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feuqueerfire · 4 months ago

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My Stand-In Eps 1 - 10 Live Blogging

Whelp, I have succumbed to curiosity and am also afraid of being spoiled for the ending (idek if there are supposed to be "spoilers" but yknow), so I'm starting a second on-air show even though I'm already watching Wandee. I'm watching it because everybody's seemingly obsessed with it but am also sooo nervous that this show will stumble in the last quarter the way so many shows/BLs tend to. Please let them stick the landing.

Seems like it's about somebody dying and the mother resurrecting him only he came back Wrong (because the wrong person came back in the body)? I know people hate Ming for taking advantage of Joe but also are annoyed with Joe for not standing up to Ming and also something about sneezing... Also it's adapted from a Chinese novel I think? Interesting how many Chineve BL novels are being adapted in other countries now

Ep 1 (June 25/26)

Watched a bunch of intense shows in a row (A Shop for Killers, The Worst of Evil, Infernal Affairs) and was gonna do a sweeter show with Lovely Runner but I'm gonna save that for my train rides, so I decided to start this instead.

omg wait I saw a post that said in the book apparently Ming's supposed to early 20s and Joe was late 20s (well I think the post was smth like Joe how are you a 29(?) year old getting manipulated by a 21 (?) year old lol) but because Up's older, I thought they aged him up. However, they at least kept the younger-older correct because Ming calls Joe P'Joe... <3

I Know Joe dies but that was still like... oh.

oh WAIT! I misunderstood... I thought a different guy took over Joe's body and I was like hm, I wonder if we'll ever see this original Joe again but our Joe went into a different man's body okayyyyy that makes sense. It also makes the sneezing during sex alerting Ming of Joe (or something??? idk) make more sense bc i was like huh?

and the other guy's name is Joe too

Wut - a guy who Joe knows kinda

omg Joe's original body is still not found after falling off that mountain, it's been 2 years for him too

seems like Wut knows Ming too but does Not like him

Wut says Joe reminds him of Joe (the one he knows. whom Joe really is.)

Ah, Joe's real mother died long time ago, so he's making the best of having the other Joe's mother with him

Joe decides to be a stand-in in the other Joe's life ahh. Joe is so used to being a stand-in that he will not just exist that way in the life he leads

ah, mention of Tong who I think people really hate? He's a superstar and Joe used to stand-in for him

lol, Joe accidentally mentioning liking P'Jojo's wife chicken feet cooking.

Joe and Ming first meeting in an elevator despite Joe trying to avoid Ming

oh, Ming held onto Joe and asked if they'd met before and Joe says he must've mistook him for somebody else which is funny because the first time they met, Ming mistook Joe for Tong and backhugged him or whatever, it seems like

also they'd met 3 years ago = a year before Joe's accident ig

3 years ago - OG Joe and Ming

yknow what I should go to sleep rn

okay i am back

lol Ming thinking Joe (Tong's stand-in) was Tong. but also that means Ming and Tong were a thing? or smth like that?

oh Mek plays P'Tong

Ming just came back from studying abroad

Tong shooting down Ming even though Ming came just to see him

is May Ming's older sister that he was thinking of seeing? and why'd he get mad hmm are Tong and May a thing/going to be a thing?

Ming ignoring Joe and giving curt responses until he's even more mad/upset at Tong and then he's like "let's go to your place" lol

fumbling Joe lmfao

lol I'd seen the jokes about Ming and Joe both wanting to top. I didn't realize it was original guys though I don't think. I'd thought 1) it was in the present timeline 2) a different Joe is in OG Joe's body and that's why 3) Joe and Ming are in a relationship, thus having sex, and their sexual dynamics/positions was already established and the new Joe didn't know.

but no, it's Our Joe during their first night together

"Wait, you're a top?" *THUNDER* *SUSPENSEFUL AND EVIL MUSIC*

this is so funny, they fr stopped having sex and put their clothes back on instead of just doing handjobs/blowjobs/other possibilities if neither wanted to bottom lmfaoo

owghh, I think Joe and Ming are cute, which is bad because I know Ming's gonna be a pos later and people also get frustrated with Joe

"Even if you're not fucked, you're full" about Ming eating plss

y'all were about to fuck but can't even just sleep in the same bed?

WAIT he just learned Ming's name lmfao I couldn't figure out which 2nd person pronouns he's using for Ming but he's been using Phi as 1st person pronoun

he's never tried bottoming or tried having sex?

does Ming want to get serious with Tong?

oh they fr don't have sex that night

did Ming wash the dishes and disappear?

big empty house. Ming rich as fuck

right, so Tong and May are indeed together. now Ming you gotta get over your sister's boyfriend lol i can't believe he's playing pretend dates with his sister's bf. does Ming hate his sister or smth

ah, Tong and Joe look similar from the back

drunk Ming calling Joe to come for dinner (after Tong had left) and also not telling Joe where he got his number

oh, Joe cannot win against this man

I was nervous for a sec that drunk Ming thought Joe was Tong but nah, he knows that it's Joe and that he's a virgin lol

damn, they really had sex? idk how drunk af Ming did it

"Then, I felt like I was in a dream. Not knowing that it was a nightmare" aw Joe

Ming caused Joe to die...??? is this about the phone call where Ming was maybe crying that Joe received right before his stunt or what

also ep 9 recently came out and I think Ming confesses to Joe or something because I keep seeing glimpses of a clip/gif and saw a little bit of the subs on it but keep scrolling quick

What an intriguing first episode, I'm looking forward to the rest. I didn't know half the episode would be in the 3 years ago timeline, is that how it is for most episodes or just this one to set the scene and next eps have fewer flashbacks.

Joe being a stand-in for Tong physically in acting and emotionally as Ming's boyfriend/lover/whatever they become. Also, isn't it insane that Joe just went back to work at the company that killed him lol

Ep 2 (June 26)

Ming was so drunk that he can’t even remember?!

loll this where the recognized by sneezing during sex thing comes in ig?

ah, Ming wants to tag along to the set to see Tong. I wonder how much Joe realizes Ming’s feelings for acting like after all the first time they met, Ming mistakenly hugged him thinking he’s Tong…

oof, Ming saying and emphasizing that he wants last night to be hidden

Tong is irritating

Does Ming feel jealous/irritated seeing Joe with the female costar?

Joe watching Ming and Tong and the shots/directing for it is so good, the way he's watching them through a mirror + him blurred in the foreground while we focus on their convo in the background.

Did Ming just pointedly look at Joe to see his reaction to him feeding Tong

why is Ming jealous and confronting Joe about it, I'm dead. Ming's the one who wanted to keep this a secret and it's not like they're dating or exclusive

lol Ming acting like it's Ridiculous to suggest he'd like Tong

also Tong must know that Ming likes him right? And he indulges him occasionally just to keep stringing him along? Is he using May as a beard and actually likes men/Ming specifically or does he just like the attention and actually likes May?

oh, Ming's mother is in the picture, so the house is not empty

the girl talking about their parents arranging marriages

pls Joe trying out the "send them funny messages" to flirt but it's a joke about him being a stand-in lol

this girl is so real (even as she fakes with the adults lol)

Ming appearing made Joe lose concentration and fall when he was talking about how focus is important for their job...

so much mirror stuff

Ming really just want Jor turned around all the time, facing his back that apparently looks like Tong's... ah...

How are they having sudden penetrative sex in a gym bathroom with no condoms, no lube, nothing omg

the sneeze lol

"Ming, do you like doing it from behind?" I can only sigh

Joe being touched by Ming's little actions but it's like girl... he's gonna end up skewering you

Joe being nice while interacting with the gym goes today bc he's in a good mood and got laid lmfao

I've heard about Sol and something about offering Joe money that he didn't take because he took up Ming's offer instead or something

Ming's jealousy and possessiveness

Drunk Joe getting excited and hugging Ming in front of Sol

Ming keeping up the "I'll take good care of him" pretense only to have Joe sleep on the floor in a pile is so

"What's in your to make me jealous?" oh, let's kill Ming

"Don't be so full of yourself. You are just a stand-in" ohhh we actually have to kill Ming what the hell

and yet after all those cruel words, Ming's eating ramen the way Joe cooked it and even turned down his sister May's offer to invite Tong to hang out with them.

what does that mean? What's May like right now? and what does Ming almost drowning as a child have to do with anything? or actually is that the reason she's apparently always ill or smth?

Joe's turning down Sol which is fair enough if he doesn't like him (I like them together though lol) but Joe's talking about how he now knows what love reall is and it's like... from where did you learn this? How do you know that? Certainly not from the few days you've spent with that fucker Ming

ah Joe how can you be in love with Ming omgggg

And Ming overhearing all this like aghh

poor fucking Joe, he's been alone since he was a kid and wants somebody so bad so that he's not lonely anymore. alas, he has fallen for Ming who can apparently do such touching stuff but...

okay, Joe can't mess around with other people... what about Ming?

well this time Ming begrudgingly admitted his jealousy

they are so cute when they're having fun together

Joe kinda reminds me of Tol from Triage and Cha Yeo Woon from Love for Love's Sake (those two also remind me of each other) because they're so tall and big/buff but so wide-eyed and vulnerable

Ep 3 (June 26)

these voiceovers are always so ominous lol

"Who says I'm your faen?"

Joe is always sooooo kicked puppy like he gets so excited and smiley -> Ming treats him bad -> smile drops but he doesn't defend himself, looks away with a sad expression

Ming finds Joe cute and endearing but makes himself stop smiling... girl if you like him, just like him!!!

damn, what's this Akkroyata (?) group that sells houses. is it his family related?

Joe please don't get into fucking crypto

foreign production film that needs a stuntman but the guy warns that it's unlicensed + money laundering scheme + nobody's responsible if a stuntman dies... right before this Joe was talking about needing extra money... and in the ep 1 incident scene, the crew were speaking in English... whelp.

let's just let Joe be the male lead at this rate bc wtf is this. fuckass Tong

ah, lose-lose situation if he does badly, they'll hate him. if he does too well, they'll hate him. once again fuck Tong

I guess Joe's been alone for so long that it doesn't occur to him to know where Ming's from/who his family is

ah, Joe's stand-in dance scene isn't gonna be used because it looks very bad to have him replace Tong in a scene like this

I hate to see it because they really are so cute when they're cute...

Joe gets so excited when Ming is nice to him lmfao it's pitiful

literally everybody leaves the table and abandons Joe when Tong comes... this is literally Tong's own fucking fault bruh

"Ming and I are together now." Does Ming know that?

Sol why didn't you come back just a month earlier?!?!?!? we could've had a whole different story right now

the mess just grows. Ming sees Tong and Joe hugging -> drags him to the bathroom to aggressively makeout -> Tong sees them making out

Joe as a side character. Sol's right-hand-man... hope Ming won't lose his shit

let's kill Tong

Joe knows nothing about Ming's crush on Tong, his rich family

Joe now knows Ming's background but doesn't wanna ask him directly

this watch... the box is similar to that watch box from ep 1. is the watch similar too?

Ming's approval literally makes Joe so happy, it's truly so .

Sol to save the day lol

May clocked Ming and Joe and seems supportive

Tong's gonna propose

that big screen of Ming staring at Tong looking cool in the movie but uh, it's his back in an action scene, isn't it likely it was Joe?

Ming crying omg

first movie, so it probably was Tong and not Joe stand-in cuz idk if he was there from the very start

so weird to see Ming seemingly more innocent and uh not necessarily evil in these flashbacks when he first met Tong

ouch, being the reason you meet your favourite actor and bring your sister along but then see them hitting it off and kissing and such.

the name-engraved couple mugs were Ming's gift for Joe. so cute

"This is the best Christman in my life." despite the little spectacle in the middle ig

excited Joe because Ming back-hugged him only TO CALL HIM P'TONG ahh

Joe realizing everything all at once about him looking like Tong from the back, Ming mistaking him for Tong, only having sex facing backward, the fact that he's Tong's stand-in even to Ming...

Whelp, there go the cups

Ep 4 (June 27)

This is supposed to be the last full-flashback episode I think? I think I'm okay with the multiple episodes of the flashbacks because I'm binging it but I might've been wanting the current timeline more and more if I was watching it weekly

oof, cold Joe but not yet bringing up last night because he needs to get to work

this Director Pao is such a pain too. he keeps hiring Tong because of his followers despite knowing he doesn't do his damn job and keeps using Joe as leverage, not caring that it puts Joe in a terrible position. let's kick Pao too

Joe please... you cannot show or persuade P'Tong's fanclub in any way. just keep being a side character and move up to main role later on, especially because you literally have Wut supporting you and kinda looking out for you. don't take Tong's role because you can't stand that Ming's using you as Tong's replacement. eughh

JOE SAY NO. how can you suddenly have so much conviction when you're a doormat with Ming, goddamn. like you know the guy literally didn't actually want to give you the role and wanted you to say no and if you now take the role and fuck up, you're cooked

at least Joe told Ming to get out of his house but it's not like Ming's gonna just let it go like this... Joe didn't give any reason

aw fuck, confrontation.

Ming being like you can't order me around. i however will order you around

what is this Sol and Ming fight, please

and Joe also hurt his back omg... how are those two the one trying to fight but he's the one who keeps being hit

Ming being teary-eyed during their convo at home.

