#greenhouse academy season 2

[lgbtqforeverything]

ok so i figured out the greenhouse academy timeline on this rewatch and it is wild.

season 1/2: a total of 4 months!-alex and hayley get into the greenhouse 8 months after their mom “dies” then when hayley finds her alive (aka the season 2 finale) she says its been around a year

season 3: 4 weeks! (plus one month after season 2: daniel says that its been one month since marcus was arrested at the start of the season)-louis says his tech conference is 6 weeks away when he leaves and then at the start of season 4 brooke says its 2 weeks away

season 4: 2 weeks!-at the start of season 4 brooke says the tech conference is 2 weeks away and the conference is the main setting of the finale

so all in all the 4 season 2017-2020 show takes place over 6 and 1/2 months. it is the wildest/most traumatizing time of these kids lives and it’s not even a full year.

[dominik528]

Five & Lila: Enemies-to-lovers done right

As unexpected and controversial as the pairing of Five and Lila was for the final Umbrella Academy season, I have to say that the writers knocked it out of the park with the "enemies-to-lovers" development.

Now, was this romantic direction planned from the start? I highly doubt it. Even with their bathroom fight scene in season 3, with Lila obviously naked, I got absolutely no vibes of sexual tension. What I think happened was, since Castañeda and Arya broke up, the writers decided to spare them the awkwardness of continuing to play an on-screen couple, so they chose this trajectory.

When Lila and Five first meet, there is clear distrust and animosity between them, contrasting from her and Diego's bonding and quickening attraction. Five even threatens--and comes close to--killing Lila.

Then Lila's hostility grows when she learns that he's the one who killed her birth parents. After another fight, Five, calmly and reassuringly, says that he was acting under the orders of her adoptive mother, who arranged the hit and picked up the scared 4-year-old girl at the scene.

Come season 3, and Five now considers Lila as part of the family, even with Klaus pointing out how she tried to kill them a few days ago. But, of course, it's more of a begrudging allyship, seeing how the two still bicker and insult each other.

By the time season 4 rolled along, and we got the scene with Lila wiping away the sugar on Five's mustache, lingering, followed by Diego getting the wrong idea, I thought, 'Wait...' (The first hint that slipped by me was when he noticed her from afar earlier, like a scene out of a romance.) After that, I started anticipating more scenes between the two.

You can imagine my excitement by ep. 5, seeing two people who once despised and taunted each other now warming up to one another more and more, finally leading to a kiss. Yes, I had the actors' age difference in mind (Gallagher being over 18, Arya being in her 30s), but I still found myself adoring seeing Five being happy. After all, he'd grown bitter and cynical after spending over 40 years alone in a post-apocalyptic wasteland with an inanimate object for a companion, becoming a cold-hearted assassin, and only mainly showing his softer side towards Viktor. With the cottage core-like scenario at the greenhouse, I hoped that the series would end with the pair living similarly, like how Viktor tried to rebuild his life.

But then, I told myself to tamp those hopes down, considering what happened to every other relationship on this show: Viktor & Leonard, Viktor & Sissy (another unpopular ship I loved), Klaus & Dave, Allison & Ray (I was rooting for them in season 2!), Allison & Luther, Luther & Sloane (I was looking forward to them reuniting in this reset timeline☹️), and now, Diego & Lila. I'd recalled a quote from an article about Five having an "emotional arc" with Lila, giving himself a reason to live, and feared it meant that Lila was gonna get fridged.

The last 15 minutes of the show proved to be far worse than I imagined, leaving me and many viewers alike feeling empty inside.🙃For the first five episodes, I thought, 'This is enemies-to-lovers done right!' And then a chance for a satisfying conclusion to such an arc, along with long-suffering characters finding true happiness, was dashed away, just like the entire cast of Star Wars: Rogue One, and Kylo Ren and Rey in The Rise of Skywalker.💔

[whatfamidoinghere]

The Umbrella Academy Season 4 Final Thoughts

I have opinions I need to share. Obviously spoilers ahead so… enter at your own risk?

Firstly, the positives

To give it some credit, this was a beautiful ending. It was technically the only way they could end it bc it was clear no matter what they did, the apocalypse would follow

I loved the reference to them saving the Eiffel Tower in an alternate timeline, like they did in the comics

…yeh, that’s it

Oh wait, I loved Klaus’ relationship with Claire. I love Klaus. I love everything about him. Thank you. End quote

Now for the negatives - this will be in no coherent order so bare with me

It’s embarrassingly clear that this needed its usual 10 episodes. I think I read somewhere that the director felt that 6 episodes were the perfect amount so maybe Netflix didn’t cut it, or perhaps he was trying to make the best of a shitty situation. But every scene felt like it was missing something.

