#LETS SEE THE BOOOOOOY

[nevertheless-moving]

gnashing my teeth over vetinari and vimes in this au because you know what happens when you take 'not close but the closest another human can come to understanding me' and then give a thirty year headstart to the slower guy?

Harold, its just actually understanding . It's just understanding and being understood by another human, if only for brief, precious moments.

Sure vetinari understands vimes, that's not exceptional. (Except it is, it is, already so few knew him anymore, and now in the past again, having lost everything, everything - but this fresh faced dictator to be. This man who looks into people's souls and then gives vimes a double look).

But who really gets vetinari? Who else looks at children playing with garbage and sees the arteries of a world that could, must be? Who looks at pisstained ruins and sees the schools that will be built overlayed with every grueling step it will take to get there? Who's only weapon and only constraint is his own flesh and time, too much time, never enough time? Who has a Duty to The city beyond religious, ordained by the creator of their universe, something above gods and yet far, far beneath them.

Vimes doesnt need someone to direct his life. He's never needed that. Except holy shit he does, he definitely does, he needs a whole fucking support team but hes making less than minimum wage now. Give him something, anything to believe in.

Vetinari doesn't need to be believed in . He's never needed that. But he is still a man, and whoooo booooooy it is a heady thing to be trusted so recklessly, especially by someone like him, who mistrusts everything.

take that late canon Synergy, break it apart and then put it back together with a little bit more breathing room, a wee less intense power dynamics...!

Anyway they're friends. Best friends. By default possibly, since they don't have any other ones, but still. Two friends with souls too weathered for the lives their bodies have lived, bodies which are, at least at one point, and I'm not joking, teenage guys.

...

I just think they're neat.

...

Is it homerotic? Well first we have to remember that Samuel Vimes is doing Bad. We remember that? Ok. Now, let me ask you - is vimes the type of depressed that masturbates to feel something, or the type of depressed that cannot fathom human contact without pain. Exactly. It's like the cat that's both in the box and not or whatever. Sometimes one of them will be laying on the ground staring at the sky through the ceiling and the other will come and lay down next to him and their fingers will lightly brush against eachother and it will be the singular most intimate moment of not just their lives but also the life of the assassin that was watching in confusion from the window.

[self-indulgent-paw-patrol]

You know what I think is a HUGE missed opportunity in the show? Ryder getting super powers in the Mighty Pups sub-series. It would be so freaking cool, especially thinking about what kind of power he would have, I like to think he'd have multiple powers, like ladybird and copycat, since he's the leader

Half of me AGREES SO HARD WITH THIS. It would be AWESOME! We'd get to see Ryder helping his pups EVEN MORE. I'm not sure what kind of power he would have and I avoid "this character gets the coolest thing because they're the leader" kind of reasoning like it's the plague, so it's a bit hard to come up with an idea that suits him.

The other half believes that he didn't even try using the meteor to power himself up ever because he doesn't see a need to do this for himself- he's already resourceful enough as he is. He doesn't feel like he needs this extra boost, he already does a lot on his own, he's got a jetpack, he's got armor, so he lets the pups have their fun and enjoy their new powers and abilities.

Given that, I also believe if the situation ever calls for it, if someday Ryder will see his pups facing risk of death, booooooy, he's SO going to be like, time to get serious and go for it. He has no idea what will happen, he has no idea what kind of powers the meteor might bring out for him, but he's SO GOING TO USE IT to make sure his pups will be safe and sound in the end, even if it's at the cost of his own life.

On a second note, I have no idea why the Copycat got the entire Patrol's powers but let's roll with the "they need someone to pose a real challenge on them all at the same time" cartoon logic.

[krirebr]

Look at my booooooy!!

Imagine being on the Icarus II with him, where everyone thinks he's kind of aggro, hard to deal with, unfeeling. Only you knows what he's like behind closed doors. His soft touches, his dedication, how much he cares. It's when you're alone in his quarters that he really lets you see him.

[racingliners]

F1 Re-Watch 2022: Round 21 - Sao Paulo

Filed under: I was that tuned out of last year I didn’t realise a second race had its name changed for 2022

ANYWAY: while I forgot to watch highlights for Brazil (I genuinely had every intention to, I just forgot bc C4 only has the highlights shows up on their website for a week). I do remember logging onto tumblr after the race and seeing the carnage of George Russell getting his and Merc’s first win of the season... and the RBR team order drama (👀)

But apart from that, I know nothing, so let’s dive in:

ngl this is one of the races I’ve been most looking forward to watching in full, mainly for the non-RBR win but also I need to know how Russell dragged the W13 into P1 like please tell us your secrets

I also read a few weeks back the very wild stat that the W13 got a 1-2 finish, but it’s predecessor the W12 didn’t. Which is insane

right then, starting grid whiplash:

(which, this was a sprint weekend, which will likely explain a lot)

Lance P15, bc of a 10 sec pen apparently

SEB P9 LET’S GOOOOOOOOOO

oh my god a Merc front row, the absolute SCENES

capture it, remember it

oh, we absolutely ADORE to see it.

I will give sprint races this one right, just this once

[Formation Lap]: like Mexico, a pretty even split of people starting on either the softs or the mediums, with the exception of Albon being the only car on the hards

oh, I am looking forward to this. I am thrilled Angela in the garage and she is me

[Lap 1/Start]: Mercs holding formation at the start

LANDO NORRIS?! In between the RBRs and Ferrari???

OH SHIT

Safety Car, Dan just speared into Kevin

oh the duality of McLaren in 2022

[Lap 2]: Tag yourself I’m the marshal just flinging the broken bits of advertising board away

oh so Dan tapped Kevin into a spin, and Kevin not able to control the car, went right into Dan. welp.

[Lap 3]: SEB UP TO P8 LET’S GET IT!!!!

and Mick P10 🥺 That’s my emotional support Germans

[Lap 4]: “That Aston Martin in the hands of Vettel has some pace today” I need Ted to be my hype man seriously

Charles has potential engine problems??? oh welp

Ferrari gonna Ferrari

[Lap 5]: Albon pits to ditch the hards for mediums, still under SC

The replay of Lando’s start, very noice

[Lap 6]: aaaand SC in this lap

rip Otmar’s nerves for having to watch Esteban v Alonso at the restart

ayyy Bono sighting

...you gonna go George???

[Lap 7]: ....

ffs

Lewis and Verstappen touched and broke bits of each other’s cars

NOT LANDO TAKING OUT CHARLES

oh so Charles is not out he managed to get his car back to the pits.

still I would like a refund for that lap, it woke up and chose TOO MUCH violence

[Lap 8]: oh my god Seb’s up into P5 as a result of all the violence

[Lap 9]: And Lewis is up into P7

[Lap 10]: And now P6

cut to Lance in P9 defending from Bottas

[Lap 11]: Lewis v Seb, this is not how I wanted it to happen but I’ll take it 🥺

apparently still a way to go until 1st stop territory, which will probably have been extended a tiny bit thanks to the safety car

[Lap 12]: “That Aston Martin is a sprightly thing” AMR22 no longer assigned tractor status 🥳🥳🥳

[Lap 13]: Verstappen got a 5 sec pen for the violence huh 👀

as does Norris for trying to murder Charles

[Lap 14]: And Lewis takes P5, to the delight of the very lively crowd

I think we can all agree that Brazil is Lewis’ second home race at this point (I mean, it technically his how he has his honorary citizenship, but you know what I mean)

[Lap 15]: And Lewis takes 4th from Lando (try saying that three times fast)

can we not get constant replays of the Verstappen on Lewis violence, once was more than enough

[Lap 16]: meanwhile Seb is chasing down Lando 👀

this race has been quite a lot, and I don’t think we’re barely at one quarter distance

Interlagos will always be 100% that bitch

[Lap 17]: SEB INTO P5!!!! THAT’S MY BOOOOOOY

oh and Zhou makes his first stop

[Lap 18]: as does Sainz

meanwhile Russell is driving around completely unbothered while multiple fistfights happen behind him

Sainz has a smoky brake apparently 😬

not a tear off stuck in the brake duct oh good grief

[Lap 20]: somehow, Bottas is in P6

ayyy Lance up to P9

...or not Sainz just passed him

[Lap 21]: Charles still down in P15, he was a title contender at the start of the year 😭

[Lap 22]: Lewis closing the gap to Perez you say 👀👀👀

Charles pits again, because Clowneria Ferrari

[Lap 24]: and just to emphasise the point, Sainz doesn’t know what strategy he’s on.

Perez pits for mediums

oh my god Seb’s in P3. STOP THE RACE!!!!!!!

[Lap 25]: Russell pits, and has a slower stop compared to Perez

but he comes out ahead of Seb.

Anyway Merc 1-2, Lewis win, Seb P3. STOP! THE! RACE!!!!!

[Lap 26]: Lewis leading in Brazil, feels good feels organic

and the crowd (rightfully) love him

“Sebastian Vettel runs third” INJECT IIIIIIIIIT!!!!!

But, I did look up Seb’s result and he finishes P11 so I’m vibing now while it lasts 😭

[Lap 27]: and in Seb pits for mediums, he comes out in 9th

[Lap 28]: and Bottas takes 7th off Gasly

helmet watch: Seb’s Brazilian flag tree design is so cute I love it

[Lap 29]: They’re talking about dark clouds, please no 🥲

but anyway SEB INTO P8!!!

[Lap 30]: Lewis makes his first stop, softs for mediums, and comes out in P4

and Seb up into P7 as Lance pits

“Pitlane incident involving Alfa Romeo will be investigated after the race” ????? care to give us any detail at all FIA?????

don’t just leave us hanging spill the tea

[Lap 31]: I am not looking at the clouds in the distance I do not see them

[Lap 32]: Lewis setting a 1m15. King shit.

[Lap 33]: and Lance passes Yuki for P14

beloved midfield spice how I have missed you since you were MIA in Mexico

[Lap 34]: Ted spilling the pit lane drama tea, apparently Alfa Romeo didn’t pull in their wheel guns when Mick came in for his stop (it’s a sporting curtesy, not a rule per se)

But is still funny that the entire Alfa Romeo team is under investigation seghujgh

poor Barry from catering is an innocent bystander in all of this!!!!

[Lap 36]: Anyway, racing

Alonso pits, promoting Bottas to 5th (?!) and Seb to 6th 🥳

Sainz to pit again, not surprising considering he’s on the softs

He’s on the mediums this time

[Lap 38]: Man seeing the cars being able to actually follow each other, and make overtakes in the corners as opposed to DRS moves. WE STAN.

Alonso with a nice move on Yuki for P13

[Lap 40]: whew I didn’t even notice that we’d passed half distance

track temp has dropped 11 degrees since the race start, it’s def way cloudier. And that’s seemingly favouring Merc, considering the rate at which Lewis is catching Perez

[Lap 41]: Ted has gotten out the big braincell and realised that Merc’s goal is to get a 1-2 for the drama. As they should tbh.

[Lap 42]: Seb still in P6, I’m equal parts thrilled and worried as to how he ends up P11

[Lap 43]: Lewis’ gap to Perez under 2 seconds 👀

someone whip out the jaws music

[Lap 44]: he’s closed right up, racing time!!

[Lap 45]: and he gets the move done down the main straight. NOICE.

and the crowd go insane, as they should

meanwhile Charles pits again from 8th, I once again support his rights to burn things down

[Lap 46]: Seb pits from P6, and drops to P11

[Lap 48]: Perez pits again for mediums, and gets jumped by Sainz

Both Mercs yet to make their second stops still, I would be both surprised and impressed if they manage to make the one-stop work

[Lap 49]: And as I type that, in comes Lewis 😅

Likely to cover off Perez.

Which he does! He’s on the softs

[Lap 50]: and In comes Russell, also for softs

Crofty stop trying to manifest rain the race is fine without it!!

Seb in P7 ahead of Charles 🥺

[Lap 51]: And Charles does pass Seb for 7th

[Lap 52]: Oh apparently Kevin still hasn’t come back to the paddock yet ubhsgeugheshg

and Lando has stopped with a loss of power. McLaren’s very bad not good race.

and a bit of a late VSC, since Lando was getting out the car while cars were passing him 🙃🙃🙃

[Lap 53]: and looks like Ferrari are going to pit Sainz for softs

[Lap 54]: that McLaren is not moving for the marshals for love nor money

and we’re upgraded to a full Safety Car because of it

not Crofty stirring the pot asking Otmar what he’ll tell Esteban and Fernando at the restart slrbnhlbh

He is craving all sorts of violence today

[Lap 55]: Helmet watch: Lando’s neon yellow with chrome royal blue design is so pretty

“You are racing, just be respectful” Mercedes say no violence only polite fisticuffs allowed

stop. replaying. the Verstappen on Lewis incident.

[Lap 56]: another Bono sighting?! TV director your basket of pastries is in the post.

[Lap 57]: “They haven’t released the lapped cars yet” Brundle... don’t

[Lap 58]: oh Esteban being told to let Alonso past and he straight up says no aeghearughs

Alpine squared violence intensifies

[Lap 59]: SC coming in... I am Anxious™️

If we get RBR on Lewis violence again I will SCREAM

George once again taking his SWEET AS TIME to go ffs

[Lap 60]: okay phew that was a much more chill restart

argh Seb down to 9th what happened?!

[Lap 61]: oof Sainz trying to barge past Perez

Charles watching behind with popcorn

and Alonso passes Bottas for P6

once again, EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING

[Lap 62]: 10 laps to go, oh BOY

oh. Seb was on the mediums surrounded by drivers on softs. no wonder he’s dropped places

[Lap 63]: And Sainz does pass Perez for P3

funnily enough he’s also on the mediums while the cars around him are on softs

[Lap 64]: And Charles takes P4!

meanwhile the gap between the Mercs is just over a second

[Lap 65]: Oh jeez that swerving from Perez and Alonso

and Fernando adds himself to be “I passed Perez after the SC restart” party

oh. Verstappen is behind Perez now. team order drama incoming I guess. 🍿

replay of elated Alpine mechanics my beloved

[Lap 67]: 5 laps left, and Verstappen passes Perez. 

after explicably being told to take points off the Ferrari’s 😬

ohhhhhh that pass from Mick on Gasly was NICE

[Lap 68]: Gap between the Mercs still are 1.2-1.3 seconds

[Lap 69]: Ugh, Seb’s dropped down to P11 behind Lance, damn you medium tyres

(Not Lance though, he’s great)

[Lap 70]: The fact that this was Merc’s first win since Saudi ‘21... pain

[Lap 71]: Also the comedy of Merc winning one of the races Toto wasn’t at aeghaergh. It’s a wonder Toto has been at any races in 2023.

welp more internal Ferrari violence

[Finish]: And Russell wins his first F1 race, with Lewis bagging a Merc 1-2!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

Sainz P3, Charles P4, with Fernando dragging his Alpine into P5 out of sheer spite.

Okay I’m pretty neutral on Russell but his team radio was v sweet 🥺

and ending with Lewis DOTD, and Lance P10 Team Greeeeeeeeen!!!🥳💚

WHEW. Interlagos continues to deliver the racing AND the drama. That was a fun race to watch though, while we didn’t have a proper battle for the win per se there was so much entertainment in the midfield, and while the reason why it happened did not spark joy, watching Lewis fight back through the field like the King he is was *chef’s kiss*.

Overall, 9 front wings out of 10. Next, and final race of 2022 - Abu Dhabi!

[miyku]

[mykethequestionista]

IVE BEEN WAITING TWO DAYS SINCE I SAW IT AND IM SO UGHGUGU I NEED TO SEE IT AGAIN

[lucahell]

Living above the surface is weird- the lack of gills, his tail, the weird existence of hair, the walking, the running, the gravity-

And then there are the cultural differences. Good manners that don't translate exactly right but instead turn out to be rude. Traditions and norms, and social etiquette there is no way of following. Like how are you supposed to politely flatten your backfin when you have no backfin to flatten?

So the first time it happens Luca is honestly so shocked that he doesn't even know what to say.

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Alberto keeps innocently touching Luca's tail. It's only driving him crazy a little bit.

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yes hello i have started another fic about these booooooys - really wanted to see more about sea-folk liiife in the movie, so here is me throwing my headcanons at the wall (psst let me know what you thiiiink 💚💙💛) 

[toujoursmiraculous]

Thoughts & Reactions to Sole Crusher & Queen Banana!

Here's my 2 in 1! Starting with Sole Crusher. Loved the tourist feel in the beginning, gives it a very different feel and interesting to see it from Zoe's perspective. Aww Zoe's so nice to Marinette right away. And it's awfully sad that she only ever had one friend. :c I wonder who that friend is? Zoe's right about her family not appreciating the baked goods from the Dupain-Cheng bakery. I don't know if she's fully aware of the history there, or if she just knows how picky her mother and sister are. But it was awfully sweet of her to give them to the tour guide to give to her family instead. So Zoe learned: in order to survive, she had to put on an act and be somebody she's not, because her family wouldn't accept her being a decent person that cares about others. When asked about her middle school, her response, "I found a cockroach in my locker!" Might not be true, doesn't sound like it's the only thing at all if so, but sadly it was enough for her mom to not question anything.

