#anyways sorry about this taking me forever to answer i got time problems >:/

[mymindcreatedthis]

Massuse in Need 18+

Reader x Katie McCabe

Warning: Smut! smut! Smut!

Word count: 4.2k

*Y/n's Pov*

"Come in" I announced to the sudden knock at my office door, checking my paper work to find out who my next appointment was with.

Katie McCabe was my next and also final appointment of the evening.

A long busy Sunday full of constant massages and treatment for the players helping them recover from the game yesterday.

I was glad I was on my last appointment, even more glad it was with Katie, someone who I get on with and can have a laugh with very well.

"Here for my appointment Y/N" Katie said as she made her way in, closing the door behind her.

"Take a seat on the bed" I said with a smile tapping on the bed.

Katie lifted herself up and she sat on the bed watching as I began to get myself prepared.

"Have you got any slight pains or achiness I need to know about so there not worsened" I question, pulling up Katie's medical records to see if anything had been noted I didn't yet know about.

"There's only one things aching right now since iv walked in this room and I think it's something you could deal with" Katie said with her cheeky smile, her strong Irish accent sounding stronger then ever.

"Stop Katie" I giggled shaking my head. I could feel my face becoming more and more red.

"Your my last appointment, please don't make this difficult" I asked putting my gloves on after reading there were no real current problems Katie was currently facing.

"Haha I'm sorry, I'll be on my best behaviour from now on, well I'll try to be anyway" Katie said with a smile. The smile I knew all too well from my 4 years of being at Arsenal that she in fact was not going to make this easy for me.

"Right then" I said with a smirk. "What are we working on today then" I questioned, standing up off my seat, making my way over to the bed.

"My hamstrings and calfs feel really tight" Katie explained to me.

"Okay, can you lay down on your stomach for me" I asked.

Katie did as I asked immediately, laying on her stomach, her hands by her side.

I knew I shouldn't, it was bad of me but the view I had on Katie's ass was mesmerising. It made me throb immediately as it just sat there, looking so perfect, so round.

Snapping out of it I began to rub Katie's calf, digging my thumbs slightly into her muscle.

"How does that feel?" I ask.

"Uhhh, it already feels a lot looser" Katie groaned as I continued to rub up and down her calf.

After applying pressure on her calfs, I moved up towards her hamstrings.

"Can I fold your shorts up a little bit from the bottom" I asked, my eyes glued to her ass.

"Fold them up as high as you'd like" Katie laughed.

I could feel myself throb under my shorts as I began to fold her shorts up, shaking my head at her response but not giving her the answer she wanted. I didn't think I'd be able to answer with the thoughts going through my head.

The way the bottom of her ass cheeks appeared at the bottom of her shorts, practically leaking out from how big her ass truly was, was a view I'd love to stare at forever. I could feel myself growing inside my shorts.

I began to slowly rub up and down the back of her thighs the same way I did with her calf's relieving any stress her muscles may be feeling.

"Iv Umm, iv got Ireland camp soon, do you think I'd be able to book back in with you when I get back, it would be next Wednesday?” Katie asked.

"That's actually my day off, I'm sorry" I replied to Katie, resuming the massage in her thighs.

"Arhh okay, it's just iv been struggling with my legs and you're the best around, it's okay though" Katie explained.

I didn't say anything at first, my eyes still glued to the way her ass jiggled every time I pressed down on her hamstrings. I couldn't get enough of it, the view.

"I'll tell you what, come to my house on Wednesday, iv got everything at home" I offered.

"No, it's your day off I don't want to bug you, that's not fair" Katie exclaimed.

"Nope it's happening, your coming on Wednesday" I laughed

"You just can't get enough of me can you darling" Katie giggled as she spoke sarcastically.

"Don't get any ideas McCabe" I laughed back at her.

A few more minutes past filled with constant groans leaving Katie's mouth from the massage, I was done

"I feel so much better already" Katie laughed as she sat up on the bed.

"I'm glad" I smiled. "Iv sent you my address okay"

"Yeah iv got it, thank you so much Y/n" Katie exclaimed getting off the bed, grabbing her belongings

"It's okay"

*Wednesday*

Wednesday soon came around, leaving me sat nervously waiting for Katie to knock on the door.

Everything set up and ready for her. Shes been on my mind all week, so much cum wasted on the thought of her ass, not being able to get it out of my head.

I could feel myself getting hard just the thought of being able to see her again, led on the table, me rubbing my hands up and down her body.

A knock on the door soon brought me back to reality. Standing up I made my way to the door met with Katie on the other side.

"Hey" I said with a smile. "Please come in"

I followed behind her as she placed her bag on the ground. "Iv got everything ready so when your ready we can begin"

"Okay Y/N sounds good, can I use the bathroom to get myself ready" Katie's asked.

"Yeah of course it's just out into the hallway, the first door on your left, tasks your time"

"Thank you"

Katie grabbed her bag back off of the floor and followed my directions to the bathroom. It wasn't long before she returned back, wrapped in a white tower, her hair put into a messy bun.

"One of the doctors at Ireland said to use this, apparently it's really good for the skin, would that be okay" Katie asked showing me a bottle of baby oil.

"Yeah of course, what ever works for you. You can get on the bed when you're ready" I said taking the bottle out of her hand.

She made her way to the bed setup in the middle of the room and suddenly dropped her towel, revealing her freshly tanned body, naked.

"Ummm Katie" I whispered

"Your okay with me like this right" Katie smirked laying on her stomach. "You'll be able to control yourself" she added with a giggle.

I didn't know what to say, or too do. I could feel my dick growing inch by inch by the second.

"I'll. I'll be okay" I stuttered.

Katie had the biggest smirk on her face as she placed her head on the bed. I couldn't help but scan her body, she was driving me crazy.

Slowly walking to the end of the bed, my dick now rock solid I popped open the baby oil. Without warning I began to slowly pour it onto her back, receiving a big gasp of air from Katie from the surprise coldness.

"Rub it in everywhere Y/n" Katie said with a hint of control.

"Everywhere" I said questioning what she said

"Yes everywhere"

I did as she said and began to rub the oil into her skin, her back, her arms. I made it to her ass.

"Fuck" I whispered to myself

"You okay over there" Katie questioned, clearly enjoying the way she was making me feel.

"Y-yes, I'm fine" I stuttered once again

"Good girl, make sure you rub it in nicely for me"

Fuck, she just called me a good girl, I couldn't take this for much longer. I did as she asked rubbing the oil into her ass nicely for her, covering every inch of her ass.

Moving onto her legs I couldn't stop staring at her ass, how it perfectly glistened as I pressed into her legs.

I began the massage as best as I could, fighting back the thoughts on my mind. Little moans leaving Katie's throat as I began to rub up her legs, pressing down into her muscles making her body move side to side, her ass non stop jiggling.

"Y/n" Katie said

"Yes" I replied mid way through rubbing down her hamstrings.

"My ass needs a little attention" Katie said as calm as anything

"Ohh umm okay" I said moving my hands up to her ass and began to slowly rub.

"Grab it" she said, a sense of order

I didn't know what to do or what to say. Deciding to do as Katie said, taking to hand fulls of her ass cheeks.

"You like that" Katie asked me looking over her shoulder

I didn't say a word

"You can be honest, I won't tell anyone" She assured me.

"I do. A lot" I replied, instantly regretting it

"Kiss it" Katie says.

"What?" I ask.

"Now, kiss it" Katie order me

I looked into her eyes as I slowly leant down placing a kiss to her left ass cheek.

"Fuck" I whispered

"How did that feel" Katie asked me a smirk on her face

"So good" I said embarrassingly.

"Iv noticed you've been hard all day baby since iv got here and at our last appointment" Katie explained. "So I'm going to help you" she added.

"O-o-okay, how" I asked confused

"You'll see. First I want you on your knees between my ass, licking my pussy. Can you do that" Katie asked as she slowly shuffled to the end of the bed.

"Yes, yes I can"

I got onto my knees at the end of the bed as Katie told me to do. Running my hands up and down her legs, I carefully gripped her calfs pulling her into the position I needed her.

One hand on her back, another on her ass cheek spreading it to the side carefully, I divided into her pussy, taking a long lick.

"Fuck, good girl, don't stop" Katie moaned, shuffling her ass into my face.

I don't stop, I'd never dream of stopping. This is all I'd been thinking about. Katie and her perfectly sculptured body. Her perfect ass. I began to lick up and down her pussy, every so often dipping my tongue inside, each time Katie let a moan of pleasure leave her lips.I tried to take a tighter grip of her ass but her oil made it impossible to grip.

"Spank me" Katie order with a moan

I didn't think, immediately spanking her ass. The moans she made, how she instantly became wetter as I felt it on my tongue told me she liked being spanked. I did it again, and again, and again. Each time receiving a louder moan.

"Good girl, keep going, you're gonna make me cum" Katie yelled as she reached over pressing my head as far into her ass as she could.

Knowing she was close I began to quickly dip my tongue in and out of her pussy. This bang to make her legs shake her pussy began to leak as she let out a deafening squeal.

"Ohhhhh fuck, fuck stay there fuck, in cumming" Katie yelled.

I stayed still as she rode out her high on my tongue, tasting the heaven that left her pussy.

"Fuck, Y/N" Katie whispered with a hint of exhaustion. "Take them clothes off and get on this bed, I need to feel that dick of yours" Katie said as she shuffled back to the top of the bed.

"Yes ma'am" I began to take my clothes off getting completely naked and joined Katie on the bed, she was there on her hands and knees, her body still glistening from the oil.

"Fuck me, be a good girl"

I lined my dick up with her dripping pussy, before pushing in I tapped her back.

"Are you sure about this" I questioned still unsure if this was a good idea.

Katie looked back at me with a smile and threw her ass back, swallowing my dick up inside of her, her ass rippled from the force she used.

"Fuck okay, you are, you are sure" I moaned gripping her hips.

I gave in, on top of the massage bed I began to thrust in and out of Katie. First going slowly letting Katie get used to the size. Gripping her hips tighter and tighter. How tight I gripped her would have definitely left marks but in that moment neither of us cared, all we cared about was the pleasure we were being put through.

"Fuck Katie, your ass looks so good oiled up" I moaned with the biggest smile on my face, the realisation hitting I finally was getting what I had been craving for, for so long.

"You like the way, fuck, you like the way it jiggles" Katie moaned, the head face down on the bed.

"So much" I say.

I moved my left hand to grip at her ass as best as I could, a struggle because of the baby oil plastered over it, but I made it work.

"You are actually so tight Katie" I moaned as I began to thrust in and out faster and harder than before.

"All for you" Katie moaned

I began to speed up my thrusts, getting faster and harder as I slammed into Katie, sweat beginning to form on my forehead. This was the best feeling in the word, how nicely my dick went in and out of her pussy, such a hypnotic sight.

I placed my spare hand on her lower back getting a full grip of her lower body as I could feel myself getting closer and closer.

I didn't want this to end, the sensation I was feeling. The way her pussy swallowed my my dick up so nicely, so perfectly. The way her ass rippled after every thrust, the noises leaving her mouth. It was truly a dream come true.

Every ripple her ass made caused my cock to twitch inside of her tight pussy. I reached over placing my hand in her head pushing her into the massage bed more and more.

*creampie*

There was nothing I could do. It was always going to happen as I felt my balls tighten and the sense of relief leaving my body as cum exploded out of my dick.

"Fuck Katie, fuck, I'm cumming" I yelled as I spanked her ass for the first time as she pushed her ass against me, making me go as deep as possible.

"Good girl" Katie moaned with a satisfied voice.

I pulled out, hypnotised by the way my cum slowly dripped out of her pussy.

"Fuck" I whispered to myself slapping her ass once again

"We're not done yet" Katie laughed as she got on her back. "Cover me in that baby oil, I want to be glistening as you fuck me" She added passing me the baby oil back.

I smirk as I feel my cheeks turn red, as I slowly begin to drizzle the oil over her front, biting my lip. I began to rub the oil over her body, covering her stomach and gripping her boobs

"You look so sexy" I moaned as I as I'm hypnotised by the sight in front of me.

I played around with her nipples as I continued to oil up her boobs getting carried away.

"That's enough playing" Katie said as an order

"Yeah, yeah okay" I coughed as I got in between her legs and lined my dick up with her entrance.

I slammed into her pussy and began to thrust in and out taking the view in of her boobs bouncing around. The way the oil all over her body glistened in the light. I leaned into her and placed a kiss on her lips.

"So good" I moaned placing another kiss before pulling away.

"Fuck Y/n. Such a good girl for me" Katie moaned as she closed her eyes.

All I could do was moan as the words left Katie's mouth. I gripped her hips and began to hammer into her as hard as I could. The harder I was going the more I thought the massage bed was going to break underneath us but I didn't care, this felt too good to worry about a bed.

I snaked my arm from her right hip to her leg and placed it over my shoulder, allowing myself to get deeper into her pussy. As soon as I did this I let out the loudest moan, an all new sense of feeling flew through me as I continued to hammer into Katie. Her moans in her Irish accent kept me going, somehow my cock getting harder inside of her.

