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mmmm high lord katsuki and new attendant readerâŚ
heâs a cold man, with an icy stare and a fiery temper that is set off at the drop of a hat. the high lord katsuki has a reputation for being harsh on his peers and servants alike, though he has enough political sense to keep the peace.
heâs from an important family, born and bred with a silver spoon in his mouth and taught all of the niceties of good society. katsuki has read all of the classics and, in addition to an impressive family home (which he manages along with familial business), he has an extensive library, which he visits frequently.
you are low-born, only granted to opportunity of reading because your father taught you before he passed away. youâd been forced to find work when he passed and, by some stroke of luck, someone in the kitchens was willing to take you in and have you keep inventory for a small monthly salary. reading and writing comes in handy for that.
you consider yourself unlucky, however, at being noticed by katsukiâs first officer and personal attendant, kirishima, who happens to be of common birth with a position that should belong to a noble and thus, outranks you. well, just about everyone our ranks you. itâs him who recommends you for the âpromotionâ and lands you in katsukiâs personal office in the main house.
âmy lord,â he says, stepping into the room with the comfort only a noble could have. âiâve brought them.â
âwho?â katsuki doesnât raise his head. his voice is low and gravelly.
âthe new serving staff, my lord,â he states. âthe one from the kitchen inventory.â
katsuki looks up at this, his gaze unimpressed and unyielding. he looks you over for a moment, staring as if to size you up.
oh, heâs beautiful. itâs shameful thing to think of such a harsh man, but itâs the truth. he almost looks like a painting, with hard set eyes and round lips. youâd expected someone frightening, with harsh features and sharp, cutting proportions befitting of a man with rumors like the ones surrounding him. instead, the man who sits before you seems a prince with a slightly colder gaze. you suppose that his beauty is drowned out by the other rumors surrounding him.
âyou said they could read?â katsuki snaps.
âyes, my lord,â he responds.
katsuki doesnât comment on this, instead, he shifts his gaze to you and harshly barks a question.
âyouâre willing to work?â
what does that matter? you donât have much of a choice.
âyes, my lord.â
âvery good,â katsuki says. âkirishima, see her to her quarters.â
kirishima excuses himself and you bow deeply and do the same. katsukiâs gaze lingers on you for a moment as you bow. it is so intense that you can almost feel the moment he tears it from you and returns to pouring over the papers in front of him. he does not look up again as you shut the door.
katsuki gives the impression that he is made of stone, stubborn and immovable. you imagine that his peers have trouble convincing him of anything and you briefly wonder, judging by the hard look heâd given you, if youâll run into the same trouble.
#bakugou x reader#bakugou katsuki x reader#cal.writing#char.katsuki#MANNNNNN the apothecary diaries got meâŚ#IT GOT ME#anyway i am thinking about katsuki beginning to notice trader whenever she brings him meals#and soon they have smal (tense conversations) that blossom into katsuki inviting reader to sit#and and and and itâs so tense at first but things quickly become somewhat comfortable#and katsuki is surprisingly sensitive and incredibly intellectual#and you surprise him by knowing the basics of strategy games#or by having some knowledge of the classics#and your general intellect and passion (which you concealed from him at first) and and and and romance blossoms#OKAY#tw.power dynamics
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Hiii!!! If your requests are open could you do an injury fic with Luke and a Persephone reader? Where she gets hurt during capture the flag or smth like that and this man starts stressing even if heâs on the opposite team and didnât know what was going on when she got hurt?
luke castellan x daughter of persephone!reader summary: you get hurt during capture the flag and luke gets worried wc: 885
Luke Castellan is very particular about his capture the flag team, and everyone at camp knew that, which is why it came as a surprise when you and him were on separate teams.
When asked, he would just say that the two of you had decided to have a competition on who could create the better capture the flag strategy, but it was deeper than that. The two of you had a small fight because you felt that he never let you help with the strategy enough, and you felt like he never really let you in on the combat. It was almost like he thought of you as a delicate flower, and when you brought it up, he got irritated, telling you that he wasn't trying to control you, he just didn't want you to get hurt.
You'd gotten mad and stormed out, and now neither of you knew where you stood, and preparing for capture the flag against him wasn't helping at all. The few days leading up to capture the flag were some of the most hostile days each month, and this time was no exception. It may just be a camp war game to some campers, but to others, especially your teammate Clarisse, this was a big deal. Clarisse was always rude and quite hostile towards your boyfriend, but it was worse than ever now.
You and Clarisse were an unexpected duo, but you two had a special connection, considering each other your best friend, so when you told her what happened between you and Luke, she was pissed off, to say the least.
"Thanks for telling me that, I'm gonna hand his ass to him on Friday," she said, running her hand along your arm, trying to comfort you to her best ability.
"Thanks, Clarisse, I can always count on you if I want someone to get beat up," you joked, making her laugh.
The next few days went by quickly, you and Clarisse rigorously training with each other and going over your plan as co-captains. You'd always loved being on the same team as Clarisse before you started dating Luke, and now you finally got to be again.
On the day of capture the flag, you and all the campers headed into the forest, getting into your positions. The game began, and you and Clarisse charged into the other team's territory.
As a daughter of Persephone, you had the ability to manipulate certain plants, which was helpful, especially at camp, because you could control almost all of the plants that were there. Unfortunately, with great power comes a great ego boost, which you fell victim to.
You and Clarisse were basically wiping the floor with your opponents, when you got caught up in your head, confidence overflowing, and tried to create a longer vine, accidentally tripped over it, and fell right into the sword of the camper you were fighting. Luckily, you had managed to move your body so that you didn't get stabbed anywhere fatal, but you did get an incredibly deep cut right under your ribcage, which caught the attention of Clarisse. Seeing you injured fueled Clarisse's rage, and she quickly finished the fight.
Immediately, she picked you up bridal style, rushing you through the woods to the infirmary. She passed by Luke, and at first he ignored it, but then he did a double take after realizing it was Clarisse, and saw you in her arms, blood soaking through your orange Camp Half-Blood shirt. Even though he was in the middle of a fight, he booked it in the direction the two of you were heading, now full of worry.
He finally caught up to the two of you, surprised at how quick Clarisse was. When Clarisse caught sight of him, she cracked her knuckles and gave him the dirtiest look you had even seen in your life. You bit back a laugh.
Luke rushed up to where you were sitting on the bed.
"Baby, are you okay? Please tell me you're okay," he said, voice filled with desperation.
You gave him a pained look, gesturing to the large blood-soaked bandage covering the left side of your abdomen. "Well, I have a near fatal hole going through my side, but other than that, I'm great," you say dryly.
"C'mon, don't be that way. I'm sorry for what happened last week, okay? But see, this is why I'm so protective. I can't let anything happen to you, I don't want to lose anyone else," he whispers, eyes glazed over.
At this point, Clarisse is long gone. Knowing her, she probably left because she couldn't stand to see you and Luke being all 'lovey dovey,' as she calls it.
"Well... yeah. I guess I see your point. But I still think that you should let me help more, please."
"Okay, you're right. I know you're perfectly capable, I'm just scared. I've lost too many people and losing you would be too much to handle, so please be more careful, okay?" He eyes your bandage, giving you a grimace.
You respond by pulling him down to your face by his shirt, and give him a sweet kiss, which he reciprocates almost immediately. It almost made you laugh how quickly he kisses you back, even though it happens every time.
#pjo#pjo series#percy jackson x reader#pjo x reader#luke castellan x you#luke castellan x reader#luke castellan imagine#luke castellan oneshot#luke castellan#your honor i love him
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can you write how any of the om brothers would react with a bimbo(in a gn way) mc. like they are stunning and so so sweet.. but just so fucking stupid it's honestly astounding .
Obey Me! Brothers with a Thembo!MC
Tags: Lucifer x Reader, Mammon x Reader, Leviathan x Reader, Satan x Reader, Asmodeus x Reader, Beelzebub x Reader, Belphegor x Reader, Thembo!MC/Reader, Fluff, Soft Romance, Comedy, Protective Characters, Domestic Moments, Gentle Teasing, Affectionate Dynamics, Wholesome Vibes, Slice of Life.
[Obey Me! Side Characters ver]
Lucifer
At first, Lucifer is utterly baffled. How can someone so stunning be so naive? Heâll try his best to guide you, carefully explaining things, but after a few blank stares, his frustration will start to show. Heâs constantly torn between wanting to help and wondering if youâre messing with him. Eventually, though, he finds your innocence endearing and even refreshing. Heâll start sticking around more, ready to gently steer you away from troubleâoften with an exasperated sigh, but always with a soft, knowing smile reserved just for you.
âMC, I asked you to write your name at the top of the form. Not sign it. And why âBeautiful Geniusâ? ... Never mind, justâplease, no more surprises, alright?â
Mammon
Mammon is immediately charmed and overwhelmed. Heâs head over heels for your sweetness and good nature, but it never ceases to amaze him just how oblivious you are. Heâs fiercely protective of you, always standing up for you when others might tease. While he loves bragging about your beauty and kind heart, he conveniently leaves out the moments when heâs had to explain the simplest concepts. Your innocence and cheerful demeanor are his favorite things, and he wouldnât trade them for anything.
âYou really gotta stop givin' stuff away for free, MC! And whatâs with buying a lamp for 100,000 Grimm? 'Cause itâs shiny? Come on, you're better than that!"
Leviathan
Levi is completely flustered by your innocence. Heâs used to complex strategies and serious gaming, so interacting with you is like trying to explain the basics of a game to a toddler. Despite that, he finds your undivided attention both adorable and overwhelming. Every time you cheer him onâeven when heâs just rambling about something nerdyâhe melts a little. Your constant sweetness makes him feel warm inside, even if you don't understand half the things he says.
âW-Wait, youâre cheering me on? Weâre just in practice mode, MC⌠No, no need to bring snacksâoh, but you did anyway? Thanks, I guess?â
Satan
At first, Satan tries to keep his composure, despite how shocked he is by your cluelessness. Heâll be patient, explaining things in detail, even as you misunderstand or misinterpret. Instead of getting frustrated, though, he finds your quirks fascinating and kind of endearing. If anyone dares to mock you, (Satanâs wrath is swift and brutal). Over time, he comes to cherish your unique interpretations of things and even looks forward to them.
âMC, Shakespeare isnât a vegetable⌠Wait, you want to make a âHamlet saladâ? No, thatâs not whatâoh, you know what? Fine, letâs just read it together.â
Asmodeus
Asmo is completely smitten with you. Heâs in awe of your beauty and your adorably naive misunderstandings. Every time you misinterpret something, he finds it endlessly amusing. Heâs always showering you with compliments and making sure you feel appreciated. Heâs also more than happy to explain anything you donât understand, often in the most dramatic and theatrical ways. Asmo is incredibly proud of you and loves showing you offâthough maybe not when you mistake sunscreen for tea.
âDarling, youâre absolutely stunning, but sunscreen goes on your face, not in your tea. What kind of skincare routine is that?!â
Beelzebub
Beel is the epitome of patience. He loves how sweet and genuine you are, and heâs more than happy to help you out when things go over your head. If you ever get confused or make a mistake, Beel gently explains things without ever getting frustrated. He loves spending time with you, and even when you accidentally order fifty cakes, heâs just happy to be there with you. Honestly, he thinks thereâs no such thing as too much cake, especially when it's more for the two of you to share.
âMC, when they asked if you wanted one dozen or two, they meant for you to eat, not order. But hey, no big deal⌠More for us, right?â
Belphegor
Belphie finds your innocence a little amusing at first. Heâs smug about it, especially when you come to him with questions that seem too simple for him to answer. But underneath the teasing, he secretly finds your sweet, untainted view of the world a nice contrast to the chaos around him. Heâll never let anyone else make fun of you, and over time, he actually starts finding your quirks comforting. Heâll tease you about your little missteps, but he canât help but keep some of your adorable misunderstandings as little mementos.
âMC, youâre seriously searching âsheep factsâ for me? Yeah, good luck with that⌠Wait, you actually did? Hah, fine, Iâll keep this list... itâs cute, okay?â
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Hello hello!
Can you write about reader biting Miguel's ass...
It can be silly/ fluffy/ smuty, your pick.
Just please give us a nibble of his sweet cheeks đ
Thanks
Pairing: Miguel OâHara x gn!reader
Warnings: None
A/N: Hello! I held off on this one for so long because I had no idea where to take this idea, but I hope you enjoy!
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He feels hunted most times than not.
Itâs not the most ideal feeling to experience the second you walk through your own front door, but heâs grown used to it. He knows itâs just a fun little game- more for you than him- and he finds a hint of joy and acceleration from it. He considers it additional training when heâs off duty, a way to sharpen his senses without the usual built in setting most of the other spiders have.
Itâs not all that difficult, not even bordering on a warm-up. He can easily avoid you, can sense the grabby hands you make towards him as you attempt to hit or pinch his ass before youâre even a foot away. Always targeting him when his back is turned or in his âleast suspectingâ moments (heâs learned very quickly that all moments are to be moments of suspension). But he knows it isnât as fun for you when he avoids your advances all the time, so he makes it a point to let you have a victory every now and then. The occasional ass grab when you go to âinnocentlyâ hug him. The âsurprisingâ pinch when he walks past you a bit too slow while youâre on the couch.
What he doesnât suspect, however, is that you would use anything besides your hands.
He hasnât had any reason for suspension, considering all your strategies are the same basic and recycled moves. Heâs just always assumed that heâd have to have his mind subconsciously trained on your hand movements, charting them in his peripheral. He believes that to be true when you walk into your bedroom after your shower.
Itâs late, the moon already well into the sky. Miguel is laying stomach down on the bed, already comfortable for the night. The sheets rest at his feet, the summer night too hot for him to use it without quickly growing sweaty or uncomfortable. Despite his eyes being closed, heâs awake and waiting for you to join him in bed.
He can hear you walking around, moving between dressers and drawers as you find appropriate attire for the hot night. The sounds of domesticity are comforting to him, a small smile growing on his face. The smile grows slightly when he feels you hesitate at the side of the bed, giving him a dead giveaway about the debate going through your head. He decides this will be one of the times heâll let you win, his mood already light and content.
But he instantly regrets it when the sharpness that shoots from his cheek is too powerful to be from your nails alone. He springs up, angling his back away from you. He can tell from the cheeky smile on your face that youâre proud of yourself and he scowls.
âDid you just bite me?â He accuses, eyes squinting in false annoyance.
You giggle in response, shrugging your shoulders and continuing your night routine as if you didnât harass him. âI donât know what youâre talk about.â
Miguel keeps his eyes trained on you for the rest of the time it takes you to settle down, eyes narrowed with caution.
You better watch out, because heâs definitely going to get you back for that.
