#best friend dori

[arickaandherfictionalothers]

Vetera et praesens (past and present) Part Three: The Emperors vs. the Microwave

It had been three days since the arrival of Geta and Caracalla to the modern day. The girls had welcomed them so quickly, integrated them into their lives so easily. They had learned a lot about a lot of things, from lightbulbs to television to modern makeup- a story for a different day.

Now they were faced with a new modern marvel- the microwave. The two boys stared at it, unsure if they touched it wrong they might be cursed.

Aricka slides up, gently puts her hands on Calla’s hips to move him to the side. “May I?” She’s got a baggie of microwave popcorn in her hands. “It can be a bit tricky if you’ve never used a microwave before.”

She unwraps the popcorn and sets in inside the microwave; “okay; so it’s a bit tricky heating up popcorn, I typically just set it for 2 minutes and 10 seconds.” She punches in the numbers. “Now we hit start,” and a beep follows, followed by a whirring sound. “Now we wait.”

They stand in front of the microwave, watching the popcorn through the window. Aricka bit her lip, feeling like she’s being judged. Don’t be nervous don’t be nervous, She thinks.

“You-You do not need a fire to cook this... popcorn, you called it?" Geta asks. Aricka shakes her head, a small smile appearing.

Aricka shakes her head, a small smile appearing. “It’s… electric, um- “ she flounders for a second, popping the knuckles on her left hand. Geta watched the movement, noting it was similar to something he did when he was stressed or thinking hard about something.

“It’s a form of energy emerging from the presence of charged particles both statically as an increase of charge- basically, it’s a substance that can help heat things up- like when you rub your hands together for warmth when it’s cold.” She explains. “So- right now, the popcorn is just kernels. But because it’s in the microwave, it will get hotter and hotter and then it will pop-! And then it becomes fluffy and white.”

Right as she said POP, the popcorn began to pop, and she giggled softly. Geta jumped back slightly, but inched closer.

“Fascinating,” Caracalla says , stepping closer to Aricka to watch. His arms slide around her from behind; and he rests his chin on her shoulder. She laughs and tilts her head, leaning into the touch. “Such wonders the future holds.”

“I’m so glad we get to show you,” she says, putting her hands on top of his. She felt such a connection to the older twin emperor. It wasn’t a secret before her and Dori watched the movie that she was crushing on Caracalla.

The microwave finished, with a slight BEEP, sound and Aricka opens the door. Carefully she pulled the bag out. “It’s hot,” she cautions as she opens the bag.

Steam rose from the bag, and a pleasant smell followed. Aricka pulled a few pieces of popcorn out, offering them to Caracalla and Geta. They both gave her a skeptical look. “It’s good, I promise.” She takes a piece for her own and eats it.

Both of them take a piece of popcorn and hesitantly eat it. Their eyebrows furrowing as they process the unusual texture. After a few bites, their confused expressions melt into a look of surprise. "Mmmm..." the twins hum in unison.

"That's much better than I expected." Geta says in an impressed tone.

Aricka giggles, her eyes lighting up. “It’s even better when you melt down butter and sprinkle salt on it-!”

“Now that, I would like to try.” Calla says, accepting a few more pieces, glancing at Aricka; who blushed and gave him a soft look in response.

“Hey… Geta… you wanna go help Dori pick out the movie we watch tonight?” Aricka asks with a sly smile. Calla and Aricka had made it their mission to hook the two younger ones up together

"Oh! Um...yes," he smiles, feeling a slight blush creep up on his cheeks, "Yes, I'll go help them. I'll leave you to it." He nods and makes his way over to the living room.

Aricka giggles, waving at Geta as he leaves.

Then she realized that left her alone with Caracalla- her crush.

Her cheeks flushed red and she emptied the popcorn into a big yellow bowl. “You wanna grab me another bag of popcorn please?” She asks softly.

“Of course,” He answers just as soft. He rounds the table and grabs another bag, and remembering Aricka’s words; unwrapped the plastic wrap before putting it in the microwave. “How long?” He asks.

Aricka moves to stand beside him, so close he could feel her body warmth, and pushed the right buttons.

