#bless seth's dumb little heart

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Wait hold on this is fascinating, where does Seth fall on the Andrew and Neil thing? What percentage is he at?

Seth is at a solid 0%. No thoughts, head empty. He would have to see them kissing with tongue to even start to suspect anything.

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Ranking Choices series by how Gay they are

A review no one asked for but an important one nonetheless

EDIT: Updated for latest books 6/29/19

The Freshman - While Zack, Kaitlyn, Becca, and Zig make this a sweet Gay Squad, the book has prominent bi-erasure if you date a man and forces you to deal with toxic Het Drama for multiple books that leaves you begging for the sweet release of diamond death to never come - 4/10 Gay but at what cost

The Crown and the Flame - Kenna is a bisexual Queen, but the fact that they don't give Dom a male li until awkwardly at the very end is tragic - 5/10 Could be gayer

Most Wanted - Look Sam is a Lesbian Icon(tm) but the narrative pushes for Sam and Dave - 3/10 Pretty Het

Rules of Engagement - Forces the MC to be with a man, doesn't give Party Twin a female li until the third book, and older brother's het drama is insufferable - 2/10 Some gay but too much straight to try

Endless Summer - MC can be a guy or a girl. Pretty gay, but the female lis are not treated as well as the male ones, also there are a lot of straight couples and the fact that Pirate Queen Yvonne ends up with a man? Tragic(tm) - 5/10 gay but could be gayer

LoveHacks - Points for the bi black man and the lesbians, but the first book paywalls its only female li to shit, only has the MC date men, and has Brooke end up with a man instead of Seerena - 3/10 Gay but too Het to handle

The Haunting of Braidwood Manor - Nothing but love a respect for my lesbian ghost girlfriend, but you have to pay to stay together (but it is only 17 diamonds and that is a bargain these days) - 8/10 Lots of lesbian love but at a cost

The Royal Romance - Largely forced to spend time with a man, has only one female li even though Olivia is literally right there, and has Penelope get with Kiara's brother even though Kiara is literally right there - 3/10 Very Het

Hero - MC can be a guy or a girl. Kenji is a BIcon but it takes a while to meet the only female li, also the Poppy and Dax het drama is too much - 6/10 Decently gay and has potential

High School Story - MC can be a guy or a girl. Besides the fact that we have to deal with the Het Tragedy that are Brian, Max, Kara, the dumb Autumn love triangle, and what the ever loving fuck is that set up your Dad with Emma's Mom nonsense, these books give a lot of LGBT+ rep - 7/10 Gen Z is the Gayest Gen

It Lives in the Woods - MC can be a guy or a girl. Gay Icon right here, we stan our Trans King(tm) King Kang, Ava and Stacy are female li legends, Lily is our beautiful Lesbian Queen, nothing like the raw gay energy of swinging a barbed wire bat at the undead - 15/10 GAY ICON

Home for the Holidays - One female LI, but at what cost? Can't play as a guy and forced to have dated one (1) man. Don't even get me started on Nick Peralta - 1/10 Literally ever Het Hallmark Christmas movie ever so RUN

Red Carpet Diaries - It feels like it should be pretty gay between the BIcon that is Seth, the Lesbian Legend that is Teja, and the absolute QUEEN that is Victoria, but man does it throw that all away to be SUPER FREAKING STRAIGHT between Matt and Hunt and paywalling the fuck out of Victoria - 3/10 RIP Gay potential

Perfect Match - MC can be a guy or a girl. Can choose to have your perfect match be a guy or a girl. A beautiful array of lis to choose from and they can all be yours because PB said Polyamory Rights! Even though there is some Het stuff with Nadia and Steve, it is actually tolerable. The President can also be a black lesbian and that's the America I want to live in - 10/10 Living my best gay thot life

Bloodbound - Even love interests whom? Sure you get two wonderful female love interests, Lily and the ultimate BI QUEEN Kamilah, but forget ever hanging out with them. This is the JAX AND ADRIAN SHOW ONLY BABEEE - 4/10 Not even a cheap Priya scene can help, PB said fuck wlw

Veil of Secrets - MC can be a guy or a girl. Ms. Harlenay is a Lesbian icon. Kate is a true BI disaster and the fact that we can only get with her romantically at the end of the book is the Biggest Tragedy of Choices - 6/10 It's fun and gay until you die alone bc you don't have enough diamonds

America's Most Eligible - MC can be a guy or a girl. You can thot it up and kiss so many people, Mackenzie is the only female li you can hang out with most of the time and there was one weird scene where Adam and Derek were super "no homo"??? - 6/10 Gay potential but oof the Het

Desire & Decorum - Only one female li, but she is Amazing. Mr. Chambers gay ass is the real MVP. God bless our non-homophobic gay ally of a dad (rip). But still this book got a lot of Het nonsense bc of the time period - 4/10 Press F to pay respect to our gay ancestors

Across The Void - MC can be a guy or a girl. Even number of lis with even screen time and your siblings can be gay too if they weren't so annoying and stealing your screen time - 7/10 Gay but it's hard to read

Big Sky Country - MC can be a guy or a girl. If you are a wlw, there is a lot of Het nonsense and it is hard to be with the female lis. If you are a mlm, ooh boy is this book Really Gay. Like literally every guy wants your city dick. Still there is some Het stuff - 6/10 Average; Life is what you Gay it

High School Story: Class Act - MC can be a guy or a girl. You can choose the gender of the li you are forced to have a crush on so that is nice. If you play as a guy your twin can be a Lesbian Icon and Erin can like girls but if you play as a girl it's like super het. Don't even get me started on Natalie and Clint - 6/10 Gay but oof

It Lives Beneath - MC can be a guy or a girl. Great even bunch of lis and our gay little brother is the most wholesome thing - 8/10 Good gay content minus you know all the Gore and Death

The Elementalists - MC can be a guy or a girl. Let’s hear it for Ace rep! Except the imbalance of li scenes and how Beckett is constantly forced onto you continues to put this book on thin ice, especially with the lack of flirting options for wlw - 5/10 Gay but lesbian struggles

A Courtesan of Rome -  Forced to kiss men. Female characters treated like shit. Sabina stans deserved better. But Gay brother can get his happy gay romance. Caesar/Cleopatra/MC threesome said bi rights. Parents are the biggest gay allies. The biggest disappointment is the untapped potential - 3.5/10 RIP to anyone who hoped to romance Cleopatra

The Heist: Monaco - MC can be a guy or a girl. Allows you to choose gender of one your lis. Has the potential to have 3 female lis who are all iconic. But makes you pay for not 1 but 2 women crew members so having an all women crew is a struggle - 8/10 Let's go Lesbians!

Update:

Ride or Die: A Bad Boy Romance - Everyone thinks you and Logan are dating even if you haven’t romanced him in the slightest. Gay rep in minor characters but at what cost. - 3/10 We been knew of the het nonsense since we saw the tagline

Open Heart - MC can be a guy or a girl. If you are guy this book is great. Seriously Dr. ER always down for the BJ (sorry homophobes he BI!✨). If you are woman, HAHAHAHa. Only one female li who is forced to hate you for a few chapters. Seriously Sienna and Aurora and Kyra are right freaking there just give the wlw something!!! - 4/10 Gay but could do so much better

Passport to Romance - MC can be a guy or a girl. Even number of love interests except for the fact that one of the female li has a boyfriend for 75 percent of the book. Still this book is dreadfully boring or annoying which is sad because Sumire and Ahmed are wonderful. - 7/10 Gay but forgettable

Wishful Thinking - Story has MC spend most time with the two male lis, but MC, Anna, and Ellen working together to take down corrupt politicians ala Charlie’s Angels is awesome! The fact that you can sleep with Ellen coming out of nowhere like a dark horse? Amazing! - 5/10 Gay potential

Nightbound - MC can be a guy or a girl. Even number of love interests, but recent changes make it obvious the book wants you to lean towards Nik. Barely any scenes with Vera or Katherine. There is a gay fae and rock troll love story but you have to pay for it -  4/10 A fun supernatural story PB is forcing to be the next great het romance

Platinum - Can choose for your two main love interests Avery and Raleigh to be male or female which means you are not forced to romance men unless you want to! The women are so pretty it hurts. Get to kiss beautiful women for freeeee. Shoutout to non-binary audience. Every song is bop that fills me with gay pride. Only major downfall is you can’t choose to play as a guy. - 9/10 Move over Hayley Kiyoko there is a new Lesbian pop star in town

And Sunkissed is still up in the air while The Royal Heir is on the thinnest of fucking ices.

