#i dont know how to explain to my parents that going out to the bar with them isnt fun when im basically a third wheel

[thediktatortot]

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[swiftgreatest]

Everything Has Changed | Eddie Roundtree x Fem!Reader

request by anon: "hi!:) i dont know if you take request but i would love to see eddie’s blurb where he mets his old friend from his hometown on tour and falls in love with her"

a/n: hello, thanks for request. i love your idea!! i loved write this, i really hope u like this, give me your opinion about it!!!

words: 2.3k

After hours and hours on the rond the band finally arrived in Seattle for one week with three shows in the city. All the audience was excited for this, as it was the first time Daisy Jones and The Six would be in the city and the three shows were sold out, this was one of the most talked about subjects at the moment.

Eddie was accustomed with this commotion in the cities where the band performed, hysteria everywhere, people following the bus of the band and camping at the front of the hotel, it wasn't something new for him, the band was on tour for several months.

The travels from one city to another were very tiring and boring sometimes, there wasn't much to do on the bus aside from look at the landscape, drink sth, smoke or take drugs. Sometimes Eddie used the travels to write letters and make melodies for his bass, he always wanted to write his own lyrics but he didn't have much confidence in himself, until his childhood best friend helped him with this. She encouraged him and said she was his number one fan.

The bassist catches himself remembering her sometimes, he misses her and all the things they did together, she was his favorite thing in Pittsburgh. He constantly wonders what she is doing now.

– – – –

Eddie sat in one of the empty booths of a snack bar, he and the band got off the bus and he was starving for some real food then ran out to find a snack bar and entered the first one he found.

As he looked at the menu, a waitress appeared to take your order.

"Welcome!! What would you like to order?"

"I would like some-" Eddie couldn't speak anymore after looking at the waitress who was looking at his order book. "Y/n? It 's you?" He recognized her, it was her! His childhood best friend, sweet Y/n!

"What?- Oh my God, Eddie jt's you!!!" The girl opened a smile that filled her face. She couldn't believe it, it was like a dream, her childhood best friend and secret love was there, in front of her. It's Eddie, her Eddie. O mean, he was taller now, long hair, expensive clothes, looked more confident but he still being the boy she ran away from home with to go to rock concerts in the early hours of the morning.

"I can't believe it!" Roundtree said while standing up and hugging the girl. She was taken aback by the hug but put her arms around him. Eddie couldn't even explain how much he missed it.

"Dude, how long! You're in Seattle all this time?? How I never found you??" You asked him, you've so many questions.

"No, I live in Los Angeles. I've come to work, in truth it's a long story and I-" They were interrupted by the rumbling of the bassist's stomach, oh he was so hypnotized by you that he had forgotten how hungry he was.

You laugh and he blushed with shame "Let's take it easy, sit and tell me what you want to eat and when I come back we can talk, right?"

"Right!" He sat down again and said his order to the girl.

"I'll be back in a few minutes!" You left and Eddie didn't take his eyes off you, you caught his attention, he couldn't believe he found you, you were so different, but what could he say, it's a long time, you two were different now but some feelings are still the same and still making his heart speed up.

– – – –

You was watching the boy in your front devour the food you brought, you worried about him because of all this hunger but he explained the reason to you. He also explained everything that had happened to him after you moved from Pittsburgh with your parents. The Dunne Brothers, new members, The Six, Billy, Daisy Jones, Honeycomb, Aurora and he tell about the others, Camilla, Graham and Warren, you are close in the past.

You're so happy for Eddie, he did it!! Realized his dream and looked so happy with the band, you remembered all the times you listened to him write or play something on the guitar and bass, it was so good, just you and him, listening to him sing to you and only for you.

"Eddie I'm so happy for you, that I don't even know how to express this. I'm so proud of you, you did it" You had a proud smile and looked at him with admiration.

This was so precious and valuable to Eddie, no one ever looked at him like that, no one ever admired him like you did, no one ever encouraged him as much to follow his dreams as you did, you always supported and helped him, he would never get over it or forget it. He entwined his hand in yours, it was so good to be with you.

"I'm so happy to give you prod, you always support me, and you make many things for me Y/n, you help me to be who I am and I will always be grateful for it" He cuddled your hand.

"You don't have to thank me for being who you are. You're talented and it comes from you naturally"

"And you? What have you been doing?"

You explained what happened after you moved from Pittsburgh. You spent some years in a small town with your parents until you got tired and moved alone to Seattle, you wanted new air, and the air of the big city was what you needed. You became a waitress, but you were also doing other things. You are a dancer in a dance academy and you were trying to win a scholarship to some college to become more professional in dance.

"That's amazing Y/n!! I always knew that you would be a star of dance one day"

"Oh let's not exaggerate, I'm still a little star who is getting to know this world of big stars and constellations"

"To me, you are and always have been a big star. My big star"

Oh God, didn't he realize how much he messed with you, how the way he looked at you and the things he said made you have an outburst. How could he never realize how in love you were?

"Thank you, I don't know what to say" You were going to say something but were interrupted by your boss telling you to get back to work. "I need to go Eddie, the work calls me".

"When is your turn ending?"

"At five" It was still three o'clock in the afternoon. "There are two hours left, you don't have to stay here waiting for me"

"I don't have any problem, I have been waiting for this for years, some hours won't kill me" He smiled and you smiled back. Your smile lights up his life since childhood and still.

– – – –

After two long hours of work, you finally end with your work, take your things to leave. At all this time Eddie was still sitting at the same table, sometimes he asked something to drink but only to talk with you. You smiled every time you passed by him or when you caught him staring at you, have been many times.

You both left the snack bar and walked the streets while talking, telling new stories, thoughts and problems too, it was as if everything was in the right place now, just you and Eddie keeping each other company and being honest.

Everything has changed. You and Him may have changed on the outside, but you still had a lot of your old version of the past inside of you. The same feelings still haunted you both and you still don't know how to deal with this like when you were young.

Every smile, word, memory, joke and thought connect you more and more, as in the past, or even stronger than that, you didn't want to leave this. After that reunion, Eddie promised he would never go away from you again.

– – – –

And he kept his promise, for the first he called you to go to a concert of his band, he didn't have to insist, you were crazy to see your friend on the stage and the band too.

While at the concert you admired him, you can't take your eyes off him, Eddie got a special place for you in the front of the stage. You loved the concert, they've so many good songs and the energy was from another world, unexplained.

After the end of the show, you met Eddie on the backstage, you hugged him even with him sweating and he hugged you too, holding you so strong as if he was afraid you would go away from him.

"I have some people here who need to see you" He led you into a hallway with dressing rooms and you were so involved that you didn't even realize that you entwined your hand with his. He led you into a room where Graham, Warren and the keyboard player, Karen, were.

The boys ran to you when they recognized you, you hugged both. They're so different but at the same time still were your friends from school. You introduced yourself to Karen and she was really nice with you, you like her.

"So you mean Eddie found you and didn't tell us? You were keeping her from us just for you weren't you brother?" Warren joked and Eddie gave him the middle finger.

"We have to make up for all this time" Warren said "And you know what's good for bringing people together?" He asked and after no one answered he shouted "A party!".

Everyone got excited and shouted together with him, and that's how you ended up at one of the famous band parties. You have fun all night, talking with several people, drinking, dancing and especially you did all this with Eddie who didn't leave you at any time and you didn't leave him either.

– – – –

It was like this all week, you went to the band's second concert and you see Eddie everyday since you reunited. You give him your address so he comes to see you everyday. He came early and his excuse was he didn't want to stay away from you. He took you to your work everyday.

When he didn't show he stayed with you in your house, you cooked together, Eddie was so good in the kitchen. You and him do other things like play games, watch movies, listen to discos or just talk and admire each other.

You didn't realize that, but anyone besides that can realize this, the way you look at each other, how you act towards each other, is like you have your own language and your own world.

You were so used to each other that you didn't even think about what would happen when the last show of the band was done and they left town.

One day before the last concert, Roundtree realized what was coming and that almost drove him crazy. He got nervous and so many thoughts appeared in his mind. What would you two do? Are you still friends? He didn't know what to expect, but one thing he knew. He couldn't lose you again, he couldn't live without you anymore and he was determined to do something to let you know about it, even if it changed everything.

– – – –

This is the last concert of the band in Seattle and you were there like the others, but this is different, is the last time Eddie would be in your city, you pretended it wasn't affecting you. When you realized that, you cried, you didn't want to let him leave, but what could you do? This was his dream and you couldn't ruin it just because you love him more than anything and didn't want to live without him.

The bassist noticed you were different, quiet and thoughtful, and he knew the reason, he tried not to show that it affected him too. The concert went so slowly for him. He didn't want it to end but he also needed to talk to you and couldn't hold back any longer.

After the show he took you away from others, nothing of parties or drinks for you two today, he has something different for today, something that will change your lives, for the better or worse. Roundtree took you to the roof of the concert hall, this is like a flashback from when you climbed the roof of his house to see the stars and smoke. All these memories come to you, just make you more sensible and you were holding yourself to not cry.

"I know I'm leaving tomorrow and this could change everything between us, but this doesn't need to change, I still with you, I'll be far away but I'll call you everyday, send letters and come to see you every chance I get, I won't let nothing keep us apart" He held your face with his hands " I was stupid enough to let you go once and I will never make that mistake again. Everything has changed. But I still love you. I love you all this time, keep this love with me and now that I've found you it has come back strong and clear, nothing will change my mind and if that's going to change all between us, even if it's for something worse, I'm sorry but I won't hide it, not anymore.

You didn't realize at what moment the tears started to fall down your face, you're so happy and emotional that you couldn't contain yourself. He looked at you worried, cleared your tears and when he goes try to say one more thing you kiss him. Nothing could change this, nothing could separate you now.

And this only proved that even though everything had changed, you two were still the same, and still loved each other in the same way.

– – – –

hello people, if u like reblog and like pls? my request still open and i loved write thisss

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[just-1-scorpio]

Reading Asterion by Alessa Thron, so you don't have to. Chapter four and five.

This is a shared review of this two chapters between me, and @wordsmithic .

