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#ive been awake for like 20 hours excuse the corny caption umm#my art#c!technoblade#technoblade#was going crazy i hadnt drawn him in so long but i think my art block is over??#also it took me over an hour to realize i forgot the crown AGAIN#i just get so wrapped up in drawing the bangs sdkjfsf#hes having a casual day#ok gonna shsuh now before i accidentally say somethign self depricating#OH YEAH: the pins and feather are inspired by other ppls hcs!!#i think bunflower fic and vpoc art??#the furs are just game of thones style yeaa#basically i think its funny that he can make wolves look small
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Jashtober days 1-20
Alright, it's a while later than I was hoping to post it, but here it is. Same deal as the warmups, moving my art and commentary over from Twitter, because that site sucks ass <3
Day 1: Single. Didn't realize it meant like.. a music single until the day of, so it's pretty basic. Got a Mr Jash Like â˘ď¸ though, so that was a strong start to the project.
Day 2, Astral. Space themed Soul drawing. Soul is the Stars in my hc (the way that Mind is the sun and Heart is the moon in canon), so I figured it would fit well enough.
Day 4, Light. Nothing to really say on this one. (skipped day 3 since it was a duplicate prompt, 'power hour')
Day 5, Angel. My best try at what the angel at the gates in Chonny's inferno looks like. Biblically accurate because it's just cooler. Meant to add a normal-ass clipboard in their hand for the funny, but I forgot.
Day 6, Forest. Dear god, the background on this one killed me. Took many layers and overuse of the blend tool. On another note Mr Jash liked the post on twitter and that, yet again, jumpscared me (This is a pattern /lh)
Day 7, Moss. The little mushrooms were my favorite part to do. Didn't know I would ever call fungi cute, but the little mushrooms were my favorite part to do. Proud of this one overall. And it got Jash liked as well, so! đ
Day 8, Tidal. Jesus, did all my ship of theseus drawings do relatively bad in the algorithm. Anyways, this one was based on the fifth ship of theseus. Very pretty color pallete, cool colors.
Day 9, Cruisin'. This one was posted late because I couldn't get the shading right and just left it for the next day. Looks much better now.
Day 11, 8-bit. Dug out my old pixilart account to make this one. (Skipped day 10 because "apathy, haha funny". Also to help stave off burnout)
Day 12, Haiku. Heart coming up with his magnum opus (that line from Haiku/lh). This one's background took forever. Many different layers.
Day 13, Encore. Drew The Announcer, everyone's favorite eldritch horror story narrator. Props to GW for making me actually like Monster Mash, I don't even mind the original one now. Mr Jash liked this one too, so that's nice :]
Day 14, Reflection. Whole with a scribbled out face⌠cool design, and pretty visually interesting. Happy with this one. It also got jash liked.
Day 15, Momento. Had a hard time drafting this one before I realized "oh.. momento.. like.. momento mori.. I am very dumb". Regardless, very happy with this one. It's probably my favorite out of all the jashtober drawings I've done.
Day 17, Theseus. Based on the first Ship of Theseus song, a drawing of the shipmaker. (Skipped day 16 because it was another repeat prompt, Hindsight)
Day 18, Sunset. Based on the lines "When I woke it was daylight, and the clouds were pink / The sun was coming up or going down, I think" from Drink to Death.
Day 19, Savages. The crowd sure does love an upset.
Day 20, Crowned. Mind. Wanted to add a nightlight in the shape of the sun but the composition got too crowded, so I compromised with the lamp chain.
And, that's it! All 17 prompts I've done so far. I'll continue posting the rest of the Jashtober prompts one by one on here. Have a good day/night, and thank you for reading this far if you have!
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Flowers of Fate | Epilogue: A Story Written In The Stars
âł UnseeliePrince!Yoongi x Human!f.Reader (ft.xUnseelieGuard!Jungkook x SeeliePrince!Jimin x WoodNymph!Namjoon) ⤠Strangers to Bonded Mates ⤠Rating: MA đ ⤠WC: 504 â ď¸ Self-reflection and feelings
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Monica
Itâs been six months since you disappearedâone-hundred eighty-five days, to be exact.
After the first few months, Monica still hoped you would show up and say, âSurprise! Miss me? Sorry for worrying youâ. But you didnât. You havenât. Sheâs finally coming to terms with the fact that you probably wonât. She still says probably because Malcolm insists she still needs to have some hope.
It was with hope that Monica went to the Samhain celebration at Bowhill House two days ago. She searched every vendor, food booth, and tent flap she could. But, still, you werenât there. And now, she wonât be there either.
Malcolm moves through the bakery, ensuring everything is unplugged and ready to move into storage. âReady tae go, love? Whenâs the flight again?â he asks after flipping off the lights in the back.
âYeah. Our flight is in an hour. Are you sure your mom doesnât need anything before we leave? Itâs a long flight. She wonât be able to reach us until we land tomorrow morning.â
He gives her an amused smile. âI am sure. Ye worry too much aboot her.â
âSheâs your mom, Mal. Of course I will worry about her. Youâre her only son, and youâre about to move to the U.S. with a woman you only met six months ago. Iâve seen the looks she gives me.â Monicaâs brow pinches, remembering how poorly his mom took the news when they told her Malcolm was shutting down the bakery but not just that, he was also going to be moving to the other side of the world with her.
He shrugs his big shoulders. âSheâll be braw once she realizes she can come visit and enjoy the warm weather. Come on, letâs go.â He grabs her hand and starts toward the shop door.
âOh, wait! I forgot something. Hold on.â Monica pulls her hand from Malcolms and dips behind the front counter, looking for the silk bag she shoved to the back in a moment of frustration. âI meant to grab this earlier butâŚgotâŚdistracted. What the hell,â she says, her words coming out slow with confusion. When she tucked the bag under the counter, it only had her flower crown from Beltane in it. Now, though, it feels significantly bulkier. âMal, did you put anything in this bag?â
âBag? I dinnae kin that was even there.â
Her heart races as her fingers tug at the drawstring on the bag. She turns the bag over and shakes it out onto one of the cafe tables. âOh my god,â she sobs, grabbing the circlet of fresh, beautiful flowers that tumbled out with the one covered in dried greenery and starchy petals. âShe was here, Mal. This is hers!â
âMo, look,â Malcolm says, brushing aside some of the crumbly petals on the table.
With trembling fingers, Monica picks up a tiny, worn leather notebook with pages of scribbled writing sticking out. In familiar, flowing script is scrawled a few short words across the front.
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Violet
So y'all remember this animatic? Yeah?
I wrote a thing based off of it.
I'm not entirely sure how I fee about it, but y'all have shown how much you like my crack in the past, even if I wasn't sure about that either, so...
Here's Legend getting mistaken for a mom and pulling his brothers into a terrible impromptu acting adventure.
There are many things you do not do in Castletown.
One of those things, apparently, was taking Twilight with you, and next time he had a chance Legend was seriously considering muzzling their wolfish friend, in his shadow form or not.
He wasnât the only one with that thought either apparently, although likely the only one who was thinking it out annoyance rather than utter and complete terror. Honestly, Twi needed to cut that protective streak of his in half, or he was going to be regretting it even more than he was going to regret this!
Theyâd all met thieves before, on the road, in villages, even here in Castle Town, and unfortunately Warriorsâ central city was particularly full of them. The captain had explained it ages ago, something about the war displacing people and stirring up unrest with the refugees. It wasn't uncommon that someone got tired of relying on the crown for help, which, the captain had admitted sorrowfully, was rather slow in coming, despite all of Artemisâs efforts, to provide any sort of relief to the starving and displaced victims of the war. Legend had winced at that. Poor blokes, it had been similar in his own Hyrule when those trapped in the dark world emerged again, and even back in their Hylian forms, many of them had struggled to readjust to a world that had moved on in their absence.
It was little wonder than that those in the captainâs time faced the same struggle, especially after a bloody time war, but even so, it bothered him to no end that their group specifically had been the one that the idiot of a man chose to target. Honestly! They were all carrying swords for pities sakes! How did the sod even think he was going to catch a bunch of warriors unawares to steal from them?
Maybe it was because they were split.
It only made sense, after being dropped in the captainâs time, that they restock supplies. Both for practicality and to avoid suspicion, theyâd divided the group into two to better run their errands, Time taking those less accustomed to bustling cities with him to gather food and potions, and Warriors leading the rest of them, those who could stand crowds at least a little bit better, to visit the blacksmith, fletcher, and tailor shops.
True to form, the captain strutted ahead with his scarf waving behind him, Wind tagging along beside him and chattering excitedly about something or other at the soldier. He and Four, however, had chosen to trail after, not for any particular reason other than both being extremely tired and maybe just a bit emotional.
In his own case, he hadnât slept in a good sixty-three hours or so, and combining that with the stress of wandering around in an unknown place, he was a little more sensitive than usual and a bit put out as a result. Similarly, Four was fighting off his usual headache from their sudden switch, and ever since theyâd pulled themselves out of the alleyway Hylia dumped them in, the shortest hero had worn his hood pulled over his eyes, mumbling softly under his breath in a way that was, unfortunately, unnerving Legend further and making him want, very much, to beg the other to stop.
That wasnât an option of course, so he did something he hated almost as much as the saunter Warriors was using to get down the road.
He made small talk.
It helped, surprisingly, and while the four of them had run their errands, he chattered amiably with the smithy, whoâd been willing to talk as long as he didnât have to think too much on things. Legend could agree with that, and the two had spent the last half hour discussing if Fourâs tunic really was red, green, blue and violet, as the smithy claimed, or red, green, blue and purple as Legend thought it was.
âItâs violet.â Four huffed, pushing the last bundle of arrows into his pack as they departed from the smithyâs shop and made their way back to the fountain at the center of town, where they'd agreed to meet with Time and the others.
âBut itâs not!â He insisted, shifting the bundle of fabric in his arms and meeting the smithyâs gaze. âViolet is softer, duskier, a bit closer to grey or blue. Thatâs purple, plain as day!â
Warriors and Wind, for once, didnât say anything, only exchanging grins every so often that the other two ignored.
Talking with Four was surprisingly pleasant, and ridiculously easy in comparison to talking with the others. For one thing, neither had to look too very far up or down to see the other, and as theyâd found since their first dinner at the ranch, it was easy to say a lot with just a look. Subtle communication also went a long way further with the smithy than with anyone else, and it was a relief not to have to explain everything for once. Additionally, Four also liked reading, and unlike with most of their other brothers, they could actually have intelligent conversations with each other.
Not that thatâs what they were doing when theyâd trailed after the other two towards the fountain, but when they heard the snarl and resulting scream, the look the two heroes shared had carried as many words as a full two-hour lecture, while all at once conveying a single thought.
Oh boy, what did Twilight do this time?
What Twilight had done, he found out later, was spring a thief who had attempted to snatch the Sheikah Slate from Wild, whoâd been a bit busy trying to calm his anxiety to really notice that one of the humans pressing close all around him was actually trying to steal it. That, naturally, was all well and good. The problem was the way Twilight had chosen to handle it and Legend swore there were days that Twilight forgot what form he was in; rather than pushing the thief away or grabbing ahold of them and confronting them, the gracious rancher had chosen to fling his entire body weight at the man and bite his arm.
Of course, that was only what Legend found out later, what he saw when the four of them managed to peek through the crowd, was Twilight standing there in full sight of the entire market with blood on his teeth and a man screaming in pain and terror at his feet.
Bravo, Rancher, bravo.
âOof.â Wind winced. âThatâs not good.â
âShit.â Warriors swore, glancing around nervously and ripping his scarf off to hide in his pack.
Realization sprung on the vet like Twilight had the poor thief; Warriors was the hero here. If anyone noticed him, or any of the knightlier looking ones, theyâd probably try and have them arrest Twilight. That was all well and good of course, as it would make a reasonable excuse to haul the rancher out of the way, but theyâd be expected to call for help from some soldiers, and while theyâd been planning on meeting with the queen while they were here, having Twilight presented to her as a feral, potentially insane, and definitely dangerous criminal was not the approach they were aiming for.
They needed a distraction, fast.
So, like the reasonable and totally mentally secure Hylian that he was, Legend shouted the first thing that came to his mind. âViolet!â
His three companions stared at him, and had he been capable, he would have stared at himself, but a desperate glance Fours way had the other drawing back, nodding slowly as Legend shouted again. âViolet? Honey?â
Warriors looked at him like heâd lost his head, gripping Windâs shoulder firmly as if worried heâd have to pull the kid back from the apparently mad veteran.
Thank Din for teaching him acting years ago, even if it was all stage performing, but he was counting on it to get him, and Twilight, out of their respective messes, even if that meant building his higher before he could escape. At any rate, heâd caught the attention of a few people with his panicked shout. Turning to the nearest Hylian that wasnât one of his group, he gently tapped the womanâs shoulder, letting his panic and everything in general spill over into his face and voice as the woman met his gaze with a startled look.
âMaâam, Iâm looking for-â Oh Four was going to hate this. â-My child, Violet. Have you seen a blonde Hylian child, so tall?â He lowered his hand to approximately where Fourâs head would reach. âIâve been looking everywhere!â He forced a fake sob into his voice, glancing from the woman to the surrounding crowd, and Warriors and Wind in its midst.
Wind was stifling a laugh behind his hand while Warriors stared in utter shock.
âOh my,â The woman touched her cheek, clucking lightly and patting Legendâs hand in a consoling manner. âYou poor dear! I havenât seen a thing but just give me one moment.â The burly housewife turned, still patting Legendâs hand gently as she murmured something to the women behind her, before turning back to Legend with a sorry expression. âNone of my friends have seen your little one, dear. But-â The woman turned and, with all the force and volume of a cow, hollered at the top of her lungs to the crowd as a whole. âHello? Yes, this woman is looking for her daughter!â
Woman?!?!?!
âHer name is Violet! Sheâs-â The woman blinked, looking to Legend with a worried look as several other market goers turned to stare, many of them women with looks of pity and understanding that was making him wish heâd stayed silent. Fortunately, his ruse had startled them out of staring at the sight of a mauled thief as worry for a poor young mother and her lost daughter took its place. âSheâs how old?â
Legend fought the protest of female pronouns, both on Fourâs part and his own, but only in his head. Outwardly however, he covered his face with the hand not being smashed by the farm-wife's own. âSheâs four.â Shoot him, he was saying whatever came to mind because he was panicked, alright?
A snort could be heard behind him, earning disapproving looks from the crowd that soon shifted to pity as Wind too joined the act, turning his snort into pitiful sniffling as he clung to Warriorsâ hand, looking for all the world like a child whoâd been to the market too long and wanted to go home, but was also panicking at the loss of their sibling. âHave you all seen my sister?â The sailor blubbered softly, actual tears spilling down his face as he pouted, expression making his act so believable that no one even questioned his height. As if to make the act more convincing, Warriors wrapped an arm around the kidâs shoulder, his own face stiffening into something that could either be gas or worry, Legend was a bit on the fence.
âWhatâs going on here?â Legend wished that was Time stalking towards them in full armor, but it wasnât, it was a Hylian Soldier, staring at the crowd with a grim frown on his face as he turned to Legend, standing in its center.
Oh well, those who crack under a tough audience get tomatoes to the face; he just hoped Wars would keep playing along. âMy daughter,â He sobbed into his hand, pulling the other free from the housewife to properly cover his face. âShe- My baby- I canât find her anywhere, Sir!â Later, Warriors would begrudgingly admit that the look Legend shot the soldier was enough to break any heart as the vet stepped forwards, grabbing hold of the manâs arm with all the desperation of a worried mother. âPlease tell me, have you seen a little girl? Sheâs in her favorite dress, the colors of the goddesses, red, green and blue?â He motioned down at his own tunic, skirt, whatever one would call it. âThereâs a violet corner too, I made it for her myself- oh my poor baby! I canât seem to find her anywhere!â
The grizzled soldier quickly melted under the power of tearful violet eyes, and he too gently patted Legendâs hands as if he thought it would do any good. âIâll have my men look for her right away, maâam. How old would you say she is?
âSheâs four.â He reaffirmed. Might as well stick to his original story.
âSo tall?â The farm-wife motioned, hands lowering a bit more than Legendâs had, but the woman was trying to help, so he couldnât really be upset with her for getting it wrong. At this point though, he was a bit worried about where Four actually was, because heâd expected the shorter hero to make an appearance sooner rather than later so the act could end.
âRight.â The man nodded, pulling himself loose as Legend brought his hands to clasp in front of his chest in an imitation of the maids heâd seen worrying about the halls when Fable went missing. âWeâll do everything in our power to find your little one, madame, you have my word.â The soldier bowed, kissing the back of the vetâs hand graciously before moving back into the crowd and snapping orders at the soldiers stationed around the market.
People buzzed by, spreading the word of âlittle Violetâsâ disappearance as Warriors and Wind pushed forwards to where Legend stood.
âReally, vet?â Warriors murmured lowly.
âI panicked.â He admitted softly, as to avoid anyone noticing as he wrung his hands. âBut seriously, where is ââVioletâ? I thought heâd have appeared before it became a big thing.â
The captain frowned, settling a hand on his shoulder carefully and standing on his toes to look over the crowd as Wind giggled at the scowling veteran. The minute he shot a look down at the sailor though, the kid had picked up his role as smoothly as if heâd never dropped it. âIâm worried, mom.â Wind blinked past fake tears, and had he not needed to remain in character, Legend would have scowled and flicked the kidâs nose for the tease.
âI am too, honey.â He sighed instead, ruffling the sailorâs curls and looking over to where the others had been. Time and the others had disappeared into the crowd again, likely trying to keep a low profile and laughing their asses off at Legendâs expense while Time and Sky scolded Twilight.
âMama?â A small voice called out, and the crowd, and he meant the whole crowd, the whole freaking crowd of several hundred people, froze as a small face peeked out from an alleyway, the smithyâs hand coming up to rub at his shimmering purple eyes with a sniff. âMama?â
âViolet!â All three heroes surged forwards, Legend sinking to his knees and wrapping Four in a hug, taking the opportunity when his face was hidden from the crowd to scowl. âAbout time you showed up.â Aloud for the crowd however, he let sobs pitch his voice hysterically. âOh honey, you canât run off on mama like that! I was worried sick!â
And as if to put the icing on the cake of shame, one of the men in the crowd smiled softly, patting Warriorsâ back with a friendly smile. âYour wife is quite the caring mother, isnât she? Ah, youâre a lucky man, Mr.â
Legend forced himself to not blow their cover, no matter how little they now needed it with the others safely out of sight. Breaking character meant causing drama that they didnât need. âVioletâ had been found, the cute little family would depart, people would calm. But if the worried mother turned out to be a screaming teenage boy and the lost daughter to be a smithy apprentice with a height problem, people would likely riot. So instead of turning around and giving the man a piece of his mind, he pushed forwards, hefting Four in his arms (the smithy sank into him with a sigh that couldnât have been faked) letting the smaller hero nestle against him, hood hiding the smithyâs face from view as he pulled them both up, adjusting his arms so as to not drop the other.
Man, he was glad heâd put on power bracelets today.
âShe is indeed.â Warriors forced out, a strained smile on his face as he settled his hand on Legendâs waist, stiff, cold and incredibly awkward. âWeâd probably better head off, dear.â If the captain smiled any harder, heâd break his teeth. âOr the inns will all be full.â
It should have ended there, it should have. Legend was so ready for it to end (although Four was warm and a calming presence as the smithy began to doze against his chest), but because fate loved to mess with him, it didnât.
âYouâre looking for a place to stay the night?â The Man-Who-Needed-To-Be-Kicked cocked a brow. âI run an inn here, just across the square. Iâm sure we can find a lovely little family like yourselves a place to rest, you and our wife must be exhausted after such worry!â
Warriors, sages curse and bless him, nodded along stiffly, gently pulling him along by is waist after the Blasted-Innkeeper-Who-Would-Be-Kicked as the man chattered about family discounts and free dinner. Legendâs shoulders only lowered when a free trip to the bath house was also thrown in âcomplimentarilyâ.
He regretted it when someone pointed him to the ladiesâ side of the bath-house (think heavens it was empty that early), and he was about ready to strangle something or someone when the others joined them inside, stuck with a regularly priced room, and the smithy and vet both were bombarded with teases as Warriors sat looking utterly and completely disgusted.
âThey thought we were married....â
Legend groaned, flopping over on the other side of the bed with a grimace. âGross, right?â
âYeah.â
"Weâre forgetting this ever happened, right?â
âYeah.â
âGood.â
Regardless, no one ever let them forget it happened.
Legend was buying Twilight a muzzle, and he was pretty sure Wars would be willing to help.
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Hey!! I love your writing. Can you do a Yandere! Ranboo, Tommy , and tubbo. where they are all in love with the reader and they kidnapped her to âkeep her safeâ and the reader doesnât know at first, then she slow realized they are obsessed with her. she like them back but she also want to live her life, so she tries to make agreement? You donât have to if you donât want to.
The Ranboo gif is just beautiful and I love it. Lemme see what I can do for ya! I wrote a bullet point Platonic fic if that's fine? I'm still worried about writing the minors in romantic relationships, even if it's the characters.
Sorry, it took so long... My burnout got really bad and I refused to even write basic stuff. But I'm back now! Well. Mostly.
Safe Behind Glass (Yandere!Plat!C!Bench Trio x GN!Reader)
You were a little groggier than normal when you awoke, but it was nothing to alarm you immediately.
Just simply brushing it off as you weren't feeling the best that day, you rolled over to fall back to sleep, but quickly noticed something wrong.
It didn't feel... Right?
The blankets... The mattress... The pillow... They weren't yours...
You peeled your eyes open and your expression went blank with fear.
The room was beautiful mind you.
But it wasn't yours either.
You were laying on a fluffy (f/c) canopy bed, surrounded by quartz walls that were dimly lit soul lanterns that prevented you from being completely swallowed by darkness.
Slowly dragging yourself off the bed, you heard a metal 'clunk' that hit the cold quartz flooring below you.
Turning your head to face downwards, you saw that a decently thick metal chain was cuffed to your ankle.
Somehow, your panic became worse as you immediately grabbed onto it and started to yank on the solid metal, but it refused to budge.
You had no idea how many minutes or hours you spent in that room. Reaching at the iron door desperately, yanking at the chain around your ankle that kept you from reaching the exit, searching the blue lanterns for anything...
But then, the white metallic door slowly swung open, revealing Ranboo, Tubbo and Tommy.
You weren't that close to them, save for a couple interactions here and there, but hey, they came to save you! That didn't matter in the slightest!
You almost cried upon seeing them and moved to walk over, but the chain stopped you from reaching them, and you noticed that they weren't moving to help you.
