#a Date is an event to me. its an Occassion
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235uranium · 1 year ago
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ways i know i'm aro: the concept of classifying the classic date and... just going out to do something with a person is so alien to me
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sundropdaevon · 2 years ago
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IM CHANGKYUN - CONFESSION
he's just chill
was probably enjoying being single until he got a glance at you in a hotel he was staying at for vacation
boi was hooked
he tried to follow you in the midst of the hotel bar's crowd
then, he caught up to you
grabbing your wrist and twirling you around as the music was matching the atmosphere between you two
that's when he truly fell for you
yeah, cliche but its the romantic side of kyunnie, c'mon!
so from there, he tried to ask you out
you didn't have anything tying you down to say no to him, so you said yes (i swear if you'd say no to him grrr)
starting from that night, you two always went out on dates
he was trying to get to know you and you the same
and everytime, he falls for you even harder
he'd become clingy and would start to joke and tease you
you could say that from all those dates you had with him, he had built up his confidence to really ask you out to court you until you agree to become his
hed probably realize that when he's on a date with you tho
then hed suddenly say, "oh y/n, i have somewhere else i need to be"
you'd be shocked because of the speed when he ran out the doors
youd be there dumbfounded and just paid for the bill and went home
After a few weeks, hed be out of reach most of the time
Yeah, another cliche romantic stupidity, but how else can Changkyun prepare if you're going to keep buzzing his phone
So, he has no choice but to turn it off frequently within the whole week
Also, for sure he's going to choose to talk to you rather than achieving his main goal to surprise you
And then, he called
You were surprised to see his name with the ringing on your phone
You answered it and he told you to come to the hotel where you first met, but this time, the event hall
You knew it was an event, so you went there all dressed up, right for the occassion that awaited you
When you got to the doors of the event hall, you looked around the room
Flowers were scattered, lights were dimmed, only the fairy lights remained on
And in front of you was a carpet leading to the man behind all this
IM CHANGKYUN
you started walking towards him and he did too
You both met in the middle of the isle-like way, now staring intensely at each others eyes
You could feel the love that Kyunnie has for you, that luring stare, the agaped lips, and his whole outfit just matching everything
As you observed him, breaking the staring contest you two had, eyes wandering to his hands
From observation, you could tell that he's nervous
You took his hands out of initiative and carressed them
He couldn't talk, so you tried to guide him
"So, what were you going to say to me?"
"Uhm, uhhh...i- i"
"You?...what?"
"Damn it! I like you y/n!"
"Yeah, seems like it"
"Do you not like me too?" Boi would start to have tears in his eyes, so far from the character that he wants to embed in your mind
"Is this why you were not answering my calls and messages?" You tried to avoid the question, somehow teasing IM because you were seizing the moment on him
"You're avoiding the question, you must not like me back...that's okay I can just pack up and you can bring home the food i prepared and maybe can we just go back to being fri-"
You cut him off, making his eyes widen and body frozen
"Screw it, stop talking! I like you too!" You shouted and kissed him intensely like you were so pissed from his babbling
Within the kiss, you could feel his hands go through your hair then on your neck and another to your waist, pulling you closer
You both then broke off with the kiss and gave each other reassuring smiles that this wasn't a dream, this was real
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shytastemakerthing · 2 years ago
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Hi! How are you doing? If its okay I would like Twst and romance please on match up. Make sure not to over work yourself and take plenty of breaks! Thank you!
Lets see, my health is pretty bad. So I have to rest often. Its okay, it gives me time to play video games and watch videos. Though there are days where I am too weak and just sleep.
History is my passion, well military history. I love studing military history. Sadly I tend to scare people off when I speak of historic battles. I wasn't even going into gorey details either. So I learned to keep it shut.
Dark humor, I have it. I warn new friends that I have it. It slips out when I'm sick and when I have my guard down. My guard is usually up so try not to let any jokes slip.
Final bit would be, I am a mother hen. I cant relax if someone is out. I will scold them if they are out too late. Once everyone is safe, I can relax.
I hope this wasnt too much! Thank you! Have a good day!
A/N: Thank you so much for your request, Anon! I hope that you are well and are staying hydrated! I also hope that you enjoy your matchup!
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I match you with.......
Lilia Vanrouge
🦇 Okay, this fae was a literal war General and was in the Briar Valley military for YEARS. Needless to say, he has plenty of stories about battles that he has seen and been in, and he will not ne sparing any details, as he sees you are quite interested in them.
🦇 He loves that you love history as much as you do. As someone who has been around for an insane amount of time (do we even know how old he actually is??), and has seen things that one can only dream of, he is the perfect person to talk to you about this passion. After all, he was THERE.
🦇 Look at this fae and tell me he doesn't have some twisted sense of humor? You two cibe rather well on this spectrum. You may work to keep yourself under control around other people but he just let's it all go full throttle. What's life without some morbid laughs?
🦇 It's Canon that this fae plays video games. This means you bith play together all of the time. He has a set up just for you in his room and there has been more than knew occasion that Silver has has to remind the both of you to sleep. Do fae really sleep that much, anyways? I have no clue.
🦇 For the sake of tour already bad health, DO NOT LET HIM COOK FOR YOU. I can not stress that enough! Your health is bad enough without his cooking threatening to turn you into a hashtag and being locked away in a forever box. You have been saved by multiple Diasomnia members throughout your relationship.
🦇 By being with Lilia, this also means you're a mom now. He and Silver come as a package deal, no 'if', 'and', or 'but', about it. But seeing as you already have a motherly personality, meaning you vibe really well with Silver as well, everyone is happy
🦇 By extension, you also get Malleus. Sebek is still up in the air (he has no choice but to respect you, you're dating Lilia for crying out loud)
🦇 On the days where you are just too weak and spend the day sleeping, he is sure to do regular checkups on you. Most of the time, he will just carry you off to his room where you can sleep peacefully and comfortably. (He has experience with doing this to Silver on more than one occassion)
🦇 Overall, he loves being able to take care of you on your bad days (again, do NOT let him cook for you), listen to the dark humor that you are able to come in with, and then sharing stories about battles he has been in or listening to you ramble on about whatever historical events and battles you had read on yourself. He loves you for who you are and he would have it no other way.
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mitsua · 7 months ago
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Anytime soon
(No powers AU)
Warnings: anxious reader, low self-steem, reader picking their skin, maybe spelling and/or grammar mistakes
Genre: comfort & fluff Series: Obey me! SWD?
Pairing: Solomon × shy & anxious reader Words' count: 0.67k
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"You forgot what now?" You asked timidly turning to look at the shamelessly looking Solomon in front of you.
"My. . . My sleeping bag?" He still had the nerve to make it a question? Did he not notice just how nervous now you seemed?
You've planned and scheduled a perfect camping date at a forest with him to have some time for yourselves, knowing his adventorous self, he'd be thrilled and maybe you not so much, but you'd do whatever to spend time together.
Made lists of what you may need at it, but never expected he could be this forgetful when the time for the trip arrived.
It was far too late to return for just a sleeping bag. And it wasn't like any out-of-this-world magic could get you out of this, not in a million years.
But this wasn't a trivial thing either way. You had already set up your big-sized tent, moon on whole display for the two of you, there was no way you'd tell him to suck it up and sleep on the cold plastic of the floor in there.
Even when he was at fault, you could not bring yourself to do that to him.
But neither could you tell him the only other option there seemed to be.
"Would you like to share my sleeping bag?" Were the words your heart was begging you to spit. On the other side, your mind kept racing with disastrous and possible outcomes after asking.
However, you did not notice you've been staring either, making Solomon quirk a brow your way, he knew you wanted to say something now, but found it difficult to, so he waited patiently, not wanting to embarrass or scare you off.
"U-Uhm sorry for staring-I-it's that-I-do you want to..." you couldn't hold the eye contact any longer, instead finding your choice of shoes rather intolerable, such as your pants and thought how ridiculous you might look with the outfit you put so much effort into picking days before this event.
Your fingers immediately detected consolation on your others', picking and pulling the skin between them while you finally stuttered out what's been on your mind.
"I'd have no problem, but only if you're comfortable with it, MC." Solomon said with a calm smile, making you forget those disgusting feelings of earlier. Instead, you felt secure.
So, smiling back, you agreed and went in the tent to get cozy for the night.
Solomon might have or might have not acted like he was sleeping sooner than later, just out of curiousity if you'd do something.
Besides feeling warm cuddled up as the only way you two got to fit in the sleeping bag, the not so silent beatings of your heart made your chest feel like it would explode, subconsciously snuggling closer and a bit tighter to your warmth source, him.
After a couple of minutes controlling your breathing, you got to admire those white eyelashes. How come you've never seen them wet any other occassion than in rainy days? Was Solomon really this strong? Did he not feel as safe as you when you're together as to share some of his burdens or so?
You shook those bad thoughts away, opting for moving to look at his hair, those snow-coloured-like strands of hair, it seemed pretty shiny and smooth for the proximity you're sharing, so you're hand moved on its own to prove you wrong. Only to discover your mistake and, with widened eyes, which quickly became tender, kept on stroking with so much delicacy that Solomon almost truly fell asleep.
Even if he didn't budge, after some time you did, leaving your hand resting on top of his head, finally asleep.
That's when he opened his eyes and saw you smiling, just as when you agreed to share this sleeping bag, this—in some sort of way—intimate moment, with him.
Now he was the one infatuated with your features, he moved his hand to caress the side of one of your cheeks, not wanting that smile of yours to fade anytime soon.
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All writings' rights reserved © 2024 Mitsua. (Credit to the respective owners of the pictures and tagged anime character.) ⌇ my navigation!
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majimemegoro · 4 months ago
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added some commentary in italics. also added the colors bc i cant hold anything in my head. and i cant switch between tabs.
2024 - Peach Fuzz
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I think it's close enough to a neutral tan-ish color he might wear it, but colorful enough that it would only under certain circumstances. Spring garden party? Yeah okay if she bats her eyes at him enough. Especially if she lets him break it up. Peach Fuzz jacket over soft grey slacks? Doable.
yes sure—depends on the context. He wouldn't mind to wear a shirt, tie, etc. with this color at all.
2023 - Viva Magenta
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Suit? No. Tie or pocket square, maybe. Maybe. If the suit is in tones that can make it less striking.
Suit no. shirt yes, as long as its not for a regular work day. He doesn't mind bright colors, just ostentation.
2022 - Very Peri
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Probably not. Same deal as Viva Magenta. She miiiight be able to talk him into it if she can neutralize or enough but chances are slim.
no lol. but fine as an accent
2021 - Illuminating and Ultimate Grey
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Ultimate Grey is an easy yes. That one probably ends up in his normal lights rotation. Illuminating, not likely. Maybe a shirt in the color with a neutral suit though. Or accents. He lets her get him in a fit that has both once, because she kept Ultimate Grey the dominant color and Illuminating as the accent.
grey sure, though i dont think hes much of a light colored suits guy? illuminating no. not unless Kimi specifically wants him in it, in which case he could roll his eyes and use it for shirt or accent.
2020 - Classic Blue
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I think this is a more vibrant blue than he usually goes for, but I don't think it's an outright no, especially again if it's broken up a bit. He probably has a few casual pieces in this color though.
in and of itself its fine but i feel like a suit in that specific color seems dated. maybe just because it reminds me of peter parker's suits lol. idk what to you
2019 - Living Coral
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Not likely. Like, a half step from complete no. Coral isn't as bad as Magenta but the most she's likely to get him to concede to is if it's a situationally appropriate event (garden parties are good for these colors) and it's presence is minimal. One shade used in a paisley pattern shirt for instance, is potentially doable. With bribes.
yeah it can be present as long as its not a lot. its not a color hed choose on his own.
2018 - Ultra Violet
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In general purples are less bothersome to him than pinks but this is a bit much. He might do a tie if it matches what Kimi is wearing but not a suit or even a shirt.
I don't think hed mind doing a shirt if she pushed or had a good reason, but yeah hed likely not choose it for himself. never a suit.
2017 - Greenery
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Way too vibrant for him to do a suit. Probably wouldn't even split it up with neutral because of how bright it is. Might tolerate it in a pattern if the impact is subdued. Accessories are probably out as they'd pop more than he likes.
i think he could totally do an accessory tbh, he likes bues and greens—but again probbly not on a regular work day, just a fancier occassion.
2016 - Serenity and Rose Quartz
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At a glance they look like nos. And as suits, they probably are. Although he could maybe do a jacket in Serenity with tan or cream slacks. I could see him wearing it for something like a Summer boardwalk event. Beachy but not beachwear. Rose Quartz is pale enough to maybe be allowed as a shirt or accessories. On its own or if the pink notes are too strong, no.
ye
2015 - Marsala
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Another no as a suit but maybe as shirt/accessories. He prefers cool tones but warms aren't a flat universal no. This is a good fall accent color.
indeed!