Joe saying he still has his dignity... well glad you're acting like it

and immediately Ming is on Tong's side... what the hell is wrong with this guy

Ming truly just hit Joe at the back of the head with a bat. oh

unconscious and in-chains?!?!

Ming saying he's gonna keep Joe here with him forever... ah, toxic tops in BL manhwa/danmei/etc, I see you now. because usually in Thai live-action BLs, even the red flag characters don't usually do this (VegasPete are an exception that proves the rule)

wow, how interesting that Tong shows up at the exact right time, almost like he orchestrated this. At least Wut questioned it

Ming's so possessive over Joe

Ming coaxing Joe + them having a heart-to-heart and getting it on while we can literally hear Joe's chain jangling lmfaooo

Joe wants to be behind Ming? Girl, will you guys never have sex facing each other? this better be a trick to handcuff Ming and run away because having sex at a time like this after everything that just happened is wild. but also does this mean Ming was gonna bottom?

okay good

what a wild scene that was, like truly

you don't know if Tong was involved? girl he did this right after Tong called Ming, so you could at least mention that

Joe's now black-listed, fuck

aw man, Joe really feels like he has no choice but the unsafe international production stuntman

Ming and Wut fighting about where Joe is because they don't know his location...

the title of the scene or whatever on the board being Dead Cliff...

Ming calling and saying if Joe comes back he won't be a stand-in anymore etc and the battery running out aghhh I know he's literally about to fall off this damn cliff and I'm still like... well maybe he can escape somehow

2 years later, Ming is working as a model (under Wut/in Wut's team?)

everybody going up and up in their careers while Joe is dead and it's pushed under the rug...

also that watch that Ming is advertising... is it similar to the one Joe had given him?

Google -> Googoo

Joe trying to sneak into his (original) home but suddenly all the lights are on and Ming is cooking inside and eating out of the bowl that Joe had bought him... just like Joe's wishes. and also Joe was like everybody's gonna forget about me soon but I guess Ming will not

oh Ming is insane. he's recreating the "I'll cook and wait for you every day" promise and thinks his P'Joe has returned to him when he hears a creek outside. tbf it is indeed P'Joe (in a different body) but whelp

So did Ming and Joe legit date for a whole year before the accident? I thought it was like... a month lmao

What does the show want us to feel right now? like Ming literally was responsible for getting Joe black-listed in the industry which led him to take the unlicensed stuntman job which led to his death. and he did so by kidnapping and handcuffing Joe. how horrid, how can this be our endgame. But they still show us how Ming has seemingly realized his feelings for Joe for real and holds on to his thoughts and is maybe becoming a reformed person maybeee (idk, he might continue being a pos in the next episodes) and like the last part of the episode is just sad. Also, even for the kidnapping stuff, it was like Ming was more mad that Joe might be leaving him for Sol and the possessive/insecurity/jealousy was because of that, not Only because he was doing Tong's bidding. Anyway, I'm open to getting more mad and hating Ming more, I'm open to a path to redemption even though he's trash

Also, are we ever gonna get Joe's original body back? Because they've Got to have sex face-to-face and Ming seeing Joe's original face, right???

Ep 5 (June 27)

debt collectors for Joe's new fake-mother... this is where the money thing comes in I guess because I remember people being mad at Joe for borrowing money from Ming

girl's gonna get into doing stunts again in this new body that has never done stunts and just woke up from a 2-year coma?

me too, I'm shocked that our Joe who hadn't moved a muscle for 2 years until a month ago is now doing stunts with ease

but why couldn't Joe just go into modelling since new Joe used to do it apparently? easier on the body and I don't assume stunt money is more than modelling?

Ming going to see a fortune teller who has been telling him that Joe is neither alive nor dead...

how can this new body of this random-ass Joe also look like Tong from the back lmfaoo they're never gonna let Joe escape being Tong's stand-in

Joe keeps putting his foot in this mouth around Wut by revealing too much. Ming's onto him but I wonder if Wut would also wonder...

Wut was an asshole for how he kept being mad at Joe last ep (even being like you're no longer my bro if you take that job instead of helping him some other way) but he has quite good instincts, first with being like Tong probably has a hand in Joe not getting to the press conference + now being like ...what are you hiding new-Joe?

Ming wants Joe for an ad and I guess Joe wants access to his debit card at his own house where Ming lives

idk what to make of Ming's assistant

all of Joe's poses being fighting poses loll

Joe still being taken by Ming's beauty and being like ig some feelings passed onto this body as well but overhearing that Ming literally only smiles when he's shooting movies with his BIL Tong

girl I'm so mad, Joe's modelling but we're the ones who are getting to see this face and body, in actuality it's not even this original body that's being captured aghhhh what a beauty and they don't even get to see it

I've seen this gif of Ming begging Joe lol "what's wrong? you're not as good as earlier"

Ming's hobby is putting Joe in Situations

seeing the body of new Joe in the mirror made me mad again T.T not to say he's not attractive or whatever but the original Joe is too good, why wasn't he a fucking model back then man

not this fucking trombone-looking jug again

lol, Joe's getting Ming and Jim drunk

oh. "watch your mouth when you talk about P'Joe. Other people like you because of that name, remember that." On the one hand, it's like okay Joe now knows that Ming was looking for Joe in this new body but on the other hand, Joe is truly a stand-in for himself now. Joe in new-body where everybody looks for the Joe old-body

also i guess maybe Joe purposefully was behaving in a way that Ming wouldn't like? like being so eager and serving them drinks etc

Joe stole Jim's phone (well, borrowed) and is gonna break in to his own old house lol

Sol came back again

Joe's reminiscing over their shared past that Ming has kept around but it's making me nervous that he's gonna get caught, esp cuz we're nearing the end of the episode - perfect cliffhanger

Sol is here?!

I think people who were more into the body-snatching aspect nad how that'd affect the story would be disappointed because they kinda ignore it but I'd pretty much only heard about the relationship drama and toxic Ming, so I didn't expect there to be too much anyway.

Ep 6 (June 28)

good he managed to use his stunt skills to escape

is the mother not gonna make it

Sol and Ming arguing about the thief in Joe’s home

Ming truly the only one who believes Joe is still alive and will return. he sounds crazy and seems pitiful maybe if you can still pity him

oughhh medical bills

man, I've Got to let Joe's ability to do hard stunts in this new body go because they're not gonna address it and it's gonna continuously come up

Joe's plan is always to just get the people drunk lmfao

oof, drunk ming mistaking joe for uh joe

idk why joe thinks ming only likes tong. the real thing he should be telling himself is it doesn't matter if ming loves him or not, he still shouldn't go back to ming

anybody could find the key lol

Sol older than new joe

and Sol is offering Joe money too bt I know he'll turn it down here too

Ming suddenly kissing Joe to remember why he did it last night

bruh, Ming wants Joe to move in/stay with him? Joe standing in for Joe fr, Ming what the hell is wrong with you

girl, Joe thinks Ming's asking him to stand in for Tong as the person he likes?

what am I supposed to think of Ming's assistant fr

5 million baht and a house for his mother for staying with Ming for 1 year. well at least Joe's making the most of this deal

damn, this is lowkey prostitution

People were upset and done with Joe for going back to Ming and taking that money instead of P'Wut or Sol's but like... I kinda get him lmfao like he needs A Lot of money and like... kinda forever now because of not only his own 3 million hospital bills but also his mother's weekly dialysis. He cannot rely on people he likes and respects who are good people for that, especially because P'Wut's like not Super Rich and has his own family and while Sol's rich and doesn't seem to have a family to take care of, Sol doesn't even know that this new Joe is old Joe. So I get why he'd be like Ming, you're one rich motherfucker and also not a good person, I don't feel guilty taking money from you. and idk maybe he just likes being treated like shit or keeps consistently going back to it because of familiarity. Also it's kinda like Ming owes his anyway; although it's not like Ming's giving him the money for free.

Ep 7 (June 28)

fuck i wanna watch the ep but i’m going outside and also underground so i can’t watch it during my commute either agh. whelp im gonna try to watch justttt a bit before leaving bc i gotta charge my phone anyway. And actually instead of starting the next ep I should be reblogging ep 6 posts but i went to nap instead of doing that and now I wanna watch the next ep, not go through archives.

Who is Tharn?

gonna mourn that the people aren't seeing Poon's face one more time

i'm watching this aghast

and baffled

i don't even know what to write

Ming is actually so fucked up I cant believe he's trying to play house with replacement Joee. I'm into it

this kpop idol doing an MV where he has a bf lol seems like it's a thai release but still

not Sol apparently remembering Joe's back in the darkness and correctly deducing it's Joe's from the music video shot

not Sol and Ming having a dick measuring contest over old-Joe-in-new-Joe's-body-who-they-don't-know-is-actually-old-Joe

controlling ass Ming, chill outttt

"A new life... but why do I feel like everything is going back to the way it was?" I too want to ask this

girl, this is the sequel to the movie that caused everything?

I can't tell if Tharn himself will be a problem (like he seems arrogant kinda but noting a dangerous way like Tong or Ming) but Ming will probably cause problems if he finds out lol

did Tharn have anything to do with what caused Joe's coma?

Joe's mother also doesn't like Tharn hm

okay, I was like wtf Joe's asking if he used to date a man but he doesn't know if old-Joe was even out to his mother (I didn't even know if he liked men until this episode lol) and then was like uh i guess we're assuming she's okay with it but turns out she actually wasn't okay with it when she found out 2 years ago

Joe and other Joe both have shitty taste in men, whelp

wow, who would have guessed that the Joes had accidents on the same day

Ming believing in the connection between the 2 Joes and being like did you dream about anybody during the coma lol girl you are correct but it's not something you can ask directly

Ming kept the watch close to him, as expected

okay I have GOT to go but ahh I wish I could watch more.

I'm back and there were guests at home as well, so I couldn't watch it until now, at 11:22pm.

fucking Tong stop meddlingggg. wanting Tharn to mess with Joe so that Ming's not occupied with Joe. Tong wants Ming to invest in a movie and instead Ming's attention is on Joe? not under Tong's watch

Ming's so spoiled and entitled. yeah spend the night with me even though we're all at this place for work and you don't what the other cast and crew to find out; i don't care, so it doesn't matter

oh waitttttt this movie isn't the sequel to the movie that Tong kicked Joe out of? It's the original first movie where Ming fell in love with Tong's back (which was stand-in Joe)? because Joe knows where the crane is supposed to be...

okay, I rewatched the scene (18mins in) where they discussed what the movie would be and it clearly said it's the sequel to Tong's first movie lmfao idk why I missed some parts in this convo, I was distracted rip. and Wut had come in with the stand-in (our original Joe) back then too. makes more sense too because I've seen people from ep 6 mention that in the preview for ep 7, ming finds out about it being joe's back - that makes more sense if we're doing sequel to the original movie

Joe can't catch a break fr. Tharn get off this man

There was no way Ming wasn't gonna end up coming into the room and seeing them. At least it seems like he saw that Joe wasn't the one initiating anything or even reciprocating

not that it helps anything with Ming, he's too much of an asshole

bro Ming is scary as fuck sometimes

the dog comparisons T.T not even in a fun way T.T

MING GET OFF OF JOE

yess okay joe going apeshit and letting anger get the best of him

Ming standing up to Tong and telling him to never talk about Joe again and saying Joe ended up that way because of the 2 of them. never seen this before. hope it doesn't make Tong mad and take even more drastic action

Ming trying to act normally the next day and even saying thank you (not "sorry" though) like. the audacity

ah, Joe was not credited as the stuntman for the first movie but they're giving new Joe credit for this second movie

okay tbh the background for this is nice because I didn't even think that there was a secret that Tong didn't play the scene, I just thought maybe people knew but Ming specifically was dumb lol or just didn't think to check that it might not be Tong. but nah, they had Joe give up the credit to be the fulltime stuntman

Ming in tears while thinking about Joe's conflict as being the stand-in (and the times Ming himself negged him) smh it's so hard to like this man when he's sooooo shitty

not Ming going into the scene randomly in front of all these people

ough, Ming backhugging Joe thinking he's Tong in ep 1 and now hugging new-Joe as he apologizes to old-Joe (who is in new-Joe's body)

the entire cast and crew being confused is killing me, I can't even enjoy this scene of Ming crying and apologizing and begging Joe to come back

I want to go straight into ep 8 (well it's 1:30am so I can't) but I gotta first go through the ep 6 and 7 posts on tumblr.

Ep 8 (June 29)

3 episodes left before I'm all caught up T.T then I'll have to wait for eps 11 and 12 rip.

okay we're not seeing the aftermath of last week's scene which is good for me because I would not be able to withstand the embarrassment

Tong making Joe do these tough scenes again and again let's kill him

"I have (again) become the emotional garbage dump of the two people who made me die" fucking hell

Ming being like oh? Joe's been like a whole new, different person since he woke up from his coma?

