#don't know what's worse. bunny's murder or the idea of this

[astrum-aetherium]

this is NOT a request dear, just a yes or no would suffice, but do you think henry would like a 'dumb blonde' type girl? i feel that ic he potentially would, because she is so easy to manipulate, and by dating her, he could manipulate camilla into not thinking she's good enough. i mean, camilla is just so smart and he's dating someone so dumb, probably prettier to make up for a lack of brainpower. ooc (to a certain extent), he wouldn't

oh, this is good. on a smaller scale, he would certainly like to fuck one. i feel like he'd have a thing for ruining/marring people beneath him (intellectually in specific). to justify, he has that undeniable rich boy quality (and a taste for dumbification).

to be brief: yes, i agree on all accounts, and you're an excellent thinker for having come up with this. to be slightly more elaborative:

concerning the notion that he'd enter a relationship with someone like that — dumber but prettier �� solely out of the need to manipulate and break camilla, well, that is brilliant. some evil genius musing on your end, anon. that is perfect, textbook henry — even more ruthless if i do say so myself, as he seems to be quite fond of her in the book. still, i love it. i love that idea. it would be so bitterweetly striking that i believe i wouldn't be able to get enough of it. camilla would have to have exhausted him greatly, though. he would need to feel absolutely forced to do that. something grand must have gone down between them. it's one of the most toxic and psychologically damaging manipulation methods out there, and yet he'd still employ it — there must be a reason as solid as a metal rod for that. she would be crushed by it, to say the absolute least: henry just strolling around with a girl like that, grabbing her by the hair and kissing her in front of everyone quite demonstratively, but simultaneously making it so obvious that she's not even close to matching him intelligence-wise whenever she's not around. the demonic kind of psychological torture everyone would be surprised by, even coming from him. rivetinggggggg.

in addition, this great notion is supported by my longest standing (and perhaps most deranged) henry headcanon — the fact he might have drunkenly hooked up with judy. this is not to say she is the dumb blonde type, but i think you'll get me when i say she orbits that category. try imagining judy as the third party in question... not necessarily, of course, but just as an inkling. i kind of fuck with it.

[dayseternal-blog]

Hi, do you know any fanfic where Naruhina has an affair?

Hello! Yes!

Some of these recs will have them married to someone else, and some will be cheating while dating someone else. I'll just make a general list of

NaruHina Cheating/Adultery Fics

“A Maid’s Responsibility” by agitosgirl - Rated E, Modern AU, One-shot. It had been a year since he and Sakura had been physical. Now he had Hinata, sweet, kind, caring Hinata.

“All Kinds of Wrong” by Kieren - Rated E, Crime AU, One-shot. It was ironic how something so pure had sprung from such a sordid arrangement. They were perfect for each other. But they had met at the wrong time.

"The Hokage's Affair" and "Use Me" by madglow - Rated E, Canon-Divergent AU, One-shot and Prequel. Hiashi Hyuga kicks out Hinata after finding out that she's pregnant at 18. Little does he or the rest of Konoha know that she's carrying the Hokage's child. The Hokage, Naruto Uzumaki, who already has a wife and child of his own.

“Runner’s High” (to be rewritten) by @bunny-hoodlum- Rated E, College/Modern AU, Multi-chapter, Incomplete. She’s an older woman. She’s also married. He’s a freshman at University. Single. She’s the one he wants and he doesn’t see what’s so wrong about that.

"A Girl Should Never Be Without a Father" by BunnyHoodlum - Rated E, Modern AU, Multi-chapter, Ongoing. Somehow, his next chance at a family was dropped in his lap and he took it. Six years later, nothing has gone how he had hoped, and to make it worse, his stepdaughter's friend wants to drive the final nail in his happy enough ending. Maybe there's a reason things turned out like this. Maybe he was never a very good man to begin with.

"be the end of me" by BunnyHoodlum - Rated E, Modern AU, Multi-chapter, Ongoing. Naruto hate-fucks the wrong blonde.

“Calming the Beast” by Goldfishlover73 - Rated E, Canon-Divergent AU, One-shot. Naruto can’t understand why his relationship with Sakura just isn’t working. Hinata has a solution.

“Blurred Lines” by @vegebulsoup - Rated E, Police/Crime AU, Multi-chapter, Complete. Detective Naruto Uzumaki is having a hard time staying focused at work due to an elusive, dark-haired beauty.

“Echoes of Silence” by @ellaroundpanda - Rated E, Modern AU, Multi-chapter, Ongoing. Hinata Hyuga was trapped. Her relationship with Toneri was leading to nowhere and she wanted to find a new Dom. Naruto Uzumaki seemed to be the answer to all her prayers, but her fiancé wouldn’t give up that easily…

“Happiness Found” by dreadlord789 - Canon-Divergent AU, One-shot. The war has been won, differences have been set aside, and Naruto is now Hokage, married to his childhood crush. Though his marriage is far from perfect, he finds comfort in the one woman who has never left his side.

“I want you to cry” by Devahhole - Rated E for lots of awful things, like dub-con and graphic murder, High School AU, Multi-chapter, Complete. A sociopath blinded by revenge runs into his greatest opponent.

“Out With the Old” by agitosgirl - Rated E, BDSM Modern AU. Two-Shot, Complete. Rated E for smut. - A poor submissive meets a new Dominant to take care of her.

"Missed Years" by Rinne-Kami - Rated T, Modern AU, Multi-chapter, Incomplete. The act of one night gave birth to their future. And now, with years past since that one night, they were left with years to return. Seven years of love to find, seven years of trust to rebuild, and seven years of fatherhood to return.

"Don't Deny Me" by Imanga - Rated E, Yakuza AU, One-shot. When Naruto gets stabbed after a quarrel with a rival family member, he receives the visit of an unexpected visitor...

"When She's Done" by @narutosleftpec - Rated E, Modern AU, Multi-chapter, Ongoing. The soft pads of her thumbs stroke his cheekbones and she looks at him in an adoring kind of way. Eyes glowing, cheeks rosy and lips tilted in a serene smile. When she leans in and finally kisses him, Naruto is reminded just how hopelessly in love he is with Hinata Hyuga. 

"I Need a Bad Idea" by @char-lotteral - Rated E, Modern AU, Multi-chapter, Incomplete. He's a married man. He loves his wife. He loves his family. But when he meets this lavender eyed beauty at a bar one night, he asks himself if he loves them enough.

I realized that I'm writing one:

"He calls me the devil" - Rated E, Canon-Divergent AU, Multi-chapter, Incomplete. Ohnej's AU, where the frightful Hyuga clan leader Hinata and Konoha’s powerful Hokage Naruto can’t stand each other in economical nor political ground. But walls do have ears, and Hokage’s office and conference room have heard it all. The walls know, that these legendary leaders can’t keep themselves off of each other.

If anyone wants to add on, please do!

[betryl]

Along with Camilla's and Bunny's, another pov I would love to see is Charles'. He had such a tragic development throughout the book, but we get to know very little about what he actually went through, and it makes it easy to put all the blame on him – of course, he was an abuser and that doesn't change, but it would still be so interesting to actually get his own opinion, without Henry, Camilla or Francis speaking on his behalf. Not to justify him, but just to see things the way he did and get yet another interpretation of the whole story.

We'd get to know what his and Camilla's relationship was actually like – and it would probably look even worse from his perspective. His encounters with Francis, too. He puts the blame on Charles taking advantage of him, even though they were probably both taking advantage of each other in some ways – but we never got to hear how Charles felt about the situation.

We'd get to see him slowly lose his mind to alcohol, and it would probably be even more subtle than how it felt from Richard's pov, making it even the more chilling. Him getting progressively more depressed, more irritable, more violent (and therefore, I believe, more guilty about his own behavior too), to the point of being basically drunk all the time, and feeling like a totally different person to how he was at the beginning.

And then we'd get to see him get more and more paranoid about Henry. I would have loved to see more of their dynamic, because while I've seen some people reducing it to a love triangle with Camilla (?), it wasn't just that, and Charles had quite a few valid reasons to hate him. Henry pulled Charles into the whole mess basically against his will – he was the only one who, more than once, tried convincing the others the murder was a bad idea, and no one listened to him and listened to Henry instead. He was depressed for Bunny's death. He got coerced by Henry to get involved with the police too, having to bear the weight of everyone possibly ending up in jail if he did something wrong.

He realized that all of this was mostly Henry's fault, but then the situation with Camilla came along, and Charles suddenly understood he had just become the next target Henry might have wanted to get rid of – and he even tried to. He had every right being scared of him, but the others barely even believed him. So the paranoia turned into genuine fear for his life, until he eventually snapped, and we know what happened next.

All of this was hidden behind Richard's pov, which definitely made it difficult to understand his actions or how he was feeling. As much as I don't like him as a person, he really grew on me and genuinely became one of my favorite characters. And seeing it all from his perspective would be terrifying.

[yanderes-galore]

Hello, can you do og Bonnie with prompts: 24, 36, and 57

Sure! Me and @okchijt had a lot of fun doing this one! This is much different than my usual stuff and this one is strictly platonic! I hope you enjoy despite the different take :) This is more like traditional FNAF than my usual "Sentient AI" takes, plus it leans into more of a horror story. Take it as a breath of fresh air I guess, lol.

Yandere! Bonnie Prompts 24, 36, 57

"Don't you believe in fate? Fate wants us to be together...!"

"I'd hate to hurt you but... if you keep this up I might have to."

"You're stuck with me, like it or not."

Pairing: Platonic

Possible Trigger Warnings: Gender-Neutral Darling, Obsession, Murder/Child murder mentioned/implied (It's FNAF), Blood, Fear of abandonment, Trauma, Kidnapping implied, Violence, Mind break, Dark/Horror themes, Darling nearly vomits, Forced/Dubious companionship, You're childhood friends.

You recall when you were younger that you played with a boy at Freddy Fazbears. You would always have parties there for your birthday and when you met him he always came to yours. You remember the smell of pizza... the sounds of the arcade... and watching the animatronics sing and dance.

You could barely recall his name but you knew his favorite was always Bonnie. He was confident and prideful, always doing things to impress you. He was always in your fonder moments of the Pizzeria.

One day... your best friend said something weird during a party. He told you to not follow the "yellow rabbit". You found it odd why he was so suspicious... but you followed his warning.

After that and you went home... the Pizzeria closed down... and you never saw your best friend again. Freddy's used to be a place that brought you two together. Now... despite what the media says... you feel it took away the closest friend you had.

Years passed since then, allowing you to become an adult. You could never get over what happened that day. It got to the point that you needed some sort of closure.

Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria was mostly abandoned, except for the occasional Night Guard. You got word that the last one mysteriously quit according to some news. Against your better judgment and wanting to fill your need for closure... you prepare supplies and break into the mostly abandoned building.

Once inside you push aside your fears. You feel like you don't belong here... that you should leave. Yet you keep blaming yourself for the death of your best friend... for not being there... so you trek on.

You walk by with a flashlight through the dark building. You pass the animatronics... still idle and untouched for who knows how long. Your goal is near the back... where you last saw your friend before he was never seen again.

You're oblivious to the sharp pink eyes staring you down as you turn the corner.

Walking down hallways you come across a door near the back. Your flashlight shakes in your hand as you reach out. Something in your head tells you to run... something instinctual... but you open the door anyways.

You enter the room and search around. Your flashlight flickers as you catch strange stains in the room. Even worse the smell of something rotting fills your nose.

You walk in the room and search softly. After sometime you hear the door close shut behind you, causing you to jump with a loud scream. You spin around, only to freeze when your flashlight illuminates a bunny animatronic in front of you.

Bonnie.

You can't seem to explain it... how did it get here? Why was it silent? Why did it seem like it was staring-

"I can't believe it's really you... it's been years! I didn't think it was true but you really are here! You even knew where to look...." The bunny speaks, his voice both familiar in the sense you heard him sing... and something else you have trouble recalling.

Bonnie's talking... Bonnie's talking and he knows you. You're stunned, staring at the bunny with confusion and fear. Then the stench of rot fills your nose again and you get an idea... along with the urge to gag.

Maybe you just want closure... but...

"Jeremy...?" The name feels foreign for a moment, like it was locked away in your mind for years to prevent trauma. It's a stretch... but the bunny seems to perk up at the long forgotten name.

"Yes, that's right! But... I go by Bonnie now. That's my name now." The bunny... Bonnie responds.

Your mind begins to spiral.

"How... none of this can be possible... what-" You whisper to yourself. Was this the closure you needed? Was this what you wanted? Was this a nightmare? Now there's more questions....

"It can't be a coincidence! We first met here and became friends... this place is important to us... and here's where we meet again!" Bonnie's tone is full of excitement, his eyes never leaving you. "Don't you believe in fate? Fate wants us to be together...!"

When his words set in your mind continues to spiral. None of this should be possible. There's no way you're meeting your best friend again... but in a robotic suit. Maybe you're sleep deprived... maybe-

"I-I need to leave... I need to get out of here, this is a trick-" You whisper before trying to gun it for the door.

