#didn't see it get shot down but i saw the balloon and then i just saw the jets flying away

[richardgrimes]

who else saw that big ass white balloon in the sky

[itstheghostofmypast]

21.19

University AU Choi San x (F)Reader

Summary: He knows when you are sleeping. He knows when you're awake - at this point, she was borderline afraid of him and his correct judgement.

Genre: Fluff

Rating: PG-13

Warnings: None

Word Count: 838

Est.Read Time: 4 min

Networks: @cromernet @k-labels @illusionnet

Banner: @cafekitsune

A/N: wow two in one day? Damn, I must be desperate.

“Am I drooling?” Wiping her mouth with the back of her hand she pushed her glasses up her face, resting them on top of her head, using them to keep the hair off her face, glaring at the man on the screen. Of course, he'd do this every time she'd decide to stay in and revise - moron.

The day had begun like any other gruelling day, weekend, or not, Friday was merely just the same as Monday for her. Considering she didn't have classes tomorrow, there was only one thing she was going to do, revise, something she'd encourage him to do as well, until he'd hit her with the “I study five days a week, I can relax over the weekend.”

Sure, that's easy to say when you're Choi San, boy wonder, the golden boy, lady luck would just follow him around - not that she was any better. Point is, sometimes it came naturally to him, he may not be the smartest but he was always the most confident and well liked and on any other day she would've been giggling and giddy at the thought of him having eyes only for her, not today though.

With a scoff she swiped to the next picture, and the next, until her breath hitched at the last one, something about the closeup picture had every ounce of feminism leave her body, her eyes flickered to the caption, her face flushing at the cookie emoji, her words ringing in her ears, “You're so hot Sannie, I could bake cookies on you!”

In her defense, she was severely drunk that night, and severely tired of her pent up feelings for the man who she had been mutually pinning on for two whole semesters but was too afraid to make a move, and he was too afraid of pushing her away- until of course Choi Jongho took them out for a couple of drinks. Turns out her tolerance was worse than San's, two shots in and she was wasted, leaning against the man’s side, mumbling about how bad her day was, and then somehow ended up saying that.

She shivered at the stupid flashback, visibly cringing at the memory, to think she had just opened her account to sift through stupid reels, to relax for ten minutes, and now for the past forty minutes she had just been staring at the three pictures, as if she had not been more intimate with the man- perhaps it was true, he was hotter with clothes on, or perhaps she just needed to wash her mind with some bleach.

Scoffing at the thought, she took a shameless screenshot of each picture - no, she was not going to ask him to send these pictures to her? What to prove him right? To boost his ego? No, thank you, one should never inflate the balloon of ego man carries around with him.

She had placed the phone down and picked up a pen, but the loud ringer had her squeak like a mouse, fumbling with the pen before she picked up her phone blindly,

“H-hello!?”

“...You saw, but you didn’t like…are you playing hard to get?”

She scoffed at the audacity of this bastard, leaning against her seat, “Didn’t see anything special.”

‘Darling, if I come home and find screenshots-”

“Why are you shamelessly thirst-trapping your girlfriend anyway?” She cut him off instantly, making a mental note to delete the pictures later.

“Because she won't pay attention to me!” He whined, she could ‘hear’ his pout, especially when added in his pouty complaint, “We could be devouring this platter together- and-and then we could have had the mint-choco couple's special!”

With a sigh, she pinched the bridge of her nose, “And then spend the entire weekend at the gym like a dog?”

“Woof! Woof! Sounds like a date,” he snorted, pressing the phone between his ear and shoulder as he struggled with the keys, letting out a hearty laugh at her joke.

“Careful don't let Mingi hear you barking like that!”

“I'll make sure of that, now if I were you, I'd put away those horrid notes,” he mumbled closing the door behind him as he walked towards their room, ignoring her whining and complaining, one he could now hear live as well before he stood at the door frame and cleared his throat, catching her all curled up against the desk, in her swivel chair.

She turned to look at him, almost dying at the thought of an intruder then visibly relaxing at the sight of her lover, neither of the two hanging up.

“Ice-cream? And then we can cram together?” He spoke into the phone, raising the plastic bag to show her a tub of mint chocolate ice cream.

Rubbing her chin she pretended to think about his offer, only to giggle when he came stomping closer threatening to place the wet bag on her notes, earning a squeal from her, before she hugged him by the waist pulling him closer, looking up at him, with a smile, one that matched his, both staring at each other like love-sick puppies “That's not a bad offer, Mr.Choi.”

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[citruslullabies]

Yo. Prompt for Dogday

Y/N and Dogday were in love before he was turned into Dogday. (Kinda like the Rich Dogday x reader fic but not fully) this is before the hour of joy. Y/N was busy at home when all of a sudden a massive dog mascot comes into the house. Finding out that is her parted, they now have to get used to the new life(Sleeping in bed, going on outings, etc). They still madly in love, like a constant honeymoon phase-ish. This just looks weird going on dates and stuff.

Thank u

Yo yo! Of course I can do that!

Trigger warnings: descriptions of a panic attack, very short but still

Requested by: anonymous

Romantic/platonic?: romantic

Category: reuniting fluff + a sprinkle of angst

Ship (romantic or platonic): Dogday x reader

Word count: 688

Second Chances

The house had been empty since Rich left, leaving his spouse behind. You mourned and craved for his return and still, never moved on. You kept your wedding band on and kept his belongings in the very place he had left them, not daring to see anyone else since you were still devoted to him.

You were busy dicing onions up for dinner, making spaghetti which was one of Rich’s favorite dishes made by your loving hands. But he wasn't here to enjoy it anymore, and all you could taste when you ate it was his memory. You drowned your thoughts out with music the two of you mutually loved, listening to We’ll Meet Again as you moved onto cutting up olives.

You hadn't even heard the front door open, not heard the clicking of it shutting and the heavy yet quiet footsteps approaching the kitchen. You glanced up at the window above the sink and saw your reflection, and the glimpse of some.. creature. Your eyes immediately shot wide open as you turned around in a flash and clutched the knife you had been using dearly, breathing heavily as you gulped. What even was that thing?

“Get.. get out of my house!” You managed to choke out through your lungs threatening to collapse in on you, your mind going through fight or flight. Your knuckles turned white as you clutched onto your blade and your eyes so wide that they threatened to pop out of your skull. The big orange creature slowly approached, being cautious as it spoke. “Dear-”

it tried to speak softly, trying to reassure you in some way that you didn't understand. You looked around, looking for any way to get to the home phone quickly and get this thing out. You tried to dash off into the other room, not thinking clearly as your brain felt like an over inflated balloon. The monstrous dog-like thing quickly grabbed your arm and tried to pull you close.

“(Y/n)! Please listen, darling, Angel, it's me-” it tried to say, saddened by your wide eyes and the sight of your chest picking up in speed. You didn't listen and quickly used the knife in your hand to slash his arm, causing a loud yelp to erupt from it and it to immediately cradle his arm as you ran and stumbled. You were trying to quickly call for 911 or anyone, hands shaking but you let out a choked sob when the creature carefully dragged you away from the phone and had your arms crossed over your chest, holding you close to it.

“Shh.. shh.. please, please calm down. Darling, darling it's me.. it's Rich please..” he pleaded softly, watching as you shook your head through tears and tried to squirm out of his grasp. He carefully rocked you against him and let out a shaky sigh. “Angel.. it's me.. it's just me. I'm home.” He whispered softly into your ear, tears wettening the fur on his face but not as badly compared to your face that was drowning in tears. You dry heaved a bit, gulping down the threat of throwing up from such anxiety. You didn't believe it.. it sounded like Rich, it talked with Rich, but it didn't look like Rich.

After calming you down, the large canine say with you and held your hands throughout the entire conversation - rubbing his thumbs against your palms comfortingly as he explained everything. You broke down into further sobs and flung yourself at him, crying into his chest. He rubbed your back and peppered you in kisses, humming softly to the song you two listened to on your first date in a little restaurant to ease your anxiety.

Things finally went back to how they once were, the house back to being a happy home despite the pain that echoed through it's walls despite silence for so long. The married couple happily going through each day like it was their honeymoon again, loving each other despite well.. the odd circumstances. The couple happily asleep in their bed just like they were before.

Things were finally okay again.

Thank you for requesting!

[iamatinydinosaur]

🌲John Dory🌲

First Encounter

It wasnt any normal day. Today was Bridget and Gristle's wedding. You and Poppy were super pumped for this. The two of you have been helping Bridget plan her big day for a month. You flew into Bridget's room with the younger pink troll. "Bridget how you feeling?!" Poppy shouted jumping up and down. You smiled smoothing out your dress.

"I'm so excited! I can finally marry the man I love!" The Troll and Bergen giggled together. You smiled sadly. You're so happy for the two of them finding two people they can love unconditionally. However, you've been feeling empty. It just felt embarrassing. You're 34 and still aren't even close to settling down. "Anyway let's sort out your dress!" You shouted clapping your hands together.

The next 30 minutes was trying different dress styles out that Satin and Chenille put together. You and Poppy cringed at every dress. You sat down on Bridget's bed. "Why won't anything work?" Bridget muttered feeling discouraged. You were about to answer when Poppy squealed making you yelp and fall off the bed. "Satin! Chenille! Follow me! We need balloons." Poppy ran out of the room with the two joined trolls following after her. "While they're gone let me do your hair and fix your veil." You smiled at the Bergen, jumping on her shoulder. "Thanks Y/N." Bridget smiled up at you as you got to work.

Time skip

You stood with Poppy and Branch watching Bridget float down in her balloon wedding dress. When you saw it you hid your cringing since Bridget loved it so much, also you knew Gristle would love it. You watched Poppy run over complementing the bergen before popping the dress, revealing the white version of the outfit she first wore on hers and Gristle's first date. You liked this outfit better. You looked over at Poppy hugging Branch's arm watching the ceremony. (The fact RuPaul plays the priest Miss Maxine make love the movie even more!!)

"Stop the wedding!" Everyone jumped turning around seeing a troll jump down. You squinted at the trolls, the sunlight blocking your vision. He jumped down. You eyes widen. That John Dory from Brozone. When they were first a thing you had a massive crush on him. "Sorry for the interruption I'm just looking for a troll called- Baby Branch!" John ran over. You watched the interaction unfold with Poppy. You could tell she was starting to get protective of her boyfriend. When John smacked him on his 'Junk in the trunk' you couldn't help but snicker, earning a glare from Branch. You were too busy making fun of Branch and him having a go at you to that you didn't John staring at you with a slight blush.

You turned back around as John started to explain that Floyd was taken hostage by Velvet and Vaneer. Poppy and Branch decided to go along. "Y/N come with us." Poppy asked taking your hands. "Huh, I shouldn't. I don't want to get in the way." You said looking at the two brothers. "The more the merrier and we need all the help we need." John said smiling. You bit your lip weighing out the pro and cons. "Okay." You said smiling back at him.

"Excuse me, I don't want to wait any longer to get married to the love of my life!" Gristle exclaimed taking Bridget's hand in his. She smiled as a chorus of "aws" could be heard. You all watched as Miss Maxine pronounced them Husband and Wife. You watched as Bridget pounced on Gristle kissing him. You watched with Poppy smiling widely, watching your friend finally get married.

You all bid farewell to everyone setting off to find the other members of Brozone and to save Floyd.

A/N: I haven't written in years damn. I hope you like the first one shot. Especially if you're an John Dory lover.

@pendephoebe

[bigwishes]

So I’m a kinda skinny guy, try going to the gym often to keep my six pack, and there’s this guy at the gym that’s hot as hell. Sweaty, musky, bulky. Big pecs, arms, every muscle is just huge. He never looks my way though, I wish I could impress him, could you help?

he never looks your way? not from what I've heard mate, from what I hear he's be trying to find a way to ask you out for a while, he even wished for things to go smoothly so I guess things seem to be working.

You were surprised when the big hulking goliath came over and sheepishly asked you out on a date, without even a moment to think about it you jumped at the chance.

Later that night he picked you up in his black car, it was cheap and sounded like it needed a service but you weren't gonna complain about some guys car. Once you got in he sheepishly said hello, he was acting like this was his first date and you could practically hear his heart beating out of his chest. You noticed he was in workout gear whilst you were in a nice shirt and jeans.

"s-sorry I'm underdressed bro, my jeans don't fit no more"

You laughed at what you thought was a joke but there was something else behind the serious tone of his voice that had you worried. Something else, his car was a mess inside and he stunk. Sure the musky sweat was hot in the gym but when you saw sweat pouring from his pits like a waterfall and saw big sweat marks from where his hands touched his steering wheel whenever he lifted them off.

Soon you pulled up in the carpark of a junk food place. All your excitement for this date completely died off, It wasn't the gym wear that was a turn off, a guy that big clearly wants to show off, but he didn't even shower after the gym? and now junk food as a first date, not even junk food looking at the sunset on the beach or something outdoors, just junk food in the parking lot of the place. You and your nose had had enough, you were already to go home but you felt sorry for him. He was clearly shy and embarrassed, you thought it best not to make a fuss and just not call him back after the date.

The two of you had dinner in his car, You watched him practically inhale 3 deluxe family meals, 3 thick shakes and a hand full of burgers, after which he sat flexing his biceps in his rear view mirror whilst burping. He drove you home and right as you were ready to leave the car the big guy thanked you for giving him a chance, "sorry it was just take out for dinner bro, can't really get into fancy places, look I know I stink and I'm a bit muscle obsessed when I see myself in the mirror but...do you mind if I kiss you bro?"

After the worst date of your life a moment of weakness hit your heart as this giant looked down hanging his head in shame. You leant forward to give him a kiss, when he kissed you he let out a small burp that bypassed your lips, his hot breath flew straight down into your lungs. You leant back feeling like the air was flooding out of your chest to other parts of your body. Your arms ballooned out, your legs tore your jeans to shreads. You felt you underwear start to get caught up in your growing ass. Suddenly you began to sweat like a pig and you smelt a wave of B.O twice as bad as the guy sitting next to you flow out from your skin. You felt you seat grow damp and squelch beneath your now hulking frame as you shot up a foot and a half feeling your head collide with the roof of the car. You continued to change as you heard the giant speak.

