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2manyfandoms2count · 4 years ago

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Love you (not) - Chapter 2

Cheating a little today because I couldn't think of a way to fit a Ghibli AU in the fic. Anyway, thanks to @marichatmay for finally making me watch some Ghibli classics, aka Kiki's delivery service and Howl's Moving Castle. They'd been on my watchlist for far too long!

Hope you enjoy this chapter!

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Chapter 2: In which Chat Noir and Marinette struggle to hold a conversation without flirting

Chat Noir doubted that he’d ever laughed as much as he’d laughed during his lunch at the Dupain-Chengs. Marinette’s parents had just been so warm and welcoming, that he’d started to wonder if the relationship Marinette and her parents had was extraordinary, or if his vision was simply skewered by his father’s absence. He’d come to the conclusion that it was probably a bit of both; he remembered having fun with his mother as well, but there was something truly special about the way Marinette relaxed in this environment.

He doubted that he’d ever seen her so carefree (between bouts of almost fake embarrassment when Tom’s jokes got too bad for her taste; she kind of shared Ladybug’s facial expression when it came to those) in the relatively short time they’d known each other. He really appreciated her letting him see this part of her, and letting him into her family and her happiness.

This was why, after lunch was over and he really should have been heading home to study up on his Chinese, he’d accepted Marinette’s suggestion to stay a little longer, given the rain that was still pouring outside. There was just something about the prospect of spending more time with Marinette that warmed his heart; and, thinking about it, what harm could a couple more hours do? They’d hang out a bit, Marinette would probably realise that she’d been in love with an image more than with him all this time, and they would part ways as friends at the end of the day. Easy.

Alas, the plan had started to crumble the moment they’d decided to watch a movie together. Tom and Sabine had gone to take a nap after the copious meal (Tom really had gone all out on the courses), and he and Marinette had been left awkwardly standing around, twiddling their thumbs as they tried to figure out what to do.

Chat had spotted Marinette’s Howl’s moving castle DVD under the TV stand as his gaze wandered around the room, and he’d commented that it had been a while since he’d watched it. Marinette had jumped on the occasion, relieved that an idea had been handed to her.

She’d set up the movie and then had sat on one end of the couch, while Chat Noir sat on the other. So far, so good.

Things had started getting difficult when Sophie had entered Howl’s castle, and Marinette, whether by empathy or pure coincidence, had felt a draft and had moved to the angle of the couch - closer to him, although they were still far enough apart that he couldn’t consider it making a move - to escape it.

When that didn’t work to make her feel warmer, she’d whipped a blanket out of seemingly thin air and wrapped herself comfortably in it.

By that point, despite his supposedly thermal suit, Chat Noir had also started feeling cold, and had scooted a little closer so he could slide his feet under a corner of the blanket that wasn’t tucked under his friend. Marinette had then spotted his apparent discomfort, and before he knew it, he was buried under the blanket with her, and although there was still space between them, their shoulders definitely knocked against each other if they moved a bit.

The movie had been captivating enough that neither of them had focused too much on that fact while they watched the plot unfold, but Marinette was suddenly very aware of their situation when the credits started rolling. She wasn’t sure how to get out of it without her partner feeling pushed away, but supposed that sparking a conversation would probably help.

“So…” She turned towards him, stretching a little as she did so and seizing the opportunity to move a little further away from him. "Have you seen many Ghibli movies?" She cringed slightly at the question. Her social skills really seemed to have taken the day off.

"Yep," Chat said with a proud smile. "In fact, I think I've seen them all!"

"Oh, neat!" Marinette smiled, trying to find a good follow-up question. “Erm... so, who do you think you’d be in the Ghibli universe, then?”

He paused to think about it, a pensive pout on his lips, adjusting the blanket around him to close the gap her movement had allowed to form as he did. “That’s a very good question, to which I don’t have an answer.” He shrugged. Suddenly, all the characters he'd ever related to seemed to have evaded him; one character stood out as he looked at Marinette, though, and he supposed it was good enough to keep the conversation going. “You, on the other hand, would totally be Kiki.”

Marinette crossed her arms over her chest and huffed. “That’s just because I’m small, I have black hair, and I hang out with a talking cat.”

“You wound me, Purr-incess. Those are very superficial arguments.” Chat’s hand flew briefly to his chest, before he realised she wouldn’t see it under the blanket. “Those are some good points, but I actually thought that because you live above a bakery and you sometimes work there, you’re kind of clumsy... In a cute way, don’t worry!” He added quickly when he saw her roll her eyes, before widening his own as he realised what he’d just said. He felt his cheeks warm up under his mask. Marinette looked away, pink dusting her cheeks. So much for keeping things entirely platonic. This wasn’t sending the right message at all. “...And you’re always willing to help people, generally with pretty original plans.” He concluded after clearing his throat.

Marinette and Kiki also shared strong first opinions, he didn’t add. He hadn’t been scorned as long as Tombo had in the movie, granted, but he felt a certain connection to the boy nonetheless, probably because they both also shared a liking for clowning around. He couldn’t say anything about it without revealing too much, though; and he wasn’t sure that comparing himself to a character who had a crush on the character he was comparing her to would be a very good idea.

“So actually, I guess I would be Jiji, then. After all, as you said, I am a talking black cat.”

“You’re a little more than that, though.” Marinette snorted. “I actually think you’d make a fine Howl; you have this protector instinct, even though you seem to like putting yourself in danger - don’t think I don’t read the Ladyblog.” She shot him a pointed look. “But you’re also just both kind and generous, you know?And you obviously have a penchant for justice.”

Chat Noir felt his heart flutter in his chest at the compliments. Marinette really was too nice.

“Also, I guess you do look like him. If you let your hair grow, you really could pull off his cosplay.” She looked at him, head tilted as she started imagining what kind of outfit she could make for him.

“Is that you saying I’m handsome?” Chat waggled his eyebrows, before freezing. He needed to stop sounding this flirty with Marinette. It would just feed her hope, and that simply couldn’t do. He needed to make it clear to her that she was just a friend.

“I mean… it’s not like you’re unpleasant to look at…” Marinette trailed off, before realising what she’d said. She cleared her throat. “But whatever, will you just stop hogging the blanket?” She pulled on her side of it, hoping she could cover her blush with it somehow.

“I’m not! It’s just too small for us both!” Chat tucked his side under him so she wouldn’t take it.

“Fine then, I’ll just have to move closer to you,” Marinette said, looking him straight in the eye.

“Fine by me,” Chat Noir said in spite of himself, part of him screaming that it would have been the perfect excuse to say something about not liking her that way, or even to leave.

“Fine.” Marinette scooted as close to him as possible. Their bodies touched from the shoulder to their feet. What am I doing? She thought as she registered that fact. This is not how I'd seen the day going at all. “Erm… Want to watch something else on Netflix?” She added, thinking it could only make things less weird.

“Sounds good to me!” Chat gulped next to her. He told himself he'd stay a little more to defuse the slight awkwardness, but promised himself to tell her how he felt before crossing her door to go home. “Maybe we could watch Kiki’s delivery service , since we were talking about it?”

“Sure.”

The pair only got through part of the movie; Tom and Sabine emerged from their room for tea before they’d even reached the halfway mark, and as much as Chat Noir was tempted to stay for the macarons, the excuse to get back was just too good. It would probably be a miracle if Nathalie hadn't already come up to his room to check on him, and if she hadn't he was probably due a visit at any moment. Sabine insisted that he took some leftovers back with him, and he was so touched by the attention that the one thing he’d promised himself he’d do slipped his mind.

He was halfway home when he realised it; he'd been so preoccupied by thanking her parents and her, that he'd forgotten to talk to Marinette one last time, to tell her not to get her hopes up.

Guess I'll have to go back sometime next week, then, he sighed as he popped a macaron into his mouth. Oh, well.

#in retrospect i could have made marinette compare herself to sophie for the crush parallel #oh well #marichat may #marichat may 2021 #miraculous ladybug #the miraculous tales of ladybug and cat noir #ml #miraculous fanfiction #miraculous fanfic #marichat #marinette dupain-cheng #chat noir #day 2: ghibli au #elle writes #love you (not)

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evakuality · 3 years ago

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Hanna, episode 8

1. I know I’ve said it before, but these scenes with Hanna and Mia are so super gay. Part of me still really really wishes that they’d gone there - I like the Jonas/Hanna reunion in s4 well enough (if we ignore the absolute travesty of stealing time from Amira), but I’d have really loved if Mia and Hanna had been the thing instead of adding in a random extra character for no reason. Imagine the potential.... Also, Alex is still the worst. Like I know he’s the worst because William was the worst. But he’s still the worst. Gross. His sleazy manner is so offputting. I hate that Mia ends up falling for this. I do hope that unlike the original, Mia doesn’t lose all of who she is herself in her season.

2. Ugh, I forgot how irritating Kiki is. I really really like her by the later seasons (particularly in s5) but man in these early times she was not so great. I know Kiki thinks they’re all being punished because Leonie hates Hanna, but as I said before Amira and Mia weren’t even with Hanna at that point, so that’s not likely. Kiki’s need for control and to be liked is really coming out in some unpleasant ways. This whole ‘what Hanna does reflects on our crew’ is so... bleh. With every word Kiki gets more and more toxic, and then starting in on Amira as well, and wondering why she’s the bad guy? She’s a young kid and she has this desperation to fit in and be cool and liked etc and I get that she’s not a dreadful person at the end of the day. But she really needs to grow up. Particularly given that she literally pursued Alex when he’s not exactly a saint about all this sort of stuff. One thing I do love about this bit with Amira (and she repeats it when she speaks to Matteo in s3, which is a nice bit of character continuity), is how she leans forward and speaks very forcefully to Kiki as she explains her point of view. The camera is tight up in her face, or rather she moves into it, and it doesn’t let Kiki or the audience move away. And the call to prayer is a lovely touch right after, reminding of the ‘Muslim gangster world’ and what that’s really like. Kiki needs to step out of her own sphere and realise that other people have their own thoughts and feelings and things aren’t always what she thinks they are. Poor Hanna is suffering a lot, and instead of supporting her, Kiki chooses to pile on, focusing on her own ‘pain’ at the situation. Which, in context, is really really petty. And then she acts like she’s the hurt party? Grow up, child.

3. This little scene with Jonas is so painful. The acting here is really nice. Jonas’s sadness and hurt is so palpable, as is Hanna’s anxiety and tension. It’s all so awkward and painful, and the way it’s shot with Jonas always at a distance and never really looking at Hanna just makes that all the more intense. And I mean, I know Jonas is hurting and I know it’s hard for him, but this whole bit about how Hanna has no personality of her own is so mean. In some ways he’s right (and correct me if I’m wrong, but in the original it was Eva herself who says this bit to her Jonas - I don’t recall every detail of Eva’s season as well as I’d like so this may be wrong, but what I remember is something similar to this line as part of why she choose to end it at the end, and if so I don’t really know that I like this change; it’s better from the character herself as a realisation). But even if he’s right, it’s a bit unfair. He told her to go and be someone outside of him, and now he’s like ‘I don’t know you at all’ and it’s really frustrating because I still don’t feel like ‘make out’ is an accurate description of what happened, and Sam is really the one who was pushing and pushing, and yet all the blame is being set on Hanna. He says it’s not because of that, but of course it is.

4. I always cringe at these scenes where the Eva character gets ‘slut shamed’ and basically panics. It’s so hard to watch them go through it, and in so many ways this is the hardest episode for them. Hanna is at a nadir. Yes, Mia, Sam and Amira defended her, but with the tension with Kiki that support is falling apart, and then Jonas told her to call him when she gets a personality (harsh!!), and now she has someone in the school sending her messages in period blood. It’s all pretty shitty. And Kiki almost word for word repeating Jonas’s accusation about knowing ‘what kind of girl’ she is. It’s totally understandable that she wants to get away from all of this stuff.

5. Then this shot of her at the bottom of the stairs. Distanced and lonely, and it’s even worse than it was at the start of the show. Then, at least she was outside and had space around her, and the colours were much happier. Here she’s closed, in, boxed out by stairs and the walls etc and it’s this dark, gloomy colour set. There’s a bar of light, but she’s not even in it, she’s to the side of it, like she can’t even let herself have that. Then we cut to literally seeing her through the bars of the stairs, like she’s imprisoned, which is effectively what everyone in the school is doing to her. I do like the change that Matteo is here in person for this ‘you shouldn’t change schools’ talk. There’s something about the interaction that changes when they have to do it face to face. And yes Hanna, my love. You start getting angry that people keep trying to tell you who you are. Matteo’s lines here really do feel more like an overt attempt at reverse psychology than Isak’s did. Again, I assume this is because we still didn’t know about Isak at all. Whereas Matteo still feels more cynical and calculated. His attitudes and the way he’s approached Hanna have felt different. It’s really interesting to consider where his head is at in this season given just how low and disconnected we see him at the start of his own. I guess when he’s called out for it over the next little bit it does change things a bit. Plus of course the way his own life is about to be hit.

6. The Hanna and Leonie talk is really interesting. Up til now, Leonie has seemed much more dominant and Hanna much more timid. And that’s been partly the way it’s filmed - they’re sitting or Leonie is placed above Hanna. But here, Hanna looms over Leonie, quite literally, and it’s good to see her start to stand up for herself. Leonie’s mannerisms are the same but they aren’t having the same effect. And that’s partly because Hanna is at her lowest ebb. While she seemed lost and lonely at the start of the season, that’s nothing on where she is now - now, she really has nothing left to lose so she can have this conversation and look! Direct communication actually worked! She got the results she wanted. Also interesting is the choice to put Leonie in white and shoot against this wall - she looks diminished and washed out even after they were put back on the same level when they sit. Until now it’s been hard to sympathise with her. Yes, we know she’s been hurt, but she’s been so awful with it. But it’s so clear here just how much of a toll all this has taken on her too. And it’s so painful to watch Hanna have to admit to the things she did that have ruined so many of her relationships. And the business with wishing we can change things but not being able to - it’s so human (and also this scene is so incredibly well acted!) and it sucks to have to admit that we can’t do anything about what we’ve done in the past.

7. Somehow this bit with Jule doesn’t hit the way it does in Eva’s season. I think it’s a combination of the way they’ve chosen to portray Jule - she seems a lot more standoffish - and the fact that Matteo has been a bit sketchy the whole time, with some clear hints that he’s not all he seems to be. Also, possibly, because we do have Skam as a reference and so we did already know where this was going. Either way, this last part of the scene falls flat after the very emotional bits with Leonie.

Overall, I find this episode a lot more fluid than the previous one. But this last day’s clips must have been a whole lot when watching live. Poor Hanna goes through the ringer on this one day. The way this one is lit is really interesting as well. It’s either dark shadows or it’s really bright light, almost harsh with sun etc almost washing things out. It’s an episode of extremes, which I guess is the point. Hanna is going through some extreme emotions here, and the surroundings do tend to reflect that.

#druck #og druck #hanna episode 8 #long as usual

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nolabballgirl · 4 years ago

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Skam: Ranking the Sana Seasons

So in light of Skam España’s upcoming Amira season, I thought I would watch all of the existing Sana seasons (Skam OG, Druck, Skam Italia, and Skam France) and give my rankings, coming from the perspective of a cis Muslim woman of color from the US.

Overall, none of the seasons lived up to their potential, and none really explored Islamophobia or racism is any meaningful way. They definitely could have benefitted from more Muslims (if any at all) in the writer’s room. For example, most of the remakes (Druck did the best here) miss the mark on approaching the main conflict between Sana and her non-Muslim love interest. They even have most Sanas asking a parent or Googling why a Muslim man can marry whoever he wants but a Muslim woman can’t, so I’m not sure if they are trying for some backdoor feminist angle. First, that’s not accurate. Scripturally, a Muslim man cannot marry an atheist or an agnostic either, which is how the Sanas’ love interests are generally coded. Second, for me, the actual question is more of interpretation of faith. Seeing a five-times per day praying, hijabi Muslim woman grappling with following the scripture and then *wanting* to be with a non-muslim knowing that not only does it go against her faith, but that he wouldn’t participate in a huge part of her life (e.g. imagine the loneliness of fasting all of Ramadan by yourself year after year) is the drama and love and heartbreak I want to see examined.

Tbh, I thought Amira N.’s guest appearance on Lucas Rubio’s YouTube channel gave us a more in depth dive than pretty much all these other seasons combined, but anyway, here we go:

1. Druck S4 (Amira M.) - I really love Amira M. (her spunk, attitude, and incorporation of faith into her life). But, they completely shortchanged Amira by giving her fewer episodes and essentially turning it into the Mia and Hanna show by the end. However, across the remakes, I thought Amira’s story arc and confidence in her Islam was the best depicted so far.

Amira M. and Mohammed have the best Yousana chemistry. The romantic tension is so palpable. Plus, Mohammed standing guard and not having her Maghrib prayer interrupted was such a thoughtful touch! (in the other remakes, there are always people making out or barging in when Sana is trying to pray).

All the remakes have shown the Sanas praying, but here we have scenes with Amira reciting her prayers out loud for the audience to hear (not the usual mumble-core), and Tua has such a nice reciting voice (qira’at) :)

Druck didn’t ruin the Girl Squad for me (even though they pretty much gave Kiki a personality transplant to get there!)

But, Druck played this season super safe and did not engage in any *real* conversations with the GS surrounding racism and Islamophobia, so major missed opportunity there! We only had snapshots of Amira dealing with racist third parties here and there, but no cohesive resolution.

Omar and Essam’s storylines really went nowhere. They could have done so much more with these characters and their struggles fitting in to German society. Although I do think the “house party/left behind bottle of alcohol” scene fit better with Essam and his friends vs. having it be Amira trying to fit in with another group of girls.

Like with Skam Italia, it feels like something is missing when one of the Girl Squad members is MIA (here, Mia/Noora), but Druck overcompensated and not in a good way.

2. Skam OG (Sana B.) - Sana is the OG bada$$. I’ll admit it took me a little while to get warmed up to her, but I love how this season showed her vulnerability. I also thought she and Yousef had great chemistry. Plus, Sana and Even friendships are pure gold :)

However, I didn’t like:

the characterization of the Girl Squad and how Sana was essentially pushed out in favor of the Pepsi Max girls (come on Girl Squad - do better!)

the Noora/Yousef flirtation/make out - unnecessary other than to give Noora more screen time. And not a fan of wrapping up storylines with text message exposition...

the Sana/Isak bench scene. Yes, there were some good moments but I didn’t like putting the onus back on Sana to be the one doing all the work and answering all the dumb questions. It’s so exhausting.

the cyberbullying story, followed by Sana messaging William behind Noora’s back - left a sour taste in my mouth RE: Sana’s motives without any great or meaningful resolution (sidenote: props to Skam España for moving this to Eva’s season - makes a lot more sense!)

