#I probably won't get to teach a class on this again and I'm sad about it

[darlingofdots]

god I really wish I had the time, energy, resources, and tech skills to talk about books more publicly. obviously my specialty area is historical romance but I have so many thoughts about literature and pop culture and media literacy and storytelling and book culture and

[wolfish-trickster]

I want to choose you now

Gojo x fem!reader, Geto x fem!reader

Part 4

Previous part

Word count: 2K

Summary: Gojo comes to you to talk. You and him decide to have a serious conversation again. Both of you make some hurtful freudian slips, but Gojo still tries to win you back.

Warnings: bad grammar (possibly), typos, angst, very little comfort

Taglist: @ilovebattinson @catobsessedlady @tqd4455 @nanao4k

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Gojo knocked on the old door with probably too much force but he didn't really care.

He was well rested, freshly shaved and nicely dressed. The sky was clear with birds chasing eachother in the air which smelled like fresh flowers. It was a beautiful spring day. If it wasn't for the anxiety and guilt crushing his chest he would call this the ideal weekend.

Some shuffling behind the door and a sound of key unlocking said door later and Gojo was met with his old friend's face.

"Hey Shoko," he tried sounding nonchalant but it came out forced and fake, "is Y/N here?"

"Yes," she said and stood firmly in the free space between the halfway opened door and the doorframe, "will you cause trouble?"

"Don't you know me?" he teased with a nervous smile. Shoko didn't smile. Gojo gulped. "I won't. Promise."

This made Shoko smile. A little bit. "Good, you can come in," she opened the door wider and stepped out of the way.

It's been a while since Gojo's been to this place. Most of his time lately has been devided equally between Geto's and his shared home with Y/N. Well, more or less equally. But even though some furniture got replaced and Shoko rearranged a decoration here and there he could still feel the remnance of the trio they once were. The framed picture of their highschool graduation above the fireplace. The almost unnoticible stain on the carpet from Gojo's messy way of drinking milk after Geto dared him to eat the spiciest chili they could buy. Shoko didn't even change the kitchen table. He could still see that little burned spot from Shoko teaching both Geto and Gojo how to smoke. Gojo smiled when he remembered how both of them coughed like crazy and Geto almost burned down the whole kitchen with his fallen cigarette, hence the burned spot. And right next to it sat...

"Hi," you greeted in a small voice. Even though you tried to have neutral face he could see the sadness behind your eyes. The dissapointment. It fueled Gojo to fight even harder to earn your trust again.

"Can we talk?" He said without a greeting.

You and Shoko exchanged a look he couldn't decipher.

"Is there something to talk about?" You asked in return. Your seemingly neutral expression turned hostile with your eyebrows lowering over your eyes creating a slight scowl.

He realized he should've greeted.

"Yes, there is," he said gently and slowly took a step towards the kitchen table. You didn't flinch or tried to move away from him, which he took as a good sign.

"Like?"

"Us."

You shook your head. "There is no us Gojo."

He felt mild anxiety before. Now he felt like he could throw up.

"You blew it Satoru," said Shoko from behind him, "apologize, make peace and go."

"Since when are you on her side?" He snapped without thinking.

"What the hell Gojo?" you half yelled at him.

His head snapped back at you. "I-I didn't mean it like that. I-" his head kept turning from Shoko to you. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He needs to play this right. He can't afford another fuck up. "I'm sorry. But can you leave me and Y/N alone for a while?" he turned to Shoko with a pleading look he knew will work on her. He has mastered it over the years. "Please."

Shoko pondered it for a while. In the end she closed her eyes and sighed. "I need to go to class anyways," she said as she passed him to get her phone from where she left it to charge in the kitchen. Neither of you corrected her it's weekend and therefore no school.

After changing from pyjamas she walked to the front door. "Don't wreck my house, okay?"

Gojo didn't know who was this sentence meant for but he still nodded and mouthed a 'thanks'.

The door closed. The air got even more tense somehow. Gojo wanted to say everything at once but he had no idea how to start.

He pointed at the chair that was next to you, question in his eyes behind his black shades.

You nodded.

He smiled in relief and and turned the chair so he was fully facing you but sitting on it backwards as well to have the backrest to hold onto.

"So," he started and pushed the lump in his throat as deep as possible, "I had a talk with Suguru and-" you squirmed in your seat.

"Let me finish!" he quickly said in panic you'd walk out again after mentioning his best friend. "Just please let me finish."

"I didn't say anything," you said calmly.

"Yes but," he realized arguing with you would make the already bad situation even worse. "Nevermind," he looked at the floor. He never realized how much it resembled the one at Suguru's.

"Go on. You talked with Geto and?"

"Right," he nodded, "I talked with him and he made me realize I don't want to loose you. You are very important to me and now I see why you were upset. I admit, I was really spending too much time with him. But, I'm willing to try minimize my time with him and maximize the time I have with you."

You scoffed and smiled, still avoiding looking him in the eyes. "So you needed a third person to realize something was wrong with you?"

Gojo frowned. "There's nothing wrong with me."

You nodded. "Okay, sorry. I worded it wrong. But you understand don't you?"

"Yes, I do," he didn't. But in fear of making it worse he left it at that.

"Good," you leaned back. "At least we're getting somewhere."

He nodded. "Look, Suguru told me there were two types of love, one for friends and other for lovers. All my life I thought there was just one type of love. I was really confused when I first started having feelings towards you. At our first anniversary I realized I even forgot he even existed," a sad chuckle.

"I think," he continued, "that was the point when I wanted to spend more time with him. As to not lose him," he clarified.

Your expression slowly turned from neutral to sad to heartbroken.

"But I'm willing to fix that! As Suguru said you should be loved in a way a girlfriend is and I'll learn just that!"

"Oh, so you only loved me as a best friend till now?" You snapped and finally looked at him.

"No, that's not what I said," he raised his hands, palms turned towards you, as if he was calming down a wild animal. "I just told you I'm willing to work for this and even that isn't good enough for you?"

"Gojo-"

"Satoru."

"Gojo," you frowned at him. "I don't want to be with someone who literally has to learn how to love me."

"But I can do that," he said softly. "I can do that for you. See?" He reached out to wipe the tear slowly making its way down your cheek. "I can-"

You slapped his hand away before it could even touch you. "Why?"

"Huh?"

"Why do you want to be with me so much? You're free to hang out with Suguru as much as you'd like now that you're not with me."

Gojo closed his mouth. Did he hear correctly? "Why did you call him Suguru and not Geto?"

"Oh my god," you rolled your eyes, "that's what stuck with you? Out of all..."

"Answer me! Why are you using his first name and not mine?"

"It slipped out! Don't avoid-"

"Slipped out, my ass," he rubbed the bridge of his nose under his glasses. "Do you like him more than me now? A guy you barely met versus a guy you've been with for three years!"

"Can you stop?!" you cried out.

"Oh, why? Because I hit a sore spot? Did you get bored of me and developed a crush on him instead? Is that why you caused this whole mess in the first place? To break up with me even though I try so-"

"Me?!" You asked in disbelief. "It was you who was never home! And now you're blaming me for that?" your chest kept rising and falling rapidly. You placed a hand on it to calmed it down.

"No, I'm not blaming you for anything. See it's not my fault you had no one but me to fill your time!"

Quiet. You leaned away from him deeper into the chair.

"Y/N, I-" he had no words. How does he fix this. "I didn't-"

"Can you just answer the damn question?" you wiped your tears and gathered enough courage to look him in the eye. "After all of this, why are you still here? Why do you want me back? Don't you hate me?"

He violently shook his head. "No, god no! I could never."

"Then why?"

"You mean a lot to me."

You raised your eyebrows. "And?"

"And..." he needed to buy some time to think. What did you want to hear from him? What words would make you believe he really wants to have you back? "And I love you?"

Sad chuckle. "You're not even sure about that yourself."

"I am!" He argued back and cringed. He must've sounded like a stubborn child to you. "I love you Y/N. I really do. And if you think I don't then teach me what kind of love you want me to have for you."

"I already told you," you groaned. "I don't want you to force yourself to love me. I wnat someone who will want to love me on their own."

"I don't force myself. I really do love you. But it's obviously not enough or the right kind. Please Y/N."

He reached for your hands and even though you pulled them away he still grabbed them and held them. They were cold as ice.

"We felt good together, right? We had fun, we went out, we talked all night long. Don't throw this away. I don't want to be alone."

His hands held yours as if his life depended on it.

"So you just don't want to be alone," you concluded and sniffled.

He shook his head. "No," he wanted to say more but he didn't know what. He wanted you back. To hug you as the two of you fall asleep. To cook with you again. Spend time with you. Even without Suguru. He was ready to try that. He'll be there, just as he said. Gojo tried telling his head and his heart it's okay to neglect Suguru now. Focusing on you will become his priority. He'll do better this time. He begged his mouth to say all of that. And yet.

No words fell. From you nor him.

Clock kept ticking. Sun shone through Shoko's replaced window and created a beautiful rainbow which fell on your joined hands. Gojo smiled. Then something fell on the back of his hand. A tear.

He looked up. You were crying, but your head was also pretty far away. The tear that fell was his. His head maybe didn't know yet. But his heart. It knew.

You freed one of your hands and wiped his cheek. "You know what's the worst though?" you asked through your tears.

"Hmm?"

"It's not how you refuse to aknowledge you were in the wrong. Or how you still want to force Suguru into all of this when it should be just the two of us. It's none of that," you stood up and for the first time someone towered over Gojo and he felt true fear of what was about to come. "It's how you talked so much and yet you never said sorry."

*

"You sure they won't kill eachother there?" Geto asked as he gave Shoko his own lighter. Shoko threw her old one away and gladly accepted her friend's.

"I hope they won't," she slipped a new cigarette between her lips and lit it. This must be her third one in this hour. Right after she left she called Geto to meet up. Gojo was a dear friwnd to both of them. But they took a liking to you too. It hurt Shoko to hear how much of an ass her good friend was but ultimately she sympathized with you more. She hoped Gojo would come to his senses and do the right thing.

"Besides," she breathed out some smoke, "Satoru is a little dense but he isn't stupid. I trust he'll say the right words."

Geto hummed and kept walking.

Shoko pitied him. She was in a fairly difficult position. Gojo was her friend, sure, but so were you. Geto though? Gojo was his best friend since forever and Y/N was the girl he fell in love with. She was there when Geto got drunk one night and blabbed about how much he liked you and how good you were. She only thought it was a cute little crush from his side but after he sobered up she knew. He was speaking nothing but truth.

Even if Shoko knew Geto was much more mature than Gojo and you would much more appreciate him in the future Geto kept telling her the same thing: he can't do that to his best friend.

But even though she knew all this, she couldn't help but tease him one last time. "And even if it doesn't work out you can at least get a shot," she playfully nudged him.

"So you're well rested now," smiled and rubbed his arm.

She cocked her head to one side. "What do you mean?"

"Last night," he explained but Shoko was still clueless. "We texted," he tried more but it still didn't ring a bell for her.

"I was sleeping last night, Suguru," she took a drag from the cigarette and blew out grey smoke.

Geto stopped in his tracks. "What did you say?"

"Eeeh, I slept?"

Geto shook his head. "No, I meant what did you call me?"

"Suguru? Like always?" she said and studied his face. It turned from realization to blush to pure horror.

"You've always called me Suguru. Not even when we first met you didn't call me by my surname," he muttered and fished out hsi phone from his pants. He quickly found Shoko's contact and scrolled to the messages he had with her. He slowly turned his phone for Shoko to see. She got so surprised her cigarette fell from her hand as she stared at the last message next to her contact picture.

Geto...

[mylittlesecrethaven]

I'm Making Fluff Headcannons Cause I'm Sad: Savanaclaw

I've gotta remember how I set this up.

Otherwise it'll turn out like shit.

Oh well. Let's just see how it goes.

Leona:

I hope you like sleeping a lot

Cause this man will pull you into so many naps

Ruggie's gonna have to start making excuses for you in class

Also, this mans in loaded, so if you need anything, ask him

He'll just hand you his card

(with a sidenote of something he wants you to buy for him)

Not a pda guy

It's not that he's not ok with it

It's just that he doesn't feel the need to do it

Yes, he cuddles

But he's not into lovey dovey stuff

So you're gonna have to do it first

Teasing teasing teasing

I really hope you're ok with teasing

Cause unlike Ace, he won't lay off

And if it hurts your feelings, he probably won't know what else to do besides take a nap with you

But trust me, if he thinks you're asleep, he's whispering the nicest, most loving shit

And if you're awake when he does it, you'll just know he loves you, even when he can't say that stuff to your face

Ruggie:

Get ready to learn some life skills, my friend

Ruggie will teach you everything he knows

Haggling, thieving, speaking in different languages

You are gonna be well learned in the ways of the streets

Will always look out for you

He's a family guy

And a pack animal

So he's constantly checking on you

And making sure you're eating

And that you have enough money

And if you're feeling down, he'll ask Leona for some money and bring you your favorite food

And if you're favorite food is something Ruggie makes, you best bet he'll make it for you

Some days he'll be attached to you at the hip

And others you probably won't see him at all

But when he comes back after disappearing, he always brings you something (usually food)

And he'll be right by your side until he disappears again for whatever reason

But you never miss him

You just feel happy whenever he's with you

Jack:

You're about to get some muscle

Mans is gonna get you a workout routine

Y'all are gonna go on runs

(But if you get tired, he'll carry you)

You're gonna sweat together

(Outside and inside the bedroom hehehe (sorry, couldn't help myself with that one))

And you're gonna get a cactus

And your cactus and his cactus are gonna be friends

And they're gonna have matching names (probably named after some Spelldrive players who are friends)

He will keep you motivated

No procrastination with this guy

You not feeling up for schoolwork?

He'll hype you up!

You don't feel like working out?

Get ready to be motivated!

(unless you're really not feeling it, in which case he's ok with break days every now and then)

Also, nobody's gonna mess with you

Trust me

Jack's got your back

And even if you just need help, he'll be there

I'm gonna be honest, Ruggie's was kinda hard.

But anyway, we'll see when I get the next part done.

Hope somebody enjoyed this.

[chxotic-dxcklings]

Avana Kirios

Rarity: 4 Star Path: Preservation Type: Fire Species: Human Fraction: Intelligentsia Guild Character Introduction: A student of Doctor Veritas Ratio and sister to Chase. She has this chaotic, gremlin energy about herself, always smiling and laughing. Design: She has lightly tanned skin, brown hair that fades to blonde, and brown eyes. She usually wears jackets and hoodies. Her favorite outfit to wear in a black tank top with either a red zip up hoodie or her buffalo plaid button up shirt, both are usually tied around her waist. She will either wear black leggings with two red stripes going down the outer side of the pant leg. Her choice of shoes are either sneakers or a kind of combat style boot.

Voice Lines

INTERACTIVE

First Meeting: Ah, I am so sorry for bumping into you. I didn't see you there. My name's Avana, and I'm a student of the Intelligentsia Guild. Greeting: Oh, hey! It's you again. How's it going? I've got loads of shenanigans to tell you about! Parting: Welp, it's time to go. It's been fun, but I can't be late to class. See ya around! About Self: If you asked anyone, they'll all say I'm the clumsiest person they've met...and they're all right. It's not my fault I just like to hug the floor or that things jump in my way! Chat: University: I love the university so much. There's all kinds of people here. Some want to see you fail, others want to see you succeed, and some just sit back and enjoy the show! Hobbies: I love cooking and strangely enough, I love doing any kind of housework or cleaning. I don't know, it's just really relaxing for me. Surprising, huh? Annoyances: Ugh, I really despise when people make fun of my friends. I'll show them what happens when they mess with me! Something to Share: I always like to look on the positive side because there's already a lot of negativity in the world. That doesn't mean I'm happy all the time. I still get sad and upset just like anyone else. Knowledge: Life is hard. People will hurt you, and you can't control everything. The only thing you can control is how you react to those situations. It's okay to make mistakes and fail. Just get back up and try again! About Chase: We don't share the same last name because we have different fathers, but we're as close as any sibling! Besides, I'm clearly the better looking sibling. About Rivera: Aw, Rivera's the sweetest! It's a miracle she puts up with me and heals me when I accidentally break a bone from my clumsiness. About Jasper: Jasper has the braincell most of the time. And he's deserves it. Without him, I'd probably be in jail or dead. About Ratio: The Doctor is the best! Yeah, sure, he's a strict teacher but beneath all that he has a heart of gold! About Aventurine: Eh, I didn't like him at first. He seemed... unauthentic. But now, I'm glad he's around. He makes the Doctor happy and he's teaching me how to properly make shields! Eidolon Activation: Yeah! Another day, another challenge to face! Character Ascension: I'm making progress! Max Level Reached: Woohoo! I made it! Let's see how much further I can go! Trace Activation: The only limits you have are the ones you put on yourself. Added to Team With Ratio: "I won't let you down, Doctor!" Added to Team with Aventurine: "How do I shield other people again?"

