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I have been thinking about both Willeâs and Simonâs character progression throughout the series and I have realized that it sort of looks like Wille has a pretty good character progression and has been pretty profoundly affected by Simon and their relationship (in a good way). But I donât really see any of that for Simon. It sort of look alike he has had more things âtaken awayâ by their relationship. He has lost his privacy, and gets hate to the point where he has had to delete his SM and he gets a rock thrown his window. In a way if they hadnât gotten back together, it looks like all Simon wouldâve gained from this period is trauma. Do you think he gained any positive things from this relationship (in the case they hadnât gotten back together)?
So Iâve spent a long time thinking about this since you sent me this and I have a lot of thoughts about it, but theyâre kind of all botched together. Hopefully I do a decent job explaining myself:
In my opinion, Simon definitely has an arc, itâs just more subtle and not as âflashyâ as Wilhelmâs. This is genuinely fine with me for multiple reasons: 1. Simon just isnât the main character of this story - Wilhelm is. So heâs not going to be the one to go on a life-altering journey 2. Simon, narratively, functions has the moral compass around which Wilhelm centers his life around. Heâs there to push Wilhelm into embarking on this life-altering journey.
That being said, Simonâs story arc is really simple and very personal, but no less beautiful. We start in S1 with Simon being loudly himself, and Wilhelm adoring him for it, but this quickly becomes an issue - namely, Wilhelm starts to lowkey take advantage of Simonâs generosity and kindness, and ultimately betrays him. Which is why we get that big argument with Sara where she accuses him of âletting people piss all over him.â
Moving into S2, we see a Simon whoâs taken that conversation to heart - heâs firm with his boundaries, he doesnât want to give Wilhelm a second chance, he doesnât want to forgive because he thinks Wilhelm isnât sorry. Then, he has another conversation with Sara, where she basically tells him, hey, love is crazy, it makes you do crazy things. And yes, sheâs projecting here, but once again, Simon takes her words to heart and decides to follow his feelings. He essentially âgives inâ to his love for Wille and decides that no matter what, he wants to make this relationship work because heâs in love, damnit, and he wants to be with Wille no matter what.
And this is the mindset that Simon enters S3 with. Thatâs why we see him making himself small and trying to appease everyone. Heâs just so in love, and he wants it to work so badly, until he just canât anymore. Notably, he doesnât end things for his own sake - he does it for Wilhelm. He sees that being with Simon is hurting him because itâs allowing Wille to use him as an emotional crutch and stay stagnant in life. So he leaves, starts to close himself off again. And then - dun dun dun - he has another conversation with Sara. He tells her, damn, you were right, I need to stop being a pushover and she shoots back with no Simon, YOU were right, we should give people second chances. And thus, Simon gets out of the car and gives Wille one more chance.
So what does Simon gain out of all of this? Basically, heâs learning to trust himself and his feelings. His entire arc is him basically learning: hey, my morals were right from the start! This is how I want to live my life! Which makes sense really because this is the role heâs playing in Wilhelmâs arc. And itâs not a particularly sexy discovery, but itâs a really powerful thing to learn, especially in your teenage years.
As for specifically Simonâs relationship with Wilhelm and what he gained from that outside of his arc: Wilhelm adores Simon for exactly who he is. And I think itâs a really profound, valuable thing to experience what it feels like to be loved and be in love with someone who really sees you and wants to stick by you through thick and thin. In many ways, Simon has always had to earn love, but he never has to earn Wilhelmâs love. And thatâs kind of life-altering in and of itself - to know that love like that exists and that you are deserving of it.
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number one girl
"I'd give it all up if you told me that I'll be, the number one girl in your eyes"
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[WORK IN PROGRESS!]
PAIRING. sunghoon x fem reader (best friends-to-lovers! au)
WARNINGS. profanity, (will be updated once complete)
WORD COUNT. (will be updated once complete)
SUMMARY. you always admired your best friend sunghoon. but when did that admiration turn into something...more?
DISC. this story is entirely fiction & does not reflect any real events of the idols mentioned.
AUTHOR'S NOTE. omfg this was so cheesy
pls give me feedback, i'd love to improve my writing so any and all critique is welcomed <3
you can still remember the first day you met sunghoon.
it was the first week of the semester at university and in physics class you were partnered up with jake, the handsome austrailian student (much to the other girls' dismay). although you of course could admit jake was very charming and handsome, you saw him as a lot more than that. he was smart and always patient to give you some extra tutoring when you didn't quite understand what was taught in lecture, genuinely kind, and it was so entertaining to see him never pass up a chance to show you a new picture of his dog layla.
jake invited you to his birthday party at an arcade that also had things like escape rooms and an ice skating rink. you've never met any of jake's friends before so you really didn't know what to expect but after some drinks and games in the arcade, it wasn't too hard to ease your initial nerves around the group of strangers.
"you HAVE to see sunghoon ice skate, i swear he's more coordinated on ice than walking on the ground..." wonyoung says to you as the group walks to the ice skating rink. she was one of the girls there that you got along with really well and she was super friendly right off the bat.
"really? huh... sorry i'm really bad with names, who's sunghoon again?" you nervously laugh to her.
she points to the dark haired boy laughing with heeseung as you all get in line to get you ice skates.
"he used to compete in international ice skating competitions...almost working towards olympic level. but he decided to drop competing to focus on his studies. don't let him try to convince you he just 'skates for fun'... you'll see what i mean," she had a lingering fondness in her eyes.
you couldn't help but to wonder what wonyoung meant but you got your skates and laced them on the benches lining the rink of ice.
"before we all get in the rink, i think it's only fair sunghoon gives a little show before we all totally eat shit on this ice" jake announces to the group, everyone laughing along with him.
your gaze falls on sunghoon, noticing the faint blush on his cheeks with all the attention now on him. you see his faint smile and waving his hands, declining jake.
"oh cmon sunghoon! please! some people here haven't seen you on the ice and you've been telling me you've been dying to skate again..." sunghoon finally gave in.
"fine fine, only because it's your birthday," sunghoon jokingly rolled his eyes. everyone cheered as you all gathered along the wall of the rink. the minute sunghoon started gliding along the ice, it was like a switch flipped. you felt like the person you were watching wasn't that shy boy you briefly met a few hours ago. his aura radiated a confidence but also a sense of comfort. you could feel his emotion with every turn and twirl. you could see his visible passion and love of skating. he was smiling so wide, his fangs poked out and you couldn't help but to smile as well. it was the kind of smile you wanted to stare at forever.
he was freestyling to whatever music that was playing over the speakers of the skating rink but you could tell he didn't need choreography to shine brighter than any of the white fluorescent lights in the building. you understood what wonyoung meant, he truly looked more comfortable on ice than on the ground���and you grew more and more curious about sunghoon.
when he concluded his impromptu performance, you all applauded and jake along with the other boys entered the rink cheering sunghoon on, hugging him and ruffling his hair. you entered the rink, you heart hammering out of your chest in nervousness and anxiousness. you've never ice skated before and you already knew you would make a total fool of yourself in front of everyone.
"wonyoung, i've never ice skated before...can i hang on to you?" she chuckled at your nervousness, finding you adorable.
"of course, here hang on to my arm until you get the hang of it. we can stay near the wall" the few circles you did around the rink was less you hanging on to wonyoung and more you having a death grip on the ledge of the wallâstopping every 2 feet feeling beyond imbalanced. you let go of wonyoung making a full stop.
"i'm gonna rest for a little bit, you can go hang out with the others" you stated trying to cover your labored breath.
"are you sure?" she questioned. "yeah! go for it! i'm just gonna take a breather, i'll join you in a sec" you reassured her. she gave you her signature sweet smile and skated towards the rest of the group.
after a few moments of watching the rest of the group from afar, you attempted to skate towards the center of the ice to join the rest of the group. without knowing still how to maintain your balance and the wall no longer within arms reach, you knees completely buckle under your weight. you were pretty much bracing for impact to have your hands and knees to collide with the harsh coldness of ice at your feet. before you could even fully comprehend it, you felt a pair of arms catching you, slightly easing your fall.
"woah that was a close one. are you okay?" it was sunghoon. his face was close to yours, close enough for gaze to fall on the concerned look in his dark orbs and the mole on his cheek and nose.
"y-yeah i'm fine! t-thanks for saving me, i totally ate shit." you joked, a cold sweat running down your spine in utter embarrassment.
"no worries, thankfully i got to you in time. and don't even worry about it, being on ice takes a ton of practice." his arm still holding onto yours helping you get up. he guides you both back to the wall.
"you're really good at ice skating by the way, like crazy good" he let out a soft chuckle at your compliment blushing. you knew he probably heard that a million times before.
"thank you, it's y/n right?" you nod.
"can i ask why you quit? wonyoung told me about how you used to compete but left to focus on school," the echos of the group's chatter and laugher being background noise to your conversation.
"yeah that's the main reason. i guess that's the simple explanation i give people..." his voice trailing, as if there's more to the story. you raise your eyebrows at him, hinting at him to keep explaining.
âit got pretty lonely in all honesty. competing i mean. i made friends through skating and stuff but when i trained and performed in a competitionâŚi was alone through it all. it made me start to dislike the sport all togetherâŚâ he sighed. ââŚand that was really hard for me. and i decided to step down from competing and just skate as a hobby now.â
he saw your solemn expression and reassured you the best way he could. âbut itâs good now. truly. i think skating in a setting like this, with friends and just having fun healed my relationship with it.â you both looked out to the group, laughing in unison seeing ni-ki chase jake excitedly.
âbasically the best way i can describe it being on the ice now feels like reuniting with an old friendâŚâ sunghoon expresses, putting his hands in his jacket pockets.
âwow, i had no idea. thank you for telling me. for what itâs worth, i think youâre really brave.â you caught him tilting his head with a questioning look.
âwell, i mean it takes a lot of courage to give up sometimes. especially something you put so much time and energy intoâŚi feel like so many people think it's automatically a waste or a shame to give something up. but sometimes its just a redirection and sometimes its for the better.â
ây-yeah, exactlyâŚâ sunghoon looked at you stunned. youâre the first person to openly and fully understand his story and he didnât even need to explain it to you his reasoning.
âi think youâre the first person who actually understands.â
you hummed in delight, smiling at him. âlooks like weâll get along pretty wellâ
âyeah i guess soâ he smiles back.
you could feel the sincerity and warmth in his smile. it was different than the ones he gave you earlier. it was a smile you wanted to see again and again.
since that day at jakeâs birthday, you and sunghoon have been inseparable. he was your best friend and you trusted him more than anyone else in the world.
he was reliable, he understood you in every way, and he accepted you even at your lowestânot judging you about your past.
you and sunghoon slept over at each otherâs apartments all the time, even having each otherâs a spare key.
sunghoon crashed at your place that previous night, you two pulling an all-nighter studying and your apartment being closer to campus than his. you two would sleep in each otherâs bed but always staying on each otherâs sideâsimply sleeping side by side, most of the time with your backs facing one another.
he had class earlier than youâhis dreaded phone alarm going off, both of you stirring awake.
you pulled the covers over your head, groaning at the awful triggering sound of the alarm as sunghoon shut it off. he laughed quietly at your misery.
âhoon, why the fuck did you sign up for an 8am calculus class. who even voluntarily does thatâŚâ
"guess i'm a masochist," he sarcastically states, stretching and letting out a yawn. he reaches over your half-awake body, still covered by the blanket still to grab his glasses off your nightstand.
he basically puts all his body weight on top of you, borderline crushing you in the process dramatically reaching towards the table, a mischievous smirk on his face fully aware of his actions.
"hoon! ughhhh you're so annoying, you're crushing me" your voice muffled under the sheet. he laughs, amused by teasing you especially early in the morning when you're the grumpiest.
"sorry my bad" laughter still littering his voice. when you finally feel his weight off your body, you pull down the sheet from over your head.
you didn't realize sunghoon was still hovering over you, his arms on either side of your upper body. his gaze held something different in it, something you've never seen in his eyes before.
was there something in the air? were you starting to fall ill?
you and sunghoon joked around all the time and were in close proximity of each other all the time. maybe seeing each other at embarrassing moments one too many times, but this felt different.
the blue tint of the morning light peeking through your curtains illuminated his figure above you. the white tank top he always wore to sleep emphasized the contours of his defined arms, the thin silver chain adorning his collarbones reflected specs of light. and his messy hair and glasses wasn't helping your suddenly and unconsciously racing heart.
he was close. like really close. maybe too close for two people that were just friends. the air around you two felt thick and it was like you were holding your breath, maybe you were.
sunghoon slowly raised his hand, using his finger to brush a stray hair away from your face. and you swear his gaze wandered from your wide eyes to your lips. his touch lingered down to trace your jaw slightly.
he suddenly pulls away from your body, rising from the bed. he grabs his hoodie draped over your desk chair pulling it over his head and walking towards the bathroomâas if nothing had happened.
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Skating the Divide
Myoui Mina x Fem!Reader
Word Count: ca. 5k
Synopsis: On the ice, every move tells a story. For two skaters with opposing styles, the competition is more than just a test of skill. Itâs a clash of worlds.
English isnât my first language so I apologize in advance for any mistakes.
⥠Enjoy! âĄ
Part 1 | Part 2 - Cracks in the Ice | Part 3 | Part 4
The tension between Y/N and Mina had been simmering since their first practice, and by the end of the week, it had reached a boiling point. The rink had become a battleground, their clashes echoing louder than their skates cutting into the ice.
They stood at the rink, catching their breaths after yet another failed attempt at the lift sequence. Mina pinched the bridge of her nose, her frustration barely contained. Y/N leaned against the edge of the rink, her hands gripping the boards tightly as if trying to keep herself from shouting.
âLetâs go again,â Mina said, her voice clipped and businesslike.
âAgain?â Y/N shot her a disbelieving look. âWeâve done it a million times already. Maybe the problem isnât me.. itâs your precious plan.â
Mina turned sharply, her gaze like ice. âThe problem is that you refuse to follow it. If you would just listenââ
âListen to what? More lectures about how Iâm not good enough?â Y/N interrupted, her voice rising. Her chest heaved as she pushed off the boards and skated toward Mina. âYouâve been nitpicking every single thing I do since day one. Newsflash: Iâm not a robot!â
âAnd thank God for that,â Mina retorted, crossing her arms. âBecause if you were, we might actually make progress.â
Y/N let out a bitter laugh, throwing her hands in the air. âOh, so now itâs all my fault? Maybe if you stopped micromanaging every second and let me breathe, we wouldnât be stuck here.â
âI wouldnât have to micromanage if you took this seriously,â Mina snapped, her voice cutting through the air like a blade.