"You're awake!" Tubbo chirped softly, his tan goat ears wiggling with joy, "I'm glad the potion didn't stick for too long... You could've wound up starving if you stayed asleep."
Horror slowly began to set into your heart as Ranboo nodded and walked over to the dark oak table in the corner of the room and set down a basket of food.
"Ran...Boo...?" You whispered, watching as the monochrome male turned and curiously tilted his head in your direction, "Why... Am I here?"
Instead, Tommy stepped in front of you with a bright cheesy smile, the same one that resembled when he would find a new disc or start a new adventure, "For your safety, (N/n)!"
"Safety?" You choked out softly, Ranboo quickly guiding you to sit in the oak chair, "But... I'm one of the richest people on the server... I have god armour... Nothing could kill m-"
"Techno and Dream can." Tubbo interrupted sharply, halting you mid-sentence.
Right... That masked man... Or whatever he was... He was extremely dangerous, as well as Techno. They could likely pierce your netherite chest plate without even flinching at the number of thorns you had enchanted.
"We don't want anyone to bring you any harm... There's no problem with that, right, (Y/n)?" Ranboo smiled, flashing his sharpened teeth unthreateningly.
No... You wanted to say, but you wanted freedom! You wanted to expand your house to the size of a mansion! You wanted to bicker with Quackity about the stupidest of things! You wanted to get building advice from Phil!
Not be locked away because your safety was a tiny bit compromised!
"Tommy... Tubbo... Ranboo... Please, I'm not going to just stay locked away because I-"
"You'll see things our way soon... Eat up, get your rest." Tubbo smiled and gave you a hug, ignoring how you froze suddenly, before turning and skipping out of the room with the taller two following behind him.
Despite... How screwed up the three were with their methods of making you be their friend, it was working...
They were actually incredibly friendly and funny. It made life in capture bearable! Even though you were incredibly snappy and cruel to them in the beginning, they never held it against you.
Although... Despite their kindness and your quickly blooming friendship, you still had a craving to go outside. Even if what the three told you about everyone forgetting you existed was true.
"You look sad, (N/n)..." Tubbo murmured softly, watching you stare off into the blank quartz wall, "Are you okay?"
Tommy straightened up from his handmade scribble of a map, turning his head towards you in confusion. Ranboo stopped writing mid-word likely and looked in your direction as well.
They never liked it when you were upset.
You pursed your lips silently for a moment, clearly unsettling the males around you, "I just... Haven't been feeling too great... Both mentally and physically I mean... I need sunlight..."
"Yeah... I was reading about that earlier..." Ranboo hummed softly, adjusting his crown as he looked up at the ceiling, "But the issue is..."
"My safety... Yes, I know. What if, I wear my full netherite armour and keep a totem AND a Rapple on me? And also not leave your sides?" You bargained nervously.
That hadn't worked before. But then again, You weren't as close to them before...
The silence that fell upon the room was unsettling and caused your heart to race quickly. If they didn't like what you said, you would be alone for a few straight days... You didn't like it...
"Okay."
What.
That worked?
You just had to ask?!
You watched as Tubbo stood up and pulled the small ender chest from his pocket and set it on the ground, causing it to grow to normal size.
Standing aside, he made a gesture for you to open it and get your stuff.
Hesitantly, You walked over and kneeled down in front of the ender chest. Looking to Tubbo and the others for confirmation, you slowly opened it once they nodded.
Carefully, you began pulling out your armour but paused seeing the lack of golden apples and totems.
Right... Before you had gotten kidnapped by the group, you had used a totem when you fell into the L'Manhole where L'Manberg once was.
That what caused them to kidnap you...
"I-I used... My totem... And Fundy stole my Rapple..." You murmured hesitantly, feeling ready to cry.
Your only chance to escape and you couldn't grab it...
"Hey! Hey! Don't cry! Here!" Ranboo eagerly held the two golden items out towards you at the first sight of tears gathering under your eyes.
"What...?"
"(Y/n)! We want you to be happy! If being outside, even with god armour, rapples and totems, makes you happy, then damn well we're bringing you outside!" Tommy grinned.
After a few tears and lots of hugs, Tubbo helped you hop into your armour while Ranboo unlocked the chain cuff from around your ankle. Tommy had left, leaving the door open for once, going to scout the area for any dangerous mobs.
"Ready?" Ranboo smiled, linking one of his arms with yours, the one that you held the totem in to be more specific. Tubbo happily linked his arm with the other one.
You could only nod, your voice caught in your throat as they began to walk you out the door, Ranboo had to duck down a lot, before leading you to the quartz stairway.
Once up the stairs, Tubbo pressed in a code to the iron door and it slid open quickly, causing you to flinch and pinch your eyes shut at the bright painful light of the sun.
It took about twenty minutes of trying to adjust to the sunlight with the two males encouraging you before you were able to look around.
It was everything you had missed...
The sunlight...
The trees...
God, it was perfect...
Tommy eventually came out of the tree line and sat down beside you as you took it all in...
Months, you were down there. And sure, they gave you plenty of decorations to prevent you from experiencing sensory deprivation, nothing could ever compare to the beauty of the outside world.
A voice cut through the air -calling for someone or something named Fran?- and you almost didn't recognize it. But then the owner came out of the trees, almost a similar direction that Tommy came from earlier.
Sam? He looked so... Different now...
The creeper hybrid slowly lowered his gas mask to show his mouth dropped in shock, "(Y/n)...? You're alive...?"
Tommy, Tubbo and Ranboo were freaking out, trying to bring you back into the bunker, as they called it, but you weren't budging. You hadn't seen another being in ages... And while you did platonically love the three boys, you enjoyed hearing a new voice.
"You... Remember me? But... Tubbo you said-" You frowned at the goat hybrid as they stopped suddenly, realizing that you weren't moving.
"You three... Kept them locked away... For almost an entire year?" Sam's voice was getting a little bit scary now, but it wasn't directed at you, instead, at your best friends...
"Sam! It was to protect them! Please!" Ranboo tried, but he wasn't making it better.
"You made Quackity believe they ran away... Made Philza wake up every morning and walk through the SMP for any signs of them... Gave Puffy false information on where you have last seen them... lied to everyone... Only to be the reason that they were gone." Sam growled out, gripping his trident, "Then you proceeded to make them think we all forgot about them..."
"S-Sam... You've got this all wrong big man..." Tubbo tried next...
The warden wasn't listening as he pointed his trident at them, his communicator in his other hand next to his mouth, then he started speaking, causing his voice to come out of Ranboo's, Tubbo's and Tommy's pockets. He was speaking on the public channel.
"Tommy Innit, Tubbo Underscore, Ranboo Beloved... You are being placed in the prison, Pandora's Vault, for keeping (Y/n) (L/n) imprisoned in a bunker and lying about their whereabouts."
It felt like someone splashed you with cold water...
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Schoolyard: 7
You go out into your living room. âWeâre going home.â
âWhat?â Sif asks looking up from her phone.
âThe hospital wonât allow me to work until Thor and my annulment is over so thereâs no point in being here.â
âYou donât want to see any family?â
âMy dad is still working, he and my mom are in Japan so I wouldnât see them anyway. Jane was the only other person I really wanted to see and you saw how that turned out.â
âWe can go whenever you want. The jet is at the airfield we just have to call in the crew.â
âWill you please? I want to go as soon as possible.â
âCall Thor.â Bryn says and you frown, âhonestly heâs driving me crazy. Please just call him.â
âFine!â You go back into your room and drop down onto the bed then video call him.
âHi Elskede.â He says softly, he looks like heâs just woken up and when you look at your watch you realize for him it is nearly six am and that Bryn is a liar.
âIâm sorry, I shouldâve waited. I forgot about the time difference.â
âNo itâs okay. You look upset.â You nod then promptly burst into tears. âOh Elskede.â He soothes and it just brings on more tears. You spill everything, how horrible Jane was and how it made you feel like such a shitty friend even though youâd done your best to reach out. How Peter had made a huge deal about you and Thor being married and practically screamed it to the paparazzi who youâre sure are going to sell it to the rest of the world. Then you tell him about work and how all you wanted to do was take care of sick kids.
âWhat can I do to help?â Thor asks as you finish explaining the last 24 hours to him.
âWhen I get home I really want a hug.â You tell him and he laughs softly.
âElskede, thatâs the least I can do. Anything you want.â
âHonestly thatâs it. Youâve let me vent and cry and now all I want is one of those bone crushing hugs you used to give me.â
âNothing else?â
âIâm sure Iâll think of something.â You tease your mood already brighter. Someone knocks on your door, âcome in?â
âSorry to interrupt.â Sif says, âthe jet can be ready before midnight.â You glance at the time and nod.
âThat works for me.â You tell her glancing over at your almost completely packed bag.
âYouâre sure you donât want to stay longer Elskede?â
âPositive.â He nods and you lay back on your pillow. Youâre still chatting with him when a loud noise from out in the living room catches your attention.
âIâll be right back.â
âOkay.â You lay the phone down and climb off your bed then open your bedroom door.
âIs everything okay?â
âDr. Foster is attempting to gain access.â Bryn tells you, you notice the gun in her hand but donât say anything.
âWhy?â
âWe donât know.â You sigh and move toward the door but Sif stops you.
âAre you sure you want to do this again?â
âYea.â You pull out the stop then open the door.
âWhat the hell. Why wouldnât the door open.â
âDidnât know if you told Peter where I lived or not and if he had a key.â
âWhat?â
âHe came to my work Jane. Screamed about how I was married to a prince and how youâd told him everything. Just loud enough for the paparazzi to hear.â
âAnd Iâm sure thatâs all my fault.â
âHell yea it is! I asked you to keep that to yourself!â
âI donât keep secrets from my boyfriend.â
âJust your best friend then huh.â You snap and she glares at you.
âI just came to get some of my shit.â
âYou know what? Just keep the fucking place. Thanks to your boyfriend I donât have a job here anymore and Asgard and Thor already feel more like home than this fucking city does anyways.â You sneer before turning on your heel and heading back to your room. You grab your bag, shove the few things you took out back into it then grab your phone.
âIâll call you back.â
âElskede.â Thor starts before you hang up on him.
âLose my number until you lose the shit attitude.â You tell Jane before blowing past her Sif and Bryn hot on your heels. When you get downstairs youâre horrified by the amount of press outside your place.
âCan we take you to the embassy now?â
âFine.â You agree and the two women flank you on either side then hurry you out the door. The paparazzi start screaming the second they realize itâs you but you keep a passive face, you donât look at them and you follow Sif and Brynâs directions to the car. When you pull away some of the paparazzi follow you but Bryn easily loses them.
When you pull up to the embassy it Bryn hardly slows down. The gates swing open for you and slowly shut behind you while two guards block the drive. When the car stops Sif opens the door and you climb out then follow her into the embassy.
âYour Highness, welcome! Iâm Tyr, the ambassador. Itâs a pleasure to meet you.â Heâs a burly older man with a long white beard and shoulder length white hair.
âThank you for allowing us to spend a couple of hours here. Itâs much appreciated.â
âOf course your Highness. Is there anything I can get you?â
âNo thank you.â You tell him as your phone starts to ring, youâre not surprised to see that itâs Thor. âExcuse me the Crown Prince is calling.â He nods and you step away putting the phone to your ear.
âHello?â
âJust wanted to check in. Did you make it to the embassy okay?â
âYea, Iâm just ready to be home.â
âItâs been weird without you here Elskede.â
âCan we do a long weekend when I get back? Before Spain?â
âThat should be fine, where do you want to go?â
âSurprise me.â You tell him and he hums softly.
âI have to go though Elskede. Iâll see you when you get back. Have a safe flight.â
âOkay, bye.â You hang up then join Sif, Bryn and Tyr again.
âEverything alright?â Sif asks and you nod.
âIf you have things to do you donât need to host us. Weâll just be here for a couple hours.â
âAre you sure Your Highness?â You nod, âis there anything I can get you first?â You glance over at Sif and Bryn but both shake their heads.
âWeâre good. Thank you.â He nods again then leaves the three of you in the sitting room.
You read for a couple of hours then head back out to the car and to the airfield. You sleep for most of the flight then take a quick shower and change just before landing. The ride to the palace feels like itâs hours long but when you get there Thor comes bounding out of the building and yanks open your door. You scurry out of the car and into his waiting arms. Thor holds you tightly to him, his chin rests on the top of your head and you let out all the tension you didnât know you were carrying with a long slow breath.
âIâm so glad youâre home safe Elskede.â He murmurs into your hair.
âIâm glad Iâm home too.â You tell him not moving from his embrace as people move around you. âI knew that this was exactly what I needed.â He chuckles softly but doesnât move, god youâve never felt so content, so protected, safe and happy.
âWe have a meeting with the judge tomorrow then we can go on our trip.â The judge. The annulment. That shouldnât fill you with so much dread but it does.
âWhere are we going?â
âItâs a surprise.â Thor tells you and you can hear the smile in his voice.
âFine.â You finally release your grip on him then his hand ends up in yours, like it always does, and you head back inside.
âMother wishes to speak with Doodle.â Loki says as they walks past you with their bodyguard Laufey behind them. âAlone.â They add and your eyes widen.
âI told her what happened with your friend. I hope thatâs alright.â Thor tells you as you start for The Queenâs rooms.
âOh, thatâs fine. Do you think thatâs why she would want to speak to me?â
âI donât know. Iâll bring you there. We have a charity event at a hospital tonight, will you be alright to go?â As you make your way toward Friggaâs rooms.
âYes, I donât want anyone to think they broke me.â
âYou have nothing to prove Elskede.â
âI know. I wonât have them think they won. Besides, youâd be so bored without me.â You tease and he chuckles softly.
âIâll have some dresses sent for you.â
âThank you.â You tell him as you come up to Friggaâs door. He nods, presses a kiss to the side of your head then leaves you to his mother.
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ghost of a kiss.
muses. dukeâs son!yoongi x marquisâ daughter!reader x crown prince!namjoon / professor!yoongi x student!reader x detective!namjoon
genre. historical au. reincarnation au. modern au.Â
words. 5.3k
note. nobody come at me for the header pls. or as bretman used to say, like fuck iâm tryin iâve only been doin this for 2 hours đ
x
There werenât that many things Yoongi wouldnât do if his father so wills it. Perhaps it was the Min blood coursing through his veins that made him so apathetic to human emotions.
You want to laugh.
You also want to cry, scream and throw the closest thing you have which is your fan at Yoongiâs ever emotionless expression. Just like a blank canvas painted with invisible ink, Yoongi never shows his feelings. Never spoke his mind.
Well, not around you at least.
It was as if you were just a pretty little doll for him to play with âno, he doesnât even pay you any mind. He just sat there, sipping on the cherry blossom tea that the maid poured into his cup and gave one worded answers to the questions you asked after your endless chatter came to, well, an end.
After that, he put up with you a little bit longer when you insisted youâd wanted to escort him out of the garden and to the front of the mansion where his carriage awaited.
âUntil we meet again, my lady,â he would bow but you would hold out your hand for him to place a ghost of a kiss on like lovers would.
It was always you who were asking for too much.
Always you who were a slave for his affection.
But instead of doing all of those things you dreamed of doing when you meet him again âand meet him, you doâ you end up running past the grandeur doors of the ballroom, down the red carpet splayed hallway and into the gardens where red roses glimmer with dew drops underneath the moon rays.
What a heartbreakingly beautiful set up for a damsel with a broken heart.
âMy lady,â it hasnât even been five minutes when you hear that stone cold voice of Yoongi.
âWhy couldnât you just pretend you didnât see me running like a scared, defenseless mouse after we met. After all, youâve always been good at that âpretending like I donât exist.â You wanted to laugh and laugh, you did. It sounds withered, unlike the full blooms of floral that surrounds you two.
âAs your fiance, I have a duty toââ
âDuty.â You spit out the word like itâs poison, âwas visiting me every fortnight for tea a duty of yours too?â
The corners of your eyes are red from roughly rubbing the traces of tears that threatens to fall on your cheeks and ruin your makeup.
You take a deep breath before turning to him, pushing down a silent sniffle.
âAs you may have heard from your father, Duke Min, youâre relieved from that cumbersome duty,â you hold your chin high.
As you should.
Yoongi Min stares at you a moment longer than he usually would. Is it the hair? Your hairâs grown since he last saw you.Â
Or perhaps the bodice that wraps around you and enhances your curves and bosoms.Â
âPerhapsâ, you somberly admits, âhe simply forgot how I looked after four years.â
âAs you should have heard from the Marquis,â Yoongi presses, âI refuse to break the engagement.â
âWhaââ the word slips past your lips before you even register it.
âIt canât be undone, his Majesty already approves of the annulment,â you know youâre repeating words your father and brother uttered. Like a hopeful little mouse in the face of a black panther.
âOnly with the Majestyâs approval can you request to break the engagement but itâs up to the Minâs if we wish to grant your request âI reject it.â Yoongi stands only a few feet away from you, his eyes appearing darker than black, shadowed by the moonlight.
When he steps forward and out of the shadow, you find yourself forgetting how to breathe. Like a beast in the night, he ambles his way to you elegantly and swiftly.
Before you know it, Yoongi is standing in front of you. And you, a captor beneath those haunting, onyx, splendor. His gloved fingers twirl a strand of your hair around them before he brings the golden locks to his lips.
âI loved you blindly, Sir Min,â you send your gratitude to the gods and goddesses for the stillness in your voice, âI longed for you like a sailor long to sail the seven seas but do you know whatâs so wretched about this sort of longing? Only a lucky few manage to love without drowning.â
Your slender fingers curl around his wrist. Even then, you couldnât close your fist around it âyour hand is too small and delicate compared to his. And at times like these, youâre reminded of how woman you are and how man, he is.
âRelease me,â the air feels cold against your now damp cheek but your heart is icier, âonce and for all. At the very least, Iâll be able to marry a humble Count whoâll receive part of my inheritance once my father dies.â
The scoff that leaves the manâs lips sends shivers down your spine.
âA humble count,â his eyes gleam with mockery, as if he finds your words ironic, âdid the Crown Prince of the Isira Dynasty not propose to you? Did you not come back for the sole purpose to tell me youâre abandoning me?â
You suspected the rumors of your getting closer to the Crown Prince, Namjoon, would spread over the continent.
âIf you know, then let me go.â You say steely.
Itâs the rawness in your tear-stained eyes that steals Yoongiâs breath away. The night breeze that blows past him almost sends him tumbling down like waves crashing against the shore.
â[Name],â he speaks your name for the first time in a long time, the syllables rolling off his tongue like sweet honey, âIâm not a man of many words. I donât know how toââ
âYou didnât know how to kill either but you got better at it with practice!â Your throat feels as if itâs being grazed by sandpaper.
Your heart, on fire.
Itâs the first time youâve shown a different emotion than that heartwarming smile that looks like youâre meant for spring and blooming flowers. In that blissful moment, you look like one of the crimson roses that bear witness to you and Yoongiâs altercations.
âThatâs right, I know what you do,â you nod, gaze burning with acid tears, âall those months spent waiting for you to come back from those expeditions. Monsters werenât the only thing you slayed, were they?â
âNo,â Yoongi breathes out and for some reason, his chest feels like itâs going to cave in and crush his heart.
The sensation is alien to him. Hell, he didnât know he had a heart to begin with. It was just an organ that kept his blood pumping âheâd gladly tore it out and gave it to his dearest fiancĂŠe if she so much asked for it.
But now â now â sheâs saying she wants no part of it.Â
The realization comes to him like poisonous smoke. Spreading around the hollowed part of his chest and seeps into that beating organ of his. Before he knows it, youâre already slipping out of his grasp.
âIâll break off the engagement,â he finally says, his brain not registering the words that left his mouth, âfor a kiss.â
But his heart knows what he wants.
You look at him like heâs crazy, eyes going round and glossed lips parting in a silent gasp. But when he makes no attempt to correct his words, realization gradually settles in.
âMake it quick.â
Long lashes flutter shut, lips pressed in a straight, unwilling line. The hand that clasps around his wrist falls to your side. Your shoulders are tense. You look like youâd rather be with those chimeras Jeonggukâs breeding than here.Â
Yoongi takes another step toward you.Â
Your eyebrows knit together when his gloved knuckles caress your cheekbone. The sharp inhale of breath you take as you brace herself doesnât go past him. A rose, even in the face of the hands that threatens to pluck it, remains fierce and grounded.
The wait feels endless. As if time passes agonizingly slow yet the only indication that time hasnât halted altogether is the way your heart keeps palpitating inside your chest as though itâs about to explode any second.
Then you feel them âa pair of softest, ghostly, lips on your forehead. As opposed to the hand kisses he left you, this one lingers with a sort of yearning. And even then, it feels short-lived.
As though you will never have enough of Yoongi Min.
âMy lady, you look disappointed, if you wanted me to kiss you elsewhere, you shouldâve said so.â Thereâs a mirth in his tone. And for a moment, you feel warm, like the warmth of the sun hugging you.
âWhat if I did?â
You want to ask but you decide against it. Thrusting your chin up like the noblest of women would, you remind him of the deal, âIâll send someone to retrieve the annulment papers in a weekâs time. I assume it will bear your signature, sir.â
With that, you walk past him, your laced hand brushing against his gloved one but even on the verge of goodbyes, Yoongi Min doesnât let you walk out of it that easily. His pinky finger hooks around yours like a rusted, weak chain. Unsure whether to keep holding on or letting go.
Yet your feet stop dead in their tracks. Your heart races. Deep down, you know you want him to hold onto you like you held onto him for ten, pitiful years.
âHave a good evening, my lady,â is all he says, his hand falling away and he begins strutting to the opposite direction youâre heading even though thereâs nothing in that direction besides a maze made of rose beds.
But you donât plan to ponder too much on it. Namjoon, the Crown Prince, is waiting for you back in Isira where youâll build a new home. A new life. And with a loving husband.
Or so you thought.Â
x
That was a lifetime ago. To say you opened your eyes to a twenty-one year old body in a world plagued by motor engine propelled and electronic devices âwould be a lie.Â
This body is yours.
This life is yours.
You remember your first step, first successful ride on the bike after your father took off the supporting wheels, your first fall and the rest of your firsts, seconds, thirds and so on. And as such, you remember your first time meeting Min Yoongi.
At the age of twenty-one and him, twenty-six, his emotions are hard to pinpoint.
He isnât much different in this lifetime.
His hair is a shade of rich brown that could easily pass as black if heâs not walking underneath the sunlight. Heâs taller than the twenty-two year old boy you last saw before your carriage crashed into the ditch âthat was the last thing you remembered from your last life.Â
No, you didnât die. But the rest of your life past that point was blurry.