Where was the family dance sesh???

Five and Lila. No. Just. No. They’re begrudging step-sibling and that is it. And even if they did want to go down this direction, even if I wasn’t so opposed to the ship, I just didn’t care. You can’t just time skip 7 years in 1 episode and simultaneously get me to feel invested in their relationship. They needed 2 episodes at least to make me feel the impact of those 7 years. I know for 5 that’s probably nothing compared to his time in the apocalypse, but to Lila, that would’ve driven her insane, and in her breaking point, that’s when she goes to 5, bit like how they did this. Not to mention, they come back looking the exact same. 5 is supposed to be, what, 27 at this point? I sure as hell don’t see it. I would’ve much preferred a scene where, once Lila releases they’re going back home, frantically tries to clean up and cut her hair to look exactly how she did before so that her family still recognise her. Ugh that entire point was just so shit

The baby shark gag was not funny

Why did Diego and Lila have to have twins as well. I get it, they’re tired parents who miss their glory days. But if you want us to feel really sorry for them, and later mourn them when Lila has to say goodbye, maybe let us see the family interact as… as well as family. I was so excited to see Diego in his real daddy era just for him to talk to his oldest daughter maybe once? ALSO why does Lila get that whole emotional goodbye to her children and Diego just, nothing? “Get the family out of here” umm hello, even if you didn’t like the in-laws, those are 3 of your fucking children that you’re saying goodbye to forever. I think I’m just upset that they reduced Lila to being a tired mother (to me anyway) and forget Diego was the father. I would’ve so rather seen him being the dad that he never had in his life.

Like putting the family on the Subway to nowhere. Literally. It’s not like she knew how the Subway worked so she was just sticking her family on the train and hoping for the best. They made it seem as though they had never found a world safe enough. Like truly the best place for them to stay was the fucking Greenhouse world, so how did she expect the family to survive, and with no powers mind you. And also didn’t thy know at that point that all ultimate timelines would be destroyed, except for the main timeline. Was she hoping they’d magicallly be taken to the main timeline orrr? I’m just so fucking confused man

The Subway. What a fucking missed opportunity oh my fucking god. Its only true function was to have all the Five’s meet up to tell Prime Five the super duper important convenient information that would bring upon The Finale. It was such a cool concept and we saw… none of it. Firstly, they made it wayyy to easy that Five just happened to find a journal his future self made that worked out the tunnel system. You’re telling me that in 7 years he never worked any of it out. Uhhh I just wanted to see how the Subway worked and we couldn’t even get that. AND they only showed us 1 world!!!! I think alternate timelines are such a. Fun concept because you can explore multiple worlds that are like your own but a little more freaky with little to no consequences in your own world. I LOVED seeing the Phoenix Academy so much but… that was it. Imagine a montage of Five and Lila visiting a ton of worlds like our own with messed up Academy. Can you imagine if we saw a comic accurate Umbrella Academy??? Omfg the ultimate homage. I’m tearing up just thinking about what we could’ve had.

Gene and Jean were rly fun but again, what waisted potential. I loved my quirky not-so-instance parents sm

Uncle Five? Uncle Luther? Gone. Maybe I’m misremembering but they always seemed so excited to meet Claire. Ik they’re pissed at Alison or whatever (but they’re literally not though) but you’re telling me we never see them interact, despite them being some of the only sibling to care about Claire??? Oh okay, okayyy

The powers. Does nobody care that some have multiple powers now orrr? So Lila had laser eyes but could still mimic everyone else. Also the running gag of not being able to control her eyes could’ve gone on for so much longer. And Alison. Was she just so powerful she could rumour ppl without saying anything now? And when her eyes went yellow, that was a completely new power, right? And did Viktor’s powers seem different to you guys or is it bc he absorbed Harlan’s powers last season. Me personally, I think they’re should’ve gone down the Tinkerbell: The Pirate Fairy route and swapped the sibling powers with each other or completely different ones

It would’ve been such a good plot twist if after learning that the Cleanse restored them to the one true timeline, they all think it’s their original lives as a misdirect and they the horror sets in as you realise that they’re actually part of an ultimate timeline. They just could’ve done so much more than that. I know with limited episodes they had to wrap things up quickly so after they learned they had to be erased they just kinda had to accept it but I would’ve loved an entire episode of them grappling with the fact and saying goodbye and reminiscing about their past and maybe even being in denial and self sabotaging or whatever (kind of in the style of that ep in s2 when they have an hour to meet up

Why was Jennifer in a squid??? Why? did she get all the durango? Why weren’t there 42 other kids who got ur? That could’ve been such a cool parallel like cmonnn

I always suspected Ben’s death to be connected to Reg in some way so I loved the reveal… but I hated Jennifer’s involvement. Like it just felt tooo convenient. And I understand why they did it from a writers/ directors perspective that they wanted to wrap everything up but I just felt it could’ve been done much smarter. ALSO I just realised that Klaus doesn’t know how Ben died. Diabolical. I will not stand for it

Reginald didn’t recognise his own wife??? Like when Fake Gene called him “love” and Reggie didn’t clock it???

