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[a-random-boo]

*giggles*

the bassists of the group

Sapphire is mine

Asha is @yourpalsalamander's

and Spark is @crosscroc2's

this is for @head---ache's band au

[quirekey]

omg hi. I love your work and it’s my first time requesting so I hope this makes sense

Tfone sentinel prime with a female cybertronian reader that’s I guess royalty?? A queen. She’s from another planet with other cybertronian (descendants ig idk🥹) and she comes to Iacon because her planet was taken over by Unicron. Thanks!<33

Okay, woah bro, that’s interesting. I LOVE IT!! I’ll try my best but I may change some things for it to make sense, mb! Also ty for loving my work bro :3

TW: Toxic and Forced relationship

• SENTINEL PRIME x FEMME!READER •

[ sentinel prime x cybertronian!femme!queen!reader ]

This will be a fanfic instead of headcanons, I should try something new :)

PART 2

•————•

To keep it short, you were a femme ruler of a certain part of Cybertron. Your land was close to the popularised society of Iacon but you were stronger. You were a strict, stoic and wise femme, somebody any bot could trust with their life. Your citizens adored you and you adored them. It wasn’t the most advanced city in all of Cybertron but it was definitely popular.

The Quintessons arrived at your city and they immediately set off a war. Unfortunately, the fight was long and difficult. You never focused on military forces so you were at a massive disadvantage. You decided to do something you thought was impossible and sacrificed everybody for your life. You transformed into your alt-mode and drove out for your life. You even felt your spark pound against your vehicle mode which you thought was impossible.

You drove for what felt like cycles and you were so close to Iacon city. You have seen the hatch to Iacon open and shut for supplied trains to enter and exit. You hopped onto a passing supply train and you flew into Iacon city, your strict expectations broke.

The city was absolutely stunning with upside-down terrains, glowing buildings that towered over the citizens and the massive society Sentinel built. Everything was so beautiful, so well thought out and absolutely admirable to the bot’s optics.

You suddenly saw a train stop below you and you released your grip, falling and landing on the platform. You made quite a small crater (luckily) but still made a scene. You gracefully towered over the other citizens of Iacon and many optics were on you. You didn’t mind the attention but the attention made your guilt of your sacrifice linger on you for longer. Whispers smoked around you so you decided to take your leave. Soon enough, this information reached the Prime himself.

You were just exploring all around Iacon, trying to avoid attention. Your size did not help with your camouflage and goal. You recharged outside and stayed in public buildings for shelter. You stayed in Iacon for a third of a cycle and you were able to avoid trouble… Somehow… Most of the citizens assumed you were in high-rankings of the supremes and did not question you, considering your stoic expression and intimidating size. You knew that some of the Cybertronians knew you, and you knew that you would probably be in some trouble soon.

…

High guards from nowhere grabbed your arms aggressively and you struggled for your life. You were cuffed and thrown to the ground, knocking and scraping your chassis hard. Your processor rang for help and you were squirming for life. Your vision was glitchy and your vocals were literally strained to the point where grunts and groans were amazing to you. Suddenly, you were punched unconscious.

…

You kneeled up, groaning. You felt so ill but also so clean. You tried to stand but your limbs were all cuffed. You look around the golden interior. The ground was unstained and unscathed, you literally could see every single sparkling detail of yourself. The big windows glowed amazingly onto every flat surface of the building. You saw a throne as you looked up further, your optics fell onto Sentinel Prime.

He was stunning, gorgeous, handsome, fabulous, literally anything positive adjective you could think of. He had a look of a God and a King, somebody who definitely would rule all of Iacon. Your spark pounded against you as your faceplate was stained with a light blue hue. Sentinel just had that charming aroma that nobody could ever deny.

“Well, isn’t it the Queen of ——! I never thought some bot like you would let the city down, nor your citizens, but it’s the highest that needs protection, correct?”

Sentinel walked down to you and tilted your helm up with his double bladed sword. He gave a deceiving smirk only you could see through. You knew that he owes The Quintessons but never cared till now. You guys knew each other a while back until you decided to make a city of your own. You’ve seen him exchange his energon, it was devastating to see a past friend in that kind of situation.

“Sentinel, it’s me, Y/N! Don’t you remember me? When we could’ve ruled Iacon together, but we then split ways!?”

“How could I ever forget any precious bot like you, Y/N? You left me for your own world. You are selfish and you always will be. You even let so many Cybertronians fall into the hands of the Quintessons, you never changed.”

“Sentinel, I know what goes on with you and the Quintessons. You can not deceive your past friend. Please spare mercy upon me and let me stay at Iacon. I will give an offer as a high guard.”

“Oh Y/N… You think I will seriously make you some high guard? You are clearly too selfish to protect any prime like me!”

“You are not a prime! I can take this whole city with me by using the information I know, Sentinel.”

“Y/N, you think anybody would believe you? You will just sacrifice them again and you also need proof. Here, let me help you since you are a ‘past friend’. You either go down to the deepest level in all of Iacon or you become my official sparkmate. Your choice, choose the right one.”

With no room to argue, you slowly opened your chassis to show your spark. You were vulnerable but you had nothing to lose. Sentinel opens his chassis to show his spark and closes the distance between you and him. Both your sparks electrified and glowed, a warm aura hugging the both of you as you slowly relaxed and shut your optics.

TO BE CONTINUED

[ if you want part two, just ask :) ]

[itssleepyrabbit]

hi! wow i super love your art and i don’t have enough dabihawks in my life 🥺 was wondering if you had any fic recs for them?? 💕💕

aah thank you so much!! 💕💕 💕💕

BOY IF I DO HAVE!! alright buckle up this might get long (most are fluff and SFW~ i’ll put a NSFW warning but be sure to look at tags in all of them!!)

Bed I made (lie in it with me) by  silverwordswrites

“Touya is in desperate need of a plus-one for his brother's wedding and Keigo is infinitely curious about the man who he was sure used to hate him in college.” 

-- the summary says everything and honestly it’s one of the most romatics dabihawks fics i’ve read.

On-going

He Doesn't Love Me by  Fatally

“Dabi doesn't love him. He's accepted that thorny truth, swallowed it down and let briars grow in his chest, drinking down his blood like water.Or: The one in which Hawks settles for pining for his entire life and doesn't realize Dabi's been staring at him the entire time, too.” 

-- I love pinning Hawks with a burning passion.

Completed

sweetheart, is that you? by  fuckendeavor666

“dabi and hawks say i love you (without actually saying i love you) in five different ways.“ 

-- This is my absolute fave dabihawks fic

Completed

Deck the Halls With Boughs of Folly by  DrAphra

“In which the League has acquired a new fancy mansion -with all the heating and food and plush beds they could possibly need - but they still prefer to spend the day out in the wilderness with just each other. Plus Hawks.“ 

-- Honestly all Aphra’s dabihawks fics are more than worth it but this one has a special place on my heart.

Completed

fuck, im so young - orphaned

“Todoroki Touya writes poems.

Words upon words of heartfelt confessions, letters of sing song fantasies, syllables of feelings he never got to say out loud.

When Todoroki Touya hits sixteen, he burns himself to death.

When Dabi hits twenty four-

He meets Hawks.” 

-- i don’t know how to explain but this fic it’s pretty

Completed

Feathers and Feelings by  Toboe1087

“Hawks keeps leaving feathers on his pillow, and Dabi's about had it.

(like hell he'd let anyone else have them, though)”

-- Dabi preening Hawks feathers is a blessing

Complete

(this is not a) swan song by  bittermoons

“"Who's your favorite, then?"

"Hawks." Touya doesn't miss a beat. "Definitely Hawks."

"What? Seriously? How come?"

"He has his flaws, but at the end of the day, he's trying to do good. It's something he always strives for. Dabi, on the other hand...if it weren't for Hawks, he wouldn't be a hero, that's for sure."

[Or: How a secret is revealed, and what comes afterwards.]”

-- Adorable no quirks AU with manga artist Touya and oblivious Keigo! Another author i adore pretty much all dabihawks works.

Completed

You can't trap the sky in a bottle by thyandra

“Letting Toga organize the accommodations for their trip might have been a mistake. This particular truth becomes obvious to Keigo as he opens the door of his hotel room for the first time. There, staring back at him mockingly, is a single, king-sized bed. It’s only by virtue of all the years spent perfecting his poker face around his adoptive parents, that he manages to keep his face straight. At his side, Touya clicks his tongue. “They must’ve given us the wrong key.””

--(no quirks AU) I really love they way Dabi and Hawks are written here i can’t express it in words and so so much pinning

Completed

A Tale as Old as Time by  EloFromMars, Gotcocomilk

“Dabi and Hawks are hit by the most improbable Quirk: both are yeeted in Fairytales land and have to rely on each other to get out of this.“

-- this was such a fun read omg

Completed

A Romance Written All Over Your Body by  minatsukinoamayo

//NSFW mind the tags!//

“Hawks is assigned to infiltrate the League of Villains in order to expose them. Hawks usually never fails a mission, but Keigo usually never falls in love, either.A story of how Hawks falls from grace to become a villain, because hero society has failed them all.

OR

5 times they're not in a relationship and 1 time they are.“

-- you know those fics you say “one more chapter” and it’s 3AM

Completed

it caught spark in your eyes by  youareoldfatherwilliam

//Mature - Implied Sexual Content//

“Keigo’s quirk is powerful, but sometimes it comes with unintended side effects.