That did it. Y/Nâs eyes burned, her face flushing with anger. âAre you kidding me? Iâm the one whoâs been busting my ass trying to make this work while you stand there acting like youâre too good for all of this!â
Minaâs jaw tightened, her calm facade finally starting to crack. âIâm acting like Iâm too good?â she repeated, her tone low and dangerous. âAt least I know what it means to work for something instead of just hoping my charm will carry me through.â
The words hit harder than Y/N expected, and she felt a lump rise in her throat. She blinked rapidly, refusing to let Mina see the sting of her remark.
She doesnât know anything about me, Y/N thought angrily, but her inner voice wavered. Beneath the anger, there was a flicker of doubt. Was that how Mina really saw her? As someone who didnât deserve to be here?
Her throat felt tight, but she refused to let it show. Instead, she crossed her arms over her chest and glared at Mina. âAt least I donât skate like I have a stick up myââ
âDonât,â Mina interrupted, her voice quiet but sharp enough to stop Y/N mid-sentence. Her gaze bore into Y/N, and for a moment, the air between them felt impossibly heavy.
Mina clenched her fists at her sides, her nails pressing into her palms as she fought to keep her composure. Y/Nâs chaotic energy grated on her nerves in a way that was both infuriating and... unsettling. She told herself it was frustration, that it was the clash of their approaches to skating but she couldnât ignore the deeper, unspoken emotion simmering beneath the surface.
It was a flicker of something she didnât want to name, let alone acknowledge.
She doesnât understand whatâs at stake here, Mina thought, her chest tightening as familiar pressure wrapped around her like a vice. This isnât a game. This is everything.
For Mina, skating wasnât just a sport. It was a lifeline, a discipline that had shaped her entire existence. Every hour spent perfecting her craft, every blister and bruise, every fleeting moment of joy on the ice, it all built toward the singular goal of being the best. To win. To be untouchable.
But Y/Nâs approach was the antithesis of everything Mina believed in. Her free-spirited movements and unpredictable improvisations felt like chaos wrapped in glitter. It was beautiful in its own way, but it lacked the precision Mina had spent years honing.
She doesnât take it seriously enough, Mina thought, her gaze narrowing as she watched Y/N skate in frustration, her arms gesturing wildly as she argued. How can I rely on someone who doesnât understand that perfection isnât optional?
And yet, as she looked at Y/N, standing there with her hands on her hips, her eyes blazing with determination, Mina felt a pang of something foreign.
How does she do that? Mina wondered, her mind briefly slipping from its carefully controlled script. Y/Nâs defiance wasnât just loud, it was fearless. She made mistakes and brushed them off like they didnât matter, and she skated with a freedom Mina hadnât felt in years.
For a fleeting moment, Mina envied her. Envied the way she seemed to embrace imperfection, to pour herself into the ice without fear of judgment. But that thought was dangerous. It lingered in the shadows of her mind like a whisper she refused to hear.
That kind of thinking wouldnât win championships, Mina reminded herself firmly, forcing her gaze to harden. There was no room for freedom. No room for chaos. Only discipline and control. Y/Nâs heart pounded as she stared at Mina, her chest tight with frustration. She hated the way Mina always seemed so calm, so composed, like nothing could touch her. It made Y/N feel like she was constantly playing catch-up, like no matter how hard she worked, sheâd never be good enough.
Minaâs cold, clipped remarks were the worst. Each one landed like a blow, subtle but sharp, carving away at Y/Nâs confidence.
How does she do that? Y/N thought bitterly, her fingers curling into fists. How can she make me feel like an amateur with just a few words?
But beneath her anger, Y/N felt an ache she didnât want to name. Minaâs constant criticisms stirred up ghosts from her past. Memories of every coach, every judge, every competitor who had looked at her and told her she didnât belong.
She thought of the rink back home, the cracked ice and the borrowed skates she had to make last for seasons at a time. Of her parents sitting in the freezing stands, cheering her on even when she placed last. Skating wasnât just a passion for Y/N; it was survival. It was the one thing she had fought to hold on to when everything else felt out of reach.
Mina doesnât know what itâs like, Y/N thought, bitterness creeping into her chest. She doesnât know what itâs like to fight for every second on the ice. To always feel like youâre one mistake away from losing it all.
But there was more to it than that, wasnât there? It wasnât just Minaâs words that got under her skin. It was the way she carried herself, like she was untouchable. It made Y/N feel... vulnerable.
Y/N shook her head, brushing the thought away. Vulnerability wasnât an option. She couldnât afford to let anyone see the cracks, least of all Mina.
No way am I letting her win this. Y/N lifted her chin, her defiant glare locking onto Mina. If Mina wanted perfection, Y/N would show her something better.
They tried the lift again, Y/Nâs hands firm on Minaâs waist as they prepared for the sequence. Y/N steadied herself before lifting Mina again, her knees bent with effort as she tried to match Minaâs timing. But as Mina stretched into position, Y/Nâs grip slipped slightly. She tried to adjust, but their movements collided in an awkward tangle, sending Mina sliding awkwardly out of Y/Nâs grasp.
Y/N let out a frustrated growl, catching herself on the edge of the rink. âThis isnât working,â she said, her voice taut with anger.
âBecause you keep improvising,â Mina snapped, skating a tight circle before coming to a stop in front of Y/N. âIf you would just stick to the planââ
âOh, here we go again with the plan!â Y/N interrupted, throwing her arms wide. âGod forbid I add a little flair to this robotic routine youâve cooked up.â
âThis isnât about flair,â Mina retorted, her voice rising ever so slightly. âThis is about trust. I canât work with someone who doesnât take this seriously.â
Y/N froze, the words hitting her like a slap. Her mouth opened to respond, but nothing came out. For a moment, the only sound was the faint hum of the arena lights.For Mina, the words had slipped out before she could stop them, but they carried the weight of her deepest fear: failure. She couldnât afford to lose control, not in her routine, not in her partnership, and certainly not in front of the judges.
For Y/N, the accusation cut deep, feeding into her worst insecurity: that she didnât belong here. She skated to prove herself, to show the world she was more than an underdog. But now, those fears gnawed at her, leaving her feeling smaller than sheâd ever admit.
They tried again, and again, and again. Each attempt only seemed to widen the chasm between them. Needing a moment to recharge, both were physically and emotionally drained, their movements sluggish and their tempers frayed as they stepped away for a brief respite.
As Y/N sat on the bench unlacing her skates, she muttered to herself, âI donât know how much more of this I can take.â
Mina overheard, her gaze flicking toward Y/N briefly before she turned away. âNeither can I,â she whispered under her breath, her voice barely audible.
The rink was eerily quiet that night, the usual hum of activity replaced by the soft hum of the arena lights. It was late, well past the time most skaters had gone home, but Mina and Y/N remained. Neither had planned to practice this late, but both had silently agreed to stay after their latest argument earlier in the day.
Y/N skated in slow, lazy circles at one end of the rink, her mind a storm of frustration and doubt. At the other end, Mina methodically practiced footwork, her movements precise and controlled. For a long while, they didnât speak, the silence between them heavy but oddly comfortable in its stillness.
It was Y/N who broke the quiet.
âYouâre always like this, arenât you?â she said, her voice carrying across the empty rink.
Mina stopped mid-step, turning to face her. âLike what?â
âSo... perfect.â Y/N skated closer, her tone somewhere between bitterness and curiosity. âEverything you do is so flawless, so polished. Youâve probably never even fallen in public, have you?â
Minaâs lips pressed into a thin line, her eyes narrowing. âFalling isnât an option,â she said, her voice calm but guarded. âNot if you want to be the best.â
Y/N tilted her head, studying her. âMust be exhausting.â
The words hung in the air, heavier than Y/N intended. Mina hesitated, her usually poised expression flickering with something more vulnerable.
âWhatâs exhausting,â Mina said finally, her voice quieter, âis trying to make it look easy.â
Y/N blinked, surprised by the admission. âWhat do you mean?â
Mina sighed, gliding to the edge of the rink and resting her hands on the boards. For a moment, she didnât speak, her gaze distant as if she were seeing something far away.
âWhen youâre at the top,â she said, âeveryone expects you to stay there. You canât make mistakes. You canât show weakness. Because the moment you do...â She paused, her grip tightening on the boards. âSomeoneâs waiting to take your place.â
Y/N skated closer, stopping a few feet away. She hadnât expected this. This glimpse of vulnerability from someone who always seemed so untouchable.
âThatâs why youâre so hard on yourself,â Y/N said softly. âAnd on me.â
Mina turned her head slightly, her expression unreadable. âPerfection isnât optional,â she said. âNot for me.â
Y/N leaned against the boards beside her, their shoulders almost touching. âYeah, well, I wouldnât know what thatâs like,â she said with a wry smile. âPerfectionâs never been an option for me. Iâm just trying to survive out here.â
Mina glanced at her, the faintest trace of curiosity in her eyes. âWhat do you mean?â
Y/N hesitated, then exhaled deeply, her breath fogging the cold air. âI didnât grow up like you. I didnât have the fancy coaches or the perfect skates. I had to borrow skates that didnât fit, patch up my gear, and hope for the best. Iâd practice on this crappy little rink with cracked ice and no heat, and Iâd watch videos of skaters like you, wondering how the hell Iâd ever get to where you are.â
Mina listened in silence, her usual mask of composure replaced by quiet attentiveness.
âI mean, look at you,â Y/N continued, her voice tinged with both admiration and frustration. âYouâve got everything. The talent, the polish, the... the presence. People look at you and see perfection. They look at me and see some scrappy underdog who doesnât belong.â
For a moment, neither of them spoke. Minaâs gaze softened, and she looked down at her hands, her fingers tracing the edge of the boards.
âYou think I donât feel like that sometimes?â she said quietly.
Y/N turned to her, surprised. âWhat?â
Minaâs shoulders stiffened slightly, as if bracing herself. âYou think I donât feel out of place? Like Iâm just... playing a part?â Her voice wavered, just barely. âEveryone expects me to be perfect, but sometimes I feel like Iâm one mistake away from proving them all wrong. From proving Iâm not good enough.â
Y/N stared at her, the ice between them melting with every word. She had never seen Mina like this.. Vulnerable, human.
âYouâve got a funny way of showing it,â Y/N said softly.
Mina glanced at her, her lips curving into the faintest hint of a smile. âAnd you have a funny way of making me question everything I thought I knew about skating.â
They both laughed, a quiet, tentative sound that echoed in the empty rink.
For the first time since theyâd been paired, the air between them felt lighter, less fraught with tension.
âSo,â Y/N said, nudging Mina playfully with her shoulder. âWhat do you say we try again? No lectures, no rules. Just... skating.â
Mina hesitated, then nodded, her smile softening. âJust skating,â she agreed.
Together, they pushed off the boards and onto the ice. And for the first time, it felt like they were skating as partners.
The sound of their skates slicing across the ice filled the rink as Y/N and Mina attempted a particularly challenging lift for what felt like the hundredth time. The late-night practice had stretched even longer. This wasnât just about the competition. It was about proving to each other, and perhaps themselves, that they could make this work.
âReady?â Mina asked, her voice steady but softer than usual.
âLetâs do it,â Y/N replied, nodding as she adjusted her position.
Y/N positioned her hands firmly around Minaâs waist, her grip tense but determined. Mina bent her knees slightly, readying herself as Y/N exhaled sharply and began the lift.
For a brief moment, everything felt perfect.
But then, something shifted. Perhaps Y/Nâs footing faltered, or Mina overcorrected her balance. The shift threw them into a dangerous wobble, and for a terrifying second, Mina felt herself tilting backward.
Instinct took over. Y/N tightened her hold, steadying Mina just enough to lower her to the ice safely. Minaâs feet touched the ground with a jarring thud, and she stumbled forward, clutching Y/Nâs shoulders for balance.
For a moment, neither of them moved. Minaâs chest heaved as she caught her breath, her hands still gripping Y/Nâs shoulders. Y/Nâs hands remained steady at Minaâs waist, trembling slightly from the effort of holding her partner aloft.
âYou okay?â Y/N asked, her voice low but steady, a flicker of worry in her tone.
Mina nodded, her cheeks flushed from both exertion and the unexpected closeness. âIâm fine. Thanks.â
Their eyes met briefly, the usual friction between them replaced by a tentative understanding. The adrenaline still thrummed through Minaâs veins, but it wasnât just relief that held her in place. It was the realization that she had trusted Y/N in that moment, and Y/N hadnât let her down.
Y/N, the chaotic whirlwind she had often dismissed, had proven herself capable, someone she could count on, even when the stakes were high. It unsettled her.
There was a fearlessness in Y/N that Mina couldnât deny. An unwavering trust that, even in the midst of chaos, things would work out. And Y/N had trusted her in that moment. Despite all the friction between them, despite the tension and arguments, Y/N had trusted Mina to catch her.
It unsettled her. And yet... it felt right.
âYou should trust me more,â Y/N said, her voice softer than Mina had ever heard it. Her breath was warm against the cold air, and a small, almost teasing smile tugged at her lips.
The words caught Mina off guard. Trust had always been a loaded concept for her. Something earned through precision, control, and discipline. Y/N embodied none of those things. But at that moment, Mina didnât bristle. She didnât overthink.
Instead, she smiled back. Just a little. âMaybe you should stop making that so hard,â she said, her tone lighter than usual.
It was a rare exchange for her, a moment of levity in a sea of pressure and perfection. And for the first time, Mina didnât feel the need to guard herself.
Y/Nâs hands lingered on Minaâs waist, her fingers curling slightly as she caught her breath. Her heart pounded, not just from the effort of the lift but from the realization of how easily Mina had placed her trust in her.
Mina had always seemed untouchable: cool, unyielding, and always in control. But in this moment, Y/N glimpsed something else, a vulnerability she hadnât expected. Minaâs posture, though steady, carried a softness that spoke of trust.
For the first time, Y/N didnât feel at odds with Mina. Instead, she saw the flickering possibility of real teamwork.
She glanced up, and her breath hitched slightly when her eyes met Minaâs. There was something unspoken in the other womanâs gaze, a softness Y/N had never seen before.
