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#It's not just the English speakers who sing in drag
tetsunabouquet · 9 months
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Because @evelhak said she'd be interested in hearing Dutch parodies and funny folk songs, I will hereby share some of our funny music. First up, we have some classics of musical parodies in Dutch.
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This is a lyric video to a famous Dutch parody on Basshunter's Boten Anna. It's very nostalgic to me because of how it is low-key jumpstyle and that was such a dance craze when I was growing up.
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The aforementioned parody that reframes the Dutch love song, 'Ademloos' (breathless) to be about a frustrated mistress who is fed up with her lover and just wants him to go back to his wife. Waardeloos means worthless, and throughout the song they roast him including an entire bridge just comprised of words ending with 'loos' such as hopeloos (hopeless) and smakeloos (tasteless). I am willing to bet my money Izuki Shun from KNB and Joco from Shaman King would appreciate this bridge. It is sung by three Dutch drag queens, which gives this song a layer of gay to. (I wanted to share the video to a more recent parody that got quite big, which is Ponkers doing Justin Bieber's Sorry but it is age restricted. IDK why, perhaps it is the Justin persona having sung about accidentally killing Selena's Gomez cat that he pretends to bury at the beach and touching on the disturbing cut 4 Bieber thing). Some funny Dutch folk songs:
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The aforementioned song about the woman who loses her panties at the pub which she suspects to be stolen by the owner and she laments how cold her ass is. (Cor is Toos' husband who plays the accordion, before anyone wonders wtf the dude is as only the woman sings) (also, considering the name appeared twice, to anyone wondering how to pronounce 'Toos', it is like 'Toast' but without the t at the end)
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Sung by Connie Schouman, this is 'Een Beetje Geld Voor Een Beetje Liefde' meaning 'A Little Bit of Money For A Little Bit Of Love'. This comes from a collection of Dutch old dirty songs. Obviously from the song's title, this song is about a prostitute with lyrics such as 'Wanneer je me zoekt, ik zit in de yab-yum, verdien dan mijn boterham met mijn tum-tum' which means, 'When you are looking for me, I am at the Yab Yum, where I earn my money with my tum-tum. ' I love that rhyme so much. (Yab Yum was an old famous brothel and tum-tum are Dutch candy produced by Lemco. They're especially popular during winter season with bags of Dutch holiday candy such as pepernoten mixed with tum tums. Tum tum gummies are my 2nd favorite type of gummies in the world and minor confession time, but when I wrote in that one headcanong of Murasakibara getting addicted to cannabis candy as an young adult I felt that because cannabis based tum tums are my fucking kryptonite).
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This is a little less folk but it is a comedic song sung by famous Dutch comedian, actor and singer Wim Sonneveld. He is regarded as one of the big 3 of the Dutch cabaret after the WWII period. Tiny bit of trivia, but my grandmother loved this song and named my mom after it. So every time I listen to this song I am grinning at the lyrics with warmth because Margootje's stubborn and silly nature does reflect on my mom.
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honeybubblegumpink · 1 year
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"Maye I have this dance? " |
Gojo satoru
Short , short , fluffy ,fluff, puff
An: gojo satoru is definitely the type to sing along to a slow dance. So romantic (*˘︶˘*).。.:*♡
Not proof red. English is not my first language .
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Gojo satoru is definitely the type to sing when the two of you are slow dancing. It can be in the living room at 3am or outside when its raining. He will sing.
And you don't mind it because he has a lovely voice and it makes you fall in love with him again .
Gojo satoru will randomly take your hand, his around your waist pulling you toward him and start dancing . Which makes you laugh a little
" what so funny , pretty " he called you
" nothing " you shake your head and just dance with him.
But this time it was little different. You see him turning the speaker on , connecting the it to his phone and then starts making his way toward you. Where you were sitting on the sofa in your pj's.
" my lady? " he said extending his hand out
" what's the occasion today? " you said gently putting you hand on top of his.
" what? I can dance with my lovely girlfriend ? " he said pulling you towards him, the music started to play on que
You wrapped you arms around his neck as his where around your waist. And you guys started to dance to the music
It was quite for a couple of minutes untill satoru spoke.
" I'm grateful "
" for what ? '' you said looking at him
" for having you of course " he chuckled
" but seriously I'm really grateful for having you. You make me feel like I'm gojo satoru not for the strongest but for who I really am. You make me feel loved , you make me feel at home , you make me feel that I'm not alone " he said slowly dragging you to the beat of the song
" if we ever meet again in our next life I won't hesitate to choose you again. And I will do what ever it takes to make you mine again and again..." His words makes you heart melt
" guess I'm stuck with you forever huh? " you said Chuckling , can't help but kiss him by the neck
" you fucking bet " he said and started to sing to song that was playing and can't help but join
" Wise men say "
"Only fools rush in"
"But I can't help falling in love with you"
"Shall I stay?"
"Would it be a sin"
"If I can't help falling in love with you?"
"Like a river flows"
"Surely to the sea"
"Darling, so it goes"
"Some things are meant to be"
"Take my hand"
"Take my whole life, too"
"For I can't help falling in love with you"
"Like a river flows"
"Surely to the sea"
"Darling, so it goes"
"Some things are meant to be"
"Take my hand"
"Take my whole life, too"
"For I can't help falling in love with you"
"For I can't help falling in love with you"
The song ended and the two of you locks eye, his ocean blue met your lips without a word the two of you shared a passionate kiss.
" damn it " satoru laugh a little after the two of you pulled away form the kiss
" you be the end of me someday " you playfully punch his chest
" and you are stealing my heart everyday , you thief " which he just laughed more
" well we both doomed " he says before tackling you on the sofa.
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xoxoxoz · 11 months
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Lee Youngseo x F!reader
📝: You and Youngseo have been keeping your relationship on the down low since R U Next began. But the moment one contestant found out the truth, there was no point of hiding anymore
⚠️: fluffy YoungY/n type of fic, Youngseo tops in the relationship but not in a nsfw way (does that make sense😭), reader is in the Bad Boy group with Jiwoo, Jeongeun and Chanelle, English speaker reader, reader is an 05
For: @strawbseo
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“Yesss Y/n, your vocals are vocallingggg” Chanelle praised with a dramatic click of her fingers.
You had to cover your mouth to laugh. “You’re making me shy”
“What does vocalling mean?” Jiwoo asked as she scratched her head.
“It’s just a silly expression to say that Y/n’s vocals are super good” the half American explained.
Jiwoo slowly nodded her head. “So if I said her singing is singinging…”
“Mmm doesn’t work like that”
The two walked off as Chanelle tried explaining the phrase in a better way and Jeongeun followed them. You mentally patted yourself on the back just before an arm rested around your shoulder.
“Hey, beautiful” your girlfriend whispered closely in your ear.
You hid your face in her chest. An advantage for Youngseo because she was taller than you. “Hi, Youngie”
“Your vocals never fail to blow me away. I kept messing up in my group practice because I was focusing on you more” She giggled.
“Is that why I heard Moa Unnie scolding you?”
“Yep. It was hard finding an excuse”
“It better have been a good one” You playfully warned.
“Yah, what’s happening over here? Are you two a couple now or something?” Yunah teased while wrapping her long arms around you and Youngseo.
“We’re actually married. We made that official with our cheese rings last night” Youngseo replied smoothly.
“Last night? I would’ve wifed up Y/n the moment we met” Yunah winked at you, causing you to blush and hide in Youngseo’s chest again.
“Hey back off, she’s mine” You heard your girlfriend say in a tone that you couldn’t decipher.
Yunah laughed it off and ran away to annoy Minju who was eating Jihyun’s snacks. You pinched your girlfriend’s cheek as hard as you could.
“OW!”
Going on your tippy toes, your lips matched height with her ear. “You need to learn to control your emotions or else we’re gonna get caught”
“Ow ow ow im sorry! I didn’t like what she said” Youngseo whined before you released her now reddening cheek.
“Just don’t be too obvious, babe”
“Can I kiss you?”
“Youngseo…”
“It’ll be a quick one!”
You looked around the room and thankfully no one was paying attention to you or your whiny girlfriend. “Fine. But let’s go and get snacks. I’m kinda hungry”
Youngseo grabbed your hand and started walking towards the doors but Jiwoo stepped right in front to block your path.
“And where are you two going?”
“Just getting snacks” Youngseo replied happily.
“And you’re taking Y/n?”
“She was the one who asked me to go with her. Don’t worry Jiwoo Unnie, we’ll be back before you know it!”
Jiwoo sighed and stepped aside. “Alright. Bring me something back while you’re at it. Wonhee ate everything in my bag”
“No worries, Unnie. Bye~”
Your girlfriend continued to drag you down the halls where the vending machines were located. Your sparkling eyes scanned over the delicious chips and drinks provided.
Youngseo’s sparkling eyes, however, were all on you. Her arm went around your waist and her smile seemed to grow impossibly bigger than before. “You’re so pretty, Baby. Do you know that?”
Thank God for the air conditioner inside the building otherwise you would’ve melted to the ground by now. You covered your face and started squealing. “Stop it!”
“But I’m telling the truth. You’re beautiful and I’m so lucky to call you mine” she continued to say while she kissed your head. “Now which snacks would you like?”
You peeked through your fingers. “The spicy chips please”
“Alright…but give me kiss first” Youngseo quickly said and puckered her lips.
You held her cheeks and kneaded them like dough. “You’re so frustrating but so cute”
“Kiss kiss kiss~” she chanted a bit too loud that you jumped into kissing her on the lips.
It was strong enough to almost knock her down but she managed to keep her balance by squeezing your waist. You finished the kiss with 3 more pecks before you pulled away.
“There, can I get my chips now?”
“Mmm, there’s an extra kissing fee”
“For what?!”
“Because I’m your girlfriend and I need more kisses or else I’ll die”
“Stop being dramatic! We’re always together 24/7”
Youngseo pouted. “Just a few more and I won’t ask again”
Rolling your eyes, you kissed her gently this time. It let Youngseo savour the taste and warmth of your soft lips and the feeling of your small hands caress her nape.
Neither of you wanted the moment to end.
But a loud gasp caused you two to separate.
Chanelle stood there with her jaw slacked. “I-I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to interrupt—whatever is going on”
“Chanelle Unnie! I-I uh…Let us explain” you panicked in English.
“Hey woah there sister, you don’t need to explain anything. I’m not a snitch” she chuckled. “Sorry for my reaction, I was just not expecting for this to happen”
“I’m sorry, I’m a bit worried about what the others would say—“
“The others? Honey, we all know you two are practically married. We just like to tease you to see if the truth would come out sooner. Took longer than expected” Chanelle spoke with a smile.
“Wait, everyone knows?” Youngseo asked while holding your hand.
“We talk about your chemistry a lot so you can call us your biggest YoungY/n fans. But the only thing we have to say is that you two should be careful especially since we have cameras everywhere. Last thing we want is for your debut spot to disappear when Korea finds out. You know how they are”
“Yes Unnie we’ll be super careful” Your girlfriend said.
“You two are cute together. Don’t lose that spark. I’ll go back now and you should too. Can’t keep them waiting” Chanelle winked before running off.
Youngseo pulled you into a back hug and took a whiff of your floral scented hair. “You feel better now?”
You leaned back into her long arms and sighed with content. “Absolutely. At least we can act normal around each other when the cameras are off”
“Oh for sure. Will be giving you all the kisses we’ve missed these past days”
“Come on, let’s buy the snacks now. I’m gonna pass out from starvation soon”
Youngseo pulled out her credit card. “Yes ma’am. We need to get Jiwoo Unnie’s chips too”
While the taller girl was inserting the card and buying the snacks, you leaned up to kiss her cheek. “Thanks again, Youngie. I love you”
“I love you more” She giggled and quickly kissed your lips before grabbing the packets of chips.
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eoieopda · 2 years
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First off, congrats on 1k 👏👏👏👏 you are so incredible at writing and when I followed I assumed I was late finding you but it appears to be I came in early(?) on time, any who…
More than you know - Axewell /\ Ingrosso
With Jungkook 🙃
Thank you if you do this ❤️ keep up the great writing 🥰😎
tysm sweet bb! i’m so glad you found me, whenever and however you did 🫶🏻 also, this is such a banger omfg. i had to physically get up and jump around my bedroom, lol.
listen here
ft. truly the most chaotic and adorable jungkook i’ve written to date, i think. this is also the first 1k drabblepalooza piece to literally include the inspo. song, which feels kind of fitting since it’s the last one!
you had your reasons, you had a few / but you knew that I would go anywhere for you / ‘cause it ain't over, until she sings
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A slump.
There was no other way to put it. You were simultaneously too wired to sleep, and too tired to do much of anything else. Above all, you were bored. No matter how many times you checked your phone, the time on the home screen never seemed to change. The seconds slid by like syrup, sticking to everything as they passed.
Ugh.
Jungkook should have been home from work hours ago. When he wasn’t, he swore up and down that he was nearly finished with whatever it was that held him up. As soon as he did finish, he’d said, he’d be right there to keep you company and keep you occupied. Unfortunately for you, that last text was sent more than two hours ago.
You’d watched so many episodes of Sailor Moon in the meantime that you felt your brain turning to doenjang.
Listless, you flopped back onto your mattress with your arms outstretched on either side. As you did, your phone slipped out of your hand, over the edge of the bed, and onto the floor. You stared after it but didn’t bother to grab it. It wasn’t doing you any good, anyway.
Stretched out over the mattress, it dawned on you how rarely you got the opportunity to take up this much space. Now, you could truly bask in it: the newfound ability to spread out without arms around your waist, or a head resting on your chest, or a leg flung over your side to keep you close while you slept. It also dawned on you that you actually kind of hated feeling this untangled.
Between you and Jungkook, you certainly weren’t the clingy one. As he’d once lovingly phrased it, you were a cactus. You didn’t need constant attention or physical contact to thrive — just some, now and then, in moderation. Low maintenance. Jungkook, on the other hand, said he needed enough to drown in. Until now, this assessment seemed spot-on.
Of course, you’d never dream of telling him that his neediness had — shockingly — rubbed off on you. If Jungkook knew that his affection was missed this badly, you’d have to have him surgically removed.
Eventually, your eyes began burning from the way you’d zoned out, staring at the ceiling. You closed them and, like a child, you made a wish: When they open again, Jungkook will be standing in the doorway. So, you kept them closed to increase the likelihood of your wish coming true.