"Sorry bro, I made 1 wish, a few months ago, I was dumb and horny and asked some guy to turn me into a muscle slob online, I didn't think I'd really become one. Turns out its really hard to hold down a job or a boyfriend when all you care about is size and your own B.O"

You felt your head fill with blood, you could barely remember where you were or what was going on, it was almost impossible to focus on his last words.

"at least this way we both get what we want out of it"

You head was suddenly re-written, you remember your life, and your old life was like a dream, like something that happened...but never really happened. You remember graduating highschool, but also remember flunking out, too obsessed with the gym? your head was filled with multiple memories and you didn't know what was truely yours. You turned your head to look at the guy who was now slightly shorter than you.

"eeeer?? were you sayin somthin babe? I like totally brain fogged huhu, you thanks for picking me up, lets go get take out"

With just one kiss from the guy you wanted so badly to notice you, you were erased and replaced with a new you, a stinking meat head version of yourself totally and utterly in love with the guy next to you.

[gyuwoncheol]

Stay

Pair: Joshua x gn!reader

Genre: loss of a loved one

Summary: Joshua’s nightmares are suddenly better than his reality

Warnings: pain, sadness, nightmares, mentions of physical illness and death— Please don’t read if these things trigger you. Your mental health is most important! (No, Joshua does not die.)

WC: 1.5k

Author’s Note: this was so painful to write but also oddly healing after. Special shout out to darling Lina @seokminkisser for reading through this and assuring me I still made sense 💛 THANK YOU!

“Hey, I'll be okay.” Joshua heard you call out faintly before he shot up from the bed, startled, out of breath and a cold sweat breaking on his forehead and back.

He looked at your empty side of the bed and he shuddered in fear before tears began to prickle his eyes

“Baby?” You cooed very softly from the love seat that was positioned right by the window in your bedroom. Joshua blinked once to clear his vision from the tears that threatened, then twice to refocus his gaze. By then you had already stood up from where you’d been adoring the moon that peeked on your window to make your way to the bed.

The way your cold hand cupped his very warm cheek had him feeling a chill down his spine, his eyes stared blankly at yours despite the very dim glow of the moon and the nightlight in your bedroom.

“Another one of your nightmares?” You asked

Joshua was still shaking, his brain still trying to wrap around everything, you saw his lips tremble, his eyes getting glossy again. You let your free hand grip his right one, squeezing gently like you do when you tell him you love him.“I’m here, hun. It’s okay.”

You didn’t bother asking him what he dreamt of, you already knew what it was about. He had it all the time, a recurring nightmare where he loses you. It always started the same way: him running into your hospital room as you gave him a smile full of love. It's weak, but it still reaches your eyes. And he always brought flowers, the most colorful ones he'd see in the shop. It was his way to brighten those 4 walls that always smelled of alcohol and sterilized devices. But his flowers weren't actually the only pop of color in the otherwise very bleak, very white room. You still had your multitude of bright metallic balloons, a handful of stuffed toys, and of course, all the get well soon messages written in very colorful papers that your boyfriend stuck on the wall, some even had glitters. Even though he was the ‘hobbyist’ in his group of friends, it actually really surprised him just how artsy those group of very rowdy, very loud and very tall boys got. Unfortunately for the both of you, despite the rainbow presence everyone tried to bring in, the fact remained the same: you were losing color as you laid in that gurney. He should've gotten used to the image of you with all those machines hooked on your frail body, it had been your 3rd month there anyway. 

In soite of having dreamt this almost every night, and he means every. single. night., he still can't remember the part where it all takes a bitter turn for the worst. One moment he's fixing up your blanket, and then the scene completely jumps to you convulsing and then every single machine starts to beep an abnormal amount. He'll literally see you gasping for air and then in the blank of an eye, he sees you take your last deep breath before the notorious green line on the screen completely flattens. 

Tonight though felt oddly different, not at all like any of his past nightmares. You didn't die. In fact, it was the first one he had where you spoke to him, telling him you'd be alright. He should be happy, right? First nightmare that actually had a good ending? But he wasn't. He weirdly wasn't. So maybe he did get used to his nightmares, because why was this infinitely weirder than all the others that had you dying. 

"Josh?" you called to him again.

Did he really just hear you? So you really didn't die this time? Now it was just all feeling like a fever dream to him. He thinks he felt you brush his hair away from his face, a very gentle gaze in your eyes as you looked at him like he was so fragile. You wish you could change his nightmares, wish he never had it to begin with. But alas, there's only so much you can control. You saw how he shuddered in his sleep, grunting and wincing in pain as he battled his subconscious. You tried to shake him awake, call his name repetitively but neither one worked. So you waited, wide awake— not that you could sleep anyway— knowing he'd eventually startle himself awake. 

Your thumb continuously caressed his cheek, hoping it would help him snap out of his daze and bring him back to you. "Baby, I'm still here. Breathe," you coaxed slowly as you saw him close his eyes shut, as if willing himself to listen to your voice. To your dismay, you only saw his lashes get wet before a stream of tears finally flowed down his cheeks. The blanket that was initially strewn when he woke up had now found its way clung tightly to his chest. You felt at a loss with what to do, you just wanted to comfort him, wanted him to know you were there for him. You just wanted him to feel you. 

Joshua sobbed quietly, his dream still ingrained in his brain. The words you spoke repetitively rang in his ears, much louder than the ones you were actually trying to say as you desperately tried to hold his body against you. 

"Josh, please stop worrying." You repeated a couple of times, increasingly getting more concerned that this particular nightmare had shaken him so much.

It wasn't til after a more violent sob that he finally sat a little straighter and a little bit more composed. You saw him wipe his cheeks hurriedly and you couldn't help but envelope him in a tight embrace, one that had him both feeling a comforting warmth and a sudden chill through his spine. 

"I..." he started, clearing his throat momentarily, "I know you're here." The last word faltered as his lips trembled. "I can feel you." He was looking at your side of the bed and god, did you wish he could actually see you cause you are there. You're staring right at him. You needed him to see you because you actually look like how you did when he fell in love with you three years ago in that bookstore. Your cheeks now had color, your hair wasn’t flat, and your normal weight was on. You looked nothing like the skin and bones that you were in that hospital bed in your last three months on earth. If anything, you looked most alive now.

"Why'd you say that in my dream tonight?" Joshua blinked away tears as he continued, "Y-you n-never say you're okay. You never say anything at all. Why are you suddenly okay?" He frustrated. It was your turn to close your eyes, not wanting to see how pained your boyfriend felt. He had that same look he had on that fated day seven weeks ago when the doctors all but confirmed to him his most dreaded news. "Is... Is this…” he paused to inhale deeply, “do I need to let you g-go? Because you'll be okay?"

Your passing had not been easy on him. Even though you were constantly in and out of the hospital and finally resided there in your last few months, he had always held out hope that one day you'd both still happily go home happy and healthy. Ever since you left, he's looked for you day and night, but Joshua only ever saw you in his dreams. And even though he'd see that line go flat every night, he braved through all of them if it meant he could see you.

But tonight, when the all too familiar plot suddenly changed, he feared the worst. He had always worried about you, that you didn't get to live life to the fullest. You both still had that planned trip to Italy after all. He felt you had regrets, worried that you had gone too soon for your own liking. So when he heard you say, "I'm okay," tonight, he was both comforted and scared. Comforted that his worries were wrong, but so incredibly terrified your presence would now be fully gone. That's how it worked, right? Joshua thought. Most souls stayed around because they had regrets, had unfinished business earthside, but when they've finished those and have found their peace with those they’ve left, they’re finally able to cross over to the place where all good things nice and happy exist. Right?

You saw him reach out to your bedside table, picking up the small picture frame of you. His hands ran though your image, the overwhelming feeling of pain and sadness and longing just crushing every bit of his broken heart to even tinier pieces. You did your best to wipe away his tears even though it really wouldn't work, but it was all you could attempt to do. "i love you," you whispered so desperately, a hand on top of his.

"Please don't go." Joshua's voice cracked,  "Cause you might be okay, but I never will be."

a/n: i apologize for any pain caused. Pls don’t hate me. Reblogs are deeply appreciated and my inbox is always open for feedback/chat! 🤍

[monochromaticbeans]

🎶The Jazz Singer

Madarame Shion, once a leader of Black Dragon and a Heavenly King of Tenjiku, is part of Bonten. Sent by Sanzu to meet with a potential contractor at a jazz bar, he's shaken by a face from the past. (Shion doesn't get as much love and attention, and he's a pretty cool character. He was fun to write!)

Shion hated meeting with ‘clients’ in places like this. Sure, it was all fancy and expensive, but it was also full of pricks who were full of themselves. Sitting around, kissing each other's asses, might as well be measuring dicks while they're at it. Complete bullshit. He was already bored as hell.

Which is probably why Sanzu sent him here. To mess with him, knowing how much it would get under his skin. He could practically hear that pink-haired bastard laughing right now, and he chased down the thought with a healthy swig of his drink.

He held up his empty tumbler, gesturing for a refill. As the attendant quickly sat a fresh drink down on the table, a short man in a tuxedo dragged an upright bass twice his size onto the stage. Shion barely paid any attention, all but ignoring the deep, jazzy notes hanging lazily in the air like half-deflated helium balloons, and not even seeing the woman step out onto the stage.

As her voice joined the bassline, Shion tipped his drink up to his lips, glancing up at her over the rim of the glass. Her black satin dress hugged her curves perfectly—and in all the right places—as she swayed her hips to the beat.

“You give me fever…”

Her smoky, almost husky, voice brushed his ears like a seductive caress.

“When you kiss me, fever when you hold me tight.”

His gaze slowly rose from her hips to her face. “What… No fucking way,” he whispered. Disbelief gave way as recognition crept in and his glass nearly slipped out of his hand. His vision tunneled, zeroing in on her.

He hadn't seen her since before he got tossed into jail after Toman defeated Tenjiku, well over ten years ago. His mouth ran dry and his pulse thundered in his ears, almost on beat with the music.

“I light up when you call my name

And you know I'm gonna treat you right.”

Her name. Misaki. The soft-spoken girl who, for some inexplicable reason, always smiled at him. Always helped him with math homework. Brought a batch of homemade cookies to him on his birthday. Dragged him up to the roof of their apartment building to watch the lunar eclipse. Tolerated his obnoxious ass.

She managed to turn the leader of Black Dragon and a Heavenly King of Tenjiku, into a blushing, bumbling mess whenever she was around. And then, one day, she vanished. Her family moved away while he was locked up and he never saw her again.

Now, here she was. On the stage, stunningly gorgeous, looking and sounding like she stepped out of an old movie in full Technicolor. He couldn't take his eyes off of her.

“Fever, ‘til you sizzle

What a lovely way to burn.”

A familiar heat rose in his face and the collar of his shirt felt impossibly tight. He reached his finger up to loosen his tie and open the top button, and his elbow bumped into his glass. Half of his drink sloshed out onto the table. “Shit–”

“You alright, Madarame?” one of his cohorts asked with a raised eyebrow.

Shion responded with a half-hearted scowl, quickly mopping up the spilled whiskey with a napkin before his gaze returned to Misaki.

“Looks like he's got it bad.” Another of his guys chuckled, putting two and two together after following Shion’s line of sight. “She is pretty hot, huh?”

“Fuck off,” Shion shot back in a harsh whisper, unwilling to disturb Misaki’s performance. The brass knuckles he always kept in his pocket were just itching to connect with someone's face if they didn't shut the hell up.

“Hey, lighten up, man,” the guy held his hands up in mock surrender. “You don't gotta be defensive about it. You're not the only one that wants to bend her over and–”

“I said, fuck off,” Shion growled, fists clenched. “Quit undressing her with your beady eyes. Fucking pervert.”

Uncomfortable glances were exchanged around the table and throats were cleared. Nobody said a word through the rest of the set while Shion's gaze stayed fixed on the songstress, completely entranced.

After singing a few more old jazz standards, Misaki thanked the audience and praised them as ‘the best’ before blowing a kiss and sashaying off the stage.

Shion blinked several times after she disappeared behind the velvet curtain. He grabbed his drink and tossed it back all at once before setting the glass down a bit harder than necessary. Drawing in a deep breath, he rose to his feet and made a beeline to the door marked “Staff Only.”

No one stopped him or stood in his way. Not with that Bonten hanafuda card tattoo on the side of his neck and a look of determination on his face. Only a complete idiot would dare to question his presence, and then the idiot would get a swift introduction to his brass knuckles.

Shion stopped in his tracks when the sound of a melodic laugh echoed down the hallway. Misaki. His heart pounded and he wiped his sweaty palms on his pants.

Would she remember him? What if she didn't? Even worse, what if she did remember but didn't want to see him? Panic crept into his chest and he took a step backwards, followed by another, and another. Just as he turned to backtrack and bolt, she walked around the corner.

Time slowed down, just like it did in the movies when the beautiful love interest appeared in the scene. Her hair tumbled over her shoulders, the satin of her dress swished softly as she moved, her smile as radiant as the sun. And then her eyes met his.

Misaki's steps faltered for a moment. The man in front of her, it couldn't be… Could it? That tattoo, reaching from his neck to his temple, stretching across the shaved side of his head. Blonde hair, a little longer than she last saw, falling to the side.

“Shion?” she asked hesitantly, as if she still wasn't quite sure. Even though she knew she was.

“M-Misaki?” If he were ever to go into cardiac arrest ever in his life, it would be right now.

Silence hung in the air between them. Misaki stood in stocking feet, her stilettos in her hand. She hadn't seen or heard from him in over a decade. Honestly, she didn't expect to see him again, ever.

“So, uh…” Shion's mind went blank and he swallowed hard. “Fancy seeing you here. Singing and all. That's… cool.”

Misaki's eyebrow raised in amusement. “It's cool?”

“Yeah. And you're… you know, good at it.” He shoved his hands in his pockets, trying to appear nonchalant. But mostly because he didn't know what to do with them.

The corner of Misaki's lips quirked upward with a hint of a smile as Shion tried to casually lean against the wall that wasn’t as close as he thought it to be. His eyes widened as he stumbled a bit before his shoulder impacted the wall with a muffled thud.

Some things never change.

“What are you doing here, Shion?”

“Oh, just, uh… business stuff,” he said with a light shrug, playing off his failed attempt at being smooth. “Important business plans. Nothing illegal. Not too illegal.”

