#and I know im stoned because I keep stopping to take photos of trees and buildings

[so-much-for-subtlety]

[moonlit-imagines]

Headcanons for being Tony Stark’s Daughter (The Aftermath)

Tony Stark x daughter!reader

warnings:

a/n: y/n is about 17 or 18; i cried while writing this. sorry this is really long!!! pls forgive me 🥺

prompt: takes place from a3 to smffh

The Early Years (1) The Teenage Years (2) The Intense Years (3) Continued (5)

let’s start on a happy note! ahahah

so for a while, earth was calm

you, pepper, and tony got to be a family for a while

wedding planning!

of course you got to try the ben&jerry’s ice cream named after your dad: Stark Raving Hazelnuts

“it’s not fair that you got ice cream named after you and i didn’t”

“well, when you grow up to be as awesome as me, maybe you’ll get your own ice cream flavor”

developing nanotech suits together for a Bonding Experience(tm)

speechless after the first test

“dad, this is...”

“the coolest thing to ever exist?”

“yes!!”

yall ready for some shit?

the day that ebony maw invaded was pretty—what’s the word? interesting? no. well, yes, but...HORRIBLE.

it all started when you got the call from your dad

“y/n, incoming call from ‘big fat meanie’”

“god, i really have to change that. okay, JOSHIE, answer it. hey, dad? what’s up?”

“hey, kid! you know that weird ass building on bleecker street? how fast can you get here?”

“JOSH can you track FRIDAY really quick? lets see how far dad is...uh, okay, be there in five, see ya”

taking your suit for a spin and realizing how GREAT it was to be able to basically fold up your suit and put it in your back pocket

knocking on the door and it opened on its own, it was kinda cool

“is this a museum? cool.”

bruce turning around to see you after about three years and giving you an awkward smile and a wave while you stood frozen around the wizard-guys

“y/n, god, you’ve grown up!”

charging into him for a long overdue hug

“you don’t know how much i missed you. it’s been chaotic without you”

“i can...i can only imagine”

a debriefing on the situation you were about to face, and bonus! having to play the catch-up game with bruce

“just call him, dad. we need as much help as we can. steve will understand”

rushing outside to face off with some ugly-ass aliens

“oh nooo, it’s roger smith from american dad”

bruce: 👀, stephen: 👀, wong: 👀, tony: 👏👏🥰 that’s my girl

simultaneous nanosuit unveiling

“you ready for this one, pops?”

“of course! ive waited years to kick some more alien ass”

montage of you and tony getting your asses beat together (as a family <3)

peter showing up

“give me one good reason why i shouldn’t send you back to that school bus”

“because i’m good company?”

“whatever, just listen to whatever dad has to say, i forfeit my responsibilities over you”

pew pew, repulsors, pew, tiny rockets! fun! action! destroying new york again and again. good times...

until JOSHUA gave you notice that your dad was flying high

“call him. now.”

“hey! how’s it going down there?”

“dad, you know how i feel about you and space”

“i know, i know. i just...i gotta take care of this. keep pepper safe for your old man, okay?”

“i lo—l—ve y—”

“y/n? y/n?! i love you! shit!”

“we lost connection with her, sir”

trying to call peter

“call failed, y/n. should i try again?”

“i’m gonna kill them...”

walking through the rubble to find bruce, the only sensible man you know

taking him to the avengers compound asap to get to rhodey and figure out what comes next

meanwhile, tony was dealing with space and another teenager

and worrying a lot about leaving you on earth

“i mean, mr. stark, y/n’s one of the most capable people i know. she’s probably trying to fix this whole mess as we speak”

“i didn’t get to tell her i love her”

“oh...”

having a lovely meeting with thaddeus ross with rhodey, having a lovely time watching them passive-aggresively argue until your former teammates arrived

having to patiently (and professionally) wait for ross to hang up before running into them for a hug

“holy shit, you guys have no idea how bad i’ve wanted to see you. it sucks not being all together anymore”

“i know, y/n. we’ve all missed you.” -cap

“a lot” -nat added

bruce’s little entrance that was sure to bring some awkwardness

you, secretly freaking out about your dad

sam was the one that found you crying after you “stepped out” for a few minutes too long

“oh, y/n,” he was contemplating grabbing someone else to step in, but decided to sit next to you in the hallway, “i’m sorry, kiddo. i can’t promise you anything, but your dad is a fighter. a big pain in the ass. i think your odds are good”

laughing through your tears

“yeah, you’re right. thanks, sammy”

he gave you a little hug while you calmed down

getting to business, the ass-kicking kind

as the wise natasha romanoff once said to your father, you were being “uncharacteristically non-hyper verbal”

your mind did this funny thing...wandered into places it really should not go

the talk about sacrificing vision led to wakanda, where you had a swell time patrolling

“guys! we’ve got incoming. a lot of incoming”

well-deserved uncle/niece team up. who wouldve thought?

you would have nightmares about these aliens for years to come

“you get to die, and you get to die! everybody gets to die!”

“y/n, what did we talk about?” -rhodey

“using humor as a defense mechanism makes the team uncomfortable...”

covering the girls 😌 because we gotta have those all-girl teamups, uh-huh?

some more blasting

thor made his comeback and you just could not miss it

“hi, thor!”

you landed next to him and your helmet receded

“well, hello, miss y/n! good to see you again! my, you got taller...oh! meet my friends: rabbit and tree”

having a “what the actual fuck” moment upon seeing thanos for the first time

and flying at him from behind with a massive nanotech blade ready to kill this purple bastard

but he grabbed your arm and flung you into the dirt, that was gonna leave a mark

“i just had to make a suit when i was ten...no one stopped me, huh? i couldn’t be elon’s kid, he was a nice guy”

watching thanos snap his fingers and looking around to see dust floating through the air and thanos retreat

“rhodey? uncle rhodey?!”

“i’m right here, kid, don’t worry”

he grabbed your hand while you were dusting

“tell my dad i love him, promise?”

fading away and leaving rhodey with your last words

he was mad before anything else

all he could think about was a promise your dad made him take years back

“rhodey, you keep my daughter safe no matter what, promise?”

the avengers recooperating at the compound, waiting to figure out whether any of the space-crew survived

they had to let pepper know that you didn’t make it, she was a mess upon hearing that news

tony finally making his way back to earth

and stumbling out of that ship

“where’s y/n? where is she?!”

“tony, tony, calm down”

“dont tell me to calm down! where is my daughter?!”

“she made me promise to tell you thay she loves you”

tony knew the answer by now, he lost his mind over your death

it didn’t feel right not having you by his side, for the past 18 years you’ve been with him

after a long period of recovery, tony and pepper moved on, got married, built a home, had a new daughter...

tony made sure there was a spare room for you

he put all the things you left behind in it

there were so many photos of you in the house

and he’d show your sister, morgan, all of them. he wanted morgan to know her sister

“that’s y/n when she built her first robot. it snuck up on me a few times. it went ‘boo!’”

morgan loved the stories about you, but she didn’t understand why she couldn’t see you

“when do i get to meet her?”

“uh...maybe someday, sweetie”

after being unbothered for almost 5 years, the remaining avengers came back with a plan that was so tempting, he just wanted his little girl back

cracking under pressure and telling pepper that he couldn’t ignore this mission because it was his chance to get you back

“get her back, tony”

“you think so?”

“i miss her, too.”

and so it began, he made it his mission to get you back

peeking at the wallet picture of you on his shoulders when you were so little

tony travelling to 2012; loki’s invasion

and there you were, the sassy genius 12 year old that he missed so much

“we’ve got this, tony, we’ll bring her home” -scott

and then things went badly and also 2012 tony went into cardiac arrest and 2012 y/n dove onto the floor to tend to him

“dad? give us some room, would you?!”

