#excuse my sappiness haha i just have so many big feelings about them

[bunni-art]

clinging to you💙

as we all know, s3e7 was a little all over the place…but its ending is one of my favorite moments in the whole reboot.

this couldn’t have happened without all the boarders, animators, and voice actors who wanted to make the reboot the best it could be. you gave it your all—and even if they didn't always take what you gave, your efforts are seen and appreciated by so many!

thank you especially to geezerflakes for sharing your boards these past couple seasons—the sweet and genuine way you portray the mice makes me so so happy!! 😭💖 thank you for fighting for our little mousy husbands’ right to be gay on TV ❤️💖

[obeiii-mee]

Hey! Sorry to bother you with a second ask but i thought this one would be cool. Fluffy headcanons of the demon brothers watching scary movies with MC??? Somewhere MC gets scared, and some where they don't? Thanks again!! :)

It’s no bother!! I love getting requests from you guys! The more, the merrier. I sort of hc that the brothers and MC do have movie night every week or so and with them being demons, they tend to levitate towards the horror genre. Thank you for sending this, this is really cute :)))

Without further ado—-

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The Brothers watching Scary movies with MC:

Lucifer:

-Haha mf already knows how this is going to end

-He warned you, he really did

-The horror movies DevilDom has to offer are nothing, and I mean nothing, like the ones from the human world

-I’m not going to go into detail but imagine Two Girls One Cup, in a less kinky and more gorey way (then times that by 10)

-But you were adamant into giving it a go and he literally could not deny you in that moment

-Because you were giving him the puppy eyes

-That’s like, the finishing blow you use every time to get your way with him and as far as you know it’s the only one that works so-

-He expected your reaction to the last second

-You were traumatised for lack of a better word and you were basically watching the whole film through the cracks between your fingers

-Seeing you in that state was like a punch in the gut but he couldn’t stop himself from throwing in a subtle ‘I told you so’

-“I told you watching something like this before bed is a bad idea, MC.”

-He might be a bit condescending and judgemental at first, but he’s probably going to baby you a bit for the rest of the night

-Because he feels bad he allowed you to watch it in the first place

-HAHAHAHA SOFT LUCIFER HAS BEEN SUMMONED, USE HIM WISELY

-He will start muttering words of comfort to you later because he’s certain you’re going to have trouble sleeping

-Because of that one time, he’s very hesitant to let you watch another horror film anytime soon

-But he will relent eventually (especially if you want to watch a human horror film as those are technically less extreme)

-If it makes you happy, he will go through with it, even if he has to let you cling onto him for the rest of the day

-Besides, the way you cuddle into him while you’re watching a horror film is very cute and endearing to him

Mammon:

-Ah yes, the most effective method of waking up the entire House of Lamentation at 3:00 am

-Mammon screaming his own vocal cords out in his room as he tries to get through his human’s favourite horror movie without dying of a heart attack

-It was his idea because he’s definitely the type to go: “Yeah let’s do this, it will be fun. Don’t get too scared alright MC? The Great Mammon will be here to protect ya.”

-And then ten minutes in, he’s basically in your lap

-Half an hour in, he turned himself into a demon burrito with his blankets

-You were enjoying the movie, laughing at the stupid sound effects and poor quality while Mammon next to you has wrapped himself in like two dozen blankets and pillows

-“Mammon you’re going to overheat.”

-“Don’t be silly human, I’m a demon who lives in hell. I can take high temperatures the same way I can take this damn movie!”

-He doesn’t take either of them well

-Mammon and the horror genre don’t mix well together to begin with

-So even if you might enjoy horror, he doesn’t react well to it at all

-And he’ll be low-key relieved if you tell him you guys don’t have to watch any sort of horror film for your date night

-“Well I guess if you don’t want to, then we don’t have to. Can’t make my human do something they’re uncomfortable with eh?”

-But if you do watch a scary movie with him, be sure to show any sort of physical affection to him as often as possible

-You don’t have to say anything, just hold his hand or let him put his head in your lap or something

-It might stop him from screeching like a female sloth in heat

-The last time that happened, his brothers weren’t too pleased with him

-They about to recreate the horror film scenes onto him, bring the popcorn have fun

Levi:

-For some reason, I feel like he doesn’t get scared easily while watching stuff

-I mean, after decades of obsessively watching animes with brutal character deaths (like Attack on Titan style) and grotesque horror games that are pretty nasty even to demons, let alone humans;

-A horror film, from the human world or even DevilDom, doesn’t do much for him

-It will have to have very good psychological horror in it if you want the hairs on his arms to stand up in anticipation

-Tension is a big deal for him and he will immediately shut off the TV if there are any cheap jump scares

-But, if you manage to find just the right thing for him?

-You’ll both be hiding under the bed in no time under the bathtub more like

-Hell, if the film you’re watching is that good, he might even be holding onto you for dear life without realising it and getting flustered about it

-For weeks afterwards, any sound that is remotely similar to one from that movie will probably send both of you into panic

-You came to his room one night because you’ve had a nightmare about the stupid film and legitimately thought there was a fucking demon serial killer in your room

-So you wanted to stay in his

-“But what if there is a serial killer in your room and now you just led it to me MC????”

-It’s all jokes, there’s no question he would lock both of you in his room and then stay there with you wide awake until dawn

-You’re his best friend after all, he would have to be completely heartless to leave you on your own! (Besides Levi is terrifying when he wants to be)

-One time you were sleeping over and the sound of fumbling woke you tf up

-And Levi immediately turned into his demon form, like he was ready to throw hands with this fictional murderer that supposedly sneaked into his room

-“DON’T WORRY MC, I’LL PROTECT YOU!”

-“Ah never mind, it’s just Mammon breaking into your room again to steal your Ruri-Cham figurines and sell them on Akuzon.”

-“Oh OK.”

-“.....”

-“WAIT MAMMON WTF YOU FUCKING SCUMBAG, GET OUT OF MY ROOM-“

-I’m playing Minecraft

Satan:

-Believe it or not, Satan doesn’t care much about horror movies

-Don’t get me wrong, he loves watching his brothers shit their pants out of fear in the middle of one while he silently smirks to himself because watching other people suffer brings him euphoria

-Especially if someone actually manages to find a film that is excellent enough to spook Lucifer, because then he will be cackLING

-But, overall, he watches a lot of shows revolved around drama and crime

-That’s his thing

-However, he won’t turn you down if you’re up to watching a scary movie with him

-Any time spent with you is valuable time seeing as it won’t be long before his brothers start hogging you again like the cockblockers they are

-He is honestly surprised to find out you seem to be rather amused by those sort of movies

-So, even if it’s not inherently something he does on the regular, he would definitely watch a scary film with you if you enjoy them that much

-But in exchange, he makes you promise to read with him until bedtime rolls around (imagine Lucifer having a fucking curfew for his brothers and you lmao)

-So for the rest of night you guys just read together, ya know, like sappy romantics

-Tbh, this man will do almost anything with you as long as both of you are having fun

-He knows it’s not likely, but he insists on sleeping in the same room that night just in case you have nightmares and he needs to comfort you

- :)

-Satan is a gentleman. Idk how many people that don’t play OM expected to hear this

Asmo:

-Why would you want to watch a movie when you could be watching him???

-I mean, you would rather watch all that gory stuff on the TV than his beautiful face?

-He may get salty over a fucking movie tbh

-Horror films aren’t something he generally looks for while trying to pick a movie to watch

-He can definitely handle them better than Mammon but it’s not something he takes great pleasure in watching

-But the first time he ever sits down with you to watch one, he’s very intrigued to see your reactions

-You started feeling the sensation of absolute dread creep in at the very beginning and you were trying your best to act like you weren’t getting affected by what you saw on the screen

-But you were

-You went from “I’m grown ass adult, I can watch a fucking horror movie, no problem.”

