#hes in the living room rn and masked n stuff but like. i really wanna minimize contact as much as possible...

[thewickerking]

MY ROOMMATE HAS COVID. SO FUCK EVERYTHING

[strawberrymilkgeorge]

Part Ten. Faces

warnings: swearing, hate comments word count: 4.1k (not including pics)

behind the screen (irl dream x f!reader) series masterlist ultimate masterlist

A/N: sorry its late!!!! this feels rushed but i was just too excited to get to some parts!!! also i have had some parts written out for SO long that they dont even feel cute to me anymore so im literally praying to every deity rn that you guys think its cute lmao anyway enjoy!!!!

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It had been about a week since Karl's slip up but everything was already more normal than Y/n had expected it to be. Of course, George, Sapnap and Quackity were all very understanding and gave her space while simultaneously reassuring her that she was safe with them. She fully believed it too, she knew she was safe with them and they weren't going to tell anyone her name.

The one unusual thing was now she had a heavy guilt, like someone dropped another sandbag in her stomach, every time Dream texted her. If the others knew, it was only fair that she tell him her name too, right? I mean, it's Dream. Dream! The boy who had quickly slipped his way into her life and, though she wouldn't admit it to Karl or Naomi, her heart.

But how? Does she just come right out and say it or wait until it gets brought up? She hadn't practiced telling anyone her name because she wasn't planning on doing it any time soon. Though, maybe she should have been seeing as she was going to see them all in person in a little over a month.

Regardless of the guilt, Y/n had other things to worry about today; Quackity was coming to visit. Karl had picked him up from the airport and the two of them spent all day catching up and doing who knows what but Y/n still hadn't met him. She was scared. She wasn't scared of Quackity, but scared because it was the first time one of her online friends would be able to put a face to her name and voice.

Y/n shuffled across her living room rug and reached for her phone on the coffee table, looking for some sort of distraction while she waited for them to arrive.

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Y/n rolled her eyes but smiled, shaking her head as she threw her phone on the couch. Okay, he's right. It's gonna be fine. It's gonna be great. It's just Quackity. If he said anything rude or annoying or anything she could literally just step on him like a bug.

A sharp knock on the front door of her apartment snapped her back into reality. She shook her limbs of nervousness as she made her way to the door, two familiar voices begging to be acknowledged from the other side.

"Let us iiinnn!! Y/nnn!!!!" Karl whined.

After countless times asking the same question, she finally convinced Karl that she was okay with him using her real name in front of Quackity. He clearly still felt guilty about telling the boys her name, asking her multiple times in different ways whether he should call her Y/n or Bugsy in front of the guest. She finally got it through his head that she didn't mind either way.

"Hold on!" she yelled back. She unlocked the door and swung it open to see Karl and Quackity. "So impatient."

"Holy shit, you are tall! Goddammit, I thought that was a joke!"

Y/n laughed shyly at the greeting, looking at Quackity like he was crazy. "Hello to you too. Tried to warn you, dude."

"Yeah but, damn! You're tall and attractive, what the hell?"

"Dude," she said with a warning in her voice. She thought the flirting on Twitter was funny, but in real life she got embarrassed easier and wasn't a fan. "I'm about to kick you out of my house before I even let you in."

This was weird, meeting Quackity before meeting some of her other friends. She loved Quackity, but she had known George much longer and Sapnap even before that. There was no problem with meeting Quackity, she just had no idea how to act since she felt like she hardly knew him.

"Am I allowed to tell people that you're hot?" he asked as he fell on her couch, Karl following right after.

"Quackity!" Y/n yelled, her face heating up at a compliment. "Seriously?"

Karl cackled and shoved Quackity. "Shut up, Alex! No, you're not allowed!"

"Sorry, is that compliment reserved for Dream?" He cackled at his own joke and Y/n's face heated up even more.

"I seriously will kick you out of my house."

"You wanna be flirty on main but not in real life?" Quackity scoffed.

"I'm not flirty on main, you are!" she laughed. "Seriously, don't."

"Okay, sorry, I'll stop," Quackity promised with a laugh in his words.

The three of them fell into easy conversation, mostly because Karl and Quackity were already comfortable around each other at this point. They eventually decided to go to the mall, just to mess around and do something.

*reminder: covid doesn't exist in this fic bc we only want happy things so ignore their masks :P*

Y/n frowned as she unlocked her front door, staring at her phone. She had been so happy with all the fans freaking out about the meetup so she looked at the trending list, expecting to see a flood of keyboard smashes and happiness, but that's not all she ended up seeing. BUGKARLITY was trending, so she scrolled through the tweets and was upset to see not all of them were positive. In fact, when she typed her name in the search bar, lots of the tweets using her name were rather mean.

A few that stuck in her head called her an attention whore and said that her friends only flirted with her because she paid them too. Who on earth would even do that? Some hurt way more than others but she tried to push them aside. It wasn't like this was the first time she had seen comments like this, but they had only gotten worse since her Minecraft date with Dream. She was worried it was cause more hate for her friends and the last thing she wanted was to be the cause of their own hate.

She typed several different messages to Dream, deleting them all after she reread them. She felt like she had to request the same thing from him in a different way. Maybe because she felt like his words meant more, even if he really was just joking like the rest of them. She decided to call him instead of texting.

"Hi!" he chirped happily from the other end.

"Hi, Dream," she said as her chest filled with something warm at the sound of his voice. "How are you doing?"

"Good," he dragged out the word. "How are you?"

"Okay."

"Just okay? What's up?"

"Um," she started, immediately forgetting the words she decided she'd use. "I just... would you mind, uh, not flirting with me so much on, like, Twitter and streams and stuff like that?"

There was a silence before Dream's frantically apologetic words came through. "Yes, of course, oh my gosh. I'm so sorry. If I had known I was making you uncomfortable, I wouldn't have—"

"Wait, no," she interrupted but he must not have heard.

"—said things like... oh gosh. Bug, I'm really sorry—"

"Dream!" she raised her voice, getting him to stop ranting. "You don't make me uncomfortable."

"Oh. Really?"

"Of course not. I actually think it's really..." Cute? Adorable? Endearing? "funny," she decided.

"Oh. Then why...?"

She sighed heavily and explained what she told the others. "So, yeah. I just don't want you guys getting hate because of me so I figure if you stop then... you know."

"Bug..." he said gently. "I'm really sorry. I promise you that I don't—none of us think those things about you."

"I know."

"No, seriously," he said, clearly not believing her. "You need to understand that I..." he paused. "I mean what I say. Always."

Always? she thought. There's a few things he's said that certainly he didn't really mean... like calling her cute?

"I don't joke around like that unless I want to. I wouldn't say things like I say to you unless I really, really, genuinely considered you a close friend and felt comfortable around you. And I do."

Her heart swelled. "Thanks, Dream. I just... maybe don't do it so much for right now? Online, at least," she clarified, not wanting to deprive herself completely of Dream's flirting.

"Yeah, if that's what you want, of course."

"Well, I don't want you to stop flirting with me but, yeah."

He chuckled. "Oh, you do like when I flirt with you?"

She hummed and changed the subject. "Did I interrupt you doing anything?"

"No," his teasing voice dropped and was back to his regular self. "I'm just editing the video we filmed the other day."

"Oh, the 'Minecraft, but you can't touch the floor'?" she asked.

"Yeah."

"Oh," she said, not meaning to sound disappointed. "I'll let you get back to it—"

"No. I mean, you can stay on the phone. Unless you're busy."

She smiled and put her phone on speaker and set it next to her foot on the floor. "I was just gonna paint. So I can stay."

Before she knew it, almost two hours had passed of them sitting in comfortable silence, occasionally speaking to share something with the other before going back to their tasks. It was comforting knowing she didn’t need to speak constantly and could just hang out with Dream.

Y/n's phone rested on the floor next to her, Dream on speakerphone on the other end, only the sounds of his keyboard clicking letting her know he hadn't fallen asleep or hung up. She wasn't sure when they started doing this, staying on the phone even when they had nothing to talk about, but they had done it a few times before. They had talked on the phone and Discord many times but it was usually always with purpose, not usually this silently-enjoying-each-others-presence nonsense. Who was she kidding calling it nonsense, she enjoyed it an embarrassingly insane amount.

She repositioned so she was laying on her stomach as she finished sketching an image that was in her mind.

"Hey, you still there?" Dream asked softly.

"Yeah. Sorry, am I taking away from your sitting in silence time with George?" she joked.

Dream chuckled lightly. "Nah, you're more fun. I was just seeing if you ditched me for Karl yet."

"Nah, you're more fun," she mimed truthfully. "But I'm very focused on this drawing."

"Can I see it when you're done?"

"Don't expect too much. It looks bad."

"If you don't tell me what it is, I can't know how accurate or inaccurate it is."

"Very true..." she trailed off, holding the canvas further away to examine it all at once. She wanted the sketch to be perfect before she made permanent choices with paint. She enjoyed the serenity they maintained even when talking, voices low and delicate like they were keeping secrets but not quite whispering. "Are you almost done editing your video from the other day?"

"Sorta. I'm at the part where you and Sapnap almost died laughing because a ghast knocked George into lava and then Sapnap laughed so hard he fell into lava."

She chuckled, remembering the situation vividly. "That was so funny. The way George screams is so funny."

"Let Naomi know that," he mumbled, causing Y/n to gasp.

"Dream!" she laughed loudly and he joined.

"Sorry, sorry, sorry. It's true though."

"Disgusting!"

A distant voice sounded on the other end and she assumed it was Sapnap. "What do you want for dinner?"

Dream responded with a soft, "Nothing, I'm good."

"Are you talking to Bugsy?"

He must have responded physically because the next sound was Sapnap's very clear, much more lively voice speaking directly into the phone. "Hi, Bugsy!"

"Hi, Sapnap!"

"Can you tell Dream to eat some damn food? This man literally hasn't eaten a single thing all goddamn day."

"Dream," Y/n scolded slowly. "Please eat."

"I'm not hungry."

"I'm not showing you my painting until you eat."

A door closed on the other end and she took that as a sign that Sapnap had left.

"I don't wanna see it anyway. It's probably trash."

"Take that back!" she gasped lightly. She looked at the canvas as she grabbed the first paint color and laughed. It was only a sketch and it was already trash. "Fine, then I won't go on the trip if you don't eat in the next ten minutes."

"That's punishing yourself too though."

"Who says I want to see you?" she asked.

"I never said anything about not seeing me being the punishment."

She had been caught. "It was implied."

"Sure it was."

"It's true though. Who says I wanna see your stupid face?"

He didn't say anything, but an incoming FaceTime call lit up Y/n's phone. A FaceTime call from him.

Her smile dropped. "Clay?"

"Answer it," his voice was lower and her heart started beating faster. Was he really about to show her his face to prove a point? Reveal his biggest secret that only a few close friends knew? To her of all people? She made sure she couldn't be seen in the small window and pressed accept, the voice call ending and the FaceTime call starting.

To her surprise, what came into view wasn't his face, but the logo of the hoodie he was wearing, the simple smile of his merch taunting her. She laughed, the anxiety slowly fading away as it was replaced with a heavy feeling in her stomach. Was she disappointed? Maybe a little, but he teased her into believing she would see him.

"Oh, wow! Dream face reveal! He looks just like his icon, no way!!!"

His chest moved up and down as he laughed, not moving the camera away. "You heard it here first, guys! You've known my face all along, the logo is actually my face!"

She laughed and returned to painting, not paying any more attention to her phone since he was now also showing his ceiling, a small corner of his monitor in frame but nothing else. "I mean it though, if you don't eat, I'm going to be so mad I won't even want to be friends anymore. Or you'll die from malnourishment before we get the chance to meet."

"I doubt it. I'm just not hungry."

"Whatever."

"Oh, hey, so you met Quackity today. How was it?"

"Very scary."

"Yeah?" he asked sympathetically, urging her to explain if she wanted.

"Yeah. But it turned out okay! He didn't act any different so it was fine. It was mostly just awkward. He's also so freaking loud. You would not believe how much louder he and Karl get when they're together."

"I can imagine. Aren't they doing a stream right now or something?"

"Yeah, I think so. I don't wanna watch though, I've had enough of them for the month."

Dream laughed. "How will you deal with them together for New Years'? It'll be for like two weeks."

"Who knows if I'll actually go?"

"Wait, what?" he asked abruptly, not even bothering to hide the disappointment in his voice. His keyboard stopped clicking and she could picture him staring at his phone as if looking at her. "Of course you're going."

"Not if you don't eat food! You have, like, 3 minutes to eat something until I officially am busy doing other things whenever the trip is."

Dream groaned and clicked a few things on his computer before the image on the screen became blurry as he walked through the house, still pointing it at the ceiling. She looked away again and kept painting.

"Quackity's really funny though," she continued. "It was super awkward at first but it was fun to have someone else to help me make fun of Karl."

"Wait, Bug," Dream called out over the sound of wrappers crinkling.

"Hm?" She hummed, continuing to paint.

"Bug," his voice was much softer and he sounded nervous.

She looked at her screen and dropped the paintbrush as she focused on what she saw, grabbing her phone and holding it closer to her face so she could see, still making sure she wasn't in view. All the anxiety from the beginning of the FaceTime suddenly came back and hit her like a truck. Sitting on her screen, waiting to be seen, was Dream. His hood was up, tufts of blonde hair sticking out, and he was standing with his back towards a dark room, the dim light from his pantry making his face just visible.

He held up a cookie in front of his actual, real face. "Are you watching?"

"Y-yea... I... Yeah. I'm watching. Is that really you?"

He nodded once before shoving the cookie in his mouth. "There, I consumed food," he announced, his voice muffled by the cookie. "Now you're legally obligated to come."

"I—What? CLAY! WHAT?"

"What?" he asked innocently as he chewed, walking back to his room and still holding the phone up to show his face. His room light was on, making his face much more visible. If Y/n thought he was attractive in the harsh pantry light, he must have looked like a god in his room lighting, even as pixelated as he was due to the quality of FaceTime. He fell on his bed and Y/n could only gape at his features. He slumped against his headboard, surrounded by roughly a thousand pillows, sporting a small, shy smile as he stared at the screen. "Bug, what?"

She opened her mouth but no words came out. Needless to say, he was unbelievably handsome. Part of the speechlessness was from the shock that he showed his face out of the blue, but obviously, the majority of it was that he was pretty much the most attractive person she'd ever seen. It should be illegal for someone to look that good in a hoodie, especially when pixelated.

"Hmm," he hummed thoughtfully. "Wanna take back what you said earlier?" He bit into another cookie.

"W-what did I say earlier?" Why was she stuttering???

"You said you don't wanna see me and that I'm ugly," he teased.

She paused for too many seconds too long before finally muttering, "you arrogant son of a bitch." He laughed loudly at that.

His eyes crinkled and he threw his head back. So that's what he looks like when he wheezes, she thought to herself, pretty.

Dream shuffled his position on his bed and rested his head on one of his hands. He looked so comfy. "Why are you so quiet, weirdo?" he mumbled.

She set her phone back down and touched her cheeks with her hands and looked away for a moment, grounding herself to the real world for a second. She couldn't process her thoughts when she was staring at a man as gorgeous as Clay. "I don't know, maybe because you gave me no warning before showing me your face? Or because you failed to mention that you're incredibly hot?"

She was so glad she had looked back at her phone or else she would have missed the glorious sight of his cheeks turning bright red before he turned the camera back to his ceiling. "Oh my gosh."

"Aw cute, I made you blush."

"Shut up," he mumbled. "You threatened to not come if I didn't eat something!"

"You didn't have to—you showed me your freaking face just to prove you ate a cookie!! DREAM! I would have believed you if you just said you ate something!" she laughed breathlessly, staring at the phone now for a chance to see him again. "I was joking anyway!"

"Sure you were."

"I was."

"Well, oh well. You deserved to see me anyway."

"Oh, I deserve to see you?" She laughed. "How big is your ego?"

"You know what I meant," he groaned. "You got doxxed by Karl and you met Quackity in person. And you've clearly had a bad day because of all the hate and stuff. You've done a lot of stressful things recently and you deserved to be let in on a secret too."

He was so sweet. Like, tooth-rotting, Halloween candy stash hidden under a kid's bed, upset tummy sweet. She also couldn't get over the fact that he was a million times cuter when he was shy like he was being now, his voice soft and unsure. It contrasted vastly with the confident, loud-mouthed Dream everyone usually saw, though she liked that Dream too. She wished he could show his face for just one more second to see what he looked like shy. Probably sickeningly adorable.

This was it, wasn't it? The chance she had been waiting for to tell him her name? He just let her in on his biggest secret, now he was the one deserving to be let in.

"Y/n," she said with a confident, but soft voice.

There was a long pause. "W-what?"

"Y/n."

He understood the second time immediately. "Y/n..." he tested, the smile in his voice clear as day. "I like it."

"Yeah, well, I guess you deserved to know the secret too."

"I would have been content never knowing."

"Really?" She didn't believe him. He seemed like the type to never be satisfied, always looking for something better. Not in a greedy way, but in a motivational, goal-oriented big achiever way.

"Really," he hummed. "I already feel like you're too good to be true so I wouldn't be surprised if you weren't a real person."

It was silent as she tried to collect her thoughts.

"Bug? You okay?"

"Yeah, I... it's just a lot."

"Sorry."

"No, it's not you. Well... I don't know. I just don't know what I'm supposed to say when you say things like that," she admitted.

He paused. "I think you always have the perfect responses when I say things like that."

"What do I usually say?" She smiled shyly, pulling her hoodie up to her lips.

"You usually call me a nerd or say you can't stand me. 'Oh my gosh I cannot stand you'," he mimicked before laughing.

"What? How is that the perfect response to you saying you can't believe I'm real?"

He hummed and she could practically hear him shrugging. "Because it's a classic Bug response. It's a hundred perfect you. So yeah, it's perfect."

She was silent, trying to compose herself before she exploded.

"By the way, check Twitter."

"Why, are you bragging about me calling you hot?" she teased, hoping to make him blush like she had earlier. It worked.

"Oh my gosh, no. Just look."

She clicked her home button and navigated to the app, her feed instantly flooding with the same similar messages.

"Oh, my gosh," she muttered, her fingers flying away as she typed out her own tweet in response to the love.

Dream chuckled from the other end and when she asked him why, he vaguely said that George texted him but didn't explain further.

"Um, I have to go," she said mournfully. "Karl and Quackity are coming over again."

"Booooo," he pouted.

"Sorry, you aren't the only man in my life," she teased before instantly regretting her choice of words. Too flirty, Y/n, she thought to herself.

"Hm, shame. Am I at least at the top of the list?"

She bit her lips, wanting desperately to repeat what she had told him on their Minecraft date. In the end, she gave in. "I always mean what I say too," she started. "You're my main bitch, baby."

Dream made some sort of sound, a mix of a scoff and a whine but Y/n didn't comment on it, just glowing with heat in her cheeks.

"Leave before I don't let you," he said softly and the heat only grew.

"Goodnight, Dream," she pressed, the tone in her voice letting him know he was being a tease. "Thanks for... thanks for your tweet. And for everything you said earlier."

"Of course. Sorry that you have to see those kinds of things a lot."

"It's okay when I have people like you."

"People like me? What does that mean?"

"Just.... people like you." Cute, sweet, kind, genuine people who make her heart flutter.

She could hear his smile in his words and she figured he knew the unspoken words in her thoughts, the ones she was saying without saying. "Okay. Goodnight, Y/n."

"Goodnight."

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[bunnykawa]

what are you doing, step bro? (sakusa x f. reader)

summary: To your parents, Sakusa was the greatest son. To you, he was the best big brother you could’ve ever asked for, but you could only find that out with a little force.

a/n: i literally just started college so i won't have much time to write but i have some stories in my drafts that'll be posted in awhile lol. should i open requests for haikyuu drabbles since they're short but still entertaining?? idek i feel like no one is reading this rn LOL but if anyone is reading this, lmk ;)

(edit: I HAD TO REPOST THIS CS IT WASNT SHOWING UP IN TAGS so sorry if you already liked this post)

warnings: 18+, incest, mentions of drugging,  mentions of somnophilia, mentions of parental neglect, noncon/dubcon/rape, sakusa is a dirty pervert i just don’t know how else to tag this, degradation, slight manipulation

"(Y/N), this is your new big brother, Kiyoomi," your mother said, holding tightly onto your small shoulders as you stood in front of her.

"You can refer to him as your nii-san from now on." Locking eyes with you was an older boy with long black wavy hair, two moles on the right side of his forehead, and a white face mask on the lower half of his face which blocked his nose and mouth. How odd, you thought. You could tell he was disinterested with how his eyes were blank as he stared at you.

That was the first time meeting your step brother, Sakusa Kiyoomi.

Being four years younger than Sakusa, you two never really got along. Of course you had to respect each other, but there was nothing to really talk about other than when his volleyball games were or unfulfilling small talks. Sometimes he would make snide remarks, asking if you even showered when your hair was only slightly messy or if a smart word ever came out of your mouth when you stumbled over your words. Sometimes he was just mean to you in general to the point where you would cry. You always tried to ignore it, though. That was when you were younger. You couldn’t help that you weren’t that smart and he was your nii-san after all. Your parents would brush it off.

You celebrated his victories together, only because you had to. I mean, you were the younger sister of one of the nation's top three aces in high school volleyball. There was no way your parents wouldn't celebrate. He was their pride and joy.

Smart, athletic, incredibly attractive — everything you felt like you could never live up to.

Your own biological mom so obviously and painfully liked him more than you.

Before you even entered high school, Sakusa was old enough to move out and go to college where he continued to play volleyball. When he visited during the holidays, you still wouldn't have decent conversations with him. He would still insult you. It even made you cringe when you had to call him nii-san. Why address him as your older brother when he didn't even act like it?

But you dealt with it because you had to.

Fresh out of Itachiyama Academy, you're focused on studying for entrance exams for colleges in your area rather than what would happen if you ever had to see Sakusa again. But, you were expecting to see him very soon.

Gentle knocks are heard from outside your door and before you can respond, your mom is already opening it.

"(Y/N), Omi is coming today and he's gonna be here for a week. I have to go to the grocery store to buy food and I'm gonna run other errands so it's gonna take awhile," she says, leaning her head into your room. You respond multiple times with "okay" so she can leave your room sooner.

Textbooks and notebooks are strewn across your bed with you on your stomach, trying to cram as much information in your head as possible.

"That means I might not be here in time for when he comes, so you have to open the door and greet him," she adds.

"What about dad?" you ask with a grimace. The most you would do is say hello and scurry back into your room.

She rolls her eyes at you. "He's working late again. You know that, (Y/N)." With a sigh, you agree and she finally leaves your room after bidding you a "goodbye."

You can't remember the last time you saw Sakusa, but it was probably almost half a year ago. Ever since he left for college, your parents were even more distant towards you. They probably felt like they didn't need to worry about you because you weren't doing anything important.

When Sakusa came over, he barely acknowledged you and you were okay with that because it meant he wouldn't be bothering you.

But that didn't mean his blank stare wouldn't catch your attention whenever you came out of your room to eat or use the restroom. The atmosphere felt...very odd around him. You couldn't necessarily come up with a reason why.

Suddenly, you hear knocking on the front door. It had to be at least an hour or two since your mom left and the thought of who was waiting at the door made your stomach churn.

"Nii-san is here," you mutter to yourself as you got up to open the door. Right as you open the door, Sakusa was staring down at you with the same blankness in his eyes from before with his usual face mask. His hair was shorter than you remember.

Mindlessly, his eyes seem to scan your body before returning to your face, making you feel self-conscious. You were only wearing black spandex shorts and a loose tank top. Subconsciously, you rub your arm and step back to make space.

"(Y/N)," Sakusa acknowledges you in a deadpan voice. It's no surprise to you.

"Hi, onii-san. How are you?" You try so hard to be polite, but Sakusa seemed to have a naturally dominant energy that overwhelmed your senses, even if he also seemed to have the personality of a jar of mayonnaise. You step aside so he can come in. He wore gray sweatpants and a black windbreaker that was zipped up all the way. As soon as he makes it inside, he removes his face mask, stuffs it in his pocket, and starts unzipping his jacket.

"I'm good," he hums, "Where's mom?" He places the backpack he was carrying on the couch and takes a seat as you close the door.

"She's out doing errands and dad is working. Do you want some tea?"

"Yes, please. Make sure you wash your hands before you do. Thank you," he said. You walk into the kitchen, muttering "germaphobe" under your breath at his extra request. Unbeknownst to you, he watched you from his place on the couch as you walked around the kitchen, pulling the tea kettle out of one of the bottom cabinets and looking for cups. His gaze followed the outline of your ass in those tiny shorts that hugged your bottom tightly.

"What college are you planning on going to, (Y/N)?"

"I'm not sure yet, but I'm applying to the college you're going to and three others," you replied from your spot near the counter.

Sakusa actually perks up at your answer. "Oh, cool. You'll love it there if you get in. Only if, though. You're not the brightest."

You couldn't help but let your face fall in a frown at his seemingly small comment. Quickly, you compose yourself and brush off his remark. You got the water boiling in the tea kettle and reached high for the teacups that were sitting on the top cabinets. Your stepdad definitely put them up there.

A presence looms close behind you, which makes your whole body automatically freeze and tense up. A veiny, bulky arm reaches up easily to grab the teacups while another one snakes around you to pull your tank top down as it was exposing your stomach. You're not sure if you're imagining it, but you definitely feel something stiff brushing up against your back.

"You need to be careful. Don't wanna hurt yourself, do you?" Sakusa commented, leaning forward so his mouth was right next to your ear. A blush found its way onto your cheeks from feeling him so close to you.

He usually hated being so close to people. What was so different today?

"R-right," you stuttered, "Thank you, nii-san."

Confrontation wasn't a strong trait of yours.

You guess that moment was when it started getting really weird between you two. You still had small talks from whenever he would actually see you come out of your room, but you wanted to avoid him as much as you could. However, that was hard when Sakusa insisted that you drank tea together every night and, of course, your parents insisted, too.

Your nii-san wants to spend more time with you, they would say excitedly. Better late than never!

Maybe if he was showing the slightest bit of interest in you, your parents would finally care about you. So, with much hesitation, you started drinking tea with your step brother every night. Sakusa even made the tea himself so his poor little sister wouldn't tire herself out with carrying that heavy teapot.

You're still not sure if you're imagining things, but the tea tasted different from how you made it. And you swear that the tea didn't make you so sleepy after drinking it until he started making it.

"Come here," Sakusa would say with a smirk, "Onii-san will take you to bed."

You would pass out before you even made it to bed, but every morning you woke up with sticky thighs, only blaming it on sweating while you were sleeping.

Until one day, you didn't drink all the tea that he made you. You still fell asleep, though. Your brain was hazy enough to make you lose consciousness as he helped you up from your seat in the kitchen.

Sakusa laid next to you on your bed. You were placed on your side so he could slide under the sheets right behind you to press his hardened length against your ass. This was his favorite part of the night. He spent a few minutes playing with your cunt to make it slick enough for him to let his cock break through your walls.

You barely stirred awake. Didn't even move an inch as he caressed every part of your body, from your soft nipples to the sensitive nub between your thighs.

He pushed the elastic of his sweatpants down to his thighs quickly. His cock hit your ass before settling between your folds. A satisfied moan leaves his lips when he feels your wetness coating the top part of his shaft as he rubbed it against you. He hooked his arm around one of your legs so that you were spread open enough for him to fuck you and rub your clit at the same time with his other hand.

He wanted that sweet nectar completely coating his dick. He remembers the way you tasted and how you came on his tongue the night before, despite being blacked out from the little pills he would dissolve in your drinks. You tasted so clean and smelled so fresh. It was impossible for your nii-san to control himself around you.

And when did your ass look so good? God...Sakusa couldn't believe he never noticed how cute and well-shaped you were. You weren't that little girl he met when you were both kids. You were pushing adulthood now. Still pathetic looking, still too shy, still small around him, but fuck, he definitely would have pushed you over the counter the first day he came over and fucked you until you were crying and gagging.

He continued rubbing circles onto your clit and letting his cock soak up your juices. Gently, he positions the tip at your entrances and pushes in slowly.

"There you go," he whispers in your ear, "I know it's a little big. Don't worry."

He manages to fill you up all the way, making him groan. Your walls were tight around him. He thrusts in and out of you carefully, salvaging the feeling of your slick interior.

But you didn't drink all the tea, which means that you could wake up earlier than he expected.

Sakusa didn't expect you to wake up now.

You stirred slightly as you regained consciousness. Although your eyelids were heavy, you tried to force them open only to be met with darkness.

"Mmm," you croaked, rubbing your eyes. The odd feeling of being filled up suddenly made you wake up more. "W-what's going on?"

"Fuck," Sakusa muttered from behind you. You felt a hard chest pressed against your back and...a hand on your pussy. No, something inside your pussy. And that voice was so familiar.

You quickly whip your head around when the realization dawns on you. What the fuck is happening? While your eyes adjust to the dark room, you see two familiar eyes staring straight back at you. He stopped grinding his hips against you for a moment as if time stopped.

"...Nii-san?" you hesitated. His breathing was heavy and he stayed silent.