2023 tony smiling at how much he missed you worrying about him and how reckless he was

but also...the mission kinda went bad so that sucked

push it a bit farther back and now tony was with grandpa stark! asking how to be a dad and all that!

he could barely stand still waiting for you to come back to him, god he missed you more than he thought

and after a bit of hard work, it was time to snap

just like that, you were back in wakanda, puzzled by the gap in time before one of dr. strange’s portals opened in front of you

and then you were in the ruins of the avengers compound

“JOSHUA, can you locate my dad?”

“i think you’ll be able to see him”

“wow, i cant believe i programmed your cocky artificial ass”

“i think you can”

seeing your dad flying high and patching into the comms

“miss me, old man?”

and then he hit the gas to get to you and when this man hugged you, you almost couldn’t let go

“i’m so sorry, y/n. god, i’m sorry. these last five years...i was so lost without you”

“it’s okay, dad, i’m here now”

getting shot at during your reunion

“son of a bitch...we’re having a family moment here, asshole!”

yes, im gonna say it again. of course i am! and.........father/daugher team-up

the last one

“peter, is that you? you asshole! i cant believe you went to space without me!”

“missed you too!”

rhodey!! cant forget about uncle rhodey!!

“you gave my dad the message, right?”

“it was your dying wish, of course i did!”

“great. don’t forget i love you, too, rhodey!”

“couldn’t let me forget it”

lest we forget that pepper joined the fight?

plot twist: (step)mother/daughter team-up

mother/father/daugher team up!!!! ultimate stark machine!!!!!!!

and then you left him alone for 5 minutes and he’s got the infinity stones and you know it’s the last time you’re going to see him and you cant decide what your next move is and you’re just frozen and you cant catch your breath and he snaps and your heart plummets

you have to rush to his side, the last time you can sit beside his tired body and let him know that its going to be okay

“hey dad, it’s okay, we’re gonna be fine. thank you for everything”

peter grabbing your hand as you both sobbed next to your dad, feeling robbed of your time with him

pepper brought you home where she told you all about the five years you missed

both of you just cried harder than you’ve ever cried before

“so i have a sister?”

morgan was so happy to meet you, she couldn’t contain herself, practically latched onto you

and she didn’t fully understand what happened to tony

you saw your new room for the first time and didn’t leave it for a while, occasionally pepper or morgan would pop in

morgan actually crawled into bed with you a few times

the funeral was one of the worst days of your life

the remnants of your young life pulled back together for one day

then you hid back in your room before you heard a knock

“who is it?”

“it’s happy”

“come in”

“hey, kiddo. me and morgan are gonna get some cheeseburgers, you wanna come?”

she really was a stark

after a long hibernation, you started to get back into the groove of your old life

but the press was brutal and harsh, you were bombarded with questions regarding your dad

it took everything not to explode on camera

you stayed in contact with the rest of the avengers, mourning your dead, keeping the support system, staying a family

it was all you could get...for now

[kkaebsongtypo]

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why wont you love me // hrj [01]

pairing: renjun x reader

genre: friends to lovers, slow burn, fluff, slight angst

wanings/notes: alcohol consumption (all parties are of legal age, drink responsibly!), mentions/symptoms of anxiety, mentions/signs of abandonment issues (very brief), jealousy (also very brief), inspired by the song Why Won't You Love Me by 5sos

(warnings/notes are subject to change and updates if needed.)

word count: 2.86k

Renjun and y/n are an inseparable pair; they know each other like the back of their own hands. For the most part. Renjun keeps his true feelings hidden; y/n refuses to acknowledge their own. Both hold the fear of losing each other. But will one night out and a little too much to drink change everything?

a/n: here's part oneeee! this will likely be posted in 4 or 5 parts im not 100% sure yet but yeah ! also im so sorry about that summary kashfslkd- lmk if you want to be in a taglist ^-^

You walked through the airport doors with Renjun at your side, Jisung and Chenle following close behind. You were pulling Renjun’s suitcase (despite his multiple protests) behind you as you met up with Jeno, Jaemin, and Donghyuck. Renjun took his suitcase from you and thanked you before following the group towards the luggage check-in line.

You waited for the boys at the end of the check-in area as they all put their luggage on the conveyor belt. Jisung was the first to come towards you and engulf you in a tight hug. Though the boy was excited for their trip, he had been pouting the whole drive to the airport about how he wished you were going with them. Unfortunately, you didn’t have the time to leave town for too long. Jisung had grown very fond of you soon after you met and vice versa; he had a habit of clinging to you, especially at times like these. You hugged the boy equally as tight, letting him know that you’d miss him too. When you pulled away, you patted his shoulder gently before Chenle shoved him out of the way with a wide smile and pulled you into his own arms. Each of your friends gave you a parting hug, saying their temporary farewells. Renjun was the last to approach you, immediately wrapping his arms around you.

“Don’t miss me too much.” You moved your arms from around your best friend's neck and rested your hands on his shoulders. He had a small smile on his lips as his gaze shifted between your eyes. You hummed gently at his words and plastered a mock-thinking face before meeting his gaze once more and responding.

“Hm, I think I should be the one saying that to you, mister. We both know that you’re the clingy one~” Renjun rolled his eyes at you and wrapped his arms back around your waist, pulling you into a final hug.

“Right right, because you totally weren’t clinging to me like a koala to a tree over the last few days while I was packing.” You smacked his back at this comment and tried to push him away, but ultimately failed when he tightened his hold around you.

“I’ll pick you up when you get back. Have fun and text me when you land.” Renjun closed his eyes and hummed softly into your shoulder.

“Only two weeks and a couple days, but I’ll miss you.” His voice was just above a whisper, not wanting the other boys to hear him. You smiled slightly at the lack of sarcasm in his voice. A soft sigh fell from your lips and you shook your head slightly.

“...I’ll miss you too dummy.” Renjun chuckled and pulled away, a soft smile on his lips to match your own.

“Oh my GOD, let’s GO Renjun. We still have to get through security.” Renjun bowed his head and exhaled deeply at the voice. You peeked around him to see Donghyuck swinging his bag back and forth impatiently, an over exaggerated look of annoyance displayed over his features. His face lit up with his signature bright smile when he caught your eye. He stopped swinging his bag and stood up straight before waving to you, almost as if he was trying to pretend he wasn’t just groaning in annoyance at your best friend. You giggled softly and waved back.

“You better get going before Hyuck throws his backpack at your skull.” Renjun laughed quietly at your warning and grabbed his suitcase.

“Alright, don’t get into any trouble while I’m gone.” He narrowed his eyes at you as he started making his way into the security screening line with the others.

“Don’t worry about me, I’d never do anything stupid without you~” You smiled innocently and Renjun rolled his eyes for the hundredth time in the last hour, his smile remaining on his lips. He waved to you one last time before disappearing farther into the line for the bag check. Once he was out of sight, you crossed your arms over your chest and turned towards the exit of the airport. You pulled out your phone when you got into your car and sent Renjun a quick text before pulling out of your parking space.

Renjun walked alongside Jeno ahead of the others after going through security. A small squeak echoed from Renjun’s pocket and he swiftly pulled out his phone, knowing it was you from the text tone. A simple “Have a safe flight!” flashed across the screen accompanied by an airplane and blue heart emoji. He scanned the message over his lockscreen, a faint warmth crept onto his cheeks and the same small smile frome before found his lips.