Chloe's definitely a lot worse now after Miracle Queen. In my opinion, this is us beginning to see how low she's gotten and will continue to get. As Avatar Aang once said, "When we reach our lowest point, we are open to the greatest change." I'll write more on this in a separate post later. Zoe's sure scared to object to anything and be herself. Not even hesitating to act like a brat when around Chloe. If she didn't end up growing up around Chloe, how horrible are her parents??? We know Audrey is pretty bad, but even then if she had a decent dad she'd likely not end up like this. I suppose we'll have to see, but this poor girl. :/ Rose: Can we adopt her? Lol awww. Wonderful of Marinette to know that after only one brief encounter with Zoe, she knows that the Zoe at school isn't really her, and wants to genuinely help. How can anybody hate that about her? I don't get it. If it's because she doesn't do things how you'd like them...Most things in life won't go as you want them, or be taken by others as you may intend them, so you have to appreciate what's there and the intent of others actions. "But my family made me think that to deserve my place, I had to give up on some of my dreams." If Andre's talking about his parents here, as he said "When I was young", then oof this poor man, no wonder he's so timid and such a pushover. If he's referring to Audrey and Chloe... then that's a huge oof because Audrey knew exactly who she was marrying and should've never ended up with him in the first place if she didn't want to be with a director. So Zoe left because she couldn't stand it in New York anymore around her dad and the kids at her school. She hoped that she wouldn't have to act anymore and could just be herself. It really sounds like she needed to act a certain way in order to survive getting bullied, or worse. Dang, she really must not have met Chloe before then, or heard anything about her if she thought living with her mom and sister would be better. But in a way, it is better for her, because she has Marinette and the kids at school now. And she has Andre who's probably a better parent to her than her actual parents. Which is surprising and also not at the same time. "We end up hiding our feelings deep down in here." Okay so he says that with a booklet that has Emilie's face on it held up to his chest. Now, it may just be nothing but him thinking about his director dream. But. It could've also been any other object he held to his heart, it could've been something without a face on it or at least not her face. And Andre did work with Emilie. So I would not be surprised at all if there was something there that this is hinting at. Hmmmm. Also, I guess that's not Tomoe Tsurugi? Even though it's Kagami's model they used. And she's really pretty, too! Maybe something will come from this, or the animators didn't think it through when they added that image. Who knows. Even Chloe's first thought when she's in trouble is to go to Marinette what the heck 😂 When Kaalki teleported into Adrien's room...had Adrien turned around as it

happened he would've seen enough of her room to recognize it. Instead the portal changed and was outdoors. But lol poor Kaalki slamming against the window! All his things getting sucked in and Plagg's cheese was hilarious. XD Chloe's second thought of where to go: Luka's. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. 🤔 "This winner and loser thing doesn't exist!" Sad that Chloe thinks this way at all, who even taught her this? x.x Chat Noir: Did somebody start off on the wrong foot today? Marinette: I'm not finished! Chat Noir: Huh? LOL I laughed so hard at this moment. Did she forget who she is at the moment because even Chat's like what "I will always support you!" AWWWWWW what a good friend! And I think by helping Zoe become stronger, she'll in turn help Chloe be a better person too. But I'll talk about this again later. Poor Sabrina in this episode, my goodness. She works in a tiny closet and has to run along the limo. Chloe's seriously getting awful. Zoe's charm is the cutest one so far! So pretty. Ivan giving Zoe a hug was the cutest thing ever. Like, I don't ship them, but this shouldn't have anything to do with it. He and the rest of the kids care about her and respect her for being open and honest with her struggles, and want to be there for her. It's so wholesome. 😭 I find it interesting that even Audrey in this episode doesn't always know how to react to Chloe. xD But thank you Andre for caring enough about her to keep her in Paris and trying to keep some peace between the two. "For the first time in my life, I feel at home." 😭😭😭😭😭 Just imagine for a minute if Marinette didn't bother to help Zoe, believed how she acted at school rather than when she met her, and didn't tell the other kids about what was going on. Everything for her would be so drastically different. All because Marinette showed some kindness. Now onto Queen Banana. Well poor Marinette can't help but faceplant on the news. xD I can just tell what Alya leaned into say "You okay, girl?" and Marinette mumbling under the cape, "that's what the news is going to see of me, aren't they?" "Afraid so." "groan" Ah okay, Thomas was an alumni of the school. Cool. Poor Andre, he's just doing what Zoe suggested of him and not give up his dream of directing! I wonder if being around Luka and Juleka made Zoe want to put that pink streak in her hair. xD I want Luka and Zoe to be really good friends, that'd be so cool. Chloe being really awful some more. To everybody. I've noticed a pattern and I think I have her figured out pretty well. I'll be writing a in-depth post about her soon! She's making them change the entire movie just for her. xPP I said to my sister, "as soon as she leaves they should just film their original ideas." They do, thank goodness. xD I got so happy that we get an Adrienette scene in this ep! And then I saw he's locked in a cage, willingly, smiling at Marinette while the door shuts and I just burst out laughing. He's not even nervous he's locked in a cage, suspended in the air! Booooooy must like Marinette a lot! "Now let's take care of Adrien and get him out of that cage." OMG thank you, Marinette. While the image of him is comical, it's making me so uncomfortable that someone's up there like that and that someone also being terrified of being locked up in such a small space. Also, how long do you think Adrien would've stayed up there had Marinette not said something? Oh? What a change of pace, when Adrien goes to try to make things better for everyone, he screws it up pretty badly to be what really drives Chloe to get akumatized. She may have cooled off enough on her own as she tells Adrien "I'm fine." ...until he suggests apologizing to everyone. "You promised to stop being rude to everyone. And I told you that we couldn't be friends otherwise." OOF. Okay so her reaction to this really goes into the territory I want to talk about in my upcoming post about Chloe. "Banana BOOM BOOM!" lololol it sounds so funny in German dub xDD Marinette instantly pulling Zoe away from the attack x33 Ladybug's spin move with Chat Noir XD

it's like what's happening we're fighting an akuma not dancing This entire akuma feels like a Donkey Kong game and I love it. Those games are my childhood. Ooof Ladybug needs to be more careful with her Lucky Charms, they can sometimes be massive! Like that giant doughnut in Weredad. I seriously legit thought that the Gorilla was Gorilla, Adrien's bodyguard before the episode aired. XD The best heroes in this show tend to be the ones that have the most self-doubt, have you noticed? Ladybug, Carapace, and Vesperia all expressed serious doubt in themselves being a superhero, but when they suit up they're fierce! Like they were born to be a hero. Don't worry about Chat kissing Vesperia's hand. That's just the way he is, it's not in a flirting way. c: I remember when people freaked out about Rena Rouge and Chat Noir. It's the same as that, nothing more. "Or I'll turn her into baby mush!" LOL Chloe threatening to turn Ladybug into baby food hahaha that sounds so outrageous and weird that it's funny. And yet in this situation, would be actually possible so it's quite disturbing....hm. Dang, Hawk Moth trying to reakumatize her immediately. You go Zoe, speak up for yourself! And good on Andre for putting his foot down about Zoe too. "You may hate me, but I love you. And I'll always love you even if the whole world hates you." OKAY, THAT WAS REALLY BEAUTIFUL. Including the way she convinced Chloe to take the charm. Marinette's literally in hearing range of Adrien as she's talking to Tikki LOL she's like 5-6 feet away maybe? But that's okay, he probably would think nothing of it if he heard Marinette talking lol. I really like Zoe's character, I think she makes a wonderful addition to the show and that her character is extremely important. ;) Again I'll talk about it in my upcoming post! I've really noticed a lot of things when it comes to Chloe that I look forward to sharing my thoughts on sometime early this week. I really don't think things are as clear cut as a lot of people seem to think about her.

[theblackbirdsgemimagines]

Ramble away, cause I feel the twisted head rot, I kinda wanna see what you think about our bois. ~ a pocket sized dragon hops in excitement.

A POCKET SIZED DWAGOOOOOONNNN 😭💞💞💞 That’s so BLESSED, and tysm omg, I’m very glad to just spill out my barking on every boy, bc yEAH THE BRAIN ROT SKDHAKDB

THE BRAIN ROT IS SO REAL LOL

Everything I breathe ends up relating to TWST in some way, like at this point just let me take my friends, cousins, and pets, and of course Lulu and Seb, and I will have 1. A Gottdamned Harem, 2. So Many Children, and 3. NEVER WANT TO LEAVE. Kwfhskdhjwek

Ok this is gonna be long bc I gotta cover all my boys, so rip lol.

Dorm Leads:

Riddle

GOD, my Fucking Baby, my CHILD, my SWEET BABY BOY, I’M 👁💧👄💧👁

I would die for him, beetch, he is PRECIOUS ♥️

He reminds me of how I feel Ciel would behave if S/O took the place as Sebastian’s contracee, too, so like 🥺 Lots of feels 😭

Is Son, I have adopted him now. If you mistreat him, don’t ever speak to me or my son ever again. I’ll FIGHT his MOM, don’t TEST me. I’m his new mom now. His BIRD mom. So proud of him, he’s like...one of the few that’s actually shown growth in canon after his overblot kshdkadjs

Leona

👁💧👄💧👁

.....I am a Mere Simp....

Ya’ll.... I swearh to ghOD I simped hard for Scar back when I was a wee thing, I did NOT expect to simp for him AGAIN LATER IN LIFE, what the FUCK aidhskdhskdj

Like shit bitch, damn, you may not be king of Afterglow honey, but you can be king of my heart if you wAnt to bb....

Leona: *smiles once, even if it’s smugly*

Me: *WEEPING* Look at hiiiiiiim!! My sunshine booooooy! 😭

Does this make me a furry

Probably

I am too Simp to Care Anymore

I HESITATED TO GET ATTACHED BC THIS BOY LOOKS LIKE A FUCKIN WOMANIZER IF I EVER SAW ONE, BUT HE DRINKS HIS RESPECT WOMEN JUICE EVERY SINGLE MORNING AND I WAS A GONNER SNDJAJDHSJ

FUCK

Call me a Herbivore again, bully me //SLAPPED

Azul

He secretly a lil shit sometimes, but tha’s ok, it’s mostly in a silly way, especially post overblot~ UvU

The sweetest bby everytime I read fanposts on him, like god, ah 💜💜💜 WHOMST COULD BULLY SUCH A CUTE CHUBBY OCTOBABY I’LL FIGHT ALL OF EM!! A sweetheart 10/10 would be his friend 💗 Not making contracts with him tho, lol

...ok maybe SOME after his overblot, but they’re able to be easily reversed now, so it’s way more chill andhsjdj

Kalim

FUCK!!!! F U C K!!!! BABYYYYYYY!!!! BABY!!!! I HAVE ADOPTED HIM IF YOU TOUCH HIM YOU D I E

He is literally so sweet, anytime anyone was like “you’re so nice it’s annoying” I WAS READY TO COME FLYING IN TO BITCH SLAP THEM LIKE AJDHSKDHSJ (even if I also loved them lol)

Like NO you are WRONG whfksjd

He has also grown so much, and I am proud ♥️🧡

Vil

Jesus Christ, canon Vil is Hurting Meeeeee ajdhskdhsj

My fave fanon Vil is the one that recognizes all different types of beauty, though~ uvu and is v encouraging to anyone that may be struggling with self hatred 💜

Canon: Vil is pretty~.

Me: Wow, wtf???? He IS so pretty... How rude I didn’t think you were serious! Wow him??? Pretty??? Wow??? Wow...

Idia

I’m not sure yet, as I haven’t seen him very often, but of the few times that I have: BIG same, huge mood, and Me FUCKING Too, goddamn akdhakdj

Idia is my Anxiety and Anime Nerd personified tbh lol

What Ortho is to him are what all my comfort characters are to me, honestly.

Like what would you like bby, you want that singing voice?? Ok here comes a synthesizer just special for you~. Ily, mwah~ u3u 💕

Malleus

HEAVY BREATHING

Ok maybe it’s just the lack of story/info out on him yet, but I don’t currently simp as hard for him compared to Leona, I’ll admit jajdkajd

BUT BOY HOWDEY DO I EVER STILL S I M P...

He Is Baby... And I Lob Him....

I am going to smooch those horns and forehead crown of beautiful scales 🖤🖤🖤 I am going to do it!!!! Here I go!!!

HE CAN HAVE ALL THE ICE CREAM AND TAMAGATCHI DATES HE WANTS I’M- 😭

This man is too precious for words, and I have so much childhood nostelgia to ‘enchanted’ woods, and being in the mountains, so he has Old Fae Friend vibes to me~🖤

DRAGON FORM DRAGON FORM DRAGON FORM DRAGON FORM DRAGON F-

Ngl I ship him and Leona a lil bit lol

No, not just bc that makes a poly with my two faves easier, but that is a bonus factor jadhajdj

Vice Dorm Heads:

Trey

Oh my god, the Daddy to my Mommy with all these newly adopted lil kids of ours, ya know??? What a wholesome sweetie and funny lil shit jahdksdh~

I love him, I would gladly make tarts with, AND for him 💚💚💚

The kind of boi who I’d ship HARD with anyone he started dating bc My God it would warm my heart So Much 💞💞

Ruggie (unofficial but may as well be at this point lol)

He took a while to grow on me kadhskdhsj

But I think he’d be a sweet, if a trouble-maker of a friend to have~.

Dank you for taking care of my sweet lion bby, honey, I’m sure Farrena is a sweetheart, but boi I hope he gets his shit together to fix up where Ruggie lives 😭

I think if I met his granny, I’d CRY jadhajsh 💗💗

Leech Twins (?)

Idk if they’re vice leaders, but who cares lol

THESE are the older Big Brothers in every sense of the word. (My canon ages most everyone up just a bit, save for Riddle, Ace, Deuce, Kalim, Jamil, Cheka, and anyone already 20+)

The ANNOYING older big brothers, lol.

The ones that hug you to death (Floyd), or use you for an arm rest (Jade), and specifically Do the thing you asked/told them NOT to Do.

This is fine with me tho, I’m an only child, please give me the experience of annoying older brothers lol 💙💚

Jamil

I used to hate you bby, I’m so sorry akdhskdhs

I’ve adopted him now, and I’m v proud he’s trying, but making clear what his boundaries are, and trying to come out of a shell he was made to be in for so long 😭

AND HIS DANCING IS SICK LIKE HONESTLY I’M SUCH A PROUD MOM 💗💗💗

Rook

God. FUCKING Rook, lol.

IDK IF I SHOULD TRUST YOU, but I also kinda wanna be your friend akdhakdjs

HE CONCERNS ME but he also seems nice and v sweet sometimes, lmao

Blz don’t stalk me tho 😬

STOP SHOOTING YOUR ARROWS AROUND SCHOOL YOU BLOODY HEATHEN FRENCH PRISS, YOU ARE GOING TO KILL SOMEONE

Also, if he DARES hunt cute animals around me, especially BIRDS, I am going to GRIP him jahdkahdsk

He’s like if Lord Druitt was a Little More Nice and a Little Bit Less Creepy ajdhak

Lilia:

GOD.

I LOVE THIS FUCKING GRANDPA.

I. FUCKING. LOVE. THIS FUCKING. GRANDPA.

I absolutely hc him as nonbinary w/masc pronouns, I absoLUTELY do.

I adore him, I love him, I haven’t gotten a squish (hardcore desire to be someone’s friend, lol) this hard for a character since AngelDust, I-

Pwease be nonbinary friends with me, Lilia 🥺

THE ONLY PERSON HERE SHORTER THAN ME, BUT I’LL TAKE IT AJDHAKDHJS

Anyone know Corpse and how he plays Among Us? That’s how I see Lilia playing his video games with friends and I JUST I JUST I J U S T

The Spencer to your Carly.

He and Crowley are free to compete as Dad with me too like honestly kshdkadjjs

He’ll always be granpa tho uvu 💚💖🖤

Extras:

Ace

God, the Fucking Annoying Middle Brother that pranks you ALL THE DAMN TIME, but I love him andhakdhsk

Deuce

THE BROTHER THAT WILL BEAT UP YOUR BULLIES 💙💙💙 SWEET BABY BOY

The Josh to Ace’s Drake. The Cody to Ace’s Zack. The Freddie to your Carly and Ace’s Sam.

If he and Ace started dating, tho, I would CRY.

