#ill let them have their tantrums again :p

[disgustinggf]

tbh i kinda wanna turn my anons back on cuz i found out who the person harassing me was nd it all just makes so much sense now

[gamblersdoll]

𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈 𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔!

a dragon-king! bakugou who finally meets someone who can take him— and maybe this marriage isnt such a bad thing. p in v, virgin! katsuki, (he gets a little bit excited) established relationship, breeding kink/ pregnancy mention.

katsuki hated the fact he was the new heir to the throne, his father passing away and that was truly a part of his sanity. mitsuki was the one who pushed marriage, he had to have a wife and sooner or later, children.

‘in what fucking planet do we live in to where we have to get married, hag?’ he remembers being a teenager and asking that question over and over and over again. just to be hit with a ‘our numbers are depleting, katsuki. we have to do these things in order to survive.’

he still rolls his eyes to the thought, but not now— since his old hag of a fucking mother is actually serious. she actually seeded out women who always wanted to be a woman on the throne, a woman who has seen the dragon queens’ son and wanted to risk it all for him. he despises it, women who throw themselves to a man.

“which one do you like the most, son?” she asks, smile lines on her aged face pulled by her fanged smile. “and hurry, we dont have all day.”

“none of them.” he deadpanned.

“boy— pick one or ill have your head!”

“and everyone wonders how dad died—“ he says, before receiving a smack to the back of his blonde head. “ow!”

“pick one, now.” she repeats, fixing herself and smiling to the line of girls presented to them. “alot of them are just lively.”

he sighs, crimson eyes wandering and his eyes match onto you, seeming like you truthfully didnt want to be here. “you,” he barks, a finger pointed at you and he nods up. “do you not want to be here or something?”

“to be picked by a dragon king who doesnt have anything better to do? absolutely not.” you snort, his eyebrow twitching and mistuki chuckles.

“perfect! we’ll set both of you up on a evening together.” she announces, a good bit of the women groaning and both of you lock eyes. didnt she just hear you werent here on your own will? katsuki scoffs, storming off and a hand dragging down his face.

“please excuse him, he’s not used to these things and doesnt know his duty as the new king.” she phrases, hands on your shoulders and a beaming smile. “youre going to love my son, im sure of it.”

“uh.. okay.” you say, at a lost for words.

you would love her son, huh? yeah, guess you could say that. his temper tantrums died down over the months— yet, one thing was weirder than anything,

that hes never once initiated sex. was he nervous? no, he’s never nervous to sit you on his lap when barking orders to servants or to behead a woman for questioning your intelligence and beauty, so it couldnt be he was nervous.

“bakugou, i have a—“

“woman, ive told you to call me katsuki.” he interrupted, a hand on a hip of yours and a deep grumble in his chest. the tribal jewelry jingled against his skin, a huff from him.

“katsuki, i need to ask you something.” you correct yourself, not daring to look to him— and yet he was staring deep into you. “why dont you ever.. why dont you ever try and touch me?”

he pauses himself at the question, a tight squeeze and then he looks away. “because you ain’ ready yet.” he solemnly says, a hand patting your hip. “ill let you know when.”

“you say that every time, though.” you reply, trying to press the matter further. “whats the real reason?”

he pinches the bridge of his nose, defensively irritated. “because you arent ready, woman.” he growls, agitation reaching his veins. “im not going to sit here and repeat my damn self.”

you get off of his lap, hearing a ‘sit back down’ from his lips and storm off. you werent hurt from his words, but you were questioning them. what in gods hell did he mean ‘you werent ready?’ youre a full fledged adult, not some child who couldnt understand why she couldnt go near the ocean.

maybe a few hours later, your king stumbling in and you both lock eyes. he opens his lips, eyes burning into yours. “im not here to fight with ya,” he says, a hand reaching onto your thigh and he huffs. “i just dont think youre physically prepared, nor mentally.”

“you arent my keeper, katsuki,” you remind, looking over to him and folding your arms in a groan. it was too late for this, especially after doing daily tasks as his wife. “you dont make that decision for me.”

“technically, i do. i dont have to fuck a woman.” he reminds as well.

“and what, do you not want pups?” you ask, his eyes flickering to you and his bouncing knee stops. “or is it im just not doing something for you?”

“not once have i ever said i didnt want children with you, y/n.” he growled, his gripping on your thigh tight. “i just said that you weren’t ready for that kind of thing, what apart of that dont you understand?”

“and how do you know what i am and am not ready for? is it because you havent slept with anyone before?”

he looks at you, straight faced.. you feel a chill go through your body, and you feel as if you had entirely fucked up— forgotten that this was a dragon king that you were married to..

and that you were dealing with.

“the last woman i tried to marry with could barely take anything that i gave her, you want to be next?” he warns, a small ounce of venom tracing his lips and he raised an eyebrow. “watch how you address me.”

“you know damn well thats not what i meant—“

“so what did you mean?”

“i meant if this is your first marriage, your first woman you slept with, ever.” you admit, scrambling for words to better help your case.

“yes and no.” he replies, patting your thigh. “the many women i tried to mate with could barely handle the tip.”

“okay.. so she left you because youre big down there, boo hoo—“

“no, you’re not understanding what i’m saying.” he stops you, grabbing your hands. “im your first dragon man, so..”

“us dragon men, we are bigger than the average human being. thats why we are better suited for dragon women, because their bodies can handle it.” he explained, still staring into you. “you arent ready for that kind of thing yet—“

“yeah, if you dont even attempt with me.”

he runs his hand through his hair, a nervous scoff. “the last woman who said that, her cervix was bruised and she cant have pups now, do you want that for yourself or do you not care about us?”

“katsuki, you dont have to be scared to do this with me.” you say, not even taking into account that he was a competitor, saying such words strikes a chord within him. and his chest swells with pride, him crawling onto you.

“no one is scared, woman.”

dragon men were definitely alot bigger than the average human man, you could feel it against you through the clothes that he wore, and his hands being big enough to wrap around your entire thigh.

his lips leave your neck, a whine coming from your throat and a deep grumble comes from his. he ran hot, his palms heated and sweaty from the passion and him grinding himself into your stomach.

he was needy, he hadnt been this needy in years.

“katsuki..” you mumble, hands along his sides and he kisses your lips, shutting you up.

“you think yer’ ready, little one?” he asks, his eyes blown out and dilated. he had been waiting for this, you can tell. you nod, teeth pulling at the small of your lip corner and he nods with you. his pants fall… and he wasnt lying, being nine inches long and twenty two centimeters wide. you swallow thick, looking down to the second beast he was swinging around. “you like to listen now, dont you?”

you nod, spreading your legs and he licks his lips. you watch his crawl ontop of you, kissing your collarbone and pressing his tip against your folds.

“kat—“ you say, him grunting and looking to you. “dont be nervous, okay?”

he softens a little, immediately forgetting that and hardening again. “let me know when to stop, ‘kay?” he says, pressing his tip and pushing it in.

his eyes widen, hearing you groan from the sudden stretch and he feels heat swell in his stomach. he cant fucking believe it, watching his cock slip deeper into your walls and he starts to pant. his eyes turn to slits, his canines growing sharper and wider— he was losing himself, realizing he’d finally met a woman who can take more than just the tip of his dragon cock.

“katsukiiiii..” you whine, a hand on his pelvis and he growls. “see..? im okay.”

he licks his lips, saliva pooling at the corner and then dribbling down the side of his mouth. “no fuckin way..” he growls, gripping your hips and jerking his hips. “fucking half way.. half way.” he repeats to himself, bottoming out and he claws at the sheets.

the dragon king holds your hips, raising them a little and then pulling you up, slowly pulling you back down and letting you adjust to his size. “give it to me..” he growls out, it being a echo.

“give you what..?” you ask, chest heaving and nipple hardened.

“your grace, give me the go ahead to take you.” he repeats, seeing you nod and pressing your legs to his chest. he licks at your calves, seeing the fire inside of his eyes while his cock drives into your cervix. “fuck! take all of it— take it all!” he growls, folding you up and slamming his body weight against your thighs.

slapping of wet skin, slick and creamy folds echo throughout the dragon kings bedroom—the dragon king becoming animalistic and he grabs your breasts in each hand. “katsukikatsukikatsuki!” you chant his name, eyes rolling and you cant remember how many orgasms youve been through from the dragon king.

“fuck— fucking have them, have my fucking pups!” he rumbles, nails digging into you as crescent moons into your skin and he presses his forehead to yours. “carry my kids, fucking take them— getting fucked fat with my kids— fuckk!”

he groans, pulling you down onto his cock as he stills. his cock gets pushed out, the dragon kings’ semen being in so much amounts it forces it out. he pants, ragged breaths and he falls against you, his body returning to his original state and his eyes return normal.

“katsuki?”

“mm.” he grunts, looking up to you and his face gets covered by your plush breasts.

“i dont want to say i told you so…

but i told you so.”

“do you remember when you thought i would die from having sex with you?” you say, sitting in the bathtub and bubbles cover your wet skin. “you were so nervous.” you chuckled, putting your hands on your round belly.

“yeah.. was kind of a punk for that.” he chuckles, smile lines, but yet— frown lines pulled from his chuckle. “you look gorgeous, beautiful.” he praises, kissing your cheek and putting a hand on your belly. “water too hot?”

“im carrying dragons, katsuki.” you remind, raising your hand to his cheek and caressing it. you feel his smile, and his lips press to yours. “the midwife should be here, soon.”

she was already there, both of you being enamored with each other to miss the part that was most important.

“what do you mean she’s having triplets?!”

[siriustreasure]

We need a part 2 for corpse husband if you were his daughter 😌🫣

being corpse husband’s daughter would include (part 2):

a/n: {find part 1 here} ty for asking, hope you like these follow up ones :’)! it just occurred to me that some people have followed me for stuff for specific people so if you’d like to be tagged in all fics/headcanons for corpse (or anybody else) just let me know! <3 once again, these assume y/n’s mother isn’t involved because single papa corpse owns my heart :’)

warnings: swearing, references to insomia, chronic illnesses, food, very tiny tangent about squid game (no spoilers/violence, just used like one sentence gi-hun’s ex-wife said as an example for something), possibly (probably) rambling

corpse would 1000000% get a tattoo that relates to you in some way. wait imagine if he got a small tattoo of your favourite stuffed animal/toy as a kid which still holds a special place in your gear as an adult. like do you still drag it everywhere you go? probably not, but are they the only stuffie that still has bed privileges? yes. do you still hug them after a bad day? yes. and corpse has to immortalise that because 1) it’s precious and 2) he’d miss his bub. and if you wanted to he’s totally be down to get matching tattoos.

if you haven’t been blessed with this mental image, allow me: corpse husband aka ultimate e-boy aka mr choke me like you hate me, in a beautiful pink tutu, maybe some fairy wings and a tiara, sat a table way too small for him, surrounded by a dozen stuffies.

he’d probably give you a very basic, general rundown/explanation of chronic illnesses - like y’know when disney tries to teach kids something serious and they use metaphors/fairly simple terms? (i’m imagining reader is like a toddler) he’d do something like that so if he had a flare up or something, you wouldn’t get scared or panicked and if he said he couldn’t play with you one day, you’d be far less likely to throw a tantrum.

midnight feasts, midnight movie marathons, midnight everything if you wake up from a nightmare/just aren’t tired? yes. just yes. he has difficulty sleeping most of the time so it wouldn’t be like your fault - like y’know typically if you woke someone up (they might not say it but) they’d probably be like “i just want to sleep, please :’(”. especially if we’re taking about an energetic lil demon bean, which we are. anyways, what i’m trying to say is, ‘cos corpse struggles with sleeping anyway, it wouldn’t be that big of a deal :).

the fridge would be covered and i mean COVERED with your drawings/paintings/etc. there would probably be a couple that were a joint effort - maybe there’d be a finger painting with both of your prints. or one with your tiny handprint next next to his??? stopppp. this actually isn’t fair.

he’d probably have a lil picture of you or maybe a lil gift from you (like maybe you found a stone you thought was pretty at the park or something and gave it to him 🥺) incorporated in his gaming setup.

imagine the hand pics with the stone. omg proud, grateful papa. you know they’d have the cheesiest captions ever too, because he’d be a dad and there’s a brand to follow. duh. imagine corpse’s dad jokes-

you’d probably have a ‘just in case’ bag prepared in case he had to be hospitalised. you’d have packed it together so anything and everything you thought was important, even a bunch of sticker sheets, was put in. i’d riot if there wasn’t a plushie that’d been sprayed w/ his cologne to help w/ missing him. and it’d be a fuckin’ amogus plushie. bye.

he’d probably move into a bigger place w/ a garden and you best believe he’d go all out and spend way too much money turning the garden into a mini park to compensate for the lack of park trips. private park is better anyway, no need to share :).

y’know when kids find out their parents actually have names that aren’t just “mummy” - ssh i’m british/“daddy”/etc? imagine thinking his name was actually corpse husband for a while, like at least a couple of months for funsies. ok so i know i said you’d be homeschooled and i still stand by that but just imagine this ok; idk about y’all but when i was little, like 7ish maybe, our teachers made us write the envelope for our school reports so just imagine you addressing it to corpse husband and the teacher is like “huh?????” (i feel like it’d be funnier if they had no clue who corpse was). they’d definitely talk about that in the staff room at lunch. and you get really defensive about it so they don’t change it and you take it home and corpse is like a mix of 🤨 and 🥹 “thank you, sweetheart”. wheezes for like an hour straight. low-key starts stressing out about that revealing his identity - wait noOoOoOOO. totally shows rae, karl, tina and sykkuno. posts a picture of it on twitter w/ the address covered obviously.

swearing would be allowed once he considered you ‘old enough’ so like mid-late teens.

some qualities (positive + negative because corpse is human even though he’d still be the perfect papa) i think you could exhibit due to his parenting w/ brief reasons: independence + self sufficiency - any symptom flare ups (as discussed earlier), massive empathy - corpse seems to have a massive empathy as is + unsurprisingly children of individuals w/ chronic illnesses tend to be more empathetic, self awareness - sort of the same thing, i imagine corpse is pretty self aware. i don’t think you’d be the best conversationalist but you also wouldn’t be the worst - socialising mostly with corpse and the amigops due to homeschooling/etc.

if there were to ever be a successful real-life example of the ‘spoilt sweet’ trope, it’d be you.

another image for your head: corpse crouching by your bed, chin on the mattress, (y’know that pose?? i don’t really know how to describe it welp) as he gently shakes you awake. ft. a mandatory boop on the nose, of course.

y’know some parents are like “ew, no, they’ll make a habit out of it” cough cough ga-yeong’s mother in squid game - side note, i’m sorry but that pissed me off so much. she was sleeping, he was going to carry her one time. a habit isn’t going to form because of one time >:(. aNyWaYs corpse couldn’t care less about that, you could totally make a habit out of (mostly) anything. if you feel safer sleeping in his bed, fine. if you want a hug, fine. if you want to be carried, fine.

you’d always be (mostly) in charge of the day’s itinerary like obviously if there was an appointment or corpse had some errands, those wouldn’t be cancelled but for the most part it’d be up to you. even with homeschooling stuff, he’d let you pick what order to do things in etc.

i saw this tiktok about how these parents dealt w/ their kids tantrums and they’d basically made the kid his own little space with some activities (i think, at least partially, based on morals? i don’t remember exactly) and a lot of sensory based items like colourful lights etc and the idea was that when the kid was upset, they could go there to like reflect and calm down instead of just sitting angrily on the stairs, staring at a blank wall. i feel like corpse’s parenting would give off those vibes (like just very wholesome and mindful of the kid) but i don’t think it’d come naturally, he’d literally like see a tiktok and be like “yes”.

i think there was another one that was about letting kids decide to give people hugs too like y’know grandparents/family friends/whatever usually just hug the kid or the kid will be pressured into hugging them even if they don’t want to and it seems like such a small thing but like once you’ve thought about it, it’s like why can’t a kid decide not to hug someone, y’know?

the amigops et al (and others) replace your grandparents.

[jimlingss]

Black Waltz [2/2]

Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 [Finale]

➜ Words: 13.6k

➜ Genres: 70% Fluff, 30% Angst, Butler!AU

➜ Summary: When your parents pass away in an accident, a family secret is revealed. The only person you can trust and rely on is your personal butler, Kim Taehyung.