And you waited, waited, waited…
You might’ve stayed asleep if there wasn’t a car honking emphatically outside your window. There was intermittent shouting, too, and — music?
Sitting up, you tried to rub the sleep from your eyes. As it turned out, it was confusion — not exhaustion — that kept them narrowed. With a groan, you dragged yourself to your feet. Then, you stumbled through the dark towards your balcony door. As you slid open the glass pane and stepped out in the cold, you braced yourself.
Oh god.
Standing on the sidewalk with a boombox at his feet was one Jeon Jungkook. You didn’t recognize the song that was absolutely blaring from the speakers, but his chaotic charm was nothing new. Truthfully, you couldn’t tell which of those two things had drawn more of the onlookers’ attention.
“I just need to get it off my chest,” he belted — in English — with his eyes shut tightly and his raised fist shaking in the air. It was the most absurd display of exaggerated emotion you’d ever seen out of him; and that was saying something. Judging by his smirk, he found himself immensely entertaining, too.
“Yeah, more than you know!”
You snorted, but immediately slapped a hand over your mouth. As hard as it was, you tried to keep your laughter off the list of noise complaints you’d surely receive. Across the street, an old man shoved his head out the window just to bark, “Babo, hajima!”
“Yeah, more than you know.”
Jungkook’s eyes flew open, focusing hard on you. His fist opened, too. With one finger extended, he let his arm drop slowly until he was pointing right at you. As if you weren’t blushing badly enough, he wiggled his hips in time with the music, “You should know that, baby, you’re the best.”
Torn between swooning and dying of embarrassment, you expected to drop at any moment. There was a young couple sitting at a bus stop a few meters behind Jungkook that showered him with praise, though. Ever the crowd-pleaser, Jungkook pointed finger guns at both men and shot them a wink, too.
“Jungkookah!” You whined loudly enough for him to hear but — hopefully — quietly enough to avoid further upset. You could no longer restrain the full, belly laugh that made your shoulders shake.
“Sorry I’m late!” He shouted back, entirely unbothered by the passersby who heckled him. “Also I’m sorry for forgetting my keys!”
Your eyebrows shot up into your hairline. In your confusion, you forgot your manners; you yelled down through wheezing laughter, “You what? Is that what all this was for?”
Jungkook was beaming more brightly than you’d ever seen when he shrugged, “Well, you didn’t answer when I texted or called. What else was I supposed to do?”
Before you could even think to ask after the stereo he’d somehow acquired, you ran to the door and headed for the stairwell. Hopefully, you could whisk your boyfriend away before someone called the police to do the same.
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patrickbaeddman · 5 months
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went to a show for the first time since neutral milk hotel in 2014. so it's literally been 10 years, not counting places where bands were playing in the background or that i was dragged to and didn't care about or like, raves. it was very interesting, i learned a lot. some observations
it's not that loud. my speakers at home can almost get that loud. i was right next to the speakers, too. i was also right next to some girls. the girls were way louder than the bands. girls can scream really loud, huh? so powerful.
it's a losing game to try to dance to shoegaze, but, other people clearly don't care about the drums as much as i do. they literally don't dance to the drums. i thought that's what sort of set the pace and style of dancing
i guess, unless it's very interesting in some other way, i need music to be kinda fast to enjoy it live. this was like normal alternative rock music and i was trying to dance and the fact that literally nothing happens musically was really messing me up. it's interesting that most normal alt rock sort of pauses the music part to allow us to hear someone singing lyrics written in the 1,000 most common english words. i don't usually listen to this sort of thing so it was sort of extraordinary to hear it.
girls love music. there were like a million hot girls there and it wasn't even like a girly band, i was under the impression it was an internet band for internet boys. and they weren't just with their boyfriends, they were with other girls. or alone. or lesbians. inspiring
kids love music. there were a bunch of teenagers there, i'm pretty sure. two people behind me looked like, 14. they acted 14 also. they seemed confused and were constantly asking each other about why things were the way they were. 'why are there people like, right up front...' one said weakly. i almost answered some of their questions, but i decided to just keep listening in
you have to go early if you want merch or to be in the pit or to see the band. i basically knew this but it's good to confirm. also how you open up a pit at this kind of show is a mystery to me but if i was in there i definitely would have moshed
i mostly focused on spying on other people, not the bands. one group of girls next to me were so excited for these middle aged rock men, it sort of filled me with awe. they were screaming and everything. for normal alt rock men. i think that's beautiful. another pair of friends were talking about being autistic and how they were bored and should have brought stim toys. hot girls. hot girls were talking like this. i may need to go out more often
i did try flirting with some girls by getting in the merch line and then offering them my spot since i didn't want merch. i was going to do this to the hottest girls that walked past, but then i realized i would defintiely have to tap them on the shoulder to get their attention, so i decided to give it to the hottest trans girls that walked past, so as not to cause an international incident. indeed, the pair of trans girls i picked needed to be shoulder tapped to get them to talk to me, and they did not seem happy about it. i think they didn't realize i was trans, i must have just looked like a creepy gynecomastia band guy. i did wear a band t-shirt and cargo pants and boots. the type of girls i want to flirt with and hang out with would be nice to creepy guys, anyway, though, so i chose wrong. nevertheless, i told them they were beautiful, which was true, and left to go up to the stage.
something extraordinary happened towards the end of the show. everyone was filming with their phones, and as you know, the most notable things tend to happen at the end of shows. like, songs everyone's excited about, or whatever. the finale. so, when the band began playing a certain song, everyone got out their phones, held them up high, and began filming. of course, i was surrounded entirely by women. who all simultaneously lifted their arms... perfume and deodorant can't cover up all body odor after one has been dancing (or, at least, standing sweatily) for more than an hour. i smelled something incredible. it might have been all worth it for this.
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sizzlingpatrolfox · 6 months
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I thin it's also because he kinda of has a deep voice? And as you said he also doens't sound someone who's best at korean too and it's because there's an accent to his speaking and his voice is deep and like the way his tongue rolls while speaking you can immediately say he's not a smooth speaker even in his native language. Jimin has a little bit of that when speaking English, like you can tell it's different for him to pronounce certain words or they sound a bit different but he's like wayyyyyy better than taehyung like taehyung's 98% English singing goes above my head while in jimin's case it's just few words only and he sounds GREAT and very smooth in Angel song so he's improved.
In my opinion RM (his voice is also deep but of course he knows the language and is fluent), yoongi, and jungkook these are the three who's English has no accent atleast to yg's and jungkook's so they do pronounce the English words better than other members. Then comes jimin definitely. This is just about the pronounciation part and nothing about them knowing the language and all.
No, it definitely has nothing to do with the tone of his voice.
I personally don't think Jungkook or Yoongi speak without an accent either, and a lot of times I don't understand Jungkook when he sings in English. Yoongi drags his word and has the same issue as Taehyung when speaking any language imo. He just doesn't open his mouth around the words.
Twice's English version of "can't stop me" comes to mind, because it came out around the time BTS were promoting dynamite and I remember listening to it and couldn't help comparing how good their English was and how bad BTS are, in comparison. And I don't think twice are fluent, either. Because it doesn't have to do with being fluent, they just probably practiced a lot before recording the song, the same way I think I've seen Jungkook say he practiced or the same way Jimin was studying English for like two years.
Maybe something could be said about stylistic choices in the pronunciation or intonation for Taehyung when he sings, like Jimin sings English differently in like crazy vs how he sings in butter or we don't talk anymore cover. You can tell he's making choices on how to sing them. But Taehyung sounds the same when speaking English too, so it can't be passed off as stylistic choice.
A lot of people who are native English speakers make it extremely hard to understand what they're singing a lot of times because of these stylistic choices. It's not singing, but just last night I was watching some clips from my policeman with Harry Styles because it's been a while since I've watched the movie and didn't remember some scenes. And he's not really a good actor, but I kept thinking how much his way of speaking affects his acting lol. I was literally thinking that his acting might even improve if he worked with with a speech coach. Just something about the inflection of his voice and the lack of emotion when he speaks, even though he's able to sing acapella really well and lovely. But when he talks he just doesn't have that emotion. Likewise, there's no emotion in Taehyung's singing either.
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j0kers-light · 2 months
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Hey <3 What would Joker think about a reader who speaks lots of languages? Does he speak multiple as well? Would he learn some together with the reader? Or does he not really pay attention to that? Have a lovely day~
Hey hi my love!! 🖤✨
It’s a beautiful day actually and my brain is running a mile a minute to answer this. As someone who is trilingual, (and working on learning more) I find it tricky to answer this ask from Joker’s perspective. 
Because on one hand learning a new language is both daunting and fun; anyone can do it! However it does have a tendency to pinpoint origin and define you as a person. 
Joker knowing a different language (in my opinion) is too risky given his strict, “I have an untraceable past” reputation. If he starts speaking a different language, it can be traced back to his past.
So no. I don’t think Joker would bother learning a different language. He speaks English and sarcasm. Now if it were for the betterment of his Light? He might?
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Joker believes that pain translates the same across all languages, so why bother trying to understand what a person is saying as they plead for mercy?
He doesn’t have the need to pick up a new language so English it is!
That all changes when he meets his Bunny who is a foreign speaker. And ohh boy, he wasn’t prepared.
Your accent, the speed in which you talk.. Joker finds it downright sexy! Everything you say has a bit of a kick to it.
He doesn’t know a word you’re saying most of the time and you use that to your advantage when you’re upset with him. 
You stop talking in English and rant in your mother tongue leaving Joker standing there like 👁️🫦👁️
Joker is a certified simp. We know this. He instantly bricks up hearing you speak, especially if you say something during sex that he can’t translate. Horn-Y to the point of no return. 🥵
He is in awe how you speak multiple different tongues in the same conversation, simply because you can. 
One minute you are cracking a joke in English, you pause to listen to someone speak (insert language) and then you reply in a third; effectively blowing J’s mind.
You are constantly translating in your head and thinking of the correct consonants and vowels to use while still engaging in conversation.
It takes a sharp mind and loads of patience that Joker greatly admires. How you do it? He’ll never understand but it’s definitely hot.
Joker finds out that you know to sign and can read Braille too by accident; what are you? A walking Rosetta Stone? At this point what language do you not know?
Imagine his disbelief when he discovers you can sing certain songs in several more languages…
Joker dubs you his Google translate and if he needs assistance, best believe he’s asking for your help. 
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You turn to glare at your boyfriend in disdain. He really dragged you out of bed for this. “I don’t know Mandarin, Joker.” You say for the fourth time.
Your response isn’t what J was expecting and his wide grin slowly falls from his face. Tense seconds pass as he hides his disappointment. “Bunny… you know a loT of languages..”
“Yes, but not..” You pinch your nose with a sigh. You are not an automated translator that J assumes you to be. You don't know every language! (that would be so cool btw)
The best course of action is letting Joker's hopes and dreams down softly. “It’s a rather hard and complicated dialect to learn, J.”
“And that mumbo jumbo you sang the other day wasn’t hard?!”
You drew a blank at him cutting you off. “J, what are you talking about?”
“Uhh you sa~ng in the car jusT fine, what's stopping ya now?” He grumbled. It took you a minute to remember what he's talking about and even then, you're still confused.
“Joker. That was Hebrew. Completely different language. Omg, are you really that racist?” You ask.
The poor guy that Joker abducted will just have to wait until you and J finish arguing to confess that he's fluent in English. He's too invested in this discussion to interrupt.
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So that was a self insert head canon anon sorry not sorry. 🤣🤣🤣🥴 To clear the air. 
I can speak English, Greek, and Spanish. Although I can read and comprehend Spanish better than speaking it. 😭
I began learning French and Russian when I was in school but dropped it for personal reasons. Oh! I totally forgot that my boss was teaching me Vietnamese for two years back in the day lol.
I can sing certain songs in Hebrew, Danish, Latin, Spanish, French, and Japanese. I also poorly translated a few chapters of a book in German out of desperation until the official release was published in English. 🙃 I'm a menace.
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alottamoney · 1 year
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as someone who speaks english as a second language, I’m so bummed out by people dragging someone for their english. like you definitely don’t have to like it, and he’s not holding a gun to your head to listen to him, but reading some of the comments on twt just makes me feel a type of way about not being a native speaker… and the worst part is that most of the comments about his english come from people who are in the same position as me, so what kind of internalised hate is going on there 🫤
and this isn’t to say that people shouldn’t discuss his pronunciation (or rather enunciation), but they’re not discussing it, they’re just saying he should stop singing in english, and that’s fucked up
While he has the right tone for it, the garbled words are distracting. Idk if it's an English problem, didn't they say he has an interesting way of speaking Korean too.
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sugar-petals · 3 years
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can you give us more thoughts about domestic yoongles? the taemin's one (wich I love) just made me miss the cat boy so much ;o;
i have a phd in househusband yoongi so let me fire out some ideas for ya.
myg at home headcanon
🐱 word count. 1.9k | fluff, slice of life, slight nsfw mentions, x reader, bullet points
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The doorbell sound is a recording of Yoongi imitating a doorbell. He’s such a meme. Ceci n'est pas une pipe.
Seemingly, he teaches himself a new recipe every week. To perfection. Yoongi is very particular about sticking to the recipe and wielding his kitchen tools in the right way. He collects knives, olive oil, and still hates cutting onions.
He separates sleep time, work time, and couple time as the holy trinity. For each, he switches his mood.
Blushes easily no matter for how long you’ve been together.
Establishes his own radio show where he DJs at one point.
Yoongi keeps an extreme track on the garbage schedule. He knows exactly what is due when. Separating the trash is a must. That includes sorting out fake friends trying to get between your relationship. Your social circle as a couple is extremely deliberate.
Yoongi deems himself a terrible host for guests. Unless Hoseok is there to drag him out, it's true he rather stays in the kitchen or at the barbecue preparing the menu courses rather than making small talk. He leaves the hospitality bits to you, however you want to go about it.
What he lacks in conversing with guests, he makes up in bed, God is absolutely fair.
He sings and hums pretty often and has his own vernacular of extraterrestrial uwu noises. It's an alphabet that you have to yet decipher but it's incredibly cute.
Self-made paintings everywhere around his house. 
