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lixenn · 2 months ago
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long vent post, this mostly me just word vomitting my feelings into the voide to cope, feel free to ignore
Got five hours of sleep last night (totally my own fault cause I napped in the afternoon which fucked over my schedule) and I'm so tired. I could technically nap again but this is kind of what got me in this mess so I might just try to power through.
I mostly didn't sleep because of the nap but I also started reading dark fic to distract myself from feeling sad and upset and just generally kind of shitty which naturally made me feel even more like crap. I thought I kicked that bad habit but apparently I didn't which means I need to pay more attention to my emotional state and what I consume in the future... yay about that I guess.
I know I should go outside cause it's been days since I left the house but it's hard OTL it's raining so motivation is even lower than usual. Also my mum wants me to cook this one thing (it's this soup paste thingy? which can be added to several dishes for taste) and I'm so fucking tired I dunno if I can handle making it today because there's a lot of prep work involved. Nap... I want to nap so bad... maybe i can do a power nap on the couch...
Also, I really want to finish chapter 5 but it's dragging a bit. I dunno if it's too dialogue heavy... like my writing is generally pretty damn dialogue heavy but this one hmmmm... yeah. I will need to sort out the one scene I'm working on and then figure out the next one. In general I'm kinda unstasified with my writing rn which might just be because of my low mood and because I stared at it too long but it still sucks feeling that way.
Art wise I'm doing... kinda okay? could be better. could be worse. I wanted to draw a new oc and used a reference on the charater she was inspired by but in the end I just drew the character because... yeah... the pose was too difficult to adjust for proper desgin change OTL I might just finished it anways and just make it a fanart but I put it on hold for now. I will try designing her on actual paper later though I really don't know about hairstyle... I might need to look at pinterest for inspo. Also I keep having ideas for drawing but no real motivation to actually make it because I know it will be difficult. I might need to go back to emote making for something easy to do.
Also I can't continue rewatching that let's play I did recently cause Resident Evil is not something I should watch when I feel like this (the fanfics that fucked me over where RE ones because of course they are). But I'm still in a horror mood so more fluffy things to watch don't hit the vibe. But I wanna watch something... But I can't watch what I want to watch cause it's bad for the brain. Ugh... I'll need to dig through my let's player's old stuff to see if something will scratch the itch without making me bleed.
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femmefighter · 9 months ago
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QUESTIONS FOR 15 FRIENDS I was tagged by @scifi-cowboy :) Sweet idea! Let's get to know some mutuals!
ARE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?: Neg. My parents picked my name out of a name book and I hate it 😅
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?: Last week, listening to the SW audiobook Victory's Price, sobbing like bitch when the pilots start telling their stories to each other. Ugh.
DO YOU HAVE KIDS?: Neg. I have fur-children though!
WHAT SPORTS DO YOU PLAY/HAVE YOU PLAYED?: (Field) hockey, softball, bit of soccer in school. Too hard to do teams sports now with shift work, but keen to try and join a mate in playing ice hockey. Love to run. Sporty upbringing, which has resulted in being stupidly competitive.
DO YOU USE SARCASM?: Pfft, me?! never
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?: It's hard to describe, and this is going to come across wishy-washy, but their energy. What's the energy they're giving off? Approachable? Connectable? Genuine? But also, love a good smile. ☺️
WHAT’S YOUR EYE COLOUR?: Green
SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?: Happy endings all the way. Please give me hope.
ANY TALENTS?: Ugh, this question sucks. Does being very good at my job count? Other talent would be the ability to hyperfixate on new hobbies to do them to a half-decent standard in a very short amount of time before getting distracted by something else.
WHERE WERE YOU BORN?: Downunder mate 🇦🇺
WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES?: Sewing, knitting, fanfic writing, running, just started burlesque which is gonna stick I think! And singing by myself in the car.
DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?: Fur-children! A border collie, two cats and an old horse.
HOW TALL ARE YOU?: Five foot six
FAVOURITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL?: Drama studies and psychology
DREAM JOB?: I actually really do love my current job, despite how stressful it is (ambulance dispatch). But damn, I would have loved to have made a living doing something creative/performative, like a cabaret/theatre performer, costume artist, etc.
Look, I'm gonna try tagging a lucky 13 in this. Please don't feel the need to answer any of this. It's just a bit of fun 😜 @veditas @the-merchant00 @halepo @bri-the-nautilus @loevawrites @sapphicsparkles @rancidsugar @detective-jane-rizzoli @that-one-loth-cat @kokonut713 @bufftat-junkie @across-the-cypress-trees @balancingtheforce
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bylightofdawn · 2 years ago
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AHAHAH I have been trying to write since I got off of work at 10 and holy fuckballs my ADD tonight has been OFF THE CHARTS. And tumblr is definitely the culprit. I have two new big fics I want to read and transfer to my kindle thanks to my skimming the fanbinding tag and found a trove of SW fanfics someone posted about.
And then I fell down the Jaster Mereel rabbithole.
But I am SO CLOSE to finishing chapter 16. I just need to get my brain to shut the fuck up long enough and stay focused enough to write like...another 500 words or something stupidly doable like that. Ughhhhhh
I go to my GP next week for a med check and refill and I am seriously debating having a conversation with him about whether or not I have adult ADD. I don't know if it's just the older I get the more scattered my attention gets or what but it's seriously starting to affect my life in weird ways. I just don't know if I WANT to open that door and go the medication route or if there are non-medication routes I can explore first. Ugh okay I'm going to completely close out every tab I have for tumblr, I'm going to shut off my phone because if it's not tumble distracting me it's random reddit alerts of twitch alerts and no wonder I question if I have adult ADD I'm constantly getting overwhelmed with push notification on my social media.
EDIT: CHAPTER 16 IS COMPLETE. Wow I think I wrote an entire near 4K chapter in one day.
Fuck yes, inspiration keep that shit coming!
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Now whether or not it's complete shit is totally subjective at 1am but Imma take the W and crawl into bed now. I might end up picking up some extra hours tomorrow for work so I don't know if I'll have time to write tomorrow.
NGL I broke my own a little bit writing this chapter. A theme in this and the past few chapters have been Jaster is extremely sleep deprived because of [plot spoilers I don't know if I've talked about or not]. And people keep telling him to go the fuck to sleep until Mij finally snaps and has a Come to Jesus™ talk about how he's being dumb and he shouldn't be pushing himself so hard because he's not a spring chicken anymore
And Plo has the unhappy realization that oh yeah, Jaster is pushing 50 and technically halfway through his lifespan and one day he's going to have to face the reality that he's going to outlive him. Because how many retired ori'ramikad do you know?
Annnnnnnd I inflicted emotional damage on myself with that one.
🤷‍♀️
Alright, bed time for me.
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cherryonigiri · 4 years ago
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S/O that thirsts over anime/game guys
reposted bc wasn’t showing up in the tags + I want to keep nsfw under the cut
@nononononojustno asked: Okay so could you write a headcanon where 2 random boys (can you pick then? I love all of boys from hq) and Ushi-kun where they walk on their gfs fangirling or thirsting over another anime/game character?And she was talking how hot he is? How they would react?👀😂 have a great day/night and dont forget to eat and get rest, love you💕
A/N: hahahahaha i laughed while writing this. FYI these are all based on legit crushes i had on anime/game characters at some point in my life - see if you’ve watched the shows i’ve watched :) ILY I PROMISE I’M DOING MY BEST TO EAT THREE MEALS A DAY AND GET ADEQUATE SLEEP MWAH. also i went overboard and added an extra boy bc why not. These are a little shorter since there were 4 characters but I hope you enjoy!
Content warning: implied nsfw for Atsumu + slight nsfw hcs for Matsukawa (both are under the cut)
PS: If anyone wants a spicy sequel/one shot for matsukawa i’m open to the idea 👀👀 let me know in my inbox!
Ushijima Wakatoshi
Ushijima definitely knows you’re into anime + games
Having visited your dorm room on multiple occasions he’s seen your extensive collection of manga, anime posters and you always seem to be playing on your switch whenever you have free time
Of course, he notices a significant portion of your collection is centered on male characters
And you’ve definitely mentioned a few games to him - Ikemen Sengoku, Code:Realize, Hakuouki (wow i’m really out here exposing myself) etc.
He doesn’t really mind though? Like - at the end of the day these are 2D men, whereas he is a very real boyfriend
At least he thinks he doesn’t mind
Recently, he notices that you seem to be on your phone a lot, and you seem to be texting the same group chat very often
He asks why and you laugh - it’s not actual text messages you’re just trying out a new otome/simulation game called Mystic Messenger. He finds the name silly but he just brushes it off he’s definitely J E A L O U S
Until one day he walks into your room while you’re calling one of your friends to freak out about that specific game
You sound kind of teary from outside the door “Oh MY GOD OH MY GOD I GOT THE GOOD ENDING WITH JUMIN!” and “[friend name] I THINK I CAN DIE HAPPY I’M MARRIED TO JUMIN HAN WHAT MORE DO I NEED IN LIFE” and “HE’S SO FREAKING ATTRACTIVE UGH I AM BLESSED”
He’s like who TF is Jumin and immediately bursts into your room looking pissed off
Poor babie is all like “you’re married?” and “if you had someone else you were interested in you should have told me.” “Who is this Jumin Han???” 🧐
Oh my god you start cackling, but you manage to tell him that NO you are not married and that Jumin Han is a fictional character from the game you’re playing
Ushijima looks confused after you explain - why would you find fictional men attractive when you’re already dating him?
Tendou almost dies laughing the next day when Ushijima tells him about what happened
Oikawa Tooru
Since practice finishes pretty late he usually goes to see you at your house at night, but tonight things wrapped up earlier - he’s excited to spend more time with you
You’ve finished up most of your homework so you’ve just been rewatching Attack on Titan since you’re super excited for the new season
You’re kinda distracted/have headphones on so you don’t hear your boyfriend knock on the front door. Your mom answers it and lets him in and he climbs the stairs
He can hear your fangirling (freaking out) over something as he walks towards your room
You jump in surprise when he opens the door, because you thought he would be a bit later but immediately release your pent up excitement
“Tooru just LOOK at him he’s such a bad ass like oh my gosh he literally has swords and he’s still running around slaying the MPs who have guns. God whenever he gets angry he looks so hot,” etc. etc.
You’re shoving your laptop in his face, showing him gifs and video of attack on titan, specifically the captain of the survey corps that you are obsessed with
Tooru gets it - for him its space, shitty alien films and astronomy. For you it’s video games and anime - or more specifically, handsome characters from said franchises
Even though he understand that it’s something you’re passionate about he still makes a whole show about whining how you’re in love with Levi Ackerman (lmao i still thirst over our favorite captain) instead of him
“y/n i’m taller than him! And more handsome! He has blood on him all the time! And he’s super annoying because he’s obsessed with cleaning.” *cue pouty Tooru*
You probably shouldn’t tell him that you are an avid follower of the levi x reader tag on tumblr
Tooru still somehow finds out you’re also reading reader insert fanfic and goes BERSERK with his pouting and whining - literally everyone and their mothers have heard his sob story about how “his darling y/n is leaving me for a short germaphobic asshole”
The rest of the team finds it hilarious - the end up pranking him by posting pictures of Levi in his school locker or texting them in the volleyball groupchat (Oikawa is Suffering™)
Makki and Mattsun get him a Levi keychain for his birthday and cackle when he chucks it violently into the nearest trash can
Miya Atsumu
Doesn’t really know you’re into anime/gaming at first
I don’t think that’s on purpose - Atsumu just has such a one track mind when it comes to volleyball and he’s always busy with practice
so he just kinda doesn’t really give all the anime merch in your room a second glance even though it’s a dead giveaway
I bet Atsumu secretly watches some superhero anime - probably shounen stuff like My Hero Academia, one punch man etc.
He probably starts to notice you’re into anime/games because you’ll play games on your phone/gaming device all the time
One day he notices you’re giggling + blushing while looking at your screen. He’s curious to he heads over to you when coach says they can have a break
Peeks over your shoulder because he wants to know what you’re playing - but instead he’s greeted by some 2D samurai guy called Harada Sanosuke asking you to marry him
“Huh, I didn’t know you were into this kinda stuff y/n” tries to sound playful but internally he is screaming / ?????? WOT I DIDN’T KNOW MY S/O WAS INTO OTOME GAMES
Atsumus pretty chill about it at first, he probably teases you a lot about playing the game but isn’t really bugged about it
“Maybe you should thirst over your boyfriend instead of a fictional character babe~”
I mean - he knows he’s attractive and why be jealous? You only really play the game when he’s busy and you don’t really let the game play seep into your dates/hangouts
But one time he walks in on you reading some ~spicy~ hakuouki x reader fanfic and he’s like are u serious
Like you were lowkey quiet screaming to yourself and muttering “omg omg omg” when he walked in and you definitely tried to close your laptop so he couldn’t see what was open in your browser
Too bad Atsumu has mad reflexes and manages to prevent you from making your computer go to sleep
Briefly skims whatever it was that you were reading and smirks at you
“Hey, if you really want something like this, why don’t you let your real boyfriend deliver” before kissing you
Matsukawa Issei
Look, Issei just wants a chill movie/tv show night where the two of you can bundle up on the couch and binge whatever anime you feel like
Has everything set up - this man is ready to go: snacks? he has all of your favorites, couch? filled with soft pillows + multiple pillows. Attire? Comfy sweatpants shirtless 🥵
Last time he chose the series for your binge sleepover so he let you choose what the two of you were gonna watch this time
Turns out you decided to watch Psycho-Pass - it seemed like a pretty cool show, he was down with the whole dystopia/psychological concept
Starts out pretty normal, is appreciating the action + mystery elements and is glad that you chose that show
About halfway through the anime you two decide to take a break - he goes to the kitchen to refill your snacks, leaving to stretch you back.
When he comes back with more food, he notices that you’re hunched over your phone, typing something
He sneaks up behind you after he puts the food down, “Whatcha reading there babe?” You squeak and try to hide your phone, but not before he sees the words kougami x reader typed into your tumblr search bar
Lit-rally exCuSE me what - he’s not mad (more amused than anything else) but he also kind wants to tease you (bc Mattsun is a little shit)
“Is that the reason you wanted to watch this show?” he asks playfully. “He’s pretty hot tho, I kinda agree with you there babe.”
Now that he’s released the floodgate, he can’t stop your occasional comments like “omg how does he look so GOOD when he’s punching someone” or “he could shoot me with his dominator and i’d still say thank you”
The thirst comments are kinda getting to him, so he decides to take things in a different direction
“Let me what I can show you with my dominator~” L M A O I’M SORRY THIS EXISTS
Suddenly you’re being pulled onto his lap, and pressed against his bare chest, Issei barely gives you time to adjust before he’s kissing you roughly, tongue plunging into your mouth
His hands wrap around your hips pressing your core closer to his own, and you can feel his hard-on pressing into your stomach
He’ll be sure to suck a dark hickey onto the side of your neck and his hands travel under your shirt, just to remind you who your real boyfriend is
Needless to say, you won’t remember a single thing about the second half of the show after the night is over couch sex? Couch sex 😏
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pepperf · 3 years ago
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Writing questions: *deep breath* 3, 4, 11, 17, 23, 29, 33, 36 *chinhands*
Oh gosh...okay!
3) How would you describe your writing style?
Uh…humour as a distraction, unreliable narrator when I remember to do it, endings that reflect the beginning in a new way (one reason I don't post WIPs is so I can add in foreshadowing once I know what the story is about XD), writing without a lot of specific pre-planning but usually some kind of goal in mind.
4) Do you have any OCs? Do you have a story for them?
Lol – well, yes, but he's a tiny baby so he doesn't really have a plot of his own yet. XD Oh, I have a few people who turn up in fics, and I like to make them come back (lazy writer what?), such as Marija, who Diego is training in the gym and who accidentally destroyed his spleen, and Viv, the lesbian healthcare worker in London who befriended Lila in the 80s and is extremely surprised to meet her again in 2019. I guess I have a few, but they tend to be supporting characters for areas I feel the show hasn't addressed (like FRIENDSHIP, omg, give these people a support network fcol).
11) Three tropes that are fine but overrated.
Hmm. I am, I admit, a little over the coffeeshop AU, but that's maybe because I've read it so much, not because I object to the basic premise. I also don't really go for cop AUs any more, these days. And, um…hmm…I guess I'm not great with the huddling-for-warmth thing, although I have written it? I find the logistics problematic! If it's very cold, I have to look up how hypothermia works again, and then write boring medical stuff - but if it's not that cold, then most of the characters I write are likely to just shake it off and act like they're fine.
17) Past or present tense? Why?
I prefer present tense for fanfic. It is just that much more immediate, it puts you in the middle of the plot and there's less of a feeling of a story being recounted at a later date. I would also say it fits with the kind of genre stuff I'm writing, except that I don't tend to write the spaceships and aliens and explosions part, so that excuse doesn't wash. I just like the feeling that you don't know if this is going to go well or badly, you don't know if they survived, because the story is happening NOW and maybe no one lives to tell the tale.
23) Dialogue or description? Why is the other one so hard?
I prefer dialogue. I don't necessarily think description is hard, but I often find that I don't care about it. That tends to be where the logistics go, and it's more of a functional part. I mean, sometimes I love writing description, but I generally find it more work to make it enjoyable to read, IYSWIM. Whereas dialogue is these two dumbasses bickering. :D
29) What's the hardest thing about writing?
Not writing, due to not having one or more of the three critical things in place (time, energy, inspiration), and feeling nebulously crappy because of that. Also, writing a long-ass thing and then having to go back and edit it when I just donwanna, ugh, it's like homework I've assigned myself.
33) Give your writing a compliment.
I think I'm funny. I do go back and re-read stuff much later, and it still makes me laugh, so. XD
36) How do you come up with fic titles? What's the one you're most proud of?
Song lyrics, usually, or failing that lines from poems or plays. It's not particularly new or exciting, but unless I came up with something along the way, the title is the bit that I hit when I'm trying to post it to AO3 and goddammit aren't all the other words enough now you want five more?!
Actually, the ones I'm most proud of are the ones that aren't song lyrics, such as all the Community ones that were a total bastard to come up with, because Community ep titles were like that. I love Economies of Scale in Social Capital, because basically it's about Jeff finding out that you get one friend, and suddenly you have a bunch more, like a supermarket offer on paper towels. I also love When A Resistible Force Meets A Movable Object, because it's a play on how the Community characters just aren't your TV/movie superheroes or anything, they're just kind of a bit pathetic and bad at things.
Thank you! Phew, lot of good questions there. XD
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miguel-manbemel · 4 years ago
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Aspects & Fanfics Ep. 51: I Just Want a Normal Date Without Sides
Well, it’s been a month of rest and it’s time to resume the main storyline of the blog. In the last episode, we had just left Thomas and Nico meeting and starting a relationship and now we start seeing him involved in Thomas’ daily life. I hope you enjoy this new episode and I leave you with the story. Until next time.
SYNOPSIS: Thomas is about to have his first date with Nico, both of them alone, but he doesn’t feel truly alone if his Sides are around him all the time, so he asks them to enter autopilot and not disturbing him until the date is over. But something’s gonna go wrong in the Mind Palace and Patton is going to put himself in danger...
WARNINGS: Some moments of implied innuendo, romantic dukeceit and logicality. A scene of intense danger where some Sides’ lives are in mortal danger.
EPISODE INDEX
[Thomas is in the living room in his classic spot]
THOMAS: What is up, everybody!? Jeez, it’s been a while since the last time I said this… but if I’m saying it right now it’s because this is the moment when I’m gonna need to gather my Sides for one important petition. So… guys, all of you, could you please come here now!?
[All the Sides rise up around Thomas]
LOGAN: How may we serve you, Thomas?
THOMAS: I’m glad that you ask me that question, Logan, because there is one thing I want to ask you, all of you. As some of you may know, Nico and I are having our first date together tonight, and…
ROMAN: Yes, I’m so excited to see it!
REMUS: [suggestive voice, wiggling his eyebrows] I’m so excited in so many ways too!
VIRGIL: Please, Remus, don’t mention that. You’re rising up my expectations and I think I’m going over the roof!
REMUS: That’s not the only thing I’m rising up, I think…
VIRGIL: Remus!
