#augh finally a new pinned post!

[des-fangirl]

‧₊˚❀༉‧₊˚. INFO POST .❀ *₊° ❀

Heyo!

☆ I'm Des, pronouns are they/them. My native language is russian + im still in school so my English isn't perfect but im trying! Birthday is on 29 of May btw :3

☆ currently I'm obsessed with discworld, especially Vimes & Vetinari <]

But my other fandoms (that i have made/will make fanart of) are: Hollow knight, Good omens, Pokémon, Professor layton, Ace attorney, Sherlock Holmes (and many others that i can't remember now)

☆ I'm always happy to interact!! Feel free to send asks, leave comments or ask anything. But get ready for lots of happy tags & comments and asks because once i like you it's all over for you. (:3)

☆ my main tags:

#desfan-art - my art tag

#des-shitpost - my shitpost tag

#ask - my answered inbox tag when i remember to use it ofc...

^ about tags..i dont tag reblogs, and i reblog pretty much, so get ready for that ig :_) actually my blog is kinda messy i think but im comfortable with that and hopefully you will be too,,

I think that's all! Ty for reading mrmrm:3

[ice-cream-writes-stuff]

The Nightmare Before Christmas Lost in The Book: Over The Spiral Hill

{1} {2}

“Hello… You. A wonderful person who sleeps in my arms. I wish you could open your eyes…” 

A voice whispers closely by your head, feeling fingers ghosting over your skin. You recall the previous events that had transpired. The book Grim found on the floor of the bookstore, Yuu and you reaching out to save him from being sucked in along with your friends…

Where are they!?

Feeling your body regain consciousness, your eyes admittedly search for the group, relief settling into you once seeing them asleep near you. Yuu holding Grim within in their arms as they snooze quietly together.

The worry you felt lowers, relaxing into the warmth of the pin-stripped suit holding you close.

Raising your head to the stranger, you feel your words falter in your throat. Dark sun-glasses covered his eyes, yet they lowered when he too eyed you more closely. The color of blood-orange irises astonished you, the brightness in his gaze reminding you of a lit jack-o-lantern.  

“Augh… My eyes feel heavy..” Grim grumbles, waking up as Yuu stands up clumsily with the fluff-ball in his arms.

“Grim! Yuu!” You call out, attention away from the newcomer as his lips tilt into a confused frown.

-

The male that held you previously was named Skully j. Graves, or Skully for short, introducing himself with polite flourish. Until… He gone up to everyone in kind, kissing their knuckles happily. Causing a good chunk of your friends screaming, until finally settling his sights on you at the tail-end of his kissing spree.

“Oi!” Epel calls out to the taller male, about to step in, “Don’t try that on (Y/N)!” Skully ignores the purple-haired student. Walking up to you with a beaming smile on his lips as Yuu shoots you a thumbs up. “He’s a gentleman.” They state loudly as Grim puffs out his chest with a pout, unhappy that his fur was touched.

 Holding out his towards you he bows graciously, waiting for your move, you reluctantly take it. He straightens his body, holding you close as he presses a kiss, eyes closed as yours’s widen.

You grin, choosing to reappreciate you leaned closer, pressing a kiss to his forehead near the diamonds around the crown of his head.

The male pauses, this time, he seemed shocked at such a gesture.

A jovial laugh leaves his throat as he eagerly scoops you up into his arms. Grinning like a fool as he twirls you around, not minding the glares he received.

-

Idia grumbles under his breath. "Ugh... This is nauseating, such a crowd..." He shrinks in his seat during the Halloween Town meeting, "Too many sparkling ikemen... It's like a new costume event in I.R.L..." He bemouns quietly, seeing a few of his classmates stand up to greet the townsfolk as politely as they could.

Glancing at his seatmate, Vil eyes the crowd skeptically. The blondes stare scared him even more!

Hearing the commotion on Halloween should be celebrated, Idia glances at Yuu and Grim and the Ramshackle House-Warden. "H-Hey... What about you..." He mumbles to them, unsure as he fiddles with his tailcoat.

"Hm?" You think for a minute...

"Halloween has a complicated history from where we're from." You explain to Idia. As your fellow NRC friends become interested at your own ideas. "There's so many people that celebrated it differently. Skully's example is actually not too far off from-"

"Eh-!?" Epel exclaimed, shocked. "So it's really dull' for you?"

"Well- I meant to say, since there's so many cultures and religion it just depends on how YOU feel about celebrating. Kinda like Chris-"

"Oh, not that made-up holiday again!" Grim whines as Yuu laughs.

-

[Yay! I really love this twst update! I've been playing a lot! I hope Skully gets a card! I enjoy his v.a's acting for him! Hopefully I can post a part three soon when the event updates again! Thank you for reading! Art, reblogs and comments are super helpful! See You!]

[corrupted-starcharts]

-{{ hey folks, sorry things have been relatively quiet here again. been trying to keep a queue up to at least keep the space active :'3 health issues are keeping the creativity at bay gjskska

i have a lot of screenshots stocked and some new characters in the wings - both of which i'm trying to figure out how and when to introduce, i want to do something fun since both Onfim and Kestrel showed up rather quietly and with little introduction lmao

the main thing keeping me from introducing new characters is having to make a new pinned post... augh. but i already had to do that anyway to include Kestrel, as well as Onfim and Raskol's new (and please Atlas hopefully FINAL) designs... it just feels like A Lot hahaha

but yeah, if y'all have been noticing some new names in my tags, keep an eye out i suppose. ;3 }}-

[ranty-ramblestein]

(captions~) Violet continues to be fun... though another grinding moment is incoming.

- Midterms had some funny moments, but later I realized that somehow Fomantis had been evading me and I spent that and the next day hunting for it, only to eventually pull out the Sandwich Simulator and whip up the perfect grass encounter sandwich! (Why can’t I sort the recipes in-game??)

-Since I was grinding mons I only wanted for the Pokedex I did raids for EXP Candies and finally noticed that Maushold don’t share the jewelhead, nuu...

- After getting a shiny spider from WT (-Attack, ew) and before getting that blue worm above, I jumped off a cliff a split second before I noticed a bright pink spherical Pokemon... Pretty sure it was a shiny Lechonk, augh!  Unfortunately it wasn’t a cliff I could get back up easily, so all I could do was fast travel back to that area, but that made the ‘mons respawn, duh...

- Before taking on the Medli Gym I decided to evolve all of my starters, which meant Don Quixote deserved a new name, a reference to Sylvando of Dragon Quest 11!  When I took part in my first online raid and someone brought along Quaquaval I realized he’d need a rename, lol.  That sprite didn’t include the feather/lights!

- Wha-oh, the League is catching on to Penny’s hacking!  Run!!