Yoongi hasn't gone clubbing since grammar school. The most he does is going to a restaurant at lunch with very close friends. And always in a work context. His private life is so secluded from everything else and paparazzi just don't spot him anywhere, Dispatch thinks he must live abroad.
Very well, he does consider his big ole house a separate country. It's a living organism with a studio, gym, trophy room, small-size basketball court, and vastly equipped kitchen. A home theater as well, he likes American movies (like Inception) and Korean action genres, and you can stream whatever you fancy in there whenever you like. 
Yes, he has underwear with cute little bears on.
There's even a little pond in the backyard. Yoongi, Pisces he is, likes fishes after all. Sometimes he sits at the edge of the 'Little Ole Min Lake (LOML)' and stares into the water for literal hours with his chin parked on his palm.
His fridge is so high-tech and futuristic, even Yoongi is rendered clueless by its AI sometimes. The washing machine, too.
Yoongi watches RuPaul’s drag race. What did you expect? He finds it so humorous.
Owns lord knows how many comic collections.
Favorite holiday destination: New York.
Christmas is basically 50% you unveiling new music equipment to him in the garage and Yoongi almost fainting at the sexiness of it. The other 50% is spent holding hands and orgasm after orgasm until the new year since you loose track of time.
Goes on long rants why he’d marry you again every weekend.
Making you presents is his specialty. Always accompanied with a hand-written note. He writes a lot of things by hand for you in general. Texting, basically never. Always on paper.
No sex without a blanket and socks on. Yoongi gets cold very very easily and just doesn’t like showing skin. You buy him a heated blanket for his birthday, he even uses it in his studio chair.
Chronically addicted to making out.
Matching black outfits and glasses.
Laughs at even your worst jokes or phrases you didn’t expect you even uttered.
Yoongi owns the phoniest, most secretive-looking black car ever and nobody knows about it. Even he forgets he owns it, in fact he genuinely acts like it just doesn’t exist. Hilarious. And that guy has a level 1 Korean driver's license. Which allows him to drive trailers and busses and fucking trucks, and construction machines, let that sink in.
It's really a genius curse. Yoongi being put to the test will always deliver but he won't choose to execute his full skillset if he doesn't have to. Well, pragmatic. He's not as phony as he thinks he is, which is even more hilarious.
He uses that behemoth of a car so scarcely because he'd rather have things delivered to his doorstep and he's stingy with gas. Also, he doesn't like traffic and driving because of the traumatic shoulder accident and his tendency to space out. Translation: You drive that thing... that monster... it really is an impressive, fast, and scary machine. 
If someone devious ever even remotely manages to invade his privacy and get past the doubly-installed security system, he has enough money to deal with it no matter what.
If it concerns your privacy, he's a red belt. And owns Jin's number if a taekwondo master is required. Jimin's if it needs someone with kendo skills.
If Yoongi needs someone to go on a complete rampage, Jungkook lives just down the block. He can sprint to Yoongi's bunker I mean mansion within 45 seconds. 30 if it's very urgent. 20 if the reward is an instant ramen splurge with Yoongi's black card.
He has a sexy, glamorous sword collection hanging on the living room wall anyways, so. Who the hell is dumb enough to mess with him and his expensive lawyer in the first place.
But just in case, who knows... Yoongi settles matters shruggingly, anonymously, and with cash and he's too exhausted for violence, but don't underestimate his deter-min-ation and network for emergencies. Also, he is Agust D after all.
He will bonk a naughty burglar or kidnapper across the head with a wooden cooking spoon or take him down by throwing a basketball if the situation requires it. Damn, his reflexes are so fast, a feral cat in motion. So, lean back and sip on your drink of choice. Things are cared for.
If Yoongi is the one being kidnapped or a highly skilled stalker invades the property at night when he's fast asleep (nothing can wake this man during certain hours, strong REM right here): Don't forget that honeyboy is a Dodgers fan. There are signed baseball bats everywhere in this damn house.
In that sense, your parents visiting you here for the first time thought you were an undercover thug couple. Not to worry mom and dad, you both just like sports very much okay.
Yoongi walks around in all black clothes and the rooms are all seemingly dark. Even if you live together, you don't know his skin care routine. It's clear to you he's some sort of vampire.
Since Yoongi always forgets to remove his makeup, you made it a habit to wipe it down when he's about to pass out. He won't lie, he enjoys that kind of affection.
Holly is your resident child. You're essentially a family.
He insists to tackle this by himself, Yoongi sees his therapist monthly. Not shifting responsibility is something he's stubborn about and he pours his emotions into writing. You will do conversation about deeper stuff, but he says it's mostly up to him and his own mind. He dislikes burdening you or opening up too much and it's something to respect rather than force him about. If he wants to share a thought, he will. It doesn’t mean he can’t trust you or sucks at communicating (we know that he’s direct). Yoongi simply can’t put that much pain in such few words nor should you alleviate it for him.
Calls from the manager faze Yoongi as much as Jimin is bothered by gravity. If he’s busy kissing your body slow mo, who the hell dares to disturb his worship. 
This man had so many let-downs and interpersonal catastrophes in his life, he's super discerning with people. Because he rolls that way, during their first meeting Yoongi uses his psychology certificate on your friends. You see him squint at them, he listens very closely. After they pass the vibe check aka meow radar, he befriends them, too.
Yoongi doodles Grammy trophies everywhere to manifest them.
Yoongi shaves his legs.
All the sex toys he’s ever bought are black. Gotta vibe in style.
He spends ridiculous amounts of time in the studio but he's yours for the remainder of the night, breakfast, and he makes a lavish lunch and dinner.
Um, consider his head parked between your legs. The Hongkong line was not a joke.
Doesn’t mind you squishing his cheeks whenever and for how long you like. 
Every other weekend he gets flowers, vouchers, and gifts — not because of fans, they don’t know where his house is, but because he donates so much.
Namjoon often drops by and cleanses the area with his crystals.
Yoongi is a photography major so you can ask him to take professional, ceiling-high black and white shots of you.
Feeding each other food lovingly. Man, this guy got lips.
He set up a library just for you, in the exact historical aesthetic you like the most. Send him the link to any book you want, it's basically in the online shopping cart already. As I said, he wants to make you presents like every week.
Sometimes he sits on the other end studying English videos and vocab while you read. And yes, he's already 95% fluent but pretends being merely intermediate. He knows technical terms even native speakers have never heard of.
He collects pajamas and earrings.
Swears on the phone.
Namjoon being the horniest member is a cover-up story. Yoongi masturbates almost unreasonable amounts of times, by himself and in your arms when going to bed. Not gonna lie, it’s a sight to see his hands at work. He’s almost equally obsessed with fingering you once you ask him.
Yoongi was the one asking you to move in and almost had a nervous meltdown before meeting up with you to tell you just that. 
He’s the little spoon and of course a sleeping burrito to hold tight.
Finds you equally attractive in any state or styling. Yoongi practices what he preaches, he always reacts the same and says the same. 
Jams out to outrageous beats Namjoon sends him by dancing in the studio. You walk in on him every time. Was embarrassed at first, now you dance along.
Has bought you a life-sized Yoongi pillow and customized you a giant Shooky to hug when he’s not at home over night.
Owned a wine cellar until he quit drinking. Turned it into a piano room instead.
Only you know Yoongi has a serpent and dagger tattoo.
Scrubs the bathroom religiously.
The house smells like restaurant food and his extravagant perfumes half of the time.
Sometimes he has to remind himself he’s married to you and not his coffee machine. He shall be forgiven. You can’t complain that he doesn’t love you enough, nor is he ever not adorable when drinking his latte.
Never wears short sleeves. It can be scorching and he’ll wear a jacket. 
Tell him and the cap stays on during sex.
He grows his hair out and puts it in a low bun. The bangs remain.
Yoongi has installed the most fire-proof building in the entire city it seems. That he wanted to be a firefighter when he was young definitely shows. Figures the house has to be protected from heat: His blasting studio music and Yoongi himself are just way too sizzling.
Still melts into a puddle when you kiss his nose.
Couple sunrise watching. 
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aciid-eater · 4 years
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Tanaka Ryuunosuke x Black! Reader fluff/nsfw
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Summary: when a special song turns a hangout into something more intense.
Warnings: Oral(receiving), great music, praise, body worship.
“Who?” Tanaka asked, laid out on y/n’s bed with his hands behind his head. The sun was beginning to set outside of her window, soft orange hues bathing the room in a nice glow. His shirt was thrown off somewhere to the side, forgotten along with his shoes.
Opening his eyes, he watched with full interest as y/n stood from her desk chair.
The sun had always been beautiful on her skin, turning a warm brown into liquid gold. It always made his heart flutter, counting the seconds before the sunlight would be on its way.
“Sza. An American artists.” Y/n clarified, voice low and smooth.
Tanaka liked the way she talked to him, the way she giggled and said his name.
“But then I wouldn’t be able to understand it.” He pouted just a bit, looking to the ceiling and closing his eyes again. His face began to rise in temperature as the feeling of a nimble hand appeared on his chest. A light finger traced the skin between his pecs, slowly going down until it reached the beginning of his happy trail. To keep from squirming, his eyes shot open, his face very well red now.
Y/n peered under her eyelashes down onto his form, eyes a warm honey color from the sun. She was absolutely beautiful. It was times like these that made him wonder how much longer he could torture himself like this. The longing feeling of wanting to hold and caress and girl who never saw him as more than a friend was eating him up inside. 
“She has sort of an accent while singing, I don’t think you would be able to understand even if you were better at English.” She mumbled.
“Move back.” He obeyed her word like law, using his palms to push himself back so his waist wasn’t hanging off the bed.
Y/n slid both of her warm hands up his chest and moved her leg over his waist. Tanaka used his hands to steady her, long fingers gripping her hips. She stratled his lap carefully, then she pulled her phone out the pocket of her sweatshirt.
Finally she tapped her phone screen a couple times, then a fluttering melody began to flow from the speakers.
“She’s one of my favorites. I play her music a lot.” Y/n commented, reaching out to run her hands over Tanaka’s collarbone. She was always so gentle when touching him, almost as if she thought he would break. He leaned his head back against the sheets, trying to take his mind off the pretty girl on his lap.
“Her voice does sound familiar.” He mumbled, closing his eyes.
Y/n smiled, reaching out her grasp his face in her hands. She began humming softly, running her thumbs over the skin on his cheeks and over his eyebrows.
She always felt lost at sea with him. As if nothing else mattered around them except each other.
Tanaka reached up, wrapping his hands loosely around her wrists and rubbing the inside of them. Opening his eyes slowly, he was once again breathless in awe at scene infront of him.
“The sun has always done you justice.” He mumbled.
“What do you mean by that?” She asked. His hands slid up and placed themselves over hers on his face.
“I mean you’re the most beautiful girl I’ve ever met.” He said. Y/n’s heart skipped a couple beats. She held her breath, afraid that If she were to breathe, it would blow away this moment she didn’t want to end.
“Close your eyes for me one more time?” She asked. Although confused, Tanaka followed her instructions. And he was pleasantly surprised with the gentle kiss her plush lips left on his own.
It didn’t last long, she pulled away, rested her forehead on his and staring into his eyes. He pulled one of his large hands from over hers and softly grasped y/n’s chin. The way her lips molded over his was intoxicating. Opening her mouth just a little, she moaned when his tongue slipped inside. She tasted sweet, like chocolate. Her hand wandered down his neck, fumbling her fingers over his collarbone. After a few minutes, she finally pulled back, filling her lungs with air.
“Fuck...” she stated breathlessly, placing a hand on his chest and sitting up. As she settled her weight, she let out an abrupt whine as her damp underwear came in contact with the bulge in Tanaka’s shorts. Cautiously, she swirled her hips over his crotch, watching as his eyes rolled back and he let out a low hiss.
“Y/n.” He mumbled lowly in an octave that made her shudder.
“Ryu...” she whined, squirming over him a bit more to get her point across. His back arched off the bed just a bit, his hands reaching out the grasp her thighs. Her fingers toyed under the waistband of his short, using it as leverage to grind her desperate cunt down on him.
“Please.” She whispered, eyebrows scrunching up in need.
Tanaka’s breath caught in his throat, his brain getting fuzzy as his his underwear got painfully tight.
Then finally, with the looped song still strolling in the background, he picked her up with one swift movement and placed her at the edge of the bed.
“Whatever you want.” He mumbled into the crook of her neck, pulling at the hem of her sweatshirt. Finally pulling it off, he tossed it off to the side and immediately his lips attached to her jaw. He made slow work down her neck, testing ever single spot with his lips. He left little heart shaped hickeys in places that made her squirm with need.
“Ryu please, I need you-“ y/n’s fingers pulled at his shorts, trying to get him to take them off. But one of his strong hands caught her wrists and held them still, his other hand kneading into her hip.
“We’re gonna get there, let me take my time with you, beautiful.” He stated, somehow unclasping her bra with one hand. Something like this could either make their relationship, or break their friendship so he would be damned if he didn’t enjoy it while it lasted.
Y/n gasped as his mouth came in contact with one of her nipples. His mouth was so warm as he flicked it around with his tounge. She arched her back foward, rubbing her thighs together as Tanaka moved her wrists in the air above her head and switched sides. He left hickeys all over her collarbone and her chest. Leaning back, he smiled at his work, flicking one of y/n’s nipples softly. He snickered when she yelped.
Finally he let her wrists go and softly he pushed her back onto the mattress, pulling her little shorts off and tossing them to the side.
“Those little things have always driven me crazy.” He mumbled, leaning over and placing a kiss right in the valley of her breasts.
“Good, that’s what I bought em for.” She replied.
Tanaka’s lips traveled down her stomach next. Y/n squirmed in anticipation as he pressed his fingers against her clit through her underwear.
“You’re soaked.” He mumbled in astonishment. He wasted no time hooking his fingers under the fabric and pulling them off completely.
His mouth was everywhere but where she do desperately needed him. He placed kisses all long her her calfs, ankles, thighs and stomach. Y/n’s breath hitched everytime he made another bruise on the soft skin of her inner thighs.
“Ryu baby, I need you so bad, please just-“
Y/n’s hands balled up the sheets beside her in anticipation. She didn’t want to rush him but fuck, he was taking so long.
