#glad we're all on the same page of being in shock over this ��

[sanstropfremir]

why does ptg have the worst luck of anyone in the history of the world 😭 like in what world does it make sense for hui to be a contestant on boy's planet 🤨?

it rlly feels like when btob went on kingdom to me, but worse 😭 like ppl pointed out that he's gonna be judged by idols he's both senior to, AND produced for 😭 also this tweet made me laugh:

literallyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy in what fucking mirror universe does it make sense for hui to be a trainee on this show when he fucking birthed wanna one like honestly this is genuinely humiliating. what the fuck is wrong with the industry that a post-military 30yro with a well established career and an active group goes on a trainee survival show. it's so fucking unhinged. at least with btob kingdom wasn't about breaking down the groups and making a new one, it was just about making the best performance, but the fact that these senior groups are being subjected to this is so...................

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06. brain food ☆

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a quiet knock on the door catches your attention, which was previously focused on scrolling through random shows on Netflix. a weird feeling, you get. an emotion that seems to be the love-child of excitement and nervousness. there's no time to run away from these feelings, though, so you get up and open the door for the poor boy who's been hauling 3 bags of food.

"my god" he sighs, setting the bags down on the coffee table. "i think my stomach has eyes. there's no way we're finishing all this in one night." you laugh, noticing how he's holding his arm out of pain. "i've definitely done the same, more times than i'd like to admit-- here, sit down for a bit." gesturing to the couch, you sit down and pat a spot relatively close to you. he takes this offer with open arms, considering he'd walked pretty far. "sorry i took a while, hopefully i didn't keep you waiting too long?" his hands fidget together as he takes in your room. it's the size of a triple, but you have it to yourself. it's quite surprising how nice the school treats transfer students, considering how main students are usually shoved into a tiny room with 2-3 other people. you place your hand upon his; a ballsy move, but you know how it feels to be anxious about things. you don't want him to be anxious with you. "it's fine, really. i don't mind waiting for you." you smile, moving your hand back to it's previous position. embarrassment clearly runs through his body, but to you he just looked starstruck. after a moment of pushing these feelings back, he returns your smile. "i'm glad, then. um, can we eat? i fear my stomach is going to wrinkle up if we don't." "yes yuuta, we can eat."

"okay, okay. this seems good for now, i think?" he sits back from the laptop you two have been sharing, taking a second to re-read the outline. your eyes scan the page as well; it's a very.. rough outline. you start laughing at the last few lines, where he'd begun to give up on being professional. after all, only you two will see this draft. "why are you laughing?" he pouts, thinking you're making fun of the ideas laid out. "oh relax," you lean back with him, realizing he's gotten much closer than before. "i can just tell that you were rushing writing the final scene." his head whips to you and a hand clutches his chest, feigning shock; a sarcastic gasp falls from his lips. "how could you! we worked very hard on this!" your hand pushes his away from his chest, the both of them landing on his lap. "oh, shut up. i'm just teasing." he huffs anyways, a facade you've become accustomed to. after all, one of your best friends is nobara kugisaki.

reaching to a stuffed dog to your side, you hand it to him. "here, will an emotional support dog help?" he sighs, wrapping it in his arms. "i suppose." laughing again, you sit up and grab the laptop once more. "you're so dumb." he grips the toy more, you don't realize it, but he likes the way it smells of lavender just like you do. "what are you doing now, don't you think its enough for tonight?" you stop to think, after sending the draft to your phone. "well, we'll need to send casting calls to the neighboring schools sometime soon.. but i guess we can be done for now." he closes the laptop for you and places it on the table once again, looking back. "good, we can do that another time-" his sentence is cut off due to his phone practically blowing up in the room over. "sorry," he starts, getting up and handing the stuffed dog back to you. "let me go check on that."

"hey, sorry again. my friends were blowing up my phone for some reason." he comes back into the room where you two were sitting before, unsure if he should sit back down. he can't read your face, and you can't read his either, despite you both feeling the same way. "it's okay. you can sit back down if you want to stay a bit longer..?" you look down for a split second, anticipating the rejection he was about to give you. "i was looking for shows before you got here, but i couldn't find a good one." you try to convey what you say as a question, but it almost comes out as a plea. he doesn't say anything immediately, and you almost get upset? looking back up, you realize he's already getting ready to sit back down with you. "i'd love to stay. i also have an amazing suggestion for a show." your eyes light up, and it feels like the room filled with more air the way you both sighed with relief. "oh really?" you tease him, as he takes back the toy he'd left with you. "lay it on me then."

fun facts -> TWO PEOPLE PINING FOR EACHOTHER BUT NEITHER KNOW IT!!!! a classic trope. chefs kiss. yuuta offered to go get snacks not only because he was starving, but he also needed time to calm himself down before going to y/n's dorm. he was scared. scared that he'd say something stupid, give her the ick, embarrass himself. you know, the works. once he got there though, it felt like he never wanted to go home again.

-> GOD I LOVE THEM SO MUCh. screams. kicking my feet like a little girl writing this chapter.

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ᵀᴼᴰᴬʸ'ˢ ᴬᴿᵀ : Fluffy ☆ Dreamland - Nene Kusanagi

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School was always very stressing for you... and usually, you left it with a very bad mood due to all the misfortunes that happened when you were there...

Here you got a bad grade, here someone decided to pick on you, here you discover another "friend" talks behind your back...

But there was one good thing that you were always awaiting for at the end of each day... to go to sleep and meet again the nice green haired girl that somehow knew about just the right way to cheer you up! And that was enough to make you wake up in much better mood, and keep going with school life...

Today was no different. You had one of the bad days yet again... so you decided to take a shower and go to sleep sooner than usual. But when you began dreaming and looked all around the fluffy and pink landspace... she was nowhere to be seen...

"(Where is she...)"

You were starting to grow worried as you looked around for hours... that's when you sighed and gave up, flopping onto the ground.

"Guess another one leaves me... yay..."

"S-Sorry! I didn't expect you'd get here so... quickly..."

"And I you'd get here so late..."

"Yeah I... practiced for upcoming show a bit longer..."

"Oh another one?"

"Yes... uh... would you like to see some lines?"

"Sure. Your shows are usually... pretty entertaining."

And with that, she cleared her throat and began acting like usually. First she had small blush but then, she turned into natural and when she singed with her gentle voice, you were absolutely mesmerized by her~

Once she finished, you gave her an applause. Right before you felt yourself slowly waking up... so you just sent her final smile.

"I'm sure you'll do great on your show. It was perfect."

And before you opened your eyes in real world, you could see her glad smile and nod. But before she could say anything more... you woke up thanks to alarm of your phone. And you knew... it was time for another hard day at school...

When you were over the day and at the verge of crying, you decided to take a longer path just to calm down. And that's when you noticed advertisement that caught your attention.

"('Pheonix Wonderland'...? 'Where your dream become a reality - at Wonder Stage'...)"

You got curious and not thinking much about it, you decided to give it a try! Their last show is coming to and end but... surely you can still see what it's all about?

When you entered, you saw 4 people performing and... it surely seemed like all childs dreams coming to reality on that stage alone! But your eyes were glued to someone else... girl with green hair... girl that looked exactly like the one from your dream...

"(She's... real?!)"

You were already considering if she could remember you as well! But that's when you remembered it was a dream... and it's probably just a coincidence that your brain thought of a person that looks exactly like her.

"(Nah... no way...)"

But after the show ended, and her eyes looked around, she freezed on you, being just as shocked if not more as you few minutes ago. Though not wanting to be a creep, you decided to leave that be without pushing it further and turned to leave. That's before someone tugged your hoodie when you were almost at the exit.

"E-Excuse me..."

"Uh- Oh... it's you... ehem. Sorry uh... What is it?"

"You... I know how... weird it sounds but... do you remember me?"

This time, it was your eyes that widened for a second. It took you a while to process that this "normal dreams" you were having may not be so normal after all...

"Y-Yeah... do you?"

"Yes. But... I'm kinda hoping... we're on the same page."

"Hm... One word. Dreams?"

"Yes! So you are..."

"Mhm. Trust me, I'm just as surprised."

She simply nodded with that gentle smile you're probably gonna remember forever. She was a bit emberassed that a person she used as her way to practice couragness is real...

"So... hypothetically... if we won't meet again.. at night... can you come here tomorrow?"

"Hm... Sure. And if we do?"

"Then... we can keep things as they were..."

"Sounds good to me~"

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Down The Rabbit Hole ⚝ Killian Jones x Reader (29)

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summary: Alice's plan to overthrow the Queen of Hearts is thwarted by a dashing pirate with a hook. Years later, after the curse is broken, they reunite once again.

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 Emma decided it'd be a good idea to go back to Archie's office and check for anything we missed. So far we've turned up empty. There isn't even blood or signs of a struggle. The Charmings came along, as I expected them to. I don't complain though, four sets of eyes are better than two."Regina's file. It's Empty." David says, holding up a manila folder that has Regina's name neatly written on it. His expression is sever as he looks to his wife who practically crumbles at the discovery.

"So she did it. She killed the kindest soul in this town. A man who only cared about helping." She walks over to David who immediately goes to comfort her.

"Don't jump the gun. This has 'set up' written all over it." I say with a shake of my head, getting down on my hands and knees to look under the furniture.

"I promise we'll find whoever really did this." Emma chimes in and I don't need to look to know her parents are giving her a chastising look.

"Isn't it time you guys admit we already have? Regina had a fight with Archie, Ruby saw her outside last night, and now her file is empty. That's a lot of evidence." David implores softly and I roll my eyes.

"Circumstantial evidence." I correct, standing back up once I don't find anything.

"Alice is right, this all screams that Regina is being set up." Emma says and I nod in agreement.

"What do you mean?" Snow asks. I sit down next to Emma once I realize we've searched every inch of this office.

"Well, I don't know how it is in fairy tale land, but in the real world, it's usually hard to find evidence." Emma explains and Snow looks at her thoughtfully.

"It's even harder if the alleged murderer has magic." I add on and thankfully they actually seem like they're listening for once.

"Exactly! This has been way too easy." Emma says and Snow comes over to sit beside her.

"So you think someone is framing her?" She asks, clearly having a hard time believing it.

"Well, it wouldn't be the first time this happened in this town." Emma says with a pointed look to Snow.

"Who would want to frame her?" She asks and I laugh.

"Um...only most people in town." I say and Snow nods her head, conceding.

"Yeah, but there's only one name on that list that would resort to killing to get what they want." Emma says and I nod my head, glad we're still on the same page.

"Gold."

We walk into Gold's shop to see Belle and Gold together, clearly planning on going on a picnic. I feel my face lighten up a little when I see Belle. I haven't seen her since our reunion in Gold's shop after the curse broke. I have really got to ask her about her relationship choices soon. Belle and Gold turn to look at the group of us.

"Ah! Nothing warms the heart more than a family reunited. You have your mother's chin miss swan." Gold says casually, still packing the basket. Belle's face lights up once she sees me and I give her a little wave.

"Alice! Thank god you got back alright. I was worried." Belle runs over to me and throws her arms around me, which I return with a small smile.

"We know that you killed him." Emma's words shock Belle out of the hug as she walks back to Gold's side hesitantly.

"And your father's tact." He says with a condescending smile.

"Someone's dead?" Belle looks horrified and I give her a sympathetic smile. I may not be a fan of Gold but that doesn't mean I can't feel sorry for accusing her... boyfriend of murder.