Sol knowing that the guy in the video is the thief + it reminds him of new-Joe's back but saying this guy isn't the guy... hm

Joe told Wut that he's Khun Ming's dek

Wut confronting Joe about why he knows and acts so much like original Joe. Joe's second confrontation in just a few hours lmfao

but also I think Wut's acting here maybe was lacking and idk how he should've played it but it felt a bit stiff? cartoony? idk

oh, Sol and Wut believe the thief was new Joe

I was wondering when we'd get the instant noodles making test

Ming stresses me out so much in terms of like what he's gonna do. i know they're gonna have sex and Joe's gonna sneeze though lmfao but I suspect that'll be like the very last scene

Joe going to see his original parents' graves with his new, unrecognizable body is so sad

omg i was wondering if somebody was gonna see Joe but I was thinking oh what if Ming's assistant sees him but Sol and Wut straight up caught him red-handed

was having lunch, so didn't type much but I did have thoughts lol

oh, that guy is Mike - Ming's brother. I saw a meme that had like Ming's brother and father texing him to kill himself (based on ep 10 i think lol) so i guess he's gonna continue being trouble

what's up with the car? is it original Joe's or something?

Ming is recreating his first night with original Joe

bruh, Joe is eager as hell too. haven't seen him be this reciprocative to Ming's advances since he woke up

Ming was so dumb for having Joe's original body with Poon's face and not looking at him while having sex like you foooool. what a face

this is going on for so long

The Sneeze

damn, they found Joe's body? i wonder if the dormant joe is in our original joe body

the orgasm sneeze coming back tohelp Ming truly solidify his belief about new Joe is really and truly incredible

Ep 9 (June 29)

I'm so nervous that I only have 2 episodes left and then I'll have to watch it weekly T.T and omg I won't even be able to watch it as it airs on the last Friday because I'll be at work in person. At least these last few eps are like 55-1h long rather than 48 mins like som of the earlier eps, I'll take the 10 minute increase

how horrid and tragic

does Wut think Ming loves Joe? ah, yea

man, this is so sad. how horrifying must it be to be stuck in a different body and have your original one be dead and decomposed and bones?

Joe attending his own funeral mannnn this is so fucked up

ohh Joe getting mad and physically trying to fight Ming at the funeral like "why are you crying now?" this is so saddd (even though this is suchhh a giveaway)

Joe: "I'll never forgive him, ever." I wish I could believe you joe

Isn't Ming being audacious and saying he's gonna burn all of Joe's belongings so that no memories are left... a bait to get Joe to get angry and prove that he cares too much because he's indeed old Joe?

why does Ming seem so insincere during this trap meeting

Sol's too brave, he overreaches too much. I liked him earlier on but after he and Ming fought while Joe was being hurt (in Joe's original body) I started being more critical of him and now it's not that I think he's bad or anything but I don't want Joe to end up with him

but nobody has more audacity than Ming, my god. get outtt

public stuff is soooooooo

the MC is crazy good at her job for recovering from that, woah

Ming already back to lowkey threatening Joe

this Sol and Ming public fight god shut upppp

what the hell, why is the boss man basically pimping Joe out to Ming.

okay also it's so silly that Ming loves Tong's back from that 1 movie and was angsty about it for like 4-5 years and used Joe as a replacement like lmfao who does that, how are you falling for somebody from their back and then not forming more opinions about them

ah, the back hug makes another appearence

This show ending last episode on the orgasm sneeze (+ phone call) to literally tragedy of Joe's body and funeral this ep is just so T.T

Ep 10 (June 30)

One last ep before I gotta wait T.T We're in the last quarter of the show too. I could watch it now (June 29 night) but hmmm I think I'll save it for tomorrow, just so that I have 1 day less of waiting for ep 11.

Also Ming has just never gotten to see Poon-Joe’s face during sex and now literally never will???? fuckkkkk dumbass Ming you fool

Watching a bit in bed before going to sleep and in the dark, on my small screen, it’s so intimate, it makes me feel even more connected to the characters and the narrative, more so than on my laptop at my desk

And by a bit, I meant 30 minutes. I like watching shows on my laptop and then my iPad and usually not so much my phone because the screen is so small but it made me feel their closeness somehow.

Anyway, I'm nervous to watch the rest of the episode because I think some shit goes down

Ming is so cute in the burrito blanket, you'd never guess all the criminal and horrid shit he's done

Joe's mom not letting up with the teasing lol but also valid questions, even if uncomfortable

1 week for Tong to get hundreds of millions of baht?

are there no movies in existence where Tong doesn't have the lead role? Joe shouldn't need to kick out Tong to get his footing. In fact, he should start as a side character indeed but in a movie without fuckass Tong bruh

the movie they want Joe to lead is called My Stand-In?

Joe's name isn't here AGAIN?! we gotta kill some people (Tong)

and Tong specifically out here saying he did all the action scenes himself

lmfao Tong explicitly said in the interviews that he did those scenes and the fire one was the hardest, if he brought the name back, he'd have to admit he lied, right?

not surprised that Tong brought in Ming's mother. also, does she know that Tong's like hundreds of millions of baht in debt?

I actually will not be able to rest unless Tong gets his comeuppance

Ming seems so pathetic now since he can't fight his family/parents. i wonder if he can't somehow try to at least turn his mom against Tong so that he can't try to whisper in their ear while Ming tries to figure the Joe thing out

omg Ming's just straight up coming out to his father

I skimmed through the ep 11 preview and it seems so dramatic, goddamn.

Now I have to wait for like 5 more days for the next ep but the worse part is that I'll have to wait 7 days after ep 11 for ep 12 and then I'll be at in-person work, so won't even get to watch it until many hours after the finale is released.

Y'know ep 9 of Wandee was released yesterday and I haven't watched it but what I've heard about the treatment of SA irritated me, and I'm really hoping this show doesn't disappoint in its last 2 episodes. We're in the final home stretch and I've enjoyed what the show has to offer so far.

I wrote this in the middle of episode 7 and I think my thoughts are still similar: Seeing people say they want revenge is so interesting because I didn’t expect that from this drama, so I’m not disappointed. I’m treating it like Vegas/Pete where Vegas is Extremely Shitty and the show knows he’s Extremely Shitty (as is Ming). However, they give him some stuff that makes him pitiful (hedgehog and abuse from his father. For Ming, it’s missing Joe and playing house while hoping he comes back ig and whatever backstory they'll give him) and while Pete or Joe want to leave and resist, they can’t for long. Vegas doesn’t really get his comeuppance for the stuff he did to Pete (the random guy shooting him doesn't count for me because Pete didn't do it and it wasn't because of what Vegas did to Pete) but in the end, Pete goes back to him anyway and even takes care of him in the hospital. I expect that something similar will happen with Joe; he’s seriously soooo like soft and wants family and doesn’t seem to want revenge, he’ll probably just try to resist Ming but obviously won't be able to, both because he loves him and because Ming's persistent. I hope Ming does Some graveling though; I enjoyed Vegas begging. I know that most people want the before-relationship to be the intense/dramatic part and when they get together, things are solved and, often I’m also in that boat like don’t get with somebody who majorly fucked up before discussing and fixing the fuck up but in the Vegas-Pete and Ming-Joe case, these relationships are way too fucked and unhealthy to neatly patch things up and just Be Good from then on. What I enjoy for VegasPete is Post-canon fics where Vegas fucks up again or we see the toll that Vegas’ treatment has taken on Pete or how they try to figure out their relationship (and their sex life). I think maybe I’ll also be into post-canon MingJoe where Ming’s treatment has fucked Joe up and how they try to fix it or have a relationship because even if Ming changes, it's not like you can just... Forget.

Addition from ep 9: I literally need Tong fucked up so bad though omgggg I cannot STAND that man but I've heard that he doesn't really have anything happen to him in the novel + Mek said the director told him to think of Tong as a good person who is ambitious, so they probably won't give him the villain comeuppence treatment agh.

There are people who still dislike Ming and don't want Joe to end up with him but for me, I feel like me liking or not liking Ming doesn't have any bearing on whether I want Joe to end up with him. Joe fully knows what sort of man Ming is, the show and the audience also know - it's not like some other shows where the love interest is a creep, but we pretend it's romantic or that he's a green flag through and through (forever side-eyeing Prapai in the first few eps of the PaiSky arc and people's reaction to Prapai even though I'm a PaiSky fan). So if Joe wants to stay with Ming even after that, I'll be curious to see how it goes, you know.

I had liked Sol and Joe for a few episodes earlier on but stopped once I saw him fight Ming and not stop even as Joe kept getting hurt while trying to stop the two of them. Ming I know is shitty but if Sol also hurts Joe without caring (and also he's just way too pushy for me - another trait he shares with Ming), then why would I root for Joe to get with him (esp when he doesn't like him romantically) while Joe knows how shitty Ming is but still loves him? It's kind of like Love Mechanics where the characters and some of the audience were talking about how Nuea's a better match. I didn't think Nuea was as much of a stand-up guy as people were saying because he seemed a bit skeezy and very pushy to me (though I can't actually remember much because it's been like 2 years since I watched it). So, I didn't want Mark to choose Nuea or Joe to choose Sol because I don’t think these people are like Good even though they’re better people than Vee and Ming. Might as well get with the toxic man you love and give me a compelling story if the other man is also unlikeable.

Also, I want Joe to top Ming just once. I loved Ming being willing (after kidnapping Joe) and I don't need all my fictional gay relationships to be vers (and I don't necessarily think they would suddenly become vers if Joe tops once lol) but I think it could be interesting.

#my stand-in #ep by ep commentary

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needlewind · 2 years ago

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About halfway through Suntrail rn and here’s how I would rate the traveling cats (from favorite to least favorite)

Jagged Peak - He is baby, can do no wrong, annoying in the best way, peak little brother

Gray Wing - Peak older brother, also I find him really relatable in the way he shoulders guilt like he was born to do it and feels overly responsible for everything

Moon Shadow - He’s the fucking worst and I love him for it, Berrynose kinda annoying, like I want to put tape over his mouth but I love him you know?

Tall Shadow - There’s not much for me to say about her yet but I like the change in her that happens after she ends up in charge, you can feel her desperation and frustration while fighting with Moon

Shaded Moss - I think his relationship with Rainswept was really sweet and he was a really kind and steady leader while he was around, there isn’t much to say in him but he was pretty great

Quiet Water - I think her bit about hating water is really funny and that little moment she has with Jagged after he freezes on the Thunderpath was really sweet

Dappled Pelt - Fish lesbian! She’s super sweet, there isn’t much to her but I like the way she always seems to look out for everyone and her friendship relationship with Falling is super cute

Falling Feather - Another fish lesbian! She kinda gives me golden retriever energy? Just like- idk, very sweet and generally happy, her scenes with Dappled are super sweet and I like how eager she is to be in water, admittedly when I think about her I just picture Feathertail

Turtle Tail - admittedly she hasn’t stood out very much to me until the last like two chapters I’ve read, she’s sweet and I like her eagerness but she doesn’t have much in terms of actual character yet, it’s mostly just about Gray Wing, though I find it interesting how she specified multiple times how much she’d hate a boring life

Clear Sky - I don’t have much to say about him? I mean, it feels wrong to judge his character rn when I’ve basically only seen him grieving (though I know he’s an asswipe most of the time anyway) but he yelled at Jagged so... he’s really only here because he’s got more to him then the others

Rainswept Flower - Her relationship with Shaded Moss was really sweet and her reaction to his death made me sad, I also liked that scene with Gray helping her across the gorge-thing, again not much to her yet but she’s cool

Cloud Spots - Our other healer! Again, not much to her, but she seems to know even more about herbs then Dappled even though Dappled is supposed to be their herb cat? I’m really curious how she knows all of it, did Dappled teach her?

Bright Stream - She admittedly didn’t have much character outside of Clear Sky but I still found her very sweet, the fact she died because she was helping Gray Wing is really upsetting

Shattered Ice - Not much to say on him, the only scene I remember of him is when he takes charge of crossing the thunderpath right before they reach the territories, and I mean- he does well there ig

Jackdaw’s Cry - now, listen, I don’t dislike him, but I legitimately can’t remember a single thing he’s done, so by default he’s at the bottom

I’ll redo this list once per book from now on, just to see how my opinions change over time

#jagged peak #gray wing #moon shadow #tall shadow #shaded moss #dappled pelt #quiet water #falling feather #turtle tail #clear sky #rainswept flower #cloud spots #bright stream #shattered ice #dotc #warrior cats #warriors #Dawn of the clans #needle’s commentary

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leossmoonn · 4 years ago

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hi can i have a stefan x fem reader fluff ig? idk stefan has been living in my mind rent free i miss him so much lol😌

yes 🥰

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imagine - having your first offical date w stefan! (fem!reader)

note - this wasn't meant to be a blurb in the first place, but this is like super long. i got kinda carried away.. like 3.2k words...... enjoy :

“Oh, you look so cute!” Caroline squealed. She jumped on her heels in excitement, standing back to look at her work.

You were going on a date tonight with the very handsome, very mysterious Stefan Salvatore. He had been in town for a few months, and while you knew all about vampires and witches, you never actually had a chance to talk to him one-on-one. There were many occasions where you had to save your best friends, and you had to work with him. From what you gathered by working with him he was kind, smart, funny, and extremely handsome. You were very surprised he asked you out, considering you two never actually spoke to one another.

He had asked you out after Isabel came into town. Amongst all the crazy, there still seemed time to enjoy a nice date out with a nice boy, so you took the chance. There was really no reason to say no, anyways.

