#I think maybe it’ll be kinda like- so we’ve done all this what’s next- in a funny and interactive way we wanna know what we meant to people

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Everyone describe the what you think the tour will be in one sentence in your tags and whoever is closest wins

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The Present 🤍 San Myshuno

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Li: I just made some tea, would you like some? Dawn: I’d love some, thank you.

Li: So, tell me what’s going on. You sounded upset on the phone. Dawn: [sighs] I’m just exhausted. We’ve been fighting for days. Every time it feels like we might be okay, we get dragged right back into it again. It’s the first time we haven’t been able to work through something. I don’t know what to do.

Li: Do you think it would help to see a counselor? Dawn: Oh, I don’t know. It’s not that serious, is it? Li: Probably not, but why wait until it is?

Dawn: That’s a good point. It’ll have to wait a while though. He went out of town, left yesterday to go to Copperdale to see his uncle. He was supposed to be back tonight because we have plans tomorrow to take Aspen to the pumpkin patch, but apparently, he’s going to Chestnut Ridge now.

Li: What’s in Chestnut Ridge? Dawn: His dad. Li: I thought he didn’t want anything to do with him.

Dawn: Me too. I don’t know what changed. I couldn’t even get him to read the letter, but now he’s going to see him? And he won’t let Aspen and me go with him. Honestly, it just feels like he’s punishing me at this point. Li: I’m sure that’s not true. Dawn: I don’t know. But now I’m not sure if I even want to go to the pumpkin patch tomorrow.

Li: Why not? Dawn: It’s with Asher’s family, which is fine, but with him and Atlas and Phoenix all out of town, I’ll be on my own with them. Li: And that’s a bad thing?

Dawn: Yes. No. I mean, they’re so sweet, and they’ve done so much for us. And having a big family again is all I’ve ever really wanted, but it all just feels so… fake. Like I can’t trust it. Li: Why do you think that is?

Dawn: I don’t know. I guess… if my own parents didn’t care about me, how am I supposed to believe they do?  Li: What about Atlas? Do you believe Ash’s family cares about him? Dawn: Of course. Li: So, what’s the difference? Why doesn’t your logic apply to him?

Dawn: I- I don’t know. I guess because he’s with Ash, it makes more sense that he belongs. Like, if they ever get married, then they will be his family. Maybe I hoped, with Phoenix’s family, that it would be like that for me.

Li: Dawn, I’m going to tell you something and I want you to hear it, okay? Dawn: Okay.

Li: Your parents’ lack of love toward you and your brother is about their inability to love, not your inability to be loved. You are perfectly lovable just as you are. You don’t need them. Nor do you need Phoenix’s family to come in and fill that role. Being someone’s relative doesn’t make them family. Sometimes the two go hand-in-hand, but sometimes they don’t. That doesn’t make it any less real or any less valuable.

Dawn: I feel like Atlas would say the same thing. Li: Well, if so, he’s very wise. Dawn: [smiles] He has his moments. Li: So do you. Dawn: Doesn’t feel like it. I’ve made a real mess of things. What am I supposed to do?

Li: You want my advice? Dawn: Very much.

Li: I think you should try to open your heart to the people that have earned it. Those that have been there for you and your husband and your daughter. Not some strange man who crashes your wedding to leave a letter. Kinda creepy if you ask me.

Dawn: [laughs] Oh god, when you say it like that, it is a little creepy, isn’t it? Li: [laughs] It’s a lot creepy!

Li: But, in all seriousness, I’m sure none of this is easy for Phoenix, and he could probably use your support right now. Dawn: I know. You’re right. Li: And if that feels hard to do, then I can recommend a good therapist. Dawn: I might just take you up on that.

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A Sweet Mishap - Chapter 5

Pairing - Jensen Ackles x Reader 

A/N: I just want to start by thanking everyone for all the love on this story so far. Her's the next chapter, I hope you enjoy. Let me know if you want to be added to the taglist.

A Sweet Mishap Masterlist | Main Masterlist

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After what feels like an eternity on the packed carriage I finally arrive at my stop. I hurry through the light snow to Stella’s little house on the outskirts of the city. 

I send her a quick text as I’m walking up the driveway, knowing her fiancé does night shifts as a security guard and not wanting to wake him up by knocking. Stella meets me at the door with a big smile on her face masking the eternal anxiety of her looming wedding. It’s been a whirlwind affair but of course, she still wants everything to be perfect – and she deserves it.

I run into her arms and give her a big hug. It’s been a few weeks since I last saw her when we went dress shopping. She pulls me inside and to the dining table that’s covered in bridal magazines and print-outs. She then starts rambling about everything that still needs to be done before the big day.

“We finally secured the venue for the reception, but we still need to choose the flower arrangements, sort the music - whether that’s a live band or a setlist for a DJ to handle - confirm the exact number of guests - speaking of are you bringing a plus one or not?”

“One thing at a time. It will all work out, I promise. You and Nick are perfect together and your wedding will be too.”

“Your optimism is not comforting. I need answers!”

“I doubt I’ll have a-” I get distracted by my phone vibrating in my pocket. I pull it out and see a new text from Jensen, it’s a link.

Hey, sorry about earlier. The easiest way to explain is if you click this link at 9 pm

“What is it? You okay? Plus one?”

“Yeah, yeah. Umm…no. I don’t think it’ll happen,” I say, shaking my head.

“OMG! You’re seeing someone! That was a guy! You’re holding out on me!”

“What happened to focusing on your wedding? There’s a lot to do, remember?” I pick up a flower magazine and start flicking through it to change the subject. “Roses are nice. Maybe a mix of white and red roses for romance and purity,” I read out.

She snatches the magazine out of my hands, tosses it back on the table and sits down crossing her arms. “First, we need wine. We’re gonna catch up so I can destress and then we’ll figure all this out. I feel like a bridezilla. My best friend met a guy and I didn’t even know because I was too busy with wedding planning.” She pops a bottle of red wine, pours out too large glasses and brings them back to the table.

I take a sip from the glass closes to me and then say, “There’s nothing to tell. We’ve just been texting is all, and I think I’m gonna stop that too. It’s too much right now. With work, and Christmas, and your wedding. It’s not the time.”

“It will never be the right time. It’s whether he’s the right person. It’s not ideal to be getting married the week of New Year's, but Nick is my guy. So why wait? You told me that. Now it’s time to take your advice. Tell me about this guy.”

“Fine! Alright! We met last week, at the cafe. It was rush hour and I kinda spilt a drink on him. But he didn’t get mad, he was so sweet. He asked me to have a drink with him during my break. And I tried, but he ended up having to leave. But he left his number on a coaster and so we’ve been texting ever since.”

“That’s not nothing! That’s big! I need more! Name, pics, details, girl!”

I hush her. “Isn’t Nick sleeping?”

“He’s used to me. He could sleep through a hurricane. Now stop deflecting, tell me more!”

“Stell…I…” I shake my head. “I can’t. I promised.”

“Promised who?”

“Him. I promised him I wouldn’t tell anyone.” I take a large sip of wine and sigh.

“Nat! He’s not abusive, is he? Controlling? Are you okay?”

“No, no. He’s so nice. But, he doesn’t even live in New York.”

“Then what do you mean? What exactly did you promise?”

The weight of the secret dawns on me with the effects of the wine, and I start to cry. “He’s an actor. He’s famous. It’ll never work. He’d never want a broke waitress like me. It’s a fantasy. I’m just so lonely. You’re gonna get married and have a bunch of kids and forget about me and I’m gonna be all alone. Forever.”

Stella pulls me into a tight hug. “Oh, Honey, I could never forget about you. You’re my best friend…my maid of honor and eventually, you’ll be my children’s auntie. We’re always gonna be in each other’s lives. And who gives a crap if this guy’s famous, he gave you his number and that’s not for nothing. He obviously sees something in you; probably that heart of gold.”

We stay in that embrace, as I just let all of my accumulated feelings and tears out for an indeterminable amount of time until Stella’s tall, dark-haired fiancé bursts your comfortable bubble. He clears his throat as he walks into the kitchen already dressed in his all-black security uniform.

“I didn’t realise wedding planning was such an emotional endeavour.” I pull away and quickly wipe my eyes on my jacket sleeve. Nick leans down to kiss Stella briefly before walking over to the fridge to find something for dinner.

“Nick, tell Nat that she’s not gonna be alone forever. Such a matchmaker could never be.”

“The best man’s single. I can put in a good word before the big day?”

Stella looks at him deadpan. “Travis? No way. He’s a player.”

“He just hasn’t found the right girl to settle down with,” Nick counters.

She shakes her head. “Whatever. You’re no help.”

“I offered. I’ll stay in my lane from now on. Pasta do for dinner, Love?”

She nods and then turns back to me. “I’ll put you down for a plus one. Invite him.”

“I’ll think about it. For now, though, can we focus on your wedding?”

“Just don’t free Bridezilla, please” Nick calls out teasingly from the kitchen.

“Shut it, you!” Stella yells back as she playfully tosses the cork in his direction. It misses and clatters in the sink.

