#but i also immediately forgot where i hid all the eggs

[expelliarmus]

[hawksinacup]

Hawks saw you struggling to take your groceries inside, and decided to help. You had multiple bags in both hands, including a carton of eggs, which you were struggling to carry. Hawks sent a few feathers your way to carry the bags, while also taking the carton of eggs from your hands. He gave you a disgruntled huff as you let out a huff of your own, a small pout one would call it.

"I didn't need your help Hawks, I was perfectly capable of carrying my out groceries!" You argued.

"You shouldn't be doing everything yourself! I'm here for you, for a reason! You know that you can rely on me, and that if you ever need help you can give me a call." Hawks retorted, giving you a small flick on your forehead.

You stick your tongue out at the winged hero as he laughs at your expressions. The two of you had grown very close, a friendship that was as strong as family. He acted like an older brother and would always check up on you. If you forgot to eat, he would feed you. If your laundry was piling up, he would either remind you or do it for you. Sometimes when you would shower, he would spend the time cleaning your house just so you didn't have too. Other times he would annoy the shit out of you, and make fun of you. Sure you had your disagreements, but in the end, your bond stayed strong.

"Maybe I don't want your help. Ever think of that?" You challenged, making Hawks lift a brow.

"Oh really? If I so happen to drop the eggs, you wouldn't want my help by saving the before they fall, or buying you new eggs?" Hawks mused, a smug grin plastering on his face.

"You wouldn't dare!" Your face was priceless as Hawks pretended to lose his grip on the carton.

"Pfftt haha, you should see your face, it's absolutely priceless!" Hawks laughed, using his free hand to cover his eyes as he threw his head back.

He wasn't paying attention, and his grip on the carton slipped, and eventually fell. A loud thump following the sound of cracking could be heard, causing Hawks to stop laughing and look down. He sucked in air through his teeth and then turned his gaze to you. Your face red and ready to blow, but before you could, Hawks put his hands up in defense and spoke out.

"That was my fault, I will fly to the store to get you some new eggs! I'll be back, I promise." Hawks swore as he took flight to the nearest grocery store.

You scowled at him, while leaving to go into your house and put the groceries away. It didn't take long, and about 5 minutes later, Hawks burst through the door with new eggs. A lot. Of eggs.

"Hawks, I just needed one carton! Not the whole stock!" You half shouted at him.

You knew he would pull something like this and sighed, putting your head in your hands.

"Where am I even going to store all the eggs, let alone find a use for 30 carton of eggs?!

"Omelet? Cakes? Uh... deviled eggs? Boiled for Ramen...." Hawks listed a few examples, clearly wanting you to make them for him.

"Hawks. Why are you like this? I swear, nothing is ever peaceful with you around."

"You know you love me too much to push me away."

"As if, you are more like an annoying brother than anything else!"

"Am I at least a good brother?"

You sighed.

"Best brother a sister could ask for."

"I knew it, come on. Bring it in!" Hawks opened hid arms expecting a hug from you.

You sighed and shuffled your way to him, accepting if offer and were immediately engulfed into his embrace. You smiled and wrapped your arms around him.

"Thanks."

"Any time."

[votederpycausemufins]

All my knowledge is of hermitcraft and the stuff people have written for the Hermit!Tommy Au but I kept having this idea and needed to write it. I also think i got a bit out of character halfway through because it was supposed to be short, but i vibed with it too much so now it’s long and maybe not 100% accurate but it’s still angst followed by fluff.

also @petrichormeraki wanted me to tag them when i posted this.

Tommy had been with the Hermits for a while now. He hadn’t really kept track of when he first arrived, but it had at least been a few months. Otherwise, time was a mess. The Hermits has all but legally adopted him and all the joy that came from them caring for him made time seem to fly by.

Doc was fun to be around because while Tommy was perfectly fine never going back to the SMP, the way the man acted gave Tommy a small bit of familiarity in a good way to his past life.

He likes hanging out with False, mainly for sparring. Never anything deadly, but even if there wasn’t a need for Tommy to constantly look over his shoulder, it was good to keep from getting too rusty.

He doesn’t really hang out with Zedaph as much as Zedaph hangs out with him. Normally the Hermit would come out of the blue with something new for Tommy to try. Flicking levers over and over for something that would normally be as simple as using a furnace just became fun for Tommy, especially if he had energy pent up.

Xisuma is someone Tommy doesn’t run into much, but the fact that he doesn’t is something Tommy finds comfort in. Even as the server admin, the man is very down to Earth. Nothing like Dream ever was.

And then there’s Grian. Tommy got along with all the Hermits fine and of course there were some he preferred over others, but Grian took the cake for him. When he first showed up, Grian was the one to give him a place to stay at his old hobbit hole. Professor Beaks had been left there and still used to the SMP and scared for his life, Tommy hid the pet bird as leverage for his own safety. When Grian found out, he mostly shrugged it off, but the tens of chickens in the hobbit hole the next day was proof of retaliation.

Tommy didn’t understand the underwhelming response at first, but responded in kind, using the eggs from the chickens Grian had left to egg the Hermit’s base. When the builder nearly broke the door to the hobbit hole, Tommy grabbed his axe, ready to fight for his life, but was taken aback by the cheerful look on Grian’s face.

After that, Grian had practically taken Tommy under his wing. He showed Tommy how to build more effectively with cobble, eventually managing to get the teen to have some variety. Grian also brought Tommy along on his various chaotic endeavors, leaving behind chickens, mycelium, and possibly some missing doors.

The two chaotic red wearing Brits got along so well that they sometimes spent entire weeks together. Because of that, Tommy was all too aware that the Hermits participated in MCC as well.

It made sense. A few of the Hermits vaguely recognised him when he showed up in Hermitcraft and a few of them looked familiar to Tommy. That had made him feel a little safer since now these people weren’t complete strangers, but it did complicate things. Every so often, the portal to MCC would open and the Hermits participating would go through. The closest Tommy would get to the portal was just before the Hermits left, occasionally giving a ‘Good luck Grine!’ or something similar to Grian as he went through. But after that Tommy stayed as far away as he could manage.

The portal there led to MCC. And from there, there was a portal that led to the SMP. If Tommy could get to Hermitcraft, others could too. And that idea was terrifying, no matter who it was. Dream was a worst case scenario, but even if it was Tubbo. Tubbo had exiled him, and even if they were still on good terms after that, Tommy could have visited at some other MCC, but he didn’t, and that idea likely wouldn’t go over well, especially since otherwise, people probably thought he was dead and Tommy didn’t care to correct them.

But compared to all those other times, today was very different. Today Tommy wasn’t at the sidelines to help send off the other Hermits, he was one of the ones being sent off. They had taken every precaution. Mumbo had rebuilt his Spookification chamber for Tommy with some alterations, specifically removing the firework method of alteration. The teen was also dressed for being on a team with Grian as the Cyan Creepers, so his familiar red and white shirt was missing. But under Tommy’s costume, he still kept the chain necklace holding his compass. He refused to part with it, though made sure he would be hard to access to keep from glancing, knowing at the championships, it wouldn’t be spinning wildly anymore.

With a comforting pat on the back from Grian, he and the other Hermits walked through the portal. The crowd of people that were on the side almost immediately overwhelmed Tommy, making him think that it was a bad idea all over again, but the sight of the two other team members for the Cyan Creepers reassured them, especially as they lined up for the cameras for some fun and silly times. Then once the games began, he was too focused on winning to think of much else.

Before long, the championships were over. They had come in fifth, which was a bit disappointing at first, but on the other hand, it was still pretty good and kept the spotlight off of him. When dodgebolt began, Tommy stood next to Grian, but with a crowd of people, a good game, and no perfect place to sit, the both of them wandered for a better vantage point.

At one point, Tommy managed to push his way right up to the edge of the viewing ledge. It was the perfect place for a while until the action moved, causing everyone to decide it was the perfect place. Enough people moved nearby that Tommy was worried about falling into the pit below, and he almost did before someone pulled him back.

Tommy was ready to thank whichever Hermit or even other player helped him but the words died in his throat when he faced the person who grabbed him. He knew that mask and neon green color. And there was no reason for him to help Tommy unless-

“I finally found you!” Dream spoke. He raised his voice to be heard over the crowd, but not too much to draw the attention of others. Tommy froze as he definitely heard the words. But there was no way for Dream to know, he didn’t look at all like normal.

“I-I’m sorry.” Tommy tried not to stutter, hoping just the situation of being grabbed would excuse it. “But I don’t think I’m who you’re looking for. I’m new here. Unless you’re greeting me for being new.” It was something he prepared before in his mind after Grian brought up the possibility, but it felt sloppy putting it to use.

“Oh don’t lie Tommy. I know it’s you. I guess you got lost, but it’s okay, you can come back now. I got rid of the exile for you. Aren’t you glad?”

Tommy was glad for the mask that covered Dream’s face. He wasn’t sure he wanted to see Dream’s actual expression. “How did you-” He started to speak, but Dream cut him off, poking Tommy’s chest, right where the compass was.

“Weren’t you paying attention to the teams? Tubbo got put with me. And between games he just happened to glance at his own compass. And wouldn’t you know it, it led me right here.” Dream held up the compass that belonged to Tubbo. It looked damaged, and it was recent. Tubbo likely didn’t want to give the tyrant admin the compass, but lost it to Dream anyway.

“Give that back to Tubbo!” Tommy shouted at Dream, trying to snatch it from him.

“Feisty now, aren’t you? We can take care of that when you come back. I’ll also give it back to him if you come with me.”

Tommy froze. There was no way he was going back, but what could he do? Everyone was focused on dodgebolt, and he didn’t want his appearance to have caused more trouble for Tubbo.

Tommy glanced at the crowd one last time before reluctantly nodding. Dream grabbed his hand in a painful clench and dragged him out of the crowd towards the SMP’s portal to leave. However, just before reaching it, Dream stopped. Tommy, who had been looking back at the crowd, hoping someone would see what was going on, turned towards the portal to see Grian standing in front of it.

“Heya, where do you think you’re going. MCC isn’t over yet. Dodgebolt it still going on.”

Tommy expected Dream to just push past Grian or even give some sort of retort, but the actual reply was shocking. “Uh, n-no, just… have to head back early. Th-the game delays made things run over. A-and we’ve got to get b-back for… something else. Don’t w-want to be late for that.”

Dream’s words made Tommy so shocked he forgot to breathe. Dream was scared, no he was terrified. And he was terrified… of Grian. Tommy looked back at the Hermit who stood unflinching in front of them.

“Really? I could have sworn that you were here when I arrived, and that kid wasn’t. And he definitely came from a different portal. I know since I was keeping my eye out for my teammates. So why’s he going with you?”

“I uh…” Dream struggled, struggled, to give an answer, letting Grian continue. “That’s what I thought. C’mon kid, let’s go back to the crowd. You can stay with me until it’s over then I’ll help you find your portal back.”

And Grian took Tommy away without any retaliation from Dream. Tommy was left in awe. Grian wasn’t even an admin in Hermitcraft but Dream was terrified of him. It was amazing! But at the same time, it made Tommy spiral a bit.

When everyone returned, Grian had made sure Dream left before the Hermits and Tommy did so Dream couldn’t watch Tommy leave. Tommy stuck to False’s side as they walked through the portal, Grian being the last to come through as he continued to act as a guard. When he tried to comfort Tommy after his run-in with Dream, he understood when the teen responded he just wanted to go home. The championships were exhausting enough without a scare like that.

The next day, Tommy hung out with False. And then Zedaph, and then Doc. Grian noticed immediately, but didn’t pay much mind to it. He noticed since Tommy had spent a full week only hanging out with him, so the sudden absence of the boy was noticeable, but it made sense that he would want to hang out with the others.

After that, Grian didn’t pay too much attention to the lack of Tommy until he ran into him while stocking the barge. Tommy had been buying something at the store when Grian flew in. He nearly dropped his diamonds in trying to leave in such a hurry that it finally concerned Grian. The builder started visiting other Hermits Tommy tended to visit and ask about him. No one really noticed much other than Tommy dodging any questions about him possibly going to hang out with Grian.

Grian decided to leave it alone, and he was definitely going to, but after another run in with Tommy, he threw that decision out the window. Grian normally wouldn’t have done this, but after trying multiple times to just talk to Tommy and being unsuccessful, the builder had to essentially corner the teen.

Immediately, Grian regretted it. Tommy was trembling, obviously scared, holding a sword in his hand. He carefully tried to point out that Tommy didn’t need to have his sword out, but instead of just putting it away, Tommy just threw it on the ground, also throwing down his other gear. Grian had heard of Tommy doing this before with the other Hermits, so he immediately recognised what was going on and dived to grab the gear. It scared Tommy more, but Grian wanted to make sure nothing ended up destroyed.

“Tommy, calm down, I just want to talk. Did I do something wrong? I mean, obviously I must have, you look scared out of your mind every time I’m around you. But I can’t think or anything I did and I don’t want this to keep happening. So can I know what’s going on?”

Tommy didn’t speak for a while. He just looked defeated and terrified. Grian called in some of the other Hermits to come help Tommy calm down, though at first it didn’t help. But over time, Tommy finally did stop looking so terrified and they moved to somewhere he would feel less cornered. It took more coaxing after that, but finally, Tommy explained himself.

“He’s scared of you. Dream is… actually scared of you.”

“Yeah, I’ve killed him once or twice. Plus my full name is Lord Grian Dreamslayer, so it’s kind of in the name.” The builder tried to say it as a joke, but it didn’t seem to lighten the mood.”

“He’s the admin and he’s scared of you. And you… I’ve been hanging out with you.”

Grian nodded. “Well yeah, we do fit together well. ...Did he say something at MCC to make you think I didn’t like you?”

Tommy shook his head. “N-No. You’re right, you’re fun to be around. But dream likes… liked messing with me. And tried to train me. And I hang out with you more than I had with him, and I’m more like you. I-If you’re somehow more powerful than him-!” The rest of the words stopped in Tommy’s throat, choking him up. Stress was nearby and gave Tommy a careful hug for comfort, which helped him a little.

Grian waited a little bit for the tension to calm slightly before he spoke. “I don’t know exactly what Dream has done to you. You’ve told us a lot, but you obviously haven’t told us everything, and telling us isn’t the same as experiencing it. But let me tell you that I’m not going to do what he’s done to you. I remember how you were the first day we found you. And I see how you are now- well, how you were a few weeks ago- and I’m happy. Happy because you’ve been happy. You’ve been safe and cared for here and it shows. I don’t want to force you to be anything, I want you to be you. Sure, I’m powerful enough to kill Dream, but I’m not going to use that power on you. I’m only going to use it around you if it’s to keep him away from you.

“And! And! It’s just because of how your server is. Here we can go to the end. We don’t have a set amount of lives. We build massive structures and sell totems for a single diamond each. We fight Withers for fun and make farms with them. We farm just about anything you can think of. And Tommy.” Grian paused, making sure Tommy was paying attention. “You may be from somewhere far off that none of us old Hermits have seen, but now you’re here. And new home or not, that makes you a Hermit too. Sure you can be like me. Or you can be like False or Doc or Scar or Mumbo. But so far, you’ve been pretty you. And that you is a Hermit.”

Tommy took a few moments to process it, but the message seemed to get through to him. With that, Grian stood up with a smile. “Now I get that you probably don’t want to hang around me much right now. It makes sense. Maybe hang out with some other Hermits and learn some new stuff to get your mind off of things. Plus, I also did some talking around looking for you, and got you this.”

Tommy’s eyes practically sparkled as Grian placed down some music discs. He greedily grabbed the treasures and stuffed them in his inventory, looking up just to see Grian flying off. Taking on Grian’s idea, Tommy decided to go with Cleo and try to wrap his head around those armor stands again. While he wasn’t a pro, he did manage to make one scene of the hermits all holding weapons and surrounding an armor stand in lime leather armor. Grian was right. He was a Hermit. And he wasn’t going back. At least, not permanently, he thought, clutching his compass. Maybe, there would even be another Hermit like him.

[northeasternwind]

"how did a shard of the elden ring end up in the amber egg" I think this is very inportant because it can really muck up the order of events that happened around the breaking of the ring. Was it "Godwyn dies and Godfrey is banished - Marika breaks the ring - the Shattering begins - Radagon reunites with Marika" or "Godwyen dies and Godfrey is banished - Radagon reunites with Marika - Marika breaks the ring - the Shattering begins"? Because for a shard of the ring to be in the egg, the Shattering has to have happened before Radagon returned to Marika (he's outright stated to have left Rennala the great rune, iirc), but if that's the case, how long did the war last that Maleine and Miquella could fully grow up and take part in it and fight against Radahn? But if the Shattering took place years after Godwyn's death and Radagon went back to Marika before it, it's impossible for the egg to have a great rune that was originally part of the ring. Maybe Radagon somehow took a piece of it immediately after the shattering and hid it there? Or maybe he, having been once part of Marika, always carried with him that great rune; since Marika is the ring's vessel and all, maybe she created Radagon using its Rune of the Unnborn.

OKAY WAIT SHIT SOMEONE LEFT ME A NICE REPLY ABOUT RADAGON AND THE ELDEN RING RECENTLY

@yellowplumfruit says:

a great rune can be seen behind radagons statue that’s unlike all the others (the cross cross stuff) and alone with this dialogue maybe implies that radagon is/was a great rune (the rune of order) that became a separate entity when the elden ring was shattered! this is just a theory but i like it a lot bc it explains where he came from

oh i also forgot to mention that you can see the same cross cross rune show up in radagon during the final boss! but it’s not there in marika during the end cutscene

can you I M A G I N E radagon keeping a piece of the elden ring inside himself and W I L L IN G L Y giving a piece of it to Rennala as a farewell and sorry for the divorce gift that would basically GUARANTEE his feelings for her @prismatic-starstuff can you IMAGINE

I need the source on Godfrey's banishment and Godwyn's death being simultaneous/near simultaneous, I can't remember that. Because that would be wild.