Speaking of Reggie ARE WE EVER GOING TO DISCUSS THAT HE’S AN ALIEN ROBOT BITCH???

Soooo Luther never once asked Reggie about Sloane???

Ray. Where’s Ray? Maybe the actor was working on something else and they had to get rid of his character

WE NEVER EVEN HEAD ALISON SAY “I HEARD A RUMOUR” NOT EVEN ONCE like I get she’s powerful enough to the point she doesn’t have to say it anymore but that line eats down every. Single. TIME!

Lastly and most importantly… the soundtrack. The songs didn’t slap. Simple as.

Final Statement

I think I covered all my points. I doubt I’ll make a part 2 bc honestly, the show isn’t worth my time and energy anymore. I just needed to rant bc I don’t know any ppl who watch this who have any lick of media literacy.

The finale was painfully underwhelming. It didn’t feel like the same TUA I’ve grown to love over the past few years. I can accept the ending but the journey to how we got there was one massive slap in the face. I’m going to ignore this ending ever happened thank you <3

[nerdystepmomxo]

I just finished Umbrella Academy (I only use NF for 3 months every two years because I don't think the price is worth it).

First of fucking all: That's your ending? We don't even get 10 episodes like the other 3 seasons! 6! 6 episodes! Blasphemy! Crime! Disgrace!

Second: Why did we get 5 seconds of FiveLa, those two have had crazy sexual tension during every one of the fight scenes and that first kiss in the greenhouse

I hate Alison. She bitched about Claire for like 2 whole seasons, and then was barely around for her during the last season.

Bennifer monster was also whack.

Gean and Jean made me giggle.

I guess now I need to read the comics

[conjuringgifs]

300 gifs of Grace Van Dien from Greenhouse Academy Season 1 are currently on sale for 1/2 off using the promo code MILK. This will be active until September 8. You can find the link here - the reason for this sale is I got screwed on groceries by walmart and need some cash to make it until I get paid next to have food.

[hidelias]

A bend in space-time Season 2 - [Chapter 26: A conflict of interest]

[Chapter 26: A conflict of interest] Links : AO3 - Wattpad - FFN

Summary: Viktor's deflagration has been devastating, and Rin blacked out. She wakes up in a place outside space-time, where she remembers having been before… once.

Excerpt

The first thing I recognize is the peaceful silence, only broken by the gentle breeze and the flight of dragonflies. The feeling of sudden lightness as I open my eyes. I sit up, I stand up, contemplating the luxuriant place where I now wake up. I recognize those bushes, those streams, those ponds, in the unreal light that bathes everything: sepia, almost monochrome. Yes, I've seen them before, those paths of fine gravel crunching underfoot. And the greenhouses, similar to those in the Thao Cam Viên botanical garden in Ho Chi Minh City, where my mother and grandmother used to take me when I was a child.

"Fuck", is the first word that comes to my mind. Because even though I know nothing about the nature of this place, what's left of my own energy perception doesn't fool me about one certain fact:

I'm no longer alive.

I sigh, stunned by the realization of what my death implies: what I'm losing, what I'm leaving behind. I could shudder. Yet I have little time to dwell on it: suddenly, my contemplation is swept away by a movement different from that of the carps splitting the clear pond, amidst the water irises.

A summer dress, a ribbon hat. A young girl - almost a child - strolls like me through this delicately scented garden. I frown slightly as she crosses a small wooden bridge: she scrutinizes her surroundings with a critical eye, and exudes that self-confidence you have when you're perfectly at home. (…)

↝↝↝↝ Read 'A bend in space-time' ↜↜↜↜ Full chapter : AO3 - Wattpad - FFN Season 1 complete : AO3 - Wattpad - FFN Season 2 in progress : AO3 - Wattpad - FFN

I chose to insert an OC - Rin - into the plot of The Umbrella Academy, appearing almost only in deleted scenes. This fic is not a self-insert nor a OC-centric fic : Rin exists to flesh out the canon characters, and the fic is mostly focusing on Klaus. Please read the introduction for more details ♡

[stivo85]

I am watching Greenhouse Academy 4x02 "The Quick One"

[herestomyhaters]

feel like pure shit just want my girls back

[xolarajean]

Greenhouse Academy S1-4

Preface: So, I finally have gotten around to writing a review about S1-4 of Greenhouse Academy. I finished over a week ago and watched all 4 seasons in about 4 days haha. Honestly, I’ve been procrastinating this review because I have A LOT to write about. So here we go!