But it all happens so fast... too fast.

Next time you know you hit the wall. The breath is knocked clean out of your lungs as you collapse onto your hands and knees. You wheeze and cough... all while glowing eyes stare down at you.

"I'd hate to hurt you but... if you keep this up I might have to." Bonnie warns sadly, ears drooping when he sees how hard he hit you. You don't entirely hear what he said, the stress and adrenaline ringing in your ears. You only shake as you try to breathe again.

Bonnie realizes his mistake and shakes his head, deciding to change his tone and try this all again.

"I'm really sorry... I forgot how fragile you can be... especially now." The bunny laughs softly, playing it off as just a playful joke.

You feel sick. However, now that you've seen the true power of the robot... you decide it's best not to make it angry. You go quiet, looking up at the bot. This seems to please Bonnie.

"We have a lot to catch up on! We have all night! Perhaps even an eternity... as I don't plan on letting you go again...." The bunny coos, staring down at his old friend.

You try to protect, going to open your mouth. However... Bonnie's look turns threatening and you quiet yourself. Upon obeying the silent threat you're scooped off the floor in a tight hug.

"You're stuck with me, like it or not." Bonnie whispers softly as he holds his best friend. In response tears fall down your cheeks as you feel your mind slip away. Was it the rotting smell.... or was it because you met your friend again?

You finally cave and hug the animatronic back tightly. You feel his soft fuzz on your skin as you try to find comfort in him. You can barely contain your sobs.

"Jeremy... I'm so sorry..." You whisper. You aren't quite sure what you're apologizing for. His murder? For him losing his humanity? For not coming back sooner? For not dying with him?

Does it even matter anymore?

You have your friend back... you have closure... nothing else matters but your best friend.

[starsfic]

Absolutely Not

I have no idea where this came from, I've only seen Mean Girls a few times. I was just rewatching my favorite animatic of "Someone Gets Hurt" and noticed how the artist made Aaron be visibly uncomfortable during Regina's song.

So this late-night fic came up.

-_-

SLAP.

Cady wasn't sure what happened.

One second, Regina approached Aaron to talk to him for her. Cady had stayed back, hoping. She had no idea how to flirt with guys, so it had been really nice for Regina to offer! She tried to ignore the stares burning into her ghost bride costume and had just focused on the pink of Regina's bunny costume and the confidence on her beautiful face.

Except Regina was holding her face, staring at Aaron with wide eyes. The party had gone dead silent, staring at the two exes.

"Did..." Regina stammered, the confidence gone entirely. She looked as though Aaron had kicked a lion cub in front of her. Or maybe she looked scared. Cady definitely did- she had never seen such a vivid look of hatred on Aaron's face. "Did you just hit me?"

"I'm tempted to do something worse, but I don't want to get arrested for murder. Jailtime isn't worth murdering a bitch like you." Regina and Cady's jaws dropped. Aaron didn't pause, prodding Regina in the chest. "Thanks for reminding me of what kind of psychopath you are."

"You- You think I'm a psycho?!" Regina's eyes beaded up with tears. "How can I-?"

"You're right. Psycho isn't the right term." Aaron prodded Regina in the chest again. "You're a manipulative-" Prod. "Cheating-" Prod. "Miserable-" Prod. "Bitch!" Regina's jaw dropped again, but it seemed Aaron wasn't done. "You get off making your ex-friends and ex-boyfriends miserable."

A warm hand on her shoulder forced Cady to tear her eyes away. "What's going on?" Gretchen said, staring at Regina and Aaron like she had never seen them before. Karen hovered close, looking terrified.

Cady shook her head, unsure of what to say. "I don't know. Regina said she would talk to Aaron and now..." She gestured to the scene and, wait, was Aaron gesturing at her?

"She's a perfect example of how you're so miserable that you have to make others miserable! You wanted to ruin my chances of dating someone who seems really nice and cute and way more creative than you-" Cady felt her cheeks heat up at the words. "With your bullshit!But, no! No! Absolutely not!"

Regina seemed too stunned to speak. Aaron didn't wait for her to.

Instead, he was walking over-

Cady felt herself go stiff, unsure what to do under the weight of all the eyes swinging back to her. Should she run? Hide? She wanted to do both with the way Regina's glare narrowed onto her. Now she could see the apex predator that Janice claimed she was-

"Hey, Cady," Aaron said, sounding like he hadn't chewed Regina out. He was smiling shyly. "I heard you liked me?" She barely managed a nod. He chuckled, his smile growing wider. "That's...really cool."

He paused and held out a hand. Cady didn't know what else to do besides taking it. Aaron stared at their hands.

Okay, go time. She plucked up her courage. "...wanna go on a date? I mean, I don't really know what constitutes as a date-"

Aaron's warm chuckle interrupted her. His thumb rubbed against her knuckles soothingly.

"I would love to."

[phenomenalgirl9]

Kim Namjoon x Reader: Delicate

Summary: That time when Y/n turned up onto Namjoon's door all tattered and bloody.

Pairing: Kim Namjoon x Y/n (Mafia au)

A/n: I literally got the idea of the whole plot while playing Dishonoured. 😂

W/c: 1.7k

Genre: crime (?).

Warning: mentions of blood, murder, fighting, bullets.

Rating: 15+ (read with your own caution)

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This ain't for the best, My reputation's never been worse, so, You must like me for me. 

“Seriously Joon again?” You smiled as you traced his jawline, while looking deep into his eyes, almost losing yourself in them. You swear you noticed him glaced at your brightly red painted lips, more than once. Oh how you wished you could place yours on his. Feel those plump lips against yours. 

“Won't you introduce your friends?” You smiled looking at the younger guy, his features kinda reminded you of a bunny. You put a finger below his chin and picked up his face his big eyes looking at you. “You have really pretty eyes” You said, with that same smile. 

“Don't touch him!” Namjoon growled from where he was held in a headlock by your bodyguard Hyungwon was holding him as Seungcheol, your other body guard held the other guy, Namjoon tried to fight and shake him off but well, Hyungwon was equally well trained. 

“Aww. Don't worry he's not even my type” you said as you came back to your old position in front of him “But Joon, did you seriously think you could plant a mole in MY people and I wouldn't know? Why are you after me or rather us anyway, we didn't even do anything bad. Y/n really has been” you paused and moved a bit closer to his ears and whispered “a good girl” and smirked to see him almost shiver for a second because he caught back his composer. 

“You know, Officer Namjoon, it looks really bad” you said and walked back to your revolving chair and sat on it. “Some might even say you're obsessed with me” you said and Namjoon scoffed. 

“What do you want? And its Detective now” He growled. “Oh yeah you got promoted, right? And what do I want? I want to run my business, complete my mission, then spend the rest of my life in Skiathos or Skopelos” you said, upon seeing the confusion on the other officer's face you add, “Islands in Greece, beautiful places”. 

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Sometimes I wonder; when you sleep, Are you ever dreaming of me? 

Namjoon frowned when he heard a knock on the door, well, one followed by 5 more. He shut his book placing the pagemark and walked to the front gate. His eyes shot big in shock upon opening the gate. There you stood, your hair matted, your white shirt stained with dirt and blood. With one look he knew you were bleeding from your waist and your arm, scratches on your forehead and cheek and your knees are scrapped, its a wonder you could walk. 

“I didn't know where else to go” you said, for the second time since he first saw you all those years ago he saw tears in your eyes. Those pretty lips of yours that you painted red, looked more red cause of blood, which was also  trickling down the corners. “Were you followed?” He asked as he glanced around and you shook your head, leaning harder on the wall as you could hold yourself up anymore. Namjoon grabbed the arm that wasn't hurt and slowly brought you in and closed the door. He settled you on the couch as you groaned in pain. He rushed to the windows to check gor any threats as he dialed his roommate on his phone. 

“Jin? Please rush back… I know but it's urgent, bring anything you might need for bullet wounds and don't speak a word of this” he said and hung up. Finally the fatigue caught up to you and Your eyelids started closing. 

“Hey, hey” Namjoon immediately rushed to you and lightly tapped your cheek to keep you from sleeping. “Stay with me, talk to me” he said. This was the second time ever that you've seen concern in his eyes, for you. “They're all dead, all. I didn't do it” you said and the tears started rolling down again. “Who? What happened?” He asked and you started saying. “Today should have been the day the Chois paid for what they did, Choi Taejoon paid for his crimes. But our plan was never to kill him, I wanted to get a confession out of him and get back the winery! My family's heritage winery that he stole back then! But-but, when w-we reached we were ambushed, Choi was already dead in his cabin. So many of my men were killed, a few could be saved” you said as you groaned in pain “Hyung-hyungwon, took a bullet to help me run. Those men were all in dark maroon shirts and black trousers. Like the Lee family’s men” you said. Right then Seokjin rushed into the apartment. “Oh god! That's-”Jin lipsed. “It's Y/n, please treat her, she's bled a lot” Namjoon said. “Can you, um” Jin pointed at your shirt. You nodded and tried opening it with one arm and failed, leading to Namjoon helping you. Your breath hitched with each button. His eyes shone as house skin was getting exposed. “It's filthy, remove it and prepare fresh clothes” Jin said, nonchalantly. Namjoon took a breath and slowly peeled the shirt off you, cutting it at places to make it easier. You felt blood rush to your cheek even in that state, you could feel Namjoon’s eyes raking your body, scouting every corner with his eyes. A sudden sting brought you back to reality, “This will sting a lot and ache but we have to get the bullets out of you or it will cause infection.” He told you then looked at Namjoon “I'll arrange some blood for her and you go wash your hands you have to help me” Jin told him. 

Namjoon rested you on the bed very lightly as Jin plugged in 2 channels to your unhurt arm. “You will not move an inch from here. I'll check up on you, after my shift” Jin said “and yes, I'm Seokjin, Namjoon's roomate” he said. Namjoon's room looked like one in the detective movies. He literally had a board with newspaper cutting and pictures of Yours, Lees, Yours, Chois, their associates, Yours, you had to look away. 

“Ahm” he cleared his throat “Do you need something?” Namjoon asked after Jin left as he switched on the news channel. 

“This evening a shoot out had occured in the house of famous industrialist Choi Taejoon. Sources say that his rival Y/n L/n might have something to do with it, along with a few murders in the previous months” the reporter said.

Your eyes went wide in shock, “Namjoon trust me, I didn't, it was-” you started but Namjoon put a finger on your lips. “Shh” he said and switched off the TV “sleep. We'll talk later, I don't want you dying on me” he said, his face still stoic, but his eyes, those were the last thing on your mind before sleep claimed you. 

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Sometimes when I look into your eyes, I pretend you're mine, all the damn time.

You walked into the mansion with an eerie feeling, it almost seemed too quiet and gave you creeps. The meeting should have been over by now, finally the L/ns and Chois would stop fighting. That was when you heard a gunshot, from the conference room area, and you ran. Your hand went to your waistband, shit you forgot yours in the car. You saw several of your men down, some were knocked out, some were dead with a few Choi men here and there. “Fuck!” You said. You entered the conference room to find Choi Taejoon pointing a gun at your father who already had a bullet mark and blood on his shoulder. “Dad!” You screamed as another hit him right at the heart. You felt like the world had stopped. You ran towards your father, one moment and you saw the gun turn towards you. This was it, you won't even be able to avenge your father, there's literally no cover. As Taejoon fired the shot you closed your eyes, suddenly you felt someone hold and move you out of the way. You opened your eyes to see Officer Namjoon, the bullet hit his arm. “Run” he told you with eyes filled with concern for you, for the first time. So you did, as his police force piled into the mansion, you gathered the men that were able and ran away to a safe house. Taejoon ran away too that day. 

You saw half of your world crumbling down when Taejoon made his way away from jail by framing your uncle for the murder of your father and manslaughter. 

You woke up in a jolt. “Hey are you okay? Are you in pain?” Namjoon asked from his spot on the chair beside the bed. You nodded and said “just old nightmares, resurfacing”. You looked around to see the environment still dark. “How long was I out?” You asked. “Around 22 hours” he said, glancing at the clock. “Oh my god! What!” You said as you tried to get up and groaned. Namjoon immediately moved towards you, pinning you to the bed gently. “Don't move” he said. “But I can't stay here, it's dangerous” you tried to reason with him. “For who?” He asked and the two of you broke into a chuckle “you think they'll know the notorious Y/n is in the house of her cop nemesis” he joked. But your eyes were stuck on his, the stoicness was nowhere around, it was just him, for the first time. 

Namjoon noticed your form, his eyes drifted to your lips, the red color not visible anymore, they looked pale due to the amount of blood you lost. He wished he could take away all you pain and take you to those places you said you wanted to go. 

He looked at your eyes to find you eyeing his lips and something in him broke loose, he bent and placed his lips on yours, you immediately responded as if you were waiting for him. Like a thirsty traveler who finally found water the two of you got lost in each other not caring about the world outside. It was when you tried to get up and the pain hit you that you groaned and fell back down on the bed. 

