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royalarchivist Ā· 1 year ago
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Over 6 years ago, Technoblade and Etoiles played together on United UHC. Although they never got to meet each other on the QSMP, it's nice to see that they already had some nice banter and a fun dynamic developing during the brief time they knew each other. Here are some highlights from the video where they played together!
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Subscribe to Technoblade! Technoblade's United UHC video
[ Part 1 || Part 2 || Subtitle Transcript ā†“ ]
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Technoblade: Bonjour, mis amis! (Hello, my friends!) Oh god, we already have a zombie on us. No! It's targeting me 'cuz I have subs!
Etoiles: Excellent teammates.
Technoblade: Do trees spawn in these worlds?
Etoiles: [Laughing at a screenshot of Technoblade saying "deforestation has gotten pretty bad"]
Technoblade: It's gotten pretty bad, man. What is this?
Etoiles: B-bonjour.
Technoblade: Stop speakin' Chinese.
Etoiles: You're the best Skywars player, dude. That's why.
Technoblade: That doesn't mean much.
Technoblade: Oh my god, I found diamonds!
Etoiles: Oh, whoa.
Technoblade: Subscribe to Technoblade! I'm suddenly a UHC god.
Etoiles: Oh, I got diamonds too! :D
Technoblade: ...Wow, way to ruin my moment. Wow. Can I just have this one moment?
Etoiles: Yeah.
Technoblade: Does everything- does everything need to be a competition? First diamonds I've ever mined in Minecraft.
Etoiles: Let's redo it, Techno. Let's say I don't have diamonds. I don't have diamonds, you have-
Teammate: I found diamonds!
Technoblade: Oh my god.
Technoblade: I have seven diamonds! And I'm not saying that to one-up you, but- I mean I am, but I mean I'm- I'm also tellin' the truth.
Teammate: Nobody knows which one of you guys is the mole.
Technoblade: Yeah, that's gonna be very awkward.
Etoiles: Maybe Technoblade is already-
Technoblade: I'm right behind you.
Etoiles: Technoblade is already saying to his friend-
Technoblade: I'm already in the Mole chat, plannin' your death.
Etoiles: Like, I'm kind of scared of Technoblade, actually.
Technoblade: I'm not even good, why would you be scared of me?
Etoiles: Because you're the King of Bedwars.
Technoblade: Alright, ok, ok, so here's how it works- I get paid per episode, right? So I'm not gonna betray you on Episode 2.
Etoiles: [Laughs]
Technoblade: Now let me enchant.
Etoiles: I'm so bad at hearing sound because when I'm hearing lava-
Technoblade: Nah, it's 'cuz the sounds are in French, isn't it?
Etoiles: [Laughs] I'm gonna kill you, bro.
Technoblade: No!
Etoiles: [Laughs] I'm gonna kill you.
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munsonsprincess11111 Ā· 8 months ago
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It wasn't even a secret...
Eddie munson x reader
Summary: you and Eddie are married even have a new born. But thr younger hellfire members don't know?
Dustin Henderson walks into the munson trailer and hears loud music coming from Eddie's room. He approaches the room and through the crack of the door and sees a manicured hand grabbing at Eddie's bedside table only to see Eddie's not ringed hand grab it and pull it out of sight.
That's all he saw, but he got the point and left the trailer and sat in Eddie's van, which he never locked until he saw the lady exit.
But what Dustin didn't see was your wedding ring on top of Eddie's on the bedside table.
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Months later Dustin was washing his hands in the munson bathroom when he threw the paper towel in the trash he saw a pregnancy test. It was positive. Dustin didn't mention it to Eddie or anyone thinking it was probably private.
What Dustin didn't see was how Eddie hugged you when the test came back positive as you both cried happy tears and kissed sweetly.
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Months later Dustin and Mike approach the hellfire table and notice Eddie's not there. Weird they thought he wanted to graduate this year why would he be having time off.
"Where's Eddie?" Dustin asked setting his tray down. Gareth looks at Dustin and frowns. "What do you mean where's Eddie you know he isn't gonna be in for A few weeks." Gareth says confused.
Only then do Gareth, Doug and Jeff realise they genuinely do not know. They wasn't gonna be the ones to tell him so that's how they ended up at Eddie munson trailer skipping school.
Eddie was fast asleep an arm draped over you. He awoke suddenly to banging on the door cursing under his breath. He stands up and stretched kissing your head and peaking into the bassinet next to your side of the bed, only to see his week old daughter starring up at him with her wide brown eyes.
"Hey little lady." HE says picking her up making sure to support her head. He cradles her and heads to the door to let you sleep a bit longer. He walks into the kitchen and puts the kettle on to warm a bottle for his daughter haley. Then he walks to the front door expecting Wayne or someone.
Only to be met with a stunned Dustin and Mike. "Hello?" Eddie says confused. He let's them in as they stare at him in shock. "Whats going on guys?" Eddie asked slightly freaked out hy the look on the twos face.
"You have a baby?!" Dustin half yells.
"Dude shut the fuck up." Eddie says annoyed bouncing his daughter slightly so she doesn't cry from Dustins outburst.
"No I won't you have a baby and you didn't tell us what the fuck." Dustin half yells again.
Eddie looks between the boys with a look of confusion on his face. You walk out of your bedroom into the living room after hearing all the shouting.
"What's going on?" You ask crossing your arms over your chest. Both the teens and Eddie look at you. Your stood confused. Haley then cries and everyone looks at her.
Eddie walks over to you sliding her into your arms and she immediately stops crying as you bounce her and cradle her making soft shh noises. "Whose that's?" Mike askes Eddie's attention turning from you and haley to the two teens but you speak up. "His wife." You answer looking at the two boys
"You have a baby and a wife. How didn't we know that." Dustin says eyes wide.
"OK everyone stop, fuck me. Right. I thought you two knew but clearly you don't. This is my wife y/n who I've definitely told you about. The one I've been dating since I was like 15 and am now married to?" Eddie says waving his arms infant of you as you smile.
"OH we thought that was a cruel joke." Mike says scratching his head. Eddie looks at the boys in disbelief.
"Wow OK. This is y/n and my daughter haley who I'm gonna go with you also thought was a joke." Eddie says questionably getting nods from the boys.
"Y/n this is Dustin and Mike." Eddie says pointing at the boys rubbing his eyes.
"Hi nice to meet you?" You say still confused.
The boys says hello awkwardly.
"OK, now that's cleared up. Is that really why you came here." Eddie asks, slightly annoyed. The boys nod and explain that Gareth wouldn't tell them. You're starring at Eddie, who's clearly stressed and tired. Then, down to the little baby in your arms.
Eddie warms a baby bottle while the two teens talk to Eddie about the baby as you sit on the couch in the living room. He walks in handing you the warm bottle. "Can you feed her?" You ask quietly. But Eddie hears you.
"Yeh, yeh of course sweetheart." Eddie says sitting on the couch. You pass her to Eddie once he's sat along with her bottle kissing Eddie's cheek then haleys head before walking to your bedroom to get stuff for A shower.
"SO you like have a child." Dustin says watching Eddie feed his daughter the bottle.
"Yes and a wife." Eddie answers.
"And you've been married..." Mike says
"2 years been together for 5." Eddie says, setting the bottle by his feet, leaning back on the couch and laying the baby on his chest, gently patting her back.
"And the others knew." Dustin says as Eddie nods.
"How long are you off school?" Mike askes.
"I'm just going back to do my finals. I won't be there any other time." Eddie says as the tiny baby burps. The two nod.
Moments later you walk back in, wearing a pyjama vest and Eddie's sweats. Your stomach has shrunk since the birth of haley and it makes Eddie smile seeing you comfortable enough to wear the vest as when she was first born you wouldn't take off his hoodie.
Not that it mattered to Eddie he loved you every shape and form and you grew his baby in you. When you mentioned your insecurity to Eddie just before haley was born he comforted you and said, "either way your sexy no matter what n you've got me. If.. that helps? Probably not but you get my gist."
You sat next to Eddie and he handed you haley. "Common ill take you two home no point in going back to school." Eddie says. He too the teens to Dustin house and then came straight home.
He entered thr trailer and headed to your bedroom to see haley asleep on your shared bed and you sat up looking at her giving Eddie a smile when he entered the room. Eddie strips of everything but his boxers.
"Now give me a twirl." You says smiling at him from the bed.
He turns slowly as you clap quietly before laying on his side next to you. "SO those are two of your friends?" You say raising your brows and Eddie nods putting an arm over your waist.
Eddie looks at you then to his daughter and smiles. Taking your hand and kissing it. You lean down and kiss him on the lips.
"I love you." HE says as your foreheads touch.
"I love you too."
"I love you more."
"I love you most." You smirk kissing him again.
Yeah Eddie was a happy man. He may still be in school but he's got everything he wants Sat right on his bed. His beautiful wife and tiny daughter.
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Months later he graduated walking off the stage hugging you nice and tight laying a sweet kiss on your lips. Wayne holding 3 month old haley who's arm where flapping for Eddie. He took her from Wayne kissing her nose as she open mouthed his cheek.
The stunned look on Jason's face to see Eddie munson holding a baby in one arm with his hair and his other arm around your waist as your hand was behind haleys head. Eddie smirked to himself kissing your head. Wayne shooting him a proud smile and nod. The others soon came running over. "Finally man thought you was gonna end up going to school with haley." Gareth says smirking at Eddie.
"Shut up Gareth." You says earning a laugh out of Eddie.
"Y/n I'm wounded." Gareth says shocked.
"You heard the lady shut up." Eddie says smirking.
Gareth rolls his eyes.
Everyone stands and talks. Eddie saying haley needs feeding so you guys have to go. In reality you had fed her before and Eddie just wanted to go home.
"I am so proud of you." You say kissing his cheek.
"Yeah? Do I get a special treat for how proud you are." Eddie smirks.
"Maybe... you'll see when haleys in bed." You say smirking at him running a hand through haleys curls.
Yeah Eddie was right. 86 was definitely his year.
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diagonal-queen Ā· 8 months ago
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HELLO!! i keep requesting them sotty im obsessed but what about hunting dogs with a s/o who has a childšŸ˜…šŸ˜…i got silly again
Hunting Dogs with your child
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ā™” pairing: Fukuchi Ouchi, Jouno Saigiku, Tecchou Suehiro, Teruko Okura (platonic), Tachihara Michizou x gn!Reader
ā™” synopsis: How do these goofballs fare as stepdads? (or, in Teruko's case, fun auntie?)
ā™” cw: Swearing, unofficial stepfathering, unrealistically good stepfathering, reader's ex situation is not established but it's assumed that their baby momma/daddy is not in the picture (Tachihara), mentions of violence
note: I just haven't written anything in ages, and for that I apologise. Wow, being in university is time consuming! I've had block for months and it's been an absolute pain in the arse but I'm back babey! Keep your requests coming anon- I am the Hunting Dogs whisperer and I will write them till I die. Apologies for errors and I hope you enjoy x
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Fukuchi:
My dude is so so so enthusiastic. You mean to tell him that he gets a beautiful loving partner AND a new little guy to hang out with?? Sign him tf up
This man buys your kid so many presents it's genuinely concerning. Your child is spoilt to hell and back by Fukuchi. You need to discourage him from this behaviour STAT
He constantly uses dad words like 'buddy' and 'pal' and 'kiddo' to refer to your kid and they eventually start responding to these nicknames lol
He would totally also do dad stances and just embrace the fatherly aura that is slowly overtaking him day by day (bro starts falling asleep on the couch while the game's on at 9pm)
He's actually surprisingly gentle with your child. If they cry he'll pick them up and comfort them very well. He's like a whole different person when your kid is scared or sad- it's the cutest thing ever
If your child ever gets him a Fathers' Day present he'll probably cry like old man tears of joy. In fact if your child ever does anything nice for him he'll be incredibly touched. Kinda reminds him what he's doing his job for :')
Tells your child great exaggerated (CHILD FRIENDLY) stories about his heroic achievements as a soldier before bed. It's genuinely super cute you guys
If the kid ever runs up to him in excitement when he arrives home in the evening he returns the energy and is like 'omg there they are! that's my kiddo! how have you been??' and picks them up and AUGH they're so cute
Just....šŸ„ŗšŸ„ŗ
Jouno:
Your child is probably scared of him at first. Within their first meeting he probably makes them cry.
Sorry y'all šŸ˜­ but he doesn't exactly come off as much of a teddy bear...and nor does he really act like one with anyone else other than you in private
Jouno just isn't good with kids. Not in the sense that he's scared of them but that he doesn't really know how to interact with them without being intimidating or otherwise just detached
But he really loves you, and he wants to be a good parental figure to your kid, so he tries to warm them up to him by getting them a gift. That probably helps- he might not know much about kids but he's right to assume that they fucking love receiving gifts
Whatever your child's hobbies/interests are, Jouno genuinely does try to connect with them over it, and after a while it does work.
Soon enough your child and Jouno are inseparable and your child is spewing sadistic military rhetoric and oh dear god you've made a terrible mistake introducing the two of them
Yeah, Jouno probably teaches your kid all KINDS of horrible things. He will tell your child stories about times he's tortured suspects, or slaughtered gangs, and just stuff that is not family friendly. You have to nip that behaviour in the bud or else...
He's generally pretty good at taking care of your child, but like, if your kid cried because they were scared there was a monster under the bed, Jouno would probably be like "Yeah. There is. Good luck." and then turn off the lights and leave šŸ’€
Just give him time. He'll learn how to be an emotionally available parent at SOME point
Tecchou:
He's not the step dad. He's the dad that stepped up
Tecchou is definitely very aloof and awkward around your child- like, he knows how to interact with you, but children are different. Children are frightening. And they are his biggest fear maybe
In spite of this, he is fiercely protective of your kid. He will make sure that child is as safe and calm as possible at all times, and he certainly prefers to show that he cares through actions rather than words.
He usually wouldn't initiate physical contact with your child but if they hugged him he would hug back, if they gave him a hi-five he would do it back, etc etc. he will never let your kid down
If your child likes make belief, you can bet you'd walk into a room and find your kid all dressed up, off their rocker in full theatre mode, while Tecchou is sitting on the floor, also dressed up, but looking more depressed than ever before
Save him from your baby. They are taking YEARS off his life
He probably accidentally sends your kid to hospital at some point because he cooked for them. Damnit Tecchou, how don't you realise that a child's stomach wouldn't be able to handle a combination of chocolate and beef
It's okay though, he does learn from this. Plus, he takes care of your child and buys them presents and hangs out with them until they're better <3
He might not join your child in the ball pit, but he would watch them swim around in there with the softest, faintest, most affectionate smile on his face. And that is all that matters folks
Teruko (platonic):
The funnest, meanest, coolest auntie ever
Teruko will lead your child down a dreadful path. Limit their visits to holidays and birthdays for your own sake and the sake of your young one
She's really more than happy to negatively influence look after your child if you need her to though, and they love her because she's super chill and lets them get away with all kinds of things (that aren't violent crimes against humanity)
Your parent says one cookie after dinner? Screw it, have six. I won't tell if you won't. - Teruko, probably
She uses her ability to entertain your kid sometimes- usually she'll decrease her age so she can join them in things like building pillow forts and playing on jungle gyms
I'm just picturing them playing at the park and some concerned parent coming up to them asking where their guardian is and Teruko just fucking transforms into a grown woman on the spot and goes 'WHO'S ASKING' šŸ˜­
Teruko is a super cool fun aunt. But she is very wise, and she really will give your kid good life advice on occasion.
She'll also cheer them up when they're feeling down, and if they're feeling scared she helps them step out of their comfort zones and confront their fears (in a safe way!!)
If your kid is like, getting picked on at school or something, Teruko will nag you to phone their school about it. If you don't, she does. If they don't do anything about it, she does. Bottom line is NOBODY fucks with your kid when Teruko is around
I guess technically she really is scary dog privilege lmao
Tachihara:
Help he's so nervous at first? Tachihara this is a child, not a wise sage- you can be normal around them
He just wants to make a good impression on the child okay he's doing his best
But (obviously) your kid immediately loves him, and thinks he's the coolest guy ever, and wants to hang out with him all the time
Tachihara has a bit of a concern that the kid will think that he's trying to replace their other parent, which is fair, but it's unfounded because your child absolutely adores him and does not care about that at all
If your child ever calls him 'Dad' watch his soul fucking transcend to a new plane, he's so surprised and honoured that this beautiful person's child would consider him their parent
Your kid has Tachihara wrapped around their tiny finger. He will oblige them with anything- if you've got a toddler who likes uppies and piggybacks, say your prayers for Tachihara's upper arm and back muscles because he will carry them for hours
You really need him to stop leaving weaponry around the house, though- the absolute HEART ATTACK you had when you saw your precious baby carrying around an unloaded pistol
Also, Tachihara, babe, STOP SWEARING SO MUCH AROUND THE BABY. I CAN'T HAVE MY KID SAYING 'FUCK' TO STRANGERS - you, probably
Doesn't really ever talk about his job(s) with your kid, all they know is that he 'kills bad guys', and they think that's cool as fuck
He's not perfect, sure. But he is trying so hard to be The Perfect Parentā„¢ and, more importantly, he loves your child to bits
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taglist~ ā™” @gettinshiggywithit, @fyodorhatr, @flower-of-darkness, @bejeweledgirl, @kokoenjiandco, @pinkiipeachiikeen
of course, thank you to anon for this req!
