#apparently not. haha haaa

[tcfactory]

Having stumbled into like. Mild success with a few fics that were waaay canon divergent and get them praised for the worldbuilding I did makes it all the more bleh that anything else I do outside of that fandom is still just. Crickets.

I wish I was one of those artists/writers who can grab people with their style or creative ideas so people will give their wild ideas a try even if its not something that's their usual pairing/fandom...

[bitterkarella]

Midnight Pals: Cowboys

m Stoker: i've got a great story for you all tonight Koontz: dracula? Stoker: no dean it's not dracula Barker: you have other stories besides dracula? Stoker: Stoker: yes clive i do have other stories Barker: damn big if true!

Stoker: what are you implying clive? i have plenty of stories! Stoker: i'm not some one hit wonder like mary Mary Shelley: whoa there cowboy Shelley: maybe you wanna back that the fuck up? Stoker: i'm sorry mary, i didn't mean it Stoker: clive got me all riled up

Barker: tho bram does raise an interesting point Shelley: oh does he? does he raise an interesting point? and what would that point be clive? Shelley: think real careful before you answer Barker: i Shelley: real careful Shelley: real fuckin careful Barker: Barker: i withdraw the point

Shelley: i wrote plenty of stories Shelley: not my fault you lot only wanna hear frankenstein all the fuckin time Stoker: see? that's exactly what i'm saying King: ah jeez we're sorry guys King: it's just that, ya know… King: dracula! frankenstein! King: they're so iconic King: they just distract us from all the other stories that you guys apparently wrote

Stoker: that's better Stoker: i didn't JUST write dracula Stoker: i also wrote the lair of the white worm Barker: oh yeah we all remember THAT one Poe: clive

Koontz: do the song! Stoker: the song's not in the story Barker: oh but the song does slap Poe: dean loves the song Poe: we all love the song Stoker: Stoker: siiigh Stoker: [clapping, tapping foot] ohhhh john dampton went a-fishin', a-fishin' by the weir…

Stoker: you all remember the cowboy in dracula? King: of course! the cowboy was the best part! Stoker: well, what would you say if i wrote a story that was ALL cowboys? King: King: so like a western? Stoker: a what?

Stoker: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the shoulder of shasta Stoker: a rollicking romance of the old west starring city gal Esse Elstree and rootin' tootin' cowpoke Grizzly Dick- Barker: wait Barker: haha wait Barker: wait ha ha ha ha i'm sorry Barker: what was ha ha ha Barker: what ha ha ha ha

Barker: haha what was that name again ha ha Stoker: Grizzly Dick Barker: hoo ha ha ha oh my GOD Barker: ha ha ha Barker: edgar ha ha Barker: edgar don't you ha ha ha Barker: don't you have anything to say ha ha hoo Poe: cliiiivfffffppppphhhbbttttttahhaah ha ha

Stoker: what's so funny? Barker: nothinggggha ha ha Stoker: do you think there's something funny about Grizzly Dick? Barker: ha ha haaa

Stoker: Grizzly Dick is the best part of the story! Barker: ha ha haaaaaa Stoker: I love Grizzly Dick! Grizzly Dick is my favorite part! Stoker: my wife loves Grizzly Dick!! Barker: hahahahohgodi'mdying

Stoker: next you're going to act like there's something funny about Esse Elstree's stern governess Stoker: miss gimp Barker: HA HAH HAHAAAAA

Stoker: i'm not going to tell the story if you're going to laugh Barker: haha ok ok i'll stop Stoker: ok good Stoker: so anyway Grizzy Dick says Stoker: [ridiculous cowboy voice] "HOWDY PARDNA YIPPEE KAI YAY GIT ON A ROOTIN AND A TOOTIN-" Barker: AHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Robert E Howard: ain't nothin funny about this, hombre

[hattiestgal]

It ain’t exactly a spell, buuuut…

Have a surprise Metronome from Pokémon!

Whatever move pops up gets used on the both of us, so in case something like, say, Hyper Beam, pops up, then at the very least I’ll join you in getting obliterated…

But that’s not gonna happen right off the bat, haha! Haaa….hopefully…

(Here’s the random move generator to simulate Metronome: https://perchance.org/pkmgen)

Oh uh, Riley got Psywave, which after looking it up, apparently has literally no effect in current generations??

[sothischickshe]

fave line game

RULES: share your favourite sentence/paragraph from each one of your fics and tag 6 other fic writers to do it too :)

TAGGED by: some very mean ppl! what the FUCK why would you do this?! this question is SO HARD!!?!?!?! @septiembrre @inyoursheets @mego42 @riosnecktattoo

TAGGING: this is such a mean q, i dont know that i can in good conscience foist it upon another human being so extremely v much no pressure but i taggeth @yellowhammerga @peachraindrops @adecila @ejunkiet @lewraea @kenrune which i think is 6 (?) n if youve done it already whoops n also that means u HAVE to go find it n tag me in it so i can see!!! ty!!!

...SERIOUSLY THOUGH WHAT THE FU!!CK, WHY WOULD U ASK THIS JESUS

just thinking abt working out what they’re all called is making me want to go have a nap

ok fuck it let’s go:

The Good Kind:

maybe ‘Or maybe he’s just curious to find out how far he can push her? Beth’s pretty sure she doesn’t want to know the answer to that last question, she’s scared to find out that the answer might be to anywhere.’

(i maintain that if you assume beth had semi public phone sex with rio somewhere btwn leaving his place & the kidnapping, the s2 finale makes more sense)

yourself and others:

mm, ‘When he didn’t flinch at Beth’s surprisingly competent velociraptor impression coming out of nowhere, even Ruby had to admit that she was impressed with Stan’s performance.’    

(this is tough for a number of reasons inc. this is the longest one + i love a lot of the dynamics in it, but ultimately: beth puts stan in liar bootcamp is a god tier trope & unrelatedly i definitely understand what a trope is yuh huh)

Even the best laid plans:

ha ‘She started chanting a long ass litany of ‘no’s, like she’d been listening to too much early Destiny’s Child and couldn’t get the song out her head.’

(4eva bless the set designer or whoever decided on the vinyl, without whom this fic wouldnt be)

Bringing down the neighbourhood:

!  “Only dangerous if you fuck it up.”

(the GALL)

Uncontrollable notes, from her snowy white throat:

mmmm: His mouth hung open when she added, “And you’re the… miscreant who doesn’t seem to care about his fines.”

(brio + roleplay is a god tier trope)

People can be so cold:

i think: ‘Rustles sound out as he pushes his skull around, carving out previous comforts.’

(i like the phrasing and the ambiguity)

What a sight to see:

probs: ‘Rio's never been so turned on, yet so terrified off the vaguest prospect of a blowjob, at the same fucking time.’

(he’s valid!!)

Through the park and by the tree:

oof idk, maaaaybe ‘She acts fast, pulling an Annie on the originator of that trick – bamboozling and barraging with a thousand and one questions, using her forward momentum to encourage her sister into the kitchen.’

(this fic is SO self-indulgent and i love it haha)

Climbing up the walls:

ha ‘The number of people he’s fucked then shot is zero, which has to be the kinda respectable, solid ratio a person was aiming for.’

(i have slowly come around to the idea that this story is also funny)

A time to refrain (from embracing):

i suppose: ‘It’s not real, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t happening.‘

(i love it as an opening line for this type of story. it’s actually snipped from an original ficton thing which ive returned to a lot over the years, most of which isnt written down, and i ended up using it here but like...i feel like that doesn’t mean i can’t also use it there too!)

Maybe it’s something in the water:

perhaps:  She shuffles closer, towards one of his ears, to quietly grit out, “I do not want to pee on, or ugh, be peed on–”

(it’s like the crux of the thing, which is pretty silly, but it cheered me up when i was in need of cheering!)

a time to every purpose (under heaven):

ahhh: “I want to.”

(the joke is, rio mishears/mistakes ‘i want, too’ as i want to’, and it just makes me cackle in context)

It’s a dirty, dirty game but (you should’ve called before you came):

im gonna go: ‘Jane asks if Ruby’s her wife, making Beth realise that – shit, her kids haven’t seen Stan for a while.‘

(yes im picking this over ‘i’d know’... i just love it a lot)

waiting for someone who needs me:

hmph, perhaps: ‘The corners of his mouth become curlicues.‘

(writing antiquing beth pov was a lot of fun!)

(a) time to kill:

oh i know this one!!!! ‘He’s just coaxing the thing off her shoulders, when Mick says, “Howdy.”‘

(ok i didnt need to reread this one to work that out haha, but i had fun anyway!)

found my thrill:

im gonna pick:  ‘That duo are like a set of eyeballs, Jimmy decides, resting in the ridged sockets of the selfsame skull.’

(writing turner as fascinated but disgusted by beth + rio was a lot of fun!)

do you like drugs (tonight):

gah! mebbe ‘Of course the man who constantly dares people to shoot him taunts kitchen appliances to damage in similar fashion.’

(rio/bacon is the ship of ships)

Filing her nails while they’re dragging the lake:

praps: ‘He gets her broadly appeased, agreeing to an inn instead – because she clearly can’t imagine any version of herself that isn’t pedantic as all fuck.’

(i maintain brio + roleplay = god tier trope)

around here we say birds not bitches:

hmmmmmmm, perchance:  ‘How his focus clung like wrapping-saran, swept her under its spell; how good it felt to be the centre of his attention.’

(i wanted the pov to feel off & pay off the reveal/reward rereading, without tipping it too obvious, so there’s a lot of double speak/stuff that applies to both povs, as well as weaponised britishisms & stumbling over americanisms like panties, movie theatre and saran wrap...i was perhaps having too much fun haha)

upon your ignorance (and the gray despair) of your ugly life:

oh gosh! strong argument for it being:  “I’ll call Three Star, okay?”

(beth like demoting a star off dean’s workplace is extremely funny to me ha)

-

........okay, while i still feel like this is an impossibly difficult question, it was delightful having a reason to read them all in a row so ty <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

[dreamii-yume]

New Episode Update Let’s GOO!!!

Warning : This is just Yume having a mental breakdown, seriously. This episode update was WHACK.

~ MAJOR SPOILERS FOR 68-75 ~

I know we ain’t participating and all but the game reminding you that there’s 10 minutes left to prepare is seriously bad for my heart.

Aah, shiet. Vil is still hurt.

He still has small wounds and scratches that he hid make up. Daddy, I’m worried.

Apparently, yeah, I’m not the only one cause my homeboy, Epel just asked to switch the center role with Vil. THE CONFIDENCE.

Aw, he’s worried about him falling over during stage (And make the performance look bad) Come on, Epel just be honest-

...He finally became the ideal poisoned apple that Vil wanted, huh?

Vil being proud a mom.

But the queen inside him is STRONG.

He’ll embrace the villain in him, OUR QUEEN CAN STILL GO. INJURED, WHO?

...AAND he proceeds to roast Epel again lol Typical Vil.

I love how Epel just accepted a nickname like “Doku Ringo-chan” lol It’s so cute, senior-junior relationship goals right there.

HERE WE GO.

Everyone is actually really confident hahaha

I really wish Deuce’s mom, Ace’s brother, Jamil’s sister, and Vil’s dad were here in person to watch.

HECK I WANT KALIM’S WHOLE FAMILY HERE WHY NOT

T-THEY’RE REALLY LETTING US HEAR THE FULL SONG. 

IS THAT JAMIL RAPPING.

Look at Jamil’s solo SD dancing. LOOK AT IT.

I really fucking love Vil’s singing voice aaa

HIS VOICE IS SO GOOD.

Album when disney.

Is Vil okay.

...aight im hearing some high quality panting here

...dont mind me listening to it a bit too much...

...they’re going to be great reference for some spicy- leave me alone

Vil panting is making me feel SOMETHING.

ANYWAY. THE CROWD IS A MOOD.

IS VIL OKAY.

Unmei no megami is giving me idia ptsd here.

Heartslabyul Senpais are watching their kids, looking all proud *sniff

Oh god, after playing Obey Me, it just occurred to me how similar Cater and Asmodeus’ voices are...

Watch these Senpai dorks act like Ace and Deuce’s second family. Trey being the dad, Riddle being the mom, and Cater being the supportive big bro. It’s so beautiful.

Riddle’s voice is a lot more softer now, I just realized...It’s so soothing...

God i miss u too octavinelle never change

Yeah, why tf did Floyd not audition for this

Bro, can you imagine Nobuhiko Okamoto in the squad as well??? IMAGINE-

Of course, he wasn’t in the mood back then. Of course. Why did i even ask.

IMAGINE FLOYD BEING IN VDC NEXT YEAR.

Omg i miss u too octavinelle never change

Azul’s gonna overblot again with Floyd’s marketing skills lol

Jade coming in like welp i guess thats that. Too bad, huh Azul?

GOD i miss u too octavinelle never change

SAVANA BITCHES HI

I wonder if these mfs knew that Vil just overblotted and malmal was the one who fixed the stage lol

oooh Leona’s sus about something he a sharp boi

Speak up my guy—

still so weird leona taking his job seriously

Malleus looking happier seeing this performance rather than Lilia’s lol

I miss the simpery in Sebek

Silver’s not in the verge of falling into a coma for once wow

Chenya’s so cute.

AND WE’RE BACK TO CUTE HEIGH HO TEAM

fcking shotacons man...im not one to talk

Aw, they didn’t show Neige performance...

The simping in the crowd is a MASSIVE mood.

WHO WINS TELL ME

These night raven fuckers better vote for us and not pull a “oh shie my hand slipped lololol” i swear to god- im gonna throw hands

*me holding my phone and pretending to vote as well

Suspense music intensifies be like-

HAAA

BOIS, ITS ONE VOTE DIFFERENCE WHO IS IT AAAA

WHAT.

HOW DARE- HOW!? HOW DID WE LOSE!?

WE LOST BY ONE VOTE!?

EVERYONE’S SO SHOCKED LOL

vil pls dont overblot again-

Noooo grim’s tuna cans-

WE REALLY LOST TO A LEGIT KIDS SONG.

These children do not have the right to be this cute. I wanna take Timmy, Toby, and Shelpie home.

I swear to god one of these dwarves sounds like Cheka lol Is it Toby?

EPEEELLLL DONT CRRYYYY

KALIMMMM DONT CRRYYYY

KALIM HAVING THE AUDACITY TO SOUNDING LIKE A BIG BROTHER AND THEN CRYING HIS OWN RIGHT AFTER LOLOLOL

I HATE THIS EPISODE YALL MADE MY TWO BOIS CRY IM FIGHTING THIS EPISODE. BURN THIS.

This background music too though im deeeeddd

KALIM IM SO SORRY FOR MAKING A SINFIC ABOUT YOU PLS DONT CRY-

Jamil impressed about Vil being “calm” and Vil just going “h e h. you dont even know.”

....ha...

Monsieur Rook. WHAT did you say.

ROOK VOTED FOR ROYAL SWORD. Are you kidding me. You snek how could you- i loved you

WHAT DID I SAY- Ya’ll night raven fuckers shall not slip by their fingers when voting rook.

Vil is in the brink of passing out aaaaa

I have never heard Ace this pissed before whoa- lol he sounds like Deuce in his delinquent mode

Aw...Rook felt that Neige’s performance carries a stronger bond than theirs :’( it’s hard to put the blame on him when he’s saying all these stuff

It’s just like what they said in the past episodes that it’s really hard voting for your own team when you know the opposing team is better.

Aww...He just wanted Vil to believe in himself more...Rook is such a best man. Im crying-

Oh noooo is Vil gonna cry too nooo- daddy turned to baby really quick SOMEONE GIVE HIM AN EMERGENCY HUG

Well- at least...at least the 100 year record of not being able to win is still going, yeah? Um...bad joke? Sorry, i’ll see myself out-

NEIGE NOT NOW AND YOUR VII-KUN BULLSHIT- we’re having a moment here

Neige is such sweetheart but aaaahh— This makes it worse, we can’t even hate him aaa—

OMG JUST WHEN I THOUGHT THINGS COULDN’T- AAAAA

MONSIEUR ROOK. YOU’RE A FAN OF NEIGE!?

MOTHERFUCKER just got exposed by Neige himself lol

Going to Neige’s shake hand events, sending him letters, buying all his merch and shie- HE’S A FULL BLOWN NEIGE STAN

WTF YOU SNEK GET OUT OF THIS SCHOOL-

OOOOHHH THAT FUCKING ALBUM- HIS “LIFE’S WORK” or whatever bullshit IS FULL OF NEIGE

...actually- my japanese is lacking- im not sure lol what is a ブロマイド??? Lol I feel like a clown.

Rook is sweating profusely LOL

...what do you have to say for yourself, monsieur rook.

Wait- huh is that-

IS HE GONNA CRY-

WHY IS EVERYONE CRYING!??!?!?!

HE’S SILENTLY CRYING AS HE INTRODUCED HIMSELF TO NEIGE WHAT. THE. FUCK IS THIS EPISODE.

Neige fanclub??? Eternal Snow??? What kind of creepy-ass- OH, HE EVEN HAS A MEMBERSHIP NUMBER TOO-

Props to Neige with his :) expression unfaltering.

I’m- I’m speechless.

Vil is just looking down at Rook in disappointment like- “you’re more pathetic than I am”

Queen just went “I think you need this handkerchief more than I do now” THAT’S RIGHT. REPENT MOTHERFUCKER.

Rook crying is cursed.

But damn, I’m kinda liking this new relationship this bitchy relationship they have

Neige just dragged everyone’s ass back on stage and his snow white energy just said “LETS ALL BE FRIENDS AND SING”

NEIGE IS FUCKING GREAT- HE REALLY DID GOT THESE BITCHES TO SING HEIGH HO LOL

ACE’S RELUCTANT SINGING AND DEUCE LOOKING LIKE HE’S HAVING FUN

KALIM IS SUCH A MOOD, SINGING EVEN WITHOUT KNOWING THE LYRICS AND JAMIL JUST HAVING THAT “i want to die” ENERGY

AIGHT. ROOK IS HAVING WAY TOO MUCH FUN AND EPEL IS TRYING HIS BEST. HE’S SO CUTE-

OMG NEIGE AND VIL HAVING SUCH GOOD HARMONY—

YAHOO Y A H O O TANOSHIINDA~~ 

YA’LL SURE ABOUT GIVING ME THIS BLESSED MOMENT??

What a somewhat happy ending, even though Rook just backstabbed us I’m crying Beauté 100 points!!!

LOL Vil realizing he’s having fun singing with Neige- “SOMEONE JUST END ME RIGHT NOW-“ The desperation in his voice-

I love how Neige’s yahoo yahoo is messing with everyone’s head, even Vil wants to pass out lol

haha Crowley is so depressed lol

WHA- WHO-

HEADMASTER OF ROYAL SWORD!?

He looks like your typical grandpa- and his outfit looks like that one mickey mouse wizard outfit but blue—

Old man just went “we won lol” just to piss Crowley off I like this guy’s energy already-

Crowley being most likely as old as this guy—

ooohh this man just sensed something in this stage- Leona did too, didn’t he???

* Damn. Crowley talking so fast sounds like he’s making a load of bullshit lol

Anyway, I’m just glad that it’s not mickey mouse who’s the headmaster— I would’ve lost my shit.