Or: A 5 + 1 fic of five times the more…instinctively bird-like parts of Keigo’s quirk took over accidentally during his relationship with Dabi, and one time it happened entirely on purpose.“

-- I was screaming about this particular fic on twt the other day pls give it a read if you can it’s so so so good! Any fic that has Hawks with bird traits has a special place on my heart

Completed

The Others by  threesipsmore

//Mature - 2 sexual scenes, nothing too explicit but they’re there//

“"Skeptic's starting to think he’s more important than me,” Toga sneers, an acidic edge to her voice. “Making decisions on his own, sending out birdie without even talking to me first.”

She’d simply acquiesced to cooperating with Skeptic, but from day one the complaints had never stopped. In this tiny room layered with sushi and cakes, Dabi was forced to listen to her whining.”

-- You go birb, you get that man

Completed

Equivalent Exchange by  inexchangeforyoursoul

“Keigo blinks the blurry oblivion away from his eyes, although some part of it is oddly stubborn and to stay indefinitely. There's three things he's certain of: first, he’s alive. Second, just by looking at the bed and windows he can tell this is no villain hospital or torture room. Third: something feels wrong. Very wrong.

The silence… is deafening.

xxx

To obtain, something of equal value must be lost.

If so, what of a bird that has lost its wings?”

-- i had so many feelings reading i can’t physically explain them to you also PINK HAIR DABI PINK HAIR DABI

Completed

dabi's 5-step guide to being a better parent than endeavor by  twinkfrankenstein (orphan_account)

“A little voice inside his head whispered spitefully about how this was no place for a child, and how he was making a mistake and would only traumatize the kid, yada yada. He responded with an equally spiteful-

“Fuck off, its not like I planned to do arson today.”

(or: how Dabi becomes a good dad just to spite his own, realizes he kinda sorta maybe likes Hawks for realsies, begrudgingly admits the League cares and finally comes to terms with his protective side. Not in that order.)“

-- this legit made me laught out loud idk what else tell you

Completed

The Todoroki In-Laws by  aphrodaisyacs

“Over 10 years after the fight against the Paranormal Liberation Front, Rumi, aka the part-time hero Miruko and the proud wife of one Todoroki Fuyumi, decides it would be an awesome idea to create a groupchat with the significant others of the other Todoroki siblings.

Maybe things would be easier if its members weren’t two Pro Heroes, a former one and a rehabilitated villain, but…Honestly, where’s the fun in that?”

-- this is not dabihawks focused but it’s so funny pls

Completed

With Being Petty Comes Consequences by  CursedUndead

“"When we were saying fuck pro heroes, I didn't think you literally meant FUCK them," Tomura grumbles, kicking over an empty beer can.

"Pretty judgmental for someone fucking a pro twice their age," Touya says.

Tomura squints, and says, "Ten years is not twice my age."

Or, after spending Enji's money, Touya is forced to babysit for the number 2 hero to pay him back. Touya makes it his life's mission to fuck his new boss.”

-- this only has 4 chapters but i know it’s going to be one of my faves

On-going

The Truth series by  AmethystUnarmed

-- Hawks gets hit with a truth quirk and starts to be actually free by the power of love, friendship and a bit of crime <3

The last entry is on-going

and if we sit and count it up it's really not a lot by  sincerelysamedt

“Hawks finds a bento box in his messenger bag and almost cries.

"Is that a loving wife bento?"“

-- please PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD READ THIS ONE /sobbing noises/

Completed

steal your heart by  darlingest

//Mature//

“When infamous thief Hawks announces that he is going to steal the heart of Endeavor's son, everyone expects him to prey on Shoto Todoroki - nobody suspects Touya to be the actual target.“

-- Villain Hawks and civilian Dabi are my guilty pleasure and this one it’s so soft too i’m- djsahfdjkfhadf

Completed

darling, thank god it’s this universe we’re in (and you can annoy me as much as you please) by  juurensha

“ Todoroki Rei divorces Endeavor and moves all four of her children into a small apartment next to a boy with wings as red as the hair of her eldest son. “

-- This was one of the first dabihawks fics i ever read and, to this day, i come back to it when i feel i need the extra burst in happy feelings and check their other works too! Honestly all are such a good fucking read

Completed

[mitamicah]

Spoilers from both Trollhunters the book and Trollhunters the series!

While reading the book I was really impressed with how many differences there were between the character so I have worked on giving my take on six characters from both media, book vs series, and how they differ from each other :3 

I should mention that while there was illustrations in the book I tried for the challenge not to copy those but follow along the describtions in the book - when possible - to give my own interpretation of the characters ^v^ 

Steve

First up we have Steve. Starting out as the stereotypical bully in both version their paths seperates quickly resulting in two different ending for the musuclar blond Jorgensen-Warner is the book version of Steve. Here's how he is described from our first encounter with him: "He was handsome but in the oddest way- He eyes were too small and his nose piggish: he had a ridiculous amount of hair and a couple of teeth that looked like fangs. Yet somehow in combination these features were sort of mesmerising. His unnatural muscular bulk and odd way of speaking -crisply, politely, as if he were a foreign student who had learned English in class - completed the strange package." page 21-22 For his outfit I went with the description of him on page 224 "[my clothes] ... didn't cast me in the best light when compared to Steve Jorgensen-Warner, who looked rather rakish in blue jeans and a shirt - definitely not a blouse - opened to the third button. He dribbled the ball casually with his left hand." The bold passages is added by me   This Steve is later revealed to be a changeling aka a troll   Before we go on: can any of you explain to me what a "ridiculous amount of hair" even means :'D? I had a lot of trouble with this prompt because isn't this so darn subjective :'D? and the official art look way less ridiculous than I'd figure it'll be :'D x'D Palchuk is the series version of Steve. His facial appearance being way less specific (I'd say he has normal sized eyes, a big roman nose and some more or less normal teeth) and his way of speaking is definitely not polite. Like book Steve, this Steve starts out with pushing smaller guys into lockerrooms yet after that he becomes way less of a terrifying bully and much more of a silly goose who brings a lot of the comic relief in my opinion Douxie says it best in Wizards when he calls Steve the "village idiot" x'D I do not recall seeing Steve being that sporty in the show, he is much more interested in becoming homecoming king  no basketballs around x'D While book Steve is revealed to be the enemy (a troll) series Steve joins the "good guys" creating the creepslayerz with the character Eli Pepperjack

Blinky

Blinky is just called Blinky in the book  Here's a bit of description of him "The third [troll] had scarlet eyes, eight of them on long stems. (...) The thing from my house glided toward me with a surprising grace for something with an indetermined number of legs, all of which were hidden behind a patched kilt scaled with layers of medals, prizes and trophies and award ribbons. An incalculable tangle of tentacles twined around one another as if dying to squeese something to death. As it passed the oven, the firelight revealed olive-green skin, reptilian texture, and lacquer of slime lubricating its undulating appendages Its moth a horizontal gash.. " The bold passages is added by me   So yeah this Blinky is quite something :'D I stopped caring to draw tentacles after a while but overall this was silly but fun to draw  since his teeth later is described as big as traffic cones I believe he must be very tall :'D Also he's close to blind   Has a bit of a dirty mouth but in a very "read" way if it makes sense :'D cannot seem to stop calling Jim dimwitted and tiny and Tobias big :'D Blinky's full name in the series is Blinkus Galadrigal  he has six eyes instead of eight and they are all working just fine, thank you very much x'D His tons of tentacles and legs has been replaced by four arms and two legs and while he is still olive-green he is now made of tone like texture just like the other trolls  the kilt turned into shorts and he is quite a bit smaller now not even as tall as Jim  He still has this very academic way of speaking yet he is way nicer to Jim calling him "Master Jim" instead of "the short one" x'D

ARRRGH!!!

Book ARRGHHH!!!s full name is Johannah Mmmm ARRRGH!!! and she is a pretty big deal warrior among the trolls in the book - she's so badass in fact Blinky has decided to call her by her last name to honor her for her deeds for trollkind   Here's a qoute from the book describing her appearance   "The goliath emerged from the tunnel as comfortably as a dog from a doghouse, coarse black fur pouring into the chamber before I could make out any actual arms or legs (...) Even beneath the fur I could see loops of muscles flexing. (...) ARRRGH!!! was built like a gorilla but three times larger: Two arms, two legs, and, thankfully, just two eyes. Horns, curled like those of a ram (...) The thing's orange eyes cast about with animal perceptiveness, and it used its snout and sniffed. Its jaws fell open to reveal a purple, slavering mouth armed with haphazard daggers of teeth." Page 75-76 The bold passages is added by me   (Also worth mentioning: the qoute is from before the protagonist knows of ARRRGH!!!'s gender which is why he calls her an 'it') At other times in the story we learn that ARRRGH! has quite scarred arms and really wishes for better tooth hygeine; so much so that Tobias actually end up making her a brace out of chicken wire :'D Idk I find it quite adorable :'D Now unto the serie's ARRRGH!!! - first up he is male, his name is Arghaumont and he is famous for another reason than Johannah: he was a general of Gunmar but retreated from the war making him a traitor to his people yet a hero for the good trolls in the series. Series ARRRGH!!! is likewise built like a gorilla but made of stone and having a mane long and green like it is moss  his horns is way smaller and less curvy and his teeth hygeine is never brought up  also his face is way less dog like x'D 