I smile at them as I hope for the same love one day. I reopen up the book on bouquets and take note of all the flowers in their wedding colors: white, purple and blue. Once my list is extensive I start going through it with the bride-to-be, crossing off the ones she doesn’t like as we eat the delicious pasta Nick prepared.

“Alright ladies. I’m off. Have fun,” Nick says as he kisses Stella’s head. “Love you.”

My phone buzzes again, taking my eyes away from the cute scene.

I hope you’ll be watching tonight Sorry, I’m busy with wedding plans tonight Wedding? We are talking about this later! My friends are dragging me for pre-drinks Call you later? If I’m awake. I’ll text you then Okay.

“You texting mystery guy?” Stella says as she playfully kicks your shin under the table.

“He’s got this thing tonight. He sent me a link and wants me to watch.”

“What is it? A video of him masturbating or something?”

“I don’t know. God, I hope not. I don’t think he’d send out something like that.���

“Then what’s the harm in clicking the link?”

“We’re wedding planning, remember. We still have a playlist to make,” I say, putting my phone face-down on the table and changing the subject. 

We spend the next couple of hours listening to romantic songs, singing along while drinking wine and adding the best ones into a playlist. When we next glance down at the time it’s 8:57 pm. Stella pauses the song and gets up to go to the bathroom. Left alone with my thoughts, I pull out my phone. And now with a little extra liquid courage in my system, I click the link. It opens to a website with the words “Radio Company Live From Nashville” in large lettering. I slide Stella’s laptop closer to me and search for Radio Company. I read their Wikipedia page: Radio Company is an American rock band formed by actor and singer-songwriter Jensen Ackles.

As voices start to come from my phone I watch intently. I squeal loudly when Stella pops back up behind me and shakes my shoulders. 

“No way! Tell me this isn’t the link!” I look over my shoulder at her, shocked and nod. “You know who that is right? That’s Dean friggin' Winchester!”

“Stell, you can’t tell anyone. You have to promise me!”

“You have to bring him to the wedding!”

I sigh. “This is exactly why I can’t. I didn’t recognise him, but too many others will. I’m gonna end it…whatever it is.”

“Y/N…I promise I won’t tell anyone, not even Nick. And you don’t have to bring him to the wedding. But what’s the harm in just seeing where it goes?” I sigh and focus back on the concert as my finger hovers over the cross in the corner. “Fine, but at least if you’re gonna break up with the guy tomorrow can we enjoy this on the big screen together tonight?”

We take our wine into the lounge and I mirror my phone to her TV so we can enjoy the show properly.

It’s quarter to 11 by the time the video cuts to black. The wine bottle is empty and we’re both buzzing.

“They’d be the perfect band for the wedding!” Stella slurs.

“You can’t afford them.”

“You can. Just give the lead singer whatever he wants. One night in his fancy hotel. It would be the best night of your life!”

“Yeah, it would…” I look down at my phone, but then Stella lunges over and rips it from my hands.

“We’re drunk! Don’t text him tonight.”

“But I’ll never have the courage again!”

“No, I’m protecting you from yourself!”

We play-wrestle for the phone until we both fall breathless and lie back on the couch to catch our breath. After a few minutes, we find ourselves unable to keep our eyes open.

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[jujumin-translates]

Misumi Ikaruga | [SSR] Mankai Treasure | Treasure Hunt: MISUMI - Part 1

Izumi: Good work at the meeting, you two.

Izumi: Since, apart from the leaders, we had you and Azami-kun join us today, Yuki-kun, we were able to make lots of decisions on costume-related things.

Yuki: I’ve been really looking forward to making the costumes I’ve been thinking of trying to make.

Tenma: Sakuya and the others had some pretty high hopes for those costumes too.

???: Sumi-san, that’s so crazy cool!

???: But it’s kinda wild how weird it feels without Kumopi, y’know~?

???: Next time we do a rerun, let’s see what we can do!

Izumi: Room 202 certainly sounds lively.

Tenma: That reminds me, I got a message from the Summer Troupe LIME saying to meet in Room 202 after the meeting earlier.

Yuki: I wonder what’s got them all worked up… Whatever let’s just get going.

Tenma: Since you’re already here, why don’t you come with us, Director?

Izumi: Are you sure? Well, I guess I’ll just pop in for a little bit, then.

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*Knock on door and door opens*

Tenma: We’re here.

Muku: Ah, Tenma-kun, Yuki-kun, and Director-san, too! Good work to you all.

Misumi: Welcoooome.

Kumon: We were watching the recording of “Sky Pirates”!

Tenma: “Sky Pirates”?

Kazunari: Yep, yep! I was sorting through videos and then it turned into a sorta viewing party. So I thought why not just invite the whole gang over, y’know?

Yuki: So that’s what all your yapping was about.

Kazunari: Did you guys just get done with the meeting, Director-chan?

Izumi: Yeah. We’ve been discussing it for a while now, but we’ve decided that we’re going to do birthday merch again this year.

Kazunari: For realsies!?

Kumon: Wooo! We’ve been waiting to hear that!

Muku: What’s the theme going to be this time?

Izumi: The costumes are going to be made of PVC material and we’ll be taking advantage of the light reflections from it. Yuki-kun was the one who suggested it.

Misumi: PVC material? What’s that~?

Yuki: These are the references I showed to everyone at the meeting earlier. I’m thinking of something like this for the general vibe.

Kumon: Whoa, so sparkly! That’s awesome! And crazy cool!

Kazunari: Super galaxy brain of you to come up with something like this, Yukki!

Tenma: It’s something different from the previous outfits, and it looks nice and has a real birthday feel to it.

Kazunari: For sure!

Kazunari: Speaking of that, now I kinda wanna come up with a birthday-related project too. Since we do something every year, y’know?

Kazunari: I’ve had a few ideas, but I’m still trying to decide on what to do~.

Muku: …A treasure hunt.

Izumi: Treasure hunt?

Muku: Ah, umm… The costumes this time are really sparkly! So I thought that maybe we could do a treasure hunt with the thing linking the two being sparkling things.

Muku: And because we were just watching the recording of “Sky Pirates”, I thought it’d be kind of timely.

Kazunari: I LOVE that! Great thinking, Mukkun!

Misumi: I wanna do a treasure hunt!

Tenma: You’ve got a point. The way the costumes shine definitely can be linked to the appearance of treasure.

Yuki: Yeah, it’s not too bad of an idea. I’m sure I’d be able to incorporate some of that idea into the costumes.

Kumon: I agree! This is gonna be a super exciting project!

Kazunari: Alright, I think about it lots with that in mind! Do we have your seal of approval, Director-chan?

Izumi: Of course. I’m looking forward to it too.

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Kazunari: Thanksies for gathering here today, gang~!

Kazunari: So I’ve been thinking about the deets of the birthday project while keeping the idea of a treasure hunt that Mukkun suggested the other day in mind.

Misumi: What kinda project is it~?

Kazunari: On the day of each person’s birthday, whoever’s birthday it is will get a note from Director-chan with a clue as to where to find their gift… A.K.A., the treasure.

Kazunari: Other clues and the gift will be given to them by someone else in the company, and it’ll be that person’s job to find out who that person is!

Kazunari: And based on the info in the note, it’ll be like going out and looking for the gift and for the person who prepared it.

Kazunari: BTDubs, you’re gonna be filming the whole thing ♪

Tenma: I see. So we’re gonna search for the treasure and the people participating while recording the whole thing?

Kazunari: You’ve got it! And then I thought for the end that we could take pics of the treasure and post ‘em.

Kazunari: Even though it’s a whole project, the only real way to show it off is to post the final pics on Inste…

Kazunari: I know I said you’d be recording the whole thing, but that’s more so just for documenting it or just for the memories.

Kazunari: It’ll just be like a home video, so there’s no need to be too worried about being on camera!

Muku: Waaah, that sounds really fun! And it’ll make really wonderful memories.

Kumon: That sounds really interesting! I wanna do it, I wanna do it!

Yuki: There should be lots of room to be creative about the gifts and clues.

Tenma: And I’m sure posting the pics on Inste would make all of our fans happy.

Misumi: I can’t wait to do a birthday treasure hunt!

Izumi: It sounds perfect for a birthday and I think it’s a great idea. Let’s go with this for the project.

Kazunari: Kay-kay! Thanksies, fam! Alright, I’ll get to updating the others right away ♪

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Izumi: --Alright, here’s the camera Kazunari-kun gave to me. Make sure to be filming when you start the treasure hunt.

Misumi: Roger that~!

Izumi: Well then, here’s your clue paper. Try your best to find the treasure based on what’s written there.

Misumi: Kaaaay!

Izumi: Alright, good luck!

Misumi: Okay, time to go treasure hunting~!

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O’Knutzy Week Day Two let's gooo

Posting a day late because *gestures vaguely* life, but it's here! It's happening!

Leo, Finn and Logan belong to @lumosinlove <3 Written for @oknutzyweek2023 <3

Day 2: Cooking Mishaps (A2)

Dear Mama and Dad,

I’ve officially been in the UK for a month, but it feels like longer. It is SO fucking cold. Hogwarts is amazing, but there aren’t enough heating charms in the world to make me like November up here. Can you send another quilt for the bed? One of the super warm ones Nana makes?