He turns so he’s facing her. And she looks up at him. “Hi,” she smiles.

Caracalla smiles back. “Hi.” He carefully pushes a strand of hair behind her ear, and she blushes again. His fingers trail down the smooth skin of her face to her chin, and she lets it happen, heart racing in her chest. “I’m really glad we ended up here,” he says. “You two… You have been so kind to us… even though you could’ve turned us away.”

“Never,” Aricka says, covering his wrist with her hand. “We aren’t like that.”

“I know now,” he says, still quiet like he’s afraid of breaking the moment. His other hand drops down to grab hers, and he holds it up carefully. “I guess…. What I’m trying to say is… thank you.” She smiles once more, and at that moment the microwave beeped, startling them both. She steps away, and Caracalla immediately missed her warmth. Aricka fussed over the popcorn and got it ready, but he catches her hand again.

She looks up at him, and he noticed just how small a space was between them. “Aricka…” he said, softly, almost a whisper.

“Caracalla?”

“I don’t usually ask…. Before doing this.. but I feel like… I feel like I should.”

“Ask what?”

“If I can kiss you?” Her eyes widened, and her face turned crimson once more.

“Oh-! I- that is…” she clears her throat. “You may. Kiss me, that is.” He grins, steps a bit closer to her, and tilts her chin slightly upward. He leans down slowly, wanting to give her every opportunity to back out if she changed her mind.

But she was leaning towards him, her eyes drifting shut as she waited for him to make a move. As soon as her lips were pressed against his, his first thought was, she tastes like cherries.

Her hand reaches up to brush his chin, and he carefully placed his hands on her shoulders.

The moment would’ve continued, if they weren’t startled by two voices cheering for them. Aricka jumped away and Caracalla looked up to see-

Geta and Dori in the doorway to the kitchen. “We were wondering what was taking you so long,” Dori teased.

“If you two wanted a moment alone all you had to do was ask,” Geta added. Aricka blushed and hid her face in Caracalla’s shoulder.

“It just sort of happened.. we didn’t really plan on it..” Caracalla says. “Plus, we wanted to give you the opportunity to do the same with Dori.”

This causes the younger two twins to stammer, unable to formulate a proper sentence. Aricka giggles,

“Be nice you two.” She looks at Geta. “I really do like your brother. I won’t hurt him, I promise.”

This made him soften slightly. “I know you won’t.”

At that moment, the microwave beeps, causing all four of them to jump. They all look at each other, and promptly start laughing. “I’ll get it,” Caracalla says, going over and carefully pulling the bag of popcorn out.

Aricka goes and grabs the butter and salt, drizzling both items generously over the top of the popcorn. “What movie did you guys pick?”

“Iron Man-! I figured a good action movie would be fun,”‘Dori says, grabbing some cans of pop from the fridge. Aricka hums excitedly.

“Tony Stark-!!!” She grabs Calla’s hand and the popcorn. “Let’s go-!”

The rest of the evening was spent watching Marvel movies and laughing, all of them enjoying the popcorn and having a great time.

And that’s all she wrote, until next time-!

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@astralshipper @rosieshipper @hyperionshipping @yeehawselfshipping @letsgofoletsgo @callsign-revenge @purifierkisser

[tamagoneko]

BONUS ART!!

the luau scene 🥥🌴🌺🍍

[moocha-muses]

Dodo wants attention!

[leontheluxuriousone]

HOOOLYY SHIT

TROLLS: BAND TOGETHER IS IS FUCKING GOOD OMFG

IVE LIKED TROLLS EVER SINCE 2016 BUT FELL OUT OF IT BUT DAAMN THEY ROPED ME IN

LIKE THE CHARACTERS, THE SONGS?!? SO GOOD

VELVET AND VENEER? AMAZING

AND DONT GET ME STARTED ON BROZONE. FLOYD AND BRANCH ARE SUCH BROS 😭❤️🙏

BUT OMG CLAY WAS MY ALL TIME FAV

9/10 SOILD MOVIE

BABY BRANCH WAS SOO CUTE I CANT 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[arledrone]

p5 suou au microwaving in my head thinking about shiho's parents' change of heart eventually lead to katsuya and maya taking her in. hmm. oh i could be so unhinged about this. akechi has shit to Say about this and none of the Phantom Thieves are going to enjoy it because they always strive for the ideal outcome and. well. akechi does not. and i think too much peace so suddenly with her parents would just leave Shiho on edge after so long under their scrutiny anyway.