We’re back in our dorms and I forgot that the squad doesn’t live with us anymore. It’s suddenly so lonely now...

Grim is getting the yahoo yahoo ptsd too lol it’s too goddamn catchy

oooohh shiet- mickey is calling us again

YES we finally got a good picture of this motherfucker

It seems like nothing is disrupting our communication this time, so MC thought to call Grim but—

Grim is not here.

Uuhhh...Grim? Where you’ve gone??? We’re getting flashbacks of the first parts of the game.

We went out to find Grim and HE’S CHOMPING ON ANOTHER BLACK STONE ON THE STAGE-

GRIM SPIT THAT OUT YOU LOOK TERRIFYING

AAAAAHH GRIM HAS GONE FERAL— He’s attacking US

Is this because we didn’t win his tuna canss nooo

NoOO SWEET BABY COME BACK.

Legit I’m sad, please baby don’t overblot like this...

He learned a new move though- SCRATCH

Ooh— We’re seeing some Ignihyde scenes here~

P U H I H I

Idia getting a lot of emails from bigshot companies whoa—

THAT OLYMPUS—?! EXCUSE ME??? Ortho what- Are we finally getting that Hercules episode—

Damn getting a hot chance in olympus only to put them down the recycling bin oof— Idia why edit : Yume was informed that olympus is kind of a company that sponsored VDC sorry she was mind-fucked at this moment and the ability to understand proper Japanese just went whoosh lol Thanks to @starshiningsirius for pointing it out for Yume~ ♥︎ HONESTLY YUME’S JUST GONNA WAIT FOR ACTUAL PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATORS AT THIS POINT LOL Don’t trust me for important situation too much lol

Aaaahh...We’re getting this shut-in out of his room in the next episode, are we?

And that concludes the whole Pomefiore Episode! JESUS CHRIST 75 CHAPTERS ALL IN ALL!? How long is the Ignihyde chapter going to be, huh!?

This was a really, really fun episode lol I’d consider this a fan service episode actually cause of all the things we get to experience— The singing, dancing, and the new songs, THE DRAMA. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

But then, the plot thickens, no? What’s going to happen to Grim? In the Ignihyde episode? And those reoccurring memories of us? And our relationship with Tsunotarou lol ALSO WE NEVER REALLY DID FIND OUT WHAT ROOK’S UNIQUE MAGIC IS. DISNEY EXPLAIN—

Thanks for reading this shitpost of Yume losing her shiet lol See you all in the Ignihyde Episode~ ❤

[ask-new-innkeeper-audino]

Interact with this post if you’d be g with an ask from me! (Like, comment, whatever) I’m really bad at like... shoving my face into people’s things haha I’m gonna try to send them out in the coming week!

Also Anon asks are open for me! I thought they were before but apparently not HAAA...

[shintorikhazumi]

A Mom, A Grandchild, and A Wife For the New Year

A Mom, A Grandchild, and A Wife For the New Year 

A/N: So, have you seen HiBiKi StYle #448 with AiAi and Maho-nee doing the cooking relay? It’s one of the most chaotic things I’ve ever enjoyed xD. There’s a subbed version on YouTube haha. This gave me an idea for a fic, but I’ll probs be mostly basing it off the first half. Maho-nee is better at cooking than Aiai it seems, but character-wise, I feel like Claudine cooks better than Maya so…

I was supposed to release this on time for New Year’s, but ended up frustrated and reading other fics instead, so my sincerest apologies.

Fudge… this was not supposed to be this long. I told myself it would only be 1k-3k words, but hoho, no. 7-frikkin-thousand words. Stupid Khaz. Haaa…

Enjoy?

~Shintori Khazumi

 “Umm…”

“So…”

“What exactly-“

“-Do we do with… that.”

“Junna-chan! Don’t call her “that”! She’s a child! A person!” Nana scolded her partner, also very perplexed with the situation right before their eyes.

“Well, she wasn’t a child five minutes ago?!” Junna replied with the same amount of exasperation in her voice.

“Then she’s a person! A human. Don’t call her… “that”.” Nana replied, gesturing towards the little girl seated on the living room carpet, looking to seven pairs of eyes staring back that held various emotions ranging from stressed, perplexed and confused, curious, excited, and just plain weirded out.

“Well, she’s certainly been a handful these past few minutes.” Junna sighed, looking around the living room area for some kind of toy to hand to the child to distract her, and keep her in place, behaved, while the rest of them searched for a way to fix this situation.

“Come on, Jun-Jun! She’s pretty cute, if you think about it.” Karen exclaimed, taking a step closer and reaching her hand out for the child to take. “See?”

“She’s quite pretty too. Though she always has been.” Mahiru murmured, taking her spot beside Karen and inwardly squealing as the little girl beamed at her after she petted her hair. “So adorable.”

“She seems kinda smart too.” Futaba pitched in after seeing how the person had acted- despite the various mishaps they indirectly caused- in this situation, trying to walk about and nearly smashing her face into the table, or trying to hand Nana a book she was reaching for when she held the girl in her lap, but almost dropping it on the larger girl’s foot.

“Well, sure. She’s all of those things.” Kaoruko rolled her eyes. “After all, she’s Also Tendou Maya.”

No one could refute the statement, seven heads bobbing in agreement.

“So?” Futaba looked to everyone in curiosity.

“So, what?” Junna replied.

“HAHHAHAHA, Mahiru-chan, she said so what, she just said ‘so what?’” Karen hollered, Junna’s statement making it seem like she didn’t care.

“Karen-chan… I don’t think you’re supposed to laugh at that in this situation…”

Ignoring the tiny deviance, Futaba continued. “How are we supposed to tell Kuroko about this?”

“…”

“Ah.”

Was the girls’ collective reaction. They hadn’t thought about that until now. Claudine was currently out of the dorm to do some shopping as she had volunteered to prepare dinner for tonight to celebrate the coming new year as no one from their little group had decided to go home for the holidays, now that they were in their third and final year. She claimed she had always cooked for her parents each time she went home so it was a habit she wanted to continue, even away from home.

Of course, everyone was more than willing to allow her to do so, curious as to the French’s cooking. Nana and Mahiru, along with Junna had offered helping hands to which Claudine accepted should she need them eventually. But for the shopping process, she’d rather do it on her own as she had yet to decide on what she’d like to make and did not want to inconvenience them with hopping from shop-to-shop undecided for hours on end.

They didn’t mind at all, but after some reassurance from the former child actress, they let her be, awaiting her patiently in the dorm with nothing better to do as school had been closed for the holidays.

Maya had begged- yes, begged- Claudine to allow her to come, but she was only met with a flick to the forehead and a firm, ‘No’. And even Maya knew never to push it when Claudine was that determined. Begrudgingly, she watched the love of her life walk away, taking the top star’s heart and soul with he-

“Don’t be so dramatic while I’m away, do you hear me?” Claudine had warned, familiar with how Maya’s thought process worked. She gave Maya a kiss on the forehead to temporarily satiate her clinginess. “I’ll be back before you know it.”

With that, Saijou Claudine had left for her little shopping trip. And now, three uneventful hours had gone by.

Or well, the girls hoped it had just been that.

As they were lounging in the dorm’s common room, Maya suddenly started feeling sick. She had crouched down, curling into a ball on the sofa. Worried, Nana approached her and put a hand on her forehead to check her temperature, wincing at the terrible heat that radiated off the poor girl as she pulled back immediately, feeling like she’d get burned.

Turning to the other inhabitants of the room, she gave separate instructions such as telling Hikari and Karen where to get the cooling pads and icepacks, respectively; she told Futaba and Kaoruko to grab Maya’s blanket and pillows, as well as some spare clothes should the girl feel cold later on due to the extreme and sudden fever. Junna had grabbed Mahiru to accompany her to the school clinic to find the nurse, and maybe get some medicine. If she wasn’t there- understandable as they had been told that the school would be closed for the holidays- then they would have to find the nearest pharmacy for some over-the-counter fever medicine.

“Tendou-san!” Karen was the first to accomplish her task, the icepack retrieved from the fridge just a few steps away. Her squeak made everyone returning to the room even more cautious now.

“What’s wrong?” Junna queried, now donning her coat and boots, coming from her room.

“She’s … shrinking…”

“You mean shaking, BaKaren?” Hikari muttered, brows furrowed in confusion.

“No…” Nana’s voice wavered, unsure at what she and Karen were seeing, and how to tell the rest just what it was that they were seeing. “She’s literally… shrinking.”

“…”

“Well damn, if I’ll be. So it’s possible for her to be cute, after all.”

“Kaoruko!”

 //-//-//-//-//

 “So ya think keeping her in our room is goin’ ta work? That’s some sloppy judgment coming from you, Junna-han.”

“You have the larger room between us, so if she doesn’t turn back soon, you have enough space for her to sleep.” The bespectacled girl pointed out. “Saijou-san possibly has the largest room, but that defeats the purpose of keeping this issue a secret from her, right?”

“Remind me why we’re keeping this a secret from her, though? Wouldn’t it be better to just tell her?” Futaba sighed.

“Who wants to do the honors and tell someone as fiery and protective as Saijou-san that her girlfriend is a small child, and possibly cause even more panic and distress?”

“…”

“But Karen and them have more space, don’t they?” Futaba brought their attention back to the first topic, backing Kaoruko up, really not wanting to babysit two children.

“The enormous amounts of trust I have in Mahiru is negated by equal amounts of doubt I have in her roommates when it comes to childcare and many other matters.” Junna stated, pushing her glasses up.

“Hey!”

“You got a point.” Futaba sighed, acquiescing.

“Futaba-han!”

“I can at least trust Hayanagi-san to behave when she wants to.”

“That’s bein’ a little mean, don’t ya think?”

“Now, now~” Nana, ever the peacemaker, calmed everyone down.

“Fine. But we’re takin’ turns watchin’ the little brat. I can’t have her ruining my routine.”

“Your routine is mostly just you fucking around, though.”

“Futaba-han!”

“Futaba-chan!!!” Mahiru cried, not having enough hands to cover both Hikari’s and Karen’s ears.

“Nana… were you trying to cover my ears too?”

“…”

“Na!”

The tiny voice stole everyone’s attention.

“What…”

“Na! Na!” The little brown bundle giggled, looking up at the blonde, opening up her arms, asking to be carried. The tallest of the bunch squealed in delight, scooping up the small child, spinning her about.

“I’m so happy, Maya-chan!”

“AWwwww, that’s so cute!! And dang it Banana, why are you her first word!! I wanted to be it!”

“I think ‘Karen’ is a little hard for a toddler to say as a first word, Karen-chan.” Mahiru responded, patting the dejected girl’s head.

However, Aijo Karen was not one to be discouraged. “I’ll be her second word then!”

“Karen-chan…”

“Come on, Tendou-san. Say it with me. Ka-ren. Ka-ren.”

“Kawuko!”

“Nooooon!!!” Karen cried in despair.

“Oho~” Futaba clapped, impressed. “You can’t tell me that that don’t make you happy, Kaoruko.” She teased the bluenette who simply turned away blushing.

“I thought my name was difficult… isn’t Kaoruko-chan’s name harder?”

“Just move on, Karen.” Hikari sighed, rubbing the said girl’s back in comfort. “After all, I’m gonna have her say my name before yours.”

“Hikari-chan!” Mahiru cried.

“How old is this kid anyway?” Futaba asked, shifting the conversation to a new topic.

“Beats me.” Junna shrugged. “Nana, can you ask her?”

“Sure~” Nana replied, still playing with Maya, tossing her up in the air slightly from time to time, the child very pleased, apparent with how she laughed unabashed. “Ne, Maya-chan.”

“Na?”

“Mhm, Nana-oneechan wants to ask you something. If you can understand me, I hope…” She chuckled nervously, wide eyes giving her their full attention. “How old are you?”

It seems the little brunette did, in fact, understand as she held up two fingers.

“Wow, that’s younger than I expected.” Junna muttered, stroking her chin in thought. “Maybe I should have Mahiru watch over her, after all. It’s a little too worrying if someone without enough experience handles a child as small as her.”

“Nn?! …b-but we already decided on the arrangements, didn’t we?” Kaoruko suddenly interjected, surprising everyone.

“Oh~? What do we have here~?, Kaoruko, did you actually get attached to the idea of taking care of the kid, just now?” Futaba’s teasing returned, poking at her roommate’s side.

“N-not at all? I just thought that for convenience sake, we shouldn’t complicate our original plans.”

“Whatever you say.”

While everyone else switched between watching the pair bicker, and Nana playing with a tiny Tendou Maya, they failed to remember just why they were planning on hiding the child- or better yet, from whom they were hiding her… until the person in question’s voice through them into another state of hushed panic.

“I’m back!” This voice belonged to none other than the 99th class’ second seat, Saijou Claudine. Tendou Maya’s better half, as she would put it. “Ara? Where is everyone? Nana? Junna?” She called.

“Ah crap. Saijou-san is back.” Junna face-palmed, feeling her stress build up.

“Eeehhh, wha-what do we do?!”

“HIDE THE KID.”

“Calm down, Karen-chan, Hikari-chan. You too Mahiru-chan. Your grip is gonna kill Hikari- chan’s hand.” Nana worried at that last bit, seeing the poor London girl’s hand color a deathly pale. “Really, Mahiru-chan, you should let go right now.”

Junna groaned. She had wanted to go over this plan better. Guess they had no choice.

“Here’s what’s going to happen.” She called for everyone’s attention. “Nana, Mahiru and I will distract Saijou-san by helping her with dinner preparations as we originally planned, earlier. We will try our best to not get her to look for Maya, or go to her room, and we’ll come up with an excuse.”

Heads nodded in understanding.

“The rest of you, watch the kid.” Junna gave the four a hard stare as the “mom friends” of the group filed out of the room one-by-one. “If you somehow meet with Saijou if you go out of this room, and she asks anything regarding Tendou-san, just say you don’t know or something.” And with that, the door was shut, the quartet to their own devices… oh and the baby, too.

…

“So… what now?”

 //-//-//-//-//

 True to her word, Junna and her companions were able to keep Claudine at bay, the girls in FutaKao’s room remaining undisturbed for the most part as they played with Maya for over an hour.

All had been going well, so far, but it seemed as though they had run out of games to play and the child and Karen alike were beginning to get bored.

This was dangerous.

Futaba preferred that no one venture out for the sake of ‘fun’.

“HUH?!” Her partner’s distressed cry grabbed her attention.

“Kaoruko?”

“These damn parents, at this particular time?” She muttered. “Futaba-han, I need you to come with me to the gate to pick up some stuff. My parents said I must retrieve it by myself since I chose to not go home, therefore no servant is going to be allowed to help me during my… independence, they claim.” Despite the clear reasons, Futaba remained seated.

“Why can’t you go by yourself? Someone needs to watch these kids.”

Kaoruko rolled her eyes. “Even I know how bad it could get to leave these two with a very small child, but if I could do this by myself, I wouldn’t even ask.” Futaba didn’t seem convinced. “It’ll take us five minutes. We grab the items, then we come back to find these three conked out and asleep, yeah? Now come on.”

There was clearly no room for the redhead to argue as she was dragged out the door by a rushing Kaoruko.

Hikari and Karen shared a look, shrugged, then returned to playing with Maya.

Or tried.

The child didn’t seem to like their current toys right now, throwing them about the room with a frown, and getting increasingly louder in her complaining cries.

“What do we do, Hikari-chan?” Karen turned to her best friend for help, but to no avail. “Ah!” She snapped. “I know! I think I have a toy in our room that would get her to quiet down! Let’s go get it!” Karen tugged at Hikari’s sleeve, pulling her onto her feet.

“Do we take her?” Hikari asked monotonously, pointing at the child- and… did she get… a little bigger? And had she been wearing that outfit earlier? Maybe Karen was just imagining things.

“No, we might get spotted walking with her.” She shook her head. “We’ll just run for our room then come back!”

Hikari didn’t question it, only suggesting that they lock the door as they left, Karen agreeing it was for the best.

With that, they left the child alone in the locked room with a wave as she just blinked back at them, staring at the closing door. The two bounded down the hallway, attempting to speedily retrieve the needed items before little Maya could get into any unsupervised trouble.

It barely took them three minutes to retrieve as many child-entertaining games and toys as they could find. As they walked up carefully to the door of Futaba and Kaoruko’s shared room, they met up with the said girls carrying semi-large boxes.

But that wasn’t important.

If she could do so without drawing attention to their little group, the young heiress would have screeched an ear-splitting scolding towards the two. Instead, she had to settle for a harsh series of whispers. “I thought we told you to watch her, not leave her alone!”

“B-but…” Karen whimpered. “She was starting to get really loud, and-and, we locked the door when we left, anyway.”

“you WHAT?! We don’t have keys on us!!!”

“…oh, dang.”

Futaba, equally frustrated, tried the doorknob anyway, brows raising high as it opened with little resistance. “Huh? I thought you said you locked it?”

“Eh?? But we did! Right, Hikari-chan?”

Hikari wordlessly nodded, brows now furrowed.

“No… no… please, don’t tell me…” Everyone burst into the room, eyes darting about so fast. Futaba and Karen had begun to look everywhere, beneath the bed, inside the locker. Kaoruko and Hikari decided to traverse the halls, hoping they’d catch sight of a little head of brown hair, to no luck.

What they did catch, however, was the confused gazes of Nana, Junna, and Mahiru as they were making their way back to the room, Claudine telling them that they had helped her enough and she could take it from there. They had reluctantly agreed to leave, but they supposed Claudine would now be too occupied to even think to look for Maya.

So what was going on, right now?

“Guys?”

“Oh no. It’s Junna.” Hikari drawled, panicking inside, but not letting it show.

“Hikari-chan? Weren’t you supposed to be watching…” Mahiru trailed off as a sniffling, teary Karen exited the room, running into her arms. “Karen-chan?!”

“…gonee!”

“Huh?”

“She’s gone! Tendou-san!”

“WHHAAATTTT-“

Before Junna could give everyone an earful, Nana dispatched all the girls around the dorm that wasn’t close to where Claudine was to avoid drawing her suspicion, seeing the girls move about in search of something. Rooms, other halls, bathrooms, spare practice rooms, the storage. They were to comb through every nook and cranny for Tendou Maya. There was no need to check the Kitchen as the trio who had assisted Claudine had just come from there and could confirm that the French was the only person present there and they had encountered no tiny top star on their way back to the room.

And so began the great ‘Tendou Maya’ hunt.

 //-//-//-//-//

 Claudine hummed a tune from their latest play, setting down the last of her prepared ingredients on the counter next to the stove. Mahiru, Junna and Nana had been of great help and they had finished preparing the desserts for later first to be able to set it aside in the fridge. All Claudine had left to do was to actually cook the meal.

“Where’s that large pan that I need…” Searching through the cupboards, she found exactly what she needed, placing the heavy pan on the stove and turning it on to start heating. Continuing her previous humming, Claudine suddenly jumped at the feel of something pulling on her pant leg.

What in the…

She was greeted by wide, curious violet eyes, blinking up at her innocently.

