#also my cat has snuck into the room and has been secretly hanging out with me for who knows how long. i turned around and he was there

[unnonexistence]

unsure if the new anxiety meds are Doing Something or if I'm just having a weird day

[dinosaurtsukki]

haikyuu!! characters as people you meet at a college party

more university au’s because god i miss parties but not that i party hard i just drink and cry 

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Hinata: he brought sparkling wine with him and is now drinking it all by himself straight out of the bottle 

Kageyama: vomited after drinking blueberry soju and is now washing himself and his clothes in the bathtub under hot water

Tsukishima: he has been nursing the same beer in the corner of the house with his headphones blaring ‘mad world’ for the past three hours

Yamaguchi: has been standing outside the door for the past hour muttering ‘go in. just go in. go in !! you’ll be fine! just go in!’ 

Ennoshita: he’s been tapping his passed-out friend on the shoulder and yelling ‘hey, hey, are you okay?’ for quite a while. also he’s been wearing his stethoscope backwards

Tanaka: the friend who’s passed out cold after just drinking one beer and also has his shirt off

Nishinoya: he’s swinging from the chandelier even though he has absolutely no idea how he got there or how to get down from there. you can say he’s hanging out

Daichi: the one manning the grill but he has absolutely no idea just how many burgers and hotdogs he’s cooked, only that he’s been sweating so much that his glands can no longer produce sweat

Sugawara: the social butterfly of the party, always asks people how they’re doing and if they want more food. he drinks from a fancy flask that’s actually full of vinegar

Asahi: he just keeps going back and forth from the convenience store buying water for everyone because there’s no drinking water in the entire fucking house

Oikawa: at one point, he just drunkenly yelled ‘OH MY GOD THIS IS JUST LIKE RIVERDALE’ and was boo-ed and kicked out of the house

Iwaizumi: the one who started boo-ing oikawa out of the house, also decided to hang out in the treehouse in the backyard because that’s what troy and gabriella did in High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Matsukawa: passed out on the lawn with a bucket in his hands. whenever he wakes up, he sits up and vomits everywhere except for where the bucket is

Hanamaki: the one chilling, fully dressed, on a flamingo pool floatie in the middle of the pool with a Sex on the Beach in his hand

Kyoutani: the one who snuck up to the master bedroom of the house and rifled through a woman’s make-up drawer and used her eyeliner before going back downstairs

Yahaba: has been secretly taking a video of iwaizumi singing ‘right here, right now’ in the treehouse

Ushijima: he’s there sitting on the couch, in the midst of all the chaos, writing a paper on his laptop as if he was working in the library (he’s not even wearing earphones)

Shirabu: he comes in the earliest and gets as drunk as possible before leaving at exactly 11 pm on the Uber he called beforehand (med students don’t get a break sorry)

Tendou: his entire left arm is covered with lime juice and has been dipped in salt. he just stands around the group of people taking shots and offers his arm

Semi: lying on the rooftop with his headphones on and staring at the stars, pretending he’s the edgy, misunderstood young man in a coming-of-age film

Goshiki: an expert at doing the keg stand but he actually hates alcohol and is super lightweight. he just does it for the attention and like a praise

Kuroo: goes absolutely BATSHIT CRAZY when the DJ plays ‘mr. brightside’ like a white boy. also he’s ranting at a complete stranger about the Sharknado series

Kenma: he’s huddled in the corner drinking Dr. Pepper and playing on his game console. it’s not because he’s antisocial, he’s sulking because the cat he was trying to pet ran away from him

Lev: he has a tendency of just,, falling,,on the floor,, whenever he’s drunk. at some point, you heard someone yelling ‘TIMBER’ and then the sound of lev falling 

Yaku: the best person to come to for mixed drinks. he’s basically the bartender for the entire party. he secretly stands on a box behind the counter though

Bokuto: the one who hogs the karaoke machine and keeps singing either backstreet boys songs or britney spears. at one point he tried to do a rap song but failed and was depressed

Akaashi: the ever-amazing DJ who just knows what the perfect song to play is. he’s super protective about his job though and chases away anyone who wants him to play ‘all-star’ on loop

Atsumu: the one who decided it was a good idea to jump from the roof and into the pool before later climbing out and going back to the party soaking wet

Osamu: mixes the weirdest drinks and makes people drink them like chocolate milk and tequila mixed with lemon syrup. he also poured fricking pickle juice in the jungle juice

Suna: passed out in the middle of the living room and is basically turned into a whiteboard with everyone writing random shit on him (someone even did their math homework on his back)

Kita: the one that the sad drunk people go to and cry on. kita will just be patting their head, telling them that it’s all okay and he’s here for them, before giving them a bottle of water

Sakusa: he is basically ANYWHERE except for where people are vomiting (like bathroom or the lawn). he was going to chill by the pool when atsumu jumped in

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[foodieforthoughts]

Sand and Stars - Prologue

Series Summary: After the water pump being blown up, the insurgents in Baqubah are taking a hold of the food supply to the village. Camp Warhorse is in dire need of reinforcements. It has been eight months of submitting countless requests when the High Command commissions Sergeant Olivia Ross to take her group of men and women and help Captain Syverson and his team to restore a semblance of normalcy. But with the war raging, does it get two hearts closer too?

Pairing: Captain Syverson x OFC x OMC

Word Count: 1925

Warnings: 18+, Mentions of war, military technicalities, smut in future chapters

A/N: This (x) has finally taken birth. I am very excited about this fic, it is literally the only thing I can focus on right now. A big thanks to @thelastsock​ for beta-ing this. Sending her lot of love and good health, always. Please don’t come down on me if I have gotten any of the army-related things wrong, because this is a work of fiction.

Title: Prologue

Olivia Ross was everything but a heavy sleeper. She slept like a feral cat ready to jump at even the slightest bit of disturbance. And that is why she was wide awake at 3 a.m.

The sound of Alex’s snores, deep and rumbling, echoed from beside her. A strong arm was draped tightly over her torso-his bull’s head tattoo peeking out from under his sleeve. Olivia looked to her side and sighed.

She hated sneaking out of his room the next day. The walk of shame she could take-her squad mates were already bored by the gossip of yesteryears-but the imminent questioning that Alex would barrage her with later, was what broke her.

Carefully, Olivia moved his arm from over her body and slid out from the bunk bed they were sharing. She watched as Alex turned to the other side and a moment later, continued snoring; oblivious to the loss of bodily warmth from besides him.

Grabbing her discarded clothes piled on the floor and hurriedly pulling them on, Olivia grabbed her dog tags from the table. Her eyes also fell on the other chain lying on the metal desk; a Saint Christopher Medal in a silver chain which Alex had gotten for her the last time he had flown home. Reluctantly, she grabbed the chain and wore it with her dog tags and swiftly snuck out of the Captain’s room.

As soon as Olivia was out in the corridors of the Baghdad base camp, the sweet noise of military men going about their duties graced her ears. She looked around as she made her way towards the ladies quarters; some of the men were loading up their Humvees for a patrol around the city, a few of them out for their morning run and then there were others like her who were hurrying away to reach their beds.

Closing the door to her quarters, Olivia was met with two sets of narrowed eyes looking at her. “Busy night there, Sergeant Ross?” The smugness in their voices, nothing new but annoying nonetheless, made Olivia roll her eyes.

“Aren’t you guys supposed to be sleeping?” She laid on her bed-her legs dangling from the ends-feeling relaxed more than she was when sleeping next to Alex.

A loud bang on the hard metal door interrupted them. A young private recruit peaked inside, her cheeks going red as she came face to face with her seniors.

Raising her head from her bed, Olivia looked at the blushing Private edging around the door. “What is it, Private?”

“Uhm…”

“You need to speak faster, sister. No one’s going to be waiting that long for you to finish your sentences.” Sergeant Sloan, a blond beauty with Victoria’s Secret model’s look, said from her bunk on the other side of the room.

“I was told to get Sergeant Ross to Lieutenant Crowley.”

Olivia nodded at the soldier and she hurried out, closing the door behind her. “What does Crowley want?”

“Hopefully, he sends us somewhere. I’m tired of looking at the same old shaved heads around here.” Corporal Sierra said from her corner of the room. Both the ladies laughed at their joke, Sloan snorting while laughing and Sierra basking in her comedic skills. Olivia smiled looking at her fellow bunk mates, loving their laughter ringing in the dilapidated and make-shift room.

After taming her wild bed hair into a braid and pulling on a fresh set of clothes to meet the lieutenant, Olivia made her way towards the central meeting hub. Lieutenant Crowley was a balding man in his late fifties, irritating beyond belief and the epitome of a male chauvinist. Olivia looked at him while he shuffled through his folders and pulled out one to hand over to her.

“You need to go to Baqubah.” His nasally voice ordered, his height an inch shorter than hers.

“Sir?” Olivia looked down at the brown manila folder in her hand. Camp Warhorse was written below the bold printed letters of Baqubah.

“They had a water problem which was not fixed and now the militants have been targeting the food supply trucks entering the city.” He pulled out another folder from underneath the table, handing it to her with a grunt. “They need air support, but Command wants us to only send one. You can take the Little Bird and two Humvees with any twelve members for your unit. I’m making you responsible for the mission.”

“What are we to do there? Can’t we just drop food rather than driving it in-?” Olivia opened the first folder to find a letter of co-ordinates and sitreps from the Captain stationed at the camp.

“They have asked for help. You’ll meet with the Captain there and gauge the situation personally. Is that clear, Sergeant?”

When anyone pulls rank on the other, it usually means the conversation is over. So, Olivia with her two manila folders, nodded at Lieutenant Crowley and turned to walk away. “Sergeant, you leave in two hours.”

Perfect. She turned to nod at the Lieutenant who had already sat down to get back to his work.

Olivia made her way back towards the quarters from the hub. The base camp looked more alive now that almost everyone was awake. Loud music blared from the speakers with shirtless men playing basketball or getting their daily workout in. Olivia opened the folder and took the first paper in her hand; it was a sitrep from eight months ago from Captain Syverson about the blast at the water pump they were supposedly fixing. She went through the report, noticing Sergeant Harper’s name whom she personally knew from a previous mission.

Lost in her task at hand, Olivia missed the man coming her way and bumped into him, her steps faltering behind with the impact. When she looked up, the unmistaken glare of two narrowed blue-green eyes met her own. She let out a sigh even before he could speak another word.

“Captain Cooper,” She greeted the man whom she had only left a couple of hours ago. “Good morning.”