I grip her leg that I had thrown over my shoulder and began to kiss up and down her calf. Watching the way her pussy swallowed my cock up whole with no problem was mesmerising, a perfect fit.

The slapping noises of my balls hitting off her ass was a noise I would never get bored of.

"Oh god Y/n fuck, why haven't we done- done this sooner" Katie stuttered.

"I don't know baby" I moaned as I didn't slow down. "Just - just know this won't be the last" I giggled as I began to stutter myself the feeling running through my body taking over my mind more and more.

My mouth hung open, Katie's eyes rolled to the back of her head. I took her leg that was already over my shoulder aswell as her other leg and pushed them into the air and began to slam into her one last time.

"Fuck Y/N just there, that's the spot fuck" Katie screamed.

I knew I'd hit the spot where she needed me to be as soon as I did this. I continued to thrust into her, liquid visibly gushing out of her pussy.

"I'm cumming, fuck Y/n I'm cumming" Katie screamed as she started to grip the edge of the bed.

*creampie*

The sight of Katie screaming in pleasure, the way her walls tightened around my dick I couldn't hold it in much longer.

My balls tightened for the last time as I screamed in pleasure myself, leaking my seed into her pussy.

We both came together, both of our legs shaking as we came down from our highs, gripping my boobs tightly I looked down at Katie still led on her back.

"More" I asked slightly out of breath as I ran my hand over her glistening abs.

"Definitely more" She giggled.

I pulled out watching as my cum leaked out of her pussy once again, a smile on my face.

"Get down off the bed, I want you bent over your ass all exposed for me" I said as I took her hands in mine and helped her off the bed.

The way Katie smiled, her face turning a shade of red as she climbed off the bed, her boobs jiggling as she did this. She got into position. Her hands on the bed as she bent over. I couldn't resist as I spanked her ass a little hard causing it to jiggle around.

"So good" I smiled too my self getting a little giggle from Katie.

I had a sudden idea, grabbing the bottle of oil still on the side table, I began to drizzle some over her ass and began to rub it in causing her ass to glisten and shine even more.

"Much better" I whispered taking a grip of her right ass cheek.

Slowly I began to tease Katies asshole with my tip, slowly getting her prepared for my length. Placing my right hand on her back I slowly enter her ass, her hands gripping the bed as hard as possible, her knuckles turning white.

"Fuuuuckkk. Y/N, your massive" She yells in a mix of pain and pleasure.

I began to speed my thrusts up, moving my hand from her back to gripping her brown hair in a pony tail pulling it to allow me to get even deeper inside of her.

"This is fucking amazing, you feel amazing" I say softly as I use my spair hand to grab her ass.

Her ass still glistening and shiny from the oil I had spread over it seconds before.

The view of Katie fidgeting from the pleasure, trying to grip any part of the bed she could as I continued to fuck her made me go even faster, turning me on all the more. Watching as her ass rippled after every thrust. Her fat ass bouncing repeatedly off of my thighs was a view I'd dreamed of seeing and wanted to see it all the more.

I move my hands to now be gripping tightly onto Katie's hips, allowing me to pull her into me, allowing us both to get closer to our highs. I began to slam her into me faster and faster, the way it made her ass jiggle against me made me want to explode suddenly.

"Babe I feel like I'm going to explode all ready" I moan, my thrusts becoming slower.

"Fill my ass up, I want you too fill it to the brim" Katie moaned, sweat dripping down her back. "Not a drop wasted" She added

5 minutes passed, the only noises filling the room was our continous moans as I slowly began to reach my high.

"Katie fuck it's coming, I'm about to cum" I moan as I started to thrust as hard as I could.

*creampie*

The grip I had on her ass was unbreakable as I explodes in her asshole. Without being able to warn her properly it was coming.

"Such a good girl" I moaned as my head hung backwards as my thrusts slowed down, emptying every drop inside of her.

I held onto her shoulders as I thrusted as deep as i could inside of her filling her all the way up.

"I think I deserve to use that throat of yours don't you" I questioned Katie as she turned around to face me.

"I think you do" She giggled.

I tapped on the bed insinuating to her to get on.

"Get on that back of yours again, your head dangling over the edge"

With a smile on her face Katie jumped onto the bed her head dangling over the end of the massage bed.

I began to rub my hands up and down her body, my hand sliding around her throat lightly gripping slightly before letting go.

"Fuck, I'm gonna destroy that throat" I whispered with a moan as I began to rub my tip over her lips.

"Open up baby, let me in that slutty throat of yours" I said tapping her throat.

Katie opened on command, immediately I began slamming deep into her throat, causing her to gag.

"Good girl for taking it" I whisper to Katie as I see her eyes begin to water, her arms travel to the back of my thighs.

The pleasure I was feeling, constantly thrusting in and out of her tight throat, hearing her gag every time, the feeling of my balls hitting her nose.

"Fuck Katie, your throat is so tight" I moaned as I took a grip of her right boob and continued to thrust in and out.

Saliva began to pour out of her mouth covering her eyes and nose.

"Fuck, so messy" I giggled

I could feel her begin to struggle, some of the girls talking in the background. I couldn't stop now, I was getting too close. I sped my thrusts up, every time I hit the back of her throat I gained a gag from her. her hands began to grip my thighs tighter

"A little more Katie" I moaned gripping her tit a little tighter, fucking her throat faster.

More and more saliva began to leak from her mouth as I began to bottom out in her throat every thrust I gave her, my balls hitting off of her chin constantly. The way Katie gagged began to make my balls tighten.

*throat pie*

I couldn't take it anymore. With a final thrust, my dick sliding down Katies throat I exploded, filling her throat up causing her to gag and choke.

I pulled out causing her to gasp loudly for air after she was made to swallow my load. Her face covered in saliva mixed with tears from her eyes. Her eyes red, her mascara smudged.

"Fuck that's it I'm done" I laughed as Katie swallowed what she had left in her mouth.

"You taste amazing" Katie laughed as she ran her finger over her lips collected the rest of my cum before placing it in her mouth.

"So when would you like your next appointment" I giggled at her as she did this.

"Urmmm every day" She laughed at me rubbing the tears that had fell down her cheeks.

"I'll definitely be recommending you to the girls" She added with a smile getting off the bed placing a kiss on my lips.

"Not before we get you booked in" I smiled placing another kiss to her lips.

[winniethewife]

I call you when I need you, my heart's on fire (Marc Spector x F!reader)

Prompt: Heatwave

Words: 1080

It was a record high heatwave that summer. There had been a few power outages city wide.  Marc was half way done with a movie one night when the whole flat went dark.

“Fuck, Not again” He grumbles before standing up. He stretches and looks around, trying to figure out what he was going to do with his time waiting for the power to comeback on, just then Stevens Cell rings. Marc was slightly startled but as he picks it up notices the caller ID. “My Dove” he presses the green button to accept the call.

“Hey.” He keeps it cool, She was Steven’s girl, not his, He wasn’t sure he was ready to be in a relationship again, after letting go of Layla? He just wasn’t there yet.

“Oh! Hey Marc, Um…I could use some company do you think…you could come over?” She sounded freaked out, Marc looks in the nearest reflective surface searching for input from his alter but finds only himself staring back.

“Uh. I don’t know, Steven seems to be MIA at the moment.” He says with slight annoyance. Of course just when the Brit is needed is when he decides to disappear. She lets out a shakey sigh, Marc’s ears prick up at the sound, the familiar twinge of anxiety in her voice. “You okay?”

“N-Not exactly, um… I’m sorry I just…Is there any chance you can come over anyway I…I don’t want to be alone right now… with the power cut…” Her voice starts to crack slightly as she starts tearing up, these sorts of situations always gave her the worst anxiety attacks. Marc doesn’t let her finish her thought.

“I’m on my way. Just hang on for me. Okay?” He wouldn’t admit to himself how much he had grown to care for her but he was quickly throwing on a pair of sneakers and grabbing his things to leave with out a second thought.

“Thank you Marc I really appreciate it.” She hangs up the phone. She starts to pace her flat, the heat was nearly unbearable. She had every window in the place open, she wasn’t sure if it was helping or making it worse. It seemed to take forever and at the same time no time at all for Marc to show up at her door. When she opened the door, Marc quickly flushed bright red as in the light of his torch she is revealed to be in a tank top and short shorts, damp with sweat. She smiles at him oblivious to the situation he was in, deciding to give him a quick hug. “Thank you for coming.”

“No problem.” He quickly comes in to the flat, swallowing a lump in his throat as he looks around. He wipes the sweat from his brow as she walks with him to the living room. They both sit awkwardly apart from each other, when she suddenly looks up.

“OH shit!” She stands up quickly and heads for the kitchen, Marc follows behind her to find her opening the freezer and taking out two large tubs of ice cream. “My niece’s birthday party is tomorrow and I was supposed to bring these, but they’re going to go bad before then.” She puts them down on the counter and looks at him with a small smile. Marc breaks down laughing.

“Christ, with the way you reacted I thought something bad happened.” He manages to get out while laughing as he leaned on the counter, she started laughing along with him.

“Oh my Gods, I’m so sorry! I just realized…Oh that’s too funny.” She was giggling so hard she had a hard time standing up. After a few minutes of their unstoppable laughter she got out two spoons and they went to town on the ice cream. They started talking about whatever came to mind. Her family, the book series she was reading, how bad this heat wave was.

“I know I would rather be back in the US right now, at least we have AC.” Marc says before shoving another spoon full of slightly melted Ice cream in his house.

“Well, I’m glad you are here, I wouldn’t have met you if you were still in the states.” She comments as she slightly blushed.

“You mean you wouldn’t have met Steven.” He says with a smirk

“No, I mean yes, him too but…I meant you.” She softly answers. Marc stops, this was not a conversation he was sure he should have. She continues “Marc, I know why you won’t open up to me, I know…you might not be ready but…I can’t help it, the mornings I wake up when Steven has spent the night and you’re there, the way you hold me, the way you fixed my washing machine when it was broken, the way you care about Steven, I couldn’t help but fall for you, I’ve fallen in lo-” She couldn’t finish her sentence as his lip were on hers, taking her in his arms as his lips moved against hers, hungry, wanting, no needing to be close to her. The way he had moved so quickly to her and held her so close, it was so natural, so normal, It felt right. Her hands on his chest as she presses into him, their lips dancing together in sync, his large hands gripping her hips. He feels like he can’t let go, that the moment he pulls away she will vanish. As the passion heats up, so does the temperature, and it is quickly too much to bare, she pulls away and looks up at him. In the darkness she still manages to fins his eyes. Marc couldn’t find the words, he wasn’t sure how to follow up that moment. His head was spinning, he wanted to be hers, he wanted…so much more than he ever let himself have. She opened her mouth to say something and just then the lights flicker back on. They both wince from the sudden bright light in their eyes. As they take a moment to adjust Marc finally speaks up.

“I want the same thing. I’m Sorry I didn’t admit it sooner.” He looks into her eyes, his brow furrowed.

“Don’t apologize! It’s okay, you needed time and I’m more than willing to wait.” She smiles at him, reaching up to touch his face, he leans into the touch.

“I just hope it’s worth the wait.”

Bingo Masterlist

Tag: @moonknight-events @juneknight @spacecowboyhotch @silvernight-m

[letteredlettered]

Oh, I just realized your asks are behind the 18+ button 🤔

Sorry about that; I don't know how to change it, but I do have anonymous asks on, so technically anyone can ask anything, though my tumblr is definitely 18+.

I'll answer the question you asked in the post here, then link it in the replies, since it's too long for a reply. Here's the question:

do employee complaints to HR about a manager ever result in anything? Our HR seems to completely ignore them.

I can only answer for my company, but the short answer is: rarely.

The way almost all business is structured, not only in the US but in plenty of other places too, is hierarchical. A boss is at the top and employees are at the bottom. And unless you've got an HR employee for every other kind of employee (which you don't), this means it will always be easier for HR reps to know bosses personally than employees, because there are fewer managers than employees. Personally, I was responsible for about 30 departments, so 30 managers, but probably about 1200 employees. All the managers knew me and I knew them. I barely even saw most of the employees unless they were in trouble.

As you can probably tell, this kind of relationship structure means it's easier to regularly meet with management than employees. It's easier to hear and receive management complaints that employee complaints. And because HR has a relationship with management, there is more pressure to resolve management complaints than employee complaints.

The very definition of this structure is that managers have more power than employees. If employees are pressuring HR to resolve something, the effect of not resolving it is that employees are unhappy--but HR rarely has to deal with employees, so this is just not a big problem or a big impact to that HR rep's job. Again, there are too many employees for them all to get face time with HR, and these employees probably don't have time to go to HR anyway because it's not built in as part of their job. Interfacing with HR is built in as a part of a manager's job.

If employees go to their manager, and their manager takes the complaint to HR, there is more pressure to resolve the complaint, because HR has to deal with that manager every day. If the employees or the manager take the complaint to upper management, then upper management will pressure upper HR to resolve the complaint, which in turn means that upper HR leadership (say, the VP) will pressure their subordinates. The best pressure you can put on anyone to "get the job done" in a hierarchical structure is to have their boss telling them to do it. Therefore, the only way to put extreme pressure on the HR employee who represents you is if it is an upper level leadership concern.

