#Scout Saves the Show AU

[ericaportfolio]

Here’s the long awaited draw your squad I promised you all. Come up with your theories of what did Scout say, do, or both. I might do a digital version of this drawing down the road.

I’ll start with my theory:

Scout: Oh I see! You both don’t want to admit you are actually an attention-seeking golden retriever to Riley while she’s your feisty black cat.

Nick and Riley: (Shocked Angry, but Embarrassed. Probably plotting to rip Scout’s guts out.)

Daisy: Can we please change the subject?

[flowersofstarlight]

Francis Nack belong to @ericaportfolio

Hello, Erica! If you’re reading this, I just wanted to let you know that I absolutely LOVE your AU and your OCs of Hello Puppets! I really think it’s a wonderful idea if Mortimer’s Handeemen didn’t get canceled, no possessed murder puppets or anything like that happened in the game. 💖🌟✨

Your OCs are really cool and their designs look great! Francis really reminds me of Crimson from Helluva Boss (to those who are under 18 or lower, do NOT watch that show) and Charles Muntz from Up. I totally understand why Nick never contacts his father and why he’s afraid of him. He must’ve had so much trauma because of Francis, even in his childhood. It would be hard to watch Nick get abused by his father again, having PTSD and panic attacks in the episode of Season 3.

I feel so bad for him, and I hope Nick realizes that his true family are his friends who truly care about him and show that he is loved. I also can see Nick joining “Daddy Issues Club” with Zuko from Avatar: The Last Airbender, Hunter from The Owl House (though he’s the nephew of Belos, and his uncle who was the one traumatized him, but still counts), and Moxxie from Helluva Boss.

Anyway, you’re AWESOME!! I hope you like how I draw your OC, and I’m excited to see more “Scout saves the Show AU” in the future. 😊💖

[ericaportfolio]

OH MY GOODNESS! YOU MADE ME LAUGH SEEING THAT! This is amazing! Thank You!

Yeah, Riley's sanity was lost that day with Scout. Unfortunately, the right way to hold a rat gremlin also risks your lab job. What I loved about writing the script was adding the dialogue references to keep everyone in character in a situation like this one. I enjoyed writing "Mortimer Adopted a Gremlin," but you're all not ready for the next song. And speaking of Act 4, Scout needs to be a lucky gremlin for everyone's sake soon.

In the meantime, set your alarms for this weekend!

Feel free to draw any scene(s) from Scout Saves the Show AU you enjoyed so far!

"This little gremlin here…" Riley Ruckus. Act 3

Not gonna lie, Act 3 felt as if Riley was going to either chase Scout or do a Homer, hahaha.

There were so many scenes that I loved, but this one was it for me. That's the proper way to hold a rat gremlin/j

It was so much fun re-reading "Scout and the Rambunctious Lab Rhyme." There were so many Game dialogue references, and the "Mortimer Adopted a Gremlin" was perfect!

I cannot wait to read ACT 4 for the thrilling conclusion. Who knows, maybe the Rat Gremlin will be a lucky gremlin for Riley!

Also, please check the story out, it's so worth it!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/57670870/chapters/146760343

Now, I'll head and start working on the other ones. Thank you so much for your request, it's always a pleasure!

[lucysarah-c]

Do you think Levi is a bit conservative? I don't think Levi canonically would be the jealous type, but would he criticize Reader's dress if she wore a dress that was revealing or showed cleavage? Would he be concerned about attracting attention from others? Would he be one of those men who can't understand why women dress so revealingly?

Hi, sweetie! How are you?

Oh, I adore this type of question; it’s right up my alley. Overall, my answer would be "no," and I'll expand on that later.

If we’re talking about a modern AU Levi, I think he wouldn't give a fuck, honestly. By modern standards, he would tell you to wear whatever you want, and if anyone has a problem with it, they can get a "royal salute" from him.

Now, in canon, which is more old-fashioned, we do see that women, when not wearing the Scouts uniform, dress mostly very "modestly." He would still not care most of the time. I think that, given the misogynistic standards within the walls, Levi would be quite "open-minded." He might have some sexist thoughts or opinions here and there, but nothing extreme. This man is the son of a woman who was forced to be a prostitute; he doesn't judge women based on their clothes.

Levi simply does not care—he doesn’t care what others wear and doesn’t care what others think of him. I don't imagine him as the jealous type either. If Levi wants to be with someone, it's because he feels comfortable with that person and trusts them. His issue is with "the rest," like if a guy looks at his girlfriend inappropriately or tries to hit on her, he’s not jealous or angry at his girl or anything. He’s going to put the other person in their place.

I can only think that, perhaps, if the outfit is very revealing, it might make Canon!Levi feel a bit uneasy. He would prefer if you wore something else. He might imply it by looking uneasy or saying something like, "Wouldn't you prefer to save that one for when it's just the two of us?" or he might look a bit grumpy. But I don't think it would escalate from there—he wouldn’t order you to change or wear something else, but let’s say it’s not "his favorite look" on you, haha.

[beemochi-art]

The very sweet and beautiful Bumblebee! From my transformers au. (God it needs a name.)

He was the first to arrive on earth! Young and way smarter than he looks. Shy and awkward when first meeting someone but when he comes out of his shell he’s quick with his words and his mind. He’s a curious bot and sometimes that’ll get him into trouble, but he can’t help himself to investigate, it’s the scout in him.

Despite his predecessors of the bumblebees with large kill counts, he has decided he’s not going to kill. Beat the stuffing out of, sure. But never kill. He’s seen the bad on both sides.

Backstory time.

Bumblebee was a standard autobot clone and there were hundreds like him. (Well, kind of.)

These autobot drone foot soldiers were put on a ship heading to earths moon to make a base. On their long journey, the soldiers eventually started being more laxed with each other and the standard military ship turned into a colony of sorts. Professionalism was thrown to the side and well… Bumblebee was forged of the ship. But he wasn’t know as bumblebee yet. He was b127. All the soldiers go by numbers since they were taught their line of bots weren’t worth names.

B127 didn’t have a strong connection with cybertron and really didn’t care for the war. He hadn’t seen either. The higher ups that were on the ship; Riptide, Fortress Maximus and the great Sentinel Prime would commonly mistreat the soldiers. ( Riptide wasn’t so bad but still a bully, in an older brother kind of way.) B127 couldn’t keep his mouth shut. And he’d usually be heavily reprimanded. He couldn’t stand seeing his clan take the continued mistreatment and even worse them dishing out the punishments on the higher ups behalf.

Finally they made it to the moon but there were already decepticons there. The two went into battle, the autobots fought hard but it hard been years since they’ve been in a real fight. B127 wanted to fight to protect his family but was instead put on a escaped pod to earth by the order of Sentinel Prime.

The pod reached earth and put bee in a hyper sleep. Bumblebee never found out how the fight would go, waking up years later. He assumed that they both canceled each other out since he didn’t see any autobots or decepticons. He was wrong.

He would meet a girl who got caught up with some cons. Bumblebee saved her but he got damaged. She In return fixed him up. Bumblebee didn’t talk to her cause he was nervous, but she started just calling him bumblebee and the same stuck. Bumblebee fell in love with planet and it’s people. Swearing to protect it. For the girls own safety he left.

Eventually getting an autobot signal. More pods showed up. Optimus Prime, Chromia, Wheeljack, Ratchet, Ironhide, Jazz and Scavenger.

Bumblebee already had like a suto base set up (really it was his secret hide out. And he just liked a lot of space.) Bumblebee soon realized that these bots were very different from the higher ups he met before. They treated each other more like family. Bumblebee just assumed they treated him with respect because they didn’t know he was a drone foot soldier. He saw no need to tell them.

Voice claim: Steven Yeun

I could have said more about the backstory but that would have been spoily spoilers soooooo…..

