#and while yes some poly people Can equally love all their partners and give them care (i have a friend that can)

[mejomonster]

When u put on your daring app you are demisexual demiromantic and only interested in friends or a potential long term relationship...and nothing but poly already partnered people message you

[maximus-tugs]

So it's June, the gayest month of the year. While I have plans to write some gay stuff, that may not happen (we'll see, I'm not giving up yet), so let's have a brief overview of all the queer characters in my AU. Also I feel it's important to mention, that yes, there were a lot of queer people in the 20s, though facts about the time can require some digging to find. Changing societal standards actually allowed more people to express themselves. However, people back then used different terms. For example, common terms for queer people were 'fairies' or 'pansies'. 'Transgender' was not a term until later, with trans people often known as drag queens or kings. There is a possibility that the term 'gay' was used, but since it was a secretive term at one point, it's hard to pinpoint how long it's been used. However, terms like homosexual, lesbian, and bisexual were in use. While queerphobia and misinformation may have been common, I honestly don't want to constantly touch on queer sorrow (though some queerphobia gets mentioned and I will tag appropriately when it comes up), I also want there to be a good amount of queer joy. Sorry for the mini history lecture, I thought I should clarify.

Ten Cents is asexual. He doesn't have an interest in romance or anything like that.

Big Mac is gay but hasn't realized it until recently.

Top Hat is also gay, though he didn't realize this until he had a chance to see queer culture in Bigg City.

Warrior is aroace. He loves many people platonically though.

Hercules is bisexual and poly. (And later, he will end up with two partners).

Sunshine is asexual, but he likes the idea of romance.

Zorran is bisexual and crossdresses on occasion. He's very confident in himself and doesn't give a damn how others feel about his tendencies.

My Zed OC Zinnia is a lesbian.

Lillie is bisexual! She loves men and women equally and these days she's found herself very happy with Hercules (and later on the two will find a third partner).

Bluenose is a closeted gay man. He doesn't want to admit it to himself, let alone others. Though fate might have other plans.

The Fire Chief is gay. (I got plans for him later, believe it or not).

The Coast Guard/Cappy is nonbinary and goes by they/them, though they don't mind he/him.

Boomer is a trans woman, realizing this after she retires from tugging.

[gleefultogo]

Ugh this page just rubs me the wrong way. To be fair I can't take myself to look for a certain page due to motivation lacking. But anyone else remember that one page where Kargo gets captured. And rogio is cleaning his wounds. but that convo never seemed friendly or anything. I always saw it that Kargo was annoyed with rogio and claimed that all he wanted was ranach etc etc, he knew that he in fact did turn his back on kargo and ferah without a care about others then some booty call. But moving forward, it's kinda frustrating how these people don't see the very definition of "toxic" this whole relationship is. Like it just seems that a lot of them are just in it for the relationships. For me I find stories like that kinda boring, if thats all its focusing on, I personally like stories that drive a character to do the things they do, what their minsets are and all that. I want to see and know a character for who they are not who they sleep with every damn page, it's boring and doesn't make sense to the story if thats all it's focusing on. Like how some tv shows will have relationship moments or explicit parts, ok that can be totally fine. but I hate when they constantly drag, like damn I not here to watch a porno lol. Ok, getting offtrack here. but what many have said. This whole thing 100% feels like fan service and is just so kique and fix a "love" triangle between the three by putting them all together. In my honest opinion I wish kargo stayed dead, in reality he's just usless to the story now and kique is kinda ruining his character in ways. Maybe it's just me. but i don't like kargo as much anymore because of all this bullshit kique pulled, while yes I feel bad for kargo out of most characters cause he doesn't deserve any of the shit being put through. At least kargo did the bare minimum and treated his ex like an actual equal instead of a sex object. But whatever just like the comic in its self nothing is healthy and all of these characters suck. Also gonna add my own opinion again. But i'm not a huge fan of polygamus or poly relationships. but how does those type of things even work? how does one person not get jealous of the other? Me personally i'd be a person to struggle to keep someone to myself or get jealous if i was in a poly relationship. I only saying that cause me being a low self esteem person or i see very little importance towards myself, kinda like self hate or no love to one self? something like that. But using that as an example, i would be the type to get jealous cause your already trying to learn to accept and get used to the attention your partner gives you. It's refreshing i'd say to feel acceptance and loved by another individual, for you as just a person and your personality. Adding another person would just feel so wrong in my opinion, I always saw it as a way of cheating? plus what if I don't even liked the other person? how does that even work out? It confuses me really.

.. All I have to say is, there is no real chemistry between Rogio and Kargo and there never should be. Just because Rogio played captain save a hoe and brought Kargo back to life, doesn’t replace all the mishap Rogio caused Kargo. But this story is in the hands of Kique and with the snap of his fingers, Kargo forgets all about Rogio’s shitty behavior and wants to push a poly relationship on his readers. My. GOD.

[help-im-a-gay-fish]

OK! THIS IS PROBABLY MY FAVOURITE FLUFFYNIGHTKILLER HEADCANNON I'VE COME UP WITH.

My people, I love this and I hope you do. Its a long one, but I promise its worth it.

So ever since I read this head cannon from @yuriyuruandyuraart I've had one nagging thought.

Polygamous marriage is illegal.

So as much as I loved this story of them getting engaged, they couldn't ever get married, but I didn't wanna rain on everyone's parade so I kept it to myself. Until now!

While talking with @jann-the-bean I came up with this and Jan loved it! So I hope you guys do to.

So imagine that the 3 of them are going around telling their friends and family about their engagement, in the classic happy kind of way. It's all well and good, Dream is thrilled to find out his brother is so happy. However, then he realises the law and Dream pulls his brother aside.

Dream "Uhh Night...Can I talk to you?"

Nightmare "yeah?"

Dream "I'm so happy that you got engaged brother.."

Nightmare "........."

Nightmare "but?"

Dream "but..... But isn't Polygamous marriage illegal?"

Nightmare "......."

And that was the glass shattering moment. Dream wasn't trying to be cruel or anything like that. He was just generally concerned that Nightmare hadn't thought of that.

So later that night, Nightmare brought it up to his partners and of course both of them where upset when they remembered that law. So began a long talk about what they could do. In the end Ccino mostly just said that it didn't matter to him if they were married, so long as they were together. Since he's still just a small city boy, he didn't really see that there was to much they could do, he was content to just maybe have a ceremony where they promise to be life partners, but not marry.

Nightmare and Killer on the other hand were not satisfied with that.

That Night, when Ccino was asleep the two got to talking. I like to think that over the years that Nightmare and Killer have become icons for the poly community, much like Elton Jon is one for the gay community. The two of them decided that they were going to use this to fight for the right to marry each other.

It started small. Posts on social media, comments in interviews. They started speaking out that they should be allowed to be wed. Because they loved each other and the law shouldn't stop them. There where online polls and campaigns as their fan base who had been a huge fan of the throuple started to back them up.

This is when Ccino became alerted to what they were doing. He was scared that they could damage their reputations and careers over this. He told them that he wasn't worth everything they were risking. That if they really wanted to get married, the two of them could and he'd just keep being their boyfriend.

They told him no and then lovingly told him to shut up and they would take care of it.

So began the start of a long legal battle, which all together spanned about 2 years. From when they first started talking about it online, to when the find judgment was made. They were denied.

In the end the court ruled that if polygamy was legalised, it would cause alot of issues. Its a taboo for a reason, and some people would just abuse it for their own gain.

Both Killer and Nightmare were heart broken. Ccino told them that he was so proud of them for trying and that he loved them more then ever. But Killer and Nightmare were still really upset.

This upset Ccino, because he'd seen how hard they had worked and as he thought over everything, he realised that he was actually irritated himself. In fact, he was a little angry. So now it was his turn to say No.

Ccino "you know what? No!"

Killer "what?"

Ccino "they said they couldn't legalise it because people would abuse the system"

Nightmare "yeah?"

Ccino "well I say No! That doesn't apply to us. You aren't some guy who wants a bunch of wives. We are 3 people who all love each other equally. We should have the right to marry"

Killer and nightmare "........"

Killer "we thought you said that you were ok with it"

Ccino "I'm not. Of course I'm not! I want to marry you both! "

So this prompted them to start a new campaign. If Polygamy couldn't be legalised for everyone, then they was campaign for the court to give the 3 of them legal right to marry. If a man could get the rights to marry himself (true story) and a women could be granted the right to marry a building (again, true story) then the 3 of them should be granted permission to marry.

So they took it back to court and this time Ccino took a more active roll in it, though Nightmare and Killer were more dominant. Ccino appeared with Nightmare and Killer in some interviews, but even if his mental health was much better at this point, he still couldn't fully handle all the pressure. But he put in a lot of work behind the scenes to help his partners in the case.

They Luckily still had the support of the public. They argued that they didn't want to abuse the system, they didn't want to have the bunch or wives or a bunch of husbands. They were 3 people who all loved each other deeply and just wanted to be married to each other.

Imagine the judge in court asking them why they wanted to make it legal to marry Ccino and why they couldn't just date him. And Killer just stands up like.

"dude have you seen him!? Who wouldn't want to make that fluffy marshmallow their husband?"

Then as Jan said this leaves poor Ccino (who is sat next to him) just a blushing mess and he says “Killer, don’t be so loud it’s embarrassing..”

Meanwhile, nightmare staring the judge dead in the eyes.

“I agree he’s to adorable not to marry, I mean if we don’t marry him someone else may try to steal him. And I refuse to let that happen”

(thanks for these ideas Jan)

After another 2 years or so of fighting for it. After all the public backing and the long process. Killer, Nightmare and Ccino are finally granted the right to marry.

Just imagine Nightmare trying to keep composed in court, though his having a little party in his head, and Killer on the other hand just stand on his table in court like.

"yes! Ha!"

Then he points at Ccino "guess what fluffy buns! We are marrying you!"

Ccino is so shocked, but he's also so happy. He truly never would have dreamt of this happening.

The moment that Nightmare, Killer are handed over the legal documents, they don't waste a moment, they grab Ccino and jump straight into their car. Then they drive straight to Las Vegas to elope not stopping to change or pack any clothes or anything, because they don't want to wait a second longer.

Of course Ccino gets super flustered at their suggestion to elope.

Ccino "get m-married right now!? But don't you want to wait? And have some big celebrity wedding? You mentioned it before"

Nightmare "nope"

Killer "we've been engaged for over 4 years, we want to put a ring on it right now!"

Nightmare "we don't need a big wedding, or all that stuff. We just need you to say I do"

Nightmare and Killer "so... Will you?"

Ccino "......"

Ccino "YES!"

(though maybe they stopped to pick up dream on the way. Nightmare probably knows that Dream would kill him if he missed his wedding.)

So the 3 were married in a small Chapel. Nothing fancy, but for them it was perfect. They all agreed that they would probably host a proper reception and ceremony for their friends and family to attend later. But for now, they didn't need that, they just needed to be married. It was a very small simple thing.

They probably stayed in a Vegas hotel that night. Probably had some time to celebrate. I just imagine Killer waking the two of them up the next morning with breakfast he'd ordered like:

"Good morning Husbands"

And he just can't keep the smile off his face.

About a year later they have a more formal ceremony. Which of course is super fun. But for them it doesn't change that fact that their actual wedding was truly perfect.

And dam I just love those 3. Jan was the one who wanted me to share this with you guys and I really hope you like it as much as me.

Dam it Dream XD

BTW, I know this most likely isn't fully realistic to what the legal system is like, but give me a break. I’m not a lawyer, I’m a shipper. Its fiction, just let me have it.

studio verse by @zu-is-here

original nightmare by jokublog

original killer by rahafwabas

original ccino by black-nyanko 

Oh and @kotikaleo I'm sorry I forgot to tag you! You always as to be tagged in this stuff. Sorry idk if you saw it

[marveldc-imagines-hub]

So I heard you were taking requests for Vision x Reader x Wanda and I would just love little dating headcanons (sfw or nsfw or both whichever you do) also just wanted to say I adore your writing and cannot wait to see what else you come up with 🥰

A/N: Guys, look at our icons, I’m obsessed.

