#NOBODY is letting him near subaru after All That

[sufferu]

Something I haven't seen mentioned in BTZ, where is Roswaal in all this? Is he helping out in defeating the Archbishops or is he in serious trouble for basically kickstarting all of Subaru's problems?

Nobody trusts Roswaal lol. They can work with Rem, and the Vollachians, and even Elsa, but Roswaal is officially banned from everything. Doesn’t necessarily mean that he doesn’t WANT to help fight the Witch Cult, but if he does he sure ain’t having any success in convincing anyone, lmao. Sopping wet cat.

[starswallowingsea]

okay enstars instruments headcanons (this is not all of the characters just ones i felt like doing)

eichi: plays low-effort percussion. tried flute once and could not keep up with it. unfortunate truly. plays a mean xylophone on his good days though.

wataru: probably has basic knowledge in like. every instrument but specializes in flute because he can mimic his pigeons with it. bonus points that eichi loves it.

tori: wants so so bad to play flute but got stuck with the clarinet

yuzuru: learned clarinet so he could help tori, but i think it would be fun if he also did jazz clarinet in his spare time

subaru: this boy plays trumpet and is so annoying about it gdbless

mao: he's in bband right he plays guitar? probably also learned piano or something at some point but its very rusty

makoto: this guy really goes ham on the keyboard BUT cannot for the life of him play a normal piano

chiaki: touched a guitar once and the string broke and he has never been the same since

kanata: plays exclusively smooth jazz on a soprano sax

hiiro: one man band type of guy. little bit of everything going on there

aira: got jealous of hiiro being able to play instruments really well so soon after picking them up so he was determined to get better than him in one specific instrument and it was absolutely not one that he could handle (tuba/baritone) (hiiro has to help him with the sousaphone once and aira decides to just stick with baritone)

hiyori: flute and is one of those people who can beat-box with it

jun: puts up with hiyori's flute beat-boxing

shu: violin + viola and will get angry at you if you dont know the difference

mika: picked up violin because of shu but has a completely different style to him. also can fiddle like nobody's business

rinne: trumpet, sax, trombone, anything jazzy. probably recorded some of their backing tracks himself in their early days

himeru: classically trained on piano but never shows it off until rinne begs him to one day bc he overheard meru tapping away when he thought nobody was around

kaoru: was not playing that guitar in sustain memories we know this. koga does not let him near his guitars ever at all the one in sustain memories was on loan and at least two strings snapped on him. would love to have him learn like clarinet or something and incorporate that into their music because i think it would be neat

mitsuru: any wind instrument that lets him do those long runs of sixteenth notes. never gets his fingers tangled while doing them

keito: probably learned shamisen at some point but its like his temple duties and got put on the back burner

kuro: tenor saxophone

leo: also dabbles in a little of everything but is best on piano

izumi: flute or clarinet, but not both. flute because it matches the ethereal aesthetic and clarinet because it has a fuller sound

sora: he's the conductor of the es orchestra actually

[yuikomorii]

Hello there, I would like to ask you something.

Why is the Sakamaki family your least favourite if your favourite Diaboy is a Sakamaki?

// You kinda answered your own question, Anon. :”)

The reason why I don’t like the Sakamaki family is ✨Ayato✨ or the way he’s treated there, to be more precise.

Ayato is without a doubt the most unfairly treated member of that family, even Kanato is more loved than him, although he’s supposed to be the one nobody understands.

No one ever thinks about what he had to go through, despite the fact that his past was extremely painful. It didn't leave "scars" like Laito's, but pretty reminder that Ayato was the most tortured Diaboy in the entire franchise, given that the lake scene was only one of many near-death experiences Cordelia forced him to go through, and he was also very emotionally and mentally abused for centuries. But does anyone really care? Apparently not.

Either his brothers are incredibly ignorant, or Rejet simply does not know how to write trauma. Only because Ayato appears energetic and unbothered does not mean that he is without inner struggles or insecurities. They pretend that in order to be considered traumatized, you must hate yourself or be depressed, which is a very wrong mindset. I also dislike how many characters, particularly Laito, find Ayato's life ideal to the point of envying him, despite the fact that being in Ayato's shoes would be a terrible fate.

Now, let’s get into more serious stuff. Ayato may not be a completely innocent character, but he would never betray anyone or project his insecurities onto them.

If you ever feel pathetic, read this YOUNGBLOOD chapter, where Shu and Subaru both backstab Ayato and use him as bait while he is being beaten up by ghouls to help his brothers find out more information. The fact that they casually talked about betraying Ayato makes it even worse, and I can't understand how people here are excusing their behavior with "They were just children." Being a child is not an excuse to be a jerk and ruin someone's life. Ayato wouldn't have been cursed if they hadn't left him there.

This really dark secret has been confirmed in Laito's LE route, and while I love Laito, this literally makes him far more toxic than he was before. So, basically, Laito wanted to kill Ayato when he was younger. It would have liberated Ayato from Cordelia's abuse, but he also has a desire to live, and taking that away from him would be evil. Again, I've seen people justifying it and they were all like "Poor Laito..." . He had his reasons but what he wanted to do is still very wrong, Ayato did nothing wrong to him.

Reiji is also really mean towards Ayato, plus was the source of Ayato's breakdowns in LE, but I don't have high expectations from Reiji because, like Ruki, he isn't sugarcoated and he talks ill about everyone. I can't believe I'm about to say this, but Kanato is Ayato's brother who has hurt him the least; they insult each other, but he hasn't done anything cruel to him for no reason (not counting bad endings).

And now people will probably come to me and say that the Sakamakis do care for each other, but their "love" for one another is phony and forced to me.I'm not including the Tokutens, where they appear to be having a good time together, because those aren't 100% accurate after all. I honestly don't care if they're family-oriented in other routes; if they can't be like that in the most canon route, with a guy who's almost always supportive of them and apologizes if he ever does them anything wrong, they're no longer valid to me and the best ending for Ayato would be to leave that household as soon as possible.

Bonus— Here we have two DL characters able to stand up for themselves and for others, who are never afraid to help someone but still get mistreated, while the fandom keeps mischaracterizing them:

[dialovers-lover-xoxo]

The diaboys reacting to a boy forcefully kissing their s/o female x reader

❌Trigger Warning!❌ There is non-consensual kissing and aggressive flirting. The kisses are very short and it doesn’t go further than a kiss but if non-consensual kisses and aggressive flirting make you uncomfortable or trigger you or bother you in any way, you may not want to read after the cut :)

Shu

——-

The hallway was deserted, he had you cornered against a wall. “I really like you.” The boy said, his arms caging you in. You laughed nervously. “Thank you, but I actually have a boyfriend.” “He doesn’t need to know.” The boy said, moving his head closer to you, putting you nose to nose. “No, thank you!” You pulled back and tried to duck under one of his arms but he quickly grabbed your waist and pressed his lips to yours. You shoved at his chest but less than a second later the boy was pulled away from you and you heard him yelp in pain. Looking up you saw Shu had him pressed against the wall, his wrist in a bone-crushing grip. Shu’s voice was quiet and calm, but the look in his eyes would have made even the bravest of men cry for their mother. “You don’t kiss what doesn’t belong to you. Now scram.” The boy didn’t need to be told twice, the second Shu released him the boy dashed off. Shu turned to you, his eyebrows furrowed and you looked up at him sheepishly but he then hugged you. “Ha..you troublesome woman...making me use my legs.”

Reiji

——-

Reiji was walking through the school, mentally going over his notes for the next test. He passed you-seemingly alone in an empty classroom. Curious and worried, he walked in and saw a boy looming over you. The boy then pressed his mouth to yours, firmly holding you in place. Reiji stalked forward and grabbed his forearm, wrenching him off of you. “Kissing a woman forcefully, your lack of manners are completely deplorable. If Karlheinz Sakamaki found out scum like you went to this school...” Reiji let his voice trail off. The boy’s eyes widened. “K-Karlheinz Sakamaki?” “Yes, as I’m sure you know, he’s a very influential man.” Reiji let go of the boy and stepped closer to him. “He also happens to be my father. If you don’t wish to get expelled, leave this room.” After another fearful look, the boy ran out. Reiji looked down at you and you hung your head. “I’m sorry-“ “I know it’s not your fault. I’m going to teach you self-defense. He will not be the last man to approach you like that.”

Ayato

———

Ayato just wanted some damn takoyaki. Why did you even insist on going to class? Why would you prefer that over making the great Ayato food? He paced outside the classroom door, waiting for you. The door flung open and it was only Ayato’s incredibly vampire reflexes that prevented him from being hit with it. You walked out. “Finally! Your Truly was-“ You hurried past him. “Huh?” Ayato followed after you angrily. Why the hell were you ignoring him? A boy bumped into him. “Hey! Watch where you’re going!” Then Ayato saw the boy run after you and grab your waist, then turned you around and kissed you. Ayato saw red. He ran forward and yanked the guy backwards by his sweatshirt, then threw him to the ground. “Don’t touch what belongs to Yours Truly!” Ayato kissed you deeply and grinned down at him. “I’m the only one who can kiss her, you got that?”

Kanato

————

“Uh, well, um...” You stammered, backing away from the boy approaching you. “You can’t seriously be loyal to that Kanato guy, right?” He asked. “He’s so weird, carrying that bear everywhere. You’d do so much better with me.” “No I-“ The boy grabbed your arm and pulled you forward, then kissed you. You squealed against his mouth and thrashed. Suddenly the boy pulled back, screaming in pain and fear, his clothes on fire. You turned in panic and saw Kanato, who looked terrifying. “No, Kanato, please don’t kill him!” You begged. Kanato’s eyes narrowed at you. “You want to save him? Are you cheating on me?!” “No! I tried to stop him from kissing me, but I don’t want him to die!” The fire stopped, the boy unscorched. Kanato turned to him. “I’ll spare you now, but if you come near my doll again, Teddy and I will cut you into little pieces.” The boy whimpered, nodding, then ran away. Kanato looked at you angrily. “Since I spared him, you owe me. Give me your blood now. After school we’ll go to the sweet shop and then you’ll bake me a pie.” You nodded weakly and allowed Kanato to sink his fangs into your flesh.

Laito

———

The boy leaned forward and kissed you. You shoved him away. “S-sorry, but I have a boyfriend!” The boy chuckled. “Yeah, that Laito guy? He’s a perv, I’m a gentleman.” He tried to kiss you again but Laito stepped in between the two of you. When did he get there? “A gentleman who tries to kiss a girl after she says no? Fufu, how pathetic. This is my Little Bitch. Get your own and leave.” The boy narrowed his eyes but left, muttering curses under his breath. “Thanks, Laito.” You tell your boyfriend quietly. He turned to you, smiling. “I need to get every trace of him off you. When we get home we’ll shower together and your body will drown in my touch.”

Subaru

————

“Look, I’m flattered, but I’m not interested.” You said, which was basically just a rewording of the previous three sentences that had left your mouth. The boy stalked closer. Was he always that tall and scary looking? He grinned down at you, then yanked you for a kiss. You squirmed but he was too strong, almost as strong as-“GET THE FUCK OFF HER!” Subaru. Subaru threw the guy against the wall and punched him in the face. “Don’t ever kiss her again, ya hear?” The boy desperately tried to stop his bleeding nose. “Okay, okay.” “Now fuck off.” Holding his nose, the boy ran off, leaving droplets of the blood. Subaru turned to you with a growl. “This is why I don’t want ya leaving my side! From now on, you’re stickin’ with me at all times.” Without waiting for an answer, Subaru grabbed your hand and started walking to his next class.

Ruki

———

“Your master isn’t here.” The boy next to you said thoughtfully. “Huh?” You blushed. Had he heard Ruki call himself your master? You were sure you never called Ruki master in public. The boy walked over to you. “I’ve got ya to myself, Livestock.” Your eyes widened and you nearly toppled over a desk. He grabbed your face so hard it hurt and kissed you. Ruki rushed into the room and pushed him off you and onto the ground. Ruki towered over the boy on the floor, his cold blue eyes like steel. “Nobody calls her Livestock but me. Her master is always with her and if you don’t want to be at the other end of my whip, you won’t approach her again.” The boy scrambled back. Ruki wrapped his arm around your shoulders and steered out of the room, leaving the boy petrified on the floor.

Kou

——

Kou had just finished giving autographs and finally had some time to himself. He passed the library and something caught his eye. You were sitting on a table, which was normal, but you weren’t reading or studying. In fact, you looked like you were inching away from something out of Kou’s view. Kou walked inside and growled. It was the same asshole that had been flirting with you for a week now. Kou walked forward but broke into a sprint when he saw the boy’s lips touch yours. Kou hugged you from behind and pulled you back. “I wouldn’t do that if I were you. Her boyfriend isn’t keen on others kissing her.” Kou lead you away and made a mental note to tell his fangirls to make his life a living hell.