#cherry's requestsđ#miguel o'hara#miguel oâhara x reader#miguel o'hara x y/n#miguel ohara x you#atsv miguel#spiderman 2099 x reader#spiderman 2099 x you#spiderman 2099#miguel o'hara x reader#miguel ohara x reader#miguel ohara#miguel x reader#miguel spiderman#miguel 2099#miguel o hara#miguel spiderverse#miguel x you#miguel x y/n#miguel o hara x reader#miguel ohara x y/n#miguel o hara x y/n#miguel oâhara x you#miguel oâhara x y/n
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The Mentor Pt. 7
Finnick Odair x Reader
Summary: Your Hunger Games strategy goes off the rails when a friend comes to you with a plan
Part 6 | Part 8
âLook kid, this isnât like last time, youâre not on a level playing field here.âÂ
Katniss crossed her arms as she leaned back into the couch of District Twelveâs Capitol penthouse.Â
âThese are Capitol darlings, lethal weapons, murderers one and all, gathered neatly together for an All Stars round. Of these stars, you are space dust. Recency may be on your side, but little else. They are older, stronger,âÂ
Peeta effectively interrupted, âWho are they?âÂ
âWhat?â Haymitch blinked.Â
âTake us through them. Surely you can offer some insight, after knowing them all these years,â he shrugged.Â
âIâll ignore the fact you just called me old,â the older man walked off to grab the tablet that controlled the TV. District by district, he took his tributes through their competition.Â
When he got to District Four, Katniss beat him to it, âFinnick OâDair, right?âÂ
âYes,â Haymitch confirmed, âhe won his games at fourteen. Youngest ever. Extremely humble.â The image of the tall, bronzed man sauntering across their screen seemed to disagree.Â
âYouâre kidding,â she deadpanned.Â
âYes! Iâm kidding,â Haymitch snapped. âHeâs a,â he dramatically moved his hair, âpeacock. A total preener. But heâs the Capitol Darling, they love him here. Charming, smart, and very skilled at combat. Especially in water.âÂ
âWhat about weaknesses?â Peeta leaned forward.Â
âOne,â Haymitch confirmed, âMags. She was his mentor and basically raised him. If heâs trying to protect her in any way it exposes him.âÂ
âA guy like that has to know sheâs not gonna make it. I bet when it really comes down to it he wonât protect her,â Katniss shrugged.Â
âWell, Katniss,â Haymitch said, âI just hope when she goes she goes quickly. Sheâs actually a wonderful lady.âÂ
Katniss blinked guiltily at his statement, and Peeta leaned back into the couch.Â
âBut if he does ally with her itâll make him less of a threat,â Peeta offered.Â
Haymitch let out a sour little laugh, âOh, weâll get to his allies.âÂ
Peeta winced when Haymitch later marked the intimidating young woman from District Seven as one, and was surprised at the lack of others.Â
By the time he got to Ten, Katniss was antsy, âCan we wrap this up?âÂ
âSure if you want to ignore a huge fucking threat,â Haymitch shrugged.Â
âIt looks like a strong gust of wind would blow him over,â Katniss complained.Â
âNot him,â her mentor snapped, clicking forward, âDarla Kennedy.âÂ
Their attention went back to the screen when another young woman appeared, stepping forward and giving an assured nod to the cameras.Â
âDarla is young, well connected, and deadly with a whip,â Haymitch began.Â
âWhoâs that behind her?â Peeta interrupted, noticing the woman peace keepers were escorting off stage. Â
âWell, since you mentioned it,â he rewinded the feed to when the young women were standing next to each other. âThat,â he pointed to the one they werenât familiar with, âis Darlaâs mentor. One of the most popular tributes to ever come out of the games, and maybe the best mentor Iâve ever met.âÂ
âHow do you mean?â Peeta pressed.
âShe saved Darlaâs life about four times during her games with just wit and a warm smile,â he shrugged, âif she wanted a sponsor thereâd be twenty knocking down her door. Kidâs a magnet, and a brilliant strategist. Not to mention, a great drinking buddy,â Haymitch finished.Â
âNot helpful,â Katniss griped, and the man rolled his eyes.Â
âPoint is, if you donât think sheâs calling on every favor sheâs owed and pulling every string in her arsenal to save that girl, youâre dead wrong. Darlaâs practically all she has left,â Haymitch elaborated, âbut both Ten ladies are good friends with Finnick.âÂ
âFinnick?â Peeta asked, surprised.Â
âNot that heâd need the help with sponsors,â Haymitch shrugged, âbut no doubt itâll be a scary alliance. One you might consider joining.âÂ
âNo way,â Katniss scoffed.Â
âLike I said, Iâm friends with their mentor, I could hook you up,â he doubled down.Â
âNot interested,â she grunted.Â
âLook,â Haymitch sat on the coffee table across from them, âyouâre starting at a disadvantage. Most of these people have been friends for years.âÂ
âThat just puts us higher on their kill list,â Katniss snapped, crossing her arms.Â
âDo it your own way,â Haymitch shrugged, âbut I know these people. You go it alone, their first move is gonna be to hunt you down. Both of you.â He left the room before his words even sank in.Â
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Your fingers twitched while you waited for Darla to wake up. Sometimes you cursed yourself for being an early bird, but after your games you couldnât help but get up with the sun. Some lasting self-preservation instinct had always been your theory. You had a plan for her, not that sheâd like it.Â
Shuffling from the hall caught your attention, and you perked up to see her walking toward the breakfast table half-awake.Â
âMorning,â you said, quickly. She just grunted as she poured herself some coffee. âI want to run something by you.âÂ
She took a sip of coffee, placing pastries from the breakfast spread onto her plate. When she realized you werenât still talking she looked up, and gestured for you to go on.Â
âI want you and Finnick working together,â you started.Â
Darla interrupted, mouth full of croissant, âObviously, that was just a given.âÂ
You clenched your jaw a bit, but barreled on, âand I want the two of you working with Johanna and-âÂ
âNo!â She cut you off, nostrils flared. âThatâs a recipe for disaster, and you know it.âÂ
âItâs the best plan Iâve got,â you fired back, âthe Capitol knows the two of you were together. Theyâll eat your dynamic right up, and keep you alive long enough for you to keep making good television.â
She looked indignant, but you doubled down, âJohanna is a strong fighter, and with Finnick distracted protecting Mags youâll need to beef up your alliance. If Blight comes with her, the five of you can square off evenly against the careers.âÂ
âWeâre sure Finnick wonât want to join the pack?â Darla raised a brow, and you blinked at her in surprise.Â
âYou really think heâd do that?â You asked, voice light. Would he? You were so certain of his character you hadnât even considered the possibility. But the games always changed things- changed people. When she made a face at you, you shook it off, âYou know he loves Mags, he wouldnât just leave her. And the careers are too pragmatic to take on someone they see as dead weight.âÂ
âGood thing Iâm not pragmatic, then,â Darla said wryly, taking a bite of a fruit tart.Â
Pragmatic, no. Entertaining, yes. Watching Finnick care for Mags would melt hearts across the nation, and they wouldnât be able to turn the cameras away from two bickering exes. Putting on a show was the first step to a one way ticket out of the arena. You just didnât want to think about which one of your friends would be the one to take it.
Your strategy started as soon as the train pulled into the station. Walking onto the platform with an arm over Darlaâs shoulder, and big smiles on both of your faces. If there was ever a time to appeal to the audience it was now. Normally youâd shy away from questions, but with a few cameras you were eager to assert your tribute early.Â
âWeâre always happy to visit the Capitol! You all make us feel so welcome here!â Darla assured a reporter. So she had taken your strategy briefing to heart.
âWhile we wish we could be seeing you under better circumstances,â you jumped in, âweâre certainly going to make the most of our time here. You might just get sick of seeing us!â You laughed with the reporter, touching her wrist lightly.Â
From there you were off to the races, starting a campaign of phone calls in the car. Scheduling an appearance on daytime TV to talk up Darla, conversing with the connections youâd made over the years, and making appointments for drinks or coffee occupied your afternoon.Â
Darla took the time to settle in to the space, flicking through magazines on the couch as you talked your throat dry. After hanging up on another Capitolite, you scratched some more notes on the meticulous schedule youâd started.Â
âTime for a break?â Darla asked from the other room after a minute of silence. Â
âTime for a drink,â you complained, but caught a glimpse of the time. âShit!âÂ
âWhat?â She asked as you ran to the room youâd stayed in during your annual visits.Â
âIâm meeting Mrs. Montgomery for dinner!â You shouted back.Â
âWho?âÂ
Within ten minutes you stumbled back out in a short, but stylish cocktail dress.Â
âHow do I look?â You asked, shoving your feet into a small pair of heels as you smeared lipgloss on your mouth.Â
âStellar,â Darla assured you, not bothering to look up from her magazine.Â
You were busy clipping your hair up, assessing your appearance in the microwaveâs reflection. âReally?â You fretted, finally turning toward her.Â
âAbsolutely!â She said enthusiastically, still not looking up.Â
Your shoulders dropped, âFuck off!â Grabbing your purse, you headed for the door.Â
âLove you too! Thanks for all you do for-âÂ
The slamming door cut her off, and she snickered.Â
Mrs. Montgomery was over the moon thatâd youâd asked her out to dinner, and recommended her favorite spot in the city. Luckily it was only a few blocks away, and with some extra incentive your driver floored it. You walked into her embrace right on time, and successfully reminded her of how much she adored you for an hour. Â
Long ago you had learned just how much Capitolites liked to talk about themselves, and you used it to your advantage more often than not. Questions like, âHow are your students? I so regret I havenât been able to visit recently!â Were unbelievably well received, and further endeared you to the very wealthy woman who sat across the table.Â
Finally, she came to address the elephant in the room, âIâm sure itâs hard for you to be here under these circumstances.âÂ
You nodded, âIt is. This is my home away from home, but I canât help but worry for Darla.â She nodded sympathetically, you had her hooked, but it was time to reel her in, âSheâs so so capable, and I know sheâll go far, but I need her to come home.âÂ
Mrs. Montgomery reached across the table for your hand, âWeâll be happy to sponsor Darla.â She spoke on behalf of herself and her ultra-rich husband, who youâd have the displeasure of meeting as a client.Â
âIt would mean so much to me to have yours and Mr. Montgomeryâs support. Please tell him I asked after him, by the way,â you squeezed her hand gently. You might come to regret it later, but what was the point of being forced to have a roster if you couldnât put them to good use. The man was richer than God, and had requested your company on multiple occasions. An appeal to his wife and to him, though indirectly, would go far. You could face any consequences later.Â
You paid for dinner yourself, though Mrs. Montgomery did protest, earning even more points towards your cause. A warm goodbye hug marked your departure, and soon enough you were B-Lining to the hotel bar in the lobby of the training center.Â
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âIf it isnât my favorite District Twelve victor,â an airy voice pulled Haymitchâs attention from the glass of bourbon heâd been swirling. Pleasantly surprised to see you, he turned the futuristic stool next to him in your direction.Â
âWell, have a seat, your highness,â he invited, and you settled in at the bar. âWhat are you drinking?âÂ
âSurprise me,â you set your purse on the counter. He slid you his untouched glass of bourbon. âLazy,â you complained, before taking a sip.Â
âYouâre just the gal Iâve been wanting to see,â a small smile spread across his thin lips and raised alarm bells in your mind.Â
âWhyâs that?â You asked cautiously.Â
âLetâs go for a walk,â he stood from his chair, but you shook your head.Â
âLetâs not,â you werenât aiming to be associated with Twelve right now. If Capitolites saw the two of you on the street and got to talking, it could be bad for business. Katniss and Peeta made for a good show, but with your finger on the pulse of the Capitol, you could tell when Snow was displeased. That wasnât an obstacle you currently needed in your way.Â
Haymitch put his hands up in surrender, âThen Iâll mix you something better.â He winded around to the other side of the bar. Stopping in front of you, he snatched the glass of bourbon back and polished it off. Where the bartender had run off to, you couldnât say.Â
âWhat do you want?âÂ
âYour ear,â he crushed some mint at the bottom of a new glass. âI just donât want you to waste your efforts.âÂ
Your brow furrowed, he was crazier than you thought if he was asking you to back off, âI spend my energy carefully, thank you.âÂ
âThen spend it on this,â he plopped a mojito in front of you, âyour girl makes it out and so does mine.âÂ
You raised a brow, inspecting both him and your drink, âYou know that canât happen.â Â
âIf you pretend weâre flirting while I lean in to tell you the plan it can,â you blinked for a second before meeting him halfway.Â
âA transport is coming from District Thirteen to pick up Katniss and anyone aiding her from the arena. They want her for the rebellion,â Haymitch breathed into your ear. Pretending you hadnât just heard literal whispers of treason involving a long-dead district was difficult, but you managed to swallow your shock.Â
âWhen?â If true, this would change everything. Your moves would need to incorporate Katniss and Peeta, your endgame would be totally different. But first you had to determine the chances of this going wrong.Â
âI donât know yet,â Haymitch whispered.Â
âGive me something here,â you pleaded, âI canât work with nothing. How could I trust a pretty promise?âÂ
âDonât get your panties in a twist,â he warned, and you angled your head enough so he could see your glare. âYou know very well Iâm too chicken to take anything less than a sure bet.âÂ
âYouâre awful at gambling, and youâre a reckless old drunk,â you snarked quietly back, this wasnât a risk you could take lightly.Â
âIâm telling you this because I need your help, and Darlaâs, and Finnickâs, and Johannaâs,â he went on, but you cut him off.Â
âYouâre assembling a team of political defectors?âÂ
Haymitchâs nostrils flared, but went on before you could protest further, âWe need to keep Katniss alive until Plutarch can get her and her allies out of that arena.âÂ
âPlutarch?â That caught you off guard, and you reeled back. Your volume clearly bothered him, though the bar was empty. Haymitch clapped a hand over your mouth.Â
âYes,â he confirmed quietly, scanning the room, âthough this is all meant to be secret!âÂ
You smacked his hand away, âThen what is my part in your lovely little treason plot?âÂ
âYou need to recruit the others,â Haymitch nodded.Â
âExcuse me?!âÂ
âWell, as helpful as youâll be pulling strings from behind the scenes, Katniss needs allies in the arena,â he said.Â