Tanaka chuckle, watching y/n’s face flush as she sighed. Finally relenting, he pulled both her thighs onto his shoulders. One hand reached up to intertwine with hers, and the other moved to hold her cunt open.
Y/n let out a long whine as as Tanaka’s lips wrapped around her clit. Her free hand immediately came down to rest on the back of his head, not pushing, but just a soft weight.
“You taste so sweet.” He mumbled teasingly, the vibrations sending shivers up her spine.
“Ryu..” Her moans were so soft and delicate, they made Tanaka shiver as he flicked his tongue over the bundle of nerves. He was so hard it hurt, but he wanted to make her cum before he did.
Tanaka’s eye rolled back as y/n’s thighs clamped around his head. He lifted his free hand just to smack her outer thigh and hear her little Yelp.
And as y/n got closer to the edge her moans came out in shorter bursts. Her ankles locked behind his head, making Tanaka reach down and begin palming himself through his shorts. Various slurping noises could be heard just over the melody of the looped song. But it wasn’t enough to drown out y/n’s cry of relief as her release washed over her.
“That’s right, cum in my mouth pretty girl.” Tanaka moaned, slurping her up as her legs came down off his shoulders. Y/n propped herself up on her elbows, watching as Tanaka wiped the cum dribbling off his chin with two of his fingers. Y/n’s cunt clenched around nothing as he stood off his knees and lifted her chin with his opposite hand.
“Open for me.” He stated. She obeyed, opening and swirling her tongue around his fingers. Tanaka bit his lip, following the way her plush lips puckerered around his digits.
He wasted no time losing his shorts and letting his cock spring free. Pulling a condom from the pocket of his wallet, he slipped it on and ushered Y/n to lay back against the bed.
His hand rubbed over her hip as he tested the waters, pushing the tip in and out of her. Finally confident enough, he slowly pushed all the way in, catching one of y/n’s warm hands and interlocking their fingers.
She gasped at the feeling, she felt full as her walls clenched around him. His stroked started out slowly, fully in and out as he moved around for a spot he knew would have her weak.
Suddenly a loud moan was ripped from her throat, her eyes rolling back as Tanaka aimed to hit that spot again.
“You look so pretty like this...ngh taking my cock like a good girl.” He growled, speeding his hips up as he began pounding into her.
At the cry of his name, Tanaka leaned over flush with her chest to bite at her bottom lip. Her free hand clawed at his back, creating marks he knew he would have to explain to the volleyball team in the change room later.
“Fuck Ryu!” She cried, every sweet drag of his hips was sending her hurtling towards cloud 9.
“Don’t stop don’t stop, right there!” She squirmed under him, trying to stop herself from screaming into the air.
“You like it when I fuck you like this huh?” He smirked, slowing down just a bit.
“Yes!” Y/n cried.
“Say it.” Tanaka smiled. “Say it for me and I’ll make you cum as many times as you want.”
His hand trailed down the leg over his shoulder and slapped her ass.
“NGH- fuck I-I love it when you fuck me like th-this!” She cried, legs shaking as Tanaka sped his thrusts to be even faster than before.
“Who’s making you feel this good?” He asked, moving so hard that the sound of skin slapping almost drowned out the music.
“You are!” She yelled, head leaning back on the mattress as her back arched into his touch.
“Look at me, look at me pretty girl.” He demanded. Y/n lifted her head, catching his eyes in her half lidded ones.
“Now cum.” He said softly. Immediately y/n’s walls fluttered and she made a mess all around his cock, Tanaka following not too far afterwards.
He pulled out of her with a small ‘pop’. And after throwing away the condom, he put his boxers back on and threw y/n his shirt. Grabbing her phone off the floor, y/n pressed pause on the loop video. It was dark outside now, and well past 9 o’clock.
“So, what did you think about the song?” Y/n asked with a tired smile, leaning back on her pillows.
“It’s a beautiful song, though I like it better when the adlibs are you moaning my name.” He snickered, climbing on the bed and leaning his head on her stomach.
“That’s the power of Sza music.” Y/n yawned, letting her eyes flutter until she eventually fell asleep.
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parkers-gal · 4 years
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would you be willing to write a taylor!reader? just thinking how cute it would be to see tom and the rest of the world react to london boy 🥺 (sorry for the mistakes, english is not my first language 🥲)
that’s okay !!! your english is great bb :) i got multiple requests for this so here we go <3
(i streamed this song so fucking much… bye)
This is the first album you complete own — just you, with all the rights and the master recordings. So, best believe Tom’s throwing a big fucking celebration for the release night.
You’re all gathered in the living with glasses of alcohol in your hands and snacks on the coffee table for self-serving. With the album over an hour long, you’ve decided to skip around the tracks a little bit, letting everyone pick and choose so they can listen to it fully on their own time.
Tom has claimed which track will be the first to play when the clock strikes midnight: London Boy. When you announced the tracklist on social media, there was quite a lot of hype around track eleven, and god almighty you were certain you’d be outed for your complete infatuation for your boyfriend.
“Your secrecy remains no more in just a few minutes, love,” Tom comes up behind you, hand finding a comfortable place on the small of your back while he whispers into your ear, beer in his left hand. You know what he’s talking about before he even utters the words — he just wants to hear this project. You’ve been talking about it for so long, so much that Tom came to the studio a few times.
“Less than a minute!” Harrison shouts with a toothy grin, readjusting himself on the armchair.
“C’mon,” Tom links your hands and drags you over to the couches. You share a loveseat with him, and just as he places his glass on the coffee table, you check the time.
“Oh my god,” you whisper, hand clutching your heart. “It’s out. Oh my-”
“Quick!” Tom interrupts excitedly. “Somebody play London Boy through the speakers!”
“Tom-”
“Shush, love. I’m your fan before anything else.”
You chuckle but give in, clicking the track and letting the intro play. Tom furrows his brows and looks at you for confirmation on who he thinks is speaking.
“James Corden…?”
“Yep,” You smile almost shyly, and it makes Tom coo. “Remember when I had that interview and you were waiting for me backstage?”
Tom nods in understanding before his eyes turn soft. “That’s a cute tribute-y reference.”
“Yeah, yeah,” You wave him off in a state of flux and bashfulness.
The track continues to play, and you gauge Tom’s reaction the entire time. When the first verse mentions an accent, Tom’s reverted back into his memories when you’d first obsessed over how hot his voice and accent is. His eyes turn to you, and he blushes when he realizes your face is scrunched up so you can avoid talking about how mushy you’re being in the song.
“This entire song is just a lyrical Tom Holland obsession,” Harrison pouts. “Gross. You two are gross. Give the world a break.”
“Shut up, I’m trying to listen, you div!” Tom flicks Harrison’s knee and the blonde feigns a dramatic gasp while you chuckle to yourself.
The end of the chorus makes Tom’s eyes widen, realizing how knee deep you are in this song — it’s the entirety of your feelings for Tom summarized in one song. He doesn’t know if he should kiss you, scream in excitement, or sing along. He decides that at some point tonight he’ll end up doing all three.
At the end of the second verse, when the music is narrowed down to merely your voice, Tom loses his cool. You hide your face in your hands, pushed over the edge in shyness.
“Love,” Tom coos, pulling your hands away from your face and intertwining your fingers. “That is my favorite song in the entire fucking world. You are literally the cutest person I have ever met- and you wrote a song about me?” His entire expression softens and he looks like a human puppy. He’s like a teddy bear, and as he pulls you into his embrace, you hum in content and decide that he is a teddy bear.
“Okay, I’d hate to break up whatever mushy grossness this is,” Harrison pipes up, face in his phone, “But twitter is freaking out. Like a lot. If I were you I’d-” “Oh shit, I forgot about the babes,” You pull away from Tom, hand reaching for your phone that’s charging on the small table beside the arm of the couch. Your fingers work faster than your mind, and before you know it, your eyes are flooded with messages from both yours and Tom’s fans.
“anyone peeping london boy??? 👀”
“wait but y/n totally wrote this abt tom… 😩”
“NO BUT THE PUB AND RUGBY LINE… THIS IS SO TOM”
Not only was your timeline full of hype about the track, but it was trending number two in the United States alone, with over 30 thousand tweets in less than an hour.
You glance up after a few quiet moments, eyes locking with Tom’s. Your jaw drops in surprise, something that causes Tom to chuckle breathily.
“Love,” He clicks the off button of his cell phone. “You’re trending on twitter.”
“Me? You’re the one who’s trending too!”
“I’m not the one who wrote the song!”
You scrunch your face with a small whine, head falling into Tom’s chest in a huffy hug. He laughs again, and he can tell how flustered you’re getting.
“Just love you a lot, ‘s all,” You mumble into his shirt, stumbled hands gripping his. Tom’s movements falter as a blush coats his cheeks. He glances down into his lap, where your head lays in embarrassment.
“Yeah?” His hand smoothes over your hair sweetly. “I love being your London boy.”
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lockoutkey · 3 years
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honestly yea
Etho and Iskall are on their usual run for ramen and walk through the door when Etho sees her. Oh god, hes dead. Hes a god but he’s still dead. His manga can go to Doc and Iskall. Actually, it can go to charity. Neither of them would read it.
“We have to go." Etho says, grabbing his roommate's arm.
Iskall gives him a tired look. "Absolutly not. You dragged me here at 3am and we're not leaving without food. Grab a cart."
Etho is powerless. He has truely fallen from grace. What happened to the powerful god mortals feared? Where was that Etho. "Yes, Iskall."
He has no choice. The movement of carts got the attention of the two cashiers. There were two reactions. Anticipation from Martyn and annoyance from Lizzie. He rushed to escape their view, but there was only so much space to hide in the store.
Iskall watched his mad dash to the instant food isle. "Are you good? You're acting like you're being chashed by a wild bear."
"A wild bear? As compared to what, a domesticated bear? I want one." Etho sarcastically replied. He dodged Iskall's fist, hiding under the shopping cart handle. Jeeze, he couldn't catch a break.
Iskall swept the food off of the shelf. There was much less tonight. Perhaps they were buying too much. He put a few back, just in case someone else needed it. "Let's go, and look, there's someone new working for us to freak out. Wanna do the language switch?"
In the time since coming to Fantastico, they have learned there are different ways to mess with the workers. Both have no idea why they think they're some sort of weird creatures of the night, but take full advantage of it. Each one for different reasons. One of their favorites was walking up and communicating with the english on speakers in a different language. Iskall would ask if they would ring them up in Swedish and Etho would pick a random one each time.
Why Iskall didn't question how he knew so many, who knows.
Tonight, Etho will not be partaking in any hijinx. He was going to be killed, if not by Iskall for singing off key to musicals on the way home, then by Lizzie for his many crimes. "No, lets just get back and eat."
Iskall narrowed his eyes. "Who are you and where is Etho?"
Etho pushed the cart forward. "Why are you booing me, I'm right.
"Wrong meme usage, you fool." Iskall complained.
Etho set everything they needed to buy on the counter, purposfully not looking at the goddess glaring daggers at him.
"Did you find everything you're looking for?" Martyn didn't need to ask, but company policy.
"He's probably still looking for a solution to global warming. Or perhaps how to restore the the coral reefs?" Lizzie commented innocently.
Etho gulped. He couldn't even defend himself. Global warming was not his fault and he would continue to deny that. What mortal's did with his ideas was out of his control.
"Uhhh, what?" Martyn asked her. Oh, poor guy didn't know what he was getting himself into.
"Nothing, just giving a hypothetical. Thank you for shopping at Fantastico!" She grabbed a broom and stormed off. Oh no.
Martyn smiled. "Sorry, she's new. That'll be 17.50."
Etho looked at Iskall expectantly. There was a deep sigh as Iskall pulled his wallet from his pocket. "You need to get a job. I'm not going to fund your bad spending habits forever."
Etho put the bags in the cart. "You will."
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what about....... 💻 for thomastair, with the plot "there's only one bed"? thank u 🥺
i know we're all going off about ariadne & alastair right now but I wanted to get this posted!! thomastair fluff with a little angst. i hope you like this, it was a lot of fun to write! pls check the end for disclaimers, i also cross-posted to AO3. only content warnings are discussion of grief and brief mention of racism.
prompt: “there’s only one bed”
“You’re in luck!” the innkeeper declared. “There are four rooms left.” 
“Thank you, sir,” James responded without question. Four rooms, eight people. “We’ll take them.” James paid the gentlemen and turned to his friends. 
Lucie pouted. “I suppose that means Daisy and I can’t share a room.” 
It was a trying journey, dragging a group of eight along into rural England, but they needed to find the portal that continued to allow Belial a connection to this realm, and their only leads were here. It was the sole way to stop Belial for good. It began as just the Merry Thieves, of course, but then Lucie and Cordelia caught wind of it, and they couldn’t refuse. From there, it was Alastair, who refused to allow his sister to go without him, despite the animosity that still sat between him and the other boys, and Jesse, who insisted that this was the only way to save Grace and free her from Belial’s - and their mother’s - control. As such, the eight of them departed. It might not be ideal to travel with so many people, but it did allow them to split into smaller groups relatively easily - unless, of course, those groups were sharing a room with each other. 
Without Alastair and Jesse, it would be simple: Lucie with Cordelia, James with Matthew, and Thomas with Christopher. However, no one really knew Jesse all that well apart from Lucie, and they certainly didn’t trust Alastair enough to leave Jesse with him for a night. Most logically, the girls would stay with their brothers, but Lucie had been excited about the idea of a ‘sleepover’ with Cordelia all day. The weather was beginning to become treacherous, as it sometimes did during English winters, and they knew they would need to retreat to an inn that evening. 
“Nonsense, Lucie,” Thomas said a little more quickly than seemed logical. “I can stay with Alastair, and I’m sure one of you doesn't mind staying with Jesse.” He eyed his friends. “You two should enjoy yourselves; it’s been a difficult couple of days.” 
Lucie’s eyes lit up eagerly. “Oh, Thomas, are you sure?” 
Matthew’s eyes had darkened and he repeated, “Yeah, Tom, are you sure?” 
Alastair rolled his eyes and ignored the fact that they were solely debating who would have the displeasure of spending the night in the same room as him. 
“I said so, didn’t I?” was Thomas’ reply. 
“I’ll stay with Jesse,” James offered before the discussion could continue into more hurtful territory. 
The innkeeper led them to their rooms, and they settled for the night. 