[spells-and-liquid-luck]

Severus snape has a Slytherin potions apprentice because she wants to become a potions master so he is teaching her. One day she doesn't turn up to lessons and Snape asks Dumbledore why, he says that her parents were killed by voldy. (This is set during her 6 year) when she returns she is the same, but more rude and mean. She gets into fights with other students a lot. When the school year ends she tells Snape goodbye, saying she probably won't be seeing him again because she has to go to an orphanage because no family wanted her and the orphanage probably won't let her come back to Hogwarts. Snape gets angry at Dumbledore for not telling him about his apprentices problem. Snape then decided that he is going to host his apprentice over the summer. So she goes to live with Snape basically.

Strictly student teacher realationship nothing more pls

Apprenticeship- Snape x Student Reader

Warnings: mentions loss of parents.

"Now begin to mix the potion on a medium heat until it becomes a purple slimy like substance." Snape explained dully. Her fingers gripped around the potion mixer as she slowly began mixing the potion in a clockwise motion. The mixture started to boil as it turned into what Snape had just explained. He turned to look down at the cauldron which made her look up at him with nervousness in her her eyes as she searched desperately for his approval. His stone-like face made her almost believe that her concoction was horrible until she heard him speak. "Very well. It looks. Exceptional." His emotionless voice spoke and stressing each syllable of the last word. She exhaled a relieved sigh. She had been working. She had been working for this apprenticeship since she was in year 3 and she refused to mess it up it all up. Year 6 was her year to shoe Snape that she could be the best potions master of her age, and this was going to be the best school year yet but like all good things they must end. She had begun to show defiance and lack of care for anything. Not because she decided to reinvent self, but because she went through something so horrific and gut wrenching that it simply broke her spirit and her heart leaving her empty.

Her grades began to drop as she ditched her classes and she hadn't showed up to her private lessons with professor Snape. He began to wonder what had happened since she was so willing to learn and be a potions master. The only one who knew about her reasoning behind her lack of interest in her studies was Dumbledore. Snape knew that if anyone knew the reasoning behind her absence, it would be him. He decided to pay him a visit in his office to discuss why she had been acting so strange. "Do you have any idea of what she is doing?" She is showing no care for her studies, she is a promising student and she is willingly throwing her entire future away." Snape said with annoyance. "I'm afraid that something has happened and she is grieving in her own way." Snape snapped his head up to look at Dumbledore. "Grieving?" Dumbeldore offered him some candy before answering but Snape politely declined. "I am saying this with such a heavy heart. I'm afraid that her parents died at the hands of Voldemort. She will finish the school year, but she has made it perfectly clear that she will not be returning in the fall. She has made it her word that she will return to class in a few days, but the damage is done and her grades have already dropped significantly." Snapes eyes glazed over with sadness as he processed what Dumbledore had just told him.

Snape was not expecting a happy return for the young girl, but he also wasn't expecting that she would be worse. She had gotten into a fight in the halls with another 6th year because she thought that the student had intentionally bumped into her. She talked back to her professors over the smallest things, even professor McGonagall was starting to get irritated with her. "There are three weeks left in the school year. Can't you behave until then?" Snape asked with a sharp tone. "I would, but I don't want to. I don't care anymore and I don't see why anyone would care about me. I'm leaving after this stupid year ends at the end of the month, and then I'll be in an orphanage, so nothing that I do here matters much anymore." Her words sunk deep into the bottom of ther chest as her eyes began to water and her tone quickly softened. "I just came to say goodbye since I won't be going to your lessons from now on." Snape really didn't have a way of making her feel any better, instead he trudged up to Dumbledore's office and opened the door in a swift angry motion.

"How could you not tell me that she will be sent to an orphanage? She is my apprentice, and I feel like it was my right to know!" Dumbledore sighed and explained. "Severus, I know you're attached to the girl which is why I refrained from informing you about her situation." Snapes face was pale with anger as he stayed silent. His mind going through scenario after scenario to try to make her stay. He only had one solid idea, but his mouth said it before his brain could register. "What if I take her in for the summer, and we'll see if it goes well. If it does, she can stay with me until she graduates. "

Dumbledore looked at him quizzically. "Are you sure, Severus?" Snape thought about it for a bit to make sure he was making the right decision, but he did want her to succeed in her studies. "I'm sure."

She didn't hesitate to even think about it when Snape asked if she wanted to stay with him. It was an obvious choice to her. When summer began, it was unlike how he thought it would be. She wasn't talking back and she wasn't as much as a hassle as he had thought she would be. There were study sessions, midnight snacks, and muggle movie nights. She was beginning to think that living permanently with Snape wasn't such a horrible idea. "Do you think that I could stay with you for the rest of my time at Hogwarts?" Snape usually didn't show any remnants of emotion on his face, but she noticed a slight smile that expressed joy and relief. "You can stay here as long as you need." He responded. She leapt out of her seat on Snape's couch and embraced him in a hug that Snape couldn't help but reciprocate.

[starguardianniom]

Lila the lying stranger

The entire show, Marinette thinks Lila is just a lying vixen who wears a mask of sweetness to manipulate everyone around her to fawn over her and make them do her stuff, thinks she's more evil than Chloé and has a grudge against Ladybug. And that's it. There's no more depth or anything else that Marinette thinks of Lila. Apart from that, Lila is a total stranger to Marinette.

Except Marinette has no idea just how much of a stranger and a fake Lila is. Lila is so much more than that.

First, Lila Rossi might not be even her real name at all in the first place. Given she will use at least 2 other names in season 5 I'm pretty sure Lila Rossi is just another one of her identities that she made when she arrived in Paris.

Secondly, Lila wears a wig. A fucking wig. That nice looking hair is just for her character that is Lila Rossi. For realsies. I'm still cackling over it seriously. Not a fan of her short hair but maybe if she put another nice looking wig I'll like her look again.

Third, Lila doesn't live in just one place and doesn't have just one mom, she lives at in least 2 different places in the city, and probably another one where her third mom lives wherever that is cause yes, she has at least 3 different moms. One who's freaking deaf. They communicate in sign language. And Lila is very fluent in it given how easily she communicates with her, even if she's lying to her she did bother learning the freaking language to be able to talk to her, and I can give her that, she learned it to manipulate her better, but she did bother to properly learn it, if it counts for anything, she's serious about playing her part well. Like she seems serious about Sabine's class, as she does get good under Sabine's teaching for real as well.

I must wonder if her war with Marinette drove Lila to become a better liar by pushing herself to actually teach herself skills that would become useful in her manipulations, she can't be called a liar if she can actually pull off her bragging successfully with a demonstration.

Either way, Lila got some skills Marinette doesn't know about.

She's just a lying stranger to her.

A lying stranger with multiple identities, homes and parents.

A lying stranger who knows who freaking Monarch is AND is planning to get his miraculous and who managed to learn all of his secrets right under his fucking nose via powers he himself gave her. He got totally played by her and he doesn't know it, Marinette doesn't know it either.

A lying stranger who by the end of season 5 will take over as the new main villain and owner of the Butterfly miraculous. That means she'll get the empathy powers that comes with it. Meaning she'll be 1000 times more formidable than before. A liar who gets by telling people what they want to hear, you think that with the brooch she won't notice people's feelings around her, when they're happy, sad, angry, anything, and she'll know it and will be able to actively prey on them and tell them exactly what she wants them to hear so that they can dance in the palm of her hands, and if they were already before she got the Butterfly miraculous, well now, it will be even more intense. Toying with people's feelings has never been easier before, and she'll get to use them as her minions to try and destroy her nemesis Ladybug, and if Marinette is in the viciny when her akumatized villains are wrecking the city, oh well, collateral damage, if she can make it happen.

After the Fox the Butterfly is probably the most powerful miraculous that could be given to someone like her.

And again at the end of the day, to Marinette, she's a lying stranger. Marinette has no idea what kind of evil she is about to fight. She thinks she does, but the truth is actually so much worse and terrifying, and she has not a single clue about it.

Heck, not even WE, the fucking audience, really knows who Lila is. What's her real name, where does she comes from, who are her real parents, how she became like that, ect. We got told alongside the characters in the beginning of the show that she was Lila Rossi, came from Italy and that her parents were diplomats. Was any of those things actually true? It's actually hard to really say after seeing the leaks to be honest. Maybe we'll learn her real past someday, maybe we never will.

Lila is a liar, we might never know the truth, we'll know more than the characters about her probably, but like them we'll also probably never really know who Lila really is.

Maybe she'll always be the lying stranger on the show, both to the characters and the audience.

And that makes her terrifying.

[ginza-division]

Eiji's Thoughts on Aoyama Division

Tomi Chōten

"Tomi Chōten, heir to the prestigious Chōten family of Aoyama," Eiji says, before sighing. "Is it sad to say that his young man's family is one of Sigma Inc's greatest contributors? They don't do much, but their family is one of my company's supporters. Did you know most of her company's stock was purchased and is now owned by this family? Each year, our income increases as more and more people use PROFILE, which also means the same for them. You'd think I'd be happy about this, and I won't lie, I am. The people of Aoyama are perhaps my greatest contributors." Eiji then sighs. "And that's exactly why they are so difficult to deal with."

"Many of the people of Aoyama think PROFILE should be used exclusively for them, or they believe that their should be a separate suction for them as VIP's of some sort. I made the mistake of attending one of their soirees once. Let's just say, I'm glad that unlike them, I wasn't born into my wealth. If being arrogant and uppity is a trait needed to associate with being rich, then I'm fine mingling with common people. And that's something I strive to teach my children every day."

"Aside from that, this young man is the pinnacle of what an upper-class rich person is like: arrogant, snobbish, prickly... I could go on. And now Masa-san wants me to see if the boy's family would consider joining his church. Ugh, I don't know why he needs me to talk to him. I'd rather be associating with his younger brother. At least he knows how to be hospitable."

Karada Kessaku

"Ugh, Masa-san had the right description with this guy: he's probably who Oki would have turned out like if he hadn't decided to become a rapper. Truthfully, I don't know which of the two have had it rougher or easier. But besides that, this guy is known to update his PROFILE page on a daily basis. And it's almost always the same thing: pictures of him either working out, training with females, him showing off his body in briefs (I needed to wash my eyes out after seeing those), and a bunch of other stuff that I don't feel like commenting about. Sheesh, are all bodybuilders like this guy? If so, I'm fine with my physique as it is, thanks."

Luis Kōkyū

"Luis-san, heir to the Kōkyū family. I tell you, out of these three men, this one seems to be the only one that I'd like to call an acquaintance, and the only one that I'd like to meet and talk with on a daily basis. Unlike his teammates, he doesn't strike me as arrogant or uppity just because he's rich. In fact, it seems he deviates from that lifestyle as much as he can. I happen to see him at a soiree once in Aoyama, and he looked like he'd rather be anywhere else than here. I empathized with him. Truthfully, I only go to those things because I'm required to. Being the CEO and chairman of a company forces me to make appearances now and then."

"Other than that, as I stated, Luis-san is a good gentleman and an even more phenomenal cook. I decided to take my family out to his restaurant once as a birthday gift to my father. Luis was a gracious host. And his food was spectacular. A perfect blend of both Japanese and Hispanic dishes. I haven't been back there, unfortunately; my work takes up too much time, I'm afraid. Plus, I still have Isuzu to look after. But next chance when I have some free time, I'm going to head back there again."

Jet Set Trio

"Yes, I know Masa-san finds this team likable, but I have to respectfully disagree. Other than Luis-san, this team makes me want to roll my eyes and walk off in disgust. I've always disliked people who think their wealth or status makes them better than everybody, and this team is no exception. I guess it should come as no surprise to anyone that they lost in their first round. I'm not holding my breath that they make a comeback. My advice to Luis-san: try to find another team to join. I know you may count the other two as friends, but trust me: associating yourself with them is going to get you nowhere."

[liskantope]

Hey, I am the sender who wrote to you about transtrending. I found it funny that you recently reblogged that post again, because I checked your blog in order to send you another message about it.

I can't remember what I had wanted to say, at the moment… but there was one line in your post that stood out to me:

"And I don’t know how many stories like yours there are, compared to stories of kids turning out to look back on their transition as a lifesaver."

I found that line sort of depressing, because early in my attempt at transitioning genders... I did regard it as a 'lifesaver'. The hormones that I was taking had acted like a chemical anti-depressant... but they do that regardless of gender, or gender-identity. It's just a physical property of the substance and how it acts on the human body. The other outward physical effects were actually slowly making me more and more depressed in a subconscious way.

I had talked to someone else about how I had felt about transitioning, and how I used to think about it. But I set up 'conditions' in my mind, for when I thought I was going to be happy, finally. If I didn't meet the conditions, then I felt like I wasn't at 'true happiness potential'. ...Like there was always something better out there.

The conditions that I set for myself in my teenage years were 'transitioning to the other gender'. But my friend had quipped that other people also set these types of terms & conditions for themselves: "Have kids, get married, and you'll finally be happy." "Transition, be seen as the other gender, and you'll finally be happy." But it's really just a way of psyching yourself out of living life fully. Because at the moment you set those terms, you might not be happy... so you want to carve yourself a path through the mountain to the other side. Life is freaking vast and full of the unknown.

I just didn't want to admit that I was wrong, as a teenager. I didn't want to be wrong. I mean, deep down... I really did want to be wrong, so I would able to live my life the way I was born, but I SET MYSELF ON A PATH, I WAS DETERMINED TO FOLLOW IT TO ITS BLOODY END! HYAA!

...but it's really sad in the end. Maybe the old folks were right, and cartoons and fairy tales really can rot out a kid's brain. hahahaha

If I remember what else I wanted to write to you about, I'll be sure to follow up. Cheers. I love reading your posts.

I don't remember if I had already said this, but another part of the 'lifesaving transition' belief, for me.... had to do with finally meeting my 'requirements for happiness'. So I finally allowed myself to think certain things, and feel certain ways... only to awaken to a world that was worse than when I had 'clocked out'. The mind can be very powerful.

Guess I'm going back and answering already-not-so-recent asks tonight, mostly about young people gender-related medical therapy. Although this won't be so much an answer as a sort of piecemeal reaction to various lines in what itself feels almost like a full-blown blog post of its own that was submitted to me. I'm kind of tempted to advise you to write about your experiences in a more longform and slightly more polished way on your own blog -- I'd find it very worth reading and would follow and probably interact if you tipped me off about where it was -- but I'd be worried about the hornet's nest you might be stepping into if you did.

Meanwhile, I do continue to have qualms about giving so many paragraphs' worth of voice to one data point of experience with youth gender-dysphoria-related medical interventions (and I apologize for how dehumanizing it is to talk about your experience as a "data point", but on my blog as well as when teaching classes one part of my brain always has to see the group of people I'm interacting with as a whole and think about fairness and what messages I'm sending, while another part is interacting with and being concerned for you as an individual). I still decided to answer this in part because (1) writing long asks full of worthwhile informative details and deep inspection of an issue is a good thing that shouldn't be "penalized" by being ignored; (2) relatedly, nothing's stopping someone else with a contrasting experience to deeply describe it in an ask, which I imagine I'd respond to; (3) your experience and perspective is obviously very underrepresented on Tumblr and goes against locally dominant beliefs enough that it may well be that you only feel safe talking about it as anonymously as possible, which necessitates the ask feature; and (4) I think some of the particular points you make are really good and freshly put, especially when applied more generally.

"And I don’t know how many stories like yours there are, compared to stories of kids turning out to look back on their transition as a lifesaver." I found that line sort of depressing, because early in my attempt at transitioning genders… I did regard it as a 'lifesaver'.

