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**You wake up one morning, it is sunrise, 5:32am exactly, and you are thirsty**
**You go down the stairs, then to the kitchen, and you pour yourself a glass of water, seconds after, you hear a car park right in front of your house, you hear the car's door open, and then close, you peek throught the window**
**its the police**
**you freeze for a second, your eyes opens wide open out of pure shock**
**you rush upstairs to change clothes, is this it? have your sins and crimes catched up to you? is this the end of everything you have gotten so far? or they dont even have a warrant?**
**while you change clothes, you hear them knock the door, multiple times, then you go downstairs, and even thought you dont want to, you have to say something**
Hello?
Hello sir, we have a-
Sir, im sure you got the wrong house
No we haven't, this is XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX right?
...
Sir?
...
**You go to your living room, you open the window and get out of your house, it seems like that alley behind your home was more useful than to just ruin your city views**
**Your run, as fast as you can, but all these alleys just seems infinite, it keeps going and going, until you reach a dead end, and if you move, the alley wont be the only dead thing in there**
**you turn around and a flashlight blinds you, 3 or maybe even 4 police men are pointing at you with a gun in hand**
SIR YOU ARE UNDER ARREST FOR A MULTITUDE OF CRIMES, PLEASE DO NOT RESIST
Your luck ran out.
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â ïžLONGGGG POST AHEADâ ïž
i only have akeshu fics here because i am umm EXTREMELY PICKY amen
OFC âthe master has become the studentâ - teacher x student but the power dynamics are dangerously skewed in the wrong direction!
âjudgementâ - WIP protag palace fic with amazing worldbuilding and yandere ruler of reality!goro :] itâs a sequel to a series, with the first fic being the actual palace. akira gets to hang out with loki, robin, and hereward too! but ofc thereâs always an undercurrent of unease, because heâs not there out of his own free willâŠ
âplease donât take off my maskâ - another protag palace fic; has my favorite concept for shadow jokerâan amorphous creature desperate to satisfy others, even to the point of contorting its body to fit its targetâs desire. the writing is crisp and snappy, and i love goroâs acidic characterization!!
âtake me to churchâ - hello my favoritest bestest fic that i reread over and over for that sweet sweet donkey-kick of dopamine!! post-game, with goro getting to taste a slice of heaven. when you know your lover is only a figment of unreality who will never betray you, itâs amazing how freeing love can be!
âbe mine, do crimesâ - hehe same author as above. absolutely legendary. accomplice au; ren is basically forced into helping goro thanks to shido, and from there spawns a wonderful, lovely, unhealthily codependent relationship! soo many mind-blowingly cool subversions in here!!
âbe the hound, begin the chaseâ - GREAT flavor on this one. identity porn involving black mask! its tag sums it up aptly: âAkechi cuckolds himselfâ
âcarrionâ - i donât know the AU this is about, but i see it as dystopian, steampunky london? i dont even know if itâs in london. but anywaysâmurder boyfriends, with goro as the ârepo manâ and akira as a âgrave robberâ. i really liked how akiraâs flippant portrayal here :]
âcatblockedâ - SOOO FUNNY. a oneshot revolving around renâs ungodly attachment to mona, how said attachment bulldozes over his potential relationship with goro, and goroâs unending despair over all the mixed signals heâs getting.
âchained by redâ - ANOTHER BANGER COMEDY ONESHOT!!! prison AU in which actual murderer goro reluctantly takes âjust happy to be hereâ akira under his wing.
âeven the mountains crumbleâ - this is so iconic that i dont even have to explain anything. also resparked my intense love for zombie media!! lovveeee the codependency <3
âevery dog has its dayâ - hilarious two-shot; in which akira brute-forces his way into goro's life while goro projects onto his dogs.
âoh, to have a love so visceralâ - akiraâs secret admirer sends him macabre poetry which could otherwise have him federally investigated but instead has akira swooning and sighing. just lovely!!
âour realityâ - oneshot; oooooh this oneâs mind-fucky in the best way possible!! love the melding of past with present, the âcensorshipâ, and the PLOT TWISTS WAGHHH
ârealism in persona 5â pretty much one of the only chat fics i like and WHOA i love the side-by-side chats!! also the notes âakira is usually a [ ââ read 1:32AM ] kinda guy, but this was important.â SO TRUE
okay sorry im getting really lazy so im gonna stop hereâŠ. enjoy nonethless!! đžđ
anon asked: i love a lot how you draw akiren!! his police outfit in your style looks so gooddddâŠâŠ do you plan on drawing maid akechi if u didnt yet?? usually ppl put the maid outfit as his genderbent outfit and i love it ehehe also i saw you have good taste for shuakeshu fanficâŠ.. dont be shy on sharing some from someone that loves reading fanfic!!!
there is a serious lack of maid goro in my art and thanks to you i have successfully remedied this (but not for the last time!) mad rambling fic rec in the reblog!!