I’ll put more images from the classes under the cut!

pic 1: dec 21st: I'm so used to anime tropes I started out wondering if she was planning on make lunch for her crush, but she doesn't seem the type, honestly. pic 2: Clive, buddy, ya gotta do that transformation in the bathrooms, or wherever you home is. (I don't /feel/ like he'd live in the school?  But he's got all that research machinery, so...) pic 3: What, you didn't pin a note to the-? Oh, right, the grounds area has multiple entrances. pic 4: Bro, I'm only here for the Pokedex completion.  But also, please fix the problem where you can't look through forms of Pokemon when you select the 'recently battled/caught' section. pic 5: dec 22nd: First shiny in WT that doesn't have a website name! (Only second shiny, tho.)  Love the pallet, but it's -Att, ew. pic 6: I followed the sandwich creator at https://cecilbowen.github.io/pokemon-sandwich-simulator/ to help me spawn Fomantis! pic 7: :(( They don't share... pic 8: First full odds shiny in a while!  I missed a shiny earlier in the evening, though... pic 9: dec 25th: Don evolving into Quaquaval means it's time to rename him to a certain DQ11 character! pic 10: dec 27th: *sweats*

So, uh, I stumbled across a BrassiusxHassel ship art before I met Hassel, so when I met him and recognized his hair shape (I exited out of the post very quickly...) I wonder why people shipped him with Brassius...

and this is definitely the reason, holy shit.

...Note to self: Look for ship art of these two later. (I mean, there’s no way they’re plot twist villains, right...?)

I swear I saw something that showed Hassel being a villain, but that crying thing... Now I’m not so sure I read that right. (I still wanna experience the story on my own, though; No spoilers!)

[insanely-creative-things]

Big Hero 7: The Series

www.fanfiction.net

Big Hero 7 S2

El Fuego

*Its so happened to be a dark night at the maximum prison where Yama, the notorious gang leader from Good Luck ally and foe to Hiro Hamada and Cora Mizichio, is sitting at his cell abiding his time. Soon enough, MegaYama had arrived and swiftly defeated the security guards and start smashing the wall where Yama is behind.*

Yama: Yes! New Mega Yama! Get me out of here!

*That is when the flying figure of Baymax with Hiro and Cora arrives to the scene.*

Hiro: Baymax! Clothesline!

*With one fist out Baymax punches Mega Yama, throwing him away from the wall. Not hearing the sound of rock being pounded Yama calls out to his robot.*

Yama: Whats going on? New Mega Yama why did you stop smashing?!

*Baymax lands as the rest of Big Hero 7 joins them.*

Fred: Nice take down Omega Danger-

*That's when Mega Yama's fist punches Baymax, along with Hiro and Cora, away and over the wall.*

Fred: He can't handle all four of AUGH!

*Mega Yama takes his grasp around Fred as he spins around and throws him to Wasabi and Honey Lemon, knocking them down and leaving Gogo to him, Mega Yama raises his foot ready to stomp on Gogo when she quickly summons her hover disc to shield herself from Mega Yama's foot. But the pressure too strong for her alone.*

Gogo: Uh guys? Honey ?

*Gogo continues to struggles until the gang soon join her to push back against Mega Yama's foot.*

Honey Lemon: Push harder!

Fred: *Straining* I'm known for my wit! Not my strength!

*Honey Lemon peeks up from the disc when they no longer felt the impending pressure of Mega Yama's foot.*

Honey Lemon: Yay! he gave up!

*A quick grab of Wasabi from Mega Yama's claws proved her other wise.*

Wasabi: Spoke too soon!

*Fred quickly catches Wasabi just as Baymax comes flying back to join the fight. Mega Yama pushes them down as Hiro and Cora fall off and land far away. mega Yama goes towards the two teens ready to stomp on them when Baymax's fists punches him in the back and into the wall, shutting the robot menace down.*

Hiro: Thanks Baymax.

Cora: We owe ya big time buddy.

Baymax: Your welcome.

*The gang cheer around Baymax leaving Yama confused*

Yama: What happened? Where'd you gone to Mega Yama? Hurry before Big Hero 7 shows up!

*It was then they later traveled to their chosen night out: Mech Wrestling. it was an event where wrestlers don on their mech suits and join in a fight before hundreds of people while putting up a main act. The gang had agreed to join up to see it... but it took more convincing for Cora's father to let Cora go. After begging and swearing they would not let Cora be hurt her agreed... on one condition...*

Mizuchi: Excuse us ma'm..

*They all sit down at their seat while Mizuchi tries to not block anyone's view of the show. Finally he settled on laying across the bleachers of the gang with Baymax acting as a head comforter.*

Cora: Sorry Papa..

Mizuchi: No no, its fine. You can see the show right?

Honey Lemon: We can see well sir!

Mizuchi: Cool... I wonder if Kage had ever ventured to these sort of things...

*And so the announcer starts up his pitch as the audience starts to get wild.*

Announcer: Welcome fight fans! Its time for Mech Wrestling Madness!

Honey Lemon: *Covering her ears and talking loudly* I've never been to a mech wrestling match!

Cora: *Also covering her ears* Me neither! Is it always this loud?

Baymax: sounds under 85 decibels are generally considered safe.

Honey Lemon: So is it safe?

Baaymax: No.

Gogo: Too Loud, too fake, to me.

Hiro: But its fun. You know, cheering for the good guy, booing for the bad guy.

Gogo: Or both.

Fred: I love Mech Wrestling so much That I actually tried to buy the league! But I was outbid by an anonymous-

Announcer: Everyone! Put your hands together for the new owner of Mech Wrestling Federation... Richardson Mole!

*Richardson Mole arrives in the smoke, no doubting upsetting Fred to the core.*

Fred: WWWHHHYYYY?!

Wasabi: You OK buddy?

Fred: *Clearly not OK* Oh hohoho I will be! Once I take something from Mole he wants more than anything!

Wasabi: So... not OK?

Mizuchi: Is this Mole the same mole that had threatened your secret identities for Fred's possessions and to be a member of your team?

Hiro: Pretty much. Along side being Fred's enemy.

Mizuchi: I see... *To Fred* We'll talk about this!

Fred: *Not really paying Attention* OK.

Announcer: Now for the main event! He brings the heat, he loves to cheat! He's a bad guy with bad breath! El~ Fuego!

*The Mech Wrestler El Fuego is a Mexican man whose mech armor is composed of flames. The crowd boos at El Fuego.*

El Fuego: Keep booing! Keep booing! Its just more fuel for El Fuego!

*Its there that Honey Lemon lets it go.*

Honey Lemon: Get ready to get extinguished El Fuego! You're going down son!

*Everyone around Honey Lemon look at her as if she smacked someone's grandma to the ground.*

Honey Lemon: Sorry, I guess I just got wrapped up in the moment.

*Gogo lightly blushes at her girlfriend before quickly turning around in a small huff of whatever.*

Announcer: And his opponent! He's Mech Elite! He can't be beat! He's the good guy whose smile can light up the room! Uncle~ Samurai!

*The crowd cheers wildly at the 'heroic' mech wrestler appearing before them. The two mech wrestlers go head to head as Uncle Samurai throws El Fuego to the ring post shouting 'feel the revolution!'. After throwing in a couple punches Uncle Samurai pushes himself to the ropes to launch himself-*

Honey Lemon: End him Uncle Samurai! *calms down* You're doing so great!