âYou really think theyâd commit treason because I asked nicely?â You were skeptical.Â
âYes,â he nodded, and you gaped.Â
Shaking it off, you kept pushing, âWhat makes you think theyâll work with her? What makes you think sheâll work with them?âÂ
âShe doesnât know about this,â he said sharply, âand she canât. All they have to do is not kill her, and eliminate those tributes who might.âÂ
âThe careers, then,â you tilted your chin up.Â
âBingo.âÂ
You took a sip of the now slightly watered mojito, âSo what does she know?â
âWhat you did when you won,â he offered, âshoot to kill, play to win.âÂ
âWill she take any allies?â You asked, taking a deep breath, âYou know thatâd make things easier.âÂ
âIâm working on it,â he shook his head.Â
âYeah, thatâs a no,â you huffed a laugh, astounded by the turn of events. Never in a million years would you have seen this coming. You knew Katniss had stirred something up, but had not foreseen a full fledged rebellion on the immediate horizon.Â
âShe needs time,â Haymitch insisted, âPeeta will help her see the logic behind strong allies.âÂ
âAnd how much does he know?â You set your glass down with a clink. Haymitch just shook his head. Sighing, you barreled on, âI donât like this, you know?âÂ
âI know,â he nodded, eyes clear and serious. You werenât sure youâd seen him quite like this before. âBut youâll do it. You donât want to have to choose between Finnick and Darla.âÂ
Tightening your grasp around the glass, you ran your tongue across your teeth. Fuck if he didnât have you pinned. If there was even a slight chance you could save them both, youâd take it. Just when Haymitch had realized how deep your affection for Finnick ran, you had no clue. Suddenly, you hoped you werenât a chatty drunk.Â
âYour lives will all be better for it,â Haymitch said, âweâll all be free.â You met his gaze head on, and were surprised to find hope lying in them.Â
âIâll talk to D tonight,â you nodded once, âand Iâll get to Fin and Jo.â Haymitchâs shoulders sagged with something like relief. When you clocked Peeta walking in from the other side of the room, you knew it was time to wrap things up. You leaned in close, again.Â
âBut donât think Iâm doing all your dirty work, Old Man,â you said lowly, with a coy grin, âIâm sending them your way!â You planted a quick kiss on his cheek, leaving behind a lip stick print. Quickly grabbing your purse, you sprung off your stool.Â
With some manufactured pep in your step, you walked towards the blond boy. âDonât let him fix you a drink, Peeta,â you said, conversationally, âfor a drunk, heâs piss poor at it!â The last part was directed at your old pal, whoâd now placed the lot of you in a precarious spot.Â
âI missed you too, Sugar!â He yelled back, wide grin on his face as you sauntered toward the elevator.Â
Peeta looked at him, amused, but skeptical, âWhatâd she want?âÂ
âA piece of this!â Haymitch gestured dramatically toward himself, and picked up the glass youâd left behind. Polishing it off, he choked a little at the taste. Youâd been right, of course, he was a little rusty at bartending.Â
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You tugged at the shoulder of Darlaâs tribute outfit. When youâd suggested leather to the stylist, this wasnât what youâd meant. Skin tight, black patent leather reflected sunlight into your eyes. You let your hand come to your brow as you shook your head.Â
âWhat?â
You raised a brow at the stylist, one of Darlaâs. Â
âWhatâs wrong with it?âÂ
âYou donât think it leans a little⌠kinky?â You shrugged, frustrated.Â
âWell, you said leather,â the stylist defended themself.Â
âAnd you took that as BDSM?âÂ
Darla threw her hands up in the air at your comment, tired of being examined, and wandered off.Â
You sent the stylist away before they could argue any further. This parade was already a mess. Your plans to put Darla on horseback, to harken back to her first parade, were ruined by Darbyâs apparent inability to ride a horse. There was no way you could put her on horseback if those poor creatures were pulling a cart as well. You pet one of the horses that would be pulling the Ten tributes, and the action calmed you a bit. Only, your peace was disturbed when you saw Finnick putting the moves on Katniss.Â
Of the ways to piss off the standoffish girl youâd been charged with helping protect, he had to pick this one. It took about ten seconds for you to march over and fix it.Â
âIâm sorry you had to cancel your wedding. I know how devastating that must be for you,â you overheard. His voice oozed with sarcasm and you rolled your eyes.Â
âIs this strange man bothering you, Katniss?â You didnât wait for a response before dragging him off by his ear.Â
âHey, now,â he complained, but kept at your side. âPeeta,â Finnick tried for a dignified nod as you passed him, but came up short.Â
âFinnick,â he nodded back, gaze turning to you.Â
âBye, Peeta!â You waved with your free hand.Â
âSee âya, Sugar,â he waved back, kindly.Â
Finnick planted his feet, freeing himself in an instant, âSugar?!â He stood to his full height and shot the Twelve tribute a sour look. You rolled your eyes and started dragging him by the wrist instead. While you were going to correct Peeta, you no longer saw a point.Â
âSugar?â Katniss questioned too, a skeptical look on her face.Â
âIs that not her name?â Peeta was confused. âThatâs what Haymitch called- oh,â he seemed to have answered his own question, and Katniss let out a small laugh.Â
âWhat was that?â You asked Finnick, when youâd finally pulled him to a secluded area.Â
âWhat? I was just being nice,â he defended himself, about to pop a sugar cube in his mouth. You plucked it from his hand and tossed it over you shoulder. Finnick blinked.Â
âSo I was trying to sus her out,â he shrugged, âbig deal. If the Capitol finds out their romance is a lie, their support goes up in flames⌠like her little dresses.âÂ
You rolled your eyes. If you were still playing to win, you wouldâve liked his angle, but as it was, you had to steer the ship back on course. âPlay nice with her, would you? Iâm working on something.âÂ
âYouâre working on something that includes the girl on fire?âÂ
You grabbed his wrist, âKeep it quiet and come find me later. Find Haymitch too!â Sensing the parade was about to start, you turned to go.Â
âSome greeting,â he complained, moodily. You stopped in your tracks, and turned again to face him.Â
âDid I forget to say hi to you and your abs and your skirt?â You asked facetiously.
âYou didâ he nodded, âwe were offended.â Rolling your eyes amusedly, you stepped up close to him.Â
âHello Finnick,â you said, meeting his gaze. âHi Finnickâs abs,â your gaze moved down as you went, âhi Finnickâs skirt.â You couldnât help the grin that tugged at your lips as you looked back up at him. âHappy?â You asked.Â
âVery,â he nodded, soundly.Â
âGood,â you nodded back.Â
 âI missed that smile.â He said lowly, leaning in a bit. You were really fighting against your grin, now.
âIt missed you too,â you said, refusing to make eye contact.Â
âReally?â His eyes sparkled as he looked down at you.Â
âDonât you have a populous to charm?â You tilted your head.
âIâve got a you to charm, first,â he blinked, innocently. When he reached out to tug on a strand of your hair, youâd had enough.Â
You lightly swatted his hands away and skittered back, âGo! ⌠Do your parade prep,â you sputtered.Â
Finnick tried to conceal his laughter at your reaction. He just loved to see you flustered. âIf you insist,â he bowed his head and began to trot off. But he couldnât resist throwing a melodic goodbye over his shoulder and taking one last glance to see you hurry off.Â
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Finnick wouldnât see you again until later, though he did try. He eventually found you at a party that night, a young Capitol socialite you were both familiar with was throwing a celebration in honor of the games.Â
When he saw Darla tearing up the dance floor, he had no doubt that you were behind the appearance, and started scanning the rooms in the penthouse. Finally, he found you hidden away in a quiet spot, typing away on a tablet.Â
Hard at work securing sponsors, no doubt. If he was lucky, heâd be reaping the rewards of Darlaâs 101 sponsor gifts. Maybe youâd even deign to send him a little something. He called your name to pull you from your work.Â
You looked up from your tablet, curiously. His hand tensed. When did you start wearing glasses? How did they make you look even more-Â
âFinnick?â You arched a brow.Â
âYup?â He said, shoving both hands in his pockets.Â
You blinked at him from your spot on a couch, âSpaced out there for a second?âÂ
âYup,â he nodded. You rose to meet him when you noticed he wasnât moving to sit beside you. He watched the slinky black dress graze your thighs as you walked.Â
âAre you alright?âÂ
âYup,â he said, a little breathy.Â
âOkay,â you said, skeptically, âSo in terms of-âÂ
âSorry,â he interrupted, swallowing, âwhen did you start wearing glasses?âÂ
âWhat?â You asked, not quite following his train of thought.Â
He inched closer and adjusted the frames on your nose as you blinked up at him, âWhen did this become a thing?âÂ
âI-â you floundered. Was he blushing?Â
âOkay, lovebirds,â Johanna breezed into the room. You jolted and Finnick snatched his hands away from your face in surprise. âWrap it up, I want to hear this brilliant plan of yours.âÂ
She directed the last part towards you. You had found her earlier and told her essentially the same thing youâd said to Finnick. Johanna was surly, sure, but had a soft spot for you. Sheâd won the year after Darla, and you eventually took her under your wing as well. Not in time to warn her to take Snowâs threats seriously, but soon enough to comfort her before she could spiral too badly.Â
You tried to shake off the confusing last few moments, âAlright, well, marketing it as my plan was maybe a little disingenuous.â They both seemed confused at your words. âBut if itâs the plan I think it is itâs a plan I can get behind,â you rushed out
âAre we throwing a surprise party? What the hell are you talking about?â Johanna asked.Â
âLook, I,â you did a quick glance around the room, and motioned for them to follow you. They both did, but it only further soured Johannaâs mood. When you found a private enough corner, you told them what Haymitch had told you.Â
âSo what? We have to protect pretty little princess for a free ticket out of here?â Johanna spat.
âBasically,â you nodded. Looking over at Finnick, you tried to gauge his reaction. He hadnât said anything, and still seemed deep in thought.
You knew neither of your friends were fond of the Capitol. They had both lost more than theyâd care to admit to these people, but you couldnât begrudge them for trying to think this through. Youâd spent a few hours doing the same before you brought it to Darla last night, and she had to sleep on it.Â
âLook,â you tried again, âthe reality is, she probably wonât ally with you. I still think the smartest thing to do would be to bring both your district partners and Darla into an alliance of five. If you can manage to knock out some threats to her, you can bide your time until the free plane ride.âÂ
They both seemed to relax a bit at that, but there was still some hesitance. âYou really think throwing Darla and I together is a smart move?â Johanna asked smartly.Â
âI donât take this lightly,â you said with an air of scolding, âIâm trying to keep you safe. Right now, the only way I know how is asking you to watch each others backs in the arena while I watch yours from here. Can you trust me to do that?âÂ
âYes,â Finnick chimed in seriously, speaking for the first time in minutes.Â
Johanna was silent for only a few seconds longer, âYes. But donât expect me to be nice to her.âÂ
You werenât quite sure if she was talking about Katniss or Darla, but either way it didnât surprise you. You only shrugged at her before she walked away.Â
âSo,â you turned casually back to Finnick, âwhere were we?â You gave him a quick once over, and he seemed to tense up.Â
âI think I might turn in,â he nodded quickly, brow furrowed. When you titled your head and shot him a confused glance he barreled on, laughing awkwardly, âBig day tomorrow, super tired, goodnight!â He took smell steps backward with every word before practically bolting.Â
He breezed past Darla, face a little flushed. She smirked a little at his quick pace, and shook her head as she approached you. âWhat was that about?â She laughed.Â
âBeats me,â you shook your head, confused and a more than a little disappointed at his departure. After all, you hadnât seen him in a few months. Most of your phone calls had circled back to the quell, and you wouldâve liked some time together. At least the escape plan had made you more optimistic about your chances of seeing him again.Â
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âAnswer me this,â Darlaâs voice startled him the next day at training. âWhyâd you leave the party in a rush?âÂ
âSorry?â Finnick remembered it well, but in the light of day was better able to keep his cool. Damned glasses.Â
Darla rolled her eyes, âWhy donât you tell me after I kick your ass?â She gestured toward the mats set up in an alcove and started walking that way. He followed her lead and took on a fighting stance.Â
She started to throw out guesses as he dodged her jabs. âIndigestion?â He blocked a punch. âHad to vomit?â Blocked a kick. âLeft the oven on?â Sidestepped a hit. Her barrage continued until he swept her legs out from under her.Â
Darla landed on the mat without complaint, more concerned with him than with training. âThen what sent you running from my lovely mentor?âÂ
Finnick offered her a hand up, but she swept his legs out too. Lying in opposite directions on the floor, he made his first verbal defense. âWhat, you donât get sick of those parties?âÂ
She propped herself up on her elbows and sent him a glare. It was intimidating too, but Darla had learned from the best. âCut the crap, I know thereâs a reason. No way she could fathom being rude to you, so thatâs out.â Finnick rolled his eyes as sat up. âAnd sheâs got no game so no way she made you blush.âÂ
âCome on,â he said, defensively, pushing to his feet, âdonât insult her.âÂ
Darla perked up at this, and accepted the hand he had once again offered, âWait, it was really her that made you blush? What on Earth did she say?â
âDrop it, D,â he warned, stalking off.Â
âI am so getting to the bottom of this!â She chirped, smiling at his departing figure.Â
Darla gave him some space for a while, flitting around the various stations. The practical skills called out to her, no use practicing with weapons when she was already as good as sheâd get.
When she saw Finnick bothering Katniss she made her way over to intervene. Heâd tied a noose around his neck, the cheeky bastard. Just when he held it out for Katniss to take, Darla snatched it and pulled him away.Â
She heard him wheeze and let up on her grasp. âFuck,â Finnick choked out as loosened the rope from around his neck. âDarla!â He scolded her once he was properly free.Â
âDonât antagonize the girl,â she said, stopping once they were out of ear shot, âand donât act like youâre not spoken for.âÂ
He didnât bother replying to the first part, âIâm not spoken for.â Darla shot him a glare, saying youâre really going to pretend Iâm wrong? with just her eyes. When he glared back she only shrugged.