Upper level leadership concerns are typically going to be about liability, and companies are most at risk if they are breaking the law. There are laws about things like physical violence and theft. There are also laws about discrimination and sexual harassment, though this depends on where you live. If upper leadership becomes aware that management is putting the organization at risk because a boss is breaking these laws, you might expect quick action. You'd be wrong.

I'm sure some organizations are different, but mine had a special office for dealing with sexual harassment and discrimination. This meant if I began looking into a case and found that it involved sexual harassment and discrimination, I had to stop immediately and hand the case over to that office to investigate. They're a small office so it took forever, and then they always wanted to meet with me to talk about it, even though I didn't have information because I had to stop looking into it so their office could look into it instead. The only thing they were doing in their investigation was determining whether certain laws had been violated. Then when they (inevitably) found that the laws weren't violated, they would turn it back over to me and I would basically have to start over again (weeks later).

Okay, so that's certain types of complaints that upper leadership catches wind about. What about the rest? Let's talk about what happens when an employee submits a concern.

If it's the kind of liability I described above and there's clear proof, the HR rep would probably tell their own boss, and then upper HR would contact upper management and things would proceed as I described above. Where it gets kind of gray is if your boss is being kind of skeevy and it feels like sexual harassment, but you don't have a lot of specifics. Or say you know your boss is racist, but all you have are a set of microaggressions that could have "innocent" explanations but you know they aren't, maybe because of other things that can't be easily explained or quantified. And then there are the complaints about your boss bullying you, or being rude to you, or giving you too much work, or not listening to you when you explain issues with the work.

When HR receives a complaint, the first thing they're probably going to do is contact the manager and ask what's going on. If the manager says there's nothing going on, the HR person is more likely to believe the manager, because that's the person with whom they have the personal relationship. But even if they don't trust the manager, they're not going to automatically trust the complainant either. Honestly, this was one of the things that was hardest about my job. I didn't trust the managers I worked with farther than I could throw them, but after a while I found it hard to trust employees as well. My instinct is to trust the powerless, but there were a number of cases where I had absolutely solid proof that employees were lying in their complaints and were likely doing so to avoid disciplinary action. I never knew whom to trust, so while I expressed empathy with everyone who voiced complaints (except sometimes management), I usually opened an investigation to try to get to the truth of the matter.

Finding said proof can be extremely hard if there's not hard evidence. It's not like TV crime where there is a definite bad thing that happened and the point is to find the perpetrator. It's one person saying something is happening, and often that something is undefined and amorphous. It's not really the case that HR can just go be a worker for a day and see how a boss treats people. The boss will act different; the employees will act different, and also there just isn't time for the really deep work that would require.

The best way for HR to find out what's going on is to talk to witnesses (other employees). This can be a very difficult and long process. Other employees don't want to talk to HR, and it's not a great idea to force them because it's so intimidating. You want employees to feel comfortable so that they feel like they can tell the truth. Due to this and the fact the employees are usually working really hard, even setting up an appointment can take a long time. Then, once you talk to them, they're afraid. They don't want to get anyone in trouble. They don't want their boss to know they talked bad about them. They might not be particularly invested in another employee who is being badly treated if they themselves are not being badly treated, not because everyone is so selfish but because if you have a bully for a boss you are probably already living in fear of keeping your job. I can say until I'm blue in the face that retaliation is prohibited, but retaliation still happens; the only thing I can do about retaliation is warn people not to retaliate and then when it happens, open yet another investigation and hopefully recommend discipline if I have evidence.

Okay, so say the investigation is conducted and the HR rep definitely has some solid evidence about a problem with the boss. Again, if said problem falls into the realm of discrimination or sexual harassment, there's often a whole other path that needs to follow. But say your boss is just an asshole. Now it depends on what kind of asshole.

I dealt with a lot of complaints where people could not understand why I was not taking action, when what was really going on was that two different people saw the world differently. Person A wanted me to reprimand Boss 1 for being blunt and aggressive. Person B appreciated how forthright and honest Boss 1 was. Person C wanted me to reprimand Boss 2 for being passive aggressive and never having a frank conversation with them. Person D was grateful Boss 2 was gentle and circumspect. Person E was upset Boss 3 reprimanded them in front of others. Person D was upset Boss 4 took them into a private room to reprimand them secretly instead of being open about it. Person F complained to me that Boss 5 was unnecessarily threatening. Boss 5, in the eyes of Person G, had had a frank conversation with Person F about doing their job. Did Person F have a good reason for not doing their job? Yes. Does that mean they could just not do their job? No. Was it appropriate for Boss 5 to have a frank discussion about the consequences of Person F not doing their job? Yes. Was Boss 5 unnecessarily threatening? Possibly. Was Person F also just really upset about the unavoidable circumstances which made their job suck? Possibly.

A crazy thing happens when you get both sides of the picture: things are no longer so black and white, and what seems like a problem on one side is something really different on the other. Do managers still mistreat employees? All the time. Is it really hard to diagnose? All the time.

But okay, let's say the problem is pretty clean cut; either there's evidence or a lot of people are all saying the same thing. You should know that in most instances, HR can't issue corrective action or getting folks fired directly. What they do is make recommendations. Whom do they make recommendation to? You guessed it--the next level of management, ie your boss's boss.

Your boss's boss doesn't want to fire your boss. As I explained in this post, leaders are hard to recruit and hard to train. Your boss's boss (let's call them the manager) would have to do your boss's job if your boss (let's call them the supervisor) got fired and your supervisor's job is likely a nightmare because your supervisor is likely middle management and middle management is awful. Your manager has risen above middle management and never wants to go back.

On top of that, your manager also isn't receiving the kind of pressure that spurs them into action. If an HR rep tells a manager to tell a supervisor that the supervisor better shape up, well, there's not a huge consequence if the manager doesn't follow through. For there to be a huge consequence, the HR rep would need to talk to HR leadership and HR leadership would need to talk to the manager's boss (let's call them the director). Now, if your director was telling the manager that the supervisor should be put on notice, your manager would probably have a conversation with that supervisor really quickly and put something in that supervisor's file that indicates they better shape up or else. But otherwise, the HR rep really does not have that much influence--sure, they can tell their HR leadership, but if HR leadership isn't being pressured by upper management, they don't have a lot of incentive to push the complaint, just as the HR rep themself also doesn't have a lot of incentive (other than altruism!) to press the issue.

So basically, the way typical companies are put together means employees are fucked.

The last thing I will say, though, is that I got a lot of people accusing me of doing nothing when I did do something. I really did, and things changed, and the workplace got better. And when they were accusing me of doing nothing, I asked them, "is the problem still occurring?" they would say no. And I'd say, "so what makes you think I didn't do anything?" and they'd say, "well I never heard what you did." I'd say, "okay, and if I was going to give you a corrective action, would you want me to tell others that it happened?" They would agree with me that this would not be cool. And yet, three months later, they'd be back again with a different, unrelated problem, once more telling me that the complaint they had last year was never "taken care of," even though they are no longer dealing with that problem any more. The number of times this happened was staggering. I even had people making up their own reasons why the problem stopped, while still complaining to me that HR never does anything, when I know for a fact the whole reason the problem stopped is because HR did a lot. But HR is never, ever going to tell you what they did, because they can't. There's a lot you can't be transparent about, because discipline should be confidential. But sometimes all folks want is for someone to get fired, and in the end, that's really the only thing that's super visible.

To end with just a little bit of positivity, I can advise that if you make a complaint and don't hear back about it, make the complaint repeatedly. Try to get a hold of the same HR rep. You can be polite about it. You don't have to be a stinker. But if you are persistent, they'll stop pushing your complaint to the bottom of the pile, and if you continue being persistent, they'll likely circle back to you to at least tell you they investigated. It probably means they didn't find anything or if they did, they're not going to tell you, but for some, it's a little better than nothing.

[captainimprobable]

I've known i had a sleep disorder for like 13 years, but didn't get diagnosed with anything til last year, and until LITERALLY THIS WEEK even though it's been hard and even though I've cried over it multiple times, I've been able to be like "hehe haha i have sleepy bitch disease" but i just suddenly realized that i actually have a real, tangible disability. And I KNEW that, and I was never hung up on that word or anything, but I've been fine bc sure it's been impacting my life, but I've always managed to hold down jobs right??? And then I thought about it. I managed at Trader Joe's bc I was active all the time. So I thought "oh, okay, while i get this disorder under control, I can work retail". Except I realized that a) this disorder will never be under control, and b)i worked retail before the disorder got WORSE, like it has gotten the last couple years. because when I worked it before, sure i was tired, but because i was always moving I was fine. But NOW I also get these waves of extreme exhaustion that mean i need to take a nap RIGHT THEN, and if I don't, I get really sick. So. How am I supposed to work a retail job if there's a chance I'll be incapacitated for at least an hour in the middle of my shift? And when I worked the office job? That was remote. And looking back, I slept half the work day. (I always got my work done anyway, but NO it was not ok to sleep through the work day. I know.) So now here I am, almost 6 months unemployed, about to run out of unemployment money, JUST NOW realizing that it is not physically possible to work. And meanwhile, everyone around me just acts like either "oh haha isnt everyone tired" or like Im overdramatic and making it up. So I went on to a facebook group for people like me, and asked for advice. Every response was "Sorry, no, this never gets better! Also I haven't worked in years! Good luck! <3" And now I'm looking at the rest of my life and realizing im always going to be this way. Im always going to be living at half speed. I will never actually be able to live up to my full potential. How am I ever supposed to work? How do I make money? I've been so hopeful and blase about this whole thing for years and suddenly its not so chill anymore. I'm SO fucking SCARED and Im looking for literally any answer or any help and there is none. You can try medication, but it doesnt always work (and im doing that. and its not working.) Otherwise, ig you just...pray?????? I literally cannot feel this way forever. I cant. That is just not a life at all. What the FUCK am i supposed to do??? (And now Im freaking out bc when this all started i would fall asleep while driving. That hasnt happened since college but what if it changes? What if I cant drive anymore? So many people with these problems simply are not allowed to drive. What the fuck do I do oh my god)

[xxxsaturnxx]

False accusations

modern!au

pairing modern!abby anderson × f/reader

characters; reader*, abby anderson, readers parent(s). ellie williams (mentioned), owen moore (mentioned),

Cw: strong language, some plot, some p*rn, arguments/accusations, suggested infidelity (cheating), mentions of owen

Im kinda rusty so please be kind(I AM SO SORRY ITS SO LONG )

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It had been a long day. Woke up early, got ready for work, got to work, didn't have any breaks, then went to my ex's, and got home later than I wanted to. Which would definitely cause some problems with Abby. Oh, boy... I wasn't ready for the arguing and accusations. But maybe she was already asleep.

And mad at me.

Fuuuuck.

I slipped the key into the lock, slowly turning them to unlock the door, sneaking in with caution and ease. Something I've been good at since... Forever, I guess.

The coast was clear. No lights on, no tv shows playing, no music, no nothing. I let out a sigh of relief, fist pumping the air in excitement. I would rather Abs be asleep and mad at me instead of awake and arguing. She never really liked me being out late anyways unless she was there.

Flick. A light turned on, casting a big, mean shadow.

Oh fuck. No, no, no.

"Did you have fun out today?" Abby stood im the hallway, her shadow looming over me. She was beyond pissed. I did not need to look at her to know, I could feel and hear it. "Meet up with some friends?"

*What?" | dropped my bag on the floor and hung up the keys,

"Abby, I've been at work since morning. What're you on about?" turning to her with a confused look.

*You work from nine in the morning to seven at night."

"Yeah?"

"It's almost ten, Y/N! Where were you?" Abby marched over to me, crossing her huge arms across her chest and glaring down at me.

"Abby, I don't have time for this. I was getting a few things from my mom, that's all.” I partially lied. I wasn't with my mom but I was retrieving some of my belongings from my ex.

"Yeah? Or were you out fucking Ellie?"

I gave her a disgusted look, shaking my head at her. Not because of who she said I was with but because of her accusation. She knows I would never cheat on her. Not now, not ever. Why would she even think that?

"Fucking, excuse me?"

"Does this look familiar?" Abby pulled up a photo of me and Ellie speaking to one another, fiddling with our hands, a nervous smile present on both parties lips, "Owen sent me a photo of you two together.

My eyes snapped up to hers, now raging at the name coming out of her mouth, "fucking, who!? Owen!?" | scoffed, rolling my eyes at her and shaking my head, "why's he still in your contacts? Why do you have his number?"

"Don't turn the tables on me, Y/N. Answer me."

At that point, I was already fed up with her bullshit, waving my hand in her face as I walked down the hall to our shared bedroom. Abby chased me down, hot on my heels.

"Fuck you, Abigail."

"Fuck me? No, Y/N, fuck you!" Abby's voice cracked a bit, not because she was crying but because she had been raising her voice at me and she hated doing so.

I scoffed at her rebuttal and tried to slam the door but abby caught it with her foot just in time, "The reason I have his number is so he can take my shifts like how i did for our anniversary!"