The train whistles.   A moment later, the wheels are rolling against the steel rails. It starts slow, a gradual chug like a meander through the street that builds up and races past the town.   You rest your throbbing head against your propped up hand, enduring the nauseating nature of the train. Each breath you take is shallow and you feel your skin warm underneath the pads of your fingers. At the same time, it feels cold and the blanket does little to help.   You haven’t eaten much, not like you could even stomach it now. Taehyung keeps fretting over you — you can tell with the way he glances at you every so often, how he takes your suitcase from your hands, how he asks if you would like tea. You’re too weak to argue with him and insist you’re fine.   So you stay quiet, knowing that soon enough, you’ll be home.   And you bear it for six hours.   “My lady?” Taehyung’s brows furrow and you merely nod as he helps you off the carriage. The coachman is paid and thanked and you’re taking Taehyung’s arm for the walk up the slope to the estate.   “When we get home, draw a bath for me, Taehyung.”   “Will do. You should rest—”   “Y/N!” There’s a shrill shriek of your name that aches your head and you lift your eyes to find your aunt and cousin at the black gates. Aunt Marie grabs fistfuls of her red skirt and stomps over to you. “Where did you go for so long? None of your maids let me inside the house.”   “Good,” you exhale and narrow your eyes at the two of them. It takes each of your laboured breaths to speak. “I thought I told you never to step onto the estate again.”   “Y/N, please.” Hoseok comes forward. “I have something important to talk to you about.”   “Can it wait another day?” You’re about to brush past them, but your aunt doesn’t let you.   “Your father would be disappointed in how you treat your only family, Y/N. You’re not a young child who can throw a tantrum anymore, do you understand the consequences of any of your actions? Yet you have the audacity to try to sever our family ties—”   “Her ladyship has spoken.” Taehyung steps in front of you, shielding you with his larger body. “If you wish to speak to her, come another day.”   Your aunt’s teeth grit and venom-laced words are spat out, “How dare you speak to me this way! You’re a mere butler!”   “Stop.” You grab onto Taehyung’s arm, lids becoming heavy as the seconds pass. But most of all, you’re dizzy. It’s hard to keep upright. “Sto..p.”   “A guard dog!”   There are shouts, but the sounds are intelligible as if they’re farther away from them. As if you’re at the end of a tunnel. Your vision dims, black closing in from all angles to the center of my eyes.   The noise of hitting the ground never comes. Taehyung’s caught you in his arms.   //   When you come to, you’re laying in your bed, dressed in silk sleepwear with the covers wrapped around you. You’re weakened, sweat slipping from your forehead and shivering from chills.   “Miss. Arden.” There’s a doctor looking down at you and once Taehyung hears him call you, he rushes to your side. “Miss. Arden? Are you awake?”   The old man is noisy and you muster the strength to lift your hand mid-air. Taehyung immediately knows what you want and helps you sit upright. You lean on your weight on him. “What happened?”   “You fainted,” he murmurs.   “It’s good to see you’re alert.” The doctor smiles and leans down to his briefcase. He must’ve been called by Taehyung. You hear the clacking of bottles. “Luckily, your illness doesn’t seem to be smallpox. Vicious illness that is. Past the age for scarlet fever as well.”   You wonder if you’ll die. You know your health has never been the greatest. “Is it measles?”   He shakes his head, continuing to ruffle through his belongings. “Fortunately, you don’t have a single rash which tells me it���s not one of the sicknesses out there. Ah! Found it.”    Your eyes dart to how he places a bottle on your bedside table and he closes up the latches on his suitcase. The doctor then takes a seat on the chair beside your bed. “Can I ask if you’ve been...anxious recently, Miss. Arden?”   “Why?”   “I suspect the symptoms are arising from your mind.”   Your brows furrow. “You think I am putting on an act and falsifying my condition?”   “Not quite.” The old man smiles. “I believe the anxiousness and stress from your environment is most likely worsening your naturally weak constitution. Many of my fellow physicians don’t believe that such physical ailments can arise by the mental, but I for one…” He taps his temple. “...think the mind can be quite powerful.”   The doctor takes his suitcase. “I have given you medicine to help with the dizziness and your fever, but you must rest, Miss. Arden. If you wish to live a long life to be as old as I am, you must rest, rest, and rest. And perhaps….have a change of scene.”   He offers a kind smile, but before he can leave, you call out to him. “Please keep this a secret. Unless you want to bear the consequences.”   He nods, still with a warm expression. “I understand.”   The doctor leaves and for once, Taehyung doesn’t see him out. He stays right beside you and the room simmers into a quietness. After a beat, you’re moving, shifting the sheets from your body. But he stops you, placing a hand over your hand. “Where do you think you’re going?”   “My aunt and cousin were here, weren’t they? Something may have happened while I was gone. I should at least write a letter to Min Yoongi and find out if the company—”   “Didn’t you hear what the doctor said? You need rest.”   “He was speaking nonsense. There’s no illness that comes from the mind, Taehyung.”   “He’s one of the best doctors in Trulia,” he deadpans, guiding you down against your will. Taehyung pulls the blankets up to your chin. “So stop being stubborn and listen to him. Nothing will happen if you rest.”   You’re too weak to get up on your own and struggling to only make you more weary. You resort to scoffing at him, eyes pointed in a glare. “You’re stepping over the line, Kim Taehyung. You are supposed to obey my every word.”   “Then punish me.”   You huff out at his challenge. He wants to act like you won’t.    But Taehyung can be even more willful than you and he wins when your eyes start to droop. You hear him tell you to ‘sleep’ and like magic, you fall into a deep slumber.   ...   Unbeknownst to the two of you, Jane is creeping outside the room behind an ornate vase, having eavesdropped on the conversation through the crack of the door.    That night, when not a soul is in the corridor, the girl slips from her room and creeps out of the manor. Her steps quicken down the path leading to the black gates, holding a flickering oil lamp in hand to illuminate the way.   There, outside of the bars separating the world from this estate, is your aunt shrouded in the darkness.   “She’s ill. The doctor said the sickness is from her mind.”   The thin lips of the older woman curls and she snickers before it breaks into a full laugh. “It won’t be long before she’s sent to a madhouse then.” She looks at the maid. “Very good. You’ll be greatly rewarded for this.”   “Thank you, madam.”   //   For the coming days, Taehyung doesn’t allow you out of bed except in times for a bath. If it were anyone else, you’d reprimand them. You hate feeling like a child. You despise being coddled like one. But Taehyung is Taehyung and even he knows that you won’t go against him for long.   Sometimes you wonder who the real master and servant is.   “The cook made you porridge. I told them not to add in any thyme. If you don’t want it, I’ll ask them for something else.”   “It’s fine.” You know Taehyung won’t leave until he sees you eat, so leaning on the headboard, you deadpan to him, “Feed me.”   The corner of his mouth tugs. “If you insist.”   He holds the silver bowl, lightly blowing over the spoonful before it carefully meets your lips.   “It’s bland.”   “Too much seasoning will upset your stomach and you won’t be able to take your medicine.”   “I want that doctor dead.”   Taehyung smiles. “If that’s what you’d like, mistress.”   He blows over another dreadful spoonful and extends his arm. Your lips part to eat and he watches you with a tender expression.   “The household funds need to be looked at.”   “I’ll take care of it tonight.” He feeds you another spoon.   You swallow it gingerly. “The company?”   “I sent a letter to Mr. Min. Your cousin’s taken bigger means to try and take over, but as you let Mr. Min deal with it as he chooses, your cousin went away after a police report was made. It’s been quiet for the past few days.”   “He’ll be back,” you sigh when the spoon is at your mouth, but Taehyung doesn’t give up, so you part your lips. He makes sure to carefully wipe the corner of your mouth with his thumb. “And my aunt?”   “She hasn’t returned. I’ll send her away if she does.”   “I need to speak to Detective Jeon.”   “Then I’ll set up a meeting in the week.”   Once you’ve finish the porridge, Taehyung smiles and leans in close to briefly press the back of his hand to your forehead. “What would I do without you, Taehyung?” you murmur, gazing at him.   “Nothing would change. I’d find you anyhow,” he says. “Now sleep.”   You nod and lay back down with your stomach warm and full.    Your lashes flutter shut and Taehyung slips out with the tray in hand.    Taehyung knows you’ve gotten better. But he needs to keep you from being upset, from having to lash out. And he’ll do whatever it takes.    After all, he doesn’t know how much longer your body or mind will be able to take it.   “B-Butler Kim?” He’s stopped in the middle of the hall as Rose rushes to him. He’s always been able to pick her out in the house. Rose is the shortest and youngest, but also the one who tries her hardest — you weren’t wrong in choosing her.   “What’s the matter?”   The young girl’s voice drops into a whisper. “There’s a man at the front gates…”   He nods, posture straightening, steps becoming firm. The end of his tailcoat slices through the air in his strides and he makes it to the kitchen before walking right out of the manor to the front.    There, Jimin and another maid are at a loss of what to do. But the moment they see Taehyung, there’s almost an audible sigh of relief.   “Butler Kim!” Your uncle is on the other side of the gate, exasperated. “There you are! Tell these servants to let me in! I only want to see my poor, sick niece!”   Taehyung moves his head towards the pair and they take the sign to scurry away while they have the chance.   He opens the latches of the gate and the older man’s eyes light up. But instead of being let in, Taehyung slips out. “My apologies, her ladyship isn’t taking guests at the moment.”   “Guests?!” Seokjin is entirely offended. “I am her only uncle!”   “If there is any message you would like to relay, then please let me know.”   “No, I must see her in person.” He shakes his head adamantly and then dabs the area underneath his eyes with his hand. “Poor, poor, Y/N. I hurried here the moment I heard she was sick. I am the only uncle she has and she is my only niece. Who else will care for her but I?”   Taehyung’s arms are placed behind his back. No one sees the way his white gloved hands curl into tight fists.    Yet he maintains a bright smile. “I’ll let her ladyship know that you send your best wishes then. Although...I’m afraid she may not be able to take your words to heart after you sent a man to try to kill her.”   Seokjin’s eyes widen in shock. His mouth drops. He staggers back.   Taehyung’s height towers over him, his smile frightening.   “Y-You!” Your uncle flounders. “You have no proof!”   “But there are witnesses,” Taehyung bluffs with an unconcerned hum. “I’m sure that man would tell you, right? I may have thrown him off the train, but I believe he is still alive and unfortunately, only severely harmed. But I must say, sir, that you chose the wrong person. He confessed it was you quite easily. Who knows what he would say to policemen.”   The older man is flabbergasted, lurching backwards away from Taehyung as if he’s a monster. Seokjin almost falls down, but grips the brick half-wall as leverage.   “The only reason you have yet to be arrested is due to her ladyship’s utmost compassion. But I must say her tolerance is wearing thin and mine,” Taehyung chimes, “no longer exists!”   “T-T-T-This is outrageous! Outrageous, I say!” Seokjin frantically turns around and hobbles away. He glances over his shoulder and flinches when Taehyung waves.   Taehyung then turns on his heel and closes the gate, strolling back into the manor.    For some reason, he doesn’t think he’ll see your uncle for a while.   //   The next day, there’s a knock at your door while you’re seated at your round table, out of bed against the doctor’s orders and much to Taehyung’s dismay. “Come in.”   A certain maid peeks her head inside. “My lady.”   “Jane.” You perk with a smile. “What is it?”   She grins and enters. “I wanted to ask if you’d like anything.”   “I’m fine, thank you. On the contrary, how are you? Is everyone in this house treating you well?”   “Y-Yes.” She dips. “I’m doing well, my lady. Everyone treats me fairly.”   “Good.” You look at her carefully through sharpened eyes. “If I may comment…”   “Yes?”   “You are quite pretty,” you praise and Jane blushes with a modest ‘thank you’. “It’s not often I have someone so attentive by my side, good work. I’ll call on you when I need you.”   “Yes, my lady.” Jane smiles and leaves.    On her way out, she passes by a familiar doe-eyed man beside Butler Kim in the hall. Yet neither man speaks a single word and as she turns the corner, pressing herself to the wall, the door slams shut. There’s not even a muffle or sound.    She curses underneath her breath and leaves before someone catches her.   “I’m sorry to hear you haven’t been well, Miss Y/N.”    Detective Jeon approaches you, taking off his top hat.    “Yes, well, I’ve been getting better.” You look over at your butler who already has his brows knitted together seeing you up. Your expression warms. “Will you get Detective Jeon and I some tea, Taehyung?”   He bows with a hand over his chest. “Right away, mistress.”   Taehyung swiftly leaves as Detective Jeon takes a seat across from you, placing his briefcase down. “I received your letter. I’m sorry to hear Arthur Kahl wasn’t who you were looking for.”   “What’s done is done. Do you have anything new?”   “Unfortunately I don’t have any leads at the moment. I’m still in the process of tracing your parents’ history and seeing if there is anything unusual.”   “If you ever need something, let me know. I am still willing to pay a generous sum for your services.”   He nods and his doe eyes pin onto you as he leans back into the chair. “I must say there is one thing I am curious about.”   “What is it?”   “If I may pry…” He folds his hands together, brown irises sparkling. “What is your relationship with Butler Kim?”   Your brow cocks. “He’s my most trusted confidant.”   The answer comes to mind without trouble. Taehyung is the only person you can rely on. The person you come to if you have trouble. The person who you know will always be there.    He is your person.   “Is that all?”   You don’t know where he’s trying to get at and your eyes narrow. “Why are you asking?”   The corner of Detective Jeon’s lip curls, melting into a pleasant expression and overly boyish smile. “It’s in a detective’s nature to be curious. It’s the reason I’m good at my job, Miss. Y/N. I just find it unusual considering butlers and mistresses aren’t as close as you two are.”   Your face remains stoic. “What are you implying?”   “You probably know perfectly what I’m implying.” With the vase of flowers set on the table, he leans over to fiddle with a petal.   Detective Jeon doesn’t seem the kind to double-cross you, or at least he would never risk his professional name to spread rumours about your private affairs. He seems to be genuinely curious, so you entertain him. “Since my parents' abrupt passing, I’ve succeeded my father’s position and become the head of the Arden house. I’ve also become the target of countless.”   “With power comes unwanted attention,” he chimes as if he’s seen it many times.   “People are trying to kill me, use me, dispose of me every second of each hour. I won’t endanger anyone unnecessarily. I have to look further than such frivolous emotions.”   Detective Jeon lets go of the flower petal, appearing more amused than before. “Funny. He said something quite similar.”   You frown, not sure what he’s talking about. “Did he also tell you to get out and stop poking your nose into things you’re not getting paid for?”   The man laughs. “Will do.”   He takes his suitcase, tips his hat as a goodbye and opens the door. He passes by the man that the pair of you were just talking about, and grins. “Looks like I won’t be needing that tea, Butler Kim. I’ll come back when I have new information to share. Until then…”   Detective Jeon strolls down the corridor and Taehyung looks at you. “That was quick.”   “Never mind him.” You beckon your butler over with a single gesture. “Taehyung.”   “Yes?”   “I’m hungry.”   He smiles. “What would you like to have, my lady?”   //   The Arden manor is distinct. Not just because of its sheer size and that it sits on a stretch of green behind black gates. Or that it’s hidden on an uphill climb away from the bustle of the city.   The roof is steeply-pitched, arches pointed and the front-facing gables are laden with a wooden trim. Each part of the house’s exterior is narrow with sharp edges. It was built many years ago, yet it looks like it’ll be decades before it falls apart. Rather, much of the colour has washed away from the stone.   The interior is no different, frequently decorated in dark oak or shades of maroon, from the carpet to the walls. Sunlight does little and candlelight only casts more shadows from the flickering flame.   The only real colour on the estate is the gardens outside.   “Jimin!”   The gardener looks up, holding shears in hand. “What are you doing here, Rose?”   Said girl is precariously balancing a silver tray in hand, but she still manages to grin. “I’m bringing tea to her ladyship. I just thought I’d take the path outside. What flowers are you trimming?”   “Oh just pruning the rose bushes of the late madam’s.” His expression softens. “Lady Y/N doesn’t seem to care much for it, but that doesn’t mean I can let it become messy. This is the least I can do.”   The twelve year old admires the older man’s earnest personality. Jimin seems to genuinely like flowers and tending to them. “When will they bloom?”   “Surely in the next few weeks and when they do, it’ll look beautiful.”   She can imagine it already. “Would you like me to bring a snack for you later?”   Jimin’s eyes become enlarged in delight. “Really?”   Rose nods with an enormous smile. “There’s leftover bread and cheese in the kitchen.”   “I...I couldn’t. Isn’t that for her ladyship?”   “She wouldn’t mind,” she insists. At the Arden estate, she’s eaten better than she ever did back at the orphanage. Butler Kim’s quite kind as well. He doesn’t mind what’s taken from the kitchen as long as there’s enough for you which everyone makes sure there always is.   “Well alright then.” The gardener eases. “But you shouldn’t leave her waiting for too long!”   “Right!” She hurries along before the tea gets cold. “I’ll come back later!”   Jimin waves and Rose enters through the other door, up the stairs, and down the corridor. She almost spills the teacup at one point as it’s rattling against the tray, but she finds her balance and knocks.   “Come in.” The door opens and you look up from your desk.   The phonograph in the corner of the room is playing a muffled symphony of violins and trumpets. It sounds beautiful, an entrancing melody that makes her stuck in her spot too long before she snaps out of it.   Rose ducks her head and comes over. “Butler Kim told me it’s time for your afternoon tea.”   “He really is bothersome,” you sigh, putting down the document. It hasn’t even been ten minutes since you entered the study. You’re not sure what the point of trying to work is when he’s constantly distracting you with excuses of teatime or insisting it’s time for a walk.   The young girl smiles. “Butler Kim just cares a lot, my lady.”   “I know.”   She places the porcelain teacup down, and her hand is shaky as she tries to pour the tea. It splashes on the outside saucer and she flinches, but you don’t say anything.   “Do you like it? The music.”   “It’s nice.” She admits, “I never got to listen to music much before.”   “You can come in any time to listen if you’d like.” At your offer, Roses eyes become rounded and your mouth tugs. “If all your duties are done, that is.”   “T-Thank you! I will!”   You sip on your tea while your eyes flicker down to your paper. Then you set the cup down and direct your attention to the girl. “Do you know how to read and write, Rose?”   Her cheeks burn in embarrassment as she shakes her head. “I know the letters but that’s all. Even then, it takes me a long time.”   “Bring that chair over then.”   The young maid is surprised, but follows your instructions, dragging the chair beside you. You smile at her, not wanting to admit that it is nice to take a break. Or that it’s pleasant to help someone as well. “Write out what letters you know for me.”   She nods and awkwardly grips the fountain pen.   “You’re missing a stroke. Right there.”   “Right here?”   “That’s right. There. You have it.”   A grin spreads into her face. “Can you teach me how to write your name?”   “Mine?” Your brows lift yet she bobs her head twice.    You’re not sure how much time passes, how long the two of you are wrapped up, cowering over the desk with pens and papers as the handles of the clock ticks away. But then Taehyung’s peeking in through the gap of the door with a softened expression and he reluctantly knocks.   “My lady,” he interrupts. “Lawyer Kim is here.”   “Let him in.” You turn to the twelve year old girl who’s visibly disheartened and your hand strokes the top of her head gently. “If you have some time, then practice. Next time I’ll teach you how to write your own name and maybe we can read a book together?”   “Next time?” She’s easy to read. You can see the way excitement washes over her, how she lights up as you nod and you watch her in endearment as she scurries away with the promise.   //   Each morning the mail is handed to Taehyung by one of the maids and he sets it on your bedside for you to go through. But today as he’s walking to your room and shuffles through them, he sees a fascinating letter from a man named Mr. Mark Carter. His brow quirks and he opens it. It’s not uncommon to go through your letters considering he writes most of your replies these past few days.   But instead of being business related—   To my dearest, Arden Y/N, My thoughts have been full of you in the past days. You are as beautiful…   Taehyung rips the page before any more is read. There’s no need for you to waste your time.   “Taehyung.” You call from the corner as he enters and he promptly places the letters down. He pockets the shreds of the love letter and attends to you.    Taehyung helps you get dressed in front of the mirrors, his long fingers nimbly tying your corset before he’s draping the champagne gown over your frame. “You really shouldn’t be out of bed.”   “It’s been two weeks since we came home, Taehyung. Do you expect me to stay bedridden forever?”   “I could handle all of your affairs for you.”   “I know.” You turn around to face him. “But I don’t want you to.”   “I wouldn’t want you to faint again.”   “I won’t,” you tell him with a mischievous glint in your eyes. “And even if I did, you’d be there to catch me, no?”   Taehyung swallows hard and you freeze when he suddenly reaches out. His arm extends and he gingerly tucks a strand of hair behind your ear. Taehyung gazes at you tenderly. It’s much too intimate. “What would be the point if I don’t see you into your old age?”   The pad of his thumb draws down your jaw before he lets go.   You smile softly, skin tingling from his affectionate touch. “Would you still be attending to me if I were in my old age?”   “Of course I would be.”   “Wouldn’t you want to be married at some point, Taehyung?” You move past him to the vanity, taking your brush through your hair.   He watches you for a moment before he approaches and steals the brush from your hand. He proceeds to your hair gently, the way he knows you like it best. “Who would I be married to?”   “I could find you a good match.”   “And risk not being there when you might need me?”   You look at his reflection. “Then how long do you plan to be beside me then?”   “Always,” he answers.   Taehyung’s gaze is fixed onto yours through the mirror, his eyes softened, hands grasping the strands of your hair. Your breath hitches in your throat as something squeezes inside your chest.   You swallow hard. “Taehyung.”   The corner of his mouth curls into a sly smile. “Hmm?”   “What’s…” He’s such a handful sometimes, but you know to him you’re two handfuls. “….that noise outside?”   “I think that’s your cousin crying.”   “And why is he crying?”   “He wants to meet with you. Don’t worry. It’s handled. He tried to climb the gate but Jimin used his garden rake to push him off.”   You sigh, pitching the bridge of your nose. “Just let him in. I’ll see him.”   It’s easy to tell that Taehyung is reluctant and even surprised at your defeated response. But unlike your uncle and aunt who have some shame, you’re sure Hoseok would be there day and night sobbing on the ground. There wouldn’t be any good done if outsiders start to take notice.   You leave to the parlor to have your morning cup of tea and surely enough, Hoseok runs in while panting. You sort of wish he would’ve knocked over the statue by the archway. That way, you could make him compensate you with his life’s fortune. It would be a funny story to tell in the future, but alas.   “Y/N! Finally! F-Finally! Those servants of yours...they almost killed me!”   “They were following my instructions.”   He’s dejected and plops down on the sofa, frantically shaking his head. “I know that Uncle Seokjin, my mother and you aren’t on good terms, but please hear me out.”   The taste of earl grey lingers on your palette. “You want to take over the company.”   Hoseok’s spine straightens. “Y/N, Uncle Eugene would’ve wanted someone in the family to take over. I don’t understand how an outsider could be the head of the company!”   “Don’t bring my father into this,” you snap. It’s easier to be direct with your cousin since he’s younger than you are. The idea of disrespect doesn’t have to play a big role in your confrontation. “He’s dead. It doesn’t matter what he wants now. What are your qualifications?”   “What?”   “How are you deserving of the job? How do you expect to run an entire company? What have you ever done in your life that you would be able to do those things?” you question with your arms crossed. Hoseok opens his mouth and then shuts it. He knows it himself. The fact of the matter is— “You’ve accomplished nothing. If you want the job so much, then interview for it and start at the bottom and learn.”   Hoseok stands up abruptly. “That’s not what Uncle Eugene would’ve wanted—!”   You’re forced to your feet. “Don’t speak about my father!”   “But—!”   You grip your temples that’s beginning to throb. Your head aches and you’re becoming dizzy.   Taehyung immediately notices and comes to your side, but you wave him off. “Bring him out.”   Hoseok is escorted by Taehyung. The former sighs lowly and walks away without putting much of a fight. Dragging his legs. Shoulders slugging. It’s not like you wanted it to be like this. Your idea of family was never an image of distrust or exhaustion. But this is what you were born into.   Taehyung comes back after he’s left. He searches your expression sternly and shoulders your weight when you lean on him. “This isn’t good. You should rest.”   “I know.”   But as you take his arm, more noises come from the other room. In particular, it’s a familiar voice that can only belong to— “Y/N!”    Aunt Marie stomps inside with Jane trailing behind her with a distressed expression.   “What is the meaning of this?”   Jane winces at your tone. “I thought...I thought since you let in—”   “I heard you were ill,” your Aunt cuts her off, holding her head high. She must’ve run into Hoseok outside, but she makes no mention of it. He must’ve ignored her. “It was only right that I come see if the rumours are true for myself.”   “Well you’ve seen me, now you can leave. I’m not taking guests at the moment.”   Her mouth opens, but Taehyung’s eyes fix on her, holding an intense stare. “If you’ll excuse us. Jane, please lead out Mrs. Arden immediately.”   “R-Right away, Butler Kim.” The maid bows her head and your aunt scoffs, not bothering to follow you. She stays in her spot, insisting on keeping an utterly offended expression.   The room empties.   “That dog of hers watches her too closely.”   “Don’t worry madam,” Jane quietly whispers with a growing smirk. “He won’t be able to save her this time.”   The older woman snorts. “You remember what I told you?”   “Of course. They won’t see it coming.”   She hums a low note. “Be careful. That guard dog is perceptive.”   //   The kitchen is filled with a flavorsome aroma, but it’s a frenzy as the grandfather clock chimes throughout the manor. The cook is rushing all over the kitchen with the kitchen maid, throwing in the potatoes and finishing the beef stew. Even Jane is beginning to become nervous as she watches them. That damn son of a bitch butler won’t be happy if your dinner is delayed a second and she still has to put it in.   There can’t be any more delay.   “Here it is! Finally, done!”   The cook ladles the stew from the pot into the bowl and Jane finally moves before another maid can. “I’ll take it up for her ladyship,” she loudly volunteers.   “Go quickly!”   “Wait! I have to add the parsley,” the kitchen maid shouts.   In the disorder, no one notices how Jane looks both ways and slips a vial out from her apron pocket. It’s uncapped and the clear liquid poured in, dissolving right into the broth. But by then, the kitchen maid is already pushing her aside to add in the parsley.   “There we go.”   Jane disguises her smirk and swiftly takes the tray. She begins to head down the corridor.   But as she turns the corner, she nearly collides with Butler Kim. Immediately, the maid dips her head with an apology and he takes the tray from her. “There it is. What took so long?”   “The cook had trouble.”   Butler Kim turns and strides down the hall. The corner of her mouth pulls.   Jane doesn’t notice how Taehyung looks down into the bowl for a moment.   With the deed finally done, she makes her way to the small dining room next to the pantry meant for the workers to gather and eat. It’s perfect. It won’t be long now until things start to happen and she gets her reward.   She smiles to herself before she’s abruptly interrupted— “Did something good happen, Jane?”   The maid doesn’t know where the voice is coming from until she looks down and sees the twelve year old who she doesn’t even remember the name of. But looking at her big eyes and hearing her nosy question annoys her. Jane snaps, “It’s none of your business.”   The young girl flinches and quiets.   What Jane doesn’t expect is how minutes later, Butler Kim returns with the tray in hand and the food untouched. The colour immediately drains from her face.   “Is there something wrong?” The cook bumbles over in alarm.   “Her ladyship isn’t hungry,” he informs and Jane breathes a sigh of relief, but is still disappointed. She curses inside her head.   “I see.” The cook sighs. “What a shame, it was the first time I tried to make this kind of stew. I thought I would be able to get her ladyship’s opinion.”   “It would be a waste to dispose of it then.” Butler Kim smiles. “Everyone come give it a try.”   Several turn their heads at one another, visibly confused at his unexpected offer but they happily follow along with his instructions. The kitchen maid is eager, anticipating their responses, and spoons are quickly passed around.    But Jane stays frozen on her spot and the butler’s sharp eyes quickly take notice.   “Is there something wrong?”   “I...I don’t think I’ll eat, sir.”   “Why not?”   “I’m not...feeling well. My apologies. I’ll retire to the quarters—”   “Surely a spoonful wouldn’t hurt.” Taehyung stops Jane before she can move to the doorway. Everyone’s eyes are pinned on them and she’s suddenly presented with a wooden spoon and a bright smile. “Don’t you want to give your thoughts to the cook so he may improve his dishes to her ladyship?”   “I—”   “It’s a part of your duties to look after her ladyship, is it not? That includes testing her food.”    “Well—”   Taehyung scoops a spoonful of the stew’s broth and it’s forcibly brought to her mouth. “There’s no reason why you should refuse.”   “Stop—wait! NO!” Her arm comes out to bat at it away from her. “It’s poisoned!”   The spoon clatters on the ground and the bowl shortly follows. It shatters, shards of porcelain spraying across the floor and the yellow liquid splattering against the wall. There are gasps and Jane’s breath heaves in and out of her chest. Sweat is gathered at her hairline and she feels the scrutinizing eyes of the entire household pinned on her.   Butler Kim cocks his brow. “How do you know that?”   “I...I…” Jane fumbles with her words, heat rising in her face, colour fading from her lips.   “This is actually a new bowl from the pot.” The corner of Taehyung’s mouth curls. “I would never offer what was supposed to be her ladyship’s to anyone else. So why do you say it’s poisoned?”   She opens her mouth, incoherent words stuttering out, but as she turns her head, searching for an explanation, some sort of excuse, her eyes meet Rose’s.   Jane’s arm instantly extends and she points at the twelve year old. “I saw her put something suspicious into her ladyship’s food! I didn’t know if I saw it correctly, so I didn’t want to say anything. I-I didn’t know she could be capable of doing such a thing….”   “What?” Rose’s eyes enlarge, tears gathering at her lashes. “No! I didn’t!”   “Liar!” Jane screams at her, height looming over the girl. “How could you deny it in front of Butler Kim! Do you have no morals?!”   “Please.” Rose looks at her and then him. “I didn’t do anything like that! Please believe me!”   “What is all this noise?” The shrill cries are intercepted by you entering the room. Jane dips her head as Rose looks to you with pleading eyes. The others ease, knowing you’re here.   Taehyung comes beside you, arm stretched in case you step onto the glass. “One of the maids just admitted something no one else knew.”   “I didn’t do it,” Rose whimpers.   You look around the room and sigh tiredly. You pitch the bridge of your nose and then wave him off. “Leave it be. Surely it’s a misunderstanding.”   “Understood.” Taehyung puts his hand over his chest and bows.   “I’m feeling tired. Bring me to my room, Taehyung.”   He nods and offers you his arm.    Two maids move to clean up the mess as Rose tries to reason with others. Jimin comes to her side, but Jane continues to glare at the young girl. There’s sweat built at Jane’s hairline and her heart is lodged in her throat.   It was close. Too close.   //   For the next few days, you’re afraid Taehyung is becoming more distrustful than you are.   Much to your dismay, he has a bite of your food and a sip of your tea before you get the chance to each time. It’s not as cute as when he did it as a kid — back when he was just trying to get a taste of what he could. Now he’s doing it because he’s overly suspicious.   The last thing you want is for him to become your taster and does in fact become poisoned. There’s not much of a point if he dies and you’re still alive.   But once you make your complaint, he resorts to making all of your food for you, not allowing a single person in the kitchen or to touch your dish. You don’t want to tell him that his cooking is more delicious than the cook’s for fear he’ll continue and overwork himself to death.   “You’re really such a handful,” you mutter, looking up at him.   Taehyung’s brow lifts, wondering where that was coming from.   The pair of you were burning the midnight oil as you were looking over this month’s household expenses and what is left of your personal wealth. He didn’t want you to be here doing work, yet couldn’t protest after your insistence. But in truth, you can’t look over it properly with your mind preoccupied.   You hate seeing Taehyung this way — excessively anxious, on guard, needlessly gluing himself to your side whenever he can. It’s enough that you’re already like that. But you suppose that’s the humorous part. He doesn’t like it when you’re like this either.   You feel like this house is making you both lose your minds.   “Taehyung.”   “Yes, my lady?”   You weakly wave him over. “Carry me to bed. I’m tired.”   “Understood.”   Taehyung leans down and collects you in his arms, an arm beneath your knees and the other around your backside. You lean on his shoulder with your arms looped around his neck, nestling close to him.    He walks to the door, briefly opens it and strides down the hall that’s without a maid or servant in sight.   “How long do you think this will last, Taehyung?”   “What do you mean?”   “Us. Being so afraid and anxious.” You wonder how long you’ll have to be fighting against your relatives and outsiders, if you’ll ever be left alone, if that day will ever come. “Even if I find my older sister or brother, then what?”   “You don’t need to be anxious. I’m here.”   The corner of your lips softly tug and you look up at him through your lashes. Taehyung’s brown irises meet yours in the warm candlelight lamps on the walls. “And let you bear all of my hardships? How could I let that happen?”   “Then don’t bear it all alone.” The timbre of voice is husky. “You can rely on me too.”   “I already do. More than you know.”    If you had no one to truly trust, you would’ve been lost long ago. Taehyung is your saviour.   “You don’t need to worry about what happens afterwards. I’ll go where you go.”   “And if I have no more wealth to my name and I’m unable to pay you?”   “You don’t need to pay me a single cent for me to stay by your side.”   Your gazes meet and his steps slow. It’s much too intimate, and you notice the way his eyes flicker to lips. For a moment it feels like the distance is closing between you and you brace yourself as a kind of sweet anxiousness is sewn inside your chest. But you aren’t afraid.   Then, as your lashes flutter….Taehyung turns away.   His Adam’s apple bobs inside his throat.   Nothing is spoken as the door to your bedroom is opened and closed, and he lays you down onto the bed. “If there’s nothing more you need from me, then rest well, my lady.”   “Taehyung.”   “Yes?”   Your irises connect. There’s pause. A tenseness to the air.    But then you wave him away.    “Never mind. Good night.”   The lights are blown and he leaves while you tug the covers to your chin for warmth.    You’re unaware of how once the door shuts, Taehyung’s back presses against the surface. His eyes close tight and the hands that held you tenderly crumple into fists.   He almost allowed his own desires to overcome his duties to you.   //   The following evening, Rose sits alone in her small room and sighs to herself.    She’s happy that she was brought here to work on the estate. It’s all she could’ve ever wished for — a kind mistress to work for, friends she never knew she’d make, and being able to sleep comfortably with a full stomach. But she didn’t know it could also be this hard.   She really didn’t try to harm you. Why would she when all you’ve been to her is generous and all she waits for are the hours when she’s allowed to sit beside you and taught how to read and write. But she can tell some of the other girls don’t believe her.    She isn’t sure what to say or do to clear her name.   Rose stumbles to her wardrobe and reaches towards the back. Hidden behind a lilac handkerchief is a golden pocket watch. Her thumb runs along the shiny surface and she exhales.   “What should I do, mom?”   The twelve year old doesn’t see the older girl in the hall, chewing on the nail of her thumb, anxious of what to do and how to gain back your favour. And Jane’s eye incidentally turns towards the gap of Rose’s door as she passes.   “What are you doing?”   The door slams against the walls and Rose jolts, startled.   Jane’s eyes dart to the pocket watch. “What is that?”   “It’s nothing!” Rose’s arms jerk behind her back, but it’s too late. The older girl stomps towards her and rips her arm back. She cries out and Jane snatches the golden watch from her grasps.   “You stole this, didn’t you!”   “No! Give it back!”   “Then how do you have something so expensive?! You stole it from her ladyship!”   “I didn’t!”   “Liar. There’s no way you would be able to afford something like this. Your hands are sticky, aren’t they?” A smirk spreads into her cheek. This is it. The way she can gain your trust again. “You’re going to get thrown out tonight on my watch.”   Rose cries as she’s dragged down the hall. She struggles but it’s futile against the older’s strength. Another girl intercepts, asking what’s going on, but Jane pushes them aside.   She’s taken down the corridor, all the way to the study. “Say goodbye to your job, little girl,” Jane mocks and then knocks on the door.   It opens it at your command and Taehyung immediately steps forward the moment he sees Jane yanking Rose’s arm and the latter sobbing. “What is the meaning of this?”   Jane lets go of the twelve year old who has streams of tears staining her cheeks and steps forward. She allows the pocket watch to drop in her hand, holding it by the chain. It catches the light and looks like it glows. “My lady, I just caught this maid stealing from you. I had to report it immediately.”   Upon seeing the pocket watch, you teeter to a stand. The chair screeches against the floorboards.   “Bring it here.”   Taehyung takes it and hands it to you.   It’s a perfectly round contraption, the cover golden, reflecting against the candlelight. But it’s without any engravings, designs or even ridges on the surface. You flip it open to find handles ticking away as seconds and minutes pass. Strangely, on the inside, opposite of the clock is a picture of a beautiful woman you don’t recognize. Most of all, you recognize the surface is worn and there are a few scratches.   Taehyung watches you. Your voice is kept quiet, a mere breath that releases from your lips—   “Where did you get this?”   Jane opens her mouth but your glare flickers to her and the words die on her tongue.    Rose is the one who pipes up, hands scrunched into her dress’ skirt, head ducked down. “It...it was my mother’s.”   “I have a pocket watch like this,” you tell her, rounding the desk and flipping the watch in your hand. “I can tell this is from my father’s company too. At least with the way the handles are crafted and the numbers are written. My father always liked his watches a certain way.”   You continue, “He also never made many golden pocket watches. Certainly not ones without any engravings. It’s much like mine.”   A rush of air escapes Jane’s nose. The corner of her eye moves to the twelve year old who’s quivering in her spot. She is done for.   You step forward, inhaling a breath. “But my pocket watch is cracked.”   Jane’s breath instantly hitches in her throat. Your eyes are pinned on Rose’s face. “I sent Taehyung to fix it for me months ago.”   The pocket watch is not a copy, but a sister to yours.   “Is this really your mother’s?”   Rose nods with a sniffle, unable to understand where this was going.   Taehyung comes beside you, having already caught on to your suspicions. And you lean on him, swallowing hard. “Then if that’s true….you may be the one I’m looking for. You might be my sister.”   “S-Sister?” Rose’s eyes grow wide and a tear hanging off her lash rolls down her cheek. “I….have family?”   It’s all lining up inside your mind and your brows knit together, but you don’t allow it to sink in. Not when you notice Jane’s mouth dropping, how she takes a step back.   “Where do you think you’re going?” you deadpan, turning your head to the older maid and she flinches.   “My lady—”   “You’re fired. Pack your bags. The carriage will take you away.” Your voice drops an octave. “And don’t think of leaving to tell my aunt what you heard here tonight.”   “My lady!” Colour drains from her face. “I...I don’t know what you’re talking about!”   “Do you really think I wouldn’t know about you poisoning my food?”   Jane careens backwards while you take a step forward. “I was framed!”   You ignore her plea, eyes narrowing in on her. “Did you really think I would let go of an attempt on my life so easily?”   She’s frightened. You can tell by the way she shakes.   “Did you think I didn’t know how you would sneak out in the middle of the night to meet my aunt outside those gates?” You loom over the conniving girl. “I knew it from the moment you stepped foot into this house and knocked on my door. Did you take me for being a fool? I let you stay so I could keep my eye on you.”   Jane falls down, back against the wall and puts her hands up to protect herself.    You knew the entire time. After all, you and Taehyung don’t keep secrets from one another. It’s easy to fit the puzzle pieces together that way.   “Taehyung.”   His hand is placed over his chest and he bows. “Yes, my lady?”   You swivel on your heel. “Take care of her for me, will you?”   He smirks. “Of course.”    //   “The story fits,” Detective Jeon tells you as you flip through the documents detailing his findings. “Her mother grew up in London but went to Middlesborough to find work in 1868. The same summer your father went to Middlesborough for work. She passed away during childbirth. ”   You can still remember that summer — you were eight and it was the first time your father left for three whole months. You spent your summer with Taehyung and his father.    “How did she end up in Lennox?”   “The orphanage she was left at shut down seven years ago and the orphans were brought to other orphanages in Trulia. In this case, it was St. Andale’s.”   Your father must’ve found out, maybe through a letter the woman sent, perhaps someone told him. But it doesn’t matter. It’s enough to explain why he would donate so much to the orphanage and how she has a twin pocket watch to yours.   You wonder if your mother knew. If she did, she probably wouldn’t have said anything. It’s not like your father tried to bring her home either. Maybe that’s the reason he left everything to her, maybe he felt a sense of guilt and this is his way of repenting and making up for the neglect.   “What do you plan to do now,” Detective Jeon asks.   You turn your head to him. “Do you think I’m going to kill her?”   It goes quiet and the corner of your mouth curls.    You answer your own question. “No. I won’t.”   Perhaps it’s the sympathetic part of you, but she has no part in this. She has no blame.   You always imagined your sibling to have lived a happier life than you, blessed with their ignorance, without the burden of status. Yet, there to receive the wealth you have spent so long protecting. Perhaps it was envy and anger that conjured such an image in your head. But you didn’t expect your sibling to be worth feeling sorry for. She and her mother were abandoned, and she’s been without family her entire life. It’s harder this way — you can’t be angry at her.   The only person to blame is your father.   “I’ll be sending you over a generous sum as promised. Thank you for the work you’ve done.”   The detective smiles boyishly and tips his hat. “Any time. My services will always be available whenever you need it, Miss Y/N.”   “Hopefully I won’t,” you quip back at him. “I’m quite tired of digging into people’s histories.”   “The secrets never end.” Detective Jeon’s doe eyes twinkle and Taehyung sees him out.   Once all said and done, silence fills the room and you find yourself once more at a loss of what to do. It’s not like you had a plan to begin with. You merely wanted to find who your brother or sister was and get to them before your relatives could. Back then, you didn’t know if you wanted to try to cut them from the will or give everything to them. And now, you still don’t know.   There's a timid knock at the door that interrupts your thoughts and the knob turns. The gap remains small, but you see Rose peeking in.   “Is there something the matter?”   She wears a nervous expression, gripping fistfuls of her dress and she hesitantly steps inside the room. “I...just wanted to see you.”   You’re sure this is as hard for her to get used to as it is for you. She never had a family and you never considered your relatives family. Even when your parents were alive, they were distant. To you, family has always been Taehyung.   You never expected you would have a younger sister.   “Follow me.”   Rose’s head whips up as you brush past her and her steps struggle to keep up as you move down the corridor. You turn the corner, come to the door on the left and enter. “Do you know what room this is?”   She’s been in it many times. It’s where she poured tea, where you listened to music and where you taught her reading and writing. “It���s your study…”   “No. It’s our father’s study.” The words are odd on your tongue. You’re not sure if you’ll ever get used to it. “He used to work in here whenever he got home from work. If you wanted to look for him, he would be here.”   If you shut your eyes, you can still see him behind the desk, never once looking up.   Rose steps forward, able to look around more carefully than when she was just a maid. Her eyes trace against the books on the shelves, the clock on the table, the stacked papers and pens.   “Is there something you want to know about him?”   “Wh..what was he like?”   You lean against the wall, humming a low note. “Everyone called him a respectable man. He was good at what he did. He worked hard, so much so that he never ceased his work. But he was an aloof father.”   The young girl nods slowly and turns around. “Do you hate me?”   You look at your half-sibling, eyes dimmed, expression stoic. There’s no reason you shouldn’t be honest with her. “I did.” She flinches and you look away. “I always imagined I would hate my sibling, but unfortunately, I can’t hate you now that I’ve gotten to know you.”   A cold laugh emits from your mouth and never reaches your eyes. “Funny how fate works that way.”   You stroll to the fireplace, arms hugging your body. “The same day my parents were buried in the ground was the same day I received the will. It promised all the assets, the wealth, the company to you. Do you know what it means to be the inheritor of the Arden family?”   You swivel on your heel, eyes fixed at the twelve year old. “It means people will be coming after you. They’ll speak sweetly, let you hear everything you could ever wish for, and then stab you in the back. Some are more honest than others, but you could potentially fall in love with someone kind and generous, and find out years later it was all a front.”   Her eyes grow wide and you continue, “A maid who saved you today could poison you tomorrow. People are greedy and will do anything to get a step up in life. If there’s anything you know best, it’s the pain of being poor, abandoned by everyone and how desperate that could lead someone to be.”   “I...I don’t want to inherit anything.”   “You have no choice. That’s the way it is.”   “Then what can I do?”   You inhale a deep breath, not sure how to answer. But then your mind strays to a certain man with dark hair, a warm voice and a lean frame who never fails to be by your side. “You find people you can trust.”   “I trust you,” she says within a beat and it startles you. She didn’t blink, didn’t even need a second to think about it. It’s spoken with a kind of sincerity that you aren’t used to from others.   “That’s foolish.”   If there was anyone she should be afraid of, it was you. She’s the black sheep, the illegitimate child, the one who stands in the way of you gaining everything. There are numerous reasons why you should get rid of her and no reason why she should trust you. Yet—   “I don’t think so.” Her gaze is shy but earnest. “You treated me well from the beginning before...all of this.”   “That’s precisely why,” you point out in a cold tone. “I didn’t know who you were. I could just as easily turn my back on you.”   Still, Rose gingerly smiles. Her eyes crinkle and her cheeks puff out. “I have a feeling that won’t happen.”   Your stoic expression wanes away into guilt. She’s naive. But you wonder if it’s such a terrible thing that her world is so rose-coloured when you know what it’s like for everything to have turned gray.   //   Without needing to look up, you can tell Taehyung entered the room. Who else would have permission to come and go without knocking than him, and the way he shuts the door is always soft, his steps even quieter. Your ears are always listening for those small noises.   “Where did you go?”   “I went to pick up the pocket watch from the repair shop. They sent notice that I could come get it.”   “This late at night?”   “Were you waiting for me?”   You can hear the sly smile on Taehyung’s lips and when eyes flicker up towards him, you’re not wrong.   “No.” It’s a lie and by the look on his face, he knows it too. “You’re the one who said you would always be by my side, so I was curious to see you gone.”   Taehyung is amused and you turn your head away from him. “I only left for an hour.”   “You should’ve sent Jimin.”   His smile softens as he approaches with a box in hand and places it on the rounded table you’re sitting by. “They said it was important and if possible, I should come soon, so I thought I would go myself in case something happened.”   “What was it?”   Taehyung gestures for you to open the box. It’s the pocket watch your father gave you in his will and it looks exactly the same as when you first received it. It’s heavy in your hand. “They said while they were repairing the cracked glass, they found out the clock of the watch can be pulled open. There’s a compartment at the back.”   You look up at him, eyes meeting and you pop the front open to the ticking time that’s precise to the second. True as they said, with a bit of effort, the clock opens. And out falls a folded square paper, no smaller than a coin.   Your hand quivers as you rush to unfold it. The letter is aged. It crinkles beneath your fingertips.   You swallow hard, finding your father’s handwriting.   Dear Y/N,   Recently, I went to the funeral of an associate of mine. He was an old friend from back then and helped with the company when it was just myself and your mother. It’s a shame he passed away. Lawyer Kim also has come to ask me about creating a will. I fear I have gotten much older than I realized. Someday, you will come to be surprised at how quickly the years go.   Your mother and I briefly discussed what we wanted for you when the time comes and we are no longer here. It truly made me realize how much of a burden things will be. Your mother reminds me that you have always been a strong child and I must agree. I hope when the time comes and your mother and I are gone, you will know that we have always thought about you.   Arden Eugene    It isn’t an apology letter. It serves little explanation for why things are the way they are.    Your father never makes mention to the half-sibling you had to search for, doesn’t tell you why he left everything for her, doesn’t apologize or express remorse about being so distant.   But the words are sincere, every sentence his own, filled with his spirit. Your eyes sting painfully as the sound of his fading voice echoes in the recesses of your mind and a lump lodges in your throat.   Taehyung softly calls to you and you feel the warmth of his arms.    He’s by your side as you cry.   //   There’s much for you to think about in the days that follow. You’re not sure how many times the grandfather clock chimes and rings throughout the house, how often someone asks you if you’d like to eat something or drink. Of course, Taehyung is the one who always draws your attention and pulls you from your thoughts, insisting that it’s time to go to bed or you should take a walk outside and look at the roses that have bloomed.   Taehyung always takes care of you when you need him most.   And somehow, the spitefulness sewn deep inside of you has lessened. You can feel it when you look around the manor, when you peek outside to the land of the estate, when you wake in the mornings. An exhaustion you thought of as permanent has begun to diminish.   More importantly, you start to worry how you’ll protect Rose. She’s nothing but a scared child and you can only hide this secret for so long. Soon enough, they’ll turn the target onto her.   “Must you protect her?” Taehyung asks.   You know he doesn’t want you to take more onto yourself, to bound yourself to responsibilities that may not be your own. Just as you’d like Taehyung to be free and unrestrained, he wishes the same for you. And it is tempting. To leave her for the wolves, to save yourself, be without obligations, but...   “Yes. I finally found someone stronger than me to continue carrying the Arden name, Taehyung. She can shoulder this burden with me and one day, she’ll be even more powerful than I am.”   It’s simple to assume that she’s an obstacle, in the way of you achieving everything, a smudge to your existence. But after being wrapped in thoughts, you’ve come to understand that the burden of being the sole heir has been lifted from your shoulders. You don’t have to worry if your fragile state ever worsens. With her here, the uneasiness of the future has disappeared.    “Call for Lawyer Kim tomorrow.” The corner of your mouth tugs. “I have a plan.”   He smiles and bows his head. “Understood.”   Your eyes meet again and you place your chin in your palm, arm propped on the table. A smile pulls on your features. “Taehyung.”   “Yes, my lady?”   “How far are you willing to help me?”   “I’ll do anything,” he answers without needing to blink.   Taehyung’s loyalty is undying no matter how many times you ask, but it's been too long since you’ve teased him. He looks far too calm and composed these days for your liking. “Then if I ordered you to strip naked and dance in the city square?”   “I would refuse since it would tarnish your name.”   You scoff lightly and he grins. “If I told you to hold my hand?”   Your arm stretches out towards him and Taehyung closes the distance, coming to cradle your hand gently while he dips his head. “I would be honoured to.”   “What if I wasn’t wealthy, would you still be here?” you ask, voice softening.   “I would.”   “How long are you going to stay here for, Taehyung? I don’t expect you to waste your entire life here.”   His smile is tender, gaze affectionate. “I don’t think it’s a waste at all.”   You scoff again and let go in favour of lifting your arms to squash his cheeks together. His rounded eyes blink and his lips mimic a fish’s.    But rather than a fish, he’s very much like a puppy. Your puppy.   “You know how to sweet talk too well.”   Taehyung’s eyes are the shade of umber. Yet in the candlelight, they warm into a deep hue of honey that you find yourself tempted to stare into for hours on end. Or until midnight when the grandfather clock will chime throughout the manor.   Your hands drop and you lean in to press your lips against his cheek in a soft kiss. You pull away a second later, eyes nervously flickering to him. Taehyung’s visibly taken aback and you clear your throat, diverting your vision elsewhere.    “Carry me to bed.”   It’s just a few steps away — you could walk. But he doesn’t make a single complaint, arms coming to loop around your shoulders and the back of your knees with ease. Taehyung strides over and lays you down on the soft bed, but before he can get far, you tug on the sleeve with a steady command.    “Stay.”   “It wouldn’t be proper.”   “It doesn’t matter.” You muster more of your strength to pull him and he smiles.   “Very well.”    You let him go to blow out the candles and he tugs off his coat, draping it over the back of the chair. You realize it might be uncomfortable for him without his nightshirt, but he doesn’t once protest, so you watch as he loosens the top buttons of his shirt and the ones at his wrist.    You don’t know why you feel so nervous all of a sudden. From time to time, the two of you slept in the same bed as children. But you suppose it’s been a long time since you were children.   The sheets of the bed shift and the bed dips with his weight. You turn your head, vaguely able to see his silhouette with the moon’s cool light coming through the curtains.   You grip the edge of the covers. “Taehyung?”   “Yes?”   “Shall we tell scary tales?”   You savour the sound of his laugh. “So you can’t sleep and I’ll have to be here for the next few nights?”   “That doesn’t sound so bad,” you murmur and turn your body fully to face him, hand pressed underneath your head. “Taehyung?”   “Yes, mistress?”   Your brows furrow and you deadpan, “Call me by my name.”   It’s silent. His breath hitches and you nibble on the bottom of your lip. When you first met, he called you without restraint until he was taught otherwise. It’s been years since you’ve heard the syllables of your name with his husky timbre.   “Properly,” you add.   “Y/N.” Taehyung shifts his head to look at you in the comforting darkness. He enunciates it carefully, in a murmur, as if he’s afraid there won’t be another chance. “Y/N.”   Your chest warms and heat is brought to your cheeks.   The quietness simmers and your lashes flutter, eyes becoming heavier and heavier. “You don’t have to worry about my reputation or tarnishing my name, Taehyung.”   “I don’t want to cause you harm in any way,” he says.   “I know.” Your fingers come out to gently brush the strands of hair away from his forehead. “But soon, we won’t have to be under the scrutiny of so many or worry what will happen tomorrow. Those things will cease to exist. When that happens, will you still be by my side?”   “Of course.”   “Then it’s my promise to you.”   He smiles faintly, trusting in your promise. “I’ll be patiently waiting.”   The two of you doze off and fall asleep. Throughout the night, Taehyung’s arms reach for you and you nuzzle into him for warmth. It’s the best sleep you receive since you can recall.

