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goldfades · 2 days ago
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COULD U DO READER DOING THE DAFAQ TREND ON QUINN LOL
The car smells like sugar and butter, the kind of overwhelming sweetness that makes your mouth water before you’ve even opened the box. Quinn’s hands are steady on the steering wheel, his eyes darting between the road and the pink-and-white Crumbl box on your lap, as if it might vanish into thin air if he looks away too long.
“You’re really hyped about these cookies,” he says, glancing at you with a raised brow. “You’ve been talking about them for, like, two weeks.”
“They’re a cultural phenomenon, Quinn,” you argue, flipping the lid open to reveal the lineup of oversized, gooey cookies. “This is basically dessert history. People on TikTok say they’re life-changing.”
“Life-changing cookies,” he repeats skeptically, adjusting his grip on the wheel. “Sure. Why not?”
You give him a playful nudge. “Just wait. You’ll see.”
As soon as he pulls into a parking spot, you’re already tugging at his arm. “Okay, first impressions are everything. You have to try them with me, like, right now.”
“Right now?” he echoes, looking around the nearly-empty lot. “Can’t we wait until we get home?”
“Nope. Too risky. What if they lose their fresh-out-of-the-box magic? This is a scientific moment, Hughes.”
He sighs, finally unbuckling his seatbelt and turning toward you. “Alright, which one first?”
You pick up a cookie that looks like it might cave in under the weight of its own frosting and break it in half, handing him a piece. “This one. It’s, like, a chocolate chip with some kind of… caramel drizzle situation. Just trust me.”
As he takes his first bite, you make sure your phone is propped up on the dashboard, ready to capture the moment. But your focus isn’t on him—it’s on you. Because you’re about to pull the ultimate prank.
You take a big bite, close your eyes dramatically, and after a moment of exaggerated chewing, you deadpan: “Da fuck.”
Quinn freezes mid-bite, eyebrows shooting up as he slowly turns to look at you. “What?”
“What?” you repeat, feigning confusion as if nothing out of the ordinary just happened. You take another bite, chewing thoughtfully. “Mmm. Pretty good.”
He blinks, looking from you to the cookie in his hand. “Did you just… say—”
“Say what?” you interrupt, your tone casual, reaching for another cookie. You break off a piece and pop it into your mouth. “Da fuck.”
His jaw drops slightly, a laugh bubbling up but not quite breaking through. “Are you okay?”
“Yeah, why?” you ask, tilting your head innocently, already reaching for the next flavor. You take another bite. “Da fuck.”
Quinn puts his half-eaten cookie down, his face splitting into an incredulous grin. “What are you doing?”
“What do you mean?” you ask, playing dumb as you chew. “It’s good. That’s all I’m saying.”
“By saying ‘da fuck’ after every bite?” he shoots back, laughing now, his shoulders shaking as he leans back in his seat.
You shrug, holding up the next cookie like it’s perfectly normal. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Babe.” He’s full-on laughing now, shaking his head. “You can’t just say that every time. People are gonna think you’ve lost it.”
“Da fuck,” you say again, deadpan, before cracking a smile and dissolving into laughter.
He groans, reaching over to ruffle your hair. “You’re so weird.”
“Thanks,” you say, grinning up at him. “Now finish your cookie.”
As he picks up his piece again, muttering something about your “questionable behavior,” you can’t help but think this trend was worth every crumb on the car seat.
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aizenify · 1 day ago
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[💌] AIZEN SŌSUKE RELATIONSHIP HEADCANNONS
[NOTE]: Aizen has a variety of character arcs, so this won't be limited to any specific one. I do plan to create a more detailed version covering the different Aizen arcs in the future, but you're welcome to request any specific one in the meantime.
[ ☕️ ] My ask box is open! If you have a specific prompt you'd like me to write about—whether it's relationships, everyday activities, or anything else—don't hesitate to ask! I encourage you to suggest whatever your heart desires.
TW: none!
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This will be split into 2 sections
What does Aizen look for?
— If you were Aizen’s partner, you’d definitely be someone very special to him. Looks wouldn’t be as important; rather, it would be your personality and ideologies that matter most.
— For instance, Aizen values someone who enjoys challenges and is willing to take risks. He’s all for that, but, of course, you’d also need to be cautious at times.
— Aizen greatly appreciates a deep understanding of the world. I like to think that he and his partner would engage in philosophical conversations daily. He’d want someone to explore the world with, to venture into new places, and try new experiences. Aizen definitely strikes me as the type to enjoy travel.
— He would want someone who challenges him. Given who Aizen is, he wouldn’t be interested in a partner who is passive or follows the crowd. He wants someone who will challenge his ideas, his ethics, and his worldview. He seeks someone who is on the same intellectual level, someone equal to him, or perhaps even better. This is something he has always longed for.
— I believe Aizen is sapiosexual, meaning he is attracted to people with high intelligence, and also likely demisexual or somewhere on the aromantic/asexual spectrum. He deeply values intelligence and personal space. For him, the sexual aspects of a relationship would not be his focus; instead, he values the fundamentals. His understanding of "love" is more complex than that of most people.
— Building on what I mentioned about his view on love, you would also need to respect his needs and be patient. Trust is essential here. Aizen doesn’t easily trust anyone, so the idea of him loving someone would make him feel extremely vulnerable. While he views trust as a form of reliance, his approach to trust in relationships is different. His way of showing trust and love will likely be expressed through his actions. Perhaps after Muken, Aizen would become more open and free. Muken Aizen, after all, is much more carefree and relaxed.
I’ll keep this section as is since it’s getting long. I’ll leave the rest for another day!
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What will Aizen be like with his S/O?
— Aizen would likely ask for your thoughts on his plans or if you have any alternative suggestions for execution. He enjoys the sound of his own voice, so don’t be surprised if he rambles on about his strategies or just shares his thoughts from time to time.
— He will shower his partner with gifts and words of affirmation. Aizen is incredibly attentive and will take note of even the smallest details about what you like, even if you haven’t explicitly told him.
— Quality time will be very important to him as well. Despite his preference for solitude, having someone by his side will be a refreshing change. After being alone for so long, it’s natural to crave companionship. Aizen will likely plan a variety of activities for you both to enjoy together, whether it’s shopping, cooking, or simply taking a walk. Every moment with you will be meaningful.
— Physical touch is something Aizen might find unfamiliar at first. He’s used to being cautious with those around him, especially with anyone who gets too close. However, I think he would offer hugs from time to time as a way to show that he’s there for you and cares for you. If he knows you enjoy physical affection, he’ll make an effort to meet that need, even if it takes him a while to become fully comfortable with it!
— Expect a lot of playful bantering. Aizen seems like He enjoys a bit of lighthearted back-and-forth.
— Aizen will take you out on extravagant dates or to fancy venues. He is undoubtedly classy and chivalrous, he will treat you with the utmost respect and make sure you always get the best of everything!
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That’s all for now! Thank you for reading!!! This is my first published hc 🧡🤎☕️
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ghostyeyestohide · 2 days ago
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What If My Heart Beats Faster?
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(I Put A Spell On You Finale)
Pairing: Terrance (Foe) x Valerie (Plus Size Black Fem OC) x Junior (Foe) x Hen (Foe)
Warnings: angst, fluff, blowjob/handjob, dirty talk, memories of sexual contact, happy ending, panic attack, cussing, tears, cause of death revealed, fear, emotions, faux death (side effects of erasing memories), planning pregnancy, mentioning of blood, and Non-Canon/Canon.
Summary: The day Hen and A.I. Junior didn’t want to come has finally arrived. And this greatly affects Valerie and Terrance, who’s life changes after this.
Parts: Part One �� Part Two • Part Three
A/N: This is really the end of this. Can’t believe it. But, I’m also happy cause I got that Exotic Travelers series otw + the Macrinus one shot. I want to thank everyone who loved this as not only did I want to at least be one of the few to write about Foe Terrance, but to see how I would’ve written Foe if I was apart of the writers room. And I do apologize if I got some details wrong. I haven’t watched it in a year. Enjoy and send ya around! 🫶🏽🫶🏽
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Valerie is in the shower, washing her body as the memories from two nights ago plays in her mind.
Terrance eating her out, her blowing Junior, watching them fuck and kiss, the dance with Hen, the moans, her making out with the men all played as she begins touching herself, gently massaging her breasts before rubbing her clit.
“Fuck….” she whispers, laying against the tiled shower wall as the hot water and steam hits her body.
She begins rubbing faster as the memory of her getting double penetrated plays, her breathing becoming stiffly. As Terrance releases inside her, she also meets hers, feeling her body tense up and shaking. After relaxing from her high, she rinses her body again before getting out of the shower, wrapping herself in a bath robe.
Walking into the bedroom, she sees a bouquet of roses and three different sizes white boxes lying on the bed. Thinking he must’ve slipped in while she was in the shower, she picks up the envelope attached to one of them. She opens it and pulls out a note that read:
“Hey, baby. I know you were very lonely last night with me not being next to you. So was I. And no, I didn’t do what you think I did. I heard your order subconsciously. Even if you didn’t say it. So, I went into the city and bought you your favorite flowers and some things I want to see you wear tonight. Almost like you’re my personal prize. For now, I have to check on him, Hen, and when real Junior is on his way. See you soon, Val.
- T. “
She smiled, kissing the note before putting it back carefully and tossing it on the bed. Grabbing the first box, a small one, she removes the top, revealing itself as a matching dangling diamond earrings and diamond choker jewelry set that has the same exact design of her engagement ring. She gasps, gently picking up the items.
“Oh wow. He finally found it.” she said, remembering she mentioned wanting the set to him a long time ago, but had no luck since it sold out quickly after restocks.
After placing the set on her vanity table, she grabs the medium box, taking a seat on the bed. Placing it on her lap, she removes the top, revealing a pair of brown pumps, lined with a forrest green patch on the back. She traces it before placing her foot in it, making sure it fits, which it does.
She takes it off and pulls the final box, believing it’s the outfit. Removing the top, she sees a forrest green fabric. Pulling out, it reveals itself as a long dress with a reveal cleavage line that has a seen-through bottom that shows where the inner dress stops at, which is above the knee.
“Oh my……” is all she could get out, thinking if this is too revealing or he really does want me to feel like a prize.
Standing up, she walks to the mirror and presses the dress to her body, seeing his vision. Smiling, she hangs it up on a rack and begins getting ready for Junior’s homecoming.
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A few hours go by and Valerie, now wearing a satin robe and has hair rollers in her head, walks into the kitchen, looking to get something to drink.
As she takes out a bottle of water, she hears a hard knock on the front door, making her jump a bit. Cautiously, she walks to the door, pulling the curtain back, and peering out the window. She sees Junior, all tensed and pacing, on the porch.
“What is he doing here?!” she whispers as she opens the door.
“I’m sorry for showing up, but I can’t go back there, Val.” he says, walking past her.
