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I'm gonna be completely honest....I AM IN LOVE WITH ITADAKIMASU! like.....i love the portrayal of Osamu personally cuz he maintains that kinda chill demeanor, but lets be honest he's a Miya so he's gonna be a bit petty and competitive. i literally havent read the manga and havent seen to the top yet but this seems really accurate from the knowledge i have gathered from MANY hours of Osamu fics(cuz i dont even knows this man truely but i already simp) and clips from youtube. Also side note....idk if you mean to cause this reaction but ya girl CRIED in the chapter about Tendou and shit. Idk WHAT exactly caused this reaction.....maybe cuz I have underlying abandonment issues that I DIDNT EVEN KNOW ABOUT....but who knows! Love your writing so far! Keep up the good work!!!!

dfjkandfkjasdfnadkjf this was literally the sweetest thing anyone’s ever said to me, thank you so much!! I actually had to step back from chapter 5 for a little bit because I was too in my head and stressing that the way I plan to write him might verge on him being OOC, because a lot of people write him off as just the good boy (and he is!! but he still has that Miya Bitch Energy) so it seriously means so much to me to hear that others feel I’m doing him justice. Also this smau is a very self indulgent fic so Y/n’s issues are gonna reflect my own issues in various ways (I’m sorry if she ends up unrelatable at times because of this, I plan to explore other characterizations of the reader once Itadakimasu!! is finished!) but I’m so incredibly happy that the story is achieving what I was hoping and reaching an audience it effects! gahhh just thank you bunches for this, I really needed it today and this made my whole day ;-; you are so sweet I love you and I hope you find 100 dollars on the ground someday

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Hugs From Him - Lev x Reader

Getting together headcanon stories from match-up requests

Summary:

Y/n doesn’t like physical contact. So whenever Lev tries to hug her, she runs. They somehow make it work.

Request from Anonymous:

Can i plz get a matchup? Im about 5 foot and have long green and brown(dyed) hair and a lot of ear piercings. I love tatts and piercings. I wear darker clothed with a lot of greens and golds. I play flute and picc in marching band and im vegetarian, and love animals, particularly reptiles. My personality is really shy and depressed until you get to know me. Then i can be violent when im bored (but im short so.. its cute) and i cant really handle loud sudden sounds. Im an introvert and dont like physical contact. I run away when people try to show affection. When i have to, i step ip and become a leader in situations where anyone else is incompetent… that should be it… thanks you!!!🦎💛

So… I wouldn’t actually match you two up purely based on personality, but hopefully you’ll like this by the end. (I’m a little nervous you won’t like it.) I also exaggerated some things because this is kind of how I imagine you as an anime character. I also may have checked out your blog for ideas 👀 At least, I think I know who you are. lol.

You decided to come and watch their volleyball match that their school was hosting. That’s when Lev saw you.

“Y/n!!!!” Lev yelled out your name. You flinched. You couldn’t handle sudden loud sounds and Lev’s voice was no exception.

He ran towards you and looked like he was about to pick you up or hug you. Fortunately, you had your flute in its case and held it out. The case jabbed Lev in the stomach and he crouched in pain.

His long limbs almost reached you, so you were thankful you had your flute case.

And then you fled.

Alisa apologized because Lev was usually pretty affectionate with friends he liked.

You didn’t consider him a friend, but apparently he did for some reason. You thought he was still annoying and the thought of physical contact made you shudder.

You thought back to when he had first started chatting with you. The two of you were in the same class and you were really quiet and shy. Lev hadn’t cared though. He had just came up to your desk and had started chatting as if you two had always been friends.

He had asked about your pet reptile and if you had any pictures. He had overheard you talking about it. You had showed him and he had thought it was really cute. You had been surprised because most people thought dogs or cats were cute but not so much your lizard.

Since then, he kept trying to think of ways to help you take care of you lizard.

He tried to catch live insects. He spent a good few days trying to learn how to catch them. Then you told him that your particular pet didn’t need to eat live insects.

“Oh. Oops,” he said. (The rest of the team might have freaked out at the insects that escaped.)

He also got a bunch of plants and rocks for you to put in your tank, but you had to tell him that was too much. You shouldn’t overcrowd the tank.

He got a little discouraged that he kept messing up. (You thought it was kind of cute.)

But one day your lizard snuck out and Lev found it on your school supplies. 😱

You were out of the classroom so Lev panicked as he tried to remember how to take care of it.