[separocean-anxiety]

I adore how, in the few instances where he isn’t completely high-strung, Marlin is actually a very silly guy.

[coasterqueencat]

I did this lil sketch of John Dory and Rhonda today. It turned out so cute! They’re the besties ever. :)

[staggerinbeauty]

@dimxndsareforever

Marsha had no idea what she walked in to and as Doris spoke, the scene became clear. Marsha had not cooked her own food in years so she could not speak much but the pies looked better than anything she could make.

She took Doris's hands and looked into her big puppy dog eyes. She smiled sweetly like a best friend would.

"Oh I can do more than read your mind. I know what a woman of your stature and beauty needs. Leave the pies and come overcharge a credit card with me. We will shop all of Gotham, eat in nothing less than five star and we will end the day with whatever entertainment your heart desires."

Marsha knew how to treat her friends, her dearest got the best treatment. Just ask Roxxy or Insecta. She loved making her friends happy and bond with them. Doris was one she wanted to bond with and hoped this was how.

She turned Doris's hand over and kissed her knuckle. "Come. Leave this and let us go play. I can have my assistant help you tomorrow. I want to spend time with my Doris. Hang up the apron."

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If dreams truly were meant to come true, then surely this was the moment. Admittedly, Doris couldn't recall the last time she'd gotten to do a girl's night out, nor done any sort of large shopping spree. It felt as though the dame’s wallet was always laced with a coat of thick dust; each time she opened it appeared as though a cloud of dust would puff out of the fibers. It was no wonder why on occasion she'd have things 'accidentally' fall into her pockets at the store. Additionally, the last time she'd taken a break? Oh dear…

Doris was SUCH a devoted partner to Edgar Cizko-- oh AHEM, devoted--Partner in crime, of course! But sometimes she'd find herself so wrapped up in what he was doing, or what she could do to better assist him with his many, many schemes that she'd often lose her time of the day, forgetting to put moments off to the side for herself. Yes, in Doris's eyes he was wonderful-- BUT. She needed some time away from men, she wanted to spend some time with the girls! It was time she put up that apron of her's for the day…

" Goodness me, Marsha! OH-hohohohoo~!!" Doris let out a humbled yet rather elegant fit of laughter before she went to untie the apron she had on, one that'd been stained with flour and other remains left behind from the many pies she'd attempted to bake. " I feel so pampered already... hm.. 'Pampered--' " Her voice trailed off as her gaze seemed to wander along with it

" When's the last time you've gotten your nails done? If you're in due for a manicure, we MUST go to Devine Beauty & Spa '' She'd mentioned before further explaining "-- Last time I was there it was simply just ELEGANT. And the nails lasted. And that means a lot coming from a lady like me. Sometimes my nails split when punching down walls, have you-- But Devine? I think I didn't have to go back in for an entire month!"

[arickaandherfictionalothers]

Vetera et praesens (past and present)

Chapter One: An Unexpected Surprise

(Eventual Aricka x Caracalla, eventual Dori x Geta)

(Aricka and Dori are watching Gladiator II. What happens when two of their favorite characters fall into their living room-?)

“How did this happen?”

“I don’t know; the lights flickered; the movie flickered, and now they’re here-!”

Caracalla was the first to come to, and quickly realized that he wasn’t in the Imperial Box anymore- he was leaned against something- or someone. He looks up- into the bluest eyes he’d ever seen.

The owner of said blue eyes gasps, “oh, you’re awake! Emperor Caracalla, are you okay?” Their voice is soft; feminine. She helps him sit up, and he grips her hand.

“Yes- I’m just- where am I?” The girl bites her lip, a worried expression in her eyes.

