#I promise I love them a normal anount

[enchantra35]

What I imagine as an ideal ending for nature wives is the whole "true love's kiss defeats the curse" but it works both ways. The kiss solves Katherine's curse but also cleanses Shelby from thr Skulk. Then they ride to the moon on Shelby's broom like Sausage said. The end.

[just-some-trans-nobody]

Nick Valentines x GN reader

Pure fluff for y'all, with a touch of angst at the end. I know theres like zero demand for fallout 4 fanfic but I made a poll idk how nany months ago asking if I should make some Nick Valentine fanfic and I got a couole of yes and exactly one follower from that poll. So this goes out to the small anount of people who said yes and that one follower I got from it, theres nore Nick fanfic to come I've just haven't gotten around to it yet but I promise I'll post some every so often.

Like always minors don't interact!

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He loves playing with your hair when he thinks your asleep. Sense he doesn't sleep he'll join you in bed when he needs a break from going over files and lay down with you so he can olay with your hair.

It started with him sitting on the edge of the bed looking at the wall as he thought about his most current case but when you started to stir in your sleep, having a bad dream, he laid down next to you and held you in his arms whispering sweet things to you until you calmed dow.

He found himself enjoying having you in his arms. Thus started a routine of him slipping into bed with you every so often to take a break.

Normally he would take a smoke break when you slept but he found himself craving a cuddle more than a smoke lately.

Soon every so often turned into every night of him crawlling into bed with you and getting up before you woke.

One night he had been loat in thought about something and hadn't noticed you waking up until he heared your tired voice ask him what he was doing.

"What? Oh sorry didn't mean to wake ya." He said pulling his hand away.

He was surprised when you asked him to keep playing with your hair. More than happy to oblige he started playing with it again.

It soothed you back to sleep in his arms snuggling into his chest as you slept soundly.

The next night when you got into bed you patted the spot next to you with an expectant look.

"You want me to join you or somethin?" Nick would ask looking to the bed then to you. Nodding you head you gavw him a big smile.

Who could say bo to that?

Nick was now "going to bed" with you every time you were. Really it was him laying in bed playing with your hair as he talked avout whatever case he had currently going on until you fell asleep.

He wouldn't admit it, at least not out loud but he adored this nightly routine the two of you had going on though he never hid the smile on his face every time he saw you getting ready for bed or how fast he was to crawl into bed with you to cuddle.

Nick always played it off cool as if it wasn't the favorite part of his day or anything.

If you asked he would probably say aomething like. "Just doing my job to keep those pesky nightmares away." Or "only making sure you don't stop breaming in your sleep. You humans are rather fragile after all."

Acts as if he isn't often the first one in bed waiting for you.

Before he atarted cuddlibg you every night he would work straight through the night till morning. He wouldn't even realized you had gone to bed till you walked oast him yawning telling him good morning.

Now though? He reminds you every night at 9pm sharp that you need to go to bed.

He'll play it off as your human and need to get a healthy amount of sleep as he actively take his coat and tie off to get comfortable.

If you buy him a pair of pajamas to wear he'll laugh avout it and say he doesn't need them.

He's wearing them the very next day.

If you gad gotten them before he started cuddling you every bight he would just give you a weird look for the thoughtless gift and put it in his empty dresser to collect dust or to be used by guests staying the night. He didn't sleep why would he need pajamas?

Now though? Might own three different pairs

You bet they match with your pajamas.

If anyone else sees him in his pajamas he'll puff out his chest as he puts his hands on his hips. "What? You never seen a synth in lounge wear before? Beat it, it's time for bed."

Nick takes bed time very seriously.

He's big spoon. It feels weird for him to be little spoon

Wont fight you if you want to try big spooning for once but he wasn't really into it

Nick much more prefers having you in his arms. It helps ground him and reminds him that you truly are here now with him and bot some memory from the past seeping into his present.

That and how can he play with your hair all night if he's not facing you silly?

He will lean in every so often and place a soft kiss on your forward as he whispers a soft "I love ya." As to bot wake you.

If he ever lost you he would lay in the bed alone holding onto your pajamas as he tried to think back on all those nights he spent laying in bed with you. He would stop after a few weeks as it hurt too much but after a few years when he had time to heal he would start doing it again so he could feel like you were there again. Nick didn't know how much he missed this, how much he missed you.