[tartsinarat]

I don’t have much energy (on account of still being sick :/) but I still wanted to do something so dug up an old unfinished screenshot edit that I did a while ago but never finished until now

But yeah this is from the au’s version of Eclipse Lake, which happens a bit later down the timeline than the original.

It’s set just before Hollow mind instead and I’ll explain the timeline differences in much better detail in a different post but it’s basically because Luz isn’t focusing on going home like in the og so she is seeking on ways of getting revenge on Belos and saving Pip and Eda.

But Amity has been wanting to cheer up her awesome girlfriend so she’s been secretly researching ways to create a portal door as a surprise, so Amity was the one who found out about the titan veins through the echo mouse instead and went to go find some titan blood without telling Luz.

If you’re probably wondering where Hunter is…He’s actually taking an extremely well deserved break :0 (lmao, just kidding he’s still apart of the Eclipse lake events) as Pip is surprisingly extremely efficient at sorting out tasks (normal Pip could never, this is all the brainwashing tea lmao) and so Hunter has unwilling ended up getting all his work done by Pip…

Hunter doesn’t want to admit it but he is happy about finally getting a break because he’s getting to do normal teen stuff and play with flapjack more often but he does feel like he’s getting replaced so there is complicated feelings there (it also doesn’t help that Pip is now getting all the attention from Belos and is on top of that able to do magic so Hunter is switching between “I’ve got to do as much as I can so I don’t get replaced” to “it’s kinda nice not being in mortal danger every five seconds and being able to hang out with Willow”)

But yeah onto the episode; Much to the displeasure and horror of Kiki she’s having to be supervised by Pip during the titan’s vein assignment so she’s extra cautious and paranoid about not ruining the assignment especially when in front of the Prince…

Hunter wanted to go with Pip but was then explicitly told by Belos to take a break as Pip was handling an extremely special assignment but Hunter immediately flipped into panic mode because after getting kinda jealous of Pip and he wanted to show his worth again to Belos so he ended up secretly following along as a scout in order to be the first to find the titans blood.

Belos obviously already knew that the vein was already decayed and full of Fools blood from when he went there years ago, so the assignment Kiki is on was actually just a wild goose chase created in order for Pip to secretly assassinate Kiki (who’s fucked up one too many times and knows too much about the actual day of unity plans so she’s obviously got to go.)

Amity and Hunter end up working together after stumbling onto each other searching for titans blood, though they’re bickering and fighting each other the entire way but aren’t as antagonistic with each other as Hunter has slowly mellowed out after hanging out with the emerald entrails more often so they do actually end up properly bonding :)

Uh until they accidentally stumble onto Pip’s attempt on Kiki’s life…

I’m personally imagining the spiderman meme with Pip, Amity and Hunter happening and then Kiki scampering away at full speed in the background.

So yeah Amity is just majorly confused on the fact that she’s just randomly found Pip in the weirdest situation and place possible after months of no contact or communication…

It gets weirder for Amity as Luz never actually told anybody where Pip was and just vaguely said he was staying with family when asked as it wasn’t technically lying (Luz really didn’t want to break Pip’s promise on not telling anyone who he actually is so this is her guilt free way of avoiding questions on where he is)

Pip doesn’t even let Hunter or Amity think about the implications of this whole situation before running off to go catch Kiki and attempt to go for round two… Amity stops him mid way by grabbing his arm which wasn’t the smartest idea.

Because of the brainwashing tea and all the meddling Belos did with his memories, it genuinely makes Pips brain hurt when trying to recognise who Amity or anyone from when he lived in the owl house and so he usually gets really frustrated/aggressive when seeing someone from his past… so Amity interrupting his assignment genuinely made him kinda loose it and try to kill her instead.

The image is the aftermath but they both hit a draw because Hunter does manage to deescalate the situation by reminding Pip to focus on his actual mission instead.

I’ll probably continue this explanation through either a comic or text post :p

[ericaportfolio]

AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! MORE!!!!!!

Wasn't able to reblog this last night, so better now before later. There's a lot I want to say in this post! One, I might have accidently (if I'm right) gave you a character crush with Dodge. Two, Awwwww... Young Puppy Love! Three, Mr./President Blocks is mad about something and it isn't good! Four... four makes me thing of this...

Virginia: Let me see what you have. Baby Riley: A KNIFE! Virginia: NO!

I cannot help myself 😔 @ericaportfolio

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[lukasdoodles]

Sometimes i wonder if anyone remembers my old zombie apocalypse au that i havent written for since 2020 lol--

ANYWAY i think abt it all the time and so decided to redesign some of the main characters with their casual wear. There's a big story and info with it but idk if i'll ever write it out or whatever. If you wanna know more then feel free to shoot me an ask and I may just ramble abt it hehe

Anyway design notes below!

Starting with Olivia, she's an engineer and medic, so she has alternate outfits for those jobs, but for her casual look she prefers to cover up (make it harder for the zombies to bite through). I still wanted to make her outfit resemble her canon design, so i stuck with the red shirt/white sleeves, and kept her beanie of course. She's cut her hair as well, but keeps some dangly strands in the front so she can twirl them as she gets anxious.

Axel's casual design also takes a lot of inspiration from his canon design, he's a scout and engineer alongside Olivia, doing most of the heavy lifting and helping with documentation. I felt like the plaid overshirt fit him better than his canon design, don't have much info for him past that lol

Aiden's design is supposed to be more military-ish, as in the story he takes on the role of a leader for the cast. There's more lore behind that, but he's always prepared for the worst. His leather jacket is his dad's, so is his gun and knife (not pictured). Aiden is strong and cold, he doesn't want to get attached to people who might die or betray him. Thankfully, that hasn't happened. Yet.

Lukas's design is more casual and laid back. He occasionally scouts for the group, but his big role is being a mediator and organizer. He takes on a secondary leader role, helping Aiden with the hard decisions more than anything. Aiden keeps telling him to cut his hair too- but Lukas likes the mullet. He'll keep liking it until a zombie yanks on it, at the least.

Radar was a doctor- a pharmacist- a scientist? The others aren't sure. He showed up at their camp with a car full of supplies, wearing a doctor's coat and sporting a worn nametag. He won't tell them what he used to do, but he keeps the stained coat in hopes it might save him one day. He's also got hearing aids in this au he's hoh. That comes into play eventually hehe

Jesse is the main character out of the group of Mc's. He's...fine.

[sky-casino]

this love - teenage dad!itoshi sae x fem!reader

pairing: itoshi sae x fem!reader

genre: teenage dad!sae au, fluff, angst, tiny smut

wc: 4,600+

a/n: i started writing this last May, when i was having relentless teenage dad!sae thoughts lol. sae might be OOC in some parts. but honestly, i don't think he's a bad person and i believe that he will mature as he grows old, which is reflected in this story through his character development.

hope you enjoy and feedback/likes/reblogs will be greatly appreciated!