I'm genuinely sorry about the triggering* effect I imagine that line must have had on someone with your experience. The problem is that conceivably, someone (or many thousands of people) might find out in the long term that it was a lifesaver for them. Doesn't make it easier for someone else who was drawn into it by their testimony and found out that they were instead worse off than before. Or maybe not so many find it a lifesaver in the long term -- maybe a lot of what we're hearing is young people who have only been on such programs since relatively recently who find it a lifesaver so far or are kind of lying to themselves like you were doing for a while. The unsettling thing is that this recent boom in gender-related medical therapy for very young people is still pretty new. The only comfort that I take in the possible event that this trend has gone significantly too far is that I'm convinced if that is the case that there will be a pretty big backlash some 5-15 years down the road the brings about a correction; in a way, this is an argument against the hysteria of the Peterson types who sound convinced that we're completely driving off a cliff or something. But here I am again thinking about big-group dynamics at the expense of caring about individuals: whatever happens on a society-wide scale doesn't fix the devastating harm that may have been done to someone who transitioned when it was the wrong choice (or didn't transition when it would have been the right choice).

I just didn't want to admit that I was wrong, as a teenager. I didn't want to be wrong. I mean, deep down... I really did want to be wrong, so I would able to live my life the way I was born, but I SET MYSELF ON A PATH, I WAS DETERMINED TO FOLLOW IT TO ITS BLOODY END! HYAA!

And the Sunk Cost Fallacy rears its ugly head again! This is beginning to become a hobbyhorse of mine just because I'm seeing it as a more and more prevalent reason for getting into and staying in really regrettable situations. If it's any consolation, some of the worst decisions in my own life have been very ascribable to the Sunk Cost Fallacy, including when I was a very fully-developed adult. I kind of think people need to be talking about this fallacy more.

Maybe the old folks were right, and cartoons and fairy tales really can rot out a kid's brain. hahahaha

Honestly, a ton of the my deepest concerns about the attitudes of the Young and Very Online, increasingly in the last five or so years, feel related to a sort of cartoonish fairy tale / superhero story view of the world. I don't know what can be done about it or even how to talk about it without sounding incredibly obnoxious and condescending.

*At this point I've basically given up holding myself, let alone others, to not expanding "triggering" and related terms beyond a PTSD context. The milder definition of it that became popular over the last ten or so years still has decently robust boundaries, conveys a meaningful concept, and is useful, I think.

[measuringbliss]

Spider-Man Read-Through 072 Silvermane Dies (SSM 69-71)

MASTERPOST

Hehe, 69...

In this post, we some some guests back, and I analyze Peter Parker's mindset post-first Clone Saga (=after Conway's run).

Also, I get really, really tired of Debra Whitman.

Hey, that's a cool cover!

And a gorgeous top half of the first page.

And the trend continues.

So the Cloak and Dagger investigate drugs, which apparently come from Silvermane...

I'm sorry but this issue is so gorgeous!

Peter reminisces about Uncle Ben in his old house, which May wants to refurbish to make into a "boarding house for oldsters".

Nathan Lubenski notices Spidey leaving the house and is curious about that. He also has a plan to get money and make of May's dream a reality.

After an unproductive encounter with our mysterious duo, Peter's back in class, having trouble following what Dr Sloan's teaching.

He's a dick to each one of his colleagues, particularly to Debra, who knows his secret...

But I do love his outfit so I forgive him.

I think it's pretty clear that Peter's downright avoiding any sort of social interaction by pretexting he needs to be Spider-Man and arrest some goons any time he feels stressed. It's a coping mecanism, and we see more and more how terrible it is. He doesn't have any actual friendship with any of his colleague; his old friends are nowhere to be seen. Ever since the clone debacle, Peter has had no solid relationship.

You could almost write meta about it, because it's been a constant thing for what, 6 years of publication now? Some of it may be accidental, some of it may just be the writer's impression of how Peter behaved before, but I feel like it's been much worse for a while now.

Peter Parker has been depressed ever since Gwen's death, the clone saga seriously messed him up, and developing relationships has probably felt (unconsciously?) impossible.

Like sure, Wein's run was mostly action. Wolfman's run wasn't much better. Meanwhile, Spectacular has been quite flat, static, and uninteresting. I'm latching onto any social aspect, but it's far from fascinating like the Coffee Bean Gang could be.

Stern, you CAN do something about it. But I'm not sure you plan to. And Bill Mantlo's SSM issues so far aren't stellar.

I don't know, I feel like at this point, it's been a phase of his life, where Peter's meandering and mostly fights unconsequential fights.

...

Anyway.

To find Silvermane, Jean DeWolff tells Spidey he has to go talk to the Kingpin, whose adress is no secret.

Hello, handsome.

The Kingpin gladly gives him the address. He's likeable now! I like him. I'm not asking for more Kingpin, but if "more Kingpin" = "more Kingpin like this", I won't mind!

Anyway, Silvermane's in a pretty sorry state, and the Dagger ends up killing him.

Blood, again! (See last post.)

Spidey's getting GRUESOME. Edgy? I don't know, it still feels weird.

In #70, Silvermane's doctor attempts to revive him and Peter has to escape.

Alright, I'll accept it.

That's a great expression.

Anyway, what happened with Saruman?

This is frankly disgusting.

Could Peter's teachers stop being assholes? I know it's give exposition, but there's a moment where constant reminding of some things throughout some characters really sounds awful.

However, he calls Biff "preppy" and I'll take that as another confirmation of his bisexuality.

Anyway...

This is miserable. These characters are miserable and that storyline is miserable. I can't imagine following the magazine at the time of publication. 6+ years of pushing poor Debra around with little to no progress. Jeez.

Apparently, she leaves in SSM 74, and to be honest, I can't wait because this whole thing has been sad to witness.

Anyway, Silvermane "dies" "again" ("probably") and everything ends well.

She has a teddy bear, which is great, but goddamnit girl, get a hold of yourself!

Alright, 71 time.

During a robbery, the victim shoots a thief dead while Spidey attempts to resolve the situation.

Then: a discussion on gun violence.

Quick, someone tell Robbie 1980 is not happening anytime soon because Gwen died, like, two years ago at this point.

The discussion reads like baby's first "guns in the US" debate, it lacks subtlety but at the same time, I welcome the message. It's a shame things are no different 4 decades later.

The subject is upfront throughout the entire issue. Very upfront. I think the shocking aspect works, at the very least.

Anyway, the weapons are found.

I just like seeing angsty Peter.

[bewitchingfanfiction]

AC (2021/05/06) #2

"K-Karma we talked about this..." Nagisa sighed as he walked up the mountain, heading for the E-class building. His boyfriend was hanging over his shoulder, trying to get at his neck while they walked.

The red haired boy pouted childishly. "Next week I won't be able to drink anything! Don't I deserve to be spoiled?" 

Nagisa shook his head and looked around before pulling Karma behind some trees. "Five minutes, nothing more. And don't you dare tell Isogai!" Isogai had spent many days with Nagisa, trying to teach him when it was okay to give Karma blood and when it wasn't.

So far the lessons have been completely pointless.

He can't help it! Karma always looks so sad when he doesn't get blood, a little extra won't hurt right?

Well, it did kind of hurt, he grunted in pain when Karma's teeth sunk into his neck, but he was pretty use to the feeling by now. It didn't hurt as bad as some may think, and can even be slightly pleasant.

Nagisa sighed as he leaned against the drink. Karma had his hands on his waist and was drinking nice and slowly, trying to savor the blood.

When they first started going out, Nagisa seriously wondered if Karma fell for him, or if he fell for his blood.

"Nagisa!" His eyes widened a little when he saw Isogai and Maehara storming over. He must've smelled Nagisa's blood.

He sweat dropped and grinned awkwardly at them, Karma didn't even care and kept drinking.

"If you keep spoiling him it's not gonna end well." Isogai lectured lightly.

Maehara sighed. "Can't you let him drink at your house?"

Karma stopped drinking to hiss at Maehara, Isogai stepped in front of him on instinct and hissed back, causing their eyes to glow a bright yellow.

"Hey that's enough. Karma we don't hiss at our friends." Nagisa scolded, pulling Karma back a little to make him look at him.

Instantly, Karma looked like a child being scolded and looked at Nagisa with big wide eyes.

Sighing a little, Nagisa smiled sheepishly at Isogai and Maehara. "I'm sorry guys."

"It's fine Nagisa, you're right. I'm sorry about the hissing, my instincts took over." Isogai told him sheepishly.

"I think it's cute." Maehara kissed his cheek, making Isogai grin like an idiot.

Karma had his arms crossed and was pouting. Nagisa never found any of his vampire instincts cute...it wasn't fair.

"Come on Karma, we've gotta get to class." Nagisa tugged on his arm and pulled him away, heading for the school once more.

He sighed a little in defeat. This might've been his last meal for a while...

But to his surprise, Nagisa suddenly stopped walking and smiled at him. "Okay, hurry up and finish."

Karma's eyes widened but then he grinned brightly, showing off his slightly bloody fangs. He drank from Nagisa's neck again and after a couple minutes his meal was finish.

He knew Nagisa wasn't heartless, that's part of why he loved him.

~~~

"Okay children, before we begin class, Isogai had something to discuss with everyone." Koro-sensei told them all, causing Isogai to stand up and head to the front of the class.

He smiled at them. "For the next seven days me and Karma's blood urges will be kicked into over drive. Which means that regardless of who you are...we're probably gonna try and bite you. Nagisa, you and Maehara can't let us drink, during that time we won't be able to stop ourselves and we will suck you dry. Just try and be careful okay? That's all."

Nagisa swallowed hard. He was really bad at telling Karma no when he asked for blood...

But maybe it wouldn't be as terrible as Isogai made it sound.

~~~

IT WAS WORSE!

Karma was CONSTANTLY in a pissy mood, and Isogai was always on edge. Their eyes were a bright yellow and glowing constantly, and you could see their fangs sticking out of their mouths.

It was only the first day and both of them had tried to drink everyone's blood at least once.

Except for Nagisa and Maehara.

They're not entirely sure what the two agreed on, but they seemed to have an unspoken rule about going near the other's partner. As long as Karma didn't touch Maehara, Isogai wouldn't touch Nagisa.

Nagisa was glad, he shouldn't have to worry about Maehara now, but of course, out of the two of them he'd much rather deal with Maehara than Karma.

~~~

Nagisa and Karma were laying on Karma's bed, their legs were tangled together and they had their arms around each other cuddling. Even though he was still pissy, Karma had a soft spot for Nagisa and would never DARE raise his voice at the precious blueberry.

One time when Karma was in a particularly angry mood and starving for blood, he screamed at Nagisa until he cried. It was the worst feeling in the world, enough to make Karma starve himself.

The only reason he started eating again was because Nagisa literally forced Karma too. As in forced Karma's mouth open, shoved his arm in and made Karma bite down. From that point on, Karma swore to NEVER make Nagisa cry again.

He never wanted to be the reason that boy shed tears, he wanted to be the one to hold him and tell him it'd be okay.

"Sorry you can't have blood..." Nagisa told him gently.

Karma smiled softly. "It's fine..." He ran his hand through Nagisa's hair, which was out of its pigtails. Nagisa smiled as Karma picked up random strands of it and just sort of played with it.

They were resting in a peaceful silence until Nagisa's eyes widened.

'...Is he moving my hair away from my neck?' 

Sure enough, his neck had been completely exposed, and Karma was staring at it like it was thanksgiving dinner.

Nagisa tensed as Karma leaned closer to his neck, opening his mouth slightly reveal his fangs.

Just because they could connect though, Nagisa yelled. "KARMA STOP!" In a panicked voice, filled with fear.

Truthfully, he wasn't scared at all, or panicked. He was actually just annoyed.

But he knew the only way to get Karma to stop in a state like this was to make him think he scared him.

Sure enough, Karma instantly backed up looking startled. His eyes widened in horror at what he almost did and he quickly turned into a bat and flew to the corner of the ceiling, facing the wall.

Nagisa sighed a little. Karma always went into bat form whenever his emotions got to be too much, whether it was anger or happiness. "Karma I'm not upset, I just had to get you to stop. I know you don't want to kill me and frankly I'd rather keep living."

He was ignored.

Nagisa huffed in annoyance. "Fine, be that way!" He snapped lightly before turning over on his side to take a nap.

A few moments later he heard a small noise and then felt something tiny pressing up against his back. He smiled lightly with his eyes closed and turned over, wrapping his arms around the bat. Karma snuggled into his hold and fell asleep on Nagisa's chest.

"You're so silly..." Nagisa whispered softly, petting him gently.

~~~

A few days later and saying things were uncomfortable would be an understatement.

Karma's pissy behavior had turned into something very violent, and Isogai was incredibly short tempered.

"Uh...are you guys okay?" Maehara asked awkwardly while they were waiting for Koro-sensei to show up.

Karma hissed loudly at him and threw his desk to the side, standing up. Isogai stood up in an instantly and hissed right back, standing in front of Maehara's desk protectively.

"Whoa whoa! Guys calm down!" Nagisa told them in a panic. The class was tense, knowing it'd be better to stay silent and let the two of them handle things.

Isogai turned his head to look at Nagisa and suddenly charged at him, making Nagisa gasp in shock.

But before he could reach Nagisa, Karma tackled him down and had his hands wrapped around Isogai's throat in an instantly, hissing at him in a dangerously low tone. His eyes showed it all.

He was going to kill him.

"ISOGAI!" Maehara cried out, trying to run over to them, but Karma hissed at him sharply, making Maehara freeze.

"Karma stop it!" Nagisa cried out, grabbing Karma by his arm.

The moment he touched him, Karma hissed at Nagisa in anger and his hands left Isogai's neck, instead going to Nagisa's neck with a tight grip.

Nagisa winced. "K-Karma it's okay...you know me...you trust me..." He spoke in a soft whisper, lifting up a shaking hand to caress Karma's cheek.

Under his touch, Karma slowly began to relax and just stare at Nagisa lazily, eyes half lidded and fangs hanging out. His hands left Nagisa's neck and he instead leaned into Nagisa's chest, resting his head on Nagisa's chest.

Maehara helped Isogai up and was also helping him relax by running his hand through Isogai's hair and whispering calming things.

Today was pretty bad, but they all knew tomorrow would be the worst day. It would be the sixth day, the day right before the final day.

The final day wasn't as bad, since things would start to calm down, but day six was when vampire's were at their limit. They'd have the get blood or they'd be in a LOT of pain mentally.

~~~

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Karma shrieked in pain. He was laying on his bed trembling. Because of how bad the symptoms got, Karma, Maehara, Isogai and Nagisa were allowed to stay home from school.

Nagisa rested Karma's head on his lap and gently massaged it. Karma had to keep his legs and arms tied up and wear things on his fangs to keep from hurting Nagisa. He no longer had any control, he barely even registered who Nagisa was.

The only thought in his mind was 'drink blood' and that thought was painful. His body and mind didn't understand why he was drinking, and that's why it hurt so badly.

"Shhhh...it's okay..." Nagisa spoke gently. He raised his arm over Karma's mouth and Karma instantly latched on, but because of the rubbery covers on his fangs he couldn't break the skin, but the feeling of biting something still helped him relax.

The day had been hell. Nagisa got many bruises from Karma biting his arms, he didn't get to sleep because of Karma's constantly screaming and he couldn't help wondering if this was happening to Maehara as well.

~~~

When the week was finally over, Karma was so joyful that he spent the entire day in bat mode. He was mostly on Nagisa's shoulder, only flying around every now and then. Isogai looked much happier too and was being a little more cuddly with Maehara, although he was much more subtle.

"I'm glad that week of torture is finally over." Isogai sighed happily.

"Me too..." Nagisa chuckled.

Isogai smiled sheepishly. "Sorry about going after you Nagisa...I wasn't really aware of my surroundings." 

"It's fine, I understand. Besides, Karma protected me, didn't you?" Nagisa smiled sweetly at the bat on his shoulder.

Karma didn't respond and instead leaned on Nagisa's neck and seemed to fall asleep.

Maehara pouted. "You never go bat form for me." He crossed his arms childishly.

Rolling his eyes a little, Isogai changed into a little bat and sat on Maehara's desk.

Instantly, Maehara got out his phone and took a billion photos.