“That’s… a bit complicated. But I promise you’re okay. You’re safe. Neither of us are going to hurt you or your brother.”

Geta was here-?

“Geta..?” He looks over and sees another lady with his brother; who had just woken; it seemed, helping him stand up and walk over to where he was.

Geta was still taking a minute to process what just happened, having gone quiet, twisting the ring on his left hand. Aricka noticed, from where she was helping Caracalla sit on the couch. She looks at her twin, “is he okay?” She mouths, motioning with her eyes to the younger twin emperor.

“I think he's in shock." They mouth to her. They look back at Geta, clearing their throat to get his attention. "Emperor Geta?"

He jumps slightly as he's pulled out of his thoughts. "Y-yes?" Dori gives him an assuring look.

"Why don't you sit down with your brother? Just take a minute."

He hesitantly nods and walks over to the couch. Dori gently helps him sit down. "I'm sure this is a lot for you two."

Aricka was sitting in Calla’s lap, the older twin having pulled her down into it, still a bit unsure but she smiles at Geta as assuringly as possible. “My name is Aricka. This is my younger, twin sibling, Dori.”

Caracalla runs a hand idly up and down her back. “That’s a pretty name.”

She blushes. “Thanks… I got it for my birthday.” He laughs- not unkindly- at her and she blushes.

“It was the perfect choice.” She smiles.

“Thank you…” she squeezes his shoulder carefully. “You’re safe here…we won’t let you get hurt…”

“We'll protect you...We'll be like your personal guards,” Dori was absentmindedly rubbing Geta’s shoulder, and it made Aricka smile to see him lean into her twin’s touch.

Caracalla leans his head against Aricka’s shoulder, his other arm wrapping around her. “We don’t have much of a choice but to trust you….”

“We will earn that trust. I assure you. She begins running a hand through his hair, and he leans into her touch, too, and it made her heart twist and flip flop.

“While I find your promise of our safety comforting," Geta says, "one thing still has me at unease...how exactly did we arrive here?"

Dori looks over at Aricka, "Well...we don't really know, ourselves."

Aricka shrugs. “I mean… this stuff usually doesn’t happen in our world. But I have an idea?”

The two boys look at her, waiting for her to continue.

“I mean… time travel is the best way I can think about it. But how you guys time traveled through the movie…”

“Movie?” Caracalla asks. She shares a panicked look with Dori, before relaxing and looking back at Caracalla.

“We were just watching a movie featuring the two of you. You were characters in it. It was based on your real lives.” He nods. “Dori and I really liked the two of you. I guess the movie decided to do something about it?”

"Yeah,” Dori agreed, “Maybe it decided that you two needed something good in your lives." They look over at Aricka, "And I guess that something was us."

The boys sit quietly for a moment, then Calla’s grip grew stronger around Aricka’s middle. “Now what?” A quiet question. Aricka wrapped her own arms around his neck, leaned so her lips brushed against ginger curls.

“Now-?” She grins, “Now, we teach you how modern life works.”

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@astralshipper @rosieshipper @hyperionshipping @yeehawselfshipping @letsgofoletsgo

[fluff-e-boy]

Canon tbh

[theheadlessgroom]

https://www.tumblr.com/beatingheart-bride/723535704325570560/theheadlessgroom-beatingheart-bride

@beatingheart-bride

At this, Dorian couldn’t help but flash her a smile: He was really a great gardener in her future? It was enough for him to turn bashful for a moment, saying, “Well, that’s...that’s very high praise, seeing as I’m only something of a novice, now, really...a hobbyist. I would spend more time in the gardens and the conservatory if I could, more time among the plants, but...my parents won’t hear of it.”

As far as his parents were concerned, an interest in gardening and flowers wasn’t the sort of hobby for a young prince of the South; if he were going to have a hobby, it should be something like hunting or horseback riding or fencing, all of which he had done before, true, but had never appealed much to Dorian. His parents may have thought the gardening should be left to a groundskeeper, but he did his damndest not to let their gentle discouragements, their efforts to nudge him towards other hobbies, keep him away.