And here he comes, all in his dark colored vest over a white undershirt and black trousers. Professor Min Yoongi is nothing short of perfection.
â[Name], do you have a minute?â He approaches you like a panther; soundless and undetectable.
Before you know it, heâs five feet away from you and if you were to make a quick u-turn, it would be too obvious.
âIâm afraid not professor, Iâm sorry, should I email you at a later time so we can discuss matters of my assistantship?â You put on your best smile and he lifts a dubious brow that screams that he sees right through your lie.Â
Yet he doesnât press on.
Instead, he offers another alternative âthough completely disregarding the last bit about the email, âright, then meet me after class.â
âI-Iâm afraid I canât do that either professor, I have to rush to Cyber, right afterâ!â You almost choke on your words.
âIâll talk to Professor Park about that,â he says simply and taps you on your shoulder like any good-natured professor would with his top-performing student.
It just so happens that youâre extremely good at the class he teaches, which, ironically, is Neurocriminology.
x
âProfessor Min?â You knock on the intimidating wooden door and hear a curt âcome inâ from the other side before pushing the door open.
Behind his desk, Yoongi looks up at you through his long lashes and straight into the windows of your soul.
Even in your second life, his piercing stare affects you.
But you tell yourself that itâs because heâs just devilishly handsome and youâre humbly a woman.Â
That, and he and Professor Park Jimin are the youngest professors in the department.
âThose assignments over there need sorting.â Yoongi points to the pile of papers in a box perched on the coffee table as though waiting for you to arrive.
âYes, professor,â you breathe through your mouth and swallow back the words of accusation that threaten to fall past your lips.
You did volunteer to be a student assistant but you never thought, in a million years, that the man who resembled your fiancÊ in the past⌠Well, on paper at least. You never thought he would pick you as his supervisee.
The room is silent save for the rustling sound of papers fluttering as you shift through each assignment and place them alphabetical orders of the name. Every once in a while, you canât help but steal glances at the man seated behind the desk. With his hair slicked back and the cuffs of his wrist rolled up to his elbow, he looks like every girlâs modern day prince charming.
âWhy are you so keen on running away from me?â His husked tone cuts through the silence.
âPardon, professor?â You blink, not catching the meaning of his words until a moment later.
Your cheeks heat up under his piercing gaze, the recollection of the occasions you fast-walked to lose him in the hallways burning in the back of your mind.
âI-it seems I always have places to be⌠classes to attend, Iâll make sure to meet you every morning to confirm my tasks, professor,â you canât just confess that he has a face and name of the man you once loved in your past life.
If you so much spoke of your remembering youâd be sent to the asylum.
A ghost of a smile tugs on the corners of his lips but it was gone as soon as it came. Youâre not sure if youâre just seeing things.
âVery well, send me the location of your apartment so I can pick you up tomorrow,â he doesnât look up from the screen of his Mac when he says that.
âP-professor?â You blink, disbelief coloring your complexion.
âYou said youâd meet me every morning, yes? I always have my breakfast at 7:30 AM at The Curve, we can discuss matters of your tasks over breakfast.â He goes on like itâs just another day of him assigning you a task to complete.
x
The next morning, you sit with your back straight, staring at the pancakes Yoongi ordered for you. The sweater he wears over his vest makes him seem more relaxed than his usual vest and tie look. His long lashes almost brush the top of his cheek as he casts his gaze down at the leaf shaped latte heâs drinking.
âProfessor, I double checked with the administration office and they gave me a list of things I have to do to complete my assistantship. From the tasks youâd given me, I checked off at least three of the requirements,â you take out an azure blue notebook where you flip to a page that has a piece of paper and slides it across the table.
âYou came prepared,â he muses, an amused smile playing on his lips and your little heart does its little flips.
âI take it youâre writing a paper on neuroscience and human behavior âif thereâs anything, I can help you with, please let me know,â you return his smile with a schooled one âthe kind that you use when youâre dealing with strangers.
âSure,â the professor nods, âI could use some help researching neurodivergence.â
The conversation flows smoothly. The worries you harbored for the whole of your university life now dissipated. You were at your most comfortable when it comes to academia. Your passion lies in your interest in criminology and the one man who you could engage in an intellectual conversation is none other than the man whom you tried so hard to avoid.
At some point, you think your worries, silly. Just because they share the same face and name, doesnât mean they share the same memory. For all you knew, you could be the one in a million who remembers your past life.
That is, until Yoongi asks, âwere you happy?â
He uses the word âwereâ to refer to the past. It takes you a moment to register that he didnât mean your childhood nor adolescent years.
And when you finally put two and two together, you can almost hear your heart drop. You thought youâd be sweating bullets and heaving for air from the tangible pressure this conversation brings.
But before you could say anything, Yoongi speaks again, âI wonât push for an answer, I know where that led me before.â
He casts his gaze down, long, nimble fingers picking up the cup of latte and making the regular sized cup seem miniature in his hand.
x
Itâs a few days later, as you accompany him to another university to meet with a fellow specialist, that you finally say, âyou never pushed me.â
Stirring the cup of black coffee, sitting at one of the round, two-persons tables in the cafe of the Sociology Department, you go on, âin fact, you never asked for anything at all. I was always the one asking for too much, giving just as much.â
âI loved you too intensely and I burned too bright.â These are the words you never dare say.
Loved.
Because you donât love Min Yoongi anymore.
Perhaps, thatâs why youâre unusually calm.
âI canât remember everything âonly bits and pieces. That night,â you swallow âyou donât need to steal a glance at him to know heâs thinking of the same night; the night you said your goodbyes, âafter the carriage crashed, I remembered seeing shadows clash against one another. Namjoonâs men went against the assassins who came for me because I was the rumored Crown Princeâs soon-to-be fiancĂŠe. I had to go into hiding after he was demoted to a mere prince because of his brothersâ schemes⌠at some point, I remember starving because we had nothing to eat.â
A new identity was all Namjoon could offer for his beloved. He spoke of claiming back the throne that was rightfully his yet his supporters scattered all over the continents after the siege. Their spirit waned overtime. He came for you after the shadows saved you but you both lived in poverty until one shriveled up like a dead flower and the other went mad for the crown that was once his.
The way his fists clench with remorseful anger doesnât go past you, itâs almost as though you can hear him blaming himself for your choices.
You smile wistfully, âbut yes, I remember being happy,â the smile tugs into a straight line as you face him with conviction, âwould I give everything up for that sliver of happiness again? No,â you shake your head, ânow I just want money.â
Yoongi laughs. Like truly laughs out loud with his shoulderline shaking and hand on his stomach. The sound lacks the menace that you remembered him to wear around him like a cloak.
All of a sudden, the air seems to change. The tension you once felt, now dissipated into thin air. A familiar warmth creeps up your neck but you mask it with indifference.
You canât afford to fall for him all over again.
Not when youâve had a lifetime to mull over and decide these feelings would die with you âget buried with you.
âWhat happened after your sister ruined the dukedom?â Itâs when you both got to this point of the conversation that you felt your heart writhe inside your chest.
As if physically hurting for the fate that befell Yoongi âat this point, it was just an assumption, but you were sure thatâ
âAera tracked us one by one until she killed every single Min,â he says simply, as if talking about a cherished sister who up and left home with the familyâs savings a few hundred years ago, âshe was the best of us. She knew people like us couldnât be left alone to live a quiet life.â
In the lulled silence, you notice the festering remorse that dances in his eyes.
He clasps his palm over his mouth as he stares out of the window, âof course, things are different now. Weâre not allowed to kill.â
At that, you almost spat out the coffee youâre downing. You couldnât believe your ears.
âIt was illegal to kill then, you and your family did it anyway because you were just soâ so⌠messed up!â You explode partly, voice lowered as you lean over the table, cautious of anyone nearby who might hear you.
âArenât you glad neurocriminology gives justification to murderers, well, murdering nowadays?â He smirks, one corner of his lip tugging upwards.
You find yourself breathing in sharply as your heart skips a beat at the sight of Min Yoongiâs dark humor.
The Yoongi in your past life would never be able to even understand a joke âyou were sure.
But now itâs you who doesnât appreciate the humor.
âIs that why you became a professor?â Itâs apparent in the way your brows knit together.
âRather, paired with my previous⌠knowledge, itâs an easier way to get a PhD and a stable earning,â the shrug makes him appear boyish âyounger than he is.
For some reason, he was several years older than you in this lifetime compared to the last.
âApparently mine deems that I marry rich,â you remark playfully.
âThen, shall we get married? I missed my chance in my previous lifetime and Iâm kind of well off in this lifetime,â itâs the easy suggestion of marriage that makes you almost choke on the pancake you just directed into your mouth.
âProfessor, thereâs just something you donât joke about,â you say after gaining a semblance of your composure yet your heartbeat drums in your ears and your cheeks feel as though theyâre on fire.
Why are you so happy to hear that Min Yoongi, your former fiancĂŠ and beloved, entertained the idea of marriage with you even in this lifetime?
x
âYour sisters... do they remember?â Yoongi asks one fine evening as youâre surfing the internet to research the needed materials he tasked you with.
âHow did you know I have sisters?â You blink, surprised.
Yoongi had to mask the involuntary smile that tugs on the corners of his lips when he sees how lovely and adorable of a face youâre making.
âYou mentioned them before,â he states, âeven if you didnât, Iâd suspect as much since I was born with the same siblings from the previous lifetime âfor now, itâs me, Aera and Hoseok, who knows where my dad hid the rest of his children and mistresses.â
âThey donât remember, I tried asking when I first started remembering âwas it at the age of eight? They looked at me like a devil just possessed their little sister,â you sigh softly, âitâs better this way. Life isnât all that easy for them either in the past.â
The cherry blossom tree standing tall and proud one the edge of the field is positioned so that anyone who stood in front of his window would get a full view of raining, pink petals.
âWhy do you think we remember?â You ask, staring at the petal that fluttered into the room and found itself atop Yoongiâs deep brown lock.
âIâd say fateâs giving us a second chance but youâd laugh at me,â he plainly says, flipping a page of the journal heâs reading.
And laugh at him, you do, âprofessor, I didnât take you for a hopeless romantic!â
x
âWe both changed, you and I,â you told him over dinner at le Saumon de Bord du Lac.
The piano playing in the background and the dim lighting gives off an atmosphere of a romantic evening. The waiter even thought you were a couple and offered a coupleâs discount.
Yoongi being Yoongi, accepted it right away and called you his âdarlingâ. Your cheeks burn up for a good fifteen minutes until the wine comes and you finish the whole glass in a few gulps.
âNo shit, Sherlock,â he agrees wholeheartedly without even looking up from the menu, âfor one, Iâm not some apathetic maniac who goes around wielding spears.â
âNo, youâre my professor and Iâm your student, we should never be caught dead having dinner together,â you shoot him a rebellious grin to which he nods.
âTouche,â he acknowledges.
x
A week later, you stopped dead in your tracks when you saw a blonde haired, hazel eyed man approaching you and Yoongi. Youâd stepped behind Yoongiâs broad shoulders, the man almost didnât notice you at all.
Heâs supposed to give a talk on neurocriminology âa guest of Yoongiâs.
âAre you okay?â He asks after youâre back in his office, he pulls you away from the spotlight when he notices your forced mechanical smile and fingers tugging at your sleeves.
âI know, right? Why did I get so weird like that?â You laugh to yourself, as though engulfed in your own world.
It doesnât take a genius to â or perhaps, Min Yoongi was that, so thatâs why he successfully â put two and two together and figured out that his esteemed guest is the reincarnation of Namjoon.
The blond didnât seem to recognize you though.
But that didnât stop him from taking an interest in you.
â[Name]... that student of yours, is she single?â Namjoon asked when they were out for dinner with the other professors but before Yoongi could even respond, the blond was already laughing it off, ânevermind, forget what I said. You wouldnât happen to know anyway.â
âDonât go around flirting with my students, they need to focus on getting a degree first before anything else,â Yoongi jokingly warned.
Something in his stomach twists and turns, as if a snake was slithering around his intestines, spreading its venom all over him.
But that did nothing to stop you and Namjoon from exchanging numbers and going out to brunches and dinners like he did with you. You keep on tugging on her sleeve and pushing your hair to the back of her ear when you spoke to Namjoon at the next talk he was invited to.
Much to Yoongiâs surprise, despite your obvious discomfort, youâre the one who suggested inviting Namjoonfor the new semester and handled all the matters pertaining to the talk.
x
âI donât want to push you because if I do, youâd drift farther away from me and if I pull, youâll recoil and take ten steps back âthereâs no right way,â Min Yoongi has you trapped between the door and his body one afternoon. Particularly, after he saw the name Joonie flash across your screen as your phone vibrates.
You excused yourself to answer the call but just as your hand touched the door handle, his hand rested on top of yours, stopping you from walking out of his office.
âWh-what are you saying, professor?â You stammer, the now still phone held in front of your chest.
He thinks he sees the tip of your ear turn red but it could be because of the fading winter air.
It was always uncomfortable to watch you and Namjoon interact but Yoongi attributed it to the fact that one remembered the times they spent together in their past life and the other having absolutely no idea yet still falling for your charms either way.
He twirls a strand of your hair around his index finger before he kisses it, âhe may have your heart but Iâve loved you first âIâve always loved you first.â
âP-professor-!â You exclaim, heels turning and so does your body.
No doubt, your sole purpose of turning around to face him is to caution him of his bold declaration âyou were like an open book that Yoongi could just pick up and flip the pages to. Youâd always been readable, even back then. Perhaps, that was why it felt like a hand clawed through his chest and wraps its talons around his heart each time you put up walls and turn away his subtle advances.
Because he knows winter has long settled in the hollowed part of your chest.
But because of how he was leaning down to kiss your hair, you end up face to face with only inches apart. Thereâs no mistaking the blush that spreads across your face, washing away the initial surprise of finding yourself so close to him.
âCall me Yoongi,â he implores with that deep, husky voice of his.
Itâs the way he looks at you. Like heâs frightened beyond belief that youâd do exactly what he thought you would; take ten steps back âthat makes your heart thump unceremoniously in your chest.
âY-yoongi⌠we shouldnâtâŚâ you murmur weakly, eyes tracing his soft lips before snapping up to meet his gaze.
âMay I kiss you?â He knows he should let you go to answer the call âwhat you do and who you see in this lifetime is none of his business.
And yet, he canât bear the thought of you walking away from him in this lifetime. Not when thereâs the second chance he made a pact with the devil for.
Fate and the devil, what difference are there if they meant to serve one purpose?
You nod.
And all of a sudden, heâs back where it all ended. In that garden where roses bore witness to their tragic love affair.
He leans in and presses his lips on your forehead ever so gently âit feels as though if he puts any more pressure, youâd break like youâre made of glass.
âKiss me for real âif you kiss me on the forehead, it feels like youâre saying goodbye,â your eyes flutter open and your brows join together in protest, he feels you tug on his shirt impatiently.
The softest of smiles graces Yoongiâs lips and you think your heart is going to explode into millions of pieces. Is it not enough that heâs the reason you almost forgot to breathe?
âWasnât it you who was itching to run away from me?â He teases, pinching your cheek and just like his hand kisses âyou still feel them ghost over the back of your hand every once in a whileâ his touches are feather light.
âOnly because you were an emotionally constipated idiot.â You argue back, lips puckered in protest.
âThen, if I may⌠my ladyâŚâ he trails off, index finger curled under her chin, tilting you face up.
âYou may,â you giggle against his lips, arms tracing up the planes of his abs to his chest and find home around his neck as you pull him closer, deepening the kiss.
x
(âI was only putting up with Namjoon because heâs the head of the criminology department in Incheon âI was thinking of applying for a job there after graduating.â You confess some time later once youâre at le Saumon de Bord du Lac.
âHuh,â Dion blinks, not expecting that.
âDid you think I was going to date him in this lifetime?â You giggle as if you already know the answer, âtrue, heâs still as handsome as ever, but we did go broke and⌠I never truly loved him.â
You cast her gaze down, cheeks burning with warmth, shyness overcoming you all of a sudden. If he could, Yoongi would gather her in his arms and embrace her like heâll never let go.
But he settles with a reach of his hand on top of yours on the table, thumb caressing the spot just below the knuckle of your fourth finger.
âIn this lifetime⌠definitely.â)
x
note. this was shared on a discord server and posted on wattpad under a different pseudonym!Â
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Rise of the Demon King ~ Chapter 2
Rise of the Demon King
Fic: Multi Chapter Paring: MC x Everyone (Mostly Lucifer) Type: Angst with a Happy Ending Total Word Count: 26,758 TW: Major Character Death, Reader gets stabbed with a sword through their chest so..., Abusive Parents, Past Child Abuse, Demon Hunters, Loss of Control Summary: Youâve done it. Youâve finally done it. Youâve managed to anger the demon king. Now you hold your head high as he hands down your sentence.
AO3 Portal: https://archiveofourown.org/works/27065362
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
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âAlright. Sorry, Solomon, Iâll see you tonight right?â
âOf course. See you tonight.â
With that, he said his goodbyes to both Barbatos and I, then left. I took a deep breath and followed Barb into the palace.
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CHAPTER 2 - Meeting the King (1,626 words)
âBarb?â
âYes?â
âWhy does the king want to see me?â
âHonestly Iâm not sure..â
âUmm, whatâs he like? Iâm a little scared of meeting him.â
Barbatos turns to me cupping my cheek gently as if to reassure me.
âHonestly, he looks scarier than he really is. You donât have any reason to be nervous. He may not be like Lord Diavolo but all he requires is for you to be respectful. I have the utmost confidence that you will be just fine. Itâs not just you by yourself either, the brothers, as well as my Lord and I, will also be present.â
âThank you Barbâ I gently leaned into his hand cupping it with my own.
âAs long as the rest of you are with me, Iâll be fine.â A small smile formed on my face as he let go and continued walking. We stopped in front of the west sitting room. After knocking twice Barbatos let us in. The king sat on a raised dais. Diavolo was kneeling on a cushion to his right. Lucifer was on his right with the brothers sitting in accordance to their rank with a spot free in the center. Not really knowing what to do, I decided to bow from the waist and address the king.
âYour Highnessâ
âSitâ
âThank you your Highnessâ I walked over and knelt down mimicking the brothers' postures best I could with my gaze respectfully lowered as the king began speaking.
âY/N, correct?â
âYes my king.â
âI have heard a great deal about you from both my son and his Lords. Tell me Y/N, what makes you, a human with little talent for magic so special?â
Taking a breath, I thought about it for a little. Thought about how the brothers were when we first met. How overtime each one of them started to warm up to me. I thought about Mammon and the schemes we pulled off together. The all-nighters Levi and I would pull when he found a new game or anime to binge. The countless hours I would spend reading with Satan and the book talks we had afterwards. The spa days Iâd have with Asmo. The number of times Iâd try to stop Beel from raiding the fridge only to join him instead. The strange places Iâd find Belphie napping and trying to get him to move, only to end up being pulled down and start napping alongside him. The endless genuinely terrible but always-proved-to-be-a-fun-time ideas I humoured Dia with. The times where Barb would make time to teach me how to make different Devildom desserts. How Lu started out being so cold. Only caring about me because I was Diavoloâs exchange student. Now though, he learned to accept me into his family. The late-night talks we had in his study, watching the fire and talking about everything and nothing. Our time to unwind. Away from his brothers. Away from Diavoloâs crazy ideas. Away from our responsibilities. Just Lucifer the demon and me, Y/N, the human who managed to wind their way into the hearts of 9 of the most powerful demons in the Devildom. Meeting the eyes of each of the demons in the room, I turned to the king.
âIâm not. Iâm not special because of any abilities that I may have, or how strong I am as the weaker species. Iâm nothing more than a human who was thrust into the world of demons, over time connecting with them and accepting them as the demons they are. As a family I never had and over time, they accepted me as well. Not as a weak human, but as the human that accepted them not for their status or power but for their personalities and love for each other. Iâm not special, I just accepted them for who they are, flaws and all.â After I finished speaking I looked at each of the brothers noticing that some of them had tears in their eyes. Asmo who was seated next to me threw his arms around my shoulders in a hug. Dia looked so happy I thought heâd jump up and hug me at any moment, and Barb had the most genuine smile Iâve ever seen on him. I then turned back to the king.
âIt seems youâve made quite the impact here during your short time in the Devildom. I canât say I approve of my strongest demons turning soft for a human, although it seems I canât do much about that seeing as how you are pacted with 7 of them correct?â The king questioned with a hard look in his eyes.
âY-yes that is true. I have made pacts with the 7 brothers.â I replied tentatively. At once, the atmosphere in the room seemed to change. The temperature dropped and the king was emitting a very strong aura. Had I not been used to Lucifers or Diavolo's auraâs whenever they would get upset I might have fainted from the kingâs. Instead, I just felt a cold shiver and the gravity alter ever so slightly. Looking at the brothers, I realized they all had a look between fear and dread for what might happen next.
âTell me Y/N, why should I allow you, a mere human to hold such power over 7 of my most powerful demons?â
âFather, there is no need for this. Those pacts were made with the consent of the brothers. They werenât forced into them and Y/N has never abused them. They serve as protection for them and the symbol of a deep bond between them and the brothers. There isnât a reason to -â
âSilence Diavolo. I have humoured you by allowing this program of yours. However, we are still demons. It doesnât matter how things are now, humans have no place here nor do they have a right to hold this much power over this many powerful individuals. It doesnât matter to me how close this human is to you or the Lords. In my eyes, the power they have pose a threat to the crown and the Devildom. I did not raise you to be soft hearted to something so weak!â
My face paled and I started feeling lightheaded at the implications of the king's words. Diavolo visibly winced at those words. Asmo held onto my hand a little tighter and before the king could continue, Mammon spoke up with a look of disdain on his face.
âWith all due respect your Highness, none of that is true! Y/N may just be a human but that doesnât mean they're a threat!â Lucifer immediately interjected, reeling Mammon in trying to save his brother before he dug the hole even deeper.
âMy apologies your Highness. Mammon can get quite protective over Y/N. I assure you he wonât speak out of turn again.â The king narrowed his eyes at Lucifer then Mammon as if he was debating whether or whether not to punish them both here and now. Eventually, he turned back to me.
âYour pacts with the brothers will be dissolved and you will not be allowed back into the Devildom. I am showing you mercy and allowing you to keep one pact as the brothers have claimed your soul and they are entitled to at least that much. Be grateful that Iâm allowing you to leave with your life at all.â He stared right through me as he said those words watching my expression change with his words. Itâs as if a switch got flipped and every brother lost it while Diavolo and Barbatos looked at the scene then each other in what can only be described as impending horror.
