#but he did develop a special bond with his boss

[miwhotep]

I always laugh on this one so much. Milverton, Harry and Gosling having the vibes of "we are one very evil group" and then there's Ruskin who looks sweet and innocent like he just accidentally wandered onto the scene.

(Then the seemingly sweet and innocent Ruskin proves to everyone five minutes later that he is rightfully Milverton's right-hand man 😅)

[lovrsm]

“ꜱʟᴜᴛ!”

sum: Ferraris golden boy moves over to RedBull Racing Team.

Daughter of the CEO of Red Bull, you’ve grown to love racing, and in the way making new friends. Even if you felt like your world was falling apart, even when you denied it, he was the only one you needed. And there was absolutely nothing that could change his mind about your beautiful self, the way he loves you.

word count:idk, prb 2k

pairing: rb!charles leclerc x horner!reader

warnings: name calling, alcohol, smut f! receiving, first time writing real horny shit!

a/n: sorry for the long intro, I swear it’s worth it😔✋ LOOOL, I WROTE THIS LIKE A YEAR AGOO, and I rlly wanted to clear up my drafts but this is too good to not come out. Yet idk if I have any mistakes, if I do let me know!! Also, checo acting as a dad (#IloveCheco)

Spotify - Apple Music

ᴍᴀɪɴ ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀʟɪꜱᴛ

“and I break down, then he’s pullin’ me in In a world of boys, he’s a gentleman”

Clink, clink, that’s what our champagne glasses sounded like together.

“Congratulations, what a wonderful year. It’s been a pleasure being with all of you.” Sergio, Checo Perez, made a brief goodbye to your team.

He was leaving Red Bull. Everyone here loved him, and loves him, including yourself. He became quickly your family after seeing him every day for more than 3 years.

“We will miss you” your dad palms his back, making Checo break a smile.

“It isn’t the end yet, you know that boss.” He laughed.

His reasons? Family, everything for him, he couldn’t bare leaving them anymore alone, so he decided after, several years, to leave formula 1. After helping Max to win his championships, he is a fucking legend.

“Well, I won’t leave you alone, I will still drag you everywhere, you know? Even after you leave.” Max and Checo have developed a very special bond, even if social media said otherwise.

“We, wont leave you alone, you still owe me those therapy sessions” I winked at him, he became a very big emotional support for me, believe it or not, he’s got some great advice to give.

“Lovely dinner” I took a picture of all of us with my camera, a goodbye dinner for Checo, and tomorrow, all of the world would see this on the newspaper.

-

“I really don’t know what to do, do you know how many drivers have reached us out in the last 2 hours? I mean, I have a few options but they keep giving me more reasons and… I just don’t know.” My dad was stressed, typing in his computer as if his life depended on it.

“It’s going to be alright, okey? You don’t necessarily need to worry about it right now, we still have a championship to win, you know?” I gave him a cup of tea, just so he could relax a bit.

When something is about work, everything else doesn’t matter. At all.

“We’ll watch your options, alright? I can help you with anything you want” I smiled at him.

“When did you became such a great business woman?”

“You’re my father, of course I’m hardworking.”

-

“Red Bull did it again, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez, world champion and sub-champion!”

Screams from Max and Checo blasted my ears, P1 and P2, again. Absolutely no mistakes. The internet going crazy. And somehow it all became quiet.

“Who will get that Red Bull seat next year? Will he be a fit to Sergio Perez place?”

Everyone went outside to celebrate, while I stayed so I could hear the TV and media.

what do people want?

“Ferrari didn’t have a great year, let’s hope they both get a better car”

“I agree! Great drivers, such a shame Ferrari has been getting worse every year. What a waste of talent.” The other interviewer said.

Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz appeared in the screen. Both with an obvious forced smile plastered in their faces.

Charles, my secret crush ever since… forever. Was I obvious? Not a single soul knew, well, except him.

-

Charles Leclerc signed in RedBull that was the only thing appearing on my feed right now . Red bull? Bullshit, you mean? What kind of a big lie is that?

Internet was filled with Charles leaving Ferrari for RedBull.

In what twisted universe does that even happen?

I later learned, I am living in that twisted world, and I discovered the great news in social media, and not my own team.

“What do you mean Charles Leclerc, dad? Why wasn’t I even informed about this. Wait, hold on, when did it even crossed your mind?!” I was dignified.

Following around the kitchen.

“I didn’t have to, oh, I do think I need to tell you this, he’s coming to dinner tonight so wear something nice.”

Wear something nice.

Thanks dad, as always, you’re so, so great.

Night time came sooner than expected, if my dad hosts a dinner, even if there’s a million, or just one person coming over, he likes to be extra.

-

Almost time, 8:00 and it is 7:50, all that was missing was the dress. It was placed on my bed. Showing all of it’s beauty.

Navy blue, our color. It was my dream dress.

Light, silky and fancy dress.

I walked downstairs, watching people running and arranging everything, doing just the final touches.

I’ve come to learn, that people arrive late, or just in time. Never earlier.

“Ah, what a beautiful young woman I have here!” Geri, my father’s wife came to greet me.

“You look amazing, I knew that dress would be perfect for you!”

“Geri, you are amazing, seriously. Thank you, and look at you! We both look gorgeous.” I smiled at her and we linked arms, she and I were walking towards the garden, where would be the dinner.

Some big, round, wooden tables were set in the middle. Each seat would have a name, decorated with a white flower in the middle of the plate.

It was easy to find my place. I was at the biggest one of all, where the most important people of this night would be seated.

Lucky for me, his name was right next to my plate.

In a matter of seconds, people started to arrive, old friends, and new faces passed through those doors.

This will be a great night.

“Funny to find you here, it’s been some time since I last saw you…” I rolled my eyes, I (sadly) recognized that voice anywhere.

“Go away Mike.” I grabbed my wine glass and took a big sip out of it. “C’mon princess, where are your manners?” He got too close to me.

“Hey y/n! Your dad was looking for you, like right now.” Max Verstappen here to save my day.

“Oooh that’s unfortunate, I’m so so so sorry Mike, hope to see you later!” I waved him off and quickly moved towards Max who then friendly linked his arm with mine.

“I owe you one.” I sighed. “You owe me much more than 1, little one.” I laughed at him.

We got close to my father, who now had a microphone at his hand.

“Hello everyone, thank you for coming here and be with us tonight. A toast for Checo here!” He announced and a light was shining on Checo, standing from his seat.

“It has been a wonderful year, sadly it has to end. And I know I’m not the first to tell you that an incredible young talent will be joining us for next season.”

There he was. Navy suit with our logo on him. His hair was messy yet perfectly placed. He showed his dimples and I’m sure I heard someone behind me moan at his sight.

My heart rate was increasing slowly but surely.

“y/n, you’re going to squeeze all my blood from my arm. Stop.” Max whispered in my ear.

Shit. I basically dug my nails into his arm due to my tiny crush.

“Yeah, It’s amazing to know that I’m to race with RedBull next year. I hope we can achieve everything we’ve dreamed of. Looking forward to race with my lifetime partner, Max here.”

Now the light was on Max and me. I discreetly let go of max so that he could have the spotlight. As Max waved I looked back at Charles.

The dimples in his face showed even more, he was looking at me too.

“I can’t wait to work with these wonderful people, and I hope we have a great year to remember, thank you and enjoy this night!” He raised his glass and so did all.

“Well, I hope we don’t have any inchidents” Max laughed at his own joke. Dad joke I must say.

“Well If you don’t push me off the track I think we’ll be just fine” his voice gave me chills. I felt his chest on my back.

I wasn’t strong enough to turn around.

“Oh, shoot, you hear that? I think P is calling me!”

“No, Max-” I tried to stop him.

Around Charles, I barely have control over myself.

“Uh-huh, yeah that’s P, she wants to go to the bathroom, and she needs food, ok have a great night bye!” He rushed to god knows where.

“You really don’t want to be with me, do you?” He whispered on my ear. Feeling the heat of his breath.

“Why wouldn’t I? You are such a lovely company, mr Leclerc.” I gathered the strength and turned around, and his beautiful green eyes shined at me, making me blush.

“Look at you, could you get any more beautiful?”

He lowered so he could whisper again. “I’ve missed you” I looked around real quick, thankfully Max took everyone’s attention on the other side of the place.

“Not here, Charles.” I whimpered.

“Yes here, I can finally be with you, do you think I would waste any more time pretending to not love you? If you do, let me tell you, you are completely wrong.”

He kept whispering, his hands slowly finding his way to my hips. And mine to his collarbone.

“It’s not even 9pm, Leclerc, this party hasn’t even started” I fighted against my own will to drag him upstairs.

“You know I’ll wait, just for you.” He winked at me, before slowly letting me go and walking away.

“You’re not coming, mon coeur?” Charles turned around to look at me. “If you insist.” I happily walked by his side.

We walked and talked for a few minutes before Mike magically appeared before us.

“Oh not even 5 seconds and you are already like a slut with the new driver” He looked at me with a disgusted face.

“Excuse her? Don’t tall to her like that. Do we even know you?” Charles used a very cold tone on him. And Mike started to stumble on his word.

“Uhm, no, she does, like I was something to her-”

“Was, that’s a key word, pal. Don’t you ever talk to her, no, don’t you ever talk to any woman that way do you understand?”

Now, I can defend myself just fine, but that right there soaked my pants in an unexplainable way.

“Get out of our sight, man.” And he crawled away.

“That was hot.” I whispered and he blushed. “Your mother did raise a gentleman.” I smiled at him and he gave me a cheek kiss.

-

Lost on the moonlit pool, drinking my… 11th (?) glass of wine at 1 in the morning while everyone was still dancing, was weird.

My feet swinging as I drink the last drop of my glass.

I went on a side quest myself just to get distracted for a bit. All the noise was going to hurt my ears if I stayed any longer.

“Here you are, you got lost?” He sat down at my side. Didn’t have to look, his thick accent gave him away immediately.

I took a long breath and rested my head on his shoulder . “Yes, Charles, I’m going to get lost in my own house.” I felt him move beside me. He then had his feet in the pool, just as I did.

I smiled to myself.

“Has anyone told you just how beautiful you look today?”

“You have, more than once.”

“I couldn’t let that slip, you do look beautiful with that dress. It suits you just perfectly.”

He paused.

“But I bet you’d look much better without it.”

I nervously chuckled at his comment.

“You haven’t talked to me in ages, you came back being a driver for my father, and now you want to have sex? Why don’t you already make me your wife?!” I dramatically fell into his arms

“Ages? I talked to you last week!” He showed his teeth to me in a smile. “That was a long time ago! Besides, you never told me about you and RedBull.” I sit straight up again.