[amive2567]

Snowy sneezes

Class 1a x GN! Reader

Quirk: Snowman ~ can produce snowmen with everything that includes water. They can't melt (only by other quirks, not through natural causes), and they do whatever the host wants. If the host doesn't give any tasks immediately, the snowman becomes a body of its own forever. Unfortunately, they can't speak :( The more water there is in the air, (or any other source of water), the bigger the snowman gets. 

Warning: Crack, Fluff, mention of sexual content (because Mineta), swearing (because Bakugou), a bit OOC Midoriya

Summary: Y/n is sick, and every time they sneeze, little snowmen appear in their dorm. They are listening to music and study. Because of that, they didn't even notice that the snowmen disappeared and caused trouble. 

Disclaimer: My hero academia and the characters belong to Kohei Horikoshi.

Words: about 2.489

Masterlist

Inspiration by Frozen Fever

Your head pouted, and you barely could keep your eyes open. You had a quirk about snow, so why did you get sick from a snowball fight. "L/N-san, could you please lift your head from the desk and focus on the lesson." admonished you Cementos. "I am sorry, Ishiyama-sensei." you apologized. He continued to teach, but you couldn't focus on a word he said. The lesson dragged on like forever. 

After the day ended, you went straight to your dorm room to replicate the knowledge you got taught today. 

After some time, the headache disappeared, and you could finally focus on your unfinished notes. Your nose started to tingle, and with a loud achoo, you sneezed.  A cold shiver went down your spine, but you didn't think much of it. You were so caught up in the work that you didn't notice how a small snowman waddled quietly around the room. Since listening to music helped you while studying, you didn't hear the rustling steps on your carpet.  The cute snowman watched your back and looked around your room. He investigated your plant in front of your bed. His tiny form tried to stroke the plant, but his short snowy arm couldn't reach the plant. The small snowman was determined to stroke the plant, so he tried to climb up at the plant pot. Since he didn't think about the consequences, the plant pot fell over and covered him with the potting soil. Anxiously he watched if you had seen his plight. You didn't seem to notice it. So he tried to clean himself with his tiny arms. 

Another sneeze shook your body, and another tiny snowman appeared. He looked around the room and found his buddy. The two jumped happily around, and the new snowman helped to clean up his pal. The two snowmen happily discovered your room, as quiet as they could. After they were done, your room looked like you had a fight in it.  They also tried to open the door, but they were too tiny. Exhausted, the two snowmen settled in front of the door. 

A sneezing fit hit you, and about five snowmen developed in your room. The two snowmen got right up and wobbled to the new snowmen. They hugged each other like they were old friends. Silently the two older snowmen convinced the younger ones to open the door together. They built a ladder out of snowmen by stacking themself on their shoulders. With a soft click, the door opened, and they left your messy room.

Your classmates were occupied with their interests and tasks. Some were reading, training, baking, showering, or learning. So they were either outside, in their rooms, or in the common room area. This meant that the hallway in front of your room was empty. The snowmen waddled quietly around the enormous building. 

Since they discovered their new skill, they opened another door. In the room was a blond boy, who laid on his back with a manga in his hand, called Snow white with the Red Hair. He was completely caught up in the book, so he didn't even notice that someone entered his room. The snowmen inspected his room. It has the theme of yellow and blue, and on his shelf were tons of All Might figures. One snowman got his snowy hand on a manga and tried to read it. He failed because snowmen can't read, but the pictures were interesting. He wanted to read it later, so he took it with him. 

The gang of snowmen went downstairs to explore the other parts of the dorms. Loud singing caught their attention. They followed the singing and landed in a steaming environment or, to call it something more simple, the bathroom. It was hot in there, and the snowmen were happy that they couldn't melt by natural causes. Since the bathroom was really a boring place to be, they climbed on the shelves and searched through the products. After the other snowmen had left the room, the last one of them was mesmerized by a big red bottle with the label: red hair dye. He took the bottle with him and followed the other snowmen fast. 

The next stop of the seven snowy figures was another room. They used their secret method again and opened the door. The room was cramped with bookshelves that reached the ceiling. Another weird thing was that there was a shelf only for tons of glasses. No one was there. The snowmen wandered around the room like it was an old museum. The two snowmen that stole something hid in the corners of the room, so their misbehavior wasn't noticed. The smallest of the snowmen looked around and climbed up on the shelf with the glasses. Unfortunately, one of the spectacles fell on the ground and broke. No one seemed to witness it, so the tiny snowman grabbed them and hid them behind his back from the others to see. After they discovered every inch of the room, they made their way to the next one. 

The room wasn't much different from the first one, but it had a more pleasant atmosphere. It was bright and happy. Some snowmen were bored because of the All Might figures they had already seen, but one of them got interested by the rarest of all time. The bronze age All Might figure. Only fifty got produced, and the owner of the room had one. The snowman needed this figure, so when no one watched him, he took the opportunity and stole it. 

They went into two other rooms before they finally got to the common-room kitchen. There stood a tall brown-haired boy with a tart pan. He studied a recipe and was so caught up in his own thoughts that he didn't even notice how a snowman stole his eggs. After the boy wanted to reach for them, they were gone, and he questioned himself if he forgot to lay the eggs on the kitchen counter. He opened the fridge and saw no eggs. But he was sure that he bought them with Koda yesterday. They couldn't be gone, only if someone used them. And he was sure who it was. With angry steps, he walked to the room of a certain angry pomeranian. 

In the meantime, the snowmen discovered that everyone had stolen something. They laid their stolen objects in the middle of their circle. The items they had stolen were a romance manga, red hair dye, a pair of glasses, a rare All Might figure, eggs, lipstick, and a book. All of the snowmen had a panicked expression on their snowy faces. The humans aren't dumb they would soon find out, so they have to hide their items somewhere. Fearfully they collected the things and quickly set about hiding with the stuff in a nearby room. 

It was a dark room, and it got lit by a small source of light. Unearthly sounds could be heard from the computer screen in front of a short, purple boy. The older snowmen tried to cover the eyes of the younger ones. So they couldn't see the horrific show that played on the screen. It was dangerous to be in such a gross environment with young snowmen, but it was better than getting caught. 

"I didn't steal your lame eggs. Now leave me alone fat lips." cursed Bakugou as Sato confronted him. "But I am sure you know where my manga is, don't you?" Bakugou questioned harshly with a raised eyebrow. "Why would I want a manga from you?" Sato asked him. The blond one scoffed and pushed Sato out of the way. "I bet shitty Deku got it," he grumbled and stamped in the direction of his room. Without knocking, he kicked the door open. "Oi, shitty nerd. Give it back," he yelled. But what he didn't notice that the room was messy as hell. "Ah, Bakugou, I wanted to talk to you," Midoriya spoke slowly. His expression was horrifying. Even when Bakugou wouldn't admit it, he was scared of the shorter green-haired boy. "Now, where do you have it?" Bakugou asked, unimpressed. "What should I have? I wouldn't even give it to you. You stole my All Might bronze age figure." Midoriya yelled. He activated his quirk, and before he could Detroit Smash Bakugou into nirvana, Kirishima intervened. "Wait, that's not really manly of you, bro. My hair dye also went missing. I think someone is stealing from us." Sato followed the red-haired. "I think he's right," he said. "Let's meet up with the other ones and think about it before we hurt each other." mediated Kirishima. Still, with rage in his eyes, Midoriya let got of his powerful quirk and noded. "Alright, but I am not done with you, Kacchan." proposed Midoriya. "Whatever you say, shitty nerd." scoffed Bakugou.

As they got everyone except two persons in the common room area, the yelling began. "My lipstick went missing. How can I be able to rock my hero costume." Mina cried and hugged Uraraka desperately. The short brunette patted her back, comforting. "A book of mine also went missing," noted Momo. "Did someone saw my pair of glasses? I need to find Marry the third. Without her, my collection is incomplete." Iida yelled and made his typical hand gesture. At his comment, more than half of class 1a had to suppress a burst of laughter.  "My hair product also went missing," said Kirishima. "My limited All Might figure in his bronze age is missing," said Midoriya grumpily. "You look a bit scary, Midoriya. Is everything ok?" Todoroki asked. "Yeah, of course. I didn't need my All Might figure anyway." he sarcastically answered. "It's just a figure," Todoroki mentioned, and every chatter died down. "Dude, does he have a death wish?" asked Kaminari quietly. "Maybe," answered Sero noiselessly. "A figure... A figure..." Midoriya yelled and wanted to charge for a punch, but a frustrated screech interrupted the argument. 

You finished the last sentence of your work. So you turned around and stretched yourself with closed eyes, but as soon as you opened them, you were met with a tremendous mess. "The sneezes and the...oh shit," you yelled out in frustration. You were so occupied with work that you didn't even notice that you let go of a bunch of snowmen. Your steps stormed to the common-room to start the search for the tiny, snowy trouble makers. The yells in the common-room got louder and louder as you got nearer. "Guys," you yelled over the screeches of Midoriya. "I let go of my quirk, and some snowmen are probably starting some trouble. We need to find them." you got straight to the point. Everyone looked at you with expressionless faces. "Why is even every one of you here?" you asked now, confused. "Your tiny snow fuckers stole our stuff," Bakugou grumbled. "What was actually stolen from you, Kacchan ?" Kaminari asked.  "A manga," answered Bukugou grouchily. "Uh, which genre?" questioned Kaminary. "Shut it, dunce face," Bakugou yelled. "Just asking." waved Kaminari away. 

"Do you know where they possibly went, or how we can get rid of them?" asked Momo calmly. "I don't know where they could be," you answered, a bit disappointed. "If we find them and want to get rid of them, we need to destroy them with fire quirks. They don't melt of natural causes," you explained. "Alright, I think we build two teams. One team goes with Bakugou and the other one with Todoroki," suggested Momo. "Why do I need to be in one team. I can do this on my own." Bakugou protested. "Do you want your manga back asap?" Momo asked after that the ash-blond boy was quiet but still grumpy. "I am not going with Kacchan." Midoriya angrily said. "I don't want to go with you either," shouted Bakugou. "Just like an old married couple." laughed Kaminari. "Shut it, dunce face." yelled the blond boy. 

After you build up the teams, you started to search for the cold troublemakers. The team of yours consisted of Todoroki, Aoyama, Tsuyu, Iida, Uraraka, Yaoyorozu, a grumpy Midoriya, Tokoyami, Shoji, Ojiro, and you, of course. The other ones had fewer patient people in their team. Bakugou got Sero, Kirishima, Kaminari, Ashido, Jiro, Sato, Koda and Hagakure in his team. Your team searched on the second and third floor for the stolen things and your snowmen. 

The third floor was clear now you searched on the second floor. "Waa, how did snowmen came into my room?" a high-pitched yell caught the attention of your team. You neared the room and opened the door. Mineta was standing in front of a bunch of tiny snowmen. Everyone in the room turned, slowly their hats to the door. "Yeah, gotcha," you shouted happily. The snowmen suddenly let go of the stuff they hoarded and ran in different directions. "We need to catch them. Todoroki, Tsuyu, Iida, Momo, and I are catching them, and the rest of you secure the missing stuff," you ordered. During this time, Momo produced earpieces for communication. The people named ran with you to catch the snowmen.

Since the snowmen were fast and not as dumb as you wished they were, you had to separate. The snowman in front of you ran fast, and you yelled after him. As the snowman had to take the elevator, you could easily catch him. "I got one. Does someone else has one?" you asked in your earpiece. "I've got one too." answered Iida "Me too," said Tsuyu. "I have already burned two," said Todoroki in his calm demeanor.  "I am currently trying to catch one," yelled Momo hectically. "Thanks, guys, that means only one is missing," you said. A loud explosion roared through the dorm-building. "Now, I think only one is left." you corrected yourself. "I got the penultimate snowman," said Momo proudly. "Great." you cheered. As the elevator stopped at the ground floor, the snowman in your arms tried to wiggle himself free. "We need to met up in the common room, so we can get rid of the captured snowmen," you said to the others. 

After you got rid of the captured snowmen. Bakugou stormed into the common room area. "We found only one, are all gone?" he asked grumpily. "Only one is missing," you answered as you watched the penultimate snowman melt. "I got the last one he was hiding in the fridge," said Sato and brought you the last one. 

"Thanks, guys, for helping. I am so sorry that my quirk got out of hand and caused such trouble," you apologized to your classmates. "No problem, that could happen to every one of us. You don't need to apologize." Midoriya said reassuringly. A small smile spread across your face, and you were relieved that everyone agreed and wasn't angry with you. Except for Bakugou, but that was to be foreseen. 

[ha-hatdog]

tsukishima kei hcs

- dating someone shy

huehue i'm guessing you wanted tsukishima from haikyuu. this salty four eyes has a special place in my heart. hope you enjoy

requested by @fierte-verte : Hello! Can I request a shy reader dating Tsukishimatsu headcanon? Thank you so much!

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you are a simple shy high school girl attending karasuno. nothing special. maybe except for the fact you get nervous every time someone calls for you and stutters even when being asked simple questions such as directions

never once have you stepped outside without a blush on your face. always timid, always shy, always nervous, always stuttering, but ever so kind and gentle and helpful. that was you

an angel is what you are to all people you have met. pure baby angel

so how the fuck did this salty frenchfry win you over?

you two were the complete opposite ＝asshole, and not asshole

but that didn't stop tsukishima from liking you. to him, you were more than just a background. you were like him, doing what you were told and letting others get the light of glory

tsukishima was sure you were going you reject his confession because everyone made him out as nothing but an asshole but he was pleasantly surprised when you accepted his feelings through your blush and stammering

turns out being shy had its perks, one of them being able to observe what kind of person is someone just from looking and you know that tsukishima might be mean from time to time but he's nothing like the evil person everyone told you he was

and then bam, this chaotic couple has formed. not really chaotic but people think so because again, supposedly not compatible. people still doesn't why you're dating him but as if tsukimishima cares what they think

he only cares about what you think. but still - how does a shy and kind girl and a salty lamppost date? well, we'll see right now

you were tsukishima's main source of moral. whenever he find himself in a row with another student - kageyama tobio - you were always the one to calm him down. he unwillingly does, and more unwillingly apologizes if you asked him to

you'll have to force his head and back down to a bow for him to apologize. what's more impressive is that you were able to reach his head to make what with the height difference

you think it was yamaguchi who was tsukishima's source of moral? this sweet boi can be, sure, but majority of the time he'll probably egg him without noticing

you are now also yamaguchi's source of moral

tsukishima knows how shy you are and may use that to tease you

he'll kiss you out of there to see you blush

he'll hug you from behind to hear you stammer

tsukimishima finds it cute when you get flustered from just the simplest actions of affections so he does it frequently

he has no idea he has become the most affectionate between the two of you in the relationship with his much he wants to hug and kiss you

but that doesn't mean you don't get your times to embarass him (you end up embarassed too but at least tsukishima was too)

like when he returned in the court after wakatoshi hurt his pinky finger in their match against shiratorizawa and he blocked one of those powerful spikes

you ran up to tsukishima after the match and hugged him and telling him you were proud of him. tsukishima was about to tease you when you pulled him down for a kiss

tsukishima just kinda . . . stopped working

everyone in the team was staring. yamaguchi was chuckling, nishinoya and tanaka crying tears of joy (both for tsukishima and their win), and the freak duo wondering why they were kissing in the middle of the hallway

when you pulled away, both of you were equally red and you ran away, embarassed like did you seriously kiss tsukishima in front of his teammates?

you felt like you were having a fever when tsukishima told you his brother was there too

tsukishima takes initiative in talking. what does that mean? you two have a conversation quite fine. the problem was the situations like buying something from the mall or market and you're too shy to talk to the cashiers

tsukishima will do it for you. ask about the price, where it was made - everything he asks on your behalf

but tsukishima cannot allow you to stay shy and reclusive

he'll encourage you to speak up or answer in classes. sometimes he'll have you buy something for the two of you at the convenience store so you'll learn how to interact properly with strangers

he feels bad when you come back to him like you were about to cry but you need to improve yourself and tsukishima will try to help with that

sometimes when a person really wants to talk to you, tsukishima will pretend not to see you asking for help because again, you can't be shy forever

tsukishima is a helpful boyfriend but he knows when he's crossing the line

for the longest time, he did not bring you to see the team until you were forced to go to the gym because tsukishima forgot his water bottle

when you entered, head down and body shaking from nervousness, everyone was confused. who were you?

when you asked for tsukishima, it all clicked to them

"TSUKISHIMA IS THIS YOUR GIRLFRIEND"

nishinoya and tanaka were the ones to immediately run to you, wanting to know everything about your relationship

tsukishima knows how overwhelmed you get when meeting new people, and you'll probably pass out or something if he allowed energetic and prying nishinoya and tanaka to meet you without supervision

so he intervened, pulling you out of the way before they could jump at you

"nishinoya-san, tanaka-san, please don't jump on my girlfriend. she's shy"

tsukishima saw you trembling as you hid behind him and threatened asked for the two seconds years to apologize for scaring you

they profusely did

you met everyone in the team, tsukishima by your side. he introduced all of them to you and they greeted you

tsukishima was about to tell them your name but to his surprise, you did yourself

he was so proud of you but he won't tell you that. he'll just pat your head after the unforseen meet and greet

he doesn't force you to watch his games because he knows how awkward and stiff you are with crowds

but if you do come to his games, he is very happy and grateful

you never cheer in his games, just clap when karasuno scoresn. but there was one time when they won and you screamed in a cheer the loudest and everyone was staring at you

blushy blush. you cover your face

don't worry, tsukishima liked that you did that. there's nothing to be shy about cheering on your boyfriend and his team

he takes hie cuddling with you slow. he feels you stiffens every time he wraps his arms around you

his heart will melt when you begin to get cozy in his cuddle

"why do you always want to cuddle with me?"