Tobias 

Book Tobias' full name is Tobias M. Dershowitz yet he is going by 'Tubby' or 'Tub'. Here is a describtion of him from the book: "You could call Tobias Dershowitz chubby, if you were being cute, or husky if you were being diplomatic. The fact is he was fat, and that was only the beginning of his problems. His hair was a thick, orange, out-of-control hedge. His face spilled over with the kind of freckles that make kids like Tub look like overgrown toddlers. Worst of all were his braces, marvels of modern torment: whips of stainless steel crisscrossing each tooth seperately and lashed to a dozen silver fasteners. The braces clicked so much when he spoke, you expected sparks. At least he was tall..." page 27 The bold passages is added by me   The outfit I went with is described on page 259 like this: "He stood in the driveway decked out in his best approximation of a ninja: black tennis shoes, black sweatpants, a black hoodie, a belt made from a red curtain sash, and an oversize fanny pack holding his gear (...) It was unfortunate that the fanny pack was lime green..." To describe Tub is a bit difficult because sadly he is not much in the story as I'd liked - mostly he is being quite serious and let us know he is not happy by being sidelined not speaking troll nor being invited on hunts which I completely understand tbh :'D What I do find interesting is how Tub and series Jim has seem to have switched roles a little bit: In the series Jim is the one giving a speech about how he is insecure about his place in life and how he wants more - in the book this is Tub in more than one occassion: "We have to accept who we are. And before you ask, I'll tell you. We're nobody. We have no life. We have nothing to look forward to. We're not special. I just want it to go away. All of it. The stupid being scared. Doesn't it seem we've been scared forever?" page 37 "Jim, you're wrong. We were meant to do this. This is exactly what we've been waiting for. They've chosen us. Of all people! Us! (...) Jesus, Jim, take a look at my life! You know what I'm worth! To anyone? Zero! Nothing! I'm a fat loser and will always be a fat loser. Until this. This is like a present. Full of, man, I don't know. Hope?..." page 196 (talking about trollhunting here btw) Oh yeah and book Tobias gets this badass scene where he uses his dentist's tool to kill trolls I loved that   Now series Tobias is way different :'D first up his name is Tobias Domzalski and his nicknames are Toby and Tobes. He is way shorter and has more neat hair (what is it with the series neating up the hair :'D? x'D). He also seems way cheerier and pretty happy with his place in life more or less  Unlike Tub, Toby is in it from the start being an important player in the story   He doesn't have the same drive to be something more than he is as Tub has instead Toby is going with the flow starting out quite afraid of everything troll and ended up being as brave as the rest of the team *tbh Jim's scared out of his wits too so they mimic each other x'D* Where Tub has dentist tools Toby gets a badass hammer so I'll say its an upgrade  

Claire

First off we have Claire Fontaine, a foreign student from no other than Scotland with a taste for military clothing and liqourice   Here's how she's described in the book   "She tucked her long dark hair behind her ear and left ir with an adorable smudge of white dust. I thought she was beautiful, though she wasn't in the classic sense. The popular girl would say she wasn't skinny enough. They would also point to the fact that she didn't wear makeup or do anything to tame that hair. And her clothes -well, what could be said about her clothes? Her boots were not sexy and knee-high: in fact, they were ankle-high and rubber-soled and looked picked from military surplus racks, an array of pea-green coats and multi-coloured slacks, all of which looked as if they'd been through actual World War II combat. And that beret she wore before and after school wasn't of the look-at-me-I'm Frensh variety: it was more in the style of I'm-going-to-invade-your-country-and-be-your-new-dictator. Only one thing didn't make sense: that bright pink, exceedingly girlish backpack that inexplicably hadn't one anti-establidh patch sewn onto it (...) Oh, I forgot to mention that Claire Fontain came from the UK. That's right- the girl had an accent. I think you are starting to get the picture." page 30-1 The bold passages is added by me It is hinted at that Claire is quite tall and a great deal taller than Jim (more when I get to him) and she is actually a whole year older than Jim since they both have birthday May 2 but Claire is 16 while Jim is 15  Since Trollhunters in this story is not a "protected title" (aka the chosen hero type) Claire ends up being one herself even though nobody even herself didn't know: AND. SHE. KICKS. BUTT! She's even better than the guy that had 40+ years experience so yeah safe to say she's badass :'D Even before that she has a hilarious scene calling out Steve in the wildest shitstorm of Scottish slang I lived for it x'D She's described quite a few times with lots of bracelets, sometimes made of wire so I gave her a bit of both   She's not really a part of the popular group but has her own thing going on   Now onto Claire Nuñez the series' version of this badass   Here Claire is hispanic and pretty much one of the most popular girls seen around  her style is way more ... I've called it punk rock in purple but Idk exactly what to call it x'D she's shorter than Jim and slimmer looking than her book counterpart   She enters the story not as a trollhunter but as a victim of having her brother stolen by changelings and as time progresses she becomes a fastlearning and quite competent sorcerer dealing in shadow magic   Unlike Fontaine, Nuñes is seen wearing make up, shorter hair with dye in it and hair clips instead of bracelets  

Jim 

First up we have book Jim. His full name is James Sturges Jr. and lives with his single parent, his dad, after his mother went away the day before his birthday in start May and never returned. Sturges Sr. had been traumatized loosing his brother to trolls although none of the characters didn't know this yet - only Senior had seen the creatures making him paranoid and in turn making Jim very embarrased about his father. At the same time Jim seems to honestly worry for his father and his behavior too makes Jim very cautious and fearful a character. Book Jim is pretty much a typical teenager for the most part  He is seen to be a tad clumsy and not exactly brave really. And the author's choice of basically not describing him anywhere made my job way harder trying to be book accurate :'D So I've mostly inspired him of the official illustrations in the book   Here's what I could find about our little trollhunter   First off: he's a short fellow  that is first mentioned on page 14; "Sunshine is important for growing boys." (...) "I am not growing" I took after my dad when it came to size and was still waiting for that growth spurt everyone kept raving about. "In fact I think I'm shrinking." This is brought up most of everything Jim through the movie from him not being able to reach a point of a chalkboard (page 32) to people's dissapointing sighs taking meassurements when he is chosen as Romeo (107) and him wearing super high heels for the same reason (224) but also Blinky directly calling him a "little fellow" (page 127) On page 27 we learn that he is getting a bruise on his chin after being slammed into his locker by Steve  Lockers he has been thrown into enough to have learned to open them on the inside :'D He is a skinny fella which Tobias so politely call "lack of muscletone" due to "glandular" at page 120 He is not very good at anything describing his room full of stuff from hobbies he tried and failed at (page 63) The longest describtion about his appearance is probably page 105: "I lowered my eyes and regarded the chewed, dirty fingernails holding my script, thes scuffed shoes on my feet, and realized that these were the symbols of my pityful life: worn-out, insignificant, ready to be thrown beneath Dad's industrial mower" It pretty much says it all when this is the longest quite I could find :'D For the outfit I mostly went by the small describtion on page 89-90: "I tucked the medallion beneath my shirt. After a full day of wearing it, maybe the rest of the suffocating fear would go away too. My plan was to dart into the kitchen, grab my sweatshirt and be out of the house. " I added jeans since he is said to wear jeans on page 283 - the medallion sneak out beneath the sweatshirt/shirt on page 97 which is why I added it on top here as well   Now since there's a bit more to both versions of Jim due to their role as the protagonist I've added in a little extra features here being the medallion in the book vs the amulet in the series and the weaponry given to the characters   For Sturges we have the medallion who's described like this: "It was a bronze medallion conntected to a rusty chain. It was engraved with a foreboding crest: a hideous, snarling face; indecipherable markings of a sevage language, and a magnificent long-sword across the bottom." page 9 The medallion is treated like it is a common artefact if a bit rare in the book - its purpose is to translate trollspeak for the wearer. Jim is giving two swords in the book; a rusty longsword he calls Clairesword (do I need to explain this one?) and a cutlass he calls Cat #6 after the one cat at Tobias' house that liked Jim  x'D For Sturges' personality my feeling about him is that he is a bit more ... passive than his series counterpart. He is not really standing up for himself that much and would rather blend into the background. This qoute from Claire sums him up pretty nicely I believe   "You're a good person, Mr. Sturges. A bit gloomy, but good" page 246 I do like that Jim in this version is a Taurus  (I am a taurus too x'D) born on May 2nd so that's a plus   It is probably also worth mentioning that in this world trollhunters aren't a chosen hero type like in the series: trollhunters or paladin was once a title held by many warriors yet now there's very few left. Sturges was a proud paladin family making Jim a chosen candidate for the honor of becoming a trollhunter but he is not the only one - or even the best - in the book. In fact out of the three trollhunters we learn about I'll say Jim is the weakest (and he is not even the least trained; ouch :'D) Jim doesn't get a nice armour like his series counterpart either but is seen in the illustrations wearing a blue hoodie (like the one in the little doodle)   The full name of Jim in the series is James Lake Jr. He is the child of a single parent and lives with his mother whom Jim "mothers a lot" (Tobias' words in the first episode) This Jim is pretty "tall for his age" (Jim's own words uttered quite a few times across all three series) yet with quite skinny legs (he is called out for this by multiple characters). He is much more competent in life than his book counterpart being an exceptional cook, good at Spanish, seemingly alright in PE and at school he seems to stand pretty good if only holding himself back. Unlike book Jim, series Jim seems much more active and longing to be something more than he is - he is seen to be quite brave and protective of his friends, very kind and selfless. Also even from the start he seems much more nimble than his book counterpart being able to climb the robe (a feat book Jim didn't do before later) and with his training as trollhunter he becomes even more badass   Trollhunter status in the series is way more important since the title is given to only one chosen warrior of Merlin chosen by the amulet of daylight (the medallion in the book). This also makes the amulet way more special and important in the series which probably explains its shine up from rusty bronze thing to silver and blue. While Lake Jr doesn't have named sword he does have a magical armour and sword made of daylight   We do not know the exact birthday of Lake Jr but the creators have replied to a fanquestion saying it would be around fall especially October so by that estimate Jim is probably a scorpio  pretty far from the before mentioned taurus in the book   While Jim Lake Jr isn't seen with long lasting bruises in the original series he does get two more permanent scars in Wizards  

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Follow up of Adeleines opinions on the helpers :) (stuff in parenthesis is the ability they have)

Blade Knight (Sword): 7/10 Mysterious little dude:

He’s cool! He’s kinda hard to understand at times (he’s got a thick accent, idk what kind), but he’s very nice! He’s got a lot of standards when it comes to swordsmanship and is very strong! He’s working on showing Adeleine the proper stances for sword fighting (it’s possible for her to emulate that style with her paintbrush, minus the cutting ability of a real sword).