She nods in an aggravated manner, closing the door behind her. She turns to look him, but he’s not behind her. Looking around, she searches the house for a few minutes before finding him in the kitchen, laying against the island.
“Junior….you can’t be here.”
“You have to listen me! This is all a setup!“ he says in a irate voice.
“For what?”
“Him! He’s the one who’s gonna be here while I’m gone.”
“….what?” she said with a confused expression.
“Its him. He’s gonna replace me. I thought I would let you know so when he leaves you, it’s not the first time you’re finding out.”
Staring at him with a baffled look on her face, she breaks out laughing, making him look at her in a confused way.
“It’s not funny…..he’s really playing the both us.” he says as her laughing grows louder.
Finally, she catches her breath, grabbing the water bottle and taking a few sips before clearing her throat.
“You’re funny, but seriously. You need to leave. He’ll be pissed if he comes home and finds you.” she said, gently pushing him.
“What?! Valerie, I’m being serious! I have proof that he is going to be my replacement!”
“Junior, if that was the case, you would be deceased right now. Me included. Now please go!”
“Why? Don’t you see he’s just dumping you out here so you have nowhere to go?! You come from nothing like you said!”
“I’m not stupid and he’s not throwing 8 years away for Hen!”
“Some people can be deceiving!”
“Yeah? Why don’t you take a look in the mirror for once?” she said, giving up on pushing him.
“What is that suppose to mean?”
She chuckled, stepping into his space.
“…It means you wasn’t like this two nights in that room, drunk off your ass.” she whispers, leaning forward.
Junior steps back, staring at her bizarrely, with her smile dropping.
“What the hell are you talking about?”
“You don’t remember? Or is this your way of hiding the fact that you’re gonna miss the both of us, or just him?” she asks, sending him a smirk.
“Why the hell would I be doing that? See, you’re not realizing he’s not suppose to be alone with my wife! You been falling for his lie too long!” he replied, very angry as he pointed at the door.
Looking at him dazedly, she’s thinking why doesn’t he remember what we did. Then it hit her: he erased that memory out of his mind like he said he would. She smiled, covering her mouth to not let out a laugh.
“Oh, now you’re getting it through your fucking head. Your husband’s a fraud!”
“No, he’s not. If anything, he’s a genius who has a great self awareness skill that they’re gonna teach the new OuterMore generation one day. God, I need to fuck him when I see him.” she says, whispering the last part to herself.
“No. What we need to do is go save my wife and we can all escape from thi-“ he says as he grabs her arm.
She snatches it back, slapping him across the face as a reflex. He yells, grabbing his face.
“Are you insane? I’m not in danger and neither is you! All you have to do is go back home to her and everything will go back to normal!” she responds, very irritated.
He looks at her, very enraged. He walks towards her slowly, making her back up until she’s leaned up against the island. He places his hands on each side of the island, blocking her in. She leans back slightly as he leaned forward.
“…fine. You can stay here and continue living under his control like you been doing. But me? I’m getting out of here. And I’m taking her with me. If you get consequences because of my decision, that’s on you.” he whispered, turning to leave.
Scoffing really loud, she follows him, watching him walk.
“He doesn’t control me.”
“Yeah fucking right.” he mumbled, making her even more heated.
“He listens to whatever I want to make sure my needs are met. You know why? Because he actually loves me.”
“Oh please. You two aren’t as different as you believe.”
“We are. You wanna know how? He didn’t start treating bad because he didn’t want to hear my suggestion of visiting downtown or a big city due to not wanting to lose me. He values my feelings, and he actually holds himself accountable if he does anything I don’t like that hurts me. He loves this job, but he would never put it over me, no matter what. He knows how to love. I’m sorry for whatever memories the real Junior put inside you because if this assignment taught me anything: even if you attempted to fix something that’s broken, it can’t be salvaged if it’s damaged a lot, no matter how hard you try.” she said, immediately gasping, regretting what she said.
Junior stopped in his tracks, replaying the last part she uttered. Slowly turning to face her, he looks at her, appalled.
“…what do you mean the real Junior?” he asks.
“….I’m afraid I said too much.” she whispers.
“No, no. What are you trying to say?”
She stares at him, afraid to respond to his question. Then, she feels a sharp pain on her lower hip, making her wince and collapse as she grabs it. Junior runs over, kneeling as she begins to breathe very harshly.
“Where does it hurt?! Maybe I can get you ice and it will calm it do—“
“What I need you to do is shut the hell up right now! It’s just a painful shock that goes….away….after….a few…moments.” she says, her words trailing as the sensation winds down.
Weirded out by what he witnessed, he backs away, fearing what was going to happen next. She checks and moves her hips, seeing if something’s out of place so she can tell Terrance.
Feeling a loose screw sticking out, she gets up and walks carefully to the kitchen, looking around for a small tool box. Checking the drawers, she comes across nothing until she sees a box in the fifth one and takes it out. Opening it, she looks through it to find a screwdriver with the same edge to fit until pulling one. Placing it on the screw, she twists it, feeling pressure each time until it’s back in its socket, no longer out of place. She looks at Junior, who is now standing up, horrified look across his face.
“…..are you….not…t-the real Valerie?” he asks frantically.
“…..no. You’re not the real Junior either. That’s why he—we— came back after two years. The time has ended.”
“What?” he said, looking distraught.
“He’ll be home in less than four hours.” she replied, holding back sadness.
“…does Hen kn—“
“Always did. That’s why she was acting odd with you the whole time. Him questioning, doing measurements, checking your health, following everything you do….just to make sure you’re not slowly realizing you’re the replica.”
He looks around the room, in shocked that everything he thought he knew was all just to trick him.
“Is she coming home too?”
She shakes her head, hoping he’ll stop asking before the pressure of revealing the truth settles in.
“Why not?”
“….she’s dead. Died about five years ago.” she admitted, with shame behind her tone.
“…..did he kill her?”
“No! He would never do…..he would never….do that…” she said, her voice breaking as she begins to cry, slowly falling to her knees.
Junior, feeling empathetic, walks to her, kneeling down. He pulls her into his chest, letting her cry everything out as he rubbed her back. After a few minutes, she lifts her head, slightly wiping her already swollen eyes.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to throw that accusation out like that.”
“You’re fine. But no. He didn’t kill her. He loved her too much to ever do that.” she said, sniffling.
“Then what happened? If you don’t mind me asking.”
Sighing, she gets up, walking into another room. A few minutes later, she returns with a file folder, handing it to him. He hesitantly grabs it, putting it on the floor and opening it as she heads to the kitchen.
Inside, he finds pictures of her, her and Terrance, some baby photos, documents of many things, her birth certificate, and her ‘cause of death’ report next to a group photo, in which he picks up, of her and others, wearing OuterMore gear, with a sign that says: Group 1 - May 1, 2060.
“Is this a mistake? I thought the space program didn’t launch until ‘61?”
“It didn’t. The program launched in 2060, meaning they been doing it for five years, not four. They changed it to cover their tracks.” she says, sipping her water.
“Why?” he asks, looking at her.
“….the first launch was a failure. A tragic one that no one saw coming. Not even Terrance.”
“What was it…”
She sighed, walking back to him to sit in front, sliding the folder between them as she cleared her throat.
“Every thing I told you and Hen about her did actually happen. She is from New York, she doesn’t know her family, she was bouncing back and forth between jobs because of harassment, she did meet Terrance at his post-grad party, they did get married after six months of dating, and she did travel with him for these assignments. He didn’t make none of this up for me to say, these are the memories that were implanted so I can function exactly like her, even though I’m just her replica.”
“Does it feel odd?”
“…at first, it did. But that’s because I had no idea what was going on truly and he was hurting really bad because of what happened, which is what I’m about to tell you.”
She exhales slowly, feeling herself tensing up.
“I’m sorry if I get very emotional. Not only is this…very hard to talk about still….it was never Terrance’s fault. He still believes that til this day, even though he’s been over it, but…it’s a haunting memory to carry on, you know?” she says, trailing off as the sheer weight of it.
Junior nods, gently rubbing her hand. She smiles a little, looking at the group photo.
“The program launched, so they had their first lottery. It was random and included everyone who lived in the United States for more than 15 years. Hence why they went with 15 people. And she got selected, much to her and Terrance’s surprise. She was scared because she didn’t think it was gonna happen this soon. But, since he worked on this program, she trusted a lot with everything, so it’s not like nothing could go wrong.”
She looks at him, seeing the somberness filling up in his face.
“The day came. She was nervous to leave him behind, but he encouraged her a lot to have fun in space, saying he’ll still be here in two years, almost like a promise. They kissed and hugged one last time before she got on the ship. He didn’t know that would be the last time he’ll see her alive.” she says, looking at the death report as the memory of latter played in her head.
“It took off, in which they called a “successful launch from base”. But, a few minutes after takeoff, two of the engines went out, making the ship move but not as fast. None of the crew knew what happened until it was too late. Cause a few moments later, the ship exploded, killing everyone on board.”
“My god…..” he whispered.
“They couldn’t believe it. They made sure everything was fine. Nothing seemed off and they had a test run, which they passed. What did they accidentally overlook? The fuel tanks. The gas from their boosters leaked into those due to the seals being loose, which they still don’t understand how that happened. But, when that gas mixes with the fuel tanks gas…..well, you see the result.”
“Was all this explained to you immediately? When you woke up?”
“….no. When I woke up, I was expecting him to be there, taking in my design, my behavior, the way I moved, the way I was examining my surroundings….”
She looks at their wedding picture, hanging above the fireplace.
“He didn’t come home for three days. I tried to get in contact with him many times, but his calls went to voicemail. I contacted OuterMore, who said they were going through this tragedy each time, but they’ll rely the message. I was angry because I thought I did something wrong and he was purposely avoiding me. When he finally came home, I was ready to argue about it, but….he looked so worn out. He definitely was crying, his eyes all red and a bit swollen, chapped lips, disheveled clothes, moving very slow.”
She looks down, trying to not cry again as that night begins to play in her mind.
“When he saw me, he stopped. I wanted to say something, but I couldn’t. I just….walked up to him, expecting him to back up, but he stood there, kept his gaze on me. I touched his face, gently tracing over his lips, and quietly asked what happened?” as she wipes her eyes.
“I guess the sound of hearing her voice again broke him because he fell to his knees and started crying against my stomach, holding me very tight. I let him stay there, rubbing his head and absorbing his sadness. For the next two months, he was very distant, but was slowly explaining what had happened, what I was, and them trying to figure out a solution to keep us functioning past the two years since they immediately decided that they weren’t taking us back when the deadline came.”
“Did you feel like it was damage control?” he asked, but she shook her head as she looks at him.
“Like I said, it was an accident. They didn’t know the seals were loose. But it was very uncomfortable with different OuterMore employees stopping by every day to examine and update you until the solution came. Of course, that caused a bit of a strain between us.”
“Why?”