âYou know,â Y/N said, breaking the silence with her usual humor, because humor was the only way she knew how to handle moments like this, âfor someone whoâs all about control, youâre pretty good at improvising.â
The corner of Minaâs lips twitched, a flicker of a smile that felt warmer than the rinkâs frozen air. âDonât get used to it,â she replied, but the words lacked their usual bite.
Y/N grinned, her chest lighter than it had been in days. âOh, I donât know. I kind of like this side of you.â
Mina exhaled softly, but she didnât pull away immediately. Instead, she allowed Y/N a moment to regain her footing, her usual critique conspicuously absent. There was no biting comment, no impatient sigh, just a quiet acknowledgment of their shared effort.
Y/Nâs heart softened. Sheâd spent so much time seeing Mina as a wall she had to climb, but maybe Mina wasnât a wall at all. Maybe she was someone who understood what it meant to carry weight, even if she carried it differently than Y/N did.
They tried the lift again. This time, Y/Nâs movements were measured, her hands steady as she guided Mina off the ice. Mina, in turn, adjusted seamlessly, their timing finally beginning to align. The lift wasnât flawless, but it felt solid, closer to success than it had ever been.
By the end of the session, they were both exhausted, but the atmosphere between them had changed.
As they skated off the ice together, Y/N nudged Mina with her elbow. âNot bad, Myoui. Not bad at all.â
Mina smirked, the warmth in her eyes belying her usual cool demeanor. âYou werenât terrible either.â
It wasnât a declaration of friendship, nor an admission of trust, but it was something. A crack in the walls theyâd both built around themselves.
For the first time, they werenât just skating partners thrown together by circumstance. They were a team.
The world outside was dark and quiet, the city lights twinkling faintly against the night sky. Y/N walked a few steps behind Mina, the tension that had previously hung between them replaced by a tentative calm. They didnât speak until they reached the vending machines near the exit, where Mina paused, frowning slightly as she studied the options.
âWhat are you doing?â Y/N asked, her tone curious.
Mina glanced at her. âGetting something.â
âFrom this ancient thing?â Y/N stepped closer, tapping the vending machine with a grin. âIt barely works. Half the time it eats your money and gives you nothing in return.â
Mina arched an eyebrow. âSounds like someone I know.â
Y/N blinked, momentarily stunned before a laugh burst from her lips. âWait, was that a joke? Myoui Mina, did you just try to roast me?â
Mina smirked, a barely-there expression that Y/N almost missed. âMaybe.â
âWow.â Y/N put a hand to her chest, mock gasping. âIâm impressed. The ice queen has a sense of humor.â
Mina rolled her eyes, but the corner of her lips twitched. She turned back to the machine, pulling a few coins from her pocket. Y/N watched her select a pack of strawberry Pocky, the machine groaning as it dispensed the snack with a mechanical clunk.
âStrawberry?â Y/N asked, tilting her head.
Mina nodded. âItâs my favorite.â
âNo way.â Y/N leaned over and pulled a similar pack from her bag, holding it up triumphantly. âMine too. The superior flavor, obviously.â
Mina blinked, her gaze flicking between Y/N and the candy in her hand. For the first time, she looked genuinely surprised.
They sat together on a nearby bench, the cold air biting at their faces as they shared an unspoken truce over their mutual love of strawberry Pocky. Y/N broke the silence first.
âYouâre not what I expected,â she said, leaning back against the bench.
Mina raised an eyebrow. âWhat did you expect?â
Y/N shrugged, biting into a stick of Pocky. âI donât know. Someone... meaner? I mean, donât get me wrong, youâre still infuriating, but... youâve got layers.â
Mina didnât reply immediately. Instead, she looked down at the box in her hands, her fingers toying with the edge of the packaging. âYouâre different than I thought too,â she admitted softly.
Y/N glanced at her, caught off guard by the honesty in Minaâs tone. âYeah?â
Mina nodded, her gaze distant. âYouâre... fearless. Itâs frustrating sometimes, but itâs also...â She hesitated, searching for the right word. âInspiring.â
Y/Nâs cheeks flushed, and she laughed lightly, trying to deflect the compliment. âCareful, Myoui. Youâre starting to sound like you actually like me.â
âDonât push it,â Mina replied, but her voice lacked its usual sharpness.
Later, as they walked to their separate cars, Y/N glanced at Mina and asked, âDo you ever do anything just... for fun? Like, outside of skating?â
Mina tilted her head slightly, the question catching her off guard. âI donât have much time for fun.â
Y/N stopped in her tracks, turning to face her. âYouâre kidding, right? No guilty pleasures? No goofy hobbies? Nothing?â
Mina hesitated, a faint blush coloring her cheeks. âI like puzzles,â she admitted reluctantly.
Y/N burst into laughter, the sound echoing in the quiet parking lot. âPuzzles? Thatâs adorable.â
Mina frowned, crossing her arms. âThereâs nothing adorable about it. Itâs logical. Strategic.â
âSure it is,â Y/N teased, grinning. âNext time, Iâm bringing you a puzzle of, like, kittens or something.â
Despite herself, Mina smiled. âYouâre impossible.â
âAnd youâre uptight,â Y/N replied with a wink.
For a moment, they stood there, the tension that had defined their partnership slowly melting away. Mina found herself charmed by Y/Nâs infectious energy, her ability to find humor and joy in the smallest moments.
And for Y/N, Minaâs quiet humor and growing warmth were a revelation, a reminder that there was more to the ice queen than meets the eye.
As they parted ways, Y/N called after Mina, âDonât let me catch you practicing without me tomorrow, okay? Team effort, remember?â
Mina paused, looking over her shoulder with a faint smile. âOnly if you stop improvising.â
âNo promises!â Y/N shouted, laughing as Mina rolled her eyes and walked to her car.
The night marked a turning point, not just in their partnership, but in the way they saw each other. They were still opposites in many ways, but beneath the differences, a bond was beginning to form.
A few days had passed since the tentative understanding between Y/N and Mina at their late-night practice. The air between them was still fragile, like the ice beneath their skates, and both women tread carefully. Their sessions were more productive now, but far from seamless. Y/Nâs daring improvisations still clashed with Minaâs perfectionism, but there was less venom in their arguments and an unspoken effort to meet halfway.
The rest of the rink, however, was less accommodating.
It began subtly. Side glances and hushed conversations that trailed off when Y/N or Mina entered a room. At first, Y/N ignored it. She was used to being the odd one out, the wildcard in a sport dominated by elegance and precision. But as the days went on, the whispers grew louder, harder to ignore.
One day, as Y/N sat on a bench lacing her skates, the words finally pierced through her focus.
âI donât get it,â one skater said, her voice carrying just loud enough to reach Y/N. âWhy would they pair someone like her with Mina?â
âSheâs going to drag her down,â another replied, the sharp edge in her tone unmistakable.
Y/Nâs fingers faltered on the laces, her chest tightening. She kept her head down, pretending not to hear.
âCan you imagine?â The first voice laughed. âMina, the queen of precision, stuck with someone who canât even land a consistent triple loop.â
âItâs a joke,â chimed a third. âTheyâre only doing this doubles thing to shake things up, but pairing them together? Itâs cruel to Mina.â
Y/N bit her lip, her stomach churning. She forced her fingers to keep moving, tugging at the laces with more force than necessary.
The voices continued, oblivious or uncaring that she could hear every word.
âSheâs all flash and no substance. Itâs embarrassing to watch.â
âMaybe they thought Mina could whip her into shape.â
âOr maybe they wanted to give Mina a challenge. You know, like a handicap,â one added with a smirk, and the group burst into laughter.
Y/Nâs hands stilled. The words cut deeper than she wanted to admit. Sheâd always prided herself on her resilience, on not letting the opinions of others dictate her worth. But this felt different. It wasnât just about her; it was about Mina, too.
She glanced up briefly, catching her reflection in the mirror across the room. Her usually bright eyes looked duller, weighed down by doubt. Was she really dragging Mina down? Was everyone right?
Later that day, during a break between sessions, Y/N sat alone at a table in the skatersâ lounge, nursing a lukewarm cup of coffee. The room buzzed with activity, skaters stretching, laughing, and reviewing their routines. Y/N tried to focus on the notes Mina had left her about their sequence, but her mind kept replaying the voices from the locker room.
âHey, Y/N,â a voice called, too sweet to be genuine.
She looked up to see Nayeon, one of the more vocal skaters, sauntering over with a sly smile. Nayeon was flanked by two others, all of them radiating the kind of confidence that came from years of polished performances and unshakable scores.
âHowâs it going with Mina?â Nayeon asked, leaning against the table. âMust be... challenging.â
Y/Nâs jaw tightened. âWeâre doing fine,â she replied, keeping her tone even.
âReally?â Nayeon raised an eyebrow, feigning surprise. âBecause from what I hear, it sounds like sheâs doing most of the work.â
One of Nayeonâs friends snickered. âI mean, sheâs Mina Myoui. She can handle anything. But it must be hard, carrying all that dead weight.â
Y/Nâs grip on her coffee cup tightened. âIf youâve got something to say, just say it.â
Nayeon tilted her head, pretending to consider it. âIâm just saying, doubles skating is about synergy, right? And itâs hard to have synergy when one partnerâs a champion and the other... well, you know.â
The laugh that followed felt like a dagger. Y/N stood abruptly, the chair scraping loudly against the floor.
âYou donât know anything about us,â she said, her voice low but trembling with anger.
Nayeon smirked. âOh, I think everyone knows exactly whatâs happening. Youâre lucky to be skating with someone like Mina. Too bad sheâs stuck with someone like you.â
The room fell quiet, the tension palpable. Y/Nâs chest burned, the weight of their words pressing down on her. Without another word, she stormed out, the door slamming shut behind her.
She didnât stop until she reached the empty rink, the cold air biting at her flushed cheeks. She needed to move, to release the storm swirling inside her.
Pacing the rinkâs edge, Y/N muttered under her breath. âLucky? Stuck with me? They donât know anything.â Her voice cracked, and she stopped, gripping the boards tightly.
Her mind raced with doubts. Maybe theyâre right. Maybe I am dragging her down. Minaâs perfect. She deserves someone who matches her, not... me.
But alongside the doubt was anger. At the skaters, at herself, and, though she hated to admit it, at Mina. Sheâd overheard some of Minaâs earlier comments, the veiled criticisms that had fed into her insecurities. Even if things between them had softened, Mina hadnât gone out of her way to defend her, either.
âIâm not dead weight,â Y/N whispered fiercely, as if saying it aloud would make it true.
She stayed there for a long time, the quiet rink swallowing her frustration. When she finally moved, it was with a determination burning in her chest. If the world thought she wasnât good enough, sheâd prove them wrong. Not for Mina, not for the judges, but for herself.
#mina x reader#gg x reader#girl group imagines#kpop x fem reader#kpop imagines#twice x reader#twice imagines#mina myoui x fem reader#mina x fem reader#mina x fem!reader#myoui mina imagines
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Hi!
Could maybe say something more about your Goat Realm?
What is story of Puppy narinder here?
What heretics look like here and how are they behaviour? (I'm curious about it because I love these beans. I'm all ears to any littlest detail)
How other bishops look like?
And anyway anything. I'm all ears to all ramble!
Drink your water!
HELLOOO
It is time for the goatverse yap section ! Everybody cheers!!
Anyway little disclaimers :
1_ is very work in progress... Unfortunately all my focus is on those two gay furries and not much on the world so I don't have many drawings to show :(
2_ it's heavy... And I mean there are strong themes and stuff (I'm not gonna go in details here) ... You'll see it better when I finish one of my many projects but it will require a lot of time... Like a lot, sorry... Anyway :)
Goat's world is very harsh. Here we live by the philosophy of kill or be killed very often, despite that there are some people that manage to live in piece and tranquility (example: goat's family and people that don't venerate any specific bishops or that venerate Kiran)
The world is ruled by the 5 bishops (these design are still concepts expect our beloved wolf lol)
Four of them command on different regions, Kiran being the god of death rules the purgatory
He doesn't have many followers like his siblings but he prefers it like that, it doesn't really matter to him because people souls would end up to him anyway.
His siblings have more of an evil alineament, they use their godhood for bad often, taking entertainment on their followers pain. Kiran is the opposite and witnessing his followers suffering fills him with sorrow, that's why he always gives his followers a painless death, is the last he can do for them... After all their souls gives him power :)
Anyway I think I already explained kiran's plan here , tldr bro is sad people suffer so he thinks that killing everything is a good solution
A little thing I want to add to kiran's backstory thing (idk):
I think that unfortunately we're not gonna have a ratau in this world, since Kiran's objective is to get rid of pain with putting everyone's soul to rest I think he won't let any previous vessel go away after failing (I'm not doing this because I hate ratau, he's my dad I love him so much)
So goat had no guide in what they were doing
Heretics here are just like regular heretics(?), if you wanted to know more about their design unfortunately I don't have anything with them :( I have some sketches in the comic I'm working on but I need to keep it as a surprise
Most of them are just regular people that want to survive...
Talking about people who want to survive:
Goat wasn't always this fucked up in the head, this whole deal changed them for the worst. Before the crown they lived a normal peaceful life with their family, when they lost everything they were forced to learn how to fight back to survive. So they spent many years running away and fighting back, they felt terrible at first but then it started to feel normal, almost enjoyable. Getting the crowns powers made killing people fun for them so yeah lol this is the evolution of goat going from calm Lyra player to killer machine, they have a loooooot of anger issues lol.
About the bishops... I'm currently drawing them better and they still have no name right now...