2014 - Radiant Orchid
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Again, no. Too bright even for accents.
i feel like this color would make him gag lol
2013 - Emerald
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A touch brighter than he likes but potentially doable if it's toned down. On its own or predominantly, however, no.
nah, hed definitely wear a suit—just kidding
2012 - Tangerine Tango
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Too bright, pass!
hes probably like "why does this color even exist"
2011 - Honeysuckle
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Too bright and too pink. No.
yeah, no.
2010 - Turquoise
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Unlikely but another that could be a maybe as accents.
yes a tie or pattern on a shirt or tie is fair game. or pocket square or whatever rich people have. for some reason im pictureing this as the pinstripes on a shirt. the alternating white helps it look less vibrant from a distance.
2009 - Mimosa
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Highly unlikely, although a potential maybe for an outdoor daytime Summer event. Not as a full suit, but just the jacket or as a shirt. While bright it does seem like it would be fairly easy to tone down with care so she could maybe bring him around on it.
he is not a yellow guy. she'd have to bribe and wheedle but it could be done.
2008 - Blue Iris
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Another no as a suit. But very possible as shirt or accessories. It would both pop and be grounded with a navy or a deep brown. Especially if it matches what Kimi is wearing.
yeah he might not choose it on his own but if she wants it hes game.
2007 - Chili Pepper
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Another no for the suit but potentially in smaller doses. Not as likely as Marsala as it is a bit brighter. But it's not so bright it's impossible.
ye. plausible enough as a shirt or especially a turtleneck. i feel like hes more adventurous with bold colors if its not a dress shirt. we haven't really mentioned sweaters and stuff but i feel like he doesnt at all mind bold reds in a turtleneck or a thick cableknit sweater or something. once in awhile. idk.
2006 - Sand Dollar
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Actually very possible. Lighter than he usually goes for but for daytime warn season stuff, I could see this one actually being in the rotation.
summery rich people activities color...... i feel like i can see him sipping a cocktail in a fancy garden and talking about horse racing.. maybe even golf... ugh...
2005 - Blue Turqoise
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Suit is a hard no. Accents are a maybe if it's situationally appropriate.
suit is a hard Never. accents are a yes as long as the rest of the outfit is boring (dark blue suit and white shirt and this as a tie? sure). anything more fashion forward hed have to think about it.
2004 - Tigerlily
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Too bright. Pass.
hard pass.
2003 - Aqua Sky
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Another for no as a suit, maybe as accents pile.
same as blue turquoise— fine as accents as long as the rest isnt too adventuresome.
2002 - True Red
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Another no. (Barring one very singular time when they were in the states and he decided to be totally cheesey and take her on a Valentine's date wearing a shirt this color. The whole day was mostly a joke as neither especially loves the holiday but they had a lot of fun)
yes he could rarely wear it as a shirt! a good red isntto be underestimated! but tie etc. is big no andd suit is definitely a no.
2001 - Fuschia Rose
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Solid no all around.
bad
2000 - Cerulean
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Another maybe as accents and potentially the jacket with a neutral pant.
yes. as long as the rest is boring enough lol.
Random KimiKura fact :
She has bought him a suit in every Pantone Color Of The Year color. All of them. He's worn maybe a third. But he has them.
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shoyoist · 2 years ago
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rekha!! i am begging u to elaborate more on kaku wedding date plss
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cw: fluff, mentions of marriage, a very lil bit of mutual pining at the start. wedding date kaku is so dreamy <3 everyone say thank you venus 4 the idea!
⠀⠀⠀⠀ . 。˚ ♡ he's just a wedding date, but he wants a wedding with you.
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wedding date!kakucho, who you met at a different wedding that you previously attended — you'd offered to dance with him and he'd accepted, since both of you were alone, not having had a plus one to bring along for the occassion.
you've met up a couple of times after that, just a few lunch dates that ended without anything eventful happening through them. you had fun, you thought he was incredibly handsome and sweet and a total gentleman, but neither of you took a step forward.
which was okay, you thought. he was the man anyway. if he wanted more, he would initiate, right? you were alright with what you had between eachother. it was enough.
then, you bring him along to a wedding of one your close friends. "hey, kakucho. what do you think about having a dance at another wedding with me?"
and of course, he'd said yes. he'd showed up at your doorstep, breathtaking in his silver vest and black jacket, the rim of his glasses matching his clothes.
"you look beautiful," he tells you, as he helps you into the shotgun of his car. and when you smile shyly and thank him, he returns the smile effortlessly with a sweet, appreciative lift of his lips.
wedding date!kakucho who watches from the drinks table, as you converse with your friends and dance to a few songs with them, keeping a close eye on your drink even though everyone there is your friend, even though there wasn't any chance someone might do something to it.
his heart lifts a little with hope, when he hears his favourite slow song come on the speakers, and he looks at you, trying to catch your eye.
he takes your hand when you finally saunter up to him, a little tipsy, and shoot him a smile. "come dance?"
he holds you securely, a hand on your lower back, gripping your hand gently but firmly as he spins you around in slow, loose circles to the beat of the song. you giggle a little when you stumble a step, and his arm instantly tightens around you, pulling you close and steadying your feet for you.
"careful," he says, not knowing that he'd sent your heart into a dance of its own with his body strong and warm against yours, his gentle yet husky scent overwhelming as you press your nose to his shoulder, eyes fluttering shut. "watch your step, love."
love? god, did he just call you that? the race of your heart proves your previous statement wrong — you do want something more with him.
and you think that maybe he is initiating something, when he lifts your hand up to his lips and gives the back of it a gentle kiss, before taking you back to your seat once you tell him you're tired and ready to go home.
you dont notice the way everyone around you shoots knowing, amused looks in your direction, as you hang onto his arm and let him lead you out, waving good byes to your friend and their newly wedded spouse as you go. but kakucho sees, and somehow, it gives him a boost of confidence.
when you're back in the car with him, and he's turned the engine on so the heater will warm the car up for you till you're both ready to pull out and leave, you turn in the shotgun to give him a laxly sad look.
it tugs at his heart, and he cant help the worry in his voice when he asks you, "what is it? are you okay?"
"'m okay." you say, heaving a sigh. "but everyone was telling me how handsome and strong 'n amazing you are."
"a—and?" he masks his fluster with a chuckle, but his voice still cracks a little when he asks. "did that bother you? i'm sorry."
"no, but," you breathe, and kakucho thinks that your eyes look beautiful when you turn your stare up to meet his, slow and shy again. "i was jealous. wanted to keep the sight of you all to myself."
and really, kakucho could hold himself back — convince himself that you're still tipsy, that maybe you dont mean it, but he does it anyway.
he leans in, pulls you close, his hand large and warm on the back of your neck — and kisses you, lips hot and tasting slightly of wine and cake, when you kiss him back.
there's a slight pause in both of your movements — caused by his surprise that you responded, and perhaps your surprise that he'd really done it.
"fuck," he whispers into the corner of your mouth, before he kisses you again, and you kiss him back once more.
"mm," you hum into his mouth, and suddenly the air inside the car feels hot — kakucho's face feels hot, his hands feel hot, and so does his chest. his heart thuds in rapid beats within his ribcage, but he can't remember to be nervous that you'll hear it, when you ask.
"you're for me only. right?"
"yes." he says. "i am."
hearing that, you let out a content sigh and sink into his arms. the hands you've circled around his biceps are soft and tender in their grip, and he holds you close, the smell of wine and perfume lingering between your bodies.
and though it might be a little too early — it really is too early, but as you let out another small giggle into his chest, he hopes that the next wedding you both attend is yours and his very own.
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yurissweettooth · 2 years ago
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Click for full res!🌙🐰
Little post-S2 AU that lives in my head where Barnaby and Yuri become buddy heroes after Kotetsu retires. 😊
Yuri wears a modified version of Tiger's mask and Barnaby wears a modified version of his suit. They owe so much of their healing, hope, and change in mindsets to him and want to pay tribute in that way. Kotetsu’s definitely at home cheering them on, perhaps even with his whole family 😊
More info and general trivia about this AU under the cut:
If you're wondering, Yuri's new hero name is Blue Moon. He chose this to move away from his old persona and its poor (and also self-degradating) reputation, to commemorate the rare event of his healing he never thought possible, aaaaand because I thought it would be funny if he had some superficial contention with Karina over having "Blue" in his name too lol
Barnaby's is Wild Bunny because, at last, he's usimg Kotetsu's suit and has finally accepted that nickname. Also, I just like the idea of Kotetsu getting jealous that everyone is calling him Bunny now leading Barnaby to eventually change it something else (will come up with that name eventually)😆
Barnaby has become quite skilled with the wire and has been training with Kotetsu to work on upper body combat (punches, grabs, etc.) so that he can take some of the strain off of his leg. The suit also helps, more specialized for punches than his old one.
Yuri uses his fire to warp, fly, and phase through walls to ambush criminals as well using it to create barricades to aid in capture. He has good control over his fire and no longer aims to kill or gravely injur. He also puts those canonical first and skills to use when necessary.
Unsurprisingly, the two get along quite well due to their shared interests and deep understanding created by a bad past. They've become good friends and, though at times he feels undeserving, Yuri gets on well with the other heroes too.
Agnes has taken on Yuri's former role (which he can no longer hold due to conflict of interest) and one of her crew members has stepped up into his place. Yuri chose her as his successor himself because, having worked with her (they we buddies to me even if this season didn't show that) and knew her love for HeroTV and dedication to the heroes and was quite impressed by her plan to debut them as vigilantes.
Kotetsu, Barnaby, and Yuri all work with her to attempt to reform the hero system and make it more ethical and sustainable.
Public opinions are very mixed on Blue Moon, especially after bring connected to his civillian persona, but neither Yuri nor Barnaby care about their reputation at this point (both had already seen the lowest of the low reputation wise before they teamed up anyway), they are both devoted to helping others at any costs.
Yuri will not allow himself to become a walking billboard, but he had accepted a few brand deals and sponsorships, giving most of the money to the worthy causes such as the orphanage Barnaby volunteers at or support groups for those who lives have been affected by the murder of a loved one. Yuri himself also attends one of these support groups (Barnaby joining meetups on occassion as well) alongside weekly therapy.
Yuri does not enjoy riding on the double chaser though, to Barnaby's relief, it means he never asks to drive. When a chase ensues, Yuri prefer to leave the chaser to fly as opposed to separating and driving on his own.
Barnaby and Kotetsu still hang out regularly and finally had their dinner date (and several more followed)
Kotetsu has found other ways to be a hero such as helping the community through volunteering and campaigning against discrimination. He has thrown around ideas of becoming an EMT or volunteer firefighter but he is giving it more thought before making hasty decisions and allowing himself down time with his family.
Bunny and Moon usually place somewhere around the middle of the rankings but they keep working harder to improve ever day and help as many people as possible.
And lastly, Yuri's signature catchphrase was rejected so he has been working on a new one... to no success, theyre all terrible and make the other heroes groan. He'll keep working on it though!
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jadegreenimmortality · 3 years ago
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200 followers mini event: First Touches with Osamu Dazai (#1)
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Requested by @trashykawahq
My clumsy-on-occassion-self managed to post this prematurely, but at least I was intelligent enough to make a screenshot of the actual request before deleting the post 💀😂.
Well, anyways - Hii Ray!!!! Thank you again for the congratulations and also for requesting, I'm happy you apparently liked my even idea 🥰. One Dazai coming right up!!! I hope this is to your liking <3. I love your nightly date idea btw. 🤭
Pairings: Osamu Dazai x fem!reader
Genre: Fluff, slight angst
Warnings: shot wound
200 follower mini event
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Let's say you are a member of the Armed Detective Agency...
In general, I would say you and Dazai have quite the interesting dynamic right from the moment you join the agency. While your tendency to be short-tempered reminds him of Chuuya, your ambition is reminiscent of Kunikida - in short, lots of opportunities for Dazai to tease you in every imaginable way. Be ready to constantly lose your mind over his shenanigans which may or may not be personally directed at you. You do have one crucial advantage over those two though: You are female presenting. Hence, the overall tone of his teasing gets mixed up with his general flirty attitude towards any female crossing his path and your love story begins...