[daughter-of-dialga]

💎 || ROLEPLAYING RULES AND GUIDELINES:

💎 [ About the Mun ] 💎

• Hi and hello, I'm Rosaiel but you can call me Rosa for short! My main blog is Rosaiel; it's mostly for posting my art and reblogging stuff in general.

• I'm a 28-year-old digital artist who's technically a veteran roleplayer, as I have been making characters and roleplaying since my wee middle school years!

• I sort of took a couple years off from roleplaying due to some really bad experiences on a roleplaying website that with stay anonymous for now. However, I'm trying to get back into the swing of roleplaying as I genuinely miss it, so please bare with me!

• I'm non-selective for the most part; so long as you give me a little something to work with, then we're good to go!

• I usually try to match what you write, but sometimes I go overboard! I just really like to write; if I end up writing ten paragraphs, you by NO MEANS have to match that! Go to your own pace; contrary to popular belief, I will NOT be upset if you don't write the same anount as I do! xD

• If you don't want to roleplay and would much prefer to send asks instead, go for it!!! I love asks that delve into character development to be honest. I love thinking about my characters and asks often help me develop my characters in ways I never would have thought of myself. 👀

• I love reading tags??? Seriously some of y'all put some really interesting and funny comments in the tags. Keep 'em coming my funky lil' dudes!

• I also love talking to folks OOC (Out of Character)! If you want to send me an ask that's OOC just to talk, go right ahead! Just make sure you clearly mark it as OOC so I don't mistake it for an in-character reaction.

• Most of the artwork you'll see on this blog is mine*; if it's not, it's either reblogged from another artist or it was a commission that I had permission to post here!

*Just because the artwork on this blog is mostly mine does not give you permission to use it what-so-ever, in any way, shape, or form!

• I'm very friendly but also very shy, so if you want to roleplay, it might be easier if you approach me first. Sorry about that.

💎 [ Roleplaying Rules ] 💎

I know, I know. No one likes rules, but given the bad experiences I've had in the past, I need to lay down some rules.

• First of all, no hate. What-so-ever. I don't care if you don't like me, my character(s), someone I roleplay with, a character I interact with, or if there's oc x canon content on my blog; hate will NOT be tolerated. Also there's nothing wrong with oc x canon; y'all just want to normalize bullying through silly, trivial things. :)

• I have anonymous asks on currently. If people abuse this and harass me or make me feel uncomfortable through it, anon asks WILL be turned off permanently. No exceptions.

• If I follow your blog on my main account, that means I want to roleplay with you at some point! I'm just very shy. ;; I am open to roleplaying with both Pokemon OCs/Canons and Non-Fandom OCs! I love AUs and fully welcome them as well! I am Crossover friendly, and Multi-ship friendly as well! 💎

• Do not rush me to reply. I understand being excited about a roleplay and wanting it to continue asap, but please understand that I suffer from severe depression and some days, I just don't wanna reply. I will get to it when I get to it. I promise. 💙 If you have any concerns about if I got your reply, if I'm still interested in the roleplay, or just want to check in, that's a-okay! I understand that Tumblr can sometimes be fickle and doesn't always send notifications, so I'm okay with folks checking in! All I'm asking is for y'all to not be forceful, pushy, or demanding. I've dealt with this before in the past and it is not a nice feeling. :(

• I sometimes drop roleplays because I am a poophead and I'm either feeling the Big Sad, I genuinely forgot, or because I just sometimes lose interest/don't know how to continue the plot. If you want us to continue a roleplay I dropped, let me know! I'll try my hardest to pick it back up! ;v; If I can't, I'll tell you. 💙

• Upon our first roleplay, please assume that our characters have not met, even if you've seen me interact with another version of your character on someone else's blog; I treat each roleplaying blog as their own character, so if I have not interacted with your blog before, then it's to be assumed that our characters have not met! Unless we have previously discussed this matter, of course. xD

• You don't need to discuss a plot with me beforehand; if you want to send a starter out of nowhere, go ahead! Just please nothing that would make me uncomfortable. I also reblog a ton of sentence starters, which can be used at any time!!! 💙 Doesn't matter how long ago I reblogged it; if it's on my page, it's good to go!