Nagisa gently picked up Karma in his hands and kissed his nose, making the bat stare at him with giant eyes, now fully awake. Nagisa chuckled a little and gave an eye closed smile. 

Karma's wings held Nagisa's face still and Karma snuggled up against his cheek, as if hugging him.

There may be times where having a vampire boyfriend was a pain...

But honestly, Nagisa would go through all of it forever if it meant staying with Karma.

They'd have to talk about Nagisa turning into a vampire sooner or later, that way they really COULD be together forever.

But that was a conversation for another day, for now Nagisa would just enjoy Karma's adorable bat form.

[nobodysdaydreams]

NEVER! /lh /affectionate

Well Sophie, it's the end of an era. First of all: THANK YOU. SOS would probably not have gotten finished without your encouragement and support so everyone please give Sophie a big thank you.

As for sequels, I'm sorry but outline is the WORST and there is a lot of plot to keep track of and remember. It's really a complicated puzzle game of where I want to put all my one shots as I weave them together. But if I ever get it together... man do I have some fun stuff to show you guys.

Now, onto your amazing notes!

Mamma Mia fills you with doom? It's a very cheerful song!

"Poor Nerissa. She’s trying so hard and she’s doing so much worse than Nathaniel"

^Worse? I mean, she kidnapped a family member, but she never tried to take over the world. So...she's got that going for her! :)

"SQ choosing not to eat all of the food is such a small defiance, but such a great one. It’s a really clever way to show how he feels about the situation And, of course, the terrible singing and dancing is what convinces SQ. I want to see all of the Benedict siblings dance now"

^I'm glad you liked that choice! And trust me...it's quite a lot to see them all dancing and singing together.

"I love that “She borrowed the identity of an old artist friend she hadn’t seen or spoken to in years and used her psychic powers to convince the hiring committee at a major university to let her teach an art history class and make the class a mandatory requirement for all incoming art majors and have it fulfill the school’s general education fine arts requirement (just in case her nephew decided to change majors)” is a single sentence. It just adds to the single-breath, maniacal rambling feel of Nerissa’s inner monologue"

^Her inner monologue really is a cheerful ramble. Well, most of the time...

"Oh, Nerissa. You can’t just tell people everything they do is perfect. That’s not how a relationship grows, or even functions. The lack of self-awareness in her perspective is both gorgeously written and utterly heartbreaking. She probably hasn’t had a single person in her life to learn healthy coping mechanisms or relationships from. I never thought you’d show us someone who was worse than Natheniel, but she’s giving him a run for his money"

^Nerissa is complicated. I don't wanna spoil too much, but she does have (1) positive relationship in her life, but it takes a lot of compartmentalization for her to achieve that. This is mostly due to the fact that while she had some very unhealthy role models in her life, she had some positive ones too (that are sadly no longer around), but she draws a lot from both of those sources.

"I still can’t get over how you keep throwing in references to “the magic of ABBA”, it makes me stop and laugh every time. Dangit, Bods, I��m trying to be serious! /lh"

^The wonderful Crangst (Crack/Angst) strikes again!

““That was acting, dear, it’s not the same as lying,” Nerissa informed him calmly” NERISSA / SOMEONE HELP THIS WOMAN PLEASE TAKE HER TO THERAPY A COUNSELLOR JUST EVEN A REGULAR OLD PERSON SHE CAN TALK TO AND LEARN MORALS FROM /Oh, I just want to give her the biggest hug, even though she’d probably hate it and zap me with her psychic powers

^I'm so glad you love Nerissa. I'm nervous whenever I introduce a new plot point or character or OC, and I'm so happy she's going over well. But you are wrong about her here. She would love your hug. She just won't feel comfortable giving you one. You'll understand why later. :)

"Nerissa is just as scared as Nathaniel, probably more so because she has a somewhat(?) concrete concept of the Bad Thing she’s scared of in a way he doesn’t / I wish she didn’t have to be so afraid, it makes me so sad…"

^Me too. And only I know why, which is why I really hope I can get it together to write sequels.

"SHE’S SO SHOCKED. SHE REALLY DOESN’T UNDERSTAND WHAT’S GOING ON AND WHY SQ’S UPSET. GRRRRRRRR I WISH I COULD MAGICALLY BE A PART OF THE STORY AND MEDIATE FOR THEM"

^Shall I write you into the story as the family therapist? /lh /j

"Violet mention!!! Violet mention!!!"

^I do look forward to dropping lore on this...

I appreciate the phrasing of “they catered to (for lack of a better or more appropriate terminology in SQ’s vocabulary and experience) “addicts and crazy people””

^Thank you. I wanted to strongly and clearly hint at Garrison and the fact that Nerissa has serious issues without SQ sounding judgmental or ableist. This seemed like the best way to do it.

"Now, I have to admit, I was completely blindsided by the Psychic SQ bit. I don’t know how I missed it, but I about exploded when I reached this part"

^It's okay. I'm weaving like 50 plot lines and twists together, you couldn't possibly catch every single one. I'm sorry, it's just something my brain does.

"I’m getting really concerned about this… “facility” and how it operated / These voices are so scary, I can see how she’s overwhelmed and confused. That would petrify me"

^Trust me. If I am able to write ALL my planned (but not outlined) SOS sequels, there will be an entire fic dedicated to the facility.

"See, you keep having Nerissa do these crazy things that are hurting other people but then she just feels like a scared child who’s lashing out irrationally because there’s no one there to help her. I’m not saying I’m upset; it’s phenomenal writing. It just makes me sad"

^A scared child is the perfect way to describe her.

"And of course, SQ has a completely different context for what’s going on / He’s just feeling completely betrayed by, like, every adult ever /Poor kiddo" /“He supposed his inability to stop caring was always going to be his most troublesome quality”

^That's what I love about SQ. He has every reason to be angry, to feel betrayed, to not forgive, to be bitter, and yet he still cares. He views it as a weakness, but its not. He's the best.

SCREAMING CRYING WAILING / Your carpet tacks are MINE

^If that's the price I pay for reactions like this, it's a price I'll gladly pay!

"I have SO MANY questions about why the code was 1-2-3-4. Was she oversimplifying it because she figured everyone else would overthink it? Was she trying to teach SQ how to use his intuition to guess something easy? Did she forget to change the default when she bought it from her evil lockmaker? SO MANY QUESTIONS"

^Ah yes. The room. The code being simple is one thing, but ask yourself this Sophie: why is the lock on the inside of the door in the first place? Now there's the real question.

I feel like maybe the buzzing was supposed to protect SQ from whatever Nerissa had going on? I’m not sure, but I’m very curious

^Alright, now you're starting to get it... :)

And he’s scared! Of course he’s scared, but he doesn’t have anyone to help or comfort him. And he’s still just a kid :( 

^SQ is 18 (technically). He's young and sheltered, but he's legally an adult.

“No…this had to be some sort of mistake…this…this couldn’t be because of her!” / I am thinking there is something else going on here. I don’t know what, you probably have the proper psychology words for it, Bods, but there’s a distinct reason she’s reacting this way. Maybe denial? Like, grief?

^I mean...idk if it was clear enough in the text but um... Nerissa has done something like this before...(you can DM me on discord if you have further questions)

Secret doors! They all have a thing about hidden passageways, don’t they? / WHOO

^Indeed they do. The Benedict siblings are sort of enemies, very traumatized, but sometimes you just look at the things they do and realize "my gosh they really are siblings aren't they"

Time for the next chapter, which I have not read yet!! I’m really excited / Like. You would not BELIEVE how much I have been looking forward to this

^And you would not believe how much I have been looking forward to your reaction!!!! :)

How long have they been playing to have completed one hundred and eighty-four games of chess? Is Crawlings just really, really bad at chess?

^Crawlings is horrible and Sharp is really good. In my fic, Sharp is basically if Sticky grew into a super toxic adult.

Oh no. I remember the meme about this. How could you use the white knight lesson with the Ten Men???? GAH! Jail, jail for Bods for one thousand years!!! /j

^Jail? Oh no. NOT JAIL! Sophie, please. I follow the law. I just did my taxes. I'm a good citizen. Don't send me to the hole! /lh /j

I actually made the stupidest little laugh sound when I read Sharpe implying that Crawlings has an imaginary girlfriend. That’s such goofy, juvenile humour. What are they doing ajsdgjhsd? /I guess if all their games are that fast I could see how they’ve played that many already

^Yeah they do go pretty fast. And they are pretty juvenile.

WAIT. WAIT, DID KATE’S MOM USED TO BE AN AGENT TOO?? BODS GET BACK HERE I DEMAND ANSWERS

^Okay. Yes she was. No, Curtain didn't know about it. Yes, the Wetheralls took vacation time on his dime to go on secret missions (since he was their friend he gave them generous employee benefits). Reread the text if you want to speculate on some more stuff :)

““To meet a higher caliber of women?” suggested Sharpe, looking up at the screen at Dipika” / Actually, kind of funny. Still want to punch him, though

^Don't worry, he gets punched a lot.

BITING BITING BITING / I HAVE NO NOTES / I AM OUT OF NOTES / I AM JUST FERAL AND ON THE GROUND / ASGHHHGHSUUASDGUDJKGJKGSDJDSGJJSKDKSDGKJHSDKJ / BODS, you GENIUS. You MASTERMIND, you VILLAIN. /I HAVE SO MUCH MORE I WANT TO KNOW!!!!!

^AND I HAVE SO MUCH MORE I WANT TO SHOW YOU BUT MY STUPID BRAIN WON'T COOPERATE BUT IF IT DOES BOY OH BOY ARE YOU IN FOR A RIDE LET ME TELL YOU

I mean, spectacular job, as always. You are really just so talented at writing, and I love that I get to read your work. Thank you so very much for sharing it. I am now going to go lay down and let the grass consume me. Farewell.

^And I am going to look over my fic drafts because these motivate me to write so much. Thank you a million times over my friend. You are the best!

@nobodysdaydreams GET OVER HERE AND ANSWER FOR YOUR CRIMES

The lyrics filled me with such a sense of impending doom asdfjdsfj

Poor Nerissa. She’s trying so hard and she’s doing so much worse than Nathaniel

SQ choosing not to eat all of the food is such a small defiance, but such a great one. It’s a really clever way to show how he feels about the situation

And, of course, the terrible singing and dancing is what convinces SQ. I want to see all of the Benedict siblings dance now

I love that “She borrowed the identity of an old artist friend she hadn’t seen or spoken to in years and used her psychic powers to convince the hiring committee at a major university to let her teach an art history class and make the class a mandatory requirement for all incoming art majors and have it fulfill the school’s general education fine arts requirement (just in case her nephew decided to change majors)” is a single sentence. It just adds to the single-breath, maniacal rambling feel of Nerissa’s inner monologue

Devin /derogatory

Oh, Nerissa. You can’t just tell people everything they do is perfect. That’s not how a relationship grows, or even functions. The lack of self-awareness in her perspective is both gorgeously written and utterly heartbreaking. She probably hasn’t had a single person in her life to learn healthy coping mechanisms or relationships from. I never thought you’d show us someone who was worse than Natheniel, but she’s giving him a run for his money

I still can’t get over how you keep throwing in references to “the magic of ABBA”, it makes me stop and laugh every time. Dangit, Bods, I’m trying to be serious! /lh

““That was acting, dear, it’s not the same as lying,” Nerissa informed him calmly”

NERISSA

SOMEONE HELP THIS WOMAN PLEASE TAKE HER TO THERAPY A COUNSELLOR JUST EVEN A REGULAR OLD PERSON SHE CAN TALK TO AND LEARN MORALS FROM

Oh, I just want to give her the biggest hug, even though she’d probably hate it and zap me with her psychic powers

Nerissa is just as scared as Nathaniel, probably more so because she has a somewhat(?) concrete concept of the Bad Thing she’s scared of in a way he doesn’t

I wish she didn’t have to be so afraid, it makes me so sad…

SHE’S SO SHOCKED. SHE REALLY DOESN’T UNDERSTAND WHAT’S GOING ON AND WHY SQ’S UPSET. GRRRRRRRR I WISH I COULD MAGICALLY BE A PART OF THE STORY AND MEDIATE FOR THEM

Violet mention!!! Violet mention!!!

I appreciate the phrasing of “they catered to (for lack of a better or more appropriate terminology in SQ’s vocabulary and experience) “addicts and crazy people””

Now, I have to admit, I was completely blindsided by the Psychic SQ bit. I don’t know how I missed it, but I about exploded when I reached this part

I’m getting really concerned about this… “facility” and how it operated

These voices are so scary, I can see how she’s overwhelmed and confused. That would petrify me

See, you keep having Nerissa do these crazy things that are hurting other people but then she just feels like a scared child who’s lashing out irrationally because there’s no one there to help her. I’m not saying I’m upset; it’s phenomenal writing. It just makes me sad

And of course, SQ has a completely different context for what’s going on

He’s just feeling completely betrayed by, like, every adult ever

Poor kiddo

“He supposed his inability to stop caring was always going to be his most troublesome quality”

SCREAMING CRYING WAILING

Your carpet tacks are MINE

I have SO MANY questions about why the code was 1-2-3-4. Was she oversimplifying it because she figured everyone else would overthink it? Was she trying to teach SQ how to use his intuition to guess something easy? Did she forget to change the default when she bought it from her evil lockmaker? SO MANY QUESTIONS

I feel like maybe the buzzing was supposed to protect SQ from whatever Nerissa had going on? I’m not sure, but I’m very curious

And he’s scared! Of course he’s scared, but he doesn’t have anyone to help or comfort him. And he’s still just a kid :( 

“No…this had to be some sort of mistake…this…this couldn’t be because of her!”

I am thinking there is something else going on here. I don’t know what, you probably have the proper psychology words for it, Bods, but there’s a distinct reason she’s reacting this way. Maybe denial? Like, grief?

Secret doors! They all have a thing about hidden passageways, don’t they?

WHOO

Time for the next chapter, which I have not read yet!! I’m really excited

Like. You would not BELIEVE how much I have been looking forward to this

How long have they been playing to have completed one hundred and eighty-four games of chess? Is Crawlings just really, really bad at chess?

Oh no. I remember the meme about this. How could you use the white knight lesson with the Ten Men???? GAH! Jail, jail for Bods for one thousand years!!! /j

I actually made the stupidest little laugh sound when I read Sharpe implying that Crawlings has an imaginary girlfriend. That’s such goofy, juvenile humour. What are they doing ajsdgjhsd?

I guess if all their games are that fast I could see how they’ve played that many already

WAIT. WAIT, DID KATE’S MOM USED TO BE AN AGENT TOO?? BODS GET BACK HERE I DEMAND ANSWERS

““To meet a higher caliber of women?” suggested Sharpe, looking up at the screen at Dipika”

Actually, kind of funny. Still want to punch him, though

BITING BITING BITING

I HAVE NO NOTES

I AM OUT OF NOTES

I AM JUST FERAL AND ON THE GROUND

ASGHHHGHSUUASDGUDJKGJKGSDJDSGJJSKDKSDGKJHSDKJ

BODS, you GENIUS. You MASTERMIND, you VILLAIN.

I HAVE SO MUCH MORE I WANT TO KNOW!!!!!

I mean, spectacular job, as always. You are really just so talented at writing, and I love that I get to read your work. Thank you so very much for sharing it. I am now going to go lay down and let the grass consume me. Farewell.

[scarfwrites]

Exams ft. Akaashi, Kuroo, Tsukishima

❅Genre : Fluff, Crack, Comfort

❅Pairings:  Akaashi x Reader

                      Kuroo x Reader

                      Tsukishima x Reader

❅Warnings: none

❅A/N : Haven't been posting a lot since real life has been very busy. I thought of this for comfort since exams can be pretty stressful

Akaashi

“Y/N-CHAN!!!!” You hear a familiar booming voice from across the hallway and as you turn to look you get tackled to the ground by no other than Bokuto

“Woah! Bo you seem pretty ecstatic as usual” you smiled as you got up

“Not for long!” He pouted

“Huh why?” You tilt your head in confusion

“Well there’s exams coming up and usually I’ll be able to do it myself but it’s math and Akaashi said i’ll get kicked out of volleyball if I fail” Bokuto replied as tears started welling up in his eyes

“Can you help me please? I don’t wanna get kicked out” Bokuto pleaded adorably

You giggled at his usual demeanor but this reminded you that you also had exams tomorrow which you were worried about since knowing the energetic owl you probably won’t have time to study. Though you couldn’t say no to his adorable face and ruin his chances at the nationals

“I could never say no to that face” you smiled sympathetically

“REALLY? THANK YOU” Bokuto pulled you into a very tight hug

“Bo I can’t breath” you said running out of breath

“OH SORRY!” He said putting you down as the bell rang

“Help me study later after practice! Thank you!” He said running towards his next class

As he left you wondered why he didn’t ask Akaashi for help like he usually does. Knowing him even with his sarcastic nature with the energetic boy he wouldn’t lose patience with him. You decided not to think much of it and head to quickly get the books from your locker for your next few classes and your study session with Bokuto.