The first time you touched hands was only a few days after you join the Agency. You were just starting to accommodate to everyday life with all its eccentric members, though there was still one sticking out for you: Osamu Dazai, the incredibly good looking young man with an irritating tendency to talk about suicide like other's talk about their hobby - and also the annoying ability to go just for the things that will irk you. Never enough to get you actually mad, but enough to grit your teeth and give him caustic replies, which he even seemed to enjoy. It was ´his charm though that kept you from snapping: He would always embed his teasing in smooth compliments, calling you "belladonna" and "pretty like the first flower that blooms in the morning sunlight", leaving you dumbfounded for a second and smiling at you sweetly - with a smug note.
Right now, you weren't in the mood though. All of your energy was focused on your current task, which you were decided to complete as soon as possible - hence you staring at the notes you had taken instead of the floor and not seeing the cable stretching over the ground before you.
A short scream escaped your lips as you tripped, losing your notes in the process. But instead of making contact with the hard underground, you felt a slim arm sling around your waist and a hand grab yours, which you had stretched out automatically to grab on to anything. As you looked up, you saw a twinkle of amusement in Dazai's dark eyes at he lifted you up on your own two feet again, softly caressing the palm of your hand while he said: "Watch your step Belladonna, or did you want me to catch you? Is this was you were wishing for all along, laying in my arms?"
It was the first time you felt his words sparked something more in your chest than pure amusement or anger.
The first time you held hands was on your first date. Of course, it wasn't a real date. Not officially at least. You had seen Dazai invite women on dates in your early days at the agency - how long had it been since then, a year? Anyways, you had seen how Dazai asked women out - pompous compliments and charming gestures, wrapping them around his little finger. But when he asked you if you felt like meeting up and going to the aquarium on your free day, it was a simple question. It even seemed to be born out of boredom, as he had had his head currently resting on his paper-filled desk, pouting at the sight of impending work. He laughed as you raised an eyebrow and questioned whether someone had cancelled a date and assured you that wasn't the case, he just though it would be fun.
The first time you touched his cheek, a few months had already passed. You were a part of the agency now, life without them seemed unthinkable to you; especially without a certain brunet which, as you noted with growing concern, had a tendency to put his life on the line on missions way too often. You had seen his genius at work and knew that he calculated each step to be taken with the utmost care, contemplating every possible risk. You knew that he knew what he was doing - but you saw the way his eyes gleamed when someone threatened him, filled with cynicism and a hint of pain and you feared one day, he'd take the calculated risk of dying one step too far. Like today. A furious scream left your lips as you pushed him aside, a bullet gracing your shoulder and throwing you to the ground with violent impact that was originally meant for him. While the others took care of the opponent, Dazai was quick to get up on his feet again and rush over to you, carefully slipping a hand under your back to lift your upper body from the ground, resting your head on his shoulder. Your vision was blurry, everything in you focusing on the pain that was radiating from your shoulder. But as you looked in his face, it managed to take your mind momentarily off the pain: Dazai looked like a different person. His face was swamped by emotions you had never truly seen there before. Shock had left him pale and fear was creeping in his eyes like clouds darkening a sunny autumn sky. You chuckled weakly at the sight, glad to have gotten through to him it what seemed to be the first time.
His expression froze when you rose your hand to lightly cup his cheek It felt soft to your touch and warm; comforting and grounding you from the pain.
"Does being on the side that saves people really have to mean you put your own life constantly on the line? Why not put mine, huh?"
You managed to give him a weak, ironic smile before you lost conscience.
And it was fun indeed. After a day spend together looking at exotic fish and arguing over whether a shark in an aquarium tank had a better life than the average, working class Japanese, you wandered the streets of Yokohama until the late hours. Shortly before midnight, you settled down on an empty playing ground, sitting down at the swings side by side, talking about everything and nothing. It had become easy to let your mind wander and discuss just any topic with the once so distant man. It was in the silence and safety of that moment - alone on a set of old, rusty swings, only a flickering street light illuminating your surroundings - that you felt his hand envelop yours. You had reached down to tie your shoelace and not quite put your hand back on the swing again when he grabbed it mid-air. He didn't look at you, but smiled silently at the ground, giving you time to reject his gesture. You didn't. And he didn't let go until he left you at your doorstep in the early hours of the next day.
The first time you kissed was a few weeks later. Even though you were around each other a lot of your time by now, you still felt he had firm walls up in certain parts of his life. And he still managed to surprise you again and again when you run face forward into them. At first, the day seemed to be one of those, starting with Dazai's absence at the agency. You wondered if that meant that date night at yours was cancelled, as he had that bad habit of disappearing a day or two without saying a word. But when the doorbell rang in the evening, he was there. His voice was softer than normal, quieter, his eyes holding a desolation you couldn't quite place. He muttered something about an anniversary when he entered your apartment, but you he didn't seem to wish to talk about it further, and you didn't pressure him.
He had been quiet throughout the whole night, silently snuggling up to you on the sofa. In your need to soothe whatever was troubling him, you had started to pet his hair, which granted you a surprised look and then a soft smile, before he buried his face on your shoulder. When the movie was over, you could feel sleep creeping up on you, so you slightly shook said shoulder to make him get up so you could go to bed - but when his gaze hit yours, you could feel something was different. Somehow that wall you had felt kept you distant from him the whole evening was suddenly...gone.
You only closed your eyes when you could feel the tip of his nose hitting yours, as you were too caught in the raw emotion his eyes displayed, vulnerability shining like a polished pearl. His lips felt soft and warm and intoxicating against yours, even though the kiss was gentle, almost chaste. It was only when you leaned into it that he lifted his hand to bury it in your hair, pulling your form closer to his - and suddenly you had a feeling you wouldn't be leaving that couch tonight.
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tettatonin · 3 years ago
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ㅤㅤ︻┻┳═一ㅤMR. & MRS. KISAKIㅤ゚+..。*゚+
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ㅤㅤㅤㅤ❝ IF I HAD IT IN MY POWER, I'D ARRANGE FOR ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤEVERY GIRL TO HAVE YOUR CHARM. ❞
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THE COUPLE : TETTA and HAN
THE SOUNDTRACK : FEVER by ENHYPEN ; EVERYBODY LOVES SOMEBODY by DEAN MARTIN ; LOVER by TAYLOR SWIFT
THE DYNAMIC : RIVALS TO LOVERS — ❝ listen, i didn't even try like you that way, it just happened. ❞ ; ❝ oh, now that's rich. ❞
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𝐊𝐄𝐄𝐏𝐒𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐒 ㅤㅤ↪ black coffee. chanel n°5 and polo green. red bottoms. dark chocolate. white button ups with lipstick stains. silver wedding bands. a small collection of vinyl records that softly plays throughout the living room on rainy days. bourbon and red wine. a lighter that's always there to light my cigarettes. a matching necklace and watch with our initials and anniversary date engraved onto the back. a bookshelf filled with our favorite novels and volumes we've kept from our high school days.
𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐀 ㅤㅤ↪ a husband that everyone's scared of and a wife that just fans the flames a little too much. catching up on game of thrones. dissing people on 90 day fiancé. talking about my day and watching him cook dinner, taste testing whatever it is as he goes along. he mixes chocolate into my morning coffee after he makes me mad. being literal partners in crime. sleeping in for too long on days off. slow dancing on rainy days. tying and retying his tie if it looks askew. him keeping his hand on my waist or lower back so i can match his walking pace if we're in a hurry. people around us never being able to tell the difference between petty and real arguments. he makes me feel like i'm better than everyone and because of that, we talk shit a lot.
𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐎𝐒 ㅤㅤ↪ ENCOUNTERS [ how we met ] — met through work and at the time, it'd be the only time we'd see each other and it wasn't often either. simple, passive aggressive exchanges of 'good work' and light banter during meetings would slowly evolve into full on arguing if we ever had a disagreement but in the rare times we found common ground, we brought out the best in each other. i thought he was impractical while he thought i was incompetent. from then on, it was a slow, five year long slope into getting used to each other's company since both our positions in tenjiku had us working together most of the time. ㅤㅤ↪ CONFESSIONS [ when he told me ] — kisaki's not a fan of things just spilling out. he's calm, calculated, and was so sure that his secret would die with him if hanma hadn't haphazardly poured him that final glass of bourbon that pushed his sobriety out of the way. i almost didn't believe him at first but even as he was drunk out of his mind, he still had his charm. it was funny to see him act so loose, wanting to see more of it was what made me say yes that night (and the morning after when he remembered everything and properly asked me out). ㅤㅤ↪ OCCASSIONS [ a day in our lives ] — work days start off with him leaving the penthouse first with a little kiss goodbye for me while i'm having breakfast before leaving and meeting somewhere in the middle of the day to brief each other on current events. tetta works the early mornings while i work the late nights. but when we have days off, they're genuinely are his favorites. its quiet, no one from work will call him, and he gets to sleep in before spending the day doing whatever he wants at his own pace, all while being with me. he's a sucker for domesticity, so things like movie nights and home dinner dates with food he cooks himself while we act like a normal suburban husband and wife relaxes him more than it should.
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rinharu-purple · 4 years ago
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NEXT STOP: SUNNY
This event...this brilliant, incredible, amazing, showstopping and spectacular event has just swept me away with its Mediterranean flair, honeymoon vibes and too many little surprises is just like an experience out of the Cosmopolitan recommendations article. 
In this analysis, I will try to pinpoint all the places our lovebirds visit and also point out some of the highlights that warmed up my heart and cleansed my soul. Honestly, this event was something else.
As a rare ocassion, MC and Gavin finally have some vacation time saved, so they decide to go somewhere, where they haven’t visited yet and they decide on it by throwing a dart on the world map, as the spontaneous, devil-may-care couple they are. And their destination is determined to be the land of renaissance, breathtaking landscapes, finest wine and the delicious pizza-pasta and co...Italy
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It's quite the route and from what we find out, they travel at times by car, times by train, but they also fly from A to B at some occassions.
Gavin and MC route looks probably like this: Loveland City -> Rome-> Alberobello -> Bari -> Orvieto -> Bologna -> Capri -> Rome -> Loveland City
The following episode is the first thing they do upon arriving in Rome. As it seems, after a long trip, first they chill out for a while in their meticulously chosen with a *bathtub* ;) room.
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The following day was pretty foggy in Rome, and as the two brain cells they are, Gavin and MC start the day with a stroll in the City.
The day after they move to Bari over Alberobello and visited the Trulli houses. In this conversation you can clearly see that they are talking about unique white houses, that are lined next to each other... also how lovey-dovey and domestic they are♱♡‿♡♰
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As I read the moments "Castle", "Old City" and "Well" I thought they all took place in Bari and that the castle they've visited was Castel de Monte, which is located very close to Bari and is in the top of a hill, so on a particularly foggy day one might get the impression that they were on top if the clouds.
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From Bari they move on to Orvieto, where I believe they climb down to St. Patrick's Well which is roughly over 50 meters deep.
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I believe the hazelnut ice cream shop they discover is also here, because one of the most famous cities in Italy for their hazelnut production Viterno is just a hop away from Orvieto.
Afterwards they decide to move further to the north to Bologna and spend a couple of days there. I believe this is also the point in their vacation when MC is mildly challenged by the heat, luckily Gavin is there to lower her temperature wherever the wind blows 😉. Unfortunately I cannot add any more pictures to this wonderful city...
From Bologna they take the train to discover some other places in the area and afterwards the fly to Capri, where I believe the real date takes place.
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The reason for that is because they buy Limoncello (lemon wine-super delicious liquor btw. ) and Italy's best lemon trees grow in Sorrentino, which is actually located in the mainland of Naples across Capri, but because they mention of being on an island, I assume that they are on Capri as the exciting car chase takes place. Thinking back its really ironic, that MC thinks how pleasantly laid-back and carefree their days are. Those can't ever catch a break huh?
Later, they return to Rome and from there take their flight home and so the most beautiful vacation MC and Gavin ever had comes to an end.
This event was so carefully prepared with much attention to detail, that I enjoyed every bit of it to the fullest. Maybe because I am a great fan of Italy or maybe because I got proposed a couple of years ago during a romantic getaway there, this whole event gained a special place on my " Favorite mementos in MLQC" list.
Aside various memories and episodes, there were also some postcards, which were sent by Gavin and MC to their future selves as a token of this unforgettable trip.
My favorite was this postcatd sent by Gavin to MC, which in my opinion sums everything up very nicely :
O- oh, before I forget, the yellow dress that MC wears during their date was bought in Italy and she paired it up afterwards with also in Italy bought high-heel shoes. So even during holidays she still managed to drag along Gavin for some shopping spree lol.
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writefightandflightclub · 4 years ago
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Indivisible: Part Two
Poe Dameron x reader? Finn x reader? Finn x Poe?
Summary: Finn is your wonderful boyfriend, and Poe is your wonderful best friend. But when Poe begins to look at you differently, you wonder if there’s another way to arrange the pieces of your heart to make it whole.