I WON THE FIRST TASK! Even Kasey said he couldn’t have done it any better. (You know how he’s student-teaching? He actually got to come here as one of the chaperones. I’ve got other friends here too, but it’s nice to see him every day again. It’s kind of like before he graduated, except he can give detentions now, haha)

I know y’all always tell me don’t go borrowing trouble, but the tournament is intense, and the second task has nothing to do with the first one. It helps to go into it with the most points, but that doesn’t mean I’m gonna win or even come second next time. Doesn’t help that I have no idea what it’ll be, so no idea how to prepare. All we have are the golden eggs from the first task, and we haven’t figured out how to open them to see the next clue yet.

We meaning me, Logan and Finn. You know how I said we agreed to a truce and were gonna help each other get through the year? I think we’re actually real friends now. We’ve been meeting up most nights (yes I’m still doing my homework) and Finn’s been showing us all the best secret spots in the castle. Although honestly, we just end up in the kitchens most of the time, making tea or sandwiches or whatever. I’ve even cooked a little. Had a few mishaps because sometimes I forget everything’s in metric, but I made some chicken & rice soup last night that was pretty good. Finn said he’d pay me to make it again if he gets sick, and Logan had seconds even though he usually just wants sweet stuff at night.

Some people are kinda pissed at me for being so friendly with them because they’re "the competition" (same thing for Finn and Lo), but they don’t get how hard it would be if we didn’t have each other’s backs. All the prep on top of school is a lot, and there’s crazy pressure to win from everyone, even the teachers. We’re still all playing to win, but it’s nice not to be alone. And I actually like them, like outside of all this. You can meet them when you come here to watch the third task in April. Maybe they can come visit this summer?

I really miss you. And Mama’s food. And the animals. And being WARM. But I’m good, so don’t worry. Kermit’s liking it too, I think, but I have to keep him away from Finn’s owl. There’s no truce in their future.

Love,

Leo

•

Cher Maman et Papa,

Je vais bien. Je travaille dur pour gagner la prochaine tâche. Simone mange trop de tartes au poisson et ronfle dans mon oreille la nuit.

Je t'embrasse,

Logan

[deamazed]

GONE GIRL RP PROMPT. from the film.

when i think of my wife, i always think of her head.

the primal questions of a marriage: what are you thinking? how are you feeling?

what have we done to each other?

pour me a bourbon, would you?

what's up, jitters?

it's a bad day.

i'm so crazy, stupid happy!

whose beer am i drinking?

what's your type?

i prefer men who are funny, not 'funny'.

that's code for 'i hate strong women'.

what type are you?

so tell me. who are you?

you know i have to kiss you now.

i would be a fool to let you walk through a sugar storm unkissed.

go home, fuck her brains out, then smack her with your penis: some wood for you, bitch!

you are way too into that cat.

we understand there are concerns about your wife/husband/partner?

i'm not someone who hits the panic button but — it's weird, right?

you mind if we look around?

it's our anniversary.

i remember these books.

now you can say you came. and in 10 minutes, we'll leave.

perfect. time for a quick tour of all my failings.

i love your parents, but they can be assholes.

people want to hear from you.

i thought that'd be embarrassing.

i love having strangers pick at my scabs.

i am here in a strictly journalistic capacity.

you challenge me.

and — fun fact for our readers — you have a world class vagina.

my colleagues inform me that as yet, you are not married. isn't it time we fixed that?

he's just playing with his phone. playing, like... tetris.

if this girl doesn't show up... this could get out of hand.

let's stay on our toes.

given the scene in the house and given our spike in violent crime of late, we're going to take this very, very seriously.

sorry. i felt like i was in a law and order episode for a second. bum-BUM.

is she kinda... standoffish?... ivy league?

i have zero reception.

sir, don't take that tone with me.

stupid, dumb bitch.

he's always been a misogynist asshole.

everyone told us — and told us, and told us — marriage is hard work.

abandon all hope, ye who enter.

technically, we're supposed to fuck at the next stop.

we've never fucked in a bookstore.

i dragged you into the ladies' room on our second date.

books, sex, bourbon. life is good.

sometimes i want to punch us in the face, we're so cute.

i don't need a lawyer.

everyone knows "complicated" is code for bitch.

just because i don't love her, doesn't mean i don't care about her. i'm really scared.

you want to look like you've been up all night.

that's a weird thing to say.

when you're upset, you bottle it up. you can seem... angry... like —

great. i'll try to balance on the exact edge of your emotional razor.

i knew you shouldn't have moved back here.

we care about her. we love her, and we want her back.

we filed a restraining order.

it'll help us track her movements before she disappeared - where she went, who she might've seen...

maybe i'll teach you a thing or two.

i think i've done a pretty good job.

let's swear we will never be like them.

we have each other — everything else is background noise.

this is where you say 'everything else is background noise'.

i come by once a week, make sure the place hasn't burnt down.

picture me: i'm a girl who is very bad. i need to be punished, and by punished, i mean had.

open the door, and look alive.

want to test your marriage for weak spots? add one recession. subtract two jobs.

i felt like i needed to shoot something.

right, i forgot. you can give your parents $879,000 without asking me, but god forbid i buy legend of zelda without your permission.

that's the basic tenet of a prenup, right?

why are you throwing that in my face again?

i don't know how to not have a job.

now, i'm beholden to you.

suddenly, i knew everything was about to get worse.

oh look, he's being a good guy so we can all see him be a good guy.

you really don't like him.

you have to keep up your strength.

i'm asking you nicely - please delete that photo.

you can't share that with anyone.

it looked like you were having fun.

this place literally smells like faeces.

i'm going to go benadryl myself to sleep.

i feel like i could disappear.

i've been so worried about you.

you gotta pick up when i call you — where the hell have you been?!

can you at least say you love me?

i love you. but, sweetheart, we have to be real careful right now.

you told me i needed to have my own life.

i need you. now. touch me.

did you leave a pair of red panties in my office? lacy?

i'll have to check my red-panty inventory.

you told me you were going to get a divorce.

never say that out loud again.

i don't want to fight. i just want to be with you.

he uses me for sex when he wants. otherwise, i don't exist.

last night, i went from desperate to pathetic.

do our code: no bullshit.

a child is not a hobby.

we could have had this fight four hours ago.

you're really going to walk out now?! you're such a coward!

someone should burn this place.

you fucking asshole. you liar. you fucking lied to my fucking face.

you've been lying to me for over a year.

god, it's so fucking small. you're a liar and a cheat.

i thought writers hated cliches.

wah, boohoo, i got laid off. guess i'll fuck a 20-year-old.

i can't figure out what the fuck they mean.

are they supertwat's?

we're dealing with a 20-year-old who isn't sure where she leaves her undies.

free spirit is code for stupid.

just because the guy isn't weeping, doesn't mean he's not hurting.

the hallmark of a sociopath is lack of empathy.

are you trying to tell me that this photo is remotely in the realm of acceptable behaviour?

a picture is worth a thousand words. ever heard that phrase?

i'm so sick of being picked apart by women.

for valentine's day, i thought i'd buy a gun.

i'm being paranoid. crazy. i'd just sleep better with a gun.

if someone were staging a crime scene, why mop up blood?

a pool of blood and no body suggests homicide.

why have you kept this stuff? it's like a little box of hate.

you know how hard it is to make a murder case without a body? it's incredibly difficult. so i want one last thing... i want a body.

sometimes, the way he looks at me? this man of mine may kill me.

i'm so much happier now that i'm dead.

he took my pride and my dignity and my hope and my money.

he took and took from me until i no longer existed. that's murder. let the punishment fit the crime.

to fake a convincing murder, you have to have discipline.

america loves pregnant women. as if it's so hard to spread your legs.

you know what is hard? faking a pregnancy.

you need to bleed. you need to clean.

men always use 'cool girl' as the defining compliment, don't they?

go ahead! cum on me! i don't mind, i'm cool girl.

i waited years for the pendulum to swing the other way — for men to read jane austen and make out while we leer.

i will admit: for someone who likes to win, it's tempting to be the girl every guy wants.

for him, i was willing to try.

i wax-stripped my pussy raw and blew him regularly.

i forged the man of my dreams.

he actually expected me to love him unconditionally.

he doesn't get to fucking win.

grown-ups work for things. grown-ups pay. grown-ups suffer consequences.

fucking crazy bitch.

she's framing me for her murder.

you are married to a psychopath.

your problem is just beginning.

does missouri have the death penalty?

as long as you don't own a python and blast death metal at 4am, we're gonna be best friends.

that's the most disgusting thing i've ever heard.

are you laughing me out of your building?

this is why i have a $100,000 retainer — because i win unwinnable cases.

so far, this is a he-said-she-said.

i haven't had a date in almost a decade because if a girl googles me? bye-bye.

if i could make up a girl, this would be the fucking girl.

she framed you with the ties you wouldn't wear.

can you imagine being almost 30 years old and never having had anything go wrong for you?

i'm serious. i will not say a word against that girl.

i can't imagine what she's got in store for you.

that's life, baby.