Plot: Eight months after losing their astronaut mother in a rocket explosion, brother and sister Alex and Hayley Woods enroll at a private boarding school, the Greenhouse, for gifted future leaders. Separately, they join two competing houses, Ravens and Eagles, within the school and tension builds up between the two siblings as they adjust. Soon, mysterious events catch the attention of the students from both houses and forces them to work together in order to find out what is happening at the draw the Greenhouse.

Review: 3.5/5

I found the plot really intriguing at first. In addition, I liked the actual events that happened and where the story could head in the future. Though, the execution was not as great. The acting I felt was good for the most part, but the writing seemed a little awkward and cringey at some points. But bear in mind that it is targeted at kids/teens (even though at some points in season 3 and 4 there were some curses thrown around) so it is kind of expected to have those moments. Either way, those moments are bearable to watch through. I personally liked season 1+2 more than season 3+4 for the most part. There is one main issue I have with this show, but I can’t describe it without spoiling it. So, continue reading if you’ve watched the show/don’t care about being spoiled (It’s mostly about season 3+4).

But the main issue I have were the character changes. The obvious ones are the actual cast changes for Emma and Brooke. And the fact that Jackie left... that broke my heart. I still have this naive hope that she will come back though. It sucks that the original actresses could not continue with season 3 and 4, but you can’t really blame anyone since those decisions are based on personal reasons. It’s hard not to prefer the original actresses because well they are what we are used to. Though, I can’t understand why everyone is hating on them sooooo much. I personally think they were fine at acting. The REAL problem was the writing. In season 3 and 4, the personalities of so many characters were switched and the plots were messier. 

To start off, the whole love triangle between Daniel-Hayley-Leo was annoying. I DID ENJOY Daniel and Hayley, but Leo was just being a dick for the entirety of season 3. Obviously Leo was already a bit of an ass with the whole Aspen and LDR drama, but in season 3 the writers just made him 10x that (especially with the whole leading Beca on and straight up insulting Hayley at every chance he got). As you can tell I’m not a big fan of Leo, but the thing that got me is that the writers made Daniel such a jealous boyfriend? It seemed really out of character to me for Daniel to go through Hayley’s text like that and be paranoid of Leo (I mean hello this is the guy that is just straight up insulting your girlfriend and cheated on her. I don’t think you have that much competition or so I thought -- ending of season 4 was annoying). Like I know he was probably scared of Hayley getting back with Leo because of the Brooke and Alex thing, but honestly he knew that his relationship with Brooke was already sinking before Alex came into the picture. Plus, Hayley wasn’t flirting with Leo like Brooke was with Alex in Season1+2. The only good part about this love triangle was how supportive and understanding Daniel was with Hayley at the end. I mean done get me wrong I was thrown off by the huge 180 his personality took, but I’m just gonna believe that Daniel is just that good of a guy to be that mature. Anyway I’m just gonna end it with I prefer Dayley because their relationship felt more real (also I’m so glad that she told Daniel about the button and secret room right away and the writers avoided the keeping secrets to protect you which leads to tension trope because I would have imploded if they did that) and I want to erase the ending of season 4 from my head. 

Next up: Emma and Max. Honestly in the first episode when I learned that Jackie was gone and both Emma and Max started lying about being in LDRs, I knew the writers were gonna try and pair them up. I had hope that they would pull a twist and have Jackie show up in the middle, but NOPE. Like this pairing is just super... boring? Like they are both sweet characters, but they really don’t bring that much to the table in terms of romantic chemistry. I liked them better as best friends who geek out together. And because the writers focused so much about their relationship it left almost no room for actual individual screen time or character development for either of them. Like all they did was use some algorithms and their intelligence to solve some seriously hard problems, but it made them seem more like robots and tools to solve the conflicts in the plot. All I have left to say is that I still ship Jackie+Max.

Now I wanna talk about Alex and Brooke. Tbh I never saw much chemistry between the two characters in any season. Like yeah Alex was a good guy that was with her at the right time when she went to the cave at night in like season 1 where he fought off the park ranger, but still it didn’t feel like a real relationship. This continues into season 3+4 and I was sooo happy when they broke up (but why did she have to do it during a basketball game? Heat of the moment I guess) Also, even when Alex was “trying to be a good friend” to Brooke, it came off that he was still trying to get back together with her even though it is obvious that she is just not ready? And near the end of season 4 after she talks to Jason in the hospital when she and Alex were talking, I cringed so hard when he admitted that he was having trouble being just friends because it felt to me that he was trying to guilt trip her into getting back together with him which is just so wrong?!?! Again, I wish to delete this scene from my brain.

