#god the instruments for these 2 tho

[wisteriaclaw]

need more songs that feel exactly like Gleam In Ranks by maudlin of the Well

[gaydexvocaloid]

【Tsurumaki Maki Lite】 Honey I’m Home 【SynthV Basic】

happy halloween 🕷️!!!

credits in tags :3

[tiredtriedfailures]

i was so over Noragami but goddamn i keep going back to how Kazuma fucking kills people and tortures people and controls, subjugates, dominates people and he DESIRES his god and he can do all that without them being sins because he's fully convinced in his actions being justified and his insane love for his god overcomes all, gods can do wrong? KAZUMA can do no wrong by the power of his own will. god bless.

[daz4i]

you know that common writing experience of getting an idea in the shower and repeating it in your head over and over so you don't forget it by the time you come out. this is me getting an idea for a beat + melody as soon as i get under the water and fighting for my life to keep singing it until it gets engraved in my head so i can record myself humming it on my phone when i come out

[thealtoduck]

Being the Son of Calliope, headcanons…

PJO x Male Reader (No romantic pairing)

Warnings: None…

Summary: You’re the son of the goddesss of epic poetry and eloquence and One of the Nine Muses…

(A/n: I know I was meant to work on other stuff but I got distracted.)

(Song is unrelated to the story but it felt Muses coded so…)

——

You were the only half-blood at camp related to one of the Muses, specifically Calliope, the Goddesss of Epic Poetry and Eloquence.

When you had gotten to camp you used to stay in Cabin 11, even though you’d been claimed, there was no cabin for you. So you ended up bunking with Travis Stoll.

But after the war with the titans and Percy’s demands to Zeus to the gods, a cabin dedicated to the Nine Muses had been built.

You being made the counsler… not that there were any other options…

The cabin was great tho, it was decorated with statues and carvings of the muses and their symbols. There were paintings hung of their famous demigods too such as Orpheus, Hyacinthus and Linus

The cabin had a big book case with novels, plays, comedies, tradgedies, poetry. A soundproof dance studio, a soundproof music room with a bunch of instruments, a sky window to study the stars.

Basically everything associated with the Muses.

——

If you had a nickel for everytime someone had tried to pick you by saying ”you were their muse” or that ”you had inspired” the poem, song or novel they wrote… you’d be richer than Hades.

You were particullarly popular amongst the Apollo cabin who seemed to think you were some kind of key to overcome creative blocks. Will Solace, their counselor, needed to keep them in check since they all seemed interested in you in one way or the other.

Athena’s and Hephaestus’s cabins were also drawn to you for your creativety.

——

You would however end up being paired with the Apollo cabin to lead the campfire sing-alongs, you usually end up with a solo song telling the dramatic story of some greek hero.

Imagine something like ”The Gosphel Truth” from ”Hercules”, with the Apollo cabin acting as you back up singers.

——

As for your powers, you were far from the strongest of demigods, but you were by no means weak.

You had a natrual talent for the arts, singing, dancing, poetry, instruments, etc…

As the son of the goddess of Eloquence you could cast minor short lasting curses on people that would effect their speaking, that could for example cause them to only speak in rhymes and limericks or make them unable to finish long sentences before drifting off.

Your swordfighting style would be noted by the other campers to be quite different, while they fought normally with their swords, Percy described your style more as a ”VERY deadly and sharp dance”.

Being related to the muses you also had an aura that could induce inspiration and creativity in someone (so maybe the Apollo cabin was on to something with their interest in you).

Though that power worked both ways as you could also curse someone with creative block.

——

Unlike most demigods, you’re mother showed up quite often to advice you whenever you had a problem… and she didn’t come alone.

Let’s say you’re in your cabin and you’re sad after having an argument with a friend.

Well… then all the 9 statues of the Muses in the cabin come to life and start singing a pop-soul number about why friendship is important and you should make up with your friend.

It’s was quite terrifying the first few times it happened but you get used to it after a while.

Being one of the Muse’s son is pretty much like being all of their son.

(A/n 2: Sorry, this is shorter than i usually write and is more so a collection of small headcanons for a Son of Calliope!Reader than a full on fic.)

[smiling-critters-movie]

MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT: Whoa. Guess it's been a while. *Clears off dust and old hotdogs off the desk* Hey everyone! Floofychu here. First off lemme get this off my chest. *Takes cat off chest* There we go.

I wanna deeply apologize for leaving you guys in the dark involving this project. A lot of you were patiently waiting for a new update regarding this piece of fan content and I have not been clear as to why. Well as some would know or don't know, when it comes to The Smiling Critters movie, I want it to be not just the best it can be, but the best with my own vision attached to it. I made it clear that I wanted to replicate the old 80s/90s feel with this project I've been inspired by and what goes together with 80s/90s cartoon movies? No! It's the musical numbers!

A lot of cartoons and movies from those times seem to have some cheesy but fun musical numbers where the characters sing to pad out the runtime (You probably are familiar with the extended intro of the Critters song from my movie project) And thus I've decided to add musical numbers to it. Mother Mira's Lullaby is already finished (and on the channel!), the instrumentals for all the songs are ready to go thanks to some amazing artists and friends, but there was one song that held me back for MONTHS. That... was King Tyran's theme.

Yep, King Tyran's going to have his own musical number. Who doesn't love a villain song?! There was a problem tho. The voice actor for Tyran Cougar offered to mix the soundtrack and I gave him the go ahead to do so. Unfortunately he and his mixer were dealing with some IRL issues which caused a HUGE delay (Not your fault, mates!). I was wondering if I should've moved on to other things for the movie, but as time went on I got a lot more busier. Commissions to pay bills, helping my mom out and working on an Easter project that's gonna be finished soon.

So as I kept waiting for Tyran's song I would focus more on commissions as well as my own other projects but I'm now happy to announce... King Tyran's theme is finished. When will you guys hear it? Well perhaps pretty soon maybe? ;) Right now I need to finish my easter project as well as set up to pay more bills soon, but rest assure, now that Tyran's song is finally complete, the other songs will be completed on a timely manner as well! How many are left? 2 actually. One is going to be another musical number but with all the critter crew, and the other is... well I'm gonna save it when the movie's finished. ;3

I just wanna say thank you so much for your patience, love and care for this silly little project that grew in scope because of a certain direction I took it in. It was never meant to be this big, but because you guys love what I was doing with it and have grown interested in both the movie and the lore of it involving Poppy Playtime's story, I feel like I need to finish what I started. I have tons of ambition for this project thanks to you guys, and now that one of the songs is FINALLY finished, I no longer feel stagnant.

Thank you all again. God bless you all, and enjoy the time we have. ^^ Just S-M-I-L-E everyday! ~Floofychu

[serverusslaype]

Shameless, pt. 13

Severus Snape x professor!reader fic

Shameless Masterpost

OMG HEYYY!!!!!!! GUESS WHO'S BACK? IT'S ME!!

how are you all?? i hope you're all doing well. this has to be the fastest 12,000+ words i've ever written LMAOO. my god. this is the longest smut i've written yet. hopefully it's as good as i think it is... humble me <3 (i am kinda proud tho i won't lie eh)

so i listened to multiple different songs for this part lol. it ranged from j.cole, adele, noah kahan (I LOVE THIS GUY, please check out 'the view between villages extended version', it's my new obsession), rihanna, the weeknd, sam fender. like what. what a rollercoaster fam. ok, anyway, let me shut up!!

please enjoy this as much as i did writing it!! i'm so glad to be posting it finally - sorry it's like 2 hours after i said i would!! thank you so so much for reading and all your comments, likes & reblogs. i know i say this every time but i truly mean it. it means a lot to me. <3

warnings: smut, light choking, fluff, arguing, mention of adultery, MINORS DNI !

again, i've marked where the smut begins and ends with a big red *

VAMOS!!

Ben's fingers curled around his wand as his opposing hand reached up to pull his jacket over his head, protecting it from the rain that was starting to pour from above. He'd found himself outside your greenhouse, curiosity and perhaps a hint of suspicion twisting in his gut. After you'd mentioned that you were having a meeting with Professor Lupin after dinner, Ben knew this was the perfect opportunity. Ever since he saw you and Snape during your class, something just didn't sit right with him. He didn't like the way you were so friendly with that miserable git, nor the way he had his eyes glued to you like you were the only person in the room. Since when was Snape nice to people, especially Hufflepuffs like you? Surely, you'd be someone he despised. Everyone knew that Hufflepuffs weren't exactly the strongest, nor the most ambitious people.

So why did Snape seem to let you slide past his cold exterior?

Ben held his wand a few centimetres away from the lock on your greenhouse door and whispered, "Alohomora," and the satisfying click of the handle reached his ears, a wicked smile spreading across his face.

Before he slipped inside, he cast a cautious glance to the left and right, reassuring himself that he was alone, and not being watched. With a sharp inhale, he wrapped his wet hand around the handle and pulled it down, opening the door and creeping inside. The damp, yet mild air hit him rather hard. He forgot how muggy the greenhouses were. Ben grunted slightly as he slipped off his jacket and chucked it on the table in front of him; beady, inquisitive eyes darting across the room, searching.

It was quiet and dark, almost gloomy even. Only the patter of the rain against the glass roof rang out in the glass enclosure. Ben noticed a few vases of the bouquets he'd sent you were wilting on the windowsills, and the now-yellowing, sun-damaged notes were still attached to them. As his eyes flicked away from the flowers, he eyed your desk, standing idly as a tingling sensation suddenly tickled the tips of his fingers. He padded towards it, wand in hand, nosily reading the piles of parchment sat atop of it.

'Class A, First-Years, subject: Dittany', He lifted the next pile of parchment up, reading again. 'Class D, Fourth-Years, subject: Bouncing Bulb, Wormwood,' Ben huffed, and let the pile fall back down from his prying fingers, wandering around to your chair. On either side were two drawers, and this piqued his interest. Surely, there's something in there. And so, he pulled open one drawer, a defeated sigh falling through his nose as metal instruments amongst pens rattled in it. He slammed it shut, and opened the next one.

Notes...

Ben's brows furrowed deeply as he slowly dipped his fingers into the drawer, plucking a note from it.

'Y/N,

I have taken one handful of wormwood and a careful pinch of aconite.

S.S'

Ben drew a deep, slow breath as his eyes lingered on those two initials, sparking a burning fire of jealousy and anger within his chest. He flicked through more notes, his heart growing colder with every read.

'Y/N,

Potter thought it was fitting to forget his ingredients for today's class. I have regrettably had to take another handful of Billywig stings. He sends his most sincere apologies.

S.S'

His jaw clenched. Why was he leaving you notes?

'Y/N,

- One piece of cowbane

- Two stems of dandelion root

S.S'

As Ben reached the bottom, very familiar looking pieces of parchment laid there, stagnant. However, they were not in the same condition as Snape's were. In fact, they were slightly ripped, crumpled and there was a fingerprint ontop of it. Ben lifted it up from underneath the other notes, bringing it close to his eyes.

"Lumos," He muttered, aiming his wand at the parchment. That fingerprint was not yours. It was far too big. If it wasn't yours, whose the hell was it? Had someone else been snooping around your drawers as well?

Angrily, Ben shoved the notes back into your drawer, though he made sure they were in the same sequence as he had found them. He'd never felt so furious. Why were Snape's notes so well preserved, unlike his? Why were his ripped and shoved at the bottom? If anything, his should be at the top, you were dating him. Not Snape.

With this disturbing fact, Ben stormed out of your greenhouse, nearly forgetting his jacket in the fit of rage. He slammed your door shut, the windowpanes rattling from the force, almost shattering as he neglected to lock it, stalking back through the pouring rain to your quarters. He wasn't sure whether he was going to confront you about this, or just leave it be - maybe he'd just simmer on it, and make a decision later on.

The next morning had come agonisingly slow for you, but maybe it was because you laid awake for most of the night, tossing and turning, unable to find the sweet relief of sleep. Rays of blinding sunlight pierced through your window, gradually illuminating your room as it rose into the sky, painting the once-black-sky blue again. You rolled over to look at Ben who was sleeping peacefully, his dark brown hair strewn across his forehead, a few strands tickling his eyelids.

The thought of breaking it off with him slipped into your mind, and it was all too tempting. You knew he wasn't for you. He was becoming increasingly controlling, unbearably jealous and possessive. He was also arrogant - unrightfully so - perhaps if he was older, more experienced and lived up to his words, you'd let it slide. But he wasn't any of that.

You'd already vaguely planned how you were going to do it. On the day he leaves, you were going to take him to the pub in Hogsmeade, sit him down, and just break it to him gently, praying that he won't kick off. If he was the respectable young man you thought he was, he'd take it gracefully and leave, bidding you goodbye. However, just from how he'd acted with and towards you recently, unfortunately, you knew it wasn't going to be that easy. Would he even accept this? Would he fight back and make you stay with him?

With a quiet, frustrated huff, the bed creaked as you sat up, flipping the duvet covers off of your body. The cool, frigid air bit at your wiggling toes and instantly you just wanted to curl up back into your warm bed. Winter was definitely making itself known. You had to force yourself to get up, placing your bare feet on the freezing floor, dawdling over to your little kitchenette to brew yourself a hot cup of tea. Popping the kettle on, you reached a hand up to open a wooden cupboard that sat just above your eye-level, fetching a sage green ceramic mug and placing it lazily onto the countertop. The cold air began to make you shiver as you stood still, and so you quickly darted across the room to your sofa to fetch your green cardigan, throwing it on swiftly, a soft hum of satisfaction falling from your lips as you relished in the warm comfort of it.

Seconds later, groan sounded from behind you, indicating that Ben was stirring awake. So much for peace and quiet, you thought, scrunching your nose up. Throwing a glance to the right, you checked the clock and noticed it was almost seven o'clock, just two hours before classes began. You could probably nip down to your greenhouse earlier than usual and get ahead of marking some assignments, and selfishly, you could avoid talking to Ben and his prying questions. You'd feel bad about that, had he not treated you like a pet dog the other night.

Hot steam began to billow out from the spout as the kettle ticked, signifying it'd finished boiling. You quickly lifted it and poured the water into your mug, the satisfying sizzle of it piercing the silence in your room. Setting the kettle back down, you shuffled to the right to your small fridge and opened it, sticking your hand in to grab the bottle of milk, however, you found it empty.

"Shit," you muttered to yourself quietly, staring at the empty bottle unhappily, "no milk..." You glanced back at your steaming mug and sighed softly. Black tea it was... You weren't the biggest fan of milk-less tea, but desperate times call for desperate measures. You'd just have to bite the bullet and drink the bitter tasting beverage.

