#but maybe thats because i watched it directly after watching the third

[aroace-poly-show]

Friend could you please go on a rant about siffrin or rui im having a Piss Brain Moment and need to distract myself + your rants are soa awesome always

SURE SURE UM i don’t know how you feel abt spoilers so uh. will try to avoid that. anyway watching siffrin throughout the loops just slowly going more and more insane is so. ougrdhjfg. he loves his friends so much too :( he wants to protect them so bad :( one of his main goals later in the loops is to find out how to help them with any of their problems :( they keep going through the loops miserably but having their friends with them keeps them going :( and whenever theres like smth about him that his friends notice he goes all :0 bc its weird when he’s like perceived and his friends notice things about him bc he’s actually seen like wow thats crazy but just.oughdsg he loves. so much. he makes me ill. me when the character is full of so much love. ourgdhfsgfbdfds……………..

if you don’t care abt spoilers uh. more rambles under the cut

siffrin in the later loops esp the third ending after you beat the king while also having done the friendship quests is so. oughghdgdhj. during the friendship quests before where they help all their friends and make all of them happy and they all love them theres that moment at the picnic scene i believe where after he says he’s happy it goes “in this moment you are loved.” and he thinks he wants to try going through the castle to the end bc maybe this time it’ll be different now that he’s with friends who love him (LIKE THEY DIDNT LOVE HIM BEFORE LIKE HE WASN’T ALREADY LOVED LIKE MJFHDJSBSNDFHD) (also i got the tutorial event after doing all 4 of them but i’ve seen some of my friends get it earlier having only done a few of them but the tutorial event made me. ill. bc it was directly after them saying that they wanna try going through the castle without looping bc now their friends love them and then they brutally kill a sadness in front of all his friends horrifying them. with faces that make him think he’s already ruined this. like he’s happier and loved right now but goodness gracious he is still. going a little insane.) and when he makes it to the end the first time not much changes aside from odile noticing how he looked and getting worried and all his friends trying to run for him to help him before whatever was happening (the loop restarted) happens and at first he berates himself for thinking the power of love or whatever would save him but by the third time hes fucking smiling at them and its like “they love you! they all love you! you could do this forever!” they love him enough to try to run after him to save him and hes fucking smiling at themmmm and the restart screen ends with “in this moment you were loved” and i am ILLLLLLLL ITS SO. ITS SO. OURGDFHSDJGHAFJGHJHFJHAAGDJHJHDFG.S…………..siffrin……..fucked up little guy………..later in act 5 when he’s told he’s gonna be in here for eternity he tries to be like “its fine its fine because you’re here with your family right? because you’re loved? because you’re with them? ot’s fine right? but this thought…IS NOT ENOUGH FOR YOU TO GO ON ANYMORE!!!” bc atp they’ve been through it so many times these aren’t their friends anymore to them they’re just actors and copies and fictional versions of them that will never ever change and they want to be with their real family and theres this whole thing of them comparing these loops and how they act and how their friends act to actors in a play and that he has to keep following the script and UWAGHDSHS HES A STUPID FUCKING TEHATER KID TOO. ITS ALWYAS THE THEATER KIDS THAT GET ME. FUCK. okay this was a lot. i’m not even done i could say so much. but yeah sorry

[espressokiri]

If I could, could I request Class 1-A’s with a water quirk who loves mermaids?

Class 1A x GN!Reader

In which Class 1A deals with a classmate who loves mermaids.

Warnings: None

Genre: Fluff

a/n: These are so cute to write about plz <3

(Y/n) (L/n) has always had a fascination with what was hidden underneath the ocean, it could be the result of their quirk being related to water or just the child-like wonder never leaving them. Growing up they would watch The Little Mermaid on repeat and sigh dreamily at the thought of having a tail like hers. They learnt how to draw in order to create themselves as a mermaid in fictional form, perhaps they could even send in a similar design for when U.A. asks for hero suit designs. 

That is exactly what happened. Despite not having fins for legs on the regular for their costume, there was a resemblance of flow like material that would glimmer like scales. They also garnered mini seashells strapped around their waist like a belt.

“Pft! What are you? Holder of seashells or something?” Bakugou cackled and (Y/n) glared at him, spraying him with water and directly aiming for his open mouth. 

Bakugou sputtered and coughed out the liquid before attempting to charge at them with his quirk engaged, (Y/n) simply sucked out all the sweat he was generating for his quirk with a flick of their wrist, leaving him useless. “What the hell?!”

“Whoa thats so cool! (Y/n) can basically turn Bakugou quirkless!” Denki clasped his hands in amusement as Kirishima and Sero had to restrain him from physically attacking the water bender.

Midoriya was in the cornering jotting down the useful information about them that he had witnessed.

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“Tsu-chan! Tsu-chan let’s pretend we’re mermaids!” (Y/n) exclaimed as they dragged Asui to the U.A. pool. The girls had rented it out for a day before the training camp and invited (Y/n) along because they all found them adorable, the girls had basically adopted them.

(Y/n) was gifted a swimming tail by Hatsume Mei, who had tinkered with the idea of a mermaid suit for them. Once they put it on as trial, (Y/n) could not stop the joyful tears from flowing as they pulled Mei into a crushing hug, thanking her profusely for making their dream come true.

As of now they finally got to try it on for use. To say it wasn’t hard to maneuver in at first would be a lie, but with the help of Asui they finally got the hang of it and felt like they were on cloud nine.

Breathing under water was not a problem as a water quirk user, it made it all the more real. The water was a safe place and they knew if ever they wanted some time to think, away from the loud noises and to clear their mind in general, the water would welcome them with open arms.

“Wow (Y/n)-chan, you look like a real mermaid!” Hagakure squealed as she watched the tail appear and disappear in the water, “you really do look the part.” Jirou commented, a slight blush at the beauty before her.

“Our precious (Y/n)! Here I thought you couldn’t get any cuter.” Mina huffed, trying to take pictures of the moment. 

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(Y/n) was at the bottom of the pool in U.A.

They were laying down on the floor of the pool, watching the lights above reflect the water. Fully clothed in their U.A. uniform, as they could just pull the water away from them to dry instantly, with their backpack the only thing on the pools edge.

They were trying to think of a special move to progress in their class, it seemed like there was a mental block preventing them from creating any train of thought for the class. Maybe a nap would help?

A sudden splash into the pool pulled them out their light slumber as a hand gripped their arm and pulled them to the surface, “what the hell?!” (Y/n) exclaimed, pulling themselves away from the perpetrator. “I just saved your ass! Is this the thanks I get?!”

They looked at Bakugou with irritation as they calmed their breathing, “saved me from what exactly?”

“From drowning, dumbass! What were you even thinking?!”

A stagnant silence.

(Y/n) snorted before bursting out into laughter, angering the blonde even further. “You think dying is funny?! Wait till I drown you myself!”

“Bakugou, what’s my quirk?” (Y/n) wheezed, trying to calm themselves down.

“What kind of question is that? Water manipulation, idiot.”

“Exactly.”

They both had a stare-down. (Y/n) with a hand on their mouth to hide the small giggles slipping out and watching Bakugou’s face morph from anger to embarrassment as he realized.

“No one must know of this.”

Cue (Y/n) planning to blackmail him.

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Training camp was as tough as Aizawa said it would be. 

The students were worked to the bone, being sucked dry of their youth and filled with soreness and pain from the excessive use of their quirks. To think (Y/n) thought they would have it easier since Aizawa had basically thrown them into the nearby lake to practice water pressure and surface tension.

They tried taking a breather for a minute but a stick would be shoved through the water and whack them on the head for doing so. Aizawa had eyes the eyes of a hawk, despite his constant dry eye, and they felt sorry for whoever ends up being his child.

Once they were sure their teacher had left his focus on them to pay attention to the rest of the class, they decided to close their eyes for a brief second. The peace was soon disrupted.

A shot of white tape wrapped around their waist and they were yanked out of the lake and onto the broad shoulders of Sero. “Look what I caught! A mermaid, huh? You’d sell for a decent price.” He chuckled.

“Only decent? Wow okay, my ego’s been bruised.” (Y/n) scoffed, dangling limply on his shoulder despite feeling their stomach bruise from the impact. “Working on making your tape waterproof?”

“Mhm, and I nailed it!”

“That you did. Now carry me properly to dinner while I nap as punishment for disrupting the one time I got away with sleeping.”

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When the Big Three were introduced in class, (Y/n) couldn’t help but gaze with sparkles in their eyes at the indigo haired male with elf-like ears. Oh how they were imagining a fairytale themed photoshoot or outing, which was inappropriate as he was a third year and they doubt he would befriend them after observing his timid and shy nature. 

But a mermaid must not leave an opportunity behind.

“Tamaki-senpai!”

The male froze in his steps, shoulders stiff and posture hunched as he trembled and turned towards the voice. (Y/n) approached him with a grin, hands behind their back as they were fidgeting in place.

“Y-yes?” His gaze was on the floor, avoiding eye contact with the first-year.

Nejire and Mirio had glanced at each other before nodding their head in agreement to eavesdrop on the conversation. 

“I just wanted to say that you look so pretty! Like something out of a fairytale! I love fairytales, especially mermaids and I have a suit with a mermaid’s tail since I have a water quirk and stuff.” (Y/n) glanced at Mirio and Nejire and waved at them cheerfully. 

Tamaki on the other hand had gotten red in the face at the compliment and became a stuttering mess, that’s when Nejire and Mirio decided to jump in, both very happy at the thought of talking to the cheerful student in front of them.

“He’s a bit shy so don’t mind him! You’re so precious! You look like a mermaid too, so gorgeous!” Nejire complimented and pulled at their cheek as (Y/n)’s eyes twinkled at seeing Nejire in a new light.

“H-Hado-senpai, you look like a fairy!” (Y/n) was in awe of how pretty she was, she was literally sparkling. 

Mirio was chuckling in the background, “looks like we’re all like fairytales in one way huh?”

Nejire gasped and clapped her hands together, “a photoshoot dressed like that would be so cute! Don’t you think Mirio?”

“Hado-senpai I was thinking the same!”

[sins-and-hubris]

pls good sir, I'm starving for some camboy Lurien AU (also I'm sprry if this ask got sent twice Dx)

jkshdfbg no worries! Sorry for the delay, I had to dig through my discord messages to find where I talked about it

So basic rundown on the camboy Lurien AU:

-Lurien's pining for PK but is comfortable in his love being unrequieted so he decides to manage his fantasies like an actual responsible adult instead of ignoring them in the hope that they'll magically go away (aka he buys himself toys to take the edge off of heats and general longing)

-Then he decides to go 'eh fuck it, I'll stream to not feel lonely and to get extra bucks for all these paints' bc as loaded as he is, he usually ends up throwing a bunch of his geo into repair costs/support payments for people in the City, so his salary doesn't cover some batshit expensive colours he wants. (note here: Hallownest is p. much the same but with extra tech advancements so camboys are a thing, maybe they have magical computertech formed with pale ore and crystals mined from the peaks). Plus his fear of being watched means he has a bit of an exhibionist kink, which helps take his mind off of the painful pining he sometimes experiences when he's horny

-The porn industry is an actual legit job here btw, there's healthcare and everything. Lurien's just doing this as a side hobby for extra bucks, so he's baffled when this whole thing goes from being just something he does for stress relief to him becoming like the second most popular pornstar after flukemarm (who does mainstream stuff and is. weird). His pornstar self is basically his superman alter ego where nobody knows its him but everyone wants to know who tf the pretty camboy is, partially because he's a butterfly (which is rare to Hallownest), and partially because he has some pretty artistic tastes in sex, so his streams are usually very aesthetically pleasing

-Also Lurien wears a different mask and paints his wings/wears thigh high socks to remain unidentifiable, bc butterfly wing markings tell wayyy too much and his biological third eye is way too distinct. The fake mask has none of the protective spells of an actual Hallownest mask and doesn't cover his actual eyes very well but it does hide his third eye so its basically a case of like. The superhero guy looking the exact same but people only recognize him without glasses

-Only PK and WL know who he is, and thats after they stumbled across his page by accident one day when they were trying to figure out the internet. Both immediately recognized him, went 'oh he's perfect for this, good for him,' and after a little bit of curious watching, PK got....invested, much to WL's amusement. Shenanigans ensues

-And by shenanigans I mean that PK doesn't actually come forth and starts courting him directly after Lurien's streams catch his attention, he instead meticulously crafts an untrackable account and sends him fat geo tips with suggestions in the heat of the moment without actually coming forward and telling him that he found his pornography sidejob. It's not like it's affecting Lurien's efficiency at being a Watcher or anything (if anything it improves it), so he figures that it's best to just not talk to him about it, all while remaining completely oblivious to his own feelings.

-Lurien has no idea who tf he is or why this hot rich dude keeps requesting double penetration and PK has to keep a stoic face when people question him what plan he's working on that's important enough to deplete the royal treasury

-Lurien's known specifically for his aesthetic choices in dicks (which tend to be rather large bc most dildos available in Hallownest don't have the pronounced ridges needed to stimulate the g-spot on butterflies, so large = more friction and pleasure for him), his tendency to be kinda shy and reverent and honest, as well as his ability to incorporate sort of gentle fantasy roleplaying into things which makes him p. popular. He's turned it into more of an art form and is kinda like the polar opposite to Flukemarm's Powerhouse of Fuck, as I've said earlier. That paired with him being a rare species means he gets a lot more attention than he normally would otherwise.

-He'd also probs stay for a couple moments after streams to chat to quell the post-nut loneliness, which makes him even more popular. This doesn't really endanger him being found out, as no one ever actually speaks to him in person and his voice is sort of quiet and unremarkable when he's not trying to govern a city, so only PK, WL, and maybe Monomon or Herrah would recognize him

-Lurien's like. The aesthetic yet honest fuck. People treat his videos like they would treat a fine wine. He has no idea what to think of it and it's honestly really awkward for him because people will chat about him around the watercooler at work and he has to just kinda deal with it, all while internally screaming whenever PK walks by because he's terrified he'll find out about his sexy alter ego, while PK's just trying to act normal around him so that he doesn't tip Lurien off on him KNOWING he does sex work

-So basically Lurien and PK are still doing their whole job of running things in the city while not talking to each other or giving a single indication of what's going on; WL is immensely grateful she works in the social/agricultural/spiritual sections bc watching Lurien subtly flare his wings and PK unconsciously trying to court would be like offering a persian mother a whole collection of soap operas to watch during work

-Lurien: as you can see, my lord, with your permission I plan to put the Soul Master on trial for several counts of kidnapping, bugslaughter, medical malpractice

-PK, staring at Lurien's ass and not listening to a damn word he's saying: mm.

[whosaskingwrites]

Glass Heart (Oikawa x Reader x Kageyama)

A/N: This was the only request that came in for the follower event which by the way I've extended so its still open. So thanks for requesting this it was fun to write! Full disclosure the Akaashi b-day one was supposed to be uploaded first but I haven't finished it yet so...Also I went a little feral on this cause its the first ever request on the blog 💞. I even added it a small thing from one of my favorite movie series. Also I don't know if this is exactly what you wanted but I did my best to fulfill the request. Some things are changed in it but this is the final product.

Details: 9.4 pages 3,305 words (she long)

WARNINGS: Mentions of blood, angst, heartbreak, there's a happy end for Mc tho, manga spoilers??? Kinda not really???

Date: December 7th, 2020

Theme: Glass Heart Syndrome- Similar to the Hanahaki disease, when a person goes through heart break it causes their heart to literally form into glass and break. It will result in the person never being able to love again or die through the agonizing process. The symptoms include dark cracks on the chest stemming from the heart that spread and grow darker the worse the heartbreak is, the victim becomes physically weaker, and they’ll cough up blood. (Taken directly from the request)

Sachi- means miracle. Thank you @msecchi for requesting 💞 hope you enjoy!

Nightmares.

That's what the doctor said to him. "You can't sleep because of the nightmares!" Thats what he was told by them. For ten years doctors told him its just nightmares. But he knew it wasn't nightmares no...He was being haunted by her. Dead and cold e/c eyes stared at him from the darkness as they dulled. A faint shattering sound accompanied it as he watched shards of glass fall.

His heart was cracked black lines trailed against his skin hidden under his shirt. It had cracked all those years ago when he thought she was gone. She had recovered though it was a miracle really that she had. After all he was there when her heart shattered.

Hanamaki and Matsukawa still looked at him with disgust. They supported him sure but they only supported him because they wanted him out of Japan. Iwaizumi didn't look at him the same either, there was always something hidden behind his gazes. He could take the anger from them though it was worth it to know she was still alive.

He loved her. He knew that, Iwaizumi knew it. For ten years he asked Iwaizumi how she was doing "she's fine," was the only response he got. Now he could see for himself if she was fine. The Olympics were here and he was currently on his way to Japan with his team. It'd been a long time since he'd been back. Almost nine years now but he wasn't worried. He curled into the plane seat shutting his eyes and trying to catch some nightmare free sleep...

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"Y/n-chan! You look really pretty today!" He threw an arm around the h/cette's shoulder pulling her roughly into his side. She stumbled a bit peering up at him through long eyelashes. "Can you let me go please Oikawa-san?" She asked shifting to pry his arm off. He held on though and gasped "Eh? Why Y/n-chan!" He shrieked and just like that his arm was thrown off her shoulder and Iwaizumi stood there.

"Dumbass she doesn't like people touching her!" He yelled flicking him in the forehead. He whined and rubbed at the spot "Iwa-chan you're supposed to be on my side!" Iwaizumi simply shook his head before turning towards Y/n. "So Y/n have you decided on a high school yet?" She merely hummed "I was thinking Shiratori-" "No you can't go there!" Oikawa cut off quickly throwing himself infront of her.

"...Can I finish my sentence?" She asked sending a pointed look towards him. "Please do," Iwaizumi supplied as he covered Oikawa's mouth. "Shiratorizawa but my cousin convinced me to go to Aoba Johsai instead," She finished sending a pointed look towards him. He pried Iwaizumi's hand off to speak "You're going to Aoba Johsai!?" She laughed then smiling at him and he felt his heart rate speed up in response.

It'd been a few months since then he was a third year now and her a sparkling brand new first year at Aoba Johsai. Since day one he'd been around her constantly. Walking her to her classes or sitting with her at lunch sometimes bringing her an extra piece of Milk Bread. Of course the team knew he liked her it stared them in the face everyday. He'd smile at his phone everytime she texted or his face would flush slightly when she complimented him. Not that she ever noticed but they knew she was falling to.

She no longer rejected physical touches from him she leaned into them instead. She always smiled at him whenever he appeared in her line of sight. She even started using his first name! Halfway through the school year everybody knew Oikawa Tooru and L/n Y/n were attached at the hip. Fangirls confessed all the time but he rejected them without fail thinking of the girl with s/c skin and e/c eyes. He wanted her confession but it never came to him. He got tired of the team making fun of him one day. They always picked on him so why should they be allowed to do it when it involves the girl he liked?