the whole thing just feels... easy. like finding an envelope marked CLUE.

ever heard that phrase - the simplest answer is often correct?

whatever the hell they found, we have to assume it's very bad.

he's nice because he wants to fuck you.

i'm not sad. i'm angry.

i was going to kill myself. can you believe that?

why should i die? i'm not the asshole.

it's a ticking time bomb. you gotta throw yourself on it.

a guy admitting he's a giant asshole? people love that stuff.

looks like you've done a good job.

where's the money, sweetheart?

you've hiding. i don't know why, and i don't care.

i don't think you've ever really been hit.

next place, be more careful, okay? lot of people out there worse than us.

every time you look smug or annoyed or tense, i'm going to hit you with a jellybean.

why are you so good to me?

why is it that when i need someone to save me, i always think of you?

oh my god. you little slut.

she's the girl with the giant cum-on-me tits.

come. you're staring at ghosts.

seriously, i can't believe how fucking good you were.

you are so good to me. and i am so exhausted.

you'll be very safe. i won't let you get away again.

you scared me. don't do that. i need to feel safe.

you were never under my thumb.

you are the best person i have ever known.

they disliked me, they liked me, they hated me, and now they love me.

whenever you said something stupid, i thought 'maybe he's just stupid'. i was wrong.

none of this is mine - none of this was put here by me.

i need some time to think.

that's the last thing you need.

i'm not going to force myself on you.

i just want you to be you again.

my defence is the truth.

want to play a little true or false?

you thought quinoa was a fish?

you fucking bitch.

it's an insane story.

don't blame yourself.

you must've bled quite a bit there.

how'd she get the box cutter if she was always tied up?

stop pretending.

i just said what you wanted to hear.

that's how well you know me! you know me in your marrow.

take off your clothes.

you're a murderer.

i'm a fighter. i fought my way back to you.

you begged for me to save your life. and i obliged.

the media will destroy you.

give it the night. sleep on it.

was there ever a baby?

if two people love each other and can't make it work, that's the real tragedy.

kiss my cheek. now.

you can't live in the same house as that spider.

mess with it, they'll come looking for blood.

we had the national spotlight on us, and we stained the rug.

i swear to god, you two are the most fucked-up people i've ever known. and i specialise in fucked up.

i'm the definition of 'at risk'.

remember: don't turn your back.

i'd never hurt you. i do need you to participate though. that's fair, right?

tell the truth and shame the devil.

fuck it. let everyone take sides.

i love tests.

we are toxic. we complete each other in the sickest possible way.

you think you could ever be with a nice, normal woman?

i complete you. i'm the only one who can.

stay with me and i will make you happy. you know i can. i've killed for you.

you're breaking my heart.

what have we done to each other? what will we do?

[cosmerelists]

Random Predictions for Stormlight 5

[Spoilers for Stormlight Archive generally, including major spoilers for Rhythm of War!]

I’m trying as hard as possible to make a fool of myself before Stormlight 5 comes out, doing things like trying to predict Dalinar’s champion, to predict the outcome of that fight, to predict what Kaladin’s fate will be... But I’m not done. Here are just some things that I personally think might happen. Let’s all enjoy seeing how wrong I am!

1. Shallan will get pregnant.

Shallan and Adolin just got married, so I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re pregnant in the next book. I’m not sure if this will be a plot-point, or if Shallan will just be conveniently pregnant at the end to set up for a Shadolin baby post time-skip. Sanderson has not really seemed interested in writing pregnancies--Steris had her kids in between books, and Siri’s pregnancy ended up being fake--so I assume this will just be a throwaway near the end. But if Shallan IS pregnant in the series, I’d be interested to see how being a Radiant affects that, whether Shallan has a pregnancy personality, etc.

2. Rlain & Renarin will get together (off-screen).

I believe we’ve been promised more queer characters in Stormlight 5, including Rlain and Renarin canonically. That doesn’t mean they’ll actually get together, but I am honestly expecting them to. But in order to manage my expectations, I’m kinda expecting this to all happen off-screen--like they’ll tell Kaladin they’re together and he’ll be like “Huh” and that will be the extent of it. I’d like more, but...I dunno!

3. Kaladin will swear the Fifth Ideal. 

Does this even count as a prediction? I mean, I will be shocked if this does NOT happen...unless I guess it’s being saved for later in the series? But Kaladin is 4 oaths in after 4 books, so if the past is any prediction...

4. Szeth will swear the Fifth Ideal.

Szeth is the focus character for Stormlight 5, and he and Nale already talked about the Stormbreaker 5th ideal, where apparently you become the law. It’s terrifying to think of Szeth I-followed-a-rock-and-then-a-random-guy-who-seemed-cool Stormbreaker being his own law, but...it would be Growth. And he is going to Shinover specifically to finish his fourth ideal. So it does seem like him reaching the fifth is highly likely.

5. Adolin will heal Maya and become an Edgedancer

@arcanistsdelight says this better than I ever could in this post. And I agree! I understand the theories about Adolin becoming a villain or antagonist, but I still have my hopes set on him figuring out how to heal a Deadeye and then bonding with Maya as an Edgedancer.

6. We’ll find out why the Knights Radiants broke their oath...and it’ll be bad.

I am not smart enough to guess as to what horrible reason the Radiants had to break their oaths during the Recreance, but I fully expect to learn the truth in Stormlight 5. Possibly from a healed-up Maya?

7. A kandra will show up.

The Lost Metal really opened the floodgates on world hoppers--and MeLaan revealed that she was being sent off-world. I would not be at all surprised if a kandra character appeared in Stormlight 5, maybe even MeLaan herself. 

8. Someone will Bond the Nightwatcher

We have 2/3 Bondsmiths so far--Dalinar with the Stormfather and Navani with the Sibling. The only Bondsmith bond left would be with the Nigthwatcher. The only issue is that most characters have a bond these days--there’s Adolin, but I’m still holding out for him to bond Maya (although what a Kholin monopoly it would be if Adolin bonded the Nightwatcher!). There are the Listeners--Lewshi maybe? I’d definitely be up for a Lewshi Radiant arc.

As tradition--let’s put it to a vote!

[gtraccoon]

part two to that ^^

story still doesn’t have a title lol. also pls send asks about sp i love writing </3 and i had to go to a concert so that’s why it took awhile

read part 1 first or else this prolly isn’t gonna make sense

Stan flushed and pressed himself deeper into the back of the couch.

“You…” He said, his voice soft. Kyle furrowed his brows, oblivious to the absolute fear Stan was feeling. “You’re just… really tall from this angle, that’s it.” He muttered. He knew that his lie was as transparent as a really clean window, but he couldn’t say what he was feeling. Kyle frowned, kneeling down next to the armrest.

“We’ll fix it. Its okay.” He said, keeping his voice soft to not scare him. Stan still flinched, and Kyle backed away slightly.

“What if we can’t fix it? That’s… I just, I don’t know. I’m worried. If my parents find this, they’ll actually kill me.” He whined. “This on top of all the other stuff we’ve done and I’ll be dead. And so will you! They’ll think we hijacked some super secret laboratory-“

“Hey.” Kyle placed his hands on either side of Stan, lowering himself to be even more level with him. “It’s okay. Nobody’s gonna find out about this. We’re gonna fix it before your parents get back. And I’m not gonna tell Cartman or Kenny, so unless you are, who’s gonna know?” He explained, sighing in relief when he noticed Stan relax.

“I didn’t do anything though.” He looked down at his socks. “I don’t know what made this happen.” He stuck out his arms, looking over them. His hands infront of the world reminded him of how small he really was in this moment. Kyle mumbled something incoherent, sitting on the ground instead of kneeling.

“What were you doing before it happened?” He asked. Stan glanced up at the ceiling, pressing his lips together. He dug his fingers into the couch to distract from the fact he was being stared at. How could something that happened so recently be lost in the back of his mind?

“I was just looking at you, and honestly my mind was blank. I kinda zoned out.” He said, resting his head on his hands. “I wish I knew. One second I was thinking about how I had the whole weekend to myself and the next my body was closing in on me.” He sighed, tilting his head back. Kyle looked away, not knowing what to do.

“If it happened for no reason, maybe we could wait it out. Maybe it’ll go away for no reason, and you’ll change back.” He said, a slight smile showing his hope. He looked back at Stan, who seemed to cower under his gaze. Kyle lowered his eyes and tilted his hand slightly. “Listen, I know it’s all weird and different and shit, but you kinda have to trust me. I’m not gonna let anything hurt you, let alone hurt you myself.” He said, cupping his fingers around the boy slightly, not actually touching him.

“I know. I’m just… You know.”

“Not really.” At that, Stan smiled, and Kyle echoed him, bringing his hand closer instinctively. Regret flooded through him as he saw the boy react, thinking full heatedly that he was gonna start freaking out. Instead, he just lightly wrapped his hands around Kyle’s thumb, lowering his head.

“It’s better than being stuck this size with Cartman.” Stan said softly, and they both giggled.

“Oh, dude, don’t make me think about him.”