“I needed your dad to love me one way or another. How else am I going to get him to approve of our marriage?” He joked.

“You are unbelievable Leclerc.” I stood up, and grabbed my high-heels on my hand, walking back to the party barefoot.

I surrounded part of the pool, my dad wanted to add a bar right beside it, and it was freshly cemented.

He quickly copied my moves, but instead, he went on a straight line to me, and in a step he covered his feet in cement, falling down and thankfully placing his hands before getting worse.

“Shit!” I ran back to help him. I stupidly placed my hand in the cement, the other helping Charles to get up.

“Look, we made a masterpiece! Your handprints and mine in wet cement.”

“And your feet.” I laughed

“And my feet… I really need to wash this off before it gets dry.” I grabbed his hand and he followed my lead.

If my dad sees that I’m getting his new driver to my room…

We rushed through the multitude of people on the garden.

“Ooh we’re going to your bedroom, can’t remember what happened last time there…” he whispered shouted as we were running up the stairs.

I jokingly rolled my eyes at him. We were giggling like children. He kept making dirty jokes and as much as I tried to control myself I’d end up giggling much more.

We got there quicker than I thought. With my clean hand I closed the door and he was already in my bathroom washing his hands, and feet with water. I ran to his side and did the same with my left hand.

“I’m done” I announced and got out of the bathroom. Deciding to do a touch up for my makeup, thankfully nothing was much out of place, but my lipstick faded.

I slowly applied it looking in the mirror, and through it I saw a curious Charles looking at me. “Why do you even apply lipstick?” He slowly walked towards me.

I took my sweet time spreading the color on my lips.

“Cause we are going back, party is not over.”

“But we don’t need to.” He grabbed me by the waist and turned me around to look at him and he swiftly placed me on the desk. A smirk plastered on his face, as he slowly got on his knees.

“Charles…”

He got to his knees, not breaking eye contact with me.

“You know that if you say no, I won’t do anything. But I’m not hearing those words, am I?” He lifted my dress planted wet kisses on my inner thighs, getting closer to my sweet spot. “You’re so fucking wet”.

“They will know we’re gone” I nervously whispered. He looked into my eyes and stopped, his hot breath making me squirm. “That isn’t a no.” He stood his ground.

And I’m not saying “do it anyway”, but we both know he is going to.

I didn’t even have a chance to think about the cons, his tongue was already doing its job.My legs were closing due to the pleasure, but his strong arms kept them wide open while he drew circles with his thumbs.

“Charles…” he hummed in response, sending me shivers all the way up. He kept licking my folds and as I looked down, he had his shiny green eyes looking at me. A hint of darkness in them that made me moan just at sight.

His head between my legs was surely what heaven looked like.

I curved my back and my hand gripping his hair so he could get closer. He groaned and sucked even harder.

“Fuck, you’re such a good boy, I missed this.” His hand moved quickly into me, curling his two fingers finding my g spot. “Fuck, Charles!” I screamed his name while cumming all over him, his tongue taking all off of me, as he rose without slowly moving his fingers again. My hips rocking back and forth as he arose, keeping his hand busy. “Too bad that pretty mouth of yours can’t do much right now. I really would love to feel it sucking my dick.” I hummed imagining it and getting even closer to my second climax.

“I'll take care of you, just so my princess can remember who she belongs with.” His lips were on my neck, whispering sweet nothing between kisses and soft biting. My moans filled the whole room along with the sound of his fingers working on her center.

Charles, Charles, Charles…

Each time his name left your mouth his cock got even harder, to the point where it hurt. In a short motion his pants down and without any warning he thrusted into you. You both let out a pornographic scream. If the music wasn’t loud everyone would have heard you two. The sound of your slaps were evident, heat rising, the feeling of his beard in your neck was all too much. Curses along with moans were the only thing louder. He did a final thrust and immediately pulled out, jerking off and finishing in his hand.

“You just washed your hands.” I joked breathlessly, he messed up with my head real bad. “Couldn’t resist” he smiled, gave me a peck and disappeared into the bathroom. I melted on that spot.

“Come on mon coeur.” What I loved about Charles was that he always cared. we got into the bathroom and I washed my hands, in the reflection of the mirror his eyes were already in mine.

“What?” I asked as the blood rushed into my cheeks. “Nothing.” He gently smiled, and his eyes shined to me in a different shade of green.

-

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[forcebewitht]

Hey, since book 6 has been out in English for a while, could we possibly see an Overblot!Idia x reader? I really love the idea of him dramatically taking off the mask he has on to kiss the reader.

A Dance With Death (Overblot!Idia Shroud x MC!Reader)

(Artwork by: Trashochist on Deviantart, X (Twitter), and Instagram)

(Possible TW: Slight yandere implications, stalking, manipulation, branding)

…The time had finally come. All of the trials and tribulations that you had gone through. The pain and strife that had overtaken you in just a few short days. It had all led up to this. The kidnapping of your beloved companion, Grim. The destruction of the Ramshackle dorm. The kidnapping of those who had Overblotted that you had helped through their trauma and developed bonds with overtime. The kidnapping of even the Headmaster of Night Raven College himself. The entirety of these events had thrown Night Raven College into turmoil.

And that was just what excited Idia even more. He had been watching curiously since the very first moment you had arrived at the institution. I mean- a student that didn’t have any magic? Yet arrived within a coffin here to a school of magical students? It was unheard of- and just that alone excited him. This excitement only grew once the Overblots started. His family and organization, S.T.Y.X., had been all over the research of Overblotting for years. But now, after all of this time, someone so close to him (in the school, that is-) was at the forefront of a handful of Overblots? It was far too perfect of a chance to pass up with that new Ramshackle prefect. The plan was sprung, footage and data gathered. He knew that they were going to come for their beloved friends- they were just so cool like that. Literally a superhero in disguise, an underdog that soon had risen to be one of the top dogs within the school. There was a lot of promise with them- no. Not a promise. This was the work of the Fates themselves, he believed. The Fates themselves had led someone to him. Someone powerful. Someone strong. Someone capable of protection. Someone…that could get him back what he had lost all of those years ago.

There they were. Descending down to the depths of Hell that he himself had wrought. They looked horrible- worn for wear, really. To think, these oh so powerful figures from Pomefiore, Heartslabyul, Savanaclaw, Scarabia, and Octavinelle, alongside the hero of the school themselves, would be bashed and broken already from mere secondary bosses? They wouldn’t stand a chance against this final boss. Idia grinned beneath the mask that he wore, his arms folding over themselves as the Blot around his figure billowed with every breath he took. He could feel the immeasurable power coursing through his veins- and the normally pessimistic male found himself growing rather cocky the more they walked forward. His golden gaze soon landed upon his hero- his knight in shining…well, uniform. He soon was speaking, his arms outstretched as the flames protruding from his figure began to blaze brighter- hotter.

“Bum bum buuummmm~! Our heroes have finally arrived to the final boss battle! But uh ohhhhhh~ looks like they didn’t level enough, now did they~?”

You found yourself gritting your teeth at Idia above. Already, Vil, Rook, and Epel were readying themselves at your side. The rest soon followed, the weapons they had gained during their prior fights with the Overblot Beasts being raised and ready to overwhelm Idia’s Blot. Idia began to cackle, raising his hands in mock surrender.

“Uh ooohh~! Eheheheheheheeeee~! They found the special gear~! But that’s really not gonna do much, you guys! Totally on top of my game, y’know~? These HP and attack stats are through. The. ROOF!”

With his words, Idia’s Overblot Beast, Ortho, began to unleash a flurry of attacks upon you and your party, forcing all of them to scatter across the area. The Beast seemed to know precisely what to do- orders most likely given before this entire fiasco began. You began to find yourself being slowly but surely separated from everyone else thanks to the Beast’s targeted attacks. This separation was key- this was what Idia wanted. He watched as you eventually were cornered entirely, exactly where he wanted you. Once more, a grin spread out under his mask. You looked so cool and tough despite all of this neverending pressure, still shouting out commands for the others to work together to defend themselves, each other, or deflect the attacks his Beast was allowing itself to barrage them all with. He soared downwards until he was finally just before you. You had jumped back slightly upon noticing him approaching, but there truly was nothing that you could use at this time to defend yourself with. He leaned forward, his clawed hands now pressing themselves to either side of the wall beside your head.

“There you are~! The hero themselves~! The shining star of the hour- no, the entirety of Night Raven College~! This is our final stage, (Y/N)! Isn’t it thrilling~?”

“Idia, this is absolutely crazy! You are going to wind up killing us all with thi-”

A clawed finger pressed itself against your lips as he shifted, shushing you gently as he rolled his glowing amber eyes.

“Okay, listen- babe. (Y/N). Baby. Babycakes. Sweetheart. Sweetie pie. Wonder Student. I’m gonna stop you riiigghhtt there, actually- because I know. I know about the whole thing. But you’re gonna be my hero, you know~? You are going to save a life- just like you’ve been doing! So, it’s all good, ‘kay~?”

You began to attempt to protest, but you soon found yourself being swept into Idia’s arms and pulled about. The crazed Overblotted Idia now began to waltz with you despite all of the destruction around the both of you. He sighed blissfully, his eyes burning ablaze with a fiery passion- it was unnerving. He leaned forward once more, now beginning to hush into your ear through that glowing mask he wore.

“You have no idea how long I’ve waited for this moment, (Y/N). The countless hours I have spent watching and studying your damn near every move…I know your exact schedule bit by bit, y’know, ehehehehee~ I mean, with you and your coolness, you never know when you’re gonna stop another Overblot, honestly. But that coolness that you have doesn’t matter down here- and y’know why~?”

Your eyes soon widened considerably as you felt Idia grab onto your arm. One of his clawed fingers now was set ablaze with a small, blue flame. His grip was tight- commanding in every sense of the word. The flame began to trace itself upon your flesh as he continued to speak- ignoring your cries and attempts to struggle away from him.

“I know everything about you. I have seen your struggles. Your pain. I mean, separated from your home, whatever friends and family you had before…and thrust into a world of magic without any magic yourself. You have been left in the cold by the Fates themselves to fend for yourself. You struggle simply to survive from day to day without any money here…you struggle to maintain your cool and calm composure and keep people like those Heartslabyul first years and the little guy in line…and you then have to deal with the rantings and ravings of spoiled brats like those that Overblotted and, despite wanting for it all to just end, have to buck yourself up instead and keep them from ending it all? It is just an endless cycle of pain, regret, and a loveless life that you have fallen into.”

