#Okay but ending w wonderland was a power move

[lexeees]

NOOO THEY SKIPPED WAKE UP 😭

[thelasttaleofthepari]

I passed my finals and am free from the prison that they call school (for a few weeks) so time to continue my AiStars Rewrite because I am better than Bandai

(also I am prone to forgetting things so if I repeat information from the last post,,,, just be patient w/ me please 😭)

Season 1 (continued???)

Main characters as usual are Yume, Koharu, Rola, Mahiru, Ako, and Haruka Ruka 

I said that S4 only had Yuzu, Yozora, and Tsubasa but we’re changing that– Lily now is also part of S4 and takes Hime’s spot since,, yk,,, Hime’s missing 

Hime disappeared a while before the S4 Selection (so she was there for her second year at FSA and was in S4 for one year, but is not there for her third year when the series takes place) 

Hime disappeared after an S4 concert (the same one that Yume and Koharu attend to in Episode 1 of AiStars)-- and Yume was the last person to see her (and the rainbow power was accidentally given to her here idk how just bear with me) 

Anyways uhhhhh what else 

Brands in the rewrite aren’t under a specific type; they don’t fall under cute, cool, sexy, pop coords specifically (so they can make coords that vary in types) and idols can choose what coord they want based on their preferred idol type 

We’re deleting that one FSA rule where you can’t make a brand if you’re not in S4 because I think that’s lame and stupid and doesn’t do much for the plot anyways 

So some characters still have the same brands (Lily w/ Gothic Victoria, Yozora w/ Romance Kiss, Yuzu w/ Shiny Smile) but some don’t 

Ako, for example, uses a brand that’s story themed– this brand is heavily connected with a film production agency and the agency and brand correlate stories (like if the brand released an Alice in Wonderland collection, the film agency would then release a movie based on Alice in Wonderland) 

I wanted to lean more into Ako’s acting side and thought this would be a good fit 

Haruka Ruka uses a brand called “DECO●LOUR MY WORLD” that follows a decora and candy concept

Oh and she’s also the princess of this land called “E-Magi Nation” (pronounced “imagination”) and everyone thinks she’s putting up a persona because there’s no land called the E-Magi Nation silly! Except no she’s dead serious she’s a literal princess from the E-Magi Nation and her home palace is actually made of gingerbread and candy canes thank you for asking 

Romance Kiss’ official concept says that its a “brand that travels around the world” and takes inspiration from different ethnic cultures, so I was thinking this brand would have a whole bunch of branches in different parts of the world with different top designers and such– Yozora (and later Mahiru) is the top designer of the Japan branch 

The muse of Romance Kiss is in charge of representing the different cultures of the brand 

The school coords in Four Star Academy also has various silhouettes rather than the typical “different tops- same skirts and shoes” pattern 

Here’s an example with an Ako Star Coord I designed 

(I didn’t design anyone else guys I don’t have any ideas I tried with Hime and it was a disaster so please be nice about the Ako design I tried my best) 

Also people can enter the magic fitting room thingie (I forgot what its called HELP) by using their Aikatsu mobile instead of their Aikatsu pass because idk I thought it’d be cool I’m not too sure about this idea though

Lets move on from most of the plot points and go to the end of the season 1 where the S4 Selection happens because I forgot SOOOO many things!! Yay me!

In Wind Dance, Haruka Ruka loses to Yuzu (but since everyone in S4 is a third year including Yuzu, Haruka Ruka gets the spot for S4 next year) 

In Bird Theatre, Ako wins the spot for S4 by beating Tsubasa 

In Moon Beauty, Mahiru beats Yozora and inherits the muse position from Yozora

Its here where Yozora announces that she’s taking a hiatus from being an idol to focus on being a designer (for Romance Kiss) (guys I need reasons to get the 25th S4 Gen out of Season 2 okay bear with me) 

In Flower Song, Lily wins over Rola and Yume,,, however, Rola wins over Yume and gets the S4 spot; Yume becomes Flower Song Class’ admin

TLDR: basically Rola, Ako, Mahiru, and Haruka Ruka are the 26th generation of S4 and are the S4 for Season 2, Mahiru (or Ako I’m not sure) becomes the leader for S4 and we say goodbye to our previous generation of S4 

Oh and Hime shows up at the finale! But like in a super mysterious way where we know its her but no one sees her and she’s just quietly lurking and its basically a hint to her being in the next season

Season 2

Ohohohohoho here’s the fun part 

OKay SO 

The top idol Hime Shiratori has shown up to Four Star Academy… with the Perfect Idol Elza Forte 

Idk why they’re there its probably to try to steal S4 away from FSA 

Anyways Elza does her big performance and she gets her Star Wings and everyone’s in awe and she’s made her name as a perfect idol you guys know the drill 

Hime says that she has returned to help her friend Elza collect perfect idols and get all the Star Wings like they’re Pokemon 

And because of this, she is currently residing in Venus Ark (not as a student she just stays there as a guest of Elza’s) 

The normal shenanigans happen, some Venus Ark characters get their pretty wings 

Oh and later, Hime does a performance (which is her big return back to idoling (which she kinda hates), just for Elza to get her sun wings) and gets the Earth Wings 

A big thing here is how Hime truly trusts Elza and wants her to achieve her dream, doing the one thing she hates (being back in the public spotlight) just so Elza can get her mom’s approval (this is important later) 

But you may be wondering…. if Hime got the Earth Wings… what wings does Yume get? 

LOL HAHAHA GUYS 

she’s not getting any wings 

(I swear I love her she’s one of my favorite characters I just gonna make her struggle… sorry) 

The lineup for the wings goes like this: 

Kirara has Mercury as usual 

Mahiru gets Venus (guys guys calm down I know that Elza has Venus canonically but I swear I have a good reason!!!) (the good reason being that I like Mahiru and Rola together and if Rola gets Mars then Mahiru should get Venus because in mythology-)

Mahiru got her wings due to a plot point in Season 2 where she has multiple muses in Romance Kiss to show the many faces of beauty in different cultures rather than just one– she implements this officially in a festival celebrating different cultures and does a performance and BAM SPR 

Hime gets Earth because it made the most sense to me 

Rola gets Mars and Aria gets Jupiter, like in canon 

Ako gets Saturn (I kind of pushed out Yuzu and Lily in Season 2 so that they play roles similar to Yozora and Tsubasa and Hime in the canon Season 2 of AiStars, so that Ako and Haruka Ruka can get their pretty wings) 

Rei gets Uranus and Elza gets Neptune (because *mumbling* the Sailor Moon ship) 

Haruka Ruka gets Pluto and her wings are made of candy because I said so 

Oh and Koharu’s back! She was in France for a bit learning more about fashion and Elza took her in and now she’s a cool fashion designer who loves Venus Ark with all her heart and having the time of her life 

Aria and Hime also have a sweet relationship– Hime actually meets Aria in Season 2 (rather than pre-show in AiStars), and the two connect 

The main reason they connect is because they were both muses of My Little Heart. My Little Heart was Hime’s brand before she disappeared, and after she did, the whole brand was running around to pick up the pieces 

They had a little reboot and got a new muse (our little fairy Aria) who became the new muse of My Little Heart 

Hime is sorry for the trouble and hate that Aria received after she became the muse but Aria’s very sweet about it with her– they get along quite well because Aria sees Hime as this cool older sister and not a top idol, and Hime is truly at her calmest with Aria 

Oh speaking of brands, Hime has a private brand in Season 2 to avoid the same thing that happened with My Little Heart (she’s planning to leave the spotlight again after Elza gets the Sun Wings) 

We’re gonna skip a lot of plot points because.. again… I forgot a LOT of the ideas I had I should really write these down 

Hime finds out that Elza was just using her the whole time and gets really really upset,,, and pulls a little revenge 

Can you guys guess what it is 

Lol Hime gets the Sun Dress… surprise(!!)

I know Hime is out of character here compared to canon but then again this is my rewrite and I can do whatever I want and I think she should be able to destroy a few dreams because of the betrayal she feels 

And everyone was like “WOAH!! How did she do that!! Gasp!! The Sun Dress is here again??!” 

So the main rival of Season 2 shifts from Elza to Hime

Uhhh skipping more plot points,,, but Yume is doing pretty great! She was kinda moping around after she didn’t get an SPR but she and Koharu made up and created a new brand called “Rainbow Berry Parfait” Yay!! 

So she’s kinda vibing because her best friend is back 

OH MY GOD WAIT I FORGOT TO MENTION 

So at the end of Season 1, because she lost the S4 Selection and was exhausted due to the rainbow power, she took a small hiatus 

She still trains a LOT, more than she used to, so she learns to control her rainbow power again idk how 

But you may be wondering,,, Yume has no SPR nor a sun dress, how the heck is she gonna beat Hime in the finale? 

Basically, Yume and Koharu,,, craft a Moon Dress by themselves– its not given from the system or anything but they literally make a dress that can rival the Sun Dress 

Each one of Yume’s friends help her too, like Mahiru making the crown, or Haruka Ruka helping get certain fabrics? Stuff like that 

And then in the near finale of the season, Yume performs in this Moon Dress (without wings) 

She activates her rainbow power and has a super powerful aura,,, except the rainbow from her aura then goes into her back,,, and forms a pair of wings 

And its sort of basically the system deeming her “worthy” of the Wings of Stars 

Yume wins the competition and beats Hime– so both of them sort of get what they want? Yume is at the top now because of her hard work and now her super rainbow power and Hime is finally lifted the burden of being the top idol 

Also Rei, Aria, and Kirara get Elza’s mom to give her a hug and they sort of mend their relationship from there 

And in the end of the season, Yume beats Rola in the S4 Selection, Mahiru, Ako, and Haruka Ruka win their S4 spots again

Rola decides to go to England to find out what being an idol means to her (and makes a cool rock band because I think that’s what she deserves) 

Koharu is now the top idol of Rainbow Berry Parfait– she leaves Venus Ark and opens a boutique that is also a candy shop because why not 

Ako is the top actress,,, ever; she’s getting film deals everywhere, every movie she is in sells out completely, she’s a big hit 

Mahiru is a supermodel, she’s constantly traveling the world for brand deals; one of the most influential people in the world 

I’m ngl I barely talked about Haruka Ruka,,,, oops I swear I love her 

I imagine that she gets her own talk show that’s super successful- I also remember making her have a rivalry with Yuzu so she probably beat Yuzu sometime in Season 2 but I never mentioned it until now 

And Yume is the top idol of top idols; she’s now the leader of S4 with her super successful career and now she’s just vibing 

Elza and her mom are working to mend their relationship good for them good for them 

Also Elza apologizes to Hime for using her because I think Hime deserves that apology; they don’t end up being friends again but they do end their little,,, whatever they had going on, amicably 

Venus Ark leaves Japan at the end of Season 2 and they’re gonna go to some other country to girlboss and be better than other idol schools good for them 

Hime actually stays in Japan! She now helps with Hotaru’s (Moroboshi’s sister) flower shop! 

Yozora is the top fashion designer for Romance Kiss in the Japan branch 

I think Tsubasa starts an idol agency because I think it’d be cool to have one of those and no one would do it better than Tsubasa 

And Yuzu and Lily make their own idol unit its literally a canon event 

And I think those are all my ideas so far for the series but if I remember any more ideas I’ll probably reblog this with the new ideas 

Also if you read this whole thing, I APPLAUD YOU BECAUSE HUH??? One of god’s strongest soldiers fr 

(Note: I swear the characters, especially the main six, are very close to each other I was just trying to get my ideas out so I didn’t focus on much on the relationships between characters) 

Also I definitely planned more for lore building like the origin of the rainbow power and how the aikatsu system works (because that thing is definitely sentient,,,) but that's all in Season 3 + 4 where there are new characters (,,,,my ocs,,, STOP SCREAMING I AM BUT A GIRL WHO WANTS TO INDULGE HERSELF IN HER LITTLE DELUSIONS!!!) so that may be a different post,,, maybe

(special tag for @elcall, I hope I did Ako justice 🫶)

[marimo-o]

ok so im making a long ass post about Abzu (the game) within the context of mesopotamian mythology because I'm insane. It's gonna be a doozy and likely incomprehensible so <3 below the cut it goes! There's gonna be TONS of spoilers for the game, and, like, I guess for the mesopotamian creation epic, so. Play Abzu if you haven't and if you wanna read the Enuma Elish that's also cool. Good for u

(a note from afterwards: it's long. like, REALLY fucking long, holy shit. if you actually want to read the whole thing, be. prepared or something idk take breaks! the last two paragraphs (i know they're walls of text pls bear with me) contain most of the important information. like, the final hurrah of my brain after working on this for multiple hours! So if u wanna save time and avoid some of the redundancy, just skip to those last two <3)

So "Abzu" referred to two things; the fresh water people got from underground aquifers (also as the void-sea which was underneath the Sumerian underworld, Kur), and the deity; he only appeared in the creation story, Enuma Elish, because a big part of that whole thing was that oh no! He dies! And that's also a thing I'm gonna touch on (sorry about the lack of accent marks in advance, it's not available on my current keyboard^ ^;)

I'm gonna start off with a brief tale of what happened with Abzu the deity, and then move onto how both the deity and the concept relate to the game!

So like I mentioned, Abzu the deity only really appears in the creation myth. The story goes that the Primordial Soup divided into two beings, with Abzu representing the freshwater and Tiamat being the saltwater. They were married, and together birthed some of the first formative gods! Some of these gods, jealous of Abzu's power convinced Tiamat to kill him (or, I thought it was started by Tiamat growing resentful of the younger gods, one of those). Either way, Abzu was killed, and Tiamat ended up lashing out, creating the first "dragons", or perhaps becoming one herself; with "poison instead of blood". She is killed by Marduk, the god of storms and the child of Enki (one of the first gods created by Abzu and Tiamat), and from her body the heavens and the earth are formed. Imagine getting killed by ur grandson lol cringe /j

Now! The waters itself! This also brings Enki into the equation, who kinda took over as god of the waters in place of his dead father. He's also the god of creation, intelligence, crafts, mischief, and more! Very important guy.

Abzu refers to both the groundwater reservoirs that people depended on for both accessible clean water and for some agricultural work, and also to the void-sea beneath the underworld, where it is said that Enki rests. He had a temple at Eridu, a now-ruined city, and I remember hearing somewhere that he lived in a temple in an underground aquifer? But I can't find wherever I read that anymore so don't take my word for it. Anyway, the basics of Enki as a deity is: child of Tiamat and Abzu, widely worshipped in his time, god of the waters, generally a cool and important dude.

And now. Finally. We move onto the game. My head hurts.

So, for a quick (post-writing: lol it's not quick) overview of the game; you play as a funny little diver, who woke up in the middle of the ocean and, as the player, are given no clues as to who or what you are. You explore through the ocean levels peacefully at first, and with the guidance of a scarred shark (painted as a bit of an antagonist at first with the audio cues) you make your way to wells at the bottom-center of each level that revitalize the space around them; as they progress, many levels start out as barren, empty landscapes that give you a foreboding, nervous feeling going in, before using an energy from yourself to rekindle the life. Huge coral growths, seaweed, and a myriad of ocean animals spring to life. The player character can also ride on the sides of the bigger ones! The game also puts a big stress on unity between yourself and the environment; there's not a whole lot you can physically interact with, but you can play with the animals there and, like I said before, ride on some of the larger animals. There are also "meditation spots", statues where you can sit and explore the wildlife from more of their point of view, able to follow them seamlessly and see what the different kinds of fish and such are called. It's a calming experience, and really the most interaction you get with some of the more timid animals, letting you still see them up close even if you can't get there as the player character.

The story of the game is told via writings on the walls, which you can light up and access by solving small puzzles regarding connecting reservoirs of glowing waters, similar to that of the almost cosmic area you go to between levels; one thing I read described it as a kind of "rebirth area", which I can definitely see hehe!

At the end of the game, you've held the shark in its dying moments, you've discovered a strange factory that builds the weird triangular prisms that deliver anything that touches them a shock, the little flashlight dudes that you've found over the levels, and little divers that uncannily resemble yourself, and you've seen yourself disassembled to your funny little mechanical skeleton, weak and slow as you try to walk on land, before you are rebirthed from the void-cosmic-water area once again, fully yourself. There's a wonderful ending sequence where you swim through all these rivers, bringing life with you as you go, with the shark once again by your side. The whole game, you saw no land when you poked your head above water, just miles and miles of water, but you've travelled far enough to reach a reservoir. You cut the chains to a central triangular prism, and it grows over with moss. It gives me goosebumps just thinking about it, really, it feels like such a... grand gesture as you play through it. It feels personal.

Okay. Theory time. Finally, we're getting into the meat of it. Fucking hell.

So, imagine that you are this being. You're wandering an oceanic wonderland, observing and caring for what you need to, doing as any good little diver should. After a bit of poking around, you discover the start of the engravings on the walls; they tell the story of the people that were here before you, who built these temples and halls and used, or at least stored, the strange blue glowing "water" that you connect and move. It's a water of life, of sorts, one that they truly valued. You come to an impasse between areas, and this massive, scarred-up shark cuts in front of you. You're gonna stay hidden, that thing is terrifying! You try not to move. It doesn't spot you, or at least doesn't move to attack you. However, once it's safely out of view, you do follow it, and it leads you to a dark, desolate, empty chamber. This is wrong, you think to yourself. This isn't how it should be. There's a well, towards the bottom, and you approach it, taking... a fragment of light, from your chest, and imbuing that spark of life into the well. And, lo and behold, that intuition proved helpful, because the world around you springs back to life. Congratulations! You did it! And you continue to, as you work past puzzles and challenges and the appearance of these strange triangular mechanisms, that shock you when you get too close. These people worshipped a shark, as well, likely the same as the one you saw; the guide, now old and scarred, that brings you to where that spark is needed. Even later in the game, you see depictions of the triangular mechanisms, at first heralded as a positive, before these things are found to be the reason for this society's collapse. As if that wasn't perplexing enough, you see a depiction of a being that appears suspiciously similar to yourself, once again treated with reverence from the past civilization. In their hand is a ball of light, similar to the one shown when you revitalize the oceanic chambers. Well, that's certainly odd, you think to yourself. Perhaps this was a being that postponed the death of the civilization, or first allowed for those small chambers of life to exist in captivity instead of the open, natural landscapes you explored at the start. Regardless, it's now a relic of something long gone; but it still gives you something to think about. Later on, that strange coincidence of your similarities to that person are explained; you find a manufacturing plant, full of the vicious triangular mechanisms in each tight hallway, and right at the center of it all... multiple iterations of yourself, running down an assembly line, a spark not unlike what you saw before imbued into each of them. My, look at that; you've been responsible for part of this destruction all along, haven't you? Borne from that same ill that has been forcibly removing that spark from each of the places you've gone to. A bit inconsiderate of you, no? And yet... look at all the good you've done. You've rebirthed, revitalized, purified these ocean fragments, is that not enough? You are the keeper of these waters, regardless of the evil you had come from, despite the terrifying empty things may have reverted to. You, who trusted and followed the shark that seemed so scary at first. You, who followed it as it tried to attack a source of the evil, of the thing that was draining the oceans of their life. You, who held and comforted that shark as it lay dying, despite any fear you may have had. You, who attempted to traverse a minefield of those triangular machines, shocked over and over again and at the final moment, unable to make it to the finish line. You, who was rebirthed in full regardless by the oceans you'd cared for, by the void-sea you always returned to, to rest. You, who traversed a now-ruined citadel, temple, all of which had been flooded and had been dedicated to you. You, who brought life with you.

I hope you see what I'm getting at here. You're serving as a figure not unlike Enki, god and guardian of the waters. In the wake of Abzu, the avatar of the fresh waters, now confined to irrigation canals so as not to kill the younger gods, Tiamat lashes out. Her husband is dead, as far as she is concerned, and she goes to those younger gods to seek her revenge. The dragon, that which sucked the life from the seas and poisoned the waters. That which Marduk killed, to carve new life from. I would say that the shark is Marduk, even; given how the shark is the only one who is openly on the offense to those mechanisms, and who comes in at the endgame to finish them off, bringing new life with it. Even in how it all shapes up with the civilization before, in connection to the constructs; Tiamat was the mother of all in existence at that time. She was surely loved; but she turned hostile and violent. She could no longer be safely loved. And Abzu, both the glowing water we use to open doors and the light that we hold and the deep void-sea we enter between levels and father to all in existence, he was confined to small canals and reservoirs and put in a deep sleep so that he would not kill his own children. And by you, no less. Enki put him there. That is why you can use that water from the start; you lived in the Abzu, you came from it, and each time, that is where you return. That temple, now submerged and decrepit, is Eridu; the place where Enki was most worshipped. The other diver clones are the other gods, or perhaps the "dragons", now, that Tiamat had mothered. The smaller prisms definitely count in that "dragon" category; purely harmful beings that seek to destroy life. And in the end, indeed, you restore life; you and your son, upon killing Tiamat, return life to the world from her body. Perhaps you could not save those who once worshipped you, perhaps those structures will forever be in ruin. But there is no more danger, now; there is space to build and replenish. There is space to grow.