If you haven't read my two previouse posts of this book, here are the links:

Prologue, and chapter 1: https://www.tumblr.com/just-1-scorpio/769940204838584320/reading-asterion-by-alessa-thron-so-you-dont?source=share

Chapter 2 and 3: https://www.tumblr.com/just-1-scorpio/770923798270754816/reading-asterion-by-alessa-thron-so-you-dont?source=share

This time we have only one positive about the book.

wordsmithic: ah! i also forgot to say that I like this thing that the book has: an actual labyrinth were people die in combat trials. At least this isn't metaphorical!

So chapter four starts that night, from Asterion's perspective, who is doing paper work in his office, and one of his bodygoards who is Theseus for some reason is also there. They conversetion includes Ariadne, who Theseus calls "Helas woman". And here is where the problems start.

wordsmithic: Aren't they already in Greece...? Isn't almost everyone around them Greek..? I don't understand... Didn't the author have the common sense to realize her characters are not diaspora Greeks whose parents are pestering them to find someone "from the culture"?

wordsmithic: Unrelated but, every time I read "Hellas woman" I cringe deeply. It's like they're saying "Hungary woman" while they're in a Hungarian city already

scorpio: As far as I know Helas basickly just means Greece.

wordsmithic: yes it happened multiple times :'( I don't know, perhaps there are multiple ethnicities now on Styx ? and each district has another ethnicity? But then why isn't every Greek in the Hellas district?

So then Asterion goas out, and learns that Ariadne has arrived. He goas down to the club, and she meets Ariadne, who introduces herself as Kassandra, in order to keep her identity a secret. They flirt a little. Then Asterion's bisnise partner arrives, calls Asterion the minotaur, then he trys to flirt with Ariadne too.

wordsmithic: - I.... don't think I need to comment on this one.... This came out of nowhere and it fits with nothing else

Then in the end Ariadne goas to the bathroom. And here is where chapter 4 ends.

Now let's starts chapter 5.

This chapter fallowes Ariadne. Who in the bathroom takes off her underwear (I think we know where is this going), then goas back to the bar, and meets Nikos agein. Asterion apears, he fighs with Nikos, then Ariadne and Asterion go down to the fighting pits And more problems apear in these two screens.

wordsmithic: This is weird because Greeks - who are usually Christian - do not consider our ancient gods "freaks". The gods are important for us and, especially if we saw those deities irl, we would respect them and wouldn't call them "freaks." Unless there was a hypothetical religious movement against those gods, which we don't see in this book. It's probably the author's upbringing that shows here. Perhaps she's coming from a Christian denomination that looks at the ancient Greek gods as "pagan" and freakish.

scorpio: It's posible that it's the writers upbringing. If we have seen or at least heard about a momement ageinst the Gods, then it would have made much more sense.

wordsmithic: yup, they do that pretty often. I often have to explain to Americans that what they see as "pagan" stuff are not "pagan" here. It's just our culture and tradition

wordsmithic: also, drachmae is plural. Drachma is the proper singular term here. This grammatical convention is known to English speakers and can be found with a google search. But instead, every time Alessa uses the plural instead of singular type.

wordsmithic: If that is a clever answer I should be considered clever enough to have 50 degrees by now

scorpio: I don't get how is this a clever answer eather.

wordsmithic: Since it was the urban centers that got destroyed on the collapse, the ancient amphitheaters which were kilometers away were not touched. I mean, who vandalizes an ancient theatre when they are at odds with the government... Not the Greek people, at least. So! I assume she's talking about the surviving ancient theaters throughout the country. Plus, she would like to have the ancient aesthetic, so of course she refers to them. In that case, "littered" is a disgusting way to describe the existence of ancient monuments within a country!! Not only that, but the "ruins" themselves are restored to a large degree and Greeks watch plays there every summer. Case 54683 of Alessa having No Fucking Clue of what she's talking about

wordsmithic: Also the theaters were mostly intact to a very good degree. They are not just stones here and there.

scorpio: Yes. I have studies art history, and seen pictures of them. Most of them, and most of the pictures I seen of them, they look intact.

wordsmithic: Tells you how much she didn't bother to search... And she implied that the people also destroyed those theatres which makes no sense!!

wordsmithic: I.... thought we were in Greece? What do they mean "Greece fell"? Every character we met so far is Greek except perhaps two people (of perhaps Greek or other ancestry. I can't tell the way Alessa is handling names here)

scorpio: Yes. When people refer to a country as fallen usually means that it no loner exist, or have been ocupaide by an another conuntry. See "The fall of the Roman Empair" when people talk about the end of it. But as far as I know in this book is still an existing, and indopendent country.

wordsmithic: "But as far as I know in this book is still an existing, and indopendent country." same! :o if it wasn't then Alessa should have told us what other countries became part of the new country

We learn more about the death battles, which includes the labyrint, that was disgned to kill, and that's why fights in there are rarely used.

And then I don't think I have to tell or discribe what Ariadne and Asterion do whaile they watch the fight seeing that how this books reads like a generic mafia romanc, and that the book cover is a shirtless man.

There are problems. The worldbuilding is a mess. I know that I said this a hundred of times already. And an another problem is that it's veary easy to tell that Alessa doas not know what she is talking about.

Whaile we talked about these two chapters we got an another question. Where were the beta readers? There are beta readers who work for free, and work with self published writers. And the same question of "why these two?", that I had seince I found this book.

The book so far reads as if, she was thinking: "Mafia romanc, and Greek mythology are both popular on booktok. What could go wrong, if I mix them?" whaile writing it.

[quodekash]

ITS TIME ITS TIME ITS FINALLY TIME EPISODE 12 IS HERE AAAAAA SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT im gonna cry so hard oh my FYUHVSBFOJKWVBEB

HOLY SHIT GUYNAWA ARE GOING TO KISS GUWOREHSDGPIOVBREDB okay okay I need to actually press play on the episode frick shit shit frick

oh yeah thats right, he got shot

I genuinely forgot

I LOVE HIS GOOFY LITTLE SMILE

OH NOOO IM ALREADY ABOUT TO CRY

I JUST LOVE HIM SO MUCH

PFFFFTASDHFJSDHFAHDFH

ALSO: PIMFAHHHHH

AAAAAAAA THEYRE ALL THERE THEYRE ALL THERE GHREBDFGHBREHFDKGB

FRIENDSHIP

I LOVE THEM

GERIODFGOVRIEJDPO

guy is looking at nawaaaa

HOLY FRICK I KEEP REMEMBERING THAT THEYRE LITERALLY GONNA KISS TODAY HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT

SEE??????

man that whole thing was very confusing BUT I KNEW IT WASNT SAIFAH

wait does that mean

does that mean saifah's gonna get out of jail, but name's gonna go to jail??

noooooooo

I wanted jail boyfriends

I was so hopeful for jail boyfriends

they were the fourth element

the fourth nation of the boyfriend nations: bathroom, rooftop, jail, pool

we can't have the four nations if there's no jail boyfriends!

HERE WE GO, FINALLY, WE GET A PROPER EXPLANATION

A FLASHBACK

WE GET THE REST OF THE BLOODY SCENE

y'all please tell me im not the only one thinking this feels like a breakup scene

HONESTLY SLAY

THAT WAS ICONIC

man that's a shit screenshot BUT KONG KNOCKED THE GUN AWAY AND SHOVED THE GUY TO THE GROUND THAT WAS UNEXPECTED AND TOTALLY AWESOME

SAIFAHHHHH

KORB KHUN KRAPPPP

NO IM ALREADY SOBBING AGAIN

GUOWJEBLKGNDOUES

THEYRE REPAIRING THEIR RELATIONSHIP

ONE STEP AT A TIME

noooooo he has to be alone in jail without his jail boyfrienddddd

nooooo

naurrrr

just let them be in love in jaillll

or also like. outside of jail. outside of jail works too

oh man my brain is gonna give me so many fits for these two and I will write none of them probably

I may do dot point fics like I do with guynawa tho, who knows

IS THIS NOT THE GAYEST SHIT???

IM LAUGHING SO HARD AND IM SORRY FOR LAUGHING BUT ITS SO FUNNY TO ME

I AM ONCE AGAIN SOBBING

THEYRE REUNITED WITH THEIR FAMILY

AKA EACH OTHER BECAUSE THEYRE LITERALLY ALL THAT THEY HAVE LEFT OF THEIR FAMILY (which btw they never fully went into the backstory of why their parents are dead, unless my memory is just being a shithole and they actually did explain this at some point but I feel like I would remember if they did)

BABES

HONEYBUN

MY BOY

I- idk what to say

I just want to hug him

he needs a hug

EVERY SINGLE SCENE GIVES ME SOMETHING NEW TO CRY ABOUT

THATS ADORABLE

OH MY GOSH

I LOVE IT SO MUCH

I mean if it were me I would be mortified

but its not me (omg not me like the show) so I can appreciate it for how freaking ADORABLE it is

omg is it saifahname time

IT'S SAFIAH NAME TIME BABEYYYYY

kiss through the bars, kiss through the bars, kiss through the bars

LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE SCENE

EVERY SINGLE SCENE IT MAKES ME CRY AGAIN

BECAUSE NAME LOVES SUPERHEROES

AND- AND HE- AND- GVERIUJHSGDPOVIERBJNDGPIOVLKRENDFO

WHY DID HE HAVE TO SAY ONE OF THE MOST BITTERSWEET LINES IN THE EXISTENCE OF THE WORLD

I HATE THIS SO MUCH

PI4LKRNGPO3I4KLEBRNGIOLK4VENR

WHAT THE HELL MAN

ITS LIKE MY TEARS ARE CURRENCY OR SOMETHING BECAUSE YOU REALLY WANT ME TO CRY

I mean. sure, okay, thats fine

I love them too much to care whether their relationship is romantic or platonic

BRO, THE WAY THAT YOU LOOK AT HIM-

sorry, sorry, I know I literally just said I dont care if theyre romantic or platonic

B R O

THATS GAY AS HELL WHAT DO YOU MEAN "BEST BUDS"?????

NEXT BREAK???

