#but yeah lol that's perfectly fine! I honestly couldn't see it going any other way

[despairs-memorial]

“Alright, see you then!” Sayaka waves her goodbye for now as she and the rest of the group continue with their practice. The next day, though, she made sure to pack what she needed for this. Given she didn’t know the time, she kept her swimsuit in her bag for the day to make sure she would be ready, and seeing the swimmer, she can’t help but smile brightly. 

“Of course! I’ve been looking forward to it a lot.” That was an understatement. With how little time she actually had to swim or to hang out with classmates, she was more than a little excited for this, and she could hardly wait for classes to end to get to it. 

"Awesome!! I can't wait!! I should get going though... I still have to pick my little bro up from his track practice. I don't get to see him much since moving into the dorms y'know?" Aoi explained. "I'll see ya tomorrow, Maizono! Good luck on the rest of your rehearsals!!"

Aoi left the dance studio with a big wave. The next day at school, Aoi met up with Sayaka excitedly at lunch. "Hey hey!! You still on for swim practice after classes today??"

[slytherinshua]

He definitely gives off charismatic vibes through the screen, but in person must a different level. How did you survive? Lol

I would definitely love to see more concert clips (if you want to post them) but unfortunately I don't have discord (debating if it's something I should get though)

I'm so excited to watch Ha Hyunsang! I've only ever seen him in the context of Hoppipolla and he was amazing. I'll definitely let you keep you up to date haha. I'm so glad you think that about the other vocalist though! Ages ago whenever I'd heard one of their songs from superband (I think it must have been snooze or something?) I didn't like his voice. There's absolutely nothing wrong with it, I just didn't seem to vibe with it. I do want to check gift out though

His dances are the cutest! When I was getting into Lucy, I happened to come across some of the live clips and I'd really enjoyed someday in the 21st century, but then when I saw Wonsang singing and dancing along to it I honestly fell in love with him. I loved his energy and excitement!!

I go by Violet (or Vi, whichever you want to call me haha). I need to update my page to say that, but I cba haha. (I saw you started to follow me! I will warn you, I'm a very boring person ahaha)

i swear on the stage in the center is just where sangyeop BELONGS and you can tell he loves performing so much SKDJKS HES SO FINE WHEN HE IS IN HIS ELEMENT. like i did not survive I MEAN TECHNICALLY I DID BUT I DIDNT.

i'll definitely sift through the rest of my clips and post some to tumblr hehe (any songs you wanna see?) discord is great for texting like i'm much more active on there and it's nice to have an active conversation but it also has an mb limit so some of my videos are too big for it even when i clip them to be like 10 seconds 💀💀 idk what tumblr's mb limit for videos or what it is but i feel like its much bigger than discord lol. but discord is so fun when you can watch videos together plus there's tons of kpop servers so you can make new friends <3

i fell in love with hyunsang on superband (i think everyone did lol) but then when i finished watching it i kinda forgot abt him?? but my youtube showed me one of his covers and i thought his voice was so beautiful and then i realized it was him from superband. and now he's one of my ult soloists his solo music is crazy good :( i really wanna get more into hoppipolla, i didn't stan them yet since they're pretty inactive rn so i just keep up with hyunsang atm. but i've heard some hoppipolla songs and i love them they're great <3 and yeah i mean like there's nothing really wrong with the vocalist they had on superband but his voice didn't really bring anything to lucy songs?? and you can even see when you watch crybird cover on superband vs the later performance they did of it with sangyeop that sangyeop's voice just FITS lucy perfectly. i couldn't imagine lucy songs without him they just sound so wrong.... i can't thank wonsang enough for making that choice to ask sangyeop to join cause he was what lucy really needed!! i've wanted to check out gift sometime as well like i really want to get into more bands cause i feel like i don't stan enough rn lol

the way he just looks like he enjoys performing sm :( hes always dancing and smiling at everyone in the audience and when his part comes on he sings it so cutely KSDJSK I LOVE HIM :((

ooo okay!! i'm zanna but you probably already saw that from my blog lol and you def don't seem like a boring person from these asks like i love answering them and talking to you <33

