#guys i have a crush on salim

[literalite]

san myshuno !!

[writtenjewels]

Maternity Ward part 5

Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four

“I know what you're doin',” Jason huffed, setting down the bag full of snacks. Penny turned her gaze away from the television to look at him, her expression amused.

“I'd hope so; you've been coachin' me through it for the past few hours.”

“Not this! You getting the doctor to go with me and buy snacks!”

“I was hungry,” Penny defended. She reached for the bag and started pulling out snacks. She didn't waste any time in tearing open a bag of chips and helping herself. Jason glared at her. Was she seriously going to play innocent? “You can have some, too,” Penny told him after swallowing down a few chips.

“Penn.” Jason growled her nickname through clenched teeth.

“What?” She licked the crumbs off her fingers.

“You know what! Don't make me fuckin' say it!”

“Will you fucking relax?” she sighed, rolling her eyes. “The fuck else was I supposed to do? It ain't like you were being subtle.” Jason's face went hot and he suddenly found it hard to breathe. He dropped into the bedside chair.

Maybe it wasn't that bad. Like he told Salim, Penny had known Jason since the day he was born. She probably picked up on something that clued him in. As hard as Jason was crushing on the doctor, he was confident he disguised it well enough.

“You're welcome,” Penny said cheerfully.

“Not like it matters,” he muttered.

“It won't hurt,” Penny argued, helping herself to more chips. “I don't think I've seen you like this. Not even when you were into what's-his-name in high school.”

Jason knew exactly who she meant. The last thing he wanted to do was be reminded of his pathetic high school crush on a cute, nerdy guy. One time he actually tripped over his own feet walking toward the guy. If this was even worse... Jesus Christ.

“I'm callin' Ben,” he decided.

“Why?” Penny frowned.

“'Cause if you're gonna mess in my love life, I'm messin' in yours.” He pulled out his cell phone and dialed the number before Penny could say another word. He didn't even have to wait a full ring before Ben picked up.

“Hello?”

“Your girlfriend's in labor,” Jason announced. There was silence on the other end. “Ben? Hello?”

“Sorry, I'm here,” the other man responded. “I... what?”

“Penny's in labor,” Jason repeated. “We're in the hospital right now. You ain't missed much yet, but you'd better hurry.”

“Holy shit,” Ben breathed out. “Okay. I'm headed out right now. Tell Penny I love her and I'll be there soon.” He hung up, probably so he could call the airport and book a flight. Jason repeated the message to Penny.

“Thanks.” She blew out a breath. “At least he'll miss the shitty part.”

“Lucky him,” Jason teased. Penny responded by throwing a bag of chips at his head. At least he succeeded in turning the conversation away from him and Salim.

Though it sure didn't stop him from thinking about it. How Salim made him laugh with those stupid jokes, how comfortable and ease he felt around the man after only knowing him a few hours, the way they teased each other. He could feel heat spread down his neck.

Almost as if she knew he needed the distraction, Penny went into another contraction. Jason coached her through it, and for a while didn't think about his growing feelings for the handsome doctor.

[best-supermassive-character]

Nick Kay x Salim Othman

1. Such a rare pair but they’re so cute!! They had so much potential and the game literally threw them away

2. Nick has a little crush of every character from HoA but NOONE can resist that beast of a man Salim 😩

Conrad x Josh Washington

1. Listen. They're from two different games, but I think if they were in the same room together they would be perfect. Two extravagant rich boys? What's not to love?

Sam Giddings x Hannah Washington

1. Best friends to lovers dynamic? perfect. Sam was the only one (except for Beth) who was nice to Hannah in the prologue. And their relationship stats are very high. Sam would be very protective gf for Hannah

2. In your "Nothing bad ever happened ever" AUs, you've got some classic best friends (even childhood friends) to lovers. In canon, though, the tragedy of it all makes you want to chew through wood. Thinking about Sam having been in love with Hannah all that time when she was pining for some guy, and then losing her tragically because she couldn't find her in time to stop the prank. Also, right at the end of the game, as Sam makes a break for the light switch, you could easily assume that Hannah is lunging for her and ended up tackling a miner in the process, but a better idea, a *gayer* idea is that deep down, Hannah recognised Sam, and wanted to save her when it all came down to it. It's tragic. It's heartbreaking. It's kinda beautiful, to think, even in that altered state, Hannah loved Sam too, but only came to realise it at the last possible moment, and used that clarity to save her friend. Maybe she loved her that whole time, before the prank, but latched onto Mike as a way to seem 'normal'. Heteronormativity is the real villain in this game and that's that on that

[kassiekole22]

Until Dawn: Thoughts And Theories

So, since so many of you wanted to know my thoughts of the game, I decided to put this post together with how I did and all of my thoughts. I wanted to get this done right after I finished the game but I haven't been feeling too well lately and wanted to make sure I got all my thoughts down. I know it's been a month since I finished the game but I just couldn't finish this until now. 😂 And I'm sure I still missed a few things but it is what it is. I'll just post them afterwards. 🤷‍♀️

I saved 6 out of 8 characters. Jessica got her jaw ripped off when I chose to run as Matt and Sam got impaled by Hannah during the very last "Don't Move" sequence. (Why does she look happy about it though??? 🤔🤨)

I mean, she's literally like:

19/20 Clues found for the twins.

25/27 Clues found for 1952.

22/30 Clues found for mystery man. (Probably because Sam got caught by the psycho and I didn't get to find the room full of Josh's stuff. 🙄🤦‍♀️)

26/30 Totems found.

If I was to rate the characters from my most favorite to least favorite, it would have to go:

Josh (Surprise, surprise! 😂)

Sam

Chris

Mike

Ashley

Jessica

Matt

Emily

I don't know, guys. I understand why Emily could be a bitch at times. I really do. But fuck, she still gets on my nerves! 😂 I will admit though, she was smart. And I did feel bad for her when she got bit by the Wendigo and Mike pointed the gun at her and she crawled up onto the table and curled up in a ball because she was so scared. She got my mercy with that one. I'm an asshole sometimes but I'm not that much of an asshole. 😂 But she was also cheating on Matt with Mike which made me lose any bit of growing respect that I had for her. Which means that there was a possibility that Mike was also cheating on Jessica. And if that's the case, WHAT THE FUCK WAS MIKE THINKING?! CHEATING ON JESSICA WITH EMILY?! WAS HE BLIND?! Speaking of Jess and Matt, I wish we got more of them. I get why they did this, but they just disappeared for several chapters until the very end and when they did return, it was so short. I feel like we didn't get a chance to really get to know Matt too. I didn't expect to like Jess as much as I did but I did grow massive respect for her after seeing what she went through. Hell, I didn't even expect to like Mike as much as I did and here we are!

Ok, speaking of Mike. Who else spent half an hour making Mike pet Wolfie? 😂 Like, I'm sorry Jason and Salim but Mike and Wolfie are the best duo, hands down! But anyway, I needed more of them in the game. 😅 MIKE AND WOLFIE DLC, PLEASE!!!

The acting was phenomenal. The reactions were on point. (Other than Beth going "Where. Is. My. Sister. Going?" at the start. 😂) But the part where Emily found the skeletons or when Mike and Sam found the hanging dead body, their reactions were perfect. (Even though they mention "all the bodies" even if it's the stranger hanging there. I think they only recorded dialog for if any playable characters died and were hanging there as well.) In most games, when characters find dead bodies, they barely react. (Like Rachel in the blood pit in House Of Ashes.) So, this was nice to see and only added to the fear I felt while playing. I knew that Rami Malek was a brilliant actor but I had no idea jut how phenomenal he was until playing this game. Watching Josh have his mental breakdown literally brought me to tears and I could feel the fear he felt just by the shaken sound of his voice. (I'll never get the sound of his voice while saying, "I don't take orders from you. You can't tell me what to do anymore." Or when he was screaming as Hannah carried him away, out of my head. 🥺)

Speaking of Hannah. I found it really stupid of the other characters to be surprised by Hannah's reaction when she found out it was a prank. They knew Hannah well and knew she had a HUGE crush on Mike. And Hanaah seemed like the shy and insecure type of girl so taking off your shirt infront of the guy you liked was probably nerve wrecking as fuck enough. (Even though he was Emily's boyfriend, so Hannah was in the wrong for doing that. Actuall, fuck that! Emily cheated on Matt! You go, Hannah! ✊🏻😤) But realizing all your friends are in the room, laughing at you and RECORDING IT?! That would have been horrifying! How were they so stupid to think that it wouldn't upset her?! I do wonder if Hannah held a grudge against Sam regarding the whole prank situation. Because Sam ran in after the prank had been pulled and said "It was just a stupid prank." Hannah probably thought that Sam knew about the prank and didn't do anything to stop them, even though she did try to do something before it happened. And Sam didn't go after her when she ran off, which probably added fuel to that fire. Which would make sense as to why Josh involved Sam in the pranks as well, because from what he seen, she didn't really do anything to stop it.

