear i always leaned to liking fics w more human(oid) bill in them!#there's so much fantastic stuff on ao3 with his more angular self so i encourage u to look further if thats what ur after#i might update this post if i wake up in a cold sweat realising i forgot a vital fic lol#bill cipher#stanford pines
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gigs phasmo but the ghost is just confused mumbo jumbo
physically unable to write a snippet so here's a whole oneshot AKJSDKJ I hope you like it!! Personally I had a ton of fun lmao
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The house was nice, as far as haunted locations went. The flowers out front were dead, sure, but that was probably on account of their caretaker being dead as well.
The neighbors had been the ones to call this address in, claiming that although the owner of the property had died quite some months ago, lights frequently turned on and off in the house. The police had been by several times to check for intruders, and had come up empty every time. Finally, some desperate neighbor had given in and called paranormal investigators.
So there they were, Impulse pulling up on the curb just as the sun dipped below the horizon. Prime ghost hunting time, for some reason; Scar hadnât really paid attention to the science and research when heâd signed up for the job. Besides, the other three had all that handled quite nicely. Scar was just along for the ride.Â
âScar, you know what youâre doing?â Impulse asked, grabbing a flashlight off the wall and clipping his walkie onto his belt.Â
âSir, yes sir!â Scar quipped, scanning the gear for his usual fare. âOne paraba-dolical microphone coming up.â
âGrab a thermometer, too,â Impulse suggested, clapping him on the shoulder on his way out of the van. âLetâs try to keep this one clean! The company is running low on cursed items with resurrection abilities.â
âI know for a fact weâve made the biggest dent in that,â Skizzâs voice crackled out of the walkie, changing to a slight echo as he presumably walked in the house.
âWhy do you sound proud of that?â Grian asked, speaking into the radio as he grabbed a salt canister. Scar snickered, reaching over him to grab the thermometer.Â
âWeâve got a record going, man! No one can stop us!â
âYou have to admire his positivity,â Scar said brightly, clicking his flashlight to make sure it worked.Â
âYeah, I guess heâs got that going for him,â Grian replied, giving a short wave as he left the van. âSee you on the inside, Scar.â
Scar gave a jaunty wave, doing one last check on his equipment before starting after him. A voice cut him off before he could leave.Â
âDid anyone check the name?â Impulse asked, and Scar turned around to squint at the corkboard, eyes catching on the top.Â
Huh. Interesting.Â
Scar clicked the talk button on his walkie. âLooks like⊠Mumbo Jumbo?â
There was a long pause, and Scar almost thought they had missed it somehow. Then the response came.
âScar,â Grian said, sounding tiredly amused. âIf you canât pronounce it, donât just make something up.â
âNo, Itâ It literally says Mumbo Jumbo,â Scar replied, glancing up to double check. âDonât make me waste a photo to prove it. I will, you know I will.â
âDonât, Scar,â Impulse jumped in, so quickly that the start of his sentence cut out. âWe believe you.â
âGet in here before I come and drag you, Face,â Skizz chimed in, and Scar rolled his eyes with a chuckle, stepping out of the van.Â
The house was warmer than the air outside, so Scar took that as a sign that someone had gotten to the fuse box. He wandered around with the paradabolic microphone for a few minutes, watching closely for big leaps in the readings. Eventually, Impulse called out from upstairs, claiming that heâd found the room. Scar hurried towards him, making it there just in time to watch him set up the video camera, fiddling with the tripod and muttering complaints about its stability.Â
The room was a bedroom, a large bed against one wall and a shelf full of dead plants on the other. Everything was covered with a thin layer of dust, but that was pretty usual. Obviously no one had been keeping up with the cleaning.  Â
âAnyone done spirit box?â Grian asked, and Scar jumped and whirled around, finding him in the doorway. Grian giggled, and Scar huffed.Â
âNot yet,â Impulse said, finally getting the tripod to settle. He looked over at them. âWant us to leave?â
âNot really,â Grian grumbled, starting to power up the spirit box. âBut yes.â
Scar walked out of the door and Impulse followed him, closing it and leaving Grian in the room alone. Immediately, they heard the telltale singing introduction of Grian beginning to ask questions. The rest of the house was quiet. So far, everything had been entirely unremarkable.