You had told your best friends about the date, making them very excited and very pushy in helping you. Caroline, who was the head in all of this help, planned your outfit, makeup, and gave you pointers on what to say and how to act. You felt a little annoyed by her, but you knew she meant well. Plus, she really did dress you in something cute.

You looked in the mirror, seeing yourself in a dark-blue dress and a black belt that went around your waist. The dress was spaghetti-strapped, so you had to wear a black jacket over it. The dress ended just right above your knees, and you had black heels to match. Caroline had insisted on you leaving your hair in its natural state so Stefan could see the real you, but you decided to put it up in your favorite hairstyle. Your makeup was natural, all but the red lipstick on your lips that Caroline also insisted on. You couldn’t help but smile, you loved what she did.

“Thank you, Care,” you smiled. You turned back to your friends, seeing Bonnie and Elena’s faces in big smiles.

“What?” You asked.

“You just... you’ve never been on a date before. I’m so excited for you!” Elena exclaimed.

You chuckled, “I’m excited for me, too. After tonight, I won’t be the friend who hasn't been on a date anymore!”

“Well, I haven't been on a date before,” Bonnie said.

You scoffed, “Uh, yes, you have. You just haven’t had a boyfriend before, which is something I haven’t had, either.”

“Yeah, Elena’s the only one who has had a boyfriend,” Caroline smirked.

Elena rolled her eyes, “Yeah, and we all saw how that worked out.”

You chuckled a little. A knock on the front door got your attention.

“Is that him?” Bonnie asked.

You nodded, suddenly getting nervous. Caroline sensed your nervousness and pulled you into a hug.

“You will do great! He asked you out without even getting to know you, don’t stress,” she said.

“Thanks, Care. I gotta go. I can’t keep him waiting,” you sighed and pulled away.

The girls followed you to the door, making you roll your eyes and try to shoo them away. You opened the door, your anxiety almost immediately disappearing once you saw Stefan.

He was wearing jeans, a grey-fitted shirt and a leather jacket. He had a big smile on his face as he looked at you.

“You look beautiful,” he spoke, looking into your eyes. You looked down at the ground with a shy smile on your face.

“Thank you. You look really, really um, handsome,” you said, bashful.

“Thank you,” he smiled. “Are you ready to go?” He held his hand out for you to take.

You lifted your head up, putting your hand out hesitantly and slipping it into his. Tingles ran up from your fingers to your arm as you interlocked hands with his.

“Have fun!” Elena giggled.

“Not too much, though!” Caroline exclaimed.

You looked back, rolling your eyes at them. You went out of your house, shutting the door behind you. Stefan walked you to his car, opening the door for you.

“Wow, and he’s chivalrous,” you teased, stepping into the car.

“Back in my day, women were treated like princesses. Every man did everything for them,” Stefan said.

“Wow, sounds like heaven. I mean, despite all the rights we didn’t have,” you snorted.

Stefan chuckled, “True.”

Stefan got in the driver’s seat, starting the car.

“So, where are you taking me?” You asked. “My house,” Stefan answered.

“Oh, I should’ve put on something more... chill,” you chuckled, looking down at your date attire.

“No, no! This is proper date attire, anyways. I’m cooking for us,” Stefan glanced at you, smiling.

“Woah, I feel so special,” you smiled. “I like to cook for the girls I take out,” Stefan said.

“And do you... take a lot of girls out?” You asked. You started to feel nauseous as you thought of his answer.

“No, honestly. Just whenever I do, I cook,” he shrugged.

You nodded. “When was the last time you had a girlfriend?”

“Um, 1964, I think,” he answered. Your eyes widened, “You waited 45 years?”

“Well, it’s not like I waited to find the right one or anything. I was just never very interested in dating or anything,” he answered honestly.

“What made you change now?” You asked. “Oh, well,” Stefan started. Now it was his turn to be shy.

“Well, first off, you. I know we’ve never talked a lot, but whenever I would see you, I’ve always would think you were pretty. And, Caroline and Damon wouldn’t stop teasing my about my “very apparent crush”,” he explained.

“I never noticed it. Then again, most people are oblivious to those types of things,” you chuckled. “Agreed. But yeah, so, you’re basically my reason.” You smiled, “You know you to make a girl feel special.”

“I try,” Stefan smiled and parked his car the the Salvatore house entrance. Stefan got out, hurrying to open the door for you.

You giggled, “Thank you.”

Stefan hummed a “you’re welcome”.

You two entered the house. You had been here plenty times before, so it wasn’t a big surprise to you. But the kitchen table was.

The table had a white cloth on it, candles, silverware on napkins, and a pretty bouquet of flowers on it. You smiled, “This is so beautiful.”

“Thank you,” Stefan said, moving past you to the stove. You went over to him, watching him grab a pan and different ingredients.

“So, what are you making?” You asked. “Ratatouille,” he answered.

You cocked up a brow. “Like from the movie?”

“Yeah,” Stefan smiled.

“Cool,” you smiled.

“Do you mind helping me?” Stefan asked. “Nope. Not at all. I must admit, I like cooking, but I'm really bad,” you chuckled.

“I bet you’re not that bad,” Stefan said. “We’ll see. So, what do you need me to do?” You asked.

“Preheat the oven to 375, please,” he directed.

You nodded and walked over to the oven.

“Now, help me with slicing some vegetables. Which one do you want to slice, eggplant, squash, tomato, or zucchini?” Stefan asked.

“Um, I’ll take the squash,” you said. You went over next to him, taking a knife and placing the eggplant on the cutting board.

“So, what was life like in the 19th century?” You asked.

“Hm, peaceful. Fun, relaxing. Of course, there was a war going on, and vampires running through town,” Stefan said.

“Like Katherine?” You asked. Stefan sighed, “Yeah, like Katherine.”

“What about your childhood?” You asked.

“Um, rough? My mom died when I was little and my dad was always tough on us. We were expected to be men by age 6.”

“Wow, that sounds fun.” Stefan chuckled, “It was. How about you? What was your childhood like?”

“Fun, relaxing, never boring. Well, that was before I met Elena, Caroline, and Bonnie,” you said.

“What was it like before then?”

“Um.. horrible? I had like, no friends,” you chuckled. “I was the weird, book-carrying girl that no one liked and everyone teased. Bonnie and Elena adopted me soon after I was in one of their classes in middle school. I’ve been best friends with them ever since. Granted, I'm more closer with Bonnie and Elena, Caroline was kind of jealous of me I think, but we all are best friends. I couldn’t imagine my life without them.” Stefan smiled, “That’s sweet. Damon was, and well, still is, my best friend, as much as I hate to admit it. We’ve drifted apart. A lot. Ever since we were vampires we have been.”

“Wow. Well, it's nice to at least have someone like that you can ask for help, always. I'm a single child. But, Caroline and Bonnie are like the two sisters I’ve never had. Elena, of course, has Jeremy,” you said. “Who isn't here, but hey, that’s why she has us.”

“That’s nice. Well, wait, now thinking about it, I do have a best friend, other than Damon,” Stefan said.

“Ooh, who?”

“Her name’s Lexi,” he said. “If she’s your best friend, where is she?” You asked.

“In New York. We send emails to each other and whatnot. She’s the one who helps with my bloodlust,” he explained.

“Wow, she sounds really nice,” you smiled. “Yeah, she is. And don’t worry, there is nothing romantic going on there. She just makes me a better person,” he explained.

“That was my next question. Well, I hope I get to meet her someday. She sounds awesome,” you smiled.

“I hope so, too. Hey, maybe I’ll email her and have her come over next time. She's actually very interested in you,” he said.

“Oh, really? She knows about me?” You asked.

“Well, I mean, she asks me all the time if I'm seeing anyone, and I told her I liked you, and well I told you about her,” Stefan blushed.

You giggled, “Well, good to know. I'm even more excited to meet her now.”

“Good, good. I’ll tell her that,” he winked. Your face began to feel warm again and you hid your face from his view.

He had a big smile on his face. He moved over to the stove, turning on the heat and put on a saucepan.

“What happens now, chief?” You asked, settling your hands on your hips.

“Well, now we make the sauce. You mind dicing these bell peppers?” He asked, getting one yellow and one red one out of the fridge.

You nodded, washing your hands and beginning to dice them.

“Do you want some wine?” Stefan asked, holding a wine bottle.

“Sure,” you smiled.

“This is the good stuff. We keep all the good liquor in this cabinet. Don’t tell anyone,” Stefan said.

You nodded, “Lips are sealed.”

Stefan smiled and poured you a glass, setting it next to him. You thanked him, dicing up the bell peppers. Once you were done, you let Stefan take over. He put olive oil in the pan a few minutes before, then put the bell peppers, onion and garlic he was dicing earlier.

“How did you learn how to cook?” You asked.

“Um, kind of just by watching my mom. I learned more by doing jobs and stuff. You know, I can’t be a lazy vampire the whole time, so I went to culinary school. It was a good hobby for me and soon became a fun, creative, and easy thing for me to do. It distracted me a lot from the bloodlust and family, too,” he explained.

“Culinary school, huh? That’s really cool,” you said.

Stefan chuckled. “Thanks .”

You hummed in reply. You two talked more about your childhoods, interests, what you want to do after high school. After a few minutes of the vegetables sautéing, you had put the veggies that you had sliced up into a pattern in the pan. Stefan put the pan in the oven, setting the timer.

“So, what do we do now?” You asked. “Well, we could drink more wine and talk or, we can drink more wine and I can give you a house tour,” he said.

“Ooh, I want house tour!” You exclaimed.

“Alright. Follow me, m’lady,” Stefan said, holding his arm out for you.

You giggled, “Don’t mind if I do, kind sir.” You wrapped your arm around his, your hand intertwining with his. Your other hand held the wine glass that he had refilled.

“So, that’s the kitchen, as you saw. This is the living room, and the Salvatore study is on the other side. You’ve already seen those, though, so let’s go upstairs.”

You nodded, walking with him up the stairs.

“So, over here are a few guest bedrooms. This is Damon’s room,” Stefan said, opening the door a little. You peeked into it, your eyes widening.

“Wow. Never knew Damon was such an alcoholic,” you snorted, pulling your head back.

“All vampires are, honestly. We’re basically immortal so, you know, no liver disease or anything for us,” Stefan said.

“Wow, lucky. I mean, I don’t drink much anyways. I usually just have one beer at every party I go to. I don’t like the taste of cheap beer,” you explained.

“Wow, I may have just found the perfect woman,” Stefan teased.

You giggled, “Yeah, my friends think I'm too picky, but you know, if I’m gonna drink, I wanna drink the good stuff.”

“Exactly! See, I understand you, don’t worry,” Stefan smiled.

You smiled, leaning into him a little as he led the way down the hall. You put your head on his shoulder, enjoying the warmth that he was exhibiting. You liked how you felt while being close to him, too. You felt safe, comforted. At home.

He looked down at you, smiling. “Here are a few more guest rooms, and here is my room,” he said.

“Can we go in?” You asked.

Stefan nodded, opening the door. You stepped in the room, looking over everything.

His bed at across the room, against the wall. He had his desk in the middle of the room, a bunch of books on it. He had a couch next to his bed and a few other chairs around the room, too. There was a huge bookshelf with lots of other books and other decorative objects.

“Wow. your room is huge,” you said.

“Yep,” Stefan said, standing in the doorway.

You went over to his bed, taking a seat. Stefan went over and took a seat next to you.

“This is a... wow,” you said, bouncing on the bed slightly. “This is a comfortable bed. Where did you get this mattress?”

“Um... I’m not sure,” Stefan chuckled.

“Ugh, I am jealous,” you smiled. “I wish I could sleep here.”

“Maybe you can if we continue uh, going on dates and stuff,” Stefan said.

You turned to him, smiling big. “I’d like that.”

Stefan smiled at you, putting his hand on your cheek, rubbing his thumb up and down on your cheekbone lightly. Your stomach did flips and your whole body became warm from his touch. You saw him leaning in and you started to get nervous. You had never kissed anyone before. Well, you have, but your first kiss was just a peck. And you had a feeling that this wasn’t gonna be just a peck.

You leaned in, too, taking a deep breath to try and calm yourself down. Unfortunately, that didn’t work. Stefan’s face got closer and you felt his lips brush on yours with feathery-light pressure. Your body jolted back, your eyes going wide.

Stefan looked at you, worried.

“Did I... did I do something wrong?” He asked.

You started to blush profusely. “No,” you shook your head. “I just um... the feeling really was new and surprising to me.”

Stefan smiled, “Yeah, kisses with the right person are like that.”

“You didn’t even kiss me, though,” you chuckled.

“Do you want me to?” Stefan asked, looking into your eyes.

You smiled and nodded slowly, scooting closer to him. Stefan put his hand on your face again. bringing his lips to yours. He kissed you and your whole brain exploded. You saw bright colors as you kissed him back, loving the feeling he gave you. His lips were soft and warm, and were really really good at kissing. They kissed you back slowly, softly. He was going gentle on you, which was something you appreciated immensely. Your hands went up to his neck, wanting him closer.

You pulled away for air, though, your eyes meeting his instantly. You went back to your flustered and shy behavior, looking away from him and biting your lip in excitement. Stefan couldn’t help but smile at how cute you were.

The oven beeped downstairs, singling that the ratatouille was done. He took your hand, pulling you up.

“Hungry?” He asked.

You smiled, “Very.”