[daylander1000]

Thank you so much for posting these chapters. I have no idea what you were talking about when you said we should keep our expectations low. This was absolute perfection and surpassed any expectations I ever had. Rhaena and Beala’s Picknick was so beautifully written, you wrote Beala perfectly and I loved her spontaneous haircut moment which will explain whatever that was that she had on her hair in the last dinner episode. You created such chemistry between them and really brought across the feel of how they have grown estranged yet are still familiar with each other. I loved everything they said about Deamon, that was such an accurate portrayal of his motivations. My favorite part of their dialogue was Rheana roasting the Strong boys like grilled chickpeas like Jesus Christ that was so satisfying to read thank you for including that. On another note their conversation made me cry when they talked about Leana and again, you really understood the assignment. Her letters were so heartbreaking to read and everything the twins went through because of the blacks made me so angry. Them plotting together was awesome and the plans they came up with seemed very logical and plausible. I officially became a Beala fan the moment she said she planned on killing Daemon. I would pay so much money to see that.

Maegora the cat was so cool and Rheana’s take on how the blacks younger dragons are stunted was so good.

And oh my god AEMOND!!! Adult Aemond is so amazing and I loved how you showed how different he is from Daemon through Beala’s eyes ( I hate it when people compare them ). I swear, your take on Aemonds character is better than any other I have ever seen. Your Aemond is canon now. I love him. He seems to human and I just love him and Rheana together. He’s such a sweetie and you actually give him a personality unlike most fanfic writers. Him telling Beala what helps Helaena with her moonblood was so sweet I love love love him. He would be such a good husband to Rhaena, please let them marry and band together with Beala, Veamond and Leanor and the greens against Deamon and the blacks.

Honestly, I will probably reread these chapters a dozen times over, if this were a book these chapters would be the ones I’d annotate with with five different colors because they’re brilliant in so many different ways. There were so many phrases that made me giggle or want to cry and they were all so wonderful.

You absolutely DESTROYED team black in these chapters. My brain is now filled with Aemond and Rhaena and all I want is to see them talk and be happy together. Thank you so much 💚💚💚

Thank you!!!

Idk, I kinda hate it still, but it's there. Lol thank you (and everyone) for reading! It is zero fun to just have chapters in draft mode that no one's read. Idk, it's like, I get ambitious sometimes and start things on impulse, and then I have Editor Me who's just like "This is shit!!! Delete!!!" so yeah, the feedback is really nice. Thanks for staying with it after a 3-month wait and for reading a 20k conversation with no complaints 😹

Team Black is fine! I have destroyed no one. Lololol. 😅 I didn't want to make Rhaena a "hater," but they went out of their way to have Rhaena voice that she felt neglected. Are we assuming that her relationship with Daemon improved with the addition of a stepmother and five boys? They went out of their way to have Laena say out loud that she was a placeholder wife, that she was unhappy in Pentos, and they sat down and agreed that "kill this bitch with fire and have celebratory funeral sex on her grave while the ashes are warm" was how they were going to treat Laena. It's too in-your-face to ignore, and in light of that, I just couldn't write Baela as "Yay, lemme go risk my life fighting for my stepmother. Marrying Jace is peak goals." I was literally unable to write that. I want to do happy shipping, but it's also a fix-it fic.

Daenerys, Sansa, Arya, Brienne, Asha, Cersei, Catelyn, Margaery and Olenna didn't exist and do schemes and burn shit down just for Rhaena and Baela to stand in the background like invisible elevator bellboy people saying “Wine, my queen," while being married off to randos. Nope.

I just want them to be on the same page when it comes to destroying their enemies. If their in-canon enemies happen to be the bulk of the characters on Team Black then 🤷🏾‍♀️ 😂 Rhaena's just sort of giving Baela the hard sales pitch to join a side that's not Team Black or Team Green but a third, secret two-woman operation like

Thank you for liking my version of Aemond!😊 He's a ton of fun to write.