Part one: here
Author’s note: Not a very eventful instalment (should I be selling this more? Lol), but laying groundwork for part 3 + 4 :-) We’ve had Poe’s POV, now we get Reader’s. I’m sorry for how much I call Poe an idiot. You know I freaking love that daft man.
Word count: 1.4k ish
Warnings: suggestive themes but nothing explicit. Mild language.
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Poe Dameron is an idiot.
Clearly.
Yes, he’s a smart man, intelligent in a range of ways. But, damn it. You are adamant that he’s also an idiot.
Poe has been your best friend for years. He’s had every opportunity to fall for you. But it was only when you started dating Finn that he began looking at you like that.
Like he could eat you for breakfast.
Idiot.
You’ve always had the hots for him to some extent. It’s not hard to piece together that Poe has all the potential makings of an excellent lover. He’s quite obviously gorgeous, but aside from his looks he possesses just about every desirable quality going. He’s trustworthy, communicative, selfless, passionate, stubborn (that can have its advantages), cheeky, warm, tactile... the list goes on and on. You imagine Poe is the type to go all in. To make love with his whole body and soul. There’s zero doubt in your mind that he would make for a very gratifying bang. And, now that his ravenous glances are getting you similarly riled up, you admit that you would be thoroughly unopposed if he did want to eat you for breakfast.
Isn’t timing a bitch?
Undeniably, you’ve always had a... connection with Poe. If he’d made a move in those early days -even the hint of a move- you would have jumped him in an instant. But the more time that elapsed, the stronger and deeper your friendship became. You simply didn’t see any reason to compromise that for a short-term hit of gratification. Besides, the more time that elapsed, the more certain you’d become that Poe’s feelings for you ended where they began; strictly at friendship.
There had been no hints he may have felt anything non-platonic. No declarations in dying starships, or on failing missions. There was flirting, sure, on occassion. There were lingering hugs. There were occassional propositions, assumed to be in jest. But there was nothing like this. Nothing like his eyes raking over you, hungry. Nothing like the soft glow, eyes backlit by lust.
You had tried to rationalise. Told yourself that, maybe, it was simply a projection. Maybe Poe saw you and Finn together, and wanted something similar for himself. Maybe because you were so close already, it was easy, convenient, to project those feelings on to an old friend. You had tried to rationalise it, but the more time that passed, the more sure you were that this was less of a general desire for some company, and more of a specific kind of longing. A longing for you.
It bothered you that you wanted Poe back. You were with Finn, and you cared for him deeply. The possibility of subtracting Finn from this equation could not enter your mind. So, you must be an idiot too. Because you’d had every opportunity to fall for Poe, and yet, all at once here you were, plummeting. Your timing sucked. 
Recently, you’d taken to doing a little experimenting. Sometimes, when you were showing Finn some affection, publically- a stolen kiss in the canteen or out on base- you’d caught Poe watching. Not in a pervy way. Just... interested. And so -as you did following that heated kiss on the tarmac this morning- you’d begun taking note of Poe’s reactions. You didn’t feel good about this, but there was something in you which enjoyed getting him all... flustered. All hot and bothered.
Apparently, getting him flustered was becoming increasingly easy. Of late, the more you and Poe touched in those innocent, habitual ways engrained through years of friendship - a hug or a kiss on the cheek or straightening up of a flight suit- you became sure there was just something there that wasn’t there before. Or maybe, you were both simply realising something that had been there all along.
You knew you would have to... do something about this. And soon. The thought continually niggled at you, because you didn’t know quite what to do.
For now, though, you both traipse toward the hangar, your arm slung around Poe and his soft, weathered flight suit. You release him with a “go get ‘em” pat to his back as he marches up to the unofficial podium in the hangar, climbing atop the crate to deliver a rousing morning briefing to the pilots and recent recruits.
Your eyes shine softly as you listen to him. You know more than most about his sleepless nights and crises of confidence behind the scenes, but Poe always delivers, in the end. You don’t know how many times you’ve seen him deliver his briefings now- hundreds, at least. But there’s something about him stood there today, specifically, which highlights how alone he is. In this fight. In his position. And now it breaks you that he might feel alone because of you too. Alone because of your togetherness with Finn. You’ve spent so little time with him lately, and suddenly... you miss him. You miss him terribly.
You have to duck out for a second, filtering off behind an X-wing and leaning your forearms up against its body, in complete shock as tears leak out of you like water from a blaster-ridden tank. You feel wounded. Caught off-guard. You pull yourself together quickly, but not before BB-8 rounds the ship to find out what you’re up to. In haste, you mash your tears away with the heel of your hand and scurry from your position, dropping a warning through your teeth to the sweet droid as you rejoin the briefing. “Don’t you tell anyone I cried, you hear?”
Poor Bb-8 isn’t having much luck today, is he?
Sucking in a breath, you watch Poe’s continued briefing, as he delivers orders and takes questions from the recruits. He’s assured, smooth, competent, and patient. Very much in his element. Perhaps that’s the only reason you notice the subtle shift in his mood so markedly when Finn jogs -majestically, you might add- into the hangar, apologising to Poe for the interruption with a soft, charming smile and wave, and passing you the datapad you’d mistakenly left behind with him. Finn is a little obsessed with everyone knowing you’re his squeeze at the moment, and you can’t say you mind all that much, so you accept the bonus delivery of a gentle, chaste kiss to your lips too.
In fact, you thirst at the mere sight of your boyfriend. Finn has clearly been helping Rey to shift some crates into the Falcon -or something- under the hot sun, as he’s stripped down to his undershirt, his rich brown skin gently gleaming all over with sweat, muscled arms on full display. He smiles sweetly at you as he sweeps back out, sneaking a squeeze of your butt, a gentle heat in his eyes making the memory of the morning’s exploits curl in the pit of you.
As Finn recedes from your view, it is then that you notice Poe’s faltering coolness, his diverted attention. “Ohhhh boyyy.”, you breathe quietly as Poe’s eyes bashfully follow Finn’s form out of the hangar. No-one else would necessarily pick-up on the subtle signs of him being... flustered, but you do. You do. That little bob in his throat, that tug on his collar. His teeth clamping down on his bottom-lip, just for a fleeting moment. A subtle wipe of sweaty palms on the thighs of his flight suit. Your jaw goes slack in realisation.
You don’t blame him- Finn is a whole ass snack. Your sweet, brave, thoughtful man is the full package. But you simply can’t believe you didn’t see it before now. Something that has been there all along. Suddenly so many prior moments make a lot more sense. That kriffing leather jacket makes sense, for one. 
“Kriffin’ blaster brain!”, you exclaim, chiding yourself, realisation bursting out of you as you exorcise this gaping blind spot from your vision.
There is a murmur in the crowd and creaking of flight boots as Poe pauses his rousing speech and everyone else turns to you.
Poe just stands on his podium, looking at you with gentle amusement.
“Y’ quite alright?” Poe enquires pointedly.
“Can I backpedal on that outburst, Commander?”, you ask bashfully, and Poe’s eyes crease at the corners before he continues on seamlessly.
You half-listen, still floored by this revelation. But, it doesn’t have you feeling... jealous. Not at all. You’re not even... surprised, not really. In fact, your heart is racing with... excitement. A kind of joy. Like, maybe, this situation could make sense after all. Like all the pieces could fit together. Like Poe doesn’t have to be alone.
Maybe the timing wasn’t a bitch, after all. Maybe it was perfect.
Poe wraps the briefing up with a flourish, everyone siphoning off to perform their duties. The Commander is about to pass by you with no more than a wink and a firm squeeze of your shoulder, but you grab him and wheel him around into you.
“Got a sec?”, you say, trying to keep your voice level. His pretty eyes flick up at you from beneath those long lashes and fall on you, warm and attentive. 
You can feel an involuntary, soft glow bloom behind your own eyes as you clamp your hands on his shoulders, and Poe shifts uneasily from foot to foot under your continued scrutiny. “Poe Dameron.”, you say, voice laden with fondness. “I haven’t seen you a whole lot, lately, have I?”
He places his hands on his pleasingly wide hips and shrugs. “Guess not.”
Your eyes twinkle with mischief. “Do you wanna come over and watch a few holomovies with Finn and me tonight?”
He laughs sceptically through his teeth, looking down at his boot as it scuffs along the hangar floor. “I don’t wanna cramp your style.” he says shyly. Poe, being shy? Entirely new, and entirely adorable, by the way.
“Don’t worry, we won’t be all couple-y, if that’s what’s stopping you. We’ll do everything possible to include you. You can even sit right in-between us to make sure.”. Ok, now maybe you’re saying things outright to make him squirm.
BB-8 seems in on your joke too, even if he doesn’t fully understand the situation. His beeps are basically cackles of laughter as he responds.
You heads flip down towards him with a conspiratorial grin. “Yeah, Beebs. Like a sandwich, I guess.”
Poe’s skin darkens a few shades in a flush of embarrassment, and your heart almost bursts with how endearing he is. You decide you are kind enough to give him a little respite from the onslaught of contrived tension. 
“Poe.”, you insist softly, squeezing his shoulders tightly. “I’ve missed you. I really wanna spend some time together, the three of us.” You clasp your palms together in front of your face and plead, with your best attempt at puppy dog eyes.
Poe’s face becomes pinched and he replies with an eventual, concessionary smile. “Sure. Sounds fun”. You can tell his words and his smile are strained, his soft smile not reaching all the way to his eyes. He’s probably less than thrilled at the prospect of being, quite literally, caught in the middle of yours and Finn’s togetherness.
You beam in response anyway, dragging him into a surrounding hug. But you make sure to squeeze him extra tight. For just a little longer than usual. As you both settle in to the embrace you feel like he becomes as reticent to let go as you are.
You smile softly to yourself as he eventually extracts himself, clearing his throat emphatically and seeming in a hurry to get away, his expression a little sad. His manner a little ruffled. You watch him go with fondness, but a little hurt constricting in your chest too.
You look down at your feet and realise Bb-8 still remains there, looking up at you expectantly. You fold your arms and lean in, curiously. “Has he said anything about Finn or me, lately, Beebs? Anything unusual?”
Bb-8 whirls his head around in panic and zooms immediately away across the hangar, practically approaching light-speed as he beeps that he really isn’t supposed to say. It seems like the droid has a few too many secrets lately. You feel apprehensive but excited at the prospect of getting things out in the open.
You’ll have to figure out if Finn is on board with your plan, of course, but somehow, you have a good feeling about this already.  
You continue to watch in amusement as the droid whirrs speedily over to Poe where he’s readying his X-Wing. Bb-8 bumps into Poe’s leg with little enough warning and enough momentum that Poe trips backwards over his little buddy, his beautiful butt landing harshly on the concrete.
Idiot.
But a cute idiot.
You quickly make yourself scarce as he clambers up from the floor, stifling a good-natured laugh into the palm of your hand. You think you’ve embarrassed Poe enough for one morning, so you allow him to think nobody else saw as he gets up and dusts himself off.
As you heave yourself up the ladder into your cockpit, grabbing your helmet and strapping in, you feel strangely like everything is finally coming together. Pieces falling into place. Still, you wish that Poe didn’t have to feel sad or alone for a moment longer.
Your heart swells though, as your comms eventually crackle to life and you hear the smile infusing Poe’s warm voice, wrapped in a blanket of static: “If you reroute your squad through Naridat you could pick-up some popcorn on the layover.”
Your eyes flick over to his X-Wing and you find Poe throwing a sidelong grin at you from his cockpit. You smile back. “Moonshine, you smart, smart man.” You do some quick calculations in your head, which Poe has no doubt already covered. That route happens to use less fuel too. “Happy Resistance, happy movie night. You genius.”
“You’re welcome, Sunshine.”
You continue your chat as you gear up the crafts, well-practiced fingers flipping over the controls. “Any chance you can abuse your Commander privileges to get us our usual room?”
“If you promise not to terrify the new recruits again I’ll see what I can do.”
“I made them cry two times, Dameron.”
His warm laugh lilts into your ears. “They’re kriffin’ terrified of you. You might wanna dial it down a notch?”
“I’m actually the sweetest stone-cold bitch they’ll ever meet.”
“Oh, I know you are, sweetheart. Fly safe. I love ya.”
Those last words are said before every flight. Habitual and engrained after years of friendship. But they suddenly hit softer than usual. At the same time, heavier, curling into your chest with a new weight.
Now you are the one who is thoroughly flustered. Still, you manage to respond. “Fly safe, Poe. Love ya.”
As you taxi your ship onto the runway, your squad picking-up formation at your rear, you suddenly feel more than a little nervous about movie night.
