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[simplyclaireese]

Cheers to 25 🥂

[qianqiancandyjar]

Struggle of the Caged Bird (Yokai Ninja AU Chapter25)

Warning: Fighting, magic, like, a lot.

Huh, I guess watching RC9GN makes me almost forget Ninjas don't talk much when fighting. If they do, it must be strategies?

Tengu's exploding feather darts, ah, I've been thinking about it since like, 8 chapters ahead, and I finally applied it. :D

AAAAAAAA fighting scenes make me so excited and tired. Wonderful, I just earned myself another chapter of fighting scenes to think about. :T

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[paperbackribs]

A Tarnished Copper Boy (25) | A03 Fic tags: time travel, friends to lovers, slow burn

Steve wearily sighs, letting go of his grip around Eddie. “I’ll be back,” he says shortly and Eddie watches incredulously as he rolls out of bed, naked backside flexing in the moonlight as he walks out of the bedroom door.

It takes the loud hoot of an owl as it flies above outside to shake him out of his surprise and he throws himself off the bed, striding after Steve with determination.

He finds him hunched over the sink, droplets still running down his jaw from having splashed his face with water. The room is dark, the candle long snuffed out, and Eddie blocks the exit of the kitchen, both of them as bare as babes. The trailer park outside lets in enough light to cover the room in shades of blues and purples, painting phantom bruises along the strong lines of Steve’s body.

His head shifts as he registers Eddie’s presence, but otherwise remains looking down at the steel sink, his hand resting on the dripping tap. “I was coming back,” he says quietly. “I was..."

Chapter25

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[littleeyesofpallas]

Been meaning to go back and take stock of my "score" on the ongoing @bleach-smashorpass, I've grayed out anything where my personal pick didn't match the popular outcome, and left the ones where I fall into the majority vote in color.

Look, I'll be real, I'm not above monsterfuckery, even if I don't consider it ""my thing"" but I'd have voted smash on Ayon if he didn't have his weird secret muppet face. Also Aaroniero was an extremely light smash, i really had to flip flop on that one a few times before making a choice. I'll be honest, I liked original Chapter25 epilogue Aisslinger way more than what we got in the Arrancar Arc, and if I could split the vote I'd smash original and pass on final design for him.

Bambi is just such a boring design, and honestly Batsuunsai isn't much better, but the glasses are cute. She was really close to being a pass.

I was actually surprised that I had to stop and think about Choe but his giant chin and tiny bowl cut were not doing him any favors. Also as much as I like Cyan as a character, there is just something about hime cuts that are an automatic off switch for me. the rest of these felt fairly obvious.

not gonna lie, little hurt by the lack of D-Roy and Dordonii love

Confused that people were so lukewarm on Findor, although it was a close split. Also oddly I could have sworn I passed on Furofushi... I'm not really a fan of pigtails, with very few exceptions, but when I went to check the poll results it said I voted smash. Maybe I was thinking she was feeling Hiyori adjacent enough to count it at the time? I.... I don't remember voting smash on Entetsu...

i feel very scandalized by having voted unpopularly on all these old men... I'll be honest, Gremmy is a very lukewarm smash, and the potential of the Visionary power as a sex thing was very much the deciding factor.

boy bleach fans really don't like moustaches, huh? So funny enough it wasn't until the anime that I realized Hidetomo has his multiple earrings and somehow that changed his whole vibe for me, but prior to that it would have been an easy pass. I absolutely cannot abide characters whose whole thing is being someones dead wife/girlfriend, even if she otherwise looks exactly like Rukia, who'll be a smash for sure once we get to the Rs.

i figured i'd be on the wrong side of the fence with the kurosaki men but it's a real hard no on all the above. I'll be real, I'm kinda surprised Ikkaku was so popular. The rest of these felt obvious. Oh wait no there was like no love for Izumi Ishida. Boo to that.

okay so hear me out... Jugram is too blond. I know that sounds like nonsense, but like, he's too fundementally blond. Like most of Bleach's blond characters could have other generally light hair colors, and it wouldn't super change their image or aesthetic, but Jugram has to be blonde because the alternatives don'teel the same, and that's too much blond for me.

i know i voted pass on ichigo, which might make smash on kaien seem weird, but it's between the personality difference and the eyelashes. People not smashing on Kiyone is a catastrophe

and with that i'm all caught up with the letters where all the polls that have already closed. i'll be back to update these as the rest keep rolling along. I dunno why I really did this apart from the compulsion

[takahikohayashi]

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[neesieiumz]

.chapter25

written part:

This… wasn’t good. 

A night that was supposed to be a carefree one, celebrating your paycheck and your new job. Now you seem to be the center of a blooming issue between your boss and the friend who gave you said job. As you walked outta the party, hand in hand with Hina as Mitchi led you both to the car, you heard a voice call you back. Glancing back, you saw Draken standing there, huffing and breathing heavily. You looked back at Mitchi and Hina who glanced at you with concern. Slowly you let go of her hand, telling them to head to the car and you’ll meet up with them, before turning back. 

Walking up to him, the awkwardness and tension between you two caused an uncomfortable silence. You glanced away, unable to look at him. 

“Your girlfriend seems… nice…” you mentioned, immediately regretting words, stomach churning at the sudden squeak in your voice. 

He sighed, pushing his hair back, “yeah… nice is definitely a word to describe her.”