3. Skam Italia (Sana A.) - So despite my misgivings with SkamIt due to its casting issues, I was excited coming into this season because I saw a lot of hype on social media. But, it turned out to basically be a carbon copy of the Skam OG season, so it left me disappointed overall.

Sana and Malik are cute, but...

I really didn't care for the Girl Squad this season, and the treatment felt even worse than the GS of Skam OG’s season 4. The dynamic was really all over the place - they pushed Sana out in favor of the BCU girls and essentially let them badmouth her and accuse her of sabotaging their vacation house. But as soon as Silvia is the one who gets insulted, then all of a sudden we’re a Girl Squad again? Where’s the kindness and understanding? Where are my Sisters Forever?!

It’s always weird to me when one of the Girl Squad members is MIA (here, Eleonora/Noora was gone for most of the season), so it just feels like something is missing.

Gay conversion therapy storyline - yes, this is an important topic that affects religious households, but there was no in depth treatment to it, like at all. And do I hate that they gave the intolerance storyline to a Muslim family and imam when there’s already rampant Islamophobia in Italy? Yes! But, more so it takes away from Sana’s story. It was more of an excuse to incorporate Martino/Niccolo into S4 instead of developing Sana as a character and having Skam Italia deal with racism and Islamophobia head on. Also, it was a case of another character (Sana) speaking for Luai instead of having Luai speak for himself about his experience and trauma.

Sana taking off her hijab in Filippo/Martino’s apt - lol...it’s just not realistic.

4. Skam France (Imane) - The worst. Do I need to say more? Okay, I will.

The casual, unchecked racism jumps out.

The casual, unchecked Islamophobia jumps out.

Um, Girl Squad - look at what you’re doing, look at your choices. Seriously, talk about ruining characters and ruining a Girl Squad.

Dragging out Sofiane and Manon’s relationship. Totally undercuts the Imane and Sofiane chemistry compared to the other remakes. Yousef/Mohammed would never.

Followed by the Manon and Charles show. *roll eyes*

Someone please rescue Imane. Girl, go hang with Jamila and Lamia. You’ll be so much happier.

Someone give the Bakhellals their own show far away from here.

#skam españa #skam #skam italia #skam france #druck #long post #sana bakkoush #amira mahmood #amira naybet #sana allagui #imane bakhellal

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dogcopter · 5 years ago

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Jane is Lore 2020

Ok, here’s the round up of the ghost part of the situation with @keepbeachcitysafe and @keepbeachcityweird.

Theory: Ronaldo’s girlfriend Jane is the key to figuring out Rose Quartz is not gone, largely via a constellation of background clues. If that sounds ridiculous, I understand. I’m Ronaldo. Actually I’m not Ronaldo, but hopefully I’ll have a post about him too soon. I hope we can all have fun together tho

This post is very, very long and involves a lot of images. It will be confusing at first, but please entertain the thought and keep reading, and I hope it clicks into place. I may need to update it later.

Three sections for supporting evidence:

1. Restaurant Wars, Jane, KBCW/KBCS blogs’ interaction & contents

2. Astral projection/ghosts/fusions

3. Dogcopter secrets

Restaurant Wars Saga & Jane’s appearances

So Ronaldo has a blog at @keepbeachcityweird - he also published a book based on his blog called Keep Beach City Weird: You Can’t Hide the Truth!!!, which is available for purchase.

On April 23, 2014, Lion 2: The Movie airs. Jane appears for the first time working the ticket booth at the movie theater and sees Lion and the kids fight a killer robot. Dogcopter 3 is playing at the theater.

April 23, 2014, Ronaldo at Keep Beach City Weird also posts about seeing Dogcopter 3 at the movie theater, where the parking lot is a mess, presumably from Steven, Connie and Lion’s robot training fight.

He mentions “First of all, it’s a huge mistake to turn the last Dogcopter book into THREE movies.”, but that’s less relevant to this particular post. The important thing is that he, like Connie, follows Dogcopter, who’s also associated with Jane. (We’ll get to Dogcopter’s appearances in SU in the last part of this once the context is established)

Ronaldo’s posts in general document specific events and details in his home Beach City, but that’s another post entirely.

Exactly a year later, Ronaldo on April 23, 2015 posted about receiving a mysterious letter, which might be from Jane because (beneath a great deal of smudging) it appears to call Ronaldo the CUTEST GUY EVER! (This isn’t crucial or anything, just noting it as one of our first Jane points).

I GOT A LETTER TODAY!!! But for some reason it was all wet and I can’t even tell what it says. Is it a love letter? Is it a death threat? Please tell me! I need to know if I should lock my doors or open my heart!

Jane also appears in Beach City Drift. After Beach City Drift, keepbeachcitysafe posts an episode reaction blog, on July 22 2016, and takes special notice of Jane.

Hey did you guys notice that girl that keeps appear. We saw her when Steven took Connie to the movies and now she’s here. I wonder if she’s involved in something. Hmmmm. So Stevonnie raced Kevin down the hill in his Himitsu X12, that’s secret in Japanese.

(Kevin’s Himitsu X12 is his car, in the middle there. We’ll come back to this and what KBCS means in a second.)

July 25 2016, Restaurant Wars airs, the third of Jane’s four appearances in SU. In this ep, Jane comes a long way to return Ronaldo’s Koala Princess DVDs, and catches Ronaldo with Kiki and is upset.

KBCS posts another episode reaction blog, pays attention to Jane again, and says they plan to message Ronaldo.

Ronaldo says he can’t do it because of his girlfriend. Ooo, he has a girlfriend, that’s pretty cool, you just know whats gonna happen next.

Ok so, Ronaldo’s, GIRLFRIEND, (imagine me saying that in slow motion) showed up at the worst possible moment.

Everything was back to normal. Except poor Ronaldo, I should sent him a letter to cheer him up. Seen ya next week.

Almost immediately the KBCS and KBCW blogs play out a little interaction online:

Ronaldo goes through some stuff.

No post today. If anyone needs me I’ll be at Brooding Hill… where I’ll be CRYING. I usually cry at Crying Canyon, but it’s closed right because of some flash flood warnings.

Then Ronaldo posts KBCS’s letter.

Note how KBCW caps this message so the name is clearly visible? It’s referring to Ronaldo’s bio:

It’s not very cheering...but things work out shortly thereafter. Jane likes one of Ronaldo’s posts and all seems well.

I think it’s going to work out you guys. Thanks for all your support.

After this, Ronaldo doesn’t post again until Rocknaldo several months later, and one last time after publishing his book.

That’s April 18 2017. The KBCW tumblr is never updated again. KBCS’s final post is not long after, Jul 4, 2017.

Finally, Jane makes a cameo alongside Ronaldo in the very last scene of Steven Universe Future, “The Future.”

Koala Princess, Astral Projection and Psychic Ghosts

So some interesting patterns come up when you connect the two blogs, the clues associated with Jane, and some understanding of Steven’s powers. Let’s revisit Keep Beach City Weird, a Ronaldo’s primary blog, and Keep Beach City Safe, which contains mysteries too big for this simple Dogcopter/Jane-hime lore post.

Keep Beach City Weird - Ran from September 2013 to April 2017, with a lot of posts made in October 2015 and July 2016.

Keep Beach City Safe - Ran from June 2015 to July 2017, with most posts in 2016 of course.

Let’s look at a timeline of posts. I’m going to call out things that we’ll connect to the Jane lore at the end.

Keep Beach City Weird: Ronaldo’s blog

Nov 1, 2013, days before Steven Universe first airs: KBCW’s first post is all about Astral Projection.

Astral Projection! The ability to travel outside your physical body and into other planes of existence!

I began to feel lightheaded and before I knew it, I was floating above my body. Amazing! I walked out onto the boardwalk in my new ASTRAL FORM, and you know what the weird thing was? Nobody even said hello to me. I was COMPLETELY INVISIBLE! I mean, usually nobody really notices me, but this was a different kind of not being noticed. This was not being noticed on another plane of existence - so I didn’t feel bad about it.Anyway, after being ignored in the arcade and Fish Stew Pizza, I got bored and I went back to the fry shop to re-merge with my body.

Astral projection is a power Steven demonstrates a number of times, and you’ll see among these posts that certain powers of Steven involving this stuff are called out by the blog.

Connie: What? Where are you? How are you...? Steven: I’m not sure, but I think it’s a classic psychic ghost type situation. Connie: Ah, of course! So, what’s the plan?

from Reunited

Steven: Oh man. I fell asleep and had this weird dream. I opened the door and Lapis was there, and- Pearl: Well, that doesn’t make any sense. Lapis is fused with Jasper at the bottom of the ocean. Steven: You’ve never had a dream before, huh? Pearl: Uh, I don’t think so.

from Chille Tid

August 28, 2014, Joking Victim, Ronaldo posts about ghosts. And an arsonist from about 150 years ago.

September 04 2014, Steven and the Stevens, Ronaldo posts about "cross dimensional travelers”

And all the cross dimensional time travelers I know don’t want to go on the record about their experiences.

Not mentioning posts that don’t mention ghosts/astral projection/dimensions in some capacity, but in realtime Ronaldo liveblogs in response to episode events.

Ronaldo also answers some fan asks. On October 31 2014 after Keep Beach City Weird he answers this question about floaters with “BACTERIAL GHOSTS” in all caps, this one about his first encounter with the supernatural (the events shown in Horror Club, which aired February 12, 2015)

Nov 2014, Ronaldo posts twice about Watermelon Stevens and a review of the anime Soul Blaster, “Like every anime, Soul Blaster is about a high school student. Our hero is a cool dude, with even cooler hair named Kyosuke. He battles rogue spirits with the help of his Soul Blaster - which happens to be powered by the spirit of his deceased younger brother, Kettaro. “

On December 4, 2014 Ronaldo posts about Koala Princess, who will become important in this post when we get back to Dogcopter and Jane. Koala Princess is repeatedly used as a stand-in for talking about Steven’s journey. In this post Ronaldo says:

AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Ok, so I just finished the final episode of Koala Princess and I don’t want to get too emotional on you guys but I CAN’T STOP CRYING! Koala Princess goes on a walkabout and enters dreamtime and finally MEETS HER KOALA MOTHER FOR THE FIRST TIME!!! SLKDJFSDJ:FS

I’ve got so many feels! These feels are the real deals! On wheels! WHAT AM I SAYING?! I’M GOING CRAZY!!!

Lion 3: Straight to Video aired on the same day as Ronaldo’s post. In this episode Steven meets Dogcopter in a dream, and then sees his mother Rose Quartz for the first time - she speaks to him via a VHS tape.

After Alone Together, Ronaldo posts about Stevonnie, who is a fusion. He also gets stuck under a fridge for a bit after Future Vision in January 2015.

And I want TO GET OUT FROM UNDER THIS FRIDGE!

He posts like five times about it in the same day because he’s freaking out.

And also I want my body to be shot into space with a print version of my blog so an alien civilization can find me reconstruct my body and worship me.

On February 19 2015 after Winter Forecast, he posts about using time travel to fix bad decisions:

Sometimes I think about all the bad decisions I’ve made and how they’ve affected my life, and I wish I could go back in time and change them. But unless I can find a way to break into the Pentagon and steal a time bike, I’m just stuck with having regrets.

After Political Power Ronaldo claims glowsticks are filled with ghost blood.

Anyway, then stuff happens.

January 4 2016, after The Answer, Ronaldo posts about seeing Dogcopter 4 and shares the poster for it.

One interesting thing about the poster is that if you invert it and mess with the contrast a bit, a strange diagram appears on the left. A true mystery.

And after months of avoiding and spoilers or teasers or trailers, I was in line for Dogcopter 4, and then some dummy walking out of the theater TOTALLY SPOILED EVERYTHING and was like, “I can’t believe that Dogcopter’s parents are actually cats.”

Coming back to Dogcopter in a minute, but these are relevant details.

Dogcopter dies defending the planet but then he comes back to life because he’s actually part cat and cats have 9 lives.

On Jan 5, Steven’s Birthday, Ronaldo posts about celebrating his birthday on a different date every year.

Every year, I celebrate my birthday on a completely different day. Why? To keep my birthdate a SECRET so that no clandestine government agencies can steal my identity!

July 2016, the saga with Jane and KBCS above happens. When he’s sad about Jane breaking up with him, the same day Kiki’s Pizza Delivery Service comes out (in which Steven astral projects into Kiki’s dream), he listens to sad music.

Ugh, I wish I had some sad music to listen to at work. All I have is a playlist of video game soundtracks and some EVP recordings of ghost hauntings. I guess ghosts are sad. I’ll just listen to those.

But if you’re feeling happy, I do suggest listening to the “Go-Go Gorilla Go-Go Kart Racing” soundtrack. Some solid 16-bit J-reggae.

This post may partly be a reference to the Sadie Killer song G-G-G-Ghost, which is performed in The Big Show and wouldn’t air for a bit, but is also astral projection related.

Why can't you see me? Why can't you see me? I think I might be A g-g-g-ghost. Can't you see that I exist? And I don't need an exorcist To let me out Look at me and I'll appear Why can't you see that I'm right here? That I'm right here? Why can't you see me? Why can't you see me? I think I might be A g-g-g-ghost. I'm calling you from the other side

Once Ronaldo has gone through grief and anger, he resorts to begging her to come back. This post is from July 28, the day Alone at Sea aired in which Jasper begs Lapis to return.

Much like Koala Princess’ vision in the Eucalyptus Jungle in Season 5, Episode 13 what you saw on the Boardwalk the other day was not what it seemed. I was only pretending to date Kiki to defend my family’s honor, just as the Kanga-ronin did in Season 1, Episode 3!

Here is another Koala Princess reference. There are a couple SU references in the episode numbers in this post.

The events of Season 5, Episode 13 of KP was not what it seemed: for Steven Universe, this is Your Mother and Mine, in which Garnet tells a story told to her by Rose Quartz. It later turns out to be a false origin story to cover the truth that Rose Quartz was Pink Diamond.

Kanga-ronin pretended at something to defend family honor in Season 1, Episode 3, which in SU is Cheeseburger Backpack - where Steven buys a novelty backpack so he can carry things on missions to be useful for the gems, fails his first mission and pretends he’s fine. The events of this ep are later referenced in The Test.

Finally, Koala Princess’ vision in the Eucalyptus Jungle is a reference to Stevonnie’s vision in Jungle Moon, which is Stevonnie’s first interaction with Pink Diamond via a memory dream. In this dream, all was not as it seemed either.

Then the KBCW blog doesn’t post until Feb 2017, after Rocknaldo. A couple ghost and dream-y quotes from here:

In my searches for THE TRUTH, I’ve done a lot of listening. I’ve listened to haunted houses to hear ghosts from other dimensions. I’ve listened to radio signals from the cosmos for signs of alien life.

I’ve also learned that HUMANS NEED TO SLEEP. I didn’t sleep for 48 hours and I PASSED OUT FOR DAYS.

Ronaldo’s final post is an ad for his book, which comes out during a hiatus, and he references Koala Princess again:

I did have a little help from some fellow truth-stigators I met on a Koala Princess forum, Ben Levin and Matt Burnett, but most of the work was definitely done by ME!

Now let’s look at Keep Beach City Safe.

Keep Beach City Safe: [???]’s blog

For KBCS, I’m only going to skim to address ghost/astral projection related content that comes back to the business with Jane, Dogcopter, Koala Princess and Rose. The rest of this blog is a little too big for right now.

It’s interesting that KBCS seems to have mostly flown under the radar, but between the Jane arc and a couple other things I believe it to be legit. Suffice to say I’m treating it as real and you will see why in a minute.

For KBCS I’ll mostly mention which episode a post is associated with, but not the date like with Ronaldo’s.

KBCS’s reaction blog to Nightmare Hospital includes a couple relevant lines:

Where was the Gem M.? I heard footsteps behind me. I turned around! It was mom!

Don’t tell me It’s on the other side of the hall corner. That would mean it saw mo- Connie’s mom!

KBCS posts a blog between Too Far and The Answer, in which they review a number of events. (They post another blog about fusions in which they describe Garnet and Stevonnie’s components as well)

During the movie the TV just shut down and they were being chased around by a “ghost”. It was actually a gem stuck inside the house, making the house seem like it was possessed.

They also get pretty excited about Steven’s birthday.

Only a few more minutes until Steven’s Birthday!

Eeeeh! Only a few mins left until midnight. We finally get to learn about Garnet’s past! Are guys happy, I know I am. I can’t even express how happy I feel, but I’ll try. And I will not act crazy while doing it, Imma keep it cool. So it’s like Peace and Love had a son, and his name was Steven! Then Steven fused with Connie, who was the daughter of Happiness. And they formed Stevonnie, who was made of everything right within the universe!

On Steven’s Birthday they also post about the Dogcopter 4 movie.

I’m gonna be a Smart Spoiler and drop hints in my post for you guess. Only those who have watched it will notice the clues. Yep, watching it 9 times.

This clearly references Ronaldo’s post about Dogcopter having nine lives, but KBCS is a little more considerate about spoilers.

In KBCS’s “It Could’ve Been Great” post, they’re still talking about Steven’s birthday. There’s a promo image attached as well.

To start things off I just wanted to say: I did see Steven turn into a baby? And I would also like to say: DID YOU SEE STEVEN TURN INTO A BABY!?!?

So, by now your probably wondering what the second image is aren’t you? We clearly it’s a pic of Rose holding a cupcake candle.

We, here at Keep Beach City Safe, thought that Steven would’ve liked to have his mom at his birthday party. Happy Birthday from all of us at KBCS. Hope you like it.

Future Vision reference. (Some of this is less relevant to the Jane thing but I’m pulling quotes that are related to fusion and stuff in the hopes it gets clearer)

This reminds me of the time that Garnet gave Stevens her future vision. I don’t know what happens exactly, but I think you see what’s going to happen in the future hence the name future vision. Being able to see into the future would be awesome, yet terrified at same time.

There’s a great post about Pie Day - in fact, KBCS posts about Pie Day a few times. They call out Pearl, too, which reminds me of a certain prolific fandom video editor’s handle.

You know who else knows about Pi. Pearl, but also Peridot.

Pearl Doesn’t Like Pie. Happy Pie Day!

This is not a good photo of Pear let’s see if we can find a better one. Now that’s better.

Sorry for the tangent. Let’s talk koalas now.

KBCS posts about The New Lars. They have thoughts about Steven’s ability to hop into other bodies, namely the question of whether Rose could do this as well.

Steven is worried that Lars isn’t being truthful about his feelings. So through his dreams, Steven jumps into Lar’s body, and trys to make his life better. But he only makes things worse.

Steven somehow possessed Lars’s body through his dreams. He’s done it before and he’ll do it again, we have a word for it now: Dream Possession. But he can also enter dreams.

He did it with Lapis, the Watermelon Stevens, and now Lars. That’s one gem, one sentient plant, and one human. Well with lapis he was merely communicating with her. This, new power, is seems to activates itself whenever Steven wants to help someone, but can’t because something getting in the way. Could this be a power passed down from Rose, or is this a power he himself posses?