NSFW is under the cut. There’s very little there and it’s not very graphic because I headcanon Vision as gray-ace and Wanda as demisexual, which I mention in that section, but I digress. Please be respectful either way and don’t read if you’re under 18!

~~~

Poly!WandaVision

SFW

They are the touchiest people ever, both of them

Casual touching at literally all times

Hands on legs, arms around shoulders, hands on the small of your back and probably resting on your thigh

They both love to hold hands but for different reasons; Wanda gets comfort out of it and Vision just really likes the human connection

Kinda the same deal with hugging, comfort, and human connection, but either way, they both love a good hug

If you two have the time and you’ll let him, Vision will literally just stand and hug you forever

He loves it

Wanda gives a lot of little squeezes

Hand squeezes, arm squeezes, hip squeezes when her arm is around your waist

Her touch always lingers a little bit, like she’s worried everyone she touches will disappear immediately after

Please! Kiss! Her hands!

Most of her power comes from/forms from her hands, so just let her know on the occasion that her hands are in fact not weapons of mass destruction but wonderful soft things to hold and smooch and paint the nails of

Bow to her and do it, get dramatic with it, act like you’re a knight and she’s a princess, she’ll be equally flustered and amused, she loves the cheese even though it will be very difficult to get her to admit it

Vision often has his arms around both you and Wanda while sitting anywhere

He also just like. touches both your backs a lot

Hands on the small of your back or around your waist while walking or escorting you inside

Casual soft back and shoulder rubs as just a general sign of affection

Back rubs and fingers playing across your spine and shoulder blades while cuddling

Speaking of which

So much cuddling

Like most of the time, it’s not even intentional

The three of y’all will just be sitting on the couch chatting after dinner and over the course of the conversation you find yourselves just tangled around each other

Sitting close together all the time and having quiet and sometimes even silent conversations 

Like just glancing between each other and making facial expressions and being able to 100% understand each other

If there is not a way to sit close to each other, you guys somehow manage

Again, it’s mostly unintentional

You guys just gravitate towards each other

Soft! Kisses! All! The time!

Vision’s just overall more affectionate because he loves the humanity in it

And also making his partners get all soft and flustered gives him the biggest amounts of Sarah Tonin

You blush at a flirty pun he makes? Oh, look, Sarah just moved in next door, how weird

Wanda’s a little more subdued in initiating affection but she absolutely melts into it whenever affection comes her way

No full names here, only pet names 

Darling, honey, wife/husband/partner, little cabbage/tomato, Vision using random shit as compliments like you’re his favorite pair of dress shoes

Vision has a little bit of himbo energy, ngl

You and Wanda put up with his robo-weird and on the occasion correct him if it’s something important

But for the most part it’s very harmless and very cute and you love it

Call! Wanda! Your! Magical girl!

Call! Wanda! Your! (Favorite!) Superhero! 

Tell! Vision! That he’s! Your favorite! Pair of socks!

Casually calling them Cosmo and Wanda and neither of them gets it but Vision thinks you mean cosmo like the flower and he loves being called a flower

Also synthezoid/robo-puns

You definitely have called him your toaster oven after he’s brought you breakfast

You and Vision teaming up to tease Wanda

You and Wanda teaming up to tease Vision

Wanda and Vision teaming up to tease you

Random dancing and twirling and just overall being dramatic

If they were normal and had normal/not terrible childhoods (or childhood at all, in Vision’s case), they would be theater kids and no one can tell me otherwise

Wanda and Vision are both just. Absolutely horrible about remembering special events

Here’s to hoping you aren’t as well, otherwise y’all are all just celebrating random anniversaries you missed months ago every day or your guys just don’t celebrate anything ever

Actually, it’s probably the former, Vision’s a romantic and treats every day like something special is going on

Wanda’s also a softie for romance but again, she’s more subdued about it

She never wants to go too far into it because she’s always worried something bad is going to happen and there’s nothing y’all can do to convince her otherwise

And that’s on survivor’s guilt and just general trauma

They both unintentionally flirty things or just say something in That Type of Way

But they also get so flustered if you also do the thing

Vision will just randomly call you a pet name in a voice two octaves deeper than normal and it’s an “oh no, he’s hot” moment every single time

They don’t do dates very much because they’re weird and also just sort of forget dates are a thing that exists so if you’re a go-out-on-dates person, you’ll be pampering your babes

But also if you’re also not a date person, all that leaves is more time to snuggle at home which is perfectly wonderful too

Compliments and reassurance and open communication around every corner!

NSFW (sort of)

Tbh, I see Vision gray-ace if not entirely ace and Wanda as being demisexual and not super sex-oriented in general, so I don’t see much sexy time happening much

And yes I know Billy and Tommy exist but as far as I’m concerned they popped out of Wanda’s head like Athena from Zeus’s forehead (well, more like she magically impregnated herself with magic and with Vision in mind as the father; birth via brainwaves and magic vs genetics) or it was one of those things that it was more of a mutual agreement to do the do than them being horny

Also I just, in general, don’t personally think Vis has the function of finishing, y’know

No action of shooting seamen off the ship is found in his hardware if you get my drift

I don’t think he has sexual urges either, but he does love to please and feel his partner, so

Anyway though

Neither of them is sex-repulsed and are down for sexual intimacy if that’s important to you because whatever’s important to their partner is important to them too

If not, then cool beans, y’all will just snuggle and spoon

They’re just so sweet okay I love them so much

B u t if you don’t headcanon them as somewhere on the ace spectrum, here are some thoughts off the top of my head

They’re pretty vanilla and it’s mostly just fluffy and romantic

Like sappy, passionate rom-com stuff

Vision can and will pull out all the stops

Willing to try out lighter kinks if that’s their partner’s interest though

Hard no’s on anything that deliberately causes harm

More elaborate bondage (I know bondage doesn’t necessarily cause discomfort, I’m just using it as an of something that might) and other kinks that could cause general discomfort is not their cup of tea

Involving their powers is a hard no for Wanda for a really, really long time but she might eventually come around to very light magic play with a lot of reassurance and set boundaries; Vision might be down depending on what you’re interested in and occasionally his powers will just kinda. join in on their own

Some times he float 

Vision is a soft top usually

Wanda’s vers

Whatever you are, they’re happy to accommodate 

Vision likes to take his time exploring and worshiping his partners’ bodies

Wanda is pretty soft and vulnerable as it’s one of the few times she’s willing to fully let her guard down

Compliments and check-ins abound

Aftercare (even after the light stuff) and cuddling after the deed is a must

Uhhh that’s all I got tbh, like I said, I feel like they’re both on the ace spectrum

[solocyclepolyamory]

Who Am I?

I encountered a being once who promptly told me that if they were to count up all of their years of relationship experience it equaled their age. The concept turned on a burner located at the back of my brain stove that had been dormant far longer than I care to admit. I followed suit. I counted the years of my life I had spent in relationships and the number shocked me. If I were to present my data to you, I might seem like a person who knows a thing or two about successful relating. Yet here I am, still stumbling around in the dark, tripping over the ottoman.

I have tried many different flavors of polyamory throughout my life; some monogamy, too. However this is the first time that I am creating an intentional life where the title of this chapter does not have someone else’s name on it. If I look back over that data, that number of years spent relating to others in romantic ways, I can often recall where I was and what I was doing either by what I was wearing, or who I was dating. I can officially say that I am addicted. 

From an early age, I felt committing myself and my sexual expression to one person to be a waste of my time. In high school I was dry humping anyone who would let me; girls, boys. . . the couch. I did not care that I was labelled in unflattering ways because I was having so much fun exploring myself (the people I was humping were having fun, too, for the record). I was purely and innocently selfish in my pursuit for self-discovery but I was also flirting with constant dopamine release. The pleasure centers in my brain were overactive and I lacked the tools and ability to understand that this euphoria was not being given to me by the people I was exploring with. No one told me that the pleasure that I was experiencing was a form of self-love, so I grew up seeking pleasure from my partners. This quickly spiraled into subconscious reinforcement that I was only worthy of pleasure when my partners felt like giving it to me. As you can guess, this also took all of the fun and satisfaction out of masterbation. I hope someday to return to loving myself sexually, the way I did back then.

The last three long-term, loving commitments I have been a part of have been echoes of my search of what I thought my life should be. I had a primary connection with a man and had a child with him in hopes of getting married and starting a family. It fell apart. Days after, I met a lovely human who I ended up marrying monogamously. We were together for six years. Although we loved one another fiercely, we couldn’t hear one another which left us both suffering. When things started to come to an end we tried to open up. It fell apart. Very soon after I met another tender being. I rebuilt my family with them and they brought play, music, and joy back to my home. I saw myself growing old with this person so we laid a sturdy foundation based on our connection being primary. We spoke the same language and we took care of one another. We did everything right. But when I fell in love with a secondary partner they changed their mind about wanting to be poly and It fell apart, too. Looking back on the last 12 years of my life I can see how I allowed each of these connections to determine my own self-worth. I can also see that when each of them left I let them take essential pieces of me with them. 

I think about that a lot; changing your mind about polyamory. The more I think about it the more I know that it has never been an option for me. Monogamy has never led me to thrive and so I have always clung to this core belief that I am fundamentally poly. While I know this to be true, the scary thing is that I can now see how I have been relying on other people to breath the life back into me when everything goes dark. Just one more hit of dopamine, please, I’m in pain. I had been keeping myself so busy and intoxicated that I couldn’t see how I was violating my own needs and boundaries. I wasn’t even sure what I was looking for, I was simply looking to feel. Had I been chasing societal validation that entire time? Who says I need to be partnered to be happy? Successful? Worthy? 

Boundaries: with others, but mostly with myself. I have torn myself down to the very tired base of my being. Here I have realized that when I truly listen to what I need, when everything goes dark, I know that I need to show up for myself. The pieces that I have always labelled as taken from me never went anywhere at all. They have been here the entire time, I have just been too loud and busy to notice. And that in itself is a sad realization. 

I have grown to understand that I exist solely because I deserve to, and if I deserve to exist then I deserve to experience pleasure free from expectation. I deserve to be happy. I deserve to have orgasms whenever I want to and in no way does the experience of self-exploration hinge on my worth or depend on another to deliver. I deserve to say when, how, and if I engage in romantic experiences with others. 

And I deserve to say no. 

I say no to marriage. I say no to sharing a home. I say no to sharing finances. I say no to entanglement. I say no to the title of “partner”. I say no to time expectations and to shared schedules. 

I also get to say yes. I say yes to choosing to spend time together. I say yes to holding space for another’s feelings and having the capacity to listen. I say yes to knowing where other people end and where I begin. I say yes to sweet romances, kisses, and snuggles. I say yes to running along beside people and feeling the joy that comes with being witness to their growth. And most of all, I say yes to me.

I encountered a being once who told me “time is art.”

My pot is boiling over.

[life-0r-death]

@yugirl made a ship meme for connectionshipping and I wanted to make one for galileanshipping.

Galileanshipping is a GX/5Ds polyship created by @kitsunephantom09 and myself, involving Jaden/Judai Yuki x Bastion/Daichi Misawa x Yusei Fudo x Jack Atlas. “Galilean” comes from the Galilean moons of Jupiter for which there are four major ones: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.

Io is a moon covered in active volcanoes. Much like Jack’s Burning Soul. Europa is a moon covered in ice, much like Yusei’s Stardust Dragon and his calming yet cool demeanor. Ganymede, though another icy moon, is the largest and has the greatest magnetic pull. Much like Jaden, it draws attention and has a surface that retains both cold and hot. Callisto is the second largest moon, and yet does not retain the magnetic pull from Jupiter. It is outside the connection and therefore is not affected by tidal heating. It, too, is the most heavily cratered moon. Much like Bastion, it is alone and apart, scarred from years of abandonment, yet it is the most helpful, considered to be the best habitable moon for human life.

With the Galilean moons, the ship was created, giving a tie to the movement of space and time.

But now, onto the ship meme part!

Who made the first move;

Technically it was an equal part from Jaden and Yusei. Jaden and Bastion were already in a relationship just as Yusei and Jack were. Yusei and Jaden met in BBT, and never forgot one another. Soon, they wanted to involve their current lovers, so Jaden and Yusei brought them all together and spoke honestly, telling the two they wanted to form a poly relationship.

Who said ‘I love you’ first;

Between Bastion and Jaden, Jaden said it first. Since returning from the Spirit World, he’s had a greater appreciation for people and those who stuck by his side, as well as those who suffer from their own darknesses. He learned to see Bastion and to learn from him, eventually forming into a deep love that couldn’t be contained.



Between Yusei and Jack, Jack said it first in an annoyed rage. They ended up together soon after that.

Between Yusei and Jaden, Yusei said it first. After bending time to see each other once more, Yusei found himself just unable to let Jaden go. He told him in full earnest emotions that he loved him and wanted him to stay in his era.



Between Yusei and Bastion, Yusei said it first. Yusei fell deeply in love with Bastion’s calculating thoughts, his need to write formulas, and his beauty and intelligence. It sort of just came out of his mouth, watching Bastion write his thoughts down upon the wall. And he just opened his mouth to compliment his ideas, but a ‘I love you’ came instead. Bastion didn’t talk to Yusei for a week, too flustered to even look him in the eye properly.



Between Bastion and Jack, it was Bastion. Their relationship starts off rocky, not as committed as the others are. But after some time, Bastion and Jack find they have a mutual affection for each other. Jack doesn’t know how to label it. Bastion does, and after a heated fight, Bastion states that he doesn’t want bad blood between them because he loves Jack. And from there on out, their relationship got better.

Between Jaden and Jack, they don't remember who said it first. They just seem to have said they loved each other always.

How often do they fight;

They have petty fights, small things that irk them that cause annoyance and talks. Yusei and Bastion are ones who want to talk everything out while Jaden and Jack are much more inclined to physical relief. Their petty fights don’t amount to much, but their big ones are disastrous. Often, its between Bastion and Jack the most as they have opposite opinions on several matters that are important to them. Yusei and Jaden often run interference. Yusei rarely fights with anyone, and it is typically resolved quickly. Jaden rarely fights, and if he does, he usually settles it with a duel or a fist fight.

Who’s the big spoon/little spoon;

There are two constants and there are two that change depending on the sleeping cycle or habits. Yusei is always the big spoon. He enjoys holding his partners and making them feel safe. Bastion is always the little spoon. He never asks for it, but his shoulders often slump in a way that indicates he needs affection, and his partners are more than willing to provide.

Jaden and Jack are flexible. They cuddle as the dynamics need or what they want. But, in a percentage, Jaden is big spoon 75% of the time and little spoon 25%. Jack is big spoon 45% of the time and little spoon 55%.

What are their nicknames for each other;

Yusei: (to Bastion) Bas; (to Jaden) Jay; (to Jack) my King

Jaden: (to Yusei) babe, daddy, Yu; (to Bastion) Bas, Basy, babe, pretty boy; (to Jack): Jackie, babe, baby, my King[after hearing from Yusei]

Bastion: he doesn’t really do nicknames, mainly calling everyone but their full name, but he does at times call Jaden ‘Jay’ when he’s flustered or aroused.

Jack: doesn’t really call anyone nicknames other than shortening Bastion to Bas and Jaden to Jay.

Who’s the better cook;

Bastion and Jack. Jack is the best cook of them all, having taken time to learn while under Godwin’s custody as it was often a stress reliever. Bastion is a bit of a health nut, so he cooks and enjoy it to make healthy snacks while Jack is all about baking treats and cakes.

Their song;

Take This City by Everfound

Who remembers their anniversaries;

Bastion the most. He’s very aware of holidays and birthdays as well as anniversaries as he wants his partners to feel loved and adored. Yusei is a close second as he often makes sure their anniversaries are directed toward Bastion the most. Jack and Jaden don’t really care and often forget. To them its just another day. Yusei understands that to Bastion, it’s an event of their love, lasting longer and longer, and he is the one who needs the reminder the most. So Yusei is always sure that Bastion knows they all know (even if he’s the one reminding Jack and Jaden).

Their favorite thing to do together (besides sex);

Jack and Jaden love dueling one another. Either in standing duels or riding duels, they get the greatest enjoyment in challenging one another and beating the ever-living crap out of one another.

Yusei and Bastion adore working on projects together. That could be deck building or bike updating or even house updates or plans. They plan it out and they figure out all the nuances of their projects and they absolutely lose themselves in each other.

Jaden and Bastion love to cuddle. Jaden always starts it, Bastion just letting him hold him or pull him into his lap or Jaden lying on his. They can be in bed sleeping or they can be relaxing on the couch reading/watching tv, but their favorite thing is to physically be near one another.

Jaden and Yusei are often training, Yusei learning to harness his Clear Mind and Jaden controlling his Darkness powers. The two powers work pretty well to repel each other as well as work together. Jaden loves using his powers and Yusei loves pushing their limits as well as experimenting (sometimes Jack joins using Burning Soul while Bastion helps keep track of their scores/health/stats/etc. but more often than not, its mainly just Yusei and Jaden's thing)

Jack and Bastion are also cuddlers, but often they have emotional chats. Bastion and Jack just lie beside one another in the semi darkness of Jack’s room, talking in quiet tones about all sorts of emotional stuff. Babies, families, traumas, sex, fights, parents, growing up, etc. All sorts of things where they are crying or smiling or laughing.

Who ‘wears the pants’ in the relationship;

Yusei always wears the pants.

Jaden always wears the pants for Bas and Jack, and will sometimes wear the pants for Yusei but mostly doesn’t for him.

Jack wears the pants for Bas, but does not for Yusei and Jaden.

Bastion never wears the pants.

How they would get engaged;

Everyone but Bas aren’t really into marriage. They see no need for it. Bastion follows in their thoughts and never proposes, but he does dream of the idea of getting married. They do, however, eventually get married but more for financial and medical reasons than for romantic ones. Yusei and Bastion marry as Yusei understand Bastions dream for it better, and they take it much more seriously. So Yusei proposes to Bastion in a small but simple way, walking around town and then getting on one knee with a ring in hand. Bastion, of course, flushes red and cries, mumbling a yes before Yusei is standing, slipping the ring on, and kissing the daylights out of Bastion. When they do finally marry, Bastion takes on Yusei’s name in a hyphenation so he becomes Bastion Misawa-Fudo.

Jaden and Jack marry for the financial/medical reasons. They don't particularly do a proposal, they just say 'we should do it for xyz.' They do not take on each other’s name, and they don’t make a big deal of it.

What would their wedding be like;

Though they don’t care for marriage, each married couple does have a wedding.

Bastion and Yusei have a calm wedding with family and close friends where the only media allowed is Carly. The media is allowed since Yusei is a figure for the people, but mostly it is just the enjoyment of each other. Yusei wears a black tuxedo. Bastion wears a white tuxedo (though I have thought of Bastion wearing a white wedding gown). Their rings would be simple, just silver bands. But on the inside would be all of their names etched.

Jack and Jaden have a much bigger wedding with all the press and all the bells and whistles. Jack makes it a big extravaganza, wearing his best tuxedo with the finest threads. Jaden would wear a red tuxedo. There would be talk that Jaden is similar to the famous ‘Jaden Yuki’ that disappeared years ago, but often it is thought he is just named after the same man. They don’t correct that thinking. They too have simple silver bands, much to the presses’ disappointment, but inside is also all of their names.

How many kids would they have;

This has been plotted between Kit and I for a long while, as well as a recent addition from Yugirl.

Jack Atlas (mommy) + Jaden Yuki (papa) = Shiloh Yuki (female)

Jack Atlas (mommy) + Yusei Fudo (daddy) = Lily Fudo (female)

Jaden Yuki (papa) + Bastion Misawa-Fudo (mama) = Yubel “Yubie” Yuki (male)

(From yugirl: Jaden + Bas = Rosalie [female])

Bastion Misawa-Fudo (mama) + Yusei Fudo (daddy) = Zebadiah “Zeb” Misawa-Fudo (male)

Jack Atlas (mommy *but not one who gave birth) + Bastion Misawa-Fudo (mama) = Soul Misawa-Fudo-Atlas (born female; later non-binary)

Jaden Yuki (papa *but one who gives birth) + Yusei Fudo (daddy) = Orion (male) [note: this is more of a concept and this child doesn't appear unless certain circumstances are met)

[og-danny-dorito]

We've talked about hellboy with a shy female s/o but how about poly hellboy and Liz with a shy female s/o?? 🤔🤔

YES poly rights

Liz And Hellboy With A Shy!S/o :

- sO Liz highkey gives me the vibes that shes defintely bi and so I'm consistently pining for and admiring her because Jesus Christ shes just so cool, but obviously her and Hellboy got together for a reason and so i can find some similarities in their personalities and how they would interact with a shared significant other who was also female

- Liz is more of the silent and sarcastic type while hellboy is much more humorous and sarcastic, but they share a common trait in revealing feelings to their s/o through physical affection: both are huge cuddlebugs

- seriously, red will probably have an arm around you at all times while Liz is probably holding your hand or something like that. She is more on the reserved side though, so dont always expect public affection from both of them 24/7 since that’s more Red’s thing

- hellboy consistently refers to you as “his girls” but we all know that Liz could top you both and that’s just the facts. She acts as more of the responsible and methodical figure in the relationship but has problems with loosening up sometimes because she takes everything so seriously

- thats where hellboy comes in

- sweet jesus, you can barely get this dude to keep a straight face during meetings! Liz is constantly nudging his arm and telling him to shut up, but between his note passing to you with stupid doodles scrawled on the page of the people around you, you’d have to admit that it’s hard to keep your nasally laughter down to be muffled by the palm of your hand

- he’s usually there to help calm your nerves by either offering you a beer or giving alternative routes for stress relief like piling up with his cats in the bed if you dont/cant drink or smoke or anything like that. He tends to make hope out of situations that seem inherently bad or lightless and compared to liz’s cynical mannerisms it’s kinda refreshing

- he can be a bit impulsive though, and so she steps in to make sure he doesnt do anything that he might regret or will make the two of you worry for his safety

- whether you seem to resemble big red or liz more, they both love you regardless! If you’re more of a balance where you’re outgoing but also still a bit shy and calculated, that’s okay too! In the context of a Shy s/o, they would both understand it but liz would probably get it more since she was more shy when she was a kid and a teenager

- hellboy would understand not wanting to meet new people and feeling nervous about it since- and dont tell anyone this- he still feels nervous sometimes but hides it with a mask of indifference. Overall liz would know how to deal with it more but hellboy would generally try to actively keep you out of situations like that while liz would want to help you confront it

- also if you’re ever feeling insecure or like you’re not really up to what they’ve become, both will equally shower you with affection and praise because you’re perfect and sweet and adorable and they love you more than anything

- all in all, 11/10 best poly partners and if you were a dude liz would probably peg you that’s all i can say about that

[queen-of-my-goofball-army]

Halloween Kiddie Trick Or Treat Fic

So at my old high school we did this thing where every year children would come to our school and would parade around the hallways. It was one of the cutest things ever and one of the best parts about going to my high school. I have recently entered my first ever poly ship (Fraxus from Fairy Tail) and when I added my OC Idina into the mix I just knew that I had to write a fic with the three of them all dressed up and ready to give kids some candy. Most of the fic is preparation for the day but I’m still really happy with it and I wanted to share it with all of you!!