"because you like it"

don't believe him, he loves it too

when someone bullies you for your shyness, trust me, they won't go home without their pride stepped on

tsukishima knows well you are sometimes insecure with your shyness and like hell some douchebags are going to pull you down

"of course you can't tell that in front of me so you have to target my girlfriend"

"i understand. cowards lean more to people they think they're above of. you don't have to explain anything to me"

"can't you speak proper japanese? i expected this from kageyama but i guess there are more stupid people than him"

they're on his shit list for eternity

one thing tsukishima hated about your shyness is that you can't say what you wanted to say

when he isn't paying attention to you much, you stay quiet

girls flirting with him and you're uncomfortable? you stay quiet

you wanna learn volleyball from him? you're quiet

he urges you to tell him everything because he wants to know what you're thinking

it'll take time but you'll slowly begin telling him about everything

those times he sometimes doesn't pay attention to you much? they're no more

and those girls that keep flirting with him? they backed off after tsukishima shooed them off with a "go away, you're annoying me and my girlfriend"

you wanna learn volleyball? you're better at receiving than him now (you tease him about that)

he playfully teases you when he gives you his jacket. it's a sight to see when you're flushed red, eyes averted, wearing a jacket a little too big for you

yeah, he blushes too

he knows you want more friends so despite himself, he encouraged you to befriend kageyama and hinata

those two are annoying shits

but he knows for a fact these two will be a good influence you and will never leave you be

he watches you try your best to converse with kageyama and hinata and a small smile slowly appears on his lips as the blush on your cheeks fades away and you grow more comfortable with them

and when you laughed when kageyama and hinata fights? his heart-

"you're so invested with y/n it's cute"

"shut up yamaguchi"

but it was the truth

you're his source of moral? well he is your source of confidence

he will always be there to tell you that there is nothing to be shy of. you used to miss a lot of great things but with tsukishima in the picture, you're beginning to experience more

tsukishima is an impatient prick but as you were his girlfriend, he grew to be more patient

he was patient when you're struggling to tell him something

patient when you want to talk to someone but too shy at first

patient with your first kiss

patient with everything

all in all, you two bring out the best of each other

[alison-anonymous]

flawsome bandits pt. 21 ♡ sonic

Flawsome Deceptions

Part 21! Only 3 more chapters left, my darlings! I hope you enjoy! This is also being uploaded to Wattpad as well, if any of you are interested. Love you all, darlings!

Warnings - violence (not too bad though), and some angst near the end

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...and smashed it onto the ground.

Robotnik’s mouth dropped open in horror as he watched his creation sink into the ground, singeing the blades of grass beneath Y/n’s tennis shoes until they were no longer recognizable. It even began to eat away at the shards of glass next to it, and Y/n winced.

That could have been her insides.

“YES!” Sonic cried out in victory just before he got punched in the face by Metal Sonic. But at least his girlfriend - or ex girlfriend - was still alive.

“What the hell have you done?!” Robotnik screeched like a banshee, rising up out his seat and gasping in horror at his specialty made poison that was supposed to melt Y/n’s insides and was now instead melting the ground beneath their feet.

You see, the lion’s actual plan had been to deceive Y/n into thinking that he would let her friends go if she came with him. But being the actual VERY HAIRY buttho- I mean intelligent scientist that he is, his actual plan was never to leave her friends alone. He would take Y/n, kill her, then destroy her friends as well so that he has a bunch of weird alien animals to conduct his experiments on. But then he got an amazing idea (not really).

What if he made Y/n kill herself in front of her friends?

God, it was genius! 

Seeing their friend kill herself would definitely put a damper on their strength, as the loss of their friend would be very debilitating. But they forgot one thing.

“I’m not a fucking idiot,” Y/n snarled, her fur beginning to tingle as her powers began to churn. She cracked a smirk. The zebra was back. “I think it’s time that we switch roles, don’t you think?” 

Robotnik furrowed his brows, confused as to what she meant. She took this small window of opportunity, reeled her fist back, and punched him straight in the face.

“I’m not a zebra anymore! I’m a lion, you motherfucker!” 

The impact was enough to send the man falling straight out of his drone and he collapsed onto the ground, a pathetic jumble of limbs and mustache hairs. He let out a groan in pain which soon turned into a snarl, and he quickly noticed that his controller was no longer in his grasp. This was a little bit of an issue because that controller was the one that he could use to power Metal Sonic, supercharge him, and shut him down. While he was distracted, Y/n quickly dove into the drone and snatched up the controller, staring down at the three buttons that blinked before her.

They were all the same color.

Damnit.

“You little bitch, WHY WON’T YOU LOVE ME?!” Two strong gloved hands wrapped around Y/n’s furry ankles and ripped her out of the drone. She let out a shrill scream as she went airborne momentarily, and thinking quick, she let out a low hum. Her body instantly responded, holding her up into the air so she was in a sort of trance. Shadow let out a low growl from the ground, his ruby irises flaming with heartbroken rage. 

“Because you’re a creep!” She shouted down at him, and slammed her fist onto the first button on the controller. She glanced down at Metal Sonic, who was in the process of trying to kill the actual Sonic, only to find that it didn’t change anything. She grunted and pushed the one on the bottom. 

The robot froze. 

Sonic rolled on the ground and stood up, preparing to run off again as he watched the robot in confusion. The red eyes on the bot grew bold for a moment, and then… turned off. That was the off button. Y/n breathed a sigh of relief and lowered herself onto the ground. Unfortunately, her victory was short lived as Shadow tackled her to the burnt grass.

The icy blue hedgehog let out a shriek as she went collapsing onto the ground from his weight.

“Get off of me, you pervy walrus!” Y/n snarled, immediately trying to shove the dark hedgehog off of her. But he wasn’t ready to let go that easily. He latched his strong arms around her waist, and sent them tumbling onto the ground like a bad gymnastics performance. While they were distracted, Knuckles took this opportunity to slash the binds around Spirit and Tails, freeing them. The duo quickly bounded up, armed and ready to fight, only to find that the bot was already shut off. Sonic quickly sped over to the struggling hedgehogs only to narrowly miss a burning hot laser. He froze, gaze shooting up to meet that of a very pissed off Robotnik.

“What the hell, man?” Sonic snarled, throwing his hands out to the sides in exasperation. Robotnik simply shrugged, hitting some buttons on his gloves and turning the attention of his egg bots towards him, Knuckles, Spirit, and even Tails.

“Are you forgetting that I am being portrayed as the bad guy here? It’s my job to make your life a living hell.” Robotnik rolled his eyes like he was explaining this to a five year old. Sonic had lost most of his sense of humor upon witnessing the love of his life almost kill herself, and he frankly didn’t have much time to even throw in a good natured joke when he was trying to take out a bunch of robots while his friends did the same.

Meanwhile, Y/n had other problems.

Shadow kept trying to yank the remote control out of her hands, presumably to turn back on Metal Sonic so that he could kill them. But she wasn’t having it. 

“Quit groping me!” She snarled between panted breaths as she countered all of his punches and smacks, clutching the remote tightly between her right fingers. She was in a very unfortunate position with him practically straddling her on the ground, eyes full of fire and rage as he tried to get the upper hand. But just as she had managed to land a punch to his face, she spotted something out of the corner of her eye that could prove useful.

Shadow’s gun.

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Spirit’s baseball bat collided with three of Robotnik’s bots, knocking them into the oak tree beside her almost instantaneously. She let out an exhale, but her eyes were already on high alert, searching for any more signs of danger around her. She had lost track of where Y/n had gone after witnessing her almost kill herself, and she was frankly feeling rather light headed. But that wasn’t important right now. The important thing was to get them all out of here safe.

And alive. 

Tails, who was never really one for being on the front line in battle, timidly hid behind her legs while he watched with hearts in his eyes as she took out a bunch of the egg bots. The determination and the fire in her eyes… the way her hair swung about in her ponytail with her motions… She was beautiful. 

Knuckles sidled up next to them after having taken out a bunch of the other bots as well, followed shortly after by the Blue Blur. Sonic let out a frustrated groan as another hoard of bots began to carreen their way towards them, lasers at the ready. Robotnik stood under the cover of his old drone not too far away from them, and it was then that Sonic hatched a plan.

“Guys, if we can get those controller gloves away from him, then maybe we can stop the drones long enough to get Y/n.” Amazing how even in the most dire of circumstances, Sonic’s first instinct was to find a way to make it to his beloved girlfriend.

Ex-girlfriend.

Gotta stop doing that.

Spirit and Knuckles immediately stepped up in front of Sonic and Tails, already beginning the process of punching and smashing the next line of robots. Even Tails was able to prevent some of the bots from getting too close by whacking them with his tails and with random sticks he was able to pick up on the ground. Using their amazing fighting skills as his que, Sonic sped through the darkness the trees gave him before coming to a stop just behind Robotnik. Thankfully, the man had been captivated by the fight as well, his eyes trained steadily on the fight as one hand controlled the bots and the other stroked his unwashed mustache hairs.

Disgusting, Sonic thought bitterly. He would make sure that this man would never harm another person again. 

He slowly took two more steps forward, and the second Robotnik’s glove was within his view, Sonic ripped it off of his hand and slammed it against the ground with a rock. Robotnik let out a choked scream in surprise, cursing himself for being off his game and blaming it on Y/n’s hate filled punch, he turned only to hear the static sound of his precious controller being destroyed.

“NO!” He screeched like a little girl, not knowing how to defend himself in the absence of his beautiful bots. He dove towards the little blue hedgehog, seeming to have forgotten that Sonic was… well, Sonic. “WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!” 

“I just saved my friends,” Sonic answered boldly, stomping on the controller again for good measure. When he watched the drones drop dead by Spirit, Tails, and Knuckles, he knew for sure that they were toast. Now just one more thing left to do.

Sonic slowly reached into his right glove and pulled out a tiny little object. It was small enough for Robotnik to not quite figure out just what it was, and it was only when Sonic held it up towards the burning flames in the trees that Robotnik understood.

A golden ring.

Robotnik, for the first time in his life, was speechless. 

He could only watch as Sonic closed his eyes momentarily, then threw the ring onto the ground before him. Instantly, the ring began to glow and spin before opening up a portal to some other world. Robotnik recognized it as the Mushroom Planet at first, but this one looked a lot darker. More nutrient-starved. It would be impossible for Robotnik to try and get any supplies for his drones on a planet like that. Even when he was on the Mushroom Planet, at least he was able to find some watering holes and mushrooms that didn’t seem poisonous. 

This was it.

“It’s all over isn’t it?” Robotnik asked dazily. Sonic wore a very rare expression. No ounce of mercy could be seen in his searing emerald orbs as he stared down at the pathetic man who used to be a mad scientist. He wasn’t planning on pushing Robotnik in. Robotnik was going to crawl in himself.

Like the pitiful excuse of a human that he was.

Robotnik glanced around at the burning vegetation and destroyed babies he had once cradled in his arms. The little beings that came out of his egg sack (see what I did there?) They were all destroyed. He had gone through so much trouble to come up with this beautiful plan, this beautiful robot, only to have it taken down within seconds by a couple of angry hedgehogs?

Maybe he should find another hobby.

Maybe Agent Stone had been right all those times he had tried to steer him down another path. Maybe he could find some other outlet for his personal problems that didn’t have to do with forcing his wants on other people and hurting them if they didn’t go with it straight away. Threatening people and making them try to kill themselves just because they were weak. Maybe if he had been a better person, then none of this would have happened. Maybe then he and Agent Stone could have been happy. Maybe then he could have been friends with the hedgehogs. Even though they were painfully annoying.

This was it. Robotnik was never a lion, was he? No. He had pretended to be a lion, always putting his bark before his bite. Always trying to use his smarts and his pride to trump character. He thought he was better than everyone else. And then he got punched in the face by a girl.

The true zebra surrendered. 

“Well played, Sonic,” Robotnik had to commend the alien creature. Sonic’s eyes widened momentarily at the first comment he had ever received from this man. “Well played.” 

And with that, Robotnik drug himself forward and fell through the portal.

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Shadow’s gun glinted in the dancing flames of the trees from his tool belt. 

Y/n stared up into his angry red irises and immediately went limp. Shadow freezes momentarily, confused by her sudden actions. Why had she stopped fighting him? He enjoyed it when she fought him, it brought up some weird emotion of adrenaline and plea-

“Dumbass.” 

Wait, what? Shadow felt a strange lightness on his waist. He glanced down only to hear the sound of a gun cocking. 

“Shit.” He cursed, looking up to be met with a very shocking sight.

There Y/n lay beneath him, her teeth gritting as tears streamed down her glowing e/c orbs. Her hands were trembling as she held the gun to his head, trying her very hardest to fight against the debilitation that he put her under. He made her want to die just by looking at her, let alone touching her. And now she had to make him stop. He glanced to the side by her head and felt a draining sensation through his chest when he saw what used to be the remote controller for Metal Sonic. She must have found a way to smash it at some point.

But then he realized something. 

“You’re a fool,” He scoffed, shaking his head. “A beautiful fool.” 

Y/n didn’t respond, but the shift in her expression let him know that she heard him perfectly. 

Wait. 

No, she thought. This wouldn’t work. He isn’t afraid of the gun. He isn’t afraid of it because he knows that even if she wanted to, she might not be able to pull the trigger. No, his fear wasn’t of having a gun put to his chest. But what he was afraid of...

Y/n slowly turned the gun around in her hands until it was pressed up against her forehead. 

She placed her finger over the trigger, and Shadow’s facade crumbled almost instantly. He wrapped his hands around hers, trying desperately to yank it away from her forehead. They were no longer physically fighting one another as he sat on top of her stomach, pinning her to the ground. No. The fight was now over the gun Y/n was pressing to her head. But even when Shadow tugged at it with all his might, it didn’t budge an inch. The glowing in Y/n’s eyes explained why. 

But she wasn’t done yet.

“You did this to me.” 

Shadow froze, staring straight into Y/n’s burning e/c eyes as they swirled with a tornado of emotions. Anger, hatred, betrayal, hurt, disgust. 

Sadness.

“You did this to me, Shadow. You made me think that dying would be better than living on this earth. You hurt a perfectly good batch of people, all for what? For money? For something that you didn’t even understand. You hurt me, Shadow.” 

Shadow’s hands fell limp by his sides, and if Y/n didn’t know any better, she could practically see his soul shatter through his eyes. 

“You. Hurt. Me.” 

Shadow instantly began shaking his head, the last bit of denial still trying to claw its way to the surface. 

“N-no, no, n-no, I-I love you, I-”

“You tried to make me kill myself. You. Hurt. Me.” With her final words, Shadow finally broke. Watching all the fire drain from his eyes, Y/n took the opportunity to smash the gun against the side of his head, knocking him out successfully. He slumped onto the ground in an unnatural position and Y/n finally heaved in a shaky breath. She pulled her shaking body up into a sitting position and stared down at the gun in her hands.

A tiny tear drop fell onto the trigger.

She had won.

♡ a.a.

[sierracolorstheworldofwords]

Am anon who wanted to request Dark and Eric x reader dnfjfjfjfj y/n getting overwhelmed by how much they love the two and just wanting express that love but not being sure how?? (Take as long as you need to write it no pressure cncncn)

ANON I WROTE IT AND I HOPE YOU LIKE IT! IT IS SWEET FLUFF and I really like how it turned how but yee I hope it is okay, especially the ending anyway here’s the story! :D 

Love was an overwhelming,  pink tsunami that dragged you out to sea in its foamy claws and swallowed you whole. It left you trapped in an underwater world filled with butterflies that swirled into your stomach and nestled there. You were shocked by heart shaped eels and they sent  jolts of electricity down your spine. Love is torture, sometimes, people say, but all the people who’ve said that forget what it’s like to be in love. It doesn’t feel like torture, and it never should. When those eels electrocuted you it felt like your whole body was laughing, and when those underwater butterflies emerged from the deep, it felt like they left playful kisses inside you.

 People have said  love is torture because it’s so overwhelming, so joyful, and for the first time in your life, you felt it. 

You wanted to show Eric and Dark that, wanted them to see how you felt-- how they made you feel, like you were full of blooming flowers and sunshine. You wanted them to know-- but how could you? There were so many things they did for you! Dark would always give you roses, and candy, or he’d give you sweets he brought from the bakery, or just little tiny antiques he’d thought you like. Eric was much simpler, he cooked breakfast for you, or cleaned the house when you were feeling down, and sometimes, he’d just go outside for a while and come back with a hand full of wildflowers. What gifts could you buy, or make, or find to compare to those? 

There was always psychical affection, but when it came to them, it seemed that for every kiss you gave them, they’d come back for a thousand more! What could you do for them? Where would you even start? Maybe with kisses and hugs? Or flowers? Or maybe you could go to the bakery and get their favorite? Or.. you huffed in frustration, before throwing your phone onto the mattress you sat on and flopping down onto it. What could you do? The anniversary was a week away, and you didn’t know what to do. Dark had a restaurant reserved already, and all of you were supposed to go out to lunch on the anniversary, and Eric said he was making a special morning breakfast-- you were responsible for dinner. 

What could you even do? You sighed, before deciding to google some ideas for dinner. You picked up your phone, turned it on, and then went online. There wasn’t much, nothing was enough! You groaned, before deciding to go to your gallery, thinking that maybe you had some recipes saved there, but instead, you found..a lot of pictures and videos of you, Eric and Dark. You thought for a moment, a foggy image of an idea starting to form-- you needed to save those photos to a hard drive, but you kept forgetting! Maybe you could do that, no wait! You should print them instead! Duh! It would make a great anniversary present, and you could always figure dinner out later, anyway! 

Getting up, you grabbed your wallet and keys before heading to a local store, which luckily had a machine where you could print photos on your phone. You went out the door, to the car, and drove. Once you were there, you entered the building, taking in the white tile and the stocked shelves, before noticing the craft aisle. You..you could make a scrapbook-- no, scrapbooks! Why didn’t you think of it sooner? Eric and Dark would each have their own! You rushed over, grabbing an orange photo album and a black one, before loading up on stickers, colorful paper, paint, markers and glitter glue. You put that all in the small cart before going to print your photos (which..cost a lot, surprisingly) you then went around the store,buying a polaroid camera and two boxes of film. Then, you paid and went home, stashing the supplies under your bed. 