"Nii-san, what are you doing?" you asked in a panicked voice. You quickly tried to get up from your position, only to be held down by Sakusa’s muscular arms. His hand wrapped itself over your lips to prevent you from screaming.

“Be a good girl and stay quiet, (Y/N),” he whispered. A muffled scream tries to escape your lips. He continued to fuck you slowly, leaving a burning feeling in your walls. The same sore feeling that you would sometimes wake up to within the past few days.

For a moment, you pry his fingers off of your mouth. "I don't understand...Why are you...?" You yelped in surprise, horror, and pleasure as he delivered a sharp thrust from behind you. The smack of his hips against your bare ass made you cringe and feel so disgusted with yourself. Nii-san is actually inside me.

"My poor little sister," he chucked darkly. He suddenly wraps his arm around your knee tighter and forces your legs wide open, your knee almost touching your chest. Instead of putting his hand over your mouth to shut you up, he kneads your breast. His hands were so large.

"You think you can walk around the house looking like a little slut in those tiny shorts?" He stretches you open with his hard cock with slow, yet hard, thrusts. It left your mouth agape, but no sounds left your throat except for small squeaks that you couldn't hold back. "You stupid bitch. Just as dumb as I could remember. Fuck, you don't know how much I wanted to bend you over and fill you up with my cum like the stupid, desperate slut you are."

He was satisfied as you were barely fighting him. All you did was desperately search for something to hold onto and bite your lip because you were so scared. His words were painful. "Look at you. A waste of fucking space, only good as a fuck hole. Didn't even realize she was getting drugged and getting fucked every night because she's so fucking stupid."

Weak. That was all your brain was telling you, mocking you, as Sakusa didn't stop moving against you and insulting you. This wasn't the first time. It just so happened that this time you were able to wake up.

"I-I..." you stuttered, "I'll...I'll tell mom and dad." The sheets were gripped tightly between your fingers. "I'll tell them- mmmm...what nii-san has been doing to me..."

"If you tell mom and dad, they wouldn't even care," Sakusa said in a patronizing tone. The way his hand was caressing you made you wanna cry.

“They would!”

"Mom and dad don't even treat you like a daughter, (Y/N). When was the last time they told you they loved you?" Even if his question was rhetorical, your mind went completely blank. You can't recall a moment where they ever told you they loved you.

"B-but, this isn't right! You're not supposed to be doing this," you argued. It was a surprise that your mind wasn't completely clouded by how big his cock was and how his thrusts felt almost hateful.

"You think they would choose your side? You'd be ruining your own life. Maybe you'd ruin mine. And it'd be. All. Your. Fault." With each syllable, his movements became sharper. "You don't wanna betray your nii-san by saying something, do you?"

"You love your nii-san, right?"

You do. You love him so much, even if you tried to avoid him and he never said a single good thing to you in your whole damn life.

Because you have to love him.

You stopped gripping on the sheets to the point where your knuckles were turning ghostly white to brush away the tears rolling down your cheeks. Your body shook, from both crying because of Sakusa's painful words and how hard he was fucking you. The pleasure building up in your core was overwhelming you, making that intense feeling of having to pee forced out of you.

Hearing your sniffles and small cries, Sakusa pulls you even tighter against him, but doesn't stop his relentless thrusting. It turned him on even more. He pushes your hand to brush away your tears for you, like good big brothers should.

"It's okay, (Y/N). We both know mom and dad don't love you."

A loud cry erupted from your chest. Maybe if your parents cared about you, they'd be running to your room to save you the second you started crying. But, no. Sakusa was basking in the fact that you were hurting on the inside. After years of negligent silence, you were finally letting it all out.

"But nii-san loves you," he said with a smile.

Although his words seemed to stun your entire being, you manage to choke out a "What?" Like it was the first time someone ever told you that they love you.

His torturous thrusts almost distracted you. Fuck, why did it feel so good to have your step brother fucking you on your side like this?

"I love you." He sweetly grabs your face so you can turn your head to look at him. There was a pounding in your ears coming straight from your chest. A warm feeling spreads throughout your stomach.

"You...you love me, nii-san?"

"Of course I do." He was actually smiling at you, "If I didn't, would I be inside you right now?"

His face didn't seem so blank anymore. Sakusa never ever smiled at you. Hell, he never really smiled in general. Someone actually loved you. Holy shit. And he was even pounding away at your insides like you were a fuck doll.

Is that why he's so mean? Was he just trying to hide his feelings for you this whole time? You could die laughing right now. His cock felt so damn good rearranging your guts against your will yet you were struggling to accept it.

Your cheeks naturally puffed up in happiness as you smiled so brightly at him. The flip switched in your brain so easily. Without another word, Sakusa kissed you passionately, because he knew you would let him continue to ravage your body. Your hips began to buck from the pressure building up in your lower half and you starting pushing your hips towards him, welcoming his length inside you. It felt like you needed more of him. More of his love.

Love me.

"Nii-san," you gasped against his lips. His movements never faltered, which you figured was from his amazing athletic ability and stamina.

"Be a good little sister and cum on my cock," he coaxed. He could tell you were so close to cumming from how tightly your precious cunt was hugging his length and how you were squirming against him. You were both slick with sweat. As you started squirming more violently against him, Sakusa tightened his grip on you.

“I’m gonna cum,” you whined desperately, “Nii-san, I’m gonna cum!” You grabbed his arms and pushed your fingernails into his skin, making him hiss from the sudden pain. With a firm grip over your mouth, he muffles your screams. Satisfaction settled in your stomach as you exploded all over his cock. Your sweet juices trailed down your thighs onto the bedsheets.

As much as Sakusa wanted to, he couldn’t fill up your insides and see your hole dripping with his cum just yet. He quickly pulls out of you and lets his seed shoot onto the bare skin of your ass. The shock of your orgasm left your thighs trembling, your skin wet, and your eyes drooping.

“You’re the best little sister.”

You would’ve replied, but you could barely form any words as you lost consciousness again. When you woke up the next morning, you were fully dressed and cleaned up, with no stickiness between your thighs like how you used to wake up.

Sakusa actually cleaned you up this time. You felt your heart melt and butterflies fluttering in your stomach.

Everything seemed to go back to normal between you two, with the same small talks and not really seeing each other often, but he always had a knowing smirk on his face whenever he saw you.

Whenever his eyes would trail up your body to meet yours, you could feel a warmth in your stomach spread all throughout your body which forced you to look away quickly. Whenever he insulted you, you would feel your thighs press together. Whenever you caught yourself admiring his features when he replaced his face mask for a new one, you smiled softly to yourself.

When it was time for him to leave, you couldn’t help but let a few tears shed. He was all set to go, with his backpack on and his mask covering his face.

“Hey, don’t cry, (Y/N),” he cooed, wiping your tears away, “You know I won’t be gone forever.”

You sniffled, “I know. I just hate being here alone.” Well, not necessarily alone. You just hated being ignored and neglected just because you weren’t your brother.

“If you manage to get into my college, you can move in with me. How does that sound?” You instantly perk up and dry your tears with your shirt.

"Really?!” you asked with excitement. You imagine all the things you could do with your nii-san without your parents in the picture. You could go out together, hold hands, share kisses, just about anything. He could even fuck you whenever he wants.

These thoughts about your own step brother would've made you feel sick before.

But that was before you knew Sakusa loved you. Now, you couldn't help but ask your mom when the next time your nii-san would be coming to visit. While you were waiting for his next visit, you studied hard.

College would be so much fun with your nii-san with you!

Part 2

[rattyoakenbitch]

youtubers: “don’t touch her” ₊˚ ⸝  corpse husband x reader

❝i don't wanna think about, think about you. drink up, drink up i'm so fucked up, all i want is you.❞

gif credit: n/a song: lykke li - sex money feelings die

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pairings: corpse husband x reader

warnings: angst, cursing, drinking, smoking, violent language, and minor mentions of anxiety.

summary: i can’t make summaries rn hhh just read it (:

“Sean, there is no way in hell I’m going!”

“Oh, come on, Y/N. It’ll be fun!”

“That’s what you always say!”

“Ugh, you and Corpse are so stubborn. At least I was able to convince him to show up! You know what you need? To get out of the house more often and come hang with us.”

“Uh huh, yeah, y’all have fun, I got some stuff to finish.”

“Yeah? Like what? Your ten hour nap?”

“HEY! Excuse me -”

“7PM, [club address], you’re showing up.”

“Sean - !”

With that, Sean hung up. You let out an exasperated huff, crossing your arms and pouting like a toddler who was just denied a toy. You were invited, or more accurrately forced to celebrate whatever the hell Sean and his friends achieved. With lives like theirs, it seemed like there was always something to celebrate. 

You, on the other hand.. Well, you were just little old you. You met Sean by mere chance. It’s a very long story, but you shared some things in common, like your love for video games. However, that was about the only thing you could relate to with Sean and his little friend circle. You were more passionate about writing, as well as reading short horror stories. 

Now, that’s where you clicked with Corpse Husband. 

He was an underrated YouTuber, whose main uploads were narration videos on creepypastas and horror stories. That’s until he blew up with his Among Us gameplays, collaborating with big names like PewDiePie, Jacksepticeye, and CrankGamePlays (EEF!!!).

You met over an Among Us stream with said YouTubers and immediately hit it off. You shared a dark sense of humor, love for horror, and music. You knew of Corpse before, but only then did you discover that he produced music, which you absolutely enjoyed (and blasted in your house for days on end).

When you found out you lived not even twenty minutes away from each other, you’d occasionally meet up, mostly at his house considering he only went out once in a blue moon. You’d sometimes even spend the night at his place, staying up late, gazing up at the stars, getting deep into conversation and opening up about things you never blurted out to people. But when you were with Corpse, everything just came naturally. You felt safe with him, and hopefully, he felt the same. 

Night approached, the clock striking 5PM. You figured you’d get ready since Sean was dead set on you coming to the party. You showered, did a minimalist glossy makeup look, and chose an outfit, which consisted of a half neon green and black skirt that stopped mid thigh, and an oversized distressed band tee which you tucked into your belt. You slipped on a pair of ripped, striped thigh-highs with mismatched colors, (white stripes on one and neon blue on the other), and your platform boots that made you look like a Bratz Doll. You didn’t bother with your tangled hair. You teased it with a brush but didn’t put any effort into styling it, since it’d get messy anyways. To finish your look, you clipped on a choker and dangled a couple of layered chains around your neck.

Corpse would tease you, saying you had a “dog collar”, but you knew he secretly liked it.

All dolled up and ready to go, you hopped into your car and followed the GPS to the address Sean sent you. Drunk couples stumbled out of the club, dates headed inside, and old wasted guys were thrown out. Oh boy, you were not ready for this.

You were the anxious, anti social type. Not because it was edgy or cool, but you simply didn’t know how to handle social situations. However, it comforted you to know Corpse would be there by your side so you didn’t need to chat and flirt with strangers. 

It’s not like you wanted to meet anybody new, anyways. Though nobody was aware of it, you had feelings for Corpse. Cliche, right? You knew you shouldn’t have, but you developed feelings for him. It made you feel strange and weird, considering you haven’t caught feelings in a while.

You came up with the bright idea of slowly drifting away from Corpse to maybe help de-escalate these feelings, but you were going to run into him at the club, so what the heck.

You headed inside, your eyes scanning the crowd and pushing through, searching for your friend group. You spent a couple minutes cluelessly looking around the club, but to no avail. Then, it was as if a light bulb clicked on over your head; you never thought to phone Sean.

“Ugh, I’m so stupid.” You reached into your purse to get ahold of your phone when a pair of strong, manly hands and cold metal which you assumed to be rings wrapped around your shoulders, gripping you tightly. 

“Boo!” 

You felt your heart stop and ran out of the man’s grasp, spinning around to look at who it was.

“Oh, did I scare you?” 

The man’s deep, monotone voice rumbled above the sound of the music and shouts. Then you recognized that unique and distinctive voice. 

“Corpse!! What the hell?”

His nose and jaw was covered by a black mask, with a print that looked like Frank from Donnie Darko, which was also Corpse’s signature look, seen in his channel art. 

Despite Corpse being a faceless YouTuber, only very few people have seen his face, including you and Glam&Gore who he featured in his narration videos. You thought he was very handsome, his baritone voice matching his appearance. You had to admit, you were a little disappointed he chose to wear a mask. You loved seeing his facial expressions, especially his precious smile that would light up the room when he’d let out little fits of laughter. But you got over it and respected the fact that he wanted to remain anonymous.

“You dickhead,” you scoffed, smacking Corpse lightly on the shoulder. Corpse towered over you, looking admittedly both intimidating and seductive. If you were a stranger, you’d probably be running off, but you weren’t scared of Corpse. He was a big softie and a teddy bear.

Corpse chuckled lowly, slinging his arm over your shoulder and leading you to Sean’s group. He was protective like that, even if you were just friends. Now you could see why Sean, at one point, speculated that you and Corpse had a thing going on. 

“So, Sean forced you to tag along, too?”

“Pfft, yeah, that’s Sean for you.”

“Hey, there’s my favorite couple,” Sean joked, patting your shoulder. You rolled your eyes at his drunk antics.

“Shut up, don’t make me choke you like I hate you,” you mocked in return, eliciting a fit of laughter from the group. 

“Remind me to never hang out with you losers again,” Corpse mumbled sarcastically under his breath.

The night went by in a flash. Sean, Thomas, Felix, and everyone else was blackout drunk. Luckily, Mark was there to assist them. Since Mark couldn’t drink, he would be the designated driver that night. Corpse hung out by himself, sometimes getting approached by women who he politely turned down.

You, on the other hand, were downing alcohol like your life depended on it. For you, it would take more than the average number of drinks for you to get wasted.

“Y/N, don’t you think you should slow down?” Corpse questioned cautiously, resting a hand on the small of your back.

“Does it really look like I’m thinking right now?” you drunkenly slurred, following with a giggle. You waved to the bartender, calling for another shot, which he slid over to you, but not without hesitating after noticing your state. You pushed Corpse off of you, probably more harshly than you intended, and took the shot. 

“Okay, Y/N, fuck this, I’m taking you to my place. We can’t stay here and you certainly can’t drive back home when you’re drunk,” Corpse scowled, stepping closer to you. Again, you shoved him back.

“No.. No..” You sighed, holding your pounding head in your hand. “Don’t do that.”

“Do what? Y/N, you’re drunk -”

“I’m not letting you of all people take me.”

Corpse blinked. “What does that mean?” He knew you were drunk, of course, and you were probably just blurting nonsense.

All of a sudden, tears escaped your eyes, racing down your blushy cheeks.

“No.. I’m so sorry. It’s my fault.” You began to shake and tremble as tears started to uncontrollably spill down your face. Corpse didn’t waste another second to take you in his arms, hushing you. “Your hugs are so warm.. I hate it. I hate feeling this way. It’s all my fault.”

“What did you do, sweetheart? You can tell me.”

Your heart ached when you heard his pet name for you.

“I think I may like you more than you like me.. I-I didn’t mean to! Please don’t leave me. You’re all I have,” you sobbed into his white tee, clinging onto him. “I love you so fucking much, it hurts. I shouldn’t have!”

Corpse stopped for a moment, processing your words.

You.. felt the same?

Corpse had to tell you. You were drunk, but he needed you to know. 

“Y/N, I -”

Suddenly, you had a moment of clarity. Realizing how close you were to Corpse, you backed away, wiping away the mascara tears under your eyes.

“I - I think I had too much to drink.. I just need a smoke..” 

Without giving Corpse the chance to protest, you ran off into the crowd, struggling your way through. 

Corpse began to get worried when you didn’t come back. He waited impatiently on the barstool where you left him, anxiously playing with his rings.

He was just about to get up and look for you, when he caught a glimpse of you stumbling out the exit with another man who guided you, gripping your arm tightly.

Corpse fumed, his face going red and heartbeat speeding up. He went after you, knowing damn well you didn’t know this man. 

The man took you to his car, placing you atop the trunk, your legs dangling over the edge. He stepped in between your legs, caressing your face. Everything was a blur. If your mind was clear, you wouldn’t be stupid enough to trust this random guy, who was probably ten years older than you. 

“You’re too pretty to be crying,” he whispered, leaning in closer to your face, until a yell stopped him from proceeding any further.

“Hey, asshole, she’s drunk! Don’t you fucking touch her!”

“C-Corpse?” You hiccuped, hopping off the trunk to get a look at the approaching figure. It was indeed Corpse. His eyebrows were pressed together angrily at the sight.

“You know this dude?” the man said loudly and smugly, just to get a reaction from Corpse. “Relax, my man, I’m just tryna take this pretty girl home.”

“Well this pretty girl happens to be mine, and I won’t let you take advantage of her,” Corpse growled. 

You stood by the stranger, clinging to him as you watched Corpse’s face twist into an expression of heartbreak when you didn’t budge. He then noticed the bruises around your arms and wrist, supposedly from the man’s strong grip. He was unbelievably furious. 

“Ha, doesn’t look like she’s your girl anymore.” The man’s lips twisted upwards into a devilish smirk, only pissing Corpse off some more. Oh boy, was he ready to snap. He reached into his pocket, when..

“Wait,” you managed to slur out, breaking up the argument. You reached out towards Corpse like a child. His facial expression immediately softened. He gave you a loving smile and immediately took you into his arms, holding you protectively. 

“Now, I suggest you get in your car and never come back,” Corpse threatened.

“Oh, yeah? Or what? I’ll kill you and take your girl, you motherfucker!”

Without hesitation, Corpse took out his switchblade, looking the man in his eyes.

“Say that again?”

You watched as the stranger’s whole tough act fell apart. Without another word, he ran to the driver’s side of his car, fumbling with his keys. 

“Yeah, that’s right,” Corpse mumbled, not taking his eyes off the man until he reached his own car. You held his hand the whole way, processing what had just happened. Corpse noticed your distant expression. You got into his car, shutting the door and slumping back into your seat. He tore off his mask, taking in deep breaths to calm himself. Then he looked back to you. 

“Princess?”

You looked to Corpse, your eyes teary. “Hey, Corpse.” You didn’t seem to be as drunk, your mind a lot clearer after the incident. “D-Did you mean anything you said back there? About the..”

“About you being my girl?” 

Corpse took your hand in his, squeezing it comfortingly. He leaned forward and cupped your face with his free hand. “Absolutely.” 

With that, you leaned towards him, hesitantly pressing your lips to his. Your lips tasted of alcohol, but Corpse didn’t care. He was admittedly taken back, his breath hitching, but he released the tension from his body and kissed you back, pulling you over to the driver’s seat atop him. There wasn’t much space, forcing you to press closer to Corpse, deepening the kiss. 

Still being a bit drunk, you were clumsy and kind of ‘out of it’. 

“I’d hold onto something if I were you,” Corpse mumbled, breaking the kiss momentarily to guide your hands to grip his shoulders. But you were impatient and reconnected your lips with his, no doubt causing him to blush even more than he already was.

You couldn’t help yourself and giggled into the kiss, causing Corpse to chuckle along with you, departing from the kiss again and resting his forehead against yours.

“I’m sorry, you’re just so fucking adorable when you giggle.” 

You hummed in response, offering Corpse an innocent grin as you pecked all over his face. 

“I’m so glad you’re mine.”

[kaal-ee]

Company

Chapter 5: Hanging out

Synopsis: Niki comes across a girl and becomes friend with her because he loved her company. Niki thinks he only likes her as a friend and likes someone else romantically and gets into a relationship with his 'crush'. But does he actually just see Y/N platonically?

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Niki walked Y/N till her apartment

Y/N: You... wanna come inside?

Niki: no no it's alright, its pretty late you should sleep

Y/N: i don't sleep before 4 am... and i have icecream... ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Niki: Can't deny ice cream

Your apartment was small, you previously had a roomate but she left a few months ago so you were living alone. It was beige and had a soft aesthetic to it.

Niki: damn your house is so cuteee, our dorm has become an internet cafe at this point. Our dorm is always very messy. | wasn't expecting you to be this neat hehe

When they entered Y/Ns room, Y/N regretted inviting him. Her shirt and bra were on the floor and her wall was full of kpop posters. She immediately pushed Riki out and asked him to wait in the living room for a while, niki was giggling but he also felt extremely shy because...He just saw a girl's bra... He saw Y/N's bra... 😳😳

They had ice cream and niki and Y/N were having another cute moment, eating together in silence, when Jungwon called him reminding him that he should come back home as it was very late.

Niki left soon but kept on thinking about your lace bra all night that night, he tried to brush those thoughts off thinking he was being peverted, but he couldn't help himself. He was uncertain that he only saw you as a friend.

Sunday came soon, you went to the hybe building for the first time, you were excited as hell. Then you suddenly remembered how embarrassing it would be to dance with niki, he had been practically dancing since he came out of the womb and you just started few months ago, you were still stiff like a stick.

Riki had managed to convince his manager to take a day off. Everyone was quite weirded out as niki barely took days off unless he was really sick, he was very serious towards his work. Niki was googling stuff about fishes in hope to maybe impress you with a little bit of knowledge , hoping you'd think he is smart.

Jungwon: Look at niki studying about fishes for his little date lol

Niki: yah it's not a date, it's just a friendly hang out

Jay: Explain me why did you use a face mask before sleeping yesterday night, which you never do, perfected your choreographies when you weren't bothered about your choreographies even before the kbs stage and why tf are you learning about fishes to make Y/N think you are smart

Niki: it's just that... I like to make a good impression on people...

Jungwon: i remember you telling me a few months ago that you didn't care about what people think about you

Niki: i feel attacked rn T-T

They met at noon in the hybe dance practice room, niki asked which song was her favourite choreography (she was about to say fever but she realised it was... A little... Sensual... So she said tamed dashed)

She was scared that Niki would be disappointed about how slow Y/N was in learning the dance, but to her surprise, Riki was really patient and was constantly praising Y/N for her attempts. He even told her a few tricks and techniques to improve her moves and make everything look smooth.

Riki: Move your head to the side slowly as you do this part and make sure you take small steps-

Y/N accidentally stepped on his feet

Y/N: Shit I'm sorry i didn't look ... I mean I did look but i forgot to take a small step while moving my head-

Riki: it's alright ◕���◕, you are actually doing amazing, you almost learnt the whole choreography under an hour, we just need to perfect some moves. sunoo took more time than you to learn it. This reminds me of the day I argued with him. Maybe if he wasn't slow we would have never met ( he chuckled softly)

Y/N: huh? Wdym never met?

Riki told Y/N everything that happened that night

Y/N: oh well ig I gotta thank sunoo, because without him I would have never met my idol hehe

Riki: WHICH BRINGS ME TO THE QUESTION, IM NOT YOUR LOCKSCREEN ANYMORE WHY IS IT SOOBIN SUNBAEMIN? IS IT BECAUSE HE IS TALLER? I MEAN IM JUST ONE CENTIMETRE SHORTER ILL OUTGROW HIM SOON-

Y/N: You want to be my lockscreen? Didn't pine you to be the jealous type hehe

Riki: What... No I'm not jealous 👉👈 i was just confused about why im not your lockscreen anymore... Did i bore you already?

Y/N: What no hehe, i just thought the picture was cool so i changed it, but if you wish I can keep you as my lockscreen, homescreen and my phone cover forever

Riki: (blushing) i mean... Not like I care or something... You can keep your lockscreen as whatever you wish

Y/N: weren't you the guy who just yelled at me for changing my lockscreen? But if you don't care I'll keep my lockscreen as soobin only

Riki: WHAT NO! Keep me as your lockscreen 👉👈.. and I'm sorry i didn't mean to raise my voice at you

Y/N: (giggling) Ok my pretty boy now let's complete the end part of the choreography

Riki (internally screaming, crying, wailing OMG YOU SHE CALLED ME 'MY PRETTY BOY') uh yeah you need to put your left foot forward and make sure you keep your right foot steady or you might loose balance...

After learning the choreography, the pair went to the aquarium.

Niki: The fish in the middle of a school is the school’s leader.

Y/N: damn how tf do you know so much about fishes

Niki low key panicked thinking about what lie to make up because he couldn't tell her he googled everything a night before...

Niki: Oh... Uh yeah... When I was younger... I had a okay about fishes and i was a goldfish...

Y/N: oooo do you remember your dialogues?

Niki: Uh yes I remember! "Blub blub blub"

Y/N: Hehehehehe that's so cool if you were to do that play again i would have come to watch your play hehehe

Niki: but i only had one dialogue (^～^;)ゞ

Y/N: Would have been there, front row, would have cheered hard when you did your blub blub blub hehehehehe

Niki felt embarrassed but for some reason his heart felt very warm when you said this, like really this girl was all fired up and supportive for his one dialogue?

Niki: We have our new song blessed cursed shooting starting from this Thursday... Will you come and cheer me up in my solo shoot?

Y/N: OFC, I'll also be present at your first offline concert. I'll scream the fanchant until my throat is sore!

Niki couldn't help but blush imagining Y/N coming to his show.

They went and had lunch at Bang Chan's Cafe

Bang Chan: OOO hiiiii nikiiiii how's everything??? Yk Y/N asked me literally almost every day if you ever came by!

Y/N: What? No i didn't (；^ω^）

Niki: Awh I'm sorry Y/N i was just so busy with the promotions

Bang Chan: aww it's alright I'm proud how hard you work. Get seated I'll get you food ❤️❤️

Han: Oh hi Y/N, hi boyfriend of my sister I'll keep an eye on you don't you dare hurt her or I'll break your leg-

Y/N: HANNIE OPPA HE ISNT MY BOYFRIEND

Niki: (lowkey scared Awkwardly laughs it off)

Y/N: (heading towards their table and getting seated) besides that i anyway don't intend to get into a relationship anytime soon, all my exes were dogs.

Niki: meow...

Han: Was that... A confession?

Niki: I was just telling yk... People tell me I look like a cat

Y/N broke out laughing because honestly wtf was this lmao

Niki felt so good whenever he made you laugh, because he felt good about himself that you found him funny, he felt like he was really enjoying the moment and his life when you laughed and you looked really adorable to him when you were happy

Niki walked you home after eating lunch and told you he was looking forward to you coming to his shooting.

Niki went to the dorm and talked about everything that happened to his hyungs. Meanwhile Jungwon was really happy seeing his niki be so happy, he really wished he would stay this happy forever.

Y/N went home and talked about everything that happened to Wonyoung over call. Wonyoung was really happy seeing her bestfriend be so happy, she really thought that she deserved the world.

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[unimooshi]

Christmas Fluff Snippet Megapost

(brought to you by your host Mooshi bc I’m stuck at home and wanna procrastinate cleaning my room :) )

Rated: G/Fluff

Relationship(s): Literally as many I can think within the span of 3 hours as they’re all basically 1 paragraph long. Feel free to read whichever ones you want I’m making word soup rn. We smackin’ tonight kings, queen, and royals in between😌😭✨

All relationships can be whatever universe you want, unless stated otherwise. Have a good time

Also please keep in mind that I haven’t read a lot of the comics and have a limited knowledge on the cartoons bc I haven’t watched some of them, but I’ll try my best to write out the dynamic as I see it.

1) Starscream/Optimus (StarPrime) you knew we were gonna start with OTP

“I know you wanted to visit Earth for a small vacation, but did you really have to choose the coldest of Earth months to visit?”, Starscream said with borderline disgust as he stared at the snow at the bottom of their ship, the only redeeming thing about the environment was the setting sun.

He kneeled down and scooped up a pile of snow, watching it crumble away between his digits. His internal heating system kicking into overdrive to compensate, little puffs of steam floating into the air. It wasn’t that it was cold, the issue was how wet it would be. The mess that would be made inside their circuits and the water dripping from exposed wiring made Starscream shiver.

“No, I didn’t have to but Earth has such a happy culture this time of year and I wanted to share that with you. I think you’ll like Christmas. Cheer up, let’s take a walk.” , Optimus planted a small peck on the side of Starscream’s helm and stepped outside, the soft crunch of snow following the Prime.

Starscream reluctantly stepped into the snow and groaned with how much water his sensors were already detecting, “How happy could this holiday possibly be with frozen condensation falling from the sky and getting into your circuits?”

“Well, according to what can be found on the internet, it’s an annual religious festival, but most humans use it as a time to see loved ones and celebrate their love for one another.”, Optimus took Starscream’s servo and interlaced it with his own, removing his battle mask to reveal a soft smile with blue optics to match, “and besides you can take a warm lather in the washracks later while I warm up some energon. I know you like watching Earth movies every once in a while.”

Starscream really couldn’t argue with his conjux and just vented out more heat, the puff leaving a trail of white steam as it floated into the evening sky. If being on a mud ball planet meant Optimus would be relaxed then he supposed it would be worth getting his circuits drenched for. Honestly, doing anything was worth it if it meant his Prime would stop thinking about his responsibilities even for just a cycle.

“Your strobes are blinking by the way.”

Starscream stopped walking and flapped his wings into view then dipped them low, brushing it off.

“It doesn’t mean anything.”

“I’m sure it doesn’t.”, Optimus rolled his optics and laughed, holding his conjux’s servo a little tighter.

———

2) Knockout/Breakdown (KOBD)

“Merry Christmas Knockout!”, Breakdown burst into the Medbay with a clumsily wrapped box.

Knockout nearly dropped his datapad and jumped from the sudden intrusion, his servo switched out for his buzz saw until he saw who it was.