“….you don’t really get over losing your spouse. But, you also don’t like when even your own co-workers are making the replica of your spouse uncomfortable with changes and there’s nothing you can do about it. I tried to vouch for them as them doing their job, but he didn’t wanna hear it and just kept ignoring my suggestions. That made me question if I even wanted to be married to him still.”
“But you two got over it.”
“Yeah. After I ran away.”
“…..you ran away?”
“It was a day that none of the workers came. Like a holiday or day off, can’t remember. It was raining too. A lot for Cleveland. He was being a pain in the ass, stressing from work and stuff. So, being a good wife, I was trying to calm him down, made his favorite meal and just give him love. He liked the meal, and was enjoying me kissing him, even rubbing on him but of course, a phone call of OuterMore just had to interrupt this.”
“Damn.” he said, laughing which made her laugh as well.
“Don’t get me wrong. I was sexually deprived and wasn’t about to force him to fuck me. But, I was very annoyed with that and just let him have it as soon as he ended the call. Asking him why are you treating me this way, I know you’re going through it with losing her, but I don’t like feeling the burden of it, and asking him to just love me, not push me away. He berated me, saying I’m doing the best I can to make sure I can move on from this, saying its harder for him because he has to spend the rest of his life with a replica of his dead wife ruining….”
Her voice trailed off as she became very teary eyed, trying to clear her throat.
“When I look back at it, I can tell he didn’t mean it. He was just reacting off anger and instantly regretted it as soon as he was done, noticing I had a terrified look on my face.” she said, sniffling. “He tried to apologize, saying he didn’t mean it, but I didn’t want to hear it. So, I slapped him, said fuck you, and ran out of the house in tears, ignoring his pleas.” she said, watching the memory in her head.
“Not sure how far I ran because I didn’t know the Cleveland area that well. I know I was by a bridge that faced the skyline before it started to rain. So, I went over to this dark area, which was a bad idea cause dogs started to bark and I fell a few times to get away until I was under this big tree. Covered in mud, hair was just ruined, and my dress was ripped. I sat close to it and just cried, thinking he wasn’t going to find me and I was gonna die. I fell asleep a few minutes later, as the rain picked up, which felt very calming in that moment.” she said, smiling a bit.
“When I woke up….I noticed I was in the passenger seat of a moving vehicle, wanting to get out. But as I was about to find something to open the door, I feel a hand touch my thigh. I looked over and I saw him, eyes & nose red and swollen. He had been crying, fearing he had lost me for good. He didn’t say anything, just gently pushing me back into my seat, signaling everything is going to be okay.” she said, tugging at her robe.
“When we got home, he turned on the shower for me. He removed my dress, panties, and shoes before letting me walk into and wash up. He removed his clothes and joined me, helping me wash my hair and scrub my body. I felt like I was being pampered, with him not saying anything, just being active. As we got out, he oiled up my body, just gently massaging it into my skin, which felt nice. Next thing you know, I’m on my back, getting fucked like it was our last time toge—.” as the memory of him fucking her in missionary played.
“Alright, I don’t need to hear that.” said Junior.
“Just saying, Junior! Asking me who pussy it is, saying you’re mine, don’t forget that, worshipping me….he was really sorry. Sure, we went back to our regularly scheduled program, but he started paying attention to me, love me, and console me. And we just grew from there……that’s all I wanted.”
“And you got it.”
“I know that’s what you want, but in your situation, it’s not possible. Which is why you need to go back or risk getting Terrance in trouble.”
“What happens if I refuse? Just go AWOL?”
“They take me away. He loses his job. And I probably will see him again, just everything is gonna to be er…..”
As she’s about to say something, the burning sensation returns, this time, feeling even worse and making her scream as she touches it, falling back and wincing in pain.
“Valerie, are you okay?!” he asks, kneeling next her as he touches her.
“You have to leave!” she yells out, trying to ease the pain.
“But you hurt.”
“I will be fine! It’s not worth getting caught over. Please….just go.” she replies, groaning as the sensation starts spreading.
Hesitate to leave, Junior looks at her one more time before getting up and running out of the door, taking the shortcut back home through their backyard.
As her groans turn into cries, she begins saying little prayer, hoping she’s not shut down as her breathing sped. Finally, after a few minutes of agony, it stopped, with her breathing returning to normal. She begins to cry, scared of what’s going to happen next.
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About 45 minutes later, the front door swings up, with Terrance walking in.
Having an infuriated look across his face, he checks around the house to see if Junior was there, finding no traces before heading upstairs.
After checking the guest room and hallway bathroom, he walks into the bedroom, pushing the door open hard, making Valerie, who was doing her makeup again, jump.
“….was he here?” he asked in a stern voice, examining the room.
“…..no.” she replied, lying through her teeth.
“Why the long pause?”
“You scared me?” she said, looking at him.
“….Ima ask you again. Was Junior here?”
“And I’m telling you again: no.” she replied, looking away from him.
“….okay, okay. I see you wanna do that.” he mumbled, removing his jacket and tossing it on the floor.
Locking eyes with her through the mirror, he closes the door, calmly walks towards her, who resumes her routine, not trying to show she’s hiding the truth.
“….you know I can tell you’re lying, right?” he asked, flashing a small grin.
“How so?” she asked.
“It’s almost….” as he looks at his watch, “three hours before real Junior gets here. And normally around this time, you’re done with your hair and makeup. That’s one thing.”
“I could’ve woken up late.”
“See? That’s how I know you didn’t. You said could’ve.”
She rolls her eyes, breaking his hold as she got up and walked into the bathroom.
“There you go, walk off as soon as I point something out.”
“Did something happen?” she asks, popping her head out the door.
“You’re not usually an asshole when you come back to check on me.” she said, standing in doorway to look at him.
He lets out a harsh sigh before kneeling in front of her, being very close in her space.
“You tell me. Woke up, made breakfast with Hen, which woke him up. We all ate and told him that me and her are going in town for something and we’ll be back in a few hours or less. We actually went to headquarters to make final arrangements as we anticipate his return.”
“If you think submitting to me is suppose to make me ease up on you, it’s not working.” she says, walking past him.
He smirks before bouncing up to his stance, grabbing her by her robe train and turning her away from him, scaring her.
“We come back and he’s nowhere to be found. Didn’t even bother to take his truck. So now, we sent out search parties because it’s a good measurement for the company, right?” he whispers, walking her towards the bed.
“What are you doing….” she asks in an alarmed tone.
He ignores her, turning her around to place her on the edge, gently tracing her face.
“….WRONG!” he yells, slams his hands by her sides, making her jump.
He lets out a broken, haunting chuckle as Valerie feels her face beginning to burn because of his troubling glare at her.
“As I’m waiting for an update on him, Bill comes over. He was very chipper, praising how I did a great job with this one and is thinking about working on that special request I asked him for when I submitted the lab analyst application. Said I got the job. Meaning we’re staying here…”
“…so then what happen?” she whispered, but he shushes her.
“Now here he is, looking crestfallen as if I betrayed him. He pulled me to the side, asking me if everything is alright? and I said yes. Confused in my mind. Then he dropped it: he’s suspending me.” he says, kneeling in front of her, placing his hands on her thighs.
“…..don’t tell me its because of…..”
“Yeah. They’re opening an investigation of violation against policy article 7, title 2: non-sexual contact between the associate and assignment, consensual. Hen told one of them in secret while we were at the headquarters. Said she heard him moaning, my movements, and…..said to look into you as she heard your voice as well.” he said coldly.
Valerie’s heart dropped, hearing the news. She begins breathing erratically as tears begin to fall out of her eyes.
“They’re taking you tomorrow. I don’t know how long you’re going to be gone or if you’re coming back, but that’s his decision.” he says, rubbing her hands.
“They can’t! I refuse!” she yells, getting up as she pushes him off.
She begins pacing the room, trying to catch her breath as Terrance watches her, not used to seeing her react like this.
“You erased everything, right? Why can’t they just use A.I. Junior to dismiss her claim?!”
“They were. Until you got brought up. I’m sorry.”
“I shouldn’t have went into that room. I knew it was a risk, but god…I wasn’t prepared for this.” she says, breaking down as her cries fills the room.
He looks down, sniffling as he’s hurt at seeing her heartbroken like this, not wanting to cry with her.
“It’s not your fault. It’s mine. I should’ve stopped when he kissed me, but…..I gave into my own urges. And now, I have to pay the price…I’ll resign.”
“No! You worked too damn long for this, you can’t just give up!” she yelled, looking at him.
“They’re taking you and I can’t do anything until it’s over. Whether they keep you for good or you come back, I can’t fight it…I’m sorry, Val.”
“Then erase the memories then. You said it only takes 30 minutes, ri—“
“No!” he replied as he stood up, silencing her.
She looks away, wiping her tears as he walks to her, sitting down to face her.
“That machine is dangerous and can have long term effects on you if I hooked you to it. Plus, I don’t have it just laying around to use.”
“Then just turn me off.” she said as she lays on her back, looking at the ceiling.
“Why can’t you have hope that I beat this investigation?”
“Because when they see the way you were fucking him, they’re not giving me back to you. So let’s just get this over with and you can move on with your life.”
He laughs stiffly, fighting hard not to react angrily or break down.
“And what? Just accept the fact that OuterMore took away my wife twice? Keeping all of her DNA and data as if she wasn’t the love of my fucking life?! Is that what you want?”
“You were literally suggesting resignation and now, you’re upset that I’m suggesting a better solution?!”
“I don’t want us to be separated!” he yelled.
“Hell. I don’t want us to end…..it doesn’t feel like I have spent enough time with you.” he looks at her with pity in his eyes.
“Don’t say tha……” she whispers, tears filling up in her eyes.
He crawls next to her, laying down as he gently rubs her stomach, watching her tears fall.
“8 years. Three with her. 5 with you…..”
“….that’s almost a decade. And we did a lot of things. Visited different cities, tried different foods, you gifting me a lot of things, made love in different areas….and with other people.” she replied, making the both of them laugh.
“Yeah. I guess we did have a good ride.”
They laid in silence for a few moments before she looked at him, tracing his lips. Sitting up, she places a few kisses on him before giving him a passionate kiss. He tries to fight back, but she holds him down, climbing on top on him. He breaks the kiss, catching his breath.
“Baby, as I much as I want to, I have to get back soon.”
“Then let me take care of you real quick. Just so you’re a little more relaxed.” she whispers, slowly unbuttoning his pants and sliding her hand into his boxers.
“Val, plea…” he replied as she wraps her hand around his aching length, making him grunt loud.
“Come on. You’re already hard….at least let me fix this.” she replied, moving herself towards the end so his length is in her face, gently stroking him.
He lets out a few hisses, biting his lip as he unbuttoned his shirt and removes it, gently guiding her to his length to engulf it, in which she does.
“Fuck. God, your mouth is warm…..” he mumbles, watching her bobble her head up and down.
Sounds of slurping and moans fills the room as she removes his length from her mouth, catching her breath as she stroked it faster, locking eyes with him.
“You like when I do that? Make you wince and moan like a man should?”