Misaki gave him a knowing look. “Plans, huh? Since when do you ever come up with plans?”

He'd seen that look a hundred times, and it still had the same effect on him that it always did. She'd call him out on some bullshit, give him that expression, and part of his brain would melt.

“Hey, I make plans. I'm very… planful.” He winced, mentally kicking himself. “That's not a real word, is it?”

She chuckled softly. “No.”

Shion looked away, unable to meet her eyes. He was going down in flames, and probably about to hit the bottom at any moment now.

“Come with me for a second,” Misaki said softly, seeing his frustration with himself. “If you have a minute.”

Of course he had a minute. He had all the minutes in the world for her. He followed her to her dressing room, hesitating to step in.

“Have a seat,” she said, gesturing to the armchair in the corner. She placed her stilettos on a rack beside several other pairs. Glancing over her shoulder and seeing him still standing awkwardly in the doorway, she chuckled softly. “Nothing in here is going to bite you. Just sit.”

Shion took a seat as she disappeared behind a privacy screen. A second later, one of her stockings appeared, hanging over the top edge of the screen.

“So, talk to me,” she said in a light tone, tossing her other stocking over to hang next to the first. “What have you been up to?”

Heat crept across his face at the sight of her stockings, turning his ears a bright crimson to match his cheeks. She isn't undressing back there, is she? His question was answered by the sound of the zipper on her dress and the rustling of satin.

His chest tightened with a mixture of trepidation and guilty excitement. He wouldn't dream of peeking, but that didn't stop images from appearing in his mind's eye. It wasn't like he meant to think about it—it just happened. But he also wasn't trying very hard to not think about it.

“Shion? You still there?” she asked from behind the screen, hanging the dress over the top edge beside the stockings.

The blush started to fade as his blood had begun to drain elsewhere. And he'd momentarily forgotten to breathe. When he responded, it sounded more like a wheeze than it did speech. “Yeah…”

He cleared his throat and shifted in his seat, making a quick adjustment to hide his rising ambition just before Misaki emerged from behind the screen.

She'd traded her dress for a soft, grey sweater and black leggings, but she still looked just as beautiful to him. Hell, she could wear a burlap rice sack and he'd think she's a goddess. As long as nothing took away that smile she always gave him, he'd be happy.

“So…” She smiled that exact smile, slipping on a comfortable pair of shoes. “Want to go grab a drink and catch up?”

***

Shion's guys, still sitting around the table, still running their fat mouths, spied their boss wearing a big dumb grin, walking over to the bar with Misaki on his arm. Well, maybe walking wasn't the most accurate description. More like trying not to trip over his own feet.

“Holy shit, is that the singer?” one of them asked, eyes wide in disbelief. “How the hell’d he manage to bag someone like her?”

The honest truth was even Shion himself didn't know. But what he did know, what he was absolutely certain of, was that he would do anything—whatever it took—to keep her smiling.

[medical2pickles]

I just had the weirdest dream about team fortress 2. I don't play it, but I go by the comics and just what the fans give and yadayada ; so the dream didn't take place on one of the maps or was accurate to how you played.

The blu team was getting taken and put on red, so medic escaped and started running away. (This started at my house, and he was running away from it, so It took place in the area I live in.)

In an alleyway, he met the Blu soldier who was also running away. They ran to a big road and saw the Blu spy and sniper on a motorcycle. The spy had the mask he had on at the end of emesis blue. they both were trying to find them to swap them to RED.

After seeing them, they somehow got a motorcycle each and drove off. Spy and snipers bike was faster than theirs so they both agreed that they'd trick them instead, and swerve away ect.

Okay so medic and soldier were absolute idiots and started bumping into each other trying to make eachother fall because it was funny. Medic got thrown off the motorcycle and into the grass near some trees, and soldiers quickly followed. Spy and sniper saw them and quickly went to them.

By the time medic got up spy was already at medic, and since soldier looked dead and wasn't moving he tried to buy time and distract spy. Sniper went over to soldier. Medic and spy turned around and by the time he turned back, 'sniper' was back with them, soldier still lying face down on the grass. (Turns out it wasn't only spy who could disguise. While their backs were turned, soldier woke from pretending to be dead and knocked out sniper. He swapped their appearances and when 'sniper' insisted hed take medic back, they got on the bike and just...sped off.

As soon as that happened, soldier taunted spy and switched back to soldier as he was riding away with medic, and obviously medic was in shock. After all that, soldier looked back at the road and realized there were some train tracks or something being built.

(now this is where it gets weird and doesn't make sense at all so just bare with me here)

They ditched the bike, and they were now flying kinda, and soldier quickly landed on someones shoulders. This person was watching the new train track things in action, standing close against the wall. Soldier was terrified because there were gaps in between each plank of wood went down endlessly, and the spaces were pretty wide, wide enough to fall down.

Oh no. Wall. I'm not joking when a concrete wall instead of a train started coming down. Since soldier was really high up, on someones shoulders, the wall took him and he held on to a balloon or something?? And floated up. He had to drop now or hed just keep floating up, so he let go. Guess who he finally found as he grabbed on to someones lab coat, a guy who was holding onto a 20 story car park. Medic 😦.

So they uh, somehow floated down until 2 stories and dropped down.

Meanwhile, a random camp counselor woman and some kids were stuck in a shed. She kicked the door until she got out, and the first thing she saw was just blood behind a table. Keeping the kids in the shed, she went over to it.

(this was in the car park, where soldier stood landed behind a table.)

She screamed so loud, because there was a really blooded dead body, supposedly soldier based on she shoes. It was the only recognizable thing on this guy.

Then, my dream cuts to the wall next to her, which was medic and soldier. Medic was FLABBERGASTED while soldier was trying to explain in a whisper.

He explained that after they landed and medic left for a bit, spy found him and shot at him, but missed. that scared soldier and grabbed a fork that was on the table, and stabbed him repeatedly. Until he was unrecognizable. He then swapped their shoes, and hid, so that whoever saw the body thought it was soldier.

Anyway my dreams are super weird, but it felt like a movie to me. I was sad that medic wasn't the main one in it though 😞.

[nomoreusername]

Balloons (Modern AU)

Pairing:Sonya x female reader

Summary:When you wake up on your birthday you see just how Sonya decorated the house for you.

I was admittedly a late sleeper, which is the exact opposite of Sonya. I swear my girl gets up at the crack of dawn. I have no idea how, but kudos to her I guess. Me personally, I would hate myself if I did that.

I love her though so she can do whatever she wants. After all, I'll be with her around nine or ten on weekends. I see her whenever I get home on weekdays so It's not as if we never spend time together.

I am the night owl. That means on her birthday I set up everything at night. She is not so she sets everything up when I'm dead asleep. I guess that means it's actually a good thing.

Like usual, I only awoke when the sun became too bright for the blankets to block. Even then though, I had to stare at the ceiling for a little bit. Only when I finished this incredibly important routine did I get out of bed and stretch.

Walking out the door, I was immediately met by a pair of arms around me. Hugging back, I just asked how she knew that I was up.

"I've been waiting here,"She casually told me.

"You didn't have to,"I sighed.

"Well, I did. Besides, I had a book while waiting for you to open your eyes and just lay there."

"How'd you know?"

"Because I know everything about you. Now come downstairs. I've got something for you."

"You didn't have-"

"Shush, and let me spoil my girl. You act like I don't do this every year,"She sighed, picking me up bridal style and carrying me down the stairs. Not for any real reason. Just because she's extra.

"Yeah? Well, you act like I don't say you don't have to every year,"I shot back, wrapping my arms around her.

"Yeah. I don't know why,"She sighed, getting to the bottom floor and putting me on my feet. Glancing around, I saw balloons of every color covering every inch of the house.

"Sonya, this must have taken forever,"I pointed out, finding the ability to speak.

"Just a few hours."

"Aww,"I gushed, throwing my arms around her. She laughed before hugging back. "You're my absolute angel. I don't even know why you do all these precious things,"I sighed, pressing little kisses to her neck before pulling back.

"Because you always look like that."

"Like what?"

Cupping my cheeks, she brushed her lips against mine before pulling apart while keeping her forehead against mine.

"Like you'll love me forever."

"Sonya, I would love you even if you had nothing to give. I will in fact love you forever and ever, no matter what happens,"I promised.

"My sweet angel,"She whispered, grabbing my hand and spinning me around with all the balloons moving around us with each step. Wrapping my arms around her again, I wore the widest smile that anyone ever had.

"Happy birthday, love. Happy birthday."

"It is, Sonya. It is, but only because I'm spending it with you."

[mantisfriendd]

THOUGHTS ON THE FNAF MOVIE

Take everything I say here, positive or negative with a grain of salt, because I'm a massive fan of the FNAF series, like embarrassing so.

Should go without saying but SPOILERS FOR THE MOVIE AHEAD

THE GOOD

The sets and the animatronics, both in costume form and in robot form look absolutely fantastic, there is no doubting that, Jim Henson's and everyone else who worked on the sets and costumes did great.

While you might consider some of the acting cheesey, I think everyone knocked it out of the park on their given roles, including the YouTuber cameos, there's no denying everyone here LOVED filming this movie. Josh Hutcherson really nailed the subtle emotional beats of Mike as he's trying to grapple with both the mysterys of Freddy's and learn the identity of his brother's kidnapper. I also particularly love the moments where we are reminded that even though Mike is Abby 's caretaker, they are still very much siblings, the moment Mike carries her back to her room over his shoulder is a perfect example.

While all the actors absolutely killed it at their roles Piper Rubio as Abby was an absolute joy, both the writing and her performance brought so much humor and levity to what could have been a very dark film if they wanted it to go that way

Speaking of that darkness, Matthew Lillard absolutely shreds in his role as William Afton, he steals the spotlight in every single scene he is in. The problem with him is he only appears in like 3 scenes! pretty long scenes granted, but I was really hoping to see more of him, in either the Steve Raglan persona or as the unmasked William Afton. I suppose there's room for that in FNAF 2.

The shots are all incredibly lovingly crafted, it feels like much thought and care was put into every camera turn, and lighting choice.

This movie is armed to THE TEETH in Easter eggs, I remember when I saw Mike holding a book labeled "Dream Theory" and I felt myself taking psychic damage, especially as that book becomes vital to a main plot point later, I just know Scott was grinning knowing the reaction people were going to have to that.

While all the films jokes didn't land, quite a few of them got a chorus of laughs from both me and the general movie audience in my theater, Abby in particular gave a lot of fun moments that got consistent chuckles out of me, and in my experience at least, was one of the most accurate depictions of a young child I've seen in media.

THE MEH

While FNAF has almost always has humorous moments, especially the later into the franchise we get, I feel like this movie stays in the silly zone for longer then I'd like, espicallly for a movie about FNAF 1, a game with very little humor in it, say for the infamous Rule 4.

The movie, simply put, isn't scary, the only thing that got me even a bit was the balloon boy figure jumpscares (something about the joke jumpscares are always hit the hardest, talking to you Mapbot!) Although I will say the occasional brutal or gorey scenes did occasionally stun the people in my audience into silence (even if Max getting bit in half was a bit cartoony)

The film itself, despite going the required five nights, did feel a bit stunted, it felt like it could have gone on for another 30 minutes, the climax does feel a bit rushed, with Afton going down without much of a fight after Abby turns the animatronics on him, but the final confrontation with Afton does have a very palpable sense of tension as everyone fights to keep Afton away from Abby

While Elizabeth Lail plays her role very well, Vanessa 's role in the story is a bit muddled. In my predictions for the film I said that unlike most people, I didn't think Vanessa would be a twist villian, and I was right on the technicality that the movie never tells us she was on Afton's side until AFTER she double crosses him. The only way a character like this works is if she actually gets to betray the protagonist first before having a chance of heart. The closest Vanessa gets to doing that is threatening Mike very awkwardly. I'll chock this up to the screenplay giving her awkward phrasing but little things like her saying she will "shoot Mike if he ever brings Abby back" and that the guy who killed a bunch of kids is a "Bad, cruel man" really take the seriousness out of a scene, none of this being Elizabeth's fault of course.

The absolute dedication to using as little CGI as possible is impressive and works pretty well most of the time but you can see some of the cracks where the physical costumes and robots fall short of what the script demands. I think in a potential fnaf 2 considering some CGI for some shots, sparingly of course would help with the unintentional goofyness. The shot that really jumps out the most as not looking the greatest is Foxy running at the camera, they did a lot to try and hide it but it's very clear he is just being pushed on a little cart or something. that of course is because Foxy is the only animatronic who only has a puppet, and not a human in a costume as well, cuz he just too skinny.

THE LOOOOOOREEE IMPLICATIONS

The biggest fallout I can imagine from this film for the game lore, is the dream world interactions. I'm all for writing this off as movie lore only, but given how the community is open to taking concepts from the books and applying them to the game universe I don't see why this one should be considered any different. I don't know what, if anything that effects but I can't imagine it doesn't do nothing to the game lore.

The other heavy lore effecting thing, is possibly the Ella (baby?) springlock suit in the backroom. I don't know what that means for the lore, but it certainly means something?

Overall I very much enjoyed this film, and I'm going to see it again in theaters. I really think that if Scott and Blumhouse can iron out the rough edges for a sequel, we can have some real horror gold on our hands.

[swrawberrysvuccvbvs]

V x Fem shy bubbly MD reader :D

this is before and after the second episode when the prom one happens I'll make a second part to this. {and maybe I'll add Uzi for fun who knows;3} Edit: I'm gonna make N another post due to how long this one is sorry to those waiting for a post about our lovable boy!

Ep 1

: She didn't really care for you at first barely noticed you were there most the time

: Until it came to a certain search you , her , and J went to look for some worker drones to feed on and saw you in motion.

: She can't deny she blushed a little ;3

: Once you noticed here staring your shyness kicked in you just went back to base after

{: Yes you and N have a little very very secret fan club For V }

: Tho another time when N came along and repeat of last time he did get a little jealous

: And after that you and V started to hang out more you and her started becoming closer

: Couple months later you two become a thing and everyone is confused especially J

: I mean her beside killers IS DATING THAT!?

: Once N found out about you two being together after that he was a little sad but was supportive!

: Her and V argue about it a lot and your shyness does not help especially with yelling it scares you quite a lot

: sometimes it even brings you to tears and V will drop it immediately and go to you in a protective manor.