“Breakdown!”, Knockout vented out and transformed his servo back, “Don’t scare me like that so suddenly.”

“I’m sorry, but I just wanted to finally give you this. I knew you just had to have it when I saw it and I really hope you like it.”

“All is forgiven. Thank you.”, Knockout casually tore away at the wrapping and lifted the lid, his optics glowing brighter.

“Well...do you like it?”

“Like it? I love it!”, Knockout unfolded the white stripe vinyl inside to it’s full length, laughing with a full smile, “You always know just what to get me!”

He put his gift down on the examination table and went to go hug his conjux, climbing up a little to properly plant a kiss.

As high as the mood was brought up, it was quickly shot down again.

“Wait, I’m not done with your gift yet.”, Knockout left for his datapad and scrolled through something.

“It’s alright, you don’t have to give me one. Your company is the only gift I need.”, Breakdown tried to comfort his conjux, but Knockout held out a servo to stop him.

“That’s a sweet sentiment, but it doesn’t feel fair if I had my gift before yours is even done and I don’t want you seeing it while it’s incomplete.”

“I’m sure I’ll like it even if it’s unfinished. The thought matters more than what it is. Can you tell me what it is?”

“Are you sure?”

Breakdown nodded excitedly.

Knockout sighed and handed over the datapad, “It’s only about 75% of the way done, but it’s a transcription of that Earth book you wanted to read but couldn’t find an online PDF version of it.”

Breakdown scrolled through the pages of words and felt his frame melt.

“I know it’s not as good as what you gave me but—”

“I love it!”, He lifted Knockout off the ground and squeezed, “Thank you!”

“You’re welcome but watch the paint!”

———

3) Bumblebee/Blitzwing (TFA Blitzbee)

Bumblebee wasn’t one for snow to be perfectly honest. Sure, making snowmen and having snowball fights with Sari were fun, but he mostly did those activities to make her happy as her best friend. The frosty windows on the base served as another reminder as to why he liked to stay inside where it was warm and there was plenty of oil to drink, so it was rather ironic when he started seeing a mech who could make ice and enjoyed just burying himself in the frozen stuff.

“Come outside my little bee~”

Random sang softly and taunted him from outside the Autobot base. The heat from Blitzwing’s system fogging up the window further. Everyone else in the base had retreated back to their rooms for the night, leaving Bee free to do what he wanted in the living room. At least, he would be if there wasn’t a giant beige and purple bot trying to get him outside.

“No way Blitzbrain. It’s beyond freezing out there. I’m not locking up my servos just so you can eat street snow again.”

Bumble whispered harshly and opened the window, a gush of frozen air creeped their way through the cracks of his frame. His central heating system kicked online.

Random’s glossa slithered out of his intake, “Aww why not?”

“Because it’s gross. And that’s saying something when it comes from me!”

Vrrrr.

“I suppose that’s true.”, Icy’s lips pouted outward as he pressed his digits to his chin. His sharp features standing out in the crisp darkness of the night, “But aren’t you the one always wanting to go out? Why is it so different this time?”

“Because time impossible to drive in snow and I don’t wanna deal with traffic.”

“It’s the middle of the night.”

“So?”

Vrrrr.

“So why don’t you want to come out here and spend some time away from this stupid base you tiny bug bot!”

Bee held a digit to his intake, “I’m right here idiot, you’ll wake everyone up and then they’ll see you and then we’ll have to fight.”

Vrrrr.

“You’re afraid of the snow aren’t you.”

“What? No. That’s not—I’m not afraid of it are you kidding me? Only sparklings are afraid of stupid things like that.”

“Ok, so you just don’t like the cold.”

“So what if I don’t?”

“Even if you can’t drive, it’s still a nice night for flying.”

Bumblebee’s optics widened, “Flying?”

“Yes. Calm winds, clear skies, no organics or bots in the streets, what more could you wait for?”

“You’re gonna take me flying?”, Bee’s voice rose in pitch and he looked up at his mechfriend with stars in his eyes.

Vrrrr.

“If you keep repeating the same thing I’ll crush you with this wall!”

Vrrrr.

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen something go splat!”

Random laughed at his own morbid thought.

“Ok, first of all, don’t crush me. You’re like three times my size, you don’t need a wall. Second, as long as I don’t have to get my servos wet I’ll be there in a nanoklik.”

Bumblebee gave a quick peck before racing away to touch himself up a little for his small impromptu date.

———

4) Megatron/Soundwave (MegaWave)

Megatron was busy. Again.

Soundwave didn’t mind it much as he just worked on his reports, but deep in his spark he really hoped he would’ve made some time to be with him. There was no such luck unfortunately. Soundwave knew his leader was always busy which is what made their small times together all the more special and intimate. Nobody ever saw the side of the warlord that he did and he was quite proud of that. It made him feel special.

>Soundwave.

A private communication line blipped open from Megatron. What convenient timing.

>Yes, Lord Megatron?

>I need you to send a message to Shockwave about the latest export of energon. There will be a delay because of Autobot meddling, but it shouldn’t take more than a couple earth cycles to have everything in order.

>Message received. Will be sent as soon as possible.

>Good. By the way Soundwave, I’ve left something for you in your desk compartment. Consider it a token of my appreciation for all you’ve done staying loyal to the Decepticons.

>Understood. Thank you Lord Megatron.

With that, the line cut off and Soundwave was left alone again in the communication center. His optics glanced over at the large compartment in his desk and opened it. Inside he found a small stack of datapads and one single use datapad filled out.

—

‘To: Soundwave

Silent as a thief in the night

You crept into my spark and took flight

Your visor so full of mystery

Yet take away much of my misery

In war there is treachery

In war there is loyalty

No words could ever be strung to say how much you mean to me

Merry Christmas,

From Megatron

—

A/N: I’m done with this post. Whoop. 4 short stories in one post. This is all I could crank out in a few hours. I didn’t anticipate this day to be so busy for me😭😭. I’ve been hanging out with family and dropping off gifts for friends at their door step. You can kinda tel I gave up at the end and poems aren’t really my thing. I’ll finish the rest tomorrow, so just pretend that whatever I post tomorrow was done today. Tell me what you think and have a nice night. I’m gonna pass out now. Mwah.

AND YES WHEN I WRITE MEGS IN ANY FIC HE IS A MUSHY BASTARD WHEN HES NOT AN ASS HAT AND THATS ON SOFT BASTARDS😌✨✨

[irwingiggling]

friends of friends. | pt. 1

A/N: Sooo guess who’s back with a new fic?! Please let me know what you guys think, and if you want me to continue this - I have lots of ideas for it! If you enjoyed it, please give it a like so I know people are interested in reading more :) The band does exist in this fic, but it’s more of a casual thing and none of the boys are famous. In this fic I tried to really focus on the characterization and in improving my writing, so yeah this is my little passion project rn while I’m in quarantine. [Also a little shoutout to @cakesunflower​, I don’t know her at all but her fics (wglylm, quiet hours, etc.) and her writing is honestly incredible and she was one of the many awesome writers on here who inspired me to start this. :)]

Word Count: 2,100+

Rating: PG-13 (mentions of alcohol, swearing)

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"Who's Calum?" Audrey was perched over a tall wooden stool, hands around a mug of steaming hot coffee. Her short brown hair landed just above her shoulders, cascading perilously towards her coffee as she stared down her friend, a sly smile on her face.

"Just a friend of a friend," Rose replied with a shrug.

Audrey's eyebrows arched in response, unsatisfied with Rose's answer.

"No seriously. I barely know him, I met him the other day at some get together Nina dragged me to."

At mention of the other girl, a smile crept onto Audrey's face. "Damn, Nina. How's she doing?" The three were close friends back in university, sharing a dorm for two years. But after school, they'd all started to go their separate ways. Nina was in public relations. A true socialite, she loved meeting new people, and could keep up conversation for hours. Since landing her new job as an assistant for some small music company, she'd managed to drag Rose along to various parties and social gatherings with increasing frequency. The two lived on opposite sides of town in Boston, but remained decently close despite this. On the other hand, Audrey had moved back home to Michigan after school, and the two didn't see her very often at all.

"She's good. Still a true extrovert." Rose said with a gentle shake of her head.

"Gotta love that girl. She was always a go-getter." Audrey laughed, taking a sip of the creamy drink.

In contrast to Nina, Rose would describe herself as a simple person. She had her little apartment, her work, a well-stocked supply of coffee, and her dog, Olive - who she'd somehow managed to sneak under her apartment's 60lb weight limit. Everything else was extra, but as long as she had those few essentials, she was perfectly content. Though as a recent university grad who was still working part-time at a coffee shop, and taking whatever freelance work she could on the side, she didn't have a lot of room for extravagances anyway. In contrast, Audrey found a job as a radio broadcaster back home right out of school, and could now afford to make the flight down to see her girls.

"Anyways don’t try and change the subject, you haven't had a man in your life in ages!" Audrey exclaimed, teasingly poking a finger against the arm of Rose's blue sweater.

Rose gave her head a faint shake, smiling gently. She had no doubt Nina had already recounted the entire work gathering to Audrey over one of her long-winded FaceTime calls. Nina had a way of getting carried away with the stories she told, which likely meant their distant observation of Calum had morphed into a much closer brush than it actually was.

----

She vaguely remembered him from that last work event. He was easily recognizable by his dark curly hair, tanned skin, and youthful appearance, especially since the vast majority of others mingling looked to be in their late 30s. Rose caught drifts of conversations about sales and pitches and various public relations-related stuff. She had caught him looking over at her during one of the speeches. When she met his gaze he'd turned away.

"Who's that?" she asked, tugging lightly on Nina's arm. Nina was in the middle of rambling about some publication technique to boost online views.

"Oh, him? That's Calum. He's a member of one of the newer bands the company's signed. Seems decent, haven't really had a chance to chat with him yet."

Calum.

She never got the guts to go over and talk to him that night, even though he looked like one of the only people who was actually having a decent time, chatting animatedly with an equally tall guy around his age, drink in hand. Instead, she stayed by Nina's side, letting her talkative friend fill the silence and introduce her to many people whose names she would inevitably forget.

---

It was two weeks later, and Nina had caught Rose off guard yet again, getting her to agree to another one of her work parties before Rose even really knew what she was saying yes to. The term ‘party’ was an exaggeration, to say the least. Only the watered-down drinks and the 70s hits playing at a whisper in the background gave the faintest suggestion that this was a party. Rather, it was a way for people at Nina’s company to schmooze with those from other nearby labels and PR companies, collaborating on techniques, getting insider information on new signings and album releases. And Nina was so thrilled at the prospect of sharing her knowledge and making new friends, that Rose felt obligated to say yes. However, not knowing a thing about the music industry or public relations made it difficult to relate to any of the conversations, so she often found herself glued to Nina’s side, maintaining an appropriate amount of nods and smiles to the people Nina talked to, waiting for the agonizingly slow clock to tick down. She sharply reminded herself to not give in to Nina’s pleas again, that this would be the last time she would let her Friday nights turn out like this.

Letting her thoughts wander, she remembered catching a vague glimpse of the dark-haired man earlier on in the night, but she hadn't seen him at all in the past half-hour, and figured he'd gone home. She wished she could leave too, but sadly Nina was her ride, which meant she'd be here for a while longer. By this time Rose was frankly sick of Nina's incessant chatter, and with feigning enjoyment in meeting random people she truly had no interest in.

She politely excused herself from the conversation, and made her way towards the kitchen, in the hopes she could scrounge up another drink to get her through the night. Taking a look around the kitchen, she let out a small sigh when she didn't see any alcohol. However, her eyes landed on the same curly-haired man from earlier. So this was where he'd been hiding out. His cheeks flushed a vague tinge of pink at seeing he'd been discovered, but he let out a relieved breath when he saw that it was her. One of the only other people here around his age, who didn't seem like she'd want to chatter endlessly about the management side of music.

"Hey, I remember you." He stood facing her, a gentle smile on his face. "Calum," he introduced, taking a hand out of his pocket and extending it towards her.

"Rose," she replied, lips curving into a smile as she shook his hand, his larger one temporarily enveloping hers.

"Nice to meet you," he nodded. "Do you work here?" He was sure if he'd seen her before that he would have remembered.

"No, I'm actually a struggling arts major," she confessed with a small chuckle. "My friend dragged me here. Nina."

"Oh," Calum nodded, eyes flashing lightly in recognition of a name he couldn't quite place. "The really… social one?" He asked hesitantly towards the end, unsure exactly how to phrase it.

"Yeah, you can’t miss her,” Rose said, giving her head a small shake in amusement. She felt a sense of relief as Calum's light chuckle flooded her ears.

"So I'm kind of hiding out here right now," he began, looking past her for a second to the crowd of people mingling past the doorway, a sigh of relief leaving his lips as he confirmed none of the guests were interested in pulling him into another conversation.

She chuckled lightly, moving to place her empty glass near the sink. "Do you come to these kinds of things often?"

"Not really," he shrugged, taking another sip of his drink. "But the label wanted me to make an appearance. Somehow I keep drawing the short end of the stick this month for that kind of stuff."

She laughed, glad she didn't have to pretend this was an enjoyable party.

"It's kinda.. stuffy?" he added, nose scrunching at the word.

She nodded in complete understanding. "Yeah. A lot of middle-aged record and publication people. Not exactly my crowd either."

"Tell me about it," Calum sighed, taking a long sip of his fruity drink. "And this was all I could find," he added half-heartedly, raising the glass.

She chuckled, trying to muffle her amusement at the strange drink that didn't seem to quite fit with his look. The vividly coloured mini umbrella and bright purple liquid contrasted sharply with the metal rings that adorned his tanned fingers and the tattoos peeking out from his shirt collar.

Noting her amusement with his drink of choice, his eyes began to light up, and he chuckled along with her.

"I figured," she said, fighting to contain her smile. This only served to make him more amused, a full-blown laugh bubbling out from his full, pink lips. His laugh seemed too pure, too alive for this subdued party.

They stood in silence for a couple beats, letting the low buzz from the various people in the room flood their ears again, before Calum drained the rest of his drink in a gulp. "Did you wanna get out of here?" He asked, setting his empty glass down on the counter beside hers, gesturing vaguely to the direction of the front door.

"Oh!" She wasn't able to mask her surprise, eyebrows rising and a faintly amused but apologetic look on her face. "Wow, um… I think you're great, I really do, but that's just not quite something that I'm-"

His eyebrows furrowed in confusion at her response. He tilted his head slightly to one side, lips parted, as he tried to figure her out. Eventually his lips curved into a smile and a gentle laugh erupted from his mouth as he realized where she was going with this. "Shit, I meant food. My bad."

And then she was blushing profusely, wanting to melt into the floor in embarrassment because how could she fuck that up? She sighed, letting out a small whine of contempt, and when she finally got the courage to look back up at him, he was watching her, eyes sparkling. He dragged his bottom lip between his teeth, trying half-heartedly to contain the smile that still graced his face at her expense.

"Yeah, ok." She nodded, letting out a small chuckle. "I can do food."

---

She didn't quite know how she ended up at the fast-food place at 10pm, seated in a tiny booth across from Calum, watching the curly-haired man munching happily away on fries, their knees occasionally knocking against each other.

When he looked at her it was as if he was looking into her. His dark curls cascaded over his forehead, a hint of stubble on his jaw. His eyes were soft and dark brown. They crinkled around the edges when he laughed and they felt like home. It was weird for her, to feel that way with a stranger. But in many ways Calum felt more like an old friend. Like someone she'd known all her life and was just reconnecting with. At this point in the night he was beginning to look tired and sleepy, but just when she thought he was losing interest, his eyes would light up at a funny comment, and it would bring her in closer, creating the most comfortable, at ease feeling deep in her stomach. That night she learned Calum had a wicked dry sense of humour, and that his warm laugh sounded like honey.

They were there for over an hour, long after the remnants of their burgers had gone cold. Only the buzzing of the neon sign in the front window, and the quiet shuffling of the lone staff member were background noise to their conversation.

Eventually they decided to part ways, both tired and content from the night. They put their empty trays in the garbage, and left. Outside they stood only a few steps apart, trying to use each other's bodies to evade the cold wind blowing through the empty parking lot. It was already April in Boston, but some nights still felt like winter.

"Alright," he said, tugging the hood of his jacket over his head so only a few curls poked out. "Get home safe, ok?"

"I will. You too, Calum."

She turned to leave, but his fingertips brushed across the fabric of her jacket. She looked up, the movement garnering her attention. His tongue darted across his bottom lip, brown eyes searching her own.

"We're doing a little show at The Reign next Saturday night. You should come, if you want."

"Yeah I'd love to. I'll be there."

And then he was smiling, hands buried in his pockets. She took a step back and gave him a wave, which he returned, watching her for a few moments before turning in the direction of his own apartment.

[macbookpro-hard-drive]

unlonely [michael m. x reader] pt.2

like what i do? consider buying me a coffee!

accidentally spends the last three hours writing this. whoops.

the good part of having fics planned out is that u dont have to sit around for nearly as long like “uGHHHH WHAT DO I WRITE” story-wise. writing wise? still hell. 

also dont expect this please sdfhkjdsfh i only managed this because its a saturday and i dont have anything else to do rn because homework??? ill do that later

warnings: sad michael. more than once. a hospital is here. cool. reader is a bitter fuck. if i need to warn for anything else pls tell me.

            Michael had the habit of talking himself through things. With you there, he excused it off as him explaining it to you. The first time you caught this little habit was during the first dissection the two of you did together, listening to him give himself a pep talk through the first few minutes before shutting up at the slightly worried glance you shot his way. During video games, you caught him muttering his plan to himself. And now? Now you had Michael Mell in your backseat, talking over the directions your phone gave you, filling you in on the same plan you’d heard for the past week. Every now and then, you’d shush him long enough to hear where you were supposed to turn, and then he’d start back up, saying how he was going to find Jeremy, go through his speech - something he spared you from, on the account of the fact it was pretty personal, which... you couldn’t lie, you weren’t complaining about that - and then maybe the three of you would go out somewhere if Jeremy saw the light and immediately shed that dickish persona he’d taken on (Michael’s dream situation) or if Jeremy realized he was a dick and figured maybe he should apologize to Michael not in the middle of a party (your dream situation). A weight stayed in your stomach the entire time you were driving to Jake’s house - and then it lightened upon seeing shifting behind you.

            Slowing to a stop at a red light, you finally took the chance to steal a glance at Michael in the backseat. And you couldn’t help but fucking stare at him, before the light flickered green and you tore your gaze away. He kept babbling, not noticing the look you’d given him. Maybe the two of you would watch horror movies when you got back to your place - that’d be dope, wouldn’t it?

            “Michael?” You finally said, breaking him out of his endless rambling.

            “Yes?”

            “What the actual fuck are you wearing?”

            “What?” He asked, “look, I needed a disguise! I don’t get invited to parties,” he said, “no one will ever know it’s me!”

            “Michael, you could have literally put a hood up or put on a mask and done the same thing-”

            “That’s too simple!” And then, he paused. “Eyes on the road, [y/n],” he said, and you could hear his fucking smirk.

            “They are, Mell.”

            “Yeah, right.”

            For a split second, you debated slamming on brakes. The thought tempted you for another moment, and then you finally decided against it - you couldn’t risk breaking his nose or something. Besides - fate had other plans, as you finally turned into Jake’s neighborhood. If your phone hadn’t informed you that your destination was on the right, the cars lining the street definitely would have. A few houses ahead, you could see plenty of cars pulled onto the front lawn of a pretty damn nice looking house - and you sort of stare, wondering how this many people would show up to one high school party. You glanced back to Michael, the car moving at a snail’s pace down the street. 

            “I’m gonna circle back around,” you announced. He gave you a quick nod.

            Ten minutes later, you’re sitting alone in your parked car and Michael’s left you with the promise that he’ll be back in maybe and hour or two. You reclined your seat, turned up the radio, and just sort of waited - not wanting to burn your phone battery anymore, because your dad had stolen your charger out of your car earlier that night - for the next few hours. You watched people filter in and out, like Brooke Lohst finally showing up in this handmade dog outfit that looked like an attempt for a sexy dog (and, honestly, you couldn’t say that it wasn’t - but that was more Brooke than the costume); or this little group of people running back out to their car and leaving, laughing the entire way, and you started hoping that they weren’t drunk; and then you saw Jeremy fucking Heere, pulling up in a slightly beat up car (and for a moment, you’re confused - you’d never seen him drive before, had you? You didn’t know if he could) but that washed away the moment he stepped out, dressed in this fucking dorky cyborg-looking costume that made you stifle back a laugh because of how damn cheesy it was, like he was some kid in a middle school play.

            An hour later, you saw Michael crossing the front lawn to your car. That god-awful costume is discarded somewhere, leaving him just in the shirt and shorts he’d been wearing when you picked him up, and you could see him shaking as he made his way over. He pulled the car door open, sliding into the passenger seat and shutting it all in one fluid motion. He didn’t speak to you. He just sat there, plucking at his shirt or clicking his phone on and off to glance at the time - half past ten, you noted - or running a hand through his hair, already a mess from the thousands of times he’d done it before.

            You didn’t ask what happened. All you did was pull the car into reverse, and slowly eased your way out of your spot, making a quick U-turn to leave Jake’s house in your rear-view mirror.

            But after a few minutes of silent driving, you finally speak up. “My family should still be out. We can go to my room and watch movies, or listen to music or something.” You paused for a moment. “Oh, fuck, Michael - you haven’t even tried my kick-ass hot cocoa. I put mini marshmallows and whipped cream and whatever you like, I guess.” You paused once more, drumming your fingers against the steering wheel. “If you want peppermint, I think I have some candy canes stashed away somewhere that I can crush up. Or we have cinnamon stll - oh shit, Michael, we have the stuff to make cinnamon rolls. That’d be fucking dope.” You stopped, keeping your eyes pinned to the road as you pull your right hand away, extending it to Michael. “We’re gonna be okay, Michael.”

            And after a moment, Michael’s hand was in yours, squeezing it tightly without a word. And when you steal another glance, that look in his eyes is back: like he’s a thousand worlds away from you. He was so distant, like maybe he fell through this reality into another - and maybe, in a way, he did. Maybe Jeremy and that supercomputer-thing and everything was a world away from you, something foreign to you - but that wasn’t going to stop you. Michael might have been up in the clouds, but you were going to try your fucking hardest to ground him again. You weren’t going to tell Michael that you hated Jeremy Heere. He didn’t need to hear that - Michael needed some sort of security, and you were going to try and give him that as best as you could then.

            Michael had never been to your house before. The lights in the front yard reflected in of his glasses as he followed you up to the house, the chirp of your car locking behind the two of you as you fumbled with your house key. You kicked off your shoes as you stepped inside, giving Michael the most general tour you could - the living room off to the right, the small dining room to the left, and the kitchen behind that - before guiding him into the kitchen. He leaned against the kitchen island, watching you gather your ingredients, throwing quick glances back to him every once in a while. You reached over the stovetop, turning the oven on before pulling out one of those Pillsbury cinnamon roll tubes, shooting him a quick smile.

            “Dad likes to make them from scratch. Mom and I don’t have the patience for that sometimes,” you said, before returning to the hot chocolate.

            Milk, brown sugar, cinnamon, a block of chocolate - which Michael watched you chop the entire time, wondering how you had the patience to deal with that shit, because he probably would have given up halfway through - and he watched you fish through cabinets, pulling out three different bottled: vanilla, ground cinnamon, and... ground cayenne pepper? He walked over to your side, leaning against the counter wordlessly as he watched you work, taking a bowl to mix all your dry ingredients together.

            “You wanna help?” You asked, looking up at him.

            “What’s the cayenne pepper for?”

            You only shot him a quick smile. “Baking spray should be in that cabinet,” you motioned with your elbow, “and the pans are in that big bottom drawer.” You extended the cinnamon rolls to him, “you can break these open, if you want.”

            You ignored the rough hit he took to his palm once the tear-away shit didn’t work, the pop! of the tube greeting him a second later. 

            “Do you do this often?” Michael asked, the hiss of him greasing the pan greeting you a minute later.

            “... Hot cocoa?” You asked, before shrugging. “When it’s cold enough, yeah.”

            “No. I mean... this.” He said, “the whole, uh... cheering up thing.”

            You paused, turning your attention to the milk on the stove. “I...” You started, before pressing your lips together. “No.” You poured in cups of milk, mixing brown sugar in before you put it over the heat, keeping a close eye on it so that it doesn’t burn. “I don’t.” You pressed your lips together.

            “You’re really good at it,” he said softly. Stealing a glance, you found his attention on placing each cinnamon roll, and you were glad for that. He didn’t need to look at you - not when you were starting to drop the facade you’d kept up of happy, nerdy you who just wanted to talk to him about music and video games and maybe see him smile again. 

            He didn’t need to see just how lonely you were.

            Thirty minutes later, the two of you are in your living room, watching old movies on Netflix and sharing a blanket. Michael liked to make snarky comments during movies, pointing out stupid effects or making fun of the stupider lines (which, you couldn’t lie, you’d mimic them too). Cinnamon rolls cooled on the coffee table, stacked high and iced graciously, and the hot cocoa had been drained the moment the two of you took sips - which made a warm, cozy feeling of satisfaction bubble through you when Michael practically glowed at the taste before admitting you’d been right to gloat earlier. Which one of you fell asleep first, you weren’t sure. What you were sure of was waking up the next morning, curled up next to Michael with your head on his shoulder, his arm curled around you securely. The TV screen had been shut off, the cinnamon rolls on the table a few less (and you imagined that it had been your parents coming in, not wanting to disturb you and Michael since you’d been sleeping), and Michael’s soft breathing ended up soothing you back to sleep. He’d taken his glasses off at some point. You fought back a small smile at that - he still looked nice without his glasses, which was unfair because not everyone could look nice with and without glasses. You nestled back into his shoulder, growing slightly closer to him as you shut your eyes. His arm pulled you slightly closer, and you could feel his face against the side of your head.

            It was nice. Michael was always warm, and it was comfortable since you knew that, without Michael and the blanket, you’d be freezing your ass off on the couch. Even with the way your neck and back were positioned, you were comfortable with Michael - and even though you knew that your body would be aching tomorrow, hating you for not moving, you were okay with that. That moment had been worth it.

            “Jeremy.” He looked up, the little voice in the back of his head, bringing him back down to earth once more. Jeremy couldn’t really lie - he was glad to finally have a distraction. It was cold outside, and there he was, leaning against Brooke’s car with his fingers intertwined with hers while she was deep in conversation with this guy from the swim team and his girlfriend - some art student, Jeremy noticed, as she had graphite and paint smudges on her hands - about... something. He ended up tuning them out, having lost interest in the conversation - and besides, he didn’t need to pay attention. He had the SQUIP there to fill in the gaps when he needed to speak.

            The SQUIP spoke once more. “Look at the building.” He obeyed, and in a flicker, a familiar shade of red met his eyes. Michael. One hand at his backpack strap, the other holding his phone as he stood outside. A minute later, another person walked out, greeting him before Jeremy watched Michael push his headphones down and around his neck, immediately starting up conversation with this stranger. And then he watched the two of you laugh together, chatting happily as watched both of you made your way to Michael’s car. 

            Then Jeremy recognized you. He’d seen you in his math class, quiet and always keeping to yourself - and now you were with Michael, laughing about some story Michael must had been dying to tell you, judging by how animated he grew. The two of you fit well together, laughing at the same stupid things, you playfully shoving Michael at one point before the two of you approached his car, parked close enough that Jeremy wouldn’t have had to turn around to watch the two of you get into Michael’s car and leave. The fact that the two of you got along was a sweet sight, but... he couldn’t fight the pit in the bottom of his stomach of anger, of sadness- because that was Michael. His former best friend.

            “It looks like Michael’s moved on fast,” His SQUIP said, as Jeremy watched Michael’s car disappear out of the parking lot.

            “Jeremy!” Brooke’s voice snapped him back to reality, “are you okay?” She said, worming her hand out of his, stretching and popping her fingers. “You were hurting my hand.”

            He didn’t realize how tightly he’d been squeezing her hand. But he nodded, making up some bullshit excuse that he’d just been thinking before shrugging it off as unimportant. Just as he always did nowadays.

            Fridays were always your least favorite school days - purely because it was an countdown to the freedom of the weekend for you. Mondays also sucked - but Fridays? You’d fucking kill for a school day to be over already. But you were glad to confirm your plans with Michael tomorrow to just sit around and binge Queer Eye on Netflix at your house - because at least that gave you something to look forward to on Saturday - and make your way home, so that you can lie down and die a bit internally in peace. The heavy thump of your backpack made you frown, as you threw yourself onto your bed, falling face-first into your comforter and letting out a soft groan of oh thank god when you heard your bedroom door open, and the familiar chuckle of your father sound out.

            “Tough day?” He asked, and you let out a grunt of confirmation, not bothering to move. He chuckled again. “I made some cinnamon rolls earlier.” You snapped up, looking to him. "Save some for Michael, [y/n].”

            You beamed, rolling over and sitting up. That’s when you noticed he’d dressed up nicely, redoing his tie for what what probably the tenth time. “Where are you going?” 