In the thirty minutes that had passed, you'd dressed yourself and unwillingly downed your bitter black tea, wincing and gagging as the foul taste swam in your mouth. And now, you were walking through the grounds of Hogwarts, on your way to your greenhouse, partly awake and ready for another day. The hem of your dress was slightly muddied as you walked across the patches of sloppy mud and wet grass, the heavy rain from the night before turning it into something like a used rugby field. You had almost slipped over more than once and your heart had shot into your throat as you threw your arms up to steady yourself, thanking Merlin that you didn't go crashing down; dirtying and ruining your dress.

As you began to near your greenhouse, you noticed that the door wasn't fully shut, nor locked, like you'd left it when you left late yesterday afternoon. A cold shiver ran down your spine and your heart pumped nervously in your chest. Had someone been in here? Or did you think you had locked it? Maybe you did forget to lock it up, you weren't the most heedful at times.

You walked toward it slowly, peering through the windows to check that it was empty, and there wasn't some psycho killer waiting to slaughter you inside.

Quickly fishing your wand from your pocket, you muttered, "Homenum revelio." Nothing happened, and so you felt at ease again, sighing softly. Ben's constant chatter about Black still lingering at Hogwarts had really messed with your mind. You should know better than to doubt Dumbledore - but when all you hear is 'Black's still here,' amongst other ridiculous things, it starts to slowly twist your thoughts.

Without another wasted second, you strode forwards and opened the door and stepped inside, shutting it behind you with a soft click. As you cast your eyes over your classroom, nothing was amess, and nothing seemed to have been tampered with, so you just assumed you'd forgotten to properly lock up yesterday. You needed to be a little more careful, aside from other dangers, you didn't want any students entering your greenhouse when you weren't around - God knows what they'd do.

Inhaling deeply, you stepped towards your desk and took a seat in your chair, reaching forwards to pull a pile of first-year assignments towards you and your quill that sat to the far right of them. You began to read through the first one, twiddling your quill between your fingers absent-mindedly.

'Dittany and Its Uses

Dittany is a powerful, magical herb that is dark green in colour, and is easily identifiable through its small, circular leaves. Another name for dittany is 'Burning Bush'. Dittany can be used in many areas, including wand cores, healing magic, and most importantly potion-making. It's most famous for being able to make fresh skin grow over wounds, making them seem more than several days old. Another fascinating fact about this herb is that it can also cure werewolf bites, but it cannot cure lycanthropy.'

You were thoroughly impressed with this student, considering they were only in their first year. They seemed to definitely have a flair for Herbology. Your eyes flicked curiously to the top corner of the parchment, reading 'Tristan Thomas'. Of course, that boy had been more than knowledgable in your class yesterday when you were asking about the healing herb. You scribbled some positive notes at the bottom of the essay, not needing to finish it as you were more than sure it was up to your standards. Lifting the parchment, you set it down to the right of you, and began reading the next one.

'Dittaney

Dittaney is a healing herb, also known as 'Burning Bush'. It's green and has round leaves, which is used to identify it. It's most commonly used in potion-making to make the Weggenwild potion, but can be used in other areas too.'

You winced slightly at the spelling errors and lack of description and depth, but you gave the student the benefit of the doubt, considering they were only in their first year. Perhaps they just needed some guidance... You glanced to the corner again, and took note of the name, 'Jayson Blackbell', making a mental note to focus a little more on this student. You wanted all of them to excel and succeed in your classes, whether they enjoyed Herbology or not. With a soft sigh, you placed your quill on the parchment and corrected the spelling mistakes, whilst also writing some encouraging notes on the bottom, avoiding the idea of scolding him. You weren't the type of teacher to reprimand first-years for simple mistakes, you knew how it felt to be ridiculed for misspelling something or even mistaking another item for something else.

"I never took you for an early bird, Miss L/N."

"Jesus!" You jumped, dropping your quill and watching it splatter ink over the bottom half of Blackbell's essay. "Severus!" As you picked it up, a frustrated grumble fell from your mouth. You glanced up sourly at his amused face, the corner of his lips quirking upwards wickedly. His hands were tucked behind his back as he stood still in front of your desk, that infamous black cloak falling around him.

"Still as skittish as ever," He mused, slipping his wand from his sleeve and flicking it gently at the mess on your desk to clean it up. "I thought you would have grown to be a little more aware of your surroundings." Severus added, his voice silky and smooth as he gazed down at your frowning face.

"I am, I just don't expect visitors at this time of the morning..." You sighed, a little vexed, avoiding his eyes. Severus's brows furrowed at your unusual flat tone. You hadn't been this irritable with him since before the two of you had kissed.

"Something on your mind, professor?" Severus asked lowly, almost cautiously as he looked away from you, glancing around your classroom. Everything seemed normal to him, so it was puzzling to him as to why you were so short with him.

"I'm fine," you huffed a little more dramatically than you wanted, "I'm just tired. I didn't sleep well last night. To be honest, I don't think I slept at all." You let your quill drop from your fingers as you sighed deeply, burying your exhausted face in your hands. Severus's eyes twitched as he observed you.

"Perhaps you needed a release." The Potions Master said jokingly, making your cheeks burn. You peeked up at him through your fingers and watched as he smirked, black eyes twinkling mischievously, clearly satisfied with making you blush so easily. "Or, need." He corrected himself, noticing how tense you were.

"Aren't you funny?" You hummed, a faint hint of sarcasm dripping from your words as you removed your hands from your face, cheeks still red. Severus cocked a brow at your attitude. "You know, I was thinking about paying you a visit last night after my meeting with Lupin."

Severus would have been pleased with your words had you not mentioned a meeting with Lupin. "Your meeting with Lupin?" He asked, his black eyes narrowing confusedly.

"Yes," you said, "I'd asked him to teach me how to conjure a patronus." Severus's whole body had stiffened uncomfortably at the mention of Lupin. He wasn't entirely happy that you were in a room alone with him. Severus knew the dangerous secrets that burdened that man.

"A patronus," Severus repeated, his fingers twitching behind his back as he stared at you, "and were you successful?"

"Yes, I was, actually. I might even ask for some more lessons." You smiled up at Severus, his muscles relaxing a tad at the sight of your happy face.

"No. I can teach you." Severus said plainly, rolling his shoulders back. You returned his arched brow, gazing at him curiously.

"You? You think you're as good as Lupin at teaching such spells?" You teased him with a cheeky smile, feeling a little brave today. His eyes narrowed slightly at your doubt.

"No," Severus hummed, and a brief silence ensued for several seconds. "I'm better." He said, a tiny smug smirk tugging at the corners of his lips, and you giggled slightly, unsure whether to take him seriously or not. Of course, you knew Severus was a very talented wizard, but he was the Potions Master, not the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher.

"But Lupin is the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, you aren't." You frowned, a little tempted to playfully mess with him. His face soured slightly at your words - clearly this was going the way you wanted it to.

"Miss L/N," Severus stepped forwards, his legs pressing against your desk as he leaned down and rested his palms atop of it, staring at you with a wicked look strewn across his features. Your breath hitched as his eyes raked over your pinkening face. "Dark Arts teacher or not, I am far more qualified than Lupin could ever dream of being." He muttered, his mouth curling upwards as he watched you squirm. The power in the conversation suddenly changed to him.

You swallowed, shuffling in your seat as your eyes flicked between his glittering black ones, far too tempted to drop down towards his lips. "Is that so?" You whispered, poking the tip of your tongue out to wet your lips.

"More than so, Miss L/N." Severus whispered back, his hot breath tickling your red face, silently begging you to close the gap and kiss him. And you would, had you not been in an open, windowed room - an easy victim to unwanted, prying eyes. Merlin, the way he said your name really, really made you want to forget where you were.

Severus leaned back, leaving you wanting more as a gentle breath fell from your parted lips. He cleared his throat as he stared down at you, shoving his large, pale hands into his black pockets. "So," Severus drawled, "This evening after dinner?" He suggested, blinking slowly as he looked at you.

"Sounds good to me," you whispered, still stuck on how close the two of you had been seconds earlier, "this evening after dinner." You agreed, swallowing thickly once more in a futile attempt to clear the highly inappropriate thoughts that were currently clouding your mind.

Severus smiled at you with his eyes, nodding. His head stayed still but his eyes glanced around for a moment, as if checking to see if anyone else was around. Your brows furrowed in confusion, though, they soon shot up your face as he reached out a cold hand to softly grasp your chin, brushing his thumb over your bottom lip. Your breath hitched at his risqué act and your cheeks turned an even deeper shade of scarlet.

"Don't be late." Severus said sternly, letting your lip slip back from the pad of his thumb as he released your chin. He turned away and swept out of your greenhouse with a swoosh of his black cloak, leaving you a blushing mess. 

"Bastard." You muttered to yourself as your heart pounded in your ears, picking your quill back up with shaking hands and returning to your task of grading assignments. Now, you just couldn't wait for the clock to strike eight o'clock.

The day dragged agonisingly slow, just as the past night had, and now you were in the endgame of your last class of the day. A class of mischievous third-years. Despite this class that you struggled to teach, you were quite thankful that Ben hadn't disturbed you much today, only popping in now and again to observe nosily. You could only do with so much stress.

"Mr Goyle, don't put your fingers into the mouths of the Mandrake seedlings!" You cried out as you watched him poke at the sentient plant, a growing ball of frustration building in your chest. This class was usually so well behaved, why were they choosing to act up today?

"Professor, why are we learning about Mandrakes again? We learnt about this last year." Ron Weasley asked curiously as he scrunched his nose up at you, looking awfully concerned.

"It's part of the school curriculum, I'm afraid, Mr Weasley," you replied, sighing, "aside from that, it's good to refresh the memory. I'm sure you can't remember how to tell when a Mandrake is mature?" You asked, cocking a brow expectantly. Ron stumbled for a moment, struggling to find the words.

"Erm... I suppose not, professor." Ron nervously chewed on his bottom lip, much to the amusement of his grinning friend, Harry Potter.

"Hence why we are revisiting this topic." You smiled at the ginger-haired boy, and then cast a glance at Harry. "And Mr Potter," you said, watching as the grin fell from his face, "since you find this so hilarious, can you tell me the signs of a maturing Mandrake?"

"No, ma'am." Potter said, pursing his lips. "But I do know that they're irritatingly loud and whiny," he smiled proudly, pausing for a moment to lower his voice, "just like some students here at Hogwarts." Beside him, Weasley snorted rather loudly, catching the attention of the Slytherin students Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle. Hermione Granger rolled her eyes at the pair as she scribbled down some notes, keeping her nose out of the drama.

"Somethin' funny, Weasley?" Malfoy spat, his blue eyes shining maliciously as his two friends, Crabbe and Goyle, stood beside him with matching glares. You weren't exactly surprised at his venomous tone, you knew the blonde-haired boy was rather rude to anyone and everyone.

"No," Ron said, looking at Draco with narrowed eyes, "just your bloody awful personality, to be honest." Weasley and Potter grinned amusedly at each other as Malfoy almost exploded with anger.

"Why, you little-!" Draco began to stomp orwards with a menacing sneer, looking to potentially harm Weasley. That's when you decided to step in.

"Alright, that's enough, boys!" You held out a hand, raising your voice. The entire class looked up in shock at your sudden outburst. Never have you had to raise your voice in their classes - you weren't known for such things. "You're both lucky that I don't take points from your respective Houses. Now, please, get back to your studies."

The two boys apologised quietly, and you sighed softly, grateful that you were able to diffuse a potentially hostile situation. What had gotten into them? They weren't usually so wound up.

Soon, the bell rang and you'd never felt more relieved. "Since we only revised a topic today, I want a full parchment's worth of notes about Mandrakes, please." The class groaned at your words, and you gave them a disappointed look. "Would you like me to assign you a five page essay on Mandrakes instead?" You asked, receiving a chorus of desperate 'no's. "Notes it is, then." You smiled, watching as they all filed out of your greenhouse.

You hoped you wouldn't have to endure such a frustrating class ever again, though, life was never that fair.

"Ben?" You called out, stepping out of your bathroom in a dressing gown. You'd just showered, freshening yourself up after a rather mentally draining day at work. The second that hot water hit your body, it was like all the stress, tension and troubles melted off of you.

"Yeah?" Ben replied from your sofa, a novel in his hands. You scrunched your nose up as your eyes flicked to him, noticing that he had his shoes up on the couch.

"Just to let you know, I have a meeting after dinner tonight." You said, drying your hair with a spare towel you'd taken from your airing cupboard.

"Another meeting?" Ben sighed and you could hear him roll his eyes at you. "With who?" He asked nosily, letting his hands fall into his lap.

You held back a groan, already knowing what was to come. "Snape."

"Snape?" Ben spat, evidently very unhappy with your answer. This time, you allowed that groan to slip out. "What happened to Lupin?"

"Snape thought he'd be the better teacher." You replied, keeping your tone flat as you flicked your hair back, running a hand through the wet strands.

"That twat is far from a good teacher." Ben mumbled, and you spun on your heel a little harshly.

"You might not like him, but he's still my colleague, Ben, it'd be nice if you could respect Severus for once." You said rather sternly, narrowing your eyes into a glare. Ben scoffed at your behaviour, growing a little irritated that you were speaking back to him.

"Severus? Don't use his first name, Y/N." Ben almost gagged, and this only infuriated you more.

An exasperated sigh left your lips as you scoffed, "Jesus, Ben, you're such a child!" You turned away from him, groaning and running a stressed hand through your wet hair. That reminded you - you needed to dry it properly. Padding over to your wardrobe to choose an outfit for dinner, you pulled out your wand and cast a quick spell to do so.

"I don't like that tone," Ben said, standing up from the couch, "you need to dial it back, Y/N."

"Excuse me?" You laughed in disbelief, twisting your head to look at him. "If you don't like it, Ben, leave! I won't have you disrespecting my colleagues like that. You don't hear me talking shit about your work mates, do you?"

"That's because you haven't met them." Ben rolled his eyes. You grit your teeth. "Besides, I've known Snape just as long as you have, so my opinion is valid."

"You can have your opinion about him, Ben, just don't express it in front of me."

"Why are you suddenly so pro-Snape?" Ben questioned, folding his arms against his chest, staring at you confusedly. "The amount of times we used to make fun of him when we came here as students - I mean he practically hated you, Y/N. You were always burning or destroying his stuff."

"It's different when you're both adults."

"Right." Ben snorted, though it wasn't out of amusement.

"Perhaps when you turn into one, you'll be able to see what I mean." You snapped, tired of his petty attitude.

"I don't want you seeing him." Ben stated matter-of-factly.

"Ben," You sighed, your voice becoming low, almost like a warning. "You can tell me to wear a dress you bought, sure, whatever, but you do not get to tell me who I can and cannot see. This is not going to work if you do that, so if you want a woman you can push around and control, go and look elsewhere, because I'm not her."

Another scoff left Ben, "Are you sure? Because you seemed pretty eager to please Snape the other day when he came asking for some silly ingredient one of his poor students forgot."