[inagetawaycarxo]

“Care to make a deal with the devil?” + “Who’s brilliant idea was it to summon a demon?” W/ Finn Balor

— Can I request a Halloween imagine? If it’s possible can I request a Finn Balor “Care to make a deal with the devil”? He’s been so cute as of late and I think it would fit him perfectly. You da best😘 Much love💜 + “Who’s brilliant idea was it to summon a demon?” {2} -Anon + braceface_lay + thejoker112

Pairings: Demon King x Reader, Finn Balor x Reader, Demon!Finn Balor x Reader, Werewolf!Seth Rollins x Reader

Featuring: Werewolf!Seth, Elsie.

Summary: you and your friend, Elsie, decide to summon a demon, but end up summoning a demon king.

WARNINGS: supernatural themes, demons, evil things, summoning, death, my writing and grammar.

Word Count: 1874

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The sound of snow crunched beneath your feet. As you walked towards the abandoned house, with your friend beside you.

A shiver ran down your spine, as you stopped in front of the house. Maybe it was the cold wind that blew past you. Or the fact that this house gave you an uneasy feeling, or maybe it was both. Or maybe it was because of what the history of this house held.

You heard the stories of this house, after all, it was the gossip of the town, especially when tourist come into the town and the locals warn them not to go to this house. All the sacrifices that have happened here, and rituals. Not to mention the murder of a family. You would much rather be in the comfort of your bed then here.

You gulped, as you pulled your coat closer to your body. Trying to create warmth.

“Don’t be a chicken, y/n. It will be fun.” Elsie cheerily spoke.

“Why did you have to pick this house? Couldn’t you have done it at your house or in the shed? Why this abandoned house? And of all houses this one? And why take me with you?” You whined. You really didn’t want to be here and do this.

“Because, dumb-dumb, I don’t want to invite it into my house, if it’s successful. Besides, you’re a virgin, and virgin blood is the best for summoning.” She answered you.

“I’m not a virgin, I’ve had sex.” You argued, crossing your arms.

“Oral isn’t popping the cherry, y/n.” Elsie grumbled. Rolling her eyes.

“Well, I’m not a virgin.” You huffed.

“You kind of are. Please, y/n, you are my best friend.” She sighed, guilt-tripping you.

“Fine, but if things go wrong, and they will, we go straight to a priest.” You reluctantly agreed.

Elsie rolled her eyes at you.

“Fine, I can’t wait. I get my boyfriend back.” She beamed, linking her arm with yours. Pulling you towards the front door. Your breath caught in your throat, as you got closer. You felt like you were going to be sick or faint.

“What if the place falls in on us, and we die there.” You gasped out. Elsie rolled her eyes.

“Chill, come on.” She spoke. Opening the door, and pulling you inside.

You tried to focus on your breathing. But it was so difficult. Your eyes shifted around the room. Noticing dust everywhere. You slowly walked further into the room. You saw a pentagram, on the ground.

“Elsie.” You squeaked out. Noticing blood drip from her hand.

“Relax, come here, I need your blood.” She spoke. Taking out her knife.

“Can you at least clean it.” You squeaked out again. Taking out hand sanitiser from your coat pocket, and handing it to her.

Elsie took it from you and did what you asked. Though she did roll her eyes.

“Happy, now give me your hand.” She huffed out. You reluctantly gave her your hand.

The blade pierced your skin, making you let out a whimper. The stinging sensation brought tears to your eyes.

Elsie turned your palm over. Squeezing it. The blood dripped into a bowl, she had on the ground. Elsie started to chant something.

The candles she lit in the room, started to flicker. Your heart hammered in your chest, as you felt your heart leap to your throat.

Your eyes widen as you saw smoke appear, then a figure.

You nudged Elsie.

“Elsie.” You stuttered out, making her look at you, but you were staring at the figure, she quickly turned her attention to what you were staring at.

She smiled brightly, grabbing your cut hand, and squeezing it. It didn’t calm your nerves. You felt like you were going to pass out.

The figure smirked the both of you. Looking at Elsie, then at you. If you weren’t freaking out, you would be lusting over how hot he looked. His blue eyes that were so blue you could drown in them.

“Care to make a deal with the devil?” He smirked. Making your heart plummet to the pit of your stomach.

“Yes, bring back my ex-boyfriend.” Elsie demanded. Making the guy raise one of his eyebrows. He looked at you, then at her.

“Only if she will be my wife.” He replied. Looking at you with lust-filled eyes. You gulped, as you felt your whole body go numb. You looked at Elsie with a frantic look. Pleading for her to not go through with this.

The look in her eyes was cold.

“I’m sorry, y/n, but if it brings my boyfriend back, then so be it. He is way more important to me.” She spoke to you. Then looked back at the demon. Her words breaking your heart.

“Deal.” She responded. Making the demon smirk evilly. Your heart felt like it stopped beating. Tears fell from your eyes.

He clicked his fingers together. Turning his attention towards your friend. Well, ex-friend, she betrayed you. Broke your heart, and your trust.

“There is really no use of having you around.” He spoke. Looking at Elsie with boredom. Her face dropped.

“W-what?” She stuttered out.

“You are useless to me.” The demon grumbled.

“But, we had a deal. What about my deal?” Elsie huffed.

“Oh, sweetheart, don’t you know, that you can never trust the devil. Besides your blood didn’t bring me here, hers did. And I am very humbled that you gave your blessing for me to marry your friend…” he spoke.

“I deserve my deal. I want my deal.” She whined. Making the demon roll his eyes.

“Your deal will be fulfilled in hell.” The demon spoke, with a monotone voice. Giving her a deadpan expression. Elsies face dropped. Not that you noticed, you were having a panic attack.

Your best friend, traded you to a demon to get her boyfriend back. She betrayed you. She threw a ten-year friendship away for her boyfriend she has only been with for four years. She broke your heart. And now you had to marry some demon or devil whatever he was. You felt like the walls in this house were closing in on you. You had to get out of here. You quickly took off running.

The demon clicked his fingers. Glaring at Elsie. Elsie choked as blood poured out of her eyes, ears, nose and mouth.

“Oh, my sweet, Elsie. Thank you, so much, for bringing me a wife, a queen to my throne. But you betrayed your friend, by being greedy, and I can’t  allow that, so you will get your deal, but you won’t be on earth, you will be in hell, and I vow that every second, every hour, of your life will be hell.” The demon growled. Elsie choked on her own blood.

“Now time to find my beautiful bride to be.” The demon hummed. Fixing his suit.

He took a step out of the pentagram with ease. Smirking at Elsie’s wide-eyed expression.

The demon let out a dark chuckle.

“Did I forget to mention I am the king, the demon king.” The demon chuckled.

Elsie let out a choked sob. And some gagging noises. Regretting everything she did, and betraying you. She fucked up.

The demon walked out of the house, looking over his shoulder, and smirking. The house set a light.

The demon turned his head back in front of him. Smiling wickedly. Then walked away, following the footprints you left in the snow…

You let out a whimper, as you ran through the snow. Your lunges burning. Your legs aching. You knew it was no use running that demon would find you anyways.

The sound of the demon’s voice made you hide behind a tree. Breathing heavily.

“Oh, little dove. There is no point in running. I will find you.” The demon spoke. You closed your eyes. Gulping rapidly.

Your eyes snapped open, as you felt a hand clamp down on your mouth. Your eyes widening in fright, as you saw a pair of red eyes in front of you.

“It’s okay. I’m not going to hurt you, is there anyone else with you?” He spoke. His eyes flashing to brown.