“Okay lover boy, we got a long flight ahead of us. Don’t want to run out of battery too fast.” He looked up from his phone and met Jeno’s eyes that were bent into crescent shapes from the smile he wore. Renjun’s blush deepened at the nickname Jeno started calling him months ago. He scratched the back of his neck and sighed.

“Two weeks dude. You two can facetime all you want because we all know you can’t go more than 5 hours without talking to each other; plus it’s not a huge time difference. You’ll be fine.” He nodded at Jeno’s words.

“Honestly though, why aren’t you together yet? You spend 95% of your time together, you basically live at each other’s places, everyone already thinks you’re together. You’re both clearly into each other-” Renjun sighed loudly and threw his head back, looking up at the ceiling.

“No, Jeno. We’re not ‘clearly into each other.’ We’ve acted like this for years, it’s nothing new. Yeah, maybe I caught feelings but that’s it. It’s one sided. It always will be.” Jeno shook his head and subtly rolled his eyes at his friend's attitude.

“Fine man, if that’s what you want to believe then I won’t argue any further. But just hear me out, the guys and I know both of you well enough to see things that you both always seem to miss. But you keep on doubting it if you really want to, I won’t stop you.” Renjun looked straight ahead, refusing to meet Jeno’s brief glance.

The group gathered together once again at the terminal; they discussed their seating for the plane, what the rough plan would be after arrival, and all the other random questions that popped up. The six boys sat in the chairs and on the floor, playing video games or mindlessly scrolling through their feeds. They boarded their flight in no time and quickly got settled in their seats as the other passengers filed in.

Renjun glanced out the window; the now setting sun painted the sky like a canvas in warm colours. He reached for his phone and snapped a picture before opening your contact. “About to take off, I’ll text you in a few hours when we land.” He sent the message along with the photo before switching his phone to airplane mode.

He pressed his head to the cabin wall and looked down at his home screen. His gaze rested on your smiling face, and he smiled at the memory. A photo of the two of you from a road trip you had taken together with Jaemin and Jeno the previous summer was displayed in front of him. You were sitting on the wide edge of a stone wall with Renjun directly in front of you. You had your arms draped over his shoulders and your head resting against his. His hands covered yours, holding them together over his chest.

His smile quickly faded as the conversation he had with Jeno played through his head again. ‘...keep on doubting it if you really want to, I won’t stop you.’ He locked his phone and placed it face down in his lap. He fought back tears of frustration. He knew you didn’t have any feelings for him. Right? Or, did he only tell himself that to avoid the heartbreak he believed to be inevitable?

‘...the guys and I know both of you well enough to see things that you both always seem to miss.’ Jeno’s words were causing a frenzy of questions and feelings that quickly overwhelmed Renjun. He did his best to shake everything from his thoughts as the safety instructions sounded throughout the cabin. He focused on the colours in the sky as the plane started lifting off the ground. As the ground disappeared beneath the clouds, he couldn’t help but acknowledge the one, lingering question that always seemed to sit at the back of his mind, “Why won’t you love me?”

Despite Renjun’s protests, Donghyuck insisted on watching a cheesy romcom with him. Renjun tried to drown out the swarm of thoughts that continued circling his mind with the movie but it only made him yearn for you more. A typical story of love at first sight with the cutest and fluffiest meetings, the leads parting ways, but ultimately coming back to each other for a happy ending. Renjun could hardly handle watching such a relationship bloom on the small screen, the ache he was feeling in his heart only got worse with every loving smile the characters shared.

Part of him despised that Jeno had chosen to point out his feelings for you right before a rather long flight. He had nowhere to go, almost no way to escape his own thoughts. The idea of unrequited love was eating away at him with each passing minute. He was frustrated. Frustrated with Donghyuck for picking a movie that mocked him. Frustrated with Jeno for kick starting his overthinking. Frustrated with you for being so incredible and making him fall for you. Most of all, he was frustrated with himself for falling in love with his best friend.

It wasn’t long until he grabbed his ipad to draw. If there was one way he could get his emotions out, it was through art. He peeked out the window and observed the fluffy clouds passing by, illuminated by a soft orange glow from the setting sun. There was his reference. The movie served as background noise as he immersed himself in his craft. His stress poured through his pencil, the overwhelming thoughts were pushed to the back of his mind. The only remaining thoughts he had were about how much he wished you could see the sunset from above the clouds like he was.

As he finished his first sketch, he snapped a quick photo with his phone to send to you once they landed. There you were again. The thought of you alone made his heart flutter and a smile appear on his lips. The feeling in his chest was almost unbearable; he felt like he could explode. Opening a blank canvas, he pulled up a photo of the two of you for reference and started sketching.

Donghyuck had fallen asleep by the time the credits of the movie rolled, so Renjun took the opportunity to choose something else to watch. He threw on an old Disney film and continued his portrait.

The completed piece caused a warm feeling to bubble in Renjuns chest. His colour pallet felt comforting and cozy; like a reflection of how he felt with you. Not wanting to get too caught up in his feelings again, he opened another fresh canvas and turned his attention to the movie. He settled on making his own interpretation of the scene and what the characters were saying, wanting to exercise his skills and creativity.

He created one, and then another, yawning softly with the last couple details. Fatigue had been creeping up on Renjun as the Disney film neared its end. He tucked his ipad back into his small carry-on and pulled the shade over the window. Sleeping for the last hour and a half of the flight wouldn’t hurt. After putting some music on, he shifted into a relatively comfortable sleeping position and began to doze off.

Slight turbulence jolted Renjun awake as the plane began its descent. He gently rubbed the sleep out of his eyes and lifted the blind to peek out the window. The sky was a deep blue and the stars sparkled throughout. The city below was bright with lights as they cascaded closer to the runway. Renjun carefully shook Donghyuck awake, making sure the other boy was prepared for arrival.

Renjun fiddled with the edges of his phone case, waiting for the go-ahead to turn off airplane mode as the plane taxied towards the terminal. When the approval came through the intercom, he was quick to switch it off and text you that they had landed safely.

: Hey, we just landed!

y/nieeee: That’s great!! How was the flight?

: Pretty good

: Watched a few movies with hyuck and did

some drawing

: I slept for the last bit of the flight also

A bright smile found his lips and he selected the photos he took of his creations, skipping over the portrait, and hit send.

y/nieeee: Oooohh can i see ur drawings?

: [3 attachments]

y/nieeee: Ouuuu the sunset one is really

pretty

: Thank youuuuu

:We’re about to start getting off the plane,

wanna vc while we wait for our luggage?

Renjun threw his bag over his shoulder and followed Donghyuck into the aisle. Jeno and Jaemin handed the group their few larger carry-ons from the overhead compartments before Jeno led the way out of the plane. Renjun’s phone vibrated in his hand, a short text from you popping up on the screen, “ready when you are :)” The second they stepped off the plane, Renjun pressed the call button.

grab my earbuds!

You smiled at the sight of your best friend on your phone screen, his brown hair was slightly tousled from sleeping, you assumed. His brown cardigan was draped over his tee-shirt, and his smile was soft but his eyes still sparkled. Even after a 6 hour flight, he somehow still managed to look so handsome. What?

y/nieeee: Sureeee just give me a sec to

“Hey, y/n!” You shook your head slightly to silence your thoughts and laughed when Jisung hopped into frame when he heard Renjun say your name. You waved back with a sweet smile.

“Jun, let Jisungie into frame more, I want to talk to him too!” Jisung moved closer into view when Renjun motioned for him and waved to you excitedly. Renjun repeated your questions to Jisung (due to the fact that only Renjun could hear you through his earbuds) as they walked through the airport.