#koala vs sloth

in The New Lars, koalas come up twice. Koalas in SU are associated with Steven’s astral projection powers. Remember how Koala Princess met her mother in the dreamscape?

Steven: For your consideration...The koala, a marsupial from the forests of Australia, and the sloth, hailing from the forests of South America. Who should be crowned the king of the "Hanging Around Doing Nothing" mammals!?

Steven in Lars’ body: Whatcha doing? Hanging out? Buck: Yeah. Steven: That's cool. Would you say you hang out more like koalas or sloths? Uh, I'm asking for Steven.

Steven: Um... I'm really, really sorry about yesterday. I got you a card, it's got a koala and a sloth.

From The New Lars. Steven references koalas three times.

KBCS gets to Beach City Drift. They take notice of Jane and of Kevin’s car.

Hey did you guys notice that girl that keeps appear. We saw her when Steven took Connie to the movies and now she’s here. I wonder if she’s involved in something. Hmmmm.

So Stevonnie raced Kevin down the hill in his Himitsu X12, that’s secret in Japanese.

So while we’re back on the subject of Jane, here’s something interesting about Dogcopter and the Himitsu X12. They both show up in advertisements together in the background of Empire City.

Mr Greg

Same Old World

This is what KBCS is talking about - Dogcopter has a secret.

For Kiki’s Pizza Delivery Service, KBCS has more to say about dreams.

She has a nightmare and Steven, coincidentally, falls asleep after eating and enters Kiki’s dream. Now Steven The Dream Warrior, must help Kiki battle her dream, and finally end this nightmare once and for all.

Steven, who for some reason keeps going into people’s dreams, goes into Kiki’s dream.

Steven fought for about week, and he’s was tired by day four. And we know from experience that a sleepless Steven, is a cranky Steven.

This is the same power Steven used in Chille Tid. and look who showed up again?

After Monster Reunion airs, KBCS posts a liveblog and includes a far-fetched accusation that Rose Quartz is Pink Diamond.

Think about it! A Diamond should have access to all gem controlled tech, right. And if Rose Quartz was Pink Diamond, which she is, then she should be able to too, right. And Steven has Rose’s gem. So now Steven can access gem tech. And one more thing to prove this theory once and for all.

But there’s one thing that doesn’t add up. Rose Quartz… is a Quartz. How could she be a Diamond?????? Maybe I’m wrong, she could have been just working along side Pink Diamond. Maybe this just a crackpot theory about the impossible. I don’t think gems can turn into different gems? who knows, I guess we’ll find out sooner or later.

When KBCS gets to Crack the Whip, they take note of Lion and tag him thrice:

Crack the Whip! Is it just me or is that foreshadowing?

Oh, did I mention that Lion was there. He was just there, when Connie opened the door, he walked up and just started hanging. It was so cool! It was like, Just Lion Things 2! So the snack break, that takes the whole day, ends at the beach, where the idea originally began.

Amethyst faces off Jasper, gem to gem, while Steven and Connie, and don’t forget Lion, fight the corrupted gem.

Lion was keeping the Gem Monster busy while all of this was happening. I was so stunned when Steven and Connie fused, without doing a fusion dance! How well they worked, together, they rode on Lion, and defeated Jasper, and poofed the Gem Monster all at the same time!!!

#just lion things 2 #lion fights #lion still fights

There’s also a weird Google Slides slideshow connected to the KBCS account, which includes this image featuring Lion, Tiny Floating Whale, (and Connie and Greg) and the word TRUE with Steven’s affirmative!

More Koala Princess

Two more Koala Princess references - although only one is immediately relevant -

In Gemcation, Ronaldo keeps texting Steven about Koala Princess. Steven’s lockscreen is a selfie with him and Lion.

Also, as a sidenote, Koala Princess is implicated in sneople trolls on anime message boards.

Dogcopter

These are just the Dogcopter appearances (Thanks to SU wiki as well as my brain) Dogcopter fights robots in at least one timeline, and the book is allegedly really long. Bold Dogcopters are the pink dogcopter, everything else is an ad or grey.

Lars and the Cool Kids - Poster

Lion 2 - The movie they all go see.

Lion 3 - Gives Steven advice.

Chille Tid - Shows Steven how to find Lapis. Meows. (Dogcopter’s parents are cats.)

Same Old World & Mr. Greg - Advertisement

Kiki’s Pizza Delivery Service - flies Steven away.

In Dreams and Growing Pains (Note this is grey Dogcopter) - Flies away in Stefan’s nightmare, proposes to Drew the driver (or at least offers them something) in the Dogcopter 6 Till Death Do Us Bark I Now Pronounce You Man and Woof trailer.

Snow Day - Pupcopter, a spinoff for babies.

And for Steven’s Birthday - Connie points out a Dogcopter constellation.

Astral Projection

Another quick summary. I’ve written a lot on this psychic ghost stuff so check my blog if you want the tags, idrc. Summary of astral projection powers Steven has shown:

Leaving his body (Reunited, Escapism)

Possessing other bodies (New Lars, Escapism, SWI)

Traveling to others’ dreams (Kiki’s Pizza, Chille Tid)

Interacting with fusion components within the fusion’s mind (Chille Tid, Mindful)

Regarding KBCS’s question of whether Rose could have done this, it doesn’t seem impossible - and as of Fragments and Homeworld Bound, we know that Gems don’t die when they are killed. (Lol.) That is, the personality/soul can appear in the same gem if it’s shattered and repaired. And Steven’s mom’s gem is perfectly intact, inside him.

Literally what is the point of all this

So after KBCS and KBCW spent so long talking about astral projection, ghosts, dreams, fusions, etc etc. they never actually got to the point - just pointed us in the direction of a bunch of clues that

Rose Quartz isn’t gone.

Obviously. She’s in his gem in him, like Lapis and the mirror, or the lighthouse gem. She uses astral projection to help Steven in his dreams as well as see him in Rose’s room, like other fusions speak in the mindscape. (There’s a lot more to this but this is enough to ask anyone to wrap their head around atm)

She also interacts with him through other bodies, the same way Steven takes over Lars’ body, or the Watermelon Stevens.

Remember this?

We, here at Keep Beach City Safe, thought that Steven would’ve liked to have his mom at his birthday party.

Who came to Steven’s birthday in which Connie points out that Dogcopter constellation?

Who gave Steven advice when he wished he could talk to his mom?

Who showed Steven where to find the tape?

Who else could have asked Steven, “What do you want” in Susan Egan’s voice?

(Why did they choose to hire Susan Egan to voice a cameo in Under the Knife in the first few seconds of Fusion Cuisine, where she says “It’s my son!” while Lion is onscreen)

Or reassured him that Rose’s tape was telling him the truth?

Who first brought him to Pink Diamond’s moon base?

Who knew where Rose’s armory was and how to train with it? (Note the giant penny)

Who showed Steven the location of Pink’s fallen palanquin?

Who found Rose’s lost scabbard?

and knew where Pearl would run to when she’s upset?

Who (reluctantly) brought Steven to the landfill and Pink Diamond’s ship?

Who showed him how to find Malachite?

Twice?

Who showed him how Pink Diamond tried to stop the Earth’s colonization, and who to ask for the truth?

Who tried to entertain him on Mask Island when he was trapped on Homeworld?

And then rescued him from the open sea?

Who showed Stevonnie the password to Yellow Diamond’s moon base?

Much like Koala Princess’ vision in the Eucalyptus Jungle in Season 5, Episode 13 what you saw on the Boardwalk the other day was not what it seemed.

So yeah Rose is Lion 2020. Thanks for reading this extremely long nonsense.

Also thanks to @babybeetlebongos for both mindscape lore and fixing Ronaldo’s cheek in the banner image, lol. I made a Twitter thread about this as well (and the more in depth Lion and astral projection theory threads are quoted at the top, if you need them. the #mindscape deeplore 2020 tag/tags on this post have stuff too.)

#steven universe theory #steven universe future #su theory #steven universe #rose is lion 2020 #mindscape deeplore 2020 #jane lore 2020 #kbcs lore #dogcopter #lion the mood #rosedemption 2020 #would you believe this isn't even the deep part of the rabbit hole??? im tired tho #i hope i left enough info for others to get into KBCS if anyone cares #i love this fool rose quartz

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jhalya · 4 years ago

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AnS Fic Rec Bingo - BLACKOUT

The only regret I have is that the bingo board did not have enough squares, even with me cheating a bit! So, for your reading pleasure, behold the awesomeness:

Under 1000 words

Title: scarves, cat eyes and apple hair

Author: limonium

Rating: K+

Reasons for rec: I love me some early Obi. The snark, the pining, the finding out of his own true feelings. It’s a delightful pill of old school AnS and early gang feelings.

Action packed fight scene

Title: Domine, da mihi castitatem et continentiam (sed noli modo)

Author: @bubblesthemonsterartist

Rating: T

Reasons for rec: okay, so this may be crack, but Obi and Kiki sparring? You wish you were that hot. That’s it. That’s the fic. We, as Shirayuki, are just the jealous audience.

Contains my favourite headcanon

Title: The View From Here

Author: @sabraeal

Rating: T

Reasons for rec: Tall Obi is like my favourite headcanon. I mean the Toll x Smoll dynamic is just my jam, man. And this snippet delivers on the goods.

First AnS fic I read

Title: Smoke and Sunshine

Author: @infinitelystrangemachinex

Rating; K

Reasons for rec: I can’t exactly remember what the first AnS fic I read was, but I distinctly remember that this was the first AnS fic I loved. I just ADMIRE Andy’s lyrical style so much. It hurts me in the best of ways.

Rare pair

Title: What the heart wants

Author: @sabraeal

Rating: G

Reasons for rec: Mukaze / Haruto is the pairing I never knew I needed. It has inspired me so much. Also, half of the appeal of this pairing is how everybody else reacts to it. Priceless!

A fic that got you involved in fandom

Title: Each one a world we never met

Author: @sabraeal

Rating: E

Reasons for rec: by the time this fic came out, I’d been a lurker in the fandom for some time (a year or so?). I love this fic because I think it brought the fandom together in such a cool way: there are at least two smut sequels that members of the fandom wrote for it and I love this so much!

Gen fic

Title: Catch

Author: @puffdragongirl

Rating: G

Reasons for rec: I love the domesticity of this fic and also Obi’s brand of loving snark is so on point. It would almost be fluff without it :D

Wept real tears

Title: Remnants

Author: @xaphrin

Rating: E

Reasons for rec: this fic no longer exists except for in Xaph’s wonderful mind, but I sometimes think about it and cry. Like, the first time I read it, I had to stop and walk around for a bit. I can still feel the sting of Shirayuki’s slap. I just wanted to let you know, @xaphrin, that THAT was some genius piece of writing and if you ever want to end me, know that you have the means to do it.

Favourite minor character

Title: A slip of the tongue

Author: @sabraeal

Rating: G

Reasons for rec: Ryuu is one of my favourite characters, just because it’s still so hard for me to get his voice right. One reason this fic makes me smile is that Ryuu is all of us: imagine living and working with Obi and Shirayuki and not call them THAT?

AU I took a chance on and now love

Title: Ex gratia

Author: @vivianvivi1

Rating: E

Reasons for rec: I will admit, I’m not a big fan of friends with benefits or legal AUs, but damn, did this get me hooked. There are scenes from it that are burned into my memory forever. Some of them I can’t even talk about in polite company, but that’s why I love my girl, Anna. She gets my brand of smut :D

Made me laugh out loud

Title: Away from it all

Author: @claudeng80

Rating: T

Reasons for rec: I had the pleasure of beta reading this and OMG, was it flawlessly funny. It has just the style of writing I like and the punchlines are hilarious. I’m laughing still as I’m writing this. Flawless, flawless, I tell you.

Missing scene

Title: The Automaton Heart

Author: @infinitelystrangemachinex

Rating: T

Reasons for rec: again, this is an early obiyuki piece, but every missing scene in here is just perfection. If you want your heart ripped into tiny tiny pieces. Love, love, love.

Free space 1

Title: Stumptown

Author: @bubblesthemonsterartist

Rating; M

Reasons for rec: there’s cute and then there’s this. Like it is so sweet and hot and sweet and hot and Shirayuki wants Obi to be her boyfriend so bad, and Obi wants to go on the best dates with her and they do and yet they remain...CLUELESS!

Free space 2 (because I can)

Title: I should be in bed

Author: @thelionshoarde

Rating: E

Reasons for rec: okay, okay, so werewolf Obi and witch Shirayuki? In a stable relationship? With great sex? But also lovely pre- , during and after care? You have NO IDEA how many times I’ve read this fic. Like once a month since it came out.

WIP

Title: WFB

Author: @sabraeal

Rating: E

Reasons for rec: listen, when this came out, I was having a horrible fight with my SO - or he was having one with me. This series kept me sane throughout all that. Also, the smut is gre-nine!

Favourite trope

Title: Diplomacy

Author: @xaphrin

Rating; E

Reasons for rec: fake marriage with a dash of mutual pining? Sign me up! Obi and Shirayuki go do their diplomacy stuff at the beach? Having to share a house and wear skimpy clothes? Listen, like this is all my fantasies in 16 glorious chapters.

Favourite trope reversal

Title: An Earthly Knight

Author: @claudeng80

Rating: T

Reasons for rec: the damsel is not in distress and she would like her Fae bodyguard back, yes, please and thank you! The world that Sarah creates is lush and mysterious and I love it so much!

Canon divergent

Title: The Daisy Chain

Author: @sabraeal

Rating: E

Reasons for rec: sometimes, when I read fics, there are scenes that stick with me for a long long while. The start of this fic is so innocuous, just happy family feels and then it takes a sharp plunge into angst and a happy, smutty ending that I just love.

Favourite man made OC

Title: A man’s duty

Author: @sabraeal

Rating: T

Reasons for rec: You get the Lyrias crew but this time it’s Obi’s Lyrias crew. And some of them have a bad case of hero worship. It’s hilarious.

Canon compliant

Title: Murder in the Pharmacy

Author: @claudeng80

Rating: T

Reasons for rec: canon compliant? Well, it’s set in Lyrias! And the rest is history as Obi and Shirayuki embark on solving a murder mystery.

Fic that gave me a new OTP

Title: 5 inch heels

Author: @bubblesthemonsterartist

Rating: E

Reasons for rec: listen, I’m not a threesome enthusiast, but this is the best Obi / Kiki / Shirayuki smut I have ever read. Like, I don’t even need to say more.

Fic that made me friends with the author

Title: Misdelivery

Author: @vivianvivi1

Rating: G

Reasons for rec: I think I had been a lurker of Anna’s work for a good while before we exchanged the first messages and this fic always brings me joy when a notification pops up in my inbox. I mean, there is a whole section here in which Izana is being a whole ass mood and it is wonderful!

Steamiest kiss

Title: Is this a booty call??

Author: @thelionshoarde

Rating: E

Reasons for rec: where to begin with this? It is the funniest, steamiest, most adorkable smut fic in existence. I read it when I’m feeling down, it’s that good.

AU that made me find the source material

Title: Last best hope

Author: @claudeng80

Rating: T

Reasons for rec: I had seen Babylon 5 a long long time ago, so I did do a quick refresher course on wikipedia. The show is awesome, but you don’t need to know a lot about it, because Sarah will take you on an unforgettable ride around space, secrets and feelings.

One shot

Title: Life eternal

Author: @ruleofexception

Rating: T

Reasons for rec: Angel and Demon AU? It doesn’t get better than this. Also, the mythology is fantastic!

Pre-canon

Title: Seven Spirits

Author: @sabraeal

Rating: T

Reasons for rec: the Obi backstory that has nestled in our collective fandom brains and lives there rent free. The world building alone is masterful. And the twist is unexpected.

#ansficbingo #my recs #listen this was the hardest thing I have had to do ever #choose between all my favourites?#all the awesome authors on tumblr #ao3 and ffnet?#an almost impossible task #I feel bad for leaving a lot out #obiyuki #ans

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purple-cat-demon · 4 years ago

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Operation: Paizuri

Genre: smut, NSFW

Paring: Gavin x Hazel

Warnings: unprotected sex, titty fuck

Word count: 1,555

For Kinktober Day 17

Three (or more) some | master/slave | titfucking

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The sounds of message alerts started to mildly irritate the tired officer as he rose from his chair at the dining room table. In three quick strides he was behind his darling wife who was seated on the couch, feverishly typing away at her phone. Now, Gavin knew it wasn’t right to peek over someone’s shoulder to view what they’re reading, but the amount of message dings had him super curious. He spied a text conversation with Kiki, or rather the tail end of it, with Hazel typing,

‘Operation: Paizuri is a Go!”

He stepped back a bit before launching his question.

“What is Operation Paizuri?”

Hazel nearly jumped out of her skin while scrambling to catch and hide her phone.

“What are you, a damn ninja?!”

She shot an embarrassed glare over her shoulder towards her lovely husband. He walked over and crouched down in front of her, smirking a little.

“Well, stealth was part of my tactical training so, yeah, I guess I am~”

Hazel’s face reddened even more at his smug expression.

“So back to my question: ‘what is Operation: Paizuri?’”

“Uh, um, well…,” she stuttered, “it’s something I’ve wanted to try with you for some time..,” her voice trailed off.

“Oh? I’m surprised you’d want to do that.”

Hazel cocked her head to the side in somewhat disbelief that her husband would know what a Paizuri was.

“You know what that is?”

Gavin rolled his eyes, the tips of ears flushed ever so slightly.

“Bold of you to assume I haven’t seen my fair share of hentai,” he said as he got up from his spot. Hazel’s eyes widened at the sudden confession.

“Minor?”

She thought that Minor would be the only one who would show hentai to Gavin, but his answer shocked her even further.

“Yes, Minor… and Eli.”

Hazel mentally dismissed Minor (though she would have a nice chat with him later), but ELI was another story entirely. She was damn near close to texting him that moment until Gavin confiscated her phone.

“Easy there, tiger. It was a long time ago and he regrets it.”

Gavin purposely failed to mention that he and Eli got in some trouble for having hentai material on STF grounds.

“So when are we going to try this technique out,” he asked, tossing her phone back to her; a playful glint in his eyes. She flushed a bright red.

“We could try it now if you’d like,” Hazel leaned back on the couch, pondering a bit, then launched a question.

“What would be more comfortable for you? Sitting, standing or laying down?”

“Uh, sitting, maybe? I feel like I would collapse if I stood and laying down might be harder on you.”

Hazel stood up and took her husband’s hand, leading him to the bedroom, her heart racing. As if sensing her heart going crazy, Gavin put his arms around her.

“If you’re not comfortable right now, we can do this another day,” he assured her, nuzzling into her neck. She giggled from the love bites that trailed down her neck to her shoulder. Hazel turned to face her darling husband while still in his embrace.