He was especially worried because it was cold outside so he tried to keep it warm at the right temperature. He was relieved that it was still moving which meant that it didn’t die or anything.

When you came back, you were so thankful that he found your lizard. He was a little too prideful at your appreciation.

Later, Lev pulled you into one of his antics. He got an assorted group of people who played various instruments together. He just wanted a band at their volleyball games like Inarizaki. None of them knew how to organize themselves so you decided to step up and help.

Lev wanted to hug you again when you did, but you held him back with a broom this time. (Where you got it - who knows.) His team wondered if he was ever going to learn.

When your band did play during their game, you were a little embarrassed by him acting like an idiot on the court. But when you smiled and thought that he looked a little cool, you realized that you started to like him.

You couldn’t imagine dating him though - not when he already wanted to pick you up and hug you all the time. That in itself was already kind of scary. And you were just friends. You didn’t think he’d like you anyway.

But it was actually weird when he stopped trying to hug you. You started to wonder if he suddenly didn’t like you anymore. But instead, you found out that he was trying to be more considerate of you.

And then one day, he decided to give you his volleyball jacket.

“Since you always run away from physical affection, I thought at least my jacket could hug you instead,” he said shyly.

You were a little taken aback by what he said. But he added with a mumble, “I’m a little jealous though.”

When Kenma saw your disbelieving face, he told you, “He’s trying to say that he likes you.”

Lev got flustered and blushed, and then he finally admitted it was true.

So the next day, as you wore his jacket, you gave him your green and gold scarf.

“What’s this?” he asked.

“I didn’t have anything else that I thought would fit you.”

Kenma had to spell it out for him as well. “The scarf can hug you back. She likes you too.”

You had heard from Shibayama that Lev had the tendency to self-destruct if he got too fired up. Now you could say you saw that first hand.

Needless to say, he wore your scarf whenever he could.

“Lev, at least take off the scarf during an actual match!”

Extras

(So I had this scene in mind but I think it was too out of character for you. 😁 Edit: Apparently it wasn’t out of character. 😮)

While you were chopping veggies with a knife, the team was scared of you because they knew that you were violent when bored. You told them, “Don’t worry. I’m a vegetarian. I don’t eat humans.”

Did anyone notice the scarf and lizard in the banner? 😊

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[kazuhasluv]

-> Summary: Hanako was a prince from a kingdom that was once ruled by a tyrant leader.

-> Pairing: Hanako x Nene

-> Taglist: @trish-chan @daikonsenpai @wisteliazen @imchiiii @dacr-owo @bakugotiddies @bloodredruby @certainyanderecatperson

-> A/N: Created this when Chap 64 was released so there may be some intense Aoi hate here (I dont hate her now; but Idk what went through me when I did this 😅)

~ ♤

A common girl, Nene Yashiro, is a maid for a tyrant princess named Aoi Akane {i placed you in your spot aoi-}.

Every night, Yashiro would wish for someone to come save her from her mistress, until he came...

No.7-Sama, they call him.

Was said to be a thief, who from stealing a cent or two, went to a whole kingdom, although from a tyrant leader.

He was having a visit to young Yashiro's village.

"The girl No.7-sama chooses will be taken away to his kingdom!", announced the twin and apprentice, Tsukasa and Kou.

Nene was excited, so she signed up for the choosing, even though she knew her mistress would be mad.

The dashing No.7 then chose a name days later...

"Nene Yashiro!," he himself announced.

Yashiro was so happy, she finally got her wish!

Although, this No.7 knew who she was...

At his kingdom, Nene was shocked by the beauty of it, how kind the residents were, and how approachable they were!

In No.7's castle, showed the portraits of the tyrant ruler that once lived here, who once made the residents suffer.

"No.7-Sama, forgive me if it's a rude question but why are the pictures of the tyrant leader still here?", Yashiro asked, curious.

"It's because it's only genuine enough to remind myself why the people of this kingdom need a change of ruler," Hanako replied.

An odd answer, Yashiro thought.

"Mitsuba will show you to your room," Hanako then added.

Mitsuba?, Yashiro thought once more.

Out of the corner, a pink haired boy appeared.

"This way m'lady," he said.

So that's Mitsuba, Yashiro thought again.

She saw her room, and it was huge.

The first thing Yashiro noticed though, is the balcony showing the gardening field.

Mitsuba then approached Hanako who was smiling at Yashiro's delight.