You two walked back downstairs. You set two glasses and poured wine in them while Stefan took out the pan. He put the food on two dishes, mixing up a salad and getting some dinner rolls.

You went over to him, getting your plate and setting it down on the plate by your chair. Stefan brought over the rest of the food, sitting down with you.

“Dig in,” Stefan smiled.

You did as he said, groaning at how amazing the food tasted.

“You are... ugh, amazing. God. What can’t you do?” You asked.

Stefan smiled. “Um... I can’t bake.”

You scoffed, “Everyone can bake. Sorry, Stefan, you're perfect.”

Stefan smiled, “Nope, that’s you.”

“Oh, yeah?” You smiled.

“Yeah,” he smiled bigger and nodded.

You blushed profusely again. “I think the wine is catching up to us.”

“Hm, maybe. But you asked,” Stefan smiled. You laughed, “I did.” You two ate and talked a little more about your hobbies. After a third glass of wine, you decided that it was time for you to go. So, Stefan went and drove you home. The drive home was silent, but comfortable. Stefan had asked to put a hand on your thigh, to which you smiled and granted him access to. His touch made you warm and fuzzy inside, which was something you would be able to experience again with him.

Stefan got to your house, walking you up the the door.

“I had an amazing time,” you smiled.

“I did, too,” Stefan smiled.

You took his hands in yours, leaning up and pressing a kiss to his lips. He kissed you back for a few moments before you two pulled away for air.

“I’ll call you, uh, later,” you said.

“Alright. I’ll be waiting. Have a good night, Y/n,” Stefan smiled.

You smiled back at him. “I will. See you tomorrow.” You unlocked your door, going inside your house.

“You, too,” Stefan smiled, watching you close the door with a big smile.

You shut the door behind you, putting your back to the door, seeing Elena, Caroline, and Bonnie in your living room.

“So, how was it?” Bonnie asked.

“I think I’m in love.”

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zhuilingyizhen · 4 years ago

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Juniors cafe au?

Ended up wayyy more than 5 hcs. Wasn’t sure if you meant working at a cafe or going to cafes (I have no experience in both lol), so I’m gonna go with barista AU. They’re also literally juniors in high school, bc I said so.

Basic plot: Oyzz works at a cafe. Ljy, jl, & lsz go to school together. Ljy has a crush, lsz is always internally screaming, and jl makes friends!!

Character descriptions bc it’s an au:

Ouyang Zizhen - a 17-yo barista at Wen Ning’s unnamed bookstore cafe. Jin Ling’s best and only friend (excluding Fairy, ofc). attends a different school from Jin Ling, works weekends.

Lan Jingyi - a teen who has been hopelessly crushing on oyzz for about a couple months. goes to unnamed bookstore cafe every saturday to uselessly pine. drags lsz with him.

Jin Ling - spends a lot of his free time at unnamed bookstore cafe. doesn’t.. actually.. work at unnamed bookstore cafe?? stays there bc wen ning is best uncle to all the juniors & oyzz works there.

Lan Sizhui - 1/2 annoyed that ljy doesn’t realize that he’s in love with him, 1/2 trying to figure out why Jin Ling—the school loner—is always there & wondering how to befriend him.

Overall a very fluffy & chaotic AU!! Yay!! No angs-

Eventually Sizhui will realize that Jin Ling’s completely alone when he’s at school and has literally no friends besides Zizhen & his dog, so he ditches Jingyi to befriend A Ling, leaving Jingyi kinda sad but still pining over the pretty barista he would really like to kiss. Jingyi and Zizhen start dating eventually, deepening the rift between ljy and lsz even more. he gets into a couple mood drops bc Sizhui is spending much less time with him, and he very much misses Sizhui. It doesn’t help that Jingyi spends a lot of time talking about Zizhen even after they start dating and oh, would ya look at that? There’s the angst!

Honestly? It probably takes em a while to get the group to become friends, especially since JL is more guarded in this au. He’s lonely boi.

Plot & other shenanigans:

Oyzz is only a little oblivious, and quickly realizes why ljy keeps coming back. he pretends to be oblivious, but slowly grows to like ljy too. when ljy finally asks him out, oyzz says yes!! they probably get together before the quartet emerges lol.

jl and lsz kinda bond over their friends leaving them to date each other?? jl quickly gets a crush on lsz, as most do.

jl is very protective of oyzz, but doesn’t actually see oyzz in a romantic light at first. oyzz has a tiny crush on him (lies, it’s at least a medium sized crush) and jl stays oblivious.

ljy probably accidentally friendzoned lsz years ago. as he would. he eventually realizes that he has a crush on his best friend and proceeds to go to oyzz and rant.

they don’t become friends fast AT ALL. jl and lsz become friends after a week of lsz spending lunches with him, leaving ljy sad boi.

when ljy and oyzz start dating, they end up spending a lot of their free time together. they quickly bond over romance books and movies!! oyzz recs ljy books whenever he goes to the cafe. after oyzz’s shift is over, instead of hanging out with jl like he usually does, he goes on dates with ljy.

jl and lsz are left hanging, kinda staring at each other. they hang instead, like the sorta-friends turned friends they are.

ljy is convinced that they’re dating and waits for lsz to tell him. oyzz has never seen jl so open around someone, and is kinda jealous??

ljy gives jl a shovel talk. jl is very confused bc “you’re the one dating my best friend?? excuse me??” they started out on the wrong foot (but is there a right foot for them??)

they end up working on a school project together. yay!! but not really. they kinda become friends after ljy learns a bit about jl’s sad backstory, and that jl isn’t a complete jerk.

meanwhile, lsz gives oyzz a shovel talk. oyzz, being the not-oblivious soul he is, is like “wait.. do you like him??” to which lsz calmly freaks out.

ljy, jl, and lsz have lunch together! it’s kinda awkward, since lsz is their

at this point, ljy & oyzz’s dates are half talking about lsz and jl, half about other fictional ships. they are not sure if they are attracted to them or ship it. spoilers: it’s both.

who has the brilliant plan of making the four spend time together? lsz!!

he hijacks ljy and oyzz’s date w/ jl and demands they all hang out together, but in a really nice way bc he’s lsz.

ljy and oyzz are under the impression it’s a double date. they fall into the junior quartet dynamic™.

ljy and jl lowkey insult each other the whole time, oyzz tries with success to get lsz to like him bc he wants to be friends with his bf’s best friend!! (too much success, bc lsz eventually falls for him)

ljy talks to oyzz about an open relationship. oyzz isnt a dumbass and knows who he’s talking about eyebrow wiggles ensue

ofc, since we need more lingyi & zhuizhen development...

ljy is under the impression that he and jl are friends. jl does not know wtf friendship even is.

when everyone else is busy, ljy maybe kinda calls jl (got his number from the school project) and asks to hang out. jl thinks that someone died, bc why else would he be asked to hang out? his personality? noooo-

ljy kinda teaches him how to friend! he’s a very good influence on jl’s social life. kinda. at least he makes jl smile more often...?

jl ends up getting a crush on him, more slowly than his crush on lsz though.

and jl finally freaks out bc he has a crush on like the only three people he’s friends with!! oh no!!

oyzz can practically hear the internal screaming from his house.

anyways, ljy know realizes that he would thrown down for jl bc young mistress/her highness protection squad?? yess??

lsz getting more jealous bc seriously? how does ljy crush on jl & oyzz in front of him and not know that lsz has been in love with ljy for years??

“really? in front of the bunnies?”

im sorry.

anyways, ig they’ll eventually get together..? hmu if you want a continuation, cause rn i have fulfilled the 5+ hcs and am too tired to do more lol. this au was fun, so ty for the ask!! i really liked it. :)

send me an au and i’ll give you 5+ headcanons about it

#mdzs juniors #jin ling #ouyang zizhen #lan jingyi #lan sizhui #my fics #the untamed #mdzs #mdzs hcs #mdzs headcanons #au #cafe au #junior quartet dynamic™

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koalas-koalas-everywhere · 5 years ago

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Live-blogging The Hobbit

Since I said I’d talk about how much I love Bilbo.

Also, live-blogging might be a generous description. A report from the brim every few chapters, maybe.

Might be annoying to my current followers, but they’d do well to remember this is how I got most of them, even if the live-blogging was for a different fandom.

Now, to start! The first two chapters!

An Unexpected Party

The very first page, with the description of Bag End, had me doing a lot of double takes, mostly because of things I already thought I knew because of, you know, osmosis, so it went a bit like:

“the hobbit was fond of visitors” ????? Didn’t Bilbo use the One Ring specifically to avoid unwanted visitors?

However big you thought Bag End was, you’ll have to guess again. The most generous illustration probably got the size wrong. It not only has multiple bedrooms (not enough for all of the dwarves, though), it has wardrobes (rooms dedicated to clothes), and kitchens, and dining rooms.

“most Bagginses were rich” Clearly the best use for their money would have been to redistribute it, but are you trying to tell me some of them weren’t and the rest just said it was none of their business?

The fact that the Bagginses are described as reliable/predictable and Bungo doesn’t get much personal description while Belladonna, of the Took clan, outstanding/odd, does get further insight into her place in her family and is described as both famous and remarkable? *kisses fingers like chef*

Like, up till now, the only description he personally gets is, like, “Bungo, that was Bilbo’s father, built the most luxurious hobbit-hole for her (and partly with her money)” and it’s still a description of Belladonna because the paragraph’s about her still, you can tell because, even though in the last sentence Bungo was the subject, Bilbo is still referred as “her” son.

Also fitting because Bilbo’s arc is about accepting his heritage from both parts of his family, and we’re about to get into how much of a Baggins he is, so extra emphasis into the Took side will be good for the next few chapters.

So, it says Gandalf last visited before the Old Took died, which was in S.R. 1320, when Bilbo was 30, a.k.a. 20 years before. While Gandalf is definitely remarkable enough, given the time lapse, I can forgive Bilbo for forgetting about his appearance. My reasons are that my own memory begins to get blurry about faces some five minutes after someone’s gone out of my sight.

“‘Good Morning!’ said Bilbo, and he meant it.” [to Gandalf]“‘All of them at once,” said Bilbo. “[...] If you have a pipe about you, sit down and have a fill of mine! [tobacco]’” and I’m going to skip a bit here, [to Dwalin] “‘I am just about to take tea; pray come and have some with me.’ A little stiff perhaps, but he meant it kindly.” Just... he’s so nice? Often in interpretations of the Shire and of Bilbo himself, when hobbits are nice it’s a matter of politeness for its own sake, as a ritual, but he’s so earnest? It’s really politeness as a kindness, as it should be. The only times this isn’t the case is when, after Gandalf reveals he’s looking for a fellow adventurer, when he just shit-talks adventures and looks at his mail hoping Gandalf will just go away instead of telling him himself... until he gets tired and does so. Then later when he gathers from Balin that a lot of people might be showing up and you can sense some reluctance in his decision to go without, and a focus on duty. And last as the night goes on and the dwarves keep being rude af.

Also, I once saw someone wonder why Gandalf would mention Belladonna in the movie when he supposedly knew the Old Took, and someone said it was just to make the connection more direct, son->mother, instead of son->mother->grandfather. Well,

[Picture of my book, relevant quote: “To think that I should have lived to be good-morninged by Belladonna Took’s son; as if I was selling buttons at the door!”. End description]

Read ‘em and weep.

A funny thing about the book is the narration. It’s supposed to be Bilbo’s account, just compiled by Tolkien, right? So, Bilbo’s descriptions, meaning how he is described, are noteworthy. Admittedly, I don’t read autobiographies, so I don’t know what’s a common way to describe yourself in third person, but this narrator is kinda... distant from Bilbo? In that you don’t get the sense he’s writing the story. He’s at once roasted relentlessly and praised, mocked and defended. All in all it’s an affectionate voice, although one that feels the need to go “listen, I know how this all looks and that you doubt him now (and honestly? same), but he’s a pretty cool guy, once you get to know him.”

“Bless me, life used to be quite inter-- I mean, you used to upset things badly in these parts once upon a time.” Lmao

“Very amusing for me, very good for you” - Gandalf about sending Bilbo to his death.

Bilbo, to Gandalf: “Come tomorrow!”

Bilbo, to himself: “what”

Himself, to Bilbo: “I also don’t want me to be doing what I’m doing.”

Strange dwarf (with a blue beard?): *basically pushes his way into Bilbo’s house*. Bilbo: ............... wanna eat?

“The poor little hobbit sat down in the hall and put his head in his hands, and wondered what had happened, and what was going to happen, and whether they would all stay to supper.” Hero. Those are appropriate priorities. Meanwhile, there’s people waiting for him to open the door lmao.

*banging at Bag End’s door with a stick instead of ringing the bell*

Bilbo: who’s the fucking beast.

“Bilbo sat on a stool by the fireside, nibbling at a biscuit (his appetite was quite taken away), trying to look as if this was all perfectly ordinary and not in the least an adventure.” They [the Valar] can’t see you if you don’t move.