“I’m okay, my love. I’m just trying to figure out how to go about it in my head.”

“Take your time, love”

Wriggling out of his embrace, Hazel headed over to her nightstand and opened the bottom drawer. After rifling through the pjs, she pulled out a small bottle of lube, a water based brand. She had bought it a couple of months ago with this ‘Operation: Paizuri’ in mind. When she turned around, Gavin had already taken off his shirt, his hand reaching over to check out the little bottle. As soon as she handed him the bottle, she took her shirt and bra off. He sat down on the edge of the bed while reading the bottle’s label, not noticing his wife settling in between his legs at first. Her sudden appearance startled him a bit; he then handed the bottle back to her.

“Wait, maybe you should hold onto it. This way you can use how much or how little you might need, yeah?”

“Good point,” he replied, stroking her cheek.

She had a sly look on her face as she raised herself up to give him a kiss. His hands roamed around her chest as she kissed him; the sensation causing his pants to become almost unbearably tight. Hazel’s stomach brushed against the hardness, signaling her to start the main event. She broke off the kiss and had him stand up. Gavin hissed at how slow she was going in taking off his pants and boxers. His length sprung forth as she had him sit back down, nestling it between her breasts as he did. She looked up at him expectantly, waiting for him to pour on the lube. At first, he only poured a little, thinking it would suffice. The painful friction that was created proved otherwise. A look of discomfort flashed across Gavin’s face, causing Hazel to stop suddenly.

“Too much?”

“N-no, not enough of this,” he replied, holding up the bottle of lube.

Hazel went back to her position and awaited more lube to be poured over her cleavage. She resumed pumping and massaging his length between her breasts; feeling much better for the both of them after more lube was applied. It felt almost velvet like between her breasts. A light flush began from his neck to his face as she looked up at him through her auburn fringe, his heart racing at the sight.

‘This is feeling really, really good…we should have done thi-..!’

Gavin’s breath hitched as Hazel stuck her tongue out over the head, licking at the little beads of precum. What he wasn’t prepared for was her taking the tip into her mouth, and swirling it with her tongue. He gripped the edge of the bed tightly, his leg muscles tensing up as his release was fast approaching.

“H-hazel, I-..,” before he could properly warn her, he came hard in her mouth, with some dribbling out onto her cleavage. She choked a little but managed to swallow the majority of it. Gavin leaned over to the nightstand and grabbed a couple of tissues, gently wiping her face of his essence.

“Well, how was that,” she asked after he finished cleaning her up. He blushed a little, feeling a smidge embarrassed at how good that really felt.

“I definitely wouldn’t mind doing that again in the future. If you’re okay with it, that is.”

Hazel smiled up at her husband.

“For sure I’d do it again. It got me all hot and bothered~”

“Oh?”

“Mhm,” she got up, took his hand and placed it to her panties. His widened in shock at how wet she was; he tugged at the infernal piece of clothing.

“Take‘em off,” he rasped.

She slowly and seductively pulled them down, earning her a low, guttural moan of approval from her husband. Motioning for him to get on the bed, she soon followed after, crawling on top of him. Her folds slid against his already hardening length, another moan escaped from her husband. Lightly grabbing hold of his length, she positioned it to her aching entrance; then slowly sank down on it, both gasping in pleasure at the sensation. Gavin managed to sit up by bracing himself with his left arm while his right wrapped around Hazel. Forgetting about the lube that had been poured on her chest, he went to kiss her breasts, instantly regretting it.

“That… did not taste good…,” he sputtered.

“I imagine not,” she snorted.

Abandoning her chest area, he moved up to her neck, playfully nibbling at the soft skin of the crook. This sped up Hazel’s hip rolling, causing her walls to constrict over the throbbing member. She felt Gavin’s thigh muscles tense under her hands.

“Touch yourself…,” he whispered in her ear. Hazel’s hand drifted lightly over his leg to her mound, then dipped to find that little bundle of nerves. As she traced circles on it, her walls fluttered and constricted even more. A couple of hard thrusts from her husband sent her over the edge with a shuddered scream. Gavin brought her close to his chest suddenly as he found his release soon after her. Hazel wrapped her arms around her husband’s neck, breathing heavily as she came down from her high. Gavin slumped his head into the crook of his wife’s neck. Moaning a bit as his breathing evened out. He peppered her neck with light kisses, moving to her jawline, then to her lips. Tucking a little of her hair behind her ear, Gavin gazed into Hazel’s half lidded eyes.

“How did I get so lucky to have you in my life?”

Hazel giggled and pressed her forehead to his, kissing the tip of his nose.

“Hmmm, I wonder…,” was all she responded with before climbing off. They both headed to the bathroom to clean up properly and ready for bed.

“I might’ve liked that position you were in a little too much, my love~,” Hazel mentioned to her already sleepy husband.

“Hm. Yeah, I could get used to that too…,” he agreed, voice trailing off due to fatigue. Locked in an embrace, the young couple drifted off to a peaceful sleep.

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Okay so my trigger happy fingers posted this 6 days earlier than anticipated.... So enjoy my thirsty peeps~

#mlqc #mlqc gavin #mr love queen's choice #love and producer #mr love gavin #gavin #恋与制作人 #mr love #bai qi #mr love game #mlqc gavin smut #pcd writes

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hook-on-fandoms · 4 years ago

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A Vacation in Hupperdook

After they deal with this city...and clear their name they decide to take Kiri up on her request to visit.

It takes almost as long to set up this vacation as they take on the vacation.

First they go to pick up Veth’s family. They spend the night and doing so allows Caleb to summon the tower and show it to Marion. Jester assures her it is fine. And she sees it and it is A LOT but she can feel the love and Jester gets Marion to say everything she’d want in her room if she ever stayed. Jester also messages Cad’s family and sees who would like to join.

They teleport to Cad’s family and spend the night with them and visit the grove and teleport to Hupperdook and rent some rooms for a couple of weeks and spend the night introducing them to Kiri’s family.

They then teleport to Kamordah and lay low for the first day. Then Jester messages Clara (specifically Clara) to see if they can watch Theu Jr for about a week-week and a half. Then teleport with him to Hupperdook. For all teleportation Caleb makes sure he has something of the place where he can (shield from Caduceus, Jade from Beau, a firework from Hupperdook). Now they don’t need the teleportation Caleb sets up the tower the next day...with some changes.

Luc’s room is moved to the other side of his parents and connected to the 2 turns we don’t know what it attaches to yet. It is a HUGE play room/sleepover room for all the kids (including Kiki’s new siblings, the parents come visit during but sleep in their home for a bit of alone time).

Caduceus absolutely shows off his rooms to his siblings and no we can not share it. It is MINE. They get the second floor and the anything rooms are split on siblings that came and they make their own.

Yasha and Jester swap locations of rooms and Jester’s is attached to the guest room that has been redone and she makes a message to her mom as Caduceus casts Word of Recall in Fjord’s meditation room (am I doing a VERY loose interpretation of it? yes, do I care? NOPE. It has a shrine to her and Fjord meditates there which can be spiritual so counting it). Jester then contacts her mom and asks if she wants to vacation with them. Yes it will be a lot of people but she will have her own room attacked to her little sapphire and will not have to go outside if she doesn’t want to. Just have to leave the tower for a few seconds but the room will be secure and all okay and she doesn’t have to stay the whole time. Jester then word of recalls to her room with Caduceus and Caduceus word of recalls them back to Fjord’s room.

The tower is full and active and so homey. And many go out and have fun with the fireworks. And SO MANY children’s books are read and things shot and stabbed by the children and it is all pure chaos and after everything no one would have it any other way. Marion does some performances and they end up with a karaoke night that she judges. The Clays go to the kitchen because they don’t know who cooks and think they have to for their diet and are so shocked they just back out. When diner comes though the food is just perfect and they can’t complain. The Clays also start a prank war between themselves and the whole tower gets involved and it started with sides but then they were crossed and it becomes a free for all with tentative alliances.

Yeza just falls in love with the lab made for them and experiments for a bit and even does some fun learning experiments for the kids and anyone else interested. It was so nice to do so with a proper lab again that didn’t involve threats.

Beau just does her best to not cry as she sees her little brother gain so many friends. She was right, him and Luc are great together but even she didn’t imagine this much. And she vows to make sure he can have friends and isn’t brought down like she was by her dad because of his fear’s of the hag’s curse.

Kiri shows off the stuff she has been making and Luc tries it out and it is almost as cool as his parents and they’re the coolest so this is really really really cool.

And maybe members of the Mighty Nein have tears in their eyes every once in a while but no one says anything because one, only one has ever had a house even close to this full of extended family love and chaos.

Jester who was sequestered by fear

Fjord the orphan with no family to speak of

Veth who had family but they were cruel until she made her own

Yasha who had to leave hers and the one she had was never this open and caring

Beau who was held back by other’s fears and control issues (at best)

Caleb who was plucked out and made to burn it

and Caduceus who has had an extended family close like this but he was still the one left behind.

And they remember why they fight those trying to bring back old gods that just want to destroy, try to stop wars between two countries, stop cities so demented nothing good is left of them, look at the government and hope maybe it can be better and these kids aren’t fed to the fields. And despite the fear and uncertainty and the questions and danger its all worth it because it gave them this.

#critical role #long post #not really spoilers just my thoughts on what could be #also beau could swich with the guest room #does same thing #i'm crying you're crying #yes i know what i said #but come on #wouldn't this just be a week #and they need to decompress #i mean yea still have to deal with the government #and go deal with pirates #and with a hag #and probably a 1000 other things #but they also deserve this #and i can't write fics #but i can write whatever this is so there #mighty nein #and family

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inmyarmswrappedin · 4 years ago

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Now that Nora's season is coming to end, what are somethings that you want for amira's season

Hi 😁 I bet you thought I’d never reply to this ask! Well, after you sent this in MARCH, I am finally posting an answer.

Btw, I did the same for Nora’s season, and as a note, I’m a white European and an atheist. If any of this is offensive or not my place to say, I preemptively apologize.

1) I would like for Amira's arc not to be about being Muslim. That is, Cris' arc isn't about being bi, it's about learning (and accepting) that she's more than the fun friend. That she has and can offer more to the people in her life. Nora's arc isn't about being a feminist, it's about not being so set in your first impression of someone that you don't notice red flags or don't notice them trying to be better people. Same with Eva and not being defined by her mistakes, or about Viri and her financial situation. And I would like the same for Amira.

2) I think one common denominator of all Sana seasons so far is that they've shown the mains doing something that people assume hijabi can't do when it's more like they're systematically excluded from participating. For Sana, it was basketball. For Imane, it was dancing. For Amira M, it was boxing. I joked on twitter that Amira N's thing should be binging TV shows and eating junk, proving that hijabi are really like anyone else, but on a serious note, I'd like for Amira's thing to be photography (and maybe modeling? since Amira's friend was taking pics of her).

3) A scene where Amira explains how she can be a feminist and a hijabi both, just so we as a society have that scene to point to when the question inevitably comes up again. Seriously, I feel like that's one of the questions I most often see people asking Hajar.

4) I want the association girls to have their own youtube channel. Or at the very least, their own instagram and/or twitter account. I would love for them to post memes punching up about their experiences.

5) I feel like, much like with trans narratives, there's this "acceptable" narrative for hijabi in mainstream society, which is: the character made the decision to cover after coming up with solid reasons to do so. I.e. she made the decision early and can defend it with inarguable rebuttals. It's like women can't be trusted unless they know 150% what they're doing, be it covering, or dating a girl, or going vegan, or any number of things. I really appreciate that Amira started covering just because it felt right, and she's finding meaning in it after the fact. I would like for this to be a thing in her season, that she's still figuring herself out, that she's not already an Islamic scholar.

6) I also think that's what makes her stand apart from the other Sanas. I feel like (maybe with Zoya's exception), none of the other Sanas would entertain a crush on a white guy. They'd have never drunk or flirted (like we know Amira used to do). It's like they're not allowed to fuck up, or can only fuck up in acceptable ways, like engaging in a flirtation with a non Muslim only because they didn't know he wasn't a Muslim, or had booze at home, but it wasn't theirs, etc. I'm hoping that they've made Dani a love interest specifically to explore this idea (and not because they wanted to whitewash a character or give less time to an actor of color).

7) On that note, SKAM Hajar brought up an idea that, because the hijab makes them super visible, hijabi are perceived as ambassadors of Islam, expected to be able to answer any question about Islam, but also that people will judge all Muslims based on whatever mistake they individually make. I would like for a potential bench scene to allow Amira to say that it puts major pressure on her to feel like she can't make any mistake, because every Muslim will be judged based on her making a mistake, having a shitty day, being in a bad mood, not wanting to be Muslim wikipedia that day, etc. That sometimes she just wants to be Amira, not Islam personified.

8) I would like for Dani's character to represent not just white society, but also childhood, the safe choice, the choice her parents would love, and for Sofian's character to represent not just Moroccan culture, but also like... SEXY risk, independence, novelty... Because I feel like when I see Muslim girl/Muslim boy/white guy love triangles in fiction, the Muslim guy is positioned as the boring choice (but still incredibly wrong because he's abusive or maybe even secretly gay and forced to beard by his parents), the safety, the guy you'd bring home to your parents, whereas the white guy represents independence and carving your own path away from your parents.

9) Just once, I would like for a Muslim character to say, "what do you think of Catholic priests abusing kids?" to someone asking them what they think of such-and-such Muslim majority country doing such-and-such to its citizens. Bonus points if it's Sofian's character.

10) I would like for Dilan to get an insta and a storyline. And for that storyline to connect to Amira's.

11) In general, I would prefer that parents be kept to a minimum (not to get rid of them entirely, of course, but to be kept at the level they've been in other Sana seasons). I just have never thought the point of Skam was the parents. And I get why they have a larger presence in a second gen kid, but I, personally, am more interested in what they represent in the main's life, rather than in giving them a lot of face time.

12) And, on that note, if they do with Amira what I've outlined above, I don't think there's a necessity for Amira to have siblings. Particularly if eskam isn't going to continue after this season. I think it'd be far more interesting if Amira's character contained the elements of figuring her identity as a Muslim living in a Western country that Elias, Idriss and Essam had. (And maybe that way Dani is both Yousef and Elias, stealing not just one role for an actor of color, but two! lmao)

13) I really hope that the obligatory evak s4 side plot be kept at a minimum tbh. I'm really not interested in a) Eloy coming back to cause drama, b) Amira's friend causing croana drama because she's Joana ex or whatever, c) a physical fight breaking out because of (perceived) homophobia.

14) I want Amira to tell Cris that amiris es lo más real que hay. 😭 I would love it if, as a parallel to Cris' season, Amira doesn't tell Cris about her interest in Sofian's character at first because she's afraid of her reaction, only for Cris to be supportive of whatever she chooses to do.

15) I would be so fucking happy if eskam adapted the "is your faith stronger than your lust?" scene in this season. I have always wanted to love that scene, because how often do you get a scene where two girls get to talk that long and that much (even in Skam most of the iconic dialogue scenes between just two people aren't between two girls in the squad), but I just haaaated the purpose of the scene in Skam.

16) I would cry buckets if we got a scene like Det Beste fra Islam where Amira and Sofian's character both talk about what Islam means for them. Particularly if Sofian is introduced as not the Perfect Muslim Man, but it turns out he has THOUGHTS about religion.

17) And, finally, I would love for the unquestionable villain of the season to be a white guy. If the villain is going to be a woman, then I would want her to be Cris' mom, not a high school aged character. Not because of white feminism yayyy! but because I think the major issue Sana seasons have run into before is that the showrunners want to touch on white girls being the problem, but they also don't want to villainize white girls. So we have stuff like Sana inviting Sara and Ingrid (of all people!!) to Eid, Imane apologizing to Ingrid (of all people!!), random one clip white women attacking Amira M (and the Kiki/Amira friendship of course), etc. I'd just rather they didn't have girls doing shitty stuff to Amira N, if they're going to go back on it. Which they inevitably would, because eskam's overall message is sisterhood.

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18) I would love it if Skam España was like, "you thought we were dropping storylines left and right? Nope!" and resolved long standing mysteries like who was behind Eva's hate ig, who had the pills, who outed Cris to the school, who's the owner of the keys that were left behind at GSC, and so on. Will die if it turns out to be Ramón!

19) I want Joana to get that job she wanted so bad last season!

20) I would love for Emma to show up and come out as a lesbian, just as a last hurrah lol.

21) I don't feel strongly about which couples should be endgame and not (other than not Dani/Amira hghvvh please), BUT in my most embarrassing fantasies, I want Skam España to hire Alejandro Reina's irl boyfriend to play Lucas' boyfriend for the finale. Not because I can't separate fiction from reality or anything, but because when I thought Lucas would be getting a season, I wanted his boyfriend to be a poc, and I was highkey buttmad that they hired random white bread when they could just as easily have hired a poc.

22) I think it would be really cool if Inés got a clip on her POV, but I don't think we're going to get it. I think all bonus clips will be from the squad's POV, i.e. Eva, Cris, Nora and Viri. Not even Joana.

23) I want a Mallorca special or episode so bad, and I will be so FUCKING ANNOYED if we don't get it. Seriously, I can't imagine the team didn't feel betrayed when they watched Skam for writing purposes, and didn't get their russetide. So they should know how angry we would be if we didn't get even a little bit of Mallorca time.

#ask #skam españa #I am literally unable to be concise it's just not in my blood #long post #comicluke #I used to always say that I wanted them to feature the m-30 mosque in amira's season #and they're doing that!! so yay!

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our-time-is-now · 3 years ago

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July 15, 2019: Cheers of joy and tears of happiness

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Monday, 11:07 am:

WhatsApp Laura/Matteo:

Laura: Hey, everything okay with you guys? Could you maybe call me when my brother isn’t around? Love, Laura

Matteo: *he and David are sitting on the porch outside of the cabin because the others left to go shopping half an hour ago* *Alex and Mia are cleaning the kitchen after breakfast and Kiki and Carlos went for a swim* *looks over at David and sees that his eyes are closed* *wonders if he’s asleep when he feels his phone vibrate* *picks it up from the table and is a little surprised when he reads Laura’s message* *gets up and sees David open his eyes* Hey… I… I’ll just go to the tent real quick, I’m back in a minute. *sees David simply nod and close his eyes again* *quickly walks away from the cabin toward the tent and calls Laura once he’s sure that he can no longer be seen* *isn’t surprised when she picks up immediately* Hey… what’s up? Everything okay?

Laura: *is sitting at the kitchen table drinking coffee when her phone starts ringing* *is a little surprised that Matteo could get away this quickly and immediately picks up the call* *smiles when she hears his voice* Hey, it’s good to hear your voice. Yes, everything’s okay here in Berlin. And what about you? How are you guys? *plays with the letter addressed to David and is almost bursting with anticipation because she really wants to tell Matteo about it, but she also wants to know how they are doing*

Matteo: *has reached the tent and sits down on the grass in front of it* Likewise… everything’s good here, we’re fine… umm… but I didn’t have to get away from David just so you could ask me that, right?