Fuck ok that was long as hell. Hi if u made it this far i love u. god fucking damn im never writing anything again after this. it took about as long as a full playthrough of the game, coincidentally!!

[knox-enden]

Wait okay hear me out i Know im reaching, i Know, but hear me out, okay you know how people will get married to combine kingdoms tommy and tubbo do that (w/o getting married, they make up their own cool kingdom merging ceremony :) ) and they rule together w Ranboo (i guess,, /joke) okay wait actually i just remembered schlatt exists so tubbo isnt even gonna Have to rule his kingdom he could straight up move in w tommy if he wanted nm whatever i was talking ab w that angst earlier, theyre chilling, i wouldve though neutral grounds fills the place of las nevadas, how does hannah feel about las nevadas? Maybe boomer could be the son of alice or maybe adopted of tiana <- frog, just thinking about hannah’s friendships, does tubbo meet quackity? If hes the antagonist does he have like a learning arc or does he have a better at communicating w the light kingdoms arc

It's more that they convince their parents to demolish the old ways. And once they grow older and come into power, that's when the world's really change. For instance, even though Queen of Hearts is actually a Royal, because of her Villain Status, she isn't regarded as a Royal by the Main Continent. Even when Alice herself views Queen of Hearts as a Royal. When the children come into power, that quickly fades.

The Rose Garden is where those who simply want to get away for a little. It's not a place made to stay at for long periods of time. As it is a Carnival Type beat. Las Nevadas, however, was created as a Kingdom for people to stay forever. It's hotels and luscious casinos are meant to draw people in and never let go. It's how Quackity keeps his end of the deal to his "friends on the other side".

Hannah isn't too big a fan of Las Nevadas. She thinks that it's mostly a sham for something bigger, but since she stays in Neverland and Wonderland, she could truly care less for what happens in the Main Continent.

I haven't thought up of anything for Boomer quite yet, nor any of the newer Dsmp members, but Ponk is actually the son of Tiana! And unlike the other Royals, Tiana doesn't own a Kingdom, she just has her Restuarant. Ponk is one of the least spoiled of the Royal Children.

Tubbo, Tommy, and Ranboo meet Quackity when they get seperated from Wilbur and Niki during a Snow Storm. Quackity sings his father's song, Friends on the Other Side, to introduce the Bench Trio to the world of Las Nevadas. Tubbo and Tommy are enthralled by the glimmering lights, while Ranboo is more hesitant. He doesn't trust the place, but before he can say his disagreement, he gets brought down the Dream, the son of Oogie Boogie, for a little gambling game, leaving the two Royal Princes with Quackity.

Quackity has more of an arc by himself. When he's defeated, he runs to Wonderland, as the rules there are much different. There he finds Hbomb, son of the Chesire Cat, who leads Quackity to Karl, the son of the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp Mad Hatter), who Quackity becomes enthralled with. Quackity's arc is more of an arc that gets triumphed by love with a heart that has never known it. He doesn't like the Main Continent, but he stays content in the wild world of Wonderland. And he's never one to disagree when Sapnap visits the world either.

[sparkerinparadise]

rating every jack frost iteration that i can think of off of the top of my head rn bc sleep is a myth

SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI: i have never touched an atlus game but oh my god look at him. he’s just a little guy and it’s his birthday!!! i love his fun hat and how small and round he is, and his :D face with little fangs. apparently he’s also a demon??? that gives you a gun in one of the games?? that’s always a plus!! i don’t like the fact that he’s british though. 10/10 instant improvement to any game

FROSTY’S WINTER WONDERLAND: this movie is very much a product of its time w how it treats crystal and is VERY much trying to capitalize off of the success of the original frosty, but idk i still think it’s kinda cute. but this isn’t rating the movie. this is rating jack frost. here he is a silly little man!! his whole spiel is that he’s jealous that frosty is more popular than him so he wants to murder him. y’know, typical cartoon villain stuff. don’t worry though, he gets defeated by the power of friendship and a Kiss from a Cute Snowlady, and decides he’s going to make winter last forever for frosty and his new wife crystal bc they’re probably the first people to validate him in years. wow. what a guy. also his design’s excellent and his voice sounds exactly what u think it sounds like, it’s great. 10/10 i want to see him and smt jack commit crimes together

RISE OF THE GUARDIANS: here he is. the tumblr sexyman himself. i don’t remember anything from this movie except that no one can see him and he’s sad about it, i think. also he has a big magic stick and i have no idea what it’s actually used for. ice, i think?? but yeah, he is literally just some generic modern-looking white boy. with a big stick. i don’t understand the appeal, but then again i’m a lesbian and i don’t own an air fryer. 2/10 best and only anime i’ve ever seen /j

JACK FROST (1979): “wait a minute, u already put the rankin-bass one on here!! they’re the same character!!” shut up this is my list, i get to do what i want. anyways i literally just finished watching this movie for the first time and i thought it was cute. his outfit’s changed a little bit from winter wonderland and the colors here are a little too similar for my taste but it’s still a SUPER solid design. like, a pointy hat, tunic, boots AND leggings?? too much power. he is significantly less bastardly here but he’s still super silly and nice. we love to see it!! 8/10 i want in on that groundhog con deal

SANTA CLAUSE 3: i watched this movie several times as a kid, and i couldn’t tell u for the life of me why. i was actually kinda surprised when rewatching some clips of this guy on youtube! his design’s... okay i guess, but his lines are so corny and his acting is so over-the-top that he actually ends up being kinda funny. anyways he wants to ruin santa's life so he can…. travel into the past and sabotage santa’s backstory?? so he can be capitalist santa??? i don’t remember how any of that worked but it was bc of some weird magic law i think, because its the fucking santa clause. anyways uhhh.... he exists!! that’s all i can really say about him!! 5/10 eat the rich

FROSTY AND RUDOLPH’S CHRISTMAS IN JULY: gee rankin-bass jack, how come YOUR mom lets u have THREE designs??? i like what they were trying to go for by combining the first 2 designs they made, but oh my god i literally cannot stand to look at him. i don’t know if it’s just his absurdly long neck, but that head just does NOT look like it belongs on that body. what were they thinking. 0/10 u had one job

JACK FROST (1998): an irl friend actually told me about this one and all i gotta say is... what the fuck, sarah???? i’ve read the wikipedia article and like. this jack’s a regular dude who’s a musician w/ kids, right??? and uh... he just fucking dies. and comes back to life as a snowman to help his son move on from his death. and then he dies again. i don’t know how anyone could take something like this seriously. this movie doesn’t even sound real, it’s like someone based it off of a really fucked up fever dream or something. anyways 4/10 i don’t have anything clever to say about this

[thinkyoureholy]

Opposites Attract [12]

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Pairing : Park Jimin / [Fem] Reader

Genre : Angst, Violence, Language, Fluff, Smut, Enemies to Lovers! AU , Fantasy! AU

Words : 3k

Pt 1. Pt 2. Pt 3. Pt 4. Pt 5. Pt 6. Pt 7. Pt 8. Pt 9. Pt 10. Pt 11. Pt 12. Pt 13. Pt 14. Pt 15.

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-Jimin’s P.O.V-

“You’re done? Where is the son that wanted to avenge his mother with me? Where the hell did he go?” My father asked, rising to his feet and dusting himself off as if nothing happened.

“I opened my eyes...I learned the truth.”

“The truth? Tell me what that truth is.” He said, taking a step towards me, trying to intimidate me.

I held my ground, my fire still burning as I stared into his eyes, “Zeus has been running things from the beginning, Y/N’s parents were just under orders, they couldn’t-”

“Under orders? You think I don’t know how Zeus has been standing behind the scenes this whole time? But they’re not the ones that killed your mother, that girl’s parents took her from me, from us, just because she was different.” He said through clenched teeth.

“W-What?” I asked, stuttering as I unconsciously dimmed my fire.

“She was chosen by our god, Hephaestus had blessed her...and they killed her. So now I won’t rest until that whole family and entire faction are reduced to nothing but ashes.” He said, his eyes dark, his flames engulfing his hands.

“Mom was...chosen? W-Why wasn’t I told about this?” I asked, my flames completely gone by now as my shoulders sagged.

“You would’ve been in danger as well. I’ve already lost your mother...I wasn’t willing to lose my sons to those monsters as well.” He said, his voice softer than before, “You and your brother were all I had left...and I was going to protect the two of you even if it cost me my own life. And I’m going to protect you now, by getting rid of that Poseidon bitch once and for all.”

At hearing those words I immediately tensed, stepping out in front of him when he tried to go around me, “No.”

“What the hell are you doing? Get out of my way or I swear you’ll regret it.” 

I shook my head, clenching my hands at my sides, “I’m not moving...I won’t let you hurt her. I’ve caused her enough pain to last a lifetime and I’m not going to let you punish her for something she didn’t even do.”

“Jimin, move. I won’t tell you again. I’d never want to hurt you but if I have to beat some sense into you then I’ll do it.” 

I stood my ground, setting my jaw as I stared into his eyes. He glared into my own before scoffing, his flames crawling up both his arms, “Fine, have it your way.”

-Y/N’s P.O.V-

I brought a hand up to the side of my face, letting out a groan as I leaned my head back. Dammit. I was too afraid to do anything against him. The moment I saw Jimin’s father it was like I froze, my mind going blank. That’s why I couldn’t fight him when he dragged me out of the house and threw me down those stairs, my body wouldn’t listen to me when I told it to fight back. I cursed in a low voice, pushing myself off the floor. When I did that both Yoongi and Hoseok were at my side. Hoseok reached out to heal the cut on my head but I moved my head back, moving away from his touch.

“Y/N…”

“I’m fine...it’s just a scratch.” I said, not even looking at him.

“Just how long do you plan on giving us the cold shoulder?” Yoongi asked, his tone soft, hurt evident in the way he spoke.

“Not sure.” I mumbled under my breath as I looked around.

I noticed that Namjoon, Taehyung, and Jungkook were here. When did they get here? They all looked at me worriedly, all except for Namjoon who offered me a small smile. I couldn’t bring myself to return it, only able to nod my head as my eyes searched for Jimin. My eyes widened when I noticed the house was now on fire. I took a step forward without thinking, a hand grabbing onto my arm to stop me.

“You’ll only make it worse.”

It was Gai. He had a grim expression on his face as he kept his eyes on the fire roaring before him. I stared at him wide eyed for a moment. How can he just stand there and watch? Isn’t he supposed to be Jimin’s protector? Gai is bound to protect him, even if it’s against his own father so why? Why the hell was he just standing here doing nothing? What I didn’t know at the time was that he had already called for backup, he was simply waiting. But my blood boiled at the thought of him not doing anything as I yanked my arm out of his grip. I took a step forward but once again I was stopped, this time Gai looked directly into my eyes. The look he gave me had a chill running down my spine, I even considered standing down but I threw that thought out the window when a huge explosion caught our attention.

My face paled at seeing a part of the house collapse, Jimin trapped under all the rubble, struggling under a panel that had fallen over him. For a moment we all stood there in shock, watching as his father stalked over to him slowly. We held our breaths at the scene, overhearing their words with how quiet we were.

“Just how far into your head did she get, huh? You’d even go against your own flesh and blood for that worthless bitch? Pathetic.” His father spat out, his fire spreading out like wings as he stood over Jimin.

“She’s n-not worthless…” Jimin said, his voice strained as he tried to lift the panel and rubble off of his body but it was no use, he wasn’t strong enough, “She means... everything to me. I’ve spent almost a whole decade hating her, accusing her of something she had nothing to do with. I-I’ll gladly give up my life and fight whoever tries to hurt her...even if that someone is you.”

My heart skipped a beat at his words, unshed tears in my eyes, “Jimin…”

I could see his father’s face go red, angry at his son’s words. My eyes went wide at seeing his father create this huge ball of fire, the heat reaching us. My knees felt weak as I was thrust back in time, reliving the day my father died. That fireball, that same attack was the one that killed my father and now Jimin-- I cut my own thoughts off as I took off without warning, praying that I’d make it in time. I ignored the shouts coming from the guys, running as fast as I could. The fireball was already the size of a small bedroom by the time I reached them. I stood in front of Jimin, protecting him as I dug my heels into the ground. I looked up into his father’s eyes, watching them grow wide at seeing me stand before him all of a sudden. I smirked, feeling my wave of water growing from behind me rapidly. It cast a shadow over the entire house, his father rendered speechless at the sight. 

Within the next second I had let the wave come crashing down, making it so none of the water touched Jimin. I watched as the water washed over his father, extinguishing not only his fire but the fire that consumed the house as well. Everything my water made contact with turned into ice, the ice crawling up my own legs, frost covering my hands but unlike before none of this was painful, on the contrary. I’ve never felt more powerful than I did in this moment. With this power coursing through me I couldn’t stop myself, swallowing his father whole and covering him completely in ice, only leaving his face uncovered. I felt a grin spread across my face, a chilled breath leaving my mouth as I closed my fists, the daggers of ice I had been forming flying towards him.

“Y/N!”

I froze at the sound of my name, the daggers stopping in mid-air. I blinked a few times, as if finally realizing what was going on. My breath hitched in my throat at the winter wonderland that greeted me. I stumbled back, the ice around my legs turning back into water along with the rest of the ice I had created, everything being washed away. I looked down at my hands, horrified at knowing that I had lost control. This wasn’t me...I-I never lost control like that. As I looked down at my hands the ends of my hair caught my attention. I stared at the ends in shock, picking up a piece of pure white hair. Just what was this new found power doing to me...and how much longer until I’m fully consumed by it? My knees buckled as I brought a hand up to my face, desperately trying to work out how that happened in my head until I heard my name being called once more.

“Y/N...that’s enough…” Jimin said, his voice barely above a whisper.

I looked over at him, blinking slowly before looking down at my hands, “W-What’s happening to me?”

-Jimin’s P.O.V-

I swallowed the pain as I took a step forward, seeing the pure and unadulterated terror in her eyes. Truth be told, even I was a little scared. I had never seen or felt anything like the power she just displayed. If I didn’t know any better I’d say she was ten times stronger than when she blocked Seokjin’s attacks only days ago. As much as I wanted to believe that was impossible her change in appearance told me it was more than possible. The tips of her hair had turned as white as snow and her eyes, her eyes that would return to normal after she blinked stayed the way they were. Each eye seemed to glow as she stared at me through tears she probably didn’t even know she was shedding.

“I-I didn’t mean to. I just--I lost control...I t-thought he was going to--and I couldn’t-” She cut herself off, her eyes searching mine.

She looked like she was searching for answers, something to tell her that everything is okay, that everything will be okay. And just like that my heart shattered into a million pieces. She looked so scared, terrified of her own power, scared of really hurting someone. I grit my teeth, bearing the pain as I walked over to her slowly. She bowed her head, wiping away the tears that seemed never ending. As soon as I got close enough I reached out for her, placing a hand on her shoulder before pulling her into me for an embrace. She wasted no time in burying her head in my shoulder, clutching onto me as if her life depended on in. I ignored the way my body protested to the hug, my ribs screaming out to me the most but there was no way I was going to let her go any time soon.

“I’m okay… you’re okay...everyone--everyone is okay.” I said, squeezing her tightly in my hold.

She said nothing, only continuing to cry into my shoulder. I let out a sigh, instantly regretting it when I felt a sharp pain at my side. I closed my eyes until the pain subsided, opening them back up and looked over at my father who was beginning to get up. I stared over at him as he looked over at the two of us in shock. He grit his teeth at seeing the two of us, taking a step towards us but was stopped almost immediately. The soldiers from Gaia had reappeared, Hephaestus soldiers mixing in with them. I was shocked to see so many of my father’s men turn against him--no this just meant they were loyal to me from the beginning, or at least loyal to Gai, he was their general afterall. They must’ve run over after seeing the fire. 

My father took a step forward, challenging the soldiers with his stare but didn’t dare take another step when the ground began to rumble. Namjoon took a step forward when the ground finally calmed, a small smirk on his face.

“Sorry to do this to you sir but I can’t have you attacking anyone else.”

“Who the hell are you to do this to me in my own home?” 

“No one...but you’re a bit outnumbered don’t you think? Now to skip ahead of all the fighting, why not just give in peacefully?” He asked, sounding as calm as ever.

My father scoffed, “You traitors! You’re all willing to die for a battle that isn’t even yours to begin with!”

“You’re right, it’s not ours and it’s not our problem but it is Y/N’s and Poseidon’s. And any problem of hers is mine as well.” I said, my voice carrying over to them loud and clear.

I looked over each and every one of their faces, people of different origins ordered to fight for another. I didn’t want them doing this, putting their lives on the line simply because they were ordered to, I want them to willingly join our cause.

“You’re all free to make your own choices! You can chose to fight alongside me to protect Y/N or leave and go back to your families! She holds immense power within her and the Zeus faction are terrified of that. I won’t lie to you, Kim Seokjin is willing to kill her and anyone else who gets in his way.” I said, placing my hands on Y/N’s shoulders, pulling away from our embrace.

I looked into her eyes, smiling softly, “I know it might be a little too much to ask for but...please...help me protect her, help me stop the tyranny of the Zeus faction. Help me stop them once and for all so we can all finally live in peace,”

I looked up, glancing at all of them again, “Once again you’re all free to refuse, I won’t hold it against you. So what do you say?”

They all looked at each other before looking to their leaders, Gai and Namjoon. Those two shared a look, a smirk on their faces.

“You know I’d follow your dumbass to the ends of the earth, now and forever little brother. And if Y/N means this much to you then I’m willing to give up my life for something that’s so precious to you.” Gai said, placing his right fist over his heart, his other arm folding over his stomach as he slowly kneeled down on one knee, bowing his head.

Seeing that salute all Hephaestus soldiers followed suit, one by one they all did the same.

“Y/N is a dear friend to me and I don’t want to see anything happen to her. My people and I have always been her allies and we’re not about to back out now.” Namjoon said with a dimpled smile.

I looked to the others, Taehyung and Jungkook nodding at each other before Taehyung spoke up, “At first I was skeptical but now I see Y/N carries a magnificent power within her...it’d be a shame to see it end before she reaches her full potential. So you have my word that any soldiers I call to arms on the day of the battle will be there to fight alongside you.”

Yoongi and Hoseok had their eyes on Y/N the whole time, Yoongi letting out a sigh before he stepped forward, “We’ve protected Y/N for most of our lives...and we’ll continue to do so even if she refuses our help. We’ll never abandon her.”

“You’re all a bunch of fools.” My father spat out before storming off.

I nodded to Gai when he left, silently telling him to have some soldiers tailing him at all times.

-Y/N’s P.O.V-

I stood there quietly as I took in everyone’s responses, looking over at Jimin who smiled at their words. This is what a leader was. He moved people with his words, not by instilling fear into them. This was the type of man that could get people to move mountains for a cause they all believed in. I wiped my face with my sleeves, shaking my head to get rid of all the bad thoughts. Yes I was changing, but I shouldn’t let it set me back. I should embrace this change and make these powers my own, I won’t lose control again. Just as I had that thought I saw Jimin stumble on his feet. That’s when I finally noticed how roughed up he looked, catching the way his hand pressed against his side. I frowned...here I was thinking about myself when Jimin was hurt.

Without a word I walked forward, grabbing his arm and draping it around my shoulders, wrapping my other arm around his waist, “You’re hurt...let’s get you to a doctor.”

Jimin grinned before nodding. There were still so many things we had to talk about, things that had been left unsaid for so long but those could wait until after this is all over. I know the fighting is going to get ugly so keeping that promise of finally talking things over is what would keep me fighting...even if the situation took a dark turn. I prayed it wouldn’t come to that but Seokjin is a ruthless man...I’ve seen how he fights and that man never fights fair. He makes sure you’re scared, too terrified to disobey him so he gets you to do his bidding. We all had to be ready for him to use our weaknesses against us...I’m just afraid that I have too many...and he’ll exploit each and every one of them to the fullest. And one of my biggest weaknesses was standing right next to me.