The other boys moved in and out of frame to say their hellos when they reached the luggage carousel. You rested your chin in your palm as you continued conversing with Renjun.

"How was the rest of your night? What did you get up to after dropping us off?" Renjun moved to lean against a wall, glancing at the carousel for a second before looking back at you. You hummed in thought for a second.

"Hmm, it was good, I guess? I didn't do much really." You fiddled with the cord of your earbuds, threading it between your fingers before elaborating.

"I got bubble tea on the way home and then I just watched a couple movies; just a lazy night."

"Ooh, bubble tea sounds amazing. Maybe I'll convince the guys to get some tomorrow or something." Renjun’s eyes lit up slightly when you giggled.

"That shouldn't be hard at all." You said with a smile. Renjun chuckled and nodded his head.

"Oh totally, they’ll agree in a split second- oh shoot,” His sentence was cut short and his eyes widened when he noticed you yawn softly.

“Isn't it like 1am now??” He furrowed his eyebrows as you checked the little alarm clock on your bedside table, seeing that it was in fact 1 in the morning.

“Yeah, just a little past 1.” Another yawn slipped through your lips as you laid back onto your pillows. You saw Renjun frown slightly and you sent him a tired smile.

“You should get to sleep, we’re going to head to the hotel right away anyway. I can call you again tomorrow!” Just as he said that, Donghyuck came by with Renjun’s suitcase and patted his back, informing him that their ride was outside. The lights outside of the airport contrasted with the night sky behind him.

“Are you sure?” You asked, raising your eyebrows for a second. Renjun nodded as they piled into the van.

“Yes, 100%! Here, say bye to the guys.” When they all got settled into their seats, Renjun held his phone up higher to get everyone in frame and removed his earbuds. You sat up again and waved at the camera.

“Good night everyone, have a good rest!”

The replies were a mess of ‘good night’s, ‘miss you’s, and wishes of sweet dreams. You bid one final farewell to Renjun before hanging up and plugging your phone in. A quiet huff left your lips after tucking yourself under the blanket and laying down, a deep slumber quickly washing over you.

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disclaimer: i will try to update every 1-2 weeks but updates could potentially be stagnant. thank you for understanding :)

[ohgoddard]

Fist of Fire.6.

Jade had been going to Reverse’s afterschool activities for around seven weeks now, and it has been hell. Especially after the first meeting. It was like a switch was flipped in Reverse’s head, and Jade had no idea why. But, all of a sudden, training had gotten infinitely harder. And I fucking hate it, Jade thought during one such practice. She had been subjected to miles of running, flights of stairs, and tonnes of weight. And that was just the general training, the specialized training was far more grueling. Reverse, in an act of surprising intelligence, had begun putting Jade into refrigerators and telling her to, “make yourself warm.” Usually this was said with a quick smirk, or a joking look. But ever since that first practice day, Reverse had been anything but cordial and happy.And, for some reason, just to her. He has been so much more serious and pushy to her in her training than to any of the others. So, as Jade sits in a freezing room, she thinks to herself.  I wonder what the hell happened to him.Why does he hate me all of a sudden?..I wonder if anyone else is getting it this bad.

Riley was currently being chased by someone whom she considered unable to do such a thing. Her arms were pumping in tandem with her legs and she was moving at peak speed. Yet..

“Not fast enough.” Riley looked to her right and saw Reverse there, running at what looked like a leisurely jog. Then he winded his left arm back and threw a jab for her head. She ducked instinctively and as a result tumbled forward onto the ground, stopping completely. Reverse stopped mere feet away from her, and started slowly walking towards her. “This is the farthest you’ve gone with me on your tail,” he said while taking out a phone,” and I dare say your best time yet. 200 miles in 7 minutes? Nowhere near Whirlwind’s, but you're making good time. However, your reactions are garbage and you slow down too easily. You have to be able to take as many hits than you can give, if not more.” Riley slowly got up and dusted herself off. They were miles away from the city of Atlanta, somewhere in the mountains surrounded by trees and forest for all the eye can see. She looked around at her arms, which had gotten decidedly bigger and more defined since Reverse’s training, and saw the many bruises on them.  “Riley, you are making great progress on your speed but running is only going to get you so far. You also have to practice attacking. I want you to do 150 reps of those distance punches we’ve done before.”

Riley hopped to her feet. “Sir, with all do respect, “ she said while taking huge breaths, “I could attack you right now. I was just confused about the drill we were doing. That's all.” Reverse’s face did not change at all at the challenge. Neither did Riley’s, keeping a stone cold gaze the entire time while staring into the face of her teacher. But…

Oh my god why did I say that?! Riley's head was now exploding with terror. He is going to work me even harder than before. Why didn’t I just take the original workout? I'd be done quicker oh no oh no no no - “Really?” Reverse’s singular word cut through RIley’s train of thought like a knife. Riley was keeping her complexion the same, but she had no doubt he looked right through her. He’s going to kick my ass. He’s going to do it right here, right now. Im dead. “Hm. Well then , I have a bet.” A BET??! AM I GONNA-  Riley slaps herself in the face. All thoughts are gone, all of a sudden. “Oh yeah? What's your bet?” Reverse started doing stretches, and started to explain. “We’re going to have a race. Back to the school. You win by getting there first, or punching me. Whichever is easier. I win by just getting there first. Sounds stacked in your favor, don’t it?” Riley was eying up the boxer,her arms now crossed and her eyes slit in suspicion. 

“What's the catch?” Reverse looks up, and a nasty grin crawls across his face. “You win, you go home for the day. I win? We box until you fall from exhaustion.” Riley’s whole body began to feel numb. The mere thought of going to toe-to-toe with one of the biggest hand to hand professional heroes was suicidal. Reverse has sent more than enough people to the hospital, and about an even amount to the grave. She was going to have to win this..or else. “ Ok, I take your deal.” And with that Riley instantly started running. Well, running isn’t the right word. More like skating on air. She was already 50 miles out from Reverse when he caught up to her. “Nasty trick you pulled, but it only gave you the head start. Not the victory.”

Riley pumped the brakes a small amount and got behind Reverse. He turned behind her in confusion. Why is she slowing down? What is she doing with that rock? Oh no! I'm about to be hit in the head by a rock!...That’s probably what he’s thinking at least. Riley’s thoughts tended to get in the way of things. She positioned herself a bit to the back right of him, and dropped a rock. When she did, her foot came around and kicked it straight at him. Reverse skidded for a bit, tripping over the rock. Riley sprinted farther ahead, only 100 miles left. She looked behind her and saw Reverse gone. Did I trip him?!  She turned her head to the front and-

“Peek-a-boo”. Reverse let loose a right hook right into her temple, and Riley almost tripped forward again. But.. this time she caught herself before she made the full fall. And in a moment of inspiration..

Reverse suddenly tripped over his feet and lay face first on the ground. When he looked around, he saw no sign of Riley. And when he looked at his feet. “That clever bastard!” His shoes were tied together. Reverse began laughing.