"Archie." I inform her and she looks stricken.

"Why on earth would you think I had anything to do with that?" Gold asks and I roll my eyes.

"Besides being evil? All the evidence points to Regina." I tell him and Belle lets out an incredulous laugh. I look over to see her looking at me with confusion.

"Alice, after everything she's put us through, you don't think she's capable of doing something so vile?" She asks rhetorically and I smile a sad smile in return.

"I know she is. Which is why it should speak volumes that I'm not jumping at the first opportunity to put her behind bars." I tell her and while she still doesn't look convinced, it's clear she at least believes that I don't believe Regina's guilty.

"And it wouldn't be the first time you used someone to try to hurt her." Snow adds on, unamused by Gold's glibness.

"Nice to see your memory's still intact, dearie, but this time I'm afraid I'm gonna have to disappoint you. It wasn't me." He says and I shake my head.

"And we're supposed to just take your word for it?" I ask sarcastically.

"No, but I can prove it. Ask the witness." He smiles condescendingly but his words cause all of us confusion. From what Emma told me, the only people known to be in Archie's office that night were Archie, Regina, and his dog.

"No one was there." I say with a roll of my eyes.

"Well, that's not strictly true, now, is it?" His smile only grows as realization comes over me. There's no way he's serious.

"You want us to interrogate a dog?"

[inlovewithgreta]

you are my sunshine

Larissa Weems x Fem!Reader

Chapter Three

"Oh— I'm so sorry!"

You apologize as you accidentally opened the door and hit a red haired woman with glasses. The force was enough to send her papers flying, both of you instantly getting on your hands and knees to scoop them back into a pile. During the commotion, you failed to notice a certain tall blonde make her way closer to get a better look.

"No I'm sorry, I was standing outside the door waiting. I guess I was too close." She fixes her glasses with a small frown.

"The door was a bit rough to open, I shouldn't have pushed so hard. I'm just glad you didn't get hurt."

While you were interacting with the redhead, Larissa was quickly aware that she did not like where this was going.

"All good here! Thank you for helping me pick these up."

"It's the least I could do for knocking them over, here you go." You hand her the last few pages for her to put back in their folder where they belong.

Being the one to stand up first, you hold your hand out and help her back to her feet.

"Thank you," She brings herself to smile at you, "Um— I didn't quite catch your name. . ."

"I'm sorry, it's Y/N—"

"Addams." Your sentence gets finished for you when the blonde appears in the doorframe just a few inches behind you, her sudden appearance nearly making you jump.

"Addams?" The redhead sounds almost shocked.

"My new assistant." Larissa informs her with a cross of her arms.

Larissa's mannerisms caught the attention of Marilyn, unsure why she would be acting this particular way with you already.

"Oh, that's right! Pardon me, you just don't look like an Addams."

"I thought the same thing, Marilyn. This one is quite. . . unique." The blonde looks down at you with a small smile.

"Where are my manners?!" The redhead exclaims, "I'm Marilyn Thornhill, one of the teachers here at Nevermore!" She holds her hand out to you, which you instantly shake with a smile.

"It's nice to meet you!"

"Likewise," She turns her focus to the blonde, "Shall I take Y/N to her room?"

"Of course, help her get settled in. She has a big day tomorrow. . . and Y/N?"

"Yes?" You set your eyes on Larissa.

"Come to me if you need anything, you know where my office is." And with that, Larissa closes her office door behind her and leaves you with Marilyn.

"Shall we?" She gestures down the hallway.

"We shall."

The two of you make your way down several hallways and stairs until you reach a beautifully decorated hallway with several doors lined up in a row.

"So, each door has the person's name on it who occupies the room behind it," Thornhill points to each door, "The good thing about being a teacher here is our own completely furnished room with a nice balcony that overlooks the courtyard. Also, students aren't permitted up here so that's also nice."

As she goes on, your eyes scan the names as you walk. Thornhill stops just in front of a door with no name plastered on the front.

"Here you are! Don't worry, we'll get your name on it as soon as possible. Your things should already be waiting inside for you. And before I forget, here's the key to your room." She hands you a small brass key. "Try not to lose it, we don't have any spares. My room is just a few doors down if you ever find yourself running into any issues."

"Got it, and thank you Marilyn for helping me find my way. We must talk again soon!"

"It's no problem at all. I think we're going to be great friends." You noticed she smiles a bit bigger than before but just assume she's excited about having someone new around.

"Well, I'll let you get to it then." She waves herself off and heads to her own room.

"Okay. . ." You whisper to yourself, "Let's see what we have to work with."

Opening the door, your eyes are met with a spacious yet nicely decorated room. It wasn't much of a difference compared to the students' dormitories but it had a balcony and a bathroom and it was all entirely yours.

Your luggage awaited you just inside the door. Closing the door behind you was the first thing you did before lugging the few suitcases to your bed.

You were glad to have a small desk where you could do some work in your free time. Some of the shoes you took out now made home against the wall to the left of it.

Clothes got folded into drawers while you left out one of your silk nightgowns for when you were done.

Some of your little knickknacks got placed around to help make it feel more at home while you were staying here, not wanting to feel homesick.

You couldn't help but groan as you lifted the heaviest case. This was where you put your most prized possessions. . . your painting materials.

Painting was always a way for you to express yourself when you couldn't put certain thoughts into words. Morticia always boasted when you drew her a new piece and that kind of praise boosted your confidence and helped you get to where you are today.

The wooden easel got set up just next to the large floor length windows that led out to your balcony. Flowers, foliage, and anything to do with nature were always some of the most beautiful things to paint. Although there wasn't much directly around you, there was still room for creativity to paint whatever you wanted.

After getting everything set up, the sky that was once bright as day, has now turned dim as the sun slowly sets in the horizon. Knowing there wasn't much else you wanted to do, it seemed like the best idea to wind down for the night.

Suitcases got stacked into a nice pile in the corner and you tried to ignore the fact that they still weren't all empty.

Wanting to get more comfortable before bed, you strip out of your clothes to put on a silk nightgown.

The fabric feels like heaven against your smooth skin, but you remember that you forgot to take out your robe when you feel a slight breeze of cold air.

You put your dirty clothes in one of the empty suitcases, wanting to deal with it tomorrow and bend down to the last suitcase you had yet to open. Luckily, the fuzzy robe sat atop the rest of your things. There was a quiet sigh of relief as you picked it up but your composure quickly changed the second a hand came crawling towards you, eliciting a loud squeal as you fell back onto your ass.

With thin walls, it was fairly easy for a certain tall blonde to hear the sudden burst of commotion, worry immediately bubbling in the pit of her stomach as she raced out of bed.

The robe falls to the floor beside you as you clutch your chest, your heart now beating at the speed of light.

"Damn it, thing! What are you doing in there?! You nearly gave me a heart attack!"

Thing slowly crawls out and plops onto the floor in front of you, using its gestures to explain the situation. Gomez had decided to bring thing along to look over Wednesday, ensuring she remained at the school.

"Why didn't you just tell me that instead of waiting underneath my robe to scare me?!"

Before thing could explain anything else, the door to your room flings open to reveal a frantic Larissa.

"What? What happened? Is everything alright?!"

"I-I just—" Before you could finish, your eyes landed on Larissa's wine colored negligee.

The blonde was too focused on making sure you were okay to care about what she was wearing.

You instantly lose your train of thought once your eyes discover the way it perfectly hugged her body. The way the shade of red brought out the beautiful color of her skin. Heat rose to your cheeks once you saw how it stopped just above her knees.

While both of you were occupied with each other, thing quickly took the opportunity to scatter behind Larissa to go find Wednesday.

Once she realized that you were no longer looking at her eyes, she quickly realized what you were staring at. Her eyes widen as she quickly fixes her dangling robe to cover her body.

"Well uh—" She clears her throat, "I see that you're okay. . ."

You snap out of your thoughts and pick yourself up off the floor. Unable to make eye contact, you cross your arms over your chest to cover yourself up, completely ignoring your own robe at your feet.

She doesn't realize the negligee you were wearing until your last actions to cover yourself up, blue eyes quickly darting to your own light colored outfit.

"Yeah, I'm-I'm good—"

"Right, okay—"

"Thanks for uh- checking in on me." You clear your own throat, looking down at the floor, refusing to look up.

"No problem, I'm just gonna leave you to—"

"Yeah. . ." You cut her off.

"Okay, goodnight, Y/N." She quickly shuffled out and closed the door behind her.

"Goodnight, Larissa." You mumble to yourself, sighing in embarrassment at the scene you just caused.

The blonde had leaned her back against the door, taking a minute to compose herself, you not knowing that she faintly heard your response.

She brings herself back to reality and goes back to her room while you fall flat against your mattress, mumbling to yourself before burying underneath the covers.

It took both of you what seemed like ages to fall asleep, unable to shake the pictures floating around in your heads.

You sigh into your pillow as you try to focus on sleep rather than the blonde that now prominently stood out against the rest of your racing thoughts.

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This is part 13 of the "What if Yuu didn't want to go back?" Series!

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My good mood shatters when I hear about Ace.

"You slept where?" My voice, when combined with Grim's and Deuce's, is apparently too overwhelming for the visibly exhausted ginger.

"Outside of Scarabia's dorm building, okay? What do you guys care, anyway?"

"I'm sorry, Ace, is it unusual to be concerned for a friend when you hear he slept outside? And has sand in his hair, and is visibly exhausted?"

Ace just stares at me, wide-eyed and shocked.

"That... is the first time I have ever heard you say we are friends. Or call me by my first name. And... all in the same sentence..."

Hm. Evidently, he needs some time to proceed that. Although... he is right.

Given my recent mental breakdown, though, that's not much of a suprise.

"Is that why you have sand in your hair?"

Ace sighs. "Yes, Grim, that is why I have sand in my hair."

"Myeh. Deuce, do you know why he didn't just sleep in his bed?"

"Yeah..." Deuce pauses, momentarily searching for the right words. "Housewarden Riddle kicked him out of the dorm. It was in the middle of the night, but Ace is very loud, so I heard it anyway."

"Yeah, I stole a tart."

"You got kicked into Scarabia's sand dunes over a tart?"

"Yep. It was only a slice, too."

Wow. Only a slice of a tart, and he dons, not only a collar, but a sandy scalp. Talk about strict. Dare I say, Rosehearts has some serious, unresolved trauma- and it's causing problems for others. Something has to be done.

Thinking about it, though, he probably just needs a hug, some support, someone to show him they care. That's what I needed, and I've been feeling so much better since.

My mind is made up. When I see him, I'm going to let Riddle know he's not alone.

"Alright, class, I hope you all have your textbooks. Open to page 56 and read to page 57. You have twenty minutes."

Ace looks nervous. Deuce notices.

"We can share."

Guess the ginger left all his stuff at his dorm.

After class, Grim and I make the trip to alchemy without talking. Ace and Deuce do not follow suit.

"One slice! I get it, they're probably for the unbirthday party, but still!"

"I'd help you more if I could, Ace."

I spend alchemy trying to cast a spell. I do succeed, but not without narrowly dodging a detention.

It's just a little thing, but it's something, and that's enough- just for now.

P.E. is just pain. While Grim and I stay conscious, Ace does not, and Deuce carries him to the nurse in what I assume to be the same way he carried me and Grim on the first day of classes.

I'd almost forgotten about that. What a throwback. Still, lunch does come.