“Yes.” he moans, feeling his release building up. “How are you so good at?” he asks her in a whisper tone.
“Cause you made me like that. You and your nasty ass thoughts begging me to treat you like you did something bad….” she replied, tracing his head with her tongue, making him moan loud.
“Mm, you’re sick. You know that? You enjoy watching your wife fuck a bunch of women while you play with yourself cause you’re a piece of shit…”
“I am.” he replied, letting out a groan as he feels himself getting closer and closer, making her laugh.
“Oh you are?”
“Yes. I’m a piece of shit.”
“I should deny your pathetic ass your release right now, but I wanna see you squirm as you look at me with those pitiful eyes one last time.” she replied, stroking faster.
“Yes. I deserve that.” he whispers.
“Come on. Give it to me.”
“Fuck.”
“Give it to me, you piece of shit!” she yells, sticking her tongue.
As she said that, his release washes over him, shooting into her mouth and face. She kisses the tip one more time before wiping her face with her hand, licking up every drop as he huffed and puffed. She smiled before fear struck her, fading into a worried look.
“…..he was here.” she confessed.
Terrance shot up, looking at her with an irate glare. He leans into space, making her look away.
“…..why was he here?”
“He was…was trying to run away, attempting to recruit me to join him and rescue Hen, but I told him no and to leave before you came back.”
“Is that all that happened?”
She went quiet, praying that he doesn’t explode at the next thing she tells him.
“He insulted me, saying I’m under your control and I….”
He leans closer, gently turning her face to look at him, regret all over her expression.
“Valerie, what happen….”
“…..I revealed the truth in the heat of the moment. Fuck, I’m sorry..” she admits, immediately crying.
Terrance looks at her with disgust before getting up, quietly putting back on his clothes, turning to the door.
“Where is he at?”
“Should be home. I told him its not worth going AWOL cause we could get in tr—“
“Oh, you remembered the we part in that moment, huh?”
“I just said I was heated!”
“That don’t mean shit right now! I told you countless of times to not let anyone’s talking get under your skin so bad that you reveal everything we worked hard on covering for two years!” he yells at her.
“You know she and I take no one’s shit, so sorry for defending me.”
“You’re not her!” he yells, shaking his head.
She gasped, caught off by that statement. Tears begin filling in his eyes, rage taking over his body.
“You will never be my Valerie. Cause she can manage anger control better than you can. That’s what makes you two different.”
She laughs stiffly, getting up to sit at the vanity, examining her face.
“Well, if she was still alive, she would’ve abandoned you for how much of a pussy you are. That’s why you submitted to her real easily because you’re used to being walked over by anyone. And eventually, she would’ve gotten sick of it.”
“You wouldn’t know. You’re just a replica after all.”
“A replica of your deceased wife that you refuse to move on from because deep down, you’re the reason she’s dead in the first place. You and OuterMore took her out and you hate that.” she says as she begins washing her face with a cleanser.
“Watch your fucking mouth.” he says, pointing at her.
“Go fuck yourself, Terrance. Maybe the way I’m feeling is the reflection of her true feelings. She couldn’t push it out before it was too late!”
“I said ENOUGH!” he yells, making her pause and turn to look at him .
“Go away. It’s not like you have anything left to say other than you fucked yourself over by immediately taking the job offer from them and dragged her into it.”
Terrance stares at her with an intense glare before walking towards the door and opening it, pausing in his movement.
“……I just wanted to say: I have always loved you. That was real. I’m sorry if you felt different from it.” he said before walking out, slamming the door.
She sits in silence for a few minutes before letting out a scream, crying into her hands. She looks at herself in the mirror, seeing how red and puffy her face is.
Getting up to go the bathroom, she finishes washing her face and reapplying her makeup before putting her dress and shoes on, finally being dressed.
Examining herself in the mirror, she smiles a little bit, trying to regain confidence in her and not show that they are fighting. Accepting what she sees, she turns to leave, but it stopped suddenly by her dress being caught on the knob of the lower cabinet.
“Really….as if this day couldn’t get worse?” she mumbles as she tries to remove it, but it doesn’t budge.
After a few more pulls, the dress finally unhooks, but opens the door and something falls out. She picks it up to put it back, but stops as she recognizes the ‘OuterMore’ logo on the top. Placing it on the counter, she lift up the top, which turns on instantly, popping up a screen that reads: OM Eraser V2.
“…..he lied or he fucking forgot.” she mumbled, going through the menu options.
Seeing the ‘Set Up Memories To Erase’ option, she clicks on it. Reading the instructions to insert where the holes are behind your ears, she retrieves her pouch, unzipping to use her magnetic tool.
Picking it up, she holds up a mirror to get a closer view, as she places it behind her left ear. Watching it connect to a spot, it lights up a white glow shield before it opens, revealing the two holes need on that side. She does the same behind her right ear.
Reading the instructions, she inserts a white colored tube into the top one, which instantly connects and lights up as she inserts the second tube, a clear one, into the bottom one, which connects and sucks out blood, which is to monitor her vitals as the process happens. She winces, feeling uncomfortable with these inserted in her as she continues.
“Please go through the files and choose which memories to erase to begin the process. Be weary of your choices as this cannot be undone.” the female generated voice said, presenting the files on the screen.
Carefully looking through them, she chooses the night they hooked up with Junior, the exchange she had with him in the hallway, her catching him playing with himself, any admissions of Terrance crushing on him, the moments she looked at the window of Junior watching them fuck, and lastly, the conversations from today.
“Before we proceed, you do have the option to import memories that didn’t happen, but could be created to make it seem like it was. Would you like to do that?” she asks, showing her a YES or NO option.
Valerie thought about it, concerned about what fake memories it’s going to implant in her head and is this going to ruin the real ones she still has. She worries if he’s gonna treat her differently when he finds out what she did or she’ll remember him at all.
After thinking on it for a few more minutes, she clicks the YES option, holding in her breath.
“The process will begin as soon as you click the BEGIN button. It will take 30-35 minutes to wipe everything out and you may experience a death that seems real, but it’s just fictional. Some short term effects include dry mouth, headache, confusion, pain/swelling, muscle aches, and fatigue.”
Looking at herself in the mirror one last time, she clicks the button, patiently waiting for it to happen. Looking at the white tube, it slowly begins to fading into a blueish-green color, signaling that the process is starting.
Suddenly, she feels a shock shoot inside her, making her collapse to the floor in excruciated pain, gasping for air. She begins to shake violently, feeling her body slowly shutting down.
“No….please..” she mumbled, trying to pull the tubes out, but gets shocked.
Her vision becomes blurry as she looks at the machine, which shows that 1% of the process has occurred.
Then her eyes begins to blink…
And blink….
And…..blink.
And….bli…
An……
She enters a deep, dark space. Just floating around.
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Valerie wakes up on a gurney, confused by her surroundings. Noticing she’s in a van by herself, she gets up and pushes the doors open, jumping out.
Noticing its dark and the area is surrounded by a lot of OuterMore employees, from crew building a satellite to associates chatting in circles, she concludes that this is not her house.
But whose house is it?
Feeling very sore and the headache is overbearing, she sits on the ledge, gently rubbing her head. Looking at her hands, she notices the dry patches of blood all over them.
“….who’s blood is this?” she whispers, feeling her mouth and throat being very dry.
She touches all over, seeing if they cut her open while she was knocked out until she touches the back of her ears, making her wince. Then, the bruising overtakes her neck, causing her to lay back. Then, a few visions, from yelling with her old housemates to her being harassed by group of men, played in her mind, making her jump up.
Why is that showing? What does it have to do with….whatever is going on now?
“Valerie?” said a slightly familiar voice, making her turn around.
A man in a black suit runs to her, carrying a bottle of water as she stood there, not knowing what to do or say. He tries to hug her, but she steps back, making him look at her in a confusing way.
“….honey, it’s me? Terrance? Your husband?” he said, holding up his hand to flash his wedding band.
She looks at him, not moving by what he said, still thinking. His gaze drops, turning into a worried look.
“Oh my god, you don’t remember anything…..” he whispered, sitting on the ledge before he dropped to the floor.
She looks around, noticing no one else is watching them before sitting next to him. About to say something, she begins to cough very hard due to the dryness in her throat, making him twist the cap off and press the bottle to her lips, signaling her to drink it, in which she does.
“….you woke up just in time for his arrival.”
“W-whose arrival?” she asks, looking at him.
“Juni…nevermind.”
“….are we far from New York?”
“Been far. 8 years straight.”
“…….was I kidnapped?”
“No. Not at all. You met me at my postgrad party. Went on a few dates, moved in with me, and we got married.” he replied, gently picking up her hand to show her the engagement and wedding rings.
“Do we have kids?”
“No. None at all. That’s what I was trying to make happen before my suspension.”
“Suspension…..”
“How do I explain this….um. The house we’re currently at? This is the house of my current assignment. He has a…robot version of himself living with his real human wife. He comes home in 45 minutes, but he’s not why I’m suspended.”
“Is she the reason?”
He smiled, in awe of how she doesn’t understand what’s going on, which is a side effect of temporary memory loss, which will return in a few hours or less.
“….yeah. But, it’s mostly my fault.”
“Why?”
“Well. To make a long story short: you’re not a human like me and her. You’re actually a robot version of my deceased wife, who died the day you were installed. So, because of this, we trained you to make sure you never reveal your true self to anyone, even the robots of our assignments.”
“So you’re my master.”
“No!” he says loudly, startling her.
“Sorry, no. I didn’t mean to say it like that.” as he rubbed her hands.” But no. I’ve always hated when anyone described it as that.”
“But, is it not?”
“Not the way I see it. You’re someone I know, not someone I just….own. But, I’m suspended because his wife complained to one of my co-workers, who told my boss, that I broke company policy. Which I did. And they’re investigating me…..and you.”
“Why? I didn’t do nothing.” she said, pointing at herself.
“Basically, you are company property, despite having my late wife’s DNA in you. Meaning we can check for memories. So, because you were a witness to the violation, they’re taking you away to see what happened. And if they determine that I indeed violated it, I get fired and they keep you for good.” he says, looking down.
“…..so this is our final goodbye? Is that why I have blood all over my hands?”
“I found you on the bathroom floor like that. Was coming back to pick you to bring you hereI didn’t tell them that part, or how you were hooked to the Eraser. Which I’m assuming is why you can’t remember a damn thing right now. Either you successfully got rid of the evidence or you accidentally erased everything.”
“Is this why everything feels…..groggy?”
“Mmhm. But it will go away.”
She smiles a bit before drinking more of the water. She locks eyes with a worried Hen on the porch, who looks away immediately as Bill talks to her.
“Did you two have a fight?”
“No. Haven’t mentioned that I’m aware of what she did.”
“No. You and….Valerie. Well, me.”
“Um….yeah. If anything, we said things we shouldn’t had.”
“Like what?”
He shifts in his spot, turning to face her, who’s waiting to hear his response.