• Nothing extremely NSFW please. I'll answer some more 'risky' questions, but if you're specifically looking for ERPs and straight up porn, I'm not your girl. That kind of stuff makes me very uncomfortable due to trauma. I'll imply it happened if plot comes to it, but I'm not gonna sit there and write it out and upset myself. Sorry, but no. ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE UNDERAGE. I will not hesitate to block you if you're underage and are trying to get me to ERP with you; I'm not about to get myself in trouble just because you can't control yourself. Blood and gore is fine with me and so are fights, magic, ect. Just do not God-Mod (making your character overpowered and making the fight unfair by always landing hits and always dodging attacks), take control of my character, or Perma-Kill. Severely injuring or wounding my character is okay though!

• I will not ship with characters that are under 21. Rosa is a grown adult and will only date other grown adults. If you do not have your character’s canon legal age written in their character bio, I will not ship with you. Period.

• Rosa's backstory is heavy and contains heavy topics. For this reason, I am considering this blog 18+. Do not follow if you can not handle 18+ topics. You can see a list of trigger warnings for topics this blog may contain [here].

• I will give out my Discord to folks that I am comfortable with and have interacted with quite a few times with! I'll let you know if I'm comfortable with you yet or not. C:

💎 [ About the Character ] 💎

Please Note; Rosaiel is my persona. She represents many, MANY aspects of myself. Please beware of this and respectful of this as you interact with her.

"Life is pleasant, death is peaceful; It's the transition that's troublesome."

💎 Playlist || Reference Sheet || ToyHou.se

• Full Name: Rosaiel Aimsir-Scotia Ó Ceallacháin

• Species: Human

• Age: 28 (Human Years)*

• Gender: Female (♀) - She | Her Pronouns

• Universe: Altered-Mainline Pokémon Video Game Universe**

• Voice Headcanon: 'Alex Chen' from the video game Life is Strange: True Colors

• Occupation: Fulltime Freelance & Independent Artist / Part-time Pokemon Rehabilitator / Retired Pokemon Trainer

• Current Residence: Alola - Malie City

• Personality: [A strong energy prevents you from reading this.]

• Backstory: [A strong energy prevents you from reading this.]

• Pokemon Roster: [Here]

* At the time of writing this post!

** To see what has been altered about the mainline series, you can look [here].

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That's all for now, hope to hear from you all soon!

And remember;

[kassaunjra]

🍀 || ROLEPLAYING RULES AND GUIDELINES

🍀 [About the Mun] 🍀

• Hi and hello, I'm Rosaiel but you can call me Rosa for short! My main blog is Rosaiel; it's mostly for posting my art and reblogging stuff in general.

• I'm a 25-year-old digital artist who's technically a veteran roleplayer, as I have been making characters and roleplaying since my wee middle school years!

• I sort of took a couple years off from roleplaying due to some really bad experiences on a roleplaying website that with stay anonymous for now. However, I'm trying to get back into the swing of roleplaying as I genuinely miss it, so please bare with me!

• I'm non-selective for the most part; so long as you give me a little something to work with, then we're good to go!

• I usually try to match what you write, but sometimes I go overboard! I just really like to write; if I end up writing ten paragraphs, you by NO MEANS have to match that! Go to your own pace; contrary to popular belief, I will NOT be upset if you don't write the same anount as I do! xD

• If you don't want to roleplay and would much prefer to send asks instead, go for it!!! I love asks that delve into character development to be honest. I love thinking about my characters and asks often help me develop my characters in ways I never would have thought of myself. 👀

• I love reading tags??? Seriously some of y'all put some really interesting and funny comments in the tags. Keep 'em coming my funky lil' dudes!

• I also love talking to folks OOC (Out of Character)! If you want to send me an ask that's OOC just to talk, go right ahead! Just make sure you clearly mark it as OOC so I don't mistake it for an in-character reaction.

• Most of the artwork you'll see on this blog is mine; if it's not, it's either reblogged from another artist or it was a commission that I had permission to post here!

• I'm very friendly but also very shy, so if you want to roleplay, it might be easier if you approach me first. Sorry about that.

🍀 [ Roleplaying Rules ] 🍀

I know, I know. No one likes rules, but given the bad experiences I've had in the past, I need to lay down some rules.