: The day Uzi came was a huge change for you I mean that gun could have KILLED YOUR BEST FRIEND

: When N followed Uzi to make up for what happened you kinda just clung onto him during it until V and J went in the vents you weren't to bloodthirsty yet so you just stuck to N

:you and N stuck with Uzi you were on temporary shut down cause Uzi kinda hit you pretty hard upside the head with her gun( you got hungry and tried to go after her)

: When you woke up Uzi was working on N to who now has a virus thanks to J she "kindly" informed you of and you weren't too happy about it so you decide to go after them through the vents and you know what happens big fight J gets her head shot V gets tied up and your noise bleeding seeing her fight you know the whole sha-bang ( do they even have noses....well they do now!)

Ep 2 ( do know I have forgotten a little of ep 2 so bare with me once i watch it again I'll fix this)

: You two are usually cuddling in her chair while she either rants about balloon animals, killing workers, Or blowing bubbles!

: the day Uzi came in and ranted you got a little I don't wanna say scared but maybe a little {plus every time she says bite me you kinda actually kinda want to bite her for some reason?}

: Uzi had said some pretty weird stuff was happening at the door place or well her home she was apparently exiled from due to the previous situation.

: You kinda just hung on N's back on the way there while you both ranted about things you found like how you found a old store full of cool stuff but that's a story for later~

: When you all got in there you purely went off because of the smell of that sweet succulent oil~

: Uzi and N got a little concerned due to you giggling but we won't talk about that!

: I'm pretty sure we all know the story from the You and N get flashbacks to some mansion

:The whole eldritch J situation

: The amount of concern on V's face when you came back was a little overwhelming.

: But she knows you can handle yourself!

: HELL that's one of the reasons she fell for you not just your happy attitude that only her and N get to see { Uzi hasn't got to that level yet} She found it so cute and endearing that she got close and fell into that lovely pit known as you~

Finding the store

: You and her were scouting around one day just being yourselves and you spotted something abnormal to the area so you both went to check it out for fun

:Ounce you got there you wiped off some snow from what looked to be a sign it said " Spencers? you said in a questioning tone Idk I guess that's what it says V shrugged and broke the glass doors so you both could get inside.

: when you both got in you were indulged with excitement why you may ask it's where humans used to shop! How do you know? Frozen bodies in the store

:You both walked around for a little and after a while you got to the back and saw some " things"

: when you did you both just moved back to the front of the store

: And you both cuddled and talked about random stuff

:after a little you both looked around again and guess what you found.....!

: CANDY! and ya'll had spare oil from ya'lls scout made that even better!

I did it. Three days and it's finally done. I really hope ya'll enjoy this i worked hard on this I hope ya'll enjoy this as much as i did making it!

and again HAPPY VALENTINES DAY EVERYONE!

and real quick whoever made this please be my friend this is so cute :D

Last update: So I deleted The nsfw part sorry for the people who liked it but i just didn't like it

[andersonpress]

If you have ever contemplated hurting yourself, read this.

Originally written March 1, 2019

I hated myself for a long time. Let me be clear - you can hate yourself and also be highly functioning. I functioned under the veil of uber positivity as my way of deflecting from my problems. You don't need to think about your own problems when you are too busy helping everyone with theirs. I had always felt this way, since I was a child. I knew I was special in some way, but isn't everyone? Being highly functioning with depression just means your problems are bound to catch up with you later. 

2015 was my senior year in high school. The absolute worst year of my life. My school environment was soul-crushing and suffocating. I had been rejected, waitlisted, or outright ignored by all seven of the institutions I applied to. I was number 143 out of 176 students for my GPA rank. My breasts, stomach, arms, and thighs were ballooning faster than I could keep up with. Everyone around me was doing so goddamn well. I grew tired of hearing my classmates say things like, "You went through all of this for nothing." I knew how fucking stupid I was, I have eyes I can see my big ass, and I knew that I was supposed to be going to some amazing college where my dreams were going to be fulfilled like everyone else. I began every morning by telling myself, "This is the best you will get. Get used to it." 

I was thoroughly convinced that I had reached my potential. If you can't do high school work, how can you do college work? I didn't have any technical skills I could make a career out of, and I had my heart set on medical school just to have that idea shot down by every single person who went to my medical professions based school. There was no way to become prettier, be smart, or learn something other than talking and eating. While my friends saw the sky as the limit, I saw my limit at my feet. Stuck. Under the concrete. No where to grow and no way out. My school environment was life sucking and suffocating; family life full of chaos; and my future was nonexistent. 

I attempted to kill myself six times in 2015. All attempts with medication, sitting in my tub, the night before school. As I took random pills, I imagined my mother finding me, screaming and shaking me awake. I remember how content I felt knowing that I wouldn't open my eyes. I can finally feel as dead as I felt while I was alive. But it never fucking worked. Every attempt, I would wake the fuck up. Another realization hit me - I can't do anything right. 

I went to UTSA thinking "fuck it". Let me go somewhere where no one knows how big of a failure I am so I can lie to them and have them think I'm the shit. Acting like I was the shit soon had me actually thinking I was the shit. For spurts of time, not very long. Each spurt of confidence brought new lessons, that I use now to keep myself afloat. I had to remind myself that nothing lasts forever. Good or bad change is inevitable and its best to not take life so seriously. I learned to try new things because when I get stuck in a box, it is hard to get myself out. I learned to keep a tight circle of people who actually care about me close. I learned that every person is born with potential that may or may not be cultivated depending on their environments and you have to actively worked against all that bullshit in your environment to be able to see who you can be. 

Ugh. Look at me. I am literally crying on to my laptop. This took so much. I have never seen myself as intelligent, and I am going to be the first in my family to receive a PhD. My high school teacher told me my writing was "the worst I've seen" and I have won over twenty awards for my writing. I never knew that beauty could come in so many forms and how much I could like looking in a mirror. I have won over $30,000 and counting in scholarships, have mentored countless students to see their potential, and was accepted in all five of my PhD programs with full funding. I never took pictures like this because I felt like I didn't deserve it; but I know now that I do. 

I saw my life as that tub I continuously tried to kill myself in. Small, confined, a clear beginning and end with walls all around me. Now, the sky isn't my limit - I am limitless. When I am depressed, I create. I create to connect and to try and convince others that their lives don't belong in a tub. They belong in the world. My story is important, and so is yours. I wish I could go back to 2015, and tell myself that I love her. She is so strong. She can do anything. Stand up for yourself and others and never stop. Lead with love in your heart, and remember empathy; the world will lose it soon. And lastly, stop listening to what others think of you Taylor. Write your own story, it's a best-seller. 

[dzthenerd490]

Kingdom Hearts: The Brightest of Hearts - Chapter 10: The Spider in the Web of Darkness Part 1

Disclaimer: I am fully aware the Spiderman Movie is not a Disney movie, but Marvel is owned by Disney and thought I hate their recent aggressive marketing practices (if you know, you know) I still take it as an opportunity to have bits of the marvel universe into the kingdom hearts universe. Might as well make something good out of all the bad. Furthermore, this is a fanfiction, so anything goes regardless. Anyways without further ado, here's Chapter 10 of Kingdom Hearts: The Brightest of Hearts.

***

Sora was using the controller to shoot off the Heartless ships that invaded the tunnel. It's been a while since they saw Heartless ships, but Sora still remembered how to shoot them down. Sora was smiling as he was firing as this was a breeze for him, he felt glad to be doing something that hadn't been easy in a while. Goofy and Donald on the other hand were watching Sora in concern. Donald told Goofy about his guilt and how he was afraid that he encouraged Sora to push himself when the end was so close. To Donalds annoyance, Goofy made a joke about Donald not noticing the obvious. It was only afterwards, when Goofy shared in on Donalds fear of Sora pushing himself. This time when the bigger ships showed up Sora quickly used the aim to lock onto them and shot them down instantly with the missiles. Sora cheered in triumph knowing that he was able to finally defeat the larger ships with ease that originally nearly shot them down several times.   

"Hm, I don't know Donald. It's not normal for us to skip Traverse Town but I think he's actually doing ok."  

"Maybe but still if he's pushing himself, we need to stop him."  

"I'm actually still surprised you care about Donald; it was you who said he needed to grow up faster, A-hyuk!" Donald then glared at Goofy in disappointment.  

"I'm not as dumb as I look, Goofy and... I try not to be as cold as I act." Goofy was actually taken a-back by this but just chuckled as he was glad that Donald was trying to be more open to other people's feelings now. It was a little overdue but better late than never. Soon there weren't any more Heartless ships for Sora to deal with, making the rest of the light tunnel a peaceful passage.   

***

Once they were finally out of the tunnel, they entered the world of New York City. Sora couldn't help but look out the windows of the Gummi ship in awe. This was the biggest city Sora had ever seen and by the looks of it there was a festival currently going on. There were large balloons of shapes and mascots that Sora didn't recognize but still found cool. Chip and Dale were quick to activate the cloaking device of the ship though Sora hardly noticed. Instead, Sora's eyes were caught by a strange object flying in the air around the balloons. After looking closer Sora could see that it was actually a man in green armor, riding some kind of flying vehicle. Sora wondered if this was normal but before he could think about it, the Green Goblin started throwing bombs at the building causing people to run and scream in terror.   

"Ok nothing normal about that!" To make matters worse, in the middle of the crowd Sora saw a Void portal manifesting a Keyblade Wielder of Darkness exited. He quickly started slashing people to turn them into Soldier Heartless. Sora didn't even hesitate to head to the Gummi ship door and exit out, jumping onto the roof of a building. Sora could hear Donald and Goofy telling him to come back but he didn't listen, he was more focused on helping the people any way he could. Upon getting a closer look Sora saw the Greek goblin holding a grenade and throwing it at several grownups on the building balcony. The grenade exploded and turned them all into Heartless that had green armor and green wings allowing them to fly. Sora was shocked, he knew how the Emblem Heartless were made, but to see it was horrific. Sora grunted in a mixture of anger and frustration as, without even thinking, he manifested his Fairy Harp Keyblade which allowed him to fly down there. As the people tried to flee, The Keyblade Wielder of Darkness commanded Soldier and Goblin Heartless to surround them to prevent them from escaping while he turned more innocent people into Emblem Heartless.   

Thankfully Sora flew in and kicked the Keyblade Wielder of Darkness away from the people. Sora then manifested his Pumpkinhead Keyblade to shoot down the Goblin Heartless. Sora knew this wouldn't be enough to hurt them; he just needed them to divert their attention from the civilians to him. Thankfully it worked as the Soldier and Goblin Heartless were approaching him and ignoring the civilians as they all ran away. However now Sora had multiple problems, he was surrounded by Heartless, Another Keyblade Wielder of Darkness, and currently the Green Goblin was going to attack Mary Jane as well as the other people on the balcony. Sora could only hope that Donald and Goofy would come sooner and help him out in saving these people from the villains and Heartless.   

However, something even better happened, Spiderman swung toward the Green Goblin and kicked him off his glider. Sora was in awe at the sight of Spiderman, he wasn't like any hero he heard of or read about, but he was still clearly a hero. Sora cheered at the sight of Spiderman as did other civilians. Sora then smirked in determination as he faced the Keyblade Wielder of Darkness and the Heartless with more confidence this time. The Keyblade Wielder of Darkness's Keyblade was dark purple with silver details and silver spear ended spikes around the ring handle, the bit of the key was made up of several silver spear ends making it look like a sort of metal fan. However, this keyblade Wielder of Darkness was different, he was holding the sword in a Hasso no Kamae stance, Sora couldn't help but be wide-eyed at the sight. Sora felt a hint of fear but also admiration, the way the Keyblade Wielder of Darkness held his keyblade showed he was a seasoned veteran, nothing like the previous ones he fought.   

Sora normally had his keyblade pointed at the enemy and mindlessly slashed but now he felt completely outmatched. Sora quickly changed into a Sha No Kamae stance, the Keyblade Wielder of Darkness scoffed at the sight since from the stance alone he could see Sora was a novice. Sora felt embarrassed, he only knew these stances from vaguely learning them from Riku who learned them from his dad. As such, Sora barely knew anything beyond the names. Sora just had to strike when it felt right and hoped for the best, he was lucky enough that the Heartless were standing back due to the orders of the Keyblade Wielder of Darkness, so he had to make it count. Sora charged forward and tried to make a powered but focused strike, However the Keyblade Wielder of Darkness managed to parry the attack and quickly spin around to swing the blade toward Sora from the other direction. Sora was stunned by the recoil of the perry and thus couldn't even dodge the incoming slash. Sora remembered the feeling of being slashed by a Keyblade of Darkness and it didn't feel good.   

Sora fell to the ground while grunting in pain, his body only glitched out of existence for a short while but it still hurt unbelievably. The Keyblade Wielder of Darkness again scoffed at the sight of Sora on the ground and in pain. Sora then saw Spiderman go flying and crash into a lamp post after getting punched by the Green Goblin. Sora heard the Keyblade of Darkness mutter, "pathetic, you both are." He then backed off as the Heartless approached Sora. Sora grunted in frustration; he never felt so embarrassed by his novice sword skills before. Still now was not the time to feel self-pity, so Sora forced himself to get up and face the incoming Heartless. The Goblin Heartless started manifesting fireballs in their helmet mouths, ready to blast Sora. Sora was shocked at first but quickly smiled as he manifested his Three Wishes Keyblade. Upon forcing the magic fireball blasts back toward the Goblin Heartless all but three were destroyed.   

The three remaining Goblin Heartless were badly hurt but all roared in anger as they flew toward Sora. Sora quickly manifested his Olympia Keyblade, he blocked the first strike of a Goblin Heartless and struck back causing it to fly away as it burst. Sora did the same thing for the second Goblin Heartless only for the third one to sneak up behind him and scratch his back. Sora grunted in pain as he manifested his Jungle King Keyblade to wrap a vine around the Goblin Heartless and swing in upward and slam it down in front of him, destroying it and releasing the cursed heart within.   