The more Idia spoke and you felt that flame burning upon your arm, the more you found yourself getting lost into the swirling golden pools upon his sleek, pale, oddly handsome face that were his eyes. For the first time since you had arrived here…you actually genuinely felt seen. You felt heard. Oddly enough, from someone that you had truly rarely seen outside of his own room within the confines of the school itself. Your own gaze finally shifted down to your arm as his finger retracted. He had burned the insignia of his family’s company, S.T.Y.X., onto your flesh. He blew out the fire on his finger, now grinning once more wickedly beneath his mask as his clawed hands now seized you by the waist once more, pulling you into his deadly embrace.

“I know, I know. I know it hurts. All of that going on and absolutely nothing to ever truly be gained from it all…well, my Wonder Student…that’s gonna end for you right now. With what I just gave you…you are mine. And when you’re mine, you have a purpose. You will be protected, provided for. No longer shall you be within the confines of a cage and hidden away in the shadows- you shall be the bright and shining star in our tale- and properly get those monetary stats and all of that raised~!”

Idia’s hand whisked over his face- where that mask was nestled. The mask faded away, revealing his pearly white, razor sharp teeth. They glistened at you as it felt Death was grinning at you- which it essentially was. His royal blue lips curled upwards into a wicked grin as he tugged you even closer to himself, now leaning all of the way forward towards you.

“C’mon~”

He began to pull you with him once more, twisting and turning your body with himself. His clawed hands trailed up and down your figure within your shared dance of destruction, his thoughts split between what he would do with you now that you belonged to him…and that of his brother’s life that you soon would pull up from the depths of the Underworld for him. You all would be a family together- and that only seemed to excite him further as his motions grew swifter, yet sly. He soon had you dramatically dipped, and his lips captured yours in a warm, passionate kiss…thus beginning your true dance with death.

~End~

[romanreignsbae]

Forbidden Desires - Chapter 1

R.R

Y/n was always what everyone considered blessed. Now, being the assistant for the tribal chief had it’s perks. For starters, you rode around in his luxurious bus, that only few people were allowed on.

You also, were granted with being able to fly on private jets to get from place to place, as well as exquisite hotel rooms booked and paid for.

Especially your schedule. Roman Reigns wasn't showing up to every pay per view. Not even every Friday night SmackDown. He made appearances when he felt like it. So you were usually home, that didn't mean you were off work, you had other things to handle.

Many people wanted to be you, or at least wanted your job. While these people we’re wanting your job and status, you were wanting the man you worked for, your boss, none other then Roman Reigns.

You’d been working for him for almost 4 years now. Ever since he pursued his heel character, you’d been hired as his assistant. Being his assistant wasn’t nearly as bad as you thought. You thought he’d order you around to do his dirty work, but working for him was nicer then excepted.

All you really did was keep track of his hectic schedule, pack his luggage for him, and follow him around during meetings and travels...even taking care of something he claimed to be more important then work. And not to mention the money was a plus. He paid you better then you deserved, you swore it was favouritism, for obvious reasons.

Over the years you worked for him, you two created a special bond. Yes, he was your boss. But, he was also your friend. You two would often spend time together even during non work related times. You could find the both of you at a bar together. Or having movie nights in each other’s hotel rooms. You loved it. And maybe loved him..

The only problem in your way was the age gap you two shared. You were in your early twenties whereas Roman was on the verge of 40. The age gap wasn’t even a big deal to you. But, if others found out you’d grown feelings for your boss. All hell would break loose. See, Roman, is extraordinarily popular with females.

Like seriously, he has some die hard female fans. Most around your age. If anyone found out about this little crush you’d developed..well..you’d for starters be fired, and your reputation would be completely destroyed.

So here you are, sitting in the tribal chief’s private jet, waiting to land in Las Vegas. “Alright, only about a hour to go” a familiar deep voice spoke. You looked up to see Roman sitting comfortably in his seat, staring intently at you. “Yeah..” you mumbled.

“Whats up with you? You been like this all flight, completely out of it. What’s wrong are you sick? Do you have a fever? The flu? Is- nevermind..” Roman spoke worried. “No no, im good” you spoke as reassuringly as you could. He looked at you skeptically before closing his Macbook and making his way to sit beside you.

He sat beside you and looked at you for a few seconds before speaking up. “What’s planned for today?” he asked you. You quickly opened your Ipad before checking his schedule. “Well..today your free, tomorrow you have a meeting in the afternoon, its a long one” you told him.

“Damn, I hate the long meetings” he spoke with a smile. “They are the worst” you agreed grinning. “Anyways, since i’m free today, why don’t you and I head out, go do something fun together, away from work..you know after we get settled in..” he spoke almost nervously.

You were surprised to say the least. You didn’t think he would wanna spend his free day with you. “Yeah sure. What do you wanna do?” you asked him while trying to hide your growing smile. “Anything you want. Actually you know what? Lemme take you shopping, Las Vegas is known for their malls” he requested with a wink. Your cheeks started heating up.

“Sure” you spoke softly. He smiled at you before striking up new conversation about some investors looking to partner with WWE. It kept yourself distracted from the mess in your mind. Before you knew it, you landed in Las Vegas, and your uber was here to take you and Roman to the hotel.

Once you arrived to your hotel, you and Roman headed to the front desk to get the keys to your rooms.

“I’m sorry sir but, only one room has been booked-” the hotel worker spoke.

“That cant be! You don’t understand, I called yesterday booking two rooms!” Roman spoke roughly at the worker. Your feelings were hurt to say the least. You didn’t think he’d be this avoidant at sharing a room with you, especially after the favor you did him. You instantly felt your heart swelling and tears coming to your eyes.

You refused to cry over this so you grabbed Roman’s arm. “I’m gonna head to the bathroom, i’ll be right back” you spoke softly. Roman slightly nodded his head before going back to barking at the hotel employee.

You took as long as you could trying to get yourself together in the bathroom. You had just arrived is Les Vegas and he was already making you feel like shit. You didn’t even understand what the problem was. Well, deep down you did...you knew he didn't wanna make the same mistake.

You made your way back to the lobby to see a more calm and quiet Roman standing by the elevators.

“So Y/n..they are all booked and it looks like me and you are roommates for the next few nights” he told me. “I’m really sorry..” he added ashamed.

Your eyes widened. Why was he sorry? He didn’t even do anything. Well apart side from almost making you cry, but thats besides the point.

“Roman..why are you sorry? It’s just a room..no biggie” you spoke, plus it's not like you haven't shared one before.

“Because well, I don’t want you to feel like i’m taking advantage of you..and I don’t wanna make things awkward and weird between us..” he went on nervously.

You both knew he was lying straight through his teeth. That wasn't the real reason.

You took his words in before responding. You reached out and touched his arm reassuringly. “Ro, that’s okay, seriously I don’t mind.” you let him know. You'd be careful this time. He smiled at you almost gratefully knowing you understood.

The hotel room the two of you would be sharing was nothing less then absolutely luxurious. But you weren't surprised, the tribal chief always needed the best.

After the two of you settled into your hotel room, Roman called for an Uber to take you two to the mall. Inside the uber Roman and you made small talk back and forth but no one could deny the elephant in the room.

A little secret the two of you shared was up in the air. Something no one could know about...otherwise everything would be ruined. He warned you, if anyone found out what the two of you shared, it was over.

Everything was.

That was the first chapter of forbidden desires that I've been putting off. I have a lot more sitting in my drafts for you guys that'll be out soon. Also what do you think the little secret is? Let me know what you think of this chapter.

[celesrangebsd]

Okay sooo besides Q- (the best character in bsd that is definitely not dead trust)

Analysis on Dazai and Chuuya’s relationship?

Because it’s interesting :>

Dazai’s and Chuuya’s Relationshup

Words cannot describe how I love Dazai’s and Chuuya’s relationship so this will probably be the longest analysis I have written so far.

Dazai and Chuuya have known each other since they were fifteen, this is nothing new to us, and their bond is INSANELY strong, they’ve been through so many life and death situations that it forces a codependency that you don’t really see represented in media as great as Dazai’s and Chuuya’s is. With these two we can see the amount of trust and sheer dependency, especially after the Prison Arc. But it’s not even their trust, but also the similarities and differences in personality that work so well together.

THERE MIGHT BE SPOILERS AHEAD

Chuuya and Dazai both question their humanity in different formats. With Chuuya it’s a matter of the possibility that he was a clone and was Arahabaki but with Dazai it’s a matter of if his apathy stops him from being human.

Chuuya’s dehumanization is a result of not only being experimented on but could also be related to being “King of The Sheep”, it’s heavily implied that Chuuya was used just for his ability and wasn’t seen as entirely human to the sheep. Instead he was (to them), his ability itself. They didn’t think he was human due to the power he has.

With Dazai, his dehumanization stems from his apathy, his inability to act like a “human”, throughout everything we have seen with Dazai, he seems to be just someone pretending to be human. Being labeled as the Demon Prodigy did not help one bit in this aspect as it made everyone view him worse. Dazai being the Demon Prodigy just made it acceptable for everyone around him to dehumanize him. It’s easier to pretend that someone bad is just a monster rather than recognizing they are an actual person with feelings.

Now, we know that Dazai was fully prepared for Yokohama to burn if it meant Chuuya could prove his humanity to himself, we know that Dazai fully thought of Chuuya to be human from the very beginning, he had no doubt that Chuuya was anything but human— and I think that stems from Dazai implying that Chuuya made him feel alive.

That isn’t a stretch, we can see in the anime itself where it was implied (when fighting Arthur Rimbaud and the Old PM boss) “Really, a suicidal maniac like you wants to live?” “I figured it was worth a shot.” In Dazai’s eyes, his purpose to continue- a goal to keep going towards, is Chuuya himself.

Chuuya seeing Dazai as human stems from the mistakes Dazai makes- his willingness to change- the way he’s calculated and planning. That’s what makes Dazai human to Chuuya.

And, we know that Chuuya would’ve left with Dazai, he would’ve followed out of the PM and Dazai knew that- but he also knew that Chuuya needed to stay there to support Akutagawa and have a friend on the inside of the PM.

Outside of the PM we can still see that their trust runs deep- past the lines of having sides. With Dead Apple, the Prison Arc, and even in Beast where their relationship is so complex and well-developed.

They’re also heavily codependent on each other, that doesn’t mean that Chuuya is weak or Dazai is weak but the codependency does exist in their relationship— Dazai relying on Chuuya as a person, the trust, the power, the relationship, the humanity. And Dazai, vice versa.