• First of all, no hate. What-so-ever. I don't care if you don't like me, my character(s), someone I roleplay with, a character I interact with, or if there's oc x canon content on my blog; hate will NOT be tolerated. Also there's nothing wrong with oc x canon; y'all just want to normalize bullying through silly, trivial things. :)

• I have anonymous asks on currently. If people abuse this and harass me or make me feel uncomfortable through it, anon asks WILL be turned off permanently. No exceptions.

• If I follow your blog on my main account, that means I want to roleplay with you at some point! I'm just very shy. ;; I am open to roleplaying with both RDR OCs and Non-Fandom OCs! I love AUs and fully welcome them as well! I am Crossover friendly, and Multi-ship friendly as well! 🍀

• Do not rush me to reply. I understand being excited about a roleplay and wanting it to continue asap, but please understand that I suffer from severe depression and some days, I just don't wanna reply. I will get to it when I get to it. I promise. ❤ If you have any concerns about if I got your reply, if I'm still interested in the roleplay, or just want to check in, that's a-okay! I understand that Tumblr can sometimes be fickle and doesn't always send notifications, so I'm okay with folks checking in! All I'm asking is for y'all to not be forceful, pushy, or demanding. I've dealt with this before in the past and it is not a nice feeling. :(

• I sometimes drop roleplays because I am a poophead and I'm either feeling the Big Sad, I genuinely forgot, or because I just sometimes lose interest/don't know how to continue the plot. If you want us to continue a roleplay I dropped, let me know! I'll try my hardest to pick it back up! ;v; If I can't, I'll tell you. ❤

• Upon our first roleplay, please assume that our characters have not met, even if you've seen me interact with another version of your character on someone else's blog; I treat each roleplaying blog as their own character, so if I have not interacted with your blog before, then it's to be assumed that our characters have not met! Unless we have previously discussed this matter, of course. xD

• You don't need to discuss a plot with me beforehand; if you want to send a starter out of nowhere, go ahead! Just please nothing that would make me uncomfortable. I also reblog a ton of sentence starters, which can be used at any time!!! ❤ Doesn't matter how long ago I reblogged it; if it's on my page, it's good to go!

• Nothing extremely NSFW please. I'll answer some more 'risky' questions, but if you're specifically looking for ERPs and straight up porn, I'm not your girl. That kind of stuff makes me very uncomfortable. I'll imply it happened if plot comes to it, but I'm not gonna sit there and write it out and upset myself. Sorry, but no. ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE UNDERAGE. I will not hesitate to block you if you're underage and are trying to get me to ERP with you; I'm not about to get myself in trouble just because you can't control yourself. Blood and gore is fine with me and so are fights, magic, ect. Just do not God-Mod (making your character overpowered and making the fight unfair by always landing hits and always dodging attacks), take control of my character, or Perma-Kill. Severely injuring or wounding my character is okay though!

• I will give out my Discord to folks that I am comfortable with and have interacted with quite a few times with! I'll let you know if I'm comfortable with you yet or not. C:

• I don't know what else to put right now, so more to come later if need be!

Anyway, hope to hear from y'all soon! ❤

[candy-corps]

Knock Knock

Grace and Jess belong to mygardenofmuses.

That morning, Grace heard someone knocking in their door, and assumed it was probably Damien, Bernadette, Paleta or Blue. Those kids had been hanging out a lot with Jess lately, and she was inmensely thankful for it. Jess’s health seemed to improve as well, she was more active. All good things. So when she opened the door, she was already wearing the biggest smile on her face.

“Good morning, you’ve come to… uh?” she stopped in mid-sentence. This sure was a bat boy like Damien, but… definitelly taller. Maybe Damien had a brother she didn’t know of.

“Good morning.” she repeated, her expression softening, becoming a kind smile. “Who are you?”

It was so strange to be at this place. Somehow familiar, yet so old and all new at once. Lilke the face that greeted him. Young Grace? Dae smiled even wider, seeing Jess’ mom. “Sundae Kent” he introduced himself, actually properly. He respected her too much to just give her his nickname. “My little brother send me to escort a young lady to school. You may know him? That tall, always grumpy and acting all bitter about the word” he elaborated happy, indicating Damien’s height with a gesture of his hand before reaching for Grace’ hand in greeting.

“Nice to meet you, Sundae…” Grace shook his hand. The name sure was strange, but still adorable, and now he could see him more closely, she could see the similarities with Damien.