AH SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT

[sp-ud]

okay so cuz the episode just aired i cant get pictures and i know we might not ever get answers about this (cuz i dont think many fans care about this enough for any of the crew to notice and possibly answer this) but its on my brain and i just have to get it out and this is going to be the most unorganized rambly post of this now 3 post series on titans. 1st post here, 2nd post here.

okay so 1st off, at the end of the 2nd post i started to go off about how maybe king had two dads. one who was the Boiling Isles, and one who sealed the collector away. obviously i was wrong as they were confirmed to be the same dad. he could still technically have two dads but whatever.

also id just like to say ill probably make a more coherent version of this tomorrow because i assume by then ill actually be able to get pictures of what im talking about.

ANYWAYS. so like. what the fuck is up with titans hands. was kings dad just making his appearance match kings more so luz would quickly make the connection (or he just wanted to have a more friendly appearance in general) but like. his skeleton has 4 fingers. there was so much focus on his hand in the scene. but when luz sees him in the in between he has two fingers like king.

but i still wonder if my sizeshifting theory could be right. cuz like. whats up with all the spiky protrusions on the arms and legs.

"maybe they didnt have the design finished/werent thinking about it that hard/ didnt want it to be too obvious king was a titan"

well maybe i like overthinking small details that mean nothing and we'll never get answers for probably.

like. also tf is up with those membrany ass wings. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

actually maybe the mural titan is kings other dad(slash parent. im just saying dad because i want too) and the smaller titan is BI dad, god im definitely going to have to rewatch the collector explaining that part. also just in general cuz i was watching it right on the disney channel and while it was nice there were no ads it was not nice that they kept having these advertising for their other shows popping up in this bar that completely covered the bottom of the screen. it was very distracting.

ughhhhhhhhhhhh now im just annoyed we arent going to get to see king grow up more. like would he eventually burst out these weird membrany wings from his back? would one day he suddenly grow in size to protect someone and spikes would poke out from his body as his form became very skeletal due to the mass change?

okay im clearly losing the point of this post. but im still gonna post it. but yeah will actually make a more coherent version. later. tomorrow. maybe.

[susidestroyerofworlds]

Lets start by looking up the organization that made this graphic, "Marriage Pact" on Wikipedia:

The Marriage Pact is an annual matchmaking activity that takes place on American college campuses, by which students fill out compatibility surveys in order to find a partner among fellow participants, who they agree will be their backup "safety" spouse in the future in case they are then unmarried.

Alright, so we can now analyze a motive, this organization probably has an interest in making it look like dating as a concept is breaking down, offering their services as a replacement.

Next, lets look at the actual data, luckily they included a source of their data and the beauty of science is that we can just look up that source.

Alright, having looked up the source, it appears this is wrongly cited but I found M. J. Rosenfeld's Website which includes this version of the graph (i dont have time to comb through all this data so I will assume this is a decent representation)

First thing we might notice is that meeting people in bars and restaurants actually went up, not down. This is explained through Marriage Pact having cleaned the data, as they say in the subscript.

Overall, we can still see that meeting online is eclipsing other forms of meeting partners. Now comes the question: Does this actually show "the gradual loss of all community in modern society"?

Since this is all based on the source of Rosenfeld's paper, lets read it (but actually you are not going to read it so I will read it and summarize it to the best of my ability (I am a computer science student, so I am not familiar with the field but know how to read a paper)).

First of all, this paper is concerned with dating through friends and family vs dating through matchmaking, for this purpose it presents two Hypotheses to explain this rise in online dating: 1. Friends and Family still mediate dating, but online through Facebook and such. 2. Friends and Family are not mediating dating online and its rather corporations and matchmaking services (which, fun fact, could very well include "Marriage Pact" meaning they could use this data to present themselves as "the future of dating").

Having read the paper, hypothesis 2 seems to be much more likely, for a variety of reasons. Id like to present you with this paragraph from the discussion of the paper:

The apparent displacement of meeting through friends by meeting online suggests a process of technology‐driven disintermediation. Individuals used to need personal intermediaries, usually friends or family members, to introduce them to new people. Now that the Internet makes a large choice set of potential partners available, the intermediation of friends and family is relied upon less. The role of family as matchmaker had been already in decline for most of the late 20th century, as later age at first marriage and the independence of young adults has removed dating and matchmaking from the oversight of parents (Rosenfeld 2007).

The paper identifies some important factors in preferring to date online compared to date in ways mediated through friends and family:

Dating through friends and family requires your friends and family to know your dating preferences and your potential partners, which you might not want

Dating a "perfect stranger" gives some discretion compared to dating a friends friend

Dating online inherently adds a layer of personal safety. If it turns out your potential date is a creep or just an asshole, you can block them and never hear from them again, compared to someone you meet through a friend, who is decently close to you in your social network, making them hard to avoid if you prefer not to date them

e-Dating platforms have more accurate and up-to-date information. Humorous example: Your mom tells you about this guy who is really into computers, just like you! She arranges a date and now you, a retrocomputing enthusiast, are sitting across the restaurant table from a developer of high-speed trading algorithms who helped your mom set up a printer 2 years ago.

e-Dating platforms have more people. Your friend might know 20 people decently well, meanwhile there is millions of users of the dating app you are using

Conclusion

looking at all this information about the study and its results, as well as the factors the paper identifies, I dont think this study shows the "gradual loss of all community in modern society" and the graph shows that even less. Most social contact is not dating and this study specifically focuses on dating, with the paper explaining reasons for wanting to date online that dont apply to other forms of socializing all that much (although they still do of course).

Is there a "gradual loss of all community in modern society"? I dont fucking know, what am I, a sociologist? But I can tell you that if there is, this graph isnt sufficient evidence for it

[ayinglair]

Ok so . Lan Zhan. Hear me out.

We can't enact this now but I wonder if past me would have come to the same conclusion.

Im real pissed at you for changing Lan Yuan's given name. Like REAAAAL pissed. You made me cry!!!!!! I never cry!!!!!!!! I'll need you to explain to me in detail why that was a necessity (i dont remember is an acceptable answer though) but I'll still be mad about it afterwards. Does it make sense to you why? You have 8 seconds to explain why it upsets me. Just kidding. It's because of my own background and the fact that he was the very last of the Wen. Its disrespectful to his birth parents ok?

So what we have to do is fight. No holds barred. If you dont wnat to seriously injure each other we can do it hand to hand. If I win we talk to him about if he wants to change his name back and if you win I forgive you. And I know you dont like this plan but also it could be fun to go all out against each othre dont you think. And you could have had your wicked way with me afterwards. See its good both ways because if you win then it's ravaging your prey you've just captured and if I win it's taking the cocky supposed winner by surprise and pinning him to the ground.See how its still good either way? We both win either way because my dilemma is solved and dealt with and you

CURRENT ME IS NOT AS SHAMELESS AND JUST REALIZED WHAT THEY WERE SAYING BYE

[namuneulbo]

week ninety-nine

so close.

monday and tuesday were nothing special.

wednesday i went thrifting and i found a cute top that makes me feel so bella swan and a cute dress that makes me feel so 2014 tumblr. i wore the top to the quiz in the evening.

thursday omg. my friends were doing a concert at the same bar as where the music quiz was held. i went there w a and on the walk there i ask her if we should go see the jazz concert afterwards as well and she was like:

"yes, of course, u know whos playing, right?"

WELL, i did in fact NOT KNOW but it just happened to be w on the drums. bro i was so excited. we went to see my friends concert and it was great and ended in a mosh pit so it was quite the change walking into the jazz gig afterwards.

they had already started playing when we go there but it was fine. we didnt get a close-up seat but i could stare at w from afar. it was funny bc when s arrived we just exchanged this glance of like:

"oh, we both know why IM here." the performance felt quite short but yk, we also arrived a little late. after the performance there was a jam, as per usual. w sat w his parents and some others, im assuming relatives, and also d (and k for a bit???).

yadayada i sat down w a, a, l and v closer to the front and then i saw w standing w´by the table l was sitting at but talking w b, k and t. i move over there since i knew it wouldnt be too obvious since me and l r friends. i barely look at him bc hes so close yk but UGHHHH he was like resting his hands on the table and leaning. idk how to describe it but yk standing but leaning and his sleeves were rolled up. dead.

anyways both c and l were leaving and i tried begging them to stay while w was there but they ended up just being like:

"no, girl, just talk to him instead."

i end up moving back to sit w a and l. a and v had left by now too. ws standing by himself and a immediately tells l to invite him over and he invites w to sit w us and points to a seat next to me. he sits down on the other available seat though lol i dont blame him since it was closer so it was more logical.

l and w talk briefly in-between watching the jam session and then w just drops a "i just realized i havent had any dinner today" and we start talking about going out to eat. we were discussing whether we should go to the grill or mcdonalds. mcdonalds is a bit outside of town and only the drive-thrus open that late but w did offer us going w him in his car but we ended up going to the grill. i wouldnt have minded sitting in his car though hehe.

me, a and l leave to go get our coats and w left behind for a bit to go pick up his cymbals and his bag. me and a freak out a tiny bit on my behalf before he joined us again. we left and i was so... omg? the entire walk there and i message l being like "OMGOMGOMG". on the way there w meets a bunch of ppl he knows and he starts play fighting w a. it was quite cute.

when we were nearing the grill i became ever so slightly more comfy to talk after i made a joke he laughed at. we were talking about how much food he could get if he just handed them his bag of cymbals and silly me said he could get lots of shrimps and rice. it sounds so dumb to like explain in such detail things i remember him or me saying but like,,, im gonna do it in detail anyways bc i want to remember it when im seventy and i look back at these posts (if tumblrs still a thing by then).

we all order food and he orders such a dad meal but ig its quite cute when he does it. we bonded over dips bc we had the same fav and the same least fav. we both love béarnaise and hate oriental lol. then b showed up and we invited him to eat w us so we had to wait longer so his food would be ready as well. i didnt mind ofc.

we started talking ab hans zimmer which led w to a passionate rant thanks to him being a zimmer fanatic. then that led to a film bro talk that initially made fun of how film bros act ab shots and stuff just for him to start doing exactly that dgjslkfj it was funny bc he was like listing famous movie scenes being like:

"and u know the story ab this shot, right?" until he reached one that we actually didnt know and he was like "oh okay then let me film bro real quick *proceeds to explain how that scene was shot*"

im afraid i really like film bros. i think its so cute when they get all passionate about it TT

i dont think ill go TOO into detail ab each tiny thing he said bc i already have a note in my phone of everything i remember TT am i manic?