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Tags : @rjsmochii

[sinofdelusion]

SINoALICE x Code Geass: Resolve to Take Up a Sword: Turn 3

*As usual, text that is just italicized indicate in-battle dialogue

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Part 1

"This is all your fault!" A young man suddenly yelled, attacking Suzaku. "You?!" "Why did you kill the shrine maiden?! Even though she wished for the peoples' happiness!" With those words, Suzaku guessed in that instant. This young man was probably the chief priest the girl had mentioned. "... It can't be helped. It couldn't be helped. She became a Nightmare." "You made her do that!" "No! I tried to help her!" "But you killed her!"

"Once someone becomes a Nightmare, they're no longer human. Surely you know that? If I had let her be, more people would've died." "Yeah, I know that. What you did was right. People will praise you for it. But do you understand what killing someone precious does to someone?!" The chief priest's shout struck Suzaku's heart. (... Euphie, I...) "Even though there might have been a way to turn her back to normal... Shrine maiden, shrine maiden...!" A black mist slowly covered the chief priest who was howling with fury.

" W h y  d i d  y o u  k i l l . . .  w h y  d i d  y o u  k i l l  h e r . . . "

"— If I had left her like that, she would've killed other people!"

"W h a t ' s  w r o n g  w i t h  t h a t ? !  I  h a v e  m a n y  m o r e  l i v e s —  I  l o n g e d  t o  b e  c l o s e  t o  j u s t  o n e  p e r s o n ,  I  j u s t  w a n t e d  t o  s a v e  h e r !  I s  t h a t  w r o n g  a s  a  h u m a n ? ! "

Suzaku looked at his sword in half-dazed state, the corpse of the chief priest who had loved the dead shrine maiden dearly in front of him. The blade of his sword was wet and red with the blood of the things he had killed. (Since that day, both of my hands have been soaked in red.) — Yes, from when he was very young, trying to stop his father from escalating the war. And then— (Now my entire body is... covered in blood) How many would you say you've killed for the sake of saving people? How many people's desires have you trampled? "Aa... aaaaaaaaaaaa!" Suzaku screamed, overflowing with unending repentance, but at that moment—

"Don't, you'll be swallowed up!" At the familiar sound of his best friend's voice, Suzaku regained his sanity. "Lelouch...?" "I finally came in time."

Breathing heavily, Suzaku met that familiar figure halfway. "Lelouch... is that really you?" "Yeah, sorry for being late." With the entrance of his childhood friend, a question burst out of Suzaku. "Lelouch, I've killed a lot of people. I've taken someone's beloved with these hands!" "Suzaku..." "What should I do—?!"

- Part 2

In front of his disoriented childhood friend, Lelouch took a deep breath and steeled his resolve. "Suzaku, listen well. The abnormalities in this world are our fault. So let's end it all." "How do we end it all?" "... You really don't know?" "What?" "With our own hands, we have to—" At that point, Lelouch stopped talking. (I'll let him calm down a little more before I continue talking... It's too soon right now.) "Suzaku, we're moving."

"My ally's house is here."

"Ally, you said?"

"Yes. My goals align with hers. To return the world back to normal."

"..."

Lelouch pointed ahead, to a house that looked like it came straight out of a fairy tale. "You made it this time." "Thanks to your help. Thank you, Alice." Inside the house, the girl called Alice stared blankly at Suzaku. "... Sleeping is the best way to recover. Because those who are weakened become a burden." "Eh? Y-Yeah." "Use the bed as you like." "Let's take advantage of her kindness. Come, Suzaku." Lelouch walked briskly, like he already knew the place.

Laying on the bed on the second floor, Suzaku spoke to Lelouch. "She's a little strange, isn't she?" "But her skills are reliable. She has deep knowledge of this world." "Alice... Like the 'Alice in Wonderland' Nunnally likes." "Yeah..." "Speaking of, Nunnally... your little sister..." Whether it was out of relief that he met up with his best friend or not, Suzaku lost consciousness.

- Part 3

Suzaku awoke to the sound of faint voices talking. Killing his presence, he headed towards the voices, where Lelouch and Alice were talking. "Is that so?" "Yeah. This world is looping according to Suzaku's desires. If we want to end it, he has to change himself." "The method for that is.... that, isn't it?" "Suzaku has to kill the Nightmare behind all of this with his own hands. The Nightmare in the form of someone dear to you. For you, it would be your little sister, Nunnally..." Killing someone dear to you with your own hands— The truth made Suzaku feel dizzy.

Without realizing it, Suzaku was outside of the house. (A Nightmare in the form of someone dear to you...) He knew that without a doubt, and he'd surely met it many times. That was the person who acknowledged him. The person he swore loyalty to. The person dear to him. — Someone he hadn't wanted to lose. "Euphie..."

"Can I kill this Nightmare that looks like Euphie... with my own hands?"

How many times has it been? How many mistakes have I made? How many lives have been taken by my hand? The truth is, I know. That Euphie died. The truth is, I know. What I have to do to that thing with Euphie's form. I have to have the resolve to move forward. Even so, I've always believed. In this world, you can live alongside everyone before you make a mistake. "... But that's no good. Time moves on."

- Part 4

Grasping his knight's pin tightly, Suzaku raised his voice. "Come out! I'm here!" Responding to his voice, the Nightmare with Euphemia's form appeared before him. "Suzaku... my knight..." Euphemia's hands reached for Suzaku. "... Thank you, Euphie. And, I'm sorry. I— can't take your hand!" A strong flame burned in Suzaku's eyes.

"Trust me, Suzaku. You can start over in this world!"

"I can't, Euphie. I... don't want to waste the real you's death!"

"Goodbye, Euphie." Suzaku turned to stop Euphie with one strike. But at that moment— "I'll tell you the truth." What he thought had been Euphemia's body dispersed in an instant and wrapped around Suzaku. "If you know the truth of how I was killed, will you still say you blame me?" Something popped up in his eye and images streamed in. "This is—?!" "Do you know why I massacred the Japanese...?"

Cold rain fell from the red skies. Cold drops fell relentlessly on Suzaku's body. "This is where you were, Suzaku!" Perhaps Lelouch had been looking for him, breathing heavily as he ran. "Let's go back in, you'll catch a cold." "You've been lying to me, haven't you?" "Suzaku...?" "You drove Euphie mad and killed her for your own goals— as Zero." "......... That's right." In the pouring rain, only the mystery and Lelouch's response echoed.

- Part 5

Lelouch's confession threw Suzaku's heart into disarray. "What about all that talk with Alice earlier? To stop this world's loop, I tried to kill Euphie, but is that really a Nightmare?! Isn't that... isn't that the real Euphie?!" "Calm down, Suzaku!" "You want to go back to the world where Nunnally is so you want to use me to—!" "No! I've already killed Nunnally to end this loop! It's useless if we both don't overcome this!" "You've betrayed me!" "Suzaku...!"

"I can't forgive you for this. Because it's important, because you're my friend... I can't forgive you... for lying to me and betraying me! You lied in both this world and in our world! Lelouch! You're covered in lies!"

"I am a liar. But that's enough! You're the only one who can defeat the cause of this abnormality!"

"Aa... aaaaaa!"

After yanking Lelouch close, Suzaku struck him with all of his strength. "You can't do anything alone!" "... Ah, that's true, isn't it." Spitting out the blood spilling out of his mouth, Lelouch grinned and laughed. "Alone, huh." "— tsk! Damn it!" By the time Suzaku noticed, his field of vision was spinning and his back was on the ground. "Tsk! Alice!" "Be quiet for a bit. Are you okay, Lelouch?" "Yeah..." Lelouch's eyes seemed sad as he nodded.

- Part 6

How much time has passed? The fortuneteller with dull rose-colored hair came to visit Suzaku while he was restrained to the bed. "You're..." "I'm Cinderella." "You're... Cinderella?" "If you say I'm different than you'd imagine, how about I take one of your arms?" She wasn't lying, only telling the truth, as the smile on her face showed. With that strange intensity, Suzaku gulped. "Now then, should I talk to you for a bit? If you don't change, the loop will never end. We can't go back to our world either."

"You know that too, don't you? That the Euphie or whatever's a fake. The more you loved the real thing, the better you can pick out the flaws in the fake." "... Ah." "You averted your eyes from that woman's death. This world captured that weakness. The real you would've had the courage to face that thing and give it what for by now." "Then I'm..." "A shadow that was left behind... or something." "That Lelouch too?" "The same as you. A shadow that averted his eyes at the moment that woman died."

"Well, I noticed the loop pretty early on and tried to get out of it quick." "Then Lelouch actually...?" "This isn't real. I killed it by declaring my weakness." "..." "If you two don't stop the loop, both of you will be suffering here forever, trapped in your regrets. Both of you need to get over it." "Both of us..." "Remember what the old lady said. There's some things you can't get across if you don't talk, yeah?" With that, Cinderella untied Suzaku and quietly left the room.

After a while, Suzaku left the room and knocked on a nearby door and Lelouch came out. "... Lelouch, I want to talk to you for a bit." "... Okay." The two said no more words than what was necessary, silently leaving the house.

"A human who has become a Nightmare can't be changed back."

"That's right. There's no way you can help them."

"... You drove Euphie mad. But I have regrets."

"... Ah. But that's why we're here."

"... Why?"

"That was an accident. My power went rampant..."

"Geass... an unusual power that lets you control other people."

"As long as I use it properly... I... wanted to take Euphie's hand..."

"Lelouch..."

"I used Euphie's death to make the most out of it. That was the path I believed I was bound to go down. But my feelings of regret brought forth this world..." "... I see. You accepted Euphie's death in your own way and tried to take responsibility for it." "Yeah, that's why I can't forgive my own weakness. And—" Lelouch pointed to a large number of Nightmares, all of which were being eaten by Euphemia's figure. "Whatever she is, I can't forgive her blasphemy!"

- Part 7

"Suzaku, those are the true colors of the one who's been showing you illusions. If we kill her, this world will return to the way it was before!" Suzaku pointed his sword towards the thing in Euphemia's form eating Nightmares. "Lelouch, before that, one more question. What happens to the people who turn into Nightmares?" "All of them will die. But the world will be saved." "... I have seen this world many times.There are those left behind by the people who were killed, mourning them." "Ah..." "You're..."

"You're telling me to bear the burden of all that hatred?" "Yes. Only those who are prepared to be killed should kill. But Suzaku— you've made a mistake." "Eh?" "You and I both carry that burden." "— Ah. Yeah, you're right! Lelouch!" "Let's go, Suzaku! To change this world without a future!"

"Don't you feel like we've been forgotten, Alice?"

"I don't care. As long as we can return to our original world. I only want to hurry up and revive my author."

"As usual, you're a boring girl."

"Are you two friends?"

"Ahaha! No way! Won't we kill each other at any rate?"

"Because only one person can have their wish granted."

"It doesn't matter if we're only temporarily fighting together. I'll use your power as I please!"

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"Thank you... thank you, Suzaku. Your stubborn side and your kind side.... your sad eyes and your awkward side... the side of you that gets bitten by cats... I came to love all of it. Suzaku.... meeting you truly made me happy."

- Ending:

"It looks like we say goodbye here." "Are we finally free? God, those fucking dolls. Dragging us into annoying issues like this." Suzaku smiled and held out his hand to the two girls who had helped them. "Thank you, both of you. If it weren't for you two, Lelouch and I... we'd surely still be wandering around." "Thank you too." Seeing Alice as expressionless as ever, Cinderella let out an annoyed sigh— In the end, without shaking hands with anyone, the girls returned to their original world.

"So, what do we do now?" "We're shadows after all. Maybe one day, we'll disappear..." Lelouch held his hand over his left eye, where his power dwelled. "Maybe this world will be consumed by war again. And the weak will be oppressed. A world without a future will appear. To guard against that, this power of Geass will be needed." "Lelouch..." "Until the day I disappear, I intend to protect this word. I believe that's my duty, as one who holds the power of kings." "Yeah."

"So Suzaku... won't you wield your sword for that?" "— Of course. If we're together, nothing's impossible!" Lelouch and Suzaku's eyes met, and they laughed as they did when they were children. "Alright, let's go, Suzaku. To bring a future to this world." "Yeah!" Unnoticed by anyone, the swirling, red sky above turned a brilliant blue.

-

"And with t h a t ,  case closed."

" H a p p i l y  e v e r  a f t e r ~ ! "

"For a  w h i l e ,  I was  w o r r i e d  about what would happen."

" A s  e x p e c t e d ,  the power of friendship is strong."

"Now this  w o r l d  has a  f u t u r e . "

". . .  I s  t h a t  s o ? "

"Is something  t r o u b l i n g  you?"

"Is the loop  r e a l l y  over?"

"... Oh my,  o h  m y .  What an  o m i n o u s  thing to say."

"...."

" H e h e h e . . . ! "

" H e e  h e e  h e e . . . ! "

" W e l l  t h e n ,  everyone."

"Have a  g o o d  d a y . . . "

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Org XIII first date HCs (repost)

Listen i’m so sad because I wanted the 69th post in this blog to be a good meme but iNSTEAD ALL I GOT WAS TUMBLR EATING MY POSTS - so here’s me reposting that one post  cause it doesn’t ? show up p r o p e r l y on mobile  

it’s all under the read m o r e cause I don’t wanna flood all of your f e e d s

Xemnas :

He’d choose to go somewhere simple, but also meaningful and with little to none distractions. Probably whichever part of the castle has the best view to Kingdom Hearts - guarded by Dusks so no one would interrupt.

It’s a first date, so Xemnas would like to focus on getting to know you and figuring out if this whole dating thing is a waste of his time or not. Not gonna lie, it WILL be awkward cause the guy is just so intense. In the end, you won’t even know if the date went well or not, but hey he asked you for a second date so ? That’s neat -

Xigbar :

Completely unpredictable. Your guess is just as good as mine here. Xigbar’s choice depends on how he’s feeling that day, but you should expect a little action no matter where he takes you.

This fucker would definitely get you in trouble - if that was intentional or not it’s up for debate - but don’t worry ! He’ll save you and then probably ask for a smooch as a reward. Or just continue teasing and pranking you. If you prove that you can keep up with him and his snarky attitude, then he’ll definitely ask you on a second date.

Xaldin :

Okay l i s t e n. Don’t expect him to choose a good spot or an interesting activity for this date. You already managed to somehow score a date with him, so you’d probably be in charge of everything else cause Xaldin is a sour bih. As long as you don’t pick a really crowded place, you two should be fine.

Despite his super distant attude and permanent scowl on his face, he actually behaves like a gentleman - like he opens doors for you, etc etc. It’s just an habit of his from when he had a heart. If you’re lucky and he’s in a good mood, he might actually talk about himself - the two of you would just talk for hours about d e e p and s m a r t topics.

Vexen :

H A H. This dude is too old for cutesy dates - you should feel lucky that he even lets you hang around his laboratory, which is exactly where your first date will take place. Sooo exciting, right ?

You’ll spend most of the time trying to look for a place to sit down without him screaming something along the lines of “gET OUT OF THERE YOU’RE IN MY WAY-”. But if you’re patient enough, he’ll gladly teach you all the things he’s working on and explain them in detail ! If you convince him to take a break, then you two could bond over how annoying everyone can be while drinking that s w e e t h o t t e a.

Lexaeus :

He’s one of the very few members who would actually t r y to make this date as pleasant as possible, discussing what you’d like to do, what to avoid and of course, b o u n d a r i e s. The guy might be lack a heart but he still has common decency. You two would end up going to Beast’s massive garden, picking flowers.

Lexaeus would be lowkey nervous - mostly cause people tend to misinterpret his quiet nature for disdain and he doesn’t want to give a bad first impression. He’d try to speak more instead of just nodding silently and will gladly hold your hand the whole time, if that’s okay with you ofc.

Zexion :

Zexion hasn’t really had the chance to explore and experiment in this whole concept of dating, so he’d do some research to figure out how to achieve the best outcome. In the end, he’d just simply rely on you and ask what you’d like to do.

Because of his control over illusions, he could easily create whatever scenery or recreate any word you’d like to visit without even leaving the castle. Don’t tell anyone but he likes to show off. If you’re the literary type, he’d love to invite you to his library and recommend you a s h i t ton of good books or just discuss them.

Saix :

Another killjoy. His first date with you include standing in the Grey Room for hours while he assigns every member their missions and makes sure they all do their jobs properly. If you insist on a more “private” date, he’d just show up unnanounced in your room and just sit there on a chair or something. There’s your privacy, what else do you want ?

Everything would be really tense until like, the 25th date or so, when he finally l o o s e n s up. So no cute first date moments other than you trying to think of absolutely a n y t h i n g that could catch his attention. But even with his busy schedule Saix does make time for these dates, as awkward as they can be.

Axel :

Contrary to popular belief, Axel wouldn’t take you to the Clock Tower on the first date. That’s a special place reserved for his close friends and you, if you ever go past the first base. But he definitely would just walk around Twilight Town and treat you to ice cream. You can never go wrong with that strategy.

Out of everyone, he’d flirt the most and also pull those Iconic Date Moves, like yawning just to slide his arm around your shoulder and whatnot. “Y/N, can you hold this for me?” “Axel this is your hand -”. You’d get to hear a lot about Roxas and Xion too.

Demyx :

Oh, Demyx doesn’t mind or really care about where you two go, as long as there’s some water around (so he can impress you with his powers) and absolutely zero heartless (so he doesn’t actually have to use his powers for fighting). I can totally see him just bringing you along one of his missions and then hiding with you at the Coliseum, just chatting under the shade.

He’d probably remember to grab some flowers for you at the last second - they’re a bit…d e a d and uhhhhh in horrible shape, but it’s the thought that counts, right ?  If you’re into music, Demyx would love to try and play your favorite songs or anything you request, cause not many people actually enjoy hearing his sitar.

Luxord :

Since Luxord only has two moods (adrenaline junkie and british gentleman), this date can go in two completely different ways. But don’t panic, he’s very polite and will let you decide. If you feel like having a more adventurous date, he’ll take you to either Port Royale or Neverland to steal a pirate’s ship.

If you want a more tame and safe date, then it’s Neverland (the safe part of it at least) or Wonderland. The date would go really well, he’d even teach you some card tricks if you’re interest. And in return you can just answer all of his questions about yourself, cause the dude is just naturally curious. It would take him a long time to talk more about himself though.

Marluxia :

You can expect Marluxia to go all out and be hella extra for this.  He’d leave little notes for you and a rose petal trail so you can find him and start the date. You two would go to the Red Queen’s gardens in Wonderland (because Beast’s garden is a little too fuckin dark for Marluxia’s taste, cough)

He’d also flirt and try to make you s w o o n with his smooth lines, but he’d be more subtle and gentle than Axel. Definitely gives you a shit ton of flowers so you can “have something to remember him by.” If you ever find more roses upon waking up then that’s just Marluxia asking you out on another date.

Larxene :

Larxene would, first of all, warn you to make this first date worthwhile or else there’ll be consequences. But no matter what you have planned, she’ll end up dragging to wherever she feels like going at the moment, complaining about how “she has to do everything herself.” Lovely.

If she’s feeling active and energetic, you bet she’ll drag you over to the Coliseum to blow off some steam killing heartless and fighting. You get extra Larxene points if you show her that you can fight alongside her - but it’s fine if you decide to just chill and cheer for her too.

Roxas :

Roxas is clueless when it comes to romance, so he’d stress over where you two should go. He’d be reluctant to take you to other worlds because he really doesn’t want to have more b e e f with Saix or risk you getting hurt, but he’s pretty easy to convince so don’t worry about that too much.

No matter what you two end up doing, he’ll take you to the Clock Tower to eat ice cream because that’s just a tradition at this point. He might even get cheeky and try to imitate Axel’s “Bet You Don’t Know Why The Sunset’s Red H U H ™” only to fail miserably. Will definitely ask if he can hold your hand.

Xion :

Same as Roxas, except that she has her shit together. Xion would take you to her favorite spot : that little beach on Destiny Islands to pick up seashells, build sandcastles or just have fun splashing each other in the water, then you two would see the sunset !

I can see her stuttering and just s t r u g g l i n g to start a conversation with you. Like Roxas, she might even explain you why the sunset is r e d - But give these two a break, Axel is literally the only person they can look up to. Xion would also tell you about the Papou fruits and then b l u s h cause “she totally didn’t mean that you two should share one so early, please don’t hate her.”