"Oh please! Like I even care about her! She's getting boring anyway i'll just move on to a new girl. One that's more exciting and not some bright-eyed first year," He had said crossing his arms and looking up indignantly. "Oikawa...You don't mean that," Iwaizumi said slowly looking at him. "Of course I do. She's boring now," He pushed refusing to crack under the pressure.

Of course how was he going to remember that all of this went down a minute before she was supposed to walk into the gym to watch him practice like everyday? He really should have remembered that if he had things might have gone differently. Practice had ended as usual though it had been quieter than he remembered. Something was missing and he knew it.

He shrugged it off as he left the locker room walking towards the front gates to wait for Iwaizumi with Y/n. "Hey Y/n-chan what'd you think of practice?" He waited a moment to see her rush around the corner in a flurry of excitement but it never happened. "Y/n-chan..?" Rounding the corner of the gate he saw the spot they normally waited in was empty no sign of the beautiful girl anywhere.

There was however a piece of paper trapped against the bars. It was a small thing easily loseable but the way it was crumpled and felt soft meant the paper he held was old and probably had been thrown away. He opened it slowly and glared at what he saw on it. 'Kageyama Tobio xxxx-xxx-xxxx' What were the odds he'd find his enemies number here of all places? Astronomically low he knew as he chucked the paper away.

Iwaizumi had come up then pushing him along while he struggled. "Iwa-chan! Y/n-chan isn't here yet!" Iwaizumi rolled his eyes. "She went home. She was feeling sick today," He responded easily while Oikawa's nose crinkled. That was impossible he'd been with her all day except for in class. She was perfectly normal in every way today, he'd have know she was sick.

Maybe if he said something to Iwaizumi instead of keeping quiet he'd have seen her and fixed everything. Maybe if he had made them stop at the park like he did everyday instead of being consumed by his thoughts he might have seen a familiar h/c haired girl sitting with a boy that had blackish blue hair and vibrant blue eyes.

He might have seen the boy give her his jacket and a carton of milk when she started crying. Or how he awkwardly patted her shoulder in an attempt to comfort her. But instead the duo walked on with him thinking about how to ask Y/n why she lied. Of course for the next two weeks he wouldn't receive a response since she avoided him at every turn.

Eventually though he cornered her right outside the gym after she dropped off Hanamaki's water bottle. He didn't question why she had it or the black and blue jacket she was wearing that was slightly too big for her. Instead he ran after her stopping her before she got to far. "Hey! Y/n-chan why are you avoiding me!?" He shouted towards her.

She and everyone else nearby stopped people whispered as they looked at them but he didn't care. He watched her turn and froze as dull e/c eyes met his own. "Just speeding things up. After all you said I was boring Oikawa-san,"

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He jolted awake sitting up rapidly as he tried to slow down his racing heart. "Hey you okay man?" He turned his head looking at his teammates who looked startled. "Yeah I'm fine...Just a bad dream," He smiled at them before looking out the window. Japan was spread out below them lights twinkling in the dark.

The smile fell from his face as they landed replaced with a sense of displacement and nostalgia. He gripped his bags tightly tomorrow he would be facing his biggest rivals on the court all to see who would win the gold. He didn't have time to think about what happened to the girl he used to know.

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"Wha- who said you were boring?" He asked stepping towards her. She took a step back in response "You did. Two weeks ago when I went to the gym. I heard you," His eyes widened dramatically as he looked at her "No- That's out of context!" He tried to save it but she just shook her head. 

"Don't lie Oikawa-san," Her eyes became more dull as she spoke. "Don't- dont call me Oikawa please. Dont do that please," he begged reaching out towards her. She coughed then putting a hand up to her mouth. As she did the sleeve of the jacket rolled down and he saw them. The thin black lines trailing across her skin and decorating her pale s/c arm.

"Y/n-chan...," he trailed off as his eyes focused on her arm and the thin trail of blood coming from her mouth. She smiled but it wasn't anything. Only a slight twitch upwards no warmth behind it. "Its okay Oikawa-san you helped me you know?" He paused as he looked at her "Helped you..?" She nodded slowly "Yeah! You helped me realize that love is worthless so thank you," He could only watch in horror as the black veins spread further and widened being accompanied by a cracking sound.

Like someone had thrown a ball threw a glass window she collapsed at the same time a shattering sound filled the air. A girl nearby screamed as Y/n fell while someone else yelled for emergency services. "Y/n!" He was shoved backwards as Hanamaki and Matsukawa ran past him.

"What happened!?" Matsukawa yelled as he lifted her head. He looked at him while blood dripped from her mouth. "I- I don't know. S-she said she heard me a-and-," Hanamaki whipped around at that "She heard you!?" He stood blood had left a red stain on his white track pants. 

"If she dies from this I will never forgive you," Hanamaki hissed. "Makki she's- she's not breathing!" Matsukawa screamed pressing a hand on her heart. Paramedics rushed into the area skittering around as the pushed Matsukawa and Hanamaki away. "What happened?" One of the medics asked. "Glass Heart Syndrome," Hanamaki answered back glaring at Oikawa as he spoke.

"We need to get her out of here right away! Lets go!" The medic had run back over towards Y/n helping to pick her up onto the gurney. They paramedics left quickly with her denying Hanamaki and Matsukawa's attempt to go with her. They raced into the gym grabbing their stuff before running back out. Hanamaki shoved Oikawa out of the way and down to the ground as they ran.

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He sighed as he jolted awake for the third time in a row. This was ridiculous she wasn't even dead so why couldn't he sleep without seeing dead e/c eyes? Guilt that's what Iwaizumi told him. He tilted his head to see the time five am was what the clock told him. He needed to meet the rest of the team at seven thirty so he changed and went running.

The streets he ran on seemed so familiar but so different to him. Of course he stopped at the nearby park it was similar to the one he used to stop at with Iwaizumi and Y/n. Those trips long since abandoned after what he did his eyes flittered over the park until they landed on a h/cette. His eyes widened as he looked at her so similar to the last time he saw her.

Slightly taller and figure slightly rounder perfect to him but it hurt to realize it was a pregnancy bump. The h/c hair on her head sparkled and her e/c eyes glittered with a warmth he hadn't seen in years. He began walking towards her almost starting to run until a voice stopped him. "Y/n!" He stopped immediately snapping his head to the side. Barreling towards her was a male with silver and black hair and golden eyes sparkling. He knew who that was...Bokuto Koutarou wing spiker for the MSBY Black Jackals and he was his opponent in the upcoming game.

He slunk closer and it was then that he noticed a little girl hugged to Bokutos chest. She couldn't have been older than five from what he could see but he noticed that running through the girls h/c hair were streaks of silver. He certainly didn't expect her to take the little girl from him and kiss his cheek. His shock was palpable when she reached a hand up to run through his hair. A thin sliver band with a small diamond on it glared back at him glittering in the sun.

Bokuto had lifted his own hand to run it through the small girl's hair the silver came through more prominently as well as exposing dark navy almost black streaks he hadnt seen before. The little girls head turned revealing a single e/c eyes. His eyes however zoned in on the gold band on Bokuto's finger. He was excitedly talking to her while she shook her head and started walking off. He watched Bokuto's eyes widen comically as the wing spiker ran off after her.

He stood frozen as he watched the scene anybody could see a cute family scene. That should have been him handing her their kid not Bokuto. But it wasn't him no it was someone else. So of course he called Iwaizumi to complain.

"Iwa! You didn't tell me Y/n was married to that- that wing spiker!?" He yelled into the phone while Iwaizumi scoffed. "One I shouldnt tell you anything about Y/n since you ruined that. And two thats not your business," He returned the statement with a scoff of his own. "Not my business? Shes married! You know what Iwa. I'll win her back," Iwaizumi laughed then it was laced with disbelief much like his voice was. 

"Sorry you are gonna try to win back a married woman who has a kid and another one on the way?" Iwaizumi was right that sounded wrong out loud but he couldn't back down. "Yes! I'm gonna win her back from that Bokuto guy!" Iwaizumi snorted "Sorry how'd you figure they were married?" Iwaizumi asked with a laugh "I saw the rings and her daughter has silver hair like him!" He stated indignantly.

Iwaizumi did bust out laughing then "Silver hair? Must have dyed it then," Iwaizumi mumbled quietly. "Iwa what are you going on about?" He asked not being able to hear the male on the other line clearly. "Oh nothing just suprised you don't pay more attention to your sworn enemies," He called uninterested. "I pay enough attention to know they're on the same team and will be playing against me," He hissed and Iwaizumi laughed. "I gotta go. See you later Oikawa," He hung up and Oikawa sighed as he put the phone away.

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"Oh are you all here for Ms. L/n?" The team turned eyes landing on a doctor with short brown hair and hazel eyes. He was clearly foreign but they didn't have any questions other than about her. Looking at them all he could see the fear in their faces and sighed. "Well its a miracle really that she lived. One of the worst cases of Glass Heart Syndrome I've seen in years," Oikawa froze as he felt the numerous glares on his back.

"Thank you doctor...?" Hanamaki walked forward looking at the man. "McCoy. Leonard McCoy," He said holding out a hand. "Thank you Doctor McCoy. Can we see her?" Hanamaki shook his hand while the doctor sighed. "Im afraid not. She still needs some time to recover we're going to try some beta blockers but until we try them I can't allow you guys in just incase," He said turning back around and leaving just like that.

The next week was spent waiting for the news. It came during practice one day for them "The beta blockers worked. She starts school again tomorrow at a new school," Matsukawa said as he walked back into the gym. The team cheered in excitement "Wait a new school? Shes transferring?" He asked stopping everyone while Hanamaki scoffed "she lived which was a fucking miracle and now you want her back here at the school that she almost died at with the person who almost killed her?" He flinched at the tone.

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The game had ended with Argentina's victory them winning the gold. He smirked at the wing spiker on the other side who only tilted his head in confusion silver hair following the movement. Iwaizumi smacked him as he approached "Stop looking at Bokuto like that," He said with a sigh. "I won against him and now I'll do it again," He was determined as he huffed. "Also Iwa how could you! Did you even know they got married!?" Iwaizumi scoffed in disbelief.

"Of course I knew she got married. I was a groomsmen along with Ushijima and Bokuto. Hinata was the best man," He processed the words "Sorry did you say Bokuto was a grooms-," before he could continue his questioning the patter of running feet interrupted him. "Daddy!" He snapped his head to the side seeing the little girl again only this time his jaw dropped.

The girl was pulled into a pair of arms which he followed to their owner. Kageyama's side profile glared back at him as he smiled down at the little girl. From this side he saw her other eye was a vibrant blue shade and sparkled in joy. "Hi angel what's going on here?" He lifted the girls hair in his finger and Oikawa saw the silver band around his ring finger while silver hair slipped through his fingers. "Uncle Kashi took me to the hair salon while he was watching me! I got my hair done to match Uncle Bo!" The little girl threw her arms up with a smile.

"Eh? Why not Uncle Tsumu kid?" Atsumu had asked joining the conversation. The girls nose crinkled "Uncle Bo is better than you!" Atsumu threw a hand over his heart and gasped mocking hurt. "Sachi Kageyama what did I tell you about running off?" Everyone turned seeing Y/n walking over with her arms crossed Akaashi stood next to her carrying her bag of stuff a ring of gold stood out prominently on his finger. "M'sorry mama," The girl now identified fully as Sachi frowned looking down with big eyes.

"Sachi. Just because Uncle Bo's sad face doesn't work on me doesn't mean yours will," She tapped her foot twice and Oikawa felt it the black veins trailing on his skin getting bigger and darker. He could hear the crack in his heart as Kageyama leaned over to kiss Y/n. The two of them fitted together perfectly while Bokuto bounded over to Akaashi and threw an arm around his shoulders. "Alright we get it. You two and your miracle are cute!" Hinata claimed as he shoved the two apart.

Y/n laughed as she looked up her eyes flittered over the other team stopping on Oikawa for a moment. He froze under her gaze. The warmth in her eyes faded replaced by the same empty and dead eyes he'd grown used to. The group had headed towards the exit as he felt the cracks happen rapidly. The last thing he could remember was the loud sound of something glass shattering before he collapsed to the ground.

[argumentl]

The Freedom of Expression Ep 30 - 'Attento'  Adult daiper/nappy commercial and Guitar cover contest.

K: Hi, this is Dir en grey's Kaoru starting this week's episode of the Freedom of Expression. Joe san, Tasai san, welcome. Well, well, well...haha.

T: Well well.

J: Yeh, well, well, well. Its kinda hard to know what to talk about in this opening section when its the third recording of the day.

K: Yeh, there is nothing to say.

J: There is nothing, haha. Should we just get on with the topic?

K: Isn't there anything?

T: Well, I was watching youtube, and came across your new song.

K: Ahh, yeh, yeh.

T: There were videos of people playing it by ear already. It was incredible.

K: Yeh, they wanna post before anyone else.

J: Yeah.

T: But it looks really hard to a layman like me.

K: Playing by ear?

T: Yeah.

K: Yeh, I think it is hard.

J: Doesn't that make you happy though, seeing people do that?

K: Yeh, should we ask people to do these?

J: Oh, yes, lets!

K: Like ask on this show for people to do covers played by ear, and then choose some...like, Joe's favourite, or Tasai's favourite ...

J: Kaoru's favourite..

K: Kami's favourite...

J: Lets do it!

K: Yeah, should we?

J: We could make an assignment.

K: What should we say?

J: Yeah, what?

K: Like, with singing, this might sound a bit rude, but it can be kinda funny sometimes.

J: Yeah, it can. This kinda of performance is better.

K: Yeh, I feel like it might be ok....Ok, should we ask for people to do youtube guitar covers of the new song, 'Ochita koto no aru sora'?

J: Yeh, lets do that. Its ok for people to do individualistic covers then?

K: Of course.

J: Their own interpretation of it?

K: Thats totally fine. That would be more interesting anyway.

J: Yeah, it doesn't have to be a perfect copy. Of course, a perfect copy is still ok though. This is  interesting! This is freedom of expression.

T: Yeh, its good isn't it?

K: People can send us the url of whatever they upload to youtube, or they could send us the video directly, or....Let's get some entries.

J: Absolutely.

T: We'd need to have permission to show them.

J: Oh yeh.

K: Yeh yeh yeh.

J: Yeh, like or hide the faces of people who don't want their faces shown and stuff. Ah, its a good plan!

K: We're waiting to see what you've got. Ok, Tasai san, if you please..

T: Yes, well, its quite shocking news...

J: What is it?

T: Former SMAP member Kusanagi Tsuyoshi is taking part in a new venture. He's been appointed the new face of 'Attento' adult nappies.

J: Eh?!

T: Yep.

J: But he's still young!

T: Yeh, but its about whats coming. The company that sells 'Attento', Daio Paper, is trying to raise awareness of this issue that everyone faces, and make welfare more mainstream. Nappies have a kinda embarrassing image don't they? For adults? But by using Kusanagi they are trying to make the issue more recognized and open.

J: I see. I've read this article, and it says that, not just Kusanagi, but all the staff working on the CM were wearing nappies.

T: Yeh.

J: I understand the desire to get everyone on the same page, but..haha.

T: Well, I don't know if they were forced to.

J: Well, yeh.

T: I mean, its serious, but its kinda interesting...imagining everyone wearing them.

K: It says here they fit really nicely, but it was ages ago since any us last wore a nappy, right?

J: Yeh

T: I don't remember it.

K: We don't remember, right? So, I wonder what its like?

J: Right?

K: I kinda wanna try, haha.

J: Should we all wear them next time?

K, T: Hahaha

J: The viewers would never know if we were talking with them on. Just...Ahh!

K: Cause they're inside, right? They wouldn't show.

J: Right. If wear them we would only go, Ahh! if anything happens.

T: Oh, pants for that reason?

J: Yeh, and then after that we could know how they feel to wear. The company could sponser us to do it, haha.

T: But this is quite serious. Even in my family, there are some who say they don't want their grandchildren to know they wear them.

J: Ahh, I see.

T: There is this issue too.

Kami: So, all the staff were wearing nappies? I bet they peed in them.

J,T: Haha

J: You're going there, Kami?!

Kami: Well, the reason I say this is because, didn't you suggest that you guys could wear nappies on this show?

J: Yeah.

Kami: If you did, wouldn't you say you should all try to pee in them?

J: Well, yeh. Cause if you wear them...

Kami: You would, yeh.

K: I wanna try it.

J: Yeah, me too.

T: I see.

Kami: You would! So they were definitely all peeing.

J, K: Hahaha

T: I think so. He's really emphasising that.

J: Yeah. But you have to in order to see if its a good nappy or not, otherwise you wouldn't know.

K: You wouldn't.

J: Right?

Kami: Thats right.

J: Its the same as if its a guitar, you have to play it to test it out, check the sound...so with this..are they?

K: Probably...if you think about it calmly.

J: Thats it.

K: I think I want to try it.

J: Right?!

T: For sure.

Kami: Yeh.

T: It might be good to try it once, thinking of the future

Kami: You wanna try it, right?

K: Doing it in advance is a whole different conversation, haha. Im not sure whether I need to do it like that..But, I bet they are. (peeing in them)

J: They are, yeh.

J: Like Kami said, I mean, we were laughing at first, but..

Kami: Yeah.

J: Will it be the first time to wear one? Or the first time in a long time? And the amount that comes out will be a lot different from when you were a kid, like urine etc.

T: I would try it out once at home. So I can say I did it at home, and say how it was.

Kami: You pee in a nappy right? Like, how many times can you do it in the same nappy?

J: You'd have to change after once, right?

Kami: Oh, you have to change it?

J: How much..I mean, doesn't Tokyo Sports know? Its your article.

T: Don't kids wear one all day?

J: Ah, well..yeh.

Kami: Wouldn't it be great if you could wear them for ten days without changing, urine and feces?

K: Would it be great? haha. It would all be there the whole time. haha

J: Eugh, no. I'd want to change. I'd rather change sooner than later. Its awful if its full.

K: Is it ok not to change for ten days? haha. Did he really say, 'Wouldn't it be great?'? haha

J: Its the same mindset that makes him wear smelly t-shirts.

K: Hahaha

Kami: Well, it might be impossible with feces, but with urine, it would evaporate in a nappy, right? So you could use it a few times.

K: Like, you wouldn't have to go to the toilet?

Kami: You wouldn't have to go to the toilet, so it would be really easy.

T: Well, yeah.

K: R-really? hahaha

J: Nah, I'd want to stay refreshed, basically.

Kami: I'd really like a nappy where it evaporated, and I could be finished without ever needing to go to the toilet. I'd buy it.

K: We're seeing the real Kami here.

J: We are! No, Kami, I don't think that would be very popular...unfortunately for you.

Kami: Really? I had hopes for this company.

J: Well, there may be a chance for us to try this out on this show, because this is 'The Freedom of Expression'.

K: Haha, like do a braodcast and say, 'Actually..'

T: Haha

K:'Today we're gonna..'....I don't know when that time will come, but....maybe.