At my performing arts high school every year they do a special thing that they call kiddie trick or treat where they bring in children from local day cares or from the school and they dress up to trick or treat around our hallways. It was one of my favorite days of the entire year because the drama club got to decorate the hallways the week before and then the kids just looked so cute when they eventually got here. It was also the first year that my dad would be taking Romeo since mom ditched us last year. My brother at six was becoming ever the intelligent and adorable little boy that I was still trying to manage taking care of. Ever since I started dating Laxus and Freed it seemed that I had gotten more self confident in who I was and what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. I had fallen in love with the world of theater, dancing and acting. I didn’t have to be myself I could transform into somebody else for a short amount of time. My partners were both equally encouraging of my passions and my dreams for what I wanted to do with my life. This was also the first year that I was doing themed costumes with both of my partners. I would usually do a theme with Natsu back in middle school if he wanted to do a duo. But since I had a boyfriend and a partner now well things got more complicated. We threw a lot of ideas around but eventually Freed settled on surprisingly Alice In Wonderland. At first Laxus and I were both more than a little bit concerned because of it’s relation to his dead name but they encouraged that it was fine.

“Hey sissy, are you okay? You’ve been standing there staring off into space for a long time.” My brother brought me out of my reserve from the couch where he had his stuffed dragon that of course Natsu had bought for him.

“Oh I’m fine bratishka just thinking about tomorrow. Are you excited?” My brother nodded his head excitedly snuggling his dragon.

“I really am sissy, I can’t wait to see you in your Alice costume. Freed is the one that made it right?” I nodded my head with a small smile sitting down next to my brother as he leaned against my side a little bit.

“I’m going over to Gramps’s place in a little bit to spend some time with them and Laxus.” My brother smiled softly at me settling against my side.

“You really love them don’t you?” I nodded my head with a small smile thinking about my partner and how much they meant to me.

“Of course I do otherwise I wouldn’t be dating them. A relationship without love isn’t really a relationship at all. It’s kind of like dad says sometimes when he thinks about mom. A relationship without love is like a bath in lukewarm water. You don’t want to stay in it for too long or you’ll get pruny.” I joked and my brother just rolled his eyes softly at me. I knew that wasn’t the answer that he was looking for.

“I know that our relationship isn’t exactly traditional or what most people would expect from a romantic relationship. The three of us can’t ever legally get married at least right now we can’t. I see it every time that people see us out in public that isn’t school with me holding hands in between the two of them. Mom thought that I was just experimenting until she realized just how serious I was with both of them. I realized pretty early on that it didn’t matter to me. I loved them both for who they are and isn’t that what matters in a romantic relationship?” I asked my baby brother who nodded his head against my shoulder.

“It does but sometimes I worry about you sissy. I see you crying at night for seemingly no reason. Is it because of what happened with mom? When she left?” I nodded my head. Losing mom the way that I did was one of the worst things that had ever happened to me. I never thought that she of all people would have been the one to judge me.

“Most times yes. I feel like it’s almost my fault in some deranged way. If I wasn’t like this, if I could just be normal and have a functioning relationship with just one person than everything would be okay. But that’s not the way that I fell in love. Dad always used to tell me that I had so much love to give that it would overwhelm one person. I know he was joking but at the same time he was probably right. It would suffocate anybody who wasn’t Laxus and Freed. I’ve always known on some baser level that they were the people meant for me. The way that our hands just sort of fit together like missing puzzle pieces…” My brother smiled softly at the way that I told my love story.

“I think that the way you love is beautiful sissy. It shouldn’t matter what anybody else thinks but what you think. You don’t need to ever get married, that’s not necessary for you. As long as you can go home to both of them at the end of the day and snuggle with them on the couch than you’ll be alright. They calm you down and are the only people that seem to be able to do it effectively enough. I’m glad that you’re so happy now sissy. You were so sad for a while when they first got together. I know how lonely you were then but now it’s like I get to see you smiling all the time. It’s a good look for you.” He explained the way that he thought about things and I was once again struck by the fact  that my little brother was at times the wisest person that I knew.

“Gah you’re going to make me cry Romes why are you doing this to me…” My brother laughed at me drying my tears.

“It’s okay to cry, you don’t do it nearly enough around other people. You are so amazing and I know that dad and I are both so proud of you. You’ve become somebody so incredible and I know that you are going to be so happy as an adult.” I pulled my hair into a ponytail so that it was easier for my brother to snuggle against me.

“I still have a few years before that bratishka so I wouldn’t worry about it too much right now. I’m not even sixteen yet perks of having a later birthday than everybody else.” I joked and felt my phone buzz in my pocket that I lifted seeing the picture of me in my Belle dress that I knew Freed had worked so hard on with him kissing one cheek and Laxus the other one all three of us happy. Every time I saw it I couldn’t help this feeling of warmth wash over me. It was a text from dad letting me know that he would be home soon so that I could go to Gramps’s.

“Babysitting almost over?” I nodded my head against my brother’s shoulder slowing down my breathing.

“Sadly yes it is but I’ll watch you again the next time that dad goes out. We’ll make it into a movie night and I’ll invite Laxus and Freed if that’s what you would like.” My brother nodded his head excitedly smiling at me.

“I would love that sissy, I hope that it happens soon!! I love when you three get to babysit me even though it is like being on a date almost.” I stuck my tongue out at him and he just giggled at my ridiculous nature. I blamed it on being friends with Natsu for far too many years it made me a bit more than crazy. “I’m sure that it will since him and mom are still getting the divorce finalized and everything. I’ll definitely let Laxus and Freed know about the idea and see how they feel about it.” I promised my brother and he smiled softly at me.

“I’m just glad that you’re doing better sissy. Mom leaving wasn’t your fault and I just hope that you know that.” My heart warmed and I shook my head with a small smile grabbing the remote for the television.

“I can’t cry anymore right now I’m sorry bratishka you pick a show and we’ll watch it until dad comes back.” My brother laughed at me a little bit finding old episodes of Animaniacs that we were still binging through.

“Does this work sissy? I’m sorry that I brought her up again I know that you don’t like thinking about it.” I nodded my head but hugged my brother all the same hearing the front door open about fifteen minutes into the episode.

“I’m back!!” My dad called from the entryway and my brother leapt off the couch to go and give him a hug.

“How did the babysitting go?” He asked me kissing my forehead his goatee slightly scratchy but I was used to it by now.

“He was perfect as usual dad, how did things on your end go?” I asked him and he sighed running a hand through his hair.

“It went about as well as you could expect. We’re just trying to figure out custody right now. As much as I want to have permanent custody over Romeo I know that would be cruel. There is nothing wrong with her technically but she hurt you and I hate that she got to you in that way.” My dad told me and I looked at him a little bit hurt that she didn’t care if she got to see me. I knew that it shouldn’t really matter when she treated me the way that she did. But she had been the only mother that I had ever known who loved me for who I was or so I thought.

“If he still wants to see her than nothing should stop that from happening. I feel like this is all my fault and I’m sorry dad.” I apologized and he just put his arm around my shoulders pulling me into his side.

“Don’t you dare apologize to me, don’t you dare. This is not your fault okay? You can’t fault yourself because you fell in love. That is not something that we as a species of people can help. If you love somebody than that just means that you are able to be human. I know that you worry about this kind of thing and that you talk about it with your partners but it wan’t your fault. I have never seen you so happy as when you came home from rehearsal and told me about how I was right for all these years and that Freed and Laxus actually loved you back. It takes a lot to love a person. It above all else takes communication. You have to talk about what you want out of that relationship all the time and it requires true and genuine honesty. You three have always talked about everything under the sun. That’s what makes your relationship so special. You spent so long making that sure that a simple Halloween costume that contained Freed’s dead name was okay with them. That alone makes what you three have special.” My dad thumbed at my cheeks comforting me and I hugged him tightly.

“We’ll get through this. I promise. I know that things haven’t been easy for you and that you’re hurting really bad sweetheart. But you can talk to me about this kind of thing. She was my wife for twenty years but it’s not your fault that she left. That will never, ever be your fault. You’re my precious snow and I love you so much. You were the best thing to come out of that marriage and you’re not even my own flesh and blood. Now I want you to dry those crocodile tears of yours and get ready to go to your boyfriend’s house.” My dad encouraged handing me a tissue and I blew my nose gently.

“Okay, I’m okay, I’m going to just go and try to have fun today. I can do this.” I told myself and my dad gave me one last tightly wound hug.

“I love you Idina, I’m so proud of you for conquering that fear of yours. Of being rejected. I know hard that must have been for you but you do deserve to be happy.” He reminded me and I laughed a little bit at my dad grabbing my Ugg boots and putting them around my ankles.

“Tell Romeo that I love him and that I’ll be back for dinner.” I reminded my dad and he gave me a mock salute.

“Send me pics of your costume!!” He told me and I laughed a little bit at my dad’s antics as I entered the garage and took my bike to Gramps’s house where everyone in the drama club was always welcomed. I parked my bike on his driveway and used the spare key that he gave me once I started dating Laxus and Freed who also lived here most of the time. Their parents hadn’t been very accommodating of their relationship or their gender identity. Other times he spent with Gray and his family since they were still very close friends. I softly closed the door not wanting to disturb anything that was happening when I saw Laxus in the living room practicing.

“You’ve been dreaming just one dream nearly all your life. Hoping scheming just one theme will you be a wife…” I couldn’t help but chuckle at my boyfriend as he rehearsed the one number that we shared together. We were still nearly a month away from opening night but him performing that song with such a straight face never failed to have me laughing outside of the stage. Mostly because as much as Laxus was a big lug of a muscle man Gaston was the polar opposite of who he was. I saw Freed lounging on the couch watching our boyfriend with all the love that we both had for him.

“I’m not hearing this.” I joked and Laxus jumped a little bit whirling around and seeing me clutching his chest.

“God fuck, doorbell snowflake you ever heard of maybe using one?” He asked me and I laughed openly at my boyfriend.

“Gramps gave me a spare key and I used it sorry I startled you.” I waved my spare key and Freed saw the redness of my eyes.

“Did your dad have another meeting with Enno?” I nodded my head looking down at my socks and they patted the space next to them on the couch as they wrapped their arms around me.

“I just don’t get it, for years I’ve seen her flirt with other men and then as soon as I get the relationship that I’ve wanted for years suddenly it sickens her.” Laxus sat next to me and wrapped both of us up in his strong arms.

“She’s just a bitch snowflake and she doesn’t deserve your light or your love. I know that what she said hurt you but you were always a daddy’s girl anyways. Macao and Romeo both adore you and so do we so it shouldn’t matter what anybody else thinks about what we do in our spare time. I love you Idina.” He reminded me nuzzling my neck and laying a gentle kiss there as I smiled softly at him.

“I love you too molniya so much. I’m sorry that I’m like this sometimes…” I apologized and Freed snuggled against my other side.

“Don’t apologize for it sweetheart there is nothing wrong with the way that you are. You’re beautiful the way that you are and I wouldn’t change a thing about you. No matter what we’ll always be there for each other. That was what we promised one another as children correct?” I nodded my head with a small laugh.

“I’m surprised that you even remember that…” The day that Ivan had came to pick Laxus up from camp had been one of the darkest days of my childhood and that was saying a lot. 

“Hard to forget when you kicked my dad in the balls for hitting me. And here I thought up until that point that you were this cutesy meek little thing. Then you had to go and do that and that’s when I fell in love with you.” I rolled my eyes because of course that was when he had fallen in love with me.

“You worked so hard to protect me I thought that I could protect you too. It was so scary though afterwards even though I tried to stand up to him.” Freed just smiled at me nuzzling the other side of me as Laxus’s arms tightened around me.

“I thought that it was amazing, I had always wanted to stand up to Ivan but you got him arrested. That got him taken care of and Laxus was able to officially move here. It made the camp trek slightly more difficult but I no longer had to worry if the boy I loved was safe at night.” Laxus cradled my cheeks in his hands and gave me a gentle kiss.

“I knew in that moment that you would be the girl that changed everything for me. I would protect you no matter what because you had given up everything for me.” I fingered the scar on his eye a little bit worriedly and he just smiled at me leaning against my forehead.

“Can I have a kiss too?” Freed pouted and I just laughed at my other partner rolling my eyes softly at them.

“Of course you can krasotka you don’t even need to ask me for them…” I trailed off giving my other partner what he desperately wanted and feeling him melt into the kiss instantly made me feel better.

“There we go that’s a bit better now you’re all soft and warm that’s better.” Freed nuzzled underneath my chin and their long green hair tickled a little bit.

“I don’t think you’re moving for a bit there, they brought the clothes with them when they got here a bit ago but they’re probably too comfortable now.” I heard the soft mutter of later from my partner that caused me to laugh.

“Can I pull your hair out of this snowflake?” I nodded my head against my boyfriend’s chest as he carefully let my long snow blonde hair out of its confines.

“I forgot to take it out before I left sorry about that.” I apologized and my boyfriend softly ran his fingers through my hair.

“Don’t apologize for it Idina. I knew you were babysitting Romeo earlier today. How is he taking everything?” I melted against my boyfriend’s touches of my hair softly settling and finally starting to relax since I got here.

“Surprisingly well even though he and mom were close. I think due to her work hours he was closer with me. He told me that the next time that dad has to go to meet with his divorce lawyer that he wants all three of us to babysit him. Would you like that?” Freed nodded against my chest and I couldn’t help but laugh at my partner.

“Your brother is a rather remarkable child he reminds me a lot of you at that age. I remember a ten year old you standing at the front of the class and singing Yakko’s Nations Of The World perfectly with the bounces as well.” I laughed at the memory since I was back then and still am today a proud member of the Yakko fan club.

“It was the first time that I had ever performed anything like that when I was younger. I mean I danced for talent shows at camp but I had never sang before. Dancing is easy it’s something I never really had to try to do even as a kid. I didn’t know hard singing could be when I was a kid but now I can’t imagine not doing it.” Freed sighed out a sound of comfort when I played with their green hair.

“I’m too comfortable I don’t want to get up ever again. I don’t care if we have a show coming up within the next couple of weeks…” I laughed at my partner getting the fringe out of their faces so that I could see the gorgeous green eyes that laid there.

“You won’t hear me complaining at least for a little bit longer. I don’t want to get up either. What were you two doing?” I asked them and Freed hummed out a sigh of pleasure as I undid their own bun.

“I was just sketching out the final designs for my redone mask for the Beast. It should have more movement so that I can still emote while wearing it through my voice.” I smiled softly at my partner and Laxus grinned down at both of us.

“I was rehearsing Me, even though I’m far past the point where I need a script it still helps. Your brother coming for opening night?” I nodded my head with a small smile on my face thinking about how excited he was for the show.

“I still can’t believe that all of this is real almost…” I said quietly and Laxus just cradled my cheeks gently.

“I know that you’ve been through a lot within the last month snowflake. I’m sorry about everything with your mom but I wouldn’t change anything. Except for maybe Evergreen locking us in that closet claiming that we were all mooning too much for each other and that we should just figure out our shit. That was the only part that I would change about everything.” I laughed at the memory and the panic that I felt in my chest when she locked the door to the green room during our first tech week at the beginning of the month. We always had two tech weeks for everything and the next one wasn’t for another three weeks. That one was going to be utterly exhausting I could feel it in my soul. “

I understand the way that you feel. When I woke up the next morning after all that had happened I thought that I dreamt the whole marvelous evening. When I turned around to see Laxus I saw that you two were cuddling and he was looking at you in this adoring way. When he reassured me that it hadn’t all been a dream I knew that I would never be happier. You’ve always been the one woman that didn’t terrify me to my core.” I laughed genuinely at my partner’s thoughts my shoulders shaking.

“You sure know how to compliment a lady Freed.” I joked and they just rolled my eyes at me with a small smile.

“You know what I meant. I always thought that you were beautiful so when I finally found out that you felt the same way about little old me well I was surprised to say the least when I’m usually such a mess.” I thumbed at my partners cheeks smiling at them reverently shaking my head.

“Krasotka you are anything but a mess. I suppose I should probably translate the pet name at some point it means gorgeous or beautiful in Russian. I told you that was one of the few languages that I didn’t want you learning because I didn’t want you to know the translation for your nickname. I didn’t want to become embarrassed about it later on when you figured out what the nickname really meant. So I lied about what it really meant and I’m sorry about that but I’ve always thought that you were beautiful almost since I met you.” I told them and they just looked up at me with tears in their eyes.

“Just give me a moment to compose myself. I wasn’t expecting to cry today.” They blinked back their tears and I couldn’t help but laugh at him a little bit.

“Do you want to see your dress snowflake?” I nodded my head excitedly and Laxus regrettably let me out of his hug.

“Can you stay for dinner?” He asked me and I shook my head with a small smile on my face since I knew that even though I desperately wanted to I would need to go back home.

“I can’t I’m sorry but I can tomorrow after the drama club’s party and it’s the weekend then so maybe I can stay over here for that. I think that my dad and my brother need some quality time together.” I adjusted my Howl’s Moving Castle sweatshirt that my partner made for me for my birthday in January of this year.

“I can work with that deal snowflake, what about you babe? You want to join in?” He asked Freed and they nodded their heads with a small smile.

“Of course I do I’m always up for a sleepover weekend they are my favorites. Okay the outfits are up in my room here.” I followed my partner up the stairs smiling softly at all the pictures on the wall almost all of them had the three of us in there in some way. Most of the ones that had Freed were taken after their transition at their request. Not that I really blamed them if I had to be constantly reminded of the person that I hated being whenever I came into a house that I loved well I would probably complain too. He opened the door to what he used as his costume studio and I saw my dress hanging up all pretty and movie perfect.

“I hope that it is to your satisfaction it was surprisingly fun to make!! I’m really proud of how it came out despite the fact that it has to deal with my dead name.” My tears were in my eyes and I embraced my partner with a bright smile on my face.

“I love it so much krasotka it is so beautiful I love you so much!!” They embraced me right back pressing gentle kisses across my face.

“I love you too sweetheart, so much. I’m so glad that you’re happy with it. Go try it on I can’t wait to see what it looks like on my favorite model.” I blushed a bright pink picking up the fabric and feeling how textured and layered it was. I went into the bathroom that was connected to their bedroom here and I struggled to put the dress on by myself.

“Umm a little bit of help please?” Freed opened the door and chuckled a little bit at my dilemma that I was currently having.

“I have averted my gaze from you my darling. It might be best to ask Levy for help with this tomorrow since it is rather intricate. I added a petticoat to the bottom of it as well to help make the volume of the actual dress. There we go now to just tie the bow in the back and perfection. You look absolutely breathtaking Idina.” He encouraged me and I turned so that I could kiss them gently.

“What show do you hope comes after this one?” I looked at my partner with a small smile on my face as I got out my character shoes.

“I really hope for it to be Les Miserables.” My partner sighed happily nodding their head. I knew that on of their biggest dream roles in life had been Enjorlas ever since they invited me to the theater to see it when we were little kids.

“Yes please, you would make a stunning Cosette or Eponine, probably an Eponine and you would wear the same wig that you are right now for Beauty. I think that you would be beautiful no matter what though.” I lovingly bumped the shoulder of my partner rolling my eyes at them as I did a simple makeup that would make me look more like my character.

“You have a bias against me that’s why you think that I would do so well. Besides I have a feeling that if that happens Laxus is going to call dibs being Thenardier and that will be hilariously awesome.” I joked and my partner just laughed at me hanging off of my shoulder a little bit.

“That was the first show that you and I ever saw together without the camp. One of the best days of my life even if we had to be around my parents…” They sighed running a hand through their waist length green hair.

“I loved that day too we had such a great time even if I knew that you were being tortured in that outfit they picked out for you. I wanted so badly to trade you since I had leggings on at least. I loved that day because I got to spend it with you. Back then it seemed that you and I did everything together nothing has really changed at all since then. I really am proud of you. I’m amazed that you were able to do this at all given that the name has such a bad context for you.” Freed thumbed at my cheeks their lips pulling into a small smile spinning me around into their arms.

“Well I have always had a problem with saying no to you my darling. It wasn’t that difficult truly besides I would like to put some happy memories with that name. Oh I also made this for you!!” They handed me a headband and I put it over my bangs with a small smile on my face. It really helped put a bow on the outfit no pun intended.

“Now you look more movie accurate I tried to go for as accurate as possible when I was designing your costume. Mine on the other hand, I looked at Depp’s costume mostly since even though I’m not doing all that monstrous makeup I loved the design.” I smiled softly at my partner as he grabbed his hat and adjusted it.

“I’ll go show the other member of our dating party.” I kissed his cheek trying to not get lipstick on his cheek. I exited the bathroom and my boyfriend looked up at me with his eyes wide.

“You look absolutely beautiful, wow I’m actually at a loss for words.” I laughed at my boyfriend as he swept me up in a spinning hug.

“That’s a first.” I teased booping his nose gently and I watched those eyebrows that I loved so much screw together in that mild irritation that I was so accustomed to.

“I’ll have you know that you are at a tremendous disadvantage at the moment as I could very easily use these and abuse you.” He mocked wiggling his fingers and I stiffened knowing what was coming.

“NO!!” I shrieked as he started to tickle my sides and my rapturous laughter left my being as I felt tears come to my eyes and the clench in my tummy start to build up.

“Heh-heh-heh-stop this torture I beg of you!! I’ll do whatever you want.” Those fingers stopped tickling me and I saw the smirk and mischief in Laxus’s eyes.

“What if I want a kiss?” I rolled my eyes giving my boyfriend what he wanted kissing him gently.

“What were you two talking about in the bathroom together?” I settled myself on his knee while he played with the ends of my hair.

“We were talking about what our next show might be after Beauty And The Beast. I know that we haven’t even gotten through the second tech week but we were just troubleshooting ideas. Me and them really want to do Les Miserables.” I could see the little light of passion in those eyes as I mentioned one of our favorite musicals.

“I think that is actually an amazing idea and I would love to do that show with both of you. I think that they would make either an incredible Enjorlas or Javert.” I closed my eyes seeing my partner as my favorite villain in musical theater history. He was the only villain that was deeply complex and emotionally engaging if you got behind his story.

“I didn’t even think about them as Javert. Maybe you should be the brains in this relationship.” I teased lovingly and he just rolled his eyes at me tightening his arms around my waist.

“I know that I’m just the brawn and the looks between the three of you two. You’re both way smarter than I will ever be in my entire damn life and that’s the truth.” I looked at my boyfriend since he would often downplay his own intelligence.

“Molniya you are anything but just the brawn and the looks. You don’t give yourself nearly enough credit for the brain that you have in your head. I am so proud of you and I know that you are going to do incredible things one day. As long as I’m by your side I will continue to encourage you and this amazing person that you are.” My boyfriend softly rubbed at my back keeping me calm and grounded the way that only he and Freed could.

“I wouldn’t promise me things like this snowflake because than I would never let you go.” I melted into my boyfriend with a small smile on my face. “I wouldn’t complain if you never let me go. I want to be with you both for as long as you will have me. Even if we can’t ever get married I don’t need that. I just need you both my side.” I heard the door open and I looked up at my partner seeing their costume. They had basically done the same costume as the Mad Hatter from the modern Alice In Wonderland movies but it was done without the makeup and it was still obvious as to who he was with the iconic hat.

“You look amazing babe, you really do both of you. I’m a little bit humiliated to have to go in there and put on my own costume.” Our partner rolled their eyes at our ridiculous man kissing him gently.