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After The Sunset, Pt.26

Enchanted Forest. (A lone rider makes his way through the forest. Coming to a stop in front of a cave, the rider dismounts and we see that it's Henry Swan-Mills. Securing his horse and then drawing his sword, Henry takes a deep breath before entering the cave.) Cave. (Walking further into the cave, Henry arrives at a dais, upon which lays a sleeping princess. Sheathing his sword, Henry approaches the dais.) Henry: "I knew I'd find you." (Just as he's about to kiss the princess, a large fire-breathing dragon reveals itself to him. The dragon roars and spews a stream of fire at Henry, which luckily he's able to avoid. Drawing his sword ready to attack, Henry braces himself. At that same moment, a young prince arrives, hurling his sword and killing the creature. Turning, Henry stares mutely at the prince.) Prince: “Don't worry. I got this.” (Walking towards the dais, the prince leans down and kisses the maiden, awakening her with True Love’s Kiss.) Princess: “You saved me. My hero. (Stepping off the dais, she notices the would-be savior:) Henry? What are you doing here?” Henry: “I, uh was in the neighborhood. Thought you could use another familiar face when you woke up.” Princess: “Well, thank you. I don't know what I would have done without your support. (The prince and princess walk off together:) Isn't he sweet? Like the brother I never had.” (Henry watches them leave while he stands alone.)

Enchanted Forest. (Exiting the cave, Henry touches the gash on his head and winces when he sees the blood.) Rumplestiltskin: (Standing beside the cave entrance:) “Some scars go more than skin deep. And I have a feeling that one goes right to the bone.” Henry: “Surprise, that story wasn’t mine, either.” Rumplestiltskin: "Apparently not. And that was what, the third princess so far?" Henry: "Fourth." Rumplestiltskin: "Ouch." Henry: (Sighs:) "Grandpa, I know you're only trying to help, but I think I'm done. I'm not in the mood for your games anymore." Rumplestiltskin: "Games? These aren't games, Dearie. These are possibilities. I brought you to this realm to help you find your story, you can't just quit after four abject failures. (Henry shakes his head:) Perhaps what you need is a different perspective." Henry: "What do you mean?" Rumplestiltskin: "Well, take your mother for instance. Regina didn't find her happy ending with your other mother until after she gave up her evil ways." Henry: "That's true..." Rumplestiltskin: "So maybe for this next story, you could try playing the villain?" Henry: "No, that's not who I want to be." Rumplestilskin: "Oh Henry, relax. This world isn't real. The people in it don't really exist, so you wouldn't actually be hurting anyone. Trust your grandpa, Henry. I can get you a happy beginning, middle, and an end. Beautiful princess. Sparkling castle. Anything you dream can be yours. All you have to do, is try it." Henry: (Considers:) "All right, but just once. Then we try something else." Rumplestiltskin: "Of course. Now, (Putting his hand around Henry's shoulder:) I think I know exactly where we should begin." Royal Castle. (Snow White awakens cradling Neal in her arms. Sitting up, she nudges David awake.) Snow White: "David." David: "Yeah, I'm okay." Hook: (Sits up:) "No. What happened? Where the blazes are we?" David: (Looking around:) "This is our palace." Snow White: "We're in the Enchanted Forest."

Jabberwocky: (Via a magic mirror:) "Well, you've got to admit, I've got panache." Hook: "There! That's the creature who was masquerading as Belle." Jabberwocky: (As the trio approach the mirror:) "Creature? How rude." David: "Who are you? Why have you done this?" Jabberwocky: "They call me the Jabberwocky, and I've done nothing to you. I've merely brought you home." Snow White: "Why are we here?" Jabberwocky: "Because the people need their leaders. Those ordinary, common folk that you relied upon to help you take back your kingdom from the Evil Queen. The same peasants you forgot about the moment you sat on your thrones." Hook: "What are you babbling about?" Jabberwocky: "Heroes. You and everyone else who identify themselves with that epithet are guilty of crimes against the masses. You allow yourselves to be built up in the eyes of those you claim to be fighting for, and yet once you find your happy endings, your heroics end as well. Leaving the rest of us to wallow in the muck, trapped in our own misery, never to escape." Snow White: "So we're to believe you're some sort of champion for the every man?" Jabberwocky: (Chuckles:) "By the time I'm done, every man, woman and child will be made equal. They will be able to determine their own destinies and not bow down to their so-called heroes." Wonderland. Mountain Top. (A robed Alice watches a similarly robed Drizella as she gathers the ingredients she needs.) Alice: "I'm not sure about this. Why do we need to cast a spell?" Drizella: "Oh, don't think of this as a spell. Spells can be used to harm people. Think of it as a cure. A cure to everyone's suffering. (Seeing that Alice is still unsure:) When you see the beauty of what we're doing, you won't mind the cost at all. We have everything we need. Let's begin. Hold out your hands. (Alice does and Drizella holds up a vial:) Old love. The blood of your brother. (Places the vial in Alice's hand. Holds up another vial:) New love. Blood from the woman with whom you wish to spend your life." Alice: "What? Robin? What do you know about Rob-" Drizella: "Hush. (Holds up the last vial:) Love betrayed. A lock of my sister's hair. She was killed by my mother in the name of hatred." Alice: (As Drizella places the last vial in her hands:) "So, what's supposed to happen? (The vials ignite into a swirling flame:) Am I meant to-" Drizella: "Simply do as you did before with the Dark One dagger. Raise your arms to the sky and send forth your Guardian powers into the night. Let it spread across all the realms far and wide and by morning, you will be free of your magic. Able to live a long, happy life with the one you love. Safe in the knowledge that your sacrifice has saved everyone." (Alice nods and, after a moment, begins to shape the flames in her hands before shooting a jet of fire into the sky. As a dark cloud forms and blankets the sky, turning day into night, Drizella looks up at it, laughing with glee.)

Tiana's Palace. (Tiana sits staring at her vanity mirror, an unreadable expression on her face.) Will: (Reclined on the plush cushions:) "Come to bed, Your Majesty." Tiana: (Turning in her chair to face him:) "Aren't you even a little concerned about your sister?" Will: "This again. (Sits up:) I've been concerned for Alice for more years than I can remember. After what she's been through, I think Alice is entitled to a little adventure every now and then." Tiana: "So why not take Robin with her? They clearly care deeply for one another." Will: (Moves towards her:) "Why does this bother you so much?" Tiana: "Because... should the day come that we were to marry, Alice would become my sister. The people already know their queen shares her bed with the Knave of hearts, what if something were to happen to Alice while she off on some adventure alone?" Will: (Scoffs:) "Kidnap and ransom, that's what you're worrying about? Alice can handle herself and there are far richer kingdoms to try and squeeze money from. Everyone knows you give most of the treasury money back to the people anyway." Tiana: "I suppose, but I still don't like the idea of her being alone." Will: "Well, having Robin with her wouldn't make much difference." Tiana: (Laughs:) "I wouldn't let her hear you say that. Robin's skills with the bow are second to none, or are you choosing to forget about that bet you lost?" Will: (Dismissively:) "It was a lucky shot." Tiana: "She shot an apple off your head from one hundred yards away. I don't think- (Suddenly, something catches Tiana's eye from the open window:) What is that?" Anastasia: (Entering:) "I think I might have the answer." Will: (Shocked:) "Anastasia..." Tiana: (Steps forward:) "How did you get in here?" Anastasia: "I was queen myself once, I know how to avoid guards." Will: "Anastasia, how did you-" Anastasia: "A combination of magic and science." Will: "So, Doctor Frankenstein, he... did this?" Anastasia: (Nods:) "Thanks to my mother's sacrifice." Tiana: (Cutting in:) "Not that I'm not pleased to see you alive and well, but you mentioned something about that angry looking cloud that's currently headed right for us?" Anastasia: "Yes. Whatever that thing is out there, I'm certain my sister is responsible for it." Will: "Drizella?" Anastasia: (Nods:) "My mother gave her life so that Drizella and I would be reunited. So that I could convince my sister to end whatever that cloud out there is going to bring down upon all of us." Tiana: "Okay, there's no time to waste, whatever that cloud is, it's bad news." Enchanted Forest. Royal Palace. (The Charmings and Hook are still trying to digest what's happened.) David: "So this thing, this Jabberwocky, she wants to turn the people against heroes?" Snow White: “How does she intend to do that?” Hook: "And, what the bloody hell is a Jabberwocky and why should we care what her plans are?" Zelena: (Entering, accompanied by Robin and several other citizens of Oz:) "I think I might know.” Snow White: “Zelena. Where have you been?” Zelena: “Oz. Robin and I, and a few hangers-on, only just made it out in one piece.” (Holds up Jefferson’s hat.) Snow White: (Gasps:) “The Mad Hatter's hat.” David: “W-Wasn't it destroyed?” Zelena: “Well, he was a hatter. He had multiples. Inside are portals to every realm. I used it to escape Oz.” David: “Escape? Why did you need to escape your own realm?” Zelena: “Look, there isn't much time. It's easier if I show you.” (Zelena places the hat on the ground and transports them inside.) Inside The Mad Hatter’s Hat. (They arrive to find a room surrounded by many doors, all leading to different realms.) Zelena: (Walking to the door leading to Oz:) “If you want to know what we were running from, take a gander.” (Pulls the curtain to reveal people and munchkins fighting in the streets.) Snow White: “They’re killing each other.” Zelena: “I can see that.” Robin: “When we left Oz, there was a huge thunder cloud darkening the sky. As soon as it came overhead-” Zelena: “It was apocalyptic, people started attacking each other.” Hook: “What’s causing this?” Zelena: “Your friend in the mirror, the Jabberwocky. She’s an ancient, immortal creature. She feeds off everyone’s fears, their hatred. Obviously she’s using that power to turn everyone against each other.” David: "But why now?" Zelena: (Shrugs:) "I heard tales of the Jabberwocky as a child. My father used to threaten that she'd come and get me if I didn't do my chores." Robin: "That's awful." Zelena: "Last anyone heard, she was trapped in a tower in Wonderland." Robin: "Like Alice?" Zelena: (Nods:) "Only in this case, the Jabberwocky was never meant to be freed." Hook: "Well someone clearly ignored that decree and released her anyway. The question is how do we stop her?" Zelena: "That's the tricky part. To defeat an immortal we need an immortal, and now that Rumple's no longer the Dark One..." David: "There's no one left to stop her." Snow White: "Zelena, isn’t there some counter spell you can use to slow that cloud down? Like the potion Regina made to counteract the Black Fairy’s curse?" Zelena: "It's possible, but it won’t buy us much time. The fact is, and I can’t believe I’m admitting this; my magic alone won’t be enough. We need something much stronger.” Hook: “Like Emma and Regina’s combined magic?” Zelena: “Precisely. Only trouble is, with the people baying for our blood, we're stuck here and the lovebirds have just flown three thousand miles away.”

The Land Without Magic. Present. Paris. (Emma stands sipping her drink at the poolside bar when she turns to see her wife stepping out of the pool. As if suddenly in slow motion, Emma watches Regina rise from the water, climbing the steps while never taking her eyes from her intended target. The brunette simply stands there for a moment to allow Emma to watch the water cascade down her body, causing the blonde woman to miss her mouth with her straw several times. Smiling, Regina returns to her sun lounger, knowing full well her wife is watching every move she makes in her white, two-piece bathing suit. Shaken from her stupor by the sounds coming from the straw in her now empty glass, Emma gets to her feet and walks over to join Regina.) Emma: (Approaching:) "I appreciate a woman who knows how to make an entrance. Are you staying at the hotel?" Regina: (Playing along:) "Yes I am. How about you, what brings you to Paris, business or pleasure?" Emma: "Hopefully a bit of both. May I sit?" Regina: "Please." (Emma takes a seat on the sun lounger opposite.) Emma: "I'm Trixie." Regina: (Smirks, thinks:) "I'm Lola. (They share a smile, and Regina continues their game:) It takes forever to get a drink. There's only one waitress." Emma: "I can go to the bar." Regina: "Oh, don't go. I mean, you just got here." Emma: "Hm. So tell me, Lola, what do you do for a living?" Regina: "I'm in sales." Emma: "Sales, how intentionally vague of you." Regina: (Smiles:) "I like to keep things close to my chest." Emma: "I can certainly see why. I like your outfit." Regina: "Thank you. Actually this is my second favourite outfit." Emma: "Oh yeah?" Regina: "I had a first favourite, but it got ruined and I had to get rid of it." Emma: "What happened to it?" Regina: "It got torn from my body." Emma: "Really? How did that happen?" Regina: "My wife got overzealous." Emma: "Your wife? She sounds intense." Regina: "She has her moments." Emma: "Well it's a shame she's not here, I'd like to meet her." Regina: "We could wait for her in my room if you want?" Emma: (Chuckles:) "Wow, already?" Regina: (Winces:) "Too soon? This is your game, I've never played before." Emma: "Shh, no it's fine. Keep going. (Gets back into character:) I'd love to wait in your room with you." Regina: "On second thought, maybe we shouldn't. I mean, I don't even know you." Emma: "Well then get to know me. Ask me what I do for a living." Regina: "All right, what do you do for a living, Trixie?" Emma: "I'm a bounty hunter." Regina: "A b-bounty hunter?" Emma: "Mhmm. I track down bad people and bring them to justice." Regina: "That sounds dangerous." Emma: "It can be, but it has its perks too." Regina: "Such as?" Emma: "Well, there's this one person I've been tracking for a long time. She's the worst of the worst. They call her the Evil Queen." Regina: "Hm. She sounds awful." Emma: "Yeah, that's what most people believe. But I have a different theory." Regina: "You do?" Emma: "Mm. I think she's not as bad as they say. I think she just needs someone to help turn her life around. And I think, she's siting next to me right now." Regina: "Oh, Trixie, please you have to understand, I-" Emma: "Shh, I know. It turns out, I'm not a very good bounty hunter." Regina: "Y-you're not?" Emma: (Shakes her head:) "No, I keep falling for their sob stories and let them go." Regina: "You sound as if you have a heart of gold." Emma: "Well, I'm not that easy. I'd have to be convinced. (Taking Regina's hand:) Why don't you come with me up to your room, and we'll see if you can give me a compelling reason to let you go." (Regina smiles and allows herself to be helped to her feet. Once she reaches her full height, they kiss.) Regina: (Their lips part but remain tantalizingly close:) "How was that?" Emma: "Mm, that... was a very good opening argument." Regina: "Trust me, Trixie, by the time I finish convincing you, you'll never want to let me go." (With that, Regina takes Emma's hand and leads them away from the poolside.) Wonderland. (Tiana, Anastasia and Will walk through the forest towards the source of the dark cloud spreading across the sky.) Will: "The wind is carrying the cloud away from here, but it won't be long before the entire sky is blacked out." Anastasia: (Lagging behind:) "Must we walk directly in the mud?” Tiana: “What's the matter, Queen? Or is it only your hands you don't mind getting dirty?” Anastasia: “Will, you should really teach your girlfriend some manners before someone else does.” (The group continue walking.) Will: “Tiana, are you all right?” Tiana: “Yes, I'm fine.” Will: “Are you sure?” Tiana: “Of course I am.” Will: (Glancing back at Anastasia:) “Look, Ana and I, we’re just friends. There’s never been anything more to it than that.” Tiana: (Scoffs:) “I’m not jealous, Will. I just don’t trust why she’s here. Before she died, the Red Queen wasn’t exactly known for her love of the people.” Will: “That was the Queen of Hearts’ influence. Trust me, before Cora got her claws into her, Anastasia was one of the sweetest, kindest people you could ever hope to meet.” Tiana: “Well, I’ll take your word for it. For now.” (They walk by a small village which looks to have been attacked.) Will: "Looks like this place has been abandoned." Tiana: "And no wonder. (Points to debris on the ground:) It looks as though something took a bite out of this wall." Naveen: (Approaching, spear in hand:) “Not exactly a mouth you'd want to kiss, now, is it?” Will: (Stepping between Tiana and Naveen:) “Who are you?” Naveen: “My shiny coat and my sharp spear don't give it away? I'm the hero who's going to kill this beast of a gator.” Tiana: “Then you're even stupider than you look, because whatever attacked this dock is too big to be any gator.” Naveen: “You don't have to believe me. In fact, it's probably best if you and your friends run along.” Tiana: “If anyone is running along, it is you.” Naveen: “Fiery. Whew, I like that. You remind me of someone. Oh, myself.” Will: “You'd do best to cut the quips. This is the queen of the kingdom you're talking to.” Naveen: “Allow me to introduce myself. (Bows:) Prince Naveen of Maladonia, at your service.” Tiana: “Wait, you're really a prince?” Naveen: “I've been tracking this fearsome beast across the entire realm. My enchanted spear is the only weapon strong enough to kill it.” Tiana: (To Will:) “Now he is bragging about his enchanted spear.” Will: “You know what? Where's the harm in bringing him? We can always use him as bait.” Tiana: “And I'll enjoy saving his life and showing him what a real hero is like. For now, you can accompany her highness back there.”

(Tiana turns back to look for Anastasia but sees she’s nowhere to be found.) Tiana: “Will.” Will: “What?” Tiana: “Where’s Anastasia?” Will: “I don't know.” Tiana: “She was right behind us.” Elsewhere In The Forest. (A group of villagers huddle in a circle as one man holds something skyward.) Village Leader: "One diamond pin! (Holds up another item:) One ring, looks like rubies! This'll feed us for months. (The villagers cheer:) The question is what do we do with her?” (Anastasia is revealed to be sat in the middle of the circle, dazed.) Anastasia: “Where am I? Who are you people?” Village Leader: “You people? Did you hear that? ‘You people.’” Anastasia: (Being pulled to her feet:) “Don't you know who I am?!” Village Woman: “Why do you think we hijacked you?” Village Leader: “Of course we know who you are, or, rather, who you used to be. You abandoned us! You took our harvests, let terrifying creatures take over our fields. You're the reason we're hungry. You're the reason we're suffering. And now you, darling, will be the one to suffer.” (The villagers converge upon her.)

Inside The Mad Hatter's Hat. (The room has filled considerably, leaders from all realms gathered together.) Snow White: "I saw someone from Arendelle just now. They still had snow on their shoulders." David: "What? How far is this nightmare spreading?" Jasmine: (Arriving with Zelena and Aladdin:) “Far.” Snow White: “Jasmine, Aladdin?” Aladdin: “It hit Agrabah, whatever it is.” Jasmine: “We barely got our people out. What's going on?” Snow White: “The Jabberwocky is spreading fear across all the realms.” David: “The black cloud that’s filling the sky is somehow feeding on people’s hatred. The more it feeds, the stronger it gets." Robin: “We need to get back there and stop all this.” Aladdin: “What about the portal we just came through, the hat?” Zelena: “I travelled to each realm and gathered us all in one place so that there’d be strength in numbers. We need to stick together until we come up with a plan.” Snow White: “Well we can’t stay in here much longer, there’s not enough room.” (Zelena rolls her eyes and transports everyone out of the hat.) Dark Palace. (There are murmurs of surprise from those gathered as they take in their new surroundings.) Hook: “Grouping us together like this is all very well and good, but I don’t see Mal here, I don’t see my daughter.” Zelena: “I couldn’t find Lily and Maleficent wasn’t interested in leaving her nightclub. I didn’t have time to convince those who didn’t want my help. Besides, they’re both dragons, they can handle themselves.” Hook: “Aye, but this storm or whatever feeds on emotions, right? Feelings of inadequacy and vengeance? I’m not gonna just stand here and let my daughter do something she’ll regret.” Snow White: (As Hook turns to leave:) “Wait, Hook, it’s not safe for you out there.” Hook: “Ah well that’s where you’re wrong, luv. You heroes might be prime targets for attack, but you’re forgetting one thing. I’m Captain Hook, I’ve always been a villain.” (With that, Hook turns and walks away.)

[willgayers]

“You can’t keep pretending it didn’t happen, cause guess what? It did!” Reddie

wowza! so this request has been in my ask box forever but here it finally is! this contains the whole losers club by the way, as it is a weekend-getaway ;-)

mainly reddie of course, but with some side-stenbrough and benverly!also a lot of platonic stozier

might start doing moodboards paired with my writing by the way, if i have the time lmao, but here’s one for this anyway!

The Losers Club were supposed to have a great weekend getaway.

They’d driven all the way to Bill’s parents’ cabin — and the series of misfortunate events had started literally on the day of arrival, Friday morning, when they finally got to the cabin and realized the electricity was off. Bill had to call his parents (because what the hell does a 18 year old know about shit like that?), who had to call the electrician and the teens had to sit in the car for a hour and a half, waiting for him to show up.