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orangeocelotmartyn Ā· 1 month ago
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Cyan Centipedes (False, AntFrost, and Ren)'s reactions to Martyn's Velma outfit, part two
Part One here
False: Eyy, Martyn's live. (through laughter) His face just popped up on my screen. I have him open. Ren: Oh good lord, okay, we gotta get Martyn-- AntFrost: Oh, I need to open his stream-- False: Velma's here guys, Velma! (False and Ant laugh) She's made it. Oh. Ren: Oh, wow, he is...he's--he's also. I mean, there is a lot of Martyn on this screen-- Ant: Oh my gosh, wait-- Ren: There's a lot of Martyn. False: Dude, it came up and it was like, full screen on one of the monitors. (she laughs) Ren: Dude, look at him! He looks so good! (Ant and Ren laugh) He can't play MCC with those glasses on, he can't see through that nonsense. False: I'm not going to lie, I'm a bit jealous, where are my glasses? I didn't get a character with accessories. Ren: Oh good lord. The dress and everything! False: It's a skirt! Oh, oh it's got the Scooby-Doo logo on it! Ren: (in disbelief) He's even got the pose! (voice higher pitched) That's how she poses! (False and Ant laugh) The little curtsy and everything. False: I didn't even think about the--socks! Martyn: (playing from Ren's stream) I'm glad I'm seeing nothing but 'slay' in the chat (Ant and False laugh) I'm seeing nothing but 'slay' in the chat, that's right, that's right. We're here to play. We're here to play. (at the same time as False) You ready? You ready for some MCC? False: (at the same time as Martyn) Ren, you've disappointed us! Where's the Scooby-Doo? Ren: I'm sorry guys, I'm sorry. False: Wait, do you actually have Scooby-Doo on? Scooby-Doo? Martyn: (playing from Ren's stream) I ate and left no crumbs, according to chat. This is all--this isn't me inflating my own ego, this is all chat. Ren: I mean, you know. False: C'mon, do a face reveal. You can do a face reveal. Ren: Absolutely insane. False: You could do a face reveal. Ren: I've--no one has ever seen my face, False. I've been locked in my-in my computer since I was twelve. False: In the computer? Ren: Yeah. False:....(after four seconds of silence) Mhm. Gonna watch. Martyn: (actually in the Discord call) 'Allo? Ren: (at the same time as False) Dude, you look so stinkin' hot. False: (at the same time as Ren) Hello! Ren: Slay queen. Mm! Martyn: That's it! Ren: I would take you on a date Immediately! Martyn: You know what I want? Big sub sandwich. I see Shaggy and Scoobs do it all the time, that's what I want. I want in on this. Ren: That's what you get. Although I did notice you haven't shaved your legs for the occasion. Martyn: Hey, it's winter. We can't be solving mysteries if we've got, uh, if we've got the chillies ourselves. I wanna be shaking when there's ghosts around, not when uh, not because of the temperature. False: No no no, you're the-you're the smart one. You don't get scared. It's fine. (Martyn laughs) Ren: I'm also mildly disturbed, I was just saying how you-- False: (at the same time as Ren) I was saying to Shaggy, I was mildly disturbed by how short your minidress is? Martyn: Yeah--it's a bit short, right? False: Miniskirt! Martyn: I was very careful when I put my leg up then, to show that the socks are like, trying to reach my knees but not quite. False: Yeah yeah yeah. Martyn: I was like, there could be a slip, I'm very wary of that.
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theemporium Ā· 3 months ago
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hi!! can request a mai taišŸ’› #27 ā€œpulling the other one towards themā€ with luke hughes please!
thank you for requesting!šŸ«¶šŸ½
27. pulling the other one towards them
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ā€œWoah, get over here!ā€Ā 
ā€œNo!ā€Ā 
Luke couldnā€™t bite back his smile as you tried to skirt around him, tried to get to the door before he caught you but you underestimated his reach. He managed to grab your wrist, pulling you towards him as his other arm moved to wind around your waist and lock you against his front.
You let out a squeal that morphed into a laugh, the fight leaving your body as your best friend pulled you towards him. You leaned back against him, tilting your head to look up at him with a grin. You were far too pleased to find him blushing already.
ā€œItā€™s nothing,ā€ he tried to assure you, reaching for the leatherbound journal in your hand but you clutched it close to your chest. ā€œCā€™mon, it was probably justā€¦hockey stuff.ā€Ā 
You raised your brows. ā€œHockey stuff? Dude, come on, at least try to make your lie convincing.ā€Ā 
ā€œLine shifts?ā€ He tried again, wincing at his own lack of conviction.
ā€œYeah, Iā€™m sure ten year old Luke was really breaking those peewee line shifts down to their core,ā€ you deadpanned before lightly jabbing his stomach with your elbow. It was just enough for him to be momentarily distracted and for you to quickly dash to the other side of the room, putting two couches between you. ā€œIā€™m just gonna take a small peek!ā€
Lukeā€™s face burned hotter. ā€œNoā€”ā€Ā 
ā€œHello, my name is Luke Hughes,ā€ you began, a grin on your face as you continued to read the chicken scrawl that was ten year old Lukeā€™s handwriting. ā€œI live with my parents and my brothers. They are older than me. We all play hockey and I love it sooooo much.ā€
ā€œOkay, thatā€™s enough,ā€ Luke tried to laugh it off, tried to jump over the couch to reach you but you were already moving out of his grasp.
ā€œWhen Iā€™m older, I want to play in the NHL with my brothers,ā€ you continued, cooing a little at the reality of little Lukeā€™s dreams coming true. ā€œI also hope I get to marry my best friendā€”ā€
And then you stopped reading aloud, your eyes scanning the page.Ā 
And Lukeā€™s stomach dropped to fucking hell.Ā 
And he swore this was it. This was what he was afraid of happening and now it was a reality and he didnā€™t know what to do with himself. He knew how the rest of the diary entry went, knew he went into detail about the embarrassing crush he had on you, even almost a decade ago.
Logically, he knew he should say something. He should say he doesnā€™t feel the same anymore. He should say it was just a joke. But words failed him and just got caught in his throat as he stared helplessly at you.
ā€œWow,ā€ you eventually muttered out.Ā 
Luke said your name, ready to spout out whatever he needed to say to keep you in his life because he couldnā€™t imagine one without you. But you were already talking again.
ā€œWe are fucking embarassing,ā€ you said with a laugh, shaking your headā€”almost looking fondā€”as you grinned at him. ā€œI mean, over a decade of mutual pining? Thatā€™s some romcom shit.ā€
Luke swallowed harshly. ā€œMutual?ā€Ā 
ā€œWhat? You need to read my diary to prove it, Hughes?ā€ You challenged, playful and joking but a hint of something else in your voice. Maybe nerves.
ā€œNah,ā€ he shook his head, unable to mirror your smile. ā€œBut I think a kiss or two could convince me.ā€
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zombvic Ā· 6 months ago
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TINDER IRL PART one (harry lewis x reader)
summary : in which y/n gets invited to the sidemen tinder irl (usa edition) and meets a certain brit and their instant friendship slowly progresses into something bigger
face claim : no one right now (kendall jenner later)
notes : reader is like a 2019 ICON like disstracks against the paul brothers, ricegum etc.. now STILL doing youtube but on a much more lowkey basis. also im sorry but i had to add that the reader is an f1 fan IM SORRY (im locked in as an f1 girlie) šŸ˜µ yall im not american or even close to a native english speaker (#slavicstruggles) but i tried making the readeramerican cause i tried to do the american la gf x british bloke bf xx god bless 'merica RAAAAAH. also i used lines from like all the videos and made my own cause the lines from this video were insane.. last also, don't be a ghost reader šŸ§Ÿā€ā™‚ļøšŸ§Ÿā€ā™‚ļø
pairings : harry lewis x reader , sidemen x platonic!reader , all the other youtuber in the videos x platonic!reader
warnings : drugs (ketamine joke)
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You got invited to the SIDEMEN Tinder In Real Life youtube video. You are acutely aware to what the Sidemen are and you've seen their videos before. Now to be fair, the genres between your channel and their channels were pretty different. The Sidemen were known for football challenges, those 100$ vs 100,000$ challenges and other things with a similar vibe. You on the other hand, you did vlogs, lifestyle hack and tips, in your time you've achieved some disstracks and occasionally broke down some formula 1 grand prix weekend.
The moment you saw the instagram dm from the Sidemen official account you weren't sure how to react. Should you be excited? scared? worried? yeah.. all. It was the Sidemen, Logan Paul, Mike and George (idk who Mike and George but who cares).
Eventually you accepted the offer and waited till the day you had to be "picked up" by kinda random men for 5 minutes straight. The day came, you got dressed for the video shoot, they made you wait with the other girls until they called your name and then you walked in.
"Hi, I'm (your name). I'm 24 and i'm from Newark, New Jersey" (go devs go) You've practiced that line like 50 times before you left, not because you wanted to come out of this video with a new man but because you didn't want to embarrass yourself lmao.
"Hi, I'm Vikk. I'm 26 and are you from Tennessee, because you're the only ten i see"
"Would've been funny if i hadn't just said im from New Jersey dude, no sorry"
"Hello, I'm Logan-"
"No. Complicated history" you said as you swiped left.
"One chance please"
"Alright, BUT u gotta watch it tho"
"Okay. SO. If i were a pizza delivery guy, i'd be giving YOU the tip"
"Ew no sorry lmfao.. that was weak as fuck"
"Alright wow, Hello, I'm Tobi. I'm 31 and they say that kissing is a language of love, so would you mind starting a conversation with me?"
"Sure go on.. yes. I love that"
Hello, My name is Ethan and let only latex stand between our love.
"Yeah thats funny.. alright, go on"
"Yo, I'm KSI. I'm 30 and you know how they say skin is the largest organ on the human body? Well.. Not in my case."
"Lmao, yes go on"
ā€œHello, I'm Mike. I'm 37 and girl, you don't need no vibrator when you got this Pickled Dick.ā€
"Jesus Christ. No, get out"
"Hi, My name is Simon and.. Simon says you want to swipe right"
"Lmao. I love that, Yes"
"Sup, I'm George and Iā€™m peanut butter. Youā€™re jelly. Letā€™s have sex"
"Jeeesus, thatā€™s crazy bro... no"
"Hello, My name is Josh and I find your lack of nudity disturbing"
"No, I'm so sorry" (guys i love freya sm i couldnt do this)
"Uhm, Hello. I'm Harry. I'm 26 years old and what do ketamine and your underpants have in common?"
"I don't know" you said looking at the blonde-ish man confused.
"I'd like to sniff them both."
The whole room fell into a laughter, you included. "Yes"
"BUT I GET A NO?" Logan exclaims. "What a scam"
WHY DID YOU SAY NO?
(NO : Logan, Josh, Mike, Vikk and George)
"For Logan i think we left this in 2019 and rightfully so. For Josh i dont really know tbh, i just thought his line couldve been better. Mike, i think you know why i said no. Vikk.. Im gonna be honest i dont even remember what youve said but im sure i had my reasons and George, you couldve been waaaaaay smoother mate.. tough luck"
YALL. this is part one because i cant be arsed and put it all right here right now šŸ˜šŸ˜šŸ˜
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m3vl0vesu Ā· 28 days ago
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A/N: Fluff! For once...but not really this is a simple one-shot but kind of mixed in with the rest of my Spidey stuff iykwim. Starts out a little sad. I also just bend the rules of how spidey senses work to go with the fic
!IT IS A ONE-SHOT PEOPLE.!
A reckless Spidey
An injured Spidey
Your thoughts
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Tap.
Tap.
You tapped the edge of the building, watching the way your legs swung back and fourth. It was insufferable. You were insufferable, it's why the mission went hay wire. It was your fault. Your fault. Seven people got severely injured because of your carelessness.
"Spidey..."
What's worse is that he was here, Nightwing. The 'guardian of Bludhaven' his words always made you feel worse. How embarrassing
Nghtwing was a natural leader, his instructions were clear. The tabloids were right, Gotham didn't need a 'friendly neighbourhood Spider' they needed soldiers. Robin was right, he was better. Whywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhy
Your hands gripped the edge, the guilt pounded in your head. Why couldn't thing go your way for once? "Spidey. Look at me"
God. Why did he have to use that tone? You royally fucked up, who manages to make made Nightwing mad?
"Kid, I'm not mad." Lies. But might as well humour him
"And what, your 'just disappointed?'" You added, mocking his voice. Earning a tired sigh from him. Wow, how hostile.
"Can you at least come a bit closer? You're going to fall..." "So? I'll just swing away." You could barely listen to his words, all your senses going off. There was always danger in Gotham, it never stopped but it was manageable. Unless something big happened, so you right now you were fighting the urge to cry. .
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A long silence followed, for a second you thought he was gone. Until you felt his presence next to you, great. "I'm fine dude." "And for some reason I don't believe you." Ha ha very funny, you totally weren't stressing right now or anything. You felt him nudge you lightly, "you can't save everyone, you know that right?" You knew that more than anyone, the people you knew, the things you lost. It was common knowledge, but it didn't excuse your behaviour- "But you did?" What?
"What?" "Yeah, things could've been a lot worse if it wasn't for your quick thinking." "But...It was worse because of me." He just shrugged. Shrugged?? Hello? "I'm pretty sure that was group effort, so don't be so tough on yourself." He turned to you, a gentle smile displayed on his face. You couldn't see his eyes behind the mask but you could tell that they were kind ones. He had always been the one hero you looked up to most, it was still weird thinking about how you were now technically co-workers. You wanted to tell him everything, but you couldn't even open your mouth to say thank you. If you did, there was a high chance of you sobbing, please let it just stop here. You didn't know how many more kind words you could take. "Look, you're still new to this whole crime thing, but you're doing well. And I'm not just talking about the big fights with scarecrow and things like that.." Oh god. "..you, helping the little guys really matters. Batman tends to get caught up in all those huge fights but all he wants to do is keep the people safe and cared for. Like you do, all that energy and happiness it's important."
Please stop
"You...you remind of someone." Fuck, these words are not helping. Ha.
He got up and got down from the building, not before giving you a gentle squeeze. Now you were sure that you were going to throw up. After a few minutes of soaking in his words you decided to finally go home. .
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. Managing to slip onto the fifth floor unseen for the hundredth time you feel your body go tense. If only you could relax at home like you used to, with the people you loved. You stole one of your aunts shirts from her room. A room that hadn't been used in a while. When you entered the kitchen you noticed something by the door, it was a note that was slide under. Odd. .
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. EVICTION NOTICE
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danieyells Ā· 5 months ago
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@2flowerz also asked for Lyca so
NOW WITH 100% MORE DOGGO LYCA. HE IS DEFINITELY A HUMAN AND NOT A WEREWOLF. He is trying very hard to be a human. I love him very much. . . .
Hello: (the first time the game is opened after that character is set as home screen NPC. Only happens once per day, unless the character is switched out and back.)
"...You again. Where're we going today?"
You've Got Mail: (whenever there's something in the inbox, usually Arena rewards)
"Hey, you got letters. Don't you have to read them? Oh, don't you know how?"
he understands if you can't read, man. neither can he.
Default: (requires no affinity, has no time constraints)
"You smell sweeter than usual today... Stop. Go away."
after learning that the pc is going to turn into the anomaly that cursed them any sort of 'you smell nicer than normal' feels like such a threat lmao
"You want to touch me? Fine. Ten seconds and that's it."
that is more than enough my good sir
"When I find Neros, I wanna prove I've been getting along with humans. Then he'll definitely let me live with him."
considering he related the term 'neglect play' to what Neros did to him. . .I'm not so sure. . .and if Neros was as old as he sounds like he was, I wonder if he's even still alive. . . .
"Hey! Moth-eaten Casanova! Where'd you go? I'm gonna show you my special move today."
"special move" in Japanese is 怌åæ…ę®ŗꊀ怍 or 'lethal move'/'killer technique', usually unique to a person or fighting style. Not sure if he wants to show Ed how cool he is or try and kill him lmao--
"This phone thingy they gave me keeps making noises and making me jump... Why do I gotta carry it everywhere? It's scary!"