"this love is good this love is bad this love is alive back from the dead these hands had to let it go free and this love came back to me"

you and sae were childhood friends, living close to each other as neighbors for as long as you could remember. you also grew even closer to the entire itoshi family because you lost your parents in a car accident as a kid. and with your parents and sae's parents being family friends, they took care of you as your legal guardians since your parents' deaths.

during your first year in high school, he asked if you could be the soccer team's manager since you were smart, analytical, and organized. you agreed eagerly, excited to be up close to his and rin's exhilarating games that you've always loved.

eventually, the team's captain started making quite aggressive moves on you in secret. and you were getting more and more uncomfortable and afraid. until sae saved you one evening after practice and the both of you reported the captain, resulting to his expulsion.

after he walked you home that night, he made sure that you were feeling better before you parted ways. you were crying not only because the captain scared you, but also because of sae's kindness. you couldn't even imagine what would have happened if sae didn't come to save you.

the fall into sae started getting faster because of that incident. you've always had an inkling that you loved sae ever since you were both young. but you shrugged it off all this time, afraid that acting on it would ruin the friendship.

so you were astounded when sae confessed to you a month after the incident. he said that rin and his friends were so amazed by his courage when he saved you, so they relentlessly encouraged him to finally confess. they believed that if there's one man for you in this world, it's sae, your knight in shining armor, or cleats to be more precise.

after he poured out his feelings, you did the same. and the two of you got together rather pretty quickly, much to the delight of your family and friends.

to be honest, nothing much changed with your daily routine: he still picked you up in the morning so you could walk together to school, eating lunch together, he practices with the club after classes as you watch and take notes as the manager, walking home side-by-side after school. it's mostly the same, except for the hand-holding, the quick kisses, his thumb caressing the back of your hand as you walk together slowly, intending to savor each moment.

but of all the things or changes that happened as a result of being sae's girlfriend, your favorite one takes place every saturday morning. sae goes for a run at 5:30am and at around 7:00am, he quietly enters your home with the key you gave him. he takes a quick shower and gets some clothes from the pile he brought to your home days after becoming official. after he dresses up, he slowly snuggles next to you in bed and spoons you. given how much of a deep sleeper you were, you don't notice him right away until your nose picks up the insane combination of his body wash and shampoo. you're still sleepy but you can't help but turn around and hug him back, basking in his warmth and godly scent. then you two spend a chill and quiet weekend together. cooking, watching shows or movies, napping, and sae even helps you clean your house.

you were very happy together. even though he had to leave after getting scouted by Spain, you were happy and excited for him. but also sad of course because you were gonna miss him for sure. however, you did your best to hide that because if sae aimed to be the best striker in the world, you wanted to be the most supportive girlfriend in the world. you believed that that's what he deserves.

you both managed to do long-distance relationship until he had to return home to renew his passport.

he surprised you and his family, not telling any of you that he's coming home.

you were delighted to see him and spend time with him again.

he was still the same sae you knew, mostly. however, the more you were with him, the more you noticed that something's quite different about him. you didn't think much about it at first because he was still so loving, sweet, and touchy with you. but to others... he has now become rude and disrespectful. he always brought you along to his interviews and other scheduled stuff, and you felt shocked and disappointed by his words, by his answers to the press, and the way he carried himself.

afraid to get into a fight after yearning for his presence but also wanting to say something, you opted to gently reprimand him. sae said yes to your remarks but nothing really changed, which saddened you. the old sae always listened and obliged to you.

eventually, you witnessed his confrontation with rin, whom you have treated as your own younger brother. you were angry and devastated by sae's words to his sibling. you witnessed it from a far and you were on your way to them but your classmates started calling out to you for a project that you had to do together at someone's house, so you had no choice but to leave.

that night, after you left your groupmate's house, you went straight to the itoshi residence. you were fed up with sae and this new person he has become, and his fight with rin was the last straw. the sae you knew would never hurt and speak to his brother like that.

you went to sae's room and said your piece. sae denied to take responsibility for the change he went through, dismissing everything you said with "i'm just being honest. what can I do if I feel that way?"

you couldn't believe that instead of feeling remorsefuland apologizing, sae was being dismissive and even accused you of overreacting, which resulted to you feeling that he's gaslighting you.

you felt completely heartbroken, trembling as you cried. it's like you just got stabbed, and then the knife just keeps turning and turning very slowly. you felt that you had no choice but to break it off with him. his eyes widened and he quickly stopped you from removing the couple ring he gave you to commemorate your first month together. he begged you to stay but at the same time, he still didn't want to take accountability.

you removed the ring and walked out. you even thanked his parents for everything and apologized before leaving.

one night some weeks later, you heard a knock on your door and found sae there with his suitcase. it was a bit surprising to see him, but a part of you expected it. his flight back to Spain is in a few hours and you considered the possibility that despite the messy breakup, he would want to at least say goodbye to you personally. either to just bid farewell, or try to win you back.

you let him in and it was awkward, tension thick as hell in the air. he slowly closed the distance between you and seeing the familiar look in his eyes, you knew what he wanted.

after a short internal battle, you obliged and the two of you made love. sae thought that you've forgiven him and accepted the new him, happy to be back together again. but you clarified everything with a curt, "this is the last time." and with that, sae got his heart broken again. he tried to plead again just like before, but you retorted desperately, "don't make this harder than it already is, please. we're just having the same argument again and again. and it's clear that none of us is gonna let up. i'm tired, sae." and with that, he stared at you for a while with a look of shock, frustration, and pain. he quietly put on his clothes and dragged his suitcase. "goodbye, y/n." he mutters before opening your front door.

a couple of months later, you started having suspicions and went to the doctor. she confirmed that your hunch was correct, you are pregnant.

on your way home after the appointment, you did your best to keep yourself from trembling and crying. you also recalled what happened that night with sae.

sae has always come inside you, always, as the both of you were confident in the pills' effectiveness (and it just feels so much better that way). and so that night, he asked if he could come inside you like usual. you knew that you haven't been taking pills since your breakup with him, but you decided to just buy pills the morning after so you responded to him with a, "yes, you can" because the honest-to-god truth was that you just wanted to feel his warm liquid gush inside you one last time. however, you woke up very late as you didn't hear your alarm. you took your bicycle to rush to the nearby store to buy the pills and took them on the spot after you got out of the store. you had a feeling that it would be ineffective given that it's already past the timeframe, but you were still hoping.

back to the present, you kept reprimanding and blaming yourself over and over again, until you realized that you unconsciously brought yourself to the itoshi residence, which was quite near your own home.

you were about to continue walking home until rin, who was doing his daily jog routine, called out to you. he ran to you and was surprised to see your pale face and how hard you were trembling. he invited you inside their home urgently, but you asked first if his parents are there because you're not yet ready to face them and tell the truth.

rin assured you and said that his mom and dad will come home late. you obliged and went inside to drink some water and rest.

the news of your pregnancy was weighing on you so heavily that you were struggling to breathe. because of this struggle and the panic you've been enduring, you decided to tell rin the truth. he was dumbstruck and speechless as you finally cried.

you poured out all your worries: how would his parents react? how would sae react? would he accept the baby despite the breakup or ask you to get an abortion? how about your studies? your future?

rin suggested for you to tell his parents as soon as possible, as he was certain that they would support and take care of you and the baby. his words brought a sense of relief and you suddenly felt sleepy and exhausted from all the stress. he told you to get some good sleep, and you headed to sae's room because you realized how much you miss him.

you woke up later in the night and sae's parents were in the living room, relaxing after a tiring day of socializing with friends. they happily greeted you, saying that they're happy that you still visit them despite parting ways with their firstborn son.

rin who was sitting on the couch across his parents gave you a knowing yet assuring look, trying to make you remember his suggestion earlier.

you took a deep breath and apologized to them for the sudden news you were about to share. you emphasized your intent to keep the baby, regardless of what they or sae want.

to your surprise, they were happy to hear that they were about to have their first grandchild. sae's mom was even crying tears of joy. his dad said that you and the baby should live in their house and that you don't need to worry about money. they also suggested for you to delay entering college and focus on the pregnancy first. that would be better than entering college and then having to take a break once your tummy grows and labor is coming closer. this way, your entrance will be delayed but  you will have an overall smooth college experience without interruption and judgment from others.

just like his mom, you were also shedding tears of joy now as you hear their reassuring words of support. you're lucky to have them as unofficial in-laws.

the next nine months were surreal. you were happy and grateful for all the support from the itoshi family and from your friends. but missing sae and fearing his reaction were constant part of your days, sometimes even causing you to burst in tears.

you asked your friends to absolutely keep the entire ordeal a secret from sae as you intended to tell him yourself at the right time. as much as you hated the fact that he had changed for the worse, you still wanted to support him in his sports career. him suddenly knowing that you're pregnant might derail his focus and entire career. or it might cause a new fight between the two of you. both of those possible scenarios would not be good for anyone.