“My friend.” You whimpered out, making him nod his head.

“Who’s brilliant idea as it to summon a demon?” He asked.

“My friends, well, she was my friend, she traded me to make a deal.” You answered him.

He nodded his head, looking slightly irritated.

“She with you?” He asked, looking around, searching for her, he had his nose in the air, sniffing it. You furrowed your eyebrows. What the hell is up with this dude.

“I don’t know.” You answered him honestly.

“You’ve got to be kidding me. Of course, a mutt is hanging around. Go away, Seth, this doesn’t concern you.” The demon growled. Making the guy in front of you, which you assumed must be Seth, let out a low growl.

“I promise, I will get you out of this arranged marriage. He won’t accept you if you are a werewolf if you’re in my pack. He hates werewolves, he wouldn’t try anything on you or hurt you if you are in my pack.” Seth explained. You gave him a deadpan expression.

“What the fuck?” You gasped out.

“Trust me.” He spoke.

“I don’t even know you.” You replied.

“The names Seth.” Seth spoke. Pulling you away from the tree, and out in the open. Your eyes widen in fear, as you saw the demon. And boy did he look furious.

“Get your grubby hands off of my bride to be.” The demon growled.

Seth smirked. His eyes flashing red, as his canines extended.

“Oh, Finny boy, she won’t be your wife, not if I change her into a werewolf.” Seth chuckled.

After saying that, he sunk his canines into your shoulder, making you yelp in pain.

The demon looked annoyed and worried at the same time. And a little heartbroken, you couldn’t pinpoint that at the moment, you were to busy with the agonising pain coursing through your body.

You let out a scream, as you felt something painful run through your veins. Hunching forward. Your head snapped up to reveal amber eyes. Your canines extended your body contouring in ways that weren’t humanly possible. The demon looked beyond annoyed and heartbroken.

The demon tore his eyes away from you and vanished. Making Seth smirk.

Seth turned his attention towards you, as you stopped changing. A thick layer of sweat layered your forehead. As you stared at the spot where the demon was standing before he vanished.

“Everything is going to be okay. He won’t hurt you or bother you anymore. I will protect you.” Seth spoke soothingly. Crouching down beside you. Wrapping his arms around you. Pulling you towards his warm body.

But nothing was ever going to be okay. Your whole life has changed. Your best friend betrayed you, and made a deal with a demon, well devil, as he likes to call himself. Trading you for her boyfriend.  And the only reason why you got out of it was because Seth turned you into a werewolf, which he claims the demon hates them. Your life was anything but okay, you were anything but okay…

[alloveroliver]

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[softmoxymuffin]

Tellin’ the Folks...

I can’t believe I’m writing so much again. It’s been so long since I’ve been this inspired. I hope I can keep the momentum up

Chapter 1: Check Please

Chapter 2: Airplanes and Automobiles

Chapter 3: Tellin’ the Folks

Chapter 4: Hot Cocoa and Surprise Hugs

Chapter 5: Breakfast Sandwiches

Chapter 6: Learning Experience

Chapter 7: Keeping up Defenses

Chapter 8: Confessions in the Bitter Cold

sidenote: I don’t think i have to spell it out for anyone but fanfiction is just fanfiction. it’s fiction. when i write fiction i don’t really like involving real life romantic partners (maybe depending on the angle) but generally no so in the universe of this story seth does not have a girl friend and dean is not married to renee (who i adore) almost everything else is the same

i hope you guys enjoy... 

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Seth finally got to calling his mom and step dad. He had first tried to convince them to not bother picking him up, but they insisted to meeting him at the airport personally even though it was 3am. It took a couple of minutes waiting but the giant hugs Seth got once they arrived was so worth the wait.

They talked excited in the car. They had asked about how things were in the company. They asked how everyone else was doing. They had even asked about Roman and his treatment. Seth’s parents had been nothing but supportive of him and his choices, and he knows how blessed he is to have that. His heart felt full whenever he sees them proud of him. As much as he loves the business, there was nothing like coming home for the holidays to be with his family.

It wasn’t until they had actually gotten home when he had finally remembered about his phone call with Dean at the airport. Seth’s mom had mentioned that his room was good and ready for him and should at least take a nap before having late breakfast later.

“Hey mom,” he stalls in the kitchen. His bags still in his hands. Though he had only called to her, he noticed her and his stepdad Hector had looked at him expectantly at the same time. He always thought that was cute. “Is the guest room ok?”

“Might need a bit of freshening up, but nothing major,” she explained and even looked at her husband for confirmation and he nodded accordingly. “Why, you expecting anyone?”

“Think Dean might be coming over.” He casually, as if the other man was basically driving 20 hours to just to get to his place. “Is that ok?”

“Dean? Of course. That’s perfectly fine. We love dean.” She said in such a motherly sweet tone with Hector nodding in agreement as he prepared coffee for the both of them. “But isn’t he spending time with his family in the holidays?”

“Don’t think so…” he voice kind of faded, sounding unsure.

Holly, as the excellent mom as she was, seemed to have noticed her son’s apprehension walked towards him to ask, “Is everything alright with Dean?”

For split second Seth was almost ready to confess to the weeks of confusing feelings he had been having for his bestfriend. The story of their night in Cincinnati on the tip of his tongue. But with a sigh and a shrug he left the story untold and just answered. “I’m not sure, but I hope he is…” his mom nods knowing the answer didn’t really satisfy her but knew pressing more about it wouldn’t really help her son.

“But he can stay in the guest room right?” Seth making sure. “Dd’s dumb boyfriend isn’t staying over is he?” he cocked his brow.

Holly shook her head with a angry little frown. “No, Ryan is not staying with us. He and Dd had actually broken up.” She said the last two words in a hushed but still trite tone.

“Well, I mean, they’ve broken up before.” Seth couldn’t help but pointed out.

“Yes, well I’m pretty sure this one is final.” His mother still had a bit of anger in her voice, but in an oddly triumphant way, then she walked to the sink to clean her mug.

Seth, being an excellent son, also knew when to not pry when things seemed tense with his mom. He did the next best thing and looked to his dependable stepfather and silently mouthed the words ‘what happened?’. Hector, without missing a beat, answered by mouthing the word ‘cheater’, right before he took his last sip of coffee. His dark hands growing white with the force of his grip, a sign Seth knew it meant his stepdad was just as mad about the situation as his mom.

He had only scowled at the revelation, but bit his tongue to ask anything more. He made his way to his room. His childhood bedroom that still housed so many of his toys and posters growing up. Everything kept as best as it could be over the years. The only new addition was the fancy mattress that made sleeping like a dream unto itself.

Unfortunately, that dream seemed to have been out of reach for the young man. As he put his things away and made himself comfortable as possible, he realized he really couldn’t find the comfort need for the nap his mom had suggested.

His mind had wandered back to Dean. This time not really about the confusion he had over the weeks, but more for the conversation they had just had. He wracked his brain trying to figure out what had prompted the other man to drive all this way out of the blue. Last they had seen each other Dean had actually looked excited to go back to Vegas. He was more than ready for the warm weather and the dessert and sand and the mountains. He said he was ready to be back in his element, and yet here he was driving a grueling 20 hours to snowy and cold Iowa for the holidays.

‘What happened Dean?’ Seth silently asked to himself.

He pushed himself onto his elbows before he reached for his bag. He may not be able to answer that question right now, but he knew someone who might have some idea. He dialed a familiar number into his phone and lay back down waiting for the phone on the other line to pick up.

“Gggrrhhh.. ello?” the other line had grumbled tiredly.

“Oh shit, I’m sorry Roman. I forgot how early it was.” Seth apologized the Samoan forgetting it was still pretty much too early in the morning for anyone else but his overthinking mind.

“hmm no worry…” Roman replied sounding a little bit more coherent than he did a few seconds ago. “I should be up anyway-” he yawned. “-need to start the day.”

“Hey, how are you man?” Seth asked with genuine concern.