He took another hour to fix the power box but once he was done, the losers thought “well! now we can get this party started!”, but they were wrong.

“So… this really is the cabin?” Stanley deadpanned the second they stepped out of the car as he could now see the place fully, not exactly impressed. “You see Bill, when you said cabin, I imagined we were going to see a good old fashioned winter wonderland house. Not Jersey Shore- Xmas Edition.”

Richie laughed at the joke.

“Oh, c-come on, Stan. All cabins have m-magic.” Bill said.

“Magic?” Stan frowned.

“Yeah! Don’t you know?” Beverly joined. “It’s like, a thing. Cabins are so cozy. They’re in the middle of nowhere, away from the city noises… they’ve got that nice wooden smell too.”

“I bet this place smells like detergent.” Stan just snapped, and his friends laughed at his melancholia.

“Magic, huh?” Richie asked Beverly as they started walking in. “What’s that mean?”

“Shit, fucking hell!”

They turned their heads around to see Eddie kicking his suitcase that’s wheels got stuck in the snow, Mike rushing to help him.

Then Beverly and Richie turned to look at each other again.

“I’m sure you’ll find out.” Beverly smirked and walked ahead, leaving Richie standing there on the porch by himself, blushing a little but then shaking off whatever thoughts Beverly had just pushed in his mind before he walked in too.

—–—

“Mike, can you get the groceries?” Beverly asked in the kitchen, as she looked inside the fridge. It was empty as presumed, only a block of cheese and a half-empty bottle of Fanta inside.

“Sure,” Mike said and walked outside, his feet scrunching on the snow as he looked around himself, smiling at the sight. It was beautiful — trees around the cabin covered in snow, a lake opposite with a thick layer of ice over it. He didn’t understand what Stan meant by Jersey Shore Xmas Edition. This place was great!

He got to the car and pulled the door open, only to have his eyes widen in shock.

He walked to the back of the car and opened the trunk; sighing in relief as he found three bags. Grabbing them, he then closed the door and slammed the trunk close, walking back in.

“This place is huge, Billy!” Richie blurted out as he rushed down the staircase from upstairs. And he was right — the place was huge. It was made of wood, but very modern. One of the walls was completely just a big window, the kitchen was huge and it was just a one big room with the living room combined; the house had three floors (basement had a hot tub and a minibar), and four bedrooms.

“I guess so,” Bill shrugged, grabbing one of the grocery bags from Mike.

They placed them on the table and started to unload them, but frowned soon.

“Wait— t-these were all?” Bill asked.  

“Yeah,” Mike said, a little confused too. “But this is just… the beer. And some… salad supplies?”

“Yeah, w-we had s-s-seven bags!” Bill blurts out.

“Richie, where’d you leave the rest of the bags?” Mike turned his gaze to Richie, and suddenly so did all of them — and Richie winded back the events in his head; Bill paid. Stan and Mike grabbed the bags. Beverly and Ben were already waiting by the car; Richie was waiting for Eddie to buy his chocolate bar and oh my fucking god Eddie looked so cute when he smiled to the cashier and Richie’s heart expanded in his chest and then Eddie asked if Richie was ready and Richie just starry-eyed nodded anddddd…

“Oh, shit,” Richie mumbled, and all the losers looked shocked. Beverly started to speak.

“Please don’t say that–”

“I forgot them to the store,” Richie said and literally all of them let out a whine or a groan, paired with super over-dramatic expressions but hey; forgetting groceries at the store is an annoying thing.

“I’m sorry!” Richie tried.

“Richie, it’s a thirty minute ride back!” Stan said. “I am not driving again! Were you not just with us in the car? The road here is a nightmare!”

“I said I’m sorry!” Richie said.

“God, Richie, you had one fucking job!” Stanley blurted out, holding his hand out.

“Okay, lets just c-calm down.” Bill said, giving his boyfriend a look, and Stan didn’t say anything, but this didn’t stop him from glaring at Richie who was trying to escape from everyone’s gazes, still standing at the final step of the stairs.

“We’re just gonna go luh-light today, and eat some s-salad!” Bill smiled, holding up a can of tuna and a bag of salad. “And tomorrow f-first thing we drive to the st-store.”

“Well I’m not fucking driving,” Stan snorted.  

You don’t fucking have to, Richie wanted to snap, and like Bill would’ve known this, he looked at Richie who zipped his mouth.

“You don’t h-have to,” Bill just said to Stan. “I’ll drive. Lets just, m-make this salad now, okay?”

Stan looked at him for a moment before nodding, and grabbing a cucumber.

“Okay,” he mumbled, and Bill smiled lightly, pressing a kiss to his cheek, and Richie fought the urge to roll his eyes.

“We should probably take our stuff upstairs,” Ben said to Beverly, who nodded.

“Yeah,” she said.

“The first room on the left is mah-mine and Stan’s, because that’s my room.” Bill said. “Other than that, you’re f-free to choose.”

The couple nodded before leaving upstairs, dragging their bags.

“I can take that,” Ben said to Beverly who smiled admiringly as her boyfriend grabbed her bag; clearly struggling.

“Ben, it’s okay, I can carry it—”

“No, no I’m fine!” Ben choked out a laugh.

Eddie and Richie glanced at the two of them as they passed from between them, and then they glanced at each other; both of them clearly nervous.

“How many bedrooms did you say there were, Bill?” Richie asked.

“Four.” Bill said as he washed the salad leafs.

“And uh… the rooms, they wouldn’t happen to be single bedded, would they?” Eddie asked, clearing his throat.

“I… think one of them, is.” Bill mumbled, looking up as he was trying to remember.

“Great! Which one is it?” Eddie blurted out.

“I think it’s the one at the end of the h-hallway.” Bill said.

“Yeah, because I’m sleeping in the one down here,” Mike said. Everyone turned to look at him; like why would he wanna sleep down here by himself? Why would he volunteer?

“What?” He asked. “Someone’s gotta be the holy protector of this house. Besides; I’m the greatest cook. I’ll be the first one making breakfast.”

They all chuckled a little.

“Right! Breakfast. Some bacon, eggs, muesli… sounds great!” Stan said, and the smile faded from Richie’s lips as he realized where this was going. “But wait a minute— something’s wrong… oh, that’s right! You can’t make any, because Richie forgot them all!”

“Okay d-drop it Stan.” Bill said.

“I’m just annoyed! Richi—”

The look on Bill’s face made Stan stop talking though, and just mumble something under his breath before he continued on chopping the cucumber.

“Anyway, as I was s-saying, there’s one room that’s single bedded.” Bill said.  

“Well great,” Eddie said. “We’ll take that one then!”

Richie was kind of disappointed at how eager Eddie was with taking the single-bedded room; did he really not wanna sleep in the same bed with Richie that bad? He wasn’t that bad, was he?

“Right?” Eddie asked a Richie, who nodded.

“Right,” he said.

“Well— the room won’t take itself, will it?” Stanley tilted his head.

“God, eat a freaking Snickers, Uris,” Richie just mumbled and threw his Nike bag over his shoulder as he started marching upstairs.

Mike tried to choke his chuckle as Eddie just smirked at Stan, before following Richie upstairs.  

Stan was glaring after Richie, and then turned his gaze to Bill, who was also smirking at Richie’s joke — and Uris rolled his eyes.

—–—

“Is this the one —?” Richie asked as he opened a door on the left, revealing a bathroom. “Uh, no.”

“Unless you wanna sleep in a bathtub?” Eddie joked.

“I don’t think it’s big enough for the both of us, Eddie-Spaghetti.” Richie said, amused.

“We can take turns.” Eddie shrugged, and Richie laughed before turning back around and starting to walk further.

Eddie tried not to think of the way Richie’s laugh made something inside him flutter, and the way he found himself smiling at the sound.

Then Richie stopped at another door.

“Ah! It’s this one!” He said, walking in, only to see Beverly and Ben at the left corner.

“Hi,” Richie said, glancing at the bags on the floor. Eddie arrived behind him, raising a questioning brow.

“…hi?” Beverly and Ben said.

“What are you doing in mine and Eddie’s room?” Richie asked.

“It’s not yours, it’s ours.” Beverly said.

“Uh? No it’s not? It’s single-bedded!” Richie said.

“Uh, I don’t care — this one has a balcony.” Beverly said, opening her suitcase.

“Don’t open that! This is our room!” Richie said.

“God, why can’t you just share a bed?” Beverly asked, turning to the guys again.

Richie and Eddie glanced at each other, and then back to Beverly.

“Yeah, we’re not gonna sleep in the same bed.”

“Nope, sorry.”

“Or we could change the beds,” Ben suggested. “I bet they’re not that heavy.”

He walked over to one of the beds, and started pushing it. Not moving. He walked to the other side — still not moving.

The other three just looked at him, and Eddie twisted his mouth; this was realy not working.

“Maybe if I pull it from here-” Ben tried and started to pull the bed from the leg-end of it, but ended up falling down to his butt.

“Are you okay?” Beverly hurried to ask.

“God, what are these, fucking bolted to the floor?!” Ben blurted out.

“Well—” Eddie sighed. “I guess we’re just gonna have to take the other room.”

Richie turned his head to Eddie almost so fast his glasses dropped down.

“But we’re gonna have to sleep in the same bed,” he spoke.

“Well,” Eddie shrugged. “No can do.”

They made sure to give Beverly one last judging eyes though, before quietly walking to the last room at the end of the hallway.

And a whistle left Richie’s lips as he opened the door.

“Wow,” Eddie said.

It was huge.

The room had a giant window at the top of the ceiling, so wide that you wouldn’t have even needed a lamp because it illuminated the whole room; but regardless, there was a white big crystal lamp hanging on the ceiling. On the floor there was a sheep hide (presumably fake though, as Bill and his family were vegetarians), and the bed was a California king size.

“I think we got the master bedroom,” Richie said to Eddie, and they glanced at each other again, before both of them high-fived and rushed in.

“Holy shit, this room is like the size of my entire house!” Richie blurted out.

“God, we even have a mini fridge,” Eddie said, opening it.

Richie chuckled as he fell on the bed, his gaze following Eddie who was walking around the room, looking at every tiny detail in it; and Richie was looking at every tiny detail in him.

Truth be told, he had been in love with Eddie ever since sixth grade, yet he’d never have the courage to tell him how he felt other than by joking pick-up lines Kaspbrak never took seriously; because it was Richie! He flirted with everyone. But what Eddie didn’t know, that every time Richie flirted with him? He really meant it.

“Hey, good news!” Eddie spoke, his head inside some room behind the corner.

“Yeah?” Richie asked, and Eddie turned around.

“We have a bathroom — so there’s still that bathtub.” Eddie said, and Richie laughed.

“What, I take the bathtub and you take the bed?” He asked.

“Well since you offered,” Eddie shrugged, soon a smirk rising to his lips; and Richie couldn’t help but smile at the sight. Eddie saw the… look in Richie’s eyes, something he wasn’t sure if he’d seen before, and he felt his tummy fill with butterflies as he just chuckled and glanced away. And then the door swung open.

“Guys! Food is ready!” Ben said, his jaw then dropping as he looked around the room.

“Wow,” he said.

“My words exactly, Benny-boy!” Richie said, jumping down from the bed. “Still want that balcony room?”

“You two hit jackpot.” Ben mumbled, and Richie let out a raspy laugh, ruffling his friend’s hair on his way out; and Eddie felt his legs go limp.

God, this was going to be a long, long weekend.

—-

“Popcorn?”

Richie lifted his head up to Stanley who arrived in the living room with a bowl of popcorn in his hands later that day.

“Wow, is it poisoned?” Richie joked to his friend who laughed, clearly over his mood from earlier.

“No, it’s not poisoned, Rich.” Stan said, and Richie smirked before he reached out for the bowl.  

“Oh wait, actually—” Stanley joked as Richie’d already thrown the whole handful into his mouth.

“Kidding.” Uris smirked and Richie laughed, as Stan started to hold the bowl out to the rest of them.  

“I still can’t believe your parents own a cabin this big,” Richie said, as the whole club were sitting in the living room, some of them on the couch and some of them on the floor next to the sofa table, sitting on top of a another freaking sheep hide. “Are y'all secretly millionaires or something?”

Bill chuckled at Richie’s question, sipping on his beer.

“No, unf-fortunately.” Bill said. “This cabin used to be my grandpa’s.”

“Your grandpa’s? But this is so modern,” Eddie said. Him and Richie were sitting next to each other on the couch; and Eddie wasn’t drinking either. Richie was a little surprised at this, because Richie not drinking had never stopped Eddie before — it had never stopped any of them before, honestly, but now Eddie wasn’t. He’d objected from taking a beer twice already. But maybe he just wasn’t in the mood.

God, Richie; it’s not because of you, he thought to himself.

“Yeah well, grandpa never l-liked it.” Bill shrugged. Maybe that’s why.

“So was your grandpa a millionaire?” Beverly smirked from the couch, sloughing with the beer can lazily in the hand that was hanging out from the hand rest.

“More or l-less.” Bill said and all their eyes widened.

“Your grandpa was a millionaire and you never told us?!” Richie blurted out, and Bill laughed.

“Well why would’ve I?” He asked. “It’s not like I had the m-muh-money.”

“God. A millionaire in our midst.” Richie said. “Step back Stan, I might marry Bill.”

Eddie glanced at Richie as their friends laughed, feeling as though someone had just punched him in the chest. He lowered his gaze and just leaned to grab some popcorn from the bowl on the table, trying to eat his feelings away.

“Not if I do it first,” Stan said, throwing a hand over Bill’s shoulders and smiling at him.

“I’m serious, there might be a ring to it! Richard Denbrough.” Richie said, fake majestic, and everyone laughed again; all except for Eddie.

Stanley just rolled his eyes amusedly, saying; “Tough luck, Tozier.” — before pulling Bill in to a kiss.

“Get a room,” Ben joked.

Mike and Beverly chuckled as Richie turned his gaze to Eddie, who didn’t look entertained at all. He looked like he was drowning inside his big hoodie, his legs stretched out on the table in front of them, and he just looked so cute Richie could’ve swooned right there and then.

“You okay, Eds?” Richie asked.

“Fine.” Eddie just said.

God, what’s wrong with you?! He thought to himself. It was just a joke!

“Yeah? You don’t look like it.” Richie chuckled. “You’re sulking.”

They hadn’t even noticed that the rest of the losers were paying attention to them now.

“No I’m not,” Eddie said.

“Yes you are,” Richie said, leaning to press his finger against Eddie’s cheek to try and pull the corners of his mouth up, and Eddie burst out in a chuckle.

“Stop!” He laughed.

“There! Not broody anymore,” Richie smirked, and the other losers exchanged looks.

–—–

“So uh… how are we going to… do this?”

Richie and Eddie were standing on opposite sides of the bed in their pj’s, looking at each other and the bed alternatively.

“Well uh… you take that side and I take this side,” Eddie said from the left side.

“Right,” Richie said. “So we just… get in.”

“Right,” Eddie said.

“Right.” Richie said again.

Eddie nodded, and they both climbed to the bed, getting under the blankets; and then they realized the blankets were in fact just… a one, blanket.

“Uh…” Richie mumbled.

“Well I mean— it’s a huge blanket,” Eddie said. “I’m sure we can manage with it.”

Richie nodded in agreement. It wasn’t like he had anything against this.

“Yeah, you’re right,” Richie nodded.

They looked at each other in the slightly bothered silence, the room was dark other than the light around the bed that was coming from yellow night-lamps on the night tables on both sides of the bed.

“So… good night,” Eddie said.

“Good night,” Richie said back.

They looked at each other for another few seconds before Eddie nodded and gave a small awkward smile, and then turned his back to Richie, leaning to pull the string of his side’s lamp to shut it. Richie looked at the back of his head for a moment (and Eddie sensed this, as he didn’t feel the bed shift first), before he turned to his side and leaned to close his lamp.

Neither one of them fell asleep; they didn’t get even close to it; and then, after approximately five minutes, Richie spoke.

“You up?” He asked.

“Yeah,” Eddie said.

“I’m not even tired.” Richie admitted, and Eddie smiled a little, even though in the dark room it couldn’t be seen. Well, and he did still have his back towards Richie too.

“Neither am I,” Eddie said, and Richie turned around. Eddie did the same.

“So you wanna like… talk?” Richie asked.

“Okay,” Eddie shrugged softly. “About what?”

Richie shrugged.

“Something.” Richie said.

“That’s a wide subject.” Eddie chuckled, and Richie smiled.

“I like your laugh.” The words rolled off of Richie’s tongue and he did not mean to say that out loud — but oh, shit, he did.

Eddie’s brows raised up a little and Richie was too afraid to turn his gaze away, as his lips were a little parted.

“I mean—”

“You like my laugh?” Eddie smirked, amused.

“No, that’s not what I meant-”

“So you don’t like my laugh?” Eddie asked, faking offended.

“No, I like your laugh.” Richie mumbled, embarrassed, his cheeks pink.

Eddie looked at him in the dark, a wide smile on his lips. He then decided to speak too.

“I like your…” everything, he could’ve said. “Glasses.”

“I don’t even have them on right now,” Richie said.

“Can you see anything?” Eddie asked, actually a little curious.

“Honestly? No.” Richie said, and Eddie laughed again. “Especially cause it’s dark. I’m blind as a bat.”

“Awww,” Eddie cooed, and that did something to Richie; he didn’t know what it was, but he could feel the tension in the room change, so he got more courage.

“I like your hair,” Richie continued.

“I like your hair too,” Eddie smirked.

“What, this old thing?” Richie joked, running his fingers through his hair, and Eddie bit his lip gently — God, how he wanted to do that. 

“I like some of your jokes.” He just said, his voice going mellow.

“Holy shit, now that’s a compliment!” Richie blurted out, and Eddie smirked.

“Don’t let it get up to your head.”

“I like your smile,” Richie said, earning exactly that from Eddie, even though he had just brushed Eddie’s previous comment off. But come on, as if he was gonna let that one slip.

“I like your eyes.“ 

"That’s great, I’d look kinda scary without them.” Richie said, and Eddie laughed out loud, making Richie smile in the dark.

“Oh my God,” Eddie said. “That’s awful.”

“But it’s true,” Richie said.

“It is true.” Eddie agreed, biting down on his lip to stop himself from smiling.

“You… you said you can’t really see in the dark, but that doesn’t stop you from like… feeling, right?” He asked, his tummy flipping with butterflies as he thought of what to do next.

Richie felt exactly the same, even though he had no idea where Eddie was going with his. He kinda did, but he wasn’t sure.

“That’s… yeah, glasses don’t really… have anything to do with… feeling.” He uttered out, palms getting sweaty.

“Good,” Eddie said, before leaning to close the gap between the two of them, pressing his lips to Richie’s.

A tiny grunt left Richie’s mouth as he felt Eddie’s lips on his, and after processing for hardly three seconds, he grabbed Eddie’s wrists and rolled himself on top of the smaller boy.

The kiss turned passionate soon, both their tongues fighting for dominance — the kiss was hungry and thirsty and desperate for all the times that they’d been supposed to be doing this already.

Richie’s lips soon moved down to Eddie’s neck, earning a sigh from Eddie.

“I like your— your lips,” Kaspbrak breathed out as Richie kissed down his tanned skin. “-especially on me ohmygod.”

“Your skin smells like peppermint,” Richie moaned out in ecstasy, before attaching his lips to Eddie’s again; and it felt so right.

Outside snow was landing down in big flakes, covering the already white ground even more, the night-sky was filled with stars and Richie and Eddie forgot about everybody else in the entire world;

This must be what Bill and Beverly meant by “the magic.”

–—–

“Wakey wakey so we can get eggs and bakey that Richie forgot in the store!”

Richie woke up to Stan’s voice in the lobby, opening his eyes; and nearly gasping out loud at the sight of Eddie in his arms. His brunette head was resting against Richie’s bicep, his arm wrapped around Richie’s and their legs tangled together; and slowly, the events of last night started coming back to Richie. The way Eddie’s body felt on top of his, the way his lips felt like on Richie’s, the way his name sounded like coming out of Eddie’s mouth in a soft whisper-

“Richieeee and Eddiieeee are you up?!”

“Shit,” Richie breathed out.

Stanley was gonna march in any second now, and if he saw Eddie and Richie spooning, he wouldn’t stop talking about it ever, so Richie had to do something. He kept on glancing at the door, and Eddie, biting down to his own lip, trying to think of a way to get out;

And then he just jumped up, Eddie immediately waking up.

“A spider!” Richie squeaked, pointing at the bed.  