“You snuck out, again.” The harshness in his voice made Olivia remember why she despised this particular exchange of words in the morning. Alex, unlike the state she had left him in, was now dressed in his army pants and the beige army t-shirt with his hair groomed to the nines. Never a day did Alex show up with disheveled hair and unshaven, he was always the well-groomed kind of man that romance novels idealized about.

“Crowley wanted me for a briefing,” she showed him the folders, “We leave for Baqubah in under two hours. Going to be delivery guys for them.”

Alex scrunched his eyebrows as his attention from last night’s shenanigans were drawn to the mission at hand. He took the folders from her and shifted through the papers. “Baqubah? Wasn’t there an unsuccessful mission already?”

The change in his tone, from the attention seeking friend to a decorated military man, made Olivia realize why she had fallen for him in the first place. It was that very dedication to his work, the life choice that he had made, that had made her pursue him like an eagle does it’s prey.

Too bad the eagle realized it wasn’t really hungry.

“Liv?” Alex asked, the long lashes lining his eyes fluttering as he looked at her.

“Yeah, but there’s an insurgence of militants and food supply shortage.” He handed the folders back to her, crossing his arms over his chest. The sleeve of his t-shirt stretched over his muscles, revealing the tattoos on either side of his arms. A single vein stretched over each of his bulging biceps, taunting her with the memories of her tracing it with her fingertips.

Olivia shook her head, choosing to look behind Alex and spotting her unit coming her way. “I need to go. I haven’t even told my people.” She started to walk away when Alex held her wrist. She looked at him wide-eyed and frantically looked around to see if anyone was looking at them. This was the first time Alex was being so forthcoming about their twisted relationship out in the open.

“Were you going to at least say goodbye?”

Olivia froze hearing the pain in his voice. She did not wish to discuss whatever was going on between them. In a deep corner of her mind, she was secretly happy that she was being sent away from the base camp. It meant she could think about a way to gently let Alex know that they were done.

“Alex,” the use of his informal name, always made him smile. Olivia used it to her advantage on more than one occasion. “We need to head out. I need to brief them. Please can we do this later?”

She wanted to wait for his answer but when her eyes darted to the makeshift clock hanging on the wall, that the men had put together one night after getting drunk on local liquor, showed she had over an hour and half to roll out; Olivia mouthed a ‘sorry’ and walked away. She hated when she left Alex standing like that, alone and dejected. She was the cause of this shit-show, but she had no idea how to end it.

“Groundhog, this is echo 1-1, we are set to fly out the nest. Over.” Sergeant Gary Schmidt, Olivia's most trusted co-pilot, said into the communications line. They had gathered a group of twelve soldiers, including Olivia’s bunk mates Sloan and Sierra and were now ready to leave for Camp Warhorse. The blades of their chopper, the beautiful and reliable MH-6 Little Bird, whirred by cutting the dry air of Baghdad.

“This is Groundhog to Echo 1-1. You are cleared for flight. Over.”

Olivia looked to her right at Schmidt and gave a thumbs up. “Echo 1-1 is flying out. Welcome on board, people.” She said into her comms, controlling the stick and feeling the skids lift off from the ground.

In an unplanned glance towards the tarmac, Olivia caught sight of Alex standing a few feet away with his face impassive; lips pursed tight and eyes covered with shades, the last thing Olivia saw before they flew off from the Baghdad Base Camp.

“What a dump of desert and sand, Red.” Schmidt said into the comms to her, making her smile being referenced by her nickname and distracting her from the unsettling feeling she had by looking at Alex. Her command officer had jokingly compared her hair to fire after one heated argument she had with a fellow soldier and called her ‘Red’, making the name become a core part of her identity. “Baqubah better be forgiving.” Schmidt continued as they turned towards the road leading up to the destroyed city.

An hour into the flight and their comms came alive. “This is Warhorse to Echo 1-1.” Olivia looked at her co-pilot and nodded her head to take over the communications. In the distance, over the expanse of the dry desert, the heat was coming down hard on them, making little beads of sweat form on the underside of their helmets.

“Echo 1-1, receiving, over.”

“Echo 1-1, this is Captain Syverson,” the previous emotionless voice was replaced by a strongly accented one. Olivia was borderline impressed by Syverson's command in his voice. She looked at Schmidt at the same time he did-they always referred to each other as ‘twins’ because their minds were almost always in sync. “The tarmac is ready for your landing. Welcome to Warhorse.”

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[iamnightduchess]

Hey Queen, so I was rewatching season 2 of AOT, and obviously, I saw the amazing Reiner and Bertholdt betrayal scene. I couldn’t help but imagine how that scene would play out in the Twilight Blue universe. May I ask for your headcanons of the Twilight Blue universe? I’m also really curious if Mikasa and Reiner would get back together since they teamed up in the manga to defeat Eren. Thanks!

Hello my dear. Thank you so much for the wonderful Ask! Here’s hoping that your weekend has started out great so far. The S2E6 scene is legendary on its own through the nonchalant way Reiner revealed his & Bertolt’s true identity to the Islanders. In the Twilight Blue Universe, it would be a lot more impactful on both Mikasa & Reiner emotionally. The following (super long) headcanon would be what I envision had happened & also, the possibility of them getting back together again in current canon timeline of the manga.

Read on more for your reading pleasure!

ReiKasa Fic AU Headcanon #4

Universe: Twilight Blue (Note: for this headcanon, the epilogue never took place & the only person who is aware of ReiKasa’s secret relationship would be Bertolt. There's some BeruKasa moments too.) Rhythmic muse included in the links below!

Pre-Reveal

* After the end of Twilight Blue, Reiner & Mikasa had been seeing each other in secrecy. Bertolt would frequently and naturally be the one who provides an excuse for Reiner’s occasional disappearances and he’d also be the one who actually help to switch Reiner’s kitchen or laundry duties so they would coincide with Mikasa’s turn making it easier for the couple to sneak in more alone time together.

* Their relationship continues even when they both enlisted with the Survey Corps.

* Mikasa & Reiner have several secret rendezvous spot(s) : i) the library, right at the secluded area of the fitness books section, ii) the nearby forest for an early morning run, iii) the kitchen storage room. When they've been reassigned to the SC's old headquarters, they frequently snuck into an old attic up in one of the older towers.

* Mikasa can be seen staying longer whenever Eren & Armin hung out with Reiner & Bertolt. It never escaped Armin's perceptive observation that Mikasa seemed to be more sociable only around boys like Reiner & Bertolt.

* During one of their secret trysts, Reiner promised to Mikasa that he'd bring her back to his home in the future to introduce her to his family. He even mentioned this in secret to Bertolt, which the latter protested immediately, arguing that Mikasa would have a horrible future in Marley if they ever take her back with the Founder. She would become their POW or worst, a breeder for the military due to her Ackerman blood. Bertolt reminded him that there are no possible future for them together.

* Since they've been keeping their relationship a secret, Reiner still is flirtatious around the other girls, much to Mikasa's envy. But she wasn't openly expressive of her feelings, therefore only Bertolt was able to tell when Mikasa is bothered by Reiner's behavior around the other female cadets.

* Bertolt would be the one to remind Reiner that he's being overboard but when his best friend apparently 'forgotten' that he's dating the top cadet, Bertolt eventually became the person that offers Mikasa the voice of reasoning.

* Reiner's apparent crush on Krista wasn't taken well by Mikasa. Reiner told her that it was all an act so no one would find out about their relationship. But it didn't hurt Mikasa less everytime he tries to flirt with the petite, beautiful girl right in front of her. It also didn't help that all the other cadets had been gossiping about how Reiner & Krista make a perfect couple, much to Ymir's annoyance as well.

* Bertolt began to spend more time with Mikasa alone, where he also shared with her of his secret feelings for Annie. They both bonded over having to keep their true feelings to themselves. At this point, Mikasa had already see Bertolt as a brother figure, just like Eren and Armin. The other cadets, however, began to suspect the nature of Bertolt & Mikasa’s relationship.

* Connie was the one who suggested that Bertolt & Mikasa had been 'tumbling in the hay' during dinner, when they were running late that one time from cleaning the stables. The way they both blushed & kept quiet only stirred up more rumors, much to Jean & Reiner's annoyance. That same night, after their evening roll call, inside that tiny attic space, Reiner, once again, reminded her on why there would be no other men that could make Mikasa feels the way he does. Part of him was being possessive, part of him was jealous.

* One incident where Mikasa fell off a tree and twisted her ankle to help a stray cat, actually almost caused a rift between Reiner & Bertolt. Reiner only then realized that he had hurt Mikasa's feelings the instant he felt envious when he saw Bertolt carrying the injured Mikasa in his arms. Bertolt asked him, "Why would you care about her?", causing Reiner to recognize that he hasn't been fair towards Mikasa ever since they began dating.

* Bertolt had to remind Reiner that they were not supposed to be attached to anyone on that island but they both know that it was already a line they had crossed.

Reveal & RtS “Say Something”

* The day before the emergency discreet meeting with the top SC officers had also been the last time Reiner & Mikasa had been intimate with each other.

* The night Hange revealed the SC's suspicions of the duo's true identity, Mikasa found it difficult to accept & she had secretly been hoping that their suspicions were untrue.

* When their squad arrives in time to rescue Reiner, Bertolt & the others in Utgard Castle, Mikasa had been worried about Reiner's injury but the way Reiner & Bertolt had been avoiding her gaze somehow confirms her worst fear.

* On top of Wall Rose, Mikasa had been dreading the moment that they're waiting to apprehend the two of them but Reiner's sudden mental breakdown pushed them all to the point of no return. Her hands had been shaking & she hesitated. Their objective was to apprehend them both for questioning, partly because she desperately wanted to talk to Reiner & to get his explanation.

* To say that Mikasa was disappointed that their suspicions were proven true would be an understatement. She was beyond devastated.

* Mikasa actually only wanted to hold Bertolt down so they could apprehend him. But Reiner pushed her off the wall, and this is because Reiner knew that Bertolt & him had to shift and he didn't want her to be caught in the transformation blast.

* The moment Reiner's psyche reinstates back to his Warrior alter, he had temporarily compartmentalized his existing feelings for Mikasa but his heart wouldn't allow him to do so.

* When the SC were chasing after Reiner, Bertolt & Eren, Reiner's heart ultimately broke the moment he heard Mikasa called him a plague of humanity in vain. His heart bled when he'd heard a Titan grabbed Mikasa & he'd heard her screaming in pain but he had to pretend that he felt nothing when it happened.