“To be fair, I said she’ll never be real Valerie. All because I was upset that she revealed her true self and the robot’s actual self. Then, she said if real Valerie was still alive, she would’ve left me by now because I’m….”
He begins sniffing, which makes her slightly panic and rub his shoulder.
“We don’t have to continue if you don’t want to.” she said, gently wiping his face.
“No, no. Its fine. I’m just….getting emotional because the more I think about it, the more I realize that she would’ve been right. She did hate seeing me down whenever I came home and told her that they keep shooting down my ideas. She egged me on to stand up, which i slightly did, but that wasn’t enough. I do think she was uncomfortable with the treatment, but I wasn’t taking it seriously.”
“Do you wish you did all of this before she died?”
“Always. Not a day goes by when I don’t think about it. That’s why I listen to everything she tells me so I don’t make that mistake again.”
“…..what’s going to happen to me?”
He looks at her, gently tracing her face before looking at Bill and Hen talking.
“I don’t know. But whatever they find in your memories, it’s life or death for me. They might turn you off.”
“And what? They just keep her DNA while you’re banished? That’s not fair.”
“That’s life. And I advise you to drop it. I’m already under a lot of stress.”
“Fine.”
She lays her head on his shoulder as they look ahead, watching everyone prepare for Junior’s arrival. She looks up at him, taking in his beauty while tracing his lips.
“What does she like about you?” she asked, making him smile.
“Intelligence is what brought her in. The way I take care of her. How I’m understanding. Committed to pleasuring her needs. My accent is somewhere on the list.” he replied, making the both of them laugh at the last part.
“…..can I ask you something?”
“Mmhm.”
“Can you kiss me like how you kissed her? Like….the first time?” she asked, looking at him.
He smiles, gently pulling her closer as he kisses her, squeezing her hips. She wraps her arms his neck to deepen the kiss, getting lost.
Memories of the night they met, their many dates, the first time they hooked up, their wedding, their honeymoon, them visiting many different stores and monuments, and their nights watching the sky played inside her mind as she opens her eyes, realizing she’s not at the house anymore.
“What the hell is going on?!” she says as she breaks the kiss, immediately standing up.
“Valerie? Is-is this really you?” he asks, getting up as well.
“What? Why wouldn’t I not be me? Aren’t you suppose to be inside, ready to shut him off?” she asks, pointing at the house.
He wraps his hands around her face, pulling her close to examine if this is really her or this is a different one. She looks at him confused, trying to figure out why he’s doing this.
“….are you okay?” she asks, breaking the silence.
“Do you remember anything? Like at all?”
“Why wouldn’t I? I still have her memories.”
“No. Like today.”
“Um……we argued…..about something. You told me something happened with…..OuterMore? So…..I grabbed a device that…..I don’t know, it did something and I just passed out on the floor.” she said, trying her best to remember.
“…..do you remember what we did a few nights ago? With him?”
“……we did something with Junior? I thought he stormed off after I put Hen to bed?”
Terrance looks at her with an amused look. Then, he laughs happily as he picked her up and spun them around, being happy that she successfully erased the memories.
“It worked. It fucking worked!” he exclaims, kissing all over her face.
“Ah! What are you talking abo…..ooh.” she asked, but it cut off by a random sting behind her ears.
“Oh, my bad.” he says, placing her on the ledge before kneeling in front of her. “But….I think you saved us. You have to recover, that’s all. I’ll explain it to you when you’re healed.”
“…..should I be scared?” she whispers, looking at him.
“….depends on the long term side effects. Just be you as we do this as normal, okay?”
She nods, gently rubbing the back off her ears. He smiles kisses her forehead as a car pulls up to the house. Noticing who it is, he helps Valerie up, walking her into the house, as they pass Hen and Bill, who eyes her down.
Looking around the pink hue room, she takes in the familiar atmosphere as this is just another day for him and OuterMore.
Computers loading up, a massive suction bag to carry him out, everyone running around to make sure everything is ready to as the duo walk into the dining room, now an empty space with chairs, cameras, and microphones set up.
Almost like a production is about to take place and she’s just an extra in it.
“Sit back here. We’re about to begin.” he whispers, gesturing her to sit.
She obliges, adjusting herself as he hands her a wipe. Confused, she takes it, but instantly notices the dried blood all over her hands and wipes them off. He sends her a small smile before walking out the door to greet real Junior.
As she patiently waits, a group of OuterMore agents walk in, carrying something in a black plastic cover. Placing it in the center, they remove it, revealing an unconscious A.I. Junior lying, with his hands and ankles wrapped in chained metal bracelets, preventing him from moving.
She takes it all in, feeling bad for him that this was all just a planned stimulation as the real one lived in space.
“Hello, Valerie.” a familiar male voice greets her.
She looks up and notices that it was Bill, Terrance’s boss and the CEO of OuterMore, staring down at her. She sends a small smile to him.
“Nice to see you again, Bill.” she replied.
He nods before walking into a different room, wanting to watch from a distance.
A few minutes later, footsteps are heard walking through the door. Turning around, she sees real Junior walking, taking in A.I. Junior’s figure as Hen and Terrance walk behind him. A mini camera hovers over him as they got close, but Hen stays back, standing in the doorway.
“Hen?” asks A.I. Junior as he slowly wakes up, trying to map out what’s going on and move, but is immediately dragged down by the chains.
“Holy shit. It’s so fucking real.” said real Junior, looking at him in amazement.
He looks up, horrified that the person he replicates is standing in front of him, while having an audience watching.
“I know how you must be feeling, but I need you to stay calm.” said Terrance.
“No….no….” he said, trying to break free.
“I’m sorry that we deceived you, but it was the only way to test your full capacity and function.”
A.I. Junior looks at Valerie, who looks at him with sadness in her eyes.
“He’s not the replacement, Junior. Its you. This is Hen’s real husband.” he continued, pointing at real Junior.
“Where is she?! Hen! HEN!” he yells, not realizing she’s a few feet away.
“She’s safe. Standing by the doorway.”
“Is Valerie enjoying this? Watching you tear a marriage apart while she sits and does nothing?”
Terrance looks at Valerie, who looks down in shame, very uncomfortable that he mentions her. Hen looks at her, very angry.
“Who’s Valerie?” asked real Junior.
“My wife. Who has nothing to do with this. Just my support system.” said Terrance.
“She has a lot to do with it actually.” said Hen, who walks into the room.
��Or you’re just making up shit because you don’t like me.” said Valerie, who looks up immediately.
“Valerie, don’t.” said Terrance, but is instantly cut off by Hen.
“Oh, don’t fucking pretend you don’t know what you and him did just because my husband is back!”
“What is going on?” asked real Junior.
“A public psychosis.” said Valerie.
“Fuck you.” said Hen. “I know what I heard and you two can pretend it didn’t happen all you want! You guys are sick for bringing him into it.” Hen replied, pointing at A.I. Junior.
“I don’t know what she’s talking about, but I don’t appreciate being lied on in front of people right now and she’s pushing it.” she replied, getting up.
“People, we don’t need to get off the railings here. We’re all here to explain to him that everything he has done in the last two years was apart of his mission. How every memory was designed from what Junior told us before we implanted them, and every emotion is all from him.”
“You’re lying! Hen, tell him that he’s lying!” said A.I. Junior.
“Does that include you two engaging in sex with him? Hm? Or am I making that up?” asked Hen, getting in Terrance’s face, who backs up.
“Hen, are you okay? I never slept with him. I would never after he has insulted me numerous of times since we met!” yelled Valerie as she walks towards her.
Junior holds her back, with Valerie slapping his hands away, staring him down.
“Calm down.” he said.
“Or what? You’re gonna dismiss my feelings like you always have with her?! Because all of this here? Your fault for being a shitty husband! That’s why she had to fuck him while you were gone!”
Junior, with an appalled look, turns to Hen, who now has an exasperated expression on her face.
“…..you fucked him after you swore you wouldn’t?”
“Hen, please make it stop! He can’t take my spot!” yelled A.I. Junior, still attempting to break free.
“I thought we were genuinely getting along. Looks like I was wrong. You’re just another person who has to feed into someone’s needs to make them happy. And that’s why you two fucked him.” said Hen, looking at Valerie.
Valerie lets out a stifled laugh, rubbing her face as she sat back down, still laughing bewildered.
“Hen, did you drink too much or are you really that upset that he’s being shut off? Because where are you getting me and Terrance fucked him from?!” she asked.
Terrance turns his head to laugh, very amused that the memories did in fact erase from her mind as real Junior watches all of this unfold, just confused. Hen gets even more pissed, going to kneel by A.I. Junior.
“It was after you put me to sleep after we danced to Black Velvet! You told me to spend the day with him before he came home. I went to sleep and woke, hearing him moaning, with Terrance say something explicit to him. I fell asleep again, but woke up. I heard you get fucked by the both of them and you won’t admit it because you’re hiding him being bisexual as well.”
Valerie nods, completely intrigued by what she said before getting up, going to sit in one of the front row seats to face her as Terrance and real Junior watched.
“Wow, you definitely had too much to drink that night because what you just said is some of the most factious shit I have ever heard. This is probably you guys’ craziest assignment ever and now, this is probably the best one to end with before starting your new position, honey. Congratulations!” she said, clapping erratically.
“I’m glad you’re finding our pain humorous. But then again, you have nothing to lose anyway.” said Hen, looking down at A.I. Junior.
“I’m not laughing at your pain. I’m laughing at the fact that your marriage is so fried, you had to just make up shit to attempt to ruin not only mines, but cost him his job? Embarrassing. But let me clarify everything since you think you caught something.” said Valerie as she leans forward.
“Yes, he has had thoughts of sleeping with a man. Yes, I’m am attracted to women, hence why we tend to hook up with them. He hasn’t found one because he works too damn hard. And seriously, do you think he would just choose that to try it out with? Costing him everything? He’s not dumb, but clearly you are.”
“Watch it.” said real Junior.
“Let her be.” said Terrance.
“You wanna know what actually happened that night? After I put you to bed? I went to my bedroom, changed out of my dress, and was reading. They were doing another interview, which I thought was odd since it was pretty late, but didn’t say much. Suddenly, I hear this noise.”
She stomps her foot a few times, trying to mimic Junior punching holes in the wall.
“And he was throwing something around. I got worried, so I knocked on the door. My husband opens it, assuring everything was fine. But, I looked over his shoulder and see Junior laid up against wall, groaning as his knuckles were bleeding. That’s why he has those scars.”
Everyone looks at his hands, which confirms that he indeed has scars from that. He scoffs, not buying it.
“Then why did he say something explicit? And why were you moaning?” she asked.
“You must’ve heard him say “he was going fucking mad” then. Cause that’s what he said to me when I asked what happened to him. As for why I was moaning, you’re right. I was getting fucked……by him and him only. You were so drunk, you couldn’t comprehend that it was just me and him fucking, while Junior was passed out in the room. Which we left him there because we wasn’t sure if you wanted him next to you.”
