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If some were only meant to walk a part of the path with us what do we do with all they've left behind. Their footsteps right next to ours, as imprints that do not fade. The fragrance of their soul still lingering at every turn. The transformations to the path they've walked on. Everything remains like a still ruin, so beautiful yet too little. What do we do with the time they took from us, rather than be prisoners in its loop.
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a few moments of Gerard Way being a dramatic little gremlin at E-Werk in Cologne, Germany on 09/11/2006 (x)
#as always#idk extra gifs i didn't know what to do with#gerard way#mcr#my chemical romance#the black parade era#tw: flashing lights#so dramatic I fucking weep#rubbish78gifs#my gifs
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✨D.D. MASTERLIST ✨
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[DRABBLES]
At Fault (1.7k words)
Common Mistake (1.8k)
Deep Blue, but You Painted Me Golden (1.8k)
Familiar & Unfamiliar (4.1k)
I Miss You, I Miss You Too (0.5k)
In a Perfect World, You Love Me (6.9k) // Perfect World pt. II (2.5k)
Language Barrier (1.0k words)
Lost in the Light (1.4k)
Ni Ceta, Cyar’ika (7.8k) // I Love You, Cyar’ika (4.5k)
⏤ Do You Want Me, Cyar’ika: HAPPY END (6.7k), DARK END (5.1k)
Not Like This (1.3k words) // Not You (2.3k words)
One Hundred and Fifty Seven (4.1k words)
That’s Not My Name (632 words)
din djarin x female!reader
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Older!Grogu Inspo Art
summary: When you made plans for your future they never involved being hired by a Mandalorian to baby-sit his adorable, green gremlin of a child. However, after your life fell apart in the span of one disastrous night, you found it to be the only feasible option you had left. Nevarro was a far cry from Coruscant, but the thriving community turned out to be exactly what you needed. Every day you spend in Nevarro you fall more and more in love with your new life, but when your past rears its ugly head you find that perhaps peace wasn’t meant for everyone.
✨: signifies a ‘AFS’ deleted scene/drabble!
#01: Two Porgs, One Blaster
#02: Are You Trying to Say Bear?
#03: Marshal Daddy
#04: Mayfeld Didn't Mean to Step on Him
✨#4.5: He is a Quick One✨
#05: Wife Material
#06: Trikar'la, Buir!
#07: Soran
✨#7.5: Like The Wizards✨
#08: You're His Home
#09: Buir, Grogu, Ma
✨#9.5: Ma’s Got You✨
#10: Show Off
#11: You Didn’t
#12: Grogu, Grogu, Baby, It’s Okay
#13: The Danger Has Passed, Cyar’ika
#14: Am I Making You Quiver?
#15: Mando Looks Like He Knows How to Fuck
#16: I Don’t Want It to Be a Sin
#17: Close Your Eyes, Ner Kar’ta
✨#MID 17: Take a Break, Doc✨
#18: Talk About a Power Couple
#19: My Boys Needed Me
#20: Short Stick Bears His Wrath
#21: Made of the Right Stuff
#22: Like Father, Like Son
#23: It’s a Surprise
✨#23.5: Am I Close to Redemption?✨
#24: Right Between Your Thighs
din djarin x female!reader
summary: It was like fate or destiny had planned from the beginning for you to be on the run from the law. With the words ‘I can bring you in warm, or I can bring you in cold’ adorning your rib cage you always wondered what was worse: Knowing you were bound to being wanted or realizing your soulmate was a cursed bounty hunter. You had a mission to finish and no bounty hunter, soulmate or not, was going to stop you.
#01: Unstoppable Force Meets Immovable Object
#02: Falling For You
#03: Call it Fate, Destiny, Call it Luck
#04: Cool Motive, Still Murder
#05: Right Person, Wrong Time
#06: Partners in Crime
#07: A Favor For a Friend
#08: But You’re Still a Traitor
[SEVEN DAYS]
Cowboy!Din Djarin x Female!Reader
Summary: The Mandalorian, a morally gray and hardened bounty hunter, makes a decision that alters the course of his fate and yours. As your two very different worlds collide, you learn the Mandalorian is more than his reputation has led you to believe, and you have only seven days to decide if saving his life would be worth destroying your own.
DAY ONE
DAY TWO
DAY THREE
DAY FOUR
DAY FIVE
DAY SIX
DAY SEVEN
AFTER
#the mandalorian#mandalorian x reader#mandalorian x you#din djarin x you#din djarin x reader#protective din djarin#good dad din djarin#din djarin#star wars#din djarin masterlist
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ELYSIAN ♫
09. Hurt to try
Visiting has never felt more invasive.
A large screen rested in the middle. Two massive, black speakers sat on each side of his desk with a small piano perched on top. A white shelf filled with trinkets and golden awards stood beside his stand-up microphone. An array of purple and silver acoustic panels hung around the wall, and you can’t forget the line of guitars laying in a fashionable order.
“Your studio is cleaner than I thought,” you whispered in awe, eyes bouncing around the small room.
Scara scoffed as he dropped his belongings on the grey sofa near the door, “What did you take me for?”
“A gremlin who never leaves his cave filled with chip wrappers and empty cans of energy drinks,” you shrugged, eyes still wandering.
He rolled his eyes and headed to his desk to start his computer up, “Don’t compare me to Aether.”
“You’re lucky he’s not here.”
“What’s his short ass going to do?”
“You’re the same height.”
“Allegedly,” Scara stood from his seat, urging you to take his spot, “I’ll find another chair, you can sit in mine or look around–I might take a while.”
You went to his shelves. You saw a picture of him when he was younger, wearing a volleyball jersey and holding a trophy with his teamates, one of them you recognized—Childe—they must have been childhood friends.
Then you saw another picture, one with his family. It was his highschool graduation, wearing a cap and gown with a stash that boldly displayed “validictorian,” – his mother, Ei, stood on his left, radiating an elegant smile, while his aunt, Nahida, stood on his right, pinching his cheeks with a mischievous grin. They must have been proud of him.
The next one was 5WIRL’s first concert. They were all young, bright with aspirations, beaming at the large crowd despite being rookies. Beside it, you saw a small octopus plush–Marlin–next to a polaroid picture with you two–a photo you’ve never seen before. You snapped a picture of it.
“[name]—” Scara entered with the chair.
You placed the picture down and trailed him.
“Are those all your songs?” you pointed at the screen.
He shook his head, “There’s more I’d like to do, but I want you to listen to this one.”
He passed you the headphones.
You wore it, “What is it called?”
“Bewitched.”
The song started out slow with a piano. His voice was smooth—different from his usually raspy voice. You took everything in—the lyrics, the melody, and piano. His stare was intense, observing every bit of your reaction.
“Did you like it?” He asked.
You grinned at his expectant face, “I love it, are you adding this? I’d be a crime not to.”
“I was planning on making it my title track,” he paused, “And if you agreed before, I wanted you to finish the second verse.”
“Oh.” It’d be a shame…
“Yeah.”