I rolled my eyes and scoffed again “ Yeah right how do i know that you haven’t been fucking behind my back then!” Abby had a pained look on her face.

“Do you seriously think that i would cheat on you? After everything!” Abby swung the door open so roughly it shook the wall. “Of course not but why would you think i would do that to you? Especially since you know how my last relationship ended and how badly it fucked me up!”

My eyes were tearing up as i remember how badly it hurt when i walked in on Ellie and Dina on our anniversary a few years back. Abby sighed and rubbed her face with her hands in an attempt to calm down.

“I-i look I shouldn’t have accused you. I guess I was just scared that you’d leave me for her or something and I shouldn’t have listened to Owen for all we know he’s just trying to stir up drama. I'm sorry.” Abby looked down while rubbing the back of her neck.

“I’m sorry I tried to flip it back to you, the truth is i was just getting some of my old stuff back it was just stuff i didn’t have the balls to get back yet.” I pulled out small photos of my childhood and some souvenirs and pins.

“I know it doesn’t look like much but these mean alot to me.” Abby pulled me into a hug and kept me there “oh baby, I’m sorry but why didn’t you tell me? I could’ve gotten that stuff for you or helped.”

My face buried in her chest i sighed “ i wanted to do it myself not burden you. You already do so much for me anyway.” I wipe my face with my sleeve as i break the hug

“How about i reward you for being so brave and to make it up to you too .” Abby holds me by my waist and looks me in the eyes. “That sound good princess?” I nod eagerly and wrap my arms around her neck.

“Yeah, that sounds really good.” I squealed as she picked me up and took me to the edge of the bed. Abby pulled me into a steamy kiss and laid me down as she crawled on top of me never breaking the kiss.

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My chest pressed down against the sheets as one hand propped onto my hip while the other was rubbing up and down my spine. "Aren't you just the prettiest girl, huh baby?" Abby teases me her breath right on my neck.

My mouth hangs open, just at the thought of her lips on where i most need her. I can feel Abby smirk at how reactive I am to her touch and how I arch my back into her. Then that familiar, intoxicating feeling of me stretching at Abby's girth, drew out a light whimper from my lips.

"You're doin' so good baby taking me like the slut you are." Abby covers my body with hers and i can feel her chest on my back as she starts to move. Her relentless pace that she set was mind numbing to the point that i was drooling at the sensation.

The room fills with the sounds of skin slapping, Abby groaning, and my pornographic moans. Abby's large hands pushed my head down into the pillow, muffling me so her own sounds of pleasure were heard. She even seemed to be slowing her pace, one hand slipping down to my hip while the other tug my head up by my hair, lips nearing my ear.

"God baby you're grippin me so tight, I can barely move." a thin sheen of sweat covers both of our bodies. My juices forming a ring at the base of Abby's strap, the sounds the strap going in and out of me are deafening, yet so satisfying to hear on repeat.

"Abby, please," was all I could say, begging her to just ruin me.

"Please what, baby? Use your words, don't be shy now." I whimpered at her teasing, aching for all of her. I can feel a coil in my stomach tighten even more and i give in. "Please Abby let me cum, please please please!"

Abby coos and quickens her pace. Her grip becomes bruising as she shows no mercy pounding into me. "There you go baby. You sound so pretty when you beg, go ahead princess cum, you've earned it." Abby whispers through gritted teeth as she pressed her mouth to my ear.

The coil snapped and my body froze momentarily, a small shiver taking over, my eyes rolling back, and moans that ended up increasing in volume came out of my voice box. Abby didn't even stop there, still thrusting into me so I could ride out my high.

“There you go, such a pretty slut for me huh?” Abby’s thrusts slowed as she starts soothing me with gentle hands. A clear contrast of her seconds before. My hands go to hold abby’s hand on my hip and i start rubbing shapes into the back of her hand.

“I think you really made it up to me abs.” Abby slides out of me with a small chuckle leaning into my back. Abby leans up to kiss the back of my neck. “What do you say we take a nice relaxing bath right now, princess?”

I turn as much as i can to look at her, a sex drunk smile on my lips. “Mmmmm that would be amazing.”

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[leilaxwhite]

𝙊𝙣 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙘𝙚 || 𝙌𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙣 𝙃𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙚𝙨

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Synopsis: Quinn has always disliked Y/n for reasons he can’t find out, maybe he’s falling in love?

Masterlist || Prompt List

Warning: one cuss word, Quinn being a little rude to reader, Quinn being oblivious about their feelings towards reader. Nothing in particular

Requests are open!

Pairing: Quinn Hughes x Figure skater!reader

Word count: 889

The Hughes family have always been supportive of you and your skating career, even if you aren’t their child. The only problem being is one Hughes that doesn’t seem to be a fan of you, Quinn Hughes. He’s always seemed to have a problem with you being around, or having his family support you.

You never did anything to him that you know of, he’s just always glares at you as soon as you enter a room. You’ve always got along with his brothers, even tried to get along with him. You have to admit it kind of hurts you that he doesn’t like you because you have strong feelings for him.

All though these feelings were going unnoticed by Quinn, but Jack, you’re best friend since god knows when can see the clear as daylight. He always tells you that you should tell him and rip the bandage off, you being to scared to get hurt by someone you’ve came to love over the years.

That brings you to current time, you and the Hughes parents sitting at the stadium watching the two younger boys play, the score is currently 3-0 with the devils winning. You couldn’t pay attention to the game, every once and a while you feel Quinn’s gaze on you. He’s sitting 2 seats away refusing to sit by you.

With you feeling his gaze it’s taking all the power in you to not look over to see him, all the possibilities of him glaring at you would just hurt you more.

“And with that the Devils have won their game!” The announcer said over the radio, the devils have won and are headed back to their locker rooms, with family’s following. You’ve decided that it should be a family moment for the boys and their family so you decide to step out and head to your care.

“Hey, y/n wait up!” You hear a voice call out to you, as you go to turn around you soon realize who’s voice that was, Quinn. you were almost to scared to turn around. Fighting yourself and turn around anyways, baring yourself for the rath that you feel you’re about to get.

“Hey, Quinn… why aren’t you in there supporting your brothers?” You ask, with all the questions going thought your head. Was he going to yell at you? Was he just telling me not to show anymore? Why is he talking to me? A thousand thought go through your head all at once.

You can feel the tension radiating off of you two, and anyone passing you can as well. The silence waiting for him to answer your question is killing you, for him to be in such a rush to get to you, you’re wondering why he’s taking forever to get to the point.

“I just wanted to say I’m sorry, Jack told me how you felt about me. And I want to say I’m so sorry for making you feel as if I hated you, I don’t hate you… quite the opposite actually.” He states leaving you in a shock, not knowing if you should be mad or relived that Jack told him about your feelings. “I understand if you don’t feel the same anymore because of the way I’ve treated you in the past, but I was thinking maybe we could just start over?” Before you can even get a sentence out you hear Jack yelling in the back.

“Did it work?? Did she fall in love with you? I need answers man!” He’s exclaiming running over to the both of you. Quinn gives him a look of annoyance silently telling him to back off. “I’ll go wait in the car…” Jack says backing away from from you both. You still in a shock looks at quinn. When you look at him all you can see in his eyes is the love that he has for you.

“I love you quinn, I have since I was 10 years old.. since we first saw eachother on the ice. You playing hockey, me practicing for the recital I had that weekend. I have loved you for so long, when I thought you hated me I had to try and fight those feelings, that was the hardest thing I had to do.” You confess while tears build up in your waterline, you can’t tell if they’re from sadness or relief. As you’re confessing to him all he can do is stare into your eyes and take in all you’re words.

Not knowing what he should say, he says what his heart is telling him. “Be my girlfriend, let’s go on dates, start over this whole fued and start a journey together.” He takes your hands into his own. Without saying anything you pull your lips to his, sharing a passionate and loving kiss.

You couldn’t be happier, breaking the kiss all you both could do is stare into each others eyes with only the love that you share for one another.

“Fuck, I love you, y/n y/l/n. I always will.” Quinn expresses not taking his eyes off of yours.

“I love you, Quinn Hughes.”

With that you both live a long happy life together. Going to each others games or recitals. You being finally relieved that you don’t have to hide your feelings towards him ever again.

A/n: omg this was quite the cutest thing I’ve ever wrote, gotta love some enemies to lovers tropes!

[fateinthestars]

Star Crossed Myth Advent Calendar 2024 Fanfic: Day Fourteen - Bound Together (Huedhaut/MC)

(Fanfic Advent Calendar for 2024 using this prompt list from creativepromptsforwriting)

Title: Day Fourteen - Bound Together

Pairing: Huedhaut/MC (MC's name left blank so you can fill it in with whatever you wish in your head)

Characters: Ichthys, Scorpio, Huedhaut, MC

Word Count: 1,250

Rating: T

Prompt: Books

Summary: Heading to the mansion to see her boyfriend, MC finds the other in rather a state thanks to a certain prankster.

Day Fourteen: Bound Together (Huedhaut/MC)

The week before Christmas ____ headed to the mansion with the intention of seeing her boyfriend. As she came into the entrance hall, she frowned at the worried expression on Ichthys’ face as the God of Pisces greeted her.

“I'm really not sure it's a good idea for you to be here right now!”

“Is Hue alright?” ____ asked the other, somewhat suspiciously due to which god she was talking to.

Ichthys bit his lip, averting his gaze. “I actually think he's really mad this time. I didn't mean for this to happen, I just miscalculated the -”

“ICHTHYS! Dammit you problem child, when I get my hands on you…”

“Crap, Scorpio's heard what happened now?” Ichthys grimaced. “Later, ____ . If he asks you, you haven't seen me.”

As the prankster vanished, ____ put a hand to her head. She swallowed hard as Scorpio came into the hallway at that moment.

“Has that troublemaker -”

“Is Hue alright?” ____ quickly interrupted him, recalling that she hadn't got a full answer from Ichthys.

Scorpio actually looked a little troubled for once. “Ah. If you know Mr Smart Guy was unwittingly on the receiving end of this chaos then clearly you did see him. I think you better get to your boyfriend's room.”

“But what exactly -”

“Dammit woman,” Scorpio snapped, now scowling and glaring straight at her, “I don't have time to explain every stupid little detail. If you hold me up here any longer I'll have to assume you are trying to let Ichthys escape and then maybe I'll punish you in his place!”

“S-sorry! I'm going!” ____ blurted out quickly, before running up the stairs towards Huedhaut's room.

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Eventually arriving, she knocked hesitantly on the door.

“Whoever is out there I really would think twice before entering.”

____ flinched. Huehaut's voice was ice cold. Just what had happened here? Troubled by his tone, but concerned about her boyfriend, she hesitantly opened the door.

Huedhaut turned sharply as the door opened, and raised his hand presumably with the intention of snapping his fingers, but he dropped it immediately when he saw ____ standing there. The iciness to his eyes started to clear, but now ____ was in this room she could see the devastation that had been caused:

Not only were most of Huedhaut's books on the floor rather than on the shelves they belonged to, but, her boyfriend was soaking wet.

Without a word, she rushed over to him and hugged him tightly. “Are you alright?”

Huedhaut ran a hand through his hair, dislodging some of the water. He looked rather tiredly at her. “You know, you could have waited until I'd summoned some dry clothes. Now you're getting wet as well.”

“... I thought you could do with a hug…”

The other finally relaxed into his usual smirk. “Well if this is what it takes for you to do this so easily, maybe I will allow Ichthys to do things like this more often.”

“Hue!” ____ snapped, though her voice was filled with relief at hearing a snarky comment from the other. She then somewhat hesitantly added, “I did actually see Ichthys before coming here. He seems to think you're really furious with him…”

“Good,” Huedhaut grumbled. “It is going to take forever to get this back to normal.”

“Why are you wet anyway?”

Huedhaut sighed heavily. “I had two choices when the explosion from whatever Ichthys had been trying to do downstairs shook this room: Either I remained where I was and let an entire bookcase worth of books fall on me, or I jump backwards knowing full well that there's a pool in the middle of my room. It was a split second decision, one where I am not sure whether I'll ever be able to ascertain whether I picked the correct answer or not. All I knew for certain was there was not time to teleport.”

____ tightened her grip on him. “Are you hurt?”

“... Only because you are holding me too tightly,” Huedhaut teased, relaxing into a soft smile as she loosened her hold. “I am fine. Which is more than I can say for my library.”

“Need some help?”

Stepping back from her, Huedhaut snapped his fingers and his wet Wishes’ uniform disappeared to be replaced with his human attire. “I am not sure I can face assessing this damage right now. Besides, you came all this way. Let's get away from the other gods for a bit.”

“Are you sure? If your mind is going to be on this all evening I really don't mind staying here…”

Huedhaut sighed. “You may be right. However, Zyglavis is due back from the heavens shortly and if he catches wind of this I am going to have to give him a clear report on how this occurred. Besides, I would rather not have any of the others finding out exactly what transpired here today if possible. You said you'd seen Ichthys?”