The week passed by in a blur of late nights, coffee and energy drinks, cutting up construction paper, kitten stickers, glitter glue, paint stained clothes, and ink stained hands, but the day arrived, and by that time, the albums were done. You also ordered a projector, which also conveniently arrived on time. 

You awoke on the special day to the smell of bacon. 

Unwrapping yourself from Dark’s arms, almost rushing out of the room, before you realized you forgot your polaroid camera. You grabbed it and adjusted the settings, making sure it wouldn’t flash by taking a picture of Dark sleeping. You then went to the kitchen, where Eric was calmly making breakfast and brewing coffee, even making homemade muffins as he hummed through the kitchen, flipping pancakes. He saw you and smiled. 

“G-good morning!” You gave him a sleepy smile, “Good morning Eric.” 

He turned his back towards the stove, where you took a quick picture, you then turned away, hid the camera in the big shirt you wore, and then let the picture develop, before managing to hide the pictures you took  underneath the coffee table, where the scrapbooks lay. You then scurried to the table, sitting at the comfy loveseat you three often used. 

Dark then came into the kitchen, his hair a mess, “Good morning..” You chuckled, “Good morning sleepy head.” “G-good morning Dark!” Said Eric, turning off the stove and getting the muffins out of the oven, he then served three big plates for all of you, stacked with pancakes, eggs, and bacon. After that, he grabbed three cups of coffee before sitting  in the middle of the both of you, receiving kisses on his cheeks as he did. 

“Thank you for breakfast!” You cooed, giving him another kiss on the cheek, before reaching over for the syrup on the table, and pouring it all over your pancakes. “Thank you for breakfast, darling.” Said Dark softly, before giving him another kiss on the cheek you managed to somehow snap a photo of the two before hiding your camera again. 

After that, you all were so full that you just.. Ended up going to bed and watching movies till lunch time came, Eric was in the middle again, and cuddling next to Dark, who was petting his hair gently. After the third movie, you noticed that.. They were both asleep. You smiled, before taking the camera out again and taking a quick picture. You then snuck out of the bed, going to hide the picture you took once more. 

You all got dressed in fancy clothing before going into Dark’s car, and driving to the place. 

When you arrived, you were greeted with the sight of a fancy building surrounded by trees, the outside looked like a mansion, and you could see the multiple chairs and fancy tables inside. Dark took both of your hands and led you down the path, going to a waiter and saying his name, after that, you all were taken to a private section of the restaurant and then sat down at an exquisite table next to a window, where you could see a view of a beautiful garden. After ordering a fancy version of your favorite meal, Dark ordered a steak and fries, while Eric ordered chicken fried  steak topped off with gravy and with potatoes. 

The three of you ate in relative peace, talking and chatting, going over memories. After the meal was done, Dark whispered something in the waiter’s ear, they then left, going to get something. After a few minutes, they came back with two huge bouquets of roses and two boxes of chocolate. You were given a box and bouquet, while Eric was given the same. You both smiled at Dark and thanked him, which caused him to smile as well. 

After the roses, you all ordered dessert and chatted more, laughing-- your boys smiling, you managed to take a few secret pictures, since you took a handbag with you, you got the pictures and hid them once more, along with the camera. Then, once the deserts were eaten, you all went home. You felt nervous as you did, but you hid it the best you could, talking and chatting with them as you did.. You hoped they would like dinner.. You just decided to order from their favorite restaurants, and then also order a custom cake from a local bakery, which was also going to be delivered. 

You immediately got to work setting up the bedroom by telling Dark and Eric you were going to take a quick nap, which was a lie. Instead, you decorated the ceiling with string lights, fixed the bed up, and hung a sheet on one wall, using bluetooth to connect the projector to your phone. By the time you were done sprucing the room up, the doorbell rang. You rushed to answer it, wallet in hand, as you gave the deliverers their money, taking the four bags. You got French cuisine for Dark and some good ol southern food for Eric, while also getting your favorite and a pizza too. Just in case nobody wanted the other food. Five minutes after that, the cake came. It was chocolate, and wonderfully decadent. You even had the top decorated in gold, with happy one year anniversary-- here’s to making more memories! Scrolled on top. 

You set up all the food in the bedroom and put the cake on the desk. You then made sure the projector was working. After everything was set up to your liking, you lead Dark and Eric into the bedroom, told them to put on their pajamas, and then went to go get your scrapbook. You scrambled to peek underneath the coffee table, getting the scrapbooks and grabbing your handbag, you fished out all the pictures and camera before rushing off to the bedroom. 

You came inside to the sight of Eric and Dark wearing matching pajamas, you smiled at how adorable they looked. 

“Don’t look at these until I’m done changing!” You said, placing their gifts on the bed before going into the same pajamas they were wearing. Once you were done, you grabbed the scrapbooks, and sat in the middle of them, before giving them each of their scrapbooks, Eric’s was a soft orange, covered with cute stickers of kittens, puppies, and other baby animals, along with flowers, you then gave Dark his, a dark black book, covered with cute little kitten stickers and roses as well. 

They looked at you in surprise, and you smiled shyly, your cheeks heating up as they opened their photo albums. 

Eric gasped softly, “I-it’s the selfie we took on our f-first date together! And look! It’s us at the p-park! And at d-disney land!” 

Dark looked at his, and you glanced at him, noticing the smile on his face, as he pointed at a photo of him with a dog filter on, “I thought I told you to delete that.” You smirked, “And I thought I told you I wouldn’t delete it!” 

You all laughed and smiled at the colorful, lovingly made, albums, pointing and laughing at memories as you did. Pictures of Eric and You in messy clothes, covered in flour, brought up the memory of you and him trying to make Dark a homemade cake. Another photo had Dark and Eric cuddling on the couch, another was at the beach, of you and Dark playing in the water-- there were so many, many memories. All of them happy. You held the photos from today in your hands, Eric smiling at the stove, Dark kissing his cheek, the food you ate this morning and at lunch, the garden outside the restaurant..you had so many happy memories. 

“Darling, these..are wonderful!” Dark whispered, rubbing his finger over a picture of you and him, which was surrounded by the date (thank goodness for your phone, or you wouldn’t have remembered it) and the occasion, all written in beautiful cursive. The page was also filled with stickers and glitter, and pieces of construction paper cut into hearts. 

Eric meanwhile, was looking at the scrapbook with tears in his eyes, before sobbing out, “I-I love it!” and giving you a hug. You had put so much work into it and he loved it! You scribbled lyrics from his favorite song, and even the lyrics of the first song you danced to together! He couldn’t help but cry! You even put baby duck stickers! He loved baby ducks! 

You hugged him back, smiling and almost crying yourself, feeling so, so happy! 

You sniffed, and then turned to the projector on the floor, before turning it on and going to your gallery, where all your videos were. You selected one, playing a home movie. It was of all of you, having a mini sleepover together, laughing and giggling as you started a pillow fight with Eric. 

The next video played, featuring you snickering in the background as you caught Dark and Eric kissing, and teased them. Dark ran after you, which caused you to shriek. The next one was of you and Eric pranking Dark, mostly you, though. You tickled his nose and put whipped cream on his hand as he slept. He ended up with whipped cream all over his face. Videos of all three of you played, happy memories, wonderful memories-- full of giggles and kisses, laughter and cuddles, pull of pure pink waves of love, the happiest moments. 

The last one was of you, talking to the camera, “Happy anniversary, you guys-- I-I um, just wanna thank you for making this the best year of my life,” both video you and real you teared up as it played, “I’ve never been so happy before,even when times got hard, and we got into arguments.. I was still happy, because I had you.   I want to thank you for that. Here’s to another year-- no, another ten years! Happy anniversary, Dark and Eric, I love you.” Then, you brought a hand to your lips and blew a kiss to the camera, which caused them to chuckle, teary eyed.

Then, the video cut off, and they both looked at you, Eric was crying while Dark tried to hide it. They both hugged you, giving you a kiss on the cheek. 

“I lo-love you so much!” Eric sobbed, “I love you both so much.” A few tears slipped out of Dark’s cheeks as he hugged the both of you, “I love you both so much.” 

You smiled, looking at the both of them, “And I love the both of you. Happy anniversary!” “Happy anniversary!” They said, before giving you a kiss on the cheek. 

Dark sniffed, crossing his arms, “Enough of this sappy stuff. Let’s eat.” 

You and Eric giggled, cuddling close to him and opening up the food before digging in. You put on a movie as the three of you cuddled, gorging on food as you did. After dinner was done, you opened the cake up, and you three each got a slice, when everything was done, you all were too sleepy to put it up. Dark ended up snapping his fingers, and everything disappeared into the fridge, he also turned off the projector. You all cuddled close together in the cozy blankets, exchanging kisses and going over memories until you fell asleep in their arms, the happiest person in the world.

[ruewrites]

We’re Blooming Together Chapter 2: Your Secret

AO3

Ship: Solomon/Asmo

Word Count: 2338

Warnings: None

Chapter 1-Chapter 2-Chapter 3-Chapter 4-Chapter 5-Chapter 6-Chapter 7-Chapter 8-Chapter 9-Chapter 10-Chapter 11-Chapter 12 

Asmo couldn’t decide if he thought Solomon’s lips would be rough or soft. Honestly, either one would be fine. What ultimately mattered was he was a good kisser. Of course, Asmo didn’t know really, but he’d heard from his past girlfriends.  He’d heard more from them as well. He dreamed of him every now and again, sometimes they were odd but other times he could feel his lips on his own, and how his hands felt on his hips. Not that it meant much. Dreams were dreams, and Solomon wasn’t interested in anything more than friends. Of course Asmo had had a crush on him, one that lasted for a long time, and it had been bad enough that he spent hours sobbing in his room when he got his first girlfriend. Slowly he got over it and started dating other people. Guys, girls, didn’t matter. Yeah he still had a little thing for Solomon, but it didn’t mean much in the long run. 

Solomon just wanted to be friends, and that was it. 

Still didn’t stop the dreams. They were always simple, Solomon’s hands traveling up his shirt and gently brushing against his hips, light kisses going up his neck  until he could whisper sweet words of affirmation and love in his ear, and then his lips on his-

And then a blaring alarm.

Asmo groaned as he rolled over in bed, hand roaming the counter until he found his phone and was able to turn off the offending noise. With a shudder, he wrapped the blankets around himself tighter. Getting up would be a hassle today. It was cold inside and out and Asmo wanted nothing more than to stay in his warm bed for a little longer, but he had a routine to keep. He slipped his feet into the slippers he kept neatly next to his bed. For a moment he contemplated bringing the blanket with him but ultimately deciding against it. He certainly didn’t want to snag the silk on the floor. 

Even if he was sluggish now his beauty routine would be sure to wake him up, it always did. Asmo had a few pictures framed, some taped, next to his vanity. Some were of him and his brothers, some were him and Solomon, others were individuals of them, or some group combination. Some would say that Asmo gave his affections out too easily and that it was easiest bought if you had a pretty face and sweet enough words on your tongue. While that was somewhat true, only those Asmo truly loved got a space next to his bureau. Each photo not only held one of his loved ones, but a dear memory as well. 

Some past lovers had had an issue with some of the pictures, mainly those that involved Solomon. Or maybe it was just Solomon in general. Or maybe it was the special relationship they had. Asmodeus had never been afraid to show his affections and he’s always been physical. Especially with Solomon.

He didn’t really understand why some had had an issue with it in the first place.

Asmo never hid how special Solomon was to him. They’d known each other for almost their entire lives. Hell, they’d gone to their senior prom together! As friends of course. Asmo had been broken up with the week before, and in the middle of running mascara and messy eyeshadow, Solomon had gently asked if he wanted him to take him.  It was a bit of a fiasco really. Neither of them matched each other, and then the corsage (that they talked about getting for the aesthetic) didn’t match either of them. Despite it all, Asmo instead in joking tones that they made quite the stunning couple who took some rather stunning pictures together. They were some of Asmo’s favorites too. 

He opened his bedroom door carefully. He would never forget the day he found himself covered in paint because Mammon forgot about an assignment he had due that day. It had completely ruined his entire look. Asmo probably would have killed him if Lucifer hadn’t intervened. Speaking of Lucifer-

His oldest brother mulled about the kitchen, filling his traveller mug with coffee and wrapping up his breakfast to take to work. Beel was shoveling eggs into his mouth, toast, bacon, and bananas surrounding his plate in line to be eaten and a Belphie slumped against his shoulder. Belphie had never been a morning person. Getting him up for school had always been a struggle to the point where Lucifer had considered getting him into any form of school transportation in the morning a success since the twins had been in middle school. Asmo had spent his senior year driving the twins to school with him, just so they’d all have a little extra time to get ready (or in Belphie’s case, sleep). They’d struck up a deal where Asmo wouldn’t tell Lucifer about Belphie going to school in his pajamas if Belphie didn’t snitch on all the times Asmo snuck out. In Asmo’s personal opinion, it worked out pretty nicely for both of them.

“Good morning Lucifer! Beel, Belphie,” Asmo sang. He ruffled the twins’ hair, earning a grumble from Belphie and a stifled “good morning” from Beel. 

“Good morning Asmodeus.” Lucifer turned his head to look at Asmo as he popped one of the bagels into the toaster and setting the cream cheese on the counter. “Any plans or can we expect you home for dinner tonight?”

“As far as I’m aware,” he giggled.  

Then Lucifer gave him the look.

“Fine. Yes Dad. I’ll be home,” Asmo huffed.

Lucifer rolled his eyes before setting the coffee pot back into place. “I could do without the sass, but thank you. Satan is on duty tonight, if anything changes text him,” he said, packing up his things nice and orderly. He turned around and addressed Asmo in a tone he and the rest of the brothers had been familiar with.

“And please, keep yourself out of trouble and be safe.”

“I will Luci, promise.”

Campus was always so pretty in the fall. There was one spot that Asmo particularly liked next to the campus gardens. Underneath a large tree sat a wrought iron table with two matching chairs. It felt partially hidden from the rest of campus and was a perfect spot when you wanted to be alone with your thoughts. Asmo liked to sit there to work on some of his more creative assignments. The changing colors of the trees and variety of flora in the garden served as muses for some of his design and had birthed some of his proudest works.

“Asmodeus!” 

Asmo looked up, and his face immediately lit up. Solomon had his bag slumped over his shoulder and a coffee cup in each hand. He placed the cups on the table, sliding one towards Asmodeus before sitting in the chair opposite of him and letting his bag fall to the ground.

Solomon had moved out of his old house and into a small apartment for a change of pace a year or two ago. His roommate Simeon had already been living there with his nephew and had been looking for another person to help split rent once their old roommate moved out. Asmo had seen the place a few times, it was small but Solomon liked his room and how there had been room for a bookshelf and a few of his other things. That didn’t mean that Solomon’s room was neat and organized, but Asmo didn’t blame him for liking the place and Simeon and his nephew were both nice enough. It was also nice when he wanted somewhere to work quietly. 

Asmo picked up the cup Solomon slipped him and sipped at it with a smile. It had whipped cream on top that had a slight pumpkin flavor with cinnamon on top. The drink itself was a sweet and creamy hazelnut. “Oooh they have their fall specials back! You always know just what I want,” Asmo cooed, placing the drink back down, a safe distance from his sketch pad.

“I would hope so, considering I’ve been your errand boy to the campus cafe the past three years.”

“You have more points and perks than I do!”

“Because I keep buying your coffee,” Solomon’s tone was teasing. He never really minded getting Asmodeus’ coffee. He’d been doing things for him for years, but he never minded. Asmodeus’ usually found a way to repay him, but even if he didn’t Solomon would probably still do things for him. It was something he’d done without thinking most of the time, they were always little things that reminded him of Asmodeus. 

Asmodeus had rolled his eyes and taken another sip of his coffee, “So, did you just come by to say hi to little ol’ me in between classes?”

“Well yes, it’s not unusual is it?” he asked, “But I was also hoping to show you something.” Asmo quirked an eyebrow as Solomon started digging around in his bag, pulling out three cups and a marble. He set them up on the table and pointed at the one the marble was under. Asmo could help the smile that spread across his lips, nor the chuckle that escaped him  as he played along, keeping an eye on the cup as it spun around on the table. Solomon had gotten into magic tricks sometime in middle school. He always practiced them on Asmodeus, but back then most of them had been little card tricks. He’d always thought it’d been cute.

Asmo pointed at the cup off to the side and Solomon grinned as he lifted it. The other two cups followed, all three empty. “Wait, wait, I think I see it,” Solomon was grinning widely as he reached behind Asmodeus’ ear and brought the marble in front of his face. Asmo broke out into laughter.

“You’re such a nerd.”

“And yet you indulge in my interests.”

“I didn’t say I didn’t enjoy them.”

Asmo picked up his pencil back off the table and went back to putting the finishing touches on his newest design. Solomon watched for a moment. He’d always liked Asmodeus’ little designs. They were rather unique and alluring, just like him. “When’s that one due?” 

“It’s part of a collection, so not for a while. Buuuut-” he stopped and flipped a few pages back and pointed to another one he’d already finished, “I have this one finished and just need a model. And I still have your measurements from every other time my most wonderful Solomon has modeled for me.”

“You used up all your little brother tokens?”

“Unfortunately.”

“And your big brother tokens?”

“Those too. I owe the twins more favors than I’d like to admit.”

Solomon hummed and leaned back in his chair, “I suppose I’d have some free time. Would you need me for your class too?”

“If you don’t mind being my full time model for the semester,” Asmo sang. Solomon usually ended up being his full time model for the semester. Solomon nodded and Asmo squealed in delight almost immediately. “Oh thank you Solomon!” he chirped, throwing himself over the table, somehow managing to not knock anything over, “You’re always the best model like ever!”

Solomon coughed.

“And the best friend ever. Of course my best friend would also be my absolute favorite model!” 

Asmo would get to finish his project and spend more time with one of his favorite people in the entire world, of course having Solomon as his model was always a wonderful thing. Plus, he always looked really good in the clothes Asmo made. Like, really good. Sometimes he wondered if his subconscious purposefully made designs that would show off the countless number of tattoos that covered his body. Specifically the ones that would peak out from the collars of his shirts or from behind the cuffs of his sleeves. Solomon would make a really good model… Maybe one day Asmo could convince him to come along and work for him when he made it big one day.