Yuma

———

Yuma hated being stuck inside a classroom, he wanted to be outside working in his garden, preferably with you. He asked the teacher if he could go to the bathroom and left with his hands in his pockets. He heard a scared voice and turned the corner. He saw you were backed up against the wall by three large guys. Not larger than him, of course, but way too big for you to take on. The boy in the middle, right in front of you, who seemed to be the leader, yanked you against him and kissed you. Yuma pulled him back by his hair and punched him. The other boys tried to come to his defense but Yuma easily defeated them. He picked you up and threw you over his shoulders. “Don’t touch her again. There’s more where that came from.” He warned the boys with a fanged grin.

Azusa

———

You backed away from the boy. “Azusa’s so creepy, why do you like him?” “You’re acting creepy too now!” You said angrily. For a second the boy’s eyes widened but he then laughed. “Whatever. He’s a weakling, I’m not. So come here.” He managed to grab your arm and he pulled you close to him. He ducked his head and kissed you. A force shoved him away from you. “Eve...is mine...don’t touch her...” Azusa said. “Yeah, what are you gonna do?” Azusa pulled out a knife. “Your arm...would look so pretty...with a new friend...” the boy squeaked and ran away. Azusa chuckled but then looked at you seriously. “That was...an accident...right, Eve? You didn’t...want to...Kiss him, right?” You nodded. “I didn’t.” “Good...I’m glad...” Azusa kissed you sweetly. “Only I...can kiss Eve...”

Carla

———

If Carla wasn’t so angry, he would’ve laughed. A human like that guy kissing you? His lips weren’t even worthy of kissing the dirt under your shoes. Using his magic, Carla made him soar across the hallway and hit the wall. “You scum. Your mouth doesn’t deserve to breathe in the same oxygen as her. Now go away, or you’ll be very sorry.”

Shin

——-

Shin saw you struggling to escape the grasp of a boy kissing you. He ran forward and punched him, grinning when he saw the broken nose he had caused. “Don’t come back! Or I’ll send my wolves after you!” You doubted the guy understood the whole claim of wolves, but when a guy punches you in the face and breaks your nose, you do the sensible thing and run away. Luckily, this guy was at least somewhat sensible and did just that.

Kino

——-

“Um, noooo, I’d rather not.” “So you want to skip the movie and just do this?” The boy kissed you. You pulled back. “Hey! Don’t kiss a girl like that!” You yelled. Kino and Yuri walked forward, seemingly out of nowhere. Kino held your waist. Yuri looked at the boy. “You shouldn’t touch what belongs to another, nor should you kiss what belongs to my master. He’ll get very angry.” Kino kissed you deeply and shot the boy an arrogant grin. “She didn’t pull away from me.” His face then got angry. “Now screw off.”

[dialovers-translations]

DIABOLIK LOVERS DAYLIGHT Vol. 2 Sakamaki Shuu [Track 5 + Epilogue]

Original title: 愛しうる限り & エピローグ

Source: Diabolik Lovers Daylight Vol. 2 Sakamaki Shuu

Audio: Here

Seiyuu: Toriumi Kousuke

Translator’s note: This CD really did deliver near the very end and tugged onto my heartstrings BIG TIME. Shuu being honest with myself and realizing just how much he loves the MC is honestly one of my favorite things in the world. ;w; He definitely solidified himself as nr. 2 in my heart once more. (Sorry Shuu, Subaru will forever be number one. <3)

Track 1 ll Track 2 ll Track 3 ll Track 4 ll Track 5 + Epilogue

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Track 5: As Long as our Love Lasts

Shuu is playing the violin again.

( At some point, I grew tired of counting, or even thinking about how many times I had played the same song, or how many days - or perhaps even months - had passed since she fell into a deep slumber. )

*Snap*

“Oh...The string...I haven’t taken care of this thing for a while, so I guess this was bound to happen. ...In the end, my song never reached you, huh?”

*Thud*

He walks over to the bed.

“I’ve honestly seen enough...of this never-changing expression. I wish I could have seen a glimpse of your past self for one last time, but I guess it can’t be helped.”

He takes a seat.

*Rustle*

“I’m sure you’re aware, but I always hated being waken up from my naps. Therefore, hearing your approaching footsteps was the most annoying sound in the world to me. However, having your face be the very first thing I saw when I opened my eyes after you interrupted my sleep, honestly wasn’t half bad. ...Just the fact I felt that way, means that you must have at least meant something to me. 

...If you were to ask me the same question you did before, then I would probably give you the following answer. ーー You are special to me. Not because your blood is delicious. You are the only woman on this planet who I wouldn’t want to lose, even if your blood were to disappear, If only I had said these words to you back then...”

Shuu suddenly collapses onto the sheets.

*Rustle* 

“...Ah...The effects are finally kicking in, huh? ...I haven’t been getting a wink of sleep as of late...So to ensure I can finally get a sound sleep...Cough, cough...”

*Cling*

“I drank a certain drug from this bottle earlier...You’re not going to wake up anyway...So you don’t mind if I sleep alongside you, right? Even if that is an eternal slumber...When you’re with me, I don’t mind. That’s just how much Iーー...”

He scoots closer.

*Smooch*

“...love you. ...Ugh...Cough, cough...Haah, haah...I finally gave you the words you’ve been dying to hear...yet you’re missing out on them...You foolish woman...Hahaha...I guess I shouldn’t say that, huh...? Ugh...”

Shuu loses consciousness.

*Shatter*

( I lost the feeling in my limbs, before my mind went blank as well and before I knew it, I was unable to think of anything. I couldn’t fight back against my heavy eyelids. Now I can finally get some rest again. ーー That’s what I thought, yet...Aah, there it is again. I can hear her voice again. Per usual, she’s calling my name as if her life depends on it. I’ve heard this voice a million times, but in the end, it’s nothing but my mind playing tricks on me. Even if I wake up, you won’t be there anyway. Therefore, I chose eternal sleep. )

*Rustle* 

( You’re persistent...Guess you’re stubborn even within my dreams, huh? )

You continue to call his name.

( Oh come on...Just let me sleep... )

You persist.

( Like I said, pipe down. Don’t shout my name over and over... )

*Rustle rustle*

“Nn...Hm? ...Ugh...”

*Rustle*

“What do you want? I was having such a nice nap...”

*Rustle*

“Ah...Oh? You...are awake? So that wasn’t just a hallucination right now? Or rather, why are you crying?”

You tell Shuu you thought he had died.

“Died? ...Oh, right. Why am I alive as well? Did you do something?”

You continue to sob.

“I can’t tell when you’re bawling like that...Hm? The taste of your blood...lingers inside my mouth.”

You explain.

“...You frantically tried to feed me your blood thinking that might be able to bring me back to life? I won’t deny that my wounds heal quicker when I have your blood...but I didn’t think it could serve as an antidote as well. Your blood really is something else. Well, you still won against it though. ...Oi, I don’t mind if you’re crying, but give me a good look at your face.”

*Rustle*

“I’m asking you to move closer. My body still feels heavy, I can’t move. Come on, scoot over.”

You move closer.

“How long has it been...? I’m actually reflected in your eyes.”

Shuu embraces you.

“Haah...”

*Rustle*

“Keep still. I can’t put in much strength since my arms are still numb.”

You ask Shuu what happened.

“I’m the one who wants to know what happened. Honestly, what made you suddenly wake up? Is it because I finally genuinely admitted my own feelings...?”

You tilt your head to the side.

“You know, you’ve been asleep this whole time, remember?”

You look at him in surprisement.

“Don’t tell me, you didn’t have a clue?”

You nod.

“Well, it happened out of nowhere, so I guess it’s obvious considering you were unconscious as well. ...No, it’s fine if you don’t remember. That was a nightmare anyway.”

You ask him if it was rough.

“...Yeah.”

*Rustle*

“A lot happened...It was one hell of a ride. But right now, rather than letting you go...”

*Smooch*

“Haah...Come on, don’t get all surprised over a little kiss still. However, I don’t dislike that side of you either. When you were asleep, you wouldn’t react no matter how many times I did this after all.”

*Smooch*

“...What? Don’t panic.”

You note his behavior seems off.

“Weird? You’re the last person I want to hear that from though. I told you, remember? I went through a lot. That being said, it doesn’t matter. It’s just...I came to realize a few things.”

You tilt your head to the side. 

“How you felt, for example. Or how important it is to put things into words every now and then. ...And what you mean to me, I suppose. ...I believe you woke up because I finally understood those things. Well, you don’t seem to realize that yourself though. Oh, right...I should apologize while I can. I’m sorry for acting indifferent towards you up till now. I deeply regret it. Soーー”

*Rustle rustle*

“...Please don’t get upset and fall into a slumber again, it pains me”

You tell him you never meant to do that to him.

“Even if that wasn’t your intention, it still happened. And it was much more wicked than having you lash out at me or run away from home. Not to mention it was extremely bothersome. I had to look after you 24/7, right? In that regard...you really are a handful.”

You apologize.

“Haha...You don’t need to say sorry, really. I’ve already accepted it. I’m to blame for falling in love with such a woman.”

Your eyes widen in sheer surprise.

“...What?”

You ask him to repeat himself.

“I said I love you, what about it? I said it earlier as we...Ah, right. I guess you didn’t hear me back then since you were still asleep. ...Haha, look at those rounded eyes, your face looks hilarious. ...I really do prefer seeing you like this.”

*Smooch*

“I understand you are having trouble believing me. I’ve only got myself to blame for that. However, I’m sure you’ll soon come to realize. I already had plenty regrets while you were asleep. From here on out, I’ll tell you these words until you’ll be tired of hearing them ーー How much I love you, that is.”

*Smooch*

Track 6: Epilogue

“...Hey.”

You turn around.

“You’re ogling way too much. It looks shameless, so come here.”

You run over

“Is an instrument store really that special to you?”

You nod.

“Well, I can imagine you have little affiliation with these places. When I bring up the name of a composer, you usually look at me as if I’m speaking Chinese. Although despite that, you seemed happy to visit this place.”

You explain.

“Ahー So that’s why. Honestly, it would have been much easier to just come by myself, but I’d rather not make you upset again by ignoring you.”

You smile, thanking him.

“...I see. Whatever. ...Anyway, I requested a full maintenance along with replacing the broken string, so it might take a while. We’ll get in the way if we wait here, so let’s go over there.”

The two of you move to another room.

*Creaaak*

You look around.

“It’s a test room. Customers can use this place to test out the intruments before purchase. There’s nobody here right now, so the owner said we can make ourselves comfortable.”

You ask Shuu if he plans to buy a new violin.

“No, I’m not buying anything. I like my current violin.”

You seem confused, wondering why you’re here then.

“You really are a fool, aren’t you?”

Shuu pulls you closer.

*Rustle*

“To kill some time, obviously.”

You get slightly flustered. 

“It’s a perfect way to combat the boredom, no? It’s muh more comfortable than having to wander around outside. On top of that...This place is soundproof. You can scream as loud as you want, nobody will hear. I’m sure you like the sound of that as well? ーー That being said, we have to think about your health. I doubt you’re already back in top shape, so I won’t do anything if you don’t want me to.”

You hesitate. 

“Hm~? In that case, you want it?”

You go quiet.

“Cat got your tongue? I seem to recall a certain someone was displeased because they were being ‘used’?  Clearly tell me what you want. Right now, I can actually live up to your wishes. ...What do you want from me?”

You ask for his fangs. 

“Hehe...I hate being ordered around, but hearing you beg for it isn’t bad at all. Especially when it’s the words ‘Suck my blood, please’.”

Shuu bites you.

“Mmh...Nn...I said you could make all the noise you want, remember? It’s not like anyone but me can hear.”

You get embarrassed. 

“Heh. First you beg for it and now you get all embarrassed. You’re kind of contradicting yourself there, no? Well, it doesn’t matter. In that case, I’ll go for one of your more sensitive spots so you won’t be able to suppress your voice. Mmh...”

*Gulp*

“Hah...Exactly...Let me hear more...Why still hesitate at this point?”

You explain. 

“You’re worrying for nothing per usual. You no longer need to be scared that I’ll find you annoying or get tired of you. Well, I won’t deny that there’s times I get a little irritated by your behavior. I’m sure I might be a little grumpy when you disturb my sleep as well. 

However, I would never grow to dislike you over something like that. I already know what kind of woman you are. You’re the type to beg for my fangs in a place like this. On top of that, a loudmouth who loves to meddle with other people’s affairs and quite the handful at times. To be honest, too much of a bother to keep by one’s side. 

You puff out your cheeks. 

“Haha. It’s the truth, no? However, despite all of that, I don’t want to let you go. So don’t worry. Just let out your voice to your heart’s content, giving yourself over to me all you want. I’ve already decided I will love every side of you after all.”