____ nodded. “Scorpio too.”

“Then let us slip away before we have any more unwelcome interruptions,” Huedhaut muttered. He snapped his fingers and summoned a dry outfit for ____, then grabbing her hand tightly snapped them once more to teleport them away from the mansion.

***

They arrived at a snow covered field, an iced over lake glinting in the distance. However, ____’s focus right now was more on the god beside her. “Hue…”

Huedhaut took deep breaths before eventually turning to face her. “Forgive me for my demeanour tonight.”

____ smiled softly at him. “No one can blame you for that. If Ichthys had ruined Leon’s or Scorpio’s room like that, can you imagine what their reaction would have been?”

The other relaxed into a genuine smile. “Now there’s an image I needed right now.”

“Where are we anyway?”

Huedhaut sighed softly, looking over towards the lake. “We’re in that book you lent me.”

“Oh! Yes, I let you borrow…” ____ trailed off, turning to him with a frown. “Wait. Is the reason you were so unsettled tonight not because of all of your books ending up on the floor, but because you were worried the one I’d lent you had got damaged?”

Grimacing, Huedhaut looked melancholy down at the ground. “Why did you have to pick today to be more intuitive?”

“Hey,” ____ grumbled, though she was somewhat glad he was still making comments like that despite his posture. “Huedhaut… I’m just glad you’re alright.”

Huedhaut looked sharply back up at that, his eyes glinting a little. “I’m a god, you needn’t worry about that.”

“But if you’d gone for the books falling on you, that would have still hurt, right? What if one of the shelves had actually toppled?”

The other’s eyes widened. Smiling softly, he pulled her into a tight hug. “What am I to do with you?”

“Huh?”

“... You have just answered something I did not think I’d get the answer to: I definitely made the right decision jumping into my pool.”

____ stifled a laugh. “Well, I must admit, seeing you standing there with your hair and clothes all wet was quite the sight…”

Huedhaut pulled away from her, his eyes glinting as he smirked at her. “Oh? If you were that amused by that, perhaps I should teach you a lesson.”

“Hue, what are you -” ____ cut off as the other pushed her down onto the snow and engaged her in a kiss.

Smiling softly, she wrapped her arms around him and happily returned his affections.

[darkstar225]

Twice’s 10th member gets hurt on stage

It's been a long time since she felt this energy. Being on stage makes everything better for Y/N, seeing the fans, hearing the charts and compliments thrown her way (she gets shy every. single. time.) anyway- she loves it as much as she loves all her -moms- I mean... members which is a lot.

Y/N - Wow... this stage is bigger than any other we've sang!

Nayeon - You're right, it appears to be the size of Seoul lol

Momo - Don't lie grandma, Seoul is smaller than Tokyo and you know it (A/N: I searched for this so if it's wrong my apologies...)

Nayeon - Shut up! The baby is excited, I just wanted to encourage her pabo

Sana - MOMO PABOOOO

Momo - OMG- You just appeared out of nowhere Sana, you must be my n° 1 fan, always bullying me. And you boomer, I'm not even going to answer 'cause I agree that our kiddo deserves to enjoy this after being sick and sad :(

Y/N - You guys do know that I'm still here and that I'm NOT a kid!

Tzuyu - Keep telling yourself that shortie

Y/N - HEY UNNIE! That doesn't even make sense, I'm taller that Chaeyoung and Dahyun unnie and still growing while they're going to be dwarfs forever

Dahyun and Chaeyoung - Say no more bro, you're hurting our feelings...

Tzuyu - Why? She just told facts...?

Dahyun and Chaeyoung - WHYYY TZUYU? WE GIVE YOU LOVE AND AFFECTION AND YOU DO THIS TO US

Tzuyu - I didn't ask for it

Y/N - Damn- she's on fire today

Jeongyeon - WHO'S IS TEACHING THE BABY TO CURSE?

Jihyo - DID I JUST HER THAT MY CHILD CURSED?

Y/N - No... I said gram, I was calling Nayeon unnie! Yes, that's it

Nayeon - Don't lie, you're already on thin ice

Y/N - Okay, okay, maaaaaybe I said damn- oops, said it again but you asked for it

Jihyo signs and is about to start lecturing the maknae when Mina enters the room warning them that the recording begins in 5 minutes

Jihyo - You didn't escape this, we're going to talk at home

Y/N - Wow, thank God Jihyo

SMC - Fr, I wish this happened when we get scolded. Well, let's get going!!

Y/N - YAAAAAY, we're going to see ONCE

Mina - Yeah, just be careful, the staff asked me to warn you girls 'cause the stage is slippery (as always just to mess with idols lives)

Y/N - Okie dokie unnie :)

All except Y/N and Mina - Ok, ty for letting us know Mina (unnie in case of the SMC)

As they head to the stage Y/N starts to run a little to see ONCE as soon as she can, the unnies can feel that something is wrong but they can't place what it is since they're smiling like the whipped moms they're.

However, when they get near the stage it clicks. The stage is wet and the kid is running, the stage is wet and the kid is running. Okay, that was the problem. Now they just have to warn Y/N-

Y/N - AAAAAAAAA

Well, that didn't go the way they planned...

Chaeyoung and Jeongyeon being the fastest got there and tried to save their maknae still they couldn't get there in time. Y/N fell backwards in a way that hit her ankle hard, the members helped her up and asked multiple questions, mostly wanting to know if she was okay and she answered she was, but after some seconds she started to feel the effects of the fall but she didn't let the unnies know so she could see ONCE. When DTNA started playing she knew it was the end for her, with a cry she fell on the floor crying of pain.

Jihyo - WTH Y/N you told us you're fine.

Y/N - I lied, I'm sorry unnie but it hurts so bad *sobs*

Jihyo - Ok, ok, we'll talk about this later (with the cursing issue, thought she forgot about it? Nahhh, momma bear Jihyo never forgets)

Sana - Let's get her to the medics here

Sana put her arms on Y/N's waist and helped her get backstage. The doctor said it was just a sprain but she needed to take some medicine and also rest for at least a week, at hearing this Y/N let out a loud groan, getting her a glare from 3mix as they're in mom mode.

Momo - As you know, you're not going to walk to the car since you've to rest

Y/N - WHAT? I CAN WALK UNNIE!

Momo - Stop screaming.

Y/N - Yes, ma'am

Momo - Ok, now that you're listening again I'll let you know that I'm carrying you to the car and when we get home to your room

Y/N - Unnie... I don't wanna bother you, I'm heavy

Momo - That's not true, you're as light as a feather to us because you're our baby. And also, you're not bothering us, you just need some love and care rn and that's okay. Everyone needs that sometimes.

Y/N - You're right unnie, thank you. I love you

Momo - Ownnn, you're welcome, love you too honey. DID YOU GUYS HEAR HER SAYING SHE LOVES ME?

Twice except Y/N and Momo - WHAT ABOUT US?

Y/N - Oh, Jelly Jelly is inspired in you guys... Didn't know that. Jk, love you unnies <3

Nayeon - You better

Jihyo - Yeah!

Jeongyeon - Period.

Sana - We're gonna let you go with this joke just 'cause you're cute

Maknae line - That's what she said

Getting home, they got Y/N to drink her medicine and put her on bed all looking at her with so much love she could burst. Without knowing Y/N smiled in her sleep and whispered

Y/N - I've the best family ever

Twice cooed and each gave her a kiss on the forehead, leaving the room with a warm feeling and a single thought "Get well soon our lovely maknae"

A/N: I'm sorry for any errors, English is not my first language. Pls let me know if there's something wrong, ty for reading <3

[beehunterkisser]

fav pnf episodes and or songs? (love your art 🙏 keep it up)

THANK YOU SOOO MUCH i had to take a long time to think about this becuase it is to this day one of the hardest questions to answer ever maybe.

Sorry im about to yap so much. youve enabled me anon

MY FAVOURITE EPISODES I always immediately think of the s3 AU episodes. particularly tri stone area i remember i was watching it on discord with my GF and the experience was basically me pointing at the screen and going THIS IS PEAK the whole time. its really good. The s4 one also steampunx i am fond of specifically because i think steampunk is still cool and also it has professor elemental in it which means Steam Powered Giraffe has a phineas and ferb number of 2. steampunx 2 in season 6 will have them i just know it

Always the specials are my favourite. I remember PNF star wars i also watched it with my girlfriend and it also changed our lives. i am not even a star wars fan but it is such a peak point of pnf. summer belongs to you. night of the living pharmacists etc i feel like i dont need to talk about those though because they are so good and everyone knows that THE first christmas special is super cute too. the ione with kelly clarkson the songs the characters get are so good

i always enjoy a good buford episode if theres some thing to know about me i am the guy they make the buford episodes for. buford confidential when worlds collide bully bust bully code etc etc etc. all made for me becuase it makes me smile..!

and just for scattered ones i love no particular order im too enthusiastic for that.

wizard of odd becuase its cute.. remains of the platypus. knot my problem. escape from phineas tower FERB TV I FORGOT HOW MUCH I LOVED FERB TV. I LOVE FERB TV. monster from the id.. isabella and the temple of sap..etc etc etc many such cases. ive talked too much about episodes im sorry ok SONGS

Ok. immediately off the top of my head my favourite songs... runnin from love. ferb latin. gordian knot. home on the road. chupacabra ho. lonely vampire. everything is probable. whalemingo..non reaction song. aerial rug. robot love song. i could go on forever i was actually doing an all pnf songs tier list a while ago but i got distracted maybe i should get back on that. ANYWAY there you go i hope this very long answer satiates you

[starglitterz]

elysian.

─── THE BEGINNING ; 01.

elysian

adjective; relating to or characteristic of paradise

summary: when you lose your job out of the blue, you’re pretty sure this is the end of the road for you. at least until you reconnect with your childhood best friend aether and he offers you your ideal job and a place to stay. the only condition is that his office will be behind the store you’ll be running, and under no circumstances are you permitted to enter. that’s how you begin your new life as a florist, though you’re not sure how to focus on working when aether seems to have too many pretty boys working both for and against him. your fresh start gets a whole lot more interesting when you discover just how many secrets these men are hiding, but somehow you think you’ll still be able find the elysian ending of your dreams.

pairing: various genshin male characters x gn!reader

a/n: hello!!! i've been talking abt this for ages, i'm sorry it took so long :( i had to rewrite this a billion times until i finally came up w smth i liked hehe <3 this is the first part of the set-up for the universe in which my most recent milestone event takes place ! if you're confused just send me an ask & i'll try to explain better LOL. anyways without further ado let's get right into it !! hope you enjoy <3

elysian masterlist. // next.

If anyone asked you what you do for a living, you doubt that even in your wildest dreams would you have imagined replying that you ran a flower shop as a cover for a gang. It's so outrageous that sometimes you think you owe your past self an apology for going off the rails. But it doesn’t make sense to start telling your story from there – it’s better to start all the way at the beginning: a chance encounter in a coffee shop.

“Y/N? Is that you?”

You’re wallowing in the depths of despair, doing your best not to cry into your cup of iced coffee, when you hear a familiar voice call your name. Jerking around instantly, you scan the room filled with chatting teens, businessmen on important calls and smiling couples until your gaze lands on a man with a long blonde braid sitting at a table a few feet from you. 

Your eyes widen, “Aether?!” His face lights up when you recognise him, and he moves to your table, “It is you! Mind if I sit here?” “No, not at all. Just… wow, I can’t believe you’re here. It’s been forever!” “It really has. I’ve missed you,” Aether’s features soften into an easy smile, “I think the last time I saw you was at our college reunion party. How long has it been since then?” Attempting to ignore how his smile still manages to make heat rise to your cheeks, you chuckle, “At least three years, but you were always the one with the better memory. How have you been?” 

You don’t know if you’re imagining the shadow that seems to cloud his expression, but it dissipates in a second as he replies, “I’m doing well, actually. Moving here was a great decision, I’ve got a new company and everything.” "Really? That's incredible, Aether!" you beam, "At this rate you'll be taking over Teyvat." "I wouldn't go that far," he rubs the back of his neck bashfully, "What about you?"

Now you're fumbling for an answer. How do you tell your college roommate who you haven't seen in years that you've just been fired from your job and your landlord refuses to renew your lease? "Not too good on my end, if I'm being honest," you start cautiously before plastering on a bright smile, "But I'm hoping things will turn up soon!" Genuine concern floods Aether's face and he frowns, "Y/N, what happened? I don't mean to press, but you always did have a tendency to downplay your problems." "It's nothing, really," you try to laugh it off, but you can't meet his eyes. In fact, you can't even take yourself seriously for trying to delude yourself into believing that you being homeless with no source of income is not that serious. 

Aether places his hand on yours, which shocks you enough that your eyes dart up to his and he says softly, "You can tell me, you know. I'm the last person who has any right to judge anyone." "It's not that, I just don't want to dump everything on you," your voice seems to be stuck in your throat, and it comes out a lot less convincing than you hoped for. "Hey," he flicks your forehead gently as a playful smile curves his lips, "I don't think anything can compare to listening to you rant about all your different college crushes for hours." That coaxes a laugh out of you, and you sigh, "Fine." 