"Yer tellin' me 'e slept where?"

"Outside of Scarabia's dorm building. He had sand in his hair, none of his stuff... and he passed out during P.E.- Hey, Yuu, hand me another sardine bite."

I comply. "He said it was over a slice of a tart. He got kicked out over a slice of a tart."

"I'm glad w-we're in Pomefiore and not H-H-Heartslabyul, Mandible."

"Same. Gimme another grape, I'm hungry."

"Well, I ain't ever been more glad t' be under Vil's," he pauses, "supervision, I guess."

I nod. We all share a moment of relative silence, our familiars eating quietly as we all stew in our luck and Ace's lack thereof. How close was that mirror to grouping us in with Ace and Deuce and Riddle?

How close were we to being in Ace's place?

Before I realize it, it's bio time. We don't take notes. It's a video about wolfmen.

Then, it's art class. Grim and I sketch a tart, with a single slice missing. Our teacher praises it.

MacGyvering consists of a lecture that is three parts relevant to the subject and one part "no dogfighting." It doesn't take a genius to guess what brought that on.

After class, we sit in the courtyard. Normally, we'd head to Pomefiore immediately so I'd have time to change, and then spend that time talking to our friends before dinner.

Next to us, on our hidden little bench, a boy with red hair, a Heartslabyul class uniform, and a book sits down to read. It takes no genius to guess: this is Riddle Rosehearts, the Heartslabyul housewarden.

"Hello, Rosehearts."

He jumps. My voice apparently caught him off guard.

"My apologies. I am usually the only one here at this time. What brings you here?"

I look at him until he opens his mouth to ask what I'm looking at, and then I hug him, doing my best to imitate the strong, comforting hugs of Rook and Vil. Riddle was apparently not expecting this.

"Why are you-"

"Shh. We know, we know, you think you don't have anyone. You think you're alone in however you feel, but you're not. And you're going to be okay."

I've never heard such wise words from the mouth of a cat. Riddle, however, does not seem to appreciate them.

"It is against the rules to touch another student unprovoked! And, according to rule #665, nobody may touch the queen without express permission!"

"How many rules are there, Riddle?"

"810."

"And you follow every one, every day?.. myeh..."

"Riddle, are you happy, following all those rules?"

"Of course!"

"Liar. Nobody follows 810 rules to the letter every day and still lives a happy life."

"You..."

"Yes, that is my name."

Riddle quiets. I consider my job done, hug him one last time, and leave. Riddle does not ask why I hug him, and he does not fight.

Dinner is cod filets. Nobody talks; we're all too busy stuffing our faces with fish and the daily vegetable.

Grim and I both silently agree: Ace is not the only one with a serious problem. Korrak tosses and turns in his sleep, occasionally begging some unknown figure for help.

We try to wake him. We try to wake Mandible, who acts the same in rest. We fail, both times.

In the morning, we'll tell Rook and Vil and hope they can help. For now, we sleep.

[destinyc1020]

Anon, I don't think the TZ breakup was just about Tom being impulsive. Z had a deep conviction that she could not date publicly in the industry. She had never dated publicly and it was extremely hard for her to break free from that concept. It worked well for Tom and Z initially as Tom's popularity exploded and Z was transitioning out of Disney into adult dramatic actress, but after some time it started to make their lives very complicated. So I think that there was a strong argument supporting Tom's position of easing the secrecy and the breakup was the shock that Z needed to reconsider her beliefs. Her first 4 months with JE were extremely private (we could not get any pics of them together even though waitresses and theatre workers reported seeing them together), but then she started easing the secrecy without publicly acknowledging that she was dating him. That experience (even though it didn't end well) allowed Z to have a different outlook when Tom and Z decided to get back together. Likewise, Tom learned that his fame will always attract people to be curious about his love life, even if he dated people that are not famous. It also opened his eyes to his relationships always having a long distance aspect even if he dates women from his hometown, since his job takes him all over the world. Tom & Z were able to finally compromise in what had been the biggest stumbling block in 1.0 and were able to better understand the value of the other

Anon, I don't think the TZ breakup was just about Tom being impulsive. Z had a deep conviction that she could not date publicly in the industry. She had never dated publicly and it was extremely hard for her to break free from that concept. It worked well for Tom and Z initially as Tom's popularity exploded and Z was transitioning out of Disney into adult dramatic actress, but after some time it started to make their lives very complicated. So I think that there was a strong argument supporting Tom's position of easing the secrecy and the breakup was the shock that Z needed to reconsider her beliefs.

Yea, there were definitely other things going on for sure. Things we'll never know. And we have to keep in mind too that we're just assuming there is some truth to the "Audrey Tea". There might be, there might not!

I do think that the secrecy in their relationship played a role, but maybe not to the extent that we THINK it did. I just looked at how Tom freaked out about the Tolivia pics, about how quiet he tried to keep the fact that he had Nadia living with him in his house, the fact that he and Z were also VERY private even when they got back together, etc. Like, I really don't think Tom is against having a private relationship. I actually think he PREFERS things to be private....just like Z. I actually think they were pretty much on the same page regarding that? Believe me, he would not have dated her for two+ years during the 1.0 era if he was NOT on board with the secrecy. But you're right, maybe over time it got to be a bit much? Even Z stopped doing Damage Control in 2018.... So maybe even SHE realized it was getting to be a bit ridiculous lol.

I'm just glad that she no longer has to put out videos/IG posts/silly little excuses for why she's hanging out with Tom anymore... LOL 😅😅 Whew that used to be soooo CRINGGEEEE....

Her first 4 months with JE were extremely private (we could not get any pics of them together even though waitresses and theatre workers reported seeing them together), but then she started easing the secrecy without publicly acknowledging that she was dating him.

Uhhh....girl...did you forget GREECE in August lol??? 😅🤣

PIcs of them together came out pretty early if I do say so myself lol.

But yea...I know what you mean about it being hard to find pictures of them after that for a couple of months. Z also seemed allergic to LA during that time lol, so she was barely in town lol...so that could have also played a role. I think they were also denying photos with people earlier on.

That experience (even though it didn't end well) allowed Z to have a different outlook when Tom and Z decided to get back together. Likewise, Tom learned that his fame will always attract people to be curious about his love life, even if he dated people that are not famous. It also opened his eyes to his relationships always having a long distance aspect even if he dates women from his hometown, since his job takes him all over the world. Tom & Z were able to finally compromise in what had been the biggest stumbling block in 1.0 and were able to better understand the value of the other

EXACTLY!!!

Very well-said Anon. 🥰🥰

I 100% agree....

[austinsgirl]

Rather Die | Chapter 12

warnings: talks of pregnancy, jealousy, fluff, swearing

word count: 1776

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A couple days have gone by, and Victoria is ready to talk to Austin about her possibly being pregnant with his baby.

She texts him, as her heart pounds.

"Hey, I know I'm probably the last person you'd be wanting to hear from right now, but there's something I need to talk to you about. Can we meet? In private?"

Austin replies, "Hey. Uh, yeah sure. You can come over my house right now if you want."

"Okay, that works. Send me your address and I'll be on my way."

Austin sends over his address & Victoria heads over to his place.

It's a decent sized house. Not too big, not too small. Definitely bigger than anything Victoria has lived in.

There's lots of wooden walls, which seems to be a trend in homes nowadays, giving them a mid century modern feel, which is definitely what Austin is going for with his decor & use of cool and warm tones.

"So, what's this you need to talk to me about?" Austin says, letting Vic inside.

"Um, we should probably sit down for this." she says.

"Okay."

Austin leads her into the living room where a grand piano sits & a movie poster for Elvis' movie "King Creole" hangs on the wall above.

"You can have a set anywhere." Austin says. "Do you want anything to drink? Water? Soda?"

"No, I'm okay. Thanks though." Vic sits down in a chair. Austin sits across from her on the couch.

"Okay. What's up, Vic?"

"Um, there's no real easy way to say this, so I'm just gonna come out and say it I guess. I....am pregnant. And it's a very good possibility that...you're the father."

Austin sits there in silence for a moment, in shock before he says anything. "How is it a possibility that I could be the father?"

"Well, from the time that we hooked up to the time I started having symptoms, it would make sense."

"And you took a test?"

"Yes, Austin, of course I took a test."

"You know those aren't always accurate, right?"

"Um, I think most of the time they are, and I took two of them, both being positive."

"And I assume it could also be Ashton's because you were fucking him at the same time."

"Correct. The same day actually."

"You fucked both of us in the same day? That's some Eliana behavior."

"Oh shut up, Austin. You're one to talk. And you more so fucked me than I fucked you."

"What do you mean?"

"You made out with me & Eliana in the same night."

"Yeah, but I didn't fuck you both in the same night."

"Same difference."

"Are you keeping it?"

"Yeah. I'm keeping it. It's a miracle I even got pregnant with being told my chances are low. I've always dreamt of having my own baby someday, and if I can have this work out, I'm going to do it. I never know if I'll ever be able to get pregnant again."

"I guess that makes sense. If I am the father, I want to be apart of its life."

"You do?"

"Yeah."

"You'd want to co-parent with me?" Vic asks shocked.

"Yes. If it's my baby, I'm going to take responsibility & I won't let you do it alone. I wouldn't want any of my children not knowing who their father is if I can help it."

"Wow...um. Okay. I'm just surprised you'd want to do that with how we are."

"Look, I don't completely hate you. I could be civil for the rest of our lives for the sake of our child."

If Austin was being honest, he'd say he doesn't hate her at all & is in fact, in love with her. But still, he keeps playing along as if he doesn't because he's pretty well sure that Victoria doesn't & won't ever feel the same.

"If you can do that, so can I."

"Great. I'm glad we're on the same page. Now, what's the next step? A paternity test?"

"Yes. I, um, actually already made the appointment. It's my first ultra sound, and then paternity test as well. Technically, only one of you needs to test, say if we're not a match it's obviously Ashton's. Ashton will be testing, but you're more than free to join."

"I'll be there. Just give me the info & I will be there. Also, how is it very possible?"

"Okay, it's next Friday at noon, at the St. Joe's doctors office in Studio City. And it's very possible as we didn't use any protection, unlike Ashton & I did."

"Oh.." he responds. "Even if I'm not the father, I know we're not the bestest of friends, but if you ever need anything, let me know."

"Thanks, Austin."

It's now next Friday, the day of the appointment.

Victoria is joined at the doctors by both Ashton & Austin.

The boys haven't said a single word to each other except "Hello" & the room has a very awkward silence as they wait for the doctor, which is driving Victoria insane.

"Okay. I know this is awkward, but can we just not sit in silence? I feel like I'm being put in the middle of a feud right now."  Victoria breaks the silence.

"I just don't know what to say." Austin speaks up. "Um, I'm sorry, Ash. And Vic. For putting you in this situation. I shouldn't have even tried to have sex with you."

"Thanks, Austin. No worries, man." Ashton says.

"Good, I'm glad you guys are like, cool. Also, Austin, I'm sorry too. If I hadn't fell for it, you wouldn't have been brought into this. It's just all my fault for being an idiot."

The doctor walks in before either boy could respond.

"Hi, Victoria, nice to see you again." Dr. Martin, Victoria's gyno comes in. "I see you got yourself into a little predicament?"

Victoria laughs nervously, "Haha, yeaaah."

"And we're also surprised this even happened, aren't we?"

"Very."

"Now who are the possible candidates?"