* Their relationship was as good as dead at that point and the end of the road for both of them, which was a premature, unspoken decision on both sides.

* The whole time when the SC were present during Hange’s introduction & briefing of the Thunder Spears, Mikasa’s brain had been thinking about Reiner the whole time & her feelings were hurt even worst than before.

* She knew they had no choice but to kill them & it didn’t make it even easier for her. It still hurts her to have to use that last Thunder Spear on him. She was still angry at him the whole time Hange was threatening him to explain about the place he came from, their mission & that mysterious letter for Historia. Never she’d expected that it would be the last time she’d ever see his face.

Post-Reveal  “It’s Not Goodbye”

* During her imprisonment for insubordination, Mikasa became depressed not only for the fact she now knew that both Eren & Armin have limited years left of living due to the Curse of Ymir, but it was also because of her guilt towards having to watch Bertolt being eaten alive by Armin’s raw titan form and also for a fact that Reiner would also be dying before Eren does.

* When Eren & Armin went to Reiner & Bertolt’s old room to clear their remaining possessions, it was Armin who told Mikasa that he’d kept them in the old attic instead of throwing them away. Mikasa kept Reiner’s old shirt that still has his scent on it from the storage & actually hid it under her pillow. It helped her through her difficult nights.

Time-Skip (Current Canon Timeline) “Love Story”  | “Tainted”

* Within that four years, they both had never stopped thinking about the other. It hurts Reiner so badly that he couldn’t allow himself to reminisce all of the beautiful moments he had with Mikasa and could only subconsciously thought of the last moment he’d ever saw her face; her sending an explosive projectile down his Titan’s throat.

* Mikasa had not talked to anyone about Reiner or even once mention his name within that four years. No one knew why she would seclude herself in the attic of one of the headquarters towers every other Saturday.

* Only Sasha knew of Mikasa’s secret relationship years later by accident as during one night, she had overheard Mikasa tossed and turned around in her sleep, calling out for Reiner’s name, her asking why and how could you in her sleep. Mikasa would later wakes up from her nightmare & hides herself in their shared bathroom, crying in the shower.

* The first time she sees Reiner’s Armored Titan again in Liberio, she couldn’t hide the disappointment on her face. She couldn’t even look at Reiner’s direction at all & she realizes that seeing him again still hurts her.

* She was genuinely concerned of Reiner’s safety after the Rumbling was initiated by Eren. Later on, when they were reunited through the Marley-Paradis alliance, all those old memories came flooding back. They both had grown physically & mentally older but the love, it has always been there. The moment she saw his sleeping figure, by gods, she had never known how much she’s been missing him.

* It pained her so much when she saw him being pummeled by Jean because of Marco’s death. Not even once he retaliated or defended himself. She’d never stopped worrying for him the moment he saw him immobilized inside his Titan form at the docks in their confrontation with the Jeagerists. Yet, not even once had she spoken to him directly ever since they were reunited.

* The first time they’ve ever spoken to each other was on the Hizuru steamer en route to Odiha. While Connie was busy tending to the injured Armin in the Medical Bay inside the ship, she helped clean Annie & Reiner’s wounds. “I miss you so damn much.” Were the first words he’d ever spoken to her after four and a half years. She pretended that she didn’t hear him at all.

* She avoided him on the steamer and even when they’re all gathered in the communal area to strategize, she’d spoken to everyone directly, even Annie & Pieck except him. Reiner also saw her observing the conversation Armin was having with Annie on the decks from afar and pulled her into one of secluded hallways to talk & to break the cold silence between them.

* She pushed him away and locked herself inside one of the unoccupied rooms as Reiner knocked on the door from the other side, kneeling and begging for her forgiveness, begging her not to shut him out. Mikasa hated herself even more with every tears that she had shed for both Eren and Reiner.

* Later that night, once they’ve docked in Odiha, Reiner knocked on her door once again to tell her that if tonight is the last night he’d have alive, he just wanted to apologize to her & he just didn’t want to have anymore regrets. 

* He begged and he pleaded, “I just wanted to be able to look at you in your eyes and tell you how very sorry I am for all the hurt I’ve caused you and there hasn’t been a day that went by without you on my mind. A part of me died a little bit each day since the day I left Paradis.”

* It took several swings of her fist against his chest, a slap on his cheek and a whispered, “I hate you” from her lips before it met his in a reawakened hunger. Old feelings and sparks reignited between the two former lovers. Inside a tiny bunker room on the Hizuru steam ship, two separated hearts reunited as one once again, so as their bodies.

* Now that Marley is in ruins & her mother is most probably dead, Reiner believes that he no longer has a home to return to. Mikasa disagrees & argues that he still has Gabi and he’d always have a home in her heart. Reiner realizes that if he ever survives their last stand against the Founder in Fort Salta the next day, he’d only wanted to spend the remaining time that he’d still had left alive with Mikasa, raising Gabi & Falco together.

* Right before they both dropped off from the plane to take down Eren’s Founding Titan, Reiner made one last promise to her: he’ll never leave her again & they will both return home together.

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I hope you’ve enjoyed the above & thanks again for sending in this fun Ask, @xrocketmanx! Take care & stay safe.

xoxo,

NightD

[cuddlepilefics]

9.    Glazed Almonds

Fandom: Monsta X

Little: Jooheon

Caregiver: mostly Kihyun

 Minhyuk’s POV.:

The dynamics of our group have changed a bit recently. After having to take a step back from group activities due to his anxiety, Jooheon had tried different therapy approaches. One evening him and Kihyun had gathered all members in the living room. Kihyun had also been the one to accompany the rapper to some of his sessions and his support was easier accepted by the younger than ours, for some reason our Honey struggled to open up to anyone except Kihyun and sometimes Changkyun. That particular evening, he announced, he wanted to tell us something but when we were all sitting there expectantly, he had freaked out a bit, not being able to say a single word. With the nodded permission, Kihyun had spoken up to explain what Jooheon had wanted to tell us. It was about one of his therapy approaches, the one that had helped him the most during his sessions and what he had used as coping strategy ever since. Kihyun had reminded us to be open-minded because the reason the rapper had freaked out was because he feared our reaction. How could we react in a negative way, if it is something that helps him? He probably never noticed but watching him hurt tore each and every member to pieces inside.

What they introduced us to, was a thing called age regression. Apparently, an individual acts, thinks and feels as though they are a younger age than they physically are. More accurately, an age when they had no worries. It was a bit difficult to grasp at first, it being hard to imagine Jooheon not being the Jooheon we knew. Nevertheless, we asked them to explain it in depth, so we’d be able to support our rapper the way he needed it. Not receiving the rejection he had feared, he had quickly slipped into his headspace, introducing all his plushies by name. It had been hard not to squeal at his cuteness but we were afraid of scaring him. While calmly playing along with Jooheon and his plushies, we had learned that Kihyun was something that’s called a caregiver to the little. Basically, a protective figure that looks out for the little, comforts him when sad or laughs along when happy. With the vocalist’s motherly instincts, it had only made sense that he’d take that role for Jooheon when he regressed. Jooheon had gotten tired quickly, falling asleep in his best friend’s arms. While the maknae had carried him to bed, tucking him in with his favorite plushie, we had asked Kihyun to teach us how to care for our member should he ever slip without his caregiver around. We had stayed up till late at night, receiving our lesson in How to care for a little.

Ever since then, we were all looking out for our Joohoney. Of course, only Changkyun could get as close with his fellow maknae as Kihyun but that was alright. Whatever he is comfortable with. It was fine, especially because we all get to cuddle and play with him. The cuteness that came with his younger headspace was overwhelming again every single time. I was so lucky to share a room with the rapper and Kihyun. I woke up early today, hearing soft whines and shuffling coming from Jooheon, something the rapper never did when he was big, so I figured he had regressed. That was alright, since we have no schedule today. I looked over at Kihyun but he was deeply asleep, unaware of his little’s distress. Nervously, I got out of bed, walking over to the messy bundle of blankets that probably also contained a regressed rapper. I gently started pocking the bundle, before pulling aside the edge of the blanket, coming face to face with the most adorable, squishy pout I had ever seen. “Well good morning, Honey”, I whispered, patting Jooheon’s sleep-ruffled hair. He gave be a dimpled smile before yawning and making grabby hands for me. I was a bit insecure because I had never been alone with the little before but I tried to just follow my instincts by picking him up and sneaking out to the living room quietly so Kihyun could get at least a bit more rest.

We were cuddling on the couch, watching cartoons on my tablet till the little got hungry. What do littles even eat? “Honey, what are you hungry for?”, I asked helplessly only receiving a frown. He wasn’t really the talkative one so I just carried him to the kitchen, letting him sit on the counter while I showed him different foods I deemed suitable for a little. Jooheon made his choice by shaking his head or pointing at the items excitedly. In the end we settled for a sliced banana and a chocolate pudding. Kihyun will probably kill me later when he learns that I let his little have pudding for a meal but if he has a problem with that, he should have woken up and handled the situation himself. His breakfast was messy and before we could go back to watching our cartoons, I wiped the table and we had to take a detour to the bathroom to wash the littles hands and face. I was actually surprised how entertaining cartoons could be and I was so captivated that Kihyun’s hand on my shoulder startled me as he seemingly appeared out of nowhere. “Momma”, Jooheon squealed giving his brightest smile. “Good morning to you too, baby”, the vocalist hummed, kissing his forehead. “Why are you up already?”, he continued, looking at me. “Well, I was awake and after a while I heard whining and noticed that our Honey here was awake too, so we went to watch cartoons together and let you sleep a bit longer”, I explained.

I offered to cook breakfast today because Jooheon had immediately taken his caregiver captive not allowing him to get up from the carpet where the two were playing. Slowly our members woke up one by one, shuffling into the living room. It was hard to get their attention off of our little but after a while I had gathered them all at the breakfast table. Jooheon sitting next to Kihyun, not really eating because he had already had a small breakfast but stealing small bites from Kihyun’s plate while the caregiver pretended not to notice. Changkyun on the other side of the table had secretly taken out his phone, recording them. We had no plans for today so we wanted to have some quiet time at the dorm and maybe try to get into the Chrastmas spirit. It couldn’t be too difficult to get into a joyous mood when you have a joyful little around you now, could it?