“I’m good.” He replied, the ‘m’ I’m sounding a longer than it should, but again, Seth couldn’t fault the other man. “What’s up? You got home ok?” he asked the younger man.

Seth smiled, knowing fully well how much the bigger man valued his sleep, but also how much he valued them being the oldest (by a couple of months) and therefore the ‘dad’ of the group.

“Just got home actually.” He answered with a smile. “Landed like an hour ago.”

“Glad your home. Bet Holly misses her little drama king.” Roman teased.

Seth chuckled. He knew they would never let that down. “How about you man? How are you?”

Roman took a deep breath, and from what Seth could guess from the rustling of sheets, man on the phone must just be getting up form bed. “I’m ok, all things considered.”

“Treatment’s going well?” he asked, not really knowing the specifics but wanting to ask.

“It’s ok.” The other man replied. “I mean it some part suck. Like the hospitals and the needles here and there, but overall, it’s nothing too bad.”

“Good.. that’s good.” Seth replied not really knowing anything else.

“Seth, I’m glad you called and all but I got a feeling you’re not calling me this early in the morning just to have a chat.” Roman guessed.

‘What is it with parents?’ Seth jokingly thought. Realizing how similar Roman and his mom had approached the situation with him.

“Just wanted to ask you about something actually,” Seth fessed up. “Have you heard from Dean lately?”

“Hmm.. not as much as I’d like.” Roman joked. “Last I talked to him was yesterday before his flight. Sound pretty excited to get back home to the dessert and Mel.”

‘Oh, right Mel,’ Seth though feeling his insides deflate. Melanie was a girl Dean had met months ago back in Vegas. They had kept in touch over the months of travelling. Dean had even opened up about having her move into his place since her lease for the her own apartment was ending. He had never met the woman, but he had seen pictures of her. Just Dean’s type; blonde, perky, athletic. She seemed to make the other man happy, from what Seth could guess.

“Yo Seth!” Roman called for the younger man’s attention.

“Huh?” Seth replied intelligently. “I’m sorry what was that?” he asked.

“What happened man? You kinda just got quiet there and your nose started to hum in that way when you get kinda pissy over something.” He teased.

“My nose does not hum.” Seth denied at the same time pinching the bridge of his nose to check if it really did indeed hum or not.

“Whatever you say man,” Roman laughed quietly. “So, what about Dean?”

“What about him?” the younger man asked in a slight panicked.

“I don’t know man, you’re the one calling about him out of the blue.” Roman pointed out.

“Hmm yeah, It’s nothing really. I mean I don’t know exactly but-” Seth made a move to explain, but was doing his best try and not reveal too much of his feelings over the situation. “Dean’s coming over.”

“What do you mean?”

“I mean, I talked to him once I landed and he told me he was like half way here already.”

“To Iowa?”

“Yeah”

“You know what happened?” Roman asked, his concern for their third partner thick in his voice.

“I don’t know yet. He wouldn’t say much.” Seth explained. “Was hoping he called you too or something.”

“No, nothing like that man.” Roman replied. Somewhere in the background one could hear the voice of a young girl calling for her dad. “Coming sweetie-“ Roman yelled out away from the phone’s receiver. “Listen Seth, Jojo’s up and I promised to make pancakes, but keep me up to speed about Dean ok?”

“Will do,” Seth replied, quite serious about the task.

“Oh and Seth?”

“Yeah?”

“Merry Christmas”

“Happy Holidays to you too Roman,”

[kiiruna-a]

a five year old secret .

the seriousness in his father’s tone caught the young emmett by surprise. immediately, he started to feel his heart racing just a little faster. he stood up from the couch, & with his hand brushing against the walls, he made his way into the bedroom of the small apartment without tripping. his own face started to grow paler than it’s usual tan complexion, which had gotten even darker now that the spring sun had blessed him. he sat down on the bed, & it creaked underneath his weight.

“ what’s this about, dad? are you okay? “ was the baseball player’s immediate reaction. his dad was not healthy by any means; not only by the wheelchair he was bound to, but by the way his brain loved to trick him with ghosts of the past. his father’s mind was fickle, & it often needed to hear it’s son’s voice if only to calm down a little bit. seth was happy to be of help, but it was never easy to hear his father battle demons that seth himself could not banish. “ oh, i’m okay son, i’m not calling about that. there was just something… i really needed to tell you. “ the man on the other side of the phone continued to say, just as worryingly as last time. seth tried to feel relieved that nothing seemed to be wrong with his father’s health at this point in time, but that uncomfortable, anxious gnawing at his heart didn’t want to leave him alone. his father was trying to hard to sound serious, despite coming off as mostly uncertain, because being stern wasn’t exactly in his character. what that meant is he was going to use his authority as a father to do something, seth was sure of it, but what it could be about--- he was as clueless as anyone would be. “ well, tell me dad, you’re making me seriously worried. “ seth then pleaded. he was whispering, hoping that his roommate would not hear the whining in his voice, & the worrying in this house would duplicate. slowly, soundlessly, the baseball player stood up again & walked over to the door, gently closing it. “ uhm, yeah--- you’re right. it’s just… i know you’re not going to like this, seth. i’m going to tell you something no matter if you think you want to know it or not, because i have kept this secret for so so long now, & after so many years of thinking about whenever it was actually okay for me to keep it from you just because you thought you want me to, i’ve realized it’s not. you need to hear this, son. that’s why i’m using my veto as a father right now to tell you this, & i don’t want to hear you protest, you hear me? “ just a little bit of that army man came through in his father’s uncertain voice now. seth’s heart sank further down into his chest, like gravity had finally found it after all it’s hears in hiding. seth didn’t bother to sit down now. he stood up, facing his bed, but seeing right through everything. “ sure dad, whatever. “ he eventually replied, not exactly in an as military-like fashion. his father sighed in response, clearly bracing himself for some sort of impact. seth was starting to sense what this was going to be about. he knew there was only one thing that he never allowed his father to talk about. the mother. everyone had one, more or less. seth had never met his own, not since she birthed him. all seth was told as a child was that she was mentally ill, that she has institutionalized, & that she was not able to keep him, which is why he was set in the custody of his grandparents while his father was out in the war. his entire life, this mother had haunted him. he had insisted to tell every new person he met that he simply did not have one. the only one who knew the truth was his boyfriend; the one who had truly seen what the knowledge seth had about his mother had made him into. scared. seth was always scared; upon every unreasonable action he did, upon every intense feeling that washed over him, every wave of jealousy, every anxiety attack, every time he got too drunk, every time he felt too much, he was scared it was because of her. that the thing she had, she had also passed onto him. he was mortified that when he was an adult he would get locked into an institution, a danger to himself, others, or both. she was the reason he was afraid of his own emotions. the little his grandparents had spoken about her, in their usual, judgemental voice. they were angry, of course, because their son had slept with a woman he barely knew, & made her pregnant. they were mad at him, & mad at her. the only one they were not mad at was him; & they had shielded him his whole life from the woman who birthed him, scared that she would want to take seth away from them. the one thing seth had never told anyone, not even sebastian, was that he knew his father & mother had contact. at least twice a year, seth knew that they talked to each other. every birthday, every christmas, seth was asked if he wanted to know what his mother had wanted to tell him. every year, seth wanted to yell at his father for ruining this day for him, & a few times he ever had. it was the only thing that made seth angry at his father, which is why it could be the only thing his father insisted so badly upon telling him now. seth braced for impact. he braced himself to hear it but forget it, because whatever it was, he knew he did not want to know. “ you have a little sister, seth. “ suddenly, time stops.