"This is my boyfriend, Ashton, and this is my costar for my new movie, Austin Butler." Victoria introduces them both to Dr. Martin.

Austin dies a little inside hearing her call Ashton her boyfriend.

"Oh, I thought you looked familiar." Dr. Martin says to Austin. "You play Elvis in the movie right?"

"Yes, yes I do ma'am." Austin says, blushing & smiling.

Victoria feels butterflies seeing him all cute like that. She immediately shakes them off, remembering her actual boyfriend is right there.

"You were fantastic in that. Must have taken a lot of work to get the voice down."

"Oh, yeah. Definitely. But thank you." he replies.

"Okay, so we'll do the ultrasound, see how far along you are, and then we'll do a noninvasive prenatal paternity test. I'll take blood from each of you to conduct a fetal cell analysis. A genetic profile compares the fetal cells present in the mother's bloodstream to the alleged father's. The result is more than 99 percent accurate. Those results will take a of couple weeks, just keep an eye out on your St. Joe's online account for the results to be posted."

Everyone nods their head in agreement to everything that's going down.

The ultrasound starts. Victoria & Ashton hold hands, as Austin leans against the wall. Jealousy eats at him seeing the happy couple. He wishes it was him that was holding her hand.

"Well, I can confirm that you are in fact pregnant. Congratulations, 'Mom'." Dr. Martin says as she finds the embryonic sac.

Victoria & Ash smile bright, Austin gives a shy smile, still being filled with jealousy.

"Alright, there's the little one right here. Looks like you're measuring out to be about 6, almost 7 weeks. Here's the head starting to form, and then the body. Very similar to a tadpole."

As soon as Austin sees the little fetus on the monitor, the jealousy goes away and his heart swells, knowing that could be his. He gets misty eyed, which he wasn't expecting.

Of course, Vic & Ash are the same. All happy tears.

Dr. Martin takes some photos before cleaning up Victoria from the ultrasound gel & putting the machine to the side.

"Here's the first pictures of baby. I'm going to go get the stuff for the blood samples. I'll be right back." she says.

"I can't believe this is real. I really never thought I'd be here in this moment right now. As much as this is going to suck because my career is just now getting somewhere, I'm excited." Victoria says, looking at the pictures.

"You're gonna be a great mom, Vic." Austin says.

"Thanks, Austin." she says, with a kind of confused tone. She wasn't expecting to hear that from him.

Dr. Martin comes back into the room & she gets a blood sample from each person.

"Alright, everyone is free to go. Like I said, it'll take a couple weeks for the results. Just keep an eye online for them to be posted."

"Will do. Thank you, Dr. Martin." Victoria says.

"Of course. You guys have a good rest of your day."

A couple weeks have passed & the results are in.

"Mila, open it. I can't do it." Vic says to her, passing Mila her phone.

"Are you sure you want me to read it?"

"Yes, I can't. Just read it & tell me."

"Okay. Now, don't yell at me if I say it's

Austin, because I know that's the result you don't want."

"I promise I won't."

"Good. Okay, I'm opening it, I'm reading it, and the father is....."

"Please be Ashton, please be Ashton." Victoria says to herself."

"Austin."

"Goddamnit, Butler. I fucking knew it. Of course it's his."

"I'm sorry, babe."

"It's fine, I guess."

"How are you going to tell them?"

"Girl, I have no idea. Do I tell Austin first? Or Ashton?"

"I don't know. I guess Ashton. You're seeing him tonight right?"

"Yeah. I guess I'll tell him first."

Later on...

"So, I got the results..." Vic says to Ashton.

"And?"

"I'm so sorry." Vic starts to cry. "It's Austin's. I wish I would have never had sex with him so the baby could be yours. I know we used protection, but you know that's not always effective & maybe it could have been you. I'm so sorry."

"Baby, baby. It's okay. I told you, things happen. And I'll be with you every step of the way. I love you so much and we're not going to let anything come between us."

"I love you too. So much"

Ashton gives Victoria a sweet kiss as she wipes away her tears.

Now all that's left is to break the news to Austin...

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[away-ward]

Yea sure i dont mind you posting my ask on your page. Adding to my post before, i think its also interesting how rika's response to willalex was THAT, because its true, no one really knows will bcs 1. Will himself never really opened up to anyone everything about himself except for emmy, 2. They just never cared enough to get to know him above whatever shallow perception of him that he put in front of them. I still cant stand the fact that they didnt expect will to pull that blackchurch move bcs huhhh?? Why couldnt he? Was i shocked when i read that scene? Sure, but not bcs i thought he was incompetent like how his friends thought him yk. So i dont think its really fair to blame rika or any of his friends either for the way they saw him, bcs will was also an active willing participant in these scenarios and his personality in front of them. His friends shouldnt be heavylifting his place in the family iykwim. They all should work together, not against each other (*cough* ofc they wouldnt understand shit like this in the earlier books *cough* lmaooo).

I also hate the fact that will is so babied by their friends and the dn fandom as if he wasnt one of the most white privileged guy in the town, terrorising people just bcs he was privileged enough to do so. Like this man be doing weirdest shit, recording them, and he be having EVERYTHING in this world BUT EMMY, yet people always wanna act like he was this poor victim just because in the monologue he kept on simping over em. There was really no ounce of responsibility and accountability in that man's thoughts. He kept on blaming EVERYONE (and himself to a certain extent) for all bad things happening to him, AS IF HE WASNT A WILLING PARTICIPANT HIMSELF. GOD!!!! GROW UP!!!!!!!!!!!! fuck im so mad, sorry 🤣 and the fandom, with their two misagonistic braincells ofc be siding with will and be excusing him, as if for the past three books, he wasnt busy being shit to women and men around him just bcs his monologue was about how much he loves em 🤢 like bffr!!! And they hate em too, and be simping over damon, just bcs 1. She was mean to will, 2. She never came back for will. You understand what i mean with double stanrds and purity culture applied to women here? They speak AS IF will spent his time since he left her in that hallway 1. Not being mean to her, 2. Finding ways to be by her side and not fucking around girls in town right 🤣 they be saying this as if he was the poorest man in the world, when emmy was the one living opposite life of him. Even after knowing some shady shit happened to her, he STILL EXPECTED HER TO BE ACCOMMODATING TO HIM! God, name a more selfish bastard than will grayson!! Oh yeah, damon torrance, lmfaooooo!

And the fact that the horsemen and alex couldnt understand that just bcs will was a nice friend to them, doesnt mean he was a nice guy to em?! Stupid as fuck!! God! Will was there for each one of his friend, but was he ever there for em? No! So ofc they were in his life, not em (Understandable tho that he left bcs em rejected him in a degrading way) And he regretted that shit! He regretted leaving her even if she made it clear he didnt owe her anything (unlike will who was entitled to her and essily blamed her because "love" and now he can put a label and resentment to her rejection). His regret was Even mentioned during the michael's bridegroom prep, with kai offering him alcohol.

And on this note, if em can understand that just bcs aydin wasnt as shitty to em as he was to alex, then why cant alex understand that it goes the same for will to em? Alex was a hypocrite for that. Will even obvious bcs he can fuck around town (alex too), but god forbid some other men looked like they were into em, oooohhhh shes the selfish bitch? Wow! Amazing! Im glad that em called out alex every time bcs she needed that after getting her ass fanned by the cowgirls every time. We're told that alex is this girls supporting girls, but she suddenly became early hideaway banks/ corrupt rika in blackchurch? The fuck? Jealousy really changes people! Its not even ems fault, it was on aydin, she just wanted to use em as a punching bag. Coward. Em never once did that to her even after everything will said about will alex. Fuck these guys honestly. Emory scott always deserve better.

Unpopular opinion, i like aydin in blackchurch. Em needed someone like aydin at that stage of life so that mfs like will alex dont cross her boundaries too much. Em can stand for herself but sometimes her personality can blindside her and let others treat her like dogshit just because she doesnt have much love for herself yet, and she prefrrd to avoid confrontation bcs of her ptsd with martin. Im glad aydin, even in his own selfish agenda against alex, took ems side and helped her many times there, even in his own twisted ways. Ngl, if damon saw will alex be treating em like this, he wouldnt let it slide either. He wouldve beat them up and told them off so 🤷‍♀️ the horsemen and alex's fans are not gonna like what i said, but i said what i said. Im well aware of emmy's flaws and ive accepted that shes not this mary sue character a while ago, but i cant stand this fandom who always act as if shes the top 3 worst characters among them just bcs she was busy dealing with life all on her own. Were the cowgirls annoying sometimes? Sure? Was alex sometimes? Sure. But i cannot imagine disliking the girls, even alex, more than the horsemen. Like even after the girls fucked up, they always made up. yea thats all for the addition. Thank you so much for listening! Sorry thats its so long

Pt 2

[sankta-starkova]

BURN IT DOWN

018; REBEL COUNCIL

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summary: the one where harlow kaz realised that the world was going to end but she decided to try and save it with the people that she cared about, no matter what it takes

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They got off the ship, Melshi and another member of the resistance holding Jyn by her arms, "Take her to the council room, I'll be there in a second," Harlow said.

They muttered a yes ma'am before taking her towards the room. She looked around, quickly finding Cassian standind alone.

She didn't receive the same heroes welcome back from a mission due to its secrecy but as she walked over to him, she knew that this was all that she would ever need.

He grabbed her hand, pulling it up to her lips and kissing her knuckles, hearing her wince. With worried eyes, he looked down and noticed the bruiss on them.

"She didn't go quietly?" He questioned and she chuckled, pulling her hand back.

"Not really," she joked, hand reaching up to grab the collar of his jacket, "You miss me?"

He chuckled, a small blush evident on his cheeks, "Always," he said, a smile on his face.

She pulled him towards her, one hand on his collar still and the other on the back of his head as she kissed him deeply, holding him close.

"Mon will be mad if we're late," he whispered against her lips, eyelashes fluttering against her cheeks as he pulled away slightly.

"I don't care," she said, kissing him again, not ready to let go of him late, "She needs us, she can wait,"

Cassian knew that in that moment as she kissed him again whilst the world prepared to implode around them that he loved her with all of his heart, that he couldn't get rid of her.

He chuckled, a hand on her shoulder as he pulled away, "We have to go, seriously," he said.

She groaned, through her head back in frustration before shaking her head, "Lets not leave the senator waiting then," she reached down, grabbing his hand.

Harlow sat in the council room. The important members and leaders of the Council had been called to talk to Jyn Erso about the sensitive information.

Only the people in the room knew about the new super weapon that was being built and they intended to keep it that way. They knew that if too many people found out about it then there would be mass panic.

Draven stood at the head of the table, hands on it as he leant over - he was clearly trying to intimidate her.

"You're currently calling yourself Liana Hallik, is that correct?" He asked, narrowing his eyes at her.

She sat there, stoic and emotionless as she tried to not let any information slip as she knew she didnt need to say anything.

Harlow was impressed. If she was in the same  situation and had just been kidnapped by a group of people who knew her real identity, then she wouldn't let any information out either.

"Possession of unsanctioned weapons, forgery of imperial documents. Aggravated assault. Escape from custody. Resisting arrest," Harlow read out from the page.

The girl turned to look at her, not having realised that there was more than one person interrogating her.

"Imagine what they'd say if they found out who you really were, Jyn Erso," Draven said, watching her face shift before she concealed her shock, "That's your given name isn't it?"