 Kihyun’s POV.:

I was really happy for my dongsaeng that he finally could regress freely around our members after having to do it in secrecy for weeks. We had actually planned for him to regress today, since we were free for the day. What I had not expected however was that, he’d wake up before me, so when he was gone when I woke up, I panicked for a second before my eyes fell onto Minhyuk’s empty bed. I calmed myself down, although Minhyuk has never cared for a little by himself, at least there was someone with Jooheon. I found them together in the living room and was relieved that my baby was actually being cared for well while I was asleep.

After breakfast, I convinced my group to occupy our regressed rapper for a while, not that they had a problem with that, rather the opposite was the case, so that I could busy myself in the kitchen. I knew glazed almonds were one of Jooheon’s favorite seasonal treats, never failing to make him feel nostalgic, so I figured it would be perfect for him to have when in little space, especially in our attempt to get into a festive mood today. Hyunwoo and Minhyuk went out to buy some Christmas decoration and plastic ornaments, while Changkyun and Hyungwon helped Jooheon pick out his favorite fairylights, hanging them up in the places the little pointed to while I quietly watched from the kitchen door. Satisfied that they were handling it, I pulled out a wrinkled paper that I had slipped between the pages of a cookbook my mother gave me.

Glazed Almonds

Ingredients:

·        200g unpeeled Almonds

·        200g white sugar

·        100ml Water

·        Pinch of salt

·        ½ tsp. cinnamon / gingerbread spice mix

Mix sugar, water, salt and spices in a pan and heat the mixture up on high till it starts bubbling gently.

Add in the almonds, stirring with a wooden spoon.

Keep boiling on high while stirring constantly till the moisture has evaporated and the sugar looks crumbly.

Turn the heat to medium and keep stirring till the sugar starts to melt again.

Turn off the heat and spread the almond out on a baking sheet, separating them carefully with a spoon to prevent them from sticking together.

Be careful, melted sugar is extremely hot!

 Hyungwon’s POV.:

We’ve been decorating the dorm with Jooheon, waiting for Hyunwoo and Minhyuk to return with more decoration since we barely owned any. The fun really only started when the two came back, emptying their shopping bags onto the carpet. Buying plastic ornaments was the wisest foresight anyone could have had, it was Kihyun’s idea, so what did I expect? The little was worse than any cat when it came to ornaments. He could stare into the shiny globe for minutes straight, before suddenly rolling it across the carpet giggling. Since we didn’t have to worry about anything being broken, we just laughed along, hanging up paper stars and setting up LED candles. We didn’t want to have any open fire with a little around. It was nice watching our second-youngest so carefree again, I had missed it. The dorm slowly filled with a warm and sweet cinnamon scent and I snuck away to the kitchen to check how much longer the vocalist would take, since Jooheon wanted to show his momma the pretty Christmas ornaments. The almonds already lay spread out on a baking sheet and I reached out to try on, freezing in my tracks as Kihyung who had just turned around yelled: “STOP! No touching yet. They’re still extremely hot.” I startled but pulled my hand back, trying to get my heartrate down after the shock.

Kihyun was still cleaning up when Jooheon shuffled into the kitchen, being lured by the smell. Like he had done earlier, he tried to sneak a bite, me only realizing what he was doing when it was to late. Alarmed by a loud cry, Kihyun shot over, pulling the little towards the sink to let some cold water run over his burned fingers as I stood in shock. A worried Changkyun popped his head into the kitchen to see what was going on, turning on his heels to fetch the first aid kit while Kihyun tried to calm the little down with their hands still under the water. When the maknae returned, pulling some ointment as well as two cute band-aids from the first aid kit, Kihyun turned off the water and gently dabbed the water of Jooheon’s hands, so the band-aids would stick, while shushing him quietly. The little was reduced to silent whimpers as Kihyun sat him down at the table. “Aww baby, what happened?”, Changkyun cooed, crouching in front of his best friend. “Ouchie”, the mentally younger boy whined, holding out his burned hand. “I see, let’s put some band-aids on that so that the ouchie will go away, hm?”, he hummed sympathetically, applying some of the ointment to the blisters forming on the little’s thumb and index finger before covering it with cute childish band-aids that he’d dug out from the bottom of their first aid kit. One of the band-aids was printed with a small bear while the other had a cute bee on it. Only sniffling a bit, Jooheon allowed his main caregiver to wipe his tears before pulling him in a hug. No one was going to scold the rapper, knowing he had learned from his mistake. Kihyun handed the little an ice pack that he could press his fingers against to numb the pain a bit, guiding him to the couch, where the little sat sandwiched between Minhyuk and Changkyun. Hyunwoo turned on a Christmas movie to distract his dongsaeng from the pain he was feeling. We all got settled in front of the TV and I picked up Jooheon’s favorite ornament that we weren’t allowed to hang up because he wanted to play with it and show it to Kihyun.

In the middle of the movie, the glazed almonds had finally cooled enough for Kihyun to fill them into bowls and serve them on the coffee table. He held out a small plastic bowl to Jooheon for the little to have his treat now. However, the little only shook his head refusing to eat any of it after they had betrayed him earlier. Minhyuk took the bowl and held it in his lap so his dongsaeng could easily reach it in case he changed his mind. We watched his eyes drift from the TV to the bowl longingly before blinking back up at the screen. After a few minutes, Kihyun had had enough. He got up from his spot on the ground next to the couch and picked an almond from the bowl, poking Jooheon’s pouty lips with it who shyly opened his mouth letting his caregiver feed him. The caregiver gently patted the littles head as he saw his eyes light up with emotion at the taste of the festive treat. Not as scared anymore, the little picked up an almond himself, holding it out to Kihyun who thanked him politely before the little got up to give each of his members one of his glazed almonds.

Settling back in his original spot he contently munched away, eyes glued to the TV as the movie reached its climax.

[alexrbrooks29]

cardigan/august/betty: a Joe,  Taylor and Tom love triangle?

Buckle up, ya’ll @jingersoll88 and I have a theory that is going to leave you shook! We think this self-described “teenage love triangle” is about Taylor’s 2016 summer with Tom, while she was secretly seeing/pursuing Joe. Taylor described the album as a way of “escaping into fantasy, history, and memory” - we know these stories are based on her insanely talented storytelling, use of imagery, and exploring different perspectives. Taylor said she “created character arcs & recurring themes that map out who is singing about who” and tries to make the love triangle seem like a boy pursuing two girls one summer, but we think it’s actually about her pursuing the two men. The point of view is blurred at times, and though the stories are told through other characters, the parallels to Taylor’s life are undeniable.

To break it down:

“Cardigan” - Taylor’s perspective

“August”- Tom’s perspective

“Betty”- Joe’s perspective

“cardigan”

In cardigan, Taylor sings about summer 2016 where she was dating Tom, but possibly seeing/pursuing Joe and draws inspiration from her other songs. It goes all the way back to the 2016 Met Gala, where Taylor met both Joe and Tom… and had a night of dancing with Tom to Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love" and T.I.'s "Bring 'Em Out.". Taylor describes her first time meeting Joe in the song “Dress” as “Flashback to when you met me, your buzzed cut and my hair bleached.” - basically confirming they did meet at the Met Gala.

Coming back to “cardigan,” Taylor describes her very public summer romance with Tom unfold as they go on dates all over the world, where she wore “High heels on cobblestones” in Rome, but was also still thinking about Joe. “Broken cobblestone” is later mentioned in the song betty. She describes her Met Gala outfit as “Sequined smile, black lipstick”. “But I knew you / Dancin' in your Levi's” draws a reference to her line in “Delicate” with the lyrics referring to Joe, “Dark jeans and your Nikes, look at you”. “And when I felt like I was an old cardigan / Under someone's bed / You put me on and said I was your favorite” After a whirlwind summer and when Taylor was feeling at her lowest, she came back to Joe and, like a warm cardigan,  he was her ultimate home .The cardigan is mentioned later in “betty” with the line, “Standing in your cardigan”. Also, Joe was in the movie “The Favourite”. “Chase two girls, lose the one” Taylor was dating Tom, but was still chasing after or couldn’t stop thinking about Joe. “Lose the one” could be seen two ways - she briefly lost Joe when she chose Tom / but in the song “the 1” she “[digs] up the grave another time” and reflects on how it could have been a fun relationship if her and Tom did end up together? The second chorus “But I knew you / Playing hide-and-seek and / Giving me your weekends, I / I knew you / Your heartbeat on the High Line /Once in twenty lifetimes” reminds us of the line in “Paper Rings” where she sang about how her and Joe played “cat and mouse for  month or two or three” (May → August?) and the line “Once in twenty lifetimes” connects with the lines from Lover, “Have I known you 20 seconds or 20 years?” and Daylight, “I’ve been sleeping so long in a 20-year dark night” And the ending, “'Cause I knew you / Steppin' on the last train / Marked me like a bloodstain, I” sounds similar to a “wine-stained dress I can’t wear anymore” talking about Joe. Then she flips the switch and talks about Tom in the lines, “I knew you / Tried to change the ending / Peter losing Wendy” about how Tom tried to keep her, but she was never his. Verse 3 is where she could be playing with multiple perspectives “I knew you'd haunt all of my what-ifs / The smell of smoke would hang around this long / 'Cause I knew everything when I was young / I knew I'd curse you for the longest time / Chasin' shadows in the grocery line / I knew you'd miss me once the thrill expired / And you'd be standin' in my front porch light” basically saying she would always wonder what could have been if she didn’t give a relationship with Joe the chance it deserves, or looking at it from Joe’s perspective saying he knew she would come back to him once the shininess of her relationship with Tom wore off. We’ll get to the part about the porch in betty.