-To “Welp, not enough of a grown ass adult for this-“

-And Asmo thought the way you tried to hide your nervousness was very mesmerising in a way

-He was planning on flirting with you during the movie anyway, but now that you were pressing himself against him?

-Oh boy, Oh boy

-“Darling if you wanted to touch me, you could’ve just said so. Making the excuse of watching a movie is unnecessary.”

-Nightmares? What nightmares? You won’t have time to have nightmares ;)

-haHAHA funny inappropriate joke

-It’s Asmo, it’s mandatory to have at least one of those added in here

Beel:

-Beel will show up if there’s food and that’s that

-He doesn’t care what type of movie is playing on the TV as long as he has a bucket of popcorn next to him at all times

-Horror films aren’t something he can’t handle, he’s a demon like the rest of his brothers and he is used to...violent deaths and such

-He doesn’t get scared but there are times where he gets attached to the characters

-Especially movies with actual good and not cringeworthy dialogue

-Therefore, when they die, he gets sad even if they’re just fictional and their death had no real impact

-He also thinks that the way you can watch these things without flinching is impressive

-I mean, he can watch it and so can his brothers because they are demons

-They’ve done worse things than the things you see in horror films

-But you’re a human! So it’s weird to see you watch a person get repeatedly slammed against a wall until their neck snaps without batting an eyelid

-Overall, he does not have an opinion on scary movies

-He gets a bit emotional when a character he really liked dies

-But other than that, he’s just focused on eating

-And occasionally patting your head affectionately

Belphie:

-He doesn’t really like horror films because there’s a lot of screaming and tense music and he’s just trying to nap in your lap (rhyme)

-He doesn’t really need sound effects like that in the background while he’s trying to sleep

-But one day he was like “Hey, what if I show my favourite human this particular scary film?”

-And he did

-And he’s internally dying and feeling guilty and yet so flustered because of you

-It’s like you suddenly turn into this very fidgety and anxious mess and he thinks you just look....cute

-At some point you were getting overwhelmed and sprung up on your feet to turn the lights on

-And he just grabbbed your wrists, pulled you down next to him and let you press your head against his chest

-As mentioned, he’s a little shit and will tease you for being such a scaredy cat

-“That was the most predictable jumpscare and you still flinched, wth is wrong with you lmao.”

-But at the same time....

-“Relax. It’s just a horror movie. You’ll be fine. Besides, I’m here. Like I would let something bad happen to you.”

-That’s sweet, even if the tone of voice may not imply it because he’s such a brat-

-He actually really likes holding you for once, because usually he’s the little spoon

-He’s still a bit of a sadist so I imagine him sitting there and watching this while giggling to himself

-Isn’t he the cutest, laughing at other people’s misery and their never ending suffering?🥺🥺🥺 UwU

-Ah well, at least he has the decency to spoil with affection afterwards and make sure you have no nightmares that night

-You know, as payback for the horrific shit he made you watch with no warning

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OK, I think I made a decent job of this even though it took longer than it actually was meant to. Thank you for reading though. I’ve got so many requests to go through and I’ve been feeling motivated lately so yeah!

See you soon

Al~

[arrrseeenalfc]

Sand - Hector Bellerin imagine

"Aren't I lucky?!" Hector says smirking as you reveal your swimsuit.

You guys finally got to get away and what better than catching some sun on the beach. Hector decided to take you Mauritius, somewhere different to where other footballers typically go.

It was lovely. The beaches were amazing. The food was great and the atmosphere was relaxing. To your surprise, people had yet to recognise Hector. You knew that being public with your relationship meant a lot of attention. I mean, being with a charming, environment caring, handsome fashion icon was a big deal. Not to mention - a professional football player. But while you enjoyed each other's company, nothing else had your attention.

"The sun definitely kissed you, now it's my turn." He says leaning towards you as you giggle at his comment.

"That was horrible haha." You reply.

"Too bad. You'll survive." He winks.

You move closer to him and practically snuggle against him as you lay on the sand.

"It's so calm here. Thank you for bringing me." You say as you kiss his jaw.

"Nah babe, you deserve it. Nowhere else I'll rather be than with you. But honestly those legs?!" He laughs out and you roll your eyes and playfully slap him.

"Mm I don't think you're the only one appreciating them." You tease and he narrows his eyes at you, causing you to laugh.

You both play about and throw sand at each other, laughing and messy around until you hear muttering getting closer. You both stop when you here a timid 'excuse me'. You both look up and see a couple of people approach you both.

You were never good with crowds or attention and start to feel a little anxious.

"I'm a big fan and was wondering if I could get a photo?" The person asks Hector. He gladly accepts and of course you wouldn't stop him.

However, after the first photo it become another and then another and then you're pretty sure 5 minutes have gone by. You knew this was part of him job but you just really wanted to go back to rolling around in the sand.

You try to repress those thoughts, knowing how selfish it sounded. You watch as he takes pictures, throwing you a little smile between each one. You almost wanted to pull him back down so they would leave but you know this is a lifetime opportunity to some. You didn't want to come across as rude, so you become more anxious and decide to take the photos instead. You start to relax as you get involved and after a few clicks, there is no one left.

"Didn't think that would happen." Hector jokes and you smile at him.

"Sorry, I know you would rather no distractions." And you quickly shake your head.

"No no no baby, I know how it goes and I love that you love your fans. One of the many many things I love about you. I'll admit, I might get jealous but I know your mine." You express and he grins and pulls you close.

"Aww look at my baby getting all sappy." And you roll your eyes smiling.

"Shut up.."

"Never! Now I think it's time to get you wet." He wiggles his eyebrows playfully.

"Nooooo" you shout and he jumps up and quickly lifts you running towards the sea.

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Hii I hope you like this. Tried not to drag too much and thank you so much for liking my work. Let me know what you think x

[1800areyouslapping]

I've had this one headcanon of sorts stuck in my head lately- so imI just gonna share to get it out of my system. So Hanzo has had feelings for lilsis for as long as he can remember. He can't quite pin just when he made this discovery about himself, either way it doesn't matter. He's set to run the empire in give or take a few years and their's no guarantee a live confession would get him anywhere, so he decides to not quell on it any further. That doesn't stop the butterflies or fleeting

Glances though. Whether he and his sister are in the same room or is simply just gazing her from atop a balcony as she enjoys the quiet yet luxurious gardens outside, Hanzo’s eyes can’t hide their admiration (or obsession). The thing is he’s no where near as sneaky as he thinks. Sojiro put together the pieces long ago. His father was surprised to see Hanzo be so absent-minded on occasions, so he figured the cause must have been a woman. What else really? His son may keep to himself, but he’s a

Man. Hanzo surely has to have some urges. Sojiro just didn’t think his daughter would be the recipient. And boy do the wheels start turning. Being the calculative and merciless leader he can be, he starts imagining all the ways this could benefit the clan in the long run. More power, status, and fortune. And though he doesn’t admit it often, Sojiro is attached to his children. The closer they are to him the better. Genji may be an unproductive Playboy, but he his son will always return. His

Daughter is sweet and dutiful, so shelsh never stray on her own. The only pesky thing in the way is there fact she’ll have to be married off eventually. So he decides to kill two birds with one stone. One day while soeaking privetely in his quarters, SojiroSmakes a deal with Hanzo. In exchange for Hanzo’s undying loyalty, he can marry his sister. His son must do whatever it is his father asks of him or can take back his word, even after the marriage has taken place. However, it will be their

Secret. Hanzo is immediately shocked but delighted nonetheless, and gives his father his word. Some days later, while speaking to her big brothers in private, sis tells them that their father has already found her a suitor. He informed her on their last outing together, but refuses to give up the guys identity. She’s worried about who the man could be, as is Genji. Hanzo calmly responds that “whoever it is it does not matter. This was going to all of us eventually”

The two other siblings are shocked, but agree that what Hanzo says is true. Their father and the elders had made that very clear before. Hanzo excuses himself as he has some errands from Sojiro to tend to. He promises to himself to make his sis happy. Even if she outright refuses when the time comes, she’ll come to love him eventually.