You stared at the giant screen, “…Can I see the lyrics?”
He flipped through his notebook, you see glances of his other works, scribbles of words and phrases only his brain could think of–one of the many reasons why you admire him.
He gave you the page, “It's a work in progress, but that’s the draft.”
“Can I try?”
Kunikuzushi smiled, “Of course.”
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i lied im more excited for the next chapter (had to break this scene in two)
im on a roll with these updates and then ill ghost again idk jk
synopsis: After 7 years of enduring the media’s relentless pursuit of painting you as a villain, you’re forced to go through an indefinite hiatus with a tainted reputation on your head. However, just when you thought your career was over, a certain 5WIRL member wants you to feature on his solo career. Surely, this won’t affect your reputation once more, would it?
Scaramouche x fem!reader
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#ELYSIAN#genshin imagines#genshin impact x reader#genshin impact#genshin fanfic#wanderer x reader#genshin x reader#genshin idol au#genshin fluff#kunikuzushi#genshin modern au#scaramouche smau#scaramouche x y/n#genshin impact scaramouche#scaramouche x you#scaramouche x reader#scara x reader
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“Bird’s Fair Choir”
☆Sunday x fm!reader Smau -☆ ||
Synopsis ♪ “Hah. Conflicting isn’t it…. Between being Robin’s best friend and my boyfriend.. I chose Robin. And you…chose Robin over your Girlfriend too…”
|| Side couple: Boothill x Robin || MAJOR ROBINHILL SHIP! If it’s not your cup of tea okay. But please excuse you
Genre ♪ Penacony world, Sunday and Robin are still Halovians, Boothill is still a robot, reader on crack, Reader and Robin besties forever~<3, Reader and Boothill are distant cousins, fluff, gremlin reader, reader and boothill cussing buddies, no filter, Sunday is tired of you (he loves you)
Notes ♪ Head empty, only pretty Sunday and Angelwithashotgun ship❤️💜💙
Status ♪ Current obsessionnnn ♪(´ε` ) & waiting for tags to roll in
[Flock of tomfoolery]— Public Accounts
[Flock of tomfoolery]— Group Chat & Shared private acc
♪ Written—🪽♪ v(*’-^*)-☆
| Season of Amour ♪
☆ 01. To please a Robin🪽–<Robinhill confess>
☆ 02. One of an Angel🪽–<Reader-Sunday confess>
☆ 03. Deal with it! ☆ 04. Strings of love u’s
☆ 05. Songbird allure🪽 ☆ 06. Backstage waterboarding🪽
☆ 07. Midnight rendezvous ☆ 08. Pluck the drunk birds🪽
☆ 09. Muddle-fudger ☆ 10. *Sad violin music*🪽
| Season of Monogamy ♪
☆ 11. Speech of a gentleman🪽 ☆ 12. Wow. He’s clipped
☆ 13. Noms flowery language ☆ 14. YOU FXKING BIRD🪽
☆ 15. Make love w a bullet ☆ 16. Marry a elitist or a assailant🪽
☆ 17. Rings please! ☆ 18. A fucking Disneyland ticket?!
☆ 19. Yippee!! ☆ 20. WAIT! CUT THE DAMN CAMERAS!🪽
| Finale~ ♪
—☆ 21. Pookie- too cheesy nO STOP ITTSKG!
—☆ 22. Finally gun up her ars— ahem. . .🔞🪽
—☆ 23. Crashing a wedding to catch a single two bouquet(s)🪽
—☆ 24. Oh man, a foursome!!🪽
Taglist ♪ v(*’-^*)-☆
Open! ! ! (Ask to be added <3)
@the-dumber-scaramouche @harmoira @vash-yuu @rainfallkai @crow-bath @haruu-luv
#star rail#honkai star rail#hsr#hsr sunday#hsr robin#hsr boothill#hsr smau#hsr x reader#sunday hsr#robinhill#sunday smau#sunday x reader
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Some ‘09 Ghoap for my gremlins.
#call of duty#cod#soap x ghost#ghoap#ghoap vibes#ghoap fluff#ghostsoap#ghost x soap#soapghost#09 ghost#09 ghoap#09 soapghost#09 soap#09 ghostsoap
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melting an ice heart | lmk
pairing: lee mark (nct) x fem!reader
genre & tropes: smau, mostly enemies to lovers but a little bit of fluff too don’t worry, sports au (hockey player x figure skater), grumpy x sunshine energy, lots of chaotic friend energy
general warnings: mentions of alcohol, swearing, bit of suggestive stuff but nothing happens, abuse (but only a little bit!), someone gets into an accident
synopsis: he’s the life of every party, the team heartthrob and mvp while she’s the stone cold ice-princess who will stop at nothing to get things her way. but when an accident intertwines the two more than they had hoped, will his fire be enough to melt the ice facade she’s built up or will they continue to clash and end up in ruins?
updates: mwf 8:00pm gmt+8 // 11:00pm gmt+11 on hold
taglist: open!
a/n; the way this fic is my attempt to getting the ice skating career i started but never finished, that and ever being friends with the people in this fic will forever remain a fantasy haha i hope you guys enjoy it as much as i enjoyed writing it!
masterlist
[im gonna update the titles periodically do not worry]
01. skater wannabes
02. over my dead body
03. gremlin from hell
04. make enemies not friends
05. delusional much?
06. hockey boy
07. mean girl reincarnated
08. id card
09. you tell me, is it?
10.
💌: @leefullsun @defzcl @ncityzenz @keemburley @syzavxy @doejaejung @softieluvsyou @leep0ems @nae-vm @hizhu @haechanielove @chezziy @excalibur-gone-missing @bluedbliss @girlwholoveslpreppyattire @planetkiimchi @swimmingismywholelife @cloudmrk
#nct dream scenarios#melting an ice heart smau#stxbrymochi maih#mark lee x reader#mark lee smau#mark lee social media au#nct dream smau#nct dream social media au#nct dream imagines#nct sports au#mark nct hockey player#nct as hockey players#nct hockey au#mark lee enemies to lovers
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[09/01/2024]
OVA!Amazon is a gremlin prove me wrong
#kamen rider sd#kamen rider sd (ova)#sd kamen rider nigo#sd kamen rider amazon#sd kamen rider zx#sd kamen rider black rx#sd kamen rider ichigo#my art#zx: ''no one can bully rx but me''
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Sad because ghost09 died at the age of 25 🙃
09 Ghost was such a little chaotic gremlin, I love going back to listening to his voice lines efjhefjbh he deserved so much better
^My silly husband having hobbies
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~ Death of Peace of Mind ~ Masterlist
Simon 'Ghost' Riley x fem!Reader
photo credits go to very talented @ave661
Summary: After the traumatic past that comes with the job of being a soldier, you change your aspects and ideals. The only bad thing is that there are suddenly four men that totally turn your point of view and things starting to get out of your so well beloved control. Especially one masked man to be honest.