Alastair gritted his teeth when he saw that instead of two single beds, there was one double. He sighed. “I can go ask for extra blankets; I’ve slept in worse places.”
Thomas paused for a second in confusion. “Don’t be daft, Carstairs, the bed is plenty big enough for the both of us.” He turned his head sideways. “Though it might be a bit short…” 
“You don’t have to-” 
“I said, don’t be silly. We’re here to rest, that’s all.” 
Alastair grunted but didn’t push it further. They continued in relative silence as they took turns changing behind the folding screen and freshening up at the wash bin. Finally comfortable, Alastair settled into the armchair beside the bed with the book he’d brought along and tried to consume himself enough in the reading that he could ignore that just a few feet away from him was the very tall, very muscular, very attractive man who hated him.
It wasn’t working. 
“What are you reading?” 
Alastair bit his lip. He hated when people interrupted him while he was reading, but he supposed he wasn’t really reading at all, just pretending to. The cover of the book was plain, a deep red leather with no writing. Whenever he was around folks who were not his family, he was careful to position himself in a way that no one would be able to see the writing inside - writing that did not use the Roman alphabet. He always felt more comfortable with Thomas, though, for some odd reason. He sighed. “Divan-e Shams.” He tilted the book towards Thomas so he could see a bit of the Farsi poetry written inside. 
“Would you read some to me? I’ve forgotten my reading material.” 
Alastair flashed him an incredulous look. “What an important thing to forget.” 
“Yes,” Thomas sighed. “I have realized. So…?” 
Alastair rolled his eyes and did his best to translate. “My desert is without end, my soul, my heart must tear. The world here-” 
“No, no,” Thomas interrupted. “In Persian.” 
Alastair pushed away some of his shock. After all, Cordelia had said that Thomas had been studying the language with Lucie. “Right,” he amended before beginning again. Around the same spot, though, he cut himself off. 
“What’s the matter?” 
“It’s just… it’s meant to be sung. It feels strange saying it.” 
“Sing it, then.” 
Alastair stared at him for a moment. Was this some sort of trick? Was he going to run off to his schoolboy friends the moment he was finished to laugh about what he had done? Was he doing it to get revenge? He pondered all of the possibilities, but his mind rested on just one thought: that perhaps it would be worth it, to play into some cruel trick, if it meant he could say that he’d sung to Thomas Lightwood, even just once. 
“I mean… You don’t have to, but you can. If you wanted,” Thomas said quickly, realizing that he might have made Alastair uncomfortable. 
Alastair cleared his throat and began to sing. He made sure to keep his voice soft and low as he made his way through the ghazal, careful to not allow anyone to hear through the walls. Cordelia would never let him live it down if she heard. He finally looked up at Thomas, who was staring at him intensely. 
“That was beautiful.” 
He raised an eyebrow. “Did you understand any of it?” 
Thomas grinned. “Not a word.” 
Alastair chuckled. “That’s alright. Mevlevi - I believe you folks call him Rumi - was a genius. He crafted phrases in a way… Well, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen anything else quite like it. He gives new meanings to old words and uses quite a bit of wordplay, speaking of love and loss and longing… I used to think it was a tragedy, truly, that English speakers could not understand, but now… it’s nice. Like a secret only I, and, well, Persia, have access too.” He bit back a smile as he rambled. While the books he had were from his mother, she never had much of an interest in it all, nor Cordelia, so he’d never had anyone to muse about the poet with before.
“I can see why you enjoy it so much. I’m not sure I’ve ever heard something so beautiful before. I didn’t even know you could sing.” 
Alastair felt his brain sputter a bit. He’d become so entranced with the language before him that he’d forgotten that he had just sung it to Thomas. He felt his face flush, and he was grateful that it is difficult to see against his dark complexion. “Oh… It was nothing. I mean, I don’t, really. It’s just something my mum taught me.” 
“It’s incredible,” Thomas said in awe, his face glowing a faint pink. “I, uh, I write songs, you know. I mean, I’ve never told anyone, least of all you, so, you wouldn’t know, but now you do. Just in my head, I mean. Well, sometimes I write them down. I’m not very musically inclined.” His face was growing redder by the second. 
Alastair was careful not to grin too widely. “Sing one, then.” 
“What?” Thomas squeaked. 
“Well, you don’t have to, but you can, if you want to.” 
Thomas threw him a quick glare for repeating his words and then took a deep breath. He was silent for a bit, but then he began to sing, careful not to look towards Alastair. “I woke up thinking you were still here, my hands shaking with regret. I've held this dream for such a long, long time, and now I want to wake up to the rhythm of a wild heart that beats, that beats like a drum. 
“Your light, it follows me in darkness. I'm trying hard, but I can't win, and I've played the victim for a long, long time, and I wanna grow up from the rhythm of a younger heart, it leads, just like a river runs.” 
Alastair stood from the armchair and moved to where Thomas was sitting on the edge of the bed, placing a gentle hand on his knee. “That’s beautiful, Thomas,” he said softly. “I didn’t… I know I didn’t know her, but I’m sure she’d love it.” 
Thomas turned away from him sharply, his lip trembling and tears beginning to fall down his cheeks. 
Alastair took the other boy’s hand, cupping it firmly between his own, as if just to say, I’m here with you. “It’s alright.” 
“No, it’s not,” Thomas said, trying futilely to wipe away his tears. “We were having a moment, and then I ruined it.” 
“You didn’t ruin anything,” he replied gently. “You’re allowed to have feelings, Thomas. You shouldn’t just push them away.”
Thomas scoffed. “What do you suggest I do then? Mask my pain with cruel, horrible lies about those who have done nothing to deserve them like you do?” 
Alastair dropped his hand and stood up, backing away from Thomas. He was silent for a moment. “You’re right. You are. But I’m trying, Thomas, I really am. I don’t want to…” I don’t want to be my father, he wanted to say, but he couldn’t. “I don’t want to be the kind of person who takes my hurt out on others anymore, and I’m trying. I swear it.” 
“I know,” Thomas said softly. He was silent for a moment. “I understand why you did it.” 
Alastair’s jaw tightened reflexively. 
“Matthew said some awful things about… about the way you look, and your father, and… the incident. You were in a bad way already.” 
Alastair was speechless. He’d forgotten that Thomas was present for that. He hadn’t shared any of it with Thomas, not his insecurities about his heritage, nor his father, and certainly not the horrible, world-altering guilt over Clive’s death that still sat in the depths of his soul years later. 
“That doesn’t make what you said okay.” 
“It wasn’t.” 
“You weren’t trying to hurt me.” 
“I was not.” 
“You were trying to hurt Matthew.” 
He sighed. “I was.” 
“And you did.” 
“I did.” 
“And perhaps he deserved some of it.” 
“Not what I did, though.” 
“No, not what you did.” 
“I took it too far.” 
“You did.” 
“I know. I’ve known since the moment I said it. I’ve regretted it since the moment I said it.” 
“I know.”
“I don’t think that it’s something that can be fixed, though.” 
“With Matthew? Maybe not.” 
“What about with you?” 
“There’s nothing to fix, Alastair.”
“I thought you hated me.” 
“I wanted to hate you because you hurt Matthew. But… I think the world is just a little more complicated than I’d like it to be.” 
Alastair sat back down on the bed, though farther from Thomas this time.
“Is that… Is that why you dyed your hair? Because of the things he said?”
Alastair attempted to hide the way he physically flinched. 
“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t’ve-” 
“Do you think he’s the only one?” he interrupted. “Do you think I haven’t been laughed at or ridiculed or worse, suspected to be dangerous or a thief, my entire life just because of how dark my hair and eyes and skin are?”  
“I’m sorry,” was all Thomas could find to say. “Matthew still shouldn’t’ve said those things. I’m sorry I never stopped him.” 
He’d left Alastair speechless yet again. The thought had never crossed his mind before, or perhaps it had, that Thomas could have ever spoken to Matthew about the kinds of comments he made on Alastair’s appearance. Though, the longer he pondered the idea, the more he wondered if he had held some sort of small resentment because of it, and never realized. “That wasn’t your responsibility.” 
“Perhaps not, but I could have tried.” 
He stared at him for a moment. Never in his life had felt so seen, so understood. In fact, he had many carefully built walls to protect against just that. “How do you do that?” 
“Do what?” 
“How do you… just know everything?” 
Thomas half-rolled his eyes. “I don’t know everything. I just watch, and I observe, and I try, somehow, to understand. You’re not as complicated as you wish you were, you know.” 
He had a startling thought as he wondered whether anyone had ever watched him as closely as Thomas had. “Cordelia would disagree with you.” 
“Hm, I just might have to share with her the secret to you, then.” 
Alastair glared at him, but he was grinning now. “Don’t you dare.” 
“For the record, you know… I prefer dark features. Personally, I mean.” 
He rolled his eyes. “Oh, yes, I’m sure there were many striking dark-haired women back in Madrid.” 
“Hm,” Thomas pondered in an exaggerated way. “I don’t know… Though, there was certainly an attractive dark-haired someone that I met when I visited Paris.” 
“Well, I would hope so,” Alastair deadpanned. “Because according to you, we just shared a moment.”
Thomas cringed. “I had hoped you’d forgotten I’d said that.” 
“Me? Never.” 
“Does this… Does this mean we’re okay now?” Thomas was slow and cautious as he spoke. 
“Yes, I think it does.” 
He breathed a sigh of relief. 
“I could help you, you know, with your songs, if you wanted, once we return to London. With that one, or others. I can play the piano.” 
Thomas narrowed his eyes. “You can play the piano?” 
Alastair shrugged. “Well, I used to, but I haven’t in a while.” 
“Why did you stop?” 
He bit his cheek as he thought. This was where he should say he grew bored of it, that it simply no longer interested him, or perhaps suggest that they should go to sleep, as they were both dreadfully tired, or even whip out a line cutting and cruel. He had meant what he’d said to Thomas, though, that he no longer wanted to be so heartless and closed off. “I don’t know… I used to play a lot with my mother when I was young. Then, life got too busy… I’d still play, but usually when my parents were fighting or when something was happening that I didn’t want Cordelia to overhear. I could just… start playing and everything else would just melt away. After a while, though, it was just hard to play without thinking about all of the bad memories.” 
There was more he wished to say, about how when he returned from the Academy he believed himself to be too corrupted and too broken to deserve to create anything beautiful, but this was a start. 
“I wouldn’t wish to remind you of any bad memories.” 
“Perhaps we could create some good memories, then.” 
“I… I’d like that.” 
“We should… we should probably sleep. It’s gotten late, and we’re sure to be running around all day tomorrow.” 
Thomas nodded, and they both climbed into opposite sides of a bed that once seemed far too small, but now, too wide. 
The exhaustion of the day finally creeping up on him, Alastair fell asleep almost instantly. 
When he woke, he found himself face first into Thomas’ night shirt. 
His head rested against Thomas’ chest, Thomas’ arm around his torso, their legs intertwined. He stared for a moment into the white of Thomas’ shirt, not daring to move. Should he? They’d flirted a bit the night before, but they were hardly even friends at this point. Was this too much, too far? The other boy seemed to be sleeping soundly, though, and from the sound of Thomas’ song and the circles he’d noticed under his eyes the past few months, he suspected that sound sleep might not be coming so easily to him nowadays. Therefore, the best thing would be not to move and risk startling Thomas from his rest. Besides, the room was quite chilly, and they could use each other’s warmth. 
Content with his decision to not move away from Thomas’ embrace, he allowed himself to fall back into a light, peaceful slumber, however long it would last. 
It lasted, he would learn, until his little sister began banging on their door. 
“Booooys,” she called. “Are you decent?” 
Alastair shot out of Thomas’ arms and fell onto the floor. He quickly straightened himself and hurried over to open it. “What do you want, Cordelia?” 
She grinned. “I just came to tell you that Lucie and I are eating breakfast downstairs. You should get ready.” 
“You could have said that through the door.” 
“I know,” she smirked. 
She started down the hall, and he closed the door, silently groaning. 
“What’s wrong?” Thomas asked. 
“She’s up to something,” he answered. “We never should have left her and Lucie alone together. They probably spent all night scheming.” 
“Perhaps so,” he laughed. “Only one way to find out, though.” 
Alastair sighed. “You’re right. Okay, I’ll get ready quickly and go down, and then in five, maybe ten minutes, you can follow.” 
Thomas gave him an odd look, but didn’t fight it. “Alright.” 
A few minutes later, he joined Lucie and Cordelia downstairs. Unsurprisingly, Lucie had her notebook and was scribbling away while Cordelia nursed a cup of tea. A cup of black coffee sat in front of the seat he was meant to sit in. He loathed English tea, compared to Persian tea it was nothing more than hot water. None of the other boys had come down yet. 
“Alastair!” Lucie exclaimed when she noticed him. “Did you enjoy your night with Thomas?” 
Cordelia giggled. 
“I… We slept, if that’s what you are asking. That is what we were meant to do here, at an inn, wasn’t it?” 
Cordelia raised an eyebrow. “Well, it was most peculiar, when I went to request an extra blanket last night, well, it certainly was not sleeping I heard from the hallway…” 
“Cordelia, you didn’t-” 
“I did.” 
“You heard Alastair singing-” 
“He was. In Persian.” 
“In Persian,” Lucie said the words succinctly with no expression on her face, as if she was laying out a fact during a murder trial. 
Once again, Alastair was grateful that no one could see him blush. “Did you two actually get any rest last night or did you just spend it gossiping about me?” 
“Not just you,” Lucie replied. “You and Thomas.” 
“Why do you keep saying his name like that?” 
“You’re welcome, you know,” Cordelia declared smugly. 
Alastair let out an exasperated sigh. “What?” 
“It was all part of the plan, Alastair,” Lucie answered. 
“It was quite brilliant, actually,” Cordelia supplied. “It was all Lucie’s idea. She knew that if we were to stay at an inn, Thomas would jump at the chance to spend a night with you.” 
“And he did, as expected, without hesitation,” Lucie confirmed. 
“The only issue, of course, being me, because we’d be far too obvious a pair for him to try to argue against.” Lucie nodded along to Cordelia’s explanation. “So, Lucie spent all day musing about how much she’d love to spend the night with me, just in case the opportunity arose.” 
“And it did!” Lucie squealed. 
“She’s been planning this since the engagement party,” Cordelia finished. 