Honestly, Josh's prank was fucked up, yes. I mean, kidnapping your friends, putting them in fucked up Saw-like traps, recording your friend naked in the bath, etc. It was a bit much, I'll agree to that. But it wasn't the most fucked up prank I've seen. I've seen people do WAY worse to their friends. 😅 I was more impressed that he pulled it off so well by himself. I've seen people say they are confused as to why he went so hard on Sam and Chris when they weren't in on Hannah's prank but I have a theory. Chris was considered the "hero" in Josh's little horror movie. He was "the guy who gets the girl". He said himself that Chris and Ashley needed something traumatic to happen to push themselves into each other's arms. That's why he waited to reveal himself until they confessed their feelings for each other. As for Sam, if he was actually hold a grudge against her for what happened to Hannah and Beth, I don't think he expected her to be the fighter she was. He might have been caught off gaurd with the chase because he planned on capturing her and locking her up so she wouldn't interfere with the other traps and such. But when he fails and she gets away, you can tell he's frustrated as hell about it because it didn't go to plan. That, or she was the "final girl" in his story. He wanted to see how well she fought against him. There was also another theory on Wattpad that's a part of a really good theory collection book (I'll link it at the end of this.) That Josh did what he did to Sam to make her stronger. At the start, she seemed more kind and a "by the book" type of girl, so to speak. But by the end she seemed stronger and willing to do whatever she needed to do to save herself and her friends. Like when Josh starts chasing her, she runs in fear, maybe throws a vase first but then runs. But when she was dealing with the Wendigos in the lodge at the end, she literally yells at Hannah to save Mike. She doesn't run away but she stays behind to help Mike put an end to things. Maybe Josh seen the strength in her and wanted to bring it out? He seen what she was hiding behind her "good behavior" and wanted her to come out of it strong and brave. He wanted her to be herself. He said that he showed them parts of themselves that they were too afraid to visit, and maybe that's what he meant? She was too worried about being morally strict to be the strong woman she was, so he forced that part of her open. I think his motives with Chris and Sam was to make them better people, not to actually fuck them up or anything.

Did you guys also notice that he only shows his "death" to Chris, Sam and Ashley? I don't know if he is really close to Ashley but he was with Chris and Sam so maybe he wanted to see how they reacted to his death? To see if they were all really as close as he thought? Even then, I don't think he and Sam were as close as Sam thought since she didn't know so much about him that went down with his mental health and suicide attempt and such. I think he let her into a small part of his world and she thought it was bigger than what it was. Which would explain why she was so heartbroken by him in the end.

So, I watched the best ending and noticed something about Sam. One line in her interview stood out more than the others. The officer asked if she needed to talk to somebody about it and she yelled "I'm fine!" When you find Josh's phone as Sam, you see messages between him and Dr. Hill and he also texted "I'm fine!" Could this be repeating a cycle? Josh went mad from the grief of losing his sisters and pushed everyone away and Sam goes mad from losing her close friend/possibly best friend and pushes everyone away as well? I hope not, but it seemed like that.

On the other hand, when Mike tells Sam that Josh got dragged away by Hannah in the mines, she literally does a, "Yes, very sad… Anyway!" and starts fucking with the light switch. You were so close to the guy and yet you barely gave a fuck when you found out that he possibly died?! What?! 😂

My top ships were Ashley and Chris (Is it even a ship if they are canonically together? 🤔), Mike and Sam (Though I loved Mike and Jess together, Sam and Mike just seemed like a better match to me. They both loved animals and they were both badass as fuck, so-), Jess and Matt (They were two of the youngest of the group and so cute together towards the end.), and Me and Josh… Ehem… 👀

Speaking of Sam and Mike, actually, this part sealed the deal for me. The fact that he jumps up and runs to grab her arm when the Wendigo spirit goes after her and then continues to hold her after is just too damn sweet. 🥺💖 (Don't mind Mark cheering in the corner. 😂)

Anyway, the game was a 9 out of 10 for me. (I'm knocking off a point because we can't save Josh. 😑)

But yeah, this game was amazing and it will definitely stay with me for a very long time. I get the hype now. I really do. 😅 Now I just wonder what happened afterwards? Did the cops believe them or were they found guilty for murdering Josh? Did the events bring them closer or push them farther away like the first trauma had done a year ago? Oh, well. We'll never know what really happened afterwards. We can only guess. But one thing I do know for sure from all of this: Josh would have made one hell of a film producer. ❤

(Also, if you want to hear some other really good theories and thoughts on the game, check out this theory book on Wattpad by BiscuitBites. They are all pretty interesting ideas.)

[yo-momsin-mybed]

Admit it (jalim)

Summary: Nick and Jason talk things over after the events that took place, it was an innocent conversation at first, simply going over what happened together. But once they started talking about Rachel, a certain question arose in nicks head.

Note: everyone survived, Nick and Rachel are together, and Salim is being questioned during this.

Jason felt a lump form in his throat, he was clenching the railing under the big one way mirror in front of him.

"Kolchek, what's good?" Nick laughed placing a hard hand on Jason back, looking into the window as well.

Salim was chained to the table, a bit of fresh blood smeared on his forehead.

"He doesn't look to good," he commented again searching for a reaction from Jason.

But there was none, "how's the love triangle?" Jason laughed before hesitantly stepping away from the window.

Nick started laughing more, slumping himself in the chair across the hallway, "Rachel officially dumped ol' Eric King, she told him "you can't always fix what's broken"" nick mimicked, smiling proudly.

"I seen you two eye balling each other up in the helicopter, man, I'm surprised Eric let you live,"

Nick laughed again in return, his eyes fixated themselves behind Jason. The gaurd was swiftly throwing a punch towards Salim.

"Holy shit," he said standing up.

"They've been doing it all day, I tried- I tried talking to them," Jason shook his head and looked away

The room around them went silent

"You like him don't you," Nick said breaking the silence

"Yeah, I mean, hes a good guy, y'know-"

"No, no, Jason, you-"

"Shut up," Jason hissed turning sharply towards Nick, "sorry, I- I just"

"You've never felt like this? You feel like a little girl with a crush?" Nick laughed

"I- I don't know, I guess,"

"Man stop guessing yourself," Nick placed his hand back on jasons shoulder, "I think you should talk to him,"

"Yeah right, fuck no"

"What? What's the worst that can happen?"

"He ain't gay, hell two days ago if you even brought up gay around me I wouldn't even think of it"

"I think you'll be surprised," Nick shook his head, walking away.

5 minutes passed and finally the gaurd was done questioning him, releasing him back into Jason's care.

In those 5 minutes Jason thought more then he ever did before, everything in his life was starting to make sense, he always denied it.

"I think I'm gay," Jason blurted out once it was just him and Salim in their shared quarantine room.

"Okay?" Salim answered caught off guard a bit, "I'm happy for you?"

"No, no like," Jason took a shakey breath and sat down, "I hardly know you and your all I think about you, I don't even think I remember your last name,"

Salim smiled down at Jason who was now on one of the two beds in the room, "I know it's hard," Salim said, taking a seat next to Jason, "how long have you known?"

"Like ten minutes," Jason said honestly, "I never thought of it until," Jason stopped and looked up a bit, "God this is cheesy," he groaned

"Until we met?" Salim laughed, "I have to admit we have quite the connection,"

"I'm sorry man, this is probably so weird,"

"Compaired to vampires? I'd say this is pretty normal,"

Jason laughed, pushing Salim with his shoulder a bit, "do you have this affect on people often?" Jason flirted

"Actually your the first," Salim laughed, "what I'm trying to say Jason, is that this is okay, and normal,"

"Is there something between us?" Jason asked impulsively, nearly gagging on the words in fear

Salim didn't say anything, which didn't help Jason's nerves much, the nervousness quickly turned into relaxation.

Salim closed the gap between them, his hand trailing down Jason back, and gliding up his chest.

He pulled away and looked at Jason, "does that answer your question?"

Instead of answering Jason quickly connected their lips once more.