Affinity 1: (between 5am and 11am)
"Mnn... Let me sleep... Don't touch me... Zzz..."
Affinity 2: (between 11am and 4pm)
"Laws, school regulations, anomalous law... Manners, morals, rules... How're you s'posed to remember all that?"
man i wish i could tell you. . .i've mostly got the morals in order, that's basically just 'don't do harm to others' when you get down to it. laws are about 50% 'don't do things that may endanger you or others' and 50% bullshit. the rest you're kinda on your own with.
Affinity 3: (between 4pm and 8pm)
"Urgh... My skin's crawling... Moon must be gettin' round soon..."
Affinity 4: (between 8pm and 5am)
"At first I was sad 'cause I got put in a different house to Suba, but all kinds of stuff happens here every day so it was fine."
awww he was sad because he doesn't get to see Subaru as often but he's not bored so it's alright! glad he's comfortable ;u;
Affinity 5: (between 8pm and 5am)
"H-Hey, don't come so close! Somethin' about your scent makes my stomach feel weird!"
WE'RE ONLY ON AFFINITY 5 DUDE YOU CAN'T BE CATCHING FEELINGS THIS EARLY it's probably because he's scared of girls or something lol
Affinity 6: (between 4pm and 8pm)
"I didn't do anything wrong! Those guys were saying mean stuff about me 'cause they thought I couldn't hear. All I did was yell at them."
I hate how they won't even let Lyca defend himself verbally. . . .
Affinity 7: (between 11am and 4pm)
"I don't mind classes. The teachers say cool stuff. Once I learn to read the textbooks and the notes and the blackboard it'll be perfect."
HE'S GONNA BE SUCH A GOOD STUDENT WHEN HE CAN READ???
Affinity 8: (between 4pm and 8pm)
"There was this big noise in our practical class and my ears popped out. Everyone ran away screaming. Damn it..."
wow they're cowards if the ears alone scared them. . .how're they supposed to deal with anomalies if that scared them!?
Affinity 9: (between 8pm and 5am)
"This? It's a picture book, duh. How come you don't know that when you're a human? I study with it before bed, everyone does it."
I wonder who made him a picture book of all the things he'd be learning as a first year to study with. . . . . .or maybe it's just a generic picture book lol
Affinity 10: (between 10pm and midnight)
"This blanket's not trash, it's just dirty. I can't sleep without it, so hands off."
he really loves that blanket huh. it must be one of the only things he had from his childhood or from being looked after by neros. . . .
Affinity 11: (between 5am and 11am)
"What's a "so-shul skill"? Ā That blond gigolo was talking about them. He said I don't have any. Is that a good thing?"
he's got social skills!! Just. . .not very human social skills!!!
Affinity 12: (between 11am and 4pm)
"I'm starving... I wanna eat Sho's food, but I can't order it without Suba... Wait, you can read, right?"
Lyca slowly realizing how many people he knows can actually read and thus can help him with placing orders for delicious foods--
Affinity 13: (between 4pm and 8pm)
"That moth-eaten Casanova's in his room all day so I tried to take him for a walk, but he locked his door and ignored me. The hell?!"
LYCA CONTINUES TO SCRATCH AT ED'S DOOR COME FOR WALKIES ED!!!!
Affinity 14: (between 5am and 11am)
"That stupid blond gigolo ran off with my blanket. I'm not done sleeping yet..."
tbf your blanket is filthy. . .and I get it, it's what you've got and it smells familiar but. . . .
Affinity 15: (between 5am and 11am)
"I can't get back to sleep... I'm gonna wake up that moth-eaten Casanova for a walk."
lyca is a dog scratching at your bedroom door with his leash in his mouth like 'yes it is time for walkies now rise human'
Affinity 16: (between 11am and 4pm)
"The teacher asked us to name an anomalous plant you can eat but when I did he said humans can't eat it. So what? I can, so I'm not wrong."
I AGREE WITH HIM HE SHOULD NOT GET THAT MARKED WRONG. if you only want a human applicable question say 'humans' not 'you.
Affinity 17: (between 10pm and midnight)
"In the last place I never knew what time it was and I pretty much just slept all day. Now I gotta get used to having a "roo-teen.""
Affinity 18: (between 8pm and 5am)
"I'm drawing. If I draw all the good stuff and bad stuff that happened every day I won't forget about it."
if he could write he'd keep a diary but since he can't write he's keeping a picture diary. . .and he's a really good artist according to his character story, so it's probably a pretty faithful recreation of whatever happened that day. i'd love to see his picture diary. . . .
Affinity 19: (between 10pm and midnight)
"Huh? The blood on my bed? ...It's nothing. Don't touch my stuff, you're gonna get your smell all over it!"
WHY IS THERE BLOOD IN YOUR BED, BUDDY. ARE YOU OKAY??? IF YOU ATE SOMETHING IN BED THAT'S FINE I JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO BE INJURED. . . .
Affinity 20: (between 5am and 11am)
"...Did you cry? Your scent is all squeezy. How come?"
smelling you sad makes him sad too so tell him why you're feeling sad and he can make the sad go away?
Affinity 21: (between 11am and 4pm)
"I wanna go to the cafeteria, but the teachers won't give me my pocket money. They said I'll get "spoiled." The hell does that mean?!"
GIVE HIM SOME MONEY SO HE CAN BUY FOOD???? HE NEEDS TO EAT????? HE'S BUSY WITH CLASS SO HE CAN'T GO ON MISSIONS YOU CAN'T JUST STARVE THE BOY????
Affinity 22: (between 4pm and 8pm)
"That moth-eaten Casanova told me humans like it if you ignore them sometimes. Something about playing hard to get? I'm gonna try it tomorrow."
I wonder if that has anything to do with Subaru's home screen chat where he wonders why Lyca hasn't messaged him back. . .he's trying to play hard to get because he thinks it'll make Subaru like him more. . . .
Affinity 23: (between 8pm and 5am)
"I'll stay here and be quiet at night, even when the moon's not round. 'Cause you're tired, aren't you? Go sleep."
even if he doesn't have to stay or even if he wants to make lots of noise, he'll stay and be quiet so it's easier for you to fall asleep. He won't be loud and you don't have to worry about him! so sleep tight!
Affinity 24: (between 10pm and midnight)
"Sleep here. Huh? Is there a law that says we can't sleep together? There's not, is there? Hurry up and lie down."
it's pretty much innocent. . .he just wants you close by. . .being able to smell you while he sleeps would probably make it easier to fall asleep. . .feel safe and familiar and everything. . . .
Affinity 25(max): (no time constraints)
"I'm gonna work hard... I'll gonna work so hard, they're gonna say I can live with humans forever..."
Lyca, despite being a werewolf, is a lot like Kaito in that he just wants to be a normal human. Except he never started as a normal human, so he has a bit further of a distance to go to become one. . .he's not a dog, he doesn't wanna be a pet or an animal or anything like that. He wants to be a person like everyone else. But it's hard when others reject him, and when everyone says they think he's too dangerous even when he hasn't done anything wrong. Other ghouls--other humans--do way worse stuff than he does, and yet he's still held to a higher standard. It's not fair. But he's working as hard as he can to catch up. . . .
Spring: (March-May) (between 5am and 11am)
"That blond gigolo tried to wash my blanket! He's never coming in my room again!"
he does not like spring cleaning--
(between 11am and 4pm)
"Lately there's flower smells everywhere, but sometimes there's one that kinda smells like you."
IT'S GONNA BE HILARIOUS IF THE ANOMALY THAT CURSED YOU HAPPENS TO LIVE IN OBSCUARY'S FOREST. . .LIKE YEAH IT'S JUST OUT THERE IT WAS ALWAYS ON CAMPUS IDK WHAT TO TELL YOU WE COULD'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS CURE BEFORE YOU GOT IT.
(between 4pm and 8pm)
"Harurin kept nagging, so I went to the safari park. Not gonna lie...it was super fun."
I love that Lyca uses the nicknames Rui uses for some people lol and I bet he loved running around Jabberwock!!! All that fresh open air and the wildlife. . .he's a wolf at heart really and truly.
(between 8pm and 5am)
"Cherry blossom petals are super fun. They're like, whoosh, then they fall everywhere. I wish our house had some."
Summer: (June-August) (between 5am and 11am)
"Urgh... My head...it hurts... This? It's shaved ice. The blond gigolo told me to eat it so I don't get "heat eggs-aw-schun.""
oh buddy you're eating it too fast. . . . . .
(between 11am and 4pm)
"I was just in that moth-eaten Casanova's room and it was so cold I thought it was gonna snow! Is he secretly a yeti?"
okay it was only 63 degrees in there it wasn't THAT cold Lyca.
(between 4pm and 8pm)
"I'm gonna go practice swimming at Harurin's place. Can you do other stuff besides doggy paddle?"
I can't swim at all so. you are miles ahead of me my friend.
(between 8pm and 5am)
"I know I said I always wanted to do sparklers, but... you sure this's okay? I thought we're not s'posed to play with fire!"
canid instincts are kicking in--fire BAD and SCARY and DANGEROUS. ABORT MISSION.
Autumn: (September-November) (between 5am and 11am)
"I just tried to join in with some guys playing with a ball, but they said I don't know the rules and told me to go away."
THEN TEACH HIM THE RULES god they're such jerks around here.
(between 11am and 4pm)
"Blond Gigolo was makin' this massive fire near the garden just now. It smelled all burnt and sweet... Is that some kinda ritual?"
(between 4pm and 8pm)
"Finished my picture. That Romi guy who comes to the bar all the time said he wanted one, so it's for him."
Romeo does like fine things. This just goes to show how good of an artist Lyca is! I bet Romeo's gonna frame it and put it somewhere people can see lol or maybe just keep it in his room. . .that or he wants to see if he can get him to make a forgery and profit off poor Lyca--
(between 8pm and 5am)
"Moth-eaten Casanova said humans like looking at the moon... D'you get sad if you can't see it?"
Winter: (December-February) (between 5am and 11am)
"I'm gonna go play at that big ice castle after class! Huh? 'Cause playing in the snow's fun."
THE FROSTHEIMERS BETTER NOT GIVE HIM TROUBLE LET MY BOY RUN AND ROMP IN THE SNOW!!!!!!!
(between 11am and 4pm)
"Mm, I don't really feel the cold. Humans get warm when they run around too, don't they? Race you over there! "
he is having so much fun in the winter ;;;;; just running around and playing. . . .
(between 4pm and 8pm)
"My fingers have been gettin' all tingly and stiff and my hair's all crunchy! What's up with that? "
maybe playing in the snow a little too much lol--
(between 8pm and 5am)
"How d'you drink hot drinks so quick? They always burn my tongue... Huh? Dogs have sensitive tongues? I'm a wolf, not a dog..."
His birthday: (April 19th)
"Oh right, it's my birthday. Neros told me my mom wrote down the date."
Your birthday:
"It's your birthday, right? No, I only know 'cause that blond gigolo was yelling about it. ...Here's your present."
I bet he drew something really nice or found you something really cool ;3;
New Years: (January 1st)
"Hope you have a happy and prop...props... prosp...prospinous? new year... Damn it, I practiced that for ages..."
Valentine's Day: (February 14th)
"Oh, thanks. Professor Nicolas said I can't eat chocolate, so I'll give it to Casanova and Gigolo!"
why would you even risk giving him chocolate in the first place lmao. . .also in Japanese he says "I'll share with those two idiots" instead of "casanova and gigolo" lmao
White Day: (March 14th)
"This is for you. I dunno what kinda stuff human girls like, but Suba helped me pick it, so it's prob'ly fine."
Subaru knows girls' tastes is Lyca's logic I guess lmao Subaru is a lil on the femme side comparatively--
April Fool's Day: (April 1st)
"Why's everyone being so mean today?! Telling lies and laughing at me... They're all jerks...!"
please explain the day to him. . .people are mean enough to him as it is. . . .
Halloween: (October 31st)
"My ears and tail are out? I know, I'm doing it on purpose. The moth-eaten Casanova said it's okay today."
THE ONE DAY HE CAN BE HIMSELF IS HALLOWEEN BECAUSE NO ONE WILL THINK ANYTHING OF IT. . .they'll just think it's a cool costume or maybe a fox robe! And he'll get candy for it!!!
Christmas: (December 25th)
"Hey, look! When I got up this present was next to my pillow! Santa really came..."
WHO TAUGHT HIM ABOUT SANTA. . .AND WHY. . .then again Romeo said Santa's reindeer is real so. . .it probably isn't actually harmful to teach him about Santa since Santa's probably somewhat real here. . . .
Idle: (about 20 seconds without interacting with the game) (below 13 affinity)
"...I'm going for a walk."
(13 affinity and above)
"Hey, you alive? Huh, you're breathing so I guess so."
Absent: (logging in for the first time in 2 or more days?)
"How come you stopped coming? Do you hate me? It made my heart all squeezy, so don't do it again."
oh no sweetie. . .sometimes we just have to take care of things and disappear without wanting to. . .sometimes life gets in the way instead of finding away. . . . . . . .
JUST. . .SWEETEST OF SWEETHEARTS. HE'S SO CHILDISH AND ADORABLE AND SWEET AND GOOD. . .I WILL USE MY TEN SECONDS OF PETTING TIME WISELY. He really does try harder than anyone, he's so determined and I believe in him so much. I want my boy to be happy.
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fastcardotmp3 Ā· 9 months ago
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welcome to dot drops something that's been sitting in her tumblr drafts for 4 months Saturday I hope you enjoy your visit mwah! Steddie; Ballet AU; Dancer!Steve; mentions of cancer treatment; 1.5k words
Dress rehearsal is supposed to be a mess.
That's the point of it, really, to get all the mistakes out of your system and start the actual show run with a clean slate. Or at least, that had been the point of which they'd all convinced themselves when Steve was the one performing.
Bad dress meant good show, or so the old adage went, and so at least there was some ease of worry with the collective understanding that it won't happen on the night within the company.
That was the case when Steve was a student, when he was an apprentice, even during his time in the big leagues at Joffrey, but right now? At the end of a truly abysmal dress in this run-down theater on the edge of a town from which he'd once run away?
Steve is not the performer. He's the guy in charge.
And so he spirals.
He'd never wanted to be a director or an instructor or the head of a studio like this. It had never been in his plans. Steve was a man of action, where the people who do these jobs are the brains behind the operation.
Steve knows how to work hard, how to force his body and even his mind into submission until he gets the steps just right, but this? These past six months back in Hawkins temporarily helping out?
(God, please let it be temporary.)
He's not built for this. He's sitting center stage after everyone has left with only half the house lights to illuminate his misery and he's not. Built. For. This.
Not built for being a mentor or a leader or a role model; not built to handle the strenuous nature of his mother's legacy; not built to carry the name she's made for herself as a teacher and a choreographer and a shaper of young dancers.
Steve's not built for it!
They'd had a shitty fucking dress.
"Hey, uh, you gonna be a while? I kinda need to close up for the night."
The voice echoes across the empty space, bouncing off the high ceiling and straight up to land on the Marley floors at Steve's feet. The stage isn't built for dancers, much like Steve isn't built to be here, so they'd had to pull up the floors from the studio and drag them halfway across town just to roll them out here.
"Hello? Are you, like, alive up there?"
Steve sighs. "Yeah," he calls back, catching sight of the figure talking to him at the back of the theater, the young guy who runs the place and who Steve met a grand total of three days ago. His name is Eddie and he dresses more like he's running a music venue than a local community theater, but he's mostly stayed out of Steve's way so far. "Sorry, I'll get outta your hair."
"Sure," Eddie says, but he's just sort of leaning against the back wall by the window to the sound and lighting booth without an ounce of urgency to him as Steve drags himself to his aching feet and lugs his three separate bags of show stuff onto his shoulders.
There's an energy to an empty theater, one which has held a performance and one which now holds the ghosts of that performance, which tugs at the anxieties sitting buried deep beneath the more immediate ones.
Fears about his mom's health, about what will happen to the studio if she doesn't win this particular battle, about what will happen to him.
There's an energy here in the creak of the steps which lead down off the front of the stage and there's an energy to the plod of Steve's sneakers up the long, racked aisle between the seats.
There's an energy, but it's also not empty, is it.
"Hey, good show, dude," Eddie says, pushing off his wall as Steve grows nearer. "Like, talented kids you've got there."
Steve scoffs before he can help himself and then pinches the bridge of his nose in a grimace for not being able to help himself.
"Uh, yeah, thanks," he grits out, thinking about his bed. Thinking about how he never made time for dinner and he has to be here early again tomorrow.