three years later, sae came home for the first time since the breakup. he's not the type to make a fuss out of his arrival, so he simply arrived home.

his parents were astonished and reprimanded him for not notifying them in advance, but he nonchalantly replied that it's no big deal. he was embarrassed to show it, but he really missed his parents. his contract with Royale Youth mandated him to play for three years uninterrupted, so he couldn't come home until now.

you could hear them outside your and your son's room and you were practically frozen. you had no choice now but to tell sae everything.

they were near your door when his parents slowly told him—for a lack of better word—that they have a surprise for him in the guest room.

you held your son—who by the way is a carbon copy of sae—as the parents slowly opened the door.

before sae could react, your son ran to his grandparents as he squealed, "granma! granpa!"

your heart was palpitating so hard as you watched sae watch your son with wide eyes. you've never seen him this shocked before. he's literally staring at his mini version.

after your son hugged his grandparents, he noticed sae standing tall before him, unmoving and with wide eyes and furrowed brows. your little boy got scared and ran to you yelping, "mama!".

you carried him onto your lap, comforting him as you finally told the truth, "don't worry, sweetie. no need to be afraid... he's your dad."

you were looking at sae rather nervously but also with mild confidence as you said those words.

you didn't know how he would react beyond his confusion, but you were surprised to see tears fall from his eyes and a smile form on his face as he crouched down to be closer to your little boy, who has calmed down a bit now. sae's parents were also crying as they watch their son and his mini-me finally meet.

sae gently opened his arms to invite his son for a hug, and you also encouraged him to go to his dad. your son was obedient as usual, so he quickly ran to his dad to hug him.

as they embraced, sae looked at you and whispered with an amused smile, "we have a son?". you nodded in reply and finally cried too as you could no longer hold back the tears.

"what's your name?" sae asked.

"seikou!" the little boy answered with excitement as he learned to say his name properly just recently.

that night, you and sae put seikou to bed and had a long conversation afterwards in sae's room. it was getting late and you were sitting on sae's bed while he was on his couch.

"so... how have you been?" sae asked cautiously but with a hint of excitement as he finally gets to talk to you again after a long time.

"i'm doing well, i believe? i postponed starting university for a year, but besides that, there hasn't been any issues at school. i will be graduating next year, as expected. your parents have been a great support... they take care of seikou whenever i couldn't. rin has been a good and cool uncle as well." you let our a chuckle as you recall rin playing robots and soccer with your son.

"that's... that's good to hear."

"how about you?" it was your turn to ask, and yet sae seemed to be surprised when he heard you.

"i'm... good. haven't been back here for years, so... it's a bit jarring, but it feels good."

you smiled at him in response, not knowing what else to say.

awkward silence. tension heavy. air thick.

"why didn't you tell me?" sae finally asked the important question, finally addressed the elephant in the room. he sounded like he was suppressing his desperation for your answer.

"i'm sorry, sae. but you know our breakup was bad... it was painful. we didn't really end things on a good note, remember? i was extremely scared when i found out. all i could think of was you, and how you would react. i considered calling you but i wasn't sure if you would even answer. i was afraid that we would just end up fighting again, that i would hear you say the words, 'abort it.', and i knew that would break me even more." you rambled on, ending up in tears. you realized how much you've been holding these words like a burden.

"baby, why would you think that i would want you to abort our child?" sae asks in a demanding tone, quickly kneeling before you and holding your arms gently but firmly.

"i don't know, sae! you were a different person already. damaging your relationship with your family, with me, all because of soccer? i reached out to you several times back then to tell me what happened in Spain that made you change, but you disregarded me. i just felt like i couldn't trust you anymore. that's why i kept it a secret back then. but i was planning all along to tell you, i was just waiting for the right opportunity and time." you explained, not able to look him in the eye.

"alright, i understand. sorry, i'm not mad, okay? i just... wanted to know why." he loosened his grip on you and rubbed your arms soothingly.

"it's okay. i knew you'd have many questions, and rightfully so." you whispered.

it pained sae that you couldn't look him in the eye, all he could do at the moment was gently touch his forehead with yours as the two of you breathed in sync to calm down as he continued to hold your arms. it was extremely quiet, the only thing you could hear was the clock ticking, sae breathing, and his heart beating.

you stayed like that for a minute, until—

"let's start over." sae states firmly.

"what?" you asked in a whisper, breaking the forehead touch, not believing what you just heard.

"let's start over." sae repeats patiently, in a slower and gentler tone, as gentle as his smile. the smile you fell in love with and the last time you saw it has been ages ago.

you were speechless.

"let's start over, with our son."

you finally let your dam of tears break, hiding your face in your hands.

"y/n, listen to me. i have a plan, an actual plan." sae said as he freed your face from your hands. he delivered the latter part of his sentence while laughing, as he knew how much you loved concrete, actionable plans.

"my contract with Royale Youth has expired and they're currently writing up a new one back in Spain. i was supposed to ask my legal team to review it so i can sign it for renewal before flying here, but there were some delays and Royale Youth hasn't submitted the contract yet. but i didn't want to wait for it anymore and so my original plan was to just renew it when i go back there three months from now. but since i learned about our little family, i've been thinking about... not renewing anymore. i... don't want to go back there anymore. i want to live here and be a proper family with you, our baby, my parents, and rin."

sae shared his plan quite quickly, but you were able to understand everything.

"are you sure? but how about your career?"

"i'll join a team here. i've been getting relentless offers from local teams all this time." he said with a smile.

"but you don't like playing for a Japanese team, right?"

"that's not important. i learned today that i'm a dad, do you think anything else is as important? what matters is that the three of us are together." sae says rather enthusiastically, until his smile faded away as he bit his lip, something he does when he's embarrassed.

"and you know... i've been secretly watching rin's soccer career, so i'm also inadvertently updated on the state of Japanese soccer. it's not so... bad after all? at least compared to before." he admitted hesitantly.

wow. you thought. sae really has changed. or more like, he's back to his old self, the version of him that you knew and loved. he wouldn't admit it yet, but he also wants to play with his brother, and the right opportunity has come.

"that's so good to hear, sae. you just made me extremely happy." you tell him with tears of joy as you lightly squish his cheeks, just like how you did before.

"this might be embarrassing but fuck it i'm gonna say it anyway."

"hmm? what is it?"

"before coming here, i told myself that i had two options: when i arrive and you're happily with someone else, then i'll finally let you go and move on. but if you're single, i'll try one more time for the last time, and if you still say no, then i'll finally give up. it was some sort of ultimatum i imposed on myself." he chuckles as he looks away in embarrassment.

"aww, sae-"

"but today, i found out that we have a child together and honestly, i couldn't ask for anything better. this is it, y/n. this is our sign to start over and try again." his voice is full of hope, and you wanted to give that to him.