Bonus:

Nick and Rachel sat in the cafeteria area, eating their breakfast peacefully.

"Kolcheks been acting off, you think it has to do with the iraqi?" Rachel asked alwardly

"Oh for sure, what kind of person runs into hell like that AGAIN just to save someone they just met"

"Do you think he has a crush," Rachel laughed

"More like a boyfriend," Nick nodded over to the two men in the cafeteria, both curled up again the wall sharing stories about their past.

"Okay but they are really cute," Rachel said gazing at the two.

[hyperfixatinglove]

Hey Roe! How about 🌱, 🥀, 🧾 and 🔒 from the sleepover asks? (Choose any f/os you like!)

@noire-lover Love to see you on my dash again & screaming for the name usage ♥

🌱 Who was your first F/O?

My first ever was Michelangelo from TMNT 2003 :D I was like kindergarden age when I imagined myself w him on rooftops haha. He was in my F/O list for a while but I didn't like my s/i. She was like mutated cat since Mikey is mutated turtle. I still have soft spot for him. If I could find my native dub of 2003 TMNT more easily perhaps he would still be in the list. Mikey is the reason I tend to drift towards guys with humor (like Frank West). The first F/O on my official list was Ushio of course.

🥀 Talk about some of your fictional crushes and why they aren’t your F/O!

Mentioned Mikey above so perhaps I could discuss this. I have a lot of fleeting crushes, usually from random video games I watch on YT that never make it on my f/o list. Some aren't even crushes it's just romantic interest, possibility that never goes anywhere.

Some of these for example are Joel Miller from tlou game & John Bradford from xcom 2 who's below.

Hilariously I'm sorta haunted by Troy Baker & Brian Bloom as characters they voice is someone I often find myself having minicrushes on. Both Blazkowicz & Bradford are voiced by Brian Bloom for example, but only one is on my f/o list.

🧾 What’s your favorite headcanon someone else has made about your F/O?

I usually stay far away from general fandom & for my f/os don't even have big enough fandom for me to see headcanons. However someone had headcanon made into a fic of Ushio being reincarnated over all the YGO series since he makes cameo appearance in quite many of them (GX, Zexal, Arc V to name few) and him being aware of the fact he had lived multiply lifetimes, even vaguely remembering some details. And some details staying the same like him being an ass first and then changing and being aware that it had happened before. It just seemed fascinating to me.

🔒 What does your platonic F/O think about your F/O? Are they overprotective of you?

Hakon and Deacon are definitely overprotective of me! If I had f/o from Days Gone, Deek would be the overprotective grumpy big brother type.

But I have ton of platonic f/os I don't list like entire 5ds group from YGO 5ds or Alan Wake from the same named game. I think Alan would be on guard if I ever showed him a bf - he's keeping an eye on them, maybe talking about it with Alice who gently laughs it off and calls her husband paranoid.

Vergil would "warn" me about Jesse, how closed off and intimidating he is and asking if I'm sure and would be nervous while tinkering with his projects for Rentier Institute. He just wants me to be safe & he has nothing againt Jesse himself, but he can be off putting & appear like a brute.

T-Bone and Clara would be hilarious if I'd ever tell them I date Aiden. T-Bone would just laugh like I made the biggest joke and then say "I hope you know what you're doing" while Clara just cocks an eyebrow silently. Later T-Bone would call Aiden and kinda give him the threat call cause "She's damn civilian Aiden! What the fuck are you thinking?!". He would get fellow hacker as someone to date, but hates civilians getting involved since the incident with Blume & his own hacking in 2003

Jason Kolchek would hilarious. He and Eric aren't that close & Jason doesn't have the highest opinion of his ex-Colonel so he simply doesn't understand just what can I see in him. It's like him with women, do not compute (Jason's def gay ok) so sometimes he says something brutal and Salim will soften it and I'm just baffled.

[destinygoldenstar]

We decided to go to the park to find a date for Ruby

We decided to go to the park to find a date for Ruby. Both twins are bright and happy.

AND OUR DAD WAS HERE

That’s not even the funniest part about that

ARUN BHEEDA

THE HUSBAND OF PEPPER’S ENEMY

IS A FAN OF PEPPERS HUSBAND

HES SUCH A FAN THAT HE FAINTS AT THE SIGHT OF PEPPERS HUSBAND

I CANT 😂

Mercury is also here.

Salim took his alien girl to the park

Family reunion ❤️

Kian just played his guitar for tips while Ruby tried to find a date.

And he mastered his guitar skill.

SLAY. KING. 🎸👑

We Stan Kian Nosobirrie in this household.

AND LOOK WHO SHOWED UP (with his little brother)

I know I said we were over Laurant, but also…

Every time we talk to Laurant, he’s feeling flirty.

MIXED SIGNALS. MIXED SIGNALS ALL AROUND.

One minute he wants Kian. Next minute he’s not interested. Next minute he’s wanting to flirt with Kian again.

YES OR NO DUDE. SIMPLE QUESTION.

Kian’s all over him though. I can’t blame him cause I really do ship it…

So they just casually made out in public…

While our dad stalked them. Again.

Every time I try to spend quality time with a crush, Salim is there stalking us.

(Salim. They’re adults. Get over it.)

Ruby, for context, also USED TO DATE LAURANT.

When they were teenagers, she dated Laurant cause she crushed on him. But he was too carefree for her type so she broke up with him.

And Kian ALSO had a crush on Laurant around the same time.

So these twins were in love with the same dude. So, LOVE TRIANGLE.

So it’s VERY awkward having Ruby witness her twin brother being so affectionate towards her ex.

She thought Laurant was a done deal, but now he’s making out with her brother…

DRAMA

I also cheated Laurant to be a young adult so this romance could happen.

Laurant is a carefree party animal. He’s a child of the ocean, loyal, and a goofball.

Kian is a musical genius. He’s hot headed, a music lover, and loyal.

They have a similar trait. They’re both carefree. He likes water and he has a fire esthetic.

THIS IS LITERALLY A FIRE X WATER SHIP.

Plus Kian, the game decided at random, that he was gay. I checked. He’s only into men.

While Ruby is bisexual and into both sexes.

So I can definitely see Kian and Ruby both having same sex spouses. Ruby in elder age of course, cause challenge rules. But I can see Kian marrying a guy and not having kids.

But Ruby got sick with a rash. So we had to go home. We didn’t find Ruby a date.

We found the other twin a date instead 😂

I don’t regret not choosing Kian as the heir, but also… he’s better at this romance job than his sister is.

[wanderingrain]

Blogging through Till the World Ends Ep 8

Do ya'll not know what a gas station looks like?

Wait what are we doing? Why are we here?

I bet ya'll left the gun in the car didn't you.

wow I'm sure that curtain won't be falling down while we're here/s

lol not P'Gus appearing out of nowhere for a jumpscare

They are not about to kill a chicken

Lol Art saying "kill them all" and Golf rethinking his life choices. 🤣

Lol them spitting out the ramen

Not P'Gus creating an opportunity for them to have sex

I hate when they translate faen as girlfriend or boyfriend. It's a gender neutral term. Translating it in a gendered way adds a layer to the conversation that isn't actually there. I'm fine with it when everyone in the room knows the gender of the faen, but when the person doesn't know, the translation makes them seem either ignorant or accepting.

Same Art, same. I feel like I'd understand this better if i didn't have to rely on subtitles.

Weird of them to describe Salim as being a bad thing and then tell Art he is Salim. Are we not gonna fix that or...?

Not P'Gus being surprised they haven't had sex yet. Sir have you ever even seen them kiss? No you haven't because I haven't either.

Not him telling them to have sex

Back to our gang boys

Who leaves their car keys in the car?

Look at that big, beautiful moon.

Not Art being nervous.

Oh?

My dude please tell me you know about lube

Not the shirt being ripped .

Oh no that's such a cute smile

Uhhhh either P'Gus is snooping on his brother when he thinks he's having sex or we have another person in the house.

Again??

ok we've discovered kissing and we don't want to stop I guess

ohhhhh Tilak

if P'Gus died while they were having sex I swear

No Art is so cute lying on the bed all giddy

Wait there's a bedroom in the bedroom? ?

Wait if the guy was in this room all night.... you know what nevermind.

oh no oh no not fighting oh no

there's a swimming pool in the bunker?

This class system sounds really strange.

Don't they already know how to get there?