The room is large.   You’re not sure if it’s because all the furniture is being taken, or if it’s from the bright sunlight coming through the windows now that the heavy curtains are gone. Perhaps it was always this large and the clutter was simply too much.   “Please watch the vase.” Jimin, the good-natured man, is fretting over the men. “It is very expensive!”   You never liked this house much. It’s always been dark. The wallpaper is a deep shade, black trim that matches the hardwood. Every inch of this place is ridden with wealth, the golden chandeliers, the ornate carpet to the glass cabinets full of antiques. It’s quite unnecessary.    While each room is filled with memories — from your childhood spent with Taehyung chasing your giggles and your parents striding in and out of rooms — you’re glad to leave it all behind.    You can finally let it go and free yourself from its binds.   “Y/N!” There’s a stampede, the familiar voice of your dearest uncle. You come to the entrance where your aunt and cousin are fervently following after him. A maid has a panic-stricken face but you lift your hand, allowing her to be dismissed. They must’ve seen the movement, heard the news. “What is happening?!”   “I’m selling the land.”   Your aunt steps forward, mouth fallen agape. “What?!”   “I’ve decided this estate has gotten old.” You stand tall, arms behind your back and for once your stoic expression is marred by a smile. “Trulia’s not where I want to be anymore either.”   Hoseok’s brows are furrowed deep enough to wrinkle permanently. “How?!”   You look at Uncle Seokjin. “It might be time for you to reconsider who your favourite niece is.” You turn to beckon Rose over who’s peeking out from the corner of the other doorway. “It’s okay. You should meet them at least once.”   She approaches timidly, dressed in a fine pink gown that only wealth could buy and your relatives furrow their brows in confusion. She steps beside you and you finally give her a proper introduction. “This is my younger sister, Rose.”   “Hello. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”   Aunt Marie’s eyes widen. “Impossible.”    “No. It actually isn’t.” You squeeze your sister’s shoulder and she glances at you with a small smile. “I managed to find her and I’m handing all the assets and the land to her as planned. I should fulfill my parents’ last wishes, no?”   The surrounding furniture continues to be lifted and taken out by the shuffling workers to be sold and auctioned — from the paintings to the sofa. All you’ll have by the end is a suitcase packed of some clothing and the pocket watch your father gave. You don’t need anything else.   “But it’s still not possible.” Hoseok’s voice quivers. “She’s not married and of age!”   A man you know well interrupts, coming from the dining room. He clears his throat and everyone turns to regard the suited lawyer. “It is quite possible.”   Your aunt meets him within a single stride. “Lawyer Kim! Explain this immediately!”   Lawyer Kim shifts uncomfortable in his spot, putting his weight from one foot to the next. “Well, it wasn’t particularly complicated, but Y/N, here, has become the legal guardian of her younger sister, thereby, allowing her to collect the inheritance. She can liquidate, remove, expand or withdraw as she chooses. That...includes selling the estate and moving elsewhere.”   Aunt Marie swivels on her heel and practically seethes, “She is still unmarried!”   “We’ve gotten married.”   It’s a husky timbre with a certain warmth to the tone that speaks. The room spins around at his voice, commanding the attention of each person, old and young. But Taehyung’s eyes are met with yours and the corner of his mouth is quirked as he descends the stairs, hand skimming along the banister.    For a second — the thinnest handle of the grandfather clock being taken away ticking — no one breathes.   But then Uncle Seokjin breaks out into laughter. Aunt Marie abruptly turns to Lawyer Kim to confirm what was just said. “Is this true?!”   “Yes, I was there as a witness. They wedded three nights ago at the church. It was a brief but intimate ceremony, I must say.”   Your aunt is completely appalled. She blanches, features crumpled and her head slowly turns to face you as if you’ve committed the greatest sin. “You really dared to marry a mere butler? Y-You should be ashamed of yourself! What would your parents say, Y/N?! What would they do?!”    “It doesn’t matter. They’re dead,” you state blankly. “And he is more reliable than any man I would ever come to know. I would appreciate it if you would treat my husband with more respect. He is a member of the Arden family now.”   Taehyung comes to your side and you take a glimpse of him, a small smile emerging on your lips.   Aunt Marie shakes her head, violated and exasperated at your presumptuous behaviour. “I have no words...absolutely...no words. How dare you.”   “I learned from the best.” You smile at her. “Sometimes you must do dire things when the circumstances call for it. Am I wrong, Aunt Marie?”   But really, this is far from dire. You feel like this is the best decision you’ve made since your parents passing. It will be a new start. All the workers will be paid generously for their time spent here. You know many are sad to part, but they’re happy to see you lively again — at least that’s what Jimin told you as he held his hat to his chest and smiled gently.   “And what about the company?” Hoseok rushes to ask.   You shift to him. “There’s no one more suitable than Mr. Min to carry on. So I’ve sold it to him. I trust that he will do great things with the company and he’s promised me to do so as well.”   Hoseok instantly pales.   Your Uncle comes forward with feigned worry. “Where are you going?”   “I haven’t decided. But it will be a place where you’ll never be able to find me.” You want to go far away to a place where no one knows your name. Where they’ll be no scrutiny, no newspapers. Where you’ll be free of the responsibilities that have plagued your mind and made you ill.    “If you wish to contact me, you’ll have to go through Lawyer Kim first,” you deadpan. “I can’t assure my letters will be frequent as I’ll be somewhere distant, where no one will be able to take advantage of my precious younger sister until she becomes of age and naturally marries. They’ll inherit it together without worry that the relationship was built on greed. I’ll make sure I see myself to that.”   You look at your aunt directly. “I’ll ask as well that you not try to plant someone under my roof as I’ll find out.”   Her mouth draws open, face reddened. “You ingrate!”   Her hand raises, arm extending back. But before she can slap you like she wants and knock your head to the side, Taehyung snatches her wrist. He’s faster than anyone can blink and he clutches her back, glare boring into her skin.   Her teeth grit and she rips back her hand to her chest.   You turn on your heel, looking out the window. “I hope you don’t take this all to heart. I’ll always wish the best for you, Aunt Marie, Hoseok, Uncle Seokjin. That’s what my father would’ve wanted.”   Your aunt shakingly exhales, “I can’t believe this.” At the same time, Hoseok collapses against the wall, entirely stunned and your uncle presses his hand to his forehead.   Your hand comes onto Rose’s shoulder, giving her a reassuring squeeze. You look at Lawyer Kim who smiles and then your smiling eyes meet your husband���s.   Today’s the brightest morning since you can remember. The grass is verdant, air is crisp and the sky is a strong shade of azure with the sunlight piercing through the wispy clouds. It’s noisy, but you don’t mind so much.

The train whistles.   The wheels are rolling against the steel rails, chugging along. There’s a bustle inside the cart, families and lovers sitting together, children rushing past. But you watch the storm of verdant out the window, the fields and trees flashing by.   You’re not so sure if you’ll stop at the first platform or the second. But when you do, you’ll take your packed suitcases from overhead and be on your merry way, disappearing into the crowd.   Your eyes stray from the window to the pocket watch in hand. You’re loosely holding the golden chain of the watch, studying it as it swings back and forth. It’s like a clam, but without any engravings, designs or even ridges on the surface. It’s heavy, perfectly new and polished, the time precise.   It’s your most prized possession.   It brings memories of the times your father did look up from his desk at you, when your mother would turn with a smile, how that manor allowed you and Taehyung to run through its halls.   Rose is asleep across from you, eyes shut and breaths leaving her parted lips. She’s much too unguarded, but you’re not sure if that’s something you should try to change or protect.    She tired herself out after being excited to leave Trulia. It is her first time leaving the country after all and she was practically pasted to the windows with wide eyes. You’re happy that you can be here to watch her. It’s still difficult for you to get used to the fact that she’s your sister, but you’re sure with time, she’ll become one of the most important people to you. She is your family.    With a soft smile, you stand and slip the pocket watch into your pocket.   You walk down the cart of the train to the door. It’s heavy to open, but once you do, the wind whisks through your hair and Taehyung turns around.   The three of you chose to sit at the end of the train where there’s a proper place to stand outside and watch the tracks fade away over the curves and horizon. But there isn’t anyone out here aside from, probably because of how chilling the wind is.   You wrap the shawl around you tighter.   “What are you doing here?” Taehyung asks with furrowed brows. “Aren’t you cold?”   You shake your head and join his side at the railing.   He looks at you. “Are you feeling nauseous?”    “A little at the beginning, but it feels a lot better today. Maybe I’ve gotten used to it.”   Taehyung smiles, traces of relief on his expression. Your eyes gaze into the profile of his face, from the dark strands of his hair brushing his forehead to the slope of his nose and the dip of his cupid’s bow. Sometimes you wonder if you’re in a daze, but you realize you married this man.   You held Taehyung to the promise that he would do anything for you. And in return, you’re fulfilling your own promise — by going to a place where you can be together. Where it won’t matter what he was or who you are.   “I didn’t marry you just to get the inheritance, Taehyung,” you tell him while looking ahead at the passing trees. “It was a way to protect everything I care about. Including you.”   His soft smile is heard in his voice. “I know, my lady.”   You shift on your heel, facing him with a hardened expression. “But that’s not all. I married you, Taehyung, because I wanted to go somewhere new with you and escape the titles that have bounded us to our duties. I don’t want to be treated as the lady of the house anymore. I want us to be equals.”   Taehyung sighs lightly and steps closer to you until your bodies are practically pressed together. He has no hesitance. There’s no longer a worry of anyone watching. “That’s impossible.”   Your face falls.   He continues, “I’ll always feel a need to serve and protect you, Y/N. My father left me with that responsibility. It’s a part of my legacy to care for the Arden family.”   You desperately search his expression. “Then is it impossible to be together? Everything that we’ve gone through together. All this time. Everything that I did — is it really impossible?”   “It isn’t,” he murmurs in a warm voice that you’re taken aback by. Taehyung’s face softens and he lifts his finger to gingerly brush away a strand of hair that tickles your cheek. “Those two things don’t have to conflict. And if that’s what you wish for, then I’ll follow you until the end.”   The corners of your lip tug. “Is that a promise?”   “It is.”   You hold out your hand. “Then join me in making my wish come true.”   Taehyung smiles and his plush lips kiss against your knuckles, swearing his loyalty to you. Not just as a butler, but also as your husband.   The two of you gaze at one another as you lean into him and Taehyung’s arms hold you. It feels warmer than you could’ve imagined and it’s all because he’s here by your side forevermore.   The train rides off into the distance until you’ve blended into the scenery.

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Chapters 3-5 of The Passed Out Princess

Pairing: My CMC (Uyu, Dan Byeol) x Suit Saeran See all chapters

Description: On days 7-9 of Ray’s route, the player is denied food as “Saeran” makes his presence first known. But, what if MC fell very ill under this method of torture due to a medical condition? Sadly, my custom MC, Uyu (full name Dan Byeol), would deal with exactly this dilemma.

Warnings and notes found in chapter 1-2

Without taking a second to assess the situation, he began his tantrum, entering the room without even a knock out of courtesy.

“Finally getting what you wanted and you’re laying down on the bed as if nothing matters! You should be grateful I even thought to check up on you!”

The door shut behind him with a slam.

“Well then? Up. Get up, toy. I didn’t come all the way out here to watch you sleep!”

Saeran made his way over to the bed, almost in a stomping manner.

Uyu let out a small groan, attempting to pick herself up to look him in the eyes, disobeying one of his direct orders on purpose even now. With some shifts, she made her way to sitting up at the edge of the bed close to him with a slouch in her posture. Moving about to face him signaled her forehead to throb again, causing her to instinctively lift her hand to touch it beneath her bangs, a wince escaping her mouth.

“Is that all you’ve got to show me how much I’m making you suffer? Tch. Pathetic! You suck. Take more lessons from Zen while you’re chatting with him so damn much. Maybe he can at least teach you to cry on command for me. Didn’t you take theater classes before or something?”

The tall man in black towered over her as he spoke, icy eyes glaring at her through marshmallow colored fringe which fell over them in his lean forward. His lips curled into a wicked grin before he broke the awkward silence again.

“Well then...what would you like to refer to this issue as? Tell me. You must have weaved quite the story in preparation for my arrival. Out with it!”

Uyu mustered up some strength to mutter out a little of what he needed to know, embarrassed having to explain herself and call for his help when he appeared to be nothing but cruel to her.

He had shouted at her. He had shoved her a little. He had pinned her against a wall and trapped her like a wolf hunting a small, doe eyed rabbit.

And now, here she was teaching him about one of her medical conditions. Needless to say, she wished it possible to pretend it all wasn’t happening.

“..I have chronic low blood sugar. If...my hunger goes unchecked…..it just drops...my blood sugar I mean... and I get sick….it’s undocumented as there’s not much else doctors can do other than tell me to eat..”

Oh the shame.

“Pfft-”

Saeran cackled, loudly, higher in pitch, his voice reaching a part of his lungs that made it almost wheezy.

“Seriously? I hate how your list of problems is so long a fool might have believed you. You’re so damn weak. Say... I wonder...should today’s playtime be me dangling food in front of your face, then? Come on. Let’s get you to stand first, hmm? Then I’ll fetch you something sucky...like raw carrots...and you’ll hop for me like a pet bunny in desperation. I’ll even be so kind as to help you to your feet. What do you say, princess? Would you like that? A gentlemanly hand extended to you from your master?”

He reached down, pulling her hand away from her forehead and clasping it in his right, intertwining her small fingers with his long and slender ones. She shivered at his touch, him being so much colder than she was, as if his hand had been resting in a freezer while apart from her.

“...No...Saeran I might throw up again-”

“Sure you will~”, he cooed, bringing his face to hers.

“Where is that vomit, by the way? Did you oh so conveniently make it to the toilet so it’s all flushed away and gone? Haha...it’s hard to play with a toy who won’t even stand…so up! I’ll help you now, giving you that sweetness you oh so crave. On the count of three! One...two…”

Uyu shook her head as she attempted to pull back away from him, but her hand was still trapped in his firm grip, growing stronger as she attempted to resist.

“Three!”

Saeran gave her a jerk forward, the pull almost sending her to hit the ground before she caught herself on his arm.

“Wow! She did it! She stands! See that wasn’t so har-”

Dan felt the blood seem to rush out of her brain and downwards in a waterfall motion as that hot and cold chill returned. Her legs teetered as she lost balance, falling before grasping at him, ending up in his arms entirely, Saeran trying to avoid being knocked over himself. She let out a “brrr” noise as she shuttered, so dizzy the room felt as if it were doing somersaults and tumbles as it tossed her limp body around.

“Toy? Toy! What the hell kind of a stunt...”

Saeran pulled her away from him to get a better look at her as her head rolled to the side feebly. He held the woman out by her shoulders in front of him as if she were a little rag doll he wanted to shake back and forth to somehow bring life back into her.

“Start speaking to me! It’s not funny! You can quit the act now…stop doing that…”

His tone grew softer as the sound of a stiffness in the back of his throat made itself known, gulping as if swallowing a ball. He spoke again through gritted teeth.

“Not funny….I’m getting angrier….pull yourself together, toy…”

And with a little jostle from him, her guts felt a sudden whirl before a solid drop as did her head, the color black with spirals seizing her sight as she could no longer sort of keep herself upright. Saeran let go of her shoulders, feeling her whole weight lean in on him, catching her before she could fall.

Dan had finally blacked out cold exactly at noon, leaving Saeran alone, drowning in a sea of his own panic.

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Saeran held her close to him for a minute out of shock, his captivating eyes wide, stunned and not wanting to witness what he was responsible for. With Uyu completely slumped into him, he maneuvered his arms around her to allow her frail unconscious body to lean backwards. He didn’t want to believe he caused her to actually pass out, supporting her with his left arm and gently caressing her soft cheek with the back of his right hand.

A part of him feared he had caused the unthinkable.

He spoke in a strained whisper.

“Princess…?”

Not to his surprise, he received no reply, not even the slightest sign that she was faking. He huffed gently as his bottom lip began to quiver...his underlying worry that she wasn’t indeed fooling him appeared now true. He pulled her close to his chest again, his heart hammering against her as he cursed under his breath, thoughts racing so fast he felt a headache of his own coming on.

“Shit….”

Saeran went down onto his knees, still cradling her as her head rested in the crook of his neck, scooching her so she was sitting on his lap. His heart hurt...it physically hurt...a crushing squeezing pain that made him want to rip it from his chest entirely. It felt as if a rose bush had wrapped its way around it, winding an elaborate cage of thorns which pierced through like a million needles; the prettiest rose wilted in his hands because he couldn’t give it basic sunlight and water. The rose which bloomed within Ray’s heart...unlike Ray, Saeran wasn’t a nurturing gardener. Screaming at a flower for not growing into what you wished it to become will do nothing. Or...was it that the flower had already blossomed as he tried to force it closed, back into becoming a bud? Either way, he could now feel the dryness of its shriveled petals as his first tear spilled down his hot cheek.

“You don’t seem so tough now…..aren’t you supposed to be able to handle what I throw at you?”

He pressed his face into her hair, the smell of her floral conditioner he once insulted overwhelming his senses.

With heavy shame and panic, the built up water in his tear ducts came trickling down in little glistening, frequent streams upon his pale face. He shook like a leaf in the wind.

“...I did it. I defeated you. Damn you. This was supposed to be better….feel better. I was promised this was what I wanted...but you made it too easy. I hate a lack of challenge...”

He lifted his head before scooping her up bridal style, carrying her to the princess bed to lay her down somewhere comfortable. Upon her back with her hair partially sprawled out behind her, her position resembled that of sleeping beauty, the one who cursed her to sleep as well as the one who could save her life sharing the same body. Saeran’s kiss could not wake her as the one who made her prick her finger on that spinning wheel, and her prince charming was gone, banished away as he could not stand the cruelties of the dark castle’s dungeons. Or at least, that’s how he felt; that he was acting as the Maleficent of this long tale.

He stared at her for a while, breathing rapidly as his chest puffed up and down, bewildered, seething and puzzled as to why this all hurt him so. His savior promised knocking Dan down was the way to go...after all, she corrupted Ray, disobeyed the savior and caused Ray to do the same, made Ray have to be cleansed...she was no good for him; a liar and a manipulator. That’s what his savior told him, and she was never wrong, was she?

He tried to take her state in again as he watched her, drinking up her lifelessness, pushing himself to feel positive about it. It was a good thing. This was a good thing. The savior might even congratulate him for this. He might even receive praise for doing the opposite as Ray had done, feeding her well put together meals despite not even having the time to sleep. Or, would the savior scold him for besting her too early? After all, she was still essential to bringing down the RFA, as useless as he made her seem to be.

“Yes, that’s it,” he thought. He HAS to make sure she’s ok so she can carry out her job. But why did it seem like so much more than that as he felt a soreness seeing her hurt? He put his hands in his hair, tugging at the white messy tufts by the roots as he audibly panted, feeling himself being sent into a frenzy of angry and confused alarm. He gasped and shook as his eyes glazed over and color drained from his complexion, internally feeling a tug a war between his yearnings and what he had been told. A few broken “ahs” and whimpers left his open mouth as Saeran stumbled backwards, bumping his heel on the bedside table with a thunk. His tears would not cease.

It felt as if no matter how he rationalized what had just happened, matching it to his savior’s wishes and words she whispered into his ears, he couldn’t find it within himself to feel successful or triumphant in any manner. He whipped himself around to avoid looking at the passed out princess, his gaze meeting a vase with fresh flowers left by Ray which she slept beside every night. This room was so full of her...so full of him...so full of them and their time spent together. With a loud crash, he knocked it over, the smashed bits aligning the floor as the water lay in a puddle, the flowers undamaged, surrounded by the mess.

He chewed skin off his lip, leaving it pinker and salty in taste. To avoid his savior’s disapproval, for acting so weak and for making Dan so ill, Saeran decided it was best to handle the entirety of the situation on his own. He licked away the bead of red hot blood, brimming from where he bit off skin before collecting himself to a degree to clean up what he had done.

He stared at himself in the bathroom mirror for a while, analyzing his features and making certain his emotions were concealed. He needed to hide his trembles and sobs if he were to re-enter the halls, wearing the iron mask of the strongest believer.

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Locking the door to keep Dan alone and safe, Saeran made his way around until he reached the place’s kitchen, keeping his head low to avoid the need to strike conversations or bark orders. The believers knew by now that his brisk walking and low hanging head meant no one was to disturb him, as he was probably doing something of importance for the savior. Same went for Ray, even. This made his trip rather quick and easy, even with the glances and stares he received in the halls. He paid no attention to the whispers which followed them.

“I’m hungry. Whip up something and make it fast. Doesn’t matter what as long as it’s got all the food groups and doesn’t taste like utter garbage.”

After Saeran commanded the Mint Eye chefs to get to work on a dish specially “for himself”, he pulled out his android phone to do a quick Google search on what might help with Uyu’s condition. From that he was able to piece together that candy and sugar can help provide immediate relief, for just a moment, as it would spike her blood sugars.

“Do we still have any candies around here? I want a few of those.”

“Yes Mr. Saeran sir...there are some mint candies and chocolates in the cabinet by your head…to the right. We got them recent-”

“No need to point it out and ramble. I know my way around the kitchen. Next time, just a simple yes unless I ask you to say more.”

“Yes, sir.”

Mint Eye was rather used to not seeing Saeran or Ray at meal times unless the savior requested him to attend and sit by her side, so to them, him taking his dinner to go was more normal.

He opened the white cupboard door, seeing numerous clear jars they’d set out on display during meal times. He shoved his hand into the chocolates first, taking it out empty then deciding to go for the mints, remembering “the little thing can’t have dairy.” Grabbing a solid handful of the sweet safe for her to eat, he shoved it all into the pockets of his dark suit, then leaning against the wall, eyeing the chefs at work.

As Saeran himself requested a meal, it was going to be elaborate and made by a whole team in an effort to please him, worry that a mistake could send them to be cleansed acting as a great motivator. Two people off to the right made small garlic potatoes while another two prepared a red wine sauce, to go with the steak a different believer was making. This did not include the last pair, which made stir fried vegetables, one cooking and one cutting.

The kitchen was quiet apart from the sounds of the sizzling, chopping, and stirring; Saeran swallowing saliva as his adam’s apple rolled up and then down, feeling the weight of the fear the room felt towards him. Many times, he saw that kitchens were depicted as being so loud and fun, full of life and chatter unlike this one. Saeran commanded authority and respect, yes, but none of these people would even dare say more than a yes sir no sir to him, let alone smile and act friendly. Would they even smile and talk if he wasn’t there? Or, was joy something this place had always lacked, him just now noticing because of the horribly confusing pit in his stomach at the moment? For the most part, he was on his own, the kindness he received from the savior being all he had to look forward to. And it was always enough for him, as the anxiety he provoked just being in the same room as the believers usually filled him with glee. But then...Ray found someone else who’d show him sweetness. A different kind of sweetness. One that would make his face hot to the touch and heart glow, as if he were under the bright blue sky getting a sunburn, sugary treats melting and dancing on his tongue with new flavors he just wasn’t used to. It was nerve racking and yet so energizing at the same time, something to look forward to as he snuck around to see Dan for so long. Saeran at least could say he found her words to be rather interesting, keeping him on his toes the brief time that they properly spoke together. And by brief...he meant three times. That dork passed out after they had only talked to each other three times.

He was used to the feeling of people trying to tear up his body and soul with their nails from the inside out...but not in the way she did. She at least spoke such honeyed words and phrases, sugar coated in such an unlike recipe as did the glaze which covered his savior’s. Even when telling him something harsh, Dan clarified that his best interest was always in her mind. Ray wished for more of this as he asked her to wreck his head outright. A foolish thing really. Or so Saeran was told.

“Umm...Mr. Saeran...your dish is ready.”

He picked up his stare from the floor to the believer now speaking to him as his train of thoughts were broken off. No matter how much of a display he tried to put on, his mind was somewhere else, somewhere it shouldn’t be. Thinking about someone it shouldn’t be.

“Yes, good. I’ll take the plate to my room as I’m very busy with my important work. Bring me some silverware and a napkin. And a water bottle. And cover the food so it stays warm.”

“Yes sir. For eternal paradise.”

“For eternal paradise..”

The kitchen staff said nothing to his face about the redness which surrounded his mint eyes and the tip of his nose, but behind his back was a different story.