Even as an analyzer of BSD, I cannot label the complexity of their relationship. You can play it as romantic or as platonic. There’s no direct way we can know because of the writing. The writing of them purposefully leaves it ambiguous- something to figure out on our own and that what makes it so special to me.

I personally see Dazai and Chuuya as a soul ripped apart- meant to be one but can never be. Play that as romantic or as platonic, up to you. But, I do think that some parts of the fandom who think Dazai and Chuuya are the only “healthy” relationship in BSD is wrong. It’s impossible for a healthy relationship to exist in BSD. That’s just the nature of the show.

(Ignore that this draft was sitting for months)

[thankshermin]

About Beast!Dazai and His Strategies Backfiring

It backfired so bad he ended up offing himself so I have to talk about it a little. I might be a little biased because I've been crying to Beast for like two years now and I can't be consoled.

Look... Beast!Dazai makes me want to cry hysterically, just like most things about Beast, but one thing especially strikes. 

Literally, NO ONE liked him and that was not what he wanted, at all he was not cool with this but there was nothing he could do about it.

He did every little shitty thing purely out of his selfish wishes– he wanted to be loved, particularly by Oda. So he thought he could do whatever he wanted because he knew he had/has people who cared/cares about him in the other universes. He was paying special attention to Oda because they couldn’t be both alive and well and friends in any other universe. He thought that the other bonds he had with other people would just happen someday and that it was a package deal. 

But he did NOT put any effort into that. Therefore, no one likes him. In fact, I'd say lots of characters dislike Beast!Dazai strongly. 

(and I can't even blame them because Dazai was an asshole for the whole light novel,,, if you want people to care about you YOU have to show them that, Dazai, I'm sorry no one taught you that you are so tragically unaware of everything it makes me sad) 

Still... he didn’t want it to turn that way. The thing I'd like to see more people mentioning is the fact that Beast!Dazai is a very emotionally driven character. He might be the Boss of the Mafia but that doesn't automatically mean he can't be highly emotional. He acted the way he did because he tried to pursue something he wanted, not because it was necessary for the Port Mafia. 

...Says the Boss himself.

While the mafia is obviously powerful as hell in Beast, it is still sad because... well, still no one likes the boss so what is even the point of being the leader. (I’m aware Mori is also not loved among most of the characters but it’s not his turn yet so just ignore him.) 

And I’m always telling people this but what makes me like (canon) Dazai’s character is the fact that he is constantly trying. He is not the best person out there but hey he is improving, okay? And that’s what matters to me. I love it when characters show development, whether it’s towards the good or bad side. 

What draws the line between Canon and Beast Dazai’s is that Canon!Dazai has people who care about his well-being (I'm not arguing about this with anybody but just in case if you want examples; Atsushi, Kunikida, the whole ADA actually, Chuuya, Ango, even Mori and i can still go on) and that he is learning from his mistake whileBeast!Dazai had never tried to change and just did whatever he wanted and now, surprise surprise, no one likes him. 

TL;DR: I feel so bad for Beast!Dazai I wish he didn’t constantly harm those around him and instead made some friends. His small conversation at the bar with Oda speaks volumes.

He was so happy that his eyes were glowing because he finally found someone he thought would be the #1 best friend in the world (yeah how did that feel when you got a gun pointed at you, Dazai? Turns out you don't automatically become friends with the person who has a valid reason to hate you.) 

Anyway thx for reading my rambling I have to go back to study biology for now.

[dual-domination]

RANDOM-ASS ASK, BOSS! How many original characters the fic has, from the ones who already showed up to the ones who are appearing later? What/who they are?

Hello Luci, how did you guys decide it was random-ass ask time about what it seems ‘the fic’?? jsjsjkss  Most of the Original Characters in this fic were thought as ‘characters that actually have a mention in Guardian canon but we know nothing about’, see Lin Jing’s master who sent him to work with ZYL to improve his cultivation. So here’s a list:

Dao’an Shifu: Lin Jing’s and Zhao Yunlan’s master, the Old Monk, human but ancient - Lin Jing is supposed to be the only character who knows the master’s actual age, but this may or may not be true, as him and ZYL being the only canon characters that are Dao’an’s disciples also may or may not be true. Da Qing’s old friend. Plays a major role in the general plot, not a background character, even when he doesn’t have too long ‘screentime’. He and the whole monastery thing in general is a tribute to @sagittariusdarkarrow (I’ll talk more about him in the reply of another ask soon)

Cai Hong: the only monk to actually have a name and a role in the fic, despite the whole arc in the monastery… He’s around LJ’s and ZYL’s age and we can say they were a trio when they were younger (Da Qing was also there, so not actually a trio, I guess). He’s the monastery’s gardener, yet several monks take care of the gardens, Cai Hong has a special relationship with that. His love for plants was the primary bond he formed with ZYL. (Fun fact, all the three characters that have deep love for plants/abilities related to plants and nature in this fic - so this monk, Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan - are all tributes to beloved @fixaidea - her plant posts and one of her Guardian arts inspired this part of the story)

Wang-shushu: the food stall uncle. Appears in only one chapter (at least so far). The Longcheng University quartet (Cheng Xinyan, Shen Wei, Zhao Yunlan and Lin Jing), have some moments eating dumplings at his stall. Some homemade wine is involved.

Niuniu: Shen Wei’s cat. Although she used to be a canon character (I don’t know if that counts as ‘character’, but that exists in Guardian, so…) I can’t talk too much about her because it’s a lot of spoilers. She’s not brave but will try her best (and scare the hell out of people by accident) if Shen Wei is sad. I love her, I’m going to give Shen Wei this cat in other fics as well. Me and Deputy Chief @tazzy-ace have been dreaming of Shen Wei’s sweet lady for long, we didn’t know she’d become real in our co-written fic <3

Shen Wei's directors and monitors when he studied at Zhejiang University: bastards.

Some random ghosts and other potential dangerous whatever they are: needed annoyances. But highlight to the xiqigui that was the one who took part in an important scene for relationship development. (This is a qi-eater type of ghost, in case you’re wondering)

Bonus mention to Cheng Xinyan, even though she’s a canon character in the drama, she doesn’t exist in the novel and writing her for a novel-based fic felt very much like writing an OC - I made my efforts to keep her in character because she’s THE character from the drama that I love, but as everyone else, she was shaped by the plot. She’s a major character, things in the plot move because of her, Shen Wei takes decisions because of her. I repeat that I’m obsessed with Novel!Shen Wei + Cheng Xinyan friendship kjskjsjs

If one day I write the requested spin-off with teens Zhao Yunlan, Lin Jing and Cai Hong (+ Fat Cat) in the monastery, more monks will come, but for this fic I don’t think any other will show up.

[mortalkombartwistedreflectionau]

Mirror Johnny Cage/TR Johnny Cage Bio

Once the young John Carlton, he was born in the wealthy Carlton family. His parents pressured him and his sister Rebecca to become successful people from a young age and leave away their childhood fantasies of becoming the fictional heroes they admired. While Rebecca obeyed without question, the more rebellious John found a loophole.

He decided to become successful and aspire to his childhood models, by becoming an actor: Johnny Cage, whose movies would entertain and inspire countless children around the world… It turned out he didn’t really know the world which he had entered. 

Despite actually achieving success with many of his movies, the behind-the-cameras development was usually awful. He met many scummy people during his time in Hollywood, among which scammers willing to ruin one’s life for success were somehow the most pleasant ones. Many times he couldn’t do anything but ignore it and continue with his own business unless he wanted to lose his job. He was feeling like everything but what he had wanted to become. He actually found himself much more comfortable participating in martial arts tournaments, a passionate hobby he had had from his younger years, but he ended up losing too much free time in his schedule to do it usually. Although he would recover that free time eventually…

One of his awful producers tried to steal an idea he had proposed for a movie after pretending to reject it, which led to Johnny breaking in anger and breaking his nose with a shadow kick in front of all the staff. His career was pretty much dead at that point and he didn’t even try to save it, he was done. From that day on Rebecca decided to take him in while her brother tried to find another job. He would likely have become a professional martial artist if he hadn’t received an unexpected visit when he was making preparations for it.

Sonya Blade presented herself as a Lieutenant of the US Special Forces, but she told Johnny she had come to him because her real boss was interested in speaking with him. Before Johnny could even ask what she meant, she was stunned by one of her weapons, and taken to meet Lord Taven himself. It turned out that during the incident with the producer, the cameras which caught the moment also subtly caught Johnny using a green energy during his shadow kick, something which had called his attention and made him think he had potential. He had wished to ask him to join his clan.

Needless to say, Johnny was less than willing to even listen at first, especially for their strange concept of a job offer through kidnapping. Nonetheless, Taven's affable persona ended up convincing him to at least hear what he had to offer. He had investigated Johnny before their meeting, and already knew everything about him, especially how to persuade him. Taven showed Johnny the ‘best’ part of the Golden Dragon (completely hiding the worst parts): their objective to eventually bring ‘peace’ to his world, their loyalty and dedication, their trust in each other. The concept of bringing ‘peace’ to his world and apparently helping others appealed to Johnny’s frustrated dreams, something Taven had been aiming to achieve. In the end, he decided to give that clan a chance.

As happened with many recruits, Johnny was still only shown the ‘best’ part of the Golden Dragon during his training, and further information of their shady side was revealed to him little by little, when their superiors thought he was ready to take it. During that time he, to the surprise of many, became a useful soldier, and a good friend to many. He and Sonya in particular even ended up falling in love and forming a family together. He now felt better than he had been in all his life.

When the worst things performed by the Golden Dragon were revealed to him, Johnny ended up just accepting them. He had become too loyal to the clan and bonded too much with its members to renounce to it, and he wrote off anything questionable they did at ‘given to people who deserved it’ or ‘necessary sacrifices’. He had become another loyal cog of the Golden Dragon.

For those who oppose the Golden Dragon, Johnny Cage will be, to their shock, a dangerous enemy.

[minijenn]

Jen Tortures Herself With Every Dreamworks Animated Movie Ever: The Boss Baby: Family Business

So would you believe me if I told you this movie is better than the first Boss Baby? I mean it's not... much better, but still, improvements were made here. Let's talk about them.

We jump foward to a now adult Tim, who has fallen out of touch with his brother Ted (the original Boss Baby) and struggles to connect with his daughter Tabitha. He soon discovers his baby Tina is on assignment from BabyCorp to stop a new villain intent on wiping out all parents. Tina gives both Ted and Tim a formula to make them both young again, recruiting their help on this mission and roping them into all sorts of Mischief ala the first movie but... like I said, marginally better.