Laura: *nods satisfied when she hears that everything’s okay* *then laughs at his suspicion and shakes her head* No, that’s not why you had to get away… *takes a deep breath and then says with a smile* A letter has arrived for David. From the hospital. My guess is that it’s maybe the date for his surgery. If that’s the case, then you’re probably going to want to celebrate tonight… and I thought that you might want to get some champagne or beer or something before I tell David about the letter… or do you think the idea is stupid?

Matteo: *hears her take a deep breath* *then hears her words but it takes a minute for him to really understand it* The date for the surgery? *notices a lump forming in his throat and gets up so that he can pace* That’s… wow… already? We thought that it would take months… whoa… that’s… *swallows* *then answers her question* And of course… there are some people out grocery shopping right now… I’ll text them… is it okay if I text you when they are back again and then you can call David?

Laura: *smiles when she realizes that Matteo is just as astonished as she felt when she took the letter out of the mailbox* Yes, I also assumed that it would take longer. But it might also be that the appointment isn’t until December or January, no idea. But the envelope is quite thick, so I guess that it includes all the forms that he has to send back again… *then smiles again when he likes her idea and nods* Okay, let’s do it like that. *would love to be there in person when she tells David the news, but can also imagine that he wants to know about it right now and not only when they get back from Heidesee* *quietly and still smiling says* I’m so happy for him! Once you’re back again the three of us definitely have to celebrate again!

Matteo: *swallows again and clears his throat* No matter when, it’s a date and then it’s a fixed thing and certain and… yeah… *nods to himself* We’ll do it like this… and of course, we’ll celebrate just the tree of us. Then we’ll make him lasagna! *has been pacing and is now coming to a halt in front of the tent* Okay, I’ll text you then… later! *waits for Laura to also say her goodbyes and then ends the call* *immediately opens his chat with Jonas*

WhatsApp Jonas/Matteo:

Matteo: Hey, Brudi? Are you still in the store? Could you maybe bring a bottle of champagne? Something nice, no idea, ask Hanna, I don’t really know much about that stuff…

Jonas: Of course. What for?

Matteo: Can’t tell you yet, and I can’t tell you when you come back, either, okay?

Jonas: Alright.

*impatiently waits for his answer and briefly considers also texting Hanna when he gets the answer* *puts the phone in his pocket and was just about to go back when he remembers that he needs something to explain why he went to the tent* *crawls inside and randomly picks the first thing that he reaches, which happens to be his slippers* *shrugs and then puts on the other shoes* *crawls outside again, closes the tent and goes back to the cabin*

David: *has spent the morning relaxing and has been sitting in front of the cabin with Matteo* *when the others came back from shopping, he had helped with unloading the stuff and carrying it to the cabin and putting everything away* *is sitting in front of the cabin with Hanna, Mia, Alex and Matteo and is listening to Hanna’s story about the cashiers at the store looking confused due to the amounts of things they bought when suddenly his phone vibrates in his pocket announcing an incoming call* *pulls it out and sees that it’s Laura* *is a little surprised that she’s calling at such an hour until he remembers that she has this week off work* *excuses himself from the others with a murmur* My sister, sorry… *accepts the call* Hey, na?

Laura: *tries her best to not sound excited when he answers* Hey, little brother, everything good with you guys? Can you talk right now or is it a bad moment right now?

David: *nods at Laura’s question* Yep, everything alright with us… *is a little surprised for a moment when she asks so specifically if he can talk and looks at the others* Umm… hang on… *gets up and moves a few steps toward the fireplace* *while he’s still walking says* Okay… now… what’s going on?

Laura: *waits while he moves a few steps away* *is twisting the letter in her hands in the meantime* Ummm, I’ve got a letter for you here… from the Helios clinic… I wanted to ask you if you want me to open it?

David: *has just reached the fireplace when Laura tells him that a letter has arrived for him* *then hears who it’s from and feels his heartbeat pick up* *takes a deep breath when he realizes that this could already be the date for the mastectomy and realizes how he’s getting a little dizzy* *sits down on one of the logs at the fireplace and takes another deep breath* *clears his throat and says a little vaguely* Ummm… yes? I think so… yes! Open it! *audibly exhales and closes his eyes* *somehow feels a little surreal right now* *tells himself not to get his hopes up too much – after all, it could just be some advertising or some other information*

Laura: *hears him take a deep breath and wishes again that she could be with him right now to give him a hug* *waits until he’s certain that he really wants it* *then opens the letter and pulls out several pages* *but only concentrates on the cover letter* Dear Mister Schreibner… bla bla… September 13th, David! September 13th this year! You still have to fill out a ton of forms and go to another examination before the surgery, but September 13th! *stops and waits for a moment* Are you still there? Everything okay?

David: *hears the rustle when Laura opens the letter and digs his fingernails into the log* *feels his heartbeat pick up even more when Laura starts reading him the letter* *listens to her but at first doesn’t really understand a word she’s saying and when she repeats September 13th three times, it still takes him a moment to really understand that he has a date* *just then feels a big lump in his throat and is flooded by relief, excitement, fear but most of all, happiness* *realizes only slowly that he now has a date for the day he’s been waiting for for years, that it’s only two months away, that he’ll never have to wear a binder again afterwards, that he won’t have to be ashamed of his chest anymore, and somehow still thinks this is really surreal* *realizes that he’s shaking only when he hears Laura’s voice again and nods in answer to her question* *then clears his throat but feels that the lump in his throat is only getting bigger* *says with a croaky voice* Yes… I… September 13th… *then laughs quietly and realizes that tears are welling up in his eyes, after all* *wipes them away and takes a deep breath* That’s only two months away… of course everything’s alright!

Laura: *listens to him and realizes that tears are welling up in her eyes, as well* Yes… in two months… *swallows hard* David… I’m so happy for you… I wish I was there right now to hug you… celebrate a little, ok? *hesitates briefly* If the whole group is too much for you, then just take Matteo and get away from them… but this is… just enjoy it, okay?

David: *feels a few more tears welling up when Laura says that she’s happy for him, wipes them away and nods at her suggestions* *with a shaky and husky voice says* Yes, I will… *then laughs quietly* You can hug me when I’m back home… thanks for calling. *hears her tell him that she’ll certainly do that and then says his goodbyes from her* *stares at his phone for a moment, and now that the conversation with Laura is over feels like he has only imagined all of that – that it couldn’t be true that he got an appointment this quickly and that he doesn’t have to wait for six but only two months for a date* *as if Laura knew about his doubts, he receives a photo of the letter via WhatsApp just at that moment* *zooms in with shaky hands and reads the letter again himself – and then again* *keeps thinking “finally” but can’t really believe it, yet* *then closes his eyes and laughs quietly* *but feels the tears welling up again while he laughs* *somehow can’t really calm his heart down, takes a few deep breaths and wipes the tears off* *then looks to the cabin, puts his phone back in his pocket and gets up* *wants to share this with Matteo now so that he can keep reminding him that it’s really true if he doesn’t really believe it himself* *feels his legs shaking when he makes his way back toward the cabin*

Matteo: *has been nervous since David went away with his phone* *was hoping that he’d stay in his line of vision, but also thinks that it might be a good thing that no one can see him yet* *isn’t listening to the others and has no clue what they are talking about* *checks the time and wonders if he maybe should go check on David* *but then sees him walking around the corner and jumps up so suddenly that it startles Alex, who’s sitting next to him* *doesn’t care about that right now* *goes towards David as quickly as he can* *tries to see in his face what mood he is in, if it really was the date and if it was, how he feels about it* *but isn’t really sure* *then spreads his arms a little as an offer when he arrives*

David: *sees Matteo walking toward him when he’s rounding the corner and isn’t even really surprised when he spreads his arms for a hug* *just quickens his steps while his heart is beating out of his chest and wraps his arms around Matteo once he reaches him* *buries his face in Matteo’s shoulder and wants to tell him about the news straight away, when suddenly new feelings are added to the ones he’s just been through, like the fact that Matteo is there, that he’ll go this journey with him and that he already went this journey with him up to this point, that he isn’t alone and that after the surgery it will be a little easier and more normal for them* *feels all of that together with the relief and happiness and can’t say a word* *instead feels the lump in his throat grow bigger again and feels a sob escape him and feels tears welling up once more* *squeezes Matteo close and hopes that his hands will stop shaking and that his heart will calm down somehow* *eventually murmurs against his shoulder, barely audible and with a fragile voice* I have a date for the surgery… *thinks that it sounds so incredibly surreal now that he says it for the first time and has to laugh and sob simultaneously* *tries to somehow calm himself down and to take a deep breath*

Matteo: *immediately wraps both of his arms tightly around David when he hugs him* *just keeps holding him* *then feels that he’s shaking and startles when he hears a sob* *runs his hand up and down his back* *then hears the words and automatically squeezes him a little closer* *swallows hard when he realizes that he’s also really emotional and quietly says* Congratulations… *but still feels like this was a stupid comment and couldn’t come even close to what he feels right now* *slightly pulls away from him so that he can look at him and so that David can see how happy he is for him* *puts one hand to his face and wipes a tear away with his thumb* We’re going to celebrate this now, okay? However you want to, with everyone, or only the two of us, we can get away… I made them get a bottle of champagne… whatever you want, ok?

David: *somehow hears Matteo congratulate him through his high and takes another deep breath when he feels Matteo pulling away from him a little* *has to smile when he sees that Matteo’s happy and swallows to finally make that lump in his throat disappear* *feels Matteo wiping his tears away and runs his own hand over his face again to make them disappear* *then nods when Matteo says that they are going to celebrate and is so excited that he doesn’t even wonder why Matteo has made them get a bottle of champagne* *can’t really think or make any decisions right now and therefore only nods at both his suggestion about celebrating with everyone and to his suggestion about celebrating alone and to get away* *laughs quietly once he realizes that and takes another deep breath* *clears his throat and says with a still shaky voice* I can’t really think right now… but celebrating sounds good. *then hears Hanna worriedly calling from the porch: “Hey, is everything okay with you guys? David?”* *wipes his eyes again and then looks over Matteo’s shoulder to the porch* *nods at Hanna and says* Yes, everything’s alright! *then looks back at Matteo, smiles and repeats again* I have a date for the surgery! September 13th! *is still shaking his head in disbelief and then kisses him briefly* *quietly says* I can’t believe it! You have to keep telling me that it’s really true, okay?

Matteo: *laughs slightly when David simply nods to every suggestion* Celebrating sounds very good! *then also hears Hanna calling behind him, but doesn’t turn around because he doesn’t want to let go of David* *beams at him when he tells him the date* Wow, this soon? God, that’s in two months! *kisses him back* *nods immediately* Of course, I’ll remind you gladly and constantly. September 13th! *kisses him again and then again* *then looks at him again* *tilts his head a little and smiles* Are you able to think again and decide if you want to tell it to the lot, or if you’d rather not?

David: *nods when Matteo asks him again about September 13th and says a little breathless* In two months! *returns Matteo’s kisses and wraps his arms around him again* *then also looks at him and smiles quietly when he mentions the lot* *briefly looks over to the cabin but then thinks that they will soon find out anyways and that they would otherwise ask themselves all day why Matteo and he have disappeared yet again* *takes Matteo’s hands and then decides* We’ll tell the lot… and tonight we’ll celebrate again just the two of us, okay? *then runs his hand over his face and through his hair again and hopes that it isn’t obvious that he had been crying* *holds onto Matteo’s hand a little tighter and then turns toward the cabin where Carlos and Abdi have now also joined Hanna, Mia and Alex* *while they walk he realizes that he’s still a little shaky and still has this feeling of incredulity in his head and stomach* *reaches the porch and can feel questioning looks on him* *first reaches for his half-full mug of coffee and takes a sip of cold coffee* *somehow needs this right now* *then hears Carlos: “Brudi, something’s wrong. You look upset…”* *looks at the others at first, but then looks down at the ground, after all, because it’s somehow weird to say it out loud in front of so many people* *takes another deep breath, and without letting go of Matteo’s hand says: “I have a date for my mastectomy…”*

Matteo: *holds his hand tightly and then nods* Tonight we’ll celebrate again, just the two of us. *then runs his free hand through his hair and says with a smile* You look good… *then goes to the cabin with him* *has to laugh when David first takes a sip of coffee while everyone is looking at him more or less questioningly* *then hears Carlos and looks at David* *wonders if he’ll really say it when he already does* *then it’s silent for a second before everyone starts cheering* *grins really wide* *then sees Jonas, Carlos and Abdi jump up to pull David into a group hug* *unfortunately has to let go of his hand* *hears Carlos yell the loudest: “Awesome! Finally, Brudi! That’s great!”* *sees Hanna smile at him, probably because he’s been sidelined a little* *but doesn’t mind, on the contrary, he thinks that David deserves all the cheers and hugs*

David: *carefully looks up when the others don’t say anything at first, but then already hears their cheers and has to laugh quietly when he finds himself in the middle of a group hug a moment later* *feels Abdi jumping up and down and hears Jonas say: “I’m happy for you, really awesome!” and feels him pat his shoulder while he says that* *eventually hears Mia: “Hello?!? There are other people who want to congratulate him, as well!” and feels the guys slowly letting go of him* *then gets a hug from Hanna first, who also congratulates him, and then from Mia, who first pats his shoulder but then hugs him, after all, and hears her say: “I didn’t know that you were planning this, but I’m still really happy for you!”* *smiles slightly and murmurs* Thanks! *then Alex is in front of him and he grins slightly when he holds his hand out for him and hears him say: “Congratulations!”* *reaches for the hand, but then gets pulled into a hug by Alex, as well* *doesn’t even get the chance to be surprised about it when he already lets go of him* *then looks around for Matteo, who has been sidelined a little by the others, and immediately pulls him closer again* *somehow needs him close right now* *then hears Abdi: “And how do you know that all of a sudden? Did the hospital call you or what?”* *shakes his head and tells them about the letter that Laura had read to him* *then hears Mia: “And when is the date?”* *grins slightly because he still can’t really believe it himself* September 13th! *then hears everyone cheer again because the date is so soon and pulls Matteo to their seats with a smirk* *is a little shaky and excited once again, or maybe still is, and reaches for his mug again* *then hears Jonas: “Yeah, I’d say we have to really celebrate this now, right!?”*

Matteo: *watches with a smile as everyone congratulates him* *but immediately goes back to David’s side when he pulls him closer* *loosely wraps his arm around his waist* *then they sit down again* *immediately nods at Jonas’ words* Definitely… did you put the champagne in the fridge? *sees Hanna jump up: “Yes, we did, I’ll go get it… and some glasses…”* *then hears Carlos again: “Woah, man, Brudi, September 13th is really soon… maybe we can even still go swimming afterwards.”* *slightly shakes his head* No, no, afterwards he first has to rest for 4-6 weeks… *sees Carlos grin: “Are you his guard-dog, then?”* *nods and only says* Yep.

David: *somehow realizes only now that Matteo had already mentioned champagne earlier and that he mentions it again now and is a little surprised about it* *was just about to ask him when Calos interrupts his thoughts* *then nods at Matteo’s words and laughs quietly when Matteo also confirms that he’s his guard-dog* *adds* Well, 4 to 6 weeks are recommended. I’m not allowed to lift anything heavy and not exert myself too much and stuff like that* *then hears Mia: “And how long will you have to stay in the hospital?”* *shrugs* If everything goes well then five to seven days… *sees her nod: “And after that bedrest? If you’ll recover at the flatshare, then I can already imagine that you won’t only have Matteo as your nurse but also Hans and Linn who won’t leave your side…”* *laughs quietly and shrugs* Then I really have to think about what I prefer: My sister and Matteo or Linn and Hans and Matteo… *then sees Hanna coming back with the champagne, followed by Amira, Sam and Kiki, who are carrying the glasses* *hears Kiki complain: “Hanna wouldn’t tell us what we’re celebrating!”*

Matteo: *listens to the conversation* *laughs when David says that then he has to think about where he’ll stay* As if Hans wouldn’t come visit… *then also sees Hanna coming back followed by the rest of the girls* *looks at David when he hears Kiki’s question, who nods briefly* David has his date for the surgery, for the mastectomy… *sees Kiki beam: “Oh, great, congratulations!”* *then hears Sam: “For his what?”* For his chest surgery… *then also hears Amira: “Yes, excellent. Congratulations from me, as well.”* *sees as everyone sits down and Hanna hand out the glasses* *lifts his glass together with the others* Well then… to David! *hears everyone join in happily “To David!”*

David: *laughs when Matteo says that Hans would come visit him* Ture… so basically it doesn’t matter… *thanks Kiki and Amira when they congratulate him and then accepts one of the glasses* *gets a little flustered when everyone’s toasting to him and quietly murmurs “thanks”* *then takes a sip and is quite glad when the friends start their own conversations, which are to some extent about his mastectomy, but it still means that he’s no longer in the spotlight* *uses this moment to turn towards Matteo and quietly ask* Champagne? *smiles slightly* Did you sense something or did my sister text you?

Matteo: *is quite glad when the others are talking amongst themselves and all of their attention isn’t on David* *looks at him when he turns toward him* *then grins slightly* Yeah, I’m clairvoyant, didn’t you know that? *then shakes his head* No, she texted me when the others were shopping, told me to call her when you’re not around. When I went to the tent earlier, you know? She only said that there was a letter for you from the hospital and that she thinks it could be the date, so I texted Jonas… *tilts his head a little* That was okay, right?

David: *gives Matteo the secretary’s-office-look when he says that he’s clairvoyant* *then listens to him when he talks and grins slightly because he somehow finds it cute that Laura and Matteo had already planned in advance that they would probably celebrate* *nods at Matteo’s question* Yes, that was okay… *leans forward and presses a tender kiss to his mouth* *murmurs* Thanks… *then hears Abdi through the murmuring of the others “Hey, Brudis, we’re having a little argument right now… so what is it? Aren’t you allowed to have sex for six weeks, either?”* *is still looking at Matteo instead of Abdi, raises his eyebrows a little and grins* *then quietly murmurs to Matteo* Your question!