Not P'Gus knowing about Uncle

oh jeez. This angle looking up at the moon is actually pretty scary. Can you imagine looking up and seeing the moon like that and there's nothing that can be done to stop it? It's going to hit the Earth and then what? Even if people survive, there's so many things that would change if the moon was gone. What happens to the oceans? The day/night cycle? This is the first time this show has made me feel actual fear. It looks like the moon is bearing down on you, about to crush you.

Aww hugging uncle

Oh I bet you the gun is gone

Oh I'm cackling! Not the obviously photoshopped knife! What would be the point of don't that? I guess if you were going to ambush them but how would the people who left the knife know if they were coming back? Oh this show. (Affectionate)

So pretty much right after I wrote that wrote section about the moon, my power shut off. It's 3am. I think the power is out in my whole town. Everything is so dark. I might be a little more scared than I normally would be now that I'm thinking about the moon crashing into the earth. So thanks Till the World Ends for giving me an irrational fear.

Literally just had the fear of death put in me by a show and then the world goes dark.

Episode 9 will have to wait I guess.

[bison-appreciation-club]

so!!! sorry there are so many characters - this is going to be LONG lmao. the plot follows morgan, who finds this bookshop run by two people called vijaya and hebe. however, this is a bookshop with a difference; it is jointly owned by life and death, and used as a stopping off place between this life and the next. sometimes the dead pop round to borrow a book. life and death are both fine with this, but one of the Afterlife Police (i gotta think of a better name but that's basically their job) decide they want to keep all the dead people in one place, and they close off the portal in the bookshop, trapping morgan's little brother inside, and trapping two dead people OUT, and morgan and the others have to try and open the portal again.

(it's also a satire of famous historical people, how history is taught, authority figures and the police. because i like mocking these things)

here are the characters (picrews by potatolord. i recommend)

Morgan Trevisa. like all of my protagonists, a shamefully blase self insert. well, not really. but i think they're pretty cool. not particularly interested in history, or reading, but somehow gets involved in a library with a load of ghosts in it, because Irony. they like video games and problem solving, and are often the calmest of the main three characters. they go by any pronouns, but mostly they/them.

Vijaya Sharma. he is very kind, but quite shy, and works stocking books and dusting the shelves. he enjoys reading and learning about history, and has a notebook full of autographs of the famous historical people he meets. he's also based off a guy i used to have a crush on. so i will allow no criticism. he is my favourite. the guy ever. etc. he uses he/him pronouns. token straight.

Hebe Brennan. super friendly and cheerful. works on the till of the bookshop. great sense of humour but not particularly tactful. very imaginative but not good at rational thinking. enjoys cooking. uses she/her pronouns. token straight (probably).

Life. i'm really fond of the designs for life and death, because i designed them both when i was about eleven and yeah, i think they're cool. both life and death use any pronouns, and their gender and sexuality is left unexplained, presumed Deep Dark Void. life tends to overthink things but death is completely chill under all circumstances. life and death are in a qpr, and have been for 32,497 years

Death. see life. i really can't explain about one without explaining about the other. which is fitting, i guess

Siegfried (he's more commonly called siegfried, but his name is actually tipiyelehne ka awpo). siegfried is the first of the two ghosts trapped after the portal in the bookshop closes. he is kind and patient, and tends to be an optimist. he isn't particularly fond of modern life, but likes chocolate and films. he uses he/him pronouns. token straight. again. he died in the late victorian era, and is totally, definitely not based off any real historical people. anyways.

Leofwine. the second ghost. his personality can be summed up as 'exuberant'. he enjoys modern life much more than siegfried, and especially enjoys steam trains and coffee. he died in the anglo saxon era and uses he/him pronouns.

Aaminah Salim. she lives next door to the bookshop and has to suffer the strange people that seem to be leaving it at all hours. she often posts on social media about how the bookshop appears to be haunted. she eventually meets the ghosts and is terrified at first, only to become good friends with siegfried as he is american and she loves westerns. she uses she/her pronouns

Mei McGee. a wannabe documentary maker and lover of all things supernatural who turns up hoping to make a found footage film of all the supernatural happenings going on in the bookshop after seeing aaminah's social media posts. however she ends up working with the ghosts to help them re-open the portal. she uses she/her pronouns

Jake. morgan's little brother. he doesn't really do much tbh. he's trapped in a portal for most of the story. they use he/they pronouns

Solomon. the guy that closes the portal in the first place, and the main antagonist of the story. he wants to close the portal because he believes the dead shouldn't leave the afterlife as it is a punishment for their sins. he especially hates siegfried and leofwine because they're not christians. he/him pronouns ofc. he is the most cisallohet character to walk the face of the earth.

oh look i've got a new wip. what a surprise.

[jeyramarie]

the girl with the rings- Charlie Ross x Reader

summary: your uncle asks you to join a mission but one of the rule was to NOT flirt with the recruit... he never mentioned developing a crush.. 

wc: 4,790

warnings: nothing? idk, probably many typos

a/n: AAAHHHH here it is!!! tackling Charlie now is interesting and new and i’m looking forward to writing more for her. lmk what you guys think and if you wanna be tagged :) happy reading  🦋

London, 1979

I just arrived at the train station and stood outside waiting for my uncle as the sky turned a gloomy gray. He had called me a week prior, asking for my help in this new mission he was about to operate. Normally, he would ask one of my parents but ever since they passed away– 15 years ago– I was his only option. The only person he could actually trust with this stuff. 

A few minutes before the rain started, my uncle finally pulled up in his car. He was wearing his usual suit with his glasses and his hair was turning gray. His mustache looked the same at least. I leaned down and waved at him through the window before he got out of the car, pulling me into a warm hug. 

“Hey, kiddo.” He muttered into my hair. “How was the trip?” 

“It was okay.” I shrugged. “Like every other train ride.” 

“Yeah, you’re right kid.” He chuckled and grabbed my suitcase, automatically grunting. “What do you have here Y/n? Bricks?” 

“Uncle Marty..” I rolled my eyes, knowing he was joking. 

“I know, I know.” He laughed, slamming the trunk shut. “Let’s go.” 

The car ride was silent at first, neither of us talked much until Queen came on the radio which made us both sing. Our music taste was pretty much the same, it was the one thing we bond over when I was little. After a few songs, we fell into a comfortable silence again as we drove by a park. 

“So what is this mission about?” I asked, rummaging through my bag to pull out a cigarette. 

“I’m surprised you ask now.” 

“Well it’s better than in the house.” I shrugged, putting the cigarette between my lips and lighting it. “You don’t know who can be listening.”

“Smart girl.” Uncle Marty smirked as I rolled down the window. 

“Well, you taught me that.” I muttered, leaning back in the seat. “So? What is it?” 

“We wanna catch a terrorist.” Uncle Marty said dryly, making me turn to him. “And you’re gonna help us.” 

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“Have you called Gadi yet?” I asked, sitting down on the couch while looking at the files. 

“You still remember him?” Uncle Marty asked, grabbing the phone. 

“Well yeah, how could I not?” I chuckled. “He was the finest eye candy whenever I visited you at work.” 

He laughed before calling some guy named Shimon. I don’t know who it was but they were talking about some girl. Probably a new recruit. I drowned out his voice, focusing on some pictures of the “easy” target. His name was Michel or Salim. I wasn’t sure, there were too many names on these damn papers. 

“Hey, Uncle Marty?” I asked, looking up from the pictures. “What exactly am I supposed to do?” 

“You’re gonna work with Gadi the whole time.” He said, looking over at you. “Oh and Charlie too.” 

“Who’s Charlie?” 

“The actress we’re hiring.” Uncle Marty replied and threw a pack of photos in front of me. “That’s her.”

I looked down and was immediately stunned. Charlie was a stunning woman. Everything about her was somehow… perfect. Her nose was small and perked up at the tip. Her hair was blonde and curled. She had a beautiful smile too, very bright and welcoming. And her hands.. 

“The girl with the rings?” I asked, pretending to not know. My uncle nodded and continued his conversation on the phone. 

“You like her?” He asked, breaking my trance. 

“Uh yeah… yeah.” I cleared my throat. “She’s hot.” 

“I knew you’d like her.” Uncle Marty chuckled as he walked towards the door. “Get your coat, we’re gonna visit someone.” 

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 We stood outside an apartment almost an hour later. I didn’t know who we were visiting but something told me that it was a new recruit. Or just someone that might help us in this. My uncle knocked on the door, for the third time, before it finally opened. To reveal a familiar skyscraper of a man. 

“Gadi?” I questioned, looking up at him as I took off my sunglasses. 