Their personality is the opposite of the canon one basically
The leshy is calm less impulsive
The geko is a prudent and a bit coward
The kraken is fearless and violent
The scorpion is ruthless and impulsive
Kiran is their older brother and loves them very much!! the feeling is not very mutual but anyway :)
I need to work a little bit more on them ngl
Aaaand I think this is all? Hmm idk feel free to ask more :)
#when i sayd i made kiran's siblings hot i was talking about the kraken#i hope you're not disappointed chat#i still need to fix them a bit also tell me if they're ok#i wanted to make leshy purple#but what god of nature is purple? so he's mistery color n° 96#kirander#wolf narinder#cotl#cotl oc
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the problem is that it's so hard to really analyze anything about arcane, and draw any conclusions about the story, because of the way it was written and conceived in the first place.
to the people who're like "yeah season 2 was bad, but season 1 was a MASTERPIECE in story writing and PERFECT in every way", that's just not true. the cracks were already there in season 1. there's multiple things, especially overarching ones, that just don't add up, and several ways that the story progresses that seem like odd choices. the thing was that, to me, the rest of it was all so good... the small details, the contained scenes were so well done, so detailed, so touching, that i really believed that maybe those cracks were just hiccups after all, and it's not a big deal, and maybe they'll even make a lot more sense and all get tied up with a nice little bow in season 2 (ha)
to me, at this point, it seems obvious that the way season 1 came into being was that these three idiots (who should never be allowed to write anything ever again) wrote a script, that was so terrible that riot had to bring in help to fix it for them (cause they were that incapable) and then someone got handed their slop and told "save this as much as you can, but keep the main points the same", and save it THEY DID! but the overarching plot is still the original one. which is why there's this dissonance all across it.
season 1 often seems like it's trying to tell two different stories at once. the example that comes easiest to me is jinx's transformation from powder to jinx post time skip. to the people i know irl who watched it, me included, the difference between these two is jarring, to the point that it just doesn't seem realistic that powder would change that much. this is what most people's reaction to her transformation was. like, sure, she changed... but jinx is almost a completely different person. and we can sit here and analyze all we want, and say yeah, but look, in ep2 min37, powder laughs when an enforcer is hurt, so that shows that she is indeed attracted to violence even at this age, but like... first of all, im at this point fully convinced that these details were put in specifically for that, to attenuate the valley that is between powder's character and jinx's, and I also honestly feel embarrassed that i even have to do all of this at all.
other notable examples are whatever is going on between jinx and silco in their relationship. like, yeah, he was actually a good father to her... but actually, there's something weird going on between them... but actually, no... he was better than vander, but actually he was worse than vander and was actually the cause of everything bad in jinx's life..... and on, and on, because the literal story itself never actually makes up its mind on what it wants the relationship between these two characters to be. same as it never makes up its mind on whether powder was a cute, innocent kid who was just manipulated by silco, or if powder was born like that and was just looking for an opportunity to release her inner jinx. same way as it never makes up its mind on whether vi is a devoted sister, who would do anything to get powder back, as she herself says, or if she actually thinks this new enforcer chick she just met is kinda cooler, as her actual actions would indicate. does silco adopt jinx because he sees himself in her, or does he intend to use her as a weapon and then later on grows to actually care about her? there comes a point where "this is a complex story" just becomes an excuse for "we were actually working with three different ideas at once and we never really decided on which one we were gonna do and we kinda just prayed it would all work out somehow"
the one thing that arcane season 2 has on season 1 is that it doesn't suffer from any of these weird identity issues. it's bad and simplistic but it's bad and simplistic in its entirety and it doesn't ever seem interested in being anything else. the story has no continuity or congruence issues, except of course for the ghost of season 1 that haunts it, and especially haunts the writers, who so far have displayed nothing but dismay for the story that actually made this show so acclaimed, and have done all they could to bury it as much as possible in season 2.
now, personally, im a big death of the author truther. even more so in cases like these, where we're dealing with teams of people. power struggles happen in studios, and in writing rooms, and at every level of production. and these three people that have taken credit don't seem like the most emotionally (or intellectually) mature individuals.
so, to solve all these issues, just know that when im discussing or analyzing arcane, im going off the interpretation of the events that serves the story the most, and that leads to the most meaningful narrative and the one that is most worth telling. all of this weird lee and overton slop that snuck in im gonna be completely ignoring.
#arcane critical#the last part is only a little bit ironic#i hate this fucking trio man#how do these people get to write scripts for shows like arcane it's just not fair
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Bit confused but when was Thicker Than last updated? Is that a only members thing or just recent?? There's endings now???
Just like when I was writing Blood Moon, I update the public Thicker Than demo every full moon.
If people like what I do and want to support me, they can spend $5 AUD ($3ish USD) a month to see my weekly progress.
I hope that makes sense.
The game is actually fairly close to being finished, story wise. But, because there are so many variables now, it will still probably take a long time for me to write, because I'm writing several versions of every scene, and then having to play test and debug all the different variables. I'm sorry if that's frustrating. I'm really hoping to have a complete draft of Thicker Than done by June 2025 (because I'll pretty much be AFK for that entire month) but if 2024 has taught me anything, it's that I can't make any promises.
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ooooo obsessed w allll of this!!!!1 i want it on my blog!!!! and also the replies we did <333333
giadesstrin Aug 1 @forgottenbrigit imagine having heavy cleaning associated w ur bday đđđ my condolences, brigit!!! I think she should be forgiven on the spot for ANY outburst of anger she EVER has in light of this information đđđ giadesstrin Aug 1 @forgottenbrigit AHHHHHHH OBSESSEDDDDD w her birth story tho!!!!!!!!!!!! Also ooooh omg @forgotteneithne i looove that hc that sorcha was v religious and bran more traditional but less believing! I feel like that also really dovetails w the story abt Sorcha seeing her own ghost on Samhain before she died, too!! Also rosie probs lowkey like âxerces called mama to him that we might keep Brigit w usâ if she died in winter forgottenbrigit Aug 1 Original Poster @giadesstrin @forgotteneithne laskjflsadjfdsalfj ahh omg yes love the idea that sorcha died in winter! forgotteneithne Aug 1 @forgottenbrigit @giadesstrin I love this too! Also brb crying about this too! đ forgotteneithne Aug 1 @giadesstrin @forgottenbrigit I also love this idea about their parents! Maybe since malconaire is SO rooted in nature, Bran did tend towards those traditions more? (That seems v on brand for the Malconaire family in general!) forgottenbrigit Aug 1 Original Poster @forgotteneithne @forgottenroisin I agree!!!! And I feel like that lends them to be kinda of ~spiritual~ if not religious? Brigit has always been more traditions based with the religion, too, until she literally started seeing the guardians haha giadesstrin Aug 1 @forgotteneithne @forgottenbrigit I feel like this also really fits w Rosieâs views of religion verging on superstition likeâŚsheâs all in on the traditions vis both parents but she was little when her mama died so she saw the faith but wasnât old enough to fully understand it so she sort of flailed around tryna do her best w this mysterious world as presented to her by them both as a lil kid andâŚhere we are! An eight year olds best understanding of what her mother told her worn away over tbc Decades to vague anxious misgiving and blind hope @forgottenroisin forgotteneithne Aug 1 @forgottenbrigit LIZZZZY! I love all of this! I definitely think Eithne always embroidered a new ornament for the tree each year as she as she'd mastered her needlework! And probably STILL does it, even though I doubt there's much tree decorating now! #thanksroderick forgotteneithne Aug 1 (and also probably #thanks @forgottenvalentina, too!!) Also, i def love the idea of the family being more spiritual than religious! I feel like maybe the Stafford influence + having Sorcha as a mother maybe led them all to take some of the traditions a bit more seriously over the years? I know on Eithne's side, I doubt she was ever overly religious, even with Sorcha's influence?? Aoife I think might be a bit more religious/follows the traditions than Eithne
giadesstrin Aug 2 @forgotteneithne @forgottenbrigit roisin sneaking the ornaments to the tree by wearing them as âearringsâ but since theyâre just embroidery Valentina like âgrossâ and doesnât notice đ no but omg!! Thatâs so cute!! I love the idea that this maybe leaves a track record of likeâŚthe girls learning to see and such and they can line them up and see their progress đĽšđĽšđĽš but also yeah!! Valentina def wonât have those devilish ways in ~her house! Now that Roderickâs against it!! I def feel like this tbc Probs leads to maybe like brigit and rosie climbing to the top of the tree and decorating it where Valentina canât see? Also I like this idea that the older girls are more spiritual and the younger slightly more religious? Like it def feels like a fault line through the fam of watching ur mom die at a certain age yknow? The younger ones turning to her beliefs to deal w it or cling to her in her absence, etc, the older ones more influenced by their living parent or even feeling betrayed by tbc Faith that couldnât save her etc likeâŚwhatever all of their reasons I find it interesting that it cracks along the older/younger half and basically I feel like thereâs a lot we can explore there too! forgotteneithne Aug 2 @giadesstrin that is SO true!!! I sort of had the idea that Eithne spent a lot of time with her fatherâ considering she was going to be his heir!â so I think she probably picked up his habits/ideas on their traditions mostly from him! But I definitely can see where Aoife was trying to connect with their mother in some way! Also, I think just the concept of having these silent, unseen entities there caring for them would be comforting to her in a way? Being thatâs sheâs sort of quiet and tbc @forgottenbrigit often unnoticed herself! Also just being younger and a bit more of a homebody, she probably had more exposure to some of her motherâs religious rituals or w/e??? giadesstrin Aug 2 @forgotteneithne oh yeah I wasnât tryna push anything just meant those as like ~potential examples of what I was tryna say but yes! Eithne spending the most time w her dad as his heir I love that đŠđŠđŠ I know he was so unbelievably proud of her too đŠđŠđŠ and omg đĽşđĽš aoife connecting w unseen powers im WEEP đŠđŠđŠđŠ you got this queen!!!!! I love the idea of likeâŚtheir spheres of influence/hanging out w which parent kinda pushed them down individual paths thatâs so presh đĽşđĽşđĽş
forgotteneithne Aug 2 @giadesstrin oh no I def didnât think you were trying to push anything!!! đđ ALSO thinking about how weâd sort of discussed that Rosie is often Aoifeâs âvoiceâ in situationâ not that Rosie is forcing those ideas upon Aoife but that theyâre sort of on the same page about these things!! Also just being the two youngest and maybe having less pressure of being the heir and, technically, the second in line for @forgottenbrigit I just realized!!! (Duh Kate, thatâs how families work! đ¤ˇđťââď¸) the two tbc Younger girls really got to explore things in sort of a different way that the older two! giadesstrin Aug 2 @forgotteneithne omggggg yassss and maybe even this coming out of them being the two who take spiritualism to a different place, both of them being younger and thus needing their mom more when she died and tryna reach out thru smth unseen and spiritual that she believed in!!!!! I looooove!!!! And omg yassss i def think rosie was spoiled haha I lowjey think her being the baby and losing her mom so early led bran to coddle her more tbqh like she lowkey learned what death was by watching it takeTBC Her mom and bran wanted to try to make up for that plus the fact that he was so overwhelmed by being a single dad to four girls suddenly and yeahhhh maybe overcompensated a bit đ�� @forgottenbrigit @forgotteneithne omg yeah au where eithne goes missing for a bit or smth and Brigit has to try being lady of the wood for a bit đđ forgotteneithne Aug 2 @giadesstrin Eithne DEFINITELY coddled Rosie! She's desperate for nothing bad to happen to her sisters EVER but ESPECIALLY Rosie! Because she is the baby-- even now! Also i now am having so many thoughts about Brigit being the next in line to take Malconaire! like maybe there was this unspoken thing after @forgottencassimir showed up that it was him but Eithne def always wanted it to be brigit! and maybe she even considered that brigit might be the steward?! tbc (sorry @forgottencillian !) but idk... eithne knew her fate was malconaire so she wanted her sisters to have a chance to go out an explore and make their own lives so she might have never mentioned it to @forgottenbrigit !!! giadesstrin Aug 2 @forgotteneithne @forgottenbrigit oh cillian woukd 100000% agree that Brigit deserves it over him!! I also wonder if likeâŚin Valentinaâs mind it was Cassimir next but in brand it was still Brigit? And maybe thatâs part of what caused the first argument there like bran still out his girlsâ rights over his adopted children? Idk!! But also đĽşđŠ eithne coddling rosie!!!!! Protecting her!!!! I feel like rosie def went through a phase when she first went to court of at once like craving that and tbc Rebelling against it bc sheâs âtoo oldâ for that now etc etc but yeah post-war she def realizes how lucky she was and how much she took that for granted even while rejecting it but I also donât think she really knows how to articulate all of that?? And weirdly her trying like stop eithnes marriage etc is not only her just being a loving sister who wants the best for her etcâŚbut also tryna repay her in kind and apologize for being a jerk when she was in her rebellious teen years hahaha forgotteneithne Aug 2 @giadesstrin Awww Rosie! <3 Ooo i could def imagine there might be a bit of a tiff between she and Eithne if Rosie felt like her older sister was at court, too, to 'watch out' for her! (which, lets be real, she probably kind of was!) but her trying to pay eithne back! SOB! I think she would totally have understood Rosie was just 'at that age' but also <3333333 giadesstrin Aug 2 @forgotteneithne oooh omg now Iâm like đđđ bc what if they were in a bit of a fight when rosie left the castle fir malconaire and then all this hardship was breaking out and Rosie just felt so incredibly guilty terrified that mightâve been the last thing she ever said to her sister and đđđ
Malconaire Imbolc Traditions
It is said that Phaedra, the goddess of spring, is often granted this one day by Xerxes, the god of winter, to allow the everyone to gather enough firewood to last them the rest of the winter. If the weather on Imbolc is fair, then the mornings are spent harvesting firewood in preparation for the rest of the winter to come. If, however, the weather is fowl, it is taken as a sign that winter is to come to an end soon, and instead everyone spends their mornings around the fire with warm drinks in hand celebrating that warmer days are ahead.
The evergreen trees are often decorated for Imbolc and the great tree that grows through Malconaire has always been decorated by the children of the current Lord the night before
It has always been a tradition for the four girls to stay up late into the night placing garlands and ornaments upon its branches.
In the afternoon, the unmarried girls partake in a parade where they all wear white with their hair unbound as a symbol of purity and youth
They go from house to house in the village and receive food that shall be offered to the guardians that evening
It is said that Imbolc is the coldest night of the year and that it is the one night that the god Xerxes is allowed a warm haven from the cold winter nights
It is said that, if he is not invited in, that he shall cover the land in a great blizzard and his wrath shall know no mercy until the first day of spring comes
In each house, a bed is made up for Xerxes
A family member is then chosen to represent Xerxes (at Malconaire it is often Brigit given that this was her nameday)
Wearing a crown of ivy and snowdrops, they circle the house three times before knocking thrice upon the door and asking to be let in. On the third time, they are welcomed.
There is then a great feast in the evening to mark the last night of winter. Food and drink are set aside for the guardians.
After the festivities, they light candles and visit the graves of their loved ones -- decorating them with garlands of holly and ivy -- and saying silent prayers
Before going to bed, clothing is left out for the guardians to bless, with the hope that they shall give their wearer both healing and protection
The day following the festival, the entire village undergoes a "spring cleaning" as they look forward to the next season (brigit hated this part ngl)
They also rake the ashes smooth from the fire in the great hall to see if there are any signs that Xerxes had, indeed, visited
If there was nothing, it would be believed that bad fortune was coming to them during the next winter unless they made enough offerings to the guardians
Brigit's Birthday Traditions
Since Imbolc is actually Saint Brigid's day, I'm headcannoning that Brigit was actually born on Imbolc!