we got our food and we went to campus to eat it. he went by the basement to put away his cymbals while us others went to the cafeteria. we went to sit down and a went to sit right next to me but l whispered like:

"no! move over! leave that seat empty!" wanting w to sit down next to me naturally. hes an ally ! anyways i did like a short joke ab how hed probably sit down on the opposite side and l laughed and was like "oh yeah, he probably will" and yup, he did. it was quite funny bc i havent told b i like w but if it wasnt obvious by now idk what.

we sat eating together for like an hour and i was so happy to get a reason to stare at him attentively wo it being weird bc yk,,, just watching him from afar and stuff can be pretty weird TT but like actually getting to have eye contact w him and stuff AHHHH!!!

b left first and us others were left sitting for a bit. i thought we were all going home until a whispers to me like "l, hes coming to the bar!!!" which was a big surprise bc like ive mentioned before, hes v rarely at the bar. hes been there more recently though which is fun.

we walk to the bar together and ahhh so happy hihi but we split up quite early on as he goes to his classmates and i felt to awkward to join him. after going outside rq i caught up w s for a bit before walking back in and joining w and some others who i knew. later we were left alone near the bar and bro it was so awkward and later a steals his cap and puts it on her head and i just awkwardly drop the worst line of my life:

"looking fresh."

i actually cant, ive been thinking ab it ever since... WHY TF WOULD I SAY THAT???

okay anyways i wanna forget ab it truly.

later on i joined a and her friends and omg... she asked me if she could wear my glasses and i let her and then she moved over to me and was like:

"i feel like a sexy substitute teacher," then she caresses my shoulder and chest and lightly grabs my shirt and goes:

"hm, u havent done ur homework~ what should we do about that~?"

AND BRO MY GAY ASS... i literally melted... that was like the hottest thing someones ever said and done to me. def up there w the time i cuffed me. she did apologize quickly for touching my chest but i said it was fine (WHICH IT VERY MUCH WAS!). then she pulled me into the bathroom and we talked for quite a while. shes so nice TT

when i got back w was gone.

next day, friday. we celebrate bs 18th bday. once getting to the bar we sit outside and i was so happy actually. like the conversation was so good and i was becoming the perfect level of drunk. i was sitting w my back towards the bar and c just looks at me and points behind me and mouths a quiet "look."

i turn around AND WHO DO I SEE? w. i literally look back in shock w my hand in front of my agape mouth and v goes:

"what, what happened?"

and i go like:

"omg, i havent told u i think" and i lean in and just "i like w" and then do little drum motions w my hand to like clarify which one i mean and his immediate reactions like "AIGHT, give me a minute" and he stands up. he was joking ofc and sat back down then genuinely asks me if i want him to wingman me. i consider it and i said he could go talk to him but dont like directly say i like him and he proceeds to go and talk to him twice i think?? it was funny. i told him he could wingman me next time for sure.

i never end up talking to w that night but i did end up telling a about it when i was walking around to bar to find him. i just walk up to her like:

"i was looking for w but he seems to have left."

then i proceed to tell her that i like him and thats why i was looking for him and her replys the cutest thing ever. she just starts telling me how im so cute and how hes so sweet and would be a great boyf and that i should so talk to him and AHHH I LOVE HER. feeding my delusions sm i love her. then she genuinely goes like:

"should we go look for him?"

i just tell her hes left bc i havent seen him but i told her quickly ab our little hangout from the day before and she was so excited ab it.

then nothing else of important note has happened this weekend. i dropped the story ab o to e and s. e on friday and s asked me ab it on saturday and it was so funny hearing ab him from their perspective. we all ended up agreeing that hes nice but def a bit,,,, weird and has some questionable traits.

ive been trying to figure out how to incorporate quotes into these texts wo it looking dumb and its so hard. i know how to use quotation marks in like,, fiction context but idk the proper grammar rules on how to use it while quoting ppl mid-story.

sotw: david bowie - criminal world

[ireallydontunderstandpeopleatall]

cont

he was still talking about " what else is going on" " what else can we get into" and i'm feeling disappointed bc im thinking like, was going to the beach with my son and i not enough for you and you need more excitement and thinking that this is the same mentality that had him seeking out other women and going to bars and meeting up with them in the middle of the night and hanging out with richelle at a bar during our long homebody streaks.

anyway i wanted to blog to let myself know that i did miss him, his company and i missed having somebody and i guess my therapist was right when she said i am not scared of being in love, just scared of being hurt. because it's obvious my heart is still loving, and it still wants to love him when we hang out, when we live in the moment together and when he is next to me, i still see some of the magic i saw in him when i was still blind. sometimes i wish i could go back to being the person i was when i was blind, but thinking of my ignorance also hurts because i think of the women who knew i was being played and how they must have pitied me for being with such a bad man.

and i also see that my heart wants to love anyone that is kind to me, i thought i had enough of max too when i was leaving atlanta but when i got back i just missed so much being in that hotel room with him and thinking of how he just let me have the reigns in his city and even though there was so much more we wanted to see and do but we didn't but that was because he was ok with just going with the flow with me and seeing where our adventure takes us and it did take us to some places that were like a fairy tale to me and i swear i was completely enchanted by atlanta by the time the trip was over. but anyway i know max is emotionally unavailable and i know i could never see myself with him and he also shows traits of richard/arson/korean david and i know he is another man that needs a lot of work but because he was so nice to me and like i told him i dont think he knows how much he and atlanta healed me but i appreciate him so much he really did make me feel like there was a light at the end of the tunnel. after feeling so insecure, shitty, overweight and disgusted with richard, myself, his women and just been here in az dealing it with him, going back and forth with him. but then i take a random ass trip to atlanta just bc this guy i hung out with a handful of times 5 years ago invited me and i agree and days leading up to the trip im nervous af to see max, scared as hell because i have not flown in literally years maybe a decade and almost cancelled because i was worried what my parents and most importantly what richard would think. but i took the chance and made the leap and i swear i came out a different person on the other side. the first thing max said to me when he came to pick me up from the airport was that i looked good and that was just the first of many compliments i received that memorial day weekend. and after having to tell richard that a girl needs compliments, and after changing up my entire makeup routine and wardrobe after being cheated on because i felt so out of my element and like i am undesireable. and having to explain to richard why what he did has scarred me mentally and emotionally and possibly cause a whole body dispora that i dont think he would begin to understnad what that means. mr max just complimented just because in atlanta. he made me feel like a damaged exiled princess in a new land where she can find happiness again.

anyway when i had time away from richard i get over him, i make progress and when we spend time together then i relapse and i rememebr something my therapist asked me "after atlanta how are things with you and richard? are you still getting pulled in?" and i said No. confidently although she didnt know he was at my house but i felt like i was over him and done with him, and california didn't pull me back to him but spending time at my house and in my room for like 10 days definitely did and i didn't know it was going to do that because i thought i was sure of my feelings or i was confident in how far i have come i guess and now i know i have cause a reset and i rememebr not wanting a reset with him before san fran when my uncle asked me if he was coming and i thought to myself i didnt want him to go because i didnt want to reset. anyways i think the thing about the reset is that i FORGET that my feelings get involved too and i think i was aware of the emotions part before but because atlanta has given me somewhat of a memory wipe i had forgotten about the emotional aspect. so now i know that i am definitely still healing from richard, my feelings are still there and i definitely still want someone to love and to have company because i definitely enjoyed it when i had it with him this past week. and i remember thinking one day/night that i kind of wish we could go back to our original plans. but those thoughts also make me sad so fuck it all still i guess.

idk this post just took a whole ass turn, maybe i will post more tomorrow because it's 1:30 and i'm tired and idk what i want to say anymore

[justcallmedust]

The downstairs shower is usable. Nearly 2 years ago we gutted the original bathroom. It took a year for the floor tile to go down and the sink and toilet with it. It needs to be repainted and the towel bar needs to be hung, but it its otherwise fully functional.

And of course I've been yelled at, told to get out and banned from using the bathroom.

Why?

Because I don't "help" with the espansive yardwork on this big stupid property AND I have no interest in being responsible for chickens.

He started talking about getting chickens again and profusely stated he was getting them weather I like it or not. As I always state, I said I have no interest in adding to my responsibilities. This is always a problem with him because he knows everything ends up being my responsibility so he has to argue with me. This turned into his diatribe entitled "if someone would just help me outside these things would get done" and "you always refuse to help outside".

When asked exactly what "help" means, only more yelling and nonsense occurs.

Pointing out that mowing an acre of grass weekly, removing debris and leaves, cleaning and caring for the porch and steep concrete steps, all aspects of lugging garbage and recycling down to the road, and shoveling the 200 foot driveway - I am told to shut up. Either these things are not considered helping with outdoor work or they don't actually merit being called work.. not sure but there is literally an outdoor task that I perform 5 days a week and some of them take several hours, every week.

I dont want to feel this way anymore. This constant struggle to continue living and being a parent is just not worth it. I have to sit in a room with the door closed and pretend I dont exist so he doesnt continue to yell at me for existing. I'm never going to get out of here, it doesnt matter how much I build my credit or keep trying to find a job or do my very best to be a good mom.. these things dont matter. I will never matter here. The fact that I even have to explain why I'm not a professional landscaper.. why I can't handle maintaining this large piece of land.. or anything anything at all that most people are allowed to just be.. I'll never see a doctor or a dentist or even get a haircut. what is the point? what is the fucking point?!

[emocka]

Just because i was working at mcdonalds at four am and didnt get off till 5 this popped up in my head so here we go genshin men reacring to you working over time.

Warning pregnant reader with xiao and Scaramouche

Diluc

-it was just another day. Well count that it was raining. He decided something hot to drink would be nice.

-so he went to your restraunt. He doesnt know you work there.

- pulling up to the COD (customer order display) he started talking to you.

something about the person on the cod sounded familiar. Maybe someone he went to school with. After ordering he went to the first window and looked at you eyes wide.

You gave him the total and gave him his change when your boss came in and asked you to stay longer.

You broke down silently. You were already working a twelve hour shift you boss asked you stay till 9pm. You couldnt say no because you had no home your parents kicked you out. Your thought were interupted by a knock on your window. You looked and saw it was your fiance Diluc.