*Smooch*

ーー THE END ーー

[starrysmiling]

[sbhk] surfer au

subaru: a brilliant surfer. knows the beach like the back of his hand. people say not to go near him, because he brings bad luck. all he wants is to protect the precious beach he grew up by.

hokuto: marine researcher. part of a team researching algae. doesn't believe any of the rumours. accidentally gets taken under subaru's wing after almost drowning.

on the waves, there's a flash of orange.

help so this was written as a twitter thread so forgive any mistakes. i did my best

hokuto, part of a research team on marine algae (essentially, seaweed), visits a coastal beach town to gather samples and conduct experiments...

his stay in the town is rather welcomed. most people are friendly, easygoing and helpful when he asks them for help. the rare species he's looking for, though, he doesn't know where to find. he asks around the town, but he's been told to stay away from the person who would know, akehoshi subaru.

subaru. a sort of surfing enigma. he rides the waves with a grace that makes surfing seem so easy. he's always on the water, sunrise to sunset, a blazing blur of orange as he speeds through the water. he's weird, the townspeople say, nobody understands him.

isn't that lonely?

hokuto finds subaru one day after sunset, hauling in his board from the waves. he has a smile on his face, and hokuto approaches him somewhat warily — he wonders what sort of reputation this brilliant surfer has.

hokuto is surprised, but subaru continues, he knows what hokuto's looking for, and where to find it. however, there's a catch: everything comes with a price. he'll show hokuto where to find his specimen if hokuto will let subaru teach him how to surf.

of course, hokuto argues. it doesn't make sense! "this is my precious beach. i can't let just anyone toy with it," subaru says. he looks as if he's longing for something. but hokuto isn't convinced. he's got his fucking degree for a surfer to think he'll fuck up the ecosystem?

hokuto refuses: he'll search for it himself. (he doesn't think about how long it'd take for him to search the entirety of the place: every single beach, rock pool, reef... the list goes on.) every day, he goes out, he returns empty handed. the orange-haired surfer watches. it's only until he goes out too far one day that he almost gets caught by a strong current. it's then, just as his vision is just about to go dark, he sees— orange.

(and then the world goes black.)

hokuto wakes up on the shore, coughing. "awake?" he wonders if there's always a smile on this boy's face. hokuto grimaces, sits up. all of his equipment is right beside him — it's the first thing he checks. subaru grins at him. "you know, you could've just asked for where it was."

this time, hokuto gives in. subaru only smiles, and tells hokuto that he'll show him where everything is after a week. in the meantime, hokuto has to take lessons with subaru...

it's supposed to be just a surfing lesson. but subaru tells him about the town as well, from the history to its people, every place from the inner markets to the beaches. he talks about surfing, how he feels the waves, how he breathes the sea, how he loves the water. and hokuto wonders, as he falls for the umpteenth time, as he grasps that warm hand and hears sunshine in that laugh, why the townspeople tell him that subaru is someone he should avoid. someone like him, so full of summer...

for once, hokuto finds himself enjoying being out on the water. he's always used to looking for what he needs to study that he barely spends any time in the sea doing anything else. they're floating in the water, knocked over by a wave, but hokuto finds himself happy.

"are you having fun?" subaru's sitting on his board, and the sun beats down on their backs. "fun?" hokuto echoes. he's not sure what that means. "well, you're smiling. doesn't that mean you're having fun?" ...and hokuto thinks that perhaps... perhaps he is.

too soon, their time is over. as promised, subaru shows him where all the specimens he needs are growing. (he expects hokuto to leave him alone, but hokuto stays. hokuto wants to stay. subaru finds it strange, how hokuto doesn't look at him with those eyes.)

the next day, before hokuto goes to the lab, he heads over to watch subaru surf. he's not really sure why he does it himself, because he's already walking there, watching for the flash of orange between the waves. he's not sure why he's so drawn to it either. some days, he joins subaru in the water; other days, he sits on the sand and just watches. wonders how he can ride waves for hours and hours. sometimes, they have meals together, and subaru talks to him about surfing. hokuto asks about his family once, but subaru avoids it.

even when he's in the lab, hokuto looks over at the ocean from the window, and sometimes when he sees a little orange speck, he'll unconsciously smile. it's strange, how he enjoys his time with subaru, and surfing with him is fun. strange, how he wants to stay on the waves.

"why aren't you afraid of me?" the sun is setting behind them, after a long day in the sea. hokuto looks at subaru without an ounce of fear. without shying away. nobody's looked at him like that before.

"because you were the one who taught me 'fun'."

he's not from around here, so of course hokuto wouldn't know. of course hokuto wouldn't know... but if hokuto knew? but what if hokuto knew, would he be afraid? would he listen to the voices? would hokuto still look at him like that? like he's someone that can be loved?

"hey, come with me. i'm going to show you a place."

hokuto follows subaru to a cave just off the beach, hidden from view. the waves aren't as strong here, and the sunset seeps in, dyeing the golden sand in flaming orange. subaru smiles at him, "welcome to my special place."

they sit there, watching the sun set. when hokuto asks why subaru brought him here, he just shrugs and smiles with a strange softness that hokuto doesn't understand. (subaru is just lonely.)

they talk until the stars come out, and then watch the stars together. subaru tries to make a joke, "i wonder if you've come to like me more than surfing." (it's a joke. it's a joke. it's a joke.) but hokuto feels like he finally understands: wanting to be with him, watching him on the waves, smiling when they're together...

"maybe i have."

subaru's laughing, "it's just a joke, don't take it so seriously," but hokuto wants to. "i like you," he says. subaru is silent. when hokuto looks at him, he's curled in on himself, eyes downcast.

"nobody's ever... said that they liked me before." so he talks. he tells hokuto about how his dad died. how nobody believed his dad when he said he didn't kill that girl... how subaru had watched as his father withered away behind bars, unable to see the sea he loved so much. how nobody came near him afterwards.

"i've never had friends. and- and i don't know if i care about you because you're the first person to not look at me like that. i don't know if i care about you because you're my first friend. i don't know if i care about you because i like you too. so i'm sorry."

subaru smiles, and it pains hokuto to see him with tears in his eyes. he wants so much more. "i'm leaving next week," hokuto says, quietly. "thank you for everything" just as he stands to leave, subaru grabs his hand. "until you go. until you go, can i- can i think about it?"

hokuto agrees, and with one last look back, slips out of the cave. he spends the rest of the week holed up in the lab, finishing up his research. he tries not to think about the beach, about ocean blue, about sunset orange, about-

it's the day before he has to go. there's a knock on his door in the morning, just as he's drinking his morning coffee. "hey." hokuto wonders why subaru looks so tired. "d'you wanna have dinner tonight? after you're done at the lab today."

he's more than distracted that day, almost waiting for the day to end. when he's done, he runs to subaru's place - a simple cottage on a hill overlooking the sea - as fast as he can. it's strange, what seeing subaru again does to him - he's missed this. he's missed him.

"sorry, i couldn't get a lot from the market today. is curry all right?" it's more than all right. as hokuto sits down, they talk about mundane things like the shiny trinket subaru found at the beach yesterday, like the results of his experiment.

as they're finishing up dinner, subaru takes their plates to wash, and hokuto follows him to the kitchen. they wash up, still talking, and subaru says, "it's as i thought... i like spending time with you. i wonder... does this mean i like you?"

"i don't know what it is. but i want to be with you... i want to surf with you. i want to look over at the beach and see you there. i want to come home with you. to you. to cook dinner for you. i want to spend all my time with you. is that, 'liking' someone?"

and when hokuto kisses him, there's still soap on their hands. they're still standing in that dim kitchen, but hokuto feels like he's floating, drifting on the waves, like he can taste the salt of the sea, like it's consuming him whole.

he can't really remember the details of that night after that. it comes to him in bursts - the sound of subaru's voice, the gentle touch of his hands, the press of kisses on skin. but he remembers, as he drifts off to sleep, warm, curled in subaru's arms, thinking:

(i love him.)

but still, hokuto has to leave.

when he wakes up, he knows he has to go. hokuto leaves before subaru can wake up, quietly leaving one last kiss on his forehead. he returns to his place, packs up his things, packs up in the lab. his heart aches.

when it's finally time, he steps onto the bus with a heavy heart. "wait! hokuto!" subaru grabs his arm, still panting from exertion. "you didn't even tell me 'goodbye'." "because it isn't," hokuto laughs. "i'll come back." subaru stares back at him, eyes wide, incredulous. "promise? that you'll come back?" and hokuto nods, tugs him in, kisses him.

"i promise."

[aros001]

First time read through light novel vol. 5.

STOP BITING YOUR DAMN FINGERS!!!

“—If you have decided to fight, fight with all your body and soul. Forget all pretty words that lead to defeat. Hunger and thirst for victory using any means necessary. If you can still stand, if you can still move a single finger, if your fangs have not yet been broken, stand. Stand. Get up, get up, and attack. So long as you live, fight. Fight, fight, fight!”

In my last post I commented on how Subaru, if he wanted to be closer to Emilia, had ironically already learned the way during one of his previous loops; that instead of grandstanding and white knighting for her he could have just been her friend like she wanted. This reminds me a little of that, because we have seen Subaru fight with everything he has, not even entertaining Return By Death as an option for if he should fail. The fight against Elsa applies but I'm mainly thinking of when he faced off against the Shaman. He did everything he possibly could in that battle, fighting and struggling until the very end even when it was clear he couldn't win, not even allowing himself to think of failing because of what could happen to Rem and Ram. That's the interesting thing about Subaru. He has already had times where he's proved his worth and his value to others. But he's so caught up in the fantasy that he either doesn't see it himself or it's not enough for him.

This has nothing to do with anything, just that after reading Wilhelm in this book I love it so much that he and Sebas (from Overlord) are friends in Isekai Quartet. I want to see Wilhelm gushing about his wife and Sebas gushing about Tuare to each other.

As was typical, there were few that Emilia could count on, and she had enemies numbering beyond reason. In such circumstances, who would take her side without some kind of ulterior motive?

The answer was no one. After all, there was nobody currently at her side who would be her staunch ally.

She had left behind the one who would have.

No doubt, when Emilia realized that, she would regret what she had done. That was why—

Subaru lifted his head and murmured with determination, “I’ve...got to go save her, don’t I?”

....

In the carriage, he silently let the time pass, alone.

With the exception of Rem in the driver’s seat, he was isolated in that place, unable to sense the presence of any other.

—And he never noticed the faint twisting of his lips.

Oh ho! Ominous! But in seriousness, I do like what the narration is doing throughout this book and showing how somewhat twisted Subaru is becoming, to the point that he's happy something bad might be about to happen to the woman he loves just so he'll have an opportunity to try and save her again. Or that he can't be happy that Otto approves of Emilia trying to become king, because at the moment he sees his value as being the "only" person truly on her side; a mindset that's threatened by others who believe in her. Subaru, I believe, is a good guy, but obsession and entitlement can easily turn a good man bad. And yes, I am thinking of Star Wars.

I think I remember seeing fanart that made fun of how little of season 1 Otto was in.

All at once, the figures faced Subaru and reverently bowed their heads to him.

“—Ah?”

Subaru’s brain was unable to process the scene before him.

The incomprehensible band that had emerged was paying Subaru respect for reasons unknown, and leaving him behind in his confusion, they began sliding out of sight.

Given the narration implies they went after Otto after sparing him, I'm curious what specifically they noticed about Subaru; the witch's scent or his mental state?

If he could voice the possibility that he’d lost the girl he cared for and the possibility his own heart could break, then why not offer up a sacrifice so that he wouldn’t have to?

As much as I ship Subaru and Rem, I do like this bit. Him saying Rem's name and wondering over her fate because he can't bare to think about what might have happened to Emilia. He cares about Rem but clearly it'd be easier for him to accept something terrible happening to her over Emilia. Naturally though, I do like his horror at finding Rem's dead body, the narration talking about everything he'd come to like about her and that she was just starting to like herself.

I remember in the anime the scene that scared me the most was when Subaru gets flash-frozen. Obviously being frozen that much would kill you but this is a world of magic, so for all I knew it was going to be a Medusa situation (only with ice instead of stone) and Subaru wouldn't be able to RBD because he technically wasn't alive. It's a weird sensation, feeling relieved as you watch a man's body shatter like glass.

Thanks to Rem’s tireless efforts, the store had sold its merchandise nicely, and the shopkeeper, in quite high spirits, seemed inclined to give them a souvenir. He was asking how many abbles Subaru wanted to take with him, and she remembered him answering, “How ’bout all of ��em?”

The very next moment, his demeanor abruptly changed, and he fell limply onto the street. When Rem sat him up, he seemed so overcome by sadness and tears of joy that he kept laughing.

Beyond his own constant deaths and seeing the deaths of everyone he loves, the thing I felt the most sorry for Subaru for is how his RBD looks to everyone else. For us the audience we know what he's been through but for them it must look like he's either a whiner or completely crazy, with only his harsh emotional state giving them any reason to believe anything is actually wrong and that he's not just fragile.