“Stay” he said, “we’ll do this, together”

Is it cool that I said all that? Is it too soon to do this yet? 'Cause I know that it's delicate. Isn't it?

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[nemaliwrites]

top five books

@serrafew @jigglypuff1994 why would you do this to me. an impossible question to answer

okay i don't know if these are my top five books? but they're definitely the books that had the most impact on me as a writer, and the books i think about the most even long after i read them - which, to me, is what really makes for a good book. a lot of these have also inspired various fics of mine, which you can probably see hehe

1. Hangsaman by Shirley Jackson

i know this really isn't one of Jackson's most popular books, but to me, it's her at her best. worth saying also that i read this book at a very low point in my life, when i wanted to kill myself, and natalie having the same mindset made me connect with her on a level that i don't know if i would have had i not been there mentally.

this book is like if a normal coming of age story was a little bit fucked up. natalie is going to college. she is afraid. she also regularly imagines herself as a corpse, as a skull in a strange man's hands, as being burned alive. she cannot recognize the sound of her own name. do you plan to be a writer? they ask. a writer, the same way i might plan to be a corpse? she says. i love her so much.

the inspiration behind Riding Many a Mile, though perhaps more subtle than some of my other AUs.

2. Bunny by Mona Awad

no surprise here, especially to some of you who i scream abt books with on the daily hehe. the inspiration behind In Pursuit of the Uneatable. i also wrote a fic for this book, Very Important Pets. both were very fun to write.

peak fiction. the book that inspired me to play around with unreliability in my own fics, to be comfortable with introducing ideas and not explaining them fully. samantha is fucked up. she makes a dude out of a stag to destroy the girls she hates in the most homoerotic way possible. what's not to like??

3. The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey

very very VERY much enjoyed this book. no surprise from my writing that themes of identity are some of my favorite to explore, and this book does it in such a compelling way.

guy clones his wife. she and the clone kill the guy together. they fall into the same toxic patterns as her own parents. 10/10

4. Goth by Otsuichi

LOOK AT THIS. murder as the most romantic thing ever. you get it. this part is the inspiration behind a fic that i'm currently writing hehe

on a craft level, this book really changed me i think. a fascinating study on pov. otsuichi does this thing where he'll write a chapter making you think it's about one person, and at the end he switches things up and you're like !!!. big fan also of protagonists who think of themselves as way worse than they are.

he wants to kill this girl bc he likes her hands - but he never does. instead, they're just weird buddies who discuss murder together. he saves multiple people while making it clear that he is a Bad Guy.

5. I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

absolutely beautiful. one of those books that just sticks with you no matter how long it's been. this one also, like bunny, taught me a lot about the scope of a story. by the end, we know nothing about the setting or the time period or anything. but it doesn't matter, because that's not what the story is about.

it's a study of grief and humanity and !!!! i need to reread this actually

[rattytaffy]

A dable about Gregory and Mrs.Afton

I wrote this a while ago long before I was even aware of the pizzaplex books, and before the Ruin DLC came out. So on that note only things that have happened in the games are considered cannon to this story.

This entire fic idea was basically me asking "hay what about Mrs. Afton isn't it kinda strange that she only appears once?" and "hay wives of serial killers often know whats going on and are ether forced to keep quiet or are involved" and "you know we have no confirmation anywhere that she is dead?"

Also note this is all have written on this so far. I might write more later but iv got no clue?

I don't think any content warning tags apply except for non graphic depictions of child abuse? however if anyone thinks i should add a tag please let me know and I will =^.^=

Gregory ran out of the Pizzaplex. It was barely 6 am. He had barely manged to get to the doors with his life. As much as he wanted to solve what was going on he was tiered hungry and didn't want to run for his life any more. He had expected to get away at this point. Only that horrible bunny lady could leave. If he could just hide from her...

Tears clouded his vision to the point he almost ran right into a little black car that was pulling into the parking lot. Falling to his ass Gregory watched as a woman stopped the car and steeped out. She looked like any normal office lady, but it was her face that scared Gregory. She had that look. the look that said someone was not just dangerous but willing to do horrible things and had done so. The woman smiled at Gregory and bent down to the child's level "So your the little boy who ran around my Pizzaplex all night" she said like she was talking to a much younger child. Her features where cold, perfectly normal yes, but the mechanical way with which she moved was frighting. Gregory tried to bolt back but his arm was grabbed the woman's grasp cold, perfectly even, like one of the robots had grabbed him. "Who are you!" Gregory demanded doing his best to keep the fear out of his voice. "You can call me Mrs. Afton. I am the CEO. and I think if you cooperate we can come to an agreement. As it stands you have scene far to much for me to just let you leave" Her tone was still so artificially chipper. A chill ran down Gregory's spine "And if i scream?" "Oh honey no one will hear you. the place is closed for the week perhaps longer no ones coming into work today and we are far from any other lots thanks to the shear size of the parking lot. Now are you going to walk or am I going to drag you?" the grip on his arm tightened "What do you want with me" Gregory said trying to keep his voice brave as he got up. he would walk for now. She didn't seam immediately murderous. Maybe he could out wit her "Oh we will talk about that inside you must be hungry" she said and Gregory's stomach rumbled. When was the last time he had a good meal?

Freddy was still at the doors when Gregory was dragged in. If the color could have drained from his face it would have. He knew exactly who this was. this was the person who put Vanessa as head of security, the person who fired all human staff but Vanessa, the person who had all the strings. "Mrs.Afton" Mrs. Afton smiled at Freddy and he just strait up flinched. Gregory's blood ran cold. "good morning Freddy" she threw Gregory toward him "take him to the daycare. I already gave moon his task list." she turned to Gregory "your going to stay put. If you do not make things hard for me ill even reward you. Try to run and well Moons security programing will take effect" Gregory nodded he thought he was scared before, now he was terrified. He knew very well the difference between being hunted, and being caged. Being caged was always far far worse. "Mrs. Afton pl-" Freddy started but shut up at Mrs.Afton's glare. Taking Gregory's hand he began to walk away "I am so sorry Gregory" he said softly

Sun paced back and forth arguing in his head with moon. "You nearly killed the kid" said sun "i did not want to" Moon objected "Now we are to guard them and not let them leave oh this is bad Moon bad!" sun started to panic pulling at his rays "Calm down. if the boy behaves i will not be made to hurt him" Moon said trying desperately to comfort Sun "You might not but she will!!!! Oh that pore child he's ether going to be used for that horrible new machine of hers or shes going to turn him bad to!" Sun was in full panic about to start ranting out loud when the daycare power went off. He didn't fight the transformation this time already hearing Freddy opening the large wooden door to the daycare

[sesshy380]

Omg I need to know about Bunnies 😂

I'll be honest, I didn't even look inside the docs before I posted the list. This particular one has four WiP ideas in it...including the idea behind 'Our Scars remind Us that the Past was Real' lol

The other three WiP's, one is still a WiP AU in another folder labeled 'Meat' (because that bunny has meat on it lol), and one goes with it as a sequel of sorts. The third is where OC is the villain.

I hope you don't mind, but I'm going to share the 'Scars' premise so you can see the similarities and differences between the original idea and where it ended up.

*****

Post Memory-World Arc. TK is wandering the Duat. He is nameless/has no Ren. He knows when he finally makes it to the Scales, Ammit will be waiting. Sanura, the daughter of Anubis, has decided to make him her friend (he finds her irritating). Even with Anubis’ direction, TK isn’t making it very far towards the Scales since he never really cared to remember all the names of the gods.

One day, when Sanura is being her annoying self and wanting to play, TK makes a comment about just showing him a shortcut to the Scales so he can get things done and over with. His patience has worn thin and he’s tired of the endless suffering that he’s already endured for far longer than he feels is necessary. First he had to witness the death of his village, then he made a bad deal, followed by entrapment in a relic for millennia, not to mention ‘Zorcified’, and now he’s stuck wandering in this hell. Sanura doesn’t like how easily her new friend has decided to give up. She thinks it’s unfair that he has to face Ammit due to all the bad things that happened.

Everyday, Sanura asks, “What would make you happy?”. She’d asked him this daily since his arrival. He’d refused to answer before. Finally he does. “I don’t know what would make me happy. I’ve never known happiness. If I had to guess what would, though, it would be for the events of Kul Elna to have ever existed. For the Millennium Items to have never been made. To have grown up surrounded by loved ones and the opportunity to have friends. To have just lived life as it was meant to be lived.”

TK is given the second chance he doesn’t want…in the most nightmarish way imaginable for him. He wakes up to find himself wearing a very familiar school uniform…and in his own body. Even worse, it appears he’s been put in some sort of alternate universe where the Millennium Items don’t exist, and the Kul Elna massacre never occurred. For some reason he and Ryou are not only friends, but part of Yugi’s little friend group as well. That’s not all. Apparently in this universe he and Atem are cousins living together in Domino (he begins to feel murderous tendencies towards a certain daughter of a god right about now).

The whole situation seems surreal, and everyone keeps trying to convince him that the things he remembers never happened. That they are all figments of his subconscious. That his loss of memory in this world is the result of a car accident a few years prior (and the source of his scar).

[lavender-long-stories]

Spoilers for Lavender Letters Chapter 2

I love how we start this chapter with Hidan amused by Hinata's rage. I think this should be a staple for them as a couple, just saying. 

Hidan just sees a little bunny baring it's teeth and ranting. >///<

I am also laughing a lot about how she just tells him everything, like?? My girlie??? She told the psychotic murderer about her fucking crush, I swear to god.

Who else is she going to tell? Might as well tell this man she *will totally never meet.*

Hidan doesn't read fan mail but he waits impatiently for Hinata's letters, yeah, he clearly doesn't have a favorite.

I don't think he ever denied she was his favorite. He was just never asked.

"I think that's a federal crime." And I bet my fucking arm Kakuzu was thinking "we're already in jail", so, sure.

I love Hidan just saying shit at Kakuzu.

OH MY GOD THE GROUPIE PICTURE LMAO AND I AM NOT EVEN SURPRISED MY THE DEADPAN "sacrilege" I'M GOING TO FUCKING DIIIIIIIE

XD I knew I had to address murder groupies at some point lol

"He was blunt, brash, and a bastard. And Hinata had to admit he might be her best friend." I'm literally so sorry for her but her misery is my entertainment. Also, she needs better friends. If the only person you trust with your feelings is a total nutcase, then maybe there's something wrong with the people around you, just saying.

When you are so shy and depressed that the only person you can tell all your feelings to and feel safe is behind bars.

"What a sad thought. Her best friend was a convinced serial killer. If she ever said that out loud… well, maybe she should never say it out loud." MAYBE SHE SHOULD??? It would be amusing as hell, I'm sure of it.

Neji would lock her ass in the basement.

I'm literally chanting inside my head "please make her worse please make her worse please make her wor-" because I think everyone has the potential to go to prison for capital crimes at least once :D But the idea of the cutie teacher killing the negligent parents is too good to go to waste.

>.> no comments on THIS chapter about that

They are weirdly cute, tbh. I don't know what I expected, but it seems on-brand to you. Even if Hidan is a psycho, he is so cute in his own fucked up, twisted way.

What can I say? I write shit that will tear you up and then make it cute.

"These women saw him acting up in court and wanted him to father their children, and people called him psycho?" This is such a good point, because I see people wanting to fuck Ted Bundy and Richard Ramirez and other fucking maniacs and I am like ?????????are you people fucking mad????

I wanted to make it clear that I am not supporting ACTUAL murder groupies here. >.>

Fictional murders have no real victims. Simp after them all you like.,

Lavender Letters

Pairing: Hidan x Hinata Rating: M for Violence and Strong Language

Description: Hinata signs up for a prison pen pal program and is assigned to Hidan, a serial killer known for his brutal murders. Hinata becomes friends with him despite his crass nature. And, oh yeah, they kill her father.

Tags:  Romance  |  Fluff and Angst  |  Hurt/Comfort  |  No Relationship Abuse  |  Happy Ending  |  Alternate Universe - Modern Setting  |  Prison Pen Pals  |  Serial Killer

[samskaterguy]

AU idea part 3: A bit of an epilogue

1/2 This ended up not being so short so I have to cut it in two parts I'm sorry.

Pizzaplex is okay and dandy, no fire, everyone's made up, past wounds are healed. Old Man Afton is alive no longer and Vanny was arrested for her crimes

Gregory is in Parts and Service with Bonnie to try and pick out old Foxy parts to put him back together so Sun and Moon can be separated but they need someone to work the daycare until then and through testing to see if they're alright on their own. They're not used to being apart.

"I never thought I'd spend a whole hour rummaging through old robot guts with a rabbit." Gregory kind of hates this but he gets to ask Bonnie more questions about his past so he isn't complaining. Why did Freddy miss him so much? He doesn't really remember Bonnie in the band given his age, hell he didn't even know what this place WAS until a few weeks before the whole teaming up with Freddy and kinda almost murdering all of his friends.

"Say Bonnie?"

"Yeah Rockstar?"