âYou could be,â she sassed, and he took a sharp breath.Â
âI donât think now is the time to-âÂ
âIf not now then when?!â Darla whisper-yelled, âNewsflash buddy, you still might die. So do you want to die sad and alone⌠or spoken for?âÂ
âDo I really come off as sad and alone?â Finnick blinked.Â
âOnly to those who know you,â she shook her head.Â
âGee thanks, Darla,â he said flatly.Â
âItâs my pleasure,â she gave him a friendly yet exaggerated shoulder bump. âCome on, letâs catch the show.â Finnick followed her off to join the crowd forming around Katnissâs simulation session.Â
Darla could see the faces of the other tributes drop as Katniss put down figure after figure. They were nearly all modeled after the rest of them, and featured their signature weapons at the very least. She clenched her jaw when Katniss shot the female figure holding a whip straight through the face. No mistaking who that was meant to be. She saw Finnick twitch when Katniss shot the figure with a trident through the chest. By the end, it was clear that the girl was absolutely on the level of every person there. If luck was on her side, and she wanted to, she could likely kill each one of them.Â
Wiress started clapping, and it killed some of the tension in the air. But the quell was getting more interesting by the minute.Â
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The four of you sat in silence in a both in the empty lounge within the training center. You traced the rim of your drink, hoping Haymitch would arrive soon since he asked you all to meet him there. The casual conversation had died out a bit ago, having run out of outfits to make fun of to keep the conversation light. It was hard not to think about your immediate circumstances.Â
You shivered a little, still unused to the central air the Capitol pumped through all their buildings. Finnick caught your eye and nodded his head in the other direction, inviting you to scoot closer to him. You wouldâve shaken your head if you hadnât put on a tank top earlier, but you were chilly enough to press up against his side in a bid to steal body heat.Â
Finnick raised a hand to wave to Haymitch when he saw the older man scanning the place. He settled the arm over your shoulder when he was done. Behind your head, he caught Darla narrow her gaze at him and sent her a look of warning.Â
âWhatâs the update?â He asked Haymitch as the man slotted into the space at the edge of the curved booth.Â
âWell, Katniss is not keen on allies,â he said, instantly off to a bad start, âthough she is interested in the District Three Tributes.âÂ
âExcuse me?â Johanna asked.Â
âYeah,â he nodded, âWiress and Beete.âÂ
âYou mean she wants Nuts and Volts for allies?â Darla asked, and heard Johanna try to muffle a snicker. She tried not to smirk at the sound. So much for ânot understanding herâ or whatever Jo had said during their breakup.Â
âLook, donât shoot the messenger,â he defended himself.Â
âMaybe we should if the message is dumb,â Johanna snarked, crossing her arms.Â
âShe said she liked them,â Haymitch repeated, and the whole table winced. Maybe as people, Darla thought, though even that might be a stretch, but as allies? In terms of physical game itâd be like tying a brick around your ankle. Hadnât the girl seen anyone else at work? Johannaâs axe skills? The second time she and Finnick had sparred?Â
âAnyone else?â You tried, hoping for a better result. Haymitch thought for a second before snapping his fingers.Â
âYeah, Mags!â Darla groaned, make that two bricks. Finnick used the arm heâd draped across your shoulders to flick Darla in the ear.Â
âMags and I are a package deal,â Finnick asserted. Not a chance in hell heâd trust someone else to protect Mags.Â
âThen my bet would be no deal from the girl on fire,â Haymitch shrugged.Â
âOk, so weâre keeping Katniss alive, but Three too?â Darla asked.Â
âHavenât we established-?âÂ
âWeâve got it,â you reassured him, and Finnick and Johanna nodded.
âGood,â Haymitch saidd. âWeâll,â he nodded in your direction, âkeep in touch through sponsor gifts. But itâll have to be subtle, so keep your thinking caps on.âÂ
âIs that it?â Johanna asked, bored.Â
âNo actually,â he went on, âwhen the time comes youâll have to cut out your trackers and one of you will have to get Katnissâs.âÂ
âShit,â Darla said.Â
âSqueamish?â Johanna taunted her from the other side of the table. Haymitch interrupted before a fight could break out.Â
âBefore then,â he said, firmly, âIâd recommend making a big show of the interviews. Last chance to drum up public outrage at this, maybe get it cancelled.â Johanna scoffed at that, but Haymitch kept on, âAt the very least itâll be good for sponsors.âÂ
âHeâs right about that,â you nodded, already thinking up possible interview angles for Darla.Â
Haymitch grinned, âIâll see you all there.â He pushed away from the table, heading back to his own tributes, no doubt.Â
Johanna walked away next, and Darla popped up to follow her.Â
âThink theyâll kill each other before the games start?â Finnick asked, angling his head to look at you.Â
You let out a chuckle, still tucked under his arm. âLetâs hope not. Iâm counting on those repressed feelings to bring in sponsorships,â you replied, watching the two walk off. He grinned, shaking with a bit of laughter. When you looked up to catch his gaze, you realized how close you were.Â
âThey sure are powerful,â Finnick said, holding your gaze.Â
You blinked at him, âSorry?âÂ
âRepressed feelings,â he clarified, doing his best to look innocent. You elbowed him and scooted away from his grasp and out of the booth. Youâd been dancing around your feelings for him for so long you didnât know how to do anything else.Â
âGoodnight, Finnick!â You called over your shoulder as you marched away. He sighed as he watched you go, a small smile working on his face. Maybe Darla was onto something. Â
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Trent Alexander - Arnold (Liverpool) - Interrupted
Day 20 of Christmas
Prompt: joint Christmas
25 Days Of Christmas
This was a mistake. All of this was a mistake. You see, back in November, Y/n and Trent made the decision to bring their families together for Christmas, so they didn't have to slend it apart again. They were determined to make this day special, despite the usual chaos that family gatherings entailed. On Christmas Eve, they spent the entire day shopping for food, ensuring they had enough to go around. They were tight for time, and Trent being stopped for photos every few minutes was nlt helping. He was a whirlwind of activity, dashing from shop to shop, while Y/n tried to keep up, chuckling at his determination. "We need to make this perfect." He insisted, grinning as he stacked boxes of decorations. "My mum will have a fit if she thinks we havenât cleaned the house properly."
"Donât worry, weâll get it done." Y/n reassured him, grabbing some bread and chucking it into the trolley. "I don't know how you can be so calm. Your parents are coming over too, you know." Y/n nodded. "Believe me, I know. They've been keeping me updated on their whereabouts."
When they returned home, the couple dove into cleaning the house, ensuring everything was perfect. "Why dpes it feel like weâre hosting a royal banquet?" Y/n laughed as she hoovered the carpets. Trent smirked, wiping a bit of sweat from his brow. "Because we basically are! I mean, who else can say theyâre hosting two families at once?"
Just as they were finishing up, the doorbell rang, much earlier than expected. They exchanged wide-eyed glances, and Y/n hurried to open the door. "Great! Just what we needed." Trent muttered, giving her a playful nudge as they rushed to the door. He opened it to reveal his mum, beaming brightly, followed closely by Y/n's parents. "Surprise!" Trentâs mum exclaimed, stepping inside with a basket of baked goods. "I brought some celebrtions, and quality streets and-"
"Thanks, Mum!" Trent replied, his face warming with embarrassment as he took in the state of their home. Y/n looked behind them to see her parents carrying a suitcase. Oh boy, this was a bad idea. As the families poured in, the house quickly filled with chaos. It was much louder than they liked, usually not shouting or speaking over one another, but what did they expect when they invited both families?
"Oh, I can help with the cleaning." Trent's mother offered, her eyes sparkling with enthusiasm. Y/n chuckled, watching Trentâs face turn crimson. âUh, no, really! Weâve got it coveredââ But before she could finish her sentence, Y/Nâs mum chimed in. "Oh, Iâll help too! You two have been working all day, no doubt." Y/n's mum said taking the hoover from her. "Perfect." Trent said, trying to hide his mortification as the two mothers started organizing the kitchen.
The house soon transformed into a hub of activity. The kitchen was crowded with women chopping vegetables and preparing dishes, while children dashed around excitedly, their laughter ringing through the air. In the games room, the men gathered around the pool table, discussing strategy as they prepared for a few friendly games. As Y/n stirred a pot on the stove, Trent's mum leaned in, a nostalgic smile on her face. "Did I ever tell you about the time Trent used to want to lick the spoon after we baked Christmas biscuits?"
Y/n raised an eyebrow, intrigued. "No, you havenât. Tell me more!" Y/n chuckled. "Every single time we baked, heâd try to sneak a lick! Such a cheeky boy." She laughed, shaking her head. Just then, the kitchen door swung open, and Trent stepped in, sporting a new scarlet jumper. With a mischievous grin, he grabbed the empty spoon from the bowl and scooped any excess icing left. "This is the best part." He declared, popping the spoon into his mouth. "Nothing goes to waste in this house." He said, smirking at Y/n and his mother. Y/n chuckled, shaking her head at him. "You never change, do you?"
Later that evening, after dinner had settled and the laughter of family echoed throughout the house, Y/n finally had a moment to breathe. She excused herself and headed to their en-suite bathroom for a long-awaited shower. As the warm water cascaded over her, she felt the tension of the day melt away. Just as she was settling into relaxation, Trent stepped in, a playful glint in his eyes. "Mind if I join?"
"Not at all." She replied, smiling as she turned to face him. "Iâll wash your hair for you. Just relax." He said, gently taking the shampoo from her hand. As he massaged her scalp, she closed her eyes, enjoying the sensation. "Thank you." She whispered, leaning back against him. It felt so nice to finally be alone after the whirlwind of the day. "Anything for you." He murmured back, and their lips met softly, the kiss quickly growing deeper and more passionate. The moment grew more intimate, steam filling the bathroom as their kisses deepened, hearts racing. Trent's hands roamed her body as he nipped and kissed the skin of her neck, quirt moans leaving Y/n's mouth.
Just as they were lost in each other, a knock echoed through the door, breaking the spell. "Trent, where do you keep your towels? I need to shower!" His mum called out, making Trent pull her closer in case she decided to come in. Y/n couldnât help but burst out laughing, while Trent groaned, burying his face in the crook of her neck. Of all the times. He muttered, shaking his head. "I forgot weâre not quite alone yet." Y/n giggled, trying to stifle her laughter. Trent opened the door slightly. "Theyâre in the cupboard next to the sink! Just, uh⌠give me a minute and I'll get you one!"
As his mum left, Y/n leaned against him, both of them chuckling at the sudden intrusion. "Well, that was unexpected." She said, looking up at him with playful eyes. Trent smirked, pulling her in for another quick kiss. "This is why we canât have nice things!" He chuckled, shaking his head. "I swear, that was the least romantic interruption ever."
"Welcome to family Christmas." Trent groaned, as he pulled away reluctantly to go help his mum. "I guess weâre done for now?" She teased, trying to contain her giggles. "For now." He sighed, clearly reluctant to part from their moment. "Well, there's always next time." Y/n chuckled as she turned the water off. "Yeah, next time Iâll lock the door." He smirked as he hopped out and flinging a towel around him to go help his mother.
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Obey Me Next Generation Idea(aka-My au)
What about poly Au with the bros? I assume with demon culture, MC having kids and the bros all being the dad wouldn't be too surprising as I think monogamous relationships are seen just the same as polyamorous. Like neither really matter honestly in a "oh this is a big deal/drama!" Sense.
Plus its the 7 lords, they can do whatever the fuck they want
I know MC is mostly human but I think having kids is still possible as they got magic plus their pacts with the bros might make them stronger. Plus, historically, woman have been able to have multiple pregnancies, like more than 4 at least, so still- not impossible.
Just let me have my next gen shenanigans
ONTO THE KIDS PLEASE AND THANK YOU
Varya (1st Born) (she/her)-25
Daughter of Mammon
Is more demon than human, possibly the most demon out of the kids.
Holds a very smiley but deadly aura around her.
Seems the opposite of Mammon in behavior but you can tell by her subtle acts towards her family, shes his kid alright.
Is the type of person to shake a person's hand but hold a knife in the other.
"Looks like a cinnamon roll, can kill you"
Lights up at the mentions of crocheting, dogs, and weird but oddly alluring creatures around Devildom.
She does have a small habit of gambling when out with Mammon, but is actually able to keep her wins because no one expects it through her gold-winning smile.
Mess with her family and its on sight.
Lilith the 2nd (3rd born-1st triplet) (she/her)-21
I headcannon Lucifer to at least be the only one to name their daughter after their sister. Not to replace, never, but to honor her.
Is in a strange middle between Half demon-mostly demon
Sweetheart by default
That big sister you can always talk to and she wont judge.
Will make passive agressive remarks when peeved off.
Definitely denies acting like Lucifer yet can do the stance-arms crossed and glare- exactly like him.
Even does the whole hand chest like him too. Shocked look and all.
Calls all the brothers papa but Lucifer father, not as a distance way but thats just how she's always been.
Theatre kid- almost always lead.
Anna from Frozen vibes at times.
Hopeless romantic too.
Basically Lucifer if he actually showed more emotions.
Daddy's girl 100%
May or may not be in a secret relationship with Diavolo's heirđ
Rhomb(2nd Born) (he/him)-23
Son of Leviathan
Named after the Loch ness Monster
A nice balance between human and demon
But has "mutations" that make him have scaly patches on his body, his tail out almost 24/7, and bad eyesight.
Stern attitude most of the time.
Big bro protector
Tallest of all the kids
Softer on the younger kids but will smack a bitch if they act up.
Cant play video games much cause eyes so turns to more physical games that include puzzles.
Likes games with strategy to follow like War tanks, or chess. Is the type to make a DnD game the best cause he makes amazing stories too despite not reading much.
Likes mystery shows too and tries to figure it out before the answer is revealed, could go on rants about why. Gets it right 11/10 times.
If Leviathan wasnt his biological dad, people would believe he was Satan's kid.
Doesnt like cats tho.
Quinn (4th Born- 2nd Triplet) (He/they/doesnt care) (21)
Asmo just thought Quinn was a pretty name so picked it lol.
Also a nice balance between human/demon. Tho his wings stay out constantly.
Very much vibes from that yellow bird in Rio.
Laid back personality but is an outgoing dude.
Also very protective of their siblings, and will not hesitate to cut a bitch.
Isnt as flamboyant as Asmo but does have a just as great fashion sense.
Has a hard time dating as people automatically assume hes just like Asmo so will try to date him for that reason only.
Love his dad but hates the reputation he gets because of being said son.
So he resorts to just sticking to his siblings or the few friends he trusts.
Besides MC, is the second most popular face to pop up on Asmo's Devilgram
Fucking adores axolotls for no particular reason, just loves them to no end which Asmo makes sure to get many axolotl themed plushes, shirts, etc. for him.
Libbey(Liberty) (5th Born- 3rd triplet)(she/her)-21
Another balance between human/demon, maybe a tad more on the demon side.
Tho, also has "mutations" like very enhanced hearing.
Bookworm to the max
Loves reading dramas and fantasies, but seems to enjoy multiseries more than stand alone.
Very quiet and shy kid of the group.
Sometimes cant even talk so signs instead because earaches or headaches.
Likes cats but perfers reptiles more.
Has a small turtle in her room from the human realm, set it up beside her bed and everything. Their name is Casey after one of her favorite human novels she read.
But despite all this, isnt called the daughter of wrath just for nothing beside biology reasons.
Is like Satan 2.0 when pissed, she wont yell or scream but you can just tell from the drop of room temperature and the subtle tilt of her head.
Her eyes glow an electric green when shes pissed.
Had more anger issues when younger, but cause Satan knew how to handle his better now, taught her how to aswell.
Satan is probably the main one to understand her issues with such a problem, despite being more mellowed out now that shes older.
Is definitely a cryer when really angry tho.
Ryder(6th Born) (1st twin)- 19
Ngl, everyone was surprised that they had twins. Including Belphie himself.
But then again, they did have triplets before them so....eh?
Ryder is a tad more human than demon, but still powerful enough to have his own demon form like his older siblings.
His tail is seen smaller than Belphie's, and a bit thinner too.
The sloth genes affact him only so much, making him more likely just want to procrastinate then outright not do anything.
He honestly enjoys the human world more than Devildom, mainly cause everything is less..hectic per say.
Hes the type of brother/older friend that will cover for ya if you have to hide something but will subtly suggest how to fix whatever their doing.
Like one time Quinn came home slightly tipsy and past curfew, and he snuck them into his room. Though he scolded them in the morning, he covered for Quinn at breakfast, saying they ate too much sugar last night, thats why hes queasy and has a headache.