Lastly I wanna share my opinions about Sophie, Parker, and Enzo. Let me start out by saying I think in season3+4, Sophie was my favorite character. I mean come on how could I not love her? She is determined to chase her ambitions like the bad ass she is even with her past (which I’m super mad that they didn’t really delve into her past because that could have made the show a lot more interesting). I also liked the introduction of a character like Enzo since it brings a new kind of person into the show and makes it more realistic because for the most part these kids seemed a little “too perfect.” Though, the writers didn’t use him to the full potential that he has which sucks for the viewers and the actor too and based on what we saw he is pretty good. Anyway I liked how he is actually a softie at heart and does the right thing for Soph. Now I wanna talk about the Sophie+Parker ship. Honestly, are the writers trying to pair up literally all the students together?!?! Again like Emma and Max, I felt that this wasn’t a real relationship; we’ve barely seen these two have any romantic chemistry and I view them more like a good pair of friend (class clown/funny + class president/serious dynamic is something I love). That’s all.

Quick opinion: Louis just felt off since the S3. I mean I get that he wants to better the students, but causing fights seemed wayyyy out of line for his character. So that was weird. 

Anyway that was all of my thoughts (at least for now) about Greenhouse Academy! Even though it seems like I hate the series based on my complaints above lol I actually really liked it and hope for a season 5 (crossing my fingers) where the writers and other staff can hopefully redeem themselves by fixing the problems above. If you have any thoughts about the show, please do talk to me about it because I LOVE chatting about the shows I’ve watched. 

[randomjreader]

Look, I know August is supposed to be the bad guy and everything, but damn I'm honestly very invested in his storyline now. Tell me I'm not the only one who thinks August could have DID (disassociative identity disorder)?

[rainbow-pukwudgie]

max’s whole purpose in s3 and s4 was really just to be emma’s love interest huh

[ladychi22]

***SPOILER ALERT***

THE GREENHOUSE ACADEMY SEASON 2

I’m all here for this OTP!💕 Their connection is undeniable! I love the rawness of their relationship. They aren’t phony about how they feel, blunt with each other and always say what’s on their minds.

These are the two I LEAST expected to like each other b/c of their history in season 1. They have confided in one another and shared secrets that others can’t relate to or even begin to understand.

Hayley set the tone of their relationship when they first met up to consider investigating together by letting him know she wasn’t going to put up with his nonsense. I knew right then that Daniel liked her and respected her b/c he let his guard down by immediately opening up to her.

I don’t think anyone has stepped to him in that manner or was completely understanding and supportive about the expectations placed on him. In that moment I think he realized he could talk to her about anything, she would listen and wouldn’t judge him.

Them choosing to work together was a great decision b/c they make an awesome team! I could totally see them together b/c Daniel needs a no nonsense, intelligent, strong-minded girl like Hayley. She’s going to keep him in check and out of trouble. They are total opposites, but it works.

Daniel’s sarcasm and sometimes playful nature is good for Hayley. He challenges her, but also knows how to make her laugh and smile even in the toughest situations. He doesn’t lie to her which is an advantage over Leo even though they don’t know they are in competition for her heart.

Daniel is like the male version of Jackie. They both are guarded, but once you get to know them, they are kind, loyal, caring and will do anything to protect you.

The reason Brooke and Daniel didn’t work out is b/c Brooke isn’t as opinionated and strong-willed like Hayley. Hayley knows how to center Daniel and Daniel knows how to comfort Hayley in ways Leo hasn’t figured out yet.

Hayley also has brought out the best in Daniel. She sees him for who he really is and not who he used to pretend to be. She knows he’s very intelligent and she supports him in that. Daniel is also not threatened by Hayley’s intelligence which is refreshing.

Even though at the time nothing was going on with these two at the beginning of their investigation, Alex knew there was something here. It made me chuckle when he nodded to Hayley and then winked when she told her family to go ahead without her so she could talk to Daniel.

One of the ways men show love is by protecting them. Daniel is completely protective of Hayley which he exhibited a lot. She cares about his true well being and how he feels. It seems as if no one has ever done that for him including his mom Judy. I think Daniel feels a real love when he’s around Hayley b/c he knows he can be himself.

I’m hoping Daniel is the one at her door b/c these two make sense even though they don’t make sense. He needs to be around a family that truly loves each other. I believe if he and Hayley get together we will see a different side of Daniel that we haven’t seen.