"Wow, resounding confidence on this one," Eddie snorts, and when Steve opens his eyes it's to genuine amusement, genuine curiosity in the tilt of a head and furrow of a brow.
"No, just," he shakes his head, "you should see 'em when they're really on their game, y'know?"
Eddie hums, and when did Steve come to a stop right in front of him? He's leaving. He has to leave. Go home. Think about all the spacing corrections he needs to fix tomorrow and run through with the girls before show time.
"Bad dress, good show though, right?"
Steve startles. Maybe a little too visibly because Eddie is actively holding back laughter at the sight of him.
"What, I've worked at a theater for four years and I'm not supposed to pick up a thing or two about the ballet?" he snarks good-naturedly. "Caroline, the lady who did your job before you, she was a chatty one, taught me everything I know about Giselle."
It's a knife between the ribs. It's a soothing sort of heat, like from a roaring bonfire.
"You--" he clears his throat, "you know Caroline?"
"Highlight of the job honestly, before she retired," Eddie shrugs.
"She didn't retire."
"Oh. She...?"
"Chemo," Steve doesn't know why he's saying it all so willingly, why after months of trying to run the studio without having to talk about how's your mom doing, sweetheart? he's opening up to this stranger with the curly hair and curious eyes. But he knows her. He's-- Well, he knows her. "I'm just here to-- to fill in until she can come back. So."
Eddie is studying him now. Curious eyes turned intelligent, knowing, sad with the weight of realization.
"You're the wonder boy," he says on a breath like oh, I get it now.
"The what?" Steve balks.
"Her kid," Eddie says like it's simple. He's leaning against the wall again, like he's not planning on getting back to work anymore, "she was-- Shit, man, she loves the hell outta you. Oh, you should see my son, he's in Les Corsaire this season! Oh, my boy, he's just gotten promoted to soloist, he'll be a principal in no time! Oh, the talent on him, the--"
"Okay, okay, Jesus," Steve cuts him off, a half-hysterical laugh bubbling up out of his chest in the process.
"You should tell her I say hi next time you see her," Eddie isn't remotely deterred by having his little, lilting performance derailed. There's a softness to him that deserves a smaller space, walls less prone to echo.
"I will," Steve nods. His bags grow heavy on his shoulders.
"And you should chill out a little bit," he says, this time with the kind of glint to his eye that needs a bigger space, needs to be up on the stage to the point where it has Steve floundering, "y'know, about the the shitty dress that, between you and me," he leans in conspiratorially, close enough to feel the heat of his breath, "wasn't really all that shitty."
Steve sucks in a breath.
It strikes him somewhere old, the reassurance, somewhere young deep inside of him. The comforting from a mother that if he just works hard enough heā€™ll land that double tour in fifth some day soon, the unbroken promise that she would never give him special treatment as the son of the studio owner, but that she would never hesitate to reward him when heā€™d earned it on his own.
It strikes him because no one tells you how little reassurance the guy in charge is ever offered and it strikes him because itā€™s been such a long day and it strikes him becauseā€”
ā€œHey, have you had dinner yet?ā€
Eddieā€™s eyebrows lift high on his forehead and Steve sees it, the attitude on this dude that his mother absolutely would have loved in an instant. Thereā€™s a performer in there, even just in the brief interaction theyā€™ve shared so far. Thereā€™s a spotlight pointing inwards and a show begging to be dragged out.
ā€œNo,ā€ Eddie drags out slow and curious, ā€œyou offering, ballet boy?ā€
Steve needs a sounding board and he needs another set of eyes and he needs his mom to be okay and the show tomorrow to prove that he can handle this for her if sheā€™s not, but maybe what he needs most right now, on the other side of a spiral in a dark and echoing theater, is this.
ā€œMeet me at Bennyā€™s in thirty,ā€ he says simply as he makes his way for the door. ā€œSince youā€™re such an experienced test audience.ā€
Eddieā€™s responding laugh is bright and his eyes glitter with curious amusement and maybe this is what Steve needs because maybe all of this is one big rehearsal at a big new life in and old small town.
And maybe this is his chance to make a mess of it. At least until the real show starts.
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ladykailitha Ā· 13 days ago
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The Caged Bird Still Sings Part 13
Hello!!! We are back for another lovely chapter of this fic. It's still going strong and I have hit Act 3. I don't know how many chapters of that there will be, but I'm to the happy parts of the story. So yay!!!
In this we find out who our little elf is, and Steve makes an instant friend. Then he tries sushi with disastrous results.
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Pt 6 Part 7Ā Part 8Ā Part 9Ā Part 10 Part 11Ā Part 12
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Steve watched as she turned in slow motion and her eyes go wide. She then threw her hands over her eyes.
ā€œIā€™m sorry to disturb you!ā€ she shrieked. ā€œPlease put your shirt back on!ā€
He huffed out a laugh and then went over to the dresser and pulled out a old t-shirt. ā€œThere, Iā€™m all dressed. Now tell me who you are.ā€
ā€œIā€™m Robin Buckley!ā€ she squeaked. ā€œIā€™m sixteen and about to enter my senior year of high school, my Uncle Justin got me the job as a PA for the band Corroded Coffin, but my mom was worried about the band taking advantage of me, so she insisted I stay in Hawkins. Which worked out great because I got the task of sneaking stuff in your hotel room, which is also great because Iā€™m super stealthy!ā€
Steve smiled, immediately taking a liking to her. ā€œWow that was a lot. Nice to finally put a name and a face to the person who keeps sneaking into my room while Iā€™m showering.ā€
Robin blinked for a minute before she realized the implication of that. ā€œOh shit! You must have thought I was a creep or something. God, Iā€™m so sorry!ā€
ā€œSomething like that,ā€ Steve said, tilting his head and chuckling. ā€œBut now that Iā€™ve met you, itā€™ll be easier to drop stuff off whenever and not have to wait for me to be gone or out of the main room.ā€
ā€œYou donā€™t mind that I can just walk in?ā€ she asked in confusion.
Steve shrugged. ā€œThe cleaning staff do it all the time. Unless I put out the tag that says do not disturb, they just come in to do their job. Thatā€™s how I made friends with Carla and Juan. Theyā€™re teaching me Spanish!ā€
Robin blinked at him for a moment. ā€œYouā€™re learning Spanish from the cleaning crew?ā€
He walked up and flopped on the sofa, kicking his feet up. ā€œJuan is teaching me all the swear words first.ā€
ā€œWow,ā€ she said, sinking into a nearby chair. ā€œDonā€™t you have other friends that come see you?ā€
Steve shook his head. ā€œAll my friends abandoned me when my dad caught me and my boyfriend on the sofa making out. I canā€™t tell anyone else where I am because my dad could find me and beat the shit out of me for not leaving town like he wanted.ā€
ā€œWait...ā€ Robin said, ā€œAre you Steve Harrington?ā€
He reared his head back in confusion. ā€œI mean yeah, werenā€™t you told who I was?ā€
She got up and pushed his feet to the floor to sit on the sofa next to him. ā€œHoly shit, dude. No one knows where youā€™ve been. There have rumors about you still being seen around town, but your like a local cryptid or some shit. All anyone knows is that youā€™ve been laying low.ā€
Steve sat up straight. ā€œWait, really?ā€ He burst out laughing. ā€œI guess being registered at the hotel as Steve Munson is really doing its job.ā€
ā€œYeah,ā€ Robin said enthusiastically, ā€œeven my mom thinks your his cousin. Sheā€™s been broadly hinting that I should accidentally meet you so you can date me.ā€ She snorted. ā€œWhich even if you werenā€™t over eighteen, sorry youā€™re not my type.ā€
ā€œYeah, what is your type?ā€ Steve asked. Robin pursed her lips and looked up. ā€œCome on, who am I going to tell? Eddie and the band are about to be out of communication because theyā€™re traveling out of country.ā€
ā€œGirls.ā€
He snorted and then snapped his mouth shut. ā€œSorry. Um...like I just told you I was caught with my boyfriend and you were worried about telling me you like girls?ā€
She blinked at him for a moment and then gave a snort of her own. ā€œOops!ā€
Steve shook his head. ā€œHopeless. Just a couple of baby gays in the most backwater town in the whole fucking state. At least you can tell your mom that youā€™re not my type.ā€
ā€œThatā€™s true,ā€ Robin said cocking her head to the side. ā€œShe didnā€™t want me traveling with the band because she was afraid that they would prey on a teenage girl. Like I feel like I would be safer with them then some stranger in a hotel room, but...ā€ she shrugged.
ā€œMom logic,ā€ Steve said, nodding, ā€œcanā€™t argue with it and canā€™t make it make sense either.ā€
Robin threw her arms in the air. ā€œExactly!ā€ She looked around the room and spotted the presents she was supposed to have leaving for him.
ā€œThe presents!ā€
ā€œThe shower!ā€ Steve shouted at the same time and they both went running. Steve to the bathroom to turn of the water and Robin to grab the boxes from the sidebar.
They met back in the middle. Robin shoved the boxes at him.
ā€œI want to know whatā€™s in them,ā€ she said brazenly. ā€œIā€™m not allowed to peek and I really want to know about everything Eddie Munson is sending you.ā€
Steve laughed and shook his head. ā€œIt could be sex toys you know. Are you sure you want to see whatā€™s in here?ā€
ā€œYes!ā€ she huffed and smacked his arm. ā€œNow open it!ā€
Steve opened the first box and inside was a beautiful yellow floor length robe with a note that said, ā€˜For that hot divorceĆ© look!ā€™
Robin raised an eyebrow at him. ā€œCare to explain that one?ā€
ā€œI was feeling down a couple of days ago because I was bored,ā€ Steve explained trying not to laugh, ā€œI said I felt like a divorceĆ© who had taken her husband to the cleaners, but now was only left with riches and no company.ā€
She looked around the fancy hotel room like she was properly seeing it for the first time. She took in all the brass fittings, black marble, and leather furniture. It was pretty, but it was very much not a place someone lived in, only visited.
She couldnā€™t imagine staying here for as long as Steve had been here. ā€œOh.ā€
Steve shifted in his seat, suddenly feeling uncomfortable with her pity. So he opened the other present. It was a much smaller box, he had wanted to open the big one first because he guessed it was probably clothes.
Inside was small golden music box that when he opened it it had a little yellow bird singing ā€œBirdhouse in Your Soulā€ by They Might Be Giants. Only blue canary was swapped for yellow, mangling the song a little, but Steve was touched.
ā€œWhat is with all the yellow stuff especially the yellow birds?ā€ Robin asked as he handed it to her. She had spotted a lot of them as she looked around the room.
Steve laughed and told her about how he met Eddie, highlighting especially the part about wearing yellow in the middle of a metal concert.
ā€œOh my god!ā€ Robin said roaring with laughter, ā€œI think I would have shriveled up and died of sheer embarrassment if that was me.ā€
ā€œThat would assume I had any dignity at that point,ā€ Steve pointed out. ā€œMy dad had tossed me out, I lost my job, and all my friends. If there were better places to get drunk in this god forsaken town, I would have gone there.ā€
ā€œHave you tried getting another job?ā€ she asked, tilting her head the side. ā€œLike they canā€™t all be afraid of your dad.ā€
He just shrugged. ā€œI guess I never thought about it, really. Just been trying to keep away from him.ā€
ā€œBut heā€™s been out of town for a couple of weeks, right?ā€ Robin pressed. ā€œDo you really think heā€™s going to come back and hound you just for trying to get a job?ā€
Steve shrugged again. ā€œYou donā€™t know my dad. His colleagues call him Mad Dog because heā€™s as tenacious as a bulldog and twice as mean. If he gets it into his head that I must be ran out of town, heā€™s going to do whatever he can to make it happen. He only left town because Chief Hopper stonewalled him.ā€
Robin wrinkled her nose but didnā€™t say anything.
Steve showed her all the other presents Eddie had gotten him and she was delighted with each one. But especially the necklace.
ā€œWell now there are two birds in this cuckoo nest,ā€ Robin said proudly. ā€œRobin and Canary.ā€ She held out her hand and Steve took it with a smile.
ā€œSo does this mean you wonā€™t be sneaking around my hotel room from now on?ā€ he asked with a lopsided grin.
She burst out laughing. ā€œI might do a little sneaking for old times sake, but yeah. Iā€™ll make sure to announce my presence from now on.ā€
ā€œGood,ā€ Steve said with a huff. ā€œGet out of here so I can shower.ā€
She laughingly did as she was told, Steve shaking his head the whole time.
~
After Steve got out of his shower and bathrobe secured tightly at his waist, he sat down with the want ads. He had long since gotten a subscription to the newspaper for the movie times and funny pages. But now he could use it to see if anyone was hiring.
Because as much of a loud mouth asshole, Tommy had been, he had a point. He couldnā€™t just sit around and wait to be be rescued by Eddie. There was no guarantee that Eddie would continue to fund Steveā€™s life style after the band returned from their tour.
He flopped on the bed with a red pen and the newspaper open in front of him. He scoffed when he saw that Family Video was still looking to replace him, even though it had been six weeks since they fired him.
He really didnā€™t know how to do much. His main jobs had been being a lifeguard at the rec center and the Family Video job his dad forced him to take so that he could ā€˜learn how to be productive in societyā€™ or whatever bullshit he had spouted at the time.
So he immediately disregarded anything that required typing or phone skills. With it being summer again, he could probably get his old job back at the rec center but then he would most certainly run afoul more Hank Tippets of the world. Which would be more trouble than it was worth.
There was the new mall.
Maybe he could find work there. He circled a couple of other places but decided his best bet would be the mall. He threw the newspaper aside and rolled over on his back.
He was hungry and tired and just wanted to forget about everything for awhile. So he got up and ordered food. This time was going for something different. Sushi. If he didnā€™t like it he could always order something else.
Steve needed to try other things and if it wasnā€™t on his dime or his parents forcing him to try it, why not? He couldnā€™t do raw oysters. But that was probably because he was six at the time and his mother forced him to try it.
Never doing that again.
He also ordered an appetizer just to double hedge his bets. He knew from the description that it was raw fish and rice. He wasnā€™t going into this completely blind.
The sushi arrived with his weird side of garlic mashed potatoes. Sue him, the potatoes were his comfort food. They were almost as good as the ones as his Auntie Sophie made. The recipe his mother would kill to get her hands on. And probably tried.
Look, he tried. He tried them with the brown liquid-y stuff, the red paste, and green goo. The green goo made his mouth burn like nothing he had ever experienced in his life. If he hadnā€™t tried the red paste first, he would have assumed it was all that bad.
So he tossed the rest of the sushi back on the trolley and begged for them to take it away and replace it with ice cream. Anything to stop the burning.
Eddie tried to be sympathetic when Steve told him that night, but Steve could tell the other man was trying so hard not to laugh.
Never again.
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webslingingslasher Ā· 9 months ago
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thinking about trouble sitting in a table at the library with a bunch of books around her and peter goes up to her to say hi thinking sheā€™s alone and then some dude pops up and sits down next to her (heā€™s her new study buddy) and peter is a bit dumbfounded and trouble introduces them like ā€œthis is mike my new study buddy, and this is peter my ex boyfriendā€ or something just to throw peter off or something when theyā€™ve broken up
it's the perfect setup. back table, no surrounding neighbors, sitting alone, public place and somewhere you can't get loud. peter's got you all to himself and he's moving in fast.
he slows halfway through when a threat approaches. he's tall and lanky, and heading straight for you. not gonna happen, he thinks. peter slides up to the table the second the guy with a target on his back sits next to you.
'hello, trouble.'
'peter.' you see the daggers he's throwing your innocent partner, not that you need to, but you still give an explanation. 'peter, meet mike, my new study buddy. mike, meet peter, my ex.'
'the ex, huh?'
peter doesn't like the tilt, his eyes narrow in. 'that's not a permanent title, but yours is.' you stop him right in his tracks, your chair glides across the carpet and you've got a hand on peter's chest backing him up.
'nope, back it up, let's go, not gonna happen, no no.' peter's appeasing you and allowing you to walk him back but he keeps his eye on mike and clenches his fist at the small wave that was sent him.
'he's fucking with me, trouble. i don't like him.'
'thank you for the opinion. goodbye.'
'you're just gonna hangout with this guy all alone in a sectioned off part of the library?'
you let out a sigh, if you don't tell him, he'd turn it into something bigger than it needs to be. 'do not confuse this for a bonus point for you, but he's gay. if anything, he's told me how cute you are.'
peter glances behind you, mike's still looking at him. 'really?'