“I’m Gracelyn Campbell-Jones. I guess Damien sent you to escort Jess to school… What a sweetie. Jess is eating the breakfast right now… Do you want to comein?”

She stepped aside, giving him room to walk into the apartment if he desired to do so. “I can’t thank you guys enough for all the good you’re doing to my daughter, honestly. Do you have a car or similar? I’ve got some cake in the over, finished baking it some minutes ago, and I’d love to share it with you guys. Any friend to my daughter is friend to me.”

It was tempting to reply with ‘I know’, but Dae didn’t want to confuse her too much. It was early in the morning, after all. “Do you know my dad yet? I have a feeling you might get along. And please, please - call me Dae” he asked her, folding his hands in a begging gesture. He wasn’t all that fond of his name. ‘Dae’ was what he was used to.

He went inside now that he was invited, hands in his pockets and making sure to pull his tail close to himself before Grace closed the door. His wings were hidden beneath his leather jacket - it was getting too cold to have them free. Plus, Amelia liked it when he went out showing as little free skin as somehow possible.

“OK, Dae sounds good. I was considering calling you Sunny. Or Sundy. But Dae sounds so much better.” she giggled, beckoning him to follow her to her kitchen. “And no, I haven’t met your father yet, but Jess knows him and she told me he’s a wonderful, sweet, caring person. And I believe he must be a great father to bring up such kind children.”

Once they reached the kitchen, Grace waved at her daughter. “Jess, looks like Damien couldn’t make it today, so he sent his brother Dae to pick you up.”

“Dae…?” Jess blinked in confusion. Then she saw him. She swallowed the last cookie in her hands, cleaned her hands and mouth with a napkin, and offered him her hand as greeting. “Nice to meet you, Dae, I’m Jess. If you are like Damien and prefer to avoid touching, just tell me and I’ll avoid it. Oooh, and nice jacket!”

Could one be any more considerate. Dae chuckled to himself. “It’s good. Damien can’t make it in time, so he send me to pick you up and you won’t be late. Threatened to do me terrible harm when I didn’t get you safe to school.” He did say he’d not help feed his cats. That was, to him, a terrible, terrible threat.

Making himself at home, he sat down on the kitchen table, on the chair right next to Jess. He just turned it around so he could lean on it with his front instead to squish up his wings by sitting on it properly.

“I’m actually no big fan of cake … ” he broke the news at first. He didn’t want to have some. “ … But do you have some coffee? I know some … shortcuts. Jess will make it in time, I promise.”

Jess blushed a bit. “He always worries so much for me… Thank you, really.” she answered, feeling really touched. Damien didn’t need to get in so much trouble for her - but he did, and that made her feel cared and appreciated.

Grace was actually surprised when he did such comment. “It’s all good. Can you believe I was preparing some coffee when you rang? Here, have a cup.” she said, putting one in front of him. “Do you want you coffee with milk, sugar… or just like this?”

“Oh, milk please.” Well, this was awesome. It just felt a bit weird to be treated as guest and not just get it himself.

“Did he tell you about me?” he wondered, looking at Jess - one elbow on the table while the other arm leaned on the chair’s backrest. “As his … favorite sibling?” He could tell he didn’t. They were one and the same person, after all.

“To be honest… He never mentioned you. I’m sorry.” Jess felt a little bad saying it, but it was the truth. She couldn’t recall a day where Damien mentioned Dae. Though her memory wasn’t exactly the best either.

“Here, have some milk.” Grace left a small jug full of milk next to Dae’s cup, so he could pur into his coffee as much as he wanted. “Sugar?”

“No.” Dae shielded his cup with his palm defensively, used to his father to try and mix some under his food. “ … thank you” he caught himself, smiling brighter again.

He also didn’t look taken aback by Jess’ statement. Quite the opposite. “You know … ” he started, pouring the milk in his coffee as he explained, “ - he’s got problems to really tell about people he cares for. The more distance he tries to establish, the more he likes you actually. He’s just too … ” He wanted to say stupid, but saying that about his ‘brother’ might really not come across as nice, “Bad at expressing himself.” Good save.

“I’m really glad he has a friend like you.” His coffee should be lukewarm now, going by the anount of milk he poured in. He liked that - he hated wasting time with waiting for his drinks to cool off. He tried it cautiously, ears leaning down as he took the first sip. It was fantastic. Real coffee.