Disclaimer: NonCanon! Even when a few things from the remake timeline did happen. Things can easily get changed or carried away through the story or seem a bit off. If I step a line pls reach out to me and educate me. English isn't my first language, and almost nothing here will be beta read.
A/N: I’m just a needy gremlin for this man, and my weakness is damn slow burn strangers/enemies to lovers 》 Concept post 《 This will be mostly reader inserted but also contains aspects of OC. You'll get a last name, a past and stuff. Hope you don't mind. If you have any idea of improvements and stuff, just reach out. Won't bite.
CW/TW: I'll always give proper warnings before each chapter, but to mention a few: canon violence, mentions of death, loss, guilt, cursing, ptsd, trauma, jealousy, toxic relationships, angst, self-harm, smut, noncon, and more
Songs: Sleep Token - Rain | Bad Omens - Death of Peace of Mind
Status: ongoing | started 13.09.23
Read on AO3 | Last update 11.04.2024 | new chapters irregular, but I keep updating
chapter index:
00: tired [prologue]
01: news
02: too close
03: friends
04: bonding
05: defeat
06: start
07: names
08: dreams
09: change
10: time
11: silence
12: wait
13: call
14: weak
15: teasing
16: lieutenant
17: complicated
18: casual
19: luck
20: cold
21: broken
22: shadow
23: trust
24: lie
Tba
taglist: open
@yyiikes @saffronimagines @originaldeerhottub @illuminwtesz @killergoddess97 @kaelaiscool @spiritndrain @anothersimpsblog @backupgal @hungryhungariann @victoriazynui @ohworm-writes
#simon riley x you#simon ghost x reader#simon riley x reader#simon ghost riley#simon riley#cod mw x reader#cod mw ghost#cod x reader#ghost x reader#ghost cod#enemies to friends to lovers#enemies to lovers#cod mw2#cod modern warfare#simon ghost x you#she fell first he fell harder#john soap mactavish#john price#kyle gaz garrick#könig mw2#konig cod#phillip graves#alejandro vargas#kate laswell#konig x reader#könig x reader#strangers to lovers#phillip graves x reader
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Do I want us to be parallel lines and spend the entire stretch of my length with you by my side, rather than be lines intersecting once to be apart forever after that one momentary collision.
Or do I want us to collide so hard we scatter open like a supernova that meeting you at least once for a short period in a lifetime would be worth more than being parallel lines with you and never having met you at all.
#gremlin 09#gremlin talks#friends#lovers#friendship#relationship#romance#family#found family#best friends#parallels#parallel lines#qpr#queer platonic relationship
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male s/o hcs ; wally darling
requested by ; anonymous (09/05/23) [2/2]
fandom(s) ; welcome home
fandom masterlist(s) ; here
character(s) ; wally darling
outline ; “WELCOME HOME FANFIC WRITER LETS GO?!
Uhhhh dating headcanons for Wally and eddie please? 👉👈 sfw please!! ✨❤️
And can s/o be male? 😳 much obliged!!!”
warning(s) ; none, just fluff!
refers to you as his husband or the mister in general conversation with other neighbours (e.g. ‘did you hear what my husband did the other day?’ or ‘it’s getting quite late, i should head back, the mister’s expecting me’)
this is because whilst he’s neutral to marriage as a whole, he definitely sees himself marrying you and wanted to get used to using those terms as soon as possible
you have matching pyjamas like an old married couple, as well as matching cups that you use every morning (they both say ‘mr darling’ and barnaby got them for your first anniversary)
you are the one thing standing between an in-the-zone wally and him downing his paint water by accident — this has happened several times and you only realised after you heard him hacking and coughing from the other room
you’re the only person who can get away with stealing some of his apples, but he will still jokingly call you a thief for it
he’s kind of like a cat in that he’ll just randomly come and lounge across your body when you’re sitting down and he wants attention, or how he’ll just randomly cause problems to get your attention away from what you’re doing
calm boyfriend vs gremlin boyfriend energy
he has a very specific hair routine and you can guarantee that you’ll need to air out your bedroom and bathroom to get rid of the biohazardous amount of hairspray he uses
he turns into something of a koala when he sleeps and he’ll just cling to you
he enjoys spoiling you with breakfast in bed
he has loads of paintings and sketches of you hanging about home and you’ll just randomly end up stumbling across them wherever they were last left — which has given you multiple heart-attacks over the years
you’re 100% his muse and he’s not ashamed of telling you about it
he sleep talks sometimes and it’s usually when he’s dreaming about you — nearly incoherent but sweet is the best way to describe it
picnic dates are a must
thinks you look the absolute most when you steal his neckties and sweaters
most pda with wally involves holding hands or him kissing your hand, otherwise he tends to be pretty conservative about it
#sleepingdeath#male reader#male reader fluff#fluff#fluff hcs#dating hcs#welcome home x reader#welcome home fluff#wally darling x reader#wally darling fluff
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i’ve been following this story since chapter 3 and it has only gotten better and better. you are an incredible writer and the way you string words together genuinely moves a piece of my soul. i’ve laughed, i’ve cried, i’ve gasped, i’ve even screamed out in anger all for this wonderful story. some people see the things that ‘mega does and will say that it “doesn’t makes sense” but i can say that i would in fact act like that.
the way you write simon specifically really speaks to me because you aren’t in a hurry to make him all lovey or automatically accepting of ‘mega (who by all accounts is a drastic change). he is slowly opening up and showing who he is but he still has a long ways to go.
i feel like you really understand trauma and the effects that it can have on someone.
i’m really excited to see how you write all of the boys’ reactions to the cameras, because of course they are going to be drastically different between the four of them.
congratulations by the way on your new job! i hope the best for you and all that you wish to accomplish!!
thank you so much for all that you’ve done
i can’t wait to read more
-🍁
Awww 🥺 omg thank you so much!! This is so amazing 💚💚 definitely something I needed to hear right now. I know I say that a lot, but it's true. Helps me fight the inner gremlin thoughts.
Simon is so slow burn coded that man would wait weeks, even months to even hold your hand. He would not be the type to fall fast, even if we're going strictly canon reboot Simon and not including '09 Simon's backstory in there. The line during the Alone mission when he says not to trust anyone?? Yeah.
Unfortunately the trauma piece comes from experience. It sucks and I'm slowly healing from it but I have a long way to go. That's part of this story though, a way to get some of the trauma out. A lot of it has weasled its way in, some things I didn't even notice until I was thinking about them. Yeah, it's experience and understanding just how badly it can affect you and change you.
It's going to be interesting, I'll say that much 🤭 no other spoilers though.