When Hanzo’s not trying to impress the elders or his father he’s trying to impress his sister. His behavior with his sister is more than noticeable it’s very obvious because he doesn’t go out of his way to make tea, or have dinner, never take the time to stand idly by and have a conversation with anyone but her. Sister Shimada even teases Genji about how she’s their brother’s favorite, but only in a ‘haha’ kind of way. 

Any time she’s anywhere within the vicinity his attention and eyes are on her, she’s just about the only thing that can successfully distract him. When Hanzo was younger it was even worse and much more sappy about it. He’s always been attached to his little sister even if the more romantic feeling weren’t realized ‘til much later on. 

I like to imagine this is a scenario where Hanzo truly is his favorite and has the future leader of the empire he deserves whatever he wants. I also like the power play move of having sister!reader marry Hanzo and it’s not hidden whats-so-ever. She’s going to marry Hanzo and have his kids and there’s nothing that anyone else can do about, including the Japanese government. Most of them are in Sojiro’s pocket anyway. If Sojiro gives Hanzo the one thing that he truly desires the most, surely he’ll never see any reason to betray his father as he rises to power, I like that.  

Imagine they just spring the wedding ceremony on her one day. They dress her up, do her makeup, her hair, Genji’s there. The entire time she’s blind to who she is marrying right up until she’s being escorted to the altar. Even then when she sees Hanzo it doesn’t sink in with her. The vows are being read to her and she’s being asked to cooperate and she’s speechless. She can’t believe what’s happening, can’t believe how many people are here to watch her get married to her brother. But most of all she can’t believe that her brother seems to be completely okay with it. 

[shirewalker]

creator tag meme

rules: It’s time to love yourselves! Choose your 5 favourite works you created in the past year (fics, art, edits, etc!) and link them below to reflect on the amazing things you brought into the world in 2018. Tag as many writers/artists/etc as you want (fan or original!) so we can spread the love and link each other to awesome works!

the sweetest @jediknightrey tagged me for this game and it’s time for little me to sob in pain because I can’t choose faves xD

(I’ll do my three main mediums in separate lists because... yeah xD)

ART:

My Wintersong x Labyrinth crossover with Liesl. Ever since I read the first book early in January I had been dying to do something that could show my love for the movie and the book. At the end of the year I finally got around to work on the sketch I did sometime during inktober and omg it is NOT how I imagined it to look like but I AM PROUD!

My Tana Bach in chibi style. I wanted to try something new and I did so with this. Style and program haha. Really happy with it, even if it didn’t do so well lol

“You leave me breathless” aka steamy Nikolina. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH STEAMY (VISUAL) CONTENT FOR THEM AND I HAD THE NEED TO DO IT AND I DID!! Even if it took me way longer than usual because the lineart was out to get me alskjdalk. I also love how my brain has a go-to colour scheme for them XD

Feysand Sunset. I could hate it and this piece would still hit my activity every day lol. I’m really happy with it because the pose was so damn dynamic and I GOT IT! And the outfits too, and Rhys’ skin+hair. I was so nervous about getting it wrong, even if I used all the refs I could find on the fancast haha. A friend who had no idea of what this is about told me it DID look like he was middle-eastern and I was super happy because I was getting cross-eyed and unsure of everything. Also, I did a fancy background and sparkly dress :D ALL THE SPARKLES

Nikolina Wedding. SIMPLY PUT MY MAGNUS OPUS FOR THESE TWO. I had a concept, I achieved it! I absolutely love it. I had so much fun with the soft aesthetic and painting them. The clothes! I put more work into the details than anyone will notice unless they purchase the biggest print ever. But who careS??? Also, Alina’s hair!! I hit the nail in this piece and IT SHOWS!!!

EDITS:

My Eureka Character Aesthetics series. As unkown as this show is here, I still felt the need to work on something Big for it. I remembered how fun doing this project was for The 10th Kingdom, so I did it for this show too. I miscalculated how many I would have to do aslkda but I still had so much fun with it. It was TOUGH as heck at times to find pics to fit each character’s unique aesthetic and personality but I did it!! I got to the end of it with a series of edits that I’m super happy with. ALSO, the psd I made for it works so well for so many other edits??? I DID A THING!!

This Kileana edit. sure the third book let me down after the amazingness of books 1 and 2 of The Falconer but lately I’ve been in a huge Kiaran x Aileana feels mood and I had to do something for them. Something soft and focusing on that epic vow of Kiaran. EPIC ROMANTIC VOWS?? YES PLEASE!!

This Doraelin edit. Look, I love them, they’re soft and perfect. And I had to do something soft and (near)perfect for them!! Especially since it was a gift! I’m still in awe I did it so well haha. Also, those quotes of theirs are so... foreshadow-y. still offended the foreshadowing was tossed aside ¬.¬

This Lunar Chronicles aesthetic. Basically, LEVELING UP!! I grew so much in my aesthetics/picspams style since I started doing TLC edits, and this is one of my VERY BEST. I love the colours and how the pics work so well together alksdakh

The Five Great Queens (10th Kingdom) series that’s ongoing lol. I’m really happy with the whole project so far. But I’m currently stuck on the next queen and headcanons for her XD

BONUS: Fairytale AU for Kai x Cinder and Steamy Nikolina edit. I LOVE THEM.

WRITING:

She’s Magic. AU where Nikolai and Alina are illustionists/magicians(?). Basically an excuse to have both in a magic au hahaha. Think Celia x Marco from The Night Circus kind of magic romance. (Not that hardcore on the slow burn tho). I had so much fun with it. Y’all have no idea!

This Wolfinia one shot. I’m just really happy I got these two right haha. I love the way Wolf talks to Virginia, so unique and eager and honest :D

Unwrap Me. AU where Doraelin are married and ruling together and are just ACHING for some one-on-one Yulemas celebrations asldja. It’s here mostly because I hadn’t written them in ages and I was really happy with this self-indulgent au xD Plus, Dorian would totes pull that gift stunt ;D

Sappy Smutty Fics Fest. While I was so worn out of writing so much smut I had to Take a Break alskdha I had so much fun with it and the feedback?? I never got so many requests (and so varied!!) for a fic request game. Got quite a few that I’m happy with in it ;) I also still have one for Heartless, but I won’t write it until I reread the book. Hopefully I will in early 2019.

So This is Love. THE CINDERELLA AU FOR NIKOLINA THAT WAS JUST A HALLOWEEN ONE-SHOT AND TURNED INTO A LONG FIC!!! Saints I LOVED writing it. Thinking of this au for them brings me the biggest of grins and writing it did that too as well haha. I just... Nikolina and Cinderella AU, what a better match??? (Maybe a fake-relationship au hmmm)

tagging... @theleiaskywalker @newrcmantlcs @caradocdearborn @akivas @stupidape @williamsherondales @kimseaokjin​ @kestrel-of-herran​ @fullofgrief​

[itsakurl]

My Reason | LTY

Genre: fluff, angsty  [warning: suicidal mentions]

Word Count: 2130

highschool!AU

Part 1: Just a quick errand

Part 2: Unordinary school day

Part 3: Reminiscing

“ You know...You miss him like hell.  Even though you two still talk...you haven't seen him since graduation.  You’ve just been traveling too much the past year that you weren't able to go back home where he was working his ass off as a singer.  You were happy for him though, that he was able to follow his dreams. “

ITSA FINALE!! MAKE SURE TO READ PARTS 1 AND 2 BEFORE YOU CONTINUE.  IF YOU HAVE THEN ENJOY!

It's been one year.  A whole year since you graduated out of that hell of a high school.   What had adulthood been like to you? Well, it’s better….you’ve become more confident, independent, and happier.  A whole new world for you……Okay, you admit….youve rewatched Alladin too many times over the years.  The soundtrack is starting to get to you.  