Rockstar. That's right he calls him Rockstar, he's gotten used to Freddy's superstar nickname, weird hearing someone else call him something besides his name.

"Why did Freddy miss you so much? And who is this Foxy guy anyway?" Foxy was decommissioned a long time ago, five years today. The purple bunny smiles, but there's a sadness in it.

"Well to answer your first question, Freddy and I are more than friends. Boyfriends if you will.." He looks at Gregory almost a bit scared, Gregory just looks at him confused.

"Okay? Awesome you kiss and stuff. What else? Who is this Foxy guy?" Bonnie pulls an eye patch out of the box he's searching.

"Foxy was a dear old friend. He was decommissioned long before I was, though his was purposeful. His whole pirate gimmick just didn't fit anymore, he looks a bit out place among rockers. Sea shanties also annoyed a lot of parents so soon enough we said our goodbyes..and we never saw him again. Then I was decommissioned but they didn't find a replacement for a long time. Now we have Roxy, you ask me she certainly fits the rocker girl style."

He keeps looking before he finds and old hook, Gregory has a peg leg. "Sorry for not really..reacting. I haven't known any of you long, it's not like I grew up with you guys and I've never really had anyone to miss. Orphan and all."

Bonnie puts a hand on Gregory's shoulder. "You have us now Gregory. We'll make this as much a home for you as we can."

Gregory gives the rabbit a small smile, he touches the hand on his shoulder. He has someone for once in his life.

"Alright. We have his parts, let's find his casing." Gregory's more ready than he was before.

Bonnie knows just who would keep five year old casing just in a time like this. Freddy and Roxy.

Bonnie barges in the door with Gregory in toe.

"Look familiar Superstar?" He tosses the eye patch at the orange bear and he smiles.

"You need his casing right? I knew you'd come for it." He digs around in a little secret compartment he has that no one knows about, not even Chica who's been around the longest. He pulls up a familiar red skull and body.

"I couldn't part with it.." Freddy admits this like he's embarrassed, Bonnie chuckles and takes it off his hands.

"We'll bring him back don't worry." Bonnie kisses the bears cheek. "There are children present."

"We've done worse and you know it."

Gregory aggressively clears his throat.

"Right, right coming. See you later Fred Bear! Gregory onward to Roxy's room!"

[icouldntfinditsoiwroteit]

Five Nighst at Freddy's Security Breach Au

This is an Au of the ending where Gregory leave the pizzeria at six, instead of being caught and killed by Vanny, he manages to not only survive but to unravel what was happening.

Au time GO!!!

"Are we there yet??" Mary asked from the passenger's seat.

"For the fifth time, no," Camilo answered annoyed as he looked through the window from the codriver seat.

"Mary, we already know where it is, why do you keep asking?" (F/N) asked as she finished adjusting Bunny's left boot.

"I'm bored," Mary whined and they all rolled their eyes.

"Tell me we are there, because if I have to listen to Mary whine for just one more second-" Emma couldn't finish her statement as Lucas slowed the car.

"WE are finally here," Lucas said as he sighed in frustration from his friend's antics.

"Are we sure this is a good idea?" (F/N) asked as Lucas parked the car in front of the old abandoned mall's entrance.

"Getting cold feet?" Camilo teased.

"I'm just saying that last time our parents caught us coming here they almost skinned us," (F/N) rolled her eyes.

"Wich is why it is so important we don't get caught this time!" Mary said as she opened the door to her seat and let the cold air sip inside the previously warm car.

"Hey Lucas, are you going to let the car engine on?" Emma asked as she saw Lucas exit the car, leaving the keys in it.

"Nah, I'm not leaving (F/N) and Bunny without the car heater," Lucas answered as (F/N) got out of the trunk and walked towards the driver's seat.

"WHAT?!" The other three turned around in confusion.

"What? I'm not going in there," (F/N) answered.

"But we all have to fulfill the dare!" Camilo protested.

"You ALL have to fulfill the dare, I never agreed to it," (F/N) explained.

"Besides, she ate the chicken foot back at the party so she doesn't have to do this," Lucas explained.

"What, when did she do it?????!!?"

"Ewwww," Camilo said with disgust.

"It wasn't that bad, stop your whining," (F/N) said as she hoed inside the car.

"Look, because I'm such a good friend, I've been taking along to make sure you morons don't do something stupid," (F/N) said after she pulled the window down with a teasing grin.

"Such a good friend," Emma said with sarcasm.

"Besides, I still have my cast on, you wouldn't want my broken arm to get worse, right?"

"You are having your cast removed tomorrow, your arm is already healed, stop being dramatic," Mary said.

"At least let Bunny come, I'll feel a lot safer with him," Emma asked.

"Let me check with him," (F/N) said as she turned at her dog who laid comfortably on the warm passenger's seats.

"He says that he's a bit busy right now, but just scream and he'll come running to your rescue," (F/N) answered and Emma groaned.

"Lazy dog,"

"Remind me, why you gave such a big dog a name like...Bunny?" Mary asked.

"He answered to it back when I first found him, so it just stuck," (F/N) shrugged.

"I almost forgot, take these," (F/N) said as she took out of her bag five walkie-talkies.

"Really?" Mary asked.

"We've got a phone you know," Mary continued.

"I know, but it's to help the mood,"

"The mood?"

"Yeah, like every scary movie starts with someone going into an abandoned building and never coming back," (F/N) then tried to imitate that toy ghosts make.

"Besides, it will prevent your cell phone battery from running out," (F/N) handed them.

"Fine," Camilo sighed as he took the walkie-talkie and began to walk into the mall, he was soon followed by the rest as (F/N) stretched before making herself comfortable on the driver's seat and putting on some music.

Mary led the group deeper into the pizza mall while they used their flashlights to look around.

"They were in a real hurry when abandoning this place, huh?" Camilo asked no one in particular as he saw some of the old decorations still standing.

"I think it was to avoid any more trouble," Lucas answered.

"From what?"

"The murders that took place here, countless children were killed here," Lucas explained.

"And how did no one notice?"

"They say the killer wasn't killing children on the records, some of the bodies found belonged to homeless children," Mary butted in.

"So the killer lured homeless children by making it easy for them to sneak inside and then snatching them,"

"No record means no one is going to look for them,"

"And how did they catch this killer?" Emma asked as she examined some of the tables.

"They say a kid was able to not only escape the killer but also they saved two other kids,"

"And who was the killer?" Camilo asked as he got nearer to the big stage.

"They say it was the night guard, but when they found her she was dead, no one could find out what caused it, they concluded that she had taken her life but there was no wind or trace of any kind of drug, so some theorized that it was the ghosts of her victims," Lucas explained.

"And how do you know that?" Emma asked from the other side of the main floor, the echo making her voice carry through easily.

"Google,"

"Anyway, do you guys remember what we were supposed to find?" Emma asked the group.

"Isabella and her friends hid a book in the pizzeria and we have to find it," Lucas reminded.

"In such a huge place it's gonna take us forever to find it, we should split in two and cover more ground," Emma concluded.

"Hey guys, have you found anything interesting yet?" Their walkie-talkies spoke.

"Not yet, we're going to split and cover more ground, you sure Bunny can't come?" Emma asked and after a second of static they hear a gruff "WOOF"

"He says no," (F/N) answered and Emma groaned as she took Lucas's hand and began dragging him away towards the bowling area.

"Guess that leaves you and me," Camilo said but when he turned around Mary was already walking towards the escalators that led to the second floor.

"Hey, (F/N), do you have any idea where they could have hidden a book?" Camilo asked through the walkie-talkie.

"Not really, but we did put some rules as to where the ebook could be hidden, the book had to be easy to be hidden on a room out in the open, they can't hide it in a locker or a fridge or anything like that, it has to be easy to find once you are in the room they hid it,"

"They also couldn't hide it with other books or stuff from the same color, but I think that's it,"

"It also had to be easy to reach," Lucas's voice came from the walkie-talkie.

"And bathrooms were out of the option," (F/N) added and Camilo couldn't help but be thankful, he didn't want to imagine how dirty they would be.

"Okay, so let's hope it in the-whoa," Camilo couldn't finish his sentence when he suddenly felt the room begin to spin, he had to use a wall for support as his head began to kill him, but fortunately this didn't last, as fast as it came it had gone, but when Camilo opened his eyes once more he was met with bright lights and a clean pizza mall.

With (F/N)

"Guys?"

"Are you alright, can you hear me?"

"Lucas?"

"Camilo?"

"If this is a joke its not funny guys,"

But only static answered her, she started to become a bit worried when Bunny began to paw at the car door.

"Everything is alright Bunny, they are probably playing a prank or something," (F/N) tried to reassure but Bunny was insistent on going to check on them.

(F/N) sighed as she didn't want to go into the cold but she thought that it wouldn't hurt to make sure they were alright, she quickly took the car keys and got out of the car, with Bunny not waiting for her to open his door and jumping into the driver's seat and exiting through the already open door.

He would have entered the mall alone if it wasn't for (F/N) catching his leash and stoping him.

"Calm down Bunny, just let me close the car and we will go find them," (F/N9 had to use all her strength to keep Bunny from running off and quickly closed the door.

"Guys, I'm going in, if this is a joke you are going to regret it," (F/N) warned through the walkie-talkie, but as she finished this statement not only did she finally get an answer but Bunny basically dragged her into the mall while wining.

"(F/N), We...um..I-the....mall-I," Camilo's voice answered as he tried to explain something to her.

"Camilo, is everything alright?" (F/N) asked growing more worried as Camilo stuttered like when he was terrified or nervous.

"YES, I mean, I think?"

"What do you mean you think, Camilo, where are you?" (F/N) asked as she reached the main stage to get to higher ground and tried to find her friends.

"We're on the main stage, but you don't get it the mall, it's..." Mary's voice answered her but this only confused (F/N) since she was on the main stage but no one was there.

"Okay, very funny, I'm in the main stage, stop playing and tell me where you guys are," (F/N) demanded a bit annoyed as Bunny didn't stop sniffing the whole stage over while still whining.

"(F/N), I'm going to need you to believe me and I know it's going to be hard because I don't believe it myself but we're on the main stage of the mall, but the mall it's...it's brand NEW," Lucas revealed and it did sound unbelievable but (F/N) knew that when Lucas got serious like this, he WAS telling the truth.

"Okay?" (F/N) answered as she took a deep breath to try and process what she had just been told.

"How-how did that happen?" (F/N) asked still in shock.

"We don't know, we just got this huge headache and when we opened our eyes again, the mall was brand new," Emma answered clearly panicking out of this situation.

"We need to calm down, panicking won't help anyone, we need to find a way to get out of here," Lucas reminded.

"Can't you guys open a door or break a window?" (F/N) asked although she doubted it would be so easy.

"Give me a sec," Mary's voice said and (F/N) waited for a pair of minutes, imagining what Mary was doing.

"Anything?" She asked already suspecting nothing had worked.

"Nothing, it won't open or break," Emma answered as she sounded about to be crying.

"And to top it off, our phones won't turn on, the only thing that works is the walkie-talkies and Emma and Camilo's flashlights," Mary added.

"Maybe you can look around a try to find if anything can help?" Camilo asked.

"Sure, but it's going to take me a while to search this whole place," (F/N) said.

"Doesn't matter, let's just try to fi-what the hell?" (F/N) became worried when complete static was all she could hear after Camilo's statement had been interrupted.

"Guys, is everything alright?"

"The-the animatronics, they are here...looking at us," Camilo's shaky voice answered and (F/N)'s stomach dropped remembering all the stories from the killer animatronics from the previous pizzerias, she was not willing to test if this was the case.

"Guys," Her hands trembled as she called them over again.

"Yeah?" Mary answered this time clearly as wary and scared as Camilo.

"Run!" She shouted and her friend's running footsteps were the last thing she heard before the static came once again.

(F/N) started to breathe rapidly as she tried to think of any way she could help her friends, this was when Bunny managed to run off, her letting go of the leash in shock, she ran quickly after him while looking around for something that could help her.

When she managed to get to the second floor she saw Bunny seating beside an old broken staff bot on the floor, she went to get a hold of Bunny, but he pawed at the droid's hand where it held a map.

*I can try to help and find them some hiding spots!* (F/N) thought as she quickly snatched it and began to look it over and saw that it was a map for the staff.

"Thanks, Bunny," She said in relief as she saw many places to help her friends move around.

"(F/N)?" She heard Mary's voice whispering.

"Mary?!"

"Are you alright?" (F/N) lowered her voice as she asked worriedly.

"Yeah, Lucas and I managed to hide but I don't know about the others," Mary answered with shaky breath from the fright and having to run out of the blue.

"I'm fine, but I can hear their steps near me," Emma answered in a hushed whisper, they all waited for a minute or two until Emma talked again.

"They are gone,"

"Okay, I found a map for staff and there is an area where the animatronics can't enter," (F/N) explained as she whispered.

"Are you sure it will work?" Mary asked.

"Their programming doesn't let them enter it,"

"I doubt that their programming would allow for them to try to kill us too," Mary added.