“Um…” There was something oddly familiar about this child currently standing beside Claudine. She just couldn’t put a finger to it. She didn’t look any older than the age of three or four, but she didn’t seem to have any guardian accompanying her either.

“Hi!” The lass greeted, beaming brightly at Claudine. The latter couldn’t help but smile back. She loved children, after all. And she secretly admitted to herself that this one, in particular, was absolutely adorable.

“Why, hello there.” Bending down to the little girl’s level, said girl staring up at her with large lilac eyes, while clinging to the hem of her apron, Claudine greeted back. “Bonjour~”.

The different language seemed to throw the child off, and Claudine could almost see the little cogs spinning in her head. “B-Bon… Bonzoo? Bonzhoo? Bonju?”

Claudine laughed airily, patting the brunette’s head tenderly. “Close enough. Bonjour.”

The child simply nodded this time, relenting on learning this strange word for now.

Claudine temporarily turned the stove off before turning back to her little companion, hands on her hips as she scrutinized the young girl’s features. “You really do look so terribly familiar.” With gorgeous violet eyes, lustrous chocolate hair pulled back in a ribbon-

Something clicked. “Ah! Are you, by chance, a relative of that insufferable Tendou Maya? You’re much cuter than she is, though.” Turning to the other girl, Claudine was surprised to see her pout despite the compliment.

“But I’m Maya! This. Is. Tendou Maya! I’m the cutest!”

Now, this confused Claudine. Was she a big fan of that infuriating woman? “Not only are you the spitting image of her, you even talk like her. I swear she is a bad influence.” Claudine sighed. “So, do I call you Maya?”

She was met with enthusiastic nodding, and she could only giggle at the sheer adorableness of it all.

“Alright, then. Maya.” Straightening up and looking about the room, hoping for some guardian to walk in, or perhaps her Maya, claiming the child as her secret relative, Claudine found no one, eyes trailing to the clock on the wall warning her that her time to prepare dinner was growing ever short.

She sighed again. Guessing that she should get a move on, she tried to point to the couch with a smile, nonverbally telling the kid to take a seat and wait there. About to return to her previous task of cooking, Claudine almost missed the way those large purple eyes stared at her in wait, as if asking a question. It made the blonde realize very quickly.

“Oh! Where are my manners.” She crouched down, eye-to-eye with the child, offering her hand out for a shake. “My name is Claudine”

She saw cute little brows furrow, wrinkles forming in the “Maya’s” forehead. Easing them away by massaging the area gently with her thumb, Claudine laughed as the child began to test her name out. “Ku-, Ko- Kro… hrnnghh” The child tried in vain.

Claudine laughed lightly.

“Kuu-chan!”

“Eh-“

“Kuu-chan!!!” It seemed as though the child had given up on trying to pronounce her name right, and the little moniker she had come up with made Claudine feel the tiniest bit shy.

“Now, now. Not that I don’t like that nickname you’ve come up with somehow… The real Tendou Maya would never give up, now would she?” She teased, feeling somewhat satisfied at the blush that flooded the little girl’s face. “But I guess, you could continue to call me that, if you so wish. Still, I do hope you will someday be able to pronounce my name properly.” Claudine hadn’t the slightest idea why she wanted such a thing, even if it was still later in the future, but she felt compelled to do so.

The child nodded, beaming at her brightly once more as she hugged Claudine’s leg.

“Okay, I really need to be getting back to my work. So, if you’d just allow me to…” Gently hoisting the girl up, causing a fit of the cutest giggles Claudine had ever heard in her life, she placed her on a stool in the kitchen where she could easily turn to check on the girl every once-in-a-while. “There we go.”

“Kuu-chan?”

“Please behave yourself now while waiting for your mommy, or daddy, or… someone. Onee-chan needs to get back to cooking so that everyone can have a nice, yummy dinner. Maybe you could even join us. So, would it be fine for you to sit and wait for me? If you want to play, we can do so once I’ve finished this.” Satisfied with the nod she was given as a reply, Claudine patted the girl’s head once more for good measure. She then turned on the stove and continued her work, pouring in her oil and mixing in her ingredients.

A moment later, she realized that she needed a spice from the cupboard. Quickly going to fetch it, she was surprised as little Maya clung to her waist, arms wrapped around her, nuzzling into her stomach.

“Kuu-chan! Play with me!”

“Maya, now didn’t we agree that you would behave while I finished my task?”

The girl pouted, but released Claudine nonetheless.

“Thank you.”

And she was back to cooking. Cooking with a heavy pan reminded the French woman of how proud she was of her strength, tossing the mixture of ingredients inside with ease. For just a moment, she looked back to check on Maya, screaming horrified in just a second as she spotted the girl reaching for a knife, tiptoeing by the edge of counter, head not even reaching the height of the countertop. If she left this to go on, the knife could fall wrongly and hit her if she reached it. Claudine rushed forward, moving the sharp knife away, far out of the child’s reach.

Panting as she settled the girl back in her stool, fixing her with a very stern look that commanded, ‘stay’, Claudine got back to her food, hoping it wasn’t burning or anything. “Is this what it feels like to be a mother? To have kids?” She groaned.

Hearing shuffling come from behind her, she whipped her head about, catching the guilty look flash across the child’s face as she attempted to climb off the stool again.

“Please stay, okay? I’ll play with you all you want after.” She sighed, once more, placing the girl on the stool. “I know you’re bored, but I really cannot leave you to wander about on your own without supervision. You might get lost or hurt, and being the one to have been with you last, I really will be responsible. I’d like to actually ‘be responsible’. Please?”

The little girl pouted but nodded her understanding. Claudine felt relieved. Until-

“Kiss?”

“Wha-“

“If Kuu-chan gives a kiss, Maya will stay!” Blushing, but considering her options, Claudine relented.

“Fine.”

“Wai~!”

Finally feeling as though her struggle with childcare was over, Claudine finally got back to work, not hearing any noises that indicated trouble, breathing in her relief.

“Thank God.”

Finally finishing her first dish, she set it aside, turning to grab the ingredients for the second… dish…

Where was the child?

And who was this elderly woman now seated in her place?!

“My, my, ma Claudine, you look wonderful, cooking for me, shining in all your youth.”

She would have asked who the hell this lady was, but by the way she was addressed, she could only assume that it was, “M-Maya?”.

“Ah~ Has time frozen your beauty in place? Even the universe can’t help but admire such a flower, unwilling to let you go.” The lady lamented. “And yet here, I shrivel away, though not without all my passion blooming still in my heart.”

“You’re… Maya… right?”

“Who else would I be?”

And yes, who else would she be, Claudine agreed. Those stunning purple eyes, the particular shade of brown in the colored streaks of hair still present amongst the white, Yes. This was Tendou Maya, indeed

Honestly, Claudine surprised herself with how well she was taking all this. She would have spent more time wracking her brains over this crazy phenomenon, but then the clock caught her attention and made her realize that she had been in crazier situations than this. This should not be all that unbelievable. She had been through worse with Maya. So long as the girl still existed…

Claudine could prioritize finishing her dinner preparations.

Maya would surely turn back to normal soon.

Right?

Therefore…

“Maya. I implore you.”

“Ask anything, my love, and I shall-“

“Please behave yourself so I can finish what I have to and find everyone so we can figure out how to turn you back.”

“Of course, deary~.”

“I mean it.”

“…o-of course… dear.”

“Maya?”

“Yes.”

“Good.”

Claudine got started on her next dish, somehow thankful that Maya actually seemed to be cooperating. Was it her current age that made her less energetic? Maya was quiet, behaved. At least from what Claudine was hearing, which was nothing but silence, she hoped the silence meant Maya was just sitting, resting and not… dead or anything like that. Right? …right?!

Whipping her head about, Claudine caught the elderly woman walking about in some random direction, looking a bit older than she did earlier and… a whole lot blinder it seemed, as she hit her face against the wall.

What did I just say about behaving…

“Oi, grandma. I told you to stay put.” Claudine groaned in exasperation, moving to retrieve Maya. “Now I feel like those children or grandchildren made to take care of their elderly family.”

“Who… are you?”

“HA?”

“I’m starting to feel starved…”

“Don’t just go jumping from one topic to another, Tendou Maya…”

“What did you say?” So this granny was deaf too.

“Snacks, snacks… something soft enough for her teeth… I don’t want them to break…” Considerate as ever, Claudine started searching about for something to hand to this annoying woman. Spotting something on the counter, she picked it up, examining it for a second. “I guess tofu will have to do.”

With a spoon, she scooped up a portion and brought it to the old woman’s mouth. Upon feeling the familiar metal, her mouth opened, taking in the food. “Ara, Tofu~”

“Wow… that was fast. You knew right away.”

“It’s delicious.”

“Well, I’m glad.”

“But it would be better with Soy Sauce.”

“You are insatiable…”

“Add soy sauce!”

“Grandma, you’re so noisy.”

And Claudine’s woes continued.

 //-//-//-//-//

 “So? Did you have any plans of revealing this to me? At any point in time?”

“Sorry… Kuro-chan. We thought you’d get angry…”

Seven people now sat in seiza in their living room, one of them being an adult Tendou Maya, it seemed, possibly in her late twenties. She had shifted through ages at least thrice since meeting up with Claudine. The rest of the girls had given up on searching after two hours or so, and upon hearing Maya’s familiar voice conversing with Claudine from the kitchen, they all bolted, panting as they stood before the pair, their demeanors giving everything away- that they had been aware of this from the start.

“I am angry.”

“Urgh…”

“And if I would’ve been angry anyway, then why didn’t you all just tell me from the start?” Claudine frowned even deeper, if that was possible. “I thought we were all comrades here, fighting together. Shouldn’t this be one of the things we try to figure out as a team?”

“We’re… sorry…” Guiltily, the rest of the stage girls hung their head in apology. It still wasn’t enough for Claudine, however. She wanted an explanation.

“Did no one think of telling me?” With everyone else avoiding her gaze, except Maya who looked strangely happy to be scolded, she turned to the only one standing, busy taking way too many photos of the girls. Why did Claudine feel stress build up y just looking at her? “Nana?”

“It seemed fun.”

“Nana/Nana-chan?!”

Of course, it was. Claudine sighed- before her stomach growled, leading her to blush a lovely shade of red. Eight heads turned to her, some amused, some sheepishly concerned.

“Ah, it’s already this late.” Junna exclaimed, the clock reading seven-pm-sharp.

“No wonder Kuro-chan got hungry~”

“W-W-Well, whatever. Let’s have dinner then sort this… thing out.” The French tried to cover up her embarrassment, walking over to the food she had prepared, getting ready to take it to the dorm’s veranda where tables had been set up earlier by Junna, Nana and Mahiru. They were planning to eat outside and see if they could enjoy some fireworks displays that were sure to come soon from neighboring areas, and could be seen from where they were. “We can’t solve Tendou Maya’s problem on empty stomachs.”

Laughing in relief, the girls soon got up one by one, helping out with the set-up, ready to at least enjoy the end of the year, regardless of how wacky it turned out to be.

 //-//-//-//-//

 After all the food had been consumed, and Maya had shifted through her age one more time, now taking the appearance of an eight-year-old child, with no leads, and darkness shrouding them, they decided to put off their investigation until tomorrow. It would be safer then too.

For now, they’d enjoy the end to their year as a group of comrades, friends, and family.

To everyone’s excitement, Kaoruko and Futaba had brought out two fairly large boxes, the ones they had fetched earlier from Kaoruko’s family. It seemed as though they were actually quite pleased to hear that their daughter had such wonderful friends who she actually wanted to spend a time as special as New Year’s with. In their happiness, they had bought her so many fireworks. Sparklers, little crackers, fountains, even the really beautiful ones that burst in the sky.

Nana, Junna, and Futaba took charge of setting those up safely in the yard, while Mahiru’s team fetched buckets of water for safety reasons.

As they played under the stars with their multi-colored lights flashing about, Claudine took the entire scene in before her. In spite of all the troubles, mishaps, fights, and trials they had gone through this past year, and even the years before in Seishou, Claudine would never trade the bonds of companionship she had built with her friends for anything in the world.

Running through their supply of fireworks, as well as energy, everyone proceeded to lay down on the blanketed lounge chairs that Nana had had the foresight of setting up, predicting that everyone would want to stay outside in each other’s presence for a little while longer while waiting for one grand fireworks show that had been advertised the past few days in the news.

They knew they’d be able to spot it from where they were in the yard, so they eagerly anticipated it, the television that had been turned on in the living room had some host of some show leading off a countdown.

“Kuu-chan?”

The little girl called for her attention, tugging at the hem of her sweater, those Violet eyes searching Claudine’s very soul. She hummed in response, petting the girl’s head lovingly.

“Still not going to give up on that nickname?”

“Will you stay with me forever?”

The sudden question and disregard of her playful comment had her surprised, but the contents of the question had her heart stop for just a second.

“W-will you leave me then?”

Her lack of response must have worried the girl. Had she been frozen for long?

“W-well, that is…” If she were talking to… her Maya- oh who was she kidding?! No matter the age or appearance or… whatever, this was for a fact her. Maya. Still. If this were the normal Maya, she would have responded differently. How should she tell this child the heartfelt truth while remaining in reality without crushing her hopes and dreams?

“Kuu-“

No, it was because it was her Maya regardless of the factors, that she could and would answer the way she believed was most fitting.

“Yes.”

“E-eh?” Maya looked like she would just cry right then and there. Claudine pinched her cheek lovingly before explaining.

“I cannot guarantee that I will always be by your side physically. There will be moments in life where we will have to be apart. And physical separation may be one way, but we aren’t perfect people, did you know that? Sometimes, our hearts may drift due to various circumstances.”

“I… I don’t like that…” Eight-year-old Maya sulked. Claudine laughed, before opening her hand palm up, asking the child to place hers in the larger hand.

“I know, I don’t either.” Claudine placed a chaste kiss on the back of Maya’s hand, successfully pulling a blush out of her. “And that’s exactly why I shall strive my hardest to stay. I will try my best to remain by your side for as long as I can.” She smiled that disarming, charming smile of hers. “After all, isn’t giving my all in everything I do my strongest point? And if there come times when I cannot be near you physically, then…”

“Claudine?” She’d be lying if hearing her name from Maya plain as that didn’t make her feel immense amounts of joy and satisfaction.

“I’ll just have to entrust you to keep my heart for me until I come to retrieve it. Oui?”

She watched the girl nod, no words coming out of her mouth. Could Claudine count this as a win against the insufferable woman? Maybe it wasn’t fair to battle it out against a child, though.

“How about we join the rest in the countdown?” Claudine asked, as she guided the girl to the many lawn chairs on the veranda, taking a seat on one and patting the space in front of her so that Maya could sit between her legs.

The little girl obliged, and they heard the TV slowly reaching the tens in the countdown.

[“Twelve, eleven… Ten…”]

“Nine.” Hikari murmured so soft with a smile, taking Mahiru and Karen’s hands as she stood between them.

“Eight~” Nana smiled, chancing a glance at a Junna sporting a rare child-like excitement.

“Seven.” Kaoruko whispered in a moment of seriousness, staring with great admiration at Futaba’s back that seemed so large, despite the girl in question being quite small.

“Six.” As if she felt that gaze, Futaba turned with back with a charming smile, something different, but so so warm in her eyes directed at Kaoruko.

“Five.” Mahiru murmured, looking to the two people she loved most in the world, surprised that they were already staring her way, telling her that they would always watch over her.

“Four!” Karen jumps excitedly, pulling Mahiru and Hikari into a tight hug, before kissing them both on the cheeks.

“Three…” Junna whispered, eyes sparkling, nothing else but the warmth of Nana’s hand keeping her rooted to the reality of the world as she felt herself hypnotized by the suddenly very silent and vast night sky, not a single firework present… yet.

“Two!” A small Maya in Claudine’s lap cheered, leaning back against the blonde woman’s front.

Claudine had hoped she could share this special moment with the one she cherished above all things. Well, she was, but… she didn’t think it would be… like this. Still. Maya was Maya, and Claudine would love her and stay with her for all time.

“One.”

The lights were splendid, brighter and more passionate than many of their stages. It ignited hope and starlight in the girls, and they watched on in awe, greetings of Happy New Year along with hugs and kisses being thrown around.

“Happy New Year, Ma Maya.” Claudine whispered, hugging the small bundle in front of her, wrapping her arms around the small Maya, heart just a little heavy. “I love you.”

In her silent pain, she had failed to take notice of the being in her arms taking on a glow, and slowly growing, transforming unnoticed by everyone entranced by the lights in the heavens.

“My, what a heartfelt confession. It certainly made my own heart flutter… Saijou-san.”

She could not lift her head up any faster, heart beating miles upon miles per hour, eyes wide as she drank in the familiar, but very missed sight of Maya. Tendou Maya. Her Maya… oh beautiful, lovely, sweet, incredibly infuriating Maya.

Standing up, turning around, and then getting down on one knee by Claudine’s side, Maya returned the gesture of placing her lips softly against Claudine’s fair hand, a confession slipping out so smoothly, so naturally from her lips.

“I love you with everything that I am, as well, Ma Claudine.”

…

Suddenly, Maya was looking very panicked, and Claudine would have asked why if the girl hadn’t reached forward, wiping every tear that slipped from her eyes.

“Did it move you that deeply, my darling Claudine?” She joked, though her anxiety was very clear in her voice. “I’m sorry, I did not mean to upset you. Please… please, if you feel hurt, tell me where and I’ll-“

Maya was very quickly squeezed into a breath-taking hug, Claudine staining Maya’s sweater in her relieved tears.

“You utter idiot! Do you know how worried I actually was if you wouldn’t turn back to normal?!”

“Well, you know how Cinderella’s little spell goes; as the clock strikes midnight, the magic wears off and-“

“Yeah, yeah, I get it, I understand.” Claudine rolled her eyes.

“Oh, but you don’t. Let me finish, my dear Claudine.” Maya grinned. “Once the magic wears off, all she is left with is a normal girl, in normal dress, with nothing but her bare and honest heart as the proof that she is the one the Prince fell in love with.”

Maya turned Claudine’s hand over, kissing her palm, then up to her wrist.

“Isn’t it the same for you, ma Claudine?”

“Y-you… I…”

“As Cinderella left her Prince for but a moment, they both strived to be together again, and to stay together forever. They made such a beautiful promise, as well. In the form of lifetime vows.” There was that familiar cheeky glint in Maya’s eyes, but Claudine couldn’t find it in her to be annoyed. “And you’ve given me your vow, so how about I give you mine?”

“What…”

“Saijou Claudine. I will forever devote my soul and my love to you. And I may not always be with you in body, and sometimes in mind… but my heart will always be yours.” She laughed, adding an afterthought. “And I might prefer it if you never returned it at all. I believe you are the safest person to keep it.”

“M-mechante va!”

“EEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?!!” Karen’s screams cut through the air, and through their little moment. “It’s Tendou-san!!! She’s… She’s NORMAL!” She screamed, waving her hand, pointing a finger at Maya, directing everyone’s attention to the girl at the end of it.

“Tendo-san!!!”

“Heya, Maya-chan~! We were actually beginning to worry.”