            “The Murphys invited us out for dinner tonight,” he said, “thought I’d take them up on the offer. I’ll let them know you wanted to be there,” he shot you a quick smile. “Thought you could use the rest, kiddo.” He paused, lowering his voice. “But if they offer, I’ll bring you back something.”

            Sometimes you were glad that your family had rich friends. That was definitely one of those moments. He made some other comment, talking about how they’ll probably get back late so don’t worry or wait up for them or anything. The door shut behind him as he left, and you fell back onto your bed, debating whether you should go get a cinnamon roll or to take a fucking baller nap that you deserved because high school sucks. 

            And then you woke up a few hours later, the sound of a car horn blaring outside. You grabbed your phone, expecting maybe your dad had texted and called you and upon not getting any response, figured that maybe that would have woken you up - but you were greeted with nothing. So you made your way to the front door, pulling the door open with the expectation of yelling at some asshole that other people live in this neighborhood, only to be greeted with the sight of a familiar P.T. Cruiser in your driveway. No wonder it sounded so loud.

            “Michael, what the FUCK-” You yelled out, only for him to sort of lean out his window.

            “I’ll explain on the way!” He called out. You scowled slightly and hoped that this was something important enough to literally disturb the entire fucking neighborhood, and snagged your keys, sliding into your shoes before leaving your house and hopping into the passenger side, narrowly avoiding smashing into Michael’s bag in the floorboard.

            He barely had pulled out of your driveway before he started talking. Jeremy’s dad had ended up at his house, talking to him about how Jeremy had basically disrespected him and he realized just how absent he’d been as a father - causing him to seek Michael’s help, because Jeremy would listen to Michael if he tried harder to talk to him. So he launched into this whole talk, about how if maybe he tried to be a better friend to Jeremy, he could get through to him - and the whole thing stung. Jeremy abandoned him, not the other way around, and there Michael was, talking about how he needed to try harder and reach out to him again. Mountain Dew Red was supposed to deactivate the SQUIP, according to some dude that Michael played Overwatch with, and he had managed to get his hands on a case of the stuff a few weeks back, and he luckily had a bottle left in his bag - so maybe if he talked to Jeremy before the play, he could help him-

            You finally spoke up, having watched Michael run out of breath while speaking a thousand miles an hour. “Woah, shit, Mikey, slow down.” He barely had a chance to glance over to you, before you spoke again: “eyes on the road, Michael.” He looked away, giving a single nod. “So. Why am I here?”

            He didn’t answer immediately, flicking his turn signal on long enough to change lanes. “I didn’t want to go alone.”

            “I don’t have any money on me, dude-”

            “I’ll pay for you!” He said, cutting you off, "or you can stay in the car if you want, I just - I need you there.” He breathed, before finally tacking on a soft, “just in case.”

            Upon reaching the school, the two of you were lucky enough to snag the two seats closest to the backstage door. Michael talked to you idly, his leg bouncing restlessly as he kept debating going then or waiting until the lights went down for the show. Eventually, you watched him reach down to the floor beneath his seat, grabbing his bag and sliding forward enough to throw it over one of his shoulders. When you reached for his hand to stop him, he reassured you it was just so that he could get back there faster when he needed to. Maybe it’d be better if he waited until after the show to see Jeremy - give him a chance to maybe not fuck up the show and have Christine Canigula angry at him.

            So he relaxed, the lights going down as the two of you watched Christine come to the edge of the stage, giving some announcements about how it’d been a hard few weeks for Middleborough and how important theatre is to bring everyone together for basically what’s supposed to be a good time. As if on cue, you and Michael glanced at each other the moment she made a comment about what Rich would say - cracking a small smile at each other before listening to her final comment about the costumes from Hobby Lobby. The show started, the lights on stage letting up as you watched a couple students fumble through their lines a bit, before... changing. Newfound passion flooded into them, the show rivaling Broadway plays - and you leaned back, looking to Michael, who’s grip turned vice-like on his bag’s strap.

            “This... is way too good for a school play,” he whispered to you, before realization hit. “Oh god. Oh fuck,” he started, “I need to get in there.”

“Wait, Michael-” You placed your hand over his, “hold on - I don’t know if that’s a good idea since-”

            “I’ll be fine, [y/n].” He shot you a quick smile, “I’ll be back. Just... stay here.” 

            “Michael, they just started the show,” you whispered, ignoring a shush from behind you. “If you go now-”

            “I’ll be fine!” He said, voice raising slightly. He stared at you, and then - all in a quick moment - he leaned forward, pressing his lips against yours for a split second before dashing away, leaving you dumbfounded by the sudden move.

            “... What the fuck?” You mumbled, sinking back into your seat before turning your attention back to the play as best as you could, ignoring the burning in your cheeks. Eventually, the scene ended, the lights doing down long enough for actors to slip off stage. You watched the lights come back up, Brooke coming on stage and completely blowing everyone else away with nothing but raw energy. And then you watched as the stage slowly fell empty.

            That was when you moved, slipping to the backstage door, barely getting a hand on it before a screech rung out. You threw the door open, letting it slam behind you as you head up the steps to hear several thumps hit the floor, and then you saw Michael, letting out a scream as he stepped back, staring at all the bodies unconscious before him. Something inside of you jumped to action, as you found your phone and immediately called 911. Holding the phone between your face and shoulder, you found Michael standing there in shocked silence, and guided him over to somewhere to sit - him practically falling into the chair you found. 

            Later, you stood beside Michael, a orange shock blanket draped over his shoulders as the two of you watched a teacher and your classmates get wheeled out on stretchers, a paramedic standing with the two of you. Her questions felt lost on Michael, because while you tried to help him answer, you didn’t exactly know what was going on. She knelt down beside him, trying to comfort him, slowly dropping her questions before finally the police arrived. You were permitted to leave before Michael was, because while you didn’t know much, you still sort of counted as a witness. Leaving Michael alone in there was tough, because you could see how shaken he’d been, but you found yourself sitting on the curb next to his car. Your mind fluttered back to that kiss, as quick and impulsive as it was, and you started to wonder whether you should bring it up to Michael - in the end deciding that yes, you should, but not that day. Too much had happened to just casually approach Michael and ask about what the fuck that kiss was about.

            Eventually, footsteps approached you, and you were greeted with the sight of a slightly more calm Michael. His hands still shook slightly, and he fumbled with his jacket and his bag and everything he could get his hands on, but he wasn’t as he had been inside, no longer on the verge of tears or a panic attack. You stood to greet him, about to speak when he stopped in front of you.

            “I’m gonna go to the hospital,” he said, voice quiet. “Y’know, uh... wait with Mr.Heere, I guess. I’ll drop you off-”

            You didn’t hesitate. “If you think I’m not staying with you, you’re an idiot, Mell.”

            He cracked a small smile at that, insisting he was okay to drive as you reluctantly climbed into the passenger seat. Taking the chance to call your mom, you explained everything you could: that you were going to stay with Michael at the hospital after something happened at the play and he was worried about his friends, saying that he needed someone else there for support and you wanted to be that someone. For a moment, you thought she was going to say you had to come home - but then she agreed, understanding as always, and asked if you needed anything. You rattled off a list of general stuff - water, maybe a phone charger or two if they could bring them - before thanking her. She told you she wouldn’t be able to bring it immediately, since they’re at dinner - although saying she was willing to leave early if it was needed, and you coaxed that away. You didn’t need any of this stuff immediately. You only thanked her again.

            You’d never seen Jeremy’s dad before - and, well, you never had a reason to. But... he wasn’t like what you expected. He looked like he was slightly taller than Jeremy, but heavier and more tired. He had this thick, ginger beard, and a balding head, and you noticed how he had soft, gentle eyes. He greeted you and Michael with a small wave, a cup of shitty hospital coffee on the table next to him. Michael introduced the two of you, and part of you felt guilty for hating Jeremy all of a sudden. His dad treated you so kindly, as if you were also one of Jeremy’s friends. As if you were here because you were worried about fucking Jeremy Heere, and not because you wanted to make sure Michael was okay and had some extra support.

            An hour later, you received a text from your mother saying that she was waiting outside. So you told Michael where you were going, and you wandered your way out of the hospital, taking note of everywhere you went so that you could get back to where you were without wandering like a lost puppy without Michael. Your mom handed you your bag, giving you a hug and a kiss on the forehead, saying that she was always a phone call away if you wanted to go home or talk or needed anything else. Your heart swelled in your chest, and you fought back tears as you hugged her and told her you loved her, before you left her and your dad to return to Michael.

            Exhaustion hit you on the way back, and you plugged in two chargers for you and Michael’s phones. Eventually Michael fell asleep, head on your shoulder, and it’s just you and Mr.Heere and a few other people in the waiting room, questions filling your heads. You watched Jeremy’s dad stand, offering to get you coffee if you wanted, and you politely refused. Your head fell against Michael’s, as uncomfortable as it was for your neck, and eventually, against all the discomfort of that day, you fell asleep.

[deansoutros]

Black [M]

A/N: hey all, this is my first fic on tumblr. i went with dean and i have a lot of plans for this fic so please so support it ;( i’m sorry if my writing sucks im terrible i know but ive just had this idea in my head for a while so i wanted to put it somewhere. i’m most likely gonna continue it even if ppl dont read it bc i kinda wanna finish it lol. but yeah if you like it pls tell me :) any comments are very much welcomed! btw it starts off boring but i wanted a nice& clear background. i promise it will get better!

characters: dean x oc, zico, crush, rome

genre: angst(ish?), university au

rated: m, alcoholism, stoners(lol), violence, abuse.

chapter one:

  “nayeon!” I dropped the box full of school supplies as I ran to my roommate whom I hadn’t seen all summer. she replied with equal excitement as we hugged each other. we had just moved into a new place for the year and we were both anxious to set up our cute little house. our other two roommates had already arrived and I was the last one, what’s new.

“I missed you!” she cheerfully exclaimed.

“I missed you too!” I replied as I reached down, picking up the box I had dropped.

“come in we have to talk about tonight’s plans!”

she helped me finish carrying the rest of my stuff upstairs, and after sochi had helped me put my room together my phone dinged. I flopped onto my bed and grabbed it. I hadn’t noticed how much the 8 hour drive had exhausted me.

Apt D group chat-

Nayeon: be ready by 10! we all were invited to a sig nu party tonight at 10! we should leave around 10 or 10:30 just to make sure we get there when there’s already people there! school hasn’t started so welcome weekend is about to be crazy!

Sochi: it’s almost 9!! I’m going to get ready rn

Chaeyeon: omg ;( i really want to go but I am so tired from the drive

Nayeon: come out! It’ll be fun

Chaeyeon: tomorrow! tonight I’m just gonna stay in and sleep

Jisu: i just woke up from a nap so i’m down! rest a lot chae!

Chaeyeon: I will, have fun and be safe guys ❤

Sochi: we will bb ❤

and with that I got comfortable in bed, I was so exhausted that I didn’t care that I was still in my jeans and a long t shirt. I heard the girls getting ready to leave before I dozed off completely.

a mixture of screams and melodies woke me up. I was still as tired as ever. I picked up my phone and took a look. it was only 12am. the walls gently vibrated and with every second that passed I became more irritated. the loud music seemed to be coming from the other side of our apartment but when I got up, not surprised, no one was home. I walked into sochi’s room and peaked out her window. a dozen or so people were on our lawn.

“what the hell” I whispered to myself as I saw cans being dropped left and right. my anger grew more and more as i looked around the lawn. a bottle here a can there and…was that puke?

my mouth dropped slightly at the sight and I stormed down the stairs. I swung open the front door, startling a few people in the process. my little legs couldn’t go fast enough to keep up with my anger. within seconds I was in a familiar yet different place. this apartment was a mirror image of ours. everything was the same but on different sides. I looked around before I was grabbed and pulled back.

“what the fu-“

“private party, who do you know?”

I looked up to see a tall, dark haired guy. his eyebrows were thick and his lips were plump but all I could focus on was how much I wanted to hit him.

“I live across in apt d, is this your place?!”

“look, I don’t care where you live, who do you know?”

“what the fuck I don’t want to get into your stupid party!”

“you sure about that?”

“yes I’m fucking sure can you just turn your damn music down? people might be doing something crazy in the middle of the night, like sleeping!” he was amused by my response. his lips curled into a smug smile and he extended his hand.

“I’m zico” he said. I looked at the hand before me then back at him.

“can you just please turn it down and get your people away from our lawn?!”

“woah woah what’s going on? all the yelling above this good ass music? I don’t think so…. who’s this?” another tall guy holding a red cup came closer and he gestured at me as he looked towards zico. he, like zico, had dark hair but he also had a tattoo splattered across the side of his neck that reached down into his shirt. his scent was strong and hit me instantly. he smelled sweet, masked in the familiar scent weed mixed with alcohol. if it wasn’t for the smell of…well college, he would have smelled like heaven.

“she’s our new neighbor and she’s cute but she’s here to complain not to party with me” zico responded, scoffing as he took the red cup from his friend, chugging the last bit of liquid before walking off. I ignored him and looked at the guy before me.

“is this your place? turn it down it’s loud as fuck.” my eyes rolled slightly and my voice had given off an irritated tone. I pushed my way through the crowd and back out the front door and for the second time that night, my arm was grabbed and I was yanked back.

“what the hel-“ it was the guy I had just yelled at.

“what’s your name?” he blurted out and the smell of alcohol filled the air between us. I looked up at him, his hair layed in a simple curl above his left eyebrow and his eyes were glistening and red.

“chayeon” I replied as I lightly tugged my arm away from him. he quickly let go.

“sorry, about that…and the noise. we aren’t usually that loud but it’s our roommate, hyoseob’s birthday.” he was drunk and high, I could tell, but he kept himself so collected. if it wasn’t for his scent or his eyes I would assume he was sober. his cheeks were rosy and flushed like a child’s.

“take a picture, it’ll last longer” he blurted out. fuck, I didn’t even notice that I had been staring at him.

“can you just turn it down a bit please?” I replied, attempting to contain myself from showing embarrassment.

“maybe I should take a picture of you instead? it’d be nice to look at your face everyday” he disregarded my words but damn, that was unexpected and it was difficult to retain my cheeks from flushing.

“yeah sure, anyways, I’m tired so by-“

“hey tired, I’m dean” he extended his hand, his lips curled into the cheesiest smile and a small chuckle escaped his lips. he had been proud of the stupid dad joke he just made.

it took a second for me to look away from him, but i took his hand and gave it a light shake.

“nice to meet you, dean”

“it’s way nicer to meet you chaeyeon” our eyes met as he gave my hand a gentle squeeze, his lips had formed a perfect smile and for a second I was so infatuated with him that I had momentarily forgotten why I came out in the first place.

“why don’t you stay. come inside, have some fun” he had noticed that I was intrigued by him and he purposely teased.

“no thanks” he was amused by my quick response but before he could reply we were interrupted.

“dean? come back inside babe!” a girl swung open the front door and the music escaped. she had shoulder length dark hair and pale skin with huge lips. her body was slim but she was tall, at least taller than me. she had a prominent hourglass figure and god she was pretty.

dean didn’t take his eyes off me as i analyzed the girl at the door. his eyes were glued on me and when i looked back at him he smirked, amused by my reaction.

“coming” he replied, his eyes still on me.

“well goodnight, I’ll see you tomorrow”

“tomorrow?” i asked.

“I live 10 feet away from you so unless you’re planning on avoiding me we will probably run into each often”

“right..” my lips flattened into an awkward smile, as I heard the girl call his name yet again in a whiny manner. i walked back into my house and I felt his eyes on me until the moment I closed the door behind me. I watched through the peep hole as dean went back in, taking the girl’s hand into his and shutting the door behind them. I turned my back to the door and pulled my phone out. as I was about to start texting I was knocked over by the door.

“chae!” jisu ran to me as I got up, rubbing my elbow.

“chae are you okay? I didn’t know you were there I’m sorry!” nayeon exclaimed and I chuckled, nudging jisu to let go of me.

“I’m fine, it’s not your fault don’t worry” for the second time that night, alcohol filled the air surrounding me. sochi and nayeon burst into laughter as soon as they saw that I was fine.

“ha ha so funny guys” I cracked a smile and rolled my eyes playfully.

“what the hell were you doing there?” nayeon barely managed to say, her laughs conquering her.

“nothing! I was just looking at how nasty the lawn looks now” my words paused the laughter filling the room and jisu walked over to the window, peeping through.

“they’re having fun tonight, but our lawn looks like crap now” she sighed, irritated. I could tell she was sober, as she usually was when we went out.

“we’ll beat them up tomorrow” sochi said as she took my hand and nayeon’s, dragging us upstairs.

“come on jisu! MOVIE NIGHT!” she yelled.

“shut up” I laughed, pushing her towards her room and she whined, mumbling to herself.

“I’m going to bed, night all” nayeon said as she stumbled into her room, jisu following behind to help her.

“I got nayeon, you got sochi?” I nodded in response as I walked into sochi’s room only to find her on the floor mumbling yet again.

“c’mon let’s get you in your pj’s and ready for bed” I grabbed her pj’s from a drawer, tossing them to her as she got up.

“can you close my window please, they’re loud” I went over to the window, taking a look before closing it. something near the bushes caught my eye. a tall light haired guy was outside making out with some girl. her short dark hair and tall, curvy frame were barely familiar but I was almost certain it was the girl who called dean back in earlier. it wasn’t very long before kissing turned to other stuff. there were tons of people on the lawn but I doubt anyone was sober enough to see them.

“chae?” I closed the window and the blinds, walking over to sochi.

“what’s up?”

“why were you staring out the window weirdo”

I rolled my eyes playfully and pushed her onto her bed.

“shut up and go to sleep”

“yes mom!”

I turned her light off and closed the door. once I entered my room I fell into bed, thinking about what happened in the span of only 40 minutes. was that dean’s girlfriend? did I just witness her cheating on him? why the fuck am I even thinking about this I literally met him half an hour ago. I tried to clear my head of the useless things I had been questioning and I eventually fell asleep.

the next morning I had gotten up early and went to the gym. thankfully it was early enough that everyone was still asleep. when I returned home I saw zico outside, removing all the cans and cups from our lawn. I hopped out of the car and walked towards him, from the looks of it he had been at it for a while because the lawn was almost spotless.

“oh, hi! I’m zico, sorry about the mess” he pressed his lips together and embarrassment flushed his face. I curled my lips into an amused smile, an unintentional laugh escaped and confusion crossed his face.

“you don’t remember meeting me last night?” his eyes wandered, trying to remember.

“no..sorry. I’m sober zico and I’m sorry if drunk zico said or did anything dumb last night. I hope it wasn’t a bad first impression”

“it’s alright, drunk zico met mad, sleep deprived chaeyeon so tell him she’s sorry for her attitude”

he smiled, relieved to find out he hadn’t done anything too stupid. I reached down and grabbed a couple cans, helping him pick up. the front door swung open from behind me and out came dean with the same girl from last night. her hair was messed up and her makeup was smeared but she still looked extremely pretty. dean’s hair wasn’t any better and he was carrying a pair of heels in one hand and car keys in the other. by the look on his face it was obvious that he wasn’t expecting to see me.

“dean! this is chae-“

“chaeyeon” dean finished the sentence for zico and the girl with him glanced at dean then at me and back at him.

“I remember you from last night” he nodded slightly and gestured toward the person next to him.

“this is heoyang, my girlfriend” he gently pushed her in my direction and she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear before extending her hand to me.

“hi it’s nice to meet you, we’ll most likely be seeing each other often” I took her hand and forced a smile.

“yeah, for sure” there was a moment of awkward silence. all I was thinking about was what I saw last night. this was none of my business but if I was in dean’s position I would want someone to tell me, but again, I’m not dean and I don’t even know him.

dean cleared his throat and walked closer to heoyang.

“I’ll be back soon I’m going to go drop her off” he looked at zico before he headed off toward a very expensive looking sports car with heoyang wrapped around his arm. once the car drove off zico looked at me, eyes squinting.

“what?”

“what happened with you and dean? he never acts so awkward in front of people” I shrugged and tossed him a can, walking towards my front door.

“maybe it’s because I just met him last night? I don’t know” zico stopped me before I closed the door behind me.

“hold up, we’re having a bbq in a couple of hours, you should join us and maybe your roommates too so we could all meet”

“yeah, sure, I’ll tell them right now” I smiled at zico. I liked him and I could tell we would vibe off each other really well. I walked in and the girls were all eating breakfast despite it being close to 12PM.

“chae come eat” jisu pointed to the empty place on the table with her fork that had a waffle on the end. I shaked my head and went into the kitchen to refill my water bottle.

“I grabbed a sandwich on my way home, thanks. by the way are you guys busy today? the neighbors invited us over for a bbq a little later” I walked back to the table, taking a seat and stealing a slice of banana from nayeon’s plate.

“no, I don’t have anything to do today. are they cute at least?” I smacked sochi’s shoulder and she rubbed it.

“I’ve only met two of them. One has a girlfriend and the other…well yeah he’s cute. not my type but he is good looking”

“nice, I’m there already” nayeon blurted out. I rolled my eyes playfully and made my way up to my room.

“I’m going to shower and get ready”

after I had showered I changed into a pair of light jean shorts and a racerback mustard tank top that exposed just a tad of midriff. I laid my hair down and put on some makeup. I loved makeup but I wasn’t very good at it so most of the time I avoided eyeshadow. lashes, liner and eyebrows were always a must oh and of course a nice highlight. it was now around 3PM and the girls were still getting ready as well.

there was a loud knock on the front door and I grabbed my phone, slipping it into my pocket before I went downstairs to open the door. it was zico. he looked..cleaner. his tank top exposed his toned arms, nice view.

“hey the food is almost ready, come out!” I nodded and called out for the rest of the girls. they came almost immediately which was unusual but since this involved guys they were all for it.

“sochi, nayeon, jisu, this is zico” they all exchanged hello’s and handshakes. we all followed zico out to his lawn where there were two picnic tables with the grill next to it. not to my surprise dean and heoyang were on one table eating and two other guys were sitting next to them. they got up once they spotted us and introduced themselves. hyoseob, who requested we call him crush because he “crushes hearts”, christain, and of course dean and heoyang. we all took a seat on the empty table and zico brought us burgers and chips. zico sat with us and soon crush and christain joined us too. we conversed, exchanging majors and where we were from. turns out zico and sochi lived in the same city but attended different high schools. they began to get along really well and exchanged numbers, social media etc.

while they were talking, dean had left for a bit to take heoyang home. once he returned the sun was beginning to set. he took a seat next to me, nayeon and jisu looked at me before returning to their conversation with the other two boys. 

“hey so about last night" 

“what about last night?” i said

“i tend to get flirty when i’m drunk, so sorry about that. don’t get it wrong i’m a loyal guy”

you might be loyal but she isn’t.

“it’s fine i didn’t think much of it anyways" 

"yeah but still..” i patted his shoulder and grinned. 

“don’t worry, i get it. my lips are sealed. i won’t tell your girl that you want a picture of me to look at everyday" 

he dropped his mouth slightly but with a smile. he chuckled in relief and passed me his phone. 

"how about i take your number instead of your picture. i heard you say you’re a chemistry major and i could use a lot of help with my chem class this semester. i’m a physics major" 

"aren’t physics people really good at chemistry?" 

"not this one” he joked. i took his phone anyways and inserted my digits. 

“i charge $20 an hour on weekdays and $25 an hour on weekends but for you, there’s a special, i’ll charge you $25 whether it’s weekday or weekend" 

"wow what an amazing deal, i can’t refuse that” he laughed at my dumb joke and took his phone back. 

“so why did heoyang leave so soon? it’s only 5:30” wow did i really ask that.

“uh she said she wasn’t feeling very well”

“oh well i hope she gets better soon” the atmosphere was so awkward now. i fucked up, whoops. it didn’t last long, we soon got into the nerdiest conversation about science.

we began the new semester the next day and as weeks went by, I had been tutoring dean in chemistry and he had been helping me in physics. aside from our school life, we had also gotten close in terms of friendship. I learned that his favorite color was black, he had a secret crush on selena gomez, and he didn’t tell me this but it was very obvious that his family was very wealthy. he always paid for meals and was constantly buying expensive clothing. zico and sochi had begun flirting a lot and they liked hanging out with all of us as an excuse to be together so the two apartments had become good friends in a short period of time. dean, christian and I didn’t go out on the weekends as much as the others did because most of the time we were studying. over the course of the 5 weeks that flew by I had gotten a text from nayeon. she explained to me that she didn’t know what to do because she saw heoyang hooking up with some random dude at a party one night. I told her to keep it to herself but the guilt was almost choking me. I managed to keep shut and so did nayeon.

zico’s birthday was just around the corner and a party had been well planned. this time I would be enjoying it instead of yelling at them to shut up. we tried to keep it a surprise but zico figured it out quickly. the day of zico’s birthday we had a nice dinner, which dean had sponsored, and later that night the party was on. the music was blasting and people showed up out of nowhere. it was only 11PM and the whole place was packed. the scene outside the house was way too familiar and I laughed at myself at the memory.

nayeon jisu and sochi were all dancing . sochi had begun feeling those shots from earlier kick in. she was making zico’s birthday very happy. I stayed near the kitchen, sipping on my drink and watching my roommates being stupid while dancing. don’t get me wrong I was feeling those shots too but I wasn’t ready to show my wild side to zico or any of his roommates. dean had stayed with me most of the night when he wasn’t with heoyang. she kept leaving and coming back claiming her friends were texting her about drama. I could tell dean wasn’t believing it and neither was I, but he didn’t say anything to her.

it got hot in there so fast and soon enough I couldn’t stand being in a tight long sleeve.

“I’ll be right back I’m going to change, it’s super hot” dean nodded and took a sip of his drink.

“ok but come back”

“I will” I chuckled. I headed out the door and the cool air hit me. it felt so nice, I stood outside for a moment and took in the air. as I was about to open the door to my place, I heard something coming from the basketball court that was connected to our lawn. it was dark and I couldn’t see much. I was also drunk which didn’t help. I walked a little closer and the image became clearer. it was heoyang, she was pinned against the fence with her skirt up. there was a guy in front of her and I didn’t have to look long before I could figure out what was happening. I couldn’t control myself and within seconds I was filled with rage. I walked over to her faster than I’ve ever walked, or at least it felt like that. without warning I grabbed her hair and yanked it back.

“what the fuck are you doing” she pried my grip off her hair and shoved me back. I stumbled a little but managed to keep standing.

“don’t fucking touch me you little bitch” she fixed her skirt and with every second that passed my anger grew and without hesitation I splashed my drink on her and she charged at me. the guy she was with held her back and the noise we caused made tons of people come out. she was cursing at me left and right. at this point I didn’t care anymore. I shoved the guy off her and grabbed a fistful of hair, my other fist met her cheek quickly and she fought back. I managed to push her down against the cement and I busted her lip open before I was pulled off her. the same guy held heoyang back as she continued to scream at me and I looked back. dean had his arms tightly around me, preventing me from moving. his face was filled with confusion and horror.

“let go of me dean I’m going to finish what I started” I growled as I fought to slip out of his grip.

“stop! fucking stop! that’s my girlfriend for fucks sake!”

“then tell my why the fuck this is the third time I’ve seen that bitch hooking up with some other asshole?!” I yelled back at him with no prior thoughts. the crowd that had been watching went almost silent. I heard some oh shit’s from them and at that moment, I realized what I just said.

[royaltyau-logs]

RAU -- F1: Royal Ball

Queen Alma: someone start ]

Assassin Lavi starts

Conman Nea strikes a cool, casual pose. hello ladies.

Queen Alma: worst start ever ]

Assassin Lavi: wow r00d I worked v hard on that } Assassin Lavi

who tf is this dude posing like some kinda hot shit

Assassin Deak idk Assassin Deak kinda wanna stab him

Assassin Bookman b e h a  v e y o u r s e l v e s

Assassin Lavi you wanna stab everyone

Conman Nea i AM hot shit

Assassin Bookman this a formal event

Princess Zuki blink blink

Assassin Lavi okay but Assassin Lavi go ahead and stab him

Assassin Deak yeah but. i want to stab him like. extra bad. Assassin Deak yes

Assassin Lavi there's only room for one peacock on this dance floor

Assassin Deak thank u Assassin Deak go lavi

Queen Alma jfc

Assassin Deak live your dreams

Princess Zuki ,,,this mask is itchy,,,,

Assassin Bookman thERE WILL BE NO STABBING

Knight Kanda wait since im a knight i dont even need a mask

Assassin Bookman if you two don't get it together, we're leaving and going home

Assassin Lavi: [Alma voice] I don't remember "fuckboi" being on the guest list }

Queen Alma tru

Conman Nea [bookman voice] so help me i will turn this carriage around

Assassin Bookman yes Assassin Bookman that is me

Queen Alma please take them home Queen Alma no stabbing at the masquerade

Assassin Lavi we're getting it together Assassin Lavi our daggers that is--

Princess Zuki ,,,just kinda. fiddles with her fingers. what do ppl do at these things--

Assassin Bookman :I

Assassin Lavi okay but why not stabbing

Assassin Deak :3c

Queen Alma i s2g if u pull those knives the guards r gonna fight

Assassin Bookman because Assassin Bookman that

Conman Nea aw the queens sticking up for me

Assassin Bookman we need a plan

Conman Nea ;;;)

Queen Alma no Queen Alma im sticking up for the life of the party

Conman Nea which is

Queen Alma if u wanna get stabbed go to ur own place and not here

Conman Nea wait for it

Queen Alma not you

Conman Nea new pose Conman Nea its me

Princess Zuki can smell fakery. alma must be here

Assassin Lavi get him Deak

Assassin Deak makin my way downtown Assassin Deak walkin fast

Queen Alma why are you even here if you dont know anything about this stuff princess

Assassin Deak faces past

Queen Alma aren't you busy being sick elsewhere?