'yeah, so you don't have to worry about me being alone in-'
'i don't care about that. you said he thought i was cute?'
you squint at him. 'are you trying to tell me something?' peter scoffs at the implication. 'i'm not ethan, i've just never had a dude into me. it's kind of flattering. like, wow, look at me go, both sexes want me.'
you go monotone. 'i'm so glad it didn't go to your head.' peter nudges your arm, 'oh, it totally did. this is pure ego talking right now, baby.' he's having a little fun.
'should i go over there and say hi, maybe take off my hoodie for him? he could get a look at these spectacular muscles.'
you push his chest a little harder, this time you don't move with him. 'goodbye, peter.'
'i'll see you later, trouble. tell my admirer i send kisses.'
you repeat yourself, peter finds your annoyance entertaining. 'goodbye, peter.'
'don't get jealous, i also send you kisses. unless you want the real thing...'
'goodbye, peter.'Ā 
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defectivevillain Ā· 7 months ago
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a heavenly, hellish housemate
pairing: Adam/Reader
The readerļæ½ļæ½s race and gender are ambiguous; no pronouns or physical descriptors are used.***
summary: ā€œIf youā€™re my guardian angel, then why are you soā€¦?ā€ you break off. ā€œDevilishly handsome?ā€ The angel winks. ā€œI was going to say ā€˜sleazy,ā€™ā€ you frown. ā€œOkay, thatā€™s not the right way to sayĀ ā€˜Wow, thank you so much for saving my life. I donā€™t know what Iā€™d do without you, Adam, youā€™re so sexy and badass.'ā€ He scoffs.
After Adam acts up yet again, Sera decides to assign him guardian angel duty. Adam is pissed, but he goes along with it and starts to look out for you: the human heā€™s tasked with protecting. He has no intention of ever actually meeting you, but when he saves you from death, he finds himself stuck on Earth with you.
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warnings: near-death experiences, emotional manipulation, suggestive humor
author's notes: ***The reader is referred to as ā€œdude,ā€ and ā€œbitchā€Ā (you can thank adam for that, lmao)Ā but i typically use those terms with the intent of them being gender-neutralā€¦ The reader also uses cologneĀ (but, again, smelling nice isnā€™t gender-specific, i donā€™t thinkā€¦)
This fic wonā€™t be canon compliant. Also, some of the story itself is going to be underdevelopedā€”in the sense that I still want this to be a ā€œoneshot,ā€ not a multi-chapter fic. Some big-scale things like how Adam gets to Earth and how he will return to Heaven are overlooked.
anyways, onto the fun stuff:
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Itā€™s been a long day, you think to yourself as you walk down the sidewalk. Work wasnā€™t particularly eventful today, but youā€™re still rather exhausted. Youā€™re contemplating what youā€™ll fix for dinner when you see a car approaching out of the corner of your eye. You blink and your heart races as you realize itā€™s veering off the road and heading right towards you. Itā€™s going far too fast and suddenly youā€™re frozen, trapped as the car speeds towards the sidewalk and heads straight for you in painful slow-motion. At the last possible moment, youā€™re shoved to the side with unnatural momentum. You fall to the ground and the car crashes into the wallā€”right about where you had been walking mere moments ago. You stare at it in disbelief.Ā 
You have scrapes on your knees and you get the feeling youā€™ll have bruises on your elbows and arms, but otherwise, youā€™re unharmed. Itā€™s a miracleā€”thereā€™s no other way to explain it. By all means, you should have died in that car crash. You werenā€™t able to move in timeā€¦ until that weird sensation, as if someone unseen had just shoved you out of the way.Ā 
ā€œDonā€™t get paid enough for this shit,ā€ someone nearby mutters. Youā€™re about to get up when a large shadow overtakes your vision. You look up to find a figure cloaked in white staring down at you; after a second look, you realize that heā€™s wearing a mask over his face. Heā€™s looking down at you with a strange combination of interest and scrutiny.
ā€œā€¦Hello?ā€ You choke out, once you manage to accept just what youā€™re seeing. This guyā€”whoever he isā€”is ridiculously tall and looks entirely unfamiliar. In fact, he doesnā€™t look human at allā€”he has a bright halo over his head and wings extending from his shoulders.
He stares at you in disbelief when he notices that youā€™re looking back at him. ā€œYou can see me?ā€ He asks, clearly surprised. ā€œWhat the fuck?!ā€Ā 
ā€œAre you my guardian angel or something?ā€ You ask, unable to hide your suspicion. You never thought guardian angels were even real; and, even if you were to think about it, you would expect a ā€œguardian angelā€ to be clothed in blinding white. This guy has grey horns, golden wings, and a positively dangerous smirk. He does have that white halo, thoughā€¦Ā 
ā€œUgh, fucking fine,ā€ the guy scoffs, clearly annoyed. Youā€™re not quite sure how heā€™s sick of this conversation already, when it hasnā€™t been more than a few moments. ā€œYes, I am. Youā€™re welcome, baby.ā€Ā 
ā€œOkay,ā€ you remark, still a little unconvinced. Admittedly, the pet-name throws you for a loopā€”especially when you realize the guy is rather attractive, with shaggy, dusky brown hair and gleaming golden eyes. Averting your eyes, you take a look around you, only to find that everyone seems too preoccupied with the car crash to notice you talking to this strange ā€œangelā€ā€”if thatā€™s really what he is. Or, even more frighteningā€¦ you may be the only one able to see him. You try to collect your thoughts and one question immediately comes to mind. ā€œIf youā€™re my guardian angel, then why are you soā€¦?ā€ You trail off.Ā 
ā€œDevilishly handsome?ā€ He winks.Ā 
ā€œI was going to say ā€˜sleazy,ā€™ā€ you frown.Ā 
The guy crosses his arms over his chest. ā€œOkay, thatā€™s not the right way to say ā€˜Ā wow, Adam, thank you so much. I donā€™t know what Iā€™d do without you, youā€™re so sexy and badass.ā€™ā€Ā 
You stare at him in disbelief for a few moments, before deciding to push yourself to your feet. Even when youā€™re standing in front of him, the height difference between you both is stark. You squint at him for a second. ā€œAre you sure youā€™re an angel?ā€ You blurt out before you can stop yourself. The guy seems a little too profane to be from Heaven. But, who knows?Ā 
ā€œDamn right,ā€ the guy asserts confidently, blowing your assumptions right out of the water. ā€œIā€™mĀ theĀ angel. Adamā€™s the name, pulling bitches is the game.ā€Ā 
While you want to focus on that horrid last part of his statement, your attention is captured by his name: Adam. Is he the first humanā€”that Adam? ā€œYouā€™reĀ theĀ Adam?ā€ You question. ā€œLike, Adam and Eve?ā€
The smug grin on the angelā€™s face promptly vanishes. ā€œUgh, this was going so well,ā€ Adam groans raspily. ā€œDonā€™t fucking mention my ex-wife, dude. Sheā€™s a real piece of work.ā€
ā€œIf you say so,ā€ you acquiesce. This entire conversation is giving you whiplash. You wonder just how you got yourself into this situation. And while youā€™re grateful that this guy saved you, you hadnā€™t expected to be stuck in an interaction with him. You really just want to go homeā€”this day has been a nightmare, and you want nothing more than to jump into bed and sleep.Ā 
ā€œI do say so,ā€ he preens. Wow, this guyā€™s ego is extremely inflated. Youā€™re not sure youā€™ve ever met someone so cocky and arrogant before.Ā 
ā€œWellā€¦ Thanks for saving my life, I guess?ā€ You remark uneasily, taking a casual half-step backwards and hoping he doesnā€™t notice. Youā€™ve been patiently waiting for the conversation to end, but somehow itā€™s still goingā€”and youā€™re nearly at the point of just walking away and ignoring him.Ā 
ā€œYouā€™re fucking welcome, shrimp,ā€ Adam responds. You ignore the dig. The guy is unnaturally tallā€”far surpassing the height of even the tallest humans. He must be eight or nine feet tall, at least.Ā 
ā€œWell, I have to get home, soā€¦ā€ You give an awkward wave and turn to walk away. You donā€™t make it for more than a few steps before you notice a presence behind you. Adam is following you, you realize with dread. ā€œUm, what are you doing?ā€ You ask.Ā 
ā€œFollowing you, dipshit,ā€ he scoffs, as if the question is stupid. ā€œThis has never happened before. I donā€™t know how to get back up to Heaven yet.ā€
ā€œGreat.ā€ You groan, resolving yourself to a chaotic day.Ā 
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Why am I doing this again?Ā You ask yourself as you stare at the angel walking around your apartment. You donā€™t realize that you utter that question aloud until you hear Adam speak. ā€œBecause youā€™re nice and hot and smart and totally my type?ā€Ā 
ā€œNice try,ā€ you huff, crossing your arms over your chest and resolutely pretending that his remark doesnā€™t make your heart race. Heā€™s the type of person to flirt with anyoneā€”hell, anythingĀ ā€”that has a pulse. ā€œFlattery wonā€™t get you very far.ā€Ā 
ā€œItā€™s true, thoughā€ Adam insists confidently, ā€œAnd you can take my word for it, ā€˜cause there are some real nasty bastards up in Heaven.ā€ You watch as he continues to inspect your apartment, opening your cabinets and drawers and ultimately having zero respect for your privacy. Youā€™re suddenly immensely grateful that you donā€™t have much to hideā€”your apartment is pretty ordinary-looking.Ā 
ā€œSoā€¦ when do you go back?ā€ You not-so-subtly ask, as he continues looking around without permission.Ā 
ā€œTrying to kick me out?ā€ He grins, seeing through your rather pathetic attempt to hide your irritation. Adam shuts the drawer he was searching through and shrugs. ā€œNot sure. Iā€™ve never been to the human realm before; this shit blows.ā€ He punctuates the statement with a heavy eye-roll.Ā 
ā€œThatā€™s not helpful,ā€ you frown concernedly. It may be no big deal for himā€”he has all the time in the world to return to Heaven, considering heā€™s already in the afterlife. But you have a life, a job, and things to do. You donā€™t have the time or energy (or patience) to stumble through reorganizing your entire life just to fit an angel in it.Ā 
ā€œI donā€™t fucking know!ā€ He practically screeches, a sudden switch into extreme defensiveness. Adam must notice you watching him, because he turns around and meets your gaze. ā€œFor once. Maybe even the first time. But I know everything else, so donā€™t get used to it.ā€ Heā€™s quick to add. Youā€™re starting to worry that your eyes will get stuck in the back of your headā€”from how much youā€™ve been rolling your eyes at his inane comments.Ā 
ā€œHas anyone ever told you youā€™re a pain in the ass?ā€ You mutter darkly.Ā 
ā€œWithout lubrication, yeah.ā€ You donā€™t bother dignifying that comment with a response. You instead shake your head relentingly and tell him you have a pullout bed on the couch, to which he complains incessantly before you offer sleeping on the street as an alternative.Ā 
Still processing everything that happened, you tell Adam you need to be alone and lock yourself in your room. Just a few hours ago, you were living your life as normal. Your guardian angel saved your life, but now heā€™s living here with you. You donā€™t remember signing up for any of this. You rub a hand over your face and try to fight off the exhaustion that has been setting in since you left work.Ā 
Eventually, itā€™s late enough for you to go to bedā€”and you fall asleep hoping that youā€™ll wake tomorrow morning to an empty apartment, blissfully free of a certain angel.Ā 
But the universe is not so merciful, and you see Adam sleeping on the couch when you walk out of your room and towards the kitchen. You try to move quietlyā€”so as to not disturb himā€”but he must be a light sleeper, because suddenly heā€™s up on his feet and chastising you for being too loud. You head to work already feeling tired, which doesnā€™t bode well for the rest of your day.Ā 
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The longer Adam stays at your apartment, the more you learn about him. For example, you learn that Adam is an incessant flirt (although that was clear from the first few moments you met). You also learn that he enjoys scaring the absolute shit out of you. Sometimes, youā€™ll get home from work and find yourself in an empty apartment. Youā€™ll forget that youā€™re housing a goliath of a ā€œguardian angel,ā€ until said angel seeps out of the shadows and screams at you, cackling maniacally as you regain your breath.Ā 
Adam isnā€™t a great roommate, eitherā€”heā€™s messy, doesnā€™t have very many boundaries, and has no qualms about invading your personal space. He has aĀ tonĀ of annoying habits.Ā  Even so, you suppose itā€™s not the worst situation you could find yourself in. Plus, as much as you hate to admit it, itā€™s kind of nice to have company when you get home from a particularly long day at work. You can vent to him about some dumbass you work with and he wonā€™t hesitate to insult them with you.Ā 
Althoughā€¦ Adam doesnā€™t pay you. He doesnā€™t have any human money. Youā€™re not even sure if Heaven has currency, and you keep forgetting to ask. All you know is that heā€™s living here for freeā€”practically mooching off of you. And, for the first few weeks, it really does feel like heā€™s taking advantage of your kindnessā€”as he eats all of your groceries, never cleans up after himself, constantly plays your Nintendo Switch without asking you for permissionā€¦ The list goes on.Ā 
After more than three weeks of that rather grating behavior, you sit him down at the table in the dining room and try to establish some ground rules. If he is going to continue staying with you, he has to: (1) clean up after himself, which includes everything from washing the clothes you bought for him at the thrift store to doing his dishes; (2) write what he wants on the grocery list, so you wonā€™t come home to an empty fridge and pantry; (3) use his own separate account for your Switch, which you so graciously made for him; and (4) limit how many times he scares you to a few times per week.Ā 
You think these demands are perfectly reasonable, but judging from the way he stares at you for a moment before laughing in your face, Adam has never respected someone elseā€™s rules. You donā€™t break eye contact with him, despite wanting nothing more than to look away from his increasingly intimidating gaze. Eventually, Adam must sense that youā€™re not budging on these points, because he mutters something about bossy landlordsā€”to which you snarkily remind him that landlords have paying tenants, and that he is living under your roof for free. He shuts up after that.Ā 
After that conversation, things get better. Slowly but surely, Adam begins to adjust his behavior to be moderately less annoying. You get the feeling that being annoying is one of his core personality traits, but at the very least youā€™ve prevented that from affecting your lifestyle. Unsurprisingly, the angel doesnā€™t follow all of the rules perfectly. Ironically, it seems that Rule No. 4ā€”limiting how often he scares the life out of youā€”is the most difficult one for him to follow. The fucker isĀ constantlyĀ appearing behind you and ripping the breath from your chest. But, you respect that Adam is trying, and the two of you gradually learn to live with one another.Ā 
But things come to an unfortunate boiling point one evening as youā€™re getting ready to go out for dinner. Youā€™ve attempted to tame your hair into something slightly more styled than normal and youā€™ve used your rather pricey cologne [a miniscule amount of it, admittedly]. You have your keys, your pepper spray in case your date goes awry, and your phone. Youā€™re inspecting your closet in an attempt to decide on an outfit when you hear Adam enter the room.Ā 
You turn around to face him, realizing that he looks skeptical as his gaze inspects your form. ā€œWhere the hell are you going?ā€ He asks, evidently noticing that youā€™re preparing to leave. You suppose it is rather unusual for you to be leaving home in the evening like thisā€”typically, once you leave work, you stay home for the rest of the night.Ā 
ā€œIā€™m going on a date,ā€ you respond, picking out a shirt and pants and folding them over your arm.Ā 
ā€œA date?ā€ Adam scoffs. ā€œYour ugly ass? Please.ā€
You donā€™t bother acknowledging that remark, instead moving to the bathroom. You change and brush your teeth, before walking back out to your room. Youā€™ll just pretend that your giant angelic roommateā€”the one who still doesnā€™t pay rent, by the wayā€”isnā€™t here. Unfortunately, you donā€™t get very far, because Adam continues speaking the moment you exit the bathroom.Ā 
ā€œHey, there isnā€™t-ā€ Adam begins, turning around to face you. Whatever he means to say fades to obscurity as he stares at you. For a painful moment, the two of you are trapped in a tense silence. Just as it grows to be unbearable, Adam scoffs. ā€œThis is for him? FuckingĀ Tom?ā€ Waitā€¦ How does he know your dateā€™s name? You squint at him suspiciously, before realizing that heā€™s holding your phone and evidently looking through your messages.Ā 
ā€œHey, give me that-ā€ You say with wide eyes, reaching for your phone.Ā 
ā€œDid it hurt when you fell from heaven?ā€™ā€Adam recites, scrolling through the messages from the guy youā€™re going on a date with. Thereā€™s a cruel amusement gleaming in his eyes. ā€œThereā€™s no fucking way.ā€ He cackles.Ā 
You stare at him in shocked silence, forced to listen as he rips apart this guy you havenā€™t even met yet. ā€œAre you done yet?ā€ You eventually ask, when it seems like heā€™s losing steam. ā€œI have to go, give me that-ā€ You hiss, annoyed and frustrated. His grip is inhumanly tight as he clutches your phone; you have no idea how he hasnā€™t broken it yet.Ā 
ā€œNo way, sweetheart,ā€ he grins, a malicious and cruel smile. ā€œThis is the most fun Iā€™ve had inĀ yearsĀ ,ā€ he says, continuing to scroll through your conversation, ā€œBesides, why are you meeting with this guy if you donā€™t even know him in the first place?ā€
Thatā€™s the whole point of the date: to get to know Tom. You try to take a deep breath and remain calm. ā€œYouā€™re my ā€˜guardian angel,ā€™ not my mother,ā€ you feel the need to say, when his eye contact is growing a bit too intense and prolonged.Ā 
ā€œWow, strange, that doesnā€™t sound like gratitude,ā€ Adam frowns, tapping a finger against his chin.Ā 
You grit your teeth. Unless youā€™re able to sneak around this nine-foot fucking demon looming in the doorwayā€”because really, heā€™s not acting like much of an angel right nowā€”youā€™re going to miss your date. You try to make a grab for your phone one more time, but Adamā€™s grip remains steady. Thereā€™s no way youā€™re getting it back, judging from both his immensely strong grasp and the determined smirk on his face.Ā 
Defeat sets in, followed by prickling embarrassment and fury. ā€œYou know what?ā€ You say, your voice cracking in your frustration. ā€œFine. Fine. You win. Okay?ā€ You leave your room and head out to the living room, desperate for some privacy. Adam either doesnā€™t notice or doesnā€™t care, because he follows behind you. You feel tears falling down your face before you can stop them. You feel so helpless. This guy swooped into your life and fuckedĀ everythingĀ up, just for his own amusement.Ā 
ā€œAre you crying because of that loser?ā€ Adam asks, surprise coloring his voice.Ā 
ā€œIā€™m crying because of you!ā€ You seethe, glaring at him. You wipe your eyes with the back of your sleeve. ā€œYou ruined my night. And I genuinely wanted to get to know Tom, but youā€™ve fucked that up too!ā€Ā This is like an emotionally manipulative relationship,Ā you think to yourself,Ā but without the relationship. So really, itā€™s just emotionally manipulative.Ā You donā€™t give Adam a chance to defend himself, instead pushing past him and going back into your room, slamming the door shut behind you.