“T-Tendou-san is… she’s okay now, right? She’s normal again, right?” Karen shifted her gaze around the circle of friends, seeking confirmation that her eyes were not playing tricks on her.

“I’m afraid I never have been, Aijo-san.”

“EH? O-oh no, is something still wrong?”

“On the contrary, everything is perfect! I am simply back to my usual amazing self.”

“…”

“And annoying self, it seems.” Claudine quipped with a faux disheartened sigh, shaking her head. “You really are the most infuriating woman in the world.”

“You love it.” Maya quickly replied.

“I do.” Claudine responded just as quick, so calmly, so naturally that it threw everyone, especially Maya off.

“I… I see.”

“What happened though? Why did that happen?” Junna, ever the curious mind, asked the important question.

Maya hummed, thinking for a moment, before smiling a mysterious smile.

“Let’s just say that’s the magic of a new year.”

With everyone sure that Maya was now okay and back to her usual self, they all began the clean up before splitting off into their respective rooms, saying their good nights and welcoming the much-needed respite.

Claudine had dragged Maya to her room, very deprived of Maya’s usual annoyingness and affection that she would never admit she wanted.

As they lay on her large bed, in their night gowns, warm under the covers and entangled in each other’s arms, Maya planting kisses on the crown of Claudine’s head, she heard the smallest whisper, almost missing it.

“…I missed you.”

The brunette smiled, pulling away for a moment, and reaching into the pocket of her nightgown, pulling out a small box.

“Claudine.”

“M-Maya?”

“We are but young souls who’ve had the pleasure of crossing one another’s paths, and a lifetime vow involving marriage, though I’d certainly want it now, is jumping the gun, even for someone like me, I suppose… but for now…” Opening the case, she revealed a heart, one side black, and the other white. Separating the pieces, she had both of them sit up on the bed, before she moved to sit behind Claudine, both of them conveniently facing the direction of the room’s large mirror.

Claudine watched as Maya’s hands moved to take the ivory piece, gently guiding the thin, golden chain of the necklace around Claudine’s neck and clicking it in place, before moving her hair to one side and kissing the bare part of the blonde’s shoulder.

She remained there for a moment, before trailing upwards, leaving small nips and kisses along Claudine’s shoulder and neck, nuzzling from time to time, taking in her lovely, flowery scent, thoroughly embarrassing the girl.

“Okay, okay! That’s enough!” Claudine screeched, moving away, grabbing at the case Maya had left on the bed and retrieving the ebony-colored half of the heart, transferring her seat behind Maya. “Your turn.”

“Of course.” Maya chuckled, behaving herself for once. She stared at Claudine through the reflection on the mirror, smiling as she saw the blonde’s hands fumble momentarily with the jewelry, before shakily bringing it about her neck. “Nervous?”

“Shut up.”

“I love you.” Maya grinned at the sight of Claudine’s blush deepening as she snapped the ends of the chain together, before leaving a secret kiss in the top star’s hair. “I will gladly take that as an ‘I love you too’.

“Do you not know what it means to be quiet?”

“But of course, I do.”

“Then-“

“I just choose to annoy you instead.”

“You-you!!”

“I will marry you.”

Claudine choked.

Maya turned around to face the girl, taking two warm hands in hers, caressing them gently, each knuckle, both palms, each finger, lingering slightly on Claudine’s left ring finger.

“One day, I will. I swear.”

“…”

“So when that day comes, I won’t let you complain that you’re dealing with a difficult child, or a troublesome old lady.” Claudine rolled her eyes at that, smiling fondly. “But I welcome any and all complaints about me being an infuriating wife.”

“Oh my gosh…” Claudine laughed, but tears were already escaping those gorgeous rose-red eyes Maya fell in love with so deeply. “You are just… ugh… Mechante va!”

And despite her words, Claudine couldn’t help but draw Maya in, pressing her lips against that ridiculous grin; tenderness and intensity, a embracing warmth and scorching passion altogether found in one kiss. Love and irritation, relief and hope... a promise and a confirmation.

“Happy new year, ma Claudine. I love you.”

“I love you too. And a very happy one, indeed… ma Maya.”

[“And more happy years with you to come.”]

 A/N: I’M DONE. I’M JUST. DONE. YES. THIS TOOK ME FOUR DAYS INSTEAD OF ONE BUT IDK IT SEEMS WORTH IT, MAYBE? PLEASE TELL ME. I’M DYING TO KNOW. COMMENT, KUDOS, REBLOG AO3 OR TUMBLR JUST- haha. Okay. I’m calm. Ahhh~ MayaKuro. I just read that doujin by Takano Saku yesterday. As well as reread the mangas of starira.

Anyway… Thank you again, and a happy new year to you all!

~Shintori Khazumi

[ri-translates]

Translation: Itaru Chigasaki SSR [MANKAI Encore] - Encore: Lancelot Part 3

The Spring Troupe have come a long way since their first performance of the Knights of the Round IV THE STAGE. The winner of Chikage and Itaru’s contest is...

Part 1 || Part 2

Lancelot = Itaru Gawain = Chikage Gareth = Masumi Mordred = Sakuya Merlin = Tsuzuru King Arthur = Citron

Izumi: (The stage is set in medieval Brittania. The story begins with a conversion between Lancelot and the fairy Gwen.)

Lancelot: “Are you interested, Gwen?”

Izumi: (Itaru-san is alone on stage. Although Gwen doesn’t exist in reality, she’s expressed only by the lighting and Itaru-san’s acting…)

Lancelot: “I know. I won’t talk to you when we’re in front of people. I’ll just be treated as a weirdo.”

Audience A: Wow….

Izumi: (By facing Gwen with a soft expression, the guests become captivated as well. With that, it puts everyone in the world of KniRoun without feeling out of place.)

~~~

Izumi: (During his journey, Lancelot, who’s aiming for King Arthur’s castle, sees Gawain being attacked by a demon.)

Lancelot: “I’ll assist you!”

Gawain: “I don’t know where you’ve come from, but I’m in your debt….!”

Izumi: (Chikage-san’s athletic skill is high, and his sword fighting is better than before--)

Gawain: “Haaa!”

*fire slash*

Izumi: (There’s charm suited for the stage in his movements, more than ever before. The quality of the slashes stand out, and has a nice feeling looking at it.)

~~

Izumi: (The two of them go on a journey together. Lancelot opens up his heart to Gawain, who is able to accept Gwen’s existence without any worriesーー)

Gawain: “Can you see something?”

Lancelot: “.......” “I can see something… If I said that, it’d feel unpleasant, right?”

Gawain: “Haha, you’re the same as my pet cat. Now that I think about it, you kind of resemble it a little.”

Lancelot: “A cat?”

Izumi: (The process of the two of them reaching out to each other little by little has to be shown in a short amount of time on stage, butーー)

Gawain: “Well, there’s many things I’m unable to see. I don’t really mind.”

Lancelot: “You’re strange.”

Izumi: (With their movements and the atmosphere, the changes in the sense of distance between the two of them is steadily conveyed.)

~~~

Izumi: (In order to cure the king’s illness, Lancelot and Gawain go on a journey to look for the “Holy Chalice.) (During their journey, they meet a young man, Gareth, and learn he is Gawain’s long-lost brother.)

Gawain: “That crest on your sword, are youーー”

Gareth: “T-This is… Apparently the household crest of my father, who left when I was a child. My mother entrusted this sword to me when I left….”

Gawain: “That’s my household’s crest.”

Gareth: “Huh!?”

Lancelot: “What do you mean by that?”

Gareth: “Then, my father is…”

Gawain: “To think I’d encounter my half-sibling in a place like this.” “You have my thanks, Lancelot. I’m constantly being helped by you.”

~~~

Arthur: “It’s said that with Merlin’s magic, Gwen can become a human. If that’s true, then there’s the possibility that she’ll also become my wife.”

Lancelot: “Gwen becoming the king’s wife….!?”

“If you go against Gwen’s wishes, you’ll anger her mother, the Lady of the Lake.”

Arthur: “It has already been decided.”

Lancelot: “Your Majesty….!”

Izumi: (His dignity as the king is incredible. Thanks to that, Lancelot’s anguish deepens when he turns his back on the king whom he swore an oath to, increasing the depth of the story.)

~~~

Izumi: (When Gwen proposes running away to Lancelot, Gawain, loyal to the king, is confronted by the other knights.) When Gwen is half-transformed into a human, a fight breaks out at the ritual site, and amidst the confusion, Gareth loses his life at Lancelot’s side.)

Gareth: “I-I’m fine! P-Please, hurry and take Gwen… I’m fine!”

Lancelot: “.....gh, I’m sorry. You’re a true knight.”

*Itaruns off screen*

Gareth: “T-Thank you…”

Gawain: “Gareth! Gareth, hang on!”

Gareth: “Brother… I’m glad I was able to become a knight….”

Audience B: *sobbing*

Izumi: (Gareth dies without holding a grudge against Lancelot and Gwen. He smiles in his last moments, gripping the hearts of the audience.) (This Gareth has an ephemeral expression, a different vibe from Masumi’s usual Gareth, as if he were Gareth himself.)

Arthur: “What is the meaning of this, Mordred?”

Mordred: “Uncle, I’ve been aiming to dispose of you for a long time.”

Gawain: “How did you accomplish a rebellion so quickly….?”

Merlin: “With my magic, this much isn’t difficult at all.”

Arthur: “Merlin!” [1]

Gawain: “No way, even you’ve become a traitorー”

Merlin: “I thought I could use this one better than Arthur.”

Izumi: (Both Sakuya-kun and Tsuzuru-kun had difficulty performing villainous roles well in the previous performance, but this time, it looks like they’re enjoying themselves with ease. It’s quite solid.) (Peace returns to the castle and Gawain slashes at Lancelot. In their last scene together….)

Gawain: “ーーHaa!”

*slashes*

Lancelot: “ーーgh.”

Arthur: “What are you doing, Gawain.”

Gawain: “I told you I still haven’t forgiven you, didn’t I?”

Lancelot: “.....”

Gawain: “But, that doesn’t change the fact that you are my friend.”

Lancelot: “Gawain….”

Gawain: “I’ll take you to see Gareth. I’m sure he’ll be happy.”

Lancelot: “.....”