"It's better than nothing, where is this area?" Lucas asked.

"Your gonna need to reach the food area, go over the counters into the kitchen and there should be at least one staff door that will lead to a corridor with offices," (F/N) explained.

"The food area is on the second floor, but I don't know if the metal curtains are up or down,"

"I'm hiding on the second floor, I can see the food area, the curtains are open," Emma told them.

"Is there any way we can get to the second floor, that doesn't have us go through the escalators?" Mary asked.

"I, uhhhh..." (F/N) tried to find something but she couldn't.

"The shop I'm in, it's on the first and second floor, I used it to get to the second floor but the chicken is patrolling near it," Emma told them.

"We'll find a way to distract her, were turning or walkie-talkie off in the meantime," Mary informed.

"Good luck," (F/N) wished them as static once again was all she could hear.

Meanwhile

"Roxy, did you manage to catch one?" Chica asked.

"He crawled into one of the vents, but next time he won't be so lucky," Roxanne sounded angry.

"Are we sure this is the only way?" Freddy asked.

"What do you propose then Freddy?" Roxanne asked, tired of Freddy making the same question always.

"We could maybe talk to them?"

"Maybe this is a misunderstanding," Freddy offered.

"Freddy, if this was really a misunderstanding then those things wouldn't be like they are?" Roxanne reminded, they all knew that these people were bad, but Freddy had always been too kind even after he discovered what happened to his kid.

"These purple creatures are pure evil, who only want to hurt the little ones, this is why we have to destroy them," Roxanne reminded as one of the kid's souls hugged her leg.

"The purple people, they won't get us, right?" The little boy asked as he hugged Roxanne's leg.

"Of course not, we will never let any harm get to any of you," Roxanne assured.

Freddy seemed to leave alone the thought of talking alone when another kid took a hold of his hand.

"C'mon, the faster we destroy them the faster the kids are safe," Monty spoke for the first time before walking away and the rest doing the same in opposite directions, with the children's souls going back to the daycare.

[balillee]

maybe i'm just out of the loop, or both the story and the gameplay of fnaf:security breach was fucking dogshit. the best part of the game was watching freddy run up to you at high speed and shaking the earth around you because it was so incredibly goofy that it ruined any tension i was feeling. i still have no idea who gregory is or why he is at all important or even exists, why he was staying behind after hours, how he knew not to trust vanessa, why he climbed into an animatronic, vanessa was like completely absent almost when i was expecting so much more from her especially after her introduction in vr, i don't know why freddy wasn't trying to kill us, i think springtrap was thrown in there to kind of say to the original fans of the franchise 'hey look! look at this thing you remember!'.

like i think the franchise kind of definitively began to suck ass when vr came out. like help wanted was a good game but the retcon that every game before it was literally just an in-universe video game series made by scott the developer's proxy self-insert and that none of those previous experiences were technically real sucked. i was invested in those storylines so heavily and now i'm not even sure if any of it matters or if any of that lore content was even real. i hated what the inclusion of the vr game and vanny did to the story and it made it overcomplex and meta for no reason whatsoever. i mean i had a clue that scott had no idea what he was doing with the story and was retconning and going off the bat wherever he wanted and churning out these games because he was wildly unsuccessful beforehand because in general i don't think he's that good of a developer, but this takes the cake for 'we had no idea where we were going with this story but now we're outright telling you that we don't know what we're doing, we don't care about this product, give me forty dollars.'

the lore used to be that five kids were kidnapped and presumably killed in a freddy's restaurant in the 90's, similar to an incident in the 80's where there were around 10 kids who were killed, by a guy in a golden rabbit costume. the spirits of those children haunt the robots and you, the security guard (who may or may not be the son of the killer under various pseudonyms) must defend yourself against the robots every night because they think that you might be their killer. the killer experimented with the concept of immortality through his killings after the death of his daughter to one of his murderous creations, his daughter later killer her brother, and now the guy is also immortal following the spirits backing him into a corner after an attempt to cover his tracks in an old location. now, the entire thing is some big in-universe conspiracy theory based off of some crackpot indie games that ruined the franchise's reputation, some lady got infected with a literal computer virus and turned into a magical bunny woman who murders children who looks nothing like her predecessor, and we're not even sure if any of it is real or not. it's overcomplicated, and sure, the original story was overcomplicated too, but the vr and security breach overhauled and made it ten times worse with additions to the story and plot twists that i despise. the series should have died with golden freddy in 50/50 mode when their spirit was laid to rest finally.

[straydawg-writing]

𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞'𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦.

- 𝓚. 𝙯𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙮𝙘𝙠

• hunter x hunter series

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Chapter 3—

"Don't they have anything at least a LITTLE flattering? I get they're like hippie-extremists, but not all of us want to look like a sack of potatoes," you complained, swiping through their clothing racks that screamed no-potential-whatsoever.

You'd finally arrived at NGL headquarters, only for them to make the three of you throw out your phones and clothes. It's like they were still living in the 18th century.

"It's only clothes. Just pick whatever," Killua replied while browsing through the selection, though he looked equally as aggravated and bored. He did have at least some style that he wanted to upkeep.

Gon on the other hand didn't seem to care.

"You think they have anything green?" He wondered out loud.

You pulled out a set of white pants with a blue long sleeves top.

"Hey Killua."

"Yeah?"

You shoved the set into his arms, giving him a bright smile.

"Try this on, I think it would match your eyes well."

"Idiot. The Chimera Ants won't be looking at my eyes when we're fighting them." Pink dusted his cheeks as he looked to the side, avoiding eye contact.

He bought the outfit without even trying it on.

Gon pouted. "Wait, what about me?"

You pulled out two more similar sets. One was a pair of green pants and a white tank top, while the other was burgundy pants with a black top. That one was yours.

"We can all match!" You grinned, relieved you finally found something that wouldn't make you all look like homeless children. "Well, sort of." The sets were still different colors, but they retained the same general style.

"Oh, great idea Y/N! I'll go change into it now," Gon beamed, nearly skipping all the way to the changing room with his brand new green pants. It was about time he put on something different for a change, you inwardly joked.

Killua was already walking back from the stalls when Gon ran past him.

"Wow Killua, look at that drip~" You whistled, checking out his new outfit.

"You're so hopeless," he sighed, bonking the top of your head.

You rubbed where he had hit and stuck out your tongue, pretending to be hurt. It was the truth though, he looked really good in the outfit you had picked out. Peeking at him while he wasn't looking, you discovered that the tight-skinned long sleeves accentuated his arms in a way you'd never noticed before, hugging his lean muscles. You were right about the royal-colored shirt bringing out his pretty blue eyes. And the way his pale skin and white hair contrasted them even looked a little heavenly...

God, what were you thinking? If Killua heard you right now he'd hit you over the head another 20 times over. You looked to the floor, hoping he wouldn't see your growing blush.

After all three of you had changed into your new clothes, the hunt for the Chimera Ants began. Kite was on his own horse, while the rest of you fit on the second one due to your small frames. You were holding onto Gon's torso as he took control of the reins.

He was like a natural, his whole body moving in sync with the horse in strong determination. You trusted him, knowing that wouldn't just let you topple over. You weren't really used to horses, as they weren't typically found roaming around the jungle.

Then there was Killua, who was standing stick-straight on the horse like it was nothing.

"How do you even do that?!" You called out over the sound of galloping hooves.

"Huh, Do what? You mean this?" Killua smirked, doing a handstand.

You couldn't believe him. The boy had no fear at all.

"You're crazy," you stated, turning around to face Killua and leisurely leaning your back against Gon.

You had finally mastered balancing on the horse without having to hold onto him— but you had nowhere as near the skill Killua did.

"Maybe I am, but you love it," he teased, still upside-down. Temptingly enough, his white locks of hair were hanging upside-down too.

Slowly, you leaned forward on the palm of your hands, steadily closing in the distance between you two.

"Sure, I do. You got me there," you cooed, catching him off guard.

"Huh.." He sweatdropped, turning bright red. Killua's balance was starting to wobble.

Then, exploiting his moment of weakness, you tugged on his hair knocking him over.

Satisfied, you rested against Gon again. Thankfully the boy didn't seem to mind.

"Show off," You said, sticking your nose in the air.

"Man, that was so unfair!" Killua whined, sitting back down on the horse and dragging his hands down his face.

You crossed your arms, ready to deliver some witty comeback, when you noticed some bees in the distance that looked like they were carrying something. Squinting your eyes, you saw that they were flying in closer.

"Hey guys, look at that," you pointed out. The horses stopped as one of the bees dropped the paper in Kite's hand.

Help!!

Chimera Ant Nest, Rocky Area

Notify Hunter Association!!

An SOS? And it appeared to be written in blood.

You cast a worried glance at Gon, who looked disturbed.

"It's Ponzu..."

Ponzu...? The name wasn't familiar to you at all. That must be somebody Killua and Gon knew from before you had met them.

The bee fluttered defeatedly around you before making its landing on your ring finger. Kite made the decision to leave the horses, with a message for the Hunter Association.

Even though they ran faster on foot, it didn't take much time until you came across an unsettling scene.

Or, what was left of Ponzu.

Blood soaked the ground. Articles of ripped-up clothing scattered the dirt, and there was not even a bone in sight. The putrid smell of iron overwhelmed your nostrils.

It was fresh blood.

If you had arrived even 15 minutes earlier, maybe Gon and Killua's friend would not have so barbarically killed. You felt sick to your stomach.

'This wasn't done by a human'

"This was done by a Chimera Ant," Kite finished your thought.

The look on Gon's face scared you. Most of the time, Gon was a sweet boy on a journey to find his father. But sometimes, you could spot a festering darkness threatening to take over his very being. You knew he would never tolerate his friends getting hurt, but you couldn't help but wonder if Gon was self-sacrificing, or perhaps selfish?

"I hate to consider the possibility, but it's possible that NGL's underground rulers have already been fed to the queen. What will happen if Chimera Ants are born with their genes..?" Kite trailed off, studying one of the bullet casings in the murder scene.

An unprecedented biohazard never seen before in human history, is what that meant. The worst-case scenario had just happened.

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That wasn't the last disturbing scene the four of you came across. In front of you now were three decaying horses, each speared through the stomach by its own tree. They resembled grilled chicken and steak kebabs.

The scent was even worse than the last incident. This time, they were rotting. Killua and you both covered your noses, in an attempt to block out the stench.

"It's like a morning sacrifice," Gon stated.

You remembered what that was. Back at home, sometimes birds would impale their prey on sharp objects like branches. It wasn't a pretty sight, but it was the circle of life. What kind of monster could do this to not just one, but three 1,000 ton horses?

Your question was answered quicker than you had hoped.

"Trash. Those are mine!" The monster in question growled as he stepped foot out of the dense forest.

He looked like an overgrown bunny, with wings of a bird, thick-ass thighs, and seaweed green hair. And as for the vibe he gave off? You could safely assume he was just a stupid man-child.

"Wow. You're ugly," you deadpanned.

"You wanna say that again little brat?" He snarled, making the first move and charging right after you.

You quickly dodged his attack, but not before he came in contact with your arm. That was gonna leave a bruise.

Kite activated his aura, temporarily distracting the bunny-monster. It seemed to have noticed the change in atmosphere.

No way...was it possible? Had it already learned about the power of nen?

"Y/N, Gon, Killua... You three must deal with him yourselves. We'll be encountering more Chimera Ant soldiers like him. I won't be able to help you during combat, so if you can't defeat him, you will have to leave." Kite stepped back from the fight.

You nodded, Gon and Killua mirroring you. The three of you understood what hung in the fate of this fight.

"We told you before Kite, we're pros, not just kids!"

In sync, you all activated your nen together.

"Did you hear that bunny? I'm about to blow off those weird speedos of yours into the next dimension." You raised your hand in front of you, manipulating the wind to blow him away with every step that you advanced.

Killua was already in the air, prepared to test his thunder-bolt. In a flash of blue, dozens of lightning strikes were being zapped into the ant, immobilizing him. Gon's charged punch was enough to send him flying across the sky.

You saw his tail-puff shrink and sparkle in the distance as he was about to disappear, until something fast and unidentifiable swept him away.

Someone had been watching.

"He let his soldier do the fighting so that he could learn our abilities," Kite explained while walking towards the three of you again.

Gon and Killua looked disappointed. You hadn't even gotten a chance to use much of your powers during that fight. If you had finished it off, would that have been enough to prove yourselves?

"Are you coming?"

You looked up at Kite.

"There's no need to feel down, your attacks weren't that bad. You just need experience now. If you wish to become stronger, this is a perfect opportunity... But if you aren't prepared, you won't be able to endure it. Whether we win or lose, hell lies ahead of us." Kite finished off, looking at each one of you in the eye with a resolute stare.

You knew that. Gon and Killua knew that also.

Even so, all three of you were prepared and eager to do whatever it takes to strengthen yourselves and help Kite save NGL.