But regardless who they end up dating, it’ll be slow burn friends to lovers, and literally the most adorable shit to watch EVER 💞💞💞😭

Cater

Seems Like A Womanizer But Actually Drinks His Reapect Women Juice And We Stan That 🧡

Can always count on him to help tou get the best Magicram shots, bless you Cater 🧡🧡

Also rly wanna be his friend, ngl 😭 Even IF he pranks me a lot kadhakdhsj

Jack:

H E AV Y BR EA T H IN G

Ngl my feelings for him are in the air IDK IF I WANNA SMOOCH OR NOT YET I JUST KNOW I LOB HIM HE GOODEST BESTEST BOY 💛💛💛😭

If all three Savannaclaw bois got in a cuddle pile with me, I would Not Be Mad

How can I give this boy love, tell me and I will Do It

Gift him all the cacti’s he WANTS💛

God he drinks that respecc women juice bright and early on his run every morning, you KNOW he does 💛💛💛

I wawnt to pet his ears an tail an fwuffy wolf form 😭

I WAWNT TO SEE THE BOY SMILE AND BE HAPPY 💞💞💞

Sebek

CHILL CHILL CHILL CHILL CH-

He is a v devoted guard tho, we love to see it UvU

I don’t have more info on him hekdhskdj but his fanmade content seems v v sweet~ 💚

Silver

HE ATTRACTS BIRDS AND I CRY ABOUT IT PLEASE BE MY FRIEND AND TEACH ME HOW 🥺🥺🥺

Him being raised by Lilia and Malleus literally gives me so much Fucking Seratonin....... God 💞💕💗💗💞💞💗💗💕💞

Ortho

IS BABY????? IS BABY!!!!!! I’M LOVE HIM I’M ADOPTING HIM IS BABYYYYYYY 💙💙💙💙💙

Cheka:

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-

He is so FUCKING CUTE what the FUCK!

Leonaaaaaaa... 🥺 Your NEPHEWWWWW 😭

I might steal him from Farrena tbh, lIKE MY CHILD NOW~ 🧡🧡

I just sob and hug him every time I see him honestly 😭

Teachers:

Dire Crowley

Ohhhhhh god oh god oh god

Be my dad. Please. Be my dad. PLEASE be my dad. Ya’ll think I’m joking, I’m not. Please adopt me. Fuck. Fuck. FUCK.

This man as a father gives me so much dopamine and oxytocin and seratonin??? I have been weeping for WEEKS, please adopt me, Sir

Fathers with zero braincells being wrapped around a daughter’s little finger makes me so weak, and I am just here with Daddy Issues like ajdhakdhsj BLEASE ADOPT ME MISTER BIRD MAN

Crewel

Ew.

Forgive me, I haven’t seen much content with him in it/that could be considered wholesome, bUT JADHWKDJSJ

UncoMFORTABLE

Please keep the kink talk out of the classroom, S I R

Call me puppy one more time, see what happens, I’m not scared to fight a teacher akdhakdhsj

Trein

The Dad Figure that tries to be the stern part to Crowley’s blumbering kahdkqrhsjdj

Don’t feel as much attachment to him emotionally, but I like him~

Just let me pet your cat sometimes and give you holiday presents, and we’re cool~ ♥️

Vargas

Found the womanizer //SMACKED

And of course, I can’t forget Grim~!

He’s grown on me, and if anything happens to him I will kill everyone in the room, and then myself 😭

I will pet and snuggle and hold him all he wants and feed him all the tuna his heart desires uvu 💙

[earthpodd]

I Hope We Will Never Have to Take Back What We Said in the Night

Fandom: My Engineer.

Pairing: Ram/King.

Word Count: 3,3k.

Summary: Unceremoniously, King let himself fall onto the mattress with his arms extended and eyes gazing up at the light blue ceiling.

"Ah! So comfortable!" As if he was not already being too imposing, he went on to grab one of Ram's pillows and hug it against his chest.

"Come, Cool Boy, lay down with me," he said, while patting the spot on the mattress right by his side.

Or the one in which King is not sure about his feelings, but spending the day with Ram might be just what he needs to open his eyes.

Author’s Note: Okay, this has been a wild ride. I haven’t written anything in quite a long time, so I’m most definitely rusty. All of the mistakes are my own, though I do thank @gulfkanawut for helping me find typos and fix a few odd-soundings sentences (you’re amazing, twin!). Tittle is from “All Eyes on You” by St. Lucia. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy this. I love my boys and wanted to contribute to the fandom somehow.

Read on AO3.

"Cool Booooooy," King called out in desperation, his gaze locked down and legs frozen, unmoving. He was surrounded, ambushed, with no place and no chance to run.

It was the first time he had been to Ram's house, and despite having heard about the dogs, he didn't expect them to get anywhere near him.

"Cool Boy!!!!!"

The urgency in his voice didn't seem to work in making Ram return any faster, and even though the dogs were doing nothing but sniffing at his trousers, King was still scared shitless. Every second near them was a reminder of that one time he got attacked in his childhood.

Relief crossed his face, albeit momentarily, when his saviour finally showed up, carrying with him a few sachets of dog food.

With just one look, Ram got the dogs to move away from him and sit obediently on the corner of the living room.

King didn't notice at first, but behind Ram there was a boy, looking at him amusedly, as if he was holding back his laugh. 

King recognised him as Ram's brother.

"What are you laughing at?"

He sent Ruj a dirty look and expected him to cower, like that one time he threatened to send him back to school, before finding out he was Ram's brother, but that didn't happen. Instead, it seemed to do the trick and Ruj finally burst into laughter.

Much like with the dogs, all it took was a look from Ram for Ruj shut up, covering up his laugh with a cough.

When Ram then pointed at the corridor with his chin, King saw Ruj shake his head. It was like the siblings were having an entire conversation with just their eyes, without uttering a single word.

Curiosity sparkled within him. His relationship with his sister was nowhere near anything like that, but again, him and Ram had different personalities.

Patting his clothes to get rid of any lingering dog hairs proved itself to be a useless task. There were none in sight and King couldn't even use that to cover up the embarrassment he felt with Ruj's witness of the scene.

"Cool Boy, let's go study," he called, placing a hand on top of Ram's shoulder and putting an end to the silent discussion between the brothers.

The action seemed to settle the issue as Ruj soon left to go wherever it was he was going. Probably his room.

Turning to him, Ram only had to take one glance at his hand for King to remember it was even there. He had grown accustomed to touching Ram in order to communicate with him.

Sometimes it was hard always having a mostly one-sided conversation, but he couldn't seem to be bothered by that. It was worth the effort. Ram was worth the effort.

The thought made him remember the aftermath of that one time he took Ram to his flat and his sister ambushed them.

"When are you going to introduce your boyfriend to mom and dad?" Kumfah was never one to beat around the bush, and sometimes King didn't know whether he loved or hated that about her.

Despite telling her many times that Ram was not his lover, she still kept bugging him about bringing him home to meet the folks.

Honestly, it was not the first time she had gotten caught up in one of her fantasies and let it merge with reality, but it was the first time King had a feeling she could maybe be right.

"Aaaaawwwwwwhhhh!!!~"

The shrieks and squeals were sure to turn him dead one day, and King made sure to show his sister she was being too loud by popping a finger into his ear and massaging it as if it was hurting.

"Are you thinking about him? Of course you are! Look at your face! Aaaawwwh!! This is so cute. My brother finally got a boyfriend…"

King didn't even pay attention to the rest of Kumfah's onslaught of words, but she was right about one thing. He was, indeed, thinking about Ram.

He wondered what he had to endure on the ride back home with Kumfah. Poor Nong.

Shaking his head as if he was actually having a conversation with himself, King finally looked back at his sister. "You're being too loud."

Kumfah pouted at him and all he could do was sigh, turning his attention elsewhere. He was glad their mom hadn't heard the word vomit his sister just spewed. He was not ready to have this conversation with her yet.

First he needed to figure out his own feelings.

A hand pulling on his arm brought him back to the present, and from the look of slight exasperation on Ram's face, he had probably spaced out for a lot longer than he had intended to.

"I'm going, Cool Boy," he gave Ram a soft smile and finally started moving towards the table with books and notes splattered across the surface.

The whole point of his visit was so he could help Ram study for his exams. Not that King himself didn't have his own exams to study for, but this gave him an opportunity to spend some time with Ram away from others.

"Okay, let's start with this one here."

Grabbing one of the notes, King took but one glance at the equation and started marking with his pen where it had gone wrong. "You forgot to invert the signals here…"

Their study session went on much like that, with them leaning close to each other and King explaining to Ram how to fix his mistakes and prevent them from happening again in the future.

King was very patient and always paid attention to the expressions on Ram's face so he could tell whether he had understood what he was explaining or not, and which part.

The quietness made him think that Ram was probably every professor's dream. He didn't talk, he was attentive and willing to learn.

Those were all great traits in a student.

"Mom told me to bring these for you."

It wasn't until he heard Ruj's voice that King even noticed Ram had stood up and was visibly looking a bit pressed.

He tried to make him sit back down by reaching for his hand, but the moment their fingers touched, Ram moved away an inch.

King tried not to read too much into it. It was not like Ram had ever seemed bothered by their shared touches, or even uncomfortable.

In a second Ram was gone down the corridor, and in his place was Ruj, now sitting across from King with a teasing expression that could only mean trouble while placing a plate full of snacks on the table.

"Why is my brother always shy about you?"

The question came with a straightforwardness that could match that of Kumfah.

Thankfully for King, Ram chose that moment to come back into the room.

"Where did you go, Cool Boy? Bathroom?" He asked, so he wouldn't have to respond to Ruj's question. In all honesty, he was pretty much the one feeling shy now, and he didn't even know why.

Ram answered him with a mere shake of his head and then showed the juice bottle he had in his hand, offering it to King.

"Oh, you went to get it for me?"

He really couldn't help smiling fondly at the gesture. King didn't think Ram even still remembered that time they went out to have dinner together for the first time.

Ram, as per usual, doesn't respond, and just averts his gaze, shyly looking away from him and raising an eyebrow at his brother instead.

Ruj just sighs, as if he had been told he couldn't watch his favourite drama anymore and gets up from the table, moving back into the corridor. "If you keep trying to stay alone with him I'm gonna tell mom he's the one always making you shy."

As the threat hangs out in the open, King's sees the same semblance of desperation on Ram's face that he saw when they were ambushed by Kumfah.

On second thought, maybe their relationships with their siblings were alike, after all.

-x-

"...and then you just have to do that and you're done." King explains, looking intently into Ram's face to see if he understood the explanation. 

They had been been studying for the past six hours and just now they had finished going over everything Ram needed to study for the exam.

Saying that they were tired would be an understatement. King had even started rubbing his eyes to draw away some of the tiredness.

Standing up, he started gathering his things, shoving them into the bag he brought with him. "I'm going home now, Cool Boy."

His words seemed to have fallen into deaf ears because no sooner than he had finished his sentence, a hand was already pulling him back down.

The questioning glance he threw at Ram was responded with a tilt of the other's chin, gesturing towards the clock hanging on the wall. It was already a little past eight in the evening.

"Don't worry. I can still catch the bus. It's not like I live very far from here."

Ram just gives him a hard look and shakes his head, as if saying that he was having none of that.

The gesture inspires some fondness in King's heart.

"If you want me to stay, then you're gonna have to treat me to dinner."

King is all grins and playful glances, wondering what would be the reaction he was gonna get from his Cool Boy.

As he should have expected, Ram quickly got up, dragging him along as he started moving to the front door. At this point King was already used to this habit of his of dragging him places.

"You know, you don't have to always drag me to get me to go somewhere with you. You can just ask," he didn't expect to get a verbal response for this, so he was visibly shocked when he heard Ram's voice.

"It's easier this way."

"Did you just talk to me?" It was always both a surprise and a joy when he got Ram to talk to him. He could still count on his fingers how many times he had heard his voice. They were not many.

In response to that, Ram only stared at him impassively, and resumed the fast pace of his walking. King didn't even know where he was taking him.

"Where are we going?" He asked at last, but Ram just kept dragging him out of the apartment building until they reached a small food cart with an old lady operating it.

The old lady smiled broadly as soon as her eyes landed on Ram, her arm raising to wave as she greeted. "Nong Ram. You finally come to visit auntie again."

Ram just smiled back shyly, greeting the old lady in a polite way with the wai before he walked closer to the cart to take a look at the menu.

As if only noticing him now, the old lady turned her gaze on him, her eyes now becoming full of mirth as she asked. "Who's the handsome boy you brought with you? Auntie's never seen you bring anyone here before. Is he your lover?"

This was starting to get ridiculous. Why did everyone always think they were lovers? They didn't even do anything couples usually did, at least not as far as King was concerned.

Ram only shook his head, but King caught a glimpse of something in his eyes, and, for the first time, he couldn't decipher it.

Brushing that thought aside, he finally took a look at the menu Ram was holding out for him. The old lady no longer seemed interested in asking questions, but she kept looking at them like she knew something was up.

"Just some Pad Thai is fine with me," he concluded, handing the menu back to Ram and looking around to avoid the old lady's knowing gaze.

Ram signaled that he wanted two of it and then just stood to the side, waiting, with his arms folded across his chest and a blank expression on his face.

He was the picture of a Cool Boy.

The tattoos and the unapproachable vibe he gave off just added to that, yet King much preferred the glimpses he got of the boy under the façade. The one that was protective and caring, shy yet still sweet, and who enjoyed messing with others for fun.

That was the Ram he wanted to see much more of. But the question was, why did he want that?

He was so distracted, thinking of an answer to that question he didn't see Ram approach.

"Go!"

Wow. Two times in a day. This must be some kind of record for them. King had never gotten Ram to talk to him more than once in a day, and even then it was a rare occurrence for Ram to grace him with his voice.

"Cool Boy, are you in a good mood today?" King wanted to make sense of why Ram had even talked to him again.

Were they finally starting to grow closer?

For some reason, instead of answering his question, Ram just started walking ahead.

Was he shy?

-x-

"Here! Eat this, Cool Boy," King offered as he tried to feed Ram with his chopsticks. He was surprised he even let him and obediently opened his mouth to accept the food.

They were back in the house, just sitting at the counter on the kitchen as they ate together. Ruj had joined them at some point, but was mostly keeping to himself.

"Why are you eating ginger? You never eat it when mom makes it."

Maybe King spoke too soon. Ruj was definitely no longer keeping to himself and was now staring at his brother in disbelief, as of it was such a big thing that Ram was eating ginger.

"Is it because it was P'King who gave it to you?"

Ram chose that moment to take a sip from his glass of water and ended up choking. His face heating up in all shades of pink. He was looking pretty bewildered, like a deer caught in headlights.

His brother seemed to enjoy teasing him.

"Wait until I tell Mom about this."

King decided it was about time he acted in his Cool Boy's defence. "Hey, kid! Shouldn't you be sleeping by now? It's time children go to bed."

He tried to put as much authority as he could in his voice without sounding too imposing. It was Ruj's house after all, and he was still just a virtual stranger. He couldn't go around giving orders.

"I'm still telling Mom!"

And with that he left the kitchen, almost in a hurry.

King followed him with his gaze, and when he was sure Ruj was gone, he turned to look at Ram. "Are you okay, Cool Boy?"

The whole choking scene seemed long forgotten and Ram was back to fiddling with his chopsticks.

"Eat your food. It's gonna get cold."

Okay, maybe he was still shy.

King just grinned and then went back to eating his food, throwing subtle glances at Ram every now and then.

-x-

"You're not making me sleep on the floor, are you, Cool Boy?" King asked with the hint of a teasing smile playing on his lips as he watched Ram rummaging through his wardrobe for blankets.

"This bed is big enough for the two of us."

Unceremoniously, King let himself fall onto the mattress with his arms extended and eyes gazing up at the light blue ceiling.

"Ah! So comfortable!" As if he was not already being too imposing, he went on to grab one of Ram's pillows and hug it against his chest.

"Come, Cool Boy, lay down with me," he said, while patting the spot on the mattress right by his side.

Ram looked at him as if he had grown a second head, but eventually joined him in bed.

As soon as he did so, King shifted around, like a hyperactive kid, until he was laying horizontally across the bed and with his face near Ram's torse.

He held his chin on his hands and just stared down at Ram, who was staring up at him.

They kept that staring game of theirs going until King just up and decided to lay his head down on Ram's chest, his face turned so he could still look at his Cool Boy as he did so. "Why is your heart beating so fast?"

Or was it his own that was pounding against the cavity of his chest. He couldn't really tell.

Slowly, and oh so reluctantly, he watched as Ram slowly reached for his head. He stopped midway several times, but then, finally, his fingers found King's hair, softly caressing his tresses.

They stayed silent, but it was like all of their words were conveyed by that touch alone.

King sighed, maybe wistfully, maybe in defeat.

He had come there looking for answers, and it was now time to accept his fate.

"Cool Booooooy…" He softly nuzzled into Ram's chest, drawing his face even closer to the other's own. He didn't know what he wanted to say, or even if he wanted to say anything.

Turning his body yet once again, he half laid on top of Ram's torso with his palms spread across his chest while his chin was propped atop them. "What are you doing to me?"

Did he even need an answer to that?