Chilly (Ice): 9/10 Snowed Man!!

Snowed man friend!!!! He’s very serious about things but he’s a good friend! Only problem is he has to stick around Adeleines Ice Dragon drawing to prevent the poor guy from melting (they’re working on finding an eternal ice that won’t melt so he can stay cold!). He likes to make snow cones!!! (Which are hella good btw)

Bio spark (Ninja): 8/10 Speedy!!!

One of the fastest helpers around! They’re speedy, sneaky, and all around a mysterious little dude! They have a habit of showing up so quietly that nobody notices for a good couple minutes before they’re just like “I wasn’t even hiding I’ve been standing here this whole time.” Overall, odd but kind little friend!

Birdon (Wing): 7/10 Soft birdie!!!

They’re just a little birdie!!! Birdons probably the most carefree helper out of the bunch, and they like relaxing really high up (much to Adeleines dismay). They tend to make stuff out of the feathers they shed (and they shed very often), so they’re always giving friends bracelets, headgear, jewelry, and such made out of their feathers. Adeleine actually has a coat lined with their feathers and it’s SUPER warm! They’re a little strange (and Kawasaki keeps trying to cook them [see: Star Allies title screen skits]) but they’re a wonderful buddy!

Wester (Whip): 9/10 Yeehaw man!!!!

Dude is legit just a very small cowboy. He cannot help his smallness... He’s agile and absolutely has an accent when he talks. He’s a little chaotic, but has a good heart. Probably taught Adeleine how to mount and ride a grizzo just for fun. She’s got a cowboy hat he made for her!

Plugg (Plasma): 10/10 Old friend!

She’s known Plugg since Crystal Shards! The two are good friends and Plugg likes to paint with her! He’s got some... interesting ways of painting (sticking his entire face into paint and then running facedown on the canvas), but he’s a lovely friend! He likes to run around a lot tho, probably because he’s constantly generating electricity and needs to burn it off so it doesn’t overload him. Will absolutely charge electrical devices without a second thought.

Como (Spider): 6/10 Spider...

While they’re similar to Taranza, they have a lot more spider tendencies, and therefore kinda scared Adeleine. She’s tolerable of them (more so than Susie), but tries to keep her distance. They’re helpful and are very very very sweet!!! They just tend to do creepy spider things and it freaks her out...

Bugzzy (Suplex): 7/10 Massive bug dude

He’s like... huge. Closer to, if not taller, than Adeleines height. He has very sharp pincers on the front of his face, and they can be painful when used, so he either wraps them in bandaging or puts rubber caps over them! That way he can grab and hold friends without harm! He’s oddly cuddly and likes to carry people around (not neccisarily throwing them) in his pincers. Overall, big doofus bug who has lots of love.

Broom Hatter (Clean): 8/10 Clean freak

Literally cannot handle dirty shit. At all. Has the urge to clean everything. Perks are that they keep the base everyone hangs out in super duper clean! Adeleines taught them to draw and it helps them not want to compulsively clean everything. They make really pretty art!

Poppy Bros Jr. (Bomb): 9/10 Funky lad!

He’s got an older brother of the same name (Poppy Bros Sr.) and he’s a boss in training! One day he hopes to be just as good as his brother! Dude is ultra high energy (which is why he’s always hopping around) and tends to be a little obnoxious. They can’t entirely help it, they’re just energetic! They’ve taught Adeleine how to yeet explosives and she’s genuinely good at it!

Rocky (Stone): 7/10 He is literally just a rock

Sentient rock! He’s a little slow and can’t really talk, but he’s a buddy! He likes to just turn into his stone form and just sit like that. It’s comfy and feels like home to him. Will not hesitate to use himself as a step or a seat for someone if needed. He also gives everyone hes friends with a special rock! Adeleines has marbling to it and looks absolutely beautiful!

Waddle Doo (Beam): 8/10 Funky little man!

He’s got only one eye and therefore has poor eyesight. You’d think one eye would be better, but nope! He wears essentially one huge contact lens to help! They’re buddies with Parasol Dee and Bandee!!! Doo is on the calmer side of the group, and tends to not be so insanely high strung. He’s still a little anxious, but he’s better at covering it than the other. He hangs out with Wester sometimes (whip-like attack squad)

Chef Kawasaki (Cook): 2/10 Hes creepy and I don’t like him.

He has this weird... unsettling energy about him. He’s tried to cook both Coo and Birdon more than once and she genuinely doesn’t like being around him. He makes good food, which has stopped him from being a 0/10 in her book, but thats it. He’s only there because Kirby thought he’d be a nice addition and everyone knows that if Kawasaki crosses the line he will get booted on the spot. (Kirby has standards too!)

Gim (Yo-yo): 7/10 Hes just a robot huh.

He’s kinda strange, and doesn’t appear to have a lot of feeling, but Gims really nice! He likes to show people all the tricks he can do with his yo-yo (which is surprisingly a lot) and gives all his friends a yo-to so they can do the tricks along with him (Adeleines is teal with red and black stripes. It’s also got a couple paint splotches on it that we’re added on purpose).

Burning Leo (Fire): 8/10 Toasty heater child!

They’re small and warm!!! All the time!!! They like to be held and snuggle up to cold stuff because it’s the same feeling as snuggling up to warm stuff for humans. REEEEAAALLLYYY wants to hug Chilly but there is the very real possibility that Chilly will literally melt so he holds off from that. Adeleine tends to be cold and likes to hold Leo like a hot water bottle. He’s learned how to make his head fire harmless so people can hold him and not get burned!!

Driblee (Water): 9/10 Oh my god they’re adorable!

Sothisispartiallyjustmebecauseilovethewaterabilityimsorry They’re a little lizard mermaid! They adore swimming more than you’d think and hold pool parties!! They hang around Chilly because their water tends to be on the colder side and Chilly can use them to reform melted bits of Adeleine can’t get Ice Dragon to do it. They’re actually made entirely out of water! They can literally transform back into water by going into water. This also means that they can conform to spaces not meant for them like bottles and containers. They like to make drinks for people since the water they use for attacking is some of the cleanest water out there! (It also tastes super fucking good)

Bonkers (Hammer): 7/10 Kinda scary...

He’s big, taller than Adeleine (especially if he stands fully upright), and has an intimidating look, but he’s all bark and no bite! Dude is literally just a ball of sunshine! He likes to carry people around and will 100% shield someone from attacks (he’s sturdy!!!). He’s helping Adeleine with her strength because she’s fragile and a little scrawny and he’s all muscle (shes gotten a lot better!). Shes got her own lightweight hammer he lets her use so she can get a little stronger!

Sir Kibble (Cutter): 9/10 Smol knight!

He cannot help his size... but he’s tough! He also has no fucking braincells and does not think but he’s a good boy! He likes to headbutt people but his helmet poses a problem (it literally has a blade attached to it) so he puts a padded pool noodle over it to protect others (the padding is so the noodle doesn’t get chopped from the blade itself when force is applied). He’s just a little dude with no thoughts... head empy...

NESP (ESP): 4/10 They talk too much and know stuff about me that I never told them.

Strange and not very cool :( They have a tendency to read other people’s minds because they purposefully don’t tune their thoughts out and therefore know a lot of stuff they really shouldn’t. They also don’t know how to keep their mouth shut. Thankfully they’re just funky from psychic power and on a good day they’re kinda nice to be around!

Vividria (Artist): 10/10 THATS MY ADOPTED SISTER!!

They’re siblings. Drawcia adopted Adeleine as one of her own and that makes Vividria her sis! They paint together and Vividria kinda sticks up for Adeleine in more dicey fights because of Adeleines low HP. They’re the bestest of friends and are super cool with one another! She’s still growing and is one day gonna reach Drawcias size!! (If we put it into normal heights [Adeleine being 5’3” and Kirby being 1’8”] Drawcia is over double Kirby’s height. Probably closer to 3-4 feet)

Parasol Waddle Dee (Parasol): 9/10 Oh my god they’re just a smol friend...

Dee is literally almost as high strung and anxious as Bandee but they’re so sweet!! They like rain!! They also give parasols to all their friends! (Adeleines is teal with paint splotches!) They tend to nap a lot and will totally join cuddle piles. On hot days they’ll utilize the chumbrella as a big shade for everyone in the nap pile. Just a squishy little dee!!!!!