REMUS: What? It’s not like any of us is naive enough to know that is one of our goals with him, is it?
LOGAN: You’re technically correct, Remus, but don’t forget that these things take time and if you go too fast you could be ruining any chances for Thomas to get into amatory physical intercourse with Nico.
REMUS: Ugh, Teach, only you could make it sound boring with that technical babbling of yours. The word everybody uses has three letters, you know, so it’s not so complicated for you to use it too. It starts with an S, ends with an X and has an E in the middle. Others use a word with four letters starting with F, but if I use it, the series director is gonna bleep me, so f… [bleep] him, I won’t use it.
LOGAN: You just did…
REMUS: I know, I wanted to catch him off guard. Didn’t work, sadly. [looking at the camera with a threatening glance and a low pitch voice] But I’ll keep trying…
VIRGIL: Please, if you don’t stop being so meta, I’m gonna get a headache…
THOMAS: [yelling] Enough! I know it’s me who’s thinking all these thoughts but will you stop verbalizing them and start listening to me for once!? Gosh…
[intro sequence]
LOGAN: Okay, Thomas, calm down. I know these can get on your nerves, but that’s no reason to…
THOMAS: [frowning] When I said “you” I meant all of you, Logan.
LOGAN: Oh… okay, I apologize, Thomas. Please, continue.
THOMAS: [sighs] As I was saying, tonight it’s my first date with Nico, our first date for us both all alone, and I want it to be perfect, without any trouble arising, and… most importantly, without distractions of any kind. I want us both to be alone for real. Do you understand me?
ROMAN: [beat] You lost me…
THOMAS: Well, all of you guys are married, right?
IAN: [dejected voice] Thanks for noticing me…
CHRIS: [same voice] Indeed. We should found a club for singles, right uncle?
IAN: Not a bad idea…
THOMAS: Sorry. Almost all of you. When you guys want to have some alone time with your husband, what do you do?
REMUS: Well, I…
THOMAS: I mean when you’re getting ready before starting the date, Remus, not when you’re on the last act.
REMUS: Oh…
ROMAN: Well, I prepare my room with warm lights, scent of roses, home made cuisine…
THOMAS: But even before that. What’s the first thing you do, so that you make sure nobody disturbs you?
ROMAN: Well, we usually enter autopilot, of course.
THOMAS: Bingo. You guys enter autopilot and in that state I’m completely unable to bother you because you can’t hear me, even if I call you. Unfortunately I can’t do the same, but I can ask you for a favor to achieve the same result. Guys, when my date starts, I want you all to enter autopilot, all of you without exceptions. I don’t want any of you guys to hear or see whatever Nico and I are doing.
REMUS: [mischievous smile] Why? Are you planning on… getting “super romantic”? [wiggles his eyebrows]
THOMAS: [blushing] No! [to himself with a silly smile] Well… not on our first date at least, although I wouldn’t mind if… [clears his throat, then with a serious voice] Anyway, whatever we end up doing is our own business, Remus. Guys, I never ever made a complaint about you entering my life whenever you wanted… [the Sides frown at Thomas] Okay, there was that one time, but you know I was under Ira’s influence when he was still Wrath. When I’m fully myself, I enjoy your company and you know I couldn’t live without you. But some things… require privacy, you know? I want to feel like a normal person having a normal date with a normal but wonderful guy, and I don’t want the sensation of feeling observed to ruin my date. It would be like having eight chaperons and the thought alone drives me hysterical. So, please, guys. I ask you as a friend. Do me that favor. Enter autopilot while I am on my date and do not disturb me under any circumstances until it’s over. Will you do this for me, guys? Please?
ROMAN: [groans, disappointed] I wanted to assist you in your date, but if you don’t want my advice, fine, do as you want.
THOMAS: Even if you don’t know what you’re doing, you’ll still be offering your help unconsciously, Roman, and I thank you for that, and for respecting my wish. Please, don’t be mad at me, Princey.
ROMAN: I’m not mad, I’m just… disappointed that I can’t see you triumphing in your romantic life after wishing it and pushing you into it for so long. But if you think I could be a hindrance for that, I’ll step back. Anything for your happiness, Thomas.
THOMAS: Thank you so much, dear friend.
VIRGIL: You know I hate to enter autopilot. I prefer staying alert or ducking out completely. Knowing I may be doing something to you but not actually knowing what I’m doing causes me a lot of anxiety, Thomas.
THOMAS: No, Virge, I don’t want you to duck out completely, I still want my sense of alertness ready to kick in should anything go wrong.
VIRGIL: Okay, Thomas. I hate to do this, but I’ll do it for you. You owe me one, Sanders.
THOMAS: Thank you so much, Virgil. I really appreciate your effort and I’ll make it up to you, somehow, I promise.
LOGAN: No problem on my part, Thomas. The only feelings I’m interested in studying with interest are Patton’s and mine. You can have your feelings all for yourselves if you like.
THOMAS: Thank you so much, Logan.
PATTON: It’s not gonna be that simple for me, kiddo. I’m literally your feelings. No matter how much in autopilot I am, I’m gonna experience your feelings, even if I don’t know the cause of your feelings. Is that okay with you? Cause to go any further, I’d have to inhibit myself, and then it would be you who wouldn’t experience feelings at all, not to mention I’d be putting my life at risk.
THOMAS: No, Patton, don’t you dare inhibiting yourself! I was expecting something like that. It’s okay if you blind yourself to whatever is happening as much as you can. That’s everything I ask, I would never ask you to put yourself into danger, and I certainly don’t want to put your life at risk just to please me.
PATTON: Okay, kiddo, I’ll do as much as I can, then.
THOMAS: Thank you, Patton.
REMUS: Well, you’re not my boss, Thomas, and I have no intention to…
JANUS: Don’t worry, Thomas, I got this. [seductive voice] Remus, honey, have you forgotten you had promised to dedicate a day to me and only to me, my love? I’m starting to believe you don’t care about me anymore, and I wanted to spend the day… and night… with you… so… badly…
REMUS: [to Thomas] You know what? Keep your silly date for yourself, I’ve got better things to do. Come with me, my love…
[Remus sinks down. Janus does too, not before smirking at Thomas, who smirks back and rises his thumb, mouthing the word “thank you” in silence]
IAN: I guess I’ll have to autopilot myself from Janus too to give him some privacy… Of course you can count on me in giving you some space, Thomas.
THOMAS: Thank you, Ian.
CHRIS: Same for me. Uncle Ian, why don’t we go to Sandersia to visit Ira? It’s been a long time since the last time we did.
IAN: Sounds like a plan. [to the others] Would you like to come with us, guys?
ROMAN: Nah, I have work to do, things to write, and stuff. Thomas may be on a date, but his mind never stops creating in the background, you know? Send my best regards to my brother Roland, guys.
VIRGIL: I’m going with you, guys. I really need something to distract myself from the huge stress I’ll be having today.
THOMAS: If you think it’s going to be too much distress for you, Virgil, I…
VIRGIL: No, it’s okay, I can take it, otherwise the one feeling uncomfortable would be you, and I already give you too much of that on a regular basis, so don’t worry. I’m sure I’ll find something to do with my friends to lift my spirits up.
THOMAS: I really appreciate what you’re doing for me, Virge. I promise I’ll make it up to you.
VIRGIL: You don’t have to, Thomas, but thank you.
CHRIS: [to Logan and Patton] What about you, guys?
PATTON: Well, as a matter of fact, we already had a busy day. Logan asked me to help him write some vocab cards so that he can understand better the subtle emotional charges of certain words and expressions, so that he doesn’t come out as rude or offensive by accident.
THOMAS: Oh, that’s very kind of you, guys.
LOGAN: Yes, I have set myself the goal of understanding feelings better so that I don’t hurt yours by mistake. I do care about you, guys, and your well-being, and I thought the next logical step was to learn that.
THOMAS: We know you care about us, Logan, and despite not fully understanding feelings yet, that doesn’t stop you from trying to adjust to them for us. That’s one of the many things that make you so cool, Logan.
LOGAN: I appreciate hearing that, Thomas. Well, we should be going. [sinks down] Bye, guys.
PATTON: [sinks down] Bye, kiddos. May your date be full of love and joy, Thomas.
ROMAN: I’m leaving now, guys, I’ve got work to do. [sinks down] You won’t believe what I’ve got in store for you, Thomas.
THOMAS: I can’t wait to see it.
CHRIS: Well, if no one else is joining us, we should be leaving. Thank goodness they finally fixed the royal carriages and now they’re as fast as they used to be. Ready, fam?
VIRGIL: Ready, son.
IAN: Me too.
VIRGIL: [sinks down] Off to Sandersia, then.
CHRIS: [sinks down] Bye, Thomas.
IAN: [also sinks down] Bye, Thomas, good luck on your date.
THOMAS: Thanks guys, have fun in Sandersia. [sighs] Well, this went better than I thought. I hope I didn’t hurt any feelings of them, and that they understand my motivations… For once, I don’t wanna be the Light Master or the Dark Master or any Master at all. I want to feel like a human again, like plain old Thomas Sanders. And what Thomas Sanders wants now is to get to know Nico Flores better, and I hope that we discover that we’re meant to each other. I… I really like that dude. Well, Thomas, you should stop talking to yourself, the Sides are gone and in autopilot and for the first time in a long time, you’re on your own. So you better get ready, Thomothy, today it’s your day… here I am, talking to myself again… I’ll better go take a shower so that I can calm my nervousness.
[Thomas goes upstairs heading to his bedroom bathroom. Time goes by and Thomas is already well groomed. He’s been cooking something which is now in the stove. There’s a ring at the door]
THOMAS: Oh, gosh! It must be him! [clears his throat] Calm yourself, Thomas. Everything’s gonna be all right. [takes a deep breath, then sighs] Let’s go.
[Thomas goes to the door and opens. Nico’s there smiling at him and holding a bottle of wine]
NICO: Hi, Thomas.
THOMAS: Hi, Nico. Did you have any trouble to get here?
NICO: No, not really. With a GPS, nobody can get lost these days, right Thomas?
THOMAS: Tell that to the pizza delivery guy, he always gets lost… What are you bringing there?
NICO: Oh, I bought a bottle of red wine. I thought it would be appropriate.
THOMAS: Gee, thanks, Nico. [checks the bottle] Oh, it’s a young wine… a… Rioja? But that’s an imported wine from Spain! That must have cost you a lot, you shouldn’t have!
NICO: It’s okay [tender smile] when you have a date with the best, you only wanna bring the best, right?
THOMAS: [smiles back] Jeez, if you say it like that, how could I argue back?
NICO: Then don’t argue anymore.
[Nico kisses Thomas]
THOMAS: [silly smile] Well, don’t stay there, come in. Should I put this in the fridge?
NICO: Have you got a wine cooler? It would be better to keep it there so that it stays cool but not too cold.
THOMAS: Yes, it’s right here in the kitchen. I’ll fill it with ice cubes and place the bottle inside. Dinner is almost ready, by the way.
NICO: It smells good… and I think the smell looks familiar to me… What are you cooking?
THOMAS: Well, I wanted to make a homage to you, so, after watching tons of tutorials and using my friends these past few days as guinea pigs while I was practicing, I’m making you… Pa… Parrish? Porridge? No, it’s not that… Perril? What is this word? [Nico chortles, Thomas smiles bashfully] Don’t laugh at me, I don’t know Spanish! Wait a second, I’ll check the recipe title… [checks his phone] Pernil!
NICO: Oh, I thought it smelled familiar! That’s a traditional Puerto Rican dish. It reminds me of Christmas with my abuela Carmen. I miss her so bad. She passed away a few months ago…
THOMAS: Oh, shoot, I hope I didn’t trigger any sad memories.
NICO: Sad? Maybe a few, but most of the memories you triggered are happy ones and that’s how I want to remember her. Thank you, Thomas, for taking the effort of honoring my ancestors and my family.
THOMAS: I only hope I can honor them properly and that I don’t mess up with the recipe. I’m not exactly the best cook, you know?
NICO: Judging by the smell, you’re doing great, don’t worry.
THOMAS: I hope so, it’s been five hours in the stove on a moderate temperature, as the recipe said. I hope it comes out right…
NICO: Thomas, relax. Everything’s gonna be fine. Besides, I’m not here to enjoy your food, but to enjoy my boyfriend’s company… What’s wrong? Are you crying?
THOMAS: [emotional] It’s okay, hearing you calling me boyfriend made me emotional. I… I still can’t believe that, after so long, someone decided they wanted to have me as his boyfriend. I had started to think that I would spend the rest of my life alone…
NICO: Well, I’m proud that you decided to have me as your boyfriend. And I’m glad that not other guys decided to give a chance to you… that way I had time to get you and make you all mine. They don’t know what they’re missing, but it’s too late for them.
THOMAS: Gosh… where have you been all this time and why didn’t I meet you sooner, Nico? My life these last few years would have been so much happier if you had been around.
NICO: I’m sorry you had a rough time, Thomas, but now that’s in the past. Let’s just focus on the present and the future, cause I’m not moving away from your side in a long time, if you let me, of course.
THOMAS: If I let you? You better won’t move away, Nico.
[the stove dings]
THOMAS: Oh, time’s up. The roast is ready, so you better sit down while I get the serving ready.
NICO: Thank you so much, sir.
[Nico sits down in the table, which is already ready, even with a red candle decorating in the middle and a bouquet of magas that Nico immediately notices]
NICO: Magas. The national flower of Puerto Rico! You really got set on giving a homage to my heritage, didn’t you?
THOMAS: [while serving the meal on the plates] Of course I did. And it wasn’t easy to find them around here. Most shops tried to sell me hibiscus instead.
NICO: Yeah, they’re pretty similar, but are actually from completely different species of flowers. And you got real magas. You gotta tell me where you found them.
THOMAS: Sure, while we’re having dinner. We’ll have a lot of time to talk about everything. [puts both plates on the table, then opens the bottle of wine and fills both cups and sits down in front of Nico] Well, everything is ready, so enjoy your meal.
NICO: Let’s have a toast first, shall we?
THOMAS: Sure.
NICO: To us. May we have the best evening ever, and may it be the first of many evenings together for the rest of our lifetimes. ¡Salud!
THOMAS: Cheers!
[they rise their cups and drink, then they proceed to eat their dinner. Meanwhile, in Logan’s room, Patton and Logan are writing vocab cards]
PATTON: And this is why you should say this and not that. Got the difference, Logan?
LOGAN: I… I think so, Patton. Wow, feelings are so complicated to manage. And so hard to understand logically. Sometimes it’s just a matter of trial and error. I don’t know if I’ll be able to learn about them as I should.
PATTON: Of course you are, Logan. You are capable of feeling just like anyone of us, and that just makes you able to understand feelings. Sooner or later, you’ll get the grip of it, you’ll see.
LOGAN: I hope you’re right… [suddenly scared] Patton? Patton what’s the matter?
PATTON: [grimacing as if in pain] I… I don’t know. I suddenly felt an oppression in my chest as if it was getting harder for me to breath.
LOGAN: Oh, no, Patton, what can I do for you?
PATTON: I don’t know… I don’t know what’s going on with me. It’s like I’m getting such a strong feeling that it’s overwhelming to me. I can’t literally cope with its strength… Wait, it’s starting to fade… yes… I’m feeling better now… [takes a deep breath] Gosh, that was intense.
LOGAN: But what was that?
PATTON: I can’t know for sure, cause I’m in autopilot, but I suspect Thomas is having a good time with Nico. Perhaps it’s been a sudden rush of true love what I just felt, so sudden and so strong that I got overloaded for a second. Wow… Thomas had never felt such strong feelings before, not even for his ex, who was his first love. Nico truly makes Thomas feel something, right?
LOGAN: Yes, you just said it Patton. But if this is going to put you in danger, I don’t know if…
PATTON: Don’t worry about me, Logan. I’ll get used to it. I better will, because a feeling like this of true love only grows stronger over time. Wait…
LOGAN: What? Another overload?
PATTON: No… someone’s talking to me.
LOGAN: What? I can’t hear anything.
PATTON: Not with words, directly into my feelings… I think it’s the Core. It’s calling me. It wants to tell me something. I must return to the Mind Palace Center.
LOGAN: If you must go, then fine. But this time, I’m going with you.
PATTON: You can’t. We need Thomas to send anyone other than me up there. And he specifically asked us not to bother him tonight.
LOGAN: But it’s too dangerous, I can’t just let you go all alone, just because the Core has suddenly felt the need to chat.
PATTON: Don’t speak about the Core so disrespectfully, please, Logan. It’s the source of everything that Thomas is, was and will be, including us both.
LOGAN: Sorry, I’m just nervous. I can’t just leave you.
PATTON: [sighs] If only there was a way to know when his date is gonna be over without breaking the autopilot… Logan?
LOGAN: Yes, Patton?
PATTON: Could you go to the bedroom and bring me my old cardigan, please?
LOGAN: Your old cardigan? For what, Patton?
PATTON: I need it for something I gotta do. Please, would you be kind and bring it to me. I feel a little weak from the earlier rush and my legs could fail me if I try to climb the stairs.
LOGAN: Okay, as you wish, Patton.
PATTON: Thank you, Logan.
[Logan starts walking to the stairs]
PATTON: Logan?
LOGAN: Yes, Patton?
PATTON: I love you. You know that, right?
LOGAN: Yes, I do, but why do you say that now?
PATTON: Just because. That’s something you must learn about feelings, Logan. It’s never a bad moment to say I love you. And I love you so much.
LOGAN: I… love you back, Patton. I’ll go get your cardigan.
[Logan walks upstairs]
PATTON: I’m sorry, Logan. But I gotta go see the Core, it could be important. I hope you can forgive me.
[Patton stands up, then looks at the ceiling and floats upwards, disappearing in the ceiling. Logan comes back down the stairs]
LOGAN: I can’t find the cardigan, Patton. Is it in your closet or… Patton? Patton, where are you?
[Logan gets scared and starts looking for Patton all around the place and can’t find him]
LOGAN: What have you done Patton? How could you do this to me? I need help… The others are too far away or too busy, so I can only count on him… Roman! Roman, please, I need your help!
[Roman rises up]
ROMAN: What’s wrong, Logan? You must be really distressed if you decided to call me. What is it?
LOGAN: Patton is gone, and I don’t know what to do. To be honest, I don’t know if you can be of much help, but still…
ROMAN: Hang on, Teach, what’s wrong? Where did Patton go?
LOGAN: To the Core. He said the Core called him. I asked him to wait until Thomas was free, so that we could go together, but he wouldn’t wait.
ROMAN: But the Core is dangerous! He shouldn’t have gone on his own!
LOGAN: That’s what I told him. How could he do this to me? He tricked me.
ROMAN: Well, this is a desperate situation, so I’m afraid we have no choice but to call Thomas.
LOGAN: But Patton left like this so that we wouldn’t disturb him.
ROMAN: I understand and that’s brave on his part, but also temerity. It’s too dangerous. Last time he did it, he had no choice because Thomas was unable to help, but now he’s here, there’s absolutely no justification for what he’s done. I’ll call Thomas.
LOGAN: But…
ROMAN: Thomas? It’s me, Roman. Don’t speak or do any gesture, just listen. Thomas, do you hear me? Blink if you do.
[Meanwhile, Thomas is having dessert with Nico, and they’re talking lively, laughing at one of Thomas’ dad jokes. Suddenly Thomas loses his smile, then blinks]
NICO: Thomas? What’s wrong? You suddenly went so serious.
THOMAS: It’s… it’s fine… I just got a little… stomachache. Would you excuse me if I go to the bathroom for a sec? I’m so sorry.
NICO: Of course, you’re in your home. I hope you’re okay.
THOMAS: Yes, I’m… I’m fine, perhaps something is not agreeing with me, but I’ll be fine, don’t worry. I’ll be back as soon as I can.
[Thomas goes to the bathroom and locks the door]
THOMAS: [angry] I just asked you for one thing, Roman, and not that complicated.
ROMAN: [voice in his head] I know, Thomas, and I’m terribly sorry. I would have never bothered you, but this is an emergency… probably a life or death emergency.
THOMAS: [scared] What? What do you mean life or death? What is going on?
ROMAN: Can you go to Logan’s room so that we explain?