The line was backed up the car at the second window refused to move which stopped movement. You opened the window

"Are you ok?" He asked.

"No. Ive been here since opening my parents kicked me out and my shift just got extended. Unless labor gets high im stuck here. Im also very cold." He could hear how tired you were.

Thunder went off and you jumped.

"Hm...ill go collect your stuff from your parents. Then ill come back and give you something ok?" Diluc was worried you might be overworking yourself. Yea he had the money to pay for the entire wedding but you insisted on contributing to as well.

You nodded and the line moved.

-Diluc knew you had a job. In fact he knew you were a manager.

-he just didnt realize where you worked. That did explain a few things though.

- you worked with customer who demand a lot. Calling you names ect. Hell youve out right denied them services because of how rude they were to you back cash.

-

An hour passed and jean came to get you.

"Hey y/n! Great news they called in someone. You dont have to stay till 9! In fact give me the headset."

You handed her the head set and opened the drawer. Jean placed the other one in and started working. You went to collect the other two drawers when someone asked to speak to you.

You went and spoke with the person. Just a small problem with the food but they were otherwise happy. You fixed the situation and went back to collecting your drawers when a familiar voice said hey.

Your heart started going fast and you looked up. There he was smiling and holding out one of his jackets.

"A little bunny said she was very cold and needed a jacket " he smiled.

You smiled and walked around to hug him. He hugged you back and placed the jacket on your shoulders.

"Call me when your off? Ill come get you." He said and left.

You went and collected the drawers.

"That your fiance?" Lisa asked you as you entered the office. You nodded counting.

"What time are you off?" She asked. Looking up tou saw that lisa was thinking about something.

You muttered that you were off at 5.

Jean came in and smiled.

"Is the guy still here? Im gonna send you home. You been here since 3am opening the store. Im not gonna let you mentally kill yourself working a fourteen hour day." Jean smiked again.

Finishing counting the drawers you called diluc and told him to come get you. He came and picked you up with the promise of a relaxing evening.

Kazuha

-he knew you were a bartender. It was how he met you. Beidou dragged him to the one you worked at.

-he came every night to pick you up. However this was a first.

You were running around trying to stop a bar fight. Glasses and beer bottles were flying in the air. You had the phone in your hand trying to call your boss for help with no avail. They went on vacation again leaving you the only other person to run the store.

"OH FOR THE LOVE OF LEX RAPIS PICK UP THE DAMMED PHONE. sir please get off the bar. You got another thing coming if you dont get off this bar."

You jumped behind the counter a bottle just missing your head. You began to cry the stress of the last two weeks finally coming down. You keep it underwraps hoping your husbands wouldnt notice but he notice.

Giving up on calling the owner you called the police and told them the address. Getting off the phone you stayed behind the bar.

The bar was cleared out and you stood up and looked at the mess. You wiped away your tears and began to clean the mess. You knew you were getting fired.

You were lucky enough to has secured another part time job at a cat cafe.

Going to the front door to lock it you saw your husband outside watching you. Opening the door you let him in. Locking you turned around and hugged him crying.

"Hey its ok. Evryrhing will be fine i promise you." Kazuha said rubbing your back.

"But im getting fired."

"Then they loose the best bartender they ever had. If it came to it Beidou need help on the boat. You can always ask her for the job."

"Do I even qualify for captain beidou tastes?" You asked.

"Wouldnt be married to you if you didnt." He said chuckling. "Come on let get this place cleaned up. After this we can get back to the boat and relax. Maybe try again for a child."

You giggled. "Yea let try again. Maybe ill take up the job offer for beidou."

"There my maple leaf." He smiled and kissed your forehead before getting to work helping you.

Xiao

-being part of 4nemo was difficult for him.

-he didnt get to see you much and when he did it was for a few hours. You worked at high end restaurant that called for experienced hands.

-to top it all off you were eight months pregrant

"Excuse me ma'am" a drunk customer called your name. "Were ready to leave."

You nodded smiling and went to get the check. After handing them the check you walked away to go to the other tables in your area.

Thats when it happened. You were the only one who could handle this customer. But today you couldnt. Horomones were in the air and you had been work 12 hour shifts for the last week and a half and your fiance was on a tour. To make matters worse since you were dating someone in the most popular boyband the paparazzi kept poping out of nowhere. So you were stress. This was not needed.

"Would you like more coffee?" You asked nicely. They nodded and you went to get the coffee.

Returning to the table the worst happened. The lady yanked the coffee out of your hand and threw coffee all over you. Mother instincts kicking in you sheilded your belly with the empty tray.

Hell broke loose and you cried. The owner of the restraunt had arrived 5 minutes earlier and witnessed the incident.

Due to your pregnancy the owner told you to go on maternity leave.

"Well see you in a few months. Well call you if we need help with the financial things."

You nodded and waddled off to clock out and go home.

'Hey there is a surprise at the house.'

Xiao had texted you earlier making you smile. Entering your car you drove home to try and relax the child making it difficult to sit still.

After 15 minutes of traffic and stupid drivers you arrived home to a small problem.

The door was open and the cat was about to exit. And the 4nemo veichle was here? Voices could be heard. Venti was drunk again. You waddled in and scooped both the cat and the dog that was on the sofa. Putting them in a more safer area you went in the kitchen to see aether with his wife Akia in his lap both asleep at the table.

Akia was your best friend and one of the back up dancers with lumine.

You spotted kazuha with his girlfriend of 10 years in their room.

Akira was having a mental breakdown. You closed the door after collecting the cat from the hall and putting him in there room.

Venti was drinking again so you went in his room and confiscated all the alcohol you could find. Tossing the alcohol in the sink you went to your bedroom and settled in not seeing the lump in the bed. In the process you sat on xiao stomach causing him to loose his breath.

This caused you to breakdown. Xiao kept telling you it was ok it happens. After sometimes of calming down he asked you what been going on what youve been up too ect.

You explained the last few weeks and the incident. He hugged you.

"What do you want to do?" Xiao asked you brushing the tears away.

"Dance. " you muttered getting up to change.

He nodded and got of the bed to set the speaker up.

After you got changed and got the scent off coffee off you entered the room.

Dancing was a safe exercise for you and the baby so xiao joined you. Occasionally akia and aether joined you two. How akia managed to dance while blind was a mystery and a inspiring thing to you.

Xiao started the music and the two of you danced the stress away.

Both of you talked quietly. aether and akia joined you too shortly after.

You smiled rubbing your belly with xiao smiling.

Xiao kicked the other two out and put you on the bed. The two of you talked.

"Why are you guys back so early?" You asked.

"We came back because lumine caught a cold akia suspects she pregnant and im not missing the birth of our child. We are taking a few months off as well because of the stupid 'bard' stunt he pulled."

You giggled.

"I confiscated all alcohol in his room. Come on lets sleep. Im tired and your daughter has caused me an incredible amount of discomfort."

Xiao nodded and kissed your forehead.

Scaramouche

You sigh and closed the bar for the night. The fatuia member standing close guard.

-you and scaramouche were high school sweethearts.

-in the end something so stupid landed you pregnant and he had disappeared before you could tell him.

-you cried that night to your mother. After a mini lecture she told you that she could help you.

-child and graduation later your mother passed away leaving you the family owned bar.

-you sighed again. You hated sports day's. Too many drunks so much alcohol invovled games. Tonight was the worst.

- finishing the counts. You left and picked up your three year old yelina. The fatui guard followed you.

Some birdie told scaramouche that there was a child that looked like him with his former high school sweetheart.

You tried lying telling him no but he saw through the lies. Yelina was his child but he left before you could tell him. The jerk was in the mafia.

Arriving home you set the tv up and went to make dinner.

Hell broke loose when the fatui guard fell on his knees. This told you that someone was entering the house unwanted and it definitely wasnt anyone of the harbingers nor the guards that was sent to watch your place.

You could fend for yourself. Your daughter was a different case. She was three.

Picking up the sword you hid in the kitchen you grabbed yelina and hid her in the closet.

'Great we may add murder charge to my clean sheet now'

In the end it turned out to be a attempted robbery which failed on their end had scaramouche not shown up in time.

Instead of sobbing you threw the sword on the ground and screamed at the person then threw a punch at him breaking the guys nose.

You finally broke down when childe took the guy away. After you got done crying you yelled at scaramouche

"This is all your fault. You take off before i could tell you im pregnant joined a mafia. Nearly got a murder charge on my head from a year ago. And dont even get me started on the guard. That is uncalled for and not needed. Id accept it if you just help with yelina MY daughter. She wont be OUR daughter until you show some care for her and actually take care of her. Im the one who runs a bar by myself for 15 hours a day! I cant hire anyone because i cant train. I pay for a babysitter which costs me 100 dollars." You yelled some more and started crying again. Yelina came out of the closet and hugged your leg.

Sitting down you hugged her.

"You left me my mom left me. I only have yelina left and she the only one i can console. Im so tired and drained mentally. " your words were muffled but scara could hear them. "Why does the world hate me? I just want help."

He sat down next to you awkwardly hugging both you and yelina.

"You dont have to do everything alone. You can ask for help. " he started saying " i send the guard to follow you guys so that way i can keep track of your whereabouts in case anything happens. Also when did you learn to use a sword?"

"Since i was 14" you said looking at him.

He smiled slightly.

"Come on lets go somewhere more safer for you two." He stood up and held out his hand for you to take.

He took you to a place and helped put yelina to bed.

Telling you to sleep he cuddled you awkwardly.

The next morning you woke up to a call from the tsaritsa asking you some questions and securing you a permant spot as the mixologist and bartender for the fatui.

Maybe now youll get a little more rest and more help.

-i know this sucks and I'm sorry. -

[l0nelycupid]

Wounds

Pairing : Fem! Reader x Rafe Cameron

Warning : Fluff, mentions of injuries and fighting, slight swearing

Word count : 776 words

Summary : Rafe comes to you one night after a fight and you tend to his wounds

It was Saturday night and you were finally looking forward to having the night off to relax and maybe catch up on the book you were currently reading. But of course Rafe wasnt going to let you off that easily.

You were sitting up on your bed engrossed in your book, when your bedroom door opened and in walked rafe.