So is it because the witch cult attacked her village that Rem is so sensitive to the scent of the witch or is it something else about her? Because she says even Ram can't catch the smell like she can, so I'm assuming it's not just a demon thing (though I suppose Ram doesn't have her horn, so maybe it could be), and she even says very few beings can detect the presence in general.

There are even more good parallels between Subaru and Rem in this book, but also some nice contrasts that come with them. She also wants Subaru all to herself and is jealous of all the others in his life, like he's starting to be with Emilia, but she keeps herself from being too possessive over him, even finding a lot of things she likes in his relationships with others. She even toys with the idea of running away with him, which I like given what I assume is going to be happening next volume. It's something she's considered and wanted even before Subaru's offer and shows that such a thing is very tempting for her. But she turns herself away from the idea, both to not abandon her sister and for Subaru's own sake as well.

I do like that any issues Rem has with Emilia are not just because Subaru loves Emilia. It's a factor, certainly, but there were issues before he ever even came into the picture because of Emilia's resemblance to the Witch of Envy. Even Rem acknowledges to herself that her feelings are irrational and unfair, because Emilia herself has done nothing wrong, but the witch cult still made any connections to the witch such a personal thing to her. I helps me understand the rest of this world a little better, given how near everyone is prejudiced against Emilia because of the witch. While it's irrational, that's exactly what great pain and tragedy cause.

I think the implication with Subaru's madness wasn't necessarily that he was faking it but that he willingly dove into the madness so that he could escape from reality and was actively fighting against returning to sanity. Not only were his reactions too genuine most of the time but I feel like either Ferris or Wilhelm would have called him out if he was completely faking it. Someone besides just Petelgeuse would have noticed. His experience from the first loop caused him to crack and he chose to stay broken so that he could be pitied and not have to deal with the world anymore.

Even though their hands were together, their hearts were at opposite poles.

Subaru Natsuki’s heart was tempted far into that deep, deep, dark abyss—

Holy shit, I love that line and image.

Nothing much else to say other than that I am SO happy Subaru and Crusch's talk over drinks seems to have been before the save point, so RBD didn't erase it. She might be one of my favorite non-mansion characters so far and the small relationship the two have built I don't want to see lost.

Original Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Re_Zero/comments/gq1uao/novels_first_time_read_through_light_novel_vol_5/

[dying-hemlock]

The Figure At First Church of Carnation

“The Figure at First Church of Carnation”

A Story by: Dying-Hemlock

Bart fell silent as the headlights of James’s car illuminated the front door of the church. It was falling apart and held together through a combination of rusty nails and strangler vines, which anchored what remained of the walls to their support posts.

“What the hell are we doing here?” Bart asked.

“You told me you were bored, so I figured we should so do something exciting,’ James said.

“And hanging in a church parking lot is your idea of exciting?” James rolled his eyes, and he turned off the car, putting the keys in the middle console. Bart shot him a look, raising his eyebrows a little.

“Don’t give me that look. Nobody is out here. Nothing is gonna happen to the car.”

Bart rolled his eyes and turned his head towards the church. Somehow it made him feel cold, even with the car slowly heating up from the summer air. He couldn’t place what made him feel this way. It was just an empty church, right? James stepped out of the car, a 2006 Subaru Outback, shut the door and motioned for Bart to do the same. He exited and joined James in the parking lot. Bart let out a breath he didn’t know he had been holding in when he heard the crickets chirping outside. Hearing something other than the car’s engine helped make the scene before him less creepy.

“James. Really, what are we doing here?” Bart asked. “I don’t need to tell you anything,” James said.

“Well, then you can take me back home.”

James sighed. “Fine. You always have to ruin my surprises, don’t you?”

“Get on with it, or take me back.”

“I heard some kids talking about it while I was waiting tables at Shoney’s last night. Apparently, this place is haunted by some deranged priest who tried hanging some ‘witches’ back in the day and can’t rest till his work is done. I don’t know. It was some bullshit like that,” James said.

“And you seriously believed some story enough to drag me out here?” Bart said.

“You are the one who said you were bored. Be grateful I’m doing something for you.”

Bart crossed his arms and stared at James. After a quick look, James huffed and turned around, walking towards the church. Bart followed and didn’t say a word to James as they approached the building. As he moved closer, Bart began to notice the only sound he could hear was the gravel crunching beneath his boots and that the air had grown unseasonably cold.

“James, I think we should go back.”

James did not respond to Bart as he inspected the door. Unable to find a lock, James took a few steps back and ran, forcing his foot into the door. Bart looked up and gritted his teeth as the structure began to sway.

“James, wait!”

Bart was too late to stop him as James had already started to charge the door again. With a loud crack from the dry wood, the door splintered, a portion of it flying into the chapel. Bart looked up, seeing the building swaying even more now, and pulled James away from the structure as it began to rock even more wildly than before.

“What the hell was that for?”

“Why don’t you take a look, you dumbass?!” James said, pointing at the church. James quieted down when he saw the church’s walls and roof were rocking like the boats down at the town’s marina. Eventually, though the church fell back into place again, the vines that grounded the building still holding firm.

“Don’t try anything like that again,” Bart said.

James shook off Bart and entered the chapel, careful to dodge the large splinters poking out of the now broken door. Bart followed closely behind, holding his breath as he passed through the threshold. When he entered the space behind the door, Bart breathed again as he could see there was not much of a roof present. A few semi-rotted beams still made up the somewhat triangular frame above their heads, but others had fallen down, crushing a few up the pews. There were also large gaps in the shingles as well, making the starry sky visible through them.

“So…” Bart said. “Is there any way to summon this priest or whatever?” “I don’t know. I lost interest in the conversation after they gave me their card. It’s not my job to satisfy them after that,” James said, poking around some of the more complete pews by the altar.

Bart stayed near the back, his hands in his pockets and his muscles tensed. He scanned his eyes around the room, which soon landed on a red book in a pew near him. Intrigued, Bart lowered his shoulders a little and walked to the book, and began flipping through it. It read ‘First Church of Carnation Hymnal.’ It was an old songbook. The pages were yellowed. He could make out a few hymns on some of the pages, “Doxology,’ ‘Mighty Fortress is our God,’ and ‘How Firm A Foundation’ were a few of the titles.

A yell from the other end of the chapel interrupted Bart’s skimming, “Hey, look at me!” James said. “Hear ye, hear ye. You all are going to Hell unless you repent of your sins, you filthy sinners.” James said as if addressing a room full of churchgoers.

James continued on for a little bit before he was interrupted. “You think that’s funny, boy?” a voice said from behind him.

James spun around. A tall and rail-thin man dressed in a black suit looked more like it belonged to a mortician behind him. His black hair was wild and had streaks of gray running through it, and his voice was like sandpaper to Bart and James’s ears as he spoke.

“Do you think that’s funny, boy?” the figure said even louder this time. Bart and James were frozen in their spots. The priest began to approach Bart and repeated his question over and over again. James slowly backed up. He began to sweat heavily as the figure closed the space between them. Bart tried yelling at James to tell him about the window behind him, but his voice wouldn’t work. All that came out was a squeak. As the figure backed James into a corner, Bart dropped the songbook. It made a loud thud against the dusty floor and sent up a cloud that burned his throat. As soon as the book made contact with the floor, the figure turned its head to Bart. By that point, the figure had already trapped James against the wall and hand a hand around his neck, and James’s pleas to Bart were getting harder and harder to hear.

“Bart…please…” James said.

“Do you think that’s funny, boy?” the figure said, this time to Bart.

The words sent a shock through all of Bart’s muscles when he heard them. He turned and sprinted out the door. The shards of wood scraped his skin, but he didn’t notice. He didn’t turn around, either. He kept going and looked for a way to get away from the church. Bart spotted the car and sprinted till he was at the old hatchback. He fumbled through the console, his fingers failing to grasp the keys due to the sweat coating his palms. Bart looked up and saw the figure sprinting towards the car. Overcome with fear, he finally grabbed hold of the key fob and jammed it into the ignition, and turned on the vehicle. Bart put it into reverse and backed out onto the road, tires squealing as he did so. Bart sped off for several miles and stopped at the end of a long driveway leading. The sign near the road was hard to make out in the low light but read, ‘Heishman Farm.’ When he stopped, his chest was heaving and burning from a combination of the dusty church and exerting himself more than he had since high school. After catching his breath, he suddenly jolted upright.

“James!” he said.

He couldn’t go back. What if that thing was still at the church? Better to take the risk than to leave James behind. Throwing caution to the wine, Bart turned the ignition. The car sped off once more, kicking up the dust in the driveway, and moved down the road back towards the church. 

When he arrived, Bart leapt out of the car and began calling for James. The air was silent, except for the crickets, which were once again chirping. He tried calling again, but nothing. Bart ran up to the church entrance, trying to squeeze his way through, but a massive splinter by the base of the door caught his calf muscle and sent him to the chapel floor. He winced in pain. Bart tried to get up but had a hard time due to his injured leg, which was now coated in blood. Eventually, he got stable enough footing by using a pew as a crutch and pushed himself up. 

Bart’s stomach fell when he saw the room. There was no figure anywhere to be seen. The songbook was gone too, but most importantly, James wasn’t anywhere to be seen. The pews were empty, and the altar was too, free of the tattered banners with the Methodist church icon and wooden podium that once adorned it. Bart was alone in that church in the middle of nowhere.

END

[diabolik-fics-owo]

Subaru Sakamaki x fem!Reader

This is the first chapter of my Subaru Sakami x reader fanfic that be found on WattPad. I decided to upload it here!

Word Count: 1210

(Y/N)'s POV:

        I walked home. It was cruddy night. Cold. Chilled me, almost, to the bone. At least the stars were visible. I looked towards the moon, it smiled upon me, sharing it's light on my distant world. There were no clouds to be seen across the sky, only slight clutters of dust in the distance.

       Closer they became, panicked footsteps. I heard somebody panting. That can't possibly be me, can it? I thought to myself. No, it has to be somebody else. Are they okay? Maybe I should check it out! But I stopped myself. Remember all of those movies, horror movies, you used to watch?! I yelled at myself. You can't do that, that is a one way ticket to "I AM FUCKED," town... My common sense started to kick in. I wanted to run in the other direction.  The footsteps become closer, I could hear two faint voices in the distance. I looked in all directions, searching for another explanation for the sound.

   In spite of myself, I ran toward the noises. The cold air made me pant, too. I was wearing a heavy coat. It rustled with the wind. As I ran, they got louder. The pressure inside my chest built, I was scared. Scared of the unknown. Unknown, what is around the corner? I ran past the street sign and collided with another being. We landed near an ally.

    "Hey, are you okay? I am so sorry," I said, I reached my hand out to grab the person, who had fallen on the floor. It... it's you! I knew who that girl was. She had been missing for a while now.

    The person I collided into looked up at me, she look panicked. Then, an expression of relief came upon her face after releasing it was me. "(Y/N)?" She questioned me, loudly whispering my name. A cloud of water vapor came from her mouth. Her complexion was as pale as a ghost.

    "Yui... is that really you? Where did you go?" I questioned her, but I was on my knees, kneeling next to her. I missed her. She was my only friend. Nobody else liked me... because they said that I was "odd". Whatever that means... I guess.

    She looked pain. "You have to leave, now," she told me, in a soft voice. "You don't understand what is here, they- they're-" she stopped, "he's here." Yui's pitches raised. She sounded absolutely desperate for some sort of salvation.

    I stopped to stare at her for but a moment, when I felt a slight touch to my shoulder. Shuttered, and was quick to my feet, I tried to grab whatever had landed on me. I soon realized what had touched me- a boy. "Who are you? Why are you here?" I, now, was on the defense.

    A look of disgust ran across my face, it seemed to please him. "Your (S/C) skin looks so beautiful, being reflected in the moonlight," he smiled. "I'm getting exciting just thinking about it."

    "Are you not going to answer my questions?" He looked surprised. He glanced into my eyes, the windows to the soul, and simple laughed.

   "Laito," an arrogant-toned voice yelled. "Who is she?" More footsteps ran up behind the boy named 'Laito'.

    "I really don't know, but she was talking with little Bitch," the first boy said, who's name I presumed was Laito. "You know, Ayato, she could be fun." Laito ran his fingers through my hair, I flinched.

    Ayato, the second boy, looked confused. "Yeah, but we still don't know who the hell she is," he complained, but sounded aroused.

    My hair was moved by a swift motion behind me. I felt a warm breath, one that chilled my spine. "She is beautiful," another voice said. "Her hair, it's like silk. Her skin, porcelain. How I wouldn't mind making you into a doll, would you like that?" The voice grabbed my neck and squeezed. "If you refuse I can kill you right here, right now," he giggled to himself. "Isn't that right, Teddy?"