J: By the way, is that coming from you in a Dir en grey's leader kinda way?

K: Nah, I don't know about that...I'd have to check with the managers.

J: You have to check? haha

T: Talk with the office about it

J: I mean, there is a point to it, in terms of the future, with this kind of long term care society coming. The number of old people is getting bigger, and we ourselves will be like that in a few decades, so there is a meaning behind using an idol like this in the CM.

T: I mean, its a success that we're even talking about it.

J: Yeah.

K: Oh yeah.

J: Talking about nappies openly.

T: If it becomes a talking point and stays in your head, its a success.

J: I see.

T: They got what they were aiming for.

K: Ok, well, I think we'll leave it here. Please subscribe. Thank you very much.

J: Thank you.

[aesudan-kholin]

If Kaladin had actually given Elhokar hero lessons, how do you think those sessions would have gone?

so... i made a post recently about how i understand (i know lots of things, but not understand) literally nothing about them whatsoever. so answering this ask isnt going to keep in line with what i usually do of only saying something if im confident in it and reasonably sure it wont change later. AKA me from the future might not agree with what i think and say now. so just putting that out there.

so the thing about this is it probably never could have happened. elhokar was desperate, and in his desperation, whether this idea of kaladin teaching him was something that he had been stewing on for weeks to months, or something he thought of while drunk (i imagine it would be the former, though he probably didn't think about it in specific, accomplishable ways), he finally worked up the courage with the help of some alcohol to ask kaladin to do this completely un fleshed out plan of figuring out how to make elhokar not be a shit king. now, this was doomed to fail for a few reasons.

number one: elhokar had a very very good chance of legitimately being incapable of being a good king.

maybe he could have ended up (with some guidance) as a good leader at some smaller scale, like a small town, but even that is debatable. kaladin instinctively knows things, and while i definitely think he had a negative bias against elhokar and his King Skillz in that moment due their relationship being at a low point, his instinct saying 'yeah thats never gonna happen' was probably completely correct.

number two: kaladin probably would not agree to it.

2a. in that moment where he did ask, kaladin thought he was being weird as hell and was so fucking confused. he didn't know at all where this was coming from, because he is blind to how other people view him a lot of the time, and by extension how elhokar had been idolizing him. they probably hadn't seen much of each other ever since elhokar tried to execute him and throw him in jail. from kaladin's perspective, elhokar tried to kill him, then is coming to him like he has all the secrets to life, which is very baffling to him. unrelated sidenote i need to rewrite this stupid coppermind article on elhokar i did not write it but i want to fix some shit in here. so kaladin in that situation is like WTF????? in his head but out loud he's like 'um.. i dont know if thats possible for you' which is a rejection. i don't know if he would have said the same words if he was at a relative high point in his opinion of elhokar rather than potentially the lowest point that he got in wor that he was in that chapter (thinking about it the chapter where he was in prison might have been the lowest but this is a low point is what im saying), but thats probably an opinion he would have kept throughout the bumpy road of whatever tf their relationship is.

2b. kaladin has shit to do, man. dude was working double triple shifts in words of radiance, got into urithiru and was like the only windrunner, and was training overtime to train some windrunners to have some squires ready for the expedition to kholinar. after he got back he was made a highmarshall and we dont see too much in the ob-row timeskip but he wasnt getting much sleep either, and he probably had a lot of shit to do when he was awake, battles aside. when would he have had the time to even begin to think about lesson plans for this goal that in his head is sort of unachievable, let alone find time for actually talking to elhokar about shit.

so like even if elhokar did ask at a point where kaladin felt less like he was absolute crap and more like [??????? but more positive than the absolute crap thing], kaladin would still have been like dude what. and kaladin also would have been like dude i do not have the time. even in an elhokar lives au (because the first time kaladin would have potentially had any time whatsoever for that is post-kholinar), shallan would probably be the radiant he was interacting more due to lightweaver reasons. and elhokar has a great deal of respect for shallan as well, certainly not as much as he has for kaladin, but he does value shallan's skill and opinion, and shallan would not only be a lot more willing to give elhokar some support and advice, they would be working closer together anyway because of their shared order. he wouldn't be getting this nebulous "secret to life" stuff that he wanted to get from the guy who survived a highstorm, almost single handedly saved an army, beat shardbearers with nothing but a spear, and fell into the chasms only to crawl back out again even after a highstorm, but, and my future self might disagree on this, but he might have just been looking for advice on how to live his life.

but, all of that aside. lets say that kaladin for some reason decided that it was personally important to him to train elhokar to not be a shit leader, that he potentially thought it was not a lost cause, and if he did then he cared enough to try anyway. postponing kholinar (which he would have the power to do in this case, since elhokar would be listening to whatever he said*) might have given him more time for that after that request, or else he might have had to think about it and agree post-kholinar, which would involve an elhokar lives au, which i dont want to deal with all the implications so im going to say in this scenario he accepted after elhokar asked in wor 80, or maybe directly after urithiru was discovered (aka later that night) with a promise to start teaching him right after he got back from hearthstone. god i feel like alternate history hub. the later that night thing would have been more likely because that is after his whole 180 about elhokar. that way, the weird intense commitment to help elhokar be a better leader was baked in to all the other weird dramatic shifts about how he thought about elhokar.

what i think kaladin would do?

possibility 1: he would have elhokar start small. i think he would have elhokar teach a single person to do something. he would get a new recruit, and tell elhokar to teach him to be a soldier. maybe the new recruit is one of lopens cousins who saw elhokar blackout drunk and being pushed around by lopens mom to eat his food, so he's not intimidated by him. the new guy not being intimidated is key, because he can't just do what elhokar says because he's the king. after the day, kaladin talks to the new recruit then elhokar, seeing what went right and wrong, then tells elhokar what changes to make. if somehow everything went right with that, kaladin would next give him a group of 5 to lead in some way, and if that worked, a group of 50.

possibility 2: a job shadow. either kaladin job shadowing elhokar, watching all his fuck ups happen in real time, and constantly whispering advice which is offputting to the people elhokar is meeting with but its funny. the issue here comes with kaladin not knowing a lot of political theory. as good of a leader as kaladin is (which is insanely), elhokar is more well versed in political theory (as an example think of the time kaladin was like 'why is beating sadeas in a duel going to wreck him its literally just a duel' there would be a lot of situations in elhokar's work as a king that kaladin would probably be similarly confused on), even if he doesn't apply it well. either that, or elhokar job shadowing kaladin, watching kaladin train the windrunners, and breaking to explain some things to elhokar every once in a while, which elhokar would theoretically learn from. the issue here of course comes with how both of these guys both have sort of incredibly important jobs that they could probably only carve out a few hours at most for something like that. unless elhokar abdicated.

abdication.... no i shouldn't go into all of this this should be a separate 2000 word post. but abdication could come into play and is related to that *asterisk earlier.

i can not think of a third possibility, although there probably is one. i would think that possibility 1 would be more likely in my opinion.

some meme possibilities i came up with:

- kaladin lets elhokar borrow syl and elhokar wears a hat and syl is in the hat pulling bits of his hair like ratatouille and basically operating elhokar and she makes him be an ideal windrunner whenever she feels like he's fucking up

- kaladin presides over the document signing meetings and whenever elhokar is about to sign a document he thinks isn't good he slaps the pen out of his hand and has a disapproving glare. elhokar has to do the walk of shame across the room to get the pen everytime this happens

- training montage with "Gonna Fly Now" in the background where there is no dialogue and it just shows elhokar visibly failing and he tries to lift a rock with a piece of paper on it that says "kingly responsibility" and fails and kaladin shakes his head, then there's a training montage of idk him learning the spear or training other bridgemen or other kaladin-y things and wearing a bandana for no reason then by the end of the montage he successfully lifts the kingly responsibility rock

- they just completely switch jobs for a while while elhokar gets his shit together. all hail king kaladin

(+ my first thoughts)

[famished-fander-idiot]

I don't really love you! (I, just said that for a change in pace.)

Virgil wasn't stupid.

Sure, you might be saying in your head, 'what about all that self deprecating; I thought dumb was on the list?' Well, sure, he wasn't the smartest cookie on the block, Logan took the prize on that one, but in the least he knew his facts. And even then, you don't need facts to confirm whats right in feont of you.

And Virgil knew that he wasn't oblivious. He was hyper aware of every noise, person and sharp object in a mile radius, and his flight or fight reflex made him prepared for anything. (He still needed to apologize for nearly suffocating Roman with his fuzzy blanket and a pillow when he'd only come down for a quick snack.)

So, he understood them quickly, hiding there obvious family from him. Virgil knew they were close, knew they were happy and he had no hope in becoming a part of something so sweet. And he found there kindness...refreshing, in reference to the others he was so used to.

But when he nearly ducked out, waiting in the shadows for proof of their distance, they literally prooved him wrong. Showed up in Anxieties room, to help not hurt, and even thanked him for guiding them out. Not like the thanks were deserved, if Virgil didn't make such a brash decision, it wouldn't have happened. He hadn't thought about the affect, longterm behavior of Thomas.

Speaking of not thinking things through, he also done something else that was stupid: revealing his name, Virgil.

And that wasn't extraordinary, like, them knowing his name wasn't an incredible thing to know. But all of them grew so interested in him, and Virgil didn't even know why. Why would they want him in there little family, relationship, he'd never asked? But that didn't matter, cause he'd never know, and they'll stop caring, one way or another.

And they were always asking now, if he wanted a hug, to hold hands, even before. And while Virgil wanted to say yes, surprise, he was reakly anxious about it. He'd never been touched before, and he didn't want them wasting their time on Anxiety, of all people. So, they stopped asking. The final nail in the coffin (figurative one) for why they certainly didn't like him, wasting their indispensable kindness on who? Him.

So, he was back in session. But Virgil chose a different approach than his last attempts at staying away from the lights: cold shoulder. He avoided them like the plague, talked only when asked and refrained from leaving his room unless he absolutely had to.

They would get over it, eventually. Virgil wasn't particularly interesting, not enough to be a part of their relationship (he'd asked Patton, an exception to his rule, and Pat confirmed that yes, they were in a poly relationship.) And it was shockingly upseting being away. Hed gotten used to Roman singing at an ungodly hour, to Logans soft smiles at early morning, to Patton giving him a thumbs up when he did a good job. It was nice, being around them. Which was just that, he'd gotten used to their company, making this ten times harder.

Though, they were all very nice, and he was being very not nice, but they'd understand why. Maybe one day, they'll thank him. Tell him how glad that Virgil disposed himself so they could continue, to let Virgil rot, cause surely he deserved it. He deserved this twist in his chest at having to shut Roman down for watching a movie, watching the princes step have less of a spring at being denied. Had to let his cool stay present when seeing a slight shine of worry from Logan when Virgil insisted he already ate. Had to keep down the tears, the desire, the yearning of jumping into Pattons arms at the offer to hold him, and ignoring the desperation right after.

And he hated it. But, Virgil knew, now more than ever that it was for the best.

So, sitting by himself, and laying down across his bed sheets, he ran his thoughts. He'd run out of real excuses days ago, and was now considering leaving entirely.

Not ducking out, no, Virgil didn't want Thomas to be hurt because of him. But maybe, going back to the dark, would be helpful. Virgil knew the lights were busy, always doing something, and they would probably continue with themselves, with each other. Wouldn't even notice Virgils absence.

Virgil thought about it, twirling his pen in the air, the fan on for noise instead of dispersing the heat. No, he decided, not gonna damage Thomas fight or flight. He'll need it. Just because he wasn't worth it, didn't mean he'd hirt himself in response. He'd done it before, it never helped.

All he could do, was lay low.

After ten minutes of quite literally doing nothing, a knock could be heard. A soft one, but stern, someone who wouldn't be ignored. Virgil groaned. They didn't need him, they'd be fine, talking to them will make them feel worse.

But, he always answered now after a particular long conversation, a promise he'd always regret. Drawing out the progress of putting his dark jacket on, Virgil opened the door, guiding his eyes down to the floor, "Yes?"

A hand, maybe Pattons rested on his shoulder, as Logan, in a shockingly soft tone, "I believe speaking with you right now is the best course of action, but if you'd rather..." his voice trailed off.

Confused, and rather spellbound by the lasting contact on his shoulder, Virgil made the mistake of lifting his head. Roman and Pattons eyes widened and Logan actually flinched.

"Have-have you been crying, Dear stormcloud?" Virgil blinked, lifting his hand to his cheeks at Tomans question. Damp and cold, "Apparently. I didn't-I couldn't really notice, I haven't been-" He cut himself off.

"What?" Patton had asked softly, now rubbing light patterns. Virgil flinched at the change, Patton drawing his hand away immediately. Good, Virgil didn't like that at all, didn't find Pat comforting in the slightest, "I just haven't been sleepin much, no worries."

A pause. Reading his face, Virgil presumed. Looking to see what he knew already, so the lecture didn't waste all their time. "Do you-would you like to join us?" Virgil nodded, even though his stomache flipped at Romans proposition, "We were gonna watch a movie, but we don't have to."

Virgil shook his head, already walking out his doorway and down the hall, "Thats fine" I'm fine, went unsaid.

So no one spoke for the first half of Toy Story 2, sitting, tight knit on the sofa. Everyone accept Virgil, who sat deeply in the armchair, much too small and scared for the likings of the lights. But at some point, the silent conversation was too much for him, and Logan swiftly grabbed the remote, pausing the movie.

"Finally." Roman muttered as both Logan and Patton straightened, and Princey looked more attentive. Looks like he was caught, and That the coffin was being nailed shut, (still figurative, Logan.) That was fine, Virgil could handle it.

"Virgil." And Virgil couldn't help, but be nervous by the no nonsense tone of Logans voice, his mind running on autopilot as he lifted his head from being addressed so directly, "You have been avoiding us lately, care to have any explanation as to why you believe avoiding us will do you any good."

Now Virgil was really confused, "Wait, but, how do you, why do you think that." Roman raised an eyebrow, "You talk in your sleep, and let me tell you, I know you haven't been paying attention to Woody or his number one crewmates."

Virgil shifted in his chair, so he could easily run, before letting his gaze unto the carpet. "I know I can be hard to manage, and that me being around isn't always pleasent. But, more than that, I didn't want to, ruin your relationship." The wide eyed stares he got showed he needed to be more specific.

"Like, I ruin everything I touch, which is good thing I've never touched anyone other than holding Princeys hand. And that was a mistake." Virgil sighed. Get to the point, loser, they need to know, "I can ruin something as good as you, I know I can't do it. And your all so nice, and patient, and yet, I know it won't last. So, I decided to take a step back. You were fine, you weren't really upset, cause what good could I be to you all anyway, like-"

"Virgil"

Anxiety paused, looking up to see the upset eyes of the lights sides. Great, he'd made them all mad. Good job! "It's okay. Your not ruining anyone, especially not us."

Virgil opened his mouth to object, but was cut off, "We love you. Were sorry if we made that unclear, but we do. So very much." Roman gave him a real smile, and being the gay dick he was, blew him a kiss like he was a fucking princess. Who did he think he was, making Virgil feel so warm and tingly by a quick motion.

"We've been trying to spend time with you for awhile, and we know it'll take time to understand that yes, we want you around and yes, you may want us around, and may ask for us. But we'll get there." Patton nodded encouragingly at Logans sentiment. "Now, asking again here, you wanna just be held for awhile? We can talk about the harder stuff later."

Virgil knew, that that was his chance. To stop this stupid attempt at help, to stop the hope, the tingly feeling in his chest. To let it be the way it was before, and simply let them be. But the funeral was closed, and The casket was opening, and Virgil could stop the feeble nod at the mere idea of being held, being touched.

The others smiled, more out of relief than anything, and waved him over. Scared Virgil stood on shaky legs, letting himsf down squished between Patton and Logan.

The others assembled into a new posistion: Roman in Patton's lap, Patton leaning on Logans shoulder, and Virgil on Logans lap, holding him close, and intimate and Virgil certainly wasn't panicking, no thank you.

The night when on faster than any of them liked, and by the end credits of their third choice, two sides were snoring to Virgils right.

"Virgil." Logan sounded quiet, sweet. And very real. "I am aware that you are touch starved, so please, always tell me if you are overwelmed, want to stop, or would like to change posistions. Your wants are important." Virgil felt, Logan rest his head against his neck. He breathing fell apart. No ones ever touched him, especially not like this.

Logan was just above whispering now, a low voice right beside his ear, comforting and constant, and so, very real, "If you want affection, a hug, a shoulder to cry on, do not be afraid to ask. We are family, and we will always try our best to answer.

And Virgil still felt guilty. He decided later that hed always feel guilty, at least a little. And that was okay, because things were changing. And he was happy to report that he had returned the coffin, and the nails weren't jiggling in his pockets.

[wolfcrunch]

day 2 of @dekusquadweek​!

read on ao3

[ "So, we'll start." It seemed like hours had passed before the villain let go on his face, gold lines slowly receding back into his skin, and his eyes changing back to their usual colour. "What can you tell me about Uraraka Ochako? Hero Name; Uravity, with the quirk 'Zero Gravity'?"

No. He bared his teeth into a grin, something that would be more suited for Kacchan's face rather than his own. Blood dripped steadily down his face, the many cuts making a steady stream. "Sorry, but even my friendliness has limits, you know? I'm not telling you anything." ]

Ochako wasn't worried. She wasn't worried, and anyone who tried to tell her otherwise was a liar. Why would she be worried? She had no reason to. There was nothing or no one to worry over. Everything was perfectly fine, fine and dandy.

"Midoriya should be here by now..." Iida speaks up from across the booth, and Ochako feels her little resolve crumble at his words.

Where was Deku?

"I'm sure he's fine!" she looks across to her tall friend, who looks apprehensive and a little worried, and of course, who wouldn't be when it was concerning Deku? "He probably just got...caught up in something."

Ochako didn't sound so sure of herself. Their dinners together were on a weekly basis, Tsu and the others catching up when they had the time...Deku wouldn't have forgotten to call or text ahead if he couldn't make it...

They both knew just how Deku was; hardworking to an extreme fault, a workaholic, bullheaded in nature and selfless more than anyone had the right to be. Deku was smart, but he was a right idiot at times when it came to himself and actually looking after himself, for once.

It'd unfortunately been something Mr. Aizawa hadn't managed to shake off him during their years at U.A, and everyone knows Mr. Aizawa tried. Even with everything he had managed to get himself into...Deku was stubborn.

Old habits die hard, as the saying goes.

The diner bustled with energy around the pair, lost in their own little worrisome world as they pondered what could've happened to their friend. Thankfully, no one paid mind as Iida began chopping his hands, another old habit that never died.

"Perhaps we should call Todoroki? Midoriya mentioned that they had a big case together!" Iida forces an optimistic tone. "If it was anything too terribly wrong...well, the media would have already reported on it. I heard from Midoriya that Shinsou was in on it too..."