[karimamk]

So, Hayley and Daniel started working together to help Brooke. And Hayley brought in Max and Jackie, who then brought in Emma. Brooke brought in Alex, and Marcus/Hayley brought in Leo.... Sophie wasn't involved until the very end to keep the game going, but like Parker wasn't involved at all? Basically the entire core group of the whole series was in on what's going on except Parker and technically Sophie? Like even Aspen was part of helping kind of and NO ONE EVEN LIKED HER 🙄

[eumegeud]

Greenhouse academy

so I just watched s2 of Greenhouse academy yesterday. IN ONE SITTING! I never do that btw  and i love it! I mean the acting is still meh but it’s an incredible storyline.

[mackeydoodledoo]

A Shoulder to Cry On: Chapter 1

Pairing: Stella x (Fem!)Reader MC: Cirrus Qrow

Chapter Summary: Cirrus Qrow is a transfer from Red Fountain Academy: immediately catching the eye of Andreas, to which he has her training closely under Sky and Riven. Beatrix tells Stella to go find someone else to pine after. So Stella begins to find her own ground on what and who she wants.

Warnings: Vulnerability, Swearing/Vulgar Language, Angsty, Jealousy

Key: Italics = Thoughts, +*+ = Time Skip, Bold/Indent = Text Messaging, Bold/Italic = Flashback

Chapter Theme: Into My Arms - COIN

A/n: Happens in Season 2. 05/30/2024: I decided to rewrite this series: I wanted to make it better.

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*Sky’s POV* “So, what’d you think of the new transfer?” Riven comes up to you

“What do I think?” You ask, chuckling, “She’s a natural. Rosalind mentioned that she took an internship working with the Solarian Army.”

“Now don't get a boner for her,” Riven jokes with you, “You’re shagging the Dragon Flame don’t forget.”

“Fuck off,” You sigh in annoyance, “So far she hasn’t even gawked at either one of us since she got here.”

You push him away as you observe her sparring session with two specialists at once. 

*Cirrus’ POV* You didn’t have the chance to move in at all, you were sent to the greenhouse before they could find a proper room and roommate for you in the Specialists dorm. But, it was only for a single night. You stop in front of the door with the number that matched with the number on your paper. 

“Hello?” You call to the person on the other side of the door

You open the door and see a woman with frizzed hair, setting herself down onto her desk.

“Ahh, you must be Cirrus, I’m Kat,” She introduces herself, “Wasn’t sure which side of the room you wanted but I made sure that there was some kind of distinction between our sides.”

“Thanks Kat,” You say, beginning to occupy the empty part of the room, “So... You were here last year.. What was that like here?”

“Insane,” She sighs, “But, we didn't really have to fight them as they were all after Sky’s girlfriend.”

“The Dragon Flame?” You ask

She nods.

“Wonder what it would be like if I had some kind of power like that whilst being a Specialist,” You wonder

“You’d sure as hell be super powerful,” Kat states

*Stella’s POV* “What are you doing here?” Beatrix asks

I can’t let her know about the plan...

“It’s embarrassing,” You sigh

“I’m listening,” She says

“I... I was looking out for Sky,” You confess

“Oh, more like... Stalking?” She asks, smiling

“Yeah, like I said, embarrassing,” You sigh

“Rather your shoes are embarrassing, stalking is pathetic,” She replies

“You tell no one about this,” You demand

“Please, I’m no snitch,” She says, “But like... Either go to therapy, or find someone else to pine after.”

You blankly stare at her.

“It’s been months,” She sighs in frustration, walking away

+*+

"Can you manage getting the guard’s keys, unlock Silvia's chains and sneak him out?” Aisha looks at you

“I just hope that I don’t break my back carrying the entire plan,” You joke

“Let’s take a moment to appreciate this entire plan,” Terra smiles, “Even Stella is happy she is involved.”

+*+

You were attempting to keep your head down too low: texting your friends that you were about to meet up with them, you didn’t realize you had run into someone. Arms wrap themselves around your midsection; preventing you from falling onto the ground.

“Are you alright?” A feminine voice asks

As you look at your savior, your mouth open to answer, but no words come out. 

“My office, now,” Rosalind’s voice firmly tells you

Just as she helps you onto your feet, er hands slowly drift from your hips as she walks the opposite of you. 

“I’ll see you around, Princess,” She says

You watch her round the corner; nearly forgetting that Rosalind was standing right in front of you. 

+*+

It was painful... Everything felt sore. You were walking back to your suite. You had to figure out how you were going to tell your suite-mates that you were a now-caged princess.

I can’t let them pity me...

You grunt: running into someone again...

*Cirrus’ POV* “Princess,” She chuckles, “We have got to-”

You stop speaking when she looks up at you, tears streaked her face, eyes red-puffy. You look around for any lurking eyes, and then bring her to an intimate spot around the main hall.