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tenglows · 5 years ago
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5 + 11, bestfriends to lovers with haechan pleaseee ;u; can you please make it super soft and fluffy 🙊💞 and if you ever wanna make it super long, please do, bcs i LOVE reading long ass fics agshshhs anyway thank you ily 😤❣✊
[ 5: hey you, i missed you ] + [ 11: you shouldn't stare at the sun ] this is so soft 🥺 and prompt 11 was made for donghyuck. ilyt darling <33
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you opened the door to a posing donghyuck, already dressed up with his suit and aqua tie.
“woah, looking good!!” you exclaimed, laughing as your best friend stroke another pose.
“why aren’t you ready? we’re gonna be late” he protested, coming in and already walking towards your room.
“hyuck, there’s still three hours left. i think we have enough time”
“you’re right” he shook his head and threw himself on your bed, you glaring at him when some of your makeup brushes fell off. “i guess i’m nervous”
“lee donghyuck nervous? because of the school’s prom?”
“shut up” he covered his face with his hands.
you spent the next almost two hours running back and forth, styling your hair and doing your makeup. when you were finally done getting ready and had already put on your dress, you entered the bedroom doing a twirl.
“tada!”
when donghyuck stood up straight on your bed, you were ready to hear him complain about you taking too long. but he just, stared at you. you had never had him looking at you with that much softness, smile reaching his eyes.
“hey you, i missed you” he whispered, clearing his throat and putting his hand on his pants’ pockets. “you look gorgeous”
you looked down, slightly blushing. you guys had picked out your outfits yourselves, hence the matching colors. you had always gone as your dates to everything. it started off when you had no one else to take, but eventually it just became an essential for all sorts of events.
“thank you” you grinned. “shall we get going?”
it wasn’t a long walk from your house to the school, so you decided to go by foot.
the walk was spent talking about the recent movie donghyuck really wanted to check out, your hands interlaced.
you could see the school getting nearer, dolled up students entering the decorated gates. you forced the pace, but paused when donghyuck suddenly stopped and kneeled down beside the sidewalk.
when you approached him to see what he was doing, he handed you a flower he picked from the ground. you smiled, observing its turquoise petals. you had never seen a flower like that before, and just one blossomed. you liked to think it was this special occassion that made it bloom. more flowers growing under your steps. that of course, suited your clothes as well.
“i didn’t get you a corsage, will this do?”
“it’s perfect” you had no way to tie it to your wrist, so you placed it on your hair instead.
donghyuck helped fixing it so it wouldn’t fall, but he didn’t let go of the grip on your hair afterwards. and he was close. really close. he was looking at you the same way he did in your room, and you wondered what was going through his mind.
the school was so prettified it didn’t feel like the place you spent the majority of your boring days at. you couldn’t even recognize the gymnasium under all those string lights and garlands. the theme for this year was astronomy, so figures of the planets and stars hung from the ceiling.
“wow” you breathed out, enthralled by the view. donghyuck, with his gaze fixed on you, was too.
“you shouldn't stare at the sun. you’re gonna get blinded” he joked, your head perked up and focused on the sphere statue.
you let out a laugh and moved your eyes towards him.
“i shouldn’t stare at you, then”
you had always told him he resembled the sun. everyone did. it was hard not to when he always lightened up whichever room he stepped in. the sun was nothing against his glowing smile and lively laughter. but he acted like it was the first time hearing the nickname, his face turning scarlet red.
“may i have this dance?” you asked, bowing down as the song changed to a slow one.
the boy took your hand firmly and guided you to the dance floor. his hands went decidedly to your waist, almost giving you static, and yours to his shoulders.
“this is the song we danced to on our first prom we went together, remember?”
“i do” he grinned, surprised that you too recalled the memory. “things were different back then”
“how so?”
“well, we were much younger. you were taller than me, now you are just a dwarf”
“hey!” you poked his head as he cracked up, reacting dramatically at your smack. “it's not my fault that you had a growth sprut over that summer”
he shrugged proudly, you rolling your eyes and getting closer to him.
“but yeah, things were different” thinking back to your childhood was always stirring for you, and sometimes, just sometimes when you got too scared of the future, you wished you had frozen yourself in those moments. “we are still the bestest friends though. i don't believe that's gonna change”
“i do” he drifted his gaze from you, eyes wandering off at the background.
“what? why?”
“i do see it changing” he took a deep breath seeing your puzzled expression. your movements were slower now, almost coming to a halt. you tightened the grip on his shoulders. “i can see ourselves being... more”
“more?” you repeated, him nodding.
“yeah. perhaps i could, i don’t know, hold your hand more, hug you more, hold you”
“you’re holding me right now”
“i mean, differently”
“it’s already different, hyuck” you leaned your face closer to his. you could see the confusion flash through his face, mouth slightly opening. “it has been for a while now”
he couldn’t even flinch when he felt your lips on top of his, taking him a while until he realized he wasn’t imagining all of this, and let himself close his eyes.
time passed, and you were right after all. things didn’t change. he was still your best friend. and, best boyfriend.
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it was a fun game until she’s gone.
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“Babe, where are you?”
“On my way back home.” He said.
“I called you.”
“I know, I know, I was busy with all people who trying to be chatty with me.”
“Replying my message would only cost you less than one minute!” 
You hear a low grunt from the other line.
“Oh, you’re annoyed? You’re annoyed because I’m nagging while you were gone MIA for two days?”
“I wasn’t MIA, ok? Yesterday I was on the plane from Dubai, and today I was on a big meeting and I told you I’s have a charity party at night. You know how is it at the party. People trying to talk to me and I can’t be seen being busy with my phoen just because my girlfriend is too clingy.”
You paused, now he thinks you’re clingy.
“Alright, good night.” You hang the call, there’s no need to continue the argument, he would never pamper you anyway. Then you saw at your wrist, your smart watch is showing a blue flower, an icon to remind you to breathe.
And you breathe.
-
It was the summer party your parents made in your summer house. Many colleagues and family friends are invited, and you’re being introduced by one of your cousin to this young businessman, got an adorable smile, quite chatty, and handsome as hell.
You two very quick got into a deeper talk that night, you’re captured by how this guy got everything in a perfect amount. To be honest, as the daughter of a rich businessman, you’re tired of guys who treat you like a fine china. And after few dates, and two kisses, you two decided to date exclussively.
Baekhyun sighs when you hang up the phonecall, he’s looking at someone sitting across him at the lounge. Still at the charity party.
“Why you’re lying?” she asked. She’s Jieun, a client turned to friend. You knew her but never met her, Baekhyun also not very close to her but she seems to like talking to Baekhyun in any occassion. Hopely only like to talk to him because he’s such a smart guy, not into something more.
Baekhyun shrugged his shoulders, “I don’t know why I’m lying…”
“Will she be mad if she knew you’re still at the party?”
“I just want her to stop asking where am I.”
“She’ll stop asking when you give her answer.” She said again.
Baekhyun sip his champagne. 
“Why are you being like this?” she asked.
“I don’t know… maybe I’m just bored, I need a getaway.” He replied.
“Then ask her to go on a weekend short getaway with you.”
He scoffed, “his parents are too old fashioned to let her go on a vacation with his boyfriend.”
“Really??”
“Yeah… they’re a strict family.” Baekhyun swirl the glass, “I mean, she can go on a vacation with me but not only two of us.”
“Oh, like family retreat?” she chcukles.
Baekhyun laughs, “silly, right? What are they afraid of? That me and my grilfriend would sleep in the same room doing whatever couples do?” he scoffing again, “if we want to do that, we don’t have to go on a vacation, fool, I’m just gonna invite her to my house and problem solved.”
“But, is it really the problem? Mean that you never slept with her before?”
Baekhyun snickered, “of course I had! I told you, there’s no use on watching us during holiday, because we’ve done sex if that’s what her family was anxious about.”
“Is her family religious?”
“I don’t think so... they’re just afraid that I’d impregnant her before marriage. Because they don’t want to be embarassed by that…”
“What so embarassing by being pregnant?”
“Ask those old money, they’re somehow a little narrow minded.” he scoffed.
“And that makes you love her less?”
“I love her, but she couldn’t decide anything on her own!” he emptied his glass.
They both enjoying another glass of champagne, with him ignoring the buzzing from his cellphone, and her accompanying him through the rest of the event.
“Baekhyun…” she said, her voice is lower and huskier than before, “if you need a getaway, you can go with me… we can go to a resort on a beach for one night or two… I promised you it’s gonna be a relaxing getaway for you…”
-
He came to your house with the smile you always love and the flowers in his hand.
“Hey…” he said.
You let him step into your house and let him following you to the kitchen. The big house looks empty so he asked,
“Where’s everyone?”
“Dad’s at his office obviously, mom going abroad. No sibling because I’m the only child in case you forgot.” You shortly replied.
“You’re being sarcastic.” He pouts, “I’m sorry...”
“For?”
“For neglecting your calls last night, I was go straight to sleep because I’m exhausted.” He gave you a hug.
You pour him a drink before you two talking at the backyard.
“Wanna go somewhere? Movie or dinner?” he asked.
“Now?”
“Uh hum…”
“I can’t, I have to study for a test.”
“What test? As far as I know you’re graduated from college.” Baekhyun tilr his head.
“I’m going to work at dad’s company, and he doesn’t want me to get in there just because I’m his daughter, he wants me to take proper tests.”
“Whoa… so you’re gonna study in your room later?”
You nodded.
“Why don’t you go study now, I can come with you, accompanying you…” he smirks.
“Upstairs?”
He cheekily nodded, and then leaning to whispers, “I wanna be alone with you.”
Of course the study never happened because now you’re under him, hugging his waist with your leg, breathing heavily while you got pumping down there. His mouth keep searching for places to kiss while you grab his hand harder when you feel the intense tickling feeling bubbling on you lower stomach.
“I’m coming, babe.” You grunts and he smirks.
“Want me to go harder?”
“Uh-huh, uh huh… uh yess…”
He kissed you when your body shaking and your leg gave up from hugging him.
He sleeps on the bed while you’re reading some notes, his cellphone buzzing on the table several times, and since it’s close to you, you can read the preview.
Jieun: what you doing?
You creased your eyebrows, “Why would she text Baekhyun?” then you remember she was his client, “maybe they have another project together?” you’re trying to think positively.
-
“Baekhyun!”
he turned and saw a girl, “Hyeji?” 
“Hey! I didn’t expect to see you here!” they were at the lobby of a luxurious junction which has a fine dining area, laid back lounge and a night club upstairs.
“Me too.” He smiles, “I’m just finishing a meeting. So, how are you?” he rose and give the girl a light hug.
“Fine. Never better!”
Baekhyun saw a ring on her finger, “and engaged?”
She shyly chuckles, “yup.”
“I can’t believe one of my ex going to settle down soon!”
Hyeji giggles, “fun fact, I dated my fiance for less than a year before he’s on one knee.”
“That soon?”
Hyeji grinning, “it doesn’t take long to realise that he’s the one, really!”
Baekhyun smiles, Hyeji is one of girlfriend he adores when they were still together. She’s a hardworker, it’s just their living class which way different. Baekhyun came from wealthy family just like you. Moreover, he’s witty self let him being a multimillionaire in young age. While Hyeji has to work extra hard to pay for school and living. Even if Baekhyun told her that he’d cover everything for her, seems like Hyeji has a different way of thinking which made them argue all the time.
“I’m happy for you.” He said.
She smiles.
“So when is the wedding?”
“Next month.” She replied, “so… how are you?”
Baekhyun shrugged, “as you can see.”
“You aren’t change much.” Hyeji said.
“Hope I’m not.”
“What about girlfriend, or fiance maybe? Or maybe a wife??”
Baekhyun laughs, “I have a girlfriend.”
“Cool, tell me more about her.” 
“Have a seat.” Baekhyun sat and Hyeji sat across him.
“So, who’s this unlucky girl?”
Baekhyun laughs, “right, she’s unlucky because she fell for a guy like me, but I kind of lucky because she met all my expectation about being a girlfriend, or maybe a future wife?”
“Aww, Byun Baekhyun thinking about settling down?”
He laughs again.
“She came from a rich family like you?”
Baekhyun nodded.
“See? It’s easy if its meant to be.”
“Yeah, maybe you’re right.”
Hyeji were there for her bachelorette party and somehow Baekhyun was suddenly invited, the party wasn’t wild, but everyone is partying and drinking, and at some point they were dancing. Just two of them, inside a crowd of strangers.
“I was still in love with you when we broke up.” Hyeji said.
Baekhyun smiles, thin and sweet, “do you think I wasn’t?”