******

Asmo sighed as he slumped onto his bed. He still had some time to himself before he had to meet his brothers for dinner. They usually wouldn’t start until Lucifer got home from work. It wasn’t that they had to wait, they just preferred to eat together when they could. It had been that way ever since they’d been kids and none of them saw a reason to break tradition (even if the brothers didn’t always get along). Folding his legs he went to grab his laptop to attempt to start on a few more assignments for the upcoming week and to update some of his profiles. He wanted to make it into the fashion industry, he needed to keep everything up to date and looking attractive. 

No sooner had Asmo’s laptop left the bag did something else fall out. It was a pink envelope, with his name written in golden cursive on the front. The paper was glossy and sealed on the back with wax. 

Asmo had never gotten a letter before. At least, not one that had been this fancy. 

He carefully picked at the seal, not wanting to destroy something so pretty. 

Unfolding the letter, he couldn’t help but notice a smoky aroma coming from the inside of the envelope. 

How could any person ever glow so brightly?

Looking at you, I can’t deny that there must be some form of a higher power

For I refuse to believe that such perfection could be accidental.

Do you realize how truly wonderful you are?

Or that nothing in this life or any other could come close to comparing to your beauty?

I find myself being drawn to you

Like we’re connected by a string of fate.

I want to adore you.

I long to be closer to you.

Would you ever let yourself be mine?

Know that someone admires you in secret.

Think of Me,

Your Secret

[keelywolfe]

FIC: Some Sense of Normalcy ch.1 (baon)

Summary: It's Edge's first day back to work at the Embassy, but his job isn't the only thing on his mind. 

Tags:  Spicyhoney, Kustard, Established Relationships, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Mentions of Past Injury

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Part of the ‘by any other name’ series.

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Edge’s internal clock was accurate to nearly the minute. It was a rare day that his alarm actually woke him; normally he was awake minutes beforehand to shut it off before it could buzz and Stretch often teased him about it, asking why he even bothered to set it. Such was the difference between someone who never wanted to oversleep versus one who was committed to it.

Today was no exception to the alarm rule; being off work for a short time hadn’t reset his internal clock now that it was the day for him to return. But for once, Edge wasn’t reaching for his phone. Instead, he kept his sockets closed, his focus entirely on the warm, skeletal body snugged in his arms, as if perhaps he could draw out time and stay here in his bed with Stretch for a little longer.

Unexpectedly, the one to stir first was not him. Stretch let out a sleepy sigh and mumbled, “you’re gonna be late.”

“No, I won’t.”

“yeah, you will. unless you’re gonna skip a shower and coffee, and we both know what kind of mistake that would be.”

Yes, the kind that would make everyone else in the office suffer, either from surliness or stench. Edge wasn’t quite ready to concede the point and nuzzled a kiss against the top of Stretch’s skull. “The person in charge is never late.”

A soft chuckle and Stretch squirmed at the ticklish touch, shifting until he could rest his chin on Edge’s sternum to look up at him. A chance to gaze at Stretch always made for a lovely vision, even as exhausted as he obviously was.

After their discussion in the kitchen, surrounded with chickens as an impromptu audience, they’d stayed sitting together on the floor long enough for Edge’s leg to cease pulsing out operatic scales of pain and gone straight to a throbbing rendition of ‘The Marriage of Figaro.’ Once he’d struggled back to his feet, Edge had been forced to allow Stretch to handle the chickens, even Nugget in her planter, still nesting on her dubious egg.

Even through his discomfort, hearing Stretch joke that, ‘this isn’t usually what they mean when they say a bucket of chicken,’ sent a pulse of affection through him. Ridiculous jokes were always a good sign, for Stretch, if not for Edge’s sense of humor.

Dinner had been sandwiches, also made by Stretch, and they’d gone to bed early, and from the look of today, Stretch was feeling more his happier self. Except, appearances could be deceiving, especially when Stretch was trying to keep from being what he thought was a nuisance and what Edge considered giving loving support to his partner.

If Stretch was doing better, Edge wasn’t about to look a gift horse in the mouth, but neither was he about to let it come into the house and tromp all over their living room. Today was supposed to be his first day back to work at the Embassy and he’d stay home if Stretch needed him.

“How are you feeling?” Edge asked, seriously. He ran a gloved finger along the delicate rim of Stretch’s socket, lingering at the darkened half-moon beneath. Stretch leaned into the touch, his sockets falling half-closed.

“not terrible but not great,” Stretch said, frankly, with enough honesty to soothe some of Edge’s misgivings. “i have a video appointment with doc lee in a couple hours. i’m not feeling very public right now and she said if i was comfortable with it, it’d save me the bus trip downtown.”

“I think that’s a good idea,” Edge said softly.

“oh, yeah?” Stretch raised a brow bone. “glad to hear it, since she also told me to tell you she can schedule your appointment whenever you like.”

Ah. “Of course,” Edge agreed crisply. He would call her later in the day, schedule his appointment, of course he would. He gave Stretch a last, light kiss than got out of the bed, taking a moment to retrieve his cane. “If you have a few hours, then why don’t you go back to sleep for a while, love?”

Stretch only piled up the pillows, propping himself up against them with a contented sigh. “and miss the show? c’mon, handsome, let’s see what you’re wearing your first day back.”

Edge stopped halfway to the closet and gave Stretch a look that stated clearly that he was a brat. Then he remembered, “I forgot to mention, Bruno stopped by yesterday.”

That wiped away a little of Stretch’s smirk, replacing it with wariness. “oh, did he.”

“Mmhmm.” On his side of the closet, a garment bag hung unassumingly and innocent. Edge stripped away the bag and brought out its contents unobscured, holding it out so that Stretch could take in the full effect of the kilt with its jacket.

Stretch’s sockets went wide, his pale eye lights flicking from the outfit to Edge contemplatively, surely already playing out a mental movie in that clever mind of his how Edge would look in it.

“Interesting choice,” Edge said lightly. He smoothed a hand down the fine cloth, picking away an imaginary speck of lint. “A little formal for work, isn’t it?”

It was and it would likely draw unwanted attention. But Stretch chose it, Edge would be more than pleased to wear it for him and take a few stares as his due.

“yea, think it is, actually,” Stretch said slowly. His tongue flicked nervously across his teeth, “not exactly the same standard you set with those power suits of yours. might be better to save it for a special occasion.”

Or rather, an occasion where Stretch could bear witness instead of one with him buried into his office all day. He hid the smirk threatening to reveal itself and zipped the kilt suit back into the garment back with only a twinge of regret. “Perhaps you’re right.”

And perhaps a private viewing could be arranged in the near future.

A more sedate suit choice later and Edge hesitated at the side of the bed. He had enough time yet for coffee, but Stretch was right, he needed to hurry, or he’d be late for his first day back. And yet— “Can I call you on my lunch?”

“ain’t it ‘may’ you call?” Stretch drawled. His smile was softer. “babe, you don’t need to ask to call me. i’ll pick up, okay?”

“Okay.” Then he gave into temptation, pushed Stretch back into the rumpled blankets and took a kiss, trying without words to express the depth of his love, his concern, all the emotions wound up tight inside him.

He couldn’t say if he was entirely successful, but the gentle reflection of love in Stretch’s briefly heart-shaped eye lights was a good start.

“oh, hey, before you take off,” Stretch got out of bed, unselfconsciously naked, and went downstairs, leaving Edge to trail behind him as he tried not to stare at the tempting sway of Stretch’s bare shapely pelvis as he walked.

Of all things, Edge did not expect Stretch to retrieve a rumpled paper bag, about the size of a lunch sack. He held it out expectantly. “can you take this to janice? we did a craft thing the other day and oscar’s wasn’t dry yet so he couldn’t take it home. figured it might be safer for his mom to carry it than for him to run with ceramics, anyway.”

“Of course.” Edge took the bag, carefully tucking it around the contents, and added it to his briefcase.

One travel mug of coffee and his laptop bag later, and Edge headed out the front door, cane in hand. He hardly made it down the steps before he stopped with a scowl.

Red was standing by his car, hands tucked into his pocket and a grin on his face. It made his hackles rise, particularly considering the way Red handled the situation with Nugget. He wasn’t unappreciative of his brother’s efforts, but he couldn’t truly say he was exactly thankful, either.

Edge stopped several feet away and well out of arm’s reach, a long ago lesson learned when it came to those who could teleport. “What do you want?”

“good to see you, too, bro,” Red snorted. He was chewing on a toothpick and that alone was suspicious, that he wasn’t smoking one of his horrible cigars. Confirmed when he added, “here to drive you to work.”

“No,” Edge said immediately. “I’m perfectly capable of driving myself.”

“yep,” Red agreed.

“The doctor cleared me to drive as long as the distance wasn’t excessive.”

“sure did.”

“And I’ve driven several times since I’ve had the cast removed.”

“i know. gonna argue with me in front of the honey bun?”

Sure enough, when Edge glanced behind him, Stretch was peeking out the curtains curiously and he knew damn well that the chances of him hastily snagging a raincoat out of the front closet and coming out to see what was the problem was dangerously high. The very idea of arguing with his brother while his husband stood by naked beneath a coat while their overly interested neighbors looked on made him stifle a shudder of pure horror.

Edge gritted his teeth and went to the car, putting his case in the back. He went to the passenger side and stood by the door, looking at his brother directly, meeting that irritatingly amused crimson gaze with his own. “Why do you want to drive me?”

To have Red look away first was inconceivable, illogical. His crimson eye lights slid to the side, a fleeting expression of discomfort grossing his face. Edge took a cautious step towards him, “Brother?”

“need someone to have your back. get in the fucking car,” Red muttered.

Wordlessly, Edge did as he was told.

Red drove with a combination of careless skill and blue magic, disconcerting and impressive at the same time. He wove through traffic and more than once, Edge bit back directives that would only open him his brother’s mocking. Backseat driving was a great deal more enjoyable with Jeff and far more likely to actually have results.

It was right after Red sped through the very tail end of a yellow light that he said. “you sure you’re ready to wade back into the shit?”

Edge gave his brother a narrow look. “Of course I am.”

“yeah? got that psych eval scheduled already, didja.” That was unexpected. For all that Red was more likely to sacrifice an arm to satisfy Papyrus’s obnoxious dog than to schedule a therapist appointment of his own, he’d never mocked or derided Sans and Stretch for doing so. In fact, he never really discussed it at all, less an elephant in the room and more a blue whale crammed inside, tail tucked behind its head.

“Not that it’s any of your business,” Edge told him coolly, “but not yet. I’d planned on doing it today.”

“yeah, you do that.” It sounded suspiciously like an order. Honestly, this was giving him an entirely new perspective on Stretch’s irritation with his brother’s obsession with his mental health.

Red said nothing else as he drove, the irritating twang of the country station he’d chosen filling the silence. His brother dropped him off directly at the entrance, parking in such a way that allowed the car to act as a barricade against the protesters that lined the sidewalk across the streets. A quick glance confirmed that while some of the signs had changed in the aftermath of the California attack, the message certainly hadn’t. There were enough mentions of dust to make any person crave a glass of cool water and to give a Monster nightmares.

He turned away and went inside, leaning on his cane a little heavier than he would have preferred. His mobility scooter was supposed to be delivered today and as much as that was supposed to ease his travels, Edge couldn’t say he was looking forward to learning how to use it in the Embassy hallways.

“Morning, Edge.” The security Monster didn’t look up from the screens, most displaying camera angles from outside and in, and one showing what appeared to be reruns of ‘I Love Lucy’. A believable façade of disinterest, one that Edge knew was tested from time to time by his own brother. If hostiles believed security was lax, they didn’t put in as much effort to thwart it, it was a technique they’d used back in Snowdin on their own house and out in the woods against XP hunters, tricking them into bypassing the obvious traps only to step into the better concealed ones.

Details might change, but their techniques worked, no matter what Universe they were in.

Edge nodded in greeting and swiped his badge, heading to the elevators. By the time he was nearly to his office, a trek constantly interrupted by greetings and well-wishers, Edge was very much looking forward to using his scooter even if he made him appear like a castoff Tony Hawk impersonator. His leg was aching furiously and consistently, there was probably still some residual swelling from yesterday.

Once he was in his office, he could put it up, he told himself, even as he struggled not to be curt while another Monster offered delight at seeing him back.

The sight of his office door had never been such a relief and Edge only nodded distractedly at Janice’s greeting, limping into his own office.

He nearly fell to the sofa with a sigh of relief, propping his leg up on the arm. The angry throb of pain began to ease almost immediately, dulling down to bearable. This was starting to become a concern, he might need to—

“Edge?” He startled, clenching his fists against the sudden surge of his magic even as he cursed himself; he hadn’t even noticed Janice following him in. She stood just inside the door, asking cautiously, “Are you all right? Can I get you anything?”

Motherly concern surrounded her almost like an aura, her long ears high and alert. Edge almost refused, then changed his mind. “There should be an ice pack in the freezer, if you don’t mind?”

She retrieved it hastily and helped him settle it between the straps of the splint. The cold was immediately soothing, and Edge sighed in relief, letting his head drop back on the sofa arm. He opened a socket to find Janice watching him with the expected concern. She didn’t try to hug him, she was far too professional for that, but the urge was vividly obvious.

Edge reached out and lightly patted her arm, “I’m fine, the walk took more out of me than I expected.”

That seemed enough and relief filled her soft brown eyes, “Of course, it is a bit of a jaunt up here. Can I get you some coffee?”

“Please,” Edge said gratefully. Not only for the coffee itself but for a chance to gather himself without an audience.

She returned all too soon with a cup and set it on the table, saying, “I would have been by to see you at home, but I didn’t think you’d like an audience.”

That was one thing to be grateful for, considering the outfits he’d been forced to wear while convalescing. “I appreciate that.”

“I knew you would. Besides, it isn’t as if we didn’t speak enough between emails and messaging.” She straightened and professionalism settled over her like a shield. “Speaking of which, let me get your schedule for the day. It’s a light load to start, per Asgore, of course.”

“Of course,” Edge repeated wryly, “Ah, before I forget, here, I brought this for you.”

He pulled the crumpled paper bag out of his briefcase, handing it over. Janice opened it curiously. She took out what was perhaps supposed to be a coffee cup, if it were made by someone who’d had it described to them by Salvador Dali and then exposed the results to absurd amount of radiation. It was lumpy and lopsided, the handle managed to be both entirely too large and also positioned where it couldn’t be comfortable held. The colors could be best described as ‘muddy’ and worst as a visual nightmare rained down upon a ceramic that had already seen its fair share of suffering in its short life.

Janice held it up appraisingly and gave Edge an oddly gentle smile, “Thank you. You did a wonderful job.”

Realization hit and embarrassed heat rose in his face with the force of an explosion, spreading all the way to the top of his skull. “No, no,” he sputtered out, “your son made it with Stretch and the other children, I was only delivering it!”

“Oh, thank heavens,” Janice almost sagged in relief, pressing a furry hand to her chest, “I was worried you’d hit your head, too. It’s lovely, of course, but from you I’d expect something a little more…” she hesitated, and Edge raised a brow bone as she settled on “…precise.”

Fair enough.

“Yes, well, as fascinating as this has been, let’s get to work,” Edge said crisply.

“Of course, let me bring in your schedule.” She bustled out and while she was gone, Edge made his way to the desk, carrying along the ice pack. He settled it back into place as he sat in his office chair and the simple act of signing into his computer was nearly as soothing as the ice.

By the end of the day, his leg would surely be singing another tune, but for now, he was focused on getting back to work.

Back to normal, one painful step at a time.

~~*~~

tbc

[dean-charleschapman]

Cherry Pie

Pairing: Tom Blake x reader

Requested: Yes / No

Summary: All the reasons you love Tom, and all the reasons Tom loves you.

Warnings: none, fluff!

Word count: ~2.8k

A/N: In honor of today being April 6th, I decided to publish this fic early :) I know it’s cheesy as hell, let me live I need this as a coping mechanism after watching 1917 four times in one week. 

What makes things beautiful? What part of us sees a flower or a sunset and thinks “pretty”? Is it just a universally agreed upon fact that some things are beautiful and others are not? Or does it differ slightly for every person, some believing beauty is measured in riches and jewels, while others believing the most magnificent thing in life is a newly budded leaf.

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For you, it was Tom.

It was the way his hair curled when he didn't put oil in it. The way he smiled whenever he caught you looking at him, the way his cheeks turned a beautiful shade of pink when you teased him, the way his giggles turned into complete and uncontrolled laughter. Everything about the boy was enrapturing. You were head over heels for him, and he was so oblivious that he couldn't even tell.

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Tom Blake thought you were the prettiest girl he had ever met in his entire life. Everything you did made his heart flutter in his chest. The way you would greet him with a playful wink when you ran into him in town, or the way your voice sounded when you would read to him on restless summer afternoons. The way your eyes lit up when you spoke about traveling the world one day, and the way your small hand fit in his when you took evening walks together. 

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Your favorite thing to do with Tom was helping his family pick cherries in their orchard during the summer. The orchard wasn't very large, so it didn't take too long when you all worked together, but Tom made it difficult to stay on task. The two of you would usually end up lying on the soft earth with your bodies covered in petals, mouths stained red with the juice of the cherries, and baskets empty. You had gotten very good at spitting out the pits, but Tom would always win the contests of who could shoot them farther. 

Sometimes after a long day in the orchard when you weren't quite ready to go home, you and Tom would stay outside and watch the sunset, backs resting against the trunk of the largest cherry tree. When you were younger, you would both climb the spindly branches to get a better view, but now you were content to simply stretch your limbs out onto the pale green grass and lay your head on Tom’s shoulder, listening to birds whistling distantly from the tops of the orchard. On many nights, the sun would set completely and you would fall asleep against Tom, waking up to his gentle voice offering to let you spend the night at his place because he didn't want you walking home in the dark, even though you only lived about a quarter mile from his small farm.