“Talk to me princess,” You wipe her tears away

“N-not here,” She sniffles, “Lets go back to the suite.... Please. I can’t be seen here...”

You nod. You wrap your arm around her shoulder and try to keep her on the down low as the both of you walk back to her suite. 

+*+

“This.. Thing is keeping me from leaving Alfea grounds,” She explains

You stare at the gem stuck in her back: the punctures still red.

“That’s really excessive,” You say

You carefully trace the outer parts of the area. Your fingers instinctively retract once she reacted. 

“I just remembered that I never got your name,” She changes the subject

“Hah,” She sighs, “Cirrus Qrow.”

*Stella’s POV* The hot transfer from Red Fountain?!... 

You gently chuckle to yourself...

“I’m-”

“Stella,” She answers

“How-?”

“Come on, you think I don't know the Crown Princess of Solaria when I see her?” She chuckles

The both of you hear the door open... Stella puts her sweater back over her and composes herself as she walks to the door. You lurk behind her.

“Uhm, where the hell have you been?” Aisha asks

“Guys, let’s not gang up on her until we know the full story,” Musa states

You notice their eyes lurking behind your shoulder.

“Oh. My. God.” Musa’s surprised face turns into a smile,”You brought the hot transfer into your room?”

“You do realize we will need details,” Terra states

“Ladies I can assure you nothing happened,” She chuckles, walking past you, “Text me. Yeah?”

“Yeah, sure,” You slightly smile

Her hand drifts from your hipline. She makes her leave from the suite. Your friends eyes look back at you as soon as the door closes.

“You all saw that too right?” Musa teases you, “The way her hands were on her hips?”

“I hate you all,” You sigh in frustration

*Cirrus’ POV* You attempt to subtly enter your dorm again however, Kat was awake.

“Heard you went to the Princess’ suite,” She smirks

“Nothing happened,” You say

“Right,” She chuckles, “What happened then?”

“Things that aren’t my story to disclose,” You answer

“Come on, there’s got to be something,” Kat sits up in her bed

“Nothing that you don’t need to concern yourself with,” You argue

“Ooooh, is Cirrus Qrow already crushing on the princess?” Kat asks, smirking

“Absolutely not,” You say, “I had only ran into her twice.”

+*+

You’ve been visiting Stella at her request since giving her your number. Mostly when she has the suite to herself. You’d often see her with Beatrix outside of the suite. But you didn’t think anything of it.

“Have you told your friends yet Stel?” You ask

*Stella’s POV* You sigh in relief when you feel her fingertips gently dance across your back, carefully avoiding your gem. You’ve been trying to forcefully rip it out of you. But alas, it is stuck.

“No,” You answer

“Why not?” She asks, looking down at you the best she could

“I don't want them to pity me,” You reply, looking up at her

“So you’re seeking a semi-stranger to vent to?” She asks

“You’re... Different,” You say

“Different?” She asks, sitting up, “Different how?”

You sit up, facing her, “There’s... Just something about you that... That.. I just find myself attracted to.”

“It’s not because I’m simply ��the hot transfer’ right?” She asks

That’s one thing...

“It’s more than that,” You say

“What else is there... Then?” She asks

Before you could answer, you hear the door to the suite opening. You reach for a sweater off of the bed. Again, you compose yourself and exit your room. 

“Stella, since when did you have anything black?” Aisha asks

You look down at your sweater and notice it was Cirrus’. 

“Since today,” Cirrus pops from behind you, wearing your sweater, “I’ll see you later Stel.”

*Cirrus’ POV* “Oh you and Stella are finally exchanging clothing?” Kat asks

“Well, she took mine so, only fair if I took something of hers,” You chuckle,” I'm surprised at how well bright colors suit me.”

“Princess’ fashion does suit you,” She says, “When are you going to stop brooding and just ask Stella out already?”

“She has a lot of her own things going on,” You say, “I’m not going to add the pressure of having top put certain expectations for someone.”

“I see the way she looks at you when we’re all in the same room together,” Kat states, “Just do it, it may just help her after all.”

“Fine.” You sigh, getting off of your bed

+*+

When you turn the corner to Stella’s suite, you stop; seeing Beatrix at the door.

“Care for a pre-drinks drink?” She asks

“I’m kind of busy, but I’m sure Riven is free,” She says slowly closing the door

As soon as you see Beatrix turn her heel, you immediately try to run.

“Stalking the princess now are we?” She calls out to you

You slowly turn around, lips pressing together. 

“I had a very important question for her,” You say

“And... What as that?” She asks

You pause... 

It’s pathetic...

“None of your business,” You say

You turn your heel and walk back to your dorm.

+*+

“Cirrus Qrow,” Andreas calls for you

You step up into the platform.