the stern expression on seth’s face lets go of it’s grip, & his jaw drops. his pupils widen, as if they are trying to search for a truth in the nothingness that he is staring into. he doesn’t think anything, instead, everything goes completely blank. as if the ground is falling underneath his feet, he falls down onto the bed, the palm of his free hand first, then the rest of his body, scooted up on the edge. his eyes are moving back & forth, unable to focus on a single thing at once. a little sister, what did he mean? was this some sort of joke? had his mother given birth to another kid? how was this possible? was it his dad, had he found a new woman & not told him? he didn’t even know what to start believing. it was completely quiet in the room, although loud in his mind. before he had the chance to ask anything though, his father continued. “ she lives in a small mountain town in colorado with your mother & her new husband. she is five years old, & your mother has tried to make it so that you two could meet, but you have never wanted to acknowledge her. i’ve seen how angry you’ve been, how scared you’ve been, & i have not wanted to force this on you, seth. but his christmas, i heard you talk with sebastian about how you had always wished you had a sibling of some kind. ever since then, my conscious has felt worse than it’s even been. you, seth, you are a big brother. her name is irene. she would love to meet you, when you’re ready. “ seth hears every word his father is saying, & he is almost mad at himself that he does not seem to process the words properly. he can feel them fading in front of his eyes, & he is scared that he is about to forget them. irene. five years old. a little girl who has never gotten to meet her big, dumb, older brother because he was so stupid & selfish he had not wanted to take any of the messages they had left for him. realizing how lonely it must have been, seth started to tear up. “ five… years…? “ seth repeated, his voice weak. his fingers dug into the blanket & clenched it’s surface, trying to keep himself from crying. the moment he hears his own voice & the way it trembles his eyes just water more, but he needs to be able to speak in this moment, so he decides he can cry later but not now. he takes a sharp breath in, & his father’s voice immediately changes for the softer & warmer upon realizing seth’s vulnerability. “ yeah. she seems like a happy little girl. they are a good family, your mother is very well recovered, even moreso than me, seth. she realizes your boundaries, but irene does not, she just wants to meet you so badly. she, too, has always wanted a sibling. you two could have each other, though. you can teach her to play baseball, i bet… & she could teach you all about horses. “ seth laughs. it’s a short, pathetic excuse of a laugh, drowned in the spit that is building in his mouth, but it is somewhat of a relief to his father either way. there is no anger, only sadness, as well as a hint of shame. he then snivels.

“ i have a little sister… “ there is joy in his voice, mixed in with the disbelief. there, his father too chuckles, & seth can hear that he is also close to crying. they’re both happy the truth is finally out there. seth is still not sure what he is going to do with this truth, & how he could ever in the world be prepared to go meet this new family he never even knew he had, but… he was a big brother now. he had to take responsibility. even with tears now running down his face, he realized he had to stay strong, for her. “ yeah you do, son. you’re a big brother. “

[preludeof-light]

Speak

[ Ao3 Ver. ]

Gen. Audiences

Characters: Joshua | Jhosua , Artur | Asseray 

Fandom: Fire Emblem : The Sacred Stones

Pairing: M/M

(notes in tags)

Artur's someone who never minces words, he knows their power well. He won't say something he can't take back. Joshua's someone who speaks his mind freely, without abandon. His words fly away like birds.

Artur finally learns it's okay to say what you feel.

Artur's someone who never minces words, he knows their power well. One slip, one misstep, a sylable out of place and the spell backfires. He's been on the receiving end before and recalls the terrible scent of burnt hair, his own hair, his curls wouldn't be nearly as short as they are if he'd been more careful in his youth. But, that was childhood, and Artur knew he didn't know better simply because he wasn't experienced. Now, on the other hand, he's much better about it. He prides himself for perfect enunciation and casting, though Lute may be the only one who has him beat in that regard. 

Yet that initial hesitance, the mental double check he does before even a sound moves past his lips, is something nowhere near present in Joshua. Artur envies that, the man speaks his mind freely -- and very often does-- without a care to what may come of it. 

Oh, but Joshua isn't dumb, Artur knows that. He can read and an atmosphere well enough, fast enough to know just when to let that loose tongue wag and when ti tighten it up with sweet words. Come to think of it, where had he learned such phrases? Artur's never heard them before, but assumes they're simply a regional difference. 

Likely the result of being out on the dusty streets of Jehanna, where quick wit and a quicker tongue can save you from both a bad bargain and a bad situation. Though Artur hadn't been there himself, he recalls the storybooks of his youth; their sweeping gold sands and arid climates, Lute had particular fun with reading about bands of mercenaries who stole from the rich and gave to the poor. Or, more often Artur found, kept to themselves. 

After all, Joshua certainly couldn't have learned it within his own palace halls. Artur likes to think he tried, playing the rebel to his adoring mother wasn't far off of Joshua's predicted path. It's a fun image to play with in his head; Joshua's short tangle of red hair slipping in and out of windows to sneak away from stuffy palace life, to live a little more on the edge of his knife in the streets among people bound by coin and deep loyalty. Certainly, Artur thinks, the mercenary guilds welcomed him into their folds thinking he's the queen's son and would make an excellent future leader. Artur hides a chuckle, his mind miles away imagining the tiny prince playing with wooden swords in crowded rooms, those around him cheering him on with every swish.

"... What're you staring for?" His voice snaps Artur from his daydream, the rest of his silent analysis disperses too. He meets Joshua's gaze, unaware he'd been watching the myrmidon this whole time. Joshua gives a rogue-ish grin. "Hopefully not just at me, I hope." Artur laughs quietly to mask how flustered he gets. There's a warmth in the corners of his face as he replies, his eyes rapidly searching for someone else to pin the target on.

"Moreso Lady Eirika coming this way, but you were still in my line of sight. So, you could argue that yes, I was... partially looking at you."

"Alright, if you say so." Joshua shrugs, bits of his red hair tumble from his shoulders to join the rest laying against his back. Artur isn't sure why he's focused on such a minute detail, but he smiles it away. Joshua mirrors the gesture, though to Artur it's always looked just shy of hiding some larger secret. Or there are unfinished thoughts and words lingering behind those playful grins, yerning to spill forth from those lips and touch whoever's heart that hears them. Ah, he's staring again, Artur catches himself this time. He switches his gaze back to Eirika, thank goodness she's made it over.

"You two nearly ready? We're heading out soon," she reports with head high. Artur nods several times while Joshua only flashes his smile in the princess' direction. "You wanna make a bet who'll show up first? Ten gold I beat Curly-Q!" he snickers, Artur takes this opportunity to turn away. He'd not be caught staring a third time, he'd already run the risk far too close. Besides, Eirika is right, they had more Stones to collect and shouldn't be dawdling with idle talk and thoughts of places far away from where they were right now.

"Bet or no bet, I will be there, Lady Eirika. I can promise you that." 

Leaving Joshua and her to chat a little longer -- Artur, no doubt, thinks in the end he only plans to score a flirtatious remark --  the monk retires to his tent. There were still things to pack and tomes to bring along, Light magic especially is a rare commodity among Renais, nowhere near as plentiful as Anima tomes. Shuffling along his cot he loosens the collar of his robes, letting himself breathe. A break from Joshua on his brain would do him good, he's sure of it. That and, as the Blessed Dragon would say, "Fill not your mind with impure thoughts of others, for those turn into dangerous actions if left unchecked". 

They weren't impure in the slightest, Artur challenged, but it's better to have his mind be free of distractions than have it tinker back to a past that Joshua never wished to speak of. It'd bring up sour memories, and Artur didn't want to see his face go dark or for him to lose his carefree smile. Those things made him Joshua, silly coin flips and all, he couldn't risk letting such things disappear only for a second. Drat, he's distracted again, if that bet was made then he'd surely lose it if he lingered any longer. Hurriedly he ties his spare robes and extra Flash tome into a sack, latching the smaller Light tome to the book carrier at his side, underneath the robes at his leg. A glance back out the tent flap to the field ahead, Joshua and Eirika are both gone. 

"Have I lost...?" he murmurs to himself, sack thrown over one shoulder as he brushes past the flaps back outside. "Nope!" comes a laugh from Joshua, he whirlwinds on by and gives a playful tap to the back of the monk's head. Artur's face flares pink, largely from not realizing the other had gotten so close without so much as a sound. Joshua pauses, his knapsack has a strap across his chest. "We're tied, actually! Race you to Seth!"