THOMAS: I can’t, Roman. Nico is out there and you know that time in the Mind Palace runs faster than in the outer world. Ten minutes there are like one hour here. Nico would get scared if I don’t give signs of life for so long.
ROMAN: Okay, I’ll tell you, then. Patton has gone to the Mind Palace Core on his own.
THOMAS: What!? Why!?
ROMAN: That, I don’t know exactly, Logan didn’t have time to explain the details, but he’s gone on his own and you know how dangerous the Core is.
THOMAS: Gosh, of all the days he could do something like that, he had to choose today?
ROMAN: If you think you can’t come with us, that’s okay, Thomas. We just ask you that you help us travel to the Mind Palace Center so that we can join Patton. Only you can do that, and you can do it from the outer world.
THOMAS: Really? How?
ROMAN: Just picture us in your mind standing in the Mind Palace Center. You know the place, right? If you imagine us there, we’ll be there.
THOMAS: That’s it? That easy? All the effort and struggle to get there the first time could have been solved with me just imagining us there?
ROMAN: You are the Mind Palace itself, Thomas. From the outer world, you can take us wherever you want just with your imagination. And about the previous struggle, the first time we went there, the Dark Master had placed a barrier in the form of a labyrinth, a barrier that no longer exists, so traveling there is not that complicated anymore, as long as you intervene, that is. Ordinary Sides can’t travel there on their own except Patton as a former Master Side.
THOMAS: Okay, then, I’ll do that and hope it works…
NICO: [on the other side of the door] Thomas, are you okay? I hope you didn’t get too sick.
THOMAS: I’m fine, Nico, I’ll be out in a minute, don’t worry.
NICO: Okay…
THOMAS: [low voice] We gotta do this fast. You guys ready?
ROMAN: Ready when you are, and thank you, Thomas.
[Thomas closes his eyes. Meanwhile, Roman and Logan are in Logan’s room]
ROMAN: Okay, Logan, hold my hand. This is gonna be quite a ride.
LOGAN: Okay…
[suddenly the room around Roman and Logan starts getting blurry until it goes completely out of focus and turns into a series of colors without any shape or form]
LOGAN: Whoa, it feels like when I don’t wear my glasses…
[after some seconds, the place around them starts getting sharper until they realize they’re in the Mind Palace Center]
ROMAN: It worked! Thanks, Thomas, you can go back to Nico now.
LOGAN: Patton!
[Roman and Logan get startled by a yell behind them]
PATTON: Guys! Help me! I’m slipping!
[Patton is holding to the rope tied to the stake Patton placed the last time, too close to the Core, so much so that it’s sucking him into it, he’s grabbing the rope with his bare hands]
LOGAN: Patton, hold on! Don’t let go!
PATTON: Watch out! Don’t get too close or you’ll be sucked into the Core too! But help me! Pull from the rope, please! I don’t know how much I’ll be able to resist!
ROMAN: Okay, hold on, padre!
[Roman and Logan start pulling from the rope]
ROMAN: The Core’s attraction is pulling hard from the other side of the rope. It’s very difficult to pull back.
PATTON: Guys, please! Help me! I don’t wanna go!
LOGAN: Hold on, please, Patton!
[Roman and Logan start pulling from the rope at the same time with all their might. The rope slowly starts giving in, but soon they notice that the rope has started deteriorating and breaking apart]
ROMAN: [struggling] Nnnggh! If we don’t pull harder, we’re not gonna make it!
LOGAN: No, I won’t give Patton up!
PATTON: Logan… I’m so sorry… If only I had listened to you…
[the rope starts breaking]
LOGAN: No, no, no! I’m not gonna let this happen!
[Logan approaches Patton carefully while Roman keeps trying to pull, then he extends his hand towards Patton]
PATTON: Don’t do that, Logan, you’ll put yourself in danger!
LOGAN: I don’t care, I gotta save you!
PATTON: But you could die!
LOGAN: [yelling with tears in his eyes] I can’t live without you anyway! Try to hold my hand, Patton!
PATTON: I’ll try…
[Patton tries to hold Patton’s hand. Then the rope snaps and Patton starts flying towards the Core]
PATTON: [screeching] Oh, no-no-no! Logan!
LOGAN: [yelling] Patton!
[suddenly, in an act of instinct, Logan stretches his arm and holds Patton’s hand. This way, he stops Patton’s flight into the Core, but then both start getting pulled towards it. Logan stretches his other arm and holds the stake where the rope was tied]
LOGAN: Nngh! With the stretchy arms I lose almost all of my resistance, I can barely hold on!
PATTON: Logan, there’s no hope for me anymore! Let me go, or you’ll be sucked into the Core too!
LOGAN: Never! We both will be saved, or we both will end into the Core together!
ROMAN: Both of you, hold on! Now that Logan is standing mostly still, I can conjure a rope tied around his waist and that could be the solution, but try not to move, Logan!
LOGAN: The Core is pulling hard but I’ll do my best.
[Roman tries to conjure a rope, but in he critical moment, a sudden force pulls from Logan and makes him shake, so the rope appears untied]
ROMAN: Dang it!
LOGAN: Sorry, the Core pulled from me.
ROMAN: [making the rope disappear] It’s okay, I can try again, but try not to move, Logan.
[Roman tries again. This time, Logan manages to stand still and the rope appears securely tied around his waist]
ROMAN: Yes! That’s more like it!
LOGAN: Well done, Roman! Now pull.
[Roman tries to pull with all his strength, but the rope doesn’t move an inch]
ROMAN: [struggling] I don’t know if I can do this all alone, guys… it’s too hard… But I won’t let you go!
LOGAN: Roman, your hands are bleeding! It’s from the chafing of the rope!
ROMAN: I don’t care! I won’t let go, even if I lose my hands in the process!
[suddenly, Thomas and all the Sides appear in the place]
THOMAS: Hold on, guys!
ROMAN: Guys! Oh, for the love of Aphrodite, I’m so happy to see you!
LOGAN: Good timing, guys!
[they all start pulling from the rope at the same time. With the combined strength of all of them, it is a much easier task, and soon, Logan and Patton are out of danger. Logan’s arms return to normal as he hugs Patton tightly]
LOGAN: Patton, goodness gracious, I thought I was losing you…
PATTON: [whining] Logan, Logan!
ROMAN: Thank you, guys… But Thomas, what happened with your date?
THOMAS: I heard Logan’s yell about Patton before you closed the mental connection. I couldn’t just stay there enjoying myself on a date. Even if that date was important to me, there are chances for many more dates, and your safety, guys, is the most important thing to me. So I told Nico that I was feeling really sick and asked him if he would have any trouble in ending the date sooner, promising him that I’d repay him as soon as I felt better, and he accepted. He’s such a wonderful guy. I hope I didn’t upset him.
PATTON: I’m so sorry, Thomas. That is exactly what I was trying to avoid…
LOGAN: [angry and yelling] You nearly killed yourself over this stupidity you have just incurred into! What were you thinking? I told you to wait and you tricked me so you could go on your own! Do you have any idea of how you made me feel? I felt like a fool, but worst of all, I felt left behind! I’m your husband, I’m supposed to be by your side in good times and bad, but you left me behind! I…
[Logan starts crying]
PATTON: I’m so sorry, Logan. I was just so worried… and the Core just kept calling and calling… I couldn’t just ignore it… but you’re right, I shouldn’t have done this. I put myself into danger and I almost dragged you with me. I have no excuse and I’m sorry. I hope you can forgive me, Logan. All of you, guys.
LOGAN: [still crying] Don’t ever do that again… I thought I’d never see you again. I love you. You’re the only one I’ve ever loved and I don’t know if I’d ever be able to learn to love again if you disappear from my life. Please, don’t do that again, Patton. I don’t wanna lose you.
PATTON: [emotional, hugging Logan] I promise, Logan, I promise. And I love you too.
THOMAS: Was all of this worth it, though? Patton, you mentioned that the Core was calling you. I presume you went to talk to him like the last time. Did you get something from it?
PATTON: Yes, before the rope I tied around my waist suddenly got untied, probably because the Core’s influence slowly deteriorated it, as it was the same rope that I left here from the last time, I got to communicate with the Core again.
THOMAS: Well, and what did he say?
PATTON: Virgil, Roman, the Core has revealed to me a way to bring your son Dillon back with us and away from the Paladin’s control.
VIRGIL: What? Really?
ROMAN: Oh, gosh, Patton, if that’s true, I’d be forever grateful to you.
PATTON: However, Thomas, this comes with a risk for you.
THOMAS: A risk? What do you mean?
PATTON: A risk for you… and for Nico.
[Thomas looks at Patton, not knowing what to say]
[ending card]
THOMAS: I don’t understand, Patton. What does Nico have to do with all of this?
PATTON: The Core spoke to me, Thomas. He told me that something has changed inside of it the moment you first put your eyes on Nico. A force, stronger than anyone, has started filling it and it is a force strong enough to overcome the Paladin’s control over Dillon. But, in order to make use of that force… we need Nico to enter the Mind Palace and stand by your side when you face the Paladin. The two of you together are completely unstoppable.
THOMAS: But I didn’t want to reveal my secret to Nico. What if I scare him? What if he refuses to help me and at the same time breaks up with me? And what is more important, I don’t want to put him into any kind of danger.
PATTON: I don’t think Nico would really be endangered, as long as he stayed with you all the time, as I told you, you two are unstoppable. And about the rest, Nico loves you, Thomas. It only has taken you two a few weeks to build a love so strong that could banish the forces of darkness inside your mind world. I doubt he would break up with you, Thomas.
THOMAS: You doubt it, so you think there’s a chance he could do it. I… I don’t know if I’m ready for such a risk.
[Roman looks at Virgil and they both share a glance of agreement]
ROMAN: We understand, Thomas. We would never put your happiness on risk. We’ll find another way.
PATTON: Sorry if I’m pushy, but there’s one more thing the Core said. Dillon is running out of time. The possession that has happened to him is in some aspects similar to when a Sprite bites someone of us. Once the Paladin has spent enough time inside of his body, the real Dillon will be no more. It is a much slower process than with Sprites, because the Paladin doesn’t have a real physical form like them, but the process is still going on and if you don’t hurry, there will be no way to undo it.
VIRGIL: That’s something that breaks my heart, dad. But still, it’s Thomas’ choice. It kills me to think of such fate for my son but… I don’t want to make Thomas miserable.
THOMAS: No, guys, I have thought about it. If I am to start a relation with Nico in the hope of making it last for a lifetime… there can be no secrets between us. Nico needs to love me as I am, with all its consequences. Besides, if I have shared my secret with a lot of my best friends, it’s only natural that I share it too with the love of my life, isn’t it? I’ll talk to Nico.
ROMAN: Are you sure, Thomas? Don’t feel forced to do so just for us.
THOMAS: Yes, I’m sure. I have to tell him. For Dillon, but also for myself. I need to tell Nico my secret. And I really hope he still loves me when he knows the truth about me.
ROMAN: Okay, Thomas. Thank you so much.
THOMAS: Don’t mention.
PATTON: And Roman, there’s one more thing the Core told me. It was a message… for you.
ROMAN: For me?
PATTON: It wants you to know that what you wrote on the last page of your diary… is true. It was him. I don’t know what that means but the Core told me you would understand.
[Roman looks at Patton, at first without any reaction, then streams of tears fall down his cheeks as he shows a bittersweet smile]
ROMAN: Thank you, Patton… You have just made me… the happiest prince in the world. Happiest and terrified at the same time, but you have given me so much hope. Gosh, I love you so much, my dear friend… no, my dear father.
[Roman hugs Patton and Patton hugs him back]
PATTON: Happy to help, my dear son-in-law. Whatever I did, I’m happy to help.
[everyone looks at them with an expression of emotion]
VIRGIL: Am I the only one who is completely lost or is it just me?
[no one seems to hear Virgil as they’re busy cleaning their own tears]
VIRGIL: [shedding] Oh, never mind, he’ll explain later, I guess. Now it’s time for panic and or crying… or even better, just plain crying…
[they all stay like that, emotional, looking at them]
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deliciously-yeeted · 4 years ago
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I was in desperate need of some beel fluff, so i wrote some. As one does. Uh, ive never done this,(posting fanfic, i normally jus write small things for myself tbh😅) before so please have mercy lol
I hope ya like it though, it put a smile on my face so im hoping it does the same for you♡
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You started filling the hem of your shirt with snacks, as many as you could fit in the scrunched up fabric that is, a tired but playful grin on your lips, as you thought over what you planned to do, mentally prepping yourself.
Normally, you're not so bold about seeking out comfort and such, feeling shy about showing vulnerability...but today, ugh, today had you particularly worn down. You needed something, affection preferably. You'd settle for a warm bath and some melatonin if you had to. Though, you really didnt want too.
You were tired of self soothing all the time. And Asmos care packages could only help so much. But you knew how to make it all magically better. There was only one option in times like these .
You worked quickly, excitement bouncing around in your gut, making your hands a little shaky.
Having grabbed all you could you carry, you practically dashed from the kitchen. Your mind set on finding a certain big demon. Last you heard, he was headed to his room for a bit. You hoped he was still there.
When you finally reached his bedroom door, you found yourself in a tad bit of a pickle. Your eyebrows furrowed, the realization that you wouldn't be able to open the door making you frown at the closed door briefly. You cursed yourself slightly, for not thinking that far ahead. You forgot in all your excitement.
Briefly you considered trying to use you feet before dropping the idea. Guess you've got no choice.
Dang it! You felt kinda bummed that you'd be losing the element of surprise, but the grin soon returned, thinking about seeing Beel always you happy, regardless of the circumstances.
"Beeeeellllllllllll!" You called out, letting a bit of a whine into your voice, hey, who knows? Maybe it'd get him in front of you faster?? He tended to be on the slower side of answering his door, sometimes he simply didnt hear it. Especially if he was working out or watching tv.
Apparently, whining his name did not speed him up:(
You were about to call out again, worried he hadn't heard you, when the door clicked open. The mere sound making you feel slightly giddy. Your eyes snapping up to meet his briefly. You soaked in as many details of him as you could, without just straight ogling him, before flicking your eyes back up to meet his.
"Y/n?" He seemed pleasantly surprised, dressed in a black tank top and grey sweats (you were happy to see him wearing them, because while he looked like a whole ass meal in them, it also meant he had no plans of leaving the house tonight).
His eyes were quick to find the odd lumps wrapped up in your shirt, as well as the bit of tummy peaking out. The position you held your shirt in had caused the bottom of your stomach to show, something you had worried about on the way here, anxious about a different brother catching a glimpse of you. You could feel his stare burn against your skin, he was about to say something, but then his nose twitched, and his eyes fixed on your bundle of snacks instead.
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Not that you minded his staring your stomach, not with Beel.
The others...maybe.
Your tummy was one of his favorite parts about you, he's hands finding their way under your shirt to touch and squeeze the soft flesh more often than not. Always gentle and non intrusive. I think he'd full on cry if he accidentally upset you somehow tbh.
Boy had absolutely no shame about it, once he learned you didnt mind much.
Especially when you seemed to be a bit shy about showing your stomach, with the others, or just in general. He made sure to let you know how much he loved your squish. Be it at RAD or just casually in the house.
The only person who ever raised a fuss over it was Mammon, although, he tended to fuss over everything you did anyways;; His protests did absolutely nothing to deter you or Beel, much to his dismay.
Sometimes, if Beel was hungry and needed a distraction or a quick 'pick me up', he'd scoop you up and just shove his face into your tummy. (Much like what I do with my cat when I'm bored and/or sad) Then he'd just hold you there until he absolutely had to let you down.
Relishing in the feel of your softness and you heart racing under your skin, fluttering so delicately under his lips, pressing his face against you was an instant mood lifter for him.
You loved it, a surprised but delighted laugh always ripping from your chest, almost subconsciously. You couldn't hide your happiness in his affections, not that you would want to (thats a lie, you cant help but be embarrassed at the end of the day by the intensive joy you felt whenever you looked at him). Which only seemed to motivate him even more, and soon each time he scooped you up, he'd kiss all over your tummy, making you giggle because it tickled, before hugging you close with a small sigh.
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"I brought snacks, and some cuddles. So uhm, can I nap on you for a bit? 'M tired. Unless your busy or something..." you beam up at him, starting to hesitate toward the end, suddenly a little unsure.
"Pretty please?? I wont bug ya, I promise." You plead, pulling your best puppy dog eyes, shifting from one foot to the other nervously. His eyes widened as his brain processed what you said, and the cute sight in front of him. If he was being honest, it made his brain stop for a split second.
He chuckled at you and lifted you up by the back of your knees, holding you carefully to his chest, mindful of your full shirt. A small startled squeak coming from you as he did so, a sound he never got tired of hearing.
You glanced in the room as he closed to door, he had papers sprawled over the small coffee table in the middle of the room, and a few (you spotted more in the trash bin in the corner) empty food wrappers around his work space. He plopped down in front of the table again, taking only a few steps to reach it. You were kind of jealous, your short legs never being a fair match against his. Luckily he enjoyed carrying you, which solved that issue right quick.
"You can keep me company while I finish my homework." He says, shifting you into his lap and keeping a loose hold on your lower stomach, fingers splaying out to get a small feel of your exposed skin. Glancing around, you dont see belphies mop of hair in his bed, he was probably sleeping in the attic or the observatory, you quietly hum to yourself, abit happy to have Beel all to yourself for the moment. Shifting forward, Beels hands refusing to let you go and setting on your waist, you hold your shirt above the edge of the table, and let the snacks spill from your shirt before smoothing the garment back down, missing Beels frown as he looses sight of your tummy. Quickly moving to organize the snacks a bit, so that they were within reach and not scattered all over his papers and in the way.
"Thank you, your the bestest!!" You say, the dull ache in your arms more than worth the effort in your opinion.
You tilted your head back so you can look up at him. Making eye contact with him made your brain kinda just...mush. Your hands slowly squeezing his on your waist, lifting them so you move a bit.
You tore you gaze from his, before turning around and wrapping your arms around his nack and your legs around his torso,(like a koala in his opinion).
Scooting as close as you could get away with, (your not as stealthy as you give yourself credit for, he knows, he just too nice to tease you for it, and he doesn't want you to stop), so you could snuggle up to him and be comfy at the same time. Which wasn't all that hard to do with him, being the teddy bear he is.
Your eyes glazed over slightly, and you were distracted as you mind pulled your attention away.
Ah, you were in pure bliss, you could die happy like this~
You had grabbed plenty of snacks, being sure to vary in your choices, knowing Beel would like to have options, and hoping to be able to buy some extra time with him and a cute Beel smile as a reward for your effort. Tho, youd do it anyways.
Not that you'd ever admit to that. Nuh uh, no way. Unless he asked nicely, you'd give in embarrassingly fast if he ever did, the realization making your face heat up.
But...
Embarrassment be damned, youd never tell Beel 'No'.
He looks down at you, face going all blushy and soft at your slightly dazed and flushed expression. Your thoughts getting the best of you for a moment. Shaking your head slightly and letting out a resigned sigh.
"Of course you can," you snap out of it when he speaks up, looking up at him, quick to give him your full attention. "I love when you cuddle up with me, it helps me focus a bit. You didn't have to bribe me, though, as long as its you, my cuddles come free-" wrapping his arms around your shoulders, giving you a snug hug, he moves to continue. "Not that I'm complaining-" you cut him off, feeling slightly guilty about it. You were already flustered, and his sweet words weren't helping your predicament one bit. That was until your eyes actually focus on his face, oh sweet hell, hes so precious!!! Your heart thumps nearly painfully for a moment, nerves biting into your thoughts.
Your face was definitely beat red now, you could feel it at the tips of your ears even. Yet you refused to move, your eyes locked on his. A rare occurrence, one you could tell he was basking in, his eyes were glued to your face, studying it. His flush deepening slightly.
Squishing his cheeks and "shushing" him gently. Your basically cooing at him, to tired suddenly to care much about how your words or actions came off. The nervousness slipping away from your voice and movements. "Its not a bribe hun, I just felt like seeing you smile before I fell asleep on you. Heh, your smile is my goodluck charm for good dreams, ya know?" You tiredly rub his cheek with your thumb, eyes lit up happily and content. Giving him a small breathless laugh at the end.
He really did calm you down, your mind slowing down as the excitement started to fade, a fact you became overly aware of quite suddenly, your eyes feeling quite heavy now that you felt safe.