As soon as you hear the bell ring you waltz outside of class and you see Bokuto already waiting for you outside of the door.

“Hey Hey Hey! You’re finally done, let's get to it!” Bokuto yelled enthusiastically 

“Someone’s really eager to study” you smiled softly

“I can't fail that math test!” Bokuto exclaimed

“Alright let's head off to the library then” you chuckled

“Yeah let's hurry up, the clock is ticking and we only have a day!” He yelled dashing the hallways pulling you with him

“AREN'T YOU GOING TOO FAST!” you yelled getting very disoriented though you knew he wouldn't hear you from how focused he was

“YEAH WE'RE HERE LET'S GET TO IT” Bokuto shouted with excitement only to get a harsh scolding from the librarian

“Don't you know that this is the library! There are others who are trying to study for the upcoming exams” the librarian harshly reprimanded making the owl very sad

“I'm really sorry I'm behalf of my friend we won't do it again I promise” you profusely apologized

“Please make sure of it the librarian sighed as she let you in

Sorry Y/N-chan” Bokuto said sadly

“It's ok Bo” you smiled sympathetically as you drag him down to sit

“Let's focus on helping you pass, alright?” You continued as he nodded going back to his bright self

You spent almost the whole day in the library trying to teach Bokuto as he was struggling with most of the topics. It was tiresome though teaching him also helped you study for your test. It took what felt like the whole day but you both were finally done

“THANK YOU SO MUCH Y/N-CHAN” he said joyfully as you quickly shush him 

“Oh sorry” he chuckled nervously

“Wait the librarians not here anymore” you said confusing both of you

“What time is it” Bokuto asked as you both look outside the window realizing it was night

“SHIT I STILL HAVE ANOTHER TEST TO STUDY” you slightly panicked 

“Sorry Y/n chan! I took all your time” Bokuto apologized profusely 

“Don't worry I'm fine with helping” you chuckled

you let me walk you home as a thank you Bokuto insisted

“Alright lead the way” you smiled

Bokuto walked you all the way back to your house though he did get distracted by a number of things like dogs. It was very adorable seeing the energetic fellow frolic and skip along the sidewalk. Once you arrived at your house you both said your goodbyes

“Bye Y/N-chan! Thanks for helping me again!” Bokuto smiled brightly Anytime you replied

“I'm sorry for taking your time” Bokuto bowed

“If you want I can help you” Bokuto suggested

“No need I’ll manage anyways” you smiled softly “Are you sure?” Bokuto said worriedly

“Yeah yeah you need to go home anyways it's late” you insisted

“Goodbye then!” He waved as he left

They're screwed he thought 

“But I think I know how to solve this problem” Bokuto murmured smugly

For the next few hours you were struggling greatly. The subject had a lot of topics for a single test. Considering how late it was at night you were sure you didn't have enough time even if you did stay up all night which made you panic internally. The subject was already hard enough and you've only finished a quarter of what you need to study. You didn't know what to do and you were starting to panic knowing that you will probably fail now or fall asleep during the test. Though as you were panicking you hear the doorbell ring so you quickly fix up yourself before rushing down the stairs and answering the door.

“HI SORRY I LOOK LIKE A MESS” you said very quickly that you didn't even notice who it was

“You look like you haven't slept in days” the person in front of you chuckled 

The voice seemed familiar and as you look up you see Akaashi

“Keiji? What are you doing here?” you asked confused

“Oh well Bokuto told me he took all your study time to help him study so he called me in to help you since he doesn't really know the subject well” Akaashi explained as you let him inside

“You really don't have to help me I'm fine on my own” you faked a smile which quickly faltered

“You clearly can't and considering the time we have left we better get started,” Akaashi said as grabbed his books and took you to your study area.

Surprisingly with the help of Akaashi the studying went so much smoother. You felt like he had a magic power for teaching as he made everything so much easier to study, remember and understand. You were surprised as you finished everything in two hours.

“Thank you so much Keiji I owe you a lot” you said smiling gratefully

“It's no big deal Y/N” he smiled back

“Let me treat you sometime” you said

“Y/N it really isn't a problem” Akaashi tried refusing your offer

“I would've died from the exams without you I insist” you said pouting at his refusal to your offer

“You're not gonna stop unless I say no right?” Akaashi sighed, earning a yep! From you

“I've been wondering why you didn't help Bokuto with his math?” you asked pondering

“Oh well I was busy doing something” he replied looking away flustered

“Busy doing what?” You tilted your head

“I got you this” Akaashi said handing out a gift to you

“Oh thank you but what’s the occasion?” you questioned

“Open the gift and you’ll see” Akaashi smiled nervously

You unwrapped the present and opened the box revealing a locket and upon opening the locket it was a picture of you and Akaashi when

“Huh? I love the gift but I still don’t get it” you looked at him with extreme confusion

“Did you really forget it’s our anniversary” he chuckled as you 

“Oh it must’ve slip past my mind sorry” you chuckled scratching your head

“Thank you Keiji I’m glad at least you remembered even if i forgot” you smiled softly

“It’s fine if you forget after all you’ve been very busy this week” Akaashi smiled gently holding your face

“We haven’t eaten yet how about I get you a treat” you asked as you hear his stomach rumbling

“I guess that answers your question” Akaashi chuckled and you do the same

“Thank you for helping me again” you said softly as you pulled him in for a hug

“Anytime Y/N Akaashi” smiled as he softly pecked your forehead

Kuroo

“Aww you beat me again” you pouted playfully

“You did great though” Kenma said softly smiling

You still beat me you chuckled

“I’ve played this a lot so it would be pretty embarrassing for me to lose” Kenma chuckled along with you

“Well that’s to be expected from someone who only plays games and volleyball” you said getting up as he chuckled

“Have you studied for the chemistry exam tomorrow” Kenma asked as he shut down the console

“OH SHIT!” You screamed 

“Sorry playing with me must’ve distracted you” Kenma apologized

“No it’s alright I should’ve managed my time anyways” you smiled nervously

“I’ll get heading home” you said as you quickly grabbed your stuff

“Wait Y/N isn’t chemistry your weakest subject” Kenma asked pulling you

“Yeah why?” You questioned

“Won’t you need help since you kinda suck at chemistry” Kenma said straightforwardly

“Oh right” you said scratching your head

“I have a friend who’s great at chemistry who can help you” Kenma said

“You mean Kuroo? Please he’s just gonna make chemistry jokes or flirt with me” you said with an annoyed look to your face

“Well you kinda don’t have a choice” Kenma replied

“I guess you’re right” you sighed loudly

“I’ll call him for you” Kenma said getting his phone

Before you left, Kenma called his friend. You’ve met Kuroo as he’s in some of your classes and being friends with Kenma means you’d meet him eventually. You’ve noticed how incredibly flirty he can be to you which annoys you but of course you don’t hate him. Now arriving at your house you contemplated whether this was a good decision or not though your thoughts were interrupted immediately after you hear the doorbell ring

“I can’t believe I’m doing this” you groan as you opened the door

“Hey Y/N long time no see” Kuroo winked 

“We’re in the same class dumbass you saw me earlier” you glared

“Yeah but you’ve never called me to your house or had a proper conversation with me without Kenma” Kuroo smirked as you scoffed

“Anyways princess what was it you needed me for?” Kuroo continued

“I’ve got a chem exam tomorrow and I suck at chemistry” you explained

“And?” Kuroo said slyly

“I need your help” you rolled your eyes as his smile grew

“Hmm alright but I’ll need something in return” Kuroo said slyly

“What do you want” you spat in annoyance

“How about a date if I tutor you” Kuroo said smugly

“Excuse me? A date with you?” You scoffed

“Yeah I’m serious and I want nothing else so it’s either that or you’re probably gonna fail that chemistry test” Kuroo snickered

You thought for a while. A date already felt like too much and it was with Kuroo no less but you really couldn’t afford failing that chemistry test. Before you answered you sighed

“Fine, just ONE date alright?” You glared getting close to his face

“Yeah yeah and if you enjoy it maybe we’ll get another one” Kuroo smirked smugly

“Don’t push your luck” you said angrily

“Alright let’s get started then” Kuroo said getting inside

This was gonna be a long day you thought as you got inside

Surprisingly it was going pretty well. Aside from the occasional chemistry jokes he made and the flirting you clicked pretty well with Kuroo. He was also a great teacher as you were actually learning the topics and were genuinely interested in them.

“You seem to be enjoying yourself” Kuroo smiled 

“Even you think it’s weird” you chuckled

“Yeah! You barely pay attention in chemistry since you suck so much” Kuroo smirked playfully

“I guess you’re better than our chemistry teacher” you shrugged

“Maybe you’re just feeling chemistry with me” Kuroo replied playfully as you smack him

“Alright Alright I’ll stop with the chemistry jokes” Kuroo said pushing your hand away

“You better” you glared

“But you didn’t deny you feel something” Kuroo said smugly as you instantly became flustered

“Shut up and let’s finish this you scold” as he chuckled

“Alright whatever you say princess” Kuroo said grabbing the book

“I said don’t call me that!” You growl

The next day you did your exam and didn’t struggle at all. You were very thankful since you were sure your parents would’ve killed you if you failed. You were definitely gonna thank Kuroo for it as you can eat lunch stress free.

“Heya princess how was the test” Kuroo said sitting next to you

“It went well though I guess it's cause of your tutoring” you smiled as you ate

“Don’t need to flatter me I was just doing my job princess” Kuroo smiled playfully

“And now you have to do your end of the deal” Kuroo smirked looking at you

“A deals a deal” you sighed

“Didn’t think you’d agree that quickly princess maybe you do like me” Kuroo smiled with contentment

“Don’t flatter yourself and I told you a hundred times not to call me that” you glared

“You didn’t mind when the couple of times I’ve been saying it just now” he retorted as you instantly flush red

“Whatever just give me your number so we can go out you scoff as” you continued eating

“Sure thing princess just don’t enjoy it too much or you’ll want another one” he replied as you roll your eyes

“I wouldn’t mind another one” you mumbled

“Did you say something” he asked

“I said nothing and go eat your lunch” you spat back

“I’m already done and I think I’d rather do this” Kuroo said as he pulled you for a tight hug

“Whatever shuts you up” you said gently blushing as you hugged him back

Tsukishima

“Y/N!!!” You hear the familiar tangerine head call out to you and you hear his familiar blue haired friend yell at him “DON’T YELL TOO LOUD YOU’LL BOTHER THE OTHER STUDENTS.”

“Oh Hinata and Kageyama, what are you both doing here?” You asked as they pant from running

“DID YOU STUDY FOR THE TEST TOMORROW?” Hinata asked as he was running out of breath

“What do you mean? The test’s next week” you said in confusion

“No? It’s tomorrow” Hinata raised an eyebrow

“Huh wait show me the schedule” you said as Kageyama hands you the schedule

“It says it right here” Kageyma points to where the schedule clearly states that the exam is tomorrow

“I THOUGHT IT WAS NEXT WEEK!” you panic alerting the boys

“Aww we came here thinking you could help us but now the three of us need help” Hinata said sadly

“You could still tutor us right?” Kageyama asked

“Well maybe if I was informed earlier but this subject is not my strong suit” you scratch your head

“What are we gonna do now? We’ve got no one to help us” Hinata pouted

“Did you ask everyone I’m sure there are a ton of other people who could help us” you suggested

“Then let’s go!” Hinata said pulling you and Kageyama and dashing through the hallways

You all go through a list of people to ask to help tutor the three of you. Tanaka and Noya were a definite a nope. So you all opted to ask the third years.

“Hey guys! We need help!” Hinata called out to the third years

“Is it about the exams” Daichi asked

“Yup” Hinata replied instantly

“You’re not the only year with Math exams” Suga chuckled

“Does that mean you can’t help us” Hinata pouted

“What else does it mean stupid Kageyama” glared

“I’m just asking!” Hinata said angrily “Settle down both of you let’s just ask someone else” you scolded

Most of the people you asked were busy or unable to tutor three people. Some were pretty busy. Some also struggled with math. You all tried asking Yachi but unfortunately she was busy with other things. You all sat in the library bummed out.

“Have we asked everyone already” Kageyama asked

“Looking at our list seems like it” you sighed

“We’re doomed” Hinata said putting his face into the table 

“Have you guys asked Tsukishima?” You asked tilting your head

“He’d never say yes to us” Kageyama said in annoyance

“Did you still try asking him?” You asked

“No but again he’s definitely gonna say no” Hinata replied

“I’ll try asking him” you stood up “We won’t stop you but don't say we didn't want you if he says something sassy” Hinata warned as you sighed

“Do it after school he’s probably busy doing whatever” Kageyama said as he sat you back down

After classes finished you went straight to Tsukishima’s locker to find him grabbing his books, most probably for the math test.

“Hey Tsukishima!” you call out to him as he looks at you

“What do you want” he said straightforwardly

“Well you know about the math test coming up?” You asked 

“No” he replied

“Huh?” You said in confusion

“No” he said again

“What no?” You asked dumbfounded

“You’re gonna ask me to help those two peabrains right? I’m not doing that” Tsukishima said as he closed his locker

“Well you’re correct but I also need help” you explained

“Don’t you do well in the exams” Tsukishima raised an eyebrow

“I though exams were next week only to find out that exams were tomorrow” you scratched the back of your head

“To be frank I don’t care and no is final” Tsukishima said about to leave before you pulled him towards you

“Please I really don’t want them or me to fail” you pleaded

“D-Don’t pull me that close to you” Tsukishima glared

“Oh sorry” you blushed as you let him go

“Fine I’ll do it Tsukishima” sighed in annoyance

“Thank you!” You hugged him as he glared at you

“Sorry anyways after school” you smiled

“Yeah whatever” Tsukishima rolled his eyes

As you said your goodbye you rush to the library seeing the two boys trying their best to study though they seem like they’re struggling a lot which you couldn’t help but giggle.

“Hey I’m back” you said sitting down

“How’d it go” Hinata asked excitedly

“Did he say no” Kageyama asked

“Nope! He said the opposite” you smiled

“He said yes? That’s a surprise” Kageyama said in surprise

“Yeah! Now we’re saved! Thank you Y/N!” Hinata said as he pulled you in for a tight hug

You invited everyone for a study group in your house. You made sure it was the perfect environment for studying, cleaning everything up and even making some food for everyone. You hear the door ring and you walk over.

“Hey Y/N! We’re here!” Hinata said excitedly

“Do you never keep your voice down” Kageyama glared as you giggle

“It’s alright we’re in my house anyways” you smiled

“We just need to wait for one more person” you continued

“No need I’m right here” Tsukishima said 

“Let’s get started!” Hinata said as he barged in

“HEY! This isn’t your house!” Kageyama yelled

“You better pay me for their shenanigans” Tsukishima said in annoyance

“Sure how about five yen” you smiled playfully as he glared

“Your home is so comfy and pretty Y/N” Hinata complimented

“Thanks but we should get started so we can finish early” you suggested as they all nod in agreement

Besides being the mediator, Tsukishima's sarcastic and snarky remarks to Hinata and Kageyama’s stupidity, it went smoothly. Though you couldn't help but laugh at some of Tsukishima’s sarcastic comments.