Ram, for his part, remained silent, only gently threading his fingers through King's hair, like he was caressing something precious.

"Did everyone know before us?" Before me?

He thought of the girls from the bus, of his friends, Ruj, his sister, and even the old lady from the food cart. They could all see it before King came to terms with it himself.

King thought he was perceptive, but in the end he was the biggest fool. He had fooled himself into thinking that his interest in Ram was nothing beyond the challenge of getting through his walls.

When did that change? Or has it never been just that?

"Stop thinking."

King had to chuckle. It had been so hard to even make Ram look his way in the beginning and now it was already the fourth time he had talked to him just today. How things had changed.

"What am I supposed to do then if I can't think?" The question was purely rhetorical, but still he looked deeply into Ram's eyes for an answer.

Their faces were so close…

"Eeeeeeek! Cool Boy…" His face was absolutely heating up, and he tried to escape, maybe hide his embarrassment, but Ram's grip made him stay exactly where he was.

Ram's face was decisive, eyes sharp yet calming, and King couldn't help giving in then.

It was brief, just a mere brush of their lips, but enough to make his heart start pounding crazily once again.

He didn't even notice his eyes falling closed, yet he had to open them to look at Ram, to really look at him, the way lovers do, the way he didn't let himself do before.

"Now I'm the one who's shy."

His voice was barely above a whisper, but he didn't care, he knew Ram had heard him and had understood what he was trying to say.

"Sleep!"

It was the only response that he got and the only one that he needed as he adjusted his body so he could lay with his head on Ram's chest and his arm drapped over him.

Ram's heartbeats were going to be his lullaby, and tomorrow, well tomorrow was going to be a new day for them.

King couldn't wait for it.

THE END.

[onedivinemisfit]

Sexual Healing and....... Kiss of Life

Sexual healing:

As a reader: oh bugger. See, when I read these, I read them for *me* bc I have *issues*. Meaning I am very quick to click “exit” if they upset *me*. So it’s impossible to objectively judge haha. Like, if this is the tender, I’ll show you what it means to be cared for, healing, then I will be here. Crying. Filled with hope anew maybe. If it’s just a cheap lolz about a prudish/nervous (or traumatized which is even WORSE) character who gets taken for a spin [1] time and everything is suddenly swell with the world, then I can’t. This has to be multi-chaptered and layered and have ups and downs or my insecurities will come flying at me and take all enjoyment out of said story *cue exit button click*.

As an artist: I try. It’s hilarious cuz I want to draw these scenes, I want to let the characters have this sort of healing (in the stories where they want/need it) but at the same time I risk triggering myself at every turn. It’s worth it *in the end* but booooooi the journey getting there is... something else.

Kiss of life:

As a reader: in my experience it’s often the most contrived plot thing in the world and it makes no sense but I love it?? Like trash?? I just do?? The whole idea of lips-to-lips with an unconscious person is full of yuck but there’s something to be said for the drama it generates in this very specific niche - like ofc you can separate the Ye Olde CPR from the Magical Kiss of Life but they’re both ridiculously entertaining to me. For the CPR, I’m absolutely here for a panicked dumbass using this trope in a fit of panic, and like... for the Magical Resuscitation Kiss, it ONLY counts if there’s sparkles and shining light and absolute over-the-top melodrama. No I can’t explain this either.

As an artist: I have actually never drawn this and right now I feel like it needs amending, in the dumbest possible manner.

[chokopoppo]

hm. 13, minimus/starscream.

MY BOOOOOOYS...

13. This Too Shall Pass by Danny Schmidt

It’s nice, looking down at the lights of the city from the top of the high-rise apartment complex. You can see the great machinations of Cybertron whirling and shifting from up here. You can pretend everyone below you is an ant.

Starscream is used to being up high; fliers are never afraid of drops. Minimus is scooted back slightly, a ways back from the ledge. Starscream’s the one dangling his legs over it.

“You could stay here,” Minimus is saying. “With me.”

“I’m a real scumbag, but I’m not going to let you make that mistake,” Starscream replies. They’ve been talking in circles for hours now. “I mean, I’ll stay the night. I’m not flying home now. But tomorrow I’m gone.”

“Must you spit in my hand?” He’s wringing his little hands. He’s so small--Starscream could break him in half over his knee. Not that he would. Not the real him. “I want to help you. It’s not a mistake.”

“That’s what you think,” Starscream mutters. “Look, Mins, trust me--as soon as someone better comes along, you won’t think twice about me again. This little...crush? It won’t affect you in a year. It’ll pass. This’ll be a regrettable accident.”

“I don’t want this to pass. I won’t regret you.”

“You will once I leave.”

“Then don’t.”

My boooooooys, I have no idea what universe this is, I just want them to yearn and pine and long and all of the verbs...

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🎧 Me, myself and I - Beyoncé

I finally got back home. This trip was amazing. I really had a good time. Beautiful country, beautiful house, beautiful people, peace. I can’t wait for our next trip together. The crew was lit for real. But every good thing has an end. We’re back to reality baby. I was getting ready for work this monday morning. It was my sixth week. It went well that far. My bosses were kind, good listeners and really seemed to want to make me comfortable. My co-workers were cool too. I was greatful and excited because my missions were fitting me so well. I will have few presentations this week so I’m kind of anxious. But I got this.

I really worked hard since day one at this position because I didn’t want to mess it up. I wanted to show that I deserve my place. So I didn’t really take time to discover LA yet. I like to enjoy myself but I’m workaholic sometimes. I wasn’t down for distraction.

Speaking of distraction I heard my phone buzzed on the sink of the bathroom. I finished rubbing the lotion on my legs and grabbed it.

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I twisted my mouth and smiled slowly. This boy. Mhhh how can I say that. We got close at the end of the trip. Like he is a very kind person and all of that. We kept in touch when we were back in LA. I mean we exchanged good morning, good night, joke messages, FaceTime and things like that. He proposed to me to see each other few times but I kept declining it. Even if it was very tempting. We weren’t on holiday anymore. And even if he was a kind, smart and attractive man, I felt like he was radiating a fuckboy vibe. I was not falling into it. So the less we see each other the better I will be. I tapped on the screen, opened the message and double tapped it. I put my phone back, adjusted my shirt and heard my phone buzzed again. This time it was a FaceTime call.

My eyes widened at the sound. I looked back at my phone and saw Florian’s name on the screen. I answered and went to my bedroom saying

« You are really face timing me at 8:17 in the morning » I said sitting on my bed

« Wassup Rob » he said smiling. Oh Jesus that voice. It looks like he was in his car

« And you're doing it while driving ? »

« I’m not on the road, can you at least say hi back » blinking his eyes

« Hello my dear » smiling and putting my hand under my chin

« There she is, how you doin ? » he said smiling

« I’m good thank you, and you ? Where you goin ? »

« I’m good to, I’m heading home, I was at the gym » he said rubbing his neck

« Mhhh I see, you were pushing hard for you naked photos on IG » I said miming some sport

« Why are you like that ? » he said laughing « at least you are watching to them »

« Not AT ALL » I said rolling my eyes knowing I was discovered

« Yea Yea I hope you enjoy it » he said, licking his lips. You see ? I told you ? Fuckboy

« Yea Yea quit it » I answered

« You heading to work ? »

« Yes, I start at 9:30»

« You want me to drop you ? I’m not that far »

I put my head to the side, thinking. I wasn’t sure it was a great idea. I mean I kept declining his proposition to get out my and now he's proposing me a service and I say yes ? I don’t want him to think I’m scrounger.

« I don’t know, I don’t want to bother-

« I know you don’t have a car yet, I’m not far, it will make you arrive earlier and I just want to see you so bad »he said in a calm voice

Woaw booooooy. I smiled and put my head down licking my lips.

« Or maybe you don’t want to see me at all, I feel like I’m pushing you theses weeks »

« No no it’s not like that, it’s just that i was settling in my new place and I began this new wor-« 

« Yea I know you’ve been working hard »

« I just want to kill it you know ? » i asked him

He nodded his head and waited for my answer. Few seconds passed when he said

« Just text me your address Rob »

I pinched my lips, got to our message conversation, texted my address and sent him.

« It’s on its way » I said

I saw him grabbed his phone and tapped on his screen

« I’m here in 14 minutes » he told me

« Okaaaaaay » i answered in a low voice

« See you in a minute »

As the video ended I put my phone on my bed. Okay I was ready to nailed this week. But I hadn’t prepared myself to see him, not physically I mean mentally. Jesus. I think that it was the most stressing 10 minutes since I don’t know when. I shook my entire body in front of my mirror, trying to not look stressed or anxious. Checked myself a last time and closed my door.

I was waiting in front of my building, scrolling my feed when I felt a car parked in front of me. I was ready to step inside when I saw him get out of his side and stepped closer to me. I forgot how huge he was. He was in a grey street wear ensemble and looked just so fine. He was just not playing fair. A big smile appeared on his mouth before he pulled me into a tight hug. I found myself smiling maybe harder than him. He pulled back and told me

« I missed you »

« No, I missed you » I said pushing his shoulder

He stepped back, opened the door and told me to get in here. I thanked him and watched him go back to his seat. Once he closed his door he looked at me still smiling. At this point my cheeks were burning. His smile was so contagious.

« It’s good to see you » he said looking me in the eyes

« It's good to see you » I repeated. It really was. I didn’t think I will felt that way

« Still shining «  he said looking me up and down

« Still looking handsome » I replied

We stared at each other few seconds before laughing. He handed me his phone so I could put my work’s address. He took his phone back and secured it on the board. We were ready to go. We were on the road, taking news, finally face to face when my phone started ringing

« Theo 🤍 is calling »

I excused myself and took the call.

« Hey you » i said smiling

« Hi Rob, how are you ? »

« I’m great thank you, and you ? »

« Pretty fine, am I bothering you ? »

« No ! I’m on my way to work »

« Is that a road sound ? You found a car ? »

« No yet, a friend kindly proposed me to drop me this morning » I said looking at Florian

« Oh ok. I'm not goin to bothering you any longer, I took my flight, I will arrive in LA Wednesday »

« Oh Wednesday ? Great ! »

« Yea I can't wait to see your face, I got so many things to tell you « he said laughing

« Ow I can't wait to see you too baby » I bitted my lips realizing that Florian was just beside me

« My dad will be in LA too, are you down for dinner ? »

« Of course when ? Wednesday evening ? »

« Yes »

« Ok i put it on my agenda »

« Amazing, see you Wednesday then ? »

« See you Wednesday Theo » I said smiling

I put my phone in my bag and took a breath so my shoulders went down

« Who was that ? » Florian said keeping his eyes on the road

« A New York friend « 

He nodded and went silent again

« A friend ? » he asked

« Yea «  I said laughing trying not to look uncomfortable

« You called him baby »

« I call everybody baby »

« Not me » he said looking at me with serious face

Why do I feel like I’m in trouble ? He is kind of impressing when he talk like that

« You want me to call you baby Florian ? » I said acting like it wasn’t a big deal

« If you calling everyone like that I’m not interested » he said looking back at the road

« The nerve » I said rolling my eyes

« At least baby has the chance to take you on dinner » he said referring to Theo

I let my jaw drop at the end of his sentence. He was really doing me like that ?

« You heard that ? » i asked

« I did, I'm not asking you out again anyway »

I started laughing to make him relax. His smiled and looked at me

« I’m not laughing. »

I poured my mouth trying to coax him.

« Don’t do this face » he said looking back at the road « You’re the one saying me no »

A silence settled between us. I was feeling bad. I didn’t thought that it will mean so much to him

« Look, I promise you that this week, I’m booking an evening for you or this weekend if you want ? »

« An evening. And an entire day this weekend. » he said

I opened my eyes like woaw ok.

« You can not step back now » he said « you promised » He continued while parking

I slowly shook my head, unput my seatbelt. And looked at him.

« Thank you for the ride » I said softly

« Thank you for accepting it » he answered nodding his head.

I opened the door, stepped away and closed it. I was ready to head to my work when I came back on my steps. I made the tour of the car. Florian opened the window and watched me with a wondering face.

« Get out » I told him

He closed the window and opened the door slowly so he wouldn't hit me. He got out watching me as I pulled him in a hug. I heard him chuckle before putting his arms around me.

I don’t really know how to explain this but let me do it short. I would have regretted it all week if I hadn’t done this. Sometimes you just have to do what you got to do. My guts were telling me to take this big boy in my arms while I could. Before I mess all this up. I felt his left hand caressing the back of my head and his mouth pressed on my temple. I could literally die like this. His hand left the back of my head and patted the lower part of my back

« You gon be late «  he whispered

I let my arms slowly drop and stepped back

« Have a nice day » I said with a little smile

« Have a nice day Rob » he said licking his lips

I headed the building shaking my head. Let’s do this baby.

—-

« I swear to you, this co worker is just super annoying «  I said laughing « what kind of people keep asking you where you going everytime he sees you walking »

« Next time, do me a favor, tell him to mind his business » Alexandra said

We were on facetime while I was getting ready for my dinner with Theo and his father.

« So you have a date with your daddy and your father in law tonight, let me see what you wearing » she said

« You know what, I ain’t goin to argue with you about that » I said blending my eyeshadow « but I’m giving you minimalist rock shit » I continue showing her my jacket « and I’m goin to put my black ducksmartin »

« If you can take money from these white men, do it »

« Drop it Xandraaaa »

She kept laughing when Alexander appeared behind her saying me Hi

« Hey Alex »

« You good Rob ?» he said

« Super fine »

« And just so you know » he said looking at his girlfriend « she can’t have dinner with a father in law because she is dating Florian tomorrow night » he kissed her cheek and left

Alexandra looked at me, mouth full open

« You got a date with BIG NASTY and you hided it from me »

« I was going to tell you I swear it was the next topic but first of all Alexander take you ass back in here » I saw him come back « how do you know that ? He told you ? « 

« Yep »

« My god he is so talkative, and second of all it’s not a date »

« Hum this is not what he told me » he said looking to the side and twisting his mouth

« Well this is not what is told me either and I’m the one concerned here so this is definitely not a date, this is a chill night » I said putting on my last lashes

« A CHILL NIGHT ? » Alexandra screamed « like what Netflix and chill ? Girl he is going to bang youuuuuuuu » she said laughing

« No it’s not a Netflix and chill I’m not that dumb, we going to eat » I said with a little smile.

She was so true, I was so trapped if I allowed myself to Netflix and chill with him.

« And Saturday he is giving me a proper LA tour, it’s going to be fun »

« at least you stopped ghosting him » Alexander said while drinking water

I opened my mouth in shock, did Florian really tell him that ? Boys talk like girls these days i couldn’t believe him

« First of all she didn’t ghosted him, she took her distances because we never know with you guys » Alexandra said

« Thank youuuu ! »

We kept talking when I received a text message from Theo saying me that he was here on my block. I said goodbye to them and went to put on my shoes when I heard the ring belled. I opened the door and saw him

« Well Hello Mister T » i said smiling hard

He looked up at me and pulled me in a tight hug. We stayed there few seconds before he stepped back putting his right hand on my cheek

« I missed you «  he whispered

I closed my eyes and smiled shyly before pulling him in a quick hug and telling him to come in. He stepped in and handed me a bag. I took it and watched what inside, it was kind of heavy

« I know you don’t like flowers so I took you few bottles »

There were five wine bottles. It was the brand that I used to drink when I came to his place.

« I took 2 white, 2 rose and 1 red because baby you need to your puck needs to get used to it »

I laughed softly about how he was right about everything. I wasn’t a flower girl. And I wasn’t a red wine girl either. It’s gon be few years he kept telling me that I have to get used to red wine.

« Let me put this in the kitchen. Please take a sit and thank you, I really appreciate it » I said kissing his cheek « then we can go »

« Oh we got few minutes in front of us, you giving me a tour ? » He said smirking

« Theo you already know the place « I said smiling

« Hey but I want to know how you decorated it »

« Come on lets give you a second tour »

I put the new bottles in the kitchen, showed him how I decorated the place and we went to the restaurant. He told me that his father will join us when we get there.

When we were in the cab, talking about past weeks I felt my phone buzzed. I grabbed it and saw a text message

Florian Munteanu:

Have a nice dinner with baby

I shook my head. He was so childish. I unlocked my phone and told him

« Thank you ! Don’t worry you will have your own dinner tomorrow ️ »

I hadn’t the time to put my phone back in my bag that he answered me

« It’s gon be better with me »

I rolled my eyes, he just never stop

« It’s not a competition Florian »

...

« Yea I know I just want to make you happy »

I softly smiled at the last message.

—-

The dinner went very well. It’s been a while I haven’t seen Theo’s dad. I could clearly remember where is soft part came from. Very nice and dedicated people. I liked the way that he was talking to me like I was his own daughter. We laughed at the fact that when we were three of us, we always had people glancing at us like I was the a Sugar Baby with two Sugar Daddies. Theo’s father insisted to pay for us and went back to his place. Theo and I still had a lot to discuss and weren’t tired so we decided to go take a drink.