"okay... okay, sae. let's try this again." you tell him before the two of you kiss with so much longing, as if both of you were trying to make up for lost time.

sae went through with his plan and after discussions and signing of documents, he is now scheduled to debut in rin's team. their dream of being the best duo will finally come to fruition.

while sae was busy with his own affairs, you were focused on finishing university.

fortunately, you and sae seem like proper parents now as you both help each other with childcare. sae brings seikou to the daycare in the morning thrice a week, sometimes he even watches him secretly as he learns new things from the teacher and plays with his friends. sae picks him up in the afternoon and the two of them go to your university to pick you up as well. the three of you enjoy bonding time by eating ice cream and strolling around in the park.

sometime during the start of your last year in college, sae proposed to you. you said yes (duh) and he told you that he wants to get married soon after you graduate. he excitedly albeit shyly told you that he wants to be an official family as soon as possible because he wants to grow said family. you thought he was joking but he was serious when he said he wants a daughter.

just a few months after your graduation, in a small but beautiful wedding with only close friends and family, you married your childhood friend, your best friend. the whole experience was so surreal and you kept thinking to yourself that you and sae withstood not only the distance of living in two different countries, the messy breakup, the sudden pregnancy that he belatedly knew about, but also the test of time. you realized once more that sae is your person, and that you are his, because you grew up together since you were toddlers and now have your own, and because you are now Mrs. Itoshi Sae. it's something you dreamed of for years but at one point had to let go of, but ultimately still ended up becoming a reality.

juggling motherhood and university exhausted you, and so after your wedding and sae's relentless encouragement, you decided to rest for 1-2 years after your graduation. and it was the perfect time for you to try having a second baby, a daughter, as sae wanted.

your first child, seikou, is five years old by the time your newborn daughter, shiori, arrived. and seikou was so delighted to finally hold his little sister.

while you and sae watch your kids, you giggle as you told sae, "she looks like me, but she got your colors. teal eyes and mauve hair." and sae couldn't help but give a proud smile.

a few years later, sae is (still) the top soccer player in Japan (and is also still quite rude to the media lol. you gently reprimanded him but he said this is the best he can do and you just accepted it lol). and you mostly work from your home studio as a children's book writer. seikou is now 10 years old and is following his father's footsteps, and shiori just said that she wanted to be a singer. but you expect to hear a new dream from her in the following days because lately, she wants to be everything. except to be a soccer player, she said she doesn't want that because she hates sweating and being under the sun.

you're both amused and worried whenever you see how much sae spoils your daughter. you kinda expected this because he's the one who requested a daughter years ago, but shiori thinks she's a literal princess because sae says that she is and treats her like one. you remind sae from time to time to tone it down because you don't want your daughter to be a spoiled brat.

"i spoil her so much because i see her as like, the symbol of our new beginning, you know? we had her after we reconciled and reunited, after you agreed to give me a second chance, so she's very special to me, y/n."

"i know, i feel the same way. but the other day she's yelling at her friends to call her 'princess'. she's starting to demand others and that's not good, sae. we should correct it as early as now. okay?"

sae was surprised to hear about that incident and realized that yes, he's gone overboard as a doting dad.

"yes, y/n. i'm sorry, i'll tone it down." he says with an embarrassed smile and you walked over to hug him.

"why are you laughing?" he asks as he rubs your back.

"nothing, i just never thought you'll be the doting dad type."

"ugh. stop it, y/n. you're embarrassing me." he says as he hides his face in the crook of your neck, and you could feel his face burning with embarrassment.

[ericaportfolio]

Quick! Which of these poses represents members of Mortimer’s Handeemen Crew? I want to draw this!

[sanjoongie]

Bet!

❦ Pairing: Vampire Hunter! Reader (f) x Vampire! Jake (Enhypen)

❦ Genre: modern vampire au, co-workers to lovers? (think buffy and spike)

❦ Warnings: oral (f receiving), bite kink, exhibitionism, public sex, mentions of blood, hypnosis, death

❦Word Count: 1,195

❦Rating: 18+ MDNI, smut

❦Summary: Jake makes a bet with you. If he can manage to make you cum then he gets to bite you too

❦Dedication: @mejuii & @downtoamagicalland because they’ll always read what i write, no matter the cost :3 AND @beomgyusbabygirl for listening to me talk about it 😭

You were desperate to keep your hips from twitching upwards but it was almost becoming an impossible mission at this point.

“What’s wrong, Miss Vampire Hunter?” Jake drawled from between your legs, “I thought you said I couldn't possibly make you cum?”

How did you end up in this particular position, you may wonder? Jake was a vampire who was also your informant. If you needed to pursue a rogue vampire or investigate some questionable hypnosis situations, Jake was your go-to guy. Charming with his good boy looks but with a mouth dirtier than a whores, it was an easy choice to keep him an arm's length away. Especially considering the both of you were on two different sides of an on-going, underground war. But then Jake decided to take your distant attitude as a challenge.

“Have you ever been bitten?” Jake asked seemingly nonchalantly as he wrote down an address for you. Seems there had been sightings of a vampire who was luring a girl by pretending to be her dead boyfriend. 

You sent him a look of disbelief that he couldn't possibly see, with his neck bent over the paper he was diligently writing on. “No? Why would you ask?”

Jake shrugged and handed you the paper. “It could have happened while you were staking one of us. I was just curious.”

You rolled your eyes. “Puh-lease,” You drew out the word into two syllables, “Like I’d be dumb enough to let myself get bit.”

Jake cocked his head curiously, tongue playing over his lip piercing. “You’re not even a little bit curious? Don’t you think you should know? To sympathize with the people you save or just to be aware of your profession?”

You shook your head. You moved to take the paper from him. “I don’t think half those vampires know how to bite without tearing your neck apart. Just like most men can’t perform oral.”

Jake frowned deeply. “What’s that supposed to mean?” He hasn’t let go of the paper yet.

“It means,” You frowned back at him, tugging at the paper, “Why would I let some bloodthirsty creature bite me when I can’t even trust a man to--JAKE, GIVE ME THE DAMN PAPER!” You shouted in frustration.

A teasing smile pulled at his charming features. “How 'bout we make a bet then? If I can make you come, I will bite you.”

“I don’t fucking think so,” You said without even contemplating it.

Jake’s smile widened. “What’s wrong? Think you’ll lose that bet?”

“No! Are you even listening to me? If I don’t trust you to bite me, I certainly don’t trust you between my legs!”

Jake nodded resolutely. “I can do it.”

“Sir, you are getting on my nerves,” You growled, shaking a finger at him in warning. 

Then, the bugger had the audacity to capture the tip of your finger between his teeth, his canines showing now. And your pupils blew wide in reaction. Shit.

“Fine! And if you can’t, you will never make another pass at me,” You vowed.

“Scouts Honor,” Jake held two fingers up but they were crossed, not put together. 

Jake escorted you into a nearby alley, where you could still hear the murmur of the crowd and the traffic but far enough that no one would know what was going on unless they walked down the alley itself. Your head hit the brick wall behind you, trying to quell the cord of lust that was winding tighter and tighter in your stomach. 

Jake’s eyes swirled below you and you knew he was triggering a power of his: telepathy.

Go ahead, moan my name, no one can hear you

“I don’t feel the need,” You said through gritted teeth.

Jake’s tongue swirled around your clit lazily, leg still over one of his shoulders. He started to work his middle finger into your hole and you slammed your fist against the brick, hoping for some pain to clear your head. 

Come on, admit it, Jake’s words swirled inside of your head. His tongue was working up your clit and he was already pushing another finger inside of you. You’re enjoying yourself

You tried to think of every poor girl that had ever fallen victim to a hypnosis from a vampire and lured back to his kiss to get sucked dry. You tried to think of the two puncture wounds that had long dried up on a corpse. Anything to keep your impending orgasm from exploding over you but it was starting to become a lost cause.

Make a mess of my face so I can bite you

That was the last shred of sanity you had left. You cried out desperately, loudly and with enthusiasm as pleasure raced through all of your nerves. Damn, Jake knew how to give head. And just as your orgasm washed through you, Jake moved his mouth to your plush thigh and bit down delicately. Tiny streams of blood pushed from the small holes he created and he licked those lines like you were a melting popsicle. 

"Oh my god," You exclaimed, breathing heavily.

"Jake, actually. Thought you'd have learned that by now," Jake quipped. He daintily licked the holes to seal them and sat back on his heels, letting your leg down.

You pulled down your short skirt quickly. You always dressed like a slut on the hunt for a vampire fang bang, just in case anyone was suspicious of a lonely human wandering into the vampire section of town. You were starting to think that figuratively was biting you in the ass.