So yeah, once again, very silly plot for a very silly movie. And yet... I don't know, it feels more... genuine than the first one did? Like it leans less on the obvious "oh look at funee baby in suit talking like a businessman" (though there is still plenty of that) and leans more on character interactions and I gotta respect that. Especially since it actually gives me a reason to care about Ted and Tim this time around, actually strengthening their bond and reflecting on how they weren't there for each other growing up like they promised they would be, and how they're given a second chance to change that now. Idk, just some pretty nice thematic stuff in there, along with Tim learning to be a better dad to his kids along the way (daddy issues in Dreamworks movies, they never stop, I Swear).

The characters here are... ok. Better than they were in the first movie, I mean fuck, the titual Boss Baby is toned down a lot and is honestly one of the least painful parts of this. Tim is also better, mostly bc he's actually an adult here so he's not your annoying kid stereotype like he was before. Tina is... kind of annoying, being the source of all of the "business baby" jokes and she grates on the nerves every now and then. Tabitha is ok though, getting some good development alongside Tim. Then we have our villain, Armstrong, who is... surprisingly funny? Like he isn't the funniest dreamworks baddie by any means, but he was certainly watchable. Hell, you could kind of say that for this movie as a whole, really.

The humor here is a little better, striking surprisingly a little more mature than last time (featuring an insane joke about agnostics like what the fuck Dreamworks I never would have thought you'd ever reference religion again after Prince of Egypt holy shit). The emotional beats also hit just a touch more, feeling a good degree less forced than the first movie's. And yet for everything this movie does well, I think its biggest problem is it drags on for far too long, just meandering with scenes that don't need to be anywhere near as long as they are, into a movie with a longer runtime than it probably should have had. It gets... tiring, after a while, and you get to the point where you just want the damn thing to end.

The animation here is really nothing special, basically looking identical to the first movie's, though I will say a few of the imagination sequences were sort of eye catching here. The music is also pretty simplistic but there were a few diagetic songs that I thought were... ok enough. Pretty unoffensive in that reguard, though of course, the pop songs just couldn't keep their nose out of this movie either.

Like I said, its far from being anything resembling good, but fuck, I watched Spirit Untamed last night and this was better than that and it was also better than the first movie, so that's gotta count for something. Even then though, it doesn't count for... that much.

Overall Rating: 4/10

Verdict: Pay tribute to the Greatest Dreamworks Character Ever: The Agnostic Kid

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[chalterdh22]

Chapter 50: What Are My Options?

We were landing on Mandalore, and my heart has never beat faster!  I couldn’t feel my legs and my hands were sweating!  Din must have seen the look on my face because he told me softly that everything would be fine.  I totally didn’t believe him.  I was playing out 50 million scenarios in my head and none seemed right.

Din and Grogu got up after we landed and I just sat there.  “Are you coming?”

I looked up slowly at him.  “I think I’m going to be sick….”

He turned back to me and knelt down, holding my hand.  “At the end of the day, remember, it’s still our choice.  I want to hear what options the three of us have.”  I nodded, still not convinced, but he lifted my arm, and I stood up, following him out.

I was surprised immediately at the amount of people that had mando gear on but weren’t wearing their helmets!  Most stared, some smiled, and some said hi to Din and Grogu.  I followed mindlessly behind him, like a shadow, almost not wanting to be seen.  They probably just thought I was a bounty or something.  I’d rather be a bounty right about now!

We entered this large cave-like area, that glowed inside with blue and red flames.  This must be the forge!  It was so grand!  There was a Mandalorian standing near it, with a gold helmet on, and dark shades of armor.  She never turned her head towards us.  “Welcome back Din.  And who is your guest?”

I stopped in my tracks, not knowing if I should go forward or not.  Din took my arm at the elbow and walked me closer.  “This is my friend Suri.  Suri, this is the Armorer.  She leads our clan.”  Ok, so she was the boss.  Got it.  She was so intimidating and now I know why.

She slowly turned to us and started walking towards me.  I immediately took a step back, bumping into Din, who stood right behind me.  She walked closer and my heart was racing!

“Suri,” she finally stopped a few feet from me.  “What a pleasure.  Din has never brought……. friends here before.  You must be very special.”  I don’t know if it was the heat coming from the flame, but I know my cheeks turned red.

“We would like some advice, please.”

“Very well, let’s go have a seat and you can tell me all about this adventure you are on.”  We walked over to a large stone cut out of the side of the cave, like a bench and had a seat.  She folded her hands on her lap, so I did the same.  I was also trying to get a read on her emotions, but she was so clam, cool, confident, just amazing!

“Suri has been traveling with me as a co-pilot and an assistant on my missions, whilst training Grogu.  She has become quite an asset to our life.”  Asset, I love that he said asset. 

“Her bond with Din Grogu is quite strong, I can feel.  But her bond with you is unmeasurable.”  She turned her head back to me.  “How do you feel about this clan of two, Suri?”

“I, uh, I’ve grown quite fond of both of them…….” I sighed and took a breath.  “I actually care very deeply for them, like they are my family.”  I put my head down as if to be ashamed of it.

“Why are you so unsure of your place in this clan?  It seems pretty clear to me that you have developed relationships with both Din and Din Grogu.  Is my assessment correct?”

I nodded my head yes. 

“More than just a friend, I gather.”  I nodded again.  “And I gather you are here to discuss options.”

“Yes,” Din said calmly.  “We would appreciate your insight.  She has become more than a friend to me.”

“But you are a child of the Watch.  Children of the Watch do not take companions, they only take on apprentices.”

“Correct.  Is there any other place for her in my life?  What choices do we have.”

“Well, the choice is yours.  You can remain a Mandalorian, with your apprentice as Din Grogu, your son.  Suri can remain as an assistant on board missions, but nothing more.”  She paused, almost seeing if she could look right through him.  Then she turned to me.

“There might be a place for you on Mandalore.  I can tell you are a skilled fighter and pilot.  We wouldn’t train you to be a Mandalorian, but you will have noble work here, working with all our clans uniting together.”

“What about Din and Grogu?  Would I be able to be with them?  Be a part of their lives?”

“Yes, but you would not train with them or go on any missions that involve Din’s work.  You would live here.”

“We do have another problem.”  Din spoke out, almost as he just remembered.  He explained what happened on Nevarro, his helmet being removed the blood and our campaign getting here.  “She has great skill in persuading and making people tell her things.  She uses her gifts quite well, which would be very useful on missions.”

“Interesting.”  I could tell she was deep in thought.  “Din Grogu must always be protected.  We know there are many people out there looking for Jedis still and are trying to expose them and use their M counts any way they see fit.  That is not going to change.  I do agree leaving Nevarro was the best choice.  Are you requesting a place on Mandalore for your clan?”

“Yes, please.”

“So, you would be a household of 3, a clan of 2?”

“Yes.”

 She turned to me.  “Is this what you want?  Do you want to live here and serve Mandalore, but know that you’ll never be a Mandalorian in full?”

I just sat there, my head spinning.  To never get to go on any missions with Din and only leave for personal reasons seemed that it would be hard on me.  But to be his companion and nothing more, that would almost be impossible.

“I see she has a lot to think about.”  The Armorer stood up and we followed.  “I will show you where you three can get some rest.  We can reconvene tomorrow.”  I nodded my head yes, following her, almost floating. 

Both of these options had their perks, but I’m not sure I wanted either one!  I knew I didn’t have to decide right now, and that we’d talk about it when we got to our room.  She stopped and pointed to an area that would be ours for now.  It was also built into the cave, but had some doors, windows, and lights. 

“Before I go, other than the three bandits removing your helmet, have you ever removed it for anyone else?”

“Yes.”

“For Suri?”

“Yes.”

“Why, may I ask?”

“I wanted to kiss her.”  Din spoke, very sure, not at all nervous of what the outcome would be.  She looked at me, and I tried to straighten my shoulders.

“I think Suri and I need to have a conversation without you Din.  Maybe tomorrow.”  I’m sure that wasn’t a question.  Din shifted his feet, for the first time acting a little nervous.  I don’t think I took a breath for at least a minute! 

“Sure, that’s fine.  Whatever works for you.”

“Indeed.  I will find you tomorrow.”  She turned and walked away.  I quickly walked inside, threw myself on one of cots right on my stomach, and buried my face. 

“What just happened?”  I screamed into the pillow.

[eievuimultimuse]

some…..2007 verse baxter thoughts:

ok so we’ve established that Baxter is just missing. At this point, I don’t think it’s out there to say that he was kidnapped to fulfill a purpose. One of those purposes was definitely reviving shredder ( as he was hinted to return @ the end of 07 ), tho given his intelligence I’m sure there were other reasons. I’M NOT….entirely convinced it was foot clan that did it. I think they quickly become involved in his imprisonment and are in on any plan that he got roped into ( they're def involved in some way even during the events of 07. would like to think their involvement w/ winters is them biding some time until their og boss comes back to life ), but they weren't the ones that whisked him away. in my mind, the time between when SF would have seen him last and when the stockmans would have went looking for him was too short fort them to have feasibly done that ( or smth along those lines ) I HAVE...toyed quite a bit w/ the possibility that he's wrapped up in some multidimensional stuff & that's sort of, like, the 'true' reason he's in the position that he is. although it's leagues beyond mutation and the sorts of robotics baxter specializes in, it's an accurate assumption that he has the smarts to figure out how to build something that leads to some otherworldly consequences. ( who knows, perhaps the stuff w/ winters and his otherworldly happenings result in some inspiration, idk ) while baxter is doing this work whilst imprisoned, he does manage to get in contact with a pandimensional AI who's been abandoned for a very long time, dubbed Z. with the two developing a bond, Z winds up playing a part in baxter's eventual escape.

[smillingcartoonist]

Sometimes Life Just Minigame Dropkick in The Face (Knuckle Sandwich)

Knuckle Sandwich is a Earthbound like rpg with Warioware minigames, developed by Andrew Brophy, in it you play as average guy whose life has turned upside down due to cosmic events.

The game starts with your character just arriving at Bright Town and seeking a job opportunity at the Job Center, what follows is instead of a usual job interview, but a game show where you are present with a number of opportunities where you don’t succeed at any of them, but no worries you later land a job at the local burger joint Gorilla Burger, the owner is a little rude, and it’s not paying zilch, but hey a job is a job. The first day don’t really don’t go well, while throwing the trash put some guy just appears out of the nowhere and have a knife fight with you, and he end up dead, but no worries, your Boss help you out to get rid of the body by turning him into hamburgers, that sure will not lead to some trauma. 