I was showing him Tulum photos. There was the house, landscape, the crew and we arrived at a part when there were like a dozen pictures of me and Florian, a little wasted. Theo looked at me scrolling the picture faster and told me

« You had fun don’t you ? » he said rubbing his chin

« Yeaaaa it was awesome » I said exiting the pictures app.

He nodded his head still looking at me for few seconds

« I need to tell you something « 

I looked at him. He wasn’t used to telling me things like that. He is more straight to the point guy. I put my back in the back of my chair and crossed my legs still looking at him 

« Should I be afraid ? »

« Naaaaa «  he said before drinking a big sip of his beer and put his back in the back of his chair miming me

« Come on drop it ! »

Few seconds passed before he said

« I met someone. » he said looking down and smiling

I never saw him that way. I raised his chin with my finger and took his and

« YOU DID WHAT ? » I said smiling hard

My reaction made him laugh and I saw that he relaxed a little

« I met someone »

I waited for the rest like come on « i met someone is not enough »

« And ?! » I said still cheerfully

« And we get along pretty well »

« Theo stop teasing me, what else ? »

« What do you want to know ? » he said rubbing his hands on his face trying to hide how happy he was

« When, where, her name, her position, what do you like about, who made the first move, everything man spill the tea ! »

He shook his head and started to tell me the business. He knows her for years but he saw her few months ago and they started to see each other. She is named Olivia and they have the same age. If I have well understood, he loves everything about her. He seemed shy to say everything he thought in a loud voice but the smile on his face was priceless. I was happy for him. Really. Even if it’s going to be weird to not have him « for myself » I was happy that he didn't make any further moves toward me. I really care about him and I wasn’t down for breaking what we had. He woke me from my thought

« Rob ? »

« Mmh ? » I mumbled

« You have all the information you needed ? » he said squeezing my hand

I watched our connected hand and moved mine off softly

« No actually, when do I meet her and I need pictures baby you can’t not describe a lady like that without showing me her pretty face »

« Next time you come to NYC, I will love you to meet her » he said grabbing his phone un pulled it towards me to show me his new baby

Woooooo ok i see he likes that melanin stuff . She was gorgeous. She looks stunning

« She is hot as fuck «  I said sipping my drink

« I know » he said raising hi shoulders

I laughed « oh maybe we could go to this restaurant you know with the rooftop when I will meet her »

« Mhh i think it’s gon be a house night »

I watched him with a wondering face

« We moving together in few weeks »

I blink a minute

« Baby, this is huge » I said speechless but smiling

« I know » he said shaking his head like no one of this was real

« Should I get ready for a wedding or a babyshower ? »

« Both. You know I don’t come to play »

« My gooooooooosh «  I said laughing « she really took you up for herself »

« You should went faster » he said winking at me

I rolled my eyes at his last sentence and finish my drink

—-

« Next point, I would like us to re do the benchmark on two customers because I’m not satisfied with some points »

I rush my fingers through my hair trying to hide how annoyed I was. Explain me why the fuck do my team put me in meetings that always exceeds the timing. It was already 7:20 and Florian told me to be ready for 8:30. How the fuck I’m supposed to get back home and get ready on time ?

The meeting finally ended thanks to a co-worker who had to get her daughter. Thank you, thank you for rescued us. I grabbed my stuff and runned down the building catching my cab.

I was trying to figure out what I was going to wear since I haven’t prepared anything at all. I closed my eyes trying to visualize where the clothes I chose when I grabbed my phone. I rather prevent Florian now, I don’t want to upset him. I went to our text messages and started to tappe

« Flooooooooorian »

« Don’t even think about cancel tonight »

« No way ! I just might be late »

« You weren’t late for dinner with baby »

« You need to drop this for real »

«  

I will still arrive at your place on time, i will wait for you »

« Ok text me when you down my building I will text you my code »

« No prob see you »

I put back my phone on my bag and clothe my eyes trying to relax

—-

« Are we goin to walk a lot ?» I said louder enough so Florian could hear my voice

« No » he screamed back

I looked at my black thigh high boots and shook my head. Not tonight babies. I don’t feel like heels anyway. I Grabbed my A1 and put them on. Took my perfume and pulsed it everywhere around me, I like to smell good. Like you know a smell good that makes you turn back. I closed my bedroom door and stepped quickly in the living room holding my hands praying

« I’m so sorry for my lateness, thank you for waiting for me »

I saw him sitting on my couch. He had a black jean and sweatshirt, a denim jacket

and some red Nikes. This man doooooe. He looked back at me with a little smile. I couldn’t help but laugh. He looked at me with a wondering face.

« It’s just the way you are seated » I said grabbing my keys

« What about it ? »

« Why do you have to spread your legs that way » I said laughing again

« I don’t know I’m just used to it » he said laughing and sitting up « you better stop making fun at me let me remind you that you're late so keep it low »

Step towards me and pull me into a hug. Shiiish. I need to keep my mind clear. He pulled away a little and kissed my forehead. Owwww jesus why he is doing me like that. I grabbed his chin softly

« Mmh I see someone got a fresh haircut and all » i said smirking

« Yea you know I got to look cute for the chicks »

I rolled my eyes and put my hand on the door handle.

« Wait, do you want a glass of water before we go ? » I asked him

« Na I’m good let’s go »

I closed the door and called the elevator. We stepped in as in checked myself in the mirror. I saw his reflect in the mirror, leaning on the wall checking me too.

« See something you like ? »

« Stop asking dumb question » he said putting his hood on

I looked at him, put a hand on my chest faking to be shocked. I followed him outside until the car. He opened the door and waited for me to jump in

« This is the first and last time you call me dumb » I said pointing my finger at him

« Alright » he said, licking his lips « are you going to come in or what ? »

I stepped in the car and pulled out my tongue at him. He closed the door and went to his side

« I already warned about that tongue out » he said in a low voice

« Maybe if you stop annoying me it will be another way » I said with a little attitude

He bucked his seatbelt and watched me

«You know what, I’m planning to make you have a great night, so I’m not going to waste my time about this attitude you got »

I put my back in the back of the seat and twisted my mouth. Ok I was acting up. I need to chill out. Like come on Rob it’s nothin.

« Thank you for taking me out tonight » I said in a low voice

« Thank you for finally accepting »

He does it on purpose. How can’t I have an attitude with this boy.

« Can I put some music on ? » I said trying to sound nice enough

« Oh now you want to be kind » he said

I looked at him and then toward the window, he is pushing me right now

« Alright, alright I stop teasing you, we drop it, come on don’t be mad at me » he said putting is hand on my bare thigh

« you’re annoying » I said hidely enjoying his touch

« I know I stop, I’m sorry look at me Babe »

I turned my head back at him, pinching my lips. Did he call me ... babe ? Boy don’t start.

« Come on give me a kiss »

« EXCUUUUUUSE ME ? » I said laughing at him « you must have lost your mind »

« Come on don’t be a child, on my cheek. Take it as a peace sign »

I looked at him, not totally sure if I would do it. Come on Robyn stop being a bitch. I step closer to his face

« You better not turn your head at last moment » I whispered

« You wish I do don't you ? » he said not moving his head from his position

I leaned and pecked his cheek before grabbing his phone. I opened Spotify and put a sold on

🎧 44buldog - Pop Smoke

He started the car as I started vibing on the song and making gun shot sounds. First he laughed at me but finished by doing the same. The drive was fun, I tried to put songs that he might like when I asked him

« Give me a German song I would like « 

« A German song ? » he asked

« Yea »

« Like what R’n’b ? Rap ? Electro ? »

« As you want. Something you hear and you like « Yea Robyn should love this » « 

« Mhhhh let me think, oh ! I knoowwww » he said ending his sentence laughing

« Tell me »

« It’s Azad Goddesses but he raps in English »

« Alright let me hear it » I said tapping on the sound

I watched at the window while the sound began. I heard him rap  few lyrics. The sound was chill. He was right. I kind of like it. I was enjoying the scene when the hook dropped

Hypnotic

The way she move her body

Girl, you so erotic

Won't you come and ride it?

Won't you come and ride it?

Won't you come and ride it?

I turned my head looking back at him. Obviously he was enjoying lips singing the « won’t you come and ride it » part. I blinked a few times finding myself turned on by this question. Boooooooy if I wasn't so Insecure of course I would come and ride it. I meaaaaaaaaaan. Robyn stick to the fucking plan. Do I have one ? I don’t know oh lord help me.

We arrived after riding for 20 minutes and stepped out of the car. We headed to a building we’re there was a quite big line. Florian went directly to the start and greated a man before saying that he made a reservation. The man told him to come in. He looked back at me and gave me his hand. I grabbed it and followed him. Ok I’m going to stop lying to myself, I like feeling his hands, I like when he touches me, I just like it, can I really blame myself for this ?

We stepped in the place. There were a lot of neon spots and there was very good music on air. I could feel the bass a little. You know it makes your girl want to bounce everywhere. We arrived at our place and took a seat. The waiter told us to scan the QR code if we wanted anything. We thanked her as she left. I took the time to look around me and started to move my shoulders to the rhythm without noticed it

« Do you like it ? » Florian asked me with a smile

« I like the vibe » I said smiling back and still dancing a little

« Yeaaaa that’s what i thought, so look this a bar club restaurant chill place let’s call it a concept store ok ? »

« Okaaay but it’s not what matter « 

« What you mean ? »

« What can I eat here ? And boy you told me good food only so don’t fuck it up »

« Hold up babe you really think I’m going to mess up our first date » he said laughing

« Wo wo wo you hold up just right there, I had echos about that and let me tell you something this is not a date »

He blank a second

« This is a date » he said putting his elbow on the table

« This is definitely not a date »

« You’re joking right ? » he said not losing his smile

« Absolutely not »

« What do you mean by this not a date ? »

« You didn’t sell me this that way. Next time, don’t forget to put the form like « Robyn you know what, I quite like you, maybe we can learn about each other better during a proper date, what do you think about it ? « « 

He put down his head and rubbed his eyes . He raise back his head and looked at me

«You’re going to drive me crazy, you know that  ? »

I nodded my head still dancing

« What about tomorrow ? » he said

« Still not a date »

He shook his head and scanned the RQ code before showing me the menu. There was everything, pizza, waffle, burgers, French fries, sushi, pasta, tacos... I didn’t really know what to take so I asked him to help me. I finally took sushi with a bubble tea which made Florian’s face twisted

« You don’t like bubble tea »

« Na «  he said laughing

« Have you ever tried ? »

« Either »

« How could you say you don’t like it if you never tried it »

« I just feel like I don’t like it »

« Oh my god Florian » I said rolling my eyes

The night went extra well. I had a good time and I ate very well too. Sometimes when Florian was talking to me, I was wondering if I really was ready for whatever we going to. The more we talk the more a understood that he was not just a very good looking man but also a funny and deep one. Which was scary. Even if he was chill all night I could feel a little switch when I told him that it wasn’t a date. He drove me back and I felt him a little quite. We finally arrived down my building, he parked and turn off the car. We stayed few seconds in a silence, me looking at him, him looking in front of him

« Are you ok ? »

« Yea » he said softly smiling

« You seemed a little quite »

« I’m fine Robyn »

Oh he dropped the babe thing ?

« Look I didn’t mean to be rude when I told you that it wasn’t a date »

« I know »

« So i hope I didn’t hurted you by saying that »

« It’s not about hurting me, it's more like » he rubbed his thigh with his hands and looked at the window, clearly searching for his words or pissed of the situation « it’s just destabilized me, you know ? I don’t really know in which way to dance with you »

« I understand and I’m sorry about that » I said grabbing his hand « to be honest with you Flo, I’m not sure about what I want myself and I just need time to figure it out »

He rubbed my hand with his thumb and kissed it

« Thank you for you honesty » he mumbled

« But I had a great night, and it was delicious and the place was awesome »

« So you enjoyed your night » he said playing with my fingers

« I did »

« Well I passed the mission » he said laughing then looked back at me « get home safe Rob »

« I’m not the one driving but I will » I said opening the door and stepping out

« Don’t forget my hug »

« I won’t «  I said going to his side

He stepped out and took me in his arm as I rubbed his back.

« Go before I kidnap you » he whispered

—-

🎧 Pink + White

Things have been a little crazy these days. I was doing pretty well at my job so my bosses put me on more important customers. I started back dance classes. I finally got a car. And I started working out again. So yea big days, big weekends and repeat. I had maybe 3 times Alexandra on the phone and Flo and I texted each other anytime we could. Since our discovering LA day we didn’t have the time to catch each other but we talked a lot. I was still wondering where the fuck I am goin with this boy but yea we talked a lot. Moreover, he wasn’t the only one to send the first message, I tried to not act like I didn't matter about him.

It was Saturday morning, I had just finished to clean my place. I was sitting on the couch looking to the window. I must call him. It’s been a while since I haven’t see his face. Did i kind of miss him ? I don’t really know. I grabbed my phone and facetime called him. I let it rang for like 8 times, I was ready to hang up, maybe he was busy, when I saw his face

« Hey Flo »

« Hey Beautiful how are you ? »

« I’m good and you »

« I’m doing fine »

I stared at my screen enjoying how gorgeous he was

« what is this early call worth to me ? »

« Mhhh nothing at all I wanted to see your face »

« You got my ig for that »

« You know what I mean, I wanted to check up on you »

« Mmmh, this is kind of you, I’m good »

« Alright, do you think you will have time for me ? I would like to see you » I said in a low voice the last sentence

« Excuse me ? You would like to what «  he said laughing

« See you » i said clearly

« Woaw you mean that Robyn Matthew, like THE Robyn Matthew I know, like the fine ass wants to see me ? Woaw i'm going to get emotional » he said acting up

« Have you finished ? » i said shaking my head

—-

I was walking down Forian’s block. He invited me to his place with some friends of his to spend the evening together. I was trying to walk faster because your girl was late. The thing is I took a nap and I just didn’t wake up. The GPS told me that was arrived so I stopped and looked around me. I tapped the code and entered the building. The hall was very pretty with a big nice mirror. Your girl is so addicted to the mirror I had to take a picture.

I took the stairs and went where he indicated to me. I stepped to the door and rang the bell. I waited few seconds and the door opened. He watched me up and down with a straight face before saying

« You lost yourself ? »

« I fall asleep » I said leaning on the door frame

« You spend your entire life sleeping it’s incredible » he said before chuckling

I pouted my mouth as he pulled me into a hug. God I missed this. We were enjoying our embrasement when I heard

« Yooooo she is here ! »

Florian laughed softly before pull out and grabbed my hand

« Come in let me introduce you »

We went through the row when I could notice a lot of pictures on the wall when he spoke

« Guys this is Robyn « he said behind me with his hands on my shoulders

« Hello Robyn » they all said in choir like anonymous alcoholics meeting

« Wassup guys » I said moving my hand and smiling shyly

« So this is Marcus, Leana, Steven, Karen, Josh and Zac » Florian said pointing at people

« I’m not going to remember everyone’s name but I will with a little time » I said laughing

We shared a laugh when Florian told me to take a seat as he went to another room. There was only one armchair left so I went for it. I sat down and removed my handbag. As I raise my head I saw everyone looking at me.

« Woooo guys you’re making me uncomfortable » I said smiling shyly

« No, don’t be, we’re just happy to have you here «  a man said, I think his name was Steven or Marcus ? I already don’t remember

« Yeaaa we heard a lot about you, we couldn’t wait so finally see you » a girl said

« What do you mean ?» I asked

« Flo talked a lot about you » the other girl said

« Really ? » I said a little flattered

« What ? » Florian said getting back to the living room

« We were saying to Robyn that you keep talking about her » the first girl said

« Oh yall want to start being annoying ? » he chuckled

« He also said that you were looking fine but he didn’t mention that you were THAT fine » a guy said. Oh I really need to remember the name I don’t want to be rude

« What’s your name again ? »

« Zac » he said with a bright smile

« Don’t listen to him, he got a baby mama » Florian said

« Man you didn’t have to do me like that » zac said rolling his eyes

« Do you want to drink or eat something ? » Florian asked me sitting on the armrest of my armchair

« What you got ? »

« Come on » he said giving me a head move

We went to his kitchen. He proposed to me pizza, wings, French fries, donuts, candies, water, juices and alcohol. I declined the last one because I will have to drive home

« You’re not staying ?«  he asked me

« what do you mean ? » I said chewing a candy and putting my hands on the island

« Everyone is staying late so you can drink, rest a little and go back after that. Or you can spend the night here I don’t mind » he said leaning back just next to me, his back on the island

I twisted my face at the last sentence. Very dangerous. Very risky.