Jyn took a deep breath, composing herself as she averted her eyes from his. If they knew everything about her then she didn't need to tell them anything.

"Daughter of Galen Erso. A known imperial collaborator in imperial development," he explained, his voice harsh.

Anybody with a conscience could see that Jyn was uncomfortable, shifting in her seat, not making eye contact with anyone.

Mon Mothma stepped forward towards the table, looking at the girl as she tried to decipher if she was going to help them or not; because if she didn't then she didn't know what they would do. 

"What is this?" Jyn finally asked, looking around at the group.

Harlow smiled slightly, glad that she thought that she could talk to them and she tried not to sound too intimidating as she answered the question.

"It's a chance for you to make a fresh start, we think you can help us," Harlow said, standing up from her position next to Cassian.

"This is Captain Cassian Andor, rebel intelligence," Mon Mothma said, "And that woman you were talking to is Harlow Kaz, rebel mission leader,"

Cassian stood up as well, coming out from the shadows and looking at Jyn, arms folded against his chest. He didn't like the idea of inviting her here and it showed.

Since they had joined, he had dedicated every single hour of his time to the rebellion, to making the galaxy a better place for the future.

It had changed him though, in good ways and bad. He had gained more confidence and he had learnt to open up to hr more. But he had also built up a foreboding mask that made him seem intimidating.

"When was the last time you were in contact with your father?" He asked, eyebrows raised in an accusatory way.

"15 years ago," she stated, not making eye contact with either of them

"Any ideas where he's been all this time?" Harlow questioned, knowing that

"I like to think he's dead, makes things easier," she stated and Harlow understood.

Sometimes it was easier to think that her sister was dead and that she didn't hate her because it eased her conscience more. It is easier not to worry about the problems you cause in the world.

"Easier than what? That he's a tool of the imperial War machine?" Cassian asked, his voice raised and aggressive.

She lookd over at him, narrowing her eyes "I've never had the luxury of political opinions," she stated.

"When was your last contact with Saw Gerrera?" Harlow asked, diverting the conversation away from her father.

When she said that, she noticed Jyn shuffle in her seat uncomfortably, not liking the idea of thinking back to her time with Saw Gerrera.

"It's been a long time," she said, not wanting to explain anything.

"He'd remember you, wouldn't he?" Harlow questioned, arms folded across her chest.

"He'd remember you," she said, eyes trained on Harlow almost accusingly,  "Kaz, you used to do assailant work didn't you? Cheap work,"

As soon as he heard that, Cassian stepped forward, an angry expression on his face. He wasn't going to let anyone talk about her in that way.

She held her hand up, stepping forward as well and pushing Cassian back, her hand resting on his shoulder. She looked in his eyes and knew he didn't want to stop defending her but he sighed, letting it go.

"We don't get along now adays, I've burnt those bridges," she explained, trying to seem civilised, "But he might agree to meet you, if you came as a friend,"

The room is quiet and Harlow could feel the tension in the room, not just from the comment about her but also because of the horror of the situation.

"We're up against the clock here girl so if there's nothing to talk about well just put you back where we found you," Draven said.

Harlow turned to him, holding her hand up. She shook her head as she turned back fo Jyn, now seeing the spark of fear in her eyes.

"We will do nothing of the sort, I don't put people back in prison," she explained, a smile on her face, "And anyways, she will help us, won't you?"

"I was a child. Saw Gerrera saved my life, he raised me," she explained, finally talking, "I have no idea where he is, I haven't seen him in years,"

"We know how to find him, that's not a problem," Cassian explained, narrowing his eyes at her.

"What we need is somebody who gets us through the door without being killed. I, for example, would be killed, and none of us want that now," Harlow told the girl.

"You're all rebels aren't you?" Jyn questioned, shaking her head.

"Yes, but Saw Gerrera is an extremist, he's been fighting on his own since he broke with the rebellion," Mon Mothma interjected.

"His militancy has caused the alliance a great many problems. We have no option other than to mend that broken trust," Harlow explained to the girl.

Jyn was silent for a second, almost like she was taking all the information in. And then she sat up, eyes narrowed and the stoic look was back on her face. 

"What does this have to do with my father?" She questioned, looking around around at the council members.

Everyone is silent. Clearly the girl did not know about this mass killer that could end any chance of rebellion in a flash.

There were shared looks between the council members, almost like they were trying to figure out what they were able to say without exposing too much.

"There's an imperial defector in Jedha who is being held captive by Saw Gerrera," Harlow explained, "He's claiming the emperor is creating a weapon with the power to destroy entire planets,"

There was a flash of horror on Jyns face that she quickly covered up again at the idea that her father had made something like that.

"The pilot says he was sent by your father," she continued, making eye contact with the horrified Jyn.

"We need to stop this weapon before it is finished," Cassian explained, his hand resting on the table next to Harlows, fingers just touching.

"Captain Andor and Kaz's mission is to authenticate the pilots story and then if possible, find your father," Draven explained, "Your father is critical to the development of this super weapon,"

"Given the gravity of the situation and your relationship with Saw, were hoping that he will help us locate your father and return him to the senate for testimony," Bail explained as he stepped out from the shadows. 

"And if I do it?" Jyn questioned and for the first time, it had seemed like she was ready to cooperate with them.

Harlow smiled, "We'll make sure you go free, record wiped clean," she said and Jyn nodded, finally agreeing to the deal.

[writer-citation-needed]

Emily Henry's newest release Funny Story begins with Daphne moving in with the least likely roommate, Miles, aka the ex-boyfriend of the now-fiancée of her recently-ex-fiancé. Who else could understand her pain and shock but the ex of the very person her fiancé left her for the day after his bachelor party? Now, she has to spend her summer rebuilding her life and planning for her now-uncertain future, all while planning a readathon for the library she works at. What is a girl to do?

This is my third read from Emily Henry and boy am I glad I went for it because it was such a redemption after Beach Read! Like her others, this is both a romance and women's lit, and it blends it so well in my opinion. See below the caption for my full review, featuring spoilers!

The Positives

The premise is so fun, and I think it's a great introduction to both Daphne and Miles since they're both different but work so well together. Forced proximity is a great way for them to bond, and it's hilariously sad to see them both getting over their exes.

Additionally, Miles is the perfect love interest for this book! Not only is he so cute (and reminds me of the love interest in Fangirl who I also adore) but his carefree nature makes him so yes-and-y which works so well for Daphne's impulsive side (see: their first kiss being to support Daphne's lie because if he's going to be a fake boyfriend, he better be a GOOD one). I also really enjoyed his deeper nature and his relationship with Julia but I wish he had more opportunity to heal than a summary of a conversation with his sister.

In tandem with both of the other points, I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly the plot moved past the break up, since it certainly could have been brought up at every moment (like a certain That Woman). Right from when Miles said "We're more than just what happened in April. Let's focus on the other stuff" I knew that I would actually enjoy the next couple hundred pages.

As I've mentioned before, I love Emily's side characters. Funny Story offers many of them from the library crew (including Ashleigh who I really liked (she keeps it real)) to Miles's many farmer friends, and I was really happy to see their community at their housewarming party at the end

Speaking of the end, I really liked how Daphne and Miles came together in a sort of compromise, neither exactly picture-perfect and controlled nor free and messy, I think it was a great conclusion to their theme of life being imperfect and finding love in that imperfection!

I thought the callback to January's books was super cute and alllmost made me forget why I didn't like BR

The Negatives

The drama with Daphne's Dad kind of bogged things down for me. It was good character development for Daphne, sure, but I think his appearance was timed strangely and felt super unnecessary in the whole mess near the end with Miles. The Petra misunderstanding at the same time made it seem really unnecessary and honestly it's a forgettable beat especially since Daphne gives her whole speech about how crappy she thinks her dad was just after learning the effort Miles went through in order to better their relationship

Speaking of, there was SUCH a missed opportunity for there-was-only-one-bed when her dad and Starfire showed up. Why Emily didn't take this chance when she has used this trope before successfully I will never know.

Overall Thoughts

Funny Story is just that- a funny story that turns a terrible situation into a fun and heartwarming tale. I loved how the story spent just enough time in the spiteful fake dating before really opening up into a conversation on disappointment and expectations- all with a delightful town of interesting characters and a library event that I wish I had as a child. There is so much to love about this book that I'm happy to ignore how the emotional climax (aka Everything Seems To Be Going Wrong In Daphne's Life... Again) had a bit too many moving parts. I really related to a lot of Daphne's internal struggles and adored Miles right from his introduction and his complete dedication to The Bit. Absolutely my favorite Emily Henry novel thus far!

[cinnamcroll]

                ˚₊· ͟͟͞➳❥         the confirmation of noeul knowing the truth about their relationship left a surprisingly sickly feeling in the pit of her stomach, even when it shouldn't have been such a shock. "must like me?" repeating the words with a faint chuckle, she gave a singular shake of her head. "like father like son, i guess." muttering the words in an attempt the break the icy feeling about it, a part of her felt guilty comparing minjae to his father. knowing they were nothing alike, she also feared minjae disapproving the comparison. "he liked me enough to have me robbed, so that must mean something." somewhat baffled by the vague attack on her home, she'd considered their working relationship to be decent enough. still, she wouldn't lord or hold it against the man for minjae's sake. seeing now in a calmer lighter after being together, she'd hold back out of respect for his wants of her; not because of fear of his father. "don't worry, i will. i've been keeping it for an emergency." never knowing when she may need such a strength helping her, it was comforting to know she could rely on noeul for one thing. especially, now that minjae was gone and she was left alone again. often finding herself looking over her shoulder in fear of someone finding out who she was, a hint of paranoia had sunk in since noeul himself found out her identity. "i'm glad we're on the same page with that. you told me to cut my losses and run— so, have your father take your advice instead. cut your losses, size down and ... be more exclusive. not everyone wishes to be saved and— like i told you, not everyone deserves it. it only takes one accident or attack to be rid of, he of all people should know that. if he doesn't listen to you, i'll ask him to listen to that advice as my favour." caring only because it was the males father, her gaze looked with his. a slight frown tugging across her lips, she gave a shake of her head. "n-no, i ... don't want you to owe me. the only thing i want you doing is to continue being distant, guarding yourself and staying vigilant. if i found out your relationship to noeul— i-it's not impossible for anyone else." while not everyone had her contacts or trust placed in powerful people, it didn't mean minjae would forever remain off of the grid and she hoped he'd realise that sooner rather than later. "it's also not a misguided philosophy, it's stupid and outdated. he's grown too big to be so generous." hearing the thanks and exhale that followed, a hand reached out to prop atop his chest. caressing over it, her touch was soft and careful. avoiding overstepping any boundaries, it was the first time she'd felt him since their break up. trying to calm him in such a soft way, it was also an excuse to feel closer to him. missing the warmth of him, his touch and presence— feeling him so near was something she'd been craving for, so getting to do it in their old room only hurt more. "don't thank me, i'm ... not deserving of it." seeing this as something miniscule and effortless, she never wanted praise for minjae. always loathing the idea of it for her work and in general, it was particularly hated from the one person she'd do anything for. "what else is on your mind? go on, don't hold back. i know you too well, so don't try lying to me."