Izumi: (Up until here, the exchanges, sword fighting, everything was in sync. Because of their every day relationship, it’s gotten even better than before!)

~~~

Tonooka: Nice work. Because Hoshii was very busy, he went home early, but he was in a very pleasant mood. “Thank you for making me interested in theatre, as well as making me feel like I was on a journey together with you,” is what he said.

Sakuya: You did it, Itaru-san!

Itaru: ーーHell yeah, I feel like something good might come out if I pull the gacha right now.

Tsuzuru: Eh, you’re gonna pull the gacha looking like Lancelot?

Masumi: He’s a hopeless game freak.

Citron: Speaking of which, you still haven’t pulled, Itaru?

Itaru: Not excessively. ーーNow then. Enter the stage, SSR.....! [2]

Itaru: Hell yeah! Got it! SSR Lancelot!

Sakuya: That’s great, Itaru-san!

Itaru: And with that, the winner of the gacha contest is me, Senpai.

Chikage: Oh, I didn’t tell you, huh. ーーLook.

Itaru: Eh, Gawainーーand Lancelot!?

Chikage: When I tried doing one 10 pull, I got both of them. [3] It’s my victory.

Citron: Ohh Itaru, a bright yet short-lived joy!

Tsuzuru: So it’s Itaru-san’s loss after all.

Itaru: Even though I accumulated good karma….I don’t understand.

Tl notes and comments:

[1]  easiest line in the play thus far HAHAHA

[2] Itaru says SSR演出入った……！which I translated as a kind of play on 演出 is like “stage production” and 入る is to enter. Therefore, “enter the stage!”  

[3] DISGUSTING

Thanks for reading my translation up to this point! I hope it was easy to follow along! If you spot any mistakes in grammar or the translation, please don’t hesitate to let me know! I know Eng A3! will eventually catch up, but until then, if anyone has any other stories (preferably Spring Troupe) they’d like translated, feel free to message me! I may be translating something from Yume100 soon, but we’ll see...

Part 1 || Part 2

[ortonshortgaming]

The Looming Sea spire

Part 3 be like Based on @cherrytherebel *only canon if cherry says so lol* Elliot:wow what is that! Rosie:i think thats the lunar sea spire... Cherry:pretty sure Rosie would start landing the ship on one of the floors of the spire,The plane’s engine would not long after start smoking Cherry:i’ll try and fix this hunk of junk while you guys try and look for help Elliot:alright Dianite:What were you three doing,you almost crashed into a coloumn! Rosie:we were trying to land but the..wings were too long so we had a little bit of a rough landing Elliot:Please dont arrest us! Dianite:of course not,Just try not to do it again or else i will arrest you rosie:alright. Molly would Jump out her ship Molly:i came her to get the delivery for alpha blue? Dianite:uhh yeah it should be near the top Molly:alright Rosie:uhh hey..lil sapphire? yeah sapphire Do you know where a spare ship is? Molly:first off,im a topaz,And Second you can fly with me..i think Rosie:thank you thank youuu ???:whats going on down there!             a tall Skinny Zircon would come down the stairs with a confused face Oswald:Allow me to introduce myself,im oswald. Rosie;im rosie and this is elliot and that over there is cherry Cherry:yo Elliot:nice to meet yo-  Elliot....Elliot...ELLiot...ELLIOT ELLIOT Rosie:you ok elliot? Elliot:uhh yeah...im going to the top i guess Cherry:Bad news the plane is busted,when i try to even replace a part it gets worst Rosie:well atleast we can try this topaz’s ship Molly:ya know what...im not gonna do this delivery because...*she would roll her sleeve up releaving her corrupted arm* Rosie:this corruption..i thought they got rid of it? Molly:my corruption came from a injection Rosie:dont olivinies only have acess to that? Molly:well apparently a jasper mixed it with the corruption syrum and now i have like a bunch of needles Rosie:Well we can help you Molly:oh..thank you.. Meanwhile... Elliot:wow..this crystal is so shiny... Elliot would touch it and a flash bang would happen                           HAHA HA HAAA HAA Oswald:oh no... oh no..he touched it Rosie:who touched it Oswald:elliot touched the lunar spires moon crystal,a couple months ago some cult connected me and him to the sun and moon crystal Molly would start mutating Rosie:oh no... Elliot would start breaking the spire apart Molly would try attacking ellitot Rosie:this cant be happening..i just got them...no...no...NO Rosie would throw a vine at elliot and mollys leg Rosie:wow... oswald would whisper to himself ~looks like a a new type of ruby for my list~ Rosie:alright Get in here you DOOFS Oswald:SOMEONE GO DEACTIVATE THE MOON CRYSTAL NOW Dianite would run to the top of the spire Elliot would try flying away but the vine was stopping him

Elliot:Get this Thing off me! Rosie would pull harder Rosie:i didnt realize your hair got longer Elliot would fall to the floor his hair turning back to blue Elliot:ugh..what happend..MY ARM WHY IS MY ARM GREY AHHH Rosie:a part of your gem is grey too Molly would roar behind her Rosie:oh yeah *she would grab a random needles from mollys ship and would stab molly* man it dont feel good when that happens... Oswald:Ruby i have a offer for you,If i join you i will help you find a new home,but you have to allow me to find out more of your powers Rosie:my powers? Oswald:i have met a couple rubys who have had special abilitys,like being able to control water fire,etc Rosie:deal. Molly:i’ll fire up the ship.. Dianite:HOLD IT,Lapis this time you are actully arrested. Elliot:WHAT WHY Dianite:you destroyed 90% of the spire,you will be held on trial in a few hours. Elliot would get cast away by some aquamarines Elliot:ROSIE

Rosie:ELLIOT NO Cherry:We gotta follow them! Oswald:if im correct they should be heading to homeworld Rosie:alright.. Molly:alright Next stop homeworld                                 Part 4 coming tommorow

[ourthrxne]

[from @summonarcana for the group verse] After a bit of looking, Leafy had eventully located the other, Michael, right outside the battle area. It was a good think he knew... roughly where to look.

"Michael-kun?" The other was... hurt. probably why he'd retreated, if Leafy had to guess. "I'll need the Sedatives back, but you can have these, in the meantime. I think it'll help you?"

What he was referring to, in offering to give the... pig-person... something, was two things of Antibiotic Gel. In this world, they were apparently one of the strongest store-bought single-person healing items.

Time has no meaning and I forgot about this during the fight, whoops. @summonarcana

- Michael -

At being addressed, Michael glanced up from where he sat. ”Oh, hey, Leafy. What’s up?” …Ah, the sedatives? Haha… Honestly, he had hoped to have helped more there than he had, but oh well…

”Sure, just let me…” He ruffled about his inventory, for a moment almost panicking about where they went. Thankfully, he found the baggie easy enough and handed them to his friend. “Haaa… Some help I was, huh?” He’d been so confident about his skills, but to be out just like that? It was…embarrassing, really.

”Oh, thank you!” He grabbed the gels and stuffed them inside, beaming. “Be careful, alright?”

[deeisace]

Old english, caramel frappe and vanilla latte for the cafe ask thingy

ah thanks! apologies i only got to this now ^^

okay so

old english - You’re stranded on an island, who do you bring with you? 

uhhhhh well my first thought was my mum, cs she’s good at like, idk, stuff, better than me at starting fires and stuffso i guess her? or idk someone like bear grylls i guess, idfk

caramel frappe - Favorite video game? 

uhhhhm idk? i don’t really play video-game video games?i played a ton of those professor layton ds games as a kid, and pokemon, and more recently i’ve played fallen london on desktop. but none of those are really video games?? idkoh and mario on ds as well, i inherited my mum’s love for it haha, but certainly not her skill haha, she’s way better

tbh, the most video game playing i do, apart from puzzle game apps on my phone, is watching either my dad play something like assassin’s creed or a bunch of other sneaky-shooty kinda games, or watching danandphilgames, cs apparently i’m terrible for that

anyway yeah

uhhhhhhhh but as a kid, when i had a ds (i gave it to my mum like three years ago), probably mario brothers. yeah.

vanilla latte - Board games or drinking games? 

haaa definitely board games haha

i don’t drink myself, but we’ve had a thing at work where we go and play monopoly and i brought my cards against humanity once, and now some of us play d&d together (does that count as a board game idk) (i know, hi hello amy haha) and it’s really awesome

[everything-tony-feared]

Bucky Barnes/James Barnes/The Winter Soldier imagines

Hi all! This is a pretty long list of possible situations for you and our darlin' Plum. Feel free to use them however, and if possible, tag me! I love reading Bucky x Reader (or Bucky x Tony, ikik..) and there's just never enough of it around.

I'm thinking about doing some of these so let me know if you're interested in reading one!

You are a consultant on cultural behavior, which means you detail the best appearance, attitude, and quirks for an undercover agent to have. Given your indepth knowledge, Fury assigns you the arduous task of bringing Steve Rogers and James Barnes up to speed on history post-1949.

You have known Tony for 15 years. You were born on August 1st, 1980, and attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. After the war, you found yourself numb and detached from life, with your only surviving close friends and family being Harry James Potter and Ron Weasley. After suffering through apathy and depression for five years, at the age of 23, you throw yourself through the Veil. Unsure if you will encounter a blissful void, screeching hellfire and your righteous maker, or some other world, you put all your belongings in an extended bag and welcome the final step. Funnily enough, you fell face-forward into a gutter. 15 years later, Tony calls on you to consult on the portals opening at random. Unsure what to expect, seeing as you are the last magical being on this earthly realm, you agree. What you find brings back memories of parseltongue, bloodquils, and man with 7 lives. Bucky x Reader.

Born into an impoverished family, Y/N Y/L/N is the last in a long line of witch-hunters. Your father was already well into his 60s when you were born, so when he passed, it was just your mother left to instill the family doctrine in you. Despite this all, you eventually turn to a life of normalcy, and become a historian specializing in occult artifacts (that's normal, right?). Stephen Strange is a close friend, and eventually asks you to help him in his research kickstarted by Jane Foster. You come into contact with all of the Avengers although you've barely held a conversation past "Hi, how ya doin'?". With Darcy as your new best friend, and her ridiculous affair with the God of Lies, you find yourself reciting the words your father had carved into his flesh. "For our King, our God, and the Righteousness of Divinity, may God have Mercy upon your Filthy Soul." Would be very interesting with a fictional twist on a religion or faith of your choosing. Bucky x Reader where eventually Reader is the only person in the tower/compound who can successfully defend herself against attacks by the supernatural without heavy firepower- Bucky being the exception of course. Horror!theme?

It had been a nice sunny day in Manhattan. You thought to yourself, "You know what, this is gelato weather. I deserve gelato." And instead you get shot by some asshole with a red star on his shirt, kidnapped by a blonde man with a shield, and then told it was your fault for telling the red star asshole to leave your landlord alone.

Peter thinks he's sly- that you don't know about his spandex-wearing cobwebby bullshit. Ha! You'd lived next door all your life. Your WINDOW faces his. Who does he think he's fooling? Doesn't matter, he got you into a Stark Expo VIP tour. But hey, that tall brooding dude looks like he needs a laugh. Wait, what do you mean you can't say "Who pissed in your cornflakes?" to the Winter Soldier? He's not the Winter Soldier, he- oh. Shit. Haaa..haha.. "PETER!!"

As Tony Stark's assistant, you've seen a lot of stuff. You've seen him butt naked, you've seen him so drunk he thought you were Rhodey (somehow), and you've even had your heart in his chest. You and he trust each other completely. One day, you get a call and it's a hospital in Y/Home/Town. They say your grandpa had a heart attack. And so you're on leave for 2 months making sure he's okay. Ol' Dirty Dugan doesn't go down easy. When you return, there is a strange split in the team. Tony spends even more time in his lab, he smells awful, and there's bags under his eyes. The team doesn't mention him and you notice they don't call him out for missions anymore. Wtf? After some digging you find out that Clint, Natasha, Steve, Sam, and Wanda are convinced Tony is a piece of shit. They think he's selfish, a coward, and a pervert, all because of misinformation and his public image. Hell fucking no. Thank god they thawed Barnes out, at least he isn't partaking in Bully-Tony-Tuesday. In fact.. he seems to be just as distant and despondent as Tony. You have a lot of work to do.

Bucky is your best friend. In the sense that, you don't have any real friends, and he doesn't let people close. But you bring him coffee, he shares his protein bars, and sometimes you two watch youtube together. Then one day an office clerk slaps your ass. What does Bucky do? He fractures the guys jaw.

"Happy Birthday to me. Happy birthday to me.. Happy Birthday, dear (Y/N), happy..birthday..to me.." Nobody remembered. Again. Your parents didn't call. Your sister didn't call. Your old friends didn't call. Nobody on the team said anything, but then again, they probably didn't know.. you are just a lab assistant anyway. Oh, well, Jarvis 2.0 did say Happy Birthday. That was nice. Bucky overheard Jarvis, though. So he goes out and buys some flowers, a bottle of sake, and a cheesecake. And then you cry and doesn't know why. Happy birthday to me. Oneshot. Fluffy angst.

They didn't know you were sick. None of them. You were conveniently out of town when the medical check ups took place, and never allowed the pain to show on your face. But one day at work you collapse, and they can't wake you up. Cho discovers you have kidney disease. You're dying and have been for a while. Tony pays top dollar for an immediate transplant, but it will still take a month or two. You used to have morning chats with Barnes after his run. You always were an early bird. But now he's on assignment somewhere secret, and you feel even more numb. Bucky couldn't handle the thought that you'd die (you won't but he doesn't know that), so he runs. He runs and immerses himself in a mission, believing you'd never feel the same way.

You came home and discovered your boyfriend of eight years in bed with a woman you'd never seen before. Turns out they'd been having a secret affair for nearly 5 years. You are arrested for punching him in the face- not that you remember, you blacked out in rage- and humourously enough, Barnes is the one who collects you from the station. It's okay, you hadn't been in love with Jerry for a long time, but it still hurt. So when you see Jerry with his 'side chick' three months later, you also discover Bucky had a sense of humour. Apparently you're now married to James Barnes, have been for a while, and are pregnant. Of course you're not but somehow Bucky knew just what to say and do to piss Jerry right off.

[sol-lar-bink]

TAGGED BY @dailyoddmew A cute and odd lil mew~ (who I wasn’t following apparently MY BAD)

1ST RULE: Tag 9 people you would like to know better 2ND RULE: bold the statements that are true

oh okay uhhh @photographerh @kamauster22 @ottiff @banessquik @sometimes-strange-skitty @lovelybug-art @sol-lar-bink And I can’t think of anymore I’m half asleep rn nnnn ;;o;;

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APPEARANCE:

I am 5'7"  or taller (5′03′’ I think) I wear glasses (For long distances only~) I have at least one tattoo (Nupe) I have at least one piercing (no thanks uwu ) I have blonde hair (dark brown sound good?) I have brown eyes I have short hair (I like it short, expose my F O R E H E A D) My abs are at least somewhat defined (what abs) I have or have had braces (N e v e r)

PERSONALITY: I love meeting new people (Kindaa. I’m more nervous and shy tbh but I do like it) People tell me that I’m funny (I think so? I try to be funny at least uvu) Helping others with their problems is a big priority for me (I can try, and I want to help most of the time. But I’m not very good at it.) I enjoy physical challenges (NOOOPE) I enjoy mental challenges (M I N E S W E E P E R) I’m playfully rude with people I know well I started saying something ironically and now I can’t stop saying it (I have no clue but ima say yes just incase) There is something I would change about my personality (Don’t we all have something?)

ABILITY: I can sing well (Flan said my singing is nice so... I’ma say yes u//v//u ...even if all my songs are S A N I C) I can play an instrument (I suck :3c ) I can do over 30 pushups without stopping (HAH, I can barely do 5) I’m a fast runner (Nupe. Not even sonic’s shoes can save my slow ass) I can draw well (HECK YEA I CAN) I have a good memory (NOPE, I forget things after like 5 seconds) I’m good at doing math in my head (Eeehhhh... basic sums I guess. But if you get your fractions and tangents in then hand me the calculator) I can hold my breath underwater for over a minute (I used to be able to. Dunno anymore) I have beaten at least 2 people in arm wrestling I know how to cook at least 3 meals from scratch (Curry in a jar anyone? :B thatdon’tcount) I know how to throw a proper punch (why punch. When K I C K)

HOBBIES: I enjoy playing sports (Haven’t played any sports in ages) I’m on a sports team at my school or somewhere else (whatdidIJUSTSAY) I’m in an orchestra or choir at my school or somewhere else I have learned a new song in the past week (SO LOOK AROUND YOU AND TELL ME WHAT YOU REALLY SEE, I’M NEVER ENDING AND THATS THE DIFFERENCE IN YOU AND ME) I work out at least once a week I’ve gone for runs at least once a week in the warmer months (why are these hobbies about EXERCISE AND SINGING) I have drawn something in the past month (YEP) I enjoy writing (YEP) FANDOMS ARE MY #1 PASSION (YEP!!!) I do or have done martial arts (I DID, it was p’ fun while it lasted)

EXPERIENCES: I have had my first kiss (S-SOON. I HOPE, SOOOOOOOON) I have had alcohol (I like a rum n cola~ uwu) I have scored the winning goal in a sports game (fuk u sports) I have watched an entire season of a TV show in one sitting I have been at an overnight event I have been in a taxi (Only like, once or twice) I have been in the hospital or ER in the past year I have beaten a video game in one day (God I wish. Speedrun Mania or sumthing) I have visited another country (Italy, Spain, France for Disneyland when I was like 5) I have been to one of my favorite band’s concerts

RELATIONSHIPS: I’m in a relationship (Eeeeeee ;;/v/;; Flaaaaan~ <3) I have a crush on a celebrity I have a crush on someone I know (MORE THAN THAT NOW, F L A A A AN~) I have been in at least 3 relationships (when I was a stupid teenager) I have never been in a relationship I have asked someone out or admitted my feelings to them I get crushes easily (Uh, I wouldn’t say so?) I have had a crush on someone for over a year (PFFF, never crushed for a year, w o a h) I have been in a relationship for at least a year (I think I have... I don’t... remember really) I have had feelings for a friend (Yeee)