The Soldier Heartless slowly started approaching, Sora tried to raise his Keyblade but he was still badly hurt and getting tired quickly. However, the Keyblade Wielder of Darkness ordered them to stop as he looked toward the balcony. Sora looked as well and saw Spiderman disabling Green Goblin's glider forcing him to retreat. Afterwards Spiderman quickly saved Mary Jane from falling to her death. The Keyblade Wielder of Darkness scoffed and opened another void to let both Soldier Heartless and himself escape. Sora wanted to go after him, but he was too weak to try and knew that if he used his remaining strength to do so, the Keyblade Wielder of Darkness would defeat him instantly. Instead, Sora sighed in defeat and would have to just go on looking for Donald and Goofy.   

"Hey kid you, ok?" Sora then saw Stan Lee to his left looking at him with confusion and concern.   

"Uh, yeah I just... It's been a long day..."  

"No kidding. Say I saw you fighting those freaks. What's a kid like you saving the day like that? Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful but maybe a kid your age shouldn't be doing it."  

"... tell me about it. I know but, If I don't do it then who will?"  

"Hm, I guess that's fair, still though I hope you have someone watching your back at least."   

"Oh, I do, but they're probably going to be mad after I ran off by myself."  

"I think I would be too kid, but to be fair. If they weren't mad that would mean they didn't care enough about you."   

"Hm, I guess that's true, well I better go looking for them. Goodbye mister!"  

"It's Stan Lee, don't forget it, spiky hair!" Sora then giggled as he manifested his Fairy Harp Keyblade to go back to the roofs and find where the Gummi ship landed.  

"How about that, a man with the powers of a spider and a boy who can fly, what's next? A man made out of Iron?"  

***

When Sora found the Gummi ship, they were on the roof of an abandoned apartment building, right as the sun was coming down. Sora was forced to bow down in shame while Donald was hitting him on the head with his staff.   

"Don't wander off alone! Don't do anything reckless! Don't do anything stupid! Why do you never listen!" Donald was finally done and huffed as he turned his back on Sora in disappointment. Goofy then walked over to Sora and placed his hand on Sora's shoulder.   

"That was very reckless of you Sora, please don't ever do it again."  

"I'm sorry you guys, I just couldn't stand by and watch, not while those Dark Army jerks were hurting people." Goofy was surprised by this but smiled at Sora for his good intentions and kind heart. Donald sighed as he couldn't refute Sora for trying to help others in their time of need.   

"*sigh* It's good that you're fighting bravely Sora, but don't forget to fight smart as well, okay?!"  

"Yes, I got it Donald."   

"Good, now let's review our game plan here. This world is much more advanced in civilization than any other world we've been at. It's even more populated and advanced than Traverse Town. I know that whole ‘interfering with the world's’ rules isn't something we follow anymore but I think we should follow it in this world. In a world as advanced as this news will travel fast so It's better to stay out of sight until the Dark Conduit and that Green Goblin guy shows himself."  

"Wha? hm, ok. But can't we at least see some cool places like a library or... a restaurant?" Donald then grunted at Sora who shrugged knowing his plan probably wouldn't work but still wanted to try. Goofy sighed and shook his head, but then a newspaper flew onto his face which he struggled to get off. Once Goofy finally got the newspaper off his face, he saw the front page and was shocked.  

"Uh, Sora. Sorry to say but I don't think we'll be able to visit anywhere." Doanld and Sora looked at Goofy in confusion, and Goofy then showed them the newspaper. The headline stated "New York, New Home of Vigilantes?" and with the newspaper saying "new vigilante Green Goblin joins forces with Spiderman to attack innocent people. The board of Oscorp Industries have been killed and turned into frightening monsters by the villainous duo. Meanwhile a strange child with a giant golden key is seen to be fighting the third vigilante known as "Shadow Master". Unlike Spiderman who saved no one, the strange child now called "The Key Master" has been seen saving civilians while fighting the Shadow Master and his monsters. J. Jonah Jameson states 'Finally! First that Spiderman menaces then the Goblin freak and now the Shadow Master! Now finally a real hero has shown up to save and protect the fine people of New York. It's just a shame it had to be a little kid, but that's what people get for betting all of their money on a menace like Spider man!'" Then beside the writing there was a picture of Sora fighting one of the Goblin Heartless with another picture next to it showing Spiderman swinging around trying to fight off the Green Goblin. However, the picture had a caption stating that Spiderman was working with the Green Goblin. Sora couldn't help but be confused as to why only he was described as a hero while Spider Man was said to be a villain.   

"Oh no! See this is exactly what I meant! It seems people think you're a hero of this world now but if they knew there were ways to travel across the multiverse, they would lose their minds! That would unleash the kind of chaos that the Dark Army wants! We have to stay undercover now if we want to keep this world safe... Sora are you listening?"  

"Huh, so his name is Spiderman, and he has the powers of a spider. Is that why people dislike him? Because of his relation to spiders? I don't like spiders either, but he was still cool in my opinion."  

"Sora!"  

"I heard you, Donald! It's just kind of a buzzkill to be forced to sneak around in a massive world like this! Just imagine what kind of games they have, food they eat, books they read! I wonder if they have video games as well. Mom and Dad told me I'd have access to video games once I was old enough to leave the Island. Hey, I wonder if this place is any similar to Twilight Town! Twilight Town is the place where Destiny Islanders go when we're old enough to leave by the way." Sora just looked over the edge of the building while admiring the entirety of New York City in awe. Donald was getting red in anger at Sora's attention drifting off easily like that and was about to yell at him in anger but Goofy covered his mouth and held him back. Donald quickly managed to get out of Goofy's grip and grunted in anger as he stomped back to the Gummi ship in anger. Goofy sighed but then walked toward the edge with Sora and patted him on the back as he looked at the city too.  

"It really is an amazing city isn't it."  

"Yeah... me, Riku, and Kairi always wanted to see stuff like this... I really wish the Dark Army never showed up to ruin it all." Goofy looked at Sora and saw the sadness on his face, Goofy then gently patted his back to comfort him.  

"It's just one more world Sora, one more world and Maleficent is going down." Sora then went wide-eyed in shock; he remembered what Kairi told him about Ansem being the true leader of the Dark Army. Granted the Dark voice in his head said it was someone else, all be it vaguely, but that didn't put Sora at ease at all. Even if it was someone else with coincidently the same name, that didn't deny the fact that there was someone above Maleficent and the other Lords of Darkness meaning they were a lot stronger, possibly stronger than all of them combined. Sora just faced off against a Keyblade Wielder of Darkness that proved to have the skills to back up his magical power, so the idea of facing someone stronger than a Lord of Darkness was not ideal. As such Sora started shaking in fear but he tried to wear a smile for now since everyone told him being negative wasn't good.   

"Yeah, just one more world and this is all over." Goofy then looked over to Sora again and saw his hand shaking and his forced smile. Goofy then sighed in sadness, he could now see why Donald felt so guilty about putting pressure on Sora to get over his problems quickly.   

***

About a few days went by with Sora, Donald, and Goofy swooping in and stopping random Goblin Heartless from attacking innocent people. Frustratingly the Keyblade Wielder of Darkness was nowhere to be seen, though a small part of Sora was glad. Sora cursed the part of himself that was glad since he knew the reason, he felt glad because he was afraid. Sora wanted a rematch and quickly but knew better than to complain as complaining never gets anything done. Instead, Sora simply tried to practice different sword strikes, stances, and defenses as well as anything else he could think of or remember. Goofy even tried to help by allowing Sora to strike his shield though what Sora really wanted was a swordsman to train with. If he had that he would be able to adapt faster and learn quicker but still Sora wasn't so ignorant to dismiss the help Goofy was willing to give him.   

However, training had to end when a fire started in an apartment complex close to where they were. Thankfully Spiderman showed up to quickly save a baby still stuck inside, Sora looked at how the fire was getting worse, so Sora wanted to help. Sora looked back at Donald, expecting him to protest but instead Donald sighed and nodded to show he allowed Sora to go. Sora smiled and quickly ran over to the streets while manifesting his Crabclaw Keyblade. Once Sora landed on the streets, he used the keyblade to manifest as much water as possible and blast it all onto the building to put out all the fire. Thankfully it worked rather quickly and as such everyone watching quickly started clapping at the sight. Spiderman then jumped out from a window with a baby in his hands.   

"Well, I wasn't expecting rain today. Anyways here you go ma'am."  

"My baby! Bless you spider Man! Both of you!" Sora scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, but then looked up at spiderman when he placed his hand on his shoulder.   

"Hey, I remember you, you're that kid who saved everybody from those shadow freaks. Thanks, by the way." Sora smiled in pride from receiving praise from a real-life superhero.   

"Freeze!" However, the happy moment was quickly ruined when the police showed up.   

"Spiderman you're under arrest! And you kid, put down the sword! We're taking you to child services!" Sora groaned in disappointment but mainly toward himself, he had a feeling Donald was going to be mad about all of this.   

"Help! Help me, I'm stuck in here!" Everyone heard what sounded like a woman screaming in fear and in pain, Sora on impulse alone jumped high into the air and landed inside the building without even realizing how high he jumped. Sora didn't even care about the police screaming angrily at him to come back. Sora looked around for the girl to see where she was, he was so focused on finding her he didn't notice Spiderman and even jumped in fear when he touched Sora's shoulder.   

"Ah! Sorry about that, but seriously kid you gotta stop jumping into danger like that."  

"... Sorry, Donald tells me the same thing, it's just... when I see someone who needs help I just... have to, you know?"  

"... Uncle Ben would have loved to have met you."  

"What?" The conversation was quickly interrupted when they heard the screaming again, Spiderman told Sora to wait there while he went to check up on the girl. This became a mistake as the girl was the Green Goblin, and he wasn't alone. Several Shadow Heartless were with him as well.   

"Well boys you seem to be outnumbered, but for you Spiderman that doesn't have to be true, unless you've reconsidered my proposal?"  

"I have actually, there's no way I would ever join you to hurt innocent people."  

"You... you! No one says no to me! No one! Get them my Heartless!" The Shadow Heartless jumped forward, trying to swarm Spiderman but Sora jumped forward and slashed then all away. With the Shadow Heartless now spread-out Sora took the opportunity to slash at the Green Goblin but to his shock, a simple slap from the Green Goblin was enough to counter.   

"Ha! You'll have to try better than that, child!" Sora frowned as he manifested his Olympia Keyblade and slashed again with the Green Goblin again countering with a simple slap. This time, however, the Green Goblin was pushed back to the other side of the building.  

"Better for ya?"   

"Grah! You have spunk! But that will only get you so far!" The Green Goblin then activated one of his gadgets that transformed into flying saw blades heading right for Sora. Sora had no time to dodge them, but Spiderman thankfully used his spiderwebs to get Sora and pull him out of the way to avoid the blades. Spiderman then tried to help Sora up but a Shadow Heartless jumped him, thankfully he managed to destroy it with a single punch. While the two of them were distracted the Green Goblin walked toward them and stepped on Sora's back while punching Spiderman several times.   

"You're weak! Both of you! But together we could have been strong! The Dark Army could have made us even stronger!"  

"You idiot! The Dark Army is trying to destroy worlds! They'll destroy this one too!"  

"Hahaha! Fine with me! I don't care how many people die so long as I get results!" Spiderman then managed to punch the Green Goblin but right afterwards had to dodge a spinning blade flying right towards him. Sora slowly got up, but Spiderman kicked him in order to get him to avoid getting cut by another spinning blade. Sora then looked at Spiderman hurt, he knew he saved him, but he wished he didn't do it so painfully.  

"Uh, Sorry!" Another spinning blade then flew right at Spiderman and unfortunately another Shadow Heartless jumped him preventing him from dodging properly. Spiderman ended up getting his arm cut but managed to grab the Shadow Heartless and ram it into the spinning blade, destroying them both. Sora then finally got up and grabbed two Shadow Heartless that were trying to ambush him. He then threw them at the two remaining spinning blades destroying all of them. Sora smiled in pride but was quickly smacked on the head by the Green Goblin. Sora grunted in pain and tried to use his Olympia Keyblade to bash the Green Goblin again, only for him to grab Sora's keyblade, preventing him from moving at all.   

"Hahaha, what are you gonna do now little hero? take me out all on your own?"  

"Who says he's alone?" Spiderman then charged at the Green Goblin punching him in the face hard enough to get him to back off. He then punched the Green Goblin only this time hard enough to make him fly in the air. Then Spiderman used his webs to catch Green Goblin by the face and pull him back to Spiderman only to kick the Green Goblin in the face. Once again, the Green Goblin went flying only this time harder, and ended up breaking several walls from the impact. The Green Goblin quickly got up and growled in anger, he then activated two of his bombs and quickly threw them at Sora and Spiderman. Sora was about to create an ice wall using magic, but Spiderman quickly grabbed Sora by the back of his shirt and used his webs to pull himself and Sora out of the building.   

***

Spiderman didn't stop until they were a safe distance away from the building, afterwards he dropped Sora off at the top of another building roof.   

"Sorry about that. I just wanted to be sure you were safe is all."  

"Oh, it's fine, that was actually fun! I'm Sora by the way!"  

"Sora huh, are you sure you want to tell me that? I think you've already seen it's not a good idea to reveal your own identity like that. Your parents might end up in trouble and are probably extremely worried about you."  

"Oh, don't worry, I don't have to worry about something like that."  

"Really? Well, if you say so I guess. I'm Spider Man by the way. That's not my real name but you know my secret identity and all that. I don't have the same situation as you so I kinda got to keep it, you know?"  

"Nah it's ok I get it, I've read lots of comic books, but I never actually imagined I would get to meet a real superhero before!"  

"Ah, haha yeah, you really are a kid. You got all this hope and joy in you. I mean it's not a bad thing it's just... why is a kid like you even fighting those shadow freaks anyways?"  

"I well... I can't give you the whole story but... those shadows are called the Heartless and they destroyed my home with the help of the Dark Army. I was given the keyblade to stop them and I'm the only one who can wield it. I know I'm too young for this, and there are times where I want to stop but... I'm the only one who can so I feel like I just HAVE to keep pushing forward. Because if I don't, no one else can, and I would never forgive myself if I didn't at least try to stop the Dark Army."  

"... With great power comes great responsibility."  

"What?"  

"Ah, it's uh, something my uncle told me, and it's the words I try to live by. I gotta say though, I'm a little jealous, you practically embody those words to a T and you're much younger than me."  

"You embody those words too! I saw you save that girl the other day from falling to her death and earlier you saved that baby from a fire."  