To be fair, he doesn't have a ton of personality in the show. He and Aegon have a little bit more meat on them than the other kids, but they're mostly just there. Like 90% of these hotd characters are just 1-d stick figures with wigs on imo. It took me three months to figure out a personality for Baela that made sense. 😭 Like, on one hand, you're doing a fanfic and anything goes, but on the other hand, like I'm always worrying about what's ooc?

I'm going with "Teenage boy who was raised by a knight templar and his sister-mother. Used to be a nerd. Had a glow-up but is still a nerd. Wants to be a jock but doesn't really like sports. Is considering his career options."

I have no idea why the Daemon comparisons are so popular. All the Targaryen men have the same "Draco in leather pants" look. Daemon's been living his life one 10-year exile at a time and Aemond's a post time-skip baby. The first time he's even meeting his uncle is during his eye-gouging incident.

I mean, is this the face of someone looking for a role model to emulate or someone making a kill list?

Daemon actually did very little during that scene. He's really just standing there spectating for the most part. And then he and Rhaenyra exile themselves to Dragonstone for 6+ more years. Why would Aemond care about Daemon?

I honestly just think Martin and the writers (and half of the fandom, I guess) believe that Daemon is so cool that all the young kids in Westeros have Morally Grey Rogue Prince™ collectible action figures, (dead wives sold separately).

I sort of assume it's just a thing from F&B where Daemon wasn't banished from King's Landing and was around doing a ton of cool shit while Aemond was growing up???

In swhhw, Aemond's only interest in Daemon is killing him.

I wanted Rhaena to sort of just have a hypersensitive "I'm allergic to Targ bullshit" reaction to Aemond because she's been on Dragonstone for years and needs time to decompress, while Baela has the more objective stance, while Aemond's mostly just sort of offended that she's comparing him to her deadbeat hobo dad.

[moemammon]

When I was in High School, my crush and I got into a fight and neither of us were talking to each other. One day I was headed up the stairwell to get to my science class, when I saw them coming up from behind... I don't think they had even noticed me yet considering that they were busy talking to their friend BUT I am slow going up stairs so even if I rushed up the stairs roadrunner style they would have caught up to me, well; the little corner that connects the steps going up to the second floor and the steps heading down to the ground floor had a large open window... and I jumped out, like I literally just jumped out. I didn't even think it through, I just saw the window and my body was like "Yep, IK what to do." I landed on a bush or tree? It's too big to call a bush but too small to call a tree, landed in a squat before my feet gave out and I fall onto my knees and got two large grass stains on my jeans knee part, couldn't walk right either after that landing, I was shaky all day lol but it was a risk well calculated bc the whole thing would have been so awkward. I mean we used to be like BFFS before the rumors began and then they started and we just stopped talking without warning, we couldn't even look at each other. Our science partners, bc we were in groups of four, literally got fed up of our bullshit bc we literally refused to acknowledge the others existence... anyway, I digress...

Anyway, this whole story is a long winded way of me requesting how the brothers would react to an MC that literally just jumps out windows to avoid awkward moments, or to dodge people that want to ask them for favors, or when they straight up want to avoid someone?

And sorry about the large ass message, but thanks for letting me vent

You have a special place in my heart, window-jumping anon. Just uhhhhhhh look down next time okay? Ily

The Demon Brothers react to GN!MC jumping out of a window to avoid an awkward moment

(Mario jumping sound effect)

Lucifer

He approached you after class to ask exactly what you were snickering at your D.D.D. about during class.

Must've been real funny if you weren't listening to your lecture, huh?

"I imagine you've somehow found something worthy of laughing about in Demonology 101?"

You do not have the guts to tell him that you and Mammon were texting back and forth, abusing a new photo editing app to alter pictures of the eldest himself.

I mean, take a wild guess about how he’d react to seeing how big you edited his head to be-

The avatar of pride lets his eyes pierce into you, like he's trying to stare a hole through your blanket of "uh"s and "um"s,

You don't exactly see a way out of this one, but you can NOT let Lucifer see your photo gallery.