"Hanako-Kun, why did you choose her?", Mitsuba asked.

Hanako smiled wider and said, "A thief never tells his plans."

~ ♤

It was supper time, and the prince's apprentice, Kou, went to Yashiro's room.

"Yashiro-San, it's supper time!," he exclaims.

Yashiro quickly gets up and dresses and then follows Kou.

Kou then leads her to a spectacular dining area. At the dining area, you see their mentor, Tsuchigumori. You also see Shijima, who is an artist; Yako, a kitsune; and another apprentice, Akane Aoi, whose name scares Yashiro, since it's basically a turn around of her mistress's name.

"Ah, here she is," Hanako exclaimed.

Yashiro walked to her seat, and Hanako pulls her chair as she is sitting down.

A gentleman..., Yashiro thought.

Yashiro then calmly eats her food, until Yako blurts out, "Why is she here? She looks like a live daikon!"

"A-A talking kitsune!?", Yashiro said shocked.

Yako then looks at Yashiro, "Why are you here, Daikon?!"

Yashiro, who was obviously offended, stands and softly mumbles, "Sorry" and runs out of the dining area and into the garden; crying.

Tsuchigumori then punishes Yako and Hanako runs after Yashiro.

~ ♡

"Y-Yashiro-San!" he exclaims, and sees Nene on a bench crying.

He approaches her hesitantly and says, "I'm sorry for what happened."

Nene then looked up from her crying. "What did I even do wrong?!", she said.

Hanako sat down next to her and said, "You did nothing wrong! It just takes them time to get used to a new person in the castle."

"Why did you choose me anyways?!", Yashiro then said.

Hanako then gently touched Nene's cheek and said, "I chose you for a very good reason. I can't tell that to you, because it's top secret, but I promise you, the reason is deep."

Yashiro couldn't help but smile.

Hanako, using his sleeves, wipes Yashiro's teary eyes. "Don't be sad Yashiro-San! I'm sure they'll get used to you soon!", he reassured Yashiro.

~ ♡ ~

The following days, Nene would mostly be seen in the garden either taking care of Yako, gardening, reading or taking a break while eating.

Tsukasa then noticed that most of Yashiro's time was in the garden, he decided to ask her why.

"It's enjoyable, and peaceful. I usually didn't get to do this stuff back with my old master," she explains.

"Could, you teach me how to garden?", Tsukasa asks. Of course Yashiro agrees.

It took her weeks of teaching before Tsukasa could plant on his own. By the time his plant sprouted, he showed it to his brother.

"Amane, Amane! I planted a tree!", Tsukasa exclaims.

Hanako would chuckle and start to tickle Tsukasa, "For the last time, call me Hanako."

Hanako?, Yashiro thought.

Yashiro then faked a cough, and the brothers looked at her.

"Kon'nichiwa Yashiro-San!" the two say in unison.

"Continue your bonding time, I'll take a break," Yashiro said walking away; giggling.

She was on her way to her room when she got lost.

At the end of the hallway she ended up on, was a door.

She knocked on the door to see a green haired girl and a red and black feathered crow.

"Hajimemashite, Yashiro-San. I'm Nanamine Sakura, the royal adviser to Hanako-Kun," she introduced herself. "This red and black feathered crow is named Natsuhiko," she added.

"Kon'nichiwa, Sakura! I just got lost on the way to my room," Nene explained.

"I can help you," Sakura said.

Sakura then lead Nene to her room safe and sound.

"Before I go, what do you think about Hanako-Kun?," Sakura asked.

Yashiro was shocked at the question. "He's approachable and kind I guess," she replied.

Sakura smiled and said, "I'll be going back now."

The slender green haired girl walked back to her quarters, while Yashiro plumped on her bed.

~ ♡ ~

Meanwhile, The Yugi brothers were still bonding.

"Tsukasa, could you possibly teach me to grow flowers?," Hanako requested.

Tsukasa's eyes shined and said, "Of course!"

In a few days' time, Hanako was able to plant a full bouquet of flowers.

"Amane, who are you going to give those flowers to? The girl?" Tsukasa asked.

Hanako, who was smiling, only nodded and headed his way to Yashiro's room.

~ ♤

In her room, Nene was reading a book fully focused on it, giving Hanako the full opportunity to place the flowers in a vase next to her.

When Hanako reached the vase, Nene looked at him and was shocked.