Well, nevermind that.  You were taking a trip into the hillsides of Japan.  Since you graduated, you decided you just wanted to take a trip.  A trip somewhere nice to where you’ll actually enjoy your time there.  Your parents were moving back to your old neighborhood where you grew up to retire and so you sold the majority of your things to be able to go on the trip, of course with the help from your parents.

The mountains beautifully inclined through your walking path as you continued step by step.  Tall trees overhead blocked the sun, letting small little snippets of light pass through the leaves creating the lit up the pathway.  

It's cherry blossom season.  Well, that's what the Old lady that saw you at the base of the hillside told you.  You stood still.  Looking up at the cherry blossom tree that happened to pass your way.  There you stood, staring at the tree as people walked around you.  After each passing wind, more and more cherry blossom petals fell from it...but you kept your stance.

Its been a Year.  A year since you and him went your separate ways.  Just a big ceremony could change a whole lifetime.  One moment you two are happy, ready to move on with your lives...and then you two are there, crying your eyes out as you walk out of the event.  

You still stared at the cherry blossom tree.  The petals still falling from all wi-

“Excuse me! Miss! Do you know where the shop is?” A young man that looked to be somewhere in his late twenties along with who seemed to be his wife and toddler.  “We tried to find it for the past thirty minutes...but we haven't even stumbled upon it yet…”  The wife spoke as she managed to get your attention by the crying baby.  

You were lucky to have passed the shop that was a few feet down the hill so you couple helps the lost family.  “Hmm..oh yeah, follow me” you started to lead them with no more words of explanation.  At least you’re doing them some good.

You know...You miss him like hell.  Even though you two still talk...you haven't seen him since graduation.  You’ve just been traveling too much the past year that you weren't able to go back home where he was working his ass off as a singer.  You were happy for him though, that he was able to follow his dreams.  One of his group members was from Japan and a couple of them were from China, so everywhere you went for your year-long trip...there was some talk about him.  It felt weird though.  You would see his picture in a few magazines and a couple of ads when you walked down the big cities in the places you visit.  

You weren't forgotten though...he still talks to you as much as he can, as well as calls you and face times you to catch up on each other’s lives...but why do you feel like that's not enough?!  Its been so long since you were able to see him face to face.  To talk to him in person...to hear him, to see him, to touch him.  To hear his soothing words that made you happy, the soft pats and hugs that perked you up when you were down...all of that, you missed.  Why did it ever have to en-

“Thank you, miss! Have a good day!” there it was.  The giant gift shop that held endless things.... it's a pretty big store….how in the hell did they place it on the side of a hill? The world may never know.  A gush of wind passed you, making you shiver.  

There it was again.  Another cherry blossom, now landing directly into your hand.  That's odd...maybe it's global warming….haha okay, but yeah, the cherry blossom thingy was weird, but its pretty….just a small perfect cherry blossom, touched by only the gushing wind.  You’re going to keep it.  

It's too pretty to throw away.

You headed back to your hotel, placing the cherry blossom on the desk in the corner of the room as you collapsed on your bed, passing out from the exhaustion that built into you.

-

There you were.  Staring once more at the dead cherry blossom flower that lay on your desk.  Would it have survived if you put it on water? You were never the flower fanatic anyways.  Death is something.  Maybe the flower was bound to die, but why so quickly?  It was just spring and the cherry blossoms are falling, one by one...dying as soon as they touch the ground.

They don't die on the tree.  That's the beauty of it you guessed….people only see them on the as they bloom new beautiful flowers...after they fall, no one cares about them.  They just die as winter comes until they reminisce the flowers that were there before.

It was too stuffy in your hotel room anyways.  You need to get food and the closest store was a few blocks away.  It was 11:36 am...it was almost lunch so you really should get something to eat.  Food, utensils, and a drink...that all you need right? Yes.  Okay, Lets Do This!

The convenience store, that is 7-11 because that place is great, was surprisingly huge.  It's like a whole target in a convenience store.  No one had noticed you come in, which was good...you were still in decent clothes...the ones you slept in yeah, so its better for people not to notice you right?

You walked through the aisles of the 7-11 and stumbled upon the huge, wait sorry….the HUGE ramen section you’ve ever seen.  Now that you think about it, why haven't you come to this 7-11 since you’ve been in Japan? You missed out on so many opportunities omg.

There it was.  You’re favorite Ramen that you and Taeyong used to eat every time he would come over to your house after school...Yeah, you knew it was unhealthy...but it was just spending time with him that mattered, not the ramen.  Even though the ramen was delicious.

Is that it? Is that all you came for? Oh god, now the cashiers are going to notice you. They are going to know that you just woke up because of how horrible you look, and including that you're only going to buy ramen?! That's an unhealthy lifestyle that you really don't want people to know….oh no! Okay, you should put the rame back.  There are salads...make you look healthy...wait, it might look like you’re trying too ha-

“Excuse me, ma’am..is there anything I can help you with?”  dammit, someone noticed you.

“N-no thank you...it goes-” Wait...why did that voice sound so familiar? You stared at your ramen for a good second until you turned your head towards the person who just asked the question.  After that, it seemed like time stopped.  

“T.Taeyong!?” He smirked at your reaction as he took the ramen out of your hand.  “I haven't eaten this in awhile, you mind buying me on-” You attacked him with your hug that added your love and affection.  That man was stuck in your head for months...It's not like you to just stand there and give him a simple hello until he was on his way out of your life.

“I missed you too y/n..”Taeyong patted your head after he hugged the life out of you.  

“Why are you here?”

“What?! You don't want your best friend here! I'm hurt”

“NO! I mean...i thought you were promoting in Korea...that's all”

“Well, the managers finally gave me a vacation...so, I came here”  Taeyong grabbed about 6 ramen cups and placed it into your hands.  “Six? Are you trying to kill us?”  You weren't that concerned about the amount of ramen, but like, Taeyong was now one of those ‘Popular Lovie Dovie kpop idols girls scream for’ and you don't want to the be witness to him ruining his health.

“Shh! We are spending quality time together AND ramen is going to be our life support”  He paid for it at least…

You and Taeyong spent the whole day together.  The truth was that the whole NCT U came on a trip to Japan for Yuta, but he had to come to you since he missed you like hell...who would’ve known amirite?  Anyways, You and Taeyong just laying on top of one another, watching sappy romance movies as you gobbled down your ramen and even ordered room service.  You two missed these days.  The days when you two could just spend together and not give two shits about the next day.  You and Taeyong were the unstoppable two, and you knew it.

“Do you remember that day I called sick into work to just spent time with you?” Taeyong spoke up as you lay on his chest, watching the romanticized date that played in those ‘top grossing’ movies that randomly popped up on Netflix.  

“Hmm… yeah, why?”  

“Did I ever tell you that my boss caught me when I was running home and made me do the closing shift?”

“What really? You should of went to work!” you shouted, lightly slapping his chest until you realized something, furrowing your eyebrows, “wait...didnt I call you to hang out? Why did you call in sick?”

“I was thinking about you, that's why…”

“Aww, you care” you smiled as you hugged him.  “Of course I do...anyways, what were you doing that made you call me?”  it was now or never… it's not like this was worse than anything else you did for him to deal with.

“Writing...a note.” Taeyong hugged you, indicating that you didn't have to further explain the note.  “You were...the reason I guess…”

“The reason?”

“Yeah...you, Taeyong, was my reason.  You know, my reason to stay, my reason to not leave… If you never helped me that day oof...what would have happened?”

“That carl, that random old dude at the store that looked like a complete profile, would have helped you and steal you from me”

“Yeah exactly” you two laughed,  you were happy.  And specifically, you were happy with your best friend by your side.  