When you finish telling him the sad story of your life (AKA just the awful news of today), Aether is quiet. Fantastic. Now he thinks you're a jobless loser, and he's going to pity you and this is going to destroy the dynamics of your friendship and- "Would it sound crazy if I said I had the perfect solution for you?" Your train of thought comes crashing to a stop, "What?" "There's this building I have on the outskirts of town. It's our… base of operations, so to speak. But we only use the back storeroom, and the entire front area feels wasted. It used to be a flower shop, and we haven't had time to renovate it into anything we could use. Also, it would be really helpful to have someone I trust keeping an eye on the place," Aether explains. 

No way. This has got to be impossible. Could a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity like this really just fall into your lap? Aether smiles, "I remember you once said your dream was to be a florist. And there's an apartment on the second floor, so you don't need to worry about looking for a place to stay." He must be kidding, right? He's definitely joking, and he's going to drop the punchline any minute now. But a few seconds pass in silence and he doesn't say anything – he just looks at you. Tilting his head, he asks, "So, what do you think? Of course, there's no pressure to accept. This must sound pretty wild."

It seems too good to be true, but a part of you doesn't want to look a gift horse in the mouth. You've known Aether for years, he's someone you'd trust with your life. He couldn't have undergone a complete personality change in just a couple of years with no contact, right? Everything will be fine and all your issues will be resolved if you agree to this – who wouldn't want that? Inhaling a deep breath, you look at him with a determined expression, “Alright. If you’re serious about this, I’d love to!” An excited grin spreads across his face, “Awesome! When will you be moving in? I can text the rest of my team to prepare anything you need for the store, just say the word.” 

The reality of what’s happening seems to crash in on you as he looks at you expectantly, you’re moving into somewhere you’ve never even seen and becoming the owner of a flower shop after years of working a 9-5 desk job. But strangely enough, it isn’t overwhelming at all; it feels like you’re taking the first step towards a new beginning, and instead of nervousness, elation is what’s bubbling up in your heart right now. So it’s with an eager smile that you reply, “Would today be okay?” Aether’s expression mirrors yours, “Definitely!” 

And that’s how a coincidental meeting in a coffee shop changed everything for you, placing you on the path that would eventually lead to an elysian dream of a life. 

© starglitterz 2023. do not repost or modify in any way – reblog & leave comments if you enjoyed !

[littlemisssoulful]

Silence (Mr. Men Show Fanfiction)

Before I share this fanfiction, I wanted to mention two things. One is that it takes place before Mr. Grumpy and Miss Chatterbox became and couple and two. WARNING: THIS WILL CONTAINS A FEW TOPICS THAT MIGHT TRIGGER PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES! Please read with caution!

Silence by TheChattyWriter

Miss Chatterbox was texting with such speed that her fingers could of been exhausted but they weren’t as she talking to a certain Mr. Man.

Hello Mr. Rude! How are you? If you ask me, I’m doing well, except I forgot to buy milk to make some cake for Mr. Grumpy’s birthday! Anyways, wanna come to my house for a hangout, like play board games like Backgammon or just watch movies??

As she waited for a response, she got an immediate answer.

My answer is no!!

Miss Chatterbox was a little hurt by his response but continues to chat with him.

I’m sorry… I was just trying to be friendly. Is there something wrong??

Silence reigned for a minute until she got the notification.

Yes! My problem is you!!

Miss Chatterbox was speechless as she texted back.

But why???

She waited anxiously as she heard her phone buzzing from a text message. She opened it.

Look, everyone in flipping Dillydale hates you, okay! I literally know that because everyone is sick of your nonsensical stories, and you don’t know when to shut your mouth! I can’t stand you, Miss Chatterbox! You’re a nuisance to us all! It would be better off if you leave forever! Stop talking to me, okay?!

Three set of teardrops landed on her phone as she silently sobbed. She was shocked. She didn’t expect to get something that nasty and vile. Why would Mr. Rude would say such a thing?

All she wanted to do is to fit in, socialise, and make everyone feel happy, and this is what she gets, a hate comment. She bit her lips as she tried to hold her tears, but she felt absolutely awful. 

Without a minute passed, she threw her phone to the floor, which cracked the screen as she darted to her bedroom upstairs.

Once crashing onto her bed, she buried her face in the pillow. Then, she began to ponder.

Is it true? Am I nuisance and a problem to everyone? Does everyone hate me? Even my friends? Even Mr. Grumpy?

She cried harder and harder until she fell asleep from exhaustion.

…

A week passed and everyone slowly noticed Miss Chatterbox’s absence, especially Mr. Grumpy.

He was at a local cafe, drinking his coffee, pondering about Miss Chatterbox’s absence.

That’s weird. She usually text me everyday. Why would she go silent for a long time? If she was sick, she would have let us know or if she was on a holiday. Something’s wrong.

He sighed as before he could sip his drink, Miss Sunshine, Miss Naughty, and Miss Scary approached him.

“Umm… Mr. Grumpy. Sorry for intruding, but we have a question.”, said Miss Sunshine.

Mr. Grumpy hummed and sighed, “Yes?”

“Have you heard anything from Miss Chatterbox?”, asked Miss Scary.

Mr. Grumpy shook his head sadly, “No, I haven’t. Have you?”

The girls shook their heads.

“No, we try asking her if she wanted to go shopping for your birthday and go watch the movies together, but she didn’t replied and it’s been five days.”, Miss Naughty sighed.

Mr. Grumpy frowned, “Figures. She hasn’t text me or call me for a week now. My birthday is in a few days, and I know she usually says that she’s excited for my birthday. Something is not right.”

“Yeah, it is odd.”, Miss Scary nodded.

“Say, let’s go check on her, shall we?”, Miss Sunshine suggested.

The other three nodded in agreement as the four left the cafe, heading to Miss Chatterbox’s house.

…

In Miss Chatterbox’s bedroom, she began to write words in different papers and plastered it on the walls and she looked silently with no tears, but then she collapsed and cried silently.

Why?

…

The door bell rang and rang, “Hello? Miss Chatterbox?”, Miss Sunshine called.

Silence fell.

“Hmm, I don’t think she’s in here.”, Miss Naughty frowned.

“I think she is.”, Mr. Grumpy quickly answered.

He then pointed at her car, “If her car is here, why would she leave?”, he pointed out.

“True, maybe let’s go inside.”, Miss Scary suggested.

With that, Miss Scary opened the door as they all entered inside the property. To their shock, the house was in disarray. Dirty dishes piled up, messy clothes, and more. It was even worse than Mr. Messy’s home.

“Oh my…”, Mr. Grumpy gasped in shock.

“We should check around.”, Miss Sunshine suggested.

The four agreed as they search around the premise.

While searching around, Mr. Grumpy noticed Miss Chatterbox’s cracked phone on the ground. He raised his eyebrow as she slowly picks it up. He frowned before he realise he could access her phone.

Just before he could check on her phone, he heard a holler, “I think I found her!”

He recognised Miss Scary’s voice as he darted upstairs.

As he got up the stairs, Miss Scary shushed him, “Be quiet. I think she’s in here.”

The four slowly approached the door as Mr. Grumpy opened the door gently. As the door squeaked, the four gasped in horror.

Inside Miss Chatterbox’s room was full of used tissues and notes stuck on her walls, saying negative words like “annoying” or “useless” or “nuisance”.

The worst part is that Miss Chatterbox was in a ball position, rocking forward and back as tear stain was clearly visible on her face.

The four friends were horrified as Mr. Grumpy was the first one to approach her.

Miss Chatterbox?”, he whispered gently.

Miss Chatterbox looked up at him before hiding her face with her knees.

“Miss Chatterbox?”, Mr. Grumpy asked again.

No response.

The girls came in as well, “Miss Chatterbox? What’s wrong? Tell us what’s wrong?”, Miss Sunshine pleaded as tears escaped her eyes.

Miss Chatterbox’s hair was messy and knotty as she wasn’t wearing her shoes.

As the four waited, Miss Chatterbox raised her head as he pointed at the door, looking furious and mouthed silently to get out.

They were all shocked. They rarely see that emotion from that Little Miss. They didn’t give up as Mr. Grumpy wiped her dried tears with a clean napkin he kept as he tried to soothe her.

“Shhh. Miss Chatterbox, we are here for you. We are worried about you. We need to know if you’re okay. Please, we care about you. We all love you.”, Mr. Grumpy whispered as he embraced her with a hug.

Miss Chatterbox’s eyes widen in shock before she shoved Mr. Grumpy away as she narrowed her eyes.

“You’re lying.”, she said in a dry and weak voice.

The others were shock on what she said.

“What are you talking about?!”, Miss Scary cried.

Miss Chatterbox growled, “What am I talking about?! YOU said you care about me but you’ve been lying to my face! You have the audacity to say that you all love me when you only see me a pathetic, useless, annoying, and stupid person! Not to mention that I’m a nuisance!”

The others gasped in horror and disbelief.

Mr. Grumpy narrowed his unibrow, “Miss Chatterbox! You’re talking nonsense! We ALL care and love you! Why would we come here if we didn’t care?! I haven’t gotten any response or messages from you for a week and your best friends tried to take you out! Something is up! It’s not like you to be silent and for you to push everyone away! Now tell me, why are you acting like this?!”

Miss Chatterbox’s mouth went wide as the others watched her reaction. Just then, tears escaped from her eyes and she sobbed. As she cried harder, she fell into Mr. Grumpy’s arms as he caught her. She buried her face into his chest and held tightly.

Mr. Grumpy allowed her to let out her emotions as he hugged and soothed her more. The girls looked at each other with concern before Miss Chatterbox whispered.

“Why? Why do you even care about me?”, she sniffed.

“Because you’re kind, bubbly, fun, and have a pure heart.”, Miss Sunshine replied.

“I see you as like my sister.”, Miss Scary chimed in.

“And you may be full on, but we don’t want you to change.”, Miss Naughty added.

However, what made her surprised is when Mr. Grumpy spoke.

“Miss Chatterbox. I care about you as a friend. You may annoy me at times, but you show nothing but compassion and optimism. Surprisingly, you’re empathetic and can understand my grumpy side. You’re amazing.”, he said.

Miss Chatterbox slowly smiled and sniffed. The others were glad to see her smile before she looked down.

“But… why would Mr. Rude say that everyone hates me?”, she asked.

The others’ eyes wide in shock before Mr. Grumpy frowned and growled dangerously, “What?!”

“He texted me a week ago about how everyone hates me.”, Miss Chatterbox replied as she wiped her tears.

Mr. Grumpy, without thinking, let go of Miss Chatterbox as he got up and stormed out of her room. The others knew what he was going to do.

“Mr. Grumpy! Wait! Miss Sunshine and Miss Naughty, look after Miss Chatterbox while I go after him!”, Miss Scary hollered.

They agreed as Miss Scary rushed to go after Mr. Grumpy but he was long gone.

…

Mr. Rude was sunbathing in the park, enjoying the warm sun with his sunglasses on. He was pleased with himself until he was blinded by the sunlight as his sunglasses was removed.

“What the…”, Mr. Rude gasped.

To his shock, he spotted Mr. Grumpy growled at his face and pushed him off the chair. 

“HOW DARE YOU DO THIS TO MISS CHATTERBOX?!”, he snarled.

Mr. Rude frowned, “What are you talking about?!”

“DON’T PRETEND YOU’RE INNOCENT! YOU BROKE MISS CHATTERBOX’S SPIRIT AND SELF-WORTH! YOU SAID EVERYONE HATES HER! WHY?! WHY WOULD YOU BE A COWARD AND BE SO EVIL?! TELL ME!”, Mr. Grumpy hollered as he pushed Mr. Rude to the ground and raising his fist, anticipating to teach him a lesson.

Mr. Rude was terrified as everyone else witnessed the event. Mr. Grumpy raised his fist in the air and before Mr. Grumpy could swing his fist, his arm was grabbed violently by Miss Scary.

“Mr. Grumpy! Stop! That’s enough!”, Miss Scary frowned.

Mr. Grumpy growled before he stepped back. Everyone watched as they looked at Mr. Rude with disgust and anger.

“I hope you’re happy. You ruined Miss Chatterbox’s life. You’re disgusting, Mr. Rude, and now you lost everyone’s respect.”, Miss Scary growled.

Mr. Rude turned around as everyone frowned at him, even Miss Bossy and Mr. Stubborn were furious with his actions. Mr. Rude looked horrified as everyone walked away from him.

Miss Scary also left the scene, but before Mr. Grumpy could leave, he grabbed Mr. Rude’s arm and whispered dangerously.”

Do anything to Miss Chatterbox and you’ll be glued to a torture chair.”, he threatened.

Mr. Grumpy tossed Mr. Rude aside as he left the scene. Mr. Rude was speechless before he knew what he had done was too far. He was filled with regrets, but was it genuine?

…

Miss Chatterbox was hugging her friends, sobbing more as they comforted her. Just then, Mr. Grumpy and Miss Scary appeared.

“How is she?”, Mr. Grumpy asked.

“She’s still letting it out.”, Miss Naughty answered his question.