I like how “Far Over the Misty Mountains Cold” is about both the gold and treasure and the sheer history, represented by song. Yes, the lyrics are mostly about the treasure, but the book itself says it can barely be called a song without the music. The dwarves’ work is talked about without equating it with their craft, but more as a cultural activity that builds identity, again, like songs. They’re mentioned both in the context of being sung deep in the mountain, only for dwarves ears. This comes to a head later, when the last line says “to win our harps and gold from him!” From this, I’ve reached the conclusion that dwarves don’t just want the Mountain for the economic benefits, but because of the sense of cultural identity, represented by songs and harps, that they lost along with Erebor. I’m sure this isn’t surprising in general, or a new reading of dwarves in general, or even a new reading of the song in particular, but I just wanted to put it out there.

I like how immersed in, well, everything Bilbo has been up to now. I get this feeling of constant movement in the inside from him. Every smoke ring fascinates him, and every suggestion of adventure appalls him, and everything that happens is the best and worst thing that’s ever happened to him, not (just) because of his (sometimes, this doesn’t happen that much) exaggerated reactions, but the time he takes to tell us his feelings and thoughts about things.

Also, him being snapped out of his adventurous daze by a sudden fear for his home (comfort), A+ Baggins/Took conflict.

“I want these dwarves to think I could fuck someone up, which is made all the easier by my desire to fuck them up”

“As soon as I saw your funny faces in the door-step, I had my doubts.” Bilbo that’s racist.

Gandalf is like that meme of the driver who’s threatening to turn the car around because his children are being rowdy, only instead he insists he will not turn the car around no matter how much they beg.

I don’t know if this is the I’ve Watched The Movie Where He Was A Main Character Syndrome talking, but I’m feeling much more compassionate towards Thotin this time around.

I noticed what I’d written the moment I finished the word, but this is too fucking hilarious to correct.

Bilbo: “uhh, five feet high is pretty noticeable for a door”

Tolkien: you’ll have to forgive him, he was born with dumb bitch disease. The buffoon. The absolute animal.

Also, “He loved maps, and in his hall, there hung a large one of the Country Round with all his favourite walks marked in it with red ink.” In this house we love one (1) nerd.

Thorin: *bitches*

Bilbo: Not in my house. *bitches harder*

Thorin: you fucking hayseed.

Bilbo: prob, bob?

Roast Mutton

I commend Bilbo for actually going - if I had to run for 15 minutes they’d still be waiting for me.

Did Gandalf bring Bilbo an actual bag or did he just decide pipe weed and handkerchiefs were the only thing he’d need for a five month minimum journey.

If he has time to complain about it, he also has time to sew himself some clothes out of the kerchiefs ig

“[Gandalf] had eaten most, talked most, and laughed most. But now he was simply not there at all!” Gandalf you ass.

“Dwarves can make fire almost anywhere out of almost anything” this has so much comedic potential.

I relate to Bilbo because I always catch on to the fact that I’m supposed to be lying way too late.

Kinda reminds me of that post about the fae who’ve learned how to tell the truth in a very specific way so it will be misunderstood being flabbergasted by someone who just comes up to them and lies.

Bilbo: *is caught lying*

Trolls:

Bill said burrahobbit rights!

Dwarves:

Gotta hand it to Tolkien, though, Bilbo does have dumb bitch disease.

I love how Sting is supposed to be just as special as Orcrist and Glamdring, yet the narration makes such a small deal of it. It’s clear from the start it’s of the same make as them because, although it’s not mentioned along with them at first (which makes sense, since it’s sheath’s not as pretty, Thorin and Gandalf’s taking of the swords isn’t even separated from Bilbo’s by a stop, just a semicolon, yet it doesn’t get a second though.

I like how in the movie it’s all Gandalf: “Imladris” Bilbo: *delighted gasp* “Rivendell” while in the book it’s Gandalf: “Rivendell” Bilbo: “Where’s that?” Gandalf: “Don’t interrupt!”

So that’s that! Don’t know if I should stick to doing it like this, every two or so chapters, or every chapter as soon as I finish, or try to do my impressions as I go and then publish them when I’m done, because this actually took me longer than I thought it would.

#The Hobbit #liveblogging #Bilbo Baggins #Gandalf #Thorin Oakenshield III #although not much

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jennycalendar · 6 years ago

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imperfections (51/?)

read it on ao3!

looks like we’re back to semi regular updates ig???? who knows??????

So now Xander was living with Giles, Faith, and Ms. Calendar, in a two-story house with a living room and a study and an actual library. To be fair, he’d been living with them for a few weeks before the move, but there was a difference between crashing on Ms. Calendar’s couch and having an actual bedroom in Ms. Calendar’s house.Like, sometimes he’d get up for a midnight snack, because that was a thing he was allowed to do now, because this was his home. Every single part of the arrangement felt absolutely surreal.

A particularly weird part was the morning. Back at Ms. Calendar’s old place, Xander had gotten up early, grabbed some milk and cereal, and headed to school by himself. Eating breakfast with a group of people wasn’t something he had ever done at home, and he didn’t want to get into a habit he’d just have to break. Now, though—

“We have seventeen minutes before we need to head out,” Giles announced to the room at large, flipping a pancake with precision. “Is everyone going to be done eating by then?”

“I’m already done, slowpokes,” said Faith with her mouth full.

“I think you have to chew and swallow to qualify as done,” pointed out Ms. Calendar, who was idly flipping through the newspaper while she drank her coffee. “Xander, your homework is still all over the living room. Can you pack it up after breakfast?”

“Sure,” said Xander, struck by the ridiculous domesticity of the moment. Looking at them from the outside, and without context…for a few seconds, he imagined a world where Giles was his dad and Ms. Calendar was his mom and Faith was his annoying little sister. They looked alike enough for it to be plausible, he thought.

“Are you gonna eat that?” Faith enquired, gesturing a greasy fork at Xander’s leftover bacon.

“Faith, I can make you more bacon,” said Giles. “Kindly do not harangue Xander about the food that is rightfully his.”

“Waste not, want not, Giles,” Faith persisted. “If he doesn’t want it—”

“I’m eating at least half of what’s left,” said Xander, too amused to be irritated. “But if you take whatever there is after that, I get some of your dinner tonight.”

“Deal,” said Faith.

“Has anyone heard of politely asking for seconds?” said Giles to the stove.

“Top me off, babe,” said Ms. Calendar, holding out her mug without looking up from the newspaper.

“Emphasis on politely, Jenny,” said Giles. “Though it is delightful to know that I’ve become a glorified servant to all of you.” Despite his theatrics, he crossed the room with a small smile, taking Ms. Calendar’s mug to fill it again.

Xander took a few more bites of bacon, then pushed the plate over to Faith, getting up from the table. “Should I, uh, homework?” he said uncertainly.

“You should definitely homework,” Ms. Calendar agreed. “Get it all together and head down to the car, okay? We should all be done pretty soon.”

Pretty soon didn’t work as well as it had in the old house, particularly not when Jenny, used to driving a relatively shorter distance from home to work, got them lost in their new neighborhood for a good fifteen minutes. By the time they all got to school, the kids had missed first period, Jenny had missed an important faculty meeting, and Rupert had missed his usual morning briefing with Buffy. As such, when Rupert and Jenny entered the library, neither of them were expecting Buffy to still be there, which was why it came as such a surprise to see her sitting stiffly at the library table.

“Buffy, you have physics,” said Rupert reprovingly.

“Giles, we need to talk,” said Buffy flatly. “Something seriously messed up went down on patrol last night, and my mom was there.”

Jenny and Rupert exchanged a horrified look. “Goodness,” said Rupert weakly. “Is she all right?”

“What?” Buffy blinked. “Oh, no, she didn’t—she isn’t hurt or anything. We just…” She swallowed, hard, looking vaguely nauseous. “We came across a couple of dead bodies.”

“Oh,” said Rupert, relaxing slightly. “Well, I’m, I’m sorry to hear your mother was shaken by—”

“Kids’ bodies,” said Buffy.

Rupert paled. Jenny reached for his hand, feeling very much like throwing up herself. “God,” she whispered. “Do you know anything about who did it?”

“Only that they’re going to wish they were dead when I find them,” said Buffy grimly.

“Buffy, please do keep a level head,” said Rupert anxiously.

Buffy stood up, very nearly knocking a chair over. “Don’t tell me to calm down, Giles!” she snapped. “They were kids! Little kids, and my mom can barely speak—”

“I’m well aware,” said Rupert, his grip tightening on Jenny’s hand. “I simply don’t want you rushing in after this type of monster with limited information.”

This seemed to relax Buffy, if only slightly. “We have some info,” she said, picking up a pen and a nearby notebook and scribbling something down on it. “There were no, no vampire bites or anything, but there was this symbol on their hands.” To both Rupert and Jenny’s surprise, Buffy handed the notebook to Jenny, looking anxiously up at her. “Ms. Calendar, you’ve been teaching Willow magic,” she said. “Do you know this symbol?”

Jenny looked down. Squinted. Took the notebook with her free hand, turning it upside down. “This symbol,” she said. “Are you sure you didn’t get it wrong?”

“I definitely didn’t,” said Buffy quietly. “It’s burned into my brain.”

“You know it?” Rupert sounded somewhat surprised.

“Well, yeah,” said Jenny, handing the notebook back to Buffy. “Willow—uh—I hate to ruin your birthday, Buffy, but Willow’s been setting up a little protection spell for you as a present. This is the primary symbol she and I have been using to cast it. People use it in spells cast out of love and compassion.”

“Nothing about those dead kids screamed love and compassion,” said Buffy, frowning. “You’re sure you didn’t get it wrong?”

“As soon as Willow comes in, I can show you the book,” said Jenny, genuinely confused. “That sigil’s harmless. Whatever killed those kids, it had nothing to do with that.”

“So it could have been some, some monster, or—” Rupert began.

“I don’t know,” said Buffy miserably. “And I don’t like not knowing, especially when this stupid town is starting to kill kids.”

“You know we’ll figure it out,” said Rupert gently, reaching out to squeeze Buffy’s shoulder.

“I haven’t figured a single thing out,” said Giles dismally.

“Chin up, man,” said Faith, squinting at some particularly gory illustrations in the book she was flipping through. “Weird-ass symbols are your thing, right?”

“Not when they’re completely disconnected from the way those children died,” said Giles, turning the page of a thick volume all but morosely. “There’s no causal link for me to explore—”

“Well, we’ll hack this,” said Jen, shifting the book in her arms and bending to press a kiss to Giles’s cheek. He smiled. “That’s what we do.”

The library doors opened, and Faith looked up. To her surprise, Mrs. Summers entered, stopping nervously by the checkout desk and looking at all of them with a tense, miserable expression.

“Joyce,” said Jen, dropping her book on the table and hurrying to cross the room. “I am so sor—”

“Oh, I’m fine, Jenny, but thank you,” said Mrs. Summers in a small, thin voice. “It’s been…trying, that’s all.”

“Understandably,” said Giles, putting his book down.

“I came to invite you to a vigil at City Hall,” Mrs. Summers informed Jen. “And Mr. Giles, too, of course. We need all the help we can get to make sure that something like this never happens again.”

“Joyce, I’m not exactly sure how much the Mayor can do about this one,” said Jen carefully.

“Well, we won’t know until we take action,” said Mrs. Summers matter-of-factly. “I really hope you’ll be there, Ms. Calendar. It’d mean a lot to me.”

“Of course,” said Jen gently.

Mrs. Summers nodded, an off-balance, wobbly nod, and then she turned and hurried out of the library again.

“Sorry,” said Jen to Giles. “Executive decision.”

“Oh, no, it’s, it’s perfectly all right,” said Giles. “Lord knows we’re not doing all that much here.” He stood up, closing his book. “I suppose we should head home and get ready for the, ah, vigil?”

“Sounds reasonable,” Jen agreed, then hesitated. “Faith, if you want to stay home—”

“Nah,” said Faith. “This shit is sick. Maybe vigil-ing isn’t gonna do all that much, but being around other angry people kinda sounds pretty good right now.”

“Interesting reasoning,” said Giles. “I entirely concur.”

Apparently, there were a lot of other angry people.

“Okay,” said Jenny, looking around at the many signs reading NEVER AGAIN in furious red letters. “This is new, even for Sunnydale. Remember that time that half the swim team died and all we did was hold a half-assed memorial service?”

“Yes, well, they weren’t seven-year-olds,” Rupert reminded her.

“I don’t know,” said Faith. “I kinda agree with Jen. A lot of people go missing in this town, but this is the first time something as big as this has kicked off.”

“Never underestimate the raw, untempered power of my totally terrifying mom,” said Buffy dryly, stepping up to the group with Willow in tow.

“Well, at least your mom’s making an effort,” said Willow. “My mom’s probably…” She trailed off, eyes fixed on a redheaded woman crossing the room to them. “Heading right towards us. Mom?”

Jenny knew very, very little about Willow’s mom, but what she did know, she didn’t at all like. She was already opening her mouth to say something along the lines of hey, I’m the lady who’s been keeping an eye on your emotionally neglected kid when she felt a hand on the small of her back. “Easy,” said Rupert quietly.

“Mom, what are you doing here?” Willow was saying nervously.

“Oh, well, I read about it in the paper, and what with your dad out of town…” Mrs. Rosenberg trailed off, blinking at Willow as if seeing her for the first time. “Willow, you cut off your hair!” she said, sounding genuinely surprised. “Huh. That’s a new look.”

“She cut it back in August,” said Jenny coolly.