“Y/n?” He muttered, staring down at me. “Long time no see.” 

“Yeah, it’s been a few years.” I chuckled nervously, feeling the awkward tension in the air. “How are you?” 

“Just hanging in there..” Gadi muttered and stepped aside, letting me and my uncle walk in. “Would you like some tea?” 

“Sure, yeah.” I shrugged looking over at my uncle as he walked past me.

The apartment was dark and a bit dirty. It made me sad to see Gadi in this state. His hair was pretty long and his facial hair looked like it hadn't been touched in weeks. Gadi wasn't the type of man to let himself go this low but here he was. Alone in a dark apartment. My uncle looked around and, deciding to ignore, he sat down on an empty chair in front of the couch. He then leaned to the side to the small tv so he could play Charlie’s audition tape. 

Gadi came back with a tea pot and some cups but instead of sitting, he lowered the volume of the video before pouring the hot liquid into the tea cups. Uncle Marty pulled out the files and placed them on the coffee table in front of Gadi, before leaning back on the chair. Gadi then moved to sit on the couch and grab the papers as I walked around the apartment. Me, being nosy, I walked into the kitchen and looked in the sink before back out to the dining room. 

“Doing your usual check up?” Gadi broke the silence, making me jump. 

“You know it.” I replied. “I have to make sure you didn’t secretly turn into a terrorist too.” 

Gadi chuckled and returned his vision to the pictures. I could tell that his brain was going ballistic with all that information. He was strategizing already. That was just the kind of man he was. 

“Charlie here could learn from you, Gadi.” Uncle Marty said, placing his elbows on his knees as he leaned forward. “Surpass you, perhaps.”

I took a breath and dug my hand into my purse as I licked my lips to pull out a cigarette. This conversation was clearly dreadful. 

“I thought Charlie was a boy’s name.” Gadi muttered, causing me to chuckle under my breath. 

“We will do it right this time.” Uncle Marty said in a serious tone but instead of the man replying, he just threw the pictures on the table and leaned back on the couch. He sighed and muttered “Let’s go, Y/n.”

I looked over at them to see my uncle packing up the pictures, clearly feeling annoyed at Gadi’s lack of words. He then stood up and turned off the tv before taking the recording out. Gadi took one last look at the pictures, recognizing one in particular. It was an evidence photo of a wire found after a terrorist bomb had exploded a few weeks back. 

“Khalil.” Gadi whispered. 

“Who knows? Maybe an imitator.” My uncle replied before turning to grab the files. 

I walked towards the door, opening it to let my uncle walk out until-

“No killing.” Gadi said sternly. “Autonomy.” 

My uncle walked back inside, clutching the folder under his arm. He looked at the man before him and then turned to the dining room table. 

“I left my hat.” He stuttered and grabbed it, walking out without saying another word. 

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A few weeks later, I was sitting in the back of a taxi with Gadi and my uncle on the way to the ferry. We had created a plan, a perfect plan really. I was given a character with different clothes or “costumes”. I didn’t really consider them costumes though, they were really cute so there’s a very very huge chance that I would keep them after all this is over. 

The taxi stopped in front of the gate entrance of the docks making us all get out. Gadi went to the trunk to get our suitcases while my uncle paid the driver. Shimon and the rest of the team were already in Greece, waiting for us at the house. I grabbed my suitcase and turned to face the ferry before putting my sunglasses on. 

The sun was extra bright today even though it was cloudy and the breeze was a bit cold. Which made me be extra thankful to be wearing a jacket with my “costume”. 

“Remember the plan, Y/n.” Uncle Marty told me, standing next to me. “Just get acquainted with Charlie. Don’t flirt with her, don’t make any advances. We just need her to be familiar with you.” 

“Yeah, yeah, I got it.” I replied, rolling my eyes under the glasses. “It’s gonna be a nice trip though. Charlie is a great piece of eye candy… much better than you, Gadi.” 

I immediately walked away with a chuckle under my breath as my uncle chuckled as well. My heels clicked against the pavement as I made my way closer to the entrance of the ferry. And that’s when I saw her. Charlie. She was standing next to one of her friends, laughing at something they said as she threw her head back. Her laugh was… odd but definitely something I would love to hear again. 

Once I made it inside, I got to the upper deck going straight to the bar. Something told me that Charlie and her little “theater group” was going to be there. I sat there for about an hour, drank beer, flirted with a few guys, eyed up some women and then she finally showed up. And just like I thought, they walked straight to the bar. Better yet, next to me. 

I was sitting on one of the stools with my legs crossed. I was wearing brown knee high boots with a short skirt and a crop tee along with the jacket (which was placed in the back of the chair by now). My body was facing them and my elbow was resting on the bar as my other hand gripped the beer bottle. I drifted my eyes around the place, pretending not to notice but once my eyes reached them, I caught her staring. 

Charlie was staring at my legs right when my skirt rode up. I put down the beer bottle and pushed the fabric down, causing her to look up at my eyes making me wink before moving my eyes elsewhere. 

“I like your boots.” A raspy voice said, making me turn to it to see that it was Charlie. Bingo. 

“Oh, thanks, love.” I replied in my obvious, fake british accent. “I like your rings.”

“Thank you.” She chuckled as she stared down at her hands. “They were my mums.” 

“They suit you very well.”  I smirk before taking a sip from the beer again. Charlie started blushing and was about to speak but her friends called out for her. 

“I’m Charlie.” She extended her hand for me to shake and I did. 

“I’m Claire.” I replied, feeling a weird sense of guilt. “I’ll see you around Greece then?”

“Absolutely.” Charlie smiled and walked away, looking over her shoulder one last time to look at me. 

I let out a breath I didn’t know I was holding and quickly got down from the stool. I paid for the beer and ran down the stairs towards the cabin room area. My uncle had told me his cabin number before we got on the ferry. 305B, which was ironically right down the hall from mine. 

I knocked on the door and quickly looked left and right, making sure no one appeared. Gadi opened the door, looking at me with confusion as I pushed next to him to get inside. My uncle was listening to Michel’s recordings when he saw me walk inside. 

“I just met Charlie.” I smiled before looking at my uncle. “And she flirted with me first so, as always, I followed instructions.” 

“Congratulations, kid.” Uncle Marty chuckled, shaking his head in disbelief. 

“You have to keep talking to her.” Gadi said, making me turn to him. “Talk to her long enough so she remembers your name.” 

“My fake name, you mean.” I tilted my head with a playful smile and he nodded. “Alright well, I’m going up to the deck. See you around.” 

I walked out of the room and went back upstairs in search of Charlie. And after a few minutes, I saw her. She was smoking alone, staring out at the ocean as she leaned against the railing. I could tell Charlie was thinking about something. Probably something that bothered her or something that has been keeping her up at night. So, I went over there to talk to her. 

“Do you have a light by any chance?” I asked, holding up my cigarette with a shy smile. She turned to me and nodded before pulling out some matches from her coat pocket. 

I walked closer to her, putting the cigarette between my lips as I leaned down towards the small blazing fire she just created. My eye drifted to hers as I inhaled the substance but then I quickly straightened my spine and turned to the ocean. I can feel her eyes on me, burning into my skin while I pretended not to notice. 

“Do you like the ocean?” I asked, breaking the silence. 

“Yes, always have.” Charlie smiled as she looked at me. “You?”

“I have always been rather afraid of it.” I replied and looked at my hands before looking at her, to catch her staring at me. “Respected it a lot, actually.” 

“That makes complete sense.” She nodded. “It is rather dangerous… and unknown.” 

“Precisely unknown.” I looked up at her and inhaled from the cigarette. Charlie finished hers and threw the butt in an ashtray nearby before tucking hair behind her ears. 

“I have to get back to my mates but…” She chuckled bashfully. “I hope I see you around the island.”

“Same here.” I smiled. “Have a wonderful trip.”

“Thank you.” Charlie nodded as she began to walk backwards. “You as well.” And with that she turned around, walking away back to her friends. 

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The next morning, we had finally arrived in Greece. The sun was blazing hot but the breeze was refreshing. I put on some shorts with my other pair of kneehigh boots and a band crop t-shirt (I cut it myself). I walked out of the ferry and stood there, waiting for my uncle and Gadi to walk out to look for a taxi. As I waited, I saw Charlie walk out with her friends. They found two taxis pretty quickly and climbed inside before driving away. My uncle finally walked out and stood next to me, watching as I stared at Charlie. 