Her mother was not due for many weeks yet and when she suddenly went into labor during the celebration and festivities, it all came to a halt
It did not look well and they were concerned that neither she nor Brigit would survive
In the chaos, a bed was never made for Xerxes and a terrible storm blew through Malconaire which prevented the doctor from being sent for
When Sorcha realized what had happened, she stood from her own bed and opened the window, whispering out to Xerxes that her bed was his own, if he would spare her child
Despite Bran's insistence, Sorcha would not get back into her bed
A few moments before midnight, Brigit was born and as soon as she came into the world the wind and the snow stopped
When the doctor did arrive, he was stunned to see both mother and child were in such good health
In the morning, when the fire had burned out and the ashes were made smooth, there was a small rock found beneath them that Sorcha swore resembled a horse
She said that they should all take it as a sign that Xerxes has been there, after all, and it was he who saved them. She also said that she feared that this would mean that her Brigit would be as untameable and fierce as a wild horse (she was right)
Brigit's mother used to tell her this story whenever Brigit felt like she was out of place
When she was little, she believed it wholeheartedly, but as she grew older, she started to think her mother just told her this to make her feel better
It wasn't until she started to see the guardians for herself that she started to wonder if, perhaps, it was all true after all
She still has the rock that was found in the ashes
Brigit's present on her 18th birthday was the bow that belonged to her grandfather, Commander Lorcan
His sword and armour, of course, stayed with Lorcan and are in Padraig's possession but both her cousin and her father determined that Brigit ought to have his bow <3
@forgottenaoife & @forgottenroisin : I'm not sure if this has been established anywhere before, but I was wondering what the Malconaire's parents stance was on religion? Writing this, I feel like Sorcha was rather religious but Bran was more just in it for tradition? Thoughts on this???
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thinking abt the ggy easter eggs rn
#im so ready for whateber theyre cooking#this is like the only era rn where the sw games arent interesting me rn im so ready to want to engage again#plz focus on ggy vanny gregory vanessa cassie and not cassie dad mapbot dying absent father doing nothintnfor the story#and a game based totally off of books instead of the other way around#i really hope SW games dont become super tftp oriented#as in they make games based off of books instead of the other way around#that would suck majorly#a ggy game would be new content based off of game lore that does exist for ggy and not the book#like patient 46 and his canonical mysterious past#plus everything the tapes said he did#it could be so good#i really want to just see like. any progression of the story#outside of very basic ideas like 'vanny cassie' that are probably going to happen but are so bare bones#theres not much you can think about#insyead of useless plots like cassies dad. sorry but its true if hes the hw2 story he does nothing#nothing that cassie couldnt have also done if shes the protag#i know that sotm has to happen before they can progress so im being patient#but man#i hope we get more stuff like ruin that has good linear on screen storytelling and is more character oriented#everybody liked ruin but not everyone likes sotm#when hw2 came out i saw soo many opinions not just by me and the moots or something but just#fans on twitter diehard or casual#that hated how hw2s story was handled#people actually want storytelling now at sb and ruins scale instead of old school barely comprehensible frustrating lore#thats what sotm feels like its leaning into and im not excited#i hope its a one time thing since its a good chance to do that#a game that already takes place in the og fnaf days#before it even#of course its a good idea to put old school easter eggs and characters and story and stuff of the og days#i just miss my guys :(
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Full Tech Day One pic today from kiko laureano (denizen of skid row / ensemble) & video (that's four seconds of "ya never know" playing over the static image) from & ft. marcia milgrom dodge (director / choreographer) double captioning "there might be puppets in this musical ;)" & "Well Shake my hand! Come see LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS @guthrietheater featuring @actually_will_roland's hand!"
#buzz lightyear screenshot i don't believe that's a puppet Or will roland's hand#lsoh#frog & toad shirt yay :) that i believe is saying ''frog & toad are gay'' yahoooo#in unfamiliarity with lsoh: had to look up that snippet of song. i do enjoy the full Songs i should straightup....pick an album of them?#which; relevantly to this being a show with Versions. also like i've only seen the movie once a minute ago....#i know the movie Differed like the musical going well audrey dies then so also does seymour :( does one tragicomically lose a hand first#classic Hey My Hand :( maneuver :( still i reflect on the change like i don't want them to die.... :(#it's Enriching though to reflect on. like a fun balance of ''is there shortcomings of Metaphors? maybe but it's backed up by Story''#then are there shortcomings of story? maybe but it's backed up by how that'll play into a strength of metaphor. makes it Overall Enjoyable#and that i'm not an expert like plenty to muse on re: what are the Metaphors. and then how are they executed. what do i think#and i'm enrichingly not quite settled on Should They Get To Survive; Metaphorically? like i think it's fine either way#i mean we also Have it both ways lol. i think? i don't know about past or present variations versions iterations re: Onstage Medium#it's like it's supposed to be tragic too right right cautionarily so. yet. i indeed go :( about it. i think it's fine it's fine....#or do i. as you can see lmao a fun In Progress mental journey....like pointing to Doomed Tragic Couple iphegenia crash land falls#i would Not change it i would not Want it changed. not even for a what if; really. yet their basis is Knowing They're Kindredly Doomed.....#seymour and audrey are just america's little t4t couple who Do deserve to murder orin plant or no & More :(#much to consider. and always little Invocations to spice things up like & this plant won't stop trying to fuck them i guess#nodding thoughtfully as we are also amidst aesthetics that invoke larger contexts re: race; class; maybe even. gender. and more????#love a lot going on. love that it's really not trying to Be extremely settled in some Conclusive manner in any version. tends to be a win#and love that SPIT TAKE rick moranis walking on into the closing performance of be more chill on broadway???????#enjoy that one post of [god's mistake of making me so incredibly attracted to rick moranis] '80s gum stickers. ricky m#guy who's never seen kapow-i gogo seeing another show with a prop hand: wow this is just like kapow-i gogo
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Update: It went well! I said things that I have not said in stand-up before, and people laughed at it! That was a big barrier for me. When I first tried stand-up a year ago, I told one story across the whole six minutes and people actually laughed at it, so every time I performed after that, I thought, I know people will laugh if I tell that one story. But if I try something else, it might be terrible. So I just kept refining that one story. Cutting it down to pull the punchlines closer together, adding new jokes to replace the previous filler. I think that story has now turned into a pretty strong and tight six minutes (as opposed to how it started, which had to be padded a lot to be able to do a whole six-minute set with only one story).
I had exactly one other bit that I did a few times last year, and worked well the first time and then badly but then well again. And I added some stuff to that too. But I just tacked it on before jumping into my original story.
Two nights ago (when I wrote this post) was the first time I performed without telling any of that original story. Which is why I was freaking out in the bathroom beforehand, thinking that I'm not sure I'm able to actually write funny stuff, maybe I just happened to hit on one funny story and that's it, I'll try this other thing and confirm that women are not, in fact, funny.
Weirdly, I'm more self-conscious about the other comedians than the audience. I want the audience to find me funny, but if they don't, it's not the end of the world since I won't see them again. What I'm really scared of is the comedians at the back of the room, who will hear me try this, and I don't want them to think, "Wow, how could she have been so stupid as to think that could possibly be funny?" And then never book me for a show again.
But that did not happen! The audience liked it! I did one completely new thing that lasted about 4 minutes, and then found a quite smooth way to transition into that "second bit" that I'd done before, and it worked again. But the new story worked too! I now have a third bit! A year and a half after I first performed comedy (though I've been very off and on with it so I've not actually performed many times), I have finally gotten myself a third bit. It's extremely slow progress. But I think at this point, I could probably fill a fifteen-minute set without much filler. I haven't - I did six minutes the other night, and the longest set I've ever done is seven minutes. But for the first time, I feel like I could do over ten and not run out of stuff to say.
It also felt like a bit of a breakthrough, getting the idea that new things I try will not always fall completely flat, and making me feel more confident about the idea that next time I get to perform, I want to try a couple of other new ideas that I've been thinking about for a while. I'm excited about this. I've got the rest of my life - job, living situation - relatively stable, and I can try other things. Also the two guys who run that night are really nice and told me that I should request spots there more often. Then the next night (last night) I went out to a different local comedy night, just to watch, it was actually a lot of fun and several of the comics told me they liked my stuff and I'm excited about it.
Anyway. Things are good right now. I'm off work for the school holidays, which means I have two weeks of freedom and also a third stand-up routine. It's a good day.
Fun fact about being the only woman on a comedy bill: if you're nervous before your set, you can pace in the women's bathroom and know that no one will come in there.
Source: Am posting this from a comedy venue's women's bathroom. If I die tonight, it will confirm the views of any audience member who thinks women aren't funny.
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I just feel like all of this Zagreus is incompetent slander is because you didnât keep playing the game after you beat the first final boss round, or after the true ending. Because he GETS competent and respected. He LEARNS the harp. Even his dad who literally can only love him a limited amount respects him.
#like video games are the only medium where you have to work to get more story#and you can be barred from more story if you donât make progress#I get that. If you didnât get to the âmore storyâ of it all you didnât do it.#Youâre not Chaosâs bestest little grandson#you donât know that Hades literally holds Hypnosâs cheeriness up next to Zagreus and finds Zagreus wanting#You donât know that they have the ability to become snarky but warm business associates who ultimately respect each other#You stopped at him not knowing what birds are and went 𤪠heâs so dumb#Heâs literally asteriusâs number 2 best friend. Thatâs canon.#I like what am I doing? am I complaining that other people didnât turn this game into their sleepy comfort game for the past three years?#I donât know.#I guess itâs just like#people walked away from it before he had any of his real growth#before in the MASSIVE amount of game dialogue and scenes he continued to change and grow and bond with the people around him#which I canât blame anyone for having other things to do with their time#itâs just frustrating!#all of them change and grow! Dusa! Meg! Hypnos! Probably Than but I havenât gotten there yet#You really have to make a single purchase in this game and then run around and see how it affects the dialogue for a while.#Which I didnât do in my original save. Iâve tried to do it in my non godmode save but woof.
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maybe i should have gone into practical effects instead of computer science...
#when i was in middle school i used to use red and black pens + spit for blending to make it look like the backs of my hands were torn open#i can't believe it's almost 4am. i just spent 5 hours typing up an essay about MM's erik that i just fuckin privated bc i was embarrassed#AND I STILL NEVER SPELL HIS NAME RIGHT THE FIRST TIME AAAAAAAA#i was right but im going to save all my points for the fanfic im currently planning out and promptly NEVER GOING TO ACTUALLY WRITE#I say shoving my plans for my h2o s3 rewrite off the table#yes i skipped from s2 to s3 i had a BRILLIANT idea [season 3 h2o spoilers ahead be wary my mutuals who are still watching]#okay so you know how lewis goes to the american institute of marine bio in the middle of 3? since this is tied to my s2 rewrite fic i wante#to actually finally reasonably re-introduced dr denman to the story because i never liked that she just fucked off at the end of s1#despite WITNESSING the moon pool magic. so i made it so she runs into lewis while doing a presentation for the college and they have a chat#(because her JAW paper plays an important part in my s2 rewrite bc i imagine lewis is the kind of guy who SAYS he deleted every copy of#it... but ACTUALLY he secretly printed himself out a copy to study in private to compare to his own notes bc#[lewis voice] come *on* guys just THINK of the progress that he could make with this! [grabby hands in front of chest])#so yeah they have a chat and Linda kind of gives Lewis the opposite dilemma in s3 that Louise gives him in s1 about science and magic#since SHE knows about the moon pool and has been biding her time and she knows Lewis knows and Lewis is like ah... uh oh.#it will eventually tie into the idea it's not about forcing science and magic together or separating them#its abt respectfully and responsibly utilizing both to see their fullest potential. which lewis learned in s2 and Linda has... not.#BUT#later on she gets a call from 1 (one) ryan who is like 'hey so i heard u did environmental studies on mako for dr bennett a couple years ag#and i was wondering if you've seen anything weird there as im currently doing a-' and she's immediately like 'YOU SON OF A BITCH IM IN'#and he's like 'wha-' and she's like 'i have already booked my plane tickets we're going to have a great time we have lots to talk about :)'#and wheeee now they have someone who knows about mermaids on their team and it's the perfect way to bring lewis back to relevancy in s3 :D#it also gives me reason to have two bad bitches (linda and sophie) meet and get to know each other which is not a dynamic ive seen in#any of the H2O fics i've ever read so im very hyped to delve into how they'll play off each other#also charlotte is there so technically three bad bitches (only in my au Charlotte never lost her tail and is part of the gang she just move#because she felt like she needed to leave to really be able to find herself without being in her grandmother's shadow but she comes back bc#well... it's season 3 mako is sounding the fucking emergency alarms everyone is showing up sdkghkfjhg)#im also so so so hyped to show u guys who's coming back in the s2 rewrite because it ISNT denman and i think everyone thinks it will be :3c#(i said she when telling ppl to look forward to a familiar face... but can u blame me for getting hype she's one of my favorite characters!#i love u H2O#cruddy rambles
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"the magnus protocol had a whole ARG beforehand? what?"
yes! it did!
"oh so I need to have participated in this whole big thing to actually understand the podcast?"
not at all! from the official post-mortem put out by RQ, "while the ARG was not something that was necessary to participate in to understand the magnus protocol, it was designed to contain a wealth of background story and context that would enrich any player's listening experience."
"a wealth of background context that would enrich my listening experience đđđ how can I learn about this?"