You only had your reading light on so you couldnt see the cuts he had on his face, and his busted lip.

" Rafe? What are you doing here?" You asked frowning.

Rafe shut the door behind him as quietly as possible and stood by the door rather nervously.

" I uh didnt know where else to go" he spoke softly.

You walked to him and turned on the lights, only to be taken aback by the sight that greeted you.

Rafe had a bloody cut just above his eyebrow and one on his cheekbone too. There was also one on his lip,which was already swelling up a little. There was dried up blood on his nose and his knuckles were starting to scab. His shirt was stained with drops of blood here and there.

" Rafe oh my god! Are you okay?" You said taking in his appearance.

" Yeah im fine just a few cuts nothing too bad" he said rubbing the back of his head.

You pulled him by his hand toward your bed and instructed him to sit before you ran to your bathroom to get supplies.

Rafe was looking at himself in your mirror when you arrived with antiseptic, cotton balls, and bandages.

" Damn they really punked me bad huh" he winced, tilting his head to look at his injuries.

" Rafe sit down" you told him sternly as you opened your kit to retrieve a cotton ball.

You gently held his face to inspect the cuts and sighed. After soaking the cotton ball in a fair amount of antiseptic you started cleaning the blood off his nose.

Rafe was looking at you the entire time asmiring how much you cared for him even when he did stupid things that made you worry.

You threw the used cotton ball in the trash and moved to take another one.

Before you soaked that ball with anti septic, you looked down at him and frowned.

" Start explaining." You said.

Rafe looked down at his hands and fidgeted with his rings as he recalled his little fight not too long ago.

" Uh..there was this guy at the bar and he was drunk as shit and he bumped into me and he started shouting at me and kelce so - "

" So you hit him?" You asked putting your hands on your hips.

" Well yeah i mean he started it and he thought i was some sort of joke" he started.

" Rafe. You dont have to use violence to respond to everything." You said as you ran a hand down your face.

" I know I know...and im sorry okay" he said reaching out to hold your hands.

You let out a weary breath and started soaking the cotton ball to clean the rest of his wounds.

" This is gonna sting a little okay?" You warned him.

Rafe cleared his throat and closed his eyes as you swiftly moved the cotton ball over his eyebrow.

" OW MOTHERFUC-" he yelled midway when you covered his mouth with your hand.

" Shhhh my parents might hear you" you told him as you quickly turned toward your door hoping no one heard.

" That hurt " rafe pouted as you rolled your eyes and continued to clean his cut.

You finished cleaning the remaining of his wounds.

Once you finished, you left to put the supplies away as rafe went to change into some of his spare clothes that you kept.

When you came back rafe was sitting on your bed looking at his phone.

You closed your door and walked over to your side of the bed and climbed in.

" Y/N im really sorry" Rafe said as he reached over to take ahold of your hand.

" Its okay..just promise me you wont do this anymore." You asked looking at him.

" yeah i know.." rafe started as he pulled you closer to give you a kiss but you leaned back.

" No Rafe. Promise me." You told him, frowning.

" Okay,i promise." He said bringing your hand up to his lips to give it a kiss before resting his cheek on it.

You sighed and leaned forward to kiss him on the forehead before resting your head on his shoulder.

" Thank you so much" he said into your hair as he absentmindedly traced your back with his finger.

[thusspoketrish]

Showers in the Malfoy-Potter Household

Domestic, tooth-rotting, fluffy Married Drarry!!! Written for the prompt Fresh over at @drarrymicrofic. 2.3K words. Thank you to @curlyy-hair-dont-care for the thorough beta xx

I. That One Time with the Gloves…

“Bugger, I need to shower!” Harry shouts to the empty sitting room as he steps through the Floo, shoulders tense as he kicks off his muddy shoes, waving his wand to send them to the hamper and clearing the residual mess on his and Draco’s Brazilian Macchiato Pecan hardwood floors. On socked feet, Harry dashes up the stairs towards their ensuite, disrobing along the way as the charmed grandfather clock in the downstairs hallway strikes 14:00.

Any minute now, Draco will Floo back in from brunch with Narcissa and Lucius—the very brunch Harry said he couldn’t attend because he pulled Sunday rotation at the Ministry. In truth, he had actually signed up for THE GREATEST WEEKEND QUIDDITCH MATCH EVER!!! between the Department of Mysteries and the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. Harry had been surprised to learn that the DoM swots were a bunch of dirty playing wankers—their self-important swagger causing a stir on the ground and a gloriously brutal match in the air. Harry’s pretty sure he bruised his ribs when he struck the muddy ground at the end of the match. But even with his injury, Harry couldn’t help the wicked grin that crossed his face when Timmons, the DoM’s Seeker, watched in horror as Harry staggered to his feet, punching his Snitch-full fist triumphantly into the air.

The glory. The power. Harry feels like a warrior—he feels like a bloody beast!

The little white lie and a skipped brunch with the in-laws were worth it!

Once in the bathroom, Harry uses his wand to send his scattered muddy clothes to the hamper downstairs and turns the water on scorching hot. Stepping under the spray, his sore muscles relax. It’s absolutely blissful, and he can’t help the happy moans that escape him as the water sluices away the mud and sweat from his highly earned, brutal win. He chuckles darkly to himself. Those wankers from the DoM will be sucking on this one for months to come.

The shower curtain is pulled to the side, starling Harry so badly that he nearly slips, his head whipping around to face his smirking husband.

Draco sticks his head into the shower, making sure to avoid the stream, his eyes flashing. “Well, well, well. Look who’s getting so fresh and so clean after a hard day’s work.”

Harry huffs, covering his nipples with both hands as he says, scandalised, “Merlin! You scared the bloody hell out of me!”

“I’m sorry,” Draco says, sounding far from it. “I was so eager to see my husband after a lengthy morning away from him that all I could think about coming up the stairs was giving him the best shower blowie he’s ever had in his entire life…”

Harry grins. “Babe, I’ve missed you so much,” he says eagerly, stepping back under the spray. “Come on, get undressed and join me.” When Draco doesn’t move, Harry gestures inward. “Come on...come now…”

“Yeah, okay. Let me just…” Draco pulls from behind his back Harry’s dirty Quidditch gloves, dropping them into the shower as Harry gasps. The fresh dirt mingles with the water, swirling down the drain. Harry could’ve sworn he sent those gloves flying into the hamper.

Draco’s smile is shark-like, eager, and ready for blood. “Imagine my surprise when these came flying into my chest on my way up the stairs. I was so curious, I decided to have a quick search of the laundry room hamper, and lo and behold, I found all of your Quidditch gear, sweaty and smelling of fresh mud and grass, darling. Must’ve been one hell of a rotation this morning, huh?”

Harry holds up his hands. “I can explain—”

“Oh, really?”

“Er, yes…” Harry starts, running a hand through his soaked hair. “Babe, it’s those wankers from the DoM’s fault! They’re a bunch of posturing arseholes and someone had to put them in their place.”

Draco crosses his arms against his chest. “Ah, right. And that someone had to be you?”

Harry smiles sheepishly, shrugging. “Well…you know I’m the best Seeker in the Corps.”

Draco harrumphs, tilting his chin up and leaning against the wall next to the shower. “So, you know what this means, right?”

Harry bows his head. “Yeah…” he says sadly, shaking his head.

“What?”

Harry sighs. “No more Mimosa Sundays at Malfoy Manor?” he asks hopefully, peeking up at Draco through his wet, shaggy hair.

“Don’t be ridiculous. You know the mimosas at my parents' are bar none.”

“Yeah, yeah. I know…so, no blowie for me?”

“You’re damn right,” Draco says, yanking his head back and sharply pulling the shower curtain shut.

Harry grumbles to himself, turning back to the shower to rinse his hair. A minute or two passes before the shower curtain opens up again, a fully naked Draco stepping inside.

“But that doesn’t mean you can’t start grovelling the proper way: by sucking my cock,” Draco says with a smirk.

Harry laughs, wrapping his arms around Draco’s waist. “How did I land such a deeply compassionate, forgiving husband?”

“With that sinful mouth of yours, obviously,” Draco drawls, placing his hands on Harry’s shoulders to slowly push him down onto his knees.

II. That One Time Draco Was Trying to be Seductive...

Harry’s entering their bedroom, half an egg mayo sandwich in hand, when he notices Draco standing before the wardrobe mirror. “What are you doing?” he asks, pausing near the door.

Draco turns around, his arms spreading wide as he pops one narrow hip outward. He’s draped in an intricate floral-patterned gold bathrobe. “Do you like it? It’s new, darling. Just arrived from Italy. Rocco-inspired, heavy-weight close-knit silk lined with black satin…isn’t it gorgeous?” Draco purrs.

“Er…it’s quite something,” Harry says, biting into his sandwich.

“Neanderthal,” Draco tuts with a scowl before turning back to the mirror. He slides his hands reverently down the sides of his body as he tilts his head to the side. “It feels like fucking sex,” Draco whispers, his eyelids drooping.

Harry chokes on a bit of egg. Draco grins, ferally, as he faces Harry again.

“I have a surprise for you. Get undressed and meet me in the bathroom,” Draco says imperiously.

“Right now?” Harry asks around his sandwich, his eyebrows shooting up towards his hairline. “Why?”

Draco runs his hands down the front of his bathrobe, his eyes fluttering shut. “The things I’m going to do to you the moment you slip this robe off my body…”

That’s all Harry needs to hear as he sets his sandwich down on the nightstand to pull his shirt over his head, tossing it to the floor before levelling Draco with a heated stare and a wolfish grin. “Is that right? Well, go on, then. I’ll meet you there in a minute,” Harry says, now unbuttoning his trousers. When Draco heads towards the bathroom, Harry picks his sandwich back up and shoves the rest of it in his mouth before getting undressed.

When he’s fully naked, he opens the bathroom door, the entire room filled with fragrant steam so thick he can barely see Draco.

“Er?” Harry says, stepping into the bathroom. Draco stumbles forward, wand in hand.

“I think I may have overdone the steam a bit,” Draco says before promptly pitching forward. Harry misses him by just an inch because he can’t bloody see, and Draco lands face first on their tiled floor.