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destiel sickness is like the epstein-barr virus. once you contract it, it's in your system forever and sometimes it reactives without warning and you feel like you're dying
#its 3:32am hello#i should know. as i had mono. and the ebv randomly flares up. so fun<3#and it completely destroyed my immune system leaving me even more immunocompromised along woth causing chronic fatigue#i also have destiel sickness. i can confirm#bec speaks#destiel
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better for you
pairing: chris evans x female!black!reader
warnings: age gap, angst, language
word count: 2.7k
a/n: this lowkey sucks and is very poorly edited, iâm sorry but on the plus side, i surpassed 400 followers yesterday!! so thank you to those 400+ peopleđ€đ€
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You didnât consider yourself a jealous person. Much less a jealous girlfriend. Not at all. Never had and you thought you never would.
You had practically raised yourself as your parents had always been more preoccupied with their jobs. You loved your parents, you really did, but when your high school counselor told you that you could graduate high school a year and a half early, you took the opportunity to start college immediately and move out of your parentsâ house. This drastic change when you were so young made you become extremely independent. Which is why your relationship with Chris worked almost perfectly. You valued your independence, as he did his, and you respected his independence, as he did yours.
As a corporate lawyer that had multiple firms around the country, you traveled a lot, needing to meet with clients. Chris, as an actor, also traveled a lot.
You both trusted the other without a doubt at the beginning of the relationship despite that Chris was, at first, a little wary of being with someone as young as you. As a 24-year-old, he thought that you should be living your life, partying, sleeping with whomever you wanted without being tied down, but you had explained to him that despite your age, those were not the things that you wanted.
You and Chris were truly made for each other, knowing the other more than they knew themselves. You would even dare to call yourselves soulmates.
Which is why you could not fathom why you were in your current situation.
You had left early in the day for California, where you were overseeing the opening and start-up of your newest firm. Chris, on the other hand, had left 3 days ago to go on some trip his publicist had arranged for him. You hadnât bothered asking what it was about, assuming that it was about ASP. Plus, you didnât mind it: he had to do what he had to do.
But now, you couldnât believe yourself.
You were sitting on your hotel bed, in a white and fluffy robe, fresh out of the shower. Your computer was open in front of you, the TV was blaring the news and you had your phone in your hand. It was almost 11pm but you had been doing this for at least 3 hours. All three electronics were talking about the same thing: Are Chris Evans and Lily James dating??
It was a bit your fault that people gave themselves the right to assume things like that, to be honest, since you had been the one to pressure Chris about keeping your relationship secret. You knew that people would talk and judge you for your 15-year age gap. You, personally, didnât care and neither did Chris but his career was dependent on his public image and you didnât want to hold him back, especially not at a pivotal moment in his life like right now.
So, you had agreed on telling your families and your very close friends and Chris had convinced you to let him tell his publicist, Megan. God, she fucking hated you. When Chris arranged for you guys to meet, she had called you âa walking, breathing PR disasterâ. You had laughed it off calling her funny, but you knew that she was 100% serious. You really shouldnât have been surprised that she would do something so fucked up at some point.
A bunch of different news outlets were pumping out new stories every 30 minutes, each article a little more detailed than the previous. It was all over the Internet and it seemed to be the only thing that people cared about today.
Considering the 8-hour difference between London and San Francisco, you hadnât been able to talk to Chris at all since you got to your hotel. You werenât even sure if you wanted to talk to him. He hadnât even tried to talk to you. Why was he avoiding you and acting like he had something to hide?
Youâre reading the latest Daily Mail article on your computer about how Chris and Lily apparently got to his hotel in the same car when you hear your phone ring on the nightstand. You donât even bother looking at the caller ID as you reach for your phone, eyes still glued to your computer and answer,
âHello?â
You hear a loud exhale on the other end of the phone before you hear Chrisâ tired voice, âBaby, hi.â
You tense up slightly before asking, trying to seem nonchalant, âWhatâs up?â
âHave you watched the news today?â
You bite your lip, thinking, before replying, lying through your teeth, âNo, why? Whatâs going on?â
Chris sighs again before answering, âNothing, itâs fine. How was your day?â
You roll your eyes. Was he seriously not going to say anything?
âFine, but itâs really late and I have to get up early tomorrow so good night.â
You hang up the phone before Chris can answer anything. You throw the phone at the end of your bed, frustrated beyond belief.
You continue to read the Daily Mail article as you hear a message coming in. You donât bother to get up to pick up your phone as you see the message appear on your computer screen a couple of seconds later.
chrisđ, 11:01pm:
Good night baby girl. Good luck tomorrowđ€
You groan loudly at his message. Even when he had pissed you the fuck off, his words still brought butterflies to your stomach.
You disregard his message and finish reading the article. You roll your eyes as you close your computer and get up to put it on the hotel desk. As youâre walking back to bed, you take your phone from the end of the bed and put it on its charger, ready to go to bed.