"N-No.7-", she started.

"Call me Hanako-Kun instead," Hanako said smiling.

Nene couldn't help but smile aswell.

"These are for you," Hanako said giving the flowers to her.

"Thank you, Hanako-Kun!" she said smiling.

~ ♤

Days later, it was announced another tyrant ruler will take Hanako's throne.

In preparation for fighting this tyrant ruler, Tsuchigumori trained Hanako, Akane, and Kou non stop for days.

The only breaks they had were sleeping and eating.

Although, Hanako was the strongest fighter, but was weak in training.

This lead Akane to tease him. "Did Yashiro-San make you weak and soft?" he teased.

Hanako chuckled and said, "I'm saving my energy for the real battle, Akane. Maybe you should do the same."

Kou laughed at Akane, since Kou was doing the same as Hanako.

Akane shrugged it off and continue to train.

Although, deep inside Hanako, he knew Akane was right. Hanako likes Yashiro, and to protect her is his only motive.

Nene however, didn't know about this, so it was Mitsuba and Tsukasa's job to divert her attention to other things.

It was then rumoured a girl would be kidnapped in order to lure Tsuchigumori's apprentices to the leader.

Nene heard about this, and was confused on why.

Mitsuba and Tsukasa told her to shrug it off, saying it was just a rumour and couldn't be true.

~ ♤

That night...

Tsukasa and Mitsuba were on guard of Yashiro when...

An indigo haired girl kidnapped her.

"DAIKON-SENPAI!"

"YASHIRO-SAN!"

The boys' cries were loud enough for the 3 apprentices to hear.

Hanako and Kou were the first people to get up, followed by Akane.

They chased the indigo haired girl carrying Yashiro all over the castle, until she got out of the castle and out of sight.

Hanako was furious.

Kou was worried.

Akane however, wasn't in the scene.

"Hanako-Kun, where's Akane?", Kou stated.

Hanako and Kou then looked everywhere for Akane until it lead them to 2 conclusions:

[ ] Akane was working with the girl who kidnapped Yashiro

[ ] He was still asleep

Although Kou then stated that he saw Akane wake up and run towards the opposite side.

So it only lead them to working with the indigo haired girl named Aoi Akane.

~ ♤

"LET ME GO!", Yashiro begged.

"I'll never let you go. You betrayed me. Your own mistress. For what? A good future of your own. Well guess what? You will never have a good future!", Aoi said furiously.

Meanwhile, Kou and Hanako were riding on a horse to Yashiro's old village.

"He's back!"

"What is he here for?"

"You didn't know?"

"What?"

"His fair daikon princess got kidnapped by Princess Aoi."

"It seems like everyone knows about Senpai [Yashiro] getting kidnapped," Kou said hesitantly.

Hanako then said, "I don't know if I'll be able to fight Aoi like I fought the other tyrant leader."

This shocked Kou, leading him to ask, "Why?"

"The last tyrant leader is not as tyrant as Aoi. And on top of that, she has Yashiro. I'll be either risking my life or Yashiro's," Hanako explained.

Kou then chuckled and said, "So you like Yashiro eh?"

Hanako would blush a bit and smile.

Kou then said encouragingly, "We'll be able to fight Akane and Aoi, as long as we work together."

Hanako smiled and nodded, and they headed their way to Aoi's castle.

~ ☆ ~

The 2 Apprentices reached the castle and in front of the gate was Akane.

"Akane, we don't want to hurt you," stated Kou.

"I bet what Tsuchigumori-Sensei taught us would help me win this," Akane chuckled.

Hanako then snapped, "Enough of this Akane! Let us pass!"

Akane chuckled once more and said, "I don't think so"

"Hanako, go through the back entrance! I'll distract Akane!", Kou said.

Hanako nodded and he went to the back entrance while Kou fought Akane.

~ ☆

"Oh Nene-Chan... Naive, helpless, and stubborn. How pathetic," Aoi stated.

Yashiro then snapped and said, "What did I do to you?"

Aoi looked at Nene and said, "I was the one supposed to be with No.7!"

"No.7 has a name!", Yashiro said.

"You called?", said a boy with a seal on his cheek and floating Hako-Joudais.

~ ☆ ~

Water was rapidly filling up Nene's cage.

"No.7-Sama, we meet once more," Aoi said.

"Let the princess go, Aoi," Hanako spat.

P-Princess!?, Yashiro thought.