  Normally, Artur would decline childish games like racing, not that he's too prideful to participate in them. He simply doesn't find himself the fastest on foot, Lute's beaten him 'hundreds' of times --her words, not his-- and any confidence that would come from losing so many races in childhood certainly took a nose dive. Yet this time, even with such a nonsensical payout as ten gold, he allows himself a little taste of pride. Afterwards, he promises, he'd say an extra long prayer for indulging. 

"Then allow me to break this tie!" Artur calls back and runs after the redhead, stretching his legs as long as possible to cover the most ground. It strains him, he pants and sweat collects under even his breezy robes, his sack of belongings bounces painfully against his shoulder, but he remains undeterred. Joshua's a flash of red and black, always a foot or two ahead of him even as the gathering of Eirika's army comes into view. There's no slowing this footrace, Artur's determined to win, tents flash by as tiny white streaks. It's not for the money, he tells himself, not at all. Even if it's selfish or it goes against the Blessed Dragon's teachings, he wants nothing more than to stay with Joshua. So they can indulge in races, nonsense bets, laugh and talk under the stars. There's so much more he wants to ask about him, about his life in Jehanna or before he found his way to Serafew, maybe with the right guidance he can become the man's Shepard. Yes, perhaps even--

"I WIN!" Again Joshua's voice, trembling with excitement, blows through all of Artur's thoughts like cannon fire. His vision clears as he slows to a halt, panting heavily and resting a hand upon Seth's horse. There's a snort as the animal moves away, unfriendly to anyone but her rider. Artur teeters to one side, the blood's rushing back to his head, he should've called it quits earlier if he'd known his body remained this out of shape. Yet before his body hits the ground, his shoulders are snatched up. Glancing over his shoulder is the sweat dripping Joshua, his smile from ear to ear. Artur feels his heart leap out of his ribcage.

"... Sorry. I don't know if I gave you a... very fun race after all," he laughs, breathless as Joshua effortlessly slides an arm underneath both of his shoulders. They're close, close enough that Artur can feel his breath on his hair, somehow cool despite the panting. Their items are placed in a cart that Forde plans to pull, the cavalier gives the two a wide grin and thumbs up. Artur doesn't have time to analyze that gesture, his head's too busy spinning, though Joshua's shoulder makes an excellent place to rest. The pair walk for a little while together as the army gets into gear, eventually Joshua sets the exhausted monk down in a separate cart, walking along after him.

"Don't apologize, Curly-Q. You put up a good fight for a monk," Joshua says, Artur mumbles another apology. "Seriously, you don't need to. Tell you what, even though I won we don't have to honor the bet. Even Eirika seemed worried for you, she said you'd faint before you crossed the finish line. But you didn't, though! That's something to be proud of."

Artur sighs, wiping sweat from the back of his neck and leaving the top collar button undone. He wishes Lady Eirika had just a little more faith in his physical capabilities, though he didn't necessarily blame her for thinking so. Artur knows he's frail, he's always been, but he's tried to take strides to be a little better. Baby steps, he tells himself, baby steps are important. "... Was it fun, at least?" Artur hears how scratchy his voice sounds and winces, swallowing to wet his throat. That's a definite improvement. "Fun for you?" 

"Yeah, it was!" Joshua's smile is so bright it's nearly blinding. Artur's in shock, he'd put up such a bad performance! He's certainly only saying that since he won and is still on that adrenaline rush. "You really surprised me, Artur. I'd never taken you for the competitive type. I'm glad there's a whole new side of you to learn about! Did you race a lot as a kid?"

Artur, on instinct, gives himself time to select his words. A measured response, simple but effective, is what he figures is necessary. He'd talk of the past races with Lute, through his village's dirt paths and over the thick bushes before the forest. How he'd lost countless times, just like he lost today, it's nothing special really. Then they'd laugh and Joshua, Artur figures, would leave him to rest and regain his strength. It's how he's always lived his life, behind bars of silence and structured sentences, too afraid to let the words flow forth. He's afraid of missteps, of misspeaking, of saying something he can't take back. But now, whether Joshua knows it or not, he's handed Artur the key.

  Instead of simply responding, he lets himself speak.

"I... did, actually. Only a handful of times and always with Lute. Like you saw today, I'm not much of a runner, she always beat me. We'd race through our village and into the forest, but not much farther than the thicker bushes. Mother said it got thorny and dangerous past there. But I enjoyed it back then, I could certainly keep up with her much better. You, well... you saw the result. I'm not as fast as I once was, but thank you for giving me the opportunity to relive a bit of that childish glee."

Joshua listens, hopping into the cart next to Artur when its wheels are slow. It's a little intimidating to have those eyes focused solely on him, but it's a feeling Artur thinks he could get used to very easily. Unprompted, he continues, relaying to Joshua the time he knew becoming a man of the cloth is something he wished for more than anything else. How a passing monk through his village spends a whole afternoon with him just looking for a lost toy, and how much that man's kindness meant to him. His voice doesn't shake, he simply lets it flow, and Joshua's absolutely enraptured. 

The pair continue to talk, swapping stories back and forth. Artur never mentions the thoughts he had earlier, the 'impure' ones at least, neither does he ask about Jehanna. For now he's perfectly comfortable getting to know Joshua the myrmidon they picked up in Serafew rather than Joshua, former Prince of Jehanna. Too much pain is buried inside the man, Artur figures if he springs a leak, then all of Joshua himself will burst out and float away. They're stepping stones, Artur tells himself, a gentle path to lead himself on before tackling the boulders in his way. Though, it's good to know that now, Joshua's firmly at his side to do so. Whatever else he feels, this humming warmth in his chest when Joshua smiles his way or says his name, that doesn't need to be pushed away. 

In fact, Artur smiles to himself, it's something he'll say with his own words.

[rxpunzelwrites-blog]

what my kiddos are doing for valentine’s day!

laura tagged along with lydia and rosy for a lot of the day because she normally spends the day with lydia and felt a little lonely probably. but then she left the two of them to do their own thing and now she’s scotty’s valentine and eating donuts with him.

audrey isn’t even aware it’s valentine’s day. she was probably alarmed by the all the paper hearts in messina then eventually shrugged it off and went to work.

harper spent it with toby of course, and baked him heart shaped cookies and they probably went for lunch with their kiddies! she also baked rhodes a batch as well and kissed him all over his face and told him she loved him no less than thirty times.

reuben had to help bill pick out a valentine’s day gift from tori and suggested that he take her on a ghost tour. whether or not he took that onboard is up to jenny :’) and then reuben pulled himself to dinner and asked daisy on a second date and probably just took her somewhere nice for dinner.

mickey didn’t celebrate valentine’s day because it’s shane’s birthday which is a hundred times more important to him. he saved up his money and bought him a vintage signed photo of gregory peck.

dennis went right ahead and bought bret flowers and they weren’t crumpled this time and he says that he’s only making up for squashing them on their auction date and that he didn’t even know that it was valentine’s day but he said all this with a stupid smile on his face and probably helped with the rosy surprise even though he complained the whole way through it.

alice spent the whole day making out with jay. probably in front of quinn at some point. i am so sorry.

leon sent an anonymous card to freddie because he’s in way over his head. silly boy.

atticus kissed eeeeeeveryone on the cheek today. but finn and reggie and amelia and annie got TWO kisses. he didn’t get anyone any gifts bc he claimed that he is their gift and that they should feel blessed.

wren claimed quinn as her valentine like she usually does. she made him a card like she usually does. and she kissed him like she usually does. later on, she went birdwatching with henry and tried to ignore all the flutters in her tummy.

rosy spent her day with lydia and got the best surprise EVERRRRR. she definitely cried. and then when laura left them alone she demanded that she and lydia cuddle in bed for the whole night and then told lydia that it’s the best valentine’s day she’d ever had. also realised she’s in love with lydia but didn’t say it out loud because she wants to tell bret first and ask if he thinks she should tell her.

wilhelm literally just spent the day with ringo starr. his ankle still hurts so he couldn’t even dance, poor bb.

felix wrote little valentine’s day cards for raegan, hazel and monica and then he sent one to eddie ‘from mallory’. but yeah it’s mostly from him. felix loves valentine’s day oh my gosh.