Quinn did fix that habit up quick after Ryder threatened to leave him on his own next time it happened.
Calls everyone bro or dude, no matter their gender.
Gen z vibes too in most areas.
Has a fixation with cow bells for some reason, likes the noise is all he can say.
If he were told what Belphie did to their mom/human parent way before they were born, he says "Cowabummer" while screaming inside.
River(7th born-2nd twin)(they/them)-19
How is this Belphie's kid?
Too hyper, tad crazy
Probably has ADHD, who knows.
While Ryder is the slightly responsible twin, their the reason why Ryder needs to be said twin.
Their just about the same range of human/demon as Ryder, can have a demon form, but only uses it to fuck with people than to actually be scary with it.
They may have alot of power, but their personality alone can kill people.
Is the type of kid to crawl on the ceiling when they were 2.
Is also the type to hop outta window to get to the lower floor faster. Thank Belphie for their demon powers otherwise we'd have another Lillith situation.
Has scared even Lucifer at one point, has made him yelp out of surprise. Will not go on how, no matter how much Papa Satan and Belphie ask them. Just has a toothy grin when they ask.
When calm, is actually a pretty chill dude. They like odd patterns and get fixated on the most random things.
MC gave them one of those sand timers that you flip to restart and when she came down to tell them food was done about 2 hours later, she found them sitting on the table, holding it while watching the sand go down. They use it now to relax and focus on when overstimultated or just having too much of a fuzzy head.
Has spent nearly a how week with Leviathan because they got hooked on one anime with him. Now has frequent solo movie nights with him cause.
"They're tad confused, but got the spirit"
Literally had to have someone (Rhomb) explain to them what the LGBTQ+ letters meant. Legit thought it was just new alphabet pattern, was still happy to find out what it all means.
If you told them what Belphie did to their mom before they were born, they'd think it as a joke. Dont tell them otherwise or they will cry.
Frankie(8th Born)(She/her)-16
Everyone thought that she would be the biggest child when MC was pregnant with her, since y'know, it was confirmed Beel's kid.
Yeah, she came out small. Like scary small for a baby.
It was then everyone knew she would be the most human. Has a little demon in her, but clearly not enough to have a demon form nor mark.
Lucifer's wallet cried in relief.
She does eat a good bit more than the average human but overall, nothing compared to Beel.
She does adore sweets to the max, especially gummies. Give her some and she'll love you forever.
Sweetest little sunshine in the world, everyone adores her. If they dont, then they will soon.
Shes like Mirabel in encanto, kinda wishes she had more demon powers but is still overall happy with who she is.
When her a Beel are with each other- OH MY DIAVOLO, THE CAVITIES PEOPLE GET- TOO DAMN SWEET AND PURE
Like big papa Beel and his sweet little girl all smiley and pure. Best father-daughter relationship out of all the siblings and fathers.
Shes kinda like pinkie pie from MLP but like more hyper as fuck. Can and will speak so fast when excited that it just comes out as squeaks at that point.
Since her more human side, shes more likely to stay in human world when their mom is on Buisness there, so she has alot of human friends.
Shes in gymnastics, which definitely helps keep her figure more smaller despite all the sweets she eats. Does work out with Beel too.
Mess with her and you have a whole army on yer ass.
"Bounce to the beat of my own drum!"
You can just tell how much I love this dear. HA
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each of your fingers like rays of the sun leona kingscholar x reader
summary: in which you like to hold and to be held by leona's hand, a lot (not like he's not in the same boat)
tags: gender neutral reader, sfw, fluff/romance, established relationship, 4k+ words, not beta read
authorâs note (see end notes for more): The fourth fic to my five senses series
you can also read this on AO3
I.
The day was concluding and yet the date was merely reaching its beginning, Leona rising with the setting sun.Â
He had slept the afternoon away, not having anything urgent to do, not when his calculations dictated he still had some absences left before it would become a real problem. As for his location, he had taken to sleeping in his room as opposed to his other favored locationsâonly a strategic choice, chosen based on the demands you had made of him earlier.
His choice was correct, as expected, for now there was no need to leave his room to find you and no need for you to do the same, not when you strolled into his room, as you have many times before (but not as of late, to his disdain). It was as though his becoming yours meant not only his heart but his room would become yours as well.
He would be a hypocrite to complain about such a thing, but he cared too little for becoming a good person now.
âDonât make so much noise,â he complained half-heartedly, not bothering to pretend that he had not just woken up. He was sure you could tell anyway, your stifled laughter as you watched him yawn, your own attempts at scritching the back of his neck and ears. With his good mood, he supposed he would allow it.Â
âLooks like youâve already set it up,â you said, glancing at his desk, the table turned to face his bed, and with misfortune you took to sitting on the chair than with him on the bed. âShould I play white or black?â
âWhite is already facing you,â and for a few other reasons he would rather not tell you, things you really had no need to know, âso you should just play that.â
âOkay,â and although you haven't started the game yet, your fingers hover over the chessmen, stopping over a particular pawn that Leona thinks you intend to move first.
âIâm surprised you even want to play chess,â Leona said, finally sitting up properly to face his side of the board, âI didnât think you knew how to play⌠Do you know how to play?â
Itâs nothing against you; he would have accepted your offer to play with him even if you didnât, but it surprises him (pleasantly) that you might. Sure, heâs seen you watch him go against his dorm members, but other than that he wasnât really sure if it was because you were interested in the game or if it was because you were interested in him.
âI watched a bunch of videos!â you said, defending yourself, âIâm not going to be a grandmaster anytime soon, but I know what the chess pieces and pawns are and what they do and, you know, enough basics to play.â
Leona grins at the distinction. Look at you, doing your researchâyou might actually stand a chance against him.
âThen I donât have to go easy on you,â he replied, before adding a little lie, ânot that I had any intention of doing so in the first place.â
Your opening move is standard. You donât do something stupid or overly advanced by moving the pawns at the edges of the row, even though he would have liked to see a strategy involving either or. You go for a popular but beginner-friendly opening: the Queenâs Pawn to d4. Itâs aggressive in a sense, a way to dissuade him from moving the kingâs or queenâs pawn for his opening⌠or perhaps you wanted him to take the risk.Â
He looked up to meet your eyes, and he didnât have to look any further down to know that you were smiling.Â
Cute, but itâs really too bad that he has no intentions of falling for your bait.
âKnight to your f6,â he mumbled, more for you to hear than himself. Leonaâs not particularly chatty when playing, most people donât have the capacity to do so when theyâre too busy thinking five moves ahead, but he doesnât want you to be too tense. If you wanted to talk about, well, anything really, you should do it. This was a date after all, impromptu it may be, not a competition.
âI wanted you to moveââ
âYeah, and thatâs exactly why I didnât move there,â Leona said with a drawl, watching the tips of your fingers touch each and every pawn, clearly contemplating what to move next. Usually you had to move whichever piece or pawn you touched first and with anyone else he might have used the rule to his advantage, but he instead waits for you to decide patiently.Â
If the consequence was having a game run slower than normal, was it really a consequence at all if it meant you stuck around a little longer?
âPawn to⌠c4?â
âYou donât have to say it out loud,â Leona informed you, âbut thatâs a good move.â
Because it was a good moveâprobably your original plan anyway, if he had made the move you wanted him to. Regardless, you were able to strengthen your control of the center.
You smile at the praise and Leona tries not to smile back, distracting himself by moving a pawn to g6, right beside the knight.
Your next few moves donât matter too much in the grand scheme of thingsâall he needs is to fianchetto his bishop, something you canât really stop no matter what you doâbut he does think itâs amusing that you end up mirroring his moves, clearly unsure of how to move when heâs too focused on defending than attacking you at the moment.
With two squares cleared out, he moves the rook and the king.
âI donât think youâd cheat in chess, so what even was that?â you asked.
âHuh. Looks like you havenât made it to the video about castling yet,â Leona quipped, but before you could complain he stood up, making his way to stand behind you. He doesnât think he makes for a very good teacher, more of an instructor than anything, but heâll try⌠only because youâre expecting him to, clearly wanting to replicate whatever it was he did.
âIâm sure you know that the most important piece in the game is the king.â With his index, he pointed to Whiteâs king, and with his remaining fingers, he temporarily set aside the bishop to its right. âIâm sure you saw how I purposefully cleared these two squaresâitâs because you need this particular rook for this.â
Without talking about it, the both of you quickly look around, not bothering to hide your sighs of relief when a chess piece named man fails to appear before your eyes.Â
âBecause the king is the most important piece, it has to be well protected, defended. Thatâs where the rook comes inâa rook is basically a castle, which is what the move is called, so the king is pretty much hiding behind a bunch of walls to defend itself.
âWhen you make sure the king is defended throughout the game, the less chances of it falling into any traps or getting cornered⌠or youâll at least have other pieces in convenient positions to attack if needed.â
âCastle to protect the king,â you muttered to yourself, sliding the two pieces together, âlike this?â
âNo.â Placing a hand over yoursâthe hand holding onto your kingâhe nudges the rook out of the way, effectively swapping their positions. âLike this. They donât just move to the right and left, they have to swap as well.â
Leona hadnât thought much of his clasping your handâheâs not shy with giving you the physical attention you wantâbut your words thereafter do affect him, a fluster that takes him a little longer than usual to push down.
âI get it now! Thanks to you, my king definitely wonât fall too fast now,â and then, for extra measure, you let out a laugh. Itâs hyena-like and Leona wonders if heâs left you alone with Ruggie one too many times, if his assistantâs been telling you one too many things.
He lets go of your hand with a click of his tongue, returning your pieces to their old positions. Here he is, teaching you how to play better so you could increase your chances of winning against him, but here you are making a joke out of him.
Still, he huffs in amusement when you move the bishop, then the rook, and then the pads of your fingers meet the king once again.
II
Sometimes Leona thinks he indulges you a bit too muchâwell, itâs less think and more know, but since he canât be any more self-aware than he already is, he mostly just lets you do as you please.
That was how it was before you started dating, after allâhim hardly reciprocating your actions, teasing retorts at most as his heart banged against his chest and hurt his ears. You and all your neon signs pointing that yes, you were attracted to him, and him finally having enough of you embarrassing yourself (and him), leading to him deciding that if you were going to keep that up without saying anything, then you wouldnât have any objections if he asked you out himself. He remembers more than just your happinessâhe remembers the pride you could barely contain at having him do the asking, as if it was an achievement.
Still, you canât just expect to get away with everything. You shouldâve recognized the inevitability of him biting back; he would argue that you preferred when he did. It wasnât just that you thought it was fun when he did do so, the lazy lion getting up to do something, but more so you liked the idea that he could actually take initiative to do something for himself as opposed to simply having it handed to him.
These days, itâs you making yourself into his personal alarm clock.Â
Leonaâs quit skipping every class he could. Heâs not against graduating, believe it or not, and it definitely helps that he genuinely wants to see the Afterglow Savannah improve and that taking up an internship is a prime opportunity to start getting work done. It also helps that he has someone (sometwo if you count Ruggie, but heâs not very effective so he chooses not to)Â constantly pushing him to attend his classes.
Still, heâd prefer to not go to each and every one. Some classes, in his opinion, are just downright repetitive, if not pointless, things he already knows being taught to him again. Skipping those seemed valid to him, but it seemed it was not to you.
âCome on, kitty,â you kept his hand in a tight grip, dragging him along the hallway. It was empty considering everybody was already in class, and while it would have embarrassed most people, Leona was just glad nobody would be present to eavesdrop. âYouâre late to class.â
âWeâre late to class,â Leona countered, âdid you forget that you have class, too? On an entirely different building?â
âOkay, whose fault is that?â you huffed, âYouâre the one who kept me asleep!â
âBut you were sleeping so soundly, werenât you? What kind of guy would I be if I were to wake my partner up?â
âYou would be a gentleman who saved my attendance record, thatâs what. Professor Crewel is gonna kill me one of these days,â you muttered to yourself, âor Professor Trein, or maybe even the headmaster himself.â
âYouâre exaggerating,â he said with a shred of a laugh, âitâs not like they donât know Iâm to blame.â
You stopped in your tracks to look at him.Â
âNo way is our relationship so widespread that the faculty knows about it.â
âEven my family knows, so obviously the faculty does, too. Just because theyâre adults doesnât mean theyâre above gossiping,â Leona said, grumbling as though sorely disappointed with the older generation, ânot even Trein. Heâs a history professor, which means heâs just better at separating fact from fiction.â
âAnd the facts are?â
Leona snorted, lifting your enclosed hands and waving them around. âThe facts are clear as day. I wouldnât just be allowing you to hold my hand willy-nilly like this if there wasnât anything between us, much less allow myself to be dragged to class like this when I could be taking a perfectly good nap.â
âGo take a nap in class, then,â you retorted, âthe important thing is that you attend, not that you pay attention.â
âHuh, wonder who taught you to be such a bad influence?â he asked, trailing off the end of his rhetorical question with yawn. âWell, if youâre gonna be a bad influence, whatâs stopping you from going all the way with it?â
âWhat are you planning?â
âI was just thinking that I felt bad for always making you late to your classes,â he drawled. His classroom was a few steps away, but with you having relinquished most of the pressure on his hand, he decided it was his turn to take control of which path to take; that path was away from the main building and heading towards one of his favorite areas on campusâthe botanical gardens. âNot only should I bring you there, but I should apologize to Professor Crewel for taking up so much of a precious studentâs time.â
âDo you have a death wish? My classmates will never let me hear the end of it!â you whined, âIf you want to sleep in the greenhouse, you should have just said so. Donât drag me into it.â
You could protest a little more if you wanted, make him stop his tracks and leave you to walk back on your own, but you simply complained about how unfair he was being. Leona thinks it has to do with his handsâwell, handâstill intertwined with yours, the fact that heâs the one doing the holding this time around. Perhaps youâre letting it happen so you can spend a little more time with him. Heâs the same, after all, the reason heâs awake and doing this much.
âThen letâs take a nap in the greenhouse next time. That way, youâll be able to wake up for your class in time. Youâll even have the professor serve as your alarm clock,â he chuckled, even as you threatened to leave him behind. He knows you wonât, because your grip is just as tight despite it, only looseningâwith hesitance, a fact that makes his heart swell just the smallest bitâwhen no more detours can be done.
âIâll see you later.âÂ
Leona shook his head.Â
âNo, Iâll pick you up.â
Leonaâs never seen himself as a particularly domestic partner, but you smile at him and he thinks he might have to do this walking you to class thing more often. He can lose a few minutes of sleep for that.
III
âI learned something recently,â you began, âabout palm reading, and finger lengths, and all of that. From Cater.â
âYeah?â Leona asked, indulging you. âShow me.â
He knew where this was going, having recognized a pattern in your behavior as of late. He was not opposed to itâheâs an enabler of most of your antics, admittedlyâbut he does want to see what kind of tactic youâd initiate this time.