Ochako looks around the diner, making sure no one was listening in or watching the pair, before she leaned in slightly. "Shinsou's hasn't contacted in a week or so, remember? Mr. Aizawa said thats normal for underground heroes on big cases...especially because its only been a few months since we've graduated, Shinsou's gonna take a bit longer to get information..."

Iida frowns, and Ochako quickly closes her mouth as a waiter walks up, asking if they're ready to order. Both sidekicks ordered the first thing they saw on the menu, and with an afterthought, Ochako orders something small in case Deku did decide to show up, being late. He could always pay her back - she knew just how much he hated making others pay for him.

The waiter, not recognizing them, notes down their orders with a vigor and tells them their food will arrive soon, briskly walking away.

"If he doesn't show up, we can head over to Endeavor's agency and see if he's there," Ochako decides, a terse smile slipping onto her face. "Drop off the food - or ask around. Maybe he's just passed out at his desk again."

Iida let a more easy smile slip onto his face. "We shouldn't doubt him so much...he can handle any issues."

Ochako still couldn't stop the way her heart kept sinking, the feeling of something very wrong pretty evident. She hoped their friend showed some restraint, and hadn't landed himself into trouble...or that trouble found him.

She remember how terrible things had been during their years at U.A; the constant threat of villain attacks left their class on guard and slowly falling behind their studies, especially when it came to practical hero studies. Deku seemed to always be the center of it all...if it be they targeted his directly or he threw himself into it, especially during their third year when he'd gotten a much better handle on his quirk.

These days, villains were ready to attack so much because they knew Deku could fight back more than they could handle. He was a threat to them, much like the villains themselves being threats to society.

His quirk was sometimes even too much for himself to handle. Countless broken bones, bruises and lacerated skin...she admired his strength, but was surely glad her drawback wasn't as dire. And even as they'd all overcome the majority of their drawbacks...

Ochako was lost in her own thoughts for several minutes, only being shaken out of her stupor as plates were placed at their table, the waiter bowing and wishing them a good meal before going off to serve their next table.

But Ochako didn't move, her brown eyes swiveling towards the entrance of the diner, waiting.

She expected Deku to burst in through the entrance, looking as if he had rushed out his agency, clothes crumpled as he'd nearly run to the pair, apologising profusely for being so late. Iida would brush it off, glad that their friend was alright, and Ochako would halfheartedly threaten to float him to the ceiling next time he made them worry, more relieved than anything. And Deku would take it in stride, beaming and taking the spot of space offered by one or the other, ravenous and ready to eat.

But he never did. There was no familiar green-and-black hair to be seen. There was none of his joyous tone, calling out as he entered the building, nearly giving them away to the people who'd recognise them from the prestigious U.A.

There was no Deku.

Ochako stared down at her plate, aware Iida was watching her with concern pinching his face. But when she looked up, he simply eased a smile, pushing his glasses back onto the bridge of his nose.

"The quicker we eat, the quicker we can go find Midoriya," he assures her, quelling some of the worry and seeping the tension out of the atmosphere. "He wouldn't want us to wait for hours...maybe he just, forgot."

"Yeah..." Ochako murmured, picking up her chopsticks and snapping them. The delicious food laid out before her tried to entice her, but to no avail, her appetite gone. Although if she didn't eat, it would be a waste. "Maybe..."

They were both well aware just how unlikely that was. But Deku could handle himself - after all, he was Deku. He'd be fine...

...right?

[queenjunoking]

Wolf Taming Pt 19

CW: Noncon - Shock Collar - Pain - Petplay - Drugs - Kidnapping  - Manipulation

“I know you can hear me Sasha. You’re currently under the effects of a drug I helped make. It’s a bit like the one I gave you on your second day here, but it doesn’t make you loopy. It also has some other effects you’ll figure out in a bit.” I pulled Sasha out of the heap she had landed in and laid her out of the floor so I could get a good look at her. “I needed you to cooperate with what I’m going to be doing and this seemed like a fair trade. Admittedly this would be much easier with someone who was willing but I can only work with what you’re giving me. This way you don’t have to bruise your pointless pride right now by just doing what I ask and instead I’ll just be doing things to you. I wouldn’t consider that better but I guess I’m not you.”

I had gotten credit for the discovery of the drug, it was why I got such a generous start up sum compared to other new members. But I wasn’t a chemist. It was an unintended interaction between other chemicals I had been using on someone the society was having me work on. The poor woman spent a month under its effects before a new concoction was made that could counter the effects. It was yet another thing that had unfortunately made me well known in the society despite my low status.

I looked at Sasha as I started to unbox her new outfit. Unfortunately I couldn’t discern what Sasha might be thinking. She couldn’t move her face yet so her eyes were just watching me. The drug would start wearing off on her face first, letting her move the muscles in her face. Then she’d be able to talk a bit. Getting anything else back required the other drug.

“If you weren’t acting out we could be outside right now. We would have put the hood on, put on the arm binder and with a few tugs on the clamps we could have gotten upstairs and outside and you would have been free to wander around and enjoy the sunlight. Instead you get to spend more time down here while I get you in your new outfit.” The first ten minutes or so of Ragdoll were a bit frustrating for me. I liked to get a reaction out of the person I was working with, but she could give me nothing. A subject could hurl scream and cry or hurl insults at me all they liked and it typically didn’t bother me. I had heard it all. But getting nothing made me uncomfortable.

I unpacked the box and placed the items next to her. I had wanted to save this until a nicer time when she could wear the entire outfit, but unfortunately I would only get to use a few pieces of it if I ever wanted to get her up the stairs. As fussy as she was being, I was sure getting to go outside would ultimately fix her mood.

I could see her straining her eyes to see what I had put down. I sorted the pieces of the outfit, placing the parts that I couldn’t use back into the box. I held up the part I had been waiting to have her wear for so long. My heart ached that I couldn’t put her in it today. A beautiful latex bitchsuit. One of the few purchases that I had been talked into that I actually wanted to buy. I had been excited to use it for so long, but there’s no way she could climb two flights of stairs in it, let alone get back down here.

I usually sat on the side of latex being pretty, but much too delicate and hot for it to be useful for most things. Maids were a popular choice, they usually stayed inside which kept them cool enough. Latex was apparently popular for show ponies, but I never bothered to actually go and see a competition so I wasn’t sure what else owners typically did. But what else did you do with it? Make a bitchsuit out of it was apparently the answer. I wanted it the moment I saw it. Maybe it wasn’t suitable for her to wear for long periods, but she’d look stunning in it.

I stoked my hand over the suit, listening to the sound it made. Then I heard another noise. “W..uhs tha?” Sasha was starting to get her voice back. It took a bit for her to get full control of her voice.

“Nothing sweetheart. This is something for another time.” I placed the suit back in the box. I may not be able to use it now but plenty here was usable. “I really wish you had just listened Sasha because this is going to be unpleasant and annoying for both of us.”

“Ten dunt do et.” It was adorable listening to her slurred words. Even in this state she was being a brat.

“You’re funny. That’s not how this works and you know it. Let’s start with your paws.” The suit normally didn’t have a reason to use paws given how it made the body fold, but I spent extra to get some matching pieces that would help complete the outfit without the bitchsuit. 

I removed her cute locking mitts and replaced them with the ones made for the outfit I’d be putting her in. Black leather paw mitts that went up to the elbow, complete with locks. Maybe not as cute as her other mitts, but they had their own fun quality.

“Are they comfortable Sasha?” I wanted to wait until she could talk again to continue. I was eager to hear her feedback while i worked.

“No.” I watched her move her face around as she was regaining more control of it.

“These aren’t much different than you’re previous ones except longer so I’m not sure I believe you.” 

“Tose wer-” She stopped and cleared her throat and tried again. “Those weren’t comfortable either.” Good, her voice was back.

“Well if you thought those were uncomfortable then you’ll probably dislike these, but you don’t really have much of a choice right now.”

Now that I had everything set up I was really starting to realize the task in front of me. The bitchsuit came with leather padded leg binders. They would keep the legs folded and had padding on the knees so the wearer could walk on them. But they were easier to put on when the wearer worked with you, it was going to be difficult to put them on with her limbs being slack at the moment.

"What are you doing?" She asked after my third attempt to keep her leg up so I could get the binder on her leg.

“You know, I figured you’d be more concerned about not being able to move. ‘What did you do to me? Why can’t I move?’ Something like that.” I ended up taking my belt off and using it to keep her leg folded.

“You injected something into the back of my neck and I can’t move. It’s not like this is the first time you’ve injected me with something and…” she trailed off.

“And I’ve yet to hurt you from doing it and you have no reason to think I’m trying to hurt you now.” I finished her sentence for her. I finished lacing up the leg binder and locked it on before moving to her other side to start the process again.

“I’m not sure that drugging me doesn’t count as hurting me but I’m sure you have a way of rationalizing all of your behavior.”

“There are very few people like you Sasha.” It was an honest observation. I had never worked with someone like Sasha.

“What’s that supposed to mean?” I could hear her eyes rolling as she spoke.

"Well here you are on the floor, injected with a drug that’s left you unable to move and left completely open to whatever I want to do to you. But here you are just having a casual conversation with me. You realize this isn’t how people normally act right?” I wrapped the belt around her other leg so I could get to work on lacing up the next leg binder.

“What do you want me to do? Scream and cry or something? I’m not sure how to feel about anything anymore. All that happens here is a rotation of boredom, pain, and humiliation. Everything has blended together at this point.” She sounded distant. She wasn’t wrong, these kinds of environments could break people. It’s why i was taking her outside.

“I want you to feel like you want too. You’re special because you’re you. Many in your position would scream and cry. Some would just fall into line to avoid getting hurt. But you keep playing your own games. You’re very fun. I’m glad no one else got their hands on you, they would have stamped out that beautiful spirit of yours.

“You’re fucking psycho. I don’t know how you sleep at night.”

“Surprisingly well actually.” I finished locking on the leg binder. I hadn’t always slept well after joining, but you get used to it eventually.

“You’ve been honest enough with me in your own creepy way so I’m going to be fair about something so I won’t feel as bad about it when the time eventually comes.”

“Oh?” I got up and moved to stand directly over Sasha. I sat down so I was straddling her stomach and she made a noise of discomfort. It let me look directly into her eyes. “And what’s that?”

“The moment you slip up, I’m going to fucking kill you.”

A shiver went up my spine and I gave her a smile. “So violent. I wouldn’t have it any other way.” I could tell she didn’t really appreciate that I was sitting on her. I’m sure she’d love to make good on that threat right now if she could. She definitely would after what I was about to do to her. “I have a question for you Sasha.”

“Just go ahead and ask it. It’s not like if I say no it’s not like thats going to stop you.” Her face was starting to go a little red and her breathing was off. The secondary effect of the drug was starting to affect her.

“Have you ever had sex?” I asked her with a straight face, doing my best not to give anything away.

“What?!” Her face instantly went several shades of red darker.

“I’ll take that as a no. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. Though some people would find the situation you’re in quite erotic. If you ever need some stimulation or want some release you should let me know. I’d be happy to take care of that for you.” Sasha was cute. The most nothing questions revolving around sex would set her off. It was obviously something she was insecure about.

“I don’t think my sex life is any of your-” I interrupted her by stroking my thumb over her nipple, elicitng a moan from that that surprised us both.

“Do you like it when I play with your nipple?” I asked her as I continued to stroke her nipple.

“Nnnno… Nno I dooo..n’t.” It was a pretty bold lie from the moans I was pulling out of her. But at least part of it was from the drug. I had tried to argue against adding the aphrodisiac effects, I wanted Ragdoll to just be a drug that could be used to lock someone in their body. But the Society was convinced it would do better with that extra effect so I was forced to withdraw my objections.

“You look on edge Sasha, you sure you don’t want to ask for an orgasm? There’s no shame in it.” There were many things I would enjoy doing to Sasha, but I had decided long ago that an orgasm was something she’d have to swallow her pride and would have to beg for one.

“Fuuuuck you.” A fair enough response. I was enjoying how much it was affecting her. The aphrodisiac was a fairly low dose. I had options I could use on her that would make her needy enough to start humping my leg like a dog in heat. But that kind of thing was for another time.

“I’m flattered but now really isn’t the time.” She let out a frustrated growl, sending another chill down my spine. She couldn’t hurt me right now, but being this close while she did that still made my heart race a little. “I’ll be back in a moment Sasha. There’s one more piece to your outfit that you still need inserted.

“What?” I ignored her question and went into the toy room, grabbing a pair of latex gloves, some lube, a blindfold, a leash, and a vial of the antidote that I would need. I made sure to keep them out of her sight as I returned.

“Have you ever played with sex toys Sasha?” I wouldn’t have called myself the most adventurous person before I joined the Society but even I had sex toys.

“I don’t think that's any of you-” I cut her off.

“So that’s a no. Nothing to be ashamed of, nothing wrong with them either though. ” It took quite a bit of effort but I managed to flip Sasha off of her back and onto her stomach. I realized my mistake, it would have been much easier to do what I was about too before I put on the leg binders so I could prop her up on her legs. But I’d have to work with what I had. I snapped on one of the gloves and applied a generous amount of lube.

“What are you doing?!” Her sense of urgency suddenly went through the roof.

“Shh… just relax.” With that I slowly inserted a finger into her butt.

“Stop! What the fuck are you doing!” She wanted to pull away but her body wasn’t cooperating with her.

I sighed. “I’m turning the collar back on Sasha, yapping will be punished with a shock. If you keep yapping despite that I have other methods.”

To my surprise, she became quite quiet after that. Little noises and moans, nothing the collar would pick up on. I was expecting a fight to be honest. I wasn’t expecting her to simply take it. She made a louder noise the collar picked up on when I added a second finger, her body convulsed slightly. But whether it had been a sound of pleasure or displeasure was something I wasn’t quite sure about.

“I think that should be good enough. It’s time for you to try your first toy. Don’t worry, it’s quite small and very adorable.” I picked up the last piece of the outfit that I could use. A sleek puppy tail plug. I gave it a generous amount of lube and pressed the bulb against her so she could feel it. “Ready Sasha?”

I didn’t wait for her to answer. With a bit of effort I pushed it inside of her. With that my wolf was dressed. Legs bound so she could no longer stand upright. Paws so she couldn’t grab anything. And a beautiful tail that would shake back and forth as she walked. I took a picture of her back end, getting her bound legs and the plug in the picture.

I discarded the glove and knelt by her head. I grabbed a handful of her hair so I could pull her head up and she could see the picture. She already had tears in her eyes and her face was bright red. “See? I told you it was cute!” She looked at the picture but didn’t say anything. I released her hair and stood back up.

“You know, I’m kind of glad you were being a brat. This was fun, to think you could have just gone outside without having to have gone through any of that. You still sure you don’t want an orgasm? You seem flustered. Speak.” I could feel a bright smile on my face, I was really enjoying myself. It had been quite some time since I enjoyed myself before Sasha came along.

“No I don’t you psycho!” She was upset but she couldn’t really hide the effect the aphrodisiac had on her.

“Fine, if you want to deny yourself that’s fine. We could always get you a chastity belt or something if you decide you never want to have another orgasm, but those are usually reserved for maids and people in similar positions. People, not pets.” My comment elicited yet another growl, she was quite feisty today.

“Here’s the thing Sasha. That drug requires an antidote or the effects don’t end. If I wanted too I could leave you locked in your body like that forever, never able to move again.”

“Y-you wouldn’t do that. You want me to do things. Tricks and stuff.” She called me out on my bluff. She was right, but that didn’t mean the thought didn’t scare her.

“You’re right, but I am very patient and those leg binders will get uncomfortable after awhile. Swallow your pride and repeat what I say and you’ll get the antidote and we’ll go outside. Say ‘Please give me the antidote Master.’ Speak.”

“Please give me the antidote Master.” She spoke through gritted teeth, but I could hear her voice wavering.

“Say ‘I’m sorry for acting out Master.’ Speak.” I was going to poke her all I wanted. She knew I wouldn’t leave her like this but she was scared regardless. 

“I’m sorry for acting out Master.” She kept playing along, nothing else she would risk doing.

“Say ‘I’m your wolf master.’ Speak.”

“I’m your wolf Master.” The words sounded beautiful when she said them.

Say ‘I belong to you master.’ Speak.” Repetition was the key to drilling it into her head.

“I... belong to you master.” She was getting frustrated now, but her fears were overriding her frustration.

“You’re such a good girl Sasha.” I loaded the applicator with the antidote. I pressed it against the back of her neck and pulled the trigger. There was a small hiss and it was done. She’d be able to move around in a few minutes.

I waited for a few minutes and watched as she regained control of her limbs. It was funny to watch, they just kind of jerked around a lot until she regained control. I watched her weakly push herself up with her arms. She stumbled a bit, trying to figure out how to move with her legs bound like they were. It was kind of like watching a baby deer learning to stand. I clipped the leash to her collar and slipped the blindfold over her eyes.

“How about we finally go play outside?”

[thevalleyoftriumph]

What are some more of your funny thoughts, magic man?

OK I HAVE ONE THAT IVE THOUGHT ABT FOR. LITERAL MONTHS.

its less of a hc more of a “hey wouldnt it be funny if this happened” and since i am a Fruit:tm: and also Very Predictable. its a funny frenrey thought.

i like to think that the first skeleton we see IS benry. not any of the other skeletons later seen, and i like thinking this because hes. not seen too often after the door kills him? so i like thinking that the first time we see the skeleton - the one runnin around outside above ground when the military is doin its thing [just before the black into back mesa line] - is like. thats just benry. thats him. hes vibing.

and on my second [or maybe third?] rewatch of the series, i was watching that and because again, im predictable as fuck, my first thought was. “hey. so what if instead of just glancing at him, gordon instinctively pulled skeleton-benry down to safety with the others?” 

because hes not even thinking, hes just panicked and seeing something thats humanoid enough and looks incredibly stressed at the current situation, and is runnin around like a damn chicken, so he doesnt even think about it when his mind makes the connection of “scared civilian” and he just books it, grabs the skeleton by the arm or whatever, and just yanks em into safety.

and he doesnt even notice! he never even makes the connection later on that it was benry, even when benry directly speaks to him at the end of act one! because when he looks back behind him because he swears he grabbed someone, turning to make sure theyre okay.. hes just. gone. probably off somewhere like “oh my god? he care? he care benry?? huh??? whuh???? the fuck???”

and now im thinkin. hey. so. what if its that point, put together with the whole “catching benry from jumping off a ladder” thing and the door crush bit - because gordon shows genuine concern there! like hes genuinely kinda upset at yknow, seeing that, so what if all of that put together is what makes benry realize “hm. i may have a crush on this dude.”

anyway that was my tedtalk because im fruitily predictable hope you enjoyed my paragraphs.

[softforcal]

Could we have some headcannons with Poly!Lashton but you and Ash were dating first before you bring Luke in and he's so shy cause you and Ashton were dating first so how does he fit in?