So you glance to your left to the open classroom window, and do the only thing you can think of: you jump.

Luckily you're on the ground floor so you??? really didn't have to jump so dramatically. But the fact that you yeeted yourself into a bush JUST to escape has left Lucifer speechless.

Honestly? He so impressed with your dedication that he's not gonna stop you. Besides, he's gonna see you back at home anyway so-

Also thinks you might be hanging around Mammon too much because that 100% seems like a stunt he’d pull.

Mammon

GIVE GOLDIE BACK RIGHT NOW

He KNOWS Lucifer told you to bring the credit card to him, and he demands to know where it's hidden! He's positive you know where it is!

But you don't really though?? You just brought the card to him like you were asked. If anything, you're the victim here!

But Mammon isn't having that. The avatar of greed is circling around you like an angry cat, patting you all over like airport security to see if you've got his beloved card.

"Where is it, huh?! Ya really think you can steal from THE Mammon?! Even if Lucifer told ya to, who do ya think you are?!"

When he has confirmed that you don't in fact have his previous Goldie, he's now cornering you up against a wall.

If looks could kill, you would've exploded into a fine powder

And you feel like your mental strength is about to do just that. So what do you do after you notices the slightest of breezes caress your face?

You jump outta that open window, before Mammon can even finish his "Wh- Oi! What're ya-"

Even though you just face planted into the garden, you're up on your feet and making a mad dash for somewhere that wasn't here.

Mammon lets you run for ten while seconds before he's hopping out after you. You think you can outfox the Great Mammon?! Think again!!!

Levi

You... weren't interested in this movie in the slightest, but you didn't have the heart to tell Levi that. Especially not after he’d begged/harassed you for the past week about watching it with him!

Reluctantly you agreed, and now you were suffering,,,But Levi was ecstatic! This movie was a classic! Sure it was an old one and the acting was a little bad, but you could overlook that if you watched it with your heart, not your eyes!

According to Levi.

You managed to keep your eyes open for the grueling one and a half hour movie, enduring every corny line of bad acting, horrible CGI, and lame sound effects straight out of a 90s super hero movie, and now the hell was finally over...

Or so you though, until Levi followed that up by immediately pulling out a cosplay outfit worn by one of the supporting characters in the show.

Funny how it seemed specifically tailored to your measurements. Even funnier how Levi was looking at you with those damned eyes.

You knew what he wanted without him even having to say it. But one look at the gaudy outfit he presented to you made your heart burn with a sudden indescribable urge.... to escape.

Honestly you caught him so off guard by suddenly getting up and sprinting out of the room, that he makes a sound that's pretty much the noise equivalent of "?!?!?!?!?!?"

He watches you run down to the end of the hall, throw the window open, and fuckin JUMP. Pretty sure he just witnessed your death??

Also this kinda solidified his 'gross otaku' mentality, seeing as you literally jumped out of a window to get out of cosplaying with him. A simple no would've sufficed, MC.......,.,,..,,,

Hey gamers... can we get an F in the chat? 😔✌️💦

Satan

Satan lent you a book to read last week that he was sure you'd be interested in! He found it pretty interesting himself, so he wants to see if you'd like it as much as he did.

That being said, you don't have the heart to tell him that you,,, didn't read any of it. Well you kind of did, if the cover counts for anything.

You doubt he would accept that as an answer, considering how you told him how much you appreciated receiving the book, and how you'd definitely read it and let him know how it was.

So now, Satan had come into your room with two cups of tea, ready to settle down and have a nice, long talk about your thoughts on the riveting plot that you promised you would indulge in.

"I'm really glad you decided to read it. I found that the protagonist reminded me a lot like you. I'd like to know what you thought about it."

Satan sets down the tea cups, and one sip tells you that he brewed it exactly the way you like.

His expression is eager and warm as he waits for you to begin gushing about just how deeply the story touched you... how absolutely moved you are by the sheer majesty that was the book he lent you...