âABSOLUTELY NOT!â
âYOU CANâT DO THAT!â
âWE MADE THOSE PACTS, YOU CANâT TAKE THEM AWAY!â
âTHEY CANâT LEAVE!â
âNO WAY!â
Each of the brothers save for Lucifer whoâs also looking at the scene in shock started yelling out trying to protect me.
âMy Liege, the bonds we made with Y/N were our choice and we trust them with it. They have helped all of us time and time again. We cannot ju-â
âEnoughâ I activated my pacts and silenced him and the rest of the brothers with a whisper. I looked directly into the king's eyes.
âI wonât be dissolving my pacts. They were forged out of love and loyalty. I will not let them go unless they do first. They may be your Lords but they are my family. I will not be leaving them nor will I choose one over the rest. These bonds are our choice and not once have I ever abused them. It is as Lord Diavolo said, they represent the deep bonds I have made with each of them and no one can get rid of them!â I stared at the king with the most hardened gaze I could muster as I protected the brothers. âThey are my family and you can not separate us!â
âY/NâŚâ Asmo said in disbelief as he wrapped his arms around me burying his face into my neck as the rest of the brothers slowly made their way over to me.
âY/N is right. They became a part of our family. The pacts symbolize our deep bonds, ones that we will never break.â Satan said calmly though anyone who knew him would know he was anything but. The king smiled though it was anything but comforting as he slowly stood. Diavolo and Barbatos slowly backed up in shock.
âIt seems you 7 forgot that you donât dictate what goes on here. You are but a guest to the Devildom and the Sins, my subjects. MAKE NO MISTAKE! I AM YOUR KING AND YOU LOT ARE NOTHING!â
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The Psychopath's Crown - Pt. 1
Characters: Jim Moriarty x Holmes!OC
Warnings: None.
Chapter 1: "And you're supposed to be a Holmes."
I strode into Speedyâs, the bell dinging as I swung the door open and made my way over to the table where she was already seated. By she, I mean Eve Watson. Best friend and partner in crime. Well, not quite a partner in crime considering sheâs a DI. A smile tilts my lips at the thought as I sit down next to her. She says, gesturing to the waitress bringing over two drinks but not raising her eyes from the newspaper.
âI ordered what you need,
Her lips turned up ever so slightly at the sight of me.
I smile gratefully as I accept the steaming cup of chamomile. As I sip it, I remark, âI suppose I didnât apply my concealer well enough, did I.â
She replies, turning a page of the newspaper, âI might not be a Holmes but I have picked up a few tricks. Youâre clearly stressed out to an observant eye.â
I merely shrug at her words, cupping both my hands around the cup for warmth, âI do quite a lot of work. Mycroft has it worse though.â
At the mention of my elder brother she snorts, finally laying down her newspaper.
âPlease. I donât see Mycroft with dark circles under his eyes and paler than usual skin.â
I retort, placing my cup down gently just as the waitress arrived with Eveâs order, âYou donât see Mycroft at all. With good reason, placed in a room together with no supervision you two wouldnât last a day.â
She shrugs as well, accepting the truth of what I said.
I plunge onwards, not letting her speak, âSo I had a proposition.â
She arches an eyebrow and I finish, âWe could move in together.â
She says monotonously, her voice dripping with sarcasm, âI wasnât aware that our relationship had become so serious. Whatever shall I tell Greg?â
I sigh, âI found recording devices in my home and even though I dismantled them, Mycroft refuses to let me live alone and as much as I love my brother I appreciate my freedom. If I moved in with Myc, my life would be very restricted. So, as an alternative, Iâd rather live with you.â
As I finish explaining she thoughtfully stirs her matcha before she says, âWell, if thatâs the case then sure. Iâll have someone help with your stuff. Just donât take my room. Thereâs plenty of others.â
I instinctively lean forward to hug her, forgetting the table and letting out a small âoofâ as I bump into it.
She snickers, âAnd youâre supposed to be a Holmes.â
I roll my eyes and stand up, âYou wanted me to meet someone?â
She nods, standing up as well, âMy brother, John Watson. He can be a little-â
I complete her sentence, âOverwhelmingly flirtatious?â
She nods again as we exit the cafe, âMy brother flirts with every single nice girl he meets. Itâs weird. But heâs living with Sherl so youâll have to get used to seeing him more often..â
I reply as we enter 221, âOh, I know heâs living with Sherl.â
At the look she gives me I say quickly, âMycroftâs surveillance, donât ask. And also, how are you two related again? Heâs flirtatious and you despise PDA, even between friends.â
She replies simply, âHeâs my brother.â
I refrain from rolling my eyes again and instead rap on the door to 221B, âSherlock! Open up.â
A man with short blondish hair opened the door, looking rather confused when he saw me but he seemed to realize something as his eyes darted to Eve.
âThis is who you wanted me to meet?â He asks her.
She merely says, âI got her along, didnât I?â She pushes him out of her way and goes straight to the refrigerator.
I chuckle and step in as he stands aside. He starts speaking first, âSo, Eve didnât bother to mention your name?â
I answer with a small smile, âEmberlyn. I go by Emberlyn.â
He smiles as well, âBeautiful name, beautiful woman.â
Flirtatious, indeed. Heâs barely known me for five minutes. I hold back a chuckle when I realise he probably doesnât know Iâm related to his flatmate.
As if on cue, Sherlock strides in, his pale blue robe billowing as he walks, âWhereâs Eve?â
I point to the kitchen, and he seems to realize Iâm here, âOh, hello sister. John, Iâd recommend not flirting with her unless you want an earful from Mycroft. You might even get maimed if youâre lucky.â
Eve adds, peeking out of the kitchen, at Johnâs incredulous look, âMhm. Just try not to hook up with her.â
I finally let a laugh bubble out, âI forgot to mention, My full name is actually Charlotte Emberlyn Tara Holmes. Bit of a mouthful so I go by Emberlyn.â
John continues to gape at me for a moment and before I can register anything else thereâs a blast. Iâm thrown off my feet and backwards almost headfirst into the fireplace. I feel a ringing in my ears as I stand up and stumble towards the kitchen, âEve? Sherlock? Are you alright?â
Worry seeps through my voice despite myself and I see that Eve is just now getting up with a wince. Sherlock has already dusted himself off and extended an arm to help her up. She stands up with a small groan and I see red contusions on her elbows.
I murmur slightly, my ears still ringing, âThat is going to bruise.â
She retorted, though her voice was still weak, âYouâre one to talk with the way youâre clinging to that counter.â
I grimace and ask Sherlock, âYouâre alright, yes?â
He nods swiftly, still analyzing our injuries. Confusion passes over Eveâs face as he bustles over to put the kettle on.
He explains, âMycroft will be here soon. Iâll give it ten minutes with the commute. If it was just us it wouldâve been an hour or so. Emberlyn is involved thus expediting the travel time.â
I scowl but gratefully accept the muffins he passes to Eve and I. By the time we finish the whistle of the kettle sounds throughout the house, almost in unison with the knocking on the door.
Eve hollers, âCome in Mykie.â
He answers, irritation clear in his voice as he steps in, âGood morning to you too Evangeline. No major injuries I see. Pity. A week in a hospital would have done wonders for your complexion.â
Sherlock steps forward, almost ready to engage in argument but I beat him to it, âItâs much too early in the day to beat one of my imbecilic brothers over the head with a lamp but I wonât hesitate.â
They both pause at that and Eve says, rolling up her sleeves, âI donât have any such forebearing about beating one of them over the head with a lamp.â
I sigh exasperatedly, âMyc sit, Sher get the tea from the kitchen, Eve, you can go to another room if you canât stand to be civilized.â
I pause and wait for them to comply, which they do. John murmurs to me, âImpressive.â
I laugh slightly, âItâs a skill.â
Eve busies herself in the kitchen, still grumbling under her breath about how sheâd like to maim Mycroft, while Sherlock arrives with the tea tray, purposefully positioning it away from Mycroft. I roll my eyes at his antics but gesture for Mycroft to proceed.
*mycroftâs andrew west explanation*
Mycroft stands up and hisses, âSherlock, this is of national importance.â
He scowls, âThen get Emberlyn to do it.â
Mycroft retorts, âEmberlyn has other work to do, especially with the Korean elections approaching. But you donât need to know anything about that, do you?â
Sherlock lifts his violin and I sigh, dreading what was to follow. Sure enough, screeching emitted from his violin as he deliberately played off-key. I heard a crash in the kitchen accompanied by the sound of glass shattering.
âDAMMIT SHERLOCK!â
I snorted and even Mycroft smirked, âGood luck brother.â
Sherlock grimaced as Eve peeked out of the kitchen, âAs much as I adore torturing Mycroft, giving me a warning first would be lovely! I just shattered my favorite champagne glass.â
John said incredulously, âYou donât even live here!â
Sherlock explains, âShe gave me a glass which she used whenever she came around my flat.When I moved here, I took it with me.â
I interjected, âMore concerningly, why were you touching the champagne glass at 10 am. Donât tell me you were admiring it. Youâre not sentimental.â
She sulked, âListening to Mycroft talk is deserving of a glass of champagne. Not that I ever did get to drink it.â
She glares daggers at Sherlock who winces.
I stand up and shake my head, âWell, as long as she didnât drink any alcohol, no harm done. Iâll leave you to wipe up your champagne puddle Sherlock. Mycroft will be waiting for me down.â
He nodded, dragging his feet as he went to the kitchen, Eve still looking put out over losing her glass of liquor. John waved as I left the flat. Soon I was out on the side walk of Baker Street. I didnât see Mycroft but a familiar black BMW rolled up to me, the back window was rolled down and Megara came into view.
âWe can talk in the car.â
I complied, sliding in as she opened the door.
âSo, what does Mycroft have for me today?â I ask, as the car drives off into the street and towards my flat.
She brushes a strand of blonde hair behind her ear and takes out a few folders. She hands me a sheet, âThis would be your schedule for the week. Iâm sure you have Ms. Watsonâs permission so your things are being moved currently. Weâre merely heading to your house for a last look for anything they mightâve missed. For this week you donât have any active teams to look over. Andrew West, as you know, will be taken care of by Mr. Sherlock Holmes. In your schedule you can see your meetings for the week.â
I nod, rifling through the papers she has given me. A beautifully detailed itinerary of my week.
âCurrently, Mr Holmes has only asked you to see the physician that weâll be stopping at on the way. â
I cut her off with an incredulous look, âI only have a few bruises.â
She arches an eyebrow, âItâs about time for your monthly check up anyways.â
The vehicle comes to a stop outside the physicianâs building and I grumble slightly as she marches me to the door.
Iâm still scowling as we enter the vehicle again.
âCompletely unnecessary.â
She allows herself a small snicker but says in a professional tone, âI almost forgot to mention the coffee I got you.â
I stare at the coffee and then at her, âIs this supposed to be the adult version of giving a child a lollipop after a doctor visit?â
Though she shrugs her eyes sparkle with mischief and I accept it with a sigh.
She continues her briefing from where we left off, âMr. Holmes, only wishes for you to rest up today. Your main assignment this week would be researching one of our high profile potential criminals.â
She delicately hands me a rather thin file. I flip through its meager two pages with surprise, âThis is all we have?â
She nods, âPrecisely, why he wants you to investigate further I presume. And, you didnât hear this from me but he probably would also like you to lay off the legwork for a while.â
I grumble at her words but Iâm more pre-occupied with the file before me. Attached it a clear cut photograph of the man and I find myself mildly amused as he seems to be striking a pose despite the photograph clearly being taken by a security camera.
âJames Elwin Moriarty.â I murmur the name to myself, taken aback by how soft it sounds. So gentle and distinguished. Rather contrasting to the number of illegal deeds he has been suspected of being an accomplice in. Suspected being the key word there. He was rather thorough and careful. A puzzle indeed. Despite having much information about his suspected crimes there was little to none personal information. Education, childhood, parents, family. As if he was nobody. I suppose thatâs what Mycroft wanted me to investigate.
Everyone has a weakness Charlotte, if you find it, theyâre yours.
His words ring in my ear. Precious but cold-hearted advice which he gave in my first years at the secret service. Before I was a famed interrogator there. I closed the file and leaned back, closing my eyes.
âThank you, Megara. I think Iâll take my brotherâs advice and take a short nap. Tell me when we arrive.â
âOf course, Ms.Holmes.â
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EXO with Y/N at a fair
So, this is for my lovely friend who wanted to have some fluff, here you are my baby! Enjoy!
Suho
,,Iâm so excited!ââ you giggled as you prepared the sandwiches, putting some salad on the soft bread.
You heard your boyfriend laugh from the bath where he was currently preparing the first aid kit.
,,Junmyeon?ââ you suddenly called him, feeling his hands around your body a few seconds later.
He put his head on your shoulders as he looked at the fruits you prepared and the muffins you baked.
You put something in his mouth which he gladly began to chew before you told him your worries.
,,Will they like it?ââ you asked him.
Suho kissed your cheek when he gulped your food and assured you that they would go crazy for your snacks.
,,But isnât it too much work?ââ he then asked you, but quickly realized that it was something that made you happy.
A few hours later, you all stood at the entrate and you were just so nervous.
The bag was on your boyfriendâs shoulders while he held your hand.
Half of the members carried the bag, making sure to change so that it wouldnât get too hard to carry.
,,Letâs go there!ââ you laughed and tried to run towards a shop.
,,So crowned,ââ you heard Chen laugh as all nine members were in the shop, fooling around with the merchandise.
It was a funny day and it felt like a big family journey.
Chanyeol
,,No! I donât want to get wet!ââ you complained as you tried to take your boyfriend to a calm drive while he tried to make you change your opinion.
,,Dear guests, in a few minutes our animal show will begin. Everyone whoâs interested please feel free to enter the hall in the southern side of the park!ââ a womanâs voice said.
Both of you looked at each other before you quickly entered the entrance hand in hand, getting the best spots.
Dolphins did acrobatics with other people and amazing water shows were shown.
Penguins were shown, which at some point made your boyfriend clap his hands, making him look as if he was one of them.
Honestly, his face amused you more than the show did.
Baekhyun
Your boyfriend at first was a totally obsessed boyfriend.
He never let go of your hand, made sure that no one bumped into you, and even carried the stuff you brought along.
But it was less than a minute until you guys entered the fair.
,,WAHHHHH!â he happily laughed and threw the bag on the floor, letting go of your hand and running to hug the mascot.
You had to laugh too at his funny behavior and quickly picked up the bag.
,,Y/N! Y/N! Letâs eat the candies back there!â he exclaimed as he pulled you along, making you giggle again.
The both of you did everything and were even more childish than the children around you.
,,Baekhyun, come on babe. Â You donât have to win the teddy bear for me!â you tried to convince your boyfriend who never gave up.
And after he lost almost half of his money and spent more than double for the teddy bear, he finally gave it to you with a smile brighter than the sun and told you that he loved you a lot.
Chen
Hand in hand, you walked through the fair.
You two just spent half an hour on a bench, trying to dry in the sun after you got wet from the last ride.
It was funny because the ride itself wouldnât make you that wet, but people could spend money from the outside to splash you with water.
And thatâs why the both of you were resting on a bench, trying to dry your clothes.
But finally you could go on, looking at the different stations and enjoying the sight of the children having fun.
,,Know what I thought of?â you asked him.
He looked at you and gave you a sign that you could tell him everything.
,,Maybe later on in the future, we can come here as a family⌠or we could take along Chanyeol and Baekhyun. They would be just like children!â you laughed and made him chuckle too.
,,Letâs do itâŚ!â he nodded.
Suddenly you stayed firm in front of a haunted house and grinned at him.
,,No, Y/N, letâs do something elseâŚâ he almost begged you.
,,Pleaaase!â you whined.
,,No, letâs goâŚâ he said as he tried to pressure you. However, he lost and got pulled in by you. He was shocked a few seconds later on after a zombie tried to pull him into a corner.
Kai
,,HAHAHAHAHA!â he laughed at you when he saw you with the silly clothes the staff made you wear.
You and Kai wanted to play paint ball, however you quickly noticed that the game looked easier than it actually was.
Instead, you hid yourself and observed your boyfriend shooting at other players.Â
,,Aish, Y/N, we wanted to stop fangirling over him,ââ you hissed to yourself as you felt hot watching him.
However, due to you watching Kai, you didnât see that some player was about to shoot you.
,,WAHH!ââ Kai laughed and shot at the person behind you, making you quiver at his action.
In the end, someone else still shot you.
,,At least I could take revenge,ââ he laughed as the both of you licked the ice cream he bought.
,,Thatâs true, you were so cute!ââ you laughed and took his hand.
It was already dark and the parade, which walked down the street, began.
A lot of colors came up, making you gasp at its beauty.
,,Y/N,ââ suddenly he whispered, making you turn your head to Kai.
,,I love you,ââ he whispered and kissed you while the fireworks began to show their beauty in the sky.
Xiumin
,,Oh no no no no no no no!ââ he laughed as you showed him different haunted houses.
,,Okay,ââ you laughed and kissed Xiumin.
Today it was your anniversary and so Xiumin finally made your wish come true and brought you to the fair.
It was a beautiful day.
The sun was shining, but it wasnât that hot and the atmosphere was really good.Â
There were so many things you and your boyfriend wanted to test out.
,,How about we go on the horses back there?ââ you said as you pointed to the carousel.
Xiumin looked at you and strongly nodded.
Laughing, the both of you ran over there.
He got on a white horse and you got on a pink unicorn next to him.
You kept chuckling on the children's carousel and took a lot of pictures, sending them straight into the EXO group chat.
,,Oh! Look there!ââ you suddenly exclaimed after both of you finally stood on the ground again.
Xiumin tried to follow your finger as you pointed at a big doll which represented Spongebob.
Since Spongebob was his favorite cartoon, both of you followed the yellow man and managed to take a picture.
,,Thank you for being my boyfriend,ââ you finally mumbled as you both sat on the green grass and kissed each other. Â
D.O
,,Iâm sorry,ââ you whispered as your boyfriend put a wet towel over your face.
,,Itâs okay, donât worry, Y/N,ââ he said to try to make you feel better.
,,Come here, you need to drink,ââ he mumbled and tried to make you drink as he wet his own lips.
A few seconds later, you finally fell asleep.
The day began perfectly fine.
Both of you were having a lot of fun at the fair.
You kept walking around, taking pictures as you saw a lot of beautiful flowers.
You went on a few drives and even sat down below a beautiful tree to eat the food Kyungsoo prepared for the both of you.
However, you suddenly fainted when you wanted to get up again and found yourself on the bed in the medical room of the fair.
When you suddenly collapsed in his arms, he forgot what to do.
Luckily, people around him helped out.
,,Iâm so sorry,ââ Kyungsoo himself mumbled as he observed you.
He actually wanted to make your birthday perfect, however, he forgot how weak you were against the warmth and how quickly you could faint if you didnât stay hydrated.
,,Can we go on one last ride?ââ you asked him as both of you were about to go home.
You just wanted to go on the magical ride which drove you through the park.
Kyungsoo was hesitant, but then agreed, making sure that you would drink a lot of water.
,,I love you, my considerate boyfriend,ââ you laughed and kissed him when you were on your way home.
Sehun
,,Oh!ââ you exclaimed and looked at the shop which was filled with little souvenirs like caps, shirts, or pens.
Both of you suddenly had the same thought as you looked at the funny and beautiful souvenirs.
,,We need to get something for the members!ââ both of you said at the same time.
Your laughter echoed through the shop as you began to choose what the members may like.
,,Okay, we spend our money on presents for our dear friends,ââ you began.
,,Should be we drive some carousels?ââ you asked him, which made him nood.
He followed you around the whole time and smiled to himself whenever he saw your happy face while watching some rides.
The day unfortunately went by quickly, but both of you were more than happy.
You went on every ride, even the ones which were very scary and totally risky for the both of you.
,,It feels so good to know that you tried to overcome your own fear, right?ââ you asked him.
Sehun nodded.
It was true that thanks to you, he got to do things that he wouldnât have done if you would have done it alone.
,,Thank you,ââ you suddenly said before you were ready to head over to the parking lot.
Lay
,,Here,ââ you mumbled when you finally succeeded at fishing out the scarf from the bag.
Sadly, the day was kind of windy.
And since you knew that he was sensitive to the wind, you made sure that he was warm.
Hand in hand you walked down, looking at different rides.
,,Letâs first look through them and then decide which one we will ride first, okay?ââ you asked him, unsure if your idea was a good one.
But your boyfriend quickly nodded, making it seem as if he was okay with it.
A few minutes later, both of you sat in various rides or played some mini games.Â
,,AHHHHHHHH!ââ you screamed when you rushed down in the big car.
Both of you were currently having a lot of fun, especially after you finally got the picture they took of you while riding the carousel. It was funny.
Lay also made a few jokes about you and then finally took your hand before walking on.
After all there were a few things to do, like feeding the animals and having a beautiful lunch with you for free.
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Part 3 with Beel and Belphie is ready!
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Beelzebub:
The big guy noticed the changes with his girlfriend before she even mentioned them; the sixth brother is pretty observant with those he cares about after all.
Whenever he discussed how worried he was about her, about her lethargy and dizzy spells, the woman would just smile and say she was fine, that it was just her body being off and human bodies are just weird like this at times.
Beel didn't know much about the human body so he chose to believe his Muffin on this, even if he was still worried.
As the months went on, MC started to gain weight. The demon noticed this, but it really didn't faze him at first; he didn't mind it if his girlfriend was a bit rounder in her torso.
What he did mind however was how self-conscious his girlfriend got about it. She had been eating a lot more recently and she couldn't really fight it, but she also hated every pound gained from it all.
Beel always told her how beautiful she was and how her weight never changed that to him.
However, she'd glance down at how her belly poked out now and looked to her boyfriend, who was so incredibly strong and was practically the living definition of fitness and was so good looking... and she couldn't help but fall even deeper into the slow burning feeling of loathing with of her own body.
One day, MC asked if she could go to the gym with him. The Avatar of Gluttony was immediately tense because she still wasn't feeling well, but he knew it would probably make her feel a bit better if she was exercising and actively working on what was bothering her
So he agreed, but the man couldn't bring himself to do his usual workout routine with her there. The big guy was just too worried about his Muffin.
At one point, the man just noticed that something seemed off about his Human.
He set down the weights and walked over to the treadmill she was on-- and got there just in time to catch her as she fainted.
Luckily, the woman woke up fairly quickly, but her boyfriend had enough; no more exercise for her, not until she got her dizziness under control.