You yawned, your weariness catching up to you.
Beels quick to notice, taking note of the bags under your eyes. Dont worry, he'll make sure you get some good sleep, no bad dreams were gonna plague you on his watch. He glances over at the snacks you brought, unbelievably happy. Seeing you so cutely curled up to him, the fact that you brought him as much food as you could carry(a sight he nearly died from when he saw it) and your sweet sweet words, it definitely warmed his heart to say in the least.
He loved that you actually came to find him, just so you could cuddle. His adoration for you is bottomless, just like his hunger.
So, Beel wraps you inna big bear hug, pulling you closer and peppering the top of your head and face with kisses. He gives you a big grin, his eyes sparkling happily. "Nap, I'll wake you up when I'm done and we can hangout till dinner."
You tiredly nod, relaxing against him.
Grabbing a baggy of chips, he smooches your forehead, before tucking your face under his chin so he could munch, and see his work(not like that was much of an issue, beels a big boy after all👀), without completely covering the top of your head in crumbs (you'd told him you didn't mind, especially since he always ruffled your hair to get then out, and you loved that...but he still feels bad about it and tries to avoid it to some extent) and being able to rest his chin on top your head was just the cherry on top for him.
💗Happy beel mode activated💗
Sighing happily, you close your eyes. Beels cuddles making all your stress melt away, just like they always did. Slowly, you start to drift off, listening to the soft scratch of his pen as he starts to work and his deep breathing, letting it lull you into sleep.
I dont know why my brain wanted me to got all out on this. I literally jus couldn't stop tweaking with it. Imma post if before i decide to change it. Imma just conveniently forget i wrote this now, maybe ill like it more after a week or two... :/ also if theres any spelling or grammar issues plz tell me, its like 2am rn so im sure i missed something
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nebulein · 3 years ago
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march, november and minutes 💫😊
Wheeee, thank you! 😊 💜 Okay, here we go.
March: do you listen to music whilst writing?
Sometimes! I find music helpful for getting in the mood and there are certain songs I associate with characters/stories/fic vibes. For example in my yet unpublished Mat Barzal/Travis Konecny story Can't Hold Us by Macklemore plays an important part and so that's basically what I'll listen to on repeat whenever I try to write that verse, or how this 1919 snippet was inspired by and consequently written with Jesus Drives an Astrovan by Mt. Joy looping in the background. Tyler Swift gives good 1988 vibes, I have some country songs for Pattyteeks, stuff like that. The only fic I have a legit playlist for is the (also still unpublished) Let's Hurt Jonny verse I'm writing with Steph.
Sometimes I'll also put on some depressing indie shit to get into the right mood for writing angst or something. Haven't really found a good playlist for smut yet, if you have song suggestions send them along! Overall I don't listen to a ton of music though (don't have Spotify and don't listen to the radio so I hardly discover new music nowadays) and trying to find the perfect song for a fic drives me way too nuts so I'll also write to silence a lot.
November: do you have any rituals or requirements for getting in the mood for writing?
I find it really hard to sit down and write just because I should. I am very much a vibes writer, I can't just write out a scene because that's what the plot demands needs to happen now, I very much need to be feeling it. One requirement I have is that I cannot write while someone else is talking in the room or the TV is on, that utterly distracts me. I write a lot both on my laptop and cellphone and what I've found easiest to get the juices flowing is shouting at people in DMs and bouncing headcanon and ideas around. Often that'll spark something! Which is why I absolutely adore our discord server, there's usually someone around to shout with 🥰 Sometimes I will sit down with the intention to write though and in those cases snuggling up on the couch or my bed, putting on some music to get in the mood (cf. above) and maybe grabbing a hot beverage can help.
Minutes: how long does it normally take you to complete a fic?
Ugh, foreverrrrrrr. I am a slow writer. If things are flowing nicely, it takes me around an hour to write 1k. I know people who can do that in fifteen minutes! 🤯 (Don't ask me how they do it, I suspect black magic voodoo is involved. 🤫) But even more so I am obsessive about editing, will usually do multiple passes over a fic myself and get at least one beta-reader, preferably more, sometimes with multiple edit/beta loops. I have gotten better at posting things sooner and not editing everything to death (perfectionism is a struggle) but it's a process, for sure. Also it's crazy how much real life can get in the way, I blink twice and a week has flown by just like that. So a short fic of around 2k will take me anywhere from a day to multiple weeks, longer than that and you're likely looking at months between me writing the first word and actually posting it. 💀🐌
Ask me more fanfic questions themed around time!
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totaldramafan-lauri · 5 years ago
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Yearning
W-well...here it is. The product of two weeks’ work.
A couple months ago, I got inspired to start planning a multi-chapter self-ship fanfic, but since I hadn’t written detailed fic in literal years, I wanted to do an unrelated one-shot to kinda...warm up a little, to see if that’s something I really do wanna do...I’m still unsure if it’ll happen, but I did the warmup, and...it became this THING.
This is based on the Vampire!Spinel AU from @su-reader-imagines, which...I ended up liking, like...way too much. X///D I’m not even a vampire fan normally, but...maybe it was the Spinel part. >/////> I-I won’t link the specific post since there’s NSFW content in it and I don’t wanna make anyone read it if they’re not comfortable with that stuff, but...this story in particular has no blatant NSFW (just implied stuff).
Since I started off writing this for myself, I had planned for this to be self-insert, but then I decided to make it more reader-insert to match the original imagine. However, the first-person POV remained, so it’s...weird. The narrator isn’t mentioned by name and details about them are vague, but it’s still kinda my personality, so....it STILL might be more self-insert then reader-insert? I dunno, it’s kinda in the middle...I-I’m not used to this...
It’s probably obvious that I don’t normally make this kinda stuff, but I still did my best...I didn’t expect this to get as long as it did, but I’m a detail-oriented, overexplaining piece of crap, simply put. X////D
Even if nothing comes of this, I at least finished it, and I’m.....kinda p-proud of that, even if....it’s kinda embarrassing....S-so if you read this, I...h-hope y-you...enjoy.....>///////<
Now if you e-excuse me I’m gonna find a dumpster to hide in....
Yandere warning for the very end!
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It had been a few days since then, but I was still reeling. A part of me was still in disbelief. That couldn't have been real, could it? I mean...something like that, happening to me of all people? I had always been down on my luck...Ignoreable. Average. There was nothing about me worth noting. Occasionally, something good would happen, sure...but nothing like that.
But then I'd look at myself in the mirror, and see the marks on my neck. And I'd be brought back to that night. It was real.
My mind would fill with overwhelming emotions whenever I'd think about it...and whenever I'd close my eyes, I'd see her there in front of me.
Looking back at me with red eyes, grinning playfully, her fangs showing. I'd see myself laying on my back, her hands all over me, as I let her do whatever she wanted...The heat in my body, rising....The sound of her voice, teasing me...
"Spinel..."
Her name, escaping my lips.
Luckily, no one was around to hear, but I caught myself anyway, snapping back to reality. I'd been standing there in the bathroom in front of the mirror for how long? A few minutes? And after I'd already relieved myself? I flushed in embarrassment. Get it together, I thought to myself. After splashing some water on my face, I went back to work.
Never before had work been so frustrating. I couldn't focus on anything. My pace was so sluggish that it felt like I was moving underwater. And I had to keep a poker face the entire time. I couldn't let anyone know what happened. They wouldn't believe me! They'd think I was crazy! And maybe I was, but I didn't wanna bring attention to it. I had already been getting some looks from coworkers due to my neck, but no one asked me about it. That was good. I tried to imagine myself attempting to explain in the sanest way, "Yeeeeaaah, I met an actual vampire and let her drink from me." Yeah, that wasn't happening. I hadn't believed they existed, either, until I met her.
I tried everything I could to distract myself, but the fluttering in my chest would just keep coming back...It was like she had left her mark on me in more than one way...
Even before I knew what she was, she still seemed like someone who would only exist in my dreams. She was lively and interesting, with a unique way of talking and dressing. Even her name was unique. She was charismatic, and confident...and she had a voice that you loved listening to. The way she could switch between playful and downright seductive...Just thinking about it...about the kind of things she said to me...
There was no way I was her first. She was way too good at that. But the very idea that someone like her could pay attention to me, and treat me so well...I should consider myself lucky to have spent just the one night with her...right?
So...what was this yearning I felt...? Was I really that needy...?
The memories were so fresh...Me and her, in the back room, making out, and her drinking from me...and then making me the happiest I had ever been in my life. In that perfect moment, I didn't want anything else. I just wanted to do whatever she told me to. I was hers, and hers alone...
I didn't expect to spend the entire night with her, but I was riding that high for so long. I didn't wanna leave her arms. The aftercare...I could still feel her icy hands trailing down my back. I could still hear her voice, cooing in my ear, telling me what a good girl I was...It had made me so happy, knowing I pleased her...
I remember all the little petnames she called me. My favorite was "doll". That was the one that made me feel the most...special. And I think she caught on to that, because she'd call me it again and again. I was her doll. At that time, I existed only to make her happy, and I was doing my job!
Spinel's doll...
"Stay with me a bit longer? Please~?" she asked, while gently rubbing my back.
"I...wanna stay..." I answered, still dizzy, "But...will we...get in trouble...?"
She chuckled. "Nah, we won't. I told ya, I know the guy. No one's gonna bother us, I promise~..." she assured me gently.
"OK...I'll stay then..."
I turned around and subconsciously scooted into her a bit more, wanting to be as close to her as possible. She didn't seem to mind, putting her arm around me and holding me from behind. My heart felt like it was about to burst...I'd never experienced this level of intimacy before, and this was just the icing on the cake.
"Mmmm, you're so warm, doll~..."
At that comment, I'm sure I got even warmer. I felt so weak, but so happy. We simply laid there in silence, with her occasionally breaking it to hum to me. Soon, I felt myself get drowsy. It was getting late, but...I didn't wanna move.
"...Spinel?"
"Yeah, doll?"
"I'm...getting tired...Is it OK if I fall asleep...?"
"Course it is. You've earned it, toots..." she spoke softly, "And don't worry...I'll still be here when ya wake up~."
After she gave her permission, I drifted off to sleep, which ended up lasting all night. And sure enough, she had told the truth, as I woke up still in her arms.
And I panicked.
I jolted upright and frantically checked the time. I didn't know it would be all night! Oh crap! How would I explain myself!?
I told her I had to go.
"Why?" she asked.
"Because my mom's probably worried sick about- er", Did I really just reveal to her that I still live with my mom? "-I live with my mom, and I've never stayed the night without saying anything, so-" I felt increasingly awkward with every word that came out of my mouth. "And, and...crap, I have work! Wait, that's tomorrow..."
She tried to calm me down, but at that point, I couldn't. My anxiety was through the roof. This was supposed to be a simple trip to a bar, to try something new. But I ended up staying the night at the place with someone I just met. And it was incredible. But now that it was over, everything catching up to me, I just felt bad. I felt...guilty. I took up so much of Spinel's time. She was most likely most active at night, and I kept her in one place for so long. And compared to her, I was practically nothing. I didn't deserve any of that...but she gave it to me anyway. I was a piece of crap who wasted her time.
So all I could do was apologize. "I-I'm so sorry!" I cried out, jumping to my feet. I wobbled a little before steadying myself.
And...she let me go. She didn't protest at all, saying that it was fine, she wasn't keeping me there. She was calm throughout my freak out. She remained sitting in bed, at first with an amused grin...but when I apologized, she looked away. I couldn't see her face anymore, and her voice became more monotone than ever.
"You can leave if ya want," she said.
She didn't care anymore, I could tell. I overstayed my welcome for sure.
Before leaving the room, I turned around one last time, giving a quick but honest "thanks" for the incredible night together...and she finally looked back at me, with a slight smile.
And now...here I was. Stuck in a perpetual daydream, trying to keep myself together. A coworker's voice snapped me out of my memory of the last time I saw her. I quickly apologized, trying my darnedest to keep that poker face I always wore, but it was harder than ever.
Ugh, I'm such a mess...What did you do to me?
My mind was filled with questions. Just who was she? Where was she from? Was she born a vampire, or did she become one? How long has she been alive? What kind of things does she like to do? Does she have friends? There was so much I didn't know about her...I'd been too caught up in the moment to think about those things that night, but now, I couldn't help but feel curious.
I couldn't get her off my mind...As the week went by, I tried to piece myself back together. I tried to think rationally, telling myself to let it go, it'll never happen again, and so on. But nothing worked. The fluttering in my heart wouldn't stop. At first, I hated it, but now, when it was undeniable, I finally had to give in to my feelings...and I finally put together the words in my head that had been so obvious the whole time.
Wanna see her again.
I knew that could easily go badly, knowing me. I'd never been good at social situations, always opting to stay on the sidelines so I wouldn't embarrass myself. If I really knew what's best for me, I'd quit while I'm ahead, right?
But the more time passed, the more agonizing it got...I missed her voice, her touch, her eyes, her lips...everything. After only one night, I already felt so empty without her, so longing...I wanted to be her doll again. Was that so wrong...?
Wanna see her again...
For a while, I was being pulled in two directions, with another part of me shouting that it was a bad idea. Being brave is always a bad idea to me. But I couldn't help it. So I told myself, that, once the weekend came...I'd go with my gut, for once.
Wanna see her again...
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This was a mistake.
Coming back here was a mistake. That's all I could think of as I sat there, alone, staring at my lap. Here I was at the bar again, but now what? Why didn't I have a plan?
I remembered why I don't come to these kind of places often - I always feel out of place at them. The kinds of people who go here are usually the polar opposite of me...loud, social, sometimes even aggressive, with eye-catching outfits...and there I was, trying not to stick out like a sore thumb. Maybe if I'm quiet, they won't notice me, I thought, I gotta not bring attention to myself...
"Can I get you anything?" an annoyed-sounding voice asked.
I nearly jumped out of my skin when the bartender spoke to me. When did he get there? I hadn't heard him approach! "Um, nothing! No thanks!" I said quickly. I wasn't here for the food or the drinks.
But the way the man looked at me told me I probably should have ordered something. I mean, who comes to a bar just to sit there awkwardly, right? I mean, besides me. Based on the clock on the wall, I had been here for...almost twenty minutes already? I averted my eyes and spun myself around so that my back was facing the counter, as if that would shield me from the embarrassment.
My eyes scanned the room, hoping to catch at least a glimpse of the one person I wanted to see. There were a fair number of people, but she was still nowhere to be found. I sighed, feeling my heart sink.
She had told me she came here twice a week, and it had been exactly a week since then, so...it would make sense for her to be here tonight, right? Or was she more unpredictable? She did seem like that type...Or maybe it was me. Maybe she was here, just avoiding me...No, no, that can't be it, can it?
I squeezed my eyes shut for a moment, trying to expel that thought from my mind. Then I looked up again, watching people dancing to the music playing. My mind was instantly brought back to dancing with her that night, before she led me away. I had no idea what I was in for. All I was concerned with was dancing with this attractive lady and hopefully not making a fool of myself. I remember it feeling like the temperature in the room was rising...she had been so close...
I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up. I thought that maybe, she'd like to see me again, since it had seemed like she liked taking care of me...but I was stupid to think that.
Did I really think I was worth anything to her? If I was, she wouldn't have let me leave so easily. She could've just as easily convinced me to stay. She had marked me. There was evidence I was hers. She could've told me I wasn't to leave without her permission. Or heck, she could've told me she was worried about me after how weak I'd been! But no. She was simply done with me after that.
I was just a food source, that's all. She just indulged me afterward because it was so obvious I was into her. She was humoring me. Why didn't I piece that together? Was I really that stupid? Just look at me!
I started chewing on my fingers nervously as my anxiety took control. Desperate, I scanned the room once again. Did that person just look at me!? I looked away, still chewing. I didn't just bring attention to myself, did I? Was I staring? I turned back around to the counter, looking at the clock instead.
A half hour. I'd been just sitting here doing nothing for a half hour. Great.
Thank god the place wasn't too packed. And that the bartender was pretending I wasn't there at the moment. It was then that I had a thought: maybe he knew her. I could've asked him if she was here. But no, that'd be too awkward for words..."Excuse me sir, is Spinel here?" Though I didn't fully doubt I wouldn't be the first to ask that...
Maybe...she's with someone else right now...
That thought hit me harder than anything else, and I finally started to break down. I leaned against the counter, my head in my hands, trying to compose myself for a few minutes. I couldn't stay here much longer...the music, the voices, the looks, I had to get out soon-
"Hello, nurse~"  
When I heard that familiar greeting, my eyes snapped open, and I slowly uncovered my face. Was it really...? There was no way I was hearing things, right?...After a couple seconds, I looked over...and there she was.
She was looking right at me, a playful smirk on her face, in the same way as I remembered. Her hair was back up in pigtails, too. It was like I had stepped back in time...I felt the heat rise to my face, my mouth hanging open. This was really happening. She was actually here! Now what!?
Say something! "Uhhh..." I cleared my throat. "Hey..."
She giggled. That alone caused my heart to do flips. "Well, gee~" she said, almost innocently, as she took a step toward me, "What brings your pretty face back to a place like this? Is it the drinks? The tunes?" she tilted her head, "The entertainment?"
I could tell she was teasing me. What I couldn't tell was whether or not she was mocking me. I knew I didn't fit in, but having it implied by her made me feel a bit embarrassed. Still, she had approached me...Just when I was worrying this was hopeless, she approached me, just like I wanted...Now more than ever, I wish I had a plan, because I felt like all I could do was sit there, my eyes fixed on her. I didn't know I would get this far...I was so sure I was fooling myself...
"Er...um, well..." I laughed nervously, "I-I know, I don't look the part...but that doesn't mean you gotta rub it in..."
"Oh, I didn't say there was anything wrong with that!" she replied, "I know that a lotta people have secrets to hide...And I'm sure you have your own reasons for bein' here~"
My own reasons...I felt my heartbeat pick up speed at that. She knows. Once again, I made it obvious. Every part of me was calling out for her, wanting me to spill out all my feelings to her...She's right there. Don't back down. Don't run away.
"Y-yeah, you could, say that I-ah!"
Just when I began talking, she leaned down to be at eye level with me. My body tensed up, and my words got caught in my throat. Her face was very close, to the point where I could feel her breath on my skin...She was still smiling, but there was an intensity in her eyes that I'd never seen before. I could only imagine how red my face was at that moment..."A-ah..." I didn't move an inch, but I looked to the side to see if anyone was watching us. It didn't look like it.
Then she reached out and touched my neck. I inhaled sharply as a shiver raced down my spine. She was just as cold as I remember, a sensation I didn't know I liked before...but I welcomed it. I had missed her touch so much...Her fingertips gently brushed against the spot where my marks were healing, and she stared there silently. Her other hand went to my thigh. The intimacy of the moment made me feel like I was gonna burst...
"Miss me, doll?" she spoke again, softly, as her eyes met mine.
I practically melted when I heard my favorite nickname again. I managed a nod. "Mhm..."
A hum. "Good..." she crooned. Then she leaned in further and kissed my cheek. It was small, but it was enough to make all my previous worries disappear...and make me want more. "C'mon," she patted my thigh before taking one of my hands in hers, standing up straight. I followed her lead and stood up as well. And, as if history was repeating, she proceeded to lead me to the back room, where it could be just the two of us.
I liked holding her hand. It felt...assuring, in a way. It made me feel like she really did want me here, and that coming back was the right choice. I didn't know what would happen next...Was she gonna drink from me again? Did she just wanna talk? Or will she...indulge me again? All I knew was that, for now, things felt right.
"S-Spinel?"
"Hmmmmm~?"
"I...I was wondering...uh..."
This was the time to start getting to know her better. I had so many questions for her, so many things I was curious about...but I was getting tongue-tied. Great. Why did I have to be so easy to fluster? It was getting difficult to put my thoughts into words, and I mentally kicked myself. I can't lose my nerve now!
She giggled. "It's OK, dearie~" she said, and squeezed my hand as we continued walking, "You don't have to say anything right now. Take your time. It's not like I'm gettin' any older!"
She laughed at her little joke, and I did, too. Her laughter was contagious. Either that, or I was so enamored with her that I'd follow anything she did. I couldn't tell yet.