“Shit, where?!” Eddie blurted out, jumping up too.

“Get dressed, Stanley’s coming!” Richie hissed as he pulled on his sweatpants, and Eddie’s eyes widened, before he grabbed his pajama pants and pulled them on, getting his sweater over his head just in time as the door opened.

“Oh, great! You’re up!” Stan said.

“Uh-huh!” Eddie and Richie rushed to say.

Stan just did them the finger guns before walking away, whistling a tune.

Looks like Richie and Eddie weren’t the only ones who’d experienced the “magic” last night.

“So uh… about last night-” Eddie started.

“We should go,” Richie cut Eddie off. “I’m starving.”

Eddie looked at him for a moment before nodding.

“Right,” he said, and even though Richie felt kind of bad, he just nodded back at Eddie.

“I’m gonna… get changed.” He said.

“Yeah, me too,” Eddie said, but neither of them moved. And then Kaspbrak realized it would be awkward for some reason; not for him, but for Richie apparently. Which was weird, because they’d literally just been naked with each other.

“I’m… gonna go do it in the bathroom,” Eddie however still said.

“Right, okay.” Richie said.

Eddie just nodded and grabbed some clothes from his suitcase, before walking to the bathroom.

Why was Richie acting like this? Last night he was alright, why was he so weird now?

—–—

Mike, Stan and Ben were chopping for wood outside as Beverly was warming up the sauna near the pier; they were gonna do the whole “winter swimming and then sauna”- thing later that day; so the only ones left to go to the store with Bill were Richie and Eddie.

Richie was horrified; he’d have to spend time with Eddie again? God, he’d literally just woken up with his sight full of Kaspbrak, not to mention last night — now he’d have to go grocery shopping with him?

He felt odd; not that he didn’t wanna hangout with Eddie. Because he did. Like, a lot. Too much. Damn, way too much. That’s why he didn’t wanna hangout with him. And Eddie was just so — normal!

“Maybe they still have our groceries from last night?” Eddie asked from the backseat as they sat in silence in the car.

“Yeah, maybe,” Bill said. “At least I have the r-receipt.”

“You do?” Eddie asked. “That’s great! Just — lets not forget the bags this time, huh, Richie?”

Eddie’s chuckle echoed to the front of the car where Richie swallowed nervously.

“Yeah, lets not,” he just said.

Eddie glanced at him from the mirror, turning his gaze away immediately though as Richie glanced back at him. He was just trying to keep things normal, because Richie was clearly making a big deal out of last night. Not that it wasn’t a big deal, because it was, but Richie made it seem like it shouldn’t have happened. And it was starting to upset Eddie.

—–—

The grocery trip wasn’t as bad as it could’ve been, if you don’t count Richie hiding behind every possible aisle and/or pile of soda cans etc, and now they were already back inside the cabin, cooking some dinner.

“I can’t believe that they gave you everything we forgot,” Beverly said. “That’s amazing!”

“We’re tourists from the city. They probably did it out of pity,” Stanley snorted and everyone chuckled; except for Richie, who was still walking on eggshells around Eddie.  

“You okay?” Eddie asked, looking into Richie’s eyes, trying to get the deeper message to him - but Richie just nodded, continuing to mix the mashed potatoes.

“Hey, you’ve got some-” Eddie leaned to brush a tiny bit of the mash off of Richie’s cheek, and literally all of the losers dropped what they were doing to stare at the pair; but Richie was lightly gaping at Eddie, and then they turned their gazes to the losers, who quickly went back to whatever they were doing.

Eddie too just grabbed his salmon slices and waddled over to the oven.

Throughout the whole dinner, Eddie and Richie didn’t look at each other, and when Richie asked if someone could pass the ketchup, Eddie just went for it automatically but Richie refused to take it.

“You want it?” Eddie asked, and the second he did, both him and Richie went red— remembering certain details.

“Oh my God,” Stanley growled, grabbing the ketchup bottle and lightly slamming it in front of Richie, before flashing him a fake, snarky smile. “There you go, Tozier.”

The other losers definitely had a hunch.

–—–

“So the sauna’s all ready?” Mike asked, as the whole lot of them stood outside wearing nothing but swimwear, their gazes glued to the hole made to the water in front of them. None of them had ever tried winter swimming, except for Bill — and he claimed it was fun. 

“Uh-huh,” Beverly said.

Eddie was shaking from the cold, his hands wrapped around his tiny frame, and Richie felt so bad; he just wanted to pull him against his chest and warm him up, but he couldn’t.

“So… who wants to go first?” Ben asked.

“I think Bill should do it since he’s done it already,” Eddie breathed out, trying to warm himself up by rubbing his hands up and down his arms.

“I think Bill should be the last,” Mike said. “Because he really is the only one who’s done it; he should stay and make sure we’re all doing it right.”

“That’s true,” Stan said. “Richie might accidentally drown himself.”

“Ha-ha, Uris,” Richie faked a laugh, and Stan smirked.

“Okay, I’m gonna go first!” Beverly said.

“As always,” Richie mumbled, flashbacks from the quarry hitting him.

“Okay, just lower yourself in and swuh-swim to the end, th-then swim back and just ruh-run to the sauna.” Bill said, and Beverly nodded.

“Got it,” she said, and started to lower herself in; and she screamed the second she did.

“Wow,” Richie said. “That how she screams in b-”

“Do not say it,” Ben deadpanned but Richie couldn’t help but smirk nevertheless.

“Now just swim!” Bill chuckled, and Beverly did as told, shrieking the whole time though, before she was finally back and up. The boys laughed as she ran inside to the tiny sauna- building next to the pier.

“Next?” Stan asked, and Ben raised his hand. 

“Oh, shit, this really is cold,” he breathed out, and Bill smirked as Ben swam from end to end and soon he ran in too.

“Okay, I am done waiting here in the cold,” Eddie blurted out, and he went in fast.

“Shit, shit, fucking shit, fuck fuck shit fuck-”

He cursed his way through it, and for a moment Richie forgot about how awkward things were between them and just laughed with the rest of their friends.

Then Eddie jumped up.

“How was it?” Richie asked, still in the relaxed state.

“Oh you’re not gonna survive it Tozier,” Eddie just breathed out before sprinting to the sauna, and Richie bit his lip gently as he stared after him.

Next went Stanley (who throughout the whole thing reminded his friends repeatedly about how this was such a bad idea and how he hates them), then went Mike (who giggled adorably and said ‘Wow, that really was cold!’ once he got out) and soon there were only Richie and Bill.

They stood there in silence, glancing at each other and the water.

“You know, just, w-whenever you’re ready.” Bill said, hinting Richie to just do it.

“It’s probably really cold though, right?” Richie asked.

Bill raised his brows.

“It is, yes.” He said.

“What if I just didn’t do it?” Richie asked, and Bill fake gasped.

“Are you ch-chickening out, Richie?” He asked, and Richie glanced away.

“Oh, you are suh-so not gonna chicken out!” Bill laughed, grabbing Richie from the arm to try and pull him towards the water.

“Hey!” Richie laughed, trying to protest.

“Get in!” Bill laughed.

“No! No—”

“Guys! Hey guys!”

Both Bill and Richie turned their gazes towards the sauna, seeing Beverly.

“The power’s out. Again.”

———

Back inside in the (now dark) house again, there were candles all around as the losers were all cuddled on the sofa under blankets, and dressed now — Richie was sitting alone on the opposite chair though, and him and Eddie kept on glancing at each other every now and then as Bill stood in the corner of the room, speaking to the phone.

“Tuh-tomorrow?! Wha do you m-mean tomorrow, mom?!” He snapped, and pretty much all the losers sighed or whined in frustration.

“I’m sorry honey, that’s just what he told. He’s not in town today, he’s coming back first thing tomorrow morning.”

“Well wuh-what are we supposed to do till then, huh?! It’s already getting coh-cold in here! By the time he arrives we’ll b-be in h-h-hypothermia!”

“Get some wood for the fireplaces.”

“We already u-used them all for the s-s-sauna!”

“You went to the sauna? Billy, honey, you know it takes a lot of wood. Why would you-”

“Well how was I supposed to know that the p-p-power goes out when it was just fixed yesterday!”

“You should really find a new electrician,” Richie noted and Eddie rolled his eyes in amusement.

“Why don’t we just go get some wood?” Mike suggested.

“What, you suggest we chop down a tree?” Stan snorted.

“No, Stanley, there’s that gas station nearby. Maybe they have some?” Mike said.

“That’s true,” Ben said.

Bill listened to them, and then sighed to the phone.

“W-we’re gonna go get some wood from the g-gas station.” He said.

“Okay. Drive carefully though, the road’s a nightmare this time of the year!”

Stan smirked smugly a little as he heard Bill’s mom agreeing with him.  

“Sure. Bye.”

And then Bill hung up.

“So, who’s going?” He asked.

“Richie,” Stan said.

“Huh?” Richie asked.

“You and Bill are the only ones who didn’t swim,” He shrugged. “You’re not freezing.”

“True.” Ben murmured, snuggling closer to Beverly.

“Well I don’t wanna go alone!” Richie blurted out. “It’s dark already!”

“Aww, are you scared of the dark?” Stan joked. “Or scared that a yeti will come?”

Richie glared at Stan.

“I’ll come wih-with you.” Bill said.

“Bill, this is your cabin,” Beverly said. “You have to be here.”

“Why?” Bill frowned.

“Well if something happens!”

“We have c-cellphones.” Bill said, holding his phone up. “See?”

Then he glanced at the screen.

NO SERVICE

“Shit,” he blurted out.

“What?” They all asked in unison.

“We just lost the reception,” Bill mumbled.

“Oh, great!” Richie blurted out, falling back in his seat. “This is just like the beginning of a horror movie!”

“Richie, come on.” Beverly said.

“Teens go to a cabin to have some fun time — they drink, they have a fun time, they have sex-”

All the losers turned to look at Eddie with wide eyes, and Kaspbrak went bright red as Beverly mouthed a “nice!” at him. Richie hadn’t even realized what he’s said as he was too busy staring at each finger he held up at a new thing.

“-then the power goes out, they lose cell reception, the nerd has to go get some supplies by himself—! You’re literally throwing me out to Jason in here!”

“Well, no can do, Tozier.” Stan said. “We’re all freezing, Billy owns this place-”

“I’ll go with you,” Eddie said, and all the losers turned to look at him.

“What?” Richie asked.

“Yeah,” Eddie shrugged, getting out from the blanket he was sharing with Beverly and Ben. “Lets go. Before Jason awakens.”

“You’re… you’re-”

“Yes, I’m coming with you, lets just go!” Eddie said, wanting to escape from under the amused eyes of their friends who had just totally realized the two of them had had sex.

“Okay,” Richie just then said and got up.

“W-wait a minute guys,” Bill said. “We don’t have s-service, so you gotta drive cuh-carefully, okay?”

“Okay,” Richie said and Eddie nodded.

“Do we need anything else?” Eddie asked and Richie glanced at him; Eddie glanced back, Richie blushed a little at the thought of having to sit inside that car alone with Eddie and turned his gaze away.

“If they have flashlights.” Stan said. “That would be great.”

“Okay. Flashlights and wood. Got it.” Richie nodded, and they started to walk away. Richie grabbed the car keys from the basket on the vestibule table, and they stepped out of the cabin.

They rushed over to Bill’s Range Rover (aka, Soccer Mom Mobile), and Richie started it in silence.

He took off from the front yard, and as he drove on the snowy road only lit by the lights of the car, Eddie finally spoke.

“Can we-”

“Eddie, please, I’m trying to concentrate on the road,” He said.

Eddie looked at him for a moment before nodding.

“Okay,” he said.

The gas station wasn’t as far as the grocery store, so it took them about fifteen minutes to get there;

Only to realize it was closed.

“Fuck!” Richie cursed out, kicking the door after trying to desperately pull it open.

“Calm down,” Eddie frowned.

“We just drove fifteen minutes for nothing, Eds!” Richie snapped. “Fifteen minutes, on a narrow, deadly road for nothing!”

“Maybe he’s just having a cigarette break or something,” Eddie said.

“This sign says closed. I think that means the place is closed.”

“There’s a phone number,” Eddie said, trying to ignore the slightly offensive tone Richie had just used. “Why don’t we call it? Check your phone. Do you have reception?”

“Alright, alright,” Richie mumbled, overwhelmed by all the babbling from Eddie.

“I have,” he said and glanced at the brunette.

“Well great! Call the guy,” he said and Richie nodded.

He tapped the number to his phone, before calling it.

Beeeeeep.

Beeeeeep.

Beeeeeep.

“He’s not picking up,” Richie said. “What if he’s sleeping?”

“He closed the store fifteen minutes ago, Richie. He’s probably not sleeping,” Eddie said.

Beeee-

“Hello?”

“Hey!” Richie blurted out. “Hello, hi, I’m uh, outside your gas station and I had no idea it closes at 9pm and my friends and I are staying at a cabin nearby and the power went off and we’re in desperate need of some wood and flashlights.”

Silence.

“So you want me to come open the store that I just closed.” The man said, a little rude.

“…yes please?” Richie mumbled.

“What’s your name?”

“Richie.”

“And how old are you?”

“Uh… eighteen.”

“God damn, you kids! I don’t understand how your parents let foolish babies like you out there, when you don’t even have a thing such as ready-wood prepared! Let me guess, you also didn’t bring any water?”

“Hey, we do have water and we used all our woods for a sauna,” Richie said, kinda offended.

“Okay, right… Well, I’m turning around now — but it’s gonna take me half an hour.”

“Half an hour? If you closed the store fifteen minutes ago and you’re not even home yet how is it-”

Eddie raised his brows at Richie in a ARE YOU SERIOUSLY COMPLAINING NOW?- way, so Richie shut it.

“Okay. Thirty minutes. Got it.”

“That’s what I thought.”

“Thank you, bye.”

And then the man hung up.

“Thirty minutes. We gotta wait thirty freaking minutes,” Richie growled, stomping back to the car. He got in, and soon after Eddie climbed in from the passenger’s side.

Richie put the heating back on as he rubbed his hands together, gently breathing against them to try and get them warmer. His glasses were all fumed and he removed them, starting to rub them clean with the hem of his shirt that was peeking out from under his jacket.

Eddie looked at him, feeling kinda bad.

“Do you want my mittens?” He asked softly. 

“I’m fine.” Richie lied with kind of a cold- tone of voice as he readjusted his glasses to his face.

“Okay, that’s it,” Eddie spat, and Richie turned his head towards him.

“Huh?” He asked.

“You can’t just keep pretending like it didn’t happen, Richie, cause guess what— it did!” Eddie snapped and Richie swallowed.

Oh, shit.

Here we go.

The conversation Richie was trying to dodge.

“I don't—”

“God help me Richie if you say you have no idea what I’m talking about,” Eddie breathed out, and Richie went quiet.

“I don’t get it! What did I do? Did I do something wrong?” Eddie asked, Richie turning his gaze away. “I thought you wanted it too, I—”

“I wanted it!” Richie blurted out, slamming his legs down towards the seat in frustration, and Eddie went quiet. “Okay?! I wanted it so bad you have no idea.”

“Then why are you like this?!” Eddie blurted out back at him.

“Because I’m in love with you and it scares me!”

Eddie’s lips parted as he looked at Richie, who closed his eyes, not daring to look at Eddie.

“You’re in…”

“Love with you. Yes.” Richie said. “And last night was— for you, it was probably just a heat of the moment kind of thing, but for me it—”

“It wasn’t just a heat of the moment kind of thing,” Eddie said, and now Richie turned his head towards him.

“It… wasn’t?”

“No,” Eddie shook his head lightly, a soft frown on his face. “Richie, I…”

He took a deep breath, before he turned his gaze away to the dark winter and the ugly yellow lit up logo of the gas station, and finished his sentence.

“I love you.”

Richie looked at him, inhaling shakily as he felt like his whole body went limp as Eddie just stared out of the window, nervously licking his lips.

“Can you… say that again,” Richie asked, and Eddie turned his gaze back to Richie, a surprised look on his face, as he soon started to smile.

“Yeah,” he said, leaning closer. “I love you.”

A smile started tugging on the corners of Richie’s mouth as well, and Eddie chuckled, glancing at Richie’s lips before kissing him softly.

Richie kissed him back, lifting his other hand to grab Eddie’s cheek.

God, why had he been so afraid? There was nothing to be afraid of. He should’ve figured it out by himself; Eddie was the one who kissed him last night. And Eddie hadn’t told Richie to stop. Not once. Of course he liked Richie too.

They seemed to had lost the track of time, beacause suddenly—

Knock knock knock.

Both Richie and Eddie yelped out, Eddie pulling himself back to his own seat and Richie turning his head, to see an old guy with brown beard.

Richie rolled down his window.

“You must be Richie.” The guy said.

“Uh, yeah,” Richie said. “Wow— did it… did thirty minutes pass already?”

“No, I was faster than expected.” Then he gestured Richie to come out, who glanced at Eddie (that just nodded with a small smile) before he did. “You see, the road was…”

Eddie smiled and bit down to his lip as he watched Richie follow the guy, and soon he felt a ridiculously girly giggle leave his mouth— but he didn’t even care.

Richie got the wood and flashlights and apologized and thanked the gas station owner for about a dozen times, and he just told Richie to be more prepared the next time. And before Richie could get in, he gently nudged him to the side and said, “remember to be safe, also.” as he nodded towards the car, knowing damn well Eddie was inside, and at first Richie thought it was kind of creepy but then the man let out a raspy laugh, and Richie laughed back. He just seemed like a harmless old codger.

“Sure. And thanks again,” Richie said and the man just nodded, still snickering. He then waved at Eddie also, who waved back with a smile.

“He seemed nice,” Eddie commented.

“Yeah.” Richie agreed, not wanting to tell him about the man’s little “final addition”, and then he started the car.

The car ride back, of course wasn’t as awkward as on the way to the station, and Richie even tried to hold Eddie’s hand while he was driving but they learned that it was not that good of an idea as Richie nearly drove them off the road.

“Ho-ho-ho, merry Christmas!” Richie joked, slamming the door open. “And happy Hanukkah.” He added, glancing at Stanley who rolled his eyes.

“We have some wood,” Richie said, holding up a bag.

“And flashlights!” Eddie said, holding up a pack of them.

The losers noted the now zen- tension between the of them, and couldn’t help but smile. And they definitely didn’t wanna tell them that their trip was actually for nothing — as they’d found out that the only reason the power was out was because Ben had accidentally pulled one of the cords out.

“Great!” Mike said, clapping his hands together.

“You wanna light up the fireplace?” Beverly asked.

“Sure!” Richie said, placing the wood down.

“Wait, I forgot my phone in the car,” Eddie said, handing Richie the flashlights. He was about to turn around and walk away, but Richie grabbed him by the arm.

“Wait,” he said, and pulled Eddie close, pressing his lips to Eddie’s who was taken by surprise, straight up melting to the kiss and losing all function because this was in front of all their friends!

“Oh, my, God.” Beverly just said; they had all known, of course. They’d all known Richie and Eddie had undeniable chemistry, they’d all known something had happened at the cabin, they’d all found out what that something was; but they were still a little taken aback by actually seeing this now.

“Now you can go,” Richie said as he pulled away, and Eddie was a little dizzy, not even sure what he was supposed to do, but then he remembered.

“R-right,” he stuttered out, before turning around and walking out.

“Wow,” Ben commented.

“Wow exactly,” Stan said. “You turned him into Billy! Now I might just want a kiss from you!”

“F-funny, Stan.” Bill joked, and Stanley smiled sweetly at him. Richie then kneeled down in front of the fireplace to start tucking the fire in, and Mike leaned to whisper to Stan.

“So we’re just not gonna tell them about the power?” 

Stan looked at him and shook his head with a tiny smirk, and Mike nodded, smiling wide.

“Okay.”

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[canyousevmyheavydirtysoul]

on the 4th day of 🎄, canyousevmyheavydirtysoul gave to you...

Snow with Fall Out Boy.

Note: I (and my prompt fairy) ran out of ideas after the first three so that’s why Pete’s is lowkey shitty. I’m sorry. x

Patrick:

A few strands of hair blew into Patrick’s face as he huffed in exasperation after dodging yet another flying snowball, courtesy of his bandmates.

“Guys! Really!” he shook his head, throwing his hands up to visualise his annoyance, “Keep those things away from me!”

The other three showed no notice of acknowledgment of their friend’s irritation, and continued on in their quest to hurl snow at each other.

“Idiots,” Patrick mumbled under his breath as he turned around and picked up his guitar, gently plucking out the melody that was forming in his head.