“Don’t lie, I was the one loving you so much while you always had your eyes on that girl… your colleague daughter.”
Baekhyun chuckles, “fun fact, she’s my grilfriend now.”
“Seriously??”
“Yeah…” he smuggly smiling.
“Damn you Baekhyun, you’re really in love with this girl, aren’t you?”
“Told ya, I’m so lucky that she finally mine.”
“Marry her.”
“I will, one day…” he smirks.
And she smiles.
“God, your smile is still captivating.”
“Baek…”
“One last kiss won’t hurt your fiance’s feeling I guess?”
“Wouldn’t it hurt your girlfriend?” she asked.
“She doesn’t have to know…” and he tilt his head, kissing her passionately.
-
Baekhyun thanked God he didn’t wake up beside his ex-girlfriend, instead he was home, and you were there.
“Baby…” he groaned while stretched out.
“A girl called me from your phone last night, no, this dawn, because you passed out in a club. Lucky that mom and dad aren’t home.” You said, “I drove at 3 to picked you up… Gosh, Baekhyun…”
he sat up and reach your waist, “this is why I fucking love you…” he snuggles further to your neck. “I love you…” he murmured.
“Stop it…” you don’t feel good when he keeps saying those words because you know he must keeping something from you, an dthinking of how he was wasted at a club really bother your mind right now.
“Who was the girl who called me last night?”
Baekhyun shrugged his shoulder, “a nice stranger?”
You never satisfied with this kind of answer but you know more question means arguments and you knew where it goes, you have no energy for that. Not after hundred of arguments about the same cause. You feel your smart watch buzing and the blue flower forming. You’re breathing following the movements of the petals.
“You still using that breathing app?” he asked.
You briefly nodded.
“Breathing is automatic, babe, why you even need that?”
“Sometimes it’s suffocating.”
“Why? Because of me?”
“Not particularly, but it’s nice when something remind you to breathe, to relax… reminding you that you’re alive.”
He paused, but his eyes looking at you, “Hey, let’s go somewhere since your parents aren’t in town.” Baekhyun pull away a bit to see you face.
“Like where?”
“To my beach house?”
“But it’s not summer.”
“Who cares? I just need to be with you.” He pulls you to his arms, let you cuddled up inside his embrace.
Jieun: [picture]
Jieun: check that out.
“Who’s that?” you asked.
“Jieun.”
“I saw her texting you all the time. Do you have a new project with her?”
Baekhyun humming, “yeah…”
“What project?”
“Uh, long story, I’ll tell you only if you agree to stay with me at my beach house tonight.” Baekhyun still busy with his cellphone.
“I can’t, I stayed out last night because of you, remember? I can’t stay out everyday.”
He pouts, “come on… don’t you wanna be with me?”
“You know how to be with me all the time…” you said.
“I know, I know,” he smiles, he took the hints perfectly all the time. You just want him to say those words, to ask you to marry him, but he’s never ready.
“What keeping you from saying it to me?” you asked, “am I not good enough?”
“Babe, come on…” he hugs you again, “don’t make me sad.”
“You’re the one who make me sad.”
“Okay, okay, give me just a little more time.” He said, “not to convince my heart, because I can’t think of anyone else to be my wife beside you, but a little more time to plan where, when, and how I’d ask you… I promise you it’s gonna be astounding.”
-
Baekhyun called you yesterday telling you that he has to go to Singapore for a business trip, he’ll be back on Saturday. And you haven’t heard from him since last night.
“Girlfriend again?” Jieun asked. She was in a bathrobe stepping out from the bathroom.
He was in Jeju with her. The text she sent was the resort she said she wants to go and Baekhyun booked a room for them.
“Uh huh.” He type a message.
“Why don’t you just broke up with her and be with me?”
“I can’t, I love her.”
“But you did this to her??”
Baekhyun smirks, “I’m going to propose her after I come back from here.”
“You wh-???””
Baekhyun sighs, “I promise myself that I’d stop all the game after this. I’m going to focus on her only. She’s the only one I could ever think of being the one.”
“You really turn me off.” Jieun rolled her eyes.
Baekhyun snickered, “really? Let me check if you really aren’t wet for me, miss.”
-
You went inside this famous bakery in town, buying some pastries when someone called you.
She bowed and you realised that she’s Baekhyun’s secretary.
“I thought you’re still in Jeju, miss.” She said.
“In Jeju? Baekhyun is in Jeju now?”
The secretary hesitantly nodded.
“Isn’t he in Singapore now?”
She seems pale.
“Hey, hey it’s fine,” you said, “I’m sure it’s just a misunderstanding. But why did you think I’m in Jeju with him now?”
“Uh, yes, miss, because mr. Byun bought two tickets to Jeju and he booked a resort there.” She said.
“Oh…”
“I’m—“
“Hey, it’s fine.” You smiles, “I know about the resort, I think he bought that as a surprise for me… and you just ruined it.” You playfully winked.
As someone who taught to always held your head high even in a critical situation, you know you can’t be seen fooled by anyone, especially your own boyfriend.
But you cried in the car and your smart watch buzzing again and the blue flower showed up.
-
“NOW YOU EXPLAIN TO ME WHO WAS WITH YOU!!” you shouts at him on the day he appeared in front of you on Saturday night, the day he said he was just landed from Singapore.
“Babe?”
“I know you were in Jeju, you bastard!!”
“I was—babe, I can explain.”
“Yeah you should be, now explain!!”
“It was a surprise present for a friend.”
“Who?”
“Junmyeon, for his honeymoon.” He said.
“Don’t lie to me, Baekhyun, I can call Junmeyon now!” you yelled, how silly was the reason, Junmyeon hasn’t even got married to anyone and it boiled your blood even more.
“Babe…”
“Stop using your friend to keep lying to me, Baek!!”
“Argh! Listen to me!!” he grunts.
“I am not listening if you still thinking of lying to my face!”
“Okay, I’m sorry! I lied to you, I was with Jieun.”
You stop, your whole world stop spinning, you can’t believe what he just said. “y-you  were with Jieun…?”
He’s gazing at the marbled floor, “I’m sorry, I was… I was wrong…”
“You’re… you’re cheating on me…?? Baekhyun?” tears rolled down, you didn’t even notice it.
“Baby, I promise you it’lll never happen again! I swear it was a mistake I’d never repeat!!”
You didn’t say anything for a moment, trying to make up your mind.
Byun bakehyun, your boyfriend fro 2 years, lying to you. And you sure that wasn’t the first time.
“Babe…?” he’s trying to come closer, “babe, I’m sorry, it was a mistake.”
“No.” you cut him, “I was, I was the mistake.”
“What are you saying??” he looks concerned.
“I know I’m different than all girls you’ve been having relationship with… you always told me I can’t even make a decision by myself, I am driven by my family, unlike other couples we can’t go on a vacation just two of us… I never met your expectation of how common couple would date…”
“No, baby…”
“I’ve been thinking about it a lot,” you said, “the way I stopped confronting you when you’re going MIA, when you’re wasted in a club, texting girls… because I know I can’t give you—“
“You gave me everything! Please! Please stop.” He cuts you. “please…”
You’re looking at him, he was the most beautiful man you ever known, you had several exes in the past but Baekhyun hold most of your heart, he’s witty, he’s funny, he’s good looking. “Baekhyun…”
“Please…” he whispers whil ereaching your hand.
“… broke up with me.”
“Wh—“
“Broke up with me, Baek…”
“But—“
“It’s a mistake if you want to stay with me… you need someone match your pace, someone who can run with you wildly, not some bird in a golden cage.”
Baekhyun staring into your eyes, trying to let you know that he doesn’t agree with whatever you said.
“Break up with me…” you pleaded.
“Wait for me.” He said, “I’ll be a better person for you. I promise.”
-
8 months later.
It’s nice to be back to Seoul after an intense work training to your father’s company in Europe. And you have to admit that being away from the city in which you got your heart britally broke was nice.
Today is the first month of you officially working at your father’s company as one of the business analysts, you did a good job, even your father is proud of you.
“Miss, here the file you asked, and you got an invitation.” Your assistant came and give you few big envelopes.
“Invitation?”
“A wedding invitation.”
Your heart pounding.
Who?
You snatch the envelope and read the name.
Kim Junmyeon & Kang Jieun
You feel silly for breathing in relieve, you shouldn’t feel that way. Even if Baekhyun name was on it, you should be happy for him.
-
The wedding took place in a big cathedral, nice and elegant, the flowers are all white and the wedding band playing the smoothest jazz ever.
You stepped in and looked around, you found some old friends who immediately greet you, asking you how are you because ethey didn’t expect to see you here in Seoul, they’re all knew you moved to Europe 8 months a go, after the break up.
“Hey, someone looking for you.” Sehun, your junior in college, also a family friend pointed at a direction.
Baekhyun.
In a blacksuit, white shirt, no tie, smiling at you.
“Hey…” he said.
“Hey…” you greet him back.
“How are you?”
“Never better.”
And his smile bloomed. “You came alone?”
You nodded, “you?”
“Yes.” He replied.
“Where’s your girlfriend?” you asked.
“I don’t have one. Not a girlfriend, not a fling, no one. No one after you.”
You feel the bubble formed inside your chest, but you just smiling.
“I’m trying to prove something here…” he whispers.
“Yeah, and you did.”
He nodded, “so…” he looked down briefly to take your hand when he stopped, stunned, dumbfounded by the ring on your finger. “Wh—what the… what is this? This is just an accessories, isn’t it??”
You waited for him to level up his eyes to yours, and when he did, you shook your head.
“Who?” he asked.
“An aqcuiantance I met in Europe some months a go.”
“But to engage to him… isn’t it… too soon?” he asked.
“It’s easy when it’s meant to be, Baek.”
“Bullshit.” He gritted his teeth, “but I, I did this for you! I changed for you!”
“But I changed after I met him.”
Baekhyun scoffed.
“It’s not anymore suffocating, Baek… breathing is easy when I’m with him.” You rubbed the chained watch on your wrist, not anymore the smart watch.
“And where is he now?” he asked.
“Still in Europe, he’ll be here next week.”
“And you’re okay with long distance relationship?” he asked, “come on, you love me more because you can’t stand being away from me even for two nights.”
“Because I trust him…” you replied.
You gotta admit, to see those dark orbs of the man in front of you wet from tears breaking your heart, but as much love you got for him, you were never find ease when you’re with him.
“I’m sorry…” you murmured.
“But I love you…”
“I loved you enough when I’m with you.” You said, “now please… be happy for me.”
He gulped, swallowing the lump in his throat. “I…”
You stepped forward and reach him, brought him to your hug, “be happy for me…”
And he didn’t say anything because he could never.
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I’m happy to be with you (Hajime x Shinji)
“Babe? When are you coming home?”
Through his mobile device, Hajime could hear Shinji’s concerned voice. He felt guilty that he has to come home late. Today is an important event for them, for it is their 3rd anniversary, but a problem occurred.
Unexpectedly, his boss just announced to him another match that will occur on the time Hajime was supposed to arrive at home. He tried to decline, but his coach insisted to attend due to his competitor, who was the strongest and most famous boxer in the country who hasn’t lost a single match ever since he started his career. He sighed in sadness that he has to miss out on their planned dinner.
“Again, I’m so sorry that I have to miss such an important dinner! You may eat without me, I’ll just eat the leftovers later. Anyways, I love you! Goodbye!” He hangs the call after he hears his coach shouting his name.
On the other side of the call, Shinji sighs sadly. He too just came from work. Everything was going well until an emergency fire-alert came from a 4-story-apartment with many people inside. As usual, he was able to save everyone, but it took most of the time he needed to prepare their table and food.
After his shift ended, he immediately went to their home, and started to prepare the ingredients to make their dinner. He was anxious that Hajime might arrive at their place just when he started cooking, until he got the call regarding Hajime’s shift extension.
Shinji pauses for a moment to gather all of his thoughts of today. Hajime’s is gonna miss an important day they celebrate every year ever since they started dating and since they got married. It would be a waste of time to prepare everything even though he’s not coming home at the planned time.
But that’s not what Shinji thought.
He continues mixing, cutting, and brewing all of his ingredients with a smirk plastered on his face. This new confidence has filled him. This was because of the one thing that motivated him.
The ring that’s placed on his ring finger. His wedding ring.
Every time he looks at it, it reminds him the meaning of their wedding, their vows, and the meaning of their love for each other.
The meaning of their love is to always be together forever, no matter how exhausted, sick, or tired they are. To always remain by each other’s side, because that’s the only thing they need to brighten up their day. Maybe even whole life.