Assassin Deak and i'm killing bound Assassin Deak not really

Princess Zuki bcuz im a princess why wouldnt i be here

Assassin Deak jiji might get mad

Queen Alma because youre busy trying to run a bad country Queen Alma while dying Queen Alma which must be more taxing

Conman Nea dont kill a man while he's eating medieval cocktail weinies

Princess Zuki sounds a lot like u dont it

Queen Alma not really

Assassin Deak watches and just. holds onto lavi Assassin Deak: ...who is that?

Queen Alma my kingdom is fine

Assassin Deak points to nea

Queen Alma and not revolting

Princess Zuki ,,,,weLL UR HAIR IS BAD

Queen Alma like yours

Assassin Lavi: medieval cocktail weinies }

Princess Zuki: { big mood nea Princess Zuki MR KANDA HELP SHES BULLYING ME

Knight Kanda what do you want me to do zuki Knight Kanda stab her for mental talking Knight Kanda i can do that Knight Kanda srsly

Assassin Lavi shimmying his way on out to the dance floor. Move over Weinie, I'm the prettier peacock

Assassin Deak follows after lavi

Conman Nea as if

Assassin Deak sorry, jiji

Princess Zuki ,,,,talk to her??? ur gonna cauSE WAR THIS IS WHAT IM TRYING TO AVOID

Knight Kanda talk to her

Conman Nea i dont even need to dance

Assassin Deak glares at nea

Knight Kanda why do i have to talk to her

Conman Nea real fancy people dont have to bother with that shit

Knight Kanda shouldnt YOU talk to her

Princess Zuki is just gonna look up at kanda, kinda nervous cuz what do Princess Zuki ur a knight tell me

Assassin Deak we should show him how it's done, lavi

Queen Alma no, its the other way around nea

Assassin Lavi but ur not a Assassin Lavi real

Queen Alma real fancy people DO need to dance

Assassin Lavi fancy person Assassin Lavi ur a con Assassin Lavi a fake Assassin Lavi a sham

Conman Nea wow alma youre so knowledgeable...

Princess Zuki do i,,, dance what,,, do i do,,,

Conman Nea you should tutor me sometime 😉

Knight Kanda yes go dance

Assassin Deak clears his throat Assassin Deak t o o m a n y p e o p l e

Queen Alma are you any good at war strategy?

Princess Zuki hhhhh

Conman Nea no but im a quick learner

Assassin Deak is trying to breathe right but. so many people in one place

Princess Zuki steps forward a lil. fuck she doesnt want ppl to recognize the blue fuckin hair

Assassin Lavi who needs to bother tutoring when u can dance with someone who already knows 😉

Knight Kanda wow u guys suck Knight Kanda zuki dont even be nervous

Assassin Deak cLEARS HIS THROAT AGAIN

Knight Kanda theyre all terrible

Princess Zuki probably has her hair tied back in a bun or something with a cute lil ribbon who knows she's a cutie

Assassin Lavi grabs Deak's hands and starts leading him into a dance. Just calm down and ignore them and have some fuuun

Princess Zuki no theyre noT theyre just. di ffere n t

Knight Kanda ,,, no Knight Kanda no they definitely are terrible Knight Kanda theyre giving off the terrible vibes Knight Kanda i know these things zuki

Princess Zuki i mean alma is but i dont know the rest

Conman Nea is honestly just going to eat all this finger food

Queen Alma w o w

Conman Nea while waiting to see if this blue runt has a breakdown

Assassin Deak follows lavi and just gives a small laugh

Queen Alma this is why i like nea better than you

Princess Zuki glances at neA AND JUST. stands on her tippy toes to whisper to kanda

Assassin Lavi I may be a terrible person but my dancing is A+++

Assassin Bookman please don't get yourselves killed

Conman Nea oh shit im climbing the ranks

Assassin Deak ye

Princess Zuki: ...i'm getting the feeling that person is only here for the snacks. Princess Zuki ,,,standing on tippy toes in heels hurts wtf

Knight Kanda please dont hurt yourself whispering

Assassin Deak twirls lavi around before dipping him back, glancing over at the queen

Knight Kanda: That's probably an accurate feeling.

Assassin Lavi why would we get kille-- Assassin Lavi oh hi

Assassin Deak narrows his eye Assassin Deak hi

Queen Alma fuck you

Assassin Deak wow Assassin Deak take me to dinner first, sweetheart

Princess Zuki softly giggles. ah yes kanda the tall stressball

Queen Alma say that out loud and see what happens

Assassin Deak w o w

Assassin Lavi do it

Princess Zuki whiSPERS AGAIN

Conman Nea please fight Conman Nea itd make my night

Queen Alma you cyclops

Assassin Deak u know i like a woman that can kick my ass

Princess Zuki: i... do i... just... find someone to dance with? i-i really don't know what to do--

Assassin Deak wow

Assassin Lavi but can she kick both of ours at the same time that's the real question

Queen Alma and i like a man when he's a good doormat

Assassin Deak good question

Assassin Lavi hear that she wants to step on us

Assassin Deak i'm a good doormat

Queen Alma crush you and your pathetic twin under my heel, yes

Assassin Deak crush us, queenie Assassin Deak but we just get right back up tbh

Knight Kanda: Yes, or go join that glutton at the food table if it's easier.

Queen Alma how unfortunate.

Assassin Deak i know Assassin Deak i long for the sweet release of death

Queen Alma then die

Princess Zuki ,,,she's just gonna. waltz on over to the food table because she doesn't know what else to do

Assassin Lavi anywayyyyy swings back up and pulls Deak into a twiiirl

Assassin Bookman god damn it Assassin Bookman this is why i can't take you anywhere

Conman Nea looks at the runt with a full mouth

Assassin Lavi don't look at me :'<

Conman Nea thats uhh.... whos that again.....

Assassin Lavi I'm being gooood

Conman Nea fffffffffffffffffffuck Conman Nea zuko???

Princess Zuki ,,,waves awkwardly

Conman Nea zucchini ???

Princess Zuki NO

Assassin Deak just smirks and goes with it, still watching every movement of everyone else

Princess Zuki: { IDKMBDKFHGH Princess Zuki: { SHE HAD THE BEST REDEMPTION ARC IN ALL OF ANIME HISTORY Princess Zuki: { IM LAUGHBGIN

Assassin Bookman you're being terrible

Conman Nea fuck whatever

Queen Alma casually watching these idiots

Assassin Lavi oNLY IN THE 4th WALL

Assassin Bookman when we get home, you're both going straight to bed

Conman Nea swallows and dips his head slightly in greeting

Assassin Bookman STILL GOING TO BED Assassin Bookman I DON'T CARE

Conman Nea: Good evening, your highness

Assassin Deak jIIIJIIIIIIII :'<

Princess Zuki: oh, um--

Assassin Deak holy fuck he's stealing our woman

Conman Nea thats a highness right?? Conman Nea looks like a highness

Princess Zuki boWS QUICKLY

Knight Kanda im watching u nea

Assassin Lavi what

Assassin Deak quick, uh

Assassin Lavi move bitch

Princess Zuki KANDA WHY DID HE RECOGNIZE ME

Knight Kanda you're at a royal ball

Princess Zuki: g-- good evening!

Assassin Lavi oh wait who

Knight Kanda i assume that assuming you're royalty is expected

Princess Zuki yeah but the masks

Assassin Deak oh Assassin Deak never mind Assassin Deak forget i Assassin Deak said anything Assassin Deak haha

Conman Nea mostly everyones a highness or a lady or something or other im just shooting in the dark Conman Nea: Enjoying the festivities?

Assassin Lavi gonna steal some of those weinies mid-dance while they're chit-chatting

Knight Kanda its fine, ill slaughter him if he does something wrong Knight Kanda just enjoy yourself

Assassin Bookman 4th wall facepalms tbh

Assassin Lavi and then go straight back to dancing

Queen Alma that was

Assassin Deak just gonna,, stick by lavi

Queen Alma so ungraceful

Assassin Deak too paranoid to do anything else

Princess Zuki: um... i've never... attended one of these before, so i'm not sure how to feel.

Assassin Lavi it was v graceful

Princess Zuki scratches the back of her head, giving a nervous giggle

Queen Alma no it wasnt

Assassin Deak looks at zuki Assassin Deak blinks

Assassin Lavi for how hungry I am rn it is

Assassin Deak looks at nea

Conman Nea why is she so nervous

Assassin Deak how i'd love to shove his head in the punch bowl,,,,,

Princess Zuki Is Not Nervous Princess Zuki has only cried 5 times

Conman Nea youre like a bird that knows the puddy tats watchin

Assassin Lavi "oops my hand slipped"

Princess Zuki ,,,,a what Princess Zuki mr kanda what's a puddy tat

Assassin Deak ....i'm gonna do it

Assassin Lavi now where's all the single ladies at

Assassin Deak steps over to nea,, Assassin Deak coughs

Conman Nea: They're a little dull at times. Stuffy, too. The food's good, though.

Assassin Deak: excuse me, sir.

Assassin Lavi Nea do u have a lady

Conman Nea: Hm?

Assassin Lavi b/c I think she's about to be single

Knight Kanda it's a term referring to a cat, princess.

Conman Nea i have a few ladies

Princess Zuki watches, blinking slowly

Assassin Lavi all the better

Princess Zuki we were,,, having a conversation,,, Princess Zuki how rude,,,

Knight Kanda im gonna stab that redheaded bitch

Assassin Deak: you look quite spectacular tonight. Assassin Deak smiles and tilts his head just a bit

Conman Nea oh. aye. 😉

Assassin Lavi trAITOR

Princess Zuki ,,,kEEPS WATCHING

Conman Nea smiles back and adjusts his coat a little

Princess Zuki IS INTERESTED IN WHERE THIS IS GOING

Assassin Deak: would you be interested in a dance?

Princess Zuki ...steps back a bit though Princess Zuki welp there goes a potential dance partner :'(((

Conman Nea: Why, I'd be honored. Conman Nea holds out a hand

Assassin Deak grins and takes nea's hand

Conman Nea sorry zuki

Assassin Lavi blinks

Conman Nea but tbh youre too short for me to dance with like how would that wo rk Conman Nea youre like a person for ants Conman Nea leads Deak to the dance floor

Princess Zuki if i can dance with mr kanda i can dance with u

Assassin Lavi hops up alongside the smol and holds out a hand with a smile Assassin Lavi: Care for a dance?

Princess Zuki blinks

Assassin Lavi oh

Princess Zuki ,,,looks back at kanda for approval---

Assassin Lavi wel p

Assassin Deak brushes his hair back, taking a deep breath Assassin Deak: it's such a beautiful night.

Assassin Bookman glances at the queen,, Assassin Bookman hmmm

Knight Kanda do what you want, zuki, have fun Knight Kanda: me im just here 2 stab

Princess Zuki: { my fav piece of kanda dialogue

Knight Kanda: my life is a fragment of not doing /me right ]

Assassin Lavi: RIP }

Assassin Deak: but not quite as beautiful as your eyes.

Queen Alma jee a person cant just stand around without being looked at, rude

Assassin Bookman ,,,wow, sORRY

Princess Zuki looks back at lavi and sloooowly takes his hand

Assassin Bookman I DIDN'T KNOW JUST LOOKING AT YOU WOULD OFFEND YOU

Princess Zuki: u-um... o... o-okay..! Princess Zuki iS SO NERVOUS

Conman Nea oh this guys a Good One Conman Nea laughs a little Conman Nea: Why, aren't you a flatterer?

Assassin Deak: very much so. Assassin Deak: they say flattery gets you places Assassin Deak chuckles softly

Assassin Lavi takes the smol hand and leads them out onto the floor Assassin Lavi don't worry I'll take it nice and slow for you smol

Princess Zuki thank u,,

Queen Alma well when ur apprentices glare at me

Princess Zuki just kinda. follOWS

Conman Nea: It certainly does. Though, what I am to do when you're using all my best lines against me?

Queen Alma it makes it weird to be looked at constantly

Assassin Bookman don't worry, we're going to be having a long talk when we get home

Assassin Lavi stops in a space that's relatively clear and starts showing her some steps to copy Assassin Lavi lookit me Assassin Lavi being good with children :'> Assassin Lavi v trustworthy

Conman Nea ur a Snake

Assassin Lavi and ur a STFU what's your point

Conman Nea what does that even mean

Assassin Deak slow dancing,, slow dancing,,, slowly,, dip him back,,,,,,,,, Assassin Deak o o p s Assassin Deak i dropped him,, Assassin Deak what,, a shame,, Assassin Deak: i... i am so sorry!

Queen Alma ho ly sh it

Assassin Lavi nice going

Conman Nea okay, OW Conman Nea winces. he's gon' feel that for the rest of the evening

Assassin Deak: i have a bad shoulder. i hurt it back when i was a child... Assassin Deak offers nea a hand

Conman Nea: It's... fine. Accidents happen. Conman Nea he's salty though.

Queen Alma man i would be too

Conman Nea begrudgingly takes the hand though to pull himself up

Assassin Deak: let me treat you to a drink...

Princess Zuki was dancing with lavi but now she's concerned for nea Princess Zuki whispers to lavi Princess Zuki: u-um, w-will that man be alright..?

Assassin Bookman deak i swear to g o d

Assassin Lavi: ....

Conman Nea brushes himself off. gotta look Good still. Conman Nea forces a bit of a smile

Assassin Lavi glances at Deak and Nea and shrugs

Conman Nea: A drink sounds perfect.

Queen Alma i s2g if u ruin this party ill wreck you, monkey

Assassin Lavi: Yeah. Just a little bump.

Assassin Deak nods and feigns a concerned look

Princess Zuki is still watching them tbh

Assassin Lavi offers Zuki a hand again

Assassin Deak: i am so very sorry....

Assassin Lavi: Shall we continue?

Assassin Deak: my brother and i... we help our grandfather for a living. Assassin Deak: i hurt my shoulder carrying books... Assassin Deak sig h s

Princess Zuki blinks at lavi n takes his hanD AGAIN

Conman Nea oh, backstory time. time to pretend to be interested

Princess Zuki: o-of course-- my apologies.

Assassin Lavi chuckles softly Assassin Lavi: No need to apologize

Knight Kanda ba  d v i b e s

Conman Nea rests a hand on deak's apparently fucked up shoulder

Knight Kanda im w a t ch in g y ou

Assassin Lavi: Has anyone ever taught you to dance before now?

Conman Nea: Don't apologize so much, mistakes happen. Conman Nea: A little dust never killed anyone. Conman Nea except my good mood

Assassin Deak: you're too kind... too kind, sir...

Princess Zuki: um... i haven't taken lessons since i was young.

Assassin Deak steps over to the drinks and clears his throat Assassin Deak requests one for himself and the other for nea

Assassin Lavi hums Assassin Lavi: But you are young?

Conman Nea sighs softly as he joins him Conman Nea: So.. You said you have a brother?

Conman Nea tell me more

Princess Zuki: i... cannot say? i-i'm fifteen, if that's what you're asking.

Assassin Deak: ...yes. indeed i do. Assassin Deak: a twin, to be exact.

Conman Nea is he less of a klutz than you

Assassin Lavi: So still young~

Assassin Deak no

Conman Nea damn

Assassin Deak jk, probably

Assassin Lavi: Anyway, I would be honored to be your teacher

Assassin Deak but i did that on purpose so Assassin Deak aNYWAY

Princess Zuki smiles softly. okay this is going much nicer than expected she is Satisfied

Conman Nea: A twin, hm?

Assassin Deak: yes. Assassin Deak: a twin.

Assassin Lavi Deak what r u doing how do we pull off the sly switcheroo if people know there's two of uS

Princess Zuki: i-i would be honored to be your student!

Queen Alma hahah your twin messed up

Assassin Lavi sQU INT S

Assassin Deak just. be patient. Assassin Deak i have a plan

Conman Nea: It's hard to imagine someone else with a face like your's

Assassin Lavi u better kill that bitch-- Assassin Lavi okay good

Conman Nea you may have annoyed me but hey i can still be suave

Assassin Deak blinks a few times before getting that feigned warm smile

Assassin Lavi leads Zuki back into some dance steps

Assassin Deak: ...too kind, sir...

Princess Zuki just. follows along. she's doin pretty okay for her first masquerade yay

Assassin Deak: too kind.... Assassin Deak: but ah... he's... not identical. Assassin Deak points to a random stranger out in the crowd Assassin Deak: do you see him?

Assassin Bookman deaK I S2G

Assassin Lavi go Deak go

Conman Nea looks out. oh. hm.

Queen Alma wow

Conman Nea: I never would've guessed...

Princess Zuki occasionally just. looks bac k at kanda bcuz loOK IM SOCIALIZING

Conman Nea Doubt(tm) but also. eh. he's seen some weird shit.

Assassin Deak: so i am indeed the... more handsome one.

Assassin Lavi gonna show u some less slow more fun dance moves now : >

Assassin Deak la u g h s

Assassin Lavi b/c slow dancing is kinda u gh

Conman Nea chuckles softly Conman Nea: By far.

Princess Zuki ,,,but slow dancing is Official

Knight Kanda glaring @ stupid redhead Knight Kanda still watching u

Assassin Lavi which one

Assassin Deak ye which one

Knight Kanda b o t h

Assassin Deak someone distract zuki

Assassin Lavi I'm working on it

Assassin Deak nO SOMEONE ELSE

Assassin Lavi anyway slow dancing may be official but its less fuun

Assassin Deak i need to s w i t c h Assassin Deak it's getting weir d Assassin Deak u go talk to the weird guy

Assassin Lavi hey u picked him don't look @ me

Conman Nea why you gotta lead me on like this Conman Nea im cute as hell

Assassin Deak s w i t c h wi th m e

Assassin Lavi fi n e fine give me Assassin Lavi a moment Assassin Lavi okay I got it Assassin Lavi: Mayhaps you would like to show what you've learned to your... escort? There-- Assassin Lavi motions at Kanda Assassin Lavi: I find myself in need of something to drink

Knight Kanda the fuck u motioning at Knight Kanda come here and ill cut that hand off

Princess Zuki blinks and looks at kanda before nodding Princess Zuki: o-okay! Princess Zuki: thank you for teaching me!

Assassin Lavi wow what did I ever do to u

Conman Nea looks like he's checking deak out. is actually taking a mental inventory off how expensive his accessories look

Assassin Deak: ...i'll be right back.

Princess Zuki boops on over to kanda. she's a happy bean

Assassin Lavi wiggly fingers at the smol and slips into the crowd

Conman Nea: Hm? Oh, alright.

Assassin Deak gives nea a soft smile and walks off Assassin Deak passes lavi and just Assassin Deak: don't mess this up.

Queen Alma wtf are these bitch twins doing

Assassin Lavi mhm, mhm~

Princess Zuki Suspects Nothing Princess Zuki smiles up at kanda bcuz fuck she's happy

Conman Nea leans on the counter table thing with his drink. huffs.

Assassin Bookman wATCHING LAVI AND DEAK

Conman Nea my fucking elbow hurts

Assassin Deak oH SHIT LAVI

Princess Zuki: mr. kanda! a nice man taught me some things!

Assassin Deak hands him his mask Assassin Deak takes lavi's mask and quickly walks off

Assassin Lavi gonna slip around through the crowd a bit to go get a drink and-- Assassin Lavi OH Assassin Lavi good thinking

Knight Kanda: Did he? What did you learn?

Assassin Deak i k n o w Assassin Deak i'm good B )

Princess Zuki just kinda. gently grabs his hands

Conman Nea did i get stood up

Princess Zuki: dance with me and i'll show you!!

Assassin Lavi gonna go get himself a drink like he's actually had a reason to go off before heading "back" to Nea Assassin Lavi: I hope I didn't keep you waiting too long~ Assassin Lavi he brought u a drink too Nea

Conman Nea blinks. looks at the drink Conman Nea looks at the drink in his own hand. that deak order for him already. you're bad at this, dude.

Knight Kanda u kno this is a royalty party not ur knight party

Assassin Deak god damn it, lavi Assassin Deak LAVI WH Y Assassin Deak make some sort excuse

Conman Nea raises a hand to his mouth and laughs

Princess Zuki daNG IT MR KANDA

Conman Nea: Are you that forgetful?

Assassin Deak like i thought you needed another one or something

Princess Zuki UR THE ONE WHO ASKED

Queen Alma dont fourth wall give him ideas Queen Alma thats cheating

Assassin Lavi: I thought you'd be done with it by the time I got back Assassin Lavi: Where's the fun in these things otherwise? Assassin Lavi little wink

Knight Kanda thats,,, true Knight Kanda but,,,,,,,,,,,, i still am not royalty

Conman Nea gives him a Look like he's not sure whether to buy that or not Conman Nea but hey. Conman Nea free drink

Knight Kanda that would be odd

Conman Nea: Point taken, I suppose.

Assassin Lavi: Well

Assassin Deak goes and stands in the dark corner,,

Assassin Lavi: If I turned out to be wrong, just more for me

Princess Zuki huFFS

Assassin Lavi: Why pass good drinks?

Conman Nea finishes off his glass and takes the one lavi brought. Conman Nea: Exactly. Conman Nea mine now. Conman Nea: By the way, I never caught your name.

Assassin Lavi chuckles a little bit and sips his own drink Assassin Lavi: Hmm..

Assassin Deak l i e, l a v i

Assassin Lavi: Did I never give it to you? Assassin Lavi smiles coyly

Assassin Deak or,, that

Assassin Lavi shhhh I know how to do this relax

Assassin Deak wHaT iS rE l a XI n G

Conman Nea: You didn't. And while I love a man of mystery, I'd rather not have to call you 'red' all night.

Princess Zuki is just gonna,,, stay by kanda again

Assassin Lavi hums and sips his drink with a little seductive side-eye

Queen Alma hahah monkey and red

Assassin Lavi: "Red" works just fine for me. I can be whoever y'want me to be~

Assassin Lavi laughs a little bit Assassin Lavi: I didn't mean for that to rhyme...

Assassin Deak i'm so proud of you, lavi Assassin Deak good job

Assassin Lavi: Anyway, is this not the point of a masquerade?

Conman Nea: Fair point. Conman Nea hums a bit from behind the rim of his glass

Assassin Deak anyway, my nerves are killing me lm a o

Princess Zuki ,,,just. inches a little closer to kanda. she's back to feeling awkward

Conman Nea: Red it is, then.

Assassin Deak slinks around in the shadows

Queen Alma what a tense party

Assassin Deak pls don't notice me~ pls don't notice me~

Assassin Lavi downs the rest of his drink before setting it aside and offering his hand with a little laugh Assassin Lavi: Back to dancing then, sir~?

Assassin Deak doin a sneaky sneak

Conman Nea gives him a Look Conman Nea: You promise not to drop me this time?

Assassin Lavi: ...I won't-- Assassin Lavi laughs Assassin Lavi: Yeah, I won't drop you this time

Assassin Deak panicking,,

Assassin Lavi why r u panicking

Assassin Deak tOO MANY PEOPLE,,

Conman Nea sets his cup aside and takes the offered hand Conman Nea: If you do, I'm taking you down with me

Princess Zuki ,,,sits down

Assassin Lavi throaty purr as he takes Nea's hand and wanders back towards the dance floor Assassin Lavi: Promise?

Princess Zuki in a chair ofc Princess Zuki nearby kanda bcuz too many strangers

Conman Nea quirks a brow and smacks lavi's arm lightly with a little snort Conman Nea: We'll see

Princess Zuki ............wants to go home--

Assassin Lavi gonna take Nea for a ride tbh Assassin Lavi hope u know how to dance Nea b/c he's not gonna hold back like with the smol

Queen Alma not on the dancefloor pls Queen Alma there is a child

Conman Nea i know how to daNCE... Conman Nea decently well

Assassin Lavi we're just danCING jeez Assassin Lavi but v Assassin Lavi flashy dancing b/c All Eyes Off Deak

Conman Nea yes all eyes should be on Me pls Conman Nea peacock in the room hello hello

Assassin Lavi two peacocks in the room Assassin Lavi pulls Nea into some hardcore dancing with a little grin Assassin Lavi: Try ta keep up~

Princess Zuki just. watcheS

Conman Nea whoA Conman Nea: I'll do my best-! Conman Nea lord help me

Queen Alma this is going to go wrong Queen Alma where did the other one go

Assassin Deak it's a mystery

Conman Nea: Where'd you learn to dance like this?

Assassin Lavi no lord can save u now Assassin Lavi: Mm, I wonder~?

Conman Nea laughs lightly Conman Nea: So secretive

Assassin Lavi why would I make anything easy 2 get for u

Conman Nea because im handsome

Assassin Lavi no sorry I look in the mirror for handsome Assassin Lavi or at my twin Assassin Lavi same diff

Conman Nea rude Conman Nea i cant believe im dancing with you when i could be making some REAL progress with someone cuter

Assassin Deak is talking to some girls,, Assassin Deak stealing some kisses from some random people,,

Princess Zuki wants to talk to someone :'((

Queen Alma wow

Princess Zuki kissing is gross though

Assassin Deak oh well

Assassin Lavi why go with cute when u can go with hot

Assassin Deak i'm gross, so

Assassin Lavi which I am

Queen Alma if your twin is gross, so are you

Conman Nea because APPARENTLY im not good enough for you mr. _oh im so handsome_

Queen Alma which means hes making progress withs omeone gross

Assassin Lavi wow u hit the nail on the head Assassin Lavi Nea I mean, not Alma

Conman Nea so fucking cruel

Princess Zuki i keep hearing this weird buzzing in my ear that sounds strangely feminine and fake hmmmm

Queen Alma come say that to my face

Assassin Lavi Soon(tm)

Conman Nea ive got the face of a god and you dont appreciate it one bit

Assassin Deak makes his way over to the que- nope Assassin Deak never mind Assassin Deak not gonna touch that

Queen Alma : (

Assassin Deak just gonna throw stuff from the shadows at that knight person

Assassin Lavi dancing v flirtatiously and flashy to draw attention on himself tbh

Knight Kanda im going to kill you

Assassin Deak pls do

Assassin Lavi Deak wtf Assassin Lavi how am I supposed to distract from you if you're distracting from me

Assassin Deak i ask myself that all of the time

Conman Nea today i've learned that i dont likle being outshined

Knight Kanda looks over at zuki

Assassin Deak DON'T LET ME DISTRACT YOU

Knight Kanda: Princess, I'll be right back. Will you be alright?

Assassin Lavi then get gud

Assassin Bookman you're both Grounded

Princess Zuki snAPS HER HEAD UP and nods Princess Zuki: u-um, okay.

Conman Nea im gud AF

Assassin Deak o s h i t

Conman Nea BUSTS A MOVE

Assassin Deak rUN Assassin Deak GO GO GO

Knight Kanda i sEE YOU BITch

Assassin Lavi ffs Deak

Knight Kanda starts stalking off in the direction deak is running

Assassin Deak NO U DON'T

Assassin Lavi what happened to "don't mess this up"

Assassin Deak I FUCKED IT UP Assassin Deak I WAS BORED

Assassin Lavi taKE UR OWN ADVICE NEXT TIME

Knight Kanda here i come little bitch

Princess Zuki watches kanda until she just. cant see him anymore Princess Zuki ,,,is already lonely

Assassin Lavi also busting moves Assassin Lavi u wanna go bro

Assassin Deak i'm gonna run and jump off the fuckin balcony

Assassin Lavi I can go

Princess Zuki looks down. why must u leave, mr kanda

Assassin Deak u gonna jump after me, asshole?

Assassin Lavi make sure u land in some hay or something

Knight Kanda yeah, i will

Assassin Deak on it Assassin Deak oH FUCK YOU

Knight Kanda in fact, i'm going to fucking shove you before you jump

Assassin Deak LEAVE ME ALONE Assassin Deak I DIDN'T EVEN HIT YOU I WAS JUST THROWING STUFF AT YOU

Conman Nea im gonna bust the sickest moves

Knight Kanda maybe you shouldnt have done that Knight Kanda come here

Princess Zuki would leave but then mr kanda would be concerned

Assassin Deak fu c k u

Knight Kanda please dont leave until i return Knight Kanda from killing this bitch

Assassin Bookman grabs deak

Assassin Lavi mmmm if Deak doesn't need the distraction anymore then u can win this round

Princess Zuki i diDNT AUTHORIZE ANY KILLIN G

Assassin Bookman looks at kanda

Conman Nea fuck yeah

Knight Kanda s w ,e a  t,s ,,s ,

Assassin Bookman: ...my apologies.

Assassin Deak o w Assassin Deak: ...wh-what did i do?

Assassin Lavi: ...I think that's about all I can do for one night

Knight Kanda just looks at them for a moment before scoffing and leaving again

Assassin Lavi laughs a bit Assassin Lavi: You dance very well...

Assassin Lavi: It was an honor and a privilege, sir.