Matteo: *grins slightly when he gets the secretary’s-office-look* *is a little relieved when he says that it was okay* Well that’s good then… *kisses him back with a smile* You’re welcome… *then looks at Abdi when he interrupts them* *slightly draws up his eyebrows* *looks back at David and shakes his head when he says that it’s his question* *murmurs* You can’t be serious… *then turns back to Abdi* He isn’t allowed to exert himself, so yes… no physical exertion for 6 weeks… *sees Jonas smirk a little and hears him say: “Hey, Luigi, don’t take it personal if I stop contacting you after 2-3 weeks…”* *is a little confused and even more so when Carlos laughs and nods* Huh? Why that? *hears Carlos laugh even more: “Oh, boy, you’ve never had sex withdrawal, huh? Once you’ve reached the second week you’ll know what we mean.”*

David: *only keeps grinning when Matteo doesn’t want to answer Abdi’s question, either, and pats his shoulder in encouragement* *then reaches for his champagne glass and takes another sip* *follows the guys’ conversation slightly amused and wonders when he’ll get frustrated about the fact that they can’t have sex or if he’ll really be in pain for so long that he doesn’t even want to have sex* *then shakes his head and says quite optimistically* We can do this… *then hears Mia: “You’re really acting like horny teenagers. I guess they both know what they are foregoing sex for and that it’s worth it if David feels more comfortable in his body afterwards!”* *throws her a grateful look and nods* *then hears Sam laugh: “Hey, guys, you usually show so much solidarity with them… how about you also try to go without sex for six weeks?!”* *sees Jonas and Carlos looking at each other in shock, then sees them laugh and shake their heads* *hears Carlos: “Never!” and Hanna: “Well, if you guys won’t show solidarity, then maybe we’ll do that this time. What do you think, Kiki?”* *sees Kiki laugh and shrug, as well: “Would be an idea…”* *laughs and shakes his head* We would never ask that of you!

Matteo: *looks at Carlos a little reproachfully* *thinks that David’s health definitely has to come first* Of course we’ll manage that! *then listens to Mia and nods enthusiastically* Exactly… the main thing is that David recuperates quickly. *has to grin when he hears Sam’s suggestion and even more so at Carlos’ reaction* *but then hears Hanna and Kiki, who are serious about it* Don’t do that, please… they would never forgive us for that… *hears Hanna laugh: “Okay, okay…” and Kiki add: “Could also get quite exhausting, 4 guys on sex withdrawal.”* *only laughs and shakes his head* But it’s not always just about sex, right? *sees Mia grin and nod at him*

David: *smiles when Matteo confirms that they can do it and laughs when Kiki says that it could get exhausting with four guys on sex withdrawal* *but somehow likes the thought that the others sympathize with them and that Kiki wouldn’t only find Carlos exhausting but all of them* *nods at Matteo’s words and thinks that it’s about something much more important than sex right now* *at that moment feels this unreal feeling again and can’t really believe again that he really has a date, that they are sitting here talking about what it will be like afterwards – and that “afterwards” is now a fixed date and not something in an intangible future* *briefly feels a lump in his throat again and takes Matteo’s hand* *then hears Hanna: “Where will the surgery take place? Can we come visit you afterwards?”* *clears his throat to make the lump disappear and then nods* At the Helios Clinic in Zehlendorf and yes you can… once I can move again… *grins slightly*

Matteo: *grins slightly when Carlos whispers thanks to him when Kiki is takes the sex withdrawal she threatened them with back, after all* *then feels David’s hand in his and squeezes it slightly* *looks over at him and smiles slightly* *was just about to lean over to whisper to him that it really is true when he already hears Hanna’s question* *then hears Kiki ask: “And before that you don’t want to see anyone? We’ll also come visit you if you can’t move.”* *only sees David shake his head a little* Maybe you’ll just wait a few days and then we’ll see how he feels, ok? *sees Kiki nod: “Okay. But you’ll be there, or what?”* *looks at her as if she had just asked him if the sky was blue and hears Hanna laugh: “I want to see the person who could manage to keep Matteo away from the hospital.”*

David: *shakes his head at Kiki’s question* *knows that it will probably be hard enough to be weak and in need of help even in Laura and Matteo’s presence and doesn’t really want others to see him like that* *grins slightly at Kiki’s question and even more at Hanna’s words* *briefly squeezes Matteo’s hand and murmurs* That’s different… I think we’re both just doing better when he’s there… *then hears Mia sigh: “Oh, man, I would also love to visit you… but that’s probably going to be a little difficult from Madrid…” and hears Alex tell her: “We’ll just do a video chat when I visit David – then you can still be there live…”* *smiles and thinks that it’s somehow adorable that they are all already worrying about that* *but laughs quietly* I don’t think you’ll miss much, Mia… *then hears Abdi: “Hey, how does that even work? When are you allowed to take off the bandages and such? And will you show us the result or are we only going to find out next summer when we’re swimming?”* *briefly exhales and shrugs* No idea… I don’t think that the bandages will have to stay on for thaaat long – but afterwards I have to put bandaids on it, which have to stay there for a little longer… and it will take a few months until everything is completely healed… *sees Abdi gape at him: “Months?!?!”* *laughs and nods* *hears Abdi ask again: “Sick dude, but why does it take thaaat long?!”* *looks at the group with raised eyebrows* Do you really want to hear the details about the surgery? *sees some of them nod, some of them shrug and others shake their heads* *then hears Jonas: “I did some research on it. There are also different surgery methods for a mastectomy. Large and small incisions and even with those there can be differences. I’d suggest if someone is interested, then they should just google a little…”*

Matteo: *smiles when everyone is making plans to visit David and when Alex is even planning a video chat for Mia* *once again finds it really incredible how quickly David has managed to sneak into their friend’s hearts* *then hears Abdi’s questions and immediately looks at David a little worried, but he answers his question without a problem* *then hears him say “months” and suddenly gets worried* *had been aware of this, but he suddenly realizes that it’s getting real, that David will really have this surgery and that there really is a lot that could go wrong, or that the healing process could take forever, or that the scars could get infected or, or, or…* *hears David’s question and really hopes that they don’t want to hear it* *can’t listen to any details right now* *presses his lips together at Jonas’ answer and stares at the table* *hopes that this is the end to that matter* *but then hears Abdi: “And what things could go wrong?”* *feels his ears start to ring and that he really can’t do this right now* *says really constrained and brief* Enough! *sees Jonas looking at him and hears him immediately help him out: “By the way, who’s in charge of lunch today? I could really eat…”*

David: *nods at Jonas’ answer and is actually quite glad that he doesn’t have to go into detail* *then hears Abdi’s question and slightly shakes his head because he doesn’t really want to think about that now, and because the probability of something going wrong is really low* *then hears Matteo’s answer and his constrained tone of voice and looks over at him worriedly* *knows that he worries about this a lot and that he’s scared and that he wants to protect him but that he can’t do this in this case* *hears Jonas’ distraction and hears Abdi and Carlos groan because they and Amira are in charge of lunch and can hear the scraping of chairs and other conversations starting up in the background* *turns on his chair to face Matteo and puts his hand on his cheek* *looks at him worried and quietly but determinately says* But nothing will go wrong, you hear?

Matteo: *is aware of people getting up and starting to go to the kitchen* *isn’t aware of Alex looking over at them* *is still staring at the tabletop until David turns around to him* *then looks at him* *doesn’t want him to worry because of him just because he’s gone into panic mode again* *smiles slightly* I know that… *then sees his look and swallows slightly because he knows that he can’t really fool him* I’m just worried… you never know… right?

David: *shakes his head slightly when Matteo says that he knows it, because he knows that it won’t really make it better and because he can’t take Matteo’s worries off his chest* *is a little annoyed at himself that he said it so offhandedly and wonders what else he could have said and whether it might help Matteo to really talk about the risks in detail* *thinks amidst all the others isn’t the right place for that, but that they could really talk about it some other time* *nods when he says that he’s worried and quietly says* And that’s okay. You’re allowed to worry… *then nods again when he says that you never know and thinks about what he could say* *takes a deep breath and says* Okay, even if something did go wrong – and we’re not talking about the worst case right now – I’ll get back on my feet, you hear?! *smiles slightly* Then I’ll just stay in the hospital a little longer, or it takes a little more time to heal or something like that… but that’s okay. I’m not really knocked off my feet that easily. And you’re there for me, I know that, and that gives me strength. *leans forward and kisses him tenderly* *then looks at him again and quietly says* We’ll get through this together, okay? I’m there for you when you’re scared and you’re there for me when I’m in pain, okay?

Matteo: *nods slightly when he says that he’s allowed to worry* *thinks that he can’t turn it off, anyways* *then listens to him and presses his lips together when he mentions what would happen if something went wrong* *nods slowly when he realizes that he’s right* *still doesn’t want for David to not be okay and hates that this is beyond his power* *lightly kisses him back and puts his hand on his cheek* *quietly says* Okay… *looks at him* I want you to tell me, okay? If something’s wrong… if you’re in pain… don’t play the tough guy for me, ok? And if I can do something, now matter what, then I want you to tell me, okay?

David: *smiles when Matteo agrees and once again feels so much love for this person in front of him, and feels this incredible feeling that they’re really together and that Matteo belongs to him* *then listens to him and reaches for the hand on his cheek* *knows that it’s difficult for him to ask for help and to show weakness but thinks that at least showing his weakness in front of Matteo has already gotten easier* *smiles again slightly and nods* Okay… I’ll try! Really. You know that this is difficult for me, but I promise that I’ll try, okay? *then pulls him into a tight hug and grumbles in pleasure* *murmurs* 3 months from now all of this will be behind us…

Matteo: *smiles slightly at his answer and nods* I know… and you know that I will still be asking all the time… then you’ll have to tell me to shut up… *wraps his arms around him and buries his face in his neck* *murmurs back* Or in 4 months… *grins slightly against his neck and kisses him*

David: *shakes his head when he hears Matteo’s words but then nods and laughs quietly* We’ll see… *also nods about the 4 months and adds* Doesn’t matter… everything will be all right again by the time it’s Christmas at the latest! *slowly lets go of him again and reaches for his glass of champagne* *holds it out to Matteo* To the time after surgery? *grins slightly* *then hears a phone ringing and looks around* *sees Mia grab her phone, sees her grin and hold it out to them when she realizes he and Matteo are looking over at her* *sees Hans’ face on the display and grins as well* *then hears Mia: “He really seems to miss us – even a video call…”* *sees her accept it and hears her say: “Hey, Hans!”* *immediately hears Hans’ voice: “You guys don’t even miss me! You’re all traitorous tomatoes! Linn is at her parents’ and the three of you are hanging around some lakes and none of you is thinking about the fact that I exist, too, and that I’m sitting here alone in an empty apartment – oh – you’ve gotten some tan, Mia honey! Suits you!”*

Matteo: *nods again* Yes, byl Christmas everything will be okay again! *then leans back in his chair again, as well* *reaches for his glass and clinks it with David’s* To the time after the surgery… *takes a sip and puts the glass back down* Actually, I don’t really like champagne… *then looks over at Mia when Hans is calling* *has to laugh at his words and yells* Hans, we miss you every day! *sees Mia turn her phone around and he and David wave into the camera* *sees Alex get up and go inside* *sees Mia turn her phone back again and hears her talking to Hans: “Hans, you do know that we miss you… all the time… we’re back again, soon, all of us!”*

David: *laughs when Matteo says that he actually doesn’t like champagne* Me neither… Next time, we’ll get something else to toast with! *then has to grin when he hears Hans’ voice and realizes in that moment that he also misses him a little* *is also happy about the fact that Hans misses all three of them and that he says it so matter-of-factly as if David were one of his roommates* *also waves at the phone when Mia turns it around to them and hears Hans interrupt her when she turns the phone back toward her: “Was that Alex? Alex honey! I miss you, as well! Don’t go away!” and hears Mia answer: “Too late!” and Hans respond: “I hope he’s not offended that I forgot to mention him. He’s always so quiet and calm that you barely notice him.”* *then hears him sigh: “So, back to the topic: All of you miss me very much, that’s nice! When will you be back again?” and hears Mia answer: “Sunday! We won’t be gone for much longer, honey!” and Hans again: “Oh, hopefully I’ll survive until then. Luckily Linn will probably be back already on Friday. Oh, do you know what, my darlings?! I’ll cook something nice for us! And then we’ll celebrate your return! Alex can also come. And David is already half living here, anyways… and maybe I’ll also invite Michi – he also misses you guys!”* *sees Mia draw up her eyebrows: “Michi is a thing again!”* *looks at Matteo questioningly* Who’s Michi?

Matteo: *has to smile automatically when he listens to Hans’ and Mia’s conversation and realizes that he really misses Hans, as well* *laughs when he mentions Alex and interrupts* David and Alex are best friends now! *looks at Mia in surprise when Hans mentions Michi* *then turns to David when he asks* Michi and Hans had a thing, or they were a couple, but not really, I don’t really know the details, either, but that was half a year or so ago? *then hears Hans tell Mia: “Yes, I met Michi again… accidentally… or fate? Who even knows that for sure! Just imagine, he was standing in line behind me at the bakery and well, you know how that goes, Mia honey, then one word led to the next and since I have the apartment all to myself…”* *sees Mia smile: “I’m happy for you, Hans. That’s nice.”*

David: *nudges Matteo in his side when he yells that Alex and he are best friends now* We’re not! We’re just working on our deeper bond! *grins broadly because he actually thinks it’s really stupid to plan such things* *then listens to Matteo when he tells him about Michi and nods* *doesn’t know if he can really imagine Hans in a committed relationship but is a little curious to meet Michi* *then keeps listening to Hans when he tells Mia: “Don’t be happy just yet. He’s playing boomerang again, but I’m scared about the fact that I’m not as scared about this as I used to be… very scary, all of that… I’m actually way too young to commit… but let’s wait and see… back to you guys: What are you doing all day? How are my butterflies doing? Did you already… whoa… are you guys having champagne!? In the middle of the day!? Without me?”* *hears Mia laugh: “It’s an exception. We have something to celebrate… but hang on, I’ll hand you over to your butterflies – they can tell you all about it…”* *sees Mia get up and hand him her phone* *takes it and then leans his back against Matteo’s chest so that they can both be seen better* *grins at Hans* Hey… *sees Hans beam at them: “Oh, my butterflies! How good to see you! Do you miss your guru?!”* *laughs and nods* Yes, very much! *then hears Hans again: “I wasn’t expecting anything else! But now don’t keep me in suspense any longer! What are you celebrating? Should I also get some champagne to toast with you guys?!”* *sees that he’s already on his way to the kitchen and hears him open the fridge* *laughs again quietly and then says* Ummm… I don’t know, yes, maybe… *then takes a deep breath and says* I have the date for my mastectomy!

Matteo: *grins as he listens to Hans* *can’t really imagine Hans in a committed relationship, either, but thinks that a quiet guy like Michi might do him some good* *then grins into the phone when Mia hands it to David* Hello guru! *only grins and looks at David when he tells him what they’re celebrating* *then sees Hans cheer really loudly, really loudly: “Oh, how great! Oh, my butterfly-boyfriend, that is great news! Hang on, I’ll open the champagne!”* *sees that he puts them aside and can now only see the kitchen ceiling, then hears a pop and something being poured and then sees Hans again, holding a glass of champagne: “Cheers, cheers, my lovelies, to you, David! When is the date? Do you want me to take the day off? You’ll come here afterwards, right? I know, I know, your sister will probably want you with her, but she can also just come over here and then we’ll all make sure that you’re feeling good, okay?”*

David: *flinches slightly when Hans cheers so loudly and laughs when he puts the phone aside* *twists around for a moment to press a kiss to Matteo’s cheek while they wait* *then sees Hans with the glass of champagne and then picks up his own again, after all, to toast with Hans* *then takes a sip and almost chokes due to the flood of things Hans is saying* *grins really broadly and waits until he’s finished* Umm… the date’s September 13th. *gets interrupted: “In two months already?! Woooahhh! I’m so happy! So fast!”* *nods and quickly continues before Hans can* And no, you don’t have to take a day off. Matteo’s there… *then remembers that Matteo’s voluntary year will already have started by then and that he doesn’t really know if it will really be possible for Matteo to be there, but quickly suppresses that thought again and continues* And it’s really super nice that all of you want to take care of me, but I don’t really have a plan for afterwards. I just learned of the date. I still can’t really believe it. Somehow, I first have to realize it for myself that it’s really happening… and then I will start making plans about where I’ll spend the time after the hospital, okay? *sees Hans nod: “Yes, sure – you first have to really understand it… oh man… it’s probably still really unreal to you. I get it. You’re waiting for this day for so long and then it’s happening… Oh, David, can I tell Linn? I’m sure she’ll cry from happiness! Or do you want to tell her yourself?”* *shakes his head* No, tell her, no problem… *is usually a little out of his depths when Linn reacts emotional*

Matteo: *grins even more when Hans is so happy and when he immediately starts to make plans and is simply being awesome* *is once again really happy that it’s really a fact that David now has an entire group of people behind him who are happy for him and who worry about him* *then nods* Yes, exactly, Matteo’s there! *smiles when Hans asks if he can tell Linn and when David tells him that he can* Say hi to Linn from us, ok? And tell her we’re also looking forward to seeing her again on Sunday. *sees Hans nod: “Will do, she’ll be back on Friday, but I’ll call her right now… Have a nice one, my butterflies and keep celebrating!”* *waves into the phone and then sees David putting it aside because Mia has already gone inside* *grins at David* Oh yeah, our Hans…

David: *also says his goodbyes to Hans and then puts Mia’s phone down on the table* *then grins at Matteo, nods and repeats* Our Hans… you immediately look forward to coming back to the flatshare again a little more after that… *then gets more serious, briefly looks at the table and then at Matteo* *hesitates and then says* Your voluntary year will already have started on September 13th… I don’t think that you can already take a day off then. I’ll just have to see… maybe I’ll ask Laura if she’ll come with me… or if she’ll at least be there when I wake up. And you’ll just come by right after you’ve finished work or something like that…? *actually doesn’t really like that thought, because he had expected and been happy about the fact that Matteo would be with him, but thinks that they will probably just have to suck it up*

Matteo: *grins and nods* Yes, that’s somehow true… who would have thought? *looks worried when David gets more serious and then listens to him* *didn’t really think about that* *but still shakes his head* No way… I’ll definitely take the day off… and if they won’t let me, then I’ll just call in sick that day. *shakes his head when David opens his mouth* No objection. Besides, if it will work out at Lambda, then they’ll definitely understand the situation.

David: *smiles slightly when Matteo immediately shakes his head* *briefly thinks that he can’t do this and opens his mouth to object when Matteo already continues* *laughs quietly when Matteo knows exactly that he wanted to object, but then sighs and nods* Okay… let’s just wait and see. Maybe they’ll understand and you can have the day off. But if not… then I’ll somehow manage on my own, okay? I mean, it’s really important for me that you come along, but you and your voluntary year are also important! *thinks that they’re somehow back to the old issue and somehow won’t be able to agree and therefore quickly adds* But let’s just wait and see how your interview goes and then we’ll see, okay? *then hears Kiki yelling from the kitchen: “Can someone start setting the table?”*

Matteo: *listens to him and also has to grin when he realizes that that’s somehow that old argument again* *therefore nods* Okay, let’s wait and see… *leans forward and kisses him* *but then murmurs* I’m sure I’ll get the day off… *then hears Kiki and gets up* Guess that was our cue. *yells back* We’re coming!