“august”

August is the second song in the trio, and is from Tom’s point of view. The song describes a summer romance that was bound to fizzle out. In the folklore album prologue, Taylor says the song is inspired by “the sun drenched month of August, sipped away like a bottle of wine.” -  it is of note that late August/early September is when Tom and Taylor broke up. The first verse, “Salt air, and the rust on your door / I never needed anything more / Whispers of ‘Are you sure?’ / ‘Never have I ever before’” describes the salty air of Taylor’s Rhode Island house, where her and Tom were first photographed together, and where she hosted the 4th of July party. “Are you sure/Never have I ever before” could imply they are wondering if they should be seen together, given her recent breakup with Calvin. Also in “august” she sings “your back beneath the sun, wishin’ I could write my name on it” If this was indeed written from Tom Hiddleston’s perspective, it would make sense. He wore the “ I love TS” shirt at the 4th of July party, but wished Taylor would wear his name too. Tom reflects on the month of August, when Taylor was slipping away; he tried to reconcile things when he visited her in mid-August, after they hadn’t been seen together in weeks, but it is too late. Perhaps, during the weeks they didn’t see each other she was pursuing Joe? “August slipped away into a moment in time / 'Cause it was never mine / And I can see us twisted in bedsheets / August sipped away like a bottle of wine” (Also, can we stop pretending this is about teenagers, what teenagers drink wine?!)  He also says “you weren’t mine to lose” meaning he knew he never really had her to begin with. “But do you remember? / Remember when I pulled up and said "Get in the car" / And then canceled my plans just in case you'd call? / Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all, for the hope of it all” Hmmm this definitely sounds like a callback to “Getaway Car” where Taylor sang “You were drivin' / The getaway car / We were flyin' / But we'd never get far”  Was Tom the actual vehicle, THE getaway car for her to leave Calvin in? In “Getaway Car” she also mentions how she “switched to the other side”, potentially meaning she ultimately chose the other man, Joe. Taylor also alluded to a love triangle in that song with the lyrics, “But with three of us, honey, it's a side show / And a circus ain't a love story / And now we're both sorry”

“betty”

Ah, finally to betty - written from Joe’s perspective. It’s no coincidence that “William Bowery” is the unknown co-writer of this song. Joe’s grandfather’s name is William. Taylor and Joe separately attended a private Kings of Leon concert at the Bowery Hotel in October 2016. William Bowery = Joe Alwyn. Joe may have helped Taylor see things from his perspective and tapped into that while co-writing the song together. The perspective isn’t entirely perfect in this song, but it could be the narrator describing both sides of the story. The song starts by describing how “Betty” is hurt by something that the narrator did. “You heard the rumors from Inez / You can't believe a word she says / Most times, but this time it was true / The worst thing that I ever did / Was what I did to you” - This is where it gets interesting - if Joe is the narrator, that would imply he did something to hurt Taylor. Taylor has written a few times about how she may have been hurt by Joe at some point, or maybe implying how they hurt each other throughout their illicit affair. If this is written from Joe’s perspective, it implies he isn’t completely innocent in this love triangle. Of note, Taylor also mentions being hurt in “hoax” where she says “but what you did was just as dark”  “But if I just showed up at your party / Would you have me? / Would you want me? / Would you tell me to go fuck myself? / Or lead me to the garden? / In the garden would you trust me / If I told you it was just a summer thing? / I'm only seventeen, I don't know anything / But I know I miss you” PAUSE. Cruel Summer also says, “I don't wanna keep secrets just to keep you / And I, snuck in through the garden gate / Every night that summer just to seal my fate” Implying they were sneaking around that summer… in a garden. Maybe implying that her relationship with Tom was just a summer thing. Also of note, Taylor referred to herself as seventeen in the song “I Think He Knows”. The lyrics use the imagery of a high school dance to describe what we can only infer as Joe seeing Taylor from across the room dancing with Tom in the lines, “Your favorite song was playing / From the far side of the gym / I was nowhere to be found / I hate the crowds, you know that / Plus, I saw you dance with him” - further confirming Joe saw Taylor dancing with Tom at the Met Gala. The point of view gets blurry, but later in the the bridge it goes, “I was walking home on broken cobblestones / Just thinking of you / When she pulled up like / A figment of my worst intentions / She said "James, get in, let's drive" / Those days turned into nights / Slept next to her, but / I dreamt of you all summer long” This could be shifting to Taylor’s POV when she was leaving the Met Gala on “broken cobblestone” (imagery for a broken path.. Not knowing where she stands or what to do) when Tom slid in and said “let’s drive” (read: Getaway Car) and she didn’t intend for the night to go that way, but it did… and she ended up spending the summer with Tom, but thought of Joe all summer long.

In conclusion, we believe Taylor used this high school love triangle as a way to describe her love triangle with Tom and Joe in the summer of 2016. She mixed up characters and meshed some ideas, but ultimately the overarching theme is this:

Taylor is the perspective in “cardigan.” Knowing she would ultimately come back to Joe after she went off and had her fun.

Tom’s perspective in “august” is sad in a way. It’s in this song that he realizes Taylor was never his to lose, she always belonged to Joe.

Finally, Joe in “betty” admits the worst thing she ever did was what she did to Joe. Potentially they started off as friends as she sings “I hate accidents except when we went from friends to this,” in “Paper Rings” then Taylor was a little lost. She explored possibilities with Tom. She may have secretly still met with Joe on weekends and at night, leading him on. Ultimately, she makes her way back to Joe. She apologizes, and she realizes he’s been there all along and he’s the one for her.

She showed up at his party. And ya’ll, it looks like he forgave her.

Broken wings officially patched.

[fallen-imagine-angel]

Merry Christmas (Harry Potter AU with Peter Parker) Chapter 13

Notes: Hey guys, so here’s chapter 13! Chapter 14 should be up either tomorrow or the next day, hopefully. Also, I’m debating whether I should keep the series going for a little bit longer (I have a couple more ideas I could use) or if I should end it at chapter 15. Let me know what you would rather have happen! And, tag lists for everything are still open! Just drop in my ask and let me know!

Summary: The chapter where you have your first merry Christmas in a very long time.

Merry Christmas - Chapter 13

Peter Parker x Reader

Word Count: 1,734

Warnings: none?? this is just a pure fluff chapter? Wow. (okay, I lied. a hint at angst at the end but...just enjoy this chapter, okay? while it lasts)

It’s Christmas day and you’re the happiest you’ve ever been. You and Peter still haven’t talked about it yet, but you’re slowing getting there. In fact, you’re pretty sure the conversation will happen soon. You’re just not sure what the outcome will mean.

“Wake up, wake up! It’s Christmas!” Peter jumps on the bed, stirring you from your deep sleep. You groan and grab your pillow, throwing it in his general direction.

“Five more minutes…” You mumble, smiling lightly when you feel him grab your hands and try to tug you up.

“You missed, and no! No more time for sleep, it’s now time for presents!” He giddily drags you into the living room, you only half awake now.

“What do you mean presents? For me?” You yawn.

“Uh, yeah! You’re family now, whether you like it or not.” He nudges your shoulder with his and gives you a small smile. You smile back and lay your head on his shoulder. Tony and Aunt May walk in moments later, giving you two the look.

“I’m tired, don’t say anything.” You sleepily wave a dismissive hand at them. They just chuckle and start passing presents to you and Peter before finally taking a couple of their own. You look down to see you and Peter both got three presents. You might’ve snuck a present under the tree for Peter at some point.

“(Y/n), you got me something?” Peter grins at you. You shrug slyly and grab your present from him.

“Of course I did. Open it up, I think you’ll like it.” You smile at him. He unwraps it to unveil a brand new Firebolt with his name engraved into the tip of the broomstick. 

“You got me a Firebolt!?” He yells, tackling you in a big hug. You laugh and hug him back, savoring his touch.

“Yes, I did. I know you’ve always wanted to do Quidditch, but you’ve never had enough money to buy the broom to play. Now you have a broom. Is it my turn to see what you got me?” You smile and sit up, definitely noticing how his hand stays planted on your lower back.

“Hold on, hold on, hold on. This thing is worth...a lot. How did you afford it for me?” Peter asks.

“Easy, I’ve still got a lot of savings that my parents can’t get to. With or without them, I’m rich. Now, is it my turn?” You grin.

“Wow. And yes, yes it is. I’m positive you’re going to like my gift.” Peter smiles confidently, one hand on your back, the other clutching his new Firebolt.

“I’m intrigued.” You smirk and place the box on your lap, undoing the bow and opening the box. There, sitting quietly is a black kitten. 

“So you can take her to school with you when we get back,” Peter explains. You grin and pick up the small cat, pushing the box aside and setting it in your lap.

“Boy or girl?” You smile down at the kitten.

“Girl,” Peter confirms. You pet the kitten’s head, hearing her purr already.

“What should we name her?” You whisper.

“We?” Peter raises his eyebrows. For a minute, you’ve forgotten that Tony and May are in the room.

“Yeah. We’re her parents, so we both get to choose a name for her. I vote Nox.” You coo, snuggling your face up to the kitten’s face.

“Nox? Like the spell?” Peter scrunches up his face in confusion.

“Exactly!” You nod, setting the cat in Peter’s lap.

“I...actually like that. Nox it is.” He nods and starts to pet Nox. You stare gleefully at the boy you love and your new kitten as they get along. You look over to Tony and May who are staring at you and Peter with that face. The face that says “oh aren’t they so cute together?”

“Next presents!” You clap your hands together, knocking everyone out of their love-struck trance. Tony and May laugh nervously, knowing you saw them, as they open their presents. 

The rest of the morning goes very smoothly. Then Ned and MJ show up.

“The party has arrived!” Ned announces as he steps over the threshold of the door, making you laugh.

“What did you guys get for presents?” MJ asks, smirking.

“A kitten. And some other things.” You smile.

“A brand new Firebolt. And...other stuff, but the Firebolt was the coolest.” Peter grins widely. You look over at him and smile lovingly. Not that he noticed, though.

“Dude! A Firebolt!? Who got you that?” Ned punches Peter in the arm and runs into the living room to find the Firebolt.

“(Y/n) did, actually.” Peter nudges you in the side causing you to blush.

“That’s totally awesome!” Ned returns to the entry hall holding the Firebolt. You laugh.

“Okay, well, now it’s time for my present reveal. I got a nose-biting teacup. I’m gonna prank some unsuspecting first-year and it’s going to be great!” MJ pumps her fist in the air.

“Do you think you could use that on Flash?” You hum, grinning mischievously.

“Absolutely. More than once.” She nods in approval. 

“Dinner’s ready!” May calls out, and everyone goes rushing to the dining room to be served. You sit between Peter and MJ.

“I’m starving.” MJ digs in as soon as she sits down, causing May to chuckle.

“This food is delicious, Aunt May!” Ned praises, stuffing his face with food.

“Why thank you, Ned.” May smiles and daintily eats. You feel a foot nudge yours, from your right side. You give Peter the side eye, only earning a slight chuckle from him. He nudges your foot again, causing you to nudge his foot back.

This goes on for a while, and a couple of times you accidentally hit MJ’s foot in the process, earning a sigh from her.

“Would you two stop playing footsie over there? I’m trying to eat, and the tension is really making it taste sour. You know what, let’s just go watch a movie. Star Wars, anyone? Aunt May, Tony, dinner was great. Thank you.” MJ stands up and walks out of the living room. You, Peter, and even Ned break out into giggles.