You slowly nodded your head, not knowing what else to say after that. He gave off another groan, hearing him take a deep breath before speaking again. 

“Lemme apologize for what happened there… Mitsuki… can be a handful at times.”

You shook your head, “she’s your girlfriend and mother of your child… there’s no need to apologize about that.”

“But still, I don’t wanna lose you so soon. You’ve been amazing to me and Ryoko,” he said, taking a step closer to you. 

You couldn't help but look up to him, a small smile forming on your face, “I promise, everything is good between us Draken. I just… don’t want things to become a problem of Mitsuki gets more involved in the picture.``

He shook his head, “trust me, I’ll make sure she won’t be a problem.”

Your heart lifted at the sound of that, “I’ll hold you to that then. I’ll be expecting your call,” with that, you gave him a wave, before turning off, walking off the car that your two friends had now pulled up to the curb. 

As you walked off, you couldn't see Draken’s sorry excuse of a wave, his hand slowly drooping as you walked away. Hands came up around his shoulders, pulling the tall man down. He glanced over to his left, only to find that familiar blond fluff-like hair. Mikey turned over to him, a familiar smirk on his face. 

“Careful there, don’t forget you have a girlfriend in there,” is all he said before leading him back inside the club. 

Draken sighed, nodding his head before turning right back around inside. He reminded himself of what was at stake, the person threatening her, the fact that she is the mother of his child. He had to repeat that mantra over and over and over again as he was led back inside the club.

At the same time, you leaned against the window as Mitchi drove into the night, back to the shared apartment. The couple glanced at each other before looking at you through the rear-view mirror. 

“Babes… you okay there? Because famous model or not, I have no problem fucking him up.”

You shook your head at that, “I’m cool… i just need to cool off for the night,” you sat up a bit, giving her a forced smile to try and ease her mind. 

Your actions didn't seem to ease their minds but they let it go, Hina turning around and facing the front of the car. Honestly, the more you thought about it, the more it didn't make sense within yourself. Why are you so affected by this? This wasn't you, you've dealt with ruly parents before and having bosses finding you in compromising positions. Back when you worked in a daycare, there were some parents who expected to live your life as a nun and were up in arms when they would find you in pirates and clubs. So this sasn’t new territory. 

A vibration pulled you out of your thoughts suddenly. Pulling out your phone, you got a text from Mitsuya. 

You smiled at that, Mitsuya knew and dealt with her longer than you. 

It took a bit for him to respond but he did.

You were gonna leave it at that for the night, but you got one more vibration.

You blinked at that, does he want to hang out with you…? Do you even want to do that? For a brief moment, Draken flashed within your mind, but you shook it off, adjudicating it to him simply being your boss and needing your time tomorrow as planned.

You pondered on it for a moment, but there were no cons when it came to Mitsuya. SMiling, you gave him your answer. 

T.O.K.Y.O S.T.Y.L.E

A single father, a new nanny, and a delusional ex-fiancé, what could go wrong?

summary: Ken Ryuguji, the face of TOMAN MODELS AGENCY, is one of the top models in all of Japan. He’s also the father to the sweetest little girl named Ryoko Ryuguji. He’d do anything for her, including keeping the little one away from her manipulative mother. When Draken struggles with finding child care so Ryoko could know some sort of stability. Mitsuya comes to the rescue, contacting an old friend from college.

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[lifewithdavefarts]

hello，when will you publish chapter25-28？I am so excited that I cannot wait!

ahah I literally just posted Ep 25, right before reading this. Hope you enjoy.

I'll finish writing the next stories in the upcoming weeks.

[cassiesbookishcorner]

•July 25, 2022•

How do you arrange your bookshelf?

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I absolutely love how rainbow shelves look but I can't do that to my shelves.

I arrange my shelves by author. One shelf is read books, the other is my tbr.

So those that love to do the rainbow shelves, keep at it because I love to look at them.

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CR1: House of Sky and Breath

CR2: The Witch Collector

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[addercharmer]

Izumi grinned at Shōta as they got on the train together. She was super excited to start her work studies.

"Shō! Why aren't you more excited?" She whisper-yells as she grabs his shoulders and tries to shake him. In the back of her mind Izumi notes that he's put on a lot of muscle since the beginning of school.

"Shut up." Shōta growls at her.

Izumi huffs at him but let's go, and sit properly in her seat. She slips one of her headphones in her ear before she jams the other in Shōta's, before turning on her music.

"The fuck?" Shōta yelps and pulls away slightly. "Problem female."

Izumi ignores the grump beside her, and starts to tap her fingers on her thigh with the drum beat.

The ride passes with the music between the two, ten minutes in Shōta is leaning heavily against Izumi. His breaths are soft and deep.

Izumi takes the time to examine him. She had thought Shōta handsome when she was just his student, but the younger him hasn't yet gained the scruffy appearance that she had appreciated so much.

Younger Shōta had yet to have his constant five o'clock shadow, his hair wasn't yet as long, but his jaw was sharp and Izumi had always appreciated his high cheekbones.

Part of Izumi briefly wondered what her presents in his life was changing, she hoped it was for the better.

"Next stop, Maple station."

The speaker announced, Izumi jolted a little before she started shaking Shōta. "It's our stop."

Shōta's eyes popped open and he stared at Izumi for a moment before slowly sitting up, then standing and stumbling his way over to the train doors.