“It’s almost time for the plan to be in motion.” Uncle Marty said, making me scoff. “It will be Gadi’s turn to be with Charlie…”

“I know.” I muttered. “Please don’t remind me.” 

“I’m sorry, kid.” He whispered and pulled me towards him, giving me a side hug as Gadi approached us. 

“We’re good to go?” Gadi asked, placing his suitcase down next to me. I nodded as I parted away from my uncle before grabbing my suitcase to walk away towards the sidewalk. 

Gadi hailed a cab pretty quickly. I figured it was due to his good looks since we had a female driver. My uncle sat in front and I sat in the back with Gadi, watching as the driver smirked while looking through the rear view mirror. It made me chuckle, the way that woman would rather get us all into a car crash than stop looking at Gadi. 

Around 10 minutes later, we arrived at the hotel. I was gonna stay there with Gadi while my uncle went back to the house. Or technically headquarters, which also happens to be a house. Gadi walked in first to check us in while I said goodbye to my uncle. 

“I’ll see you in a few days, kid.” He said, pulling the suitcase out of the trunk. “Good luck.”

“Thanks.” I smiled and pulled him into a hug. “I’ll see you.”

I grabbed my suitcase and walked towards the hotel to meet up with Gadi. He handed me my room key and we parted ways, putting our plan in motion. I made it to my room, which overlooked the ocean, and began to change into my swimsuit. After getting changed, I grabbed my sunglasses and my sun hat before walking outside to a small secluded area, above from the shore, to lay your towel. 

I laid there for a few minutes, reading a book, before I heard laughter walking towards the beach. And lucky for me, it was Charlie. She was laughing at something one of her friends had said as she laid down her towel. They all got settled on the ground and pulled out books. The same book. Charlie was laying on her stomach as one of them sat on her to apply sunscreen on her back. Why is this making me jealous? 

The guy walked away and I saw how her friends looked at him. Maybe they didn’t want him to be there. He came back and sat away from Charlie as Gadi walked up to the rocks, gaining the girls’ attention. He was wearing the tiniest blue swimsuit. Even I lowered my sunglasses to take a look. After he was settled, Charlie sat up, never parting his eyes from Gadi. Her friend suddenly stood up and grabbed a bottle of alcohol before making her way to the rocks, where Gadi was reading. 

“Hi!” I shouted, watching as Charlie turned towards where you were sitting. 

“Hi!” She shouted back. “We met on the ferry, right? On the way over here?”

“Yes!” 

“I don’t remember your name!” Charlie shouted, causing me to scoff in disbelief. She doesn’t remember me. 

“Claire!” 

“Ah, where are you from?” 

“Oxford! Just moved there with my uncle!” I replied, beginning to stand up. “I’ll come down, yeah?!”

“Yeah, yeah, come down!” 

I turned and grabbed my towel before walking off that cliff. Charlie’s guy friend came back and sat down behind her, kissing her shoulder before laying on his back. I swear I wanted to punch him at that exact moment. But of course, I’m acting. I have to keep my cool. I set my towel a bit far behind them and leaned back on my hands, feeling the sun warm my skin. Charlie’s friend came back with a frightened expression, making you smile at the thought of Gadi scaring her. What did he do? 

“What happened?” Charlie asked as her friend sat next to her. 

“He’s got… scars.” She replied. 

“What?”

“Yeah, like someone has taken a red-hot piece of wire to him or something.” She said, staring as Gadi walked down towards the water. “He could be a gangster.” 

“Did you catch his name?” Charlie asked, squinting her eyes. 

“We didn’t quite get that far, I’m afraid.” 

My thoughts clouded my ears, blocking out everything else they kept talking about. I stayed looking at Gadi and then at Charlie and then back at Gadi. The frustration I felt was insane. I wanted her to look at me that way. To be that interested in me. My train of thought was interrupted when Charlie’s guy friend stood up. 

“Well, I love him.” He said, making everyone look at him. “You should buy him a drink.” 

And a few minutes later, we were all sitting together at the taverna. All of us were looking at Gadi as they tried to guess his occupation. I sat at the other end of the table with Charlie next to me, looking at him seriously. I could tell she was not pleased by the mystery he was showing, she probably thought he was lying. 

“A fireman?” 

“What kind of fireman reads Debray?” 

“My kind of fireman.” We all laughed, never parting our eyes from Gadi. 

“An architect?” I chime in, pretending to try and guess which caused him to look at me with a joking look. 

“A terrorist?” One of the guys tried. 

“You’re an oil trader.” 

“You look like you should work in oil.” 

“Oh you would look good covered in baby oil.” One of them said flirtatiously, making us all laugh. 

“A spy?” The girl asked and Gadi looked at her. 

“No, he’s an actor.” Charlie’s guy friend said, playing with his cigarette. “Look at him. Me and you, Hollywood, how about it?” 

I took a sip of my beer, drowning out the conversation while staring at the waves crash on shore. Everything was beginning to feel a bit real. This whole mystery charade was part of the plan. So Charlie would be intrigued with Gadi and it would make her want to be around him more. My uncle knew what he was doing, he just didn’t know how pissed it would make me. 

“He’s Joseph.” Charlie spoke, making me turn to her. “Can’t you see? With his coat of many colors.” 

“Charlie…”

“What’s your name?” She asked with a straight face. 

“Peter.” Gadi replied. 

“Peter what?” 

“Charlie!” “Charlie..” Her friends spoke, feeling the tension. 

“It’s fine.” She scoffed. “Peter what?” 

“So you’re Charlie?” Gadi asked, finally breaking his silence. “I thought that was a boy’s name.” 

“Well, I’m a girl, Jose.” 

“Charlie..”

“No, honestly, you lot are like little kids.” She started, interrupting one of her friends. “Animal, vegetable, mineral.”

“Chas.” Al, her guy friend, spoke. We could tell she was annoyed, pissed even. 

“Can you not see his shtick?” Charlie pointed at Gadi, leaning forward. “International man of mystery.” 

“Chas! Look at that face.” One of the guys said, attempting to lighten the mood. 

“Yeah, well, don’t come crying to me when he cleans out your travelers cheques.” Charlie said, standing up to leave. “We came here to work, guys.” She walked away after that, leaving us all confused and in silence. 

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Later that night, Gadi and I were invited to hang out with them. It was just a casual bonfire with a few drinks. I was just looking forward to seeing Charlie again. So, I wore my favorite blue sundress with gold sandals. They were all there when I arrived. Charlie was sitting on the floor, playing a guitar while Al rested his head on her shoulder. 

I sat next to the boys with Charlie and Al to my left. I placed my bag on the ground next to me after pulling out a cigarette and crossing my legs. Charlie was staring at me, I could tell. She was staring at my legs, just like at the ferry. I leaned forward and lit the cigarette with the fire while I slightly turned my head to meet her gaze. I winked at her and leaned back on the chair as I placed the cigarette between my lips. 

“Oh, he is devilish, isn’t he?” One of the boys said, making me look up to see Gadi. 

“Who invited him?” Charlie asked. 

“That would be me.” Al replied, standing up

“What?”

“Mind the fire!” One of her friends shouted, as Al jumped over it to get to Gadi. 

I watched as they shared a handshake. Charlie started strumming her guitar, making me look at her in admiration. She looked at Gadi as he walked towards us, sitting down across from me. I kept drinking from the glass of whiskey as I stared at Gadi. He sat and smiled at something Charlie’s friend had said. I don’t know what it was. I was too busy trying to not seem jealous or mad or even upset. 

I look up from the fire to see everyone gone. It's only Gadi, Al, Charlie and I. but Charlie was singing, making me look down at her. And of course, she was staring at Gadi. She asked him about the song, it was supposed to happen anyway. We wanted to make sure she was the right choice for the job and that question just confirmed that she pays attention. I placed my glass down next to the chair before standing up to grab my purse. 

“Where are you going?” Charlie asked, standing up. 

“I’m quite tired.” I chuckled nervously. “I’m gonna go back to my room, get some rest.” 

“Oh, well, alright.” She smiled. “I’ll see you tomorrow?” 

I nodded and waved at the boys before walking away from them, towards the hotel. The night was a bit cold, making me shiver as I rubbed my hands up and down my arms. I got to my room pretty quick, just wanting to change into my pajamas and into bed. Tomorrow night, Gadi was going to kiss Charlie. I was dreading it already but it had to be done. 