"You're joking, right?" You said slowly and narrowed your eyes, unsure whether he was making some crappy joke or if he was actually serious. "What, am I supposed to just ignore him when he asks for something work-related?"

"...No, but..." Ben clenched his jaw, staring at you with a stiff body, clearly unhappy and unable to support his silly accusation with evidence.

"But nothing," You said quietly, turning back to your wardrobe, a pretty green dress catching your eye. Reaching out, you palmed it softly, the smooth, silky material gliding through your fingers like butter. "I'm not going to stop seeing someone because you don't like them, especially when they're a colleague... I see them every single day of my life." Another tired sigh fell from your mouth as you turned your back to Ben, taking your dressing gown off in front of him to slip on the green dress. You weren't exactly bothered about Ben seeing you in your underwear - you did sleep together during the first month that you started dating, and it'd be a little strange if you told him not to look.

As you were slipping on the dress, Ben spoke again, though he sounded a little further away than before, so you assumed he'd sat back down on the sofa. "Fine," he muttered, "if it means I get to be with you, then so be it."

Those last words stung a little as your mind reeled back to when you'd first kissed Severus, let alone first slept with him. In his classroom, for goodness sake. Perhaps you should have waited a little while longer before crossing that line with Severus to end things with Ben so this didn't become so goddamn messy. You really didn't want this to get out, and you really didn't want your reputation to be ruined. Were you wrong for following your heart that night? Yes... and no. Were you wrong for sleeping with someone else whilst supposedly being with Ben? ...Yes. You didn't regret anything with Severus, at all, it was mainly just the guilt that came with it. It was all building up, and almost becoming too much at some points.

"I'll see you later on, okay?" You said, walking towards Ben with a sigh, and he quickly got up and cupped your face, placing a rather harsh, heavy and unflattering kiss upon your lips. Stunned at his bold act, you squeaked slightly, planting your hands on his chest and pushing against him lightly. Your eyes stayed open, shocked.

As he pulled away, his hands fell from your surprised face to hold your hands. "I look forward to seeing you later." A wry smile graced Ben's mouth.

You didn't exactly know how to navigate this situation. So you nodded, pursing your lips and forcing a smile. "Me too." You choked out the lie, the only thing on your mind being a very gloomy, brooding Potions Master.

"I'm sorry about earlier. I shouldn't have said that." Ben suddenly said, again, taking you by surprise. What the fuck was happening right now?

"Erm, it's alright, I'm just glad we have an... understanding." You replied, attempting to hide your confused frown at his sudden change of heart.

See, had Ben not snooped through your greenhouse, he probably would have chosen to leave tonight. But, alas, he had found something intriguing, almost heart-wrenching, and he wanted to get to the bottom of it. The man was going to confront you about the notes, and you were going to tell him the truth. He just wasn't sure when.

There you stood, waiting outside of Severus's office, a little nervous. He hadn't attended dinner this evening, and you weren't sure why, but you weren't going to poke him about it. He needn't explain himself - perhaps he just wasn't hungry. Wait, what if he was? Was he just too busy to come and eat? Shit, should you have brought him a plate? 

Just as you were about to become lost in your dominoing thoughts, his door opened by itself, revealing the Potions Master himself sat behind his desk, scribbling away with his quill.

"Punctual as always, Miss L/N." Severus drawled, setting his quill down as he glanced up at you, a small smirk tugging at his lips. You scrunched your nose up at his words.

"Was that sarcasm? Because if it was, I haven't been late, ever." You quipped, walking into his office and shutting the door behind you with a smile. You wandered over to his desk and perched yourself on the corner of it, facing him.

Severus hummed as he gazed up at you. "It seems you're forgetting about a certain detention with me, many years ago." He quirked a brow, making you glance away, your cheeks pinkening in embarrassment. Oh, yeah, you forgot about that. "I remember it well, you brewed a potion so detrimentally wrong that it burnt through the cauldron itself and ruined one of my desks."

"Um, whoops." You blushed, smiling awkwardly. Severus couldn't fight the amused smile that teased his lips.

He took a deep sigh before continuing, "Then, you thought it wise to be impeccably late to my detention. How clever of you." He muttered, feigning a disappointed tone that rattled your bones. Even though the two of you were work colleagues now, that tone still scared you. It will probably be something that haunts you to your grave.

You cleared your throat, sheepishly glancing at his twinkling black eyes. "Yeah, well, I'm sure I had something important to tend to beforehand..."

"Such as...?" He encouraged, tilting his head at you.

"I can't remember, it was years ago!"

"Perhaps you were too busy daydreaming about that Herbology hobby of yours."

"Hobby?" You repeated, narrowing your eyes. "Don't push me, Severus, who knows what I might do." A quiet laugh slipped through your smiling lips as you crossed your legs, watching as his eyes faltered for a moment as you readjusted your position on the corner of his desk. You gently nudged his knee with the tip of your foot.

Severus leant back in his chair, shutting his eyes momentarily as he lifted a finger to massage his temples. "Ah yes, what would you, our beloved Herbology professor, do to me, a far more accomplished wizard?" He mused, teasing you.

"Wow, you sounded a lot like Lockhart there for a second. Almost had me fooled." You said sarcastically, referring to when Gilderoy had misjudged you during the Duelling Club. An amused chuckle rumbled in Severus's chest, and it made a comforting warmth bloom within yours. You couldn't help but smile at him.

"I think we're getting a little sidetracked," Severus said as he stood up, his black hair bouncing. "You're here for lessons, no?" You looked up at him, blinking.

"Yes..." You hummed, a little disappointed that he cut your conversation short. You were beginning to enjoy it. "Alright then, teach me how to conjure a patronus." Standing up from his desk, you folded your arms against your chest and shuffled to the right, so you were opposite him.

"Close your eyes," Severus said softly, his deep voice never failing to make your skin prickle with goosebumps. You did as he said and shut your eyes, concentrating. "Clear your mind. Envision your happiest memory." He added, and suddenly, his silky voice seemed nearer than it was before.

And you were right, because the next thing you knew, Severus had pressed a gentle, soft kiss on your lips; his larger, aquiline nose nudging the side of yours sweetly. Instantly, you melted, your head instinctively leaning towards his to kiss him back. As he pulled away, a brief, disappointed quiet whine escaped you, and your eyes fluttered open. Severus stood in front of you with a small smile painted across his pale, worn features as he tucked his hands behind his back, his arms disappearing underneath the shadows of his black cloak.

"What was that for?" You asked softly, a bashful smile tugging at the corners of your mouth as you stared up at him with rosy cheeks.

Severus's smile widened a tad, "I'd forgotten what your lips felt like against mine." He said, inducing a rather adorable giggle from you. His heart swelled twice the size at the heavenly sound, and he found himself unable to take his eyes off of your sweet face.

"Well, it was worth the wait," you replied quietly, grinning, "am I going to have to wait another forty-eight hours for more?"

Severus chuckled as his glittering black eyes watched you, "Perhaps," he muttered, "it depends if you can successfully produce a patronus under my instruction."

"Oh, so your kisses are a reward now?" You laughed, observing the way his lips twitched upwards again cheekily. It warmed your heart to see such a mischievous side of the man who was known to be harsh and cruel, perhaps even heartless to some. However, you had been lucky enough to witness who he truly was.

"Of course not." Severus tilted his head, still watching you. "I prefer the word encouragement." He said, earning an incredulous look from you.

"That's basically the same thing." You feigned a playful glare at him, scoffing.

"No." Severus said, cocking a brow. 

"Yes it is," You stepped forwards and your heart skipped a beat as his eyes dropped to your smiling lips for a split second. "Well, to be completely honest, it's bribery."

"And does 'bribery' have the same meaning as 'reward'?" Severus asked, his eyes glinting with a smug flicker.

"No, but-"

"So then I am right." He smirked, evidently proud about proving you wrong as he watched you simmer in your frustration. Your arms folded against your chest again annoyedly.

You turned your head away from him and huffed, "Shut up." Your voice was quiet, but loud enough for Severus to hear as another heart-warming chuckle left his chest. You fought hard against the smile that tickled your lips, but your effort was in vain. There was no chance at hiding it, especially when Severus was the one that provoked it.

"You should respect your superiors." He teased, making your head snap towards his.

"Superiors?" You repeated incredulously, laughing, "Please, more like elders."

"Are you calling me old?" Severus questioned, his eyes narrowing at you in disdain. A year ago, you might have crumbled underneath such a cold, sharp gaze, but now, all you felt was the complete opposite.

"Does 'elders' mean young?" You quipped, stealing his words from earlier

"A little feisty today, Miss L/N." Severus mused, his shoulders rising and falling as he sighed, though you couldn't tell whether it was from exasperation or something else.

"I prefer the word, banterous." You mocked him, copy-catting his deep, languid voice. Severus scowled at you, quite obviously unamused at your poor attempt at mimicking him.

Severus hummed, pausing for a few seconds as he glared at you. "Should you ever lose your flair for Herbology, do the world a favour and avoid pursuing the career of an impressionist." He said with a roll of his eyes, but the grin that broke out on your face had softened his harsh gaze slightly. Clearly, he couldn't stay mad at you for very long. Gods, what had happened to him? For so long, nobody had made him feel the way you did. It was terrifying, but so exciting at the same time. As much as he wanted to push you away, just to avoid the impending heartbreak, Severus felt as if he shouldn't. There was something more to you.

"Alright, well, will you be able to avoid the undeniable temptation of kissing me, and teach me how to cast this spell?" You joked as another soft giggle left your mouth, setting Severus's heart on fire.

"I will try my best." He said as a little smile graced his lips. "Close your eyes again." Severus muttered, and so you did, awaiting his next instructions. "Think of your happiest memory, and keep it within your mind," He said from in front of you, his eyes flicking over your peaceful face. "Got it?"

"Yes," you replied, thinking about the same tender memory that you did with Lupin, "I do."

"Now, with that in your mind, you need to speak the incantation, 'Expecto Patronum'." Severus said, his voice faltering a tad at the end.

Instead of following his instructions, you whispered, "Is the temptation still there?"

There was a pause before he spoke again and anxious goosebumps littered your skin.

Severus sighed deeply before replying. "I'm afraid so." He muttered defeatedly.

Instantly, your eyes fluttered open as quick as a flash, a beaming smile spreading across your pink cheeks. You almost leapt from where you had stood, throwing your arms around his neck and crashing your lips against his. A muffled gasp fell from Severus as he crumbled like a poorly built sandcastle under your touch; your fingers latching onto the nape of his neck and tugging him desperately close to you. His body felt like it was on fire as you clashed together, and within seconds Severus had his arms around you. His hands clutched at your waist hungrily, as if he had been forbidden to touch you - which was partly true, in way.

Despite the clear show of desperation between you two, there was love sprinkled within it. Severus's hands held you so tenderly and dear, his fingers squeezing your clothed flesh with such gentle care that you could almost feel the love radiating from his body. Both of you knew it, but both of you refused to acknowledge it. Maybe it was the fear of recognising something so significant and monumentous happening between the two of you, or maybe it was just pure ignorance. As of right now, neither of you wanted to think about it. You could deal with it a little later.

As he kissed you, he plucked a breathless "Sev," from you, and he held you a little tighter, fearful that you might just disintigrate in front of him and he would suddenly wake up alone in his cold bed. Your chests were heaving now, and you couldn't stop yourselves from becoming lost in one another's addicting touch; the feeling too strong and intoxicating like an expensive elven wine.

"I missed you," You whispered between kisses, your hands sliding from the comfort of his neck to the smooth yet cold surface of his cheeks, embracing him. "Gods, I missed you, Severus." Slowly, he pulled away as his nose suddenly felt wet. He opened his eyes to look at you, and his face fell as he noticed tears streaming down your cheeks, wetting your perfect eyelashes. His chest twisted at the sight - did he do this? Did he make you cry? Did he hold you too tight?

Your eyebrows twisted upwards as his finger caught your chin, tilting it up, but you avoided his eyes. "Why are you crying, my love?" Severus asked softly, careful to keep his voice gentle. The pet name had rolled so easily and casually off of his tongue that he almost didn't notice it. In fact, it seemed like you didn't either. He wasn't sure whether he was relieved, or a little hurt by it.

"It's not you," you sobbed quietly, sucking in a pathetic strangled breath, "well- it is, but it's not your fault, or anything- I just..." Another cry left you, and it was starting to upset Severus. "I wish we weren't in this whole... predicament." He had only seen you cry a couple times, and after that he'd hoped that he'd never have to witness such a heartwrenching thing again.

"We don't have to be." Severus murmured, lifting a hand to wipe away your tears with a tender thumb.

"I don't want him to hurt you." You sniffled, still refusing to look in his eyes, afraid of what you might see.

"He won't." Severus replied, pressing a kiss to your forehead.

"Promise me." You inhaled shakily and finally looked up at him, an ache in your heart as you saw his sad face. Your hands were still attached to his cheeks, and so you brushed your thumbs against them; a pleasant, homely warmth blossoming in your chest like a newly-bloomed flower in the spring.

Severus let out an amused huff as he smiled at your sweet gesture. "I promise. He won't hurt me, Y/N."

"Okay." You whispered, feeling a little more at ease as Severus's hands fell back to your waist, tugging you closer to him once more, a comfortable silence enveloping the two of you as you held each other. Severus's eyes flicked between your glossy ones, pausing to ponder over his words for a moment. 

"I never thought someone as beautiful as you would care so much for someone like me." He murmured, lifting a hand from the comfort of your waist to brush a few stray strands of hair out of your face and behind your ear.

"Someone like you?" You giggled softly, earning a disbelieving look from Severus. You knew exactly what he meant, however, that was irrelevant to you now. The man he hid himself as, was not the man you had come to know. "What, because you act so cold and awful sometimes?"

"Perhaps," he mused, "but I'm not a good man, Y/N." Severus added, tracing the line of your jaw with the pad of his index finger sweetly.

"No, you're a brilliant one," You beamed, gradually leaning in towards his face to nudge your nose against his. His breath hitched slightly at your gesture, his heavy-lidded eyes watching you carefully, wondering your next thoughts. "Despite how we may have started out, you're one of the most brilliant men I have come to know." Your words made his cheeks flush a stunning shade of scarlet, and in turn, it also made yours do the same. He glanced away for a moment, flustered.

As he composed himself, he returned his dilating eyes back to yours. "Yes," Severus sighed, feigning disappointment, "despite my best efforts to push you away, you still somehow persevered."

"Unlikely for a weak little Hufflepuff." You joked, a tiny, bashful smile slipping onto your blushing face as you glanced down at his white collar, tracing it with your fingers. Severus took a moment to silently admire your beautiful face, the corners of his lips twitching as his eyes glazed over your soft features, his heart skipping a beat as the tips of your fingers tickled the skin on his neck.

He cleared his throat, murmuring, "You're far from weak. In fact, you might just be the strongest Hufflepuff I know."