"Heh, thanks I guess I really needed to hear that today. You know I'm kinda surprised you said you never met a real superhero before since well, you're basically a superhero yourself." Sora was shocked and about to deny this but the more he thought about it the more what Spiderman said made sense. Sora's eyes then sparkled in excitement at the idea that logically he really was a superhero. Spiderman chuckled a little at the sight of Sora being excited about this stuff.   

"Sora!" Sora then turned around and Spiderman looked in the same direction for them both to see Donald and Goofy approaching them. Goofy looking genuinely worried while Donald was stomping towards them furiously.   

"Donald! Goofy! This is Spider Man the hero who was at the festival the other-" Donald quickly wacked Sora on the head with his staff leaving Sora in pain, Goofy disappointed, and Spiderman in shock.   

"I only let you go help those people because I thought you were just going to put a fire out! But no! You're also going to fight a group of heartless with that green weirdo all by yourself! Don't get mad at us for not being there if you're not going to let us catch up!"  

"Hey! Hey! Take it easy! Why's a kid like you hitting him like that anyways?"  

"I'm not a kid! I'm a grown adult!" Spiderman looked at Donald in confusion, not able to believe him even for a second. Spiderman then looked at the sky and jolted as if he remembered something.  

"Crap! The dinner is today! Sorry guys, but I have to go! It was nice meeting your friends, Sora! I hope we can meet again soon!" Spider Man then shot a web and swung away while Sora looked at him as he was quickly getting out of sight. Sora smiled pridefully at Spider Man as he left, Sora was deficiently going to tell Riku and Kairi about this once he saved them.   

"Sora!" Sora then sighed and turned around to see a still angry Donald glaring at him.  

"Oh, come on Donald, what was I supposed to do? It all happened so fast there wasn't even time to think. I'm sorry I left you guys, but I hope you know I don't regret putting out that fire or helping those people OR helping Spiderman." Donald knew that continuing to be angry at this point would be petty, so he instead huffed and turned his head from Donald. Goofy, however, walked up to Sora and gently placed his hand on Sora's shoulder.   

"I shouldn't be saying this Sora, but you did do good today. If you ever hear a little voice in your head or your heart to tell you to help those in need, you should always listen to it. Because that's what makes ANYONE a hero. So as far as I'm concerned, you are a true hero Sora." Sora couldn't help but blush out of the overwhelming joy from that compliment, Sora then hugged Goofy to show his appreciation. Goofy chuckled and hugged Sora back. Donald still had his arms crossed in anger but looked back at them to see Sora and Goofy hugging. Donald then looked to the ground in shame and sighed as he still couldn't tell if he was being too harsh or not harsh enough on Sora. Donald then looked at Goofy and saw him showing such a warm smile while he was staring at Sora.  

"... man, guess it really does pay to be a parent doesn't it."  

***

Another week passed and yet there was still no sign of the Green Goblin or the Dark Conduit. For the first time since their adventure started Sora and Donald were getting equally restless to find the Dark Conduit. This confused and slightly scared Goofy since he never saw Donald and Sora agreeing much on anything before. There were less and less Heartless attacks as time went on, leaving them with little to do but wait. Sora did like to pass by the time by looking down from the roofs to see how the world of New York City worked. He was amazed by how many tall buildings there were, how many restaurants, how many cars, and just how many people in general.   

Then just like that another day had passed with absolutely nothing happening. Sora couldn't help but sigh in disappointment, he was glad to be learning so many things about another world, but it felt wasted if he could do nothing to stop those trying to destroy it. However, as the moon was rising to show the darkness of the night an explosion could be heard near one of the bridges. Sora quickly got up and looked at Donald and Goofy.  

"Come on guys, this HAS to be the work of the Dark Conduit. Let's go liberate this world!"  

"About time! Let's end this!"  

"We're with you Sora! All for One and One for All!" Sora then manifested his Fairy Harp Keyblade and flew toward the direction of the bridge with Donald and Goofy following him by hopping from roof to roof. Sora noticed it was slowly getting harder for Donald and Goofy to travel so he put his keyblade on his back and extended his hands for them so they could grab onto him. Now the three of them were flying toward the bridge and just in time Spiderman came swinging in as well. Unfortunately, the Green Goblin had both Mary Jane and a cable car full of children hostage.  

"Time to choose, hero! The woman you love or the helpless children?!"  

"Ha! Jokes on you! There's four of us and we know magic, we can save everyone with ease!"  

"Is that so? Then let's make things even, shall we?" Sora's heart sank for a second when he recognized whose voice that was. Sora quickly manifested his Olympia Keyblade and swung it around to hit the Dark Conduit behind him. However, the Dark Conduit proved to be stronger and grabbed the keyblade and kicked Sora in the stomach. Donald tried to help but was slashed by the Dark Conduit's keyblade practically making him fly away and nearly fall off the bridge. Goofy only barely managed to block with his shield but still the Dark Conduit managed to make Spiderman completely alone to fight off the Green Goblin.   

"Whoopsie daisy!" The Green Goblin then let go of both Mary Jane and the cable car. Sora tried to get up and help the cable car hoping Spiderman would go after Mary Jane, but the Dark Conduit stomped on his back, pinning him down.   

"How does it feel to know that all your efforts were just delaying the inevitable?"  

"I don't know, how does it feel to lose to a kid?" Sora then bashed his fist on the bridge's steel and through his earth magic cut out a single cylinder of steel without hurting the bridge's structure. The steel cylinder then shot up and hit the Dark Conduit right in the face, not knocking him out but causing him to look balanced and fall hard on the road of the bridge. Now Sora was free to focus on helping Spiderman save Mary Jane and the cable car. When Sora ran to the edge of the bridge, he saw Spiderman barely holding both as his webs were tearing apart and quickly. Sora then noticed the Green Goblin charging at them with the intent of stabbing Spiderman and Mary Jane with the blades on his glider. Sora quickly shot a fireball at the Green Goblin to get his attention and afterwards manifested his Fairy Harp Keyblade. Sora then flew down to face the Green Goblin face-to-face while in the air.  

"That's enough, your fight's with me now!"  

"Another little kid trying to play hero? What is this world coming to? Why waste your life protecting these worthless vermin?! They would never do the same for you! You heroes are nothing but merchandise to them! The moment you fall, they'll just laugh! And I'll be there to join them! Here, I'll show you!" The Green Goblin then threw more spinning blades at Sora, but he managed to destroy them both with a single swing of his keyblade. However now Sora was left wide open, allowing the Green Goblin to grab him by the throat and hold him up in the air. The Green Goblin then slapped Sora's keyblade away so that he couldn't fly his way out of the Green Goblin's grasp.   

"Hahaha, now who's laughing."  

"Leave them alone!" A tire wrench then hit the Green Goblin in the head forcing him to let go of Sora. Sora was able to remanifest his keyblade allowing him to fly in the air again. Sora then looked to the side of the bridge to see all the people throwing stuff at the Green Goblin to keep him off of Spiderman and Sora.   

"Yeah, take that! You mess with these guys, you mess with New York!"  

"You mess with one of us, you mess with all of us!"  

"Is that so?" All the people then looked the other way to the Dark Conduit slowly approaching them.   

"Then let's test that theory, shall we?" The Dark Conduit raised his keyblade to turn them all into heartless. He would have done so if Goofy hadn't jumped down and blocked the slash with his shield. The recoil from the impact forced the Dark Conduit back away from everyone, Goofy then stood up and raised his shield while facing the Dark Conduit with determination. The Dark Conduit growled in anger but then out of pain when a large charge of lightning hit him in the back. The Dark Conduit then painfully turned around to see Donald there with his magic staff.  

Sora managed to see everything and was happy to know Donald and Goofy could handle the Dark Conduit. Better yet a boat passed by, allowing Spiderman to gently let the cable car and Mary Jane down safely. Everyone started clapping now that they were all safe, it seemed like everything finally worked out. Or at least it would have but the Green Goblin then charged Spiderman and rammed him into a void. Before Sora could do anything, another void opened in front of him and out came the Dark Conduit. He grabbed Sora by the throat to prevent him from escaping.   

"This is the end." The last thing Sora could hear was Donald and Goofy calling out his name before getting pulled into the void.   

***

Sora was thrown onto the ground of an old building, right beside Spiderman. Before either of them could get up the Green Goblin threw a bomb at them with only seconds from detonating. Spiderman quickly pushed Sora away but still, both were caught in the blast. The only difference being the bomb got Spiderman's face and Sora's back. The force from the bomb was enough to send them both in different directions but through several walls. Sora grunted as he tried to get up, he couldn't remember the last time he was in this much pain. Unfortunately, it wasn't over until the Dark Conduit kicked Sora in the stomach to force him to ram into another wall and onto the ground again.  

"Heh, how did a weakling like you manage to defeat so many of us? Well, it doesn't matter, we all knew the risks and now there's more bits of infinity for the rest of us. Though I guess every bit of infinity is just another infinity but whatever." Sora cast an ice spell to make an ice spike grow and stab the Dark Conduit in the face. The Dark Conduit broke the ice before it could even reach him, he then kicked Sora in the stomach again. Sora then threw a fireball at the Dark Conduit's face, which hit this time. Braig's hood flew off from the flames and with his face revealed, he glared at Sora with the eyepatch on his right eye, was now burnt.  

"Are you mocking me?" Sora ignored his question and quickly raised his keyblade to slash Braig only for him to dodge and punch Sora in the face.  

"So predictable, so weak! I used to be like you! I used to believe that my determination would lead to a better world. But my master showed me the truth, and I'll never forget what he said about the Light, the Darkness, and the true secret to power." Sora was in a lot of pain but still forced himself to get up regardless, this time Braig didn't stop him.  

"Why are you still trying? Do you honestly think you can beat me?"  

"I... I don't know if I can beat you, but I sure am going to try!" Sora raised his keyblade to strike but Braig used his keyblade to block. Braig then looked back to see the Green Goblin punching Spiderman again and again until he fell to the ground.  

"Heh, so naive, but I understand where you come from. It's for that, that I honestly pity you kid, you're going to die achieving absolutely nothing!" Braig then pushed Sora back with his keyblade and tried to strike him, but Sora barely managed to block it with his keyblade.   

"Grrr! Why won't you just fall already! Why do you keep fighting! Why don't you just give up!"  

"What kind... of stupid question is that?!" Sora then lifted his Keyblade with all his might and slashed Braig in the process, forcing him back. At the same time Spiderman used his remaining strength to punch the Green Goblin. Now both Spiderman and Sora were fighting back their respective villains. Sora didn't even notice his heart was glowing golden like when he fought Dark Sora.   

"I fight to protect my friends!" Sora manifested his Jungle King Keyblade and made a jungle vine grow out and latch onto Braig's ankle. After pulling his keyblade back, Braig fell to the ground.  

"I fight to protect innocent lives!" Sora ran to Braig, manifested his Olympia Keyblade and slashed him in the chest not only cutting him but also pushing him through the floor with great force.  

"I fight! Because I'd rather fight to make things better, than lay down and do nothing!" When Braig fell to the floor below, Pumpkinhead Keyblade shot four Jack-o-lantern missiles at him, making him fall down another floor. Sora then landed on a safe area and looked down on the hole he made, he couldn't see Braig anymore, so he just assumed the Dark Conduit was defeated.   

Now Sora could focus on the Green Goblin, who was fighting intensely with Spiderman. Sora charged forward at them and slashed the Green Goblin with his Olympia Keyblade. The Green Goblin was rammed into the wall, Spiderman then ran up to him and continued to punch him in the face. Sora was glad at first but then felt that Spiderman may have been punching him too much. However, the Green Goblin ended up being the one to stop the fighting.   

"Peter! Peter, stop! It's me!"  

"Mr. Osborn? You're the Green Goblin."  

"You know this guy?!"  

"He's the father of my best friend. But if he's the Green Goblin then that means he turned all those people into those shadow monsters. He hurt my Aunt May, and he tried to kill all those people on the bridge."  

"No, that wasn't me! It was the Green Goblin! He's trying to control me, but you got him! You stopped him! Bless you Peter, you saved me!" Sora just looked at Norman Osborn in confusion, this was the first time Sora ever met a villain that suddenly changed his way from bad to good. It just didn't make sense, was he really possessed but if so, how was just punching him enough to get the Green Goblin out?  

"I knew I could count on you Peter; you truly saved me from the darkness. Please believe in me as I believed in you. I've been a father to you after all, please be a son to me now."  

"My real father was Ben Parker."  

"... Wanna see him again, Spiderman?" Peter felt his spider senses activate and he unconsciously flipped to avoid the incoming glider. However, he was unable to warn Sora who was now right in front of it. Sora saw Peter flip and by pure luck saw the incoming glider, he quickly used his Olympia Keyblade to bash the glider and send the broken pieces flying away. Again, out of luck Sora turned back to the Green Goblin who was seconds away from stabbing him with a hidden blade. Sora only barely managed to block the incoming blade with his keyblade causing the blade to break and force the Green Goblin back to the wall.   

"Ugh... you... you can't win... He told me about them! How many have you defeated? 13? Pfft! There are Thousands of Keyblade Wielders of Darkness and Billions of Heartless at their control! He told me you only liberated eight worlds! They've destroyed hundreds!" Suddenly a keyblade of darkness stabbed right through the wall and into the Green Goblin's heart.   

"I also told you what would happen if you failed!" Braig turned his keyblade like a lock and suddenly life drained from the Green Goblin. The Green Goblin fell to his knees and looked at Spiderman one last time as Norman Osborn.  

"Peter... Don't tell Harry..." Norman Osborn then fell to the ground, he was dead. Sora looked at Normans Osborn in shock, it was bringing back bad memories of when he saw Clayton at Deep Jungle die.   

"Heh, everything he did was so artificial. Even his power was made by an experimental chemical. No magic from his heart, not even a single spark. It's pathetic really. Even to the very end, he wasn't even worth turning into a Heartless. No matter, you will make a fine Heartless once I've crushed you into the dirt." Sora's heart was beating incredibly fast out of overwhelming fear, then Sora looked at Braig. This man was a part of the Dark Army, this man just killed someone who was his ally, and now he was mocking him after his death. Sora remembered everything that made him hate the Dark Army. Now without realizing it Sora was emitting a dark aura that resembled dark flames all around him. He looked at Braig with intense anger, Braig for the first time stopped smiling and was now filled with fear. Spiderman was afraid as well, the Sora he knew before was gone and something else was taking his place.   