Assassin Bookman waits until kanda is gone Assassin Bookman HITS DEAK UPSIDE THE HEAD LIKE FOUR TIMES

Assassin Deak #RIP

Conman Nea: Ahh, and you were worried about me not being able to keep up.

Knight Kanda goes back 2 zuki

Assassin Lavi RIP DEAK u deserved that

Conman Nea chuckles softly Conman Nea: Indeed it was.

Knight Kanda: My apologies for leaving you, Princess. Are you alright?

Conman Nea: Thank you for the dance, Red.

Princess Zuki snAPS HER HEAD UP AGAIN bcuz she may or may not have been startled

Assassin Lavi little bow Assassin Lavi: My pleasure~

Princess Zuki: u-um, i'm okay. a-are you..?

Knight Kanda v neutrally Knight Kanda: Yes.

Assassin Lavi little wink wonk Assassin Lavi: Maybe we can do this again some day and next time perhaps I'll win~

Conman Nea quit winkin at me youve got like one eye dont you Conman Nea what hte Fuck Conman Nea laughs. he's already walkin' away. Conman Nea: Oh, I doubt you will.

Princess Zuki smiles kinda meekly up at kanda before lookin back down

Assassin Lavi shUT UP Assassin Lavi Freedom To Wink Rights for All >:L

Queen Alma you guys are lame Queen Alma im bored Queen Alma get in a fight or something

Assassin Lavi: Hmm we'll see~

Conman Nea i could entertain you 😉

Assassin Lavi good then I don't have to come up with an excuse for ME to walk away

Assassin Bookman is giving deak a lecture tbh

Assassin Deak ju s t rubbing at his jaw,,

Assassin Lavi slips off to where Deak and Bookman are and just +1's that head smack

Conman Nea returns to the snack bar

Assassin Deak o W Assassin Deak hISSES AND LOOKS AT LAVI

Queen Alma i think you're more entertained by snacks, sir

Assassin Deak: what was that for?!

Conman Nea i mean theyre alright

Princess Zuki looks back at mr snack bar. we never finished talking :^(

Assassin Lavi: ...I saw that Assassin Lavi: "Don't mess this up Lavi". Seriously?

Assassin Deak: ...it would've been fine.

Conman Nea ur welcome to come back over here

Assassin Deak s i g h  s

Princess Zuki stands up n goes back over there Princess Zuki we can be loners i guess

Assassin Bookman just shakes his head and storms off Assassin Bookman: i have better things to do besides babysit. Assassin Bookman: behave yourselves.

Conman Nea looks down at the runt Conman Nea: Sorry for my poor manners earlier, my lady.

Princess Zuki waves sheepishly,,,

Assassin Lavi wow r00d

Princess Zuki: i-it's fine. a-are you okay? you fell earlier...

Conman Nea snorts a little

Assassin Lavi I'm not the one who almost launched out a window being chased by some royal's lapdog

Assassin Deak: ...i didn't expect anyone to notice. Assassin Deak sHUT YOUR WHORE MOUTH, LAVI

Conman Nea: Oh, I'll be fine. He was quite the klutz, though, wasn't he?

Assassin Lavi MAKE ME

Princess Zuki: mhm.

Assassin Deak I'LL THROW YOU OFF THIS BALCONY

Conman Nea: What a shame, too, he seemed... Nice.

Assassin Lavi b/c that's so inconspicuous

Conman Nea huffs and puts on a smile

Princess Zuki: i-i danced with someone nice, too..! h-he taught me some things. dance things.

Conman Nea: But I won't bore you with that sort of thing Conman Nea: Oh?

Princess Zuki ....is mentally slapping herseLF

Assassin Deak wow

Princess Zuki: i-it wouldn't bore me! promise.

Conman Nea: ... Conman Nea glances around

Conman Nea slowly hands Zuki his barely touched glass of wine

Princess Zuki ,,,takes it..???

Conman Nea: Here, you seem like you need something for your nerves.

Princess Zuki ...sets it down..?? Princess Zuki: that's... i-i cannot drink. sorry.

Assassin Deak grabs lavi and just. pulls him off Assassin Deak: we need to avoid that guy.

Messenger Cecil joined the chat

Assassin Lavi !!!!!

Assassin Deak: he was nothing but trouble.

Assassin Lavi oh u think?

Conman Nea: It's not like anyone would know-- This is an anonymous party, after all

Princess Zuki: um...

Assassin Deak: ...everyone here... nothing but trouble.

Queen Alma im offended by that Queen Alma calling me trouble at my party

Assassin Deak good

Princess Zuki looks back at kanda and theN back to nea Princess Zuki whispers Princess Zuki: m-my... guard... is right there.

Assassin Deak: ...are you hurt?

Conman Nea oh

Assassin Deak: he didn't hurt you, did he?

Conman Nea o h Conman Nea retracts the glass Conman Nea: Perhaps not, then

Assassin Lavi: ...no Assassin Lavi: why would he?

Messenger Cecil okay uh he's probably , over at the food table

Princess Zuki giGGLES SOFTLY

Assassin Deak: ...you can't trust anyone here. especially not him. Assassin Deak snickers softly

Conman Nea downs it himself cause. goddamn. that couldve got him in Trouble

Assassin Deak: i have a few souvenirs, though.

Princess Zuki watches n blinks. wow

Assassin Lavi snickers

Conman Nea: Really, though, you shouldn't be so nervous. It's just a party.

Assassin Lavi: Takes one to know one?

Assassin Deak: ah. yes.

Assassin Lavi: Anyway, hope y'got some good ones~

Queen Alma the food table is always the most awkward spot at the party Queen Alma i swear

Conman Nea save us, queenie

Princess Zuki: i-i've never attended one of these before...

Queen Alma and how would you like me to do that

Princess Zuki: regular parties, sure, but... never one of these.

Conman Nea uhhh Conman Nea make this kid Relax

Assassin Deak: i did, i did~

Messenger Cecil im not awkward.....

Queen Alma no youre pretty awkward

Conman Nea cecil tell this kid to relax

Messenger Cecil is hungry and this is free food and a man's gotta do what he gotta do Messenger Cecil h o w

Conman Nea i dont kn ow Conman Nea: Think of it as a regular party Conman Nea: It's not much different

Queen Alma just with people of higher status

Messenger Cecil I probably dont know shes here yet and when I figure out I sm gonna be avoiding the hec k out of her in fear of being recognized

Messenger Cecil wAit we hAVE MASKS

Queen Alma y e ah

Princess Zuki: well... there are a few differences, but...

Messenger Cecil o h

Princess Zuki sigHS

Messenger Cecil well still qkdhsg

Assassin Lavi hums and glances off towards the queen

Messenger Cecil is Snacking

Princess Zuki: y-you're right. i shouldn't be nervous.

Assassin Lavi: Get cold feet b'fore you got that far? Assassin Lavi Ye he saw you go the other way earlier Deak

Conman Nea: Exactly Conman Nea: Besides, you've got a mask Conman Nea: if anything goes poorly, nobody will know it was you

Assassin Deak ,,, Assassin Deak si g h s

Princess Zuki: ....well, you knew i was royalty.

Assassin Deak: ...maybe i did. Assassin Deak: maybe i didn't.

Conman Nea: Most people here are

Assassin Lavi snickers and pats the top of his head

Queen Alma you were so confident fourth wall Queen Alma : (

Messenger Cecil wait who is talking to who now

Princess Zuki: not everyone.

Messenger Cecil i'm so confs u e d

Princess Zuki: i could've easily been a commoner.

Conman Nea: That's true

Assassin Lavi: ...both of you're more useful without one throwing the other in jail anyway

Conman Nea: I guess I just made a lucky guess

Princess Zuki: ...you said guess twice. Princess Zuki she's cracking up dont mind her

Conman Nea ruD

Assassin Bookman i'm watching

Conman Nea HUFF

Messenger Cecil o u guys r also here Messenger Cecil awkward

Assassin Bookman always watching

Assassin Lavi wow don't be creepy Panda

Conman Nea: You know what I meant

Messenger Cecil I just want e d to snaCk in pE acE

Assassin Deak yeah, jiji

Conman Nea hey bookman smack deak a few more times please

Conman Nea and lavi too?? i feel friendzoned

Assassin Bookman what do you kids know? leave me alone. i'm your mentor, you're my students. don't disrespect me

Princess Zuki looKS AT CECIL N WAVES Princess Zuki h ELLO

Assassin Bookman they're going to get hit when they get home

Conman Nea except we've nto even friends. its awful. Conman Nea good

Messenger Cecil o h Messenger Cecil looks around

Assassin Lavi u assume-- Assassin Lavi ye a Assassin Lavi ur not even that far along buddy

Messenger Cecil realizes shes waving at him

Assassin Lavi and don't expect u will be in ever

Messenger Cecil ,,, waves back

Assassin Deak ,,i kinda wanna go mess with him again Assassin Deak hands lavi his mask back Assassin Deak gives him a warm smile Assassin Deak: how about you go talk to the queen and i find that man again?

Assassin Lavi: ...y'never learn do ya Assassin Lavi he's laughing tho Assassin Lavi ye he can do that

Assassin Deak: i'm curious now.

Conman Nea looks at who zuki's wavin too

Princess Zuki scratches the back of her neck and looks down

Assassin Lavi time to serenade the big one

Conman Nea who u

Messenger Cecil henlo

Assassin Deak ruffles lavi's hair a few times before walking off, chuckling

Conman Nea looks him up and down

Messenger Cecil awkward,,

Conman Nea a solid 8 but you dont look like youre worth much

Messenger Cecil o h

Princess Zuki but he doesn't look 8 years old

Assassin Deak pretty much skips back to nea

Messenger Cecil w el ll

Conman Nea ....zuki

Assassin Deak tap tap on the shoulder

Messenger Cecil im flatter Messenger Cecil but ha if only you knew

Conman Nea blinks and turns back to deak Conman Nea raises a brow

Assassin Lavi off to make friendly with the queen I guess

Conman Nea: Miss me already?

Assassin Deak: i'd like to thank you for the dance!~ Assassin Deak quick kiss on the cheek

Conman Nea oh. hello there.

Messenger Cecil O:<

Conman Nea odD?

Princess Zuki blinks at deak

Messenger Cecil is lowkey watching them

Princess Zuki how can ppl socialize so eaSILY

Conman Nea: You're quite welcome

Assassin Deak looks at cecil

Messenger Cecil h

Knight Kanda because theyre older and its faked most of the time

Conman Nea: It's not often someone can keep up with me on the dancefloor.

Princess Zuki mr kanda can u teach me how to talk to people

Queen Alma whats happening

Assassin Deak looks back to nea Assassin Deak: years of practice.

Assassin Lavi sauntering over to the queen with his hands behind his back casually

Assassin Deak: dancing is an area of expertise for me.

Knight Kanda princess, i literally do not talk to anyone unless im bossing them around, attempting to murder them, reading their death messages before theyre murdered, threatening them or doing things of the sort Knight Kanda i doubt it is a good idea

Conman Nea no kanda thats a GREAT idea

Princess Zuki ,,,,does that mean ur going to kill me

Conman Nea: I can tell. Conman Nea: It was... refreshing to be a part of.

Assassin Deak: i'm quite glad~

Assassin Lavi little respectful head dip at the queen Assassin Lavi: Enjoying the evening, Your Highness?

Princess Zuki heard queen and she immediately wants to dip

Messenger Cecil o mg

Princess Zuki just. stands by cecil

Conman Nea glances around at the people at the food table.

Messenger Cecil o

Princess Zuki looks up at him n waves agaiN

Messenger Cecil henlo

Conman Nea this is. awkwardly quiet. how yall

Messenger Cecil aa Messenger Cecil waves back

Princess Zuki: h...hi.

Conman Nea well at least shes makin friends

Assassin Deak goes to get another glass of wine Assassin Deak b y e

Messenger Cecil would it be ok if I could already tell ur a royalty Messenger Cecil bc u wear fancy clothes

Conman Nea okay rude Conman Nea bye bitch Conman Nea goes back to tending to these cocktail weenies

Assassin Deak i could pour it on your head when i get back Assassin Deak then i really would be a bitch : >

Conman Nea or you could not Conman Nea but what you COULD do is bring me a glass like a good bitch

Assassin Deak fuk u

Princess Zuki yes its ok

Assassin Deak get ur own wine

Princess Zuki is disappointed but its ok

Messenger Cecil aw sorr

Conman Nea youre so mean to me Conman Nea i danced with you and called you pretty

Messenger Cecil: Hello, your Majesty...

Conman Nea and this is what i get

Queen Alma looks over and smiles politely

Assassin Deak i'm mean to everyone

Queen Alma: Certainly. However, it's more important that my guests enjoy than myself. Has your time been well?

Princess Zuki sIGHS

Assassin Deak: ;; i 'm gonna have to lay down for a lil bit bc m head is swimming

Messenger Cecil aA Messenger Cecil err Messenger Cecil: Um, m-my apologies, ma'am. It is the clothes that gave it away... Messenger Cecil: These are expensive fabrics...

Princess Zuki sighs again Princess Zuki: i suppose so, but still...

Assassin Lavi: Indeed, my time has been very enjoyable, Your Highness. But should the host not enjoy herself as well? I'm sure I am not the only one who feels as such~ Assassin Lavi just going to throw in a cute little head quirk for good measure

Messenger Cecil looks down understandingly Messenger Cecil: Is this.. Is this your first ball?

Conman Nea how many glasses of wine can i get before this guy cuts me off

Queen Alma a lot

Messenger Cecil ne a n o

Conman Nea nea yes Conman Nea i dont even belong here im jsut here to keep the good times rolliN

Assassin Lavi go for it nea

Princess Zuki: um... my first ball of this sort.

Messenger Cecil ne a p ls

Princess Zuki: i don't tend to leave the castle often, i-if at all.

Messenger Cecil nods

Conman Nea the bartender is my new best friend

Queen Alma: Nothing makes me more happy than seeing others enjoying their time. That's the point of a party, after all.

Messenger Cecil: Ah, I see... Well, are you enjoying yourself...?

Queen Alma like a dog, right Queen Alma how a dog tilts its head when its confused

Princess Zuki: um... i-in a sense..?

Assassin Lavi more or less ye

Messenger Cecil s a v a g e

Princess Zuki: it's... different.

Assassin Lavi chuckles a little bit

Messenger Cecil looks at her questioningly Messenger Cecil: How so?

Assassin Lavi: To each their own means of enjoyment. Assassin Lavi: Has there been a favorite part of this party for you so far? Assassin Lavi just gonna casually lean on a wall and chill here for a bit

Princess Zuki: i've mostly been by here the whole time. a-although, earlier, a very nice man taught me some dance moves...! that's about it, though.

Conman Nea time to be obnoxious Conman Nea and sit on the edge of the food table

Princess Zuki ....stares at nea

Messenger Cecil ahh

Queen Alma thoughtful humming

Assassin Lavi get your ass off the table don't be r00d

Conman Nea henlo losers

Messenger Cecil: W-Well, would you like to go for a walk, then? Messenger Cecil also looks up at nea Messenger Cecil blinks

Conman Nea waves

Queen Alma what are you doing on the table Queen Alma why

Messenger Cecil u h

Conman Nea my feet are tired

Queen Alma there are c h a i r s

Messenger Cecil: Um, i-is everything okay...?

Conman Nea i like to feel tall

Messenger Cecil at nea

Conman Nea glances around

Assassin Lavi sorry to break it to u but

Conman Nea: ..Yes?

Assassin Lavi ur never gonna match us trees

Queen Alma: Perhaps the assortment of character that has walked through the door? It is interesting to see the various types of people.

Conman Nea he's confused Conman Nea shut up giant

Queen Alma yeah the trees win no offense

Messenger Cecil aw Messenger Cecil furrows his brows in confusion

Assassin Lavi: Indeed. And the masks just make them all the more colorful characters, do they not? Assassin Lavi this is how u bond right

Messenger Cecil: Um, what are you doing on top of that table, i-if I may ask? Messenger Cecil: A table is hardly a place to sit...

Conman Nea: My feet are tired and I like being close to the food.

Messenger Cecil ,,, Messenger Cecil glances around

Conman Nea: Unless you'd like to grab a chair for me?

Queen Alma: Absolutely. Surely there's something about the... secrecy. No one would ever know who someone truly is here, not entirely. Perhaps a guess or two, and maybe a correct guess, but never fully.

Conman Nea swings his legs

Messenger Cecil uh not really but

Queen Alma: Like hiding behind shadowy curtains, perhaps?

Messenger Cecil: Um, s-sure...

Assassin Lavi hums

Conman Nea smiles Conman Nea: You have my thanks.

Messenger Cecil glances at zuki and then , goes to get a chair

Assassin Lavi: Good reason not to hang curtains

Messenger Cecil I cant believ this

Assassin Lavi chuckles a little

Messenger Cecil dips his head back at nea

Conman Nea this is fuck in ggreat Conman Nea what else can i get this guy to do

Messenger Cecil fetches a chair and carries it back Messenger Cecil :I Messenger Cecil don't use m e Messenger Cecil: Here you go, good sir

Conman Nea hops down and takes a seat once he's got a chair. push me in, cecil. Conman Nea: Why thank you

Messenger Cecil ,,, are u fr real

Conman Nea yes

Messenger Cecil , push es the chair in

Conman Nea looks so damn pleased with himself

Princess Zuki is still staring tbh

Messenger Cecil :I

Conman Nea snaps suddenly Conman Nea: oh, drat, I forgot.

Messenger Cecil wh

Conman Nea looks at cecil with a small frown Conman Nea: I meant to grab another glass of wine before I settled down. Conman Nea: I don't suppose you'd be so kind...?

Queen Alma: That and with the drunkards they'd tear them down on accident.

Messenger Cecil .......

Assassin Lavi now he's really laughing

Queen Alma looks at lavi, curiously tilting her head Queen Alma: Pardon me for the odd question, but there were two of you, correct?

Messenger Cecil: Err, perhaps one of the servants can be of more help to you...

Assassin Lavi: Mayhaps less "on accident" so much as-- Assassin Lavi hmm so she saw them did she

Messenger Cecil glances back at zuki Messenger Cecil he lp

Conman Nea blinks at him Conman Nea eyes widen

Princess Zuki narrows her eyes at nea

Assassin Lavi: I did come with like company, yes.

Conman Nea raises a hand to his mouth Conman Nea: Oh my. Conman Nea: I thought... Conman Nea: Nevermind.

Messenger Cecil oh no

Conman Nea: My apologies.

Princess Zuki glances at cecil n then baCK AT NEA

Messenger Cecil: W-What..?

Princess Zuki whAT ARE U DOING, COMMONER

Conman Nea adjusts his collar softly Conman Nea: I thought you were the help.

Assassin Lavi he sighs and shakes his head a little bit

Conman Nea: My sincere apologies.

Messenger Cecil h

Princess Zuki: i believe that role goes to you, sir.

Messenger Cecil sucks in a sharp breath

Princess Zuki OOOOOOOOOO

Assassin Lavi: Must bring along family to these sorts of things, you know? Else you'll never hear the end of it.

Conman Nea blinks at zuki Conman Nea: I beg your pardon?

Princess Zuki: i do not need a face to spy the difference between a commoner and a royal. Princess Zuki: your actions say all. Princess Zuki sips apple juice

Messenger Cecil can I leave now........

Princess Zuki yes u may

Assassin Lavi aHAHAHAHAAA BYE NEA

Queen Alma: I wouldn't know, I have no siblings. However, he'd be your brother then? Surely an event is more enjoyable with family, assuming you get along.

Conman Nea: That's a hefty accusation.

Assassin Lavi getting called out by a teenage shut-in

Conman Nea: And after I was so kind to you, who thought you'd insult me like that.

Queen Alma: hefty hefty hefty ]

Princess Zuki: tell me, where do you hail from?

Messenger Cecil looks between them

Assassin Lavi: omg }

Princess Zuki: { LMAO

Messenger Cecil internally hhhhs

Assassin Lavi: It can and can't be. Assassin Lavi smiles wryly

Conman Nea: A small continent to the east. I hold land there. I'll admit, I may not be the highest of ranks, but an Earl is still leagues above commoner.

Conman Nea lying out his ass

Princess Zuki: does this continent have a name?

Conman Nea: || shit i need a name Conman Nea: || something that'd Actually Exist

Messenger Cecil: ( koongdom

Princess Zuki: { KOONGDOM

Queen Alma: yes koongdom ]

Conman Nea: || i hate you

Messenger Cecil: ( 💗

Conman Nea: Koongdom.

Princess Zuki: { K O O N G D O M

Messenger Cecil: ( ama z ing

Princess Zuki: ...

Conman Nea bitch you cannot look at me and tell me you know every earl personally from there

Messenger Cecil b link s

Conman Nea fight me

Princess Zuki is slowly cracking up honESTLY Princess Zuki KOONGDOM

Conman Nea itS A PLACE Conman Nea how much wine have i had

Princess Zuki AS IS TIDDYOPOLIS

Queen Alma probably a lot

Conman Nea not enough

Princess Zuki okay she's setting down her apple juice to cover her mouTH AND LAUGH\

Conman Nea flags down a servant for More Wine

Messenger Cecil one glass too many Messenger Cecil wah Messenger Cecil manages to remain more composed

Conman Nea: Anyways. Conman Nea: As I've said. Conman Nea: I apologize for the mixup.

Princess Zuki coUGHS AND CALMS DOWN FU CK THAT WAS FUNN Y

Assassin Lavi: I do not dislike him to any capacity, but siblings can do things which are... tiresome, sometimes.

Princess Zuki: y-you... you are no royal, my dear.

Assassin Lavi: But family is family.

Messenger Cecil mutters,

Princess Zuki: you put me in mind of another royal, but no. Princess Zuki cough cough cross cough cough

Conman Nea glances at zuki

Conman Nea: You've no way of confirming that

Conman Nea taps his mask

Princess Zuki: ....

Queen Alma: Surely. Something cannot only singularly be one thing, and surely not something as changing as a human. It is good to keep family closest to you.

Messenger Cecil: Ma'am, I worry this man may have had a little more to drink than is good for him. Perhaps we should leave...

Princess Zuki takes off her mask OOOOO RULE BREAKER

Messenger Cecil oh shit

Queen Alma: Have you had a drink, Sir... Queen Alma looks thoughtfully at him

Princess Zuki: allow me to introduce myself.

Queen Alma: I don't believe I caught your name?

Messenger Cecil oh shit

Conman Nea oh shit Conman Nea whos this bitch again

Princess Zuki: i am princess zuki, de facto ruler of cicia.

Messenger Cecil welP Messenger Cecil starts back Messenger Cecil I have to go right now immediately

Conman Nea ohh Conman Nea that's who she is Conman Nea: I wouldn't have thought you'd leave your castle with the state your kingdom's in.

Assassin Lavi: I have had a few drinks already, all of excellent taste. My compliments to whoever chooses your wines. And it seems I am popularly "Red" tonight, or so goes the theme with others here tonight who find need of a name.

Princess Zuki slowly puts her mask back on

Messenger Cecil oOOOOOOo Messenger Cecil daMN NEA SAVAGE

Princess Zuki: my advisors did their jobs and told me to attend. Princess Zuki: i did not want to, but they convinced me to.

Messenger Cecil slinks,, away,,,,

Princess Zuki sips apple juice some more tbh Princess Zuki: tell me, would you say the same to queen alma?

Conman Nea raises a brow

Princess Zuki: i can smell her from a mile away.

Messenger Cecil l maO

Princess Zuki BOOM ROASTED

Conman Nea: Of course not

Messenger Cecil is going to leave

Princess Zuki: and why is that?

Queen Alma: Surely you'd divulge more than an alias? Queen Alma wtf is ur real name tho im curious :(

Messenger Cecil accidentally finds himself leaving out of the back door instead of the front door

Assassin Lavi chuckles a bit

Messenger Cecil henlo garden

Conman Nea: I'd have no reason to insult her management-- Her kingdom isn't in shambles.

Assassin Lavi: You're the first who's insisted on it. Assassin Lavi hums

Messenger Cecil oOOOoOOo

Princess Zuki: her kingdom is an untrustworthy cult, prepared for war at the drop of a hat.

Messenger Cecil daMn

Queen Alma im gonNA FIGHT Queen Alma IN TWO SECON ds

Conman Nea sips his wine

Queen Alma wait Queen Alma that just proved the poin t

Conman Nea: They're loyal to their queen and willing to defend her at all costs.

Messenger Cecil lma o

Assassin Lavi pffft

Conman Nea: I envy what she's accomplished here.

Queen Alma thanks nea

Princess Zuki: tell me, sir.

Conman Nea np toots

Queen Alma if i werent a single ruler id offer u the throne

Princess Zuki: where do you truly hail from? Princess Zuki: if it were cicia, you would have killed me by now.

Conman Nea: It's not Cicia, nor this one. Really, my origins are of no interest to you.

Princess Zuki: oh, but they are. Princess Zuki: just how your true identity is as well.

Conman Nea: I'm just a simple Earl who came to enjoy tonight's festivities

Princess Zuki: but yet here you are, conversing with the princess of a falling kingdom.

Conman Nea: by pure chance

Princess Zuki: have you nothing better to do than to waste your time with meaningless banter?

Conman Nea: banter is the point of these gatherings

Queen Alma: How odd. I would have assumed more would wish to know your identity.

Conman Nea: I'm a friendly man Conman Nea: I like making friends.

Princess Zuki siPS APPLE JUICE Princess Zuki: yet here you are, making an enemy.

Conman Nea: I would never have known your origins had you not revealed it to me. Conman Nea raises his hands Conman Nea: I still mean you no ill will, Princess.

Princess Zuki: i do not appreciate liars, mr. Princess Zuki: i did what i believed had to have been done.

Assassin Lavi: Very well. My name is Astor, son of Aestor, Duke of Limlan. Not much of a title considering how far removed from major routes Limlan is, but to some of lower nobility, far removed is preferable. Less political pleasing to do, more getting things practical done. But it helps to see how the higher nobility handle things as well in places more populated such as this.

Queen Alma fuCKiGN LIAr

Assassin Lavi totally lying out his ass lmao

Princess Zuki just kinda. bends down so she's eye to eye with him

Conman Nea stares back Conman Nea he's not cracking

Princess Zuki: a true noble wouldn't be sitting around the food table.

Conman Nea: I told you, I'm not quite a member of 'higher society' Conman Nea: Just a simple Earl.

Princess Zuki ....

Conman Nea: Here to enjoy the luxuries of the Queen

Princess Zuki takes his mask off---

Conman Nea holds it down Conman Nea fuck you Conman Nea my mask

Princess Zuki >:U Princess Zuki would rip it off if she were stronk Princess Zuki ....reaches up to ruffle his hair?? idk why??? and then she just. walks out Princess Zuki byE BITCH

Conman Nea squints Conman Nea well

Princess Zuki is taking her apple juice with her

Conman Nea that was weird

Princess Zuki cecil where are u i wanna conversation

Conman Nea snorts lightly and goes back to his wine

Messenger Cecil I am in garden

Princess Zuki henlo cecil i am coming to see u

Queen Alma: Limlan, hmm? It must truly be far removed, I have never heard of it. I am sure it is a lovely place, surely, if it brings from it your presence. Perhaps with time I will visit. Until then, I hope you enjoy your stay at Aeyusea while it lasts. Queen Alma nea stop drinking

Conman Nea no

Messenger Cecil oh boy

Conman Nea scans the crowd

Queen Alma n e a

Conman Nea who can i bug now Conman Nea who will give me that sweet sweet attention

Messenger Cecil is pacing up and down the garden

Princess Zuki cleARS HER THROAT Princess Zuki: are... you okay?

Conman Nea who can i easily manipulate

Messenger Cecil starts Messenger Cecil looks back Messenger Cecil: Y-Yes of course! W-Why wouldn't I be? Messenger Cecil nervous chuckle

Assassin Lavi: I would be happy to give you the grand tour, though I think you will find Limlan is composed mostly of open countryside. It may be a good change of pace from your usual scenery however.

Princess Zuki: ...you seem nervous. are you sure?

Messenger Cecil h

Princess Zuki sets her apple juice down somewhere idk

Messenger Cecil: Y-Yes, I-- I am certain, ma'am Messenger Cecil: Please don't worry Messenger Cecil 4th wall sweats

Princess Zuki ,,,,

Conman Nea squints a little

Princess Zuki: ...i'm... very sorry for what happened in there.

Conman Nea is that red talking up the queen? Conman Nea squints more Conman Nea different mask tho... Conman Nea suspect af

Assassin Lavi don't u squint at me Assassin Lavi go back to your weinies

Messenger Cecil: Ah, i-it-- It wasn't your fault, ma'am...

Princess Zuki rubs her neck

Messenger Cecil: I-It is chilly out, you should head back inside lest you catch a cold...

Queen Alma come here and talk to us nea Queen Alma idk about what but Queen Alma shrug

Princess Zuki: it's... not very cold outside, though? Princess Zuki has been sweating the entire time tho so

Conman Nea okay you know what maybe i will Conman Nea gets up and approachth

Messenger Cecil h

Conman Nea: Good evening, your grace. I hope I'm not interrupting.

Messenger Cecil: Ah, m-must be me then...