[alwaysxlarrie]

you know it’s an alwaysxlarrie fic when ... + 2022 writing self evaluation 

ok so i’m a tiiiiiny bit late to the game, so i’m just combining the two tags lol. thank you to @hellolovers13, @larrysballetslippers, @zannithinks, @lunarheslwt, @brightgolden & @momrryrights for tagging me in the moodboard challenge (that’s what i’m calling it lol). hope everyone enjoys my chaotic moodboard hehe & thank you to @neondiamond, @onlythebravest, @lunarheslwt, @greenblueish, @thedevilinmybrain & @loveislarryislove for tagging me in the self evaluation tag !! here we goooo

for the moodboard we’ve got 2013 larry bc that’s my fav era & how i always imagine them in my fics, football player louis, santa’s sleigh, office space, cute notes on a white board, a clothing rack, new york city & gentle touches. i don’t think i need to say there’s not any specific mood theme going on here for anyone to figure that out LMAO but i did try my best regardless :)

1. Number of stories posted to AO3: 9!

2. Word count posted for the year: if i’m counting correctly ..... 93,735 ????

3. Fandoms I wrote for: one direction. i have a fic for the 5sos fandom that i’ve written a few chapters for & was editing it in an ao3 draft but then the page refreshed for some reason & i lost everything & kinda lost steam, so .... maybe it’ll see the light of day next year

4. Pairings: louis/harry, zayn/liam (side pairing), shawn/niall (side pairing)

5. Story with the most…

Kudos: i swear i could give you everything

Bookmarks: also i swear i could give you everything lol

Comments: it’s i swear i could give you everything again LMAO 

Hits: gimme everything you got 

6. Work I’m most proud of (and why): i think i’d say either gimme everything you got or i need something, so tell me something new. gimme everything you got bc i put a lot of my personal experience (give or take) into it & it got such a positive response & that made me super happy. i need something, so tell me something new bc it’s my first ever published fic in general & fic in this fandom.

7. Work I’m least proud of (and why): oooof. prob my sub harry fic. i enjoyed being apart of the fest & i enjoyed the experience, but writing it was so much harder than i’d anticipated & it felt like my writing got very redundant after a few scenes. i’m glad i stuck it out & that i published it, but yeah i def don’t think i did it the justice i’d wanted to.

8. Share or describe a favorite review you received: i’m really enjoying all the reviews/comments i’ve been getting on my cinderella au! it’s my first chaptered fic that i’m posting chapter by chapter, so that’s been really encouraging. but in general, i appreciate all the comments i get. as a small/new writer, i don’t expect to get any comments at all really, so whenever i do, i get excited. there was a comment on my christmas fic santa, won’t you bring me the one i really need? where someone said it was the best christmas fic they’ve ever read :)

9. A time when writing was really, really hard: the sub harry fic lmao. i love service kink harry fics so i was like alright sweet this will be a no brainer & basically, i fucked around & found out. i literally went through like 5 drafts until i finally found a premise that went w the prompt i was using that i felt i could build off of without turning the fic super predictable & dead end. i think if i’d waited to do that type of fic next year & done more research than i’d done for this one, it would’ve gone much better.

10. A scene or character you wrote that surprised you: the beginning of my cinderella au -- i’ve been very vocal about the fact that i write only fluff fics to balance out all the angst in our fandom & then i go & write a cinderella fic & make the first two chapters packed w angst LMAO. it’ll turn around soon, but that’s def the biggest one as of yet for me, i think.

11. A favorite excerpt of your writing: i’m not sure if i have a favorite tbh, but i like this one from i swear i could give you everything: --------------

“So what have you got for us today, Haz?” Louis asked, knocking on the table with his fists, excitement and anticipation both thrumming through his body.

“Well, I was just messing around in the kitchen last night, really,” Harry began, messing with the hem of his shirt and seemingly determined to continue looking at the floor as he made his way towards the fridge a few feet away from the table Louis was now sitting at. “And then I realized I had the ingredients. So. I just figured. Why not, you know?”

Louis furrowed his eyebrows, trying to piece together what Harry was talking about. All he’d done was ask Harry what he’d made. He guessed the ingredients were relevant to the conversation and he did enjoy listening to Harry talk - even if he really was talking some shit - so he decided to humor him. 

“Oh yeah, sweetheart?” Louis prompted as he placed his elbows on the table and rested his chin on one of his hands.

Harry was apparently too busy rummaging around the fridge to even glance back at him when he responded. Which wasn’t rude, really. Louis just. Wanted to see his eyes, was all.

“Yeah, so like. I thought you might enjoy it. You talk about it a lot, anyway. So I figured, I might as well, if I have the ingredients, you know?” 

“Sure, sure. Absolutely. No point in having all the ingredients if you’re not gonna make a good meal out of it.” Louis had completely lost the plot at this point but was still determined to try for Harry.

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12. How did you grow as a writer this year: well let’s start w the fact that i began the year convinced i’d remain a reader & beta forever. so the fact that i’ve published one fic, let alone nine, is pretty big in itself lol. aside from that, i’ve gotten more comfortable writing smut & dialogue. before i wrote fics, i only wrote original stories & never included dialogue, so those were my biggest weaknesses when i first started writing fic & they’re still not my strengths yet, but i’ve definitely gotten better, i’d like to think.

13. How do you hope to grow next year: i def want to get more comfortable writing smut & building sexual tension. i want to write longer fics. i want to finish at least 5-10 of the 20 wips i have lol. i’d love to finish all of them, but 5-10 is a good goal. i want to write some different genres like historical, slow burns, etc.

14. Who was your greatest positive influence this year as a writer (could be another writer or beta or cheerleader or muse etc etc): i have a few! @loveislarryislove is a big one -- if i need help w a metaphor, making sure a sentence sounds right, incorporating tension building touches, brainstorming, honest feedback, etc, annika is my pea in a pod. also @panye, steph is so lovely & helpful when it comes to brainstorming, talking out what phrasing sounds better, she tells me what needs fixing & how to fix it; basically, she’s the better half of our shared brain cell. @zanniscaramouche is pretty much the reason i feel as comfortable as i do writing smut. she’s patient, she gives examples, she’s kind, she knows just how to change wording around to make a description or dialogue top tier. @justanothershadeofblue, is my sprinting buddy (along with zanni when our schedules align!). having a daily sprinting buddy who cheers you on is delightful, especially when they’re as supportive & willing to get sidetracked in off topic convos w me as zjo!

15. Anything from your real life show up in your writing this year: gimme everything you got is based on personal experience in terms of the stigmas that come w female masturbation / women being shamed for exploring their bodies. i work in retail, so while that didn’t inspire it’s like i’m powerful with a little bit of tender, it def helped me know bts info lol. lastly, i’ve recently switched my major from psychology to interior design & my minor from interior design to psychology, so i guess my (new) major showed up in you are my destiny (you are the reason that i still believe). hostile work environment was also inspired by my retail job as well LMAO. there’s more in my wips tbh, but as for my currently published fics, that’s it, i think!

16. Any new wisdom you can share with other writers: just remember that how ‘popular’ or ‘unpopular’ your fic may be / may get isn’t an indicator of your talent. write something bc you want to write it, not bc you think it’ll appeal to people. take breaks -- if you’re stuck on a scene or sentence, get up & do something else for a bit. if you keep rereading the same sentence over & over, it’s only going to keep sounding more & more scrambled. you’ll work much better with a clear head & will be able to see where the mistakes -- if any -- actually are.

17. Any projects you’re looking forward to starting (or finishing) in the new year: my cinderella au for sure! i started a fic inspired by one of my fav fics staring across the room by the lovely @allwaswell16 & it’s been put to the side for much longer than i’ve wanted. i initially put it to the side to get more practice writing tension building, but def want to finish it next year. i also finally started the sequel to my girl direction fic, so that as well. & the sequel to my christmas fic lmao. i have lots of things i need to finish 😭😭

18. Tag some writers whose answers you’d like to read: i honestly don’t know anyone who hasn’t done or been tagged in either of these yet, but i’ll tag a few anyway lol @lululawrence @thebreadvansstuff @panye @kingsofeverything @voulezloux @infinitelymint @londonfoginacup @twopoppies @littleroverlouis @tommokat @crinkle-eyed-boo @disgruntledkittenface @kingonafiftymetreroad @daggerandrose @homosociallyyours @ireallysawanangel & anyone else who wants to do these!

[letstrywritingmaybe]

I know I keep saying just one more scene, and I hope I mean it this time. But there’s just one more scene for me to write for the solstice event. I haven’t even changed the ending, and I haven’t exactly diverted my path towards the ending, it’s just I keep adding extra details and thoughts, so it’s taking longer. I’ve almost doubled what I was at before when I claimed I was almost done. I just broke 6k, what is happening here. I don’t write things this long, I’m comfortable in the 1 maybe 2k range. This fic also feels different to me too. But then again I try to diversify my writing, I tell the same story over and over so I have to switch it up some how. It’s very midnights-esq which make sense cause that was the vibe I was going for but also very typical of my Christmas fics too. Almost feels like my roots, but like adjacent to it cause it’s not just all fluff, it’s more like pockets of it? Idk who I’m even trying to explain this to, I’m just rambling. Okay bye, it’s almost Pen time. Let’s Go Pens!🤍🖤💛🐧

(While I’m here. I was onto something with my hockey AU. Idk all the details but yeah, though I think it’s more similar to the former Canes drama. My fic idea that is. Actually it may be similar to this current drama too? Idk)

Update: it’s under 7k but I’m done with the first draft. Idk how I feel about the bonus scene though… I kinda wanna rewrite it cause I envisioned things a little differently, but I won’t worry about it right now since it’s done. In unrelated but sorta related news, kinda wanna write the rescue me song fic, the song by OneRepublic not the other one.