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Goodbye to the Decade: Aesthetic Series

3) Songs

After the series and the books, in this week here are 9 fragments of songs that I liked this decade, since I know that there aren’t so many spanish speakers between you, here is a translation of what the central song says “If there is nothing left to talk about, if there is nothing left to shut up, how can it hurt so much?” is Diciembre by La Oreja De Van Gogh

Like the previous posts in the series a keep reading it’s here, because warning here is the full list of all the songs that I have from this decade, and when I say all of them I mean all of them.No Particular order in them. Congratulations if you make till the end, if not, well I can’t blame you xD

Mirrors by Justin Timberlake 2013

Radioactive by Imagine Dragons 2012

Demons by Imagine Dragons 2012

Counting Stars by OneRepublic 2013

Really Really by Winner 2017

Russian Roulette by Red Velvet 2016

Troublemaker by Troublemaker 2011

Mean by Taylor Swift 2010

Better Than Revenge by Taylor Swift 2010

We Are Never Getting Back Together by Taylor Swift 2012

I Knew You Were Trouble by Taylor Swift 2012

All Too Well by Taylor Swift 2012

Shake It Off by Taylor Swift 2014

Blank Space by Taylor Swift 2014

Bad Blood by Taylor Swift 2014

Look What You Make Me Do by Taylor Swift 2017

You Need To Calm Down by Taylor Swift 2019

Paper Rings by Taylor Swift 2019

The Man by Taylor Swift 2019

Closer by The Chainsmokers & Halsey 2016

Sad Girls by Melo Moreno 2018

Ocean Eyes by Billie Eilish 2016

Bellyache by Billie Eilish 2017

Hostage by Billie Eilish 2017

My Boy by Billie Eilish 2017

Bad Guy by Billie Eilish 2019

You Should See Me In A Crown by Billie Eilish 2019

My Strange Addiction by Billie Eilish 2019

Ilomilo by Billie Eilish 2019

Pump Up Kicks by Foster The People 2010

Burn by Ellie Goulding 2013

Just The Way You Are by Bruno Mars 2010

Talking To The Moon by Bruno Mars 2010

The Lazy Song by Bruno Mars 2010

Grenade by Bruno Mars 2011

Locked Out Of Heaven by Bruno Mars 2012

When I Was Your Man by Bruno Mars 2012

Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) by Kelly Clarkson 2011

Stitches by Shawn Mendes 215

Treat You Better by Shawn Mendes 2016

Señorita by Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello 2019

Born This Way by Lady Gaga 2011

Blow Me (One Last Kiss) by P!nk 2012

Elastic Heart by Sia 2013

Cheap Thrills by Sia & Sean Paul 2016

Up In The Air by 30 Seconds To Mars 2013

Gangnam Style by PSY 2012

Daddy by PSY 2015

Voodoo Doll by VIXX 2013

When Can I See You Again by Owl City 2012

Uza by AKB48 2012

Love Me Harder by Ariana Grande 2014

Into You by Ariana Grande 2015

Side To Side by Ariana Grande 2016

Thank U, Next by Ariana Grande 2018

Love The Way You Lie by Eminem & Rihanna 2010

The Monster by Eminem & Rihanna 2013

Hotter Than Hell by Dua Lipa 2016

Only Girl (In The World) by Rihanna 2010

Rude Boy by Rihanna 2010

All Of Me by John Legend 2013

No Need To Talk by C-Luv 2014

Papercut by Zedd & Troye Sivan 2015

Misery by Maroon 5 2010

Moves Like Jagger by Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera 2011

Payphone by Maroon 5 2012

One More Night by Maroon 5 2012

Lucky Strike by Maroon 5 2012

The Man Who Never Lied by Maroon 5 2012

Animals by Maroon 5 2014

Maps by Maroon 5 2014

Sugar by Maroon 5 2015

Lips On You by Maroon 5 2017

Stressed Out by Twenty One Pilots 2015

Ride by Twenty One Pilots 2015

Heathens by Twenty One Pilots 2016

Chlorine by Twenty One Pilots 2018

Teenage Dream by Katy Perry 2010

Firework by Katy Perry 2010

Corazón En La Maleta by Luis Fonsi 2014

Lego House by Ed Sheeran 2011

Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran 2014

Shape Of You by Ed Sheeran 2017

I Want You To Know by Zedd & Selena Gomez 2015

Burning In The Skies by Linkin Park 2010

Waiting For The End by Linkin Park 2010

Iridescent by Linkin Park 2010

The Catalyst by Linkin Park 2010

Lost In The Echo by Linkin Park 2012

In My Remains by Linkin Park 2012

Burn It Down by Linkin Park 2012

Lies Greed Misery by Linkin Park 2012

I’ll Be Gone by Linkin Park 2012

Castle Of Glass by Linkin Park 2012

Victimized by Linkin Park 2012

Skin To Bone by Linkin Park 2012

Powerless by Linkin Park 2012

A Light That Never Comes by Steve Aoki & Linkin Park 2013

Guilty All The Same by Linkin Park 2014

War by Linkin Park 2014

Wastelands by by Linkin Park 2014

Until It’s Gone by Linkin Park 2014

Rebellion by Linkin Park 2014

Final Masquerade by Linkin Park 2014

Darker Than Blood by Steve Aoki & Linkin Park 2015

Nobody Can Save Me by Linkin Park 2017

Good Goodbye by Linkin Park & Pusha T & Stormzy 2017

Talking To Myself by Linkin Park 2017

Battle Symphony by Linkin Park 2017

Invisible by Linkin Park 2017

Heavy by Linkin Park & Kiiara 2017

Sorry For Now by Linkin Park 2017

Halfway Right by Linkin Park 2017

One More Light by Linkin Park 2017

Sharp Edges by Linkin Park 2017

50 Ways To Say Goodbye by Train 2012

60’s Cardin by Glen Check 2011

Paint It Gold by Glen Check 2013

I’ve Got This Feeling by Glen Check 2013

Ain’t My Fault by Zara Larsson 2016

Oh Nana by K.A.R.D 2016

Solo by Jay Park 2015

Mommae by Jay Park & Ugly Duck 2015

Me Like Yuh by Jay Park & Hoody 2016

All I Wanna Do by Jay Park & Hoody & Loco 2016

Teardrops by Emmelie De Forest 2013

Calm After The Storm by The Common Linnets 2014

Tonight Again by Guy Sebastian 2014

Golden Boy by Nadav Guedj 2015

Goodbye To Yesterday by Elina Born & Stig Rästa 2015

Heroes by Måns Zelmerlöw 2015

Alter Ego by Minus One 2016

Occidentalis Karma by Francesco Gabbani 2017

Fuego by Eleni Foureira 2018

Bboom Bboom by Momoland 2018

Cool For The Summer by Demi Lovato 2015

Solo by Clean Bandit &  Demi Lovato 2018

Busted by Electroboyz & C-Luv 2013

MaBoy 3 by Electroboyz & Nana 2013

Lo Malo by Aitana & Ana Guerra 2018

My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up) by Fall Out Boy 2013)

Centuries by Fall Out Boy 2014

Immortals by Fall Out Boy 2014

Closer by Oh My Girl 2015

Control by Halsey 2015

Graveyard by Halsey 2016

Don’t Go Breaking My Heart by Backstreet Boys 2018

Feel It Still by Portugal. The Man 2017

Venus by Hello Venus 2012

Do You Want Some Tea by Hello Venus 2013

I’m Ill by Hello Venus 2015

Wiggle Wiggle by Hello Venus 2015

La La La by Naughty Boy & Sam Smith 2013

Hymn For The Weekend by Coldplay & Beyonce 2015

Love Myself by Hailee Steinfeld 2015

Female Robbery by The Neighbourhood 2012

Sweater Weather by The Neighbourhood 2013

Cry Baby by The Neighbourhood 2015

Daddy Issues by The Neighbourhood 2015

Go Crazy! by 2PM 2014

Playboy by EXO 2015

Monster by EXO 2016 

One Woman Army by Porcelain Black 2014

Need You Now by Lady Antebellum 2010

Just A Kiss Goodnight by Lady Antebellum 2011 

Little Apple by Chopstick Brothers 2014

Handclap by Fitz And The Tantrums 2016

Hann by (G)I-DLE 2018 

Youngblood by 5 Seconds Of Summer 2018

Easier by 5 Seconds Of Summer 2019

Teeth by 5 Seconds Of Summer 2019

Pretty Woman by Hebe Tien 2015

Fiction by Highlight 2011

Good Luck by Highlight 2014

Impermeable by Ha*Ash 2011

Lo Aprendí De Ti by Ha*Ash 2014

Peligro by Reik 2011

Que Ganó Olvidándote by Reik 2016

Spanglish by Reik 2016

Ya Me Enteré by Reik 2016

Barbie De Extrarradio by Melendi 2010

Canción De Amor Caducada by Melendi 2010

Lágrimas Desordenadas by Melendi 2012

Cheque Al Portamor by Melendi 2012

Tocado y Hundido by Melendi 2014

Otro Lío De Melendi by Melendi 2014

La Casa No Es Igual by Melendi 2016

Sor María by Maná 2011

Mayday by Oran-G 2011

Mi Novia Se Me Está Poniendo Vieja by Ricardo Arjona 2011

Lo Poco Que Tengo by Ricardo Arjona 2014

La Niña Que Llora En Tus Fiestas by La Oreja de Van Gogh 2011

Cometas Por El Cielo by La Oreja de Van Gogh 2011

El Primer Día Del Resto De Mi Vida by La Oreja de Van Gogh 2013

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[saizoswifey]

~Birthday With Ieyasu~

{Ieyasu SLBP} {N//SFW}

Word Count: 1,603

A/N: Happy Birthday @pseudofaux !!! This is for you! (sry for a bit late posting ill give you one tiny little tantrum throwing guess why LOL). Thank you for being such a great friend to me. You’re intelligent, hilarious, kind, warm-hearted, sassy at the best times, a great listener, a person with so many qualities I admire. You’re just an all-around wonderful person and the type you want to have in your corner. I am so glad life and fandom and thirst for 2d men brought us together and I hope you had a fantastic day. Here’s to another year of you just being a badass with a heart of gold. <333 

     “Did I stutter, or are you just that thick headed you can’t understand a simple command?” Ieyasu’s words came as harsh as the slam of the door behind him just a moment before.

     The room of the inn was lavishly decorated, a fresh floral scent lingering in the air and adding to thought that Ieyasu must have spent a great deal on this little onsen trip for two. Her fingers searched her hair for the ornate pin that lay nestled there. Yet another birthday gift from her surly Lord. What she didn’t know was how much effort he put into choosing it for her.

     When Sakai had suggested the gift, Ieyasu had waved him off with a scowl. There were still expensive bolts of kimono cloth collecting dust in one room or another, untouched from her last birthday. “Are you really as stupid as you are bald?” You know she doesn’t care for such things. “And I don’t remember asking you, anyway. Leave. Your face is pissing me off.”

     “As you wish, milord. But do trust me. Some time away is a delightful plan, but a lady enjoys a tangible gift to show off to her friends.”

     Friends? What damned friends did she have, or need? Ieyasu thought as he stewed in silence. The stubborn twit spent her days either cooking, cleaning, or nipping at his heels like a lost puppy. Clinging to his side at night as they read together in his chambers. 

    That infuriating simpleton's grin plastered on her face made it clear she cared for nothing more. If she had a friend, it would be him. And they spent time together just fine without some hairpin. Still,…it incensed him that he could not will the thought to cease echoing in his mind. In the following days, he found himself sneaking off to peruse a few shops, inspecting various pieces with scrutiny that surprised even himself.

     “You are aware who I am, I’m sure?” Ieyasu flashed his poisoned smile to the shopkeep.

     “W-Why yes, well aware, My Lord!”

     “Ah,” he grinned wider still, “perhaps I had not given you enough time to prepare for my arrival? I was assuming you’d bring out the quality pieces for me to choose from, but all I see are these atrocious chintzy wares not fit to be worn by dogs. Did you think I was shopping for a dog? Or are these simply the best your lack of skills can produce?”

     In the end, he found one he liked and hid it inside of a box until the morning of their trip.

     She looked beautiful, as usual, however, the sight of her walking around the village wearing a symbol that she belonged to him was a feeling more than words afforded him. Now they were alone. He watched her reach for it, a possessive heat roaring up from the depths of his soul. It was then he pressed against her from behind in the privacy of their room. He had wanted to wait until they had both taken advantage of the onsen’s baths. The journey had been long and in truth, he had been looking forward to unwinding and relaxing in the warm water upon arrival. But she had a way of constantly ruining his plans, didn’t she.

     “Ieyasu…”

     She felt an onslaught of kisses along her neck, her lovers hands violently yanking the cords and knots that tethered her clothing to her. His whisper in her ear sent shivers up her spine and she melted into his touch, large warm hands dragging up her thighs roughly.

     “I told you to take it off,” he repeated gruffly. “I’d like to get a clear look at my gift on you. It’s only fair to give me my money’s worth, is it not?”

     Left with nothing but the pin in her hair, Ieyasu’s hands explored everywhere he could reach. Gripping her breasts and pinching her nipples too hard just to feel her yelp and squirm in his rigid arms. He touched her as if he owned her. And he did, truly. They both knew she belonged to him.

     When they got to the bed he pushed her on her front, her focus shifting from the awareness of her wet arousal to the sound of Ieyasu’s own clothes rustling behind her. A hand forced the small of her back down, positioning her pussy on display for the man she loved. Perfumed sheets bunched at the mercy of her fingers and with eyes shut she arched the curve of her spine in preparation for him to enter her.

     Instead, the tender caresses moved to her ass and spread her pussy, the sensation of Ieyasu’s tongue gliding in the slit he found there sent a moan spilling into the bedclothes underneath her. She was no stranger to the pleasure his mouth could bring. He’d eaten her countless times before, and she had done the same for him in turn. But the sensual feeling of being sucked and lapped from behind was entirely new. And entirely delightful. There was something different about the way he worked her this time.

     He wasn’t fast or overly rough. He wasn’t hurried or mindlessly seeking her for his own pleasures and comfort. He took his time, tasting her like he truly enjoyed it. His lips caressed her with a sexy tenderness as he alternated between teasing her clit with the tip of his tongue and lapping up her folds. His desire to pamper her was evident in the way he worshipped her pussy and sucked at her juices the same as if they were dripping from a ripe red strawberry.

     Wet warmth from his tongue was exploring and stimulating her in ways and places she never imagined possible, and she had to admit she was in love with the feeling. There was no controlling the way her body shivered for him when his tongue entered inside of her. In and out and in and out again he pressed it inside of her while she squirmed back into his face.

     “This…is mine,” he reminded her, lapping swiftly at her pussy.

     It was as if they were in perfect sync, he knew exactly what to do to send her out of her own consciousness, unable to do anything but moan and whine at the mercy of her Lord.

     It was an orgasm like none before, slowly building over her body like layers of warm wax drippings. Still, Ieyasu continued to suckle fervently between her legs. The room was white and spinning and she cried out his name, bringing her fingers down between her legs just next to his tongue to play with her own clit. He didn’t seem to mind, which drove her to new heights. He only gave her a few quick spanks before gripping her hip steady. Together they flicked and sucked and rubbed until at last, she came for him. And when his tongue was finished at her folds he caught hold of her wrist and brought her fingers, soaked in her own juices, to his mouth and sucked them clean too. A dangerous heat in his eyes as he stared at her while doing so.

     With a sinister chuckle, he pulled away to thrust inside of her, his cock harder than she’s ever felt it before. It pushed all of her juices back inside of her, lewd sounds only heightening the pleasure for them both. He fucked into her at several angles. Quick, quick quick, he buried himself inside of her while grabbing hard at her breasts.

     “Ahh! Mmn…haah-“ Her moans were forced from her lungs on weighted pants as Ieyasu snapped his hips against her with no mercy.

     “You sound like you’re enjoying yourself. Aren’t you a shameless one, moaning like that for a cock.”

     She didn’t care. How could she? She had never been more turned on, feeling the sweet way he plunged inside and searched for the places that made her feel best. There was nothing her mind could focus on aside from the delicious strokes of his cock gliding in and out of her.

     “Come on, spread your legs for me,” Ieyasu commanded between thrusts. “That’s it, mmn, use your knees and push back into this cock you love so much.”

     Feeling his skin against her own and the strained moans he was clearly working hard to suppress while he fucked her. Knowing he wanted her to feel good was enough to get her flowing, yet Ieyasu pulled out abruptly and flipped her onto her back beneath him, nearly sending the life from her lungs with the force.

     Once again his head was between her legs. This time sucking forcefully at her clit alone while her hips bucked up and rocked up into his mouth. It felt heavenly to dig her fingers into his thick hair and use his face as she pleased.

     “So…good…it feels so good. P-Please, don’t stop…keep going,” she begged.

     He continued to suck and pull her clit between puckered lips. The confusion of sensation from the switch made her come the instant he added a few fingers inside her. In a teasing manner, he brought his eyes up to meet her own, jaw glistening and tongue circling listlessly around her clit, then finally dipping in to draw that milky release into his mouth like the finest dessert.

     “I’m not done with you yet,” he smiled, positioning himself above her, letting her feel the searing heat of his rock hard cock on her sticky inner thigh. “Now, you’re going to make me cum.”

[nier-automata-mod-far-uo]

New Nier: Automata secret room discovered 5 years later — is it legit? - Polygon

💾 ►►► DOWNLOAD FILE 🔥🔥🔥 Well, we say "enjoying" - there's a significant overlap between people who pirate games and people who want their PC gaming to be absolutely top notch amusingly, they never seem to see the tension between these two positions and it must be said the PC port of Nier Automata does not exactly knock it out of the park. Enter Kaldaien , a well-respected modder who seems to delight in taking substandard PC offerings and polishing them up. Their FAR Fix Automata Resolution mod ups Nier Automata's resolution from upscaled p to p, and increases frame rate up to 60fps, thanks to some clever optimisation of various graphical effects. Those are the most obvious changes but far from the extent of what the popular mod does. However, the mod also checks to see whether you're running a legitimate copy of Nier Automata or a cracked one, and if it discovers you're a pirate, it just won't let you play. You'll have to uninstall the mod to continue. Since the mod is a free, optional service that has no ill-effects for anyone who paid for their copy, you'd think everyone would have a laugh and move on. But no! Pirates are throwing huge tantrums over it; Kotaku 's got a round up of reactions and links to discussion of the matter where you can see people getting well firey over it. The backlash from this scandal has seen the mod creator banned from the Nier Automata Steam forums and the download link to the mod removed. Meanwhile, the creator made the mod's source code freely available, so pirates have been altering it to remove the piracy block. Just by the by, Nier Automata is excellent ; don't take my word for it, check out the reviews. It's the sort of game that wasn't really expected to make money but was produced for and by fans, and the fact that Nier Automata shifted 1 million copies , got some DLC after all and even resulted in a reprint of the original Nier is just fantastic. That Nier Automata is such a good game, well worth paying for and developed with such good intentions, but causing such an upset among people who won't pay for it The whole situation is kind of tragic and laughable, and makes me think, yet again, that we all need to get out in the fresh air a bit more. Hit the link above to dive into all the details. Tencent looking to become the "the single largest shareholder" in Ubisoft - report. The company plans to offer Ubisoft a sum "way above" its current stock price. MultiVersus season one has been delayed. The Ascent expands its cyberpunk chaos with melee combat and new missions in story DLC. The Ascent is finally getting major new content in the form of Cyber Heist, and it's out very soon. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Heroes guide and how to unlock the best Heroes. Dead Space remake: Everything we know so far. If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. A Nier Automata mod has made a lot of people hilariously mad. Stephany Nunneley 32 minutes ago. Season's givings. Connor Makar 52 minutes ago. Sherif Saed an hour ago. Assignment Ada. Kelsey Raynor an hour ago. Mighty heroes. Josh Broadwell 52 minutes ago. Mark Harrison an hour ago. Buy our t-shirts, yeah They're far more stylish than your average video game website tat. Explore our store.

[tariqk]

So it's been Ramadan, and, you know, we've been doing Ramadan things — family iftars, the whole go to mosque and do tarawih things. It's kind of notable because this is the first year where we kind of felt $CHILD_1 was ready for going with us, what with taking them to the mosque and everything.

And to be fair, they really enjoy going — it's got a huge open area, which is great for running around and exploring, which is what they wanna do. They don't break anything, they don't hurt anyone, they're just running with their relatives and the other kids they meet in the mosque.

Which is fine, except that they decide to run past the jema'ah and in the front row of the mosque, just behind the imam. By that point, after that, it's like, my mother-in-law comes to @were-cow and tells her, and my father-in-law tells me, that it's probably best that they go home.

And I'm like, that's fine. It's even kind of funny, because yeah, it's social norm violation, but a fairly benign one and one that people wil laugh about as $CHILD_1 grows older.

Anyway, last night it was Maghrib at our in-laws' place, and we're all doing the jema'ah prayers, when $CHILD_1 comes over to my side, in the last raka'at, quietly murmuring to themselves, “I'm going to solat”, and joins me. And, I won't lie to you, I was so filled with affection it kind of leaked on my face, and we both sat together quietly as the prayer finished and they went on their way.

It was after the prayer that my mother-in-law tells them, hey, you're not supposed to lock the other people in the TV room 😂😂😂

And, you know? It was kind of funny, because, yeah, no one was hurt, everyone was okay, just… don't do it again, right? So I tell them I'm really happy they joined us for solat, but please, kid, locking everyone in the TV room was wrong, don't do that again.

And later on my mother-in-law tells both @were-cow and I that we're too lenient on $CHILD_1, and I literally respond, so? I've seen what the other approach leads to. I have friends dealing with the anxiety, the trauma, and the depression that comes from parents who are… strict? What does that even mean?

Which… yeah, what do you mean by us being “too lenient”? I mean, it's not as if we've not hurt our kids or shown anger towards them, but when those things happen, we've treated that as failure, and something that we have to be accountable to our kids, and something to apologize and do better with. It's not as if we want our parenting to revolve around anger and threats of violence, or even just… sternness.

And I recognize that by doing this, it could be a mistake. We could be spoiling our children, by not showing our authority.

It's not as if we don't, and haven't, enforced boundaries, and shown that our children's actions have consequences. I've kept firm, through the tears and the tantrums, of decisions we have made, such as on occasion limiting their screen time and making sure they understand that their actions have consequences. It's something we've had to constantly enforce with $CHILD_2, because they're 3, and who's learning that hitting, screaming and crying won't get them what they want, and only stiffens parental resolve. The difference is, we don't use anger, when we are able to.

Of course we've failed. Of course, when exhaustion strikes, we've snapped at our children and caused them hurt and distress. But it's often treated as a failure, and something we try to be accountable to our children, and something we try to apologize and try to be better to them for. And we let them know it.

I've had friends and family growing up under stern parenting, whose parents don't think a harsh word and even hitting was a problem. Hell, I've been subject to it, even if it was inconsistent and never clearly defined. I've seen the damage it can cause — the anxiety, the self-harm, the self-hatred, the depression and mental illness and trauma it can bring. Why would I want my children to have that be a part of their childhood?

Maybe, once they're much older, we'll come to regret our decision to not default our parenting with anger and violence as a default, to not use authority and sternness as a guiding principle of our parenting. But you know what?

In trying to avoid that, at least we're trying something different than what our parents and the generation before did to us.

If we're making mistakes, it will be new mistakes.

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escape room ( @foreverwednesday )

WM MS MHS OS NH AG: "Okay - so I guess we'll see how this goes..." Wren looked to Blake with an apprehensive smile, before he let out a little chuckle. They had all agreed to go to this escape room a month or so ago, before everything had gone crazy in the friendship group and they were all actually enjoying being around each other. He, like mostly everybody else, had pretty much forgotten they were even supposed to be going until they got an email confirming their arrival time. When they'd tried to cancel the booking, they'd been told they weren't getting their money back - and so they'd all decided to come anyway. "It's definitely a good thing we're splitting into boys and girls, I think - although I'm going to miss you." He chuckled.

WM MS MHS OS NH AG: "-- I did try and get our money back and they told me no! And that I'd have to pay a cancellation fee!" Nancy groaned, trying to explain to her brother for the third time why they still had to go to the escape room. "It's going to be fun, okay? We're all going to have fun." She said firmly, giving him a glare as they started to walk into the building. "Oh, we're the first ones here." She shrugged, looking around to see if anybody else was. She thought she might see Blake and Wren in their car, but she wasn't sure. "Hi, our booking is under Nancy Hayes." She smiled to the people at the front desk. She kind of wished she'd never offered to be the one to make the booking all those weeks ago, but she knew it was too late now.

WM MS MHS OS NH AG: "You know what? I think this is actually gonna be fun. It's gonna be fun!" Mia laughed as she looked over to Iris, trying to feel as optimistic as she sounded. The group hadn't been together since the mess that had been camping and although it definitely felt weird, she was trying to hope they would have a good time. "We don't even have to see the boys other than when we first get there, we'll be in totally different rooms. And against them! We can get out all our rage." She teased, nudging her gently. If she was honest, she was actually kind of looking forward to the day - she had been spending a lot of time with Sebastian recently, to distract herself and although she thought he was a good person, he could be a little clingy. She wasn't a fan of that. "I think this is it... Yeah look, there's Nancy."

WM MS MHS OS NH AG: Arlo hadn't wanted to go to the escape room at all - he'd begged his mum to lie and call Nancy and tell her that she was ill, but she wouldn't do it and now he was in his dads car on the way there. Nancy was making Noah go, which meant Noah was making him go - and he wasn't happy about it. He'd hated having to be around Iris at camping and not be able to talk to her, not even be able to look at her properly. He missed her so much, it was killing him. And now he had to be here? He was in a mood. "Thanks, dad." He muttered, a scowl on his face as he climbed out of the car. He rolled his eyes as his dad told him to have fun. "I won't." He muttered moodily, before he started to walk. He looked up to see who was ahead of him, seeing it was Iris and sighing deeply. He stuck his hands in his pockets and continued walking.

WM MS MHS OS NH AG: "Thanks for picking me up - again." Maeve smiled as she looked over to Tobias. Her car was in the garage, so she'd been planning on walking - and when he'd found out, he'd offered to pick her up on his way. It was almost strange, the idea of being around the whole group without it being a party or some kind of drinking event. She felt a little nervous to be around all the girls without that barrier being broken down - she hoped it wasn't too awkward, that she wasn't too out of place. She knew that she and Tobias arriving together didn't mean anything; he had only offered because she had no car. But she still liked that it was happenign.

WM MS MHS OS NH AG: "Are you excited?! I'm so excited!" Ogie laughed as he looked from Piper who was sitting next to him, to Ben who was driving - he'd offered to pick them up again, like he had for camping and Ogie couldn't wait to get the day started. "I think this is gonna be so fun!" He loved that they were doing something that wasn't a party for a change, he thought they were going to have such a good time. "And we are so gonna beat you, P!" He chuckled.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: "I guess." Blake nodded. She wasn't holding out too much hope if she was completely honest. She didn't see how any of this was going to go well. She was just glad that Iris and Mia could be away from the boys. She didn't think that they'd do well if they had to work with them. Blake thought that this could have been a lot of fun - if they were all in the right frame of mind. "You're gonna miss me?" Blake chuckled as she looked up at Wren, "It'll literally be like half an hour and then we'll be back together .You don't have to miss me too much." She laughed but she quickly reached over to kiss his cheek.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Noah rolled his eyes as he listened to his sister, "You didn't try hard enough then, did you?" He sighed. He still had a bit of a black eye from camping. The last thing he wanted was to have to deal with any of the others. He didn't particularly like any of the boys but he was glad that he didn't have to be around Mia either. He didn't think that it was going to be any good. "You said that about camping too. Don't think that ended up being so fun, do you?" He raised an eyebrow. He was in a mood and he wished that Nancy had just let him stay at home.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Although Iris was a little apprehensive about the escape room, she was definitely glad that her cousin was there with her. "We better have fun otherwise I think Nancy would have a bit of a meltdown." Iris laughed. She had tried taking this off of her friends plate, not wanting her to have the pressure of cancelling all of this, especially when they were being so awkward about it. "If we don't beat the boys, I am going to throw the biggest tantrum." Iris chuckled. She definitely wasn't going to be happy if they let the boys beat them with something like this. She was just looking forward to being able to spend time with Mia. Since camping, she hadn't really seen Amos much and she was almost glad. She didn't want to ruin her friendship with Lydia too much. "Oi, Gorgeous!" Iris called when she saw her friend.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: "Honestly, Maeve, it's not problem." Tobias chuckled, shaking his head a little. Although he didn't say it, he was just glad that he got to spend a little extra time with Maeve, especially when they were going to be separated when they were inside. He had been really enjoying his time with Maeve and he hoped that she was enjoying spending time with him too. He didn't think that her coming with him would be an indication of that - it wasn't like she had many other options. "How are you thinking this is gonna be then?" He asked, looking over at the other with a smile.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Benjamin was a little worried about the escape room. He didn't really talk to many of the boys - other than his cousin - so he didn't know how they were gonna be when they were in the escape room. He laughed as he heard Ogie, though, his energy completely infectious. "Yeah, it's pretty exciting, isn't it?" He chuckled. He didn't know how much he really found it that exciting but he liked that his cousin did, anyway. "We're definitely going to beat you Piper." He nodded, pulling up the car.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: "I'm so excited!" Piper agreed and nodded her head. She couldn't wait for this. She got to spend time with some of her best friends and she didn't think that she had seen enough of Nancy and Iris recently. "I think it will be fun. It'll be nice to spend some time with the girls without you smelly boys." She laughed, shaking her head a little bit. She was joking though. she loved spending time with Ogie. Piper laughed as she got out of the car, "You are absolutely not going to beat us. Don't try me with that."

WM MS MHS OS NH AG: "Yes, but how painful it's going to be, being in there with people that would rather be anywhere else will make me remember how much I wish I could just be with you." Wren laughed, shaking his head playfully. He was mostly just playing around - he didn't think it would be that bad, not if they all kept their spirits up. He smiled as Blake kissed his cheek, squeezing her hand gently. "Alright - time to get out." He chuckled, opening his door and climbing out before he went over to Blake's side and opened the door for her, too. "In we go!" He smiled, holding out his hand. He really hoped they just all try and get into the swing of things, that they'd try and have fun.

WM MS MHS OS NH AG: "I did!" Nancy argued, although realistically she knew she probably could've tried harder - but once they'd said no and started to be funny with her, she'd just said it was fine. They would go. She was sure Iris would've been better at it than her, but she didn't think that mattered now - they were here, anyway. "I think this might be a bit different to camping, Noah." She rolled her eyes. "Thank you!" She smiled, taking the two different keys from the receptionist. "This is the boys key, this is the girls." She held one out to Noah. She looked up with a laugh as she heard Iris, waving over at her best friend. "Ah, you're here!" She squealed. "Are you excited?" She giggled.

WM MS MHS OS NH AG: "Oh god, I know - she definitely seemed on the verge of one in the groupchat." Mia laughed, shaking her head. She had never seen somebody use so many angry emojis in such a short burst of time. "We are absolutely going to beat them. They won't know anything about us." She laughed. She didn't think any of them bar Wren would've paid much attention. She smiled as Iris spoke to Nancy, avoiding eye contact with Noah and getting out her phone to look at it instead.

WM MS MHS OS NH AG: Arlo walked in slowly behind Iris and Mia, raising an eyebrow as he looked to his cousin. Again, it was selfish but he was happy that he and Noah were in the same boat. This whole situation would be so much worse if he was completely on his own. "Ready for this?" He muttered, going in to stand next to him. At the very least, he was glad that the boys were on a different team to the girls - although he didn't know if he could put up with how annoying Ogie was for all that time. He could already imagine how enthusiastic he was about all of this.

WM MS MHS OS NH AG: Maeve smiled, nodding her head. She knew it wasn't a big deal, it was just a ride - but she was kind of still getting used to having friends that would do things like this for her. She was really happy that it meant she got to spend a little bit of extra time with Toby, too - especially since they were going to be separated in the game. She raised an eyebrow at his question. "God only knows. Hopefully less tense than camping was." She laughed quietly. "I think my team will be fine, it's yours I worry about." She chuckled.

WM MS MHS OS NH AG: Like Benjamin, Ogie didn't really speak to many of the other boys - but he hadn't considered that part yet, he was just really excited to be able to play something like this. He thought parties were fun, but something like this was right up his street. "We are so going to beat you! I pay so much attention it's crazy, I pay the most attention ever." He laughed, sticking out his tongue playfully. He climbed out of the car happily, waving over as he saw people inside.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: "Well, hey, at least you'll remember just how much you love spending time with me." Blake laughed, shrugging her shoulders. "That whole 'distance makes the heart grow fonder, right?" She raised an eyebrow. She was looking forward to spending a little bit of time with the other girls, if she was honest, she thought that it would be a lot of fun. Blake chuckled as Wren opened her car door. She really liked that he could be like that sometimes. She thought that he was such a sweet person. "In we go." Blake nodded, squeezing his hand gently.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Noah rolled his eyes. He was getting pretty sick of having to listen to Nancy make excuses because he did not believe what she was saying. He didn't think that she had tried with all of this at all. He was pretty sure that she just wanted to wind him up with it all. "Dunno. I have to be stuck with Ogie so who the hell knows." He muttered, shaking his head a little. He definitely wasn't looking forward to that. He smiled, slightly, though as he spotted Arlo. "Am I fuck. Honestly, if it wasn't Nancy who did this, I wouldn't be fucking here."

NG BM TD IS BA PK: "Yeah, exactly. It's such a good job that no-one dropped out." Iris laughed, shaking her head. She just didn't think that this was a good idea right now but she was trying to keep a positive spin on it. She wanted it to be good - for her friends sake. "They won't know anything about it." Iris agreed before she rolled her eyes. She knew it wasn't true though. Arlo knew more about her than anyone on the planet. That was why what he did had hurt so much. She beamed as she looked to Nancy and nodded her head, "Yeah, of course. We're gonna kick their asses, aren't we?"

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Tobias didn't really have any idea what it was that was happening with him and Maeve. He really liked her, he knew that. And he thought that the feeling was mutual. He hoped that the feeling was mutual. He didn't think that he had ever been like this with a girl before this. He was usually so sure of himself, so confident. He usually knew how he was with the others. He really hoped that he was right when it came to her. "I can't imagine it would be worse, can you?" He asked, raising an eyebrow with a laugh. "Don't. I don't wanna think about it till we get there, you know?" He raised an eyebrow with a laugh.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Benjamin always thought that Ogie was one of the best people. He thought that he was such an optimist and he wished that he could be a little more like that. He chuckled as he listened to Piper and Ogie. He thought the two of them were absolutely adorable. He was just glad that Ogie had someone like Piper. He nodded a little, though as he climbed out of the car. "We'll see who beats who." He chuckled, nodding his head. He was pretty confident, though.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Piper laughed as she listened to Ogie and she shook her head, "Absolutely not. You're not going to beat us. It's just not going to happen." She didn't know how well she was going to do though. She didn't know how much she knew the others. She knew Ogie pretty well, though, she thought. "Hey!" Piper called to the others as they joined the rest of the group.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "Well, that's what they say - I guess we'll see how it goes, right?" Wren grinned teasingly. He wasn't the type of person who couldn't spend time away from his partner; in fact, he and Blake were such busy people that they could never find the time to see each other every day. It was just that he wasn't particularly close to the other boys, although he definitely wanted to build a stronger relationship with them. He squeezed Blake's hand back as they walked in, smiling at the people who were already there. "Hey, guys." He smiled, raising an eyebrow. He hoped today was going to be better than they all thought it was.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Nancy knew her brother didn't believe her - but she hadn't tried to force him to come today, she'd only suggested it and he was there. So she refused to take full responsibility for his misery this time. "Of course we are - I've been studying up." She laughed, winking at her best friend. She felt like she knew quite a lot about everybody there, so she was absolutely prepared for the day ahead. "Hi!" She smiled as she saw Piper, looking over to Ben with a smile quickly. "Who are we waiting for?"