âApparently our hands hold meanings too.â Heâs still resting his head on your lap without any intention of leaving, but he adjusted his arms so you could take hold of his hands more easily. âI donât know if I believe it entirely, but considering we use them so often throughout our life, I guess it makes sense⌠Also, it just seemed fun to learn about.â
One of your fingers went to trace the sides of his, moving along the tips and gaps in between. âFor example, if your index finger is longer than your ring finger, youâre probably a confident, natural leader. Someone calculative and analytical. A risk taker, someone who prefers others to take the initiative but happily takes the spoils, andââ
âAre you sure you talked to Cater and youâre not just making this up?â he accused half-heartedly, âMaybe youâre cherry-picking things youâll think suit me.â
ââand someone who likes their solitude, dislikes it when their time alone is disturbed.â
âNever mind. It doesnât fit me after all,â claimed Leona, âI allow you to interrupt my alone time all the time.â
âHello? Like you donât enjoy my presence. Iâm joining it, not interrupting it,â you argued back, âin any case, letâs say the ring is the longer one of the two.â
Your finger stilled against the aforementioned finger, before tracing an imaginary ring around the digit.Â
âItâs said that people with longer ring fingers are seen as more⌠ugh,â you sighed, as though reluctant to admit something, â , theyâre more attractive.â
âOh?â He grinned, looking away from your hands to stare right at your face. You wouldnât look at him properly, so he tugged at your fingers to catch your attention. âSo Iâm attractive? More attractive than most people youâve seen?â
âCharming too, clearly,â you sighed as you rolled your eyes, though Leona noticed that it was not exactly a no, âwhich is another trait of people with longer ring fingers⌠I guess both descriptions work out for you, so it doesnât actually matter which one has a few extra centimeters.â
âWhat about the palm lines then?â he asked, âFortune telling isnât really my style, the idea of placing all my bets on some kind of fate ainât really all that appealing to me, but Iâll hear you out.â
âOh, umâŚâ You grasp a hand, and then two, and just⌠stare at them, following the lines with your fingertips. âI already forgot.â
âHeh, you forgot? Really, if you wanted to hold my hand that bad you could just ask, itâs not like Iâd ever say no to you,â Leona teased, baring his teeth as he grinned. âHave I ever said no to you?â
âNo?â you answered, âI mean, thatâs not whyâŚ! Okay, I really did want to try reading your palms, but Cater and I only talked for maybe twenty minutes max? I only remember, like, the heart line.â
âThen read that. Whatâs the issue?â
You went silent, suddenly shutting your mouth. If it was anyone else, Leona would have thought they were embarrassedâit was something to do with romance after all and, well, that was a topic that flustered many. However, because it was you, it was difficult to say it was because you would feel embarrassmentâyou do lots of embarrassing things around him, after all. The truth behind your hesitation wasâŚ
âWell,â you began, fingers pointing to the long line stretched across his hand, âthis is your love line. Based on the length, it would mean⌠Leona?â
You trailed off as Leona shut his palm, trapping your finger within the warmth of his hand.Â
âI donât need to hear it after all. I already know the answer, anyway.â
IV
Leona thinks (knows) he spoils you, but he thinks you spoil him just as much, to the point that he finds himself wondering if his existence is enough to warrant such treatment. After all, days like today he knows he hasnât done anything particularly nice or special, and yet it feels as though he has with the way you hold onto him (or the way he allows himself to be held instead of holding).
âGive me your hand.â These days you donât ask (though you still play tricks to retrieve your treat). What you do more often is demand, demand in the way royals like him do, because you know you can do so with him by your side, with him.
âGoing to read my palms again?â he joked, already handing his hands over as an offering.
âMaybe some other time,â you said, âI was just thinking⌠your hands are kind of rough, arenât they?â
âIf I were a typical prince, I wouldâve been offended,â he commented. Sure, he kept himself groomedâheâs still a part of a royal family, lowly a member as he is, so personality aside heâd rather not have people point out anything off with his looks tooâbut things such as keeping his hands moisturized just werenât in his list of priorities.
âI donât mind it like this.â He hadnât asked, but he did wonder. Perhaps you knew that. âI wouldnât have minded one way or the other, but I do like the roughness. It⌠suits you, I guess?â
Leona laughed, âBecause Iâm not a gentle person, huh?â
âBecause it shows me that youâre someone whoâs always worked hard,â you explained, âno matter what anyone says, I think this much is proof that the person you are now isnât just because you were lucky to be born like that. Lazy and effort-averse as you may be at times, things like this prove that you, too, worked hard to achieve the strength and intelligence you have.â
He really doesnât think heâs done anything to deserve the way you treat him, and itâs on days like today that he remembers what he loves most about you. Itâs not just that youâre fun, that youâre amusing, that youâre cuteâitâs because you are one of the few who can see past his pride and his arrogance, his imperious attitude; itâs because you care for him so easily in the ways he finds himself too prideful to imitate, fumbling the words spoken by his heart.
âShut up,â he mumbled, terribly enamored of the way you bring your lips up to the knuckles of his fist. Those hands are not clean, have been used in fights for better or for worse, hands capable of destruction with some few choice chants, yet you kiss them as though they were innocent. âSeriously.â
âOf course, my prince.â You laughed even as his fingers stretched to cover your mouth, and like the sun peeking from the clouds your grin remained present and bright.
V
âJust two movesâŚâ you muttered to yourself, âI canât believe I fell for that! Or, you know, did that, since it was my fault. I literally read about this pattern on some chess website.â
âThatâs what you get for experimenting without care,â Leona said, shaking his head as he returned the pawns and queen back to their positions. âNever thought Iâd see someone use f3 as a first move, easily the worst opening you could do, followed by g4 which is the worst follow-up you could do. Guess thereâs really a first time for everythingâI finally got to play a Foolâs Mate against someone for once.â
âYeah, yeah, Iâm glad you had your fun,â you grumbled. Malice wasnât present, but he could tell you did want to win at least one match this time around. Maybe he would help out with that, though not without seeing what you could do, first.
âThen try some other opening or pattern,â he told you, âlooks like you actually know more this time around.â
âOf course I did. I didnât want to look fooâokay, never mind.â You grabbed hold of a pawn, twirling it around between your fingers. âLetâs go again.â
âThink youâre going to win this time?â he asked. It had come off as a tease, a way to rile you up, but the reality was that he was genuinely curious if you had a strategy you wanted to try and pull off.
âMaybe. Just indulge me this time, okay?â
Then you move the pawn in front of the king two squares forward. Kingâs Pawn Opening. Not bad, especially since you could control the center if you choose your moves right. Itâs the next move, however, the one you pull right after he mirrored yours, that caused your plan to immediately click in his brain.Â
âBishop to c4. You think youâre funny, do you?â
âAre you going to go along with it?
âIâll show you.â Which, for Leona, was another way of saying of course. You were you, and with a message so charming, who was he to deny you, the both of you, of fun? âKnight to c6. Truly a first time for everythingânever would I have thought Iâd lose a game on purpose.â
âQueen to h5.â
âKnight to f6.â
âQueen to f7.â You grinned gleefully. He supposed losing was worth it after all. âScholarâs mate.â
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[1] Title. The title can be in both Leona and the reader's perspective. If you liken Leona to the sun, then wouldnât his fingers be the rays of warmth? And for Leona, since he comes from Afterglow Savannah, I think it means a lot for him to compare the reader to the sun, and though heâs already used to the warmth, he finds himself craving the one coming from the reader.
[2] Pieces vs Pawns. Many people do use âpiecesâ (or some other term in their respective language) as a catch-all term, but really pawns and pieces are different, with chessmen being the appropriate term for both pawns and pieces (in English, from my sourcs). Since reader makes the distinction, it shows Leona that they made the effort to research his favorite game. He would have appreciated the gesture of playing with him nonetheless, but that was a plus to him.
[3] Opening moves. Reader wanted to do the Queenâs Gambit, since itâs a popular and well-known opening. Itâs also a move with a monarch in the title. Chosen not necessarily to represent the reader (see a different note for that), but you could see it that way if you want. They could not push through because Leona saw through them. Anyway, Queenâs gambit is White to d4, and afterwards c4, and while they did that they couldnât complete a gambit because Leona went to move the knight instead of trying to control the center immediately. Â
[4] Leonaâs opening move is called Kingâs Indian Defense, a response against the Queenâs gambit⌠and my personal favorite opening when I had the misfortune of playing Black (a.k.a. going second) in matches. Also chosen for the monarch in the move name. When White goes d4, the knight (horse) goes f6. At Whiteâs c4, pawn moves to g6.
[5] Yes most of these notes will be about chess Iâm sorry! Okay so a few other choices I made in writing the chess scenes. Reader, both times, plays white (goes first), for a multitude of reasonsâLeona putting them first, them being the light of his life, Leona wanting to give them the advantage, all of that. Leona goes second because, yeah⌠the second-born, second-place thing, but also he willingly chooses it for the challenge, because it makes it more fun for him, and because he enjoys just watching you go first and reacting to the things you do. Itâs less of Leona going easy on you and more of him trying to see what you know and how well you can predict moves so he can teach you appropriately later on.
[6] Castling. As Leona explained, Castling is a move in chess specifically to protect the king. Also slight humpty dumpty reference. It was believed that he was based on a king (and heâs commonly depicted as an egg-king in media), and when he sat on the wall he had a great fall⌠so basically whatever âcastlingâ Leona did against reader was a failure because he fell for the reader, lol.
[7] I actually donât know what finger is longer for Leona.
[8] Ending moves. Scholarâs mate was chosen⌠For obvious reasons. He lets the reader win because he thinks it's cute that they chose that move from their âresearchâ HAHAHA.
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Ok but Mary Ann saying she doesnât feel good and wants to go home? She doesnât care about the fighting or why theyâre fighting. Itâs just something she was brought to by an adult.
Ruben being so confused why Wanda/Fig would want him slowed, as theyâre fighting, and saying he âhad toâ use Psychic Scream because the Bad Kids are killing his friends? That feels like heâs just doing what he was told and mimicking actions he learned from the adults around him, not that he actually believes in whatever cause theyâre fighting for, and that he has to attack to stop the Bad Kids.
The fact that Porter and Jace were bringing them high level monsters to deal the killing blows to in order to make the Rat Grinders stronger, but theyâve never actually been in a real fight themselves? All of the Rat Grinders being killed just to be brought back with rage crystals that changed their personalities, and even the deity that they believed in (looking at you, Buddy)
These kids have basically been groomed for battle, to give Porter and Jace a better army, without them getting any real battle experience or being taught about strategy or anything, just being told what they need to do. Probably being dragged to the gym for the fight without really caring about the fight but theyâre kids so they have no sense of autonomy.
Especially taking the Devilâs Honey into account, I wouldnât be surprised if theyâve been told so many lies that part of them really does believe that this is all a game or that once Porter is made a god, things will be better and all the people they killed can just be brought back. Even Lucy. They might not even feel the weight of their own actions. They donât know the severity of killing, nor do they know the severity of losing someone other than Lucy
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T1 IMAGINES
Part One: Watching you play
A/N: Hello! As promised on @obsessedkiddo, I am here with T1 imagines. You have to remember that it's all fiction, my opinion, and everything else besides real. Keep that in mind. I would be more than happy to hear your opinions but please, don't yell at me if you don't like my work. If you want to see a specific topic, let me know. With all that being said, let's go!
FAKER
Faker would sit by your side and watch your game carefully. He would study your tactic, your strategy, your gameplay overall. And no, no secret glances or puppy dog eyes, no. He would be invested in your game more than you. Later on, he would be giving you advice, telling you where is the best place to go or who to attack or when. He would be very patient and considerate, explaining everything peacefully. In the end, he would praise you no matter the result and tell you what to improve next time.
GUMAYUSI
Playing with him by your side is a shit show. At first, he would be just watching, arms crossed, emotionless staring at the screen. He would be quiet, no word said, just watching you play. Until he decided it was time for him to shine. He would start giving you advice, pointing at the screen, rushing you with every move. He would be almost lying on the desk if you failed or didn't listen to his words. Finally, he would push you to the side and play instead of you. Of course, he would be mumbling some insults, but, you know, no offence taken. He would win....what a surprise. After that, he would look at you and say, "next time, listen to me."
ZEUS
He would be your little cheerleader. Sitting next to you, supporting you no matter the result. Sometimes you would hear quiet advice coming from him, but other than that he would be rather quiet. If you asked him, he would show you some tricks of his. He wants you to find your own style of playing, and he never pressures you to do anything, but when asked, he gives amazing advice.
ONER
At first, he would be just watching, sometimes commenting, but basically, just watching. With time passing and you asking for advice, he would simply grab you, put you on his lap, move his chair to the computer and you would play together. His hand on yours, together controlling the mouse, while the other hands would be pressing the buttons. He would be whispering some explanations of his moves into your ear, with time, he would put his head on your shoulder and relax there.
KERIA
Another shit show. The game would be okay but you two? Not really. You would be yelling at each other about how they shouldn't either play this way or say anything. You two would be louder than all five of T1 in one room together.
"Go top!"
"No! I'm going mid!"
"Are you stupid? There are three of them!"
"Yeah. My team needs my help!"
"Ugh, they don't! They are fine! Push top!"
Something like that. Sometimes the rest of the boys would come in and ask you two to shut up. You never do that. Really often it ends with both of you being mad at each other and literally not talking for the rest of the day.
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Fortune favors the Bold â
TDI!Duncan x Juvie Bestfriend! Reader â
Chapter Seven: Dodgeball to the death
You all had been sleeping absolutely terribly the past couple days because Harold fucking snores. So at breakfast, Duncan was trying to eat but could barely move, and you had passed out in your porridge. "Duncan, you look like death dude." Chris's overly cheerful voice rang out.
"Sick it." Ducan hissed before putting his head down on the table. Courtney explained their predicament.
"Wow, four nights without sleep. How much is she hurting dude, how much are you hurting dude? I kinda want to test how far it takes to break, you both." Chris smiled like a maniac. "Want to find out?" Duncan hissed.
Instinctively your whole group hid under the table, getting used to Duncan's anger. But one small snore coming out of your mouth quieted him.
Then Harold walked in with a drawn on mustache on his face causing the place to erupt with quiet giggles.
"That was me!" You raise your hand lazily. Heather began to taunt your team, causing you to throw a knife at her pinning her hair to the wall. "Get your attack dog under control." Heather yelled terrifed trying to get her hair unstuck.
"She don't bite." Duncan waved her off. You smiled weakly flipping her off. "Yes she do!" Heather screamed.
Chris walked in then. "Listen up campers, your next challenge starts in ten minutes, and be prepared to bring it." He announced as you tipped over onto Duncan passing out.
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You were playing dodgeball. Everyone had already gotten to the little ring, but Duncan was trudging behind. Once he walked inside he pointed at you looking mildly pissed off. "If you wake me up, it'll be the last thing you do, L/N." You rolled your eyes. Whenever Duncan was tired he got angry.