âIâm going to go grab D.O.T.S and a book,â Impulse spoke suddenly, starting to walk away. âMaybe you could start grabbing some stuff for a polty pile?â
âSure, will do,â Scar said, and started picking up objects from the table in the hallway. A lot of picture frames and spare wires, for whatever reason.
Grian opened the door to the room just as Scar arrived with his arms full, and Scar tilted his head at the odd look on the otherâs face. His eyebrows were furrowed and he was wearing a faint frown.Â
âWhatâs wrong?â Scar asked, curious. Normally, Grian came out of a spirit box session with wide eyes and immediately ran to the van. This was out of character.
âI thinkâŠâ Grian started, contemplative frown getting more pronounced. âI think the ghost apologized to me.â
â...huh?â
âI asked where it was,â Grian said, spirit box slack in his hand. âAnd then it said something, and then I screamed, and then itâ I could have sworn it said sorry. Like, for scaring me.â
âOh,â Scar said, tilting his head. âHas that happened before?â
Grian shook his head slowly, staring at the spirit box for a minute before exhaling forcefully. âLetâs just keep going,â he said, shoving the device in his pocket. âWe still have a job to do.â Then, into his walkie: âWeâve got spirit box, guys. One thing down.â
They kept doing their jobs like they normally would, but none of them could quite shake the sense of something being different.
Usually, the haunted locations they visited had a foreboding sort of feeling to them. They get in and out of those places as soon as possible, the feeling of imminent danger settling on their shoulders like a heavy jacket. There was none of that, here. It was obviously haunted, but it still just felt like... a house. It didnât feel malicious at all.Â
Impulse put a book down, and writing appeared a few minutes later. Just a single sentence, asking if they would water the plants on their way out.
They laid down D.O.T.S and stayed out in the van for a while, eventually seeing a tall, hazy figure pass quickly through.Â
They caught ghost orbs on the video surveillance.
Impulse took the Ultraviolet flashlight and found fingerprints on the side of the video camera, like the ghost had been curious about it.Â
The salt Grian had placed on the ground was smeared and scattered, almost as if the ghost had slipped on it instead of stepped in it.Â
âIf we discovered some new type of ghost,â Grian said eventually, muffled through his own hands covering his face, after hours of pouring over the conflicting evidence. âI am going to be upset.â
âNone of this makes sense!â Impulse complained, flipping through the research journal that Scar had never touched. He was scowling at the pages like theyâd personally offended him. âIt wonât even hunt!â
âHe seems kinda friendly,â Scar said, staring at the steady line of the EMF reader on the screen. âThe poor guy just wants his plants watered. I donât even have the heart to tell him that it probably wouldnât help. Those things are dead dead.â
Impulseâs head thunked down on the table in front of him. âWeâre so fired.â
In the silence following that statement, Skizz burst into the van, holding an object aloft in celebration.
âI found it!â Skizz yelled triumphantly, the wrinkly figure of the monkey paw clutched in his hand. âIt fell behind some boxes. I told you it was here.â
âOooh,â Scar said, rushing over in excitement. âWhat should we wish for?â
âA quick death?â Grian said flatly.
Scar waved a dismissive hand. âIâve had too many of those. It gets kind of boring, believe it or not.â
âLetâs just wish to see it,â Impulse said, heaving himself up from his hunched position by the monitor. âWeâve done everything else we could do, letâs just do it.â
âSure, why not,â Grian said, shrugging. âLetâs go out in a blaze of glory, then.â
âThatâs the spirit!â Skizz laughed, and together the four of them marched back into the house.
The room was exactly as theyâd left it, and Impulse took a moment to turn off the D.O.T.S. Then they stood in a loose circle, tense and determined. Whatever was happening here, it would be over soon. One way or the other. Maybe the company wouldnât even bother to bring them back, this time.Â
Skizz held the monkey paw aloft, dim light casting dramatic shadows on his face. âI wish to see the ghost!â
A finger on the monkey paw cracked and groaned as it bent down, and a chill swept across the room, quick and encompassing. Their flashlights flickered, and then died, leaving them in complete darkness. For a long moment, the only sound was their chorus of quick and shaky breathing.