All those movies, shows, books you watched and read, you could ask for any happy ending in them...the one you had now was all you could ask for.  It doesn't matter if you would have died.  If Taeyong became your boyfriend.  Even if you went any different path with your life...all that could make you happy was now, and you accomplished it.

The time you spent with Taeyong at the park the day after you two first met, you felt something.  At the time, you couldn't figure out what it could be, but now you know.  It took you a year to figure things out...but that's the time sacrifice.

You felt love.  Love for Taeyong, love for your life, love for you.  You were able to create this passion to live that previously died inside of you.  Taeyong was there to help spark it, but you were the one who needed to make the fire inside you bigger.

The Cherry blossom is a symbol of Beauty.  The beauty of life that is short.  That's why after each petal falls, it dies almost immediately.  But there's always that one person who would replant those cherry blossoms, restating a beautiful life one more for the spring.

The cherry blossoms are here for beauty.  They die once they fall… but in the worst, their reason for living are those who plant them…

You are here for changing the world for the better good.  One of these days you’ll feel out of place like you don't belong... But even in your worst, you’ll find your reason...

[nctskarut-blog]

Around the World // Jaehyun

“Flight B702 is now boarding. Thank you.”

Cannes P.O.V.

I’ve always been a hopeless romantic. I like dates that include long walks on the beach, amusement parks where the boy tries to win you a teddy bear at a ring toss game but misses all the bottles and ends up hitting the person in charge, and dates that make it to your “Best Moments” list.

Growing up, I loved watching teen love movies that ended with the boy next door falling in love with his best friend, therefore I always thought I’d end up with my best friend. Unfortunately, that’s not how real life works. Instead of falling in love with someone that is just a few steps away from me, I fell in love with somebody that’s half a world away. Confused? Let me take you to the start.

2 Months Ago

“Have fun and be safe okay?” My mom gave me one last hug.

“Yes, I know, I know. Don’t go home with strangers.” I chuckled desperately trying to be released from her tight embrace.

“I mean it, Cannes. Don’t talk to strangers” She warned me, water slowly filling her eyes. I know such a sappy moment, but I’m 19 for Christ's sake. I’m legally an adult and here I have my mother telling her daughter not to talk to strangers like she was talking to a five-year-old.

“Hey, hey, mom. I know you’ve warned me all my life” I smiled starting to get emotional as well. Damn these teenage hormones. “Mom, my cab is here, but I love you.”

“Okay, I love you too.” Letting go of me and finally allowing the tears to fall freely. It’s always sad leaving people behind, but this trip is just for the summer. I’ll be fine, right?

“Wait- Cannes!” A voice erupted so loud that the whole neighborhood probably heard it. I spun around already knowing who the voice belonged to, the smartest person to ever walk the halls of Everest Brent Academy, the most popular senior in the history of high school, the Cosmo to my Wanda, the love of my life, my best friend, Nathan.

“You didn’t have to scream out your lungs you know” I cover my hears and squinting my eyes.

“Haha, very funny. I just wanted to see you before you left” Putting on that stupid killer smile that melts my heart every time. Wait. Don’t stare too long.

“Well,step mom you’ve seen me,” Trying so hard not to go up and kiss- no Cannes pay attention. He laughed walking closer to me, there goes my heart rate.

“I actually wanted to give you a gift, you know to remember me by, your amazing best friend” Ouch. There goes that word again. He takes out a tiny box from his pocket and opens it to reveal a Seoul Tower charm.

“This is beautiful, thank you Nathan” admiring the charm.

“Here let me put it on your bracelet” On my seventh birthday Nathan got me a bracelet with an Eiffel Tower charm on it promising that we’ll go to Paris once we’re old enough. Ever since he’s been getting me different charms for my bracelet.

“It looks perfect” Grazing my finger on the new charm and looking up to meet his crystal blue eyes. He has the most beautiful eyes that I could spend hours getting lost in it. He looked at me and smiled, but this time it was different. He has never looked at me this way. His eyes were pierced looking into mine making the whole world sort of, stop. It was perfect.

That was until the cab driver killed our moment when he beeped his horn. Not a fan of romance my dude? Well, this is New York.

“Come on lady!” I broke our gaze and hurriedly ran to the cab getting in the backseat. Was it a happy moment until I looked at the mirror and saw Nathan looking sad?

Finally, after an hour waiting in line and getting through security, I made it just in time to board.

“Flight V23 to Seoul is now boarding at Gate 2” The obnoxiously loud speaker waved through the airport. Okay, this is it. It’s time to start the adventure.

After an eleven hour flight, I finally arrived. It wouldn’t have taken long to claim my bags if there weren’t so many people in the airport. Is it always this packed? The word part is that the people weren’t tourists or locals traveling, it was an overflow of girls and paparazzi that filled the place. Is there a celebrity here? I wonder who?

All of a sudden thousands of girls screams filled the atmosphere when a group of guys with bodyguards the size of the Hulk came out of a private door. Who are these people and how come I’ve never heard of them? And the screaming I can’t deal with it. They can’t be that good-

I was cut off when I was practically thrown to the floor by a gigantic hand. Slightly annoyed I looked up expecting an ugly man in his forties who lifts way too much when I was instead met with a beautiful guy looking like he’s in his early twenties with the cutest dimples. It only took half a second for him to be pulled away, but the look of worry was visible. Okay maybe I was wrong, they’re hot.

When the airport calmed down I picked myself up from the ground and quickly found the sign with my name written on it.

“Uh, Hello, I’m Cannes” pointing to the sign that was in front of him.

“Yes, of course,” He quickly reacted and gently took my bags leading the way to a gray van. He opened the door and put my bags in the back. It feels good to be back in Korea after so long. I’ve missed my dad. It’s been twelve years since the divorce and five years since I’ve seen him. I don’t think I’ve missed somebody so much. The sky looked so blue, it reminded me of Nathan, and the weather was perfect, not too humid but not too dry either. It feels good to be back home.

After a forty minute drive, the driver pulled into a massive company building, SM Entertainment?  I think I’ve heard of that. I opened the door and thanked the driver before going inside. The place was enormous. It had a big lounge, a desk in the center, and various pictures of celebrities hanging on the walls. This company looks really luxurious and scary, to say the least.

“Excuse me?” A voice said snapping me back to reality. Behind the desk had a middle-aged woman wearing a blazer with grey stripped pants wearing a headset. “May I help you?” She talked once more. Realizing that I just walked in without saying anything was probably weird to them.

“Oh sorry, yes. My Name is Cannes Jung, and I’m here to see Richard Jung.” I tried not to sound too American. The lady with a name tag that said “Kim” smiled and looked at her computer. Her smile slowly turned into a frown, and she looked back at me.

“I’m sorry dear, but he is currently in a meeting. He should be out in an hour or so.” She assured me. Feeling kind of disappointed, I thanked her and told her I would come back then. To kill time, I decided to go to a nearby cafe that was just next door the building. It had this cute feel to it, homey, it was inviting.

As soon as I opened the door, the strong scent of coffee filled my nose. It was almost empty. There was only two workers, an old couple, and a guy in a hoodie inside the store. I should’ve brushed up on my Korean a little bit before coming here because I could barely read the menu. Just then, the guy in the hoodie stood up and went line. Because of my lack of knowledge in Korean writing, I decided to try and ask him.

“Sorry, do you mind if you help me?” I softly tapped his left shoulder. Let me tell you, he works out. He turned around, and I was at a loss for words. Not only was he incredibly handsome, but I’m pretty sure this is the same guy from the airport. Wait- so that means I tapped one of Korea’s hottest boyband members? Holy. This is incredible.

“Uhh, sure,” He said awkwardly. “What do you need help with?” He fixed his hair scooting closer to me.

“Oh well, I just really want a Vanilla Latte, but I’m not sure what it’s called here. I can’t read that well.” I explained biting my lip afterward.

“Oh sure, I’ll order it for you.” He said smiling showing those once again cute little dimples.