MY LIFE: I have at least one person I consider a “best friend” (Best friends have always been a tough thing for me) I live close to my school (I’m 22, do I look like I go to school) My parents are still together (Yee~ happy family here uvu ) I have at least one sibling (MY BROOOO, he’s cool~) I live in the United States (How original of you, meme maker) There is snow right now where I live I have hung out with a friend in the past month (AHAHAHAHA, HAHAHA, HAHA, HA...Haaa) I have a smartphone (Is that what they’re called now) I have at least 15 CDs I share my room with someone

RANDOM SHIT: I have breakdanced I know a person named Jamie (I know, several Jamie’s) I have had a teacher with a last name that’s hard to pronounce (French teacher probs) I have dyed my hair I’m listening to one song on repeat right now (SO LOOK AROUND YOU AND TELL ME WHAT YOU REALLY SEE, YOU LIVE A LIE AND THATS THE DIFFERENCE IN YOU AND ME (IS IT FUCKIN’ OBVIOUS NOW) I have punched someone in the past week (MYSELF jkjk) I know someone who has gone to jail

I have broken a bone

I have eaten a waffle today

I know what I want to do with my life (YEA SURE, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING)

I speak at least 2 languages (I am too dumb to learn 2 languages.)

I have made a new friend in the past year (YEEEEEEEEE, quite a few tbh~)

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@seth-astral @doodlewill @b-randart, @cinnamon-bat, @im-crow, @theexplodingcelebi @trapmagius, @kawmapkarma, @zyrralex,

@bokurei-san

Holy fuk I tagged 10 people

I have

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You don’t gotta do the tag if ya don’t want tho uwu

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Tag 20 followers: @hekigankiseki | @muse-eutopia | @txnukichika | @perfectionborn | @yoruhane | @shogitogo | @miskick | @idoladored | @nekoka | @melancholyjudgement | @nautical-nonscnse | @wondcrkid | @outdxtxd | @idoldays | @hoshizovaa | and anyone else who wants to do this! ( because 20 is a lot sooo )

Nicknames: Kitkat, Kat, Katie, Sissy ( by @txnukichika )

Zodiac sign: Taurus

Height: 5′5″

Last thing you googled: muse greek symbol ( always need that thing on standby~ )

Favorite music artist: μ’s and Aquors duh I actually really like John Mayer, Jack Johnson, Hall & Oates, and Taylor Swift to name a few people. And also, of course, idol music from Vocaloid, Love Live and Idolm@ster CG. Other japanese artists I like, though, are Glutamine and Goose House ( so pretty~ )

Song stuck in your head: glow - Hatsune Miku ( but Glutamine’s version, ‘cause aaaah his voice gives me life~ 

Last movie you watched: The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh ( because, as I've stated, I’m a child )

What are you wearing right now: Light pink sleep shorts and long sleeve shirt with a cyan, yellow, and pink splotch/spot/kinda cheetah print design. It makes sense with a picture, haha.

Why did you choose your URL: It’s one of the songs that Kotori centers for ( the first I believe being Baby Maybe Koi No Button ), and it’s the one with an AMV that makes me smile bunches~

What did your last relationship teach you: Romantic-wise, my last relationship was actually my first too, so haaa. I guess what I learned from that is the difference between infatuation and love, or, more specific to the situation, what it’s like to dream of a relationship with someone versus actually being in one with that person. You never can know what your partner is like, and when I started dating my boyfriend, even though I was really attracted to him at first, it sort of died when we were actually together because I realized his negative qualities and he realized mine, and we just couldn’t click or work out together for long. The idea we had in our heads was nothing like what happened, and what we ended up with was a short relationship that soured. Other short lessons: Think before you head into a relationship; talk about stuff with one another and listen to each other well; give attention to one another in equal measure.

Religious or Spiritual: A balance of both; I believe in a higher being, but I also believe in fate and destiny, and along with the scientific stuff in life it all mushes together into one understanding of how life and the world works! Talking about it in detail, though, would take a lot of thinking and writing of long, possibly drawn out paragraphs on my part, so let’s not haha

Favorite color: GreenPinkRed ( can never decide )

Average hours of sleep: 5 or 6 hours STILL; I’m out of school yet I still wake up around 6 or 7 AM, and although I guess that’s proficient or whatever, it’s very sad because I want long sleep;;

Lucky number: 23, 4, 47, 76

Favorite characters: Too many to count, so I’ll just name the ones I rp/want to rp as/want as my mun fc maybe: Kotori Minami, Hanamaru Kunikida, Winnie The Pooh, Aegis and Elizabeth from P3, Yu Narukami and Yousuke Hanamura from P4, Uzuki Shimamura, Yuka Nakano, Kirari Moroboshi, Richard Castle from Castle, Data and Jean Luc Picard from Star Trek Generations, etc. etc...

How many blankets do you sleep with: 1 right now; it’s very hot here now~

Dream job: Acting ( teaching - maybe? stage and movies - eh??? ), Singing ( any type really; I love it so much ), Writing ( for TV - yeah, books/novels - ooooh~, blogs or online articles - yum yes, teaching - I would hope to laugh my ass off at reading what people wrote ), Comedian ( apparently I make people laugh a lot? my old director told me that I should try it out multiple times, sooo??? )

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DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE, BLOOD - PROLOGO VERSIONE MUKAMI (TRADUZIONE)

Traduttrice inglese: Akui Chansera

leggere la sezione FAQ nel blog prima di ogni domanda.

NON PRENDERE SENZA PERMESSO

-”keep reading” per la traduzione.

-Monologo-

—-Gli ho detto che desideravo una vita eterna.

Fissandomi con sguardo serio.

Improvvisamente scoppiò a ridere e disse.

Diventando piena di avidità,

una persona non dovrebbe affliggersi.

E comunque, lo fissai con quel desiderio.

Era esattamente la risposta che avevo richiesto.

Inutile dirlo.

Continuò ancora.

Voglio che tu tenga d’occhio questo mondo.

La mia vita si è già esaurita.

Inchinai la testa in consenso mentre rideva.

Anche se è stata scambiata senza esitazioni,

La promessa è notevolmente pesante.

Lo sentivo nel profondo.

Diventerò i suoi occhi e guarderò

Fino alla fine di questo mondo… …

Come le persone arrivano ad incontrarsi e ad interagire in questo mondo

Semplicemente cambia e muore costantemente.

Deve essere il mio destino avere una vita eterna.

Padrone della saggezza delle persone, imparando la verità

Vivrò come una persona

Al posto di colui che è stato scelto… ….

-Fine Monologo; Schermo Nero-

???: Questo dolore. Questo senso di perdita… …

Cos'è stato perso? Non c’è una risposta… …

Consumando la mela del peccato… …e continuando a vivere… … anche se una cosa davvero importante viene buttata via… ….

Ogni cosa è persa, degenerando in una nuova posizione, chiamata corruzione, affondando profondamente… …

E’ inevitabile per la nuova Eva… …Affiderò tutto a te.

*vetro in frantumi*

Yui: Agh!?

(Proprio ora… …cos’era quel suono orribile… …?)

Luogo: Camera di Yui

Yui: … …!?

(E’ stato davvero vicino… …quello che ho sentito sembrava un’esplosione o qualcosa del genere… …ma non è successo niente… ….?)

Mi chiedo se è la mia immaginazione… …? Cos!?

Ayato: Zzzz…. zzzz… …tako…. takoya…. un piede…. ….

Yui: Oh, Ayato-kun?! Perché è qui? Voglio dire, tako!?

(Sono certa di essermi addormentata da sola ieri….  ….eh?… ….cosa?!)

Laito: Fufu…. Mia Bitch-chan… ….hey… …La bocca di Laito-kun, pro • pri • o • qui ♪

Yui: E Laito-kun… …

(Ad ogni modo… ….che sogno strano… …non riesco neanche ad immaginare… ….)

Kanato: Mmmm… …Teddy… ….Non riesco più a mangiare… …Mmm

Yui: E Kanato-kun… ….

(Sigh… ….parlando di sogni strani, non avevo idea che tutte e tre fossero sul mio letto… ….)

(Devo alzarmi con calma… ….non voglio svegliarli…. ….)

???: … …. —–Aspetta.

Yui: Eh… …!?

-Schermo Nero-

Ayato: Stavi pensando di lasciare Ore-sama da solo, dove stai andando? Chichinashi.

Yui: Oh… …Ayato-kun… …sei sveglio?

Ayato: Ovviamente sono sveglio. Adesso rispondimi.

Yui: Dove… … bhé… ….la mia gola è un poco secca… ….quindi, puoi spostarti?

Ayato: No.

Yui: N-no… …Volevo solo prendere dell’acqua per rinfrescarmi la gola… …tutto qui.

Laito: —-Non va bene, Bitch-chan… ….

Yui: Laito-kun… ….!?

Laito: La tua gola è secca… …che sia… …per colpa nostra? Heh heh heh… ….

Per prima cosa, non è compito dei tuoi padroni assicurarsi che la tua gola guarisca? Fufu… …

Yui: Per… ….Per dire una cosa simile… ….

Kanato: Si, lo è… …dovresti averlo capito tempo fa…

Yui: Aspetta Kanato-kun…!

Kanato: … … Ci prendi per stupidi… …. farci dormire con te sembra essere stato uno sbaglio… ….

Yui: Non è… ….

Kanato: Ammettilo… ….!

Yui: No… …non voglio ammetterlo… …anche se dici così… ….

(E’ imbarazzante… …E’ inconcepibile, ma si agiterà se non lo dico, ma… …di questo passo… ….)

Ayato: Oi, Kanato, sembra che vada tutto bene. Smettila e basta. La mia gola è secca ora che mi sono svegliato.

Chichinashi, lasciami succhiare… ….

Yui: (Aah… …! Le cose si sono messe così alla fine!)

Ayato: —-Hahahah… …non disobbedire.

Yui: A-aspetta un attimo… …!!

Laito: Aspetta, Ayato-kun. Non è brutto fare tutto da solo? Fufu.

Bitch-chan si è scordata dell’accordo di quell’uomo?

Ayato: Idiota. Posso farlo senza di te. E’ inutile parlare prima che comincio a succhiare.

Laito: Accampare scuse… …Non mi piace.

Kanato: Ha ragione… …Per favore, non decidere senza permesso.

Ayato: Sta zitto… ….allora, vuoi che succhiamo tutti insieme!?

Laito: Fufu. Questo è parlare… …Ahhh, tre vampiri attorno… …

Mi divertirò con Bitch-chan.. …Proprio come ho immaginato… …Haaah., sono elettrizzato… …!

Yui: Eh… …A-aspetta un attimo… …è… …

Ayato: Cosa… …Ah? Non sei felice? Donna oscena… …stai provando a nasconderlo, ma so che sei felice… …vero?

Kanato: Heh heh… …Esatto. Fare queste cose… …deve piacerti giocare come se fossi una bambola.

Yui: Per niente… …!

Laito: Haaah… … E’ inutile obbiettare con quella faccia rossa… …Presto sarò al limite… …

Il delizioso sangue di Bitch-chan… …Dammelo ♪

Yui: Aah… …!!

(E-e’ abbastanza brutto già com’è… …ma ce ne sono tre di loro… …!!!)

… …Non avvicinatevi, non ora… …!

(Il mio corpo… …non posso muovermi.)

Ayato: Hahaha… …Mm… … Ha… Il sangue di Chchinashi è davvero… …il meglio dopo tutto… ….

—-Perché andare? Le mie zanne… … saranno devote a te …profondamente… …non c’è niente che tu voglia di più… …

Kanato: Sigh… …Hey, guarda qui… … guarda solo me… ….

Apri bene gli occhi, dall’inizio alla fine, per favore… …Haha… …

Yui: N-no… …!!

???: Per favore, alzatevi istantaneamente.

Yui: … …Eh… …!?

Reiji: Sigh… …farvi un pasto subito dopo esservi svegliati… ….

Un tale comportamento è ineducato e opinabile. Santo cielo, prendete atto della vostra vergogna.

Yui: Reiji-san… ….

(S-sono stata salvata… …!)

Ayato: Tch… …Cosa… …Ogni volta… …Shichisanmegane deve intromettersi!

[N.T: il nome che ayato da a reiji. “shichisan” significa avere i capelli pettinati da un lato e “megane” occhiali]

Reiji: Non desidero unirmi ad una cosa del genere. Al contrario, gradirei che vi fermaste.

Adesso, per quanto riguarda te. Non esibire un’espressione così sciocca, vieni qui.

Yui: Aah… …!

Reiji: Dato che stavi dormendo in modo indifeso, hai permesso a questi sciocchi di venire nel tuo letto.

Yui: Mi… ….mi dispiace… ….

Reiji: Sigh… …E’ incerto se tu abbia davvero riflettuto.

Yui: (Però ho chiuso la camera a chiave e sono andata a letto… …)

Reiji: Adesso, non siate pigri e svegliatevi.

Laito: Haa… …Il nostro pasto sembra essere stato confiscato, la mia motivazione è andata.

Kanato: Se, è così… …Se lei cadesse a scuola… …sarebbe… …colpa di Reiji?

Yui: Una cosa del genere… …!

Reiji: Kanato, nonostante il modo in cui appare il tuo corpo, sei piuttosto forte.

E Laito! Non proclamare le tue motivazioni di fronte ad una donna.

Laito: Fufu. Bene… …ho capito… …haaa…. ….

Penso che è inutile. Mi chiedo se sia adatto continuare a scuola.

Reiji: Probabilmente verrai sospeso. Non vuoi sapere cosa direbbe Padre al riguardo.

Laito: Spaventoso spaventoso… …Haha… …

Ayato: Tch… ….Oi, Chichinashi. Stai facendo un grande errore se pensi di poter scappare!

Kanato: Esatto… …! Fino a quando… …Non succhierò il tuo sangue… …continuerò ad essere arrabbiato, quindi preparati!

Yui: Uhh… ….

Reiji: Sigh, allora lasciamo perdere. Devi capirlo una volta per tutte.

Capisci? Il tuo sangue… ….

Yui: Aah… …!?

Reiji: Dicendo che è speciale rispetto a quello di chiunque altro… …

Yui: Lo… capisco a modo mio…. ….

Reiji: Se lo capisci, non dovresti essere più cauta?… …Lo so anche io.

…Perché allontani il volto da me?

Yui: N-no… ….E’ solo che… …la tua faccia… …E’ così vicina… ….

Reiji: E… ….?

Yui: L-le tue mani sono sulla tuoi fianchi… ….

Reji: Sembra che questa donna abbia bisogno di capire la sua posizione in un modo più comprensibile.

Yui: (uhh… …Reiji-san è… …parecchio spaventoso…. ….)

Per favore lasciami sola… ….

Reiji: Se lo capisci, perché non osservi meglio la situazione?

Per dire, tu sei il miglior intrattenimento che gironzola in questo posto.

Una cosa del genere, è problematica. Sembra che tu abbia fregato tutti i miei stupidi fratelli.

Come imitazione di intrattenimento almeno, provando a tentare gli altri coi tuoi desideri egoistici.

Se me lo chiedi, sei davvero una donna senza difese, non puoi negarne la ragione.

Adesso, così… …

Yui: Uh… …!?

(Re, Reiji-san… ….!?)

Fe…. ….fermo… ….!!

-schermo nero-

Reiji: Sei davvero sciocca.

Luogo: Camera di Yui

Yui: … …Eh?! P-perché devi prendermi in giro?

Reiji: Cortesemente, renditi conto della tua posizione, non interrogarti sulle mie azioni.

E’ frustante? Non sei stata succhiata da me… …

Yui: Non è… ….

Reiji: Adesso, sbrigati e preparati. In più, la limousine è programmata per venirci a prendere tra 20 minuti.

Yui: Si… …

Reiji: —-Oh, e… va tutto bene con le condizioni del tuo cuore?

Yui: Eh… ….!?

Reiji: Hmp…. ….Allora… ….

*Reiji va via*

Yui: (… ….Qualcosa riguardo Reiji… …è strana oggi… ….)

Sigh… …Farei meglio a vestirmi…. ….

-Monologo-

Mio padre è stato mandato oltremare per lavorare con la chiesa,

E’ già passato un mese da quando vivo coi Sakamaki.

Dire che si stiano prendendo cura di me, a causa del mio corpo,

Sarebbe maleducato, ma vivo con i Sakamaki.

Queste persone sono davvero strane.

Poco fa, stavo dormendo nel mio letto con

I trigemini: Ayato-kun, Kanato-kun e Laito-kun.

E dopo, è arrivato nel bel mezzo,

Il secondogenito: Reiji-san.

A dispetto delle apparenze, potrebbe non sembrarlo,

Ma Shu-san è il maggiore.

E tra i sei, Subaru-kun è il più giovane.

Anche se è una storia incredibile, loro——

I sei fratelli sono vampiri.

E io potrei dire che i mio sangue è speciale a causa del mio cuore,

Essere vista come la loro preda, qui

Sono in una situazione dalla quale non posso scappare.

E per questo motivo, adesso vado in una scuola notturna.

“Scuola Superiore Accademia Minetei” sembra ordinaria.

E mi è concesso di vivere così… …

-Fine Monologo; Camera di Yui-

Yui: (Sigh… …sto vivendo con dei vampiri, che mi succhiano sangue, non è per niente normale…. ….)

(Comunque… …perché Reiji-san ha improvvisamente chiesto del mio cuore…. ….?)

-Monologo Yui-

… …L’ho saputo dopo essere venuta qui.

Il mio cuore è simultaneamente connesso con Ayato-kun e gli altri trigemini

E’ stato trapiantato dentro di me, e apparteneva a loro madre, Cordelia.

Neanche io capisco i dettagli,

Ma una persona chiamata Ritcher, che sarebbe il loro zio,

Si dice che mi ha trapiantato il cuore.

Cordelia è conosciuta come figlia del Lord Demone

Il sangue è comunque speciale, anche se resta solo il cuore

Si dice che lei può venire risorta.

Come si dice che anche il mio sangue è speciale,

Probabilmente a causa del cuore di Cordelia

che resta incastonato nel mio petto… …

-Fine Monologo; Camera di Yui-

Yui: (Ma è troppo tardi per preoccuparsi per questo… …? E’ tutto nella mia testa?)

-schermo nero-

Yui: Va bene, è ora di andare.

(Verrò probabilmente rimproverata da Reiji-san per il ritardo.)

Luogo: Corridoio

Yui: Bene… ….Mi chiedo se ho tutto… …Oggi ho solo matematica e lezione di lingue… …Inglese… il mio dizionario è a scuola?

Oh, devo anche tornare questi libri alla libreria, sono sicura che la scadenza è oggi o domani… ….

Eh… …!? Che cosa… ….?

???: Owww. ….

Yui: Sh, Shu-san… ….!?

(Senza farci caso… ….l’ho incautamente pestato… …)

Shu: Stavo dormendo… …Mi hai svegliato quando il tuo piede mi è arrivato addosso… …

Yui: M-mi dispiace… …!!

(M,ma… ….perchè sta dormendo nel corridoio… ….)

Shu: Sigh… ….Tch…. ….Sono sveglio adesso… ….

Yui: Mi dispiace… …davvero.

Shu: Non ha senso scusarsi se non ci si può far nulla.

Yui: Ma, voglio dire io… …

Shu: Che rottura… ….Avanti, lo dirai direttamente?

Yui: Eh… …!? Kyaa… …!!

Shu: Il tuo sangue. Consideralo un risarcimento per avermi svegliato… ….non è giusto così?

Yui: Uh… ….Bhé… ….Certo, non è bello che ti abbia pestato… …

Shu: Se pensi che non sia bello… …allora non dovresti pagare per le tue azioni?

Yui: Eh… …?!

Shu: “Per favore, succhiami il sangue”, dillo… ….e risarciscimi.

Yui: (E’-E’ semplicemente una… …tirrannia, non importa come la mettiamo… …)

Shu: … …. Comunque, sembra che tu non sia stata ancora disciplinata come si deve… …

Yui: Aah… …!!

???: Oi, levatevi da in mezzo i piedi.

Shu: … ….Ah?

Yui: …. ….Subaru-kun… …?

Subaru: Vi ho sentito camminare nel corridoio.

Shu: Non interrompere la mia colazione… …

Subaru: Tch, non essere così avido di prima mattina!

Shu: … …Che rottura… …Sono a posto. Vai a portala da un’altra parte.

Subaru: … …Tch, andiamo.

Yui: Oh… …S-si… ….

Luogo: Atrio

Yui: (Subaru-kun… …proprio ora, mi ha salvata?)

U-Uhm… …Subaru-kun… …riguardo prima. Grazie… ….

Subaru: Tu, adesso smettila!

Yui: … …!?

Subaru: La tua coscienza è così limitata?… …Smetti di diffondere quell’odore appetitoso ovunque!

Yui: Non.. …capisco che vuoi dire… ….

Subaru: Probabilmente non vuoi soffrire. Ma, non rifletti mai.

Yui: … …Mi dispiace… … Poco fa, Reiji-san mi ha detto una cosa simile… …

Subaru: Tch. Allora sta più attenta. Anche tu dovresti capire che sei come un’esca che cammina nella gabbia di una bestia affamata.

Yui: Si… …mi dispiace… …

Subaru: Hmph. Non scusarti con me. Cavolo. Voglio dire… … Perché stai qui pur mettendoti in questo tipo di situazioni?

Yui: Perché… ….

Subaru: Pensi di avere un’altro posto dove andare? Sei bloccata qui al momento.

Yui: Si… ….

Subaru: Sigh… …dannazione. Perché mi sto arrabbiando. Non ce n’è motivo.

Reiji: ——Ragazzi, è arrivata la limousine.

Subaru: … …Heh. Oh bene.

Yui: (… …Sigh… …è andato… …)

-Monologo Yui-

Subaru-kun aveva ragione con ciò che aveva detto.

Se avessi provato a fuggire, la morte per me

Sarebbe stata possibile.

E comunque, il motivo per cui sto qui… ….

Non riesco a spiegarlo bene io stessa.

Ovviamente, ero minacciata con la morte se avessi provatto a fuggire.

Comunque, devo stare qui

Penso di sentirlo istintivamente.

Il mio cuore viene dalla madre di Ayato-kun

Capisco che mi è stato trapiantato e a causa di ciò