And thank you!! It's such a relief honestly. A huge stressor has been solved for now. 💚💚💚
#kind of bad timing with the fic but thankfully writing is self care so#i'm determined to continue to write#even if i need a little break next week just to get used to working again#answered#queue 06
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A Fresh Start [9]
Din Djarin x F!Reader
Warnings: a bit of a longer one, sorry if that’s not your forte, reader has nightmares involving being attacked, traumatic past, scar, fake name mentioned
Word Count: 6,275
Summary: When you made plans for your future they never involved being hired by a Mandalorian to baby-sit his adorable, green gremlin of a child. However, after your life fell apart in the span of one disastrous night, you found it to be the only feasible option you had left. Nevarro was a far cry from Coruscant, but the thriving community turned out to be exactly what you needed. Every day you spend in Nevarro you fall more and more in love with your new life, but when your past rears its ugly head you find that perhaps peace wasn’t meant for everyone.
Ch. #09: BUIR, GROGU, MA
Chapter Summary: ‘There is no one else, there will be no one else, it’s only you’.
“Have you ever noticed how
wanting
burns you up
from the inside out?
Like one moment I am whole,
but then I hear
your voice on the phone
and I swear to God
three blocks away from here
they can smell smoke.”
As if you hadn’t already felt at home with Grogu and Mando, by the end of the month you couldn’t fathom how you once lived without them. The places you’ve lived prior— Coruscant before and after the incident, Tatooine where you chose to hide— you realized now you’d hadn’t truly been living. Even at your prime, a young recently out of training physician with the world at her fingertips, there had been a hole. You spent so much time busy, trying to reach your goals, that you let other aspects slips away. You didn’t regret the work you put in, you didn’t regret being independent, but you didn’t know a home could feel so… perfect. And, that’s what your life in Nevarro was. It was perfect.
Grogu was thriving in school. Every day he seemed to know a new word in Basic and he had made so many friends. The routine of your life would look repetitive to someone on the outside looking in, but by the Maker did you adore every second of it. Mando had permanently decided to change the time he went into work. He assured you it had nothing to do with not trusting you and him just wanting to be there for Grogu. So, every week day morning the two of you would walk Grogu to school and then you’d walk Mando to work.
And Mando was…
You loved Grogu. Arguably to a fault. You weren’t sure how the ‘nanny rules of professionalism’ worked but growing so attached to the child in your care had to be frowned upon in some way. Crushing on the child’s father was also hugely frowned upon you’d guess, but it hadn’t stopped you. Mando was… Mando.
It was hard to put it into words, or maybe you were just too scared to try, but something about him spoke to your soul. Before coming to Nevarro, you had never put much thought or faith into soulmates. Even now the idea made you marginally cringe with how cheesy and dorky you sounded, but it was possibly the simplest explanation. There was something about the make up of your cells and atoms that just called to him. You felt better in his presence. Happier. Safer. Cared for. Seen. Mando listened when you spoke, truly listened, and he seemed to remember every detail you offered him. Food preferences, favorites, old memories, fun facts. The heavy beskar seemed to soak up every detail and though he may not have been a man of many words, he was a man of action. Mando didn’t hesitate to show you how much he appreciated you, and with every kind action you were falling harder and harder.
You had it bad.
Nima teased you relentlessly about him, and you constantly reminded her that this was as far as it could go. A simple crush. A longing. At the end of the day, though your feelings had evolved, he was still your boss. Mando was paying you to watch Grogu, paying you to live in his home, paying you to be present. The fact that he was willing to cross that line and be friends was blessing enough. You couldn’t push any further and risk ruining what you had. If you lost Grogu and Mando because you were too stupid to swallow your emotions you’d never forgive yourself.
It was a fact you constantly had to remind yourself of.
“Why would you come hang out with me only to sit there and daydream about the Marshal?” Nima complained. You glanced her way to see her wearing a comical pout.
“I am not— ” You began, but Nima stared you down with a knowing look. You shifted in your seat and moved on from the flimsy excuse. “Shouldn’t you be working?”
Nima was seated on the floor working on some kind of engine looking machine while you sat a few feet away on a crate. She shrugged. “Yeah, but you were supposed to keep me entertained while I work.”
“Well, sorry to disappoint.” You rose from your seat as you noted the time. “You’re really gonna pout now since I have to go.”
“What, why??” Nima asked. You pointed to the large clock on the garage wall that indicated it was nearly 3PM. She startled. “Oh kriff, Peli is gonna kill me. I was supposed to have this done half an hour ago!”
You laughed at her panic and tossed her a half hearted goodbye before walking out of the garage. Mando was able to walk Grogu to school everyday with you, but you were primarily in charge of pick up since he couldn’t always get off of work for that. Rarely ever.
As you waited for the kids to get out, you casually held conversation with the other parents standing near you. You had gotten to know a few pretty well. Especially the ones who Grogu had befriended their kid. Another person you had gotten to know was Grogu’s teacher. Ms. Wynn was sunshine personified and you assumed that helped in her role as teacher to a class of rowdy, small children. Grogu loved her and when she asked for volunteers around class or with extra work you stepped up. Partly to be more involved with anything surrounding Grogu, and also because you sure as hell had the time.
Ms. Wynn stepped out to release the class and you drifted closer to say hello to her while also picking up Grogu. Grogu, realizing you were coming closer to do so, didn’t bother checking with his teacher and instead leapt toward you as soon as you were close enough. You pulled him into a tight hug that he returned with gusto.
“How was school, baby?” You cooed.
“Fun! Play with Poe!” Grogu chirped. Poe was his favorite friend in school. You had the little boy over for play dates a few weekends alongside his parents.
“Good.” You peppered light kisses to his face to make him squirm and giggle at the onslaught. Ms. Wynn stepped closer and greeted you. “Hey! How’re you?”
She chuckled. “I’m doing well thank you for asking.” Ms. Wynn raised an eyebrow at Grogu. “Grogu, what are the rules about leaving the line? You’re supposed to check with me first, aren’t you?”
Grogu nodded. “Sorry.”
He still had a hard time pronouncing the letter ‘R’ which had the word come out sounding like ‘W’s but he was improving. Though he apologized, nothing about the way he bounced in your arms was apologetic.
“That’s probably more my fault.” You winced. “My bad.”
“It happens.” She shrugged. “There’s a little activity I put in his bag for him to do. We’re discussing families so I asked the kids to draw their own families.” Ms. Wynn tickled his belly. “Grogu told us all about his Uncle Boba and Aunt Fennec.”
Those were names you vaguely recognized when Mando pointed out the figures in Grogu’s drawings. Maybe you’d ask for more detail tonight and where they were specifically. The two of you said goodbye to Ms. Wynn and you began to walk away from the school.
“Hmm, I’m thinking that a good boy like you deserves a treat.” You hummed and his ears perked up. “Wanna stop for some ice cream?”
“ ‘lek! ‘lek! Please!” Grogu went ecstatic in your arms as he tried to crawl out of your grip to beat you to the small shop you’d have to pass on your way home. You sighed contentedly and didn’t bother trying to mask the wide grin on your features.