SO glad you asked. sadly, many of the materials made for the arg have been taken down since the game ended đ (ex., the official OIAR, magnus institute, and bonzoland websites. (edit ii: I found partial wayback machine captures! see below) though @strangehauntsuk is still up!), so we're a bit low on primary sources, but in terms of learning about what happened:
for a starting point, I would really recommend this video by @pinkelotjeart
youtube
it's super accessible, it was made in real time as the game progressed and follows the solving and revelation of clues as they happened, it hits all the major points of the mystery and moments of community insanity while eliding some of the nitty gritty puzzle grinding, 10/10 would recommend.
here's the official summary put out by RQ, and I'd recommend reading through this once you've already gotten a basic handle on the flow of the story and the basic connections between major clues and events. it's got some fun behind-the-scenes info and lays out the thought process behind the puzzles in simple terms
here's the full masterdoc of all puzzles and resolutions put together in the statement remains discord server. masterdoc my absolute BELOVED, masterdoc my bethrothed, masterdoc my soul mate. I'd recommend this as a second port of call after the above video as it either contains all details about the puzzles or links to other expanded docs that do.
here's the narrative summary doc that lays out all the plot and lore discovered in three pages of plain prose. if you just want to get to the good bits as fast as you can and get blasted directly in the face by contextless lore bombs, this is the doc for you. if you don't want to start with the video, I'd say this is another good entry point.
once you've got the lay of the land, some of the game materials that I found particularly interesting include:
the in-universe east germany expat usenet forum, with all content translated into english. most of it is irrelevant space filler with occasional extremely sus lore, but I still found it fun to read through. love to soak in some fictional forum drama.
chdb.xlsx, the spreadsheet of the names of all the children the protocol 'verse magnus institute was studying/experimenting on. EDIT: here is a version of the sheet without any annotations and with all of the names in their original order, kudos to @theboombutton for catching that the commonly shared copy had the order swapped around.
klaus.xls, a (very corrupted) spreadsheet with what looks like the classifications of a bunch of old OIAR cases.
EDIT: have a few more saved materials from the game that I forgot to include.
an in-universe audio ad to apply to the OIAR that ran before archives episodes and kicked off the whole game.
an in-universe video ad to apply to the OIAR, this one is an official upload that's still up from the game itself. you can subscribe to the OIAR's official youtube channel today, if you so chose.
the robo-voicemail greeting from the OIAR's phone line.
EDIT II:
here is a wayback machine capture of the OIAR's official website.
here is a wayback machine capture of the bonzoland website.
(pretty sure both of the above captures just archived the home pages, though I haven't tried clicking all of the links. I'd say they're still worth looking at, the home pages give a good window into the vibes.)
once you start poking around in these documents, you'll find a bunch of links to others with further information, the materials I've included here just contain what I feel to be the most relevant details to getting a broad feel for the whole game. once again, huge shout out to the statement remains server, I was barely in there as the ARG was in progress and only ducked my head in every so often to find links like these. true mvps of the fandom.
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Pairing: Bucky Barnes x female reader
Word Count: 1,176
Summary: You and Bucky have been doing the flirty friends dance for a while now, the tension building but when nothing seems to progress any further you accept a date from another guy...
Author's Note: So I was just thinking about the hotness of dry humping and when you just have to find release in the moment and all that and I love the whole friends to lovers trope. There isn't a ton of back story here but it's the usual. Thank you all so much for reading! Much love always! â¤ď¸â¤ď¸â¤ď¸Divider by the lovely @firefly-graphics thank you Daisy! đĽ°
Warnings: fluffy, softness, tension, dry humping, confessions lol
âAre you sure I didnât wake you Bucky?â
Heâs standing in the doorway of his apartment in nothing but sweatpants that hang low on his hips. His hair is mussed and falling over his forehead, and you can smell the soap on his skin.
You try to keep your eyes trained on his face.
âIâm sure,â he says as he takes your hand and leads you into his apartment. âIâve been up for a while.â
He rubs the back of his neck and glances at you as you take off your jacket.
âSo, are you going to tell me more about this dateâŚthat was over at what eight oâclock?â he asks teasingly.
âMaybe it was closer to nine,â you laugh.
âDoll,â he chides, still staring.
You groan and hang your jacket over the chair. âI just wasnâtâŚhe wasnâtâŚâ
Your words die off when you see the expression on his face. His eyes are wide, and his lips are slightly parted as his gaze moves slowly down your body.
âWhat?â you ask.
âWhat are youâŚdid you walk all the way over here in that?â
You drop your head to look down at your clothing. âOh.â
âI probably should have thought about that but IâŚI wanted to see you andâŚâ
âItâs fine,â Bucky mumbles before he swallows hard and tries to focus on filling a glass of water.
âSoâŚthe date?â he asks, keeping his eyes on the sink.
âI guess I didnât really want to be there. I had other things on my mind.â
âLike?â he counters.
âLikeeeeeeâŚum.â
âMe?â
His one-word response comes out quietly and as more of a question and when his eyes meet yours theyâre soft and shy and a little hopeful.
âYeah,â you answer, looking down as you twist your hands in front of you.
âWell, in case you didnât get the memo before, I wasnât exactly having an easy time sleeping over hereâŚor doing anything else for that matter.â
You look up again and meet his stare as he continues.
âI canât concentrate on shit. Sam keeps giving me hell because Iâm not focused.â
You laugh softly as you move closer. âI know exactly what you mean. Iâm so wound up I can hardly sit still.â
âYeah,â he agrees, running his hand over his hair with an exhale. âI hate that you went on a date with another guy tonight.â
âI hate it too. I donât even know why I did,â you say quietly, inching closer. âAll I kept thinking, is that I wanted it to be you.â
He closes the distance, his eyes searching every inch of your face. âI should have stopped you and told youâŚâ
You wait for him to finish, knowing this is all new again for him.
âI donât think... Iâve never been this distracted by anyone before,â he whispers.
Youâre so close you can see the small patches of gray hairs that line his shadowed jaw and without thinking you lean in and brush your lips to his.
He sucks in a breath, and you feel him press his body against yours.
âI have no idea what weâre doing,â he admits. âBut I do know that I donât want anyone else to take you outâŚto kiss youâŚto have you.â
âBuckyâŚâ
His name is a whispered plea, and he tilts his head and closes his eyes, moving just enough to kiss you softly.
âTell me to stop,â he murmurs.
There is no way you could.
Instead, you reach up, slide your fingers along the back of his neck and press your lips more firmly to his.
And then he pushes forward, closer, lining up your bodies so that you can feel the hard shape of him against your stomach.
Your hand slides along his skin and you feel the solid strength of muscle in his back as he walks you backward until you fall gently onto the couch.
âI canât stop thinking about you,â he whispers against your lips.
He pulls back just enough to meet your eyes and sweeps his thumb across your bottom lip.
âMe either,â you tell him, shifting until his length is pressed right between your legs.
He swears and dips back down to kiss you. Your hips roll and his face falls to your neck with a groan.
âFuck that feels good,â he murmurs, moving with you.
The material of his sweatpants is thin and your sleep shorts even thinner and you can feel every inch of him.
Your hips press up from the couch and you give his hair a tug.
âThatâs it doll,â he says. âDonât stop.â
His mouth follows his hands everywhere and you grow more and more desperate, searching for friction as you rub against him repeatedly.
âBucky,â you gasp.
He rocks his hips forward and against you, the perfect drag of heat and pressure just where you need it.
Your fingers twist into his hair and you feel yourself start to fall, closing your eyes as your release rushes through your body. You cry out his name and feel his hips move faster, his grip tight on your skin as he grunts into your neck when he comes.
He collapses against you, his breath warm on your skin before pushing up onto his elbows and looking down at you with a sweet, drowsy, and almost timid expression.
âHey doll,â he says, his lips tilting into a lopsided smirk.
âHiya Buck,â you whisper, running a hand over his hair.
âDoing that made me feel young again,â he chuckles. âLike a teenager.â
Your smile is bright as you trace the crinkle lines around his eyes. âI didnât think that was possible.â
He feigns an appalled look and then brushes his nose to yours with a smirk.
âYou just made me come in my pants. I have no control when it comes to you.â
âIs that a bad thing?â you ask with a soft smile.
âNo,â he murmurs. âDefinitely not.â
His large hand cradles your cheek, and he kisses your forehead, then your temple, his lips moving slowly along your skin until they meet the spot just below your ear.
âIâŚumâŚI donât mean to run off,â he starts. âBut I just want to clean up and change.â
Your teeth dig into your bottom lip, and you start to giggle, patting his back.
He kisses you softly once, then twice before he pushes himself up but then he pauses, hovering above you, and as if he canât bear to leave you his body covers yours again and he kisses you with more urgency.
When he pulls away his breathing is heavy, and his eyes are hooded.
âI want to stay with you tonight Bucky,â you whisper.
He watches you for a moment, never breaking eye contact, waiting for you to change your mind.
You stare right back and wait for his answer.
âIf you stayâŚâ he starts.
Youâre already nodding. âI know.â
âIâm not going to be able to have you in my bed and notâŚI might not be able to go slow.â
You pull him down for another kiss. âI know.â
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They were gonna put Eddie down like a damn dog.
The group had insisted that Steve visit the hospital today, one year and two months after the incident. It was a random day, and he thought, â why the hell not?â
Family Video had been closed for months, doing â repairsâ, so he really didnât have much else to do.
He thought it was weird, the way the group was as far away from the bed as possible, and how when he entered the room, Hopper almost blocked the exit.
He doesnât question it though, sidling up to the open chair beside Eddie, who was still asleep after all this time, and punching his shoulder lightly.
â Hey, Hero.â
Heâd taken to calling it sleeping instead of what it was, a coma. Sleeping sounded more peaceful, because with sleeping came dreams and relaxation.
Eddie doesnât respond, doesnât react. Steve didnât expect him to.
He turns his head to Dustin, the one whoâd called him in the first place. â So, whyâre we gathered here today? Any updates?â He asks, addressing the whole room.
The boy swallows, and something tells him somethingâs wrong. Really wrong.
â Yeah, actually. Uhm, since itâs been so long, we were thinking-â He cuts himself off, crosses his arms and starts tapping his foot. Thinking, probably.
Hopper glances to him, and sighs, deciding to lead. â Weâre gonna have to let Munson go.â He states.
Steve takes a sharp breath.
â What?â
â Let him goâ like this is a job. Like this isnât him losing his life. He wonders when they decided to do this, in the hospital room for the ten minutes they were waiting.
Eddie doesnât give any indication he hears whatâs being said, the beeps from the heart monitor still steady and even as ever. A constant metronome of the exact same sound on the exact say beat, all the time, always.
Except maybe not always.
Dustin takes over again, arms placating. â Itâs been a really long time, Steve. Weâve come to terms that he probably wonât wake up, and itâs doesnât have to be sad-â
â Youâre killing him.â He hisses, â Youâre killing him and itâs not meant to be sad?â
Nancy steps forward, seeing it as her time to speak. â Steve. You barely knew the guy, and you spend all your time here, itâs not good for you.â
â Thereâs been no good signs, no nothing, not even when El looks into his brain.â Dustin nods at the girl across the room, whoâs fiddling with her fingers.
Steve furrows his brow, â Oh, so I guess youâre gonna pull the plug on Max too?â
Lucasâs eyes widen, mouth dropping open, and Nancy glares. â That is not fair, Steve.â
â This whole situations pretty fucking unfair, so I guess youâre gonna have to explain to me how this is different from Max.â He stands, stance wide as he points to the man in the hospital bed.
â Max is making progress.â Lucas says weakly, and El sets a hand on his shoulder. The boy deflates.
He turns toward Hopper and Joyce, the latter still not having spoken. The Byers family had moved back to Indiana for God knows what reason, and Steve knows that if he had the money, that he couldâve moved somewhere else long ago.
â Does Wayne know youâre killing his kid?â He asks.
Heâd met the man while visiting, and theyâd usually sit in silence and watch baseball or whatever was on. He never questioned why Steve was there, or why he was holding a limp bodyâs hand and taking off itâs rings and putting them back on.
When they did speak, it was stories he had from Eddieâs childhood, about how he buzzed his head because a spider crawled on him and he was convinced it was hidden in his hair, making babies.
Hopper pinched his nose, like he was being a pest. â Stop using words like killing, and yes. He said he didnât want Eddie to have to suffer, and his bills are getting expensive.â
And he blinks, realization dawning.
This hadnât just been decided, had it? This wasnât a ten minute decision while Steve was getting ready to come here.
He speaks, his voice low and keeping even through each word, â You guys had a meeting.â The â without meâ goes unsaid, but still echoes throughout the room like if wouldâve if he shouted it.
Theyâd decided this whole thing beforehand, somehow knowing that Steve would hang on. And he would, will. He canât let him die, he canât lose.
Will nods, and next to him Mike and Dustin look ashamed. He wouldâve thought theyâd hold out more.
He racks his brain for any reason they should keep alive, canât find one. Somehow, even without one for them, he has a million for himself.
â If the bills are the reason, Iâll pay the damn bills. Heâs fucking alive.â He tries.
â You donât have a job, Family Video is closed. Just let it be, Steve. Please.â Robin had been eerily quiet during this entire conversation, and it brings him chills him when she speaks.
His best friend had been in on it.
He crosses his arms, â Iâll get a job. Listen, Iâve been having dreams,-â He lies. He lies because thereâs nothing true to prove Eddie is getting better. â-dreams that heâs alive in like a dark space, I donât know- his mind maybe? I just- I really think heâs in there.â
The hope Dustin gets on his face hurts, but he doesnât care. The guy will wake up and it wonât matter that the â dreamsâ never existed.
Maybe itâs because heâs an optimist, and thatâs why heâs trying so hard, as pessimistic as he can be sometimes.
â Why didnât you tell us?â Dustin asks and Steve licks his lips.
Why didnât he tell them? â Despite all this crazy shit, me having dreams that heâs alive still sounds crazy.â He doesnât look at the boy as he says this, eyes roaming over Eddieâs face.
He looks serene, the bat bite on his face as healed as it can get. The doctors had mentioned swelling on his back shoulder blades, but Steve thinks his would be swollen too if he sat on them for a year.
â A year and two months.â He corrects himself.
He stares at the hair that, occasionally when it got matted, Steve would go through and brush it, not wanting him to wake up to being bald because a doctor seemed it necessary.
Wayne mentioned how much he hated the shaved head, and he wouldnât put him through that again.
As he looks at him, he thinks â Iâm doing this for you, so you better wake up, asshole.â
Dustinâs eyes are wide, staring at the members of Hellfire. Steve could only describe the look as ecstatic.
â Holy shit, I mean, holy shit!â He laughs, and Mike breaks into his own grin.
Jonathan chimes in, disbelief sketched into the lines all over his face. â Sorry, but doesnât that seem too convenient? Iâm not saying youâre lying Steve, just⌠If El didnât find anything, thatâs pretty much it.â
His lips form into a line, determined. â I told you, Iâll be paying for whatever. Itâs no skin off your back, or money out of Wayneâs pockets.â
Joyce nudges Hopper when he goes to speak, and nods at Steve. â If you wanna try, sweetheart, you can. But I donât want you visiting too much, itâs doing you more harm than good.â She wraps him in a hug, before leading the ex-chief of police out of the room.