“You’re lying. I just know you are.” said a tearful Hen.
“Well, we’ll see when the investigation is over.” said Terrance.
“What investigation?” asked Valerie.
“Oh, forgot to mention: she complained and Bill & OM have suspended me.”
“Of course. Of fucking course….” she said, crawling towards Hen.
“What are you doing?!” asked A.I. Junior.
“I’m not gonna do anything. I think it’s so foul that I had to put my business out there because of your intolerance to leaving.” she said, being face-to-face to Hen.
“Get away from me!” said Hen.
“No. Because I want you to feel how I’m feeling with how you have behaved towards not me, but Terrance since you agreed to do this program.”
“I didn’t want this! Never!” she yelled back, snapping her face towards her.
“You did. Because you hate it here. You want to explore and he doesn’t. You beg for your needs to be met and while replica has done a great job, real one won’t. You can’t make yourself walk out that door because you don’t know what’s he’s gonna do if you don’t come back. So tell me: why do you enjoy suffering like this?”
“Get away from her!” said A.I. Junior.
“Valerie, that’s enough.” said Terrance.
“No. No! I want to hear this because she’s fine with doing this to you.” said Valerie.
She slaps Hen, making everyone gasps as Terrance pulls her away, walking her out. Hen screams, grabbing her face while Junior tries to run at them, as Valerie continues yelling until he puts her in the car.
“What the hell was that?!” he asked, looking at her.
“She started it. And I finished it.”
“No. You made it worse and now, Bill is going to suspect something even more.”
“Let him! I don’t care anymore. I don’t ca…I don’t…” she said, before slowly drifting off.
“Valerie? What’s wrong? Talk to me.” he says, examining her by checking her pulse, stomach, and neck.
“I thin….i think I’m just tired. Just blew the rest of m…my energy.”
She rubs his face as she slowly falls asleep, exhausted from everything. He looks at her, places a blanket over before heading back inside, apologizing for her outburst before resuming everything.
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A few weeks later, Valerie and Terrance are in the car, patiently waiting to arrive to their destination.
Valerie, now fully recovered, looks out the window as Terrance finishes up his work before putting it in his suitcase.
“Do we have to visit them? Its our anniversary after all.” she said, breaking the silence.
“We have to. This is how the assignment always ends…..and the investigation closes.”
“Yeah, but why? She tried to ruin us and your job.”
“You assaulted her. You would’ve been home much sooner if you didn’t do that.”
“I was just trying to get back at her for her treatment towards you.” she mumbled.
“That’s not the way to go about it. You could’ve ended up being taken away.”
“Well, I’m still here and you still have a job. Can we move on now? This is not how I wanted to spend our anniversary.”
“You don’t have to get out the car. I’ll talk to them, which won’t be too long and then, we’ll be on our way to the headquarters.”
“Whatever…” she scoffed.
Terrance sighs, grabbing her hands and rubbing them.
“I promise the anniversary gift is worth the surprise in the end. Just be patient.” he said, kissing them.
Valerie removes her hands, ignoring him. He looks ahead, fearing that one of the long term effects might’ve gotten her: growing irritation.
A few minutes later, the car pulls up to Junior and Hen’s, parking in the front. The door unlocks and lifts up, with Terrance getting out and pushing it shut. He looks at her, shaking his head before walking to the porch.
She looks away, not wanting to look at him greet them. She takes out her book and begins reading, getting to the chapter where Lauren and her community are moving to a location owned by one of them.
“Cannot believe she actually slept with Bankole.” she mumbled, reading the page in front of her.
The door unlocks and lifts up again, with Terrance getting in, dragging it down to close it. He has an angry look, typing in the address to headquarters and waits for the car to move. He looks over at Valerie, who is still reading.
“She apologized.” he said, breaking the silence.
“Good for her.” she mumbled, not breaking her focus.
Terrance shakes his head as he laid back and closed, taking a nap as the car begins to move.
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“Well, isn’t it my favorite married couple coming to see me.” said Bill as Terrance and Valerie walks into his office.
Terrance greets him with a handshake as Valerie takes in the massively room he resides in.
The wall of big windows that shows the inside of the labs below, from researching, running tests, creating new liquids, and the design of the replicas to assignments getting measured for their spacesuits stands behind his desk and brings light into his dark colored office.
Books spread out, files all over the table, a big clock tower in the corner, and numerous lab coats all over the furniture adds to the busy atmosphere at OuterMore, which concerns her even more for Terrance’s recent promotion.
“Very busy as you can tell.” said Bill, looking at her with a peculiar look.
“You’re not gonna strap me down like you did during the investigation?” she asks, staring him down.
Bill grimaces as Terrance looks at her, gesturing her to let it go. She walks towards his desk, taking a seat in one of the chairs.
“I understand you still hold some feelings about what happened, but I do apologize for causing a bit of harm than relief.” he replied, taking a seat in his chair as Terrance sits next to her.
“Hm…..I’ll let bygones be bygones if you explain what is this gift he keeps egging on about?” she said, looking over at Terrance.
“Well, I’ll gladly answer that.” said Bill, going through the pile of files before find one and putting it in front of him.
He opens it, examining the documents inside as Valerie and Terrance wait patiently, with the latter constantly looking over at her unawareness, smiling to himself.
“So….Valerie. The reason he brought you here today is because I have made his special request a reality as the perfect way to celebrate your anniversary. But, it is entirely up to you if you accept it.” said Bill, looking at her.
“Okay. So what is it?” she asked, slowly becoming irritated.
“Before I get into that, I wanted to run something real quick with Terrance that pertains to Valerie before the unfortunate accident.”
“……what is it?” asked Terrance, with a puzzled look on his face.
“If I remember correctly, you and her made some big decisions just incase things go awry during the mission.”
“Yeah?”
“While I did create a pregnancy program for any replicated female assignment who’s looking to start a family incase the real one passes away during the trip, I found something that would be quite easier with some adjustments.” he said, getting up to pull out a black folder that has an unrecognizable logo on the front.
“Okay, so what did you find?”
Bill looks at him, smiling a bit before opening the folder to read it as he walks back over.
“I know grief is something that will never go away and causes you to forget sometimes, but this was interesting. It appears that a few weeks before the mission, Valerie froze her eggs……” he said, handing the folder to Terrance.
“What?!” said Terrance, taking it out of his hands to read the file as Valerie looks at him with a stern look on his face.
“Yes. Valerie froze all of her eggs just incase something happened. That’s her signature and in the notes, it says that you were aware, supported her decision to be cautious.” Bill furthered explained.
“I-I….” he laughed in disbelief. “I can’t believe I forgot about her eggs, oh my god…” he said, rubbing his face as he continuously read the documents over.
“It’s okay. Luckily, I found it so I can suggest an easier option if she….” said Bill as he looks at Valerie, who looks away from Terrance.
Valerie looks down, feeling herself get nauseous as the men continued talking. Her vision becomes blurry, head begins to hurt as the stinging sensation , that had been unleashing inside her these last few weeks, returns, making her collapse to the ground in pain.
Terrance immediately rushes to her side, raising his hand towards Bill to stay back as he gently picks her up, rubbing her stomach as she attempts to catch her breath.
“Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.” he whispers, mimicking the motion of breathing in and breathing out.
As she inhaling and exhaling, memories she has never seen begins to play in her mind: Valerie and Terrance talking about the eggs and what she’s gonna do, her waiting nervously at fertility clinc, her getting her eggs removed while sedated, and recovering afterwards, with him taking care of her.
The sensation fades away, making her look at Terrance, who’s checking to make sure she’s okay.
“…..that’s what she wanted me to see.” she said weakly, rubbing his face.
“What? Who are you talking about?” he asks, gently sitting her up.
“…..Valerie. She wanted me to see her at the clinic, freezing her eggs. That’s the memory she wanted me to find…” she replied, slowly becoming teary eyed.
He looks at her, gently rubbing her legs as Bill, who watches immensely, takes notes of what she’s saying.
“You think it was a sign?” he asked, his voice slightly breaking.
“Yes. I think she wanted me to see it as her way of giving her approval to go through with fertilizing her eggs and finally having kids....” she said, breaking down immediately.
Soft cries fill the room as Terrance pulls her into his chest, consoling her. Bill, feeling like he shouldn’t be present during this moment, quietly leaves the room. After a few minutes, she looks up, sniffling as she wipes her red, swollen eyes.
“….I don’t think I want to go through it, Terrance.” she confesses, gently removing herself from his chest.
“Valerie, don’t do this.” he said, pulling her back.
“No, cause she’s suppose to be here, experiencing this. This is what she wanted and I’m just a replica of her.” she said, gently pushing him back.
“Don’t say that!” he exclaimed, holding her hands.
“You always dreamed of having kids. I see the way you look at babies, watching children play, you browsing baby outfits while we’re out shopping, even you crying at little kid characters in films and shows. You definitely been waiting to be a mom and you wanna throw that away because you feel like you’re taking something away from her?” he asked, tears filling up in his eyes.
“…yes. This is something so special that you two hoped to experience when she was done with her mission. And it just doesn’t feel right. I don’t know if I’m just terrified of going through it or it just won’t work and I just don’t….” she replied, exhaling loud at the last part.
“Valerie. How long have we been married for?” he asks.
“…..9 years as of today.”
“And how long have you been living as her?”
“….5.”
“You had enough time to adjust to being her permanently. That’s something most of our replicas will never experience, unless a tragedy happens. I will never get over her death, but I also know she would want me to be happy and move on, never forgetting her. Which is why you’re here, still standing. And that’s something you should be proud of, Val.” he said as he cries, squeezing her hands.
“We go through things that every married couple go through and while some don’t make it, we did. It’s okay to be terrified of doing this. But you’re not alone.” he said, rubbing his head against hers.
“And if it fails, we’ll try again until we can’t anymore. I’m not leaving your side and will step in if I sense something is off. Even if I have to fight.”
“Don’t say that.” she whispers.
“They already made you uncomfortable a few times, I don’t give a damn.” he replied, making both of them laugh.
“Okay, you can have control this time.”
“I better. Cause you about to be on bedrest, carrying my baby. Or should I say…..babies!” he replied, kissing all over her face, make them fall over.
Valerie smiles, passionately kissing him as they laid over on the floor. He breaks the kiss, catching his breath as he looks at her, taking in her beauty.
“I’m assuming that’s a yes?” he asked, eyeing her.
“…..what are they gonna do to me?” she asked.
“Well. While the eggs unfreeze, they have to install like an incubator-like machine to act like a uterus for the babies inside you.”
“…..can I get removed afterwards?”
“Yeah. You don’t have to keep it if you don’t want to re-experience menstrual cycles or have more kids.”
“Thank god. Wait, does Bill do…..”
“No. Our women associates are only allowed to do that. He made that a priority in the policy in case one of the male lab workers messes up.”
Valerie laid back, thought about her decision for a few more moments as Terrance waited patiently for her answer, hoping she makes the right choice.