“Dane,” He calls

He steps up onto the opposite side of the platform.

“First blood,” He announces

You look at him.

“Afraid to tear your new outfit?” He asks

“It’ll be fine,” Dane lies to you

“Don’t expect me to dial back my moves because you’re still a rookie,” You say

“I’m a 2nd year,” He states, “Don’t expect me to do the same.”

You wait until Dane strikes first. 

You continue going on the defensive, not being able to land an offensive move. You begin to panic as he just continues to make the offensive move. you miscalculated the trajectory of his blade and you yelp; falling to the ground.

“So much for being one of the great students from Red Fountain,” Dane talks down at you

Sky immediately brings you a cloth to prevent infection and blood getting into your eye.

“Your boyfriends will send you dick pics later,” Riven tells Dane, “Let’s get her fixed. You’ll explain it.”

+*+

“That’s a pretty deep gash,” Terra says, gently dabbing your eyebrow

“Thank cocky over there,” You grunt in pain

“Don’t be a sore loser,” Dane chuckles

“That’s enough there Dane,” Riven humbles him, “Why don’t you go back to training.”

“I’ll be fine Riven,” You sigh, “I don’t need a babysitter.”

“Alright then,” He raises his hands in defeat, 

Suite’s empty, want to come over?

Terra smiles down at you.

“Am I all good?” You ask

“If it’ll make you and the person who made you smile feel better, yes,” Terra answers

+*+

You could hear Stella’s footsteps as she rushes to the door. Her smile soon drops when she sees your face.

“What happened?” She asks 

*Sky’s POV* “What’s it about nearly taking someone’s eye out?” You come up to Dane

“Nothing,” Dane chuckles, “Just having a chat.”

“Why are you talking about Cirrus as if she’s weak?” He asks

“No, not at all,” He says

“I appreciate you Sky,” Cirrus says, then pats him on the back, “But, if I wanted to fight this battle further, I would have done it myself.”

You look down at your phone: a message from Bloom.

“Got a date tonight?” She asks

“Rosalind’s gone, we could all use a break,” You say, “You gonna come?”

“Nah, I don't really drink,” She says

“Or are you waiting for Stella to ask you to see her?” You ask, smirking

“Hey, man, it’s not like that,” She says, raising her hands, “Beatrix has been missing for a minute.”

“Just.... Careful not to dive yourself too deep,” You advise, “She’s... Close with Beatrix.”

“I’m aware,” She says, “

The both of you part ways to your dorms. 

*Stella’s POV* You listen to your friends talk out in the living room about Rosalind being gone, but none of them seem to plan on finding Beatrix anytime soon. You’d do it yourself 

“Stella, are you going to come?” Bloom asks

“As if I’m going to give the commoners the satisfaction of seeing a princess in a gross, dingy pub,” You say, “Have fun.”

You simply wait for them to leave, pulling out your phone.

Room’s empty, come over?

Be there soon.

+*+

You immediately rush to the door as soon as you hear a knock. You didn't give her any time before you embraced her; inhaling her scent.

“Miss me that much Princess?” She asks, chuckling

“Wish you were in a dorm that was closer,” You say

You lay against Cirrus’ chest, soaking in her presence before the girls come back. The both of you watch her friends’ stories: how much they’re having fun. Cirrus’ fingers draws circles around the gem.

“You still haven’t told them?” She asks

“No,” You answer, “I don’t want them pitying me.”

“It would help them understand why you're stuck here,” She notes, “You don't want them to think you're a lazy princess right?”

“I don’t want them to but if it gives them a better idea then so be it,” You say

“I don’t like that you’re doing this to yourself Stella,” She says, “You have to tell them.”

“Fine,” You say, looking up at her, “But, I’m doing it on my own terms.”

“Because if you don't, I’ll make you do it,” She says

+*+

You stop your scrolling when you see a notification... 

“Stella, what's wrong?” She asks

You nearly shove your phone into her face; a text form Beatrix. She gets out from your embrace and begins phoning her friends. 

“I’ll go,” You get up from the bed

“No! You can’t go!” Stella grabs your hand, “You’re staying here!”

“Okay fine, but we need to tell Silva,” You say

“I’ve texted Sky,” She says, “They’re out, so they’re closer.”

The both of you wait patiently for everyone to return. However, Stella is immediately all over Beatrix.

“Cirrus, it’s best if you go for now,” She tells you

“Wh-what?” You ask

“I’ll text you when I have the chance,” She says

Your expression drops. She sighs; seeing how hurt you were. She gently takes your cheek into her hand. She places her hand on your stomach and places a kiss onto your cheek.

“I promise, okay?” She says

Chapter 2

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Watched Greenhouse Academy on Netflix... when's the next episode...