Patrick was able to work blissfully uninterrupted for a solid three and a quarter minutes – until a snowball struck him mid-back.

Closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, he stood for a moment before carefully setting the guitar back in its case. “Honestly,” he growled under his breath, gathering a small pile of snow on the ground before taking it into his hands and shaping it into a ball.

With a growl, he spun around and indignantly threw the ball of ice in the direction of the other three with all his might – in order to do maximum damage.

His aim was horribly off, unfortunately, and instead of hitting one of Pete, Joe or Andy, it ended up hitting you. Right in the face. Hard.

You fell to the ground with a yelp, the coffee you were holding in your hand flying off to the side.

Gasps of horror escaped the mouths of all four guys, and they broke out in a sprint towards you, with Patrick right in front.

“Holy smokes,” he groaned, partly because he’d hit an innocent bystander in the face with a powerful snowball, but mostly because said bystander was the prettiest girl he’d ever seen, “Oh, lord. I’m so, so sorry. It wasn’t meant for you, I swear!”

You chuckled softly as you brushed the remaining ice off of yourself. Patrick’s hands were hovering close to you as if to help, but they didn’t move. He’d already physically assaulted you; he didn’t want you to think he was sexually harassing you too.

“It’s okay,” you smiled genuinely, which made him relax, “I’m sure millions of girls are waiting for the day when Patrick Stump throws a snowball at their face.”

He giggled shyly. “Well, Patrick Stump is sincerely sorry and would like to make it up to you somehow. Maybe by buying you a cup of coffee to make up for the one I destroyed. W-would that be okay?”

You pouted slightly as your shoulders slumped. “I’d love to, but I was actually on my way to a meeting before…ya know,” you gestured all around, “So I’m afraid I can’t right now.”

“Oh,” Patrick nodded dejectedly.

“But,” you started, smiling when he perked up, “I am free for the rest of the day, so why don’t you give me your number? I could call you after my meeting and we could meet up?”

“Yeah!” he beamed, clumsily fumbling around for a pen so that he could scribble his number onto your hand.

His hands were shaking so much, he wasn’t even sure how he managed to write the digits in a way that was even remotely legible. But he coped, and you smiled broadly at each other when he was done. He helped you up from the ground and you neatened yourself up.

“I’ll call you,” you chimed with one final smile before walking off with a wave.

Patrick watched you disappear down the path with a content sigh as Joe sidled up next to him, clamping a firm hand on his friend’s shoulder.

“She’s not gonna call you.”

Joe:

“Pete?”

“Mm?”

“Where is my boyfriend?”

The bassist shrugged as he continued munching away at the assortment of holiday snacks you had set out. “How should I know?”

“Maybe because the last time I saw him, he was with you and now I can’t find him?”

“I dknt knnw,” he said through a mouthful of popcorn, prompting you to harshly grab the bowl from his grasp, “FEY! I vas eafing ‘hat!”

“Where is Joe?”

Pete rolled his eyes so far back in his head that you were momentarily concerned that they wouldn’t roll back, and groaned loudly. “Fiinnnneee. I buried him in the backyard,” he stated simply, reaching forward for the bowl again and clicking his tongue at you when you held it further away.

“You what?”

“I buried him in the backyard. What, did I not say it loud enough the first time?” he quizzed before leaning forward so that he was close to your ear, “ARE YOU LOSING YOUR HEARING, OLD LADY?”

A smack to the right side of the face was effective in regaining the distance between the two of you. (“Son of a bitch, you hit like a motherfucker.”)

“Peter, why the fuck would you bury Joe in the backyard?!”

“Because I said I will bury him in the snow, then he said ha, no I won’t, then I said oh yeah wanna bet, then he said yeah, and then-“

“You two are the stupidest people I have ever met.”

“Tell that to my back account, (Y/N), mmmmmmmmmm,” he sassed, grinning stupidly at you as he spun around in the barstool.

Crossly slamming the bowl down onto the island, you clenched your fists and shut your eyes, taking a moment to calm down before turning and going to get a shovel.

“You see, Pete? This is exactly why I’ll never, ever, let you be our baby’s godfather,” you yelled out before yanking open the sliding door and storming out.

Pete’s jaw dropped open and the pieces of popcorn he had in there fell out. “Hey! I’d be an amazing godfather!” he called as he heard the door close. “I’d be a great godfather,” he nodded to himself.

~

When you stepped outside, the first thing you noticed was the huge pile of snow – well, it was more of an avalanche, really – that undoubtedly held your boyfriend in it’s confines.

“How the hell did Pete manage all of this snow?” you muttered to yourself as you trudged through the thick ice.

Once you got to the pile, you raised the shovel and began gently discarding the top layers, trying not to be too harsh for fear of accidently striking Joe; although, you considered hitting him on purpose as punishment for allowing Pete to do this.

After about five minutes and lots of effort, you saw Joe’s face starting to peek out. Luckily, he had lots of layers on; else he probably would’ve passed out and gotten hypothermia. When you caught sight of each other, you sighed condescendingly and shook your head, while he just smirked at you.

“Hey girl, wanna hiber-mate?”

“You’re not funny,” you hissed, still working on getting rid of the rest of the snow.

“Do you wanna see my snowballs?”

“Seriously. Not funny.”

“There’s a cold front coming… but I’m gonna keep your front warm.”

“So instead of trying to find a way out, you used all that time to think of cheesy pick-up lines instead?”

“I bet that puddle isn’t the only thing that’s wet right now.”

You stopped shovelling and turned to glare at him.

“Say one more. I dare you.”

“The snow is blowing. How about you?” Joe smirked and wiggled his eyebrows at you, but upon noticing what you were doing now, his cockiness vanished and was soon replaced with fear. “No, no, (Y/N)! I’m sorry! I’m sor- HMPH,” a pile of snow being shovelled back onto his face cut him off.

Andy:

“Woah there, sunshine,” Andy scoffed as he just about managed to grab the shopping bag that was falling from your grasp before it hit the floor, “What’s all this?” he chuckled, following you to the sofa, where you dumped the rest of the bags.

“I’ve never been in the snow before,” you huffed, swatting your hair out of your face, “I want to be prepared.”

“Okay,” he nodded, smiling at you before raising his eyebrows at all the things you had gone out and bought, “but as someone who has been in the snow before, I can tell you that you don’t need this many pairs of gloves and scarves.”

“Alright, alright, I mighta got a little carried away-“

“A little?” he chuckled, holding up the five new sweaters you had bought. (Gerard is triggered.)

Shyly, you reached out and grabbed the clothing, turning away from Andy in embarrassment.

“Aw, no, sunshine,” he cooed through a short laugh as he came up behind you and wrapped his arms around you, kissing your neck and making you giggle, “It’s okay. I think it’s adorable how excited you are.”

“I’ve been waiting for this moment my entire life,” you sighed dreamily, leaning back into his chest.

“It’s gonna be great. We can build snowmen, make snow angels, have snowball fights…you’re gonna love it.”

~

“(Y/N), sunshine, I’m home,” Andy called out, treading through the house. “Where are you?” he muttered to himself as he searched for you in every room, eventually finding you in the library, huddled into the window seat.

“Hey,” he whispered as he approached you, pressing a kiss to your temple as he knelt beside you, gently rubbing your back, “what’s wrong?”

“Did you see the weather report for this week?” you said softly, barely audible.

“No,” he frowned, “why?”

You held out your phone to him, and he glanced at the screen, eyebrows rising once he saw the forecast. “Clear skies,” he mumbled.

“No chance of snow.”

“I’m sorry, sunshine,” he pulled you closer to him.

“It’s okay, it’s not like you can control it,” you chuckled, “I know it’s dumb to be so upset about it, but it’s just that… I’ve wanted to see snow ever since I was little. I used to sit and watch videos of white Christmases for hours.”

“I know,” he muttered into your hair.

“But I guess there’s always next year,” you sighed.

~

You morbidly made your way up the snowless front path and front porch, biting your lip as you unlocked the front door and walked inside.

“Andy, I-“

You lost all speaking ability as you took in the sight in front of you. All of the furniture had been moved out, and in its place was…

“Snow,” you scoffed incredulously as you reached out to touch the little pieces floating in the air.

Loads of it. It was covering every exposed surface. As you scanned the room again, you could see that there were also various trees and other ornaments, along with strings of fairy lights; it truly looked like a Winter Wonderland.

“I know it’s not exactly what you were expecting, but,” Andy said as he walked towards you, holding out one of the sweaters you had bought; he was wearing one too, “it’s the best I could do on such short notice.”

“Andy,” you croaked, your voice shaky as you tried to choke back the tears that were forming, “This is… it’s perfect. Thank you,” you gushed, rushing into his arms as a few stray tears spilled over, “I love you so much.”

“I love you too, sunshine,” he beamed, kissing you. When you both pulled away, he turned up the setting on the snow machine to high before dragging you further into the snow. “Hey, (Y/N). Do you wanna build a snowman?”

Pete:

“Out of all your dumb ideas, this has to be the dumbest.”

“And why is that?” Pete chided as he set down the equipment he was carrying, a small Bronx treading close behind him in a coat so big, it practically swallowed the little munchkin up whole.

“Because in case it wasn’t clear enough in the past, I have a very sucky equilibrium,” you breathed, holding out your glove-covered hands and gesturing at the skis laying in the snow, “so I have no idea how you expect me to be able to use those.”

“It’s really not that bad, doll,” Pete half-chuckled as he started toward you with the safety gear, which you reluctantly allowed him to attach to your body.

“I’m sure it is. I can’t even keep my body upright on the best of days, so this has disaster written all over it.”

“Don’t worry, (Y/N)! I’ll catch you if you fall,” Bronx exclaimed proudly, tilting his head up to look at you from under the enormous hood of his coat.

“My hero,” you giggled, reaching down and pinching his cheeks affectionately.

“Alright, doll,” Pete said, earning a worrisome expression from you and causing him to peck your lips and rub your back soothingly, “It’s fine. I’ll hold you the entire time, okay?” You nodded. “Good. Okay, set your foot here, and the other one here… that’s it. Great, you’re doing great. Alright, now – slowly – take the pole from my hands. Slowly. (Y/N), I said slowly. Listen!”

“Don’t get all bossy with me,” you clicked your tongue at him, glaring at him from top to bottom, “The only reason I’m even attempting this is for you.”

“So you’d rather fall on your face? Exactly what you’re afraid of doing?” You ran your tongue over your teeth and he smirked triumphantly. “That’s what I thought. Now, make sure you keep a firm grip on those poles; I’m gonna move behind you.”

Once Pete moved to your back, he reached forward and placed his hands steadily around your waist.

“Okay, now, slowly start moving. Use the poles to anchor yourself and then glide the skis along.”

You did as you were told, carefully lifting up the poles and setting them a little bit ahead of you in the snow, before cautiously shuffling forward.

Naturally, you slipped.

Bronx gasped aloud and rushed forward to grab you, while you let out a shout.

“Pete!”

“Hey, it’s okay, doll. I’ve got you,” he shushed, hands still holding you firmly.

“Psh. No, you don’t! I’m the one who caught her,” Bronx argued, frowning at his father; his tiny hands were tightly clamped around the edges of your jacket.

“Right,” Pete nodded, stifling a laugh, “Sorry, bud. (Y/N), don’t worry, Bronx has got you.”

The little human beamed proudly at you, and you bent down to place a kiss on his forehead. “Thank you, sweetie. What would I do without you?”

“Can I get a kiss too?”

“No,” you and Bronx said in unison, looking to each other and sharing a giggle after.

“Why not?” Pete scoffed, staring at both of you, highly offended.

“Because you’re not the one who caught me, are you?”

“Yeah, dad,” Bronx added, “Get better reflexes. Gosh.”

The two of you shared another little giggle as Pete looked on, feeling very attacked yet also super fortunate that he was blessed with such beautiful humans in his life.

He was still sour over the fact that he didn’t get a kiss though.

You seemed to pick up on his sourness, however, and leant back a bit to whisper to him.

“Don’t worry. You get all the kisses tonight.”

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Thank you for reading x

[yournewhappyplace]

Full PlayLew: Kingdom Hearts

hey so it’s been a while since i really wrote anything about games but recently i bought the Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 - ReMix - collection (not to be confused with Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue you silly goose) which is a collection of Kingdom Hearts, Re:Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts II, Birth by Sleep and full cinematics for the two early DS games...that’s a lot of Kingdom Hearts...and because i only owned my first PS2 in 2013, i missed out on the whole Kingdom Hearts shabang! so let's document my first playthrough of the game that started it all; Kingdom Hearts! depending, i might write up a post about all the games as i play them and tell you all what a Birth by Sleep is but for now, let’s keep this Simple And Clean and start with the first game

(warning: spoilers for the game and full on rambling)

So there's a reason why I wanted to get into Kingdom Hearts, asides from Millenial Peer Pressure to understand what Simple And Clean means, cus there's one cutscene I saw from the second game where Goofy gets smacked with a rock and Mickey Mouse in a super hot topic zipped jacket gets really upset and the entire scene is both super melodramatic and absurd at the same time and I REALLY liked that. I really liked the idea of this crossover series from the two biggest giants of it's day, just going 100% extra and hopefully taking its premise to the next level...and it does.

Like, one of the first things you do in this game is meet Wakka from FFX and smack him with a wooden sword and there's a cutscene not further on where Aerith is having a serious discussion with Goofy and Donald Duck about a metaphorical darkness and...it's great. i'm going on about this aspect so much immediately because it's my favourite part of the game. the charm and the balance of touching tribute and ridiculous revelations that Kingdom Hearts achieves with merging its properties.

The actual game itself isn't the showstopper here but it's still worth talking about. It plays like a third person action game where you have all the bearings of it's Final Fantasy brethren with random encounters, leveling up, a party system and summons but the game doesn't load in and out of battles, you just get straight into a brawl on the map and there's no turn based battle system. I gotta give the team credit for wanting to make a different combat system than a lot of similar JRPGs at the time because it really helps give the series its own identity from minute one, with both the system and the keyblade weapon that you use to melee and cast spells with. At first it can be a bit jarring and hard to play. Sometimes the camera feels too tight behind Sora (the dude you play as) and processing the 3D space between you and the enemy can be a bit difficult to judge. Also the tightness means you'll get hit by off-screen attacks quite a bit more than you'd feel fair but once you start to get the hang of fighting through tough battles and slowly gain new spells, like a self heal, and a fuckin roll (!), it starts to click and becomes an enjoyable fighting system. The enemy variety in the game could've been upped to keep it more interesting in the later stages but it feels satisying to blow enemies UP with your keyblade (god I love the keyblade's design so much)...and it's hard not to admit the satisfaction of the one-on-one rival battles. When you're up against a dude the same size as you and he's got a melee weapon as well...it is Fire 100 Turn Up The BBQ.

It's a shame that those type of boss fights only really appear near the end because, for the first half at least, the boss fights aren't too great. The worst boss fights that show up in this game are the ones where the hurtbox of the enemy is on a head or a high part of their body, so as Sora you have to jump up and do an air combo at their hurtbox, hoping the hits connect or that you get your full combo out or the enemy doesn't move as you're jumping or the enemy just doesn't knock you out of it...but most of the time that stuff happens and it makes those boss fights some of the most annoying and unsatisfying. There's one boss fight in perticular, at the end of the Wonderland level, which is pretty much the first proper level of the game, that is really tall and his hurtbox is his main body which is propped up on two huge legs and trying to HIT IT is so tough. If you're on the ground, you have to make sure to jump and start attacking at the height of your combo otherwise you'll hit his legs which means that your attacks will literally bounce off him and you'll be flung to the ground. Even when I did get hits in on his body from jumping off the ground, i'd usually only get one or two hits in before I just hit the ground again and...that's not fun! There's a table in the middle of the arena you can climb onto that gives you a platform to jump off and smack him with but ONE that's just as annoying. having to keep climbing up this table to get three or four hits in, fall to the ground and repeat is bad and TWO the table is destructible by the boss! So he can just destroy it and make it even more annoying! Also he takes reduced damage from the 1 out of 2 spells you have at that time. Ahhhhh!!! And whilst no other boss comes close to being as annoying as that, there's still other bosses that use some of it's Anti-Fun Kata Techniques and they can be pretty unsatisfying.

Also some of the worlds in this game can be hit or miss. In Kingdom Hearts you travel between levels that, at most times, are Disney themed worlds like Neverland, Pumpkin Town and Olympus Collesium. Some of them are literally just 3 or 4 rooms, some are bland and some are downright barbaric like the Tarzan level that makes you travel up and down the level several times to trigger new cutscenes or events to progress the story and it can get really frustrating ESPECIALLY when the game doesn't make it all that clear where you need to go or what you have to do, so you're just hopelessly running around, entering in and out of buildings hoping something changes!

So okay, i've talked about what didn't work in this game BUT worry not, positive vibes are coming in the form of my early point; presentation! The game is a Disney and Final Fantasy crossover and the game's use of those licenses helps prop the game up massively. The Wonderland level, whilst not the most interesting level design wise, is propped up massively by just the very idea of it being Wonderland and everything that comes with it. Fun, colourful imagery! Gimmicks involving being huge and small! Twisted geometry spaces! A purple talking cat! Like the way they use their licenses to create these distinct, colourful, imaginative worlds with a diverse set of characters feels like cheating since they're using already existing brands but it's no lie that this all helps create a game that really feels like you're playing on this large Disneyland rollercoaster that shows you the world! And you're not just going by saying “I recognise the thing! I clapped!”, you're fuckinnnng in the thing! You're interacting with all the things! Sometimes you even kill the things and just twisting the properties onto their heads! Remember that time Clayton from Tarzan got fucking killed by a chameleon crushing him?? Yeah! Me too! It's rad!! Remember that time Hades from Hercules hired Cloud to kill you?? Yeah!! That's what makes this whole thing feel fun and worthwhile and not a simple nostalgia grab or whatever. Cus Disney gave them full license to do whatever they wanted and guess what W E D O  I T said Nomura.

I also love how in certain worlds, aesthetics or even entire systems will change to match it. Like how in Little Mermaid level, you play it completely underwater. They could have made you stick to the bottom of the seabed and play it like a normal level or put you in a sub or whatever but they didn't, instead they change Sora and your parties models so you're a mermaid and you have to instead move using square and circle to go up and down through the water. That's cool! In the Neverland level, you get to fly like Peter Pan through the level and fighting flying pirate ships in the sky as you float is wonderful! And the part at the end where you go to a city level and you fly around the equivalent of Big Ben as the music swells up is one of my highlights from the game...cus it just FELT good in my hands. Even the smaller changes like Sora getting a new, gothed up, halloween costume for the Nightmare Before Christmas level is a cute touch! In a perfect world all of these changes would have happened for the majority of levels but alas.

There's also this Winnie the Pooh world that's probably my favourite. At a part of the game, you get a book that you can access and as you open the book, you find yourself walking around 100 Acre Woods and meeting Winnie the Pooh but the rest of the pages are missing. So as you go through levels, you find these pages for the book and for each page you get a new level of 100 Acre Woods that feels like a light, adventure where you're hanging around with Winnie the Pooh and friends. There's no combat in the levels, it's all just mini-games and talking with Pooh and the cast...and it's wonderful. Not only does it fit the tone of the license, cheerful fun, but the feel of the level from the writing and the adventures just feels...Pooh-like. And then when you get that last page and you get Pooh and all his friends together and they bid you farewell and the book closes to show a picture of Sora holding hands with Pooh...i got emotional man...i really did.