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Kite looked serene as the light of the small campfire lit up his features. He and Gon had caught some fish for dinner earlier, while Killua and you set up camp. Now, you sat brushing arms with Killua, who was sitting next to Gon, who was huddled up close to Kite. The night was quiet, except for the cicadas singing in the trees and the thoughts running through you and your friend's minds.

There was a lot to think about.

Gon and Killua hadn't even been given the time to grieve over the loss of their past acquaintance, before being hit with the hard-hitting truth that the Ants were already evolving at a nightmarish rate. Nobody knew how many had gone missing or even more so been eaten. Yet everyone knew that the death count had already surpassed comprehensible numbers. Most likely, not everybody here would make it out alive.

But, the three of you consistently have proven the odds wrong. You held onto that fact like you held onto your pendant.

It reassured you.

It was obvious that the three of you had become inseparable over the past two years.

After you met Gon and Killua at Heaven's Arena, you'd never left each other's side.

Nobody would be going home without the other, because you had all found home within each other.

"Hey, Kite? What was your dad like?" Gon asked.

Kite looked up at the boy, surprised by the sudden question. Turning his eyes to the starry night sky, he exhaled a breath of cold air.

"I didn't know him. He disappeared when I was a child."

Gon hummed, waiting for Kite to continue. He knew that feeling too. It was an icy and empty feeling, not having a father figure in your life to guide you, praise you.

"I have very few memories of him, but they've all muddled together by now. Sometimes I can't tell if they're real or if I've convinced myself they are."

"....I think Ging would thank you."

This brought Kite's attention back to Gon.

"Thank me for what?"

"Well... You've been like a sort of mentor for me ever since we met, back on Whale Island. If it weren't for you, I would never have even become a hunter. Maybe I'm just a kid, but the past month it felt like I.. like I had a dad."

Your heart ached for Gon, who had been searching this whole time for his father in everyone he met and everything he saw. Gently, you placed your hand over his and squeezed it, wishing you could be of more comfort to him. Wishing you could turn back time and bring Ging back to his home, to Gon.

Kite's eyes softened as he looked at the boy, who offered a wobbly smile.

"Ging would be proud of you," he said, ruffling Gon's spiky hair.

That night, the glimmering moonlight had brought out your most vulnerable selves. You felt a honey-like warmth grow inside of you— a new member had just been added to your family. Killua seemed content, happy that his friend was smiling. And Gon's eyes matched the twinkling stars as he looked up to Kite like he was the most wonderful thing.

It was a special night. You knew deep down that you would treasure it, for a long time to come.

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[punkscowardschampions]