Back at the school, Riley stumbled into the classroom, exhausted. She walked to her desk and collapsed.”Need something?” Riley slowly lifted her head from her arms and looked in abject horror as Reverse was sitting at his desk, drinking a bottle of water. “How..how!? HOW!” was all Riley could say. “I have to admit, I did like your trick. You pulled one on me. Looks like those legs aren’t the only fast part about you. I’ll have to augment your training.” He stood up and walked over to her, and she noticed his beat up ...feet? “I took off my shoes. Actually makes me run faster. Ain't that something?” He set down a cold bottle of water on her desk and began walking back to his desk. “No boxing for us today, sadly. You did a good job today, and pulled one over on me. Hitting isn't just about pure strength, you know. Go home.” As Riley began to sit up and walk out the door, she turned around. “Was I the only one who showed up to practice today? You only really attended to me.” Reverse looked at her with a preposterous look. “Only you? During our training today I got to every single one of the team member’s training. I took breaks from running to go see them, then I would catch up to you, scare you a bit, then went to go check on another.” “Oh..I see.” Riley walked down the hallway, knowing that at any point today Reverse could have overtaken her, and only chose not to because he had other things to do.

Jade was still in the Refrigerator. And was covered in flames. Up to her collar in it. I did it! I could do it! I can create flame in extreme cold. I just needed motivation! Reverse walked back to the door, swinging a ring of keys in his hands. He peeked his head in the freezer. “Good job.” He then had to immediately duck back out as a blob of fire was thrown at his head.”YOU LEFT ME IN HERE FOR THREE HOURS!!!!!!” Jade screamed as she charged the door. It was closed, but it didn't matter as soon it melted away from her incessant pounding. “I did not expect you to make this much progress.” Reverse said from down the hall. He walked towards her with his hands clasped behind his back. Looking quite smug. “THREE HOURS.I ONLY SWEAT BECAUSE I'M MAD AT YOU!” Jade began to charge him again, but not before he whipped out a long red object and-

Jade was now covered in a towel. The Fire Extinguisher,now spent, rested in a corner. While Reverse was talking over the phone to the Dean, Jade shot daggers at him. He put me in a freezer for three hours today, left me in the south of Georgia for three hours another day. It's like he's trying to make me sweat anywhere. That's when it hit jade. Oh..He doesn't hate me. He is just finding the extremes I work at. He could have at least told me. “Jade there is something I have to tell you.”

Reverse stood up from his desk and started walking over, taking his wallet out. He pushed around receipts and other papers before he found the one he was looking for. He handed her a worn looking photo that had writing on the bottom. “Laurens SHS?” Jade read aloud. She looked at the photo and saw a bunch of people she kinda recognized. She remembered them as the people from Reverse’s ‘quirk assessment’ lesson. And a few other faces, like Huntsman and Meteor, young Reverse(“Wow you used to have a mullet?”), a scratched out face. And also..

“My dad? What's going on?” Why did you show me this?” Reverse took the photo and gently placed it back in his wallet. “Because something is going to happen to all the people in that photo. And, I'm afraid, all those related.” Reverse sat down on a desk next to her.

“Your father Victor, better known as the hero Helios, ran a private hero business called Laurens SuperHero Service. I'm not sure how much to already know so I'm just gonna say all of it, so bare with me. Anyways,” Reverse cleared his throat, “he ran this business. He started small, just himself, and quickly found out he was outmatched. So, he began to look for people to work for him. He could only pay for food and shelter, but for some that was enough. Including me. Before I met your father I was a street rat stealing to make up money for hospital bills. A lot of similar stories from the other people there. Remember Huntsman and Meteor? Your father saved them from a trafficking ring. Tapout was picked up from an orphanage, snowthrone an abusive house. Your father did a lot of good, just getting us out of there. We owed him a lot.”

Jade sat there, listening. She did not know much about her dad. Her mom never talked about him after the accident, not a word. So hearing all this, it was eye opening. My father was a saint.

“However,” Reverse continued, “the jobs we did were tough. We were bouncers at high-class parties,escorts for politicians, bodyguards at international conferences. We had our fair share of big fights, such as Nucleus at the START conference and Quantum at the WHO meeting. And we also had a fair share of fights among ourselves. Usual quarrels,nothing to get into really. Except one. Your dad and one other fought the most. His name was Quentin. You might know him as The Planeteer.” Jade was confused. “The Planeteer? That guy who could ‘talk to nature’?” Reverse chuckled. “Yes, the very same. He and your father would fight often over everything and anything. It got pretty ugly. But, the biggest fight was the one before the D.C. Job.”

Reverse took a deep breath, and took several gulps. Jade could see that talking about this was very uncomfortable for him. She would offer to stop, but she knew he would turn her down. She also had an interest in her own development though. “I remember it clearly. We were at the house, and Huntsman and I were cleaning up after dinner. I was cracking jokes, flirting(I didn’t know she was gay then), when I heard a huge crash. Huntsman and I took a look and saw Planeteer had thrown a chair out the window of the living room. He was pointing at your father and was yelling, ‘you could never take me seriously! You could never listen to me and my plans, my creations! I’ll show you what I can do! I’ll show you what i’ve built!’. After that, he stormed out the door.”

Reverse’s hands began to grip the desk, and Jade was afraid that it might break. “I think i know what happens next. My dad goes to D.C. and dies to the villain San Andreas after she creates a magma flow. You don’t have to explain it to me.” Reverse looked up at Jade, and she was taken aback. The most serious face she had ever seen was looking at her. “Your father would not have lost to San Andreas. Your father was killed and betrayed by Quentin Gaius. Otherwise known, as the Planeteer. And he recently killed Tapout, a member of the Laurens SHS, as well as his family. You are in danger. So, I hav-”

Jade interrupts him.”Tell me what happened. I hate being lied to, tell me right now.”

She stood up, towel falling off her. What she thought was angry sweat on her face was actually tears rolling down.”Tell me what really happened in D.C.”

[tattedgguk]

bronze

pairing(s): taehyung x reader x jungkook

genre: angst/fluff, soulmate au

word count: 1.9k

based off a prompt from @writing.prompt.s on instagram! i wrote this in one night so i hope you all enjoy !! also pls follow me im new !!! n dont forget to request !!!

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The sound of children's laughter fills the air, setting the atmosphere to a jubilant yet serene one. The weather borders on the transition of spring and summer and leaves the air feeling a cool kind of warm with a gentle breeze. You walk gracefully, hand-in-hand with your boyfriend. Your peach-colored, floral-patterned wrap dress flows with the wind, your made-up curls bounce with every skip in your white, box-heeled step, and your smile competes with that of the sun’s. You turn your head to look up at your beloved, “where should we sit?”

“Wherever you want, baby.” Taehyung squeezes your hand lovingly. You both turn to stare across the horizon and watch the numerous amounts of small children run around and play with their family, friends, and even pets. The both of you smile, imaging a future with children of your own.

You grip his hand, your fingers intertwined, akin to puzzle pieces, and lead him to the middle of the large green field, right under two even larger cherry blossom trees. Taehyung sets the picnic basket on the ground and quickly unloads it, pulling out the striped picnic blanket and laying it flat on the ground. You grab the paper weights you packed as well and place them on the corners of the cover to keep it from flying away. Taehyung motions you to sit before him, so you smooth out your dress as you plant yourself down and wait for him to follow.

“It’s such a beautiful day today, I’m so glad we came out.” You smile.

“It really is. Almost as beautiful as you.” Taehyung winks and you laugh, slapping his arm jokingly. “You’re so dumb.” His box-like smile makes your heart flutter as you watch him unload the remaining contents of the basket. He pops open a champagne bottle and pours two glasses for the both of you. You clink cheers before taking sips.

Taehyung looks around and watches the happy families. You watch him, then turn your body to look at what he’s seeing. He grabs your waist from behind and pulls you into his front, your back resting on his chest. You roll your head back, staring at the beauty you call your boyfriend, and lean up to leave a soft kiss on the underside of his jaw. He grins down at you and presses a peck to the top of your head. His arms embrace your midriff, squeezing you with affection.

“You want a family, right?” Taehyung asks.