For the next few days, the MC was extra depressed and just found herself in bed more, usually snuggled up with either Beel or Belphie.
It was one such day when the cramping started.
She had gotten to lay with Beel for awhile, but eventually he had to leave for the game with his teammates.
Usually, MC would go and watch him play, but since her cramps were so bad, she didn't really have this option.
She was cuddled up in bed with Belphie when the redhead gave her a kiss goodbye and told her and his twin that he'd come straight home, receiving a nod from his Muffin and a thumbs up from his twin.
The pain just got worse while he was gone though and things evolved to MC gripping onto the Avatar of Sloth and heavily sobbing into his chest.
The seventh brother couldn't move and get help; everytime he tried, the human would beg between sobs for him not to leave her. He couldn't call for help either because he realized that he left his phone up in the planetarium.
Belphie was stuck with the sobbing human for over three hours until Beel came home.
Eventually, MC could feel something lowering within her and the need to push was unbearable.
"B-Belphie, help me up!"
The man did as he was told and helped her off the bed.
Beely came into the room just in time to see his girlfriend squatting and pushing out the head while his twin held onto her to help keep her balanced.
Eyes wide, the demon ran to girlfriend. His brain wasn't fully registering what the heck was happening, but his immediate reaction was still to rush to her side and help her.
MC immediately grabbed onto her boyfriend.
"B-Beely--uhhh... i-it's coming out."
Still deeply confused and concerned, the man's gaze dropped down between her legs, now letting himself focus on the head between them.
MC... his Muffin was having his baby!
Okay action then thoughts. Right now, the man just had to be there for her.
"Belphie, go tell Lucifer. We need a doctor."
The man was really trying to keep calm for his Muffin.
Without really pausing to answer, his twin rushed out the door.
"It's okay, Muffin, I'm here."
The redhead held onto his girlfriend and encouraged her as she pushed.
When the baby was finally pushed out enough to be freed from it's mom, Beel already had his hands around it so it didn't fall to the floor.
The demon forgot to breathe for a minute as he stared down at his daughter. His daughter.
Smiling, Beel lifted his gaze back to his girlfriend, but found that the woman was still crying in pain.
"Muffin?"
"I-It still--ughhhh, I think there's another."
The man's eyes widen.
Beel noticed his girlfriend's legs shaking and knew she wouldn't be able to keep herself up.
He adjusted his hold on his little girl before guiding MC onto the bed to lay down. He stayed between her legs and continued to give her encouraging words.
Since their sister already stretched the way open for them, the second baby was crowning in very little time.
A few minutes later, MC birthed the second baby, another girl. Both girls had his wings, horns, even his hair and eye color.
The man held both girls in his arms, already overwhelmed with his love for them, before looking up at MC, who was regaining her breath.
Beel sat down next to her and kissed her cheek.
"Are you alright?"
His girlfriend nodded, gaze falling to their girls.
"Beely... we're parents now?"
Beel smiled and nodded.
"I..." The woman sighed. "How did this even happen?"
"I dunno... are you okay with this, Muffin?"
"...Are you?"
His smile grew.
"Yeah."
She gave her boyfriend a small smile.
"Then... I am too."
Beel leaned down and kissed her.
"Good. I love you... I love our girls." The demon smiled down at the twins in his arms before meeting MC's eyes again. "This is... a dream. All at once, I got everything I wanted in life. I'll make sure to give you and the girls everything I can."
The doctor finally came a few minutes later, obviously late. Still, he checked MC and the girls to make sure they were okay and before he even left, the rest of House of Lamentation knew that the two were now parents.
Belphegor:
It took Belphie a bit longer than his twin to realize something was wrong with MC.
Sleepy boy... well, has a sleepy mind.
Not to say that it took him long though; while Beel noticed the human feeling off in his scenario on the first day, it took his twin about three days.
Honestly, he wasn't really worried about how tired they got. Hell, that just meant more naps they could take together so the Avatar of Sloth was winning in that regard.
He didn't really care about the weight gain either. Yeah, he teased her about it a bit, but it was always followed by wrapping his arms around her waist and if his words actually hurt her, which sometimes they did, he'd sleepily kiss their neck, their cheek, their lips
"It was a joke, Butthead." He'd tell them. "If anything, you're even cuter with a belly."
And the boy thrived off the blush that came after.
What the boy didn't enjoy, however, was her dizzy spells. The woman would go pale and suddenly have to grab onto him. Sometimes, MC would even full on faint and he'd have to quickly catch her before she hit the ground.
The first time that happened, the two were on their way to lunch at RAD and suddenly his girlfriend stopped walking. He turned around to ask why she stopped just for the woman to fall forward and for him to have to scramble to catch her.
Luckily, the woman was only out for a minute and was confused when she woke up in her boyfriend's arms, laying on the hallway floor at RAD.
Belphie took her straight home after that, not even giving the human the option to stick around and finish the school day.
The demon didn't understand what was wrong with his Human and whenever he'd ask MC, the woman didn't seem too concerned. Lightly, yes, but she said it'd probably correct itself and human bodies are just weird for the sake of being weird sometimes.
The seventh brother wasn't sure that he believed it, but he also didn't have any other answer so he just chose to leave it at that.
Basically, it was months of Sleepy Boy pretending he didn't care, but secretly hovering over his girlfriend.
After nine months of this hovering, it finally ended.
The two were upstairs in the attic, napping.
MC had been having cramps all day and Belphie suggested just sleeping through them, saying that eventually they will just go away.
Technically, he was right, just not in a way he expected.
He woke up to MC heavily sobbing his name. The man jolted awake and found his girlfriend gripping his shirt and burying her face in his chest.
"What's wrong--"
That's when he noticed the bed was... wet? Why was it wet?
"B-Belphie, somethings--gaaahh." The woman was panting through the pain.
The demon threw the blanket off of her and saw that the bed was soaked, as was her leggings, but there was also a slight bulge.
He pulled them down and saw that she was crowning.
His eyes went wide. She's pregnant? How the hell is she pregnant?
He looked back up at MC, who was still crying from the contractions, and knew he had to handle this before anything else.
He got up from the bed and positioned himself between her legs.
"You gotta push." He told her. "It's not gonna end if you don't push, Butthead."
His voice was firm, but tinged with some sympathy.
The woman was in too much pain to argue.
It took twenty minutes, but the MC managed to push the baby out half way, only to be pulled out completely by her boyfriend.
The demon stared down at the baby, a boy with his tail, eyes, and hair, and didn't know how to feel. He had gotten so focused on helping MC that his emotions felt lightyears away.
The human cried out and his head snapped up to look see her still writhing in pain.
Was there another one? The man quickly found out that there was.
And so it all repeated.
Once the second one was born, a little girl with his horns and eyes, but MC's hair, Belphie stared down at the twins on the bed, crying at the top of their lungs.
The man was already so tired of hearing cries.
"B-Belphie..."
He looked up at MC, who had a panicked expression on her face.
Leaving the twins laying between her legs, the Avatar of Sloth went back to his side of the bed and pulled her into his arms.
Neither said a word for a while. The only sound in the room were their twins' cries.
"I didn't know..." MC mumbled.
Belphie pulled back to meet her eyes, just staring into them for a full minute.
"Promise me. Promise that it's true and you didn't know."
"I promise. I swear on everything I have with you that I had no idea."
He sighed.
"Okay." He leaned in and kissed her.
After a moment or two, he pulled away and looked down at the crying babies on the bed.
"So... what do you wanna do with them?"
"I..." The woman stared down at her babies. "C-Can you bring them to me?"
Her boyfriend nodded and scooped up the babies one at a time to bring into her arms.
The woman brought them to her chest, causing them to finally stop crying in favor of feeding from her.
Belphie watched this quietly, not really sure what else to do.
After about a minute or two, MC spoke up.
"Belphie... would you be mad at me... if I said I wanted to keep them?"
The woman knew her boyfriend wasn't a fan of kids, a topic they always clashed with a bit. MC didn't think she could survive losing her twins in anyway now that they're here, but she worried about what Belphie would think of this.
The man pursed his lips. He honestly never wanted kids before, never liked them. Still though... he felt odd. Different.
Maybe it was seeing MC hold his children so sweetly in this moment, but he wasn't as against this as he always imagined himself to be.
Was he at the beginning of developing paternal feelings or was he simply not strong enough to take away something that his girlfriend obviously wanted so much? The demon wasn't sure.
"No. I'm not mad." He shook his head. "I... damn, I don't understand how this is happening but... if you want this then I'm here for the long haul. I'll take care of them; I'll take care of you. We'll do this together."
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-The Arrangement- Chapter 1
Summary: Desperately in need of money, you answered the questionable add. AKA-Arranged marriage AU featuring Y/N and Yoongi.
Chapter summary: Letâs meet our lovely [Y/N]. Every good story starts somewhere. Buckle up for the next few months babes <3Â
Chapter 1
âNope, sorry, I have to get to my other job.â You politely declined getting after-work drinks with your colleagues like usual. It was nice of them to still invite you even though you never said yes.Â
You excused yourself to the company restroom. Out with the office worker, in with the bartender. You switched shirts, put your hair up in a ponytail, and applied heavier make-up. You'd switch out your skirt when you got to the club. As dumb and gross as it was, you always made more money when you wore your questionably short shorts. Oh well, money is money.Â
You sent a quick text to your brother to make sure he and your sister got to your aunt's apartment and then headed for the station. Ok. How much money do I need to make tonight? You asked yourself as you opened the banking app. You mentally calculate the amount needed to feed your siblings, pay for the bus, and utilities. Ugh Maybe Park Minho will let me stay for him tonight. He usually wanted to get out of work early to go hang out with his friends. You would be ok this week if you stopped taking the bus and ate more ramen and less real food. You sighed. You were so tired.
You walked through the black glass doors of Club Tokki. There were only a few customers right now and you immediately went to see if anyone had made coffee. Work coffee=free coffee. Luckily for you, Lisa, the woman who worked the day shift almost always needed an extra dose of afternoon caffeine and there was still enough for a cup.
âHey doll!â Lisa greeted you. âHere, I brought some milk in as well,â she said as she poured the coffee for you.
âYou are a lifesaver. Thank you so much.â You gratefully took the mug, warming your hands.Â
âNo problem, do you need me to do anything before I leave? Iâm going to close out with those two groups first.â She asked as she rinsed off some pint glasses.
You assessed the bar looking to see what you might need over the next few hours. âYeah, ask the bar-back to get two more bottles of Goose and a bottle of Crown. We usually go through those on Wednesdays. And maybe cut a few limes and lemons. Thanks.â You took the coffee with you to the small office and finished changing clothes. Lisa was a student so she shared your need for thrifty living, coffee, and work. You didnât have many friends, but you knew you could count on Lisa for caffeine and getting the bar prepped.Â
You walked back out to the bar, mentally preparing yourself for the night ahead. In a few minutes people like your office coworkers would stream in, treating each other to after work drinks, socializing, and networking. You used to wonder if your circumstances were different if you would be the type of person who went out after work and socialized with their colleagues. You had come to the realization that ânoâ you wouldnât. You would probably go home and sleep. Maybe read. You sighed and shimmied behind the bar as Lisa started to count down the drawer. "Alright, I asked the barback for the alcohol and there's 2 cups of lines and lemons."Â
"Thanks a lot babe. See you tomorrow." you waved at her and started to move stuff around to where you liked it.Â
"Happy money making." she smiled and headed out.Â
As predicted about half an hour later, office workers start to show up and the bar is slowly starting to fill up. Club Tokki is known for its laid back vibe so it's mostly beers and "and" drinks. Whisky and coke. Vodka and soda. Occasionally there were some younger girls here that ordered the more complicated drinks. But you got those out as well; this wasn't the first bar you'd ever worked at, just the latest incarnation. And just like that, the night starts to speed up. Minho arrives two hours into your shift for the after-dinner rush.
âJust in time dude,â you greeted him as he walked behind the bar.
âWhat do you need?â He asked as he clocks in for the night.Â
âThe bar is caught up if you want to go check section one. Shinhye has the rest of the floor.â You instructed him and used this opportunity to catch up on cleaning dishes. You caught one of the guys at the end of the bar staring at you. He was definitely good looking, and stood out with his expensive suit, silver hair, and strong facial features. Whatever. As long as he tips. You were not looking for a boyfriend. Or a hookup. You cringed at the thought of even trying to navigate dating between your work schedule and also living with your Aunt as a grown ass woman. You shook your head like it would get rid of the thought. Satisfied with the current state of the bar you took a minute to drink some water and scan the club. There were worse places you could work for sure.Â
Minho came back to the bar and asked you to make some shots while he grabs some beers. Grape bombs? Is this 2012? You resisted the urge to gag, having gotten sick on them when you were younger. You placed the drinks on his tray and checked the bartop once again.
Mr. Expensive Suit dimple-face was nursing a Goose and soda. âYou doing ok?â you asked him as you made your way down the bar.Â
âIâm great. Thanks. Whatâs your name?â
â[Y/N]â you responded and started to move on to your next guest.Â
âThis is the part where you ask my name.â he said arrogantly. Suddenly you did not care for him as much.
âIs it? Iâve never talked to someone in a bar before. I didn't realize there was a script.â you responded sarcastically. You hated it when guys thought they could manipulate you.Â
âWow. Ok. Ok. Hard to get. I respect that. Iâm Kim Namjoon.âÂ
âOk Mr. Kim, is there anything else I can get for you right now?â you asked, oh so sweetly.
âNo. Iâm good for now.â he said, laughing to himself. He shook his head incredulously and sipped his drink.
Well maybe you werenât going to get tipped after all. Oh well.Â
The rest of the night was mostly a blur. The vodka special brought in quite a few people and you ended up going through four bottles of Goose. Mr. Kim Dimples remained, nursing only his second drink now and still staring at you even though he was trying hard to not look like he was staring. It was awkward. He was hot but sooo not your type. Which you thought you had made clear.
âMr. Kim, are you sure you even like Goose and soda?â you teased him as you made another round checking on people.Â
âYou know, I am more of a beer drinker myself, but I canât pass up a good vodka special.â he leaned to the side, getting out his wallet, and pulled out a business card.
â[Y/N], Iâd like for you to take this.â he stuck it between his index and middle finger, holding it out for you to take.
âI am flattered, Mr. Kim, but Iâm not interested in anything like that.â you smiled politely.Â
He rolled his eyes at you. âBelieve me, Iâm not asking you on a date. You are so not my type,â he said with an air of disgust. As though he was repulsed that you would have even thought he would consider asking you out. âThis is a job opportunity. I work for a talent agency of sorts.â
Wow. What a dick. âOh yeah? What talent do you see?â you gesture to yourself. âI do pour some stiff drinks and can usually tell rude guys to fuck off with a smile on my face.â
To your surprise he just laughed. âYou are very funny. And I suppose some people would find you attractive. Just take the card. I think youâre the best candidate Iâve found yet.â he stood up and put on his suit jacket, sitting the business card down on the bartop.
âRude.â you casually said, crossing your arms in front of your chest.
"Well, it makes no difference to me if you accept or not. Regardless, there it is." He gestured to the card, and sat down way too much money on top of it. "Keep the change." He turned and left. Â
You didnât end up closing for Minho; the two of you both stayed since it remained steady through closing time. You were weirded out by the conversation with Mr. Kim, but having worked in a bar for the past 7 years, it wasn't the weirdest thing that had ever happened to you. You threw the business card into your purse and forgot about it for the rest of your shift.
The remainder of the night passed without incident. As much as you disliked it, that weirdo's money helped make sure you could take the bus again the next few days. You stuffed your tips into your purse and walked home. Well. To your aunt's house. It didn't really feel like home. Just a temporary landing spot until you and your siblings could get your own place again.Â
You entered quietly and washed your hands. You dutifully went through your siblings school bags, making sure their supplies and homework were where they should be. You packaged their lunches as much as you could and started a fresh batch of rice for tomorrow. All mostly in the dark so you didn't wake anyone up. Your brother was sleeping on the couch, which you hated, but he insisted on it. You were sharing the guest bedroom with your sister and your niece.
You grabbed your laptop and curled up in the corner of the kitchen to not bother anybody. Iâm a 27 year old loser hiding on the floor of my Auntâs apartment in the middle of the night. I have to wake up in 5 hours for my other job and instead Iâm going to look up a website that some weird ass rude hot guy at a bar gave me. Why is this my life? You thought, and yet you pulled out the business card and entered the link. It took you to a black website with a white box asking for a code. You flipped the card over, and there it was, handwritten. You type it in and wait for the website to load, convinced itâs going to be some weird porn site with fisting or crush videos. You almost cover your eyes but to your pleasant surprise itâs a normal website.Â
Seeking: a suitable adult woman for long-term companionship. Will be well compensated. Serious inquiries only.Â
The text continued: If you are on this website, congratulations. You have already presented the basic level qualifications for this position.Â
Ok. So maybe this was an escort service. Which I mean...if it paid better than both of your jobs and you didnât have to have sex with people maybe you could. No. No. You talked yourself out of it and scrolled down to read more of the description,
Requirements:
Female between the ages of 20 and 40.
Flexibility in schedule
Desire to travel and attend events
Strong personality and interpersonal skills
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and WordÂ
Punctuality, attention to detail, and strong organizational skills
Desired but not necessary
Non-smoker/drinks alcohol socially
Like animalsÂ
Enjoy listening to musicÂ
Compensation:
Position requires relocation to on-site premises and therefore covers room and board.Â
Monthly stipend (click here for more information pertaining to taxes)
3 meals a day, beverages, and snacks included
Most escort services didnât require proficiency in Microsoft Word or Excel...you were guessing. Maybe it was a legit job. Like an on-site event planner? You clicked the link contained in compensation and HOLY SHIT THAT WAS A LOT OF MONEY.Â
You bit your lip and pulled up your resume. It couldnât hurt to submit it, right? You didnât have much to update since you had just started your office job 3 months ago. You updated the resume to include that job and listed your address as Club Tokkiâs in case this was actually a sex trafficking set up. You thought about it for a another minute and then uploaded the document, took a deep breath, and hit âsend.â NEXT CHAPTER
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Forever be yours - Draco Malfoy x Curvy!muggle!reader
A/N: Hey guys!!!!! I was looking through my list of things that I should write. Itâs literally just a stupid list of ideas that I randomly get before bed because someone(me) apparently canât sleep at night and sits around lying in bed for an hour before finally passing out. Anyways, I wrote this whenever I wasnât busy so I hope you guys like it!!! Bye, and enjoy!!