Okay yeah, you're sweating bullets. You can't imagine how the sparkly eyed avatar of wrath would react to learning that you chose the company of your D.D.D. over Satan's book.

You don't have such an ice cold hard that you can just crush this book nerds dreams like that! And every time you look at his expectant face, the weight of your crimes weigh heavier on you until... you break.

Satan watches in shock and awe as you almost perfectly reenact the big scene where the main character leaps out of the window of a building rigged to explode, before making their escape. And you did just that.

Wow.. he never thought you could be so moved by a story, but he completely understands...

Asmo

How many outfits, Asmo. HOW MANY OUTFTITS WILL IT TAKE TO APPEASE YOU?

He's made you model TWELVE outfits so far, and you swear if you see another ascot, you're gonna lose your mind.

Asmodeus doesn't seem to notice the way the light slowly fades from your eyes, because he's pulling out outfit number thirteen with that cheery smile of his.

"Isn't this one absolutely adorable? Look, this part will look lovely around your waist! This part here hugs your body in all the right places, and this-"

You can't do it. You've gotta get out of here. You'd love to stand around and get mild rug burn from trying on a billion different clothes, but-

Actually no you wouldn't.

You DID promise Asmo you'd hang out with him today, but this wasn't really your idea of a good time.

"-Oooh, just thinking about it makes me want to eat you up~! Here, put it on for me, will you? I'll give you a kiss as a reward!"

You would do no such thing.

You make a mad dash for his ornate window and push it open. He has no time to stop you as he helplessly watches you vault yourself out like the room was on fire.

"MC?! Wh-where are you going?? Come back here! Grass stains are impossible to get out of that fabric!!!"

Beel

He means well. I swear he does. It's just that Beel can be a little... overbearing when he's worried about you. He cares, okay?

But he hasn't seen you eat anything all day! You tell him it's because you've got a stomach ache from who knows what, and you promise you've had little snacks here and there to keep from starving, but he can't accept that!

Eating is important, and you need it to survive. So Beelzebub was currently trying to nudge your mouth open with a pizza slice, while you vehemently refused. "Just one bite. And then another after that. You have to eat, or you'll go hungry... and I don't want that."

Beel knows the true pain of being hungry, and he’d never wish that on you! So just forget about your stomach ache for two seconds and open up-

Not that you really can. The aroma of that pizza was not sitting well on your stomach, and you were pretty sure you needed a fast escape or you'd risk losing your lunch. Greasy foods didn't exactly mix well with sour stomachs...

Beel still won't let up. He has a strong hand planted firmly on the small of your back, as if trying to prevent you from leaning back any further in your attempt to escape the pizza.

"If you eat this, I'll treat you to dessert at Madam Screams," he says, as if bribing your refusal of food USING food will somehow work out.

You can't break his heart, but you seriously can't eat that! Your head is spinning, thoughts racing, face becoming greasier and greasier from the pizza pressed against it, and-

You snap. In a sudden burst of strength you break free from Beel's grasp, and sprint toward the nearest window. All you see is your chance for freedom, and you're taking it.

You leap out and tumble into the ground, all while Beelzebub wonders what?? Just happened???? Did you really hate pizza that much...?

He never knew you were such a picky eater... To think you'd go so far as to jump out of the window though...

Belphie

You thought it was cute at first, when Belphegor wanted you to join him for his naps. And you didn't mind much. It was the weekend, you were tired, and he makes a pretty good body pillow.

But you didn't realize he planned for this to become an everyday thing. The youngest might not act it, but he sure could be spoiled.

But seriously, if you slept any longer, you might never have a normal sleep schedule again! It never occurred to you just how often Belphie sleeps.

He's definitely not human, because there's no way you can keep up with that, and maintain a normal lifestyle.

But the way he quietly, gently grabs your sleeve to cue your next nap session makes your heart clench. Why was it so damned hard to say no to this gremlin??

You were trying your best though, but the words always seemed to get caught in your throat. Belphie picked apart your excuses, doing everything in his power to take you back to the attic.