Conman Nea does the best bow he can right now

Messenger Cecil nervous chuckle x2 Messenger Cecil im sorr I know ur zukes now and im afraid u might recognize me so I sm going to Avoid

Princess Zuki: ...i'll... be back inside, then. Princess Zuki hiding behind kanda shdjfhgj

Messenger Cecil o is kanda there

Queen Alma is confused for a moment before smiling and nodding politely

Princess Zuki he was idk if he still is

Queen Alma r u drunk

Conman Nea immm Conman Nea tipsy

Queen Alma: Absolutely not, we were just talking about the countryside, that's all. How are you enjoying the party, Sir? Queen Alma m h m

Conman Nea: Oh, it's lovely. I actually came to thank you for putting on these festivities.

Messenger Cecil glances at kanda Messenger Cecil ,,, scary

Princess Zuki is just gonna. staND BY HIM

Messenger Cecil looks back at zuki and nods

Knight Kanda is present again

Messenger Cecil: R-Right, I'll be inside shortly, ma'am... Messenger Cecil wb

Assassin Lavi he bows a little bit to the queen Assassin Lavi: Excuse me, miss. It was a pleasure talking with you. Assassin Lavi he's going to wander off now

Queen Alma: The pleasure was mine. Queen Alma rude af Queen Alma just fukin leavin Queen Alma intense criticism

Conman Nea ikr

Queen Alma this is why nea is the best

Conman Nea smh

Messenger Cecil alma is Offend

Conman Nea aw

Assassin Lavi wow rude af I'm way better

Conman Nea shoot girl stop that Conman Nea (actually continue complimenting me thanks)

Assassin Lavi: I'm actually probably gonna just lurk for now mostly to save the chatzy lol }

Princess Zuki sips apple juice. agai n

Conman Nea: Well, he sure was brief. Conman Nea: How rude.

Messenger Cecil zuki did u leave yet,,,

Princess Zuki iS INSIDE

Messenger Cecil adgjjd Messenger Cecil dragS hands down face and starts pacing again

Queen Alma laughs quietly Queen Alma: It's quite alright. Certainly he had to meet up with that brother of his, perhaps? Regardless, it isn't as if I have no company if you're here, right?

Knight Kanda what am i doing

Assassin Deak time to bother the knight Assassin Deak lm ao

Knight Kanda i will literally kill you

Princess Zuki being by me bcuz i fucked up n had a roasting battle with a commoner

Messenger Cecil has been done a frighten

Knight Kanda fucking b e t

Assassin Deak hi B ) Assassin Deak pls do

Messenger Cecil rip deak

Assassin Deak pls kill me

Messenger Cecil y are u like this

Conman Nea smiles Conman Nea: I suppose you're right

Assassin Deak i ask myself that a lot and u know?? i never find an answer

Conman Nea: Though I should apologize-- Your wine is a tad stronger than I expected. I may be a little sloshed. Conman Nea: Nevertheless, it's an honor to meet you.

Queen Alma so ur drunk is what ur saying

Conman Nea a little

Princess Zuki is just kinda. staring off. the nea thing put her in a bad mood dhfjghg

Queen Alma: I— how much did you drink...? Ah, well, if the wine was to your liking then all is well. No harm will come to you here, worry not.

Messenger Cecil heads,, back inside

Knight Kanda c'mere deak and ill cut u Knight Kanda: Princess, are you feeling alright? What's wrong?

Conman Nea: Just... Just a few glasses. Conman Nea chuckles

Princess Zuki nods and just. forces a smile

Assassin Deak : >

Princess Zuki: i'm fine, i promise.

Assassin Deak inches,, closer,, to,, kanda

Knight Kanda: ...

Conman Nea: I'm glad to hear it, though. Things aren't as stable and safe in some of the other kingdoms these days.

Knight Kanda: If you insist, Princess. You can tell me if something is the matter, though, no matter what it may be. Knight Kanda i f uckking see you

Assassin Deak B')

Knight Kanda im gonna pretend i dont though

Princess Zuki nods but. is she gonna tell? nope Princess Zuki ,,,not unless she hears nea n alma talking shit Princess Zuki shes got her ears on u two hooligans

Assassin Deak OOOOO ARE WE GONNA STAB SOMEONE?

Assassin Lavi ffs Deak I caN'T LEAVE U ALONE FOR 2 SECONDS

Assassin Deak let me have fun Assassin Deak you tolD ME TO HAVE FUN Assassin Deak tO RELAX

Queen Alma: Truly. It is a sad occurrence, and the royalty of certain Kingdoms are... perhaps unfit to take care of the people. I hope it is not the same from where you come from, Sir, that would truly be tragic.

Assassin Deak that's what i'm do in g

Queen Alma im just saying zuki,,, ur kinda,,, unfit to rule in my opinion,,,,,,,,,,

Princess Zuki h e a r s y o u t a l k i n g s h i t

Assassin Lavi dyING DOESN'T COUNT AS RELAXING

Princess Zuki sqUINTS IN THAT DIRECTION

Assassin Deak uh?? yES?? IT DOES???

Queen Alma looks over in zuki's direction briefly

Conman Nea shakes his head softly

Queen Alma i saw u take off ur mask i know who u are

Conman Nea: Worry not, things are well enough where I'm from, though far from perfect.

Assassin Deak hey, Assassin Deak hey, lavi Assassin Deak watch this

Princess Zuki w i l l c u t u

Assassin Lavi nO

Princess Zuki via kanda but

Assassin Deak :3c

Conman Nea: Though I appreciate the concern. It's good to know that your compassion doesn't stop with at the borders of your land.

Assassin Deak ok ok,,

Assassin Lavi BAD

Knight Kanda zuki why would you use me to cut the queen who would declare war instantly

Knight Kanda that is bad planning

Messenger Cecil asdfghjk

Princess Zuki she wont declare war if we kill her,,, Princess Zuki WHO AM I TONIGHT I AM NOT ZUK I

Queen Alma: I'm glad to hear it. We can strive for perfection, but surely not reach it unfortunately. I care for the people of my Kingdom, true, but also those who are affected by negative decisions. People should be safe wherever they are, no matter who rules them. Even those who may be misled in their... methods. Queen Alma very casually looks at zuki one more time before casually looking back at nea

Knight Kanda zuki n o Knight Kanda you're as bad as that stupid shadow guy

Princess Zuki gl A RI N G

Knight Kanda that i was going to kick out of the window

Conman Nea wow this chicks an angel

Messenger Cecil no mercy

Princess Zuki mumbles Princess Zuki: she's looking over here.

Knight Kanda: Who?

Conman Nea: The world needs more people like you. Perhaps then there'd be less fighting.

Princess Zuki: the queen.

Knight Kanda looks over at the queen for a second Knight Kanda: She looks to be talking to that... man?

Princess Zuki: she was looking here. i saw her. Princess Zuki is tired

Conman Nea why you gotta be pausing like that Conman Nea im manly af

Knight Kanda ,,,, sure

Messenger Cecil adgji lmaO

Knight Kanda: Is there a problem with her looking over?

Messenger Cecil rip nea

Princess Zuki: ... Princess Zuki: ...we should go. Princess Zuki Is Tired

Messenger Cecil aw

Knight Kanda: ...If that is what you want, then we can leave now.

Queen Alma: You flatter me, sir. There are people better than myself, but what I can do to help I would do without second thought. Enough about me, however. What about yourself? Surely you have stories to share.

Assassin Deak .... :3c

Queen Alma zuki ur really really really a pacifist

Assassin Deak or you could declare war.

Princess Zuki SHHHHJ MEG FUCKED UP TONIGHT

Assassin Deak declare war on each other.

Princess Zuki OLD ZUKI KEEPS POPPING IN N SAYING HEY LIKE THE LIL BITCH SHE I S

Knight Kanda dont give anyone ideas

Conman Nea: Oh, me? I'm not too terribly interesting of a man.

Knight Kanda shut up before i cut u

Assassin Deak WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR! WAR!

Conman Nea: I've simply been travelling here and there as of late.

Princess Zuki watch as meg tries to fix it all by saying zuki's tired n putting her back to her meek lil self

Assassin Deak whispers, Assassin Deak: war...! war...! war...! Assassin Deak sn i c kers and slips back into the shadows

Messenger Cecil d ea k n o

Conman Nea: When I heard about this event I simply couldn't pass it up.

Princess Zuki: { ok so im jsut quickly resetting zuki bcuz i did Not mean for her to be such a bitch tonight so uh ignoRE HER PLS

Knight Kanda stop being such a wimp and come out of those stupid shadows you bitch Knight Kanda ill cut you rh rn

Assassin Deak i like the shadows

Princess Zuki looks down

Assassin Deak plus, i'm not supposed to get in trouble tonight

Princess Zuki why does it always boil down to waR

Queen Alma war decides a victor Queen Alma otherwise no one wins and no one loses Queen Alma one cannot progress that way

Messenger Cecil so anyway is anyone at the food table rn Messenger Cecil ,,,

Princess Zuki everyone's a loser in war

Assassin Lavi okay but y'know how else you can decide a victor Assassin Lavi assassination

Princess Zuki u know how else u can decide a victor? Princess Zuki rock paper scissors Princess Zuki board games Princess Zuki chess Princess Zuki not harmful stuff

Conman Nea tfw u run out of things to talk 2 the queen about. he's too drunk for this

Messenger Cecil negotiations..

Assassin Deak ASSASSINATIONNNNNNN

Conman Nea someone end him

Queen Alma smh

Assassin Deak i'll end u

Messenger Cecil returns to the food table

Queen Alma please no murder

Messenger Cecil is snacking that there garlic shrimp Messenger Cecil so good Messenger Cecil rip his breath tho

Princess Zuki this war shit is gettin to her fhfjgh

Queen Alma this is too formal for me jfc Queen Alma i want to plan war strategies y cant i do that Queen Alma : (

Assassin Deak war, war, wAR, WAR

Conman Nea talk 2 me abt ur war strats

Queen Alma how do i bring that up and sound normal, sir, please explain Queen Alma aND WHY Queen Alma WITH YOU Queen Alma who i dont even know the name of

Conman Nea because its be fun Conman Nea have some wine Conman Nea talk war to me

Queen Alma thats dangerous no offense stran g er

Assassin Deak u should talk war to me Assassin Deak ; )

Conman Nea i wouldnt hurt a f ly

Conman Nea & im drunk i wont remember

Princess Zuki looks at the door

Assassin Deak has had a few glasses of wine but could take a few more Assassin Deak pours some wine on kanda oops Assassin Deak gOTTA RUN

Knight Kanda w ha t the f uc k Knight Kanda stands there for a good like second

Assassin Deak HAHA FUCK I'M GONNA DIE

Knight Kanda is going to #murder

Princess Zuki gASPS AND COVERS HER MOUTH

Knight Kanda is goin g t o m u r d er

Princess Zuki: a--- a-are you okay?!

Assassin Deak is somewhat drunk and stumbling with each step Assassin Deak is la ughing

Assassin Lavi gdi deak

Knight Kanda nods slowly before moving to chase after a soon to be dead bitch Knight Kanda yolo srry be back princess

Assassin Deak blame it on the alcohol

Princess Zuki just. waTCH ES

Conman Nea blinks over at the crowd

Assassin Lavi casually walks by and tugs on Kanda's hair as he starts running woops who left htis ponytail here just asking to get pulled

Knight Kanda jfhSKFHEJKHGJKEHGE

Conman Nea: well, looks like someone messed up

Assassin Lavi Deak u'd better fucking run faster

Queen Alma oh ym god no why

Knight Kanda dRAWS HIS SWORD AND SWINGS AT THE BITCH

Assassin Deak if i die, make sure jiji knows- Assassin Deak lAVI YOU STUPID FUCK

Princess Zuki ARE TH E SE PEOPLE FROM THE KIINGDO M..............

Conman Nea: ...........

Assassin Deak you're the best, lavi

Queen Alma part of me should stop this

Conman Nea how many brownie points would it earn me if i tried 2 stop the fight for u alma

Queen Alma part of me wants to watch Queen Alma if it gets too violent, a lot. Queen Alma if it doesn't, not a lot.

Conman Nea is a Confident Drunk Conman Nea but also a Lazy Drunk

Assassin Lavi dodGES INTO THE CROWD FASTER THAN HIS IDIOT DRUNK TWIN B Y E

Princess Zuki is ashamed. not of kanda but of this situation in general

Knight Kanda iS SHOVING PEOPLE TO GET TO THESE TWIN BITCHES

Assassin Deak lAUGHING LOUDLY

Assassin Lavi gO DEAK GO Assassin Lavi is running like Hell

Knight Kanda my throwing accuracy is pretty good Knight Kanda how much do you two want to bet that if i throw my sword i'll hit one of you

Assassin Deak THROW IT AT MEEEEE

Princess Zuki iS ABOUT TO YELL

Assassin Lavi probably not me-- Assassin Lavi DEAK NO

Knight Kanda okay

Assassin Deak AHAHAHAHAAAA

Knight Kanda ill throw it at you

Assassin Deak goodbye, lavi

Princess Zuki iS GONNA YELL

Assassin Deak i love u

Knight Kanda throws the sword at idk one of those loser twins

Queen Alma vIOLENT AF WHO HAS CONTROL OF THAT KNIGHT AND THOSE TWIns

Princess Zuki IS ABOUT TO YELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IN 0.2 SECONDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Princess Zuki YELLING WILL NOW COMMENCE IN 5..............4....................3.................2..........................1......................... Princess Zuki: KANDA!

Knight Kanda oops

Assassin Deak can i get hit and like not die

Knight Kanda sure y not

Assassin Deak that would be great Assassin Deak thank u

Knight Kanda no prob Knight Kanda thank u Knight Kanda stops chasing them and just kinda,, stands there

Assassin Deak getS PINNED TO THE WALL BY HIS SHIRT AND THE SWORD Assassin Deak s norting and laughing

Conman Nea is entertained as FUCK

Assassin Lavi DEAK

Queen Alma same

Assassin Deak: laaviii... it got mee....

Assassin Lavi did u just Assassin Lavi use my actual name

Princess Zuki is Not Happy

Assassin Deak fuc k

Assassin Lavi u fucking

Conman Nea: Someone should... stop this....

Assassin Lavi dIPSHIT

Assassin Deak fU CK

Conman Nea but

Knight Kanda looks back at zuki for a moment before moving towards deak

Conman Nea not right now

Assassin Deak IT WAS LOW ENOUGH

Queen Alma who tf is lavi

Assassin Deak NO ONE HEARD ME Assassin Deak SHUT UP

Assassin Lavi nOT ME THAT's WHO

Princess Zuki moVES TOWARDS KANDA N DEAK

Assassin Deak lavi is no one

Queen Alma no i heard u im p sure

Assassin Lavi Lavi is his

Knight Kanda fucking gonna wreck ur shit rn deak

Assassin Lavi uh Assassin Lavi pet

Assassin Deak ye Assassin Deak my cat Assassin Deak the best cat Assassin Deak wreck me

Princess Zuki is about to wreck bOTH UR SHITS

Assassin Lavi nyOOMS BY AND hair yoinks before running agaIN

Knight Kanda grabs the hilt and yanks it out before -- Knight Kanda mOThER fuCKER

Assassin Lavi KEKEKEKEKE Assassin Lavi really tho Deak u'd better fucking get out of here or I'll kill u myself for this

Queen Alma i could stop this Queen Alma i could also not

Assassin Lavi Alma I thought we had something special :'<

Assassin Deak or i could cause more shit

Assassin Lavi NO

Queen Alma but you're not the one who's stuck

Assassin Deak :3c

Princess Zuki tAKES A DEEP BREATH AND JUST. grabs kanda's hand

Knight Kanda i was about to kill this bitch y did u stop me

Assassin Deak snickering and just. falls over

Princess Zuki: we are leaving. you and these children have caused quite enough of a ruckus.

Assassin Deak just gonna lay here as the world fucking spins

Knight Kanda scOFFS?? Knight Kanda i mean totally not @ u princess

Princess Zuki >:// ur on thiN ICE, KANDA

Assassin Deak ur welcome, kandass Assassin Deak haha rip me Assassin Deak jiji's gonna have my head,,,,

Princess Zuki: can i trust you to follow me, or will i have to drag you out?

Knight Kanda you couldn't drag me if you tried Knight Kanda: There isn't any need to drag me. My apologies.

Assassin Lavi sneaks over to Deak while Kanda's at the smol mercy and just grabs him by the collar and gives him a few good smacks for Bookman

Assassin Deak o w

Assassin Lavi >: |

Assassin Deak tRIES BITING HIM Assassin Deak is so fucking drunk rn it's not funny

Princess Zuki looks back at deak and lavi and then to alma Princess Zuki have fun lol

Assassin Deak like seriously

Queen Alma: I cannot believe this.

Assassin Lavi shaKING HIM BY THE COLLAR

Queen Alma oh my g o d

Assassin Deak isa is fed up with my shit

Assassin Lavi: you are in so much trouble right now

Princess Zuki turns and just. staRTS WALKIN AWA Y

Assassin Deak just looks at him blankly and just Assassin Deak points at him Assassin Deak: do i know you?

Queen Alma: I can't say I expected more from a Kingdom's ruler that cannot keep her Kingdom in line, but surely I expected a bit more for her keeping a singular person in line.

Princess Zuki is about to crY Princess Zuki stops Princess Zuki is reALLY about to cry Princess Zuki: ...my apologies, your highness. it will not happen again.

Assassin Deak s n i c k er i n g Assassin Deak lowers his head and murmurs,, Assassin Deak it's pretty unintelligible tho

Queen Alma: Your promises don't hold much when you equate them to the prosperity of your Kingdom, dear.

Princess Zuki u should be thanking me for not having a heart attack right here right now

Queen Alma: You are far too young and far too naive to sway, much like a dandelion compared to a rose. Queen Alma: Your advisers should think better should they have the right head to do so.

Assassin Deak: are you sure i'm... the one in trouble?

Princess Zuki if u look close enough u can see her starting to shake :'))

Assassin Deak kekekekek

Queen Alma sighs Queen Alma: Ruling isn't a job for a wilting child, dear, perhaps you should pass the torch sooner than later and let them try to fix the shambles of your Kingdom.

Princess Zuki: ...y...yes, ma'am. Princess Zuki should let cicia fall like daethen did---

Queen Alma that is literally not what i said Queen Alma: One last thing: Queen Alma: Don't ruin the lives of your people just because your life won't last. That isn't fair to them.

Assassin Lavi: Yes Assassin Lavi : /

Assassin Deak looks at him again Assassin Deak hhhhhhh

Princess Zuki wants peace between everyone :'((

Queen Alma youre naive

Princess Zuki: y...es, m...a'am...

Assassin Lavi lmaooooo

Queen Alma :'((

Princess Zuki is walkin and walkin and walkin and sHE GONE Princess Zuki may or may not be crying by now who knows

Queen Alma looks over at deak and lavi Queen Alma g lares

Assassin Deak fu c k Assassin Deak glances over Assassin Deak: ...allow me to apologize.

Assassin Lavi I would say this is your fault and u deal wit--

Assassin Deak: i don't know what came over me.

Assassin Lavi oh Assassin Lavi okay

Queen Alma: Learn self-control.

Assassin Lavi don't fuck this up

Queen Alma: Both of you.

Assassin Deak: yes, your majesty.

Queen Alma: I expected more from you. Queen Alma looks at lavi : /

Assassin Deak: yes ma'am. Assassin Deak: ah... Assassin Deak looks at lavi too,,

Princess Zuki is currently outside and bawling but still lookin cute in her dress

Assassin Lavi: Apologies. I was just trying to prevent this idiot from becoming one of the dead.

Assassin Deak: ...my cousin and i are very sorry.

Assassin Lavi gives Deak another smack b/c really now : /

Queen Alma: ..........Cousin? Queen Alma you said he was your brother

Assassin Deak oW

Queen Alma i have more than one problem with you now

Assassin Deak wHAT Assassin Deak fuc k Assassin Deak: i mean... brother.... Assassin Deak: this alcohol. it's messing with me.

Assassin Lavi I said he was family I didn't say brother

Queen Alma: ...

Assassin Deak: m-my apologies...

Queen Alma i said brother and you said yES

Assassin Deak: i am so very sorry, ma'am.

Assassin Lavi I said I came with like company

Queen Alma oh Queen Alma well now he said brother

Assassin Lavi he's drUNK

Queen Alma shrugs not my problem Queen Alma actually it is Queen Alma because you guys made a mESS Queen Alma: As you should be.

Assassin Deak: ...

Queen Alma: Surely you were taught better.

Assassin Deak: yes, ma'am, we were.

Assassin Lavi: I do apologize, your Highness. I will be sure to keep him on a tighter leash from now on, as he was taught better than this.

Assassin Deak growls softly @ lavi

Queen Alma: I may not agree with the child's methods of ruling, but at least she has her age as an excuse. Queen Alma sighs Queen Alma you all suck this is why nea's my favorite

Assassin Deak: ...i have no excuses, ma'am. i am very sorry.

Assassin Lavi don't u growl at me I'm not the one who dumped WINE ON THE ANGRIEST KNIGHT HERE

Princess Zuki iS DOING HER BES T

Queen Alma: As you have said many times, sir.

Assassin Deak dips his head,,

Queen Alma: Apologies only fix so much, and words only express a quantifiable amount. See to it that you control yourself in the future.

Assassin Lavi: We shall see to it, your Highness

Queen Alma i have to clean this mess you bitcHES

Assassin Lavi grabs Deak by the ear and marches him away

Assassin Deak: if there is anything- Assassin Deak hHH OWWWW Assassin Deak oW OW OW Assassin Deak oW

Assassin Lavi: SOMEONE is getting a re-introductory course to his ettiquette lessons : /

Assassin Deak h e lpm e

Queen Alma no one here is going to help you

Assassin Deak: ow... ow, ow, ow....

Princess Zuki is still cryin outside tbH

Queen Alma and i actually liked you, 'astor' Queen Alma : ' (

Assassin Deak ,,, Assassin Deak i'm?? sorry for oNCE

Assassin Lavi loOK I WASN'T GOING TO LET MY FAMILY GET KILLED even if they are a dumbass APPARENTLY

Assassin Deak I'M ACTUALLY SORRY FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE

Princess Zuki aRE U SORRY TO ME OPR ALMA

Assassin Deak I DON'T KNOW BUT I'M SORRY

Queen Alma i rule a kingdom

Princess Zuki i do too

Queen Alma sorry doesnt do much

Princess Zuki but im also dying of heart disease n desperately searching for someone to take the throne before i die

Queen Alma do you know how many murderers come in and go 'im sorry'? Queen Alma do you expect me to forgive everyone who says im sorry Queen Alma do you thinking ruling a kingdom is that easy? Queen Alma because if you do, i hope to every god that you don't rule a kingdom Queen Alma : /

Princess Zuki ....ma'am you're one to talk because your kingdom just loves you oh-so much you don't have to do anything

Assassin Deak ,,,

Queen Alma why do you think my kingdom loves me, princess Queen Alma please explain

Princess Zuki you have them all fooled with your cult

Queen Alma what cult do you keep talking abOUT

Princess Zuki i try to give my people peace and hope, but apparently not declaring war on daethen is a crime in and of itself Princess Zuki thE BULLSHIT PROPHECY STUFF

Queen Alma you come into my kingdom Queen Alma insult the religion we believe in Queen Alma and then question why my kingdom runs smoothly Queen Alma whereas yours doesnt

Princess Zuki you insult my beliefs i insult yours

Assassin Deak o damn

Princess Zuki mine doesn't because GOD FORBID I DON'T START A WAR

Assassin Deak FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT

Queen Alma i insulted your method of ruling Queen Alma not your beliefs

Princess Zuki i believe in peace for all Princess Zuki you believe in survival of the fittest

Queen Alma if you cannot make sacrifices for the good of your people, you are unfit to rule

Assassin Lavi hey Zuki how much would u pay us for silence : )

Princess Zuki what sacrifices are to be made? we are not in danger. we never have been and the people are angry over nothing

Queen Alma youre naive, you believe in this idea of 'peace for all', but that doesn't exist Queen Alma and thats why your kingdom is dying

Assassin Deak : )

Princess Zuki it DOES exist. anything exists, just like your piss-poor excuse for a unicorn

Queen Alma how is my unicorn a piss-poor excuse for a unicorn Queen Alma if it is a unicorn Queen Alma ,,,,thats a logical error

Assassin Lavi fallacy

Princess Zuki my kingdom is dying because my people refuse to accept me as their leader, even though i have put everything on the line for their sake. i refuse to let any harm befall my people Princess Zuki my kingdom will be peaceful, even if it takes my death to change it. we are not fighters; we are defenders

Queen Alma you defend from nothing if you fight for nothing

Princess Zuki we have nothing to fight for Princess Zuki these people have everything. what else is left to give?

Queen Alma if they had everything, they wouldnt be revolting Queen Alma so evidently they dont have everything

Princess Zuki i'd be able to do something about it if they would give me an answer besides some petty revenge spew

Queen Alma you refuse to take and so they refuse to give

Princess Zuki take???

Queen Alma take from others what they want — their revenge for something they loved

Assassin Lavi u people and ur politics

Queen Alma arent you busy schooling your family member

Assassin Lavi nah I got one better Assassin Lavi my gramps schooling my family member :3

Princess Zuki meg is running out of shit to say so here's zuki crying again

Queen Alma oh, alright

Assassin Deak someone help me

Princess Zuki iS CRYING X40

Assassin Lavi hey so if u die crying can I have ur throne

Queen Alma wow

Princess Zuki no im giving it to kanda Princess Zuki revenge on all u fuckers

Assassin Lavi but I taught u how 2 dance before u died that oughtta mean something Assassin Lavi would Kanda have taught u 2 dance

Queen Alma: kanda voice from afar: yes

Princess Zuki: { dude how long would kanda have even been with zuki Princess Zuki: { hes like early thirties right??? n zuki is 15

Queen Alma: he started his knight training when he was around sixteen and now hes in his early thirties so ]

Princess Zuki: { dANG THATS LIKE 14-13 YEARS

Queen Alma: well if i say he's 32 and he started when he was 16 then he's been there for,, sixteen years ]

Princess Zuki: { G O D HES BEEN THERE SINCE BEFORE ZUKI WAS EVEN BOR N

Queen Alma: yeAH ]

Assassin Deak what do i get?

Princess Zuki kanda's been with me since before i was born yall get nothing

Assassin Lavi depends on how big the throne seat is

Assassin Deak wow Assassin Deak ur not going to share? Assassin Deak :'<

Assassin Lavi wow r00d Assassin Lavi but we're actually royal by blood : / Assassin Lavi technically

Assassin Deak yeah

Princess Zuki: { imagine spending like 16 years of ur life slowly watching a kid die Princess Zuki: { a+ experience Princess Zuki i S ST I LL CR Y I N G

Assassin Lavi: I mean probably wouldn't know until later years but } Assassin Lavi: that'd probably } Assassin Lavi: make it worse }

Queen Alma: y i k e s ] Queen Alma: y I K E S ]

Assassin Lavi: LMAO }

Assassin Lavi: "Going to serve this princess for a long, long lifetime--" "Nope sorry now we found out she's dying" } Assassin Lavi: b/c medeival medicine wasn't good enough to tell that stuff as early as now }

Queen Alma: tbh tho ] Queen Alma: if lavi or deak had managed to take cicia's throne from zuki, kanda would like,,, not serve them at all ] Queen Alma: or anyone else for that matter like ew ]

Assassin Lavi: they'd be fine with that lmao }

Assassin Deak: ;; y e ah r i p

Queen Alma: eW ESPECIALLY THEM ]

Assassin Lavi: they're not even after Cicia anyway tho it'd still suit them if they couldn't get Birland }

Queen Alma: i didnt even think about it for a moment but ew ] Queen Alma: srry cross is eternal ] Queen Alma: : ( ]

Assassin Lavi: "well we still get the royal lyfe” }

Princess Zuki: { aW KANDA

Assassin Deak: ;; deak's probably gonna die so Assassin Deak: ;; cOUGHS

Princess Zuki: { zuki n kanda best buds 4 lyfe

Assassin Deak: ;; i mean what Assassin Deak: ;; sweeps that under the rug

Queen Alma: w hat ]

Princess Zuki: { >:/

Assassin Lavi: sq UINTS }

Assassin Deak: ;; aNYWAY Assassin Deak: ;; so about that kanda and zuki, right?

Queen Alma: i wanna ] Queen Alma: bring lena in too ]

Assassin Lavi: SQUINTS }

Princess Zuki: { lmAO

Assassin Lavi: y e }

Princess Zuki: { BRING IN LENA Princess Zuki: { BRING IN LENA

Assassin Deak: ;; so,, Assassin Deak: ;; i can have doug?