You were sitting at lunch with your friends eating lunch, talking about random things. Your best friend who was sitting closest to you says, âHey, youâve been awfully quiet today.â Looking up you responded, âIâm just tired, I think I stayed up too late. Itâs just...Pansy said-â Your friend immediately cuts you off, âDo I have to stab a bitch? Or...I mean Iâm ready for anything I just need you to tell me before so I can prepare-â âNo no...oh my god...well, now I know who to go to if I want to hide a body.â She smiles, nudging you slightly, âFor you? Anything...especially if it comes to Pansy I canât stand her ugh itâs like she created her whole personality off of Mr.Scrooge.â Snorting softly, you nudge her back before breaking out into soft laughter, âSo, whatâs the problem with her thatâs got you so worried.â âWell, she told me thatâŚ.that Draco asked her to go to his family Christmas dinner.â Rolling her eyes she grabs your hand, âI can already see her smug smile. Well, did you ask Draco?â Shaking your head you looked down at your hands, âI-I didnât get the chance to. I mean his parents donât even know weâre dating and Iâm yâknow-â Cutting you off yet again, âYouâre what? Amazing? Gorgeous? Wonderful? A Goddess? Basically everything better than Pansy?â Corners of your lips curving softly you look her in the eyes, âThank you...but Iâm just worried we all know how his parents are and me not being theâŚâ whispering the last part, âyâknow a muggle and not meeting the...beauty standard.â âOkay, you know what? You are valid in feeling that way but I want you to know y/n that you are absolutely gorgeous I would kill for your body and if they donât like you then itâs Draco who has to either step up for you or you kick him to the curb because I wonât let you accept any less. Got it?â She stared intensely into your eyes till you finally nodded, âYes, mother, I got it. Thanks for the pep talk.â Putting her arm around your shoulders she smiled, âAnytime because I am not letting my best friend talk shit about herself.â Then, she shook your shoulder softly, âThere he is. Go talk to him now.â Â
You looked up, seeing the crown of golden hair that youâve grown to love so much. Draco practically glowed in the soft glow of the lights, laughing at something his friends said. Nudging you up slightly, your friend asks, âWant me to come with?â Shaking your head softly, you declined, âI need to talk to him and Iâm pretty sure if I bring you youâll just glare at him intensely like a lion waiting to pounce.â Chuckling softly she replied, âWell if you need help just yknow shout and Iâm ready.â She mimed punching someone then as if feeling your nerves, she softly gripped your hand, âItâll be fine. Seriously, I can tell how much heâs changed since heâs been with you. When he looks at you he looks like he is staring into the face of God, like heâs head over heels for you.â Nodding you gripped her hand back for comfort before letting go to talk to Draco. His head lifted up as soon as he saw you, a smile forming on his lips immediately at the sight of you, eyes widening like a puppy seeing his owner come home all he needed was a tail. A girl at the table said something, immediately causing Draco to give an intense glare that if looks could kill you know her head wouldâve toppled off and flown twenty feet into next Tuesday. He stood up walking up to you and grasping your hand in his, âHey, darling. I didnât get to see you yesterday.â His blue eyes seemed to glow and change colors under the lights as you were drawn towards the comfort of his arms. âIâm sorry I was kind of tired.â He nodded as you continued, âUmmmm...are you busy? We need to talk.â His face seemed to contort between being worried and trying to keep a smile on. Looking over his shoulder, he said, âHey, be right back!â before turning again to give a final soft glare. Â
He took your hand in his leading you out into the hallway before finding a staircase. âIs something wrong?â he asked before worry creased his eyebrows even more, âDid I do something, love?â Breathing to keep your voice from cracking you burst out quickly, âAre you embarrassed of me?â His face turned into utter confusion as he looks to your face, âEmbarrassed? What do you mean, darling? Why would I be embarrassed?â Hands trembling you hold his gaze, biting back tears, âI-I justâ taking another deep breath you continued, âPansy told me that you invited her to your family Christmas dinner. But not me? Did you not want your parents to see me?â Dracoâs mouth turns into a tight line, confirming your suspicions slightly before he places a hand on your cheek and sighed audibly, âThat Pansy...Iâm going to-â sighing and ruffling his perfectly gelled hair he continued, âI would never be embarrassed of you, youâre amazing...thereâs no better words to describe you besides that you are the love of my life. I didnât invite her I was asking her how I should invite you because...because weâve been dating and of course I want you to meet my parents.â His eyes meet yours briefly before skirting away to look at your hands, âI was afraid it would make you nervous to meet them since theyâre not...theyâre not the-â His shoulders slump as he hears a soft sniffle from you, âI suggested she come with one of your friends to ease the dinner process and...and then you could stay the nightâŚâ His hands were picking at each other as if he was having a very intense thumb war with himself, âI understand if you donât want to come over or even spend the night it might be rushing-â Cutting him off with a chaste kiss to the lips you smile grabbing his hands in yours, âYouâre going to have bloody fingers doing that...Draco, my love, I would love to come over for dinner and...and spend the night.â A smile spreads across his cheeks quickly as you continue, âWeâve been together for two years I definitely donât think weâre rushing things and youâve already met my parents itâs about time I meet yours...even if they donât like me.â He places a kiss on your forehead, pushing hair from your face as you opened your mouth to continue, âI do have one condition though.â He raised his eyebrows in response, prompting you to continue, âHermione gets to be my plus one.â Dracoâs mouth stutter softly, âGranger? Why not any of your other friends?â You smile softly, âNumber one because if I brought any of my other friends we might have a full-on war at your house and you know that, especially knowing your father, my friend might bite his head off. Also, I love Hermione and I want her to come if she wants to.â Draco nodded his head, knowing that your first point was very true, once when one his friends made a side comment about your appearance because you had decided to wear more fitting clothes and before Draco could respond your best friend immediately sent a fist flying his way and he learned from a broken nose not to mess with you. From then on it was as if they had a silent agreement that they both loved you and would let no one harm you. You kissed his cheek, rubbing your nose against his slightly before pulling away, âAlright, itâs decided then. Iâm spending Christmas with you and then weâre going back to my house the next day to bake cookies? My mother misses you she thinks youâre an angel.â Rolling your eyes softly as Draco chuckled you followed with, âI swear on Godricâs balls that she loves you more than me. Iâm pretty sure she wants us to get married just so you can be her son.â Dracoâs eyebrows perked up slightly as you realized what youâd said as he smiled softly with a glint in his eyes, âSo, you talk about marrying me at home?â Punching his shoulder you snorted, âNooooâŚ..â As he laughed, âSpeaking of marriage I think Iâd like to have a daughter-â Punching his arm slightly you kissed his lips, âDonât get ahead of yourself pretty boy weâve got a long ways to go before we think of kids, but if we did I think two is a good number.â Dracoâs eyes lit as he smiled softly at you, light reflecting off his hair making him look ethereal. His forehead touched yours as he whispered, âI love you, y/n and I promise Iâll forever be yours.â Eyes tearing up softly you smiled, âI love you too, Draco...ugh youâre making me cry.â
 Safe to say dinner went as well as could during Christmas with Hermione being as polite as possible and as soon as Dracoâs father made a comment you and Hermione immediately went to town on putting him in his place. This mustâve impressed him as he bit back any comments he said for the rest of dinner and made peace with you. Â
The next day, your mother immediately went to Draco as she gave him a big hug, âMom, just in case you forgot Iâm your daughter.â Draco laughed as your mother waved you off affectionately and he kissed your momâs hand, âHoney, just wait I got dinner prepared for you. Iâm sure youâre hungry from traveling.â Your dad came around to get your bags as he gave you a side hug, âHeâs a good one, that boy. In case the day comes, I want you to know Iâm okay with you marrying him. Donât let him know though I want him to work for it.â Laughing you linked arms with your dad, âHe is a good one. I love him, dad, like I really do.â He patted your shoulder watching as Draco was walking into your house arm linked with your mom as he turned and smiled at you, âI know sweetheart, and if I know anything about love I can tell that heâd do anything for you.â Your mom peeked her head out the door, âHurry up, y/n! Youâre letting the food get cold!â âOkay, okay mom!â Baking cookies with Draco was amazing as he helped...well if you call rubbing flour over your face helping. Nonetheless, the cookies tasted amazingly perfect as your mother pulled you to the side before everyone was heading to bed. âYou know, honey...can I tell you something?â Nodding you let her continue, âThat boy...that boy is in love with you. He stares at you like youâre his sunshine, I mean he could not take his eyes off you all nightâ She sighed contentedly as she hummed softly walking off to bed, âGoodnight honey, and tell my future son-in-law good night too.â Draco came around the corner as he said, âGood night, mom.â If your mother cried any harder it wouldâve been the most embarrassing night of your life second to when you threw up on your best friend after having one too many desserts at the Yule Ball.
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something more. (home for the summer)
đđ¸ fushimi omi
summary: the mad wolf was nothing you expected, but everything you needed for the summer warnings: alcohol/drugs (mentions, no mc usage), angst, bruises, change, crying, death (mentions), graduations, kissing, motorcycles, omi's past, open ending, reunions, scars, separation, sneaking around author's note: bunnie is slowly realizing how old she's getting ;; but in all honesty, the summer of senior year is always a bittersweet feeling, knowing that everything is changing within two months or so. although it's a possibility bunnie may not write as much, or even anymore, once she enters college, she still has this time to do what she loves. i hope you may accept me for as long as you want before we eventually split. if you resonate with this feeling, please enjoy this one-shot! word count: 3,574 music: home for the summer - sara kays
WE STARTED GETTING CLOSE FRESHMEN YEAR, WHEN ALL OF OUR FRIENDS WERE SMOKING CIGARETTES AND WE COULDNâT STAND THAT SECONDHAND SMOKE SO WEâD LEAVE AND DRIVE AROUND UNTIL YOU HAD TO DROP ME OFF AT HOME They said that the big bad wolf of Sekichiku was nothing but bad news, but then why was he so warm in your arms? You couldnât believe even when you opened your eyes. Fushimi Omi driving his motorcycle just a little slower this time, his leather jacket pressed against your cheek as the night waned. Everyone called him âMad Wolfâ, a title only fitting for the most ruthless of predators amongst the underground of your high school. Yet⌠how could be a wolf be so gentle? So kind? So lovely in every way?
It started with a party meant for anyone but you. You didnât know why you decided this was the night to rebel, but it was a mistake. Instead of putting your head in the books and staying quiet in the front of the class, for once you decided to attend a gathering full of things youâve only read about. Drinks and drugs were mixed in an unhealthy solution for failing tests, missing homework, and any other teenage problem associated with the academic system. When you found yourself outside for the chance of anything except breaking the law, the epitome of what you were avoiding showed up. Omi, in his scarred and bruised glory, quietly closed the door behind him after noticing your rigid state. When his loud boots thumped against the patio floorboards, you wondered what this looked like. A tall, strong wolf with a smile of sharp teeth and narrowed eyes staring down upon his next prey. But, when you turned to meet his amber eyes, you didnât find a villain belonging to the fairytale of âLittle Red Riding Hoodâ. Instead, Omi softly smiled with dull teeth and eyes that glowed underneath the golden street lamps. When he spoke, his voice healed you like a spoonful of honey, the words void of claws like you expected. âAre you okay? I noticed youâve been outside for some time, is there anything I can do to help?â Before you shook your head, your gaze subconsciously fell upon the motorcycle chained to a fence, a helmet decorated in boyish stickers that referenced children T.V. shows made you falter. When Omi followed your line of sight, his expression gleamed with something of interest. âEver driven on a motorcycle before?â This time, you shook your head, arms wrapped around you to keep warm before Omi offered his hand. âLetâs go then.â At your concerned expression at riding a motorcycle with one of the most infamous delinquents around, Omi exhaled through his nose, understanding your apprehension but disappointed nonetheless. It looked like he expected this sort of reaction, though it did nothing to comfort the âMad Wolfâ. âI promise, itâll be okay. Iâll be extra careful, you have my word.â Omi had no reason to lie, not when his friends were just behind the walls doing everything that got a high schooler excited. You thought something wouldâve deterred you from agreeing, like the secondhand smoke scent from Omiâs jacket or the manmade rips in his jeans. But, maybe there was something else that made you take his hand, like the worn leather bracelet you noticed Nachi also wore or the wallet of family photos peeking from his pocket. Either way, you took Omiâs hand, letting him lead you to his motorcycle. His hand was calloused and rough from the years of doing god knows what, his knuckles stained with remnants of a fight not too long ago. Yet, when he latched the spare helmet on your head, you noticed his hands smelt like flour and coffee. If you closed your eyes, it wouldâve felt like a white knight leading you onto his horse despite it being the complete opposite. You sat behind Omi, unfamiliar with the position of such a vehicle. Omi checked in on you, looking over his shoulder as he searched for something in your face. Regret, embarrassment, shame, possibly. âI wonât go fast, donât worry. But, you can still⌠um⌠hold on?â When Omiâs voice raised to a question at the end, you didnât notice his stutter as you hid your face in his shoulder, hugging his waist. Omiâs abdomen tensed for a moment, before relaxing as he let out a deep breath. You wouldâve given up anything to know what he was thinking in that moment. You didnât have time to ask before Omi revved his engine, driving off down the pine-tree ridden road in your small town. True to his word, Omi didnât drive like he normally did, with no regard for who saw him speeding past some rundown cop. But, Omi patiently cruised down the familiar roads, past the houses with blacked-out windows and everyone asleep. You shouldâve felt scared, terrified even. But, you couldnât. Not when the moon was bigger than ever, with a crown of stars gracing the nightâs visage. Not when
this was the most daring thing youâve ever done up until your junior year, not when the party was miles behind you, not when Omi was this caring of someone heâs never even officially met before. âCan we go a little faster?â After Omi got your confirmation you were serious, you lifted your head to watch the stars pass by in a blur. Yet, Omiâs golden gaze remained consistent, his sights drifting to your bright smile and exhilarating awe. Without realizing, your fists clenched the material of Omiâs jacket whenever a turn was made, your fingers passing over Omiâs stomach. He wondered if you could feel his heart leap whenever your breath ghosted over his already red ears. It was a hour of incoherent conversation and mumbles of nothings before you were outside of your home, your window still open from sneaking out a little while back. When Omi silently stopped, neither of you knew what to do. You didnât want to let go, nor did you want to accept the best night of your life was suddenly over. Omi turned, both of you much closer than before. His eyes carried the aura of the stars, his smile as consistent as the moon. Fushimi Omi was made of whatever made the night worth staying up for. You never wanted to sleep again. âCan I see you again?â And again, and again, and again. Omi nodded, at a loss of words for some reason. When you gave back his helmet, your hands brushed and you nearly dropped it from the sheer feeling alone. Omi was too considerate to act like he noticed, so he bid you goodbyeâIâll pick you up tomorrow, okay?âas you disappeared inside. He didnât leave until he saw you wave from your room, to which he waved back with a twinkle in his eye. When Omi drove away, both of you let out a breath, hands over your hearts at what couldâve been something more. Only time would tell what happened next. SWEAR THAT WAS YESTERDAY, BUT IN TWO WEEKS, IâLL BE MOVING SOUTH AND YOUâD BE MOVING TO A TOWN THAT I HAD NEVER HEARD OF I WISH WE HAD MORE TIME, WHY DID I EVER WANT TO GROW UP? It almost felt like yesterday that everything was so much more simple. When friends didnât die, when the burden of college didnât weigh you down, when change didnât come in the form of extremities. At least one thing stayed the same: Omi and his starry eyes and his moonlit smile. Though, thatâs dimmed ever since Nachi. Omi didnât wear his leather jacket anymore, instead letting you keep it when the evenings got cold for the summertime. He mustâve washed it a thousand times over; you didnât know if it was because of you or the memories attached to it. Either way, Omi was beginning to stop staring when you showed up in his jacket, the only thing left of his past heâs been trying to erase. A year had passed since the party, but it felt like nothing. It felt like all those nights of stargazing, constellation-finding, and moon-chasing became blurred together, a collage of being alive with someone you had just met. Now, Omi was more than a friend, he was your best friend, a soulmate, maybe something more. Omiâs loud steps remained the same, though he was more quiet this time on the roof. You two laid next to each other, hands getting closer and closer before someone pulled away last second. The summer days passed in a haze, nothing particularly exciting until the sunsets onward, where you two knew exactly what to do. Everything was quiet when it came to being with Omi past midnight, except the unsteady beats of your hearts when the possibility of something more shined. Despite that, it was quiet, something both of you longed for during the day. âDo you ever think about what the stars will look like at Yosei?â When you asked, Omi slightly frowned, as if he forgot he was moving to the heart of Veludo Way in just two weeks time. After careful consideration of your curiosity, Omi stretched his arms, resting his head upon them as he seemed to search for something. He always did that, Omi never thought anything was simple.
âNo⌠they wonât look like they do now, I suppose. It wonât be the same.â Without you there by my side, both of you ignored the unsaid words that came with the statement. You nodded, knowing you felt the same way. Veludo Way was a distant world away, Yosei University was taking your Omi away. Light years away. âHow have your brothers reacted to the news?â At that, the tension that was ebbing away at the conversation eroded, and Omiâs light came back as usual. Omi ran his free hand through his hair, smiling at some distant memory he wanted to share with you. âNot any good, thatâs for sure. Kai & Gaku canât imagine Pops waking them up since I always did. Itâs gonna be a big adjustment for them to actually take responsibility of their own lives.â Although Omi rolled his eyes, he did so fondly whenever he thought about his two younger brothers. You knew he was immensely proud of the young men theyâve been growing into, it was a sense of pride that he had instilled inside him ever since youâve met him. Ever since you saw those faded stickers still on his helmet, you knew who placed those. âOf course, a life without you isnât worth imagining.â Shit. You meant to say it lightheartedly, but it came out heavier than expected. With that, a quietness settled between you two, both of you trying to find the right words for the occasion of leaving each other. âYouâll be fine without me, I know it.â But, I donât like it like that, selfishly enough. I know youâll be better than ever, but I wish⌠When a shooting star passed out of the corner of your eye, you pointed it out with the same junior-year awe as if this was your first life. Omi was glad to know the news was right; the meteor shower of the season was tonight, as if it was a last hurrah before both of you left this small town for good. âMake a wish!â I wish we had more time. Despite the wish pulling on his heart strings, Omi turned his head, your side profile greeting him with a smile. The stars were reflected in your eyes, and Omi wondered what a sunrise would look like. It was too late now. âLetâs see a sunrise together when summer comes around, okay?â You nodded, turning and seeing the moon. You didnât make a wish, not when you had everything you wanted right in your sight. Omi took your hand again, and it was softer than last time he offered it. Omi brought your conjoined hands to his lips, murmuring something about a promise before pressing a kiss to your knuckles. You missed the final shooting star of the night, instead you saw it pass in Omiâs gentle eyes as he leaned in. âThank you for the summer, my lucky shooting star.â You thought of a wish as Omi kissed you. I wish we were something more. YOU SAID YOUâLL SEE ME WHEN WEâRE HOME FOR THE SUMMER WE WONâT HAVE TO WORK SO WEâRE GONNA DO WHATEVER THE HELL WE WANNA âCAUSE WE KNOW THAT ONE DAY, WEâLL BE GONE FROM EACH OTHER Despite only being a year away, your hometown almost felt unfamiliar. New employees manned the typical shops you used to frequent, a new graduating class was celebrating, and overall, people were now older. But, Omi didnât change. Not with his singular scar on his cheek, his eyes lighting up when he sees you, his warm touch when he hugs you. You heard his bag drop at his front door first before feeling his arms hug you, his words comforting as you two embrace after so, so long. âWelcome home.â You greeted him back, the words sticking to your skin like a sheen layer of sweat that always came with the incoming summer heat. Home⌠was it your traditional suburb with kids playing in the street and a generation of the same mailmen home? Or, was it something else? You felt Omi wrap his arm around your shoulders, his muscle as present as ever as he guided you to visit his family, the brothers happily welcoming you both into the Fushimi household. Home was Omi, that was all. You exhaled, bending down to ruffle Kaiâs hair and praise Gaku for how big heâs gotten. After you politely greeted Omiâs father, to which he harrumphed and insisted you had to call him by his name at this point, you knew this
was home as well. Home for Omi, and due to the open hearts of the Fushimi boys, home for you, too.
You found yourself in Omiâs bedroom, something you werenât familiar with. It was still clean, organized, and full of warm tones upon black walls, surely something attempting to cover his past delinquent days. As the door clicked close, Omi gently tugged you onto his bed beside him, bringing out his gaze reserved only for you. You didnât hesitate to lean your head on his shoulder, feeling at ease. Omi took your hand, his grip careful but verging onto desperation. As if being away from you for so long had taken everything in him. You knew that wasnât true by any means, but Omiâs shuddering breath and hand squeeze tried to say otherwise. When you cupped Omiâs face, he relaxed in your touch, leaning into your hands as he looked down on you; you could tell Omi was a bit embarrassed to let you see how emotional he was getting at the reunion. You didnât expect a man whoâs life was rough around the edges to have the most sincere of hearts, but Omi was always like this. Always gentle, always kind, always gentle in every way. âI missed you, too.â When you said those words, Omi moved forward as if making up for lost time, both of you falling upon the bed in a heap of giggles and whispers. It was everything but I love you because that would change everything, something neither of you needed during this time. Instead, a combination of I hope summer lasts forever and I could only think of you when it was a full moon that filled the room of someone you wish you had knew sooner. WEâLL HAVE LIVES IN TWO DIFFERENT SUBURBS WEâLL HAVE FAMILIES WITH DIFFERENT LOVERS BUT FOR NOW, I KNOW IâLL SEE YOU WHEN WEâRE HOME FOR THE SUMMER It was the first night you had spent in your own bedroom before a knock sounded on your window. When you sleepily opened your eyes, Omiâs figure was illuminated by the moon, his eyes still warm of starlight despite being shadowed. You hurried to unlatch the window to let him in, not bothering to question how he managed to sneak to your room so silently. Although busting into each otherâs room wasnât an impossibility, it was only on rare occasions that you two ever encroached on such intimate territory. Though, neither of you were in high school anymore. Perhaps, it was different now. âWhat time is it?â You mumbled, your helping hand lingering longer than one would expect of a friend. Omi didnât mind, he never did, as he looked around for something. When Omi located his jacket still hung around your desk chair, he wrapped it around your shoulders as the chilly breeze entered through the open window. âTime to fulfill our senior year promise. Ready?â You didnât think twice and followed Omi outside of the window, knowing at this point youâd trust him with your life. Omi knew your backyard like the back of his hand as he avoided setting any sprinklers or devices off, not needing your guidance. You watched his broad back attempt to fit through small spaces, it took everything in you not to laugh at how ridiculous all of this was. Sneaking around like there was still curfew in place, as if both of you werenât legally adults. By now, Omi had reserved his spare helmet only for you, meaning it was second nature for him to close the clasp snugly. Although this time, his eyes melted at the sight of you, as if in disbelief you were standing in front of him after all of this time. Tiredly, you rested your head against Omiâs shoulder as he made sure you were situated in the back of his motorcycle, something he had left at home. Omi drove off, the speed just right so that itâd blow your hair back the way you liked it. Despite being on the vehicle a countless number of times, it still took your breath every time of how fortunate you were. You tightly hugged his waist, wondering if he could feel the butterflies against your ribcage. Before you could ask why both of you were up so early, Omi parked in the same spot as always when things became a bit much.
It was off closer towards the woods, where a picnic area besides the lake still had the same paint from a decade ago. The grass tickled your ankles as you hopped off, admiring the calm waters before a bird chirped. At that, Omi walked up beside you, his footsteps always loud in your presence. A softer hand gently held onto your chin, forcing you to look up. You noticed the water reflecting the sky first as hues of orange and blue dominated your vision. It was the first sunrise youâve been awake for, and you were sharing it with the man of the night himself. But, when you glanced at Omi, you realized he wasnât just made of stars and moonlight. The sunrise emphasized the warmth of his eyes even more as a golden glow surrounded his happy smile. Omi was everything worth staying up for, everything from the sunrises to the sunsets and more. I love you, you wanted to say but didnât. It would change everything, it would mean that the possibility of âsomething moreâ could become ânothingâ. You couldnât, neither could Omi. Perhaps⌠this was all it ever could be. YOUâVE BEEN BUSY, THATâS OKAY I STILL CANâT WAIT TO BE HOME FOR THE SUMMER When you had driven off back to your college, the first text from Omi was reminiscent of a simpler time, where kissing on rooftops was the most thrilling thing youâve ever done. âIâll see you next summer, okay?â It made you pull over and rest your forehead against the wheel, keeping your eyes closed as you felt like the sun was too bright. It was still too hot, the clouds were too big, the sky too blue. It was too much, too far away from Omi who was heading the other direction. You wished your head was resting against Omiâs shoulder as he drove a little more over the speed limit underneath the moon and stars. You wished the sun was beaming onto both of you after witnessing its earliest hours. You wished you were with Omi for every moment in between the best memories of your life. Summer was such a cruel concept, a promise that could be taken away at any time. I wish we had more time, you thought, knowing there was nothing else you could do. Omi put his phone in his pocket, knowing it was time to leave after seeing you off. Life was so uncertain, itâs as if both of you knew this was the last summer you two would share before even more things changed. But, despite only having three or so years, it didnât feel like enough. If only he told you he loved you at that sunrise, if only he didnât just kiss you without explaining what it meant, if only he could drive you around for just a day longer. If only⌠I wish we were something more, Omi thought, but it was for nothing. I love you, you typed but put your phone in your pocket. The possibility of something more became nothing.
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Title: Crown For Two {3}
Henry Cavill AU x OFC Xari Thornton AU
Warning: Plot, Mild Cursing, Cheesy Christmas Themes, Slow Burn, Tease, PLENTY OF WORDS
Words:Â 7.2k
Summary: Xari Thornton is a travel photographer with a blog and social media that garners some heavy-duty traffic. People tune in to see where she is and what sheâs doing there, all in hopes of either living vicariously through her or to plan their next vacation. Â
Her slogan; âTraveling the path to the most off-beaten places, so you donât have to.â Â
Her next stop on her four destination travel itinerary of âPlaces You May Never Have Heard Ofâ is Sandvell, a small European country. When her plane makes an impromptu stop due to bad weather, she has no idea where she is. It feels like sheâs stepped inside of a snow globe and back in time in a modern way. It leaves her fascinated.
This bad weather forces her to stay at an Inn, The Beaux, for the night. Rather than letting the hours tick by in her room, she explores and meets the friendly locals. While taking photographs, one local in particular captures her lens with eyes as blue as the ocean and a jaw that was chiseled from stone. They strike up conversation during their time drinking at one of the local bars, Ickles. Once they separate, she gets herself into a harrowing situation. Â
As soon as she awakens, she realizes sheâs not in some fever dream, but a palace and the owner of the palace is none other than the local she met before with the piercing blue eyes, His Royal Highness Henry Wellington Leopold Danglishton, First of his name, Crown Prince of Brexendor.