“Wow, thank you. I’m Cannes, by the way.” I extended a hand to him. He looked at my hand and then back at me amused, but still shook it anyway. “Jaehyun. Nice to meet you.” He looked away again and ordered the drink for me taking out a card from his wallet.

“Oh no you don’t have to I can pay for it.” I touched his hand preventing him from paying. He flinched a little and never in my life have I moved my hand so fast in my life. I looked at his face to see him blushing a little. No way, I made a Kpop idol blush. Daebak.

“No, let me. This will give you a good reason to stay and chat for a while” He smiled handing over his card to the barista. Well, you got some game man.

“I mean if you insist.” I smile back. This flirting game is on buddy. After our whole paying debate, we sat down at a table and talked for what seemed like hours. Until I looked at the clock and saw the time.

“Hey, I’m sorry I really have to go. I’m late. I’ll see you later.” I packed my stuff hurriedly, “Wait- can I at least get your number-?” He asked, but it was too late. My late ass was running next door. I opened the door and the same woman greeted me with a confused face. She was probably wondering why I was sweating like a pig, I mean I only ran a few feet.

“Mr. Jung is now available. 24th Floor.” She motioned me to the elevator. I thanked her in an out of breath style and got into the elevator pressing the 24th floor.

During the elevator ride, I finally caught my breath and walked in normally. Right in front of me was a door that had my dad’s name on it. I was about to open the door when a bodyguard stopped me and asked what I was doing.

“Sorry, I’m here to see my father, Richard Jung,” I said, but the bodyguard didn’t seem to believe me as he called the office inside to check with the earpiece thing they have. Once I was allowed to go in, I was met by my dad and my stepmom.

“Canny! How are you, sweetheart?” My dad rose from his seat and hugged me. This felt really nice. I got to hug and see my dad after twelve years.

“Hi dad,” I say almost on the verge of tears. “I missed you so much” I finally let them flow. I hugged him tightly and greeted my stepmom. My stepmom was not the evil kind, instead, she was actually really nice and treated me like her own daughter. I heard that my dad and she weren’t able to have children, so she made it her mission to treat me like hers without of course overstepping my mom. I had a great family.

When the crying, we all let go and actually talked. We talked about school, friends, future, and all that boring stuff. That was until my dad asked me if I wanted to see the newest group that recently debuted. Me, being the most clueless person about Kpop agreed and pretended to know which group he was talking about.

He kept on saying how they were all talented, good-looking, and a different type of group that he’s released. There was a part where he said that the number of members is infinite. When we got to one of the practice rooms, the music that was originally playing stopped, and there were whispers and the sound of feet shuffling going on.

I kept forgetting that my dad owned the company and maybe that’s why a lot of people fear him. Or that he’s quite a short, old guy with an airplane landing on the top of his head. When we entered, everyone was positioned for their introductions. It was very impressive actually. After their introductions, my dad introduced me.

“Everyone, this is my daughter, Cannes.” He announced to everyone in the room. The boys and some of the staff bowed and were all greeting me when a suddenly a loud voice erupted,

“Wait- That’s your father?” The voice shut the people in the room. The room froze and I looked around to see who said that when my jaw dropped,

“Jaehyun?”

A/N: Hi guys! Hope you enjoy this haha this is my first time writing a story on Tumblr so be patient with me! If you like it and want me to continue just request it and I’ll post it as soon as possible. Thanks! -N

[the-innocent-papyrus]

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Gyftmas, Part 11

((Zax continues to be adorable and precious. Orion is Overwhelmed. Slob takes the prize for most hilarious method of giving someone a gift.))

((Muses:

Roan and Orion, from here

Undyne, from @the-hcroine-appears

Zax, @holdusfast

Ace, Spade, and Delta, @acetheskeleton, @spadetheskeleton, and @deltagaster

Lazy, @sans-nyan

CB and Slob, @coolskeletonsdontcry and @slobbyseconds

Scrub and Crummy, @scrublord-papyrus and @crummyredbones))

Zax [Zax nods and goes to the bag he'd put all his presents in. He'd used smaller bags to put his gifts in... He'd discovered fairly quickly that, A.) Drawings don't wrap well and B.) He's not good at wrapping to begin with.

He gives out the bigger bags to Roan, Orion, Undyne, Scrub and Lazy.]

[He wasn't sure how many people were coming to the party, but was happy to see he had enough small bags to give to everyone else. The contents of those were a drawing, mostly cats and messy looking trees, and a baggie full of cereal.]

lazy 😺 [holy shit....... this kid tried and its fucking cute]

Ace/Spade/Delta 🍯 Ace blinked as he was given one of those little bags, looking through the contents. Aw, now that was just sweet.

🍵 Delta smiled as he got one too, chuckling a little.

🍵 "Thank you, little friend."

🍹 Spade blinked in surprise as he got one too, he wasn't really expecting to get anything honestly. It was pretty cute though, he couldn't deny that. Nice kid.

Roan/Orion/Dread/WD/Undyne 🌹 🐟 ⭐️ [Roan grins as he watches Zax handing out all those little bags to everyone. He's so proud of his little ward! Meanwhile, he, Orion, and Undyne check the contents of their slightly larger bags.]

CB & s 🐽 oh sh- uh. oh my god? this is really nice, kiddo! thank you.

🐝 [He's got a hand over his mouth, but it's clear CB is still grinning pretty damn big.]

lazy 😺 [HAPPY WAVY TAIL...]

SCRUB and crummy 🐠  [ Scrub accepts the bag and looks through the contents. The drawings in particular. Looking at them with squinted eyes. ]

🐠 YOU ARE A VERY TALENTED ARTIST, ZAX! THANK YOU.

💩 * oh man, that was unexpected , but 'tis is some  real nice stuff you got there.

💩  [ He began eating some of the cereal. Yum](edited)

Zax 👽 [Roan's present contains a piece of scrapbook paper, laminated with flowers pressed against the page. They're labelled, though in the Idavian symbols rather than English. But they are still bright and colorful, with a slight hint of the smell left behind. Sweet and floral.]

[Orion's was a small wooden box. But inside the box was a collection of stones. Nothing that seemed to be terrestrial, however, even having an oddly alien feel when touched. They were all shiny with a few different colors. ]

[Undyne recieved a hat! Shortly crafted and held together by staples.... He wasn't sure how to sew and asking Roan would have revealed the surprise. But... He drew a spear on the hat with a marker as well! He tried, he really did.] 👽 [Huuuge grin. He's so happy everyone likes their gifts]

Roan/Orion/Dread/WD/Undyne 🌹 OH MY GOD??? THANK YOU, ZAX! THIS IS SO PRETTY!!!

🐟 "I love this?? This is so sweet of you, Zax! Thank you!"

⭐️ [Orion sits down and looks through the rocks, silently picking them up and examining each one. Turning them over and over, running his finger bones over them, just absolutely fascinated by these things. It would appear that this was another successful present.]

lazy 😺 [HE REACHES TO PAT THSI KID ON THE HEAD]

Zax 👽 "You es welcome..!"

[His response to everyone is as short and sweet as he is]

[Also purring, bc head pats!!]

Roan/Orion/Dread/WD/Undyne 🌹 [He gets a big hug, too!] 🐟 "I've still gotta give you my thing, Paps! Hang on."

🐟 [Undyne disappears under the table to retrieve her gift, and another one. She hands both of them to Roan.]

🐟 "Here, this one's mine! And it looks like Santa's been by or something??? Man, how'd we miss that?"

🐟 [She casts a glance towards Orion. The present from "Santa" has handwriting that looks suspiciously similar to Orion's on it.] 🌹 [Roan tears into the packages. The one from Undyne is a pair of MTT-brand fashion basketballs— that earns her an enthusiastic hug. The one from "Santa" is a sexy robot action figure to add to his collection.]

🌹 OH MY GOD!!! HOW DID SANTA KNOW???