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "I can only imagine the reaction if anybody had." Mia laughed, shaking her head. She didn't think it was such a big deal, losing the money they'd all put in - but she understood why people would rather just go and get their moneys worth, especially since they'd all left it to Nancy to organise. She really didn't think today was going to be too awful, she got along with all of the girls there and once they split off into their teams, she actually thought it could be quite fun.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "We both have to be stuck with him, mate. At least we aren't alone in it." Arlo rolled his eyes. He found Ogie pretty unbearable at the best of times, but he couldn't imagine how annoying he was going to be in a room with just the boys. "At least the rest of them are alright, though. It's not like Wren or Benjamin are gonna say much, is it?" He shrugged. He thought it could be okay, as long as it went quickly and nobody did anything too annoying.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Maeve really liked Tobias, she knew that now - she'd tried to ignore it for a little while, but it was hard when she liked him as much as she did. And even though she'd never really been involved with anything like this before, she didn't mind how slowly it was all going - because she was enjoying her time with him so much. "I really think you'll be fine, I was just kidding - just try to ignore Ogie if he gets over excited." She laughed. She knew he would love anything like this, but she didn't think the other boys would appreciate his enthusiasm.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Ogie laughed, shaking his head. "Well, I guess we'll see when we finally get out - I hope you're not a sore loser, P." He chuckled, nudging her gently. "Hi everyone!" He smiled as they walked into the building. He was happy to see most people were there already, that they would be able to get started soon.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: "I guess we will see." Blake laughed, nodding her head a little as she looked up at him. She knew that there would be a lot of time that she and Wren didn't spend together and that was fine but when they were, Blake wanted to make the most of it. She didn't see why the two of them had to be separated right now. She was just glad that she had Maeve with her though, she thought the two of them would be able to have a lot of fun together. She smiled as she looked around at the others, "Hey, how're you all doing?" She asked with a laugh. "Maeve isn't here yet." She answered Nancy.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: "Yeah, it wouldn't have been good." Iris muttered. It was the only time, recently, that Iris found herself glad that she knew so much about Arlo. She was sure that the two of them were going to be able to figured all of this out together. Iris nodded her head as Nancy spoke, "That's exactly what I like to hear." She laughed. She had no idea how things were going to go but she was sure that they were going to have a good time. She smiled as she looked over to Ogie.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: "And thank fuck for it because I would actually lose my mind." Noah muttered, shaking his head. He didn't know much about the others. He hadn't bothered getting to know anyone, so he didn't know what they were going to be like. He just hoped that someone else knew the girls better than he did. He didn't know much about anyone other than Nancy, "They don't usually, do they? It'll be fucking boring though."

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Tobias didn't really know what to do with someone like Maeve. She was so different from any of the girls that he had met before. He thought that she was such an interesting person and he really hoped that she was thinking something similar to him. "We'll see how Noah goes, though." He raised an eyebrow. Tobias thought that his friend wasn't going to put up with too much from Ogie and he didn't know how well that was going to go down. Tobias pulled up then. He didn't realise that they were the last ones there.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Benjamin smiled at Nancy as he saw her glancing to him. He had no idea what was happening between the two of them, if it would ever be more than just a secret but he hoped that it would .He hoped that the two of them were going to be something really good, if she gave him that bit at least. "Hey." Ben muttered to the group - but mostly to Nancy.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Piper laughed before she shrugged her shoulders, "You're not gonna find out because we're going to win so..." She laughed before she looked around at everyone, "Hey Nance!" She beamed before she went to stand by her friends side. She was so excited to be able to spend time with two of her best friends, and to get to know the other girls a little more too.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Wren didn't think he'd mind being separated as much if the group wasn't in such a sorry state - there was so much arguing going on, so many people in bad places with each other that he didn't really know how it was all going to go. He hoped that Maeve and Tobias would get here soon though, because he just wanted to get in and get started. He thought that was the only way they were going to get through the day - by being on top of everything.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Mia didn't know how much of this she was going to know - she was pretty lucky that her brother and cousin were part of the boys team and she felt like she knew a little bit about Noah, too. She just wanted to get it over and done with, to be honest. She felt like they'd have a laugh when they were actually in the rooms.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Nancy laughed, nodding her head. She was a terrible loser, she had always been super competitive and she knew today wasn't going to be any different. "Well, she needs to hurry up, then." She muttered as Blake said they were still waiting for Maeve. She smiled as Ben spoke, looking over to him. "Are you excited?" She asked, raising an eyebrow.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "We'll just try and stay away from him. Ignore him. We can probably tune him out a bit if we try." Arlo shrugged his shoulders. He thought the other was more bearable when he was around Grayson, but he wasn't here today and that meant he was going to be in full force. "They're always boring." He laughed, rolling his eyes. "Right, where the fuck is Tobias? I'm bored of waiting now." He muttered, even though he'd only been there for a couple of minutes.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "Yeah, I didn't think about that - do you think he'll be in a mood?" Maeve raised an eyebrow. She didn't think Noah ever wanted to be at these things - he didn't seem like he did, anyway. She smiled as they pulled up, although she realised that they must be a little bit late and that always made her slightly anxious. She hated being late anywhere. "Are they waiting for us?" She asked, looking over to them as she climbed out of the car and started walking.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Ogie laughed, rolling his eyes and sticking out his tongue jokingly. Whether they won or not, he thought he was going to have a good time and that was the most important thing - he loved being around friends, even if it didn't seem like a lot of these people actually wanted to be here. "Oh, there they are!" He smiled as he pointed over to them. "We can go in now!"

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Blake was sure that this would be fine, no matter what happened. She hoped that they could all just try and have a bit of fun. She didn't see why it wouldn't be fun, if she was completely honest. Blake rolled her eyes a little as Nancy spoke to her, "Yeah, i'll just tell her that." She muttered, nodding to her friend who was walking up with Tobias now. She was so glad to see her. "We can go in now, yeah."

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Iris had only agreed to this because it meant that she didn't actually have to spend time with Arlo. She would have told Nancy no if she was on his team. They hadn't even spoke since everything had happened. She moved to Mia, then and grabbed a hold of her hand, "We'll have fun, right?" She asked, repeating what they had said before they went inside.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Bens smile widened as Nancy looked over at him and he nodded his head, "I mean sure. Being stuck in a room with this lot? Dream come true." He laughed. He was mostly just playing with her, though. He didn't think that it was going to be all that bad, "Are you?" He asked, raising an eyebrow. He thought that it would be a lot of fun, actually, he just didn't want to seem too keen.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: "Tune him out? Is that a joke, Arlo? He's the fucking loudest person on the face of the planet." Noah rolled his eyes. Although Ogie annoyed him, he wasn't normally bothered by him. He was just in a bad moon which meant that everything was pissing him off more than normal. "that's very true." Noah muttered, nodding his head. "He's a fucking nightmare. Why's he even bothering with her anyway?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.

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NG BM TD IS BA PK: "He's always in a mood recently. I think it's a foregone conclusion that it's gonna be the case today too." Tobias muttered, nodding his head. Sometimes, he thought that his friend could be pretty fun but it was getting worse and worse recently. He was getting more and more moody with everything. He wished that there was more that they could do. "Yeah, I think so. We're on time though so they can keep it to themselves." He shrugge.d

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Piper was pretty sure that she was going to have a lot of fun regardless of what happened tonight. She hoped so, anyway. She thought that her friends deserved to blow off a little steam. She just worried that they were going to be in even worse mood if the boys beat them. She glanced to Nancy then, "Alright, I think it's time." She giggled. She was so excited.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Nancy rolled her eyes as Blake spoke, but she didn't say anything else. She kept her attention on the others. She laughed, shaking her head. "Don't say you're being all negative too, I've had enough of that with Noah." She rolled her eyes playfully. "Yeah, I actually kind of am." She smiled. "Ooh, okay! Time to go in! Girls, this way - boys, that way." She pointed over to a different door, before she turned and headed into the first room with a big smile.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Mia laughed, squeezing Iris's hand jokingly. "Of course we will!" She chuckled. She didn't think there was too much to worry about today - they were separate from the boys, they were going to spend some time with the other girls and just have fun. She followed Nancy into the room, her eyes getting a little wider. "Oh shit, this is pretty cool." She laughed, taking a look around. "Where do we find the first question?"

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Maeve nodded, although she still felt a little nervous about being the last ones there. "Hi." She smiled as they reached the others, looking over to Blake - she was really glad the other girl was there. She followed them into the room, a little smile on her face. Things like this were right up her street. "There's a note here. It says the questions will be hidden around the room and numbered - we get three chances to answer the questions and unlock one of the locks. If we don't get it, we have to move on."

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Arlo laughed, nodding his head in agreement. "Yeah, you've got that right." He rolled his eyes. He looked up as Nancy told them where to go though and walked through the door to their room, raising an eyebrow. "This is fucking insane..." He muttered. He didn't see how they were ever supposed to go there. "There's a note here..." He muttered, before he read out the same thing that Maeve had just done.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Wren followed the other boys, listening to Arlo with a little smile. "Have we all been brushing up on our knowledge of the girls?" He laughed, raising an eyebrow. They'd all taken the surveys around a month or so ago and he honestly barely remembered a lot of his own answers, never mind what the girls might have done. He was sure they would be fine, though. "Okay, I guess we need to start looking for the questions, then?" He smiled, starting to look around the room, in any of the places he felt like it might be.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Before Wren had spoken, Ogie was already looking around for the first question - as soon as Arlo had finished reading out the note, he was looking. "I've found question number two, but I think we have to do it in order..." He chuckled, putting number two back before he opened up another door. "I've found it, question number one!" He beamed. "Oh man, I don't think I know this one..." He muttered, looking down. "What is Maeve's favourite colour?"

NG BM TD IS BA PK: As she saw Nancy rolling her eyes, Blake really wasn't looking forward to this but she knew that she didn't have a choice, she was there now. She nodded her head a little bit as she heard the rules from Maeve. She didn't think that she was going to be very good at any of this but she hoped that her friends would be able to figure all of this out better. "Alright, lets get looking." She laughed.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: "We're not being negative! We just said we'd have fun!" Iris laughed as she looked to her friend, then she turned to look at Maeve as she explained the rules. She beamed, though, as she looked arouns the escape room ,it actually looked really cool. "Alright then." She nodded and instantly started looking around the room. There was no way that she was going to let the boys beat them.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: As soon as she heard the other girls, Piper quickly started about looking for their next clue. She was so giddy and she quickly found one of them. ""Oh! I have one!" Piper smiled. "I've got number three." She smiled as she looked around the room, at her friends, then she looked back down at the clue. She sighed as she saw who it was about. "It says what is Bens favourite film?"

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Noah moved to sit down in the chair as the other boys started looking for the clues. He knew that he was being a bad sport but he didn't really care. He didn't care if the girls beat them or what the questions were. He figured they'd all be out of there eventually anyway. It didn't really matter to him. He laughed, though, as he heard the question, "Who the fuck knows that? Who is she again?" He asked, raising an eyebrow. He didn't think that anyone had ever really spoke to her but he was almost wanting to challenge Tobias.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Benjamin laughed as he listened to Wren and shook his head, "I know that I should have but I absolutely have not." He chuckled. He felt a little guilty but he knew that there wasn't anything he could do about it now. He raised an eyebrow as he looked over to Ogie, listening as he explained what the question was. He shrugged his shoulders, "i've no clue. Pink?"

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Tobias rolled his eyes as he looked over to Noah. He knew htat he would be in a bad mood but he wasn't particularly happy about his complete lack of involvement. He was even more annoyed at his comments about Maeve, "Knock it off, Noah." He muttered. "No. It's definitely not pink." Tobias shook his head. He was absolutely sure on that one. "Maybe Red? I - I dunno. Black. i don't know."

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "I wasn't talking to you!" Nancy laughed over to Iris, shaking her head. She nodded as Maeve explained the rules - she didn't usually like listening to other people telling her what to do, but she wanted to win today. "Oh, well done P!" She laughed as Piper found the first question, raising an eyebrow as she heard what it was. She knew, obviously - she and Benjamin had spoken about their favourite films before. But she didn't know if it looked really obvious to say. "He went travelling, right? Maybe it's something to do with that?" She shrugged her shoulders, looking at the others. If nobody else knew, she would say - because she couldn't face losing.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Mia cheered as Piper found the first question - she thought this was already fun, the idea of having to look for them and all of them trying to guess what the answers were. She raised an eyebrow as she heard this one. "It's - fuck, I don't know what it's called! The one with Tom Hanks!" She laughed. She remembered talking about it with them last time they had been at their grandparents house, but she couldn't remember for the life of her what it was called. "Come on, come on!" She muttered with a laugh, squeezing her eyes shut to try and remember.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Maeve smiled over at Piper - she was usually a little taken aback by her dizziness, but today she found it quite endearing - especially since she'd found the first question. "I have no idea what that one could be." She shook her head. She didn't even watch a lot of films, she didn't think she'd have a chance at guessing anybody else's favourite - especially since she didn't know all that well. "Come on, Mia!" She laughed, looking over at the girl. She didn't know if she'd end up remembering or not.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Arlo laughed at his cousin, shaking his head. "Fuck knows. I'd barely even recognise her if I walked past her." He chuckled. Like his cousin, he was mostly doing it because he was in a bad mood and he knew he'd piss Tobias off. "Probably brown or something boring like that." He rolled his eyes, grinning over at Noah. He wasn't too bothered about answering this one, because he didn't know Maeve. At all. He was never going to get the answers.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "It's absolutely not pink." Wren chuckled, shaking his head. He was choosing to ignore Noah and Arlo and their snarky little comments in the corner, he thought it was pretty pathetic if he was honest - they were acting like children, rather than just being good sports. "It could definitely be black." He nodded, trying to think about what colour he'd seen Maeve wear the most. "I think we should go with black, first. We get three chances, right?"

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Ogie didn't really understand why Noah and Arlo were here, if they so obviously didn't want to be - and he hoped they weren't going to say mean things about every single girl. He sighed slightly, but looked back to Wren, Tobias and Benjamin with a smile - he was glad that the four of them were at least getting on with it all. "Let's go with black, then!" He smiled, looking up to what he assumed was one of the cameras. "Our first answer is black!" He grinned. Instantly, they heard a buzzer.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Iris shrugged her shoulders as Nancy spoke to her but she couldn't help but laugh. She had no idea about Benjamin. She knew about most of the others but not him. Although as Mia spoke, she nodded, "Erm okay, Tom Hanks?" She thought for a moment, "Forrest Gump? Saving Private Ryan? Ermmm.." She was running out of steam a little, "What's that one where he's stuck on that island?" She asked. It was on the tip of her tongue but she just couldn't remember the name of the film. It was driving her mad.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Piper bounced from foot to foot as she waited for the girls to figure out what the answer was. "Is it cheating to try and find the other questions while those two figure this out?" She laughed, because Piper knew that there was no chance that she was going to find out the answer for it even as Iris described what it was. She didn't really watch many films.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Blake glanced to Maeve, shaking her head a little with a laugh, "No. I don't know either." She thought that this was a lot more fun than she had thought that it would be. She looked to Iris, though, as she tried to describe a film, something in the back of her mind, ringing a bell. "Oh! Castaway? Is that what it's called? The one with the basket ball? It's my dads favourite film." She laughed.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Noah chuckled as he listened to Arlo and nodded his head, "Yeah, it's definitely brown. That suits her doesn't it? Fucking bores me to sleep." He knew that he was being mean but he didn't see the point in being nice about her. He didn't really have a clue who she was and if it put Toby in a bad mood too, then that was fine with him too. He laughed as the buzzer went off. "Try brown. It's gotta be brown. Boring cow."

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Benjamin was trying to ignore Noah and Arlo. He didn't see why they needed to act like that when she hadn't done anything wrong to either of them. But he thought that getting involved with them, telling them to lay off probably wasn't going to help anything. He shrugged his shoulders with a laugh, though, as Wren and Tobias shot him down. "What else do we have?"

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Tobias' jaw clenched as he heard Arlo and Noah, "Will you two just lay the fuck off?!" He snapped at them. He didn't think it was fair of them to talk about her like that. He knew that she hadn't done anything wrong. He sighed as he heard the buzzer but then it came to him. They'd talked about it on their date. One of those stupid getting to know you thing. "Oh, shit, no! It's purple!" He looked to where Ogie did, "The answer is purple!" He grinned as he heard the ding.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: In her mind, Nancy was begging one of them to say Cast Away - she hated the idea of them losing when she knew the answer, but she also knew how bizarre it would sound if she confidently came out and said she knew Benjamin's favourite movie. She grinned widely as Blake said Cast Away, nodding her head. "That one would make sense, right? I think we should go with that one?" She nodded her head, knowing they had the point. She would be pretty annoyed if they lost, even though they all knew it was just a bit of fun.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "YES! Cast Away! That's the one!" Mia laughed, nodding her head. "The answer is Cast Away!" She laughed, looking up - and when they heard the ding, she let out a happy cheer. She thought they were doing pretty well, they'd gotten that one right on the first go even though they didn't completely know the answer. "Now we look for the next one!" She laughed, beginning to get up and look around for the next clue. "We're flying through them here!" She grinned.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Maeve laughed as she heard Piper, raising an eyebrow. "I don't think it's necessarily cheating." She smiled, shrugging her shoulders. They weren't going to know the answer anyway, so she didn't see the harm in the two of them starting to look for the next question. "I've got number two!" She smiled, pulling it out of the envelope. "Who is Ogie's celebrity crush?" She chuckled, looking over at Piper. She was sure she would have every chance of knowing this one and she was happy about that.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Arlo knew that Maeve hadn't done anything wrong - he didn't even particularly dislike her, but he was in a bad mood and he wanted to piss somebody else off, too. He laughed as Tobias snapped at them, rolling his eyes - but he didn't say anything else. He couldn't help but laugh as the boy got the answer right, though. "Awww, he got it." He laughed sarcastically, nudging Noah and raising his eyebrows. He wondered who the next question was going to be about, whether or not he would know the answer.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Wren shook his head as Noah and Arlo suggested brown, knowing they were only doing it to be mean - he actually really liked Maeve, he counted her as one of his friends. And he liked to see that Tobias wasn't taking their nastiness. "Perfect!" He laughed as Tobias got the answer right, giving the boy a little smile. "Where did you put the second question, Ogie?" He raised an eyebrow, looking over at the younger boy. Wren didn't think it would surprise him if he forgot where he'd put it, now.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Ogie didn't understand why the two boys would be mean just for the sake of it, why they were trying to rile Tobias up - but he was trying to follow Wren's lead in just ignoring them and having fun anyway. He smiled widely as they got the answer right. "Well remembered!" He chuckled, widening his eyes slightly as he tried to remember where the next envelope was. "Um... I think - it's here!" He smiled, holding it out to Ben. "You wanna read this one?"

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Iris laughed as they heard the ding. She was so happy that they had gotten the first one so quickly. She thought that, that was just a good stepping for the girls to get ahead of the boys. She was going to be so angry if the boys got an upper hand on them, though. Iris rolled her eyes at the next question, she knew that she should know that one. "He goes on about so many." She laughed, shaking her head a little. "Mia, do you know this as well?"

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Blake laughed as she saw how excited Mia and the others got at the answer. She liked that, she thought that it was a lot of fun. She all but forgot that the boys were in the other room, doing the same thing. That this was all a competition. She was glad that there hadn't been a question on Wren yet, though. She thought that it would be too much pressure for her to need to get it right.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Piper raised an eyebrow as she heard that the question was about Ogie and she turned away from the others to try and figure out what it was. "Erm, It's Jennifer Lawrence, Right?" She shook her head a little before she said it again, more confident, "It's Jennifer Lawrence!" She was almost certain that she was right. There was just a small part of her that wasn't completely sure.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Noah laughed as he heard Tobias snap at him and then he got the answer right. He looked to Arlo, nodding his head, "So sweet isn't it?" His tone was dripping with sarcasm. He really didn't care about this. They could be kept in there for the night and he still wouldn't really care about what was going on. "Jesus, will someone read the fucking question?" He snapped, as Ogie passed it over to Ben.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Tobias knew exactly what Noah and Arlo were doing and why they were doing it but that didn't mean that he was particularly happy about it. He was pretty annoyed, if he was honest. He looked to Ben as Ogie handed over the question, waiting patiently for the other to read the question aloud. He hoped that it was something that would involve Noah and Arlo, though.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: If he was honest, Benjamin was getting really annoyed with Noah and Arlo and if they weren't Nancys family, he would've said something to them/ Benjamin nodded as he took the envelope from Ogie. He quickly opened it and read it aloud to the others. "What does Iris say is her best feature?" He asked, directing it to Arlo. He figured that he would know better than anyone else.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Nancy laughed as she heard the question, shaking her head. "How am I supposed to even start to know that one?" She laughed. She thought celebrity crushes changed all the time, but she was glad that Piper seemed to know. "If you think it is, then go with it, P!" She smiled, nodding her head. She thought Jennifer Lawrence definitely seemed like somebody Ogie would have a crush on, anyway.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "He's got loads, I don't know which one he would've said." Mia laughed, rolling her eyes. Her brother had a new celebrity crush every week. "It could be that girl from Little Mix, it could be Jennifer Lawrence, could be Taylor Swift..." She laughed, shrugging her shoulders. She nodded as Piper spoke, though. "That's one we've both said, so go with it." She laughed. As the girl said her name again and they heard a ding, she laughed happily. "How much do you wanna bet the girls are still on their first question?" She chuckled, raising an eyebrow. She couldn't imagine them being very good at any of these.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "He's absolutely mentioned Jennifer Lawrence before." Maeve agreed with Piper, trying to think back to all the times she'd heard he and Grayson discussing which celebrity they liked the best. She smiled as she heard the ding. "We've gotten them both right with the first answer!" She laughed, beginning to search for the third question right away. She thought they knew the boys more than they'd thought they would.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Arlo laughed, nodding his head along with Noah. He found his cousin so funny, even if he knew he was being a bit of a dick. He raised an eyebrow as Benjamin read out the question though, annoyed that he looked straight to him. Although of course, he knew - he knew everything about Iris. What she liked about herself, what she didn't. He doubted there was a single question he couldn't answer about her. "It's her legs." He muttered, not making eye contact - although he nodded when he heard the ding.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Ogie really did think it was a shame that Arlo and Iris had broken up - it took him barely a second to get the question right, he knew her so well and she knew him just the same... He couldn't understand why Arlo had cheated, when they were so perfect together. He gave the other a sad little smile, although he was still happy they got the answer right. So far, they were doing a lot better than he'd thought they would be doing.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Wren raised an eyebrow as Arlo got the question instantly - he really did think the other regretted his mistake, he thought it was obvious he missed her, that he was sad without her. Even though he looked out for Iris, he did hope the two of them would manage to work things out. "Okay, number three..." He muttered, starting to look around. "Number three is - what dress size does Mia wear?" He pulled a face. "The hell? How are we supposed to get that?" He chuckled. They were getting harder now.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: "I think it's that." Piper nodded and she felt more confident with it knowing that two of the other girls agreed with her as well. Piper beamed as she realised that she had gotten it right. She liked that she knew who Ogie liked. "Okay, next question!" She laughed, quickly starting to look for the next one. She was getting really into this, she was having a lot of fun.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Iris chuckled as she looked at Piper. She thought that the two of them had a really sweet relationship. She glanced over to Nancy with a smile. She thought that her friend would think the same thing that she was. Iris had only ever seen her friend in one relationship before and he hadn't been particularly nice to her. She was glad that she seemed to have a good one with Ogie now. She quickly got to searching for the next clue then, though.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Blake got searching for the next question as soon as she heard the ding. She was really getting into it now, having a lot of fun. "Oh, I got it." Blake smiled as she grabbed a hold of the next envelope. She read it once, to herself, before she read it to the others, "What is Noahs most prize possession?" She looked over to Nancy and then to Mia. She figured that those two would know it more than anyone else.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Noah couldn't help but laugh at how quickly Arlo had answered the question, "God you're her little lap dog, aren't you?" He raised an eyebrow. He knew he wasn't being fair but if it was him, he would've just ignored the question, he wouldn't have been the one to answer it. Noah shrugged his shoulders at the next question. He could probably make a good guess but he didn't know for sure.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: "This one is yours, Ogie." Benjamin chuckled, looking over at his cousin. He figured that if anyone would know, it would be him. Since the others would just be guessing. Benjamin had no idea where to start with that and he didn't particularly feel like he wanted to touch it. He thought that Noah should no but since he didn't say anything, he figured that he wasn't going to give them any information.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Tobias was just glad that the topic of conversation was changed from Maeve. He didn't like that she was the butt of their jokes. he didn't think it was fair. He knew it was probably better to just let it lay but he didn't like that and he wouldn't. He had enough of his dad in him to not let something like that slide when it came to someone he cared about. "Yeah, I have no idea." Tobias laughed, shaking his head a little.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "You know him well!" Mia laughed as she looked over at Piper. She was really happy that her brother was with a nice girl like Piper, she thought they made such a sweet couple and it was obvious how much they liked each other. She wanted Piper to know that she really liked her; she would love for them to be friends. She raised an eyebrow at the question, looking to Nancy - she didn't want to know the answer, but she thought she might. "Something of Elias's, right?" She asked the blonde girl, shrugging her shoulders.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Nancy smiled back at Iris - although she thought Ogie could be a little annoying sometimes, she was really glad that Piper was with him. She seemed so happy and it was different to how she'd been with her last boyfriend. She was soon distracted by the question though and she nodded as she heard Mia. "Yeah, it's the guitar." She knew that without even having to think, it was a pretty easy one for her - she knew her brother well. "It's my Uncle Elias's guitar." She said confidently, smiling as she heard the ding.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Maeve thought they were pretty lucky to have Nancy and Iris in here, because they knew a lot about the boys - especially Noah and Arlo, in particular. She wasn't surprised at all when Nancy got the question on the first guess. She had already spotted the next question, so she didn't waste any time in pulling it out and reading it. "Who did Arlo say was his best friend?" She asked, looking to Iris. She thought this was a pretty sad one for the girl.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "Fuck off." Arlo looked to his cousin in annoyance, getting up and moving away from him. "Sorry for actually trying to get us out of here." He was annoyed now, he didn't know why Noah came for him when they had been in all of this together. He narrowed his eyes and joined the other boys, wanting to be away from him. He was going to tell his mum what Noah had said when he got home, he knew that. "What sizes do girls clothes even come in?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "I should know this one!" Ogie laughed, nodding his head determinedly - although he hadn't lived with Mia for a couple of years now and he wasn't really sure what clothes size she was. He thought about what sizes he'd seen in his mums clothes and tried to take a few sizes off, although he was a little confused about what the sizes actually meant. "Maybe a fourteen? I'm not sure. Is that too small?" He asked, looking at the other boys. He really had no clue.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Wren had to hide a laugh as Ogie spoke, looking to the other boys with a shake of his head. He thought he was so sweet, it was endearing. "Are you sure, Ogie? I don't know if that's quite right." He smiled kindly, although he wasn't totally sure. "You think she's similar to Blake?" He asked them. He had washed Blake's clothes for her after she'd stayed at his house and seen the tag, so he thought he might be able to go off that.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Piper beamed as Mia spoke to her and she nodded her head a little bit. She liked that Mia thought that. Her approval definitely meant a lot to her. Piper really hoped that she could be friends with Mia - with all of Ogies sisters. She chewed on her lip, though, as she heard the question about Arlo and she looked at Iris. She thought that she would be the answer but she didn't want to say it, in case it annoyed her.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Blake thought that they were getting through this all really quickly and she was glad of that. She thought that they were smashing it and figured that the boys were probably freaking out to one another right about time. She sighed, though, as she heard the next question. She didn't know what she was going to say but she thought that it the answer was going to be Iris.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Iris' mood was completely zapped as she heard the next question. She missed Arlo so much. And she knew exactly who he would have put. She had struggled to decide who to put herself. "It's me." Iris nodded, sighing. She would be incredibly surprised if the answer wasn't her, anyway. "Iris." She spoke and sighed as she heard the ding. She quickly looked for the next one, trying to get her mind off of it. "What is Tobias' shoe size?" She asked, shaking her head a little.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Noah rolled his eyes as his cousin spoke to him. He should have known that, that was going to be how he would act. "She not a fucking size 14." Noah snapped, as thought that was the most offensive thing that he could say. But he nodded as he heard Wren, "Yeah. Probably about the same. Maybe a little bigger? She's a fucking athlete, isn't she." He shrugged. It was the most he had contributed to the entire conversation.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: "You should know this one." Benjamin laughed, nodding his head. He couldn't believe that Ogie didn't. He knew everything about his sisters. He found it crazy that Ogie wouldn't know the same. "Yeah, I think she's a little smaller. Maybe a twelve?" He shrugged his shoulders. He thought that this was probably an impossible question, if he was completely honest.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Instead of getting involved in the conversations, Tobias started to find the next question. He didn't think that it was going to be him who was going to be able to figure out what size Mia was. He had no idea, if he was completely honest.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Nancy cheered as she heard the ding of the bell. "We're absolutely killing this!" She laughed. She wasn't sure how many they'd had and she wished she could see how far the boys were, but she definitely felt like they'd be beating them. She started looking for the next clue and pulled it out triumphantly, laughing. "I've found it! Ooh, okay - this one is for you, Blake. What's Wren's biggest fear?" She smiled, raising an eyebrow. She thought this was pretty deep, she wondered if Blake would know it or not - she absolutely hoped she did.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Mia laughed as they got the question right, clapping her hands excitedly - she was having a way better time than she'd thought she would, she'd never expected to actually want to win but she absolutely did now. "His biggest fear? Jesus." She laughed, widening her eyes slightly. She had absolutely no clue where to even start, but she thought if Blake didn't know then they would probably just have to think of some common ones. "Do you have any clue?" She asked, raising an eyebrow. She had known Wren for a while, but they'd never discussed anything like that.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Maeve nodded in agreement as they decided on a size eleven, smiling at the ding - she thought they were doing well and she was having a really great time too. She thought they were all working together really well. She raised an eyebrow as she heard the next question, looking to Blake. She thought she was the only one to had a chance of guessing it, or maybe even knowing it - it was definitely something pretty big to know, though.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Arlo smirked slightly as the ding sounded, nodding his head. He was more into this than he'd ever thought he would be, not that he was about to admit that - but it was actually kind of entertaining trying to guess these things about the girls. He turned and looked at Wren as he heard the question - he knew Blake about as well as he knew Maeve, he had no clue who her celebrity crush would be. "Any ideas?" He asked the other boys, looking around them.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Wren smiled as he heard the ding, laughing quietly. He was really enjoying himself, he didn't know how far they were but he thought they were doing pretty well to say Arlo and Noah hadn't even helped out with the first few. "Oh! I do know this one!" He laughed, nodding his head. "It's -- oh god, what's his name?" He laughed, putting his head in his hands for a second as he tried to remember who it was. They'd had this conversation recently, he'd told her his and she'd shared hers too. "Oh! It's Idris Elba! The answer is Idris Elba!" He laughed, cheering happily as he heard the ding.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Ogie cheered as he heard the ding, punching the air triumphantly. "Yes! Well done!" He laughed as he looked to Wren, a big smile on his face. He had already been looking for the next question as they tried to answer, so it didn't take him very long to find the next envelope. "This one says - how old was Nancy when she had her first kiss?" He asked, looking over to Noah and Arlo. He figured if anybody was going to know then it would be the two of them.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Despite being in her head a little, Iris laughed as she heard Nancy. She thought that this was a lot of fun - despite the reminder about Arlo. She knew that she was going to know anything they asked about him and she didn't know how she felt about it. She raised an eyebrow as she heard Wrens question. She thought that she knew this one. "He doesn't like heights, right?" She asked, looking over to Blake for confirmation.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Piper already knew that she wanted to win and she thought that they needed too now. She was feeling far too competitive for them to loose. She wished that she knew more about the boys though. She didn't really know anything about any of them - not even Ogie all that much, she didn't think. She didn't bother contributing to the conversation.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Blake felt a massive amount of pressure as she heard that the question was about Wren. "I dunno. I dont' think he likes heights." Blake nodded, she shrugged her shoulders then. "But I think he said something about not wanting to go to the circus with me because he doesn't like clowns? Maybe that?" She really wasn't sure at all. "I dunno. Just pick one of them. "She shrugged.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Noah shrugged his shoulders as he heard the question about his sister. "I was thirteen and I think she was a little older when she had hers. Fourteen?" He wasn't completely sure though. Noah always thought that he had been a step ahead of Nancy with all of that. He didn't think that the two of them were the same age when they had, had a kiss.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Benjamin knew the answer to the question but he knew that he couldn't answer it without drawing attention to him and Nancy. He didn't think that she would really like that when there was only one way that he would know something like that. They had spoke about their first kisses a few weeks ago. He didn't know what to do though, as he listened to Noah - because he really wanted to win.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Tobias chuckled as he listened to the question. He had no idea and he knew that it would only be a few of them that would. He those that those kinds of questions were the hardest, though. He never really knew which ones to put, what to say. It could be an infinite amount of things.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Nancy smiled as Iris laughed - she liked hearing it, she liked knowing her friend was having a good time even if the Arlo question had taken her a little bit by surprise. "Pick whichever you think." She told Iris with a shrug of her shoulders. She had no clue, it was Iris and Blake that were going to have the best chance of guessing, so she wasn't going to butt in here. She absolutely wanted to win though, she didn't want to walk out there and find out that the boys had beat them. "Pick quickly, though!"