"She's my servant!" Aoi retorted.

"And she's my Princess," Hanako spat again.

"HELP-" Yashiro started until the water drowned her.

[I didn't added her fish bond to Hanako cause, why not-]

Hanako then fought Aoi quickly and went to Yashiro's aid.

"Yashiro!", he said tapping the glass.

He found the lever for opening the cage and pulled it to open.

~ ☆

"You're worthless!", Akane shouted at Kou.

"A coward!"

"You'll never be as strong as me, Hanako, Tsuchigumori and your brother!"

Kou then snapped and fought Akane to the fullest until Akane fainted.

Kou ran inside the castle to see Yashiro in Hanako's arms.

"What happene-" Kou started but he then saw the water.

~ ♡ ~

"Yashiro.."

"Please wake up..."

Hanako begged for Yashiro to wake up, until a golden droplet came falling from the ceiling.

Yashiro woke up.

"Yashiro!" Hanako squealed happily and hugged Yashiro.

Kou was happy and went to hug them.

~ ♧ ~

Aoi was captured and beheaded {ITS YOUR PLACE-} and Akane was nowhere to be found.

The 3 headed back to Hanako's Kingdom, where he calls Yashiro his Princess.

THE END

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The Intern (CliffxReader)

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"Y/n? You comin' or what?" Your roommates stopped and looked to you for an answer.

You shook your head with a sigh, "Not tonight, sorry guys."

One of your friends, Ziggy, raised her eyebrow, "Oh come on, Y/n. Live a little!"

There was a party on campus. One of the many....many parties you'd bailed out on that month alone.

They just weren't your scene.

You were a bit old fashioned. More of an intellectual.  You liked cafes, ballets, and developing photos. Your friends loved clubs, protests, and being in those photos. Most of your friends were hippies, and whether you liked to admit it or not, they kept you balanced up with the times.

Your other roommate, Rowan, nodded, and nudged you a little with his elbow, "Come on! It's gonna be far out, man!"

Your other friend, Odie, adjusted their collar, "I heard there's gonna be some cats from Berkeley, baby!"

You sighed.... Berkeley kids were known to be on another level of hippy-ness.

Ziggy wrapped her hands around your forearm and bounded up and down with pleading, wide eyes, "USC kids are coming through, come on!"

You studied at UCLA, USC also happened to be a bit of a party school, and was also a rival school. It was  certain there'd be a fight or two added to the expected chaos.

"There's gonna be booze, dudes, and no narcs! C'mon, it'll be groovy, baby!" Odie held their hands in the air, vibing and dancing with the wind, "Live a little, Y/n!"

You shook your head, your arms crossed over your books across your chest "Maybe next time, guys." Rowan groaned, "Aw don't be such a drag, Y/n!"

You smiled a little, "You guys go ahead. Catch you tomorrow?"

You walked to the end of the block together. They'd cross the street to get to the party, you'd keep walking down the block to get to your dorm.

There was a parking lot on the corner. It was empty save for a single trailer.

As you waited for the lights to change you all looked into the lot.

Rowan leaned in, and whispered "I heard it belongs to professor McHarris. Say his wife ditched him and how he lives in a trailer."

Odie shook their head, and rolled their eyes with a sigh, "Ugh boys. Who told you that? I heard..." They leaned into the circle, and muttered in annoyance, "It's. Just. Abandoned. Here."

Rowan frowned in disbelief, "Who'd abandon a perfectly good trailer?!"

Odie shrugged, pulling on a pair of shades as they squinted against the setting sun, "Who wouldn't?"

Ziggy, a theater major, and naturally a lover of storytelling, smirked as she leaned in. "Well...I heard some weird stuff goes on in there. Some cult leader or something crashes there late at night after he goes PSYCHO."  She waved her fist around like Norman Bates and laughed as the rest of you stepped back and shuddered in horror.

The light turned green and your friends waved goodbye.

You turned and walked down the block as they crossed the street.

You sighed as you climbed up the stairs to your apartment and opened the door. You sat down, and stacked your books and projects up, and started working. You didn’t like parties, but you liked fun and adventures. You liked doing your own thing, sometimes. But, right now you had some work to do...  You could have sworn you'd studied the whole night through.

You slammed the books shut. Your eyes were dry and tired from all the reading. You sighed and looked up at the wall. You had strung up photographs you'd developed over the weekend. Some of them were a bit questionable, a little on the avant-garde side of art. But all in all, your work was a masterpiece. The rows of strung up pictures were just a snippet of your impressive portfolio.