Izumi followed him with a little more grace, laughing to herself about his lack of balance.

Once off the train the two made their way through the warehouse district, Shōta looking at his phone for directions every few minutes.

When they arrived at their destination both looked at each other before Izumi pushed the door open. The inside of the area was brightly lit, right inside the doorway was racks to put your shoes on, they covered about five feet into the building where they then met with a tumbling mat that spread across the rest of the room.

There were doors that were spread around the room, Izumi guessed most were offices, two exceptions being the changing rooms.

Kicking off her shoes Izumi put them in a cubby and steps into the mat, without any warning she feels her body drop in a somersault leaving her case behind.

"The fuck!" Shōta exclaimed as he is wrapped in chains.

"EraserHead and….Huh?" Echos' around them, Izumi looks up into the rafters and spots a horned white haired man.

"Looper!" She squeals and jumps to her feet, dashing the few steps to Shōta and grabbing his bicep to stabilize herself as she jumps but to also jostle her friend. "Oh! My! God!"

The man laughs loud and booming. "Well at least one of you is excited and has some instincts." Looper says before Shōta is shooting out of her hands and towards the rafters, Looper uses him as a counter weight as he jumps down holding the other end of the chain.

"FUCK." Shōta actually screams as he's lifted in the air and then dropped when Looper let's go.

Izumi cant help herself, she's clutching her stomach as she laughs.

"Is there something other than 'Huh?' I can call you little lady?" Looper asks as he saunters towards her.

"Co-conf-confused." Izumi says having to restart twice because of her laughter.

"Care to explain?" The man asks, his eyebrow raised.

"My dad is Nezu, my little brother has red wings, I'm species confused." She tells him with a feral grin.

Looper snorts. "Alright."

Shōta had gotten himself untangled from the chain in the time of her exchange with Looper and stalked over with a glare.

"So, it's really rare that we send offers to take on students, it's even more rare when people accept. I am really excited to work with you both." Looper claps his hands. "First I want you to change into workout clothes, you are each gonna fight me quirkless, then with quirk, then with support gear."

Izumi looks at the man in excitement as she hops from foot to foot, once he makes shoo motions at them she grabs her case and takes off to get changed.

She's the first one back, she had been smart and wore her workout clothes under her school uniform so all she had to do was shed the layer, she skipped out of the changing room carrying her support gear case.

"Gotta wait for the other one, but before the spars I want to know three facts about you and him." Looper tells her. He's relaxed and seems like a happy man. Izumi mourns for Eri for loosening this man as a father.

When Shōta finally exits the changing rooms in loose sweats and a tank top, his capture scarf in his hands. He looks her over and looks a little shocked at her cycling shorts and double sports bra outfit.

She hears Looper short a laugh and looks at him in confusion. Sometimes males are so confusing.

"Right, Confused, give me three facts."

Izumi purses her lips before saying. "I'm adopted, I was abused, I will hurt you if you touch my chocolate."

Looper shakes his head at her. "EraserHead, three facts."

"I need coffee, I didn't sleep well, I want to sleep." Shōta says with his face completely blank.

"I'm married, my wife is the daughter of a Yakuza boss, I will kill you if you eat my apples." Looper tells them. "Confused, you're up first." He leads Izumi into the center of the room.

She relaxes herself and falls into a defensive stance, it doesn't take Looper long to charge her, he's quick to throw multiple punches, most of them Izumi redirects, very few hit their target.

Izumi is not in any way a tank, she's a hit and back off kind of fighter. Between one breath and the next Izumi is throwing herself backwards and rolling across the mat to get some space.

Next she's using a handspring to get back into Looper's space and using an axe kick and an elbow jab as she comes back down.

The half second it takes Looper to recover from her elbow to his diaphragm, Izumi is sliding between his legs and throwing herself into a handstand. Her feet catch Looper at the base of his skull, not hard enough to do any damage but it makes his head snap forward.

Izumi makes sure to keep in motion, she tries to evade or redirect anything Looper throws at her, it's a high kick that takes Izumi out, she had tried to redirect it but there was too much force, it knocks all the air from her lungs and slams her into the wall.

"Shit!" Looper yelps as she slides down the wall.

"Ow." Izumi groans a little. Shōta is already moving towards her, his eyes are wide and worried, he snatches up her hand and holds it.

"Shit!" Looper tells again as he runs over to start checking her over for broken bones and a concussion.

"'m fine, just, the wall could use some padding." Izumi tells him. She lets him worry and flutter around her until he's finished.

"Shit kid, sorry I forgot you were well...a kid, good fight." Looper apologizes and compliments. "EraserHead, can you carry her over to her water bottle, then you're on the mat with me."

Shōta is careful when he slides his arms under her, he carries her like a princess before setting her against the wall and putting her water in her hands.

"You really okay?" He asks softly, Izumi nods at him and flutters her hands to make him go fight the pro.

Shōta's fight is more of a one sided ass kicking, he's lost a lot of flexibility as he focused on building muscle. Izumi feels a little disappointed in him, but she shakes it off as Looper pins him on his stomach, arms awkwardly twisted behind him.

Looper let's him go after a count of ten, Shōta lays on the floor gasping for breath as Looper stands.