"You can study when you wake up." "Mammon wants to go shopping? Reschedule." "Lucifer told you not to be late to the board meeting? Just hide."

You're starting to get sucked into the sleepy lull of his voice, and it feels like your entire body is becoming heavy with fatigue. But no.... you resist!

Since there's no escaping this through words, you have to think fast. Fortunately, your fast thinking has led to an amazing solution!

Jump out of the window, baby

Belphie is just??? Did you fuckin???? Are your legs okay??????????????

He probably stops asking you to nap with him for a while, since you're willing to almost break your legs just to get out of it. You're gonna make him have weird dreams....

[the-tactician-magician]

This @flufftober2021 fic actually takes place during my current long-running Claudeleth fic, Under a Shared Sky, but you don't need to read it to understand this. Just know that Byleth is a harpy, Claude is a half-harpy human, he can see and talk to Sothis, and they're sleeping in the same room for 'security reasons'.

For those of you who do keep up with Under a Shared Sky, this takes place during chapter 35. Actually, you can consider this an extension of a certain scene that I couldn't fit in for word count related reasons, and because I was honestly improvising most of that part lol.

Also yeah this doesn't really fit today's prompt, but I wanted to type this instead of actual pillow talk so sue me. :P

Flufftober Day 13: Pillow Morning Talk

Rated G, Claude/F!Byleth, 1467 words

For once, Claude wasn’t awakened by the fear of being watched or some other unknown danger, but a quiet, lilting tune.

The delicate song that filled his bedroom was light and airy in tone, reminiscent of the dawn and perfectly suited to herald a brand new day. Though it lacked any words, each note resonated with an abundance of heart. He could also tell who sung it by its pitch alone, but if he kept his eyes closed, he could almost pretend that he was about ten years younger and back in Almyra. His sister, Tarazed, often woke up bright and early to practice her singing, which usually roused the rest of the royal family in the process.

This melody didn’t make him want to smother his ears with his pillow though. Rather, Claude laid in bed and pretended to be asleep to enjoy it a little while longer. He was only forced to face the music when the singer stopped and presumably looked at him.

“Good morning, Claude.”

Claude opened his eyes at last, and caught sight of Byleth on her perch. The morning sun’s rays wreathed her like a golden aura, making her appear more beautiful than usual. In fact, she was so breathtaking, Claude nearly forgot that she had greeted him.

“Morning, Byleth.” He stretched his limbs over his head, but didn’t sit up yet. “How did you know I was awake?”

“Your feathers were twitching.” She stated, if that explained everything.

And it did. Claude brought his hands to the feathered crests sprouting behind his ears. Curse these things for giving away his thoughts so easily. After removing/hiding them for so long, he was still getting used to the fact that they were there and that people could actually see them. Whenever he wasn’t wearing a hat, at least. Although if he felt more embarrassed about being found out than frightened for his safety, he must be acclimating better than he thought he was.

Claude smiled as turned back to Byleth. If she could read his mood from his feathers, Claude could say the same for her, in all of her grey and feathery glory. Right now, her plumage was slightly fluffed up but still sleek, a sign that she was content, and immaculately kept, a sign that she had preened recently.

However, Claude couldn’t tell what prompted her early morning singing. Not from her feathers, nor from her impassive human face. As far as he was aware, this was a new habit of hers. So it looked like he had no choice but to ask her outright. At least this way, he could change the subject from his own feathers.

“What about you?” Claude said. “What’s got you awake and singing so early in the morning?”

Byleth’s eyes widened a bit, the first emotion he saw from her today. “Did I bother you? I’m sorry.”

“Oh, I wasn’t bothered. Not at all.” Claude flashed her a reassuring smile. “In fact, you sound as lovely as ever. I could listen to you sing all morning, but only if you’re up to it of course.”

“I was just singing for practice. And because I wanted to.” The faintest of blushes tinted her cheeks pink. Claude supposed that meant he wasn’t going to get an encore today, but that was fine. As much as he would like to stay in bed, he really couldn’t afford to laze about.

“What kind of song were you singing, by the way? It’s not one I recognize.”