When the lights turned back on, Scar was face to face with a ghost. A ghost that looked equally as startled as he was.Â
Scar yelped and stumbled backwards, tripping over the open book on the ground and hurtling towards the bed. The ghost â a tall man with dark hair and an absolutely wonderful mustache â lunged forward and reached out as if to catch him, eyes wide and panicked. To be fair to the dead man, it absolutely would have worked if his hands were still a tangible thing; As it were, his attempt at grabbing Scar to keep him upright was rather rudely foiled by his outstretched hand passing right through Scarâs flailing arm.
Scar hit the bed with a grunt as various cries of alarm sounded out around him, light bouncing around the room haphazardly as the sound of clattering reached his ears; someone had dropped their flashlight, apparently. Scar laid on the bed and stared at the ceiling, dazed.Â
âOh gosh! Iâm soâ I didnât mean to pop in like that, Iââ
Scar looked up just in time to watch a crucifix fly through the air and pass harmlessly through the ghostâs head, hitting the wall with a thud and falling gracelessly to the floor. The ghost yelped and ducked â much too late, not that it mattered, anyway â and Scarâs gaze next landed on Grian, still standing there with his arm extended in a throwing motion, hand empty and eyes wide.
âWhat was that gonna do, G?!â Skizz asked hysterically, fumbling for his camera, accidentally snapping a picture of his own face and swearing when the light blinded him.Â
Impulse had knocked over the tripod in all of the chaos, and was now frantically attempting to set it back upright. The ghost â Mumbo Jumbo â turned his anxious eyes on Scar, who for once was struck speechless, jaw slack.Â
âAre you alright, mate?â Mumbo Jumbo asked, hands fidgeting together. âI didnât mean to scare you, butâ Well, you summoned me. Thereâs only so much to be done for that.â
With everyone else still scrambling about the room, Scar allowed himself a few seconds to process things. Most ghosts theyâd come across â all of them, actually â had been nothing less than murderous and bloodthirsty. The cordial ghost of a perfectly normal man was not something they had been trained for, but that didnât exactly mean that it was impossible. Sure, maybe it had come way, way out of left field, but Scar prided himself on rolling with the punches. He pushed himself up from the bed with a sheepish, charming smile.Â
âItâs all good,â Scar said, bright and friendly. âFor sure our fault, we summoned you and got surprised when you showed up. Kind of rude of us, I think. Your mattress is super comfortable, by the way.â
Mumbo Jumbo blinked, as if surprised by the onslaught of words, a confused little furrow appearing between his brows. âThank you?â he said, glancing behind him at the bed. âIt wasâŠexpensive.â
âI mean, hey! We spend a lot of our lifetime in a bed, right? Might as well shell out some cash for quality.â
âWhat are we doing?â Grian asked quickly, almost like he was talking to himself, hands pressed to his head in utter bafflement. âThis is insane, what is happening.â
âGrian! Donât be rude,â Scar admonished playfully, then turned back to grin at the ghost. âMumbo Jumbo, right?â
The man nodded faintly. âJustâŠMumbo is fine.â
âSweet! Iâm Scar,â Scar said, and then started pointing to his friends, all standing stock still in various stages of shock and confusion. âThe rude one who throws stuff is Grian, thatâs Impulse by the window, and over there is Skizz!â
âNice to meet you?â Mumbo said, glancing around nervously. âI would offer to shake your hand, butâŠâ
âGod, this is weird,â Skizz blurted, eyes still wide but starting to relax his stance. âYou do know youâre dead, right? We never actually get to ask any of the ghosts we meet.â
âOh, Iâ Yeah, Iâm well aware,â Mumbo said, laughing a little. âYouâve met other ghosts, then?â
âWeâre ghost hunters,â Impulse said, and now that the shock was fading, Scar could see a spark of excitement in his eyes. âBut I meanâ Weâve never met any like you.â
âMostly they want to kill us,â Grian said, stepping up next to Scar. âAre you sure you donât want to kill us?â