POLY!LASHTON (Luke joining)

-fam. i am so ready for this

-okay so you and Ash are a couple

-you’ve been a couple for ages

-and you two are super sexual

-like. lets be real here

-while writing Youngblood they spend a lot of time in the studio and it was not uncommon at all for Ash to message you and for you to show up and the two of you disappear for a half hour before he came back with a lot of energy to make music

-the guys always laugh about it

-except for Luke… cuz you’re gorgeous and the two of you vibe really well

-and it’s tough for him

-because when you and Ashton started dating and he introduced you to everyone you and Luke hit it off

-since then you’ve become really great friends but Ashton is always around

-and Ashton loves having his arm over your shoulders or his hand on your thigh so it’s a constant reminder that Luke can’t fucking touch you

-and then the album comes out and of course you’re coming on tour

-like, it’s not even a question

-and everyone knows what this means

-because they’ve all been on tour before and they know about the cramped bed spaces in the busses and they all know how horny Ashton gets after shows when his adrenaline is still pumping

-and Luke is kinda just like “fuuuuck” about the whole situation

-especially because you definitely see Luke as your best friend in the band

-like you hang out with him all the time

-at parties Ash throws where he has to run around and make sure people aren’t ‘pulling an Ashton’ and chopping down one of his trees, you usually hang out with Luke

-and he knows he should be somewhere else with some other girl who he might actually be able to take home, but he can never bring himself to drag himself away from you

-and Ashton just thinks Luke’s being a bro about it

-”thanks for looking out for her mate.” Ashton always says when he shows up again, arm going around your waist, “if you weren’t here she’d probably be fending off a group of guys right now.”

-like, people mistake you and Luke for being a couple all the time

-because you are super close

-i’m talking pictures where his arm is around you

-pictures where you’re kissing his cheek

-pictures where you’re lying down across him and Ashton

-because you’re best buds

-and any time Luke hangs out at Ashton’s place you’re chill to just walk around in your bikini and hop in the pool while the guys are out and about

-because you’re Ashton’s girl

-Luke always hates himself for looking when you walk past in a bikini. but he can’t help himself

-Cal notices a week before they go on tour

-you’re at a house party and you’re playing beer pong with Ashton and you look radiant. and Luke is staring because holy fuck you look so good

-”you gotta sort that out mate.” Cal sighs, taking a drink of his beer

-”what?” Luke asks, snapping out of it

-”you can’t go after Ashton’s girl.” Cal clarifies

-”fuck. i know.” Luke groans

-he does know. he does. but fuck you look so good

-he watches as you get a ball in a cup and Ashton wraps his arms around your waist, lifting you off the round and pressing his lips to yours while you scream and laugh, two sounds he loves so much

-so the day of tour comes and you all head to the airport

-your neck is covered in spots from the night before with Ashton and it makes Luke’s stomach churn

-”hey Giraffe.” you tease, linking your arm with his, “you excited bubba?”

-all the pet names make his heart sore and Luke smiles slightly, “yeah, looks like you and Ashton had fun last night.”

-”we have fun every night.” you wave your hand as if it’s the most usual thing in the world. and it is.

-the two of you talk as you get to the plane and while boarding Ashton’s arms slip around your waist as he pulls you down into the seat next to his

-Lukes seat is, of course, right across the aisle from yours

-he gets a full view of you and Ashton putting ear phones in together and beginning to listen to music, Ashton tapping out the beat against your face while he kisses you and you giggle

-the flight kicks off and it’s a long one so Michael is already passed out in the seat behind you. Cal and Luke on their phones

-a while in, the cabin lights dim because a lot of people are sleeping. Luke doesn’t look up when you get out of your seat and move to the bathroom

-but when Ashton stands a few minutes later, he looks up

-he watches Ashton go into the same bathroom you just did

-Luke puts in his ear buds

-the two of you come out a little while later, Ashton’s hair messy and the two of you grinning at each other as you head him back to your seats

-Ashton meets Luke’s eyes and winks

-Luke nods slightly with his chin, smiling, as if to say ‘good for you, mile high club.’ like any other dude bro would when his best mate just got laid on a plane

-as soon as Ashton isn’t looking, Luke’s smile falters

-he continues to look at his phone and then looks up when you get into the seat next to him. Ashton is asleep across the aisle. “Luke, i’m bored. let’s watch a movie.” 

-he agrees and the two of you share ear buds as you choose a movie to watch

-you rest your head on his shoulder and you stay there the entire film. and the film after that.

-Luke is about to ask you about the third movie when he notices you’re asleep on his shoulder

-heart. melted.

-you and Ash both wake up as the plane begins its decent, you wave at your boyfriend from across the aisle, “Luke and i watched movies.” you inform him and Ash is, as always, super chill about it

-the plane lands and you meet Ashton in the aisle, his hands settling on your waist as he kisses you like he hasn’t seen you in ages

-and Luke has a full, up close and personal view of it

-they get their stuff and pile into the van, Ashton pulling you onto his lap as the car takes you to the first hotel where they can all rest a bit before their first show

-Ashton’s lips tease your neck and you’re laughing and trying to pull out of his grasp, “Ash!” you giggle and he just grins, “don’t fight it Princess, you know you love me.” you relax back against him and let him nip at your ear, a huge grin on your face, “yeah, i do.”

-Luke puts in his ear buds

-getting to the hotel and you and Ash can’t wait to get out of the car and get the keys to your room.

-waiting for the elevator and Luke steps in but Cal is like “Luke maybe we should take the next one-” but before Luke can leave the elevator, you and Ash have entered and Ashton has hit the close the door button and now you’re pressed against the wall in the elevator, legs wrapped around Ashton’s waist and Luke is just there

-and of course this is a mirrored elevator so anywhere Luke looks he sees you

-Ashton is kissing your neck and you open your eyes, staring directly into Luke’s and he just flushes a bright red and looks down

-you finally get to your floor and Ashton carries you out of the elevator and before Luke can even blink, the two of you are in your hotel room and the door is closed

-Cal and Michael’s elevator comes up a few seconds later and Cal is just like “you should take the elevator with us next time mate.”

-”why are they so horny all the time?” Luke sighs

-”to be fair, they just had a 12 hour flight and didn’t fuck-” Michael begins

-”no they fucked while you two were asleep.” Luke interjects

-”no fucking way!” Michael laughs, “what a fucking legend.”

-the band gets some rest and when it’s time to all drive to the venue, the group is waiting in the car for five minutes before you and Ashton come running out of the hotel

-”sorry we’re late, Y/N got a little tied up.” Ashton grins

-and of course everyone fucking knows what this means

-like seriously Ashton? you’re not suave.

-getting to the arena and stuff goes pretty normal

-you hang out while they do band stuff

-Ashton goes to get dressed into his stage outfit and after a while you seem to disappear too. Luke doesn’t think much of it until he walks into one of the back stage dressing rooms and gets a full view of Ashton fucking you against a table

-Luke turns around and leaves while Ashton yells “close the fucking door!” and Luke can hear you both burst into a fit of giggles while he follows Ashton’s command

-Ashton comes out a little while later looking energetic as fuck and he goes onto the stage with a huge grin

-Luke is surprised when they get off stage and Ashton doesn’t immediately drag you off somewhere, instead Ashton is like “who wants to go to the club?!”

-everyone agrees and after they get changed out of their clothes they all head over

-but as soon as you and Ashton enter the club, one of your favourite songs starts playing and you drag Ashton to the dance floor

-you know the term ‘sex with clothes on’? yeah. thats how you and Ashton dance

-you dance for a bit before the two of you approach the table everyone is sitting at, “I’m going to get drinks.” Ashton declares.

-”and i need a new dance partner!” you grin, grabbing Cal’s hand, “Cal come dance.” “kinda tired Y/N, sorry.” Calum smiles softly. Michael is on his phone so now you turn to Luke, “Luke. You. Me. Dance floor. lets go.” and when your hand grabs his of course he lets you drag him through the crowd

-he loves watching you dance

-and you’re just bopping around having fun and being silly and it makes him laugh

-you grab his hand and make him twirl you and it’s just honest to god softness

-then your eye catches something over Luke’s shoulder and you scream “Ashton has drinks!” then your dragging Luke back to the table

-you and Ashton don’t last that long after that

-at one moment you’re dancing in the crowd then you’re gone and Cal sighs, “okay, we can leave now.” none of them were super into it anyways and now that their ring leader is gone they can head back to the hotel

-”who has a room next to them tonight?” Michael asks as they get into the cab

-”I do.” Cal sighs, “but i brought ear plugs so it should be fine.”

-Luke can’t sleep. not because he can hear anything but because he knows whats happening like less than 100 meters away

-the next morning Ash wakes everyone up early to grab breakfast and they’re all so confused, especially Calum who is straight up like “but you didn’t sleep! i know for a fact you and Y/N did not sleep last night, how do you have so much energy?”

-Calum won’t let Ashton into the elevator and makes him take the stairs while the rest of you take the elevator

-you look a little tired too but cute as fuck in one of Ashton’s worn out hoodies

-Calum walks with you and makes Ashton stay at the back of the group because “Ashton its a day into tour and i’ve had enough of this.”

-and at the restaurant Calum and Michael sit on either side of you

-”come on, this is a bit much don’t you think Cal?” Ashton laughs, sitting across from you

-you and Ashton try to touch feet under the table and Calum is just like “seriously?!”

-”yeah keep it in your fucking pants.” Michael laughs

-and of course Ash can’t just pass up an opportunity to feed you pancake so you’re that couple that’s leaning across the table and he feeds you like that

-”come on!” Cal puts his face in his hands, “well. i tried.”

-so tour continues and you and Ashton continue to be way too sexual

-Luke learns that ear buds are his best friend and to always knock on any closed door

-also, a week in you start wearing Ashton’s button ups and that is sexy as fuck

-like, even Michael and Cal’s eyes widen when you walk into rooms in Ashton’s button ups

-and of course you wearing Ashton’s button up is just to tease the fuck out of Ashton

-”i’ve been looking for that shirt.” Ashton says, hands settling on your waist

-”well here it is.” you tease, fingers lacing in Ashton’s hair

-everyone groans

-you and Ash leave the room

-its almost time to go on stage and the band is getting restless, “where is he.” Calum sighs. “fuck, i’ll go find him.” Michael sighs. “no, i’ll do it.” Luke groans, standing up

-he finds the room pretty fast, the noises are louder than normal, he knocks but there’s no answer. he stands there for a second, then takes a deep breath, opening the door

-”Luke!” Ashton screams as soon as Luke opens the door

-Ashton has you against a wall, ringed hand on your throat, you’re still wearing his button up but it’s completely open and Luke gets a good look at your body before he states, “Ash we need you on stage.”

-”in a minute.”

-”now.” Luke sighs

-Ashton stops, still inside you, “you going to let me finish or what mate?”

-”i’m not leaving until you do.” Luke says. its a gamble. he knows it.

-Ashton looks at you then at Luke, “do you mind princess?”

-you meet Luke’s eyes then shake your head slightly

-well. Luke’s gamble fucked up

-but he’s not about to pussy out, he closes the door behind him and leans back against it while Ash begins to go to town again

-Ashton grins when he notices your eyes slipping over his shoulder once or twice, “you like this Princess?” he groans, nipping at your neck, “you like looking at Luke while you take my cock?” “yes daddy sir”

-(i was in class while writing this and had to stop because i am a fuck)

-Luke is so shook

-”do you want Luke to join babe?” Ashton asks

-Luke’s heart stops in his chest

-your eyes meet Luke’s and he doesn’t say anything but you nod, “yes Ashton.”

-Ashton looks around for a second before his eyes land on the couch, “okay baby, on the couch.” he pulls out of you and you walk over to the couch, discarding the button up and getting on your knees, on all fours with your hand resting on the arm rest, you’re face is around waist level and this allows Ashton to half kneel on the couch behind you

-”well Luke, what are you waiting for?” Ashton asks, groaning as he slides into you

-Luke practically stumbles over, looking at you, “are you okay with this?” he asks

-”just take your dick out Luke.” “yeah Luke, take your dick out.” Ashton repeats what you said with a laugh

-”fuck, you said we have two minutes?” Ashton asks, grip tightening on your hips

-”yeah, fuck.” Luke groans as you begin to blow him

-”better work your magic then babe.” Ashton instructs you, “can’t leave Luke blue balled before he goes on stage.”

-Luke’s about to say that you’re already doing a fantastic job but then you suck harder and you’re doing this thing with your tongue and his eyes close as his head lols back, fingers going into your hair

-they’re both getting close when Ash says “you can’t cum in her mouth.”

-”what?!” Luke asks, eyes snapping open

-”i said: you can’t cum in her mouth.” Ashton repeated, “when you’re close, i’ll move her and you can come on her tits and stomach.”

-and it’s not like Luke can argue

-a few more seconds go by and Luke says “fuck, okay, i’m close.”

-Ashton hand wraps around your neck as he pulls you back against his chest as Luke finishes himself off, cumming on your tits and stomach like Ashton instructed

-Ashton’s grip on your throat tightens and you stare at Luke through your eyelashes while Ashton cums too

-Ashton’s hand lets go of your neck and he presses a kiss to your cheek, “see you after the show babe.” he picks up the button up you had been wearing and puts it on, pulling his pants back up while Luke does the same

-before Luke can say anything Ashton grabs his shoulder and pulls him from the room

-you clean yourself off and put on clothes, lounging on the couch and catching your breath

-”Ashton-” Luke starts to say but they reach the side stage and a stage manager ushers Ashton on stage before Luke can say anything else

-Luke is freaking out but he goes on stage and somehow manages to get through the whole show

-as soon as it’s over and the band exits the stage Ashton grabs you and pulls you into a kiss before the two of you head out to the van to take you back to the hotel

-”Luke are you okay?” Michael asks, watching Luke watching you and Ash leave, “what happened in the dressing room, you were gone a while.”

-”I… uh…” Luke begins to try to answer

-Cal’s jaw dropped, “did you… did you join them?”

-”holy fuck!” Michael laughs and they both turn to look at Luke, “you totally fucking did!”

-Luke just groans, hiding his face in his hands

-”lets just head back to the hotel.” Luke sighs

-they all have an early morning getting on the tour bus and going to the next city and thats probably a good idea

-”you don’t want to talk about it?” Cal asks

-”yeah spill the details mate.” Michael grins, “Ashton’s always ranted about how amazing her mouth is but i’ve always thought that he’s probably lying. was he lying?”

-”he wasn’t lying.” Luke sighs

-”fuuuuck.” Michael groans, “no shit.”

-”Luke-” Cal begins because he definitely knows Luke’s legitimately in love with you

-but Luke cuts him off, “don’t want to talk about it.”

-they get into the van and head back to the hotel, it’s a pretty quiet drive because Michael obviously wants more details but as they roll up to the hotel Michael sighs, “fuck. can’t believe Lashton was the first threesome.”

-Luke gets out of the shower when his phone buzzes, its a message from Ashton: ‘watching that movie you wanted to see. come over.’

-Luke sighs but throws on sweats and a hoodie and trudges over

-you open the hotel door in (once again) a button up that goes to your mid thighs, “hey!” you grin, getting on your tip toes to hug him, “Ashton’s in the shower.”

-”i got a text-”

-”from me. yeah, i messaged you.” you answer, ushering the tall boy into the room before closing the door, “wasn’t sure how else to get you here.”

-he laughs awkwardly, “what do you mean?”

-”we should talk about today, you looked kinda distraught when you left.” you respond. you pull him to the bed and sit down, getting comfy against the pillows and making space for him

-he sits and Ash comes out of the bathroom with a towel around his waist, “hey Luke.” he says, dropping the towel to pull on some sweats and Luke averts his eyes but Ashton laughs, “you’ve seen it all before.”

-this is the most awkward Luke has ever felt with the two of you and it’s showing

-”Luke we really don’t want this to be awkward.” you say, “we talked it over and we were thinking, if you want to, you could be part of this.”

-”what?” Luke laughs

-”she likes you, you like her, we’re best mates, that threesome was fun, you could join.” Ashton tries to clarify, when Luke still looks lost Ashton laughs, “come on Luke, you’ve heard of polyamory haven’t you?”

-”so you mean join like… like…” “like date us.” you finish for him, “we’re both starving, we’re heading to a 24/hour a day burger joint. you should come.”

-”okay.” Luke agrees

-you grin, pulling Luke into a hug and kissing his cheek before getting off the bed as Ashton tosses you sweats and a hoodie, you shed the button up and Luke gets a full view of your gorgeous body as you pull on the clothes

-Ashton goes and opens the door and you pull Luke off the bed by his hand, the two of you leaving the room past Ash who closes the door behind the three of you before putting his arm over your shoulders

-walking that way works really well?

-you ask Luke how the concert went and you all just begin talking

-talking has always been easy for you three

-the night goes really well and you all end up at the hotel, Luke goes to get his room key and Ashton is like “what are you doing mate?” “getting my key?” Luke answers. you and Ashton laugh as you pull him into your room

-your lips attach to Luke’s and he melts into the kiss while Ash closes and locks the door behind the three of you

-Ashton comes behind you

-because you’re all in sweats and hoodies it’s easy as fuck to get all your clothes off, especially because you and Ash were practically nude under your clothing anyways

-and Ash is calling all the shots

-that much is obvious

-it’s wild and kinky but Luke fits so naturally into it because you’re all so comfortable with each other

-falling asleep between the two gorgeous blondes

-a loud banging at your door waking you up, “Ashton! Y/N! we need to be on the bus in five minutes!” Calum is screaming

-”shit.” Luke says, the first one to get up and throw on his clothes

-as he opens the door to the hallway he realizes Cal is now knocking on his door. Cal turns and notices Luke coming out of Ashton’s room and sighs, “come on mate, you didn’t.”

-Luke mumbles an apology before pushing past Cal and into his room

-when he gets down and onto the tour bus you and Ash are already there with Cal and Michael in the couch area

-You and Ash make room for him as Michael explains the new game he got for his nintendo switch that’s connected to the TV

-Luke’s hand goes to your thigh and you grin at him, he gives a small smile back

-and thus begins the Lashton triad

-Calum stares at the three of you a lot because he’s worried about Luke

-a few days of the three of you sneaking off and stolen kisses go by before Luke and Ashton decide to to tell Michael and Calum

-they are both shook

-”so Ash… you just invited Luke to start dating your girlfriend?” Michael asks in shock

-”i mean, Y/N and i have been talking about it for a while,” Ashton shrugs “so when Luke came into the dressing room-” “we don’t want to hear it.” Calum sighs, hiding his face. “yes we do!” Michael grins

-Michael and Cal though you and Ash were sexual. throw Luke into the mix and it’s even worse better

-wearing Ashton’s button ups and having Luke’s glitter on your face

-painting their nails

-and of course Ash has this brilliant idea where you should totally be able to paint one of their nails while getting fucked doggy style by the other

-yeah, you three depend on hotel rooms

-when you’re on the tour bus it can be a bit tough because Luke feels like you should sleep with Ash because you and Ash were the original couple so you and Ashton have to assure him that you’re both cool with you sleeping in his bunk sometimes too

-Luke never wants to over step and it takes a lot of assurance for him to realize that the three of you are equal in the relationship and that it’s an actual relationship and not just you and Ash letting Luke join sometimes

-this is super weird to mention but like… Ashton lets Luke cum in you instead of on you and for some odd reason that shows Luke that he’s in the relationship?