“It’s one of the few places I can get away from them, even for a short while,” he confessed, feeling secure enough in her presence to say this. “Whenever I have a free moment, I’ll slip away and go down to the conservatory with some records and play some music while I garden-they say music’s good for growth, and it’s just...nice to listen while I work. Lizzie likes to come in and help me too; she’s the one who got me interested in the language of flowers and what they mean. 

I hope, today, when I give her a bouquet, she’ll...she’ll known I’m telling her that I love her. That I’ve always loved her, and always will.”

[zephsthings]

zeph i am also expecting you to be asleep when i get home! sleep!!!

no promises :)))

[sharry-arry-odd]

True, it was strange that they were both without husbands: Were they spinster sisters, or congenial cousins? she wondered. But they clearly intended to be domiciled together, nonetheless, or they would not have inquired about the cottage. She acknowledged to herself that surely none of this concerned her.

The Ladies, by Doris Grumbach

[thomas-is-my-name]

So the wolf in the Shrek movies seems to identify as a man, and just happens to wear a pink dress as his outfit of choice. Meanwhile Doris the Ugly Stepsister is definitely a woman while having some masculine features. Then there’s Pinocchio who is unambiguously male (he celebrates becoming a “real boy”) but secretly wears womens’ underwear. And I know this was mainly done for cheap transphobic comedy but like. They’re all basically decent people who are on the heroes’ side and get to live happily ever after, so there’s not reason not to read it completely straight. The only person who shames the wolf for cross-dressing is Fairy Godmother, and she’s a villain so we’re meant to dislike her. Shrek’s extended friend group just contains a lot of genderqueer weirdos who are living their best life and I think that’s great.

[stayteezdreams]

Scenarios: Stray Kids Hyung Line Finding You Asleep In Their Bed

Scenarios: Stray Kids Hyung Line Finding You Asleep In Their Bed.

~{Maknae Line}~

Pairings: Boyfriend!Bang Chan x Gn!Reader; BestFriend!Lee Know x Gn!Reader (Friends to more); Boyfriend!Changbin x Gn!Reader; Best-Friend!Hyunjin x Gn!Reader (Friends to Lovers).

Requested By: 🔮 Anon

A/n: Even though I'm the one who made the prompt I wasn't really sure what to do lmao so I hope you like it! Also, reader falls asleep on the couch in Lee Knows, not the bed.

Warnings: A couple kisses throughout, but otherwise its all just casual fluff.

Words: Just under 2k

Chris:

He forgot he was going to meet up with you after he was done at the studio.

Glancing at the time he jolted out of his seat, seeing it was late and he had already missed the time he said he was going to meet you.

So he rushed back to the dorm, guilt washing over him the entire time.

He tried texting you the whole way back but his messages went unread.

When he arrived back at the dorm, he was sure you would have given up on and him and left.

The living room was empty, but he saw the light in his bedroom still on.

Quickly entering his bedroom, an apology was out of his mouth before he came to a halt.

You were on top of his bed cuddled up to his pillow, fast asleep, phone in hand. He could see the unread notifications of the messages he sent apologizing blinking on your screen.

He let out a soft sigh and sat on the edge of the bed, watching you. He felt guilty for accidentally standing you up for movie night, but he was glad he could see you like this. So peaceful and at ease, though he was afraid to wake you, fearing you would be angry.

As he adjusted the blanket, covering your legs, your eyes fluttered open, landing on him immediately.

You glared sleepily at him as your soft sleepy voice came out. "You forgot me."

Chris pouted, "I'm sorry baby, I really am."

"Did you finish the song at least?"

He nodded and you smiled softly making his heart skip a beat. "Good." Adjusting your body, you laid your head on his legs as you looked up at him. "You owe me a movie night though."

Chris's chest exploded with adoration as he looked down at you with a smile. Leaning down he pressed a quick kiss to the tip of your nose. "I'll make it up to you I promise."

You nodded sleepily as you threatened to fall back asleep. Chris gently patted your head as he moved you back to your original position. "Just sleep for now baby."