*With his attention back to the fight Uncle Samurai is quickly yanked by El Fuego to which he gives the red, white, and blue mech wrestler a punch. Making the team wince and Mizuchi to cover Cora's eyes.*

Cora: Papa!

Gogo: Fake...

*The crowd boos as El Fuego spins Uncle Samurai around, winding up for his next move.*

Fred: Ah snap! El Fuego's about to do his signature mech slam! The sparkler!

*El Fuego spins faster and faster, making Baymax activate his nurse bot mode.*

Baymax: severe dizziness can lead to extreme nausea.

Hiro: Don't worry Baymax, its not real its for show.

*That is when El Fuego throws him off the ring and into the bleachers, rendering El Samurai unconscious.*

Mole: Hey! That's against the rules!

*That's when he rips off his jacket to reveal a referee shirt.*

Fred: Ah come on! Conflict of interest! You can't be the owner and the ref!

Mole: *To El Fuego* You just got your first warning!

El Fuego: Ah warning Ooh~

*Uncle Samurai soon regains consciousness and is struggling to get up.*

Baymax: Uncle Samurai may be in need of medical attention.

Gogo: He's fine.

*Soon enough Uncle Samurai gets up and is ready for more.*

Uncle Samurai: No surrender! Yes!

*That is when behind Uncle Samurai's back El Fuego grabs a piece of the bleachers and is ready to whack him.*

Hiro: This is classic! While the ref is conveniently distracted! El Fuego is able to cheat.

Mole: Hi Dream girl~ You pinned my heart.

Honey Lemon and Gogo: *Holding hands* We're dating!

*Mole sighs before he blows a kiss at Gogo… only for Gogo to promptly smack it away and kiss Honey Lemon full on the lips.*

Cora: Yes! *Pumps hands up*

*Once the kiss ends Honey Lemons giggles madly as she hugs her girlfriend while Gogo gives a satisfied, smug, smirk. Wrapping her arm around her tall girlfriend.*

El Fuego: Yes, kiss it goodbye.. to a dramatic combat!

*He whacks Uncle Samurai away, resulting in the patriotic samurai to launch himself forward only to be knocked down the floor.*

Announcer: Looks like a whole new meaning to getting benched!

*El Fuego gets up and launches himself up in the air where he uses his elbow to pin Uncle Samurai down to the ground.*

Honey Lemon: Hey he cheated! Tag me! Tag me in!

Cora: Uh?... *To Gogo* Is Honey Lemon this passionate when she gets to new things?

Gogo: Yes.

*El Fuego tries to smirk but the look from Mole is enough to make him begrudengly pick Uncle Samurai up and make his arms move around to appear that Uncle Samurai is defeating him. Soon enough Uncle Samurai for real finishes up the job and wins against El fuego.*

Crowd and Mole: One... two... Three!

Honey Lemon: Yes! That's what I'm talking about!

Baymax: You're being dangerously loud.

Honey Lemon: Sorry, but OMG that was so much fun! *To Cora and Mizuchi* What do you guys think?

Cora; Its fine! Kind of exciting. Maybe we can invite Uncle Kage and Chara sometime.

Mizuchi: I'll talk about that later...

*When the arena cleared out the staff is cleaning it up when El Fuego goes up to Mole.*

Mole: Ah, if it isn't the best heel in business!

El Fuego: *Getting off the mech Suit* I'm sick of loosing on purpose! You know I'm the best wrestler! Period!

Mole: Bad Guys never win in wrestling.

*El Fuego picks Mole up by the shirt growling angerly.*

Mole: You're a heel! And the heel's job is to make the face look good!

*El Fuego growls angrily before he drops Mole and walks away.*

Mole: See?! Total heel move!

*The next morning the Gogo, Hiro, Wasabi and Baymax all meet up at the café where Fred goes on his spew of words as he vows revenge against Richardson Mole.*

Fred: Richardson will rue the day he took something from me that I wanted! Again!

*However, the rest of his friends were not so much as paying attention to him.*

Fred: Uh hello? Earth to Best Friends I'm vowing revenge here!

Gogo: *Nonchalant* Great, we heard it before. You vow revenge-

wasabi: Set off on some ridiculous vendetta-

Hiro: Just to prove your better than richardson.

Baymax: It has never ended well.

Cass: Hey guys!

*the gang look up to see Aunt Cass carrying her tray of coffee mugs.*

Cass: Where's Cora and Honey Lemon?

Gogo: Honey's at her new happy place.

Hiro: And Cora's spending the day with her grandmother.

Cass: That's interesting. What's Honey Lemon's new happy place?

*None other then the Mech Wrestling league of course.*

Honey Lemon: Bring it on Fuego! Uncle Samurai is gonna dance on your face!

Esme: Jesus H. Roosevelt Christ you're loud!

Miyuki: Of all things Honey Lemon had to enjoy...

*Honey Lemon invited/dragged her SFAI friends, Miyuki Frost and Esme, to the Mech Wrestling event as well to get them into the hype. It had mixed results: Miyuki uses this as a time to work on her sketching for mech, while Esme mutters about the way the 'villain' and 'hero' are framed in Spanish. As of now El Fuego and Uncle Samurai are duking it out at the ring. El Fuego picks his enemy up and spins him in the air before slamming him to the floor.*

Crowd: *Boos at El Fuego*

Honey Lemon: Yeah! Go ahead! Celebrate now you're going down in a minute son!

El Fuego: You're just fanning the Fuego!

Esme: Have to admit, he's definitely buying into his role.

*El fuego then throws Uncle Samurai across the ring before he uses the strings to beat his opponent to the ground more. He stands on top as some of the crowd cheers on the action, but the watchful eye of Mole is quick to tell him to make sure he loses anyway...however... This time El Fuego will not lose on purpose. He cracks his neck as he steps towards Uncle Samurai and gives him the beating of a lifetime before he dives him headfirst to the floor via his jets. It results in him on top of Uncle Samurai as he uses Mole, the referee, to announce his victory. Much to the shock of Honey Lemon and others, Miyuki taking note of it before resuming sketching, and Esme giving a sly smirk. Finally, the banner of the winner is El Fuego.*

El Fuego: That's right! The heel is the winner!

*Soon enough the station is clearing out with some of the crowd still chattering about El Fuego's sudden victory when Miyuki notes something.*

Miyuki: Dang it I left my sketchbook!

Esme: Hold on, I'll get it!

*She rushes back in time to the doors and swiftly goes to the bleachers where the sketchbook is. She picks it up only to see El Fuego, outside his Mech Suit, go towards his stand as he gloats his victory. Good thing the bleachers were dark or he would had easily spotted her.*

El fuego: All hail the new heel champion!

*That's when Mole steps in*

Mole: I don't think so! Pack up your mech suit El Fuego! Your fired!

El Fuego: Fired? I'm the greatest Mech Wrestler this league has ever seen! Not to mention how I'm 'the bad guy' against some gringo who barely puts in any effort to actually fight back! I earned my place here!