-you and Ash have already said i love you because you’ve been dating a while and the both of you have been best buds for ages with Luke so you’ve both definitely said ‘love you’ to him before

-you tell Luke you love him one morning when the two of you are cuddling and Ash is still asleep and he melts, saying it back immediately

-fans notice the three of you out and about together more often

-but most are just like “Luke and Y/N are great friends so it makes sense.” which, like, valid

-but then a pap gets a shot of you kissing Luke in a diner while Ash was in the bathroom and fans went wild

-the first instinct was that you are cheating. which is not great.

-so the three of you all decide to clear that up as soon as you can

-Cal and Michael are baes so they send the three of you all the pictures they have of you three, some of which were from when you were just friends with Luke but those are super cute pics too

-you post a picture of each of them kissing your cheek, taken backstage a few days before, with the caption: “two love bugs are better than one.”

-Ashton posts a picture from his house party before you went on tour, the three of you in the kitchen making cocktails together, with the caption: “couples who make cocktails together, stay together.”

-and Luke gets a picture of the three of you walking through a venue, each boy with a hand in your back pocket, with the caption: “one happy girl//two happy guys.”

-#Lashton blows up on twitter

-so Ash is the main dom

-Luke can dom but he still falls under Ashton’s power control

-you the sub bbg

-we all know Ash is super into being a dom (daddy or sir whatever you’re comfy with) and spanking and choking

-but Luke has a huge thing for over stimulation?

-and that boy knows how to use his tongue

-Ash usually tells Luke to get you ready for them

-lube. in your purse. at all times.

-Ashton’s the ass man. i’ve said it in so many Ash posts. but i stand by this assessment

-group hugs with these golden boys

-a super dirty group chat

-they love carrying you too, like one of them is always throwing you over their shoulder

-the sexiest dirty dancing when you go to clubs together

-the tour ends and you all head back to LA and Luke’s afraid something’s going to change… but it doesnt

-you and Ash show up at Luke’s place to go for walks with him and Petunia

-spending most days at one of their houses just lounging around and loving each other

-cute videos of you, Ash and Petunia all over Luke’s insta

-going for drives with you in the back of the car so you can lean forward and play with your boys hair

-being with them while they make music

-you definitely are their muse

-Ashton taking so many pictures of you and Luke dancing and being cute with you in a button up or Luke holding Petunia

-this is just such a cute triad

-like last time i wrote about this triad here i nearly died

[writingismyhappytime]

Can I have one where reader and Ryan break up? Like a sad one?

WHY DO YOU WANT TO HURT ME THIS WAY

"So this is it then?" Ryan asks after a moment, standing in your living room and staring at you like he doesn't know you at all. "You're moving to Colorado and we're not even going to talk about it."

"There's nothing to talk about," you reply shortly, your back to him as you start boxing up different items in your kitchen. You already have a few boxes packed by the door, you'd started this morning and haven't had time to slow down. "You knew that I was trying for this promotion and I'd have to move if I got it when you started dating me."

"I just... thought we'd talk about it, first," Ryan hesitates, running his fingers through his dark hair as he looks at you. You wish he wouldn't look at you like a kicked puppy, it tugs at your heart, but there's not much you can do now, you've already accepted!

You and Ryan have only been dating a few months, but... well, you really like him. He's talented, you love watching him play guitar, and he makes you laugh, even if he is a perfectionist. It's just that this is your career, you've been working ten years in this field and this is really an opening for you. If you turn it down, you're going to stay in the dead-end position you currently have for another year, maybe more!

This is what you've been wanting!

"What could we talk about, Ryan?" You sigh, brushing your hair behind your ears as you cut your eyes at him. You've been avoiding looking at him directly, because he might be able to make you change your mind and you simply don't want too! "I have to be there by the end of the week, and I have a lot of packing to do, so if you don't mind ---."

"So the last four months were just... you were just passing time with me? Like none of it mattered at all to you?" He interrupts you, and for a moment, you swear he's mad at you. How can he be mad when you told him how this could go? You made it explicitly clear the first date you went on that you could move, that it could end the relationship. He's settled here, but you're not, you don't have anything holding you back or tying you down.

"Don't be like that."

"What? Angry? Pissed?"

"Pretty much! I told you that I would be leaving eventually, you knew this would be a good relationship for fucking but nothing else. We're not even really dating, remember?" You remind, shoving your box away from you as you turn around, jerking the kitchen drawers open. Just saying that burns, you hate the taste it leaves in your mouth. "You said that we probably shouldn't since it was just going to end anyway."

Like your third date, you remember him saying that to you. Since you might be moving, he didn't want to get too serious, you guys should keep it casual. It sort of annoyed you then, but you understood and accepted that it was the best idea. It seems like he forgot his own suggestion. It's not as if he's in love with you either, the relationship is too fresh, at least in your mind. You didn't think he's being so dramatic about the breakup.

Ryan does not remember saying anything like that! At all! He doesn't want you to move across the country, not when things are going so well! You're the first woman he's really liked like this in a long time, he was --- well, it could go somewhere, just given the time. It could really be something.

"You don't have to go."

"I do." You say firmly, your voice leaving no room for argument. The moment the promotion was offered to you, you snatched it, and you're not turning it down for some relationship you're not even serious about. You don't know what could happen, it could end in another three weeks and then you just missed your chance! You don't want to end up bitter, falling down the ladder rather than climbing because of some man who may or may not end up loving you!

You have more important things to focus on, you don't really want to settle for a family. Sure, you're all about having fun, enjoying the moment, but your job has always been your focus. You won't do anything to damage that.

Ryan grounds his teeth, leaning back on his heels as he tries to think of a valid reason for you to stay thats not him and lame. He knows you're all about your career, he can't count how many times you've canceled on him because of your work. It's always come first for you, and it doesn't bother him that you're a career woman, all the power to you, he just --- he guesses he's being selfish in wanting you to stay.

He wants your relationship to keep growing, everything is good, why stop now?

You just... won't listen!

"(Y/N) ---."

"No, Ryan, I'm not going to change my mind, I've accepted the job." You say forcefully, setting a box down a lot harder than what you intended. You're aggravated, you wanted this to be a clean breakup, that's it! You didn't want it to draw on until you both say things you regret, Ryan doesn't deserve that, he's a good guy, it's just --- you have to do this for yourself! "Unless you want to move with me across the country, there's no way our relationship can work. Long-distance isn't possible."

"How the hell do you know that if you're not even going to try?"

"Ryan! We both said ---."

"I don't care what we both said, I think we should still give it a shot! It's going so good, (Y/N)!"

You know that! You don't exactly want it to end, but you don't have a choice. You can't give up your career for him, you don't even know him that well! God, this isn't going like how you planned it, this is terrible.

You bite your lip before you finally turn to face him, crossing your arms defensively over your sweater. You frown at him, trying to not let him know that you are bothered about all this, but you can't say no now, it's too late. You can't stay here any longer, and you made this clear in the beginning.

It's time for you to move on, no matter what the two of you want.

"I have to go, Ryan. I'm sorry. I can't just up and change my mind now, no matter what either of us want." You try to say as gently as possible, all the while making sure your tone made it clear that you're not wavering. "We had a great run, we did, but... well, it's over now. I'm out by the end of the week, this apartment will be vacant. California is a long way from here, so it's not like we can even do weekends."

Ryan sighs, running his tattooed hands down his weary face. You're not going to budge, your mind is made up. It's depressing that think that the last four months were just... for fun, but it makes his chest hurt a little at the thought of never seeing you again. He had a good time with you, even when you weren't sleeping together, it had stopped being casual for him at some point.

"I'm sorry," you say, contrite. "I mean it. It shouldn't be this way, but I have to go. I've worked so hard to get where I am, I just... I can't give up now." He can't hate you for that, can he? You can't stop now, you've worked too hard and this is important to you.

You just hope he understands.

You know he doesn't like it, it's written all over his aggravated face that he doesn't want to be fair about this. You did state in the beginning this could be the case, but you just don't think he believed you, or stayed in denial. You're not sure when he became so serious about the relationship, nothing has changed!

You've never met his friends or family, been to his work, none of that. You just text back and forth and when it's convenient, you meet up --- sometimes one of you brings food. You haven't gone on dates since the beginning, so you discredited this as an actual relationship. So it is a little surprising to you that Ryan is so adamant about this.

"I get it," Ryan says after a moment, his hands slinking into his jacket pockets. "I do. You gotta go, it just... sucks."

Yeah, it does.

You shrug your shoulders, tightening your arms a moment as you look at him. You don't know what else to say to him, other than it's over. You kind of just wish he'd leave now, that it could just be over and you can move and try to pretend you didn't hurt his feelings. Maybe you can still be awkward friends, you'll like his photo on social media kind of thing, but never speak again. It's always hard breaking up.

"I'll --- I'm heading out. Have a safe trip, (Y/N)," he mumbles, and you nod your head as you watch him start for you door, refusing to give you another look. You sigh as he shuts the door a little harder than necessary behind him, cringing as the sound echoes in your apartment.

You guess it's just you and yourself now.

[mmmatchasay]

hot for teacher

The title is not original, that’s for sure. Sorry for being absent for a while - it is currently final weeks and I had been busy with sitting for final exams, preparing presentations and writing my final reports. I have two more to write for that’s due next week but that aside, thank you so much for sending this in! I hope this was what you (essentially) wanted. There are definitely mistakes here and there so I hope you will still enjoy reading this.

word: 1222 words

pairing: spencer reid x reader

summary: third time’s the charm and Spencer is definitely charmed.

It takes Spencer everything within him not to glance in your direction at all, considering how often his curiosity gets the best of him. The first time he noticed you entering the class, Spencer had (unfortunately) stuttered slightly over his word but before anyone can actually pick up how he had stuttered, Spencer cleared his throat and continued talking about The Great Gatsby and what he actually wanted from his students.

The second time you entered the class, Spencer made a mistake in looking over in your direction - you were seated at the very far back, closer to the door - and regretfully, the lecture hall had been dimmed that day (Spencer was showing his students a part of The Great Gatsby movie and what he wanted them to analyze) so Spencer, despite his twenty-twenty vision, cannot actually see your face very clearly. Although, despite the dim light, Spencer can still make out the beautiful smile on your face very clearly and this smile often haunts his mind whenever he isn’t busy looking through the students he is supervising and the assignments he had assigned to his classes.

Again, unfortunately for Spencer, since he can read over 20,000 words per minutes, this meant that he is quick to go through all of the assignments, corrections, etcetera that he needed to do and therefore gave him a lot of time to think about you.

The third time you came in the class surprised Spencer the most. To the point where Spencer almost dropped the pointer he had been using because you had chosen that time to casually walk up to the second row and sit directly in his line of vision. Now, Spencer is not a big believer on love at first sight because he personally believes that there are just more than good looks to make him fall in love with someone but right at that moment, when his eyes land on your face, Spencer swears his breath is stolen from him and he is at a loss of word.

Which in hindsight had been really bad for Spencer because he had been explaining about the relation to and importance of The Great Gatsby as a work of art. He had not even realised he had stopped talking until you clear your throat and Spencer blushes so furiously, he turned his back to his students as he hurriedly went to the table where he had dumped his messenger bag. “As I was saying, this book works on the mind of the reader in two ways: first by presenting the real world and its appearance is ugly at best through the eyes of Nick Carraway and second by presenting Gatsby’s fantasy world. I want you to discuss this for your next paper which will be due the week after the next.” Spencer easily gets back to the momentum he had before he had been interrupted by you.

“Dr. Reid, does that mean there won’t be any class next week?”

Spencer stiffens when he hears his name being called because he knows almost all of his students’ voices. He gulps and tries his hardest not to look too nervous before he turns around, his eyes landing immediately on yours and you give him a cheeky smile. “Yes, fortunately for everyone, there will not be any class next week because I have to go to a conference.” Spencer mentally applauds at how steady his voice comes out and when you still would not look away, Spencer tears his eyes away from you and looks around the class. “As always, if you have any questions about your essay or not quite sure what direction you are going with what you have written, you are welcomed to email me at any times.” He reminds his class and walks back to his table. “Class dismissed. See you in two weeks!”

Spencer hears some of his students saying goodbye to him and Spencer takes his time to pack up his things. He glances at his watch; he still has ten minutes before JJ’s class ends and he had promised his best friend that he will join Garcia and her for lunch. Spencer knows if he decides to take a rain check on this lunch date, they will probably track him down and grill him. Or maybe Garcia will, JJ might just stand at the back to look at the two of them in amusement.

“Dr. Reid?”

Spencer drops his copy of The Great Gatsby to the floor, startled by the voice and he swallows the lump in his throat as he slowly bends down to pick up his book. From his peripheral vision, he can see another set of legs standing not far from him and his heart starts to race slightly. Once he picked up his book, Spencer straightens up and turns around.

You give him an apologetic smile. “Sorry for catching you off-guard.” You tell him sheepishly and he shakes his head, placing his book on top of his messenger bag.

“You seem to be doing that a lot.” Spencer has no idea where he had suddenly gained the confidence to actually say this to you. “Catching me off-guard.” Spencer adds quietly but since you are close enough to him, you can hear him loud and clear. Your eyes widen slightly upon hearing those words and Spencer ducks his head, regretting the decision to cut his long hair short. He clears his throat. “Out of curiosity, why have you been sitting in my classes? I know everyone in this class and you are definitely not one of them...”

You nod your head. “I wanted to ask you out on a date.” You say earnestly causing Spencer to cough a couple of times and he stares at you in disbelief. “I am actually Penelope’s friend - we were supposed to meet a few weeks ago but you kept rescheduling and I was curious.” You shrug your shoulders.

Spencer furrows his eyebrows. “Penelope’s friend…?” He remembers in passing the amount of times Garcia has talked about you but he had never been an active participant of the conversation, content with just listening to JJ and her talking. “Oh.” He flushes slightly. “A date?”

“Yes, a date. I hope you aren’t too thrown off by women who are forward.” You tell him as you step closer but still maintaining the distance between the two of you. “Your lecture today was pretty interesting, Dr. Reid. Very engaging too and suffice to say, I am now interested in picking up my own copy of The Great Gatsby and read through it.”

Spencer perks up at that, his embarrassment long forgotten. “You haven’t read The Great Gatsby?” He asks and when you shake your head, Spencer furrows his eyebrows. Picking up his own copy, he caresses the book for a few seconds and hands it over to you. “How about I lend this to you?”

You raise one of your eyebrows at him and accept the book he is offering to you. “Are you sure, Dr. Reid?”

Spencer pulls on his tie slightly. “Please call me Spencer. May I know what’s your name?”

The smile you give him in reward for asking his name causes his ears to turn red and he shyly meets your gaze. “Hi, Spencer. My name is Y/N.”

[svubloods]

Imagine being the Youngest Reagan: Just the Seven of Us

(A/N: Something different but fun. Just cute really. I hope you enjoy!)

Imagine being the Youngest Reagan: Just the Seven of Us

Staten Island, New York City, New York 1996

Joseph Reagan observed his parents sceptically, to the point he could feel his right eyebrow quirked up in suspicion as he watched them from his position in the backseat. They were certainly acting normally, he thought, as the continued to speak casually to Jamie, your brother, about his high school electives. Everything seemed normal but something was off and Joe knew it. He didn't understand where they were going, why they were being so secretive about it and why they had organised it like this so that they were only ones clued in. Joe’s younger siblings sixteen-year-old Jamie and eight year old Y/N clearly wasn't as curious as he was but maybe that was because as they both still lived at home and going on trips with them on the weekend weren't an unusual occurrence for them unlike Joe, who was now living on the Columbia Campus in the city after starting his freshman year there a few months ago. What was even weirder was that his older sister Erin, a Junior at Columbia, and older brother Danny, a rookie cop, were instructed to meet them at whoever they heading, no excuses. Which meant that unlike him who had decided to catch the train to Staten Island to his parents from the city a day early and stay the night before, they knew where they were all heading.

Though he was naturally curious, he trusted his parents and didn't dwell on it. So he pulled away from his intrigued thoughts and his view of the blurring Staten Island streets through the window to look at his little sister. Who was sandwiched comfortably between him and Jamie in the middle seat at the back seat of the car? He watched amused as she read the book tightly clutched in her small hands intently, her face slightly screwed up in concentration. It was a face that he knew all too well, his Mother and older sister Erin made similar faces when concentrating as well.

He was glad she was enjoying the book. His mom had been telling him that ever since moved out and gave her the book; ’The Ultimate Kid’s Guide to All Things Science’ that she hadn’t put it down. And today was no exception, the book enough to entertain her during the seemingly long trip. Though didn’t need his mom to tell him that she had been enjoying it, she told him every Sunday when he took the train back up for Sunday Lunch back at his parents. He was happy that she was liking it so much, especially as the whole reason he gave it to her was so that on the day he left, she would be too distracted to get too upset. Despite the age difference, Joe shared a very special bond with his baby sister. Unlike Jamie who thought he was too cool and Erin and Danny who were too much older, he loved spending time and talking to her. In fact, he missed hearing about her second grade, well now third-grade escapades. It was either his little sister was a great storyteller or that the lives of eight and seven years olds were vastly more interesting than his own.

Joe leaned into her side gently and bowed his head to whisper to her so that only she could hear.

“Whatcha reading?” He whispered, glancing at the page she was reading.

“How to make a volcano out of paper-mâché!” You whispered excitedly, looking at him with a large grin, “And before it said that inside volcanos there is lava and it's really hot!”

“Lava?” He asked, encouragingly, chuckling to himself as you flipped the page back and pointed at it dramatically.

“Molten rock!” You stated, confidently.

“Woah,” He played along happily, “So you’re enjoying the book then?”

“It’s the best present ever,” You exclaimed, though you were still whispering to each other, “Thank you, Joey,”

“But you still miss me right?” He teased.

You nodded with a playful pout just empathise how much you still missed him and he put his arm around you and gave you a squeeze.

“You’re squishing me!” You squealed, your face pressed up against his torso so it was muffled. 
“It’s because I love you so much,” He jokingly singsonged, keeping you pressed into his side as he rocked you from side to side, the best he could from your strapped down position in the car.

“What’s going on back there?” Your Dad’s voice asked with teasing sternest from the driver’s seat, you both glanced forward to see his fascinated eyes fixated on the both of you in the rearview mirror. “Just the usual,” The nineteen-year-old quipped, acting in a way to arouse fake suspicion and to entertain you,  “Lava, college, our plans for world domination,”

“Is that right?” Your Dad entertained, looking at his eight year old daughter directly, “What will the great Y/N/N dominate first?”

You paused for a second your face contorting in concentration once again before responding.

“Manhattan,” You declared.

“You might want to ask Grandpa first,” He chuckled.