David: *spends the rest of the day in the company of the others, where they all go swimming again in the afternoon and use the raft again and just rampage around* *remembers every once in a while that he now has a date for the surgery and gets flooded by this incredible feeling of happiness every time* *is really tired in the evening and after his eight hours are up, peels himself out of his binder some time before dinner* *has to grin a lot while doing so because he realizes that this will all be over in two months – that he’ll never have to worry about how long he’s wearing the binder, because he just won’t need it anymore* *feels like that prospect is giving him strength and feels a little less uncomfortable when he finally shows up for dinner in his hoodie* *they all spend the evening together at the campfire with marshmallows and campfire, bread-on-a-stick and Jonas’ guitar* *has a lot of fun singing with everyone which sometimes sounds really off but sometimes also really cool* *at some point he’s lying in the tent with Matteo, this time being the little spoon, and after they had talked a little and wished each other a good night, he thinks back on the day’s events* *is really overwhelmed by all his feelings at some point, with all the relief and this still really surreal feeling that he really has a date for his surgery in two months, with happiness and gratefulness and also a little fear and excitement, and suddenly this lump in his throat is back and tears are welling up in his eyes* *grips Matteo’s hand on his stomach a little tighter and pulls him a little closer* *is so glad and grateful and happy that he won’t have to go through all of this on his own, that Matteo is there and that he can share his happiness as well as his fears with him* *takes a few deep and shaky breaths and tries to somehow calm down so that he can fall asleep*

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tartagilicious · 5 years ago

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Gavin Eternal Wedding Karma Date (translated)

there was an issue with Tumblr and the original text was deleted. this is the same content, but w/o the cgs and also bolded names to make reading it easier. sorry for the inconvenience :(

spoilers for a date not on the EN server below the cut~

MC: Anna, has everyone reached their places?

Anna: rest assured, i’ve checked with them all, there will be no problems, and the photographer will come find me with the situation of the drone.

Anna: you’re the bride of the day, if you run around like this, the makeup artist’s hard work for two hours will be in vain!

MC: you’ve all worked hard…

Near valentine’s day, the company planned a collective wedding called “Fairy Tale Dream”.

We ran through the city’s wedding company and finally found 99 new couples who were willing to cooperate with us in the collective shooting in the “Fairy Tale World” themed park in Lianyu City. (tn: loveland city)

We will arrange these 99 couples to stand in different positions in the park, from the lawn at the entrance of the park to the retro street in front of the castle to the church decorated with flowers.

The said drone equipped with a camera will fly through the entire park according to a predetermined path for shooting, and the new couples will have to put out a specific act when it passes.

We want to pass this kind of ‘one mirror to the end’ technique, where we will take the fairy tale aspect of the whole paradise and have the atmosphere and happiness recorded.

Though, I didn’t expect that a few days before shooting, a few couples couldn’t come due to emergencies! In our desperation, we could only find stand-ins among ourselves.

Willow, Kiki and I have gone together only to make it up to the number 99.

I smoothed out my snow-white skirts -- although the dress is only borrowed, and the groom is fake, I'm still sure that every girl will have a heart full of longing for such a wedding.

After all, it’s really beautiful…

Should I take a picture for him?

I talked to him last 3 days ago, and I don't know if his mission was going well.

As soon as this thought arose, my phone rang. It was my “groom” Minor.

[over the phone] Minor: Hi boss….

Minor’s voice was so sleepy!

MC: Are you still at home? Filming will start in half an hour!

[over the phone] Minor: I…

[over the phone] Minor: I stayed up all night last night and went to bed at four. Can I take a day off?

MC: What?!

This is the fairy tale wedding that I prepared for nearly two months, and already at the last moment before shooting, Minor has released my doves? (tn: she’s saying that because he won’t show up, he’s ended everything before anything even happened.)

MC: you’re my partner, who am I going to film with if not you?

For a moment, I was so godless that I couldn’t help but raise my voice

Anna: What happened? Minor won’t come?

MC [to Minor]: You come here right now, and I’ll tell the photographer to wait for you! If you don’t appear in front of me in half an hour, I will--

[over the phone] Minor: Wait, wait until I finish talking, boss -- Although I can’t come, your groom will not be absent.

MC: what do you mean?

Minor was one step ahead of me and hung up the phone without waiting for me to speak. I hadn’t even responded yet, and a familiar voice suddenly came from behind me.

Gavin: Am I late?

As I turned around, I couldn’t help but feel stunned. The man in a suit and leather dress shoes stood a few steps away from me. His light chestnut hair was covered in gold from the sun, his amber eyes were enveloped in fine shimmers, and the corners of his normally unsmiling lips were slightly raised. He had a clean jawline, and this smooth, somewhat sharp line immediately followed his thin neck and wide shoulders that were covered under his shirt.

It’s the man I’m familiar with, but it’s not the same as usual…

The ten slender fingers are holding a pair of ice-like crystal shoes that shine in the sun, and the upper part of the shoes shines brightly as well, like the stars or a firefly.

MC: Gavin, you…

I was still at a loss for words. Gavin came over to me naturally, stooped down and knelt in front of me. At the next moment, warm fingertips touched my ankles and I bit my lower lip subconsciously.

The wind in February is cold, but my face becomes hot instantly. At the same time, I clearly hear the sound of my heart in the left-most side of my chest, again and again.

I looked down at Gavin, and all of my emotions were stuck in my throat. It turned out that it was quite a feeling to be found by him in a big crowd. Every year, Spring is given meaning, and every moment of waiting for happiness is suddenly fulfilled. (tn: kind of complicated, but she’s basically saying that she feels the traditional relief and comfort of spring looking down at Gavin.)

After changing a shoe, I noticed that I was not standing steadily. Without hesitation, I put my hand in his palm. I let him take my weight and stepped into the second shoe delicately.

Gavin stood up quickly and took the balloon in my hand. Anna then stepped forward to straighten my hair for me and set the veil down again, making sure that my makeup had no flaws while smiling with ease.

Anna: I am a bit reluctant to send you off to marriage all by yourself.

I glanced at Gavin with corners of my lips turned up in a smile, and muttered softly.

MC: we’re not getting married…

Anna smiled and held her hands up in surrender, but her eyes still fell on the hands that Gavin and I hadn’t yet let go of. She looked cheerful.

Anna: I’ll clean up here, you hurry up and prepare.

I looked at Gavin and smiled at him slightly.

Gavin: Ready to go?

MC: ok!

I never thought I would have such a one-on-one walk with Gavin in these blooming flowers, leading to a fairytale kingdom.

With every step, the pleasant sound of the crystal shoes stepping on the ground rang in my ears. Maybe a fairy has put some magic on me? Maybe then I can have the surprise and happiness of Cinderella.

MC: Gavin, actually I was thinking just now, if you wouldn’t have seen me looking so beautiful today, it would’ve been a pity.

Gavin: Well, then it’s a good thing I came.

The designated shooting location for Gavin and I was the terrace on the third floor of the castle. I carefully took the skirt in my hands and walked up the castle’s circular staircase step by step. Probably only because I was insecure. Gavin held my hand sweetly, lifting it slightly. Every step was slow and careful, but he was patient.

Sunlight shines into the castle from the windows filled with stained glass, casting colourful lights and shadows on the dark cyan stone bricks and pure white steps. The huge dome itself depicts exquisite Greek mythology, and the golden bows and arrows of Eros around the edges point directly to the dark blue night full of stars.

A pure white and flawless wedding dress, magic crystal shoes, and a gorgeous castle -- although the teenage mind has imagined so-called fairy tale weddings countless times, I never imagined that one day my own dream would become reality.

Although unexpected, it made me feel that this arrangement of fate is a good thing for me.

I looked through the veil at Gavin. Somehow, since he appeared in front of me, even though it’s just a simple shooting for work, it’s made me inexplicably nervous.

MC: Gavin, when did you come back?

Gavin: Last night. Minor sent me a message two days ago saying that you were missing a partner, so I finished the task as soon as possible to come back.

My footsteps took a light pause. Sounds like I caused him trouble again….

(tn: and she’s just gonna ignore how minor never planned to come in the first place sfksjh)

I sighed to myself, a thank you almost escaping, but I swallowed it back after a short moment of hesitation.

MC: I didn’t expect the shoot to be temporarily short of people, but this doesn’t matter so much. You didn’t need to rush back.

Gavin: It matters.

There was a light smile on Gavin’s lips.

Gavin: Whether it’s real or not, only you could be my bride.

His tone still carries the usual carelessness, but every word and every sentence he spoke falls straight into my heart. Although he always understates such solemn promises, he never says things like that.

He is my fearless knight, always falling from the sky when I need him most, giving me the most comprehensive protection -- without exception. If I have him, I have unlimited courage.

I held his hand tight and wanted to convey to him all my euphoria and gratitude at the moment through my palm temperature.

Every step of my heels on the marble floor echoed throughout the building. This road to our future is paved by out short and long life in the past --

MC: Gavin?

Gavin: Yes?

MC: Do you think that if the prince did not find Cinderella, would he marry another princess?

Gavin: No. After you’ve identified something, you won’t just stop looking for it.

As soon as his words fell, we walked through the last step, and my eyes were suddenly blinded. Sunshine and white pigeond are spread in every corner of the terrace, the vines climbing on the railing to lazily stretch out to branches and leaves. Standing here overlooking the paradise, I see everything in the scenery reflected in Gavin’s eyes.

The shimmering coins in the wishing pool, the flag flying on the pirate ship below and another flock of white pigeons flying over the castle -- I couldn’t help but gasp.

MC: The last time I was here it was a rainy day, but I didn’t expect to miss such scenery!

Gavin: Since you see it now, it’s not a miss.

Just as I was fascinated by a white dove resting on the railing of the terrace, a ray of blue smoke floated over the large lawn at the entrance.

MC: It’s the signal to start shooting!

A cheerful waltz sounded, and countless gorgeously dressed fairy tale characters rushed from all sides to the main street in front of the castle, singing blessing songs for all of the new couples to hear. The white wedding dresses of the brides rotate with their elegant dance postures, blooming like blossoming camellia.

Several pumpkin cars slowly drove past, throwing wine and gold leaves and petals around. At this moment, the colourful balloons in the hands of the grooms took off. Pages of fairy tale chapters are being staged, and the magic and magnificent love on the pages of the yellow-ish book are now unfolding right in front of my eyes.

While I was immersed in the joyous atmosphere in front of me, the drone in the distance appeared in my sight -- I didn’t expect it to come so fast!

I took repeated breaths in an attempt to calm down.

Gavin: Cold?

Sensing my increasingly stiff expression, Gavin shifts closer.

MC: No, I’m just… a little nervous.

Although I am already familiar with the next process, I did not seriously participate in the rehearsal, after all. I can’t help but feel guilty about possibly ruining the upcoming official shooting.

MC: Gavin, remember to lift my veil later and let go of the balloons.

After this sentence was finished, I realised that the scripted action of looking at each other affectionately was originally written in the planning case by me….

That’s embarrassing.

I could feel my ears turning more red and tried to pull my hand out of his, but failed.

MC: it is to lift the veil and let go of the balloon, so….

So he should have a free hand. But, he only held my hand tighter.

At this moment, the drone was flying slowly towards the terrace. I was about to remind him again when a breeze blew in front of me, gently lifting my veil -- the piece of fabric was gone and now, I could clearly see Gavin’s face.

He stepped forward about half a step closer, released the balloons according to the predesigned plan, and the free hand wrapped gently around my waist. I blinked and clearly saw the smile of his amber eyes, the most dazzling light in the world, reflected in my eyes at that moment.

I don’t know how long it took before Gavin stepped away.

The drone had long disappeared, and the entire park has been filled with colourful balloons.

I took two steps to the edge of the railing, and even when seeing that the shoot was now completed below, the couples were still hugging tightly. There are also some jokes and laughs down on the grass -- you are carrying me, and I’m pulling you -- but whatever the action, everyone is smiling.

MC: That’s nice….

I was relieved by their smiles, no matter what the results of the shooting are, this moment makes it all worth it!

I found myself having slightly red eyes subconsciously, but it was suddenly enveloped by a burst of warmth. In the blink of an eye, something dripped from my eyes and crossed my lips that were always raised.

Gavin hugged me from behind, and when I imagined this picture, he tightened his arms and held his breath. He lowered his head, his chin resting gently above my forehead.

Gavin: What are you thinking?

I watched the bride closest to us raise her phone and take several pictures with the groom.

MC: When i first started this planning, I always felt that the form was greater than the content. After all, compared to a wedding ceremony, the atmosphere of a park and the drone shooting are the key points.

MC: But later, I felt that the form was less and less important. It’s the most significant thing to witness the most important moment in the life of so many people! It turns out that happiness can be seen: there is sound, there is temperature. Yeah….

My hand was covered with the back of Gavin’s, and my fingertips touched the rough marks his guns had left over the years. Then, he intertwined his fingers with mine, leaving no gaps.

MC: ...Happiness can be touched.

Gavin didn’t speak anymore, and a light smile flicked my ears. The long silence stretched this warm moment for a long, long time, but every second, I subconsciously hope that the next will be longer.

Soon, all of the colourful balloons disappeared into the clear sky, so it seems like the shooting should all be over.

I immediately picked up Gavin’s hand and ran back the way we originally came.

MC: come with me ---

I led him out of the castle and ran along the avenue full of petals to the deserted game area. The park is not open to the public today, but due to the shooting requirements, all game equipment is in operation. And lucky for us, the entire area is covered by one after another.

Seven or eight pigeons stood in the open space in front of the carousel. I took a few hesitant steps forward, and although I deliberately slowed my pace, the pigeons still jumped and flew off in surprise.

Gavin: Seems these pigeons are very afraid of life, and they’re not very obedient.

MC: No!

I reached into the small bag I carried with me and pulled out two small packs of pigeon food, shaking it in front of Gavin.

MC: these are props I “borrowed” from shooting. During this time, I’ve been friendly with them, so they’re a bit closer to me.

I threw a handful of pigeon food all over the open space. In an instant, all the white pigeons passed by in front of us and stopped to grab food between their small beaks.

Watching them happily eat, I couldn’t help getting closer.

MC: Eat a little bit more and go home full. But in the future I ask for you to visit often!

Group of pigeons: coo coo! (tn: felt like i had to keep it lol)

I do not know if it understood what I said. Several white pigeons raised their heads to look at me with beady eyes, but when I looked back, a fat white pigeon was already perching on Gavin’s index finger.

He was shrouded in the morning sun as thin as a tulle . The tie that had been neatly worn was slightly loosened by him, and the suit waistcoat was also loosened by two buttons.

I stepped forward and lightly touched the white pigeon’s talon, but the little guy ignored me and only looked up and Gavin.

Gavin: If it depends on me to eat, it’s probably not very hungry.

MC: either that or it knows you can eat a big meal here.

I flipped my bag open again, and I found the last bag of pigeon food. I ripped the package open under the heavy gaze of the white pigeon, and it stared at the food. The fat pigeon immediately flew from Gavin’s finger and stopped at me. However, it only took two bites before suddenly flying off --

Gavin: Someone’s whistling.

MC: ah, well, we agreed with the owner of them that they could be picked up around this time.

All the pigeons seemed to notice, and suddenly spread their wings to rise into the air, leaving only small scraps of food behind. Watching them fly higher and higher, I hurriedly waved at them, and then looked at Gavin with a smile.

MC: Shall we go home too? You can rest for a while and wait for me to cook a big meal for you!

Gavin: That sounds good.

Gavin strode forward and took my hand, and his brow suddenly stretched as he smiled slightly.

Gavin: You have cold hands (tn: it’s worth mentioning he has a very sad expression in this frame)

He immediately draped his blazer over my shoulders, and pulled his collar tightly around my shoulders exposed to the cold wind.

Gavin: Sit down and rest for a while, we don’t have to rush.

I looked at the low bench, then my wedding dress. After all, it is borrowed clothing….

Gavin seemed to understand my worries and took me into his arms directly without saying a word.

MC: Gavin!

Suddenly, my feet were off the ground, and I exclaimed in shock. When my reaction came, he had already entered the carousel area and placed me firmly on a wooden horse. However, as soon as he lets go, the game starts a new round of rotation. Sitting on the shifting wooden horse, I unexpectedly lost my balance!

Subconsciously, my hands grabbed for the nearest support -- a white dress collar.

Gavin: Afraid? I won’t let you fall.

He took another half step, and I was finally able to relax after regaining my sense of security.

It’s just that I still dare not let go with my feet off the ground, so I subconsciously gently hooked my arms around his shoulder. A brilliant string of lights shone above my head, and warm and joyful music was playing. In a flash, I felt like I was pulled back into the fairy tale dream.

MC: Gavin… Thank you for coming back for me.

Gavin: What?

MC: Whether it’s true or false, I want to only be your bride.

The bell of noon is ringing -- the fairy’s magic has not disappeared. My knight, who has seen me look so embarrassed and silly for so many times, still pulls out his sword in the face of the evil dragon and witch, and firmly stands in front of me.

His tall back is the deepest notch left in my memory. The wind and frost condensed in his eyes is the starlight that I am willing to look to for my entire life. The sea breeze blows between my fingers, and I gather my fingers to hold them tightly in my palm.

At this moment, I don’t know how I can express my love for him in words. I can only stare at him in wonder, and I can’t bear to look away

Gavin: ……

With a small chuckle, he leaned over and drew closer to me. At the moment when our eyes were locked, I held my breath slightly, and then he moved closer and dropped a soft kiss on my lips.

Afterwards, I saw the colourful lights on the top of the carousel’s stacked halo, and saw the white pigeons passing through the cloudless sky -- I wondered for a moment whether I fell into the most beautiful dream in the world.

Gavin’s warm breath completely surrounded me. He held my face tenderly in one hand and rested the other gently on my waist.

Every plunder did not go in depth, nor did he leave. I was dazzled by it and did not want to wake up.

Gavin: When you are ready -- you can be my bride at any time

#mr love queen’s choice #mlqc gavin #mr love queen’s choice spoilers #mlqc #mr love queen’s choice gavin #mr love #mlqc spoilers #mr love gavin #恋与制作人 #白起 #恋与制作人白起 #mr love dream date #mr love date #mr love translation #game translation #the pics are so BLURRY I’m sorry :(

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jcylenz · 4 years ago

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@captainmoonmilk said to THIS post: This would cute an all but there's a hole in that, jester has never met Keyleth and even Vilya brings her up she is going on first name bases.