Of course, you always said yes to the offer. Sharing a bed with Tom had never felt strange, you had known each other for far too long for it to be uncomfortable. The only thing about it that upset you was the fact that you couldn't wrap yourself around him and kiss him goodnight. 

You would put on one of his old long sleeved shirts and crawl in next to him, complaining about how cold his feet were while he pouted and refused to put on socks. He would turn off the light beside the bed and shuffle around under the covers to get comfortable, causing you to whisper aggressively for him to quit fidgeting. He would then purposefully wiggle around even more, snorting out muffled laughter when you gently hit him with your pillow.

When he had finally gotten comfortable, he would turn to you and smile, saying goodnight and pulling the sheets up closer around him before drifting off beside you, your shoulders almost touching. You always marveled at how quickly he could fall asleep. It usually took you a much longer time before your eyelids started to feel heavy and you felt your body sinking into the bed. On those nights, you would watch Tom sleeping, studying the way his chest rose and fell softly as his breathing slowed with sleep.

He was always so warm; you could practically feel his body heat radiating off of him from where you slept. On much colder nights during the winter months, you would shift closer to him in your sleep, immediately feeling cozy and safe against him, and wake up with one of your arms thrown over his chest and his face nuzzled into your neck. You would pretend to still be asleep so you could stay cuddled up with him for as long as possible before he would wake up and try to sneak your arm off of him so as not to wake you when he got out of bed. He would always tease you about it over breakfast, but he couldn’t hide the deep blush that would creep across his cheeks whenever he thought about waking up with your arms around him.

                                                          ~

Mornings at Tom’s were always your favorite. As wonderful as it was to watch the sunset with him in his orchard, sunrises were the promise of another day, a beginning rather than an end, and you loved the way Tom’s voice sounded when he had just woken up. It was soft and raspy; a bit higher than usual. His entire demeanor changed in the early hours of the morning. You loved the boisterous, vibrant boy he was during the day, but you relished the moments when he was calm and sweet, snuggling into the blankets and smiling widely when you offered to bake muffins for breakfast.

                                                          ~

Tom loved your cooking. Even when you made a mess of his mother’s kitchen or when you accidentally forgot to put eggs in the pancakes, he would eagerly fill his plate and sit beside you on the small wooden table, laughing at the flour that was brushed across your face and hands.

His favorite thing you made were the cherry tarts and pies that crowded the table during summer when the fruit ripened. His mother always invited you over to help bake with her, and being the only woman in a house of boys, she loved having another girl around. Tom would sit at the table watching you measure out ingredients, smiling at the way your nose scrunched up in concentration, and the way you licked your fingers clean after you de-pitted the fruit.

Once the pies were finished, he would help you clean the kitchen, offering to wash the dishes while you dried them and wiped the counter-top clean. He secretly loved the simple domesticity of it all, and as boring as it usually was to do chores, he would always pitch in if you were there. His mother teased him when she noticed how he only did certain chores with you around, but he just blushed and made the excuse that it was impolite to allow a guest to do all the work, though you were hardly a guest at this point.

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When all the desserts were ready and it came to cutting and distributing them, you would shake your head at Tom and take the knife away from him with a knowing grin. He loved your baking so much that he would always try to sneak himself a larger slice. So you always baked a separate pie just for him, decorating the crust with small cutouts of cherry blossoms, and you hid it until all the other pies had been either eaten or gifted to the neighbors. 

You would find Tom pouting in the kitchen, disappointed that he hadn't gotten a piece before they had all been eaten, and sneak into the pantry where you had hid the small extra pie. You would grin mischievously and pull it out, watching his face light up as he jumped to get two forks so you could eat it together in the chairs on his front porch. You always let him eat more of it, feeling your heart swell in your chest at how much he loved your cooking. 

                                                          ~

The first time Tom knew he was in love with you was when you came down with the flu one winter and were bedridden for a week. You had failed to stop by his house one Saturday like you always did, so he had walked to your small farm to check on you. Unaware that your mother and sister had gone into town for medicine and you were asleep in your room, he had knocked on your door and waited patiently outside. After a few minutes of standing on your porch in the freezing winter air, he had noticed that your light was on, so he made use of the key you had given him a few years back when you had both realized how unnecessary it was to even bother knocking given the amount of time the two of you spent together. He had tiptoed around your house until he found you asleep in your bed, wearing a thick woolen set of pajamas with your limbs tangled in three layers of quilts, and a bowl on the floor next to you in case you couldn't make it to the bathroom in time. 

He hadn't been able to stop staring at your rosy cheeks and mussed up hair, and the way your fingers curled tightly around the edge of the blanket. All he had wanted to do in that moment was to curl up next to you and hold you until you felt better, even if that meant himself getting sick also. But instead, he had taken a chair from the kitchen into your room so he could sit with you, and had flipped to a random page in the novel that rested on your nightstand, waiting for you to wake up. When you finally did, he had fussed over you and insisted on staying the night in case you needed anything, sleeping on a makeshift bed on your floor. He would have slept next to you, but you had refused every time he offered, not wanting to risk getting him sick.

When you had woken up in the middle of the night with your stomach threatening to reveal it’s contents, Tom had been startled awake by your clumsy attempt at getting past him on your way to the bathroom, and he had hurried after you to make sure you were alright. He held your hair away from your face and rubbed soothing circles on your back as you gagged into the toilet, whispering consolations in your ear and wishing he could take your pain away. He had realized right then that had it been anyone else in your position, he would never have had the same overwhelming concern and burning impulse to keep you safe. He had only struggled for a moment trying to pinpoint the reason behind such intense feelings before suddenly understanding. He was in love with you; he always had been and he always would be. He only wished he was brave enough to tell you.

                                                          ~

When Britain entered the war in 1914 and Tom’s older brother Joe left to fight on the front-lines, you could tell how badly Tom wanted to follow. The only thing stopping him from volunteering without a second thought was his age. Tom was not yet 18 when the war began, and although you had seen the enlistment officers in town allowing boys you knew to be younger than that to join the fight, Tom looked his age and wouldn't be able to pass as an adult like some of his schoolmates. You were secretly thankful that Tom wouldn't be taken away from you, and although you felt selfish, you hoped that he wouldn't sign up on his 18th birthday like he vowed to do the day Joe left. 

You spent the rest of the year trying to cheer Tom up and distract him from the war by letting him teach you how to drive and going swimming in the quarry near his farm. Everything was fitting together like a puzzle, the pieces of your life falling into place as you spent every day with Tom and fell more and more in love with the brown-haired boy. Before you knew it, two years had passed since the war began, and Joe had survived them both much to Tom and his mother’s relief. You loved to visit Tom during Joe’s leave, because he was always so much happier when his brother was around. He had grown more serious after Joe had left, and during the period that his older brother was gone you had seen him mature, helping his mother more and taking on extra responsibilities around the farm. You had practically moved in with the Blake’s by the summer of 1916, and you didn't miss the whispered teasing between your mother and Tom’s about how good the two of you looked together. 

                                                          ~

Tom had rushed to your house after he had received the letter, and you pretended to be happy for him in the beginning. You saw the look of pride on his face whenever he told someone that he was to fight in the war. You knew how much it meant to him to be able to follow in his brother’s footsteps. 

So you played along— albeit reluctantly. You didn’t want to risk revealing your feelings for him, and showing your emotions regarding his leaving would likely do just that. But the weeks of waiting for a train to come and take him away were torture, and after having spent a day with his mother making care packages for injured soldiers, you couldn't take it anymore.

You had borrowed the Blake’s car and driven it to the quarry where you knew he often went when he needed to think. You weren't surprised when you found him sitting on a rock by the water, skipping stones across the surface and watching them as they sunk. He had looked so beautiful in the soft light of the evening that you almost felt your heart break when you remembered that you might never see him again. You sat down next to him silently, picking up a stone from by your feet. He turned to you with a smile, and you held onto the small rock to ground yourself.

“Don't leave, Tom,” you spoke, so soft that only he could hear you. You had no one to hide from, your only company being the faint outline of the moon and the freckle of stars across the horizon, yet you spoke as if the whole world watched.

“I have to,” he replied, taking your hands in his. You dropped the rock, letting it fall to the ground to be lost in the thousands of other stones littering the shore just as a single soldier dies and is lost among the thousands of other forgotten men that leave home to fight and never come back.

“No, you don't. You could stay here, with me, and we could-” you weren't able to stop the tears that spilled from your eyes as you faced him, watching his face glow as the sun was swallowed by the quarry and the light of day faded into a dim wash of blue and orange.

“I’ll be okay. I'll come back to you, I promise,” his gaze was sad but hopeful as he held your hands tighter, and you watched as your world fell apart, pieces of the puzzle dislodging and blending together as your eyes swam with tears.

“You can't promise that, Tom. No one can. All you can do is stay,” you pleaded, succumbing to the sobs that shook your body.

“Love, please don't cry, I wouldn't leave you if I didn't think I would make it back,” he held your face in his hands, frantically trying to quell your tears.

You shook your head, “Tom, I-” you broke off, years of longing finally pushing through the wall you had built around your heart and tumbling out past your lips, “I love you, Tom, I love you so much, so please, stay here for me. We can get married, and- and have our own little farm and grow our own cherry orchard. I’ll make as many pies as you want, all for you, and-”

Tom stopped you, his hands on your face gentle and warm as his fingers brushed away your tears. His eyes burned into yours, the intensity of his gaze overwhelming as you choked back your next sob.

“I love you too. Always have, always will. My leaving couldn't change that in a million years, it just means you’ll have to wait for me, darling. All you have to do is wait, and I’ll come back as soon as this bloody war is over.” 

His smile was soft and reassuring and so full of love that you couldn't help but melt against it, your thoughts becoming muddled as he looked at you as if you had hung the moon and the stars and the heavens all for him. And you may as well have. For when he leaned down and you finally felt his lips on yours, you swore you could have had the power to end the whole war and stop the fighting with a single kiss.

[toomanystoriessolittletime]

Nirvana 4/7

Summary: John had no idea what to do. Burying his wife  after only 5 years of knowing, loving her almost broke him. But he  wasn’t allowed to break. Not when he had Mia, their 4 year old daughter,  to take care of. But what happens when John got robbed of his car in  the middle of the night by no other then Iosef Tarasov, who also killed  his daughters dog? Stuck between a raging feeling of revenge and the  overwhelming urge to protect his daughter, John tries to make a  decision.

Warnings: none really

A/N: It was only a matter of time before Santino showed up...

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@ladyreapermc / @meetmeinthematinee / @hisdeadwife / @fanficsrusz / @theolsdalova / @ficsnroses​ / @a-really-bi-girl​

“Daddy.” John heard a whisper next to him.

“Hm?” He asked low.

“Can we go to the playground?” Mia asked. John hadn't even opened his eyes yet. Slowly he opened one eye, looking in his daughter's excited face.

“What about you sleep a little bit more and then we go to the playground?” John suggested, looking at the clock on his nightstand. 6:23 am.

“But I don't want to sleep more...” Mia pouted. John sighed. It had been the first night Mia had been sleeping in her own bed since Helen died. And surprisingly she hadn't been crying. John and Mia had been back from New York for 4 days now.

“Where is she?” John asked as soon as he stepped inside of the Continental Hotel.

“She's upstairs with Marcus, Jonathan.” Winston informed him. John breathed in deep, closing his eyes.

“Can you take care of that for me?” John pointed outside.

“Already on it, Sir.” Charon answered instead. Thankful John nodded at him, before he made his way towards the elevator, followed by Winston and his dog.

“I didn't take you for a dog person.” John joked.

“I didn't take you for a father.” Winston shot back, making John chuckle.

“You might wanna change, before you go in there.” Winston suggested. John looked down at his bloodied knuckles.

“You might be right.”

“I thought Daddy was gonna wait for us here?” John heard Mia ask, as he walked into the room in fresh clothes.

“He's gonna be here any minute, Sweetheart.” Marcus whispered. John quickly walked to them and saw Marcus whispering something to Mia, before her head snapped in his direction. Climbing of Marcus lap she ran towards John, who picked her up and closely hugged her.

“There was a really really mean man outside today.” Mia said, making John swallow.

“Uncle Marcus and Mister Charon made him go away.” Mia continued.

“They did.” John said lowly, nodding towards Marcus who was ready to leave anyway. Slowly John carried his daughter from the living room to the big master bedroom that was overlooking the skyline of New York. Comforting he rubbed Mia's back, as he sat down on the bed.

“I thought you were gone too, Daddy.” Mia whispered against his neck. John's heart broke into a thousand pieces as he heard these words.

“I am never going to leave you alone, Munchkin. Never.” John had promised, as he kissed the top of the head of his daughter.

John closed his eye again, pretending to sleep, as he felt Mia crawling closer to him. He felt her little fingers poke his side above the covers.

“Daaaadddyyyy.....” She whispered again. John tried very hard to not smile. Mia was now crawling on top of him. He felt her weight on his chest, as she propped her head up on her elbows. Opening one eye again, he slowly got his arms from under the covers.

“Please Daddy.” Mia pouted. All she wanted was to go on the slide down the street. Why was her Daddy not getting out of bed? Finally opening both of his eyes John looked at his daughter, that seemed to look more like her mother everyday. Sighing he blinked a couple of times, before one of his arm caged her in, as his other hand began to tickle her side. Shrieking and giggling she tried to get off her father, but John wasn't having any of that. When he saw her crying because she was laughing so hard he finally let go of her. There was nothing better in this world, than hearing the laughter of his child these days. Mia immediately hid under the covers, pulling them over her head.

“Munchkin?” John asked, now a little concerned.

“Mia?” He gently pulled the covers from her, revealing her blushed face.

“Can we go to the playground, now?” She asked out of breath. John laughed, as he got out of bed, to get dressed and take his daughter to the playground. Before 7 am.

The next days continued like that. Well not exactly like that. John was supposed to take Mia to the kindergarden starting monday again, and he dreaded the thought of it. He knew it was good for her to see her friends again. But what would he do in the meantime? There were a couple of things he still needed to take care of. And he also wanted to get back to his book binding. In the last weeks there had been a couple of books he had put on hold and was due to finish.

“Daddy?” Mia called out on the following Sunday.

“Yeah?” John called back from the kitchen. Daisy came excitedly running towards him, followed from Mia.

“Can we eat pizza today?” Mia asked. John smiled.

“I thought you wanted to eat Chicken Fingers?”

“Hmmmm....” Mia tilted her head to the side, as if she was thinking very hard. John bit his tongue.

“Can we have both?” Mia asked after a while.

“What about Chicken Fingers today, and Pizza tomorrow after ballet?” John asked.

“Uh. Yes.” Mia nodded excited.

“Wanna help me make them?”

“Uhmmmm..... No.” Mia giggled and ran away. John shook his head chuckling as he put the flour and spices together. In the last years he became quiet the cook. Thanks to the internet. And his wife of course.

When they met he wasn't even able to boil an egg. He quickly got a hold of it, even participating in some courses together with Helen. Sadly he smiled as he put the chicken through the flour. It had now been almost 4 weeks since she died. He still put out two cups when he made himself a coffee in the morning. He had talked to Helen's sister Lauren the other day.

She had lost her first husband in a car accident. She told him about the good and the bad days. It took her forever to move on and find love again. Not that John could even bare the thought of replacing Helen. No. He would live his life for his daughter.

“I'm so sorry Mr. Wick. I can't believe what you've been through the last weeks.” Miss Bradley said, as John brought Mia to her ballet practice.

“Thank you.” He said quietly.

“You might if I stay? I knew Helen always did...”

“Absolutely. Just sit down in the back.” Miss Bradley smiled before she turned around and gathered the kids. John smiled at Mia who was waving at him in her little pink tutu. How on earth could someone be that adorable? Turning around he sat down on the only empty seat at the back of the room between two women as he watched the practice.

“They are adorable, aren't they?” He heard the woman to his left ask after a while. He turned his head to look at her and nodded.

“I am so sorry for your loss. We all are. Helen was a good friend.”

“Thank you. We are still trying to get used to her not being here.” John said.

“If you need any help, please don't hesitate. We're all stay at home mom's. Just reach out to us. We're happy to help.” The women on his right said. John turned his head to look at her.

“With anything. Just call.” She smiled a little, before she handed him a piece of paper with her number. Confused he took the piece of paper. The woman whose name apparently was Julianne nodded at him, before he could see her clearly straightening her back to push her chest forward, which gave him an unexpectedly clear view of her cleavage. Nodding at her, he smiled awkwardly little, before he let his gaze wander through the room. All the woman were starring at him. Internally sighing he ignored them and watched his daughter doing a pirouette. That was what he was here for.

They were finished with making their pizza later when they got home, which gave John just enough time to bathe his daughter. Which she absolutely hated.

“But I don't want to...” She whined as John helped her pull her shirt off.

“Only clean little Ladies are allowed to have pizza, munchkin.”

“Then I don't want pizza.” Mia crossed her arms in front of her chest.

“You don't want to have pizza? Not even with all the cheese you put on it by yourself? You want to make Daddy eat it all by himself?” John asked.

“I forgot about the cheese.” Mia sighed, making John chuckle.

“Let's shower quickly. Then Pizza. And then we watch a movie.” John suggested.

“Can we watch the movie, while we eat pizza?”

“That we can do, Munchkin.” John agreed.

It was close to 11 pm when someone rang the doorbell. Thankfully John was sitting in the basement, in the middle of restoring a book, and had the bell set to silent. He looked at the monitor hanging next to the door and saw the face of Santino D'Antonio looking up at him.

“I know you're home John.” He heard him through the speaker. Sighing John got up from his seat and walked upstairs. He breathed in deep, before he opened the door.

“John.” Santino said in greeting, a small smile on his face. John looked the Italian in front of him from head to toe.

“Santino.” He said lowly.

“Aren't you going to invite me in?”

“I'd rather not.”

“But there's business we have to...”

“We don't have any business together. I'm out.” John interrupted him, making Santino sigh.