“It’s… nothing, really.” Byleth muttered back. “Just a song I made up. Were you expecting something?”

“Not really. Although…”

Claude trailed off mid-sentence. He usually didn’t open up to anyone about his life in Almyra for a variety of reasons, so he had no idea why he almost mentioned it just now. Maybe Byleth’s song put him in a nostalgic mood, or he was so comfortable in her presence, he just couldn’t help himself. Whatever the reason may be, it wasn’t good enough to hold him back. Claude trusted Byleth, and he promised her that there wouldn’t be any more secrets between them.

“One of my sisters gets up early to practice her singing, like you. She’s a siren, actually, so she kinda has to keep her voice box in good shape. And she practices with Galdrs as well as random songs, to thank the spirits for a beautiful new day. I think your singing is a lot better than hers though, if only because you’re actually considerate of the people sleeping around you.”

Claude drove his point home with another smile, causing Byleth’s blush to deepen. He neglected to mention that he also enjoyed her singing more because she was a much nicer harpy than Tarazed, but there was no way to word that without giving Byleth concern. Oh well.

“You don’t need to keep on praising me, Claude.” Byleth said through her burning cheeks.

“But it’s true. I don’t want to lie to you anymore.”

“Even so…”

A bit of her blush faded away as she took on a pensive look. “I guess I wasn’t just singing for myself. I know you’ve been having trouble adjusting to my presence, so I thought that a song in the morning would calm your nerves. Plus… it’s a nice thing to wake up to. A sign that we both made it through the night.”

Even though she said what she said to reassure Claude, her words caused him to freeze up anyway. It was true that he didn’t sleep well when Byleth was in the same room as him, even though he was the one who suggested that in the first place. A lifetime of getting attacked in his sleep made him acutely aware of every footstep, every rustled feather, every breath that wasn’t his. Constant danger, both in his nightmares and in the waking world, made him rely on the dagger he always kept under his pillow.

But he was getting better. He hadn’t pulled his knife out on Byleth since their first night together. Actually, he didn’t even think about his knife at all last night. He managed to get some (relatively) restful sleep for once, and woke up without breaking into a cold sweat, like a normal, well-adjusted person. He couldn’t say that Byleth’s singing was the sole cause for his improvement, but it definitely helped. And to be honest, he wouldn’t mind if she continued to begin each day with a lovely serenade, for both their sakes.

Claude couldn’t give a voice to every one of these thoughts though. He may have made great strides in transparency, but he very much remained a private person at heart. So instead, he just smiled and nodded.

“Yeah. It is nice.”

With that, he fell silent as he laid in bed, gaze still fixated on the harpy in his room. Byleth may look like she didn’t pay him any attention because she started preening herself again, but Claude noticed how the corners of her lips curved up a little bit.

Her rhythmic movements and the peaceful, wordless atmosphere that descended upon his bedroom almost coaxed him back to sleep. Yeah, it would be nice to get some more rest, after everything that happened recently….

“Claude?” Byleth piped up. “I’ll leave you alone if you need more sleep, but it is time to get up.”

“I know.” Claude mumbled as his eyelids drooped shut. “Maybe just five more minutes…”

“Tch! Don’t fall for his lies, Byleth! Five more minutes will mean another half-hour wasted!”

That raucous cry definitely didn’t belong to Byleth. Claude snapped his eyes open just in time to see Sothis lunging at Claude in an effort to wake him up. Although the ghostly girl merely phased through his body, he nonetheless sat up out of astonishment.

“I wasn’t lying! I really was ready to get up!”

“Only because I threw myself at you!” Sothis harrumphed. Now she sat at the end of his bed, with her arms folded across her chest and her wings angled to make herself look more threatening. “But are we going to waste anymore time arguing? We have much to take care of in regards to the mole!”

“Yes, mother. As you say.” Claude shot her a cheeky wink as he stood up. The way Sothis stewed in frustration was delicious, but she was right. There was a lot of work to be done to keep Byleth, himself, and everyone he cared about out of danger.