The second day is not much better, then again after throwing the trash out some guy just bust through the wall of the place and calls you basically the antichrist and punches you hard in the face giving you a permanent black eye. The next day things get a little better when three other weirdos de decide to show up to land a job, Thea, Echo and Dolus, you quickly bond with them after your Boss just leave the business in your hands and vanish, and later you discover a ghost is hunting the place and also an impossible freezer dungeon in the back. Did I also mention the Goblin that keeps appearing in your dreams and saying that you are his agent in some cosmic mission ?!

That’s the world of Knuckle Sandwich, it’s whack !! and it gets more whack the further that it goes. I found out this game through a really whiny review in Rock, Paper, Shotgun website, I enjoyed playing Earthbound and Mother 3, in fact I did a game diary when I played here in this blog, it’s first years stuff don’t go looking for it, and I did thoroughly enjoy playing Warewario in the GBA emulator out of interesting, so here is a game that joining both of them ! What could be better !!?

The whiny part of that review was that the reviewer found that the combat in the game is not the most balanced and there is truth to that, and that the minigames were too hard and that’s the whining !! Okay let’s look at how combat works here, first you have normal attacks that come in three types, the first one you have a two parallels bars with another moving bar in each, so you have to press the button when your attack prompt is on the moving bar, outside of that the attack will miss, pretty simple, there is also a critical attack opportunity if you hit the small white space that is moving in the attack bar. Later in the game these bars appear with mines in it, so you have to switch from bar to bar to get a clean attack without taking damage. The second is a circular bar with two circular in each side, attacks happen when you press the button inside of this circles, you can combo attacks until you mess up of course the attack prompt move faster each hit, The third type is similar to the second, it’s a vertical bar with a white spot this time. It’s very simple, but they do very little damage.

Now the minigames, enemies attack with usual normal attacks, that you can dodge if time right with tell of each enemy, just like the Mario & Luigi games, but the most of the time enemies will use special attacks that are these minigames, most of them are just fast reacting button press, and they do get more difficult as you beat then and the game progress, by the end of the game all minigames are in the hard setting, there are not that difficult, the problem comes with the damage, betting one of these with being hit will cause damage to the enemies, and if get hit you get damage instead of course, the problems comes that the damage is pretty irregular from minigame to minigame, from one dealing high damage to other dealing no damage whatsoever mostly to the enemies, you get nearly more than half your health in damage by the middle of the game !! it’s somewhat of a frustrating gameplay, it’s feasible, but frustrating in how long some fights can take later down the line. 

Other problem that I found is the inventory, yes there is item management in this game just like the earthbound games, but I don’t remember Earthbound having so little space for items, you can carry ten items per character, that includes key items and weapons and accessories, so if you need space for a critical item you have to go and store then in a computer somewhere (yes that how you store items here, in a computer, you save with a laundry machine, don’t ask questions) or toss them out, I nearly don’t use items and like to hoard stuff, so it was the least pleasant aspect of the game for me, also, I so that later it was patch a extra pocket menu in the inventory later after release, so the game out be less fun for me at launch !!!

The overall progression of the game is nice, each section of the game have it’s puzzles and challenges that are not to annoying and difficult ( To be fair one of these put me in one inescapable room and the only solution to get out is to shut the game and load the save again, which is not funny !! dick move !!) Soundtrack is pretty funky, which is reminiscent of the Earthbound games to have the same type of soundtrack, with barf sound effects and all !! There is lots of stuff to do as well, despite being a relatively short game, tons of secrets to find out, there is a trophy that just like one person has got it so far !!!

There is a challenge mode that makes the game way more hard, I tried and it’s not fun !! you do like no damage whatsoever, the attack bar is shirk down and moves way too fast, all minigames are on hard always and enemies do way more damage, and just no fun to fight the first enemies of the game for like four minutes each !! so I don’t have the patience for that !!  

Despite how whack the story is at first, it kinda loses traction later down the line, it’s one of the game's least strong points. Overall, Knuckle Sandwic is a pretty good game that doesn’t really stand out for any particular characteristic and it’s enjoyed by a very niche audience like myself !       

[jerzwriter]

Hello my friend, it is I, @promptnonny

I come bearing a gift for you 💗

Character A: “I work in the medical field.”

Character B: “I go to (character a) for all of my medical needs and procedures. He/she removed both of my appendixes.”

Yes, this is to be a funny prompt 😉 Have fun lovely 😘

OK, @promptnonny, I hope I did this justice! It was definitely a challenging prompt! Shout out to @lucy-268, who helped me come up with this great scenario to use! Hope you enjoy it.

Book: Open Heart (Late Book 2 Timeline)

Pairing: Tobias Carrick x F!MC (Casey MacTavish)

Characters: Landry Olsen

Rating: Teen

Warnings: Implied sensuality- nothing explicit

Words: 1,100ish

Summary: Casey is not happy about seeing her favorite show live, and there is a good reason for that; but in the end, she gets a delightful view.

A/N: @choicesmonthlychallenge - Flufftober - Laughter It's late. I didn't proofread - forgive me lol

Casey shuffled her feet as she followed Tobias through the narrow rows of chairs. Usually, she was up for anything and would make the best of it, but this… this is what he had them doing on their little escape to New York? Their first trip away as a couple? With a deep breath, she reminded herself of what he promised he’d do to make up for it in the hotel room later… and she was holding him to it.

He flopped down into his seat, that content, bordering on mischievous, look bright on his face when he noticed Casey hadn’t sat down. 

“Baby, you planning on standing the whole show?”

“I still can’t believe we’re here.”

“What? You said you love The View. Whoppi’s your favorite… all of that….”

“Yeah, I would have been fine coming to the show until I heard today’s guest!”

“I know,” he grumbled, tapping the seat beside him. “Come on, baby. I promised my boss I’d be here and show support. If you really don’t want to….”

“No!” she interrupted, slumping in the seat next to him. “I don’t want to leave you. I’ll stay here and watch the shitshow with you.”

Throwing his arm around her, he kissed the top of her head. “That’s my girl.”

“My girl, nothing,” she giggled. “Don’t think you’re getting out of what you promised later.”

“Hon,” he smirked, “you’re acting as if it’s a hardship. I’m counting the damn hours.”

Their conversation ended as the studio lights dimmed and producers told the crowd to be silent. She laughed through the opening segment, loved Hot Topics, and then he appeared. Tobias was sure he heard her eyes roll.

“How the hell did this idiot even get asked to do this?”

Even though she whispered, she was met with annoyed shushes and decided to sit back and watch. She was being rewarded later, and how bad could it be.

“This month, The View is honoring our medical heroes. Based on letters received from our viewers, several physicians and other medical professionals have been asked to come here as our guests. Today, we welcome Dr. Landry Olsen from Mass Kenmore Hospital in Boston. Along with Dr. Olsen is Michael Roderick, the patient who wrote the touching letter that led to Dr. Olsen’s selection. Help me in welcoming them to The View.”

“Who is this Roderick dude,” Casey whispered amongst the applause. “Did you ever work with him.”

“Never seen ‘em, babe. But I’m not on many cases with the guy.”

“Lucky for you,” she replied, offering the weakest of applause.

Landry took to the stage, a bit dazed. He looked paler and somehow lost under the tuft of blonde curls bouncing atop his head. His patient caught his attention and all but guided him to his seat. Landry was like a deer in headlights, and suddenly, Casey wasn’t so upset that they were there. She only wished she had popcorn.

“So welcome to The View! Dr. Olsen, the letter Mr. Roderick sent was quite touching. Can you tell us a little about his case and how you two developed such a special doctor-patient bond?”

Even from a distance, they could see Landry perspiring. He smacked his dry lips together, eventually grabbing a glass of water and taking a sip, but not before a drop dribbled down his chin. Sensing his discomfort, the interviewer attempted to dumb down the questions.

“So, Dr. Landry, can you tell us your role at Mass Kenmore?”

“I’m uh… I work in the medical field.”

“Well, I kind of hoped so,” the host chuckled, “I mean, you’re a doctor!”

Tobias turned to Casey with a slight grin. “You enjoying yourself now?” he teased.

“Sssh! I don’t want to miss this.”

“OK,” another host jumped in. “Mr. Roderick, why don’t you tell us a little about your experience with Dr. Olsen.”

“Sure,” the young man smiled with a big, toothy grin. “I go to Dr. Olsen for all my medical needs and procedures. He removed both of my appendixes.”

Before anyone could react, a loud chortle and bellowing laugh echoed through the studio. The hosts and most of the audience turned to look in Casey and Tobias’s direction.

“I’m sorry! Sorry!” Casey apologized.

“Oh, no, she’s not,” Tobias chuckled under his breath as they continued to watch the wreckage unfold.

“Uhhhh… Now I’m not a medical professional, but I think we only have one appendix. So care to tell us how you had two removed?”

“Uh, no,” Landry replied, looking more gaunt and pale by the second. “Not really.”

“Then maybe you could, Mr. Roderick?”

“Sure! See, I had one, and it was removed, but a few weeks later, it grew back, and the only one who realized it was Dr. Olsen.”

“Shut up,” Landry snarled through his teeth, but the mic picked it up and was heard throughout the audience.

The host looked on with a baffled stare. “I don’t think it works that way….”

“OK,” Casey whispered, “all kidding aside, this is a terrible look for Kenmore. Are you going to give him an assist?”

“What?” Tobias scoffed, “and get myself caught up in this shitshow? Oh no, he is sinking on his own. I’m just reporting back to the boss when this is over.”

The show cut to a commercial break, and Landry and Michael were ushered off stage. Tobias made his way down to see if he could find out what was going on; as Casey watched from her seat, wondering if anything Tobias offered to do later would be more gratifying than what she was experiencing right now.

“Well,” she asked anxiously when he returned.

Tobias shook his head with discussion. “It seems Roderick is the clown’s cousin. The gruesome twosome planned this to get publicity and a free trip to New York.”

“So wait, that wasn’t a real patient?”

“Not of Landry’s anyway,” Tobias shrugged.

“Well,” Casey giggled. “They’re getting lots of publicity now. This can’t be good for him at work.”

“Nope,” Tobias handed her his phone to read a text from the chief of medicine.

“Termination of employment!” she gasped.

“I mean, this is pretty bad, Case. The Hospital’s PR team is already reeling.”

“Wow, I don’t normally believe in karma….”

“But you do today,” Tobias sang.

“I guess I do. Oh, T?”

“Yeah?”

“There’s one other thing I believe.”

“What’s that?” he asked.