Mole: That's the thing! You're the bad guy! Bad Guys don't win! Its not good for business!

*And so the banner flops loosely off the wall.*

El Fuego: You'll regret this. I'm bigger than this league! And I'm going to prove it!

*He stomps away from the arena, growling underneath his breath along with some cuss words in Spanish. This Esme uses to get back to her friends while carrying the sketch book and quickly relay what she saw.*

Miyuki: Basically, El Fuego was tired of purposely loosing to Uncle Samurai cause he actually earned his title along with the fact he's white-

Honey Lemon: So he went against Mole and won.. but got fired for it?

Esme: Yes. Though I would had suggested 'Hey! How about you make El Fuego a good guy!'. But then again, that would require Mole to be creative.

Honey Lemon: Yesh! Now I feel bad for El Fuego... I hope he picks himself up.

Esme: Yup. Anyway, I still can't believe that Cora is actually half mermaid.

Honey Lemon: I know! I mean, thousands of years of myths on what we thought were stories actually hold some truth! And ms. Kaguya is living proof!

Miyuki: so now Cora's going to have her first lesson about her heritage?

Honey Lemon: Yeah. Kaguya decided she would teach Cora first then us second. Just so Cora would feel more comfortable and focused on the lesson without us to watch.

Miyuki: Sounds fair. I wouldn't want people to stare at me.

* At the night on the beach, Kaguya and Cora are walking through the sand before they find a secluded spot to start Kaguya's lessons.*

Kaguya: Alright now Cora. I'm heading in.

*the old woman puts her cane down and dives into the water, where she emerges up with her tail in display. Cora notes closely at her grandmother's aquatic features.*

Kaguya: Tell me, what do you see besides my tail?

Cora: Well... *Looks closely*… You have forearm fins, pelvic fins and a dorsal fin on your tail and... Gills?

Kaguya: Yes. The gills operate the same as with fish, they're like feathers with a wide surface area. They exist in layers to which we can observe oxygen. We do, however, posses lungs... but they're not as strong as human lungs and are temporary.

Cora: Temporary?

Kaguya: For at least half a day, if a mermaid or merman were to crawl onto the beach they would have air sacks inside that will activate. But again, they are considerably weaker and smaller. If the mermaid and merman were to stay on land longer than necessary the gills will soon collapse on itself and suffocate them. Their skin will become dry and pale, they'll get bags under their eyes, and their hair will turn white as they dry out.

Cora:... Basically what happened to me when I got ill.

Kaguya: I'm not sure… to be honest I mostly didn't tell you because as far as we know.. you are the first child born of a mermaid mother and of a human father. No one knows the biology of such extremes, not humans obviously, but also not the merfolk.

Cora: And add in the fact that the thing from Papa passed it onto me, latching on my foot that supposedly should give me extra strength.

Kaguya: That is true... but Cora, don't think that we think less of you nor that we're afraid. We love you, your friends love you, and Hiro loves you. They accept who you are and that is the greatest relief I've ever felt in my life... its tied with the day your father proven himself that he does love your mother and is willing to better himself for his sake and hers... now, here's something cool for you, and something very familiar to your super suit.

*Kaguya sighs as she soon glows patterns of a soft blue around her arms, face, and tail and the tip of her fins. Cora listened to her grandmother explain the purpose of the bioluminescence in mermaids along with how they gained such an ability, as a thought that has been in Cora's mind since the reveal in Sycorax had protruded and made her look at her hands and feet, where the brand stares back at her in what she feels is taunting her.*

Cora:*Softly to herself*… Then what am I really?

*Not a human, nor a mermaid... All she knows now... is what she is not.*

*But somewhere in the city, someone has a very clear idea on what they want to be and who they are. And El Fuego decided that if they want a bad guy, he'll give him a bad guy. He is adding upgrades to his Mech suit while the TV is one for white noise.*

El Fuego: I'll show the whole world! I just need to find the biggest, baddest, good guy to fight!

*That is when the TV shows a news clip of Big Hero 7 with the main feature being Baymax.*

Dunder: Once again; Big Hero 7 proves to be the biggest, baddest, good guys in town!

*And so when El Fuego sees the picture of Baymax, he smiles to himself as he forms a plan.*

_________

*The next day at the arena Fred is carrying a suitcase and joined by Gogo, Wasabi, and Esme for support as they go to see Mole.*

Mole: Frederickson! Welcome to my wrestling federation!

Fred: Or is it mine?... There's an airport hanger full of these*opens case to show piles of money* with your name on it if you sell the federation to me.

Mole: Tantalizing proposition, and I admit I don't even like wrestling.

*That struck so many nerves in Fred as he decided to take breather to let out his frustration. With that Mole turns his attention to Gogo.*

Mole: So, how's things with your 'girlfriend' dream girl?

Gogo: My girlfriend's just fine creep. We're going on a date tonight.

Mole: Oh come on you're only dating that skinny twig to play hard to get.

*This has Gogo twitching her eyes as her fist starts shaking. Esme has to hold her hand while also reminding herself that to attack a white rich boy would land them in jail. Soon enough, after screaming his lungs out Fred goes back to join his friends and still have his case open.*

Fred: Anyway, about that generous offer-

Mole: Not for sale! I only bought it cause I knew it would drive you crazy!

*Mole then laughs like the entitled brat he is.*

Fred: And to think, at one time I actually felt sorry for you. Well, now I rue you!

Mole: I was born on Rue Street on a Ruesday on FrebRueary, Ruelly.

Wasabi: I rue the day we agreed to come here.

*With that Fred walks away to head back to the limo along with Gogo and Wasabi, but Esme stays behind to talk to Mole.*

Esme: Wow... So.. not only are you discrediting Gogo's relationship with Honey Lemon because of some perverted entitlement, but you purposely bought the league of wrestling just to spite Fred?

Mole: What about it?

Esme: You are a literally an internet troll in real life: someone who tells their target they have no life along with rude comments, through ironically they have all the time in the world to harass them. That tells me you actually have no life since you dedicated your time to spite Fred out of a vendetta and since you're not in school.

Mole: So what?-

Esme: I guarantee you that if you weren't a privileged, rich, white boy; you would be royally beaten up by children your own age cause they can see a gross brat when they smell one.

Mole: W-Well then that would make Fred pathetic too since he also says he rues how he responds to how I-

Esme: Being Offensive is worse cause being offended is a REACTION. You deliberately chose to behave this way cause it would make Fred upset. And he does have a right to be offended since most of the times you were the cause of it. The moment someone raises a fist and delivers that blow to you, you'll only show that you are a truly pathetic, sniveling, entitled, cowardly brat .

*That's when Mole's face turns red, but that is when Esme walks back angrily sighing before climbing to the car. That is when she sees Fred, grumbling angrily.*

Esme: *To Fred* Fred? You alright?

Fred: No I'm not alright!..*Sighs angrily* He doesn't even like wrestling and he-He's the worst!