“Of course, I do.” You chuckle.

“Do you think you want one with me?”

“What do you even mean? Of course, I do, Taehyung!” Your hand gently slaps his for even questioning it.

“Good, ‘cause I want one with you, too.”

You only smile in reply and press your body even more into him, melting in his tight hold.

“Look, Tae! It’s that statue everyone talks about.”

You and Taehyung stroll up to the bronze figure of an unknown man. He stands, face looking sullen as he stares off into nothingness. He holds a hand out like he’s asking to hold yours. Right at his feet, sits a small plaque explaining his origin, you assume.

“HERE LIES THE STATUE OF JEON JEONGGUK. NO ONE KNOWS HIS ORIGIN OR HOW HE EVEN CAME TO BE. WE ONLY KNOW HIS NAME, HOWEVER, THE RUMOR SURROUNDING THE STATUE IS THAT WHEN HE TOUCHES HANDS WITH HIS SOULMATE, HE WILL BECOME HUMAN.”

“Woof. You can just imagine how many hands have held this man's in hopes of being his soulmate.” Taehyung says. You giggle, agreeing.

“Take a photo of us, babe. He’s kinda pretty.” Taehyung pouts, but takes your phone nonetheless.

“Okay, (Y/N), pose.”

You strike multiple poses - peace signs, sticking out your tongue, twerking in front of the bronze man, sitting next to him, and just as Taehyung was about to give you your phone back and leave, you stop him.

“Wait, babe.” He raises an eyebrow in question.

“You gotta touch his hand. What if you’re his soulmate? That would be sexy.”

Taehyung laughs and shakes his head.

“Fine, but if he comes to life, you’re breaking the news to him that I have a girlfriend.”

Your boyfriend walks up to the stranger and sticks out his index finger to barely graze the solid hand that sticks out. His bones shake in anticipation. What if he was his soulmate and he came to life? What the hell would he do? His heart races as his skin meets the metal and he holds his breath. Nothing happens. He breathes out in relief and you laugh loudly.

“You were so scared! Oh my god, you should’ve seen your face! You were literally sweating!” Your camera points at him, capturing your laughter and the entire scene on video. He turns to you and puffs out in annoyance that you recorded him.

“Okay! Okay! Maybe I was a little nervous, shut up! You do it then,” he’s clearly exasperated and it makes you giggle even harder. You don’t even hesitate to lift your arm and land a hard slap to the statue’s palm with your own.

The wind picks up harsher than before, catching you and Taehyung off guard, and the petals of cherry blossoms slap you both in the face. A bright light shines from above you two and you look up. The statue’s bronze color seems to be fading before your eyes as the appearance of skin and hair and real colors comes to life.

“No…” you whisper.

Jeon Jeongguk’s eyes shoot open and immediately land on you.

“You’re my soulmate.”

“(Y/N)… what the fuck?” Taehyung hisses, his instincts to protect you from this stranger running wild and ready to fight. You step back, away from the statue, person, alien, thing, and look around. People have gathered, encircling the three of you. Their hands hover over their mouths in disbelief and hold their phones up, recording.

“I’m alive because of you. You are my soulmate!” Jeongguk’s smile is definitely one for the books of beauty as he engulfs you in a tight hug. You shriek, pushing him away. Taehyung grabs your hand and throws you behind him, more than ready to throw it down with this thing.

“I don’t know who or what the fuck you are, but I know you are not my girlfriend’s fucking ‘soulmate’ or whatever the fuck.”

Jeongguk is taken aback, his face contorting into a look of pure hurt. Your heartstrings pull for the boy, hurting you more than you ever experienced.

“Your girlfriend?” He stares into your eyes, his glossing over and filling with tears. Your eyes do the same and you’re so confused and scared.

“Yes, my girlfriend. What the hell is happening?” Jeongguk doesn’t respond. He doesn’t have to. He knows you’re feeling exactly what he’s feeling; heartbreak.

“Tae… I don’t think he’s lying.” You whisper.

Taehyung snaps his head back and glares at you in utter shock. “What do you mean? (Y/N), what is going on?”

“Tae, I can feel it. I can feel what he’s feeling. It hurts.”

“It hurts? Baby, what’s happening? Are you okay?”

Taehyung grabs your shoulders, staring at you intensely. His face shows pure terror for you, his mind running wild with what he can possibly do for you. You gaze past your boyfriend and hold contact with Jeongguk. He only looks at you, his eyes telling you his story. It’s almost like you’re reading his mind; seeing his past.

“Oh, brother please forgive me. I didn’t cullionly to betray thou. Thy lady cameth crying to me. T’was only natural I help her grieve! Please spare me, brother.” You recognized Jeongguk’s voice, begging. You’re seeing from his point of view. He kneeled on the ground, hands placed firmly on his knees as his head bowed in apology and inferiority. His eyes stayed trained on the ground, not daring to look up unless ordered to.

“Thou did betray me. Mine owneth dram brother.” The voice was deep and almost familiar in a way but the superiority laced in his words struck both you and Jeongguk down in fear. “Behold at me at which hour I'm speaking to thou!” the voice booms.

Jeongguk jumped in fear and looked up. His eyes focused on the man above him but his face is blurred. You’re confused. Was it blurred intentionally? Or did he block this traumatic memory from his mind?

“Thou must be punished, brother,” Jeongguk shakes in fear, tears pooling in his ducts. “I beshrew thou to the ends of eternity. Thou shall becometh the stone of a broken heart until thou falleth upon thy soulmate,”the voice chuckled dryly, “as if 't be true yond shall ever befall.” Jeongguk watched as the man raised his arms, shielding his sword high before coming down hard on the his brother’s neck.

“You are my soulmate. I am alive because of you”

Jeongguk takes a few steps forwards, inching closer to you. He pushes past Taehyung and takes your hands in his and squeezes.  

“I am alive for you.”

Your breath hitches and you’re stunned speechless. The emotions you feel from this man are unfathomable. Your vision focuses on the man before you. Tears stream down your face. Jeongguk’s filled with sorrow and pain, but the tiniest bit of hope sits behind his troubles.

“You saw it, right? My story?” You nod, releasing one of your hands from his to wipe your eyes and nose.

“Who was he? The man who cursed you?” Your voice is nothing more than a whisper, and the audience surrounding you all leans in instinctively, but you ignore them.

“He was my brother. The King of our village. Beholder of all power. I was only just his despicable prince kin.”

“What was his name?”

“Taehyun.”

You step back, nodding. A fiery, ugly feeling settlling in the pit of your abdomen. Everything in your guy told you to go with this man, to forget about Taehyung and whatever fantasies you both held, and leave with Jeongguk. But you knew you couldn’t. You push your aching heart aside and pull your focus off of Jeongguk.

“I’m so sorry, Jeongguk, but I can’t”

Jeongguk’s small glimmer of faith is crushed right in front of him.

“Please don’t do this. Please, I beg you.”

“Jeongguk, I have a boyfriend. We love each other, we are planning a future together, we are going to have a family together. I can’t just leave him. I love him. I love Taehyung.”

Taehyung who had been standing off to the side, finally slides back in to snatch your waist in his arm and pull you protectively to his side. He stares down Jeongguk, a sinister look in his eyes, practically challenging the boy. Jeongguk shakes, the feeling of fear and inferiority coursing through his veins so much that he’s triggered and terrified.

“Please…” Jeongguk doesn’t dare raise his voice or add any kind of hostility, intimidated by the man holding so tightly onto his soulmate’s body.

“I’m sorry.”