“You’ll have to work twice as hard on my reward now. Cause it’s gonna take an awful lot to beat this.”

Once again, his boisterous laugh caught the stares of other audience members, but he didn’t have a worry in the world. 

“Don’t worry,” he laughed, pulling her close to his side, “I think I’m up to the task.”

“Good,” she winked. “This is turning into a very memorable trip!”

Tagging in reblog.

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[antivanwine14]

I finally finished the main story of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet and boy do I have thoughts about that! My thoughts and spoilers under the cut (long post)

Game Overall: It really felt like they went for something with this game. They have been experimenting a lot in the previous few generations and this is the game they brought everything together. They took some pretty big risks shaking everything up and while I know some people are going to be pretty unhappy with some of the changes, I really like what they did with this one. It did not feel like a reskinned game but something really new and different. I hope they continue to go in this direction of taking risks and putting more attention on good characters and storytelling (and hopefully they will take some time to really improve the graphics though I will say, the pokemon actually look decent with the way they did their textures with special shout out to the steel types) 

Characters: This is definitely one of the best casts they’ve ever had, which is really surprising because it is also one of the biggest casts they had, but they did a good job giving the characters enough time to shine without getting grating. Most of the gym leaders are still a bit forgettable as they tend to be, but the friends, Team Star, academy staff, and elite four all had enough development that I actually could remember them and liked them by the end.

Academy Staff: Funny that the number one academy staff they showed case was Jacq, but I actually think because of how they did his interactions (locked behind pokedex) he was hardest to bond with. The others though actually had some really nice interactions and I enjoyed taking the time to get to know them. 

Director Clavell: I am not including him in the regular Academy Staff because he is too big of a character. I was not sure what we were going to get from him when I started, but I loved him by the end. He was so earnest, hardworking, and dorky. He really tried so hard for the students and I appreciated that about him. 

Team Star: For yet another fake out evil team, I actually liked the bosses and how they were handled (not actually causing any mischief really). They had some personality and it was nice getting a chance to actually get to know them and understand why they formed Team Star. Do I wish there was a proper evil team, yes, but I am happy these five were not actually evil. I also appreciate the fact they dropped the pretense that these guys were evil by the end of the first base.

Elite Four: Hassel may be the best elite four member since Lance. You actually get quite a bit of time with him, get to know who he really is, and I really believe that he cared about the main character. He was just so well developed compared to most elite four members. Larry and Rika were were also great. Larry is probably the funniest elite four member period (I’m putting him here since you get more time with him as an elite four member) and I liked Rika’s design. Poppy...well they were going to make a child elite four member eventually, hopefully this will be the last one. The one thing I will say about her is her ace fits her well. 

Penny: Penny had a great story and I really loved her personality, I just wish we got to see it a bit earlier. I think giving those supply drops scenes a few more lines would have helped boost her character. 

Nemona: She is probably the best of the friend rivals and I love the way she was purposefully scaling herself to your levels. HOWEVER, I do wish she had a little more of a story. I think a Volkner storyline, were she is a little bored, and wants a new real challenge would have worked, especially if she was still upbeat about it. She is great though.

Arven: Arven has one of the best stories in all the pokemon games. They did such a great job turning him from a jerk to someone I really cared about. The explanations for why he is like he is also works well. It is interesting, your journey is the main game, but his story is the heart and driving force of this game and the friendship that actually developed there felt real and natural and seemed like the central relationship in this game. 

The Squad: I loved their interactions and I wish we could have more of them. They really did feel like the main characters best friends and I am glad that instead of forcing this friendship from the beginning (X&Y) it really developed over the journey and felt a lot more natural. 

Ending: That might be the most bittersweet ending I’ve ever seen in a pokemon game and I loved. Like yes, you won, but Arven still lost his only parent and I definitely felt the sadness around it even as the five friends move forward together. They still ended it on an upbeat note, but it wasn’t parades and parties which felt appropriate. It was so surprising for this series and I really appreciate it. 

Gameplay and Graphics: I know some people had issues with graphics and gameplay and while both could definitely be improved, I didn’t find the issues too distracting either

The Professors: Great story, I still hate them for what they did to Arven. 

[blouisparadise]

We frequently get asked what our members favorite fics are, so for today’s rec list, we asked each member of BLP to choose FIVE favorite fics for this list - no repeats allowed. Please keep in mind that this is not a complete list of our favorites - there are so many amazing BL fics out there that we all have a lot more than this! Still, we hope you enjoy. Happy reading!

1) Take Off Your Business Suit | Explicit | 3082 words

“Yes, let me get another chair.” Louis said, leaning up off of the desk. He stood up but before he could leave the office to get another chair, Harry was grabbing his hand.

The words that came out of Harry’s mouth made Louis’ knees weak and heart beat quicken. “Just sit on my lap.” Harry said. Whatever he said afterwards didn’t make it into Louis’ ears as he was moving quickly over to Harry and placing himself on Harry’s lap.

Louis would take anything Harry wanted to give him; hand touching, lap sitting, all of it. Louis hadn't realized he was holding his breath until it came out in a quiet sigh. “Okay so th-this one will be slightly different right?” He asked as he pointed at the sheet of paper in front of him.

2) Quietly Our Hearts Beat | Explicit | 7539 words

Note: This fic is locked and can only be read by AO3 users.

Louis and Harry in the universe of ‘A Quiet Place’.

3) A Love Reaction | Explicit | 9968 words

Note: This fic is locked and can only be read by AO3 users.

Louis’s staring up at him, head tilted slightly back, and his blue eyes are glassy, locked with Harry’s in an unblinking and gentle gaze. He looks ready to do whatever Harry says, to please him whatever way.

4) To Love Without Reason | Explicit | 8854 words

“Come on in, soldier,” Louis pats Harry’s chest and walks away, leaving Harry to follow behind.

Harry stands in the living room, looking around at Louis’ dwelling. Family pictures placed high on a shelf, certificates of Louis’ practice, and other trinkets that make Harry entirely too nostalgic.

“I have to warn you,” Louis says as he puts the kettle on, the water droplets from his hair trickling down the golden skin of his back. “The door jams if you lock it so you'll have to leave it ajar.”

Harry acknowledges with a soft hum, too entranced by Louis’ glistening skin to form a coherent reply.

5) No Good Unless It’s Real | Explicit | 17021 words

Louis is a very busy farmer who’s just trying to make it to his next nap and Harry’s the new hot vet that’s determined to infiltrate every area of his life.

6) A Springtime’s Wilt, An Autumn’s Bloom | Explicit | 20593 words

Harry is Louis' personal chauffeur, and although he hides his feelings for his boss behind a wall of rigid professionalism, Louis still manages to squeeze through the cracks.

7) Ready To Fall | Explicit | 21220 words

“Ninety and rising,” Nick says triumphantly, as though making Harry’s heartbeat pick up by thrusting an obscenely attractive person in front of his face is any kind of success. “Louis Tomlinson has just walked into our control room and suddenly our dear Harry Styles has lost all ability to speak. Could this be some kind of strange coincidence?”

“I hate you,” Harry hisses, forcing his eyes back into Nick’s direction, uncaring that the mic must have picked it up. “I thought we agreed that you were going to play fair.”

“I’m sure I have no idea what you’re talking about,” Nick denies, except he’s holding up a picture of Louis’ face now, sharp cheekbones prominent, soft lashes nearly sweeping against his cheeks as he looks down, and his fucking mouth –

“A hundred and two!” Nick crows, all but clapping his hands together in glee. “The highest it’s ever been!”

“To be fair, I did bend over the desk on purpose,” Louis’ voice comes crackling in the headphones. Harry practically breaks his neck whipping his head around at the sound of it, gaping at him through the glass panel. “You can’t really blame him for getting a little excited about that, can you?”

8) Written In The Stars (That’s You And Me) | Explicit | 22632 words

Louis pushes himself up on one elbow and stretches enough to just barely trace his fingertips over Harry’s jawline. Harry’s eyes drop to track his movements as he does it again. “D’you feel that?” he whispers.

To him, it feels like all of the universe’s magic lives just beneath his skin when he touches Harry with intent. It feels like something special. Louis watches Harry’s lips part and wants to touch that too. He almost does, but then Harry shakes his head. “Feel what?”

9) Middle Ground | Explicit | 23561 words

Note: This fic is locked and can only be read by AO3 users.

Harry moves to a new town for work where he meets the enigma that is Louis Tomlinson.

10) England Has My Bones | Explicit | 24087 words

The next time Harry thinks about calling, it’s 4.14 in the morning on a Parisian hotel balcony.

11) Like A Siren In The Night | Explicit | 24868 words

“There is an infestation in my home,” Louis hisses, righting himself quickly and pushing his way past Harry, heading directly for the kitchen. He’s rather haphazardly dressed himself, a coat thrown on over a loose flannel shirt and black pants, slippers on his feet.

Harry resists the urge to sigh, closing the door and trailing behind him slowly. “What kind of infestation?”

For all he knows, Louis is going to claim that there’s a ghost infestation. Harry has no idea what the end game is here – all he knows is that Louis has found at least three complaints a week to bring up since he’s been living on Harry’s property, and he’s been living here for six months.

It’s way too many fucking complaints, is what Harry is saying. Especially when most of them are ridiculous to start with.

12) Hold Onto This Heaven (Of Yours) | Explicit | 25213 words

An ode to being too young, too sad, and too in love.

13) The Devil’s In The Details | Explicit | 25372 words

He squeals when Harry smacks his bum as he bends over to pick up his bag, swinging it over his shoulder. Harry smiles smugly at him, bottom lip caught between his teeth. “When are you going to start calling me professor?” He asks.

“When you actually are one,” Louis says with his hand on the doorknob. He cocks his head to the side in curiosity. “Isn’t that how words work? You did study English, right?”

Louis’ quick to slip out the door before Harry can smack him again, his laugh echoing through the hallways as he makes his way to his next class with flushed cheeks and a bright smile.

14) A Trail Of Honey Through It All | Explicit | 27086 words

The boy in front of him, well really, the man in front of him, was like something out of a confusing wet dream. Built, tall, tan and muscular, his skin glistened with sweat after a long day of working outdoors with his hands. He was wearing a cut up old American football shirt, the bottom hem was torn and the sleeves were cut off to the point where the t-shirt was really just a loose tank top. The shorts he had on had clearly been full length jeans at one point, and were now just crudely cut off above the knee. His white socks were pulled up too high on his calves, and the brown work boots he had on were old as fuck, the leather peeling along the edges of the soles. Curly brown hair stuck out from the edges of his backwards snapback, and there was a smudge of grease wiped along his brow bone. The smattering of hair along his jaw proved that he hadn’t shaved in a week or two, the hair growing in thicker across his upper lip and around his chin. His sinfully bowed mouth was pink and plump, and Louis was suddenly hyper-focused on the way that he chewed at the toothpick stuck between his lips. He looked like he needed a shower. Louis wanted to lick him.