And then there's the other side of the spectrum, from fighting off tears over a really well done, careful use of it's properties to grinning like mad with tears of laughter at the ridiculous use of its property. Okay so like the end of the game is, the greatest. After you defeat the main bad guy (he was a scientist trying to use darkness for power blah blah), you get this scene where Sora and friends find the door to the Kingdom Hearts! The source of all hearts! And in it there are Heartless (the enemies) coming out of it so you have to go and close the door BUT doing it on your own isn't enough so you have to use the help of your friend Riku (he was a friend-turned-rival-turned-back to friend by the end)to shut it BUT! He has to shut it from the other side of the door which means locking himself in with the Heartless and the darkness within it. So he's basically gonna get fucked. And Sora realises this and after refusing to shut the door at Riku's request, he obliges and in an emotional moment goes to push it shut….BUT SHUT THE FUCK UP, DONALD DUCK PEEKS IN THE DOOR AND GOES “WUHHHHH” AND YOU NOTICE MICKEY MOUSE'S ICONIC EARS AND HEAD CAST A SHADOW AND IN AN EXTREMELY MICKEY MOUSE VOICE GOES “HEY SORA!” AND IT'S LIKE FUCKING AWESOME. FUCKING GREAT. EMOTIONAL MOMENT -DEFUSED-, PREY SLAUGHTERED CUS MICKEY MOUSE TALKED. I couldn't stop laughing the whole time and then mickey mouse shuts the door and all is saved. BUT THEN because of complications, Sora has to leave behind his childhood sweeheart Kairi that he saved to go back to her world whilst Sora gets left behind in wherever he is and then Simple And Clean, the main theme, just blast with its cheesy super early 2000's musical sheen as a closing FMV plays where Kairi is crying about missing Sora and everyone is all happy cus they get to see their friends again and it's so...innocent and perhaps naive at what it's doing but it fills me life man. I was singing the lyrics to this RnB track as I thought about the events that just occurred and seeing Pinnochio turn into a real boy and Cloud meet back up with Aerith and maaaaaaaan

That's why I really like Kingdom Hearts. The gameplay is generally fun despite some dips, there's some rewarding treasure hunts despite the level design being bland….on a purely Game perspective, it isn't that special and is probably worse than other 3D platformers of it's time BUT where it really shines and where the charm gets to me in this game is just how much it celebrates and lets you engage with it's crossover. Whether it's trying to evoke a feeling of sadness at a childhood gone by or drama through laughable scenarios involving Disney and Square Enix characters...it's just got real charm and i'm so happy this game exists. I'm even happier that it was successful enough to spawn an entire franchise that still has young kids and grown adults getting hyped for it's next installment. It's a weird kinda magic that I don't think any other game or series has fully replicated. Will the charm wear off I play through more and more of these games? I dunno, we'll see...but for now, Kingdom Hearts, thank you for being really Goofy.

P.S: Simple And Clean is so good

[dvddggs]

To the Four of Us (Part Twenty Seven)

premise: modern AU chronicling the squad as they make their way through college and deal with general life things. words: 2,139 warnings: drug mentions, swearing all chapters: x tags: @heythereitsloey @anitheunicorn @newyorkyoucanbeanew @lafbagxette @justafangirlwithanavy @iamgrayfox @ordinaryornate @schuylerjoon @georgewashingsin @trashyperson101 @crazydragon15 @but-if-you-had-to-choose @geespilots @marvelous-hamilfan @mynameisalexanderhammyham @panda-powers @and-maria @lafeyettegunsandships @schokoobananaa @allthegoodurlshavebeentaken @aphboi @hell-yes-puns-and-ships @aham-threw-his-shot-away @hesitantcat @nonstopspook @hamrevolution @alexander-did-you-know @allthegoodurlshavebeentaken @spitaverse-burr @angelizaandpeggy @isis278 @idk-destiel @engulfedinstars @hamiltrashuniverse @ahrupe @just-me-an-asshole @readfizz @skeletonmelodies @gum-and-chips @iminwaytoomanyfandoms @hadleyelizabethuley @fictionalboyfriends @ridiculousn3ssfangirl @pleuxvoir @liallow @kanadianwithashippingproblem @bucket-of-kittens @welcometohamilton @forth-schuyler-sister @fanwaffles @ariadne1004 @inspacewmorty @marshmallow-satan @anbu1997 @sinmineral a/n: LETS HECKIN GOOOOOOO BUD

Alexander knew he fucked up. It was ten o’clock on a Monday morning and he was laying in his bed watching his ex-boyfriend get dressed to make the walk of shame back across campus.

He and Thomas didn’t speak after, which made the quiet sound of the TV floating over from Hercules’ room all the more awkward. Alexander focused on the extremely un-endearing noise of Michael Scott while Thomas hastily did up his belt.

“Okay—um—bye,” Thomas mumbled, pulling on his jacket and yanking at the doorknob simultaneously.

“See ya,” Alexander replied lamely, huffing and rolling onto his back to stare at the ceiling.

Immediately after the door clicked shut behind him, the door connecting Alexander’s room to Hercules’ opened and his two friends popped out holding hands.

“What the fuck, dude?” Hercules deadpanned.

Alexander, who was still wearing only boxers, stood up and put his hands on his hips.

“John did it first,” he shrugged.

“If John jumped off a cliff first, would you?” Lafayette scolded, sounding eerily like his father.

Alexander almost laughed, instead rolling his eyes and turning to pull a hoodie over his head.

“This isn’t going to solve anything, Alex,” Hercules said seriously, moving toward his friend. “It’s not going to fix things.”

“And what if I don’t want it to?” Alexander said, agitated. “What if this isn’t about fixing things? John obviously doesn’t want to…why should I?”

Lafayette sighed, sitting down on Alexander’s bed and looking up at him.

“Alex,” he said. “Look me in the eye and tell me you don’t want to fix this. I’m not saying it was all your fault, but don’t tell me that you’re over it. Because I know you’re not, and I know he’s not.”

“Exactly,” Hercules interjected. “It was a stupid mistake. You both acted badly, but you guys need to fix this. Getting revenge on each other—and do not try to tell me that’s not why Thomas was here—isn’t the solution. You’re just going to end up resenting each other.”

“Besides,” Lafayette muttered, suppressing a smile, “I’m pretty sure your dad already has the wedding planned. Have you seen the way he watches you two together? Mon dieu.”

Hercules laughed and even Alexander cracked a smile. He sighed, looking up at the ceiling. Part of him knew that his friends were right, and he didn’t want to fight with John anymore. He wanted to be with him, to be happy, like they were at Christmas. He wanted to be there for John, and he wanted John to be there for him.

“Are you okay?” Hercules asked.

Alexander nodded vaguely and pulled on a pair of jeans.

“I have class,” he mumbled, not wanting to talk about John anymore.

When he swung his door open, however, John was standing there with his fist in the air as if he was about to knock. His mouth was slightly open and his eyes were wide. Alexander watched the colour physically drain from John’s face as he stared at him.

“Um—” Alexander began.

He heard Hercules and Lafayette scurry back into the other room and shut the door behind them, though he was sure they both had their ears pressed to it.

It took John another minute to speak.

“Hi,” he said awkwardly.

Alexander didn’t reply.

“How’s—uh—how’s your jaw? Um…it must be nice to have those wires off. Right—well, uh—can I come in?”
 Stepping aside to let John inside, he closed the door behind him and folded his arms across his chest.

“I, uh,” John began, rubbing a hand on the back of his neck. Alexander watched his bicep flex as he did it. Normally, Alexander would have made some ridiculous comment about John’s arms, and it was halfway off his tongue when he stopped himself. He couldn’t do that anymore. “I’m sorry.”

Alexander raised an eyebrow, taken aback by John’s words.

“I’m sorry that you, uh, walked in on…that. Last night.”

“You can do what you want,” Alexander said, studying the floor uncomfortably. “You broke up with me, remember?”

John sighed and sat down on Alexander’s desk chair. He spent a lot of time there, when Alexander forced him to study instead of procrastinating whatever task was currently at hand.

“Alex.”

Alexander glanced up from the floor and locked eyes with John. There was something in them that he hadn’t seen before—remorse?

All Alexander wanted to do was cross the room, sit down on John’s lap, and kiss him like he’d never kissed anyone. He felt so desperate—so lonely—but what could he do? John didn’t want to be with him.

John was watching Alexander expectantly, so he shook his head and threw his gaze back down to the floor. He didn’t know what to say—how could he apologize for how he’d treated John? For everything he’d done? Was John showing up supposed to be a peace offering? Could Alexander tell him about his latest big mistake, Thomas?

Thomas.

Alexander felt something like a fist clench around his stomach and threaten to make him throw up as he thought about that morning’s fuck-up. John had done it too, but in his case it was meaningless sex with a stranger. This had been morning sex with Alexander’s ex, with whom he had quite an extensive history.

This left him in an even deeper state of speechlessness.

“Alex,” John repeated louder. Alexander could tell that he wanted to keep talking, but Alexander was afraid that he was physically incapable of forming words.

“I slept with someone too,” Alexander blurted. His eyes widened and he clapped his hands over his mouth. He truly hadn’t meant to say anything; his mouth often worked faster than his brain.

John raised his eyebrows in surprise, but to Alexander’s intense shock, he started to chuckle. It was a warm and inviting sound, a familiar sound.

“I guess we both needed to let some anger out of our systems, huh?” John shot Alexander a small, half-smile, a few stray pieces of hair falling into his eyes.

Alexander bit his lip, nodding slowly.

Could he tell him? Should he tell him? Did he need to know?

“It was Thomas,” Alexander whispered. He felt his eyes burn with tears and blinked a few times to clear them away.

“W-wait—what?”

With a deep breath, Alexander looked up to meet John’s gaze. His eyes were wide and filled with shock and sadness.  

“Thomas,” Alexander repeated. “He was here this morning. I’m s-sorry…it was a stupid mistake. I’m so sorry, John.”

He watched John’s chest rise and fall in time with his breathing. He could tell that he was thinking hard. He was probably picturing it—an image he’d seen before—Thomas and Alexander together. No John in the picture.

“Okay,” John said weakly. He stood up and adjusted his shirt. “Okay.”

“John?”

“Thanks for telling me.”

Before Alexander had the chance to say another word, John had swiftly left the all-too familiar room and shut the door calmly behind him.

The mental image was too much: Alexander and Thomas entangled in bed…the bed he’d been in so many times…his quiet place, the place where he was safe. Where he and Alexander were safe…where they could be together and talk…where they watched movies with Hercules and Lafayette…where Alexander helped him meet the word count on his essays…where they spent Sunday mornings, spilling pancake syrup on the sheets…laughing…kissing…

With a quick stop to his room, John pulled on the green sweater he’d gotten for Christmas and pushed his earbuds in, turning the music on his phone to full volume and heading outside. He intended to walk around campus until he couldn’t walk anymore, until he could no longer feel his toes, or until his mind had found something else to focus on.

In the lobby, he pulled on his coat and zipped it all the way, watching the snow fall through the window. It looked peaceful outside, contrasting beautifully with how he felt. A hurricane in the middle of a winter wonderland.

Before John could open the door, he felt a tap on his shoulder and spun around, yanking out one of his headphones.

A woman was standing in front of him—a skinny, middle-aged woman with dull, wrinkled skin; thin, mousey hair; and a wide smile that revealed a set of yellowing, fragile teeth (minus one or two on the bottom).

John stared at her blankly, waiting for the stranger to speak. Who was she? How did she get into the building? Why was she poking him on the shoulder?

“John, you don’t—you don’t recognize me?”

When she spoke, a strange feeling flooded through him. Nostalgia? He recognized her voice. Somehow, he recognized her voice. Where had he heard it before?

“Johnny—”

And then he remembered.

“Mom?”

Her smile widened. He saw black spots pop in his vision. She stepped towards him. He took a step back. He felt as though he was watching the scene from across the room; if he had to guess what an out of body experience was, he was pretty sure this was it.

It had been years. Almost decades. How did she find him? Why was she even looking? He swallowed the lump in his throat and took a deep breath, trying to calm his anxiously pounding heart.

“What—why…what are you doing here?” John felt a harsh coldness overtake him and replace the anxiety. He folded his arms over his chest protectively and took another step back.

“I—I missed you,” she said, raising her eyebrows in surprise.

“Why?”

The question left his mother speechless. It sounded cold, but John was genuinely curious. Why now? After all this time, what changed?

“I heard about your father.” John closed his eyes and nodded. Of course she did. “I want to be here for you. You don’t have anyone anymore.”

“Even when Dad was alive I didn’t have anyone,” John muttered, moving towards the front door and out into the cold. The fresh air felt calming on his face, but his mother followed quickly behind him.

“John,” she said again. “I came all the way from South Carolina. Please—just let me talk to you for a moment—”

“Hang on.” John stopped in his tracks. “You’ve been in South Carolina all these years?”

“I’ve been all over the place. Just—please—let me explain myself.”

“What explanation could you possibly have?” John snapped, spinning around to face her. “Why, after all these years, did you finally decide to come find me? I already had one shitty parent. I don’t need a second in my life, okay? I don’t even know you.”

“I had to leave,” his mother replied quickly.

“Wh—”

“John.” She sighed and shoved her hands in her coat pockets. “I was…I was on meth.”

John stared straight ahead, unblinking. How could this possibly be happening to him? Why was he burdened with the most complicated life of anyone he’d ever known? His mind flashed to an image of himself beside a warm fireplace in a cozy home…next to his boyfriend, whose father had returned from the kitchen with three mugs of hot chocolate…a Christmas tree softly lighting the room. Peace. A simple day. Happiness.

“I was clean for almost a year.” His mother snapped him back into the present.

“But…” John had a sickening feeling in the pit of his stomach that he knew what was coming next.

“I’m using again,” she whispered, echoing his fear.

“Right,” John said curtly, nodding at his mother. “Well, I’m going to go back up to my room, where I live, and go to sleep in the hopes that when I wake up I’ll realize that this has all just been a horrible nightmare.”

Without another word, John turned on his heel and sped back through the breezeway, into the lobby, and into the elevator, where he tapped his foot on the floor incessantly, waiting for the sweet relief of the floor he wanted to be on more than anything.

His mind was spinning too fast to conjure a coherent thought. Questions spun around his head and made him dizzy until the elevator beeped and the doors open. He turned right and ran down the hall, only one image overtaking his mind.

Pulling the door open, John startled Alexander, who was sitting at his desk typing something.

He felt a tear roll down his cheek as he swiftly crossed the room, shut Alexander’s laptop, and pressed their lips together, stunning Alexander into submission. The relief that washed over his body when Alexander kissed him back was so overwhelming that John began to cry.

“I’m so fucking sick of complicated,” he whispered.

[useyourrwords]

Down the TBR Hole 1.9 // Recently Released – Part 3/3 Mid-Late 2018

Today it’s the last of the recently released books!

For those of who’ve missed it, I’m currently going through the books on my Goodreads TBR that I put on my Unreleased shelf and then immediately forgot/ignored them. It’s been a year since I went through them so now is definitely the time!

I’m getting closer to the perfectly organized Goodreads TBR! One Down the TBR Post at a time!

This post is the last of the recently released books still on my Unreleased shelf because I am trash!

June 2018

1.│The Bird and the Blade│Megan Bannen│June 5 2018│

│ I added this because…Mongolian fantasy with ghosts and riddles. Stay or Go? Stay!

2.│A Thousand perfect Notes│C.G. Drews│June 7 2018│

│ I added this because…Queen of book blogging has released her very own book. Stay or Go? Stay!

3.│How Do You Like Me Now?│Holly Bourne│June 14 2018│

│ I added this because…My fave feminist YA lit author journeys into adult fiction! Stay or Go? Stay!

4.│Not the Girls You’re Looking For│Aminah Mae Safi│June 18 2018│

│ I added this because…This sounds cute and light? Stay or Go? Move to the Undecided shelf.

5.│A Thousand Beginnings and Endings│Ellen Oh│June 26 2018│

│ I added this because…Re-imagining East and South Asian folklore and mythology! Stay or Go? Stay!

     July 2018

6.│Bright We Burn│The Conqueror’s Saga #3│Kiersten White│July 10 2018│

│ I added this because…I loved the first book in this series and I have been waiting for this one to come out so I can read the whole series from the start! I just need to order it from Book Depository because Big W for some reason decided to sell the first two but not the last one! Stay or Go? Moved to my To Complete Collections Shelf!

7.│Floored│Sara Barnard│July 12 2018│ I added this because…I added it because one of the authors for this collaboration novel is Holly Bourne. Stay or Go? Go! Not really interested anymore.

8.│Kill The Farm Boy│The Tales of Pell #1│Delilah S. Dawson│July 17 2018│ I added this because…This is supposed to be a parody fantasy novel. Stay or Go? Go!

9.│The Cheerleaders│Kara Thomas│July 31 2018│ I added this because…I really enjoyed Thomas’s Little Monsters so I’m interested to see what this one will be like. Stay or Go? Go!

10.│Grace and Fury (Grace and Fury #1)│Tracy Banghart│July 31 2018│

│ I added this because…“For every woman who has been told to sit down and be quiet… And who stood up anyway.” Stay or Go? Stay!

11.│Sea Witch│Sarah Henning│July 31 2018│ I added this because…I wanted the backstory of the Sea Witch in the Little Mermaid. Stay or Go? Go! Doesn’t seem it delivers that at all and going by reviews, it’s a rather slow book and I don’t do well with those.

     August 2018

12.│The Dark Beneath the Ice│Amelinda Bérubé│August 7 2018│

│ I added this because…‘Black Swan meets Paranormal Activity.‘ Stay or Go? Moved to my LGBTQIAP+ Shelf!

13.│These Rebel Waves│Stream Raiders #1│Sara Raasch│August 7 2018│

│ I added this because…Gay pirates!!! Stay or Go? Go! The reviews…aren’t great.

14.│Catwoman: Soul Stealer│DC Icons #3│Sarah J. Maas│August 7 2018│ I added this because…Okay, here’s the thing. This could be really good. But it could also be really bad so I am scared. Stay or Go? Moved to the Unreleased Undecided shelf.

15.│Foundryside│Founders #1│Robert Jackson Bennett│August 21 2018│ I added this because…Uuuuhhhhh I don’t know, maybe because there was a thief?? That sounds about right. Stay or Go? Go!

16.│To Be Honest│Maggie Ann Martin│August 21 2018│

│ I added this because…Positive fat girl rep! Stay or Go? Stay!

17.│Mirage (Mirage #1)│Somaiya Duad│August 28 2018│

│ I added this because…‘It’s about a poor girl who becomes the body double to the cruel imperial princess.‘ Stay or Go? Stay!

18.│Seafire (Seafire #1)│Natalie C Parker│August 28 2018│

│ I added this because…‘Follows the captain of an all-female ship intent on taking down a corrupt warlord’s powerful fleet‘ Stay or Go? Moved to my LGBTQIAP+ Shelf!

19.│Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft│Tess Sharpe & Jessica Spotswood│August 28 2018│

│ I added this because…Guys, it’s witches!! Stay or Go? Moved to my Anthology Shelf Shelf!

     September 2018

20.│Sadie│Courtney Summers│September 4 2018│

│ I added this because…This sounds super weird and creepy and I’m here for it! Stay or Go? Moved to my LGBTQIAP+ Shelf!

21.│The Echo Room│Parker Peevyhouse│September 11 2018│ I added this because…This sounds super weird and creepy and I’m here for it! Stay or Go? Stay!

22.│The Demon Race│Alexandria Warwick│September 18 2018│ I added this because…Honestly is as just the demons. Stay or Go? Go!

23.│Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens│Marieke Nijkamp│September 18 2018│

│ I added this because…It’s a whole anthology dedicated to disabled teens!!! Stay or Go? Stay!

24.│Pride│Ibi Zoboi│September 18 2018│

│ I added this because…Look at that cover! Also a retelling of Pride and Prejudice! Stay or Go? Stay!

25.│Black Wings Beating│Alex London│September 25 2018│

│ I added this because…I don’t know, this just sounds interesting! Stay or Go? Moved to my LGBTQIAP+ Shelf!

26.│The Sisters of the Winter Wood│Rena Rossner│September 25 2018│ I added this because…I think I was just sucked in by the cover. Stay or Go? Go!

27.│For a Muse of Fire│For a Muse of Fire #1│Heidi Heilig│Septemeber 25 2018│

│ I added this because…‘Will captivate fans of Sabaa Tahir, Leigh Bardugo, and Renée Ahdieh.‘ Stay or Go? Stay!

28.│Give the Dark My Love│Beth Revis│September 25 2018│ I added this because…I don’t actually know why I added this to be honest. The only thing I can think of is that a character is called Grey and I’m sometimes I am very narcissistic. Stay or Go? Go!

29.│A Blade so Black│LL McKinney│September 25 2018│

│ I added this because…I’m not a big fan of Alice in Wonderland but I like the idea of Wonderland existing in Alice’s nightmares so I don’t know. Stay or Go? Stay but moved to the Unreleased Undecided shelf.

     October & November 2018

October & November will be in the next Down The TBR Hole post under Unreleased because I wrote this posts ages ago, so they’re all unreleased as of writing date. And also if I moved it here then the next post would have all of one book on it! 

September was a busy month!

This time around I kept 10, got rid of 9 and moved 9 around to different shelves!

I didn’t get rid of as many as I had hoped but the ones I’ve kept I’m pretty confident with!

What books have you been dying to read? What books come out in October that you’re looking forward to? 

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