jack sang love songs all day, i’m not joking. he probably shyly serenaded ivy as well.

justin definitely asked raegan out on a date. and then as a joke he’d pretend he’d asked colton out as well and then he’d pretend to be worried about being double booked and then insist that indy needs to come now as well so there’ an even number. it probably wasn’t even his idea because he’s too dumb for that so raegan is welcome to take the credit.

callum debated asking what scotty was doing and then decided against it and just wished kai a happy valentine’s day through the wall before ultimately just going to work and spending his night on the docks.

brody lmaaaao okay so brody bought hunter a bunch of the saddest looking daffodils in the whole entire world because that was all he could afford. and he left them at her desk and claimed that it was so he could ‘keep up appearances’ oh my god i’ve been waiting to type this all day.

riley received lots of valentine’s cards from his students and took them all home with him and pinned them on his wall after he conferred with barry just to make sure that none of them were serious love letters. he sent monty a card and said he only did so because that’s what the two of them usually do.

sutton probably went to hang out with kara and ollie fully aware that it was valentine’s day but didn’t mention it and if it was brought up he would feign ignorance like ‘oh??? it’s valentine’s day???’

let’s not talk about how greyson is doing today

elsie kept herself to herself even though she contemplated wishing tara a happy valentine’s day but decided against it. angelica probably tried to corner her for a kiss but she ran away.

wardo is the most loved up fucking goober right now. he spent the whole day kissing louis and then dancing with cecily and ivy and was even nice to ulysses. wardo was in the best mood ever today okay.

elliot cooked chicken nuggets for melody and then took her to a monster truck rally. he asked for a kiss from raegan and was probably denied it, but he definitely gave rhodes a big kiss. and he’s super worried about him after the break up.

pace and cece didn’t give each other valentine’s gifts, but pace wished everyone he came across a happy valentine’s day. he filmed a lot of people getting their gifts and even caught a proposal on camera so he’s had a good day living through other people’s happiness.

angelica gave everyone all the kisses including lizzie, bea, jess, seth, katie, carter, cassie, conrad, melody and nearly elsie. basically if you think there’s a chance that angelica would have reason to kiss your oc then she definitely did.

dean spent the day watching finding nemo with mellie and baby hadley :)

joe hooked up with someone he can’t remember the name of. very romantic.

sybil went ghost hunting as usual, possibly with byron and if anyone tried to suggest something about that she’d threaten to curse them.

ella had class but brought hazel cupcakes home for her to decorate. she probably uploaded the footage to her youtube channel.

aaron is spending the day with his girlfriend but let it be known that he text astrid saying, ‘happy valentine’s day, maine x’

harvey was working but as you can see, he’s talking to kenny which means he’s very happy about that.

nathaniel spent the day with will and jane and kissed them both and basically just tried to keep will’s spirits up.

will isn’t doing good right now and he misses alex a lot and he feels edgy and anxious but he spent time with nathaniel and jane anyway bc he knew it would make nate happy.

dixie was working but when she saw séamus in the lobby, she definitely wished him a happy valentine’s day and then spent the rest of her shift blushing about it. also her momma made a sculpture in her pottery class and ‘in the spirit’ of valentine’s, she gave it to mr croft. innocently, of course, but dixie knows better and wasted no time in telling cassie and david.

cecily spent her day playing with apollo and smiling and giggling at wardo and louis. she let wardo dance with her and she hugged ivy and after some encouragement from her brother, she got brave enough to kiss louis on the cheek and wish him a happy valentine’s day before all the excitement got a bit too much for her and she scurried off to the museum. but then she saw david and got all frazzled again :’)

levi IS GOING ON A SORT-OF DATE WITH AMELIA AND THAT’S THAT ON THAT.

dustin is making fun of all his students’ valentines. because he’s a dick.

diego probably isn’t doing a lot bc when is he ever but i like to think he enlisted caroline’s help to draw a picture of a butterfly so he could give it to cedric.

chase is getting high af and hooking up with whoever wants him. mess.

max is having the time of her fricking life and sent valentine’s to practically all of messina. she’s wearing heart themed everything today and her muse is through the roof so she’s probably planned like six new novels and she’s LIVING. and she’s asking after everyone else’s valentines and how they’re going and fangirling over all the cute things.

holly walked into a novel idea. glared at katie. left.

benji probably got another kiss of david because i say so that’s why.

jutta has no valentine but she plans to find one when she goes out clubbing tonight so really she’ll be fine.

taylor sent valentine’s to both darren and ronnie from BOTH her and james because she knew james wanted to but wasn’t brave enough, and it also helped her feel less guilty about everything that’s happened between her and the boys lately.

bennett got piss drunk then found some randomer to sleep with so he can forget about calvin and hero.

kit is in a surprisingly good mood today. simon gave her chocolates which she didn’t eat, but gave them to cody instead. then she baked cakes for daisy, simon, lo and beau. she was probably super shy about giving lo one but again, she’s in a good mood, she got over herself and did it.

simon woke up feeling sad but he still went into work and bravely wished billy a happy valentine’s day AS A FRIEND before saying the same to everyone else in a novel idea. then he went home and gave chocolate to kit and beau to be a gentleman.

evie demanded that jax be her valentine because she knew he hasn’t quite managed to work up the courage to ask ronan out and ronan remains oblivious.

oz gave out free candy to everyone and tried not to be sad when daisy told him she was going on a date with reuben so there’s that.

caroline heard that amelia and cassie were both otherwise preoccupied but decided that was okay because she woke up and tackled jason and gave him a big kiss on the cheek as well as a card that says ‘i love you to infinity and beyond’. she also bumped into gabe and pretended to not know it was valentine’s day pls just give me this.

mellie is probs very anti-valetine’s day right now. she’s avoiding che and probably pouted if indy did end up giving into justin and going out, so she watched finding nemo with dean instead.

ronan was working and being oblivious about jax and i hate him for it. he probably spent what free time he had attempting to find a date for his cousin, abel.

alfie baked all his friends a heart shaped pie and gave them all kisses even though he’s a little bi awkward around scotty rn because he’s not sure if he’s allowed to kiss his cheek anymore, but his spirits were up anyway!

emma was on set and i’m sure that drew did something charming so there’s that :’)

ellis arranged so many flower bouquets today and you can bet your goddamn ass she went to pick clara up at school and gave one to barry whether he liked it or not. she also graciously camped out in calvin’s room in order to give rory the space should he bring someone home :’) and because of that she probably bulled calvin into letting her braid his hair.

seth spent the day with all of his friend - not just katie. he gave all of his friend a valentine’s day hug - not just katie. he went out at night with all of his friends - not just katie. AND YES HE’S SURE HE STARED LONGINGLY AT /ALL/ OF HIS FRIENDS NOT JUST KATIE, THANKS VERY MUCH.

noah literally spent the whole of rehearsal belting every single iconic broadway love song at isaac just to get a reaction from him.

conrad was bullied by anya into wishing lizzie a happy valentine’s day. he’s going to be embarrassed about this for the next three months.

carter as we know was cassie’s valentine and the two of them shared alllll the candy and chocolate together. and then he met teddy and let a stranger hug him and that’s very important for him. also, he pined over jess. as per.

kevin WAS SNAKED BY CARTER FUCKING HEFFRON. he’s v displeased and pouted at katie for being the mastermind behind the whole thing.

piper probably took a selfie with hunter and sent it to brody saying that she was stealing his valentine. 

robbie spent it with blair and was appalled when jimmy showed up to ask if he could take blair out because EXCUSE ME CATTLE MAN THAT’S MY VALENTINE AND I NEED TO MAKE ALL THE MEMORIES WITH HER. so my headcanon is that he obnoxiously tagged along.

beau got cakes from kit and chocolate from simon and bought lo a big tub of marshmallows :) she’s not really up for celebrating though after her break up.

bailey sent all of her sisters gifts and then went to the stables so she could assist couples going on valentine treks together. she briefly contemplated how lonely single life can be but swiftly got over it.

adam definitely gave mack a card and a teddy literally just to piss off roy because he’s awful.

sawyer was in the ER and probably walked in on bennett and someone on the on-call room and is scarred for life. she debated going to see lux but then realised caleb might be working and decided against it.

micah spent the day at home with jd. he feels bad about not really checking on greyson but he knows he doesn’t treat jd the way he should or spend that much time with him on a good day and he wants to make that up to him on the national day of romance.

foster was working and probably received an inappropriate valentine’s from one of his students that probably left him close to tears because NO THIS IS WRONG WHY CAN’T I JUST HAVE AN EASY LIFE. he probably debated shoving himself back in the janitor’s closet before ultimately deciding to hide away at lunch time and share his babybel with ryke.

jimmy decided to ask out blair for the day and then realised that meant robbie would be tagging along. he was only a little annoyed.