“See this is where you are wrong. It was you who killed Viggo, wasn't it?” John breathed in deep. Slightly he stepped aside to let Santino in, stepping in front of his guards with a glare, before he closed the door in front of them.

“You have a beautiful home.” Santino said as he walked further inside the house.

“Thanks.” John said gesturing towards the dining table.

“I'm sorry for your loss. I can't imagine what you are going through. After giving up so much for her.” Santino said, looking at a picture of him and Helen hanging on the wall.

“I didn't give up anything for her. Nobody is supposed to live like this.” John said. They sat in silence for a while, just looking at each other.

“I need you to do a job for me.” Santino said after a while.

“No. I'm out.” “With you killing the first of the little lambs from Viggo, you were back. Even if you don't think so, this is how it works.” John sighed, as Santino slid the marker over the table.

“Don't make me do this.” John said quietly.

“I'm not making you do this. You did this by yourself, John.” Santino said. John clenched his jaw as he looked up at him.

“I need you to kill Gianna.” Santino explained.

“Your sister?” John asked.

“She's the last thing that stands between me and my seat at the high table.”

“So you want me to kill your own sister?”

“Yes.” Santino simply said. John was about to tell him to go fuck himself, when he heard a whimper from upstairs. Santino looked up in the direction the stairs led.

“Ah. Yes. I heard about you having a daughter. Please. Go to her. I will be waiting right here for you.” Santino smiled. John swallowed and got up from his seat, before he turned around and took the stairs.

Mia was fully sobbing in her bed when he opened the door.

“Hey munchkin.” John said softly, getting into her bed, putting her arms around her. Her tiny hands came around his neck, as she breathed harshly.

“What's going on? Did you have a nightmare?” John asked. He could feel her shake his head.

“What was it then?”

“I... miss Mommy....” She sobbed quietly.

“Oh Munchkin. I miss her too.” John said soothing.

“Why did she have to go?” Mia asked. Yes why? That was a question John had been asking himself, ever since Helen got sick. And he didn't have an answer to that.

“I don't know. But you know what? She can hear and see us. Wherever we are. You just can't see her.”

“Really?” Mia asked and yawned. She had stopped crying.

“Yeah. When you miss her very much, just tell her.”

“I miss you Mommy.” Mia said after a while.

“I miss you too, Love.” John said, as he closed his eyes, kissing the top of his daughters head. Carefully he looked down, to find her asleep in his arms. All he wanted to do is sleep with her here, but there was an Italian Mob Boss downstairs, who needed an answer from him. John knew there was no way of getting out of this. He had to kill Gianna. And Santino would probably contract him afterwards like the little shit he was. He needed a plan. A plan that secured him being alive at the end of all of this.

He saw Santino standing at the window in his living room, that overlooked the lake.

“I need a week to sort out some things.” John began, catching his attention.

“I figured. And you get it.”

“After that the marker is fulfilled an I never want to see you again.” John clarified.

“You won't.” Santino promised.

“I guess I don't have to say that should come any harm to my daughter...��� John said, letting the sentence end, as he looked at Santino.

“Even I wouldn't be so stupid as to threaten your child. Or any child. What do you think I am? Heartless?” Santino smirked. Yes. That was exactly what John thought.

“I give you two weeks. Then you have to be in rome. Sort your stuff out till then.” John nodded at Santino.

“Don't do anything stupid, Jonathan.” Santino said, as he walked by John towards the door.

“Same goes to you.” John followed him. That made Santino laugh.

“I wouldn't dare.” He smirked before he nodded at him and closed the door behind him. John didn't know how long he stood there, watching after him. He was fucked.

[my-swan-song]

Kotlc: Easter Egg Hunt

Title: Keeper Crew’s Easter

Word Count: 1105

Note: @ellas-enchanted​ was like: foxfire egg hunt? And I was like: well now I have to do it. So, thanks for the idea, Ella. Also, keep in mind that I wrote this in like two hours, so the prose and pacing aren’t the best. And beware of bunny puns. Sorry for any grammar.

Sophie wasn’t sure if she regretted introducing her friends to Easter or not. As she looked into the mirror she was leaning more towards regret. Bunny ears; she was wearing bunny ears. Somehow a combination of Biana insisting that it would be cute and Keefe’s constant begging had convinced her to wear bunny ears.

Sophie scowled at the mirror. She’d curled her hair at the request of Vertina, but in her opinion, she just looked like a rich pony with far too large ears.

“Wow, Foster,” she heard Keefe’s voice from her doorway. “Your glare is really hare-raising.”

Sophie turned around and saw him, Biana, Dex, and Fitz standing at the front of her room, all wearing bunny ears. At least she wouldn’t have to suffer alone. Biana had actually decided to draw a bunny nose and whiskers on her face. “How many bunny puns are you going to make today, Keefe?”

He put on a somewhat evil grin. “I don’t know, but I made a list yesterday. You want me to read them.”

“Not at all.” Sophie picked up her basket, walked through her room’s door, and said, “Edaline’s probably done hiding the eggs.” She made a motion for her friends to follow her down. 

When she had offhandedly mentioned the Easter Bunny a few weeks ago, she was first worried that one of her friends would say that it was based on a giant rodent that had escaped rehabilitation, but her friends had decided that they wanted to have a hunt. So Sophie had spent time with Edaline painting fake eggs before her mom sent her away while she presumably put things in the eggs and hid them.

Sophie opened Havenfield’s front doors and let the fresh air hit her in the face. 

Edaline walked up to them. “There are seventy-five eggs out here. Whoever finds the most eggs wins.”

Sophie suddenly felt the need to win this. Actually, it would almost be embarrassing if she didn’t. After all, she had far more experience with egg hunts than anyone else here. Plus, the egg hunt was taking place in her home, so she had the advantage of familiarity. Sophie made a mental list of all the likely hiding spots; in Verdie’s pen, in the branches of the panakes tree, that one bush Luna liked to sit inside sometimes.

Edaline signaled for everyone to start and all of Sophie’s friends scattered across the Havenfield property. 

Sophie thought for a moment and began to levitate. Not to teleport, just high enough that she got a good view of Havenfield from above. Sandor made a few attempts to call her back down, but Sophie was determined. When she reached about forty feet in the air she stopped going any higher and scanned the pastures. 

Immediately, she spotted an egg stuffed into the branches of a tree in a pasture and another on the shore near the waters by Havenfeild. She looked for her friends to gauge their progress. Most of her friends hadn’t gotten any eggs, but Dex had one and he seemed to be looking around for another. She had to speed up.

Sophie lowered herself to the grass and ran to the tree she had seen an egg in. She channeled her energy into her legs and jumped up onto a low-hanging branch. One she stabilized herself, she slowly hauled herself onto her legs. The egg was withing reach. She held onto the bark of the tree with one hand and reached for the egg with another (she’ll take a potato chip and eat it?), and cautiously grabbed the egg. 

She let out a sigh of relief as she jumped down and put the egg in her basket. 

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Keefe flailing wildly as he struggled to locate an egg. When their gazes met, Sophie shot him a grin and held up her basket.

“Oh come on, Foster,” Keefe said. “You don’t have to rabbit in.”

Sophie could practically hear the groans from the sitcom audience she had made up in her head. She rolled her eyes and headed over to the Ocean’s shore where she had seen the other egg

She picked it up, examining it for a moment before she placed it in her basket. 

Sophie and her friends spent the next thirty minutes hunting until they wound up with Sophie and Dex being tied with sixteen eggs, Fitz having fourteen, Biana having fifteen, and Keefe having thirteen

There was still one egg left and she and Dex were both fighting for it. Or rather they were both dashing around the Havenfield pastures while trying to find it. 

Sophie scanned the area around her once more, wondering at this point if Edaline had made a mistake when she counted the number of eggs when she finally spotted the last one out of the corner of her eye, sitting in a bush.

She noticed Dex begin to follow her eye line. She started sprinting towards the egg, with Dex following at her heels. As they both sprinted towards the egg, the world seemed to slow around Sophie. She could see Dex’s shadow behind her, beginning to catch up. But she wasn’t going to lose. 

Sophie channeled strength to her legs, she felt the familiar sensation of energy building up around her. Excitement bubbled up in her. The air around her seemed to tingle on her skin. After a moment of build-up, she heard a loud crackle and felt herself shoot into the void. 

After a split-second, Sophie reappeared several yards ahead of her previous spot, the egg right in front of her. She clamped her hands over the egg, Dex appearing next to her moments later. It took her a few beats to realize that she had actually won. She cradled her egg, putting it in her basket as, delicately, as if it were a baby.

She thought it was mildly anticlimactic when nothing else really happened. Although, Keefe did tease her about how he knew she would win and Biana and Fitz gave her a smile.

Edaline walked up to her and Dex. A group of her other friends had formed around her. “Do you want to open your eggs?” her mom asked.

Sophie nodded. She and all of her friends looked at each other for a moment before they all opened their eggs. Small glittering butterflies erupted out. 

Sophie watched, entranced, as the holographic butterflies swirled all around her and her friends. A grin was plastered on her face. At that moment, she even forgot about the bunny ears. No, she didn’t regret this.

[jawlawsenpai]

Foretell Chapter 3: 206

Sebastian woke up to a very delicious smell coming from down stairs. As he wakes up he sat up right and outstretched  his arms along with a huge yawn, his bed is directly next to the window that can be seen from outside the house, he looks around his room. He saw a huge mirror on the wall next to the bathroom door, and he saw his cabinet wide open clearly unorganized while his clothes and a bunch of books with odd tittles ranging from "The study of the occult", "Demonology", and "Black Magic and curses" are all scattered on the floor, and on the table next  to the mirror is a broken picture as if someone has punched it. Other than that his room is completely empty. Sebastian stands up and stretches some more and walks out of his room.

Even though everyone sees Sebastian as a mysterious and eccentric person. In reality he's really a slob or in other words he just doesn't really care about his living place. Simon is the only person who knows about this, there were times when Simon does ask Sebastian about this but somehow Sebastian manages to change the topic or completely avoid answering this question, so Simon just decided to let the him be.

As Sebastian walks down the stairs he saw a pillow and a blanket properly folded on the couch, he smelled something delicious coming from the kitchen. It has been a long time since anything was cooked there, Sebastian usually orders some take out breakfast from the nearest eatery before going to school. As Sebastian walks in the kitchen he saw Simon cooking scrambled eggs.

"You're up early." Sebastian said.

" Yeah... I had another freak nightmare and I can't go back to sleep, so I ended up cooking our breakfast, lunch, and... dinner."

"That's a lot of eggs!"

"Well I could've cooked more if eggs weren't the only thing in the refrigerator."  

Sebastian simply laughs this off, but the two made an agreement to buy more food later. Sebastian and Simon both sat down and ate breakfast. Sebastian was almost bursting to tears, he hasn't tasted anything this delicious even though it's only scrambled egg it was still very delicious. Simon laughs it off and only thinks that Sebastian is only exaggerating. Sebastian notices that Simon looks very restless.

"Hey are you okay? You're not looking to good." Sebastian asks.

"About that, I think I'm going to be absent for today."

"I think it's fine for you to be absent today, but can you tell me why exactly? Are you still shocked of what happened last night? Or maybe it was the corpse that we saw yesterday? Or maybe it's these dreams you've been having?"

"I don't really care about leaving the house I've been wanting to do that anyways. The corpse yesterday however and my nightmares... I think they're connected."

"Well who wouldn't have nightmares after seeing something like that?"

"No! I think it's something more than that, Something different."

"Different how?"

"Sebastian, before we even saw the body I already dreamed of that woman."

"What are you talking about? Have you met her somewhere before?"

"No, and that's what's been bothering me. In my nightmare I saw the exact image of her corpse just laying down on the ground."

"Maybe it was a vision."

"A vision?"

" Some would say it's an experience of seeing someone or something in a dream or trance, or as a supernatural apparition."

"I forgot that you're in to that kind of stuff."

"So, what do you plan on doing about it?"

"I want to go back to the apartment complex, I want to know more about what happened, and maybe I might find the reason as to why I got that vision."

"Cool, because I'm coming with you."

"You really don't have to, just go to school."

"You're barely awake, and besides around here I'm the leading expert when it comes to these stuff."

After a few minutes of Simon trying to convince Sebastian not to come with him, he eventually gives in. Simon already knew Sebastian would act this way, and he wouldn't think of anyone else more suitable than him. For some weird reason Sebastian is really in to the occult stuff and magic, it was one of his interests or some would say it's an obsession of his.

After the two ate their breakfast Sebastian told Simon to get ready and that he'll wash the dishes since Simon was the one who already cooked. Simon was worried since he knew that Sebastian does not know how to wash the dishes, but Simon also thought that it would be good for Sebastian to practice now since he might be cooking here full time now.

The boys prepare themselves to leave. Simon is wearing a black shirt with a Batman logo printed on it along with loose jeans and a pair of black rubber shoes, while Sebastian is wearing a red shirt with an eye inside a triangle printed on it along with some skinny jeans and a pair of black sneakers. Before they left the house Sebastian brought a bag with with items he believes would be useful. After all that they finally left the house.

As the two were on their way to the crime scene they saw their friends walking towards the school. The two immediately ran and hid behind a wall so that they won't be seen by them. after a few minutes the two decided to leave the wall and move on to the apartment, as soon as they popped their heads around the corner they are immediately greeted by Rob. Rob was wearing his signature red jacket and inside it he wore a white shirt with a tutorial on how to play rock paper and scissors printed on it.

"What are you two idiots doing?" Rob asks with a straight face.

"Uh... " Simon desperately trying to think of an excuse.

"We're skipping school today." boldly stated by Sebastian. Simon is utterly shocked of how straight forward Sebastian's reply was.

Rob gave a huge sigh and said. "Be careful you two, and don't get caught."

The two simply nodded at Rob and then Rob went ahead to school, he promised not to tell the others. After he left, the two boys immediately ran to go to the apartment.

As the two of them reached their goal they saw that no one was around the complex. The two thought that they were lucky. "So where to start?" Sebastian asks. Simon scans the place and the first thing he saw was an apartment door with the numbers 206. Simon recalled his first dream and he remembered those numbers. "Let's go to that room" Simon pointed out room 206. Sebastian asked why, Simon explained that that was a part of his nightmare and that it might be the room of the woman.

They went straight ahead to the room on the second floor. They saw a police tape on the door. They carefully went in the room trying their hardest not to brake the police tape. As soon as they went inside they saw that the place was ransacked maybe due to the police looking all over the place.

After a few moments pass as Simon was scanning the place he suddenly felt  a sharp pain coming from his head. Simon suddenly went down on his knees clutching his head due to feeling so much pain. Sebastian immediately went to Simon and asked him what's going on. Sebastian saw him crying blood, Simon was screaming that it hurts when he forces his eyes to open. Simon can't open his eyes and when he does he just kept on crying out blood. Sebastian was shocked as he saw something on Simon's forehead slowly opening. Sebastian jumped away from  Simon and just stared at him out of fear. As Simon was wailing out, screaming in pain the thing on his forehead has completely opened it was another eye. Slowly but surely Simon calmed down  he stated that when he tries to open his other eyes it would sting him. Sebastian asked him what he can see. Simon said that he can still see the room but it is completely the void of color, everything was just grey.

Simon wiped away the blood on his face and stood up. He then began to walk around the room as he looks back behind him he saw his own body still standing there. He immediately asks Sebastian if he can see him, as he asks this his other bodies mouth moved the way he said it. Sebastian stated that he can see his body and that he is currently looking at it. Sebastian asks why, and Simon tells him that he can also see that body of his. He exclaims that he is currently out of his body. Sebastian immediately yelled that he was in his astral body, he explains that an astral body is a form that is used to travel the astral plane and that the astral plane is a dimension between our world and the afterlife.

"Okay I am officially freaking out right now! So you're telling me that right now I'm between the after life and our world? Just like in the movie insidious ?" Simon asks.

"If this isn't a prank  and if you're telling the truth, yeah that's what's happening right now!"

"Well what should I do now?"

"I don't know, don't ask me I'm not the guy who has a freaking third eye!"

While Simon  is in the astral plane he looks around in hopes that he'll find something out of the ordinary. He checks under the table, and nothing. He can't seem to find anything. as he stood up the table in the middle of the room has been replaced by a door. Simon asks Sebastian if he can see the door as well. Sebastian said that he couldn't, Sebastian theorizes that Simon might have an ability to alter the astral plane to whatever he desires or needs. Simon said that he's planning to go inside the door, Sebastian said that there's no harm in trying.

As Simon walks inside the door he then immediately walks in the apartment room, the door closes. The room was all fixed and not ransacked like earlier, he walks in a little further and then suddenly the door  opened again but the one who entered was the woman. It was the woman in Simon's dreams, it was the woman he saw laying flat dead on the ground.

The woman appears to have just came home from work. She was very beautiful and she was wearing a suit that clearly shows that she has a professional job. Out of nowhere a disembodied voice asked Simon what he sees, it was Sebastian talking from the physical world. Simon narrates everything he sees, except for the part where she was changing into her more casual clothing  because he didn't want to peep on a dead person.

A few moments later someone  knocked on the door. The woman approaches the door and opens it. There was no one there, all there was was a box on the floor with a letter on top of it. The woman picked up the letter first, "To my dearest Ellaine." It also had a heart shaped symbol on it. The woman bit her lip and picked up the box. The box was fairly small and it seems pretty light. As she opens the box Simon was petrified it was the flower. The violet flower that has always been present in his nightmares. Another letter was inside and in it said, "These flowers remind me of you, smell them." She bit her lip another time and she immediately smelled the flowers, she sneezes and said that the flowers didn't smell that nice. A few moments later the woman started to moan and she holds her head as to indicate that she is feeling dizzy. Then suddenly her moans changed into screams. She was feeling agonizing pain she fell to the floor and rolled all over, she tries desperately to stop the pain. Simon was afraid he had already seen this happening to her or at least she did this to him in his nightmares. The pain was no longer bearable, Simon clearly saw her quick shift to madness. It was something that no one should see more so experience. She's clearly being driven to insanity to the point where she uses her bear hands to gouge out her own eyes and she screamed even louder. Simon was already forcing himself to witness this it was very gruesome but he needed to see every detail of what happened to her. She then lies flat on the floor with her left hand on her neck and holding it tight while her right hand is outstretched upwards as if she is in need of oxygen. Slowly but surely she contorts herself, lifting her back bone to make an arch, she kept on bending her back until her back just gives in and a sharp cracking sound can be heard.