Slowly, everyone vacates, until itâs just Steve, Eddie, and El.
She doesnât make a move toward the door, eyes locked onto his face.
â Youâre lying.â She whispers like a secret.
He nods.
She looks toward Eddie, nervous, and she messes with the hem of her shirt when she starts to speak again. â I lied too.â
She doesnât elaborate, walking out of the room without anymore information, and Steve blinks.
The hospital has to call Wayne to confirm the transfer, that's how he learns of the circumstances. He doesn't say much of anything, aside from a promise of a visit on Tuesday before he hangs up.
That night, that same fucking night, he gets a call.
It's the front desk lady, voice distressed rushing through an explanation.
" Eddies gone...Only blood in his bed...We don't know where he is."
Steve stares at the wall, the rest of the words falling upon deaf ears.
Someone had probably found out where he was being held, murdered him a year later for his crimes, and stashed the body away.
He sets the phone back in its holster without saying anything to the other line. Not even a goodbye, or a thanks.
He thinks, it only for a second, that he should've let them just pull the plug, it would've been far less painful.
A creaking brings him out of it, and his eyes dart to his door.
It's dark, too dark, and Steve's aware the Upside Down fucked him up in incomprehensible ways, and now every shadow looks like something,
But there was definitely someone in his house.
He keeps slumped on his bed, the same position as when he'd answered the call. He doesn't flinch when the door pushes open enough for a body to slip in.
There's the sound of something dragging along the carpet as they come closer, probably a shotgun, or maybe they're gonna beat him with his own nail-bat.
He doesn't care to decipher the shape, instead shutting his eyes.
A hand grabs his, sets it on dry skin. His thumb touches a rough patch, a scar like feeling.
One his hands had roamed over while patching up his stomach, refusing to get looked at. That concave patch of scratchy skin that they tell you eventually will just be soft, scarred, but normal.
The skin stretches, and he feels a cheek.
Somehow, he thinks if he keeps his eyes shut, he doesn't have to face the thing in front of him, that it somehow isn't real.
A scratchy, disused, and croaky voice sounds out.
" ' Hey, Hero.' "
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This kinda inspired by one of your enemies to lovers stories where eddie says âyou wouldnât be able to handle meâ but reader instead says âoh yeah i couldnât handle the two-centimeter-pussy-defeater bc id because i would be too busy laughing my ass off at your angry half inch.â
Sorry i have been holding that one in for quite some time đ¤
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enemies to lovers - one bed trope - eddie munson x fem!reader
warnings: SMUT +18, piv, oral ( f & m), choking, degradation, unprotected sex (don't do this, this is fiction), porn with plot, fluffy at the end.
a/n: thank you for requesting babe, hope you love it!
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âGame night at my place, the whole group will be thereâ Steve announces after greeting you. You went to visit him and Robin since you were already near the place. Also, maybe you could find a movie to watch tonight.
âUgh, really? They all said yes already?â you ask.
âIf youâre expecting me to say that Munson hasnât, then I have bad newsâ he confirms.
âFuckâ
âYouâre not even trying to be friends at this pointâ he complains.
âItâs impossible with him being so mean all the timeâ you tried to defend yourself but Robin was quick to refute your statement.
âYou sure are mean to him as well, donât act so innocentâ
âWell, he started it! I didnât even know him and he started with the jokes and asshole commentsâ you werenât lying.
You were new in town, and new at the summer job your dad had found for you. He wanted you to already have some experience at working so you could make a better curriculum later. There was were you met Nancy and instantly became good friends. So much so that she had introduced you to her friend group she has had for years already. Steve, Nance, Jonathan, Robin and Eddie. The former four had been sweethearts to you since you first met them, easily becoming good friends as well. The problem was with the latter. The night Nancy had introduced you to everyone, he started being a little distant and cold towards you. You tried not to feel offended since he could just be shy or introverted, but then he started throwing snide comments and sarcastic mocking your way. You were not going to sit there and take that, so you equally threw cutting remarks at him.
Thatâs how the current war with him started. And thatâs why your friends keep insisting with this forced proximity, so we could all be a happy family.
But it was useless, you and Eddie do agree on that.
The game night arrived that Friday. You were at the Harrington household with several board games awaiting on the table. Battleship, Clue, Guess Who, Monopoly, Scrabble, you name it.
âWe wanted to make different groups and play all of these, then see which team is the bestâ Robin explains. âSteve and me will be team oneâ she says as she writes that in the whiteboard. They really went all out, since we could all be pretty competitive.
âGroup two!â Jonathan exclaims quickly grabbing Nancyâs hand.
âWait⌠no, definitely notâ You start complaining after realizing that would mean youâre stuck with Eddie.
 âNo way! Iâm not teaming up with her, sheâll make us lose at everythingâ he complains as well.
âI will? I think the actual loser here itâs youâ
âOh, am I now-?â The metal-head starts responding when Steve steps in, cutting him off.
âOkay! Stop yelling, weâre not even playing yet! The teams have been chosen, try and be faster next timeâ
âWeâll start with Guess Whoâ Robin announces.
As the game progressed, the bickering continued.
"Does your person have brown hair?" Eddie asks Nancy and Jonathan, who nod.
You reach over to flip down the characters with blond or red hair "See, this is why we shouldâve picked someone with a hat, it's less obvious"
Eddie rolled his eyes "Oh, please. Like your guess was any better. Weâre losing here!â Eddie complains.
"Only if you keep making terrible guesses" you shoot back.
"Does your person have a hat?" you ask the other team.
"No"
"Still think the hat was a good idea?" Eddie raised an eyebrow at you.
"It was strategic" you huff, flipping down the characters with hats.
After playing most of the board games you had, you were tied with the second group, Steve and Robin had already lost.
âLast but not least, to decide the winner of this evening, I present⌠battleshipâ Robin announces once more.
"You sure you can keep up with this game? It requires more than just a pretty face" Eddie asks you.
"Donât worry, I have enough brains to make up for your lack of them" you respond.
âQuit it, start playingâ Steve orders.
"Let's just get this over with" you roll your eyes.
They set up the Battleship boards, each team carefully arranging their ships. Eddie and you hunched over the board, whispering fiercely.
"Put the battleship here" he insist, pointing to the top left corner.
"No, itâs too obvious. Letâs hide it in the middle"
"Fine, but when they hit it right away donât blame me" he groans.
As the game progressed, your bickering intensified.
"B6" Jonathan called out.
You glance at the board and softly nod your head "Hit"
Eddie leans closer, his voice a teasing whisper, "I told you the corner was better"
"Just focus"
When it was your turn, Eddie called out "G4"
Nancy checks their board, "Miss"
You smirk "Looks like your guess wasnât so great either"
Eddie rolls his eyes "Just wait"
A few rounds later, it was your turn again.
"E5" Eddie calls out.
"Miss" Nancy announces.
"I told you they wouldnât put it there" you huff.
"Like youâve done any better"
"How about C3?" you roll your eyes.
"Fine, C3" Eddie sighs.
"Hit" Jonathan says between his teeth.
"See? I told you" you smirk.
"Donât get cocky, princess"
The tension built as the game neared its end, each team with only one ship left.
"Last shot, let's go with G3" Eddie says
You nod.
"You sunk our battleship" Jonathan confirms after a long sigh.
âYES!â
âCOME ONNâ both you and Eddie shout in excitement and before even thinking about it you hug tightly.
Robin and Steve watch the scene with wide eyes and smirks on their faces.
And the second your bodies touch each other you realize what youâre actually doing. The hug only lasts few seconds before you both back away awkwardly.
âSee? You actually do make a pretty good teamâ Robin comments.
âOnly because I took the last shotâ Eddie says.
âOh please, if it were up to you weâd still be guessing cornersâ you reply.
"And if it were up to you, we'd be stuck in the middle foreverâ
Your friends roll their eyes as the bickering continued. And as you act indifferent, you try not think about how you had to stand on the tip of your toes to wrap your arms around his neck, or how soft his hair had felt touching your skin.
His frizzy and chaotic hair. But so curly and soft.
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Couple of weeks after that night had passed, you hung out with the guys almost every weekend. You favorite nights were the ones Eddie was busy and couldnât make it. Like tonight.
âPass the salt, pleaseâ Nancy asks Robin. You all went out to have dinner together. Not all actually, Jonathan was too busy as well, him you did miss.
âItâs like weâre having a girlâs night!â you say excitedly and both girls laugh as well.
âNo, youâre not about to count me in as a girlâ He complains.
âOh please, you have better hair than me!â Robin comments and he rolls his eyes.
âIâm just teasing, jeez! Someone has their panties in a twist!â you joke.
âAre you on your period or something?â Nancy joins in sarcastically.
âAlright, not even funnyâ Steve interrupts. âLet's focus. I think we should keep planning the trip, even though weâre not all here tonightâ
âDonât even mention it. I miss Jonathan so much, heâs been so busy lately. I think he really needs a breakâ Nancy complains and Robin agrees with her.
âI know, itâs really noticeable when Eddieâs not here eitherâ
âOh yeah, heâs the one I miss. His irritating voice and loud comments. His annoying essence itâs whatâs missing here!â you joke but they donât find it funny.
âWeâve been through this, youâre gonna have to learn to like each otherâ
âSure sure, so⌠the trip?â you change the topic acting foolish.
âYeah, I liked the hiking option. We always go to the lake every summer, we should change it upâ Nancy votes. Youâve never went to any lake with them since this is the first year youâre joining them. But they had told some stories about this hidden lake they usually go to in summer.
âI think so too, plus we should do something different since we have a new integrantâ Steve comments smiling at you. Robin and you also agree to go with that option.
The guys make sure of telling the rest everything you have agreed on that night. Youâve settled on where to go hiking and the cabin that would be waiting for you at night.
A few weeks later you're all set to go.
The trip to get there was...
Steve and Jonathan took turns driving. "You must be a really shitty driver if no one here trusts you behind the wheel" you notice and tell Eddie.
"I'm not a bad driver, princess. Maybe we could go for a drive sometime and you could judge for yourself! We'll call it a date" Eddie teases you the way he knows will shut you up, it always worked. As soon as he started flirting with you, it was like you got shy all of the sudden. Replying with some nonsense that would make Eddie laugh harder because he knew he had won.
"I'd rather get eaten by a shark" you respond ignoring the nervousness that ran through your body.
"Alright, we still have a few hours ahead of us, and I'm not gonna make them with you two bickering the whole way there. So calm down" Steve âor actually, mom Steveâ told you off.
Once you got to the cabin, you parked the car, settled everything down, ate something and got ready for today's hiking exercise.
Eddie was never a big fan of sports, so he knew that after an hour or so of hiking âno matter how slow they were walking or how much water he was drinkingâ he would just start to stay a little behind. Not a lot, but definitely the last on the row.
Also, he started to get bored. Eddie was chatting with Jonathan, but he started to take pictures of every little plant or flower he saw, and the higher you got, the more pictures of the view he wanted to take.
So Eddie started to walk in silence, taking notice of other little things, like the fact that you and Steve look pretty close and pretty giggly with each other since you started hiking. But not only that, obviously, it's not like he's jealous or anything. For him to be jealous he would have to like you in the first place, and there was no way Eddie wants you.
You're the obvious person to like; everyone in Hawkins is already smitten with you. Every guy has a crush on you because you're undeniably beautiful. He knew from the first moment he saw you that you'd never go for a guy like him. So, to keep himself from showing any sign that he wanted you, he did the opposite âhe started to hate you.
So he is definitely not jealous. He was only noticing that like he noticed the colourful rocks that he walked by, or the clouds in the sky, or the way those shorts hug your body so nicely.
But he keeps hearing your laughter every ten seconds. Was Steve really being that funny, or you were acting all giggly for him? Did you like Steve? It certainly seems like you do.
You, however, were having so much fun. In the middle of a funny story Steve was telling you about some guy who tried to flirt with Robin at work and the look on her face not knowing how to tell him she didnât like him âor well, any men for that matter.
The forest path was rugged, but you welcomed the challenge at first, feeling the cool morning air on your skin. However, after a while, your legs began to protest, your breath came in shorter gasps. It was hard to keep up with Steve. Swimmer and football player Steve. So you had to slow down a little, now walking alongside Eddie.
âWhatâs the matter, princess? Canât keep up?â he teases with a mocking tone.
âYou literally got behind sooner than meâ you answer, shaking your head. âIf anyoneâs slow here, itâs youâ
âBut it looks like we're both walking together now, so who's really winning?â Eddie chuckles, unfazed by your sharp reply as his eyes twinkle with amusement.
You decide to ignore him. How foolish of you to think that he would accept that silence.
âSo whatâs the deal between you and Steve? You looked pretty cozy back there. Youâre not very subtle, you knowâ
âThereâs no deal with Steve, we were just talkingâ you roll your eyes, irritation flaring up.
"Right, just talking" he says, his tone dripping with scepticism. "Youâre so obvious, it's almost painful to watch"
âWhy donât you stop jumping to conclusions and mind your own businessâÂ
âOhh, is the princess mad at me now? Iâm so scared!â he grins, clearly pleased with himself.
âYouâre impossibleâ you say almost to yourself.
You kept walking for a few more hours, taking occasional breaks to catch your breath and sip some water. The trail seemed endless, but the beauty of the forest made it worth the effort.
As you trudged along, you noticed the sky darkening. Grey clouds, rolling in with alarming speed. The wind picked up, rustling the leaves more aggressively.
A man in uniform hurrying down the trail called you out. "Hey, you guys need to find shelter! A big storm is coming in fast. There's no way you'll make it back down in time"
Panic start to appear in all of your eyes.
âWait? Seriously?â Nancy asks.
âYes! Thereâs a motel thatâs a few minutes away, to your leftâ the guy informs you. âI donât know how much room they have left, cause Iâve been sending some people there already. But you should go nowâ
Finally after quickening your pace, you spot the outline of a motel nestled among the trees. You hurry towards it. As you approach, you see the motel was old but resistant.
You reach the door and push it open, stumbling inside just as the storm unleashed its full fury. Inside, it was dim and musty, but at least it was dry.
âHello, uh, we need room for six, pleaseâ Nancy is the first one to get to the register and talk to the old woman who was reading a newspaper as if she hadnât heard you coming in.
â$70 the nightâ she answers without even looking up at you.