Amber & Cosmo

Amber: [okay so what if like he finds her in Dash's room obvs he's not there like lowkey ransacking it and he can either help her or walk off whatever you think he'd do and then we can do a convo after that of her being like I'm not a burglar or a bunny boiler just for your info] Cosmo: [I like it, he'd more than likely just walk-off like 😏 okay so] Amber: [that works for us cos they've seen each other so they know each other is hot but haven't spoken] Cosmo: [exactly and just set up he's not gonna deign to get involved with anything his brother/you] Amber: not a stalker but realise getting in your inbox to claim that is a defeat.... Cosmo: you either got the wrong room or wrong inbox Amber: right room to get my zip back, right inbox because you saw me hunting for it Cosmo: I'm glad Cosmo: your efforts to stop him being entirely useless are appreciated Amber: I don't rate highly for him besides 🎯 Amber: but easy mark for theft isn't a sweet identifier Cosmo: Exactly, no need to get upset Cosmo: you've got your shit back and you didn't have to interact with him again, take your wins Amber: control your emotion? is that how you're gonna talk to a girl you've just (not) met? Amber: take your chance at less....THAT....first impression Cosmo: we met Cosmo: I was the tall, athletic guy Cosmo: you were up to your waist in all the crap he has lying about, but I could just about see you over it Amber: you looked at me, you didn't meet me Amber: it would involve not keeping walking Cosmo: I'm sorry, I didn't know there was etiquette surrounding girls who just so happen to be taking back what was there's, NOT stalking and NOT stealing Cosmo: should I have offered assistance? Amber: if the idea of meeting me horrifies you more than the prospect of me leaving quicker thrills you, no help required Cosmo: I'm not part of the turndown service, sadly Cosmo: again, nothing personal Cosmo: I just have somewhere to be Amber: I didn't know it was a real hotel Cosmo: He didn't tell you? Cosmo: practically the marmont but no one cool has died here yet Amber: the in depth conversation you're picturing us having didn't happen Amber: not to make you more uncomfortable than my sudden appearance Cosmo: rest easy, I'm not picturing anything Cosmo: as I said, busy Amber: 😴👶 Cosmo: What's that meant to mean Amber: I'll sleep like a newborn, you can rest easy knowing it Amber: when you're not busy Cosmo: 😏 alright Cosmo: would hate to have you keeping me up at night, honestly, so thanks Amber: if I wake up screaming for milk I won't come & find you Cosmo: If you wake up 9 months down the like with a screaming 👶 Cosmo: I'll redirect you to the right room, free of charge Amber: can you not put a hex on me please Amber: I'm too busy myself to be carrying any 👶s Cosmo: I can promise you I wouldn't know how should I want to Cosmo: but I don't and you seem smart enough to have put your faith in something beyond magik Amber: what do those people seem like to you? Amber: I can talk in riddles all day Amber: give you a reading Cosmo: I've been assured we're both too busy for that Cosmo: but I get it, I know where you're from Amber: you know where I live Amber: that makes two of us Cosmo: I don't need to know any more than that Cosmo: do you? Amber: if you don't, I don't Amber: you don't work at the hotel and I'm not the official spokesperson for this place Cosmo: we can both agree to give the guided tour a miss Cosmo: go on then, what's your name Amber: that's a quick turnaround Amber: you didn't need to know anything because you had an idea where to leave 💌 Amber: you wanna give them the personal touch, addressed to me and signed? Cosmo: You might be used to being the hottest girl in the commune or whatever but that ain't it Cosmo: you don't wanna be spokesperson, who are you then? Amber: 😂 we don't spend our days having beauty and talent contests but if I do speak out I'll suggest it over the campfire Amber: my name isn't who I am, is yours? 🚀🌠 Cosmo: Sure being humble and selfless is in the indoctrination but give it a go Cosmo: those 20s won will all add up for you Cosmo: and I go by my last name Amber: flattery & letters, you're a patron of all the dying arts, boy Cosmo: Someone's got to Amber: valiant Cosmo: If you like Cosmo: you won't be getting the letters though, this rate Amber: don't you like compliments back? Amber: I'll use a 🖋 if you prefer Cosmo: Genuine ones, perhaps Amber: you're not too busy for genuine connection? Cosmo: awfully presumptuous for someone who only knows where I live Cosmo: touche Amber: I know your name too Amber: & what you look like Cosmo: You won't tell me yours Cosmo: it can't be much worse Amber: It's Amber and up to you how you rate it Amber: some of my roommates have it worse, or better, subjectively Cosmo: Its normal Cosmo: you won the hippie lottery Amber: but maybe I'd commit more fully if I was called Acorn Amber: love my life Cosmo: maybe you'd resent it even harder and change it to something really dull just to spite them Amber: Or go by my last name, little 🐦 told me some people do that 😏 Cosmo: Long as any siblings you've got love their stupid name Cosmo: why not, eh Amber: I don't have any Amber: officially Cosmo: Piss off Cosmo: why are you like princess of that place Amber: I have no idea what you mean Amber: if anyone is,  Lux is Cosmo: You get a normal name AND you don't have 17 brothers and sisters Cosmo: you're one of the murderers on the run then, yeah? Amber: we covered that I'm no crazy ex Amber: my dad's a teacher, he teaches the ones who don't go to school Cosmo: figures Amber: what's the equation? you haven't shown any of your working out Cosmo: exactly Cosmo: that's why you're not exactly like the others I've 👀 Cosmo: 🍎📚 Amber: are you 'not like other girls' ing me or calling me a 🤓? Cosmo: You can have 'not like other girls I've met on the landing' Amber: am I supposed to want that? Amber: maybe this is a 'ask me how many other girls I've met on the landing' lead in Cosmo: Why would you need to ask? Cosmo: compare notes around the campfire Amber: it doesn't interest me Cosmo: Gutted for him Amber: how much more flattery can I take Cosmo: Maybe a question for yourself Cosmo: definitely not for me Amber: you're offering it up Amber: you're not gonna question that? Cosmo: I've got manners Cosmo: you can question why that's so shocking to you but I ain't gonna put a downer on your day now you got your bag of sunshine back Amber: the answer is because if you had manners you wouldn't have run away from me when I was going feral on your brothers belongings Cosmo: I don't owe his stuff any more than I owe you Cosmo: there's manners then there's involving yourself in business that ain't yours Cosmo: which is rude, btw Amber: I was upset & you ignored it, that's ruder btw Cosmo: He upsets lots of people Cosmo: I can't console you all Cosmo: I'm sure he'll be at yours if you need to talk it out Cosmo: or just smack him, better yet Amber: we aren't allowed to resort to violence to resolve our conflicts Amber: I came to Hotel Calfornia looking for him for that precise reason Cosmo: you're welcome to wait Cosmo: can never leave that one, yeah Cosmo: he'll be back for snacks at some point Amber: I got a better resolution, my shit back Cosmo: like I said, I am genuinely glad for you Cosmo: and I also said, you shouldn't bother being upset about him Amber: I'm not upset about him, that's why I'm not waiting for him Cosmo: What's wrong Amber: I don't like being stolen from, we share, we don't just take Cosmo: He's not from there Cosmo: and he's also a prick Cosmo: just tell all your other hippie mates and they'll not feel like sharing with him any time soon, easy Amber: he's there more than I am, he knows how things are Amber: & I'm not a teacher Cosmo: bold of you to assume he cares Cosmo: this ain't actually a hotel either, let you in on that shocker Cosmo: just treats it as such Amber: I'm not so high I see more dots than there are to connect Amber: you're easy to follow Amber: so is he Cosmo: If that's riddle for normie Cosmo: I've never been less offended, sorry Amber: if I wanted to offend you I'd have looked through your room after his Cosmo: what do you want Amber: something to do Cosmo: Do you wanna get back at him or no Amber: are you gonna out me to the hippies if I say yes? Cosmo: You've never seen me there Cosmo: you don't need to worry Amber: not worried, I'm curious Cosmo: right answer Cosmo: come back here and I'll help you this time, alright Cosmo: but not now, I have training Cosmo: later Amber: call my name when you're done Amber: now you know it Cosmo: alright Cosmo: if 12 other girls come out too, not my fault Amber: 😂 Amber: they won't look anything like me if they do Amber: we'll track each other down Cosmo: Hottest girl in the commune, I remember Cosmo: don't need to kick it that old school and insist on glass slippers Amber: what you should remember is I won the hippie lottery Amber: only Amber at the commune Amber: so if you find any others they'll be 'normal' Cosmo: quote unquote Cosmo: anyone who willingly spends their time there without reason is weirder than being born there Amber: I wasn't born there Amber: & you're being a bigger prick than your brother Cosmo: dragged there by your parents, same difference Amber: that's their reason for being there, they don't make me stay Amber: they don't make me do anything Cosmo: sure Amber: it's not the horriblest place I've lived, why is that so 👽 to you? Cosmo: Kids don't have free will when it comes to their parents Cosmo: mine don't MAKE me live here but where else Amber: I have more than most Cosmo: I already said sure Amber: but it's heavy with disbelief Cosmo: because its not real Amber: I'll send you a postcard as tangible proof when I go back to travelling & they stay here Cosmo: I'll pretend I'm impressed Amber: are we trying to impress each other now? Cosmo: Do you think you're being impressive Amber: no Cosmo: Good Amber: what are you training for? Cosmo: football Cosmo: I'm a footballer Amber: let me guess, you're the one who scores all the goals Amber: whatever that's called Cosmo: 😂 Cosmo: girls don't fuck with the goalie Cosmo: but I ain't ours Cosmo: even though its equally as important, if you ask him 😏 Amber: plenty more girls don't care what position a boy plays in Amber: or if he plays Cosmo: girls you know Cosmo: not ones I need to Amber: girls existing all over the world Amber: because there is a 🌏 beyond the commune, in spite of how obsessed you are with it Cosmo: called the world cup, look it up Cosmo: nothing unites the world more than football, fact Cosmo: ain't peace and love Amber: research football hooligans Amber: 👶s are made but domestic violence spikes if you lose Cosmo: part of it Cosmo: war is the other great equalizer, fightings the good bit of, obviously Amber: conversion to your way of thinking isn't necessary Cosmo: I'm right Cosmo: its irrelevant what you think Amber: I'm not looking for deprogramming & reprogramming Cosmo: Your loss Amber: 🙃 Cosmo: 👍 Cosmo: later Amber: call me, Cosmo 💫 Cosmo: don't call me that, like Amber: this is where if I was you, I'd say don't get upset Cosmo: I told you that's not my name Amber: what do you want me to call you? Cosmo: You seriously don't know his last name Cosmo: Christ Amber: why would I? he wasn't offering to give it to me Cosmo: 🙄 Cosmo: its Haynes Amber: 👌 Cosmo: [however long you have to train for, probably a full day] Cosmo: you about, Amber Amber: I thought you'd forgotten about me Cosmo: How could I Cosmo: how bad do you wanna mess with him then, what's the level here Amber: I don't want him to think I'm 💔 Cosmo: 'Course Cosmo: I've got an idea then Cosmo: you want to come back or you want me to 📬 you the goods Amber: are you gonna also send me 💌 with it? Cosmo: does that change your answer? Amber: yes Cosmo: I thought you'd had enough flattery for one day Amber: that was before you ignored me for a really long time Cosmo: 😂 Cosmo: you're funny Amber: 🤭 Cosmo: do you know what this is? Cosmo: [sends her a picture of a small ass/specialist spanner used for skateboard wheels] Amber: 🛹🔧 Cosmo: exactly Cosmo: so its just a case of if you wanna do the honours or not really Amber: I'll be there Cosmo: I won't start without you Cosmo: you can be more creative with your hiding places than he was too, not hard Amber: considerate Amber: I won't make you wait as long as you did me Cosmo: do most girls not like to be kept waiting too then Amber: it was you who singled me out as different Amber: 🕊☮️✌👽 Cosmo: comes with the territory Cosmo: but I could be beating women and rioting so you know Amber: 🌟 for not Cosmo: backatcha for being the only Amber Amber: I didn't choose my name, you know Amber: you'll have to give my mama that one Cosmo: 💔 so much for freedom Cosmo: take your wins, remember Amber: nobody can walk when they're a 👶 Amber: remember your manners Cosmo: you bringing her with then Cosmo: bit weird but fine Amber: you gonna flatter her too? Cosmo: 🌟 all 'round Amber: then no because her committed relationship would crumble & it'd be my fault for bringing her to the hotel Cosmo: hardly, I'm a prick, right Cosmo: and define committed whilst you're at it Amber: it's not up to me to define what she means by committed or to judge if she's into pricks young enough to be her son Cosmo: considerate Amber: 🤫 because I don't have 17 siblings or 4 fathers doesn't mean my mama is for you, boy Cosmo: the MILF thing is played out Cosmo: not for me Amber: 🌟🌟 Cosmo: cheers Amber: I understand why when he's at the commune, he stays Amber: it's a long way back to the hotel Cosmo: you reckon that's it Amber: do you have a pool? Cosmo: why would we Amber: he can't skate on water so that's another negative Amber: if you did Amber: & most hotels do Cosmo: yeah, for the 2 days a year the sun's out Cosmo: he'll have to learn to snowboard on it 'cos more likely Amber: you don't have to wait for the sun to come out to go swimming Cosmo: stitch that one on a pillow Amber: I'll leave it on your bed for you when I'm done Cosmo: you just that fast or you make a habit of breaking in? Amber: you don't want me in your pool or your room Amber: unfriendly Cosmo: 😏 Cosmo: gutted, obviously Cosmo: come in the front door this time, let's start there Amber: if you insist Cosmo: just thinking of my parents guttering Amber: are you calling me fat now? Cosmo: Oh yeah Cosmo: you're tiny, don't be dumb Amber: maybe you're playing blind football, I don't know your life Cosmo: I ignored you, I still 👀 you Cosmo: sorry to break it to you Amber: do you want that on the other side of the pillow? Cosmo: go on Amber: I'll just stitch some 👀s and freak you out Amber: the stalker in me Cosmo: 😍 more appropriate Amber: after you go swimming with me maybe Cosmo: got nothing more than a bathtub here, I weren't lying Amber: how big is it? Cosmo: you won't be able to do laps Amber: we'll have to float instead Cosmo: alright 😂 Amber: how long can you hold your breath for? Cosmo: I dunno Cosmo: but probably ages, my cardio is top Cosmo: how 'bout you Amber: we'll find out Cosmo: after floating Cosmo: gotcha Amber: or before Amber: I'm not setting a strict routine Cosmo: 😶 Cosmo: that's hippie talk Amber: that's what I am, boy Amber: more or less Cosmo: it don't matter what you are Cosmo: we've just got a common enemy Amber: you're being unfriendly again Cosmo: how am I? Amber: don't say I don't matter Cosmo: you understood what I meant Cosmo: just to each other Amber: that's not being stitched anywhere Cosmo: I will need another pillow like Cosmo: can't just have one Cosmo: but take your time Amber: 😏 Amber: what do you want on pillow 2? sequels are never as good Cosmo: I know, I'm the original Cosmo: does your wisdom start and end with the one quote then Cosmo: got the eyes, you may as well give me the rest Amber: my whole face isn't what you wanna be looking at every night before you go to sleep Amber: you never would Cosmo: come off it Amber: I'm an original too Amber: & the commune's hottest unless you're gonna take that back suddenly Cosmo: Not met everyone but I'd happily bet on it Amber: come meet everyone Cosmo: why Cosmo: didn't actually put a 💸 on that, if you're hiding some supermodel there for ransom Amber: because you won't find out if you don't Cosmo: I'll live, like Cosmo: tah for the offer Amber: what's your hang up with the place? Cosmo: anywhere my brother, or people like him, is, is not a place I need to be Amber: it's big enough that you can exist on opposite ends Cosmo: still Cosmo: not my scene Amber: when did you last go? Cosmo: I dunno, whenever I was last forced for some family birthday Amber: give it another 🎯 now you've been invited Cosmo: I still don't get what it is to you Cosmo: I like clubs Cosmo: and drinking over weed any day but not every day 'cos I have to stay in regime all week at least Amber: I don't get why you're so 🚫 Amber: Dash isn't gonna stop me being there Cosmo: I don't get why you care Cosmo: not the spokesperson you said Cosmo: I'm not ripe for indoctrinating, I'm good Amber: because don't you think you're too old for sibling rivalry Cosmo: There's no rivalry Cosmo: we don't like each other Cosmo: he's a loser and happy being it Amber: whatever you wanna call it, more played out than milfs Amber: it's like the kids here who draw a line down their section of the room Cosmo: I didn't ask for you opinion Amber: you don't have to be mad about it because you didn't ask for it Cosmo: I can be mad because its unwarranted and you have no idea what you're giving your opinion on Amber: I'll give you an apology if you'll take it Cosmo: whatever Cosmo: just come do what you need to do Amber: I just wanted to see you around, I didn't mean to go hard into prying into your shit Amber: sorry Cosmo: no harm done Cosmo: don't worry Amber: it's not been a typical day Amber: I know I wear stalker well but not my usual colours Cosmo: I get it Cosmo: I do know him even if I'd prefer not to Cosmo: and even if I don't know you Cosmo: no biggie Amber: that unites us if ⚽ never will Cosmo: Right 😏 Cosmo: I weren't taking the piss when I said you were different to the rest Cosmo: even if I didn't mean it as lame as it sounded Cosmo: don't feel bad, yeah Amber: shouldn't I? if I'm different then why didn't I act different Cosmo: We all make mistakes Cosmo: you don't have to be a repeat offender, you know Amber: that's less likely than the skateboarding on water trick Amber: he wouldn't offer & I wouldn't accept Cosmo: Good to know but bit TMI Amber: sorry again Cosmo: don't mention it Cosmo: seriously, like Amber: 😶 Cosmo: 👍 Cosmo: he's an idiot Amber: the way everyone talks about him, I thought Amber: we'd click Cosmo: Didn't you Cosmo: nah Cosmo: well, there's plenty other people 'round to be mates with instead Cosmo: one plus of living there, surely Amber: it's the best thing about living there Cosmo: there you go then Cosmo: and you clearly don't need any help with lads Cosmo: forget him Amber: after this Cosmo: well, of course Cosmo: not even stalker moves, just fair Amber: if you'd let me use the window it could be both Cosmo: would you like it to be both Cosmo: won't tell but I can't vouch for the neighbours Amber: you don't want your neighbours thinking I'm sleeping my way through the family Amber: understandable because you'd be 2nd Cosmo: Hilarious Cosmo: and you wouldn't want to break up my parent's stable committed relationship would you Amber: no Cosmo: I wouldn't recommend either of them and all so fairplay Amber: it'd be bizarre if you did Cosmo: you got limits then Cosmo: good to know Amber: because I consent to live with a big group of hippies you assume I don't? Amber: some of them are very limited Amber: or is it because I slept with your brother once? Cosmo: I'm not assuming anything Cosmo: that's why I said, always handy to know Cosmo: and you said you'd shut up so do Amber: have another go at asking me to & I will Cosmo: you don't get it, 'cos you're an only child Cosmo: but there's nothing I'd like to talk about less Amber: you still don't get to tell me to shut up Cosmo: If you wanna talk about him piping you, go literally anywhere else, I don't care Cosmo: I don't wanna hear it Amber: I don't wanna talk about it but I don't want you to talk to me like that either Cosmo: You stop, I'll stop Cosmo: that works in both our favours Amber: agreed Cosmo: sorted Amber: let me in & it soon can be Cosmo: 👌 Amber: [just gonna walk up in your house like she owns it] Cosmo: [doing the after you motion like 'you know where it is'] Amber: [going there cos she do] Cosmo: [following 'cos you've committed now not gonna bail, assumedly found all boards he has so more of a fuck you moment, just sitting on his bed like awks] Amber: [sitting on the floor because doesn't wanna sit on his bed for obvs reasons even if he hadn't already claimed it and getting to work but lbr she'd struggle to get some of the wheels off cos you can't tell me she's got any strength at all, look at her, so just looking at him like help] Cosmo: [shaking his head like lol but lowers himself to the floor too to get the rest off] Amber: [kissing him on the cheek when he's done it like thanks] Cosmo: [😳 and pushing her away, gently lol, like get off and just focusing on their handiwork like well 'what you gonna do with 'em all?'] Amber: [is genuinely thinking 'other than putting one on a necklace, you mean?'] Cosmo: [🙄 but not so severe 'you know they cost loads, for what they are, not joking, probably some other stoner kids you can sell 'em to'] Amber: ['there's plenty of younger skaters I know I can give them to' because what does she need money for tbh] Cosmo: ['cute' but 😒 on the low 'maybe someone can use them in a fucking, what's the word- installation'] Amber: [just nodding because another good idea thanks even if you're being salty] Cosmo: [on his phone a bit 'cos what else, also how else are you casually gonna add 'so you DON'T want me to punch him?'] Amber: [gathering up all the wheels to put in her bag because let's assume there's loads 'you said you're not assuming shit, I only said I'll get in it if I do at home'] Cosmo: [nods 😏 and hands her one that rolled away 'so what is part two of the plan?'] Amber: [shrugs like I'm not gonna tell you what to do about your brother again, lesson learned, but then looks at him for confusion because why do they need a part two 'a theft for a theft makes me and Dash even'] Cosmo: ['boring' and getting up like well if you're not gonna hit him] Amber: [gets up herself 'which door's the bathroom? we've still got plans' and does the swimming arms thing like come on] Cosmo: [laughs 'cos obviously didn't and doesn't think she's serious] Amber: [goes to find it herself because we know she is] Cosmo: [following and directing her away from his room like nope wrong way] Amber: [finds that 🛁 and sets it running and casually strips to her undies like it's no thing cos how she's been raised its not] Cosmo: [just turning so fast like horrified lmao 'what are you doing?!'] Amber: [sitting on the edge waiting for that fill like 'I spelled it out' looking at him like what's confusing you here we discussed it] Cosmo: [just looking back but only at her face to be like wtf] Amber: [goes to put her head under all 😏 but more amused than that emoji ever is 'time me' and then does holding her breath for however long she can] Cosmo: [is all 'for god's sake' under his breath but does still, also shutting the door though I assume they aren't in lol] Amber: [accidentally flicking so much water at him when she comes back up cos her braids are long af and loling like oh soz but obvs not] Cosmo: [so 😑 'are you done now or what?'] Amber: ['how long was it?' looking at him genuinely curious to know] Cosmo: [whatever number 'round about makes sense 'cos idk 'you need a baseline to know if its good or bad otherwise its meaningless data'] Amber: ['I wanna know if I'm better or worse than you, so have your go'] Cosmo: [a face like seriously but does 'cos competitive and 'I'm obviously going to be better, you could've saved yourself the effort' whilst taking whatever clothes he has on off] Amber: [just smiling cos what effort we're having a lovely time you rude hoe] Cosmo: [shakes his head but less mad than before 'don't cheat' and going under] Amber: [we all know he's gonna be better but that's hardly the point actually] Cosmo: [casually staying under 'til you nearly die, a mood, not even asking just like 😏 at her] Amber: [getting in the tub and lying down on her back stretched out like boy I am not bothered] Cosmo: ['if you just wanted to use the facilities, like...' and getting a towel to dry his face and hair] Amber: ['it's a hotel if I want, is it?' just being a mermaid over here like don't mind her] Cosmo: ['wait 'til I give you the bill' and taking the chance to look at her via the mirror] Amber: ['let me guess, am I gonna have to sell the wheels to afford it?' just loling] Cosmo: ['not in the market for a shit ton of squashes so you can't barter your way out'] Amber: [splashes him like rude but not actually offended obvs] Cosmo: ['oi' and drying himself some more like 'scuse me 'offer something better if you have it'] Amber: ['if it's too cold for you, I can add some more hot water' and does 'you've got plenty of that on offer, unlike the farm and plenty of other places I've lived'] Cosmo: ['you should've just asked if you needed a bath, like'] Amber: [splashes him harder than before like stop being mean to me] Cosmo: [a look like you said it and dropping the towel he was holding to mop the floor pointedly] Amber: [a look back like don't kill my vibe I'm having fun here] Cosmo: ['manners'] Amber: [gestures like his 'after you' one he did earlier for him to get in with her] Cosmo: [shakes his head 'small as you are, I barely fit on my own'] Amber: [looks him up and down like she's not even considered that he might not fit with a small lil pouty lip moment for half a sec before smiling 'is that a pro or a con for footballers?'] Cosmo: [just looking at her lips like can you not 'cos obviously wants to but is not going to, good distraction with football chat 'not essential but I'm faster than any short lad obviously, so that helps whatever position they wanna put me in'] Amber: ['but are you a scorer, officially?' when you think that's what they are called bye] Cosmo: [laughing but not at 'cos cute 'yeah, basically its me and the centre-forward, so his job is to just score the goals, which is mine too, but I also set him up with goals and do more attack midfielding too, like the go-between, s'more interesting' shrugs 'cos you know you're gonna have lost her and you're used to that 'cos WAGs don't actually care about the game either lol 'I'm fast, so I can be in two places at once, better than lads that only know one position and then are fucked if the formation is changed'] Amber: ['why can't every player help each other on the team how you do instead of having specific roles that they're really zoned into?'] Cosmo: [when you ain't expecting a follow-up question like oh okay 👀 'well, if we all do our role, then we work as a team like a whole, one being, so I can't fully go into midfield and do their defending side of it, and if I'm with the defenders I ain't where I need to be to pass the ball to goal, right? Like if the goalie decided he wanted to score, if we lose the ball, who's stopping it? If we all tried to do all of it, you've got 22 lads on a ball, the game falls apart, like. If everyone gets their one part down perfect, then the game is ours' pauses, trying to think of an example of his limited knowledge of her atm 'like your dad's the teacher, yeah? if he goes and does a half-arsed job of something else, then someone else has to half-arse the teaching whilst he's gone and then you end up with a shitter result than if you'd all done what you was meant to...you get brought to a team for a specific thing, so if you ain't bringing it, they'll bench you, but the more positions you're capable in, the more they can move you around...' stops sheepishly like sorry] Amber: [when you're buzzing cos he didn't make fun of you and that actually made sense and he'd be able to tell 'do they ever ask you where you wanna play though? when you start, or does the manager just decide for everyone?'] Cosmo: ['sort of. see, when you play proper, not just a local five-a-side, you work out when you're really young what position you're best in, or at least the area, even if you move about a bit within that area, like I've always been more attack than defense since I could walk- s'like any career honestly, so if your da was a maths teacher at one school, he'd more likely go to his next and do the same, you can change but you've built up a rep for that positon, you aren't gonna just waltz in and say you want a different one just 'cos, you have to prove yourself, like anything' when you feel like you're talking about yourself so much 'cos not allowed unless its with other boys at school/on the team so that's basically like work chat with colleagues 'you go same school as Dash and that then?'] Amber: [genuinely interested because wouldn't have thought about it like a career before and again it'd be obvious she's not just nodding along bored or whatever 'my dad doesn't like to let the class sizes get too big' because in my head there's lowkey too many peeps living at the commune full time never mind the peeps who come and go 'so when we got here I enrolled myself same day, takes the pressure off'] Cosmo: [that feels real to me as a vibe right before it all goes downhill 'that's good, though I'm sure it don't feel like you get much more attention' 'cos schools are always rammed esp. in cities] Amber: ['I don't want it' because I feel like she's not that academic soz father] Cosmo: ['what do you wanna do after?'] Amber: [shrugs because probably wouldn't know at this point 'undecided'] Cosmo: [wouldn't wanna sound salty about it 'cos that's most people but ultimately is 'cos not an option when you need to start as a toddler if you wanna do footie 'must be nice' half-smiles to show he's not being the rudest] Amber: ['I could become a referee, run into you again that way' also smiling but fully because obvs not gonna do that but like boy I wanna see you take the hint] Cosmo: [😏 'I reckon the songs the hippie boys write for you are more favourable than what you'd get as a ref but you'd suit the stripes'] Amber: [another pout that quickly turns into a smile because ultimately true] Cosmo: [a LOOK that's like stop doing that] Amber: [a look back because there will never be a time when I don't] Cosmo: ['you ever getting out or what, Ariel?' and running his hands through the water, making a point of getting SO close to touching her but not quite] Amber: [when you shiver but we can pretend it's because you're in the tub even though we all know you put hot water in not long ago] Cosmo: [but its more noticeable 'cos you didn't reply so another 😏 moment, going to his room without saying anything like bye but coming back with a dressing gown like there you go] Amber: [getting out immediately and putting it on like he might take it away again if I don't and I wanna wear it cos it's his so] Cosmo: [gonna drown in fabric and look so cute bye] Amber: [taking off those wet undergarments like you can't see anything but I'm now naked under this so think about that but also because it's necessary or you'll never dry] Cosmo: [just dying 'cos what are you gonna do with this obvious moment like umm] Amber: [walking out of the bathroom like it's so casual and throwing the words over your shoulder as you go downstairs to explore like 'where's the hotel bar?'] Cosmo: [let's assume you've got a few bottles of something decent in your top cupboard, when you don't need a chair 'cos tol boy, just getting out some vodka like ?] Amber: [going to the fridge to get something to mix it with cos there's no need to drink it straight we're not going that hard] Cosmo: [just leaning casually watching like okay, go off] Amber: [handing it to him as if he's the barman and walking away to go get comfy on their sofa, put music on and generally act like you live here] Cosmo: [bemused af 'how often do you do this then?' and getting himself some of whatever mixer she used] Amber: ['I never stay in hotels' because true tbh] Cosmo: ['well yeah but I could be anyone, you know' makes a face like 🤪] Amber: ['you could be someone too' and a look cos we all know what she means by that flirty nonsense] Cosmo: ['you gonna stay 'til you work it out?' and coming over to sit down 'cos just been hovering in the kitchen] Amber: [stretching out and putting her feet on him even though she's smol cos there's the answer she's going nowhere any time soon] Cosmo: [just looking down at them then looking back up at her, not saying anything but not not saying nothing you know] Amber: [drinking her drink but in a contented way and lowkey grooving to whatever music she put on] Cosmo: [when she's so cute in a way you are not used to 'cos girls you are like never get comfortable around you never let their guard down get up before you to reapply makeup types so you feel so outta your depth but not mad about it either] Amber: ['thank you, by the way' cos you remember you haven't actually said anything about him helping you earlier] Cosmo: [when you're a bit ? 'cos not sure what she's referring to at first but then you realize and shrug 'he deserves it, no big'] Amber: [nudging him with your foot like oi don't downplay it cos it means something to you even if he didn't do it for you] Cosmo: [grabbing her foot and tickling it to see if she is] Amber: [isn't so just raising her eyebrow at him like oh really] Cosmo: ['you're definitely an alien'] Amber: [laughs at that though 'plenty of people aren't ticklish, you know'] Cosmo: [shakes head 'sounds fake, hippie'] Amber: ['it'd be bogus if I did this-' reacts like a ticklish bitch how he obvs wanted her to] Cosmo: ['sometimes its polite to fake it, you know' throwing a pillow or something at her] Amber: ['whatever girl told you she was doing it to be polite...' throws it back 'that was not the real vibe'] Cosmo: ['shut up, that's not what I meant' purposefully throwing it out of her reach] Amber: [such a pout so offended] Cosmo: ['boys can fake it too, you with your assumptions'] Amber: ['I didn't realise we were waiting on your really polite boyfriend to come home, but I'll let you two be alone for the awkward discussion of why he really faked it'] Cosmo: [pushes her feet off him and gets up to go back upstairs] Amber: [just looking at him like what?] Cosmo: ['you know where the door is when you're done then' looks back 'or the window, whatever'] Amber: ['why are you so angry about anything I said that you want me to be done?'] Cosmo: ['I'm just bored of the jokes, you don't know me like that- like this' gestures between them and then does a 'forget about it' motion] Amber: [finishes her drink and goes into the kitchen to wash and dry the glass like fine I'm getting ready to go] Cosmo: [in his room, I guess] Amber: [shall I get Dash back rn or do we wanna coax him back first?] Cosmo: [whatever feels realer to you tbh] Amber: [let's get him back then fuck it, bonus points if there's a back door in the kitchen he comes through and she's just there washing up in a dressing gown like #ohhey] Cosmo: [how hilariously domestic, and you can't think she's waiting for you in your brother's dressing gown so bye] Amber: [I'm cackling but I'm not cos he'd be such a dick] Cosmo: [now I'm like, hmm, he's probably loud enough for you to hear, do you come down and diffuse/detract attention, I say yes] Amber: [just don't punch him cos then it will look like you're a couple lol] Cosmo: [just be your usual fighty selves and run girl run I say] Amber: [she'd have literally just been like I came back to get my stash and the rest is none of your business which doesn't exactly help so go back to the bathroom and put your clothes on girl] Cosmo: [just doing your best to not start a brawl here] Amber: [coming back clothed after a hot sec and giving him his dressing gown back with a genuine smile because you had fun and you're not sorry]