Knuckle Joe (Fighter): 10/10 Hes super supportive and nice!

He saw how fragile Adeleine was and said “aight so I may not be a master but I’m gonna teach this kid how to fight” and didn’t wait for any objections. Once a week he goes out into the forest with Adeleine and shows her how to fight like him! Physical combat is important!!! She can’t fire off energy blasts or deal lightning speed punches, but she’s getting there! He’s ultra supportive of everyone and loved to teach people stuff!!! He care about everyone!!!!

Beetley (Beetle): 8/10 Why is he so angy!!

Always grumpy. He says it’s because he keeps losing to Bugzzy but it’s just because he’s super small and gets picked up like a burger all the time (if you didn’t wanna be held like a burger don’t be burger shaped idiot). Isn’t aggressive but will headbutt people with the blunt end of his horn when he’s being extra grouchy. Adeleine likes picking him up because he gets all stiff like a ferret (when you pick them up and they stick their feet’s up all stiff).

Jammerjab (Staff): 9/10 Funky but fun!

Was originally really wary of them because of the whole Void Termina thing and their assosciation with the bad guys wasn’t a good thing but they’re super cool! They’re graceful and like to stand on their staff a lot. They also help the smaller helpers get stuff up high (they themselves are small but their staff can extend a lot so they can use that for extra height). They let Adeleine use their staff and she’s not that good at it (she always whacks herself in the face while trying to use it) but it’s a nice gesture! They know a lot about the Jambastion and like to tell people all the wacky secrets it holds (like how Hyness has an entire room full of just robes that all look the exact fucking same or how theres a specific set of hallways that move and change to get trespassers lost in them). Honestly a fun little guy to be around

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5, 10, 19?

Aaay! Thank you so much!! @dreamcrow

5. What’s a crackship you love?

As a crack ship gfdkgsd oh man, my heart is set on Blinky/Strickler on that one ahaha. I already adore whatever dynamics they have together on screen - or even when referencing one another!! And honestly I think they’d make great friends!! Heck they could bond on Roman pennies, and mechanical engineering (seeing as Blinky helped build Jim’s Vespa, and Strickler made a super accurate replica of Merlin’s amulet) and don’e get me started on the quick witted beautiful back and forth they’d have

Once tried writing a Good Omens AU with all this in mind, but never quite had the energy to finish it. Let’s face is the two of them have great Aziraphale / Crowley energy haha  

10. Mutual pining or enemies to friends to lovers?

Oh man oh man, mutual pining. It leaves so much potential open!! Heck even the enemies to friends to lovers could happen within the umbrella of mutual pining (especially if one of the two isn’t ready to admit to their pining -wink- ) 

That and I’m just a sucker for two people being so equally into one another but just, not quite having the confidence to learn how the other feels. It’s so juicy and can be played oh so deliciously in so many fun ways!

19. What’s your favorite character head canon?

Weeeell there’s certainly one HC I’ve been hinting at for quite some time and have been meaning to make a proper post about - but here is what I’d like to call the Meat and Potatoes (super lean edition) of the Etruscan Strickler HC ヽ(o♡o)/

(please keep in mind I’m not a qualified historian, or anthropologist, or archeologist - but an avid lover of history )

So the Etruscans and the peoples of Etruria have been around for a loooong time, in fact there are some who believe the Etruscan language is one of the building blocks of many italic languages. And for a good amount of centuries they thrived! 

Then Rome happened, which was perhaps inevitable seeing as they were on the same peninsula - and because of that the size of Etruria changed depending on which century map you’re looking at. And although at some point Etruria spanned from Umbria to just grazing into the region of Lazio - its biggest consistent chunk existed in what we know today as modern Tuscany.

Because of this I should perhaps make it clear that I believe Strickler came out through the fetch after 32BCE during the already decline of the Etruscan language (in which Etruria is already absorbed and occupied by the Roman Empire). In fact by then only a select few, unless they were Etruscan, knew the language Marcus Terentius Varro for example, the Roman Emperor Claudius (though he probably learned it from his first wife, Plautia Urgulanilla who is believed to be Etruscan).

Now I hear what you’re probably thinking: But his/ his familiar’s name is Waltolomew Strickler? That’s not very Latin sounding for a name. 

 And you’re absolutely right!

However, Etruscans (despite occupation and absorption into the Roman Empire - and more so before) were known to be seafaring, trade was very important from Egypt to what we know today as the Greek islands and to the northern coast. Import and export was important and (as well as fighting pirates, but that’s a very fun wiki rabbit hole to fall through another time haha), and with trade comes awesome exposure to other cultures and other peoples from that culture! 

Case in point the vague similarities and non similarities between certain deities between the Roman Greek and Etruscan Pantheon! Of course each pantheon has its own variants and deities that don’t exist in another pantheon, as well as different takes on certain heroes i.e the Greek Heracles, and the Etruscan Hercle -which through a lot of found art, is perceived to be a very popular hero for a number of reasons. 

I could also go into the account of Etruscan soothsayers being well praised even by Cicero - but that’s another rabbit hole for another time - as well as a reason I like to indulge in the fact that Strickler can come across as rather superstitious at times! 

But I’m getting off topic XP TRADE we’re talking about trade, and it was important be it Egypt to the Balkans 

And with that in mind it isn’t impossible for a Northern Germanic man to fall in love with an Etruscan woman.  

1) women were treated far better in Etruria, as opposed to Rome and Athens. In fact Romans thought they were more promiscuous because of how freely and equally they were treated. 

 2) Germanic tribes treated their woman on a similar level of equality. 

 3)   As a culture of partnership, heck we are still discovering more and more about the Etruscans but we can make educated guesses through their sarcophagus covers (the reclining lovers and so on). This celebration of life lived even in the face of death. 

Very on brand Strickler imo, and if we from history can see how they treated marriage in death we can assume how marriage was treated in life. As loving and equal as possible. In short Strickler grew up with that respecting women juice (at least compared to Roman and Athenian standards) 

So name wise, Waltolomew Strickler can come from the Norther Father’s name. Vel for short, as names beginning with ‘w’ aren’t very common in Latin, Etruscan, or Italian. In fact if you go to Italy today and introduce yourself as idk, William -  there’s a good chance they’ll pronounce William as [Vee-lee-am]. 

However in Latin the use of ‘v’ often replaces the ‘w’ and ‘u’ sounds. u = v and a double u = vv (aaay get it?) And just like that a VValtolomevv is named haha

Enter the name Vel slowly over time becoming Walt over time. I could go on for paragraphs, but I know I explained the whole congnomen thing in Terpsichore, I’d have to re-check and I fear this is already getting…ah…crazy long so I’ll try and wrap it up ^^’’

Initially the real Waltolomew was supposed to be left in the woods to die at the mercy of nature because it didn’t look like the infant wouldn’t survive anyways, but when they went back to check in the woods to find who we know as Strickler the host family Strickler saw it nothing short than an auspicious miracle of the gods, or that their child managed to strike a deal with Vanth (a death god), there’s a lot of theories between the family members to try and explain how Walter’s survival is possible - but all the same Waltolomew is raised in a rather loving family!  

There’s the quiet and slightly distant Northern Father (who is occasionally homesick) and mainly tends to the olive grove. The Mother that settles the finances. The Uncle that runs shipptrades and sells the family olive oil. And, of course, The Grandmother who is very proud of living Etruria thank you very much, openly mocking romans, quick with an opinion, morally gray, with a sparkle of mischief - and someone who pretty much elbowed her way into the very serious child Waltolomew’s heart in such a way the changeling wasn’t sure if she knew his secret or even cared! 

Eventually Roman payments became too steep, the Northern Father racked up a bit of debt and was sent into the army…the Northern Father never returns presumed dead in action. The resentment of Romans grows even more in the Strickler household because of this. 

Which is one of the reasons why later in life Stricklander chooses to occasionally pass as ‘British’ aka one of the peoples the Romans couldn’t occupy and conquer, as opposed to siding with a people who absorbed the population of his home peninsula that would later be known as Italy.

 In fact I believe after being forced to work at Hadrian’s wall (which was a laughable failure, although as a Cesare Hadrian was well praised), and returning to find his host family home repossessed by Romans Walter would flee to Gaul (another location where Romans couldn’t conquer).

It wouldn’t be long until the Romans called on a 13 ½ year old Waltolomew to enter into the military just in time for the Hadrian’s Wall debacle. Where Waltolomew grows a respect for the peoples of the British isles for being able to hold off Rome for so long and so much. Afterwards he returns to the peninsula to find his home repossessed by Romans, his grandmother having passed, and his mother and uncle closer to the port and not doing so hot. This spurns Strickler’s dislike for Romans more, an incident occurs, and Waltolomew flees to Gaul (another area famous for being able to hold off the Romans), but this time to join the Gumm-Gumms 

More on that another time cause ooo boy this is a long response XP I’m sorry this got so out of hand!! 