"Kay. Confusion, in weaponless quirkless fighting you don't need much, just some different opponents, bigger opponents, smaller opponents. EraserHead, you gotta work on some flexibility, you are not a tank, you need to be able to dodge and throw a hit at the same time, I suggest yoga, dance, gymnastics, anything really that will force you to bend a little." Izumi blushes a little at the lack of criticism, Shōta groans and slams his forehead on the mat.

"EraserHead, go relax. Confused, come spar with quirks." Izumi bounces over to Looper, she did her homework on the man, his quirk was a five point touch quirk that had the victim stuck in a thirty second loop in their mind, it lasted until they were jolted out with pain or half an hour had passed.

Izumi didn't move, her quirk let her work with electricity in the body, she had been working on it with volunteers in heroics class.

Izumi grabbed hold of the electric impulses sending messages to Loopers legs and arms, she stopped them and then pulled on the electricity she could feel humming in the building, picturing herself holding lime green whips in her hands Izumi pulled and then snapped her whips around Looper giving him small enough shocks that all they did was jolt his muscles.

"Huh, why didn't you use that more in the festival?" Looper asked her, after she let him go.

"Didn't have it under control yet, it's been a work in progress, it's hard to find people willing to let me play with the electricity in their body." Izumi answered.

"Oooookay, we have some crazies here that will probably help you." Looper tells her, he limps towards Shōta and drops to the ground. "You gotta wait kid, I need a moment to recover."

Izumi joins them, she's playing with her fingers before blurting. "Tell us about your wife?"

"Ari, well we got married right out of highschool to get her away from her family. Her quirk let's her renew plant life. So she opened a flower shop a few years ago. We are trying to have a kid, she wants a family so badly." Looper's face is soft.

"Ahhh, she sounds lovely! Can we meet her? Can we have your real name?" Izumi asks rapid fire.

"Eren, my mother was German. You'll most likely meet her, you were told you were going to be staying with us, yes?" Looper... Eren says to them.

"Oh right." Izumi tips her head to the side. "Ah, I'm sure you already know but he's Aizawa Shōta and I'm Nezu Izumi!" She chirps at the man with a wide smile.

"So bright." She hears the two men whisper.

"Okay. Your turn Aizawa." Eren says as he stands, Shōta follows with a groan.

Izumi again watches a one sided beat down, and sighs as Shōta is told he really needs some flexibility.

"Well, why aren't your weapons on yet?" Eren asks her as he walks over.

"Well…" Izumi hesitates and opens her case. "What weapon do you want me to wear?"

"Jesus kid, you getting ready to take on an army?" Eren asks with an edge of worry.

"No, uh, I like to have options." She says sheepishly and rubs the back of her neck.

"Fine, Aizawa is first, then we will do all yours but the grenades and guns separately then again together." Eren grumbles as he scoops up Shōta's scarf.

Shōta's third beat down goes better, but Izumi notes to herself to make him try her scarf after her spars, maybe the longer and wider material will be better.

"Go stretch and relax, I gotta take on the girly now." Eren says gruffly, Izumi can tell he's a little dissatisfied.

Izumi grabs her scarf and gloves before taking her place on the mat. She doesn't do as well as she had weaponless, she's taken down when she trips over her scarf on a landing.

Her brass knuckles are better, they give little shocks every time the metal grazes anything, she's happier with them than the scarf, maybe she should just ditch it and stick to her guns and electrokinesis for long range.

Fighting with knives has Izumi beat quickly, she had been too focused on the ones in Eren's hands that she missed when he threw one of them at her, it scratched her temple and Izumi called it her loss.

"Dad's had me in gun handling classes since he adopted me, I still go to the range every other week to keep sharp." She explains to Eren as she walks over to Shōta. "If you have one here I'm happy to demonstrate."

Shōta looks half asleep, he jumps a little when Izumi drops her scarf over his head. "Try this, it's similar to yours." She tells him.

Shōta hauls himself to his feet.

"So one tight grip around the fabric activates it and shuts it off. It has micro processors that are constantly scanning your body, so it knows your height and arm length once activated. Small movements are best." Izumi tells him.

Shōta grips the strips of fabric by his throat before flinging out his hand, the scarf shoots out and slaps Eren in the face, Shōta jerks his hand back and gets the same treatment.

"What part of small movements don't you get?" Izumi asks exasperated.

Shōta tries again, this time a small flick of his fingers, the scarf shoots out to a midway point. Shōta then makes a circle in the air and calls the scarf back, this time it thumps against his chest.

"It's yours, I didn't like how I worked with it. Support can make you gloves to help with control. I'll put in the transfer papers, and ask them to give me new gloves." Izumi tells him, Shōta just buried his face in the scarf, and Izumi is happy that the man finally has his iconic weapon.

[mostbeautifulgenji]

Chapter 25: Fireflies

Fireflies/Hotaru - the nominal fireflies reveal themselves during Genji’s creepy matchmaking scene

Sorry I’ve been a bit slow as of late! My job called me back in so now i’ve been working long days inside a closed bookstore lol apparently, we’re essential! 

Anyway...

I wanna point out how jealous the first paragraph of this chapter made me. “All those that relied on him (Genji) had also settled into ideal circumstances, living as they wished with no anxieties, pleasantly passing the time.” Like, ugh, once again conflicted about my desire to live in Genji’s palace!