Even if Shinji has to stay awake until 1am or be late for work tomorrow because of Hajime, then he will do it because he wants to spend time with him on this important occassion. Because he loves him with all of his heart that he wishes to see his smiling face everyday.
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Hajime closes the door of their apartment slowly and quietly. He didn’t want to disturb Shinji. He’s probably asleep by now since it’s around 12am.
He looks around his apartment. It was fairly wide, it can fit all of the necessary things they needed to make this their home, such as their dining table, couch, even their tv for late movie nights. There’s even a small balcony where they can watch the stars and have a moment there together.
Even one time, they had a small argument on which floor should they live in. Hajime insists on staying on the 2nd floor because it’s much closer to the ground and the probability of someone breaking into the window is low, but Shinji was able to convince him to live in the 5th floor. Hajime reluctantly agreed. After all, Shinji is a firefighter. He could save the day when a bad situation happens.
He notices the door that leads to their balcony open. As he places his boxing gears and bag on the couch, he cautiously walks towards the opened door, only to find Shinji sleeping on a foldable table, with food and plates in top of it. Along with that, there were candles light up on the ledge of the balcony. The atmosphere was romantic, especially since it was nighttime.
Gently, he wakes up Shinji, “Shinji, wake up. I’m home” he whispers softly to his ear as he shuffles his red-hair. Shinji brings his head up and rub his eyes to see clearly. As soon as his vision cleared, he hugged Hajime tightly on the waist.
“Shinji, I thought you were asleep” he was surprised at the preparations and the setting even though its very late.
“I wanted to wait for you, so I did” he brings his head down a bit to cover his blush.
Hajime is happy that he prepared all of this, but being the health guru he is, he was very worried about his health, “Sweetie, I’m worried that your blood will thicken due to the lack of sleep. You really shouldn’t have prepared this”
Shinji faces him with a stern look, “Babe, I don’t care if I don’t get any sleep. As long as I get to see you smile during our anniversary and I get to spend more time with you, then I don’t mind not getting any sleep”
Hajime felt his heart flutter. This really is the best night he has, especially since he won the match with his competitor.
They both lean in and give each other a sweet and passionate kiss under the shining stars at night.
When they broke the kiss, Hajime said, “But after we eat dinner, we’re going straight to bed”
Shinji giggles, “Of course”
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Future’s Past by TheLampPost
In 2008, a year after James managed to get off that godforsaken rock, he receives a visit from a young woman with blue eyes and blonde hair. She hands him a locket and a letter, then demands answers to questions that he didn't even know existed. Post season 6 (Suliet) - This story is also partly set during the DHARMA days.
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Chapter 3: Truth and Tea                  
       Aylesbury, England - April 2008      
The sound of a woodpecker hammering its beak against the side of a tree carried through the open window, intruding upon a stale conversation, that for the past half hour had been dominated by unimaginative splashes of silent exasperation. Dr. Stanhope asked a question, Theresa would answer, Stanhope would ask a follow-up question, or another question, Theresa would answer, etc…
"And how have you been sleeping lately?"
They'd been going back and forth like this for months now, getting positively nowhere. And while Abigail insisted that this was good for her, that she would soon come to realize that Stanhope was trying to help her understand her condition better; Theresa knew, with absolute certainty, that she wasn't going to find any of her answers here, at these weekly one hour therapy sessions on the couch of a clueless psychologist in Aylesbury.
"Theresa?"
"Sorry?" she blinked, and sat up straighter.
Stanhope narrowed her eyes, and crossed her legs; stretching the thin line around her mouth into a forced smile.
"How have you been sleeping lately?" she repeated.
"Better," Theresa shrugged and stared down at her nails; she really should stop biting them. "But I do sometimes still wake up in the middle of the night, unsure of where I am, or how I got there."
"Hmm."
"And I've been having dreams."
"Oh?" Stanhope looked up from her notebook, pen hovering in midair.
"They're silly, really," she smiled, and shrugged. "I try not to think of them too much."
Stanhope nodded, mirroring Theresa's smile; it looked even less genuine than the first one.
"I'm not sure if you're aware of this," her expression morphed into a pensive grimace. "But, research has shown that dreams help the unconscious mind to process that which we've not been able to properly address with our conscious mind. Maybe, yours are simply a manifestation of your subconscious, trying to make sense of a reality that you've only recently become a part of again."
"Maybe."
Theresa bit her lip, suppressing the urge to explain how Stanhope's interpretation of reality lay tied to personal experiences that resided in a linear sphere of her own existence; a stable constant in spacetime. In truth, it was all relative; a construct that Theresa had believed to be true until it collapsed in on itself some seven years ago. From then on she'd resided in a vast void as an onlooker, her body wasting away while her mind remained trapped in a narrative that promoted senseless discontinuity; she was three, and looking for her dolly; she was twenty, talking to her father; she was ten riding her new bike in the rain. While in between those realities her body remained tettered to a drifting soul in an undead state. Alive, but not living.
"Trees," she said.
"Trees?"
"My dreams," she began. "Palm trees, banana leaves, and sometimes images of cobwebs with black circles, but they're not really cobwebs. They look more like the ones that you see in comicbooks, or cartoons," she paused, her mind sifting through the pictures of her dreams. "A swan, an arrow, and a rabbit. I think. They appear in black and white flashes. And there are more, but it doesn't matter, because it always ends with him."
"Him?"
"Daniel."
Stanhope had been listening to her with increased interest; the explanation of the dream chained to a piercing expression; but now her pupils had dilated even further at the mention of Daniel.
"Daniel Faraday? The man who put you in a coma?"
"He didn't put me in a coma," Theresa snapped. "I put myself in a coma!"
"Theresa–"
"I wanted it; I asked him. I knew the risks involved; we'd tested the rats, and understood that the human mind could potentially respond differently," she inhaled sharply. "I did it to myself!"
Stanhope didn't move, merely looked at her, tainted compassion melting down the sides of her face.
"I'm sorry," she leaned forward, and put a hand on Theresa's knee. "I spoke too abruptly, I didn't mean to upset you."
Theresa pushed her hand away, unwilling to accept such a thoroughly educated apology; she already struggled enough with Stanhope's ambiguous nature as it was.
They'd been tiptoeing around the "event" since she started these sessions, and Stanhope's demeanor would invariably change whenever Theresa so much as mentioned Daniel's name; it unnerved her. Why was she so interested in him? What did she want?
On more than one occassion Theresa had laid the memories out in front of her like pieces of a puzzle that didn't quite fit into the picture of her past anymore, and in those instances it became obvious that it had always been and would always be Daniel who laid at the core of her trauma.
Was that it? Did Stanhope get off on that? She'd located the source, and now she wanted what? To excavate the neural pathways between her memories and emotions; tear down all of Theresa's defences, until she could stand it no more?
She wasn't ready to admit that she hadn't given up on him, yet. Nor ready to confess that his disappearance had ignited an overnight obsession. Every single day since she'd woken up from her coma, she'd been looking for him, and every single night he would appear to her. Speaking without words in dreams that proved to be impossible to decipher without properly working ears. But she was sure, so sure, that it meant something.
"He's still out there somewhere."
"He has been missing for over four years. Wouldn't it be better if you laid Daniel's memory to rest, and just moved on from all of this?"
Theresa snorted and crossed her arms in front of her chest; she almost sounded like Abigail. Move on, go out, meet other people; as though it was that easy to forget.
"Have you ever lost someone?"
"Yes, of course." Stanhope replied.
"Well then what if you knew for sure that they weren't lost, but still out there somewhere? Wouldn't you do anything you could to find them, and bring them back?"
Stanhope sighed and reclined in her chair.
"Theresa, there's a difference between rational dreams and irrational fantasies," she began. "Every 90 seconds someone on this planet goes missing. In the United Kingdom alone over 170,000 people are currently unaccounted for. Daniel has been gone for over four years; he disappeared along with an entire science team, and then some. I don't like to make a sport out of contradicting my patients, but it's my duty to make you understand that holding onto Daniel's memory makes it impossible for you to move on. From one scientist to another, you must understand that when that freighter lost contact with civilization in the middle of the South Pacific it wasn't because of a defective radio."
"They never found anything."
"They didn't find the Titanic until 1985, that doesn't mean it didn't sink before then," Stanhope uncrossed her legs, and capped her pen. "I understand why you're holding onto this; it's your lifeline. I see it all the time. But just because they weren't able to find that freighter doesn't mean it's still out there somewhere. You woke up months ago, it's time for you to let go."
Theresa clenched her jaw, shooting daggers at the woman across from her. In what world could this harpy ever have obtained a Master's degree in psychology from Yale university?
"With all due respect, I really don't give a damn about what you think happened. I know he's still out there," she rose from the couch; her nostrils flaring with contained anger. "And he's on that island!"
Stanhope stared, her jaw unhinged.
"Island?"
Theresa was done. Whatever Stanhope had to say, she wasn't interested in counterarguments any longer. At the end of the day she, herself, was the only person who understood what had happened, and maybe, just maybe, if she ever found him, Daniel would understand too.
"I think we're done here," she reached for the doorknob with a type of determination she hadn't felt in years.
"Goodbye, Dr. Stanhope."
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       Aylesburg, England - April 2008      
Harper watched her storm out, the door slamming shut with a loud definitive bang. The silence that ensued reinserted itself with deafening determination, but for the woodpecker that continued to hammer out its frustrations into the tree just outside her office window; what she wouldn't give to be that bird right now.
She reached for her cellphone, dialed the number; the line almost immediatley connected.
Theresa Spencer had been one of her most frustrating cases to date. A stubborn young woman struggling with the after effects of temporal displacement syndrome. As an acting psychologist she had had trouble holding back. The way she'd treated the young woman had gone against everything that she had ever been taught in college: 'Never bait the patient. Respect their boundaries. Guide them through difficult experiences, never force their hand. Present tools, not the toolbox.'
She'd done none of that.
And she'd lied.
All in the name of–
"Yes?" the line clicked.
Harper rose from her chair, and looked out the window. She could see the woodpecker now; a bright red feathered crown bobbed up and down on its little head.
"I figured you'd want to know that she's ready."
"So soon?"
"It wasn't difficult; she did most of the work herself," Harper paused. "She still loves him, Eloise."
"Yes, that's what I counted on; I just didn't think she would start looking this soon. Are you sure?"
"She's been having dreams; she mentioned the island."
"Really?" Eloise paused, a static crack sounded on an exhalation.
"Are you sure you want to go through with this?"
"Are you second guessing my motives, dear?"
"Of course not," Harper moved away from the window. "I haven't forgotten what you did for me; I'm just not sure it's healthy to go through such lengths. Most people, they take a pottery class, start croquetching; they don't–"
"Look dear, I appreciate your professional opinion, but if I wanted therapeutic advice, I'd ask. In the meantime, just do as you're told."
Harper sighed. 'Do as you're told', that had worked out so splendidly in the past.
She put the phone on speaker, then walked around her desk and sat down. The screensaver on her Windows XP immediately gave way to a bland desktop with the standard green hillside/blue sky background shining brightly, almost happily, in her face. She hadn't bothered personalizing the image; she wasn't going to be in England for much longer anyway.
"I looked into the information that you gave me."
"And?"
"I found a woman," she double clicked on an untitled folder, pulling up the file.
"Her name is Jamie Rachel Spinoza; she lives in Miami. Her parents are Bob and Mary Spinoza; he's a math teacher at a local highschool; she's a dentist assistant. I couldn't find any connection to the island, they seemed chosen randomly by the mother. But, if what Richard told you is true, then this Jamie will be your best bet. Her birth-certificate looks… improvised," she double clicked on another file, and a fadded brownish yellow scan of a 1970s Florida birth-certificate popped into view. "It appears to have been signed by Richard himself," she snorted. "Or at least it looks like his handwriting."
"Excellent!"
"Eloise," Harper turned away from the screen and pensively stared at her phone. "You should know that she recently gave birth to a little baby boy; I couldn't find anything on the father. He doesn't seem to be in the picture; if anything were to happen to–"
"Do you have an address?"
Harper closed her eyes, and sucked in her lips.
Unrelentless.
"Yes, I'll mail it to you."
"What about the other one?"
She scrolled down to the last item in the folder, double clicked.
"Kai Nieves?"
"Did he check out?"
"According to Adam he's 'the real deal'."
"Good, has he been recruited, yet?"
"They're negotiating," Harper scrolled through a list of pictures. He was a handsome man, dark skinned, blue eyes; an unusual combination of tough and kind mixed together, but very appealing nonetheless. "Apparently, Mr. Nieves isn't exactly in the business of promoting his gifts. He wants to know what he's getting involved in, and he wants to talk to you."
"Hmm."
Harper could almost hear the wheels in Eloise's head turning as she considered the demand.