Din Djarin was happy. More than happy, he was at peace. He spent so much of his life traveling alone, keeping to himself, and trying not to want for more. He had been so focused on earning credits from bounties to pass along to the Armorer as offering to the foundlings at the covert that he didn’t let any other want or need enter his mind. It wasn’t until Grogu came into his life that he began to realize how much he wanted a family. He was tired of being alone. His earliest memories were of his parents. Flashes of a life on Aq Vetina before the world around him crumbled to ash. Memories of his mother holding him, singing him to sleep, and of his father playing with him, holding him on his shoulders so he could reach the sky. That’s what Din wanted more than anything. That was the deep secret he had buried years and years ago and refused to think about.
When Grogu became his, Din had let himself dream of a better life. That better life didn’t involve anything further than being a father though. Realistically, he couldn’t imagine finding anything more. Being Grogu’s father was already more than he deserved⏤ Din thought it foolish to think he’d want for anything else. He was settled. Content. Then, as if to specifically prove him wrong, the universe led you into the station that first day with Nima.
Din had no idea, no way of knowing, how important you would grow to be to him. With every single day that passed, every single moment, he found the roots of your presence twisting deeper and deeper into his soul⏤ twisting into every aspect of him. Suddenly, Din didn’t want some vague white picket fence life. No, he wanted you. The Maker could appear before him and offer him the galaxy on a platter, the supposed picture perfect life, but if it didn’t involve you he didn't want it. Din was falling for you more and more every single moment of every single day, and as if he didn’t have it bad enough watching you with Grogu melted him into a puddle.
Din would cross the universe, fight any adversary in the galaxy, for the honor of coming home to you and Grogu every night for the rest of his life. The thought of calling you his⏤ Maker, Din didn’t have the strength to stay on that line of thought for very long. Not publicly at least. He could only afford to give into weakness in the dead of night. Din would let you flood his thoughts when he was alone. It was all he could afford. It was all he could do. You were only in his life because he was paying you. That’s what he kept reminding himself of. Sometimes it was the only thing that kept him from giving in⏤ from pulling you into his arms so he could feel how soft your skin felt, what sounds you’d make, rather than just imagining it in a moment of weakness alone in the shower.
However, Din would never put Grogu’s happiness at risk. He loved you, you loved him. Din wanted you to stay in his son’s life for as long as he could have you, and the idea of ruining that made him sick to his stomach. Din had never been in a real relationship. He had been with others in the past, but nothing serious or long lasting and that’s what Din wanted from you. Not just sex, not just a fling, he wanted a life. He wanted everything. And, as if the fact that he was your employer wasn’t enough, Din didn’t trust that he could do that right. You deserved the entire world, and Din wasn’t sure he was capable of giving that.
The point was that he would do anything and everything to keep his life exactly how it was right now. He wanted no sort of change, no risk of it even, which was exactly why he didn’t hesitate before telling Greef Karga no.
“Mando,” Karga shook his head, “You didn’t even pause to think.”
“I don’t need to.” Din shrugged. Karga had called him into his office to discuss matters. While Karga sat at his desk with wide and confused eyes, Din simply leaned against the wall resting his hands on his belt.
Karga rose from his seat. “The bounty pucks I’m offering you are beyond��”
“I don’t care.” Din said. He tilted his head, “I didn’t know you were still involved with the guild at all, High Magistrate Karga.”
“Not like before, nothing like before!” Karga waved away his words. “Just passing out a few pucks here and there. Only to the best that I know.” He motioned his arms out to him. “And that’s you, Mando!”
“You offered me the position of Marshal here.” Din argued. “It’s difficult to be Marshal when I’m on a different planet.”
Karga shook his head. “The bounties would be short term. Just here and there. You recruited Dune and Mayfeld. They can keep an eye on things while you pick up a bounty or two, surely?” Din didn’t bother offering a response. He had made himself plenty clear. Karga stepped closer. “It’s simple stuff for high value. I’m talking about someone who skipped bail for a price you wouldn’t believe. A man who⏤”
“No, Karga.” Din replied. “Now, are we done?”
“I suppose.” Karga sighed and threw his hands up in defeat.
Din nodded once before pushing off the wall and making his leave. He had taken a lot of risks throughout his life as a bounty hunter, but this was one risk he was not willing to make. You and Grogu were much, much too important to him.
You leaned against the island counter reading the assignment Ms. Wynn had told you about. It was simple enough. She just wanted the kids to draw out their family and label them. Thinking it over, you may have to find some larger poster of some kind for him to use. Grogu may not have had a lot of immediate, blood related family, but he had no shortage of people who loved him. He had aunties and uncles galore.
“Fruit!” Grogu was holding his stuffed frog to his chest as he waddled into the kitchen. You glanced down at him with a smile, and he began to jump around your legs. “Fruit, fruit, fruit.”
“Okay, okay, you little womp rat.” You laughed and wandered to the fridge. There were already some cut up pieces from this morning that you could hand over to him. You pulled it out then dug a small bowl out of the cabinet to transfer it over for him. After grabbing a fork, you turned back to him. “Alright, I’ll trade you. You give me froggie and I’ll give you fruit.” You were attempting to keep froggie from needing another wash knowing Grogu would get the sticky fruit juice all over it. “Deal?”
“Mhmm.” Grogu nodded and held up the frog. You knelt down to take it and handed over the fruit. Grogu took it happily, then titled his head at you. “V’ore, Ma!”
Your brain began to short circuit as Grogu just waddled away. Had he just⏤? ‘V’ore’ meant thanks. You knew that. You racked your brain for a Mando’a word that sounded like ‘Ma’. That had to be Mando’a, right? He couldn’t have possibly just⏤ You scrambled around the kitchen island to reach Grogu who had settled on the floor amongst his toys and drawings to eat. “Grogu, Grogu, baby.” You sat in front of him. “What did you⏤ I⏤” How did you even phrase this question? You shook your head. “Who am I? I’m Soran, right? Soran.”
You said the name slowly to try and get him to repeat it, but Grogu just stared up at you like you were actively losing your mind. Maybe you were. Maybe you had misheard and this was just⏤
“Ma.” Grogu blurted. “You Ma.” You blinked in shock. Denial still swirled in your head, trying to find some kind of reasoning, but Grogu set down his fruit to dig through his piles of paper. Some had drawings and some had letters in Basic and Mando’a that you had been practicing. He dug out a picture where he had obviously scribbled Mando holding him while you stood beside them. It was absolutely adorable, but your eyes stared wide at the labeling. Above Mando’s head he had written the word ‘buir’ in Mando’a, you recognized the lettering, above his own head he had scribbled his name, and above you he had written two simple letters. ‘MA’. Grogu offered you the paper with a happy chirp. “Buir, Grogu, Ma.”
The first instinct you had was to smile and take the paper. You were honored that this small, precious child would see you in that kind of light. That he cared for you⏤loved you⏤ enough to give you that important of a label. The second emotion to overcome you was pure, absolute panic.
“Oh, Maker.” You blurted. Slowly, as to not cause the boy to feel the nervous energy threatening to radiate off you, you stood and walked back to the kitchen with the picture in hand. The moment you reached the island counter, you used your communicator to reach out to Nima. She needed to be here. Now.