“I guess we should follow her.” Ned stands up, followed by you and Peter. You all walk to the living room, which connects right to your room.

“Lovebirds get their own loveseat.” MJ points to the two-seater couch. You blush uncontrollably. 

“I think we’ll be okay just sitting on the couch.” Peter shrugs.

“Nope. No. I am not dealing with you two flirting through the entire movie right next to me. You get your own chair for that.” MJ shakes her head and plops down on the couch, spreading out to minimize room for any more than one person, Ned.

“Okay. Our own chair it is.” Peter awkwardly lets you sit down first before sitting next to you, leaving a little space between you.

“Boo.” MJ gives Peter a thumbs down.

“What? You said you didn’t want to see us flirting through the whole movie, so I’m not-” Peter tries to explain, but MJ cuts him off.

“I meant not next to me. When you two are sitting alone, have at it. I know all you two wanna do is drool over each other instead of watching the movie.” MJ waves her hand dismissively before starting the movie.

“She has a point.” Ned agrees before sitting back to watch the beginning credits.

“We do not...drool…” Peter trails off, biting his lip awkwardly. He then minimizes the space between you until there is none.

~+~

A few hours later of not paying attention to the movie at all, after which you have found yourself comfortable lounging across Peter’s lap as he plays with your hair, you look over to see both Ned and MJ peacefully asleep. MJ snores loudly as her head lays on Ned’s shoulder. Ned is leaned back against the cushions of the couch, not looking very comfortable but also not looking like he cares much.

“Do you want to, uh, go into your room real quick? I think...I think it’s time we talk.” Peter bites his lip, a habit he has that you secretly love because it’s adorable. He leads you to your room and you sit down on the bed.

“Talk about what?” You play naive, nervous for how this conversation is going to play out.

“You know what. Don’t play dumb.” Peter laughs nervously.

“Okay, okay. Where do we start?” You ask, looking down at your hands in your lap.

“I’ll start by saying that...I’m still in love with you. Everything I said back in the cabin of the train was true and still is. I’m deeply and madly in love with you and there’s nothing I can do about it except to hope that you feel the same.” Peter starts, nodding his head slowly at the things he says.

“Wow. Well, uh, I can silence your fear by saying that I absolutely feel the same. And I think that this time, both of us are ready for a relationship.” You smile.

“I would completely agree with that.” Peter breaks into a grin wider than you’ve ever seen before, and that’s saying something.

“It’s always been you, Peter. And if I’m being honest, I think it always will be you.” You admit, smiling like crazy. Your cheeks start to hurt.

“I know it will always be you,” Peter repeats, bringing up a hand to cup your cheek.

“Good.” You breathe out, nervous and giddy at what you think is about to happen.

“Can I kiss you?” He whispers, and you nod ever so slightly to give him your permission. 

Then it happens. Your lips connect and you feel every emotion you’ve ever felt for Peter fill your heart with joy and love. Peter makes you feel something you’ve never felt before.

Peter makes you feel loved. Peter makes you feel like you have a home.

“I got it! First kiss! Go, go, go!” You turn to see MJ and Ned rushing away from the doorway to your room.

“Hang on, how long have you two been awake?” You break the kiss with Peter to yell at them. Peter’s just laughing.

“We were never asleep!” Ned calls back. You sigh but chuckle right after. You love them. You love everyone here.

And maybe that’s why what happens next is so soul-crushing.

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[thewannaone]

I really want more of the harry potter au! What friendships are there and stuff like that (I don't like hp so I dont know much about it)

Ok so:

Jisung- 7th Year Hufflepuff Headboy who was very confused as to how he managed to get Headboy even when every teacher and student constantly tells him how good he is at taking care of others. Not a Quidditch player but goes to every game to cheer on the others, lowkey biased for Gryffindor cause Daniel. Very good at Charms, he finds it easy to get the knack of little spells. Ironically terrible at Herbology and collapses on the table every time his plant ends up keeling over. Is friends with everyone regardless of house, spends every meal time sitting at a different table. Is always laughing with other students, regardless of year level. Can be seen often in the library with a younger student tutoring them in classes cause he just wants to help others. Has a unicorn hair wand and is a half Muggle, half Wizard. 

Sungwoon- 6th year Hufflepuff. Childhood friends with Gryffindor Taehyun and can always been seen together. Keeper for Hufflepuff Quidditch team and by his 6th year he’s finally gotten good at it. Is best at Divination even though he hates the subject, “I see myself failing my potions essay dammit.” Is miserable at potions, him and Taehyun often work together and it explodes in their faces. Has a Dragon Heartstring wand and comes from a Pure Blood family. 

Minhyun- 5th year Ravenclaw. Top of his grade. Rumor has it that hes part Veela which he has neither confirmed nor denied. Hangs out with a bunch of other beautiful students named Jonghyun, Minki and Dongho who everyone is too scared to approach cause they’re all very intimidating. They all later become Headboys and are the best at guiding and helping younger students. Is seen as cold by everyone but then you see him laughing with some first years and hugging them and everything is reconsidered. Likes Quidditch enough to go to games and have a professional team he stans but not enough to actually play. Would be best in the team if he did though. Unicorn Hair wand and Pure Blood family.

Ong- 5th year Gryffindor. Comes from a Muggle born family and when he got his letter was just “I knew I was better than everyone.” Star of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, main chaser. Is already going to be captain once next year. Very popular with everyone. Is a brilliant flyer, usually manages to win the match regardless of who catches the snitch. Also very good at Care of Magical Creatures cause he finds a lot of the terrifying animals fun. Worst subject is Magical History cause he usually falls asleep in class. Good friends with everyone but closest with fellow Gryffindor Daniel and Hufflepuff Jisung. Can often be seen laughing and messing around with the three of them in the court yard. Possibly has found the Marauders Map and uses it for Mischief™. Wand is Pheonix feather. 

Jaehwan- 4th year Ravenclaw. Another Muggleborn who was all set up to follow his dream to be a singer and go to music school when he got his letter. Initially was very disappointed until he realised just how amazing Hogwarts is. Very lonely at first, didn’t really interact with anyone on the train or in the first few months. Everyone thought he was quiet and shy. Slowly began opening up and everyone realised he was crazy. Wild goat laughter can be heard all throughout the Gryffindor common rooms and dorms. Part of the Frog Choir. Very good at potions and following the steps, very bad at Defence Against the Dark Arts, always ends up screaming. Sometimes goes and sits by the lake with his guitar and sings and any student passing by stops for a moment to listen. Is terrible at Quidditch but loves going to games and cheering for them all. Unicorn hair wand. 

Daniel- 4th year Gryffindor. The Jock™ Another chaser on the Quidditch team and him and Ong paired up are ruthless. Amazing flyer. Hogwarts Champion when the Tri-Wizard-Tournament comes around and has no idea how that happened. Accidentally adopted a first year named Woojin who now follows him everywhere. Comes from a Muggleborn family and was very in awe of everything in the wizarding world. Very good at Defence Against the Dark Arts, not too bad at everything else. Has 2 cats, 1 of which he snuck in, both of whom he never stops talking about and constantly showing pictures of to anyone that he’s talking to. Many, maaaaany female students have a crush on him which he is kinda confused about and Jisung just shakes his head at him. Dragon Heartstring wand. 

Jihoon- 3rd year Slytherin. Cute™. All his teachers love him, top of all his classes. Constantly competes against the best student in Gryffindor and their seeker Kim Samuel who he may or may not have a thing for. Is the seeker for the Slytherin team and is already very good for his age. Most students think he’s this perfect, sweet student but his friends know better. Is very weird and lowkey evil. Sometimes talks to the giant squid and mermaids in the windows of the Slytherin common room. Is very good at Dark Magic even though it’s usually an accident. Is a Parseltongue and makes friends with snakes everywhere he goes. Pheonix feather wand and Pureblood.

Woojin- 3rd year Gryffindor. Another one who was quite shy to begin with and then opened up and everyone realised he too was wild as hell. Beater on the Gryffindor team. Is terrible at writing essays regardless of subject. Wishes there were dance classes. Is pretty good at Astronomy cause he used to stargaze a lot as a kid. Friends with most students, especially the Slytherins Jihoon and Daehwi. Accidently turned Daehwi into an otter once and Daehwi didn’t talk to him for a week. Sometimes gets help from older students like Jong or Jisung with his homework. Comes from a Halfblood home with a Pheonix Feather wand.

Jinyoung- 2nd year Ravenclaw. Another possible Veela candidate. Transferred over from Beauxbatons after his first year and everyone was amazed at this beautiful new student. Is really just a nerd. Seeker for Ravenclaw and honestly terrible at it. Fell of his broom once in front of everyone and woke up in hospital to Jihoon laughing at him. Was paired with Guanlin for potions once and it exploded in his face, had to wear an eyepatch for a month. Best friends with Daehwi and is in the Slytherin common room more than the Ravenclaw one. Has lots of females in his class who like him and he’s completely oblivious. Dragon Heartstring wand.

Daehwi- Textbook Slytherin first year. From a Pureblood family, bit of a know-it-all. Thought he was gonna be the best in every one of his classes. Was wrong. Is half and half, very good at charms, transfiguration, defence against the dark arts; miserable at herbology, flying and care of magical creatures. Studies way too hard, spends most of his time in the library until Jihoon or Jinyoung drag him away. Never talks about the otter incident and will never admit he secretly enjoyed it. Everyone laughs when his patronous is later revealed to be an otter. Wants to become Minister of Magic and already has his life planned out for the next 10 years. Unicorn hair wand. 

Guanlin- 1st year Hufflepuff. Comes from a Pureblood family but he’s so clueless everyone thinks hes Muggleborn. Best friends with fellow Hufflepuff Seonho and is rarely separated from him. Is ok at flying and wants to try out for the Quidditch team next year with practise. Sneaks out in early mornings to fly. Terrible at potions, terrible at charms, terrible at transfiguration. Ok at herbology, enjoys talking to plants. Doesn’t talk much to humans, usually he just stands to the side while Seonho talks but then OngSung will do something and he’ll screech with laughter and everyones like “….Was that Guanlin?” Was given a Remembrall by Seonho for his birthday and it’s his favourite item that he owns. Dragon Heartstring wand. 