     I struggled to get out of his grasp. He eventually let me go. I backed myself against an alley wall and peered at the three, Yui still lying on the ground in disbelief.

"Please," Yui pleaded to Ayato, with the red hair. "Don't hurt her, we used to go to school together, before I was sent to you," she stood up now and held Ayato's arm. Tears started to pour from Yui's eyes as she begged to keep me safe.

"Alright, Pancake," he said, "tell me her name then, doesn't sound like she wants to cooperate," a sadistic smirk creeped onto his face as he looked at me.

    Yui looked surprised for a moment, "her name is (F/N) (L/N)," she whispered. She appeared to be uncomfortable. "We were friends, she was the only person who bothered to look at me," her crimson eyes glistened in the moonlight.

    The 3 boys looked at each other. "I still don't understand why she's here. Why would a human be out this late anyway?" The boy with the purple hair asked. "If you refused to answer, (Y/N), you'll have to be punished. Isn't that right, Teddy?" The boy sadistic peered down towards his teddy bear, which he held close to his chest.

      I backed away, farther down the alley way. I wanted to get as far away from those freaks as possible. It was dark. My arm was grabbed fiercely by another. This time, it was a boy who has silver hair. He looked at me in disgust. There were wrinkles on his forehead. I was stunned.

       "Who the hell are you?" He asked. I was still at the sound of his voice. My heart skipped a beat. My stomach filled with butterflies.

    "What about my question? Why are you here?" The boy with the purple hair asked. He grasped his teddy bear, seeming like he wanted to strangle it.

   "I work," I said. I now stared into the eyes of the boy with silver hair. My arms started to ache, I could feel the pain pulsating. "I am (Y/N)."

    Clouds now covered up the moon. All light that I had was the opening to the alley way where a lamp shown down on the 6 of us. The silver haired boy released me, I fell back onto the wall.

    Ayato came up to me and grabbed me by my hair. "Soft," he whispered, "I'm claiming you."

   The boy with the white hair looked enraged, "you can't just claim her, you fucking-" he stopped. I had cut him off. He was on the defensive.

   Laito walked up to us, "aw~ isn't that cute. Subaru's face is all red. Admit it, little brother, you like what you see," he teased. Is he talking about me?!

    "Nobody can claim anybody..." I whispered, ignoring my thoughts. Shocked, he glared at me with a death stare. I could feel my inferiority climax.

     With that, Ayato laughed and sent me off to sleep. I drifted off. The last thing I remember was landing on the cold, wet floor. The last thing that I saw was him laughing. Soon, the audio drifted away. I could see his fading face uttering inaudible words to the other boys.

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[ahedderick]

Off-road driving

   Off-road driving is a lot different than driving on pavement, and it’s also a lot different than the silly truck commercials show it. A country kid typically learns to drive off-road with heavy machinery before learning to drive on the road with a car. I started driving at fourteen, although my father’s teaching skills* were rudimentary at best and that damned near got him killed once or twice. Anyway, nobody died, I had a Very Steep learning curve, some hay actually made it to the barn and - did I mention nobody died? That was important.  

   My favorite experience involved a steep, narrow cell tower road that happened to have an excellent raspberry patch halfway up it. It took a few tries to get the hang of avoiding all the deepest ruts and staying on the gas hard enough that we made it up without getting stuck. I got the hang of it, though. I’d pull in near the berry patch, let the dogs out of the truck, and lay on the horn very hard. I figured that if there were any bears in the neighborhood, either the horn or the dogs would make them leave. Then I’d let the kids out of the truck and we’d pick a bucketful. One day I took a friend from church up to pick. I’d gotten used to the trip and forgot how rough it would seem to anyone else. My dear, sweet friend (this woman is an angel on earth, quite seriously) hung on to her seat for dear life and we went bumping and swaying up the side of Shriver’s ridge. Very fast. At the berry patch she turned to me with her eyes very wide and said, “I didn’t know women could drive like that!”

   I laughed like a fool. I’ll remember that to my dying day.

Fortunately, the cell tower company fixed up the road a few years back, and it has been much better. Good enough to drive a Subaru Outback up comfortably, anyway! It wasn’t until a couple of hard rains last summer that it started getting bumpy and rutted again. The curse of the gravel road, I guess.

                                               ***********

Last week we finally tracked down a car for my son to take to college. We bought it Thursday evening. Friday morning he only has one class, and he asked if it was ok to just go for a drive in the new car after class to get used to it. Sure! About mid morning the phone rang. It was my son. “Mom?”

“Ohmygod tell me you’re all right. And is the car all right?”

“Well, I’m ok, the car is ok, but I tried to drive up the cell tower road and . . . “

In addition to being steep, very narrow, and prone to washing out, the road is also on the north face of the ridge. It gets no sun at all in winter, and stays icy long after the snow and ice have melted off everywhere else in the valley. My son didn’t know the road had gotten rutted up again, and also was unaware of the ice issue. He got about two hundred yards up the road before seeing the impassible ruts, and had no room to turn around. Thank god he called me instead of trying to fix the problem himself.

   I drove there, parked, and walked up the road. Got in that little Crosstrek and backed that sumbitch down the icy, narrow, rutted road like THE ABSOLUTE BOSS THAT I AM. Only had a very, very small heart attack along the way. Nothing to speak of.

All’s well that ends well. Never have I been so glad that my kids are unafraid to tell me stuff and ask for help with problems. We’ll laugh about this someday!

* He was an absolutely world-class driver, as many farmers in our steep, hilly county learn to be. But because he was so good at Doing he was terrible at Teaching.

[cypher-of-the-night]

How did the relationship between Yui and Yuuichi develop during the Dark Fate saga? Does Yuuichi know about the existence of the Founders? How did Yuuichi react when he first met Carla and Shin? I know he is an extremely powerful vampire hunter, but could he really kill two demons as powerful as Carla and Shin? And finally, how did Yuuichi react when he knew that the Founders' plan is to get Yui pregnant (and I suppose Naoki too) to save their race? By the way, I love your blog! ♡

Mun!Yuki: ALRIGHT! I WILL TRY AND ANSWER THIS AS BEST I CAN! I shall answer the development of Yui and Yuuichi’s relationship in the end, but thank you so much for asking these questions!!!

Does Yuuichi know about the existance of the Founders?

Of course he has heard of the existance of the Founders. For Vampire hunters, It's only common knowledge that they are up-to-date on information regarding vampires. That includes the knowledge that the First-Bloods were defeated by the alliance between Karlheinz and the Demon King, Burai; However, since it was so long ago, people have made rumors that they weren't just exiled from the underworld, but rather, they went extinct. By that logic, he technically did know that the Founders existed; However, it's been thousands of years since that tale was told, so even He would think that they would've gone extinct because nobody talks about them anymore since they were defeated by Karlheinz, the Vampire King himself.

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How did Yuuichi react when he first met Carla and Shin?

Oh my god, I imagine it irritating. XD Actually, I became interested in the knowledge of Special classrooms that Carla and Shin go to. So when he is introduced to them by the principal to be their teacher and to help them get caught up to speed, Yuuichi is able to sense their aura being completely different from a vampire's, even a pureblood's; As the only teacher capable of making sure the vampires don't get too carried away in school, it's only natural that someone like Yuuichi becomes their teacher for the special classroom. He does get annoyed by the two of them, but even more so when they try getting involved with Yui, especially when the principal desperately asked her to be their 'caretaker'. But he was also heavily wary of them when they tried to target Naoki too; While at the time they both don't know the connection they have by blood, Naoki is still a human girl and a student that Yuuichi must look after too. Especially since she lives with the Sakamaki's and is together with Subaru.

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Could he really kill two demons as powerful as Carla and Shin?

Let's see. For a normal vampire hunter, that would be near impossible. But as long as either of them is caught off-guard, then it's a possibility for two different reasons.

For Carla, he is sick with Endzeit. If he was caught off guard by coughing from overexerting himself, then that's when Yuuichi will strike him down.

For Shin, Yuuichi would need to catch him off-guard somehow. Perhaps pretend he is unconcious or dead make him lower his guard? Or maybe he and Yui fight him together, where Shin would seemingly have the upperhand against Yuuichi but gets killed by Yui who pretended to be useless from the training she recieved from Yuuichi. For someone as prideful as Shin who underestimates his opponents, it's easier to catch him off-guard compared to his brother.

It doesn't matter how powerful the first-bloods are in comparison; Strategy matters most of all in a  battle to the death.

Ever since childhood, Yuuichi was raised as a vampire hunter and became an expert at his job. He has a high kill-count compared to the other hunters in the organziation. He may be a little hot-temper and a little impulsive, but Yuuichi is still a professional at what he does best, a hunter that is within the elite rank, and it is because of strategy that he's able to make it this far, alive.

Plus, Yuuichi is from the same clan as Naoki, therefore, a bit of Asher's blood run course in his veins too; Adding that, with his training and the strength he obtained as a vampire, I would believe he's very strong in strength; But regardless, that itself wouldn't be enought to kill the first-bloods unless he focuses on strategy.

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How did Yuuichi react when he knew that the Founders' plan is to get Yui pregnant (and I suppose Naoki too) to save their race?

He'd be murderous.

Yui is the love of his life. He refuses to let anyone take her away from him, not even a first-blood. He doesn't care for what reason it's for. Yui saved him from a tragic fate and from himself. He'd rather let an entire race die out and go extinct than to give up the love of his life. :O

Oh, Naoki would definately be a target too. He would try and protect her too at first, due to being a poor human involved in the mess of vampires just like Yui; But once it turns out they're both related, Yuuichi will put his life on the line to protect Naoki from them. He has had so many of his family members taken away from him by vampires already, and he refuses to let Naoki be taken away too.

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How did the relationship between Yui and Yuuichi develop during the Dark Fate saga?

During the Dark Fate saga, their relationship will develop upon how they will make it through their relationship. Yes, they have to keep it secret at school due to relationships between students and teachers are forbidden, but the bigger factor is when Yui is human and Yuuichi is a turned-vampire. If Yuuichi could, he would love to give up being a vampire (despite the fact he only chose to become one to keep himself from dying during a mission). This saga will open up the knowledge that, with Yui’s blood, Yuuichi can turn back into a human; However, things must be done first before that could happen, such as protecting her from the first-bloods, overthrowing and exposing Tsurara’s crimes, etc.Their relationship will also be challenged from when Seiji comes into the story, and you bet that Seiji’s not going to accept it with how it is right now. 

Yuuichi still feels the need to protect Yui and to have her leave everything to him. In this Saga, Yuuichi will learn secrets from his family history and slowly open up to Yui regarding his thoughts and feelings, to allow himself to be openly vulnerable to her without breaking down in tears, especially when he is stressing over what to do after everything is dealt with. He is still burdened by the sins he committed from the awful truth behind what he’s really been doing, and coming to terms with it is difficult.

Yui will also try and learn to figure out how to overcome her hesitation to fight in order to protect herself while holding onto her beliefs, as well as figuring out what she wants to do and the choices she wants to make for herself now. Yuuichi has always given her a choice after they’ve gotten together, something she needs to get accustomed to again; She can’t exactly become a nun like she wanted to as a child. She also wishes to become a bride. But she also wants to help be there for Yuuichi, even if it meant bearing a sin.

Neither of them can live without each other. They need each other to keep going. But they need to hold a balance in order for it to work. Yuuichi has too much on his plate and is stressed out on what to do with the new information obtained from the MORE BLOOD Saga despite keeping a cool, collected face; Yui needs to learn how to equal to Yuuichi and be allowed to stay beside him instead of staying behind like she always has to by learning how to fight to prevent another incident like before from happening again to protect themselves.

Balance is key.

[romantic-witch]

All You Had To Do Was Stay // David [Pt. 2]

imagine: david confessing about everything

please please read the first chapter first, it's right: here

inspired: you are in love (taylor swift)

warning: english is not my first language. please correct me if I have any grammar mistakes.

Zane, thanks to god, was really understanding of me editing the video by myself. I finished his last vlog and while uploading, he texted me, saying:

"I just filmed a quick bonus video, it's a brand deal don't worry. I'm gonna drive to San Diego to shoot some stuff so I'll drop off the memory card."

Zane making my life easier once again. I had no intention of going back to LA. At least maybe for a thousand years. I can’t, after that night. David tried to call me four times but I ignored two of them and missed the other two.

At least my beliefs didn't change. God sent me another so called "clue" and it failed so back to being an atheist, I guess.

The whole week passed really quicker than I thought. I went to some classes, learned I got an A from my multimedia storytelling class, and ditched some classes, for example that boring ass class named principles of public relations. Of course it's my worst class since I'm not a social butterfly.

I was out, doing some paper work for one of my classes when a text from Zane appeared on my phone.

"Babyy, we decided to shoot in Santa Barbara, so can you pick up the memo card from Scott?"