But I still wanted to say more. Where would I even start, though? She was such a mystery...I guess there'd be time for that later. Yeah. Later, after I calm down. If she'd let me calm down, that is.
We entered the back room, and I looked around as she closed the door behind us. Had she taken anyone else down here since then? That was my first thought, but I quickly shook it out. It didn't matter. All that mattered was that I was here again. There was no one else here. It was just me and her. Me and Spinel. And Spinel was holding my hand right now...
Almost immediately after she closed the door, she suddenly pulled me towards her, and into a kiss. I squeaked in surprise, before closing my eyes and letting my feelings completely take me over. I felt her free hand trail up my back, slowly, softly, and I felt my whole body flush. This...this was what I had wanted...It was like I never left...
The kiss was short, too short. She pulled away, and I opened my eyes to see her smiling softly at me. It wasn't the teasing grin that she usually wore. She looked more...sincere. I smiled back, in complete bliss.
"I didn't think you'd come back", she said.
"You...didn't...?"
"No one does. It's always one and done with people", she chuckled softly, looking away from me. "They give me what I want once, then never come back. So I always gotta move on to the next one."
This shocked me. Was I really the first one to do this? No one else has ever come back after the first time? I found that unbelievable...I was such a coward...so why me, of all people?
"It gets lonely..." she brought my hand to her face, "even when I'm not alone, I'd still feel so lonely..."
My face fell as her words hit me.
Spinel was...lonely...?
She seemed to carry herself with such confidence, so I never would've guessed...She seemed like someone who would have many friends, and many people vying for her attention. Especially considering how good she was at...what she does...I guess being a vampire would lead to some difficulties with getting people to stick around? I guess not many people wanna experience that more than once...Did she scare them? I remember being scared at first...but she had taken such good care of me that I wasn't scared anymore...She wasn't intimidating, was she? How can someone not enjoy her company?
Was it, maybe...that no one felt they were worthy of her attention?
Already, I was learning more about her, and it wasn't what I was expecting at all...I wanted to help her, but I didn't know how. I was pretty lonely myself. Not many people could bring themselves to give a crap about me. Could it be...that we had something in common?
I didn't know what to say. I didn't wanna ask her about it. She seemed happy to see me, and I didn't wanna ruin it. So, I simply apologized. "I'm....sorry...."
And immediately, she looked back at me, and the playfulness returned.
"Awww, don't be sorry, doll~" she cooed, "Now I know that you're not like that! And that makes me so happy...knowing you're just as special as I thought you were~"
Heat rushed to my cheeks at her words. "I-I'm really not that special..." I tried my best not to stumble over my words, and began talking faster, "I...I just wanted to...to get to know you better, that's all. And I didn't expect myself to get this far, to be honest..." I forced a laugh.
"But you are special!" she disagreed, "Take it from someone who knows uniqueness when she sees it..."
She finally let go of my hand and wrapped her arms around my waist, pulling me close to her. She leaned down, bringing her face close to mine. My heart was about ready to burst out of my chest...
"The way you're lookin' at me right now...I've never seen anything like it."
Before I could say anything more, she brought her lips to mine in a passionate kiss, much longer and more heated than the last. I tried to kiss her back, but she completely overpowered me, denying me barely any room to breathe. I could barely even think as she made out with me, her hands wandering all over my body, claiming every part of me. She was so cold, but she made me feel so warm...I loved it. Finally giving in, I wrapped my arms around her, moaning weakly. She giggled in response, a noise I couldn't get enough of.
For that moment, it felt like she wanted me as much as I wanted her.
Once she pulled back, I was panting, elated, but a complete mess in her arms. I could only imagine what I looked like. I must've looked pathetic, my mouth hanging open as she left it, my face flushed, my eyes closed. My legs felt like jelly, so I leaned into her, resting on her shoulder as I caught my breath. She let out an airy chuckle, sounding breathless as well. I felt one of her hands stroking my back. I tried to collect my thoughts about what just happened. Holy crap that was incredible, you're so perfect, Spinel, thank you, I'm so sorry I left, I don't wanna leave again, I'll let you have me for as long as you want...I'm yours now, I'm yours...
I'd never felt so desperate for someone in my whole life...She was almost intoxicating. Part of me knew I should try and resist, try to be rational...but the rest of me didn't care. I'd been yearning for this all week, and all that frustration had finally paid off...
"How lucky I was to come across a dame like you", she spoke seductively into my ear, "So cute...so sensitive...and so...delicious~" she whispered the last word. I shivered, gripping her tighter as if it'll save me from melting into a puddle on the floor.
All I could do was whimper in response, causing another chuckle from her.
"That's right, doll, I mean every word..." she continued, "And ya came back, just to see me...You're such a sweet thing~. In fact," Both of her hands began wandering up my back, resting on my shoulders, "I missed ya more then ya thought I did...I missed holdin' ya like this...Touchin' ya like this...Do ya believe me? I've been so, so lonely...I missed ya, my sweet doll..."
'My sweet doll'. 'MY'. I felt my heart soar at her words. Spinel missed me...! And I made her happy...!
"...And now, I'm never lettin' ya go again."
Her voice suddenly took on a tone I'd never heard before...Darker, more growly, with her accent more pronounced. My eyes finally snapped open again as she aggressively jerked me back by my shoulders, pushing me into the nearest wall, pinning me there. My heart was racing a mile a minute as I could only look up at her. She was grinning widely, and not in her normal way. This grin was manic, predatory, and it made me begin to shiver. What was going on? What was she gonna do? I opened my mouth, but no sound came out. Warning bells were going off in my mind, but I was frozen like a deer in headlights.
And then, her eyes began to glow. Her red eyes were already one of her most noticeable features, but now, they were the brightest thing in the dark room. I squinted at the light, and instinctively tried to look away, but a hand went to my face, forcing me to look at it. I didn't know what was happening, but I would bear with it for her. And so, I braced myself. My first guess was that she would drink from me again, and I welcomed that thought. She was welcome to use me in that way if she wanted...
But nothing happened. As I continued looking at her, the tension in my body disappeared, and I stopped trembling. In fact, I began to feel weak in the knees. She wasn't saying anything, and she still got that reaction out of me...The sight of her face so close to mine, looking like she could ravage me at any moment...and I, the prey, was so helpless, pinned against the wall...This was an image I never wanted to forget.
With each passing second, I felt myself melt more and more, to the point where my legs started to give out. I slid down the wall a little, and then her hands went under my arms, helping me stay on my feet. But even then, it kept getting worse.
"S-Spinel..." I breathed out, attempting to speak, "I-I feel...I can't...." The sentences weren't forming. I felt my body grow numb, the only thing keeping me from collapsing on the ground being her arms...
"Shhh...Don't worry", she said, her voice as smooth as butter, "I got'cha~"
My vision was starting to blur, but I couldn't look away from her. Her gorgeous eyes were unblinking as she looked back at me, the eerie red glow making them all the more beautiful. I was putty in her hands...It was as if there was nothing else around me...nothing else that mattered. It was just her.
Just Spinel, the woman of my dreams.
My eyelids began to grow heavy, my body fully limp. With the last of my consciousness, I realized that this sensation wasn't normal. Was she doing this? I would've been scared had I caught on earlier, but now, I didn't care. I just wanted to stay like this...it felt so good...
"That's it...~" she purred, "Now, close your eyes for me...Just relax for a bit, and let me take care of everything~"
That was the last thing I heard before I closed my eyes, and quickly passed out in her arms.
When I woke up, I was in a place I had never seen before.
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xsecretblastsx · 4 years ago
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i1x16 - All about my brother
Last week was so busy for me and my brain was so fried I didn’t think I could do this until today. I’m excited to though to reach this episode, only two more two go and S1 will be done. So here we go.
As usual recap under the cut.
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Thoughts I had while watching the episode:
This one of my fave uniform looks of Blair. I don’t even know why, but it is.
I so love the Jenny vs Blair dynamic. Because even if I’m rooting for Blair I can’t help but admire Jenny here.
Chuck and Bart are at the Bachelor party in Montecarlo, and he still calls Serena to see how she is. Brother and sis in the making.
Hello Georgina, oh sorry Sarah. Having watched the series already this is a plot I can’t help but roll my eyes at
Jenny telling Eric that he has a crush on her, actually that whole since she reminded me a lot of Regina George when she was fake nice.
Asher was really bad a hiding his relationship, like the dude is kissing his boyfriend right next to the school where anyone could see them.
I wonder who was Mr Spitzer and why he couldn’t be seated near Serena at the wedding, I want to believe there’s a funny story behind it, and not because he’s a perv.
Sure, Jenny’s being a bitch to Dan, and for once he’s in the right, and yet I can’t feel bad for him. 
“Don’t go to France, I’ll be there for you” a throwaway line from Blair, and yet bits like this are what fueled the fandom scale towards Blair for so long, Blair’s drama is petty compared to Serena’s and yet... still to this day people still argue about this mostly against Serena. 
“You look stressed even for you” an acurate description of Dan Humphrey at any given time. And Serena’s so eager to have that in her life, poor girl.
Serena’s turning around while Blair’s describing Jenny as self obssesed, self serving, self centered is hilarious, but hey she knows what she’s talking about
The four G: guys, girlfriends and Gossip Girl.
“Now you know how Vanessa Hudgen feels”, that is so 2008. Worse thing is I remember it.
“Wasn’t me, wish it was”, so Blair.
“Is your brotherly duty to save her from becoming the next Katie Holmes” Seriously this episode is getting quite savage with the not so nice pop culture references, also I dind’t want to remember this.
Dan being like “I don’t want Jenny to get hurt” and Blair pointing out that he should have thought of that before telling all of Manhattann that she’s a  glorified hag is why Dan sucks so bad.
Rufu’s seeing Lily on that wedding dress 
Jenny having a rude awakening, and even though she hates it she still goes along with it. 
Again, he may be right, but thanks Jenny for telling Dan to stop judging everyone all the time.
Serena blowing up Blair, and for once this actually was important. Too bad she couldn’t know that.
I so wish Georgina had refered to Blair as Snow White more in the show. And I guess people loved it because I’ve seen it more than once on fanfic. Also Eric being like “Oh, snow not so white, did you hear that...” but in Eric’s favor that was juicy gossip. 
Now I feel bad for pointing it out earlie the same thing Georgina says here, that was so in plain sight, this was really mean though.
Eric calling Chuck after the fall out, and he sums it up pretty well, the guy may have flaws, but being a judgmental ass  is not one of them. 
One of my fave bits of S1 was all the heartfelt moments between Serena and Eric. 
Blair’s arrival at Jenny’s party: EPIC. “The most importants parties to attend are the onew you’re not invited to” girl is serving. Also one of her most underrated looks in Season one
Georgina, Vanessa, Serena and Dan sitting at a table, talk about akward, also  I don’t know how to interpret this because either: half of the table are sociopaths, or just roll my eyes becaue the writers totatlly forgot about this plot when writing the final season of this show. 
Penelope and Hazel bitching about how their first time’s were awful. Not cool.
I wish we had got a nice moment between Blair and Eric, because they did care about each other, and we got so little between them. Because these kids were family, dysfunctional one for sure, but family nonetheless.
I know Asher was a jerk, and this was a moment of empowerment for Eric, but outing people is never good. Like I get why Eric did it, and he’s also really young, but still. 
Seriously Blair look’s gorgeous this episode.
That scene with Lily and Eric brief as it was really made me emotional, it’s one Lily’s most honest  and realest moment as a mom.
 Jenny raising the white flag, this scene is my second fave scene between them,their power struggle may be over for now, but it was a ride. And I love how honest they get with each other.
So Dan can tell Serena what to do, what not do, talk about her friends, but the moment she tells him she has misgivings about someone, he’s like how dare you! why don’t you trust my judgment... and then list all the bad things she did, and just leaves. He’s the biggest hypocrite ever.
Seriously angry Scrabble? And the words are like... ugh. I just can’t with him.
This is one of my favorite moments of Blair and Serena because Blair’s words are such a perfect description of the bond between them.
That’s such an ending for an episode “I kill someone”
No Chuck or Nate this episode. 
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So this episode... it was quite packed. It’s basically the set up for the finale of Season One, putting and end to the Blair vs Jenny storyline and leaving us with Georgina breaking havoc front and center, only to drop the bomb that Serena killed someone. On first watching I remember I was like what? and hitting next episode really fast. Now not so much because this episode was one of those were rewatching reallly felt diferent from the first time. It’s also the one so far were knowing how the show ends was really distracting
I remembered this episode mostly for being the final round of Blair vs Jenny and it being quite a thing to watch, feeling bad for Eric,loving his scenes with Lily and Serena, and that last scene between Serena and Blair. And unlike the episode of Jenny’s birthday, I didn’t enjoyed their struggle for power as much this second time around. Not because I hated or anything, in fact Blair arriving to that party was still epic, I guess it had a lot to do with the fact that this was my favorite Jenny storyline, back then I didn’t knew what to expect, and I was excited about seeing where her character goes next, and now I know, and I didn’t like it how it went in the end, and it was sad to see her so defeated here,because she is never happy, whenever she gets something she wants it turns out it doesn’t make her happy at all, and even knowing that, the way things go, the way she acts, make it hard to root for her.  
I still loved her last scene with Blair though, because it didn’t matter how much antagonism there was between them, they also still saw a bit of themselves in each other, they hate it but they admire each other, and it’s was make their relationship so interesting and why they have these moments of such honesty between them, and sure, here Blair was condecending and Jenny basically tells her that she destroyed her life just to be like Blair, as if being like her was not something good, so each of them believe she’s better than the other, and yet it ends on a really sad not because Jenny’s words “I don’t expect anything anymore” are actually really depressing for a 15 year old girl, and as soon as she turns back towards the elevator, Blair drops the smile, because she gets it. So like I said, a really good scene, and even though I may not be excited about Jenny��s storylines anymore, I’m excited about a certaing scene betweem them in S2. That’s my fave. You can probably guess which one it is.
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The other main plot this episode was Georgina still breaking havoc on Serena’s life, this time by blackmailing her, and becoming friends with Dan and Vanessa. Now, I normally don’t like to think that much about future events, particularly how it all ends, because I like enjoying the episodes trying to yes get more insight on why things happened the way it did, and it’s easier to analyse the characters actions and motivations in the moment, rather than focusing in their whole character arc, but this episode I found it pretty impossible to do because, knowing Dan is Gossip Girl means he’s pretending the whole time in a more obvious way, playing it up next to Georgina who’s presented as manipulative, a tad crazy and evil, is hard not to notice how he’s basically the same, and at least Georgina was honest about her nature, Dan on the other hand is not, Penn and the whole internet has being pointing out since  “You” came out about how Penn’s character Joe, is Dan upgrading to murder, and this is where the comparison really cames to life.  It kind of creeps me out. 
Dan aslo makes me really angry, becausse to top it all he gets mad at Serena, for basically not trusting her judgement because he is the trustworthy one in this relationship and she is not, and he drives the point home by listing all the times she has lied to him, never mind that part of the reason she lies is beacause he’s a judgmental ass who has lowkey constantly drilled her with how he loves the good Serena, and this episode he’s even critical of her haning out with Chuck who is a) her soon to be step brother b) someone she’s been reluctant friends with since she was a kid, and he also is critical of her partying, so basically the things she did before she met him, and that’s wrong on itself, but having Dan Humphrey acting all high and mighty because he doesn’t lie to Serena, makes me angry because he being a hypocrite not capable of seeing his own mistakes, never asking for forgiveness is what I dislike the most about his character.
I’ll leave it here for today, because this carries on to the next episode, and because Dan’s gets even worse on the next ones, so I’ll know I’ll be ranting about him even more so, and I don’t want to repeat myself, at least not that much. I’ll end this by remembering that last scene between Blair and Serena, because it’s such a precious moments and the reason why no matter what happened between and how bad it got, they are sisters and love each other to pieces “We're sisters. You're my family. What is you is me. There's nothing that you could ever say to make me let go. I love you”
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Random bit’s I’ve noticed:
Lily’s schedule was so full, between disscusing her prenup, a final fitting at Mark Ingram’s Atelier, a mani/pedi, a conference call about an article, an appoitment at Barney’s... oh the good life.
So this episode is where the “whoever said money can’t buy happiness didn’t know where to shop” quote cames from. I’ve seen that one on a ton of edits, no one of my fave though.
Funny but if there was one character that really put into practice Blai’rs words about crashing parties it was Vanessa now that I think of it.
Shut up and let me go! I was so obssesed with that song back in 2008. Though when I think of the Ting Tings and Gossip Girl, I have a different song in mind. 
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cherryonigiri · 4 years ago
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Okay so could you write a headcanon where 2 random boys (can you pick then? I love all of boys from hq) and Ushi-kun where they walk on their gfs fangirling or thirsting over another anime/game character?And she was talking how hot he is? How they would react?👀😂 have a great day/night and dont forget to eat and get rest, love you💕
A/N: hahahahaha i laughed while writing this. FYI these are all based on legit crushes i had on anime/game characters at some point in my life - see if you’ve watched the shows i’ve watched :) ILY I PROMISE I’M DOING MY BEST TO EAT THREE MEALS A DAY AND GET ADEQUATE SLEEP MWAH. also i went overboard and added an extra boy bc why not. These are a little shorter since there were 4 characters but I hope you enjoy!
Content warning: implied nsfw for Atsumu + slight nsfw hcs for Matsukawa (Matukawa’s hcs are below the cut - UPDATE TUMBLR IS NOT LETTING ME PUT THE CUT WHERE I WANT IT SO JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS IMPLIED/SLIGHT NSFW FOR THE LAST 2 CHARACTERS
PS: If anyone wants a spicy sequel/one shot for matsukawa i’m open to the idea 👀👀 let me know in my inbox!
Ushijima Wakatoshi 
Ushijima definitely knows you’re into anime + games
Having visited your dorm room on multiple occasions he’s seen your extensive collection of manga, anime posters and you always seem to be playing on your switch whenever you have free time
Of course, he notices a significant portion of your collection is centered on male characters 
And you’ve definitely mentioned a few games to him - Ikemen Sengoku, Code:Realize, Hakuouki (wow i’m really out here exposing myself) etc. 
He doesn’t really mind though? Like - at the end of the day these are 2D men, whereas he is a very real boyfriend 
At least he thinks he doesn’t mind
Recently, he notices that you seem to be on your phone a lot, and you seem to be texting the same group chat very often
He asks why and you laugh - it’s not actual text messages you’re just trying out a new otome/simulation game called Mystic Messenger. He finds the name silly but he just brushes it off he’s definitely J E A L O U S
Until one day he walks into your room while you’re calling one of your friends to freak out about that specific game
You sound kind of teary from outside the door “Oh MY GOD OH MY GOD I GOT THE GOOD ENDING WITH JUMIN!” and “[friend name] I THINK I CAN DIE HAPPY I’M MARRIED TO JUMIN HAN WHAT MORE DO I NEED IN LIFE” and “HE’S SO FREAKING ATTRACTIVE UGH I AM BLESSED”
He’s like who TF is Jumin and immediately bursts into your room looking pissed off
Poor babie is all like “you’re married?” and “if you had someone else you were interested in you should have told me.” “Who is this Jumin Han???” 🧐
Oh my god you start cackling, but you manage to tell him that NO you are not married and that Jumin Han is a fictional character from the game you’re playing
Ushijima looks confused after you explain - why would you find fictional men attractive when you’re already dating him? 
Tendou almost dies laughing the next day when Ushijima tells him about what happened
Oikawa Tooru
Since practice finishes pretty late he usually goes to see you at your house at night, but tonight things wrapped up earlier - he’s excited to spend more time with you
You’ve finished up most of your homework so you’ve just been rewatching Attack on Titan since you’re super excited for the new season 
You’re kinda distracted/have headphones on so you don’t hear your boyfriend knock on the front door. Your mom answers it and lets him in and he climbs the stairs
He can hear your fangirling (freaking out) over something as he walks towards your room
You jump in surprise when he opens the door, because you thought he would be a bit later but immediately release your pent up excitement
“Tooru just LOOK at him he’s such a bad ass like oh my gosh he literally has swords and he’s still running around slaying the MPs who have guns. God whenever he gets angry he looks so hot,” etc. etc. 