It took ten minutes before there was a knock at the door and you jumped off the couch so fast that it caused Grogu to look up from what he was playing with. You yanked the door open to see Nima and Cara standing on the porch. “Cara?”
“Is everything alright?” Nima pushed past you.
Cara followed. “Grogu okay?”
“He’s fine.” You shut the door and followed after them. When they saw Grogu playing in the living room they seemed to relax, and when the boy realized they were here he began to rush over to greet them excitedly. They reacted accordingly.
“Hey, little guy!” Nima picked him up. Cara tickled him with a grin. They both turned to you and Nima was the first to question you. “What’s going on? Your message seemed panicked and you’re never panicked.”
“Cara, why are you here?” You ignored Nima’s question to ask one of your own. “Did you guys tell Mando⏤”
“Relax.” Cara held a hand up as if that would put a halt to your fried nerves. “It’s my day off. I was with Nima when you called.” You let out a sigh of relief, and Cara narrowed her eyes at you curiously. “What is going on, Soran? Did the kid eat another critter?”
You shook your head. “No, it’s⏤”
“Ma!” Grogu held his arms out to you.
Nima and Cara both stared at Grogu in surprise.
You sighed, “That.”
Mando didn’t have a television in his home, but Nima had set up her communicator in the living room to play some kind of kid show. Grogu sat in front of it watching intently while snacking on more fruit. Meanwhile, you stood in the kitchen leaning against the counter while Nima and Cara sat at the barstools across from you. You had made them both a cup of caf.
“He just started calling me it after we got back from school.” You rubbed the side of your face. The drawing Grogu had drawn sat on the counter between you and them.
Nima nodded slowly. “Alright.” She took a long sip of her caf then narrowed her eyes at you. “And what’s the problem?”
“Nima.” You snapped.
The mechanic shrugged, “What? I don’t see the issue here. You’re basically his mom.”
“I’m his nanny. There’s a difference.”
They didn’t respond and you bit down on your lower lip. The problem wasn’t that Grogu was calling you ‘Ma’. It wasn’t even that he saw you as that kind of figure. Grogu was just a kid. Of course, he’d get confused about that. The problem was, it didn’t bother you.
More than not bothering you, you kind of liked it.
Cara let out a low whistle. “Well, I think we all know how Mando is gonna take this.”
“Yeah,” You scoffed, “He’s gonna think I’m some psycho trying to steal his kid out of his life or something.”
“Okay, maybe we don’t all know.” Cara mumbled.
“Look, if you want him to stop you could just tell him.” Nima said. “He’s a smart kid.”
That was probably the truth. Grogu was so smart. You were constantly impressed with what he was capable of. Even though he was only just learning how to communicate in Basic or Mando’a hadn’t meant he was capable of understanding. The problem you faced was more internal than external. You weren’t a mother. Far from it. You were a woman running from your past who fell into a situation where you got offered the job of being a nanny for a local Marshal. The job turned into so much more⏤ more than you had ever dreamed. But, enjoying a casual life with Mando and Grogu was different than how hearing the word ‘Ma’ felt to you.
A nanny was temporary, a mother was permanent.
“I have to tell him.” You shook your head.
“And you can in…” Nima looked at her watch, “About two hours.”
“No. I gotta go see him right now.”
“Why?”
You gave them a deadpanned look, “Because I want him to know the whole story rather than him walking through the door and hearing his son refer to me as his mother. I figure a little ‘heads up’ is indicated in this kind of situation.” Nima and Cara shared a look before conceding to your point. “Alright. Can you keep an eye on Grogu while I run out?”
“Sure.” Nima nodded. She looked to Cara who agreed with a nod of her own.
You gave them your thanks then hurried around the kitchen counter and into the living room. You knelt by Grogu who, at your presence, perked up and began to point to the screen. “Fun, Ma!”
“I know, baby.” You scrunched your nose. Calling him ‘baby’ probably hadn’t helped this situation. “I gotta run out for a minute, but Nima and Cara are going to stay here to hang out with you. Okay?”
“ ‘lek.” Grogu nodded. You started to stand, but Grogu held his hands up in a familiar way. You hesitated for a second then hated that you did. With a smile, you leaned down to rest your forehead against Grogu’s lovingly.
When you did stand, you realized Nima and Cara were both staring at you from the kitchen and when you met their eyes they both shot you a look amusement. You huffed at them and went for the door. You needed to tell Mando about this and more importantly you really, really needed to hear what he thought.
Mayfeld was talking about some date he had the night previously, and if Din were being honest he wasn’t retaining a word. He wasn’t trying to ignore the man or zone out, Din just couldn’t focus. Between Karga offering him bounties as if that were still his life, and dealing with a scuffle between a handful of bounty hunters on the landing pad⏤ Din’s day had been kriffing annoying. He just wanted to be home. With Cara being off today, he couldn’t justify leaving early. Especially since Mayfeld was on call tonight so if he left now the man would be working on his own for longer than anyone deserved.
“She was all over me, Mando. You should’ve seen it.” Mayfeld bragged.
“I’m sure.” Din nodded plainly.
When they entered the station, Cecilia, the human receptionist, called out to him. “Marshal.” He paused and Mayfeld did as well. “Soran is waiting for you in your office.”
Din felt his shoulders relax. This was exactly what he needed. “When did her and Grogu get⏤”
“No. It’s just Soran.” She said. As quickly as his ease had come, it was gone. You would never leave Grogu alone. He went with you everywhere when he wasn’t at school. “She looked kind of nervous.”
That was all it took. Mayfeld called out to him, but Din was barreling down the hall to his office. His door was shut and it took all the self control he had to simply open it rather than accidentally break it down in the process of trying to get to you. What was going on? Was Grogu hurt? When the door swung open, you jumped up from where you sat on the couch. Just as Cecilia said, you looked troubled. Your lips were turned down in a worried frown and you squirmed in place.
“Grogu?” He crossed the space to you.
“No, he’s fine. I swear.” You said quickly and Din let out a breath of relief. “He’s at home with Nima and Cara right now. Everything is alright. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to scare you.”
That was exactly what he had felt. Din was scared. The thought of anything happening to Grogu, anything happening to you, filled his veins with ice. Hearing Grogu was alright calmed him marginally, but it still didn’t explain why you were here alone or why you looked so nervous. Din closed the last bit of space to set his hands on your shoulder.
“Cyar’ika,” He breathed, “What is going on? Are you okay?”
“Yeah, I just⏤ I needed to talk to you.” You mumbled. Din nodded and waited for you to continue. “I’m just not sure… I wanted to… I needed to talk to you about this before you got home tonight, and I wanted you to hear it from me rather than…”
You were wringing your hands and every word out of your mouth made him more and more worried. Din released your arms to go back and close the door to this office. When he returned, he carefully maneuvered you to sit on the couch again. He settled down beside you and let his hand rest on your back. Din let his thumb rub the spot where it laid.
“Whatever it is, it’s going to be okay.” Din said as reassuringly as he could despite being on edge himself. “But you have to talk to me, cyar’ika. What is wrong?”