I wanted to add my thoughts as to why and how I came to the conclusion of this HC but like I said this response is crazy long already so I’ll keep it short (for now) to: That classic ‘Roman Nose profile’ of his, the pale olive skin tone, the vague roman/greek helmet he has in his office, how his Italian VA did not do an English accent in the dub, and - uh, well, I like the idea of it haha

Oh! And here’s a picture of a supermarket outside of Sarteano named ‘Etrusco’ Look at that lil face! It probably doesn’t mean much, but it does spark joy haha

Thank you so much for your questions!! I deeply appreciate it!!♥(ˆ⌣ˆԅ) 

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Moonflowers — Hyungwon | 3

Characters: Female Reader x Heir!Hyungwon, Minhyuk cameo

Genre/warnings: fake relationship, fluff, no warnings for this part 

Length: 4972 words

A/N: Sorry this took so long to put out, it’s quite longer than the other parts but I just don’t want the relationship to feel too flat so I tried to add a little more in-between the lines stuff but idk lol I’m also trying to balance between tumblr and ao3 now as well so, please for give me if things take a little longer now. 

I hope you all enjoy it and I apologize for any typos I missed.

Parts: one | two

You’re nose deep into your textbook when the chair across from you scrapes across the floor jolting you from your focus. Head snapping up, you have to reach up and push the glasses teetering on the tip of your nose back into position. In front of you, Hyungwon looks on with an amused and slightly apologetic look.

You thought he looked stunning in the suit at the party, but you’re shocked to silence when you realize he’s just as stunning in casual clothes. He’s wearing a plain white shirt with a long black cardigan and some black jeans. Instead of the gelled up look from the last time, his hair is now falling across his forehead, the ends slightly damp and curling. As he sits down, he places a black clutch bag on the table top and leans back in the chair, crossing his arms and legs.

“Sorry,” he starts. “Didn’t mean to startle you.”

His husky voice pulls you out of your reverie and you blink away your wandering thoughts. “Uh...it’s fine. You’re late.”

Hyungwon’s expression drops the amusement and is full blown apology now. “I know, I’m sorry. I forgot to set my alarm, and if that thing doesn’t go off I will not wake up.”

“Oh,” you let out lamely. You open your mouth to say something more but close it, realizing you don’t know what to say. Suddenly awkward, you save your page in the textbook and shut it to shove it and your notebook back into your bag. Sensing your unease, Hyungwon leans forward to rest his arms on the table. He lowers his voice so nearby tables can’t hear. “I was serious, if you don’t want to do it just tell me.”

“No, I want to. I think.” Your voice is slightly shaky and by the unconvinced look in Hyungwon’s expression he doesn’t believe it either. Clearing your throat, you push up your glasses once more and look him in the eye. “I want to do it. I just have some things I want to ask you.”

Hyungwon nods encouragingly and leans back into his previously relaxed position. “I’ll answer anything you want to know.”

You nod your head and when your glasses slide down your nose at the motion you purse your lips and slide them off your face. The screws are starting to come loose, and you make a mental note to yourself to look up how to repair your own glasses before sticking them back in their case. “It’s more of a confirmation, I guess.” When you don’t continue, Hyungwon gives a small reassuring smile. You sigh and give an attempt at returning the gesture. “You’re not going to do anything weird, right? We’re just pretending to date to tick off your parents and in return you’ll...uh...you’ll give me some financial assistance?”

The corners of Hyungwon’s lips twitch but he nods. “Yes. That’s all it’ll be.” His tone turns teasing suddenly,  “Unless you want something more?”

You choke on your intake of breath and give him an incredulous look. Hyungwon returns it with a smile of feigned innocence, eyebrows raised. Regaining yourself, you click your tongue and roll your eyes at his sudden display of cheekiness. Deciding to bring the conversation back to its point you speak again.

“Listen, I don’t want to keep dragging this out, so I’ll do it. But promise me that if I want out, I’ll get out.”

Hyungwon immediately nods picking up on your no nonsense tone. “Say the words and it’s over.” You let out sigh of relief as a weight you didn’t realized had settled was lifted off your shoulders. Last thing you wanted was to be stuck in some weird hostage situation. Hyungwon seems to notice your change in attitude because he smiles brightly and holds out a hand.

“Well then, I guess I should formally introduce myself. My name’s Chae Hyungwon, it’s very nice to meet you.”

You give out a small snort and take his hand in your own, marveling to yourself how soft and secure his hand feels, before giving it a shake. “My name’s Y/N, nice to meet you as well.”

Hyungwon smiles and you feel his fingers tighten ever so slightly on your hand. When you meet his slightly lethargic, yet warm gaze, something akin to electricity sparks down your spine and you pull your hand away.

Awkwardly clearing your throat you blink and look away. “So when does this whole charade start?”

Hyungwon turns thoughtful. “It’d be better if it was soon so that the rumors from the party don’t die out too fast.”

“Rumors?”

Hyungwon nods. “Apparently we were the most interesting thing happening at the gala.”

“Oh my God…”

“Hey, don’t worry about it. I promise you whatever they’re saying is going to die out pretty fast.”

“And then what? They’ll just keep talking about us when we come out as a couple.”

Hyungwon reaches out, this time with both hands and clasps yours in his own. You look down and stare at the gesture, his hands are so much bigger than your own. The motion once again has that shock going down your spine. “Y/N, I promise it’ll be okay. I’ll make sure nothing gets too out of hand.”

You take a deep breath and decide to trust him. “Fine...fine. Do you have a story you want us to stick to?”

Hyungwon’s face suddenly goes slack. It’s adorable really, the look that blooms across his face. Gone is the seemingly well kept, and slightly over confident lazy look. Instead, Hyungwon’s eyes widen a little as they focus on the wall behind your head and his jaw drops open slightly. He blinks, the blank look still in his eyes and you can’t help the short laugh that breaks through your lips.

At the noise his eyes focus back on you and he gives a sheepish smile. “I didn’t think a story would be necessary.”

“Well, unless we want our details to be all over, we should get one in place.”

“Okay,” Hyungwon nods in agreement. “Let’s figure a story out.”

It doesn’t take very long and Hyungwon does most of the brainstorming. Together, the two of you weave together the truth and some embellishments and have decided on this:

Hyungwon saw you at the party with Dongwoo. He fell head over heels for you immediately and was able to pull you away from your date. Having spoken with you for a long time that night, he decided that you were his ideal type. But he knew his parents would never accept a poor girl, so he kept you a secret since the party in a scandalous affair. And to show his love for you he’s been buying you everything you desire.

You read over what he’s written once more and frown with a slight tilt to your head. “Okay, but you haven’t been buying me anything. We should change it to something like, we’ve been spending time together secretly, or something more believable.”

Hyungwon puckers his lips slightly as he looks at the sheet of paper in your hands. He hums in thought for a moment before his eyes suddenly light up. With a grin, he snatches the paper from you and folds it into a small square as he stands up. You watch him tuck the paper into his pocket and then hold out his hand to you.

“Come on.”

Grabbing your bag, you hesitate for only a few seconds before placing your hand in his. His fingers tighten slightly around yours and then he’s gently pulling you up from your seat. You fumble for words as he leads you to the door and out of the cafe.

“Hyungwon where are we going?” You watch in bewilderment as Hyungwon leads you to a slick black town car and opens the door for you. He lets go of your hand and makes a sweeping gesture towards the interior of the vehicle. When you don’t budge he gives you an urging look of excitement. You reiterate your question, “Where are we going?”

“If you get in the car, you’ll see,” he smiles cheekily.

“No,” you say with resolve. Your arms are crossed and you’re shaking your head. “No, no, no. I’m not going in.”

Your eyes are latched onto the chic looking building across the street. Handbags line the display windows along with colorful decals and eye-catching designs. The name of the shop sits atop the door in shiny gold lettering. Everything about the store screams high end and expensive.

“All you need is one handbag, we can lie about the rest.”

“Why don’t we lie about the handbag too?”

Hyungwon sighs. “Because if we have one thing of proof that I’m buying you things, everyone will believe it when we say I’m buying you more.”

It’s your turn to sigh. “Okay, I can understand that, but can’t we just go to a thrift shop? I’m sure someone’s dumped a name brand purse at one.”

“A what?” Hyungwon frowns slightly in confusion. You turn and stare at him silently. He doesn’t know what a thift shop is?

“A thrift shop,” you say slowly. “You know, where you donate things you don’t want anymore and other people can purchase them?”

His frown deepens. “But why would you want to buy other people’s things?”

Your hands lift and you clap them together as if to send up a prayer before dropping them. “You know what? Nevermind, let’s just get this over with.”

Hyungwon smiles. “That’s the spirit!”

If you thought the outside of the store was lavish, the inside was even more so. Two giant crystal chandeliers hang from the ceiling and part of you is impressed and another part of you wants to roll your eyes at them.

Multiple glass tables line the sides of the store, creating a sort of walkway through the middle. Each table showcases multiple bags, all organized by color and size. The white marble floors glint up at you and you cringe slightly at having to walk across them with your dirty sneakers. At the sound of the door chime, a store employee looks up from the front counter.

Her hair is slicked back in a tight ponytail, and she wears a dark grey skirt suit. Her golden name tag glimmers in the light from the chandeliers.

When you meet her eyes, she doesn’t bother trying to hide the surprise that flashes across her face. But she does do a good job at quickly neutralizing her features. Until she sees Hyungwon and you watch as her eyes widen in evident attraction. You give a little scoff but turn away to look at the bags as she begins to make her way over to you.

“Good afternoon!” Her voice is cheery and a little too loud as it blocks out the soft classical music that plays in the background. “Is there something I can help you find?”

You peek over your shoulder find the employee speaking directly to Hyungwon, not even giving you a second glance.

Hyungwon purses his lips and looks around the store. “Mmm, if we want one of the bags on the wall, we can ask for help, right?”

The employee nods, a little too eager. “Yes, of course!”