You flop onto your bed and curl onto your side, unable to stop the tears sliding down your cheeks. You know itā€™s a somewhat insignificant thing to be upset about, but you canā€™t help it. The way Adam just completely decimated your plans, with all the confidence of someone who has never once been questioned, someone who has always been looked up to and venerated and-
You huff and push yourself back up to a sitting position, grabbing the nearby tissue box and blowing your nose. Youā€™re still furious with Adam, of course, but youā€™d rather just not acknowledge him right now. Even the mere thought of him now is enough to send new tears slipping down your cheeks.Ā 
You lie awake a bit longer than usual that night, feeling unspeakably restless. Frustrated, you stare up at the ceiling and try to think about something other than the horrible evening you just had. Eventually, you drift off into sleepā€”albeit with dry eyes and anger still prickling at your core.Ā 
Against all odds, you manage to have a relatively restful sleep, and you wake to the smell of pancakes wafting through your apartment. That immediately concerns you, and you get out of bed with fear drumming in your chest. Did you leave the stove on? IsĀ  something burning? You stumble out to the kitchen, only to find Adam standing with his back to you, looking down at a griddle that you donā€™t remember purchasing.Ā 
ā€œAdam?ā€ You ask, blinking traces of sleep from your eyes. Adam stiffens and turns around, an uncharacteristically weak smile flickering on his face before itā€™s replaced with his trademark wide grin.Ā 
ā€œHey,ā€ he remarks, turning around to flip a few pancakes. When Adam turns back around to look at you, you realize that the apron heā€™s wearing saysĀ Kiss the Cook.Ā You feel a disbelieving laugh crawl out of your throat before you can stop it.Ā 
ā€œWhereā€™d you get that apron?ā€ You ask, knowing damn well you donā€™t own an apron like that.Ā 
ā€œDonā€™t worry about it,ā€ he grins, which naturally just worries you more. You take a deep breath and go back to your room to change. When you return to the kitchen, thereā€™s a stack of pancakes on the counterā€”evidently for you. You grab a few pancakes, a plate, and utensils, before settling at the table and beginning to eat. You keep yourself occupied throughout the meal with Youtube videos, but youā€™re still unable to avoid the tension settling in the air.Ā 
When you finish eating, you do your dishes before thanking Adam for the meal. Before you can retreat back to the solitude of your room, Adam takes a deep breath as if preparing himself to speak.Ā 
ā€œSoā€¦ā€ He starts, ā€œThis is hard for me to sayā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€ His voice is almost entirely devoid of emotion. Before you can think about that any longer, he continues speaking. Is he about to apologize? Somehow, you doubt it. ā€œIā€™m not sorry for what I did.ā€ And there it is. Youā€™re not surprised; youā€™re just disappointed. You immediately move to leave and his eyes widen. ā€œWait. No, thatā€™s- Hey, Iā€™m trying to apologize here!ā€
ā€œApologizing typically starts with ā€˜Iā€™m sorry,ā€™ā€ you say, glaring at him.Ā 
ā€œFine,ā€ Adam says with an eye-roll, ā€œI didnā€™t want you going on that date. Okay?ā€
ā€œWhy?ā€ You ask. You deserve to know the rationality behind his actionsā€”if there even was any. The angelā€™s eyes are gleaming (with what emotion, youā€™re not quite sure).
ā€œIā€™m your guardian angel,ā€ Adam reminds you, ā€œIā€™m supposed to protect you from harm.ā€ Thatā€™s a load of bullshit. You turn around again, fully intent on barricading yourself in your room and never coming out. ā€œHey, hey, hey-!ā€ He sputters. Adam takes a deep breath and pinches the bridge of his nose. ā€œDamn it! Fine. I didnā€™t want you to go on that date because youā€™re out of his league.ā€
That statement only confuses you further. Tom was an attractive guy, and he seemed nice. Why would you be out of his league? ā€œThen whoā€™sĀ inĀ my league?ā€ You sputter, feeling extremely lost. ā€œYou?ā€ You scoff.Ā 
ā€œYes!ā€ He exclaims with so much vehemence that it startles you. ā€œI mean, no! Fuck, why is this so difficult? Okay. Listenā€¦ I rescheduled your date with Tom. Youā€™re gonna meet with him today, and wear that sexy ass outfit you had on yesterday.ā€
ā€œReally?ā€ You ask, still skeptical. You want to believe the angel, but you canā€™t help but think of his actions last nightā€”the unflappable determination on his face as he wrecked your plans for the night. Adam got some sort of thrill out of ruining your night, and that still concerns you.Ā 
ā€œReally,ā€ the angel assures you, tossing you your phone. You completely forgot he had it. You remember trying to wrench it out of his grip; when you stormed off to your room, he mustā€™ve still had it. ā€œCheck your messages.ā€ You obey and open the text conversation.Ā 
Yesterday, 2:45 p.m. Tom:Ā Looking forward to it.Ā  Yesterday, 4:42 p.m. You:Ā Hey, I hate to do this, but do you mind if we reschedule for tomorrow? My roommate got sick and I need to look after him. Tom:Ā Sure thing. Same time? You:Ā Sounds good.Ā 
ā€œOh,ā€ you remark aloud, lost for words.Ā 
ā€œSo go on your date and have fun,ā€ Adam continues. ā€œWith- with Tom.ā€ The latter statement is spoken with a decent amount of venom, and Adam averts his eyes with a surprisingly irritated expression on his face. Not wanting to look a gift horse in the mouth, you busy yourself with preparing for the date, equal parts anticipation and something frighteningly similar to appreciation warring in your chest. You shouldnā€™t be holding any sort of appreciation for Adamā€™s actionsā€”he was just righting his own mistake. Even soā€¦ You sigh and push aside any thoughts of Adam, instead busying yourself with preparing. When youā€™re finally ready, you walk out of your room and head for the side tableā€”where your pepper spray, phone, and keys still remain from the night before.Ā 
You glance around the space, finding Adam sitting in front of the television and playing video games. ā€œIā€™m heading out,ā€ you decide to tell him.Ā 
ā€œHave fun,ā€ the angel says, not bothering to look away from his game. You take a deep breath and leave your apartment, locking your door behind you. Your date is waiting outside, supposedly.
The night passes by frighteningly fast; two hours later, youā€™re unlocking your front door, shutting it behind you, and trudging into your apartment with severely dampened spirits. Youā€™re unsurprised to find Adam still playing games on your Nintendo Switch. His back is turned and you feel your throat burning. ā€œHey,ā€ he says, focused on the game. ā€œHowā€™d it go?ā€
ā€œYou called it,ā€ you murmur frustratedly. ā€œYou were right. I shouldā€™ve listened.ā€ Your eyes are burning now too. Your voice sounds foreign to your ears.Ā 
It evidently takes Adam a moment to process what you just said, but you immediately notice the moment he comprehends it. The room falls eerily silent and you watch the television screen for a moment. (Meanwhile, Adam is staring ahead in complete shock, surprised as to how someone could have fumbled the bag so badly.) Adam then turns around, his game entirely abandoned. ā€œWhat did that bastard do?ā€ He hisses. ā€œGod damn it, Iā€™m going to murder him. Heā€™s going straight to Hell!ā€
ā€œItā€™s- I donā€™t know,ā€ you choke out, placing your hands on the back of the couch. Tears are falling down your face now, despite your best attempts to keep them in. ā€œMaybe itā€™s my fault.ā€ You murmur.
ā€œAbso-fuckin-lutely not,ā€ Adam declares with an unreasonable amount of confidence. ā€œYouā€™re the closest fuckinā€™ thing to perfection; thereā€™s no way in Heaven or Hell that it was your fault.ā€ You want to believe him, but you donā€™t. You canā€™tā€”not after how badly the night went.Ā 
Youā€™re still reeling, so you decide to sit down next to Adam on the couch. For a long moment, the two of you stare ahead silently as theĀ Animal Crossing: New HorizonsĀ music plays in the background. Eventually, Adam continues playing and you watch as he controls a purple-skinned avatar with golden eyes, black wings, and a white halo.Ā 
Sharing the silence with Adam is nice, but you soon find it more and more difficult to stay awake through it. Youā€™re growing tiredā€”your exhaustion from earlier catching up to youā€”and your eyelids are starting to sting from fatigue. Youā€™re leaning back against the couch cushions, dangerously close to leaning on Adamā€™s shoulder. Your limbs feel as heavy as bricks and within moments, youā€™re surrendering to the urge to succumb to the darkness and the magnetic sensation pulling you to rest your head on the angelā€™s shoulder.Ā 
The next morning you wake up in your bed, despite having no recollection of walking back to your room. That particular mystery quickly fades to the back of your mind once you arrive at work, however. The day seems to drag, but finally, after a seemingly infinite amount of time, you finish your work and can go home to relax.Ā 
ā€œHey,ā€ you say as you enter your apartment after work, surprised to find the living room empty. Typically, youā€™d see Adam watching television at this time. ā€œAdam?ā€ You ask. Thereā€™s no response. You shrug off your jacket and hang it on your coat rack, before walking through the living room and into the dining room.Ā 
To your surprise, you find your table candlelit, with boxes of takeout from your favorite restaurant scattered around its surface. ā€œHey, youā€™re back.ā€ Adam says. Despite the fact that he probably didnā€™t mean to scare you, the sudden reveal of his presence is enough to send your heart racingā€”if only for a brief moment. You still canā€™t quite believe what youā€™re seeing; noticing your confusion, Adam continuesā€”sounding almost apprehensive. ā€œI thoughtā€¦ you deserve a nice dinner, since your date didnā€™t go well.ā€ He breaks off for a moment, a truly murderous expression on his face. Adam shakes his head as if to clear his thoughts, before motioning to the takeout boxes and looking at you expectantly. ā€œDid I get your order right?ā€ You squint at the boxes and nod; he grins. ā€œHell yeah! Am I the fucking best or what?ā€
You smile and shake your head in disbelief. You move to sit down, but Adam tugs you back. ā€œHey, hey, not so fast,ā€ he admonishes you, before placing a hand on the chair and pulling it out for you. You roll your eyes fondly and sit down at the proffered seat. Moments later, Adam takes a seat across from you. The two of you quickly dig into your food and you fall into idle conversation about your day.Ā 
When youā€™re both finished eating, Adam clears his throat purposefully. ā€œSo,ā€ he starts, ā€œI know I was kind of a dick, but you should go on an actual date with me.ā€ He sounds forceful, but youā€™re pretty sure heā€™s just uncertain.Ā 
ā€œSure,ā€ you agree rather easily. Despite all youā€™ve been throughā€”all the missteps Adam has made, especially when you were trying to date other peopleā€”you like the thought of being in a relationship with him. Adam is frighteningly easy to be around, and underneath that prickly, jerkish exterior is a person who genuinely cares about you. At least, thatā€™s what you hope.Ā Ā 
ā€œOh hell yeah!ā€ He fist-pumps, making you chuckle. ā€œYouā€™re about to get wined and dined, bitch. Get ready for a four-course mealā€”Iā€™ll be the perfect fucking gentleman. Chivalry and all that shit.ā€
ā€œYou do realize chivalry has been dead for, like, centuries,ā€ you say before you can stop yourself.Ā 
Adam groans dramatically. ā€œYou know what I fucking mean,ā€ he chastises you. And, surprisingly, you think you actually do know what he means. He wasnā€™t referring to chivalry in the antiquated sense, but more in the sense that every person deserves to be treated nicely. Thatā€™s a surprisingly decent perspective, coming from him of all people. ā€œIā€™m going to be so fucking nice, youā€™re going to be falling at my feet.ā€ You both know that is definitely not going to happen. You donā€™t let Adam always have his wayā€”you donā€™t let him step all over you. And, maybe, thatā€™s one of the reasons he likes you. Maybe, just maybe, he needs someone who is just as independent and stubborn as he is.Ā 
You find yourself looking forward to learning more about this mysterious guardian angel of yours.
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endnotes: oh my god, they were roommates.
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Hello! Can i request a oneshot of angel dust x touch starved !male reader? More specifically they get together after angel notices that wow this guy is like the first dude in hell that hasn't been trying to seduce me or use my body and is simply interested to get to know me, later when they get to the kissing part reader almost fucks it all up due to him internally panicking extremely hard since he's never thought that someone would ever want to kiss him
Thanks!
Cautions - the dialog is gonna suck, maybe, we'll see lmao, sexual themes I mean come on it's Angel dust šŸ˜­, Valentino, THIS IS A MALE READER FIC, SPOILERS FOR SEASON 1, cursing (it's hell), my shit dialog like usual šŸ¤§ (someone give me tips I'm begging you),
Genre - fluff
Type - oneshot (?) I'm gonna be so honest I have no idea how this is gonna come out but I'll do my best šŸ™
Comments- omg, dude, angel is my favorite so thank you šŸ¤§šŸ¤§ I'm already in love with this ask lol. This is totally inspired by the song from Cinderella I have no shame. I also need to add to my rules lmao. Not because of you, you're doing great, drink some delicious water, eat some good food šŸ˜‹ (that goes for everyone) but because I don't want anyone asking for specified readers for characters that don't swing that way canonically. It just hit me, and I need to add that lmao
So this is love~
Angel dust always had this facade about him, of his porn star persona. Everyone knows this, and only recently he's gotten out of it. After the war, after Husk breaking him out of his shell, he learned to be less of Angel dust, and more of Anthony.
Obviously, it took more than a few months, but he was feeling like himself, despite having to work for Valentino still. And, you've been helping him, whether you know it or not. Ever since you joined the project to become redeemed before the war, you both had become good friends.
And more recently, boyfriends..
Which shocked everyone to the core. Mostly Angel, to be honest. When he first started talking to you, he had done so with his facade. Using all sorts of innuendos, sneakily asking if you wanted to "get together for a little patty cake" in his room, and general flirting, much like he does did with Husk.
You always got too flustered to respond, but always knew to say no. But, you did try to move past his flirting and ask about him. Not his pornstar persona Angel Dust, no no no, you were asking about Anthony.
And you came to learn that Anthony was the sweetest man ever. While he was still a flirt, he enjoyed baking, romcoms, popsicles (grape flavored specifically), and making pasta! (Don't cancel me I beg of you šŸ™)
And you got to know, AND fall in love with these different parts of him. Which includes the parts of him that enjoy non-sexual physical affection. The classic hand holding, hugs, kisses on the cheek or forehead, bunny kisses for sure, which is sending your touch starved ass into overdrive.