Your fist grabbed his jacket softly as you didn't want to let him go. He grinned as he gradually pulled away from you. Getting himself ready for bed, he held you in his arms until he fell asleep beside you.

Lee Know:

You had been cat-sitting for him while he and his family were away.

He came back a few days before them, arriving late in the evening to surprise you and the cats.

As he snuck in, his heart nearly stopped as he found you in the living room, asleep on the couch, and all the cats sleeping around you peacefully.

Lee Know knew he had developed feelings for you a while ago, but in this moment he really understood just how much he adored you.

He stared at you for a few moments before snapping a few photos on his phone.

Sneaking over to the couch, he crouched down and looked at your peacefully sleeping face. Dori, upon waking up at his presence mewed softly before stretching.

Lee Know pet them softly before looking back at you. He got lost, staring at your face, reaching up, he found himself gently caressing your cheek. His heart leapt when your eyes slowly opened, meeting his as you stared at him silently for a moment.

A soft smile crept onto your face and Lee Know felt his chest clench. "You're back."

He nodded and he spoke softly, "Yeah. I didn't want to wake you."

You stretched, waking up the other cats as they all began to greet Lee Know.

You smiled at the sight. "They missed you."

He grinned, "I missed them too." He looked up at you, "And you."

You rose your brow at his sudden affection, "Me?"

He chuckled softly, "Of course."

Your heart was still racing from waking to find Lee Know gently touching your cheek, now it felt as though it might escape from your chest.

"I missed you too." You admitted, wondering if your feelings for your friend were showing.

He smiled at you for a minute before he rose, "Stay here."

You hummed in curiosity as he left. Coming back a short time later, he was now in his pajamas. Watching him with wide eyes as he adjusted the blanket over you and climbed onto the couch behind you.

You stared at him over your shoulder as he wrapped his arms around you from behind pulling you into his chest.

Meeting your gaze he smiled, "Let's sleep."

Both of you were aware of how hard the other's heart's were racing. Silently understanding you both felt the same thing in that moment, lying together in the darkened living room.

Getting comfortable in his arms, he smiled into your shoulder as he held you against him. You felt him press a soft kiss to your shoulder before he pressed his face into your neck and let out a long content breath as he held you in his arms for the first, and definitely not last time.

Changbin:

Changbin was coming home from tour, and you hadn't seen each other for over a month.

His mood was already sour because his flights continuously got delayed. He was supposed to be home hours ago, but luck was not on his side.

All he wanted was to see you, to hold you, to kiss you, to be with you.

By the time they got back to the dorm, he was sure he would have to wait until tomorrow to see you since it was already so late in the night.

Entering into his bedroom, he came to a halt when he saw the best thing in the world.

His eyes grazed over your figure as you slept on his bed. Your phone was lying half-way in your palm, his pillow curled underneath you. You were wearing one of his shirts, and dead-asleep.

Changbin set down his bags, repressing the guttural sound that threatened to escape at the sight of you. The cuteness aggression he was feeling was almost overwhelming as he crouched down beside the bed and stared at your slumbering face.

Unable to resist, he reached towards your face and gently poked your cheek, causing your eyes to shoot open. He felt guilty, but it faded quickly as your sleepy face quickly became more animated as you set eyes on Changbin.

You grinned as you suddenly leapt forward, wrapping your arms around his neck as you were now hanging half-way on the bed, your other half in his arms.

He giggled as he held you, all of the stress of his trip back home fading as he finally held you in his arms.

He squeezed you with a groan, "God I missed you."

You mumbled into his shoulder, "I missed you too. You're not allowed to leave again."

Standing up, he laid you on the bed on your back as he leaned over you. "Okay. I wont leave."

He caressed your cheek as he noticed your still tired eyes. "It's late let's sleep, okay? We'll talk more tomorrow."

You nodded with a soft smile before climbing under the sheets and waiting for him. You almost drifted back off before he climbed into the bed himself. Wrapping you in his arms he held you close.

"Thank you for waiting here for me."

Cuddling yourself as close as you could, you breathed in his scent, feeling yourself drifting back to sleep as you mumbled. "I missed you too much to leave."