I responded:

"What was he doing with your memo card lmao?"

"He ran out of storage in his card."

"He says hi btw."

I sent a waving hand emoji and then texted:

"I'll call Scott when I arrive in his place."

He sent an okay emoji.

I handed my work from Google Classroom and started packing my stuff. It was 3.34 pm. It was exactly the time I would start my hour and a half road trip to LA, like every other Friday. I head back to my dorm, dropped off my textbooks and laptop, and with that I began my road trip to the one place I said I wouldn’t go for the rest of my life, with my Subaru SUV.

When it’s the decision of the boss, who literally pays for my student loans, I had to do it.

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LA traffic is the worst. We literally had zero traffic back in the island. Guam, with over 100k citizens still managed to be the most amazing thing that ever happened to USA while people are praising the City of Angels with it's unbearable traffic and horrible pizza.

I was jamming to some '80s music and then my car, since it's connected to my phone, alarmed me saying:

"You got a new message from..."

The car lady waited a split second and then added:

"David. Do you want me to read it?"

I responded no and got my phone just to see the notification.

"Hey! Heard you were coming to LA? Can we talk?"

I literally threw my phone back to its place, the shotgun seat, and focused more to the road and Madonna.

Maybe if I stop talking to him, he'll think I'm just a piece of ass and stop liking me.

That was my mind set for this past week. Yes, I ignored some of my friends when we got into an argument, but maybe for 10 minutes. I have been ignoring David for the past week, and if he did the same thing to me, I would be pretty pissed. 

He loves Liza. I am just trying to help him see the truth, or the bigger picture. Every single person believes they are going to get married, have 3 kids and two dogs in a huge ass mansion by the time they are 30. Okay, maybe not that early, but still.

The traffic finally gotten better and I started to drive a little bit faster. At least I was not in the highway anymore. Highways give me anxiety and that is no good considering I will have another one just about 25 minutes, when I arrive at the house. But my car, most certainly, was not feeling too great. Some noises started to came from the back which I specifically turned off the radio to hear it.

I pulled over and saw a little hole in my tire, which let the air come out of it. Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck! Why do all of these things happen to me in very specific times? I called someone that could help and waited for them in a nearby cafe for almost an hour.

Scott, Matt and David texted me, saying: in order,

"Hey, I'm going out to see a film with Kristen, text me when you come."

"Heard you were coming to LA, wanna binge the new Titans on Netflix and talk how bad it is?"

"Are you okay?"

"Are you okay?"

The message was continued with two other messages saying:

"You were suppose to come 30 minutes ago."

"I mean you are not suppose to, you usually come around that time."

I wanted to say something. At least tell him that my car broke. But I know for a fact that he will come up here and pick me up. So I texted Scotty.

"Hey, my car broke in Moorpark Street, I'll probably be around when you guys finish the movie. Just wanted to let you know."

"Oh god, are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. No worries."

"Our film is about to start, should I sent anybody?"

"Noooo, but thank you anyways."

"Okay, I'll get to you after the film."

After about an hour and three minutes, the employee came and started to look at my tire. She explained that she needed to take it back to the repair shop since it looked like something looks like it stuck between my tire and my car.

She jokingly added:

"Hope, it's not a squirrel or anything!" and started laughing.

I just wished it wasn't and nervously smiled.

My car was starting to get it's place in the truck the lady came with and all I did was to stare at it and think of all the money this was going to take, I didn't realise I was silently crying until the truck started moving and I saw my car in the back of it.

The lady offered me a ride but her place was so off where I was heading, I politely refused.

I started to walk, the house was about 30 minutes away from where I was at. A quick nice walk, Pearl. That's good for your body.

I was walking for almost 5 minutes when a car honk behind me, gave me the chills.

It was the white Tesla.

David looked at me from the open window and said:

"Hop on!"

At this point all I wanted was to edit Zane's video so I did get into his car.

"Hi"

"Hey, Scott texted me but I had to look through the whole Avenue to find you."

"You didn't have to David."

"It's fine, it's fine."

We drove back to the house and didn't have a word.

I can feel his little glances from time to time, but I tried so hard not to look at him. Even once. The city lights were catching my eye, not him.

How can silence be this loud?

It was getting dark and after 20 minutes of driving, we finally came.

David stopped the car, which led the Tesla to open the car lights inside.

David immediately turn the lights off and started to stare at me. And I couldn't help myself but look deeply at him as well.

I got out of the car.

I felt a little tear in my right eyeball falling down, I immediately wiped it off with my hand.

I knocked the door. This was something nobody did in this house. I heard come in from, I'm assuming Jason, and went in.

I pull out my phone and texted Scott that I made it home and then asked Jason where the memo card is.

He said: "You should check the kitchen, it's where Scott edits the most."

I head to the kitchen and Scott's computer, with the memo card plugged in, was on the counter.

Me, being the bad bitch I am, pulled the memo card out of the computer which led to his computer warning me with the notification. 

David was nowhere to be seen. This was my time to escape LA and go back to Long Beach. I’ll catch a bus provided by my lovely school. The MTA Express bus station is not far away. 

The second I opened the house’s main door, Jason from the other side of the room, said:

“Are you leaving?”

“Yeah, gotta edit some stuff.”

“Well, David said he is waiting for you in Todd’s room.”

“Why can’t he, tell that to my face?”

Jason sighed and continued:

“Look Pearl, David might look like a 22 year old adult but he is a literal child. But you are an adult. I know what you are trying to do and I totally understand. But my only advise would be talk to him. Tell your feeling to him, whether it is positive or not.”

These were the only wise words I have heard from Jason. And he looked very sincere. 

“Okay.” I said and walked to Todd’s room.

Jason shouted from the living room:

“You are doing the right thing!”

Todd’s room door was closed. Before heading in, I took a deep breath and leaned my forehead beside the door. 

I opened the door. 

I actually never been in Todd’s room, for obvious reasons. First being, I am just an editor and that was the only reason actually.

A “Hi” came from David but it was quite like mice.

“Hi.” I said.

He was sitting on the bed. I don’t want to be near him so I just stood next to the door.

“So what you wanna talk about?” I said.

I knew what was about to happen but I asked him anyway.

“You know what I wanna talk about.”

“Enlighten me then.” I said jokingly, while sitting in front of David on the bed. 

With his classic laugh, David fell to his back and hit the head of the bed.

I giggled and asked if he was okay.

“Yeah, yeah I’m fine.” 

We stared at each other for awhile.   

“I gotta go David, what were you gonna tell me?” I said.

I loved breaking the mood. David’s face went down.

“You don’t think I like you.”

“I don’t think about it, I know it for a fact.”

“How can you know something this personal about me? Think about that then!”

“David, I am just trying for you to see the bigger picture. I see how you look at Liza every single day. I see how you talk about her, those things are not the things you say about a friend.”

“Because she is not my friend.”

“Exactl-”

“She is one of my best friends. We shared a lot of great memories together but the conclusion not only Liza came, but me as well, we are better off as friends.” David bursted.

“I just can’t think of a single reasonable solution why aren’t we together.” he continued.

“I like you and you like me, but you are sitting here stuck in my past relationship more than I am. It might not show it that well but I really really like you Pearl. And I can’t think of-”

I kissed him. I, Pearl Manglona, kissed my dream boy. Well, he kissed me back as well. That was the big shocker.

The kiss became a little steamy when he let me sit on his lap.

And a little more steamy when he pulled his shirt off.

Which let me take off mine as well.

We kissed for maybe a solid forty seconds, after he started kissing my neck. 

He made some solid points about me while he literally confronted me just 5 minutes ago, but he did not knew about my sweet spot. 

I immediately started to giggle, which let me laughing.

David’s face lighten up and said: “I did not taught you were ticklish.” 

“Well I didn’t think I would be confronted by a 22 year old with the mental age of 8.”

“I really like you, wow.”

I went for another kiss.

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Well thank you for reading!

Also very sorry that I couldn’t upload it sooner. Believe me, I was creatively exhausted.

lots and lots of love <3

zayn :)

[detectiveran]

So, I think that most of us have seen the ‘Ran shouldn’t know Conan is Shinichi because…’ or that she shouldn’t know about the Black Organization because of xyz reasons. Here are just a few points and their rebuttal:

1) It’s too dangerous for Ran to know about Black Organization. 

Okay, but isn’t she already involved in it? Her father is a potential target of Gin. Bourbon works undercover downstairs. Subaru lives in her best friend’s house. She has 1 de-aged kid, Conan, that she takes care of and another, Ai, that she believes in and worries about. Vermouth adores her, who has already shown that she’s willing to break away from the status quo when it comes to her Angel and Cool Kid. 

She already is involved with the Organization. Nobody has informed her yet. 

2) She won’t be able to protect herself and get herself killed.

She’s a karate champion. She went head-on-head with Sera. And yeah, she doesn’t have the deduction skills that are near to Sera’s, she does have great instincts and she listens to instructions and follows them when she knows that the other person is far more informed about the situation than she is. Like she did when she suspected Jodie of some wrongdoing and hid in her car’s trunk, which ultimately led to Ran saving Ai. Or the time that the company’s president was locked in an apartment and she knew that Shinichi would know more about how to take care of the guy and followed his instructions to the letter. 

3) She’ll spill the secrets to someone.

Really? She kept the fact that she knew Conan was Shinichi a secret in Desperate Revival arc and was only thrown off when she saw both Shinichi and Conan together. She lied to Subaru about Shinichi, telling him that Kinichi-kun lived there and was only found out when Sera unwittingly informed them Shinichi used to live in the Kudo mansion. Anytime she has suspected of Conan being Shinichi, she has directly confronted him rather than go in a roundabout way that could involve other people. She confronted Vermouth in disguise, alone, when she suspected that Vermouth was the lady that she had met a few months ago who called Ran, ‘Angel’ The only other people knowing about Ran being at the pier are the FBI members (Akai, Jodie and James) and Sonoko. And Sonoko only knew because she visited Jodie with Ran and Jodie thanked Ran for helping her. 

She can and has kept secrets.

4) She would be a liability if she knew because of her feelings for Shinichi or Shinichi’s feelings for Ran.

Knowing what we know about the dynamic of these two, yeah, Shinichi does act irrationally sometimes when it comes to Ran, like when he ran after as Shinichi rather than just coming up with an excuse. And Ran does tend to be clingy when she isn’t sure that Shinichi’s gonna stay or not. But once she has the assurance that things are gonna be fine, she backs off. After London Arc, she hasn’t gotten restless because she and Shinichi have kept in contact. Before London Arc, as well, after Shinichi’s reassurance that he would come back, she mellows out and isn’t that frantic. Shinichi doesn’t let his feelings for Ran get in the way of solving a case, as he had done in the case where the culprit was one of Ran’s teachers. He’s there for her when things fall apart but doesn’t coddle her. 

They work brilliantly well as a team, with Ran providing the little details that Shinichi may not have been present to know to working as a defender. The brains and brawn, as I like to call them. Shinichi solves the case while Ran supports him in any ways the she can. And he protects her as well. 

Their feelings for each other can work as a deterrent or as very good motivator. It all just depends on how Gosho uses them. But I really doubt that they would become a liability for each other, seeing how Ran always lets Shinichi run after a case and Shinichi lets Ran take charge when things become physical, though begrudgingly sometimes. Black Organization is a whole different ballgame though, so who knows.

So, anyway, here are some of my views about Ran not knowing/becoming a liability. If you guys have got any reasons for Ran not being in the know, I would love to know about it.

[recentanimenews]

Re: Zero – 47 – Seeing the Job Through

There’s action on all fronts, such that we don’t even check in on Ram and Puck’s fight with Roswaal. What we do see is that for once, an opponent—in this case Gar—is giving Elsa a challenge, even blocking her razor-sharp blades with his pearly whites! Gar’s confidence is buoyed both by his reunion with his big sister (who is free to retrieve the sleeping Rem) and “Boss” Subaru’s heroic example.

Gar and Fred give Subie the time he needs to at least try to make a case for Beako to come with him. She remains weighed down by the pain of 400 years of solitude; a “pure white life” due to the blank pages of the tome her mother gave to her. But it’s because she’s kept her promise for that long that she’s not about to break it now, even if it means her death.

Subie feels the opposite: four centuries is long enough, especially when nobody’s even sure Beako was given the right book! He’d rather she break the promise to keep her alive. Negotiations break down when Beatrice asks with all earnestness if Subaru can be “that person” for her. He says no way, and she ejects him from her library, where he encounters Otto and Petra, cornered by Mabeasts.

Meili (or Maylie if you prefer) is indeed on the scene, riding a giant “Rock Piggie” or Hippo. After grabbing Subie, Otto, and Petra (with Rem on her back) getting them out of the mansion, Frederica vows to hold Maylie off while Subaru and Otto get Rem and Petra to safety.