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Maeve was usually very competitive, but she hadn't expected to feel that here too - she hadn't expected to really care, but now that she was here and she really felt like a part of the group, she did care. She felt so competitive and she could feel that coming from the other girls, too. "I remember him saying something about clowns? When we were driving to the campsite." She pointed out, raising an eyebrow. She couldn't remember exactly what had happened, but it definitely rang a bell for her.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Mia really liked that they'd all seem to have come together, it was nice to feel like they were all having a good time without any drama for once - she actually kind of hoped the boys were having the same, she thought it would be something really good for them. "Go with clowns, if that's something you remember." She nodded over to Blake. She really wanted them to win, she thought it would just be the cherry on top. She looked over to Blake, waiting for her to answer so they could find out.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Arlo shrugged his shoulders as Noah answered - he thought he would be the only one to know it, so he trusted that he had the right answer. He was surprised as he heard the buzzer, looking back to his cousin. "Wrong, mate. Do you reckon older or younger?" He asked. He was trying to think back, because he was sure Nancy would've told Iris and Iris would've told him, when they were all kids. "Surely fifteen is a bit old?" He shrugged his shoulders. He thought it was probably more likely the other way, but he thought Noah knew her better than he did.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Ogie looked to Benjamin with the tiniest of smiles; he didn't know for sure, but he had a little hunch that something could be happening between he and Nancy and he wondered if he knew the correct answer. He wasn't going to call him out in front of her big brother and cousin, though. He didn't think he'd be able to help with the answer to this one at all, so he started to look around for the next clue. He was sure it would be Piper's question next and he was excited to see if he would know the answer or not.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Wren let out a little chuckle as Noah spoke and the buzzer went - he didn't think they could be too far away from the answer, although he knew he wouldn't be able to help them get any closer to it. He barely knew Nancy. He watched Arlo and Noah curiously, wondering if they were going to be able to figure it out between them - he was sure they would be able to.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Iris felt really good with the other girls. They were some of her best friends and she hoped that they knew how much she appreciated them. She just knew that it would be different when they got back to the boys, though. "Wrens biggest fear is clowns." Iris spoke, shrugging her shoulders a little. She smiled slightly as she heard that, that was right. She felt like a bit of an idiot for not knowing the actual answer.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Piper smiled as she heard that they were right. "I have the next question!" Piper called, holding up the envelope. She quickly opened it and read to the others, "Who is Benjamins celebrity crush?" She had no idea. SHe looked around at the other girls, wondering if they may have a few ideas. She really didn't know a single thing about anyone else.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Blake felt relieved that she had gotten the Wren one right. She knew that she and him had only been dating for a few months but she thought that these kinda of questions were the ones that she should no. It was when she heard Benjamins, that she had no idea what to say. She shrugged her shoulders as she looked around at the other girls, "Any idea?"

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Noah felt even grumpier as he realised that he was wrong. He thought that he would have that one in the bag. He shrugged as he looked from Arlo to the others. "She wasn't the same age as me so she was probably fifteen." He did think that Arlo was right, though. It was probably a little too old for her to have had her first kiss. He wasn't completely sure.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Benjamin shook his head as Noah said that she was older, "She was thirteen." He shrugged. "I think she said something about it at a party or something, when we were all playing spin the bottle." He tried to play it off as though it were nothing. He didn't want anyone to know that he would know something that deep about Nancy because of how close the two of them were.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Tobias chuckled as he heard the bell ring after Benjamin spoke. He thought that it was pretty interesting that he would know Nancy more than Noah or Arlo and he didn't know if he particularly thought that his story was true. He held up the envelope when he found the next one. "Alright, ogie, your time to shine" He chuckled, "It says -- What does she say is her worst feature?"

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Nancy smiled as they heard the ding - she definitely felt as though they would be miles again, although she paused slightly as she heard the next question. She hadn't answered Ben's earlier, because she hadn't wanted to seem like she knew too much - but now she was desperate to win and she didn't think it would be a big deal. He could've just told her at a party or something, she thought. "It's Margot Robbie. He said it in - I think it was like truth or dare or something." She shrugged her shoulders. She smiled as she heard the ding of the bell, raising an eyebrow. She liked that it was somebody she at least shared a hair colour with.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Mia hid a smile behind her hand as Nancy spoke; she didn't know what was going on, but she thought it was something - she had seen the way they were at camping, obviously and now she knew his celebrity crush without really even hesitating. "Nicely remembered!" She laughed, raising an eyebrow. It didn't take her long to find the next one and she read it quickly, wanting to get them their win as soon as possible. "What's Ogie's favourite thing to drink? I know this one!" She laughed, but she looked over at Piper to see if she knew it as well. She wanted to give her a chance to answer it.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Maeve smiled as she looked over to Blake - she was glad she'd gotten the question about Wren right and she hadn't really doubted that she would, but she thought her friend seemed relieved. She really did think that Blake and Wren made such a nice couple, they were two people that fit so well together. She looked over to Piper for the answer to the question, she thought this was a pretty easy one.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Arlo shrugged his shoulders as Noah answered, but as Benjamin spoke up and knew the actual answer he couldn't help but laugh. "Looks like we shouldn't have looked to you for the answer." He smirked, nudging his cousin - he knew it would annoy him, but he wanted to get him back for being mean to him earlier. "Right, come on Ogie - Piper's worst feature. What is it?" He shrugged. He thought he would surely know that.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "Brilliant!" Wren smiled as Benjamin got the answer right. "I don't think we're doing too badly at all here!" He thought they were making pretty good time and if they knew the rest of the answers this quickly, it was going to be a breeze. "Has she ever said it to you?" He asked Ogie. He hoped so, because he knew Ogie would probably feel pretty sad if he had to try and come up with what he thought Piper's worst feature might be. It was clear how much he liked her.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Ogie felt sad as he heard the question - he didn't think Piper had any bad features, not even one and he hated the idea of her picking one out to write it down. "I don't - I don't know, I don't really think there is anything?" He muttered quietly, shrugging his shoulders. He was trying to think back to anything she had said before, but he just thought she was so perfect. "I think she said something about her eyes one time, but they're so nice... It wouldn't make any sense?"

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Iris had, had her suspicions about Benjamin and Nancy but as she spoke - and got the answer right - she was pretty sure that she was right. Especially after she had seen how they were at the camping. "I know this one too." Iris laughed, nodding her head a little as she looked over to Piper. She was sure that, that was showing how confident she and the other girls were, though, if they were willing to wait for Piper to answer the question.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: "It's coke, right?" Piper asked, looking at the others but then she shook her head, "No, no, it's Dr Pepper!" She cried and she laughed as she heard the dinging. She had gotten both the questions about Ogie right and she really liked that. "Okay, next question!" She giggled. She felt like they were on a role. So far, tehy hadn't gotten anything wrong - because they had taken the time to talk about it, she thought.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Blake found the next question. "Alright, Nancy, your time to shine." She laughed before she read the question out loud. "Does Noah have any tattoos and if so, where?" She asked raising an eyebrow. "He has one, right?" She was pretty sure that she had seen one of them but she wasn't completely sure if he had any more. So she thought that it was better to wait for Nancy.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Noah glared at his cousin as he spoke to him, "Do you really want to go there, Arlo? Really? Shut the fuck up." She snapped at him. He was annoyed and he thought that his cousin was smarter than to try it on with him right now. "Her entire face?" Noah responded, nastily. He didn't get the fuss with Piper. And he certainly did not see what Ogie saw. "Will you just fucking answer?"

NG BM TD IS BA PK: "Hopefully not. I bet we're beating them." Benjamin laughed, nodding his head. He figured that this wasn't as hard as it had been originally but he wondered what the other questions were going to be. He wasn't completely sure though. He sighed as he heard Noah. He thought he was just being mean for no reason now. He looked to Ogie with a small smile. "It's alright. Eyes? Are we saying eyes?" He asked, not sure what else to guess.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Tobias was looking for the next clue as they waited for Ogie to decide what the answer was. He didn't think that any of them had any other idea of what it was going to be, after all. He had the next envelope as he waited for Ogie to pick.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "Say it then!" Nancy laughed as different people started to say they knew the answer, waiting for somebody to come out with it. She smiled as Piper got the answer right and turned to Blake as she said her name. "Yes! Yeah, he has one and it's on his hand!" She called, beaming as the bell dinged. "There is literally no possible way that the boys can be beating us right now, we're unbeatable." She laughed, shaking her head. She was so pleased with how fast they were moving. "Find the next one, find the next one!" She laughed, beginning to look around. It was rare that she let go and let herself be silly in front of a lot of people like this, but she was having a really good time.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "Dr Pepper!" Mia laughed, nodding to confirm that Piper was right - Ogie drank at least a bottle a day, she always joked that it was his blood type. She laughed at how quickly Nancy answered the next question, starting to scurry around the find the next envelope. She was pretty sure the questions were only going to get harder as they went on and the hiding places were getting more difficult, too. It was so much fun though and everybody she looked at was smiling, which was so nice for a change.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Maeve rushed to find the next envelope as quickly as she could at Nancy's instruction, actually laughing along with the others as she looked. It was nice to be a little bit silly for once, to have some fun. "I've got it!" She laughed, opening it quickly. "Okay - what does Arlo say his worst feature is?" She asked, looking around them. "God, I really have no clue about this one..."

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "No it's not..." Ogie muttered quietly as Noah spoke, shaking his head. He was very intimidated by him, but he still wasn't going to let him talk about Piper like that without saying anything. "Go with eyes. But not because I think that. Just because she said." He nodded, returning Benjamin's smile gratefully. "The answer is eyes?" He asked doubtfully, nodding his head when the bell dinged. He didn't like that Noah had said something so horrible about Piper, not when she was clearly so beautiful. It made him sad that she'd said her eyes, too.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "It's okay Ogie, we have time." Wren smiled comfortingly, taking the same angle as Benjamin - he was figuring out today that he actually quite liked the other boy, he thought they had quite a bit of stuff in common. He thought he was going to make more of an effort to get to know him from now on. He smiled as the bell dinged, clapping Ogie on the back. "See, well done!" He smiled, turning to look for the other envelope before he realised that Tobias already had it.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Arlo smirked as Noah snapped, knowing that meant he'd gotten under his skin a little bit. "Just fucking say eyes, jesus! If we haven't lost already, we'll be losing now." He rolled his eyes as they took a million years to say the answer and as he heard it was right, he turned and took the envelope from Tobias. "Gotta move quick." He laughed, shrugging his shoulders. "What is Maeve's natural hair colour?"

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Iris tried to think for a moment as she heard the next question and shrugged her shoulders. She knew exactly what it was that he would say. "He doesn't have any." She laughed, rolling her eyes. "That's what he'd say. He doesn't have any." She knew him well enough. And although she would probably agree with him, she absolutely wasn't about to admit that to anyone. She rolled her eyes as she heard the ding.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Piper laughed loudly as she heard Iris, as she heard the answer for Arlos question, "of course that was what he said." She chuckled, shaking her head a little bit. She quickly started to scramble to find the next question. She had found the first lot quite easy but it was getting harder and harder to find the next one. She had no idea idea where it was. She looked around to the others, so see if they had found it.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Blake beamed as she realised that the other girls were all having a good time and they got through a few questions, one after the other. She was pretty excited about all of this now. Blake sighed as she couldn't find the next key. "God, why is this so hard??" She laughed. "Has anyone got it?"

NG BM TD IS BA PK: "'No it's not'" Noah mimicked, rolling his eyes. He thought that it was pretty funny that Ogie would try and stand up to him like that. Even though he was annoyed at Arlo, he knew that what he was saying was right. They were probably losing because of how indecisive some of them were being and it was really starting to piss him off now.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Tobias shrugged his shoulders a little as he heard the next question, "It's black. I'm pretty sure she hasn't dyed her hair before." He nodded and he smiled a little as he heard the ding. He was glad that he at least knew that one. It felt good to know that, at least. He looked to the others, seeing if anyone had the next question and sighed as he realised that they hadn't.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Benjamin smiled as Wren backed him up with Ogie. He really quite liked the other. He thought that he was pretty interesting, that he was kind too. He definitely wanted to get to know him more. "Alright. I think we made up some lost time!" Benjamin laughed, nodding his head a little.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "Oh for gods sake, of course that's what he said." Nancy laughed, rolling her eyes exaggeratedly. She should've guessed that Arlo wouldn't think he had any flaws - she thought it was interesting that Iris laughed at it, though. She wondered if she was getting any closer to wanting Arlo back in her life; not that she would blame her if she didn't, but she was so curious. They had been so close, they had seen each other pretty much every day. She couldn't imagine how weird this must feel.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Mia couldn't help but laugh as she heard Iris answer the question - she thought it was insane how well they knew each other, how easily she got the answers to questions like that. It was like she could see inside his head. "Fucking hell, I literally can't find the next one." She muttered, shaking her head as she began to look in places she'd already looked, seeing if she'd missed anything. "Any luck, Piper?" She asked, looking over to the other girl.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "No, I still can't find it!" Maeve muttered, sliding her hand underneath the rug on the floor to see if there was anything under there - and coming up empty. "The hiding places are getting more difficult." She laughed, shaking her head. She hoped they found it soon though, she didn't want to be missing out on too much time. She thought they probably had a decent headstart, but they still couldn't afford to waste the time they had left.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Wren turned as he heard Noah, raising an eyebrow. "Could you either help, or be quiet? Because you're really starting to get on my nerves." He told him bluntly, before he turned back to the other boys. He wasn't an argumentative person at all, but he wasn't going to stand there and listen to him being nasty for no reason, not to somebody like Ogie who was like a little brother to him. "Nicely done." He smiled at Tobias as he got the answer right away, instantly starting to look for the next envelope.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Ogie didn't really understand why Noah was mimicking him, but he was going to ignore it - and his eyes widened slightly as he heard what Wren had said. He definitely appreciated it, because he would've never said it himself. "Wow, the next one is really hard to find." He smiled, trying to make things less awkward as he looked. He couldn't find it anywhere, not the right one anyway - he found a couple of others, but not the one they needed.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Arlo let out a snort of laughter as Wren told Noah off, covering it with his hand - for some reason, he saw Wren as almost like a teacher figure, an uncle maybe and it definitely seemed to him like his cousin was getting told off. Which he'd always found funny when they were younger. "Anybody got the next one?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Sometimes, it was easy for Iris to forget what Arlo had done because she wanted to forgive him so badly. She just wanted to pretend like nothing had happened, like it was just him and her. But she knew that it wouldn't be that easy. It couldn't be. "Oh! I've got it!" Iris cried as she reached for the envelope. She tore it open and quickly read it aloud, "What is Tobias' favourite film?" She asked, looking around at the others. She had no idea what that would be.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Piper thought that it made sense that Arlo wouldn't think that he had any flaws. She thought that, that absolutely made sense for him. She shook her head as Mia spoke to her though. "No. I can't find it." She sighed but she quickly got excited as she heard that Iris had found it. She looked over to her and sighed a little as she heard the question because she had genuinely no idea.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Blake would hate for them to miss out on them winning because they just couldn't find the envelopes. She thought that, that was so pointless. Though she perked up a little as she heard that someone had found the next clue. "Any idea?" She asked Maeve. She thought that if anyone would know, it was going to be her. She hoped so, anyway.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Noah laughed loudly as Wren turned to him and he shook his head. "I'm gonna do neither, sorry big man." There was no way that he was going to let him speak to him like that, no way in hell. He didn't let anyone talk to him like that. He rolled his eyes, though, as he heard Arlo laughing. He didn't see the point in that.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Benjamin knew that if things kicked off with Noah and Wren, then he would have Noahs back. He would have to have his back. He didn't think that there was anything else that he could do though. He didn't think he could defuse this situation any time soon. He just hoped that things weren't that bad. He hoped that Noah would just cool it sooner rather than later.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: "Oh shit!" Tobias laughed as he grabbed the next question, the last question. He thought that it was good to know that at least Ogie had a few more to get them through the next couple goes without struggling. "Does Iris have any tattoos and where are they?" He asked the others. He thought that he had seen the one on her arm but he didn't know if she had any others.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Nancy couldn't imagine being betrayed by her best friend, like Iris had been - and she'd tried to hard to be there for her friend in the time since, because she knew she was probably struggling more than she let on. "God, this should be easy - how don't we know it?!" She laughed, shaking her head. "Come on, Maeve!" She smiled, although it was kind this time - not rushing her. She really felt like they were all a little group today and she was very much enjoying that.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Maeve chewed on her lip as she thought about the answer; she and Tobias had spoken about what they liked to watch and she felt like he'd definitely said, but she was struggling to remember. "God, um... I think it could be Notting Hill? But I'm not totally sure." She frowned slightly, trying to think. She thought that was what he'd said, anyway. "Notting Hill?" She looked up doubtfully, but smiled when she heard the bell ding.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "Ha! Yes!" Mia laughed as they got the next one right - she thought the way they were doing things, actually discussing them and leaving it to the people who were most likely to know, was really working for them. "Okay, now to the next one..." She muttered, starting to look again. She was pretty sure this was one of the last questions and she wanted to find it as soon as possible, so they could get to the last few.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Wren sighed and shook his head, but he didn't say anything else - he wasn't interested in getting into a confrontation with Noah, he'd just wanted him to know that he wasn't amused by his behaviour. "She has a couple, I swear?" He raised an eyebrow. He knew he'd seen at least two tattoos on Iris.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Arlo looked over as he realised the next question was about Iris - he wanted to win, he wanted them to be able to get out of there before the girls and he knew that meant answering the questions as quickly as possible. "She has three." He told them, raising an eyebrow. "One on her arm, one on her ankle and one on her -- here, this bit." He showed them, gesturing to the side of his body. "The side of her chest? I guess? I dunno." He shrugged, but he smiled slightly as he heard the bell dinging.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Ogie hadn't thought Noah was going to respond very well to Wren and he had been right - but he was glad the other just seemed to want to ignore it, at this point. He picked up the next envelope, glad he'd been able to find a couple more whilst he was looking for the other questions. "The next question is - what did Mia say was her best feature?" He asked, raising an eyebrow. He tried to think hard about what it might be, what his sister would say was the answer.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: If she was completely sure, Iris wasn't sure how she could ever bring herself to forgive Arlo. She really wanted too but it was hard, it was really, really difficult. All she could think about was him as she looked for the next envelope. She hated that she couldn't keep him out of her mind. She was having such a nice night and then it felt like it had all been ruined. Just because she couldn't stop thinking about him. She hated it.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: "Oh, I love that film." Piper chimed as Maeve said what Tobias' favourite film was. She would never have guessed that about the other but she was pretty excited as she heard the ding. She wasn't sure how many more they had to answer but she was pretty excited about it, regardless. "I can't find it." Piper whined, shaking her head a little.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Blake chuckled as Maeve got Tobys right again, "Just friends, huh?" She muttered, only loud enough for her friend to hear her. She chuckled. "Maeve, have you got it?" She asked, looking over to her friend with a sigh. She had no idea where it could be. Blake knew that they weren't far off to the end now and she was eager for them to get there.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: "Yeah, that's what I thought." Noah muttered as Wren didn't say anything back to him. He didn't think that he would have much fight in him. noah didn't comment as he heard that it was Mias question next. He knew what he thought that it was but he wasn't about to say that when her brother was in the room. Noah was a dick but he didn't think that it was that bad.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Benjamin smiled as he realised that Ogie already had the next question but it fell as he realised what it was that was the next question. He had no idea what Mia would've said. "She's got nice eyes?" Benjamin commented, shrugging his shoulders. He thought that, that much was pretty obvious but he had no idea if that was what she would say.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Now that they were getting close to the end, Tobias was getting more and more frustrated about them not knowing the answers. He had no idea what Mia would say her best feature was. So he was just hoping that one of the others would know.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Nancy was trying to move as quickly as possible, trying to find the envelope so that they could get out and win. "I've got it!" She squealed, laughing as she got to her feet and ripped it open. "Who is Wren's celebrity crush?" She smiled, raising an eyebrow. She was glad that one of the last ones was such an easy one - or should be, anyway, for the people that knew him. She hoped that Blake would just know it and be able to get it over and done with quickly.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "It's a good film." Mia agreed with a laugh, her smile growing slightly as she realised Nancy had found the question. "Do you know that?" She smiled over at Blake. She figured that she would, she thought most couples talked about their celebrity crushes and so on. Whilst they left Blake to come up with the answers, she started to look for the last couple of envelopes.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "Oh, shut up." Maeve laughed playfully, shaking her head. In all fairness, she thought she would guess Blake's favourite movie just as well as Tobias's, but she knew that wouldn't change Blake's opinion on things - and it definitely didn't mean that she was wrong. "I think there's only two left, once we've answered this one!" She smiled. She thought they were in with such a good chance and it had been so fun.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Wren rolled his eyes as he heard Noah, but he didn't say anything in response - he didn't think it was a bad thing to be the kind of person that didn't argue or fight, he would much rather be like that than be constantly getting into trouble. "Eyes is a good call." He smiled, nodding his head. "Eyes?" He called, shaking his head as he heard the buzzer. He needed to try and think about what she would say, he knew that.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Arlo raised an eyebrow as the buzzer sounded, unable to help smirking slightly. "Eyes? Seriously?" He laughed, shaking her head. "I mean, I wouldn't say eyes were her best feature, if you know what I mean?" He chuckled, raising an eyebrow. He was pretty sure he knew what it was, he thought the others were just being polite by not saying it. "Come on? You seriously don't know what I'm talking about?" He laughed, nudging Wren with his elbow slightly - the other shook his head.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Ogie narrowed his eyes slightly as the buzzer went off - he'd really thought that one could be it, but he tried to think of what else his sister might say. "Hair?" He asked again, shaking his head as the buzzer went for the second time. As Arlo spoke, he raised an eyebrow slightly - he wasn't sure what the other was getting at at first, but he soon started to realise. "Oh, you mean - oh. Yeah, that sounds like her..." He laughed, rolling his eyes. "Did she say her best feature was her butt?" He laughed, pulling a face at even having to say that about her.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Once Iris heard who the next question was about, she set about finding the last couple of cards, though she laughed as she heard it. "Even I know this." She muttered, shaking her head a little. She looked over her shoulder to Blake, wondering if the other girl would know it too. She'd answer it, if not but she thought she'd give the other girl a little bit of time to answer it.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Piper smiled as Mia agreed with her. She felt like the two of them were really getting on, bonding, and she liked that a lot. She really wanted to get along with Ogies sister, she thought that it was important that they did. Piper giggled as she heard the next question. She thought that this was one of the fun ones - like they could have a bit of a gossip together.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Blake laughed and nodded as the question was directed to her, "Yeah, It's Beyonce." She rolled her eyes, though she chuckled as she heard the ding. "What a person to have to live up too, right?" She raised an eyebrow. She thought that it probably made sense that he would like her and she was joking. She didn't think that she had anything to live up too. That was the point of celebrity crushes.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Noah nodded as Arlo spoke. That was absolutely what he thought that it was going to be and he smirked a little as he heard the ding. He knew that he had wasted them time but he didn't care. Noah didn't want to win. He didn't care about that. He just wanted to be done with this stupid game already. He snatched the next card from Ogie, then. "What is Blakes middle name?"

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Benjamin chuckled as he saw the look on Ogies face as he had to say what Mia thought her best feature was. "Well, that makes sense." He nodded. He hoped that nothing was said to Nancy. He didn't think that it would really be that big of an issue but he still wouldn't like for her to hear and get upset about what he had said. "Wren, my man, tell me you know?"

NG BM TD IS BA PK: As Tobias realised that Ogie didn't have any more cards in his hand, he started to look for more. He thought that they were so close now. Surely the girls couldn't be beating them? He hoped not, anyway.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Nancy laughed as she heard who Wren's celebrity crush was, raising an eyebrow. "Hey, I think you're close, anyway." She chuckled as she looked over to Blake. She felt really close to all the girls today. She smiled as she heard the ding, picking up the next envelope - one she'd found when they had been looking for the previous ones. She opened it and let out a giggle as she read the question. "Oh wow, okay - this one says we have to take a vote on which boy we think is the most attractive." She laughed, raising an eyebrow.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "Is there anybody that doesn't have a crush on Beyonce?" Mia laughed, shrugging her shoulders. She thought it was a pretty obvious crush for most people, but she thought it absolutely made sense for Wren. "The best looking?" She laughed, raising an eyebrow. She knew who she thought it was, but she didn't feel much like saying that name today... She thought she would wait and see what the others all said first, then she'd give her answer.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Maeve smiled; she thought it was nice that Blake instantly knew, it showed how close she and Wren already were. "How are we doing this? Saying a name each and whoever gets the most votes is the one we put forward?" She raised an eyebrow. She thought that way made the most sense anyway, and it would be a pretty quick way to make it all work.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Wren laughed as Benjamin spoke, nodding his head. "I do know this one, it's very easy - it's Minnie." He smiled. He thought that was so sweet, that Blake's parents had chosen to honour his Auntie Minnie in her name and he'd remembered that from the first time she'd told him. "There's one here." Wren smiled, picking up an envelope as he realised Tobias was looking for more. "What's Nancy's favourite movie?" He raised an eyebrow, looking over to Noah. He was pretty sure this was one of the last and he thought they were doing a really good job.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "Come on, we can do this." Arlo laughed as he realised how close they were to the end, grinning widely. He rolled his eyes as he heard Nancy's question, though. "It's that - the fucking stupid one with Meryl Streep, she's got the sunglasses on and the - you know what I mean! The limos!" He tried to think of the name, but it wasn't coming to him whatsoever. "Fucking hell, what is that fucking film!" He groaned, getting genuinely frustrated over the fact that he couldn't remember the title.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Ogie listened carefully as Arlo described the film, thinking for a couple of seconds before he realised exactly what movie he was talking about. "It's The Devil Wears Prada!" He shouted, smiling widely as the bell dinged and he realised they were onto the second to last question. "Can you see the envelope?" He looked over at Toby hopefully.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Iris stood up straight as she listened to Nancy, ready to hear what the last couple of things were. She nodded as she heard Maeve. "I think that, that makes sense." She nodded agaih. Ordinarily, Iris would answer Arlo to that question. She thought that he was incredibly good looking. But she couldn't bring herself to say that to everyone else, "I'd say Wren." She shrugged. She thought that it was pretty obvious how attractive he was, even if he was like family to her.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Blake laughed as she heard Nancy and shrugged her shoulders a little, "Well, thank you." She chuckled, shaking her head a little. She thought that was probably the nicest compliment from her. She nodded as she listened to Mia, "You are absolutely right." Blake didn't think that she had ever felt as close as this to the girls before now and she liked that. She was having such a good time with them. "I mean - I obviously say Wren." She laughed, shrugging her shoulders. She thought it was pretty obvious how crazy she was about him.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Piper chewed on her lip as she heard the question. She thought that it would be pretty obvious what she said so she kept quiet and waited to hear what the others said. If she needed to tie break, she would but she thought she should wait right now. She thought that Ogie was really good looking - obviously - but she didn't think that he was the best looking out of the boys and she didn't want to admit that - especially not with Mia in the room.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Noah shrugged his shoulders as Arlo and Ogie did all the work about Nancys film. He was glad that the others knew it because he didn't want to have to contribute to any of this. He sat back in his chair a little as he waited for the next question but he figured that this wouldn't be one for him. He thought that hte next question was about Piper.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Like the last one, Benjamin knew the answer to the question but he didn't want to jump in there straight away. He didn't want it to seem like he was jumping on it because he knew Nancy as well as he did. He smiled, though, as Ogie confirmed what it was. He sighed as he started looking around, not sure where they could find the question.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Tobias felt like he had been pretty useless with all of this. He didn't really know any of the others. If Lydia was one of hte girls, he knew he would know every single answer. "I've got it." Tobias called, nodding his head, "Alright, Ogie, what is Pipers most prize possession?" He asked. He wouldn't even know where to start with this one, if he was honest.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Nancy raised an eyebrow at Iris's answer, but she didn't say anything - she didn't know if she was necessarily telling the truth, but she also didn't really blame her when she thought about it. She probably would've done the same - she was about to do the same, only for different reasons. "I would say Tobias." She shrugged her shoulders. She was lying, she absolutely thought Benjamin was the best looking out of the group - but she knew how obvious that would look.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Mia thought it was definitely interesting that Piper hadn't said anything yet - and she hoped it wasn't on her account, she hoped she wasn't scared to say a name. Mia didn't really care who she picked, as long as she was faithful to Ogie, which she was sure she would be. "Yeah, I'd say the same as Nancy." He nodded her head. She was pretty sure they all knew that she should've picked Noah - but she still thought Tobias was incredibly attractive and it was obvious to everybody.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Maeve couldn't help but chuckle slightly as the other two girls picked Tobias, although she hid it the best she could; she wasn't going to lie and say she didn't agree with them, she thought that would just be stupid when they all knew she did. She hoped the boys wouldn't be asked this same question, because she thought that would just be really awkward. "I would say Tobias, too." She smiled slightly, avoiding Blake's eye contact - because she knew the face her friend would be pulling.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "Prize possession?" Ogie asked, thinking for a second. "That's a tricky one..." They hadn't really had this conversation, so he had to try and think through things that he'd seen around her or in her room that would mean a lot to her. "Her phone?" He asked, shaking his head as he heard the buzzer. "No! Wait, she wears this ring all the time, she said it was from her grandmother. Is it that? Her grandmothers ring?" He asked, raising an eyebrow. He beamed as the buzzer went off, clapping his hands.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Wren had been looking for the last couple of envelopes whilst waiting for Ogie to answer the question and he'd managed to find them, so as soon as he'd answered it correctly he'd opened the envelope and read the question. "Okay - for this one, it says we have to take a vote on which girl we think is the most attractive and the one that gets the most votes is the one we put forward." He chuckled, shaking his head. "I think it's obvious who I'm going to say." He shook his head, a smile on his face. He thought Blake was just incredible.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Arlo raised an eyebrow as he heard the next question. "Fucks sake..." He muttered, shaking his head. He knew who he thought and he was pretty sure everybody else did too - and he wouldn't even try and vote for anybody else, because he knew he'd just look like an idiot. He thought Iris was the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen, never mind just in that room. He wasn't going to look overly eager by coming out and saying it straight away though, he wanted to wait until the others had spoken.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Iris refused to make herself look like an idiot by saying Arlo - even if the others knew who she was going to say. She sighed as it seemed like they came to a bit of a tie. "Are you guys joking?" She scoffed, shaking her head. "That's such a typical answer." But she smiled a little. She didn't think that she really cared that much but if they boys were going to hear, she would've liked Wren to get that ego boost.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Blake shrugged her shoulders a little as the other three girls picked Tobias. She thought that, that probably made sense, though. She wasn't going to pretend like Arlo wasn't a good looking guy. "Piper, you haven't answered yet." She muttered, looking over to the other girl with a small smile. She figured that she would just go along with the easy answer.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Piper thought that it was pretty interesting that Iris and Mia would say different boys. but she didn't exactly blame them. Piper raised an eyebrow as she heard Blake talk to her and she shrugged her shoulders, "I guess, Tobias then, right?" She sighed. She probably would've said Wren, out of everyone, but she didn't see the point in adding in more issues. She thought that it was probably easier to just go along with what the others would say.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Noah rolled his eyes at the next question. He didn't like it because he didn't want to answer honestly. He shrugged his shoulders before he spoke, "Yeah, Wrens right. He's got the best looking girl here." He figured that, that was less embarrassing than admitting that he really thought that it was Mia. Because if he thought it was Mia, then why did he cheat? He knew that it didn't really make sense .