“Alright, more for me then~” Grace chuckled, pouring the sugar cubes into her own cup. She took a good sip, listening to Dae with attention, and noticed Jess shuddering slightly with his words.

In fact, Jess was feeling a little nervous. She drank her milk cup, but her fingers were trembling a bit. This was… something she guessed for a long time now, but some of his words confused her.

“I… We’ll talk about this later, Dae. I must brush my teeth before I go to classes.” she said, rushing to the bathroom. She had to be fast anyway, if she wanted to make it to classes in time!

Grace put down her cup. “Dae, could you tell me something about your brother?”

Wait, that was … odd. Dae frowned and looked after Jess. Good she explained or he’d wondered if he should follow. “Take your time!” he called gently after her. There really was no need to rush.

The girl out of the room left just him and her mom, and a question. “It depends” he said, honest. He doubted Grace would to ask something all to odd, though. He kept drinking his coffee.

“I’ve noticed that Damien has been very close to Jess lately. Do you know if he likes her?” she asked with a little smile.

Grace took another ship of her cup.“It’s just… Jess got her heart broken by two boys already, and as a mother, I just worry. She is getting better, but also more skeptical about love, quieter, doesn’t talk much…”

Ohhh god. He was so not prepared for that discussion! He couldn’t help but laugh. “He’s not into girls - wait, that came out wrong.” And still he kept giggling.

“He’s gonna get his heart broken in a couple years from now - another girl. You mustn’t worry” he promised, waving it off. He’d grow closer to Amelia once he was older, Dae was sure of it. He and Amelia were destined to be together, but worrying about that now … ? A little extreme. Kid was a kid, Amelia too old… that was just weird.

Well … and there went information he didn’t intend to get shared.

Grace arched one eyebrow. So another girl would break Damien’s heart? Maybe it would be better to warn Jess not to fall in love with him, then. Though Jess seemed to give up on love and dating now, so perhaps she shouldn’t have to do anything… But what if Jess ended going through the same hell again…??

“OK, so… basically I should tell my daughter not to fall in love in him because he already likes someone else, if I understood right. Thanks, Dae. That’s all I needed to know.” Grace said, starting to pick up everything in the table.

Little she knew, Jess had heard everything. The bathroom was next to the kitchen, after all. The teen sighed and looked down. Of course he would like someone else. It’s normal. Besides, we are friends. And he doesn’t seem to like being touched… she thought, as she brushed her teeth.

At least he seems to value my existence. With the things Dae said sure I’m not his top priority, but… he squeezed his schedule to make time for me. That’s a good friend, yeah. I think. Dae is so confusing. One moment.

Jess looked back at the door. She had heard Dae saying something of ‘in a couple ye years from now’. But no one could predict the future! So there was just one response possible. Despite all his ‘kindness’, Dae was probably lying about some things, probably to protect Damien’s intimacy. A odd feeling of relief filled her being. Why did she feel so relieved, she wasn’t sure why. But that feeling was there. She dried her face with the towel and left the bathroom.

“OK, I’m ready to go!”

Oh thank goodness. He had the feeling he’d ruin even more with each passing second he stayed. Dae emptied his mug and knocked on the table. “Good talk” he found, getting up again and twisting the chair around once more, to again face the kitchen table, just like before.

Good this conversation didn’t turn out to be awkward!

“Guess so.” Grace arched one eyebrow. She leaned forward to press a kiss on her daughter’s cheek, then walked to the hall to open the door for them. “Remember to check the street lights, Jess, and be patient with the traffic, OK?”

“Mom, I wasn’t born yesterday, I’ll be fine.” Jess gave her a hug and picked up her schoolbag. “I’ll see you later. Let’s go, Dae!”

“Yup, let’s go” he agreed. He didn’t wait for his hug and cheek kiss, but stayed in the kitchen’s door until mother and daughter had shared their goodbies. A little weird to look at. He never had something like that himself… But as Jess turned he smiled and took a step back. He didn’t know if Grace meant to being them to the door, so just to be safe, he waved at her from there.

“Thanks for the coffee.”

“You’re welcome. Now go, go, go! You’re going to be late!” Grace enouraged them to get out, and closer the door after them.