You’re shoving your laptop in his face, showing him gifs and video of attack on titan, specifically the captain of the survey corps that you are obsessed with
Tooru gets it - for him its space, shitty alien films and astronomy. For you it’s video games and anime - or more specifically, handsome characters from said franchises
Even though he understand that it’s something you’re passionate about he still makes a whole show about whining how you’re in love with Levi Ackerman (lmao i still thirst over our favorite captain) instead of him
“y/n i’m taller than him! And more handsome! He has blood on him all the time! And he’s super annoying because he’s obsessed with cleaning.” *cue pouty Tooru*
You probably shouldn’t tell him that you are an avid follower of the levi x reader tag on tumblr 
Tooru still somehow finds out you’re also reading reader insert fanfic and goes BERSERK with his pouting and whining - literally everyone and their mothers have heard his sob story about how “his darling y/n is leaving me for a short germaphobic asshole” 
The rest of the team finds it hilarious - the end up pranking him by posting pictures of Levi in his school locker or texting them in the volleyball groupchat (Oikawa is Suffering™)
Makki and Mattsun get him a Levi keychain for his birthday and cackle when he chucks it violently into the nearest trash can 
Miya Atsumu
Doesn’t really know you’re into anime/gaming at first
I don’t think that’s on purpose - Atsumu just has such a one track mind when it comes to volleyball and he’s always busy with practice
so he just kinda doesn’t really give all the anime merch in your room a second glance even though it’s a dead giveaway
I bet Atsumu secretly watches some superhero anime - probably shounen stuff like My Hero Academia, one punch man etc. 
He probably starts to notice you’re into anime/games because you’ll play games on your phone/gaming device all the time 
One day he notices you’re giggling + blushing while looking at your screen. He’s curious to he heads over to you when coach says they can have a break
Peeks over your shoulder because he wants to know what you’re playing - but instead he’s greeted by some 2D samurai guy called Harada Sanosuke asking you to marry him 
“Huh, I didn’t know you were into this kinda stuff y/n” tries to sound playful but internally he is screaming / ?????? WOT I DIDN’T KNOW MY S/O WAS INTO OTOME GAMES
Atsumus pretty chill about it at first, he probably teases you a lot about playing the game but isn’t really bugged about it
“Maybe you should thirst over your boyfriend instead of a fictional character babe~”
I mean - he knows he’s attractive and why be jealous? You only really play the game when he’s busy and you don’t really let the game play seep into your dates/hangouts
But one time he walks in on you reading some ~spicy~ hakuouki x reader fanfic and he’s like are u serious
Like you were lowkey quiet screaming to yourself and muttering “omg omg omg” when he walked in and you definitely tried to close your laptop so he couldn’t see what was open in your browser
Too bad Atsumu has mad reflexes and manages to prevent you from making your computer go to sleep
Briefly skims whatever it was that you were reading and smirks at you 
“Hey, if you really want something like this, why don’t you let your real boyfriend deliver” before kissing you
Matsukawa Issei
Look, Issei just wants a chill movie/tv show night where the two of you can bundle up on the couch and binge whatever anime you feel like
Has everything set up - this man is ready to go: snacks? he has all of your favorites, couch? filled with soft pillows + multiple pillows. Attire? Comfy sweatpants shirtless 🥵
Last time he chose the series for your binge sleepover so he let you choose what the two of you were gonna watch this time 
Turns out you decided to watch Psycho-Pass - it seemed like a pretty cool show, he was down with the whole dystopia/psychological concept
Starts out pretty normal, is appreciating the action + mystery elements and is glad that you chose that show 
About halfway through the anime you two decide to take a break - he goes to the kitchen to refill your snacks, leaving to stretch you back.
When he comes back with more food, he notices that you’re hunched over your phone, typing something
He sneaks up behind you after he puts the food down, “Whatcha reading there babe?” You squeak and try to hide your phone, but not before he sees the words kougami x reader typed into your tumblr search bar
Lit-rally exCuSE me what - he’s not mad (more amused than anything else) but he also kind wants to tease you (bc Mattsun is a little shit) 
“Is that the reason you wanted to watch this show?” he asks playfully. “He’s pretty hot tho, I kinda agree with you there babe.” 
Now that he’s released the floodgate, he can’t stop your occasional comments like “omg how does he look so GOOD when he’s punching someone” or “he could shoot me with his dominator and i’d still say thank you” 
The thirst comments are kinda getting to him, so he decides to take things in a different direction
“Let me what I can show you with my dominator~” L M A O I’M SORRY THIS EXISTS
Suddenly you’re being pulled onto his lap, and pressed against his bare chest, Issei barely gives you time to adjust before he’s kissing you roughly, tongue plunging into your mouth
His hands wrap around your hips pressing your core closer to his own, and you can feel his hard-on pressing into your stomach 
He’ll be sure to suck a dark hickey onto the side of your neck and his hands travel under your shirt, just to remind you who your real boyfriend is 
Needless to say, you won’t remember a single thing about the second half of the show after the night is over couch sex? Couch sex 😏
general taglist: @bokutokoutaroo @sneezefiction
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strangefable · 4 years ago
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Catch Up Meme
Rules: tag as many people as you want to catch up with or get to know better!
I was tagged by @the-laridian (Thank you! I hope you don’t regret it.)
Three ships (I am tempted by a certain archaic Christmas carol, but I shall refrain.)
Serenity, Enterprise-D, and the Flying Dutchman.
No? Okay. Uh... Vicar Max/my captain (but no one but me knows her yet so this doesn’t even count)
I’ve been Having Thoughts about whether Udom Bedford and Alex Hawthorne ever had, like, A Thing before his untimely end?
Lately, I’ve been having a lot of Feelings about Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn and various people she meets in game. Working on my second playthrough right now, is why.
Look, shipping is weird for me. I like ships, but I like to read everything. Fanfic is such a cool, broad medium that I could wax on about for ages. I enjoy other people’s OCs. I like seeing ships I never would’ve thought of myself. Hell, I even read whole-ass fandoms in which I don’t have direct knowledge of canon sometimes. I used to severely limit myself to “Only These OTPs Are Real” kind of thinking when I was much, much younger, and it was a shitty attitude that I’d like to never have again.
But uhm. Right now I’m exclusively writing Vicar Max/my captain.  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Last songs listened to
I legitimately have no idea. According to my music player, it was either the TOW soundtrack or one of my ridiculous writing playlists that I make and then don’t use. I don’t listen to a lot of songs any more. I miss it, but I just... can’t. It’s an attention problem. Lyrics distract my brain too much when I’m doing something else, but I’m terrible at sitting down and just listening, either. I can occasionally listen to instrumental stuff while doing other things. Big surprise: those are usually game soundtracks. Or the LOTR soundtracks if I’m feeling fancy.
Currently watching
Er, currently? Not much. Couple random animes that probably aren’t worth mentioning. I should get it together and watch The Mandalorian Season 2 already, though. Oof. (No worries, I do not care about spoilers. At all.) But will probably avoid it and go watch some Trek show or Stargate again instead. (I like me some star shows, y’all.)
Currently reading
Fanfic. It’s kind of the only thing I can read right now, which is frustrating as a lifelong book nerd. But it is what it is. Fic is getting me through this rough reading year and I’m grateful for it. Fic writers, you guys do not know what a bunch of unsung heroes you are. (I’m making a conscious effort to change my former lurker ways and leave copious comments. Hence that post I made a while ago.)
And, like, if you have any recs? Throw ‘em at me. Your stuff, your friends’ stuff, the guy you talked to at the store last year’s stuff, just anything. Any fandom, pairing, whatever. No rules or parameters. The limit does not exist.
How’s it going
AHAHA. Oh, boy. To give you an idea: COVID has had no real, direct effect on my life. It was more like the universe saying, “Here’s a cherry to put on top of the shit sandwich I already gave you,” after it had already lit me on fire.
Ugh, I don’t mean to sound this alarmist. I am totally okay. All my needs are met. Geez, I have internet! I have four very affectionate, needy pets who love me. I have a good therapist whom I don’t need health insurance to see. I'm doing fine! I’m even fairly...if not happy, exactly, then, content, most days.
I’ve just had a lot of very hard setbacks in recent years that pretty much decimated my support network and exacerbated my mental health diagnoses to a minor flashpoint, and it’s been a slow, uphill battle toward some semblance of “normal” for a while. But I’m getting there.
The mere fact that I’m on tumblr and trying to participate in something again is kind of a big deal for me. And it’s going great! You have all been welcoming and wonderful. And like, I really really hope this level of honesty doesn’t drag anything down or make things weird, because I don’t mean to do that. I’m just a painfully honest person; I can’t help it. Fandom shenanigans are what I’m here for. If I can also maybe make a few friends? That would be amazing extra icing on the cake, but for real, I’m just wildly happy to be here!
Tagging
I don’t feel like I have the authority to tag anyone. I am a newb who’s just glad to be in the metaphorical room. I love reading these, though. Y'all are some seriously cool people.
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mfackenthal · 5 years ago
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The MFackenthal Show with Guest Star @usuallyamazinglyaverage!
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Megs:  Hello Hello Hello!!!  Oh my gosh, I cannot believe it has been so long since my last show.  It’s truly so wonderful to see all of you here!  Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to catch up on my old shows and to encourage me to continue with them!  But enough about me, I am not why you are here today.  Today, you are here to meet another AMAZING guest.  Please help me welcome to the stage @usuallyamazinglyaverage​!
Mar shyly walks on the stage and gives Megs a hug.  They sit down on the couch facing the audience, their bodies angled towards one another. 
Mar, I am so glad that you are here today.  Thank you for agreeing to be on the show! 
Mar: Megs, I am delighted and simply honored to be here.  I can’t believe I am on The Mfackenthal Show! 
Megs: And I am so glad you are here.  You and I connected over a shared love for one Ethan Ramsey and I have loved watching you grow as a writer! 
Mar:  Awh, Megs!  I think I’m blushing! 
Megs: Oh stop!  You’re an amazing writer.  And we’re going to talk all about that shortly, but first, can you tell us when you joined the fandom and what brought you here? 
Mar:  Well, I officially joined in mid-april 2019, when I created my blog, but I’ve been following the choices fandom for much longer than that. While I’ve been a part of other fandoms before, this was the first time I really wanted to join in.
BRRRRRING!  BRRRRRING!!! A phone rings from somewhere backstage. 
Megs and Mar look at each other with questions in their eyes.  Megs looks behind her for the source of the sound, but when it stops, she just looks at Mar and shrugs.  
… I discovered the choices app by chance in the Apple store one weekend, while looking for something to distract myself with. I always loved games that featured in-depth romances, so of course my interest was peaked immediately. The first book that got my attention was Big Sky Country. I was instantly hooked. After I read that one, I browsed through more books and found Open Heart. Pixelberry had just released the first few chapters - and that’s when the real fun began! Hospital drama? Interesting plot? Quite a few really cool love interests? Sign me the heck up!  Of course, the one who got me really into it was our resident smartass doctor, Ethan Ramsey... Which is why I looked through tumblr right after finishing chapter 3, to see if a fandom for this strange and wonderful game existed. The rest is, as you say, history.
Megs: And just about a year later, you’re still here!  And so is Open Heart 2!!  Eeek!  That last chapter you wrote with Ethan helping MC work out and then showering.  Damn girl!  If you haven’t read it yet, folks, check out the link at the bottom of your screen: 
https://usuallyamazinglyaverage.tumblr.com/post/612091098044792832/two-more-minutes-ethan-x-mc
While Megs is pointing out the link, a red phone booth is rolled out onto the left side of the stage beside the couch.  Mar just glares at it.  Megs doesn’t seem to see it at all because it’s behind her.
Megs:  The fandom is an interesting place.  What do you love about the fandom?  What do you dislike? What would you like to say to the fandom? 
Mar:  The better question is, what don’t I love about it? There is so much talent and kindness in this fandom, it’s sort of mindblowing! I was welcomed with such enthusiasm and I have made many (hopefully) lasting friendships as well. But, like all fandoms, we have our problems. Some people will never get over the fact that the opinions of others will often differ from their own. That kind of toxicity is a part of every fanbase, unfortunately. 
The phone in the phone booth starts ringing.  Megs jumps up and practically into Mar’s lap. 
Megs: What the hell?!  
Megs and Mars just hold each other for a moment. 
The phone keeps ringing.
Megs:  Umm, should we answer it? 
Mar:  Not it! 
Megs:  What?!  They’re probably calling for you!
Mar:  Megs, this is your show.  I’m guessing it’s for you. 
Megs:  Hmm, that is strong logic.  Let’s just ignore it and see if it stops. 
Mar:  Sounds good to me. 
Megs:  Okay, umm, what were we talking about … 
Brrrrrring!  
Megs:  damn it! Why is it still ringing?!  I guess phone booths don’t have voicemail, huh?  Okay … umm … shakes her head … okay, tell me, what do you do when you’re not producing work for the fandom; what do you do for fun?
The phone stops ringing.
Mar:  Oh, the silence is wonderful, isn’t it?  Well, when I’m not writing for the fandom or interacting with other fans, I go to school. I’m currently finishing up the first year of my apprenticeship, to become a nursery school teacher/educator. The whole thing is super stressful, but it’s my dream to one day work with kids and teens. So I endure, haha!  
As for fun, You already know that I love writing and reading, of course. I also play a lot of video games, they have played a huge part in life since I was about seven years old. I also meet up with close friends, when I have the time. 
Megs: Speaking of writing - I totally got sidetracked by that damned-
Brrrrring!  The phone starts ringing again. 
Megs: looks down dejectedly - phone.  Ugh!  I hate phone calls.  How about you, Mar?
Mar:  Oh Megs, the truth is I’m a dork! I can interact with people under normal circumstances just fine, I am usually quite confident. But talking on the phone? Nope. Job interviews? Total nope. Flirting? Absolute no go. I’m a social disaster when it comes to that kind of stuff.  The phone is the worst. 
Megs:  Awh, well, you’re doing great on my show.  We would never have known any of that!  I’m guessing you told my producers about hating the phone and they decided all these phones would be funny because I also hate the phone.  I was really hoping you’d want to answer these phones ... but I guess our shared hatred that means it would be really mean of me to ask you to answer this phone then, huh? 
Mar:  In fact, it would be. 
Megs:  Hmm … well, I have an idea … 
Megs goes into the phone booth and picks up the receiver and then just drops it back on the base.    
Megs:  There we go - we can just say we got disconnected.  .  
Mar just laughs while Megs looks very smug and proud of herself. 
Megs:  So, let’s talk some more about writing.  What’s your favorite work that you have written?
Mar:  Mhhh, I actually think that changes every time I post something new! My more recent works are the ones I often enjoy the most, because I can see the improvements I made, I can see progress in my writing. People may have noticed that I write a lot of smut - which is also a favorite pastime for me. Something about writing it just tickles my fancy, I have so much fun doing it!
Megs:  What a healthy attitude!  Can you share with us your writing process? 
Mar:  To be honest, I don’t really have one. I write when inspiration strikes and when I feel up to it. When an idea excites me, it usually takes me a lot of time to get it done, because I want it to be just right. What I do need for writing is music that fits the topic of the fic though. If it’s something fluffy, I’ll listen to romantic songs. If it’s something smutty, I’ll listen to sexy songs. It helps me get into the right headspace for whatever I’m about to write.
Megs:  What advice do you have for other writers? Especially other fanfic writers? 
Mar:  Best advice I can give is not to think too hard about it. Just go with the flow, write what feels good. When the words won’t come, step away from your work and take a breather. Eat something. Do some sit-ups. Watch an episode of your favorite show. Just come back to it later, your inspiration will strike eventually.
Megs:  That is sage advice. 
Mar:  Now Megs, I have a question for you.  How and where did you get the idea for the interviews? I’ve never seen anything like this on tumblr!
Megs:  That’s a great question, Mar.  The idea was the brainchild of a group of people.  It started with me trying to find a way to add something to the fandom that didn’t involve me writing a fic.  At that time, I said I wasn’t a writer.  I read and I left reviews and that was as much writing as I was willing to do.  I was gaining followers though and I wanted to do something to give back to the fandom.  Through the help of people who are no longer with us, but also @maxattack-powell​, @lizeboredom​, and a few others, I learned that people were truly interested in learning more about each other but the connections could be hard to make.  I figured this was where I could help the fandom.  While I hate the phone, I love messaging people via text and I have no fear in messaging someone and asking questions.  If they don’t respond, that’s okay!  So I came up with a set of questions and wrote the first show as though I was just at a bar or something.  When people really enjoyed that, I came up with the idea of serializing the show and here we are!
And that’s the end of today’s show.  Mar, thank you so much for coming on today’s show.  To everyone in the audience, thank you for coming to today’s show!  I look forward to seeing you on our next show!!
The phone starts ringing again. 
Megs:  I bet that’s my producer calling to remind me that to say that tickets can be purchased online or over the phone.  Luckily for you, I won’t be the one answering the phones.  Because this is what that would look like:   
Megs gets up and this time she picks up the receiver and instead of putting it back on the base, she just lets the phone hang.  It swings back and forth.  
Megs takes Mar’s arm and together they walk off stage.  
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And now for the tags.  I’m only tagging people who have specifically mentioned an interest in The MFackenthal Show.  If you want to be added to the tag list for these or removed, please let me know!
@hopefulmoonobject​ @queen-among-writers​, @hopelessromantic1352​, @lilyofchoices​, @msjpuddleduck​, @theroyalweisme​, @lady-kato
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collecting-stories · 4 years ago
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Ugh! Yes, I know it happens but it's hard to imagine published authors or even fanfic writers on here ever getting stuck. Sometimes I feel like the only time I can actually write is when I'm supposed to be doing something else
True, probably why I write so much while I’m at work. All the ideas come when I’m trying to distract myself from bored I am lol. I think it’s definitely much easier to imagine anyone, published or just fanfic writers, just sitting down and writing story after story with no problems at all. In my own case I’ve definitely had months go by where I wrote hardly anything. Even now, I’m writing all this but the original fiction piece I’ve been trying to get started for months now won’t seem to cooperate with me.
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unhealthyobsessionmarvel · 6 years ago
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I Win- Reader/Dom!Tom Hiddleston
A/N : So im writing a fanfic but I couldn’t get this outta my head and it doesn’t fit into the current plot of my fanfic so here goes.
Summary/ Backstory: You and Tom have been dating for a couple months already. Today you get into a bet with Bucky and things get interesting…
Warnings: Cursing, Smut, Bad Grammar?
You and Tom were in the bedroom watching a movie. You were sitting on the couch while Tom was on the bed. “Why are you so far away?” He whined.
“I didn’t even realise” You replied.
“Come here” he demanded.
“nooo, I’m comfy here” you groaned.
“Please” he made a pouty face. “baby come on” “Fine” You got up and walked over to Tom.
You sat beside Tom and he laid his head on your lap. You were running your hand through his curls. A few minutes later he sat up and pulled you so you were sitting in-between his legs. He wrapped his arms around your waist and you turned to give him a quick peck on the lips. He rested his head on your shoulder. After a few minutes of sitting like this he started giving you soft kisses along your shoulder then down your arm and back up again. You tried to ignore him and watch the movie, but eventually you gave in and paused the movie.
“something wrong” he said smugly “Can you not?” You said, annoyance in your voice “Am I distracting you?” He asked with a sly grin on his face. “Yes” You replied bitterly. “Damn you can’t focus on anything.” He stated with a chuckle “What do you mean by that?” You asked, raising an eyebrow “You just can’t” He stated simply “YES I CAN!” You exclaimed. “Really?” He questioned you “Yeah” you said confidently
“Then lets have a bet.” He said. You were in deep shit now.
“I’m listening.” You quirked an eyebrow at him
“You have to finish reading your book in 30 minutes, while I try to distract you.” “and if I can’t?” “You have to do whatever I say for 2 hours." “And if I can” “then I’ll do whatever you say for 2 hours.” “ok deal” “And if you don’t do whatever I say, then I can do whatever I want to you. And vice versa Deal?” “Seems fair enough." “ok good.” “Wait.” You said “Yea”
“I think we need some rules first” “ugh you and your rules. Fine!” “Rule number one: We can’t tell anyone about this.” “Ok.” Tom nodded. “BUT, if one of us tells then they have to do whatever the other person tells them to do for a week.” “A WEEK?” “why do you think you are gonna tell anyone?” “No of course not. But a week? Really?”