The two came closer as they joined the hug. Miss Chatterbox’s eyes went wide as looked at them. They were all smiling and hugging her. It was even a surprise that her crush, Mr. Grumpy, would hug her. He wasn’t that type to hug.

She embraced them before she collapsed on the ground and fell asleep. She was exhausted and weak for neglecting her health and well-being.

Mr. Grumpy gently picked up the tired Little Miss and placed her in bed. He tucked her in and fixed up her bed.

He turned around to look at the girls. He gave them a certain look and they knew what he meant. They will clean up Miss Chatterbox’s house, get rid of those notes, and surprise her with her friends in Dillydale.

…

Miss Sunshine and Mr. Grumpy cleaned the downstairs while Miss Scary and Miss Naughty tidy up Miss Chatterbox’s bedroom quietly to not disturb her slumber. It was a lot of work, but they didn’t care. Miss Chatterbox’s well-being was more important. She needed their support and help.

Once the chores was finished, the four of them texted as many residents in Dillydale as possible to meet up at Miss Chatterbox’s house. 

One by one, each resident came, all except for Mr. Rude. They all wanted to show her appreciation and compassion to her. They knew they have to wait for her to get some rest before surprising her.

Mr. Grumpy was in the bedroom with Miss Chatterbox, keeping an eye on her while the girls and the others decorating the living room and even baked a cake.

…

A few hours passed and Mr. Grumpy heard the door open. He turned around and spotted Miss Sunshine.

“Mr. Grumpy. They are all waiting. It’s ready.”, she whispered as she winked and departed downstairs.

He nodded and he turned around and gently nudge her with his hands, “Miss Chatterbox? Miss Chatterbox? It’s time to get up.”

Miss Chatterbox opened her eyes slowly as she looked at him, “Oh… hey Mr. Grumpy.”, she slowly smiled and blushed awkwardly.

“Hey.”, Mr. Grumpy replied quietly as he cleared his throat, “Get ready and I got a surprise for you. I’ll wait outside of your room.”

Miss Chatterbox was curious. What surprise could it possibly be?

So, without questioning it, she went to the bathroom connected to her room as Mr. Grumpy exited her room. Miss Chatterbox did her hair, which was painful due to the knots, and she put on her sneakers. She looked a bit better except black bags under her eyes.

Once she was ready, she left the bathroom and met up with Mr. Grumpy.

Mr. Grumpy covered her eyes with his hands.

“What the…”, Miss Chatterbox gasped in confusion.

“Close your eyes and I’ll guide you to the surprise.”, Mr. Grumpy explained.

Miss Chatterbox complied as she closed her eyes. Mr. Grumpy removed his hands from her face as he gently guided her downstairs. She was worried, but despite being supporter, were they still genuine?

Once downstairs, Miss Chatterbox was taken to the living room as Mr. Grumpy joined with the crowd. Miss Chatterbox got anxious when suddenly.

“WE LOVE YOU, MISS CHATTERBOX!”

Miss Chatterbox’s eyes fluttered in surprise as she gasped. She couldn’t believe it. Everyone was there, even Mr. Quiet, Mr. Stubborn, and Miss Bossy were there. Tears escaped her eyes as she slowly smiled.

“Thank you.”, she whispered.

The crowd gathered around her and gave her a massive hug with Mr. Tickle gluing the crowd together with his long arms to put them together. Miss Chatterbox felt so overwhelmed with happiness. She never excepted to receive so much love.

Despite everything went well, she couldn’t help but wonder about Mr. Rude. What is he doing now?

…

An hour passed and everyone was dancing and enjoying snacks and cakes when Miss Chatterbox exited from her house and sighed. She was happy but now she couldn’t stop thinking about Mr. Rude and his awful comments.

“Miss Chatterbox?”, spoke a familiar voice.

“Mr. Grumpy.”, she turned around before looking back where she was looking, “Hi.”

“Well, I must say. Seeing you happy I’ll admit is the best early birthday gift I could ask her.”, he blushed in embarrassment as he held his hat.

He chuckled awkwardly before he noticed her behaviour, “Miss Chatterbox?”

“I wonder what Mr. Rude is doing.”, Miss Chatterbox whispered.

Mr. Grumpy frowned, “Forget about that gas man! He doesn’t deserve forgiveness, especially the way he messed you up! YOU deserve better than that! You got Miss Sunshine, Miss Naughty, Miss Scary, Mr. Tickle, Mr. Bump, and even…”

He paused and blushed a bit before he sighed, “And even me.”

Miss Chatterbox knew he was trying to make her forget about him but she wanted to see Mr. Rude and understand why he would do that.

“I know.”, Miss Chatterbox sighed, “But I do still care about Mr. Rude as a friend.”

Mr. Grumpy was stumped, “Friend?! After the way he treated you?! Why Miss Chatterbox?! Why?!”

“Because… he’s lonely and needs a friend to help.”, she replied, “I hate seeing someone left out. I want him to come.”

Mr. Grumpy was about to talk sense into her when he saw her entering her car. He gasped as he ran after her.

“WAIT!”, he hollered.

Miss Chatterbox spotted him and didn’t start the engine.

“If you’re going to see Mr. Rude, then you’re NOT going! Not without me!”, he explained.

Miss Chatterbox was surprised but let him in her car as they drove off to a place that Miss Chatterbox feared and Mr. Grumpy hate.

…

Mr. Rude was in the living room, pondering about his actions. He couldn’t help but feel sick to his stomach. He felt awful what he had done.

Just then, he heard the door knocked.

He immediately panicked and begged for mercy, “Please! Don’t kill me! Please, I said I’m sorry!”

However, the door continued to knock as Mr. Rude slowly approached the front door and opened. To his shock, he saw Mr. Grumpy and MISS CHATTERBOX?! What is she doing here?!

Mr. Rude gulped as he looked down.

“Mr. Rude.”, Mr. Grumpy spoke coldly, “You owe someone an apology.”

Mr. Rude slowly raised his head as she looked at Miss Chatterbox. The silence lasted for a few minutes before Mr. Rude collapsed onto the ground and sobbed.

“I’m sorry! I’m SO sorry! I went too far! I honestly thought it would make you go away, but I didn’t except to affect you negatively! I’m sorry!”, he choked on his tears.

Miss Chatterbox bend down her knees and gave him a big hug. Mr. Rude gasped in shock as she whispered, “All I wanted to do is be your friend.”

Mr. Rude sighed. “I know and I screwed things up.”

Mr. Grumpy watched the interaction as he was amazed by Miss Chatterbox’s empathic and compassionate side while looking at Mr. Rude with a cold glare.

After a few minutes of embrace, Mr. Rude asked her a question.

“Do you forgive me?”, he whispered.

“Only if you come to my house, then I’ll forgive you.”, Miss Chatterbox smiled gently.

Mr. Rude looked at Mr. Grumpy as the blue man raised his eyebrow with a frown. No one should mess with Miss Chatterbox. Mr. Rude looked back at Miss Chatterbox and smiled.

“I will.”, he replied.

…

Although Mr. Rude have to do a massive apology, Miss Chatterbox still needed combat with her low self-esteem and self-worth. She’s slowly recovering and she was blessed to have a wonderful community, three best girlfriends and her crush, Mr. Grumpy. Since then, Mr. Rude began to be nicer to her and they were in good terms.

[mossy-paws]

hey there don’t mind me I just need to ramble abt a song

this song reminds me of Hyperlaser- for multiple reasons ig. Maybe I just have brain rot but

for example:

“Like a little splinter buried in your skin Someone else can carve it out, but when you've got the pin It hurts a little less and you can even push it further in When your body's screaming out, trust your mind's listening Like a silhouette that you can barely see As a shadow cast upon the ground, where you'll eventually Lay forever, but the day goes on, the sun moves behind you You get taller, bolder, stronger and the rearview only blinds you”

just kinda reminds me of him. I don’t know!!!!!!!

OHHHHHH BOY OH BOY IS THIS A FUN ASK!!! I long song analysis’ so much EEEE!! Also sorry it took me so long to get to this I meant to answer it a really long time ago but never got to it LMAO

I always have imaged this song with subspace and medkit in a way! Especially the first starting bits of the song!

I was pulling out my hair The day I got the deal Chemically calm Was I meant to feel happy that my life Was just about to change? One life pretending to be the cat who got the cream Oh, everybody said, "Marina is a dreamer" People like to tell you what you're gonna be It's not my problem if you don't see what I see And I do not give a damn if you don't believe My problem, it's my problem That I never am happy It's my problem, it's my problem On how fast I will succeed.

I see this a lot with younger subspace n medkit! Specifically from subspaces perspective; subspace never liked medkit, and was actively pretty horrible to him when they were working together. I imagine Medkit also kind of just showed up one day a few months after subspace started working as a scientist, so Medkit was automatically kind of forced to work with a person who he didn’t like and subspace did NOT take that well at all!

anyway that’s my teensy little analogy! Hope you like it :333!!!

[maddiviner]

Are soulmates real?? Do you believe in them?

Not really.

I can't count how many times someone told me they'd found their soulmate. I heard it from a metric fuckton of friends and their lovers in high school and university. The thing is? I can't help but notice that very few of those relationships worked out, and some of them weren't even healthy.

It often even seemed that the "soulmate" belief contributed to the relationship's downfall. The concept got used to justify codependency as well as other toxic stuff. If someone's really your soulmate, you can't give up, obviously, no matter how bad it gets, right? This creates huge problems.

Of course, nowadays, people argue that everyone has several soulmates. Imagine a sorta spiritual nakama? Yet, even that doesn't wash away a lot of the sheer toxicity of the concept. It only adds more people to the situation.

I'm not saying people don't form lifelong bonds. I definitely feel that. But we form those ourselves - I don't believe they're innate in a spiritual sense. I'm a big fan of taking pen to paper (reality) and writing your own life story, after all.

And, with that, I believe some people connect on a deep, spiritual level with their partners. This can feel incredible. It can be indescribable. That, again, is something you create together, not innate or inescapable. I'd argue it's more meaningful for that reason.

This might be a bit unrelated, but I also don't believe that loving, or sleeping with someone creates a "soul tie." Love almost always changes a person, IMHO. That's not always going to be a permanent, strong connection to the other person. We connect in some small way (spiritually, even) with a lot of people. Doesn't have to be life-altering bond that sticks with you forever.

And sex? Sex doesn't create that kinda bond unless you frame it as such, IMHO. Unless you seek it in earnest. And there's non-sexual ways of seeking strong bonds, too. A lot of people think it all hinges on sex, weirdly, which says a lot about cultural mindsets right now. Good god, imagine what someone with SA trauma would think hearing that, too. It's bullshit.

Any kinda love, etc can, of course, be spiritual, but that's a willful act. Do you want some kind of spiritual connection to a partner? People do it. It's usually a thing for longterm partnerships or for specific reasons. I have no judgement of anyone's relationship choices, ever, as long as both parties are, and can, consent.

It seems like a lot of New Agers believe in or look for an external locus of control. Here, it's not about working towards a goal yourself, writing your own destiny. They say it is, but it isn't.

It's more about looking outward towards "the Universe" for validation. That was true for a lot of the "soulmate" relationships I saw people have. They want "the Universe" somehow to confirm what they already want, rather than just seeking it.

Anyways, yeah. I don't believe in "soulmates." Don't get me started on the "twin flame" cult.

Meme above's from imgflip. Creator is unknown as is often the case with memes. Also, sorry it took so long to answer this one. Am trying to go through my drafts/asks today, but no promises!

[evilwickedme]

Hi so. As someone who is vaguely into comic book adapted media, but hasn’t read any superhero comics ever, what sort of like. Super basic suggestions would you have for some favorite characters/runs/series you’ve read? Sorry for the SUPER broad question

So I'm waiting for my doctor's appointment and it's taking forever and my earphones are out of battery so sure why not let's give some recommendations. As usual keep in mind I'm literally just a guy and plenty of people will disagree with me or have read comics I've never touched. Also I've read a very random collection of stories like I've never sat and read any specific spider man run but I've read random specific spider man stories you know? Anyway

Marvel

I've been reading Marvel comics for a long time now, so I'm most solid about these recs.

Deadpool

This is obviously the subject I know the most about and I've been very clear about this in the past but my favorite Deadpool run/story is the 2012 run by Posehn and Duggan, and it was one of the first comics I ever read so obviously I think it's pretty good for beginners. It's got some solid humor, a healthy balance of violence vs story for a Deadpool comic, and it's got some serious heart too. It's also a soft reboot of the Deadpool canon, only has a few references to previous events, so it's really readable for newcomers. If you like Deadpool and are willing to pick up an ongoing I also warmly recommend the new ongoing by Alyssa Wong. We're only three issues in right now but it's delightful and we've officially got our first non-woman love interest for Wade, Valentine Vuong, who's non binary!!!! Super recommend.

Kamala Khan

The original Ms. Marvel run for Kamala from 2014 by G. Willow Wilson is both delightful and incredibly beginner friendly. I haven't kept up with her but she's got a relatively easy catalogue to follow and she interacts with a lot of other heroes which means she's also a good way to get to know the marvel universe at large.