⭐️ *he's santa. it's his job to know this kinda stuff, heh heh.

Zax 👽 [He's starting to get pretty tired. Today was rather eventful, and he's leaned himself up against his bookshelf, eyes half shut.]

Roan/Orion/Dread/WD/Undyne ⭐️ [It dawns on Orion that he forgot to open his brother's present for him, so he starts unwrapping the cylindrical thing. And discovers that it's a telescope. He sits and stares at this thing for a few moments, before quietly pulling up the collar of his jacket in a vain attempt to hide his face. He's literally so happy he's starting to cry.] 🌹 WOWIE!!! THIS IS ALL SO EXCITING, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GETTING A LITTLE LATE FOR SOME OF US. HAS EVERYONE GIVEN OUT ALL THEIR PRESENTS?

Zax 👽 [One eye half open. Mother, why must you talk about me.]

Roan/Orion/Dread/WD/Undyne 🌹 [He's just trying to be a responsible mom!!!]

Ace/Spade/Delta 🍯 Ace blinked and looked up, smiling.

🍯 "i gave out all my gifts."

🍵 "As did I!"

🍵 It was starting to get late, and Delta pulled out his phone so that he could check the time.

CB & s 🐽 'ey, bro.

🐝 WHAT?

🐽 what's that over there?

🐝 ...WHERE??? WHAT????

🐽 🐝 [With CB sufficiently distracted, Slob pulls a pair of mittens out of his pockets and tosses them into Crybaby's lap. They're a little old looking, but are designed to look like dinosaur faces.]

🐽 now your hands are them long neck ones.

🐝 OH! OH!!! NYEH HEH, THANK YOU!!!

SCRUB and crummy 🐠 I BELIEVE WE'VE DELIVERED EVERYTHING, YES.

lazy 😺 "oh, uh. i haven't, haha."

Roan/Orion/Dread/WD/Undyne 🌹 OH!!! WELL THEN! YOUR TURN, BROTHER!

lazy 😺 [HE SEEMS A LITTLE NERVOUS. but he pulls out two packages - one a bag, and the other a little box. The bag goes to Roan; the box, Orion.]

Zax 👽 [Shuts his eyes again. He sleepy.]

Roan/Orion/Dread/WD/Undyne 🌹 ⭐️ [Roan takes a peek into his bag. Orion wipes his eyes before taking a look into the box.]

lazy [Inside Roan's bag is some more MTT merchandise! Some creams and the like. They even look pretty new. Nothing big, just a lot of small MTT trinkets and applicants. Inside Orion's box is what looks like a... dome-shaped projector? The outside is littered with dots that seem to line up to constellations. Looks like it'd display the stars on the walls of a dark room when turned on.]

Roan/Orion/Dread/WD/Undyne 🌹 OH MY GOD!!! THANK YOU, BROTHER!

⭐️ [Oh look, Orion's gotten all teary-eyed again. He looks up at Lazy with this big grin on his face. He seems to have stopped caring that he's got tears running down his face. He holds an arm out for a hug, if Lazy's cool with that.]

lazy 😺 [OH... WORRIED, CONCERNED LOOK. HE HUGS ORION REAL TIGHT. to roan he gives a little thumbs up; seems like he's not sure what to say.]

Roan/Orion/Dread/WD/Undyne ⭐️ *thanks, bro. you're the best.

🌹 [Roan gives him a thumbs up back!]

lazy 😺 [lil smile..] "it's no problem, 'rion." [he's just gonna... casually offer a brief nuzzle? he's NOT SURE WHAT TO DO]

Roan/Orion/Dread/WD/Undyne ⭐️ [He's gonna take him up on that offer. If for no other reason than it gives him an excuse to hide his face for a couple moments. He sniffles, and then lets out a little chuckle.]

⭐️ *wow, suddenly i'm gettin' as sappy as my little bro, h-heh heh... ⭐️ *seriously, though... thanks, bro. i really mean it.

lazy 😺 [bigger smile!!] "...glad i could getcha somethin' cool, heheh."

Roan/Orion/Dread/WD/Undyne ⭐️ [Big goofy smile.]

⭐️ *yeah, you definitely hit it out of the park on this one, heh. though man, all of these presents are pretty out of this world.

🌹 😬 [Roan and Dread groan at the terrible pun.]

lazy 😺 [WELL HE GIGGLES AT THE PUN. HE APPRECIATES IT.]

Ace/Spade/Delta 🍯 Ace laughed a bit himself, he may not tell puns a lot himself anymore but he still enjoys them. That and he's just glad to see everyone having a good time, it's. Really nice.

Zax 👽 "Yes! Mine are from home! They really es outta this world!"

[Rip, puns always go right over his head]

Roan/Orion/Dread/WD/Undyne ⭐️ [Orion bursts out laughing.]

⭐️ *yep, they really are.

[celebrationnebula]

Old Man Keith

Chapter 2: Meeting the gang 

Another late start to the day and another wakeup full of creaking bones and sore muscles. Really being old hasn’t changed much for him.

Except he was slower. So much slower. Keith was actually starting to frustrate himself with how slow he was. To get out of town he had to climb these stairs that lead up and down a walkway above the train line. On the other was an old lady, arms full of groceries she descended one slow step at a time. But before Keith could feel any sympathy pain, a young man walking by gave her hand. Keith started from across the way with envy. Why didn’t he get offered help too? He was clearly struggling, what with all the grumbling he was doing. Being old is frustrating. And slow.

It was night by the time he made it to the edge of The Waist Lands. And he dreaded spending it out in the elements with his frail old man body. In quite the Deus ex Machina fashion, just over the horizon, Keith saw a large structure moving. It was a mess of a building walking on four legs at a pace only slightly faster than Keith’s. Which is to stay it was fairly slow. A patchwork blob that can walk and is the size of a small castle… yup, definitely the work of magic. Mission checkpoint one! Next on the list is convinced whoever’s house this is to fix him. Keith hurried to meet the structure as it passed, he would only have one chance, since, well, it was walking faster than him.

It was a difficult got to the entrance, it bobbed a bit as the structure walked but Keith managed to stumble onto its welcome mat and pry the door open.

…

It was dark and cool inside the moving thing. The interior was much more cohesive than the exterior. Hardwood floors and late century furnishings, woven rug, a soft fire in the hearth, with a cushioned couch in front of it.

Keith and his old bones made a B-line for the couch. Relaxing into the cushions, he started to doze off, the fire’s face shifted out of focus.

The fires face. His eyes must have been going…

“That one ugly curse.” What.

“You’re gonna have trouble breaking that one.”

The fire. The fire spoke. Keith saw it. The mouth moved and everything. Slowly and with great effort, he pulled himself forward; wide eye like a child Keith stared at the fire.

“Names Pidge. I’m a fire daemon and boy do I have a deal for you!” the fire chirped.

“Why- ” Keith started but stumbled on his words. This world of magic shore did leave him stuttering a lot. “Who in their right mind would make a deal with a daemon?” he finally got out.

“Listen, you’ve got a pretty though curse and all any magician is gonna do is give you the old runaround. Me on the other hand, I need your help and you can count on that. If you free me from my contract with Lance I can then use my powers to break your curse.” Explained the fire. Explained Pidge.

“Why can’t a magician just break my curse for a reasonable fee, ya know, instead of me going through the trouble of figuring out how to free a fire demon?”

“Nah, all those clowns care about is casting spells, they can’t fix nothing!” burst the fire in exasperation.

“Oh I see is this how you got stuck with this Lance?” Keith smirked.

“Yeah it is and since it’s my contract I cannon break my own curse.” Complained the fire.

Keith mulled it over for a moment and agreed, “alright but I’ll need a place to crash.”

“NooOOoo problem” retorted the fire, “Lance has rooms to spare!”

“That’s good… my old bone can’t take the cold out… side...” Keith trailed off as he dozed.