And, theoretically, to end the need for this strange sleeping arrangement, but that was honestly the last thing on his mind. As Claude glanced Byleth’s way once more, he found himself filled with renewed vigor and ready to face the day ahead of them, with her by his side.

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True, true. Unless seventeen decided to do a 1+1 moment of promotion a TTT song WHILE their new comeback but i doubt that will happen haha. (Plus not a common thing in kpop) ahh indeedy! While I would love to see a storyline from the boys, its also ok if there isn't one! Despite that I do like the idea of love because love is so many things! It can be romance, platonical and even bittersweet *ba dum tss* which leads me into the song bittersweet and ahhh just, yes and yes and once again yes! The fact they have a collab with leehi makes me smile so much because fudge yeah get that big name collab boys! As everyone said, their vocals all blend beautifully. Such a perfect song for rainy days which ironically it is raining for me as I type this haha. Interesting choice to start with bittersweet, the theme for love. Then again seventeen always go the different route for musical releases since debut so legends lol. Bittersweet love can mean a few things I think, like in the mv it can be seen as "oh we're all friends but some of us dating each other" which can also be awkward. Or it can be thinking back on a past love of any kind. I can make a giant essay about this but I won't cx (btw your tags under a post asking if the girl D worded made me laugh for an entire minute so thank you for that) instead am just going to bop about. Ah by random i should have wrote that its not related to any of the series (love or TTT) my apologies there. Its possible! Maybe the boys all got hyped for China line solos that it soon became a collective idea to make it into TTT! Either way I am happy because I love seeing all the members solo stuff as they all do their own thing (I still am waiting on those concert solo HQ version though pledis fksnfjs I wanna bop to touch in crystal clear audio thank you)

Oohh I think that would be helpful for fans if they do wanna buy albums and support! Of course do it if you are up to! I know you do alot enough with updates so don't force into it! But a general rule of thumb is us stores like target and such will count for billboard. Stores like music choice la or yesstyle will count for the Korean charts (they will say in their faqs for this as well!)

Ahh its fine! ^.^ I gave up on final fantasy because I couldn't pass a boss fight so I played a different game instead lolol. And she was!! While she wasn't the most cuddles bunny (though she was spoiled with petting, she was a fan of that) she was a lively bunny in many ways.

Lolol just imagining seventeen as old men doing aju nice STILL for the god knows many times on stage makes me laugh too much. But same here, I wasn't here since day one but did join around DWC and am forever thanking my friend to watch that mv because am in this group till the end lol but agreed! While it is something to think about, not really the right time. It will happen when it will happen as I say c:

yes! I'm so glad they were able to collab with Lee hi, wonwoo and mingyu were right when they said her voice fit perfectly ;-; and yeah honestly there are so many theories floating around about the storyline for bittersweet it's really interesting to see. but I'm glad my silly comment made u laugh dhfkfj

and omg yes I'm still holding out for ideal cut solos official release. there aren't any signs they plan on releasing them but a girl can dream dhfkg i always think maybe they'll be granted to us on a special occasion like Svt's 10th anniversary or something but that's probably wishful thinking dhfkjf

maybe I'll make a list of what stores count for which charts later then... but yes people can usually look up what charts sales count for if they're really concerned about it in the meantime dhfjjf

fair enough! i don't play a lot of video games bc I'm not that good at them but when i have played them i get stuck on boss fights a lot TT i always think it's interesting to see pets different personalities, like some like to be cuddled and some don't, but they all have their own ways of showing love ^^

djfkfj i never even thought of SVT doing endless aju nice as old men that would be so funny. reminds me of how one of the members (i think dino?) said on weverse or something recently that he'd like for them to do concerts even when they're old :') honestly i feel so much comfort when they say things like that just casually bc i can tell they mean it and aren't just saying it for the camera u know? like in the 6th anniversary behind the other day cheol said 6 doesn't feel like a big number bc they're gonna be together in the double digits anyway ;-; and i love that bc in my mind I'm in this for the long haul too :')