"they don't mean anything to me. i don't have any personal relationship with any of them." besides the ones that were the highest of ranks in elixir, minjae scarcely knew the members. there were so many of them now it was hard to keep track of."but i also do not believe that you have anything to gain from this kind of retribution." outside of her own satisfaction, which maybe that was enough for her. the woman that he was conversing with seemed like a stranger, and it was difficult for him to reconcile this side of ahra with the woman that he had shared years with. the woman that he had loved, though he had not vocalized his affections in such plain words. the news of her dealing with his father caused shadows to darken his face. minjae was not a believer in happenstance, merely nodding his head stiffly. a storm was brewing in his chest. "ahra, i was born into a life of risks...i was born into this life." he had not known his father until he was ten, but even before that knowledge, he had grown up surrounded by danger. "your interference," and her way of trying to protect him, "will not change my reality." his heart thudded in his ribcage, unworthy of the efforts, and the time, that she had put into him. her loyalty to him put her at risk, and she was being too stubborn to see reason. there was no need for her to stay in this life. she could make plenty of money with her day job, if that's truly all that this was about. following after her, his gaze gravitated to the evidence of him that still remained. minjae was opinionated when it came to decor with a preference for sleek minimalism, and that reflected in ahra's home. that she had not changed it caused more pain to rattle through him, as he desperately wished they could go back to their time together. being in this room and not being able to touch her was excruciating, his hands set to his sides. gravitating to her came natural to him, the pull that she held over him as strong as ever, and he watched her pull out the items from under her bed with affection flooding his throat. the pictures were caressed delicately in his hold, staring down at them nostalgically and tracing the smile imprinted on ahra's face in one of the photos. all he had wanted was to preserve that smile to be able to make her happy forever. but he had also always known that their time together had an expiration date. his attention turned to the usb before he could get too lost in his thoughts, his palm enclosing around the stick and still not looking at ahra. "he knew all this time..." it wasn't too much of a surprise. minjae shouldn't have convinced himself that he could keep their relationship off his radar, not when they were as involved as they were. "not just about us, but about what you did..." he laughed, but it was a hollow sound. "of course he knew..." his head shook ruefully. "if he wanted to get rid of you, he would have. he must like you." his father was multi-faceted, and one of them was a kind, generous man who only ever wanted to be loved. and noeul wanted the same for minjae. for minjae to experience being loved, and as the puzzle pieces came together in minjae's head, it all made sense. "he must have approved of you for me." the usb was stuffed into his pocket. "you should collect on that favor sometime then. he's good for it." at this point, his father should owe ahra more than one favors, especially once minjae relayed this information to him. "i have been telling him that there are those in our camp that shouldn't be trusted. if what you have found proves that..." he paused, gaze finally catching hers. "then i owe you, too. my father gives almost anyone a chance to prove their worth. let's anyone off the streets join the fold. it's part of his mission, but i agree that it's a misguided philosophy." but he was far less willing to trust than his father was. rolling his shoulders, he exhaled, as if he could breathe out the overwhelming emotions sitting on his chest. "thank you." there was so much more he wanted to say to her, but the words died in the graveyard of his mouth.

[anewp0tat0]

Chapter 190

wow I'm back with these things! didn't do them for a bit, and to be honest I thought this chapter break was very long, but that's just because I forgot last month's chapter happened for a moment. weird cause I thought it was sad and funny, but reasonable.

yana really went hard here and I'm so happy, Ada deserves this panel so much☆☆☆ I'll maybe never see her again and I'll probably forget soon but girl you a keeper.

I like that we have this little thing here, shows us everyone we know so far, kinda. yana's refusal to draw Polaris's right eye really doesn't do good for me. those other two seem to be people we don't know. I think I still fall on the possibility of him being Joker, which is a common theory. makes sense enough. but I'm not committed.

also, the one on the bottom left looks to be of Asian decent right? the only connection I can think of is to the quin bang, but that's a stretch.

also some of you know lots a flowers and that's very cool! that's a flower back there right? idk. I suck at flowers.

my first impression when he makes these shocked faces is that he's truly alarmed by the information. however after reading the panel below, it seems like that face is just his "new scheme in the making" face.

nice to see Lau is the same as ever. I really hope Ada and the rest have some sort of freedom from now on. Lau is sly with his repayment debts anyway. and I sure hope this is some side "i must bring honor to my country" thing and not some more relevant plot twist thing.

this poor girl I want to give her everything. she was meant to do nothing more in this world. also me too Lau. glad we all agree some information just gets lost over time. how is this man so powerful??

@grelleswife mentioned that so far all of the servants arcs have ended with a sunset, and thats a cool observation! i like that. gives me hope for the future. ofc yana isn't too predictable, but still. generally this panel is just... mhm. feelings.

that seems like a wrap then, overall super mega happy ending, finally!! it's been so long. I gotta say it doesn't feel as complete as a wrap that we were all expecting, but I think that's the general fault of having too much time to theorize and then totally expecting an explosion and multiple deaths. Ada is taken care of, Bard's alive, no one dies hazah. I think we can safely say that no one will die in these miny arcs until we get to ciel and sebastian unfortunetly.

one more thing though.

ngl i kinda forgot he was even here for a moment, no shade to Ronald I was excited and expectant but that's just what happens with a poor memory and 9 pages a month.

sorry that I'm just unable to buy the official translations atm so sit through my possibly unofficial confusion for a moment please. so Al is someone who seemingly is an ally of Layla, or so she thought. I have doubts that Ronald is a twist villain, even if it's just hopeful thinking. here though, Ronald's dialogue does in a way make it seem that he was supposed to meet with her, and she was certainly expected an "Al". RonAld is too much of a stretch right? or is that what is meant to be assumed?... what was his doctor allias again anyway, Dr. Knox right? idk sorry I gotta reread this whole arc soon but luckily it won't take long.

I would frankly be mad if Ronald turns out to be a secret baddy because 1) means future conflict with our cast. and grelle :< no they're meant to be best buds. also 2) means we need a whole other chapter to explain this and have them talk. nope, we're gone now sorry.

I doubt he is, I just wonder what type of deal he would have brought up with her.

and yea please discard the child, im very sorry to whatever she was before the fake soul inhabited the body, truly, my heart brakes. now throw it away.

[milkybonya]

slow ride ◇ 하루토

Warnings: rollercoaster/heights/food mentions

Pairing: bf!Haruto x reader

[a/n]: i had this thought when i was on a family trip and now that i'm sad i'm writing this for myself heh p.s not that anyone cares im not sad anymore now that i've finished the draft !

"Are we there yet?" Ruto asks you from beside you on the bus, resting his head on your shoulder as he scrolls through his phone.

"Almost! We get off in 3 stops," you say, resting your head on top of his.

You can't see him, but he smiles under the feeling of your head over his, his eyes crinkling shut and his lips stretching widely on either side.

As you continue to look at maps on your phone, Ruto reaches for your hand while still scrolling through his phone, too. You hold his, and his thumb traces circles over your hand.

"We're here!" you say, pressing the button for the bus to stop.

Haruto lets out a little 'yaay' as the two of you stand up and exit while still holding hands.

The theme park entrance is packed, and you struggle to join the line of people entering.

"Don't let go of my hand! What if we get lost?" you tell Haruto, who smiles and holds your hand more tightly.

"Okayy, we won't lose each other, don't worry. Not if I do this!" he says, suddenly throwing an arm around you and pulling you in more closely.

You squeal in shock and Haruto laughs.

Finally inside the park, Haruto lets you drag him to all the rides he wants to go on. Despite being scared of heights (and maybe you are, too!) he promised he would join you on an amusement park date someday, and now here it is!

Half of your day consists of waiting in lines and Haruto shielding you from anyone who tries to push, budge or cut in line. He throws them a glare and nuzzles closely into you, resting his chin on the top of your head from behind you.

The rides are fun and scary, but they're even better with Haruto at your side. His high-pitched scream makes you laugh so hard you lose your breath on the ride.

Whenever you're scared, Haruto says, "don't worry. I won't let them get away with it if anything happens to you on this ride. I'll sue them! You know how rich I am, right?"

"Yeah, rich in stuffed animals?" you shoot back, and he pouts.

Ready for something to eat, you both excitedly rush from food stall to food stall until you find some things you like, sharing everything with each other and wiping sauce off each other's faces.

"I'm sorry but you'll have to kiss the sauce off my face this time," you say, puckering your lips.

Haruto gently pushes your face away with a smile.

"Here? In front of all these people?" he asks you, blushing.

You shrug somewhat in agreement and walk off, but Haruto catches up to you and quickly kisses your cheek, somewhere just under your eye and near your ear.

You feel embarrassed and hide in his jacket, and he yells at you to stop before he spills all his food on you.

All full and ready for more rides, you notice a stuffed animal you like, instead.

"Ruto... we have to win that one!" you say, rushing towards in.

He chases after you, declaring that he'll give the game a go.

"We need it so we can put it in our apartment when we move in together in the future," you ramble on.

"You want to live with me in the future?" Haruto asks, looking at you before he attempts the game.

"Uh-"

"That's cute. I'm glad we're on the same page, love," he says with a grin before trying the game and miserably failing.

He misses all his tries and has to drag you away, but you turn back and decide to give it a shot yourself this time, and to your surprise, you win on the first go!

Haruto takes some photos and videos of you cutely stomping around the park with the huge stuffed animal in your hands, and later when you watch the video, half of the audio is just Haruto giggling and calling you 'cute' and 'precious'.

Before the two of you leave, though, you mount the ferris wheel. Once again, not the best for Haruto's fear of heights (and for you too if you also fear heights!) but a must because you whined to Haruto earlier about how all cute couples ride the ferris wheel in movies.

With the stuffed animal sitting beside you and Haruto across from you, you try to enjoy the view despite being so high up. On the other hand, Haruto is shivering across from you, hiding his hands in the sleeves of his black hoodie.

Feeling bad for dragging him on here, you slowly move to sit beside him, not wanting to shake the ride, and you hold his hands in yours. Squeezing them and nuzzling your cheek against them.

"We'll be down soon, Haruto, okay? Don't worry."

You rest your head on his shoulder and he smiles, holding your hand tightly while resting his head on top of yours.

I should be scared more often if [y/n] will cuddle up to me like this each time, he thinks to himself.

[elenaaadaniels]

Chapter Twelve: Those We Can Trust

Part 13

Warning: Mention of death and injury

___________________________________ Baby, let the games begin.....

- ...𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘵? 𝘛𝘢𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘧𝘵 

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The mere second the Razor Crest had flown into Nevarro's atmosphere, Nadia had an unsettling feeling in the pit of her stomach. She knew no one on the planet could be trusted and taking the little one to the planet of people that wanted him sad bad didn't go well with her, but it was for the better. Or that was at least what she told herself. When the razor crest landed safely onto the ground, Nadia watched Din climb down the ladder and make his way over to the blurgg they would take.

" Ready?"

" Ready as I'll ever be." She half smiled.

He noticed the worry on her face and reached over squeezing her hand before punching the ramp button and watching it drop so they all could exit. He hopped onto his blurgg before holding his hand out for Nadia, who gladly took it and took her seat behind him, hands wrapped securely around his waist. Kuiil was the first one to come down the ramp followed by Din and Cara right behind them. Nadia noticed Greef Karga instantly standing with three others of his men waiting for them.

" Sorry for the remote rendezvous, Mando, but things have gotten complicated since you were last here." He spoke looking over each one of them." It appears that introductions are in order. It seems we've both provided a security detail. I recommend the shock trooper guards the ship. These lava fields are lousy with Jawas."

" She's coming with me." He said in a stern voice.