“I thought it would be sexy,” Draco whines from his position on the floor in Harry’s lap after Harry Rennervates him. There’s a red patch on his forehead and a trickle of blood coming out of his left nostril that Harry cleans up immediately.

“You were! You were so sexy,” Harry urges softly.

“But there was no arse groping. No kissing. No fucking. It was all so unpleasant!” Draco cries.

“Aw, babe. I’m sorry. I think we should take you to St Mungo’s just in case…”

Draco sighs, sitting up but swaying slightly. “Fine. Alright. But let’s not tell them the visit is due to my failed attempt at seduction.”

Harry stifles a laugh. “Of course not. C’mere,” he says, helping Draco to his feet. “You can seduce me after the Healer has ruled out a concussion, okay?”

“Okay. But only if you promise to take my new bathrobe off with your teeth later…”

III. That One Time with the Mongrel…

Draco’s writing out a pros and cons list to determine if they’ll be purchasing a cottage in Cornwall this summer when Harry appears in front of him, a black towel cradled against his chest that’s moving.

Draco quirks an eyebrow. “What in the fresh hell is wrong with that towel?”

Harry chuckles and pulls the towel back. Pressed against his chest is a tiny, muddy little Beagle.

“No,” Draco says firmly, setting his quill down.

“Wait! Don’t be so quick about it! C’mon, babe, she was all alone in the alley by the Ministry! No mum or dad in sight. I couldn’t leave her there!”

Draco closes his eyes against the utterly heartbroken look in Harry’s eyes and pinches the bridge of his nose. Of course, Harry would bring home an orphan, Draco had been preparing himself for this day since they married four years ago, only, he thought said orphan would be a wee babe, not a filthy mongrel. He exhales, nods, and opens his eyes, hand dropping away from his face. “Okay. Well. I refuse to have this mongrel in our house looking and smelling the way it does.”

Harry’s face lights up as if Draco has promised him the moon, and the stars, and all the love in his entire being. All over again.

“So, can we keep her?” Harry asks excitedly.

“Yes, Harry. We can keep her.”

Harry surges forward to press a kiss against Draco’s mouth, taking Draco off guard but aiming perfectly, nonetheless. Draco can’t help the laugh that bubbles up his throat as Harry begins to litter kisses all over his face, the mongrel caught between them. “You’re going to love her, I promise. Just look at her! She’s bloody adorable, isn’t she?” Harry says, holding the beast out to Draco.

Draco’s nose scrunches up as the dark-eyed creature stares up at him. She’s so small she could fit in Draco’s cupped hands, but her smell is atrocious. “Sure…” Draco says slowly, leaning away.

Harry hums happily. “I think we should name her—”

“—Beasty,” Draco interrupts, gaze flickering up to Harry. Harry rolls his eyes.

“No, silly! We should name her Pepper. Because she sorta smells like black pepper.”

Draco wants to suggest to Harry that perhaps they need to visit St Mungo’s to get his nose examined, because the last time Draco checked, black pepper smelled absolutely nothing like faeces. But he refrains, the joyous look on Harry’s face well worth going along with the madness.

“Sure, darling, whatever you want. Pepper it is. But she’s going to need a bath.”

Harry nods. “Right, yes, let’s take her upstairs to our bathroom.”

Draco smiles tightly. “Ah, no. I just had that tub put in. I don’t want this mong—Pepper staining the porcelain.”

“Oh, right, right. Okay, well, we can bathe her in the tub down here.”

Draco links his fingers together over his list. “Yes, excellent idea. So,” he starts, eyeing the now droopy-eyed, stinky monster. “Should we use a Petrificus Totalus or—?”

“DRACO!” Harry gasps, looking completely horrified. “We can’t put Pepper in a full body bind, are you insane? She’s a puppy!”

Draco frowns, his eyebrows knitting together. “She’s covered in grime and you expect me to manoeuvre this beast into the tub with its full cooperation?”

Harry glares at him. “She’s the sweetest thing, and I’m sure we won’t have any problems getting her into the bath, okay? Just follow my lead.”

Draco shrugs. Harry hasn’t led him astray yet.

When they finally enter the downstairs bathroom, tub now full of water at the perfect temperature and a mild soap, Draco suddenly gets an armful of Pepper as Harry begins to shed his jacket and jumper.

Draco stares down at her.

She is quite cute, with her large, bulbous black eyes, long, floppy ears, and wee-frowny mouth. Draco believes he can actually come to love this gross little beasty.

“Let’s get you all fresh and clean, sweetie,” Harry says, taking her back from Draco to place her in the water.

That’s when all hell breaks loose.

As Harry struggles to keep a hold on her, Pepper lifts her paws away from the water as if it’s fire, wild yelps escaping her as she struggles out of Harry’s grasp, dropping into the water first before lunging straight at Draco.

Draco catches her, her tiny little body soaking through his very nice, very clean jumper.

“Fucking fuck, fuck…” Draco mutters, staring down at Pepper, warmth exploding in his chest. She’s shivering against him and the anger and shock immediately leave his body as he cradles her, a defeated groan escaping him as a section of his heart unlocks and opens up to this little beasty.

Harry laughs. “Merlin, you are just so bloody adorable,” he says.

Draco scoffs, even as he stares down fondly at her, rocking her in his arms. “She’s a menace, that’s what she is.”

“No…I mean you,” Harry says, his eyes twinkling behind his glasses, cheeks dimpled. Draco can feel the heat of a blush spilling across his cheeks as Harry leans forward to kiss him. When they part, Harry glances down at Pepper before meeting Draco’s eyes.

“We’re building our little family,” Harry says proudly.

Draco opens his mouth to say something mocking, but can’t, not with the ball of emotion that’s suddenly lodged in his throat. Instead, he blinks several times, glancing down at Pepper who’s staring up at him with her large eyes, tail wagging.

“Oh,” Draco says softly. “I suppose we are.” He sniffs. “I think it’s best if we get Beasty Pepper to the vet instead, maybe they can help us give her a proper bath. Shall we?”

Draco smiles as Harry drapes an arm around his shoulders. “Yes, let’s do it, babe,” Harry responds tenderly.

[soft-boi-eli]

okay I literally just made this acc bc there's no anon requests and I have an idea that I asked someone else but they turned it down and I'm lowkey embarrassed that they denied my request. I PINKY PROMISE ITS NOT BAD, HERE ME OUT

do you think you can write a lil bit about schlatt ending up having to "babysit" the reader (even though she's dead ass 18 lmaoo) because her parents are strict and don't trust her and they think Schlatt is a good influence because his parents are "🇺🇲🍟🐟🐷" but he's genuinely nice and respectful of other peoples views and opinions (unlike his other family). Basically Schlatt was like "aww hell yeah we're gonna play video games until 4am and watch action movies and be homies there's no parents stopping us" but the reader gets her period and she's just like laying around in misery and schlatt literally doesn't know what to do (bc yk periods are supposed to be a secret shhh) so he looks up what to do when girls get their period so while she's sleeping he just goes out and buys a bunch of stuff for her and its just fluffy (DONT FORGET PLATONIC) and the reader wakes up to all this stuff and its just 🥰 anyways she ends up falling asleep while watching Schlatt play COD.

(the reader is afab and uses she/her pronouns)

This is amazing. I have one other request but I am going to hop right on this one. Also sorry about the anon thing. I'm still newish to tumblr and I have no clue on how to turn it on. I've been trying to but i seriously cant find it. 😭

If this takes a bit I do apologize sincerely.

Pronouns:she/her

Warnings:periods cursing, strict parents.

Schaltt with an AFAB bff reader that he 'babysits'

Your parents. Thay dont know when to let you go.

Teaching you everything about females are supposed to be like this or that. Periods arent supposed to be talked about. They were the strict, bible Americans.

The best way to put it. Periods meant sin. And you were supposed to hide it. You were 18 in their eyes you're still a child. A child that worked 2 jobs just to hopefully live away from them.

But there was that rare day where you had it off from both jobs and could just relax.

That was until you heard there was someone coming to babysit you. You're a perfectly capable 18 year old. Not a toddler.

Yet your parents didn't trust you. You have a bed time of 10pm. And they got a baby sitter just for that.

He was there on time. And he looked you up and down in confusion. "This is who I'm babysitting right?" He looked the same age as you. "Alright. There will be no problem. They'll be in bed by 10pm. They'll have dinner at 6PM. And shower at 8pm." Your parents nodded in agreement and he watched them walk off. Shutting the door he looked at you. "Yeah. No. You are a grown woman and I'm not going to force you to do that. Also you're not paying me. You like call of duty? Action movies?" Perking up you nodded. "Yeah!"

He smirked. "Yeah. You up for a long night of movies and games?"

That day bloomed a friendship. The fourth time he came over you two were like best friends.

But the fifth time you seemed like you were dying. Laying around. Not wanting to play games. Not wanting to watch movies.

He was so concerned about you. Like deadass he thought you were dead his parents never saw the importantace of him learning what a period.

When you said the word period he was confused he searched it up and felt dread. You went through what every momth?! You can have so many symptoms yet nothing to help it?! What the fuck!

"Bro you want anything? Need anything?" You looked at him. He looked so concerned for you. "Heating pack. Dark chocolate. Please." He was quick to nod and start the heating pack.

Looking around the kitchen he couldnt find any dark chocolate and there was a store across the street. "You want strawberry ice cream and dark chocolate?"

The quite yeah was heard and he was off and back the heating pack fully heated and the ice cream that perfect texture. And a huge ass bar of dark chocolate. Along with a huge gallon of three flavored ice cream.

You know the neapolitan shit. You were so confused.

"Movie marathon or watching me play COD?" you thought for a sec. "COD." he nodded and sat next to you.

As you ate the sweet strawberry cream with frozen strawberries. Turns out he was preparing for when you finished you ice cream with the gallon.

When he saw you pint empty and you getting slightly sad he paused the game. In the middle of the campaign. And got you a huge ass bowl of the three ice creams.

You had never seemed so happy. Half way through the bowl you rested your head on his lap. You just wanted to sleep now and that's what you did.

You didnt know that schaltt left once more. Buying popcorn, your favorite candy, he felt embarrassed about this but he took a picture of the pads you use, like brand, size and everything. Got you quiet a few packs of them to be safe. Chips, chicken nuggets, even stuff to make your favorite meal by scratch. Stumbling into the stuffed animal aisle he scarned the shelves.