"Are you satisfied?" You grumbled, "Our working relationship is ruined now, you damn vampire."

Jake slammed an open hand against the brick, cracking the stone and allowing a poof of dust to fall around you. "That's Mister Vampire to you, Miss Vampire Hunter."

You rolled your eyes. "Is my blood that invigorating, Jakey?" You cooed, not intimidated in the slightest.

Jake was back to his charming self. "To answer your question, no, I'm not satisfied. I'm high on your blood and I have a raging hard on."

Your eyes moved down to his slacks and the clear dick imprint against them. Your eyes moved back up to meet with his brown ones, swirling with red. "I did not sign up for that."

Jake started to play with his lip ring again. "So you're fine with me finding relief with someone else then?"

You narrowed your eyes at the vampire who was suddenly even more cocky, or was it borderline confident? "Jake, I told you, I never want to hear about what you do as a vampire. I just need your information. I don't want to muck about in that gray area and have to hunt you down."

Jake looked smug now. "Well, apparently you need my tongue and fangs now as well."

You visibly winced at his remark. Fuck. 

Want to bet that I can't make you come again?

"Get out of my head, Jake," You growled. Your fingers inched towards the stake you kept firmly between your breasts.

"Only if I can get between your thighs again~"

You sighed. "Who needs who again?"

[meetinginsamarra]

mayprompts2024,#20 do-over

Apparently there will be another AU happening. No beds but tats.

A Tattoo Shop AU.

I've no idea where this will go so I'll surprise us all. LOL

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White Pony Tattoo - Part One (do-over)

Dr John Watson stood in front of 221 Baker Street and – for the first time in a very long time – felt anxious.

He was wondering why this actually happened to him right now. The London afternoon was mild and sunny, summer was about to begin and yet, an aura of foreboding seemed to hover around the well-kept Victorian building.

John shook himself mentally. This was completely ridiculous. There was nothing to be afraid of. There was no danger.

For God’s sake, he had fought for Queen and Country in Afghanistan, had saved several lives and countless limbs in the field hospital and also on the battlefield under heavy fire. He had not felt anxious then. Wary, yes. Cautious, of course. High on adrenaline, surely.

He had been shot in the shoulder while he was on a scouting mission with his team and had woken up in his own field hospital. When his fellow army doctor had disclosed to John in blunt medical terms that he might lose his arm, then John had been frightened.

After a long rehab process the arm was functioning again but John had been honourably discharged because of an intermittant tremor in his hand that made him unsuitable to work as a field surgeon.

Two years ago, John had returned to London and after struggling for three months he had found work as a physician in a local clinic. He had soon met a wonderful nurse named Mary Morstan, fell in love with her and they had married quickly.

Which brought John back to the reason why he was standing in the middle of the pavement in front of 221 Baker Street, staring at the tattoo shop like a village idiot.

The tattoo on his right upper arm needed a do-over.

“White Pony Tattoo” was not what John had expected. It was located in a small shop with a red awning above its single window. There were no flashing neon signs or colourful and enlarged pictures of tattoo designs the artist had created. No advertising of the shop’s services whatsoever. Everything was clinical and sterile, even off-putting. Had it not been for the single metal sign placed in the middle of the window, no one would have thought a tattoo shop would be behind it.

Maybe it was the sign that made John feel so anxious.

It read “White Pony Tattoo” and showed a stylized white running pony on its right side. On the left the sign read “no arguing, no crying, no boring designs”. This did not bode well. Just by the look of it, John would never have thought about setting a foot in there.

Yet, John had done his fair share of internet research to find the best tattoo shops in London because he really did not want some would-be tattoo artist botch up his skin.

White Pony Tattoo had topped several lists. The only shortcoming that people regularly mentioned was that the artist was capricious. The lesser polite said that he was a total dick. However, Sherlock’s – John assumed it was a pen name -artistry was highly acclaimed and he had won several competitions over the last years. Getting an appointment was difficult and being accepted as a client was even more so. But sometimes, when Sherlock was interested enough, he accepted walk-ins.

John straightened his back, raised his chin, took a deep breath and opened the door of the tattoo shop. A melodious door bell chimed and announced his presence.

IIt was cool and dim inside the shop and it smelled faintly of a fresh lemon fragrance. A thick purple curtain behind the wooden counter closed off the rearmost part of the shop. Quiet classical violin music played in the background.

“Hello?” John called out, taking off his jumper to let his tattoo show. “Is there anybody here?”

The curtain moved and a man stepped up to the counter. It was easy to recognize Sherlock from the few pictures John had seen on the internet.

“Hello, I’m here for a do-over…” John began.

“Shut up.” Sherlock commanded. His baritone voice was silky and opulent just like the luscious black curls that framed his aristocratic and unusual face.

John was so surprised that he closed his mouth with an audible plop.

Sherlock’s eyes roamed over John’s face and upper arms, then the rest of his body. Piercing blue grey eyes took in every detail, precise like an x-ray machine or better, like a computer tomograph. They missed nothing, pinning John to the spot and stripping him down to his very bones, unable to hide anything. It was uncanny. Disconcerting.

“Firstly, it’s called a cover-up, as you should very well know.”

Sherlock chided, frowning. His voice rumbled like the high-end engine of a race car and filled John with an unknown desire.

“Secondly, I’ve already deduced what you want. I won’t do it because it’s boring.”

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The one(s) who know and tell me where the shop's name comes from will get a cameo in this AU (nothing bad, I promise). Are you game?

tagging @peageetibbs @totallysilvergirl @calaisreno @lisbeth-kk @raina-at

[ericaportfolio]

Reblogging this here. When I decided to make a Tumblr account one year ago, I was more of a lurker over the years, I wasn't sure to make an art blog here until a particular drama hit Deviant Art. After one year of posting here, you have all made it a wonderful experience during the highs and lows. Especially getting me through the rough end of the year.

So what to expect for 2024? I'll be returning to the Scout Saves the Show with something I plan to release in February after a sudden hiatus with so much crazy stuff happening. I have other projects I'll be heading back to soon, but I won't spoil them just yet.

I hope you all have a wonderful and safe New Year's Eve! See you in 2024!

Last drawing of the year! In honor of Epic The Musical's Ocean Saga, which just came out on Christmas, I made some changes to Poseidon and a tail-form variant. For his character, don't make him angry in any shape or form. It doesn't help that Athena has a terrible rivalry with her uncle for many reasons. And it won't help that she and Mars Ares will be on the run. So Neptune Poseidon would love to give Athena the same pain and misery the same way he put Odysseus through those years ago.

Thank you for your support and love for those who like and follow this blog, my main safe-for-work blog, and/or discovered my other social media art blogs and liked and followed them. I will keep going with that challenge as it's helping develop the art style, establish world-building, and more. Apollo and Artemis are coming soon as possible. Also, I'll be getting a little comic regarding a particular poll tomorrow or Tuesday (hopefully).

HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE EVERYONE!

[toomanybrainrots]

Got random ideas for a shattered glass au for TFP and RB and im sharing them here

Starting with TFP, Optimus would definitely be in the place of Megatron, as Autobots are evil here. SG!Optimus is a ruthless and cold tyrant that shows zero mercy towards anyone, not even his fellow Autobots. He sees the Autobots as minions and pawns he could dispose of ay any minute, he only keeps the useful ones.

SG!Ratchet is a cold-sparked and cynical medic, who is willing to use his fellow Autobots to get the results he wants. He may be a medic, but he's not afraid to get his servos dirty to get his results.

SG!Bulkhead is a wrecker who is always angry, always snapping or lashing out at something or someone. He doesn't care one bit about anything or anyone he breaks, as he enjoys the feeling of wrecking and the destruction that he intentionally causes, having a cruel and arrogant demeanor. Due to that, he has broken many of Ratchet's gadgets, causing the two to despise each other and willing to sacrifice the other.