"Is that because I'm the only one you've known?" You teased, laughing softly as you glanced back up to his sparkling eyes.

"Let's not ruin the moment." Severus quirked a brow at you, returning your teasing tone. You scrunched your nose up at him mockingly. "You still haven't matured yet, I see."

"Oh, shut up." You whispered, leaning up to hush him with your lips, kissing him with a smiling mouth. Severus's hand held your cheek as he pulled your face closer to him, his prominent nose poking it. Your hands rose from the collar of his black frock and settled happily around his neck again, fingers tickling the nape of it. A few goosebumps arose on his bared skin and he shivered, a breathy groan bubbling in the back of his throat. Severus's hands grew a little more hungry as you moaned into his kisses, grabbing you and gently guiding you to the surface of his desk.

*

With his lips still latched onto yours moving sinfully slow, he reached out an arm and brushed off the remaining things on top of the desk. He then glided his hands down your waist, towards your hips and finally underneath your bum, palming it greedily for a moment and encouraging a whimper from you. Severus felt his cock twitch in his tightening trousers at the sweet sounds falling from your swollen mouth, and so he swiftly lifted you up with no effort at all, his hands still full of your ass. Even though this was the third time he'd lifted you up like this, you were still impressed.

For a moment, he held you there as you wrapped your legs around his hips, securing yourself. Another throaty groan left his mouth as you rocked your body against his in a painfully slow manner, and Severus quickly laid you down atop of his desk, pulling away from your lips for a moment to stare down at you.

"I forgot to mention," Severus murmured, pressing a cheeky kiss against your jaw, trailing dangerously close to your neck. "That green dress suits you beautifully." He smirked against your hot skin, and you couldn't help but laugh. The raven-haired wizard felt the vibrations from your beautiful laugh through your throat as he licked it with his warm tongue, pressing soft kisses against your burning hot flesh.

"You're so painfully biased, Severus," you giggled, hands burying themselves within his thick, black hair,  "you have no shame at all." You added, gasping as his teeth grazed your lower neck, nipping you.

"Slytherin is the superior House, after all, Miss L/N." Severus said lowly as he ravished your neck with his wet mouth, plucking more breathy gasps and moans from your quivering one.

"Is that why Gryffindor is kicking their arse?" You panted, your heart doubling in speed as he began to near the top of your breasts. He trailed a hand up from your hips, and your chest heaved, your breaths becoming stuck in your throat as he brushed his thumb against the curve of your clothed breasts, drawing a whine from your parted mouth.

"And yet, Hufflepuff is nowhere to be seen." He quipped. Not that you could speak a cocky reply right now - his adept mouth and hands were doing a very good job at incapacitating your mind - you had set yourself up for that burn.

Severus teethed the neckline of your green dress, the rich, sleek material hiding the supple skin of your breasts that he so badly wanted to see. Instead of pulling it down or to the side, he continued downwards, his hands following him, gripping your waist as he pressed heavy kisses against your clothed stomach, stopping just below your navel. Your nails scraped at his scalp as his fingers dropped to the hem of your dress, slipping it up over your silky legs, stopping just above your knees. Severus glanced up at you, as if asking for permission to continue. As much as you'd rather him do whatever he wanted to you without asking, you truly appreciated the care and concern he took with you.

You leant up slightly to look at him as a hand of yours fell from the confines of his locks to his cheek and you cupped it softly, smiling and giving him a slight nod. Half of his mouth perked up into a faint smirk as he dipped his head back down, pressing his lips to the inner side of your knees, slowly working his way up your legs with hot, wet lips, kneading his cold fingers against the soft flesh of yours that he adored. A rush of heat pooled in your stomach as Severus neared your burning core, anxiously awaiting his mouth to press against it. You slowly fell back against the surface of his desk again, digging your fingers inside the mess of his hair, gripping it tighter with every inch he closed in on you.

The Potions Master hooked a finger underneath the string of your black panties, twisting it around his digit, tugging at it teasingly. As you were laid back, your eyes were seeing stars as a warm, wet sensation was suddenly braced against your clothed mound; the pointed tip of it tickling your clit that sat between your soaking folds. You whimpered as Severus licked at your panties again, this time a little heavier, the intoxicating taste of you lingering on his tongue. Your grip in his hair tightened even more as he continued this sinful rhythm, your hips bucking upwards rather erratically as Severus caught your sensitive bud here and there. With a growl-like groan, he grazed his tongue to the side of your panties, slipping it underneath the thin, lacy material, an uncontrollable moan falling from your lips at the sudden tongue-to-flesh contact.

"Shit-," you whined, hips bucking once more, "my God, Severus." Your words were nothing but breathy and broken as he continued licking at your perfect core, his heart racing as you further became unravelled beneath his gifted mouth. "Please, please," You begged as you felt yourself nearing your breaking point, your legs squeezing around his head. 

Severus groaned at your thighs sandwiching his head, and he placed his right hand on your outer upper thigh, squeezing it. "That's a good girl." He mumbled against your dripping centre, your arousal covering his lower face. You cried out at his words, the praise you so desperately desired from him almost sending you toppling over the edge by itself. Severus retrieved his other hand from your thigh and brought it to his mouth, wetting his fingers with his tongue before slipping two inside of you and curling them, pulling a rather loud, delicious sounding moan from your throat.

"Fuck!" You cried out as your body trembled, that familiar coil within you tightening again. "Sev, so close, I-" Severus could just about make out what you had said through your whimpers, and so he continued the pace of his fingers and tongue, though speeding up a little bit as your body began to rock against his mouth, evidently nearing your climax. 

And within seconds, all of your breath had suddenly been stolen, and you were shuddering beneath Severus once more as your mouth gaped open, your back arching. "Fuck, Sev-!" Your brows shot upwards as you cried out, your eyes squeezing tightly shut as you rode out the tsunami waves of pleasure that rocked through you; a unruly and wild string of moans and whimpers slipping out of your mouth as Severus proceeded to continue fingering and licking against your twitching pussy.

Reluctantly, he removed his mouth from you, but not before peppering a few chaste kisses against the soft skin on your wet inner thigh. "I will never grow bored of those sounds leaving your pretty lips." Severus purred with a smirk, standing up from between your legs, his eyes twinkling mischievously as he looked at you, red faced, sweaty and breathless. He was rather proud of how effortlessly he had you crying out his name, and you obviously noticed, beginning to giggle. You were a little embarrassed at how easily he had made you cum, and so you hid your face behind your hands, peeking at him between your fingers. "Don't hide from me," he murmured, leaning down to pry your hands from your face with a smile, "there's no reason to hide such a beautiful face."

"Stop it." You whispered, giggling still, your eyes finding his softened ones as you allowed him to move your hands away from your face.

"Stop what?" Severus asked gently, frowning as he held your hand in his larger one; thumb brushing against your knuckles tenderly. Gods, you couldn't believe how well he'd hid this soft side of himself, and you were going to be more than careful not to make him conceal it again.

"Lying." You replied, another rush of heat flying to your cheeks as your eyes glanced down at your interlaced hands. Severus's black brow quirked upwards at your response, as if in disagreement.

"I'm many things, my dear Y/N, but a liar is not one of them." He tutted, lifting your hand to his lips to press a sweet kiss to the back of it. His words seemed familiar to you, but you couldn't put your finger on it at the moment; your mind too hazy from the previous steamy interaction between the two of you. "If only you could see yourself through my eyes." Severus added with a whisper against the smooth skin of your hand.

"Isn't that what I said to you?" You giggled, remembering how he'd replied rather bitterly a few nights ago. "You said something about me wearing 'rose-coloured glasses' or something." Mid-sentence, you deepened your voice to mock him again, and that same scowl returned to his features.

"You're awful at that." Severus grumbled, looking away from you as he leant back up. Letting go of your hand, he placed it on your hip and slowly slipped his fingers underneath the silky fabric, palming your bare skin; goosebumps erupting all over your body from his stone-cold yet sizzling touch. Your breath hitched once more as his fingertips neared the string of your black underwear, sliding underneath it.

"Severus," You warned, your voice low. Inside your panting chest, your heart was like a jackhammer against your ribcage as he tugged the string down over your hipbone, testing you. This was like a game to him it seemed, perhaps you should play along?

"Hmm?" He hummed in reply, his blown, black eyes flicking between where his hand laid and your reddening face. Gods, this man was pushing your limits today. "What is it? Use your words, Miss L/N..."

Your heart fluttered at his raspy voice.

"I'm not sure this counts as teaching me how-," You gasped lightly as his cool fingertips grazed against the curve of your ass. Severus's eyes instantly flicked upwards to meet your fluttering ones, smirking. "-How to cast a patronus." You finished quietly, swallowing as you tilted your head at him with your best poker face, trying desperately to act as if the way he was teasing you wasn't driving you fucking insane.

Severus hummed again as he had one side of your panties pulled down. "So, you do own a brain?" He teased whilst wrapping his other arm around your waist to pull your hips flush against his own, his desk shuddering a tad at the sudden rough movement. Instinctively, your arms flew out to steady yourself, your palms splayed out against the smooth wooden surface.

"So, you're still a dick?" You quipped cheekily, and Severus growled at you, one hand flying up to grab at your neck. It wasn't hostile, it was a light grasp, and yet it still undeniably lit a wild fire inside of you. Your hand had also flown up to hold the wrist of his hand that was wrapped gently around your neck.

"You need to keep that silly mouth under control." He tutted, giving your neck a light squeeze, and a loose moan left your lips, making a single brow of his shoot up in curiosity. Clearly, he wasn't expecting you to enjoy this.

"Evidently." You muttered, a faint and cheeky smirk lining your lips. "Are you going to keep talking or are you actually going to put that talented mouth of yours to good use?" You teased him, poking your tongue out from your mouth to glide along the bottom of your top row of teeth. As much as Severus hated being spoken to like this, he couldn't help but be turned on. It was undeniably hot, especially when you're usually so shy and sweet - he was actually wondering where the hell your bravery had come from.

Without any further delay, Severus kissed you harshly, the passion and frustration from your bold attitude fuelling his fire. The hand around your neck remained, however, his opposing hand snaked its way up from your bum to the small of your back, his fingers pressing into your skin, painting it red. You moaned at the roughness he was showing you, your mind becoming a jaded blur as he rocked his hips into yours fervidly, the prominent bulge in his trousers pressing into your panties. He swallowed a gasp that slipped out of your mouth as he kissed you, seizing the opportunity to dive his tongue in. You welcomed him eagerly, licking yours against his own in a brash manner. As you drew a throaty groan from Severus, you lifted your hand from his wrist to hold his cheek, tugging him impossibly closer to you. He released your neck from his light grip and slid his palm down your chest to cup one of your breasts with a harsh hand, plucking a whimper from your swollen, pink lips.

You panted as you threw your other arm around his neck, pulling him down over you as you fell back against his desk, lifting your legs to wrap them around his hips possessively. Merlin, you just needed him inside of you now, but this was almost as good as the actual sex. Severus's hands left your breast and instead found themselves settling on your hips, grabbing them roughly, pulling you into him; a muffled animalistic moan tumbling from his mouth as you grinded yourself on his raging erection.

He faltered slightly, his lips falling from yours, muttering a "Fuck," as his fingers dug into your flesh hungrily; his hot breath shuddering unevenly. "I need you," he whispered with an alarming urgency, a solitary hand slipping from your waist and dipping itself into your soaking panties, "now." And instantly, you let go of him to kick your underwear off to the ground, his hands flying to unbuckle his trousers with trembling fingers. Your hot touch was a burning contrast to his cool, pale flesh.

Severus inhaled sharply as you pulled down his boxers, the frigid air tickling his navel. Your eyes twinkled dangerously as you glanced up at him, a swirl of butterflies exploding in your stomach as he grit his teeth, your hand reached out to grab him gently, lining his solid cock up with yourself. In one swift motion, Severus thrust into you and you cried out at the full sensation, almost screaming with the overwhelming amount of pleasure and relief that seeped into your bones.

He stilled himself for a moment, evidently trying to adjust to the sudden welcome of your sweet, perfectly warm pussy. Severus panted, squeezing his eyes shut from the immense rush of pleasure surging through him. Watching his face twist, you giggled quietly from beneath him, placing a hand on his face, leaning up to press a gentle kiss upon his nose. His eyes opened slightly as a smile graced his sweaty features, gazing down at you with such tenderness and warmth that you were sure you'd fallen for him all over again. He looked so ethereal in this current moment, so much so that it reminded you of the first time you had properly stared at him in that corridor - just before you gave Lockhart a telling off. It was so vivid in your mind;the soft amber glow from the candlelight reminded you of the torchlights in the corridor that had bounced beautifully off of his perfect features.

A certain infamous three words tickled the tip of your tongue as you stared up at Severus. In fact, they were almost begging to be said, however, you refrained, afraid of how he might take them. You certainly didn't want to ruin this moment between you. It was far too special, and so you swallowed them down with a whimper as Severus kissed you once more, drinking every inch of you. He gradually began to move his hips and you whined at the delicious friction, clamping your legs around him tighter, encouraging him to quicken pace a tad. And so he did, going at a steadier rhythm, the only sounds echoing in his office being both of your ragged breaths and the sinful slaps of your flesh clashing together.

Strands of his jet black hair stuck to the sweaty sheen glazing his forehead, and you reached a finger up to tuck it behind his ear, planting another sweet, long kiss to his lips. The silent shows of affection through gentle, tender touches between the two of you soon made you realise that the pair of you weren't fucking, per se, but making love, and that was something that made your heart swell. An indescribable warmth began to engulf your trembling body as Severus shuffled a hand from your hip to your face, cupping it intimately, his forehead soon coming to rest against yours also. The remaining hand of his on your hip quickly made work and slipped down to your burning hot core, dipping in between your shining folds and rubbing an unceasing, circular motion upon your sensitive clit, prompting your body to jerk suddenly.

Your head fell back at the tingly sensation spreading through you, and Severus laid his warm mouth against your jawline, trailing wet kisses down your neck, nipping and biting it softly, careful not to leave marks - he was lost in the lust albeit not completely, he still had some remaining sense. And so he started to pluck more and more desperate concoctions of whines and whimpers from your quivering, parted pink lips as you felt the knot within your stomach tighten, telling you that you were almost at the edge of ecstasy.

"Sev," you whined, your hand slipping up into the locks of his hair, gripping tightly, "I'm- I think- I'm gonna..." You sobbed, the pleasure from his mouth on your neck, from his cock buried deep within you and from his masterful fingers circling your clit becoming all too much.

"Let it out, my love," Severus groaned against your neck, his thrusts becoming sloppy and desperate as he too was on the verge of finishing, "that's it, it's alright... Cum for me, darling," At his last breath, you came, a wild cry cut short from your mouth as Severus kissed you once more, swallowing your moans. He pulled away briefly to bury his head in your neck, his climax taking a hold of his body, a strangled, guttural groan rumbling in his throat as he collapsed on top of you.