*He turns around in a huff while Esme sighs, looking at Gogo and Wasabi. Meanwhile at the streets of San Fransokyo Hiro, Cora, and Baymax are at the rooftops watching over the city as they chat about things. Mostly about Cora's lessons.*

Hiro: So that's how Mermaids survive in the ocean.

Cora: Yeah, mostly thanks to how they observed many fishes and octopedes survive.

Hiro: Must've been fun.

Cora: Yeah, I bet when you guys get the lesson you'll be amazed. Its more awesome in person.

Baymax:... Your neural scans indicate a small but growing feeling of melancholy.

Cora: I'm fine Baymax… I was just thinking about Sycorax...

Hiro: *Places an arm around her shoulders* Yeah... I get it. But its over now and Diane will never hurt you or anyone again. She's locked up for good along with Chris.

Cora: And the real Liv... though.. why would Liv turn herself in?...I'll learn it later...Anyway, where’s this supposed showdown?

Hiro: Yeah *Commlink to the team* I'm calling it. Nothing's happening here.*

Baymax: A combustimal mass of incandescent gases is incoming.

Hiro and Cora: What?

*And soon enough a giant flame lands in the middle of street, soon revealing itself to be none other than-*

El Fuego: Say hello to El Fuego! Grande!

*He puts on a flame show as Baymax lands down with Hiro and Cora.*

El Fuego: I'm ready for a real fight! You ready Omega Danger?

*The crowd waits in anticipation for the epic showdown.*

Baymax: No thank you.

El Fuego: What do you mean no thank you? Come on big bot! Fight back!

*He launches his fist to knock Baymax back to which he stands back up.*

Baymax: I am programmed to assist someone in danger. There is currently no one in danger.

El Fuego: Yeah there is.

* He runs forward and punches Baymax again, but the bot refuses to raise a fist.*

El Fuego: What do you say now?!

Baymax: Expressing anger can be healthy.

*El Fuego punches Baymax over and over but not once had Baymax fallen down nor put up any fists to fight back. That is when he flies up to the sky with Hiro and Cora.*

Baymax: This is not healthy.

El Fuego: Neither is this!

*He shoots his fire far from a small shoulder cannon at Baymax to which the nurse bot dodges easily. That is when a helicopter with the news appear.*

Dunder: We're live on the scene of a surprisingly boring supehero battle.

Hiro: Baymax just fight back!

Baymax: There is no reason for violence.

Cora: But El Fuego will continue to attack you!

El fuego: Whats his problem? He just a wad of newtons!

Hiro: He's programmed to help people.

Cora: He won't hurt anyone.

El Fuego: Wait. He doesn't fight? I thought he was a cutting edge fighter bot! But he's nothing but junk!

*That got Hiro growling angrily at El Fuego once he uttered those words. That is when the rest of Big Hero 7 arrives.*

Gogo: Shows over El Fuego!

Honey Lemon: Your surrounded son!

*The rest of the team look at Honey Lemon. Still not processing the fact that she is now a bonifide mech wrestling fan.*

Honey Lemon: I mean.. Sir.

El Fuego: Seven against one is cheating. I want a fair fight. With your chicken bot! *To Baymax* Tomorrow evening! At night market square we tango! And if you don't show up, everyone will know Big Hero 7 is really Big Coward 7!

*He then flies off to the sky, leaving behind an increasingly pissed off Hiro. Cora, while also mad that El Fuego had the audacity to call Baymax garbage, also notes how Hiro is reacting.*

Dunder: Is it true that your considering changing your name to Big Coward 7?

*Later on Hiro, Cora, and Baymax are at the garage where Cora removes the helmet as she looks at the cracked visor. Hiro gives a deep sigh as he looks over the rest of the armor.*

Baymax: A deep sigh can indicate frustration.

Hiro:... You're not junk! You're one of the most sophisticated robots ever built! State of the art AI, synthetic fore sensors, high dynamic range cameras, not to mention saving the city multiple times!

Baymax: You are right Hiro. I am not junk. El Fuego is incorrect.

Hiro: I know but I.. But I can't stand that he thinks he's right! Its just not that he's saying my work is junk!...

*That is when Hiro turns to look at a picture.. a picture of himself, Aunt Cass... and Tadashi. Cora's eyes slightly quiver as she sees what Hiro is truly upset about. She goes over to place a hand on his shoulder.*

Hiro: He's saying Tadashi's work is junk...

Baymax: *Waddling to Hiro and placing his hand on his other shoulder* El Fuego's opinion does not diminish Tadashi's achievements.

Hiro: Yeah,... I know you're right Baymax...

*Baymax hugs him from behind as Cora stands aside and let them have their moment. The blue haired teen then looked at her phone and went to her photo gallery, finding a few pictures that had Tadashi. If he had lived what would he had truly thought of this? She knew for sure that Tadashi would have been less than pleased with their old college bully and no doubt proud of their accomplishments as Big Hero 7... and yet... how would he respond to El Fuego's taunts? While mature he isn't as above it all as many people would think. He probably had moments where he snapped. And then her mind wandered... would he still see her as a person if he learned all about her family past?... She looks back at Hiro and Baymax before she goes to resume to repair Baymax's armor. Later on they went to Fred's house where they talked about his latest revenge scheme against mole. Hiro, Esme, and the gang had informed her what Mole did and to take it with a grain of salt.*

Fred: Ladies, gentlemen, and gentlebots. I present with you with my latest Richardson revenge scheme!

*He shows a billboard with the words KWF.*

Gogo: K W F?

Wasabi: Kindergarten Wizard... falafel?

Fred: Ooh~ I would eat that but no. It stands for Kaiju Wrestling Federation.

Honey Lemon: You're starting a Kaiju wrestling league?

Fred: Yes! All the matches are going to take place in space!

*That's when Hiro's suit flies in with a kaiju mask.*

Hiro: Uh How'd you get my exosuit?

Esme: And yikes on the aesthetics!

Fred: I broke to your lab! But that's not what's important. What's important is that you make the actual space kaijus and-

Cora: Fred, we love you. But this is way over the top. I understand that you hate mole with a fiery passion since he repeatedly harasses you and stole something from you while under the pretense of friendship... but this is, again, way too far.

Fred: Well, what do you suggest then? Just let him rub his victory in my face?

Esme: Its a little complicated; on one hand you can just do what Commander Carter suggested when Mole blackmailed you guys with your secret identities.

Honey Lemon: That being?

Esme: From what I heard, having Gogo and Hiro pin Mole down while Cora bashes his face with a heavy binder.

Wasabi: That is also over the top.

Baymax: It could lead to mole having many facial injuries.

Esme: I know that and so does Commander Carter. But historically bullies go after easy targets. Once the target fights back, they don't bully harder, they look for another target. If there's one to describe them, it would be coward.

Fred: *Looking a little uncomfortable* I just wanna show that he has nothing over me! Not beat his face in!

Esme: That's one suggestion. And seriously, way over the top in response to Mole's purchase of the mech wrestling league. Situations are always different and that requires different solutions. And this is one that doesn't require a rightful beating or making a kaiju wrestling league. You have to pick your battles and decide which ones to let it be and when to face on. This one, you have to let it go.