Penso se sono obbligata o meno a restare qui.

Ma, forse… …

Resto qui affinché mi possano succhiare il sangue,

Potrei desiderarlo

O, almeno credo.

-Fine Monologo-

Yui: (Non posso dare la colpa solo al cuore… …non riesco a capirmi… …)

Luogo: Limousine

Reiji: Santo cielo, cortesemente trattenetevi dal fare chiasso su chi deve essere seduto accanto a chi.

Ayato: Non è importante? Non vogliamo tutti il suo sangue?

Kanato: Esatto… …Deve essere deciso o me la prenderò con la forza… ….

Yui: … … … …

Subaru: Oi, Yui. Non sognare ad occhi aperti.

Laito: Fufu. Deve essere nel bel mezzo di qualche pensiero. Hey, penso che abbia parecchie cose per la testa… ….

Subaru: …. ….E’ a causa mia?

Shu: … …Che sonno.

Subaru: Che ti succede?!… …Oi, Yui!

Yui: Eh!? Oh… …

Kanato: … …Credo che sia preoccupata per la situazione in cui è. Hey, Teddy… … questo bambino è insensibile… …

Yui: M-mi dispiace. Qualcuno mi stava parlando?

Subaru: … ….Tch, non è niente.

Yui: E’-E’ così… …?

(Non riesco… …a far uscire dalla mia testa le cose di prima… …)

(Perché continuo a pensare che fuggirò… …)

Eh… …!?

Ayato: Mmo… …!?

Laito: Heh? Che è stato… ….!?

*la limousine sbatte*

Yui: Kyaaaa…. ….!!!

-schermo bianco-

Yui: (Cosa diavolo è successo… …? Proprio ora… ….un incidente?)

???: Sei sveglia. Eva.

Yui: Eh… …!? T-tu… …?

???: Io? Sei ansiosa di scoprire la mia identità.

Yui: Ovvio… …D-dove sono… …!?

???: Haha. Non vuoi sapere chi sono Eva. Tu non hai paura di perdere qualcosa semplicemente ottenendola… …sembri essere proprio Eva.

Yui: U-umh… …il mio… ….nome non è Eva. Hai sbagliato persona?

???: Sono assolutamente certo che lo sei, tu porterai a termine i miei piani dopotutto… ….

Mi stai provocando un po’ troppo. Ti sto affidando il potere, la mela matura ti aspetta.

La mela caduta decadrà… …non c’è alternativa, sarai riportata qui… …

Yui: Uhm… …

???: Cosa pensi che l’abbia fatta marcire?

Yui: Eh… …?

???: Non lo capisci?… …Allora potrebbe essere un bene. La prossima volta che ci vedremo, dovrei dirti cosa l’ha fatta marcire… ….

Yui: … …!? A-aspetta… …!

Ayato: Oi, Chichinashi!

-CG-

Yui: … …!?

Kanato: Ah, sembra si sia svegliata… …Cielo… …Non spaventarci così cortesemente.

Yui: Chi era la persona di prima… …?

Laito: Quale persona? Di chi parli?

Reiji: Deve essere confusa per lo shock dell’incidente. Santo cielo.. … è disturbante.

Yui: Incidente… …? Oh, è vero… …Cosa diamine è successo… … Io… …

Shu: Geesh… …Tu sei svenuta.

Yui: Ehh… …!?

Reiji: Sono felice che tu sia illesa comunque… …Stavamo parlando di dove siano scomparsi i criminali.

Ne hanno di coraggio per colpire il nostro veicolo.

Ayato: Sono stati gli umani?

Reiji: La nostra auto è guidata da un famiglio del makai. Non è possibile che siano stati gli umani.

Laito: Hmmm. Allora qualcuno del makai…? E’ stato qualcuno collegato a noi dall’oscurità a farlo?

Kanato: Potrebbe essere.

Subaru: Bhè, la nostra famiglia è odiata abbastanza da esserci persone là fuori a volerci morti. Non è così strano.

Shu: Ahh… …Sono stanco. Onestamente, non mi importa più… …Haaa… …

Reiji: Ad ogni modo, lasciamo perdere per adesso. Lascerò un famiglio ad occuparsi del resto.

Yui: P-possiamo davvero semplicemente… …lasciare le cose così?

Reiji: Sarebbe solo un problema se restassimo. O vuoi restare qui da sola?

Yui: N-no… ….

(… ….Cosa è appena successo. Va davvero tutto bene… …)

(Chi diavolo ci ha attaccato? E… …il sogno che ho appena fatto… …Chi era quella persona… …?)

(Mi preoccupo troppo… forse?)

Luogo: Vicolo

???: … ….Il risultato pare ottimo.

???: Haha… …Quei tizi… …probabilmente sanno che sono stati i vampiri. Va bene così?

???: Keh… …non proprio… …le nostre identità non verranno rivelate? Sono preoccupato.

???: … …Quella ragazzina, Eva… …ma cosa.

???: Heh. Quella faccia è completamente addomesticata… …eppure, è Eva… …ma non fatemi ridere.

???: Allora?… …Non odiare quella ragazzina… ….renderebbe meno divertente giocare.

???: Gli altri hanno trasformato quella donna in un giocattolo. Anche se sembra uno scherzo, è il desidero di quell’uomo. Andiamo.

???: Va bene… …Sigh… ….

???: Quella ragazzina ha lo stesso odore… …in qualche modo… ….

Luogo: Corridoio della scuola

Ayato: —-Bene, non siamo stati di mira da un bel po’, vero?

Laito: Hai ragione. Vero… …non da quando quella persona ha iniziato ad avere così tanta influenza su questo mondo. Fufu.

Yui: Quello che è successo prima… …va bene?

Kanato: … …Bhé, credo di si. Siamo stati presi di mira molte volte. Ogni tanto.

Yui: Perché… …

Laito: Haha… …ci sono un sacco di sciocchi. Provano a levare a quella persona la sua posizione. Una pessima mossa.

Yui: (”Quella persona”, intende loro padre… …? Il politico, Sakamaki Tougo… …)

(Una persona di cui già conoscevo il nome è davvero un vampiro… …)

(Non lo avrei mai capito, specie perché è circondato da umani… ….)

???: Ah! Sei ferita!!

Ayato: Ah? Chi diavolo sei tu?

Rainheart: Eh? Io? Sono Rainheart. L’infermiere scolastico.

Laito: Hmmm? Infermiere scolastico… ….che strano. Che è successo all’infermiera… ….

Rainheart: Ahh, è in maternità, sono il suo sostituto per adesso… …

Laito: …. ….Hmmm… …Capisco…. ….

Yui: U,uhm… …Professore. Quindi, qual’è il problema?

Rainheart: Oh, esatto. Devo parlarti.

Ayato: … …Oi, bastardo… …esci fuori dal nulla. Che stai facendo?

Rainheart: Oh, mi dispiace. Poco fa, il suo stato di salute sembrava pessimo, quindi ecco il motivo… …

Yui: I-io? Non sto… …poi così male… …

Laito: Che stai dicendo? Andiamo in infermeria. E’ molto meglio di seguire le lezioni.

Ayato: Laito… …stai prevenendo?

Laito: Che brutta presupposizione. Non sto prevenendo nulla. Fantastico.

Bitch-chan riceverà il regalo che le darò con gratitudine? Ne riceverà altri due?

[n.t: questo scambio è parecchio ambiguo. credo che laito stia provando a bigiare approfittando di yui, diretta in infermeria. con “regalo” credo intenda la sua presenza e con “altri due” credo parli di ayato e kanato]

Kanato: Quello che dice Laito è giusto… …Andiamo. Professore, ci saranno dolci nell’infermeria?

Rainheart: … …Non è strano per te essere sveglia di notte?

Yui: Io, penso di si… ….

(… ….Dato che sono tutti vampiri, la notte è adatta a loro… …)

Luogo: Infermeria scolastica

Yui: Comunque Professore, è difficile da credere che tu abbia notato che stavo male da lontano.

Rainheart: Hmm… …Ho colto un barlume della tua aura.

Yui: Aura!?

Rainheart: Hahahah. Ho detto di averla vista, ma potrei essermi sbagliato.

Yui: (Aura… …si possono capire le condizioni di una persona anche con queste cose… …)

Laito: Hey hey, Professore. Di che colore è l’aura di lei~? Me la immagino di un lascivo color rosa.

Rainheart: Hahah è difficile da dire dato che c’è una grande varietà di colori… …ma, direi… …grigia.

Yui: Grigia… …!?

Kanato: Grigia? Haha… …ti si addice, proprio come un topo… …

Rainheart: Non è completamente nera e non è completamente bianca. E’ diversa dalle altre.

Ayato: Heeh, Chichinashi. Forse perché non hai le tette.

Yui: Qu… …questo è crudele! Comunque… …penso di essere un misto… …dopo tutto… …

Rainheart: … … … …

Yui: Professore?

Rainheart: Come vanno le cose? Stai davvero bene?

Yui: Oh, si… …Grazie… …

(Il mio stato di salute è meglio del solito. Sento il corpo parecchio più leggero… …)

Rainheart: ——E’ davvero così?

Yui: … …?

Ayato: Cavolo, gli umani sono davvero deboli. Oi, Professore, dacci del the.

Rainheart: Santo cielo… …le lezioni stanno per iniziare. Vi servirò il the un’altra volta.

Ayato: Ahh? Cosa?

Laito: Voglio stare in questo letto con lei. Hey, io e Bitch-chan. Non è divertente?

Yui: A-andrò in classe!

Kanato: … …Non me ne andrò. Vero, Teddy?

Rainheart: Non le avevi chieste prima? Ecco, ti darò delle caramelle.

Kanato: … …Heh. Le caramelle rotonde non sono necessariamente le mie preferite… …ma le prenderò.

Yui: Professore, grazie mille.

Rainheart: Detto fatto. Torna ogni volta che c’è qualcosa con cui posso aiutarti.

Yui: Si!

(Il Professore è davvero una brava persona per preoccuparsi dello stato di salute dei suoi studenti… ….)

(A causa delle recenti circostanze, il corpo mi fa ancora più male.)

Rainheart: … … … …

Luogo: Corridoio della Scuola

Laito: … …Per qualche motivo, quel professore non vi sembra sospetto?

Yui: Eh?

Ayato: Decisamente. Quell’odore viscido… …è davvero sospetto.

Yui: E’-è così?

Kanato: … …Non è vero!!

Yui: … …!?

Kanato: Mi piace… … davvero quella persona… … tanto… ….

Yui: Eh?!

Laito: Fufu. Lo pensi davvero Kanato-kun? E’ comunque strano.

Yui: Per niente… …! Dato che è l’infermiere scolastico, è normale che si preoccupi degli studenti.

Ayato: Chichinashi sta diventando un po’ sfacciata, ah?

Yui: Uh… ….

(E’ una brutta situazione… …verrò di certo beccata qui se lo fa… …)

Bhé, non siamo in ritardo per le lezioni!? Andiamo!

Ayato: Ah! Oi! Aspetta!

*Yui scappa via*

Yui: (Sono decisamente preoccupata, specialmente quando ho poco sangue come ora!)

Luogo: Classe

Yui: Uhh… …Stranamente oggi… …mi sento anche più stanca del solito.

Studentessa A: Uh, Komori-san, scusa, ma ho un piccolo favore da chiederti.

Yui: Che succede?

Studentessa A: Sono in ritardo per andare a casa. Poi sostituirmi per pulire la classe?

Yui: Certo, va bene.

Studentessa A: Davvero? Sono salva! Grazie!

Yui: (Bhè… …la limousine non verrà oggi visto che è distrutta ad ogni modo… …Andrò a casa dopo aver pulito!)

-schermo nero-

Yui: Phew… …Sono brava in queste cose.

(Ora che ci penso… …dove sono andati Ayato-kun e gli altri?)

(Solitamente, mi aspettano in classe… …)

Bhè, che siano già tornati? Comunque devo buttare fuori la spazzatura.

Luogo: Fuori dalla scuola

Yui: E questa è fatta… …

???: Nella posizione del bestiame… …ti sei separata dai tuoi padroni e sei uscita da sola?

Yui: Eh?

(Chi? Qualche studente.. …non l’ho mai visto prima?)

???: “Eh?” bene allora. “Eh?”!!

*lo schermo vibra*

Yui: Kya!? Che stai facendo… …!?

???: Finalmente posso… parlarti… Hey, Eva… …

Yui: … …Eva?

(A tal proposito… …la persona che ho visto nel mio sogno, anche lui mi ha chiamata “Eva”)

???: Hey, hey, non c’è motivo di avere paura. ♪  Diventiamo amici. M Neko-chan.  ♪

Yui: (M Neko… …!?)

Eh… …amici… … non vi conosco… ….non potete improvvisamente dirlo… …

E il mio nome non è Eva. Avete sbagliato persona.

???: Aspetta.

*lo schermo vibra*

Yui: Kyaaa… …!! S-stai indietro!

???: Tch… …smettila di muoverti… …dannazione… …questa scrofa!

Yui: !?

(S… …scrofa!?)

???: … … … …

Yui: Aah… …!?

(P-perché questa persona… …mi ha afferrato improvvisamente la mascella.. …)

???: Oi, Yuma… …trattienila. Questo bestiame… …sembra mostrare gli artigli dei suoi padroni.

???: Afferrato… ….

???: …. …. …. ….

Yui: Eh… …! S-stammi lontano… …per favore. La tua faccia… …è troppo vicino.

???: Sciocca e coraggiosa… …dovresti preoccuparti di ciò che accadrà dopo.

Yui: Dopo… …cosa diavolo state facendo!?

Ruki: Hmph. Ancora non mi sono presentato. Sono Ruki… …Mukami Ruki.

E… …il ragazzo che ti ha bloccato è … …

Yuma: Yuma.

Kou: Sono Kou! Piacere di conoscerti.

Azusa: Azusa… …Haaa… …sto ancora palpitando stranamente… …

Yui: … …Uhm, perchè dovrebbe importarmi… ….?

Kou: Heh heh. Bhè, ci siamo trasferiti a scuola oggi~.

Yui: Studenti trasferiti… ….? Ma, ho qualcosa a che fare con voi ragazzi?

Ruki: … … Di certo credi di essere il meglio… …Non parlare così ai tuoi superiori.

Yui: Eh… …!?

Ruki: Non voltarti. Dovresti guardare dritta verso di me con gioia.

Yui: Uh… …

???: … … Cosa stai facendo? Tu.

Yui: Uh… …Shu-san… …!?

Shu: Sigh… …e mi è capitato di essere in un posto problematico… …

Ma, sarebbe ancora più problematico lasciarti sola… …Quel tizio… …la lasci andare?

Ruki: Hmph…. …Il figlio maggiore… …dei Sakamaki… …Oi, Yuma.

Yuma: Tch! L’ho lasciata. Anche tu dovresti farti indietro… …andiamo via da qui!

*lo schermo vibra*

Yui: … …!?

Shu: … …. …. …

(… …Quel tizio… …? No… … …. è solo la mia immaginazione.)

Yui: Shu-san… ….!

Shu: Non pensare di valere qualcosa per me… …che rottura, perché devi rendere le cose ancora più difficili?

Yui: M-mi dispiace… …

Reiji: Cos’è questa confusione? Hm? Voi… …

Ruki: Andiamo ragazzi.

Azusa: Eva… …ci vediamo dopo… …giocherai con me… …?

Kou: Bai bai  ♪

Yuma: Tch… …che importa… …così fuori luogo… …cavolo… …

Subaru: … …Oi, che intendi dire?

Yui: ! Subaru-kun

Io… …tutto e queste persone… …che mi hanno parlato così improvvisamente… …non capisco niente di tutto ciò… …

Reiji: … … … …

Subaru: Tch… …

Laito: Che cos’è? Questa strana atmosfera… …è successa qualcosa?

Ayato: Ho visto quei tizi passare prima, impossibile, tu… ….

Yui: Va tutto bene, è arrivato Shu-san… …

Shu: Non ho praticamente fatto nulla.

Ayato: Schiaccerò quei ragazzi la prossima volta che li vedo… …è deciso… …

Kanato: Ugh… …Il loro… ….odore… …

Subaru: Puzza… ….

Reiji: Hmmm. E’ vero.

Yui: Reiji-san?

Reiji: … … Con tutti i membri riuniti, torniamo a casa. Il veicolo aspetta il nostro arrivo.

Yui: La limousine, è stata riparata?

Reiji: No, ne è stata preparata un’altra.

Laito: Fufu. Bitch-chan si siederà accanto a me stavolta… …Fufu.

Reiji: Fate come volete. Solo prendete posto velocemente, per cortesia.

Yui: Oh! Ma, la borsa… ….!

Reiji: Il famiglio la prenderà. Adesso, sbrigati!

Yui: Si… ….

(Mi chiedo… …poco fa, quelle persone…. …)

(C’è qualcuno che mi somiglia che si chiama Eva… …?)

(Ma, il modo in cui parlavano e il loro tono ne sembravano la prova… …)

(… …La persona nel mio sogno… …e questi ragazzi, sono collegati?)

Luogo: Limousine

Subaru: —–Quando stavamo andando a scuola… ….

Shu: Ah?

Subaru: L’incidente potrebbe essere opera di quei tizi.

Yui: Eh… …?

Kanato: Potrebbe essere… ….Considerando… …ho sentito la puzza.

Ayato: Ah. Si, si.

Yui: Puzza? Io… …non ho sentito niente… …

Laito: Bitch-chan. Vuoi essere punita per essere idiota? Ovviamente non puoi sentirlo.

Quello…. ….non era l’odore di vampiri purosangue.

Yui: Eh… …!? Quelle persone sono vampiri?

Reiji: Sei troppo sciocca per notarlo… …Santo cielo… …Ti ho detto di stare attenta.

Shu: … …Quei tizi… …vanno nella nostra scuola adesso… ….?

Yui: Hanno detto di essere studenti trasferiti… …

Shu: Sembra così, sono già stati attratti da te.

Laito: Haha. Shu, non è strano per te essere a disagio? Sei geloso? Fufu… ….

Shu: Noioso… …Sono di pessimo umore adesso. La mia musica è rovinata a causa delle vostre inutili chiacchiere.

… … E per quanto riguarda il concetto di gelosia, per me è impossibile da provare… … irritante pervertito.

Laito: … …Vuoi essere ucciso?

Shu: Hmph… …come ti pare?

Yui: (… …In un modo o nell’altro sembrano essere tutti irritati. Hanno detto di averne già avuto esperienza, ma sembra ancora seccarli.)

(Ma non stanno facendo nulla… …)

(E per quelle persone venute da me, può essere perché sono collegata ai Sakamaki.)

(E non capisco perché continuano a chiamarmi Eva… …)

(Sigh… …Stranamente… …Sono davvero stanca oggi… …Farò una doccia e andrò a letto presto… ….)

Luogo: Sogno/Camera evanescente

Yui: (Eh… …?)

(Dove diamine… …sono!?)

???: Ahh… … Ci incontriamo ancora dunque.

Yui: Tu… …

???: Dovrei farti un incantesimo.

Se non avrà successo, allora non avrà senso, sarà riavvolto.

Yui: … …?

???: — La figlia del Re Demone, sono venuto a prenderti.

Yui: Uh… …il mio, cuore… ….

???: Con te coinvolta, la mela marcirà… …? Adesso… …devi venire qui.

Yui: … …!?

(Le sue zanne… …sono sul mio collo… …)

C-cosa… ….

???: Non devi aver paura… … Hey, chiudi gli occhi… ….

Per fare questo, c’è un motivo… …Adesso, stai ferma… …*morde*… ….

-schermo nero-

???: Ngh… Nn… …

Yui: (Ahh… il mio sangue… lo sta succhiando?)

Fe… …fermo… …

???: Mm… ….Fu… ….

Yui: Agh… …

(Il mio corpo… …sto perdendo le forze… … cos’è questo… …io… … sento che morirò… …)

???: Perfetto… …

Luogo: Stanza evanescente

Yui: … …!?

???: Hmp hmp, sembra essere andato a buon fine.

Yui: Cosa… …?

???: Haha. Eva vuole sapere. La tua paura dovrebbe essere scivolata via.

Adesso, Eva. Il cambiamento è completo. Tutti aspettano.

Yui: Proprio ora… …?

???: Heh… …tutto verrà compreso presto… …non c’è motivo di aver fretta.

Yui: A-aspetta un attimo… ….per favore aspetta! Tu… ….!?

Luogo: camera di Yui

Yui: … …!?

???: … …!

Yui: Chi… ….?

???: Cos’hai fatto… …?

Yui: Oh… ….Sei tu, Ritcher-san… ….?

(Se ricordo bene è loro zio… ….)

Ritcher: Rispondi onestamente. Cosa hai fatto alla mia amata?

Yui: Eh… ….?

Ritcher: Rispondi subito. O prenderò quel cuore dal tuo corpo.

Yui: Che… ….vuoi dire… ….?

Ritcher: Dall’altra notte… … il segno di Cordelia è scomparso.

Yui: … …!?

Ritcher: Che trucchi meschini hai usato!? Rispondimi!

Yui: Aah… …f-fermo… …fa male… ….!

Ritcher: Agh… …!?

Certo… …non può essere… ….

Yui: Eh… ….*respiro pesante*… …*tossisce*… …

Ayato: Oi, Chichinashi. Proprio ora… …aspe?! Aah? Che stai facendo Ritcher… …

Yui: A,Ayato-kun… ….!

Ritcher: Ayato… …che è successo… … lo hai notato?

Ayato: Ha? Seriamente, di che cazzo parli? Sei mezzo addormentato?

Ritcher: Bhé… … mio fratello… …argh… … vedrete… … voi tutti… …dovreste saperlo… ….

*Ritcher va via*

Ayato: Oi Ritcher, dove stai andando?

Ritcher: …. …. …. ….

Ayato: Che problemi ha quel tipo… …? Oi, Chichinashi… …

Yui: … …. …. ….

Ayato: Chi-chi-na-shi!! Mi stai ascoltando!

Yui: Oh… …si, ti sento… …grazie, Ayato-kun.

Ayato: Ah… … dannazione… … sarà difficile tornare a dormire adesso… ….*sbadiglia*… …. Stanco… ….

Oi, dovresti chiudere a chiave la stanza mentre dormi. Potresti dare via il tuo sangue mentre dormi.

Yui: Si, buona notte.

*Ayato va via*

Yui: (Cos’è successo… …proprio ora… …)

(In più, ho fatto quello strano sogno di nuovo… …)

Il mio collo… …ci sono segni di zanne dopo tutto… … sono del sogno che ho fatto prima?

(Ritcher-san sembrava sorpreso quando li ha visti… … e dopo è stato sopraffatto dal dolore alla loro vista… ….)

Una cosa strana deve essere successa ieri… … Cos’era… ….?

-休む Sdraiati/ Riposa ー＞ SAKAMAKI

- 起きる Alzati/Svegliati ー＞ MUKAMI

n.t: per sbloccare i mukami bisogna prima completare una route dei sakamaki.

Yui: Dovrei provare a tornare a dormire... ...Sigh... ...

(Ma... ...stranamente, sono completamente sveglia)

(Che posso fare... ...)

-dissolvenza-

Yui: (Sigh, è inutile... ...sono ancora sveglia... ...mi alzerò e basta per oggi)

*sbadiglia*... ....

(E’ uscito uno sbadiglio... ...Non ho sonno, ma la mia mente è annebbiata... ..)

Dovrei solo alzarmi e decidere che fare.

Luogo: Giardino

Yui: Poter uscire in questo periodo della giornata dopo così tanto tempo... ...Ahhh, che bello.

(Il sole è davvero luminoso e l’erba davvero fresca... ...c’è anche una dolce brezza... ...)

(Dovrei andare nel giardino più spesso durante mezzogiorno... ...)

... ...Aah... ...!?

*lo schermo vibra*

Yui: (Questo capogiro... ..è perché ho dormito poco... ...?)

*lampo nero e bianco*

Yui: Eh... ...!?

Luogo: Orfanotrofio

Yui: (Eh... ...? Dove... ...?)

???: Scappiamo.

???: ... ...Non dirlo come se fosse facile. Gli adulti stanno sempre attenti alle fughe.

???: Non possiamo ingannare i controllori. Potremmo doverli corrompere.

???: Gah... ....così... ...va bene.

???: Che vada bene o male... ...non importa. Non abbiamo alcun motivo per essere rinchiusi qui innanzitutto.

???: Si, ma... ...

???: Causerò una rissa con quei due. Daremo fuoco alla stanza delle guardie.

???: Abbiamo qualche possibilità?

???: ------Usciremo da questo inferno. Con tutti i mezzi necessari.

???: ... ... ... ...

???: L’esecuzione?

???: E’ domani sera. Non possiamo portare bagagli. Lasciamoli qui. Va bene?

???: Si!

???: Lo faremo.

???: Se lo dicono... ...tutti... ...

-schermo nero-

Yui: (... ....!? Cosa... ...diamine?)