“Why do I need to ask Grandpa?” You whined, looking at him confused in the rearview mirror.

“Well, he’s the Police Commissioner remember? And that means it’s his job to make sure police officers like me and Danny do their job and protect people. Which includes stopping takeovers from tyrannical eight-year-olds,” He explained, purposely.

“What are you going to do if Grandpa says no, Y/N?” Jamie asked, his conversation over now, and his full attention refocused onto your interaction.

“Ask Grandma, she always says yes!” You revealed, “Especially when I make my eyes big like this,”

You widened your eyes with your fingers and pouted playfully which much to your confusion made everyone else in the car laugh.

“Can I know where we are going now?” Joseph asked your parents when the laughter died down.

“Patience, young Joseph,” Your Mother teased, whipping round to smirk at him, “All will be revealed,”

“You and your dramatics Mother,” Joe quipped, rolling his eyes at his mother and her antics, but he couldn't help the laugh that spilt over despite his best attempts to control himself.

“You hear that Frank?” She giggled, grabbing hold of his arm as he drove, “He’s serious, he called me mother,”

“Should we tell him?” Your Dad entertained, his eyes on the road ahead.

“Yes you should,” He interrupted, “Danny and Erin already know, so it’s only fair that I know too,”

“Well, that’s because there is too many of you to fit in the car,” Your Mom shrugged.

“I don’t know where we are going either,”Fifteen-year-old Jamie added, making sure he was apart of the conversation as well.

“Why can’t I know what I’m giving up my Saturday for?” Joe countered.

“Because you should be happily willing to spend your Saturday with us regardless of the exact details,” Your Mom refuted, “And anyway let’s be honest Joey, you didn't have any plans anyway,”

Jamie snorted.

“Hey,” Joe protested, “I had plans,”

“With Tia?” Jamie joked, rolling out her name as Joe’s cheeks went red.

“Shut up!”

“Whose Tia?” Your mom asked, perking up and suddenly eager, “Don’t tell me I have to start helping to plan another son’s wedding,”

“Mom,” Joe groaned in embarrassment, sinking in his seat slightly.

“That will teach you to try and ruin the surprise,” She laughed, “Now Jamie, how was football practice yesterday?”

It wasn’t long after that, that you arrived at your destination. You pilled out the car and marvelled in wonder at was before you as your brothers quickly followed you. Your parents with smiles on their faces grabbed all your things.

“Coney Island?” Joe questioned in disbelief, “You made me travel from Manhattan to Staten Island only to take me to Brooklyn?”

“We didn't make you come a day early,” Your Dad reminded.

“But you understand that this could have been so much easier, right? If you had told me where we were going for this family Day out!” He protested, helplessly.

“But think of all the fun you had on the journey up with us,” Your mom comforted, side hugging Joe tightly which he quickly returned.

“Now, we have to wait for your brother and sister to get here,” Your Dad announced.

“Babe, give Danny a call to see how long they’ll be,” Your Mother suggested, her and Joe circling the car towards your Dad while you and Jamie stood looking hopefully at the entrance, “He said that Erin was coming with him,”

“JJ is that a rollercoaster? You squealed as the distinctive whoosh of it breezed past you.

“Probably,” He nodded, before crouching down beside you, “But I have a feeling you might be too small to go on,”

“Noooo, why can’t I be taller!” You huffed, slamming your small foot adorned with a thin white sandal on the concrete.

“Maybe next year you'll grow,” He shrugged, nervously, suddenly regretting answering your question without backup, rookie mistake.

“But I want to go on now!” You insisted, “Maybe I’ll grow before we get there, lets go and see!”

“Well, how about we do something else together, instead? Because that’s not going to happen” He offered, hopefully.

“Like what?” You demanded, narrowing your little eyes at him and frowning.

“I’ll buy you a hotdog,” He smiled.

“You don't have any money,” You sighed, disappointed.

“Okay, I’ll get Dad to buy us both hotdogs,” He clarified.

“I want two,” You babbled, “I didn't have breakfast, so I'm really hungry,”

“Why not?”

“I wanted to save space for my milkshake,” You answered before grinning and adding, “Daddy said I could have one if I’m good,”

“How did you know you could get a milkshake?” He questioned.

“Because,” You began dramatically, “Mommy told me where we were going yesterday, she said we were going to the beach and they had milkshakes there. And I love milkshakes!”

“Why didn't you say anything?”

“Because if I had told you then it wouldn't be a secret and it was a secret,” You reiterated.

He was about to say something else only to be interrupted by the arrival of your older siblings, twenty-three-year-old Danny and twenty-one-year-old Erin.

“All right, we’re here and now tell us why,” Danny announced after he and Erin greeted your parents and the rest of you.

“Now that everyone is here,” Your Mother beamed, “I’ll explain. Your Father and I thought it would be fun to get all of us together for a proper family day, just the seven of us, because it’s very rare we all get together just us and because this might be our last chance as just seven ever before my baby boy get married next weekend,”

Your Mother finished her explanation by engulfing Danny into her embrace and squeezing his cheeks.

“Ma,” He cried, but he did little to remove himself from her grasp, “So that’s why I couldn't bring Linda, huh?”

“We wanted to celebrate it being just the seven us of us,” Your Dad added, going over and clapping Danny on the back, “Before you start your new family,”

“Well not any time too soon, hopefully,” He cringed, not enjoying both of his parent's undivided attention even if it was only for a few moments.

“A new family?” You whispered to yourself.

“Shh,” Jamie sounded, putting his finger to his lips as your parents continued to speak.

You were too consumed with your own confused thoughts to focus on what everyone was saying. All you could remember was looking up at everyone, everyone was smiling and laughing and your frowning at them all but they didn’t seem to notice.

“So we have dinner reservations at a restaurant for Seven, so if we end up splitting up that’s where we will meet,” Your Mom continued to explain, “But since this is a family day I hope we all be sticking together all day and yes I’m looking at you boys,”

Jamie and Danny protested the statement, your Dad and Joe just laughed.

“Oh,” You Mother cried, before pulling all five of you into a bear hug, you only reached her hips so once again your face was squished, “I can’t believe I get to believe I get to spend all day with all five o my babies,”

“Mom, don’t cry,” Erin said above you.

“I might not survive the day if you keep crushing my windpipe,” Danny spluttered.

She quickly released everyone before commenting playfully, “Sorry, for loving you all so much,”

“Come on let’s get going,” Your Dad instructed and with that, you made your way.

From there the seven you made your way around Coney Island. Constantly stopping and starting again, as everything seemed to grab the interest of at least one of you. None of you had realised how much you all had to catch up on with each other, everyone had something going on in their lives that they hadn't mentioned yet or fully explained. Your mother adored having all of you together and the fact that all of you were so close despite the large age differences. It was something she always worried about and the fact that sometimes he felt like she was always being pulled in five different directions which meant at least one of you was always left out. It was much easier when you were all together. Everyone was talking and enjoying themselves, happy. Just by simply being together.

Everyone except for you of course. You couldn't enjoy yourself as much as everyone else. Being the youngest meant that you couldn't participate in the rides that Joe and Jamie wanted to go on or a lot of the activities your Mom and Erin went off to do. So for a good proportion of the day you were on the sidelines with whoever was designated to take care of you. Not that you minded at that point, you were too upset but no one seemed to notice and it would fluctuate when you were distracted. Everyone was too distracted with enjoying themselves to notice that you weren't always. A lot of time to save time someone carried you round so that you wouldn't get too tired too quickly.

“What do you think, rockstar?” Your Mom asked bending slightly to meet you, as you stomped out of the dressing room of a kids clothing store that you, your mom and older sister Erin.

You frowned at the new denim dress that Erin had selected for you, which to you looked exactly like on you already had. You also shook your head to wobble the big red bow that Erin had put in your hair because she said it would match the new red shoes that your mom had selected.

“Well, that isn't a promising look,” She chuckled, grabbing your face in her hands and pulling it closer to hers, “What’s up?”

“I don’t like it!” You insisted.

“But you look so cute in it, well cuter than usual,” Your Mom winked at you with a reassuring grin, “What do you think Erin?”

“Y/N, you look adorable,” She complimented, playing with your mass of curly hair before straightening your bow.

“But I don’t want to be adorable,” You sighed.

“Then what do you want to be?” Your Mom questioned.

“A big girl,” You smiled, “So I can go on the rollercoasters,”

You Mom just chuckled while Erin who was at least a foot taller than your mom at that age knelt down beside you.

“You look like a big girl in that outfit,” she said.

“You’re just saying that because you picked it,” You frowned, narrowing your eyes at her suspiciously.

“No, I mean it,” She promised, “Look we’re matching,”

She gestured to the white and navy striped dress she was wearing and the shirt she had picked for you to wear under your new denim dress. Also white and navy.

“We are,” You beamed, your eyes lighting up before frowning again, “But you don’t like it when Mom tries to dress us the same,”

“I’ll make an exception for today,” She sighed.

“Really?”

“Only today because you look so amazing,” She teased, poking your ribs playfully and sticking your tongue at you.

“Is the lady satisfied?” Your Mom teased, shooting Erin a sneaky wink.

“Indeed,” You played along before you all left the store to meet the boys who were all waiting outside for you to finish.

“Can we go to the rides now?” Jamie asked as soon as you returned to the group.

Your Mom and Dad shared a look before looking down at you, knowing that you were too young to go on anything in that area. They seemed to interact telepathically, coming up with a plan without saying a word to each.

“All right boys, let’s go,” Your Mom responded as Jamie and Joe ran ahead.

“I’ll go too,” Erin added, walking alongside your mom.

Which left you, your Dad and Danny at the storefront. You looked up expectantly at your Dad, purposely ignoring your older brother.

“Hey kiddo, how about we try out some carnival games?” Danny asked.

“No,” You stated, ducking behind your Dad’s legs.

“No?” He repeated, taken aback.

You nodded before grabbing hold of your Dad tightly, his hands flying down to steady you.

“Oh okay,” He nodded.

“Why don’t you go catch up with everyone Danny,” Your Dad suggested pointedly leaving it as just the two of you.

He gathered you up in his arms and held you tightly against him.

“Are you sure you don’t want to go to the Carnival?” He asked, studying your young face.

“Let’s go,”

Fifteen minutes you were happily throwing beanbags and even though you weren't making any progress on the towers of steel cups, you were having fun. And your Dad seemed to be having fun just the two of you as well. He eventually stepped in and helped you win a prize, a toy money that was almost as big as you were.

“A monkey for my little monkey,” He grinned handing you the prize almost causing you to topple over.

“You hold it,” You squealed, shoving it back into his arms as he laughed at you.

He put the monkey over one shoulder and grabbed your hand as you continued your way through the carnival.

You babbled happily to him as you went and even though he engaged with you, usually as happy, he watched you with a curious eye. Not forgetting your interaction with your older brother as well as your mood throughout the day. You were in the middle of telling him the story of your day at school the day before when he bumped into a cop that he knew. Your Father soon became distracted by the conversation enough that you eased your hand out of his. You knew that your Dad loved to talk to other cops and that it might take a while. You looked around for something to do but trying to make sure that you stayed close. You knew better than to wander off. You looked around suspiciously about to give up before you heard some frustrated sighs from a booth beside you.

Curious as ever, you wandered over to see what was making the boy so upset. He was tall and skinny boy, only a couple of years older than you with really blonde hair and bright eyes. You watched for a few minutes as he kept failing to aim the water gun correctly, so he kept on missing his target. He huffed in defeat, turned around and noticed you.

“Oh,” He said in surprise, “Are you waiting to play?”

“No,” You answered much to his confusion, “I was watching you,”

“I’m not very good at this game so it probably wasn't very interesting,” He blushed, shoving his hands in his pocket awkwardly in embarrassment.

“If you want I can show you how to do it,” You offered, brightly, “This is my favourite game,”

“Okay,” He nodded, sceptically, stepping out the way for you.

“You have to do it like this,” You instructed, repeating how Danny had once taught you when playing with water guns in the backyard.

You raised the water gun up with two hands, and aimed it in the right position, keeping your eye on the target before pressing the lever and hitting the bullseye exactly. You kept your hand steady until the tank filled up and the bell rang, indicating that you won a surprise. Once it did and you were handed your prize, a keychain this time, you turned back to look at the boy.

He had been watching you with his mouth open.

“Here you go,” You insisted, giving him the keychain.

“But it’s yours,” He said.

“And I’m giving it to you,” You smiled, “Do you think you can do it yourself now,”

He nodded, “You’re really good at it,”

“My brother Danny showed me how to do it,” You informed brightly before frowning again.

“What’s wrong?” The boy asked.

“My brother is leaving!” You cried.

“Why?”

“He’s getting a new family,” You said, sadly.

“That’s too bad. You’re like the coolest sister ever,” He comforted.

“Really?”

“Yeah, none of my older sisters know how to shoot a water gun,” He sighed, “They just talk about girly things like clothes and boys,”

“Boys are gross,” You shuddered.

“Hey,” He protested, offended.

“Not you,” You corrected, “You’re my friend,”

“I am?” He grinned.

“Yeah,” You nodded. “I’m Dominick, but everyone calls me Sonny,”

“Like sunshine?” You giggled.

“Yeah,” He shrugged, bashfully.

“I’m Y/N,” You breathed, reaching to shake his hand, “Nice to meet you,”

You shook each other's hands vigour-sly before bursting into giggles. You continued to chat about the game as Sonny had another go himself. But you were soon interrupted by your Dad calling for you.

“I have to go now,”

“Bye,” He waved.

You waved back before running back over to your hug who bent down to greet you with a hug.

“Where did you run off to?” He inquired, bopping you on the nose.

“Over there playing a game with my friend,” You pointed, giggling as he shook you around playfully.

“You just make friends everywhere don’t you?” He chuckled as he clasped your hand and you continued to walk up the pier.

“That’s because it's easy,”

“Not for everyone,” He informed before you stopped and sat on a bench that looked out over the seafront, “Do you want to know a secret, Y/N?”

You nodded, turning to look up at your Dad.

“Your Mom and I sat on this very bench on our first date,”

“Really, it’s that old?” You asked.

“Must be,” He laughed, “I took your mother here for our very first date and after we spent all afternoon playing carnival games we came and sat here for hours,”

“And you didn't get bored?”

“I could never be bored when I’m with your mother,”

“Do you get bored of me?” You inquired, curiously.

“No, of course not. I could never get bored of you,” He promised, pulling you into his side, “You’re my baby girl,”

“Is Danny bored of us?” You continued, widening your eyes up at him.

“Why are you asking that?” You Dad returned, clearly concerned.

“Because he’s leaving and starting a new family,” You began to sob, your eyes filling with tears.

“Hey,” Your Dad comforted, wiping away the tears that spilt down your face, “Danny isn't leaving the family. He’s always going to be your brother and apart of this family, all of us will always be.”

“Then why did Mom say, it was last time?” You demanded.

“Because when Danny gets married next weekend, they’ll be eight of us,” He clarified.

“Eight?”

“Well won’t Linda will be one of us?”

“She is?” You exclaimed.

“She’s going to be a Reagan, just like you and just like me,” He reassured.

“I love Linda,” You grinned before lowering your voice, “Sometimes more than Danny,”

“I know you do,” He smiled, hugging you tightly before pulling you away at arm's length, “Now should we go find Danny so you can say sorry for being mean to him,”

You nodded reluctantly before your Dad carried you to the other end of the pier where everyone else was. As you approached, you saw Danny standing with your Mom as your other brothers and Erin rode a ride that was going faster than you had ever seen before. As soon as you were in reach, you made your Dad put you down and you ran up to Danny, slamming into his side with so much momentum that you almost knocked him over before you hugged him.

“What the…Y/N?” He said jumping in surprise before steadying himself.

“Hi,”

“Oh, are we speaking now?” He probed, looking down at you, “You’ve been frowning at me all day,”

“Because I thought you were leaving me” You pouted, “But I know you aren't so we’re friends again,”

“What if I don’t want to be friends with you?” He countered.

You felt your face crumble as you gazed up at him.

“All right, all right, we’re friends,” He insisted quickly, finally hugging you back, “Just never look that upset again, promise?”

“Promise,” You nodded before whispering, “Hey Danny?”

“What’s up kiddo?”

“I’m really happy that Linda is going to be a Reagan,”

“Me too,” He smiled, poking at your dimples as you smiled back at him.

For the rest of evening, you stuck by Danny’s side, sitting by him at dinner and letting him carry you on the beach when all seven of you took a final stroll on the beach before leaving. You don't remember saying goodbye to Danny, Erin or Joe. The next thing you remember is waking up in the car, it was dark outside and Jamie was asleep beside you while your Dad snored quietly in the passenger seat. Your Mom who was driving and had noticed you stirring.

“Did your Dad’s snoring wake you?” She whispered to you.

You shook your head stifling a giggle as your mom motioned for you to be quiet.

“Where are we going?” You asked.

“We’re heading home now,” She informed, “Did you have fun today?”

You nodded eagerly at her, “It was the best day ever,”

“I’m glad you had fun,” 

“Did you Mommy?” You inquired.

“It was best the day ever,” You smiled, repeating your sentiment.

“What was your favourite part?” You questioned, intrigued as much as you could be in your tried state.

“Spending time for you, of course,” She insisted before adding, “And going back to the pier with your Dad,”

“Because that’s where you had your first date!” You reasoned.

“How do you know that?”

“It’s a secret,” You breathed, putting a finger to your lips.

“Uh huh,” She nodded sceptically, “Or your Dad is a blabbermouth,”

[lunawings]

King of Prism SSS Episode 6 commentary (Minato)

The final episode of Part 2!

This was originally my favorite of the three episodes we are shown in the theatrical “Part 2″. But it was also the one I was most awake for at the time haha. Nowadays I think Joji’s is probably my favorite of the Part 2 episodes, but this one still has a very, very special place in my heart......... AS BIG AS THE OCEAN.......... 

And right off the bat we’re referencing the hidden curry subplot in Pride the Hero. Well, maybe it was obvious to some people, but I definitely wouldn’t have fully known about this subplot without reading about it. Basically early on in Pride the Hero there is a scene where Hiro casually refuses to eat Minato’s curry. Minato can be seen working on his recipe during the movie, but in the end it’s Kouji’s honey/apple curry recipe which gets Hiro back on his feet. Minato sees this as a failure on his part. 

If there is ever a scene where anyone is crying (there will be a few more examples of this before the end of SSS) take a look at Leo. If anyone else is crying, it’s basically guaranteed that Leo is also crying too. He doesn’t even know why Minato is crying here!!! LeoooooOOO..............

Everyone always cheers for Taiga here! Good job.

Okay, according to the Part 2 pamphlet, from left to right...

Misaki, Nagisa, Gen, Kou, Shiho. 

They all have sort of marine-related names. (cape, shore, broadside of a ship, sailing, saltwater...)

And these two we already met in Young of Prism. 

(Ushio means tide, Tsubasa means wing....)

I really love the voice work on Shiho here. She really sounds so natural. So cute. Favorite Minato sibling.