He enjoys how flushed your face looks after he gives you a forehead kiss anytime he sees you, or when he randomly grabs your hand to kiss it, looks you dead in the eyes and winks, then goes back to scrolling through his phone as if nothing happened.
However, you have never kissed someone on the lips before. Or had any sort of relationship with this much physical affection that you didn't know you needed, making you crave for more. Specifically, real kisses from Angel.
And you knew Angel would be more than happy to kiss you, but you wanted it to be special, so very special.
But.. Valentino called for Angel. He was having a bad day and needed a "pick me up."
And it just happened to be the exact same day you were going to ask Angel on the date, to ask him to kiss you.
You went looking for your gorgeous spider, finding him on the couch scrolling through his phone like usual. You knew that this was your opportunity to ask him, and off you went!
"Hey Angie, whatcha doing?" You hung on the back of the couch, smiling down at your boyfriend. "Not much, why? You want some attention?~" He teased, slightly patting his lap with one of his upper hands that were behind his head. "Kinda, I was wondering if you wanted to-" RINGGGG, his phone was going off. Angel panicked, seeing that it was his boss. He said a small apology before he jumped off of the couch and running to the corner of the room so you wouldn't hear Valentino's yelling.. as much. He kept nodding, muttering things you couldn't hear, but as soon as the call ended he deflated visibly.
"Shit.. sorry babes, but I gotta go, Val- he uh, needs a little help in the studio!" You knew he was lying, so you wouldn't worry, but you couldn't help it. Not to mention being upset, you had everything planned! "Nah, it's okay Angel, don't worry about it! I'll just.. tell you later."
He nodded then gave you a kiss on the cheek, hurrying out of the hotel to the studio he worked at.
It was the next day when Angel finally got back, hair messy, clothes out of place, and his tired eyes closed as he leaned against the doors, rubbing his face with his upper set of hands, and his lower set wrapped around his waist.
You were coming down from some breakfast, still in your pajamas when you say Angel again. "Angie?" He jumped, having not expected anyone to be up yet as it was Saturday, and Charlie let everyone have a free day from activities these days.
"O-oh! Hey babes, what're you doin up so early? Don't ya normally sleep in on Saturdays?" He was fidgety, nervous. This is how he usually acted after going to the studio, not to mention how much he avoided talking about it. "Yeah, I guess. I just couldn't sleep so I gave up and came down here. Did you want some food? I'm feeling like some bacon and eggs, or maybe biscuits and gravy." He was.. surprised by your nonchalant demeanor. He smiled though, grabbing your hand and kissing it softer than ever before. "Whatever you make sweet cheeks, I'll eat."
Your cheeks tinted pink ever so slightly, but you didn't feel nervous or overly flustered. Instead, you felt confident. So confident that you took the hand Angel wasn't holding and placed it on his round and soft cheek. He was also surprised, but leaned into your hand, whether or not he knew what you were thinking is a mystery. At least, it was until he started leaning down, eyes fluttering shut as he left just enough space between your lips and his to feel them ghost over the others.
You admired him a second longer, then closed your eyes, closing the distance between the two of you.
The kiss was short but sweet, you pulling away first, looking up at Angel with sweet doe eyes. Your first ever kiss was.. amazing, just like when you dreamed of it as a kid.
Angel gave you a dopey smile, then gave you a quick kiss on the nose, pulling away and tugging you towards the kitchen again. "Let's make some food, I'm starving ova' here!"
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Livā€™s {Totally Optional Non-Mandatory Completely Voluntary} Pointers for Fleshing Out Character Relationships
Hi Iā€™m liv e. and by middling demand I am going to blab a liiittle* bit about relationships.
So I will start by saying that Iā€™m trained & licensed as a marriage and family therapist. So this is kind of what I do all fucking week. And I like this whole writeblr thing so why not make it fun and about fiction instead. LOL.
The purpose of this liiiiittle** post is to offer some ways in which you, a writer (great job btw!), might deepen your own understanding of the relationships between two or more characters in your writing. More specifically, by thinking a little deeper about how relationships function in real life.
These are ways in which I might conceptualize a relationship between people who seek my services as a clinician.
A small disclaimer: the VAST majority of my work is with couples (because I. prefer to see couples over families, lol), so this advice is coming from that perspective. Please keep in mind also that there are certainly infinite other ways to think about relationships. This is just the way I was trained. Or at least, the parts of my training that resonated with me the most, especially as I began writing more seriously.
My hope is that reading and practicing/toying around with these tips will help add another dimension to how relationships play out in your writing. So um. Cheers! Letā€™s chat.
*itā€™s not a little. itā€™s a lot.
**itā€™s a long post.
i. What I Say vs. What I Mean
When was the last time your partner or good friend pissed you off?
Maybe they were flippant about your feelings. Maybe they blew you off to hang out with someone else. Maybe they keep loading the dishwasher like a neanderthal.
And did you say to them, ā€œBaby/honey/sweetums/bestie, it really upsets me when you load the dishwasher like that. Iā€™ve asked you to do it X way several times, and it feels like youā€™re not listening to me, or that you donā€™t care about how I feelā€ ?
Probably not? Because, hello? (If you did, first try, then, wow! youā€™re a better person than iā€™ll ever be.)
You mightā€™ve said ā€œDude, stop cramming shit in the dishwasher like itā€™s a fucking suitcase,ā€ or ā€œHaha, wow, again with the dishwasher. Awesome. No, itā€™s like, whatever.ā€œ Or you might notā€™ve said anything at all, on purpose.
There is a tension that exists, there, in the CONTRAST between what we are thinking/feeling/meaning (e.g., I love you/I miss you/You hurt me) and what we are communicating via our words and actions (e.g., You never make time for me/Youā€™re so lazy/Youā€™re such a(n) [expletive of choice]).
That tension is ... really fucking interesting to read, huh!
Personally, I have a lot of fun watching the needs/wants/feelings of a character (that we might be privy to, as readers) get filtered through their unique... voice.
So say you write a character who is quite rough around the edges, and not very skilled in affection. They have a deep yearning to be close to [love interest], but they just arenā€™t accustomed to languaging their true feelings. Maybe we see how scared they are of putting their feelings out there. Itā€™s vulnerable. Itā€™s terrifying.
So instead of ā€œI really care about you, [love interest]ā€, maybe it comes out something more like ā€œDonā€™t you have anything better to do with your time than follow me around all fucking day?ā€
And we, the readers, are like, wow! Thatā€™s not what you were thinking at all man! Youā€™re so bad at this, thatā€™s awesome.
So the point of all this is that itā€™s very helpful to clarify for yourself, in any meaningful interaction between characters in or soon-to-be-in a relationship:
What are the characters individually thinking during this interaction? What are the emotions that are present? How does it show in their body or their movements? Are they careful not to let these things show, or do they not notice at all?
How are they expecting this interaction to go? (Are they afraid something might go wrong? Are they looking for a certain reaction from each other?)
What DONā€™T they know about what the other person is thinking? What are their assumptions about how the other person perceives them--in general, and in this moment?
What is the GAP or the CONTRAST between all of the above and what actually ends up coming out of their mouth? Or what actions they end up physically taking (or not taking)?
Are the characters aware of their own contrast, here? How do they feel about it? Or, do they think they are being perfectly congruent?
In this way, you have the ability, as a writer, to create some devastatingly (or delightfully) poignant moments between characters. These are the moments that can really sell the reader on the relationship--its importance (why are you showing us this?) and its appeal (thank you for showing us this, this blew our tits off, etc).
ii. Tender Spots and How to Attack Them for Fun and Profit
So weā€™ve got issues.
What are the things that really fuckin get at you? Those topics that, when brought up, make you really upset and really defensive at like, mach speed. Maybe youā€™re insecure about your skills. Maybe it really bothers you when people see you as weak/unintelligent/a burden/unattractive. Maybe you have a rough and complicated relationship with a family member.
So these can be thought of as, like, tender spots (lol). You can also think of them as ā€œrawā€ spots, sensitive spots, or triggers.
Figure out what your charactersā€™ are!
This is another key way in which you can create deep and believable interpersonal drama--Character A (accidentally or intentionally) stomps all over Character Bā€™s sensitive spots. So to speak.
A very cursory and relatively uncomplicated example of this in action:
Tasha and Mimi are two adults in a committed partnership.
Mimiā€™s got a real fucking chip on her shoulder about being seen as a burden--her father always went to great lengths to make sure she knew just how much he did for her, just how many opportunities he passed up in order to raise her, just how great his life would have been if sheā€™d never been born.
Tasha is the oldest of five siblings. She was frequently tasked with their care, growing up. She did her best not to complain, as her parents were always very busy working to keep a roof over their head. So, Tasha did her part. She wouldā€™ve loved to rest and play and goof off like other kids and teens, sure, but it never felt possible with all of her responsibilities.
Mimi is suddenly injured and is unable to do certain things on her own that she had been doing before. Tasha goes about taking care of these things as well as taking on certain other tasks on her own that the pair of them may have tackled as a team before. Tasha feels stretched very thin by the workload, but is deeply concerned about how Mimi feels. Thereā€™s nothing to be done about the situation, she reasons, so thereā€™s no point in complaining about how stressed out she is.
Mimi offers to help to the best of her ability, but Tasha is very concerned about her, and insists that Mimi rest and not exert herself. Mimi insists back. Tasha insists back back.
Mimi points out how stressed Tasha must be. Tasha agrees that she is stressed, but does not elaborate on her feelings. Mimi assumes that Tasha must think that she is a burden.
Mimi then becomes very emotionally activated--she is reminded, consciously or unconsciously, of how shitty it felt to have her father tell her over and over again what a burden she is, and how better off he would be without her. So this must be how Tasha really feels about her, Mimi accuses.
Tasha, who is very stressed but who cares very deeply for Mimi and her well-being, and who does not see Mimi as just a burden, becomes very activated in turn--she feels maligned and misunderstood. And now she certainly canā€™t talk about how stressed out she is, because it will only convince Mimi that she is right.
So Tasha is now convinced that she must continue to hold her feelings in in order to keep the peace--sheā€™s reminded of her childhood spent taking care of others, and how she never felt allowed to express herself.
This example is obviously from a very zoomed-out view, chronologically, and is not exactly the way we would see it written in fiction (fiction is much more moment-by-moment and, well, exciting, usually). BUT we can see where Tasha and Mimiā€™s sensitivities lie, and how they specifically hurt each other with their behavior (unintentionally, in this case) by stomping RIGHT ON those sensitivities.
Readers love drama. And drama makes the plot go ā€˜round! So donā€™t be afraid to lay it on them!
In your (very good and compelling) writing, ESPECIALLY if you want to write engaging relational conflict, you would do well to clarify what your charactersā€™ deepest sensitivities are. Consider the following:
What needs went unmet for them, growing up? A very cliche therapist-y question, but for good reason--our upbringing is where many of our deepest insecurities originate.
Additionally/alternatively, what do your characters understand to be their role in relation to other people? E.g., are they always the caretaker, the burden, the comic relief, the heartbreaker, the lonely hero, the boss? How did they first get this idea of who theyā€™reĀ ā€˜supposedā€™ to be towards others, and how was this reinforced throughout their life? Are they satisfied or dissatisfied with their ā€˜lot in lifeā€™? What do they hate about their ā€˜roleā€™, if anything?
What sorts of situations might remind them of what they hate most about this role? E.g. ā€˜I enjoy taking care of others, and Iā€™m good at it, but my partner gets upset if I discuss how stressed I get sometimes--Iā€™m never allowed to express myself.ā€™ How can you incorporate these situations into your story to create conflict?
How does your character respond when these sensitivities are triggered? Do they lash out? Do they retreat and get quiet? Do they ghost people altogether?
What do they think will happen if they are unwilling or unable to fulfill this role in their relationships with others? E.g., ā€˜My partner will leave me if I am not a good caretakerā€™, ā€˜Nothing will get done right if Iā€™m not the one taking chargeā€™, ā€˜If I donā€™t keep others at armsā€™ length, even if they say they love me, Iā€™ll end up hurt.ā€™
This is another way in which you can help your relationships really come to life! Anyways. Read on for more cheer and relational joy!
iii. Weā€™re Attracted to What Hurts Us Sometimes, AKA Oops! I Ran into the Knife, Ten Times,
(less of a part 3 and more a part 2.5, but it was simply too long. so,)
So maybe you have a good idea of what your ideal partner/bestie looks like. Itā€™s probably any number of positive traits: kind, considerate, good sense of humor, shapely posterior, ambitious, active, fun-loving, studious, etc.
What probably donā€™t make the list are things like: emotionally distant like my mother with whom I long to have a reparative experience.
Maybe youā€™ve witnessed (or been in) a relationship wherein all parties can be described as ā€˜just so bad for each otherā€™. And maybe this relationship should not have lasted as long as it did (or shouldnā€™t be lasting as long as it is). And maybe youā€™re like--ā€™Why are these assholes still together?ā€™ Or, importantly: ā€˜Why did these assholes get together at all?ā€™ The answer may surprise you! But more likely, it wonā€™t.
Sometimes, we pick people on purpose specifically because they stab us right in the sensitive spot (again. so to speak).
(i should clarify before moving on: I am specifically NOT talking about relational abuse, here. Thatā€™s kind of an entirely different subject that is like. the cousin of this subject. In this discussion, I specifically mean relationships in which there is no major power differential--youā€™re just bad for each other. These relationships can be what we might call ā€˜toxicā€™, sure, and painful, but not abusive. The distinction is important, moving forward. ok ty)
[Authorā€™s Note: I need everyone to know that I wrote and subsequently deleted 700 words here because I realized they didnā€™t make any fucking sense ok. letā€™s try this one more time.]
Essentially, itā€™s a known phenomenon among humans that, when we have experience with relational distress in the past (e.g. a partner who neglected you emotionally, or parents who disregarded boundaries you tried to set), we like to seek out similar people with whom to form relationships. Weird! But not really.
The human brain seeks closure and resolution--where we couldnā€™t get things to work out with our parents, or our exes, we try to get the same situations to work out next time, with someone new.
Letā€™s look at another example, together. Take my hand,
Suppose you write a character (Character A) whose mother was in and out of their life from a young age, and never seemed to prioritize them. Now suppose you are looking to craft a fraught or tragic or dramatic romance (or other relationship) with this character. Using what youā€™ve written of your first characterā€™s backstory, you can do just that!
Itā€™s perfectly believable, you know now, for your Character A to pursue a love interest (Character B) who has a tendency to... not want to stick around. Maybe this love interest seems to fear commitment and intimacy.
Now, maybe Character B in actuality has a very dangerous profession that requires that they maintain the utmost discretion, and be ready to flee anywhere at a momentā€™s notice. Maybe the fate of the city/kingdom/nation/world relies on Bā€™s profession.
It probably doesnā€™t make them leaving all the time hurt A any less, though.
Character A, unconsciously or not, is determined to make things work this time around. As the relationship deepens, B is faced again and again with the choice--stay, for your love, or go, as duty commands. Maybe theyā€™ve taken a vow for their profession that is no light thing. They leave, time and time again.
Character A, unconsciously or not, remembers this feeling--itā€™s an old one. Mother, time and time again, chose something else over them. It would be understandable for A to feel a deep anger towards Mom and B both. Maybe A takes drastic action to get back at B (action that is also, symbolically, retaliatory towards Mom)--maybe they cheat on B, or do something that endangers their own safety.
When all they really want is just to get B to stay.
Itā€™s probably very clear now why itā€™s not so simple a thing for A to choose to date someone more consistent--this is something that goes beyond B alone.
In this way, you can very easily weave themes into the relationship(s) of your main characters. Maybe the story of A explores the pain of abandonment, or loneliness. If B is the protagonist, maybe the story explores the way we excuse our shitty behavior in relationships (maybe the job is a pretext--maybe they really are scared of commitment), or maybe itā€™s about the dilemma of duty over love.
Relationships donā€™t always make sense. Or rather, they do make sense, just in a different way than we might expect. You can use this understanding now to intentionally explore a number of complex relationship dynamics, and to create nuanced (but sympathetic) characters. As you do, consider:
In your existing charactersā€™ relationships--what keeps these assholes together? Why do they have to be with each other, as opposed to anyone else? This is important, again, for selling the reader on the relationship, especially if itā€™s your workā€™s main relationship.
What initially attracted your characters to each other? Consider again from the previous section (what is this, a fucking textbook?) the historically unmet needs of your character(s).