SG!Arcee is a sly and cowardly femme, willing to scarifice anyone that is in her way as long as she gets out alive in the end, having a cold-sparked and cruel demeanor. She has plans to overthrow Optimus, as she sees herself to be more of a fit to be the leader of the Autobots. She and SG!Airachnid have quiet a history together, considering she had killed her previous partner before her very optics, and was the reason her partner, Skyquake, had fallen.

SG!Bumblebee is a loyal and silent scout, as his voicebox had been ripped out by Optimus himself as a punishment for disobeying him and a warning for the others, yet he sees that he deserved the punishment. He has eyes everywhere on the Ark, always knowing what is happening and relaying to Optimus. He is merciless on the battlefield and will not hesitate to off his opponents if necessary.

SG!Wheeljack is a cold and calculating scientist wrecker, who's experiments are bizzare and almost inhumane. He is a servant of logic first and foremost rather than a servant of Optimus. He does not care for anyone, simply seeing all of them as tools to further his experiments, which perfectly describes his relationship with Bulkhead.

SG!Ultra Magnus is a wrecker commander who is loyal to Optimus and the Autobots, but rarely does he take anything seriously. Yes, he gets the job done but he is, what Bulkhead and Wheeljack describe, a fool who does not deserve his title or his respect, a sentiment that is shared by everyone but Optimus, as the Prime doesn't care if Ultra Magnus is annoying or not, simply seeing him as a useful pawn he can manipulate and use.

SG!Smokescreen is mature and calculating, despite his young age. The rookie takes everything seriously, never joking around at all. Smokescreen is one of the only two bots that Bumblebee seems to have taken a liking to, often seen with him or nearby when a bot seeks one of the two out.

Now Recue Bots, who aren't exactly Rescue Bots.

In this SG universe, they are a faction that was founded by the Autobots and full of gladiators, wreckers and criminals, to cause disasters for the Autobots to come and swoop in and "save the day", to be the knights in shining armors and deceive the rest of Cybertron. But, the Rescue bots had defected, refusing to cause these disasters no more, which angered Optimus, a lot. SG!Heatwave and his team had managed to escape Optimus in their spaceship, having to go in stasis to hide their life signals away from the Autobots, the others were not as lucky.

I still don't know what to do for the Rescue Bots, i have ideas but I'm still working on them so yeah

I just wanted to ramble about this

[jamdoughnutmagician]

Teenage Dreams (13 going on 30 AU) - part 4

Eddie Munson x reader

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Word Count:2, 361

SERIES MASTERLIST

Masterlist // Eddie Munson Masterlist

*dividers by @saradika-graphics

You make your way to party at The Palace, where the music is blaring and people are already milling about with cocktails in hand, dancing and talking. A sea of glitzy party dresses and only slightly less-than formal dress shirts surround you. You reach out to take one of the small canapés off a nearby waiter as he swerves past you with his tray held aloft. 

Squeezing your way past bodies of sweaty dancers, you perk up when you spot Nancy leaning back against the bar

“Hey Nance!” You wave to her as you get closer. 

“Hey girly, I was beginning to wonder if you were ever going to show up!” she smiles pulling you into a hug. “Get this girl a piña colada, please.” she orders to the bartender before turning back to you. 

“So what have you been up to?” you ask

“Ugh, I’ve desperately been trying to avoid Micheal. Y’know he’s already tried to grab my ass twice tonight?” she groans, rolling her eyes and taking a large sip of her drink. 

“There you two are!” Michael calls out as he strides his way over to where you and Nancy are. “It’s 11.00 and already people are leaving. This party is turning out to be a total disaster! I need you girls to fix it!” and with that he struts off with a huff.

“If we’re going to get through this evening, we’re going to need a little bit more liquid encouragement.” she grins before turning to the bartender. “Two shots of tequila please.”

The bartender pours you each a shot and Nancy is all too quick to slam the shot glass back, and then looks to you where you were waiting hesitantly with the small glass in-between your fingers.

“Well, what are you waiting for? Down the hatch.”

You flick the shot glass back, wincing when the alcohol burns your tongue. That shot definitely did not go down as smoothly as your piña colada.

Both you and Nancy go back to sipping your respective cocktails as you weave through the dwindling numbers of party-goers.

“Speaking of total disasters..” Nancy scoffs, nodding her head towards a woman wearing a form-fitting navy dress, with her platinum blonde hair styled into soft curls. “What on earth is she doing here?”  

“What? Who is it, Nance?”

“That’s Missy Harper, Diamond Magazine’s editor in chief, and she’s heading our way.”

Missy saunters over to you, her curls bouncing with every step.

“Hey girls, how are things going with your little magazine? I know it must be so hard living in Diamond Magazine’s shadow all the time.” she quips with a sneer as she sips her cocktail.

“Is that the best you can do, Missy, really? Are you really that desperate for a scoop that you had to scout out at our party?”

“Ooh fighting talk from Nancy Wheeler, I’m so scared.” Missy replies sarcastically. “You know, you might want to consider saving those witty remarks for your magazine, honey. It might be beneficial for you to just rename your whole magazine to something more fitting, like Poison, or Pitiful, whatever sounds more pathetic.” she finishes with a false smile.

You weren’t going to stand for that kind of slander, and with one more than enough liquid encouragement in your system, your mouth was working a lot faster than your brain.

“You are rude and mean and sloppy and frizzy and I don’t like you at all.” you say proudly, with a snappy edge to your voice.

“Well, luckily, I don’t care about being liked, I just care about winning.” and with that Missy was gone.

You move around the party for a little while longer, happily sticking by Nancy’s side.

“Uh-oh Nance, watch your ass, here comes trouble. Michael’s coming over.” you warn her, as you see your boss coming over to you.

“I thought I told you girls to fix this party? So why am I still seeing people running for the exit like there’s a fire on the dance floor.” Michael snips.

“Well maybe it’s the music?” you pipe up. “I mean, this isn’t anything to dance to. If you played something that people liked, then you might actually see people staying to enjoy the party.”

“You can play whatever music you want, as long as it gets what’s left of my party guests out on that dance floor.”

You totter over to the dj booth on wobbly legs, high-heels and slightly tipsy is not a good combo as it turns out, asking the dj very politely to play a very special request that would have everyone up and dancing in no time.

The sounds of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ soon start to pour out from the dj’s speakers. Thriller was still cool, right? God you hoped so, because it was the only song you could think of to liven up the party. Although your confidence in your song choice starts to waver as you look out to all the party-goers who are giving you confused expressions, Nancy and Micheal are both hiding their embarrassment behind their hands.

Well, you’ve only got one choice now. To commit to the bit.

Tentatively you step into the middle of the now empty dance floor, the bright lights shining down on you, and do the only dance that you knew off by heart. The Thriller dance that you and Eddie had spent so many times perfecting as kids. The moves coming back to you like muscle memory. A zombie-like twitch of the neck, hands waving above your head, a pop of the hips in time with the music.

You continue to dance, feeling more awkward as time goes by but then you spot your saving grace in the crowd of people. 

“Eddie!!” you call him over. “Dance with me!”

Everyone in the party turns to look at him, and suddenly his cheeks are flushing with a warm pink.

“Nu-uh, I don’t think so. I’m not doing this.” he vehemently refutes, but it’s too late. You’re rushing over to him and dragging by the hand to join you on the dance floor.

“Come on, just like when we were kids, remember?”

“Yeah, like 15 years ago! Come on, this is crazy!”

You start to dance to the music, and give Eddie those desperately pleading eyes that he used to fall for everytime, and soon he’s joining in with you. Following your every move, matching you step for step in the very familiar dance routine.

In a surprise turn of events, everyone else gets up to join you and Eddie on the dance floor, easily catching on to the iconic dance moves. Even managing to get both your uptight boss, Michael, and the less-than dance inclined, Nancy up on the floor. Gleeful screaming whoops, and laughs echo out amongst the music as the party livens up.