Willow turned a miserable shade of red, staring down at her shoes. Belatedly, and horribly, Jenny realized her mistake: Willow had always very pointedly avoided mentioning her mom. Having Mrs. Rosenberg so visibly out of touch in front of her friends couldn’t be a good experience for Willow.

Mrs. Rosenberg missed absolutely all of this. “I like it,” she said brightly to Willow, then turned to Jenny. “And you are…”

“Jenny Calendar,” said Jenny, doing her best to smile. “Willow’s computer science teacher. You know, you’ve got a really remarkable kid there, Mrs. Rosenberg.”

Willow looked up, a small smile on her face.

“I’ll second that,” said Rupert, catching on. “Rupert Giles, Sunnydale High’s librarian. Willow is a treasure and an incredible help around the library.”

Willow glowed.

“Lovely to meet you both,” said Mrs. Rosenberg with a sort of bland politeness. Jenny really didn’t like her.

This was, of course, when Joyce crossed the room to shake Mrs. Rosenberg’s hand. “Sheila, I’m so glad you could come,” she said warmly.

“Well, with the rumors going around…” Mrs. Rosenberg trailed off.

“Rumors?” Rupert echoed, frowning.

“About witches,” said Mrs. Rosenberg. “People calling themselves witches are responsible for this brutal crime.”

Rupert and Jenny exchanged a bemused look. “Where’d you get that from?” said Jenny, frowning. “From what I know about that sigil—”

Mrs. Rosenberg’s and Joyce’s eyes snapped to Jenny, both of their expressions all but accusing.

“I research,” said Jenny, exasperated. “I definitely don’t go around murdering kids. Buffy showed me that sigil, and I recognized it from a book I’ve read. It’s a protective symbol, not a ritual murder.”

The suspicion in both women’s faces hadn’t died down, which struck Jenny as odd. Though she didn’t know Mrs. Rosenberg, she liked to think that she was at least on okay terms with Joyce. Just as she was about to ask why, exactly, a casual mention of her research merited so much distrust, some electronic feedback from the microphone up front interrupted them all, and Joyce stepped away from the group.

The Mayor cleared his throat. “Hello, everybody,” he said, and began his speech.

“That was weird, right?” Jenny whispered to Rupert.

“A bit, yes,” Rupert agreed, looking somewhat perturbed. “Aren’t you and Joyce relatively friendly?”

“I mean, we’re not bosom buddies, but she knows me well enough to know I’m not a child murderer,” said Jenny, still a little stung.

“Well, I’m on your team,” said Rupert helpfully.

“Shh,” said Buffy, and jerked her head towards the lectern. The Mayor had stepped down, leaving room for Joyce to step up.

“Thank you,” said Joyce, and considered, then began to speak. “Mr. Mayor, you're dead wrong.”

“About what?” Rupert whispered.

“This is why it pays to listen,” said Buffy through her teeth.

“This is not a good town,” Joyce continued. “How many of us have, have lost someone who, who just disappeared? Or, or got skinned? Or suffered neck rupture? And how many of us have been too afraid to speak out?”

Jenny’s moment of sympathy for the effect these kids had had on Joyce lasted all of two seconds.

“I-I was supposed to lead us in a moment of silence, but…silence is this town's disease.” There was a new, almost scary note to Joyce’s speech. “For too long, we've been plagued by unnatural evils. This isn't our town anymore. It belongs to the monsters and the witches and the Slayers.”

Buffy’s jaw dropped. Willow stared.

Jenny turned to Rupert. “See?” she said in a sharp whisper. “Weird. You can’t tell me that this is normal.”

“Trauma can cause—”

“A lot of things, I agree, but not Joyce deciding to try and run her daughter out of town!”

“I say,” Joyce persisted, “it's time for the grownups to take Sunnydale back. I say we start by finding the people who did this and making them pay.”

As the room erupted into cheers and applause, Jenny tucked her hand into the crook of Rupert’s arm, frowning at the lectern. Worried as she was, she couldn’t shake the feeling that there was something they were missing about this whole mess.

#fic #imperfections #had fun w this stuff!!!#we're edging closer and closer to very au territory and that's Delightful

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dreamin-of-somewhere-else · 7 years ago

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1997 [6]

Previous parts

Characters: Dean Winchester, twin sister!reader, Sam Winchester, characters from 4x13, OC characters.

Words: 2600

A/N: Sorry about the huge delay on this part. It’s been so long, but I finally found some willpower to finish this series. Please excuse any spelling or grammar errors, sometimes they just slip through.

Music suggestion: Ivy - Frank Ocean [You know the drill, I look for the feeling in songs, not the lyrics lol. This was just something I listened to when I wrote this, so yeah.]

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First, Dean had called John.

”Hey Dad, it’s me, Dean. Well, I’m calling because — Well, the thing is that we think that there’s a job here, at school. A student’s dead, and yeah… it looks like it’s because of something that goes bump in the night, so… We kinda need your help.”

When your father then seemingly was unable to get back to you, you took matters into your own hands, and picked up the phone.

”Hey Dad, it’s (Y/N). We need you to get back here, and back us up. It’s a case and you have the weapons and the rest of the stuff. Remember that one time that you said that ’you always try to do your best’? Well, the least you can do is return this call.”

Your tone was harsh. Yes, it was easier to talk to your father that way over a phone line, when he wasn’t there for you to meet his angry eyes and deal with his reaction.

You put the phone down on the table inside the small motel room and stared at it. It got quiet for a moment. You stared at the phone, Dean at the wall, and Sam at both you and Dean. Then he broke the silence.

”So what did they say?”

”What?” You responded, not even beginning to try and understand what he meant. You had been deep in your thoughts.

”The girls you heard talking — what did they say?” Sam explained, sound just a teeny tiny bit annoyed. ”Oh,” you muttered under your breath before sitting up straighter in the chair you were sitting in by the table. ”That the cops don’t know what killed him. That… that the guy had been thrown around but they didn’t know by what, seemed like a force or something. And…”

”And there were no prints on the lacrosse stick he was killed with.” Dean filled in when you struggled. Finishing the sentence as you so often did for each other.

”Yeah, exactly.” You agreed, remembering. ”Screams ghost to me, right?”

Sam nodded, his bangs falling even further into his eyes. ”Yes.”

”Okay so what do we start with?” Dean began, thinking out loud.

”We could see if there was any deaths at school.” Sam offered.

”Sounds reasonable. It’s a good start, but where do we find out that kind of information?” You continued.

”There are computers at the library. I saw them when I was there the other day.” Sam informed you and Dean.

”Of course you were.” Dean quietly stated underneath his breath, and you swatted him across his upper arm.

So, that Wednesday evening was spent at the library. You three, huddled close together, trying to fit in front of the only computer free to use. Staring at the white screen giving off an almost light-bluish light. You tried searching for anything. Stuff like ’Truman High student killed’, ’student dead Truman High’,’deaths Truman High’, ’teacher dies Truman High’,’Truman High suicide.’. The list went on. You tried everything. With no luck, whatsoever. Nothing. Nada. Squat.

Dean let out a heavy, exasperated sigh, describing how you all felt precisely. This was stressful. When you were hunting with your dad everything ran pretty smoothly, but now everything seemed to go against you. You were already starting to feel guilty. Every minute that passed everyone at school could be in danger. Well, maybe not exactly right now, the chances of someone being at school right now — 7:45 pm — were low. But the thing with Supernatural creatures — because the murderer was definitely supernatural — was that they usually didn’t have much logic or any plan to their killing. Sometimes, a pattern. But other than that; most likely it wasn’t like they just killed someone for their money or after an argument. And in 9 out of 10 cases, they typically struck more than once.

You needed to find out what it was and for what reason — fast.

The next day you felt tense. Your senses were on edge, as if you were waiting for the suspected but unproven ghost. As if it would show up anytime. And who knows, maybe it would. You knew literally nothing about this ghost.

The day went by slowly, slower than usual. And you felt exhausted after only a couple of classes. But that was probably because you were subconsciously, basically, on high alert. It was tiring.

At lunch, while you were waiting for Jeremy, the sound of a tray being dropped onto the tabletop brought you back from absentmindedly staring at the wall. But it wasn’t Jer, instead you came face to face with Dean. A very tired looking Dean.

”Hey,” you greeted him, raising one eyebrow as he practically collapsed onto the seat. ”You don’t look too peachy.”

”I’m freaking tired, man.” He responded as he ran a hand down his face, before meeting your gaze with his green one. ”We researched late last night, remember?”

”I do. I was there.” You retorted. Then you took a bite of the apple you were currently munching on. ”So, why do I get the honors?”

”What?” Dean questioning, actually looking sincerely confused.

”Well, I thought you were too cool for me nowadays.” You explained, looking at him expectantly.

”What?” He repeated himself, taken back as his eyebrows knitted over his guilty eyes. ”No, I’m not… I mean— you’re my sister, I-I…”

”Dean.” You interrupted, putting an end to his miserable blabbering. ”I’m kidding.”

”Oh.” Dean said quietly, blushing a bit.

”You must really be tired.” You furrowed your own eyebrows. ”Not answering my sarcasm with more sarcasm? Well, not even catching my sarcasm…”

”Yeah, yeah, I know.” He muttered, as he poked around in his food.

”It’s gotta be something more than the research.” You pressed, knowingly. He was your twin after all.

Dean just groaned. Simultaneously you spotted Jeremy over his shoulder. He was looking at you, but then he walked over and sat down with a couple of guys you knew were his friends. You couldn’t help but to feel slightly disappointed, but well, you were with Dean, and Dean and Jer hadn’t officially met yet — at least as far as you knew.

”It’s Amanda.”

”What?” You questioned, echoing your twin’s earlier whats, as your attention returned to Dean in a split second.

”I said, it’s Amanda.” He growled, annoyedly stabbing an innocent piece of salad on his plate.

You just burst out laughing. And immediately receive the death-glare. Which only makes you laugh harder.

”Trouble in paradise?” You teased as soon as you had collected yourself.

”Shut up.” He retorted. ”But, yes. She just nags so much. And now she wants me to meet her parents.”

”So why won’t you? You practically perfect son-in-law material.” You continued, finding this very funny.

”You know I don’t do parents.” Dean stated, distressed.

”Okay, fine.” You shook your head to yourself, forcing your smile away from your face, trying to return to a more serious mood. ”I get it.”

Dean was quiet for a moment, and you could tell that he was thinking about another subject to talk about, one that wasn’t revolving around himself. You saw the exact moment he came up with it.

”So, who’s that guy you’ve been hanging around.” He questioned, squinting his eyes, suspiciously.

”Dean.” You warned. That expression was annoying and never led to anything good.

Well, okay, that wasn’t true, Dean had helped you get rid of guys before — guys that made you feel uncomfortable or something like that. But that face wasn’t needed right now, and sometimes you just wanted to wipe it off. You didn’t intertwine or question him about who he dated, for god’s sake.

Dean just raised his eyebrows. ”I’ve seen you together. He goes to our English class.”

”I thought you only had eyes for Amanda.” You responded, sarcastically.

”I keep an eye on you.”

”So do I. On you.” You stared back at him. But he wouldn’t budge. ”Fine. His name is Jeremy. He’s a friend.”

”Friend?”

”Friend.”

Dean nodded, although he didn’t look convinced. He decided to drop it though, to your relief.

Speaking of Jeremy, your brunet, amber eyed friend sought you out during one of the breaks, wanting to talk like you always did.

”Hello, companion.” He greeted, grinning.

”Hey.” You plastered on a smile on your face. Not that you weren’t happy to see him — you were always happy to see Jeremy.

But you were tired. And stressed. Even a bit anxious. The conversation with Dean had given you a break, but you were soon back in your previous state. Always on the lookout. Basically feeling the minutes ticking away. Unsafe minutes for everyone on school campus. You felt the strain.

”What’s up?” Jeremy asked, a slight crease forming between his eyebrows. He could tell, just like that.

The guys in your life really read you like a book. Dean, Sam, and now Jeremy. Except for Dad. Honestly, John didn’t know all that much about you. You weren’t close. But that’s another story for another time.

”Nothing.” You shrugged, shaking the question off. ”Just… heading to my algebra class.”

”You sure?” Jeremy pressed. You mentally cursed.

”Yeah, yeah…” You nodded, trying to be reassuring. ”I’m good.”

Jeremy was about to say something else, but his voice was shouted down by another one of the seniors, a football player, calling on his friend.

”Hey, Mike! You should have seen the fight outside. This tiny freshman totally hammering another one. Sick.”

You raised your eyebrows at the football player as he passed you and Jer, meeting up with Mike. Then your ears caught something else. A group of kids, younger than you, laughing at something. ’Dirk the jerk.’

Your mind pieced it together. And you knew.

”Jer, I’m sorry, but I gotta go and find my brother.” You excused yourself, sincerely sorry. Could this day just be over?

”Yeah, that’s fine. Go and get him.” Jeremy nodded, understandingly.

”See you later?” You asked over your shoulder, before leaving.

”Yeah, see you.”

You didn’t find Sam that break, nor the next one. In fact, you had to wait to the end of the school day until you found him.

”Sam!” You called as you caught sight of your scrawny, brown-haired little brother in the sea of students.

He turned around, and as he caught sight of you, he knew. You could tell by his shoulders drooping. He stopped anyway, and waited as you hurried up towards him.