Your hands slowly retreated from the comfort of his raven locks and settled on his cheeks, encouraging him to look up at you. Severus quickly obliged, using the remaining strength in his body to lift himself off of you slightly. Though he was still inside you, he remained there - not that you minded - and suddenly a quiet, almost bashful chuckle reverberated within his strong, panting chest. Instinctively, you smiled up at him, your teeth poking out from underneath your swollen lips.

"That has to be the best sex I've ever had." You giggled, your legs loosening around his waist as he chuckled again. You let your foot glide down his outer thigh, caressing it.

*

A proud smirk tugged at his lips as he muttered, "I'm honoured."

Another sweet giggle escaped you and it tickled his heart. God knows how he's going to recover from you if you're ever taken away from him. The thought frightened him, and so he pulled you closer for a moment, planting a tender kiss against your shining forehead, that familiar warmth in your chest quickly returning as fast as lightning.

"I..." You began, unthinking, your mouth staying open as you stopped yourself. Severus tilted his head at you, confused. There's no way you had almost let it slip. You fool. "I'm glad." You said instead, smiling.

"Hmm," he hummed, pondering, making your heart pound anxiously, "perhaps we'll start the actual lessons tomorrow." Severus stated, his smile returning. You nodded and a bashful blush painted your cheeks scarlet.

"Like you'd be able to keep yourself from kissing me." You scoffed playfully. Severus narrowed his eyes at you.

"Is that a challenge?"

"Perhaps." You mocked him again, grinning. He rolled his eyes at you and finally stood up, pulling himself out of you - rather reluctantly, might he add. Severus could have stayed in that position for the rest of eternity. In fact, he wished he could.

"You'll regret saying this tomorrow evening." Severus smirked, a mischievous glint twinkling in his black eyes as he used his wand to clean himself and you up, his hands buckling his trousers back up. He stepped forwards to pull the skirt of your dress back down. You offered him a quick grateful smile.

"Excuse me, who was the one was broke this evening?" You asked, scoffing hushedly. "Oh, yeah, you."

"Can you blame me?" Severus quipped, his fingers slowly floating up to grasp your chin, trailing them across your jawline and down your neck, sending a delicious shiver down your spine.

"I guess I am irresistable." You joked, smiling coyly. Severus hummed at you again, slowly becoming lost in your glittering eyes. You looked so beautiful in this current moment, so beautiful that he found himself staring at you for much longer than would be considered socially acceptable. "Take a picture, it'll last longer." You giggled.

An amused huff left Severus. "I remember the days you'd cower in my presence, and yet, here you are, acting like that never happened." He said, smirking.

"Yeah, well, you were scary back then." You shrugged with a cheeky smile.

"Am I not now?"

"Not anymore, no."

"I suppose I've lost my touch." Severus mused jokingly, and you laughed at him. A kaleidoscope of butterflies burst inside of him at the sweet sound he adored so much. A year ago, he would have found it irritating, and now, he probably couldn't live without hearing it at least every other day. Gods, he still despised how soft he'd become towards you.

"I do hear some of the first-years talking about how they dread your lessons when they're in mine." You mumbled, looking down to link your fingers with his. You glanced back up at him, smiling bashfully.

"Maybe not then." Severus replied and quirked a brow.

"Definitely not." You grinned, lifting his hand up with yours to bring it to your lips, turning it to press a soft kiss against his fingertips. "You're still the scariest professor at Hogwarts, don't worry. I don't think anyone will be taking that from you any time soon."

"I should hope not." Severus joked sarcastically, finding it quite impossible to not crack a smile each time you showed him such tender affection.

There was a comfortable silence for a very quick moment before the thought of Ben returned to your mind. "I should probably go." You said with a solemn face, glancing away from Severus to the old, vintage-looking clock that sat against his wall. It was rather late, you must have spent at least two hours or more with him.

"Yes," Severus swallowed, and the smile that was previously sat on his face fell, "I'm sure Ben is worried sick." He added sarcastically with a scornful sneer, making you snort.

"So, same time tomorrow?"

"As long as nothing drastic happens, of course. Though, this time, we will have lessons."

"Lessons, or lessons, professor?" You asked, your tone flirtatious and shameless.

"Lessons, Y/N." Severus said sternly. "I do plan on teaching you that charm. Other things just... got in the way, this evening."

"Other things," you repeated, bravely leaning up to press a kiss to his cheek, "I think I prefer other things, Sev." You joked, a faint, pink blush blossoming like a rose across your cheeks.

Sev. 

You called him Sev. And it was during casual conversation, unlike before. His heart skipped a beat at the affectionate nickname. Severus quickly cleared his throat, composing himself before he spoke, refusing to embarrass himself. "And I would prefer you able to protect yourself during another dementor attack, God forbid it happens again." He said, his face turning grim at the awful thought. He placed a hand against the small of your back as you turned around, heading towards his door. Severus followed you closely, his fingers caressing the back of you gently.

As you reached his door together, you turned around to face him. "It won't." You smiled up at Severus and pressed your hand against where you had kissed him, brushing your thumb across his high, prominent cheekbones. "Not with you around."

"Am I your personal bodyguard now? When was this decided?" Severus joked as he leant into your hand, though his partially blank face didn't show it. You giggled again, setting his heart on fire once more.

"Right now. That okay?" You teased, smiling, letting your hand drop from his face.

"...Yes."

"Perfect." Your smile widened as you noticed the corners of his lips turning upwards. "I don't want to leave you."

"Neither do I, but you must." Severus sighed softly, gazing at you with gentle eyes.

"I know." You pursed your lips, staring back into his eyes, and you leaned up on your tiptoes, kissing him once more; your hands flying up to cup his cheeks. Severus wrapped his arms around your waist in return, pulling you flush against him, his whole body feeling like it was riddled with fireworks as tiny, exciting, colourful explosions erupted within his stomach as you kissed him.

One hand left his neck and you leant away from him to reach for the door handle, twisting it to open it as you continued to kiss Severus tenderly, smiling into the kiss as he tried to tug you close to him again. A giggle left your lips as he sighed and pulled away from your lips. Inside, he was fighting the urge to just shut the door and keep you here with him forever. Your aura was addicting, and he honestly couldn't get enough of it.

"Ahem," A female voice coughed from the his door, and you gasped out of fright, quickly jumping out of his arms. Severus quickly retracted them from you and tucked them behind his back, a bright red blush covering both of your faces.

"Minerva," Severus greeted, his voice flat, acting as if she did not just see the pair of your lips stuck together like a glue trap. You stood awkwardly still, terribly embarrassed that someone had seen the two of you acting out of hand.

"Don't act like I didn't see that, Severus." McGonagall scolded him, and he sighed heavily, avoiding her eyes. As for you, she glanced down, offering you a warm smile. "Y/N, what a surprise to find you here." She said with a mischievous glint in her wrinkled eyes, smirking faintly.

"Erm, yeah," you coughed, brushing a strand of hair behind your ear, "I-I was just leaving, Severus was giving me lessons."

"Oh, I'm sure he was, my dear." Minerva chuckled, and you blushed even harder, going as red as a beet. Jesus, were you an idiot? Why did you word it like that?

"What is it, Minerva?" Severus asked rather impatiently, a little salty at how she'd interrupted your goodbye. From the way Minerva glanced at you, you assumed that it was a personal issue. So, you offered the two of them an awkward smile, silently bidding them goodbye. You caught Severus's eye, and he smiled at you warmly, his shoulders relaxing a tad. You smiled back, mouthing a 'bye' to him and turned around, wandering back in the direction to your quarters. As you were walking further away from the two of them, you heard muttering, and then a door shut. You quickly threw a glance over your shoulder, hoping to catch one last glimpse of him. Though, you were sorely disappointed. Severus had disappeared already.

Despite that, another wide smile crossed your face as you folded your arms against your chest, thinking about what had just happened. You couldn't believe how gentle and soft he was with you, he was like a totally different man. A man that you adored.

No, a man that you loved.

this has to be my favourite part that i have written. i think. as of yet. :) let me know what you thought!! i really really would love to know <3

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[l0vagrend]

SKELETÁ review

by me, if anyone is interested in what i think :]

Peacefield 4/5

80s arena - rock type of song

i really like the message of the song

the chorus is so satisfying

im so pissed the album version doesnt have the (LOUD) BANGING synth break (thats why its only 4/5 cuz its so low volume)

the guitar solo fucks tho

the closing part of the song is SO ENCHANTING

amazing way to open an album

Lachryma 5/5

i went through the 5 stages of grief with this one and i came to the conclusion that i love it

the guitar sounds in the beginning scratch my brain the right way

ALSO THE GUITAR SOLO AGAIN

the whole album is so 80s rock in a way that im constantly in love with the instrumentals

message of the song hits in a parent - child relationship way TO ME (fuck my parents fr, "im done crying over someone like you" I SURE AM)

Satanized 5/5

as soon as it came out i loved it

such a bop fr like its just THAT song

a really strong pillar of the album

gen how it feels like to realize you have a crush on a person who you dont wanna love AT FIRST then ofc who can do anything abt being satanized to the core

guitar GOES CRAZY THANK FUCK

Guiding Lights 3/5

after 3 powerful anthems this is such a stark contrast, like after satanized ?!

im not saying i dont like it (tho my heart is for faster more banging songs)

its an interesting one for sure

i really dont know how to truly feel abt it YET

tobias really wants me to look inwards and reflect on myself thorough this album and i immediately close off smh

De Profundis Borealis 4/5

GUITAR MOMENTS

never heard a song like this /pos

the chorus and verse 2 are my fav parts

the way he sings is so fascinating, so good to my ears and mind

Cenotaph 2/5

parts of it i like but the whole song just doesnt work for me ://

Missilia Amori 5/5

the band KISS popped into my mind immediately for some reason

so 80s it hurts /pos

so whimsical, so hot

the drums ughhh

i really like this

THE BRIDGE IS SO SEXY "wherever you may hide away im gonna hunt you down" LIKE OKAY FREAK — the way he sings it is just so WAUGHH

a song to makeout to fr

Marks Of The Evil One 5/5

THERE ! THERE !

"the marks of the evil oOooOOOone" is so satisfying

its such a fascinating sounding song

i really enjoy it

the GUITARS AGAIN GODS

Umbra 4/5

intro is angelic

i love how fast the chorus is

the fuckass cowbell is back /j

abt sex yada yada BUT ITS SO !!! so beautiful, like its a pretty song idk how to explain it

"i see your light shine through ~" so satisfying

Excelsis 5/5

as soon as he sang "i will too" i started crying like crazy and didnt stop until the song was over

im so afraid of things changing and going away, but it will be fine, it will be okay

his voice is so gorgeous, so angelic

gahhhh cryinggggggg

guitar solo tearing my heart out

Album overall 4/5

it has its highs and lows but overall i really enjoy the album

so personal and emotional it stabs me in the heart while im also headbanging and dancing like crazy

the duality of the album really works i think

its nothing like how Ghost was before AND THAT IS OKAY, ITS BEAUTIFUL

[daisukoth]

So you know how i was saying that I'm hoping susie gets her own set of horrors?

Well, so far she has:

1) watched ralsei have an existental crisis and how she should stop caring about him and the other darkners

2) was having a heartfelt convo with tenna before the knight showed up and tenna got ripped to shreds

3) nearly got the snot beaten out of her by the knight

4) had to deal with her crush's abusive mother and not only likely triggering her own trauma but also be unable to help her crush

5) we find out she wasnt allowed to learn how to play an instrument

6) we find out she knows how to clean up blood?????????????????

7) felt bad about her ability to heal for like, half a chapter

8) her best friend is part of a conspiracy and is working against her (I know kris probably means no harm but like that still sucks, they clearly care about her and their friendship is really cute but they are clearly working against her and intentionally keeping that fact in the dark)

9) find the remains of a dead person, a dead person she was just talking with earlier and bonded with

10) gets told to pass a note from him to his son from beyond the grave

11) said old dead guy then tries to beat her up but for real because she tried to bring him from the dead a second time and he came back wrong (SERIOUSLY THAT WAS FUCKED MY POOR GIRL)

12) tries to heal the old man, then fcuking sees WHAT LOOKS LIKE HIS SKELETAL ANIMATED REMAINS

13) WATCHES RALSEI DISINTEGRATE THOSE REMAINS

14) Watch ralsei have another breakdown

15) something about the prophecy is fucked and shes GOING to find out even tho ralsei doesnt want her to and not even tho she doesnt want to anymore (my prediction is that shes not the monster from the prophecy, considering she looks nothing like the picture and we had a whole scene where susie talks about how she has never been picked for something before, there is a reason she can keep going "off script" she's not even part of it)

16) the knight beats her abd her friends up again! While theyre trying to make it up to the knight

17) gets laughed at by the knight

18) WITNESSES A COSMIC GOD BEYOND HER COMPREHENSION AND HAD TO FIGHT IT

19) nearly dies for real multiple times

20) OH BTW POINT 15? I WROTE THAT BEFORE GETTING TO THE END. She still gets flashbanged by that infohazard despite Ralsei's attempts. She acts like she isnt affected by it but the fact it fucked with her bad enought that she smashed it with her own hand rather than with her axe? My girl got a taste of forbidden knowledge and its fucking with her BAD (enough for her to smear the blond on ralsei's face and not even realise, dear lord, these kids are giving the vibes of a doomed sburbs session)

21) begins to hear the song from the sea the infohazard is DEFINETLY getting to her

22) has to witness sans and toriel doing... that (what? That counts as a horror! )

23) is so fucked from all that she decides to go to... wherever she lives despite how we have SEEN how she prefers to stay at kris's house

24) despite hwo kris obviously wants to follow her, because whatever conspiracy they are involved with they cant, so she doesnt even get to have the comfort of kris joining her as she goes back to wherever she lives

25) she has to go to her shitty "home" that she doesnt even refer to as home in the rain, shes gonna get soaked and cold

...

At least susie got to fight with gerson (the real one) one more time?

Man, i cant believe that i was worried that susie wouldnt get much focus

Anyway I BETTER see everyone love and appriaciate susie now, as I continue to do so

I am intrested in the weird route but i gotta marianate over susie horrors before i can digest white girl horrors i mean noelle horrors (not to be mean to noelle but you know... Love her a lot and im glad she and susie got to have a cute hang out together but I'm glad susie got a lot of time in the spotlight)

(Also noelle is so fucking rich, God. Enough noelle is intimated by susie fics I need more susie gets intimidated by noelle's fucking house fics. I remember when I was little visiting my crush's house for her birthday party and realising that she is a lot richer than I thought, that's shit is scary. Really efficient at making you feel out of place. Especially if you're susie and you get direct confirmation from your crush's mom that you're not welcome)

God susie has so many sad, defeated, stressed out, pained expressions these two chapters

This is like when I saw Battler's crying sprite in umineko and went "damn okay i guess i feel for him no" except im already attached to susie because shes susie so this hurts 10000000000000x more

Also she says dunked on as she jumps into the titans face cavity with kris, I love her

I understand why toby was so exausted from keeping susie from the world

ALSO WDYM TOBY? WDYM CHAPTER 5 IS COMING IN 2026??? I NEED TIME TO PROCESS

HELL FUCK YES. SUSIE FANS ATE SO GOOD THIS CHAPTER!! A REAL SMORGASBORD!!!