âI donât think I know how, much less want to,â Mumbo said, glancing out the window. âDid someone call you to find me? Iâve been trying not to scare anyone, but I suppose the lights mightâve done me in.â
âYeah, that was pretty much what tipped them off,â Scar said apologetically. âA few too many weird things happen and boom, here we are.â
âWhat happens now?â Mumbo asked, chuckling nervously. âI mean, you found me. Job done, yeah?â
âUsually we figure out what type of ghost it is and the company sends out a specialized team to evict it,â Impulse answered, brow pinched in thought. âBut normally thatâs for safety reasons. You donât seem like a threat. No offense.â
âOh, none taken.â
âCan I ask how you died?â Skizz asked, eyes alight with curiosity.Â
âSkizz,â Grian hissed. âYou canât just ask people how they died!â
âI was just wondering!â
âNo, itâsâ itâs fine,â Mumbo stuttered, and Scar had a feeling that if ghosts could blush, he would be doing it. âI⊠fell down the stairs.â
Scar nodded solemnly. âCould have happened to anyone.â
âSo what are we actually going to do about this?â Grian asked, vaguely gesturing at the room. âIt feels like it would be wrong to kick this guy out of his own house. Heâs not really causing trouble.â
âYeah, Iâ I do like my house,â Mumbo interjected, awkward smile on his face. âIâd rather stay, if thatâs alright.â
âSomeoneâs bound to move in eventually, you know,â Skizz said, pitying frown on his face. âThereâs already a for sale sign in the yard. The new owners might not be super ghost-friendly.â
Mumboâs shoulders slumped, a dejected look on his face as he frowned at the floor. Scar felt a pang of sympathy grow in his chest, and he glanced out the window at the rows of houses down the street.Â
It really was quite a nice neighborhood.Â
â...You know,â Scar started, gaze drifting over to Grian, a slow smile forming on his face. âOur lease is almost up.â
Grian looked over at him, eyes already resigned, and sighed.Â
Scar laughed, grinning, and Mumbo slowly smiled back.
#this let me practice my ability to write silly fun things AKSJDKJ it was a blast actually :]#thank you for the prompt anon!! I hope i brought your vision to life aksjdk#goodtimeswithscar#gtws#grian#skizzleman#impulsesv#mumbo jumbo#my writing#writing request#now that this is finished i am going to go to bed <33#might post this on ao3 later but rn i'm tired <3
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Genshin Impact Masterlist
(S) - Smut, (F) - Fluff, (A) - Angst, ⧠- Series
» And They Were Roommates (S)(F)⧠- [AO3]
Pairing: Diluc x Reader/Kaeya x Reader Tags: College AU, Roommates AU, Enemies to Friends, Friends to Lovers, Friends with Benefits, Polyamory Word Count: 165k+ (Ongoing)
» Missing Link (S)(F)(A)⧠- [AO3] ââ NEW CHAPTER ââ
Pairing: Zhongli x Reader x Childe Tags: Secret Relationships, Polyamory Word Count: 25k+ (Ongoing...?)
» Doctor's Orders (S)(F) - [AO3] | [Tumblr]
Pairing: Wriothesley x Reader Tags: Boss/Employee Relationship, Aphrodisiacs, prequel to "A Dragon's Constitution" Word Count: 7.9k
» A Dragon's Constitution (S)(F) - [AO3] | [Tumblr]
Pairing: Neuvillette x Reader Tags: Boss/Employee Relationship, Dragon Rut, sequel to "Doctor's Orders" Word Count: 10.8k
» Hat Guy's ASMR Commissions: S Tier (S) - [AO3] | [Tumblr]
Pairing: Scaramouche/Wanderer x Reader Tags: College AU, Guided Masturbation Word Count: 6.5k
» Unfeeling (S)(A) - [AO3]
Pairing: Albedo x Reader Tags: Unrequited Love, Aphrodisiacs, Medical Word Count: 1.8k
» Present (F) - [AO3]
Pairing: Diluc x Reader (Traveler) Tags: Gender Neutral Word Count: 6.6k
» Coincidence (F) - [AO3]
Pairing: Xiao x Reader Tags: College AU Word Count: 1.4k
» Possession (A?) - [AO3]
Pairing: Diluc x Reader Tags: Yandere-ish, Possessiveness/Manipulation Word Count: 1.6k
» How to sexually frustrate your best friend: a tiktok hack (S) - [AO3]
Pairing: Childe x Reader Tags: College AU Word Count: 800
» Freaky Friday: Diluc's Living Nightmare - [AO3]
Pairing: None (Diluc + Kaeya + Childe + Zhongli) Tags: Body Swap Word Count: 8k
#figured since I have a few genshin fics on tumblr now#I should just make a masterlist lmao#some of the oneshot ones on AO3 I might cross post on tumblr over time#the chapter fics are definitely NOT coming to tumblr tho#bean fic#bean masterlist#genshin masterlist
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