“What! Wait! He- augh” grunted Pidge, “you’ve gotta be kidding. Some help you’re gonna be.”

…

The next morning Keith woke to heavy footsteps down the stairs. A tall sturdy-looking man bounced down the steps while chatting with the fire. With a quick spin, the man swung himself around the corner expecting to see his dear friend Pidge.

“Oh hello, there sir” greeted the man clearly taken aback by the surprise of Keith. “What are you doing here?” Unsure of what to answer Keith looked to Pidge for answers. Was it okay to let other people know about their deal? Their deal was about breaking another deal, so it might be better to keep that sort of planning under wraps…

“I dunno” Pidge shrugged, “he just wandered in from the Waists.” Keith couldn’t help the groan he let out, this fire just put all the hard work on him.

“I’m Keith.” He said hoping to stall for a bit of time.

“Oh um hi Keith, I’m Hunk. So not to be rude but ah, who are you? Or rather why are here?”

“I’m... cursed… so… uh..” Keith never was good at lying, he was much more straightforward kind’a’guy, direct and assertive. This might be why he got into so many fights but it’s also how he won them.

“Oh haha I see so you’re here to ask the Wizard Lance for help.” Hunk sighed in relief, “well, he’s not home right now but you’re welcome to stay here until he returns. Hold on for a bit and I’ll get breakfast ready.”

“Ah yes thank you…” Keith said, sounding remarkably like an old dazed person. Pidge snickered at him from her place across the couch in the hearth, earning a glare from Keith. Lance…now, where had he heard that name before…

“The witch!” Keith exclaimed from the couch.

“What?” squeaked Hunk in alarm.

“The old lady who cursed me! The last thing she said was ‘Lance know how to find me.’” Keith explained while trying to bottle down his growing resentment of a wizard he hasn’t even met yet.

“ooh this has got to be his fault then!” Chimed Pidge from the Hearth.

“Old lady huh…” Hunk hummed as he walked with a pan and basket of food over to Pidge. “Did she have on some old purple robe with-”

“-gold trimmings.” Keith finished.

“Yah that’s her, Hagger. She’s a mean one. Head druid of the Galra Empire.”

“So what does she have against Lance? And why would she bring me into this?”

“hhmm… that’s not really my business to go spreading around- ”

“Except it's clearly my business now so spill.” Interrupted Keith.

“I would but to be honest I don’t know all of the details myself.” Hunk explained as he finished frying the bacon.

“Great” Keith growled as he leaned back into the couch. “So when is this Lance guy coming back?”

“Weeell...” Hunk drew out. Keith groaned again with dread. “Lance always comes back… but sometimes not for days at a time.” There it was. This time Keith let out an even louder exasperated groan and he let his head fall back to rest against the couch.

…

Breakfast went quickly, it was pleasant and tasty and full of great conversation. Hunk is a real chief in the kitchen, and pidge is a real spitfire in conversation. After the dishes were done Hunk showed Keith around the castle, which is apparently what Lanced called it. Which seemed a bit generous considering the messy looking exterior, but indeed the inside was large. There were a dozen cozy looking bedrooms, some bathrooms, a few studies, a library, a couple of recreational rooms, and Keith’s favorite, the balcony. It wasn’t large, in fact, it was just big enough for two people to stand close together, but the view was breathtaking. After the tour pidge gave him an audaciously dramatic wink, probably implying Keith should begin the search to break their curse. Instead, he found his way back to the balcony.

The castle was still moving pretty slowly but the rhythm was soothing. Right now they were passing over the peak of a hill giving vantage to a sparkling lake in the distance and a backdrop of ridge white peaked mountains, which were a stark contrast to the soft green rolling hills they were climbing over. Keith sighed in bliss. The air was cool and fresh and clean. Nothing like what he had breathed all his life is the overcrowded city. Magic may have made him old but it also seemed to be gifting him some of the best moments he could remember.

Don’t get him wrong, the Shiroganes had been nothing but good to him, they treated him like they treated their own son. It’s just that the Shiroganes adopted him pretty late in the game at 17, things before that were pretty shitty, and even after being adopted Keith always felt guilty or unworthy of the kindness the Shiroganes would show him. It wasn’t like that with magic. The walk through the sky, this wonderful view, the curse of old age; these things didn’t really feel like something he needed to be deserved they simply were as they are.

“Enjoying the view grandpa?” Chimed a voice from behind him. Keith wiped around to see the wizard from this morning leaning up against the window frame, a smirk plastered on his face. Just as suddenly as he had been shaken from his trance, Keith felt a familiar annoyance well up inside him.

“You’re Lance?” Keith gawked.

“Hm? Well yeah. Of course. This is my house. The real question is who are you, old man?”

Something about all these pet names, this guy’s smug face, and now the pieces were falling into place -- the witch cursed him because she saw Lance and him walking through the air the morning-- Keith just could hold back his anger anymore. “Ohmygod this is your fault!”

“Excuse me-”

“A WITCH CURSED ME! ALL BECAUSE OF YOU?!” Keith wildly gestured at Lance.

“Excuse you but I'm a perfectly acceptable reason to be cursed. Just look at cheekbones!”

“augh” Keith groaned as he rolled his eyes so hard he gave his old body a headache. This was exasperating and frustrating and just- just- so unfair! All that sappy crap about deserving being irrelevant in this mystical world of magic was just the scenery talking, Keith absolutely didn’t deserve this!

“Your pretty rude old man” Lance snorted.

“Enough with the damn nicknames!” Keith snapped.

“Well you never actually told me your name, genius. Even though I just gave you the perfect opportunity at the beginning of this little conversation.Remember? Or did you forget already.”

“Keith,” he said through gritted teeth.

“Well, Ke~ith, it’s been a pleasure meeting you we really must do this again sometime.” Lance winked and began to turn back toward the hallway behind him, the wind tossing his hair gently around his face.

“Ah! No, wait” Keith blurted out, almost forgetting the whole reason he was out in the Waists. “I came here to ask for you to break this cures.” Keith said, knowing that was enough and that Lance looked pleased enough with that to help, Keith couldn’t help himself but to add in a sort of pouty mumble “Especially now that I know it’s your fault…”

Lance’s smile quickly turned to a frown as his brows creased together. “hmpf, well if you’re going to be like that who says I want to fix your damned curse. It’s not an easy thing breaking a spell you know!”

Pidge’s words echoed in Keith’s head, ‘…all any magician is gonna do is give you the old runaround… all those clowns care about is casting spells, they can’t fix nothing.’ So the cheeky fire daemon was his only hope. Either way, Keith would need Lance to let him stay in the castle longer. “No,” Keith sighed as he swallowed his pride, “sorry, can you please fix this curse.”

“That’s much better” Lance said as his smug smile spread across his face again. God how mad it made Keith.

…

Just like that, the first day had gone by, somewhat uneventfully and somewhat unsuccessfully. After his encounter with Lance, Keith went to the library to try and read up about magic and more specifically about breaking contracts and curses. He found nothing. Figures, if Pidge had to go for outside help then it’s unlikely the info was written out in some step by step guide in this ‘castle’.

Keith lied in bed staring at the ceiling thinking. He really hadn’t planned to be gone much longer than this. When he left, Keith didn’t even bother with a note. He really regretted that now, if he was gone too long, for the Shiroganes it would be like to have a second son go missing. Keith’s adopted older brother had been missing for a few months now and the police have all but given up the search. Keith rolled over, tears pricking at his eyes. Would the Shiroganes call the cops once he had been missing long enough, how bad would it hurt them to lose another son in the same way. Left knowing nothing. Would Keith be gone long enough for the cops to also give up on his search? Would Keith ever get to go home, if he truly was unable to turn back could he face the Shiroganes again. After causing them such grief.

…

The next few days went by, all equally unsuccessful. Sometimes Lance was there, sometimes he was wasn’t. When he was, him and Keith usually got into some sort of petty argument.

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