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 I stayed in my room the whole day, going through the plan over and over again. I tend to be a perfectionist, that's why my uncle and I get along so well.  It was finally time to go to Athens and just like we hoped, Charlie was going with Gadi. I avoided them all day since I was supposed to arrive in Athens as well. But Charlie seeing me would ruin everything. 

So, I stayed in my room on the ferry the whole trip and once we arrived, I raced out of that boat. I found my car and quickly walked towards it, ignoring Charlie’s calls. Something inside my chest hoped that she wouldn’t be mad when she found out. When she found out this was all a lie. 

Lucky for me, it was just a 20 minute drive, so I could take a nap when I arrived. It was gonna be a long night with Charlie and my uncle needed me awake. I arrived at the house, leaving the car outside. With my suitcase in hand, I walked through the door and was immediately greeted by my uncle. I let out a relieved sigh before placing my suitcase on the ground to go give him a hug. 

“Hey, kiddo.” He muttered into my hair. “How are you?” 

“Tired. I replied and parted from the hug. “I’m gonna go take a nap before Gadi gets here.” 

“How did it go with Charlie?” 

“I would rather not talk about it..” I muttered and walked away to grab my suitcase and go upstairs to my room. 

I turned on the light and smiled. The room was nice. It overlooked the Greek scenery which made you sort of happy. The bed was made and it had soft sheets with light blue pillows. I placed my suitcase in the closet before throwing myself on the bed to let sleep consume me. 

After what felt like hours, my eyes fluttered open. I rolled on the bed and stretched before walking out of the bedroom. I walked down the stairs and saw my uncle getting up from the sofa as he motioned me with his hand to go to him. 

“They’re here.” He said, placing his arms over my shoulders. “Go out there and get her.” 

I nodded and silently walked out, watching as Gadi got out of the car. Charlie sat alone inside with nothing but fear in her eyes. I walked closer to the car, catching her attention. She looked at me with hope. Seeing a familiar face made her feel safe. I made her feel safe. 

“Claire?” Charlie asked, somehow doubting if it was me. 

“We’re not gonna hurt you.” I said after opening the door. “You’re safe here, it’s okay.”

“Wait, you’re-“ She began as I leaned over to unbuckle her seatbelt. “You’re not English?” 

“No, honey.” I replied softly, grabbing her hands as I pulled her out of the car. “Come on.” 

I led her down the driveway, towards the door where my uncle was waiting. Charlie’s grip on my hands remained tight and shaky. And her eyes kept drifting to me and back at the house. She didn’t know what was going on but I was certain that something inside her put all her faith in me. 

“Welcome Charlie.” Uncle Marty said, extending his arms. “I am the producer, writer and director of our little show. And I would like to talk to you about your part.” 

Charlie stayed quiet, staring at my uncle in disbelief, hoping that what he was saying was a joke. A sick conniving joke. She looked at everyone surrounding her until her eyes landed on mine. Her green orbs were glossy with tears as she waited for me to explain everything. Out of everyone there, I was the only one she trusted. At least a little.

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[pharry]

WHAT YOUR FAVORITE ARCANA CHARACTER SAYS ABOUT YOU

you guys seemed to like the ship one so here’s a sequel. Once again these are all (affectionate)

Asra: as a child you had plenty of Lisa Frank merchandise, and as an adult you really value afternoon naps.

Nadia: a strong and powerful woman makes you blush and weak. You like someone who can do it all, and I mean literally it all.

Julian: Came for the mysterious and edgy fugitive you saw in the ads, stayed for the gangly dramatic dork.

Portia: You aren’t a fan of conflict, but you are a fan of drama! It’s quite a thin line you walk…. Or you’ve gotten into this cottage core trend. You have plenty of houseplants.

Muriel: you have often considered what it would be like to live off the grid. Fuck society. Let’s live off the land and avoid people and taxes!

Lucio: You’ve ascended into a higher being, one who knows no shame. You’re the kind of person who would make a hate account for your own favorite character.

Valerius: You love a bitchy snob, and want him to either belittle you or be belittled. Or both. You can appreciate a sour personality behind a pretty face.

Valdemar: Prime monster fucker. More than monster fucker. Eldritch being fucker. The more incomprehensible the better.

Volta: you think she’s pure cinnamon roll uwu… her hoarding food from the city and cannibalism are minor character flaws.

Vlastomil: Vlastomil stans bring out such a morbid curiosity in me. I want to know what makes you tick. Please tell me, I am so curious. I love and support you.

Vulgora: Youre not even trying to pretend to see the best in evil characters. You’re unapologetically a villan simp. If every character died by Volguras hand, you’d see it as an absolute win!

Nasrin: Nadia wasn’t enough to satiate your powerful woman thirst. You’d gladly take Namar’s place any day.

Namar: We can appreciated good doting father in this fanbase.

Any of Nadia’s siblings: You wanted more female LI’s to choose from. I get it. The tale with Nahara gave you hope for more content. You’re still waiting.

Mazelinka: you can’t get enough of the badass old woman trope. You can also appreciate how well she raised Julian and Portia. The kids are alright.

Morga: you’re a strong MILF fan. You can’t see the abusive parenting over the dummy thiccness of her thighs. Thighs that would crush you like a grape.

Tasya: You also are a MILF fan, but for one who has power with words over strength. You’d love to be her sugar baby.

Aisha: Nix Hydra is your number one enemy

Salim: “Are you winning, son?”

Khamgalai: Youre still upset she was taken out of the story so quickly. Another instance of wasted potential.

Faust: yeah! YEAHHHHH!! FAUST!!!

Any of the other familiars: You like the familiar of your favorite LI, because they’re their precious animal companion. We can all appreciate pets.

Any of the major arcana: You’re a furry

The devil specifically: you’re a kinky furry

[magicianapprenticelyra]

10 Headcanons For the Birthday Magician and Our Beloved Crime-Committing Snake!

Featuring: Asra Alnazar, Faust, Apprentice/Librarian!Lyra Nguyen, Nook the Book Mimic, and various others.

CW/TW: Mentions of the Red Plague; references to MC dying in an alternate timeline.

Apprentice!Timeline(s) | [Pre-Red Plague]

Lyra gave Asra the pink scarf he’s almost never seen without.

When he first received it, the scarf smelled so much like Ly to the point he and Faust would have tiffs over who slept/napped with and/or in it the first few weeks of having it.

Faust and Nook have committed crimes together, but no one can pin it on them because they’re a sneaky pair.

Lyra chastises Nook over it: while he has a tiny blip of shame, both familiars are almost ungovernable.

For y e a r s, Neha teased Asra about being a chicken when it came to trying/failing at asking Lyra to dance with him at any festivity Vesuvia had going on at any given time.

Everyone and their pet/familiar could see Asra was head over heels in love with Lyra . . . everyone except the very person he was crushing on.

Asra and Lyra had a full blown argument over the fact Lyra actually liked having raisins time to time in the pumpkin bread Selasi bakes.

They usually made up over tea.

Every year without fail on Asra’s and Faust’s birthday, Lyra always saves the best piece of the cake for them both.

[more below the cut]

Palace Librarian!Timeline(s) | [Red Plague, Beginning of Main Plot, & Epilogue (Upright)]

Birthdays were a bit of a strange topic during the Red Plague.

Regardless—and somehow—Asra and Julian saved her a slice of cake when it was either of their birthdays OR her own, bless their souls . . .

While Lyra does/did respect both Asra and Faust during their time in the palace, she was wary of them.

The books Asra had been requesting more often than not came from the Forbidden Highly Guarded Section of the palace library.

On MC’s birthday—Lyra didn’t know it was MC’s birthday at the time—both Asra, Faust and Julian were 10x more morose/stressed than usual.

She didn’t ask the why of it all . . . she respected their privacy.

After the Red Plague, Lyra would time to time send packages to Asra and Faust when their birthday did swing around.

More often than not, the packages did not make it safely to their intended destination . . . at least during the three years between the Previous Masquerade and the Main Game Events of The Arcana.

During the end of Asra’s upright ending, Lyra works closely with Aisha, Salim, the Countess, and Julian in helping to work on jump-starting the public work projects Nadia is spearheading. Asra sends Lyra knitted tube-socks for Nook, which she deeply appreciated.

Bonus: In Lucio’s upright ending, there’s talk between Nadia and Asra about expanding the palace library. It’s hinted that Asra would get Muriel involved in the project.

Whether or not he’d try to be Muriel OR Lyra’s wingperson is up for debate, but it all boils down to just LEMME INDULGE, PLEASE. X’D

Mun: I’ve been dealing with a lot, and while I did plan on writing a fic, time constraints have led me to put this together instead (/positive)!