“Go and get dressed you flatterer.” He straightened his pants a little bit and I shook my head at my partner squeezing his hand.

“He is right you know, you undermine your own basic ability. I don’t know anybody that could just whip out something like this while being in charge of the costumes for all the drama club. I don’t know how you do it sometimes krasotka with all the work that you manage to get done in such a short amount of time. You could be a Broadway costume designer. I mean look at what you are able to do.” I showed them by spinning around in a small circle watching the dress flare out beneath the twirl.

“Not just anybody could do this before you open your mouth. You work so hard to make sure that everyone in the club has costumes that fit them. Meanwhile you are constantly battling me for the top student in our school academically. You’re allowed to take breaks and indulge in the finer things in life. Whatever makes you happy I think that you’ll find it.” My partner embraced me with a small smile on their face.

“I think I’d rather indulge in you my darling, you’re a finer part of my life. One of the finest things if I do say so myself.” I blushed a bright pink and my partner just clung to me leaning his head on my shoulder.

“That’s not what I meant and you know it…” I protested and they pulled back from the hug fixing the bow a bit farther back.

“I know darling I work too much but I get to see the smiling faces of my friends and the people that I hold most dear in my life when I give them their costumes. The first time that I saw you in your Belle dress I swear I nearly fainted you were the most stunning creature that I had ever seen in my entire life.” I rolled my eyes softly at my partner as he shook his head dragging me towards a mirror that they kept up there.

“How do you not see how beautiful you are?” They looked at me incredulously and I looked at the mirror seeing nothing more than a little kid.

“I look like a child…” I sighed out and Freed just shook their head at me with a small smile making me lift my chin up.

“That’s not what I see my love allow me to show you the way that I see you. Your snow blonde hair that looked like freshly fallen snow when I first met you was the most beautiful thing that I had ever seen up until that point. Your baby blue eyes struck me when they first looked my way even though we were but children then. You remind me so much of your favorite Disney princess not just in your personality but the way that you carry yourself. From being most comfortable with your hair in a side braid to this very day, to keeping most of the world at a distance except for your friends. I love you so much Idina. I know that you’re scared of the future and I am too. It’s a scary thing to think about sometimes but if we just take a little moment to look in the mirror at ourselves and make sure that we’re okay than I know we can get through anything.” Freed examined me in the mirror and for the first time when I looked up I saw something that wasn’t childish. I saw a young woman with her partner by her side that would be able to get through just about anything.

“Thank you Freed, I-I love you so much…” I thanked them and they just thumbed away my tears as our boyfriend came out of the bathroom dressed as the March Hare. His hat even had little blonde ears and it was something that I fell in love with. He was another one that was taken almost directly from the animated version but I could see the happy smile on Laxus’s face.

“Now we look like the whole set, it’s perfect Freed. You did a really amazing job baby we’re so proud of you for doing this for us.” He encouraged and Freed reached up on his tiptoes to kiss our boyfriend.

“We really do, I couldn’t be happier right now. My dad said that he wanted the three of us to take pictures before I head back to my house.” I grabbed my phone and tilted it sideways and Laxus pulled me into the middle so that everyone was in the shot.

“Say cheese!!” I smiled brightly for the camera replacing it as my wallpaper for my phone with a small smile on my face.

“Text it to us as well!!” Freed encouraged as I sent off the text to my dad of all of us smiling so happily for the camera. I sent it to the group chat with the three of us. I really didn’t want to leave but it was a school night and that was my dad’s rule.

“Do you have to leave now?” Laxus asked me and I nodded my head running my fingers over his cheekbones.

“I do have to go molniya you know the rules. I’ll see you both tomorrow okay? Meet me at the drama club when you get there so that we can all get ready together.” I reminded them and Laxus picked me up in his arms kissing me gently.

“I love you snowflake…” He said quietly and I just nodded my head with a small smile on my face.

“I love you too molniya I’ll stay over tomorrow we’ll all come over here together. We’ll have a Halloween movie marathon, both Addams Family movies and Rocky Horror.” Freed embraced me tightly giving me one last farewell kiss.

“Text me when you get home won’t you my love?” I nodded my head with a small smile on my face.

“Of course I will, I always do.” I changed back into my normal clothes looking at my partners one last time as they cuddled on Freed’s bed. I decided that I would leave them be and drove back to my house.

“I’m back from Gramps’s house!!” I called into the house changing out of my boots hearing Animaniacs from the living room and hearing my brother’s laughter mixed with my dad’s. I texted my partner that I had made it back home safely and got a series of blue hearts and kisses from them.

“Welcome back sissy!! Dad showed the pictures you all looked amazing. Freed did a really incredible job with all the costumes this year. We’re ordering pizza tonight right dad? It’s pizza Thursday!!” I nodded my head knowing that my younger brother was definitely correct in that regard.

“You’re very right Romeo, why don’t you go put your dress up Idina? I’ll go and place the order since I know you must be hungry by now.” My dad smiled softly at me and I went down the stairs to my room that was in the basement. I had moved to the basement rather recently when my dad found out that sometimes if I couldn’t sleep at night I would go to Laxus’s. That’s when he put the no sleepovers on weeknights rule into effect. I hung my dress up putting my character shoes and my headband next to the blue dress for tomorrow. I saw Kyo and Jiji cuddling on my bed and I couldn’t help but smile at my two cats being so sweet and cute.

“My sweet babies…” I took a picture and sent it to the thunder legion group chat that the five of us had made once we all got cell phones.

“It’s your pick for movie night Idina what are we watching?” My dad asked me startling me and I realized that in my haste I had forgotten to close my door.

“We haven’t watched Corpse Bride yet I want to watch that one. I’m doing a sleepover at Laxus’s tomorrow and probably the weekend as well since it’s a Friday. Is that okay?” I asked my dad and he just smiled softly at me ruffling my hair between his fingers.

“You don’t need to ask me if you can stay with your boyfriend for the weekend your fifteen and will be sixteen in a few short months. You’re already driving yourself due to you taking those drivers classes at the community center with Natsu…” I laughed at my dad rolling my eyes at his quirky antics. I had taken drivers classes with Natsu because he wanted to have the ability to drive. I’ve been wanting to drive so I could have that freedom for most of my life. Riding my bike to my boyfriend’s house on the other side of town was exhausting.

“I’m getting my official license next month dad, I just wanted to be driving like everybody else my age. It’s not my fault that I have a really late birthday.” I protested and he just smiled softly at me kissing my forehead.

“I know baby, it’s alright to want to be a bit ahead of the game. I understand that you wanted that freedom to be able to drive yourself to your boyfriend’s house. I’ve always been lenient with you on rules about this kind of thing and let you be independent. It was something that I really wanted for you to be.” My dad thumbed at my cheeks and I smiled softly at him hugging him back.

“You might not be my daughter biologically but I’ve always felt that you were by design. We’re family, a bit messed up and a bit broken but still good.” I laughed at my dad as he quoted my brother’s favorite Disney movie. “I’m going to paint his room themed to Lilo and Stitch for his next birthday I just hope that he likes it.” My dad smiled softly at me taking my arm through his and leading me back up the stairs where my brother had his stuffed animals.

“What is your favorite stuffed animal sissy?” He asked me and I laughed a little bit rubbing the back of my neck at the hard question.

“I think that my favorite would have to be my King stuffed animal that dad bought me when I was your age. That was one of my favorite shows that Freed showed me so when dad surprised me with a professionally made plush of him I was really happy.” I smiled softly at my dad sitting down on the other side of my little brother.

“What are we watching tonight?” He asked me and I smirked a little bit internally since this was one of my favorite movies to watch for fun.

“Corpse Bride kiddo strap yourself in.” I joked and I went back to my room quickly to grab my King stuffed animal feeling the soft texture of his skull. He was also really big considering his proportions to my other stuffed animals.

“And I’m back just was getting this little guy.” I hugged him closer to me and my dad just smiled softly at me. 

“I hope that neither of you ever change do you hear me? Just stay the same as you are right now.” My dad threatened and I laughed openly at him hearing the doorbell ring signaling that our pizza was here.

“Can I hug him sissy?” Romeo asked me and I gently handed him my favorite stuffed animal and he gave him a hug.

“Thank you for protecting my sister when she needed you the most. I know that she’s been through a lot and has a lot of nightmares.” My brother thanked my stuffed animal and I felt tears come to my eyes at the sweet moment.

“There you go sissy, you can have him back now.” I took King back and settled him on my lap to watch one of my favorite Halloween movies.

“Thank you for giving him back to me. He’s one of my favorite animated characters ever since I was about your age.” Romeo snuggled against my side as dad came in with the greasy food and handed the three of us plates. I grabbed my plate and two slices of my pineapple and olive pizza. He put on my favorite Halloween themed children’s movie and I watched with my brother snuggled against my side and by the end of the movie he was asleep.

“You get some sleep too kiddo. I know that you and your partners have a late night movie marathon already planned for tomorrow.” I laughed a little bit and sat up going back down to the basement kissing my dad’s cheek as he tried to wake up my brother. I hopped down the stairs brushing my teeth and instantly falling asleep once I turned on my heater. I snuggled under my sheets with King in my arms smiling softly. My alarm woke me up with Dear Theodosia long before I actually wanted to get up. I cursed having to be at school by seven forty five on a good day to start at eight but that was what most schools had to do. I remembered what day it was and that was like a boost of serotonin in me.

“It’s Halloween!!” I cheered getting into my shower and washing my hair so that it would be easier to brush out. I put my costume on a lot easier than yesterday and fixed the hair bow back far enough to fit.

“Curiouser and curiouser…” I said in the mirror and I smiled softly doing a small spin. Thankfully my character shoes had a comfortable heel to them so I wouldn’t wind up getting hurt at all today. I went up the stairs smelling the scent of pancakes that my dad was making.

“Good morning princess happy Halloween!! Don’t you look just amazing?” He asked me kissing my cheek with a small smile on his face.

“Happy Halloween dad, is Romes still sleeping?” My dad nodded his head and I tiptoed down the hallway to my brother’s room. I looked at his Stitch nightlight with a small smile on my face. Soon that wouldn’t be the only thing in this room themed to his favorite Disney movie. I saw him snuggled under his sheets that had Stitch and Scrub on them and I couldn’t help but smile. I looked at his wall seeing the little paintings that I had made for him when he was born mostly it had Yakko flying around in his spaceship around the planets. I flipped on his light switch and saw him stir a little bit.

“It’s morning bratishka that means it’s Halloween!!” I exclaimed watching him sit up in surprise and cheer.

“Yay it’s Halloween!! I get to go to your school today!!” I cheered with him looking forward to this day filled with fun. Most of Halloween was meant for parties in my classes and it was one of my favorite things about going to a different kind of school. “

You do indeed but you have to spend the morning with your own class before the field trip.” I reminded him and he sighed a little bit. I went into his closet and grabbed his costume that he had picked out. He had wanted to be Flynn Rider this year because his friend Wendy wanted to be Rapunzel and I couldn’t wait to see them together. They reminded me so much of my childhood relationship with Laxus and Freed.

“There are pancakes downstairs whenever you’re ready my Flynn Rider.” I reminded him kissing his forehead and skipping down the hardwood floors. 

“Are we watching Charlie Brown while we eat breakfast and continuing that holiday tradition?” I asked my dad and he laughed as if we would do anything else. It was one of those holiday traditions that came with leaving the Grinch short until Christmas Eve and watching it way too many times.

“You get it cued up and I’ll get your pancakes all ready for you.” He told me and I smiled brightly at him spinning around and sitting gently on my side of the couch. I found the iconic episode and my dad carried me my food so that I could watch one of my favorite holiday traditions. My brother came into the room all dressed and ready and my dad handed him a frying pan to give to Wendy.

“Oh no it’s Flynn Rider…” I joked and my brother shot me his best “smolder” that had me dying laughing.

“Okay my favorite wanted man want some pancakes?” My brother nodded his head head happily as he hopped onto the couch next to me. I put on the episode once everyone was seated for breakfast and I put my napkin on my lap to make sure that I was careful to not ruin all the hard work Freed had put into this costume.

“Alright, I need to get to school but I love you Romeo and I’ll see you in a few hours.” I kissed my brother’s cheek before grabbing my backpack and heading down the familiar walking road to school. Despite me having a drivers license early mom was supposed to give me her car but when she left the car went with her leaving me without one tragically. So that meant that dad still had to shuttle me almost everywhere I wanted to go. I saw my familiar sight of my performing arts high school and all 400 students around the hallways. I wanted to go to a smaller more tight knit high school mostly because middle school was really overwhelming and even though I had to try really hard and audition to get in here all my friends were able to get in as well. It was amazing to get to have all my friends surrounding me in a special place. I opened the front door and instantly this wash of my second home came over me.

“Hey Idina!!” I heard one of my older friends call out, the leader for the seniors here and she waved me down. She had on a Charlie cosplay and I instantly fell in love with the way that she pulled it off.

“Charlotte!! I love your costume, are all your friends doing Hazbin characters?” I asked her and she smiled brightly at me.

“It’s our last year here so we figured that we might as well go all out and have fun while doing it. I’m the only one doing this show sadly because I didn’t want my friends to all get in trouble but my girlfriend is Vaggie she’s just not here yet. What about you? Are your partners both doing Alice?” I nodded my head with a bright smile on my face showing her the dress that Freed had made for me.

“They’re not here yet either I beat them to school as well. I think it’s really cute that you and your girlfriend are doing matching costumes. I don’t know what my other friends are doing yet but Freed made all of our costumes.” My friend smiled at me patting the spot next to her and I carefully sat down.

“You must be really excited it’s your first year doing kiddie trick or treat!! Your brother is coming isn’t he?” I nodded my head showing her a picture of what my little brother looked like so that she would know.

“Of course!! His whole class is coming and his best friend is going to be Rapunzel. I just hope that my mom doesn’t wind up coming not that they would let her in but security seems to be a lot more lax today…” I trailed off and my friend just took my hand smiling softly at me. I saw her girlfriend coming dressed up perfectly as the girlfriend of my favorite hotel owner.

“Whatever happens it will be fine hun just be yourself, have some fun and I’ll see you later kay?” I nodded my head as she grabbed her backpack and went off with her girlfriend greeting her with a gentle kiss.

“Oh my god you look so cute!!” I heard an all too familiar voice screech and I turned to see Levy dressed up as peasant Belle.

“Levs!! So do you, did Freed make yours too?” I asked her and she sighed a little bit fingering a lock of her blue hair.

“I wish I didn’t want to bother them so I took it to another professional who charged me a bunch of money but the product looks good. Not all of us can be dating our clothing maker.” She joked and I rolled my eyes with a sarcastic laugh.

“He would have done it for you anyways but I can see where you would be worried and a little bit concerned. It still looks great!! That’s why I asked if they made it. Do you have a certain Beast?” I playfully wiggled my eyebrows at her and she flushed a bright pink. I had been evilly plotting to get my best friend together with a recent addition to our friend group and a member of the lighting crew Gajeel Redfox. So far no luck but I really wanted them to get together and be absolutely adorable.

“Maybe I do maybe I don’t either way that’s none of your damn business.” I laughed at my best friend covering my hand with my mouth.

“I am allowed to ship my best friend get over it. What are your plans for tonight?” I asked her and she put her fingers together.

“I might have a date…” My eyes widened and I kicked her foot gently with mine in sheer shock and indignation. 

“You bitch were you going to tell me like at all?” I asked her and she smiled softly thinking about her date tonight.

“I was waiting for you to guess what was different about me. Gajeel asked me out yesterday when he came over for the final costume fitting. He is the Beast before he gets all handsome. What about you? Plans with Laxus and Freed?” I smiled brightly at my best friend happy that she finally had somebody to call her own.

“That’s great Levs!! I’m really happy for you. It’s movie marathon and sleepover weekend for us so yes we do have plans for tonight. It’s both Addams Family movies and Rocky Horror Picture Show night for us so your typical fanfare. It’s something that we’ve done every year since…. I think we were thirteen? We watched Rocky when we were way too young.” I laughed openly and Levy just smiled softly.

“I think that it’s great though that you have these traditions that now cary over to your relationship. It’s good to see you this excited about something.” She remarked and I saw a familiar figure in a very familiar looking cape.

“Oh hey look there’s Gajeel.” I taunted and saw my best friend’s cheeks turn a ruddy pink at the idea of her boyfriend being here.

“I’m not going to live this down am I?” I shook my head at my best friend’s question as the boy in question came over to our table. 

“Idina, you look cute. Freed make your costume?” I nodded my head with a bright smile on my face showing him the picture that we had taken yesterday.

“They made all of our costumes for the three of us again this year. They’ve always made my costumes but this is the first time that we’ve ever done a set.” I mentioned and he smiled softly at the three of us all happy.

“I think I’ll leave you two be, I see my partners. I’ll see you both in homeroom.” I tossed them a joking wink and going over to where I saw Laxus and Freed who instantly swept me into a spinning hug.

“You look so gorgeous my darling, I have one more thing. Consider them an early Christmas present from me but they also match your outfit and I know how much you love these things.” Freed gave me a mini backpack that had the Mad Hatter from the cartoon version on it and a wallet that had the animated March Hare on it.

“Freed you didn’t have to get me anything…” I protested and he just hushed me gently miming for me to open the backpack and when I did I saw that it had a little pop figurine of animated Alice.

“Oh it’s so cute thank you krasotka I didn’t get anything for you though…” I protested and they just shook their head at me.

“I think you wearing their clothing designs is a thank you present enough for them. Now where is my kiss.” I rolled my eyes at my boyfriend kissing Laxus gently as he wrapped his arms tightly around me.

“You really do clean up nicely snowflake.” I stuck my tongue out at my teasing boyfriend laughing a little bit.

“Thank you molniya I would say the same about you but it would make your head get even bigger.” I teased gently and he just scoffed at me rolling his eyes. He let me out of his hug just as the five minute bell for homeroom rang.

“I can put my candy in here!!” I cheered taking out the four jumbo bags of candy and putting them into the backpack before lifting it.

“If your arms get tired of lifting that I could carry it for you.” I smiled softly at the gentleness but at the same time light teasing of my boyfriend.

“I assure you that I am perfectly capable of doing this all on my own.” Freed took my hand and Laxus took the other opposite one and I found myself flashing back to Halloween when we were children running around. I had so many found memories of those early days. Days of wearing princess dresses and playing pretend. When my dad made me that King tutu and I had his mask and nobody knew who I was when I went trick or treating and it made me cry until Laxus told me that adults were just stupid.

“Darling? Are you okay? You’ve been quiet for a few minutes and I think Laxus is getting worried.” Freed waved the opposite hand in front of my face and I shook myself nodding my head.

“I’m fine I was just lost in a memory that’s all. Remember when I was King for Halloween and none of the adults knew who I was or why I was acting that way?” I asked them and Laxus scoffed rolling his eyes.

“Those adults just had no taste it’s that simple. You looked adorable demanding that the other children obey you. I knew that you were harmless just like your favorite demon of the underworld.” I smiled softly at my boyfriend as we entered the black box drama room and saw the place where I called my second home within a home.

“Alright my favorite class today is kiddie trick or treat and I see that you’re all dressed up for the holiday!! This doesn’t mean that you’re getting off easy there will still be rehearsal after school. We have a month before our big show and three weeks before the hell that is our final tech week. I know that a lot of you have put your heart and soul into this show and I’m so proud of you all. Especially our main three actors who have managed to maintain their relationship and act like enemies on the stage. I know first hand just how hard that can be since my husband and I were Javert and Valjean in high school.” Mr. Curtis called our attention to the front of the board and I listened as he talked about his relationship with his husband. He had dressed up as Milo Thatch from Atlantis Lost Empire and I was instantly reminded as to why this was my favorite teacher.

“How many of you have special plans for tonight?” He asked us and I raised my hand with my other partners and I saw Mr. Curtis smile at the three of us. “What do you three have planned?” Freed took the question since usually when somebody called on all three of us at the same time we took turns as to which would answer.

“We’ve had a tradition for the last three years that we would get together on Halloween no matter what day it was and have a three movie marathon. We watch Addams Family, Addams Family Values and Rocky Horror Picture Show. It’s always been one of my favorite holidays for that reason. I love getting to spend the day with the two people that I love more than anything in the world.” I felt tears come to my eyes and I quickly tried to blink them back throwing my arms around my partner.

“I shouldn’t have expected anything less from you three having movie marathons is one of the best parts of a relationship and all those movies are fantastic. Just try not to rot your teeth out with too many of Idina’s sweets.” Our teacher winked jokingly in my direction remembering that I had baked brownies for his birthday earlier on in the month.

“You were the one that told me it was your birthday Curtis you should have seen that coming.” The alarm went off and I instantly grabbed my bags of candy so that I could be ready for the children.

“Alright kids just like we planned it. If you don’t use all your candy feel free to donate it to the Curtis wants Candy fund afterwards.” He joked and I grabbed three of my jumbo bags handing the others to my partners. “I’m ready to see some adorable children!!” I cheered as the kids started to come through the hallways all of them dressed up and ready for the upcoming excitement of the holiday.

[kihaku-gato]

OC Ships / Ship Dynamics

For whatever reason I fizzled out mid-writing so I had to power through last night to try to follow through what I wanted to ramble about Valentine’s Day night. Probably full of typos and incoherence once you hit the Harriet X Anne section onwards, but I’m not proofreading for typos cause brain frustrated trying to spit this out into words so WHATEVER TAKE HERE IT AND SHIP THE CHARACTERS hopefully

If the ship title is wrapped in “*“ it means it’s a canonical ship in the main canon story of said OCs. Also since AUs will be mentioned, if a specific sentence is wrapped with “*“ it means its a specific thing to the canon story and may not be consistent in AUs.

LETS GO

*Terra X Kayla*

My first OC ship so one of the ones closest to my heart. The serious-chivalrous X bubbly-princess kind of ship (Xena/Gabrielle and Lucia/Sumire are good comparisons). Terra sees Kayla as as an innocent woman that needs to be protected *though Kayla in reality is plenty capable of taking care of herself, and may not be as naive/innocent as Terra thinks*. Despite Kayla’s capabilities, Kayla fantasizes being swept off her feet by Terra as if Terra were a prince charming- but quickly learning Terra’s boundaries she does not force those fantasies onto Terra. Do not mistake Kayla’s damsel-esque fantasies to mean she would not protect Terra in return, if Terra is truly threatened Kayla is far scarier *and more powerful* than Terra could ever be.

*A lot of their developing relationship is them realizing that they both have severe scars from major points of their childhoods, that though both coped with it very differently, they are not so different in many regards.*

Kayla is very physically affectionate, at least having body-to-body contact, hand/arm holding, and if able, rubbing her face against her s/o. Terra’s affection is more aloof but shows her affection by wanting to at least be in the same room/space as Kayla, *craft/curate magical items/trinkets with Kayla in mind* and at times when lost in thought/focus sometimes ends up catching herself stimming via twirling Kayla’s hair in her hands. I could nonetheless see Terra potentially caressing Kayla’s face with her hand though less common.

More direct affection between them is show via kunik kisses (rubbing/touching their noses together), less so actual lip to lip kissing though it happens rarely.

Among the ship complexes they are one of the least sexual of the ships, though among the Terra related ships its the one where I could most likely see Terra having sex (despite Terra not being a sexually driven person); being that Kayla is extremely respectful of Terra’s set boundaries and Terra wanting to please Kayla best she can.

*Riivar X Demauria*