Do you hate him? Do you want revenge? Do you want to destroy everything that makes you angry? THEN DO IT! MAKE THOSE WHO WRONGED YOU SUFFER!  

Sora yelled in anger as he dropped his keyblade and charged forward at Briag with his fists flying in fury. Braig tried to block but Sora dodged his keyblade quickly and punched Briag in the waist, then the chest, then the face. Soon Sora was on top of Briag and didn't stop punching him. Sora saw Briag say something, but he couldn't hear him, instead Sora's ears were filled with ringing and the loud beating of his heart. Eventually Braig managed to kick Sora off of him and get his keyblade back, Braig then quickly charged and slashed Sora in the chest. Or at least that would have happened if Sora didn't catch the Keyblade with his bare hands.  

"Wha- what?! But how?!" Sora broke the Keyblade with his bare hands and proceeded to stomp toward Briag with overwhelming rage. However, Spiderman's webs started latching onto Sora to keep him back from Briag. Spiderman then jumped in-between Briag and Sora, shooting spider webs at both their legs. Spiderman then got in front of Sora and shook him and spoke though Sora still couldn't hear or was willing to look at him. Sora just wanted to destroy Briag, so he started hitting Spiderman in the face. Spiderman didn't stop trying to reason with Sora, then he took his mask off so that Sora could see his face. Peter just looked at Sora and Sora then stopped hitting him. Sora was finally calming down which allowed him to hear what Sora was saying.  

"It won't make it better Sora, killing doesn't bring them back. It doesn't make you feel better, it just makes you empty." The dark aura around Sora started to fade as the overwhelming anger started leaving his heart. His head was no longer ringing but now his body was in pain from going over its limit on anger alone. Sora then collapsed on the ground and started crying, he felt so ashamed of himself for letting the darkness take him over so quickly. Peter then hugged Sora while he was crying, neither of them noticed that Briag managed to break out of his webs.  

"True killing gets you very little, but the feeling of holding someone's life in your hand. Whew! There's nothing like it! Let me show you!" A sword of darkness formed in Briag's hand, he quickly raised it up to cut down both Peter and Sora. Peter tried to shield Sora the best he could, but it was too late and Braig swung his sword down. However, not only did Briag miss but he collapsed onto the ground due to being shot full of lighting to the back by Donald who just managed to show up with Goofy.   

"Sora!"  

"Sora, why does this keep happening?! Why do you keep separating from us?! Are you trying to-"  

"Donald! Stop it! Look!" Donald looked where Goofy was pointing and saw Norman's dead body. Donald was no longer red with anger but filled with guilt as he then looked at Sora and saw him crying while Peter was comforting him.   

"Oh..." Goofy was the first to walk up to Peter and Sora to see if they were okay. Once Sora saw Goofy, he quickly got up and hugged Goofy while continuing to cry heavily. Goofy then gently hugged Sora back while gently patting his head to further comfort him.  

"I- I'm sorry, he saw Norman die and... he's just a kid he shouldn't have to see something like that."  

"... By the looks of it you're a kid too."  

"Uh, yeah but... I was the only one who could stop the Green Goblin."  

"... Sadly, it's the same for Sora and the Dark Army." Peter then looked back at Sora again who was still crying, he then looked back at Norman's body. This was all too much for one person to handle but Peter still had work to do.   

"Listen I have to go but I don't want to leave Sora like-"  

"No, no, it's fine. I got him, thank you for looking out for Sora when we weren't there by the way."  

"It was no trouble; I mean there was trouble but... Ahem! Sora's a good kind and you should be proud of your son." Goofy looked at Peter in confusion but just smiled without correcting Peter about thinking Sora was his son. Peter then tried to walk away but Goofy reached out and placed his hand on Peter's shoulder, making him look back.   

"Your father should be proud of you too." Peter looked at Goofy in shock at first but then remembered Uncle Ben and what he said to him. Peter then closed his eyes and smiled as a single tear fell out of his eyes.   

"Yeah, he uh- I'd like to think he would be. Thank you." Peter then put on his damaged mask again, gently picked up Norman's body, and used his spiderwebs to swing away. Goofy smiled while watching Peter leave, but once he was out of sight Goofy focused back on Sora to comfort him until he was done crying.  

***

The next day, Sora was standing on the roof of a building and looking out at the city, but he wasn't looking with envy or joy anymore. Instead, he remained silent the entire time as the wind blew through his hair. Goofy looked at Sora with sadness while Donald was staring at him with disappointment.  

"... That's it, I'm talking to him."  

"Donald, give him some time."  

"How much more time does he need?"  

"That's not for us to decide Donald." Donald just huffed in annoyance.  

"Donald, what happened to all the guilt you felt about pushing Sora too hard earlier?"  

"That was because he was going too fast! But now he's dragging on! You can see the world's keyhole right there." Donald pointed at the floor of the roof where the keyhole of the world was. Goofy just sighed as he couldn't deny that Donald was right about that.   

"Still Donald he just saw someone die... AGAIN! Please be patient." Donald just huffed again and sat in silence with Goofy as they watched Sora. Sora continued staring at the city, then he suddenly took a deep breath and exhaled softly. Afterwards Sora went over to the world's keyhole and used his keyblade to lock it. Goofy quickly stood up to talk to Sora.  

"Sora? Are you ok?"  

"I'll... I'll be ok."  

"Well, if you want to talk then we'll be here for you."  

"... Thanks, Goofy." Sora then hugged Goofy again only this time with a smile, again Goofy patted Sora's back and head gently to comfort Sora.   

"Hey Sora."  

"You sure you're, ok?" Sora then let go of Goofy to see Chip and Dale out of the Gummi ship and looking at him with genuine concern. Sora then smiled softly at the both of them.  

"Hey Chip and Dale, yeah I'm ok. I just needed a break is all. But now I'm good, say is this really the last world?"  

"Uh yeah, you got all the worlds blocking the Dark Army's base."  

"We can now scan for the location of their base fellas, so let's see... oh, It's Hollow Bastion." Goofy and Donald then looked at Chip and Dale with a mixture of shock and realization.  

"Hollow Bastion? But how?"  

"You guys know that place?"  

"It's the world of Radiant Garden, one of the few kingdoms that were aware of the Guardians of Light, the Dark Army, and the Multiverse in general."   

"The king and queen there were great allies to King Mickey. But one day we just lost contact with them."  

"The worst part is that their time works differently from ours so when the connection broke so did the time. Gosh, for all we know it's only been a few weeks for us, but it could have been years for them."  

"Wha- what?! Then we should go right now!" Sora couldn't help but panic, if time really went by faster for them then that must mean that Kairi and Riku were trapped for years, possibly longer.   

"Whoa wait hold on Sora, we should at least get more healing potions from Traverse Town."  

"Also, don't you want to rest? You haven't slept at all today."  

"But if we don't hurry and leave now it might be too late! Besides Donald, aren't you always saying that I waste too much time." Donald opened his mouth but didn't say a word, he couldn't be due to the shock and guilt he felt. Goofy didn't say anything either but that was because he was angry at Donald for what he said to Sora.  

"Are you leaving?" Sora then stopped and looked behind to see Spiderman there.   

"Spider Man?"  

"Hey Sora, I just happened to see you as I was swinging around. And it looks like you have a spaceship... So are you an alien?” Now Sora was silent out of embarrassment, Goofy was silent too out of confusion, and Donald was silent but out of anger.  

"Uh... well technically yeah but it's a little-"  

"Yes, we're aliens and really that's all you need to know." Donald showed up right beside Sora still looking disappointed but no longer angry.   

"Huh, I really should be more freaked out, but given everything that's happened in the past month I'm actually ok with it. But anyways, that's not why I'm here I just wanted to say hi and well I guess bye."

"Sorry, but the sooner we go the sooner we can stop the Dark Army for good. That way this place will stay safe forever.”

"No, no I get it. But hey, just remember you're not invincible right?"  

"What do you mean?"

"Well, the entire time you were here you kept jumping headfirst into danger. Don't get me wrong, it's courageous of you but it's also pretty reckless and dangerous as well. Just try to remember your limits."  

"But what if people can't wait for me to recover? I mean, a hero supposed to be there for everyone right?" Goofy then stepped in.  

"Even heroes are people, Sora. Gosh, if heroes had to work 24/7, they'd get exhausted. Then no one would be left to save the day."  

"Yeah, that's exactly what I'm trying to say Sora, I mean like you I'm still new to this whole hero thing but I'm pretty sure even then it's not a good idea to just dive into danger all the time. You must be sure to save yourself before saving others.”  

"... Yeah, you know what you're right. Thank you, Spiderman."  

"My name's Peter Parker."  

"What? What about your secret identity?"  

"I think I can make an exception for you guys given the circumstances. Anyways I gotta go, but hey if you ever need to come back to my world, then don't forget that as a friend I'll always be ready to help. Catch you later Sora." Spider Man then shot a spiderweb and swung away.  

"So uh, Sora. You still wanna go to Hollow Bastion?" Sora looked at Chip and Dale, then to Donald, and finally to Goofy. Sora then smiled at all of them.  

"Nah, let's go to Traverse Town. We deserve a little rest before we go stop the Dark Army and save Riku and Kairi." Goofy then smiled and gently placed his hand on Sora's shoulder.  

"And we will save them, we just need to be smart and careful about it, Sora."  

"Right, so after resting, are you ok with that Donald?" Donald looked at Sora surprised, Sora looked at Donald with a genuine smile, while Goofy behind him was staring at Donald with disappointment.  

"Ahhh! Yes! Yes! I'm fine with it! Waste all the time you need, don't let me stop you!" Sora chuckled a little and Goofy nodded in approval while they went to the Gummi ship. Donald just sat there with a look of disappointment, he then grunted in annoyance and ran up to Sora to get his attention.   

"Sora, listen... I'm sorry, ok. I'm sorry I rush you and sometimes make you feel like you're not good enough to be the Champion of Light. The truth is that we would have failed in our fight against the Dark Army before the battle could even start if it wasn't for you. You're not just the Champion of Light, you're the champion of hope. Don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise, Sora."  

"Hm, thanks Donald. I know I don't say it often but you're a good friend." Donald then smiled and finally the three of them walked onto the Gummi ship.

.

Part 11

Part 9

[lou-struck]

Rigged

Kenma Kozume x Reader

~ Carnival games pull you in with big prizes without yielding many results. Kenma is aware of this but your optimism can get you in trouble.

This is yet another part of my 300 followers event which you could find HERE.

Your city's annual festival has come at last and you are more than excited to drag your boyfriend out of the house to be your date for all the festivities. Normally he would’ve objected to walking around in the hot sun surrounded by thousands of smelly people but the minute he saw the pleading look in your eyes you knew he wasn't able to reject your invitation. Especially after you promised to buy him an Apple Pie Funnel Cake at one of the booths.

So here you are walking around the fairgrounds eating your funnel cakes trying to decide what to do next. 

Suddenly you see something big and fluffy out of the corner of your eye. Turning your head to get a better look you see the biggest stuffed bear you have ever seen in your life. Its big eyes track you as you walk past, begging you to take him home with you,

“Ken ken,” you say tugging on his sleeve and stopping him in his tracks.

“What is it?”

“Look at that big boy,” you say pointing to the bear with literal hearts in your eyes. “We have to take him home with us.”

“Y/n,” he sighs looking at the adorable mountain of fur that has seduced you with its pretty red bow and stitched smile. “That won't fit in our car and those games are always rigged.” “I’ll make it fit, Ken Ken.” you plead, looking into his golden eyes ignoring his warning about the integrity of the carnival game in favor of the prize.

“Fine, but you'll have to carry it.” he relents pulling out his wallet and heading towards the booth. 

The bright colors of the balloon darts are a straight contrast to the operator. His dark smile and candy-striped waistcoat make you feel uneasy as you approach. 

“Well hello there little lady, want to try ur luck at the balloon darts?” he coos using his wooden cane to bat at the dangling prizes above his head. 

“Yeah, I think I wanna try it out.” you chirp as your boyfriend hands you some money for your first attempt at balloon darts. 

“Wonderful, well all ya have ta do is hit three of them little balloons with these darts to win a prize.”

“Even that one? you say pointing up at the bear that enticed you to the stand.

His gaze follows your finger over to the plushie “Oh you mean Honey Pot? Well, he and I have been together for a while. But if you can pop a balloon with each dart then he’s all yours.”

“ Really! Do you mean that?“ You say happily moving over to the starting platform where a plate of darts sits. All the while Kenma stands back and carefully analyzes the booth with a cat-like gaze that sends shivers down the vendor's spine.

“Whatta bout you, young man, ya gonna give it a shot?” the man says, can I respond with a nonchalant sugar his shoulders turning attention back to you.

You pick up the first dart feeling the cool metal between your fingertips as you throw it towards a balloon. Whether it be skill or luck, somehow you manage to strike a low-hanging blue one and a bit of glitter comes out and sprinkles down to the pavement as you smile to yourself.

“Good throw, just a few more, and Honey Pot up there is all yours” the man cheers.

 Feeling confident you throw another dart, It nails a smaller green balloon as glitter rains down again. “One more,” you murmur clenching your fist. 

Picking up the last dart you take a deep breath in, as you exhale and release the dart simultaneously. It seems to be traveling in slow motion heading towards a small pink balloon in the center of the board

The dart strikes the center of the balloon but bounces off. It falls to the ground clanging against the pavement.

“Oh you were so close too!” the man tsks jutting out his bottom lip

“I hit the balloon… but it didn't pop, you had to have seen it,” you say pointing at the dart.

“Sorry, you’ve gotta pop the balloons to win the prize, wanna go again? He smiles holding out his hand.

Just as you are about to fork over more money Kenma finally makes his presence known. He gently grabs hold of your wrist and looks at you.

“I'll go this turn, you'll get your bear,” he murmurs into your ear taking his money from your hand. “I’ll play this time,” he says giving the money to the man and stepping up to the booth.

He carefully picks up the replaced metal darts and examines it carefully. “I’m ready,” he says staring at the man with an unblinking gaze.