I hope you guys enjoyed reading it as much as I loved writing it!

[writtenjewels]

Maternity Ward part 3

Part One, Part Two

Jason managed to find a sports channel on the television so Penny could have something distracting when her next contraction hit. He kept a mental record of the interval between each one, and how long they lasted. Since Penny was still refusing to let Jason call Ben, it looked like he was going to be her birthing coach later.

At least he was finally behaving like a normal person around Doctor Othman. Granted, Jason's heart still fluttered and he knew his eyes lingered on the older man more often than necessary, but he was managing to string his words together without blushing. It helped that the doctor was friendly and very kind and patient while working with Penny. Watching him, Jason felt good about trusting the guy with his sister and her baby.

“Doc, do they got any ice cream in this place?” Penny asked after Othman finished checking her.

“No, but there is a store close by that sells it.”

“Could ya show Jason?” She gestured to her brother. “I need some Rocky Road.”

“Of course,” the doctor agreed with a smile. He turned expectantly to Jason.

“You know when she asked for ice cream, she don't just mean a fuckin' cone,” Jason said once they were out of the room.

“Yes, I gathered that much,” Othman replied. “Don't worry, my friend. The store I have in mind sells it by the quart.” They fell quiet for a moment. Othman greeted a few of the nurses as they passed by. They were at the elevator heading outside when the doctor spoke again. “What is a banker's favorite flavor of ice cream?”

“I don't got any idea,” Jason said with a confused frown.

“Mint.” Othman delivered the word with a gleam in his eyes. Jason let out a snort, and Othman grinned at him. Fuck, it was unfair how attractive this guy was. Handsome, sure, but also funny and cute and his voice was nice and low with the lilt of an accent. Jason smirked at him, wanting to tease the guy a little.

“I guess you didn't get your PHD in comedy, huh?”

“You are mistaken about that, Jason,” Othman retorted. “The PHD stands for 'pretty hilarious doctor'.” This time Jason laughed out loud. Othman looked all too pleased with himself.

“Didn't realize you were such a smart-ass,” Jason grunted. Othman just smiled, eyes still twinkling. They made it into the store and Jason bought the Rocky Road. “How 'bout one for you, Doc?”

“Oh, no, thank you. And you can call me Salim, if you like.”

“Okay. Uh, Salim.” His insides nearly exploded from the way they fluttered at the name. Jason cleared his throat. “You sure about the ice cream?”

“I'm sure. I wouldn't be able to eat it all before it melted, anyway.”

“Hospital keeps ya busy, I guess,” Jason mused. He stepped up to the register to buy the ice cream. He grabbed a few other snacks while he was there.

“Yes, but I enjoy my work. What about you?”

“You mean work?” Jason took his purchases with a thanks to the cashier and walked with Salim back to the maternity ward. “I donno. I can't say I enjoyed my last job, but I was good at it.” He didn't say more, but after some silence, he sighed. “I can hear you thinking.”

“I'm just trying to imagine what work you would be good at,” Salim told him. “Not dietitian, certainly. You only bought junk food at that store.”

“Fuck off, smart-ass,” Jason huffed, though he was grinning. Salim smirked back at him. The two of them stopped at the door to Penny's room. “See you in a few, Salim.”

“I'll be back soon.”

Jason watched him go before stepping into the room and handing over the ice cream. He imagined what he would say to his sister: Bad news, Penn. I've got a huge crush on your doctor.

[importantdelivery]

HoA Highschool AU:

Just something a friend and I have thought about xD

Jason and Nick would’ve been the sporty guys in class. Maybe in the school’s football or soccer team

Jason and Nick are childhood besties. They live next door to each other

Salim is the new student almost every girl falls in love with -> Jason gets jealous ‘cause he feels like his ‘Hotshot’ reputation is endangered

Eric is the smart kid and always greeted with “Hi nerd” by Jason (he’s like friendly bullying)

Nick and Eric both have a crush on Rachel and take any chance to show off (Eric = brain vs Nick = muscles)

Nick likes to pick on Eric during PE classes like “I’m faster than you!” “I did ten more push-ups!”

Nick also tries hard studying more to compete against Eric to impress Rachel (He never beats Eric)

Rachel just thinks boys are stupid. She’s a queen she doesn’t need a king yet.

Salim is a very funny guy. He loves dad jokes and tries his best to make Jason laugh, since he’s been ignoring him since day 1. (Jason secretly loves these bad puns tho)

Clarice is the quiet girl sitting in the back. Cool style. Cool vibe. Obviously crushing on Jason.

Jason easily gets mad, but Salim is the only one not getting scared by his resting bitch face and still wants to be friends (he thinks he’s cool)

Let me know what u think and if you’d like to hear more?

[erzsebetrosztoczy]

What Salim or Jason would do after the evens down there?

If everyone survives it may be a bit easier for them to move on, leave that place (not just physically but mentally as well) and be a whole person again.

Salim would go back of course to his son, first catch Zain for a bone crushing bear hug, just Salim, holding his son for minutes, thanking Allah for keeping him alive and bringing him back to his son

Zain is like: "Baba?¿ what's gotten into you?" And Salim just tears up and whispers: "I missed you so much, my boy. I love you Zain, happy birthday!"

After the shock he would tell a lot of things to Zain. Not everything, because there are gruesome things he would want to spare his child from, but he knows Zain is history nerd so of course he would talk about what places they've been down there. But also not telling him where it is because (let's be honest, Zain is a little pain in da ass, he would sneak down there to see what is really there and...even if ya have yo baba's vampire slaying genes, you can't do that ma boy.)

Salim would leave the military, maybe even leave the city too...or whole Iraq, moving to England with Zain, so his family does not need to deal with this shit anymore.

I see him as a smarty guy, with mathematics, law, or an accountant. He would find a job in these, settling down for a quiet and peaceful life where war is a far concept.

Jason got hit with reality down there: you cannot judge someone off of their background, not everything as it seems first... etc etc big eye-opening stuff.

So he goes all panicked mode, like his whole world just turned upside down and doesn't know how to figure things out anymore.

He would too, leave the military, which would add even more turmoil on his crysis; now his previous purpose is gone too.

He needs his friends and family beside him, don't you dare leave him now in this vulnerable state because the boy just couldn't bear more.

I Need therapy for sure. He will admit it sooner or later and with the help of his loved ones, Jason would slowly process his trauma.

After gathering himself he would want to stay out of anything extreme, but at the same time he needs something that can stimulate his ongoing nerves, after all Jason needs a little bit of business in his life to exist properly.

Both Salim and Jason went through some heavy trauma there, they would need to overcome those. Nightmares, flashbacks, paranoia would be lingering around them for some time.

I see Salim as someone who would start doing better first, he would not spiral down so much, but still Hot Baba needs help too.

Overall I think everyone needs therapy from the group lmao, but after some time they all start to find a new way to live, to function, now paying attention just on things that matters to them.

[silkyterrier34]

Future HOA Fics

Good news everyone! Not only have I graduated college with a BA, but Misha (my ferret) is bathed with trimmed claws! To celebrate, I just wanted to let you guys in on what’s coming now that I have more time to write!

1. Ur-Shanabi (2nd Chapter): Salim comes home to find that not only is Jason at his house, but he and Zain are acting like best friends. (The chapter is almost finished, but I’m having some trouble with dialogue.)

2. Tuqburni: Jason, now an FBI agent, is being held hostage by white supremacists who had been planning on bombing a parade. Salim, Jason’s boyfriend who also works for the FBI, tries to convince the terrorists to take him instead, but Jason’s like, “I think the fuck not!”

3. Kuwait: It’s 1990; the day before Salim has to leave his wife and 5-year-old son for an unknown length of time to fight in Kuwait. His wife’s not pleased with this, and the discussion they have shows how cracks are already forming in their marriage. However, when Zain insists that Salim stay in his room for the night, Salim is pleased to see that the bond with his son is still strong.

4. Untitled: Zain, now eight years old, mistakes another soldier at his football game as Salim, and it inspires him to kick the winning goal. He experiences crushing disappointment when he realizes the soldier was in fact not his father, but Salim does his best to make up for it later. (The American in me screams whenever I type “football” instead of “soccer” for this story.)

I also have a bunch of jalim ideas that aren’t flushed out yet. Maybe now that I’m not focused on school (or worrying about how Misha is willing to go to war over getting her claws trimmed), I’ll have time to work on planning those!