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Benjamin shrugged his shoulders a little as the first two agreed on it being Blake, "Are we forgetting about Nancy?" He asked. Because he really did think that Nancy was the most gorgeous person he had ever seen. He would've said it before they had gotten together and he was standing by it now. He didn't see why it would be an issue, why anyone would even question him.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Tobias nodded his head as he looked to Benjamin and then around at the others, "Yeah, I'd say Nancy too." He thought that Maeve was gorgeous but he didn't think that she was the same kind of gorgeous that Nancy was - the obvious kind. He wondered who they would all settle on though. He thought that it was pretty interesting, if he was honest.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Nancy laughed, shaking her head. "Are you joking? He's gorgeous. He looked like he stepped straight off a Calvin Klein catalogue." She giggled, rolling her eyes. She didn't think there was any harm in saying that Tobias was attractive, when it was so obviously the case. "Yeah, we say Tobias." She laughed, nodding her head.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Mia laughed as Iris spoke, shrugging her shoulders. She knew that her cousin of all people would see right through her, Tobias was nowhere near her type - although he was still obviously attractive, she just hadn't wanted to look like an idiot in front of the other girls by saying Noah, especially when his sister was there. "Okay, we have our answer!" She laughed, shrugging her shoulders. "What does the next one say, Iris?"

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Maeve liked how easily they'd come to this decision, even though they might've all had different opinions had they been on their own - they'd come to a quick decision and stuck with it. She couldn't believe how good of a time they'd had here today. She was so happy she'd ended up coming.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "Well, I say Piper - obviously." Ogie chuckled, shrugging his shoulders. He was never going to say anybody else - not that he thought it was anybody else, anyway. He thought Nancy and Blake were both stunning, he could see why the boys had picked them... But they didn't hold a torch to Piper, where he was concerned.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Arlo shrugged his shoulders as the boys all gave their answers. "I'm saying Iris." He muttered. He wasn't going to pretend like it wasn't her - he would say it to her face, if he was asked to. He knew it would probably make it easier for them to have an answer if he chose somebody else, but he didn't want to. If it were up to him, he and Iris would be together right now.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Wren smiled as Noah agreed with him, although he was a little surprised - not because he didn't think Blake was gorgeous, but because he had no idea the other would think that way. "Well, that leaves us with two votes for Nancy and two for Blake? Do we just say both of their names?" He shrugged, looking around to the other boys.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: "Ugh, he's so pretty. It's boring." Iris laughed, shaking her head a little bit. She and Nancy had always had completely different tastes, though. So it made sense that they wouldn't agree on this one either. She opened the last envelope as she heard Mia talk to her. She sighed a little as she read what was inside. "The boys have been asked the same question. To win, we have to agree on who they would have said."

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Piper raised an eyebrow as she heard the contents of the last envelope. She didn't know how comfortable she felt with that but she wasn't going to say much about it. She knew that they needed to come to a decision quickly. She just had no idea how to decide who that would be. Piper thought that it was Mia or Nancy but she wasn't completely sure which one.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Blake nodded slightly as she heard the last question, "alright, well, then we do what we did with the boys? Go round and each say which girl they think is the most attractive? That makes sense, right?" She asked, raising an eyebrow. "I'll stay - I think, Mia?" She had no idea what the boys would say but she thought that a baseline would be better for what they thought first.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Noah rolled his eyes as he heard Ogie and then Arlo. He thought that they were both idiots but he didn't say anything. "Just say Nancy." He shrugged. He didn't think that they would accept it if they said two of them. "Our answer is Nancy." He called. He thought that his sister would probably like that quite a lot. He nodded over to Arlo, then, "what's that one say?"

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Benjamin felt pretty smug as it was agreed that Nancy was the answer. He thought that it was pretty obvious that she was the best looking there so he was glad that the other boys seemed to agree. He looked at Arlo ,then, waiting on the last letter.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Tobias hoped that the girls didn't get to find out the individual answers. He didn't think he would feel too great if Maeve heard that he had said someone other than her. Tobias had no idea what was going to come next but he knew that they were almost done and he was excited.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "You are so wrong." Nancy laughed, shaking her head. She thought there were different types of attractiveness, though - Tobias was so pretty, but she found Ben so much more attractive than him. She didn't know if it was physical or because she liked him so much, but she thought it was true either way. "So we're going with me?" She raised an eyebrow, looking around them. She would definitely like that to be the answer, she would be happy if it was - and a little bit embarrassed if it wasn't. "We think the answer is me. Nancy." She called, waiting with raised eyebrows until she heard the ding and she laughed excitedly, turning to the others with a huge smile as the door opened. "We did it!" She laughed. She really hoped they'd won, she thought they'd done such a good job.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "Yeah, I would go with you." Mia smiled. She wasn't insecure, she never had been - and she actually quite liked the way she looked, but she thought Nancy and Blake were just that obvious kind of pretty, the head-turning kind of pretty. There was no doubt in her mind it would be one of those two. She let out a loud cheer as she heard the ding, laughing loudly. "YES!" She laughed, immediately opening the door and looking out into the hallway - the boys door was still closed. "We won!" She laughed, looking back to them. The day had been so much more fun than she'd ever imagined it would be and winning was the perfect end to it.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Maeve didn't think for a second that anybody would've said her name and she was totally fine with that - if she was honest, she didn't often think about the way she looked until it came down to being faced directly with it. She didn't think she was ugly, but she also didn't think she was necessarily pretty either. "It's one of you two, for sure." She smiled. She liked that Nancy was confident enough to say herself, she found that pretty nice to see that kind of confidence. She smiled as the bell went off and followed Mia out into the hallway with a happy smile. "Wow, we did so well!" She chuckled. She'd enjoyed her day so much, she wanted to be able to spend more time with the girls - she'd never had this before, but she really felt like part of a friendship group today.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Wren was honestly a little bit surprised that people thought it could be him, not because he was unconfident but because he didn't think many of the girls would pick him over the boys they were currently seeing. He felt pretty happy that they thought it could be him, though. "Well, who do we think each girl would've picked?" He raised an eyebrow, although he didn't necessarily know if they had time to think about it like that. He just liked to be able to work through things and figure them out slowly, but he knew it probably wasn't the best method here.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Arlo rolled his eyes as Noah spoke, even though he knew he was right - he was super confident in the way he looked, but with Iris and Nancy in there he didn't think anybody would've dared say his name. "We don't have time to do it like that." He shook his head at Wren's suggestion, looking up to where the others had been answering the questions. "Wren." He called, shrugging his shoulders as he heard the buzzer. "Alright, next answer, then. What are we saying?" He looked at the others. He thought it was the best way, when they had three chances.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Unlike Benjamin, Ogie had always been totally aware that Piper was completely out of his league - but he didn't really mind that, as long as she didn't. He felt so lucky to be with somebody as gorgeous as her, he didn't even realise what other people would probably think. "Hm... I think she might have said Tobias?" He shrugged his shoulders. He was trying to think about the type of boys that Piper was usually around and they looked more like Tobias than they did any of the others. He trusted her enough for it not to bother him, though.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Iris rolled her eyes but there was a fond smile on her face that showed Nancy that she was just playing with her. Iris didn't think that she ever really found boys like Tobias attractive. She didn't really think that any of the boys were her type but she didn't bother saying that. She beamed as she heard the answer. Iris didn't really care that it wasn't her but she liked that Nancy had that. She thought that, that was something her friend would really like. She quickly followed after the other girls and laughed as she realised the boys weren't there. "They're gonna be so annoyed." She laughed, shaking her head.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Piper thought that it was pretty interesting the boys thought Nancy was the most attractive. She definitely thought that she was the most obviously pretty, anyway. She cheered as she heard the ding and ran out to see the closed door. She beamed as she turned around and looked at the other girls, "We actually won. What the heck!?" She laughed and shook her head a little. She was really excited about that and she couldn't wait to see Ogies face.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Balke would've been so embarrassed if the other girls had said it was her and it was wrong - so she was glad that Nancy said something. She didn't particularly mind that Nancy was the one - she just hoped that Wren had said her. Blake wrapped an arm around Maeve with a laugh as she realised that they had won, "Of course we won!" She laughed, shaking her head a little. She had, had a really nice time. She thought that the other girls had been a lot of fun and it definitely felt like she and Maeve were in with them now - which she definitely appreciated.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Noah glared at his cousin as he saw him rolling his eyes at him. He should have known that, that was how he was going to be. If Arlo and Iris had been on good terms, he probably would have said it was Arlo. He was pretty sure that Iris would've fought for him. But they weren't, so it wasn't. "Then Toby." Noah nodded. "Is it Tobias?" Noah called and he rolled his eyes as he heard the dinging. He climbed up then and started to the door. He rolled his eyes as he looked over to the girls, "For fuck sake." He muttered.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Tobias was glad that he didn't have to say his own name, though. He could be vain but he didn't like to be too obvious about it. He couldn't wipe the smirk off of his face, though, as he realised that it was him and he nodded his head a little. He had thought that they had been pretty quick with it so he was pretty surprised to see the girls already there. He smiled, as he looked over to Maeve, though. She looked pretty happy and he liked that.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Benjamin chuckled as he heard Wren. He thought that, that was the most him thing to suggest but he thought that it was sweet - and would save some of them embarrassment. He didn't know who most of the girls would've picked. "Thank god for the pretty boys." Benjamin laughed, nudging Tobias before he followed the others out of the room. "How the hell did you finish so quickly?" He laughed, shaking his head as he looked over to the girls.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Nancy loved how they all seemed to feel so triumphant, there had been a real girl power energy around them today and she'd found herself enjoying spending time with every single one of them. She laughed as she saw the boys coming out, shrugging her shoulders and smiling brightly. "Because we're the best!" She giggled, looking around at the other girls. She knew they'd all worked well together and beating the boys felt like the perfect finishing touch.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Mia laughed as she saw the boys faces, shaking her head slightly as she looked at them - she was still pretty impressed with how quick they'd been, even if they hadn't been quick enough to beat them. "It's what we've known all along." She laughed, shrugging her shoulders. She wondered if they'd had just as good of a time as they had - something told her they probably hadn't, though.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Maeve smiled widely as Blake's arm went around her, laughing as she looked up at the girl and wrapped her arm around her waist. "Well, we proved it once and for all - girls truly are better than boys." She chuckled, raising an eyebrow. She felt really happy, it was so nice to feel like part of a group. She smiled over at the boys, she thought there might be a little bit of tension there - she wondered what had happened.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Arlo followed his cousin out into the hallway, groaning slightly as he saw the girls had beat them - he knew he probably should've expected that, especially since they'd struggled to answer the last question, but it was still annoying. "Can we go home now?" He muttered, raising an eyebrow. If it was all normal, he would've been over there laughing and joking with Iris right now - but he knew it wasn't normal, so he would rather go home than stand there and dwell on it. He thought Noah probably felt the same.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "No way!" Ogie laughed loudly as they got out and saw the girls already standing there. He looked over to Piper with a smile, shaking his head. "I can't believe you beat us!" He chuckled, walking over to wrap an arm around her and kiss her on the forehead happily. "Well done! You guys must've been so quick - and I thought we were doing well." He chuckled. Despite his earlier joking, he hadn't really minded about winning or not and it was so nice to see that the girls seemed so happy. It looked like they'd really bonded and he thought that was so lovely.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Wren smiled as he stepped out and saw Blake - although his competitive side would've quite liked to win, it was equally as rewarding getting out there to see Blake smiling and joking along with the other girls. He knew that she and Maeve had been a little more on the outside of that group, so to see them so involved and looking like they were having a good time made Wren really happy. "Well, congratulations - I accept defeat." He chuckled, shaking his head. In spite of everything, he'd found that he'd quite enjoyed himself. He was happy he'd come here.

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NG BM TD IS BA PK: "It's the only explanation." Iris chuckled, shrugging her shoulders a little bit. Iris smiled over at Arlo - almost forgetting what had happened for a second - and then quickly dropped her gaze. She had, had such a good time with the other girls and it was like that was all gone when she looked at him. All she could feel was how much she missed him. If her best friends weren't all here - Nancy, Piper, Mia - then she didn't think that she would go to things like this very much. It was why she didn't want to go to the dinner with the Hayes. She just didn't want to be around him.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Benjamin nodded his head with a laugh as he heard Nancy, "Yeah, of course that's it." He chuckled. He thought that it seemed really nice how happy the girls were. He didn't really have much of a competitive streak so he didn't mind that they had lost - though he didn't think it was the same for some of the other boys. He sighed as he heard Arlo. "You don't have to go home. We could go for drinks?" He asked, looking around at everyone.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Blake smiled as she looked to the other girls. She was really glad that they had all done this tonight. She thought that this was probably exactly what they needed for them to properly bond. And Blake really hoped that she and the other girls kept this friendship. "Like we didn't already know it, right?" She chuckled, raising an eyebrow. She looked over to Wren, then, with a big smile, "We knew that we were going to win so.."

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Noah nodded his head as Arlo spoke to him, "Yeah, come on." He muttered. He wasn't particularly happy about being there and he figured that no-one would particularly care about him or Arlo going home. He rolled his eyes as Benjamin spoke to him but he looked to Arlo, wondering if his cousin would want to stay or not.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Piper laughed as she heard Ogie and turned to look at him. She had really enjoyed the time with the girls but she was so glad to see him now as well. "We were like lightening. You would've been so impressed." Piper smiled up at him as he kissed her forehead. "Your sister was pretty killer with it all too." She really hoped that this meant that she and Mia would be a little closer now. She really liked her.

NG BM TD IS BA PK: Tobias smiled slightly as he looked over at the girls, "Well, I think I'm the winner here." He shrugged. "You guys think I'm the best looking, huh?" He didn't think that he would be forgetting that very quickly. He felt worse about not picking Maeve now, though.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Is Iris smiled at him, Arlo smiled back hopefully - but it dropped as she looked away and he looked down at his feet disappointedly. He just missed her so much, he would do anything to be able to speak to her properly, to be able to have a laugh with her again. He raised an eyebrow at Benjamin's suggestion, shrugging his shoulders as he looked around. "We could go for drinks." He nodded. He would go if everybody else wanted to, mostly because he hated to miss out on anything that could be fun. "You wanna go?" He asked Noah, raising an eyebrow.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Nancy laughed, nodding her head. "Of course it is." She smiled, raising an eyebrow. She was so happy they'd won, she knew she would've been pretty frustrated if the boys had beat them. She smiled over to Iris as she heard drinks being suggested. "Drinks would be fun, right?" She smiled. She'd had a really good day with them all so far and she definitely didn't think she'd say no to going and grabbing a drink with everybody now. She thought it was nice for them to all actually spend some time together.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Wren smiled as Blake looked over to him, taking a few steps towards her so that he could speak to her properly. "I thought you probably were as well, if I'm being completely honest." He chuckled. "How was it, then? How'd it all go?" He smiled, lowering his voice slightly so that only Blake could hear him. It looked like it had gone well, but he definitely wanted to hear how she'd enjoyed it. He looked up, smiling around at the others. "I'd go for a drink." He smiled, nodding his head.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: "I already am so impressed!" Ogie laughed. He loved seeing that Piper had had a good time, he knew how much her friends meant to her. "Oh yeah? That doesn't surprise me, she's so nosy." He chuckled, shaking his head. He thought it would be nice for Piper and his sister to get on though, he'd love to see them being friends - he absolutely planned on Piper being in his life for a long, long time. "What do you think, you wanna go for some drinks?" He smiled. He just wanted to spend time with Piper, so if she went then he'd be there too.

EH GCH WH BC AM MS AG: Maeve smiled as she heard Tobias, shaking her head slightly. She didn't think there was any doubt that he was the best looking out of the boys, not to her anyway. "Is this going to make you all bigheaded now?" She laughed, raising an eyebrow. She didn't blame him though, she could imagine it felt pretty good to be voted as the best looking out of the whole group.

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S T A T U S:  P A S S E N G E R  D I S C H A R G E D

                                       HEO JIEUN // TWENTY-EIGHT                                DAUGHTER OF HEO ENTERTAINMENT

                                      LOADING PASSENGER INFO P1941...  

– personality

She’s kind and thoughtful, always with her head in the clouds. Her feet were never on the ground, even on Earth. She thinks nothing of money, content with her own little worldly treasures – movies, books, her writing utensils (both pencil and laptop) – and so she spends it on those she comes to care for. She’s blunt, but never means to cause harm to anyone, and if she knows she’s hurt you, she’ll want to make it up to you. Don’t think of her as just some loony with her thoughts scattered far and wide, though, she’s quite smart and she’s teasing and full of mischief. Her clumsiness is quite a downfall and it’s why she was never as good at modeling as her sister, but she has a beauty about her that’s natural – not manmade by make-ups and perfumes. She is Heo Jieun, simple yet complicated.

– bio (trigger warning: car crash ; death/mercy death ; illness)

i. somniate [to dream]

Late February brings a light in the form of two cherub-faced baby girls, both with full heads of hair and powerful lungs. Jieun and Jihye grow up side by side, never leaving one another for anything other than asked for personal space – and even then it’s rare. Their mother and father love them both and dote on them and they take them to beautiful cities, places most would only dream of going. Jieun develops a love of fantasy, things people can only describe on paper, with a pen, or typed on a computer while Jihye gets lost in the stars.

Together, they imagine whole scenarios and stories – of people they know, people they want to meet, people they know could never exist. Their parents let them have that, let them enjoy their time as children – playing and laughing, throwing the occasional tantrum when they don’t get their way. And they’re so in-sync, just as some twins are.

Their childhood is full of love, and laughter, and dreams never-ending.

ii. traümerei [daydreaming]

All dreams must end, however, and by the time they’re ten, their father has them in the limelight. They become their parents’ label’s first children models. First it’s school uniforms, then it’s pillows and pajamas. At some point, singing is added and they’re learning music. The cameras never stop, but neither does Jieun and Jihye’s love of fantasy. They still love their parents and do what their father and mother ask of them – after all, isn’t it a dream to appear on television and in magazines? Most little girls don’t get that.

At fifteen, their lives are already too much for them. They’re talked about constantly, they’re harassed for autographs, and pushed and shoved for attention. They never let go of each other’s hands, and they let their parents handle the media. Charges are filed, and they continue on.

Jieun is more adept at singing than modeling (even though she’d rather be writing), and so they’re split sometimes and Jieun will sing while Jihye watches her, cheering her on happily. But Jieun sees the sadness in Jihye’s eyes – everyone talks and what they say is harsh.

          (Not good enough, no talent, just use her face and nothing more.)

And Jieun holds her sister at night when she cries and cries, the sun rising up on them and then they’re at it again. Jieun copes by writing her stories, sometimes getting them published – sometimes her stories are just for her and her sister.

Jieun doesn’t allow them to use her name on the soundtracks ever – she always signs Jihye’s name then. She gives her sister the credit for her voice, and she lets her sister be praised at galas and parties their parents take them to. Jieun’s father isn’t happy, but he doesn’t press the issue after Jieun threatens to stop singing altogether.

Eighteen comes and both sisters decide to travel together, with their parents’ permission, and they head to an unpronounceable place and get lost in the culture and the city for two weeks. They experience a life they’d only dreamed of – total freedom. They love their parents, but they can’t say no to them. Jieun can’t anyways, and Jihye doesn’t leave her sister ever.

When they return, they go back to their modeling and singing, keeping their parents’ happy, but always dreaming together. Their getaways become annual, and then it’s twice a year they disappear for a few weeks at a time. Always, always, together.

iii. oneirodynia [nightmare]

Just like dreams, a sense of ‘always’ and ‘togetherness’ has to draw to a close.

It starts slowly – Jihye unable to keep up with photo shoots, unable to rest. She’s not eating right and weight drops right off of her. Everyone thinks it’s depression, but they don’t see that she’s trying. Jieun does. She knows her sister as well as she knows herself, and they go together to the doctor. Examination, after examination, nothing is found, but Jieun pushes – begging and pleading with them to make her sister better.

Two weeks after their twenty-fifth birthday, Jihye gets a call. Jieun eavesdrops, holds her sister’s hand as the doctors tell her there’s something wrong. Something inside of her, and neither of them can pronounce it and they don’t care to. Jihye is sick with a disease – one that should’ve been caught at birth, but wasn’t. They’re both scared.

With no cure and few treatments, Jihye’s on her deathbed at twenty-six, hooked up to machines to help her in breathing and eating. And Jieun mourns for her sister, lies in bed with her to keep her company. Together, in those last few days, they watch the news and Jieun offers Jihye the ideas of them leaving together on Avalon, sleeping for two hundred years together and waking to medical knowledge that could save her.

Jihye knows she won’t make it. But Jieun still could, so when Jieun slips out to get something to eat, Jihye records a message on her phone, and programs her personal android to pull her life support plug for her.

When Jieun returns, her sister is gone. She doesn’t fight it, she doesn’t ask for her sister to be brought back because he knows she suffered in the last few months. Jieun suffers most afterwards, no more singing, no more modeling. She doesn’t come out of her and her sister’s shared room unless it’s a necessity.

iv. oneirocosm [a dream place]

On the morning that should be Jieun and Jihye’s bi-annual trip, Jieun slips out of bed, gets dressed, and heads out. Recklessly, she hasn’t eaten much in days, and she’s weak, too tired to be behind the wheel of a car. She crashes just two miles from her parents’ mansion and is rushed to the hospital in critical condition.

A punctured lung and fractured face are easily fixed, though there are scars. Her parents want them fixed, but Jieun doesn’t. She opts to keep her scars, to let them heal naturally and if they’re still visible years later, then that will be a story to tell the people she loves. She wears them with pride, even when people no longer compliment her on her beauty.

Like this, two years slip by; Jieun copes without her sister, she stops modeling, and she doesn’t sing anymore because her sister isn’t around to take the credit and receive all the love she deserves. She presses her nose into her laptop and she writes – sometimes about her sister, sometimes about worlds upon worlds that people could only ever dream of. In them, her characters experience tragedy, but they get through it – they live, and are happy. There’s the occasional bittersweet ending – Jihye would like them, she was the more realistic of them. Jieun dedicates those to her sister.

Just weeks before Avalon is set to launch, Jieun convinces her parents to let her go. She knows she’s their only child now, but she has dreams to achieve, and her feet have never been planted firmly in one place – certainly not the ground. Her head is far above the clouds, wishing to touch the stars. Jihye would’ve wanted it.

They buy her a Platinum class ticket and spend the next few weeks with her, spending time together as a family, and setting up accounts for her for when she arrives on Homestead II.

And then, they say goodbye and ‘I love you’ for the last time as she exits the car.

v. euneirophrenia [peaceful state of mind following a pleasant dream]

There’s dreams, so many endless dreams, and none of them she remembers when she’s awoken. Bright lights that flicker are what greets her, but she exits her chamber, struggling to stand properly and nausea swimming in her stomach, head clouded from her slumber. Had two hundred years passed? No. They had not – she hears ‘malfunction’, but there’s nothing visibly wrong that she can see.

They’re up too early, and Jieun finds herself not minding it one bit. An adventure, and the perfect idea for another story.

[thebigreylotheory]

Star Wars: Episode 8: The Last (Pride & Prejudice) Jedi

TheBigReyloTheory Trasherpiece Theater proudly presents:

Star Wars: Episode 8: The Last (Pride & Prejudice) Jedi

Brought to you by Captain McHusbandMan who recovered my glasses from the imaginary number space! Yay!

I hope you are familiar with Pride & Prejudice. If not, I implore you to check out the ’95 and ’05 versions. And, always, READ THE BOOK.

‘K I’m long-winded, but especially today cause P&P’s my fav…you’ll be scrolling FOREVER. :D

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a Jedi Master strong in the Force must be in want of a padawan.”

Argh, Star Wars, so stressful, so many characters to worry about…My nerves and Star Wars are old friends, twenty years at least.

Quick Recap of The Force Awakens:

Ahch-To is let at last! (meaning: occupied)

Do not you want to know who has taken it?

Skywalker. (Mr. Bingley)

He is a Jedi Master to be sure!

It is a fine thing for our Star Wars characters.

How so, you ask?

My dear Star Wars fans, you must know that I am thinking one of them must be his new padawan!

And if he must train one of them, I must throw in a good word for lil Rey (Elizabeth). She has something more of a quickness about her.

*Epic Flashback*

At Starkiller Base (the grand assembly) Kylo Ren (Mr. Darcy) is encouraged to read (dance) Rey’s mind for the map (to find a pleasant girl). But, honestly, he really doesn’t want to…it gives him no pleasure.

It’s probably true…she’s just a scavenger…(country girl with crazy family).

When he uses his Force power, and she meets his probe (eyes) with her own, he withdraws. Rather rudely.

Needless to say, Rey remained with no very cordial feelings towards him.

However, later on, after escaping, and besting his call to the Skywalker lightsaber, Kylo Ren begins to admire Rey.

His doing so drew her notice.

Therefore Kylo Ren finds himself presented a very desirable padawan (dance partner). He cannot refuse to be her teacher (dance), when so much beauty is before him.

But, of course, Rey refuses.

*Jumping to Episode 8*

Luke Skywalker is a very pleasant fellow indeed!

It’s clear he’s really developed a thing for the lovely First Jedi Temple (Jane). They spend a lot of time together. He never wants to leave her, er, I mean the Temple.

So, anyhow, it rains a lot on Ahch-To. Rey’s really fond of walking. So she decides she better go check on the poor ole leaky First Jedi Temple (sick Jane). ‘Cause Rey is good at fixing things, bypass skills are very handy.

Turns out, poor ole leaky First Jedi Temple (sick Jane) is ok. Luke is thrilled that it’s raining and he’s stuck in the Temple. Rey’s ok with it, until she realizes there’s another visitor lurking around.

Argh, he is a most disagreeable, horrid man! But apparently Jedi Temples are like neutral, nonpartisan, sanctuary zones. Everyone’s going to have to get along…er, skate around snarky comments.

It makes for several stir-crazy days together…Rey starts walking, aimlessly, around the room. Kylo Ren starts hate-flirting with her.

When it stops raining, everything just gets worse….

Stormtroopers (militia unit) arrive on Ahch-To!

And a very, very, very distant relation of Rey’s comes to stay for a week…

Yeah, Rey should be happy to see her cousin and all, but he stinks. No really, “Mr. Collins the Hutt” is an odious bore. He talks about his patron, Snoke (Lady Catherine), day and night. But rumor has it, Snoke stinks, too.

And, to add insult to injury, it turns out, Mr. Collins the Hutt is going to inherit the deed to Ahch-To. What? No! Argh, Hutts and their properties…it’s just like Star Wars: Monopoly.

Anyhow, he really wants to move into the First Jedi Temple. But once he sees how the First Jedi Temple is already spoken for by Luke, and how committed Luke is, Mr. Collins the Hutt comes up with a new plan:

If Rey marries him, they can all happily stay on Ahch-To and Luke can remain with the First Jedi Temple.

What??? But they are cousins you cry!

Indeed. So, Rey does the only sensible thing. She tries to avoid Mr. Collins the Hutt by doing lots of walking. Those stairs are a great workout. And Hutts are slow.

On one of these particular walks, Rey meets a delightful young officer. General Armitage “Wickham” Hux is, seemingly, a perfect gentleman and very handsome in uniform.

While Rey and General Armitage “Wickham” Hux are talking, they cross paths with Luke and Kylo Ren on the stairs. Luke, of course, is very good humoured. However, Kylo Ren almost growls at Hux, and marches off to throw a tantrum.

Rey knew Kylo Ren was horrid and all, but she is shocked by his rudeness.

Later, Hux explains that he brings out the worse in Kylo Ren, cause Kylo Ren is so jealous of him. The Supreme Leader (father) likes Hux best and Kylo Ren can’t stand it. Although Kylo Ren should be grateful that he has the Force (large estate, money) and is in an arranged engagement to the Supreme Leader’s (Lady Catherine’s) daughter, Captain Phasma…Kylo Ren is just a hateful person who screwed up Hux’s raise (living). Rey feels sorry for Hux.

Meanwhile, Luke decides, as a neutral, nonpartisan Jedi, to throw a party and invite all the Stormtroopers (militia) on Ahch-To. It turns out to the social event of the year. Rey, of course, is forced to be polite and dance with Mr. Collins the Hutt…even though she really wanted Hux to ask her to dance.

Strangely enough, Kylo Ren, who really hates dancing, comes to claim Rey’s hand.

Rey is so shocked, she accepts, but quickly decides to tease him about everything Hux told her. The effect on Kylo Ren is immediate. Such distain. She accuses him of being prejudice. Hux, after all, is just a poor, innocent officer trying to make his way in the galaxy...

The dance ends. Ren exits the room knowing Rey is full of her own pride.

However, Rey finds herself out of the fire and into the frying pan when Mr. Collins the Hutt decides to “formally” propose marriage to her.

But apparently Mr. Collins the Hutt thinks she’s playing hard to get…

What say you, Star Wars fans? Trash shippers will never forgive her if she doesn’t marry Mr. Collins the Hutt, the rest will never forgive her if she does….

Thankfully, Mr. Collins the Hutt takes a hint. He can tell Rey’s mad, and he doesn’t want to end up like Jabba or anything. So he leaves. And in a shocking turn-of-events, he suddenly marries Rey’s friend, Maz Kanata (Charlotte). Odd, yes. But Maz never wanted to be an old maid. And she can’t wait on Chewie FOREVER. So long as she’s happy, I guess.

Without warning, Luke decides to take Kylo Ren’s advice and spend some time away from the First Jedi Temple. What? Out of the blue?

Ahch-To is turning topsy-turvy! Rey feels some time away from the stir-crazy island will do her some good, too. Therefore, she flies to see the newly married Maz Kanata-the Hutt at Mr. Collins the Hutt’s humble home on Naboo. Maz is now technically her distant cousin-in-law and all.

However, you can’t simply visit the Hutts without making a visit to the home of their neighbor and patron, Supreme Leader Snoke (Lady Catherine). That’s just rude. So, Rey accompanies them to meet Snoke and Phasma. Argh, boring. Snoke talks and talks non-stop about how him and Phasma are so great, and how weird Rey seems. How negligent her parents were (duh).

Then Kylo Ren shows up!

Ahhh! It’s like Kylo Ren is following her or something! Now she’s going to have to put up with him the whole visit.

Oh my. Can things get any worse? Yup.

One day Kylo Ren suddenly shows up on the Hutts’ doorstep. For some strange reason, Maz and Mr. Collins the Hutt rush out of the room to give Ren and Rey time alone. Awkward.

Pretty soon, Rey can’t escape Kylo Ren anywhere. He’s always showing up at Hutts’ home or at Snoke’s or wherever she’s walking. People keep leaving them alone. They have to make weird, but oddly flirty conversation.

In the meantime, Rey gets a holo (letter) from Luke about his new adventures. He’s decided never to return to Ahch-To again. Luke claims Kylo Ren was right, the First Jedi Temple just isn’t giving him visions anymore. Maybe he needs a new temple or try Darth Vader’s helmet (Georgiana Darcy) for a while. Oh, and he wants her to know that Hux is a total flirt and has been seen ‘round with another wealthy officer.

Oo! Rey feels the anger flowing through her. She doesn’t even care what Hux does. But Kylo Ren? He’s messed everything up! The plan was set! Luke was going to stay with the First Jedi Temple, and Rey was going to learn the ways of the Force. Not only is Kylo Ren horrid, he’s also completely meddlesome!

Just when she wants to be alone to fume, Ren shows up again. He’s got a question to pop.

Say what?? When she has every right to think ill of him?? He wants to marry her and be her teacher?? Argh!

Ren is astonished. I mean, he did just tell Rey he loved her…some men just wait and tell the lady “I know.” I mean what does Rey want? For him to rejoice in the inferiority of the Resistance? That they’re on opposite sides?