“……fine. I’ll do it.” she said, smiling a bit.
“That’s my girl.” he whispered, kissing her.
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A year passes, with Valerie and Terrance lying in bed, asleep. She wakes up, quietly stretching her arms as she looks at the clock.
7:18 AM.
“Damn, I’m up early.” she mumbled before yawning, turning to look at Terrance.
He laid sound asleep, with no shirt on. Just as she liked it. She gently traces over his face, not trying to wake him up as she scoots closer to him, lying on his chest. She kisses it gently, hearing him grunt a bit in his sleep.
“Come on. Wake up for me…” she whispers, placing kisses all over his chest.
He smiles before wrapping his arms around her and flipping them, with him being between her legs as she laid on the bed. He opens his eyes, looking at her with admiration before kissing her.
“You think you were something by teasing me like that?” he asked, rubbing her hips.
“I was missing your attention…” she whines, batting her eyelashes.
“At 7 in the morning?”
”Yeah? You see how fine you are?”
Terrance chuckles, trailing his hands towards her neck, wrapping them around it and pulling her close to him, making her gasp.
“I wanna fuck you so bad right now.” he said, pecking her mouth. “But you just got that incubator removed.”
“I mean…..they don’t have to know.” she said, kissing him back.
“I’m not causing you more pain down there.” he said, gently laying her back down, making her sigh.
“I can survive a fucking, you know?”
“After having our bundles of joy? Absolutely not!”
She turns away, playfully moving away from him. He pulls back, cuddling her as he kisses all over her neck, making her laugh.
“Oh, now you wanna love on me as I’m trying to get away from you!” she said, trying to pull away from him.
“I just don’t wanna break you. Even though..”
He kisses her chest, making his way to her arm as she holds back her moans, sensitive to his lips.
“These extra curves they put on you is tempting.” he added, kissing her side before trailing towards her thigh, placing a few kisses on it.
Suddenly, a baby’s cry fills the sound in the room, making the both of them groan, knowing day…..whatever number of parenthood is beginning soon.
“Told you she was gonna wake up first.” said Valerie, smiling at him.
“So Teyana takes after you after all!” he replied, earning a slap across his chest.
“Mama’s mini me, dada’s first name similarity.” she responded, sticking her tongue out.
He rolls his eyes, getting up to get their awaken child. Then, a second baby’s cry joins the first one with filling in the sound, making Terrance and Valerie laugh.
“And there goes Valen.” said Valerie.
“Probably wanted to sleep in if it wasn’t for his sister.” Terrance said sarcastically, walking out of the room.
“He takes after you after all!” Valerie replied sarcastically.
A few minutes later, the crying stops. Terrance walks back in, carrying their four month old twins, Valen and Teyana, in each of his arms, both cooing and looking around their surroundings. Valerie looks in awe, smiling that their babies came out not only healthy, but a perfect mixture of the both of them.
“Which one you want, baby?” asked Terrance, rocking the twins carefully.
“Hand me my oldest.” she replied, holding her arms out.
Terrance walks towards her and hands Teyana to her, which she gently takes out of his hold, placing her on her chest. which makes her smiles.
“Morning, my pretty girl.” she said in a baby voice, making Teyana coo as Terrance and Valen lay next to them.
“Slept well, youngin?” Terrance asked Valen, who is lying against his lap, moving around a bit.
Valen smiled, flashing his gummy smirk at his dad, who smiles back at him. Valerie gently lays next to him, lying Teyana against her lap. The twins interact with each other, making baby calls that only they know and their parents laugh at.
“Hey Terrance?” asked Valerie.
“Hm?” said Terrance as he looks at her.
“….thank you.” she replied, kissing him.
“For what?”
“…..for giving me a family.” she replied, holding back tears.
Terrance smiles, watching her interact with their children as he reminisces the day he met Valerie three days after real Valerie’s death….his heart beating a little faster.
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A/N II: Sorry for being a little late with publishing this. I’ve been busy with work and was fighting for my life in that Canvas Beauty Black Friday PreSale Live (got all the products I wanted!). Happy Thanksgiving!
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amaru-love-writings · 2 days ago
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Simple habits
Xavier is a man of simple and few habits, amongst them sleeping, reading and less known - journaling - in a very old looking leather notebook. Yet there was an entirely hidden habit of his, keeping random objects in his pocket, even when he leaves his apartment for another assignment. Somehow he never loses those objects.
What could not be said about his keys, which now, with a tired but resignated huff, he realizes are missing again. This has become quite the inside joke between his hunter coworker and him.
Would they be sleeping at this time?
“Ah”, his fingers grazed over a rubbery surface in the pocket of his white pants. They raised the said object and a smile settled on his lips. A pineapple scent welcomed him. The woman signed the letter with same golden gel pen - she hoped Jenna would not mind. Mission records with a glitter pen… he laughed softly as his fingers danced across the length of the plastic. Yes, he remembered that afternoon when she was with him, sat on the floor trying to remember all the details of the mission, because the Hunter’s database was down; she had lost the habit of the mechanical act, which showed in her wobbly handwriting. He could make a few words from across her, ‘myst’, ‘no wounds’ and ‘no protocores retrieved’ among other small, but pivotal details.
It made him smile fonder as his memory brought forth her shy expression upon noticing his focused stare - she had interpreted as judgement. Could not have been further from the truth, Xavier had wanted to ask her to write something in his secret notebook; as a memento. But her lively mannerisms had her standing and running across the living room. She was going to post the report to be collected and sent, since it was a late report and it was a Sunday afternoon. A sunny Sunday afternoon. And Xavier could only think of the weak scent of pineapple lingering on the table.
He had been standing in front of his door like a fool who found a heart of gold when the girl waved her hand in front of him, “Earth to Xavier! Please respond!” Her joyful voice brought him back from his reverie; and with a slight jump and shake of head, he locked eyes with her.
And suddenly the pen did not seem so gold, her eyes seemed far more dazzling. “I was-I lost my keys again” he blurted, not afraid of being judged - as he knew she would not. Quickly returning the pen to his pocket.
“You can stay with me until we get a replacement” her inviting words made him not want to get a replacement; he would have liked to throw that key somewhere deep where no one would ever find and no one could replace.
“You must be hungry” she commented casually, as she made her way to the small kitchen. “Chicken wings?”
His heart was filled with warmth, “that’d be great”
Two plates were settled on the round glass table; and Xavier sat there observing her coordinate movements. The feel of the pen still felt nice against his fingertips - maybe he could keep it with him for another mission. A good luck charm of sorts.
A.N.: This is a fanfic for Love and Deepspace. All the rights are reserved to Infold. This is only meant for entertainment and appreciation for the world of Lnds. Please, do not repost, copy or translate. Feedback and reblogs are greatly appreciated! Enjoy.
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shizunitis · 3 days ago
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what are your thoughts on stalker Shen Yuan?
my thoughts on stalker shen yuan are many and varied, and sometimes contradictory.
personally i want shen yuan to be whatever he wants to be, and stalker shen yuan is so fucking delicious that i’m grateful whenever i happen upon it.
but shen yuan is too filled with shame and self-imposed conditions to actually be a stalker. he’d skirt close to it and spook himself away before he does anything even remotely scandalous.
would he like to know what binghe is up to at all times? 100%. always. no question. is he inappropriately curious about everything that has to do with binghe? what kind of question is that, of course he is.
but he’d know it was inappropriate!! he’d back away and slap himself for the audacity!! he has done this in canon!!! it’s so frustrating!!!!! shizun allow yourself to be creepy and overstep, i promise binghe wants you to!!
which brings me to the point, if there is one. this is what i’m thinking:
luo binghe catches shen yuan’s eye without him knowing it. be this by way of shen yuan transmigrating into pidw into a self-insert npc, a modern au wherein binghe is the popular charmer of whatever space they share with shen yuan watching him from the sidelines, an idol/mafia/university/office au, whatever.
i want shen yuan to get curious to the point of sticking his nose where it doesn’t belong without actually doing anything overly invasive, and he falls ass-first into something he cannot handle. binghe catches on and decides to play with his food, and shen yuan is in so over his head he can’t make ends or tails of what’s happening. binghe manages to convince shen yuan that he is the one following him around when it’s binghe who sets up every meeting.
he sets up a way for shen yuan to get lost and end up in binghe’s rooms, where he acts scandalised when shen yuan enters. he hooks up with someone where he knows shen yuan will be able to hear. he charms his way into being told shen yuan’s schedule and always arriving there first, greeting shen yuan with a “are you following me?”, but it sounds hotter and allows for plausible deniability. (i never did claim to be overly creative)
shen yuan is losing his mind. he’s frustrated with his own clumsiness, and is entertaining the thought “what if i’m subconsciously stalking luo binghe?” or something of the sort. this blows up in binghe’s face, as it should, when shen yuan decides to actively avoid him.
how this resolves itself, i have no idea. i’m just spitballing. i just love a smart, upright man being led around by a leash without realising, and i imagine a bingge-variant would also greatly enjoy making it happen.
a better man would’ve been more succint. a good man would’ve had more to say. i, proud and sleepy, present you with the stalking cycle of bingyuan and hope you can make something of it where i couldn’t.
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artfulanimal · 2 days ago
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im going to thank you. you cannot escape this.
so ruby! i like ya a lot! i think youre really cool and creative, though sometimes a bit intimidating. ina. cool way though!!! because youre cool! also youre very whimsical!!! i enjoy your whimsy greatly
like you said, we dont interact much. and although we dont interact as much as id like for us to, i still enjoy your company nontheless! you have killer (/pos /idkhowtousethis) ideas and a fascinating mind!! very creative!! :3
i still dont understand how that one poem was about pomegranates not do i understand how that one poem i once wrote could be about spiders but i think that just proves my point!!!
not gonna lie, im a little jealous. lend me that brain of yours for a while, eh? /j
Woaaagg!!! Very thabkfull!!!
Well, I thank you for getting me into to this stuff!!
I'm gonna be frank, the first anonvoid post I saw was your little cloud emoji talking to someone with the tag anonvoid (Idk who, but I got bad memory ÓшÒ) and when I saw you were into zeeverse too, I was like "Oh!!! I know this acc! So that must mean it's just as cool!!"
Basically, I do really look up to you. You're well known and all, and I'm thankful we get to talk at all.
Your long rants really get my brain turning and all your cryptic messaging makes me fascinated.