Of course, we are swiftly reminded of the downside to living in Genji’s Palace of Pleasure by Tamakazura’s plight. Genji is being a hella creep to her and she feels like she has no one to turn to. It really sucks. She still has some a bunch of suitors writing to her, and she feels stuck between a bunch of shitty situations tbh. 

Prince Sochinoiya is one such suitor who actually manages to get a reply out of Tamakazura. Well, it’s not really a reply, but one that is ghost written by one of the handmaidens, but still. It’s more replies than anyone else has gotten. So, the Prince just shows up to check out his potential bride-to-be. Tamakazura is super not into this but allows herself to be in a dark room behind a screen with the Prince after much cajoling on Genji’s part. Then, Genji as an idea. He randomly unleashes a bunch of fireflies into the room so that when they flash, the Prince can get a glimpse of Tamakazura. It has the desired effect, and the Prince is driven mad with desire. 

Later, it is the Sweet Flag Festival, and Genji holds a celebration, cuz of course he does. I swear, there’s a festival for every day of the year and there’s always a hot event going down in Genji’s palace. A bunch of people come over to watch the festivities, which include riding and various games. Genji spends the night with Hanachirusato and the two discuss various matters of gossip, but end up sleeping in different beds (seems to be happening a lot to Genji lately 👀)

Meanwhile, it’s rainy season, and all the ladies have been stuck inside for a while, and so, the ladies begin to entertain themselves by telling stories and creating artwork to go along with them. Tamakazura is especially interested, because it seems the poor girl is in dire need of some good ole escapism. Genji is a bit critical about this habit for whatever reason, and Tamakazura actually challenges Genji a few times about this (good for you, girl!).

Finally, the chapter closes out with Tu no Chujo (ugh i miss him) wondering wtf happened to that long lost daughter of his. He receives a mildly foreshadowing dream about reuniting with her, and so, now we wait for that amazing conversation between Tu no Chujo and Genji

[lovelyrocker]

Love Is Blind Ch.25

~ RPF

~ Characters: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Lexi Ackles(OFC), Shep Padaleci

~ Pairings: Jared x Lexk(OFC)

~ Warnings: Body Imagine Issues, Light Smut, 

~  Word Count: 3,183

~ Un Beta’d - All Mistakes Are My Own

~ *FEEDBACK IS GOLD*

Catch Up HERE

The summer was unforgiving with its heat and thunderstorms as the days dragged on giving perfect conditions for good ole Texas get togethers. Jared and Jensen often got the families together for days at the lake and evenings by the pool with barbeque and lots of laughs. Although the adults drank on these days, Lexi did well with her sobriety. Although she wasn’t technically an alcoholic, she felt that she didn’t need to have it during this point in her life and did well on keeping it that way.

“Lexi!” Shep shouted. “Take your shirt off and jump in with us!” Tom sho

“How about I leave it on in jump in. I don't want to get too bad of a sunburn.” Lexi sat on the edge of the pool.

“Lexi,” Jensen said behind her. “We won’t make a big deal of-.”

“I know.” She looked back at him. “I just, baby steps.”

Jensen nodded. “How you want your steak, Punk?”

“You’re grilling steak too! Trying to fatten me up?” She poked fun standing and walking over to the grill.

 “He needs to.” Jared said closing the grill. “You’re finally getting back those hips I like to watch.” He mumbled to Lexi walking passed.

“Dude, I’m right here.” Jensen stretched his arms out.

Lexi giggled. “Watch it. The kids might hear you.” She grabbed his side. “I’m going to get more tea and pretend there is vodka in it.”

Inside Lexi poured her tea into the glass, Jared following her into the kitchen. “Hey baby girl.” 

“Hey, need another beer?” She turned handing him an ice cold bottle, closing the fridge door with her foot.

“Uh, yeah.” He the new bottle and set it down on the counter. “Thank you.” He placed his hands on her hips. “I just wanted to make sure I didn’t upset you with that comment I made. I didn’t think.”

“It’s alright. It didn’t bother me.” Her fingers entwined around his neck. “I know, I didn’t take care of myself too well in L.A. I looked sick.”

“Well, you’re filling back out,” He closed his eyes. “That didn’t, I’m not saying you’re-”

“Jared,” She laughed. “I get what you’re trying to say, babe. I know what you mean.” She let her arms drop and wrap her arms around his shoulders. “I’m trying to get back healthy so hopefully by the time that time comes, you will have plenty to hold on to.” She kissed his cheek as he nipped at her neck. “You smell like rum.” She giggles into his shoulder.

“Wanna taste a little?” He asked lifting his brows, grabbing the bottle.

She dropped her hands from his shoulders. “You know I'm staying away from drinking.”

Jared poured the liquor in a shot glass and set the bottle down. “I didn't say you were drinking it.” He downed the shot and gently grabbed the bottom of her tank top pulling her to him.

He leaned down to her lips and she could smell it on his breath. Tilting her head up meeting him halfway. Licking at his bottom lip he crashed his lips into hers delving his tongue into her mouth. She more than welcomed him, the taste and feel. 

Forcing themselves to break apart she looked up at him. “Tastes good.” She said with a grin. “We really need to stop doing this.” She told him, pouting.

“Why?” Jared looked down at her. “If we both feel the same way about each other, why not just be together?”

“Because. I just-” Jared watched as her eyes drifted away in hesitance before finding Jared’s eyes again.. “Jared, it’s nothing to do with you. I just need to get through the issues I have after Chris first.”