Fred: Ya know.. your right! Thanks Esme.

Esme: *Winks at Fred* Anytime baby.

*Cora pulls out her phone and sees something in the news.*

Cora: Guys you wanna might check this out.

*The gang look at Cora's phone to see Bluff Dunder standing next to El Fuego as the wrestler looks more angrier by the minute.*

Dunder: El Fuego! Do you have a prediction for your fight against the biggest hero in Big Hero 7?

El Fuego: Oh yeah! If that chicken bot has the circuits to show up! I'm going to eat his CPO for lunch!

Dunder: Interesting. I'm feeling like a sandwich. Sounds like you're predicting victory.

El Fuego: Clear your ears out Dunder! Who ever programmed that bag of bolts had no idea what they're doing! I'm going to blast its stupid carbon fiber skeleton back to the junkyard!

*After he destroys a bit of the set and leaves, Dunder gets up.*

Dunder: Well alright. I like to thank El Fuego for being my guest on this week's segment on community corner.

*The screen now shows Hiro and Cass together as the teen had gotten home. And the same news clip is showing on the TV watched by Hiro and Cass.*

Cass: I wish there was another local news channel!

*Hiro gets up from the couch and starts sketching out a new diagram... a specific one for El Fuego.*

Cass: Its really hard to not let jerks get under your skin. Especially all the times with Kurt.

Hiro: Uh huh.

Cass: And that girl... Kami or something? I don't care. I can't believe you didn't tell me about her. I would've liked to have few words with her parents over the way she treated you and Cora. I'm glad she's expelled so you never have to face her again.

Hiro: *Not paying attention* Yeah.

Cass: *Sighs*… Doing some homework?

Hiro: Mhm.

Cass: Don't work too hard.

*Soon enough Hiro is making himself some adjustments to Baymax's armor... with an exoskeleton designed for himself. Soon enough he dons on the exoskeleton then the armor, with the last finishing touch being a helmet to look like Baymax complete with a voice modifier.*

Hiro: *As Baymax* I am Baymax.

*At the Mizichio household Cora is finishing up her homework when she sees the tv on with the news on El Fuego.*

Dunder: An unsanctioned street fight in a busy city center. Seems dangerous, and seems like good television.

*The crowd, not realizing the villain act was simply an act back at wrestling, boo him.*

El Fuego: Boo me all you want. Your hero is a big chicken!

Hiro: *Baymax voice* I am not a chicken.

*Hiro lands in Baymax's armor, ready to fight off El Fuego. And forgetting the fact that Baymax, while slowly improving, has used no metaphors or sarcasm when he talks.*

Hiro: *Baymax voice* I am your worst nightmare.

*At the Mizichio household everyone could tell something is up.*

Baymax 1: That is not Baymax.

Kaguya: Did Hiro just show up in Baymax's armor to face El Fuego?

Kage: And with a voice modulator.

Chara: Whats going on?

Mizuchi: Hiro's angry, so he's gonna face El Fuego as Baymax to defend-

*That's when they hear the rapid footsteps of Cora running up to her room and no doubt call Skymax.*

Kage: And there she goes.

*At Night Market square, Hiro-Max is face to face with El Fuego.*

Hiro-max: On a scale of one to ten, how would you rate your stupidity?

________

*El Fuego pounds his fists together as Hiro-Max gets to his fighting stance.*

Hiro-Max: Bring it.

*The two charge towards each other as they are now locked to push each other off. Using his wire arms he flips Hiro-Max to the ground. He flies up and blasts a ball of fire only for Hiro to get out of the way in time as El Fuego lands.*

El Fuego: Give up Omega Danger! You're no match for El Fuego!

*He shoots a flame thrower at Hiro-Max to which he flies up and raises his fist.*

Hiro-max: You wish.

*He punches El Fuego and flies him up continuously punching him before he grabs him and flies up.*

Hiro-Max: You are about to need Medical attention.

*He then dives down with a screaming and slightly confused Fuego. At the café the gang meet up with Baymax.*

Cass: Hey, do you guys know where Hiro is? Its getting late.

Wasabi: *Lying* Yes! I think he had a-

Fred: School project.

Honey Lemon: At school!

Cass: Oh I was getting worried there for a sec.

*She then goes to serve another customer as the team sigh in relief.*

Honey Lemon: I hope Hiro's OK.

*That's when they got text messaged from Cora reading Look at News now! Coming over there! They do look up the news and see El Fuego and Baymax fighting*

Fred: Check it out! El Fuego is wrestling Baymax!...Wait!.. If our Baymax is here.. and other Baymax is at Cora's house...

*Gogo looks closely at her phone and zooms in closer to the armor.*

Gogo: Then that's-

Gang: Hiro!

Baymax, Fred, Wasabi, Gogo, Honey Lemon: Oh no...

Cora: What were you thinking Hiro!

*Cora is dressed in her old super suit heading towards Nigh Market square on foot, looking around for any sign of her boyfriend and El Fuego. The gang then try to summon up their Skymax only to receive an error.*

Gogo; What?

*That's when a face call from Hiro himself.*

Hiro: Sorry guys, I disabled Skymax.

Gogo: But Hiro-!

Hiro: I know you just wanna help but I have to do this on my own. To defend Tadashi's honor!

*A large punch towards the armor temporarily blinks red inside Hiro's suit.*

Hiro: Gotta go!

*He ends the call, leaving the gang be.*

Wasabi: He does know that Cora will be heading there anyway right?

Gogo: and so are we!

Fred: To the Big Hero 7 Mobile!

*The gang and Baymax are awkwardly squished together, obvious that they had rushed in without any thought on where to sit.*

Fred: You know what? You guys go, I'll catch up.

*El Fuego spins Hiro-Max up before throwing him to the ground. Using his own power jets El Fuego flies up and stomps on Hiro-Max's back with the added touch of flames. He then dives down to slam him only for Hiro-Max to use his rocket fists to knock him back. Hiro-Max then gets up and is ready to finish the fight.*

Hiro-Max: You have been a bad boy. You will not get a lollipop.

*Using what little control of his mech suit he had, he catches Hiro-max's fist.*

El Fuego: This fuego is just getting started!

*He then kicks Hiro max away so far that Cora, just arriving at Night market square sees it nearly crash to the car containing the gang.*

Cora: Hi- I mean Omega Danger!

*Cora runs towards the fight where El Fuego is giving Hiro-max quiet a beating. Finally he throws Hiro-Max to a building where all of the systems fail.*

Hiro: No no no no!

El Fuego: Oh it feels good to win!

Honey Lemon: What can we do without our suits?

Wasabi: *Noticing something* Wait.. where's Baymax?

Gogo: *Spots someone else* Cora's there with-

Hiro: Baymax? Cora?

*Cora goes over to the shut down armor while Baymax stands in front of them.*

Hiro: What are you doing here?

Baymax: Protecting you from injury.