I guess we both have the same outlook of each other! Maygay we should swap brains sometime :3/j/silly
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draconicfool · 12 hours ago
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     Oh, Shoi-Ming can just see how that affects the younger with the face that he makes. His hand moves up to cover his mouth as he tries not to let out the laugh bubbling in his chest. Wasn't he much the same, once? When he was younger and smaller and wanted to know everything there was to know? Wanted to do everything that was needed to help his people? Decades before he learned what that meant for someone like him. Now he wished he were young again. Wished his predecessor was still around to guide him. How very opposite he and Yingxing were. “ I am very small, that's true. ” he couldn't help but laugh at that part. Little, even by vidyadharan standards. “ It certainly does. The others are all much older than me, too. So I feel as though I'm always learning or – perhaps being disregarded at times because I don't have as much experience. ”
     Knowing that Dan Feng has other friends he can rely on certainly warms his heart. Thinking that he isn't as alone as Mons Grandis happens to be. He's proud, not one to be jerked around or controlled by the Preceptors. Not someone like Shoi-Ming, who's very existence is a danger to others. But those thoughts are chased away by Yingxing still speaking. And he can't help but smile at the thought of that. “ I'm glad that we do. I really don't know what I'd do otherwise, it gets terribly lonely. That sounds…really quite nice, actually. I'd enjoy it greatly, dear Yingxing. ”
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That's bad news to Yingxing, who scrunches up his nose and furrows his eyebrows. He'd love to stop feeling young. It's scary whenever he's reminded, because despite Master Huaiyan's kindness, he still feels like he's all alone much of the time, and that would be so much easier if he felt like an adult. Or if he was one. Not that he wants time to pass faster, he already only has a small amount of years to do what he's set out to do, but being a child is annoying and inconvenient. "You do look small," Yingxing points out after a moment of observation. Maybe Shoi-Ming is still growing. "... it must feel like growing up takes ages when you're a long life species."
It's somewhat relieving to hear another good opinion on Miss Baiheng's friend, so that Yingxing knows she really is in good hands. She's another reason why he sometimes wants to grow up faster. So he could fly with her and watch over her as she's off to battle and fix up her starskiffs, even though he doesn't really know how to do that yet. He'll need to catch up with her soon. "It's good that you have time to meet a lot. Once I'm older, I'll be able to be a proper part of the war and meet Miss Baiheng more often, too. And maybe visit you. So you can have one more friend."
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captain-astors · 2 years ago
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Kaneki 24 26 30, Hide 16 20 & Rio 15 and 18 for the ask game :DD (I am full of questions)
I have decided I like this ask game a lot, less time but I have to think about it a bit more deeply. Also I love these choices thank you so much these creatures are my DEARS.
KANEKI: 
24. What do you think is a secret they have that they never told anyone?
This man tells absolutely no one anything ever and it causes A LOT OF PROBLEMS. But if we’re talking just harmless things he’s embarrassed about, Haise had an entire theory about where he came from and who he was, including things like who he could possibly be related to (read: imagining a healthy, loving family for himself that was just ambiguously out there.) In hindsight he thinks that was way too optimistic and probably just manifestations of memories of his friends. Also he broke a coffee pot once early on in Anteiku and refused to admit it out of fear, because Touka looked like she was going to actually murder the culprit.
26. When do you think they were being "themselves" the most? Difficult to answer as I'm not sure who "Kaneki" is supposed to be. When he didn't have to worry about any of this ghoul stuff? He said himself he was lonely and shelled in. Post Jason? Probably not. Haise? Technically not “him”. He’s pretty much a completely different character by the end of :re so that’s difficult to judge. I suppose… any time he’s just rambling about his favorite books with no regard for how passionate he sounds, to Rize, to Tsukiyama, to Hinami, and any other instance. It just seems very sweet and genuine.
30. The funniest scene they had? Also tricky because if I was laughing it was typically at how miserable he was (sorry) I guess the scene when Kaneki, constantly searching for "truths," straight up tells the guy offering to elaborate on it all "No thanks I'm just going to beat you up." Also the hug scenes with Akira are all near and dear to my heart but the first one was hysterical.
HIDE: 
16. A childhood headcanon.
The kind of kid to wear dinosaur/superhero hoodies every single day. His dads were completely fine with this because he looked adorable.
20. A weird headcanon.
He definitely wears those grippy socks. Just around the house. Not for any particular reason he just got them at a trampoline park or something and doesn’t want to slip on the kitchen floor. Also he can, has, and possibly will again lick someone’s salt lamp at a sleepover.
SHIKORAE/RIO: I’m answering this for pre and post Cochlea when I can because this is a chance I may only get once.
15. Worst storyline they had.
For Shikorae! Post-dragon Kakuja. The extremely traumatized and unwell ghoul who is perhaps one of the most harmed by their old society CONTINUES to be scorned by the new one, but it’s okay because he’s too unwell to be instantly adjusted into society! He’s basically an animal right?
Rio! The Touka crush, it really felt like pandering to the audience. Your main character doesn't have to be Kaneki the Sequel guys, I suppose it could be argued he was so undersocialized that he just was immediately infatuated with the first pretty girl he met but leaving the closest thing you have to a home as a result of the rejection of that feels... odd. Probably the intense attachment issues at work. It makes sense to some extent I just think there were better ways to justify his departure. It is funny to me that Touka had a crush on him too allegedly , so she definitely has a type.
18. How do you think they were as a kid? (Like, were they shy, noisy, wild, etc)
Well, we kind of know given that he is a kid in Jail, but if we’re talking before that as well, like 6-10 years old,
SO shy and surprisingly weak for a ghoul kid. To put it simply, his brother wouldn’t bring him on hunts, and at that would hardly bring him outside out of fear, so he wasn’t getting nearly enough vitamin D or exercise. It didn’t help that due to his mutation, his RC pathways have always prioritized “must make more kagune” over maintaining the state of his body, because it basically works by treating his current Kagunes as if they weren’t there, and therefore his body thinks he is unarmed at all times, and by extent it thinks he needs to create a new one constantly.
His brother did his best to feed him enough to maintain both functions, but whereas most ghoul kids are durable enough to at least make a break for it before even adult ghouls can go for the kill, Rio probably could’ve been taken out with a quinque steel knife if the wielder managed to get past the swirling mess of Kagune.
He did crave companionship though, and when his brother trusted another ghoul enough to introduce them to him he was generally considered to be very sweet, if timid.
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carnivalcarriondiscarded · 2 years ago
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a couple scribbles i cleaned up. also i think i like drawing him in varying states of distress
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mel-loly · 4 months ago
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I liked this flower..   It shines so much...
I wish my life could shine like that   from time to time...
Staying in this dark is so sad..   Will I ever be able to know happiness...?
Will I ever be able to see the light...?   Or will someone bring me this light...?
Well.. I don't know...   But if I were to make a wish..
I would ask for someone who could show me the way to the..
Light
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"if you think movies make you bright then go on ig it seems to be working greatly for you" is such a genuinely disgusting and braindead take when movies like 12 Angry Men, Funny Games, The Lighthouse even, etc exist to name some incredibly basic picks exist. Or in general film directors such as for example Stanley Kubrick or Agnès Varda, again very well known and you don't have to dig through trash or waste a lot of time to find their stuff if you don't have the time to do so. Genuinely mind-blowing take especially coming from someone who, like myself, loves literature (mainly a lot of classics) and philosophy, even linguistics. Comfortably saying shit like that is crazy idgaf if it's on a random blog on Tumblr LOL.
What braindead money hungry idiots have been doing in the name of the art that is cinema (Netflix trash as you said, or Mubi bullshit or any director and team not affiliated with those one of my favourite examples being Luca Guadagnino) doesn't take away from the fact that there's people out there, including actors directors writers and so on who are dead, that actually give a shit about what they're making and what they're presenting to the world. One could also assume that if someone says they read books that they're a brainless pig because some of the most popular writers currently are Colleen Hoover and the like, forgive me for not being able to provide actual specific authors but I'm not in these types of braindead circles I'm just unfortunately aware of the popularity of a lack of basic common sense and critical thinking skills amongst this "type" of "story" and the consumers. But that wouldn't be right necessarily, since that type of book is not the only that has ever existed.
Anon's wording is insanely childish and they obviously don't understand that self care (including taking care of your body, this is hard to understand for some people apparently) and enjoying the moment is important for anyone not just women although they're right that women shouldn't promote being a brainless doll (the implications of "I'm just a girl" bullshit) although it doesn't apply to this blog in particular you're not promoting misogyny you're just feminine online and anon is mad about it LMAO.
But what pissed me off way more than anon being an idiot is the implication that watching movies equals you watch (only or primarily) Netflix esque cash grabs that actually require you to turn your brain off, because if you use common sense and have actual critical thinking skills you'd be watching something else, and even if that is not the primary conclusion then the only other option would be that ALL films are some sort of anti-intellectual propaganda.
I'm assuming that you're not some sort of "well actually movies suck and books are much better" or whatever idiot since I remember scrolling past a film recommendations post of yours a few days back, so I don't understand the wording and implications of the answer to the ask/this post. Regardless, this isn't some "personal attack" or whatever against you in particular, the wording (and with that, implications) just pissed me off insanely because I know many people genuinely think that way about cinema as a whole and while like I explained I do agree to an extent about specific things, that mindset is an extreme that is factually wrong and generally just stupid and braindead as hell LMAO.
Anyways like I said, once again, I'm not beefing with you nor am I asking for clarification or anything I'm just using your post (or well that one statement) to expand on a thought of mine. Feel free to ignore this, or add something, or give me film and literature recs of any kind/genre if you feel like it lol, I love asking people that
What's graceful about being ignorant? If you're a self care blog then shouldn't reading, watching movies and educating yourself be a priority? Not just typing "eat veggies!! light a candle!!" with the tag "#coquette" at the bottom. You have impressionable followers and promoting the "I'm just a girl 🎀..." mentality isn't graceful it's ignorant and fueling more misogyny into the world. But I guess it's all about looking cute and making everything an aesthetic huh
you clearly know nothing about me, just because I don't waste my time watching tv doesn't mean I'm not educated lmao
but hey if you think Netflix and movies make you bright, then go on ig, it seems to be working GREATLY for you <3
if you look a little closer, you will see that my content (not just here but also on my other platforms) is packed with posts on literature, philosophy, and classics. I also regularly publish both poetry and essays, AND I also study classics and Latin, so please stfu 🎀
the most misogynistic thing here is you assuming that just because I'm girly and pretty, I have to be dumb lol
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unexpectedbrickattack · 2 years ago
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panel from a comic i am NOT going to finish u.u
Bonus close up of Peppino (bc i love how he came out heehee) and a face from another scrapped panel ^^
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frogaroundandfindout · 4 months ago
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Roy Harper makes a tiktok to everywhere I go but on “my dick does all my thinking” he moves the camera down to a blissed out dick grayson with his face pressed against Roy’s stomach
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kidatanaka · 1 year ago
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tanaka & friends
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dovescheck · 5 months ago
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happy last day of pride time to post my most complicated pairing
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helaenalyst · 4 months ago
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how are people saying rhaesaria had no setup... did they close their eyes every time mysaria was onscreen? their shared bond over having been hurt by daemon, the way rhaenyra spared mysaria and let her go, the way mysaria came back to save her life, the way mysaria chose to stay because she personally admires and respects rhaenyra, the way mysaria has been rhaenyra's only ally and support while everyone around her questions her, the small moments of flirting... it is such a nice little love story, i know it probably won't last but come on
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