You grab your boyfriend’s hand and turn to walk away. You hear Jeongguk fall to his knees behind your retreating figures and a cry escapes through his lips. Your heart throbs in anguish and your soul feels as if it’s being ripped apart, piece by piece. You look back, everyone already seeming to have forgotten the entire scene and fleeing. Jeongguk is nowhere in sight. A mass of cherry blossom petals fly by you suddenly as a single tear rolls down your cheek. You look up at Taehyung and he looks down at you, smiling like nothing ever happened; and to you and the rest of the world, nothing ever did.

“Shall thou ever meeteth thy soulmate and the lady rejects thou, thou wilt returneth to thy statue state before disintegrating and having everyone forget thy very existence.” 

[a7xmemes]

Adventures of the Babysitting Kind

I had the opportunity to briefly chat and meet Avenged Sevenfold in Orlando, Florida and some of the crew responsible for keeping the circus on the road. After failing to convince people to come with me, I decided to take my angsty teenager niece. You can imagine my joy!

In order to take her, I had to trade my standing pit passes for crappy seats, just so she wouldn’t die crushed or “smoked to death” (a belief her parents had- I can’t believe that asshole is my brother 🙄). That was ok by me. Note: I insist I’m adopted.

The heat was intense. Florida in the summer is like the 13th floor in hell, right between Satan’s balls! I’m a headlining show fan, so this conjoint twin concert was not my thing to begin with, but since I’ve never seen Metallica live, I thought, “what the hell!”

I already mentioned we had crappy seats (I’m sure it won’t be the last reference). Because of this, I decided not to make the line, so we found a shade under a tree. Note: Florida has a lot of bloody palm trees, but real trees in a parking-lot in downtown Orlando are not a thing.

The complaints began: “I’m hot, can I drink your water, I smell, they said 4pm”… wtf is wrong with kids these days? - Fast-forward we are now standing in line to go in, when the 6'3 metalhead in front of me decided to faint. The medic in me had to jump in on my day off and yell, “I’m a medic!”, my niece is rolling her eyes to the back of her skull again. We tend to the guy. Got him hydrated, vitals checked… he’ll live! and send him on his way. Note: I was supposed to be at a point by 5:30 and it was 5:15! As we walked through the gates I thought I heard my name being yelled, but I decided to ignore it. I needed water. Note: I should have not ignored it.

Got to the point of pickup and suddenly I’m singled out and placed on the back of the line like I misbehaved 😂. Note: every single crew member came to say hi and reassured me I was NOT in trouble.

My niece, still rolling her eyes… now other fans are joining her in.

Girl in front of me gave me her little fan. We exchanged some words. She looked like she was about to die. I told her she would be alright. She rolled her eyes at me. Suddenly I remembered I forgot my eyeglasses. What good is it to meet and greet someone you cannot see! I quickly dug into my tiny purse and found my sunglasses. Put them on! I can see now!

I started hearing Volbeat playing my favorite song! Dammit! I love that song! I’m told to go to the back of the line again… I moved.

I heard people sobbing… they must be out! Sure enough I looked to my right and Brooks was standing right next to me with his sharpie ready to go on command! We exchanged words. Signed my stuff and moved just as Johnny crashed in. He liked my shirt. It said, “I’m only here for the opening band”. Brooks said, “Hey that’s us!” I said yes, that’s you! Zack stopped by and went in for the hug. He’s cold. Goddamnit their air conditioner must be good! I didn’t want to let go of his arm. It was so cool! As in cold! He talked to me about the weather. I think he noticed I was dying of heat. Couldn’t understand a word Brian was saying. Volbeat was playing. He smiled and hugged and smiled and hugged. I nodded. Suddenly I remembered to check on my niece. She looked fine, but asked me who the hell were they. I almost flipped on her and mentally removed her from my will. But then she pointed like she just saw an unicorn, galloping down from a double rainbow and said, “M Shadows!”, as he was tapping on my shoulder. Apparently she only knows M. Shadows. I turned around and there he was. He went in for the hug. Couldn’t hear much. He said thank you for all that you do. I said no! Thank you for doing this. Here comes Brooks back. Says, “Hey are those glasses?” I said yes. He goes “they are pretty cool, where did you get them?” We exchanged words about being blind, while Matt tried to decipher what was wrong with my angsty teen. I explained, it’s her first concert… ever! Zack jumped in and said, “well I better not fuck this one up!”. I said, “Feel free to do so!” Her eyes rolled again. Here comes Brian. Mumbles. Hugs again. Matt walked by again and said thank you for like the 4th time 😂. They moved to talk to other people. They took group photos and Im not in them, since I was spaced out as usual! As I was walking out, I was summoned for photos. I Can’t see… barely smile.. click! I said thank you to everyone. They all said good bye. I hugged their bodyguard. He is a sweet, noble giant! And then we were off to our crappy seats.

I was starving! Pizza! Fuck diet! We ate. Then we found out our crappy seats were not so crappy after all and we had access to the floor! This will work! Angsty teen just sat there. We watched the end of Volbeat, who somehow needed to be trapped in a red play pen for fear of falling off stage or some shit! My teenager is still stone cold face. No expression 😝. Avenged Sevenfold takes the stage! Flawless performance under the unforgiving sun. Two middle age guys next to me suddenly became my bodyguards. Pushing anyone that would come near and sheltering me from the sun! Sweet angels. My niece thought they were creepers. I thought they were my new best friends. The three of us made fun of her for the rest of the night. And last, Metallica. Let me tell you something about their Stage… WOW! Just… WOW! The freaking pyro, the giant screens… I mean! Blown away!

Moral of the story, don’t take an angsty teen to concerts unless they can let go of their K-Poop or whatever the hell that is. And if you must, embarrass the fuck out of them from beginning to end.

The end.

[justadrifting1]

30.07.2017

Hi hi, another sunday. It has been one week since we came back from korea. i had been super busy since school start and it was just days of work and sleeping late and waking up early. regardless, i will do my best and work hard. 

let me resume my korea trip posting ok~

DAY 5 - 19.07.2017 GWANGJANG MARKET > SEODAEMUN PRISON HISTORY HALL > EHWA SHOPPING STREET > HONGDAE > SEOUL SKY

So on the 5th day, we started our morning at gwangjang market first. thankfully it wasn’t crowded and it was pretty much like what i remembered. streets of the same kind of food selling stall after stall. there was the pancake alley, then the noodles alley, then the sundae one then the kimbap one. but it was quite nice. to me it was like, yaaay street food. since it was all almost the same, we just chose one that was selling tteokbokki and kimbap and we sat there. the lady spoke koean to us and it was quite funny. we got kimbap and that was it. but she was really nice. she gave us our serving with like ikan bilis and some really nice sauce that taste a bit wasabi a bit sesameish? the kimbap hands down was the nicest food ever. she was rolling some and even fed us. it was really funny but in retrospect i suddenly caught myself thinking as i am blogging this, hopefully she hasn’t fed anyone else with that plastic glove ah.

we went to another little restaurant and had their pancakes. i went all out and ordered the raw beef. with nothing else, just raw beef. lying on a pile of cut pears and a raw egg yolk sitting on it. he doesn’t eat raw stuff so its just me. and it tastes normal. it was like the texture of raw fish? so like its nothing new to me but the feeling and the knowledge that you’re eating RAW BEEF is quite an exciting one to me. but i couldn’t managed to finish it. towards the end im just like oh man, i really cant.