[ladybug-sweetheart]

Miraculous Ladybug Twins AU Headcanon

I posted this on FF awhile ago so I though I should post it here too; Hello fellow LadyBug and Chat Noir fans. Welcome to the story. This my first fanfic so I can't wait to see how this turns out. This will not be a cohesive story but rather a compilation of short stories about the lives of Marinette, Marín, Adrien, and Audrey. This is an AU story that depicts Marinette having a twin brother named Marin and Adrian having a twin sister named Audrey. The following headcanon mainly apply to Marin, Audrey, their personalities, and their relationships. Btw this AU is actually inspired by a comic dub on YouTube so go check that out, it's called: "Twins AU" Miraculous Ladybug Comic Dub EDIT: Here's the Comic: http://yaushie.tumblr.com/post/157083317009/another-dumb-miraculous-au-from-yours-truly And here's the dub: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DroijYIpz6Q&feature=youtu.be Please support the original artist guys! Headcanon list: Both sets of twins share their miraculouses. Half of the time it's female lady bug half of the time it's male ladybug. Same applies to Chat Noir. By pure coincidence most of the time when the twins switch out its Marinette fighting along side Adrien and Marin fighting alongside Audrey. They has been a few instances of different pairings. Marin and Marinette are the same age but Marin acts like the protective older sibling. He has a level head and always has Marinette's back. Marin and Marinette share a room however Marinette has just a little bit more space than Marin does. He continued to offer her a bit of space for her fashion stuff but now it's begun to escalate. Marin doesn't like to admit it, but he's a great artist and he secretly wants to pursuit a career in art. Marin and Marinette always help around the backers when ever they can. Marinette prefers to work the counter and stay in the shop Marin enjoys making deliveries. Marin saved his birthday money every year and eventually saved enough to by a moped. Marinette constantly asks him for rides to go meet up with her friends. Marin is childhood friends with Audrey. They met once when they were little and would keep in touch. Now that she attends the same school as Marin they hang out more often. Marin does have a crush on Audrey but he isn't as flustered about it as Marinette's crush. He fears more that if Audrey rejects him that it would ruin their friendship. Marin had to get his ears pierced in order to wear the ladybug earrings. He did not have a pleasant time. In addition, he never told his parents so it wasn't a good night at home either. When Marin is Ladybug he is constantly mistaken for a girl. This is because his sister was the one to debut the costume. He can't stand being called a woman while in his Ladybug outfit. If it was an honest mistake he'll keep his cool and explain. If it's out of hate or spite he looses it. There is a little girl in Paris (8 years old maybe) who is absolutely in love with Marin's Ladybug. She always offers him flowers whenever they meet. Marin has a soft spot for this girl so he always allows her to put a flower in his hair whenever they meet. This does not help the girl misconception. Marin and Marinette sometimes fight over who gets to be Ladybug or at the very least who gets to hold to the miraculouses. They tried swapping every week but crime is unpredictable. So are there schedules. Marinette's Ladybug about 57% of the time. (This is directly taken from the dub) Marin and Marinette cover for each other all the time. Even going as far to put on costumes and pretending to be the other. Marin and Audrey find out each others identity. This doesn't affect their relationship too much. However for the sake of their twin's friendship they keep this a secret from their siblings. Marin doesn't like to admit it but when he was younger he used to have a crush on Chloe. Purely based on looks though, he knows better now. Marinette will tease him on this every so often. When Marinette's is Ladybug Marin always does his best to be of use. He'll get bystanders to safety, cover Marinette whenever she's about to transform, even contribute to the fight if things get desperate. Marin is a bit protective of Marinette. Always coming to her aid. He's also the logical sense of the duo, if something crazy happens and people just accept it he'll be that one guy who questions it. Time for the Chat Noir Headcannons: It's a personal headcanon but I'd like to think Audrey is a quite protagonist. She does speak but not very often. She like to reflect and is a bit more introverted than Adrien. Audrey and Adrien both do modeling but Audrey isn't too fond of it. She does it because she fears talking back to her father. Audrey isn't allowed to take fencing however she watches Adrien practice and has learned a bit about it from the sidelines. Audrey has a little more control over her dissensions than Adrien does. In this AU she has a huge hand in convincing her father to allow Adrien to go to school. Audrey was allowed to go to school a year or two before Adrien. Her father wants her to run the business aspect of the company. He felt social interaction may help with that. Audrey used to attend an uptight preparatory school. She transferred when Adrien was allowed to go to school. Gabriel did this in order to keep a close watch on both of his kids. Audrey would like to study Architecture. Audrey's silent persona can be contributed to the loss of her mother. People ask Adrien why his sister is so quite all the time. This confuses him a lot. His sister is a total blabbermouth when he's around. When she was little she snuck away from her nanny in order to go to the park when Miran and Marinette were playing. She bumped into him by accident, fell, and hurt herself, Marin gave her a bandaid and helped her up. That's how they met. Audrey absolutely adores puns. She constantly encourages Adrien to say'em. Audrey has a slight allergic reaction around cats, ironically, when she comes into contact with a cat her skin gets a small rash. As Chat Noir she gets a lot of fanboys, every so often she'll stop mid battle to wave at them or blow them a kiss. Audrey loves to mess with Miran Ladybug and joke around with him. After finding out who he was she had even more material to work with. Audrey once convinced Adrien that after transforming to Vhat Noir she was starting to turning a cat. She'd play with yarn, eat a lot of tuna, and said Nya after every sentence. After the cat prank she'll say Nya after a few of her sentences just to mess with Adrien. Audrey loves nature and if she could, would spend all her time in the park. Miran drew a pic of a park during class but threw it out, Audrey saw this kept the picture. She has it framed right above her desk. Audrey notices and absolutely adores that Marinette has a huge crush on her brother. She tries her hardest to "subtly" hook them up. When in a really bad mode Audrey will steal the Cat miraculous and go out on her own. If not she'll sneak her way to the Cheng's and hideout in Marinette and Marin's room. Chloe tries to hang out with Audrey in order to make it look like she cares about his family. Audrey CANT STAND CHLOE. Adrienne will try to defend her sometimes but Audrey 100% despises her. Play takes advantage of Audrey's naivety. He constantly asks her for cheese and she always gives him a mountains worth. This kinda upset Adrien. Audrey and Adrien have a better schedule when it comes to sharing their miraculous. Plague joking says he prefers Audrey over Adrien as Chat Noir cause she always gives him cheese with out question. Audrey is t as witty as her brother so sometimes she'll google cat puns to shout out in the middle of battle. Sometimes, if a pun is too good, she'll shout them repeatedly even if it has no relevance to what she's actually doing. That's all for now, hope you enjoyed. BTW I'll start writing my own scenarios but if you have a story idea you want written out then please, feel free to comment it. Thank you all, HAVE A MIRACULOUS DAY!

[dustingrayves]

adiungo

Pairing: addcest [MMDE + them trying to get LP to join] WC: 2222 Rating: K AU: college au Category: fluff Notes: happy birthday to @rainsonata​!!!!!! i hope you have a great one friend 💖💖

Masi groans deeply, running his hands through his hair and tugging at the long strands softly. They’re a bit greasy, and look more orange than white in the light of his only lamp.

The sun is long gone, its warm rays replaced by the darkness and a pleasant, cool breeze slipping into his dorm room through the open window.

His desk is littered with open textbooks and notebooks with neatly written notes that he copies down, fingers starting to glide over his laptop’s keyboard again. He works manually, not really comprehending the words as he types them out, even if he reads through them to make sure there are no grammatical errors he’d get chewed out on.

The assignment is due at nine AM, and now he curses his past self for not doing it earlier. It’s English, though, and he has about as much motivation to dedicate his time to English as he has to sports. Which is, to say, none.

He keeps unlocking his phone so he can reply to Esper, walls of hearts met with more walls of hearts as they go back and forth. He’s thankful for the small talk; he probably wouldn’t have enough nerves to finish this thing.

No later than he’s saving the doc, fingers lingering over the control and s buttons, is there knocking on the door, loud and insistent, knowing very well he’s still up.

Masi pushes his chair away from the table and stands up, rubbing at his eyes after he pushes his glasses up. He puts them back into place before he opens the door, to properly see the person standing in the hallway.

His heart skips a beat — or two —  when his eyes settle on the man.

“Lusa,” he mutters, unable to hide the confusion in his voice. What’s he doing here?

The kickboxer smiles a little sheepishly. His hair is sticking up on one side, a clear testament saying he probably just woke up from a nap, probably after his training. He’s only wearing a tanktop and a pair of sweats.

Masi’s cheeks dust with pink and he tears his eyes away.

“I came to borrow the notes like we agreed,” Lusa says.

“Oh! Right.” Masi blinks; he’d almost completely forgotten about the deal they’d agreed on earlier. He retreats back into the dorm and digs through the pile of notes on his table, grabbing the two notebooks to give them to the other. “Here.”

Lusa takes them with a grateful smile, flashing his brilliant teeth.

Masi’s breath hitches a little.

“Thanks. I’ll give them back tomorrow. Or, y’know, later today,” Lusa laughs softly, looking at the clock mounted on the wall, and Masi can’t help a smile.

Lusa leaves with the notebooks and Masi is left alone with just the soft hum of the crickets from outside.

Now, done with the assignment, Masi flicks the light off and clambers into the bed, already looking forward to the morning.

He’ll have to get the essay printed and delivered, but, much more importantly, Lusa is going to take him for the morning coffee. The slight absurdity of the predicament they are in never ceases to amaze him.

They started off as nothing more than a pair working on a presentation for their applied physics class, and now, barely two and a half months later, they could even be considered best friends. Sometimes they snuck around the dorms to work together overnight, sometimes they exchanged notes, and sometimes they just went out for a coffee together. It had been a real surprise when Lusa told him he loves coffee — the guy certainly doesn’t look it, looks more of a protein shake kinda guy, but life is full of surprises, Masi supposes.

Masi walks back over to the table, double checks to make sure he actually saved the document by re-saving it a bunch of time, and then he copies it to a USB drive. With that done, he’s free to shut the laptop down and put it, along with some of the books and notebooks, into his backpack for the next day. The rest he puts away, each to its own designated spot on the shelf above the table, organized by subject.

Only then he’s satisfied enough to finally retreat to his bed, exchanging his t-shirt and pants for a pajama set. The mattress feels soft and the blanket so comfortable that he’s asleep in mere minutes, even despite his still marathoning brain.