You locked your jaw and at the sight of it Din wanted to lifted his hand and caress the side of your face⏤ try to soothe your tension. Finally, you shifted in place to face him further, your knee now pressed against his. “At school, the kids are talking about families. Familial roles. Aunt, Uncle, Cousin.” You twisted your lips. “Dad, mom.” Din nodded. “When we got home today, I was making Grogu a snack. He asked for fruit so I got it for him, and when I gave it to him he… he…” You paused and Din pressed his hand more firmly against your back. You sighed, “Mando, he called me ‘Ma’.”
Din was at a loss for words. Grogu had… Grogu called you… This news should not affect him the way it did, but Maker, he felt like his temperature rose multiple degrees. He was cooking inside the beskar and his mouth went dry. The thought of his son seeing you as a maternal figure completed that family image he tried so hard not to think about. Before he could reign in his mind, he pictured crossing the room to lock the door. Everyone in the office knew not to bother him when the door was shut unless it was an emergency⏤ just in case his helmet was off. And dank farrik he wanted to take off his helmet. He wanted to rip it off, toss it across the room, and pull you into him⏤ taste you. The imagery caused Din to suck in a sharp breath. You must have misunderstood his reaction, because your panic increased.
“I swear to the Maker, Mando, I didn’t tell him to do that.” You said. “It⏤It just happened. I didn’t really react because I didn’t want to worry Grogu, he’s so good at picking up on emotions, but the last thing I wanted was for you to come home and hear him call me ‘Ma.’” It’s funny you said that because that was ten thousand percent exactly what he wanted. “I kind of hoped maybe it was some Mando’a word I didn’t recognize and asked him to clarify, asked him who I was, but then he…”
You sighed and shifted to pull out a folded piece of paper out of your pocket. You held it out to him and Din could see a slight tremble in your fingers. In all his euphoria of finding out Grogu saw you as a mother figure, he forgot to analyze your emotions entirely. You were nervous and scared. This had shaken you. He took the paper from you but kept his hand on yours for a second longer hoping the weight of his would ground you. When the tremble stopped, he pulled away to open the paper. It was one of Grogu’s drawings. It was of Din, his son, and you. All labeled. Buir, Grogu, Ma. Din swallowed the lump that had formed in his throat.
“I know this is a lot, and I really, really hope you’re not mad at me⏤” You began and Din stiffened at the thought. Mad at you? “But if you could say something that would be great because I’ve said a lot of words and you haven’t and the more I say the more nervous I get.”
Din only realized then he hadn’t said a single word. As cute as he always found your rambling, he hated how worried you were. He set the drawing down on the other side of him, with full plans to hang that one up by the others, then took your hands in his. Din wanted to take off his gloves⏤ wanted to feel your skin. Even behind the closed door of his office though, he resisted.
“You have said a lot of words.” He tried to keep his amusement of of his voice. Din didn’t want you to think you were being teased. “But, in all those words, you only said you were worried about how I would feel.” Din squeezed your hand. “How do you feel, cyar’ika? Do you… Do you not want him to call you that?”
You blinked in surprise, as if you hadn’t expected him to ask that, “I…It’s not that. I⏤” Your face crumpled and you closed your eyes as if in pain. For the second time since you entered, Din had to hold back from cupping your face. “I liked it too much, Mando.” Din bit back another sharp breath. Dank farrik, he was trying so hard to be a good man, but you were making it very, very hard. You opened your eyes again. “You’re paying me to be his nanny, and I know neither of us knew anything about the nanny gig when I started, but this has to be against the rules.”
“What rules?”
“I don’t know. The nanny rules?” You shook your head. “I⏤ You and Grogu are so important to me, Mando. Maybe I’m overstepping by saying that, but it’s the honest to maker truth.” Din bit down on the inside of his cheek. “I don’t want to risk what we have right now. I love it. I was just afraid if you heard him call me ‘Ma’ you’d think I was trying to⏤ to⏤ I don’t know... steal him away or force myself into your lives more than I was supposed to.”
Din finally settled enough that he could find his voice. Everything you said about them being important to you mirrored entirely how he felt, and some optimistic part of him wondered if that meant you could possibly feel the same way. He shoved that aside. It was too much to ask for⏤ hope for. Din, maybe being the one to overstep bounds now, slowly pulled a hand away from yours and let it drift closer to you. He moved slow enough to give you the opportunity to stop him, but when you didn’t he let his hand settled on the side of your neck, his thumb resting by your ear. “Listen to me.” You leaned into his glove and he had to take a slow breath. “I am… overjoyed that Grogu sees you that way. He deserves more in his life than just me⏤”
“Mando⏤”
“Cyar’ika.” Din didn’t let you interrupt him. “As long as you’re comfortable with it, I don’t want you to step outside your comfort zone, but I would love to hear him use the word ‘Ma’. If anyone in his life is deserving of that title, it’s you. I couldn’t ask for a better mother for Grogu.”
Your eyes began to water and Din was terrified he said the wrong thing. Had he made this worse? He opened his mouth again to try and backpedal, but you lunged forward and wrapped your arms around his neck in a tight hug. It took a second for him to register the movement, but he let his own arms pull you in tightly to his chest. He wished he didn’t have his helmet on. He wanted to bury his face against the side of yours, press his lips to your temple to reassure you further, but this was enough for him. If this was all he could have, he’d treasure every second of it.
Din felt you start to pull back and he loosened his grip so you could. When you were out of his reach, he realized the tears that had filled your eyes streaked down your cheeks. Distress filled him at the sight, but you let out a laugh that relieved it. You wiped the tears off your face with a shake of your head.
“I’m so sorry. I’m such a mess.” You mumbled.
“You apologize too much.” He replied and used his thumb to catch a stray tear you had missed.
You shrugged. “Bad habits die hard.” After a beat, you frowned again. “You know, we don’t know how long I’ll be working for you,” Din held back a snort. Was ‘forever’ an option? “But, what happens when you meet someone and it gets serious? Technically she’d be Grogu’s⏤”
“We’ll cross that bridge if we get there.” Din interrupted. It was a better answer than ‘There is no one else, there will be no one else, it’s only you’.
Your smile returned and your nose scrunched, “Can I hug you again?”
“You never have to ask, cyar’ika.” Din replied. You leaned forward to wrap your arms around him once more and Din didn’t hesitate to immediately pull you as close as he physically could.
The entire house was quiet as you laid in bed staring up at the ceiling with a small smile on your face. Ma. Grogu saw you as his mother. You hadn’t been lying to Mando when you said you liked this far too much. Speaking long term, you may have been setting yourself up for failure. Mando seemed unconcerned about the future, but what would happen the day they no longer needed a nanny? What would happen the day Mando found a riddur? Still, knowing that these were things that could blow up in your face one day didn’t stop you⏤ didn’t even slow you down. Things were too perfect now for you to give up.