Consequently, you'd just gotten an internship in Hollywood on a set.

You were starting the next morning, and looking forward to it, though you were understandably nervous about it.

It was also part of the reason you didn't really want to go to the party..

True, you could have gone just for an hour or two...but acid and protest tunes weren't really up your alley. Maybe a cigarette, gin and tonic, and some Rat Pack records.

Your roommates and friends were probably talking about a protest that would happen on campus next week. But, that also wasn't your thing. You just weren't comfortable with crowds and loud noise. Mysteries.. Now that was where it was at.

At least to you.

You looked at your watch, expecting it to be 3 or 4 am... It was only midnight.

The night was still young.

And you were restless.

You stood up... For once in your life you were going to be impulsive and assertive. You were going to do something crazy.

You were going to find out who the hell really lived in the trailer.

You pulled on your denim jacket, and put on your red go-go boots, rushed out the door, and down the stairs, rushing to the parking lot before you lost your new found sense of curiosity.

You wrapped your fingers against the chain link fence, your eyes zeroing in on the lone trailer in the center of the dark lot.

You sighed, trying to force yourself to do one exciting thing with your life. "Don't be a drag. Don't be a drag, don't be a drag..."

You trudged through the darkness and hovered around the trailer. It was dark and silent. Maybe Odie was right. Maybe it really was just abandoned...

Or maybe...

Maybe Rowan was right. It was rare, but he had his moments.... Maybe that professor really was just trying to get by...

Or...horrifically but also possibly,  what if Ziggy was right?! She always had hear-say and gossip down to a t... Besides...

Serial killers weren't not a thing in big cities.... What if this cult leader rumor was real?!

You were close to the door..  You didn't even knock on the door when you heard a guttural growl and a loud bark.

You fell back in fear, and pushed back on your heels and palms.

You unexpectedly ran into something...

You turned around, feeling cold with fear, "Holy shit it's the serial killer..."

You looked up and he looked down.

He was wearing sunglasses for some reason...

You held your breath, "Definitely a serial killer."

He wore a denim jacket over a black shirt.

He reached down and pulled you up, with a seemingly, and oddly friendly smile. "She doesn't bite." He threw his cigarette onto the ground and put it out with his foot.

"Wh...who are..." He was kinda cute... A bit on the older side. And...also still probably a serial killer.

"My dog. Her name's Brandy." He shrugged matter-of-factly, as he looked through a key ring.

You sighed calming yourself down a bit, reasoning that a serial killer wouldn't be human enough to have a dog. You hoped...

He started to unlock the door as he clicked to calm his dog down. "So any particular reason why a kid like you's fuckin' around here and isn't home and asleep?" "Why wouldn't a kid like me be out?" You thought you had him. He shrugged, "Out in the street alone where there's some real creeps?"

"You're not a creep, are ya?"

He chuckled a little " No. I dont think so at least."

You smiled a little as he sat on his makeshift porch, his dog sitting by his side.

"I'm not a kid anyway. I'm twenty-two."

He chuckled a little. He remembered what it was like to be so young, "So why aren't you at a club or a party or a protest or somethin'?"

You shrugged a little "Not really my scene."

"So you're not a hippy?" He sighed a little, a bit more at ease. Even if they were for peace and all, they made Cliff Booth a little uneasy, which wasn't an easy thing to do itself.

"Not really. And you.... Youre not a m..." You bit your lip. Why would a murderer admit to being a murderer?

"A what?"

"Well... Your trailer popped up out of nowhere and there's been... rumors about you..."

Cliff chuckled a little. He wasn't quite a star in Hollywood but rumors always managed to keep him in the spotlight.

"Yeah? What kinda rumors?" He petted Brandy as she laid her head on his leg.

"The best one was you were either a professor that got divorced and lost everything. Or a culty serial killer."

He laughed, "That's crazy talk."

"Yeah...so...who are you?"

He took his glasses off and you saw his beautiful blue eyes under the moonlight. "My name's Cliff. What about you, intruder?"

"Intruder?!"

He nodded, a little amused by your response, "Pokin' around somebody's home at midnight? Makes you an intruder."

"Student parking lot. You are ...probably not a student right, Cliff?" You smirked a little.

"Touche, kid. So...intruders are strangers. You don't wanna be a stranger, right?"