“We’re done with this topic unless you slowpokes want me to repeat it again” Tsukishima said

“No that was easy we can proceed” Hinata said confidently

“Alright but you need to solve this first” Tsukishima said as he wrote out a problem

“Huh what is this” Hinata said looking carefully at the problem

“It’s what you called easy a minute ago” Tsukishima smirked

“You should’nt have said that stupid” Kageyama scolded

It’s this right? You said as you wrote the answer

“At least one person isn’t as slow as the both of you on an “easy”topic” Tsukishima said smugly

“HEY! Just shut up and repeat it again” Hinata crossed his arms

The shenanigans went on as Tsukishima kept poking fun on the other two boys. You had loads of fun on what felt like your least favorite topic. The three boys made it so entertaining. Eventually you all got it and the other boys were leaving to go home

“Bye Y/N! Thanks for getting Tsukishima to help us!” Hinata waved and Kageyama did the same

“Bye, have a safe trip!” you waved back 

“Oh and thank you Tsukishima for helping us” you smiled at him

“Yeah you’re welcome I have to go now to” Tsukishima said quickly getting his bag and getting outside

“Y’know you may be a salty french fry but you’re a good teacher” you smiled playfully as he flustered up

“Don’t flatter me… but thanks” Tsukishima said looking away

“Wait! One more thing before you leave” you said 

“What is it?” he looked at you as you pulled him in for a small peck on his cheeks

“Consider it a thank you” you giggled as his red was redder than a tomato

“Thanks I guess” he replied secretly smiling as he left

Masterlist

[harryhoney-bee]

4 and 7 for the abo thing!

"I just want to feel safe" - Alpha!harry

Summary: Alpha!h and omega!reader nesting together, lots of smut and softness <3

word count: 6k

warnings: unprotected sex and oral

Harry was having a normal day at the boxing gym, this time he was teaching pre-teens how to throw punches without looking like an angry toddler (he, unfortunately, wasn't succeeding on that.), he was in the middle of pulling his hair out of frustration when he got a message from his love, his omega.

He wasn't exactly surprised, it was 3:15, the usual time she would be done teaching at the neighborhood's elementary school. What made him raise his eyebrows astonishingly was the subject of her messages.

My pretty girl 🤍: Hi h, the bell just rang, so I’m finishing cleaning up the class.

My pretty girl 🤍: We did some coloring with paint today, remember not to let me do this again.

He laughed, she always came up with the messiest ways of teaching and had to scrub the school's floor later, but at the end of the day, she was always up for another one of those chaotic classes.

My pretty girl 🤍: Anyways, I just wanted to tell you that I miss you so much, can't wait for you to get home 🥺.

My pretty girl 🤍: I felt sad that I didn't have my fourth period free, or else I would have called you.

My pretty girl 🤍: I miss your voice and your kisses :(

If it was any other time of the moment Harry would have thought she was indeed just missing him, but his calendar har warned him this morning that her heat was very close, poor little thing, got her heat at school.

Harry's phone: Hello my love, how are you? Wanna call me? I'm free now, the kids are training on their own.

Seconds later the usual phone ring hit his ears, he looked at his phone, a picture of herself smiling appeared, making his heart warm.

"Hi h, I miss you," was the first thing she said, neediness in her voice, "how was your day?"

"I miss you too, sweetheart, so much," he told her, quickly making his way to Mitch. "My day was good, but yours weren't, right? Got your heat, baby?

"Yes, alpha, I'm so sad, just wanna smell you again," her voice was very teary.

"It's alright baby, are you leaving already? Because if you are staying for long you should take some scent blockers so no one can bother you." Harry was keeping his voice calm, but thinking about her getting her heat far away from him while in a public place made him very angry, not at her, of course, but at any other alpha near her.

Alphas were naturally protected over their omega, but when they were having their heats the protectiveness grew even more. The scent of omegas in heat could make any unmated alpha go crazy, the mean kind wouldn't think twice before touching them, and that's why Harry was mad.

It was dangerous for her to walk around alone during her heat, and he knew there were two alphas in that school, one of them Harry, unfortunately, knew too well. The couch was 34 years old and would always stare Y/n up and they whenever she was near him, he gladly never made any move (gladly for him, since Harry would beat the shit out of him if he ever has the stupid thought of touching even a finger on Y/n's skin.)

"No alpha, I'm already parked at the school's parking lot, I left the mess for me to clean up tomorrow."

"I think you won't be able to go for the next few days though, your heat started, remember?" He knew her mind was a little fuzzy right now, fuck, he just wanted to take her in his arms.

"Oh, damn!" she exclaimed in realization, "do you think Nora will be angry at me? She probably will, right?"

Nora was the cleaning lady, the old woman wasn't a fan of the way Y/n taught her classes since it would always end with Y/n asking for a few of her cleaning products and a mop so she could undo all the mess the kids usually did.

"She won't baby," he knew she would, "if anything happens I will go to school first thing in the morning and clean the class for you, yeah? Now just focus on getting home safe."

He heard the car getting started, "you will go home too, right? Don't wanna be alone."

"Of course, I'm going to tell Mitch I need to leave right now, don't worry. I'll be home in 30 minutes."

"Okay, goo– oh shit!" He heard traffic noises through the phone, his heart picking up at every millisecond.

"What happened?! Y/n? Talk to me now!" He said desperately.

"I just didn't see the person crossing the street, nothing happened though, it's ok."

"You didn't see the person?! Love, for the love of God, turn off your phone right now, it's getting you distracted." Damn, he was ready to run to wherever she was to see if she was alright, thanks to the universe nothing bad occurred.

"Turn off? But I wanna talk to you," she whined.

"I wasn't asking. Turn off your phone and get home safe," he said, dominance in his tone, "I love you, now turn your phone."

"I love you too, alpha, I'm sorry." With that, she hung up.

He didn’t enjoy being stern with her or talking to her with any but softness, but sometimes he just had to find a way to handle her and those clumsy behaviors that could lead to her getting hurt.

Maybe he should go to Walmart and get some stuff for her, maybe it would make her a little happy. Yeah, that’s what he’s going to do.

“Hey Mitch, I’m going home now,” he said to the beta who was teaching a small girl how to gain stability during a fight, “I probably won’t be here till Monday.” It was a Thursday after all, meaning he was going to spend the rest of the week and the weekend with his omega.

“Oh, okay man,” Mitch told Harry, “I’ll see if Adam can cover for you, don’t worry.”

Harry nodded saying goodbye to him and heading to the directions of his office so he could take his bag and go home, while going to his car he thought of how good of a relationship Harry, Niall, and Mitch had. Mitch didn’t ask any questions about why Harry was going home so suddenly, he knew how uncomfortable Harry was to talk to other people about Y/n’s heat.

He started the car and turned on his radio, quickly connecting to Spotify and letting Taylor Swift’s voice fill the car. His girl was a tad obsessed with her, so that made Harry obsessed as well, naturally.

The alpha made his way through the streets, stopping at the nearest Walmart store to get everything they needed: mac and cheese, toothpaste, a book Y/n might like, Gatorade, lots of chocolate, and a bunny stuffed animal.

Normally he would call Y/n to ask if she needed anything, but he didn’t if she was home yet, and he didn’t want to distract her in any way. If she desired anything else he could always make another trip to the store.

After he paid he went back to his car, wanting to get home within the 30 minutes he previously had told Y/n. After about 20 minutes he finally got to his neighborhood.

They lived in the small town of cold spring in the State of New York City, they had moved to this house after Y/n graduated in Education at the University of Rochester. Harry chose not to go to university, instead, he focused on boxing and opened his boxing gym.

He pulled over to his driveway, and saw Y/n’s car parked nicely in front of his, he was glad she was already home, he never enjoyed staying away from her for too long. He grabbed his gym bag and the plastic bags and opened the main door.

The comforting scent of his omega was the first thing he noticed, such a fucking delicious smell, the best thing about having a house with Y/n is that it always felt like home, it would be eternally a safe place for both of them.

“Love? Where are you?” Harry asked loudly, while placing the bags on the counter. He was fast to catch her footsteps on the stairs on the stairs due to his sensory sensitivity, his reflex worked fast while a body threw itself at him.

“Hi h,” Y/n said, burying her face into his neck, “you smell so good I might pass out.”

The alpha placed a hand on her ass to give more stability and pressed her back to his chest, “you look so pretty, my love.” She was still wearing the same summer dress from when she left home to go to school, face painted with light makeup. He loved when she used eyeliner, it always made her eyes pop.

"You smell good too, how was your day?" He asked, putting her body on the counter and looking at her pretty face as he pecked her lips, tasting the strawberry lipstick she applied every day.

"It was good, but I'm feeling kind of dizzy," she told him pouting, she grabbed his hand, playing with the rings of his fingers.

"Oh why my love? Need me to take care of you?" The alpha questioned furrowing his eyebrows, her heat had just started so she wasn't supposed to feel any big physical symptoms.

"I just didn't have time for a proper lunch, I needed to watch the playground, and after that a teacher needed help, so my lunch break never happened."

He looked down at her sternly, "pup, how many times have I told you to have at least one meal while you are at the school?"

"I know, I just didn't have the time," Y/n protested. Sometimes Harry’s care was annoying, she knew how to handle herself, she was feeling dizzy, not dying from malnutrition.

“Well, now you have,” he said, taking the box of mac and cheese out of the bag, “I’m gonna make something for us.” He kissed her and started bowling the water when he felt her arm hugging him from behind.

“But I wanna nest with you now,” she said in a small voice, “I’ve waited for this all day, please?”

“You can go to our room and get things ready if you want, love” he turned his body to hers, “but I’ll finish this first.”

Y/n looked at him sadly, whispering ‘okay’ and leaving the man alone in the kitchen. Harry felt guilty at first, he was aware of how much she needed him close right now, but he couldn’t have his little omega with an empty stomach, if she wasn’t with all needs fulfilled that meant he wasn’t doing a great job.

He had promised to take care of her two times, the first one when they claimed each other with a bite when they were 20, and the other when he proposed, almost 1 year ago. He couldn’t fail at his job as Y/n’s partner and alpha, she was his responsibility as much as his own well-being was.

Harry continued to cock, wondering how the nest building was doing, he forgot to give her the stuffed toy he bought, he knew she would love it, even more now that she was starting her heat. After the pasta was done he began the cheese sauce, and he needed to admit, it looked amazing.

The alpha placed the mac and cheese on two plates on a tray and took the two bags with the gifts he bought Y/n upstairs, heading to their room. He opened the door and the first thing he saw was Y/n putting another layer of blanket on the bed, the room was smelling like mint and cinnamon.

When turned to him, giving her omega a quick smile before opening the drawer and taking more pillows to place on the edge of the bed. “Do you like it, h?” she asked while taking the tray from his hand and putting it on the mattress while laying there herself, patting the space beside her side so Harry could sit there as well.

“I love it, sweetheart, the best nest you ever made,” he said, kissing her forehead and giving her the bags, “This is for you, but the chocolate is only after we eat the mac and cheese.”

She took the bags from his hand, smiling like a kid who was just offered ice cream. The first thing she saw was a copy of her favorite book called Little Women, it was a white and blue edition, a simple one she had never seen before, “thank you so much, alpha, now I have the Dover edition as well!” The omega had been trying to find all editions for her collection.

“You’re a welcome puppy, but open the other one, there’s more,” he said, taking the plate of mac and cheese and eating.

She eagerly opened the other bag, taking a medium white bunny from it, it had a heart right in the middle of its chest. Y/n looked at it as if it was the most important present in the whole world.

“Did you like it? Bought it for our nest" Harry said, putting her on his lap and feeding her his mac and cheese while she was staring at the stuffed animal.

"I love it, thank you so much," Y/n hugged him, putting her nose close to his neck and breathing him in, "you are the best fiancé in the world."

"And you are the prettiest, smartest and kindest fiancé in the world," he placed his lips right on her mating bite, the one he cherished so much, the proof of their unconditional love. They had a lot of fights about it, Y/n didn’t want any bite, scared that he would treat him as if he owned her, after a lot of conversations she finally trusted Harry enough to let him do it, that was another reason for Harry to love the mark, it means how much trust she put on him.

She smiled shyly while taking her plate and eating by herself. They ate in silence, enjoying each other's company with Harry's hand resting tenderly on her thigh. It was no doubt his love language was physical touch, he always had to be touching her in some sort of way, when Y/n first met him she thought it was just an alpha thing, but now she realized it was just a demonstration of affection.

Thankfully it matched her love language perfectly, she was a sucker for quality time with him, from going to the groceries together to waking up a bit earlier just to spend a little more time with Harry before both of them had to go to work. She was just delighted by having him near her, doing random domestic things.

When they were both done with the food Harry took the tray and got off the bed to go downstairs, but Y/n stopped him. “where are you going? she asked.

“Do the dishes, my love, I’ll be right back.”

“No, stay, please,” she whined, offering her hand for him to take it and come back laying down with her. The alpha placed the tray on their nightstand, swiftly sitting back down and putting a hand on her forehead. “Oh, my little omega, you’re already burning up? Your fever normally comes on the second day.”

The signs of heat in Omegas were very different from signs of ruts in Alphas.

Omegas would feel the need to be close and protected, they would also have fevers and cramps on the lower stomach, but the physical symptoms were only common on the second day of heat. Alphas, on the other hand, don’t feel any kind of physical symptoms, instead, they feel extremely territorial over their omega and aggressive over any other alpha, most of them would also feel very needy and seek the attention of their partner.

In Harry’s case, the neediness would only be a thing if he got his rut before Y/n went on heat, she would constantly tell him that he acted like a puppy, following her around, wanting to be close no matter what.

“What if we take a shower together? Would that make you feel better?” he asked, petting her cheek.

“Yeah, I want that.”

The couple went to the bathroom and Harry undressed her first, he took the hem of her dress, leaving the omega in a simple pink matching pair of underwear and bra. He unhooked her bra, at the same time she sighted. "Was the bra too tight?" He asked while massaging her tender breasts with his warm hands.

"Yeah, I think I put on some weight, now my boobs are also bigger, guess I need more bras," she mumbled, leaning into his body.

"My pretty omega, you can buy the whole Victoria's secrets if you want, alright? We can go shopping next week, gonna love watching you trying on lingerie," he took his hands off her breast and took her underwear off her body, leaving her naked in front of him.

He knelt in front of her and wasn't surprised to see the wetness between her thighs, Omegas had a tendency to get aroused very easily near their alpha. He took some time to admire her beautiful pussy, since Harry assured her he didn't mind her having hair down there she hasn't been shaving as constantly as before.

And he fucking loved it.

He held onto her hips, bringing her body to his, tended and started licking the skin of her inner thighs, his tongue tasting everything she had to give him. "Gonna let me have a taste of you? Want my mouth on your cunt?"

The girl moaned and nodded her head, at the same time he spanked her ass, "I asked you a question, do you want it or not?"

"I do alpha, please. I've been aching for you all day," the omega whined while holding to Harry's shoulder for support.

"I bet that other Alpha at the school could feel your arousal," Harry said, his breath very close to her center, "good thing you got this necklace with my initials on your neck because you are my omega."

Harry took his two fingers and spread her lips apart, being met by her clit, "such a pretty pussy, all mine to taste, all mine to fuck."

He brought his mouth to her clit, sucking on the button while helping her ass and waist in place so she wouldn’t squirm, he was bringing his tongue up and down her slit, tasting her sweet wetness that he couldn't get enough of. No matter how many years they were together, her pussy will forever be his favorite dessert.

His tongue was no slowly fucking into her opening while his nose was caressing her clit, making horizontal movements this time. His angel was too occupied moaning to say anything, but he gotta admit that view was rather erotic.

An alpha kneeling in front of an omega, getting his face wet just for her, his hand clutching into the meat of her body so she wouldn’t move. His poor shoulders almost bleeding from the pressure her nails were making on his skin.

The girl's moans indicated she was close to her release. Harry could quickly identify when she was close to cumming since he was the only man who ever made her orgasm, he was quite proud of that.

"Alpha I-" the girl said.

"Come for me, pretty girl, I'm just waiting," he whispered against her core, working his tongue trying to get her to climax, which didn't take long.

After a couple of minutes, she was pulling his hair while trying to close her tights from the over-stimulation, the word alpha falling from her mouth almost as a prayer. Her hand grabbed into his shoulder with more strength now, letting the pleasure take over her body.

Harry still spend some time on her cunt, lapping at her arousal, cleaning her of her own wetness, not wanting to let her sweet honey go waited, "my good girl, giving it all to me," he said, looking up to her, face chin completely wet, "do you see how much power you hold over me, little omega? Got me on my knees just for you, do you understand how much I cherish you?"

"I do, Alpha, I love you so much," she breathed, tapping near his neck so he could get up, her eyes still closed.