"I think he would be more inclinced to accept our offer if we tell him what happened to his parents," she suggested.
"No," Eloise retorted. "Send his details to me; I'll visit him first thing in the morning. Then book me a flight to London."
"You're coming here?"
"Of course," Eloise's voice pricked up. "If you say she's ready, then it's high time I meet my future daughter-in-law."
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       3 days later      
       Aylesburg, England - April 2008      
"He's a nice lad; you should give him a call."
"Abigail," Theresa sighed and looked up. Not this again. "Will you please stop trying to set me up with your colleagues?"
"This is the last one, I swear; he's the one."
Theresa closed The Hidden Reality by Brian Greene; thumb inserted between the pages as she sat up straighter to read the name and number on the napkin.
"Jack Hoff?" she narrowed her eyes. "Are you serious?"
Abigail shrugged.
"He's a really nice guy."
"Abby, just say that name out loud, and tell me again how he's supposed to be the one."
Abigail huffed.
"It's not his fault his parents didn't put proper thought into naming him when he was born; He's really nice."
"I'm sure he is," she pulled her legs in, motioning for her sister to sit.
Abigail flopped down; her shoulders slumped as she eyed Theresa.
"I'm worried about you."
"I'm OK," Theresa assured.
"Are you?"
"Better than a year ago."
"I'm not talking about that."
"I know."
"Why can't you just let it go, Trish?"
"Why can't you just quit setting me up with middle-aged men, Abby?"
Abigail rolled her eyes, and shoved Theresa's feet off the couch; the book slipped from her lap and landed on the carpet with a tud.
"Oy!"
"Because, dear sister; the world doesn't solely revolve around Daniel Faraday and his silly experiments!" Abigail motioned to the book as to emphasize her point. "You spent six years in a coma, and the first thing you do after you wake up is call out for a deadbeat ex-boyfriend who abandoned you eons ago!"
"You don't know that he left of his own accord!"
Abilgail gawked, her eyes bulging like that of a toad choking on a fly.
"Do you ever hear yourself?! Not a single call or message in six years, and you're still defending this guy?!"
Theresa pulled her legs back up and rested her chin on her knees; her eyes fixed on a point somewhere beyond the diningroom chairs. The harsh consonants; the long drawn vowels; she was getting so tired of this eternal discussion that held neither answers nor solutions.
"Can we just not?" she heard herself say. "Just not today."
Besides, her mind hadn't exactly been on Daniel so much as it had been on other brainchilds and hypotheses. Two days ago, a sudden epiphany had her digging through files and old research that had lain stored away on Abigail's attic for some six odd years. Contrary to what her sister believed, Theresa hadn't just been Daniel's research assitant. She had had her own motives for wanting to work with him. Yes, he had been her boyfriend, but he had also been her colleague, and thanks to his invaluable insights he had gotten her involved in groundbreaking research that had held the potential to bring about an enormous paradigm shift. She owed him; she owed him so much more than Abigail would ever be willing to admit or accept.
"I guess it wouldn't hurt if we cut to the intermission early today," Abigail smirked, her expression softening.
Theresa snorted.
"The guy could bake one hell of a pancake, though; I'll give him that."
"Excuse me? What was that?" Theresa gasped, and put a demonstrative hand on her chest.
"Did Abigail Imelda Spencer just say something nice about Daniel Faraday?"
She reached for her sister's forehead.
"Dear! You're burning up. Maybe, you should…hold on," she theatrically pulled the napkin from her sister's chestpocket, and held it out in much the same manner Abigail had done moments before. "Maybe you should ring up Mr. Jack Hoff; see if he can help you flush that blush straight off your face," she winked.
"Oh, will just shu–"
The doorbell cut straight through their living room banter; both sisters simultaneously looked up.
Theresa frowned.
"You expecting someone?"
"No."
"I swear," Theresa began. "If this is one of your set ups come to take me out on a date; you're definitely crossing a sacred line, my precious sister."
Abigail rolled her eyes, and stood up.
"Oh, why don't you just stuff that napkin down your throat already?" she countered, before rounding the corner, down the hallway.
Theresa laughed, her attention momentarily drawn to the number underneath the name; even that seemed like a joke: +441296 366613. She flung it away, symbolically getting rid of Mr. Hoff and his digits, but as she watched the napkin flutter to the ground, she couldn't help but wonder what a date with a man called Jack Hoff would be like; maybe, he preffered to be called Jim. She would.
"Uh, Trish," Abigail reappeared, her expression grave as she stepped back into the living room.
"There's someone here for you, but I don't think–"
"Huh?" Theresa stood and crossed the room. "Who is it?"
Abigail caught her arm, pulling her backwards before she could peep around the corner.
"I'm not sure if you should."
"What are you on about?" she narrowed her eyes, twisting her neck in an impossible angle to catch a better glimpse.
"Maybe we should continue this discussion inside? It's raining cats and dogs out here."
Theresa's eyes widened; Abigail scowled.
"Mrs. Hawking?"
She pushed past Abigail, her jaw unhinged as she faced the woman in the doorway.
"Please, Eloise, dear. Mrs. Hawking was my mother's name."
Eloise stepped across the threshold, looking for all the world like Mary Poppins blown in on a regular Eastern wind as she surreptitiously closed her umbrella with an animated flourish. Abigail remained stoic, arms crossed in front of her chest, while Theresa felt an almost irrepressible urge to climb up on the rooftop to scrutinize the current position of the weather van, just to make sure.
"Forgot your broom, I see."
"Abigail," Eloise inclined her head. "It's nice to see you again."
"Nice?!
Theresa placed a hand on Abigail's shoulder, rage burning a metaphysical hole through the reality of their current situation. There was only one person her sister desired to manually vivisect more than Daniel, and neither of them ever expected that scenario coming to pass. Apparently, Abigail had just won Satan's lottery.
"Just let me handle this," Theresa whispered; Abigail continued to scowl, but refrained from speaking her mind further.
"Why are you here?" Theresa turned to Eloise.
The old woman took a step closer, the light illuminating her aging face. She appeared much older than the last time they'd seen each other. But then, it had been over a decade ago since they'd last spoken.
"I think it's time we talk."
"Talk?! I've been trying to contact you for the past year; my sister tells me you ignored her calls and messages for over five! Honestly, I'm not quite sure whether to let Abby have a go at you, or if I should just throw you out myself!"
"Oh please, Trish," Abigail gritted. "Just give me five minutes with her."
"Yes, an unfortunate lapse in judgment on my part; I assure you, it won't happen again."
Abigail snorted loudly; Theresa remained apathetic.
"No, it won't," she said. "It was nice of you to stop by, Eloise; but whatever you've got to say, I'm not interested anymore."
"My dear, I think you would want to hear what I've got to say."
"Not interested," she turned around, guiding a fuming Abigail back to the living room.
"Don't you want to know what happened to Daniel?"
She stopped, her back straight as an arrow, nerves wound tightly around an invisible coil of her own making.
"No, no, no," Abigail shook her head. "Don't even think about it, Trish!"
But she was already thinking about it. In reality, she had nothing to go on; she'd already dug up everything there was on the Kahana, even secretly visited its last known location, followed coordinates that had left her staring into the deep blue of a vast ocean that held onto whispered secrets as though bound by an unbreakable vow. It had ignored her, stared back at her and challenged her sanity. Eloise was the only person left alive who could possible shed some light on the unsolvable mystery of Daniel's disappearance.
"Abby, could you please make us some tea?"
"What?!"
Theresa looked back at Eloise, who had taken the liberty of unbuttoning her coat; the umbrella placed against the door, dripping water onto the fading words of the "welcome home" doormat.
"Are you off your rocker?"
Theresa stepped closer to her sister, voice dropping to a whisper.
"I need to know."
"No, I won't stand for this," Abigail countered, putting her hands in her sides. "It stops here, Trish."
"Why are you so hell bend on keeping me from finding out the truth?"
"The truth?! This is not about any truth, and you know it."
"Last time I checked, it wasn't you in that coma, Abby; it happened to me!"
Abigail snorted.
"'D'you really believe that?"
Theresa shrugged; her shoulders slumped. Why couldn't her sister understand? She was a scientist, a believer of facts and a seeker of truth, always on the side of the undiscovered. An inherent curiosity creature lived inside her brain, housed in her skull, fed on her neurons, and for months now it had been aided by a second creature that was slowly drilling holes into her heart, scarring the outer reaches of her soul. It was dark there, cold.
Truth? It had never just been about the how; it had always been about the why.
"I have so many questions, and nobody has been able to give me any answers! Why can't you understand that?"
Abigail scoffed.
"Why can't you understand that I'm right here? Right now. Why do you insist on chasing ghosts; aren't the living enough?"
Theresa stared, her stomach in knots. It wasn't fair; it wasn't true.
"I'm sorry you feel that way, Abby."
Abigail let out a low frustrated growl, clenching her fists together in futile surrender.
"Yeah, me too," she said, then thundered down the hallway, shoving hard past Eloise as she reached for her coat.
"Good luck with this hag," she threw over her shoulder, leaving the which unsettled.
The loud bang of the door shutting closed momentarily shocked through the corridor, shaking the furniture before it resettled.
Theresa sighed.
"Tea?"
"Please."
With a heavy heart she made for the kitchen, uncaring of Eloise following. These fights had been getting more and more intense of late. Last week she'd even scanned open ads online for available flats in the surrounding area. It would break Abigail's heart if she moved out, but she simply couldn't take it anymore.
"This had better be worth my time, Eloise."
The old woman had followed her into the kitchen, and sat down at the table; Theresa reached for the kettle.
"Daniel's dead," Eloise said.
If there was a way to get straight to the point, then surely Eloise Hawking had just nailed it. Theresa whirled around; the kettle fell in the sink, water clattering off of it.
"He died on an island in the South Pacific Ocean in late 1977."
"1977?"
"I buried him myself."
"What?!"
"I shot my son in 1977," Eloise said it with such cold conviction it made it hard for Theresa to sympathize. Not a tear or tremor burst through her poised expression, stoic figure; it was like looking at a robot talking about murders yet committed.
Theresa closed the tap, leaned her palms on the counter; her back curving under the weight of a thousand questions. She asked only one:
"You're sure about this?"
"Positive."
She turned around; the making of tea; the cooking of water, all but forgotten.
"He did it then."
"If you're referring to his experiments, breaking through the barriers of space time," Eloise rolled her eyes, air quoting the words. "Then, yes, and no, I suppose."
Theresa slowly lowered herself into the chair on the opposite side of the table, her focus never having been sharper.
"What do you mean?"
"He traveled through time, but he wasn't the one who made it happen."
Over the next hour Eloise spoke of events that started with a plane crash on a beach in 2004, and ended with a riffle deep in the woods in 1977. All through her monologue Theresa refrained from asking questions. Instead, she sat with her hands crossed in her lap, her heart slamming against her chest as the old woman revealed all that Theresa ever wanted and needed to know. Daniel had lived and died, becoming part of an immense paradox that defied all reality known to mankind.
It occurred to her that any other person would have referred Eloise to the closest mental institution in the Aylesburg, but not her. For she knew that it was possible. They'd researched the brain's ability to travel; why not the whole body?
"Why do I get the sense that you're not just here to tell me that Daniel's gone?" Theresa said after Eloise had finished.
"Because he's not."
Theresa frowned.
"You just told me your past self killed your future son; how he is not gone?"
Eloise smiled and reached for her purse, pulling from it a leather-bound journal, Daniel's journal.
"I want you to take a look at this, and ring me once you've made up your mind."
She placed a card on the table, a foreign number written on it in black ink.
She stood.
"It's my personal number; I will not ignore you this time."
She placed a hand on top of Theresa's.
"What do you want me to make up my mind about?" Theresa asked.
"Thank you for the tea," she said by way of reply, then she walked out of the kitchen, down the hall, and blew out of the house on a Western wind.
The kettle, wet from water, untouched on its side in the sink.
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A/N: I know this chapter was way different! But it's all part of the story, it will make sense later on! I put some nice Easter eggs in this one, though. I'm curious to see if you guys can find and unwrap them! Let me know! I'm super curious!
Again, thank you all so much for the comments and warm messages on the previous chapter. It blows my mind that even one person would read this story, let alone several! Words really can't express how much I appreciate it.
And because I'm so grateful, I'll reveal to you that the next chapter will be set in Dharma Town again, and will include some much needed Suliet!
Thanks again! And hopefully I'll see you in the next chapter ;)
FYI: all of the characters who appeared in this chapter were on the show at some point or another. None of them were fabricated by me, but I did take some liberties with them, and expanded upon their respective story lines.
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