“That’ll be all for now then,” Hyungwon gives her a polite but final smile. The employee catches on and you feel a little bad when you see disappointment wash over her. But she nods and scurries back to her desk. Hyungwon turns to you and the smile brightens. “Okay, choose any bag you want.”

“I don’t know, Hyungwon. These bags cost more than my measly campus job paycheck.”

“How much is your paycheck?” Hyungwon asks curiously  as he picks up a bag and twists it this way and that to study it. He scrunches his face a little and sets it back down.

“My meal tickets.”

Hyungwon looks at you in confusion. You were beginning to become very well acquainted with this look. “Your job pays you in meal tickets?”

You nod and gingerly pick up a handbag, opening its front flap to inspect inside. “At the party, I told you I don’t qualify for a scholarship, remember?” Hyungwon nods and you set down the bag. “Well, despite that, I was able to get a campus job at the bookstore and it takes off some of the stress by granting me meal tickets so I can eat on campus.”

“Oh.”

With Hyungwon’s lackluster response you look up with a quirked brow. He’s not paying attention to you however, instead looking down at a handbag with a thoughtful frown. You watch as he begins to nibble on his bottom lip as if he finds what you’re telling him to be truly troubling. Deciding he looks ready to hurt himself by thinking too much you pick up a random purse. “What about this one?”

He gives a little double take and then scrunches his nose. “Oh no, that’s a hideous green.”

You give a little pout, “I don’t know I kind of like it.”

“Don’t. Go look at other tables.”

You give a small giggle and diverge from him to go wander around. A part of you feels kind of fancy and elegant walking around the tables but then you remember you’re wearing ratty jeans, dirty sneakers, and the first t-shirt you saw. Near one of the tables there’s a mirror and you imagine yourself in another life wearing a prim dress and heels as you hold purses on your shoulder, or the crook of your elbow, using the mirror to gauge how well they match your outfit.

But that’s not the life you’re living and you become aware of that when you catch Hyungwon behind in you the reflection. Even in his casual cardigan, he looks like he belongs in this high-end world. His modelesque features carry a look of perpetual boredom that seems to shout “I don’t care about your problems”.

Your eyes drift away from Hyungwon’s tall form and fall upon a gorgeous purse. It’s a deep burgundy color that you love. The main pocket, a small but decent size to hold a phone and wallet, is clasped shut with a small golden rose. The strap matches the color of the purse and is lengthy enough that you can tell it would sit right at your hip. It’s so small and simple, but you love it.

Walking over to the purse, you flip over it’s price tag and feel your jaw drop. How is this small thing so expensive?! Hastily you walk away from the purse, figuring if you don’t dwell on it you won’t be too sad. You hesitantly walk over to the cashier counter casting looks over your shoulder to make sure Hyungwon isn’t paying attention to you.

When you reach the counter the employee barely glances at you before sighing. “Can I help you?” Her voice is now flat compared to the cheerful tone she’d used with Hyungwon.

“Um...you wouldn’t by chance have a clearance table, would you?”

The employee rolls her eyes but points to the back of the store. “Back right.”

You decide not to waste your breath thanking such a rude person and head to the back of the store. It’s obvious why the bags on the clearance table are there. Most of them are slightly damaged, as if they’d been bought and then returned after a use. You were never interested enough to know what was in and out of season, but judging by styles and colors the out of season purses were here as well. You find one you like enough to carry around and grab it.

“Hey, I found-”

You’re cut off abruptly as you turn and find Hyungwon standing behind you. He’s holding out a black bag with white tissue paper peeking out. When you get a better look at the bag you see the store’s logo on the front and realize he’s already purchased a purse for you.

“I thought I got to choose,” you laugh a little at his look of excitement.

“You did!” He grins and shakes the bag a little, prompting you to take it from him. With a suspicious look you sift through the tissue paper and find the rose clasp of the burgundy purse glinting up at you. Eyes wide you look at the man in front of you.

“But how did you know?”

“I saw you looking at it. The look on your face was the most intrigued since we’ve been here.” He looks around as if finally seeing where you are. “What are you doing in the clearance section? Who cares, come on.”

Thankfully it seems like the bag really is all Hyungwon will be buying for you. Instead of another store, he takes you to a small cafe for a late lunch. The two of you sit near the window and busy yourselves looking through the menu. Your leg begins to bounce nervously when you see the prices. They’re not terribly expensive, but it’s definitely enough to have you dreading pulling out your card.

“You’re here! Oh, who’s this?”

At the sudden loud voice you look up and see a tall and thin man walking towards you. He’s shorter than Hyungwon, but you know he’d still be taller than you if you were to stand up. His hair is dyed a striking blonde that contrasts well with his tanned skin. The smile on his face is brighter than any smile you’ve ever seen before.

“Yeah, sorry we’re a little late,” Hyungwon stands as he apologizes. The blonde man eagerly pulls Hyungwon into a hug and then pulls away with a shake of his head.

“That’s okay, we’ve been pretty slow today.” In a silent reiteration of his question the man’s eyes dart to you and then back to Hyungwon. Hyungwon starts to sit again and motions for the man to pull up a chair. You awkwardly scoot over a little to make enough room and the man smiles apologetically to you.

“Minhyuk, this is Y/N, Y/N this is Minhyuk. He’s one of my best friends.”

Minhyuk places a hand on his chest and gives an exaggerated gasp. “What?! Chae Hyungwon finally admits we’re best friends? Oh how my life is complete.”

Hyungwon rolls his eyes. “Don’t make me take it back.”

In response, Minhyuk laughs and then turns his mega-watt smile on you. “Nice to meet you, Y/N and welcome to the fruit of my labor.”

Your brows raise. “You own this place?” You look around at the dark wood accents and almost sparkling floor. “It’s a beautiful spot.”

If it’s possible, Minhyuk’s smile grows. “Thank you! I designed it all myself. The photographs you see hanging are also my own work. Well, mine and our friend Kihyun’s as well.”

You’re taken aback slightly by Minhyuk’s enthusiasm, but still find it cute how he begins to ramble about every bit of the cafe. Gently, Hyungwon places a hand on his friend’s shoulder silencing the latter.

“You’re scaring her Minhyuk.”

Minhyuk looks to you again with wide eyes and a sheepish grin. He reaches up and scratches the back of his neck. “Ah, sorry. It’s just I’m so proud of this place, I get a little carried away.”

You shake your head and give a smile. “You’re passionate. I like that.”

Minhyuk’s smile turns mega-watt once more. The three of you fall into easy conversation. After a while, Minhyuk, as if realization has smacked him on his forehead, offers if you want any food or drink. Hyungwon asks for only an americano and you go for a fruit smoothie, despite having been eyeballing the pesto pasta.

“Y/N wants something else,” Hyungwon says, idly scrolling through his phone, before Minhyuk can wander off. The blonde turns back to look at you expectantly. You gape slightly and look between the two of them. At your silence, Hyungwon looks up and nods encouragingly. “Go ahead. It’s on me, anyways.”

“Uh...the...the pesto pasta please.”

Minhyuk nods with a smile and leaves to pass on your orders. Once again alone with Hyungwon you look at him curiously.

“How did you know that?”

Hyungwon shrugs and sets his phone down. “You’re easy to read. I saw all the troubled looks you gave to the menu so i knew you must’ve wanted something else.” You open your mouth to argue it but Hyungwon speaks again, meeting your gaze square on. “Listen, Y/N, when you’re with me just tell me what you want. Don’t be afraid of the prices, okay?”

You purse your lips and shrug. “I just don’t want it to be me, like, taking advantage of you or anything.”

Hyungwon gives you an amused look. “It’s not if I’m telling you to choose what you’d like.”

You shrug again. “I guess not.”

“Should we take a picture together?”

The request is so randomly given you find yourself a little startled. You remember though that you and Hyungwon are supposed to be in a secret affair. You nod your consent and, Hyungwon twists in his chair, holding the phone up. In the screen you can see your face and you quickly make sure you’re presentable before giving a smile. Hyungwon holds up a v-sign and gives a small smile before clicking the shutter button.

“We should take more when the food gets here,” Hyungwon says with an oddly soft smile as he looks at the photo. He blinks as he suddenly realizes what he said and looks up at you. “Only if you’re okay with it.”

You nod. “It’ll be good evidence.”

Hyungwon grins in agreement. He goes back to scrolling through his phone, every now and then typing out things. When Minhyuk returns, he politely puts away the phone and helps his friend place the orders on the table. True to his word, Hyungwon begins taking photos of the food and drinks before having Minhyuk take a photo of the two of you. The blonde gives his friend a suspicious look but obliges nonetheless. You fall into silence as you begin to eat your pasta, letting Hyungwon and Minhyuk do most of the talking.

As you near finishing your dish, Hyungwon clears his throat a little awkwardly. “Hey Minhyuk, can I or we, I guess...anyway, can we ask you something?”

It’s in that moment that you realize Hyungwon is going to share with Minhyuk about your deal with him. A witness to your “shenanigans”.

Minhyuk nods, “Yeah, what’s up?”

“You see, Y/N is helping me get my parents off my back a little. So I was wondering if you could maybe “accidentally” let it slip to someone that you saw Chae Hyungwon and his secret girlfriend together.”

You watch as Minhyuk goes still and then his eyes widen. “You guys aren’t a real couple?!”

It’s a blessing no one is in the cafe right now aside from the employees, because Minhyuk’s shout is shrill and excited. You still look around and realize none of the employees or Hyungwon is at all shocked by the blonde’s shouts. You give Minhyuk a look of confusion. He thought we were a real couple...