How do your characters go about expressing their needs? Think again about CONTRAST here--what is the discrepancy between what the actual need is, and how the character seeks to fulfill it? E.g. ā€˜I need to keep B from leaving me, because it really hurts me when they go, so Iā€™ll go risk my life just to keep their attention (rather than express this pain to them).ā€™
What similarities, if any, exist between your MCā€™s relationships with the people in their present lives, and your MCā€™s childhood relationship(s) with their caregiver(s)? Could you expand on/deepen any similarities in your writing? What themes might emerge if you did?
iv. Change / The Arc
So youā€™ve got your workā€™s central relationship. Itā€™s believable, itā€™s just the right amount of dramatic, itā€™s suitably tragic, and just all-around devastating. People will cry. Great job!
Now what?
Well, that depends--what ending do you envision for your relationship?
If they remain together, do they get the happily ever after? The happy-for-now? Is the reader left to wonder about whether or not their relationship will survive?
Do they not make it at all? Are they separated by tragedy? Do they crash and burn? Or maybe they try their best, but despite how badly they love each other, itā€™s just not enough?
Whatever the Point B of the relationship is, if itā€™s central to the work, youā€™re gonna want to have a clear arc in there. Or not, idk, Iā€™m not your mom.
You might already know, if you inhale every piece of writing advice you come across (like me), what makes a compelling character arc. The good news is that itā€™s much the same with relationships! Kind of.
Systems (relationships) tend towards homeostasis. Without deliberate intervention, relationships want to remain the way theyā€™ve always been. Just like people!
And just like characters, relationships need a reason to change. Like a catalyst, or a motivation. Whatever the hell you wanna call it.
Itā€™s not always, like, complicated to figure out the driving force behind change in your central relationships. Sometimes the pieces fall together!
Pay attention to the characters within the relationship--as your characters progress through their arcs, their relationship will naturally shift. It will probably not look exactly the same as it did when it began--there might be similarities, of course (theyā€™re not entirely different people.. usually. And thereā€™s a beauty to bookending a story with the familiar, certainly). But in this case, the relationship can be thought of as an extra character, almost. Itā€™s unsatisfying to read a whole story wherein a central character stays exactly the same. Itā€™s further strange and incongruent for a relationship to stay exactly the same while the characters have like, achieved actualization or whatever.
Outside events can force change on a relationship, just as they do individual characters. A couple thatā€™s close to Characters A and B get married--and A & B start to wonder what their future together even looks like. Bā€™s company hires a fiiiine honey, whoā€™s exactly Bā€™s type, and A starts steaming about it. A pandemic ravages the nation, and to prevent the spread of the virus, A and B have to stay inside togeth
YOU GET IT ok anyways Iā€™m fucking tired of writing. If youā€™re wanting to develop the arc of your MCsā€™ relationship(s), think on some of this:
Do your characters see any problem(s) present in their relationship? Are they all equally aware of the problem(s)? Do they agree on what the problem(s) are?
How secure are your characters in their relationship? If anything could possibly cause doubt and conflict to arise, what is it?
Where do your characters see their relationship going in the near future? In the far future? Do their visions align? If not, how do they differ? Do they even want the same thing?
Is the arc of the central relationship congruent with the arcs of the characters who comprise it? I.e. does the relationship remain exactly the same as it was when it started, despite the characters undergoing wild metamorphoses? Is the reverse true?
When you think about their relationship, INDEPENDENT of any ending you may already have decided, where do you see it going? Like, where do these people feel like theyā€™re headed, realistically? Does this align with the ending youā€™ve decided on for them? If not, this doesnā€™t mean youā€™ve written a bad relationship or anything, itā€™s just a possible sign that some really intense shit might have to happen in order to shift their course, yā€™know? Or not--the world is your oyster and you are the God of your own creation!
What are you trying to say with your story, and do the arcs of the central relationships reflect that message?
final thots
If you read all that shit, thank you. I wrote it all in one sitting and posted it without proofreading šŸ’œ
In all seriousness, I want to emphasize that, although some of these aspects of relationships are most visible in rels with a lot of anguish and maybe even some toxicity, you by no means have to write this kind of relationship in order to make use of these tips. You could write a very Normal couple!
The idea is to offer you some avenues through which to consider aspects of your charactersā€™ psychology and personalities, and how they mesh or clash with their partnersā€™ or bestiesā€™.
Anyways I hope this was helpful. I love talking about relationships I could literally go on and on all day. Which I kind of just did so. lol.
Iā€™ve been liv and Iā€™ve got two main WIPs Iā€™m working on right now: The Romance of the Demigods and The Marking Blood and theyā€™re full of really really super normal relationships and examples of me definitely taking my own fucking advice.
Cheers and happy writing! šŸ’–šŸ’–šŸ’–
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Would anyone agree with me when I say abby looks like someone who would learn French and then just uses it to make her girls knees weak (cause let's face it that's what foreign languages have power for) [I also feel like she would totally read some classic literature in French cause "it's just better that way" but thats besides the point]
i can actually see that, hear that, feel that in my itty bitty bones, and im not even an abby girl at heart. fucking try to prove me otherwiseā€” but abby procuring a week long sabbatical to the heart of france, paris, for the both of you is so fucking canon. at random too, dude. out of the deep, deep blue her blonde ass would crawl over your dreamā€“absorbed, cooped up body with both her splayed hands shifting weight on either side of youā€” like a goddamn dog, n' voila your eyelids are creaking open to the wet press of tepid lips and a caramelly thick whisper lacing lines across your neck, "who said you could sleep in past noon'?" so soft and tilting a smoky toneā€” springs you right out of that groggy state. n' the moment ur' rolling upon your back to garner a blurred look at those gloomy aegean sea eyes that has your heartstrings aswoon and fluttering, she lifts her torso up and away, sat between your thighsā€” spilling the news, "we're goin' to paris." just straight up. no good morning. no 'hello how was your dream?'. deadass just chucks you right into befuddlement. "whaā€”?" you curl n' plait your brows confused, the face abby never fails to chuckle at openly, "hmhm, want me to explain over breakfast? or, maybe.." her palm glides a soft pressure over your stomach, tucking fingers underneath the blankets and peeling them slow, "n' bed, de rigueurā€” as usual?" yet, her legs are already creeping over the stripped blanket and slumping to your side, draping that hunky arm of hers, biceps snug to your reposed waist, hand cradling your belly and lips so dear to the rim of your earā€” ready to elaborate and.. twiddle your brain with some french~, "mon amour?"
i just know her french rings out thick and fluid, her voice is just perfect idk. fs will whisper it in your ear at every rise of first light ā™”ā™” definitely during romantic sex like no denial she'll start chanting that shit like a spell in ur' ear. although it probably is a spell because the tune is just so entrancing. wow, aestra writes 4 abby now?? i never do, so idk how ooey gooey good this is. complimentary gif, tho
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Karasuno in a Fitting Room
Hi. I work in a fitting room. I hate it. Donā€™t work in a fitting room. But lemme tell you how I think Karasuno would act in a fitting room. For sillies and funnies.
Daichi
A very polite boy!
Who has no idea what he is doing!
Someone please help him
Oh wait thatā€™s my jobā€¦
He constantly calls for help
ā€œDo you have this in a bigger size? What other colors do you have? What's the return policy on these? Does another store have it?ā€
Like bro please chill out with the questions other people need help šŸ˜­šŸ˜­
Heā€™s a model customer tho
Brings out the clothes, says please and thank you, and makes very nice conversation
He would be a regular that Iā€™d make friends with
Sugawara
Oikawa called him Mr. Refreshing and hE WAS SO RIGHT
What is it about him that makes him such a good customer?
Is it his pretty face? Is it his easygoing smile? His politeness? Or is it something innate? Why do I feel like everything will be all right with him around?
Idk what it is but heā€™s making my day šŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļø
Heā€™s the type to show his outfit and ask ā€œHow does this look on me?ā€
Quick story, a customer once asked me what I thought of the purple pants he was planning to buy and I described them as "swanky"
I think he was intimidated by that because his response was "wow, I have never heard that word before" šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ and he left the pants
Sugawara would not be intimidated by me calling his outfit swanky
Also lowkey does my job if I have to walk away or turn my back
ā€œOh yeah, just go right in! You can set what you donā€™t want on the counter.ā€
Suga please itā€™s my job you donā€™t have to do this
Asahi
ā€œHello, welcome in!ā€ ā€œOh, hello!ā€
Very apologetic customer
ā€œIā€™m sorry to disturb you but could you help me with this?ā€
Omg yes of course Iā€™ll help you donā€™t apologize for needing help thatā€™s what Iā€™m here for
Actually listens when I ask him to bring his clothes out when heā€™s done
Lemme know if anyone is ever bothering you hun cuz I can call security to have them kicked out
Apologizes when he brings his clothes out šŸ˜­
ā€œIā€™m so sorry to add more to your workloadā€¦ā€
Tbh you donā€™t have to apologize when you bring clothes backā€¦
ā€œā€¦I can just put these back where I found them?ā€
On second thought, youā€™re an angel and Iā€™ll love you forever Asahi
I wish all customers like Asahi a very pleasant evening and a pat on the head
Nishinoya
s i g h
I love you Noya, I really do
But I know for a fact that heā€™d be a MENACE in the fitting rooms
Heā€™s just so loud?? For no reason????
Bro what are you yelling in the fitting room for??? Thereā€™s only a mirror and a bench in there???????
Heā€™s like that random kid in the school hallway that screams for no reason
He doesnā€™t sound like heā€™s in distress tho?? so I donā€™t call security yet
Also, he sometimes shops in the kids section I KNOW HE DOES HAHAHA
No shame Noya, I shop in the kids section too
The adults section doesn't have pikachu hoodies
I bet he grabbed one too
Tbh heā€™d be funny enough where I can excuse his loudness
He brings his clothes out (none of it folded and no hangers) and says:
ā€œSorry about that, my friend sent me a pic of a dog he saw and I got excited.ā€
Understandable king, have a nice day
I tell my coworkers about the weird customer who was screaming about a dog and we all agree he was very relatable
Tanaka
ā€œHi, welcome in!ā€ ā€œHeya! Thanks!ā€
This guy looks intimidating. He probably won't bring his clothes out
He comes out dressed in nice jeans and a dark polo shirt
"Can I ask for your opinion? I'm going on a date later today and I wanna dress nicely but I don't know what I'm doing."
Oh...
Yeah of course, I'll help you out. Is it more formal or casual?
Actually a really chill and cool dude!
So respectful too
He asks for opinions on each outfit
"I need a woman's opinion. What do girls like best on a man?"
Uhh, personally Iā€™m a huge fan of poet shirts and thigh highs but we donā€™t sell those
"Are you sure this looks good?" "Yes! The color really suits you."
Brings his rejected outfits to me and says:
"Thanks for all your help. I feel like a new man with these clothes!"
Man, you are so very welcome! I hope the date goes well!
Ennoshita
He is power walking for some reason??
ā€œHi, welcome in!ā€ ā€œHellothankyou.ā€
Why is he talking so fast? Are you okay dude??
Leaves and tries on multiple things
Bro does not know his size so heā€™s gotta try everything
The more clothes he brings in, the deeper I feel my stomach sink
Untilā€¦
ā€œUh, Iā€™ll just take these back where I found them. I need to get another size anyway.ā€
omgomgomgomg
Wait you dropped this king šŸ‘‘
I donā€™t even care if theyā€™re on the right hanger or not
This must be an angel sent to provide me relief from the other bozos in this store
He leaves too quickly for me to tell him to have a nice day
Kinoshita
Karasuno has very polite boys who were raised right so I have complete faith in them
Although I do draw the line of kindness somewhere
Take Kinoshita for example
He does everything right: greets me back, says thank you, brings his clothes out, and he even has a good smile
It goes downhill once he returns his clothes
Cuz heā€™s trying to be helpful by folding the clothes at my counter butā€¦
Heā€™s not doing it right šŸ˜¬šŸ˜¬
K-Kinoshita please, I appreciate what youā€™re doing but youā€™re doing it wrong and Iā€™m just gonna have to redo it and itā€™s a little embarrassing to watch please just stop
ā€œUm, thank you, have a good one!ā€
My smile says Iā€™m dying inside
Narita
ā€œHello, welcome in!ā€ *nods as a greeting*
Quiet and respectful. I like him already
Heā€™s not gonna try on a lot, just what he needs
In and out in no time
ā€œThank you, have a good one!ā€
I wish more people were like Narita
Kageyama
Ummmm heā€™s okay, comes off a little rude
Just waltzes right in without greeting
ā€œHi, welcome in!ā€ ā€œā€¦ā€
Ok buddy
He's just very focused lol
He's a quick changer, love that about him
Oof wait I can see him competing with Hinata to see who changes faster
UGH THATD BE THE WORST
They would leave a huge mess and make so much noise
I might call security on them lol
Theyā€™re the teenagers in Target everyone warns you about
Anyway, back to Kageyama
Heā€™s a polite lad so he brings the clothes out but theyā€™re either on the wrong hanger or just bunched up in his hands
Iā€™ll take it. Great effort Kageyama! šŸ‘
Hinata
āœØTHE PERFECT CUSTOMERāœØ
heā€™s so nice and friendly, I would love for Hinata to visit my fitting room
ā€œHi, welcome in!ā€ ā€œHello! Thank you!ā€
Heā€™d make easy conversation, workers love him instantly
Such a nice smile!!!
And so polite!!!!!!
Truly an anomaly in this store
Heā€™s really quick with changing too, he wastes no time
My carrot top son, I love him so much
He probably knows his exact size and everything
Also shops in the kids section LOL
Unproblematic, friendly, AND HE BRINGS THE CLOTHES OUT WHEN HES DONE
ā€œIā€™m sorry. I tried to hang them myself but I had no idea how.ā€
Baby it is okay, your effort is appreciated please know that I love you
I only tell the customers I like to have a nice day and Hinata would get one every time
ā€œThank you! Have a nice day!ā€ ā€œThank you, you too!ā€
Tsukishima
I feel like Tsukishima is self-aware enough to realize his personality would not survive working retail lol
One customer would be rude and heā€™d clap back instantly and get fired cuz theyā€™d complain about him
So heā€™s unproblematic when heā€™s at a store
Asshole to everyone but customer service workers
Treat others how you want to be treated kinda guy
Probably hates trying on clothes cuz he never finds anything that fits
At least heā€™s respectful
ā€œThank you, have a nice day!ā€ ā€œThank you.ā€
Yamaguchi
ā€œHello, welcome in!ā€ ā€œOh, um, thank you.ā€
Nice and good boi!
Also doesnā€™t find anything in his size but heā€™ll ask
Iā€™d actually do my job and help him look LOL
He probably tries to go outside his comfort zone but heā€™s having a hard time
ā€œAre you sure this looks okay?ā€ ā€œOf course! But how do you feel in it?ā€
I tend to do that a lot with customers like Yams
Wear what you feel good in!
That just a lil tip for yall šŸ˜˜
He brings out all the clothes but theyā€™re backwards lol
ā€œThank you. I hope you like your outfit!ā€ ā€œThank you, you too!ā€
Oops uhhhh, Iā€™ll just pretend I didnā€™t hear that
Kiyoko
ā€œHi, welcome in!ā€ ā€œHello.ā€
Aā€¦a natural beautyā€¦
I canā€™t look at herā€¦itā€™s too muchā€¦.
Queen slays with every outfit she tries on
She keeps admiring the skirts and shorts but she never tries them on??
Wonder why
ā€œDid you need help finding that skirt in another size?ā€ ā€œOhā€¦ No. Thank you though.ā€
Despite absolutely nailing every outfit and catching the attention of just about every other patron in the store, she returns all the clothes.
ā€œIā€™m sorry. Nothing seemed to suit me. Thank you for all your help.ā€
Whā€¦what???
Girl everything suited you. Whaddaya mean!?!?
I know you wanted to try that skirt on! It would look so good!!
But hey, idk her story, I just work in the fitting room
ā€œYouā€™re welcome. Please have a nice day!ā€
I wonder if sheā€™ll every come back for that skirtā€¦
Yachi
Another very apologetic customer
No one needs to apologize this much guys šŸ˜­
ā€œIā€™m so sorry for making a mess!ā€
You havenā€™t made any kind of mess! Please calm down!
Sheā€™s also pretty quick with changing
She comes out after with all the clothesā€¦folded and hung perfectly??? What is this witchcraft????
I bet sheā€™s worked retail before
She holds up two different shirts and says ā€œUm, can I ask for your opinion on these two? Which do you prefer?ā€
Sheā€™s very clearly a little wound up so maybe some light conversation will loosen her
ā€œI like the one on the rightā€¦ā€ itā€™s not the truth but it leads to a conversation and she starts to relax more
ā€œThank you so much. Youā€™ve been very helpful!ā€ ā€œItā€™s no trouble at all. Enjoy the rest of your day!ā€ ā€œThank you! You do as well!ā€
I think I just made a new friend :)
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