15) You Fit In My Poems (Like A Perfect Rhyme) | Explicit | 27598 words

The one where Harry works in an old bookshop and Louis is the pretty stranger that ends up stranded there in the middle of a storm.

16) Where The Lights Are Beautiful | Mature | 31170 words | Sequel

The accidental bonding A/B/O fic.

17) Once Upon A Dream | Explicit | 33319 words | Sequel

Louis is psychic and gets caught in the middle of a murder investigation led by FBI Special Agent Harry Styles.

18) Stuck On You | Explicit | 33983 words

Louis’ life revolves around his stickers. Harry’s life revolves around his job. The universe has decided their worlds should revolve around each other.

19) Coeur De Pirate | Explicit | 34207 words

He tilts his chin up as the Captain strides across the deck, his footfalls falling loudly against the planks. The crew watches them from afar.

Stepping into his space, the Captain wraps an arm around Louis’ waist and pulls him in. He lowers his head to breathe his words against Louis’ cheeks. “I won,” he whispers, “I’ve come to claim my prize.”

20) What This World Is About | Explicit | 34472 words

An eighties American high school AU; there are first times, football games, and feelings.

Alternatively titled: the beginning.

21) Close To Nowhere | Explicit | 34589 words

Louis and Harry are psychics who kind of hate each other. They go to Tennessee to investigate a haunting.

22) Before We Knew | Explicit | 39830 words

Louis has been skeptical of soulmates for years so it seems like fate when he finally bumps into the owner of the obnoxiously large signature printed onto his skin since age sixteen: Harry Styles, a human rights attorney who is firmly against soulmates.

23) The Space Between | Explicit | 39917 words

Harry Styles is the alpha rockstar who can’t sleep and doesn’t know why.

Louis Tomlinson is the omega PhD student who helps him figure it out.

24) The Sweetest Incantation | Explicit | 40580 words

Harry is a witch who's still working on developing his powers and Louis is a werecat who falls into his life and turns it upside down.

25) Worth Dying For | Explicit | 44906 words

“You’ve got to be kidding me,” Louis says, leaning back in his chair and crossing his arms over his chest. In the center of the table, a set of three glossy photos stares up at him, mocking him.

“A security detail is non-negotiable, Louis, you know this,” his mum reminds him, tapping the middle photo with two fingers.

Louis doesn’t look back down at the pictures, gesturing towards them wildly, over-dramatically. “This is not a security detail!” he protests. “This is a lanky college student. In what world do you hire someone like this kid to protect me?”

26) Tastes Like Summer, Smiles Like May | Explicit | 47519 words

A cold prince, an alpha with nothing left to lose and a kingdom with a secret.

27) Love’s Truest Language | Explicit | 48195 words

The first part was meant as a joke. He didn't really expect Harry to buy anything. It was just Louis’ way of softening the ‘get the fuck out’ blow.

“Where's your order forms, then?”

“I don't want your flowers.” Louis chided before directing all of his attention to the arrangement in front of him.

Harry laughed under his breath as he stood to his full height, “Who said anything about them being for you, love?”

28) Through The Wheatfields And The Coastlines | Explicit | 52855 words

The one where Louis needs inspiration, and a certain cowboy and his lamb are the perfect distraction.

29) Latibule | Mature | 54322 words

A Spirited Away AU of sorts where Louis just wants to heal and be left alone, only for all his plans to be destroyed by the hands of an infuriating British God.

30) Warming Up To You | Explicit | 56227 words

Prompt 111: Louis and Harry are strangers that somehow got stranded during a blizzard. They find themselves in an abandoned cabin and have to cuddle for warmth. Cuddling leads to much more.

31) Feeling Borrowed, Always Blue | Explicit | 68214 words

Louis has been dreaming of his wedding since he was young - he just never expected it to happen like this.

32) Curly Bun Man | Not Rated | 68597 words

I just paid for these Doritos but they're stuck in the vending machine and I know you've been waiting but I am not going to let you buy something until you help me. AU.

33) Waiting On You | Explicit | 76584 words | Sequel

“Vampires,” Louis says with disgust, glaring over at the vampire who is noisily slurping from the woman’s neck nearby.

Zayn gives the neat fang marks on Louis’ neck a meaningful look.

“Can’t live with them, can’t live without them,” Louis finishes, ignoring Zayn when he rolls his eyes.

Louis takes a long sip of his milkshake, presses his fingers against the marks on his neck, and definitely doesn’t think about the vampire who left them there.

34) Through Struggles, To The Stars | Explicit | 80582 words

Louis is a Starfleet captain trying to find his place in the universe. Harry is a prince just trying to do what's right.

35) I Want You So Much (But I Hate Your Guts) | Mature | 83648 words

AU in which Louis gets accepted to play for the Manchester University Alpha-Beta Football Team. The only problem: Louis is actually an Omega. He is determined to make it big in the football world, though, and he can't do that bound to an Omega team. With the help of a faked doctor's certificate and some pretty strong suppressants he is ready to fight for his dream.

That Harry Styles (Alpha, second year and youngest football captain of the A-B team in ages) doesn't seem to like him complicates matters, though.

36) Where You Lay | Explicit | 86038 words

When Louis's upcoming heat threatens his success at his new dream job, he asks the best (and only) person he can think of to help him through it: his best mates' best mate, Harry Styles.  Harry reluctantly accepts, and together the two navigate a strange friends with benefits relationship that quickly turns complicated.

37) And Down The Long And Silent Street | Mature | 86090 words

Wherein Louis and Harry are on the opposite ends of the social ladder, but their paths still cross on the filthy streets Louis calls his home. The odds are staked against them from the beginning, and even more when Louis' past finally catches up with him.

38) Swim In The Smoke | Explicit | 101778 words

“What about this, Captain?” Liam asks, nudging the boy kneeling between their feet with the toe of his boot. The boy hisses and swipes at him, slurring out something unintelligible around the makeshift gag Niall had to stuff in his mouth. He misses by a mile and tries again, just as ineffectively.

Harry looks down at him, at the way the sun streams over his face and shoulders, at the way the gag stretches his mouth, lips pink and chapped. He’s lithe and pretty, smudged all over with dirt. They had found him tied up below deck, mostly unconscious, next to a barrel full of gold. He’s clearly a prisoner, but there’s something familiar about him, something that niggles at Harry’s brain. Something he can’t quite put his finger on.

“Put him in my cabin,” Harry decides, turning back to deal with the rest of the loot. The boys screams out jumbled curse words at Harry’s back, muffled by the gag, and Harry can’t understand any of it.

39) The Galaxy’s Edge | Explicit | 113921 words

Things never quite go as they are planned during a simple rescue job.

40) Tainted Saints And Velvet Vices | Explicit | 126057 words | Sequel (WIP)

A self-fulfilling Hogwarts AU in which Louis is new to seventh year and Harry is the resident devil-may-care Slytherin set to make his entire experience a living misery. Due to less than favourable circumstances they're forced to forge an unwilling, tentative relationship for their own survival. Repressed emotions, decidedly unromantic ballroom dancing, Triwizard Tournament tasks, creative jinxes and twilight flying above the Forbidden Forest ensue.

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How did Akari and Rei start to realize that Ingo and Emmet weren’t people they needed to be afraid of, and start warming up to them? Did they specifically do something that made Akari and Rei go ‘oh, they’re friendly’? Or was it a gradual realization?

Answer under the cut 'cause it got a bit long. ^__^;; Most of this was already covered in my original post about the AU, but I'll go into a little more detail from the kids perspective here! Thank you so much for the interest anon! 💜 Also I should note for all of these answers, I'm just giving my own ideas. I have a fic writing partner, and I haven't discussed all of these details with them! So if/when the fic is posted, some things might be a bit different.

Well, when they first met it was unfortunately a rather dire situation. Rei and Akari had been chased by a curious Joltic, which accidentally paralyzed the elder twin when it got a little too close. Ingo and Emmet had stayed later than usual at work. In fact they practically had the place to themselves, and were just clocking out when they heard the frantic shouting of children. They rushed to find the source of the commotion and found Akari trying to fend off the Joltik with a plastic spork, while her brother lay behind her twitching in agony. To make a long story short, Akari refused to talk to them (both because she's terrified and because it's hella illegal to talk to humans!) so Ingo and Emmet ended up bringing them home so they could tend to their medical needs. (the little Joltik came along too. It felt really bad about accidentally hurting the tiny human!) Akari and Rei were NOT HAPPY about this. They just want to go back to Jubilife! But it came down to either telling the subway bosses where the village was (because they refused to leave unless they could conduct the children to safety) which was a HUGE no. Or letting Ingo and Emmet tend to them themselves until they were fit enough to make the journey back on their own. Rei developed something of a fear of pokemon now. Especially joltiks. But while he is recovering from his injury, Ingo and Emmet also take it upon themselves to help him with this. Ingo works with Rei while Emmet and Galvantula train the little joltik to better control itself so it doesn't hurt either of the borrower twins again. I think seeing the patience and gentleness with which both humans treated them, and the special dedication they put into helping Rei, really won Akari over. She thought humans were supposed to be terrifying and evil? But these guys were... kind? And goofy? Even their huge, super powerful pokemon were nice! As Akari started to ease up around the subway bosses, she became a lot more chatty and curious. It didn't take her long to embrace them all as friends and let her mischievous side show more often. Rei remained apprehensive longer than his sister, but honestly, Mr. Ingo and Mr. Emmet were pretty cool. They hadn't ever hurt him or his sister. They hadn't threatened the village in any way. And Mr. Emmet had even set him on the path to becoming a pokemon trainer? It's something he never saw himself taking to. But he and joltik had actually started to bond. If he got good, maybe he would be transferred to the security corps. Did he want that? He wasn't sure. But he knew when they returned home, he'd be bringing Joltik along with them.

Rei and Akari are orphans who were taken in by the Galaxy Team about five years ago. They're used to having superiors, but this is the first time in a long while they've felt like a grownup actually cared about them as individuals. Professor Laventon was closest, but he was often swamped with work. And uncle Volo was a travelling merchant, so they didn't get to see him that much. All in all, they're all pretty sad when the time comes to return to the village. But it is where they belong, and they have a duty to the Galaxy team. Still, maybe they'll see each other again?