This is true, but Jester sent messages to Yeza before she met him too, based on only Veth’s description of him, so we know that technically if Vilya described Kiki to Jester, it could work. I think what could possibly make it not work is actually the fact that Vilya has a 25 years old image of Keyleth in her mind, but also with how long Kiki is going to live, she basically must be looking the same, no aging or anything, so like, I think it could work

It depends on how much the cast wants to bring in their old characters and whether or not Matt would even allow that to happen

Like I can easily imagine this happening to Korrin, too, which might be even more possible bc he is an NPC and Matt might allow it more, that would be like Allura showing up I guess

But I really just want it to be Keyleth, nglxD

#critical role #keyleth #cr spoilers #vilya #enci rambles

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WIP Wednesday Thursday

A/N: Quite a few people have asked me when such and such a series is returning. I’ve decided for this WIP, I’m going to do a little update on all series/prompts that I have in progress- I’ve been pretty useless at keeping up with them all. I’ve got a lot going on in my life at the moment, and I’m surprised that I’ve even managed to string a sentence together and keep up with reading as best as I can 😬

Warnings: adult language, mention of sex. #LONGASSPOST!

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Series

A Second Chance

Holding her hand, he assumed that she would push him away- instead she snuggled into him.

“Do... do you think he loves me? Or was he only with me because they thought he would be King...daddy told me that he is different to them. That he could see that Theo loved me....”

“Your father knew?”

“He knew for years... Mom only knew when I told her that I was abdicating. She had an inkling that I was in a relationship. She believed it was with Jackson though... but he’s seeing Elena.”

“Why didn’t he tell your Mom? You know your Mom thinks that you and Theo are just a fling or so she hopes...Jackson’s seeing Elena?”

“I begged him not to. I know how much Mom hates Madeleine and Neville hence why we kept it a secret all this time. Yeah, I thought you’d have known?”

“What is it with you lot keeping secrets? Any other secrets that I need to know about?”

“Bartie lost his virginity to Chloe...” Shrugging her shoulders it was the only thing she could think about that wouldn’t get her brother or Jackson in trouble. I’m surprised Leo hasn’t murdered Bartie. Drake couldn’t be a hypocrite towards them all- they all did irresponsible things as children/ young adults too. It’s only natural.

“Okay gossip girl, anything else?”

“You love Mom still?” First Louis, not Ayah. Why can’t they give me a break? Drake thought to himself, believing that sooner rather than later the two of them would be impersonating Cilla Black.

“I’ll always love your Mom, Ayah. Always. As I love all of you. When we get back you need to apologise to her. And next time, keep quiet- your Mom has very good hearing!”

“I will do. I’m sorry. I love you, uncle grumpy.” Snuggling back into Drake, he held his niece tightly- hoping that Theo wasn’t going to hurt her. If so, himself and Leo wouldn’t hold back.

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The Unexpected Roommate

Drake really couldn’t be bothered with Leo’s bachelor party. Leo and Olivia had asked their guests to meet them at the bar near to their house- then they would go their separate ways. Instead Drake decided to delay the two of them- the less time they spent at the bachelor and bachelorette party, the more time they could spend together.

“What the fuck? Drake!” Hearing Riley scream, he smirked. You’re not the only one who can pull pranks, darling.

“What’s up?” Walking into her room, he witnessed her covered in flour- the flour that he had placed above her wardrobe. He knew the minute she opened it, she would become a mess.

“You’re a fucking jerk! Why would you do this to me?”

“Why would you do all the pranks that you do? Chill out, Riley.” Pushing her way past him, she was beyond furious. Needing to shower again, they were cutting it fine time wise.

An hour later, Riley appeared in the lounge- scowling at him. I look like shit, whispering to herself. On a night out, she would spend two hours doing her hair, and at least an hour doing her make up.

“Liv is going to kill me! I’m late.”

“Fuck her.”

“It’s not funny, Drake! I’m the maid of honour and I can’t even show up on time.” Struggling to clasp the necklace, Drake walked behind her. Offering his assistance.

“You scrub up well.”

“Thanks arsehole.”

“No need to be nasty. I’ll help you.” Kissing her neck, he couldn’t resist in delaying them even longer.

“Drake! Stop fucking about! You know what, forget the necklace. Let’s go!”

“Or we could forget tonight in general?”

“You’ll want to go, there’s a stripper. Come on I’m going to get a slit throat.”

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The Greatest Show (Hiatus)

“Hey, Li... I wanted to ask you something... why are you looking so smug?”

“Drake, I’d like to introduce you to someone- this is Riley Brooks.” Liam looked at Riley adorably as he elaborated about her, about them. All Drake could think about was which one of them, Olivia was going to murder first for the betrayal.

“So, what did you want to ask?”

“Have you seen Amber? I’ve had her dog chase me around my room. I can’t control it, she said she would only be a short time.”

“We did see her, she thanked Riley for bringing the dog. But we didn’t. She said that she was coming to see you. ‘I’ll see you both tomorrow? I’ve got one tall, dark, handsome commoner waiting for me...’ “

“Well where the fuck is she?” Maxwell and Bertrand are going to kill us.

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We Belong

(This snippet is from a very future chapter)

“Hello, Evangeline.” Fluttering her eyelashes, her vision was blurry- but her senses were still there. Smelling that all familiar scent- whiskey.

“Drake...”

“Maybe if I was younger.” Not knowing where she suddenly gained an adrenaline rush from, she shot out of bed- running down the stairs she screamed for Liam and Maxwell.

“I’m going crazy. I need to be with Drake. Please take me to Drake....”

“You’re not going crazy.” Liam explained softly before providing the visitor with a stern expression. Even if what Bastien had told him was the truth - Liam had questions, had the need to interrogate the person.

“But he died. I’m crazy, Liam. She....”

“Who’s she?” Ignoring the identity of ‘she’, Evie felt as if she couldn’t breathe. Close to nearly hyperventilating.

“I called her crazy.” Letting go of Liam, she ambled over towards the ghost as she assumed. Placing her hand gently onto his heart, there was a fully working heartbeat.

“It’s you. It’s really you...”

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End Game

“Hello, my lords and lady’s.” I decided to take a break, for my own sanity. Interrupting the friendship circle I immediately noticed how Riley couldn’t bear to look at me. Thankfully, Drake broke the silence having a joke at my expense- about myself escaping.

“Until tomorrow at least. It’s been a long day.”

“No kidding, I could really use a bath.” Suddenly Maxwell arises from ground- he’s so dramatic. He suggested about going to a local spa. We were all in agreement that it would be relaxing for us all. I was utterly disappointed realising that the rooms were co-Ed. Lady Riley and Lady Hana wouldn’t be personally joining us- I had hoped to talk to Riley. In private. Again. As we relaxed, I also wanted to talk to Drake in private- about Riley. But I just couldn’t. Why is it so hard to be open with my best friend? My brother?

“Hey guys!” Shit, she looks beautiful. Maybe we should cover up a bit more? Not that I mind, Riley seeing me like this.

“I think the ladies will be fine.” Drake said sarcastically. After a while of talking about Maxwell’s tattoo- Drake decided to have a dip in cold plunge offering for anyone to join him. I shook my head as I believed the girls would immediately follow him- heading towards the tub I sink into the water. Wishing that things could be different.

“Hey... Li, can we talk please?”

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Hold my girl (Hiatus)

(A future chapter)

Freya had topped up her coffee, more times than she intended to. When she was at work she preferred for it to be busy- that way her mind wouldn’t wander. She couldn’t bear to imagine what Drake and the others were upto in Cordonia. It had been a few weeks since she left her brief visit without saying goodbye. Feeling like a let down especially towards Maxwell, who was overexcited about their ‘slumber party’ that she never attended. The minute she arrived back home, she contacted Daniel. Much to her surprise, he turned up in Vegas bringing Ben and Jerry’s to comfort his best friend. To say today was a Saturday night, the shift was dragging. Usually the emergency department was busy, with patients linked to alcohol incidents. Some were minor. Some were major.

“Nurse Johnson, you’re required immediately in resus- bring assistance. Urgently!”

Knocking the coffee over, the staff rushed straight there - the adrenaline rush soon hit them.

“Freya?”

“Liam? What are you doing here?” Liam couldn’t spit the words out- to inform her who was in resus.

“We came to look for you. Someone was following us- they tried to....”

“Sorry your majesty, but you need to sit in the relatives room with the others.”

“Frey...” Her colleagues forced Liam away, as she entered the room her heart sunk. Her body began to tremble.

Drake.

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Love, fate, Destiny (Hiatus)

Drake received a text message- assuming it was Riley his smile soon faulted. Kiara. Excusing himself from the group he walked over to Kiara and Madeleine- scowling.

“What the fuck are you playing at?”

“She looks gorgeous doesn’t she, Drake? I personally think that Kiki could be a model too.”

“Did you like the photos, Drakey?”

“No Kiara, I didn’t. They have been deleted. Don’t ever text me again.”

“Why not Drake? You and Kiara could rekindle your relationship. You were never meant to be with Riley. She is a commoner- she isn’t one of us.”

“I’m a commoner, Madeleine! And she is worth so much more than you stuck up nobles!” Liam, Olivia and Maxwell heard the commotion and stormed up the the trio.

“Is there a problem, Drake?”

“No, Liam. Everything has been sorted. But I mean it Kiara- don’t ever speak to me again.”

“But we were good together, Drake.” Drake was about to respond with an insult but was interrupted by the heralds announcement. Liam and Olivia looked at each other bewildered- they wasn’t expecting anymore guests.

His Royal Highness Prince Leo, Lady Bethany Hughes of New York and Lady Riley Brooks-Walker.

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Marshgate Prison

“Do you really want me?” He questioned, doubting himself about her intentions. Now he was in the real world, he believed that she could have any man in the city- someone who hadn’t been wrongly imprisoned.

“I’m sorry for my outburst at the bar. I was just so frustrated that I didn’t know the truth. I’ve missed you. Why are you asking?”

“I’ve spent a lot of time with Bartie, walking through the park- going to Times Square. I see all these handsome men, in their suits- going to work. Making a living. Having a life. When we slept together in the cell, I felt like the luckiest goddamn bastard in the world. That someone so amazing as you would look twice at me...”

“I chose you, even considering the circumstances.” Caressing his cheek, he placed his hand over hers- letting it linger for a moment.

“Go and sit on the couch, I’ll order some food. What do you fancy?”

“Anything’s going to be better than porridge.”

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One Temptation

(From a future chapter)

“Alice, what are you doing here?” The girl wasn’t old enough to look after herself, Riley even panicked when walking the streets of New York. Assuming that Leo, had brought her- it was the only possible explanation.

“Daddy brought me, but I’ve lost him. He’s been drinking a lot. I just want my daddy back.”

“Where was he when you last saw him?” Alice pointed over towards the stairs that led up to the roof. Holding the girls hand, she made her way towards Drake and Leo explaining that she was going to find Liam who hadn’t even been invited to the event. Both men shook their head, providing each other with the same expression. They wondered why she would go out of her way to look for the man who had hurt her in the past far too many times.

“Don’t look at me like that, he’s not going to hurt me if Alice is with me. If I’m not back in five minutes- send a search party. I love you both.”

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Return to New York (Hiatus)

Riley held Lissy tightly as they travelled in the SUV- not really having a life plan. Yes, Lissy wasn’t hers- but she was the reason that the little girl had lost her father. If she had stayed in Cordonia all those years ago, she wouldn’t be in this predicament. She wouldn’t have left her family that she unexpectedly gained during her time in the Mediterranean, she wouldn’t have met Harry.

Arriving at the location, she sighed as they exited the SUV. Taking the little girls hand- she knocked on the door, hoping she would be welcome.

“Hi..” Riley quietly said, almost like a whisper. “I have nowhere else to go. Can we stay a night or two until I get my head sorted?”

“What happened to running away again?”

“I couldn’t do it. I don’t know why?”

“Good job too. You belong here! We can’t lose you again.” Her friend pulled her in for a hug, promising that everything would be fine.

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Cordonian Wags

“I don’t need to go to training, I can come with you. Leo said it would be fine.”

“Is Leo in charge now?” For the first time in two months, he saw a smile creep up onto her face.

“Well he’s captain, no one argues with the captain. It’s nice to see that smile again...” Blushing, she wanted to pull him in. To kiss the man that she loved with all of her heart.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes, sorry. Drake?” Sitting next to her on the bed, he looked at her concerned.

“I love you with all of my heart, Walker....” Finally, Drake thought to himself. Hearing those words made him hold her tightly- not wanting to let her go.

“But what if it isn’t good news? I want us to work, but I also want you to be happy if I’m not here anymore...promise me one thing?”

“What?”

“If we are going to get through this, we can’t allow Kiara to come between us.” Or Madeleine, Drakes face grimaced before fixing a smile.

“I’ve already told you, I can retire now if I wanted. We can move.”

“Running away isn’t going to solve the issue. Our families are here.”

“Then we stay here, nothing will break us apart. I mean nothing at all...”

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“Why Me?” and “What took you so long?”:

These two series are currently on hiatus for the foreseeable future- as I have no idea what I’m doing with them at the moment.👎🏻😞

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Prompts:

Trapped in the house prompts 5. “No offense, but I am so tired of your face.”

Drake x Riley (The Unexpected Roommate)

“Can’t you go and work in your room? You’re too close to me!”

“My room is for sleeping in. Only. Don’t like it- go out. Oh... you can’t. So deal with it!”

Turning the tv up louder, she smirked to herself. Knowing that it was distracting him, she couldn’t resist.

“No, offense but I’m tired of your shit! Can’t you see that I’m trying to work?”

“No offense but I’m so tired of your face. Like, everywhere I go... you’re there! In my face. It’s annoying.”

“Go to your fucking old room, Riley. You’re pissing me off! In fact, I here by banish you to your room! Goodbye. See ya. Au revoir. Auf Wiedersehen. Yasou. Adios.” Laughing to himself, he watched as she walked to the room. Watching her body tense, she turned around to face him- he jaw was clenching.

“You’re a fucking jerk! No wonder you insisted that I stay in the lounge! How stupid could I be?”

“Well if you didn’t fuck me after getting drunk yet again.... you’d be at Daniel’s and Maxwell’s where you actually live now. You’d actually have a bed to sleep in. You wouldn’t have to wear my clothes.”

“Well..... if you didn’t come to my bar with Leo....Get so rat arsed, flirt with me. Get me drunk. We wouldn’t be in this situation. If you didn’t turn my old room into a gym, I’d have somewhere to fucking sleep in these circumstances. At least if you got another roomie, I could share with them...”

“I never forced those drinks down your neck. You did that all by yourself. You put me off getting another roomie...” Gritting her teeth together, she allowed him to have the last word. Which was unlike her, usually she preferred to be the authoritative person. Walking over towards the kitchen, she put the kettle on. Retrieving her phone, she opened Spotify. Putting the volume on full belt, she played Queen. As she did that first night she suffered with Drake.

“Riley! Turn it fucking off!”

“Did you say something Drake? I can’t hear you....” Smirking, she wished that she told him to fuck right off the previous night at the bar.

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Trapped in the house prompts 6. “I don’t even want to have sex anymore.”

Liam x Riley (Based on the characters from Hold On)

Walking back into the living area, Riley felt awful with how she had spoken to Liam. Watching him do a puzzle with his children, he seemed relaxed. Embracing the quality time he could spend with his family.

“Hey.”

“Are you feeling better, love?”

“I’m sorry. Fuck. I’m so fucking sorry. Sex isn’t everything in a relationship..”

“Mommy. What is sex? You said a bad word. Didn’t she daddy?”

“I didn’t. I said duck and ducking. Mommy really.. Erm. I really want to see the ducks. But I can’t. I’m so sorry, that we can’t go and see the ducks. I didn’t say a word beginning with S either Ayah. I said, erm... flex. Because daddy can’t go to the gym and flex his muscles.”

“He did this morning.”

“Yes, but he is so busy now with his meetings over the phone. Isn’t that right darling?”

“Of course, love. Ayah, I’m going to tuck you and Louis into bed. I’ll read you both a story. Say goodnight to Mommy.”

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Rachel Green prompt list 17. “We would like more alcohol.” And 7. "We're supposed to start fun in 15 minutes."

Evie x Liam (We Belong- prequel)

Olivia and Evie ran out of the room, and into the larger ballroom. Scrutinising the room, Evie headed straight towards Leo and Bertrand, as Olivia headed towards the Bruleys.

“What are you doing here? You’re just a kid...”

“Your highness, I am a young lady. I’m fifteen. Anyway, your brother asked me to come...”

“Oh, did he now? I’m pretty sure that he wouldn’t let you out of his sight. He’s been pining after you. So what’s the real reason that you’re here?”

“Guilty. It’s boring in there, I’ve only been in there a few seconds and I already want to go back to boarding school. Could you help us ‘kids’ have a bit of fun? Including alcohol?”

“No!”

“Bertrand I wasn’t asking you! Leo?”

“Sure. I mean come on Bertrand, stop being such an arse, we drank underage. I’ll be the distraction, and B can get you the booze. But you will all have to pretend that you’ve gone to bed. Do your drinking upstairs...”

“Deal. Bertrand?”

“Fine! But I’m not getting blamed for this...”

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Ross Gellar prompt list 9. "My life is an embarrassment. I should just go live under somebody's stairs."

Maxwell, Drake, Willow and Sophie (both women belong to @pedudley)

Arriving at the supermarket, Drake instantly regretted agreeing to come. The first reason being, was when Maxwell handed them both a mask to wear. Like I’m really going to avoid catching germs with a bit of material. People were panic shopping, overfilling their trollies. Maxwell grabbed a trolley, he pushed it forward before leaping onto it over dramatically.

“Wahoo! Supermarket sweep- here we come!” Willow screamed with excitement trying to catch up with Max. Fucking children, Drake murmured to himself- keeping a distance, he dodged people barging past him.

“Buddy! You’ve already got five packs of toilet rolls! This one is mine.” Maxwell snapped at the stranger whilst playing tug of war. Willow ran over to assist him, Drake believed that she would calm the situation down. Checking his phone, he had hoped that the two of them would grab the ‘essentials’ that Max had insisted they needed and they could quickly escape the nightmare he was living in.

“Excuse me? Do you know that man and woman?” Drake turned to the man, wondering why concern was painted across his face. Facing Willow and Maxwell his eyes widened.

“Nope. Never seen them before in my life. I think that they have been released from the psychiatric hospital by the looks of it.”

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17. “You’re going to permanently fuse with the couch at this rate.”

Drake x Evie (We Belong)

“Jesus, Evie. How long have you been laid there?”

“Six hours, four minutes...”

“Why didn’t you come and get me? I could have joined you.”

“I needed some alone time. I’m depressed. But Ben and Jerry kept me company.” Drake already knew this, the food wrappers surrounding her on the couch was the slight giveaway.

“You’re going to permanently fuse with the couch at this rate.” He said sarcastically, before joining her.

“So? If we can’t get married on the day that we planned, I may as well work my way through the fridge and watch Netflix. I refuse to leave the couch until I’ve finished binge watching a series. Nothing better to do. Then, I’ll go on a diet just to make sure I can still fit in my dress.”

“You could turn up to the wedding in a bin bag, and you’d still be the most beautiful woman in the world.”

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