Cora: And getting your butt out of the fire.

El Fuego: I don't know what you are but congratulations! You get to be my first victim of my new finishing move! The flying butt!

Baymax: Oh.

*El Fuego flies up with his back facing Baymax and flies towards them. However, Baymax's inflatable body had cushioned Hiro and pushed Cora away from the cross fire.*

Baymax: You may have an anger related issue.

*El Fuego punches Baymax but due to his huggable design he merely bobs back and forth.*

Baymax: Unprovoked aggression is usually a sign of insecurity.

El Fuego: *Getting real tired* Whew! Hang on... I'm just getting started...

Baymax: Would you like a hug?

*Baymax hugs El Fuego while Cora goes over to Hiro and studies over the armor.*

Cora: Are you alright Omega Danger?

Hiro-max: What matters is that you are safe.

Crowd: Aww~

El Fuego: What the-?! Get off me!...Ah.. I don't feel good about myself..

Baymax: There there...

*But that was a small ruse as he grabs Baymax up.*

El Fuego: You fell for my fake emotional breakthrough! Time for a powerhug!

*He squeezes Baymax around, intending to pop the vinyl covering. Using what Cora had repaired Hiro-max gets up to protect Baymax.*

Hiro-Max: *Voice modulator failing* You win Fuego! You're the toughest!

El Fuego: What was that? I can't hear you!

Hiro-Max: You're tougher than me! Just don't hurt my friend!

Cora: Please El Fuego you've already proven yourself you don't have to hurt him!

El Fuego: Pathetic! Your groveling isn't going to save you two or your inflatable friend-

*That is when the familiar Exosuit with a kaiju head flies up to join the fight.*

Fred: Then I'll have to do it!

El Fuego: And what is it you're going to do lightweight?

*Fred is at the safety of Hiro's room where he is using the gloves and helmet to control the exosuit from afar.*

Fred: Something really smart!

*Fred pushes a button to which it reveals itself to be the magnetic waves which slowly tear apart the mech suit off El Fuego.*

El fuego: That's cheating!

*Finally all of the armor is off, leaving nothing but vulnerable muscle and flesh.*

Baymax: Would you like another hug?

El Fuego: no! Everyone leave me alone-Ah!

*He took a step back to a flight of stairs straight to the police.*

Police officer: Freeze El Fuego!

El Fuego: Hello officer...

Hiro: Thanks Fred... I just wish I let all of El Fuego's taunts go.

Cora: You really could've gotten hurt Hiro.

Fred: Yeah. Like Esme said, you have to pick your battles and decide which ones are worth your time.

*Soon enough, after getting Hiro safely back him and the gang mothering him, Cora looks at Hiro as they get him off the suit.*

Cora: I don't blame you for reacting that way you know... but again you really could've hurt yourself! I don't wanna loose you or Baymax after everything we've gone through!-

Hiro: *hugs her and rubs her back* I'm sorry Cora. You're right... I didn't focus.. what can I do to make up for it?

Cora: *Hugs him back* Just be careful for me. That's all I ask. I love you.

Hiro: I love you too.

*Soon enough, Hiro and Baymax are packing up the armor safely in a box inside their garage and have a heart to heart talk.*

Hiro: I can't believe I lost control... *picks up Baymax's helmet* I know no one can tarnish Tadashi's memory because... his work speaks for itself.

Baymax: His work has now become your work.

*Hiro receives a hug from Baymax to which he started to start a little play wrestling.*

Hiro: Hiro has Baymax against the ropes!

*And catching on to Hiro's mood, Baymax joins in the pretend wrestling.*

Baymax: This is safe, because it is fake.

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A.N: And that was El Fuego!

Either way, thank you for reading Big Hero 7 and enjoyed reading this chapter. Love you!

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of love and dancing

okay so this is just some mindless fluff I wrote after ‘the new lars’ because I absolutely adore the fact that the Cool Kids are a dance crew (idk why I waited so long to post it, but the new eps motivated me to finally finish it so here we are).   so please read on and enjoy some poly cool kid fluff, and remember that comments are loved and appreciated! :)

also, click here to read it on FFN and here to read it on A03 - Aqua

of love and dancing

“Alright, let’s go again from the chorus.”

Buck hit play and cranked up the volume, nodding in time with the beat before throwing himself into the dance.

Even as he lost himself in the music, he was hyper-aware of Jenny and Sour Cream beside him, anticipating their movements as if they were his own. They moved together, breathing on the same beats as everything faded away and they focused only on each other and the dance.

They were rehearsing at the warehouse, a warm breeze drifting in and out of the open building. The evening sky cast a soft pink glow into the area, muting the harsh fluorescent lighting. Jenny had brought one of her dad’s old stereos, and Sour Cream had set up the music, one of his original tracks he’d converted to CD. The floor hummed beneath their feet, pulsing with the heavy bass of the music.

Admittedly, it was a little unconventional. Most of the dance crews they competed with had their own studio or rehearsal space that wasn’t a crumbling ruin on the outskirts of town. But Beach City wasn’t exactly dance central, and the city itself was a bit unconventional; it wouldn’t make sense if their dance crew was anything but.

They were a small crew, only three strong. Most crews had well over ten members, with a wide variety of skill sets. They’d already learned that having fewer members meant creative choreography and a much bigger challenge, but Buck didn’t mind it being just the three of them. Realistically, he knew they’d have to expand at some point if they really wanted to establish themselves. He’d already been asking around town, and Sour Cream had been vetting his pool of online friends for any potential members who lived close enough to rehearse regularly. Jenny had even tried, and failed, to get Kiki to join.

But while they were looking for more members, Buck made sure to enjoy these moments they had to themselves, since they wouldn’t last forever.

Besides, for such a small group they were doing very well for themselves. It had been Buck’s idea to form the crew, so he usually took point when choreographing routines, but he wasn’t really a ‘leader.’ It was always a group effort. They worked well together, and when they all collaborated, the routines essentially choreographed themselves.

Buck was just happy that Beach City was hosting the next competition. It’d save them an hour car trip to the cities where the other crews resided.

“Ready?” He spun in to meet Jenny, his arms wrapping around her waist as he and Sour Cream flipped her.

It felt so natural, dancing with them. And it was fun. Most of the time they were all fairly laid back, but when they performed together they just let loose. And dancing in such a small, close-knit group had helped them grow more connected to the point that other crews had commented on their synchronization and chemistry.

“I guess it’s easy for everyone to be on the same beat when there’s only three of you,” another dancer had once told him good-naturedly. “At least there’s one advantage to having such a small crew.”

Buck had just laughed, “I guess so,” but he knew the real reason. When they’d finally taken that plunge and started dating, Jenny and Sour Cream had become such an integral part of his life that they might as well be a part of him, an extension of himself. He could tell they felt it too.

Their choreography came to an end, and Buck paused the track. “How we feeling? Any questions?”

“Wait a sec.” Jenny caught her breath, swiping a hand across her forehead. She was dressed in black leggings and a bright purple workout tank that was already damp with sweat. “Are the two hits after the stomp and twist separate, or do they flow?”