Simon was petrified and in disbelief that a plain flower can drive a person this insane, but he was currently witnessing this in his astral body so right now he believes that anything can be possible. Simon wanted to vomit all over again this was too gruesome that even his experience with horror movies fails in comparison compared to this. The door opened again and this time sucked Simon out, before Simon left he saw the box that contained the flower with a print that said Night Shore Postal Service.

Simon's third eye closes and finally Simon can open his two eyes again. He looks at Sebastian and tells him that they need to find out who sent her those flowers. Sebastian nodded as to show that he agrees with Simon. Then suddenly he just falls face first to the floor, Sebastian tried to wake him up but it was no use Simon was completely unconscious.

[ukulelecal]

Vlogger

In which you decide to make a little video for Calum while he’s on tour.

Warnings: just fluff my friends

Pairing: Calum Hood x Reader

Requested By: N/A

A/N: am i posting two imagines in one fucking night? wow who am i

Requests are OPEN!

*Gif not mine*

Continued

You wanted to do something special for Calum.

He had been on the road for almost two months, and you missed him like crazy. You texted, talked on the phone, and FaceTimed whenever you could, but it was hard considering time zone differences, him being incredibly busy all the time, and you having to go to work still.

You wracked your brain for ideas, wanting it to be the best possible thing you could create.

It came to you when you were out grocery shopping one day.

You could make him a little video. A day in the life type of thing, where you just filmed yourself going about your everyday life, making commentary. Kind of like those videos that YouTube vloggers make, just talking directly to Calum instead of a general audience. It was simple, just a little something to remind him of home. You knew he would love it.

So, a Saturday rolled around. You didn’t have work, or any plans for the day at all, really. You decided it would be a good day to film your video; you could just go with the flow and figure out your plans as you went.

You reached for your phone as soon as you woke up and opened the camera, flipping the screen towards you. Mentally channeling your inner vlogger, you started your video.

-

The day after you filmed, you turned to Google to learn how to edit videos. The task was a bit frustrating, trying to find the best parts to put in so it didn’t get too long or boring.

After it was all put together, you pasted the video into a new text to Calum, and hit send.

Calum was in an interview when he got the text. He checked his phone on the way back to the venue, which was a bit of a drive, and grinned to himself when he saw you sent him a video. Slipping his headphones from his bag, he plugged them in and put them over his ears, pressing play.

The first thing that came up was you, lying in bed. Your hair was a mess, face fresh, and Calum could tell you had just woken up. He also recognized the t-shirt you were wearing to be his, one you had hid from him before he left so he couldn’t take it on tour with him.

“Hey, Cal, it’s Y/N. I decided to make a little video for you, just going about my day and stuff, you know? Having tons of fun without you and all that. Just something for when you get homesick.”

The smile on Calum’s face was growing by the second, and he adjusted himself in the car seat so he was leaning his back between the end of the seat and the door.

The video cut to you rolling yourself out of bed, and then panned to Duke who was standing curiously by the bedroom door.

“Good morning, buddy,” you cooed, leaning down to pet him. “We’re making a video for Daddy today. Say hi to Daddy, Duke!”

The dog let out a bark, and you giggled, causing Calum’s heart to swell.

“How about some breakfast, yeah?”

You opened the bedroom door and Duke quickly scurried out, beating you down the stairs by a longshot. You met him there and opened up the fridge, camera showing all of the contents.

“I meant to get pancake mix at the store the other day. Totally forgot,” you commented, reaching for the carton of eggs. “An omelette will do.”

Cut to you attempting to balance your phone on the counter; you had a few glasses set up behind the device to keep it upright, and you carefully removed your hands. You pumped your fist in the air in victory, and Calum had to bite his lip to contain his smile. As you pulled out the pan to make your eggs in, you let out a yell.

“Alexa! Play 5 Seconds of Summer!”

Calum snorted as She Looks So Perfect started playing from the speakers, the boys all giving him confused looks. He ignored them, continuing to watch the video intently.

He wanted nothing more than to be with you; watching you sing and dance around in the kitchen wearing only a t-shirt while making breakfast, made him really ache for home. And he knew exactly what he would do if he was there. He would pick you up and spin you around until you squealed at him to put you down, and then he would kiss you, and you would lovingly card your fingers through his curls.

That sounded pretty fucking amazing.

“Youngblood! Say you want me, say you want me, out of your life!” You sang loudly as you transferred the completed omelette onto a plate, swaying your hips to the beat. The video then cut to you sitting at the island in the kitchen.

“Alright, I’m going to eat and get ready, and then figure what I’m going to do all day, I guess?” You quirked your eyebrow, shrugging to yourself. After a moment, you dramatically brought your hand to cover the camera, like the YouTubers do their fancy transitions, and then it cut back to you sitting in your car. You had a new outfit on, makeup and hair done.

“Okay, so I’m going to go to the mall for a while. I’m probably not going to buy anything, I just really want to go to Cinnabon,” you said, and Calum had to hold back a laugh. Every time you went to the mall together, you went to Cinnabon, without fail. It was a tradition.

You tried to set your phone up on the dashboard, succeeding for only a moment until it came tumbling down, a soft “god dammit” being heard from you as the device fell. You cut most of them out, but there were many failed attempts before you finally got it to stay balanced.

There were a few seconds of you driving, bobbing your head and doing little dances to whatever song was playing on the radio until you pulled into a parking spot at the mall.

“Here we are!”

The video cut to you inside the mall, starting to stroll around in front of all the stores. You eventually passed Victoria’s Secret, and Calum could hear you giggle.

“Look, it’s your favorite store.”

Calum took his bottom lip between his teeth. Whenever he’d go in there with you, he’d always complain that he was bored, but was secretly imagining you in all of the pretty lingerie. And, the best part, a trip to Victoria’s Secret usually lead to something even more fun at home.

You were suddenly inside the store, panning around all of the items. You stopped on a particularly beautiful set, and Calum could tell that it caught your eye. He knew you would like it just from looking at it himself. It was blood red lace with little black threads and embellishments.

You walked up to it, gently trailing your fingertips down the fabric.

“This is really pretty.”

You paused for a moment, as if thinking.

“Will I buy it? Find out when you get home.”

God, Calum really hoped you bought it.

The shot was now you walking into the food court, a soft grin on your face.

“I am so fucking excited for this Cinnabon, you don’t even know.”

Cut to you grabbing your food from the cashier, thanking them before turning away to find a table.

“It smells so good, I’m about to bust a nut.”

Calum had to hold back his laughter again as you took a seat at a table. The camera flipped so it was facing you, and you used your other hand to pop open the box.

“Oh damn, you are missing out, Hood.”

You showed the cinnamon roll that you bought, and Calum could practically taste it.

“Don’t know how I’m going to finish this. I usually split it with you.”

You paused a moment, your voice then getting softer.

“I really wish you were here so we could share.”

Calum wanted to cry, to fly his ass back to California so he could eat a damn cinnamon roll with you. You sighed softly, then sticking your fork in the food.

“Enough sap, I’m eating.”

The shot turned to you sticking a piece in your mouth, eyes fluttering shut in bliss.

“Good shit, I tell you.”

There was a few more seconds of you eating, making random comments, before you were suddenly back in your car.

“Alright, made a quick stop at the grocery store. Wanted pasta. As usual.”

Calum chuckled; of course. Pasta always seemed to be one of your go-to’s when you were deciding what to eat.

The video cut to you walking into yours and Calum’s house, the front door shutting behind you.

“Duke, Mommy’s home!”

The sound of little paws clicking against the floor sounded, and the little dog came into view. You bent over, scratching his head.

“Hey, want to go out, buddy?”

He yapped, immediately taking off towards the back door. You chuckled, dropping the grocery bag off in the kitchen before opening the door for Duke. He ran around, did his business, things that dogs do.

“Honestly, Cal? We have the best fucking dog ever.”

He smiled; his dog was his love, and it made it better that he got to share him with you.

You and Duke eventually went back inside, and one look at the clock made you realize it was about time you start making dinner.

“You’re probably sick of watching me cook and eat,” you mumbled as you again balanced your phone on the counter. “One more meal and I’m done.”

You yelled out for Alexa to play your playlist, specifically the one that you and Calum had playing in the house almost all of the time. The first song was Fallin’ All in You by Shawn Mendes, one of your personal favorites.

The video continued on; you made dinner and ate, played with Duke for a while, and the decided to call it an early night. You were now laying in bed, another one of Calum’s shirts adorning your body.

“Well, that was my little video for you,” you chuckled, smoothing the hair on top of your head. “It’s not much or anything, I just wanted to do something for you. And Cal, I really do miss you. Like, a lot. Today was a good day, but it would have been a million times better if you were here. I love you so much, bubba.”

Duke jumped into the shot, giving a lick to yourself, You giggled, pulling the dog closer to you.

“And Duke loves you too.”

You gave a wave to the camera, smiling sweetly.

“See you soon, Calum.”

With that, the video ended.  

Calum was about to cry. It was an incredibly sweet gesture, and he was more than thankful to have you in his life.

He typed out a text to you.

Calum: You are amazing. I love you so much Y/N. So so much. I can’t wait to come back to you.

“What’s got you smiling like that, Cal?” Michael’s voice popped up, a smirk on his face. Calum shook his head, still looking at his phone.

“Just love my girl, that’s all.”

[jonlovessansa]

HOW JONSA HAPPENED IN 8X2 WITHOUT US REALIZING IT

EDIT: Clearly the show proved me wrong by ep.4, but i refuse to delete this post because I still think it makes more sense than to believe they didn’t talk before the battle. Also, their consummation before the NK’s attack is one of my old theory from the books, so let’s see if this will turn out to be an Easter Egg… By the way, thank you all for your likes and comments!

So, I finally had a rewatch of episode 2 and I really can’t believe how badly we’ve been tricked... right in front of our own eyes… This is THE Jonsa episode, and they hid it behind the omage to all the characters.

Buckle up now and let’s start from where they left, namely Sansa posing a question:

While the camera closes up to Jon we hear a door opening: it is the link to the next scene with Jorah and Dany, but also, as by now we are all accustomed to, it is symbolic, because the last time we saw a door opening was on that boat.

What is clear here, is that Sansa knows what they’re doing, to Jon’s dismay because I suppose he was sure he was hiding it well… That’s why he swallows, that’s why he looks guilty, almost like a lover caught cheating. So if you think he doesn’t answer her, you are wrong, because the door is open now, and he can’t just close it and pretend nothing happened. 

And I’d go as far as to say that here they’re also acknowledging the tension between them, which they never address but that we’ve been told they have been skirting around since season 7, so they know it’s there: she has teary eyes and is heartbroken, he looks guilty and he's heartbroken too because she is hurt. The door is definitely open.

So, excluding the possibility that he lies to her face since it’d go against what they showed of their relationship in the episode, especially in this scene (if you think he lies when he says SHE’LL BE A GOOD QUEEN, that’s not a lie, and if you listen carefully to Jon’s mind, what he adds is a loud I’LL MAKE CERTAIN OF THAT…), we have only two options:

- he tells her that he’s not in love with D, implying that he’s just sleeping with her and that that has not clouded his judgment;

- he tells her about political Jon.

The opening of ep. 2 gives us the answer:

Sansa is upset for what happened with Jaime of course, but Brienne vouched for him, her own mother had trusted him… Her reaction is mostly of disrespect towards Daenerys, which means that she still doesn’t know the truth and so she is angry both because she’s in love and because she still believes Jon doesn’t think straight. How else could it be? She read this Queen at first glance, why didn’t he do the same? If she is an ally, why did he bend the knee? And if she’s a good queen, why does she acts like… that? 

Since it’s been established that Sansa is clever, and knowing she trusts him and has faith in him, as she confirmed to him, the only reason why she can’t make sense of that, is that her mind is full of love and jealousy and anger and hurt and she can barely contain it in front of her.

And then comes this beautiful played moment between her and Daenerys.

As many of you already discussed, this is when Sansa finally can put two and two together, when finally everything makes sense. And you can see all the emotions displayed on her face: she is happy and relieved because Jon is not in love, he’s not been manipulated, he is the manipulator. But most importantly, she’s proud, which is something we have to take into consideration to understand what’s about to happen, because it means, especially after that impossible level of tension in the office, that now we should expect Sansa to go straight to talk to him: they are too straightforward with each other to avoid confrontation, more than that they need it. And she needs it immediately because of what she feels. And once this truth is out, do you think Jon would be able not to tell her about his real parents? Not a chance! And if the last barrier between them falls, after what we saw in the office scene, what do you think will happen?

And the confrontation does in fact happen, they simply don’t show it to us, preferring toast to them with clues spread all over the episode, following their usual favourite shock value path.

Starting from the war council: if you look attentively, you’ll notice that not once, not even for a tiny beat, Jon and Sansa look at each other. 

In the first episode we’ve been shown this

and this

and this,

nevertheless, not once they look at each other during the entire scene. 

Jon looks at Bran and Arya, Sansa looks at Bran and, completely ignoring Jon next to her, she looks at Arya, but they don’t look at each other and they don’t talk to each other. It makes sense if we assume that Jon, knowing he’s not her brother, the last wall helping him keeping a minimum distance, is embarrassed to look at her. But Sansa? She’s not angry anymore, we saw she’s proud, and she understands now that everything he did is for the North, so why wouldn’t she look at him?

And they are both hiding something: Jon has his gloves on and Sansa has the same posture she had with D, with her arms crossed behind her back. At a certain point Jon even seems to turn to her but immediately stops himself like he is about to do something he shouldn’t do. Why?

 Also, they’re always blocked together, establishing that they are indeed a couple, but while in the Great Hall their chairs were practically glued together, and in the office they end up very close, here there’s always a safe little distance between them.

And then this happens:

This is the most close to “looking at each other” they do, and it’s subtly. Jon’s saying:

”LET’S GET SOME REST.”

Do you see Sansa carefully looking at him out of the corner of her eye? I say that she’s thinking of whatever they are going to do, except rest, in the Lord’s chambers…

Do you think I’m seeing things? Look at the boldness of D&D&co, what they shamelessly show us:

The Bear has entered the Castle! 

This is not the right post to talk about it, but yeah, the bear is Jon.

Now let’s go back to the previous scenes to search for the hints, thanks to the other characters, of what happened after S&D little chat.

THEON AND SANSA REUNION: 

If you think this is framed as romantic you are absolutely right, but it’s not forshadowing a love story between them, this is both a reminder of Castle Black reunion and a preview of what will happen the moment Sansa will be with Jon, far away from our eyes: a new reunion after she found out the truth, and it’s not a case that this hug resembles the one we all remember, with Theon being a stand in for Jon, like many times in the books and the show too.

Actually, Theon has one of the best political Jon forshadowing that we had on screen. Do you remember when he returns home by ship? He has sex with the Captain’s daughter and she falls in love with him. But he’s only using her, he even tells her that she could be pregnant with his child, a king’s bastard son. Then he arrives at Pyke and his sister is waiting for him… 

TORMUND AND JON REUNION:

This is another enactment of Jon and Sansa reunion, from Jon’s pov this time: Tormund, a tall red head, hugs him and calls him LITTLE CROW, and you remember that S&D joked about his short height, right? Then Jon tells him HE THOUGHT HE LOST HIM because the Wall has fallen, or the door has been opened in our case; also, KH is purposefully staring at Tormund’s lips!

But happily reunion apart, there is more: Jon changed his jacket. This happened in episode 1 too, establishing a precedent: after having sex at the Waterfalls, he changes his clothes before going to talk to Sansa. And I think the same thing happened here, only he changed his clothes after talking to Sansa… plus, do you see how ill-fitting and consumed the jacket is?

This is not the only time we see something like this, and there is a reason here too: I believe this is Ned’s (it doesn’t look like the one he wore in ep.1), and probably Sansa gave it to him after he told her about his parents, not to let him forget who made him the man he is or doubt who he is, a Stark.

GREY WORM AND MISSANDEI

There are many gifs with good parallels to Jonsa, plus they had sex for the first time before a battle. Here GW performs his version of Jon’s I’LL PROTECT YOU, just in case we forgot: “My people will protect you”.

ARYA AND GENDRY REUNION:

The parallel between these two couples has been established in the first episode

but here they go even further, because before having sex Gendry reveals to Arya who his real father is. Could it be more obvious?

JAIME KNIGHTING BRIENNE WITH HIS SWORD:

I remember many gifs paralleling them to Jon and Sansa, and they are all valid, but in the books there is an important moment that helps us understand better what we have here: when they were going to King’s Landing they had a sword fight. J cut B with his sword on her “upper thigh” and a “red flower blossomed”. The scene is described with a double meaning, alluding at J breaking her maidenhead with his “sword”.

Jaime using his sword to knight B has a sexual innuendo, and if you have any doubt, you should remember what Tormund says, and the expression on his face: 

“I’M NO KING, BUT IF I WERE, I’D KNIGHT YOU TEN TIMES OVER”

 Well, that’s exactly what King Jon and Sansa are doing right now!

JENNY OF OLDSTONE

I think we all know that this is a reference to Sansa and to what will happen to her and Jon, but let me add something about her leather dragonfly outfit: for those of you who don’t know, in the books Jon’s LONGCLAW has a virgin leather grip (Sansa is still a maid in the books, thanks to God no marriage with Ramsey there) and it is sheathed in leather… I don’t think I need to explain why they chose this particular episode to have Sansa covered in leather.

(gif by @lokispells)

Now, there are some other clues, and there is a big one too, but first I need to tell you other things that I hadn’t planned to and that requires me more time. Is it conclusive enough what I got you here? I hope so...

Thanks for listening.