Finding a huge one with a zipper in it you had mentioned your parents have been trying to take your money and you could technically hide it in there.

Checking out the cashier gave him a weird look. But he didnt give two shits, he literally carried it back to your place. No car to help. He took that mile long walk with the bags and got back right before you woke up. Pads in the bathroom everything set up so it was easy access. And the stuffed snorlax was huge.

Like a fuckin bed huge.

He didnt wake you. Just started up his game again.

When you did wake up you were covered in a blanket, snacks set out in a nice array of candy to chips.

Four drinks. Two waters and one coke with the other being your favorite kind of soda.

Then the heavenly scent that came from the kitchen. And before you could even get up to see what it was schaltt came out two (bowls/plates) of your favourite food.

"You didnt have to do this." He shook his head. "I wanted to. You're in pain and all that shit. You need to relax, keep hydrated, stay warm. All of it. And I might as well take care of my best friend."

I have finished. I do apologize if this isnt fully what you wanted!! And the other person was quite mean. I dont reject unless I fully explain it and tell them gently.

But I hope this is good. I have been quite busy as of late due to it being the first and all.

But yeah. Nearly died today and all. Roller coasters, indeed fun, but sometimes unsafe.

It's all good though had lots of fun at a fair, keeping safe with covid and all, I even got a shiny rock I am very happy.

Anyways have a good day!!

[liinos]

[dantelionwishes]

life is full of ups and downs downs downs downs dow

loredump under the cut. not kidding when I say its gonna be long!

oh shit you actually clicked keep reading thank you for your interest 😭😭😭

YOU KNOW THE DRILL tw // suggestive dont read ahead if youre uncomfortable with the topic of aphrodisiacs! 

MIDDLE SCHOOL 

before anything, I gotta explain he was born to parents who had an infatuation quirk (makes them hardcore fall in love with you) and an infection quirk (transmits a virus via saliva)  

developed his quirk late, since they usually get it by the time kids are four 

most people knew him as quirkless before the first incident 

in middle school, his class was preparing for a school play, he and his classmate got cast as the main lead prince and princess 

coincidentally, they both had a crush on each other and had a scene where they kissed

technically they weren’t supposed to, since its just a play, but one time they were practicing in private and wanted to try kissing “for real”

so they shared a super giggly cute middle school first kiss but well UNFORTUNATELY FOR HIM HIS QUIRK HAD WELL DEVELOPED– 

BADABING BADABOOM YOU HAVE AN IMAGINATION USE IT

the only way for the quirk’s effects to go away is to come at least once or pleasuring yourself until it goes away

I DO NOT WANT TO IMAGINE IT BUT. IMAGINE BEING A TEACHER AND FINDING A MIDDLE SCHOOLER WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING TO HER AND AN ADULT IS FORCED TO TELL HER HOW TO MAKE IT GO AWAY LLLLIKE–

rip now that I’m thinking abt it, I don’t even think anybody would even kNOW HOW TO MAKE IT GO AWAY so lets imagine she painfully stays that way until they figure out how to make it stop :^(

there’s a big fight that happens between the teachers, principal, and parents of both parties 

of course the crush’s parents got mad and called their kid a fuckin uhhhhh sexual predator or some shit despite also beING THE SAME AGE AND NOT EVEN KNOWING ABT HIS OWN QUIRK LIKE HELLLO

obviously an incident like this is going to spread like wildfire but the principal does not want something like this to leak, especially since it was not on purpose and was a total accident 

the other kid’s parents and some teachers did not feel comfortable however, and sato was forced to drop out

but not wanting to spread the gossip about their son’s quirk and the incident, they leave the town and move someplace else

thankfully, the principal gives the sato family his good grades and a recommendation to a decent highschool for the trouble

they’re originally from osaka, but moved to tokyo 

this is where they start taking precautions with sato, basically teaching him to be careful with his saliva 

it was easily taught and learned esp since the mom was already like that around him and others everyday anyway!! she has to take care of her saliva-based infection quirk, after all 

HIGH SCHOOL

he got enrolled into a regular highschool in tokyo

no hero course, no support course, no business, just a regular ol’ school

if before, he loved surrounding himself with people, this was where he was forced to develop a lonely disposition to protect himself and others

at least his parents were very protective and supportive of him and they were generally a happy family!

but in school, pretending to be quirkless was just as difficult, getting bullied or pitied for having no special abilities 

his excuse for wearing a mask all the time was because his mother had a virus-related quirk, and had to be careful 

one day his dad was suddenly got really, really sick

the more he had an excuse to wear a mask because he didnt want to get whatever disease his father started to develop 

sato started thinking it could be his mother (but why?) the results didn’t say anything about an unknown virus killing him (which is his mom’s quirk), and that his father really did contract a strong yet very normal disease 

while on his second year in highschool, his father, yozo sato, died 

apparently, without him knowing anything about his parents, his mother, oba sato, was actually under the dad’s infatuation quirk this whole time

she realised she wasn’t really in love with him when oba had accidentally allowed a drop of her saliva to fall into the meal she was making him, making him sick, and therefore making him weak enough to deactivate his quirk on her 

oba, back in her college years, wanted to marry someone else but yozo, who had a crush on her wanted her to himself, used his quirk to make him fall in love with her 

so in revenge for making her put up with him all these years to the point of marriage and having a kid, she continued to do this to his food 

her quirk doesn’t make anybody sick enough to die, but it made her husband’s immune system weak enough to the point that it contracted a real, serious disease which he ended up dying from instead 

sato only finds out the real story when he graduates from highschool, days right after his graduation the mom confesses it all 

she does say she truly loves him, but can’t stay around him knowing he was technically “unconsensual love”

sato gets reminded of what his quirk does, and true enough, that’s what him and his quirk turned out to be (a sick combination of his mom and his dad) 

they cant bear to be around each other after that revelation and decide to just not see each other again 

COLLEGE YEARS

he enrolls into an education course, inspired by the kind principal who helped him finish his middleschool-highschool education when it all started going downhill 

sato struggles paying for his college fees esp since he doesn’t exactly have his parents supporting him anymore, nor any contact with immediate family 

he has a lot of part time jobs that go all around the clock, he continues pretending to be quirkless so he gets bullied, and has to deal with all that emotional baggage plus being alone so…….clearly my man is TIRED as hell 

his side job hustles include: convenience store cashier, bookstore attendant, bar bouncer, and rookie gym trainer (he went to the local gym long enough for him to get recommended a job as a trainer)

college was that point where he starts developing a hardcore yearning for a companion because oh my god hes so lonELY (but cant)

ANYWAY SO

there’s this bully guy who always picks on him in college (for being “quirkless” and a loner and overall a fuckin weirdo with a mask)

tbh sato doesnt really give a shit he’s so used to it but he doesnt have his mother as an excuse to wear the mask anymore, this is where he starts forming the “I have bad breath” excuse 

“口臭い” (kuchi kusai) translates to “bad breath” or “stinky mouth” so sato unlovingly gets nicknamed “kusato”

one day he’s walking around the campus at night and finds the bully with his gang cornering another quirkless student, with plans of assaulting her 

sato was never the hero type, and was about to ignore the commotion as to not get involved, but something in him moved on its own and he found himself face to face with the gang 

he confronts them, but the bully mocks both him and the girl for not having powers to stop them anyway 

SIKE BITCH sato’s able to easily strike the other two guys, knock them off their feet enough to be able to tug the to-be victim aside, telling her to report them, before asking her to run away as fast as she can

none of the guys want that (they’re all students) so they have a full on brawl (and this isnt hero academy, its a totally normal university so I wouldn’t assume these guys had very impressive quirks)

except the main bully actually has a pretty decent quirk (he’s like a kinda half human half dragon with sharp claws, scales, and dragon eyes) and gets to injure sato with his sharp claws, seriously injuring his face

a part of his ear is also sort of sliced off, which is how his mask gets accidentally removed in the process 

the dragon bully grabs him by the collar and starts angrily shouting at him for ruining his night, being able to do all this shit without a quirk and all and all other derogatory speech 

“Well? what do you have to say for yourself?!“ 

Sato stays silent before spitting right into the bully’s mouth 

The bully drops him immediately, about to angrily fuck him up for doing something super fucking gross but WHOOP WHOOP YOU KNOW WHATS BOUTTA HAPPEN the quirk works immediately and the bully is a TOTAL MESS on the ground 

Im going to TLDR this part cos its…obviously nsfw but like: sato fully embarrasses him in public (beside the bully’s two colleges nonetheless) 

sato stays in the hospital for some time to heal from his wounds 

fortunately, afterwards, the bullies all get expelled 

unfortunately for sato, he also gets expelled for engaging in bad behaviour, and the bully did say what happened to him (and the college principal did not want his…dangerous quirk on campus) so as to lower any incident, all four were expelled 

at least without having to pay for college fees anymore, he could fully focus on paying for food, shelter, and clothes 

minus of course the hospital bills needed to pay plus he got a sick ass scar from it anyway HAHAHAHA BSDJHJRHDHF

ADULT LIFE

he had a lot of jobs here and there, but was more or less doing best as a trainer at a local gym where people weren’t allowed to use their quirks and strengthen their body regularly 

a few years went by and he eventually shrugged off everything that happened in his final college years but one day someone familiar walked into the gym! It was the fellow college student he saved!!!

she became a policewoman who wanted to get stronger in this quirkless friendly gym and hadn’t given up on her dreams of being a “hero,” inspired by how sato saved her that day

sato never really saw himself as some hero, he was left many nights alone thinking about how easily he could become a villain with his quirk, so hearing that really made him happy 

he trains her as her gym coach and she eventually asks him to join her patrol this small part of the city from a gang that was currently going around doing crimes since he’s good at it anyway, saying she could use some extra hands hehe

so yeah!! he does this side gig with her where he patrols alongside her looking for gang crimes and such c:

AND ONE DAY. [WISTFUL SIGH] ONE DAY. HE FINDS SOMEBODY GETTING MUGGED BY A GANG MEMBER AND SAVES………A CERTAIN MAN–

thank you for reading all the way here!!!

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