“No, Y/N’s just my fake girlfriend,” Hyungwon explains. “But no one else needs to know that.”

Minhyuk blinks and shakes his head as he tries to wrap his mind around what Hyungwon is telling him. He lifts an arm and rests his elbow on the table to point back and forth between you and Hyungwon.

“You two are fake dating to make your parent’s back off you?” Minhyuk turns to you suddenly and narrows his eyes in thought. Suddenly his expression bursts in realization. “Y/N is the girl you met at the gala!”

The two of you nod.

“And we need more rumors apparently,” you mutter.

Hyungwon gives you a soft look and grabs your hand. He turns it so your palm is face up and he soothingly rubs his thumb on your palm.

“I promised it’ll be okay.” His voice is as soft as the circles he’s drawing on your hand and the combination has you giving a small shiver.

You take a peek at Minhyuk as he’s watching your hands with an intense, thoughtful gaze. He looks up and sees Hyungwon still watching you. Following Hyungwon’s gaze, Minhyuk meets your eyes and soon his face breaks into an almost conspiratorial smile. All too quickly he nods, “Okay. I’ll do it. My mom comes in tomorrow and you know how she likes a good story.”

Hyungwon grins. “Thanks man.” Minhyuk nods, the smile on his face making you worry a little.

As you two are getting ready to leave the cafe, Hyungwon announces he’ll be back and heads towards the restrooms. Left alone with Minhyuk you fiddle with the hem of your shirt before looking up and finding Minhyuk’s eyes already on you. You start a little, caught off guard by how intense his gaze actually is, and then decide to speak.

“You won’t make the rumors too big right?”

His eyes soften considerably and he nods. “Don’t worry about a thing, Y/N.”

Despite his words you don’t feel any more at ease than you did two minutes ago. You’re actually relieved when Hyungwon returns, not knowing how to act as Minhyuk continues to observe you.

You start to walk towards the door but Minhyuk stops Hyungwon from joining you. When you look over your shoulder you find Minhyuk whispering something in Hyungwon’s ear. The latter’s cheeks turn a soft pink and he looks at Minhyuk with wide eyes. Minhyuk grins cheekily and flashes a thumbs up before pushing Hyungwon over to join you.

“It was nice to meet you Y/N! Come back anytime.”

As you and Hyungwon leave the cafe, you come up to walk beside him and peer up at his face. He’s still a little pink in the cheeks but seems to be calm again. You debate on if you should ask him or not before you shrug away your internal questions.

“What did Minhyuk say to you back there?”

Hyungwon jolts slightly at your voice and his cheeks once again turn pink as he makes eye contact with you. “U-uh, nothing. He didn’t say anything important. He just...he just likes to tease, that’s all.”

“Okaaay,” you draw out the word, not at all convinced but ultimately decide to drop it.

When you return to the dorms, after waiting at the edge of the parking lot to see Hyungwon’s car drive off with him waving from the back seat, you flop onto the bed and place the bag holding your new purse on your bedside table. Lena immediately notices it and beelines for it. Before you can snag it back, she’s peering inside and looks at you with wide eyes and a bright smile.

“You did it, you sly fox.”

“Shut up.” You use your feet to slip off your shoes and then your socks before burying your feet in the fluffy blanket at the end of your bed. “It’s only to make our story work.”

“Mm-hmm.” Lena places the bag back down and reaches over to poke your side. “My precious Y/N is finally getting the attention and pampering she so rightly deserves.”

You scoff and swat her hand away. “Whatever. Like I said, it’s for our story.”

Lena continues to look at you, unconvinced. She sits down on your mattress and you scoot over so she can lay next to you. “So where else did you go?”

“He took me to his friend Minhyuk’s cafe.”

“Oooh, cafe extraordinaire Lee Minhyuk. Hyungwon does have his own little chaebol posse, maybe you’ll get to meet all of them. Find yourself a real suitor.”

“Pfft, as if. Once this whole charade is done, I want a peaceful life.”

“Or you’ll want to be the new Mrs. Chae.”

“Lena!!” You playfully shove her off the bed and she goes rolling to the floor with a bright laugh, bordering on cackle. When she stand back up, she sends a wink your way and then climbs onto her bed with a magazine.

“I’m just saying, don’t be surprised when you realize you’re no longer faking it.”

“That won’t happen.”

Lena gives an amused sigh and you grab your pillow to place over your face. When Lena laughs you give a groan.

It would never happen.

Hyungwon sits on his bed, flipping through paperwork his father had given him when he returned home. Despite his efforts in trying to concentrate, all Hyungwon could think about was you. Most importantly how your hand felt when it was clasped in his own. He liked how his nimble fingers almost completely devoured yours. Suddenly a whispered voice is moving through his memories.

“Maybe you should make your fake relationship real?”

Minhyuk’s words earlier had caught him completely off guard. Hyungwon would be lying if he said he wasn’t attracted to you, after all he was going to fake date someone it might as well be someone he finds to be a good person. But he would never actually pursue you, would he?

Hyungwon thinks about the first night he saw you at the gala. He had intentions on pulling your attention to him, but he wasn’t quite sure how far he would’ve taken it if you and him hadn’t begun talking by the flowers.

Hyungwon can’t deny he likes to be around you, he came to realize that more and more as they day went on. You two were from such different worlds, and yet your presence made him feel happy and light. Maybe that was infatuation, but Hyungwon couldn’t be sure right now. He figured he’d just have to wait and see.

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CRYSTALWATCH | Julian Ref and DOODLE | Julian by Neon--Stylus

Description:  //SLAMS HANDS DOWN// THE BOOMBOX FUSION FOR CRYSTALWATCH IS HERE YAY

Name: Julian Correa

"I'm four legged freak with a gun so... watch out!"

Hero Name: Bassdrop (or Boombox I guess that would make more sense??)

Nickname(s): Jule, Jules, Frogbass, Speckles (because I mean,, look at his skin )

Sex: Male

Gender: Male

Fears: Siderodromophobia, fear of trains. Achluophobia, fear of the dark.

Class: Support

Gemstone: Cuprosklodowskite

Individual Gems: Betafite and Malachite

Individual Heros : Junkrat and Lúcio

Hight: 10'7''

Weight: 214.7 pounds

Health: 250

Personality Type: ENFP

Ult line(enemy): "Let's blow this place to the ground!!" or "It's 'bout time I brake the silence!!"

Ult line(ally): "Let's crash the party!!" or "Time to show 'em who's boss!"

Abilities:

Stun | with a punch from the right hand, Julian can send a hero back 3 meters and stun them for three seconds. (cool down is ten seconds

Pulse Launcher (the bottom part of his gun) | this weapon can shoot grenades that will pulse with damage four times. Dealing different amounts of health damage per hero. (ex. Tracer would receive 75 points of damage while Roadhog or D.va would only get 45) (has 3 grenades in each magazine and it takes 2 seconds to reload) (no cool down)

Bass Launcher (the top part of his gun) | with this, Julian is able to shoot waves of sound that will last for a distance of 100 meters. It does little damage but knocks each hero that it hits back as long as 50 meters. (cool down of 30 seconds every seven times the launcher has been shot)

Crossdrift | Julian can switch between speed or damage boost during each match/battle/etc. Or neither. Two different songs will also play (Speed and Damage I mean these songs could work idk :I)

Spark Dart | with this ability, Julian will take a sparkler from his hairband and throw it like a dart at an enemy. It will stay there for 5 seconds slowly draining the target's health. (cool down is 10 seconds after three are thrown) (the sparkler will reload instantly)

Wallclimb | Julian can climb up walls and across ceilings. But if he stays on them too long, he will fall off and will be unable to do anything for five seconds. It's helpful but can make him vulnerable for a few moments. (no cool down)

Bass Drop (ultimate) | Julian will put a grenade, different from his usual ones (the one in his hand), in the top part of his gun and shout into the back of the speaker. It sends out a wave of  sound causing every hero in it's path to be knocked back 100 meters. If a hero hits a wall, it will do 100 damage. If not it will only do 50.

Other Info:

Julian is a very extroverted and loves being around other people. Though he can get too loud sometimes when he's speaking, he's good at checking himself and calming down when he needs to.

He has a hard time dealing with problems head-on. When he's faced with a conflict, he will keep pushing it away until he knows what he's going to do to a T, 100% perfect, no fun business!1!!

Loves animals but is sadly allergic to most of them. Most things with fur or feathers.

He loves being himself and has a hard time splitting up. It take a lot to try and even make him consider unfusing. This can be dangerous sometimes but to the fact that if he goes through spawn a number of times he could end up being a fusion forever.

Yes, he has four legs and yes only one of them is real.

His voice is like Lucio's only scratchier and has a higher pitch.

Taller than Mako wtf.

Is completely in love with old bands. Nine Inch Nails, Metallica, Red Hot Chilly Peppers, and Beck.

He owns a shirt that says "Hug Dealer"

Julian will often talk to himself. Well, that's what it looks like to other people. It's really just Lúcio and Jamie having a conversation.

His vision is slightly impaired. Very Slightly. He has different sized pupils, one being huge and the other being real small.

He absolutely adores Roadhog and doesn't hide any of it. He'll literally just sneak up on him, give him a big hug, a kiss on the cheek, and say: "Love ya, man!" (platonically, of course) and walk away like nothing happened. And Rh is just left standing there like: the fuck??