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And just as I finish writing two posts about The Shadow and Arsene Lupin this shows up on my dash so yeah I definitely want to chime in on this.

I mean, yeah, The Shadow would definitely be shocking to Lupin in their initial meeting, since Lupin would be most likely expecting some kind of superhero wannabe or criminal in a disguise, something that belongs in his cartoon world of fun heists, something that he can outsmart or impress easily, and The Shadow is none of that.

To be clear, The Shadow wouldn't be out to kill Lupin (except manga Lupin, because he's a rapist). He'd be out to stop him, but  The Shadow only kills murderers (or worse) and those who try to kill him and his allies. He's gone after master thieves but they were always murderous crimelords or rich bastards ruining lives for personal gain. The Shadow once foiled a master thief by arriving on the location first, stealing everything and replacing it with copies, I don't think he'd be that morally opposed to Lupin as long as he's not harming innocents (although I guess that depends on the version).

Lupin though, absolutely would be a major annoyance to The Shadow if they ever got set on collision course, because Lupin doesn't play by the rules of The Shadow's world either. He has no shortage of Bugs Bunny bullshit tricks he can pull to evade him and is backed by allies considerably stronger than The Shadow's agents. The two would clash so heavily that who would win really depends who's writing it, although most likely it would end with them eventually targeting a true villain, even if working on opposite ends to do so.

Jigen might get along best with Cliff Marsland. If anyone's gonna burst into the scene to help The Shadow and Lupin get out of trouble, it would be those two, although Jigen would definitely tell Marsland he was an idiot for going to prison to protect his fiancee's family and then getting married to her.

Fujiko would probably be frustrated that none of her attempts to seduce The Shadow work, and Margo wouldn't even be angry. She'd just laugh and share a cigarette with her going "oh, I know". Margo would definitely have no patience for Lupin's own advances, and poor Harry might end up getting his heart broken by Fujiko.

Zenigata though? I actually think Zenigata has the best chance of being the one who actually defeats The Shadow, if only briefly. I like the idea of Zenigata just being completely unstoppable in his pursuit of Lupin and being superhumanly competent at everything other than catching Lupin, and The Shadow's never had to deal with a police officer he couldn't work with or control or manipulate or even kill (he has little tolerance for corrupt officials, he even killed a mayor once, but he respects and will work with good, decent police officers, rare as they may be).

Picture this: The Shadow and Lupin are fighting, Lupin pulling all sorts of tricks that don't work against the advancing phantom that weaves in and out of sight, that seems completely invincible, that has that goddamn horrible laugh that seriously gets on Lupin's nerves, seriously why does he do that, and none of Lupin's allies are around, and it all looks lost until Zenigata busts in out of nowhere and slaps handcuffs on The Shadow while Lupin dissappears.

"What? Unhand me, I am not the criminal you seek!"

"You think ya can fool me with that cheap vampire costume? I got ya now RUPAN!"

Cue The Shadow begrudingly going along with Zenigata because he figures working with the man who got a jump on him may be better than being against him, and Lupin trying to hold back laughter in his hiding place.

And then The Shadow mentions out loud exactly where he's hiding and Lupin has to haul ass in underwear without any gadgets to avoid being caught by Zenigata's officers.

As you sow evil, so shall you reap evil. Crime does not pay. The Shadow knows.

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