« Or maybe you are too afraid something might happen » he said looking down at me licking his lips

Oh he wants to play. I was in a good mood. Let’s play. I tried to keep my face straight before sniffing

« Like what ? » I said looking back at him trying to looked confident

He put his hands on my hips and turned me facing him. Stepped closer and put his hands on the island trapping me

« I don’t know, everything can happen with you » he said close to my ear

I laughed at his sentence. My heart was beating fast. I put my hands on his chest pushing him a little so I could face him

« You been thinking about me, haven't you ? » I whispered rubbing a little his chest

« The same way you been thinking about me Babe »

« Ow you back with the babe thing ? » i said looking at his gold necklace and playing with it because his eyes were doing things to me right now

« Yea I know you love it when I call you like that » he whispered putting his head close to my neck

One of his hand left the island and grip my waist pulling closer to him

« You still haven’t chosen a nickname for me, I’m going to start to think you do it on purpose «  he said in a low voice before I felt his wet lips on my neck.

This one action caused my entire body shuttled down and totally turned on at the same time. I gripped his arm because I was surprised by it. I felt my eyes rolled, my knees getting weak, a concert in my stomach and last but not least damp between my thighs. One part of me wanted to push him back and tell him to stop playing. The other one wanted to be taken right here right now. But I just couldn’t move either way. As I tried to focus on the feeling on his lips my mouth started watered. The first kiss was soft and kind. Now I could feel his tongue and him devouring like he was starving for days. My pantie was ruined.

« Tell me you missed me » he whispered before skimmed his lips against my skin, pulled back and put his hand on my cheek.

I re opened my eyes facing him closer than we ever was, shook my head a little a pushed him back

« You playing way too much » my tone was weird as fuck, almost like I had lost my voice

« I never saw that face Babe what is it ? «  he said chucking like a demon « I could get used to it «  he finally stepped away for me. It was like a relief but the whore in my head screamed to get him back.

« So you staying or not ?»

I put my hand through my hair and shook my head to agree.

We spent the night eating, drinking and playing videos games. I had a lot of fun with Karen and Leana. It was nice to meet new people around since I only knew Florian and Veronica. They were just hilarious. During the entire evening I felt like I couldn’t stay to much far from Florian. Like my body wanted to feel his hands again. I succeed keeping some distances so I was quite proud of myself. I was at my 6 or maybe 7 drink when they started playing Soul Calibur IV, a fight video game. I was hot at this game, I used to spend entire afternoon playing it with my brother. I asked if I could play when Florian told me that it was for novices.

« Excuse me ? I could make you doubt about your own existence if I fight you » I said arrogantly

« Oooooooooh she said she could make you beat you » Steven said trying to warm up the thing

« You can not beat me Babe I’m sorry » he said laughing

« Oooooooh he called you babe, what is you going to do about that » Steven said again

« Bet ? » I asked eying him

« You want to bet with me Robyn come on, I’m going to break you »

« What do you want to bet ?» Karen asked me

«Mh let me think, a weekend totally spoiled, I feel like I could be take care of» I said smiling taking the controller and watching Florian

He laughed and stared at me before saying

« Alright I think I could enjoy being take care of too » he said winking at me

« Ooooooh was he talking about money or was he talking about sex ? » Steven said acting like a tv presenter

We laughed and started to play. I ain’t goin to lie to you. I was near to lose but you know your girl. I smashed his white ass

« I was thinking Tijuana, Calabasas or maybe Vegas, what do you think Handsome ? » I said sitting on his lap and touching his beard.

« I hate you » he said putting his face in his hands

« Oh come on you will go through it » I said rubbing is arm with a big smile on my face

—-

I was in Florian’s bed, him by my side. Steven was on the couch and the girls took the guest bedroom. When Florian asked me if it was bothering me to share his bed, maaan absolutely not. He gave me a shirt so I could change myself and guided me to his room. The first thing that struck me was the temperature. Why was it so cold? I told him to put it up when he explained to me that he was better to sleep in this kind of temperature because blablabla. Oh my god. I stopped listening and touched the blanket. He was lucky that it seemed to me warm enough. What kind of people sleep in a cold room? Ok it’s true, alcohol had kicked me a little, I was laughing for nothing and very cuddling but I was still on my guard. We never know. I thought I will fall asleep faster because i was feeling a little tired but I just couldn’t sleep

« I can’t sleep » I said softly

He turned to my side

« Let’s play » he said with a play tone

« Let’s play to what don’t even start Florian »

« Why you always talking about sex things, am I messing with your head that much ? »

« boy shut up » I said laughing « play what ? »

« Don’t ever tell me to shut up » he said pushing me « I don’t know let's ask question, but real questions like questions we never will to ask each other, or just simple questions everything you want »

« It’s a dangerous game » I said

« I know but if there is a question we don’t want to answer, even if it’s not funny, we got to pick a safe word you know ? So if we’re not comfortable enough we can pass it »

« awkward »

« What ? « 

« The safe word is awkward « 

« Alright, you want to start ? »

« Yea Mhh what is your biggest fear in life ? »

« Mh good one, disappoint and lose my dearest »

« Fair enough »

« And you ? »

« Mh ending my life without being happy »

« Being happy ? »

« Yes »

« What is being happy for you ?»

« Here you go Dr Munteanu » he chuckled a little at my sentence « Mhh you just feel it you know, it’s a feeling, it’s different from people, for me I think it’s waking up motivated, do the best that I can during the day and going to sleep being satisfied about what I did »

« Yea I see, what’s your favorite flower ?« 

« I don’t like flowers »

« Excuse me ? »

« I don’t like flowers » I said laughing

« what kind of girl are you ? You’re such a psychopath « 

« Thank you for the compliment, what is your favorite colour ? »

« Green and you, don’t answer that, I know it’s black »

« Absolutely not » I couldn’t see his face but I knew he was lost « ok you’re right »

« Of course I’m right » he said pushing me

« Stop pushing me you are goin to make me fall » I said stepping in the center of the bed

« Stop lying and tell me you want to be closer to me, it's not a big deal. Anyway what was your worst date ? »

« Thanks god I didn't have very bad dates, but there was this guy. We met on Facebook, we talked and all. Then he proposed a date to the movie theater. I made myself cute and all. And when I arrived I saw him he was tall like a 10 years old boy. Jesus it was so awkward. You know when the first 10 seconds of the date you know that it’s already dead »

« But what did he do ? »

« Nothing but it was just not possible, I need to feel protected, or at least do the same height as me »

« Fortunately you look like a oopa loompa next to me » he said then laughed like a kid

« You’re so mean, what about your worst date ?»

« Mhhh she was beautiful and seemed really funny and smart but she had bad breath, it was just to much for me she broke my heart »

« When you said beautiful, what was she like ? »

« Blonde, blue eyes, tall, very good looking, very big breast-« 

« Are you an ass or breast boy ? »

He laughed. He laughed a little bit to much

« I used to be a breas-« 

« Oh my god Florian you’re so white «  I said shaking my head

« Let me finish, I was a breast boy but since I move here I changed my team »

« What your ex look like ? »

« Mhhh Natalia is a brunette, same height as you, very light skin, big black eyes, extra cute »

« Oouh boy you like her ? » I said, the way he described her let me think that he maybe still have contact with her

« Not anymore but she is a nice person »

« Mh I see, you still see her when you go to Germany ? »

« Sometimes, but hold up it’s my turn to ask questio-« 

« Give me a last one »

« Go ahead »

« Do you make out when you go there ? »

« Awkward. »

« Oooooooooh Mmmmy Goooood Flooooorian « 

« No no ok let me answer it happened two times »

« Shiiiiish what a lover boy »

« Cut it, my turn, what your ex looked like ? »

« Mh tall, a little skinny, beautiful features, big lips, black, short hair cut » I said trying to describe every point of Leo’s face

« Mmh and «  few seconds passed before he said « do you still want to get married ? »

« To be honest with you. I have no idea. I’m not goin to jump in it, but I don’t think I would never want it again. I didn’t lean on this case since then I have to admit. »

« i see »

We stayed in a silence for few minutes when he asked me

« Do you miss him ? »

« The million dollar question. It’s complicated because sometimes I found myself wondering about him. Which makes me want to slap myself. And on the other hand I think that I missed what I thought we had you know ? I think that unconsciously I make our story prettier so I can miss something » I turned back and positioned myself on my stomach « but I don’t feel like I miss him, I more feel like I miss having someone which is worst I think »

« Why ? You can not blame yourself for wanting to share your life with someone. »

« Yea but i don’t think it’s healthy that my happiness depends on someone »

« You’re right about that, but I don’t think it’s incompatible to be ok with yourself and enjoy the company of someone » he said

« Mhhh you must be right, I’m not at this level for now » I said touching his wrist where his religious bracelet was « how old were you when you were baptized ? »

« 3 months I think, are you baptized ? »

« Nope »

« Really ? » i could feel the worry in his voice

« Yea » I said softly

« Why ? »

« Ask the lady who is my mother »

« What do you like the most about her ? »

« Awkward « 

« Ok about your dad ? »

« Awkward « 

« Alright alright you got siblings ? »

« Awkward « 

« Are saying this to make fun of me or you serious »

« I’m serious « 

« oh ok im sorry, mh you and baby?»

« Baby ? » I asked

« Yea you had dinner with him last time »

« Oh TheI, Yea what about him ? »

« Is he more than a friend or-« 

« He is family »

« Family ? »

« Absolutely. »

« Alright »

« Do you know that I can speak German ? »

I felt him raising up but still laying on the bed. Suddenly he turned on the bed light

« You kidding right ? » he said with big eyes

« Damn Florian turn the light off yoooo » I said trying to hide from the light like a vampire underneath the sheets

« Are you kidding or not ? »

« I’m not kidding »

He turned off the light and lay down back

« I want to eat it »

« Chill out I must lost all of it and it was not so good »

« But I want to eat it and how did you learned it »

« I was a huge fan of a German boys band »

« Oh no. Don’t you dare tell me-« 

« Tokyo hôtel « 

« Oh my god Robyn » he raised up again turned the lights on, remove the cover from my body and said

« Im sorry but you must go. This is too much for me » he said

My body twisted in the bed because of the light and the cold air.

« Flooooorian » i whined

I finally opened my eyes watching him, standing up, shirtless. I missed seeing him half naked since Tulum. As my eyes were traveling his body, he approached me dangerously and entered the bed again. Put his hand on the side of my body and let his dominated mine

« I want to hear it« 

« Es ist unsere erste gemeinsame Nacht. Verschwende es nicht, indem du meine Augen mit dem Licht verletzt » (it's our first night together, don't waste it by hurting my eyes with the light)

« Woaaaaaw maaaaaan » he said laughing but amazed at the same time « your accent his an insult the the country but you really do speak German «  he almost screamed

« The light Florian ! » I screamed myself

We kept talking for hours about all and nothing. I was delighted deep down because I never thought one second that it would go that way. It was 4:07am when we agreed that he was time to sleep when he started to talk again

« Robyn »

« Didn’t we just agree about sleeping ? »

« Rob, babe, listen to me »

Few seconds dropped. I was ready to try to fall asleep again when I heard him

« Robyn you know what, I quite like you, maybe we can learn about each other better during a proper date, what do you think about it ? »

Ow we were fucked.

——

Wassup guys

How do you feel about chapter four ?

We raise the temperature in the next chapter

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NEXT PART

[recurring-polynya]

can you please do a drabble where Renji is remembering his wild squad 11 style birthday party but then at the end once he finishes his flashback he’s celebrating his birthday in the present with Rukia and Ichika

“This is number 10,” Zaraki informed Renji, beady, bloodshot eye staring into beady, bloodshot eyes. “Not everyone makes it to ten.”

“I would stop after one,” Yumichika made his frowniest frowny face.

“You’re smarter than the rest of us,” Iba replied.

“I am ready,” Renji confirmed, gripping his cup as the Kenpachi filled it with sake from his “special stash.”

Renji had drunk a lot of horrible sake in his time. As it turned out, rotgut from deep North Rukongai had an entirely different flavor profile than the pigswill of his Southern youth. It hit you in the nose, rather than the ears, smelled more like a bog than an armpit, and the unpleasant aftereffects tended to come out the opposite end. On the other hand, bad sake was bad sake, and it was hardly a birthday without it.

“Kampei!” Renji and Zaraki shouted together, and down the hatch it went. Cheers went up around them.

“You’re a good man, Abarai,” Zaraki declared, standing up, and clapping him on the shoulder. “Happy birthday. I’m out. Yachiru! It’s bedtime!”

“Thank you, sir!” Renji hollered, far too loud, as Yachiru abandoned the bowl of wasabi peas she had been mainlining to hop onto the Kenpachi’s shoulder.

“Night, sir!” various members of Squad 11 chorused.

Zaraki was a good captain, Renji mused to himself, drunkenly. He showed up, drank enough to show that he cared, but then he took off, because no one really wanted to get birthday-wasted in front of their boss.

Birthdays at the Eleventh were very thoughtful affairs, in Renji’s opinion. First thing in the morning, you got to have a big public fight with anyone from the squad. Seated officers could choose to fight the big man, which, of course, he had. This year, he had made it 52 seconds, and was feeling very pleased with himself. He was given the rest of the morning off to nap, and then he got to run newb drills all afternoon. And now it was half past booze o’clock. A perfect end to a perfect day.

“I got you your favorite. Happy birthday, loser,” Iba announced, sliding a fizzy blue concoction bristling with fruit on toothpicks down the table.

“Maybe you should give him a chance to catch his breath,” Big Maki suggested. “Zaraki shots are no joke.”

“This is catching my breath,” Renji replied, fishing out a pineapple chunk and eating it. Iba always got him this tropical shit as a joke, and Renji always drank them, absolutely stonefaced, as though curly straws and paper umbrellas were just standard issue drinking equipment. The joke was on Iba, to be honest, these damn things were delicious.

“Where is the birthday booooooy?” a musical voice trilled.

Renji’s head whipped around, which immediately made him very dizzy. He waved his hand enthusiastically.

“Don’t get up,” Yumichika warned, standing and beckoning more staidly. “He’s over here! He’s pretty well soaked already.”

Suddenly, there was a shapely pair of arms wrapped around Renji’s neck, and a more sensuous than necessary kiss pressed into his cheek. “Happy birthday, cute stuff!” Matsumoto said throatily. “That’s a fancy drink, can I have some?”

“Get your own!” Renji crowed cheerfully.

“Ha, ha, I would never,” the lieutenant of the Tenth laughed, sliding into the seat next to him, and then stealing a cherry out of his glass.

“I would not have guessed a bar called ‘Five Fingers of Death’ would serve fruity drinks,” Hisagi Shuuhei, Third Seat of the Ninth added, plopping down on Renji’s other side.

“Shuuhei!” Renji exclaimed.

Ever since he got promoted to Sixth Seat, Yumichika had been trying to get Renji involved in his larger social circle, which mostly orbited around Matsumoto. The fact that it included Hisagi, whom he had known in school, had been a pleasant surprise. He definitely remembered looking up to Hisagi in his youth, but since they had reconnected, Renji was continually struck with how cool the guy was, and also how good-looking.

“Well?” Renji demanded from Shuuhei, with a boldness that came from having enough sake in his gut to pickle a daikon. “Matsumoto paid up. Where’s my birthday present?”

Shuuhei laughed and planted a kiss on his other cheek, before fishing something that might have been a chunk of mango out of the blue monstrosity. Renji felt warm and happy. “Better buy me another drink, Iba,” he hooted, “Everyone’s stealing mine.”

“Buy your own, asshole” Iba rejoined merrily.

“That wasn’t your birthday present, by the way,” Matsumoto replied suggestively.

“Oh?” Renji asked, trying to raise an eyebrow, except that he couldn’t feel most of his face.

“A little bird,” Matsomoto went on, “who went to school with you, told me about a trick you used to do at the bar.”

Renji wracked his brains. He hadn’t done a lot of drinking in his school days, and certainly not a lot of drinking in bars, mostly because he’d been broke all the time.

“It wasn’t at the bar, it was at the gym,” Shuuhei clarified.

Realization hit Renji like a dropped free weight. He slammed his hands palm down on the tabletop excitedly. “Is it Bench Your Friends day?”

“You’re not benching me,” Yumichika immediately declared.

“What’s Bench Your Friends day?” Ikkaku demanded, intrigued.

“Bench press is a very efficient way to work your entire upper body,” Renji explained with the self-perceived gravitas that comes with being sloshed out of your gourd. “Free weights are a better way to build muscle, ‘cause you are responsible for your own balance and stability. Next step up from that, control-wise, is to bench press a person, especially if that person doesn’t particularly want to be bench-pressed.”

“Why would you let him do this to you?” Yumichika grimaced.

“Well, I really just want to see him bench press someone else, but I wouldn’t mind,” Matsumoto mused. “I think I would look very sexy being used as exercise equipment.”

“If you can bench Hisagi, I’ll let you try to bench me!” Ikkaku roared.

“I did not volunteer,” Hisagi pointed out.

“DEAL!” Renji bellowed.