Unlike last time she fought, Fred’s not prepared to die so soon after meeting seeing her brother again, so she promises Petra she’ll take care not to let herself get killed. Unfortunately, Subaru and Otto have another obstacle: the Guiltylowe, who is immune to the mabeast ward. With both Tinzel siblings occupied, can these two lads handle this boss? To be continued.

The episode makes a clean break from the events at the mansion and returns to Emilia tackling the second trial. I appreciated this as Subie’s side of the story already has a lot of moving parts and cutting back and forth between him and Emilia would have added needless complexity and hampered the flow of both.

Instead, we stick with Emilia to the end of the episode, bearing witness to the entirety of her second trial. While she confronted her past in the first trial, the second is all about an “unthinkable”, i.e. alternate present (or at least near-present, as Emilia still seems slightly younger than her true present form). But the bottom line is this: she’s grown into a lovely young lady under the continued care of Mother Fortuna, who is still alive.

On an absolutely perfect day, an alive and non-crazed Betelgeuse comes calling, and the three set out for a picnic by the lake. Fortuna is dressed up for the occasion and Geuse cannot help but compliment her, which only makes her embarrassed and self-conscious. On their way to the lake, they pass by three other inhabitants of Elior, for whom Fortuna, Lia, and Geuse look like a tight-knit family.

Emilia uses the picnic to bring up the prospect of no longer beating around the bush and making their little family unit an official thing. While Geuse is worried that rumors about him and Fortuna could affect her very important job, but Lia believes it’s too late to worry about others’ opinions, and in any case those opinions are wholly positive, so why not become a family?

Saying she has something in her eye and having said what she wanted to say, Emilia leaves “the rest” to the two “young kids”, tearfully saying “I love you both” as she walks away. She climbs a hill that overlooks the idyllic scene, and is soon joined by Archi. He agrees the two make a good match and Fortuna should “give more thought to her own happiness.”

But, Emilia remarks, clutching Fortuna’s hairpiece that is now in her hair. this world doesn’t exist anymore. Archi confirms it is the unthinkable present, and asks her if she wants to live there in happiness. But Emilia has already committed to the real world outside of this. She’s done being hidden and protected, and wants to be an admirable person, listing off everyone dead and alive who were also admirable in how they helped and indeed are still doing so as she speaks.

Archi turns into a thoroughly disgusted Echidna, but it was she who said that the other two trials would be a piece of cake after how Emilia acquitted herself in the first. And so it was! She was never seriously tempted to remain in a dream world that she knew could never truly be. Rather, she was simply grateful for the opportunity to see her family once more.

To complete the trial, she leaps off the bluff and straight into the water, briefly catching a glimpse of her face and noting that she looks less like Fortuna than she thought. From the depths of the lake, Emilia emerges from the Graveyard, and is surprised to find the village refugees are all there to greet her and celebrate her latest victory.

It’s not just the villagers, either: Ryuzu has come with all of the beast people from the Sanctuary. While some of them still don’t 100% trust her, they’ve seen how hard Garfiel worked, and they’re willing to stand and bear witness to her efforts. Just one more trial to go, which will doubtless be focused on the future, or the possible versions thereof. Emilia promises they’ll all have a nice talk once she’s come through the final trial in one piece.

By: magicalchurlsukui

[dialovers-translations]

Diabolik Lovers DARK FATE ー Subaru Dark [Prologue]

ー The scene starts in front of the gate to the Demon World

Yui: ( I can get to the Demon World...By passing through this door. I’m sure I’d be able to meet up with Subaru-kun there, right? )

( I’m sure the Demon World has its own risks but...As long as I can reunite with Subaru-kun, I’m sure I’ll be fiーー )

*Creaaaak*

Yui: !

Subaru: You...!

Yui: Subaru-kun!?

Subaru: Knowing you, I had a hunch you’d come after me...Guess I hit the nail on the head, huh...?

Yui: Subaru-kun...Did you come and get me, perhaps?

Subaru: ...Don’t be gettin’ the wrong idea now! You see...I’m only here ‘cause I was worried ‘bout the house.

Yui: ...Fufu~

Subaru: Whatcha laughin’ for!?

Yui: Sorry. I felt so relieved as soon as I saw your face, I couldn’t help myself.

It was quite scary by myself after all...

So I’m glad you’re here.

Subaru: Hmph. Look at you grinning. ...Let’s get goin’ already.

Yui: Yeah.

( Subaru-kun...He really did come for me, didn’t he? )

( My anxiety is fading, almost as if I was never worried at all. )

( To think I can feel this way just from being together...I must really love him after all. )

Subaru: Oi, don’t be takin’ your sweet time ...Geez, when are you gonna wipe that grin off your face?

Yui: ...Coming! (1)

ー The scene shifts to the forest in the Demon World

Yui: ...It’s pitch black, huh?

Subaru: That’s ‘cause the lunar eclipse is ongoing. It’s gonna be like this for quite some time.

Yui: ( Which means it’ll be dark the whole time? Seems rather depressing. It’s a little scary as well... )

Subaru: ...

*Rustle*

Yui: Subaru-kun...?

( He grabbed my hand... )

Subaru: ...I’ll hold your hand like this.

Don’t look so worried. There’s honestly nothin’ for you to be scared ‘bout.

...I’m here with you, remember?

Yui: Subaru-kun...

Subaru: So make sure to stick by my side as well, ‘kay?

Yui: Yeah, gotcha. I’ll be right besides you the whole time. 

Subaru: ...I didn’t say ‘the whole time!’. It’d just be annoyin’ if you were to be glued to my side 24/7.

Yui: ...Would that be a nuisance? 

Subaru: When did I say that!? ...Fuck!

You should just stop rackin’ your brain over lil’ things and be with me, that’s all!

Yui: Yes!

*TIMESKIP*

ー The scene shifts to the entrance hall of the Sakamaki castle

Yui: What a lovely place...This is you guys’ house, right?

( Or castle, I should say... )

Subaru: Oi, don’t wander off. Father’s power is protectin’ the place from any outside threats, but even inside there’sーー

ー Approaching footsteps can be heard

Yui: ( Somebody’s here...? )

???: ...

Yui: ( A woman...? )

( She’s beautiful...Although she seems oddly familiarーー )

Subaru: ーー Mom.

Yui: Eh...?

( She’s Subaru-kun’s mother!? )

Christa: ...Oh my?

Yui: ( Ah, our eyes met... )

Christa: How unusual. A guest...?

Subaru: ...

Christa: !!

Yui: ( Eh...? Her expression changed...? )

Christa: No...Stop!! Stay away!!

Yui: Eh...? U-Um...

Christa: Stay away from me!!

Subaru: Che...Oi! Is nobody ‘round!?

Familiar A: Yes!

Christa: Stop! Don’t touch me!! Let me go!!

Familiar A: Ma’am! Please, follow me this way...!

ー Christa is escorted away

Yui: ...

Subaru: ...Haah...

Yui: Subaru-kun...That woman just now...

Subaru: ...She’s my mother...

She hadn’t been actin’ that way as of late...So what happened?

Yui: Perhaps the lunar eclipse is affecting her...?

Subaru: ...You might be right.

Yui: ( The eclipse makes Vampires emotionally unstable, doesn’t it? Is his mother experiencing something similar...? )

Subaru: Haah...

Yui: ( Subaru-kun seems exhausted. Although I can’t blame him after his mother spoke to him in such a way... )

( It must hurt, regardless if she’s being affected by the eclipse or not... )

Subaru: Oi. Let’s just get you to your room for now.

Yui: Sure.

*TIMESKIP*

ー The scene shifts to the balcony

Subaru: ...

ー Yui walks up to him

Yui: Subaru-kun?

Subaru: ...All settled in?

Yui: Yeah. Thanks. I can’t believe you had a room prepared even though I came uninvited.

Subaru: If you need anythin’ else, just ask one of the Familiars. They should be able to arrange most stuff.

Yui: Gotcha.

...Are you okay, Subaru-kun?

Subaru: ...How so?

Yui: I’m worried you might be taking what your mother said to heart.

Subaru: ...

Yui: ( She went through a lot...to the point of no longer being able to live by herself, didn’t she? )

( Worried about her well-being, Subaru-kun would go check up on her every now and then. )

( However, with the lunar eclipse ongoing...I wonder if she’s even more unstable than usual? )

...I’m sure it’ll get better once the eclipse has passed.

( This is pretty much all I can say... )

Subaru: ...Yui. Come here for a sec.

Yui: Sure.

Subaru: Take a seat.

Yui: ...? Okay.

Subaru: Lend me your shoulder. ...Even just for a lil’ bit.

Yui: Eh...?

On certain CGs, little black roses will appear on the screen. If you click on them, you get an extra line of dialogue.

“Your hand’s so tiny and slender...Yet it’s strangely comfortin’...”

“When I imagine something might happen to you...I nearly lose my mind. Stay by my side, okay?”

Yui: Subaru-kun...?

Subaru: ...I’m glad you’re here. Just by doin’ this, I feel like some weight has been taken off my mind. 

Yui: ...

*Rustle*

Subaru: ...What’s your deal?

Yui: ( ...He seemed down, so my hand subconsciously moved to pat his head... )

You didn’t like it?

Subaru: ...I never said that.

Yui: ( ...It must be hard. To have your own family push you away in such a way. )

( She seemed normal when our eyes met though... )

Subaru: Haah...

Yui: Hey, Subaru-kun? You don’t have to push yourself in front of me.

If you’re worried about your mother, I’ll do everything I can to help as well. 

Think about it, a stranger might have a better shot at getting through to her...

Subaru: Don’t think ‘bout it. I can’t let you do that.

She can get extremely violent when she snaps. You might get hurt if you’re near her.

Yui: But...The Lunar Eclipse makes her unstable, doesn’t it? In which case it might be better to have someone there by her side.

Subaru: Even if that were the case, there’s no reason you should carry that burden.

Yui: Burden, you say...

I just want you to cheer up, that’s all.

Subaru: ...

...Don’t come cryin’ to me afterwards.

Yui: Don’t worry. She’s your mother after all.

Subaru: ...You fool.

Yui: I hope the Eclipse will come to an end soon.

Subaru: They last long here. It won’t be over any time soon.

Yui: I see. You said that before, didn’t you?

Subaru: Yeah. That’s why they’re even more annoyin’.

Yui: I wonder if you’re letting me dote on you because of the Lunar Eclipse as well.

Subaru: Haah!? Dote on who!? 

Yui: I mean, usually you’d get upset if I were to pat your head like this, no?

Subaru: ...Then, should I get upset now?

Yui: Eh?

Subaru: ‘Cause you keep spoutin’ bullshit...I’ve become thirsty for your blood.

I’ll suck you harshly like usual.

Yui: ...But you’re always gentle, you know?

Subaru: I’m not. ...I won’t be kind with you.

ー Subaru bites her

Subaru: Hah, nn...Nn...

Yui: Uu...

Subaru: Nn...Phew...

Hah...Oi, Yui. Tell me as soon as somethin’ happens, ‘kay?

Yui: ...Of course.

( See? He really is gentle after all... )

*TIMESKIP*

Christa: ーー Nii-sama!! Where my dearest cousin!? (2)

Yui: !?

ー Yui wakes up in her room

*Rustle rustle*

Yui: That voice just now...!? 

*Rustle*

Yui: Ah...You woke up as well, Subaru-kun? The person shouting earlier...

Subaru: ...It was mom’s voice.

Yui: I wonder if something happened...? I’m worried so I’ll go take a look.

Subaru: You’re actually gonna look after her?

Yui: I mean...I can’t just turn a blind eye either.

ー Yui walks towards the door

Subaru: Ah, oi!

ー She leaves the room

Subaru: ...Will she be okay...?

ー The scene shifts to the library

Christa: Aah, why!? Why won’t anyone come!?

...Nii-sama...

*Knock knock*

ー Yui enters the library

Yui: Um, pardon the intrusion.

Christa: ...! You...

Yui: I could hear your voice so...Um, are you okaーー

Christa: Cordelia!?

Yui: Eh?

Christa: Cordelia...! Why are you here...?

Yui: ( Cordelia...? The name of the triplets’ mother...? Is she mistaking me for her, perhaps? )

Christa: Aah, Cordelia...I pity you as well.

I find it surprising you have stuck around this castle for so long. Do you still believe he loves you?

Yui: U-Um...

Christa: But I know. That is...a horrible misunderstanding. 

There is no love to speak of. Both you and me...We’re only being used by that man.

Yui: ( Used...? )

ー Subaru approaches them

Yui: Ah, Subaru-kuーー

Christa: ...!! No way! You’re here again!?

*Woosh*

Subaru: Ugh...Oi, cut it out!

Christa: No, don’t take one step closer!!

*Woosh*

Christa: Don’t show me your face!! Keep those filthy hands off me...!!