Queen Alma: no ]

Messenger Cecil: ( was there ever a 1 muse rule Messenger Cecil: ( rip doug

Assassin Deak: ;; : (

Queen Alma: there was a two muse rule ] Queen Alma: doug isnt allowed bc hes a knockoff allen ]

Messenger Cecil: ( oUcH

Queen Alma: and bc hes canonically dead ]

Assassin Deak: ;; i Assassin Deak: ;; w o w

Messenger Cecil: ( deak doesn't exist in canon anymore either

Princess Zuki: { JUSTICE FOR DOUG

Messenger Cecil: ( ALMA IS CANON DEAD TOO

Princess Zuki: { jUSTICE FOR DOUG Princess Zuki: { ZUKI ISNT EVEN R E A L

Queen Alma: not my oc alma ] Queen Alma: >: ( ]

Messenger Cecil: ( CECIL ISNT EVEN R E A L

Assassin Deak: ;; :'<

Queen Alma: just kidding isa u can have allen ]

Assassin Deak: ;; g o es back to the co rn e r

Queen Alma: i mean doug ]

Messenger Cecil: ( j u s t I c e f o r d o u g

Queen Alma: my bad [

Assassin Deak: ;; WAHT TEH F UCK DONT INSULT HIM LIKE TH A T

Queen Alma: i get them mixed up sometimes ] Queen Alma: theyre so alike ]

Messenger Cecil: ( rood

Assassin Deak: ;; WH A THT EF CUK

Queen Alma: cant even tell the difference ]

Assassin Deak: ;; SC R E AM S

Princess Zuki IS CRYING HARDER BCUZ OF THE DOUG TRASHING

Queen Alma: does doug want to join ]

Messenger Cecil: ( doug pls declare war on alma

Queen Alma: #viva la revolution ]

Assassin Deak: ;; he is a mere knight,,

Queen Alma: wtf offended fine i see how it is ]

Assassin Deak: ;; he cannot declare war

Messenger Cecil: ( declaRe wAR Messenger Cecil: ( USURP Messenger Cecil: ( VIVA LA REVOLUTION

Queen Alma: VIVA LA REVOLUTIONNNN ]

Knight Doug joined the chat 10 minutes ago

Queen Alma: wait who is he a knight for ]

Knight Doug VIVA LA REVOLUTION!!!!! Knight Doug: ;; probably cross but Knight Doug: ;; shh

Messenger Cecil: ( o mg Messenger Cecil: ( r I p

Queen Alma: wrong revolution then ] Queen Alma: gtfo ]

Knight Doug no

Princess Zuki Is Still Outside Crying Princess Zuki: { i lvole doign this shit

Knight Doug hi, i'm late

Princess Zuki: { also Princess Zuki: { douG U MISSED THE ACTION

Messenger Cecil is here

Princess Zuki: { so did cecil but

Messenger Cecil ):

Princess Zuki :'(((

Messenger Cecil ventures into the garden Messenger Cecil hears ? crying

Princess Zuki that would be mE

Messenger Cecil follows the noise and sees zuki

Knight Doug: ;; tfw ur muses pretty much hate each other so

Messenger Cecil so do I or do I not know u are zukes? O:<

Knight Doug: ;; this should be interesting

Messenger Cecil: ( rip isa Messenger Cecil: ( w a r

Princess Zuki u do bcuz alma said it straight up tbH

Knight Doug: ;; w a r

Messenger Cecil when Messenger Cecil I was n t theRe

Princess Zuki when zuki was tryin to break up deak and kanda's fight (u weRENT THERE FOR THAT EITH ER I DONT THIN K)

Knight Doug is probably the shortest knight of his kingdom but Knight Doug doesn't care

Messenger Cecil I WASNT THERE Messenger Cecil jUST RUB IT IN WHY DON'T U

Knight Doug walks in and kneels before the queen Knight Doug: ...your majesty.

Princess Zuki deak poured wine on kanda n kanda went apeshit n that led to alma embarrassing zuki in front of everyone by goin on like "ur naive" n all that

Messenger Cecil ))))))))):

Knight Doug: it's an honor.

Messenger Cecil o shit Messenger Cecil m still waiting on the logs asfgh

Princess Zuki is sitting on a bench or some shit with her head in her hands n jsut. sobbing Princess Zuki is a horrible princess

Messenger Cecil uh oh

Knight Doug keeps his head down and just. keeps his eyes closed

Messenger Cecil: Y-Your majesty...?

Princess Zuki snAPS HER HEAD UP U STARTLED HER

Messenger Cecil aA

Queen Alma: fUCK YEAH LENA IS RDY 2 KILL ]

Messenger Cecil starts and immediately raises his hands to show he meant no harm

Assassin Deak stands in the corner, Watching Assassin Deak recognizes that short motherfucker

Knight Doug has yet to even notice deak Knight Doug will probably ignore him afterwards

Princess Zuki takes a deep breath and just. puts her head back down to keEP CRYING Princess Zuki is a fuckin mess as per usual

Messenger Cecil o h n o Messenger Cecil hesitantly walks over and , pats her shoulder , , Messenger Cecil is he even allowed to touch her Messenger Cecil also r u still wearing ur mask

Princess Zuki is nOT

Messenger Cecil uh oh Messenger Cecil: W-What happened...?

Princess Zuki sniffles and just. puts her arms down but she's just kinda staring down at her feet

Messenger Cecil sits down , next to her

Princess Zuki: ...if i-i can't even keep my knights in check, wh-what kind of a leader am i..?

Assassin Deak sux 2 suqq hahah

Princess Zuki: m-my kingdom is in shambles a-and i'm trying to enjoy myself! i-i-- what kind of a leader... i...

Knight Doug i am going to fight him

Princess Zuki aaand she's crackin up

Assassin Lavi what's happening

Assassin Deak t h e b i t c h i s h e r e

Knight Doug hi

Assassin Lavi the who

Messenger Cecil puts one and one together Messenger Cecil: Your kingdom... Messenger Cecil eyes widen

Assassin Deak never mind foRGET I SAID ANYTHING

Messenger Cecil: Y-You are Princess Zuki of the kingdom of Cicia

Knight Doug been down on,, one knee for a long while now,,,

Assassin Lavi but

Knight Doug queen alma,,,

Assassin Lavi ....

Messenger Cecil lets say I missed the whole thing bc sel isnt comfy having to pretend to know shit that she doesnt kno

Assassin Lavi okay

Knight Doug your majesty,,,,, Knight Doug pls notice me, senpai Knight Doug: ;; i'mg one by e

Assassin Lavi: omg }

Queen Alma: siNCE WHEN ]

Messenger Cecil: ( rip doug s knee

Knight Doug: ;; sINCE DOUG CAME IN, HE'S BEEN ON ONE KNEE TO GREET ALMA

Queen Alma: hAS HE REA L LY ] Queen Alma: Im SO SOrrY I miSSED IT ]

Knight Doug: ;; YES

Queen Alma: a  w k w a rc ]

Knight Doug: ;; IT 'S O K AY Knight Doug: ;; I'M LA UG H IN G

Queen Alma: awkwarc ]

Knight Doug: ;; awkwarc

Queen Alma: oH I SEE IT ]

Knight Doug: ;; Y E

Queen Alma shit what lets pretend u havent been doing that for like five years Queen Alma im normally more attentive sorry

Knight Doug thank u, ma'am

Queen Alma wait who even are you

Knight Doug it's alright Knight Doug one of,, king cross' knights,,

Queen Alma: iS SHE SUPPOSED TO KNOW HIm ]

Knight Doug: ;; iF U WANT HER TO Knight Doug: ;; SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO

Queen Alma: are there ties between her kingdom and birdland ]

Knight Doug: ;; p ossibly n o t Knight Doug: ;; b u t Knight Doug: ...king cross sent me as a messenger. Knight Doug: to request that... Knight Doug holds his breath for a moment before sighing

Messenger Cecil: (vWAR

Knight Doug: he wishes to have some of the wine from the party.

Queen Alma oh my god pleas-- Queen Alma i knew it

Knight Doug: he is drunken beyond belief, ma'am.

Messenger Cecil: ( lmaO

Knight Doug: i apologize.

Queen Alma takes a deep breath Queen Alma: Tell your King that I will never give him my wine ever until he recompenses me for my bird he felt the necessity to shoot down. Queen Alma >: (

Knight Doug: ... Knight Doug swallows hard and keeps his head lowered Knight Doug: yes ma'am.

Messenger Cecil rip

Queen Alma: But you are more than welcome to have some if you'd like, sir.

Knight Doug: ...thank you, ma'am. Knight Doug isn't sure whether,, he should stand or not,, Knight Doug r i p

Queen Alma: No need to be so formal, you're more than welcome to get up. Queen Alma: I don't need you on your knee.

Knight Doug th an k y o u Knight Doug stands slowly, dipping his head once more

Queen Alma fuck cross Queen Alma why dont you just come join my kingdom instead Queen Alma id be more than glad to have you

Knight Doug aaaa Knight Doug i will take it into consideration Knight Doug thank you ;v;

Queen Alma the offer is always on the table

Assassin Deak u don't want a knight like him

Queen Alma why not

Assassin Deak he's a snitch

Messenger Cecil someone is jeeellllyyyy

Assassin Deak he tells everything he knows when you get him drunk enough Assassin Deak jEALOUS?!?! HOW AM I JEALOUS?!?!!?

Queen Alma but hes cute Queen Alma i like him

Knight Doug : >

Messenger Cecil he's a knight and you're not

Assassin Deak he's just a knight Assassin Deak nothing more, nothing less

Messenger Cecil he's at least somewhere close to the royalty

Queen Alma and youre an illegitimate child Queen Alma so you're not even anything at all

Assassin Deak he couldn't even protect that commoner child that w- Assassin Deak wow

Messenger Cecil oUcH

Queen Alma sorry Queen Alma that was rude Queen Alma it just,,, slipped out

Knight Doug ge t h i m

Assassin Deak fine. make him your knight. see where it gets you

Queen Alma if he takes my offer, i will

Pegasus Knight Lena joined the chat

Messenger Cecil: ( gaps Messenger Cecil: ( there she is,,,,

Assassin Deak: ;; alice lives again Assassin Deak: ;; lena lives again

Messenger Cecil: ( I want Lena to become queen Messenger Cecil: ( one true queen

Pegasus Knight Lena: my beautiful blood covered child ] Pegasus Knight Lena: my merderer ] Pegasus Knight Lena fight me doug Pegasus Knight Lena knight v knight

Knight Doug wh Knight Doug why Knight Doug i

Pegasus Knight Lena there can only be one knight in charge

Knight Doug i do not want to fight right n o w

Pegasus Knight Lena and its me Pegasus Knight Lena fight me

Knight Doug i Knight Doug mademoiselle, please,,

Messenger Cecil ur colors are pretty together

Pegasus Knight Lena fiGHT ME RIGHT NOW OR I'LL SPEAR YOU THROUGH THE EYE

Knight Doug i nEED MY EYE Knight Doug LEAVE ME AL ON E

Pegasus Knight Lena >: (

Knight Doug :'<

Pegasus Knight Lena weak

Knight Doug excusez-moi

Pegasus Knight Lena just sayin' it how it is

Knight Doug excusez-moi

Pegasus Knight Lena maybe if ya' fought

Knight Doug ExcUsEz-mOI?!?!!?

Pegasus Knight Lena or if ya' were any good at bein' a knight

Knight Doug fiGHT M E

Messenger Cecil doug is getting wrecked

Knight Doug FIGHT M E Knight Doug FIGHT ME FIGHT ME FIGHT ME FIGHT ME FIGHT ME

Pegasus Knight Lena ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Pegasus Knight Lena lets fight then

Knight Doug AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Pegasus Knight Lena meet me in the courtyard, doug Pegasus Knight Lena unless you're too scared

Knight Doug >:I Knight Doug gOING TO THE COURTYARD

Assassin Deak finally, rid of the bitch

Pegasus Knight Lena is waiting in the courtyard >: (

Knight Doug in the courtyard Knight Doug lets go!

Princess Zuki is probably gonna watch from afar

Knight Doug >:I

Pegasus Knight Lena draws a v sharp sword ok rdy

Knight Doug dRAWS HIS SWORD AND SHIELD Knight Doug IS READY

Assassin Deak gonna go watch

Pegasus Knight Lena go ahead take the first hit Pegasus Knight Lena wimpy

Princess Zuki hates this shit but theyre not under her jurisdiction or w/e it is

Messenger Cecil is also watching then ig

Knight Doug carefully steps forward, eyes narrowed

Princess Zuki ,,,,does alma know about this--

Messenger Cecil to whoever is standing next to him, Messenger Cecil: What is happening?

Princess Zuki it me

Knight Doug: en garde! Knight Doug takes a slash at her tBH

Princess Zuki: ...they're fighting like barbarians.

Knight Doug FIGHT ME

Pegasus Knight Lena: We aren't fencing!

Knight Doug WE ARE NOW

Pegasus Knight Lena moVES BACK MOTHERFUckING FEnCING

Messenger Cecil: But she is a woman... Messenger Cecil not used to female knights rip

Knight Doug slowly takes a step back before looking for another opportunity to attack

Princess Zuki

: so?

Messenger Cecil unless this is a kind if world where that is common????

Assassin Deak leans back against the wall and just watches

Princess Zuki: { going to bed Princess Zuki left the chat

Pegasus Knight Lena are u a fencing knight btw

Assassin Deak is placing his bets on lenalee tbh

Pegasus Knight Lena what kind of knight fen ce  s

Knight Doug i learned that way

Pegasus Knight Lena what a twig

Knight Doug are you going to attack back? Knight Doug or are you just going to trash talk?

Pegasus Knight Lena i feel like trash talking

Knight Doug >:I

Pegasus Knight Lena and seeing if you're ever gonna do something useful w/ that stick you call a sword

Knight Doug spins before delivering a blow hopefully to her leg

Pegasus Knight Lena wHY DID YOU SPin doUG

Knight Doug bECAUSE IT TECHNICALLY HELPS Knight Doug IT PUTS MORE POWER INTO THE BLOW

Pegasus Knight Lena and makes you more vulnerable to miss and get hit back if you do miss Pegasus Knight Lena thats predictable bc u have 2 spin which takes more moving

Knight Doug good job pointing that out Knight Doug now fight me

Pegasus Knight Lena cant u see im busy criticizing

Knight Doug s TOP AND FIGHT ME

Pegasus Knight Lena moves backwards to avoid the swipe before swinging back at him bitch u gotta use brute force not some twig

Knight Doug o k Knight Doug ge ts hit and grips the wound with a hiss Knight Doug glares at her before moving back, trying to calculate another attack Knight Doug o i was wrong about that, oops Knight Doug haha silly isa,,, spinning reduces power

Pegasus Knight Lena moves forward and swings the sword down at him

Knight Doug pARRIES!! Knight Doug takes a step back and huffs

Pegasus Knight Lena hOW THE FUCK DID U PARRY WITH UR STUPID TWIG

Assassin Deak: just kick his ass already!

Knight Doug IT'S A GOOD SWORD SHUT UP

Pegasus Knight Lena moves forward again and swings once more Pegasus Knight Lena not giving u time to wait

Knight Doug aHSHFHBG Knight Doug qUICKLY STEPS BACK BEFORE STRIKING

Pegasus Knight Lena wHAT KIND OF STRIKE DANG IT

Knight Doug A STAB

Pegasus Knight Lena wow rude

Knight Doug I'M DONE PLAYING GA M ES Knight Doug u were the one that wanted to fight me

Pegasus Knight Lena steps backwards ow i was poked by a twig Pegasus Knight Lena v injure

Assassin Deak: kick his ass!

Pegasus Knight Lena ur stupid baby sword cant puncture armor smh Pegasus Knight Lena these r the medieval times not the french revolution loSEr

Knight Doug takes another swing at her legs >:I

Assassin Deak this is almost painful

Pegasus Knight Lena moves back again for a second before stepping forward when the movement is completed, swinging the broadsword in a left arc

Assassin Deak is tempted to just Assassin Deak draw his dagger and end doug himself

Pegasus Knight Lena chILL DEAK Pegasus Knight Lena WHAT IS WROng

Assassin Deak >:IIIII

Knight Doug uM?!?! Knight Doug t ak e s the hi t Knight Doug because he's a man not a wimp Knight Doug has two bleeding gashes now but

Pegasus Knight Lena no thats bc ur stupid

Knight Doug he isn't gonna give up

Pegasus Knight Lena being a man is knowing how to step back out of the general area of being hurt

Knight Doug will you like Knight Doug leave me alone? Knight Doug let me live while i still can??

Pegasus Knight Lena you agreed to fight, so no

Knight Doug bc i'm probably going to die before the end of this au Knight Doug isa changed his mind

Pegasus Knight Lena brings the sword up and swings it down towards doug since he isnt moVING

Knight Doug parries again, panting just a bit Knight Doug ok are you wearing any like face gear or

Pegasus Knight Lena you mean like a helmet

Knight Doug yeah Knight Doug that thing Knight Doug isa's tired ok

Pegasus Knight Lena not one that's covering my face, just the sides and back of my head

Knight Doug : > Knight Doug takes swing at her face, hopefully to cut across her cheek and to her lips Knight Doug : >

Pegasus Knight Lena nOT COOL

Knight Doug THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR CALLING MY SWORD A TWIG

Pegasus Knight Lena gets cut and steps back

Knight Doug quickly steps back afterward

Pegasus Knight Lena: It still cuts like a twig.

Knight Doug hums Knight Doug: perhaps you'd like another cut.

Pegasus Knight Lena: Perhaps you'd like to find a better sword.

Knight Doug: have you perhaps got one i can borrow? Knight Doug: i was not expecting a fight.

Pegasus Knight Lena: Unfortunately I'm lacking a spare at the moment.

Knight Doug: ah. Knight Doug: that's quite alright. Knight Doug: perhaps we should wait until i have a better weapon since this is unfair?

Pegasus Knight Lena: Is it unfair if that's the weapon you choose? Pegasus Knight Lena: Should a Knight not be prepared at all times to be good?

Knight Doug: like i said... i was not expecting a fight. i came as a messenger.

Pegasus Knight Lena scoffs Pegasus Knight Lena: A knight being a messenger surely sends a message.

Knight Doug hums Knight Doug: with a king like cross, i think you would understand.

Pegasus Knight Lena sheathes her sword and shakes her head Pegasus Knight Lena: A pity to have a King like that.

Knight Doug takes a deep breath before sheathing his sword as well Knight Doug: ...he means well.

Pegasus Knight Lena: Sure, if not he would have been overthrown long ago.

Knight Doug: i will not argue. Knight Doug: i see no point in it. Knight Doug: ...it has been nice to see you, though... old friend. Knight Doug smiles and turns to walk back to get himself some wine and patch himself up

Pegasus Knight Lena: OooOOo o ] Pegasus Knight Lena: in te n se p ain ]

Knight Doug: ;; l aUGHS AND CRI E S

Assassin Deak: ... Assassin Deak: you... Assassin Deak: you know him?

Pegasus Knight Lena scoffs and wipes at her face Pegasus Knight Lena: No.

Assassin Deak hums,, Assassin Deak: why did he call you old friend then? Assassin Deak tilts his head Assassin Deak: there must be some sort of connection between you and him.

Pegasus Knight Lena: You ask a lot of questions, don't you? Pegasus Knight Lena: I haven't the slightest idea, though.

Assassin Deak: i suppose i do. Assassin Deak: i'm a very curious man.

Pegasus Knight Lena: Curiosity killed the cat.

Assassin Deak g r i  n s Assassin Deak: true. Assassin Deak: good thing the cat has nine lives.

Knight Doug drinking wine, drinking wine, trying to fORGET Knight Doug hahaha

Assassin Lavi has no idea where tf he is or what he's doing tbh

Assassin Deak come outside Assassin Deak some chick just pretty much kicked a guy's ass

Assassin Lavi okay??? Assassin Lavi and I missed it?????

Assassin Deak yes Assassin Deak you missed it

Assassin Lavi wow r00d af why didn't u invite me Assassin Lavi I'm coming over >: (

Assassin Deak u were busy or something Assassin Deak i didn't want to disturb u

Assassin Lavi comes over and just Assassin Lavi who??? Assassin Lavi tf are these people Assassin Lavi and have you been SOCIALIZING without me I'm impressed

Knight Doug i called the fight off Knight Doug it's different

Assassin Deak i don't know their names but Assassin Deak it was pretty boring Assassin Deak he didn't really even fight

Assassin Lavi any blood?

Assassin Deak so neeh Assassin Deak yeah Assassin Deak he got cut up a few times

Assassin Lavi cuz I was gonna say Assassin Lavi lame af if not

Assassin Deak it was still boring Assassin Deak no one died

Assassin Lavi so still lame af

Assassin Deak yeah Assassin Deak i took bets on the lady but Assassin Deak he was chicken and ran to lick his wounds

Assassin Lavi shoulda gone and finished the job Assassin Lavi Imeanwhat

Assassin Deak i actually thought about it

Assassin Lavi: Wanna introduce me to your new friends?

Assassin Deak he looks like one of "king cross'" knights Assassin Deak sn or t s Assassin Deak: friends? Assassin Deak: you're kidding...

Assassin Lavi: Figure of speech, don't nitpick

Assassin Deak s c o f f s Assassin Deak leans back against the wall Assassin Deak: she says i ask a lot of questions. Assassin Deak: i don't ask that many questions....

Pegasus Knight Lena yes you do

Assassin Lavi: Depends on the day

Assassin Deak um?? no?? Assassin Deak: ...so you agree with her?

Assassin Lavi: woops did I say that? Assassin Lavi : >

Assassin Deak rolls his eye and gives lavi a playful shove

Assassin Lavi kek

Assassin Deak: you might as well have said it.

Assassin Lavi: Anyway unless her name is "she says I ask a lot of question" you didn't actually Assassin Lavi: introduce me

Knight Doug comes back outside and sees Them

Assassin Deak rOLLS HIS EYE AGAIN

Assassin Lavi wiggles his brow at the lady Assassin Lavi hey good lookin'

Assassin Deak: aestor. his name is aestor. he's my brother. Assassin Deak slaps him on the back of the head Assassin Deak: where're your manners?!

Assassin Lavi !!!!!!

Pegasus Knight Lena unimpressed af

Knight Doug just,, sits down and watches,,

Assassin Lavi: Why're you hitting me I didn't do anything!

Pegasus Knight Lena a rock would be more impressed rn

Assassin Lavi wow r00d

Assassin Deak: i saw you doing that weird thing you do!

Assassin Lavi the conman liked my flirtations : < Assassin Lavi: weird thing?

Assassin Deak good for him

Assassin Lavi: You mean this?

Pegasus Knight Lena he must have low standards

Assassin Lavi wiggles his brow at Deak now

Assassin Deak: don't. Assassin Deak STRAIGHT UP CONSIDERING SLAPPING HIM

Assassin Lavi brow wiggling intensifies

Assassin Deak shoves him back and shakes his head Assassin Deak: ...anyway.

Assassin Lavi snickering

Assassin Deak: forget about my brother.

Assassin Lavi: wow.

Pegasus Knight Lena i think after this ill forget about both of you so

Assassin Lavi: Just throwin' me aside like that

Assassin Deak: my name is indulf. Assassin Deak: it's a pleasure to meet you, madame.

Knight Doug ,,,

Assassin Lavi indulf

Knight Doug low giggling Knight Doug what idiots

Assassin Deak shut the fuck up it's a good name

Assassin Lavi also it was astor, son of aestor but y'know

Pegasus Knight Lena: Pleasure. Is that all, or is there something else you'd like?

Assassin Lavi details

Assassin Deak shut the fUCK UP Assassin Deak i'm trying Assassin Deak: ...something... else?

Pegasus Knight Lena : /

Assassin Deak oh u mean like ur boobs or something haha Assassin Deak jk jk Assassin Deak pls don't kill me

Assassin Lavi rests his head on Deak's shoulder Assassin Lavi: did you have something else in mind? Assassin Lavi wiggly brow

Knight Doug w e i r d o s

Pegasus Knight Lena: Not particularly. Pegasus Knight Lena : /  / / / / / / /

Assassin Deak: we... have a few tricks up our sleeve. Assassin Deak ch uc k l e s

Knight Doug oh my god

Assassin Lavi : > > > >

Knight Doug stands up Knight Doug steps over and looks at them

Pegasus Knight Lena looks over oh its,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, u

Assassin Lavi fightfightfightfight

Knight Doug yeah, it's me. unfortunately.

Assassin Deak fIGHTFIGHTFIGHTFIGHT

Knight Doug: ...just... who are you two? Knight Doug: and how did you get in here?

Pegasus Knight Lena: Oh, I assumed you would know one another. Pegasus Knight Lena: You all act like you'd be friends. Pegasus Knight Lena ur all stupid

Knight Doug got u covered, lena- Knight Doug wOW Knight Doug I TRY TO HELP YOU AND Knight Doug WOW

Pegasus Knight Lena : /

Assassin Lavi: Why would we be friends? Assassin Lavi genuinely confused blinking Assassin Lavi has no idea wtf went on Assassin Lavi he's v lost Assassin Lavi help me Deak

Assassin Deak looks at doug Assassin Deak: we're here because we deserve to be.

Pegasus Knight Lena: Do you now.

Assassin Deak looks at lena Assassin Deak: yes. Assassin Deak: we do.

Pegasus Knight Lena: If you say so.

Assassin Deak: we're royalty.

Pegasus Knight Lena: Of course. Pegasus Knight Lena: Who isn't these days? Pegasus Knight Lena intense inner eyeroll

Assassin Deak: aren't you just a sweetheart? Assassin Deak can u hear that sarcasm?

Pegasus Knight Lena no, try harder Pegasus Knight Lena: The sweetest.

Assassin Deak: ...

Assassin Lavi: .... Assassin Lavi: sassy

Assassin Deak sn i c k e r i n g

Knight Doug: i think you two should really hush. Knight Doug :I

Assassin Lavi: Y'must be someone at least semi-important I'm guessing Assassin Lavi @ Lena

Knight Doug wow

Assassin Lavi what

Knight Doug i'm about to stab out your other eye

Assassin Lavi wHY

Knight Doug because

Assassin Lavi whAT DID I DO

Pegasus Knight Lena: Unfortunately, unlike every dog in the world, I am nothing that important, Sir.

Assassin Lavi slow blink Assassin Lavi okay??? Assassin Lavi cryptic

Knight Doug slowly draws his sword,,

Pegasus Knight Lena that was not cryptic

Knight Doug: really. i think it's time for you to go.

Assassin Deak: after you. Assassin Deak g r i n s

Assassin Lavi: What great hospitality.

Assassin Deak: i feel so threatened...

Assassin Lavi hums and yawns unconcerned. Just gonna nap right here on your shoulder for a moment while the smol boys play with their toys if that's cool Deak

Pegasus Knight Lena is it time 2 fight Pegasus Knight Lena i also have a sword heck

Assassin Lavi sure I missed the earlier fight so

Knight Doug if they don't stop, i'm going to fight them

Assassin Lavi what are we doing tho

Knight Doug being pests

Assassin Lavi besides standing here looking sexy

Pegasus Knight Lena youre not looking sexy

Knight Doug h e a t h e n s

Pegasus Knight Lena you're looking like idiots

Assassin Lavi wow r00d

Assassin Deak sm h

Assassin Lavi: ...never caught names

Pegasus Knight Lena: What?

Assassin Lavi or were there Assassin Lavi names Assassin Lavi I don't remember

Assassin Deak: ...i don't know their names.

Assassin Lavi wait no there weren't Assassin Lavi: Never caught your names~

Assassin Deak r i p

Knight Doug: ...what does it matter?

Assassin Lavi: Its only fair and courteous. We gave you ours. Assassin Lavi our fake ones anyway

Knight Doug: ...douglas. douglas marius roux. Knight Doug: but... doug works just fine.

Assassin Lavi: A pleasure~ Assassin Lavi ur turn Lena

Pegasus Knight Lena : / Pegasus Knight Lena u already fourth wall know it

Assassin Lavi but that's the 4th wall

Pegasus Knight Lena: Lee is fine. Pegasus Knight Lena fuck u getting my first name creeps

Assassin Lavi: Lee Assassin Lavi: How short and sweet~

Pegasus Knight Lena rock is still more impressed than i am

Assassin Lavi its fine challenges make life more fun

Pegasus Knight Lena ugh Pegasus Knight Lena im going to stab you

Knight Doug watches them for a moment before turning away Knight Doug: you don't belong here. Knight Doug neither do i but Knight Doug haha here i am

Assassin Lavi: Says who?

Knight Doug: ... Knight Doug: you just don't.

Assassin Lavi: uh huh

Knight Doug ignores the actual question

Assassin Lavi: great argument

Knight Doug: i'm sure the queen doesn't like outsiders, but... Knight Doug: i could be wrong. Knight Doug shrugs Knight Doug: you two don't look so royal to me.

Assassin Deak ,,i'm going to kill him

Assassin Lavi: ...and I didn't take you for an ass yet here we are Assassin Lavi hee haw

Pegasus Knight Lena did you actually Pegasus Knight Lena really do that

Knight Doug glares for a moment before beginning to walk away

Pegasus Knight Lena wow

Assassin Lavi : > Assassin Lavi did it Assassin Lavi got away with it Assassin Lavi y'know

Pegasus Knight Lena that was beyond lame

Assassin Lavi and yet

Assassin Deak it was actually,, pretty good,,

Pegasus Knight Lena no it was lame

Assassin Deak you're lame

Pegasus Knight Lena okay

Assassin Deak : >

Pegasus Knight Lena coming from you that doesnt mean much but Pegasus Knight Lena whatever makes you feel better about yourself