You laughed, "Guess not." You shrugged, "My name's Y/n. I study photography there." You pointed to a building down two blocks, looming like a castle over the new city lights.

Cliff whistled a little, "UCLA. Nice school. You know what you're gonna do when you're through?"

You nodded, "I graduate in a few months. And I just got an internship on some set in Hollywood. I start tomorrow. I wanna work cameras for movies some day. Guess this is how I'll start."

Cliff smiled, "Sounds like a dream, kiddo. Good luck out there." Cliff knew more than anyone that Hollywood was a cut throat place.

He meant it when he wished you luck.

And something about the way he said it let you know that. "Thanks Cliff," You smiled, until you looked around the parking lot and the dark streets. A few hours from then it would be awake with cops raiding the parties and kids scrambling to get to their dorms.

"You gonna be ok, old timer?"

Cliff laughed a little, "Does get loud around here sometimes. College was never really my thing."

"No?"

He shook his head "Nah. I got drafted."

"Heavy."

"Yeah... So I move around every now and then to keep things fresh. There's an empty lot behind this theater. I've been thinkin' of movin' out there next."

You felt a little sad for him. It felt so lonesome out there at night.

You asked again "You gonna be ok, Cliff?"

He smiled a little, "I get by, kid. Don't worry. You go out there, show em whatchu got tomorrow, ok?"

You nodded, "Thanks again, mister," you smiled as you started walking away. "See you around, Cliff!"

You waved back at him and he waved back with a soft smile and a sigh, "See ya,  kid."

And...he did...

You were an intern on a set that you knew nothing about.

"Alright L/n. When the director says action you're gonna move down here with this camera. When you get to the third line you have to zoom in on Rick."

"Rick?" Your mentor of sorts nodded "Yeah. Rick fucking Dalton."

Your jaw dropped, "Rick Dalton? Like Bounty Law- Rick Dalton?!"

The cameraman nodded understanding you were star struck. You were fairly young so you'd probably grown up watching his shows. "Yeah. And. After lunch were gonna work with his stunt double over on the horses. That guy's crazy. His name's Cliff."

What were the odds...

"Cliff?"

You heard a third, familiar voice. "Yeah?"

The camernan smiled, "Speak of the devil!"

You turned around and sure enough there he was.

Cliff....

He took off his sunglasses, trying to figure out if it was really you. "Y/n?"

You smiled "Hi!"

He laughed "Well I'll be damned! This is where you're working!?"

You smiled and nodded "Yeah!"

Cliff smiled. He wanted to make sure you didn't end up like him. He knew a few names that might come in handy for you. He wanted to make sure you were alright.

Cliff didn't do that for many people...

Frankly...Well, he liked you.

And Cliff Booth didn't like many people.

He wasn't too social. A bit like you...

Somehow Rick convinced you to go to a Hollywood party with them.

Cliff had to go because Rick needed a ride, as always. And you went because you just wanted to spend some time with them.

They were quickly becoming some of your closest friends.

Cliff was becoming a little more than a friend, a little less than a fling.

But you wanted it to be so much more.

Cliff left you and Rick to get some drinks for the three of you.

Rick laughed as you told him the story of how you and Cliff met.  "A serial killer?!" He laughed and wiped away a tear, "Wait till you hear the rumors about him around Hollywood!"

You laughed a little but then Rick noticed something was wrong. You were worrying about something as you looked around at the producers, directors, and actors.

"What's goin' on sweetheart?"

"You think I'll make it?"

He lowered his cigarette and asked, "You shot the Mexican stand-off scene in this week's episode?"

You nodded, "Yeah...? Shit...did someone say something? Fuck did I blow it?!"

Rick shook his head, "Oh, no, no, no! You did great! You're all they talk about in the editing room!  You're gonna make it out here, kid."

Rick realized that couldn't be the only thing in your mind. He followed your eyes over to Cliff at the other side of the party.

Rick smiled a little as he murmured so only you could hear, "You know he really likes you?"

You smiled a little, "Ah, you’re just saying that."

Rick laughed and gestured to Cliff, "You really think he gets that cleaned up for just anybody, Y/n? You've seen him on set."

You giggled "I guess you're right."

Cliff made his way through a crowd and made his way back to you and Rick.

He smiled at you, and you smiled at him.

Something told you Rick might have been right...

You were going to make it.

And you were going to have Cliff by your side.