Jess didn’t even look back. She took Dae’s hand and guided him to the elevator. “I heard you talking with Mom.” she said, and lifted a thumb. “Good job protecting Damien’s privacy, though my Mom now might think Damien is either bisexual, or having a crush on someone else. I know her well enough to know how far her imagination can go.”

He chuckled. “I didn’t know.” He really didn’t expect such a desaster. Good it wasn’t his mess to fix, though.

Now there was this tiny Jess, holding his hand. He wondered if it was okay to take selfies to show them her future version without it being weird, but he voted against it. Amelia might want to battle her when he told her about it.

“No crush” he promised. Not that it was any important.

Jess smiled widely. So the whole thing of ‘girl breaking his heart’ was a lie. She wasn’t sure why, but it made her really happy to think that no one would hurt Damien. Not as long she was there to protect him.

“Good to know.” the girl smiled, then rubbed her chin. The elevator’s doors opened and she walked inside it. “Dae, can I ask you something? And I need you to be completelly honest with me.”

What was it with him getting questioned today? It was early in the morning! “I sweat to lie at least … not a little bit” he tried. He couldn’t be all honest - it would ruin his reputation. He followed her inside and pushed the button of the first floor.

“If you can’t be 100% honest, then I won’t ask you anything. Sure Damien can give me better answers anyway.” Jess teased him with a smirk. 

“Charming that you think so highly of him ~ ” Dae replied, leaning against the wall of the elevator as it moved downwards.

“Can I ask you something?” he wondered. He wasn’t all that nitpicky about the truth of matters, he’d just like to make conversation.

“He saved my life this summer. I might have died if it wasn’t for him. And after that, he has remained close to me, walking me home, talking, making me feel like I wasn’t alone. He’s a great guy.” she said with a smile.

Jess cocked her head. “Sure, shoot. What do you want to know?” she asked, curious.

He laughed. He had nothing in mind, but it sure was strange and cute that she praised his little self so much. He nearly felt flattered on the other’s behalf.

The elevator reached the desired floor eventually and came to a halt. He waited for Jess to leave first, worried she might step on his tail.

“Sounds serous.” Her situation must have reminded him of his own.

Jess walked ahead, straight to the exit, avoiding plenty of employees who came to the building at those hours to work for Harrison.

“Serious? Yes, he is. But I like that. It shows he’s more mature than other boys I’ve met.” she said, as she crossed the doors. “Didn’t you want to ask me something? Or were you just asking if you could ask me things?”

“Last one” he admit, following and catching up as they made their way out. “Though there is a question.” He checked his phone for the time and also a message from Amelia. He might be missing her already.  

“Well, if you need anything, just ask.” she said, looking at both sides of the street. “I was thinking to take the bus today, so I’ll be surrounded by other kids my age.”

Jess smirked a little. The way he checked his phone reminded her of herself. She used to check the phone like this when she was crazy for those boys… “You don’t need to stay if you’re needed somewhere else.”

Maybe if he’d just flip through the pictures he made of her feet … What?

He looked back up again and smirked. “No way. And we’re not taking the bus like some grade schoolers - nothing against grade schoolers” he assured, putting his phone away again and then lifting his hand.

“We got something cooler. Just follow my lead” he instructed.

“Cooler like what?” Jess followed him, smirking in return. She could be sassy and tease him if she wanted. “Because I’ve tried several ways of transportation… I hardly can be surprised anymore, hehehehe!”

Spoiled, huh? Well, he might as well tell.

“Cooler like … portals.” After a significant break for dramatics, he peeked down, curious for her expression. When that won’t impress her, he’d just give up on children ‘nowadays’.

“I hope you’re aware I’ll tell him about that portal. I have no secrets for him.” Jess retorted, arching one eyebrow. Was Dae… ‘shipping’ them, like Bernie would say? Apparently no, give his next words. But still.

“I only see a dark alley… Are you sure it’s safe? Maybe it will be better if you go first, yeah.”

“Alright.” He’d taken this one to come here too, so yes, he was pretty sure it was safe. He didn’t check the one leading them to school, but he was cautiously optimistic about it. Like usual.

This was one of the less well hidden portals. 5 steps from the edge and then head left, right into a brick wall. Just in Harry Potter. Just that this one didn’t lead to a gate, but on top of a building in the industrial distract. He knew where to go from there though.