Ren leaves ashamed of his feelings. Rey is vexed.

Next day, Ren sends Rey a holo, promising it’s not another join me, marry me, or be my padawan proposal. Instead, he wishes to tell his side of the story in regards to Luke and General Hux.

It was Ren’s observation that, although Luke felt at home with the First Jedi Temple, the First Jedi Temple had no peculiar regard for his Force power. The First Jedi Temple didn’t give Luke any extra special powers or visions. Ren, however, admits that he might have been too hastily, and the First Jedi Temple could potentially make Luke both powerful and content.

As for Hux, the man was given several raises, all of which he gambled away in Sabacc games. When his next raise was denied, Hux stole Darth Vader’s helmet (Georgiana Darcy) and made Ren pay ransom to get it back all safe and sacred. Ask anyone.

Huh. Well maybe Rey only knew the truth-from-a-certain-point-of-view. Oh bother. Maybe they were both wrong. She starts to feel kinda bad about it.

Needing a distraction, Rey decides to visit the Lake Country of Naboo. Varykino is, apparently, a must-see estate. Didn’t something historic happen there? Oh well, that’s what tour guides are for.

So she gets there and the tour guide explains that Varykino is still owned by the Skywalker-Solo family. In fact Padme and Anakin Skywalker were secretly wed at Varykino. Rey is fascinated. It’s a beautiful place. To think, her and Kylo Ren could have been married at Varykino, too. Then the tour guide gushes about how Kylo Ren is a really kind Master. Rey wants to sigh. She could have been his padawan. Could have been Mrs. Rey Forgot-My-Last-Name-Ren-Solo. Ah, regrets.

On the way out, she thinks maybe she’ll check out the flowers in bloom. That’s when she sees him…Kylo Ren is actually here! *Shock* Rey blushes. He walks over and speaks to her, completely gentle and kind. It’s clear he’s delighted to see her, too. And, is still very much in love with her.

Kylo Ren politely invites her on a behind-the-scenes-tour of his super secret Anakin Skywalker collection. He’s eager for her to see Darth Vader’s helmet (Georgiana Darcy). He also informs her that Luke is on Naboo and he’s planning to return to the First Jedi Temple right away.

Rey is thrilled. This is turning out to be the best day ever.

Until a holo suddenly informs them: Hux has stolen the Skywalker lightsaber (Lydia) from Ahch-To!! If they want it to remain whole, Hux is going need some ransom money, asap.

But Rey doesn’t have any money! This is terrible! Worst day ever!

Kylo Ren rushes off. Rey is beside herself with grief. She returns to Ahch-To, hoping to find comfort with the First Jedi Temple (Jane). This has ruined her life as a padawan. No one will ever respect her as a Jedi with a blotched lightsaber.

Then another holo arrives: Hux has accepted a mysterious amount of ransom money for the lightsaber. It isn’t broke into bits. Thank the maker!

What’s more, Luke returns to the First Jedi Temple. He proclaims he will dwell there forever. Yay, happily-ever-after.

When Rey places her hand on the newly-returned Skywalker lightsaber she receives a Force vision: Kylo Ren paying Hux off for Rey’s happiness. Kylo Ren to the rescue. He completely saved her reputation…wow.

Well, everything goes back to normal. Luke’s at the First Jedi Temple. Rey studies daily. Until, one night, Snoke (Lady Catherine) arrives out-of-the-blue. He demands to see Rey.

It seems Snoke has finally gotten wind of the rumor that Kylo Ren has the hots for Rey, and he loves her, and asked her to marry him, even though he’s in an arranged engagement to Snoke’s daughter, Phasma. Snoke wants Rey to promise that she won’t secretly wed Kylo Ren. Pff. Rey fights back and takes care of Snoke, Star-Wars style. Bye bye, Snoke.

Next morning, a holo arrives from Mr. Collins the Hutt. It congratulates Rey on taking down Snoke and her engagement and forthcoming marriage to Kylo Ren. Huh? That’s very interesting…

Unsurprisingly, Kylo Ren returns to Ahch-to. He accompanies Rey on her morning walk. He confesses that he did pay off Hux, so the lightsaber could return to her in one piece. He did everything for her happiness and still loves her.

Much to the surprise of the galaxy (everyone thought they hated each other) Rey and Kylo Ren are wed.

To this day, Rey still teases Ben about how and why he fell in love with her.

The End.

[cnisms]

ok wow... here are some v basic intros for beck, aja, veronika, bella, angel n natalya ! they won’t be super detailed bc... theres fricken 6 of them... some are longer, some are shorter, they are all ugly. but i do know my muses inside out so if u ever want me to expand on anything or fill in any gaps, just lmk. no stat pages for any of them yet, so i’ll list the basics in here. plotting ? yk what to do ! im me or just punch me in the face ! n ofc if theres specific plots u have in mind already just lmk bc as yall know... im always gonna snatch them up anyways (also ONCE AGAIN sorry for never replying to ims, i’m just a lot of foul moods these days n obviously it’s got nothin to do w yall so i wait... aka i get five minutes of peace a week... but i 100% always wanna plot n be friends !!! i WILL reply... eventually...) v brief mentions of miscarriage, drug addiction, neglect, murder n obviously death.

i lied i actually did start this ugli’s stats !! barely, but they’ll be here.

you will never met a bigger nerd than beck ever im tellin u now

had a nice childhood, parents are both scientists n lowkey hippies, v v v smart household. they were always more friendly than parental with him due to the fact that he’s always been (not super mature but) very intellectual.

grew up interested in everything. studied hard n fast. has graduated too many times. thought maybe the goal was to be a lecturer ? couldn’t pick on what tho. ended up staying to hang around his last university and instead tutors literally everyone in literally any subject. if ur muse is studying @ imperial college ? beck is their favourite tutor. srry it’s law !

just a nice guy ? unfortunately doesn’t have very many negative traits to him bc that’s just the way it worked out but he does talk a lot n has trouble effectively communicating anything he hasn’t studied so he may not always appear to be the nicest guy but ? he rlly is just a ugh jesse mccartney vc beautiful soul.

barely getting by bc how much can u charge uni students ? the answer is the minimum. he’s never been super materialistic or anything so it’s not a rude shock to him but his social life suffers (i mean he could find plenty to do himself but he is always rejecting invitations) due to lack of funds.

so boring.. so vanilla..

has to told be told to shut up or he will go for two days n yes it does hurt his feelings xx

megan ajala parekh (goes by aja), 22, cisfemale, panromantic, pansexual, listens to too much usher

was raised between the city n a farm a lil while out of town. had to deal w all of the divorce drama worse than either of her parents. they all cut each other off when she was 16 and she’s fake af making jokes abt it, acting like it was the best decision ever but she wasn’t prepared at all ? she was just couch surfing n surviving on birthday money from her grandparents n she was scared but v “no goin’ back now ig!” about the whole situation/

big mess ! also had no idea what she wanted to do but she was actually a huge flop education wise (no offense gf, me too) n ended up in a government programme n through that she just did whatever was recommended so she ended up in aged care n she loves it !

to be fair she loves everything tho so ? that’s not really sayin much. 

super excitable n ott. is always goin’ head first into everything.

as a result she’s also always exhausted n grumpy. one or the other. she can’t calm herself down n maintain a healthy lifestyle. it just doesn’t work.

lives in a disused hospital bc why not. she’s savin’ up for a nice van... to live in... that’s rlly where she sees herself.

except she’s not really saving up bc she’s the definition of headassery and is spending all her money on fast food and expensive sunglasses n hats that she will lose that same week.

i’m falling asleep but naomi scott is a goddess so whom cares 

veronika erikson, 40, cisfemale, biromantic, bisexual, old as mc’heck so she’s actually got a life for me to talk abt

born in denmark, was scouted at 16, lived between paris and new york after that, had massive success as a model. made money, set trends, still pops up in every other #goals pinterest board and #mood instagram tag. was an entire it girl back in the 90s but ! it was never fulfilling.

literally all she wanted ? her entire life ? was to be a mother ? nothing else ? modelling was a good way for her to make money bc realistically she wouldn’t have been happy doing anything that wasn’t raising her own children but she was never satisfied.

NEVER GOT HER BABIES ! despite marrying very young (she was v keen to start a family but she was also super in love) n immediately gettin into it and giving up her career at 23 to be at her prime health-wise, she had no success. suffered a LOT. the fact that the problem could never be identified was obviously super frustrating n stressed her the frick out ? the miscarriages my dude... she’d been through it n would tell herself not to get her hopes up but it was obviously always worlds worst heartbreak every time.

grew to resent her husband bc tho she knew he wasn’t to blame, she needed to put it on someone. never adopted or looked at other options out of (irrational) fear that she’d have the same kind of feelings towards any children that she didn’t birth herself so ! shit didn’t get better. it literally started 10 yrs ago... and it the negative feelings changed in intensity over n over but they somehow managed to survive 10 years n only recently separated so ! she got rid of everything n moved to london for a fresh start where she now flips houses bc she can ig n it gives her smth to do !

honestly would make the best mother ? she’s aunt to the yates siblings (hey huns) and always did the most for her fricken mini-me imogen. beautiful vodka aunt who brings gifts and gushes about u n is here to gossip but is ready to go off on ur ass if u force her to. won’t go around babying people but... if u give her the chance... 

that... that’s her personality... ideal mom in every way.

separates her private n public life very well but doesn’t share her important thoughts or feelings at all. generally a nice but passive person. 

courtney love tweeting about riverdale vibes.

arabella gomfrey, 23, closeted pan princess (literally a princess (cici is shaking)), sofia coppola’s marie antoinette

the whole gomfrey situation will be developed eventually but for now here is this.

they may not be, but bella is a v affectionate person. is wedged firmly up her entire family’s ass. loves her parents n lets them n everyone else know. rlly thinks they’re right about absolutely everything. will agree to n do anything they say.

will do anything anyone says honestly ? as long as it doesn’t come in conflict with what her parents want for her ? tell her to walk off a building bc it’ll make her parents happy n she’ll sit there stressing and considering it for hours.

won’t think for herself but still manages to be a major fake. only tells u what you want to hear, excessively sweet, will not be the one to deliver bad news ever hell nope she’s paying someone to do that for her. 

v cliquey n judgemental. her inner circle is literally just other pretty rich girls. 

loves the whole situation she was born into n has no shame. milks it. does the most. will throw a tantrum when she doesn’t get what she wants. entitled brat !

idk how but she’s the most catholic person you’ll ever meet ? the pope is jealous.

models bc she knows can do whatever the hell she wants without trying ig. just likes the applause.

angela (angel) rosado, 24, panromantic, pansexual, loves girls, Is Beautiful .

yea rosado as in the resort aha... nbd ... was adopted by the rich old rosados when she was 10 n has lived the good life ever since but before that . it was p ugly.

she was literally left on her neighbour’s doorstep when her parents got evicted from their home when angel was 6 months old ? they took her in but ! they struggled ! so a year later when angel’s mother was pregnant again n sorted herself out for a min n came back to claim her so they could be a family or w/e, the people who had been caring for her were obviously like um we rlly should not trust this bich with a baby but we’re abt to be kicked out ourselves so ... they basically forced this image of angel n her mother n the next baby livin happily ever n let her go.

her mother had another girl n angel loved her even tho she was tiny herself... she was (and still is dw her sister is thriving still) crazy abt this baby. she rlly could not love her sister more. their mother wasn’t clean for long, but their father was much worse. when he died 2 yrs later, she quickly worsened too. she was ill n not fit to parent at all but the girls lived with it for 4 yrs before they were taken away. they were told their mother passed away a few months later but neither ever looked into it.

it did not get any better ? in foster care they were bullied ... so bad. they would sneak off everyday to avoid it n then they got in trouble from their carers for doin that like ig you can’t win ! so they were gonna split the sisters up n angel was so ,,, dependent on her lil sister (n got teased for this bc her sister was literally tuckin her in and singing her to sleep every night as if she was the baby) n was not feelin too good about the situation my dudes !

anyways they snuck off to the library soon after n ig hit up The Google for a solution ? n they accidentally ended up reading some story on wtvr gossip site abt these hotel tycoons adopting for the fifth time. angel’s sister.. literally found rosado resorts’ business email . ASKED THEM TO COME ADOPT HER N ANGEL TOGETHER N TAKE THEM AWAY TO LONDON...

n it worked ? luv a (kinda) happy ending

obviously becoming part of a big, rich, sober family in a different country was weird n difficult once the excitement wore off but they made it work. her sister fit in better than her n their parents saw that ? n they noticed she was p much living off of her sister entirely ... but they were v good abt it, they put a lot of time n effort n love into angel n she grew to be THE daddy’s girl of the bunch. like he was good w all of the kids but they always had their (jealous) memes abt angel being the favourite. everyone grew up n moved on, still all v supportive of eachother. angel ? still living near her parents, checkin’ in everyday, still getting everything she wants handed to her.

doesn’t even pretend she’s effectively dealt w the bad memories of her childhood, just straight up acts like she remembers nothing except for her sister singing her to sleep. remembers everything n struggles with it everyday but that’s her business apparently.

likes to let u know that she knows she’s better than u ? better than everyone ? except maybe her sister n her father. doesn’t even like her other siblings. loves them yea, but she doesn’t like them n always starts drama crying to her parents abt how they don’t like her either.

kinda just a real snob yk what i mean ? she’s lit abt her work and her like.. total of 2 friends but otherwise likes to act real unimpressed all the time. 

u would think w the shit she’s seen she would be an understanding person but nope if she doesn’t like it, she doesn’t see it.

her parents bought her .. a gym .. for her 20th bday n she opened a few more in the yrs following that and now has celebrities up on instagram posing in angelfit activewear, pretending to drink her protein shakes, u know the deal. she’s v proud of herself.

UM OK WOW its 8am i’ve been working (slowly) at this whole post for 6hrs now n i just forgot i was keeping these short but i can’t pick which details to remove so u know what ? this one stays meaty. thats it tho i think !

also peep her nameless sister in case anyones lookin for muse ideas in the future :P x

N FINALLY... natalya nikolayevna belyakova, natasha works, 27, demiromantic, demisexual, cute ! dont know if u noticed but she’s russian !

these muses just get more n more extreme as u go down the list o wow n still none of them get a coherent introduction. especially natasha bc ? ok so she was raised by dirty money but ... criminal organisations in moscow ... lets not even get into it. let’s say they were big in weaponry.

anyway ! it was just her, her brother n her father. v close. they were weird, everyone knew this. she had no friends, even when she was living out of home to study. her social life was literally whatever dangerous dinner parties her father invited her to n that was it.

it was never that deep (AKA IT WASNT GROSS LIKE EVERY1 MADE IT OUT TO BE) she's literally just shy n angery pup meme. she’s the pretentious smart girl in every story ever who is like “i hate ppl... books cant stab u in the back” like ok relax who asked NERD but she rlly could not escape her family so might as well love them !

um ig her father had her mother killed when natasha was abt 8 yrs old. apparently she was havin an affair. her brother spilled the beans to her yrs later when he was mad at their father. she wanted to be horrified for a second but thought it would change nothing so there was no point. she rlly stanned her father huh ?

he dead too now rip. while natalya was away studying, every1 in their home... her brother, father, everyone workin’ there ... all ... got killed n then the house was torched quick. she knew business had been gettin uglier but this ugly ? [ mari vc ] ruined her fricken LIFE.

one of her father’s creepy old friends eventually had to let her know what happened n how everyone saw it coming or whatever like ok thanks buddy ! natasha’s rlly sad obviously ? doesn’t last long. now ... she’s mad ! now... She’s pissed.

so she’s come to blame this gang that’s heavy in london. she REALLY drops outta school, comes on over, worms her way into their major rival gang n WAITS. she’s been here . for yrs now . and is yet to do . anything ... despite being obsessed with the idea of revenge. she’s playing the long game and making sure she’s getting all the details right bc she’s like Well this is a suicide mission might as well make it count ! its sad but -.- what are u gonna do ? (rival gang subplot coming soon btw whew!)

keeps her desire for actual bloody revenge to herself bc she doesnt wanna look like she’s gonna cause trouble for anyone when she DEFINITELY IS. she only acts angry enough to have her >.> allies >.> belieb that she’s loyal.

obviously committed . obviously she needs some milk .

not a fun person ? unless u tryna die also. but she’s very put together, v professional, cultivated, charming ig when she wants to be, unfortunately adorable, v organized, um what else ? nothin. that’s that. thanks !

THIS IS SO UGLY I CANT BELIEVE I EMBARRASS MYSELF LIKE THIS BUT U KNOW WHAT ! [ CHRIS TRAEGER VC ] LITERALLY ! A MEMEY INTRO POST IS BETTER THAN NO INTRO POST ! GOOD LUCK WITH UR LIVES ! LOVE U ALL !

[talkthereal]

1. Keep quiet.

Please. When things are not moving according to your pace or how you would want them to happen, you are most likely complaining. So, here’s a solution- keep quiet. Bite your tongue, bandage it up & have it full. See, now you can’t talk. Everything you want to say will come out as oooaaahh. No, don’t write it down either. Practicing this has helped me a great deal ☺ I have been saved from saying things which I’d later on regret. “Why are you so slow?” “Goodness you haven’t done that yet?” Nah-ah.

2. Walk away

Like Literally. Go to the next room. Go outside. Just leave the world its peace. Do it respectfully though. Do not act like you have stomped out. Usually if the activity that is causing me to be bossy (“Babe, fix that curtain”, “Babe when are you going to fix the curtain?”, “God, the sun!”, “Babe, not like that”) is in the bedroom, I say “I’ll be right back” or “let me check on this” so that my husband knows I have not gone out in anger and I’m not throwing a tantrum. So, when you go to another room…

3. Too busy to pry

Do something. Cook a meal. Do the dishes ( :-p ) Call a friend.

If it’s a long-term thing that is causing you to nag then keep yourself busy by starting another project. By the time you are done he’ll most probably be done too.

4. Rest

Sometimes you are just tired. I can be a wifezilla when I am fatigued. So, we have an agreement at home to not have ‘serious’ conversations after 8pm unless it is a matter of life and death. We have our ‘serious conversations’ in the morning before leaving home when everyone is fresh and sane. Solution-sleep on it.

5. Pray

Yes, you can remove the bandage from your mouth and pray. Pray for strength and grace to wait. Pray for wisdom to make the right decision. Give thanks to the Lord and be filled with the joy of the Spirit. Let Him take charge. Let Him do the talking. Let Him take the wheel and give you rest. Let Him walk you away from the chaos in your mind to His still waters. Praying will work for you every time. It will even take your focus off whatever it is that’s causing you discomfort or distress. And speaking of focus…

6. Beauty

Everything is pink and rosy. Look at the positive side. Look for the positive side. If you are too ticked to see any positives then look at beauty. What calms you? What inspires you? Taking walks helps me, looking at cloud patterns inspires me. Looking at wedding pictures hanging in the living room makes me smile. This might seem cheesy to you but I’ll tell you it works.

7. Don’t take the wheel

Keep your hands off. So, hubby dearest is taking his time to get things done and instead of go at it with him again you decide to do it yourself. Don’t you dare. I have been prey to this countless times and by countless I mean I lost count because they were so many until God talked to me about this personally. Here’s what I learnt; whenever you do a task your husband was supposed to do or you had asked your husband to do (without him asking for your help), your husband feels disrespected. In girl language, he feels unloved. It is like the worst thing ever. You might as well cut out his heart while you are at it.

8. Speak life

Remove the bandage on your tongue only if you are willing to be well behaved and speak to yourself. To yourself. “I am patient” “I am wise” “A wise woman builds up her house, a foolish one tears it down” Calm yourself with words. Do not use this time to complain to yourself or speak anything negative concerning your husband. Reaffirm your identity as a lovely wife, as a respectful wife, as a virtuous woman. Try it. Do it even now. Do it in the mirror if you want to. You are patient. Believe it. Act like it.

9. Be empathetic

Try to see from his point of view. Perhaps you need to sit down with the person and find out what’s going on. Why the process is taking longer than you would have wanted. I got this bonus point from my husband actually. I was like “Babe, what tips can you give wives who are impatient, sort of like how I was?” and that’s what he said so may be your husband would like for you to be more understanding and behave in a way that shows that you empathize with him.

10. Perspective

Okay, so what is most important for you right now? The relationship or having your way? A happy husband or the results? I mean of course you might get frustrated at some point but that will not be forever, what is forever till death do you part is your covenant relationship with this amazing man. I’ll tell you when you change your mind to care for what is important, the frustrations will shrink.

Check your trust.

Check to see whether you are being impatient because you do not trust the person to deliver or to meet your standards. Perhaps he has failed to do something on time before? Or he has failed you before? May be you are the kind of person who likes to micromanage because you do not trust other people to be as ‘awesome’ as you? I have realized that I used to be so controlling (see how I’m using the past tense here? 😉 ) because of fear and mistrust. So check your trust.

If you have been a nagging, control-freak of a wife and have therefore disrespected or hurt your husband with your words or actions, say sorry. If you remember incidents, be specific in your apology. Let him know that you would like to start off on a clean slate. He can help point out to you when you show control-freak symptoms and you can work together to get you better.

Do remember that as a child of God, you are a new creation and therefore all these habits and traits are of the old person you used to be. You’re actually a very patient, meek, tender person ☺ Read the word of God, talk through this with Him and walk in your new identity.

[yurettle]

This was, of course, Dannon’s idea.

 Moira while usually in possession of a keen voice of reason, found it difficult to say no when faced with the high-spirited enthusiasm of her small beagle friend. So unfortunately for her, this often meant that she more frequently than not followed Dannon’s lead, regardless of her own opinion on the matter. This instance, like various occurrences before it, saw her faced with a scenario wrapped up like a Christmas package in warning signs screaming ‘BAD IDEA’ in bold font on every conceivable surface. And yet, to the dragon’s own private annoyance, all it had taken was an adorable puppy face with eyes begging her for her much-desired company to capitulate quicker than she’d have liked despite her better judgment. Gabriel had hesitated the longest, the young buck had agonized over the decision to join them, fear of the unknown battling with the fear of abandonment, before he’d ultimately decide to accompany the two ladies on their ill-advised adventure, the fear that his two friends might take their leave of him eventually winning in the end. And thus, the teenagers had found themselves on the first floor of an abandoned hospital near their high school shortly before sunset.

 The three had deftly crossed the ‘Do Not Cross’ police tapes and stepped over the green stretch of grass grown long and wild without a caretaker to tend to them, and dead trees choked off by parasitic creeper vines. Dannon, Moira, and Gabriel had then carefully helped each other duck in between the broken glass of what had once been a massive stain glass window. The window had been placed above the beginnings of a cracked and splintered stairwell and, upon entering the first room to the right, they had found themselves in the epicenter of a scatter of medical equipment scattered like a child’s abandoned playthings after a temper tantrum, flittering among the rusty facilities and decaying architecture.

 “This packet of tools was likely for a dentist,” said Moira as she stretched out a hand to pick up a packet from the top of a nearby desk. Her green eyes had narrowed, attempting to make out the descriptions scrawled across the pack in an untidy hand before she’d tried blowing some of the dust off. She’d then briefly sought to shake the dust off the package a little, before heaving a long-suffering sigh and removing the equipment with her purple talons, she began identifying them, after examining each one:

 Click. Gabriel’s sensitive hearing picked up on the noise, and his eyes widened upon seeing what had caught Moira’s attention.

 A thin metal rod with a sharp hook, in the end, was removed from the packet and examined before she’d finally made out the words. “Dental probe.” She said quietly.

 She’d then placed it carefully on the desk and gingerly removed the next item.

 This one was larger, a hammer-like utensil with a thin needle sticking out. “Dental drill.” She said, examining it a little longer than the first item, before again lowering the object on the desk, caution apparent in every action.

 She withdrew a slender pole with a hoop in the end. “Curette,” she said dully, then frowned. “I’m not seeing ‘periodontal’ on the label, but I hope it’s the type that scrapes tartar deposits off tooth enamel.” She grimaced, thinking of the instruments used by gynecologists, “The damn tool has been placed in the wrong bag if it’s not.”

 “Isn’t this sort of scary?” Gabriel asked. He took a quick step back, away from the apparatuses Moira had begun and the dust-covered packet in Moira’s hand. It seems like the staircase they had carefully crawled down after emerging through the window had led them to a room that used to belong to a dentist. A few yellowed posters were showcasing oral hygiene and a set of dentures with missing teeth on top of a bookcase. “I never liked going to the dentist.”

 An understatement if there ever was one. One of the complications of being a rabbit was that his teeth grew continuously. Nature had designed them to be worn down to the right length by grinding away at food. This had meant that if he didn't follow the correct diet – one that was abrasive and rich in fiber – his teeth would grow too long for him and was liable to cause painful eating problems. He’d always elected to be put under when they performed dental surgery on him, but the anesthetics could only do so much after the tooth surgeries, the pain itself lasted for days.

 “Guys, check this out.” Dannon’s voice called them over as she rolled over a blood pressure monitor stand from somewhere in the hallway. The machine crackled briefly to life when she pressed the power button but gave no reaction when she pressed it again. The pump, however, made a satisfying whoosh sound each time she pressed it. “This is so cool!”

 Dannon sleuthed around while Moira supervised, and Gabriel hung back and instead opted to stay as close to Moira as possible. They found half a dozen dusty stethoscopes, a few broken syringes, some pens, some medical notes that they couldn’t really understand, a lot of Q-tips and cotton swabs. Then, without warning, Dannon stood stock still, “Hey guys,” she said, eagerness obvious as her tail started wagging in earnest. “I think this is what doctors use to draw blood out of you!”

 The packet she carried in her paws was complete; it held several needles they’d stick into a patient's vein, the transparent tube to direct the flow of the blood, it even contained a couple of vials to collect blood samples. According to the label, the tools were prepared three years ago and expired two years ago.

 “P-please put that down,” Gabriel said. He’d sat through enough health classes to know you didn’t mess with needles, especially when you didn’t know the history behind them. They could carry any number of, and none of them would be any wiser until it was too late, and someone had contracted something deadly.

 “Yeah, Dannon,” Moira said with a frown. “Put that thing back where you found it,” Moira added. She didn’t look scared, but she’d rolled her eyes. She herself was currently examining a still-working thermometer. According to the measurements it was 61 degrees Fahrenheit within the room, which was surprisingly colder than the temperature outside of the abandoned hospital, but reasonable considering that the three of them were below ground.

 The trio all looked up when they all heard a faint beeping sound from above their head. It sounded like the beep of a cardiac monitor. Moira said, “There’s a second, floor, right?”

 “Yeah! Let’s go,” Dannon excitedly answered. “Maybe we’ll find something that’s really scary.”

 “I-Isn’t this scary enough?” Gabriel asked, but the two had already begun making their way to the stairwell in the middle of the hallway and Gabriel, again, didn’t want to be left behind. They went up the stairs and toward the sound of the beeping, passing several unused rooms along the way. Dannon, ever the bravest one, pushed open the door to the place that seemed to be the source of the now-gone sound.

Then, all three of them gasped in unison.

 Black candles with varying stages of use surrounded a red satanic star in the middle of the room. Torn gray curtains twisted against the broken glass of a window, almost as they were beckoning to them. Dannon, who loved the supernatural and anything to do with witchcraft, looked ecstatic as if she’d stumbled into a goldmine.

 Moira widened her eyes and ran closer to investigate, “Is this blood?”

 Dannon, who also went closer to the star, scraped a bit of the red off and took a sniff. “Nah. Just red paint.”

 Moira snorted. “Fakers.”

 Gabriel, who stayed near the door and didn’t move closer to the red star, huddled closer to himself and watched his friends circle the star and candles. His fingers twisted the insides of his pockets, and he nervously glanced at the spider webs, cracking wall-paint, peeling ceiling and a broken window. What a creepy room…

 Thump-Thump-Thump…

 Gabriel suddenly stood up straight. “D-D-Do y-you guys hear that? A-A-Are those f-footsteps?”

 “What are you talking about?” Dannon had been showing Moira a particularly interesting candle with what appeared to be runes carved into the wax, down the side of the candle. Moira looked up from the black candle and over at Gabriel.

 Thump-Thump-Thump…

 “I don’t hear anything,” Moira said.

 “Yeah, maybe it’s just your own heartbeat,” Dannon said, with a teasing, but kindly grin on her face. Dannon was busy sniffing the black candles, looking at the symbols written around the satanic star and investigating the scene.

 Moira took a second look at the star in the middle, “Is this the Star of David?”

 “No,” Dannon answered while peering closely at the satanic star. Even though it was only painted, she was fascinated by the symbolism and the setup. “The Star of David is a hexagon with two overlapping triangles. This inverted pentagon is a symbol of Satan.”

 Dannon gestured at the star as she spoke, “The two upright points represent the horns of the goat, and this point right here is the chin. The circle it’s inscribed in is supposed to reflect the purpose of this ritual, but I’ve never seen these runes before, and I don’t know what they are saying.”

 Thump-Thump-Thump…

 The sound was closer now, almost directly above their head and Gabriel heard it shuffling toward the stairs leading down from the third floor to the second. “I-I-I’m not joking, guys! I hear footsteps! It’s directly above our head!”

 Moira and Dannon looked at each other and shook their heads.

 They couldn’t hear the footsteps.

 “Gabriel,” said Moira. She walked over and placed a gentle paw on Gabriel’s shoulder. She smiled, and her green eyes twinkled with sympathy. Despite her fearless attitude, she was always the most sympathetic and kindest of the three. “I know you’re scared here, but there really are no footsteps.”

 “C-Can I hold your hand?” Gabriel asked in a small voice.

 Thump-Thump-Thump…

 “Of course,” Moira said. Gabriel reached his hand out of the comfort of his pocket, and Moira took his hand, still gazing at him in a way that was meant to comfort him. As the next seconds creep by, Gabriel felt more reassured about the situation than he’d felt the entire afternoon.

 Speaking of which, the sun was beginning to set, which cast a blood-red glow into the interior of the house. The air around them felt even chillier than before and the swaying branches of the trees outside cast creepy, moving, shadows everywhere.

 Then, Dannon said, “Oh. s**t.”

 She was looking at a spot behind Gabriel and Moira. Gabriel immediately glanced back and saw that the setting sun was causing a shadow for whatever was slowly, ever so slowly inching down the stairs that connected the second floor to the third floor.

 Tendril-like, long fingers stretched out as the creature lifted a leg for another painstakingly slow step-down. There was a wet slurping sound – as if something with a large mouth and tongue were licking its lips. The monster itself wasn’t even visible yet — just the stretched-out shadow caused by the setting sun.

 All of a sudden, Dannon screamed, “Run!”

 As if they’d all been waiting on a cue, the three of them sprang into action all at once. Tightening her grip on Gabriel’s hand, Moira took the lead as they dashed out of the room, down the hallway and down the stairs. Moira’s wings were stretched out wide, adding to her strength and enabling her to move faster as they escaped the abandoned hospital.

 Dannon dashed out of the hospital, through the broken window, first. Moira, who was half-carrying Gabriel followed her. They all landed in a heap on the other side, barely feeling the cuts the glass had made on their skin, so caught up in their own fear and driven by adrenalin.

 Once out of the building, they only paused for a second to take wild glances at each other.

 Then, all three of them moved, once again in unison, running toward Gabriel’s house. It was the closest safe place they could think off. With the image of the spindly fingers deeply imprinted on their mind, they moved as fast as their legs would allow until they were all safely inside Gabriel’s house, doors locked tight, and the three friends clustered together with whatever makeshift weapons they could use for protection.

 After minutes of nothing but the trio catching their breath and darting worried glances at the window, Dannon finally spoke, “We’re never doing this again.”

 Only a sliver of the sun was visible above the horizon. Gabriel’s house was brightly lit since Moira had turned all the lights on when they came through the front door, and the light comforted them all. Gabriel still heard a thump-thump-thump, but this time he was more convinced that he was just hearing the sound of his rapidly beating heart.

 “We’re never doing this again,” Moira repeated. Even Moira sounded a little out of her depth, her wings tucked close to her body, as if to shield her from what they had just experienced.

 “We’re definitely never doing this again,” Gabriel said finding a firmness in his tone that had been lacking in his voice since Dannon had first presented them with the idea of visiting the hospital in the first place, his words finalized their promise.

 The trio looked at each other, and nodded, grim understanding passing unspoken between them. Nobody left the house that evening, and from that point on, any time they neared the hospital, they’d speed up, sticking closely together, just in case.