^ignore all of that cause I went back and added more, so now we’ve broken 7k but at least it ties in with midnights better now *sigh why am I like this. Okay let’s try and work on other WIPs now

Update 2: went on Twitter and I desperately still need to watch m26. Honestly how are they not real. Why does this keep happening to me. All my fav ships are not canon when they all should’ve been. It’s me, hi, I’m the problem it’s me 😭

Update 3: finished (probably) the next chapter of the sibling verse too! Now let’s see if I can work on devour or I wish I cared less… (so I went and reread what I had written for devour and it kinda feels wrapped up in a way? Like there’s still a lot of shit, but the part of the story that I wanted to tell seems to be finished? I suppose I could circle back to kaishi, but I fear it’ll lose the focus cause I get way too into kaishi whenever I mention them. Idk. I’ll put a pin into it for now and say it’s maybe done?)

[aeoki]

Sweet Sweet Hunger - Chapter 6

Location: Seisou Hall Apartment (Exterior) Characters: Niki, Mitsuru & Touri

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ< Early next morning. >

Touri: *Yawwwn…*

Uuu~... I’m so sleepy~

Mitsuru: Hime-chan, good morning~☆

Niki: Himemiya-kun looks so sleepy~

Touri: That’s because I am~ I’d still be asleep at this time… I can’t believe how energetic you two are.

Mitsuru: Yeah. I’m always full of energy, y’know~! And I sometimes go out jogging in the mornings too!

Niki: I also have to make preparations in the kitchen early in the morning~ So I’m kinda used to it.

If you’re really sleepy, then you don’t have to force yourself to stay awake, you know?

Touri: I’m going too. Sure, I’m sleepy but I won’t give in.

I worked so hard to get up early, so I’m definitely going home with “tiantian” in my hands!

Mitsuru: Alright, we’re here! Yaaaay ♪ No one else is here yet, y’know~!

Niki: There’s still three hours until it opens. I can’t believe we’ll get to meet the “tiantian” we’ve been waiting for after three hours… I’m getting emotional!

Touri: Umm, there’s me, Mitsuru and Shiina-senpai in line, so that makes three people.

They only sell three “tiantians” a day… so that means all three of us can get it, right? Right?

Mitsuru: Ahaha. Hime-chan’s been double-checking that for a while now~

Touri: Uuu… I’d be so frustrated if I couldn’t get it, you know?

Niki: it’s fine~ There aren’t any other people lining up. We should be able to get it no problem once the store opens.

Mitsuru: Yeah. I bought a lot of money so that I’d have enough, y’know! I’ve got three months worth of my allowance with me!

Touri: It’s normal to bring a lot if you’re shopping, right?

…Well, if you don’t have enough money on the off chance, I wouldn’t mind lending some to you.

(Some time passes)

Niki: There’s only ten minutes left until the store opens…! Whaa, my heart’s gonna explode.

Mitsuru: I’m starting to think it’ll be a waste to eat it, y’know~ But I wanna eat it so I’m gonna, though!

Touri: …Yeah.

Mitsuru: Huh? You were so excited a while ago, Hime-chan. You’re not looking forward to it anymore?

Touri: I am but… doesn’t something feel weird?

Niki: What do you mean?

Touri: I mean, it’s a super popular dessert, right? So isn’t it weird that we’re the only ones lining up for it?

There should be a bigger line…

Niki: You think so? We went through so much trouble getting info on “tiantian”, so maybe it’s just because there’s not a lot of people who know about it~?

Mitsuru: Maybe they saw we were here already, so they went home.

Touri: I see…

Niki: Yeah. Anyway, look! I can hear people inside. They should be opening soon, right?

Touri: Hmm… Well, I guess I shouldn’t sweat the small stuff ♪

I hope they open soon~ I’m so excited! Quick, quick.

Niki: Ohhhhhh. They’ve finally opened their doors! 

Alright, onwards we go! Charge!

Mitsuru & Touri: Yeah~!

Niki: (Hmm… doesn’t look like they have “tiantian” on display…)

(Well, I get why they don’t if they’re just selling three of them. It’s like a secret menu thing.)

Um~ Please give us three “tiantians”.

(Hm? Why does the staff look confused?)

What? They’re all sold out for the day!?

W–Whaa…

Mitsuru: Ah, it looks like Shiina-senpai’s soul flew out! Shiina-senpai, come back to Earth~!

Touri: That’s weird. We were the first people here!

Mitsuru: They were all pre-ordered by that customer, you say?

Huh? We were the only people lining up, so where is this person?

Ah! There’s one man who lined up after us, y’know!

Touri: What do you mean he pre-ordered them!? Isn’t that cheating? We’ve been here first thing in the morning~!

If we knew we could pre-order them, then we should’ve done that from the very beginning! Then I wouldn’t have to feel this way!

Uuu… I feel so frustrated… Who’s the jerk who stole our “tiantians”!?

Niki: …Hm?

HOLD ON A SECOOOOOOND!

Did you just say the person who pre-ordered them was Rinne Amagi!?

Don’t tell me… it was the idol from “Crazy:B”, Rinne Amagi!?

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[fanby-fckry]

Content Warning: Vent, food insecurity

I need to either convince Roommate #5 to drive me to return bottles or bite the bullet and start walking bags down to the store, myself. We’re going to need groceries, eventually, and have $7 in our bank account, yayyy.

I think there are enough bottles that, if I could get #5 to drive me, or manage several trips, myself, there’d be enough for groceries for the rest of the month, if we’re careful. CT upped our bottle return reward to 10¢ a bottle, and I can carry 4 bags, which’ll net me roughly $20 per trip. When #5 drives, we can get a good $100 out of it.

I’d been trying to eat healthier, actual fruits and/or vegetables, some things for my cholesterol my cardiologist recommended, but paycheck was short this month, so we’ve been a tightening our belts, and in fact, ran out, completely anyway.

We had to borrow money from my in-laws, money they expect back, as is their right, I guess, but honestly, if my son needed money for groceries, I think I would maybe make that a gift rather than a loan. Ulgh, this is why I don’t like asking them for things. I try to avoid it as much as possible, and I feel indebted when they so much as buy me a Christmas gift.

But whatever. If the paycheck comes in normal next month, then we can pay them back without too much issue.

We were just trying to feed 2 people on $300, and made the stupid mistake of impulsive takeout because the both of us were in pain and tired and neither felt up to cooking. Probably would’ve been better in the long run to have sleep for dinner and spend that money on groceries, but what’s done is done.

I’m kinda mooching food off the other roommates at this point. Mostly bread, peanut butter, and actual butter. But I don’t feel too bad about it because a.) survival trumps guilt 99% of the time for me, and b.) they mooch off of me when they don’t feel like driving to the grocery store, so it’s fine.

Still got some pasta and rice that’ll last a while, but probably not until next paycheck. Some frozen fruit I got last month, which I’ve been telling myself I will use wisely. Oatmeal, but idk how much. Fiancé has cup noodles, but I really cannot stand the texture of those, and I think I’ll wind up only being able to manage a few bites at a time if it comes down to that. So, not ideal.

I wish we’d bought canned beans. I could go for some beans. Maybe I will if I return bottles. The only grocery store in walking distance is expensive as fuck, but like, how much can they mark up canned fucking beans? Eh, probably a lot. I should wait until we have money to get groceries delivered from the cheaper place.

I have. Straight up stopped working out on an effort to conserve calories, but that’s not ideal. Especially for the whole ‘walk to return bottles’ thing. Walking that far is going to be a workout, and not doing my PT exercises in the meantime will increases the risk that it’ll hurt like a bitch and put me out of commission for a few days afterwards. But driving with #5 is going to be an exercise in restraint, lol. The worst place to be with him is in a car.

So uh, yeah. All around not having a great time right now.