“That makes sense and I completely understand.” He let his hands fall from her waist. “How about I cool it with the flirting for a while. See if it helps.”

“But, I like the flirting.” She smiled up at him.  “But I guess that’s a good idea.” She reached up on her toes. “Just one more kiss though.” She touched her lips to his gently.

~

A week went by and although it was hard, Jared hadn’t flirted with Lexi. He was giving her what she needed from him. A friend. Someone who will listen and be a shoulder if needed. Someone that was there in Texas. Although Lexi still talked to Ellie all the time. They texted everyday throughout the day. But Jared was there nearly every weekend and talked with her face to face. Him being there meant more to her than he knew. 

Lexi was home alone swimming in the pool. It was one of the few times she felt comfortable enough to go out in just her bikini and relax. She didn’t feel like everyone was just staring at her scars. 

Little did she know Jared had stopped by and paused when he saw Lexi getting out of the pool. Jared watched her for a bit noticing the way her hips curved again. Her tiny bikini bottom hugged her rear in the most perfect way. His eyes traveled up to her breasts and the way they filled her top. He could feel his cock twitch in his pants as she made her way to the chair and grabbed her towel. She was definitely filling back out again and it made her even that much more irresistible to him. 

She walked in the house and pulled Jared from his thoughts making him jump. “Oh!” She said surprised to see him. “I didn’t,” She looked at his stance and noticed him hiding behind the counter slightly. “Were you watching me?”

“I, uh, Maybe.” His guilty grin made her giggle.

“Perv.” 

“I said I would flirt and I said I wouldn’t kiss you. I never said I wouldn’t stare at you.” He had his hands up

Lexi laughed. “What are you doing here?” 

 “Jay was calling you and you weren’t answering so I told him I was gonna swing by on my way home.”

Lexi picked up her phone seeing several missed calls and texts from her brother. She shook her head. “He is a worry wart.”

“I already texted him. I told him you were swimming.”

“Oh, thanks.” She said suddenly realizing how exposed she was in front of him. 

She pulled her towel over her as much as she could and Jared noticed. “Lex, you don’t have to cover up.” He placed his index finger beneath her chin and tilted her face to look up at him,. “Don’t hide from me, okay?” She nodded. “And, I also have another reason for stopping by.”

“What’s that?”

“You know how Jay and I have a few weeks off soon?”

“Yeah.”

“Since he hand Danneel are going to Louisiana to see her family and Gen is taking the kids to her parents, I was wondering if you would want to go away on a little vacation with me?”

“Really? Where?” 

“It’s a surprise.”

Lexi laughed. “You ask me to go away with you but won’t tell me where?”

“You’ll just have to trust me.” He kissed the tip of her nose.

~

The sun was low in the sky as Lexi sat on the beach, the waves crashing made a relaxing sound as she closed her eyes takingin the feeling of the warm sun. 

“Hey, you okay?” Jared asked walking out the bungalow.

“Yeah, i’m good. Just enjoying the sun.” She looked back at him as he sat next to her. “Thank you, for this getaway. I still don’t know how you got everyone to agree to this.”

“Simple. We both needed it.” He leaned back on an elbow next to her.

“How did you swing this. The private beach and the bungalow?”

“Honestly?” She nodded. “Stephen.”

“Stephen?”

“This is his place.” Jared smirked.

“Remind me to give him a huge thank you.” She laughed, turning her attention back to the waves. 

Jared laughed. “Will do. So, I just hung up with the kids.”

“I hope you told them I missed them and I hope they are having fun in Idaho.”

“Yes I did. And, they miss you too.” Jared watched as her eyes stayed razor sharp focused on the ocean.

“You sure you’re okay?” He touched her arm, getting her attention.

“No, not really.” She saw Jared’s brow furrow.  “Don’t get all worried.” Che gave a breathy chuckle. “It’s nothing bad. I, I just,” She reached over entwining their fingers. “I miss you, Jared.” 

“I’m right here.” He sat up next to her rubbing his thumb over her fingers. “You know that.”

 “No, I - I mean I miss you.” She looked him in the eye. “I miss us.”

“Oh!” He cleared his thought. “But, I thought-”

“I know what the doctor about my recovery and Chris and all that jazz but, but this is what I say, what I want. “She kept her eyes focused on his. “I know you aren’t Chris and I  know you wouldn’t treat me that way. I love you, Jared. And I’m ready to be with. Finally with no secrets or hiding or anything like that. To just be with you.” She placed her hand on his cheek. “I’m ready to be happy.” She kissed him gentle and long. 

Their lips mingled till their tongue found one another. Jared slipped a hand around her waist pulling her closer to him. She climbed into his lab tangling her hands in his damp, messy hair, his grip tight on her hips. She worked the buttons on his white button down with quick movements ‘til it fell to the sand. Jared wasting no time pulling her tank top over her head and throwing it to the side. Lexi reached for his swim trunks pulling the velcro band. 

“Wait, wait.” Jared pulled away out of breath. “I, I don’t have a condom. Are you still on the pill?”

“No! What do you mean you don’t have a condom?!” She looked at him surprised. “You always have condoms!”

Jared chuckled. “Yeah, when we were dating! Besides, you said you wanted platonic so I was being platonic.” He told her as she fell to his side with her hands on her face.