*Their relationship starts as an unofficial Royal X Guard relationship, even though it’s purely for the title and not cause Riivar needs protection*. Between Riivar’s very flirty sexually open nature, and Demauria’s tsundere-esque will-not-admit-she-has-high-sexual-drive/attraction nature, this ship is very sexually tense even though a lot of their starting relationship doesn’t even remotely have sex involved (Riivar doesn’t even make any sexual moves on Demauria as she does not want to make Demauria uncomfortable, rather it’s Demauria later on that makes the move).

Demauria sees Riivar as a tall powerful, confident, knows-what-she-wants-in-life person, and eventually seeks to understand how she came to be so *since a lot of Demauria’s character arc is about finding her drive/purpose in life*. Riivar sees Demauria as a small almost-child that needs room/space/resources and love to grow *though later in the story believes she is not the one that can give enough for Demauria as she feels Demauria has outgrown the need for Riivar*.

Riivar is very open and affectionate and is all about pleasing her partner however her s/o wishes, so as such tries to keep Demauria as comfortable as possible, and only pushes Dema out of her comfort zone is she believes it’s something of benefit to Demauria. Demauria in contrast is very closeted in her emotions, and struggles to regulate them; though she likes the affection she is prone to snapping at Riivar, as such she tries to be more aloof to avoid accidentally snapping at Riivar altogether, as she does not want to hurt the very person doing so much for her. It takes a long time for Demauria to open up and better manage some of her more major intense emotions.

Relationship-wise Demauria wants to try to take the lead but is often strongly outshone by Riivar though not intended.

Among the canon ships this is one of the ships I’ve wanted to drop canonization of; being that I struggle to read/predict how the two interact with each other, plus though unintended there is an accidental power dynamic between Riivar/Demauria that I don’t like (some of it is Riivar having more experience, some of it is that *the canon story has Riivar in the position of hero / good summaratin, which puts Dema in almost a child-like position*), despite my attempts to remove/nullify said power dynamic.

*Harriet X Anne*

This ship is relatively new as far as canon ships go and I keep beating around the bush when it comes to Anne (as a character and her motives etc.) so excuse the disservice of how short this may be for them. Chivalrous Prince X Princess, but in contrast to Terra X Kayla, the energy is reversed; Harriet is the more energetic/open “prince��� while Anne is the more aloof “princess”. Probably the ship with the most pining of the 3 canonical ships; Both hold each other with utmost respect.

Harriet puts a lot of effort in treating Anne like a lady when she’s not treating her like a “partner” (non-romantically), which just absolutely squeezes Anne’s heart. A huge arc in their relationship is putting trust that they can help each other in their times of need, being both have a habit if shouldering responsibilities on their individual selves instead of taking the helping hand. I originally was gonna give Harriet a rivalrous energy with Anne at the start of their story, but Anne ended up becoming much much softer/gentler of a character than initially planned, so it became a gentle chivalrous/comradic energy towards instead.

 Harriet X Terra

One of the non-canon ships I think about a lot. I think a lot of it is my enjoyment for seeing Harriet’s feathers getting ruffled by Terra being very attractive in Harriet’s eyes w/o Terra even caring or doing any effort to be so. So yes, the majority of the variations of this ship are rivalrous, whether it is or not really depends Harriet and the context of the AU and how they meet.

In the DnD and MHW AUs for example, Harriet treats/sees Terra in a “broski” sense since they meet each other in a more socially null environment, while most other AUs (and for that matter even in the canon main story where they aren’t a ship) they meet indirectly while in their own social cliches, leading to Harriet to quickly see/treat Terra as a rival/nemesis, due to feeling Terra as a threat to her social/romantic spotlight. It doesn’t help either that Harriet likes to be the center of attention and Terra by no direct fault of her own has a presence that “robs” that of Harriet when the eyes turn to Terra instead.

Terra on the other hand sees Harriet dismissively at the start of their ship/non-ship stories, changing to either “an interesting person” when seeing Harriet’s skills/specialities/morals, or to “a loud nuisance” when Harriet is attempting to instigate competitions/fights with Terra. Later in said ships Terra tends to grow a respect for Harriet even though they don’t entirely play to the same tune.

Interestingly I think they’d both try to get along quicker if they both saw some of the similarities in each other; one being they both will risk their necks to protect other women in their somewhat chivalrous ways, the other being my not-officially-canon-yet-cause-hesitancy is both of them being Autistic (Terra leaning more to the what people expect, while Harriet is not what one would expect- but “how/why my OCs are/should be canonically Autistic, writtern by their creator who is also Autistic” is for a different ramble).

One thing I enjoy is thinking about the point of the ship where Terra may start to open up to Harriet and show her more vulnerable side (either out of long term built trust or out of bad luck / inconvenience if they are earlier yet in the ship) and Harriet being outright disarmed by it. Tbh a lot of this ship is Harriet getting disarmed by Terra in various ways.

 Kayla X Demauria

A ship I initially did not think of till a friend drew fanart of it, but has since become a nice one for me. Kayla’s bubbly friendliness/openness and Demauria’s cold angry/pissyness is a grand contrast. Demauria is a lot more aggressive with Kayla than with  Riivar (whether that being in the “make the first move” sense or actual behaviour) *which is a lil ironic if you learn towards the canon story where Demauria is actually scared of Kayla’s capabilities hidden under the warm smile*.  Despite Dema being the more “aggressive” one I like to think they are on equal grounds as far so “who make the first move” since Kayla is very physically affectionate.

Also while Dema is more closeted with Riivar even when they become a couple, I like to follow my friend’s headcanon that Demauria would be much more physically/sexually open to Kayla than she is in the Riivar ship.

While I don’t have much for ship AUs between the two compared to the others, my one favourite that sometimes comes to my mind is an AU of an AU; the College/roomates AU where they are crushing over Terra and Riivar only to instead fall for each other instead of their crushes during the time they try to pursue them (if you are familiar with the Toradora anime you will sort of know what I mean by that).

 Riivar/Abbey X Harriet

Do I mean Riivar or Abbey or do I mean a poly ship? The Answer is both, also it is categorized together as the results would be very similar whether it’s Riivar, Abbey, or both being together with Harriet. One word; SPICY! While Terra X Harriet is indulgent for me storywise/emotionally, this ship here is tbh is the steamy kind of indulgence and I both apologize and don’t apologize for it.

Harriet has a huge celebrity crush on Riivar (both canonically and in several AUs), and while Harriet never meets Abbey in canon I would like to believe Harriet would be just as weak for Abbey as she is with Riivar. Both Riivar and Abbey would find Harriet absolutely adorable and too fun to tease/please.

Riivar is all about giving her partner comfortable pleasure, while Abbey is more one to be a lil sadistic with her partner(s) liking to bite or give a lil pain to the pleasure if her partner allows. So unsurprisingly such a combo put upon Harriet is quite fun, as she can just crumble into a mess from so much as a pretty girl smiling at her, much less two VERY pretty/beautiful women going ALL-IN as far as seduction/flirtation goes.

As I said, this ship is VERY indulgent even if imo it is one of my shallowest ships.

   Kayla X Kal

 Almost forgot this one when posting but is one I CANNOT IGNORE; a ship between Kayla and my friend Shiro’s OC Kal. THEY’D BE SO CUTE TOGETHER AND IM GLAD SHIRO LOWKEY SHIPS IT TOO. Kal flexing her muscles to flirt with Kayla? Kayla absolutely losing it / swooning cause she is a woman who loves beefy ladies? YES PLEASE. Also Kayla being stronger than she looks catching Kal by surprise is a hella nice bonus too.

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Character Traits Meme: The Ahaszaai Twins

I was tagged by @stratosara​ (thank you!) I shall tag (no pressure, as always, feel free to ignore if you don’t feel like it!) @pauletta-00​ , @commander-kulan​ , @mercurypilgrim​ , @a-muirehen​ and anybody else who feels like doing it!

We’ll start with the Ahaszaai twins (of course, they are my favourites), but I’ll probably do this for a couple others and throw it in the queue too, cause this one is fuuuunn :D

Bold for currently applies, italics for formerly or sometimes applies, strike for never applies (AFAIK, that’s what I’m using anyways XDD)

MANDATORY REMINDER THAT MY FICVERSE IS CANON DIVERGENT BECAUSE THERE��S ALWAYS GONNA BE SOMEONE COMING TO COMMENT “ThAt’S NoT CaNOn!” I KNOW! THAT’S THE POINT XD

SAARAI

[WEALTH ]

$ Financial : wealthy / moderate / poor / in poverty

[Could technically count as “wealthy” but since most of what they make goes right back into the Alliance I’m gonna call it moderate. When she fled to Rishi with Ty, though, they had very little, she was able to make enough doing odd jobs knocking pirates around etc. for them to get by, but it was a little rough.]

✚ Medical: fit / moderate / sickly / disabled / disadvantaged

✪ Class or Caste: upper / middle / working / transient / slave / unsure 

[If Valkorion hadn’t killed most of their family and she’d stayed as the heir to the Sith throne, she would’ve been considered upper class. She’s not sure what to call herself while she and Ty were on Rishi and once she becomes Empress of the Eternal Alliance she’s technically upper class again, but Saarai doesn’t like to consider herself “above” the other Alliance members and prefers to see them as equals with different viewpoints so she’s not going to label herself as “upper” class]

✔ Education: qualified / unqualified / studying / other

[Technically finished training at the Sith Academy, but because she didn’t stay for long after becoming a Lord it doesn’t count. She has plenty of knowledge of the Force though and is always learning new things when she can (though she’s not the smartest, she tries!) so she gets by.]

✖ Criminal Record : yes, for major crimes / yes, for minor crimes / no / classified

[Doesn’t have one, because she ran before it could be traced back to her. If her sister hadn’t taken the fall for her, though, she would’ve suffered the same fate (or worse), for murdering one of Arkous’ apprentices.]

[ FAMILY ]

◒ Children: has a child or children / has no biological children / wants children / has adopted children

[Has a son, Ty. In an ideal world where there was nothing stopping her, she’d want more kids because she loves them. But trust issues and being one of the main figureheads of the Alliance means she doesn’t really have time to be on maternity leave to raise a baby. So she makes do with helping teach the youngsters and/or babysitting her nieces, nephews and grandchildren instead :3]

◑ Relationship with Family: close with sibling(s) / not close with sibling(s) / has no siblings / sibling(s) is deceased

[Saarai only has one sibling, her twin sister Ni’kasi, and they are very close, so close that they have a Force bond, in fact!]

◔ Affiliation: orphaned / adopted / disowned / raised by birth parent(s) / not applicable  

[Father was killed when she was a very young child, she only has vague memories of him. Was raised by her mother for most of her life, till things (which she still blames herself for) caught up to them and her mother was killed too. Though they don’t reunite officially till Iokath, the twins are adopted by their uncle Vowrawn and his husband Abaron after their mother dies.]

[ TRAITS + TENDENCIES ]

♦ extroverted / introverted / in between

[Saarai is careful and guarded (but polite, unless you give her reason not to be) with strangers, but with those she is familiar with she is very vocal and extroverted.]

♦ dis-organised / organised / in between

♦ closed-minded / open-minded / in between

♦ calm / anxious / in between

[Only gets anxious in specific situations, otherwise is generally pretty calm.]

♦ disagreeable / agreeable / in between

♦ cautious / reckless / in between

[cautious in certain very specific situations, but when it comes to the battlefield and protecting her loved ones or allies Saarai is very reckless. She operates under the principal of “if they’re hurting me then they’re not hurting you and I can take more beatings than you can”, much to Lana and Koth’s dismay XD]

♦ patient / impatient / in between

♦ outspoken / reserved / in between

♦ leader / follower / in between

♦ empathetic / unempathetic / in between

♦ optimistic / pessimistic / in between

[Since the trauma in her past, Saarai had to learn the hard lesson that she can’t assume someone isn’t going to try and hurt her, so she tries to be more critical of people, but her first attempt is always to see the good in someone.]

♦ traditional / modern / in between

[Holds more to the old old Sith traditions she learnt from her mother (and the few memories she has of her father), than Valkorion’s Empire’s traditions. Is relatively open-minded about adapting and changing her views, within reason.]

♦ hard-working / lazy / in between

♦ cultured / uncultured  / in between

[Has a generally dignified air most of the time. But on the battlefield or when she gets really angry, she’s fucking feral. She has teeth that can crack bones and she will use them on you if she has to.]

♦ loyal / disloyal / unknown

♦ faithful / unfaithful / unknown

[ SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INCLINATION ]

❤ Sexuality: heterosexual / homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual / other*

[*Polycurious, and strongly woman-leaning, does end up in a closed poly relationship with Lana and Koth mid-way through KOTFE.]

❥ Sex: sex repulsed / sex neutral / sex favourable / naive and clueless

[Had to work through some stuff after her trauma, but has managed to work through (most of) it now through the years and is all for it.]

♥ Romance: romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favourable / naive and/or inexperienced

[Saarai is one of the sappiest romantics you have ever met. If she loves you, she’s not afraid to show it in any way possible: cuddles, kisses, dinner dates, stay-at-home-and-watch-movies dates, random flowers, anything you can possibly think of, if it makes you smile, she’ll do it.]

❣ Sexually: adventurous / experienced / naive / inexperienced / curious

[Absolutely knows what she’s doing (and can certainly give you a good time ;)), but isn’t particularly adventurous.]

⚧ Potential Sexual Partners: male / female / agender / other / none / all

[After her bad experiences with Ty’s father, she’s not comfortable with any sort of intimate contact with men, not even Koth (and she trusts him more than anything - they have it all worked out between the three of them though and everyone’s happy with the way things are). Sticks almost exclusively to women, would probably be okay with fem-presenting people of other genders, but masc-presenting people would worry her.]

⚧ Potential Romantic Partners: male / female / agender / other / none / all

[Heavily female-leaning, but not adamantly against a romantic relationship with a man...it will just take her longer to trust and feel comfortable with them, but as long as they respect the boundaries she sets out (thank you, Koth!), she’s fine!]

[ ABILITIES ]

☠ Combat Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none  

≡ Literacy Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

✍ Artistic Skills : excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

✂ Technical Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

[Do not let her near a computer or explosives, for your own safety, please. Even she will warn you as such and refuse to touch it. She’s not good with them LOL Saarai can do very simple things like plug something into a navcomputer, or scroll through files on a datapad/in an archive but that’s about the limit of what her abilities allow.]

[ HABITS ]

☕ Drinking Alcohol: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess

[Social drinker, but never over the top.]

☁ Smoking: trying to quit / never / sometimes / frequently / to excess

✿ Other Narcotics: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess

✌ Medicinal Drugs: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess

[Assuming this refers to kolto and whatever else they put in the medpacs etc. Then yes. Sometimes if she gets hurt and Lana or her sister isn’t around to fix it for her.]

☻ Indulgent Food: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess

$ Splurge Spending: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess

♣ Gambling: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess

NI’KASI

[WEALTH ]

$ Financial : wealthy / moderate / poor / in poverty

[Formerly a slave with nothing to her name, but since rising the ranks of the Dark Council has made quite a name for herself, even after leaving the Empire to join up with her sister in the Alliance.]

✚ Medical: fit / moderate / sickly / disabled / disadvantaged

[During her time as a slave she was deliberately kept sickly/weak to stop her from fighting back properly or trying to escape, but once she was re-entered into the Korriban Academy and started training she gradually re-built her muscle tone. She’s still less bulky than her sister because of this, but she’s got decent enough muscle by mid-way through her canon storyline.]

✪ Class or Caste: upper / middle / working / transient / slave / unsure

[Like Saarai, would have stayed upper if Valkorion hadn’t happened. Spent almost half a decade in slavery, but gradually worked her way up again to make it back to upper class.]

✔ Education: qualified / unqualified / studying / other

[As a Dark Council member (and eventually Alliance Council Member), Ni’kasi is very much one of the leading authorities in her field. That doesn’t mean she’s stopped studying though, not in the slightest. She’s always looking through the archives to expand her knowledge base so she can use it to help her family and allies.]

✖ Criminal Record : yes, for major crimes / yes, for minor crimes / no / classified

[Was on the books for Tsâhis (Ty’s father)’s murder, though this was wiped after she became high ranked enough within the Empire as she’d earned that much. What no one but their family knows, however, is that though she confessed to the murder, Ni’kasi wasn’t the one who did it. She simply said she was so she could protect her sister and ensure that she could get her nephew, Ty, out of harm’s way (otherwise Ty would’ve had nobody to raise him).]

[ FAMILY ]

◒ Children: has a child or children / has no biological children / wants children / has adopted children

[I haven’t named them yet (or gotten that far in their part of the story), but she has at least two with Andronikos, maybe a third later on down the line. I haven’t made my mind up yet.]

◑ Relationship with Family: close with sibling(s) / not close with sibling(s) / has no siblings / sibling(s) is deceased

[Her only sibling is her twin sister, Saarai. They’re very close and even share a Force bond. There’s nothing in the universe Ni’kasi wouldn’t do for her sister. If Saarai says “jump”, she asks “how high?”.]

◔ Affiliation: orphaned / adopted / disowned / raised by birth parent(s) / not applicable  

[Father was killed when she was a very young child, unlike Saarai, Ni’kasi has very few memories of him. Was raised by her mother for most of her life, till things caught up to them and her mother was killed too. Ni’kasi reunites with their uncle Vowrawn and Abaron much earlier, and they adopt the twins as their own since their mother’s passing.]

[ TRAITS + TENDENCIES ]

♦ extroverted / introverted / in between

♦ dis-organised / organised / in between

♦ closed-minded / open-minded / in between

[Ni’kasi, too, sticks more to the old old Sith ideals taught by her mother, but is far more openly critical of Jedi views. She won’t completely throw them aside but it will take a lot of convincing to get her to come around.]

♦ calm / anxious / in between

♦ disagreeable / agreeable / in between

[Mostly agreeable...but is still not fond of Jedi. Where necessary, she will tolerate them, but she makes it clear that she can’t wait for it to be over when that happens.]

♦ cautious / reckless / in between

[This woman has a back up-back up plan for the back up plan for the back up plan. She thinks through everything before she makes a decision or follows through an action and very rarely reacts on impulse.]

♦ patient / impatient / in between

♦ outspoken / reserved / in between

♦ leader / follower / in between

[Usually a leader and quite bossily so. Except where her sister is involved; she will follow her sister anywhere and listen to any order Saarai gives her, no matter what, because Saarai’s the boss.]

♦ empathetic / unempathetic / in between

[Comes off as unempathetic, but is in fact simply very literal/logical and has a bit of resting bitch face XD.]

♦ optimistic / pessimistic / in between

♦ traditional / modern / in between

♦ hard-working / lazy / in between

♦ cultured / uncultured  / in between

♦ loyal / disloyal / unknown

♦ faithful / unfaithful / unknown

[ SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INCLINATION ]

❤ Sexuality: heterosexual / homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual

❥ Sex: sex repulsed / sex neutral / sex favourable / naive and clueless

[She’s a Sith, it’s like...one of the most important “rules” they teach XD.]

♥ Romance: romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favourable / naive and/or inexperienced

[”Repulsed” is  a strong word, I’d more call it “hesitant”. Ni’kasi is demiromantic, so she needs to know a person well enough before she can actually fall in love with them. When she does, though, and she accepts that that’s what it is, she’s alright with it and comes to enjoy little romantic gestures here and there. Though she and Andronikos are certainly more private about their affections, she prefers it that way (:]

❣ Sexually: adventurous / experienced / naive / inexperienced / curious

[Relatively experienced and open to try new things, within reason. Won’t do anything too crazy.]

⚧ Potential Sexual Partners: male / female / agender / other / none / all

⚧ Potential Romantic Partners: male / female / agender / other / none / all

[Kas is demiromantic, strongly leaning towards men because that’s who she prefers in bed.]

[ ABILITIES ]

☠ Combat Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

[Good on the battlefield, as long as she’s not close-range, her footwork is sloppy and she’s incredibly clumsy, despite being the less bulky between her and her twin, Kas is the one that trips over her own feet while duelling.] 

≡ Literacy Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

✍ Artistic Skills : excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

✂ Technical Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

[ HABITS ]

☕ Drinking Alcohol: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess

[Kas is a lightweight, she can’t hold her liqueour well and gets drunk very easily so she prefers not to drink if it can be helped, but is occasionally persuaded to have a glass or two by Andronikos or some of her other companions.]

☁ Smoking: trying to quit / never / sometimes / frequently / to excess

✿ Other Narcotics: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess

✌ Medicinal Drugs: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess

☻ Indulgent Food: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess

[Didn’t get much of it as a slave, Andronikos likes to surprise her with nice things like chocolate on occasion because her face always lights up when he does (:]

$ Splurge Spending: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess

[Not often, due to coming out of slavery, she understands the value of money and is somewhat picky about what she spends it on, but isn’t above picking up something nice if she knows she can afford to spend on it.]

♣ Gambling: never / sometimes / frequently / to excess

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[Video description] A white woman with dark brown hair down to her chin and black horn rim glasses sits in front of a cream wall with a string of mint drying behind her. She is holding a pillow with a geometric design as she turns on her phone's video camera.

[sigh] Hi, my name is Krystal. I am a disabled queer woman and I am here to have a talk with you today about what it's like being disabled in the United States and trying to keep a job. 

[Transcript Below]

So [sighs] there's some major issues with how we as US citizens and people in general, um, deal with disability and how it relates to the job force and how [thoughtful pause] we are treated as employees. Now the Equal Opportunities, um, Equal Employment Opportunities Act, um, was a major step forward as were similar things such as the, you know, Disability Rights movement, and the Americans with Disabilites Act, and even, you know, the Affordable Care Act. Those have all had positive effects on the Disabled Community as a whole, but there's a lot more that needs to be done. Now, disabilities are not just physical. They can be emotional, or psychological, and they can also be intellectual. That means you could see someone with a wheelchair, or a missing limb, or someone who has Parkinson's Disease, or someone who has dyslexia, or someone who has PTSD, someone who's missing an eye, someone who's deaf, blind, the list goes on, honestly.

For me personally I have been disabled for ohhh well over fifteen years at this point. I have experienced over fifteen years of abuse in my life which has triggered Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, um, DID, um, Anxiety Disorders, Major Reoccurring Depression, I have Trichotillomania, Excoriation Disorder, I also have physical disabilities as well. I have Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome. I also have Chronic Pain and Fatigue, I have hips that don't sit right, and a back that doesn't like sitting straight, and I also have migraines that have gotten to the point where I'm having about a migraine every week or so even with medication. I'm going in for more treatment options with a neurologist to figure out why they're happening. Now, I am a person who would benefit greatly from things like Universal Healthcare, and uh Universal Basic Income because at the end of the day I am a queer woman who is disabled and who is supporting a partner who is totally disabled as much as I can, and even just saying that could cost him his benefits, and that is heinous. We are not married, if disabled people marry and they have benefits they can loose them entirely, legally, within the US as it is today. I have a Bachelor's degree I got from the University of Louisville this spring during COVID and while I am very happy that I have finally achieved something ten years in the making for a lot of reasons it was horrible on my health both mental and physical.

As a student who is independent and was relying entirely on loans aside from very few scholarships that did in no way cover the full cost of tuition. I worked [sigh] a full time job while being a full time student at a call center uh who violated my rights as a disabled person in a number of ways and when I eventually left that job and applied for full time disability benefits, which I was denied, by the way, uhm, [the call center] lied to the SSI department, and said that I had never once filed accomodation letters to them, which is very untrue as I had spoken with an HR Director on multiple occassions, I had emailed them, I had spoken to them on the phone, I had one on ones with supervisors about how the job was affecting my physical health, as well as my emotional and mental health and how it was worsening my disabilities.

I had applied for short term disability, which is something that in the United States, is only offered by certain employers and is something that you have to pay into. There is no short term disability department with the SSI. There is no way for an American citizen currently as it stands to have short term disability to get some of the medical issues under control in the US unless you have already paid into a pool.