He stood on his two feet in front of her, cleaning his chin with the back of his hand and pulling her body into him, kissing her forehead, "I love you too, baby. Why don't you go under the shower while I undress?"

The girl promptly nodded, going under the shower and turning it on, letting the water wash her hair and her body.

Harry stood a few feet away, taking his shirt off and his sweatpants pants, leaving him in his boxers. He looked down and noticed his excitement was very visible, he could feel how hard he was, throbbing to be inside of her, but he reminded himself her heat was about her. He was just there to take care of her and make sure she was ok.

He took his boxers off, his cock not fully erect hitting his thigh, the man got close to the girl, water dripping down her back while her hands rubbed gently the top of her head, already filled with bubbles from the shampoo. She looked behind and went a bit to the side, so he could have a go on the water.

They spent 10 minutes like that, enjoying each other, in the meantime Y/n had already taken the shampoo and conditioner of her hair, Harry as well, they just need to wash their body. "Can I?" She asked sweetly with soup in hand.

"Of course, darling," the alpha answered, letting her hand come in contact with the exposed chest of his skin. She started massaging the soup against his body, a calmly lavender smell spreading in the foggy bathroom.

As she got down on his body, she noticed his cock, it was hard, hitting his naval. "Harry, why didn't you say anything? I could've sucked you off too," she grumbled, '' I don't want my alpha to be unsatisfied."

He took her jaw in his hand, "me? unsatisfied? Sweetheart, I can cum just from looking at your tits, I don't know what you are talking about."

"You need to control your dirty mouth, you know," she said as she took his cook in hand, stroking it nicely while her thumb rubbed the head, which made Harry close his eyes in pleasure.

"Fuck baby, ya don't need to give me head, I just want to take care of you, yeah? He said in a raspy voice.

"But I wanna take care of you too, alpha. Will you let me?"

"Fuck, please baby, get on your knees for me."

She smiled proudly as she was able to do what she wanted. The omega was in front of his cock, his balls hanging nicely, real to give his cum down her throat, his cock was so beautiful, since the first time she saw it she was hypnotized. It was big, with a beautiful vein running through the whole shaft. Y/n took a hold of his cock, bringing it to her lips and kissing it softly, before resting on her tongue for a few moments, the man in front of her couldn't help but jerk his hips.

"Do you like your alpha's cock, omega?" Harry asked, looking down on her, her pretty eyes looking back at him, "like how my fat head fits in your pretty mouth?"

The girl nodded, taking more of him in her mouth, feeling the taste of his skin. A bit of pre-cum was already leaking, leaving a slightly salty taste on the tip of her tongue. When she realized she had taken almost all of him, the tip almost reached her throat.

With her right hand, she tapped his low back, which made the alpha alert, "what is wrong, baby? Don't want it anymore?" He asked worriedly.

Y/n took his cock of her mouth, saying in a dry voice, "want you to use my mouth." After her statements she took his dick back in her lips, waiting for him to do the rest.

"Oh, you want me to use you? That's it?" He asked teasingly, "gonna give it to you, don't worry." With that the man started moving his hips, feeling his cock down her throat, her eyes looking at him this whole time, making constant eye contact.

She could feel every inch of him, Y/n could taste the licking pre-cum of his head, she was twirling her tongue all around his cock, trying to keep her gag reflex at bay.

His hips getting frenetic the closer he got to his release (yeah, he was that horny), she was his ball, touching and rubbing it nicely, she loved who they felt on her hand, his ball was always so heavy and full.

"Oh omega, gonna cum soon," he stated, pulling her hair to dictate even more the pace.

They stood like that for 5 minutes, just him feeling her wet hollowing cheeks sucking him, her warm hands caressing his ball, and feeling his veins, "omega, I'm cumming hold your breath," he said.

The alpha took his whole cock and pushed it on her mouth, until her face was tucked in his hip bone, his pubic hair tickling her face. With a couple more thrusts he was cumming down her throat, his seed wouldn't even hit her tongue from how deep he was in her mouth, he continued to quickly fuck her, trying to make her milk everything from his, after a few more jerks from his hips, the last ropes hit the walls of her throat.

He promptly took his cock of her mouth, the same time Y/n started to cough, making Harry go into "

alpha mode, "baby you're ok? Was I too rough?" he asked, bringing her body to him and hugging her, "did I hurt your throat? I won't go that deep next time, I'm sorry.

The omega hugged his back, "I'm alright H, it didn't hurt, it was just a lot of… you know," she said shyly, hiding her face on his shoulder.

Harry laughed while taking the soup and rubbing her back and arms, "I gave it to you good, then?"

The girl nodded, letting Harry clean her with the hot water, his hands were gently against her skin, always kissing every birthmark and scar. "Either way I'm sorry, I will make some tea for you, yeah?". The alpha took his time on her body, caressing her skin with the soap, giving a special time to her breasts and thighs.

When they were all done Harry wrapped the girl in a fluff towel before doing the same with himself, his white towel hanging nicely on his hips, leaving his happy trail very visible. "Can I wear one of your shirts, Alpha?" The omega asked, hugging him by his side, he placed his hands on her shoulder in instinct.

"Of course you can, can do whatever you want, baby," he guided her out of the bathroom and opened his drawer, taking a graphic t-shirt out, "take off your towel baby," he asked.

The omega did what she was told, quickly replacing the towel with his shirt. He liked to buy clothes some sizes bigger, so she could feel comfortable in them, he loved to see how the fabric hit on his mid-thigh.

Harry put on some new sweatpants, while the girl came back to their bed. Well, now it was their nest, given the number of pillows and blankets sitting perfectly on the mattress, it felt so safe, as if there was only her and the alpha in the world.

The alpha got closer to her, letting her sit on his lap while he stroked her head, her face squished on his chest, "comfortable, my love?" He asked, kissing her lips.

"Yes, alpha, but I want more," she murmured.

He took her chin in his hand, "what do you want? Tell me so I can make it better."

"Wanna feel you, please?" She placed her hand right on his cock, which wasn't hard until now, "just wanna feel close."

Harry grabbed his sweatpants, resting them on his thigh, leaving his erect cock free of clothes, he started stroking himself a bit to make it nice for her, "oh puppy, come here then, sit on my cock, I'll help you."

The omega wasn't wearing any underwear, so she was able to position herself right away, the tip of his cock hitting her opening as she slowly sank into him, the couple moaning together as she finally was full of him.

"You ok now? Just wanted my cock, my poor needy omega," he whispered in her ear, kissing her neck.

The omega placed her head on his shoulder, breathing his scent in, trying not to move on his cock, "I want you all the time, alpha."

"I know you do, baby, that's why I'm here, yeah? Just to take care of you."

"Only me?" She asked in a small voice.

"Of course, I'm yours for eternity," he took her hips, making her move up and down at a very slow pace, his cock reaching deep places in her cunt, "I'm gonna give you love, pleasure, happiness, and all the pups you want, alright? You're my pretty girl, gonna give you the moon if you ask for it."

The couple went silent after that, choosing to express their love for each other with their body rather than with their words.

Harry was creating a pace with the girl’s hips that was making both of them feel in heaven, it was so slow, but it created friction in the girl's clit and made Harry feel her wet walls contracting around his cock.

He just loved her so much, he wanted to be buried inside her forever. He didn't know what paradise was like, but most definitely was somewhere near his omega, something near her body.

"Alpha, it feels so good," she whined on his shoulders, her arms embracing him, "I can feel all of you inside me."

"Yeah, baby? It's because I’m and I can fill you up nice and good." Harry knew he had a big ego, but when it came to his cock he was just very nonchalant about it, he was big and thick, the right cock to give his omega pleasure.

"Rub your clit for me, baby. Wanna see you cum," he told her, picking up his pace. Her gentle fingers met her button, rubbing it nicely, his sweet breath hitting his skin as he felt his orgasm close.

After some minutes the girl started contracting herself around his cock, her fingers working fastly on her clit and she was drenching his thigh. Her orgasm came fast, leaving a warm feeling on her body, which made her feel went lip above Harry.

"Look at my pretty girl cumming, always so beautiful, love how your thighs are shaking," he said, holding her even closer, waiting for her to catch her breath.

"Gonna let your alpha cum now? Can I do that?" He asked in a raspy voice, sucking on the skin of her neck.

"Yes, alpha, please cum," she begged, voice still full with pleasure.

Harry didn't need any incentive other than that, he held her body a little high, so he could be the one thrusting into her. He rested his back on the headboard while he just worked on his hips, slamming himself inside of her wet cunt.

"Alpha, please," she whined, clutching to his body.

"Shh, I'm almost there, don't worry."

His hips making in and out movements inside her, working his way to his own orgasm, when he felt his knot growing, he took the girl's body and pressure her down on his cock, hitting even more deeply. And with that he was cumming inside of her, filling her with ropes of his cum, his knot entered her cunt, locking them together and preventing the cum to leak.

He was still trying to move his hips the best he could, trying to give her all of his seed, "fuck baby, do you feel full? the alpha asked while resting his head on her shoulder, mirroring her.

"Yes, alpha, it feels so good and warm," she softly said, rubbing her hips against his pelvic bone, which made two more ropes of cum leave his dick.

"Baby stop moving, can't take it anymore," he said, holding her wait, "I've never cummed so much in my life, do you see what you do to me, omega?"

He kissed her forehead, then her cheeks, and finally her lips, "after we are properly married I'm gonna give you pups and you'll be the best mom ever, gonna have our little family to take care of."

"I told you I'm not old school, I wouldn't mind having babies before marriage," she giggled.

"Well, you don't mind but I do," he said playfully, bringing the duvet under them while they were still connected, "we're gonna have a very small wedding, then I gonna take you to a honeymoon and gonna love all over your body, and after that, we can enjoy 6 months being Mr. And Mrs. Styles before we start trying, what do you think about this plan?" He asked.

"Well, you deserve a kiss for the organization of your plan, that's for sure," she laughed, packing him on the list, "but yeah, I think it's a great plan, I Can't wait to have a few babies."

"Yeah?" He smiled at her, "I can't wait too, I think we're gonna make awesome parents."

"I think too, H," the omega said, before slowly closing her eyes, feeling Harry's heartbeat.

Harry noticed how quickly she fell asleep, he was caressing the skin of her back under his shirt and thinking how much he wanted their future pups to look like her.

The alpha was aware the knot had loosened by now, but he didn't want to disturb her sleep, he could pull out after she was done with her nap. He took the tv remote and started watching Peaky Blinders, one of the only tv shows they weren’t watching together.

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After Harry got in the middle of one episode he decided it was time to wake her up, it wasn't very healthy for her to stay with him cum inside for so long.

He stroked her cheek. "Hey pretty girl, let's wake up, yeah?" She didn't let out any sign that she was waking up, his omega was quite the heavy sleeper. "Baby, come on, miss you."

She slowly opened her eyes, rubbing her head against his shoulder, "hi, what time is it?" She asked in a soft voice.

"Just 16:30, love," he told her, "what about we clean ourselves up? Then you can go back to sleep."

The girl nodded and Harry took her waist, lifting the girl off his cock, a few of their cum dropped out of her, but she seemed too tired to even care. He let her snuggle on the pillow while he took a towel and underwear for her. Harry first cleaned himself, and then walked to the girl, gently spreading her legs and kissing her soft thighs.

The alpha quickly rubbed the towel against her skin, asking her to contract so all the cum could be out. When she was all clean, he helped her put her underwear on, kissing her on the forehead as she drifted to sleep again.

He couldn't help but look at her and thank the universe for putting such a pretty omega in his life. Sometimes he didn't feel worthy of her, but heat was going to work every day if it meant he could give back the same comfort feeling she gave him.

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[reallyromealone]

I had this HC for the longest time and I wanted to share it with my fav tumblr this is not a request just me rambling

So y/n is a new teacher at the biggest and most famous high school it been always his dream to work their - since the pay is awesome -

But as soon as he started teaching there he could tell this is not what he wanted all the kids are spoiled brats that don't listen or pay attention.

He was trying new methods to get the kids to listen but to no avail, he had enough when one day he walked out and saw a bunch of kids outside class

As soon as he was near them he could smell smoke, lord and behold these 14-15 year old kids were smoking and stupidly in the hall way where anyone can see

Yn always was a patient man but this was the last straw "what do you think you're doing?!" all the kids looked I. Horror at the voice some even try to hide it except one looking bored while still having the cig in his mouth

"hand this over young man, and i want all of your names so I can call your parents!" the boy looked smug as he proudly said ".... Sano" the other kids immediately looked smug as well

"where have I heard that name before" "alright I will contact him at once" now the smug look was wiped out of his face "what! You can't do that do you know who I am?!" "oh I can and I will, and you boys" he pointed at the rest of the group "better start giving me your names or you will be in bigger trouble"

After getting their names before he could walk away the sano kid stopped him "you're not really calling them write? I'm sorry I promise I won't do it again!" "sorry kid but your parents need to know" Sano stayed quiet before looking sad and mumbling "he won't come he's to busy to care.."

And if yn wasn't paying attention he would have missed it, but his expression soften "hey kid I don't know how your father is, but I'm sure he does care I assure you that"!

Fast forward to the princable office (I probably spelled that wrong)

He expected a parent scolding but he did not expect the scolding to be towards him

All the parents where yelling "how can you accuse my child of this?!" "do you want their future ruined?" "my baby would never do that!"

Even the princable started yelling at him, the only one who didn't show up was that parents of the sano kid

"sir miss your children were smo-" "mister yn you better shut it now this would never happen at my school are you out of your-"

Before the princable could finish his sentence the door opened and there stood 8 figures for some reason everyone stood up "oh these tattoos look familiar" "oh Mr Sano what would bring you here?" "we got a call that our kid is in trouble?" the pink haird man said

"oh no of course not your kid is alw-" "we got a call from yn saying we need to come here as soon as possible are you saying it was a mistake?" the guy with a scare across his face said irritated "oh I'm so sorry for the inconvenience he's a new teacher but don't worry we will fir-" "your kid been smoking" the room fell silent after that "what?!" the one with a tattoo on his scalp yelled

"oh we have a lot to talk about when we go home young man!" the one with a scar across his eyes said oh wow and look he had a cigarette between his lips "we tought you bet-" the kid looked almost like he was about to cry

Yn couldn't take it anymore "I'm sorry but I don't think you have a right to scold him" he crossed his arms the kid looked shocked up and the man looked even angrier "excuse me did you just inter-" "you know what maybe just maybe you kid wanted to be like you huh? You walked in here with a cig in your mouth and you're scolding him? Kids just imitate their parents" "yn how dare you, you're fir-" he turned sharply staring at the princable "you know what old man I quit! This school is a mess kids don't learn anything here, they don't pay attention, they don't respect the teachers and you let them get away without consequences to their actions just because their parents are rich pricks!"

The parent all looked offended while the 8 men looked shocked even the short one with white hair "I'm sick of this these kids need to know that mommy and daddy can't always help them out if let them go further like this they will turn to criminals! And you 8!" "shouldn't yell and scold your kid so much, he's a good kid, but how would you know that when you're barely home! You know what your kids did when I said I will call you? He said you wouldn't come cause you don't care about him enough!!"

The 8 mean all looked ashamed once you said these words but you couldn't hear what anyone said before you slammed the door behind you..

Holy fucking shit this was longer than I thought, that's a whole fanfic right there 😂

I'm so sorry you don't have to read this if you don't want to, just wanted to share something that ive been thinking about, I'm also to lazy to write what happen next but yeah that's it lol

Also can I be

-🚬 anon?

But

But

Now I wanna write it

And you sure can cigarette anon!

[gabessquishytum]

Thank you so much for tagging me @mallory-x I adore these little games although I don't usually have time to do them. But I'm having a slow brain day today so let's do this!!

Were you named after anyone?

A character in a Shakespeare play! I feel like that's something that me and Ferdie have in common.

Do you have kids?

No, and I don't think I ever will. Pretty sure I'm not capable of doing it and definitely don't have the resources.

Do you use sarcasm a lot?

I've toned it down a bit over the years and I try to use it a sensitive or kind way, rather than as a way to be mean. But inside my head I'm constantly rolling my eyes and making a snarky comment, I promise.

What's the first thing you notice about people?