" But the town is now run by ex-Empire." Greef continued." If a Rebel Dropper is with us, they'll all get their hackles up."

" She's coming." Din repeated more sternly than before.

" Fine." Greef said in anger before releasing his tone and calmed a bit." Fine. At least cover your tattoo. No need to flaunt it. Now, where is the little one?"

Din could feel Nadia tense behind him. He couldn't blame her. The safety of the little one meant everything, but they had no choice. They needed Greef to believe that they trusted him. Din looked down to his control panel on his wrist causing the pod holding the child to move forward towards Greef. Nadia tensed even more, the hand on Din's waist let him know that much.

Her other hand laid near her blaster ready if Greef moved an inch out of step. When close enough to Greef, the pod opened up to the child confused to what was going on and almost surprised to see he was not back on the razor crest. Greef stood in awe taking closer steps to the child.

" So, this little bogwing is what all the fuss was about." Greef questioned grabbing the child slowly from the pod.

Din's hands moved to his own blaster that it caused the two men guarding Greef to lift their weapons. Nadia didn't care. Her eyes remained on the child seeing he turned wondering where they were and she smiled trying to say without words that he was okay.

" What a precious little creature. I can see why you didn't want to harm a hair on its wrinkled little head." Greef commented placing the child back into his pod." Well, I'm glad this matter will be put to rest once and for all. The sun drops fast on Nevarro. We can walk for a spell, camp out at the riverbank, then make our way into town at first light."

Din didn't say a word, he simply nodded watching Greef Karga and his men turn leading the way to where they would camp out. Not being close to the city, Nadia could see more of Nevarro and the molten rock that made its planet. Every time she felt a breeze of heat, she would turn watching the lava cracks seeing the river it lead down.

" You okay back there?" Din asked after a while.

" I don't like this." She whispered turning to look at the side of his helmet.

He nodded in return," Me either."

" Good. Just making sure we're on the same page."

" We always are." He stated with a small smile." You still got that knife in your boot."

She nodded with a frown," Yeah. Why?"

" Just double checking." He confirmed.

Nadia couldn't blame him for wanting to double check everything. They were playing on Greef's field. He had the upper hand knowing much more about Nevarro and the plan than they might ever know. When the sun dropped, they had made it to the riverbank just in time to settle down. One of Greef's men shot an animal and quickly made a fire to cook it for dinner.

With a small bowl in her hand, Nadia smiled breaking up the meat with her hands and feeding small portions to the child. His big brown eyes lit up with each taste and it was beginning to be a little game between the two seeing how fast Nadia brought her fingers away before the child almost bit her. She held a piece of the meat in her hand and quickly gave it to the child before moving her hand back.

The child giggled loudly in amusement snacking on the meat while Nadia shook her head at his eagerness. Din sat next to her watching as she fed him, a smile on his face. Not eating due to his creed, he could of easily fed the child, but she refused leaving herself last to keep the child first.

" I guess the little bugger's a carnivore." Greef commented pointing to the child.

The smile on both Din and Nadia's face slowly went away. It was for a moment, they forgot about Greef's presents and the mess they were in the middle of.

" Never seen anything like it." He continued." They were ready to pay a king's ransom for that thing. Must be for some kind of highfalutin menagerie."

" Let's go over the plan again." Din coldly remarked.

Still feeding the child, Nadia listened in to the two wanting to know what she was getting herself, the child, and the others into and just how much she needed to fight for.

" We both enter the common house. We show the client the bait. We join him at the table. And you kill him."

" What about reinforcements?" Din pressed on.

" They're all ex-Empire." Greef answered." As soon as they lose their paycheck, poof, they'll all scatter."

Nadia swallowed slowly," And what if they don't?" She questioned.

" They will."

" That's not good enough." Din concluded turning to Greef in a stern manner.

Greef looked annoyed at their hesitation," If, for argument's sake, a few of them don't realize that I'm their best path to alternative employment and they elect to react impulsively, then." He spoke pointing to his men." these three fine Guild Hunters, along with that battle-hardened shock trooper, will cut down anyone who bucks."

Din spared a glance at Nadia and Cara," How many will there be?" He asked turning back to Greef.

" No more than four." Greef answered getting up off the ground and heading to the rotating animal still cooking." He travels with, at most, a Fire Team. Trust me. Nothing can go wrong."

In happened in a flash. All Nadia could make out of it was from the night sky a winged creature flew down with it's claws aimed at Greef and tried to grab him only to harm him in the process. In seconds, Nadia and the others were on their feet blaster in their hands as they fired at the sky. With every blast, they could make out more of the creatures in the sky circling around them.

" Lock the kid!" She shouted glancing down to see the fearful child.

Din turned himself to the child hitting one single button on his wrist coms and watching the pod close shielding the child from the dangers. Nadia couldn't make out half the things that were going on. She raised her arm in the air squeezing the trigger to her blaster into the sky in comes the Nevarro reptavians got hit by it. One of Greef's men screamed being picked up by the reptavian and carried away despite the shots thrown to save them. Din grunted next and Nadia turned in horror watching a reptavian tackle him to the ground.

" Mando!" She shouted grabbing the hot rod that was once holding their dinner and stabbed the reptavians in the leg causing it to let go of him.

Din was ready to thank her when he noticed another reptavians about to claw her. He quickly pulled her forward shielding her body under him before aiming his flame thrower at the reptavians causing it to scream loudly flying away while still on fire. The night grew quiet once again. Nadia out of breath stared at Din until he looked at her, did she nod her head to say she was okay.

Din nodded back before helping her up seeing as she did, she didn't get hurt or clawed. Nadia's eyes darted to the pod, a worried look on her face until it opened showing the child unharmed, curious, but not a scratch on his little head.

" Hey, you alright little guy?" She asked picking him up from the pod and inspecting him carefully.

" He's hurt badly." Kuiil announced causing everyone to turn at the sound of Greef groaning in pain.

" I'm fine. I'm fine." Greef said, but at the pain coursing his veins, he couldn't lie." Ow!"

" Hold still." Cara ordered taking out her med pack." They got you good."

Nadia held the child close to her while moving closer to Greef seeing the wound. He had three jagged claw marks to his arms that were deep enough to cause lots of bleeding. She gulped at the sight. Cara stuck a blood toxin needle into his arm quickly watching as the numbers counted up with poison.

" How bad?" Din questioned.

" Bad." She admitted grabbing some cloths to stop the wound from bleeding." The poison's spreading fast."

Greef bit his lip from the pain," So this... This is how it happens."

" Don't be so dramatic. I need another medpac! Got any other medpacs? Anyone?" She questioned looking to everyone only for no one to move a muscle.

" I'm guessing that's a no." Greef groaned answering the silence.

Cara took out her scanner seeing his veins inflamed," It's still spreading. This isn't working."

From the corner of her eye, she noticed movement and frowned at the sight of the green little child shuffling his way through the sand to get closer to Greef.

" Get this thing outta here."

Nadia nodded her head about to grab him when Kuiil held his hand up stopping her.

" Wait."

Everyone was just as curious as Kuiil watching the child slowly extend his hand over Greef's wounds. Soon, his little hand started to shake and he slowly closed his eyes to concentrate some more on what he was doing. Nadia noticed Greef's face too. The man that was once in pain was coming down with relief as if he wasn't just dying seconds ago. The child tried harder this time his whole body beginning to shake while the wound on Greef's arm healed to the point of the claw marks coming together like there wasn't a wound ever made. The child slowly fell back and quickly Nadia caught him knowing his power had drained him.

" I got you." She soothed running her hand over his forehead.

Everyone exchanged looks that couldn't be read in the night's dark, but there was at least one thought that everyone had. What just happened was just the tip of the iceberg to what the child was capable of. No one spoke a word afterwards. Through the night, the fire was out so they wouldn't get attacked again, but everyone stood up still stunned by what they witnessed.

By morning, the hike to the small town of Nevarro commenced with Greef and his men leading the way while Din, Nadia, and Cara lingered behind them. It's only been two months on the road, but even Nadia could tell something was going on with Greef and his men. They spoke in whispered moving their hands around lightly to not be noticed and shook their heads in disagreement.

" Something's up." Nadia whispered looking over to Din and Cara, who nodded instantly.

" You're right." Cara agreed watching them carefully." You think they're having second thoughts?"

Din nodded lightly," Could be." He answered." I need your eyes."

" We're watching." Cara and Nadia spoke in unison.

Nadia noticed smoke in the distance that was different than the low clouds and soon just over the edge of a cliff, she could see the familiar town where Din, the child, and her had escaped at the beginning of their crazy adventure.

" I guess this is it." Greef spoke to himself only allowing seconds to pass by before turning and shooting right pass Nadia and Cara to get his men.

Even in the blur of it all, the three pulled out their blasters aiming it at Greef hearing the bodies of his men drop behind them.

" There's something you should know." Greef spoke holding his blasters in the air innocently." The plan was to kill you and take the kid. But after what happened last night, I couldn't go through with it. Go on. You can gun me down here and now and it wouldn't violate the Code. But if you do, this child will never be safe."

Nadia shook her head," We'll take our chances."

" The Imperial client is obsessed with obtaining this asset. You tried to run, but where did it get you?"

" This is ridiculous." Cara whispered over to Din.

Kuiil held his hand up for both sides," Perhaps you should let him speak."

" Listen, we both need the client to be eliminated." Greef continued looking only to Din when he spoke." Let me take the child to him and then you three-"

" No." Din sharply interrupted.

" Let's just kill him and get outta here." Cara advised moving her blaster more into aiming field, but Din did the opposite lowering his blaster.

" He's right."

Nadia frowned at his actions," What are you doing?"

" As long as the Imp lives, he'll send hunters after the child." Din answered, but it still did not convince Cara.

" It's a trap."

He ignored her turning to Greef," Bring me."

" Bring you?"

" No." Nadia said only for Din to ignore her too.

" Tell him you captured me. Get me close to him and I'll kill him."

" That's a good idea. Give me your blaster." Greef admitted while Din willingly handed over his blaster stunning Nadia and angering Cara.

" This is insane." Cara muttered.

" It's the only way."

" Well, I'm coming with you." Cara answer tucking her own blaster into her holster while Nadia nodded.

" Me too."

Greef shook his head with fear," No, no, no. That would make them suspicious."

"I don't care. I don't trust you and I'm not leaving him alone with you." Nadia defended curling her fist in a ball.

" Tell them she caught me." Din suggested pointing only to Cara.

Greef nodded his head liking the plan," Fine. Then she can bring the child-"

" No. The kid goes back in the ship."

" But without the child, none of this works!" Greef panicked.

" I have a plan." Din answered looking over to the Urganant first." Kuiil, Nadia, ride back to the Razor Crest with the child and seal yourself in. When you're inside, engage ground security protocols. Nothing on this planet will breach those doors."

Kuiil nodded handing over," Here's a comlink. I will keep the child safe." He promised beginning to settle the Blurrg for the child.

Nadia shook her head," I'm coming with you."

" Nadia-"

" I'm coming." Nadia repeated reaching forward and grabbing his arm." The kid will be safe with Kuiil."

Din could see the determination of her face and that scared him than anything he ever faced in the galaxy.

" I need you safe too."

" Safest place, remember?" She reminded smiling up at his visor.

Underneath the beskar helmet, he smiled, even blushed at her words that he couldn't held, but to wrap his hand around her waist and lean his forehead against hers almost feeling the warmth it gave them.