Now, some of you might be wondering what about FMLA, the Family Medical Leave Act? I applied for that, and they really don't like you using that for short term disability unless if it's something that was happened at the job or outside. For example, if you undergo an amputation, you might be someone who would qualify for FMLA. But, for me, a person who was just dealing with further issues with my chronic disorders that are never going to go away, um, at this point my issues are so deeply imbeded that I will have to be on medication for the rest of my life to handle my disorders and as with many people, as I age, I am as likely to get more disabilities on top of everything else.

The way that our economy, the way that our healthcare works right now we don't accomodate or help or you know just give disabled people a way to live and work without highly unfair and horrible ways of treating them. I have been gaslit by employers. I have, uh, very highly insinuated that I was lying about issues with my health just so I could go home and "be lazy", or I've been told or implied by coworkers that I was lying about my disabilities and there are all sorts of negative public stigma about people who lie about disorders so they can like get benefits. And, honestly, here's a news flash for you, it's virtually impossible to get full time SSI benefits if you're lying. I have friends who have disorders that can kill them before they turn fifty who are considered not disabled enough to qualify for SSI benefits. And these are people who are dealing with horrible diseases that will kill them or just make it really impossible for them to ever work. Like, physically, mentally, some education, uhm, or not education, intellectual disorders there's no way they're going to be able to hold a full time steady job and you know with the way that our economy works part time jobs don't cut it.

Most people are working two to three jobs because our minimum wage isn't high enough. And if you're disabled you spend so much money on taking care of yourself, and spending days at home, and that's just part of being disabled. I don't like calling off of work. I don't like being drug into my supervisor's office to get you know reprimanded for constantly having to call in or leave early. I don't like inconveniencing my coworkers either because I know that makes it harder on them, but you know what's also harder on them? If I decide to power through a day even when I'm feeling like garbage, and I make more mistakes, I will get less things done, I'll be worse off with my customer interactions, and there are days where I have worked through on ten, twelve, even thirteen hour shifts as a disabled person, and it has absolutely wrecked my health.

I have been working for ten years and I've been a caretaker for even longer, and my ability to perform at a full time job has drastically diminished in just ten years of trying to support myself in the way our current economy works and I've worked in a variety of different jobs. I've done physical labor jobs, I've worked in factories, I've worked in call centers, I've been a barista, I've been a cashier, I have been a bourbon steward, I have worked in healthcare in a variety of fields, and I have worked in library science which is what I'm hoping to get for a- for my- my education goal is I want to be a librarian. I want to be someone who helps people with research and reference work, and helps with their community. I love being engaged with my community. I love helping people. I like going to work. I do genuinely enjoy going to work! But when I have to keep working to a point that would make even a- you know someone who's not disabled overly worked and wreck their health... What do you think that does to those of us who have disabilities? Huh? Cause I can promise you it's a lot worse than you initially think. And the accomodations that they offer at most jobs are a fucking joke. They really are.

Most jobs aren't even accomodating for people in wheelchairs, for people with physical disabilities, and not to mention people who have hearing problems, or who are blind, and don't get me started on psychological problems. We could have an entire separate discussion on that one because the way that workplace cultures work and the way with microaggressions with racism, and all sorts of other factors like homophobia, transphobia, fatphobia, yes that counts, okay, because a lot of disabled people are just big, and you know what a lot of them are also really skinny, because their medical problem might be tied into that in ways that you can't understand either without a medical degree, or without being disabled yourself and having to do research.

Because at the end of the day the people who are most educated about their own disabilities are often the disabled person themselves. Yes doctors are very educated. Yes they know a lot. But you know who also knows a lot about the disorder, the person who's fucking experiencing it. I have friends who have been dismissed by doctors for years. Whose illnesses and issues have been completely mishandled and not at all treated by doctors because they wouldn't fucking listen to their patients. Okay. And, that's not something that we should be proud about as a country.

The way that we treat disabled people is horrible, and that's not even considering the problem with eugenics in this country because there are a number of people who are very interested in the fact of created designer babies, or aborting [disabled] babies, or you know, just throwing disabled people away until they die in a corner so you don't have to think about them. And that's a historical problem with this country and it hasn't gone away. We haven't fixed it. And it's something we need to work on.

But you know what? We're never going to be able to address those harder issues until we address the fact that working and having to hold multiple jobs to live for abled people that's inexcusable. It's even worse when you're disabled.

I can't tell you the number of times I have been almost homeless because my job had fired me because I had to call in too often, or I just had to leave a job because it was horribly wrecking my health. I have played yo-yo with all of my jobs for the past three years after I tried filing for disability, and you know what? They told me no. They told me I'm too young. I can't possibly have the disorders that I have or I'm just not disabled enough.

And you know what? You can be disabled at any age. And that possibility only increases the older that you get.  Because the older you get your systems start failing and you will be disabled at one point in your life. Period. Everyone will experience disability before they die in some way shape or form. So when we talk about disability rights it's not just about me. It's not just about friends of mine who are being killed by our healthcare system, and by our government, and by our economy, every single day. It's also about you. So when I ask you to give a fuck about disabled people and work and listen  to what we're asking you to do this is about you too. Because one day you're going to be in our position, and you know what? It sucks. And no one should have to deal with this.

[Emotional Pause] We need healthcare reform. We need it. Very badly. And when I say that it goes from everything to my own father who has been insulin rationing, and dealing with completely ludicrous insulin prices since before I was born.

It goes to my mother, you know, whose liver shut down because of black mold in a church my father preached at. I watched her slowly die for a year because she refused to go to the hospital because if she did, and she got the care that could have saved her, it would have killed my father because we wouldn't have been able to afford his insulin.

You know, and I'm not the only person, who's had situations like this, there are elderly people all over our nation who are dealing with similar issues all day. There are people who are disabled, there are families of disabled people, who are working to support people. There- Did you know that it's actually illegal for disabled people to marry and keep their benefits? Did you? Because I have a pertner who is disabled and even just saying that could rob him of his benefits.

That's not including issues with disability and, you know, being queer. Because being queer complicates everything. You know I don't say that because it's fun and I get "all the social benefits it brings" as Rosalarian would say because you know what? There really aren't any.

I'm queer because I'm queer. I'm disabled because my body is a pain in the ass, and because I've gone through things that no one ever should have had to go through and it has completely wrecked my mental health.

And I've gotten so much better than I used to be! I used to be so much worse off and put up with stuff that was absolutely wrecking my mental health and physical health because your mental health does a lot of stuff with your physical health that you might not be aware of. [Cat sneezes]

The United States as a nation is literally working itself to death, and that doesn't just affect able bodied people. It affects disabled people a lot worse. And you know what, I like working, but I like living a lot better. [Turns off video]

[psychosistr]

The Jojo Support Squad

For Day 4 of @josuyasuweek​ - CollegeAU/Friends/Summer Job

Summary: Okuyasu’s pleasant afternoon with the rest of the jo-bro’s is interrupted by a surprise stand-user attack! Can he and the other’s fend him off on their own without their Jojo’s around to help?

Notes: So, remember how in the other ones I said that all of these took place in the same modern AU? Well, here’s where it gets more noticeable xD The basic relationship breakdowns are as follows:

Jonathan, Joseph, Johnny, and Jotaro’s grandfathers are all brothers with Jotaro’s grandfather still being Josuke’s dad. Jolyne was found as a toddler by Holly and raised alongside Jotaro as his adopted sister when the Joestar family birthmark was found on her. Jotaro and Jolyne met Josuke when they were all still pretty young and they’ve grown up knowing each other. Giorno’s still part Brando and part Joestar, but at the moment it looks like his father might actually be related to Diego’s father (if not the same person) and his Joestar blood may come from his half-Japanese mother. Gappy (part 8 Josuke) is still a fusion of Josefumi Kujo and a man name Yoshikage Kira, though it’s a different Kira than the one that part 4-Josuke’s group deals with.

Also worth noting is that, in this world, Baron Zeppeli is Caesar’s uncle who is still alive, but that Caesar’s father knew Joseph’s and that’s where part of his grudge originally came from, and Gyro is one of Caesar’s many cousins because the Zeppeli family is just as huge as the Joestars xP Caesar also used to associate with Passione back during his street-thug days and was on good terms with Bucciarati’s group- it’s also where he originally met Speedwagon as their two gangs would travel between England and Italy often and the two have been best friends for years.

Jonathan’s in a poly relationship with Erina and Speedwagon and has been with them for about five years by now following their first fight against DIO. Joseph and Caesar have been “best friends/roommates with benefits” for a couple of years now but only recently started “officially” dating. Jotaro and Kakyoin have been together since their first fight against DIO a year and a half ago. Josuke and Okuyasu just hit their one year anniversary. Giorno and Mista got together shortly after meeting the other Jojo’s. Jolyne is dating both Anasui and Ermes, but the two of them are not dating each other in any way, shape, or form, and often antagonize each other and fight for their equal shares of Jolyne’s attention but she loves them both equally- they’ve been together for a few months by this point. Johnny and Gyro are partners in the local horse-racing challenge league and have also been dating for about half a year by now. Lastly, Gappy and Yasuho just joined the group recently and their relationship is the newest, having only been officially dating for a couple of weeks before meeting the rest of the group.

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“Hey, guys!” Okuyasu waved to the group of people seated at a pair of pushed-together tables outside of a café as he ran up to join them. “Sorry I’m late- got held up at work.”

“You’re always late.” Kakyoin commented while grabbing one of the red macaroons set out on a plate nearby, giving the other Japanese boy a teasing smirk. “At this point, I think we’d be more worried if you were actually on time.”

“ ‘fraid ‘e’s got ya on that one, mate.” Speedwagon chuckled, raising his cup of tea in greeting.

“Yeah, yeah, I know..” Okuyasu sighed and took the empty seat between Mista and Anasui, gratefully taking the plate that Gyro handed him from across the table so he could start grabbing his share of the pastries and finger sandwiches before they were all gone. “So, did I miss anything?”

“Nah, we were just getting started!” Ermes grinned at him from the other side of Anasui. “Caesar spent ten minutes ranting about how Joseph used up all the hot water, again.”

Caesar picked up his espresso cup with an annoyed look on his face. “Well, maybe if that idiot didn’t do it EVERY DAY, I could go a week without complaining about it!”

Everyone at the tables laughed at the look on his face, many of them familiar with this particular rant by now.

After thanking Erina and Yasuho for passing him the French-press and a mug from their end of the tables, Okuyasu fixed himself a cup of coffee. Taking his first sip, he looked from one end of the table to the other at the motley crew seated around him.

On the far left of the table was Speedwagon with Caesar to his right. The two of them were the ones to start this little tradition since they’d known each other the longest, often going out for drinks or meals to hang out. When they both wound up living in the same town again because of Jonathan and Joseph, they made going out a weekly event.

Okuyasu himself was seated one place away from Speedwagon’s left side with Anasui directly to his left, Ermes on the other side of Anasui, and Kakyoin across the table from Anasui. The four of them had been brought into the tradition after winding up in town- Kakyoin and Okuyasu because they were traveling with Jotaro and Josuke respectively, and Anasui and Ermes because they followed Jolyne after being released from the prison ship they’d been transported across the sea on. It had been a casual invitation from Speedwagon, asking if the four of them wanted to tag along for dinner one day at his treat after a particularly rough day.

Directly to Speedwagon’s left on the other side of Okuyasu was Mista, who was busy feeding his stands little bits of a cookie that he broke up for them. They’d run into him one day while on their way to lunch shortly after meeting him and his group. He already knew Caesar and Speedwagon somewhat through Passione, but the rest of them were essentially strangers. After some insistence from his tiny stands and pleading for food, Mista joined them and became a more included member of their little squad.

Directly across the table from Okuyasu, seated between Kakyoin and Caesar, was Caesar’s cousin Gyro. Gyro was one of the newer members of their group, but he’d warmed right up to everyone without much trouble. He was actually the one to insert himself into the group after overhearing that they were going out for drinks one night at Passione’s bar and asking if he could tag along. When he said he was a bit frustrated because of Johnny, they welcomed him into the fold with open arms.

On Kakyoin’s other side seated directly across from Ermes was Yasuho. She had recently overthrown Gyro for the title of newest member, as they’d only met her and Josuke (Gappy, as they tended to call him to avoid confusion with Okuyasu’s own Josuke) a couple of weeks ago. This was actually her first time joining them, having been given the invitation earlier in the week.

Lastly, at the right end of the table between Ermes and Yasuho, was Erina. Erina had been a casual member of their group for a while now, but her schedule was rather hectic and often took her out of town. On the rare occasion that she was in town, however, she was more than happy to join the others and catch up. Seeing as it had been a few weeks since her last opportunity to join them, Erina was the one to choose the venue this time- selecting the quaint café with its wide variety of sweets and drinks.

They were certainly an odd sight, all gathered together outside of the café. A mismatched group of people from different countries, demographics, and social classes, all gathered together for sweets. What was the driving force that compelled these people to come together?

The answer was simple: The Joestars.

Each of them had come to love and cherish a member of the Joestar bloodline with all their heart, ultimately falling in love with them. Their lives had all changed in grand, drastic, and bizarre ways due to their association with the strong and clever Joestars, making their lives even richer and more fulfilling than before.

That being said, the Joestars all had their little quirks that got on their partners’ nerves and they needed a place to vent about it occasionally.

Originally, the get-togethers were just a fun little “we need a break from the Joestar brand of insanity, lets grab a bite to eat” thing the small group did on Sundays (barring any aforementioned insanity popping up). Back when it had just been the six of them, Okuyasu had been the one to joke about how it was like their own marriage-counseling session, with most of the others laughing and agreeing with him (except for Caesar, as he refused to admit that he was actually in love with Joseph for the longest time- thank god that wall finally broke down, the others were getting tired of rolling their eyes all the time). By the time Mista joined the group, the weekly outing had become the unofficial “Jojo-dating-therapy-session” for all of them.

Their group had been nicknamed the J.S.S.- the “Jojo Support Squad”. When asked by their partners and friends whether the name meant they supported their respective Jojo’s or if they needed support for dealing with them, they would all just grin and answer with a vague but emphatic “YES”.

They each still loved their partners, of course- complaining about someone’s more annoying traits doesn’t mean you love them any less. Having an open and understanding environment to jokingly air out your grievances, however, was healthy for all of them. So, to give each of them a break and a way to unwind with others who knew the joy, frustration, and bizarreness that dating a Joestar could bring, each week the group took turns letting someone pick a restaurant or bar for them to meet up in and unwind with good food and/or drinks while they all laughed about their Jojo’s antics.

Finishing off a small tart, Okuyasu tuned back into the conversations around him right as Erina let out a light laugh. “Oh, speaking of birthdays..” She smiled at Speedwagon across the table. “Jonathan got ours confused again.”

Speedwagon rolled his eyes and brought a hand to his head, but the smile on his face was still fond and good-natured. “Is THAT why ‘e suddenly showed up outside the office lookin’ like ‘e’d just run a marathon with a bunch o’ roses in ‘is ‘ands?”

Erina laughed again, bringing one hand to her mouth as she did. “I’m afraid so. He invited me out and said that he had made reservations for a ‘special occasion’. I was confused until I looked at the calendar.” She shook her head with an equally fond smile. “His face turned as red as those roses, but I told him to just make sure he got to see you before midnight!”

“At least ‘e got THAT done right.” Speedwagon chuckled and rolled his eyes. “God, what is that? Three, four years in a row now?”

“Four.” Erina mirrored the action and shook her head again. “You would think he’d remember by now.”

“Are your birthdays close together?” Gyro asked them with a curious raise of his eyebrow.

“Ha!” Speedwagon laughed. “Not even close, mate- got a whole season between us!”

“His is October 16th.” Erina said while gesturing towards Speedwagon with her tea cup before raising it towards herself to take a sip. “Mine is June 10th.”

“Poor Jojo can’t keep the numbers straight in ‘is ‘ead t’ save ‘is life.” Speedwagon grabbed a biscotti from the plate that Caesar passed him before passing it along to Mista. “Says all the ones an’ zeroes get mixed up with the six and ‘e forgets which one’s which.”

“At least he knows the dates.” Ermes frowned, distractedly dunking a donut in her coffee. “We must’ve told Jolyne OUR birthdays a hundred times and she STILL can’t remember them!”

“Oh please,” Anasui sighed in annoyance. “It’s not the end of the world. Jolyne can so many amazing things- overlooking a date here and there isn’t worth getting upset over.”

Ermes gave him a dead-pan look that clearly spoke to her lack of sympathy. “Dude, your birthday’s January 1st. It’s the first day of the year and literally the easiest date to remember. I remember it, and we’re not even dating!”

“……” Anasui hid the fact that he was pouting behind his coffee cup while taking an extra-long avoiding-the-conversation sip.

Okuyasu looked at the pair beside him. “Geez, that must be rough. Can’t relate, though- Josuke knows EVRYONE’S birthdays. It’s like he puts reminders in his phone or something.” He frowned slightly and glanced away. “But he did give me the silent treatment for a week when I forgot his birthday…” He shuddered at the thought of his boyfriend’s “I’m not mad, just disappointed” look that he’d been subjected to the whole time- the punishment only ending when he forcefully dragged the other teen all over town for a make-up date where he treated him to lunch, a movie, and bought him anything he wanted from the stores. His wallet was much lighter after that day, but the forgiving smile and kiss on the cheek he received was well worth it. “I’m never doing that again..” He muttered to himself.

“At least you know when your boyfriend’s birthday is.” Mista sighed while leaning his chin into his hand, an annoyed frown on his face. “I keep asking, but Giorno refuses to tell me- he keeps saying I’d probably break up with him if I found out. What the heck does THAT mean?”

“Maybe it has to do with your superstition.” Caesar suggested after grabbing a finger sandwich from his plate. “And trust me, sometimes it is better NOT to know. Every September, Jojo spends the whole month reminding me as if I’M the one who forgot HIS birthday two years in a row.”

“Good to see you’re not bitter about that one, huh?” Gyro teased his cousin with a cocked brow before shrugging. “Then again, me and Johnny haven’t really been together long enough for that to be a problem yet.”

“I know what you mean..” Yasuho said from her spot on the other end of the table. “We don’t know if Josuke actually has a birthday, and mine hasn’t even happened yet.”

Okuyasu smiled a bit while Erina tried suggesting Yasuho and Gappy pick an official date to celebrate his birthday. It was nice getting to hang out with everyone like this, away from their boyfriends (girlfriend, in Anasui and Ermes’ case) and just unwind for a bit. He still loved spending time with Josuke, of course, but it was nice to have some time apart now and then.

Thinking of the other pompadoured teen gave Okuyasu an idea and he pulled out his phone. After arranging the various little pastries and sweets on his plate to look a bit nicer, Okuyasu snapped a picture of the treats and sent it to Josuke. He didn’t have to wait long to get a reply, grinning and chuckling quietly when he saw the text and replied to it.

Josuke: “Dude, those look SO good! O_O Where’d you guys go today?”

Me: “Café Erina likes called Jo’s Jolt. This stuff s as good as it looks and you cant have any! >:D”

Josuke: “Youre such a jerk lmao XD”

Josuke: “Btw you wanna hit up the arcade later? Heard they just got in that new Treasure Raiders game.”

Me: “Hell yeah! :D That sounds awta;9?;ouz”

Okuyasu’s last text got messed up when Mista suddenly grabbed him and pulled him up out of his chair, his phone briefly falling out of his hands. “Incoming!!” He shouted in warning right before something shot past him and hit the table- its path taking it right through where Okuyasu was just sitting.

The object that hit the table looked like a metal sphere that was blinking with a red light. When the light started blinking faster, rapidly gaining speed and shortening the time between flashes, Caesar’s eyes widened and he quickly jumped up onto the table. “Get down!” He shouted as he swiftly grabbed the sphere, encasing it in a bubble as he moved. “Bubble Barrier!” He then threw the bubble-encased object as high up into the air as he could, where it exploded and burst the bubble around it.

Thanks to his earlier warning, everyone else had ducked down below the table for cover while Caesar himself used another bubble barrier around his own body. Everyone’s respective cover, combined with Caesar’s initial bubble barrier around the explosive, helped to significantly lessen the resulting shockwave.

Okuyasu looked around in alarm after the smoke from the bomb cleared and everyone got to their feet. “What the heck was that?!”

“Ahahahahaha!” A jarring voice laughed from above them, all eyes looking towards the roof of the café beside them. Atop the building was a tall but stocky man whose appearance was hidden by a cloak. “Greetings, comrades of the Joestar family! You picked a bad day to go out on your own!” The man threw off his cloak, revealing a scarred face and buzz-cut black hair on his head and green army fatigues with several medals adorning his body. “I, the Modern Major General, and my stand War Pigs, will put an end to your meddling in Lord Dio’s-!” He ducked just in time to avoid being hit in the head by two separate shots, having to jump to the other side of the roof to avoid one of the shots ricocheting back towards him after abruptly turning mid-air. “Hey! I wasn’t finished yet!”

Down on the ground, Speedwagon and Mista both stood with their guns drawn and aimed at the Modern Major General. Once one of Mista’s stands flew back down to him to join the others floating behind him, he glanced towards Speedwagon while keeping his gun trained on their enemy. “That bomb didn’t come from him- Cinque saw it fired from a few feet behind us. He’s either got back up or his stand’s got a longer range.”

The Modern Major General smirked down at them. “Right on both counts, maggot.” He pulled out a whistle from a pocket on his uniform and blew into it. “Troops! Fall in!”

At his command, nearly every person walking on the streets or in the nearby buildings, minus the café itself, suddenly stopped and fell limp as if they’d had some invisible strings cut from their bodies. Then, all at once, they turned to face the group at the café and marched forward in unison- forming a perimeter around them consisting of a small army’s worth of people. Their eyes were hollow and lifeless and their skin looked waxy and pale, as if they had already passed on from this world and were now nothing more than puppets.

At another blow into his whistle, a stand appeared behind the soldier on the roof. It looked like a humanoid boar creature with one of its tusks broken off, a scarred eye, and was covered in camouflage gear- including a classic green helmet on its head and black war paint under its eyes. The stand raised one of its hands into the air and formed a fist, similar helmets to its own appearing on the people around the group to give them the façade of an actual militarized unit. When it moved its hand into a salute, various weapons ranging from close-quarter combat knives to military-grade firearms appeared in their hands.

Realizing what was about to happen, Yasuho was surprisingly the first one to act. She picked up the chair that she had been seated in a minute ago and threw it right into the nearby window of the café with a shout. “Take cover!!!”

The group quickly did such and rushed into the shop through the busted window since it was closer than the door, getting inside and hitting the floor just in time to avoid the barrage of bullets that would have hit them. While they themselves had been lucky enough to avoid the assault, a few of the café’s employees and indoor-patrons had gotten caught in the cross-fire, resulting in bullet wounds and cuts from the breaking glass that accompanied the blasts.