Barely five hours later, the very same insistent knocking awakens him. The first rays of sunlight creep in through the window, creating stretched out shadows on the tidy floor. Rubbing the sleep out of his eyes, Masi patters his way to the door and opens it to reveal Lusa, smiling way too cheerily for such an early hour of the day.

“Nice pajamas! Did I wake you up?” Lusa asks, not sounding apologetic in the slightest as he points to the pajama set Masi is wearing.

Masi looks down at himself. He’s wearing his favorite pajamas; the ones with paw prints that are so comfortable that it overweights the sure embarrassment of being seen in them by literally anyone aside from Esper, who owns a matching pair. Except…

“Give me a minute!” he squeaks out indignantly, slamming the door closed.

He scurried to get the pajamas off and some presentable clothes on, feeling heat blooming in his cheeks. Lusa’s mirthful laugh is audible even through the door, and the flush coloring Masi’s cheeks is about thrice as bad by the time he finally reopens the door, dressed in his usual dress shirt, pants and knit vest combo and holding his travel mug in one hand as he locks his dorm room.

“Aw, those pajamas were cute,” Lusa jests, very obviously enjoying Masi’s embarrassment. He startles, as if noticing something. “You really like cats, don’t you?”  His tone is lighthearted and jovial — almost as if he isn’t making fun of Masi at all. Masi follows his line of sight down to the mug he’s holding.

The cat head printed on it is pushed against Masi’s chest in an attempt to hide it. “Stop making fun of me!” he grumbles.

Lusa raises his hands and waves them a little, finally looking a tad bit sorry. “I wasn’t making fun of you! I love cats too!”

“You… do?”

“Yeah!”

Masi thinks back to Esper’s dorm room, where he secretly keeps a cat, and thinks that maybe they could introduce Lusa to the aptly named Paranoia. Hopefully she won’t be too scared.

“Okay, let’s go, Ara will kill me if we come in during the morning rush,” Lusa laughs, twisting on his heel and leading the way down the hall to the elevator.

“You know Ara?” Masi asks, slightly surprised, while he catches up, shoes squeaking just a tad bit on the floor.

“Oh boy do I… Her girlfriend is in the kickboxing course with me. I’m sure I know more about her kinks than I do about my own.” The last sentence is said with a vaguely wry tone. Masi wonders just how much he’d been told.

“I… see...” Masi mutters, face scrunching up a little as the elevator dings happily and they step in. He’d known Ara for long enough to know that both her and Elesis simply love talking about each other. A day without being told how sweet Elesis’ kisses are over coffee is a day when Masi wonders whether Ara is sick.

Though, to be fair, he also can’t resist to tell her about Esper and everything he does. They’re both just idiots in love, it’s okay.

Masi looks sideways, catching the way Lusa’s bangs bounce as he shifts. His eyes trail away again. Yes, very in love indeed.

They arrive at the ground level and Lusa leads the way again, just as chipper as each morning. Masi doesn’t know how he does it; he can’t even act alive until he’s downed his mandatory cup of coffee. Probably has to do with those energy smoothies he’d learned Lusa actually drinks.

His phone buzzes in his pocket and Masi fishes for it, unlocking it to find a new message from Esper, the messenger still open from last night.

‘have fun ;) ill see you in class later’

Despite it being a fairly normal message, Masi can feel heat filling his chest and cheeks alike. Esper had been doing this for a while, ever since him and Lusa started hanging around the shelter helping out. Actually, he should’ve figured the guy likes cats, working in a shelter, but somehow it never clicked in Masi’s brain.

Students did crazier things for credit and a nice line in their resumes.

Masi uses the rim of his mug to push his bangs out of his face as he types up a reply, thanking Esper, only to be met with the usual ‘yup~ np np’.

Putting away his phone when he gets a sticker of a cat doing a winky face and a peace sign, he catches Lusa not-so-subtly peeking over at him. The bulkier boy twists away to face forward again when he gets discovered.

Masi can swear he sees pink dusting his cheeks. His fingers itch to tell Esper, but he just curls them tighter around the mug and use his now free hand to actually push away the fringe out of his face from where it had fallen back right away.

“Ah, can you hold this for me?” he pipes up when the bangs relentlessly refuse to cooperate with him, holding up his mug.

Lusa takes the lilac plastic and watches almost enraptured as Masi undoes his ponytail to remake it, gathering the flowy locks tightly and wrapping the tie around them with deft fingers. They spill over his shoulders in a neat tail again and Lusa feels the impulse to reach out and touch it to make sure it’s as soft as he thinks it is.

“Thanks,” Masi says, taking the mug back from Lusa’s lax fingers and offering a small smile.

They walk to the coffee shop in silence after that, but somehow it isn’t uncomfortable in the slightest. Only as they’re entering the shop and Masi can feel his phone vibrating in his pocket with a new message from Esper — probably a meme at this point — does he pipe up.

“Hey, have you ever been in Esper’s dorm?” he asks, pulling Lusa’s attention as he holds the door open. Masi slips inside, accompanied by the chiming bell overhead.

“Hm?” Lusa hums, following, “No, why?”

Masi’s fingers curl around his phone. He looks away. “Well… I don’t think he told you, since it’s a secret, but Esper has a cat in his dorm. She’s super nice, uh… You could come visit her sometime?”

He isn’t quite sure why that proposal sounds so weird on his tongue or why he can’t move his eyes from the window and all the people passing by in their morning rush. He feels a little bad for putting more meaning behind it in his mind.

“Would Esper be okay with that?” Lusa asks in reply, leading the way to the counter, where Ara stands, keeping an eye on the small oven in the corner. The sweet smell of croissants fills the air.

Masi bites back the ‘it’d been Esper’s idea in the first place’ that sits at the tip of his tongue. Thinking of the three of them spending time together doing nothing but playing with Paranoia or playing those rpg games Lusa loves so much… is nice. It’s really nice; all they’d wanted for some time now.

“Yeah,” he says instead. “Ask him if you’re worried.”

Lusa seems to mull it over as they wait for Ara to acknowledge them, doing her best not to drop the tray with fresh, steaming croissants as she places it onto the counter to cool. “Nah, I’ll take your word for it. I’d love to. It feels weirdly like cheating hanging out with one of you alone anyhow.”

The way he says it is nonchalant, just a remark he probably doesn’t think much of, but Masi’s heartbeat picks up nonetheless and he bites down on his bottom lip. It hadn’t been cheating, not for the longest time. Not since Esper let it slip that Lusa looks hot after a workout. Not since Masi admitted he likes the way his chest feels lighter around Lusa. Not since they laughed together over Paranoia’s hungry meowing at each other’s stupidity for worrying so much.

“Esper’s gonna be happy,” Masi says quietly, unable to force back a smile stretching his lips. “Maybe we can make it a surprise. He’s always happy when you’re around.”

Lusa laughs, the sound finally getting Ara’s attention. “What about you? Are you happy with me? Or am I just pulling you along unwillingly?” Lusa elbows him teasingly, his eyes crinkled at the corners despite that.

Masi’s cheeks heat up when he thinks how he’d been looking forward to this. “No!” he blurts out, “I like being with you.”

There seems to be a knowing glint in both Lusa and Ara’s eyes after that. Masi hides his blush with his now filled mug, feeling like he had just spilled some age old secret.

Lusa laughs at him.

He doesn’t get angry.

[emilythedog661-tf2]

TF2 University

So i was reading a youtubers college comic and i was thinking why i don’t i do one but with TF2 character instade and in university since college in the u.k. (for me anyway) is just like school, (somebody might of done this already but this is my version 🙂) so here are the characters discriptions 😋

the administrater - she’s the principal so she does principal things

Miss pauling - She is the university vice principal and she have a big crush on scout but she act like she’s not interested to see how far he’ll go for her

Scout - he is the lead baseball player and won 5 trophies for baseball and running, he has a big crush on miss pauling and do anything to get a kiss and a date with her. the course he is doing is sports if u couldn’t guess 😆. also his dad spy runs the french course

Soldier - he is the lead Rugby player (rugby is british football for u americans) he’s team has won 5 trophies for his team and he has a crush on Engineer but he hasn’t told his friends yet that their are going out and do it secretly when everyone gone to bed.

Pyro - he not in uni yet he still in college but he will be coming to uni soon to do advance catering.

Demoman - he is doing drama cause he is so OTT with everything so he in drama 😂, he always goes to the pub or stay in his room to drink scrumpy all the time but it doesn’t stop him from being dramatic.

Heavy - he is doing social work to boost he social skills with people since he struggles with english and very quite, he has a massive crush on Medic but medic hates heavy and tries to avoid him anyway he can, heavy is also quite a bully and he like to go and bully pyro at his college when he has the chance.

Engineer - he is learning engineering (duh) and he is doing so well in it that they might move him to robotics to give him a challenge, he is going out with soldier and the only people who know about it is Sniper and Medic.

Medic - he is learning all the medical corses and he half way done with all of them, he tries and avoids heavy because he really in love with sniper and loves him to death, they hang around a lot even when heavy isn’t around, Medic is still confused why heavy loves him so much but he doesn’t care as long he has sniper with him

Sniper - He is doing photography and he love every minture of it, he in love with medic and he love medic to death, he has secretly snuck his cat into uni when u are only allowed small animals e.g. hamsters, rabbits and guinea pigs, the only people who know about the cat is him, Medic, Soldier and Engineer.

Spy - he is a teacher for the french course and he is also scout’s dad and scout knows he is his dad so they have a strong relationship, he knows all the teachers very well and sometimes he pulls pranks on the other teachers and they haven’t got they revenge yet.

shared rooms - Sniper and Medic share a room (so that’s why medic knows about the cat and how there love started), Soldier and Engineer share a room (this is how there love started as well also soldier and engie know about the cat cause sniper and medic told them and they have been in their room loads of times), Heavy and Scout share a room ( they get on like close brothers and sometimes scout goes home with spy), demoman has a room of his own since spy goes home and pyro not at uni yet but he will be his room mate when he joins uni next year 😋 also miss pauling's room is next door to her office room lastly Sniper’s cat who is me 😇 as my cat form so i love Sniper to death as well as Medic, Soldier and Engineer, i also like scout too but i haven’t met him yet.

so i hope u like my uni thing and i might do some sfm pics on this since idk how to draw people and i love doing things on sfm 😋

PS later on (if i write a fanfic or something) miss pauling gets pregnant with scout and and tries to hid it as best she can cause she doesn't want to go on maturely leave and Sniper, Medic, Soldier and Engineer go on an epic journey 😋