Note: All right, all right people, the ride continues. I really, really hope you enjoy this. As a reminder, itâs going to be fast-paced a bit, and I am gonna overload you with pictures because why the hell not, itâs a Christmas Fic. đ Feel free to come by and tell me what you guys think.
As always, thank you all for reading, I appreciate each and every one of you.
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Chapter Three
-Y/N-
When you opened your eyes again, your head felt a lot different. It wasnât spinning. It didnât feel congested, heavy, or muddled. You saw everything with clear eyes, alert eyes. Glancing around the room, you took in your surroundings like it was your first time, though you were sure it wasnât. Closing your eyes, you tried to remember everything that had happened. You remembered walking through the streets, taking pictures, and even watching the locals go about their business. You also remembered going into a bar and drinking that god awful drink.
 When you remembered seeing Henryâs face, you couldnât help but smile. Your conversation played over and over in your head and how easy it was to talk to one another. Even his smile and goofy laugh had you snuggling deeper into the plush bedding. He was definitely attractive. All of a sudden, the accident flashed into mind. Youâd been struggling with the wind and the snow and couldnât see not even two inches in front of you. The pain of being hit was absent. It was like it happened so fast that you were out cold before your pain receptors could adequately translate it.
 You bolted up as the words âprinceâ and âyour highnessâ echoed in your head.
 âShit, heâs a prince.â
You rubbed your forehead, then pinched the bridge of your nose. Of course he is, you thought. Why would you meet some normal person in this clear fairytale country? Leaning against the headboard, you chewed your bottom lip, beginning to wonder about several other things. One of them was your exchange in the bar. He clearly knew who he was. You were not naĂŻve when it came to the attention of men. There was evident flirting going on.
 âWas he trying to charm me into being some royal conquest?â
 Before you could think on the topic any further, there was a knock at the door. You sat up straighter while trying to figure out the right way to sit. You lied back casually but decided that was too casual. You then straightened your back and took note of how your breasts were accentuated thanks to the proper posture.
 âToo much,â you whispered, slouching again.
 The knock came again.
 âMaâam?â
 Shaking your head, you sighed and said, forget it. You had no idea how to answer, so you said the first thing to come to mind.
 âYou may enter.â You didnât know why you decided to add an uppity British accent. Slapping your hand to your head, you shook it, already tired of your own shenanigans.
When you looked, it was the doctor youâd seen the night before.
 âGood morning, maâam.â
 You gave him a polite smile as he approached with his black doctorâs bag.
 âHow are you feeling today. Better, I hope.â
 âMuch, thank you.â
 He nodded, then placed his bag on the bedside table.
 âHow did you sleep? Any pain?â
 âNoâwell, not severe pain. Iâm just mainly sore.â
 Dr. Alfonsi. nodded. âYou can take aspirin for those aches. They should subside in another few days, as will the bruises.â
 You nodded again.
 âMay I begin my examination?â
 Giving him a demure smile as permission, he approached and began doing all the things a doctor would at the beginning of any appointment. He took your blood pressure, checked your reflexes and your temperature. He examined your eyes, listened to your heart, followed along with your pulse and respiration, all the while taking diligent notes on his phone that he held in the breast pocket of his white coat.
 Ten or so minutes later, he closed his bag and then brought over one of the chairs in the room. Once he sat, he softly clapped his hands together.
 âAnd that is that. I am pleased your vitals are appearing better and better. Are you feeling the return of your strength?â
 âNot really,â you confessed.
 âAs I explained yesterday, I had concerns from the results of a few blood tests I did. Did you know that you have several vitamin deficiencies?â
 Your eyebrows quirked. âUhânâno. I didnât. What do you mean?â
 âWell, in an effort to provide a most comprehensive recovery plan for you, as I do with every patient I see in the royal family and elsewhere. I ran a full panel of tests and came back with several alarming finds. You have a deficiency of vitamin B12, Vitamins D, and E, youâre severely low in Iron and Folate. Have you ever been diagnosed with Anemia?â
 Your head swarmed with all the words and letters heâd just flung at you.
 âUhâno. I donât think so.â
 âI am diagnosing it now.â
 You watched his mouth move as he explained the dangers of the deficiencies and listed the symptoms one would expect, which all coincided with what youâd felt on and off for some time. The explanation seemed to go on and on. With every word Dr. Alfonsi. spoke, your breathing sped more and more. He must have seen the terror on your face because he reached out and took your hand.
 âItâs all right, dear. Though it is not as soon as I would have liked, we caught it. we now know that there is a serious problem.â
 âIâI didnât know. I mean, I guess Iâve been busy these last few months and on the go, butâI never--,â you trailed off.
 âCalm down. Itâs easy to fall behind on our health, but it is important we catch up. In order to do that, youâre going to have to make some changes.â
 âWhat kind of changes?â
 âLifestyle and occupational. Youâre going to need to change your diet, incorporate the therapies and medicines I will be prescribing, as well as taking it significantly easier than I suspect you have in the past,â Dr. Alfonsi explained.
 âTaking it easy? What exactly does that mean?â
 âWell, I mild cases Iâve seen in my years, Iâve recommended a month of strict relaxation along with what Iâve said before. That meant decreased hours at work, perhaps a sabbatical, bed rest until the patient begins to regain strength to prevent chances of falling and bone breakage.â
 âBed rest?â
 âYes, and thatâs just for mild cases. Your case, Iâm afraid, is a lot more serious. While I recommended it for others, for you, I would have to insist.â
 You sat up, giving him a look that said he was crazy.
 âI canât go on bed rest. Thatâs not just decreased hours; that is complete incapacitation,â you protested.
 âI can understand your alarm, but that is how serious your situation is, maâam.â
 âGod, please stop calling me maâam. My name is Xari.â
 âMs. Xari,â he corrected.
 Several moments passed in silence. You couldnât believe what you were hearing. Yeah, you hadnât gone to the doctor in almost two years and didnât take multivitamins and oftentimes forgot to eat, but you worked out, ate your greensâsometimes, and experienced plenty of holistic activities throughout the world. You had no idea you were in this bad shape.
 âDo you understand what I am saying, Ms. Xari? If you do not make drastic changes for the foreseeable future, you may not see the blooming of spring flowers.â
 Your jaw dropped. He was laying on pretty thick, but it was working. You were alarmed. Sighing, you rubbed your forehead.
 âWhat exactly do you suggest then?â
 âWhat youâre doing now, bed rest. I will communicate with the staff your dietary needs for the coming weeks as well as instructions for your medication--.â
 âWait, hold up. What? You donât mean for me to stay here, do you?â
 Dr. Alfonsi looked at you as if you were missing a few screws.
 âYes.â
You flung your hands out. âNope. Absolutely not. I canât stay here.â
 âWhy not? I am more than sure the prince would allow you to remain here until you are fully recovered, especially seeing it was his highnessâ royal car that hit you for us to discover your ailments.â
 âNo. I canât stay here. I donâtâIâm a stranger to these people. I amâthereâs no way. I canât ask him or anyone here to wait on me.â
 Dr. Alfonsi smiled. âI understand your apprehension, believe me, I do, but it is unnecessary. I have known the prince since he was a child. He is a kind man and would never dare turn someone who is in need and sick away. You will be safe here.â
 Hearing how highly he spoke of his prince piqued your curiosity. It could have been one of those things where oneâs subjects loved them so dearly they had not one bad word to say about them, or oneâs subjects fears them so much that they didnât dare utter one negative thing about them. You wondered which was the real story. Perhaps a little in the middle, you thought.
 Sighing, you leaned your head on the headboard, still adamant you didnât want to stay here.
 âI have a life to get back to. Iâve already been here for two days too long.â
 âTwo days?â
 The question in his voice had your head snapping to him. You cautiously opened your mouth to speak. âYes,â you squeaked.
 âNo. Iâm afraid itâs been more than two days. Itâs been a week since youâve been here, Ms. Xari.â
 Your eyes bugged, and you instantly began searching for your phone.
 âWhat are you looking for?â
 âMy things. Where are my things? My phone?â
 Dr. Alfonsi looked around the room then walked to a large wardrobe before he came back with your purse. You unintentionally snatched it from him, digging through it for the desired object. Once you had it, you discovered it was dead.
 âFuck.â
 You began trying to get off the bed, but as soon as you stood, you dropped back to the bed, your legs unable to hold you.
 âI would caution against doing too much too soon. Iâm impressed you were able to attempt an escape once. I doubt youâd be successful a second time.â
 âI need my charger. Where are my things? Iâve been off the grid for a week. I have family, people who will worry. I needâneed--.â
 Your chest pounded so fast you could barely catch your breath. As you struggled to get a full breath, you began to panic. Dr. Alfonsi was to you on the other side of the bed in seconds, checking your pulse and instructing you to breathe slowly and deeply. You would if you could and wished you could shout that to him. Before you knew it, darkness was all you saw.
 ~~~~~~~~
When you opened your eyes, you were again tucked in the bed, but you were now hooked up to an IV. You took a deep breath and noted the heaviness that resided in your chest. Groaning, you slowly sat up. Once rested against the headboard, you remembered your mission. Your phone. Kicking off the covers, you used the rolling IV rod as if it were a cane and stood on wobbly legs. After a full minute, you began moving though every step you took felt like youâd fall to the floor.
 What should have taken you seconds took minutes. The steps proved to be more challenging to maneuver with the IV stand. You searched the room, but you didnât see your luggage. That was when you saw your phone plugged into a charger on the nightstand to the left of the bed. You wobbled toward it then quickly unlocked it. Feeling yourself shake even more, you used the wall as your brace as you scrolled through. You saw the bounty of missed calls, unanswered messages, and emails of alarm. As expected, everyone was worried to death about you.
 âFuck, fuck, fuck!â
 You found your sisterâs number and dialed it. It didnât ring; instead, it went to voicemail. Your frustration was evident as you knocked over the small glass figurine on the bedside table. You ignored the shattered pieces and grabbed the IV pole, ready to walk out of the room in search of your things. Once you opened the door, your jaw dropped, seeing another luxurious room similar to the bedroom but decked in different colors.
 You took one then two steps, and your knees gave out. Before you tumbled to the floor, you heard a shriek and your name being shouted; then you were in someoneâs arms. You looked up into blue eyes that were framed by long lashes and thick eyebrows.
 âAre you all right?â
 You snorted. âWe have got to stop meeting like this,â you teased with a soft smile. It was a smile Henry returned.
âI cannot make any promises.â
 Henry then lifted you into his strong arms and carried you where youâd just come from. As he held you, you couldnât help but glance over the side of his face that was perfectly in view. If you thought his jaw was chiseled to perfection before, nowâyou were certain there was not even one flaw about it. When he placed you back in the bed, he hovered over you for a few seconds. They were seconds that felt like minutes, especially with the intensity you saw in his eyes.
 âXari.â
 Tearing your eyes from his, you glanced to your left to see Anika, your sister.
 âNika!â
 She leaped onto the bed and scurried across to you, then threw her arms around you.
 âOh my god. Whatâre you doing here!? Howâd you get here?â
 âIâve been so worried! Iâm so glad youâre okay.â
 Relief filled you, and you found yourself relaxing a little more.
 âI donât get it. How are you?â
 Anika pulled back with a wide smile on her face. She looked up, bringing your eyes to the man who still stood beside the bed. His arms were crossed across his chest, and a soft smile decorated his lips.
 âHim. Heâs how Iâm here.â
 You were still confused, and you knew your expression showed it.
 âI couldnât reach you. I called and called and no answer. A few days ago, I got a call back, and it was the prince,â Anika began giving you a wide-eyed look when she said, âprince.â
 âHenry, please, I insist.â
 Anika smiled and actually giggled before she continued. âHenry. He explained everything and kept me in the loop with your condition. Because of that damn storm, I couldnât get here. He ended up sending the royal jet for me once the storm passed enough to bring me here, so youâd have someone with you.â
 Wow, you thought, letting all sheâd said register. Heâd done a lot. You slipped your eyes to him and found them on you.
 âHeâs been very kind, Ri,â Anika added.
 You were speechless. What were you supposed to say? Clearing your throat, you said the first thing you thought of.
 âThank you.â
 Henry nodded and held your gaze. âIt was done for you alone and with you in mind.â
 Well, shit, you thought, unable to take your eyes off of his. After a few moments, you heard Anika clear her throat, and it was Henry who looked away first.
 âRight. I was bringing your sister here for you to see. Now that you have her, I will give the staff instructions to see whatever the two of you will need for your stay.â
 âUhâabout that. It wonât be necessary,â you piped up.
 âExcuse me?â
 His intimidating aura increased, making you feel like a disobedient little whose daddy was about to punish her. At that comparison, you had a quick thought about whether or not he was a vanilla prince or one with plenty of shades of grey. Straightening your back, you held your head higher.
 âWhile I appreciate all youâve done for me thus far, it wonât be necessary for you or your staff to fuss over my sister or me any longer. Weâll be leaving.â
 Henry cocked his head to the right, then tightly clenched his jaw.
 âIs that right?â
 âWhy are we leaving?â
 Ignoring Anikaâs question, you decided not to look away from Henry feeling a challenge in how he looked at you.
 âAccording to Dr. Alfonsi, youâre in no shape to be going anywhere.â He nodded to your IV pole for emphasis.
 âI will stay at the inn that is in town or a hotel.â
 âNonsense. It was my fault you were hurt, and my responsibility to rectify the damage and harm I have caused.â
 âHeâs right, Xari. Itâs his fault, and you should let him accrue the expenses,â Anika voiced.
 âNika!â
 âWhat! Heâs a prince, Ri. He got it,â she replied a little under her breath but still loud enough for him to hear.
 âI must agree with Lady Anika.â
 Anika snorted and laughed. âIâm definitely not a lady.â
 Henry smirked at her then quickly looked back to you. âI must insist you remain here. At least until Dr. Alfonsi has given you the seal of good health. I am afraid if you were to go anywhere, something would happen to you, and I would not be able to forgive myself.â
 You studied him for a few moments, taking in the expression on his face as well as the tight clench of his jaws. Your eyes moved down to his still folded arms and the muscles that bulged because of his stance. He was definitely overwhelming like this, and though you hated to feel like a bother, you suspected that here was the best place for now. Glancing to Anika, she gave you a stern eye that said, âjust give in already.â
 Rolling your eyes, you nodded. âFine, but only until Iâm well enough.â
 âIf that is your wish, just know you are welcomed here for however long you wish.â
 âMy goodness, such a gentleman. They sure breed them differently here, huh sis.â
 Henry smiled, then glanced at Anika. âEverything is different here in Brexendor.â
 âI bet,â Anika finished.
 âSince it is settled, I will proceed to advise the staff. Dr. Alfonsi has already given several strict dietary orders as well as health orders. If there is anything you require do not hesitate to speak it. Lady Anika, I have already instructed a bedroom be prepared for you, but I will instruct it be as close to your sister as possible.â
 âThank you.â
 He nodded, then looked back at you. âI sincerely hope you feel better soon.â
 âAre you leaving?â
 âUnfortunately, yes. I am afraid I have quite a lot to do today. By all means, though, feel free to go where you please. My home is yours, ladies.â
 With that, he curtly bowed his head then walked toward the door. Before he walked out, he stopped.
 âOh, Xari, try not to escape again. I cannot guarantee I will always be there to catch you.â
 You saw the hint of a smile on his lips and instantly knew he was teasing you.
 âSomehow, your highness, I suspect you will magically appear at the mere hint of a faint.â
 He chuckled to himself then walked out, closing the doors behind him. Once alone, Anika wasted no time.
 âHoly fucking shit, he is hot as fuck!â
 You snorted and laughed as you relaxed into the bed.
 âWonderful censor you have there, Nika.â
 âFuck censor.â
 âWell, that last time I said fuck here, I was looked at like I was the most uncouth Neanderthal. I suggest you keep your fucks to a minimum.â
 Anika bounced you. âWill you be able to keep your fucks to a minimum?â
 âI have no idea what youâre talking about.â
 Anika rolled her eyes. âWhatever! The air hasnât even gotten a chance to come back down from the sweltering levels your guysâ flirting raised it to.â
 Your jaw dropped. âExcuse me! There was no flirting.â
 âYes, there was, and it was not on your side alone. He was flirting with you too. What in the world is going on? I need the whole story without even the smallest detail left out.â
 You sighed then proceeded to tell her the whole sordid tale. As instructed, you didnât leave anything out. You even told her about that exchange between you and Henry before you walked out of the bar. At the end of story time, Anika had a huge grin on her face.
 âWhat are you grinning at?â
 âYou. Leave it to you to get whisked away by a prince and have him fall; for you in record time.â
 âNo, no, no. Falling? Nika, youâre imagining things. He hasnât fallen for anyone. Heâs a prince, for crying out loud. They donât fall for anyone, let alone some commoner. Have you never watched The Crown?â
 Anika snorted and dropped to the bed at your feet.
 âFirst of all, The Crown is whack. Second of all, this is not England. This place is fantastic. Itâs like some Hallmark country where everything is beautiful, quaint, and perfect. You smiled and bit your bottom lip, agreeing fully.
 âThird, I was sitting right here, listening to your banter. I think he could totally fall for you if he hasnât already.â
 You rolled your eyes, ignoring everything she was saying. Anika loved to play matchmaker, though you hated every time she did it.
 âYouâre practically in his bed. We just have to get you there.â
 You rolled your eyes again, shocked at how quickly sheâd gotten there. âOkay, down, girl. According to this doctor, Iâm falling apart, Nika. Any bed Iâll be in for a while is this one.â
 âWell, now you have me here to encourage you to lap up the luxury and hospitality of his highness the prince of Brexendor. Get the fuck outta here!â
 The two of you laughed loudly. This situation youâd found yourself into was the most ridiculous one either of you could have ever begun to imagine.
 A few hours later, you found yourself alone while Anika settled in her room. Another knock sounded at your door. Being unable to open it yourself, you instructed them to come in. Once the doors opened in walked a beautiful girl about your age with long black hair and features similar to Henryâs. In your head, you suspected she was a family member. She smiled sweetly as she approached you. When she was by your bedside, she dropped onto the mattress.
 âHi.â
 You returned her warm smile. âHi.â
 âMy god, you are beautiful.â
 You snorted, then pinched your lips together, trying to suppress your laugh. She was insane. You looked the worst youâd ever looked.
 âYouâre being kind. I havenât showered in a week and only today got to comb my hair. Youâre being very, very kind.â
 She giggled but still looked genuine.
 âIâm Jemma,â she said, holding her hand out to you. Once you took it, and instantly noted how soft they were.
 âItâs nice to meet you.â
 âI have been trying to get here to introduce myself, but Henry told me to stay away so you could acclimate. Otherwise, I would have been here much sooner.â
 You smiled and assured her it was fine.
 âHow are you doing?â
 You shrugged. âI guess Iâm okay.â
 She didnât look convinced and took you in for a few moments. âIâm sure my brother has brought all the best doctors for your care and has thought of everything that would ensure your comfort. With that treatment, I expect you to make a full recovery in no time.â
 âBrother.â
 âYes. Please tell me you did not think I was his girlfriend or something of the sort.â
 She looked disgusted, which made you laugh.
 âNo. I suspected a family member. So youâre a princess.â
 Jemma rolled her eyes as she sighed out as if she was already tired of the conversation.
 âYes, but I promise it is not nearly as glamourous as youâre thinking. The only nice thing about it is the diamonds, everything else, eh.â
 You smiled, already liking her. she gave off an air that said she didnât take herself seriously and even liked to have a bit of fun more times than not.
 âThe staff is all abuzz with news that you will be residing with us for the next few weeks. Henry has told them to cater to your every whim, and because it came from him, everyone is in a tizzy over it, prepping to ensure you are at your most comfortable,â Jemma explained.
 âWhat. No, thatâs not what I want at all. They donât have to go all out.â
 âItâs okay.â
 âNo. then everyone will think Iâm some prissy thing who likes to be waited on when that couldnât be further from the truth.â
 Jemma took you for a little while, then took your hand and squeezed it gently.
 âNot to worry, Xari. I assure you no one will think that.â
 You sighed then tried to forget it because it was too late to change whether or not they thought it. You were sure everyone was already whispering about you and Anika, the two Americans whoâd somehow found their way into the palace.
 âAlso, we are not as gossip centered as other monarchies. I promise,â Jemma added, raising her hand as if to swear it.
 When she sensed you relaxed, she proceeded to ask a plethora of questions about you, ranging from where you were from to what you did and the all-important if you were single. You felt like you were on a modern-day âWho Wants to be Friends With a Princessâ tv show. With every fact, you revealed she revealed a similar one and so on. After an hour, you found that you had plenty in common, something that was shocking for you.
 When Anika came back, the party really stated. Your laughter picked up, as did the stories that Jemma revealed about royal life. Those stories prompted Anika to tell stories of life as a commoner in America as she called it. The only thing was her stories we mainly all about partying, dating, and men. With each story, Jemmaâs eyes widened, and you felt like slowly Anika would end up corrupting her.
 âNika, stop. Youâre going to have her on an episode of Princesses Gone Wild,â you joked, which had both of them in stitches on your bed.
 âI will have you know that I am not some innocent wallflower. I know things,â Jemma countered.
 You couldnât help but laugh loudly. Just the way she said that told you she didnât know very many things. That was when Jemma proceeded to list the names of the men sheâd dated, a list of three men. Anika was the one to ask the nature of these relationships, to which Jemma said she knew in great detail the kind of underwear each man wore. You lost it right then and there, dropping onto the bed in a fit of laughter.
 Exhaustion caught you off guard, dampening the mood of the night. Jemma assured you that sheâd keep Anika company and show her around to give you time to take a nap. After thanking her, the two women walked out of your room, leaving you to silence. Once the door closed, it opened again. this time it was the woman named Audrina.
 âGood evening, maâam. Is there anything I can bring you?â
 âNo. Iâm all right.â
 She nodded, then closed the door leaving you again. You quickly drifted off to sleep.
  ~~~~~
 -Henry-
Heâd never met anyone quite as beautiful as you. he remembered when youâd walked into the bar and sat down beside him like you were right where you were supposed to be. You had no idea that the bar was empty because it was closed for him to be there, had no idea that he was not some ordinary citizen. He liked being a no one, especially if it meant he could sit there with you all night. He remembered wanting just that. If his phone hadnât run, if heâd had more time, he probably would have tried to hold your hand. If heâd had more time, he would have gotten himself into an even bigger predicament than he was nowâattracted to a woman he knew better than to touch.