“do you agree or not?” “I mean a week?” You weren’t sure “Yes! Agreed?”
“Fine whatever” You rolled your eyes
“Ok whats rule number 2?” “No video or photographing embarrassing things. Agreed?” “Yes. And rule three?” “nothing involving others”
“what?” “like you can’t make me call or text someone.” “fine” “basically anything involving others. We can only do things that involve the both of us.” “oh just the both of us huh?” He wiggled his brows “you want me to add a 4th rule?” You threatened.
“I’m just kidding around.” He chuckled
“So you agree to the rules?” “Yes. Lets start?”
“Ok”
You got you book, there was only a few pages left and you were confident.
“ready?” He asked
“yes” you replied “timer starts now”
You began reading and after a minute he started to sing. He was actually starting to distract you. You did your best to focus. Once Tom realised singing wasn’t working he started yelling out nicknames. “Sugar” he called out. You didn’t reply “SUGAR” you weren’t going to reply. “BABY. HONEY. SWEETIE. PIE.” He continued to yell out pet names. You were halfway though the time and you were only 40% done. You continued reading, then Tom started yelling out numbers. “sixty five. Seventy two. Three” he said. It was actually distracting because you kept getting lost while reading. “BABY LOOK ITS IRONMAN” he yelled, “FIFTEEN. FOUR. ONE. SEVEN HUNDRED.” He yelled even louder. Then Tom played music, it was obnoxiously loud, and started dancing. With around 5 minutes left Tom left you alone. He opened the door and left it open, he knew it was one of your pet peeves. The timer buzzed and you still had a few pages left.
“So did you finish?” He asked smugly. He knew you weren’t done, he was just rubbing salt on the wound.” “No” “So I win.” “yeah” you replied, you were pissed.
“Since I win, and you have to do everything I say-” “Just!” You cut him off “what do you want me to do?” “Massage my back” He grinned “I can do that.” You nodded “ok wait let me just start the timer again” Tom started the timer “ok”
“lay on the bed” You requested “I tell you what to do” He reminded “ok ok sorry. Lay on the bed please” “better” He was lying face down and you kneeled beside him. You began massaging his back. You massaged him for around ten minutes, then Tom told you to stop. You got off the bed and he sat up.
“Baby come here” he said. And you moved closer to him. He wrapped his arms around your waist and started taking again. “I’m so glad your mine.” “I’m glad too” you smiled
“Now.” He became a little more serious. “Get on your knees” he said. The way he said it brought a chill down your spine. You could hear the sheer power in his voice. You got down on your knees. Honestly, win or lose you would have still done what he told you to, cause he was right you were his, and he was yours. “Sugar?” You looked at him.
“Yes Tom?”
“Stay still.” He ordered
“Ok.” Tom kissed your neck, it brought chills down your spine. Then he left the room and came back with a white box in his hand. He gave you the box. “Change into this.” He demanded. You went to the bathroom and opened the box. Inside was black a lace bra and pantie, and a black ruffle skirt. The skirt was short, like really short. “TOM WHAT IS THIS” You yelled though the door. “Put everything on.” He yelled back. The authority in his voice, you couldn’t believe you were about to do this. You changed into the clothes he gave you. You were about to close the box when you saw a choker. It had a small diamond on the front. It was cute. “ARE YOU DONE?” Tom asked through the door “yah hold on” you replied. You walked out the door and the look on Tom’s face was priceless. You were satisfied with his reaction, and happy that you had been working out these past few months. You look boom af.
“like what you see baby?” You asked him smugly. “come her” he said. You went beside him. “you are amazing” You giggled, “tha-” Before you had the chance to complete your reply. You were against the wall with Tom’s lips on yours. It took you a moment to compose myself, but once you did you wrapped your arms around his neck. He broke the kiss.
“You said sometimes you wish I would slam you against the wall and kiss you.” He said smugly “huh?” You felt dizzy. “yah” “I always wanna do that.” He said, seriously “oh yah? Why didn’t you?” You asked, with a smart ass tone. “I didn’t know you were ok with it.” Then Tom’s lips were on yours again. You and Tom had kissed before, hell you’ve fucked before, but he’s never kissed you like this. There was never this much passion. He began kissing your neck around the choker, slightly sucking. “T-Tom n-no ma-m-arks” You managed to stutter out. He stopped. “On the bed. Now.” He demanded, you followed. “don’t move” he ordered, then left the room again. Your heart was going to pound out of your chest. He came back, carrying another box. He slid the box under the bed. “Baby?” “Yes, Hon” you replied “You are gonna do everything I say. Right?” “Yes” “Good” He crawled over you. “cause if you don’t I’ll do whatever I want” He said playfully “Yes” “But, baby. You are ok with this right. If you don’t wanna its ok.” He said, softly. You could tell how genuine he was being. “No. I want this” you insisted “are you sure?” “Yes” “I don’t wanna force you.” “Hon. I want to”  “ok” “but” “yes?” “remember no telling” “Ok. baby” he rolled his eyes. “what do you want me to do?” You asked “stay still” “what” “Do not move.” He said sternly “seriously?” You whined “yes” “ok”  “Remember baby, if you move that means you disobeyed me. Then I can do whatever I want”  “Ok honey”
“Its sir for now” “what?” “Call me Sir” “Yes. Sir” “Who do you belong to?” “You.” “You. What?” “You. Sir” “That’s right sugar” Tom kissed you. “remember no moving sugar. Do you understand?” “Yes. Sir” “Good” Tom started softly kissing your lips. Then he went down to you neck, then to your shoulder. You did your best not to move, but he was making it difficult. After you shoulder he started kissing your cleavage. Then suddenly he put one hand under your skirt. He lightly rubbed your covered core, this was enough to make you slightly flinch. “No moving” he reminded. Then he began kissing you bare stomach. Again you were glad you had been working out these past few months. “You have abs” He stated. “It’s not really abs” you replied. He looked up at me “then what is it?” “its just the 11s”  You stated. It really was just the three lines tho. “Whatever.” He rolled his eyes, then he continued to kiss you. Once he was at your core he slowly glided a finger across it, sending a tingling sensation though your whole body. “you are so wet.” He said. Then he lifted the skirt and began kissing the inside of both your thighs, teasing you. Then he put a hand into your bra and grabbed your boob and the other hand resting on your core. He kissed your lips again. Tom paused to take off his shirt. You couldn’t help but look in awe of toned he was. ‘He said I had abs, what about him? His six-pack looked as if it was sculpted by the Ancient Greeks.’ You thought. Tom liked wearing sweaters and honestly they hid how toned he was. “So. Baby. Like what you see?” He teased. You could only nod. Tom went back to kissing you. He brought a hand behind your back and unclipped your bra. Then he pulled it off. The second after your chest was bare he began kissing down your cleavage. Then he started playing with your nipples, again teasing you. He then licked your nipple, which followed with his teeth pulling them. You couldn’t help but grab onto his hair. “I said no moving.” Tom stopped and said sternly.
“Baby I’m sorry I couldn’t.” You replied
“and to call me sir” “Sorry. Sir” You apologised “No its too late now. I can do whatever I want.” He said. He had a wicked grin on his face. “and I know exactly what I wanna do.” Tom got the box from under the bed and opened it. He pulled out a pair of handcuffs. Wait, those were your handcuffs. “wanna explain to me why you have handcuff baby?” “Where did you find those” You questioned him “In your bathroom. When I was looking for your nail clippers" “shit”
“I found some interesting stuff instead.” He said smugly “oh shit”
“like this” he pulled out the vibrator Victoria gave you. “Tom I swear Vic gave me that. I’ve never used it” “Really? Oh well there is a first for everything” “wait what? No Tom come on. Please” You backed away a little bit. “I can do whatever I want. You agreed” “shit shit shit”
“put ur hands up” “Tom please” you begged. “Fine ill do it myself” Tom grabbed your arms and cuffed your hands behind your back
“Tom. Sweetie. Baby. I’m begging you please don’t.” “wait here baby I’m just gonna restart the timer.” “Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.” “well thats what we are gonna do” “TOM!”
“I said call me sir. Now on your knees. Maybe if you behave I’ll go easy on you.” “yes sir” you kneeled “good girl” Tom started unbuckling his belt. This was really happening. He pulled off his jeans. “I think I’m gonna use this” he said holding the vibrator. Then without warning he pulled off your panties to reveal your soaked core and slid it in. Then he turned on his phone. “So I did some research on… the thing. And apparently it works though an app on the phone. Wanna see?” “No. Its ok sir. I think I get the idea” you pleaded “No. Baby I think we should try it out.” “Sir. Please.” You tried to beg, but Tom was gonna do this. You suddenly felt the vibrations. It felt so good. “sh-shit”. You felt your body trembling. Then it stopped “Hows it feel baby” “Sir. I can’t handle it please. I’ll do anything.” “oh you will do everything. Everything I say.” “yes sir” “good” he adjusted himself so you were facing his bulge. Then he took off his boxers to reveal his hard on. “i think you know what to do baby.” “yes sir” You were really gonna do this. You hoped what you learned from reading smut was enough. You started by licking from the bottom to the top of his shaft. “shit” he mumbled and threw his head back. You continued by licking his tip, which was already shiny because of the pre-cum. You put it in you mouth and you felt Tom’s hand grab your head. He pushed you to take all of him. You had NO idea how but you managed to take in all of him. This continued for a few minutes. Then Tom said “thats enough baby. I think you deserve a reward.” Tom removed the handcuffs, only to handcuff you again but this time to the headboard. “I think I should get a towel because you are dripping.” He put a towel under you and then you felt the ohmibod start up again. “oh fuck” you mumbled “baby you think you can handle the highest intensity?” “No sir” “won’t hurt to try” “No. To- Sir. Please!” It started to vibrate so hard you couldn’t control yourself. You needed to get it out of you. You couldn’t even yell out words anymore. Only stammers. You felt your climax after only six minutes of using it. “I-m go-n-na c-cu-m” you managed to let out. Then suddenly you felt the ohmibod stop. You couldn’t tell if it was relief or disappointment that washed over you. Then Tom pulled it out of you. “Oh baby. That was a warm up.” “what?” You looked at him and saw that he had put on a condom while you were… well, u get it. “im gonna fuck you now.” and Tom opened up your legs. He moved closer and you felt Tom’s tip at the entrance of your core. “ready sugar?” “yes sir.” With that Tom slid inside you. He didn’t hold back. He stretched your insides. “Oh baby you are so tight.” He was thrusting in and out of you. The room was a buzz of moans and the sound of his skin slapping against yours. After just a few moments you felt your climax. As if he was reading you mind Tom said “Don’t cum until I say so” “Tom-” Tom slapped your ass. Hard. “Its Sir” He said firmly. “Sir. I- I’m gon-na cum” you said. And again Tom slapped you. “Not until I say so. Or ill punish you.” “Sir please” you begged. You couldn’t hold it much longer. “No.” Then Tom began thrusting into me harder and faster. “please” you said weakly. “No.” He replied. You managed to control myself for a little longer, but after another minute you couldn’t hold it anymore. A wave of relief washed over you. “I said no.” he looked angry. Like really angry. “Why don’t you listen?” He questioned. “I’m sorry I couldn’t” you replied. “bad girl” he said. Then he removed himself from inside of me. “turn around.” He instructed. You lied on your stomach. He put his hands on either side of your hips and pulled your ass up. Then he repositioned himself at your entrance. Then without warning he thrusted into you. “I’m gonna fuck you so hard you won’t be able to walk tomorrow.” He claimed and you believed he was serious. “such a bad girl” he said. Tom continued ramming himself into me.
“Ugh im gonna cum.” He grunted, and pulled himself out of you. Then he quickly spun you around, so you were lying on your back. Then he removed the condom. “on you” he added. Then he released his entire load on your bare body. You were covered in cum. He lied beside you for a while. Then, he said “time to clean up baby”. He removed your handcuffs. “lets shower” he said. “Hon. I need a minute” Your core ached. Tom chucked darkly. “ok baby” then he kissed your lips. “are you ok?” He asked, with actual concern in his eyes. “yah. Just. You. Damn.” You replied. You couldn’t think of words to describe it. “Liked it?” He asked smugly “loved.” You assured “me to” he said with a soft laugh. “Tom seriously I can’t walk right now” “I’ll just carry you to the bath” “Tom I don’t think you can carry me” “are you doubting me?” He asked, with a fake offended look on his face. “Whatever Tom” “Here” he said. Then he picked you up bridal style. “TOM IF YOU DROP ME I SWEAR” You yelled.
“Don’t worry sugar” he said reassuringly. Tom brought you to the bathtub and gently put you down. Then he started the water. You were just staring at him, thinking about what just happened. “something wrong sugar?” He asked “its just” you stopped
“Yes?” “I can’t believe you made me call you sir.” Then Tom broke into a fit of laughter, causing  you to giggle. “are you serious?” He asked still laughing. “I just can’t” you said “I thought you were gonna say something about me fucking you” “please! Tom this isn’t the first time we had sex” “yah. BUT this was different.” “yah. You made me call you Sir” “Next time I’ll make you call me master” “EW EW EW. THE CRINGE” “or emperor” “What??” I yelled out “Emperor Tom. I like the sound of that” “shut up Tom” “You shut up I know you liked it” “what ever” “You did” You rolled your eyes. You kinda did, but he couldn’t know that. “nope” you replied popping the ‘p’ “yah? Then why are you currently covered in my cum?” “ok first of all fUck you. Second of all those 2 things have nothing to do with each other.” “whatever lets just clean you up.” He rolled his eyes “you should clean up too” you replied “I will, sugar. After you” The water had filled up a third of the tub. Tom got your loofa and started cleaning you up. “I can do it myself you know baby” you told him. “I know, but I wanna do it.” He replied. “ok hon”
Tom finished cleaning you up, and left to shower himself. You shampooed your hair and got out of the tub. You still felt a little shaky but other than that you were ok. You changed back into your clothes. When you returned to his bedroom it was a mess, specifically his bed. You weren’t gonna let the maid clean this, let alone see it. You grabbed the towel, which was actually ‘soaked’ and threw it in the tub. Then you removed the bed sheets and also threw them in the tub. You got a new set of sheets from the closet and put them on. You had just finished fixing the bed when Tom walked in, his hair was wet and he was shirtless in a pare of jeans. “baby” he said to call your attention.
“yes” you replied “you’re staring” he said smugly. “shut up. You stare too” “thats cause” he walked behind you and whispered “you’re so sexy” in your ear.
You turned around and eyed him from top to bottom. “not so bad you’re self” you replied. “what do you wanna do now?” He asked “First I gotta put the sheets into the washing machine” “ok” “then I think I’ll can make us something to eat. Then we eat and finish the movie.”  “good plan”
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Naegiri One-Shot: “Winging It”
My first Naegiri one-shot fanfic since my meager offering for last December Naegiri week is here - and I hope some of you will read it!
Summary: During their time as students of Hope’s Peak, Naegi gets into a scuffle while defending Maizono in his distinctive way; Kirigiri is both frustrated and concerned with his pattern of behavior
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And if you were hoping one of my WIPs would inch ahead, I am sorry. Honestly, I needed to get some exercise in on writing these people again anyway.
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All 5,000+ freakin’ words of it.
Kyoko Kirigiri flung open the door to the examination room of the Hope's Peak infirmary to see Sayaka Maizono's back turned to her. Sayaka turned around quickly, causing her blue hair to whip through the air and simultaneously revealing to Kyoko the person directly in front of Sayaka: Makoto Naegi.
Makoto was slouched on the exam table at first, but he jerked upright at the sight of Kyoko. "Kirigiri-san?!" he sputtered in shock.
In contrast, Sayaka quietly said "Kirigiri-san," offering up a thin smile. She put one hand on her hip as she spoke, resting it on top of the cell phone clipped there.
Kyoko didn't greet either of them immediately; instead, she focused her attention on examining Makoto's appearance. His usual hoodie was smeared with mud across the entire front. He'd at least wiped most of it off of his face, though the smear of brown still left adequate evidence that it had been there. Minor bruises and abrasions also covered his face, particularly three noticable cuts that were slightly bleeding: one on his forehead, one across his nose, and another on his left cheek. His left wrist also had a large bruise that stood out. Kyoko also noticed that Sayaka was holding some tissues in her hand that were spattered with both the brown of the mud and the red of the boy's blood.
As the door behind her finally swung closed, Kyoko stepped forward, turning her attention to Sayaka. "How is he?" she asked.
"He's gonna be fine!" Sayaka said happily. "He's not even bleeding much. He just needs to wash his cuts and maybe stop being so proud of himself," she added, giving Makoto an affectionate nudge with her elbow.
The boy chuckled and smiled genuinely at Sayaka. "I am not proud of myself," he told her. "There's nothing for me to proud of! Honestly, you make me sound like an egotis— we-well, like Togami-kun!" he added, laughing nervously.
With a quick shake of her head, Sayaka giggled and said, "You're the farthest possible thing — just a hopelessly gung-ho optimist."
Kyoko frowned, unmused by their banter. "Have you seen the nurse yet?" she asked.
"No," Makoto told her. "I think he's busy with someone else for the moment. And it's not like I'm seriously injured, right?"
A music sample chirped out from Sayaka's phone. Kyoko recognized it, but only vaguely: They were the five notes of some pop song she believed she'd heard somewhere. Sayaka pulled her phone from her waist and flipped it open to look at the screen. "Ummmm," she began in her high-pitched tone. "I should've known," she mumbled.
Makoto immediately looked concerned. "Something wrong?" he asked Sayaka.
"It's my agency," Sayaka told Makoto. Her expression remained even. "It seems that... " Her voice trailed off.
The lone boy in the room looked over at Kyoko with curious eyes, but her frown and blank stare in his direction drove him to anxiously revert to looking at Sayaka. "Ah, 'it seems that' what?" he pressed.
Sayaka glanced up at him and flashed a smile. "Oh, a student from the Reserve Course saw our little adventure by the plaza today and decided to post some pics online of me with my 'secret boyfriend.'" She paused for effect, letting her smile shift burst free into a mischievous titter. "That's you, by the way."
"What?!" Makoto yelped. He bowed his head and grumbled, "Oh no... "
"Problematic," Kyoko observed. She turned her attention to Sayaka. "I take it that both you and Naegi-kun are being dragged by your online fans now?"
"Oh, it's no big deal," Sayaka told her genuinely. "And it's really just me that's getting dragged. " With a giggle, she explained, "I mean, I'm the one expected to remain pure and virginal and unattached, after all. It also helps that they don't seem to recognize Naegi — 'the unknown short boy.'"
"Ugh... " Makoto groaned as his face fell further.
"Honestly, I'm grateful," Sayaka told him. Her tone and expression grew serious. "The message says your face is obscured in the photo that's being circulated. At least that will keep you from being harassed about this." Then, as if turning on a dime, she smiled brightly at Makoto, squinting her eyes as she did so. "Either way, there's nothing to worry about! I'll clear everything up with my manager and the agency easy-peasy!" With that, she headed for the door.
Makoto smiled weakly. "I'm sure you're right, but still — let me know when everything is cleared up, okay?"
"Absolutely," Sayaka assured him. As she opened the door to go, she locked eyes with Kyoko and smiled at her. "Have a good time!" she teased as she swung the door closed behind her.
Once the door closed, Kyoko marched over to Makoto. She stopped directly in front of him and looked him up and down, saying nothing at first. Then, she leaned over and exhaled sharply. "Let me see you," she ordered Makoto.
"Uuuuhhh... sure," he said awkwardly, averting his eyes from her as she stepped up close to look his injuries over. Standing directly in front of him, she put her gloved fingers on the side of his head and began to turn it left and right.
She kept her eyes locked with his own to track their movements. While staring into his eyes, she said, "How's your vision?"
Makoto blushed. His voice grew progressively quieter as he answered, "It's fine but, ah... it's... intimidated?" He swallowed. "I-I mean... I... " His voice dropped to a whisper as he added, "I dunno what I mean."
Kyoko stood upright and folded her arms. She moved back a step and her expression hardened — she was all business now. "How did you come by these injuries?" she asked.
"You don't already know?" Makoto said, surprised.