[calloustotender]

i’ve realized very quickly—maybe too quickly, all things considered—that arizona feels something like a second home to me. i feel as comfortable here as i feel in nashville and i don’t know exactly what’s the cause, but i’m grateful for it. there are so few places in the world where i feel like i can exist comfortably, with my guard down.

the boys and i all agreed to take a break before flying to paris for the start of eras. zac and kayla went to new york. taylor and claudia to the smokey mountains, brian and his husband to…los angeles, i’m pretty sure. i was going to stay in nashville. i was so close to just spending time with jasmine and making sure everything at fruits and gdy were taken care of before being gone for an entire summer. i was gonna stay here, i swear.

but brian said to me: “your heart’s not in nashville, hayles.”

and i couldn’t really argue with that, could i?

so…i followed it to arizona.

we had a date to get done anyway, right? if i needed the excuse, it was that. but it turns out i didn’t need one, because he missed me like i missed him. his mama picked me up from the airport because he’s not clear to drive yet and that was…nerve wracking all by itself. jenny is lovely, but she sees right through me and i don’t think i like being seen that way. we caught up, little things. i could tell she was fighting a smile the entire time, though. you know the kinda smile from someone when they had a suspicion and they’re finally face to face with the reality that their suspicion was right?

yeah, that. it was that.

she knows.

oh, she knows.

but still, our date wasn’t real. we agreed it would be a pretend date. he’s still healing—his stitches are bothering him, his pain comes and goes, he’s still tired easily. my brain is still catching up to our current reality. none of this feels real to me yet and we’ve briefly talked about it. so…we agreed: pretend date for now. real date…soon. he said he knows we’ve been on dates before, but he wants the next one to be different. so we went out for lunch and we took the dogs to the park and he made sure i saw some palm trees and it was nice. it was comfortable. we still make each other laugh. the chemistry is still, somehow, there. maybe a little stronger? i’m nervous around him. i can’t look at him for too long without feeling like my heart is going to fucking obliterate my sternum. he held my hand on the walk and his fingers shook.

it’s still there.

but i’m staying at a hotel because we’re trying to take it slow. we know each other like the back of our hands, but we want to do this right. there’s a lot we have to work through, there’s a lot that i’m uneasy about. so…we’re giving each other space, and i’m thankful for it. i miss him when i leave, but i think the excitement of having to wait to see each other helps.

i’m sitting in his yard now, while he naps. i have a plate of raspberries and alf and murphy are playing in the grass. it’s warm and it smells like it’s gonna rain. i’ll probably go inside in a little to see what he wants for dinner…and i know his mama will probably stop by with something before he and i even have the chance to decide. and then—we’ll sit outside again, maybe with a guitar.

and it’ll be nice.

it’ll be peaceful.

[thmgau]

CHAPTER 22 - LANDING ON MERCURY [wattpad link]

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Test flights out in the field went better than expected. The group got the hang of it pretty quickly, & the two Celestials seemed pleased with their fast progress.

“Alright!” Kalani flew over to Spring & Storm. “I think we’ve got this!” “Perfect!” Spring said as she & Storm flew up as well. “We’re ready for our first stop: Mercury!” “Wait- Mercury?”

The group wasn’t sure if they had heard her right.

“Oh, c’mon. We told you about this yesterday. Our mom’s on Mercury. You have to go there.” “You think we can walk on Mercury’s surface? We’re humans!” “We never said you’d be walking.” “Ok. Fair.” “I suppose we’ll just be flying across Mercury then?” “Pretty much!” “Well, I’m not gonna question the logistics of that. Let’s hit it!”

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“Mr. Moon? Are you doing alright?”

Time poked xyr head through the door to Mr. Moon’s room. Mr. Moon lifted their head up from their arms, looking at Time with tears in their eyes.

“Oh, jeez. Worse than I thought.” Time sighed, walking into the room & sitting next to Mr. Moon. “Listen. Fate said Spring & Storm will return safely. It’ll be fine.” “But- But it’s been a DAY! It’s been one whole day since they left!” “It’s been 2000 years since Sun left. I’m sure they’re safe.” “Well, I’ve gotten used to that!” Mr. Moon sobbed. “I just want my kids back, Time!”

Time took a breath, wrapping one of its arms around Mr. Moon.

“I might not know exactly how you feel right now, Mr. Moon, so I can’t entirely relate, nor can I go down to Earth & get them myself. All I can do is listen. Hopefully letting your emotions out will make you feel better.”

Sniffling, Mr. Moon leaned novs head against Time’s arm.

“Thank you, Time..”

-

“Here we are!! Mercury!”

The group was now floating right outside of Mercury’s surface. None of them were entirely sure how this was possible, considering they were human, but that was the least of their concerns currently.

“Wow. Mercury is a lot blander than I thought it’d be.” “It’s Mercury. I don’t know what you expected.” “So.. what’s the plan?” “Well, none of us will be able to walk on the planet, due to how hot it is, which means you’re gonna have to fly.” “Good thing we had flight practice this morning.” “Hold on. You’re phrasing that like you’re not going with us.” “We’re not. Well.. I should phrase that better. We can’t.” “What? Why not?” “We’re the youngest Celestials out there. We wouldn’t last out there.” “But us humans can?” “Well, you’re the heroes.. from the prophecy. I assume you can.” “I mean, if we’re somehow able to breathe in space, I don’t see why we can’t survive Mercury.” “Good luck, you 5!” Spring grinned, waving them off.

The group sighed, descending down to Mercury. The more they entered the planet’s atmosphere, the hotter it got. Mercury was typically known for being hot during the day, so this made sense to the group.

Hovering right above the surface, the group started their search, chatting along the way.

“Jesus fuck, it’s smoltering here.” “I think the term is smoldering?” “I said what I said.” “Fair enough.” “When our high school counselor asked us where we’d be in 5 years, I’d never have guessed that ‘being on Mercury’ would be a plausible answer.” “Well, you know how it is.” “Yeah.” “..Do you think we should have asked what the person we’re looking for looks like?” “That would have been a good idea. We should have done that.” “C’mon. Who else is going to be on Mercury? Look at how BARREN this place is!” “Yea, totally barren. Aside from the thing staring at us.” “The huh?”

The group looked up ahead. A figure, far away, seemed to be looking right at them.

“I don’t see anything. It’s all blurry.” “I mean, it is kinda dusty here.” “Ok, but like.. that’s totally a person staring at us.” “Maybe it’s who we’re supposed to be looking for! C’mon!” “‘Lani, wait!”

Kalani flew ahead of the group, up to the figure. They were a lot taller up close (Kalani suspected they were around 10 feet tall), & it looked like their hair was made of fire. Their eyes were pure yellow, almost like they were glowing.

“Hello, ma’am &/or sir! Pleasure to meet you!”

The figure looked confused as the rest of the group caught up to Kalani.

“..What are you humans doing on Mercury?” they finally asked, after a minute. “You shouldn’t be able to survive here.” “Uh.. magic?” Nora shrugged. “Oh, c’mon. Magic can’t be our only explanation.” “It kind of literally is the explanation though. Because of the necklaces.”

The figure raised an eyebrow. “Necklaces?” “Oh, yea. I don’t suppose you’ve heard of the prophecy.” “I have. 5 heroes will emerge one day, something something good & evil. It was all Fate would talk about back at the Castle.”

Something clicked in the groups’ heads. This is who they’re supposed to be looking for!

“Oh! You’re from the Castle of Celestials?” “I- ..I was, yes.” “Why don’t you live there anymore, if you don’t mind us asking?” “Well..”

The Celestial clenched their fists.

“It’s.. a long story.” “It’s fine. We’ve got all day.” “You 5 are not going to sit here all day on Mercury waiting for me to tell my story.” “We’ve waited longer during our trip to Texas. Can you believe how hot it gets there?” “Of course. I’m the Sun, after all.”

Honesty, the group should have guessed that this was Sun. They literally have a symbol of a sun on their shirt.

“Well, from what we’ve been told, you’ve been here on Mercury for over 2000 years because of some.. Mr. Moon dude?”

Sun took a deep breath.

“Mr. Moon.. was my husband. After Juno shot me, I was dead, taking 200 years to recover. During this time, it seems that nov had forgotten about me.” “Well, if I didn’t see my future husband, wife, or spouse for 200 years, I might forget about them too.” “You humans don’t get it. You don’t just forget about someone you were in love with.” “So.. what did you do?” “We... we got into a fight, & eventually, I declared that I was going to Mercury. &.. here I am.” “Do you think you’d.. ever go back to the Castle?” “Not in a million years.” Sun crossed aer arms. “What about your kids, though? Spring & Storm?”

Sun froze at the mention of Spring & Storm.

“I... I miss Spring & Storm, but..” Sun stammered, trying to think of something to say. “They probably don’t remember me either. If Mr. Moon can forget about me so easily, then my own kids wouldn’t remember me, either.”

“But they do remember you! That’s the whole reason why we’re here!” “They- They do?” “Spring & Storm specifically requested that we heroes get you & Mr. Moon back together.”

A couple of tears (made of lava?) started flowing down Sun’s face.

“They remember me! My kids remember me!” Sun sobbed as ae spun around in joy. 

They came to a stop all of a sudden.

“But.. I don’t know if I want to return to the Castle.” they murmured. “As much as I love my kids, I.. can’t stand Mr. Moon. I can’t stand nova & novs glistening eyes, & novs beautiful smile, &-” “Sounds to me like you’re still into them.” Cherry said. “What? Of course not.” “Nobody describes someone they hate like that.” “Doesn’t Natalie describe Leslie like that all the time?” “She does?” “Listen, this isn’t about Natalie. The point is, I don’t think you hate Mr. Moon. It’s just been so long since you’ve last seen them, & the last memory you have of them is the fight. Maybe if you go & talk to nova again, you two will reconnect, or something. I don’t know.”