You shifted in bed and took in a deep breath. Mando hadn’t been called into work during the middle of the night since that first time. It was odd. A part of you wished he would get called away just because it meant you could sleep in his bed once more, but the idea of him being out in danger made you nauseous. No matter how bad you wanted the opportunity to lay beside him and Grogu, you’d never take it over the risk of him getting hurt. You’d sleep in your bed, alone, and just dream. Spending your daylight hours with them was more than you had the right to ask for.
Your throat was raw from screaming. Panic and adrenaline filled your body. Fear gripped your soul. You screamed and screamed and screamed, but nobody was coming. Why couldn’t anyone hear you? Why wasn’t anyone coming to save you? You fought. It wasn’t in your nature to give up, but you were wondering if it was worth the fight. Your hands tried to keep the blade from digging into your flesh⏤ deeper and deeper⏤ but all the blood made your grip too slick. You screamed, but you had no voice left.
“It was all your fault.” No, no. It wasn’t. It couldn’t be. You loved her. You loved Soran. You did everything you could do. “She died because of you.” You thought you had saved her. You thought she was going to be okay. Everything went so badly, so quickly. “You took her from me.” Your hands slipped again, the blade sunk in further⏤ it tore through flesh and muscles, it dug into bone. “You deserve this.” Maybe he was right. You had been her doctor. Maybe you could’ve done more. Maybe, just maybe, this was the universe’s way of serving justice. Soran was gone and it was your fault. You sobbed as your vision began to go dark. He lifted the blade only to dig it in once more.
“You deserve to die.”
You shot up in bed, panting and breathless. A cold sweat collected at the back of your neck. Your hands lifted to your chest, but you didn’t find bloody wounds. Only an ugly scar. A hiccuped sob slipped from your lips and you quickly covered your mouth to muffle the sound.
Life had been too perfect.
Of course, Kurt would come back to haunt you.
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atsushi is tired, y’all
The top 10 bitch, wtf expressions from one Atsushi Nakajima in season one of Bungou Stray Dogs. Or, to badly paraphrase Dazai, gifted people are batshit banana balls, and Atsushi learns this the hard way.
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01. This gem from the first few minutes of the very first episode of season one:
On the left: Atsushi- a broke, starving orphan desperate for food, for money, for a home, for something to help keep him alive. On the right: The batshit banana balls man that he saved from drowning in the river who just cursed the fact that he was still alive.
02. The beginning of a trend:
The man who saved you from starvation, who gave you a home, new clothes, and (though you don’t know it yet) a purpose, has his skinny ass stuck in a gotdamned barrel.
03. This beauty from episode five, or Dazai and the river, part two:
We know much of Dazai’s particular brand of flamboyant chaos is an elaborate ruse to distract people from whatever overly clever plan he’s enacting at the moment. Atsushi, on the other hand, is just tired.
04 and 05. Double the banana balls mentors, double the wtf:
Eventually, these two teach him a valuable lesson about effective partnerships, but not before Dazai shoves Kunikida to and then past the brink of his sanity.
06. In which Atsushi speaks for all of us regarding Tanizaki and Naomi:
Poor bby. He has seen things he can’t unsee.
07. This gem from episode eight:
Atsushi’s wtf expands to the entire agency, who abandon him to Yosano’s sadistic shopping adventures.
08. Different verse, same as the first:
Dazai is SCHEMES. Atsushi is UNIMPRESSED.
09. In which the wtf expands to the Port Mafia:
Featuring the first, and certainly not the last, bitch wtf face cast by Atsushi at his current nemesis, future partner, and forever thematic parallel Akutagawa as Akutagawa drags him ankle first out of a shipping container after stabbing and then kidnapping him.
10. And my absolute favorite bitch, wtf face from Atsushi in season one:
The target of his ire once again: Dazai. No rivers, this time. Just witnessing Dazai flirting in the midst of a serious kidnapping investigation. This shot is EVERYTHING. Look at Dazai’s little fingers, just typing away in chaotic gremlin bliss, while his newest apprentice is experiencing REGRET on a cellular level.
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“Ethereal Paintings”
*:・゚✧Scaramouche X Fm!Reader-> Social media au
“Bastards who want to learn art should respect it’s origin”
Main Synopsis-> When you were required to help the new transfer student the history of art from the two weeks he missed. He didn’t know you were the one artist he was inspired by. You grow fond of each other but stay at a flirting stage. But finding out that he’s a dreaded a.i user; your mortal art enemy; everything in your relationship is obliterated. Will he be able to reconcile and steal your he-art♡ once again?
Genre-> College art students, strangers to crushes to enemies to lovers, college setting, crack and slight angst, gremlin scara, soft scara
Warnings-> Swearing, alcohol, obsessive hate, kms/kys jokes, rants, suggestive(will show warning), motivation loss, low will to live, self-expectations, self-hurt, emotional anguish, more to be added. . .
Notes-> This all came to me when I was raging over an A.I. art article then brain went on from there. [REDACTED] = A.I. Art. Scara smau’s are always enemies to lovers💔 but they are still fun to read.
Status-> Trying to speedily update…
The 5 pillars of deprivation{Y/N’s} || Accounts
Death’s door is close {Scara’s} || Accounts
{☂️/☔️=Written}
I SKETCHING. . . {S-trangers}
01~ Copyright is a thing | 02~ Transfer students and a task☂️
03~ Denied | 04~ Caffeine overdose
05~ Extra sausy | 06~ Inconspicuous(not) ☂️
07~ Convenience ☂️
08~ Closet Uno torture method | 08.5~ Gremlin beauty standard
09~ Fire and ice do(n’t) go together | 10~ Drunken haze party ☂️
II PAINTING. . . {P-assion}
11~ Hang(out)over | 12~ Study dater | 13~ Free art exhibit
14~ Be my muse co-artist☂️ | 15~ She’s what?!who?!
16~ Shy scarameow | 17~ Touch grass
18~ Inazuman reunion☂️ | 19~ Let me ask you one thing…
19.5~ Given name | 20~ Corkscrew board of emotions☔️
III RENDERING. . . {R~esentment)
21~ Stage one denial☔️ | 22~ Feels like shit
23~ Suffocating in quicksand | 24~ Pressure me
25~ Do not perceive my impending doom☔️
26~ Sickness in health☔️ | 27~ Beauty in recollection(☂️)
28~ Running away is easy (☂️) | 29~ It’s the leaving that’s hard☔️
{Y/N's POV} ≠ {Scara's POV}
IV PRESENTING. . . {P-artners}
30~ tba. . . | 31~ tba. . .
32~ tba. . . | 33~ tba. . .
34~ tba. . . | 35~ tba. . .
Art show finale*:・゚✧
Taglist-> Ask to be added!! {Open!!} 41/50(? I lost track💀)
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#astronetwrk#genshin impact#genshin smau#social media au#scaramouche x reader#scara x reader#scara smau#scaramouche#genshin x y/n#text fic#genshin screenshots#scara social media au#genshin impact smau#scara x y/n#scara x you#scaramouche x y/n#scaramouche x you#masterlist*:・゚✧
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