"Not specifically," Kyoko replied firmly. "I've only heard a secondhand description of the incident."
"Huh," Makoto said. He smiled weakly and tried to sound playful: "I assumed you could tell everything that happened just by looking at me."
"I'm not a medical examiner," Kyoko said back. She glanced down towards his right hand. "However, I can make educated guesses. For example: The bruises on your wrist are similar to ones I've seen many times before before. A couple times in cases of abduction, but more often in the presence of abusive relationships." She tilted her head and raised one hand to her chin. "Did someone grab you by the wrist and perhaps try to pull you somewhere?"
His smile broadened. "Awesome," he muttered, genuinely impressed. "You got it right away! Yeah, I had a bit of a run-in with Ted Chikatilo. That pyrotechnician from the 76th class?"
"I'm familiar," Kyoko said, deadpan.
He just nodded slightly before resuming his explanation. "Chikatilo-senpai grabbed me by my right hand when I was... uh, talking to him, and jerked me towards him. Then he shoved it up against my back and tried to reach for my other arm to hold me in place." Makoto stopped there, clearly hoping that he could leave the rest unsaid. Of course, Kyoko gestured for him to go on. His mouth tightened into a thin line before he continued, "When I tried to turn and pull away, he twisted my arm behind my back again, then socked me nice and hard in the back of my head." Reaching up, Makoto gingerly touched the lump on the back of his skull. "From there, I landed face-down in the mud, so... that's where the dirt came from." He glanced away, suddenly feeling self-conscious. "Also where some of the cuts came from, since I happened to land on some stray sticks. Like uh, small branches, I mean." He cleared his throat. "I managed to roll over and kick him in the shins to keep him from getting any closer, at least!"
"Good for you," Kyoko said with obvious sarcasm. "And then?"
He looked back up at her and shrugged half-heartedly. "And then I just... stumbled back onto my feet. I started telling him how bad it looked for him to jump straight to violence when Maizono-san stepped between us. She, uh... pushed me away from him, back towards the sidewalk, then yelled something back at Chikatilo-senpai that — honestly, I don't even know what it was." His eyes drifted downward. "I-I was so angry at the guy that I couldn't pay attention to anybody else... " He chuckled and shook his head at himself.
"I'm confident that I know what you meant when you said earlier that you were 'talking to him,'" Kyoko grumbled.
Makoto smiled guiltily, but he nevertheless avoided meeting her eyes. "Well... "
"I can only hope," Kyoko went on, "That your current embarrassment means that you've learned something from this."
Once again looking right at her, Makoto's expression shifted into a befuddled one. "Like what?" he asked sincerely. "Pay more attention to others, even when I'm angry? I mean... definitely! Or, wait, did you mean that I shouldn't stand so close to someone when I'm telling them how wrong they are... ?"
Her eyes narrowed before she told him, "What you should have learned is to not go around aggressively telling people how wrong they are."
This only served to make Makoto's eyes begin to glance around the room nervously. "I, uh... "
"This is the third incident you've had like this since I met you, correct?" Kyoko asked rhetorically. Her eyes lowered shortly before she closed them so she that could continue without having to be distracted by looking at him. "Three times within less than one year. It always starts when someone else says something either intentionally cruel or thoughtlessly hurtful. After that, you attempt to verbally correct them." She opened her eyes, but kept her attention focused downward. "It doesn't help that your speech pattern can sound aggressive when you're riled up about something. You give them the 'No, that's wrong!' or you shout 'You've got that wrong!' with that determined look on your face, you try to throw their behavior back at them, and, honestly? You're just giving them the attention that they want." At last she looked up and reconnected with his gaze. Seconds ticked by as she relaxed her posture, until she finally spoke in a slow, calm tone: "What I'm trying to express is that I'd like you to reconsider your approach when you engage these kinds of individuals. Or, better yet? Don't approach or engage with these people at all."
Makoto looked displeased, but he appeared to be thinking about it. His eyes darted around the room as he thought her suggestion through. "Hm, I hear you," he said at last. "It's just... in cases like this... I just don't know if I can do that."
Kyoko placed one hand one her hips and resumed her glare from earlier. "And why is that?" she inquired.
He put one hand on his chest and said, "Honestly, how could I let a friend be so viciously attacked? If I didn't speak up, what would that make me? Letting them stand there, spewing their hate or their lies, and not saying anything in return feels like tacitly agreeing with them."
"It means nothing of the sort," Kyoko asserted. "Though I suppose, in the court of public opinion... " She left the words hanging before shaking the thought away. "Nevermind that," Kyoko said. "Tell me why you had your confrontational incident today. What was so 'vicious' to begin with?"
Makoto looked towards the ground as he set his jaw. "Today was... Maizono-san and I were just walking back from grabbing lunch, but as soon as he saw ua, Chikatilo began saying some... despicable things about Maizono-san." Raising his head again, he appeared to look past Kyoko with a steely-eyed stare. Makoto half-whispered his next words: "He laughed as he talked about it, too. We were minding our own business, but he sees her and starts loudly cracking jokes about how idols are 'pretending to be virgins while fucking their way to success.'" He gritted his teeth tensely and took a long breath. "And that was honestly one of the nicer lines he threw at her."
The edges of Kyoko's mouth drooped a bit. Her lips parted, but no sound emerged. Makoto shook his head rapidly and clenched his fists before he returned his voice to its normal volume. Moving his focus onto Kyoko, he continued, "I don't know what the hell his problem is, and I don't care. All I care about is that she shouldn't have to hear that. He needs to learn to treat the other students here with respect. And he needs apologize to her."
"In a perfect world, perhaps," Kyoko replied gently. Seeing the fire welling up in him caused her to instinctively counter it with a sense of calm. "It'd be nice if you could teach him to grow or make him apologize. However... " She began to pace, still frowning. "You're unlikely to change his behavior. You're just giving him what he wants. Because in my experience, those who enjoy instigating conflict don't tend to mind what kind of a fight they're in — they just want to be fighting," she warned. "If someone verbally assaults others for their own entertainment, it rarely takes much of a push for that attack to become physical. You should've learned that firsthand over these past few months."
As if he was suddenly interested in the generic wall art of the room, he turned away from her and looked at the adjacent wall. "I guess I kinda knew that, yeah," he acknowledged with a small laugh. "Even before the past few months, I mean. It's not like I became this way when I got to Hope's Peak, after all... "
"I see," Kyoko said sharply. She fixed him with an icy glare. "And in spite of that knowledge, you're still eager to give these people the fight they want."
"I'm not trying to pick a fight," he insisted. "I'm just trying to set them straight when I know their behavior is so clearly wrong. I want to remind them of something that I think they should already know... and I'd expect that it might become a discussion or a debate, but... " He sighed. "But I never want to start a fight."
"Fine," Kyoko said with a sharp inhale. "Then let's agree that you're eager to aggressively lecture someone who is at least 25 centimeters taller than you."
Makoto turned his face partway back and looked at her sideways. In profile, she could only make out half of his smile. "I mean... I've never cared much for bullies," he said. "Never cared how big they were, either. I just don't like seeing people get hurt. And if someone else is getting pleasure from causing that kind of pain? I'm not gonna tolerate that. I can't stand idly by while someone is being hurt in any way — physically or emotionally. It's just not in me."
"And I'm sure this has nothing to do with a desire to be Maizono-san's White Knight," Kyoko suggested sarcastically.
"It really doesn't," Makoto said sincerely. He appeared stone-faced and quite serious. "I've told you before that it's not like that between us."
"You did date," Kyoko noted pointedly.
"W-we dated for like half a second," Makoto said quickly, laughing her point off. "It was... I mean, I was nursing a crush from middle school, and she... I can't speak for her, honestly. But we both realized that it didn't work in practice, okay? Mutual decision. Besides, most people don't even know we dated at all. We couldn't let her fan base find out, but even so, I still told you about it. So try to take it as evidence of honesty, or proof that I'm open with you about these things. Come on — isn't that worth something?"
"It is," Kyoko acknowledged. "I've just seen a lot of people who had trouble letting go of past significant others over the years. After all, it's a common motive in my line of work."
Makoto looked her incredulously. "Are you saying you think I'm going to-"
Kyoko waved his concern away before he could finish. "Of course I'm not saying that," she said. "I'm just saying that it's one thing to say one has let go, and it's another thing to put it into practice. The latter isn't always visible. It's easy to imagine that you might not have moved on as much as you claim." She paused, but only briefly. "Especially when there are rumors that you're still an item."
"We're not-" he instantly began.
"Don't," she said sharply, cutting him off. Makoto was momentarily taken aback, but Kyoko's tone softened immediately when she continued, "Just... you can tell me that again once we're done here, all right? Save it for later."
He looked at her with confusion but nodded slowly. "Okay... " he said, uncertain. "Well, um... " Shaking the moment out of his mind, he smiled at her. "If nothing else, I'm grateful that you're worried about my feelings... or my lack of them."
At the sight of his smile, Kyoko felt her irritation slipping. Something tugged at the edges of her mouth, tempting her to smile back at him. She opened her mouth to speak, then paused, leaving her lips parted for an extended perio as the two looked at each other.
"So," Kyoko began at last, "If you're not just looking for a chance to rush to Maizono-san's her rescue, why did it have to be you who dealt with Chikatilo today?" Kyoko inquired. "You could've gotten campus security involved."
"Like... what, you mean like talk to Sakakura-sensei?" Makoto questioned softly. He shook his head. "I was trying to avoid a fight, not make certain someone got punched," he said dismissively, laughing. "And I'm pretty sure that's the only way he knows how to handle a confrontation."
Kyoko half-smiled. "I know what you mean, but there are other security officers on-site," she pointed out. "So again: For what reason did you decide to handle this personally?"
"Because I could," Makoto answered simply. He smiled with unexpected warmth as he finished, "I don't need a 'reason' to help someone. If I think there's any way I can help, I've got to try. Don't you agree?"
When Kyoko saw the look on his face, her mouth fell open. "I... ah... o-of course," she admitted, her tone hushed. She found herself transfixed by that smile. "I just don't want you to get hurt," she managed to say, gently.
His smile brightened. "And again, I'm grateful for that," he told her. "I could say the same for you, of course."
"You could... ?" Kyoko asked.
"Because of your detective work, I mean," Makoto clarified.
Kyoko was about to comment on how warm the room felt when there was a gentle knock on the door. The school's nurse entered shortly after. "I hope I'm not interrupting," he said. "Are you Makoto Naegi?"
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When the nurse's exam was complete, Makoto and Kyoko left the infirmary offices together. Once they stepped out to the interior halls of Hope's Peak, Mondo Owada happened to stroll by.
He paused for a moment, looked Makoto up and down, and then cracked a big grin. "Christ, Naegi," he said good-naturedly. "You look like absolute shit!"
"Oh yeah?" Naegi said back, smiling uncomfortably. "Wish I could show you the other guy's ego, then."
Mondo laughed and shook his head as he walked by. "You are somethin' else, man."
"A-and his shins!" Makoto added quickly. "Yeah! You should see his shins!"
Mondo guffawed loudly and stopped. Turning around, he gave Makoto a thumbs-up and said, "Whatever works in a fight, my man. Right?!"
"I guess so?" Makoto said awkwardly, shrugging. "I haven't really been in many of those... "
"Yes, Naegi-kun explained this to me earlier," Kyoko told Mondo, smirking. "You see, he doesn't get into 'fights' — only heated arguments that inevitably end in violence. And evidently, that's not the same thing."
Mondo chuckled a little as he reached up and put a hand on the back of his neck, looking down awkwardly. "Yeah, that's just how the world is," he said. "You never know what's gonna break into a fight, and y'can't expect how some asshole's gonna react to being told he's an asshole." He looked up and stared Makoto in the eyes. "There's not a lotta rules out there when you're in the shit, so you just gotta keep on handlin' things your own way." He punched one hand into his palm for emphasis. "Stand up and fight for what you believe in, however you choose to fight it, you get me?" His eyes shifted to the side and he frowned. "Just... never go below the belt," he added hastily. "That's no way for a man to fight, got it?"
Makoto nodded absent-mindedly. "Uh-huh. Yes. ... Thanks... ?"
"Sure," Mondo remarked as he turned and continued on his way.
Next to Kyoko, Makoto shook his head. "Soooo that was weird," he said quietly.
Kyoko smiled at him. "He means well. In his own way, Owada-kun is giving you his respect."
He blinked at her a couple of times. "You really think so?"
"Nearly everyone in our class respects you, Naegi-kun," Kyoko assured him. "You should know that by now."
"'Nearly everyone?'" he repeated, looking concerned.
Kyoko smiled knowingly. "Well... Togami-kun and Ensoshima-san are in the class, too."
Makoto chuckled. "I get what you're saying," he said. "But I don't think they always mean to be, ah, the way that they come off."
Kyoko smiled slightly. "A kind and charitable interpretation — as always."
Makoto glanced sideways. "Thank you, I suppose. Um, I'm headed back to class." He jerked a thumb over his shoulder, indicating the hallway behind him. "You want to walk back together?"
"Sorry — I'm headed in the opposite direction," Kyoko said matter-of-factly.
Makoto was a little disappointed, but he still smiled gamely at her. "Got some off-campus case work to take care of?"
"Precisely," Kyoko confirmed, looking pleased that he understood. "Before I go, however, I'd like to point out that this is your opportunity."
That was all it took for Makoto to feel nervous around her yet again. "M-my opportunity to what, again... ?" he ventured.
"I told you that you could share your adamant denial of the rumors about you and Maizono-san later, after a nurse had examined you," she reminded him. There was a slight twinkle in her eye when she added, "This is 'Later.'"
Makoto's sense of panic visibly increased. "Oh," he murmured. Kyoko folded her arms and eyed him expectantly. "We-well, it's... " Makoto started to explain. Hee stopped himself and looked up and down the hall anxiously, then turned back to her. "It's like this," he said. "A couple weekends ago, Maizono-san told Kuwata-kun that we were secretly dating, but she only said that to get him to stop bugging her for a date." He swallowed and looked her hard in the eyes. "So if you heard about it, then I guess he complained about that or something, but I promise that I'd never hide some major personal event like that from you. You're... " He looked away. "...an incredibly important friend to me, you know." A smile tugged at the edges of Kyoko's lips as Makoto went on, "She never planned for it to spread around like that, although she knew it was definitely possible... " With that said, Makoto looked her in the eyes again. "But nevermind that: The point is, if she and I were really dating? I'd absolutely share that kind of news with you."
"I know," Kyoko told him.
Relief came over Makoto's face. "You believe me then?" he asked.
Kyoko smiled a little. "I always did," she said.
His lips parted slightly as he processed that. Even though he knew what she meant, he still had to confirm: "You always did what?"
"Believe you," Kyoko told him. "Even before you denied it, in fact."
Suddenly embarrassed, Makoto leaned back and scratched at his cheek idly. "Guess you already knew, then," he stated.
"That you weren't secretly dating Maizono-san?" she asked rhetorically. "Of course."
Raising both hands in an exaggerated shrug, he pressed her, "Then why did you want me to even 'deny' all that, anyway?"
She smiled a bit wider and shrugged her shoulders back at him. "Personal satisfaction, I suppose."
Makoto dropped his arms to his side. "'Personal satisfaction'...?" he repeated, confused.
"Yes," she said. "It was... fun."
Makoto stared blankly at her for a few seconds before saying, "I don't see how." Even so, he managed an uncertain smile and ended with, "I'm glad you had a good time, at least?" before laughing.
Reflexively, Kyoko found her smiling right back at him. "I do need to go," she reiterated — more for herself than for Makoto's benefit.
"I guess I'll see you later," he responded. He began to turn around —
"But let me say one more thing," Kyoko said.
Makoto paused and looked back at her. "Hm?" he grunted.
With a gentle smile, she said, "In case I wasn't clear before: I'm really glad that you're okay."
Makoto's cheeks swiftly reddened. "You too!" He winced almost immediately. "I mean, I-I'm glad that you're—that you came to see I was okay. AM okay. Really." He averted his eyes from her and tried to slow his breathing. "Just... really glad you did that. ... Yeah."
With a silent nod, Kyoko turned and and walked away before she allowed herself to crack a broad smile.
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As soon as Kyoko rounded the corner and left his sight, Makoto let his head hang and let out a low groan.
"Awesome," he murmured to himself. He sighed. "Way to keep it together... "
A familiar giggle came from behind him. "Oh, I don't know-" said the voice of Sayaka Maizono.
Makoto spun around to see her standing close behind him with her hands folded behind her back. "GYAH!" he shouted, shocked.
Sayaka didn't react to his exclamation. "I've certainly seen you do worse," she said with a smile. "Remember that time you tried to offer her ice cream?"
"Ho-how long have you been there?!" Makoto demanded. His heart and mind both raced. What did she hear me to say to Kirigiri-san? Wait, that's not important — did Kiri see her there the whole time?! If so, what does that mean?
"Not long," Sayaka said, smiling coyly.
"Th-then, how much did you—I-I mean, did Kirigiri-san see you?!"
"I can't imagine," Sayaka said, maintaining her smile. "I wasn't even in the hall before. See, there's a room a couple of doors down from-"
"B-but how much did you see?" Makoto interrupted. "O-of me, acting like a nerv-"
Sayaka swung both her arms up fast, clamping her hands on Makoto's shoulders. Her face turned deadly serious.
Makoto thought he felt his stomach drop into one of his knees. "Wh-wh-wh-" he stammered.
"I saw everything," Sayaka declared as she glared into his eyes with grave severity.
He could feel the sweat beading on his skin.
She smiled. "...with my third eye, because I'm psychic!"
Makoto's head slumped forward in relief. "Maizono-saaaaaaaaan... " he groaned with equal parts exasperation and relief.
Releasing her grip on his shoulders, Sayaka almost skipped with glee as she stepped around him. "Anyway, I hope you guys made the most of your time together." She added a sing-song quality to her words as she went on, "A little privacy in the exam room with a crush, some quiet time where she could look into your eyes while tending to your wounds... "
"Hey, could you speak up a bit?" Makoto asked sarcastically. "I don't think they could quite hear you announcing my crush over in the Reserve Course."
"Oh, calm down," Sayaka said with a laugh. "It's not like I'm in some tizzy over you announcing to the hallway that I lied to Kuwata-kun."
"Ah... " Makoto said, worried anew. "You heard that?"
Sayaka whipped around and beamed at him. "I'm not mad, you goof! I never really expected that one to hold him back for long anyway."
Makoto breathed a sign of relief and smiled at her. "You're the best, Maizono-san." She giggled appreciatively, smiling at him so brightly that she squinted her eyes in the process.
He stepped up alongside of her, heading back towards the class room as she continued, "Speaking of inaccurate rumors about us, how'd the call with your manager go?"
Sayaka gave him a mischievous glance. "There wasn't one," she said simply.
Furrowing his brow, Makoto asked, "What? Could you not get ahold of them, or-"
Leaning over, Sayaka whispered four simple words into his ear: "I made it up."
Makoto froze in his tracks. Sayaka kept walking.
"Just doing my part to help out your love life as your assistant," Sayaka added, giggling.
His eyes and mouth hung open for a moment. "So there were never any rumors online?" Makoto called after her.
She finally stopped walking and turned back to regard him, shaking her head to confirm. "Of course not!"
He put one hand on his forehead and slowly stepped forward to catch it up. "I take it back," he said as he got back alongside of her.
"Take what back?" Sayaka asked.
"The thing where I said you're the best." He shook his head. "You're going to be the death of me."
She elbowed him gently as they walked. "Oh come on," she said affectionately. "I gave you time alone together with the uptight detective of your dreams!"
He chuckled. "It was nice to have that, I admit. But she's not uptight," Makoto insisted. "Kirigiri-san is... "
"'Kirigiri-saaaaan'," Sayaka cooed.
"...she's just reserved," Makoto finished. "And stop that."
"'Investigate meeeeeee, Kirigiri-saaan,'" Sayaka teased, giggling.
Makoto groaned. "You're brutal," he joked.
"I'm your wing... wing-girl. Wingwoman!" Sayaka declared triumphantly, as she thrust one hand into the air.
"So this is wingman-ing?" Makoto asked with a lopsided smile. "Because I feel like I'm being abused."
"You love me for it," Sayaka said with a grin, poking him in the shoulder.
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