Hyunjin:

You and Hyunjin often hung out in silence.

Both of you drawing, writing, playing games on your phone, listening to music, etc. Just finding comfort in each others company

There was an unspoken feeling between you that neither of you acted on, always afraid it would ruin your friendship.

So you just spent as much time together as you could, each hoping the other silently new how you both felt.

One evening when Hyunjin was engrossed in a sketch, he hadn't noticed you had gone completely still.

Eventually turning to you to ask about his sketch, he froze as he found you slumbering on the bed.

He stared at you for a few moments, admiring you as his heart ached with the feelings he had been repressing.

Flipping the page of his sketch book, he turned to face you, quickly outlining your figure on paper. He could take a photo of you in your peaceful sleep, but it felt more...intimate, to draw you.

His hands moved swiftly as he sketched, feeling more inspiration than he had in a while. He smiled to himself, realizing that he often drew or painted more when you were around.

Eventually, you found yourself waking up, eyes fluttering open. You saw Hyunjin sitting in front of you, sketching in his book.

You smiled at the sight, the soft smile on his face as he was engrossed in his art.

"What are you drawing?"

Hyunjin's eyes shot up, seeing you staring at him with a soft, tired gaze. He grinned as he continued to sketch. "I'll show you when I'm done."

You nodded softly as your eyes drifted closed again. You didn't fall back asleep, but you lied still, listening to the scribbling of his pencil on paper. Smiling at the occasional hum or annoyed grunt that escaped him.

After a while Hyunjin sighed happily, "Finished."

Opening your eyes, you sat up, stretching as you faced him. Reaching out your hands you motioned your fingers for him to pass it over. "Let me see."

Nervously, Hyunjin gave you the sketchbook. Seeing the way your eyes lit up in surprise as you saw your own sleeping figure on the paper.

You let out a soft chuckle, "You drew me?"

He nodded, "How could I not, you were so cute and peaceful."

You giggled softly, feeling your neck and cheeks grow warm. Seeing something written under his signature at the bottom you felt your heart skip a beat.

"My Muse?"

Looking up you met his gaze as he looked at you softly before nodding. "You are. You always have been."

You bit the inside of your lip as you stared at the words. From your peripheral, you saw Hyunjin lean closer. You assumed he was looking at the picture. Freezing as you looked up, you met his eyes as he stared at you, his face only an inch from yours.

Your voice came out in a whisper. "What are you doing?"

He smiled softly as his eyes glanced to your lips briefly. "Just taking a closer look. Can I draw you more often?"

Nodding mutely, his smile widened as he took the sketchbook from your hands, but kept his eyes locked with yours. Leaning in, he pressed a quick, almost hesitate kiss to your lips.

Your eyes widened a bit as he pulled away. You didn't speak or pull away, so Hyunjin did it again. And then again, before you pulled away with a giggle you couldn't contain.

Hyunjin grinned as he scooted closer to you, this time placing his hands on your face. He pressed the tip of his nose to yours as he stared at you. He caressed your cheek with his thumb before he kissed you again, and as you kissed him back, he deepened the kiss.

When he pulled away he let out an excited noise that made you laugh as he pushed you back onto the bed and lied beside you. You stared at each other for a few moments in silence as he gently held your hands.

"Stay with me?"

You nodded softly as he pulled you into his chest and wrapped his arms around you. Lying in silence together for a while, your pounding hearts eventually calmed as you fell asleep in each other's arms.

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[incurable-bookkl3pt0]

I need them to bond. I mean, look at how much they both have in common?

Oldest? Check.

Survivalists? Check. (Viva and the PPT are survivalists, yall can fight me on this)

Thought their entire respective family was dead? CHECK!!!

Overenthusiastic? Check.

Huggers? Check.

Clearly traumatized? Oh you better believe that's a check!

And let's not forget that their baby siblings are dating each other!!! Can't forget about that, now can we?

See?!? So much in common. I swear if they aren't best friends in canon, nothing is sacred. Give us JD/Viva friendship DreamWorks!!! Please I need it!

does it ever kill you that this is the only time they interact