”Let me see.” You demanded looking at his hands. They were bruised, showing a shade of purple already. ”Did you really beat up that kid?”

Sam nodded, slightly ashamed. ”Yeah.”

”Judging what I’ve heard and your state, I guess it didn’t end well for him.” You stated, opening a door for Sam to explain.

”No, it didn’t.��

”Sam,” you began. ”This isn’t what we’re supposed to use our training for.”

Sam looked guilty. Like, you understood why he did what he did. The kid had picked on him. Hell, you were furious at this Dirk for doing so. It was just that maybe beating him up wasn’t the best solution.

Sam was quiet for a while longer, as you just looked at him. But then, he looked up and met your gaze.

”I have an idea though.”

You raised an eyebrow. ”About Dirk…?”

”No about you-know-what.” Sam spoke in a hushed tone as he briefly looked around himself.

You caught on and lowered down a bit, so that he could whisper in your ear.

”Maybe something happened before the school was built.”

You eyes widened as you realized how stupid you’ve been and how smart your baby brother was. Judging by how guilty he just had looked, you decided to drop that and instead praise him for this.

”That’s a great idea Sam.”

And it was, it paid off because you had a break through in the research. Apparently, the school’s new football field — that, as you’ve been told, just opened before you and your brothers enrolled at Truman — was built on an old gravesite. Which means lots of upset spirits.

You were dealing with a ghost, as previously suspected. Turns out that the football field the school was currently constructing, was being built on an old gravesite. Like really old — ’before the USA barely was a country’-old. The ghost was presumably the leader of a village that used to be located right next to where Truman High stood nowadays. When the school took down some trees and dug up the ground, they apparently found a ring in the ground. It was a week before you and your brothers started at the high school, but you had heard of it and walked past the glass display cases where they were currently keeping it. So, something had to be tying the ghost to the school, and your money was on that one ring.

You were in the middle of finishing up the research when your phone rang, shrill signal cutting through the silence. Green and hazel eyes immediately latched onto you, your brothers hoping it was your dad.

It was Jeremy though, calling to tell you that there just was an attack at the school. A girl he used to know apparently, so he was pretty freaked out. She made it out alive, but was at the hospital’s ICU at the moment.

After a few moments, you said goodbye to your friend and turned to your brothers who were wondering what happened.

”We really need to do this, now.”

Dean nodded once, and stood up from his chair at the small table to then walk across the room and pull out a duffle bag. Then he started packing weapons, the one shotgun loaded with shells filled with rock salts and another gun just in case. Meanwhile you rummaged through your backpack for a lighter, finding it successfully. Dean brought out a packet of salt, and you a small container of gasoline. You couldn’t count on your father, but it was a good thing he was a paranoid bastard, leaving all kinds of stuff. A second salt-shotgun would’ve been nice though, but at least you had all the stuff you needed.

Sam watched the quiet — and almost automatic — procedure with round and a bit frightened eyes. You and Dean had both done it surprisingly many times before. That didn’t mean Sam felt calm though.

”Ready?” You asked Dean, eyes finding his from across the room.

”Yeah,” he responded as he flung the strap of the duffle bag over his shoulder joining you by the door.

As you began putting on your jackets — Dean his leather one, and you your denim — Sam stood up and joined you.

”Sam, what are you doing?” Dean asked, confused.

”I want to come with.”

”No, Sam,” you stated, voice gentle but serious as you looked into his hazel orbs. Sam seemed to not like the answer though. ”The thing is killing kids, Sam. We don’t want you there.”

”But you’re kids too.”

”Not for long.” Dean’s voice was calm and reassuring. ”And also, we’ve hunted before. (Y/N) and I will be okay.”

”Don’t worry Sam,” you agreed.

Sam nodded, but once again; he’s not content with the answer. He hated being babied. Treated like he was so much younger and innocent. And even more than that; he hated sitting on the sidelines. Not because he loved hunting, in fact that was another thing he hated. It was because if his older siblings — who seemed to think that they were invincible like they never even contemplated the risks — got hurt, or worse, he wouldn’t be there to do something about it. He wouldn’t be able to help.

He wanted to be mad, but couldn’t. Instead, Sam threw his arms around your upper body, hugging you tightly. He hugged Dean as well, and then you were all set to leave.

The last thing Dean did before you walked through the door was to ruffle Sam’s unruly hair.

”We’ll be right back, kiddo.”

”Promise?” Sam asked, sounding so young and innocent your heart constricted a bit.

”Yeah,” you smiled. ”Promise.”

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Continuation of this. Instigated by this.

The first thing he noticed was how....suddenly bright everything was. Having last remembered nothing but darkness... Darkness and fear. But wherever he was...it felt like home. At least partially. A little incomplete as there wasn’t the warmth of companionship to make it truly home.

But Prompto was no longer in pain, wasn’t harmed by the clear daylight that this place was giving off. A true smile crossed his face...even as tears streaked down his cheeks.

All of it was finally clicking in. He’d died. But he had died himself, and the blond could only wish that the letter he’d left Cor would console the man enough to get through the grief of killing him. Of giving him mercy.

Walking around the area, he noted that it looked like Insomnia...before the fall. Is fingers itching instinctively, wishing he had his camera to take as many photos as he could. But, sure that he could find a way to later, he continued his walk.

There were people, ones he didn’t know, but he was sure that these were probably...people who’d passed during Insomnias’ fall. The ones who hadn’t turned into daemons and lingered still within the true ruins of the city. It was...comforting to see other people. Glad that it wasn’t such an empty void.

Until his feet led him to the Citadel.

Of course he’d always be led straight back here... Where his heart lay. With no real reason to not allow commoners into the royal residence, he stepped forward. Not that his Crownsguard uniform didn’t give him enough permission. But something was pulling him forward. Drawing him up the stairs as he explored further.

It wasn’t til his feet were led to an inner garden...that his eyes fell upon a familiar face...and one he’d merely seen in the media.

Regis, but looking...far more like his actual age, throwing Prompto for a bit of a loop as he stared at what seemed to be such a sprightly old man. And with him...was Lunafreya.

Kind eyes fell on him, though there was sorrow behind them.

Luna moving to apologize that...he had come to them so early. Asking if the others’ had met the same fate. This only caused the blond to shake his head with a bitter smile.

No...he’d fallen to the scourge...well before his actual time.

It was hard...watching the princess look so upset over something he was sure...probably wouldn’t have been a big deal. But was surprised when he felt arms around him...hugging him. Making him feel far more welcome than he’d expected. A gentle, heavy hand on his shoulder as the two welcomed them to home...of a sort.

Regis looked down at the boy...silent for a moment before thanking him... The actual former King....thanking him for sticking by his son. For helping Noctis. It was nearly too much for the ex gunner to take in. Eyes welling up as he gave a firm nod.

“Yeah...well, you know. Someone had to! Noct would be hopeless without me, sir.”

Their time spent waiting was filled with peaceful silence, exploring and getting to know one another. Without the worries of titles, or places of rank. Just three people...patiently waiting for their loved ones to join them.

Noctis @tribulatio-regis / @noctiscrosses

Admittedly, he’d expected Noctis to take longer to get here... Only feeling like a few weeks time for himself, but when he did arrive, he nearly busted a gut laughing.

Never...in all his days alive nor dead, did he expect to see facial hair on his best friend.

What could have been a touching moment...immediately ruined by a fit of giggles as the youthful blond grinned at the last King of Lucis. A tender look in his eyes as he offered open arms.

Prompto nearly felt like he was bulldozed over, when the weight of the older Noctis hit his chest. A wet laugh leaving him as he wrapped his arms around the other and both kept each other in a firm hug.

“I missed you. I didn’t even get a chance to watch over you and your battle with that creepy asshole.” The blond joked, resting his forehead against Noctis’ shoulder. “Please tell me you didn’t get your ass beat.”

“Hey! Have a little more faith in your King, you brat. At least I’m not the one that still looks like they’re 20!”

“Says the old man!” A snort left Promptos’ lips before he could even stop it. “That’s because I am 20, you ass!”

No actual heat was in his voice as he gave his friend a playful shove.

All the playful laughter and amusement quickly died down as the took a moment to look over each other. A look of sorrow crossing over the former kings’ face.

“Prom, I’m so-”

“Don’t be.” Prompto was quick to cut him off. Smile on his face, no matter how much thinking back on his death hurt. “There was nothing anyone coulda done, Noct. That stuff just happens, you know? I’m...actually kinda glad you didn’t have to see me like that.”

He was honest, grabbing his friends hand and giving it a tug.

“Now come on! You got a princess and a dad to go greet!!”

Ignis and Gladiolus @stcnd-by-me

Once again...he’d expected... Well, he wasn’t sure what he was expecting. Other than more time to pass before the others’ joined them. Noctis had spent most of the time figuring out how to alter his appearance now, the afterlife giving so many abilities that he was sure the former king was going to take too much enjoyment out of.

They’d been out at one of the havens. Not too far outside Insomnia since they didn’t feel brave enough yet. Not enough to see how far this afterlife really spanned. Perhaps another day. At least that was what the four of them had promised.

Regis and Noctis were sitting down and fishing just outside the city gates, Lunafreya having taken a book with her to read to pass the time. Amusement clear as day on her face as she watched her husband talk to his dad about fishing of all things.

Prompto, on the other hand, had stayed behind to go exploring near the haven. Safe as far as they knew, not knowing the limits of this afterlife they’d been placed in. But there had been no sightings of monsters, so he figured it was safe enough.

He’d gotten just on the outskirts Hammerheads’ parking lot, not realizing he’d trekked that far ahead before he heard bickering.

“I’m telling you, I don’t care what kind of afterlife this is. The price of this Ebony is still outrageous.”

“It’s not like we’re exactly hurting for cash, Ig. Everyone knows who we are anyway, not like that can’t give us some leeway.”

His footsteps picked up as he nearly barged into the pit stops’ store. He knew those voices anywhere.

“Iggy?! Gladio?!” Standing at the door, he quickly looked about the small store...and sure as the day itself. There stood the older men...surprised enough to see them as they had been the last he saw them.

Though Ignis’ returned sight didn’t go unnoticed.

“Ah, punctual as usual, I see. It’s good to see you too...Prompto.” Ignis’ usual air about him held a kindness he’d...not been too familiar with. A tone of voice he’d only heard when he’d been slowly dying in the hospital. Like the man was sad...but only that he was sad that it took this long to finally see the boy. A smile on his face, enough reassurance that the former adviser was glad to finally be back with the ray of sunshine.

Gladiolus’ response...on the other hand, had been to scoop the poor boy up into what felt like a soul crushing hug. Prompto wheezing as he scrambled to break free.

“Sh--shit! I’m h-happy to see you too big guy, but don’t try to double kill me!” The hug easing up before he was placed down next to the two older men, a smile gracing everyones’ face.

“Can you blame me?! The last time we saw you---” Gladiolus broke off for a moment to recollect himself. “The last time we saw you, it was a nightmare. A nightmare we couldn’t even save you from.”

Promptos’ smile softened as he nudged the muscled male a little. Encouraging him to cheer up.

“Hey, all water under the bridge! We’re all back together now, and that’s all that matters!”

“I trust that includes, His Majesty?”

“Both actually! And Lunafreya.” The blond chirped, waving them out of the store in order to lead them back to the haven. Only stopping to protest when he felt two different hands on his head and a rough ruffle of his hair.

“It’s good to see you like this, Prompt.”

“It’s good to see you guys too.”

Cor @leorugiet

Prompto was on his own this time, when he finally met up with the last person he was missing the most. This one...taking considerably longer to join them, and while it made him happy to know that the older male was leading such a full life... Part of him selfishly missed him and wanted him here.

But he waited patiently, keeping his time with everyone. Sharing the times he didn’t get to during their travels and certainly not during his time on his deathbed. Only to have his eyes always at his back. Looking for a certain brunet every time he stopped to check the horizon.

For once, he hadn’t been the first one to find Cor when he’d finally joined the others.

He’d been quietly waiting around in the garden area before he heard giddy voices, followed by a lower...more annoyed voice.

Picking up on the sound, his head immediately shot over to the door and watched it with baited breath.

Prompto knew that voice. Would have known it anywhere.

The door had opened, showing an aged Cor as he stepped in and laid his eyes on the blond.

A warm smile was brought to his face before he stood up, hardly hesitating before he bolted for the older man. Immediately throwing himself at him for a hug. Knowing that it was a poor choice in action, with how little the other disliked being touched....

But he was finally here. Cor was finally here and he could finally make up all that time....all the things he’d done for him before he’d passed.

Prompto kept Cor locked into a hug before he was surprised to find it returned. Not expecting the arms to hold him like the other was afraid he was going to disappear.

“You’re finally here... You sure know how to keep us kids waiting...” He whispered, the photographers head resting on the much broader one. “Thank you....for doing what you did.”

The blond felt the arms around him tighten more and he gave Cor a gentle pat against his back. Soothing him as gentle as he could.

“Thank you for letting me die as me...and I’m sorry you had to do it---”

“Don’t. It’s fine, you don’t have to apologize for anything.”

His gruff voice cutting Prompto off before his gentle chuckle broke the silence.

“I got ya, big guy...”

“Welcome home.”

#drabble #and here you go kids #now ineed to sleep

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