Buck made a noncommittal noise, running over the steps in his mind. “They’re separate, and the emphasis is on the second one. Hit, hit.” He demonstrated the movements; two consecutive sharp jabs with the elbow, stepping into the second one.

“Mmm, okay.” Jenny nodded thoughtfully, marking the steps.

Buck took a sip from his water bottle. “You guys wanna run it again, or can we go on?”

“I think we’re good.” Sour Cream stretched his arms over his head, the hem of his black T-shirt riding up ever so slightly. “We’ve made a lot of ground today.”

Jenny nodded her agreement, and Buck set his water bottle back down. “Okay, cool. So what comes after the chorus?”

Sour Cream tilted his head, his fluffy white hair falling into his eyes. “Uh, the dubstep section I think? We’re pretty much at the end of it.”

“Any suggestions?” Buck asked.

Jenny thought for a moment, humming the melody as she played the dance in her mind. Suddenly she snapped her fingers, her coffee-colored eyes lighting up. “I’ve got it! SC, you should totally do a solo there!”

Sour Cream was taken aback. “Really? You think?”

“Yeah! Listen.” Jenny knelt by the stereo and rewound the track. “Right after the bass drop, it sort of goes crazy. I think it’d be the perfect place for some animating.”

“I agree,” Buck said. Sour Cream had surprised both of them, and himself, with his skill in animation, and so far, he hadn’t had a chance to really showcase it in their routines.

Sour Cream closed his eyes and listened to the music, his body moving imperceptibly as he marked out the movements in his head. “Yeah, I could swing this.”

“So what’d you have in mind, then?” Jenny prompted, tucking a dark strand of hair behind her ear.

“Well, there is a new move I wanted to show you,” Sour Cream said, rolling his shoulders to loosen them up. “I saw this on the internet, you’re supposed to move your whole body around without moving your head, so you look like a robot.”

“What, like a chicken head?” Jenny teased.

Sour Cream looked thoughtful. “Uh, yeah, actually.”

“Let’s see it, then,” Buck said, rewinding the CD and hitting play.

They all fell silent as Sour Cream started to dance, his eyes becoming half-lidded as he fell into a sort of trance. The improvised movements were sharp, controlled, and almost mechanical in nature- he truly did look like a robot.

A smile spread across Buck’s face. He never ceased to be amazed by Sour Cream’s dancing; it was so different from the break dancing Buck himself was partial to, and a totally different genre from the crumping Jenny excelled at. It required an insane amount of muscle control, and he knew SC spent many an hour perfecting his technique. It was unfortunate he was so down on himself- he often felt like his skills couldn’t compare to theirs.

The music faded out, and Sour Cream looked up at them expectantly. “What’d you guys think, did it look right?”

Jenny whistled. “Woah, that’s awesome!”

“Man, that is sick,” Buck said appreciatively.

“Yeah?” Sour Cream looked pleasantly surprised.

“Totally. Just, one thing.” Buck stepped in close, draping one arm around SC’s shoulders, and one across his chest. “Try leading with your chest, instead of your shoulders.” He guided the pale boy through the movement slowly. “See, like that?”

Sour Cream’s face was flushed. “Yeah, I see.”

“Good.” Buck grinned, and quick as a flash he slipped his hands beneath the hem of SC’s shirt and pressed his fingers against the taller boy’s sides, which he knew to be particularly sensitive.

Sour Cream let out a high-pitched yelp. “Dude, your hands are freezing!”

“I know.” Buck nuzzled his shoulder playfully. “Just making sure you don’t get distracted.”

Sour Cream’s expression turned mischievous. “Oh, yeah?” He retaliated by tackling Buck to the floor and tickling him mercilessly. “How’s this for distracted?”

“No fair!” Buck gasped, his laughter echoing around the warehouse.

“All’s fair in love and dancing!” Sour Cream retorted. He tugged Buck’s shirt up and blew a raspberry on his stomach.

“Okay, that’s enough,” Jenny interrupted with her hands on her hips, looking bemused. “In case you guys forgot, we still have work to do.”

Sour Cream pouted. “You just hate fun,” he said teasingly, sticking his tongue out at her.

Buck took advantage of the momentary respite to flip Sour Cream over, pinning the other boy to the ground. “Nah, she’s just jealous,” he grinned.

Jenny sniffed haughtily at them. “No, I’m just being mature.” She gave them a smile to let them know she wasn’t really displeased; she was only giving them a hard time.

Buck hummed and sat back, his legs still sprawled across SC’s stomach. “Well, Miss Mature, why don’t you get off your high horse and- augh!”

Sour Cream had used his temporary freedom to snatch his water bottle and dump it over Buck’s head, thoroughly soaking him.

“Oh, it’s on!” Buck’s own water bottle was within reach, and he used it to exact revenge, pouring it all over the other teen. Sour Cream’s hair, normally an untamable gravity-defying mess, was drenched and plastered to his head and face. He blinked up at him, his minty blue eyes wide and appealing, and Buck finally leaned down and closed the distance between them, pressing a chaste kiss to his lips.

Sour Cream responded instantly, and reached up to grab Buck’s sopping wet shirt as leverage to pull him closer, tilting his head to deepen the kiss.

Buck obliged, his eyes fluttering closed. He could feel his shades slipping down the bridge of his nose.

After a few seconds they broke apart, smiling at each other breathlessly. Sour Cream leaned up to kiss Buck again when he paused, glancing to the side. He started snickering, the sound rumbling in his chest beneath Buck’s splayed fingers. Buck followed his gaze to Jenny and broke into a self-satisfied grin at her expression.

She seemed to have frozen on the spot, starry eyed and blushing faintly.

Buck sat back up, lifting his eyebrows. “Hey, Jen, you’re staring,” he said softly.

Jenny started, her face growing even redder. “No I’m not!” she insisted.

Buck gave her a knowing smile and pushed his shades back up.

Sour Cream continued to laugh beneath him. “Okay, so maybe you weren’t. Or,” he drawled, “you could drop the act and join us, unless you still think we should get back to work?”

Jenny bit her lip. “I… guess we could call it a day,” she amended, walking over to them. “But we still have work to do! Don’t you go thinking you can get out of rehearsal by being distracting, okay?”

Buck gently tugged her down to join them, pressing a kiss to her cheek. “Okay. Same time tomorrow then?” he asked innocently.

Jenny grinned and rolled her eyes, kissing them both in quick succession. “I don’t know how we manage to get anything done,” she said with a huff.

“I guess we’re just that good!” Sour Cream exclaimed, throwing his arms in the air emphatically.

Buck took each of their hands in his, lacing their fingers together. He nodded serenely, smiling in contentment.

“We’re good together.”

End

P.S. here's a link to a video that showcases some of the dancing I pictured while writing this (the animating stuff SC was talking about shows up at the very end, but the whole dance is very good). Thanks for reading! - Aqua

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32NAd20obbM

(if the link breaks, search 'Step Up 3: Battle of Red Hook')