Jessica Jones

Alias is a bit of a darker, more adult series, but it's also entirely a standalone story that requires, in my humble opinion, no knowledge of the marvel universe at large to read, and is ridiculously well done. If you've seen the show, season one is a relatively faithful adaptation in that it covers the spirit of the comic and includes most of the main characters but does not adapt the story beat for beat. Definitely look up the trigger warnings if you're going to pick it up but it's a truly excellent story.

Hawkeye

I'm not as much of an expert in Hawkeye comics as @not-the-blue is (who's currently attempting the truly Herculean task of reading every important Hawkeye issue ever for her lecture, wish her luck) but Hawkeye (2012) by Matt Fraction is a really well done self contained story that includes both Kate Bishop and Clint Barton, and has an issue from the POV of a dog named Lucky the Pizza Dog who is so good! The Hawkeye tv show was based on this run but the comic is considerably better. My one problem with it as a beginner's comic is it does assume familiarity with Clint's personal history, so if you don't know that Clint used to be married to Bobbi Morse, now you know have fun.

DC

I'm much much newer to DC as y'all know but here's how I got into it at least!

Superman

All Star Superman is the easy answer and therefore the answer I'm going to give! It was conceived specifically as a story that could be read outside of main continuity, a sort of definitive story that includes all of our main Superman cast and deals with a lot of Superman's mythology without being bogged down by needing to fit in with the mainline DC universe. It's not my favorite Superman story I've read but it's really beginner friendly. My one gripe with it, and I'm not the only one by any means who feel this way, is that I think the art is butt ugly. A lot of people think it's gorgeous and I just cannot see it. I follow ppl on TikTok who refuse to read it bc of the art like. Idk. Story's great but I wish literally anybody else had drawn it

Batfam

Honestly I'm not sure there's an easy way to get into batman. Most of the elseworlds stories* I've come across for batman are either completely disconnected from the main universe in a way that makes them unrecognizable or not very good for beginners. One thing I'd do is check out the webtoon Wayne Family Adventures; it's free, and it'll get you familiar with the names of pretty much every batfamily member. The problem with WFA is that it's based on fanon interpretation of the characters and character dynamics, so even though it'll loosely reference the occasional canon event, for the most part you can't really trust it for anything more than civilian names, vigilante/superhero names, and basic appearances of, well, honestly pretty much everyone, including people I haven't even begun getting into for real. From there it's pretty much just diving into it. For Red Hood, I recommend reading A Death In The Family (the print edition I own also has A Lonely Place of Dying, which introduced Tim and is honestly a better story) as a prelude for Under the Red Hood, which, you know, reintroduced Jason as Red Hood. The first Batman story I read was Batman: Black Mirror, which features Dick as Batman and focuses on the Gordons a lot, it's a really good story, my only gripe with the story is the changing art style, the two artists do NOT mesh well. Batwoman: Elegy is a really, REALLY good standalone story, might actually be beginner friendly now that I think about it, cause it's basically her introduction (not literally but very close to it) and it doubles as her origin story; also it's written by Greg Rucka, and I'd trust him with writing my life story, fr.

*elseworlds stories are DC's term for any story that does not take place in the main multiverse and is entirely non canonical. Marvel doesn't really have this concept except I guess what if? stories, most of the non-canonical stories marvel chooses to tell simply take place in another universe within the main multiverse. All Star Superman is an elseworlds story

Watchmen

Is Watchmen beginner friendly? I genuinely have no idea, I'm incredibly biased bc it's literally the first comic I read, before I even had my webcomic phase. It's a DC comic in the sense that it was published by their imprint, but I don't even know if it counts as an elseworlds story, it's just... Completely unconnected to anything. It tells the story of the second generation of heroes in a world that is closer to ours than Marvel or DC's. There's only one truly super person in this world. Because vigilantes really did appear and rise to some kind of prominence in this world, comics look very different than what we know, and the main story is interspersed with an in universe comic about a pirate. There's a lot of political commentary in this and some of it arguably didn't age well, but it's a really interesting deconstruction of the superhero genre and one of the most notable of its kind. For better or for worse, modern comics are what they are at least partially because of this comic, and I think it's worth a read

Indie comics

I know you said you wanted beginner's recs for superhero comics, but I want to give a couple of recs for indie comics because they're worth checking out as well

Lumberjanes

Y'all know their work from She-Ra, but before they were the creative mind behind one of the most successful queer cartoons ever ND Stevenson was a well known indie comic artist and writer. They've created a number of comics I love, including the Graphic novel Nimona which I also warmly recommend, and they're also the reason I picked up lumberjanes, which is a story of a girl scount-like summer camp which is deeply weird. It's queer and a lot of fun, sort of Night Vale vibes at times. If you're looking to get into indie comics this is definitely one of the best

Giant Days

This one is a lot lighter than Lumberjanes since it's a slice of life comic about three college girls, not that Lumberjanes is exactly heavy duty. Honestly don't have much else to say about it I think it's really good!

And that's it for now! By no means a comprehensive list of... Anything, and not even a list of my personal favorite comics (although I did only include comics I genuinely enjoyed). Good luck!

(mutuals feel free to add on to this!)

[lgcjino]

MOON JINO ( 문지노 ) ╎ TWENTY Y/O, KOREAN KIWI. YOUNGER BRO OF @lgcjiah.

TL;DR signed around the same time as jiah (jul. 2022), doesn't really know what he's doing, having fun anyways.

howdy all! sorry it took me forever to post an intro, it's literally been years since i've been on tumblr and it's insane how much has changed so i had to ... re-learn everything and that was a trip. anyways, i'm a newbie here at lgc so please be easy on me! i still have much to read but i'm always open to anything / brainstorming. down below are some not-so-short ipso-factos about moon jino. i'm so excited to get started, i'll be answering messages now but (if this isn't totally old school) please like this post for a plot?

TIDBITS

born 2003. 02. 13. in raglan, new zealand -> the younger brother of moon jiah

tall boy, standing at 189 cm

outgoing, loyal, idiotically optimistic which makes him an easy target for his naivity and for pretty much being a doormat

probably overly friendly, he's never really had a problem making friends, keeping them may be the problem bc he can come off as annoying -> chronically the friend always hitting you up to do something even if you just saw them yesterday/or hours ago

followed his sister to korea bc he was worried about her -> ended up auditioning with her for lgc bc if she's gonna get scammed again, at least both of them will be together to pick up the pieces!

a siscon in the most innocent way possible -> aka an overprotective younger brother who follows his sister around like a little puppy (think clifford the red dog) but actually is just being an annoying little brother

has no real dreams or aspirations, kind of went into this thing willing for some calling to call to him – has yet to have it but he’s enjoying his time here

has always been someone who enjoyed doing things with no questions asked; not really someone who’d enjoy doing nothing (likes to fill his time with things like gaming, hanging out with people, etc.)

he may seem like someone who’d enjoy being center of attention, but he leaves that to his sister, he doesn’t mind just being there and basking in their glory (aka he lit rode his sister’s coattails all the way to seoul lbr)

a health fanatic, he snacks sometimes. dislikes soda because he doesn’t like the way the fizz feels in his throat; works out quite frequently, several days a week with a notable routine, goes on hikes when he can

likes to take pictures can’t say he’s good at them, but he tries his hardest

very rare but when he is feeling shy, usually he covers his mouth with his hand, as if trying to hide his smile/blush

fairly independent and adventurous, given his parent’s lax childrearing, he got his license at 16 and always has an up to date passport ready

chronic texter, and texts right away, too; hardly takes calls unless he really needs to

thinks he can be a comedian if this doesn't work out

learned how to play the guitar at 10, side by side with the piano but was more into the guitar -> transitioned to electric guitar by 12

PLOT HOLES

we !!! want !!! friends !!!

ik im a bit late but plotting for trainee mission 014?

im tired and as you can see from the lack of grammar now that i have lost steam, i promise ill be better in the morning!

[strawbrygashez]

POSTAL/JET SET RADIO CROSSOVER FIC

HOME

(this is just some stupid idea I had where Dude is Beats Dad 💀 this is my first time putting a fic anywhere and it’s not done bc idk if it’s even good/worth continuing. Please don’t be too mean!! I know it sucks)

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There are a few things Beat prides himself on; his ability to problem solve, think fast on his feet and his can-do attitude but somehow, right now as he skates through the small town named Paradise, as a few odd stares are thrown his way, it just now occurred to him he really should have called first.

During all the chaos and last minute planning back in Tokyo-to, he’d managed to forget his father is a bit of a traveler and or is always on the move. Whenever if he just didn’t like to stay in one place for long like he’d said in the past or for other reasons…couldn’t, Beat didn’t really know and wouldn’t dig for a answer. They don’t talk as much as it was already, their last call being maybe a year or two ago, which also happened to be around the same time Dude had told him he finally left his ‘bitch’ of a ex wife. Damn it- now Beat was even more willing to bet Dude might not be here not having that ‘anchor’ with him anymore. Who the hell knows where he left to or is doing right now. Either way, he came all this way and was here now so he had to at least check through that old trailer park Dude had lived in for years upon years now and plan accordingly after.

Walking up to the small era of trailers on the side of town, a wave of relief washed over as the old beat up trailer house and crudely thrown together dog house and shed came into view. While it wasn’t the most sightly view- it did make him grin a bit to see not much has changed and pretty much everything was how he remembered it. He couldn’t talk about the living area himself that much anyways- having been living in a old garage that had only been renovated somewhat himself. Just another way they are similar he supposed- but no matter that right now, Beat still wasn’t used to the usual heat in this town yet and today in particular seemed worse than he remembered it getting ever. So with only just a bit of nervousness slowly developing as he walked up to the door, he breathed out before knocking.

Expecting he’d have to wait a moment for any reply, he was taken aback when as soon as he knocked a loud yell came from within. “I ALREADY SAID IM FUCKING SORRY MAN- I DONT-” followed by the sound of shuffling and something knocking over. Before Beat had the time to perhaps slowly walk backwards or decide this would be the last time he’d ever come back to Paradise, the door opened revealing who else but his slightly disheveled and irritated looking father, stood there huffing.

Though he was wearing his sunglasses as usual, Beat could tell when Dudes huffing stopped- and he froze that he definitely was trying to decide if he is actually seeing things or was his 17 year old son, who hadn’t called or visited in forever, standing in front of him. Even despite what had just happened a minute ago, a smile couldn’t help but tug it’s way to Beats face seeing his old man trying to process what the hell was going on- perhaps the good ol’ usual smile Dude was used to seeing in those old photos he got sent or took way back when helped him finally get a grip. “I- kiddo..is that you- what the fuck are you…” before he could go on anymore Dude suddenly got huge grin himself before hugging the little twerp a lot stronger than he needed to while a chuckle broke out. Beat couldn’t help from chuckling too with a “Hey dad” even though man…it really wouldn’t have hurt Dude to go take a shower. He couldn’t even pin point the smell or maybe it was coming from inside, from what he saw for a split second, the inside of the trailer looked rough though again, he did show up unannounced.

Once Dude finally let up some. Beat stood up straight, still grinning but looking away when explaining. “Well uhm…back home- well ‘home home’ me and my..pals kinda ran into some trouble.. and I was maybe wondering if I could just lay low here with you for a bit. Not for long if that’s a problem”. He knew his father doesn’t have a exactly clean record or is perfect himself either so it was his best bet coming to seek help here…he knew if he went to ask his mom for help he’d be ratted out in a second. And like he expected, Dude only kept smiling to himself before shaking his head in ‘disbelief’. “Still just like your old man huh?” He asked before moving some to the side to invite him in. In reality, Dude only knew a few things about Beats day to day life. The most he knew was spray paint and a ‘gang’ of teens of some sort was involved. He wouldn’t dig for answers like Beat didn’t either. Sure he was worried for his kid, who wouldn’t be? But he didn’t have much room to talk about life choices and vice versa. He supposed the most each other could hope for was that the other was alive and in some variation of ‘okay’.

“I guess. But what was going on with you?” Beat asked as he finally walked into the trashed up house and sat his bag on a spot not littered with trash or clothes. It seemed like Dude only realized how bad of a condition his place was in when he had watched Beat try to find a spot to set it. “Ah shit-” he began once he saw his ‘health’ pipes were just laying around..for anyone to see. He started to put those away first. “Well some douche bag I owe something to won’t stop showing up. You’d think people would keep work and home life separate.” He joked as he slid some pipes back into a drawer near by. Beat only watched for a minute before laughing a little. “Dad I’m 17. You don’t have to hide that shit. I’ve kinda seen it all anyways..”

“You have have ya? Well I hope it’s only the healthy stuff you’re getting into..otherwise..” Dude couldn’t really think of a otherwise. He could threaten to kick him out as a joke but yknow, other than that. A father you’ve only remember being around like maybe four times while not being a baby doesn’t have much power over you but a man can worry over his kid. It’s natural. Beat chuckled again while walking over to the old sofa that sat in the middle of the room and plopped down. “I’m good I’m good. I’ve got too much going on to mess with anything crazy nowadays anyways.” He explained, once again taking a look around the place from where he was. That’s when he finally noticed a dog food bowl with half the food ate on the table. “Hey where’s Champ by the way?”