Speedwagon looked to the injured people with a worried frown. “This isn’t good. They’ve got us pinned AND outnumbered- we need a plan.” He turned to Erina and Yasuho. “Erina, get everyone behind the counter an’ get ‘em patched up. Yasuho, give ‘er some ‘elp.” He looked at Okuyasu, Anasui, Ermes, Gyro, and Caesar. “You lot try t’ find a way up t’ the roof and put that bastard in ‘is place. If ya take ‘im out, the soldiers’ll drop like flies.” Lastly, he turned to Kakyoin and Mista. “You two are with me. We’re gonna lay down some cover fire and make sure those buggers don’t get in. Got it?”

Once everyone gave a nod of understanding, they each rushed to their assigned tasks.

Erina and Yasuho got to work on moving the injured customers and employees behind the register counter and display cases, Yasuho calling out her stand and using it to help drag anyone who was unconscious. After they got everyone to a relatively safe spot, Yasuho pulled out her phone and looked at Paisley Park.

“We’re going to need some help here.” When her stand nodded and held a hand out towards the phone, the screen lit up with two choices. Yasuho looked to Erina, who was busy checking everyone’s injuries. “Which would be better? Alcohol or numbing gel?”

“The alcohol.” Erina answered while using some paper towels from behind the counter to wipe up someone’s blood. “It will hurt more, but we need to keep these wounds from getting infected.”

“Got it.” Yasuho said while tapping the bottle of rubbing alcohol on her screen, the bottle emerging from the phone with the help of her stand and materializing in the real world. She continued to use her stand’s ability to get items for Erina, the latter using the acquired supplies to treat the wounds of the injured civilians to the best of her ability.

As they worked to treat the wounded, Speedwagon, Mista, and Kakyoin each took up a position at one of the windows to fire at the advancing army. Their efforts seemed in vain, though, as the enemy just kept going no matter how they shot their arms or legs.

“Emerald Splash!!” Kakyoin called out the signature attack of his stand as a wide arc of emeralds were launched at the undead soldiers. The sound of a door being kicked open nearby caught his attention, causing him to turn towards the kitchen where a few of the soldiers were trying to get in. “!!”

Before he had a chance to react, a metallic object flew past his eyes and sliced the heads off of the soldiers. With their heads damaged, the helmets fell off to reveal glowing bullet holes and the bodies finally fell limply to the ground.

“The ‘eads!” Speedwagon called to the other two while catching his hat when it spun back around in his direction. “Aim for the ‘eads an’ knock their ‘elmets clean off!”

“On it!” Mista said while doing just that- firing six shots with each bullet guided by one of his stands to hit the green helmets and send them flying off, resulting in each person hit falling to the ground.

Using the hole that the others made for them in the advancing horde, Okuyasu’s group ran out into the fray and started fighting off any of the close-range soldiers that tried to attack with their knives.

“Caesar!” Gyro called after knocking back a pair of enemies with his steel balls. “Diamo a questi bastardi uno speciale per la famiglia Zeppeli!”

Caesar looked at his cousin with a smirk. “Con piacere.”

The shorter haired Zeppeli then took in a deep hamon breath and began to shape a large bubble. Once it was big enough, Gyro reached over and touched the surprisingly strong soapy film of the bubble and moved it, channeling the power of the spin into the bubble’s rotation. Within seconds the bubble was glowing and crackling with two similar yet different wave-lengths of energy from the hamon and spin that were powering it up.

When the bubble was ready, the two Italians launched it forward at the same time. The super bubble proceeded to ricochet around the battlefield like a pinball, bowling over any enemies in its path while always managing to avoid running into anyone from their own group. The chaos it caused help to further clear their path around to the side of the building where they could get to the roof with a bit more ease and be out of the line of fire.

Just before they rounded the corner, though, Okuyasu heard the familiar tune of the song “Great Days” being sung in his boyfriend’s voice and instantly recognized the ringtone. “Oh, shit!” He summoned The Hand and spotted his phone back by the now knocked over tables. As soon as he saw an opening, he used his stand’s powers to swipe away the space between him and his phone, drawing the small object closer and catching it. “Gotcha!” He looked at the screen and, sure enough, there was Josuke’s picture with his caller ID, along with a list of messages and one or two other missed calls on the list. Feeling bad for making the other boy worry about him, Okuyasu quickly answered the call and brought the phone to his ear. “Hey, Josuke.”

“There you are! Dude, you had me freakin’ out over here!” Josuke let out a relieved sigh. “That last text was weird- everything okay?”

“Yeah, sorry about that.” Okuyasu frowned slightly while using The Hand to make the heads of some nearby soldiers that tried to follow them disappear, working in tandem with Gyro and Caesar to keep the enemies from cornering them. “I kinda dropped the phone when Mista grabbed me, and then there was the explosion, and I left my phone at the table when we had to duck inside-”

“Woah, woah, back up!” Josuke interrupted him. “What the heck’s going on over there?!”

“Oh, right.” Okuyasu smacked himself in the forehead for forgetting the important part. “We’re sort of fighting off this weird stand user that works for Dio. He’s got a bunch of zombie people in helmets with guns and junk, so we’re gonna climb up to the roof and kick his ass.”

“What?!” Josuke didn’t sound very relieved after hearing his answer. “Are you okay?! Do you guys need back up?!”

“Uhhh..one sec, lemme check.” Okuyasu held the phone away from his head while looking at Anasui and Ermes. “Hey, Josuke wants to know if we need back up!” He called over to them.

The pair of ex-convicts were busy creating a pathway to the roof by placing Kiss’s stickers on Diver Down’s limbs so that it could phase into the wall of the building and give them multiple points to climb on by leaving its limbs sticking out.

“Nah, we’re good!” Ermes called back to him while using her stand to grab onto one of the limbs and pull herself up.

“Okay!” Okuyasu went to bring the phone back to his head. “Yeah, I think we’re-” Before he could finish his reply, a bullet whizzed past his head and hit his phone. It probably would have hit him as well if Caesar and Gyro didn’t suddenly pull him back. “?!!” Okuyasu looked at the shattered remains of his phone with wide eyes and a slack jaw of disbelief. “Hey, not cool, man!” His expression quickly turned into an angry scowl when he looked around for the source of the gun shot. He eventually spotted the culprit several feet away with a sniper rifle in its hands. “Get over here, you asshole!” He shouted, using The Hand to drag the soldier right up to him so he could punch it in the face and knock its helmet off himself. “Great, now Josuke’s gonna freak out!”

“Sorry, amico mio.” Gyro gave him a sympathetic pat on the shoulder, but the look on his face spoke of mischief. “But I know ONE thing that will make you feel better.” He pointed to the roof where Anasui and Ermes were just climbing over the edge. “Go on- we’ll cover you from down here.”

Okuyasu smirked and headed towards Diver Down while cracking his knuckles. “Yeah, that should help.” Similar to Ermes, he used his stand to grab on to each of Diver Down’s limbs and climb up to the roof.

Joining the others on the roof, he saw them battling against the Modern Major General and War Pigs with the stand putting up a surprisingly effective defense against Kiss’s assault. “Did you think I would be taken down that easily?” He taunted when his stand managed to dodge one of Kiss’s strikes and tossed her aside.

“Woah!” Ermes nearly lost her balance when she felt her stand being thrown, but Anasui steadied her while Okuyasu’s stand caught Kiss. “The guy’s got a decent stand, I’ll give him that..”

“Decent, maybe.” Anasui said once Ermes was on her feet again. “But we’ve dealt with worse.” He looked at the Modern Major General and his own stand rose up through the floor behind him. “Diver Down!” His stand lived up to its name and dove at the enemy, two of its multiplied fists raised as it struck.

The Modern Major General avoided the attack by jumping back out of the way, but the stand still hit the floor where he’d been standing. “Ha! Slow attacks like that are no match for my highly trained, combat-honed reflexes!”

“…….” Instead of responding verbally, Anasui just continued to have Diver Down attempt to strike the general, settling for hitting the roof whenever the stand missed.

Looking at the way the stand kept hitting the roof with its multiplied limbs, Ermes seemed to figure out what was going on. “Oh boy..this is gonna be big!” She backed away to edge of the roof quickly, keeping an eye on the fight happening a few feet away.

Before he could ask what was going on, Okuyasu saw Anasui smirk and got the feeling that he should back up too. “?!” Seeing the smirk increase, Okuyasu jumped back to the edge- apparently doing so just in time.

The Modern Major General avoided another punch and grinned. “Are you even trying? I could do this all da-!” Not being given a chance to finish his taunt, a copy of two of Diver Down’s fists suddenly shot up from the ground he landed on and knocked him into the air. “?!” When he fell onto another part of the roof, a pair of Diver Down’s legs shot up and kicked him back into the air. The pattern continued, a pair of fists or feet rising up out of the roof no matter where he seemed to land- effectively floating him from one side of the roof to the other.

“Did you really think I’d be sloppy enough to miss THAT many times?” Anasui said while watching his enemy get knocked back into the air repeatedly. “I was storing Diver Down’s energy all over this roof, waiting for you to lower your guard at just the right moment.”

As he fell back towards the roof again, the Modern Major General finally got his bearings and his stand appeared in front of him. “War Pigs!” A missile launcher appeared in the stand’s hands and it blasted the area of the roof its users was about to land on, the force driving him to the edge of the roof and clear of the trapped areas. “D..Damn you..I’m not going to fall for a trap like that again..!”

Okuyasu looked at the large amount of space between them and the general with a scowl. He REALLY wanted a piece of the action, too. Then, glancing at Ermes, he got an idea. “Hey, can I borrow a sticker?”

Ermes looked at him curiously. “Huh? For what?”

Okuyasu smirked and summoned The Hand in front of her with its right arm raised. “For THIS.”

Ermes grinned, getting the gist of what he wanted. “Ha! Sure, this oughta be fun!”

On the other side of the roof, the Modern Major General had his stand aim its missile launcher at Anasui. “Your stand has a limit to its range, so all I have to do is blow you away from over here and-!” Once again, he was interrupted- this time by a strong pulling sensation. “What?!” He was yanked forward across the roof, triggering multiple stored-energy points along the way and getting hit by every single fist and leg he came across.

Okuyasu looked down at him when the other stand user stopped right in front of him, cracking his knuckles. His stand stood behind him with two versions of its right hand still extended. “You know..I was having a pretty good day before YOU showed up..now my phone’s trashed, I’m pissed off, and I never even got to finish eating!” He glared at the man while pulling him up to his feet. “But you wanna know what REALLY pissed me off?” He curled his free hand into a fist. “You made me hang up on my boyfriend and freak him out, you asshole!!” He punched the general and sent him flying across the roof, setting off a few more of the stored energy points.

When he tried to get back up, Okuyasu used The Hand’s power to force him back over by deleting the empty space in front of him- the extra limb giving him more control of the area that was affected by his power and allowing him to jerk the general in various directions. At one point he got the general close enough to Ermes that she was able to punch him with Kiss and send him flying over to Anasui, who repeated the motion with Diver Down. The three stand users formed a triangle of punishment, the enemy stand user being pulled and punched across the roof and hitting all sorts of stored points along the way.

Finally, with the enemy barely conscious, Okuyasu punched him clear off the roof with his stand’s other hand, sending him sprawling down on the ground below in an unconscious heap.

With their commanding officer down, the horde of undead soldiers began to lose the unity of their previous attacks and just fired about aimlessly. The trio inside of the building, as well as the pair on the ground outside of it, took advantage of the loss in control and proceeded to thin out the ranks significantly.

Inside of the building, Yasuho looked to the windows with a relieved sigh. “Looks like they got him.”

“That’s a relief.” Erina sighed as well, finishing the last of her emergency first-aid on the civilians.

Yasuho was about to comment about the fight going on around them, when Paisley Park made another choice come up on her phone. “Huh?” Yasuho looked at the two weapons displayed on the screen in confusion. “A gun or a Taser? Why would we need these?”

Erina looked at the phone’s screen with a worried frown. “…….” After a moment, she spoke quietly. “Choose the gun.”

Yasuho looked at the blond woman curiously while tapping the picture. “But, I don’t know how to use it.” She said as she took the revolver produced by her stand’s ability.

“I know..” Erina looked back out the window at their allies fighting off the remnants of the undead army. “But I have a feeling we’ll need it..”

Without War Pigs giving them commands, the rest of the soldiers were dispatched fairly easily after a while- especially after the roof trio joined the fight in earnest on the ground. Finishing off the last of them, Okuyasu looked around for where he’d sent the Modern Major General flying earlier. “Did you guys see where that jerk landed?”

Ermes and Anasui shook their heads as they aided him in his attempt to find their enemy. Speedwagon and the others exited the building to aid in the search, leaving Yasuho and Erina inside to look after the wounded.

Kakyoin looked around with a serious frown on his face. “This isn’t good. I’ll set up a perimeter with Hierophant Green and see if we can spot him.”

Just as the stand was starting to unravel itself, they all heard a startled scream from within the building and turned towards it. “!!!!!”

They saw the Modern Major General standing behind the shattered window, looking bloodied and bruised, with a dark scowl on his face as he held Erina’s arms behind her back. Beside him, his stand had a similar hold on Yasuho with one hand and a desert eagle held against her head with the other hand. The general glared at them as he and his stand stepped out of the building with their hostages. “Alright…none of you move or the ladies here get it.” To show he was serious, he had his stand press the barrel of its gun harder against Yasuho’s head. “Now drop your weapons and call off your stands!”

Not wanting to risk their friends’ lives, everyone did as they were told. The stand users all had their stands retreat for the moment while Mista and Speedwagon set their guns on the ground, Gyro doing the same with his steel balls. At a gesture from the general, they kicked their weapons towards him and out of their reach.

Speedwagon, however, kept his hat on, silently making plans when the general didn’t comment on it. “Alright…ya got what ya wanted, now let ‘em go!” As he spoke, he moved one of his hands behind himself where Kakyoin and Okuyasu, who were standing behind him, could see it. He made two motions with his hand- one grabbing gesture, and one where he brought his fingers together and split them apart slowly.

The boys got the idea and Kakyoin acted first, silently summoning his stand in its unraveled form and spreading the tendrils of it along the ground so that they slowly snaked their way towards the general. As he did so, Okuyasu had The Hand’s right hand super-imposed over his own from where it was hidden behind his back, waiting for his cue.

“Let them go? Ha!” The Modern Major General smirked at them. “Oh no, I’ve got plans for them- for ALL of you.” He looked at his stand with the gun in its hand. “You see, losing a few soldiers here and there means nothing to me. My War Pigs can conscript anyone into my army with a single shot to the head.” He looked back at the others with a malicious grin. “That is why Lord Dio sent ME to get rid of you. Soon, you will all become soldiers for my army- an army that will take down the Joestars! Just imagining the look on their faces when their closest allies come to kill them, being forced to fight those who once fought so hard for them, and then being finished off by those same allies- oh, I can hardly wait to see it!”

Kakyoin spoke calmly, the strands of his stand getting close to the enemy, unseen so far. “A twisted plan, indeed- one we’ve come to expect from Dio and his minions.”

“Not a bad plan, really.” Mista commented, the rest of the group having noticed what was happening by now.

“But you left one thing out, amico.” Gyro said with a quiet chuckle, looking amused.

“Si, something VERY important.” Caesar’s expression matched his cousin��s perfectly.

“Oh yeah?” The Modern Major General asked while eyeing them suspiciously. “And what would that be?”

“US!” Okuyasu said, finally revealing his hand and swiping it through the air.

“!!” War Pigs was about to shoot Yasuho, but the green tendrils of Kakyoin’s own stand rose out of the ground and pried its arms away from her, allowing her to be pulled forward by Okuyasu’s stand.

Once she’d gotten her bearings and stood among the others, Yasuho pulled the gun her stand had given her earlier out from under the hem of her shirt and handed it to Mista. “Here, I think you’ll get more use out of this than I would.”

Mista took the gun and opened it up so his stands could get in alongside the bullets. “Thanks, I’ll put it to good use.”

“Why, you-!” The Modern Major general’s face contorted into an enraged snarl as he gripped Erina tighter. “I warned you! Now-!” This time the one to interrupt him was Erina, who did so by suddenly slamming her head back into her captor’s nose while simultaneously stomping on his foot with her high-heeled shoe. “!!!!”

Erina quickly slipped out of the hold while he was in pain and ducked. “Now, Robert!”

“Right, love!” Speedwagon called back to her while taking his hat and throwing it at their enemy. The deadly clothing easily sailed over Erina’s head and sliced right across her assailant’s eyes before flying back towards him.

“AAAAAH!!! My eyes!!” The general screamed in pain, futilely bringing his hands up to hold his bleeding pupils.

Unable to see them coming, everyone in the group got into position around the general.

“Your plan wasn’t bad, mate.” Speedwagon began, twirling his hat idly on the tip of one finger. “But ya forgot one VERY important thing.” He slashed the backs of the general’s hands with his hat and tripped him, sending him towards Caesar.

“Si, you forgot about US.” Caesar summoned a small volley of his hamon-infused bubbles that crashed into the man and sent him towards Anasui and Ermes.

“We’re not that easy to take down!” Ermes used her stand to hold the general in place.

“And we don’t like people threatening our partners.” Anasui said with a dark, deadly tone to his voice right before Diver Down punched the man- the stand’s fist hitting twice due to the energy it stored in the spot it struck and sending him flying towards Yasuho and Erina.

“So don’t try anything with us around!” Yasuho took the broken chair that Erina handed her and gave it to her stand, Paisley Park smashing the chair over the enemy’s head to send him towards Gyro.

“Actually, don’t try anything AT ALL.” Gyro warned, channeling some spin energy into his fist to knock the general high up into the air.

“That’s right- it’s still a death sentence.” Mista aimed the gun Yasuho gave him at the general and fired every single shot at him, Sex Pistols passing the bullets around to make sure they all hit in the most painful spots possible.

“Because if you want to hurt the Joestars-” Kakyoin began, Hierophant Green sending out a blast of emeralds that battered and pierced the general further.

“Then you gotta go through US!!” Okuyasu finished Kakyoin’s threat, summoning The Hand and using his stand to shorten the space between the general and the ground- causing him to slam right into the group below where every member of their squad had their stand’s and/or their own hands raised into fists to punch him when he landed.

The Modern Major General was soundly knocked out from the force of the impact, his body falling in a bloody heap on the ground- this time being most likely the last for the time being.

When the adrenaline wore off and the metaphorical dust settled, Okuyasu and the others realized that they felt like they were being watched. They turned around to see who was watching them and found their various Jojo’s standing a few feet away. Every single one of them were staring with a look that was, for lack of a better term, star struck.

While their partners’ looks were adorable and endearing, someone had to break the silent trance they were all in. So, Speedwagon took it upon himself to do so, walking over to Jonathan.

“Enjoyin’ the show there, love?” He asked with a teasing smile.

“Huh? O-Oh!” Jonathan snapped out of his fond gazing and a slight flush appeared on his cheeks and the tips of his ears. “My apologies! I-I just, that is, we thought-!”

Erina giggled and joined Speedwagon in front of Jonathan, reaching up to playfully tap the tip of his nose with her finger. “It seems you left him speechless, Robert. Whatever shall we do?”

“Oh, ‘e probably jus’ wants a cute nurse or two t’ take care o’ ‘im!” Speedwagon laughed, winking at Jonathan. “ ‘e’s kinda cute like that, though.”

Jonathan let out an exasperated huff and wrapped his arms around both of his partners. “You may tease me all you want, I’m just glad you’re safe.”

Nearby, Joseph folded his arms and shrugged his shoulders when Caesar walked over to him. “I don’t get why we had to rush over here. I TOLD them you’d be fine.”

Caesar cocked one brow with a knowing smirk, leaning in close to Joseph to unnerve him. “Oh? So you didn’t panic when you heard I was fighting without you again?”

“Oh no, he was screaming about it the whole time.” Johnny commented as he passed by in his wheelchair. He ignored the way Joseph blushed and shouted names like “traitor” at him, as well as Caesar’s following laughter, as he made his way over to Gyro. “I knew you’d be okay, though.”

Gyro chuckled and ruffled Johnny’s hair affectionately. “Good to know you’ve got so much faith in me.” He grinned when he saw the small smile on Johnny’s face that he tried to hide by looking away, prompting him to lean down and give him a kiss on his forehead.

Off beside them, Jolyne smiled at Anasui and Ermes. “That was great- I came in around the end where you beat the heck out of that guy.” She looked between the two of them with a teasing smile. “It’s good to see you two getting along like that for a change.”

Ermes and Anasui looked at each other for a moment before Ermes laughed. “Us? Getting along? Yeah, right!”

Anasui huffed and rolled his eyes. “Unlikely.”

Despite their words, they glanced at each other with an amicable smile- one that Jolyne definitely caught. “Uh huh, suuuuuure.” She said sarcastically before slipping between them and putting one arm around each of their shoulders, giving her boyfriend and her girlfriend each a quick peck on the cheek.

Not too far away behind them, Giorno was being swarmed by Sex Pistols and their barrage of comments “Did you see us, Giorno?!” “We were cool, right?!” “Mista sure got angry!” “It’s because that meanie said he was gonna hurt Giorno..” “Well, we wouldn’t let that happen!” “Yeah! We’d help protect you, Giorno!”

Giorno gave the stands a small, fond smile. “Thank you- I feel safer already.” He gave one of the tiny stands a light pat on the head with the tip of his finger, but his eyes were locked on the stand’s user, giving him a look of gratitude that made Mista blush and avert his gaze elsewhere with an innocent whistle- pretending he didn’t hear what his stands just said (or that he could feel it when Giorno patted them in appreciation).

“So..” Kakyoin began, eyeing Jotaro with a mildly amused smile once he’d made his way over to him nearby. “Were you worried?”

“……” Jotaro looked at him quietly for a moment before pulling his hat down over his eyes. “Hmph, yare yare daze. Figured you’d be fine..Josuke just panicked and made us rush over..”

Kakyoin tilted his head, leaning sideways slightly so he could see under the brim of his boyfriend’s iconic hat. “Oh? You weren’t worried at all?”

“Of course not.” Jotaro turned his head away, but Kakyoin caught the way the corner of his mouth lifted slightly as he spoke. “You wouldn’t be my partner if I thought you couldn’t handle yourself.”

While Kakyoin smiled more at the other teen’s words, Gappy ran past them over to Yasuho and looked her over with a concerned frown on his face. “You’re okay, right? He didn’t hurt you?”

Yasuho laughed lightly and waved off her boyfriend’s concern. “I’m fine, Josuke. It wasn’t anything we couldn’t-” She blushed slightly when her boyfriend suddenly took her hand, holding it with a relieved smile on his face.

“Good…” He looked her in the eyes, smiling more. “I don’t know what I’d do without you..”

“Aw, Josuke..” She smiled back at him, squeezing his hand gently. “You’re getting so sappy- it’s weird.” They both laughed at that one, sharing the sentiment whole-heartedly.

Okuyasu looked through the crowd and spotted his own boyfriend still standing back where the Joestar group had started. Making his way over to him, Okuyasu gave Josuke an apologetic frown and rubbed at the back of his neck nervously. “Hey, Josuke..look, I’m sorry about earlier, but one of those creepy zombie-things shot my phone and I-” He was cut off mid-apology by a pair of lips firmly crashing into his own and strong arms wrapping around his waist. “?!” After taking a moment to regain his senses, Okuyasu returned the kiss as he always did.

He was (pleasantly) surprised by the amount of love and passion he could feel in the heated kiss, gasping slightly when he was dipped backwards for a moment and even feeling Josuke’s tongue slip into his mouth. By the time it was over and he was brought upright again, Okuyasu was (pleasantly) dazed with a huge grin on his face.

“That,” Josuke said, still keeping his arms locked tight around Okuyasu. “Was the hottest thing I have EVER seen.” He peppered Okuyasu’s face with kisses between each word he spoke. “You were so cool, babe. God, I just love you so much..”

Okuyasu grinned more from the praise and affection, wrapping his own arms around Josuke’s shoulders. “Hey, we’re the ‘Jojo Support Squad’, remember? Gotta be ready to support our Jojo’s, right?”

Everyone in the squad agreed, that’s what the Jojo Support Squad was for- supporting each other in airing out their mild complaints, but, ultimately, it was for supporting their beloved Jojo’s whenever they needed them.

End Notes: *collapses after posting this at 2:30 AM* Ugggh, I got over ambitious with this one @_@ It ended up WAY longer than I thought, but I didn’t have the strength of will to cut it. The next two will be shorter because of this, but I’m okay with that right now xP

Also, the Modern Major General is an OC I made together with my cousin. My cousin’s in the army and is a huge Jojo nerd, so one day we talked about what we’d be like as Jojo characters and we created this OC based off of the idea of him being a bad guy. I chose the character name because I’m a musical theater geek, and he came up with the concept for the stand because War Pigs, ironically, has been his favorite song for years (we used to guitar hero battle each other with that one all the time as kids x3). Overall, the idea of the character was to line up with the song War Pigs in that he liked to control others and could talk a big game, but, without his soldiers to send in to battle for him, he becomes pretty useless and death rightfully and swiftly comes for him.

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So I’ve been thinking about Polyamory lately...