“The engagement party?” he responded incredulously. “That was ages ago!” 
“And it has finally come to fruition, has it not?” Lucie babbled excitedly. 
He didn’t give her the dignity of replying. “I only have one question, though - how did you know there would only be one bed?” 
Lucie’s eyes widened. “There was only one bed!” she squealed as she began furiously scribbling into her notebook once again.
DISCLAIMERS: I don’t speak Farsi and the translation that Alastair makes is actually from this document. It’s the poem on page 9 and 10 if you want to check it out! Also, the song that Thomas sings isn’t mine, it’s adapted from “Like A River Runs” by the Bleachers. I tried to write something, but I’ve never experienced what Thomas has, and it’s a very beautiful song written about the loss of Jack Antonoff’s sister. You should listen to it! Though, I imagine Thomas’ version to be a bit less upbeat.
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dudeandduchess · 4 years
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Can I pretty please have Ran telling Kyo that she has a boyfriend at daycare or something like that? So Kyo can freak out his little princess is growing up too fast 😂 thanks bby
Thank you for the request, bby!!! Hope you like it. This might be a little crack-y, since I think that Kyō’s the fun parent who would do all these things. 😂
Also, Yuu belongs to @biznichwrites. I’m only borrowing him for this one, since we always pair him and Ran together in our jam sessions.
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Kyōjurō (x F!S/O): Ran’s Boyfriend (Fluff, Modern AU, SFW Scenario)
“Papa, can we listen to your songs?” Kyōjurō looked up at his daughter from the rearview mirror, quirking an eyebrow at her before reaching over to lower the volume to the speakers— which was blaring out another one of the nursery rhymes that his wife had added to their ‘For Ran’ playlist.
He had to admit that the nursery rhymes were getting a bit too repetitive— and that it was starting to drive him crazy, since he always found himself humming them during his breaks, and sometimes even during his classes.
So, he figured that letting Ran get her way wouldn’t hurt. After all, it wasn’t the first time that she would be hearing his playlist.
And that was how he found himself quickly changing the playlist when he stopped at the next stop light, pressing shuffle on his phone and almost tossing it in the empty passenger seat— since his wife had to go to take the other car to go to her own workplace.
Kyōjurō was just tasked to take Ran with him since the academy also offered a free daycare service for the teachers’ kids. It was extremely convenient, and it also allowed him to spend so much more time with his little princess.
As soon as the beat dropped for the first song, he heard his daughter’s telltale attempts at beatboxing. She had seen it while they were watching a western movie a month ago, and she had begun trying to go along with his rap songs— merely by popping her lips and clicking her tongue; but it was such an adorable attempt.
“Glasses, papa! Glasses!” The young man chuckled at that, looking in the rearview mirror once more to see Ran stretching her tiny hands out and making grabby gestures at him.
He didn’t even have to ask what she meant, since he knew all too well what she had been asking for. So, without looking away from the road, he reached down to the center console to grab his wife’s sunglasses; before reaching back and handing it to his daughter.
Immediately, Ran grabbed the glasses from her father’s hand, and slid back into her seat with the seatbelts holding her snugly in place. And before the next song could even begin, she already slipped the oversized glasses onto her cute face and had also begun popping her lips to the beat of Saweetie’s ‘My Type’.
Deciding to join in on his daughter’s fun, Kyōjurō grabbed his own pair of sunglasses from the overhead glasses compartment and slipped them on; singing to the song in a softly accented English all the while, with a bright grin on his lips— no less.
It was just a shame that their trip only lasted a couple more minutes since— before Ran knew it— they were already pulling up in the school’s parking lot. She didn’t take her sunglasses off yet, however, and just watched as her father turned the car engine off and went to the back to unbuckle her from her seat.
And, like clockwork, she handed him his bag— which had been next to her— before taking the hand that he’d held out to help her from the car.
“Thank you, papa.” The little girl beamed up at Kyōjurō, making his chest tighten with the intensity of how adorable she was; especially with her mother’s sunglasses still on her face.
He returned the grin with one of his own, closing the car door with one hand and flipping his sunglasses up his head; all so he could see his little girl better. “You’re welcome, Ran-chan. How about a picture that we can send mama?”
“Okay!” If there was anything that Ran loved more than sweets and presents, it was getting pictures taken of her and being told that she was cute. So, asking her to pose for a couple of shots weren’t a hardship at all— with her even posing with adorable peace signs on either side of her.
However, before Kyōjurō could take another multitude of shots of his daughter, the sound of another child calling her name rang in the quiet morning air. Both father and daughter looked around the lot, only to see a little boy with black hair waving at Ran with one hand high up in the air— since his other hand was clasped tightly in his father’s hand.
“Hey, Tomioka. You’re later than usual,” Kyōjurō greeted his co-teacher with a grin, locking his phone and pocketing it; before walking over to Ran and placing a hand on her head.
Giyuu’s lips twitched at that, as he nodded idly. “My wife and I woke up late.”
“Ohhhh, long night, huh,” The blond man wiggled his eyebrows at that, to which Giyuu only rolled his eyes. “This one woke up real late too-” He added, and looked down at Ran, only to see her bolt out from under his hand and wrap her arms around Giyuu’s son’s arm.
“Yuu-kun!” The little Rengoku chimed happily, before dragging the boy out of his father’s grip. “Papa! Papa! This is Yuu-kun.”
Kyōjurō grinned heartily at that, feeling so proud of his daughter for having made a friend in daycare. “That’s great, Ran-chan. Is he your friend?”
“No,” Ran answered brightly; arm still wrapped around Yuu’s. “He’s my boyfriend.”
Instantly, the smile fell from Kyōjurō’s face, as his eyebrows knitted together in confusion. He even looked up at Giyuu— who only shrugged idly at him; showing that he had known all along about their kids being in a ‘relationship’.
He was a little dumbstruck for a few seconds, trying to make sense of what exactly Ran had said— only to have his brain keep churning out the same error messages. No matter how he tried, he couldn’t wrap his head around the fact that his four-year-old already had a boyfriend.
“Excuse me? You’re too young to have a boyfriend, young lady,” was all he could say before the first bell rang— signaling that classes were about to start in a few minutes.
“But mama said so, papa! She said I could have Yuu-kun as my boyfriend!”
Kyōjurō wanted nothing more than to call his wife then and there, and ask her why she had allowed their little girl to date already. His head was already hurting just from thinking about it.
“No, no,” The Rengoku patriarch shook his head— mildly in disbelief, and partly in defiance— “No. No boyfriends until you’re forty.”
“How many sleeps is that?” Ran asked, completely confused at the big number.
“A lot,” Kyōjurō muttered, as he held his hand out for his little girl to take. “We’ll talk about this later with mama— and grandpa.”
He just hoped that Shinjurō would be able to give him some advice on how to deal with Ran already liking boys. After all, it was his turn to host their monthly family dinners.
Thankfully, Ran unlatched herself from Yuu without much of a fuss on her side. But it was evident on the little boy’s face that he was upset at Ran leaving him behind.
“Will uncle Sen be at grandpa’s?”
“Only if you say that you’re breaking up with your boyfriend.” Kyōjurō baited with a sigh, then turned to Giyuu and lifted a hand up in goodbye. “I’ll see you later, Tomioka… and Yuu.”
“Bye bye, Yuu-kun!”
“Bye bye, Ran-Ran! I love you!” Yuu answered with a sweet smile, which had Kyōjurō’s expression falling as he scooped Ran up in one arm and crossed the parking lot as best as he could.
Only to silently curse his luck, since he remembered that Ran and Yuu would be in daycare all day. So his efforts had been all for naught.
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flooffybits · 4 years
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How Are You?
Idol: Kim Jisoo (Blackpink)
Forced into facing her past, Jisoo knows she promised to let you breathe. But fate had other plans for both of you that it just wouldn’t let her rest until it was satisfied with what it wanted.
A sequel to Hope Not
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☕buy me a coffee☕
Jisoo sat stiffly at the side, watching as her members happily spoke to the production team and listened to the presentation when it began, each girls showing looks of determination and excitement as the time passed by.
But the eldest of the four couldn’t seem to relax or tear her eyes away from the person that sat a few seats ahead of her. The same person who currently had the maknae’s hand in their own and explaining the draft of the concept they had for the girls' new album.
After two long years of no communication, she found herself sitting in the same practice room, the exact practice room where she had broken your heart without remorse and lost all the love and support that she’s ever wanted and needed.
“So, if you girls have any questions or suggestions, Y/n and I are available whenever you need us.” Teddy explained after he wrapped up the presentation. “You already know my rules, but since Y/n is new to the team, I want you to get used to her when working. I know you’re friends but during work hours, be professional, got it?”
“We know, oppa. No need to tell us that.“ You waved the man off with a playful roll of your eyes, causing Jennie to giggle and Lisa to grin while Chaeyoung gave you an amused look.
Being someone who worked in the company for so long, it made sense that you were well acquainted with most of the people working in YG, and those who were new would eventually learn about you and, one way or another, you would befriend them as well.
It was the reason you had gotten so popular despite being a new producer. Artists and producers who have worked with you have nothing but nice words when it came to you that everyone eventually learned your name a little after your breakup with Jisoo.
When news of you finally becoming an official producer came out, people were ecstatic and many artist have shared the same sentiments in wanting to get the chance to work with you.
“I was just saying. I know you girls get into a lot of trouble when you want to.” Teddy stated and Lisa gasped in mock offense. “What are you looking at me like that for?” She yelled, making you all laugh and Jisoo can’t help the way the sound makes her heart flutter.
“We’ll behave. Don’t worry.”
“Be sure of that, L/n. This is your first big project, so be serious.” Jisoo catches the slight twitch of your lips before you were forcing a smile and nodding your head. “You got it, boss.”
When they’re done for the day and back at the dorm, Jisoo heads to her room and collapses on the bed, exhausted after the mental rollercoaster she had been on.
Seeing you again, all smiles and carefree as ever had sent her back to when you were happy together. She remembers waking up to your sleeping face or a cute little message when you didn’t spend the night together. Being able to be so close yet so far was such a torturous thing, she thinks.
She had to work with you despite your past, but it looked like her presence no longer bothered you, so she’s unsure how to approach because it was clear that she really wasn’t over you.
“You okay, unnie?” Jennie’s voice reached her ears, and as she looked over, she spots the younger girl standing at her doorway. When she’s allowed further into the room, Jennie makes her way to the bed and lays next to her, hugging Jisoo in a comforting manner whilst the older girl let out a sigh.
They’re quiet for a moment until Jisoo’s voice penetrates the silence. “She looked great today.” Jennie hums in agreement, knowing full well that this was something the other needed to let out. “She seemed happier. I’m glad her and Lisa are able to talk like they used to.”
Another round of silence before Jennie hears the hesitant question falling from the older woman’s lips.
“Do you think we could ever be friends again?”
And with the past they’ve had, Jennie answers her the only way she knows without lying. “I don’t think it’s impossible, but you’re going to have to show some effort.”
..
Effort.
The word rings in Jisoo’s head time and again when she sees you at work or in the company in general.
It was the one thing she lacked when it came to you and the sole reason of why she had lost you in the first place. While she put effort in everything else that she did, it seemed that her work put her personal life aside.
But with this new album and having you as their producer, she wants to think that she could make it work this time around, even if the outcome of it is different compared to when she first approached you.
“Jisoo?”
The call of her name snaps her out of her thoughts and she looks up to meet your kind eyes directed at her and her heart skips a beat since this has been the first time she was able to make direct eye contact with you over the past years.
You offer her a small smile, almost as if you never resented her in the first place, which you never really did. Even with all the heartache, she’s been a part of your life and you were still thankful for her.
“Sorry, what was that?” She asks carefully, embarrassed that she had been caught spacing out, but you shake your head in assurance before gesturing to the recording booth. “It’s your turn.” You inform her and the woman nodded her head before scrambling to her feet and making her way over.
Chaeyoung casts her a worried look, but she merely smiles before shutting the door behind her.
Setting the papers on the stand, she goes through it one more time before she hears your voice from the speakers. “Just give me the signal once you’re ready, alright?” Sucking in a deep breath, the woman shuts her eyes for a brief moment before she opened them again and gave you the thumbs up.
Working with you wasn’t as awkward as she thought it would be. The only awkward thing was on her part, because she often stumbles over her words when she’s around you and she realizes how distracted she is when you’re in her peripherals.
But you’re patient enough in doing this with her and the girls.
When Teddy said to separate your personal life with your professional life, she’s envious on how well you can detach yourself from everything when you’re working.
But then again, she realizes that she’s the cause of that as well.
This was her firsthand experience of the change she’s instilled in you from the breakup and she feels her stomach churn as she watches you work. So, she tries to do the same in hopes of distracting herself from that guilt and focuses on the album instead.
..
“You need to let up. They’re a Kpop group, Teddy, in case you’ve forgotten.” Jisoo pauses right outside the room when she hears your voice coming from inside. “I know that, but the girls’ popularity is bigger outside of Korea. It’s going to help boost that.”
“I know, but to only give them english songs?”
“Look, I know that you’re worried about Jisoo, but she can handle it.”
The sound of her name causes her brows to pinch together as she listens to the two of you continue. “I know that she can handle it, but you have to understand that she still struggles with it, too! And then what? You’re barely going to let her sing?”
“What we can’t give Jisoo in lines, we can always make up in the video.” Teddy tells you, but it wasn’t enough to calm you down. “Jisoo is a part of Blackpink, Teddy! She isn’t there just for display! You’re wasting her talents because all you think about is making your selfish vision instead of letting them properly grow!”
“In case you’ve forgotten, I’m in charge of this project. If you step out of line, I can have you out of here and you can forget about working with any big artist out there.” Jisoo’s heart sinks as she holds her breath, fists clenched tightly as she hears what’s going on.
“If getting rid of me is what it takes to give her proper recognition, then by all means.” She hears footsteps coming closer and Jisoo quickly straightens before she took a few more steps back. But she was still close enough to hear your voice just as the door opened.
“And by the way, I don’t need your help to work with other artists, Teddy. You were the one who asked me because you wanted people to see you with a good image.”
Slamming the door shut, you let out a huff before moving to leave, only for your eyes to land on the woman standing only five feet away from where you stood.
“Jisoo, what are y- did you just get here?” You ask her and she sees the anxiety and frustration swimming in your eyes after what just transpired.