"This is all your fault, you know?" Courtney hissed at Harold.
Chris explained the rules making it seem harder then it needed to be. You were okay at dodgeball, it was basically like a prison riot. Chris gave you one minute to discuss strategies. Apparently Courtney could read your mind because she said-
"There is no way we are having Little Miss Crazy play. She'll kill them and get us disqualified." The girl whined and you growled. "Don't call me crazy." You hissed dangerously pissed as you stalked over and sat down by Duncan.
The games went on and your team got decimated by the Screaming Gophers. You weren't surprised. Yet, Courtney persisted with her idea of not having you play. So you watched.
You watched as Harold got his ass beat by LeShawna, Heather beat Tyler's ass, Courtney beg for a disqualification, DJ hit poor Gwen, it was a very interesting expierence.
Cody pulled a wild ass move out of his fucking ass. It looked impossible but he used the ball as a boomerang. Everyone was getting pissed on your team, yet Courtney persisted.
You played with Duncan's hair as he slept, and he subconsiously leaned into your hand, mumbling in his sleep. Whenever the other was close, the nightmares seemed to stop. It was... helpful. So when everyone was out on your team... again. Courtney gave this speech. "We need someone, tough, someone who wants to beat the other team to death." Everyone looked at Duncan and you.
"He'll kill us if we wake him up." DJ whispered his fears. "He won't kill us... I hope. He wants to win just as much as us." Courtney sighed not looking so sure. "Now wake him up, Y/N." She ordered. "Why me?" You laughed. "Your the only one who'd stand a chance against him in a fight." She explained and you shrugged. Made sense.
You pushed Duncan off the bench and he stood up growling. "You better have a good reason for pushing me off the bench, pincess." He nearly yelled in your face making you take a step back. "We're down two to zero. If we lose I'm going to make sure it's your ass that gets voted off, sunshine." You yelled back, making him retreat now. He may be your bestfriend, but your fucking Y/N L/N, you don't back down for shit.
He finally realized what was happening around you. "This is dodgeball, why don't you just play, you destroyed the boys last year at the anual game?" He sounded more confused then mad now. "That what's I'm saying, but miss goody two shoes thinks I'll lose my shit." You pointed at Courtney. "That's what I'm here for?" He pointed at himself.
"That's what I said!" You laughed.
"My only condition is that Y/N's co-captain. We both play, or no one plays." He explained to Courtney who nodded. "Here's a stratagey I picked up on our first visit to juvie."
You laughed remembering the event.
"It's called: rush the new guy." Also known as the first time Duncan got his ass beat in juvie rendering him with a broken collarbone and a double concussion. In shorts terms, you all converge on one person while playing dodgeball.
Soon enough you were dominating the game.
It had gotten to the point where it was 2 wins to 2 wins. This was the final game, to decide who won. It went from five players on both sides, to four, three, then two. It was a neck and neck game.
Then it was Harold vs Owen. "Well I can't say it was nice knowing him." You muttered. "Good night, Harold." Duncan sighed squeezing your hand.
But somehow the ginger dodged every ball thrown at him. "Where'd you learn to do that?" Geoff asked the boy. "Figure skating." He replied proudly. "Figures." Duncan shaked his head. Courtney told Harold he was going to have to catch the next ball thrown at him.
Which miraculously, he did.
Your team erupted into cheers. People hugged, but Duncan twirled you before bringing you back into his arms. "Wake me up again and I'll fight you, L/N." He whispered smiled kissing the top of your head. "I'd like to see you try, tiger." You smiled kissing his cheek causing the boy to blush.
You guys were getting closer by the second.
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"Nice dodge skater nerd." Duncan 'complimented' Harold as you and DJ carried him on your shoulders cheering his name.
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If you had asked Courtney, or the twin bestfriends, or Bridgette where you had fallen asleep they would've lied straight to your face and said in a bathoom.
If you had asked Geoff, Harold, or DJ where Duncan had fallen asleep they would've lied and said by the lake. In reality there was two people fast asleep their bodies entangled on Duncan's bed.
Duncan layed flat on his back with an arm as an extra pillow, and your head layed out on his chest, your hair falling down your back. You both were fast asleep, he had his hand sleepily playing with your hair twirling it around in his fingers and you had your hands attached to his shirt twisting it in your sleep.
Duncan wouldn't mind.
He never minded when it came to you.
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watched nct dream on is it popular (mmmn's show)
throwback to glitch mode
LMAO he dropped the mic
chenle leading the introductions eh
pearl necklace is very renjun. he's very...chanel tweed lol.
what does his stare mean? no idea but mister mc is afraid
mister mc is esfj and jaemin is isfj...no wonder they have a similar brand of erratic
jaemin: listen bro i LOVED the whole bit where you dropped the mic
lol apparently renjun's praise was very generic
haechan: we don't sing glitch mode at karaoke actually
chenle always so serious đ
haechan's acrostic poem was simple but a hit
so there has been past history between haechan and mister mc. i still don't know what his name is, i tried to do a google but they said his name was just mimiminu so i guess i'll just call him mmmn.
chenle five second delay
gyu is love gyu is life aka the nct dream motto
haechan and chenle teaching the proper gyu posture
jaemren snowboarding date?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
jaemin has been snowboarding since he was a kid?
ok then the convo went from how renjun likes space and then out of nowhere jaemin was like "do you believe in ghosts?" apparently both jaemin and chenle believe in ghosts
mmmn got fake mad about the dreamies leading their own convo on his show hehe
jaemin: i've seen a ghost before
mmmn: tell us more
renjun: you don't need to hear it
apparently it was just sleep paralysis
when chenle was a kid he was really good at math
so apparently chenle was really motivated in his studies by the sense of accomplishment. that sounds like him, competitive from a young age.
jaemin: what do you like to do?
mmmn: i like watching fan videos of idols?
jaemin & chenle: who??? who do you like to watch?????
mmmn: oh, a bit of everyone
jaemin & chenle: you have to pick one!!!!
mmmn said he watches big bang the most :P
haechan worries that he doesn't have hobbies right now. he just plays video games, watches shows and movies, listens to music. honestly i kind of agree with him that they aren't exactly hobbies if you're not really engaging with them beyond a certain point because they're more passive/consumption hobbies.
haechan's thinking of joining a lol class? i had no idea there were classes for them. maybe it's like a strategy coach.
mmmn feels like the guests are asking him too much. i think it's cute though, i think they do genuinely want to get to know a new person so they're asking these questions to prod him and get him to open up.
chenle: what hobbies do you have?
chenle: do you like sports?
chenle: do you like basketball?
just replace his head with a basketball fr
out of the blue, in the middle of mmmn speaking, jaemin said that mmmn reminded him of jungwoo with his mannerisms and energy
it's truly hilarious how every time mmmn tries to steer onto another topic, one of the guys (probably jaemin) asks him another question and they veer off topic again
mmmn: nooo don't do this to me, don't put that on me
chenle: don't you want it though (to be compared to jungwoo)
the guys legitimately surprised that mmmn is not blood type AB (because AB types tend to be wacky and weird)
lol expression contest between mmmn and jaemin. then they turned it into a game where the prize will be a wish granted.
OMG jaemin was supposed to do the expressions with mmmn but he was just watching him so jaemin basically didn't get to go đđ¤Ł
ok but for real both mmmn and jaemin's expressions were pretty good đ¤Łđ¤Łđ¤Łđ¤Łđ¤Ł
jaemin does as he always does, just worries about getting a good look (since the dreamies haven't seen it themselves yet)
chenle too. come to think of it, they were the nosiest on kstar next door too.
curious cats
i was reading someone say that dreamscape is the more positive counterpart to dream()scape the way hello future was to hot sauce and beatbox was to glitch mode
once again đđđ chenle had to pause to use the washroom
they legitimately kept going while chenle went to the washroom lol
chenle dyed his hair 7 times this year đ if i was an idol i feel like i'd just get fed up one day and pull a kyungsoo and never dye my hair lol.
haechan a bit embarrassed and flustered that chenle was hyping him up as a lyricist so hard :3
now going through when i'm with you lyrics
lol mmmn is getting so dramatic with his interpretations of the lyrics
LMAO the medusa charm = makes him freeze
lol mmmn is so energetic as he explains the lyrics
final performance of glitch mode by the dreamies!
lol some of vocal line taking rapping lines
well this was fun :P i know mmmn had an agenda but it was fun when he let them veer off topic from time to time. the dreamies are clearly very chatty and enjoy talking, even the quiet ones.
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Paintball Bucky Barnes
It was uncommon for the Avengers as a group to have no missions during the week, let alone a whole weekend of no missions, no paperwork, and only basic training. Taking advantage of that were you and your boyfriend Bucky. You were both currently laid in your bed enjoying the peace and making use of the soundproofing. After another round testing the soundproofing (at this point you weren't sure how many rounds you'd gone) your cuddling was interrupted by JARVIS making an announcement.
"MR Stark is requesting all avengers in the meeting room as soon as possible"
You rolled your eyes, knowing Bucky was probably thinking the same thing... You knew this was too good to be true, a weekend with no missions, impossible. Begrudgingly you and Bucky slowly got out of bed and got dressed. As Bucky went to walk out of your room he stopped suddenly noticing you weren't following. Turning with a smirk he gestured to you, "Come on doll we need to go see what Tony wants."
You looked down for a second before looking at him, opening your arms and making grabby hands. He smirked again and let out a little chuckle. "Do you need something doll?"
Rolling your eyes you replied. "You know I do buck, we don't all recover that fast."
Laughing at you as he came closer he whispered in your ear. "Oh i know doll very well, but you did soooo good at keeping up beautiful." With that he picked you up and walked out, towards the meeting room.
As you entered the meeting room most pairs of eyes turned to you two. Ignoring them you directed Bucky to where you wanted him to sit, knowing you weren't gonna be leaving his lap anytime soon. Hearing you enter Tony turned from where him and Steve were talking at the front to address the whole team.
"Hello everyone. As you all know we have not had anything to do this weekend so i have decided that we are going to do something as a team...." He paused as there was a collective groan from the team. "Before any of you object, I think you will all enjoy it as I've decided that.... we... are going....... PAINT BALLING."
AN HOUR LATER
You watched as the team finished gearing up and paired off. You had already decided you were with Bucky and were confident you were going to win, I mean a former hydra agent and the 'winter soldier' what could go wrong. You had been Hydra's best team after all. The rules were simple, no powers or suits, the last pair standing wins. You were given 10 minutes to find your starting positions and discuss strategy. When the whistle blew you all ran off in different directions.
As the game progressed, you and Bucky having eliminated your fair few of players, you knew you had to find Natasha, she was after all probably your biggest competition. You scouted the area looking high and low knowing she was defiantly hidden away somewhere just watching. Unfortunately for Natasha you and Bucky were just that little bit better as a team. Before you could find her you saw Tony approaching your current hiding spot. You rolled your eyes, how he was still in this game you didn't know. Suddenly you jumped up from your spot taking Tony by surprise as you quickly shot him in the head. You didn't have time to celebrate as suddenly Bucky jumped up from where he was hiding. You turned to see him walking towards you, with an unhappy Natasha following behind. He'd found her, you'd won.
You jumped into his arms smiling before the four of you walked back towards the rest of the team. When you finally reached the team they all looked a little worn out but like they had enjoyed themselves. You were glad Tony had suggested this. You suddenly stopped walking, causing Bucky to walk into you.
"Whats Wrong doll?"
Without saying anything you turned to look at Bucky with a smirk on you face. Before he could react in anyway you pulled him down into a kiss. He dropped his paintball gun and pulled you in by your waist. The kiss lasted until the need for oxygen was too strong, instead of pulling away you lent back slightly grinning again. Before Bucky can register what is happening, he feels paint splat on his clothes. Pulling away completely you laugh and walk away, leaving your boyfriend in shock.
Bucky looks down at his clothes then back at your retreating form. "Your gonna regret that doll."
You just smirked and walked away, you were defiantly in for it now.
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Soukoku and Chess
I like the idea of Chuuya knowing how to play chess. Say, Dazai taught him at some point, saying something like "you need to develop your cognitive skills", and Chuuya flipped him off, but then read all the books Dazai would give him.
Dazai would teach him the basics, first, telling him the names of the pieces, but there would be no malice or condescension in his voice. It's not a competition, not yet. Chuuya just never played before. And that's all there is to it.
But to Chuuya, who is so used to bickering with Dazai, it's such a drastic change, that each time Osamu gives him a compliment, like "good move, chibi", or "you're learning", Chuuya would just get butterflies in his stomach and blush.
And Dazai is way better at controlling his facial expressions, so he has more of a grip on how his stomach twists and he wants to giggle each time Chuuya's cheeks are colored with a shade of pink.
They started playing all the time, because, after a while, Chuuya got better.
But there was an unspoken agreement between them, that there is no bitterness while they play chess.
Occasionally, their hands would brush against the other, and both would pretend to ignore it.
Until at some point Chuuya wins a game. Fair and square. Dazai doesn't let him, Chuuya's strategy with... ends up slightly better.
And it's so, so difficult for Chuuya to contain how happy he is, but not even in a cocky way, just in a "I really learned something!" way.
And Dazai just can't help himself. He gets up, ignoring a confused look on Chuuya's face, walks around the table, and kisses him. It's just lips touching, although Dazai did suck at Chuuya's bottom lip a little.
Chuuya is so surprised, he doesn't even say anything, he just keeps staring at Dazai, who just KISSED HIM for the first time, no warning or anything like that, for winning a game of chess.
And Dazai just smiles at the look of surprise on his partner's cheeks. It's so, so cute. He wants to see more of it.
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Azure Gleam Ch 12
It shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that this is, by far, my favorite route. Spoilers below.
MAIN STORY
I forgot we had Claude on our "side" here.
Oh, here comes Byleth. This is AG's chapter for Byleth, right? And ugh, this time I need to actually recruit Byleth or else someone I love will die bc someone from Faerghus will die.
Oh, there's Randolph. Ready to die again. I swear to God this man is allergic to life.
He's hiring Jeralt, so yeah, this is the recruit Byleth chapter.
Adrestian nobles are real peaches. They're burning villages and looting, or a good handful of them are. I swear they have the worst nobility. Only Faerghus Western lords rival them.
If Randolph dies, than Jeralt's contract is terminated. So that means I have to trade Randolph for Jeralt and Byleth? Deal.
Man, that mint hair is a CHOICE. Whyyyyy. The darker blue hair is much better.
I like Byleth more after Hopes. I liked Byleth before, but Hopes has helped me see the characterization easier. It also makes the whole "one man army"/Ashen Demon seem more real.
And yep here's the sword again from the other routes.
I'm just so happy they gave Felix the high ponytail look.
Time to make Adrestia sweat.
Jeralt scars the Blue Lions way more than Randolph.