I started watching this show called Siren where this couple meets a mermaid and all three of them slowly start falling in love with each other and this is my first exposure to polyamorous representation and I think it’s a great triad relationship the writers have going here to explain the more complex emotions involved in a polyamorous relationship.

If anyone gets bored gong through this or knows you’re in for a long post as least know that this is the main idea of this post before scrolling past it: The best kind of love is a healthy tender relationship to people you can trust and who love you unconditionally. 

Now I’m not poly myself, I don’t know what I am to be honest, so I don’t know what’s all involved. I’ve done research and I know that there are many different types of polyamory for it to just be whittled down to one example but what really strikes me and fascinates me about the polyamorous relationship depicted in Siren is the deep love and commitment each of the partners have with each other. 

In the past I’ve joked about polyamory in the sense “haha let’s just forget this bogus love triangle and have everyone just get together” and after hearing other people’s stories and learning about their relationships I know there’s a lot more to it than just saying “screw it, let everyone just have sex!”

So I’ve put together a list of other possible areas where other writers could have gone this way. Because representation is important and love triangles have become an extremely cliché and toxic trope in television and movies to the point I don’t think writers really know what a healthy relationship between partners looks like anymore. 

I got a lot of these from Triad of the Day but I just wanted to explain more in depth why I think these characters would be so good together

1. Veronica Lodge and Cheryl Blossom and Betty Cooper

So I’ve got to admit, I don’t actually watch Riverdale and this is probably a bad example to start with because my reasoning for these three being a triad is: just look at them. They’re obviously in love. And they can all still have their men on the side if that’s what they want but from what I’ve seen of gifs and on other people’s blogs, there is a strong feminine power here that transcends just being friends/frenemies/whatever. 

2. Harley Quinn and Catwoman and Poison Ivy a.k.a The Gotham City Sirens

Harley and Poison Ivy are already renown for their amazing sapphic relationship but I feel like Catwoman is a good addition to their love because of how often she gets snubbed by Batman (a man she clearly has feelings for a who has feelings for her) for embracing her darker side. Harley, more than anyone, understands being sidelined and downright abused by someone you care about and I think Poison Ivy would praise Selina for embracing the side of her that come more naturally. Harley and Poison Ivy already have a great and more or less healthy (as healthy as trauma inflicted villains can be) and Selina could really use some of that love in her life. 

This is also probably my inspiration for the whole Veronica/Cheryl/Betty triad I have above. 

3.  Kathy and Don and Cosmo

Again, so I haven’t really seen this movie in its entirety yet (just bits and pieces) but I’ve seen enough to know they were all just meant to be together. Especially in the “Good Morning” number where they talk about “danced the whole night through”. Like what is better than one person finding two other people they can laugh and have fun together until dawn? This just seems super figured out to me.

4. Miles O'brien and Keiko O'brien and Kira Nerys

This is one where I think things get a little complicated for so many reasons. For starters it’s a great example how a polytriad relationship works when children are involved. For those who aren’t familiar with Star Trek: Deep Space 9, the story between these three are that Miles and Keiko have been married ever since they were on Star Trek: The Next Generation. They even have a daughter who is about four when the couple are expecting their next baby. Due to a transporter malfunction Kira is accidentally impregnated with Keiko’s baby. This was the writers’ way of explaining Kira’s actress, Nana Visitor’s, own pregnancy (coincidently with other co-star, Alexander Siddig, but that’s a whole other story). 

Anyways, once Kira is unexpectedly carrying the O’Brien’s child she moves in with them so that they can still experience the pregnancy and become closer to their new surrogate. As a result Kira also becomes closer to the O’Brien’s and their daughter Molly. The birth of Kirayoshi is a really touching episode and it’s obvious that Kira has become extremely attached to the baby. After the birth the O’Briens make Kira Kirayoshi’s godmother (and also kind of name him after her) and she becomes a part of the family, like an aunt.

The only reason this gets complicated is because of Kira’s work relationship with Miles. While Kira and Keiko become super close and it could easily have turned into something romantic there’s not a lot of that bonding going on with Miles. And I know there are relationships where person A (Kieko) has a strong relationship with persons B (Miles) and C (Kira) but persons B and C aren’t as close, but my main objective in putting these characters together is to form a perfect triad where everyone loves and is loved equally. The writers could have also easily done this by having Kira and Miles bond more emotionally rather than professionally but they didn’t so we don’t get to see what that would have looked like except in fanfiction. 

5. Elphaba and Galinda and Fiyero

Like I think a majority of the fans of Wicked agree that these three were all in love one way or the other. Some ship Glinda and Elphaba, Glinda shipped herself with Fiyero, and the mainstream is that Elphaba and Fiyero utlimately belonged together. And while the musical puts a heavy emphasis on the “friendship” between Glinda and Elphaba, anyone who ever watches “For Good” can tell you that their relationship was way deeper than your average best friends or sisters for that matter. Not to mention in “One Short Day” the two fo them make a point of saying “we’re just two friends” “two good friends” “two best friends”. The whole “just friends” has been used to keep LGBT+ couples in the closet since forever. 

We also know Fiyero and Elphaba were given a wonderfully laid out relationship which has a very important role in the musical. Fiyero’s relationship with Glinda can be analyzed as what society wants to see vs. Fiyero and Elphaba’s relationship which is something society doesn’t want to see. Perfect vs. Unconventional. HOWEVER, Fiyero and Glinda did have a connection, so much so that Glinda did mourn losing him (to her “best friend” nonetheless). The reverse could also be argued that Glinda was mourning losing Elphaba to Fiyero. OR it could be argued that the two people she loved most ran off into the sunset (albeit, as fugitives) without her and she was left behind. In a polyamorous relationship nobody would be left behind singing a reprise of “I’m Not That Girl”. I haven’t seen the full musical in a while but I think Elphaba gave Glinda the chance to come with her and Fiyero and Glinda opted to stay behind in the public figure position she was given. I could be wrong about that, like I said I haven’t seen the musical in a while, but if I’m not wrong the that decision to stay behind could have all sorts of different analyses for the relationship between the three. 

Let’s not forget to mention that Glinda and Elphaba were ROOMMATES! Ok, memes aside, these three had a lot of chemistry and history together that bonded them. For me, one of the saddest parts of the ending wasn’t the “For Good” scene where Elphaba “sacrifices” herself because Glinda knew full well what Elphaba had planned with Fiyero, leaving Glinda as the last one standing and being the one left behind to fix the corrupt government in the land of Oz. She was sad because she knew Elphaba had to stay dead in the eyes of the people if she was ever going to live a normal life after all that had happened. The actual ending of the book is way sadder so I’ll take the canon ending of the musical any day but I can’t help but feel like the life Elphaba and Fiyero started after running off into their official sunset probably felt a little incomplete without Glinda. 

6. DJ Fuller and Steve Hale and Matt Harmon

THIS ONE. Never has an audience ever been given the run around about a heteronormative live triangle than they have been with Fuller House. As soon as I saw this on Triad of the Day’s list of polyamorous couples I was just like YES! When DJ chose Steve I was a little skeptical and torn. Both of these men seemed really great and had great chemistry with DJ. I stan the whole decision for DJ to choose herself the first time around and take some time to figure out who she was (especially so soon after the death of her husband). But immediately after that decision the writers went and gave Steve and Matt a great bro relationship. THEY EVEN HAD STEVE AND MATT KISS!!!! Although that was before they became friends. And they were SO into that kiss and we ALL loved it! The fact that it was used for laughs is such a pity. Fuller House could have pulled a Modern Family by creating a positive social commentary on polyamorous families and play off the title of the show (Fuller House) more than they already do by adding both men to the family. Instead one of them got pushed away and to be honest I stopped watching after season 2. I love the wholesome family vibes Fuller House gives out and even the ones given out by Hallmark (which Candace Cameron Bure and Lori Laughlin are major actresses in) but something these wholesome shows and tv networks forget is that you can represent LGBT+ relationships without the emphasis of sex. It’s like if someone were to pitch a gay Christmas romance movie to Hallmark the board would immediately say, “Nice idea, but this is a family friendly program.” My definition of family friendly is a group of adults who are in loving and healthy relationships with each other who all love and take care of the children in their lives. And my definition of wholesome is lack of profanity and vulgar humor and displays honest values (just for the record). 

Fuller House really missed out on taking a step forward into the modern age by not making these three a polyamorous triad. 

7.Victor Van Dort and Emily and Victoria Everglot

So I’m not sure about this one because I REALLY love how it ended (with Emily getting justice for her murder and then being emotionally liberated to the point she burst into a kaleidoscope of butterflies). Not to mention Emily and Victoria didn’t exactly get much bonding time throughout the movie though I think Emily can heavily relate to Victoria’s overly sheltered life and especially to getting screwed over in the marriage department (although Victoria luckily dodged that bullet). But I feel like that would make Emily (and Victor) all the more protective of Victoria when it comes to those who would abuse her. And maybe Emily could have taught both Victor and Victoria more about standing up for themselves. I know Emily can seem naive and like she doesn’t have much life experience (for obvious reasons) but we’ve seen how strong, powerful, and dedicated she is. I don’t think anybody would be surprised if Emily scorched the earth for Victor and Victoria. Also Victor needs some strong women in his life. I feel like the implications of what these three would have been like in a polyamorous relationship is pretty obvious and has no doubt been written about a thousand times in fanfiction. As much as I love Emily being released from what was tying her down to earth, this would have been a good alternative ending as well. 

8.  Tulio is dating Miguel and Chel

These guys. Need I say more?

I think I might because while we see the obvious attraction between Tulio and Chel and the fanmade art and fanfiction of Tulio and Miguel, that still leaves out the question of what Chel and Miguel’s relationship would be like. Obviously in the movie Miguel wasn’t a big fan of Chel moving in on his and Tulio’s “bromance” and while jealousy doesn’t have much place in an ideal triad relationship (from what I understand anyway), I think they could make good partners in crime. 

9. Flora and Fauna and Merryweather a.k.a the Three Good Fairies

Now these hoes. I’ve heard some dispute somewhere that they may or may not be sisters but I distinctly remember them only being referred to as “the three good fairies”. Older women (fairies) who have known each other for a very long time. But they dead ass raised a daughter together as mortals, in the same cottage for 16 years. We’ve seen said cottage and we’ve seen Aurora’s bedroom but anyone can see that there’s no way there was enough from in that cottage for 3 individual bedrooms or even one room for three twin beds (maybe bunk beds if they had existed in the 14th century). They’re depicted as incompetent characters in Malificent but they aren’t that way in the 1959 Sleeping Beauty. In fact, they’re portrayed as willing to do anything for their daughter. Not to mention the constant bickering of Flora and Merryweather being pacified by Fauna. That is typical married old couple behavior right there. Being 1959 there’s no way anyone was ready for a polyamorous triad of fairies in a children’s animated feature but that’s basically what they gave us. 

10. Nancy Wheeler and Steve Harrington and Jonathan Byers

This is also a hard one. Because similar to Glinda and Fiyero’s relationship Steve and Nancy were together for high school politics. In this scenario Steve is Glinda because he gets left behind to ponder on his life as a shallow popular high school king. But protecting Jonathan and Nancy with that homemade nail bat from that demagorgan is what any good partner would do for his other partners. 

The reason this one is tricky is not only because Steve got left behind but also because the relationship dynamic is pretty unequal. Because while Nancy and Steve are together at the beginning of Season 2, it’s clear they’re still putting on a facade that things can go back to normal for them during their senior year of high school. By the end of Season 2 Nancy is officially with Jonathan and Steve is not only left behind but he’s left behind to take care of the kids. 

Not to mention Steve and Jonathan don’t necessarily have a good relationship with each other. Although I think Steve has been humbled down in Season 3 after realizing his glory days are more or less behind him. But we don’t get a lot of interaction between these three anymore. 

I’m not really sure where I’m going with this one besides the fact that I think there’s some potential somewhere here. Especially with the introduction of Robin. I feel like she could be a great sexual awakening for a lot of the characters in this show. 

BONUS:  Bellamy Blake and Clarke Griffin and just about anyone

It doesn’t have to be Raven. Honestly it could be any character who has a good relationship with both Clark and Bellamy. I think it’s safe to say a majority of the fandom is holding out for Bellark to ride off into their sunset but I think they’d be pretty inclusive to someone else they have a strong relationship with. I haven’t watched the series in a really long time so I don’t know if there is a character left alive who fits that description but the characters have definitely formed a pack mentality of survival and sticking close. I imagine if they (Clark, Bellamy, and their third partner) would have kids they’d have the same protective circle. 

[wtnvwritings]

Just woke up from a 4 hour nap and I had a good poly cecilos dream. Basically being part siren, I was in the middle of work when I found out I was pregnant. Like my body knew, and I let out this piercing happy cry that sounded something between a whale and a dinosaur?? Then later at home I was ready (and anxious) to give the news to my mates, but. Then. I. Woke. Up. And now I'm sad because I would've loved to see their reactions...

Don’t worry I gotchu fam

Anxiety clutched at your thoughts as you stood at the doorway of the apartment. It shouldn’t have been an issue, it was your apartment after all, but the realization and it’s weight is still heavy on your shoulders, a breaking of news that you yourself are still reeling over. 

You’re pregnant.

There are so many possibilities for how you can break the news to your mates, the very people in the apartment, probably setting up dinner just on the other side of the door and waiting for you to get home. There are so many ways to tell them and such an equal numbers of ways that they can respond to that very news. A child. A baby.

It feels like a boulder rests between your shoulder blades, pressing down hard on your thoughts and leaving you nearly frozen with worry. Somewhere through it all you at least had the sense to reach forward and open the door, to step inside the front hallway and hope that impulse would give way to action and words--because otherwise you have no idea how you’re going to tell them.

Carlos and Cecil are in the kitchen; you can hear the sounds of clinking dishware and metal utensils somewhere beneath their gentle bickering.

“Cecil, it’s soup, you don’t need a fork for soup-” Carlos starts to argue. “Why in the world would we need them?”

“How else are you going to get the bits in the soup?”

“Babe, it isn’t like they’re going to jump off the spoon.”

There’s a huff and a gentle shove of what you recognize as the drawer with all the silverware.

“Not that you know of,” Cecil huffs. “Don’t underestimate the locomotive ability of cooked beef.”

You try to let yourself relax against the familiar sound of their voices and the ever-familiar sound of their gentle teasing. It helps you somewhat to get your breath back to normal, to take the moment to toe off your shoes and move up the hallway and to the entrance of the kitchen.

Your eyes catch the two of them shuffling around the kitchen. Cecil’s hanging out against the counter, arms crossed and a pout on his face, while Carlos is at the stove and stirring what you can assume is the soup in question. 

They both turn to look at you as you appear in the entrance way, hopefully looking far more composed than you feel.

“Hey uh, I’m home!” you say, forcing a level of cheeriness from yourself. “I actually uh, have some news! Big...news. Important.......news.”

The joy deflates like air from a balloon, leaving behind nothing but nerves and caution, emotions quickly caught by both pairs of eyes trained upon you.

Carlos opens his mouth, starting to say something along the lines of ‘what’s wrong?’, but Cecil’s small yelp of what you’ve grown to know as joy instantly cuts off the words. You don’t have a chance to really filter the reaction, because suddenly Cecil is in front of you, his hands on your stomach and his face filled with glee.

“You’re pregnant!” he exclaims, looking back at Carlos with almost literal sparkles in his eyes. “Carlos--Carlos look, they’re pregnant!”

Carlos and you both are left a bit shocked, words failing and expressions a little dumbstruck.

Cecil doesn’t seem to notice, still cooing as he finally looks back to you, joy painted on his face.

“Oh my god, you’re glowing, you’re positively glowing can--can you see it Carlos? You can see it right?”

Carlos blinks and shakes his head after a moment.

“No I...can’t? I mean, that’s--that’s wonderful news but I can’t see them glowing,” Carlos takes a step back from the stove, then closer to you and Cecil. “...are they supposed to be glowing? is that a Night Vale thing or...?”

“Oh gods no, it’s not,” Cecil says, as if the notion is silly. “It’s a siren thing. So, maybe you can’t see it like I can but goodness, you are literally glowing darling and you look beautiful!” 

Cecil sputters after a moment, flustered.

“I mean you always look beautiful, but you look beautiful in a new way now! I mean--you look beautiful no matter what, so it’s not as if it changes the way you look to us and-”

“Cecil.”

All it takes is the sound of his name from your lips and the man’s rambling stops completely. You didn’t know what you were quite expecting from your partners, but this certainly wasn’t it--a sudden acceptance, an excitement even, for news that you had been painstakingly worrying about for hours since finding it out yourself.

You take in a slow, deep breath.

“So you guys aren’t....” the words feel like stones on your tongue. “....mad, or anything? About this?”

“Mad?” Carlos is the one who speaks, sounding genuinely confused at the notion. “Babe, we why would we be mad about this? Remember all the times that Cecil’s talked about starting a family?”

“I--yes, I just...thought it was a joke or...something.”

Cecil’s hands quickly and suddenly find your own, clasping them gently and pulling them up to his lips to kiss in a motion that’s almost reverent.

“I meant every word,” the man whispers against your knuckles. “Every single one. We all agreed we wanted to start a family together, darling--and now we finally are! Oh, this is exciting! We can discuss baby names and nursery themes and--oh, goodness, we’ll have to fill out the forms at City Hall!”

Carlos and you recognize the feeling in the air: Cecil is moments away from falling into a tangent, a babble of thoughts that could go on forever if he was allowed. Before the radio host can so much as speak another word though, Carlos gently bumps him with his hip.

“Cecil, how about we finish setting out dinner first?”

Your boyfriend blinks and, after a few moments, catches himself with a sheepish grin and a gentle peck of his lips on your cheek, a whisper and request to talk more about this wonderful shift of events later.

So, overall, they respond quite well to the news.

[polyamoryus]

Polyamory from the eye of the “unicorn” or the “third” (or.1)

When people say they are "in a relationship," they are generally referring to being one of a couple. They progress from the initial spark, to dating, to having sex, becoming exclusive, moving in together, getting married, and so on.

Polyamory (from Greek πολύ poly, "many, several", and Latin amor, "love") is the practice of, or desire for, intimate relationships with more than one partner, with the consent of all partners involved. It has been described as "consensual, ethical, and responsible non-monogamy".

If you're a poly newbie or more monogamously-oriented, there are probably a few phrases in here that you will be unfamiliar with. While some polyamorous relationships are not open to newcomers; other relationships allow new partnerships to develop. Like many other subcultures, the poly community has developed its own language. We use words like “compersion,” The feeling of joy associated with seeing a loved one love another; contrasted with jealousy. We use words like “polyfidelity” to describe an intimate relationship structure where all members are considered equal partners and agree to restrict sexual activity to only other members of the group., to distinguish them from relationships whose members are free to add new relationships. “Triad.” A polyamorous relationship between three people. Usually, this refers to a relationship where all three people are actively involved with each other (A is dating B, B is dating C, and A is dating C), also known as a "delta" or "triangle" triad or the more recently known as "throuple." The term can also refer to "vee" relationships, where two people are both dating one person (the hinge) but not each other. These relationships can be either open or closed/poly-fi.

A quad is the same as a triad, only with four people instead of three.

I couldn’t say Polyamory is either a good nor bad idea. It's a choice, just as monogamy is a choice. I'm polyamorous, so I like it.

I am polyamorous. I have a romantic relationship with multiple people at the same time.

I think I have always been polyamorous. Since I was a little kid, I have never liked the idea of having to pick sides. I remember my mom pointing out Brad Pitt and in my head, I thought Angelina Jolie looked just as nice as Brad, not one over the other, but both beautiful people. I remember fantasizing about couples in high school that were together, rather than just a cute boy or girl. I thought I was just a horny little teenager, but come to grow up and find out, it is a very normal feeling for some people. While it may not be an ideal fantasy or lifestyle for everyone, I found comfort in meeting likeminded individuals that shared the same thoughts or interests.

Having been in a triad for the past 6 years, Id say I have a great deal of experience when it comes to living the polyamorous lifestyle. Its not as complicated as it seems. Ive even met a dozen people who say they feel a sense of suffocating or being tied down in monogamous relationships. I was lucky to meet my partners at the young age of 18. Not really having much personal experience on monogamous relationships worked, other than what was displayed at home or on tv, all Ive really known is being poly. Ive always hated the idea of cheating, and even in my own family, Ive witnessed the urge to venture outside of the marriage. Ive always seen the curiosity, and in my head polyamory has always made sense.

When I met my girlfriend and boyfriend it was at a concert that I attended with a group of girls for promotional modeling. My now girlfriend was the top model. The first night I didn’t notice him a whole lot, but I knew they were together. She totally took the spotlight, I couldn’t take my eyes off her most of the evening. I remember thinking about her a lot after that night. She had my number and would text me sweet things and make me wonder about a lot. I knew she had a boyfriend, but she was totally flirting with me, and she was inviting me to come hang out with them.

Being so young, you could say i was somewhat prude to the whole thing. There was a lot of unspoken questions, that I just felt would be answered the more I came around. I was newly 18, at this age, I really wanted to be motivated in the right way. Ready to leave the nest, I was looking for a new experience. Boy , did I find it.

I never felt what I was doing was wrong, even though I can admit, it felt a little naughty. I was extremely attracted to her, and as my interest in her grew, so did my interest for him. Being the “third” I never wanted to step on her toes, or make her feel uncomfortable with me. After all, she was sharing everything with me, and I mean everything. In our type of triad, we do everything together, work together, eat together, sleep together, I think you get the point…. So my main goal and priority has always been making sure I knew my place. I have a huge amount of humility and respect for the foundation that brought us together.

I love the drive I share with my partners. Over the last 6 years, our business has grown as we have grown together. As the “third” partner entering their relationship, I feel they have done a whole lot in making sure I feel equal and comfortable.

The number one question we always get is, “how do you deal with jealousy” and I think the number one answer is always communication. As women , we feel, ALOT. So its important to talk about any and all feelings that surface. We basically lay them out on the table in our family meetings and make sure were always on the same page.

Our relationship was closed for many years due to me being uncomfortable with the idea of opening our triad. I don’t think I was ready to open my mind to the idea of having another girl, after all I was the other girl….right? Well, I still am, but I can share….. right? Well yes, this is alright. When it felt right, we went for it. After dozens of awkward questions on my part, I felt I was ready to flirt with and connect with new girls who might be interested in all of us. Again, we do everything together so dating is no different. Together we like to find people who like all of us together. We don’t separate for dates so our attraction must be completely mutual. Imagine how hard it is to find someone to connect with, now multiply that times three. Finding a fourth person to vibe with has not been easy. For a short while, we had a girl move in to our house and we were technically a “quad” for a few months. It’s a really interesting dynamic and takes a lot of strength, perseverance and consistency from all ends. It did not work out with this girl but thankfully we all shared a good time together while it lasted.

To me that’s what life is all about, making the most out of life, while it lasts. Life is so short, too short to wonder “what if ?” all the time.

I love being polyamorous. I feel I live my life to the absolute fullest and I look forward to giving more of an inside of what it’s like, the good, the bad, the pretty, the ugly. I used to google search for blogs coming from someone like me, for advice on these topics, so I figured I’d just write them in case anyone else is searching for an opinion. Thank you for reading!