Sun sighed, taking what Cherry had just said in. Ae stepped away after a moment, aer hair & eyes starting to glow.

“You need to go.” they said. “Wait, we do? Why?” “Go. Now.”

Sensing that things could potentially get dangerous if they stayed, the group decided to heed Sun’s warning & leave. Before their departure, Nora told Sun to think about what Cherry had said before about Mr. Moon.

The trip out of Mercury was a lot faster than the trip into Mercury. Although, I suppose that’s how it is with most back-&-forth trips.

“Damn, that was crazy what you said back there, Cherrypop. It’s almost like you’re a real marriage counselor.” “Well, you know how it is with psychology majors.”

As the group left Mercury’s atmosphere, they met back up with Spring & Storm, who were waiting there patiently for them.

“Hey! Welcome back!” “Took you long enough. What happened down there?” “Well.. we talked with Sun &.. I don’t think they’re entirely open to reuniting with Mr. Moon.” “Aw.” “Well, that just means we’ve gotta enact Plan B!” “Plan B? What’s Plan B?” “Brace yourselves, because we’re headed to the Castle of Celestials!”

[jujumin-translates]

★ Main Story | Act 13 - Budding Spring | Chapter 14 - New RomiJuli

Masumi: (My next lecture was moved to Building A…)

Masumi: ?

Masumi: (Recruitment for summer internships, huh… Usually third years are the ones doing this kind of thing, though.)

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*Flashback*

Misaki: “Now’s not the time to be so leisurely. Students who are seriously considering things have their eyes set on getting an internship from the moment they enroll.”

*Flashback end*

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Masumi: …

Masumi: (Dad’s company’s name is on the list of companies that have done well in the past…)

Masumi: (Now that I think about it, they do have a promotion department. Maybe I can learn something useful for Director there.)

Masumi: (I could probably ask Dad to get me in, but…)

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*Flashback*

Izumi: “I appreciate the sentiment, but that requires a certain amount of knowledge to do, and right now you need to focus on yourself and Spring Troupe’s performance rather than on me, Masumi-kun.”

*Flashback end*

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Masumi: …

Mizuno: Now then, if you’ll excuse me.

Mizuno: Huh?

Masumi: Ah…

Mizuno: Hello. I didn’t know you were a Fuyou University student.

Masumi: Why are you at the Career Center?

Mizuno: Our company will be accepting interns this year. I came to do a briefing session regarding that.

Masumi: You’re the one doing that kind of thing?

Mizuno: I want to gain as much experience as I can while I’m still young, so I like to go around to all different kinds of departments.

Mizuno: It’d be rather troublesome if I didn’t know anything about the company when I eventually take over.

Masumi: …Do you really have to do that right now? Doesn’t it take up your free time as a college student?

Mizuno: It’s not necessarily a matter of having to do it. For me, it’s in part because I was interested in doing it to begin with.

Mizuno: But I’m glad I’m doing this because it lets me help the people I care about.

Masumi: …I see.

Mizuno: Seems like it’s a bit of a rough time for theater companies, with the details of the new Fleur Award having been announced.

Mizuno: If there’s anything I can do to help, please do let me know.

Masumi: Okay… Ah, the script’s been going well for Tsuzuru. He’s even more fired up than usual and he’s not overworking himself either.

Mizuno: Huh?

Masumi: It’s payment for answering my questions.

Mizuno: Thank you very much. I’m looking forward to your next performance.

Masumi: (Tsuzuru’s making good progress, so I’m sure it’s almost time to…)

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Tsuzuru: …What do you think?

Izumi: It’s really interesting! It definitely feels like a new RomiJuli!

Izumi: I had my ideas of what a RomiJuli sequel might be, but I never even considered something like this.

Izumi: What I like the most is that Sakuya-kun, Masumi-kun, and Chikage-san all have--.

Sakuya: We all have two roles!?

Sakuya: I’ve never had two roles as the lead before, but it seems like it’ll be a really fun challenge!

Masumi: It’s definitely something we couldn’t have done back during our first performance.

Izumi: For sure. It really feels like something we could only do now that we’ve made it this far.

Itaru: So there’s more characters this time because it’s set both in the past and the present in Verona?

Chikage: I never thought I’d be playing a role that connects the past to the present. I’ve got quite the responsibility.

Sakuya: It’s kinda fitting of you, in a way, Chikage-san!

Izumi: That’s definitely true.

Citron: I am happy that I have many more lines~!

Itaru: The two who ran away coming back all grown up is a simple approach, but definitely heartwarming.

Tsuzuru: This was my first time doing a sequel, so I wasn’t entirely sure what direction to take, but I wanted it to be something that deals with the root of the main conflict.

Tsuzuru: I thought that a happy ending after the two return home from their trip would be the most Spring Troupe-like conclusion for it.

Izumi: Yeah, I think it’s a very Spring Troupe-like RomiJuli sequel. Let’s get some copies together right aw--.

Tsuzuru: Ah, wait… I’d like to watch the rehearsals a bit more to get a better feel for things, so can we hold off on that?

Izumi: Alright, we’ll go ahead without printing the script in full. No matter how long it takes, let’s make this into something Tsuzuru-kun’s satisfied with.

Masumi: Fine. It’ll let Sakuya and Tsuzuru be more flexible with things considering how they’re “like that” now.

Tsuzuru: You don’t have to emphasize “like that” so much.

Sakuya: Ahaha, that is true.

Tsuzuru: Well, whatever, I’ll take it as a compliment.

Izumi: (I think we’re finally starting to see our usual Spring Troupe again.)

Izumi: (They were so nervous about the Fleur Award rankings, so it’s good to see them like this again.)

Izumi: (Let’s just hope all our preparations continue smoothly all the way up until the performance…)

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[ephemeralsx]

nesta is less impressive than feyre 1000% but we don’t gotta agree! for me? nesta was a straight mary sue training for a few weeks and sjm having the audacity to have the three of them compete in that blood rite and “earn” a title tbh. feyre died and actually earned her powers utm by winning those trials and figuring out the riddle then saving their entire country, therefore being gifted with her resurrection/powers.

what else has nesta done…kill a kelpie? chop off a choking man’s head after he got stabbed by elain and hold his head up in a cool savage way..? feyre helped saved adriata, an actual court, from hybern with mor in combat and winnow style, helped saved the citizens of velaris by using her powers to freeze all her opponents and choke them, jumped mid air to brutally kill hyberns lieutenant’s that helped lead the raid, she saved prythian a second time by her and rhys forging the cauldron back together with her hands. im just trying to tick through them while also being fair..nesta told beron to help with the humans is that one? eris ultimately had to force his dad out to go help in the war and said that’s how it happened himself when he told feysand how they ended up there, there was no mention of “nesta convinced beron and autumn to come help in the war” did she help with the human queens? ultimately they ended up betraying the night court and only helped with the book bc of rhys sending the letter about being in love with feyre and wanting to save the humans for her.

she barely trained with the powers she had..am i missing the impressive parts? people make her sound far more impressive than she is funnily enough but again we don’t have to agree. if i’m missing any badass moments feel free to help me out here. she walked to the wall for feyre? feyre would’ve kept going back to the wall and wouldn’t have given up on trying to find her sister, might be a bit unfair but true, she went once and gave up, the gesture was sweet and heartfelt but what did she do? she never saved feyre and anytime elain got saved? it was feyre and az saving her

her one standout moment is saving feyre, rhys and nyx’s lives. and the other was when she weilded the trove in the prison (but anyone can wield the trove so we’ll get to see another character so the same thing in the next books, bc we know someone else likely will be using the crown, mask or harp, the swords are nesta’s but not the others. she’ll have the rest of the powers that are left over and her swords or im guessing that’s how it’ll go. maybe she’ll raise another dead army? that was cool too and would be sick? aside from this, feyre again easily is more impressive as a character.

just because nesta lashes out with her emotions at others and that’s relatable doesn’t make her the most complex character either, we’ve seen all of them lash out in anger or have cold/badass moments, again some of y’all make her sound WAY more interesting and badass than she really is. She did a few things in one book and suddenly she’s a warrior to her fans despite barely being trained? Please 😂

first of all let me just say that i love your strong opinion and that you don’t beat around the bush. kinda refreshing hahaha

i do agree with the fact that feyre had more accomplishments if you list everything from the past 4 books. however i think nesta is impressing not because of her accomplishments but because of her growth in her character. she obviously had/has a lot of mental problems and to overcome them is not an easy thing, especially if you don’t have anyone you can rely on. trauma is a bitch. so yes, feyre was more “badass”, but for me nesta is equally impressive in other matters.

i do agree with the warriors part. training for like not even 4 months and winning the blood rite? ehh, i was proud of them but it was so unrealistic and i would have preferred it if they didn’t win. BUT what i too find unrealistic that feyre became high lady so easily. don’t get me wrong, i love that for her, but she was illiterate not even 2 years ago and now she has this great responsibility that is definitely too big for a 21 year old. but she seems to manage pretty well, so i’m not trying to demean her or anything but the hugh lady situation is the same as the warrior situation with nesta: both pretty unrealistic.

but i think that’s digging too deep since it’s just fiction so i guess anything is possible.