“Are you leaving?” She asks softly and your face falls when you realize that she’s heard your conversation with the other producer. “No. I’ve been working here for god knows how long. I’m not going to let someone, who has a stick up their ass, drive me out.” You say with a nonchalant shrug of your shoulders.
Her eyes dart from your face to the door before she closed the distance between you and grabbed your hand, catching you off guard when she runs to the opposite direction of the recording room.
"Hey! Jisoo, wait!"
But your words fall upon deaf ears as the woman leads you all the way up to the company's roof, not at all stopping until you both arrived and the door closed, leaving the two of you alone and away from anyone who could possibly see or hear you.
"Why did you... what was that for?" You panted out while hunching over, gasping as you try to catch your breath and Jisoo does the same.
Truthfully, she wasn't sure why she dragged you all the way up here. All of her thoughts just told her that she should get you as far away from Teddy as possible, even for just that moment. So the first place that came to mind was the roof.
"You were..." She shakes her head before lifting her head to look at you. "Why did you do that?" She asked, and you know what she means already just by looking at her.
You knew her enough to understand what she was asking you, so clearing your throat, you stood properly before looking away. "I just think that you deserve to be treated properly in the group." You admit quietly.
"But you didn't have to."
"I know, but I wanted to. Everyone is asking for you, and they're right. They haven't been giving you the spotlight like they should be, and if-"
"And what about you?"
Her heart was beating a mile a minute as the words came out of her mouth. She wasn't thinking, but it was just her longing to find out that maybe, in some weird way, you still thought about her like she did you.
You're quiet as you refuse to look at her face, your thoughts being a mess as you cross your arms over your chest in an attempt to make yourself seem small that Jisoo absolutely hates it.
"What about me?"
She sucks in a deep breath because it was now or never - make or break. "What do you think about me?"
Again, you take a while to properly gather your thoughts and Jisoo stays watching you, waiting for you to finally talk to her outside of work.
"I think you deserve more."
Jisoo doesn't speak when she sees that there's more you want to say. Running your fingers through your hair, you let out a deep breath. "They're working you to the bone, but they don't give you enough credit. You have talent oozing out of you, but they're keeping it under wraps for reasons I don't know!"
While you were so busy letting everything out, you don't notice as Jisoo takes small and slow steps toward you.
"It's just... it baffles me. They talk about giving you everything, but they don't give you everything. And it just hurts to see you be pushed aside and-"
With a gentle hand, Jisoo caresses your cheek when you choke up. Tears of frustration had subconsciously fallen from your eyes and she takes you into her arms when you release a shaky breath.
"You're getting so worked up over nothing, Y/n. This isn't anything new." But you shake your head roughly when you pull away to look at her. "That's my point! It shouldn't even be normal, because they should have been fair to you from the very start."
The idol fixes you with a stare before she asks, “Why do you care?”
Your stare right back at the girl for a few seconds before you let out a scoff. “Just because we broke up doesn’t mean I stopped caring about you.” You tell her while wiping your cheeks. “Yeah, I was hurt and it sucked, but you were dealing with things completely different from me. The way you cope is completely different from mine.”
“But the way I love you has always been the same way you loved me back.” She counters, and this time you’re stunned while she licks her lips and inhales sharply.
“I know I never showed it, but Y/n, I have never once stopped loving you. You mean the absolute world to me-”
“Stop.”
“No. I want you to hear this.” She’s firm with the way she speaks, eyes hard and you can tell that she would not be backing out of this. “Yes, I said everything in present tense because... goddamit, I’m still in love with you! I thought I could leave everything behind because you obviously did, but then we started working together and I get to see you every day and I just... I’m sorry.”
“I’m so sorry that I never showed you enough how much I love you. I’m sorry I took you for granted. And I’m sorry that I hurt you.”
Your expression softens as the woman before you crumbles into a vulnerable mess. You know that Jisoo was never one to cry, but seeing her now with tears freely streaming down her cheeks, you can’t help but feel sad at seeing the usually peppy woman in such a state.
“Jisoo... I already forgave you, even before I left that night. It hurt, it really did, but I understood and you made me understand that not everyone is going to give the same treatment we all give. In the world we live in, people are selfish, but I know deep down that you aren’t.”
You lift your hand up to her face, pausing to get a proper look at her, before sighing as you wipe her tears away. “I’m not telling you that we can pick up where we left off, but we could always start again.”
Your words cause her ears to perk up and her eyes widen. “W-What?”
With a smile, you pull back after making sure her face is free of tears. “I guess if time isn’t such a bitch, we could do things right, don’t you think?”
“I could work with that.” She breathes out, a smile finally beginning on her face when you offer her a hand. “So, how about we start by getting to work?” You ask teasingly and Jisoo rolls her eyes after giving you a shove, but she takes your hand afterwards.
“Am I supposed to watch out for Lisa though?” She asks playfully and you look at her from the corner of your eyes, chuckling as you shrug your shoulders. “I mean, who knows? She is cute and has a great sense of humor.”
“You’re such a player!” She laughs while you walk down the halls and back to the recording room, your own laughter joining in at the little joke.
But even with how everything went, Jisoo could tell that she put a lot more effort, both in this album and the relationship she’s trying to recover, whether it was just a friendship or more.
Because at the end of it all, you were alright. And that was what mattered.
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Oikawa x reader ch. 12
Sorry for the angst this chapter 🤭 Hope you still enjoy though!
Kuroo flicked me hard on the cheek. “Wrong again! Damn, this isn’t that hard.” 
I groaned, burying my face in my hands. “Chemistry is so boring!” 
Kenma looked up from across the table briefly from his game. “I wouldn’t say that, Y/n-san. Kuroo is a chemistry nerd. He loves it.” 
Bokuto laughed loudly in agreement, Akaashi snapping at him to get back to work. 
It was Sunday afternoon, and I sat at Kenma’s dining room table with Kuroo, Bokuto, Akaashi, and Kenma. Exams were coming up, and all of us were cramming as much studying in as possible. I had decided to tag along with the captains and setters of Fukurodani and Nekoma, knowing that they could help me with some of my work. 
I let out a pathetic moan, shoving my science homework aside. “I can’t! My brain is fried, it’s too much!” 
“Take a break,” Akaashi suggested. “Come back to it later.” 
I sighed, sliding out of my chair. “How about I don’t come back to it later?”
Kuroo chuckled. “I hope you know you’re never going to pass your chemistry exam, sorry.” 
I flipped him off, turning to Kenma. “Wanna play Mario Kart?” 
The Nekoma setter glanced up from his game, eyeing me. “Really?”
“Dude I love Mario Kart, why wouldn’t I want to play?” The long haired boy moved faster than I had ever seen. “Ok, I’ll set it up.”
Bokuto whined. “Akaaashiiii please let me play? I don’t want to write this anymore.”
Akaashi sighed. “Bokuto-san, you’re failing English. You need to study if you’re going to pass.” 
“But--!” 
“Fine, but only twenty minutes.” 
Bokuto whooped, and I covered my mouth to hide my smile. I noticed red staining Akaashi’s cheeks, and I glanced at Kuroo. The black haired captain was smirking as he surveyed the two Fukurodani players, and I resolved to ask him about it later. 
Bokuto and I raced to the living room, where Kenma sat cross legged on the rug. A few controls were already laid out, and I positioned myself next to Kenma. 
As we played, we got insanely loud, even Kenma. The short boy won every round, but I got kind of close on our third game, which caused him to start shouting louder than I had ever heard. Bokuto was the worst, flipping off the road more than actually driving and laughing giddily as he collided with other cars. 
After our fifth round playing, I threw down my control in defeat. “Dammit Kenma, can’t you just let me win one??” He smiled a little. “No, definitely not.” 
“Are you guys done?” Kuroo called from the kitchen. 
I scrambled from my spot on the floor, grabbing Bokuto’s arm. “Time to get back to work!” 
The Fukurodani captain groaned but followed me back into the kitchen, Kenma trailing behind. 
As I took a seat at the table, my phone dinged. I pulled it from my pocket, feeling my stomach leap as I saw Oikawa’s name across the screen. I opened the message, smiling a little as I read it. 
Oikawa
Hey Y/n-chan! R u free this saturday? 
Y/n
Ya why? 
Oikawa
There’s apparently a big volleyball club party happening in the city
Y/n
Oh cool with all the local teams? 
Oikawa
Yeah, and its at this big club 😱
Y/n
Sure ill come :)
Oikawa
Do you have a ride? I can drive you
Y/n
R u sure? I can drive myself
Oikawa
No I want to drive u
Y/n
Haha ok if you say so
Oikawa
🤩
Ill pick you up at 6 on saturday
I laughed a little, setting my phone down, only to find everyone at the table staring at me.
“What?” I asked. 
“Who were you just texting?” Kuroo asked, and I blushed furiously. 
“No one.”
“Hm...right.” 
Before I could blink, Bokuto snatched my phone off the table, clicking the screen and reading the last text from Oikawa. 
“OHOHOOOO, Mr. Pretty Boy from the beach!” He yelled. 
“Seijoh’s captain?” Kuroo asked. 
I groaned. “Stoppppp, he was just asking about a party this weekend.” 
“Then why are you blushing so much, Y/n-san?” 
Everyone at the table laughed and I buried my burning face in my hands. 
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Apparently the party at the club was going to be huge, even bigger than the beach one. Karasuno was going, as well as Nekoma and Fukurodani. 
I debated for way too long on what I should wear, eventually facetiming Kiyoko for support. She was wearing a glittery gold cocktail dress, so I didn’t feel bad about wearing my skin tight black body con dress. 
I usually didn’t wear much makeup, but I ended up putting on shimmery eyeshadow, eyeliner, and lip gloss, dressing the whole look down by wearing my adidas sneakers. 
At 5:46, I was so nervous, I felt like I was going to puke. I paced around my room, tugging on my dress and second guessing everything I was doing. God, I needed to calm the fuck down. It was just Oikawa, and it wasn’t even like we were going alone. 
I looped my bag over my shoulder, jogging down the stairs. I snatched my phone from the charger on the kitchen table and scrolled through my snapchat. Kiyoko was already at the club, proven by a video on her story of Tanaka and Nishinoya dancing together in the middle of a crowd, lights flashing different colors in a confusing blur. 
As I clicked over to instagram, I heard a knock on the door and froze. I practically fell out of my chair as I scrambled over to the door, flinging it open. 
Oikawa leaned against the side of the house, dressed in jeans, black shirt with a matching black bomber jacket, a pair of glasses sliding down his nose. My heart thumped, and I pressed my hands together to keep them from shaking. 
“Hey,” I said, smiling. 
Oikawa looked up and froze, eyes wide. “Y-You-”  His gaze moved down my body, his lips partying slightly as he let out a breath. “You look great.” 
I bit my lip and laughed a little. “Thanks. You do too.” 
He raked his hand through his hair, looking slightly flustered. Clearing his throat, he smiled radiantly. “Are you ready?”
“Yup! How long is the drive?” We walked together to the car, and he opened the door to the passenger side for me. I tugged down my dress as I slid onto his leather seat, and Oikawa set up directions on his phone to the club. 
“How is the rest of the team getting there?” I asked. 
Oikawa shrugged. “No clue. I think most of them are hitching Ubers so they don’t have to worry about getting drunk.” 
“Very responsible,” I grinned. 
“Speaking of responsibility…” he whipped a joint and passed it to me with a lighter. I took it, sticking the end in my mouth, lighting it, and taking a large hit. “Hey save some for me!” He cried. 
As we drove, top down, we blasted Harry Styles at full volume. I stood up with my hands in the air, the night air whipping across my skin and making me feel like I was flying. 
It was a way shorter drive than I expected, but parking took forever. Cars were lined up all down all the surrounding blocks, and we had to find a spot a few blocks away. As we walked, Oikawa smoked the remainder of the joint and we poked fun at each other. 
As we approached the club, there was a line of people out the door and down the block. I groaned when I saw it, but Oikawa spotted Iwaizumi and a few other Seijoh players closer to the door, so we slid down the line to be with them. 
“Woah, Y/n, you’re looking fine as hell!” Yuda smirked. I felt Oikawa stiffen beside me, but I laughed out loud. 
“Thanks Yuda, that means a lot.” 
As we got closer to the doors, music echoed into the night, practically shaking the sidewalk. My adrenaline was spiking, and I bounced on my heels in excitement. 
Iwaizumi looked a bit more stoic, and I leaned over to him to whisper in his ear. “Hey Iwa, how are you doing? Is your mom ok?” 
Iwaizumi smiled and touched my arm, nodding. “Yeah, thanks for asking. She got back from the hospital yesterday, and she’s doing a lot better.”
“Oh that’s great to hear!” 
He nodded, and I looped one of my arms with his, the other with Oikawa on the other side. “I’m glad you guys are here with me,” I said, smiling. “I’m glad I met you.” 
“Aw, chibi-chan, no need to get so sentimental,” Oikawa smirked, poking my shoulder.
I pushed him lightly, but sighed. “I’m serious. I really thought that Aoba Johsai was going to be a terrible fit, but I’m so lucky to have you guys as friends.” 
I didn’t notice the slightly pained expression on Oikawa’s face, or the pitying one Iwa shot his friend, practically screaming friendzoned.
Iwaizumi ruffled my hair. “I’m happy you ended up coming to Seijoh and becoming our manager too. I wish you had joined earlier so we could have spent more time with you in high school.” 
Oikawa opened his mouth to add something, but we reached the front of the line. By that point, the music was so loud that we had to shout to be heard over it. The bouncers at the front waved us through after we showed our student IDs, marking us as part of a local volleyball team. Apparently one of the local players had rented out the entire club for this party. 
As I entered the club with Iwaizumi and Oikawa on either side, I was momentarily overwhelmed. The huge dance floor was covered with people, colored lights flashing wildly across their writhing figures, smoke hovering in a cloud over the entire scene. The music pounded so hard, it was like I was feeling it in my chest. 
My body automatically began to move, dragging me towards the mass of people. I grabbed Oikawa’s hand, pulling him along behind me as we entered the chaos. 
“Call on Me” by Starley and Ryan Riback began to pound through the speakers, and I jumped up and down wildly, holding Oikawa’s hands and laughing until I was practically wheezing. 