I cant believe I almost lost faith in that dog.... I knew Toby was gonna deliver in the actual game!!!! Susie is fr becoming the protagonist of the game atp.. And its completely deserved. MY GOAT! MY KING!!

edit: Yeah im also taking a long break before checking in the weird route. The one thing I saw disturbed me so bad I felt sick and needed a break. I am definitely not playing this myself. >(Also noelle is so fucking rich, God. Enough noelle is intimated by susie fics I need more susie gets intimidated by noelle's fucking house fics. I remember when I was little visiting my crush's house for her birthday party and realising that she is a lot richer than I thought, that's shit is scary. Really efficient at making you feel out of place. Especially if you're susie and you get direct confirmation from your crush's mom that you're not welcome) THIS IS SO REAL! nobody explores enough the class difference here, its very interesting to me. Like, Susie talking about how she needed to steal the game from lost and found to play, while Noelle owns so many of the games... And Noelle offering the game to her, and asking if she wants to do all the stuff she cant afford with her.. They're cute..

>This is like when I saw Battler's crying sprite in umineko and went "damn okay i guess i feel for him no" except im already attached to susie because shes susie so this hurts 10000000000000x more LOL SAME

>I understand why toby was so exausted from keeping susie from the world FMKALSMGLAGKA YEAH. I WAS TIRED OF WAITING, BUT I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW TOBY FELT, NOT EVEN BEING ABLE TO FORESHADOW ANYTHING IN THE WEB EVENTS

[tom-is-online]

srry if you've alr answered this but-

top 5 covers + comms?? :333

I haven't been asked this before actually lmao, I gotta think about this one.

5. Jumpin' Over - R-906

its my fav non VBS song, its literally so fucking good, the 2dmv is fucking amazing, its just so cute and whimsical and i rly like when they use the characters names in lyrics. so awesome tysm mmj. literal peak keep it up girls

4. Ultra C - GIGA x Teddyloid x Reol

I love this song so much. I am a HUGE giga and teddyloid and reol fan its insane. Giga is my fav producer and they did such a fucking good job on this song it is fucking insane. The 2dmv is fucking crazy the designs everyone has. the lyrics are so fun and VBS sounds fucking great on it. its all so fucking good.

3. Daybreak Frontline - Orangestar

Ill be so real. I cried the first time i heard this fucking cover and I could not tell you fucking why. It was the last cover that game on eng before i started to pay attention to jp properly, i did not know this even existed before it came out on eng even tho i paid enough attention at the time to have known. But i used to listen to the cover on my bus to college last year like when the sun would rise. it did irreparable damage to me. its just so fucking good as well.

2. Fuel - Utsu-P

BURN MORE THATS WHAT I WAS BORN FOR! The metal song i needed for VBS and my fav commissioned song in the game right now. I felt before I liked it the most cuz of recency bias. But it still hasn't gone away... It's still like my favourite. It's just so good. The mv sends me into a fucking creative spiral its not even FUNNY. The instrumental is fucking insane. I'm also just a massive Akito guy so that also helps. but everyone sounds so fucking good on this song man its insane. I don't think i listened to another song for the first week after it came out and I fear the day it gets added to spotify.

Egoist - Parsley Onuma

Egoist was THE song that got me back into vocaloid so many years ago, it holds a rly special place in my heart for that so there's a little bias. On top of that this song is SO GOOD for VBS, don't get my started on the lyrics. ALSO THE 2DMV IS ALL IVE EVER WANTED IN LIFE. they got a fucking graffiti artist on this shit. THATS SO COOL? THEY GOT A GUY ON TO DO THAT??? Its literally so fucking good and nobody CARES and it KILLS ME the 3dmv is also very cool esp for when it came out.

I am egoists #1 defender. I will go insane.

Also im bored and nobodys ever gonna ask so here's my top 5 for all of the units cuz fuck it yknow. vvvvv

LEONI:

Voices - Yuyoyuppe

Peaky / Peaky - mikitoP

Tokyo Teddy Bear - Neru

Regulus - Yuuyu

Kaisei - Orangestar

MMJ: (minus jumpin' over)

Momoi no Kagi - iyowa

Fun!! - Deco*27 x iyowa

Kyu Kurarin - iyowa

Anti You - Chinozo

Override - Yoshida Yasei

VBS: (besides the ones above cuz that feels like cheating)

Moonlight - Tatsuya Kitani + Harumaki Gohan

One Sheep - Peg

Cinema - Ayase

YY - 23.exe

Fire Dance - DECO*27 x GIGA

WXS

At Gods Mercy - Rereulili

CYBER PUNK DEAD BOY - Maiki P

Theme of Niccori Survey Team - Wonderful Oppotinity

Konton Boogie - Yon-YAKITORY

Kyo-fu all back - Yukopi

NIIGO

Heat Abnormal - Iyowa

Kitty - Tsumiki

I am rain - Inabakumori

Shadow shadow - Azari

Engeki - Nanou

learning here i like iyowa more than i thought i did.

ok thanks for letting me ramble :) hope any of this was interesting if not then idc i had fun :)

uhhh lmk ur thoughts on this??? ig? feel free to rb ur top 5s :p

[the-impulse-to-love]

EVEN IN FUCKING ARCADIA. (THOUGHTS)

OH. MY. GOD. words cannot properly express what an experience thsi album is. anyways, go my ramblings. um heads up theyre very. raw. from what i usually try to post LMFAO

MY IMMEDIATE THOUGHTS ON A FEW RELISTENS ON ALL THE SONGS!!

1. look to windward

ACTUALLY SUCH A GOOD OPENER. HOLY FUCK. THE WAY THE STRINGS BUILD?? AND THE CHORUS?? IT GOT ME SO HYPED

SLEEP TOKEN AND STRINGS NAME A BETTER COMBO!! more general but i LOVE the way we got more orchestral stuff this album

also i like the um. whatever the fuck instrument is at the start

"halt this eclipse in me" IS SOOSOSO INTERESTING... MOON IMAGERY... TMBTE.... YOU KNOW..............

THE VOICES?? THE AMBIENCE?? WHAT R THEY SAYING

AND THE TRAP BEAT. BWUHHHH SO GOOD

THE SWORD NOISE THE SWORD NOISE IM SOSOS HAPPY THEY PUT MORE SFX AND WHATNOT ON THE ALBUM

THE BIBLICAL IMAGERY DURING THE RAP???? OHHHHHH

"the fate of the fallen, nobody knows where I came from / even I have forgotten / how can I already lose my way like this?" LIKE DAMN OKAY?

the "oh and i used to know myself" REAAALLYYY REMINDS ME OF AQUA REGIA. like the way he sings it with the "oh and iiii am done dancing to alarm bells"

will you guys halt the eclipse??

i lowkey. thought he was saying haunt at first but halt is cool too ig

THE BREAKDOWNNNNNN SOSOOSSOSOSOSO GOOODDDDDD AND THE SCREAMS?? WE GOT SCREAMS ON AN OPENERRRRR

2. emergence

uhh. idk if i have to comment much on this one bc i. already did.

anyways still a banger track but

i do think other songs are becoming my favorites over it

love you gabi rose saxophone solo tho

3. past self

oddly. not as sad as we expected imo LMFAO. reminds me of caramel with the dance-y beat but sad lyrics.

i feel like this is another one more so directed at the fans w the "Apologising for shit that frankly I stopped thinking of years ago"

also the um "Torn apart by the true believers are turned out to be faithless." is SUCH A GOOD LINE. something something if you're a real fan you'd respect boundaries (LIKE. NOT. USING THEIR REAL NAMES...)

new swear word UNLOCKED. i lowkey didnt hear it first time i listened

"If this is real, then I am all up in a frenzy (Hmm-hmm-hmm) / Not like before when I was empty" -> SAY THAT YOU WILL MENTIONED ("you've got me up in a frenzy again"). also the next line being "say that the story we tell is never ending" sounds similar to "say that you will" yk...

4. dangerous

FUCKING. BANGER I LOVE THE BEAT?? like it feels like a warning it fits so well god

knew it was gonna be good from the guitar at the start

"You've got me talking in my sleep / As if you're conquering my dreams / You have awakened what's beneath" three sleep references in the same verse?? woah

I DONT KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE IT BUT. THAT ONE BEAT THAT ONE BEAT ITS SO CATCHY ITS SO GOOD ITS SO DANCY. i jsut feel like that one dancing kid gif

"Well, I thought I could resist you / But something in me just can't help but insist / To blur thе lines just one last time so" vessel nooo....... don't do it..... no........

the bit at 3:06 kinda sounds like that one part of tmbte

HE SAID THE THING. HE SAID THE THING HE SAID SHOW ME HOW TO DANCE FOREVER AND HE DID IT BEAUTIFULLY.

i do vaguely remember when that was first teased ppl going like "oh i wonder if hes finally met someone good that can show him how to dance forever..." So. Maybe not

5. caramel

i think. there's been enough said about this song already

still a banger tho. love you caramel

6. EVEN IN FUCKING ARCADIA

PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK MY FAVORITE SONG ON THE ALBUM ACTUALLY OH MY GOD I GET CHILSL EVERY TIME

I WAS. LOOPING THAT ONE BIT OF THE EMERGENCE B SIDE/THE TEASED MUSIC SHEET MUSIC WHICH IS. THIS SONGS INSTRUMENTAL

I GOT JUMPSCARED BY THE VOCALS AT THE START BC IM USED TO THE INSTRUMENTAL

BUT I LOVED THE MELODY AND I WAS LIKE OKAY I KNOW THIS IS GONNA BE REALLY FUCKIGN GOOD

AND ITS. SOMEHOW STILL AMNAGED TO BLOW MY EXPECTATIONS OUT OF THE WATER

IT RMEINDS ME OF FALL FOR ME IN A GOOD WAY

"Turns out the gods we thought were dyin' were just sharpening their blades" GOES CRAZY WHAT DOES THIS MEAN

"HAVE YOU BEEN WAITING LONG FOR ME??" THE SMILE I LET OUT. HE SAID THE THING

THE SWORD NOISEEEEEEEE AND THE BOW FIRING (?) NOISE

ITS SO NICE TO HEAR THE INSTRUMENTAL IN GOOD QUALITY DHMU

"WHAT GOOD IS ALL THIS TALK OF WINGS WHEN THERE IS NOTHING LEFT ABOVE?" AOOOAWUFUHA WWAFHAWGJSGIU24GY3TR7F8EU9GIDO

IF YOU DONT ASCEND AT 2:30 WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU

I ACTUALLY TRANSCENDED INTO A DIFFERENT PLANE. MY JAW FELL TO THE FUCKING FLOOR. OH MY GOD.

"IT SEEMS EVEN IN ARCADIA YOU WALK BESIDE ME STILL." HE SAID THE THING HE SAID THE THING and then followed it up w the "have you been waiting long for me?"

THE SCREAM. THE SCREAM THE SCREAM.

theres not even that much heavy bits but oh my god i genuinly love these sleep token songs

THE CELLO. I WAS LIKE OH MY GOD THAT WAS GOOD. AND THEN THE CELLO. FLOORED ME. SENT ME TO HEAVEN. SNET ME TO SPACE. STRINGED INSTRUMENTS ON SLEEP TOKEN TRACKS I HAVENT HEARD OF YOU SINCE WTBB I MISSED YOU. ACTUALLY SO BEAUTIFUL I ALMOST STARTED TEARING UP (i dont usually do that w songs)

THE AMBIENCE AT THE ENDDD REMINDS ME OF THE AMBIENCE IN TMBTE BUT LIKE. A BIT MORE DISTORTEDDD CUZ LIKEEEE EVEN INARCADIA I AM THERE AAAAAAAAA

AAAAAND IMMEDIATELY ADDED TO S+ TIER

7. provider

close enough welcome back sugar (content wise) idk

THE BEATTTT OUUUGGH

"my lover..." damn

THE LYRIC FLOW IS CRAZY IN THIS ONE

THE ICU LINE TO "I SEE YOU" TICKELD BRAIN GOOD.

"The only good girl in this side of the moon" AHSDHHAWHJFSSEFHSJGK -> "oh maybe make a good girl bad"

"You’re the only game that I like to lose" -> blood sport? ("i made loving you a blood sport i cant win / so lets play")

i did. not hear foxtrot at first im. was this intentional. or are my ears just shit... it sounded like fuck [straight] to me and i had to do a double take

breakdown... ouughg...

"garner you in silk like a spider..." MOTHS.... AS PREY TO SPIDERS?TMBTE REF? like i dont think. being wrapped in silk from a spider is a good thing guys

"even in the daylight, i can give you what i want" is such an INTERESTING CONTRAST from all the moon imagery yk. and the whole "so give me the night" + "the night comes down like heaven" + "the night belongs to you"

what if. sleep pov...

8. damocles

Yeah.

side note but i keep. playing this song and i genuinely think it makes me feel sad so i should. probably not do that as much but its so good :::(

9. gethsemane

Holy. Shit.

The noises at the start??

THE WAY THE NOTES SOUND ALMOST DISTORTED??

listen i know sleep token songs fundamentally are personal. but this is. another level

"you are my harlequin bride, i was your undercover lover" harlequin.... harlequin mentioned....

"you never saw me naked / you never even touched me / except when you were wasted" Jesus. Christ. (Pun not intended)

"but you were trying your best / and that's what i tell the others" auaugfjghdhhhdhfhggcvjjkcbvkcbvcll

"I was tryin' my best, and that's the thing I tell the mirror / I was in love with the thought that we were in love with each other" YEEEEEOOOOOOOWCCCCHHHHHHHHHH. stabbed.

the idea of. self blame in this track is just so. guhh. and trying to excuse the other persons actions even if they hurt you.

THE BREAKDOWN FOR THIS IS SO. GOOD. reminds me of high water with how raw it is

THE SCREAMS TOOOOOO

LIKE. THE CROWD AMBIENCE? I THINK THATS WHAT IT IS?

and then the transition into the latter part of the song is so SMOOTH.

really digging the beats.

also the outro. smooth as FUCK

"I've learned to live beside it, and even though it's over now / I will always be reminded (Reminded, reminded, reminded)" OHHHHHHHH.

other thoughts that relate to past projects but. wont speak on em here

10. infinite baths

Wow

the way it has a similar start to windward....