Leave it to Sylvain to strategize. Haha, Rodrigue says Sylvain reminds him of his dad, Sylvain isn't sure if that's a compliment.
I love how much you can tell all these people have known each other for so long.
OMG, there's so many side battles.
ANNETTE & FELIX B
Weird to only give them on support and it's only B given how popular their ship is.
Another support about Annette's songs lol. They really increased that in this game, but it's adorable so I'm good.
Dorothea and the church are performing operas for Faerghus.
Annette's "opera" song is about taking a hot bath when she's already hot. Felix is impressed with her mental fortitude. Lol.
Annette's flustered because it's supposed to be serious, not about bathing lol.
They basically set up a date to go see an opera together.
YURI & SHEZ C
I saw this in another route already (but forgot), so I unlocked it here too! But not going to write about it twice.
YURI & SYLVAIN B
These two rooted out spies together. Well, mostly Yuri lol.
Yuri's impressed with Sylvain's layers.
Neither of them are going to let Dimitri know what they're up to until after it's done lol.
Yuri's earned Sylvain's trust, but still threatens Yuri if he switches sides.
Yuri calls Sylvain out for being super loyal, which, yes, he is and that's often so overlooked part of his character.
Wait . . . Sylvain hit on Yuri with a bad pickup line? Lamo.
Sylvain mistook Yuri for a girl. Yuri is going to blackmail Sylvain with his back pickup lines for life lamo.
Yuri's open to a date with Sylvain though. Sylvain is into Yuri's flirting.
That would be a nightmare couple.
MERCEDES & SHEZ A
Mercedes looks at the little things and it reminds her of what it was like before the war - like tea parties with Shez and kids determined to get stronger.
Mercedes hates the war and wishes she could go back to those days. Getting really sentimental.
Mercedes used to just accept whatever happened and didn't realize how much she valued the past until peace got destroyed.
I had Shez be nice and tell Mercie that it's ok to get sentimental.
Mercie was happy with that.
Shez says she's always there to listen to Mercedes if she needs it.
So Mercie's like, let's tea party now! She bought new ingredients.
DEDUE & FELIX B
Their only support
Ohhh, Dimitri's in it too. They're talking strategy. Dimitri wants a head-on approach, Felix wants a sneaky one, Dedue withholds his opinion.
Dimitri tells Felix to stop pestering Dedue lamo.
Dimitri wants to head the mission, but Felix is like no, let me. Strategy resolved and Felix confronts Dedue.
Dedue values Felix's input and recognizes his unique role with Dimitri.
Dedue just stays amused the whole time and doesn't let Felix get to him.
Felix will not spit it out that he's so worried about Dimitri.
Dimitri returns and is about to tell Dimitri what went on but Felix cuts him off, which I'm sure just amuses Dedue.
I love how it's pretty much cannon that the vast majority of the cast never take Felix seriously when he's spouting his tsundere.
INGRID & MARIANNE C
MY HORSE GIRLS GET A SUPPORT CHAIN!!!!
OMG I'm so happy with this.
Ingrid's worried because her horse didn't eat all the feed. Marianne recommends hay and explains why.
Ingrid is happy and compliments Marianne, who of course downplays it and tries to get out of Ingrid asking more questions (likely about horses).
Of course, later Marianne tells Ingrid her horse (or pegasus?) is probably scared after acting up after being on the battlefield the first time. Marianne goes full horse whisperer and fixes the problem.
Then leaks that she's talking to the horse lamo. Ingrid catches it. Ingrid thinks it's awesome though.
Ingrid tries to give Marianne confidence; it doesn't work.
As a fellow horse-girl, I love this.
DIMITRI & BERNADETTA A
Dimitri catches Bernadetta out again, and ofc she gets scared, but Dimitri just wants food bc he's working too hard and missed dinner.
Haha, Dimitri hates being shut in all the time.
Bernedetta thinks Dimitri's work is spying on her, but Dimitri assures her that's not it bc he has too much work to spy lamo.
Bernadetta is amazed at what Dimitri puts on his plate because it'll taste awful, but like he can tell :(
So they cook together. And she tries to cook something he likes, which is kind of sweet actually.
She got too flustered and messed up the dish. I know where this is going lol . . . Dimitri and his iron stomach.
Yep, she's shocked that Dimitri just . . . eats it.
Oh, God, she's going try it, but of course she hates it.
Bernedetta thinks he'll have her executed now, and Dimitri's like "do you seriously think I do that?"
So I guess this is his Hopes "Dimitri can't taste anything" support.
I love how he seems immune to Bernedetta's antics though. He just calmly explains that her fears aren't true and moves on.
SYLVAIN & IGNATZ B
Ignatz figured out a general time period that Sylvain's painting came from.
Oh, geeze, it's a color made from crushed gemstones? That must've been $$$$. Geeze.
Sylain was reading up on saints to get more info on the picture and might've figured out who it was. An archbishop (was it one of Rhea's fake personas?)
Ah, they think she looks like Rhea. So I'm right. Hahaha.
They're confused about that. Never in a million years . . . .
So this does confirm that Rhea just keeps faking her death.
I'm pleasantly surprised by this support. I love Sylvain, but Ignatz is . . . not interesting, but I like how it expanded on Sylvain's studious side, and he's an art fan! Now I like him even more.
ASHE & FLAYN C
Ashe is fishing to feed the army. Ashe, sweetie, one fish is . . . not going to make a difference.
Naturally, though, Flayn is very interested. Because fish.
Does Ashe place well in the fishing tournament in 3H? Would be interesting to see if the lore stayed the same about Ashe's skills.
Poor Flayn isn't allowed to fish bc Seteth gets too nervous with her around water, but Ashe lets her fish like she used to.
Honestly, Flayn looks too young for most of the guys, but she fits Ashe's look (and personality) really well.
Flayn almost catches a large fish but fails to catch it. B support will be about her catching it, I'm betting.
DEDUE & CATHERINE B
Catherine comments that Faerghus now trusts Dedue and Dimitri more. Dedue gives all credit to Dimitri, lamo.
Apparently people gave Dimitri crap for choosing Dedue over everyone else.
Catherine isn't religious either. But I thought Rhea was a tyrant who only allowed religious people near her??? /s
Neither Dimitri nor Rhea get too wrapped up in their own titles.
Both spend their free time helping people out.
Catherine is like, maybe Dimitri is rested by helping people out like that. Something Rhea, Dimitri, and Byleth have in common.
Catherine and Dedue think they could be friends, as long as Rhea and Dimitri stay on the same side.
DIMITRI & RODRIGUE A
Not ready for this, guys.
Dimitri wants to know how Rodrigue felt when Lambert died. :(
Rodrigue didn't believe it at first, but accepted reality eventually and remembered the promise he made.
Dimitri then asks what if he'd died in Duscur too?
Dimitri also thinks Rodrigue intended to die with Lambert, but Rodrigue confirms that he never wanted to die, but wouldn't mind dying to protect Dimitri/keep him in line.
(hahahah, no)
Dimitri says losing Rodrigue would be like losing another father :( confirmation that Rodrigue is like a father.
Rodrigue calls Dimitri out for not valuing his own life enough :( (or that he doesn't even value it at all :( ) saying that he's only following his king's example then.
And Dimitri's response is like, yeah, guess you're right, I have no excuse - probably . . . not what Rodrigue was looking for :(
He's like, yeah, that was probably too harsh, but thinks Dimitri sounded a lot like Lambert :(
Rodrigue always wanted to tell Lambert that.
Dimitri's emotional about sounding like his father :(
Sounds like Faerghus people are always telling each other not to throw their lives away.
Haha, Dimitri's like, I'm jealous of your bond with your friends, and Rodrigue implies that Felix wouldn't like hearing Dimitri imply he's not close with his, lamo. Rodrigue is such a dad to Felix, like that teasing king, which is just perfect for Felix being so prickly lamo.
MAP & SIDE BATTLES
Sylvain would rather turn enemies into allies than attack them. He's talking about Jeralt's mercenaries, but it's just more proof that he disliked resolving conflict with violence.
The common folk find Dimitri more approachable now. He's working on being more relaxed lol.
Dedue and Ashe talked about how Dimitri broke a pen during a war council. Shez suggests they name the pens so Dimitri's more attached to them and is less likely to break them. I cannot with these people. (also, can you imagine how put out Dimitri would be breaking a pen he named?) They also talk about how some people are scared of Dimitri because of his freakish strength :(
Seteth is impressed with Dimitri, who asks him about tactics a lot (which, side note, I'm so happy to see this game heap more praise on Dimitri, I get that AM's plot structure didn't really allow it as much, but it's nice to hear. Also, that it's Seteth is so cool, because he's by far one of the most wise characters).
Back to Seteth though, he explains he knows so much because he's studied this military genius Saint Cichol and really recommends his book. No bias at all there, guys.
And the saga of Balthus being obsessed with fighting Dimitri continues, lamo. (nobody blames you, Balthus, because, same, how can you not be a little obsessed with Dimitri's body after seeing it).
Mercedes and Constance were friends! That's cool. Also, not two braincells between them. (and I say that with affection)
I love how the game is going out of it's way now to show that Dimitri is asking for advice from experts, then making a decision based on what he's learned. His FEH support was about that, and I always liked that, so I like seeing him do it here.
Also, it seems I can't use Rodrigue again :( Actually, here's here for the side battles, so maybe I can?
MAIN BATTLE
OK, guys, time to get Byleth. Please let this be easy.
Someone very kindly wrote up a guide for me in a message. I never posted it so I could reference it, so let's hope I get it right the first time.
We're in the weird dimension with Arval, who's on high alert bc Byleth. But this time we recruit Byleth.
"Defeat Randolph" - Don't mind if I do!
Ok, so step 1 is selecting "Locate Ambushers." But I don't see that?
Kidding. I picked it.
I can't use Dimitri??? Oh, shit. He's BY FAR, my strongest unit. This is a shitty battle to lose him for. And Rodrigue. So I'm down 2 of my actually trained units. This sucks.
No Felix either?? This is really bullshit at this point. I basically only have Shez, Sylvain, Ingrid, Dedue, and Mercedes and Mercedes can't do shit, Dedue is also pretty awful, and Ingrid always dies. Ugh. This is going to be impossible. So basically just Shez and Sylvain.
Honestly, if this is too hard, I'm just going to let Byleth die because, to be honest, I'm really sick of playing this game. This route IS the only one I actually care about finishing though.
Ugh, I knew I'd hate this chapter, but taking away 3 units with no warning is just total bullshit.
Dimitri following me around is kinda cute though. And I forget how good Shez is. It's just, Dimitri's so strong I'm used to one-shotting at this point, lamo.
I also love how when Dimitri's a green unit, he's still fighting and not getting protected like the other 2. He's also . . . not someone I have to worry about dying. He's, uh, level 57 and suggested level is 44 so um.
Ok, so far so good. I got Fleche to show up, which is the next step. Now I just have to kill her quick.
Defeated Fleche. Now I need to see a command to defeat a dude, and a side command I ignore (guessing either defeat Byleth or Jeralt, the side one that I ignore).
So pretty sure I messed up and I need to "kill" all the mercenaries attacking the base BEFORE Fleche.
Ok, got Alois before he invaded. Just got Fleche. Pretty sure what's left is to not engage Byleth and rush kill Randolph.
Took Randolph out because I saved up all my warrior gauges.
OMG, I finished Randolph before the side mission was even announced lol.
I DID IT!!!! I got Byleth and Jeralt đ
And I did it without Felix OR Dimitri đ
So Jeralt surrendered after defeating everyone bc they decided to use logic and know they couldn't win. Plus, they want new clients.
Jeralt doesn't care about the conviction with the Empire, only coin. But he wants to avoid Rhea because of their past, but Dimitri sets conditions to make sure that Jeralt and co avoid her.
Guys, I can't believe I'm seeing the recruitment and not character death (I know it's Rodrigue, I couldn't let him die, no matter what)
I just saw the Byleth is playable card đ
Guys, I saved Rodrigue.
Most of the Blue Lions are like, this is weird, but good. And they want to bond by sparing bc that's what the Blue Lions do lamo.
Shez ran off though. She's talking to Shez and figured that's best done not with people around.
Arval is way more chill about it than I thought.
Shez still has a goal though, to win the war and bring peace with Dimitri and co.
Getting ready to attack the monastery. Still kinda wish Claude was our enemy like the other 2 routes.
Everyone is standing by Dimitri.
Oh . . . Mercedes thinking about Death Knight? Betting she'll run into him soon. Can you recruit him in AG?
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LoZ Minish Cap
I've been really thinking about my backlog again over as I've moved on from Harvest Moon game collecting into Sonic game over collecting and figured it was time to revisit what I currently owned on my Wii U.
So yeah, Minish Cap. Gorgeous game. To be honest I only stopped playing it because I got stuck and this time I had to look up a guide because I couldn't even remember what was wrong.
From my previous session I had just passed the Minish dungeon and at this point I've ended up just before the Hylia section. All in all, that's....two more dungeons? LoZ and I have always struggled with this love hate relationship. I love the design, hate the gameplay. I am not a gamer despite what this adventure may or may not inform you about me. I feel tense whenever basic combat comes into play. In fact I loved the switch saga simply because I could do the elements I found fun while avoiding puzzles and being lean on combat. I think it says a lot I have never challenged a dungeon or boss in either game too.
However, every time an online store goes down I'm confronted with suddenly needing to wisely spend a large sum of money across a large catalog of games, dlc, skins, and avatar goods. Side tangent but I deeply regret not buying a digital copy of Sonic 06 now realizing my og copy might be showing signs of disk rot. Either way, the 8th gen Nintendo console closing led me to a lot of retro game downloads and Minish Cap made the cut.
Why did it? I think most obviously the graphics. I am that person who romantacises my Gaelic heritage and no other Zelda game leans into the aesthetic more. A lot of the Celtic braiding, the kin stones, the Minish, and so forth. But even beyond that, the pixel art is some of the most stunning work on the GBA. It's not too surprising since it's coming out of Capcom who also produced the disgustingly gorgeous Oracle games. The singular graphical complaint I have is for Link himself who looks a little like they based him off a 3D model . Did they? I don't know. It's still amazing that his tiny form manages to work so well though so we can look past it all. The tiny segments though, fucking masterpieces.
Gameplay again, isn't bad it just isn't me. I think I've hit my put down point and it's not the game's fault but I don't think I'm particularly worried about playing more at the moment. As far as I can tell I'm halfway through with 3 more dungeons before the finale. Like usual though, Zelda's side quests shined amazing and the kin stones and gacha were my favourite part of the experience. I liked the feeling I was changing the space of the game though stones and there was calculated strategy what to choose. The gacha however is this somewhat vindictive task because I happened to see a guy talk about how unfair it was and while I'm not saying he's wrong, I just want to prove a point. Currently I have 50/130 with just what I had on me at the time. If I finish this game, it's to spite that video.
What can I say, it was a solid experience but not really me.
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