Probably their mood. Do they seem happy/sad/neutral. I try to gauge people's emotions as soon as I see them, so I can match their energy if I need to.

What's your eye colour?

Hazel i think? I have grey limbal rings, and light brown irises flecked with green.

Scary movie or happy ending?

Happy ending for sure, I'm a complete wuss and I scare really easily. If it's scary there has to be something else to pull me in, otherwise I just won't enjoy myself.

Any special talents?

I'm a published poet so that, I guess? I can also do slightly odd things with my elbow joints.

What are your hobbies?

I'm really into crochet at the moment. I also love sketching, any type of art really if I have the energy for it. I read a lot of fanfic of course, and I guess doing this blog has kind of become a big hobby for me!

I've also been playing a lot of scrabble online recently, so that's fun.

Have any pets?

No, sadly they've all crossed the rainbow bridge. Guinea pigs Flavia and Tiggy, and doggos Henry and Spike are much missed <3

What sport do you play/have you played?

I try to swim weekly, but not in a way that would qualify as sporting! My body is very much not in the mood for any harsh physical activity.

How tall are you?

I'm somewhere in between 5'4 and 5'5. I should be taller but scoliosis be wildin!

Favourite subject at school?

English literature, mainly because I was good at it and it just made sense to me. I also loved history and drama.

Dream job?

I would like to do poetry full time, but in a way that helps other people. I'm hoping to go into adult education and teach classes/workshops for older people. Or maybe go into schools and get kids writing poetry instead of hating it. We'll see!

Thanks again for the tag! I'm just going to tag a couple of people, but if you do see this and want to do it, please consider yourself tagged! @aralezinspace @acedragontype @valeriianz @seiya-starsniper @sleepsonfutons sowwy if you guys have already done this!

Thank you @bazzybelle for the tag! I love getting tagged in things even if I don’t always remember to reblog them

Were you named after anyone?

I have the same name as my mum’s cousin but she says I’m not named after her. Apparently my mum just picked a name that she liked that she didn’t know anyone else had used for their child, and managed to predict one of the most popular girl’s names that year. By the time I was in upper sixth there were 12 of us in sixth form with the same name.

Do you have kids?

No. I have complicated feelings over it but I’m at a place now where I’m happy with being childfree. I’m in my mid 40s so it’s unlikely to happen even if I wanted it to now.

Do you use sarcasm a lot?

Me? Sarcastic? Never!

(I have to warn new people that I’m a sarcastic bitch and to let me know if I go too far and I can tone it down a bit)

What's the first thing you notice about people?

If they need help/support. I used to think it was annoying that people would always approach me to ask directions or something, but now I’ve realised they approach me because I’ve made eye contact first. Now I’m older and more confident I go up to them if they’re looking lost and ask if I can help.

What's your eye colour?

Hazel. Predominantly brown with a dark limbic ring, and green around the iris.

Scary movie or happy ending?

Happy ending. I don’t like horror films (except vampire and werewolf ones, which don’t count). I can cope with a sad ending if it’s the noble, self-sacrificing type of sad ending. (Yes, the irony of this when I’m in the Sandman fandom, I’m well aware!)

Any special talents?

Appearing confident and organised when I’m really just anxiety, ADHD and autism in a trenchcoat.

What are your hobbies?

What I say my hobbies are: knitting, crochet, embroidery, reading, steampunk

What I spend my time doing: scrolling discord, Instagram, and tumblr, and reading smut on AO3, all while procrastinating any of about 16 craft and writing projects

Have any pets?

I have three cats - Giles, Willow, and Cordy (Cordelia). We did have five cats earlier this year, but we lost Charlie to heart failure in April and Spike to a car accident about six weeks ago.

What sport do you play/have you played?

I recently started learning Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) - specifically 15th century German longsword. Hob Gadling would be proud!

How tall are you?

I tell people I’m 5’9” (1.75m) but I’m probably closer to 5’8” these days

Favourite subject at school?

Maths. Pure maths in particular is so elegant, it’s like poetry.

Dream job?

What I’m working towards: nurse practitioner in the emergency department

What I daydream about: running a little secondhand bookshop/cafe with lots of little nooks with sofas and armchairs to curl up in, regular groups coming in for crafting sessions or board gaming or toddler groups, hanging coffees for homeless people - a place that people feel welcome and want to come and hang out in.

Tagging @janimoon, @acanthoscurria, @shadowpuppet-storyteller, @zigzag-wanderer, @temve, @starlightervarda, @tryan-a-bex, @ginjones, @gabessquishytum, @paprotkarotka. No pressure of course

[siimjaeyun]

Chapter 1: Beast from Below

Synopsis: When five teens set their hearts on mystery solving, maybe they'll just uncover something that's a lot bigger than fake masks.

Series Masterlist

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"Another mystery solved!" Five palms met at the center before the metal bars behind them clasped shut; once more did they find themselves enclosed at the city jail. 

"Time and time again. Must I remind you kids about not interfering with city affairs." 

The man pinched his nose bridge before giving them a piercing look through the cage. They expected nothing less from Chief Kim: always bossing them around like toddlers and painting them as fools. 

"Just fantastic. Can't wait for another pep talk from my father." Heeseung fell to the ground dramatically as he looked at his four friends. This occurrence of the city jail never fazed them, and at this point, neither did the fear of being punished by his father. 

A couple minutes elapsed before Chief Kim made his way back to the five teens in the cell. With one movement, the door bolted open, allowing them to go home at once. 

"Wow. Only an hour wait. New record." Sunoo mischievously smiled and hung his shoulder over Jungwon, his shorter companion. 

"Beats that time we spent the night." Sunghoon only scoffed at the duo, no longer amazed by the words that came out of their mouths. 

"Heeseung! Y/n! Hurry up won't you!" You and heeseung strutted through the doors of the city building. You knew heeseung would be faced with utter disappointment from his father, head of the city, but you knew he could care less at this point. 

"Park y/n!" You hated the voice trailing in front of you. Your eyes slowly made their way to meet your brothers, a teen boy who's purpose in life was to delight others and be the puppet of any tiger parent. 

"Go away Jay." You shoved him in the opposite direction and tried to make your way into the van. Frankly, he was the last person you wanted to see. 

"Mom and dad asked me to pick you up. Jungwon and Sunoo as well." He eyed the youngsters goofing off in the background, and when they met his gaze, they walked off the van. 

"Catch you guys later okay?" Sunghoon and Heeseung drove off in the mini-van, leaving the four in silence. 

You said nothing and sat in the back seat of the old Honda. The smell of pine was obvious, and the stack of prep books in the back seat didn't faze you either. 

Jay dropped off Sunoo and Jungwon at their home, and later made his way back to your own. 

"It wouldn't hurt to stay out of trouble y'know." He finally broke the silence and looked at you through the car mirror. 

"I could care less about what you think. Plus, city jail visits from mysteries beat being my parent's trophy any day." 

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"You should've seen our parents look. I think they don't bother with grounding us anymore." Jungwon continued to chat about the lack of punishment he and Sunoo received. 

"Mine don't mind at this point. They told me to might as well study forensics if I'm into silly mysteries." Sunghoon laughed a bit and scanned the tension of the van. 

"Better than whatever my father, the head of the city, had to say. He just laughed and insisted I be a role model." Heeseung added to the conversation as he drove the kids in the van. Being designated driver had its perks and its downs.

"I think I win considering Jay fucking perfect Park had to try to give me the 'stay out of trouble' peptalk." You crossed your arms and entertained yourself with the surrounding buildings. Trees, children running, a giant monster coming out the sewer. 

"Heeseung!!" Abruptly, a pile of fog escaped from the sewer, blinding Heeseung who tried his best to stop the van from crashing. 

"Looks like a mystery has arrived." Once Heeseung was safely able to stop the car, the rest of you left the van as well. 

Small droplets of water dancing were heard from the ground below. The five of you climbed down the ladder, stepping with caution of course. 

You trailed off with Sunghoon and let the bright light of your flashlights illuminate the cave. 

"Why are we in a cave?" Confusion struck your minds, there was supposed to be a river of sewage water. Why you had stepped foot on a cave tricked your minds. 

The teens continued to explore the cave, sharp rocks and pools of water were at your feet. As the light continued to roam the black and gray walls of the cave, a golden object shined from afar.

"Sunghoon, look." You picked up the object and your hands met with a locket. The locket opened and revealed a photograph of a young couple, probably of your same age. Before you could ponder more about the couple, a terrified shriek left Sunoo's mouth. 

"What's wrong!??" Heeseung followed Sunoo's fingers and he came face to face with petrified bodies. 

Three workers were frozen in a pile of green goop. 

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"So?" Jungwon asked the officer with signs of intriguement, but he was not interested in the young one's questions. 

"Dad." You turned and saw Mr.Lee make his way to Heeseung, grasping his shoulders once he had arrived. 

"Do us a favor and go to school." He left almost immediately, and you were scared about what would happen next. 

Turns out that 'next event' meant running away with one of the green creatures. 

When you had arrived at school, Sunghoon and Heeseung plopped the green creature onto the table of Professor Kang, the science teacher. 

"You think you can help?" 

Professor Kang placed the stethoscope around his neck and began inspecting the creature. 

"Well, it's alive; I'll tell you that." He continued to pace around the table, hesitant in informing the group about the odd human in front of them. 

"Hey, sorry to bother you Professor Kang, but um...I was hoping to submit my form." A boy stood awkwardly by the door with a thin piece of paper in his hand. His black hair covered most of his forehead, and the only visible part was his shy smile. 

"Come in, you weren't interrupting anything. In the meantime, I suggest you go off with this thing." Professor Kang turned his way to address the newcomer in the room; the boy responded and followed him to his desk.  

"Quickly, quickly, I've got a class to teach!" Professor Kang left the room once attending to the stranger's needs. 

"You heard the man, lift with your legs." You giggled slightly as you saw Sunoo hesitate at touching the green slime. 

"You guys need help?" The voice behind you observed quietly, and almost gasped slightly when seeing what exactly you were trying to carry. 

"It's fine, but thanks." Heeseung threw the body over his shoulders and made his way out the door. 

"You're Jake right?" Sunghoon immediately began a conversation with the young boy, and didn't see his friends waiting by the door. 

"Wanna come?" 

The three of you wanted to kill Sunghoon for inviting a stranger to these sort of things, but it was merely too late and the unknown boy looked too nice to shoo away. 

"Sure, beats sitting through Professor Min's lecture." 

Jake trailed behind the trio as he chatted with Sunghoon. Heeseung through the van spotted the newcomer, and was slightly confused considering no one had ever tagged alonged. 

"We've got a monster to catch, hurry and get in the van!" You opened the door with force and welcomed Jake into the back. 

"This is Jake by the way, he's joining us for today." Sunoo introduced Heeseung to Jake, letting his mouth ramble on about the few details he had already learned. 

"Where to captain?" 

"RM's studio of course." The rhythm of the music played quietly in the background, and they all found comfort in having Jake around, they didn't expect themselves to be given their history. 

"So you guys travel in a van solving mysteries?" 

"Pretty much. We get thrown in the city jail occasionally." Jungwon mentioned the detail nonchalantly and expected Jake's natural surprise. 

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It was late that night when the group gave back the body to Professor Kang. 

The teacher's steps were audible as he trailed back and forth between one table to the next. He became startled at the sudden noise of the janitor mopping in the hallway. He peered outward and went back to his work. 

Before long, and with an audible gasp, his body was now entrapped and enclosed in the similar green goop on the ceiling. 

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"It's all my fault!" Heeseung banged his head on the table and looked at his friends with a sad expression. 

"Don't say that. After all, besides Jake, we all helped steal the body from the authorities." Sunoo patted his back gently and observed Jake who placed a container of green smush on the table. 

"I managed to collect a sample, maybe it'll help us." 

Jungwon and Sunoo were drawn to the fruity smell, and hunger couldn't stop them from nearing the sample of the monster. 

"Don't eat that!!!" Before they could stop him, Jungwon and Sunoo had already placed the oozing substance into their mouths. 

"This is lime sorbet.." 

"It's Ricky's Rickwracks." Confused, but curious, the other teens dipped their index finger into the mush and tasted it as well. 

"You're right...I think we just got our next clue." Sunghoon smirked at the rest of his friends and grabbed the keys from Heeseung's left pocket. 

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[RICKY'S RICKWRACK] 

"Since Jake, Sunoo and Jungwon are the shortest, they get to shimmy through the air ducts and open the back door." 

"How come y/n isn't coming? We're the same height!" 

"Because I refused." You gave him a bright smile and helped the three unbolt the door. 

The trio crawled their way through the ducts and yelled loudly when they hit the ground after their sudden fall. 

"We didn't mean to crush your body on the first day Jake." 

They opened the door and let the three bodies waiting outside came in. The restaurant was dark, slightly humid, and oddly quiet. 

"Scream if you see anything." Sunghoon and Jake led you through the left corridor and the others headed right. 

There wasn't much to see, but when you had turned your back to face the door, it closed shut. Your six fists banged on the door continuously, but you figured it was useless. 

"Y/n! Sunghoon! Jake!" Heeseung's voice echoed behind the door, and he managed to pry it open. 

"My hero!" You happily hugged him and it didn't surprise him; apart from your hard exterior, you often liked skinship with others. 

"SUNGHOON HYUNG!" the four of you ran back to see Jungwon pointing at a figure, and behold, it was the monster from below. 

His bright green and sticky appearance startled you, but his roar bounced louder causing your feet to quickly flee. 

Jake had become frozen; it was his first encounter of course. You took hold of his hand and ran off with him. 

Constant twists and turns led you through one hall and the next. The six of you managed to head back to the closet that once trapped you. 

"I-i think it's g--ahh!" You fell backwards and pushed a box aside by mistake. It was no mistake however. 

It was a hole and hidden for a good reason. You jumped first and met eyes with a familiar cave. 

The carts and marked arrows in the ground were a good reminder that it was no mistake. 

"Follow the arrows." 

Sunghoon led the way and you found containers of the same green substance from the monster. It startled you at first, but why had there been this in the first place ? 

"Wouldn't this path lead to the bank?" 

"By why would he need a path?" 

"I'm assuming there's another type of dessert old Ricky likes to indulge in." 

"Take those items, let's build ourselves a trap.." 

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They handled the ropes and buckets in every step. 

Sunoo and Jungwon handled leading the creature into the cave,  running in terror like always; they were the bait. 

"Now!" The trap was set off,  a toss here, a toss there, and the cage landed everywhere but on top of the monster. 

It continued to chase them, and they soon found themselves trapped inside the cage. Well, everyone but you and Jake. 

The two of you continued to run and eventually your two pairs of feet met a dead end. 

"I'll help you up." 

Jake mounted you on his back and hoisted you enough to get a hold of the floor from Ricky's Rickwracks. With enough strength, you pulled yourself up and stretched your hand towards Jake to pull him up. The two of you continued to play a game with the monster on your trail.

In the meantime, the four boys played with the bolts of the cage until it managed to come loose. They went back to you and Jake and grabbed the hose of the lime sherbet. 

At the right time, the creature was pushed towards the wall by the force of the blasting sherbet. His body was now too cocooned like his previous victims. 

"What do you think you're doing!?" Chief Kim walked into the store through the front door alongside Heeseung's father, Mayor Lee. 

"Well we caught the monster from below of course! Ricky couldn't fool me." But unknowingly, Ricky walked through the door. 

"I called the police when my alarm went off." 

"Then who?" Jungwon did the honors of pulling off the mask revealing the human within. 

"Professor Kang!" 

"That's right. When I discovered the cave while looking for samples for science class, I knew I had found my ticket out of this place! I used Ricky's sorbet to cocoon people who came too close and used the costume to scare people off. I even did it to myself to throw you people off. I would've gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for you meddling kids!" 

"But Mr.Kang, what about this locket?" You held the pendant to an eyes view but his answer let you know it didn't belong to him. 

"I say we celebrate at RM's Studio !" 

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The soft music let you guys know of another job well done. A loud ring broke through the silence and Sunoo went ahead to answer it. 

"Welcome to RM's studio mix, what can we do for you?" 

"You're all doomed!" The seven of you, including RM, closed around the recorder. 

"You should've never taken the locket out of the cave, but now you've done it. You've found a truth that has been hidden...a true mystery behind Seoul City has begun." 

And just like that, the room went silent.