Without a word, he picks up the first dart and carelessly tosses it to the floor. You look on in shock as he does the same thing with the other two.

“Oops, would you look at that I guess I lost” 

“Ken, what was that for?” you ask gently reaching out to touch his shoulder. Your fingers grip his sleeve. Tugging him around you see a smirk has twisted over his features that has the booth operator shaking in his leather shoes. 

His features soften when his eyes meet your own “Could you go and get us some drinks?” Kenma says before stepping towards the man with the smirk fully returned to his face “I’ll just be a minute.”

With a nod, you awkwardly step away from the booth wondering what in the hell just happened. 

~

Kenma watches as you walk away. Once he is sure you are out of sight he turns his attention back to the con man in front of him.

“ you know just as well as I do that she would’ve won that prize.” 

Bees of sweat drip down the man’s forehead “I-I don’t know what you mean.”

“Yes you do, well she may not call you out on it but I will. You dulled the darts and the balloons in the center are elastic not rubber. No matter how many darts hit them they will not pop.” Kenna’s calm intensity turns into something more predatory.

The man nervously looks around, “hey, shuttup. If people hear you they’ll shut me down.”

“Give me the bear and I will.” you boyfriend barters.

~

A few minutes pass as you head back to the booth drinks in hand seeing Kenma lean up against a wooden sign.

“Hey Ken ken, I got the drinks,” you say as he turns his head and greets you with that soft smile of his.

“And I got you this..” he says pushing aside the wooden sign to reveal the large stuffed bear you tried to get earlier.

Your eyes widen in shock“You won the game?” 

“Not exactly, I just had a nice talk with the man, after we were done,”

“I seriously doubt that.”

[julesthoughts]

Revenge of the Rotten Tomatoes

A/N: I was asked to turn one of my dreams into a short story. Thanks goes out to @hacked-by-jake Discord Server. The story is just bullshit my brain made up. Enjoy. :)

Words: 694

Requested from: @hacked-by-jake, @itsnotzka, @fem-moony, @julesisreading, @anabellerose96, @miss-celestia13

TW: I don't know, Violence and fighting scenes. xD

I came home from work exhausted. I quickly changed and then went into the kitchen to make myself a sandwich. When I wanted to cut the tomatoes, I saw that they were already rotten, "Eww, no tomatoes today." I threw away the tomatoes and ate my sandwich. It was tasty, but the juicy tomato was missing. After I finished the sandwich, I quickly brushed my teeth and then watched some TV while I fell asleep on the couch.

I woke up early to the sound of loud banging noises. I went outside to see what was going on, the first thing I heard was panicked screams. I saw a young woman run past my house and get pierced by a green spike. She screamed, looked at me and asked for my help. I ran to her, and another green spike hit her. She kept running until she eventually fell down and stopped moving.

I wanted to run to her when a green spike grazed my arm. I turned around and couldn't believe what I saw there. I ran back into my house and opened the bin, my tomatoes! They were gone. Those out there were the tomatoes I threw away last night!

My cell phone rang, and I saw Jake's name on my display. I took the call, and I heard a panicked Jake, "MC! I hacked your laptop's camera, I saw the tomatoes leave your trash can and roll out of your house. We must do something. I'm on your doorstep, I have guns with me. Come out, we must save the world. And bring a trash bag!”

I saw that I had several notifications of breaking news that tomatoes were attacking the city. That was real! What have I done?! I hung up and stormed out the front door. He handed me one of his guns and stuffed the trash bag into his backpack. We ran out into the street and there were 6 tomatoes. They turned to us and let themselves roll towards us. Jake yelled, "Dodge!"

Why were they so big? No time to ask questions! Action is appropriate! I shot the first tomato and it popped but it healed on its own. I looked helplessly at Jake, and he shouted, "The stalks! Shoot the stalks!"

I shot the stalks and the first tomato popped and deflated like a burst balloon. The liquid spilled all over the street and I had some of its seeds stuck to my clothes. The other tomatoes got angry, and their green leaves turned into spikes and spun like a circular saw. A thousand green spikes flew at us like mad. I did an air roll and hid behind my house wall.

Jake shot one of the stalks of the tomatoes and the next tomato burst and its liquid ran like a river across the street. I did several air rolls until I was across the street and standing next to Jake. He pressed himself against the wall of the house and with one quick movement he shot the nearest stalk. "Three left," I stated, shooting for the next one.

I shot again and then again. My gun was empty, Jake nodded knowingly and fired at the last tomato. When the last tomato burst, we went to the place where the huge ones were before. There they were, my tomatoes from last night. In their original size and rottenness. Jake pulled the trash bag out of his backpack and held it open while I tossed the tomatoes into the trash bag. One of them tried to bite me, but I managed to throw it in the trash bag.

Jake tied the garbage bag shut and I stepped on the bag with all my might and crushed the tomatoes. We went home and showered after this adventure. In the evening we invited the others and we all sat together around a cozy campfire. I threw the tomatoes on the fire and let them burn there so nothing like this could ever happen again. We talked and laughed, but there was something we didn't know.

We forgot to throw away one tomato.

It was still out there...

[professorrw]

Don't Fake It

marvel masterlist

Pairing: female reader x Peter Quill

Request: peter starts getting frisky with the reader but shes tired and isn’t really in the mood. He would never pressure her or anything but she wants to make him happy and feels bad saying no, so she does it and fakes her orgasm just to get it over with. Later, he somehow finds out (or knew all along, you decide) that she faked it and of course his ego is bruised and he’s kinda annoyed, but also feels guilty she didn’t tell him how she felt. So the next night, she starts coming onto him and he makes damn sure she never fakes it again. Then after, she apologizes for faking it and it gets kinda fluffy because hes like “hey, its not good for me if you’re not having as much fun as I am. I have a right hand if i’m that desperate.”

Warnings: smut, 18+, fluff, faking an orgasm, protected sex, rough sex

A/N: Requests open, taglist open, inbox open! Please like, comment, and reblog!

Sleep was calling your name, digging its claws into you and dragging you into the dark depths of slumber. But there was something stopping it. That thing was Peter. He was wide awake and his sex drive was in full throttle. You weren’t feeling up to it though. The long day at work had taken a toll on you, and the only thing you wanted to do was go to sleep.

You loved Peter, everything about him. You didn’t want to deny him sex, especially when he was being so sweet about it. Your back was to him so he could cuddle you while you slept, but he started to kiss your shoulders and the part of your back that was exposed by your tank top.

“Mmm what is it baby?” you asked groggily.

“I want you,” he replied unashamedly. You could feel Quill shifting his weight behind you. He was peering over your shoulder, trying to look at you. He had missed you all day and you were finally home. What he didn’t know was that you were tired, and not in the mood.

“Oh really?” you mumbled.

“Mhm, I missed you today.” You couldn’t see him but by his sweet tone of voice you could tell that he was sticking his bottom lip out and giving you puppy dog eyes. You smiled and turned around, cupping his face in your hands.

"You know you're adorable right?" you teased.

He smiled, "I know, that's why you can't resist all of this." He wiggled his eyebrows, making you laugh. He was just too cute. You didn't want to tell him no.

When you stopped laughing he leaned in and pressed his lips to yours. The kiss quickly elevated, his hand snaking up your tight shirt and pressing heat against your lower abdomen. While your eyes were closed, sleep called your name once more, but you ignored it.

Peter pulled back for a minute and reached over to the night stand. He grabbed a condom and pulled his boxers down and put it on, tossing the wrapper back onto the table. He switched positions and crawled on top of you. His face drew closer and he kissed you while he pulled down your sweat shorts.

He got the lube too and squirted some on his covered dick and rubbed the leftovers around near your entrance. With dick in hand he guided his length into you, easing it in as to not hurt you. He let out a long sigh when he got to moving. At least he was feeling good, you thought. Peter was making you feel good too, but you were so tired that if it weren't for the movement you would have fallen asleep.

The pleasure wasn't building like it usually did. You wanted to cum, you wanted to show Peter that he was doing a good job. But you weren't feeling it, and you knew you weren't going to cum. You didn't want to hurt Peter's feelings so as he reached his peak speed and his head lolled back you moaned extra loud, "I'm gonna cum!"

"Me too," he groaned back. His hips pounded into you and his balls slapped against you as he came in his condom. You kept on moaning a little, acting like you had actually cum too.

Peter slowed then pulled out. He pressed a kiss to your forehead and went to the bathroom to clean up. He went to take his condom off and realized there was no cum on the outside of it. You said you had cum, but there wasn't anything other than lube on there. Quill didn't want to assume you had faked it, but he didn't want to ask right away either.

He threw the condom away and went back to your bedroom. You were already out cold, and when Peter saw he sighed and crawled into bed, completely dejected. He was embarrassed that he couldn’t make you cum, and a little annoyed that you wouldn’t just tell him. But he let those thoughts drift away so he could fall asleep.

The next morning you woke up early for work again. Peter was still asleep so you didn’t wake him and instead went about your morning routine. Three minutes before you needed to leave you wrote a little note on the refrigerator for him, “I hope you slept well hunny, I’ve already left for work by the time you wake up but I just wanted to say I love you and I’ll see you later <3”

About an hour later Quill rolled out of bed and dragged himself into the kitchen. He wasn’t a morning person by any means. The coffee machine beeped and he pushed himself off of the counter to pour himself a cup. He set his mug down on the counter and went to the refrigerator to get milk and creamer. Your note, which he noticed just then, made him stop mid pull. He shut the refrigerator and took the note off so he could get a better look at it. A tired smile spread on his face.

Then he remembered last night. It was odd that there wasn’t anything on his condom, and you didn’t get up to clean yourself off right after he did. Now that he thought about it, you went straight to sleep. How unusual. He pushed the thought aside and decided he would bring it up later. It wasn’t making him mad, but he was a little wounded that you had faked it, or if you even did fake it.

Lucky for you, work was slow and you got off early. On the way home you picked up lunch for you and Peter. It was in a way an apology for your tiredness last night and faking your orgasm, whether he knew about it or not.

Keys jingling together you unlock the door and step in with takeout in hand. “Quill I’m home!” you shout.

He power walks out of the bedroom and just about tackles you into a bear hug. You giggle and kiss his stubbled cheek. “I missed you,” you say into his ear.

“I missed you moooore,” he replies. “How was work?”

“Better than yesterday, I’ll tell you that. Plus I got off early, so that’s even better. I get to spend more time with you.” You kiss his cheek again and he smiles before setting you back down. The food gets set on the kitchen counter and you pull out the chinese you got. You hand Peter his usual order and take out your own.

There’s only the quiet sound of eating for a few minutes before Peter says something. “Y/N I need to ask you something.”

You look over at him. He rarely calls you by your first name. That means he’s being serious. “What is it?”

He wants to ask about your orgasm but you’re right in the middle of eating and he doesn’t want to interrupt you. He can just ask later, he thinks to himself. He thinks of something else to ask and quickly thinks of, “Can you pass me some soy sauce?”

You quirk an eyebrow at him but hand him a few packs and go back to eating.

Later that night, a few hours later, you were laying in bed doing nothing in particular. Thoughts of last night were filling both your heads. Peter was set on trying to ask you about it, and you were set on trying to make up for it.

The both of you were sitting up in bed and you set your phone down on your bedside table and leaned over. You set a hand on Peter’s bare chest and he instantly stopped what he was doing. His eyes shot to yours, a sly smile on your face. He could tell exactly what it was you wanted.

“Peter,” you whispered against his lips. Your mouth was an inch away from his and your eyes were drifting between his and his lips. He parted his mouth and leaned forward, capturing you before you could make a move. You were trying to take the lead, but he wasn’t letting you.

He overpowered you, flipping you around and putting you on your knees. His bulge was against your ass and he was rubbing circles against it. The intensity he was showing was like nothing before. Whatever it was that was riling him up you needed to find out. It would have to wait until later though, because your panties being dragged down your thighs was the only thing you could think of.

A condom and lube had already been taken out of the drawer, and Peter was putting them on. The room was silent other than the rustling of sheets and your heart hammering in your chest. Then there was the squirting of the lube and you knew it was about to come. The cold goo was smeared on your folds and slightly inside of them by Quill’s rough fingers.

His tip, covered by a condom, was right at your entrance in a second, and in just one more, it was inside you. Your whole body was pushed forward with the force that Peter was thrusting. You were moaning and panting, and he was smiling between his own groans. His goal was to make sure you never had to fake an orgasm again. And with the way things were going you wouldn’t need to.

“Oh- Oh my god!” The way he was slamming into you was so quick and hard the pressure inside of you was building like a balloon being blown up.

His hands were holding you and keeping you from falling over. If they weren’t you would have smacked into the headboard. You couldn’t stay on your hands any longer, you dropped to your elbows, back making a beautiful arch for Quill.

The unbearable speed was tiring Quill out, but it was also making his orgasm come even quicker. He grabbed your shoulders, giving himself even more leverage to thrust with.

Your knees were trembling, jelly below you. But you wouldn’t have to hold that position for much longer. That balloon inside you popped like too much air had been blown into it. Your walls clenched around Peter’s cock, and the cum he was searching for yesterday covered his condom. He kept his pace, legs killing him and pelvis hitting your ass.

He let out a loud groan, and cum leaked and squirted from his tip. He let go of your shoulders, seeing a red handprint there. He pulled out of you, your cum dribbling out when he did. He smiled, satisfied that he had done what he set out to do.

Your lower half ached and you all but collapsed onto your pillows. You flipped over and saw Peter above you, buttcheeks against the heels of his feet and catching his breath. You laughed just a little and he opened his eyes.

“What?” he asked.

“That was something else,” you admitted with a smile.

“Good.” He crawled onto his stomach and laid next to you with his head on his arms. You scooted over closer to him, laying on your back with your hands set on your stomach.

“Y/N,” he sat up, “last night,” he started.

“I already know what you’re going to say. I’m sorry. I should have told you. I was just super tired last night and I didn’t want to deny you.” You looked down at your stomach but Peter turned your face back to his with his thumb.

“It’s okay, really. I’m sorry I didn’t catch that you weren’t in the mood. If you ever don’t want to do stuff just tell me okay? I won’t be upset. Besides, it’s not good for me if you aren’t having as much fun as I am. I have a right hand if I get that desperate.” He waved his right hand and grinned.

You giggled, “I promise I won’t do it again.”