"infinite baths washing over me at last" reminds me of like. the sort of cleansing he was asking for in atlantic ("flood me like atlantic / bandage up the trenches") so. tpwbyt reverse theory?

"Well, I have fought so long to be here / I am never going back" :::)

sort of a rain/euclid vibe. more so euclid, it has that Hopeful vibe to it

the whole nature being changed metaphor auugughg....

THE WATER AMBIENCE. UGUDFJHKGSFDFDJKHU9POEJSHFJXKL;

the "let me drift" bit kinda reminds me of the tmbte "i dream in phosphorescence"

II WENT CRAZY. I MEAN HE DID THE WHOLE ALBUM BUT LIKE. WOAOOWAOAAW

THE SCREAMS. DUDEEE THE SCREAMS. idk how people made out hte lyrics but thanks

the "halt this eclipse in me" line reprise1!!!! LETS GOOO

"Teeth of God / Blood of man / I will be / What I am" TEETH OF GOD MENTION IN A SONG. WE ACTUALLY WON SO HARD

THE FADEOUT. MOSH PITS R GOING CRAZY W THIS ONE

the fadeout also reminds me of the offering but like. way longer

II... II DUDE.................

and the way it loops perfectly into windward

OK MISC CLOSING THOUGHTS

PEAK FUCKING PEAK BEAUTIFUL ALBUM SOBBING WEEPING CRYING THROWING UP SCREAMING

i wonder whats gonna be on the setlists.

reverse tpwbyt theory. maybe

um i need to. think about feathered host n house veridian more and pattwrns and stuff yeah

[imlostinmy20s]

Just little details I found while playing Kaveh's hangout event.

And just my thought about these two after Cyno's second story quest. Cuz I'm in awe and I can't stay silent.

Anyway, soooo

In Kaveh's hangout event, you have an opportunity to walk around Alhaithams home (which Kaveh also call home?? but i might be delulu).

There is a main entrance, which leads to a living room. Here, you can see a table, sofas (? not sure if it's the right word.), bookshelfs. But when I first played the main storyline, I missed some details in Alhaitham's house - back then, I didn't give it much thought. Well, there are a lot of books, books are everywhere, and... decorations? vases? Ok, whatever. Suddenly - a pair of musical instruments?

Oh, wait, the table? There are two pairs of cups (for coffee?) and wine glasses. And.. A lot of fruits. Maybe I'm delulu, but, in Kaveh's voice-over (in "favourite food", to be specific) was stated:

"Oh, I'll never say no to fresh fruit". Just like in a scene from Cyno's second story quest:

- "Can you see if the cookies are still on the table?" - "The are. And so are the fruits"

After that Kaveh appeared on a screen from the right side of the house, where Alhaitham's.. Office? Study room is located? Whatever. I'm sayng, besides that office, there is no other room in the right side of the house.

And, well, there isn't much about that office. It's.. Lots of books, a table, which also contains books both from outside and inside. Pretty much in Alhaitham's style.

But I wonder what's this thing on the left of Alhaitham's table? Kinda looks more like an architect's tool. Maybe it's not, but there is just another thing in this room that makes me think that way:

A smaller table with two seats🤨 , that has a coffee cup and a coffee maker and..of course, fruits. Wait a minute. A camera? It's... kinda out of place, isn't?

Why a camera tho? May I assume that this is Kaveh's camera, which he uses to take.. idk... references for his projects? Or, maybe, which he uses to get better undrstanding of enviroment for his projects?

Idk. But if Kaveh has his own room, why his (possible! maybe they are not) belongings (and fruits!!!) are located in Alhaitham's study room?

In Cyno's SQ 2 we had a scene with Kaveh and Alhaitham having a casual conversation (gossip flavored one 🤭🤭🤭). A the start of it, we have Kaveh looking for wine glasses, which he washed. So, there has to be a kitchen, right? Anyways

In the left side of Alhaitham's house we have two more doors. One with yet ANOTHER bookshelf and second, with a painting on a nearby wall. Let me assume that books are leading to Alhaitham's bedroom, and the painting is leading to.. Kaveh's room? (cuz in "A parade of providence" Kaveh stated, that he does have his own room) But that raises a very important question. where the HELL is the kitchen and bathroom? 🤨🤨🤨

ANYWAYS. It's just nice to see these two blended in eachother's life, since their first interaction in main story quest was.. erm... kinda uncomfortable to watch. But I should note that in the beginning, we didn't know much about both Kaveh and Alhaitham, and so we had zero clue on why they were acting like this.

Later we got Kaveh in the game and his voicelines, "A parade of Providence" event, and, oh my god, Cyno's 2nd story quest. It was my last straw, because now I want to make a comic about kavetham\haikaveh, but I still have to learn a lot about these two. Especially Kaveh. Cuz if I'm being honest, CURRENTLY I relate more to Alhaitham and the way his brain works. My past self, tho, would relate more to Kaveh and his feeling of guilt, struggles as an artistic and idealistic person, but those are quite dark times in my life, even my memory is kind of blurry\toned sown 💀💀💀 So it will take time to explore Kaveh's character.

In the end, thank you for coming to my YAPtalk and reading my "nothing burger" of a post. See you in my next drawing!

[eldritchshapeshifter]

keep disappearing but I came back with an idea this time (I’m also probably gonna disappear again but whatever)

God of Music, Hope and Guilt Arthur and God of Lie’s and Manipulation John

Nymph Bella and Faroe

God of Control Yellow and (our regular) God of Madness Hastur/KiY

Kayne is the same bc he’s fucking Kayne

Larson is just there with the Gods bc Yellow wants to control is ass (bc he SUCKS) so he was made immortal but he’s not a God (he’s a well written character tho so he gets points for that)

Idk about Daniel but I’m leaning towards human who was in love with a Nymph

Kellin should be a Demi-God bc I think he’s deserving of it ^^

Idk about Noel or Parker yet, I’m leaning towards human

Oscar should be some sort of Prophet or an Oracle (can’t decide)

Marie is the Goddess of Home and Hearth [Ty sm @capesch-arts] (I love Marie sm btw)

Butcher needs to be a Demi-God <3

Lilith is also there and she’s Goddess of Destruction while Scratch is God of Nightmares

Shub-Niggurath is also here and she’s Goddess/God of Corrupted Fertility (https://lovecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Shub-Niggurath “She is a perverse fertility deity”, yes I’m using wiki to help bc we’re given practically no information on her)

————

Butcher and Kellin are relatively new Demi-Gods while the rest are pretty old. Larson is also new but he’s not a God so he don’t really count for anything.

Arthur isn’t new but he’s not old like the others, he is, however, old enough that Kellin and Butcher don’t know who tf he is.

The older Gods/Goddesses know who Arthur is but don’t know where he is.

Arthur is literally just on Earth getting drunk off his ass (bc Bella and Faroe are dead and he’s guilty as fuck 💔)

John knew Arthur personally before Bella and Faroe died and has been looking for him but hasn’t managed to find him.

The older Gods/Goddesses don’t rlly care but are definitely annoyed that their music isn’t God quality bc Arthur disappeared one day.

Arthur literally just disappeared out of the blue and abandoned all his duties to get drunk off his ass and try to forget about Bella and Faroe’s deaths.

Kellin and Butcher have no clue who Arthur is and have no idea that theres even a God of Music, Hope and Guilt simply bc nobody talks about him, they do know that there’s a section of their home that is just empty and there’s 2 locked and empty rooms.

Most of the Gods/Goddesses live in one building (or something like that) somewhere where people can’t get to it.

Arthur does, occasionally, come back to wherever the Gods and Goddesses live but it’s never long enough for anybody but John to notice, (he wants his pookie back) but Arthur always leaves before John can talk to him.

Arthur is still blind in this Au

All the Gods and Goddesses teach or mentor people they like or they think are good at what they do (Like Arthur teaching or mentoring a group of people on how to play instrument or how to play better)

Arthur doesn’t teach or mentor anymore tho bc his guilt has turned into not wanting to be around music and instruments bc he associates them with Bella and Faroe bc he likes to teach them how to play

Anyways that’s all I have 🧡

[sinning-23]

Publicity Pt.4

Hey everyone sorry for the wait! It's here now tho! Enjoy!

Link to:

Introduction

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

PART 5 UP NOW! (WARNING: Contains smut)

Warnings: language, suggestive content, 2D and y/n are awkward, it’s complicated?

A yawn pushes past your lips as you take a breath and place the headset over your ears, listening to the track Murdoc, Noodle, and Russel had come up with while you were on your outing with 2D.

The instrumentals aren’t exactly how you imagined the night prior but it was damn good regardless.

It’s easy when you’re alone. Singing was easy, and playing instruments was easy, but damn it if there was one person in the room you’d fall apart.

It wasn’t like this when you started out.

Making music was a hobby and career you’d come to thoroughly enjoy. Your father gifted you any instrument you could ever want. He told you that you could be an amazing artist one day, making music that makes people want to move. And you did for years. Sold out concerts and tours alike.

Until he got sick.

The music wasn’t for fun anymore. Or to bond…it was for money to keep him alive. And all the encouragement and energy he put into making you a star…wasn’t for you. It was for him. He’d been sick for a while and just needed you to get comfortable in the limelight.

Unfortunately for him, it was all for naught. The virus spread and only tore him apart. How dramatic of him to die as you’re performing in a concert HE made you show up for. It was like the world stopped when you got the news, people in the audience calling out to you as your reaction was projected onto jumbo screens.

“You could have just told me…I would’ve done everything to…to keep you from…”

The words are thick in your throat as you squeeze his cold hand. He looks pale, the sight making your stomach turn.

“Dad…”

That was a long time ago though.

You sing through the lyrics 2D had written that day, each word slipping off your tongue with such desire and passion you’d almost forgotten how long it’d been.

Speaking of which, this wassss a rather suggestive song. When the hell did he have time to write like this?! That liar.

“This is more your caliber.”

Bullshit.

Especially not with the way he had you last night. A shiver shoots down your spine and into your core. The hazy lust in his eyes had you reeling, the lyrics feeling heavier now.

You don’t hear the door open, your eyes squeezed tight as you flow into your own verse, hot and heavy, and heavenly into the microphone like some reincarnated Donna Summer.

You could imagine his voice melting with yours, the song intimate but dance worthy. This would definitely have babies being made.

Another shiver with the ghosting feeling of his lips on your skin, the slow drag of teeth and his palm pulling you’re body down into him.

The instrumental loops again as you open again, the same sound echoing through the studio. You’re finding it again, the voice you’d lost so long clawing its way out of your throat and manifesting in siren-sweet tones.

The track stops and your head snaps just to find you'd been watched for a while now.

Noodles' got her hands covering her mouth as Murdoc simply grinned and nodded almost in approval.

“Now thas’ the sound we needed yesterday darling. Something change overnigh’?” He chuckles, seeing you swallow hard.

“I’ve got serious chills! I mean your albums before sound amazing but hearing that in person?” Noodle beams, greeting you at the door of the booth.

It’s impossible to fight the smile that rises to your face. Maybe you were just being too hard on yourself? Your confidence had come back just like that???? No, you were still nervous and had no idea you were being watched, but…the positive reinforcement was nice.

“Thank you. Think I found my voice again and we can really get to work. But um…I need to talk to 2D first.” You admit, feeling guilty about last night.

It wasn’t his fault you backed out like that, god no.

And you needed him to know that, no matter how hard the conversation would be.

“He left earlier with Russel, but forget ‘im. We got more work to do if you can sing like that! Tracks for this will be done with righ’ on time.” Murdoc schemes, Noodle rolling her eyes.

“Yeah, before that let me just- c’mon!” She huffs, pulling you to the side.

She’s got this knowing look in your eyes you try to avoid but you’re failing.

“Something did happen last night…WITH-“

Your eyes widen and you slap your hand over her mouth, immediately retracting and apologizing.

“Well, yes but no. I…I panicked and pushed him away. I’m screwed. I can’t keep ruining whatever this is.” You sigh, pinching the bridge of your nose.

She does the same, looking behind her briefly to see if Murdoc was listening near by.

"2D is pretty simple. He's not hard to read and since you got here he's been happier I suppose?" She explains, hands resting in her pocket now.

"Props though, you work fast. Day 5 and you're already after our lead.." She giggles, wiggling her eyebrows and you wave her off.

"Seriously though, talk to him when he gets back. And you better sort it out 'cause this whole ordeal is gonna make the album suffer if you don't." She warns, stepping away to go manage her guitar.

She was right though.

You tap your pocket for your phone, hoping to check the time. Speaking of which, you haven't checked your phone since you'd gotten here really. Too much had happened you'd damn near forgotten about the thing.

Upon pulling the device out of your pocket, you're met with thousands of notification

Text messages, missed calls, and likes and comments across all platforms swarm you. Was all of this still over the video you made? Opening up the app your heart sinks to your stomach.

Rumors spread like wildfire, and it's only natural that people come to their own conclusions and observations when they don't have the full story.

The first post you see includes a photo of you and the blue-ette running out of the airport hand in hand. The caption speculates that the two of you are hiding some kind of secret relationship. Well, not too far off the truth if you could figure out what exactly is happening between you two.

The real shocker was the photo that was somehow captured at the pier.

You're facing he ocean, 2D staring directly at you with this content smile on his face. The caption reads,

"Santa Monica Romance? papazarri speculates lead singer of 'Gorillaz' 2D and artist/musician Y/N have been concealing a secret relationship which will be showcased in the new collaborative album!"

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You’re pacing, breathing heavily as you try to explain to your media team the misunderstanding that wasn’t really a misunderstanding. Your panic is cut short when the front door opens with the sounds of 2 familiar voices.

A sprint is more accurate to say how you’d left your room and just standing outside your door was the man of the hour himself, face heated and eyes wildly searching for something.

“We need to talk." You huff, grabbing his shoulder with furrowed brows.

He sort of pulls away, a look of concern and slight irritation now flooding his features.

What the hell was his deal?

"Wha' abou'?" He huffs , hands shoved in his pockets with his lips pressed into a firm line.

"THIS!” You grunt, shoving the phone in his face as his eyes widen with each word he reads. His face is bright red,

"So are you gonna keep acting like you don't want me near you or?" Your attitude is coming off in waves now, Russel retreating to the kitchen whilst you both talk.

"Oh thas' rich coming from you." He mumbles, your expression now guilty.

"The fuck are you talking about?!” You whisper shout, stopping briefly when you catch Noodle out the corner of your eye.

She slows for a bit, before shooting you a look, shaking her head, and moving right to the kitchen with Russel.

“You…every time we…you just don’ want me around you. You shu’ down on me.”He struggles to explain, nervously scratching the back of his neck.

Damn, you were definitely guilty right now. No matter how bad you did want him you just wouldn’t let yourself. You didn’t want to risk not only loosing the opportunity, but the trust of the band and…his friendship.