 Slowly he looked over the features of your face and took in each detail. He pressed the elements of your face to his memory so he could call on them when he was alone, buried in work. A sigh escaped him as a lite feeling filled him. It was an unfamiliar one. He wanted to touch you. It was an urge that was so strong he almost couldnât overpower itâalmost. He balled his fist and sat back in the settee beside your bed, trying to ignore the feelings that washed over him.
 âRemember yourself,â he whispered before he looked back to the work heâd brought with him when heâd decided to pay you a quick visit.
 This quick visit was an hour ago. When he found you asleep, he should have turned around and left, but he couldnât. He intended to sit here for a few minutes, ten tops, but he still had yet to tear himself away. He mustered what was left of his control and focused on the screen before him and tried to write his speech for the new world bankâs upcoming opening.
 This was one of his fatherâs pet projects, and he was filled with pride to see it to fruition, but also it made him miss the man more. Sighing, he closed his eyes and began rubbing his temples. Every time he thought of his father in the last few months, it brought him added stress. It was this stress that prevented him from sleeping longer than four hours a night.
 âChrist,â he whispered.
 âAre you all right?â
 Jerking his head up, he saw you awake with your head still atop the pillow. You looked like a dream, or perhaps his best nightmare.
 âI am sorry. Was I too loud?â
 âNo. I umâjust happened to open my eyes.â
 You slowly sat up, allowing the blanket to fall from your chest to your lap. As you adjusted yourself, he moved his laptop to the other side of the settee.
 âYou didnât answer me, though. Are you all right?â
 A smile tugged at his lips, but he fought it. âMe? Should it not be me be asking you that?â
 âCanât we ask each other?â
 He studied you for a few moments, then nodded. âI am fine.â
 âLiar.â
 His jaw dropped, half shocked you would go there. There werenât many people in his life that would dare.
 âI take it no one calls his highness a liar,â you teased.
 âYou take it right. Maybe Jemma or my mother on occasion and a few of my friends but not many.â
 You smiled, then shrugged. âI call emâ like I see em.ââ
 He crossed his arms and leaned back. âPray tell, what gave me away to make you insult me so?â
 Your smile widened before you sucked your bottom lip into your mouth, bringing his eyes right there. He adjusted in the seat he sat and waited for you to continue.
 âYour eyes are red, under your eyes puffy, and one doesnât just say Christ to say Christ.â
 You had him there. He pushed his fist under his chin and continued to watch you.
 âSo you are implying I look bad.â
 You smirked then, and he picked up the change in the air.
 âI mean, Iâm sure I look the same as you. So take comfort in that.â
 A chuckle escaped him. âSo that is a yes; I do look bad.â
 You looked at him but didnât answer.
 âI will take that as a yes on my part. however, regarding you, you look far from bad.â
 You snorted then laughed, and it was the most shockingly endearing sound. It wasnât a laugh he would hear from others in his company. Their laughs would be all dignified, but yours was genuine. It was also downright terrifying, but he preferred it.
 âNow I know youâre a liar. I look absolutely disgusting. I canât believe Iâm going to tell you this, but I haven't showered in a week.â
 He pinched his lips, hiding his smile. You looked so uncomfortable admitting that.
 âOh my.â He placed his hand over his mouth as if the fact mortified him.
 You pinched your lips.
 âPlease tell me you have at least brushed your teeth.â
 âToday was the first day in just as much time.â
 Again he put his hand over his mouth and widened his eyes for emphasis. âAppalling.â
 You snorted again, and the delightful laugh came back. This time the laugh looked to encompass your entire being, and you glowed. When your laughter subsided, you dabbed at your eyes as you tried to catch your breath. He held out his handkerchief to you. When you took it, you used it to replace your fingers.
 âThank you.â
 When you finished, you inspected the fabric, then looked at him.
 âYou must like your women disgusting to still be here.â
 He shrugged.
 âHow are you feeling?â
 âAfter that nap, Iâm feeling well.â
 That made him happy.
 âAre you feeling well enough for some dinner?â
 âUhâI was told Iâm to stay in bed.â
 âYes, Dr. Alfonsi has informed me and the staff as well. That is why--,â he began before walking across the room to the door.
 Once he opened it, the staff rolled in three carts filled with platters, trays, and bowls of plenty. Once the carts were parked, he thanked the staff and let them see themselves out.
 âDinner is served.â
 The look on your face said you didnât know what to say, so he uncovered the treys finding the menu items heâd chosen for the meal.
 âI was not sure what you liked, so I had them bring all of it.â
 He took up a plate and brought it to you. It took a few moments for you to take it, but you did. That was when he went back for his to sit back on the settee.
 âAlso, do not feel as if you have to eat ladylike for me,â he began.
 You took up your fork and shoved an overflowing fork full of mashed potatoes into your mouth, letting a small glob rest at the side of your mouth.
 âWhat was that, your highness?â
 That was all it took for his attraction to turn to yearning.
 The two of you ate in silence for the most part. He asked you questions to get to know you better, and every new piece of information he found out only made him like you more and more. When you spoke about your career, he heard the passion in your voice, and it spoke to something in him. It had been a long time since heâd been around anyone who was genuinely passionate about the things they enjoyed. It stirred something in him, something he wasnât quite ready to uncover.
 âI am sorry that I did not tell you once we met who I was.â
 You paused with your fork in your mouth.
 âItâs okay. To be real, why would you reveal to a stranger your secret identity. Thatâs like Clark Kent walking around in his incognito glasses with an S on his chest. It defeats the purpose.â
 âClark Kent. Superman.â
 âYes, one of my favorite superheroes.â
 A soft smile spread across his face before he nodded.
 âWhatâs yours? Wonder Woman?â
 He scoffed, then shook his head as he stood and approached the carts, ready for dessert. It wasnât the Strawberry Cheesecake he truly desired, but it would have to do. When he returned to his seat, he placed your plate in front of you and sat.
 âItâs Wonder Woman, huh, or maybe Poison Ivy, ooh, Catwoman.â
 He sat there patiently, letting you list them off. He couldnât help but wonder why those were chosen.
 âBefore I answer, can I ask why you chose them?â
 He saw the mischievous glint twinkle in your eye as your lips quirked up into a smirk.
 âOh, this, I must hear.â
 âNo reason. Theyâre just seen as the most desirable by fanboy standards,â you responded while rolling with your eyes.
 He suppressed a chuckle to put a piece of the cheesecake into his mouth.
 âSo?â
 âNone of those.â
 âOh, please do enlighten me,â you quipped.
 Resting the fork on the side of the dish, he responded. âNubia and Storm.â
 He sat there and thoroughly enjoyed watching the emotions wash over your face. Shock was the first, then disbelief, and finally awe. Now you sat there assessing him as if you thought he was pranking you. He was not. You opened your mouth to say something, and he stopped you before you did.
 âI suggest you do not repeat it. I assure you I am not.â
 Your eyes darkened right at the moment you sucked your bottom lip back into your mouth. Losing his train of thought and head for control, he put another piece of the cake into his mouth, licking the back of the fork. Your eyes lowered to his mouth and your teeth sunk into that delectable bottom lip. If he were a weaker man, he would have tossed the plate he held to the side and been on you in under five seconds, but he was not a weak man. As future King, weakness had no place in the monarchy.
 Weakness was not an option until he saw you put the fork in your mouth to mirror his actions, only your tongue swirled around the teeth of the fork in a way that made his pants instantly too tight. Christ, help him.
 He cleared his throat and changed his position on the couch to one that would hide your effect.
âInteresting. I didnât expect those,â you stuttered.
 âWhat didâwhat did you expect?â
 You shrugged and toyed with the fork against your lips. âSomething else, but Iâm pleasantly surprised.â
 Your eyes met again, and the temptation he felt was somehow more than heâd ever felt. He wanted you. Heâd wanted you since you cursed about how disgusting the drink was at the bar. The only thing was, this want had shifted.
 âI am happy it is pleasantly.â
 Again your eyes lingered, and he wanted nothing more than to give in to the heavy cloud of temptation that filled the room.
 âWhatâre you working on?â
 He cleared his throat again and straightened himself. âUhâa speech. One of my fatherâs projects premiers in a few days, the first since his umââ he cleared his throat again. âSince his passing, and I am going to be the one to cut the ribbon on it.â
 âOh, Iâm so sorry for your loss.â
 Keeping his eyes turned downward, he nodded. The sincerity in your voice touched him. âThank you.â
 The silence between you stretched for a few seconds before you spoke again.
 âWhatâs wrong with it?â
 âThe speech, umâI do not know. It just does not feel right.â
 âWant me to take a look?â
 âDo you have an aptness for speeches?â
 You placed your place to the side and adjusted your posture.
 âNot speeches in general. I do have a knack for words. Iâve spent the last few years writing about the places Iâve gone in such a way that makes people want to go there themselves. I might know a little something, something.â
 He smiled, put the plate beside him, and leaned forward to hand you his laptop. He watched as you read through the few paragraphs heâd already written and wondered what you thought of it. Every lift of your brow or nibble of your lip had him more and more curious as to the thoughts in your head. After a few minutes, you nodded.
 âThis isnât bad. You sound like youâre on a good roll.â
 âNo critique?â
 âHow about you leave me with it for a day or two, and Iâll have some notes. Or, you could give it to your royal speechwriter.â
 He chuckled. âWhat makes you think I have one of those?â
 You rolled your eyes and smiled. âHello, this is a monarchy. I am sure the monarchy employs people to make sure their dear prince is always PC.â
 You were right.
 âI think I would rather leave it with you,â he replied, making you smile in the process.
 âOkay. Iâll knock your socks off then.â
 âYou already have,â he said, standing to take your plate.
 He tried to arrange the empty plates, dishes, and classes on the carts in a way that wouldnât have them falling once they were moved.
 âIs there anything else I can get for you?â
 He turned in time to see you wobbling toward him, clutching the IV pole with one hand and a plate with the other. He saw your knees buckle and wrapped you in his arms, taking you to the bed in the process. With you underneath him, he couldn't deny how right this felt. Your breathing was heavy, your eyes bright and chest heaving. The way you were looking at him made his next move the only possible one.
 He brought his lips toward yours but right before he claimed them, he hesitated. The tiny sliver of space between your lips made it easy to feel the literal electricity that sparked between you. He was so close, but so far, and he wanted to get closer. The fact that you didnât look as if you objected to this made his blood bubble with desire even more than it had hours ago when he first walked in.
 âI apologize,â he whispered before he pulled away from you with whatever ounce of strength he had remaining. He stood before you then held his hands out to you.
 âLet me help you.â
 You placed your hands in his letting him hoist you up. He wrapped his arm around your waist and helped you back to the side of the bed youâd been this entire time.  When he eased you down, he spread the blanket over you and assured you were comfortable. Being sure to keep his eyes away from yours, he turned to his things and gathered them.
 âI will let you get some rest. If Dr. Alfonsi found out I were here preventing that, he would give me a stern talk.â
 âThank you for this,â you said.
 He took his laptop from your bed and nodded. âI will email it to you.â
 âYou have my email?â
 âI am head of this country; I have multiple resources at my disposal,â he replied, smirking at you. Your smile said you fully understood his meaning and knew he was teasing. You understood him. Yet another thing to like about you, he thought. He quickly averted his eyes then gave you a slight head bow.
 âGood night, Xari.â
 âGood night, your highness.â
 He walked toward the door and poked his head out to instruct the waiting staff to remove the carts. The walk back to his room was filled with several stops as he thought to go back, but when he realized he couldnât, he carried on his way. Heâd never been filled with so many conflicting wants and thoughts before, and he suspected as the coming weeks stretched, this would be just the tip of the iceberg.
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The Crown, The Sword, and The Gay
Meant To Be Good News
A/N: ... heyyyyy- its been a bit. I got rapped up in exams and i felt like being productive today so u get a chapterrrr and i wrote another one so u have about two chapters guaranteed ill try to be more consistent lol (also long chapter as compensation)
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words: 2286
summary: Virgil doesn't want to deal with this mess but he was sent to deliver a message so, theres not much he can do
pairings: eventual prinxiety, eventual intrulogical, eventual moceit, Remile
warnings: some potty language (not much), stress, anxiety, negative self talk, food mention, worried for a characters safety
(let me know if there's any other)
They went up the steps in silence.
As they entered through the door, Roman grabbed the basket that was abandoned during the argument. He left it on a table near the entrance, he headed towards the corner with shelves, grabbed a brown book, nothing interesting in the cover, just a plain brown book and headed towards the window seat to read.
Virgil was struggling to decide if he should try to speak or not, he absolutely despised small talk but if he didn't talk he didn't want it to get awkward. He looked over to Roman because if he did decide to talk to the prince, what in the hell would he even talk about?! Virgil saw the royal glance up from his book to look at the small table near all the shelves that had a single red book, it was simple like the one he was holding, it just had a title, yet it caused more intrigue than the other.
When Virgil took a good look at Roman he looked somehow defeated, like he had lost- no, given up on a 100 year long fight. The monarch glanced once more at the table with the red book, this time however, he caught a glimpse of the stormy knight, â You should sit down, the trip back alone takes a few hours, it's gonna be some time before you get to go back.â Virgil looked up at the prince who had resumed his reading, âUh⌠yeahâ he took a seat near the desk Roman kept glancing at.
Virgil decided to take a glance at the book. It seemed to be a fictional adventure book...seems interesting. Roman looked at the table again and spotted the tall knight carefully opening the book. âItâs an adventure book. Just a fairytale.â Romanâs voice seemed to startle Virgil as he immediately slammed the book shut.
âY-yeah sorry, I didn't mean to open it without permission, that was so rude of me and-â Roman stopped him mid rant âIt's alright, you can read it. One of my personal favorite books.â The prince smiled at him to show he didn't mind âIâm not much of a reader. I just uh⌠got curious, I guess?â Virgil didn't seem sure of his answer. âWell, I can give you a small summary! If youâd like me to, of course.â Roman backtracked pretty quickly, snide comments about how excited he got over meaningless things forcing themselves into his head. But Virgilâs âSure, Why not?â Made him a little less apprehensive.
âOk! So, the story is focused on this boy named Aaron. He is a poor farm boy living with his family in a village that was overthrown by the guards, they became corrupted and betrayed the royal family and took control for themselves.â Virgil just nodded along.
âThey treated the least wealthy of the kingdom the worst, they didn't have money to bribe them with so to them they were useless, it got to the point where they were becoming the robbers, they would never steal from people with money because they were cruel people. Aaron and his father wanted to make a change but his mother didn't want them to, she wanted to play it safe and just gather enough money to leave for a better place.â
Roman rambling about the story not realizing how little of a summary it actually was since he definitely wasn't being concise, âI agree with the mom. Her plan sounds safe and effective.â Virgil didn't really mind, at least he wasn't going to be bored while he waited, âMaybe so! But where's the fun in that, dear knight?â Roman didn't really get the knights perspective âMay not be fun but at least they'll get outta there without a problemâ Virgil thought he was in the right and that the main character would make stupid reckless decisions for the drama and suspense.
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âAha! They went back to the momâs plan anyway! There was literally no need to try and do all that heroic shit.â Virgil was now fully invested in the story, he probably wouldn't have been if Roman wasnât such a good storyteller.
âWell yeah... But it was worth it! If they didn't try they would have never known the outcome of that situation.â Roman was happy the knight seemed invested, he was mostly happy because he finally got to discuss the book with someone, and that someone had very different opinions than himself.
There was a knock on the door.
They both looked at each other, It didn't feel like they had been talking for that long. So, who in the hell was at the door?
Virgil stood up, hand fidgeting with the hilt of his sword. Roman stood as well, they both walked towards the door. Virgil opened the door, only to find Ruth on the other end of the door. âOh, it's the lady from earlier.â Virgil turned to Roman as he let her in.
âNurse, how did you get back so quickly?â Roman spoke up. âI wouldn't say it was that quick, it's been a few hours. But we found someone along the way so that did speed up the process.â Ruth talked as she noticed the untouched basket and started nearing it.
Roman and Virgil on the other hand looked at each other with confusion. It didn't feel like they had been talking for more than half an hour. âI'm sorry, I must have been talking your ear off.â The royal felt a need to apologize, âHey, at least you made the wait entertaining.â the knight did not deem it necessary.
Ruth turned and glared at Roman. âSo, you haven't eaten?â Roman glanced at the untouched basket and cursed under his breath, he completely forgot. â WellâŚâ Ruth was not having it âYou brat.â She walked behind him and started pushing him towards the table.
âI had an excuse!â Ruth stopped pushing him âAnd what is it?â Roman turned to meet her eye and said, âI get nauseous when I eat too early.â Ruth looked unimpressed âI'm fully aware Roman. But it's almost noon.â Romanâs brain scrambled for another excuse âI was reading and I lost track of time.â She was still very much unimpressed. âAs long as it wasn't the book you always read, fine by meâ
As Romanâs nurse made sure Roman ate she noticed Virgil standing a few feet behind them. âI wasn't able to introduce myself earlier. I am Ruth, the bratâs nurse.â She extended her hand with a smile. Virgil shook her hand while he chuckled, which was interrupted by Romanâs overdramatic offended noises. âNurse! Youâre making him think I'll be a nightmare to care for!â
Ruth turned to him âWas I supposed to lie to him and tell him youâre a delight? My apologies, sireâ Roman put a hand on his chest and gasped. âNow I understand why Trent called you a witch!â Ruth laughed, âYouâre just basically proving my point.â Roman could only grumble and go back to eating.
Ruth took a look around the tower and spotted the red book on a table. âI see you've decided to become a liar huh?â Roman turned to her âWhatever do you mean?â She walked towards the table and picked up the book âSeems like someone was reading the same book they always read, I don't understand why they read it if they've memorized the whole book!â Roman knew Ruth was only joking but he didn't appreciate being called a liar âI wasn't reading it this time it was just out in the open! You can ask him!â
Roman pointed at Virgil, Ruth just looked at Virgil expecting an answer, âHe wasn't reading that book, he was reading the one by the windowâ it wasn't a lie. âYou better not be covering for that devil.â Virgil noticed there wasn't any malice behind her voice, her words portrayed something different. âAre you accusing me of being a liar? I thought that was reserved for the prince.â Ruth started laughing âHey! Youâre supposed to be on my side!â Virgil just chuckled.
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Romanâs nurse sat next to the window, looking out worriedly. Roman knew his nurse fairly well, âHas Remy not gotten back yet?â Ruth sighed and turned âMy son and his tardiness againâ.
Roman went over to his nurse, giving her a hug âIâm sure heâs just a little late..â Ruth tried to smile at Roman âI know Roman. I'm just a worried old hag.â Roman rolled his eyes and sat by the window
Ruth looked out the window one last time and took a deep breath. âWell I have to get going so we get there some time before sunriseâ Roman stood up to say a proper goodbye to his nurse. âSee you in a few daysâŚâ Roman really didnât want to let go but he didn't have much of a choice.
Ruth started packing what she had brought in silence, once she neared the door she spoke âRoman, his and her majesty will have to be informed about this incident..â Roman was obviously not content because this would surely somehow be put partially on him. âYes, I understand.â Ruth smiled sympathetically and turned to the storm eyed knight only a few feet away.
âVirgil, youâll have to stay with Roman for a while longer. Commander Arlott sure didn't expect the need to find a replacement for Trent and truly not a day after being stationed here.â Virgil just nodded, he understood the circumstances and was glad to be able to witness such a sight. âThe Commander insisted it would take quite some time to take someone off their post, he insisted he wasn't worried.â Ruth opened the door ready to leave, while Virgil was just trying for the pressure to not get to him.
Ruth said her final goodbyes and exited the tower.
Virgil then turned to the Royal, who went back to the same spot he had been before Ruth arrived, and just stared out the window as his nurse left.
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As Roman sat near the big window just looking out he started wondering why Virgil had even come here in the first place. He vaguely remembered Trent mentioning him being a messenger but that could just be some Knightly insult he was unaware of. So⌠he asked âVirgil, if you don't mind me asking...why exactly did you come here?â Virgil looked alarmed for a second as he had just zoned out for about 20 minutes âCommander Arlott, wanted me to deliver a message to Trentâ Roman just responded with a simple âOhâ and resumed his staring out the window.
âSo⌠how did the book end?â Virgil felt a little embarrassed to interrupt the silence to ask but he got extremely invested, to the point that if the Prince refused to share the information he might just read it himself. Roman just laughed, he knew how intriguing the book was âWell⌠In the middle of the motherâs plan being in motion they actually got word of a rebel group that had been inspired by their attempts to take the crown back.â Virgil sat down right across from the Royal nodding for him to go on.
Roman continued speaking but he kept getting distracted by a tapping sound. At first it was nothing, but then it got so prominent he couldn't ignore it anymore. Mid-rant he stopped himself and started looking around to see where the sound could possibly be coming from.
Virgil was confused as to why the heir had stopped speaking but then he started to hear taps. They didnât sound like just a regular forest sound and they would surely not hear minuscule noises from such a height.
âDear knight, are you hearing that?â Virgil nodded and stood up to see what could possibly be causing the ticks, Roman stood right along with him and then suddenly pointed towards the balcony doors. âVirgil, it's coming from the balcony.â
Virgil stopped to listen carefully âYeah, but what's causing it?â They then saw a little pebble hit the glass doors of the balcony and make the tapping they had been hearing.
Roman went to the balcony with no hesitation and opened the doors.
Virgil started having his thoughts race a mile a minute, what if this was to lure the prince out to assassinate him? If the prince died on his watch he would be hung no doubt.
As these thoughts crossed his mind, he moved forward to follow the prince. He then quickly realized the prince was leaning over the balcony having a casual conversation with his possible murderer.
âRemy, what are you doing here? Ruth is going to kill you if you don't get there by sunrise!â Roman screamed down to the man in a black cape with dark tinted glasses covering his eyes. âWell yeah! But I had to make a stop here! I have something for you!â That made Roman start jumping with anticipation as to what Remy could have brought him from his trip
âWhat is it Rem? Is it something fancy? Is it food? Is it a book?â Though his eyes couldn't be spotted, not only because of his glasses but due to the height, it was very apparent he rolled his eyes. âNo! It's a letter.â That got Roman even more excited. Could it actually be him? Roman haven't received anything but it could actually be! Finally some good news!
âWhoâs it from?!â Remy looked down at the letter as if inspecting it âI don't know.â That caused Romanâs excitement to dull immensely. He would have surely marked it. Thereâs still a chance it could be him, right? Romanâs anticipation quickly turned into more of an anxious feeling.
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