*Woosh*

Yui: ( ...! She threw a lamp at him...! )

Subaru-kun!

Subaru: Wha...Idiot! Don’t step in!

*THUD*

*Shatter*

Yui: Ow...!

Subaru: Yui!!

You fool...! You’re bleeding!

Yui: I’m fine...More importantly, your mother...

Subaru: ‘Fine’, my ass! Let’s get outta here!

*Rustle*

ー Subaru drags her away back to their room

Subaru: ...Has it stopped bleedin’?

Yui: Yeah. I’m fine now.

Subaru: Doesn’t it hurt?

Yui: It was just a scratch.

Subaru: Really? You’re a chick...and a human one at that. Shouldn’t you like disinfect it or somethin’?

Yui: You’re way too much of a worrywart, Subaru-kun. This kind of small injury will heal quickly, even when you’re human.

( Thank god one of the shards just lightly scraped my skin. Subaru-kun didn’t get hurt either. )

Subaru: ...

...You shouldn’t be here after all.

Yui: Eh?

Subaru: If you stay here, you’ll definitely get hurt again. I’m gonna get you back to the human world before that happens.

We’re leavin’ at once. Before mom becomes even more crazyーー

Yui: W-Wait, Subaru-kun! You’re blowing this way out of proportion!

The skin’s just a little scraped, so I promise you I’m fine. Don’t worry, okay?

Subaru: ...

Christa: Hurry up and bring Nii-sama to me! I am waiting!!

Subaru: ...Let’s step outside. You’re comin’ with me.

Monologue

Along the way after we left the manor,

I told Subaru-kun about what happened earlier.

That Christa-san,

had called me ‘Cordelia’. 

Yui: She seems to have the wrong idea.

Subaru: ーー About you?

Yui: Yeah. Seems like she thinks that I’m Cordelia. ...I wonder why?

Subaru: ...It just proves she’s not in her right mind, no? Did she say anythin’ else?

Yui: Um...Ah, right...

Subaru: What?

Yui: She said that...She’s being used by someone. 

Subaru: Used...? The fuck?

Yui: I don’t know myself but...According to her, so was Cordelia.

Subaru: I don’t get it...Oi, Yui. You should stop botherin’ with her as well.

Yui: But...She seemed calm when I was with her.

( Or rather, that might have been Cordelia’s influence... )

Subaru: ...I know she loses it as soon as she spots me.

Looking at it that way...It might be better if I wasn’t ‘round her.

Yui: Subaru-kun. Don’t put it like that. 

Subaru: ...It bothers me. It seems very likely you’ll get hurt if we stay here any longer. 

She may be my mom...But I’m not lettin’ her harm you.

Yui: ...Thank you, Subaru-kun.

But because she is your mother, I want to get on well with her.

Subaru: ...Che...Why are you so persistent...?

Yui: Because I loーー

Subaru: ...Nevermind, don’t say it! You’re just gonna spout weird shit again, aren’t you!?

...Fine. Do as you please. However, there’s one condition!

Whenever you’re with her, make sure I can jump in to save you at all times, ‘kay?

Don’t let yourself be alone with her in a private room. That’s the condition.

I’ll protect you. I won’t let anyone hurt you.

Yui: ( I’m pretty sure he doesn’t need to be that worried... )

( This just proves how concerned he is about me...as well as Christa-san, right? )

Yeah, sure. Thank you, Subaru-kun.

( ...I hope that one day, the three of us will all be able to sit down together for a nice chat... )

ーー TO BE CONTINUED ーー

Translation notes

(1) Yui simply responds with うん! which would be ‘yeah!’ or ‘sure!’ in English. However, that didn’t quite make sense as a response to his question in the translation, so I adapted it a little. 

(2) 兄様 or ‘nii-sama’ is literally an affectionate or highly formal way to refer to one’s older brother. However, it is not uncommon in Japan for the word ‘nii-san’ or ‘nii-sama’ to be extended and used for elder, male people (whether other family members or even random strangers) by those who are younger than them. I did a quick Google search on the ‘calling your cousin onii-san’ topic in specific and found multiple responses of native speakers who admitted to doing this. 

To avoid confusion and since ‘my dearest cousin’ is a bit long for my liking to use repeatedly, I will simply use ‘Nii-sama’ in my translation.

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PLAYING CARS 🚗 JUNGKOOK

⇢ Pairing: Jeon Jungkook / Reader

⇢ Word Count: 1850

⇢ Genre: Fluff

⇢ Notes: Y/N means “Your Name,” while Y/F/N means “Your Friend’s Name.”

Masterlist

“Watch where you’re going,” a shrill voice said.

“Sorry,” you said. You accidentally bumped into someone again, this time it was a tall, slender and beautiful woman, snooty though. Way to make you more intimidated than usual.

You were wearing casual pants, an oversized plain white shirt, and your favourite pink cap. You weren’t that tall to begin with, and you were only wearing your flats, making you seem a lot shorter than all the other girls who are strutting in their high heeled stilettos. You were definitely out of your comfort zone as your eyes dart from one place to another. It was the dead of night, and you weren’t in a “nice neighbourhood.”  It was noisy; it was full of people laughing and drinking soju with cars all around. They were all either going to participate or watch the last drag race of the night.

You were only there to watch your best friend. She was one of the last race’s players, while the other guy is someone named Jungkook. You have never seen him, but you’ve heard his name a million times because of your friend. He’s supposed to be a racing god. He’s hot and an absolute player, but he knows how to drive a car. Your friend said that tonight’s game was going to be history because no woman has ever gone through to the finals to challenge “the King,” which she apparently has done.

You being the ‘supportive’ best friend that you are went to watch her race, despite you not liking your friend’s hobby because of the risks involved. You were making yourself seem smaller than you already are because people are looking at you. They haven’t seen you around so they know that you’re new. Plus, the fact that you look like a middle schooler in your clothes than a bad girl persona was a dead giveaway.

You were looking around for your best friend when your eyes spotted Jimin. He was in one of your classes, and you know him because he was your seatmate for a whole semester. He wasn’t all that bad, despite the badass façade and player life, he was a pretty decent person. He has this mysterious quiet aura around him that attracted you when you didn’t know the other side of him, but his playful persona made you see him as more of a friend or a brother than a love interest. You guys became pretty close, and even though you aren’t in the same class anymore, he still catches up with you from time to time.

“Y/N!” Jimin shouted as he spotted you, and waved his arms up in the air in greeting. You blushed a deep shade of red as you waved your hands back because everyone’s looking at your exchange. You weren’t exactly sure about his involvement in drag racing, but you know that he’s seen as one of the “alphas” of drag racing around here. He motioned for you to come to where he was sitting, and when you walked towards him, you saw that he has both arms around two women.

Typical of Jimin.

You first didn’t realize that they weren’t alone, but you saw them when you went closer. It was another guy who had both his arms around two women. You went closer and blushed deeper because the other guy was looking at you, even though he was originally sweet talking the two women in his arms. He was hot, you got to admit. No, ‘beautiful’ is the word to describe him. He has soft-looking dark brown hair that almost covers his almond shaped chocolate brown eyes, a straight nose and pink Cupid’s bow lips. You bowed your head as you inched closer, and you saw that the beautiful guy pushed the other two women out of the pedestal they were sitting in, so it was left with Jimin and his girls, and him.

You don’t know what to make of his actions, but you decided to calm your heart and not assume. After all, compared to those girls, you think you can’t beat them aesthetically. To Jungkook though, you were a breath of fresh air and innocence in his cold and cracked world. Immediately, he knew you were different from all his past lovers.

Jimin walked down from the pedestal and engulfed you in a tight hug when he was in front of you. You can’t help but chuckle a bit at his goofiness and the glares directed to you by the females he left in the pedestal.

“Y/N, I missed you. What in hell are you doing here?” Jimin said as soon as he released you.

“Hey Jimin, I missed you too. My best friend is racing; she guilt-tripped me into watching,” you said as you smiled softly. You can’t help but be self-conscious, and put your hands down your jean pockets as you continued to attract attention because of Jimin.

“Jungkook, don’t be rude and come meet Y/N,” Jimin suddenly shouted to the other guy in the pedestal.

Oh no.

He’s the one Y/F/N is racing against.

Damn, he’s hot.

“Hi, um, I’m Y/N,” you introduced yourself in an awkward manner to Jungkook when he was in your vicinity.

“Hi, I’m Jungkook,” he said while caressing the back of his neck. You know people do that when they’re uncomfortable, or feeling awkward so you don’t know what to make of it. Is he uncomfortable because he’s being forced by Jimin to talk to you, or otherwise?

“Jungkook, this is Y/N, my girlfriend,” you suddenly hear Jimin say as he puts an arm around your shoulder. You immediately looked at him in dismissal as you are used to his antics, but he was smirking at Jungkook.

“Girl, space, friend. Relax,” Jimin suddenly said and he laughed. Jungkook glared at him. You were right at knowing what he was about to say next, but you feel so lost at their silent conversation that you decided to just not ask about what happened.

You shouted and grabbed Jimin as you got startled when you heard a loud ‘boo’ followed by the feeling of arms going to your side. You looked at where it came from, only to see Y/F/N laughing as she hit her knees from all that amusement.

“Ha ha, funny. I’m never going to come into these types of events of yours in the future ever again if you keep it up,” you said as you glared at her. Jungkook and Jimin just stared at you and your friend’s exchange.

“Come on, Y/N, lighten up. Jimin, if you will excuse us, I will now take my friend to our corner,” Y/F/N said as she held your hand to pull you away from them.

“Tsk, but I do mind,” Jimin suddenly said, back in his misdemeanour.

“The race is going to start in a bit, so I’m bringing her to my corner. Jungkook, see you in a bit,” Y/F/N said challengingly. You don’t know where she gets her bravado, but you applause her for that.

“What’s your risk?” Jungkook suddenly said, as he crossed his arms, and mussed his hair.

“Anything, and I demand the same in return,” Y/F/N said.

“Deal,” Jungkook said, and they shook hands.

Your friend was in a matte pink 2014 Nissan GT-R while Jungkook was in a black Subaru WRX STI. You weren’t into racing, so you just let them start away. You rode with Jimin, in his red top down Mazda MX-5 Miata, to follow the racers into the finish line. You all took a different road so you’d be there by the end of the race, and see who wins.

5 minutes after you all reached the finish line, you see both cars approaching. It was a tight match; nobody could really say who was to win. Both cars were slightly illuminated in a blue light, they pressed their nitro to go faster. You don’t know if anything else has been altered in both cars, minus the nitro. Supposedly, the Nissan GT-R of your friend’s is faster than Jungkook’s STI, but you never know. Racers usually alter things in their cars. Finally, they both pass by the finish line, and drifted to a stop. You didn’t see who won, but you didn’t need to ask.

The people were going crazy, and chanting “King,” in different vocal levels. You understood then that your friend lost, and Jungkook won.

Everyone crowded around their cars, and soon they went out to meet in the middle. You weren’t in the least bit disappointed with your friend because it’s hard to race, you aren’t even that good of a driver yet, but she was able to contend against the best in your block.

“So what do you want?” Y/F/N asked Jungkook, once they were within hearing distance.

“Her,” Jungkook said, as he pointed at you with his eyes.

“No way, Jose. The deal was ‘anything,’ not ‘anyone.’ You don’t get to change the deal after we shook upon it,” Y/F/N said with an attitude as she motioned you with her hand to run.

“I think Y/F/N is telling you to run, but he’ll just catch you easily because he has a car. Here, take my car, move slowly out while she’s distracting him,” Jimin whispered at you while looking at Y/F/N and Jungkook as they banter and kind of have a staring contest. You look at Jimin in confusion because he’s Jungkook’s friend, but he saw the way you looked at him from his peripheral and said, “Trust me, he’s a Virgo. He’ll appreciate the challenge.”

You laughed and took his keys from his hand. You didn’t realize he knew a thing or two about Zodiacs. You opened the engine of the MX-5, put the car in reverse, and got out of the scene unscathed. It was a good thing that Jimin’s car is automatic, or you would have been stuck like a turtle in land.

You were in the freeway, almost near the place where the race started when you heard the sound of a car revving. You pressed the gas to go from 100 to 120 kmph because that could only be Jungkook. You went faster not because you were really running from him, but because you knew he’ll block your way, and that’s kind of impossible in the small freeway.

You looked at the rear view mirror, and saw that Jungkook’s STI is already at your tail. You slowed down at the place where the race started, and the STI overtook your car and blocked your front, forcing you to stop.

Jungkook went out of his car, when it started to heavily rain, and you pushed a button in Jimin’s car for the roof to go up and cover the interior of the MX-5. You still kind of got wet though. Jungkook opened the door of the MX-5, and you stepped out.

You were immediately drenched by the rain, just like Jungkook. You were both silently looking at one another, and you decided to break the silence.

“Hi,” you muttered.

He smiled.  

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