🎉 🍹 💪

“UP!”

Renji blinked, slowly returning to present day reality. “Huh?”

“Pick me UP, Daddy! I want to do a high dive!”

“Alright, alright.”

It took two tries to get up from the lawn chair, but he made it. He took a long stretch, and made a show of flexing his upper arms for his daughter, who was completely unimpressed. Finally, he scooped her up and held her by the hips over his head. “You ready?”

“I am ready!” she announced, holding her arms over her head in a diving position.

“Here we go!” Renji yelled, and lowered her slowly into the rubber inflatable pool that was set up in their backyard. Ichika made a variety of poses on the way down, pointing her toes, making wide, elegant gestures with her arms. “Perfect 10,” Renji announced, when she was sitting in the pool, spitting water in a little fountain. “Do you want to go again?”

“I want to run around.”

“Go, then.”

Ichika leapt to her feet and went tearing, pell-mell around the yard again. Renji flopped back into his lawn chair and plopped his feet back in the pool.

It had been brutally hot all day, but the heat was finally starting to subside as evening came on. Akon had made the pool and brought it over last week for Nemu and Ichika to play in, because evidently, every time he set one up over at the 12th, it got “repurposed.” Renji did not want to know the details. Renji was a big fan of the pool. Ichika had been nominally playing in it all afternoon. Mostly, she was running around in her bathing suit, shouting. Occasionally, she would hurl herself into it, thoroughly splashing her father, and then run off again.

Rukia stepped onto the porch, sliding the door closed behind her with one foot. She’d changed from her shihakushou into a Living World style sundress that left her arms and legs bare. Even after a long day at work, she looked cheerful and gorgeous. Renji smiled fondly at her. After a long afternoon of chasing his toddler around, he was sure he looked like hot, damp dogshit.

Rukia made her way over to him, nimbly dodging Ichika as she serpentined her way around the yard. She held out a glass containing a pale green liquid. It was practically radiating cold. “I have made you,” she said, as Renji took it gratefully from her hand, “a margarita. I followed Uryuu’s directions very carefully and then doubled the alcohol.”

Renji took a sip as Rukia flopped into the lawn chair next to his, and slid her feet gracefully into the pool. “It’s perfect,” he declared. “You’re a genius.”

“Happy birthday,” Rukia said, tipping her head over onto his shoulder. “I’m sorry it wasn’t much.”

“What are you talking about?” Renji grunted. “I got to yell at my squad for 2 hours this morning, like I like. I spent all afternoon digging up worms with my amazing kid, and then my beautiful wife brought me take-out, so I didn’t have to cook. I am way too tired to actually go to the bar, but I don’t have to, because you brought this right to me, here, in my luxury cabana. Another one or two of these and I am definitely gonna be lights out. Can’t think of a more perfect birthday, to be honest.”

“Hmm, if we can get Ichika to go to sleep, I had some ideas for some things that could happen between margaritas number two and three.”

“Oh, really?” Renji asked, cocking an eyebrow.

Suddenly, Ichika crashed into his lap, wet, with bits of grass plastered up her legs. “DADDY!” she yelled. “Is it dessert time! Can we eat the taiyaki Mama brought home now?”

“The what Mama brought home?” he asked, faking surprise.

“Do you remember what a secret is?” Rukia reminded her daughter. “We talked about it?”

“But it’s time to eat them, so they aren’t secret anymore!”

“Yeah, Rukia, obviously,” Renji managed with a perfectly straight face.

“I would call you a traitor, but it’s your birthday, so I will go get you your fish waffles,” Rukia replied, shoving her drink into his free hand and pressing a kiss into the side of his temple.

“I LOVE TAIYAKI!” Ichika sang at the top of her lungs. “I WISH EVERYDAY WAS DADDY’S BIRTHDAAAAAAAAY!”

Renji admired the way his wife’s rear end swayed as she headed back into the house. He contemplated whether he could still drink out of two glasses at the same time, another old bar trick he was once modestly famous for. “Me, too, kid,” he agreed. “Me, too.”

[enigmasalad]

Weddings Are Great And All But  My Mom Wants You Over For Dinner Tonight

It has been a boring day so far. Deceit was currently typing away on his fifth laptop (his personal one cause the other four are for his “business”). Remus had gotten a last-minute contract from a rather entitled older man who wanted one of his nephews or something killed. So here Deceit was, alone, bored and totally enjoying his day off. And even though he had just planned a “vacation” for them, he couldn’t get rid of the sappy loneliness in his chest. He groaned and shut his laptop because he needed a nap.

He went to their bedroom, a relaxed form of exhaustion seeping into his limbs once he entered the room. He turned his head to where Jekyll and Hyde were. The twin-headed snake was taking a nap after a rather indulgent lunch. Deceit smiled softly at the sweet creature before falling back onto the bed with his arms spread out. As he shut his eyes, he let his mind become passive, letting each thought come and go. With each thought he slowly drifted to that state between consciousness and sleep.

He didn’t know how long he was in this state, but he did know that he was now more on the conscious side. A soft, fond smile graced his lips before he even thought about it. “Hello Remus. How was the hunt today?” he asked.

 Just as he thought, an uneven pitched giggle revealed that the crazed man was indeed there. Deceit opened his eyes to meet wide green eyes that were filled with a mischievous joy, the kind of joy a child who stole a toy from a person they didn’t like had. “Boo! I thought I could surprise you this time!” Remus laughed.

“Were you about to jump on me or something?” Deceit asked, raising a brow.

“Yep! You looked so peaceful I thought it would be funny to startle you!”

 Remus crawled into bed, still in his lightly bloodied clothes and curled up by Deceit’s side. Deceit moved one of his gloved hands to Remus’s hair and gently scratched the man’s head. Remus let out a low, relaxed noise and snuggled closer.

 “Turns out the whole family was in on the kill. They gave me a large tip for not getting the floors bloody!”

 Remus paused before laughing.

 “Heh! Large tip! Heh heh!”

 Deceit rolled his eyes but smiled none the less at the crude joke. He gave a kiss to Remus’s head. Remus perked up and went to go kiss Deceit. Deceit moved his free had to Remus’s mouth to block the kiss.

 “Did you dispose of the body?” Deceit asked.

 Remus huffed and pouted.

 “I did!” “Remus.”

 Remus sighed and slumped a little.

 “I did not eat the body this time.”

 Silence.

 “Or anything else from the crime scene.”

“Good boy.” Deceit softly praised.

 Remus grinned as Deceit removed his hand and kissed him. Remus immediately and eagerly kissed back. And as usual Remus had to make the kiss filthy the second his lips met Deceit’s. They kissed for a while, enjoying each other’s presence. When they split Deceit decided to tell Remus the news.

 “I arranged our little vacation.” Remus grinned and wiggled excitedly, moving Dee with him a little.

 “Oh fun! Oh, we can use the blood money to get some things for the trip! Like toys! You know I love take two Ds at once!”

“Damn it Remus.”

——-

 “Roman get out of the kitchen.” “What? I just wanted to see what you’re doing! It smells good in here!” “Roman get out of the fucking kitchen I swear to go-don’t touch that!”

“Ow!”

 Roman huffed and held the hand Virgil whacked with a wooden spoon. Virgil glared at him and pointed the spoon at him. “Fine, fine! I’ll just go to Patton’s side of the kitchen!” Roman pouted and quickly moved over to where Patton was mixing batter.

 Patton giggled as Roman hugged him from behind and peppered his neck and cheek in quick kisses. Roman smiled and looked at where Virgil was making fresh pasta dough.

 “You could have this too, but you whacked me with a spoon! Also why are you making fresh pasta when we bought the quick pasta?” Roman had to ask.

 Virgil looked at Roman with a deadpan look, stopping the pasta dough making process.

 “I’m half Italian Roman. You fucking know this.” He said

“Well sorry for asking. Just figured with the time constraint you put on

 Patton laughed again, interrupting

 “Your mom makes the best pasta so I’m glad we’re having her recipe!” he praised.

 Roman grinned as Virgil blushed and ducked his head down. The argumentative tension instantly vanished. Patton had that kind of amazing power.

 “Anyways dear heart, what are you making?” Roman asked Patton, swaying them both gently.

“I asked Imaj what we should have for dessert this time and he asked if we could have brownies tonight so Im making brownies!” Patton replied before tasting the batter.

“Oh fuck yeah.” Virgil said while smiling a little.

 The Petrovs love pasta and brownies more than life itself.

 Patton and Roman chatted, Virgil putting his input every now and then. They talked about how Ginerva and Rosita were at the store, wondering what they were getting there.  Patton brought up how excited his boss, Adam, accepted to come as Patton’s father to the wedding. Adam was Patton’s boss, but the southern man from the Lone Star State was the closest thing to an actual father Patton had. Plus, he paid for Patton’s top surgery out of his own pocket without asking for anything back, so the definitely liked him.

Plus he threatened to shoot them if they ever hurt Patton so..

 “Is there anything I can help with?” Roman asked, mainly because he was bored

“No.” “Not really but I’ll let you know!”

 Roman placed a kiss on Patton’s cheek before rushing to Virgil and kissing his cheek. He ran out of the kitchen with a laugh as he heard Virgil sputter and went into the living room where Logan was sitting on the couch talking to Missy while Imaj sat near the corner with his ukulele and sheet music.

 “-used the blood eagle torture method to sacrifice to Odin and also get rid of people who have no honor in their lives.” Missy was rambling, probably about Vikings.

“You are very knowledgeable about Vikings in..many aspects Missy.” Logan attempted to praise.

 It was a little awkward on how it came out but it made the irritable girl grin widely with pride. She pushed her Viking helmet up so it wouldn’t slide over her eyes.

 “Well duh.” Is all Missy had to say.

“Hello Tiny! Teaching Logan about Vikings again?” Roman greeted.

 Just like that, her smile turned back to her usual irritated frowny face.

 “Don’t call me tiny! Im going to rule the freakin world one day! Im not small!” She said, which only made Roman laugh fondly.

 He remembered when he had given Missy the nickname. She leapt off the couch and headbutted him in the gut so hard he curled up on the ground. Good..weird...good times.

 “And how are you right now Imaj? Still practicing?” Roman asked.

 Imaj startled upon hearing his name but he looked at Roman with a soft smile.

 “Mhm. I think I got it this time.” He answered quietly.

“Good! Will you be playing it for us sometime soon?”

Just like that, the young teen squeaked with embarrassment and pulled the hood of his hoodie over his head.

 “Nooooo..” he quietly whined.

“Alright, alright don’t disappear on me. I’ll leave you alone.”

 Roman sat down next to Logan and wrapped his arm around Logan’s shoulders, pulling the nerd closer.

 “And how are you my pocket protector?” Roman asked. “I am well as I can be.” Logan replied.

 Ah, Logan was nervous cause this was his first actual family dinner (and the first family dinner they’ve had since all four of them got together). It’s taken him a while to work up to this moment, but they were so proud of him.

Still didn’t mean Logan wasn’t nervous about it.

 “You’ll be fine mi amor. You know mama and Mrs. Ginerva love you.” Roman reassured.

“I know this, they’ve made it very apparent.” Logan said with a faint hint of a smile.

 Roman smiled and leaned in to give Logan a kiss. Logan huffed a laugh and met Roman the rest of the way.

 “VIRGIL YOUR BOYFRIENDS ARE BEING GROSS.”

 The two men were startled by Missy’s loud shouting.

 “I can’t help you right now! Cooking food!” Virgil called back.

“BUT ITS GROSS.” “You’re gross!” “NO YOU AND YOUR BOYFRIENDS ARE GROSS.”

 Patton came in, apron gone, and hands washed which meant the brownies were probably in the oven.

 “What’s this about being gross kiddo?” he asked. “They’re kissing!” Missy huffed.

“Kissing!” Patton faked a gasp.

 Missy nodded and crossed her arms grumpily. Roman watched as Patton came over and put his hands on his hips and gave a disappointed look.

 “Boys Im shocked at your behavior. How dare you be kissing-“ Patton then grinned widely. “Without me!” With that Roman’s arms were full of his bubby, kind boyfriend and Logan’s lips were being kissed by said boyfriend. Roman laughed as Missy let out a shriek and stomped to the kitchen. Soon Patton was kissing all over his face to, each kiss slightly ticklish and with an audible “mwah!” sound. They could hear Virgil chuckle from the kitchen. Logan was smiling softly, more relaxed with the ones he cares about near. Patton got up and sat next to the other side of Logan and held his hand tightly.

 “I’m happy we’re doing this. I’ve had family dinners before but..they lacked warmth.” Patton admitted.

“That’s one thing our family doesn’t lack is warmth.” Roman said with a grin. “Indeed. You and Virgil have…exceptional mothers.” Logan agreed.

 Roman grinned and wrapped around Logan’s shoulders.

 “I wasn’t just meaning them my iridescent nebula. You both are part of this family too now.”

“Awwww Roman!!!” Patton squealed.

 The sound of the front door opening interrupted anything else that could have been said.

 “Booooooys! Missy! We’re hoooome!” Roman’s mother, Rosita sing-songed

“Hi Miss Rosita! Hi Miss Ginerva!” Patton called back.

 Rosita giggled and came into the living room.

 “Dawww I hope you weren’t mentally scarring poor little Imaj over there.” She said.

 Oh shit Imaj has just been sitting there quietly. The thing about that kid besides having almost crippling anxiety is he could disappear from people’s view despite being there.

 “Don’t worry Rosita. I don’t mind.” Imaj softly said with a smile. “This is why you’re my favorite.” Roman said.

 Immediately there was a loud, high pitched angry “WHAT?” from the kitchen.

 Rosita grinned and bent down to kiss Patton’s cheeks, the usual greeting she gives loved ones. Patton giggled and held onto her arms as she went “Mwah!” with the two kisses. She then bent down and did the same to Logan. His face went red as Roman’s varsity jacket, but he sat still and allowed her to do so, because he honestly didn’t hate it. He’s never had any form of parental love and he once admitted he liked the affection the mothers gave him.

 “I’m so glad you both are here today. Our first dinner as a whole family!” Rosita cheerily said.

 Roman grinned at his loves. They looked happy. Things were normal. This family was normal.

 “Well hello my dears. Patton, thank you for making dessert.” Virgil’s mother, Ginerva said as she too entered the living room, holding two rather thick books in her hands.

“It’s no problem! I love baking! Plus, a meal isn’t complete without a sweet!” Patton said.

 Ginerva smiled. Then she held up the book with a mischievous glint in her eye.

 “Would you like to see some baby pictures after dinner?” she asked.

“Oh my gosh YES!” Patton squealed.

“Absolutely.” Logan agreed, his own grin on his face.

 Roman gulped.

 Maybe this was a horrible idea.

———-

 “Going to the sex store~ We’re going to the sex store~” Remus sang, unashamed as they walked through the mall.

 People glared at them as Remus walked next to Deceit, arms swinging back and forth happily. Deceit has once thought maybe he should stop Remus. Here’s the thing though.

 He didn’t give a fuck.

 These poor bastards can deal with Remus happily singing the lewdest things for a small portion of their lives, even if they weren’t going to the sex store.

 A mother gasped, offended and covered her child’s ears.

 “Shame on you!” she shrilled.

 Deceit flipped her off with both of his hands while Remus held his index finger and middle finger in a V formation in front of his mouth, wiggling his tongue in between the fingers with a wicked grin. The mother shrieked in horror.

 Deceit laughed as they left her. However, Remus grabbed his wrist and yanked him back to where Remus was.

 “I want that.” Remus said, pointing into an arcade.

 Inside the arcade was a claw machine with many stuffed animals. On top of the animal pile was a plush green octopus with tiny black eyes.

 “I’m not wasting my money on a rigged game,” Deceit said.

“But Deeeeeeee!” Remus whined.

“that’s why I’m not going to.” Deceit continued, holding up a wallet that totally was his.

 Remus grinned widely and held Deceit’s hand as they planned to spend every pound of an asshole’s money.

————

 Dinner was good, as usual. Virgil was a phenomenal cook and every dish he made was some of the best Roman’s had (he wont tell mama that though). He blushed as they complimented him.

 “This is yummy! What is this called again?” Patton asked.

“Bucatini all’Amatriciana. It’s nothing.” Virgil replied, eyes averted and blush on cheeks.

“I have no idea how to pronounce that but I love it! Logan loves it! Roman does too!”

 Roman will deny he was shoveling the pasta into his mouth messily ‘til the day he dies. It never happened. No way. Thankfully he wasn’t the only messy eater in the family, for Missy was doing the same thing, but messier.

 “You did good. I’m proud of you.” Ginerva praised with a soft smile.

“Whatever.” Virgil said, faint smile on his face at his mother’s praise.

 “So how is the wedding coming along?” Rosita asked with a smile. “We found a venue. It has a garden area that looked rather appealing to us so we’re planning the ceremony will be there. The reception will be inside.” Logan found himself effortlessly saying to Rosita.