I know I said Yukinojo’s grandpa was best King of Prism old man, but I’m not sure anymore. Minato’s grandpa is also in the running ahah. I love his intense drama and yet down to typical old man-ness at the same time. HAVE A FISH.

OVER RAIN

Okay this one is forgivable because he says their abbreviated name “O-Ba-Re” which I always struggle to translate. Usually I just spell it all out or put OtR.

It was established in this episode that Minato can taste when something has been made with love. 

This means that Yamada-san’s ramen noodles were clearly MADE WITH LOVE at least.

I think at one point I posted a shitty out of context spoiler about the DARK HISTORY of Edel Rose. Here you go ahah. 

The cheering audience loves Yukinojo’s reaction here. Everyone be like.... nu nu nu nu nu nu..............

This is the only time I know Taiga has been associated with soba except for when they just kind of decided to make it his food item on Prism Rush........ (because I guess pudding a la mode wasn’t a thing back then..............) 

Minato’s reaction is notably a bit more low key than the other boys during Kakeru’s turn.

Kakeru’s catering WASNT MADE WITH LOVE 

Every time I see this I think to myself that I have got to figure out where this is and go there. But I haven’t yet. 

Shizuoka isn’t that far from me and I go there every few months or so for Love Live stuff or to visit Shizuoka Prism Stone, etc. A few days before Part 2 premiered I was actually in Shizuoka and actually spent a good amount of time thinking of things I might see from Shizuoka in Minato’s episode. I was at a tourist attraction (Izu-Mito Sea Paradise) where I went to the snack bar and noticed they had Mishima croquettes. It was the first time I had heard of them. But I decided on something else instead. 

So every time I see this, I think......... should have got the croquette....... 

(and now I must live with the regret.............. forever......................) 

I talk a lot about how this or that is art in SSS. 

But Minato meeting Kouji REALLY IS ART 

In the stream someone called this a “prismgasm” and now I can’t get that out of my head thanks.................................

I love how Minato is not the first, but SECOND Edel Rose boy just entered into Edel Rose against his will by a family member ahaah. (After Taiga by his sister.) 

Okay so, let’s pause for a minute. 

As you can see here this is a senior high school application. So this means Minato was never in the junior high division of Kakyouin Academy and went straight to senior high. 

If we rewind back to Kakeru’s episode, you’ll remember that there was a flashback where Yukinojo met Kakeru back in the heyday of Edel Rose, and they were both wearing junior high uniforms. So this means that a.) The first member of the seven to enter Edel Rose was probably Yukinojo and b.) Kakeru and Yukinojo are the two who have known each other the longest. 

I don’t think you can make an exact timeline of who joined when, but it’s possible to piece together a rough estimate of the order everyone joined by the end of SSS.

So this actually destroys my headcanon that the reason Minato calls Kakeru “Kazuo” is because they have known each other the longest and he knew him before he was Kakeru. So now I don’t know what to think about that anymore ahah. 

Anyway Minato why are you taking the Shinkansen to Tokyo. It’s only like 3 hours from Shizuoka!!! That is insanely close (...... from my perspective...............) what a waste of money haha. 

Favorite Minato face of all time by far. 

Oh gosh this scene. This scene. Where do I even begin. I love, LOVED seeing this side of Minato. He’s always everyone’s rock (excuse me harbor) so it’s really mindblowing to actually see him all nervous and flustered and just oh gosh it made me love him so much more. 

And not to mention Kouji just dragging a boy he’s known for three seconds to eat a children’s lunch......

Everyone goes nuts for this at cheering and agrees they still want to eat this kind of lunch as an adult. I guess I don’t quite understand because I was never a child in Japan haha. But this was the only moment at the mostly quiet 8am showing (when I saw it for the first time) where I could hear people laughing/freaking out.

I have mentioned this already but I just have to say I really love this line. This moment. This whole concept. Minato can taste love. 

I didn’t think it was noticeable from Young of Prism, but when we actually met all of Minato’s siblings and saw that Tsubasa is basically the only one who doesn’t have a marine color scheme or a directly marine-related name.... Even before this scene in the back of my head I was like..... hm...... 

The least they could have done was given her a marine-themed name geez

I had to go back and slightly change some wording in my Young of Prism translation because of this reveal.

I WAS REALLY EXCITED WHEN I SAW THIS, AND THEN ACTUALLY DISAPPOINTED WHEN KOUJI CAME

I WANTED TO SEE SHIN’S COOKING

SHIN BABY WHAT WERE YOU GONNA COOK

Also his face

It’s not “a” new dorm, he’s probably talking about the new dorm that the new boys still live in (but our seven moved back here by choice in episode 1 remember........)

This is another scene where I’m kinda wondering if this plot thread seems sudden or out of place to people who don’t know the side materials. 

Minato’s confidence issues have come up on Prism Rush several times before, and I was actually waiting the entire episode for it to come up here. 

This episode in particular really requires a lot of extracurricular homework doesn’t it....

I believe this is mistranslated. He used ~すら which I think should be “All I could do is watch......” JLPT N1 textbook grammar Minato why......

The least they could do would be to leave a note that says “Minato” means “harbor” but that’s TOO MUCH TIME I GUESS GOTTA GET THOSE EPISODES OUT IN AN HOUR CHOP CHOP

I really like this speech. It’s shockingly down to earth and refreshing. Especially compared to Kakeru and Yukinojo’s episodes. 

Like the other members of the old dudes club, Minato’s family has a tradition too. But Minato is not particularly expected to carry on that tradition since his family realizes it’s no longer viable 

Instead they encourage Minato to enjoy his youth, find himself, and if he doesn’t become a star that’s OK.... of course he can come home anytime. 

Nrrrgggghhaaaaaa such good supportive parents ahhhhhhh

Been waiting a couple months to read this. In the theater all I can ever catch is Shin’s message. (But still the point comes across.) 

“Well that was fast” - the cheering audience (about the sunrise, ruining this beautiful scene lol)

THIS.... SHOW.........

So, a while back I casually mentioned that Kakeru and Taiga’s prism shows were in my top three. Nobody ever asked what the third one was. But. It was this one. I LOVE this show.

From the very moment Minato looks up at the camera here I just get goosebumps from head to toe, and it just stays throughout the entire show. No other prism show has ever made me feel quite this way. 

So towards the end of the Prism Rush Main Story, there is a chapter where the boys are talking about what they want to accomplish in the Prism King Cup. (This is before they know who will be in it.) Minato has a line where he talks about wanting to perform a show like warm soup or something, and as soon as I saw this show I just immediately remembered that line and thought THATS IT. 

THAT’S IT

ITS SOUP 

Even though there are so many cool colors, somehow, it just makes me feel so.... warm. 

Although it didn’t stay for as aggressively long as Joji’s did, this was the first song from Part 2 which got stuck in my head and it’s just... it’s so nice........

Also, even though I have complained about Minato always getting stuck in chef uniforms for his performance outfits I do kinda like this one. It’s the floating jellyfish scarf thing at the back that makes it I think. (I have no idea how else to describe that.) 

I hope he gets a sailor suit next time though eheh. (I like how Minato has a marine theme now too, not just food. Well, he probably always did but it’s more prominent now.)

So Minato technically lost to Joji, but the individual match-ups mean nothing in the long run. (Except for you know..... the last one...... when it’s down to the wire and each side has put up their strongest member...............if you remember who that match-up is--)

It may not be obvious at first, but Minato’s prism show was pretty low leveled compared to the other boys. 

(He did start doing prism shows later than most of them after all... Um Shin being a special case.) 

He only did two jumps and they weren’t even connected. So that being considered, this score is pretty amazing for him. It makes me think the Shuffle members must only be doing like one jump per show to be scoring in the 7000s geez. 

And thus the curry plot goes full circle. Minato, good for you. 

Thus ends what I know as the Part 2 episodes, and also the halfway mark of the series. (There are 12 episodes in all.) Ready or not, on to Part 3.

I really like and have been looking forward to the Part 3 episodes. I think they are a little better than Part 2, but maybe not quite as good as Part 1. I also think Part 3 is possibly the most heart-wrenching collection.... Leo’s episode in particular, which is coming up next week, I have a very strong and personal reaction to. That combined with feeling the need to point out all the PriPara references may mean my post for next week may take some extra time and be frighteningly long ahah..... ha....... 

[seouledbysisi]

Moonlit

Chapter 15

Riley stood and smoothed down her gown. “Will you excuse me for a moment?” She leaned down and whispered to Junwon.

Junwon nodded and grabbed her hand softly. “Everything okay?”

She nodded with a small smile. “Yeah, I need to freshen up.” She walked over to where Sapphire was seating.

“Hey come to the bathroom with me.” She smiled at Bloo as if to ask if it was okay if she stole her away for a moment.

Sapphire looked over to Bloo. “I’ll be right back, okay?”

“Yeah for sure. I’ll be here waiting.” He fiddled with his hands.

Sapphire knew he was a bit uncomfortable with the situation at hand but there was nothing she could do about it.

Riley grabbed hers and Chaeyoung’s hand and they headed out of the ballroom and straight to the bathroom.

“Everything okay Riley?” Sapphire asked as she watched Riley stare at herself in the mirror.

Chaeyoung took a deep breath. “Who the hell is that chick? She’s awful!”

Riley and Sapphire burst out laughing.

“Oh yeah you didn’t get the pleasure of meeting her. Well that is Woojae’s ex or something. She was also at the hospital visiting him.” Sapphire explained.

Chaeyoung’s eyes widened. “She’s all over him and it’s nauseating! Like get a freaking room. This is a gala and she’s acting more like it’s a strip club or something.”

Riley smirked. “That’s why I had to get away. It’s awkward with her at the table and Woojae seems uncomfortable. It’s just annoying. Why the heck would he bring her and not even ask you?”

Sapphire shrugged. “I don’t know and honestly I don’t care. Bloo asked me and that’s all that matters. I’m honestly having a really good time with him. He’s different now.” She gave them a shy smile.

Chaeyoung smiled. “At this point in team Bloo since Woojae wanted to bring that skank here!”

Sapphire laughed. “I better get back out there before Bloo thinks I’ve made a run for it.”

Riley poked her lip out. “The torture is real at that table and I don’t understand a word anyone is saying because no one is speaking English except when Junwon talks to me directly.”

“It’s because that girl is occupying the conversation so much. She’s really getting on my nerves. She’s an atheist toon whore. I’m ready to go.” Chaeyoung pouted.

“Me too. I’m done eating and Bloo’s friends are talking about going to a club or something in a little while.” Sapphire told them as they exited the restroom.

“I’m ready to get out of this gown and take off these heels and throw my hair up in a bun!” Riley was exhausted.

“Can we go back to y’all crib and just have a movie night?” Chaeyoung asked.

Sapphire and Riley both were in shock. “You actually wanna hang out with us?” Sapphire asked.

“I miss y’all.” She admitted and pulled them into her embrace.

“I’m pretty sure Junwon is staying over but I’m down if y’all are!” Riley agreed.

“Can Noah come?” Chaeyoung asked with her hands clasped together.

Riley rolled her eyes playfully. “Of course silly.”

“I guess I’ll be third wheeling it with you guys which I’m totally okay with!” Sapphire added and walked back to the table where Bloo was sitting.

“Boo!” She said in his ear.

He jumped a little and laughed. “You know you could’ve gave me a heart attack, right?”

She shrugged. “You already had one when you first saw me tonight.” She winked and sat down beside him.

“Aye man, you clubbing tonight with us?” Nafla asked.

Bloo glanced over at Sapphire.

“You’re free to go. You’ve made tonight good for me. You don’t owe me anything else.” Sapphire nodded.

Bloo thought for a moment. Did he really want to go to a club when he could spend more time with this beautiful lady. “What are you planning on doing?”

“I’m going home and getting comfortable. I’ll probably lay down and watch movies or just go to sleep. You can go with the guys, I swear it won’t make me upset.”

“I could go home too, maybe call you?” Bloo suggested.

Sapphire shrugged. “Whatever you wanna do.”

“Or-“ Bloo started.

Sapphire raised an eyebrow. “Or what?”

“I could come over your place and watch movies with you? I don’t really want the night to end. We don’t need to do anything I just want your company.” He explained.

Sapphire’s cheeks warmed up a bit. “No sex involved buddy.”

“I don’t want you for that. I’m down to cuddle, I’m really good at that. But you already know that.” Bloo pulled her into a hug. “I am trying to change, let me prove it to you.”

Sapphire took a deep breath. “Okay.”

Bloo began to grin. “Riley won’t mind right?”

“No, Chaeyoung and their boyfriends are going to be there anyway. I was just going to join them for a movie night.” She laughed a bit.

“Well now you have me, so you won’t be alone.” Bloo grabbed her hand and pulled her towards Riley’s table.

Everyone stood getting ready to leave.

Woojae looked over at Sapphire. They locked eyes. He could feel the tension and he had no idea she would be there and he didn’t know how to explain why he was there with someone else but he knew she deserved some type of explanation. He could tell by her aura that she didn’t want that explanation right then though and he was trying his best to respect that but something in him really wanted to talk to her. His date excused herself from the group and went to the bathroom.

Woojae tapped Sapphire on the shoulder. “Hey how are you?”

Sapphire looked up at him and simply stared. “Hello. I’m really good actually. This has been a nice night!”

Her enthusiasm took him aback. It was like a slap in his face. “Oh...wow. That’s good. Can we talk for a moment?”

She looked over at Bloo.

“I’m going to go tell Nafla that I’m heading with you guys. I’ll be right back.” He kissed her cheek and walked away.

Woojae hated their interaction. He actually thought Bloo might be out of the picture finally but clearly he wasn’t. “So you’re here with Bloo I see.”

She nodded. “Yep, he invited me.”

“Well that was nice of him. I wanted to invite you but-“

She shook her head. “You don’t owe me an explanation.”

“No but I want to. I need to. I wanted you here with me, even more now that I see you with him and you seem happy but my parents have really been on me about her. Actually my dad doesn’t care who I date but my mom really likes her. Her family and my family are pretty close. There’s nothing happening between us though I swear!”

Sapphire chuckled. “Honestly it doesn’t matter if there was something going on. You chose who you wanted to be here with and that’s fine so don’t try and pacify me over a decision that you felt was best for you. I promise you I’m good. We’re good.”

“It’s not like that-“ Woojae started but Bloo walked up so he ended the conversation. “Y’all have a good rest of the night.” He nodded in Bloo’s direction and walked away.

Bloo figured it’d be best not to even worry about what their conversation was about. “You ready to go?”

“Yes because my feet are killing me! These heels have got to go.” She said as she walked hastily to his vehicle.

Sapphire and Bloo made it to the apartment first.

“I’m going to get changed and I’ll meet you back out here.” She told him and headed to her room. Before she disappeared she stepped back. “I’m being rude, would you like something to drink?”

He shook his head. “I know where the fridge is. Go get comfortable, I know your feet hurt.” He gave her small smile.

The others arrived shortly after and the other two men sat down in the living room with Bloo.

“I don’t think we’ve officially met but I’m Noah or Haon. Whichever is fine.” Noah extended his hand to Bloo.

Bloo shook it. He was shocked that this moment wasn’t awkward. “I’m Bloo. Nice to meet you.”

“So you’re dating Sapphire? Are y’all serious or-“ Noah interrogated.

Bloo chuckled. “We’ve been hanging out for a while but this was our first date I guess.”

“Hm. Do you want it to get serious?”

Junwon pushed Noah. “Noah, Stop! You gonna rub him off.”

“No it’s cool. I really like her if that’s what you’re getting at. I think she’s special and I like her in my company.” Bloo shrugged a little. “That’s all i got for now.”

Noah nodded. “That’s all you need, bro. Thats the perfect recipe for something good to happen. Me and Chaeyoung aren’t perfect but I like being around her and when I’m not around her I’m wishing she were there. I’m not the most romantic person but we have fun and she seems to like me so it’s all good right now.”

Junwon nodded quietly.

The girls came out with their jammies on.

Sapphire sat on the couch next to Bloo. She made sure she wasn’t right under him. She still felt a little weird spending time with him on this level.

Riley snuggled into Junwon’s side at the opposite end of the couch.

Chaeyoung took it upon herself to sit in Noah’s lap.

Riley cleared her throat as she eyed her little sister.

“What?!” Chaeyoung exasperated.

Riley sighed. “I forget you’re growing up. Watch those hands though Noah.”

“Duly noted ma’am.” He threw a thumbs up at her.

Sapphire grabbed a blanket and draped it across her legs. “Are you cold?”

Bloo smirked. “Are we sharing covers now? Man we’re moving on up.” He laughed.

“I’m sorry, I can get you one too if you want.” Sapphire squeezed her eyes shut from embarrassment. She didn’t want him to feel as though he was being treated like a boyfriend. She knew that was too much for him.

He grabbed the blanket and pulled it over his legs as well. “That was a joke, you know that right?”

She exhaled softly. “I’m sorry I’m just in my head.”

“Just calm down. This doesn’t have to be weird. You know me and I know you and I want to be here with you. Capiche?” He rubbed her leg softly with a whisper.

She looked up at him with dough-like eyes. “Okay.” She whispered back.

They had decided to watch a horror movie and boy was it scary. The girls were covering their eyes the most of the time.

Bloo pulled Sapphire’s legs up on his so she’d be more comfortable. He started to massage her feet.

Sapphire flinched. “I don’t like my feet to be touched.”

Bloo stared at her for a moment. “Do your feet still hurt?”

“I mean yeah but-“ she started.

Bloo continued to grip her feet so she couldn’t pull away. “Then let me massage your feet. You’ll love it by the time I’m done.”

She rolled her eyes and tried to take her mind off of it.

Riley was mesmerized as she watched their interaction. Bloo had really left a mark on her tonight. “You never told me why he was being weird earlier.” She whispered to Junwon.

Junwon looked up at Bloo & Sapphire. “He’s really feeling her. Like a lot. He told me and Noah that he likes being around her. He’s smitten for sure.”

Riley smiled a bit as she eyed Bloo and Sapphire and then Chaeyoung and Noah sleeping on the loveseat. She felt like things were finally coming together as they should. She felt like Sapphire was finally getting back to herself. She felt like love was actually tangible for her. What shocked her was that she was oddly comfortable with the idea that Bloo could possibly be her saving grace. She didn’t see that coming.

“Why are you smiling so much?” Junwon asked as he pulled her closer into him.

She shrugged and stroked the tats on his arms. “Because tonight could’ve gone a lot different and I pictured it differently but in the end everyone’s happy and that makes me happy.”

He kissed her forehead. “Well I’m as happy as I’d like to be. . .” Junwon started.

Riley craned her neck around to look up at him. “What? Why?!”

“Because I really want to get closer to you and I can’t do that if we’re out here with everyone else.” He pouted.

Riley rolled her eyes. “You want some of mamas love?”

He nodded as he caressed her cheek.

She stood from the couch and held her hand out. “Then i’ma give you what you want.”