“You are the first man in history that actually listens to stuff like that.” Jared stood walking towards the house. “Where are you going?”

“The man had to have a condom somewhere in this house!” Jared said going walking up the steps,  Lexi laughing as she got up to follow him. When she reached his room she let out a fit of giggles. “Son of a bitch!” Jared stood in the doorway with his hands on his hips. “Nothing. I can run to the store?”

“Yeah and it will be all over online by midnight. The world will know we are sleeping together before Jensen has his first sip of coffee. No that you!” She crossed her arms over herself. “UGH! Maybe you can just pull out?”

“Eh, that’s not a sure thing.” He told her as he imitated her pose.

“Oh!” She shot up and ran into her room. Jared followed her and saw her going through her bag. “Aha!” She held up a foil package. “When I told Ellie I was coming on this trip she put a handful of condoms in here as a joke. I forgot to take them out.”

“Thank you, Ellie.” Jared said scooping her up and tossing her on the bed.

Lexi let out a giggle before Jared grabbed her into a passionate kiss. His hands freely roamed her body, knowing his way around every curve she had. He moved briskly from her lips to her jawline, from her jawline to her neck. He spread soft precise kisses across her chest between her breasts, pulling the tie of her bikini lose with his teeth. He trailed down to her stomach to her abdomen as he began lowering her shorts. 

Jared sat back on his heels as he pulled her shorts down her legs. “You’re so beautiful.” His voice drunk with want looking over her.

She crooked her finger, urging him to come closer, sliding her hands up his bare chest. The feel of him between her legs sent a shiver through her core. His cock firm, pressing against her as he thrusted lightly. Lexi had his sleep pants down his thighs when he grabbed her hands.

“Slow down.” He smiled as he kissed her. “I didn’t even open the condom yet.”

He slid out of his pants and sat on his heels. He opened the foil wrapper and slid the condom down his length. Hovering over her he encased her in his arms, the tip of his erection at her opening. She hitched her legs on his hips and he slid into her.  She moaned letting her head fall to the pillow. Her body building for its eruption within her. 

~

The car pulled to a stop in the drive. “So, you coming in?” She looked over at him.

“Uh, you sure you wanna do this now?” Jared asked looking at Lexi’s hand in his. “You think Jensen will be okay with us being together?”

She shrugged. “Only one way to find out.”

“And what if he doesn’t accept this, us?” He gestured between the two of them with opposite hand. “Will you be able to handle that right now?”

“I’m not pushing you away this time.” She kissed the back of his hand.

As soon as they walked into the house Danneel pulled her into a hug. “Look at you all sunkissed and gorgeous!

“Thanks, Dee.” Lexi smiled. “Where are the kids?”

“Gen took them for the day. They took over her pool.”

“Where’s Jay?” Jared asked as Danneel noticed how close he was standing to Lexi.

She saw the way he held his hand on her lower back as she sat down then she smiled. “Is something going on between you two...again?”

“Hey!” Jensen exclaimed when he walked into the kitchen. Jared out of reflex quickly removing his hand from her lower back. “How was y’all trip?” He asked squeezing his little sister tight before turning to Jared doing the same. 

“It was good.” Jared told him.

“Relaxing and absolutely beautiful.” Lexi told him sitting next to Jared.

“I bet!” Danneel said crabbing coffee cups from the cabinet. “Coffee?”

“Yes.” Lexi said as Jared stood walking to the coffee maker. “I’ll take more pictures when we go back.”

“Go back?” Jensen asked sipping his coffee. “You plan on another trip?”

“Uh, yeah. Eventually.” Lexi walked over to sit at the counter. “How was yall trip?”

Jensen sipped his coffee not noticing Jared fixing two cups behind him. “Good, really good.” Jared walked around the counter, sipping from his. Jensen’s eyes darted from Jared to Lexi noticing the way they looked at one another. “Am I missing something?”

“Jay,” Lexi put her hand in Jared’s. “Jared and I are together.” Jensen sat the wordless looking at Lexi and Jared. 

 “So, so you’re saying you’ve, you’ve made this, you’re official?” Jensen scratched his head.

“Yes.” Lexi nodded. “I’m ready to move on and live my life, Jay.” She told him as Jared handed her the cup he’d fixed for her.

“Wait, what, you’re fixing her her coffee now?” Jensen asked gesturing his hand.

“What? You and Dee do it all the time.” Lexi said taking a big swig.

“Well yeah, but, we’re married.”

“So we have to be married for me to be able to fix her a cup of coffee?” Jared asked with a raised brow. “Do we have to be engaged for me to be able to buy her Starbucks?” He grinned.

“Not funny.” Jensen looked to his best friend but Danneel and Lexi couldn't stifle their giggles. Seeing Jared’s hand rest on her shoulder Jensen stepped forward. “You know what, if, if we’re gonna talk about this, you two need a little space.” He reached over the counter grabbing Jared’s arm. “You come here.” He said pulling him around to where he was standing. “And you stay there.” He pointed to Lexi.

“Why? Do you want him in easy reach when you try and hit him?” Lexi commented wrapping both hands around her cup.

“No, I’m not gonna hit him.” Jensen said rubbing his temples. “It’s just, I- you - he-” Jensen paused paused, looked at Lexi then turned to Jared. “Can we talk? Alone.”

“Of course.” Jared told him setting his cup down.

When the door to Jensen’s study was clothes he turned to Jared. “What are you doing?”