“Y/n-chan?!” I looked over to see Daichi and Suga emerging from the crowd, both of them looking a little breathless. I laughed giddily and hugged both of them, still dancing to the music. Oikawa also reintroduced himself, which was a little awkward over the volume of the music, but they were all civil. 
“There’s a karaoke bar downstairs!” Suga yelled over the music, having to repeat himself a few times for me to finally hear him. 
“Karaoke? Ooooh, fun. Oikawa, wanna go?”
“Yeah sure, and I can show you my amazing singing skills!” 
“You’ve already shown me, and they were terrible, Oikawa-chan.”
“So mean!” 
We made our way out of the crowd together, wandering through some twisting hallways and getting lost multiple times before we finally found the stairs. A huge group of people were gathered down by the karaoke machine, and I spotted Kuroo, Bokuto, Akaashi, and Hinata among them. 
“Hey guys!” I cried, joining them. Hinata glared at Oikawa when he noticed him, but for once I was glad Kageyama wasn’t with him. At least that tension could be avoided for the time being. 
“Y/n-chan!” Bokuto crushed me in a hug. “You ready for some karaoke?” 
I smirked, tossing my hair. “Of course! Not to brag, but I’m a pretty good singer.” It was partially the truth; my mom had forced me to take singing lessons throughout junior high, and I had kept it up a bit in high school, so my voice was decent. Definitely not what could be considered very good though. 
Bokuto ended up singing a slow Adele song to Akaashi, completely wrecking it with his horrendous voice. The Fukurodani setter seemed touched though, so I didn’t make fun of the captain that much. 
I didn’t notice Oikawa disappear from beside me as a few more songs went by, but he reappeared after only a few minutes, grabbing my arm and tugging me to his chest. 
“Wanna do a duet?”
I laughed. “Of what song?”
“Juice, by Lizzo,” he smirked. “Basically describes me, so it’s perfect!”
“But that’s not a duet--!”
I heard the beginning of the song starting on the speakers, and my eyes went wide as saucers. “You already requested it?!” 
He shrugged. “Yup! Now let's go!”
He practically dragged me to the front, where we were handed two microphones. Oikawa began to sing almost immediately, his confidence making up for his horrible voice. The ridiculous way he wriggled around made me instantly more comfortable, so I threw caution to the wind and became his backup singer. 
“If I’m shining everybody wanna shine…” He belted out. 
“Yeah I’m goals!” I screamed. 
 “I was born like this, don't even gotta try--” “Now you know!”
“I'm like chardonnay, get better over time.”
 “So you know!”
“Heard you say I'm not the baddest, bitch, you lied!” 
The song ended, and I wrapped an arm around his waist to keep from collapsing from laughter. We stumbled off the stage together, making our way back to Kuroo, Bokuto, Akaashi, and Hinata, who all applauded us as we approached. 
“I have to send you this video, Y/n-chan! It’s classic,” Kuroo said, gesturing to his phone, where a video of Oikawa and I’s performance played. 
“HA! Please do.” 
Oikawa turned to me, checking his phone. “Iwa is wondering where I am, so I’m going to try and find him. Want to come?”
I nodded. “Yeah, just one sec. Can I meet you up there? I’ll call if I can’t find you.” 
Oikawa nodded, flicking me on the nose. “Don’t get lost, chibi-chan.” 
I ended up staying with Kuroo, Bokuto, and Akaashi for another ten minutes. Kenma had apparently flat out refused to go to the club, and Kuroo had decided not to force him. Akaashi handed me a few different drinks as I talked to them, so when I finally decided to head back upstairs, I was walking a little crookedly. 
Miraculously, I found Iwaizumi almost the instant I got to the second floor. “Heyyy, Iwa!” 
“Y/n-chan, there you are! Oikawa was just going to look for you,” he grabbed my arm so I wouldn’t stumble. “Damn, you’re wasted.” 
“Do you know where Oikawa went? I-I want to find him--” 
Iwaizumi gave me a knowing look, a small smile on his lips. “Yeah, he went that way. Just try not to say or do anything you’ll regret tomorrow. ” 
I giggled, face flushing. “I’ll tryyy.” 
Iwaizumi patted me on the head, pointing towards the crowd again. “He’s somewhere over that way. If you can’t find him after a few minutes, come back. I’ll be waiting right here, got it?”
I nodded, already turning away. All my fog filled brain could think of was finding Oikawa and telling him...something. Did I really want to confess how I felt? My sober brain screamed absolutely not, but my drunken head said YES. 
The second I entered the crowd, it was like entering utter chaos. I was bumped from all sides by dancers who paid me no attention, the smoke in the air making everything hazy, the smell of sweat and marijuana reeking from everything. I could barely make out the faces of the people around me because of the darkness, the only lumination coming from the colored flashing lights above our heads. 
I pushed on, not paying any attention to the people around me. My eyes scanned the dark shadows for a familiar figure, but it was too confusing to be able to tell who was who. 
“Y/n!” I whirled around to see Kiyoko squeezing between two people, her gold dress flashing as she moved. She gripped my hands, a wide smile on her face. “I’m so glad I found you!” 
“Kiyoko, how are you doing!” 
“Good! This is hella fun!” Her usually reserved way of being had been completely overturned, probably by alcohol. 
“I know right? Hey, have you seen Oikawa?” 
Kiyoko’s glasses flashed. “Oh my god, yeah actually! He was just looking for you!” “Really? Which way did he go?” 
She pointed, and I hugged her tightly. “Thanks! I’ll try and find you later, ok?”
She nodded, and I moved in the direction she had indicated. “Gas Pedal” by Sage the Gemini came on, and I laughed out loud as girls all around me began shaking their asses. 
I pushed past a line of four people grinding on each other, and my heart leapt as I finally found Oikawa. He had ditched his jacket somewhere, and his hair was pushed back and messy as he danced. Iwaizumi and Kiyoko had said he was looking for me but…
I felt all the blood drain from my face as I watched a tall, skinny girl with long black hair wrap her arms around his neck, one of her hands trailing down his chest. He smirked down at her, eyes dark and greedy, and I took a step back. I suddenly felt cold stone sober, and my hands began to shake. 
 As I watched, unable to tear my eyes away, as the girl turned around and began grinding her ass against Oikawa, and he grabbed her hips. 
The music pounded through my brain and I finally forced myself to move. Whirling around, I almost fell as I crashed into another person. 
“Oh-sorry,” I gasped, looking up and blinking in surprise.��
“Hello again.” The guy from the beach, with the serious expression and olive hair looked down at me. “Are you ok?” I swallowed, forcing back tears as I focused on the guy in front of me. “Yeah, I’m fine. I’m so sorry, I think we’ve met but I don’t remember your name.” 
“It’s Wakatoshi Ushijima.” 
“Right! I’m Y/n L/n. It’s good to see you again, Ushijima.” 
He nodded, eyes sweeping down my short dress, and he tilted his head. “Do you want to get out of this crowd?” 
I paused, feeling something in my chest tighten. No, I wanted to turn around and smack the girl Oikawa was with in the face. I wanted to shake my captain and ask him why didn’t he look at me like that? 
But there was another attractive guy right in front of me, and he was looking at me with a slightly glazed expression. I smiled up at him through my lashes, licking my lips and nodding. “Let’s go.” Ushijima’s hand was fucking gigantic as I pulled him through the crowd, keeping my head down so hopefully no one I knew would recognize me. 
I noticed Iwaizumi by the wall where I left him, and I walked by quickly, praying he didn’t see me with Ushijima. I told myself it didn’t matter even if he did; I was allowed to have as much fun as I wanted. I had no obligations to anyone. 
It didn’t take very long to find a hallway away from the party where no one was, and I glanced up at Ushijima. He stared down at me, his eyes intense, and I leaned toward him, my hands going to his chest. 
The second I moved, his broad hands wrapped around my waist and pushed me up against the wall. I gasped as his mouth crashed against mine, and I squeezed my eyes shut, hands running through his hair. I shoved all thoughts of Oikawa from my mind and let myself get swept away. 
Oikawa POV:
I moved through the crowd of people, eyes scanning for Y/n. I hadn’t seen her in awhile, and I was suddenly worried. 
The tall girl with the black hair tugged on my arm. “Baby, I’m not done with you,” she purred. 
I gave her a death glare, tugging out of her grip. “Fuck off, that was a mistake. I’m looking for someone right now.”
She pouted, but I was already moving away. I spotted Iwa by the wall, and sauntered over to him. “Iwa-chan! You don’t look like you’re having much fun--” “Oikawa, did Y/n find you?” He said, eyes serious. 
“Huh? No, I was looking for her…” “She came up here asking about you, so I pointed her in the right direction.” “I haven’t seen her, but she’s probably around here somewhere.”  I could see clearly something else was on his mind. “What’s wrong?” 
“She walked by just a second ago. She looked upset and....she was with Ushijima.” 
I felt my stomach drop. Oh god no. 
“Which way did they go?” I said, by voice completely blank of emotion. 
Iwaizumi pointed, and I began to move quickly, shoving people out of the way in my haste. 
I ran down a hallway, turning the corner and feeling my entire body go completely numb as I finally spotted her.  
She was pushed up against the wall, hands running through his hair as she kissed fucking Ushijima. The tall ace of Shiritorizawa had one hand on her waist, the other running along her ass as he let out a low groan. 
I moved without thinking, so angry I could barely see. I ripped Ushijima off of Y/n, shoving him as hard as I could, so he stumbled backward. He was bigger and stronger than me, but I had the element of surprise. While he was still off balance, I charged him, knocking him on his back and punching him as hard as I could in the face. He grunted, and I felt something crack under my knuckles. 
Y/n was screaming behind me, trying to pull me off, but it just made me more furious. Was she trying to defend him? 
Ushijima was attempting to cover his face, but I began to slam his head into the floor over and over. 
“Stop Oikawa, you’re going to kill him!!!” I felt a pair of strong arms grab me around the neck in a chokehold, dragging me off of Ushijima and throwing me against the wall. Iwaizumi pounded me on the chest, his eyes furious. “Look what you’re doing, Shittykawa! You’re scaring her.” 
My eyes moved to Y/n, her eyes filled with tears and her hands over her mouth in horror. Ushijima lay on the ground a few feet away, face covered in blood. All I could see was him kissing her. 
Iwaizumi let go of me, and I slammed my fist into the wall as hard as I could, feeling my skin tear and knuckles crack. Y/n let out a sob, and I turned and strode away down the hall. I was too angry to be here anymore. 
As I walked away, I heard Iwaizumi behind me. “I’ll take care of Ushiwaka. You go stop Oikawa before he does something else completely stupid.” 
Y/n POV: 
What had I done? Ushijima lay on the ground, his face completely fucked up, and Oikawa stalked away down the hall, blood dripping from his knuckles. It was utterly my fault. 
I was terrified, but not of Oikawa. No matter how angry he was, I didn’t think he would do anything to hurt me. I decided not to second guess that assumption as I spirited down the hall after him. Now was not the time to be afraid. 
“Oikawa!” I yelled, but he didn’t pause. “Oikawa, stop!” I grabbed his wrist, and he whirled around, eyes furious. 
“Get the fuck off me,” he snarled. 
“No! What the hell is wrong with you?”
“With me?” His eyes were wild as he raked his hands violently through his hair. “You’re the one who was about to fuck Ushijima!” 
I gaped at him. “I wasn’t...wait, you know him?”
“He’s the captain of Shiratorizawa!” He yelled and I felt my stomach drop. Oh god, I didn’t know…
“I-I didn’t--” “Who gives a fuck! Who it was doesn’t matter anyway!” “Then why do you care so much if I kissed him?” I shouted, clenching my fists. “You don’t give a fuck about me, so why the hell did you have to beat the shit out of him if it wasn’t because of who he is?”
“I don’t give a fuck about you?” Rage was boiling beneath every word. 
“No! Go back to that dumb bitch you were with before if you want to feel better about youself!” 
“What the fuck are you even talking about?” He snarled. Realization suddenly dawned in his eyes, almost instantly replaced with fury. “Maybe I will! Even she’s not as much of a whore as you.” 
I felt like I had been slapped. A whore? That’s what he thought of me? Tears pricked behind my eyes. “You fucking asshole.” I stepped back. “You act like you’re better than everyone all the time, like you’re so perfect, but really you’re just a piece of shit!” 
“God, you couldn’t possibly be any worse,” he hissed, eyes dark. 
Tears spilled over my cheeks, and took another step back. “I-I am done with you. Stay the fuck out of my life.” 
I whirled around, not looking back as I ran down the hall. 
The rest of the night passed in a blur. I somehow found Kiyoko and Daichi, but I was crying too hard to explain exactly what had happened. Apparently, Karasuno had been about to leave anyway, so I left with an entourage of tall, angry boys surrounding me like bodyguards. Yamaguchi held my hand tightly, and Kageyama looked like he was about to murder whoever had made me cry. 
I noticed Suga talking to Iwa as we left, and an ambulance pulled up in front of the club. Hopefully Ushijima was ok. I couldn’t find it in myself to care very much. 
Asahi drove Kiyoko, Tsukki, Yamaguchi, Tanaka, Nishinoya and I home, but I was silent the whole ride back, entering some form of shock. 
Kiyoko walked me up to my house when we got dropped off, holding my hand so tightly it hurt. “Y/n, Suga told me what happened. Breathe ok? I’m sure it’s not as bad as you think.” 
I felt my body begin to shake. “K-Kiyoko...I think I just…” I clamped a hand over my mouth so I wouldn’t throw up. “I think I just completely ruined my friendship with the guy I’m in love with.” 
My friend looked momentarily shocked, but she began to shake her head. “No, no, that’s not true, Y/n-chan. He’ll forgive you.” 
“No,” I began to sob. “He thinks I’m some sort of horrible slut. Oh god, he hates me.” 
Kiyoko hugged me tightly, quickly opening the door to my house and pulling me inside. “Ok, ok, it’s ok just get it out.” 
She led me upstairs, helping me strip out of my party clothes, washing off my face and gently brushing out my hair. For once, I was happy that my parents were so busy most nights. 
 It was 4 in the morning by the time she ushered me into my bed, curling up next to me and hugging my tightly. I fell asleep to her murmuring in my ear, but I couldn’t help but think how much better it would feel if Oikawa was there instead. 
Chapter 11
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