  Roman was so proud of him and judging by Virgil and Patton’s smiles they felt the same.

 Imaj smiled, looking a bit excited at all this wedding talk.

 “I like gardens. They’re quiet and yet they’re lively.” He said, his approval and delight making the four men internally sigh in relief.

“Fuck gardens.” Missy grumbled as she stuffed pasta in her mouth.

“Marietta Ursa Petrov, you will not swear at this table. Do it again and you’ll be grounded.” Ginerva warned sternly

 Missy huffed but nodded, shoving more pasta to get everyone’s eyes off her. Ginerva turned to Virgil with stern eyes as well.

 “You too Mister. I know what a mouth you have.” “Yes mom.”

 Roman snickered at the scolding.

 “Oh! Remy got us measured for our wedding outfits a few weeks ago!” Patton cheerily said, changing the topic.

“Im so jealous of you boys. Friends with a famous fashion designer and won’t even get me a dress.” Rosita teased.

 Roman chuckled.

 “Mama he’d freak if he got to make you something. He’s our very own Edna Mode.” He said.

“Good to know! He better not hit me with a rolled-up newspaper or have heavy security in his studio.”

 Yeah dinner was nice, but afterwards was downright embarrassing. You see, Roman was convinced Miss Ginerva forgot about the baby pictures. He was so wrong.

 Logan and Patton sat on both sides of Ginerva as she pointed to pictures. “-on that Halloween I tried to get Virgil to be a cat or a witch or even Wednesday Addams. Whenever I’d propose an idea, he’d pout. He insisted he wanted to be Elton John for that Halloween, specifically Elton in the Im Still Standing video.”

 And for sure there was a picture of a small Virgil standing next to Roman, who was dressed as Hercules from Disney’s Hercules in Elton’s iconic outfit. On the other side of Virgil was a kid dressed as a garbage can who looked almost exactly like Roman.

 As embarrassed as he was, Roman smiled to see the picture of Remus, back when the three of them were the best of friends. Innocent.

 “Oh, and this picture didn’t turn out the way we wanted it. Rosita sneezed so the boys started crying.”

“I’ve said I’m sorry at least once a year since then Ginerva! Get over it!” Patton giggled at the picture of Virgil in the middle of Roman and Remus in a purple onesie crying. Roman was in a red striped overalls outfit sitting up and crying just as hard. Remus was in the same outfit but green and he fell back as he cried. It was adorable.

 “Mom please stop.” Virgil weakly pleaded, hood pulled over his face.

“Hush. They need to see these.” Ginerva said with a laugh.

They avoided pictures of Virgil’s father, who just up and left one day to go back home to Russia without a word. A slightly angry aura surrounded her, but she pushed on.

 “Oh, this is Rosita’s favorite!” Ginerva pointed out.

“Is it the play time one? Oh my goodness I love that one so much! Their chubby cheeks and tiny hands aaah!” Rosita squealed with a grin, getting up from the armchair and hurrying over.

“Mama stoooop.” Roman groaned.

 Logan gave Roman a look that suggested yes, this was indeed blackmail material. Roman flipped him off, only to be whapped lightly from his mother.

Damn you Logan.

 The photo had a “castle” made from cardboard boxes. Inside the castle was a grumpy, if not bored looking Virgil with a plastic princess tiara on his head and a bright pink princess dress over his black sweater. Roman had a plastic crown and pointed a foam sword at Remus, who had devil horns and fairy wings on. That was the closest they could get to a dragon.

 Rosita smiled wide, but it held a small bit of sadness. Roman knows, cause he feels the same way.

 “Ugh this one?” Virgil grumbled, looking over.

“You guys are adorable! I love your princess costume!” Patton cooed. “It was Roman’s.”

Roman laughed nervously and rubbed the back of his neck.

 “CUUUUUTE!”

 Rosita was telling the story about that day, but Roman found he wasn’t listening. He just stared at Remus in the photo, his grin wide and his hands bared like claws. His eyes filled with his usual mischief. He always wanted to be the villain or the monster. He remembered a time when Remus built a city out of blocks and toy cars and proceeded to stomp through it and making monster sounds, making Roman laugh at his brother’s silliness as he altered between making noises or pretending to be the shrill voice citizens of the town either being afraid or just saying the weirdest thing like “Dang it I left my pudding at home and now my pants are on fire!”.

Memories came rushing. The times they tried to do a secret handshake but could never remember the steps. The times they slept over at Virgil’s home with red and green matching pajamas and sleeping bags. The times they’d fight over the last homemade churro and forced to split it and apologize. When Remus would come to him when he had horrible nightmares of terrible actions his mind told him to do and he’d cry while hugging Roman tightly, who would cry cause his twin was sad. The gap-toothed grin Remus would give him as they planned to do some mischief and even sometimes dragging Virgil into it. Their red and green “brothership” bracelets they wore until they broke.

 “Im going to the bathroom. Don’t start dessert without me!” Roman suddenly blurted out, leaving the room and rushing quickly up the steps to the upstairs bathroom farthest away from the stairs.

 He locked the door and turned the fan on. He let out a shuddered gasp and pressed his back against the wall.

“You’re fine Roman. You’re fine. You’re with your family, your loves are enjoying themselves. Don’t ruin this for them. You’re fine.”

 Suddenly a sob escaped his lips. He couldn’t stop it. Oh god he was a horrible person. A fraud.

 He was the one that abandoned the other two members of their little musketeer group just for some ill-deserved attention by horrible people.

He was the one who pushed his brother away, insulting him and ignoring him when Remus didn’t understand what he did wrong.

He was the reason Remus was gone, never able to attend his wedding, to see his loves or be part of their growing family and instead out there doing who knows what. Was he even still alive?

His loves had poor choice in men, since they were marrying him.

His mother was a fool to love him because he was a horrible son.

 His fault.

His fault!

 A knock interrupted his thoughts.

 “Hijo I know you’re in there.”

 It was his mom.

 “I’m fi-“

“Open the door Roman.” She said, usual sass or warmth in her voice gone.

 Roman gulped and unlocked the door. He opened it for his mother to come in. She stepped inside and locked the door behind her.

 “Roman, my sweet baby.” She cooed comfortingly and cupped his face, which was wet with tears. “Lo siento mama. Lo siento!” he sobbed, burying his face in her shoulder.’

 She stroked his hair as he sobbed and shushed him softly. He gripped her white blouse and sobbed, feeling like a child again, guilty for doing something wrong.

 “Lo siento. I’m sorry! I’m sorry for everything. I’m sorry for turning those pictures into sad memories!” he cried.

 It felt like a million eyes were glaring at him, a phantom hand was gripping his throat. Harsh voices whispered his guilt over and over and over until he was dizzy.

 “Hijo it’s not your fault.” She whispered.

“But mama it is! I’m the reason he’s gone! I’m the reason family dinners feel so empty! I’m the reason I split our family apart!”

“Roman.”

 Rosita’s stern voice made him push back to look at her. Her green eyes stared into his blue ones, filled with tears, but held a strong determination and a love he could never comprehend.

 “Roman, it’s not your fault. Yes, you’ve made some mistakes, but it’s not your fault.” She said firmly, wiping his tears away with her thumbs.

She sighed shakily and frowned, which was never a good look on his usually happy mother.

 “It’s mine.” “Mama how could y-“ “It’s mine because I didn’t do anything. I didn’t guide you to make better decisions back then, like a mother should.”

 Roman’s lip wobbled, god he was an ugly crier.

 “It’s my fault that I was so focused on fixing Remus because I was scared for him that I didn’t even think about how he felt or wanted. Yes, your brother’s actions were troubling, deeply so, but I did nothing to help him. I did nothing to understand or support him. And now, its my fault for having you endure so much guilt.”

 It was quiet for a bit. Too quiet.

 “You may never stop feeling that guilt, and I’m sorry. I’m sorry you carried this with you for so long. But honey, I’m so proud of you!” Rosita said with a wobbly grin.

“What?” Roman shakily asked.

“I’m proud of you for standing up for yourself and making a change. I’m proud of you for making things right with Virgil. I’m proud of you for being such a hard worker, and an amazing dreamer. I’m so proud of you for being a kind and determined man who puts everything into what he does.”

“And honey, I’m proud of you for being a good lover. For being true to yourself even though its scary. I’m proud of you for saving Patton from those god-awful people and supporting Logan during this dinner cause I know he was nervous. I’m proud that you and Virgil and Patton and Logan love each other so much. That despite polyamorous marriage not being legal here, you all said fuck it, cause love conquers everything.”

 Roman whimpered before sobbing again. He may never get over the guilt, but with time he can move on. He was so fortunate to have people who he loves with all his heart, and they love him with theirs. He had the best family and the best friends, even if it was hard to see that at times.

 He had the best mother.

————

“Why don’t we break it?” “Remus we need to remain as anonymous as we can.” “Boo!” “Do you want this octopus or not?”

 It was their last dollar out of like, three hundred. They took a break ‘cause they got hungry, but they came right back. Remus watched, eyes looking between the claw of the machine game and his love’s concentrated and yet frustrated face. He looked like he was about to scream “YOU LOSE! Good DAY SIR!” in a shrill tone.  The claw once again picked up the green octopus. Its floppy tentacles hang limp as the claw started to slowly move over to the little dispenser chute. It suddenly slipped through the claw’s metal arms.

 “NO!” they both almost screamed.

 Ah, but a miracle has happened! One of the octopus’s tentacles was caught on the claw! The claw moved over the chute and dropped the plushie down into it. “YEAH!” Remus cheered, hearing a startled yelp from someone.

—————

Roman came down with his mom, face clean and no longer blotchy. He smiled as he saw his family still sitting downstairs. They turned to him and Patton grinned, looking relieved. Logan and Virgil just stared at him like he had done something stupid.

 “Dude I can’t believe you got your hand stuck in the faucet drain. What were you doing?” Virgil asked.

 Roman turned to Rosita, who grinned. Oh, his mom made up an excuse to check on him, which was nice, but still that’s embarrassing. He came up with a lie to not seem like too much of an idiot.

 “I was washing my hands when one of mama’s earrings she left by the sink went down the drain! I had to rescue it! It was her favorite pair!”

“Well now that you rescued the earring, we were gonna have brownies and watch Frozen 2! Interested?” Patton proposed.

“Definitely!”

 Roman felt so much better. He sat down on the couch with Virgil pressed against his side and Logan’s head on his shoulder. Patton came back with brownies for everyone and gave Roman a peck on the lips as he gave Roman his treat. Rosita and Ginerva argued over how Disney Plus worked, only for Logan to instruct them carefully. As Ginerva got the movie set up, Imaj sat down on the floor with his knees drawn up in between Patton and Virgil, happily nibbling on his brownie. Missy walked over and crawled into Roman’s lap, still looking irritated, but there was a shy plush on her face. He decided not to say anything and just ruffled her hair. She smiled a bit at that. Then, she grinned a mischievous grin that reminded him of when Virgil jump scared them as a vampire last Christmas and..someone he used to know.

 “I hope Olaf dies.” She said.

 Patton and Rosita gasped in horror as Virgil laughed loudly.

———-

 “What are you going to name it?” Deceit asked Remus.

 Remus looked at the cute octopus in his hands.

 “Can Mr. Squishyboo join your tea party Roman?”

“Yeah, but he can’t poison the tea this time! Ms. Fluffybottom got sick last time!” “Fiiine. Then you can’t call him a squid. He’s an octopus!”

 Remus smiled softly down at the octopus’s happy little face.

 “Squishyboo jr.” he said.

“Oh thank god. I thought you were going to name it hentai.” Deceit sighed.

“Oh! His full name is Squishyboo jr Hentai Lokir!” Remus laughed loudly.

“Do not use my last name for your stuffed animal.” Deceit huffed.

 Remus giggled and kissed his love’s forehead. They walked hand in hand out of the arcade, past Pac-man games and children giggling and playing ski-ball. They were near the entrance when a man with a pink Sailor Moon T-shirt stopped them for a moment.

 “Oh my stars I love your Invader Zim crop top sir!” he said, Irish accent prominent.

“Thank you! I love your anime titty lady!” Remus greeted back as they left, Deceit snickering and squeezing his hand with affection.

——-

 The man just blinked for a moment before noticing his phone was ringing. He smiled and answered it.

 “Heeeey babe! How’s your like, family reunion going?” a voice spoke from the other end.

“ ‘ello Remy. Its going fine! Mum, Mama and Dad want you to come next year!”

“Maybe I will go. Like, making wedding stuff is okay, but like, when its for your friends, it sucks. Like, I know im the best bitch in this business, but it has to be so perfect they cry.”

“You are the best Remy. They wouldn’t ask you if you weren’t”

 A laugh on the other end.

 “This is why I love you Emile, my little piece of Picani pie.”

 Emile Picani giggled.

 “So, what are you doing now?”

“I’m about to set a high score on the DDR machine. I saw they had some Miku songs and I wanted to try them!”

“Fuck yeah Miku. Hey, face time me so I can see you like, totally shame on everyone’s scores.”

[ravenadottir]

I'm still at the bull game so I think I'm behind at a massive drama, what happens after the damn bull?? Why our damn LI forgets our name? Who the fuck are the new LI? Why there's a boy who reminds to me Jo with his tongue out? Why I feel some actor vibes from him? Who's the new girls??? The fuck is happening??

well... if that’s not the mood since last week, i don’t know what is!!

prepare to stay in the exact same “the fuck is happening??” sort of place, cause last week’s episode was a drag, man! and not the fabulous kind.

we had a sort of foreshadowing about cheating and lack of loyalty, regarding our partner, while having a repeated dialogue with our bff, in the kitchen. they try to steer the conversation when we ask about our li’s loyalty. SO... FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC.

then, the potty trainers (aka, the islanders! stolen from an anon!! ) preceeded to go on the lawn and play hide and seek. it was aj’s birthday, and everyone was like “awww... so, where should i hide?” no one gave two flying fucks it was her birthday. no party, no gifts, not even i don’t know... “happy fucking birthday”. nothing. her partner probably had like... birthday sex? anyway!

as we play... hide and seek, we find a new islander, depending on who your partner’s gender is. if you’re with a boy, you find rafi, denim guy. yes, he’s an actor. i guessed it, a while ago, along with model and singer, and booooooy, were we right!! if you’re with a girl, you find lily. your partner will find the second person depending on who you find, first.

they will flirt openly with your boy/girl and because of it, THEY WILL FORGET YOUR NAME.

I’M NOT SHITTING YOU.

THE PERSON THAT DROOLED ALL OVER YOU SINCE THE RECOUPLING FORGETS YOUR NAME. fusebox certaintly made some choices on this episode.

and proceed to stay abso-fucking-lutely pissed off that someone else is flirting with you, ALSO. 

there’s a challenge on the third part, and BOOOOOOOOYYYY, I FUCKING HATED THAT SO MUCH.

it’s revealed that you had sex with tai, if you did (of course), but your partner (if it’s bill, camilo, harry or aj) DOESN’T REALLY CARE. they pull you away from the group and say “i’m kind of... taken aback. can’t say i wasn’t surprised.” then proceed to look at tai and say “can’t blame you.”

TAKE A MOMENT. I KNOW YOU NEED ONE. your eyes are not deceiving you. they actually say “CAN’T BLAME YOU”. as if... “tai is so hot you couldn’t hold on to those panties” i guess.

UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM...

anyway.

so after that, the challenge is over. of course, there’s glitches and FUCKING LAME ASS QUESTIONS during the game, but over all, the quality is the same. trying to be funny and failing miserably. it’s just kind of painful, really.

before bed, the person who’s flirting with you comes to talk, in the bathroom. THEY MAKE IT PRETTY CLEAR THEY WANNA BANG, let’s get this out of the way. there’s no way your mc doesn’t know they’re interested, because GODDAMN, they say it all the time. it’s not subtle at all!

and then, your li comes in, interrupting the convo, to brush their teeth and the person leaves, winking at you before they close the door. just in case you didn’t notice they were into you.

THAT’S IT.

NOW....

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmm...yeah. to put it mildly, your partner forgets your name, mc can’t even make breakfast for aj for her birthday, because we’re... shitty? and no one gives a single swimming fuck that aj is turning... 22? i think that’s it.

as you can see, we share the same lack of interest.

but yeah. jokes apart. partner forgets your name and the BIGGEST REVEAL about waterfall cheating is just... well... ANTI CLIMATIC.

did i forget something? probably. do i care? NO.

to answer your question, they forget our name because lily and rafi are...

attractive? hot? ummm... like chelsea would say “a delish dish?”

it’s like... “you’re cute, but... don’t force it.”

priya, a goddess, got a “whistles under his breath” and “i know, mate”.

so rafi and lily getting a “her name is.... ummmm... is....”

nah, bro. fuck out of here with that.

and that’s everything that happened.

and the “boy” is a girl. her name is lily... but like... “boy” really sent me!!