“Wha- I-”

“I thought you two were gonna wait?”

“She said she is done waiting. This was her doing, not me.”

“I’m sure she didn’t have to twist your arm.” Jensen chuckled. “So, now you two are,” He made an odd gesture with his hand.

“Are what?” Jared looked at his friend. “Sleeping together?” Jensen nodded with dislike. “We are, uh, have, did. I, uh, don't know how to answer that without pissing you off.” He rubbed the back of his neck.

“I’ll take that as you had sex on the trip.”

“Last night actually. And, and this morning.” He grinned.

“I don’t need to know that you screwed my little sister this morning.” Jensen said with his hands up.

“Jay, what is this about, really?” Jared asked. “You knew Lexi has been having sex since she was fifteen. You know how we feel about each other.”

“She’s my little sister man.” Jensen spoke with an exhale. “She has been through hell. She needs someone that,”

“That has all their shit together?”

“Jared, you have your own baggage.”

“Jay, You’re my best friend. You know me better than anyone else.”

“I know man, but- Look, it’s not that I don’t think you’re not good enough.”

“That’s exactly what this is.” Jared said. “Jensen, you were the number one guy in her life since she was eleven. You were her rock, her best friend, her big brother, her keeper. But, then I came along and it all changed. And then it was me she ran to and you hate that. And I broke her heart and you couldn’t protect her from that. So now to you, i’m not good enough for her. But, let's be real, Jay. In your eyes, no one will ever be good enough for Lexi. Not even me.”

Jensen ran a hand over his face then through his hair. “Jare, she’s 19. She’s young. Don’t, don’t knock her up or anything. Not until you both know you’re ready.” He swallowed hard. “And don’t get married any time soon, please. She is too young to be tied down just yet. Let her live her life. Make sure she doesn’t make it all about you. She will do that from time to time and you need to make sure she puts her wants and needs in there too.” He went silent for a bit. “If you really plan on doing this,” He looked at him. “Take care of her man.”

“You know I will.”

“Alright, then… you have my blessing.”

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Keith Howell Master List

Main Story

Chapter01 Chapter02 Chapter03 Chapter04 Chapter05 Chapter06 Chapter07 Chapter08 Chapter09 Chapter10 Chapter11 Chapter12 Chapter13 Chapter14 Chapter15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter18 Chapter19 Chapter20

Romantic Route

Chapter21 Chapter22 Chapter 23 Chapter24 Chapter25 Epilogue

Dramatic Route

Chapter21 Chapter22 Chapter23 Chapter24 Chapter25 Epilogue

Events

From Now on, You're My Woman

Lucky to be Loved

Two Ending Bonus - The Secret Only the Bookmark Knows

He is Me and I am Him?! Featuring Leon Dompteur

The Beast Tempts the Rabbit Featuring Kagari Amagase

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Saitama from Onepunch man fighting a  Speed-o'-Sound Sonic

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Chapter 25

Kayak gini sih jadinya ketika lama ga nulis, trus pengen nulis lagi. Haha dari kemarin tuh pasti aja ketahan terus. Udah depan laptop, udah buka tumblrnya, trus ga tau mau nulis apa. wkwk

Dulu kayaknya lancar banget. Kepikiran apa, tulis. Ngerasain apa, tulis. haha ya, pada waktu itu ngerasanya sih tulisan sangat membantu saya menguraikan kusut dan kalutny pikiran dan perasaan.

Waktu tuh cepet banget yah. Ga kerasa banyak hal berlalu gitu aja, dan ga sempat saya ‘abadikan’ dalam medium tulisan. Tau-tau saya udah pindah kerja, ketemu orang baru lagi. Temen yg ini nikah, yg itu pindah kota, yg itu pindah kerja, yg itu yg itu.. wah banyak lah. Haha Di tahun lalu saat udah ga nulis lama, saya pernah ngobrol sama temen, dan dalam obrolan itu (mungkin lebih tepatnya konsultasi) saya bilang saya kangen nuangin pikiran dan perasaan dalam tulisan. Saya ga nemu medium lain yg bisa menggantikan itu. Tulisan ngebantu saya kuat di masa2 saya sulit, pas bapak saya meninggal dan setelah itu. Tulisan ngebantu saya bersyukur, lebih bersyukur, lebih sadar apa yg mesti saya syukuri. Tulisan jadi teman saya di mana ngobrol hal-hal yg sangat personal ke sembarang orang adalah hal yg tidak memungkinkan.

Dan pada malam itu, saya menangis. Menangis yg aneh sih mungkin. Menangisi kelemahan saya, yg butuh hal-hal seperti ini untuk melanjutkan kehidupan. Menangisi diri saya yg hilang arah, ingin menjadi diri yg seperti ini tapi terjebak dengan diri yg seperti itu. Tapi menangis juga melegakan. Haha dan itu kayaknya menangis saya di depan orang lain pertama sejak meninggalnya bapak. Biasanya saya selalu menangis sendiri. Kembali ke keramaian dengan senyum meskipun mata masih merah.

Terima kasih empat paragraf sebelum paragraf ini, yg telah mau hadir lagi dan menyadarkan saya bahwa saya masih bisa cerita lewat tulisan seperti ini. Haha Ya, pelan-pelan lah, kita cerita-cerita lagi.

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Depok, 15 Juni 2019

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