It all meant too much to you to throw away over some stupid feelings you’d developed.

“And that’s on me?! I-I just didn’t want to mess things up!” You explain, eyes focused on his.

2S scoffs, shaking his head as he makes his way up the stairs, you’re close behind. His strides are long and purposeful, your legs moving as fast as they can up the steps.

You reach for him, missing again before catching his wrist just before he can hide away in his room. He freezes, eyes narrowing at you, soon going soft the longer he watches your genuine state of hysteria.

"I'm so sorry. I'm sorry every time you get close to me I freak out. I'm sorry about..last night. I...I can't afford to fuck up and I'm not trying to drag you down with me." You explain, releasing your grip as he hand sort of stays midair for a beat.

He's silent, hand returning to his side and then shoved right back into his pocket.

"Can we just..try again? I finally got comfortable in the studio, we can record if you want?" You offer, trying your best to extend this shitty little olive branch.

"Yeah..tha' be nice." He agrees, sort of shuffling as you nod back.

Yeah, it was a little awkward but the conversation sort of happened? Right? Have you addressed the social media post? No. Did he seem indifferent to it? No, not really.

Sooo problem solved? Your media team had the post taken down and suggested you lay low for the time being. Maybe avoid lil outings with the lead singer. Were you good at following instructions?

Hell No.

"About the post, uh my team got it taken down." You explain, seeing his expression shift for a fraction of a second.

"Ah, that's uh good I suppose." He responds, the energy still awkward as fuck..

Its your turn to nod now, slowly backing up down the hall. He swallows, stepping into his room as you sigh heavily and retreat down the stairs.

You groan still not quite settled with how that ended but you shake it off. It'd have to do for now.

The walk to the kitchen was fine but entering, not so much. Murdoc's got this look on his face and Noodle isssss judging you? Russel proceeds to mind his business, but not forgetting to give you a slight side eye.

"What's fucked now?" You sigh, Murdoc smirking and shooting you a wicked grin.

"Not tha' tosser upstairs thas' for sure." He chuckles, your eyes rolling so far back you were sure you'd see your brain.

"Offered to record with him later, hopefully, we can get the vocals done and I'll be out of your hair." You explain, searching the fruit bowl fr something that wasn't spoiled.

Apple it is.

"No no no, studio it-

“Off limits at night? Unless it's you?" You finish, biting into the fruit with and raised brow.

Okay so maybe it was spoiled.

You force yourself to chew and swallow, grimacing a bit at he taste before continuing.

"D told me. But unless you want me here longer than I'm supposed to be and an unfinished album I suggest you let this happen." You argue, awaiting a response.

Murdoc only squints, remembering your final warning to him. He was already in a bad spot with you so, maybe he'd swallow his pride and let you have the illusion of running shit before he gets his lick back.

"Fine." He scoffs, standing and passing by you with a nudge of his shoulder.

As soon as he's gone Noodle pipes up with her own questions.

"So? What happened?" She whispers, like the situation was some kind secret.

"Nothing, it was really awkward and I apologized and offered the studio for us to finally work in together." You explain, still not feeling content.

"Somethings still bothering you." Russel points, taking a seat at the table.

You swallow, silently cursing yourself for being so easy to read.

"W-well it doesnt matter. What matters is were arent on..bad terms?"

"Nah that's stupid as hell." Russel grunts, shaking his head.

After confiding in him about your feelings for the lead a while ago he was more than aware of your current situation.

"You two better figure it out in that studio, otherwise this album...ain't happenin."

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It's only empty for a moment, your voice echoing against the walls again, even better than earlier. You pause momentarily when the door opens, but soon relax upon seeing who it is. Just as you discussed, 2D had joined the session, not really bothering to speak, only putting the headset on as the trach looped.

You give a brief thumbs up, still singing as you try to steady your heartbeat. Part of you was anxious to hear him sing in person, knowing good and well the sound was gonna give you literal chills.

And the minute his mouth opens to harmonize with you, you can feel yourself melt. God his voice is so pretty...And how the hell does it blend so nicely with yours?! It's like the two sounds are perfect.

You lean into the mic, eyes long fluttered shut as you leave countless, perfectly timed adlibs. The song in itself is full of tension, the lyrics dripping with poetic inuendos as you let each note fall from your glossed lips.

It goes quiet though, only your voice echoing off the walls now much to your concern. And when your eyes open he's already locked on you, chest steadily rising and falling, gaze pointed at your lips.

"What?" You whisper damn near, hear beating wildly in your chest.

"Nothing 's just.." His face is flushed, a slight red tint to his cheeks.

"W-What?! You wrote it I'm just singing what you wrote!" You ramble, that same heavy feeling from the last time filling your tummy.

"i know tha'! I-It's jus' you uh..." He's at a loss, the instrumntals looping again.

“You sound really good.” You sigh in awe, completely removing your headset now.

He copied you, smiling and nodding. That gap tooth is adorable.

“You too.”

You can't help the grin that rises to your lips and you try to focus the fluttering in your heart and stomach on something else. Tugging the headset back on, you catch up in time with the instrumental, taking note of his 2D, which hadn’t done the same.

“You okay?” It’s more of a question to yourself but hey who’s really paying attention?

He blinks once, twice, and thugs the headset back on.

The studio was alive with the sounds of two angels and sirens from 7pm to 12am

A/N: hey you guys sorry this chapter ok so long again! I suppose I’ll spoil yall and do like a double upload situation? Chapter 5 coming in hot! I hope you all are enjoying so far!! Thanks for the love and support :)

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Lullaby of Winter

ℙ 𝕀 ℝ 𝕆 𝕌 𝔼 𝕋 𝕋 𝔼

Aka "Pirou"

They/Them/He/Him, AMAB

...Human?

5'8.5" and 141 lbs

Owner is Venlyx

Brand is vertical down their left calf

Trivia

Obligatory figure skater oc because it's something I've always wanted to do since I was a wee lad.

They have the same owner as Everest and they're extremely close with her, considering common likes and dislikes. Being products of the same owner will do that, I suppose. They're a few years younger than Everest and they consider her to be an older sister.

They're admitted into ANAKT at the same time as Everest, but due to their age, they're in separate classes.

Everest wins Season 36 as Pirou is still training for his own season. He was set to participate in Season 40 with Toki and Clove.

He does NOT participate in Season 40, obviously, as something happens beforehand (that'll be a separate backstory/lore post). They're now set to participate in Season 41.

His 'elf' ears are based off of Venlyx' fascination with Old Earth folklore and fairy tales. She modified Pirou's gene pool quite a bit and gave him those ears as well as a tail. Both are extremely expressive similar to Ichor. (if i had a nickel for how many ocs i have with a tail, id have 2 nickels. which isnt a lot but its weird that i have 2.)

Pirou was very weak as a child, and so Venlyx put them into figure skating to build strength, balance, and flexibility. It worked a lot better than anticipated and Pirou grew to fall in love with skating. His home was on ice and it was one of their only comforts.

Is pretty obedient and stays in line more often than not. They're aloof, gullible, and extremely shy. They don't like approaching people or crowds and prefer to let people approach them and befriend them. However, when you get to know them, they can get a bit talkative and is actually super sweet and kind!

Fluent in French. According to the gene pool, he is Korean and French.

His preferred singing style is more lullabies and humming. There's a lot of lyric-less songs he's orchestrated. He plays classical instruments with guidance from Venlyx.

Epitome of grace and elegance I fear.

Other:

Plip said they wanted to make a boyfailure for Pirou, so it's possible Pirou will have a love interest, that may change tho idk

Friends with Clove, Ichor, Everest, Rine, Memento, Plips future boyfailure i think

Their ears flick. Like a cat. car. beautiful car with homophobia

Named after. well. a pirouette which is... a spin in figure skating.

they kinda just spawned into my head a super long time ago after i listened to shatter me by lindsey stirling for the first time in like years of forgetting about it lmao

a bit of a diva when on ice ngl

something something yuri on ice

there is a LOT of heavy inspo from Indila (french song artist) hence the fact theyre fluent in french and are half french/european

if you notice that i stole yuzuru hanyus height, weight, birthday, and in the future his outfits for pirou, no you dont.

use they/them as much as possible, he/him is only there because originally they did use he/him and were transmasc, but i switched it to amab nonbinary and now were at amab demiboy,,,, mostly nonbinary than boy. in reality they dont really care all too much about their gender, but they find the most comfort in androgyny.

they like boys. and is also achillean

heart emoji i love you guys ill post more later

tags by oc/name mention: plip @awaggaa , rine @apple8ees , and memento @rockwgooglyeyes

other tags: @alien-til-i-stage @bluemoonscape @ivanttakethis @chevalperd @apriciticreveries @starry-skiez @friedclownshrimp @nottoonedin @yunoftheclouds @subzeromoron @messengers-of-the-gods @junebluues

hands on needs out of breath okay i think thats enough,,,,, i pinged a few new people i usually dont so if you dont want to be on my taglist just lmk, i just love you guys my moot friends (tism emoji)

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Biblically accurate Remus lupin hcs (sorta modern au)

Tall but w the weirdest ratio of legs to arms to torso

The worst ugliest handwriting EVER

Probably a minecraft kid (20 yrs old)

The weirdest facial expressions like his face DOES NOT match w what is coming out his month

Has been said alot by @mrstellmeafuckingsecret but is the biggest crybaby

Mama's boy

First time he was wo his mom was at uni and he cried himself to sleep for 3 weeks

Structures his sentences funny

Cannot tie a tie

Cannot cook

Cannot knit

Cannot crochet

(He still makes crocheted gifts for sirius)

Cannot REALLY pull off any style except the grandpa sweaters and like sweatpants

makes the funniest noises under his breath

Acc not that dumb but just, not good enough esp compared to his friends

However he is the biggest Dumbo in terms of street smarts

He gets scammed 5 times a week

And then he calls Sirius and cries 2 him abt it

Organizes his shelf by authors and not genre

Uses the most banged up iPhone 12

And when it was time to sell it

He cried

He got his first car at like 20 from his dad

Bc he was too scared to acc drive even tho he got his license the earliest

Ev it broke down completely

And he cried

A chocolate SNOB

Will not buy gas station schocolate

No no it's ALL name brands for him >:)

rlly wants to get suppeeer good grades to make his parents proud

Even tho they don't rlly cate that much abt stuff like grades

He blushes at his ears

Fingers constantly covered in pen ink bc he uses a burst pen

He bites the pen cover

The pickiest eater (me)

Will not eat food if there's a visible: onion, vegetable esp cabbages and spinach, mushroom, etc etc

Well he'll eat it but he WONT enjoy it

Enjoys watching cooking shows, cooking tiktoks but does not function in a kitchen

the SLOWWST reader ever

It takes him like 2 months to fin a small novel book

Not bc he's dumb or anything he LIVES for reading into the stuff, annotating etc etc

Hates coffee

Hates most sugary gums

Hates the smell of most colognes (excpet siriuss)

A BIG hit w older grandma type ladies

At a family function he's always surrounded by grandmas in their pink petticoats and gossiping

Bc he DOES gossip

Will feel VERY bad after

But he still does it

ONe thing he WONT do is confront/argue w someone to their face

He got into like 2?? Arguments ever and cried after each one

He'll be a bit rude or snarky if he's REALLY mad

But that's it

Does not have tiktok

Does not have snapchat

Does not have Twitter

Does not know how to use insta

I feel like he's chronically offline except for utube

But he still knows the most important brainrot terms

He's just a chill guy 🥺🥺

Triple checks EVRY text message b4 he sends to make sure no punctuation errors or spelling mistakes

HATES presentations

Litr puked after doing one once(or twice or three times)

Can not hold his liquor

But he's like immune to weed

Has no idea how to style his hair

He doesn't do ANYTHING to it

Has onky gotten one(1) haircut by his mum in high-school

And that's it

Can handle the most explicit smut (not that he activeky looks for it in a book)

But the moment 2 characters kiss in a movie he gasps like an old lady

Spent sm time w his mum and her crew of old grandma's so when he first met his friends he acted like an old lady

Said stuff like : "oh golly"and shit

And he swore too bc of his dad

So like it was "oh my fucking gosh" (bc saying god is blasphemy)

Can read social cues just doesn't kno what to do w them

Thinks: "Oh yeah shes obvi v mad bc she used her own perfume and not her bfs bc they got into an argument"

Says: "Hows ur bf ?"

Is acc very good at playing the recorder

Or another equally obscure instrument

Knows sm abt rocks and bugs

Has a rock collection he started when he was like 6 to this day

Terrifi3d of the dark

Gets new pj's once every year

Terrified of children

Terrified of scary music

Terrified of all his friends secretly hating him

When Sirius confessed his feelings Remus did NOT know what to day

Litr looked like 😮🫢😯

To this day feels like Sirius could do better

Looks v awkward in a suit

Has nvr entered a gym in his LIFE

but he's sorta?? In shape?? bc he takes silly little walks in the morning

Takes FOREVER to get out of bed

He wakes up b4 james at like 4am but is still sleepy and in the process of waking up at 10am

has a self-imposed bedtime of 10pm

Any longer than that and he's v angry

Has nvr pulled an all-nighter

In hs his mom would tell him to go sleep

And so when it was time for college he just didn't want to

Makes the worst dadjokes

His jokes are funny BECAUSE of his delivery

Esp when he's w his close friends

But w other ppl he ruins a bomb 10/10 joke w his terrible delivery

He likes to think that he's indie and listens to underground artists

But his faves are the same as every1 else in this world

Except for one artist w like 50 monthly listeners and their top song has 1k streams on spotify and they haven't released new music in 3yrs

His way of showing love is by acts of service

His way of receiving love is words of affirmation

But he legit doesn't kno what to do when he gets a compliment

Looks like this when u give him 1 🧍‍♂️

It's not bc he doesn't get any its just that he Gen doesn't kno what to say

Smiles weird

Stands weird

Walks weird

Eats weird

laughs weird

Terrified of ALL animals

Doesnt hate them tho

Just is v scared of them

Has planned the most evil pranks

The boy is NOT an angel

his fav shows are: children's show(and not in the an animated rilm that acc has good lessons and is like for kids 7-8 way, i mean he watches shit like "tayo the little bus" and "storybots"), a wild ripoff of a popular TV show, and a boring nature documentary

is probably a trs pet not in the way he likes the tr he just Gen can't say no to a figure of authority (not in that way tho)

LOVES his parents

Has the prettiest eyelashes ughhh

Has the prettiest ugly nose ever

Has the prettiest di

Is v aware of his body AT ALL TIMES

So bc of this when he tries to be "natural"

He's v much overthinking it

And he looks low-key robotic

His preferneces: fluff > smut > angst

My boy canNOT handle sad literature, paintings, songs, movies

He's also mine <3

Btw all this info is 100% acc bc he litr told me this in my dreams