 Catching himself in the brightly coloured lights, Eddie stops when he sees your face, suddenly remembering where he was and what he was doing.

“I’m sorry, I’ve got to go.” 

“Eddie, wait!” but it’s too late, he’s pulling away from the crowd and leaving the party.

You’re catching up with Nancy, filing out from a classy bar after a few drinks after work.

As you step out onto the street your eyes land on the man who you had found in your apartment when you had first woken up as a thirty year-old woman. His tall stature illuminated underneath the warm street lights.

“Oh my god, it’s the naked dude from my apartment.” you gasp.

“Well I’m not surprised he was naked in your apartment, he is your boyfriend after all.” Nancy laughs.

“Hey, sweetcheeks!” the man smiles broadly as he makes his way over to you, placing a slightly too wet kiss to your cheek.

“Hey, you..too..” you cringe slyly trying to wipe away the sliver of slobber he left on your cheek. Just as you’re quietly wiping your cheek with the sleeve of your shirt you spot an all too familiar bounce of long dark curls.

“Hey Eddie!!” 

He turns around at the mention of his name, walking over to where you, Nancy and your boyfriend (if you could call him that?) were. You can’t help the confusion that falls across your face when you see a petite woman with soft strawberry blonde curls following behind him.

“So what are you doing here, Eddie?”

“Oh, I’m just out here doing some shopping with my…uh..fianceé.” Eddie says, draping his arm around the smaller woman. “Y/n, this is Chrissy.”

Chrissy extends a welcoming handshake to you.

“I’ve heard all about meeting his blast from the past, it was really sweet of you to stop by and say hello.” Chrissy smiles.

“If anyone’s the sweet one, it’s Eddie. I mean, I don’t know what i’d’ve done without him” you nod, looking down, not daring to look into Eddie’s soft brown eyes. “So, how did you two meet?”

“Oh, well I was just unwinding with a quick drink after work. I work as a cheerleading coach at a school just outside the city, and our eyes met across the bar.” Chrissy smiles as she recounts her first meeting with Eddie.

“Yeah I was packing up all the equipment after playing a small gig there, and we just got to talking.” Eddie explains.

“Actually, Edward, and I have been talking about finally getting away from the big city, maybe moving upstate to somewhere quiet.”

“You’re moving?” you say, not quite able to hide the little crack in your voice as you speak.

“Well, we haven’t really…we we’re just.. discussing it..” Eddie trails off. “Anyway, enough about me, what about you huh? Looks like things are going alright for you.” Eddie says nodding towards the man towering behind you.

“Oh yes, Eddie, this is my boyfriend…” you trail off, realising that you didn’t even know this guy’s name.

“Hey man, I’m Kurt Decker. It’s always nice to meet one of Y/n’s friends” he says, extending a hand  towards Eddie.

“It’s fine dude, you don’t have to be so humble about it, you’re like one of the best baseball players ever.” Eddie laughs as he shakes Kurt’s hand.

“Well, you know I always love to meet my fans.” Kurt laughs heartily. 

There’s an awkward silence that falls between the groups, 

“Well, uh..I guess we should probably get going.” Eddie says, pulling his leather jacket closer to his body. “It was nice to meet you guys.”

“It was nice meeting you too, man.” Kurt says with a pat on Eddie’s back.

And with that, Eddie walked off with Chrissy by his side, disappearing down the dark city streets.

“Hey Nance, you don’t mind if I steal my girl away from you for the rest of the night do you?” Kurt asks, draping his arm over your shoulder.

“Not at all, she’s all yours. I’ll see you guys later, enjoy your night.” Nancy winks, leaving you all alone with your boyfriend.

“So, babe, I was thinking I could take you back to my place and we could have a little fun together? How does that sound to you?” Kurt smirks, raising his eyebrows at you eagerly.

Yeah. That sounds like fun.

 You find yourself in Kurt’s apartment, abhorrently boyish in its decor, with dark stone-grey walls, matching dark leather furniture and baseball memorabilia littering the floating shelves on his wall. Everything about this space seemed nothing short of a bachelor pad, distinctly missing that delicate feminine touch.

“I just couldn’t wait any longer baby, I had to see you.” Kurt murmurs in your ear, placing sloppy open-mouthed kisses to your neck and shoulders as he comes up behind you.

You pull away from him to sit on the couch, but naturally he follows you to sit right beside you, his hand resting on the material of your dress covering your thigh as his lips continue to kiss upwards, pecking against your cheek.

You can’t help the giggle that slips from your lips as you try to gently push him away from you.

“Okay, okay, I know what you need” Kurt says as he gets up from the couch, and flicks the remote control to his stereo. “You’re in need of one of my very special, very raunchy strip teases.”

Oh no.

Kurt begins to slowly strip his clothes off, whilst swaying his hips to the seductive music pouring through the stereo.

No, no no. Where were you supposed to look? 

You try to avert your eyes as he peels off his t-shirt and flings it your way, quickly you flick it off  your lap with a yelp. Desperately you grab a cushion to hide behind, foolishly thinking that you would be safe behind there.

You carefully peek from behind the safety of your tightly clutched cushion only to see that Kurt is digging his thumbs into the waistband of his jeans, and beginning to tug them down his legs until the only thing he’s wearing is a pair of tighty-whities.

“No. No, you put that thing away right now” You cry, keeping your eyes anywhere but the scene in front of you.  

You fling the cushion in your hands at Kurt, quickly using that as your chance to flee. Grabbing your bag you make a dash for the door.

This wasn’t happening. No way.

As you make your way out of your apartment on your way to work, you run into Stacy, the young girl who lived in your apartment building.

“I’m telling you, Stacy, it was awful, he was just dancing around in his undies.” you grimace with a shudder.

“That’s boys for you, they’re all stupid.” she sighs. “The ones that you like, never like you back, and the ones who are left are all idiots.”

“Well, Stacy, you just have to fight for what you want. Always remember, love is a battlefield.” you tell her.

“Those are some really deep words.” Stacy nods along to your advice.

“And don’t you forget it. Have fun at school, Stace!”  you wave her goodbye from the passenger-side window of your car, and head off to whatever was waiting for you at work.

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[ericaportfolio]

Oh My Goodness! You beat me to drawing Riley and Nick getting caught escaping! Don't worry, I do not mind. I'm just happy that people love this AU idea. All of this is Great! I also agree with @phantom-of-the-ruckus that the episode would have a different title to fit the theme. However, the title could be included as an alternative name. But man, now I'm laughing like crazy seeing these two caught red-handed! I also need to apologize for getting all those thoughts stuck in your head. I think years later, I can see Nick and Riley doing karaoke of Addict from Hazbin Hotel or a song similar to it (kids, PLEASE DO NOT watch that show if you're under 18 or lower!) Regarding how Nick and Riley got into this, Dodge might be responsible. I won't say how, but it concerns some Despicable Me 2 and James Bond shenanigans. Plus, poor Riley having to deal with this gremlin every single day. LOL!

Since @ericaportfolio mentioned “Francis Nack” the inspiration of Helluva Boss (do NOT watch that show if you’re under 18 or lower!), I can absolutely see Nick and Riley working together as a team to escape from Francis, and Nick needed to sing “Look at This!” as a distraction. And I also made a reference from Helluva Boss season 2 episode 6 in the second picture. And here’s a doodle of Riley and Scout. XD

I put “Riley and Nick’s Grand Escape” as an episode name in Mortimer’s Handeemen Season 3. I couldn’t think of other names to call it, but I’m curious to know what you think or what episode title name I should have call.

Also, I could see Nick and Riley singing “Addict from Hazbin Hotel” together (those under 18, do NOT watch that either!). I don’t know why, but now I can’t get that out of my head!