so feeling a bit disappointed with myself, we went to our next location. seodaemun prison history hall. tbh before hand i did not go and research much about the place, i thought it will be a lot more rural than what is was like when we alighted. i thought it will be like in the middle of nowhere. but it was near a bus stop along other street shops and all that. when we went in we had to pay for the entrance and then it was just free and easy walk. it was kinda nice cause i was always nagging at him to go museums with me and here we are, albeit something a little different than what you would expect lol. the place was nice in the sense that its quite tourist friendly with english description everywhere. we walked around the main air conditioned building and then followed to arrows to explore other places. some of the prison cells had like those wax people or mannequins there and i got quite a shock. wasn’t expecting that. i remember when fort siloso or something had it and i was always afraid of those wax people. then some had like the torture devices and noose. and recordings of people screaming. im like whoa. that is a little too scary. there was a room outside where it look like a court room. there was a sign outside that said no pictures allowed and it was the only room that said no pictures allowed. inside it looked like a courthouse but like they’re all facing a noose. they did not explain what is the room for but it seems quite eerie and just all round uncomfortable. right outside the room there was a long deep tunnel. it was all black and dark and i can’t see anything at all inside and the sign said it was a secret tunnel to transport dead people. im like alright, that’s it, let just go.

after this we went to ehwa shopping street. at that point im feeling a little uncomfortable. i think this was the day where we left the house and bought coffee but halfway through we went back to the apartment cause i was having bad diarrhea and my period came. we went to ehwa and i actually managed to shop a bit. we went to eat the issac’s toast. and it was pretty good. just as i remembered. but maybe because its summer so its like hot and ugh. the last time we went it was october and it feels different eating a hot sandwich in a cold weather lol.

after that we decided to go hongdae to eat the honkaz i saw on the insider video. we also bought the handheld fan cause i was so hot. the place was in a little hidden corner and it was really good. the bowl of rice was so small tho lol. i think i was still feeling uncomfortable cause like i keep having to go pee and its just disrupting my mood and the trip. afterwards we didn’t wanna stay and shop. we made a trip down to seoul sky instead.

it was nice at the place. cause maybe air con lol. we bought the entrance fee and went up the seoul sky tower. apparently its a new attraction. well its definitely new to me, it wasn’t there the last time i went. there wasn’t a lot of people as well. we went straight up to the 121 floor where the view was nice, and the windows were clear. the sky was cloudy and we couldn’t see far, but we could see clearly below all the little cars and vehicles and even a small theme park. there was this glass floor place. it was pretty scary. when u step on it you can feel the thrill. there was even this one which was actually opaque but when u step on it the guy working there pressed a button on his remote and it became transparent. it was fun tho. we went a floor higher and there was a small area where it was outdoors one. it was nice and windy at the top but also warm as the place was getting a little cold for me.

when we decided to go back to seoul, it was pretty late already. we went to the lotte mart near our apartment and bought some yoghurt drink and cherries. it was fun to go walking around the mart. it was nice when we went home as well lol, i love it when we go home and is in a comfortable space with just him. we wanted to order jajangmyeon but the owner of the apartment told us it was too late already. so we walked around near the apartment to see if we could get anything to eat. there wasn’t much options and we walked up and down before just buying something from paris baguette. still good tho. 

DAY 6 - 20.07.2017 GAPYEONG > PETITE FRANCE > GARDEN OF MORNING CALM > NAMI ISLAND > DONGDAEMUN > MYEONGDONG

alright! so day 6. the previous night we made discussion to go to the three places far far away lol. so early morning we woke up and went to yongsan stn to get our itx tickets. we managed to get the earlier train and went down to the convenience store to buy coffee and wait for the train. we reach gapyeong and waited a while for the shuttle bus. paid 6000 won for whole day unlimited ride. so we were like strategising our day. when can we go where to avoid the crowds yknow. so we decided since everyone probably will go nami island first, lets go petite france.

petite france was like what everyone said, touristy and hot, and nothing much other than taking lots of photos. which is what i did! plus there was the little prince and i LOVE the little prince so, selfie stick out, snapping everywhere. i remember at the point i was still feeling uncomfortable about the pee frequency and stuff but i was having fun so i wasn’t thinking too much about it. we went to the most places in petite france but we were like keeping time so that we don’t have to wait too long for the shuttle bus too. i think we were out of the place like within an hour? we could have stayed longer though but i dont want to miss the bus as well. besides its hot as hell.

we took the bus and this time round it was a longer ride up to garden of morning calm. but the bus was not crowded, there was aircon so why not. we just chilling in the bus and enjoying the aircon. when we reach only another couple alighted. we went to the entrance and got our tickets and start exploring. as usual, since its so high up and its summer, it was really hot. but its a nice place to explore and walk around. took lots of pictures and climbed up stuff i usually will not. the place is really big and i think if the weather is slightly more cooler, it would have been wonderful. there was a stream where some people were like playing in the water and resting in the shade on the stones by the stream and i was really jealous cause i wanna go in also lol.

we took the shuttle bus back to nami island and at that point to be very honest i was tired, hot and hungry. we were on the shuttle bus and it was a long ride and he got a bit impatient. we were waiting at cheongpyeong station and he said, hey why not we just alight and take the subway to gapyeong and then cab to nami island. and being the pacifist (jk) that i am i said ok why not. so we went down and wanted to take the subway but we were waiting at the wrong side and the train came and left. and we’re like shoot, lets go to the correct side, but would u believe it, the trains don’t come every 5mins like they do in seoul, we had to wait for about 20 mins and he was annoyed because we came down to save time but in the end we did not save any time. but it was all ok, we went to the convenience store, got some drinks and food. and we just waited. it wasn’t that long, time passed quickly. so we reached gapyeong, went to buy gimbap and lemonade and took a cab to nami island.

that part was quick enough. we reach the entrance and watch people zipline down to nami. we on the other hand, took a ferry. it wasn’t as crowded as i expected it to be. and since there were so many trees, it was quite cooling to walk there. we walked down the paths and having not watch the winter sonata, i don’t really know where is where. we just strolled wherever, looking for squirrels and seeing some peacocks as well. it was a nice place luh, kinda like coney island LOL. 

we decided to go for downtowner at itaewon and i was majorly excited because i was SO hungry. we took the train back to cheongnyanni station and then to itaewon. it was a bit of a walk, i was walking though, pretty excited to finally eat the avocado burger but when we went there, the last order was already taken. and i got really disappointed and pissed. and coupled with the fact that im not feeling good already. so i was whining and complaining and he got annoyed at me also. so we weren’t talking, we’re just walking. i feel wronged and idk how he is feeling at that point, but i guess he was annoyed and i didn’t wanna aggravate it. 

within 15mins i was feeling guilty already though so i tried to catch up with him to hold his hand. we walked a crazy long distance to the bus stop to dongdaemun and had shake shack. i guess at least we got to try shake shack. tbh it was nth to shout about. esp the one that i ordered. lol. there wasn’t anything much in dongdaemun so we decided to go myeongdong at night and see how its like.

once again, i wasn’t feeling very well and my stomach feels funny after the shake shack lol. i didn’t really wanna go myeongdong but then again, this trip is for both of us, not just me. so we went, and we bought the fried chicken which he seems to like so much and some other snacks. we were looking around for jajangmyeon also and managed to find one when we’re on our way home. when we were walking up and down the streets in my mind i was like omg, can we not turn here and there again but as im typing here in retrospect, i wish i could have been a better girlfriend and enjoy the experience with him. idk if he felt anything that night cause if he did he didn’t say anything but i was quite ashamed of myself in terms of how i behaved and how i felt internally. that night was one night i wanted to redo if i can.

when we went back to the apartment, i was the happiest girl in the world. we showered and had the jajangmyeong which was really good. 

till then, 

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