???: ------E’ l’Inferno qui.

Luogo: Giardino

Yui: Eh... ...!?

(Cosa è successo... ...? Stavo sognando ad occhi aperti... ...?)

(Dei bambini che non conosco stavano provando a fuggire da qualche parte... ...)

.... .... ... ....

???: Ti vedo ♪

Yui: Eh... ...!? T-Tu... ...

Kou: Ci siamo incontrati ieri.

Yui: Mukami-san... ...

Kou: E’ Kou. Sembra che qualcuno abbia sognato ad occhi aperti.

Yui: Eh, uhm... ...è la realtà?

Azusa: ... ...E’ la realtà.

Yui: Aah... ...!

Yuma: Oi! Non sognare! C’è qualche problema? Hah?

Yui: ... ...Perché siete qui?

Ruki: ... ...Hai deciso?

Yui: (Uh... ...!?)

Ruki: ------Sono venuto a prenderti.

Yui: Quand’è che sei arrivato dietro di me... ...!

Ruki: Hmph... ...Hey, ragazzi------

-CG-

Yui: Aah... ...!? Non toccatemi... ...!

Kou: Scusa? E’ un ordine di Ruki-kun... ...Hahah.

Yuma: Sta zitta!

Yui: Lasciatemi andare!!

Azusa: ... ...Non essere violenta... ...

Ruki: Perché resistere?

Yui: Oh, non è naturale? Sono stata bloccata da persone che non conosco... ...!

Ruki: Di certo è così... ...Non pensi, comunque, di voler fuggire da qui?

Yui: Eh? Da qui... ...?

Ruki: Da questa villa. Hai vissuto un’esperienza terribile qui.

Vendendo il tuo corpo e il tuo sangue facendolo diventare un giocattolo dei fratelli vampiri... ..come vieni divisa tra di loro?

Yui: Ecco... ...

Ruki: Come il bestiame.

Yui: ... ...Uhm... ...

Ruki: Sei stata abituata fin’ora a pensare che non ci sia altro... ...verrai cacciata appena si stancheranno di te.

Eppure, non provi a fuggire, sei stata trasformata in bestiame fin dal profondo del tuo cuore.

Yui: (Non posso ribattere... ...)

Kou: Hey, anche se diventassi un vampiro, le cose in cui credi non diventeranno niente?

Yui: Diventassi... ...un vampiro... ...

Azusa: ... ...Non lo sai? Se continui a farti succhiare il sangue... ...diventerai un vampiro... ...

Yui: .... ... ... ...

(Ho sentito parlare di questa possibilità... ..Ma, Io... ...)

-FINE CG / Flashback-

Subaru: Hmph. Non scusarti con me. Cavolo. Voglio dire… … Perché stai qui pur mettendoti in questo tipo di situazioni?

 Pensi di avere un’altro posto dove andare? Sei bloccata qui al momento.

-Fine Flashback/ Luogo: Giardino-

Yui: (Perché non scappo? Non mi capisco... ...)

(Ora come ora, ho la possibilità di fuggire)

(Ma, se venissi presa... ...Di certo, verrei uccisa... ...)

(Solo il pensiero mi spaventa, ma... ...non posso sopportare oltre... ...)

Yuma: Devi essere proprio convinta che quei tipi provino compassione per te. Hah?

Yui: Compassione... ...?

Ruki: Hmph... ...sei davvero sciocca. Vampiri che provano compassione... ...I tuoi padroni ti vedono solo come un’esca... ...

Apri gli occhi.

Yui: Uh... ...!

Kou: O, sei una [Do] M fin nelle ossa? Heh heh heh... ...Sei proprio una M Neko-chan♪

Azusa: Lei... ..deve esserlo. Io... ...e lei... ...siamo uguali, vero... ...non è vero? Haha.

Yui: ... ...A-Anche se fuggissi... ...Non ho motivo di seguirvi.

Ho sentito dire che anche voi siete vampiri... ...

Ruki: Si. Siamo vampiri. Comunque, non dovresti stare con loro. Noi ti proteggeremo.

Yui: U-Una cosa del genere, non ti credo... ..!

(Si, semmai fuggissi.. ...vorrei stare sola... ...andrei in un posto dove non esistono i vampiri)

Kou: Anche se non ci credi, pensi di poter fuggire con successo da sola?

Non capisci l’odore che hai, è piuttosto speciale.

Secondo me, non dovresti diffonderlo in questo modo.

Yuma: Verresti presa in un battito di ciglia se scappassi, e condannata nuovamente a stare nel tuo porcile. Ma... ...la scelta è tua.

Azusa: O... ..ne sei sicura perché... ..ti hanno fatto il lavaggio del cervello... ..?

Ruki: Fin’ora, quanto bene ti hanno lavato il cervello?

Yui: Lavaggio del cervello... ...? Non è vero, io... ...

Azusa: ... ...Justin... ...Questa ragazzina, sembra che la verità sia finalmente uscita fuori.

Yui: (Justin... ...?)

Ruki: Comunque, non sarà così male. Vieni con noi.

Yui: Io... ...

(... ...E’ normale che non mi fidi di loro, ma... ...)

(Fin’ora, perché non sono scappata... ...)

(Difficilmente c’è qualcosa di bello qui, c’è più dolore che altro)

(Anche se restassi qui, avrei solo due opzioni: risvegliarmi come vampiro o morire... ...)

(Che mi abbiano davvero fatto il lavaggio del cervello? E’ strano... ...)

Kou: Che devo fare, sta stando zitta Ruki-kun. La libero?

Ruki: Non liberarla. Tienila stretta un’altro poco.

Yuma: Keh... ...Si sta preoccupando ancora per questo. Non posso crederci!

Azusa: ... ...Secondo lei... ...lei... ...non conosce il vero carattere di un vampiro... ...è inevitabile, vero?

Kou: Ahh... ...mi sto arrabbiando. Hey hey, M Neko-chan, non vuoi essere ragionevole?

Noi siamo sempre gentili... ...stai facendo un grosso errore!

Yuma: Hey hey, Kou, non la stai per niente convincendo. Bhé, anche io sto cominciando ad arrabbiarmi.

Yui: Uh... ..Comunque, non voglio venire con voi... ..! Scappare è assurdo... ...

Non credo che capiate perché non voglio venire... ...! Quindi, lasciatemi andare!

Ruki: ... ...Hey, Yuma.

Yuma: Tch... ...ho capito. Solitamente non alzo le mani ad una donna, ma... ...Yah!

*Yuma colpisce Yui*

Yui: Agh... ..!?

Kou: Whoa... ...! Presa!!

Ruki: Riportiamola indietro. Tienila.

Kou: Si, si. Ruki-kun è diventato davvero severo rispetto ai vecchi tempi.

Yuma: Che strano, i Sakamaki sono così rilassati.

Azusa: ... ...Dovremmo lasciare il giardino... ...prima che arrivino, si.

Ruki: Hmph. Pensateci. Un mondo senza nemici naturali. Le bestie selvagge tenute nello zoo dovrebbero controllare i dintorni?

Yuma: Ahh... ...Bhé, è vero. Esporsi al nemico mentre sei vulnerabile. Patetico!

Ruki: ------Ora sanno come ci si sente a perdere qualcosa di importante.

-Monologo-

------Tutti quanti, cosa

Diamine vogliono da me... ...?

Solo un’esca? Un donna di convenienza?

Non una di famiglia, non un’amica.

Chi diamine sono?

Non posso dirlo da sola

Ma, mi è stato davvero fatto il lavaggio il cervello?

Non mi conosco più.

Non so più cosa voglio.

Non so cosa vogliono da me.

Che siano la risposta che speravo?

Stranamente, è irrilevante

La risposta è coperta dalla nebbia------

Per sempre, non arriverò mai ad una conclusione.

-Fine Monologo / Luogo: Soggiorno Mukami -

Yui: ------U-uh... ...er... ...Dove sono... ...

Azusa: E’ casa nostra... ...Eva... ...

Yui: Uhm... ...

Ruki: Ti sei svegliata. Come ti senti?

Yui: Uh... ...qual’è il significato di tutto ciò, mi avete portata qui con la forza... ...

Yuma: Aahh. Non c’erano alternative. Considerati  fortunata. Heh heh.

Yui: ... ... ... ...

(Potrebbero almeno scusarsi, qual’è il loro scopo... ...)

Kou: Il tuo odore è davvero forte. Dì, M Neko-chan, ti piace?

Yui: Eh... ...mi piace?

Kou: E’ stato fatto con la forza, ti piace essere obbligata?

Yui: N-Non mi piace... ...!

Ruki: Comunque, arrenditi perché resterai qui. Non ho intensione di lasciarti andare.

Yui: Uh.... ... p-per voi, il mio sangue... ...è questo il vostro scopo... ...?

Yuma: Oi, lo hai sentito poco fa, ci vuoi prendere in giro? Che altro valore potresti avere?

*lo schermo vibra*

Yui: Agh... ...

Ruki: Yuma. Giù le mani.

Yuma: Non la stavo colpendo sul serio. Non di proposito.

Ruki: Comunque, non sbagli dicendo che il nostro solo scopo è il tuo sangue. Non si può negare.

Il tuo sangue è necessario per il piano.

Yui: Eh?

Ruki: Scattare per un’esca è sciocco. Non è un mio desiderio, ma non puoi andartene perché quella persona non si affida a te.

Pensare a tutto il resto è solo uno spreco del tuo tempo.

Yui: C-chi sarebbe questa persona.... ....

Ruki: Non è necessario che tu lo sappia. Comunque vivrai nella nostra residenza da ora in poi. Va bene?

Yui: S-Senza permesso... ...

Kou: Heh heh... ...pensi davvero che ti serva il permesso per venire qui~. M Neko-Chan sei davvero problematica.

Ruki: Non entrare in contatto con quei ragazzi senza permesso. Anche uscire è proibito.

Azusa: ... ...Ti... ....osserverò.... ....ti osserverò tutto il tempo... ...

Kou: Heeh? Non mi dire, Azusa-kun pensa che potrà vincere~?

Azusa: Ah... ...Bhé... ...questa persona... ...è come me... ...essere ferita... ...sembra che gli piaccia... ...

Deve essere così. Mm... ...

Yui: Uh... ...

Yuma: Oi, Azusa, fatti indietro.

Azusa: ... ... ... ...Puoi colpirmi.. ...?

Kou: Hey hey voi due.

Ruki: Sigh... ...è una seccatura, lascialo perdere, la nostre relazioni devono proprio divertiti.

Yuma: E questo che vuol dire? Comunque, il suo sangue è speciale, quindi deve per forza contenere tantissimo potere.

Kou: In oltre, si dice che sia particolarmente buono... ...non è normale volerlo assaggiare? *lecca*... ... 

Azusa: Hey... ...Eva... ...Gioca con me... ...così potremmo entrambi sentire dolore.

Ruki: ... ...Hey tu.

Yui: ... ...E’ Yui... ...

Ruki: Ho capito. Yui, scegli uno di noi.

Yui: Scegliere... ...?

Ruki: O, stai dicendo che stare con più di un vampiro andava bene prima?

Kou: Hahahah... ...Ricorda che siamo quattro, ti terremo compagnia.

Ruki: Oi, Kou.

Kou: Si, si. E’ volgare.

Ruki: Se hai il sangue di Eva, allora non dovresti sbagliarti nel trovare il giusto compagno.

Yui: Uhm, Eva... ...? Perché continuate a chiamarmi Eva, io... ...

Kou: Tu sei Eva. Non ci sono dubbi.

Ruki: Esatto. Non è necessario che tu conosca il perché.

Yui: Questo è... ..

Ruki: Adesso, scegli Adamo. Ascolta il tuo sangue, dovrebbe mormorarti il nome.

Yui: (Adamo... ...? Che sta dicendo... ...proprio non capisco... ...)

(Ma, se provassi a scappare, verrei catturata di nuovo... ...)

(Ma.. ...)

Yuma: Oi, Scrofa! Sbrigati e scegli. Chi?

Yui: ... ...Non posso scegliere... ...

Ruki: ... ... ... ...

Kou: Eehh!? Che vuol dire? Il tuo sangue non può dirtelo?

Ruki: Eppure... ... ... ...Ci deve essere un altro modo. Ragazzi... ...come sceglierà?

Azusa: Cosa, carte... ...?

Ruki: Scriverò i nostri quattro nomi. Tra queste, scegli la tua preferita.

Kou: Capisco... ...M Neko-chan, scegli me! Non sono così male!

Yui: (Anche se mi è permesso di scegliere, quale carta è chi, sono tutte a faccia in giù... ...)

... ...Uh... ...

(... ...Non ho scelta. Non verrei liberata comunque, quindi il male minore è sceglierne una... ...)

SCELTA: 

ー番左 [La prima a sinistra] (Ruki)

左から二番目[La seconda a sinistra] (Kou)

左から三番目 [La terza a sinistra] (Yuma)

ー番右[L’ultima a destra] (Azusa)

-FINE PROLOGO-

[parkeomji]

long distances [ part 1 ]

Pairing: Unknown member x You Genre: Fluff/Romance, Future Angst? Word Count: 1517 Rating: PG-13 (mentions of nudity) Summary: You’re studying abroad in South Korea at a university outside of Seoul, so your high school self who had wanted to keep up with Kpop trends and comebacks hasn’t been able to; you’re left in the dark about your favorite groups, almost entirely forgetting about them. That is, until one day, you meet a boy named Richard whose Line profile picture causes past emotions to resurface. These feelings only distract you as you try to continue your studies, but you see no way to confront them as you confide in Richard all the things you wish you could say to the boy who has your heart.

A/N: So, uh, I decided to write this based on daydreams I like having so… It’s probably gonna start off slow lmao. It’s also probably kinda boring ngl… Also this is set after Minseok (and probably Junmyeon) has enlisted for the military!!

[ part 1 ] [ part 2 ] [ part 3 ] [ part 4 ] [ part 5 ]

Finding yourself at your desk on a Saturday night wasn’t what you would have preferred to be doing, but with all your friends out of town and a test nearing, it was the most rational option. At least, it was until your mind began to lose focus of the uninteresting and never ending lines of biology. In front of you, past your thick biology textbook, sat your computer, untouched for the night and glaring at you for it. You sucked your lip between your teeth, actually considering doing something besides studying. You eyed your computer’s power button– but no, you had to keep studying because biology was your worst subject. You shook any distracting thoughts out of your head and glared at a diagram that explained the endocrine system with dull colors and descriptions. Your glare softened, and you cracked, your head falling onto the page with a soft thunk. Everything you read went in one ear and out the other, and you knew that there would be no way for you to focus again when your computer was practically begging you to turn it on.

Studying too boring and the endless possibilities the vast internet held too tempting, you pushed aside your textbook after slamming it shut. You powered on your computer, weighing your options in your head. What you decided on was, admittedly, a dumb idea, but you were lacking in social interaction on this particular weekend. In your browser, you began typing in the url of an infamous chat room and pressed enter when the browser had it autofilled. Chat rooms made you think of the guys who were overly desperate for a peek at a girl’s chest as you recounted an interaction between a friend of yours and some guy swearing he would punch his friend if only she would lift her shirt up. It was amusing, and incredibly dumb, to see how desperate a guy could get when all they could do is type in “titty” and get an endless sea of nude pictures of girls. Maybe you could mess with a couple guys and try to get them to do ridiculous things. Or maybe it would be fun to actually find someone to have a decent conversation with. Maybe make a friend or two. You just figured you should do whatever and see where it takes you.

Typing in the screen name you chose for pretty much everything, you scanned through the different chat rooms you could enter and whether you should turn your webcam on or not. Maybe it’ll be more fun if you turned it on. You never know the kind of ridiculous stuff could be happening behind the other person’s webcam unless you turn yours on. Seeing that how one hilarious situation would outweigh the creeps looking for nudes, you decided to plug your webcam in. Glancing over to a mirror you had sitting on your desk, you fixed any stray hairs and practiced a smile in case you did happen to get creeps only looking for nudes. You clicked on the “random” button after putting down your mirror, sitting up straight as you were being connected to whoever happened to be on the other side.

The person you were connected with first seemed like a normal guy; you two managed to hold a decent conversation. He was even incredibly polite when he had asked you if he could see you without your shirt on.

“You don’t have to if you don’t want to, though,” he had said.

You kindly denied his request and told him you had a good time talking. He reciprocated and asked if you wanted to keep talking. Again, you kindly declined and you two parted ways. Though you hoped he would find someone who was just as nice as him to show him their breasts, you admitted that that wasn’t the kind of fun a Saturday night usually called for. You clicked “random” again, in hopes that the person you would be connected with would satisfy your boredom.

But guy after guy, all you found were lecherous men who apparently didn’t have the common sense to just look up porn. You decided then to unplug your webcam, all hope for an interesting night gone after thirty minutes. Maybe the people without their webcams on would be more than just guys asking for breasts. Clicking “random” again, you questioned your being on this website again. Sighing into the palm of your hand, you wondered whether you should just leave or not and try going back to studying. That was, until the person you were connected to messaged something.

“Hey! You’re not some guy looking for nudes are you?” They asked. You smiled that they had gone through what you just did.

“Nah. I’m some girl looking for nudes lol,” you typed jokingly.

“Haha!! Good thing I have some nudes to give ;),” they responded. You hoped that they were also joking, tempted very much to leave the chat if they weren’t. “Jk jk.”

“Oh thank god haha! I was so close to clicking random again.” You rolled your eyes at their attempt at a joke.

Surprisingly, the two of you got along well, and you spent the night chatting with each other. You found out that the person you were speaking with was named Richard, an odd name seeing as though you were living in South Korea, chatting away in a Korean chat room, in Korean. But hey, you weren’t one to judge. When you asked about his very western name, he admitted that his parents really liked western names and decided to give him one. You found that oddly cute, especially when you thought back to your Kpop phase in high school and how you probably would have given your child a Korean name had you had one in high school. You also found out that he was really into music, both composing and listening. He also enjoyed singing and rapping, and it made you wonder what his favorite genre was, though you didn’t get the chance to ask.

“Sing for me one day,” you wanted to say, but you figured it was too personal of a request so you decided against typing it.

It was late into the night that you realized that the two of you were talking for hours. Deciding to sign out, you asked him for another way to contact him, discontent with trying to find him again through the randomizer of the chat room. You two exchanged Line IDs, and you grew curious at his ID: mountain2.

“Why mountain2?” You asked, puzzled over what mountain2 could even mean.

“It’s because mountain1 was taken haaa,” he typed back, and you chuckled, satisfied with his cheeky answer. You knew eventually he would tell you why he chose such an odd ID.

You two exchanged a final goodbye and good night, and as you shut off your computer, you immediately unlocked your phone, opened the Line app, and searched Richard up by ID. The preview of his profile picture took you by surprise; you saw a face you hadn’t seen in years or, at least, you vaguely did. Clicking on his profile and once again on his profile picture, you knew for sure that this was someone you hadn’t even thought about in years.

He had a selfie of none other than Park Chanyeol of, arguably, the most popular boy band in the world, EXO, as his profile picture. Then again, so did you, since you hadn’t used Line since high school and only kept it around because it felt wrong to delete the app. But why did he? Was he a fanboy? He did say that he liked music, but you would be lying if you said you weren’t the least bit surprised to see the face of a boy you idolized so much suddenly rehash all the things you felt for him in your past. It actually made you smile looking at Chanyeol again, as you remembered all the little notes you wrote for him hoping, though you wouldn’t admit it, that he would maybe see them one day. You loved Chanyeol so much in your high school days that it felt like your heart swelled every time you saw a picture of him, and it wouldn’t be wrong to say that your heart would swell the same way as before if you were to see a picture of him now.

Adding Richard as a friend on Line with a quick press of a button, you reclined back into your desk chair, lost in a sea of emotions one look at Chanyeol had sent you into. You decided, now seeing that the time was nearing 3 AM, you would ask Richard about the Chanyeol selfie tomorrow if you remembered. You also decided then that you would spend more time away from your desk and the textbooks, despite having a test the following week. Tomorrow, maybe you’d walk around Seoul and visit shops and maybe find out what the rest of EXO had been up to in the past few years.