" Are you sure?"

She nodded her head still smiling," Always have been."

" She's coming with us." Din announced slowly taking his head away from hers more aware of the people around them staring.

Greef nodded taking out one of his cuffs and placed it around Din's hands while Cara helped Nadia into her own making sure it wasn't too tight for measures. Kuiil grabbed the child from the pod securing him tightly in his blanket while Din closed the pod for the stormtroopers to not see. The plan would work. That's at least what Nadia was telling themselves once they left and were upfront with Nevarro's town.

Everywhere she looked, stormtroopers littered with their guns in their hands ready to attack. They could barely take on some other bounty hunters, it made her gulp thinking of the possibility they could take on stormtroopers. By the front entrance, two stormtroopers stood against their bikes almost annoyed that they had to get off it to address them.

" Chain code?"

" I have a gift for the boss." Greef answered pointing over to the two.

" Chain code?" The stormtrooper repeated annoyingly.

Greef was equally annoyed taking out his card from inside his jacket and handing it over to the stormtrooper watching as he scanned it into the system for clearing.

" I'll give you 20 credits for the helmet." The stormtrooper offered causing Greef to chuckle in amusement.

" Ha-ha! Not a chance. That's going on my wall."

Din turned to him slowly," On your wall?" He softly remarked.

" Go with it." Greef whispered back being handed back his card.

" Go ahead."

Greef nodded lightly moving Din forward while Cara moved Nadia forward heading right into the heart of the town seeing even more troopers littered the place.

" You said four." Cara remarked through her teeth." There are more than four troopers."

" Four guarding the client." Greef corrected." Many more here in town. Things got really heated once Mando and Nadia crashed the safehouse."

Cara rolled her eyes," Slip him his blaster."

" Not yet." Greef urged turning the corner to a brown Catina." Here we are."

To make it seem real, Greef grabbed the back of Din's cape shoving him forward and having him sibling a bit. Everyone in the Catina turned at them and true to his word, they were only guarded by four troopers.

" You see? Four." Greef whispered.

Nadia rolled her eyes, but it soon was focused on the same old client she had met when she first came here. He was just as eager as before to get the child, standing from his seat proudly.

" Look what I brought you. As promised." Greef spoke to the client who never looked away from Din.

" What exquisite craftmanship. It is amazing how beautiful beskar can be when forged by its ancestral artisans." The client spoke running his hand over each beskar." Can I offer you a libation to celebrate the closing of our shared narrative?"

" I would be obliged." Greef hummed.

The client snapped his fingers at a droid to make it," Please sit." He urged back to Greef.

Greef nodded sharply pushing Nadia to take a seat before doing the same to Din.

" Ow!" She snapped a look to Greef who looked back to her with an apologizing look.

" It is a shame that your people suffered so. Just as in this situation, it was all avoidable. Why did Mandalore resist our expansion?" The Client antagonized while the floor noticed more troopers begin to come into the compound." The Empire improves every system it touches. Judge by any metric. Safety, prosperity, trade, opportunity, peace. Compare Imperial rule to what is happening now. Look outside. Is the world more peaceful since the revolution? I see nothing but death and chaos. I would like to see the baby."

Nadia was sure that if the client listened close enough, he could hear her heart skip a beat. If he didn't, it would be obvious with the way her cheeks flared pink and her eyes grew wide.

Greef smacked his lips," Uh...It is asleep."

" We all will be quiet. Open the pram." The client urged, but was interrupted by one trooper whispering something in his ear." Don't think me to be rude. I must take this call."

Nadia heard the sound of cuffs coming off and looked down to see Din had freed himself from his looking over to Greef.

" Give me the blaster."

Greef nodded handing it over and quietly unlocking Nadia's," You get one shot." He reminded cautiously.

Nadia looked over to the client seeing he was clearly distracted for Din to do it, but someone had beat him. A single blaster had flown into the Catina shooting the client right in the chest and knocking him to the ground out cold. More blaster shots came in causing Din to quickly flip the table over to the side and pull Nadia down to avoid them. Dust and debris filled their vision breaking everything in sight around them before everything went silent.

Din and Cara gave each other a look with Cara covering the left while Din grabbed Nadia's hand and moved the right seeing someone waited outside. Nadia couldn't tell until the dust had moved, but when it did, her heart dropped. Troopers wearing black guard stood at the ready aiming into the Catina while a train with white troopers came unloading like an army.

" Four stormtroopers?" Cara seethed at Greef." This is bad."

Din agreed, but turned to look at Nadia," Are you okay?"

" Yeah." She admitted looking down to his com." Get Kuiil now."

He nodded" Kuiil? Are you back to the ship yet? Are you there? Do you copy?"

" Yes!"

" Are you back to the ship yet?"

" Not yet."

" Get back to the ship and bail. Get the kid out of here. We're pinned down!"

The wind from outside started to pick up and squinting her eyes, Nadia could make out a single black tie fighter land in the distance of the stormtroopers.

" Din." She called out having the man turn back to see.

The top doors hissed to life with single man coming out. Nadia felt her mouth grow dry and her hands become sweaty at the mess they were all in. The man took this serious to get the child and if she didn't know what to expect when he walked smoothly out of the tie-fighter and towards them.

" You have something I want." He announced." You may think you have some idea of what you are in possession of, but you do not."

" Kuiil, are you back to the ship yet? They're onto us!" Din spoke right behind Nadia and when no answer was given, she felt the nervous pool up." Kuiil, come in!"

" In a few moments, it will be mine. It means more to me than you will ever know."

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hihi again <3

then plank over the head and the mimic basically shoved him beneath the floorboards. that's what the “rats” were, him and aisha moving around down there. 

OHHHH ok i follow now. so the fight the mimic overheard was the "you're such a dick" and not the "get over yourself" part ok ok i see i forgot abt that first part and was like ??

as far as I am concerned mc is bi, and you know what I'm the author so that’s canon™️. she doesn’t have the opportunity for female love interests with the current circumstances, but girl thought minnie was absolutely gorg, simply a fact idc.

YEAHHHH i had a feeling lololololol we love to see it 😌😌😌 that does make me wonder and forgive me if i already asked this prior i just forgetti but whats the status on queerness in this universe?? is it like a normal thing, or is it more akin to real life with it being a marginalised identity? with mc being engaged to a prince in kuroku and the themes of misogyny throughout, im assuming its more the latter, but warden calling wooyoung and yeonjun boyfriends without much else of a remark and the lack of any reaction to san and woo etc could imply the normality of it all so im curious. would it have been scandalous if word had gotten out that libaiyas princess was bi? i mean, suppose it doesnt matter now but lmfaooo

san is so very bisexual. if hwa has a preference for woman and woo for men, san is right in the middle being atrociously down for everyone, and it is both his greatest quality and what brings him endless strife.

LMFAOOOO this is the bi rep we all needed 😤😤😤 tbh i can't imagine woo leaning towards women if i tried so im glad we're all on the same page here with that one. LMFAO. rip san its a hard knock life

pumping my fist in the air because YES. SOMEONE ACKNOWLEDGED IT. this is so important.

my brain: congrats! you have gotten a good grade in brainrotting over fic, which is a completely normal thing to want and achieve,

HFHDSKJGJKSDF no but like thats so :'))) oooh he wants to hate her so bad but to some extent he still cares doesnt he :')))))) BE STILL MY BEATING HEART.

blushing and tucking my hair behind my ear bc yes it was a callback to that. thank you sm for noticing.

ngl had i not gone back to reread that chapter i wouldve missed it but damn im glad i did, i love those kind of things 🤩🤩 this series definitely has a lot of reread value already, i definitely look forward to rereading it from the start when its eventually finished <3

would he really enjoy it or is he just saying/convincing himself that he would because that vengeance is all the most twisted darkest part of himself has ever wanted. 

OOP... GOTTEM... oh my sweet woo 😔😔😔 youve made some really complex and multifaceted characters in this one i love it

I like to say san knew even if he didn’t know. like once the initial shock wears off its like, in that moment it completely makes sense. I think san’s reaction to it is going to be the most interesting (and maybe surprising for some people?) as we explore it next chapter.

he knew even if he didnt know, huh... is it like, he thought of it but didnt Want to believe it so he ignored those thoughts, type beat? or i suppose i will find out in the next chapter, im just wondering aloud.

this is the most brilliant take of all time and I am applauding you bc I don't think I could have put it that well myself. yes to everything about this. yes yes yes.

OK COOL SO I WASNT READING TOO FAR INTO THAT. aw man. poor man was down bad huh 😭😭😭 you dont have to answer this if its too spoilery but if theyre not gonna address it in the next chapter, how Would hwa have reacted if mc told him? would he have kept it a secret from the others or tried to convince them to escort her anyway? or even tried to get her to join them instead of going to the prince in kuroku?

okay okay ya know that’s very fair, and i respect the take. bc you’re right, at the end of the day it’s not really fair of him to say that, bc they both were in that agreement. but people aren’t always fair when they’re hurt.

yeah, i figured it was something like that. i find im very much the minority in expecting emotions to follow logic all the time lmFAOoo so it really doesn't Need more justification than them just being hurt, but the thought just crosses my mind anyway.

i do appreciate this insight tho, it does make a lot more sense when you peel back the layers like that! especially "i think he says that because sex is where he feels the most used." like ah. yeah alright fair. esp w mc initiating that while the gift was seonghwas offer. ok yeah. makes sense for him to feel completely used. oh poor seonghwa 😭😭 he was rly the most played out of them all huh 😭😭 oh my heart ACHES for him 😭😭😭

that is the best thing I have ever seen in my entire life and I hope you don’t mind if I use that when I receive any insane/upset asks in the future. that is absolute gold.

by all means please do i live to serve <3 SKJDFHJKSDF if natgig gets any more emotionally devastating than this and i have to create a new meme to express myself thru a screen its gonna be damn tough to top that one. cause even that falls a little flat of the insanity in my head <3 LMFAOOOO. wish natgig had like a yelp review page id just leave that image and 5 stars. no elaboration needed. (i say, writing out incredibly elaborate reviews on each chapter like its my goddamn job,)

also this was indeed incredibly validating, and thank you so much for it. im ngl over the past couple days I was just feeling really shitty about this chapter, and was really worried like: I don't know. it feels like just doesn’t hit hard enough :(( and this... well this made me feel a lot better about that LMAOOO. thank you as always🤍

awwhh i know the feeling too well but im glad this made you feel a lot better abt it bc this really was a spectacular chapter!! evidently [gestures vaguely toward the whole madness i just left] it hits pretty fucking hard! SKDFJGHKSDAFHJAKJHFDH lord knows there would be nothing left of me to type all this if it hit any harder </3 you're always welcome friend, its my pleasure~

Not all that Glitters is Gold -> 08

series pairing: (fem) princess!reader x seonghwa x san x wooyoung. eventual polyamory.

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series rating: 16+

series genre: action and adventure. romance. angst. fluff. suggestive. fantasy au.

series warnings: character death, blood and violence, weaponry, injury, suggestive content, mxm content, elements of misogyny, language, monsters. (will only be using chapter specific warnings for things not included on this list.)

summary: as a princess fleeing a royal assassination attempt, you have no choice but to put your trust in a band of three thieves in order to reach the kingdom of kuroku alive. however, amongst magic, deceit, and the bounty hunters that are hot on your trail, you realize that you might have stumbled upon a relationship far more complicated than what meets the eye.

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