[jxffhxrdy]

Raw 5/11/2020

Hey guys! Back again with opinions (that you didn’t ask for) on Monday Night Raw tonight- 5/11/2020. So let’s get into it! Again, I am not related to WWE in any way so what I say is not bible.

So, first of all, let’s get the most important thing out of the way. BECKY LYNCH IS PREGNANT Y’ALL!! Lowkey, kinda saw this coming? One, I think we’re about to see a lot of quarantine babies popping up haha. Second, the way they said she had a “big announcement”- what else could it have been? Huge congrats to her and Seth. I know she’ll be a great mom. 

Alright, on with the rest of the show!

♡Asuka is now the RAW Womens Champion!

Duh. She was going to get it whether she fought Becky or not. Am I happy about that? Meh. I wanted it to go to Nia Jax, but Asuka is very talented and well deserving, so kudos. She has a bajillion wins under her belt- let’s get her an elimination chamber match too! I really liked how they did the pass off though. I thought it was super cute, very professionally done, and I didn’t feel like it “wasted” the briefcase. I was semi-hoping for Becky to hand over the belt and Asuka to hand the briefcase to someone else, but I’ll take what we got and keep my mouth shut. Looking forward to Asuka’s first feud (which is probably Shayna and will probably give us a Backlash match). Cute nod to Kairi too, glad WWE remembers she exists. 

♡Angel Garza vs. Austin Theory vs. Akiri Tozawa?

Okay, so we all knew the download of Zelina’s clique was coming, but my question is- where did Tozawa come from? Who was he supposed to be fighting? Was his main opponent Garza? They were all in the ring at different times, then there was a poorly timed commercial break and I’m just all so confused. I’m kinda intrigued about how they are going to split up the group, but in no way excited for Garza and Theory. Frankly, I just don’t care. I think they got pushed up from NXT way too quickly, Theory especially. If one of them gets Andrade’s belt... let’s just say there will be some unhappy tweets sent out from me. Just when we thought this match was done....

♡Andrade (c) vs. Drew McIntyre (c) (MVP)

A champion versus champion match! And on the first show after a PPV! We love to see it. Andrade is very talented and I can definitely see him moving off midcard (even though he has the title, he’s still midcard y’all) and doing awesome things. Anything Drew McIntyre touches is gold. You could put him in a match with just about anyone and he’d make it great. He is such a talented performer, so passionate with every kick, punch, and promo and I just adore him. I don’t know a single person who thinks he is undeserving of his title (and if you do think he’s undeserving... who hurt you). I don’t really know why Drew got involved in the weird Zelina Clique fight in the first place, but I’m not complaining. I think they’re just getting some heat off of Drew before his next big feud. Regardless, my MVP of the night. Unlike the actual MVP, who sucked. Buttttt anyway...

♡Alexa Bliss/Nikki Cross (c) vs. The IIconics

YES. BRING BACK A GOOD TAG TEAM, THANK YOU WWE. Are the IIconics annoying? Yes. But they’re supposed to be. That’s the whole point of their characters. Regardless of that, they are a legit tag team and they do amazing work together. They have fantastic chemistry that isn’t forced- like Bliss/Cross. The match was great, I love an IIconics win, and I’m hoping they’re the ones to dethrone the current champs. Still annoyed by Alexa Bliss, sue me.

♡Whatever the hell the MVP match was

I cannot stand this. Truthfully. I don’t even care much to write about it. The only one I give a shit about here is R-Truth and even sometimes I think he’s too much (like tonight). He needs to be focused on the 24-7 title and kicking Gronk’s ass and MVP needs to just... go away. And take Bobby Lashley with him. Ever since the whole tire bit a few weeks ago, Bobby Lashley is a full joke. I don’t want him in a title picture or doing anything besides dumb backstage shit. Also- Lana should’ve been let go instead of Rusev after that promo. Woof. Please, just take them away.

♡Aleister Black/Rey Mysterio vs. Seth Rollins/Murphy

Woof. This match. Okay, for one, kinda sucks they didn’t make Aleister Black and Rey Mysterio undead, because that would’ve been rad. But second roof makes sense. I just like undead storylines. So Black and Mysterio come out all cute and what not, then we get to Seth/Murphy. I have NO idea what they’re doing with Seth’s character, not even a slight clue. I thought he was all like this because he’s a new dad? But nah, I think this is like some AJ Styles PTSD thing. I honestly couldn’t even tell you about how the fighting was, because of how locked on I was to Seth. The second Seth got involved I went from 0 to 60. Seth is just an amazing performer and my jaw was on the floor. Like Drew, everything he touches is golden.The thing that I think got me here (in a good way) was the eye thing with Mysterio. My heart fucking d r o p p e d. I know it’s rumored that Mysterio is on his way out and I just know it’s going to end with him unmasking. The second I saw blood, I knew they were going to have to take his mask off. They cannot and they should not have Mysterio unmask and retire in an empty show. They need to hold off and let him retire in front of a sold out show. This man has had a golden career, he’s a future hall of famer, and needs that respect. I thought this match was well done by both sides, loved the Black/Mysterio friendship, and the new tension between Rollins/Murphy. Great. Good showing. 

♡Shayna Baszler vs. Natalya

What is with WWE and giving Natalya losing matches? She’s so much better than that. That queen is a Hart, damn it, but you know Vince believes that Bret screwed Bret, so I guess Vince screwed Natalya is on the table now. I know they’re setting up Baszler to be Asuka’s first feud, it’s a tad obvious, but I hated that this fight came because of motherhood? Like what the hell was that. You could’ve done Baszler believing she had to fight her way through the female Raw roster to prove herself or something like that. But Motherhood is a tad soap opera- and we already got that with the Rollins fight. Snooze. 

♡Edge vs. Orton Standoff

Alright, so I want to give this its own little section because I have a lot of feelings. This is obviously a rating grab. The Edge/Orton thing died at Wrestlemania with that hour long match. It felt like a really good finish and was good for both performers. Then they announce “Edge is going to chase the Viper”, which is just... overkill. It’s because they feel they have no one else on their card big enough to feud with one of them? Which is crap! Feed Edge to Drew! Give Orton a match with Seth to avenge his old buddy Mysterio. Just stop overputting these two legends together like this because it will truly never end. If Orton wins the next match, then Edge can just turn around and say “well I’m not done either!” and it will drag. I was so hoping for a friends ending, but... ugh. I love both of these performers, but I hate dead end circle feuds.

♡General Thoughts

-What the fuck was that Lana promo and why did it suck so bad?

-First match announced for Backlash 2020: Edge vs. Orton in a “regular wrestling match” whatever that means. Will probably be the main event or one of them.

-Brand vs. Brand match next week with Drew McIntyre and King Corbin. Love this. Love both of these performers, I think they’re going to do some great stuff together. Corbin is most likely getting his ass beat, but I hope this is a forward to giving Corbin the Intercontinental title. I just need it off Sami Zayn. 

-Goddamn, I love Drew McIntyre.

-We didn’t have a single roll-up finish all night! God bless America.

-Seriously, what the fuck was that Lana promo?

Anyway, hope you all have a great night and I will see everyone on Wednesday for AEW and Friday for Smackdown!