âUhh⌠okay, weâll take itâ Nancy says and as you all reach for you wallets, the woman gives you three keys.
âThereâs only three rooms left, two with queen beds and one with two separate single bedsâ she speaks again, as slowly as she can apparently.
âSEPARATE BEDâ Robin shouts fast.
âME TOOâ Steve is quickly to join her on calling dibs for that room. Not wanting to share a bed.
âWait! No!â you complain. âWhy would you get it just cause you screamed?â
âWe called dibs, sorry sweetieâ Robin explains.
âBut thatâs not fair, we should have discussed it!â Eddie joins in.
âToo lateâ Steve says handing the money to the woman and taking the key of their room.
âCome on guys, maybe they have a couchâ Jonathan tries to make you feel better as he also pays and picks a key to their room.
âAre you actually making us share a bed?!â you ask them offended.
âMaybe itâll help you become friends!â Robin tells you.
After paying and grabbing that stupid key, you all go to your rooms. As you walk in you notice that, in fact, there is no couch.
âFuckâ Eddie complains once again. âIâll take the floor, letâs just find some blankets that I can sleep onâ
And you turn that room upside down trying to find some. But the only blanket in the room is the âonlyâ one on the bed.
âThereâs nothing here!â you sit on the bed admitting defeat. âWeâre both gonna have to sleep on the bed. Iâm gonna freeze without a blanket and you canât sleep on the bare floor, youâd freeze tooâ
âIf you wanted to sleep with me, you couldâve just said soâ Eddie jokes.
âNot now, Munson! Really not in the mood!â
After each getting ready for bed, you start building a wall of pillows in the middle. Separating his part of the bed from yours.
âI bet you wouldnât make Steve have a wall of pillowsâ he mumbles, but youâre able to hear him nonetheless.
âDid you not listen when I said not now?!â
âSee, thatâs the problem with you. You think you can just walk in here acting like you own the fucking place. Newsflash, princess, not everyone is going to fall at your feet following your little orders!â Eddie gets mad for real this time, but so are you.
âIâm so sorry for trying to make this less uncomfortable! Actually, if you want Iâll even cuddle you while we sleep!â
âShut upâ Eddie rolls his eyes.
âNo really, we should even make out before sleeping while weâre at it! Maybe thatâll prove to you that I donât fucking like Steveâ
âYeah, you wishâ Eddie comments.
âActually, I think you wish. Giving that youâre always trying to flirt with me when we argue and giving how jealous you seem to be about Steveâ you notice.
âIâm not fucking jealous. And youâre the one suggesting to fucking make out!â
âSee, I think you do want to. Youâre just too much of a pussy to even admit itâ you whisper close to his face.
âOh my God, princess!â Eddie starts laughing arrogantly. âYou wouldnât even be able to handle meâ
âOh yeah, youâre right! I could not handle your two centimetres because I would be too busy laughing my ass off at your angry half inchâ you respond at his face.
But he doesnât say anything back. He just looks at you. His jaw clenching, eyes darkening, breath heaving.
Before you can react, he closes the distance in one swift, aggressive movement. Gripping your arms tightly, he kissed you fiercely and angrily, his lips bruising against yours, as if trying to channel all the pent-up emotions into that kiss.
To say that you're shocked would be an understatement. But you did kiss him back. How could you not? With all the ardor and sentiment that he was putting into that kiss?
That fucking kiss.
After he felt your lips moving along with his in a dance, he let all the anger go. The kiss became passionate and intense instead of angry. Like you were finally letting go. Stopped overthinking and finally giving in.
You didn't need to talk. You didn't want to. Instead, you put one hand on his haw and the other on his hair, feeling it in between your fingers, bringing him even closer.
He sighs, holding a grunt as he feels you play with his hair. His hands move lower to your hips, feeling the upper part of your body in the process.
A fight for dominance is held up between you two. He bites your lip harshly, and you let out a little gasp that allows him to win. He's playing dirty. You're not surprised.
He starts to push you down slowly, so you're lying on the bed with him on top of you.
Your hands travel lower as well as you feel his back. You wonder if he has any tattoos there as well.
He dares to leave your lips alone as he lowers his kisses to your jaw and then your neck. He kisses and bites and licks all over your neck. You can bet that he is leaving marks as purple as a grape.
It turns you both on even more.
Eddie feels like he's flying. He's even touching the clouds. Marking you all up is only an image that haunts him in his fantasies. Like when he can't sleep, or is in the shower, or after fighting with you all evening and you're looking so beautiful and you're being such a brat. That's when he imagines leaving you all bruised out. But he's actually doing it right now, and he's going feral.
You start to feel like you're too dressed. His hands go under your shirt, and he starts to pull it up. You pull your arms up as well so he can take it off. His kisses keep traveling lower on your body. Your chest, your shoulders, the top of your breasts. He stops there. Making out with one of your nipples over the lace of your bra while pinching the other. You start moaning, your hips move searching friction on your core, and he lowers his hips so you can start dry humping him.
You feel his smirk against your sensitive skin as well as his hard on against your centre. Mocking your desperation. You're not surprised.
He moves up, meeting face to face once again. "So desperate for me, aren't you princess?" he whispers so closely to you face you can feel his lips moving and his evil smile too.
He watches you breath hard and your legs trying to close searching for that friction in between once more.
"Ask me nicely and I'll take care of you" he proposes and you roll your eyes.
You can't. You won't.
"Beg for it, princess" he tries again. "Let me hear you"
You shake your head. You're playing difficult, but Eddie likes a challenge.
"No? You're not gonna beg for me? Alright princess, you know what I'm gonna do?" he pauses to think. "I'm gonna make you cum so fast on my tongue you'll be embarrassed, and then you'll know how much of a desperate slut you can be for me"
You want to laugh and tell him off, but you are so intrigued by his confidence at the same time. You settle for a defiant look thrown at him, he catches it and smirks again. Something tells you you'll be seeing that smirk quite a lot tonight.
He unhooks your bra and throws it somewhere in the room, he squeezes your tits and caresses your nipples making a mental note to keep playing with them later. His hands travel down to your pants which are the next item being thrown away inside the room.
He takes a second to admire the view of you only on those white panties and he feels his cock jump. He proceeds to take your underwear off too, but this item is put inside his back pocket.
He puts your legs over his shoulders and lowers to be closer to your pussy. He bites his lip admiring how fucking pretty and perfect it looks. He wastes no more time and dives in.
He licks it and kisses it and sucks on it drunk on your taste. He fucking makes out with your clit and has you meowing and arching back like a damn cat.
His hands grab your thighs so hard he's probably leaving marks there too. He sighs and hums and laughs against your pussy hearing your pretty moans.
He looks up at you as you look down at him and you both feel like you could just cum at the sight alone. Your cheeks blushed, eyes watery, hair a mess, lips swollen and little moans are still coming out of them. He looks up at you while still sucking on your clit so fucking good. His eyes are covered by his bangs so you reach to move them to the side. His puppy eyes look straight at you, his hair is also a mess, and his hands are gripping you with so much force his skin as well as yours becomes whiter. And his rings feel cold and addictive against you.
You try to fight your orgasm but looking at him makes it impossible. It hits all throughout your body so good that you cry out his name as you pull on his hair.
As you catch your breath, he sits up and washes all your wetness off his face with the back of his hand, all that with a big smirk on so proud of himself.
"Still doubting me?"
You grunt, annoyed, and bring him closer. You pull his shirt over his head and take a second to admire his bare chest and arms covered in tattoos. You unbutton and unzip his pants. He's just watching you act so desperate for him to undress, enjoying every second of it like the cocky motherfucker he can be.
"Need help?" he whispers on your ear, and you nod with a pout. He stands up and takes his pants of slowly.
"These too?" he asks, signalling his boxers. You nod as you feel even hotter paying attention to the big tent he has on them.
He puts them down too, standing up proudly as you look at his big cock. "Half inch you said?" he teases you, and you look up at him as if telling him to shut the fuck up.
You sit up facing his dick. You grab it gently as you keep looking at it. How is it so... pretty? How the fuck does Eddie manages to be pretty everywhere. Even what you thought could not be pretty. He manages to make it look beautiful.
A mischievous thought crosses your mind. And you start leaving some kisses on the tip. Even a lick here and there.
He gasps unexpectedly. You put the tip in your mouth, moving your tongue around it. He lets out a little moan. You look up at him, he's already looking at you. And you proceed to slowly put all of it in your mouth while maintaining eye contact. His tip touches your throat, and you have to fight a gag. You still have a full fist grabbing the rest that didn't fit your mouth. He moans again at your little show. You close your eyes and start moving your head up and down. Eddie moans louder this time, and hands stop your movements.
"As much as I enjoy this, princess, and I really fucking am" he lets you know. "I want to cum once I'm inside of your perfect little pussy, can I?"
You take him out of your mouth with a 'pop' at the end and look at him defiantly once again. "Beg for it" you challenge him feeling proud of yourself.
He laughs. "Are you seriously telling me to beg for it while you're still practically on your knees for me?"
You won't let him win this one, so you lay back again resting on your elbows. "Beg for it"
He takes a big breath in ogling over all of your body on display for him and only him. He'll let you win this one because his dick is throbbing at the sight before him.
His hands travel up your legs and your hips to your waist. "Please, princess" he says once his face is closer to yours.
"Please, let me fuck you so good" he starts humping his dick against your pussy which makes you both gasp.
"Please, please, please" he kisses your cheek to sugar-coat you.
"Eddieee" you move your pelvis up and down against him. "Do it, put it in"
And he wastes no time to do so. Pushing his tip inside and you both gasp. He bites his lip and thrusts to enter you completely.
"Oh, fuck" your head is thrown back and you lay back down. He feels so big and so fucking good in you.
"Mhh, fuck princess" he lowers his body to be chest to chest with you. "You feel so good baby, so tight around me"
You have to bite your tongue to stop you from moaning his name, you can't keep inflating his ego.
"Don't get all quiet now. You're always talking and the one time I wanna hear you..." he teases you.
"Earn it" you manage to get out. It's ironic how your lips are almost bleeding from how hard you're biting on them to stop you from moaning as hard as you want to, but you still tell him to fuck you better.
Eddie knows what you're doing, but he likes playing with you too. So he accepts the challenge.
He gets up on his knees against the bed and takes your legs to pull you closer to him. You instantly wrap them around his hips. He wraps a hand around your throat and he looks like he's about to say something, but instead, he enters you again. A moan escapes from your mouth instantly, and you see his big smirk back.
He starts a hard and fast pace with his thrusts as you hear his sighs against your ear. You can't help the whines and moans that escape you now. Your hands go to his back scratching him, and pulling at his hair, but it only makes him moan harder.
He lowers his head to your breasts once again and keeps kissing them as he fucks you. You arch back again, because you can feel him everywhere. And he feels so so good.
He feels you clench around his dick and he thinks he could just cum right now. So he starts playing with your clit with his fingers.
"Eddiee... 'm so closee" you whine pulling him somehow even closer.
"Yeah? You are?" you nod desperately. "Beg for it" he whispers and smirks right after saying it.
You roll your eyes but it doesn't take much to convince you this time.
"Please, Eddie," he was about to tell you that you can do better, but beat him to it. "Please baby, you feel so good inside of me, so big. Eddie, please"
Eddie has to stop himself from cuming -which he almost does. "Cum for me, baby"
And you do. Your orgasm hits even harder than the first one. You gasp and whine without even thinking about it.
Few seconds after that, Eddie can't take it anymore. He feels you clench even harder while you cum and it becomes too much. So he lets go too while moaning your name against your skin.
You take a few seconds to catch your breaths when you feel Eddie pull out âand after admiring how his cum drips out of your pussyâ he gets up, puts on his boxers and goes to the bathroom, only to come back with a wet towel to clean you up. To say he surprised you again was an understatement. Who would have thought he would be so careful?
After you go to the bathroom as well âwith wobbly legs Eddie smirks aboutâ and change into some comfy clothes, you both lay down. No wall pillow this time. And are quick to fall asleep after all the exercise you did today.
The next morning wasnât so sweet. Loud knocking on your bedroomâs door accompanied a loud Robin telling you to get up already. Â
Waking up all curled up with him was bound to happen. But if someone would have told you yesterday morning that today you would be waking up with Eddie Munson spooning you, you would have laughed at their face.
But here you are, and to be honest, it had been a while since you slept so peacefully.
You feel him groaning against the skin of your shoulder, holding you tighter.
You slowly opened your eyes to accustom to the light.
âDid you end up killing each other last night?! Answer me!â Robin shouts again from the other side of the door.
âCertainly feels like itâ Eddie murmurs and laughs at his own joke.
âWeâre awake! Calm down!â you let her know.
âWe have to leave so then we can breakfast, so hurry up!â she lets you know.
You get up and start tiding up. Eddie is slower, he sits on the bed barely opening one eye to look at you and smiles. âGood morning, princessâ
You look at him and a little smirk escapes from your lips. âHeyâ you greet him shyly.
You both start changing to get down and tidy everything down. After you both brush your teeth, you go to pick up your backpack but he stops you to pull you in close to him.
âGood morningâ he says again with his face close to yours while he pulls a strand of your hair behind your ear. Then he proceeds to kiss you, sweetly this time. Which warms your heart. You kiss him back playing with his hair once again.
âHi, Munsonâ you say sweetly against his lips.
âYou look beautiful in the morningâ he admits but before you can even react, the knocking on your door is back.
âOkay! Okay! Weâre coming!â Eddie stops them. âJesusâ
After getting down, you were waiting for them to explain where you would be having breakfast but as soon as they see you they start looking at you funny.
âWhat?â Eddie asks being as confused as you but they all start laughing.
âWhat is going on?â you ask again.
âAre we just gonna pretend like nothing happened?â Jonathan asks now.
âYeah, were you gonna act like you still hate each other today?â Steve teases.
And you understand all the laughter. You and Eddie look at each other surprised and apparently this is also very funny because they start laughing again.
âOh fuuuckâ Jonathan starts mocking the way Eddie sounded last night also acting like moaning your name.
âOh Eddie, so close!â Steve joins him acting like you.
Your face is as red as a tomato right now and you feel like you could just die, it would be better than taking whatever this is. You hide your face in Eddieâs shoulder after he just rolls his eyes fighting another smirk.
He laughs at you, put stills hugs you.
âYou wanted us to like each otherâŚâ He defends you two.
âYeah, apparently you took that very literalâ Robin teases after catching her breath.
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