Youâre not sure how you manage to fall asleep that night as your mind swirls with unending thoughts.
When your alarm wakes you up at 6am the next day, you feel groggy, having slept very badly last night. Which was to be expected.
You get up and change while eating a protein bar before heading to the hotel gym: you needed to do something to get your energy up. Once you finish your workout, you head back to your room to get ready for the day.
When you get out of the shower, you open your computer and, having left the Daily Mail website open last night, you see a new article posted 2 minutes ago: Chris Evans and Lily James seen on a date in a London park.You groan loudly, closing your computer as you hear that your cell phone is receiving multiple texts.
You reach for your phone on the hotel desk and your eyes widen as you see your lock screen.
5 missed calls
12 messages
You open your Phone app seeing one call from Chris, two from your best friend, one from your brother and one from your mom.
You open the Messages app as a new message from your brother comes in.
will, 7:31am:
When did you break up with your boyfriend? And why didnât you tell me?
you, 7:32am:
i didnât
yet
will, 7:32am:
You know iâm gonna fucking murder him right?
You smile fondly at your brotherâs concern, chuckling softly as you type your reply.
you, 7:33am:
as you should(:
You open the rest of your messages, mostly asking the same thing. You didnât feel like talking about it anymore so, you ignore them until you get to your conversation with Chris.
chrisđ, 5:22am:
Hey, Iâm sure youâve seen the articles by now.
Iâm so sorry
Call me when you can, please. I really need to talk to you.
You bite your lip as you think about what to answer. You didnât have the energy to deal with this right before your firmâs opening. Shaking your head, you lock your phone, putting it back on the desk, getting dressed.
As you get back to your hotel room, exhausted from your day, you hear your phone signal an incoming text for the millionth time today.
You sigh loudly: you knew it was Chris texting you again. You had been ignoring his texts all day because you didnât want to get in a bad mood while you were opening the firm.
You put your purse and work bag on the floor, unlocking your phone. You open the conversation with Chris, scrolling through his messages.
chrisđ, 6:15pm:
Iâm leaving a bit earlier than I planned, I should be home tomorrow morning.
Are you back in Boston or are you gonna stay in LA?
You sigh, feeling guilty that you had been ignoring his texts all day. You start typing a reply, your finger hovering over the send button for a couple of seconds before clicking on it.
you, 6:17pm:
iâm still in san francisco iâm leaving tomorrow morning
As soon as your message goes through, you see the three dots pop up in the conversation.
chrisđ, 6:17pm:
Oh my God, hi. Are you okay?
Can I call you?
You chew on your bottom lip: you really didnât think he was going to answer that fast.
you, 6:18pm:
iâm about to take a shower then iâm gonna go to bed iâm really tired sorry
chrisđ, 6:18pm:
Okay, Iâm sorry
Good night
You groan loudly. You really didnât know why you felt so guilty: he was the one running around with another woman. As you think about this, you realize that you didnât really know who she was.
You shake your head at yourself as you pull up Google on your phone and look for her. You donât even realize it but, 20 minutes later, you were now at the oldest post on her Instagram.
You curse at yourself, dropping your phone on your bed, and head to the shower.
You stay under the hot stream of the shower for at least an hour before you finally get out, toweling off.
You order some room service for dinner, settling down in front of a random show playing on the TV. After pushing your food around for half an hour, you sigh loudly, put the tray on the hotel desk and get under the covers before finally falling asleep.
You had not slept very well so you had been in a rush to leave the hotel and catch your flight to LAX in the morning. You were exhausted and hungry when you got to your shared LA home with Chris but there was no food in sight, considering that neither of you had been here in a couple of months.
As it was not too late in the day, you decide to take a nap and order some food after.
When you wake up a few hours later, the sun has already completely set and the house is pitch black. You rub the sleep out of your eyes and take your phone before heading to the living room to order some food.
As you enter the kitchen and are about to head to the living room, you hear a deep voice, âHey, youâre up.â
Taken by surprise, you throw your phone in the direction of the sound and scream, âHoly shit!â
âOw⊠What the fuck?â
Youâre breathing heavily, clutching your chest as you turn on the kitchen lights, brightness illuminating the area as you see Chris holding the side of his head.
âJesus Christ, Chris! You almost gave me a fucking heart attack!â
Chris rubs at his head as he looks towards you. âIâm sorry, I didnât mean to scare you.â
Your heartbeat starts to slow down as you roll your eyes.
âWhat are you even doing here?â
Chris frowns and replies, âWell, you never told me where you were going to be but when I got back to Boston and you werenât there, I assumed you were coming here.â
You groan silently, crossing your arms over your chest and raising your eyebrows,
âSo, London seemed to be very fun.â
Chris shakes his head, looking up at the ceiling, before making eye contact with you, âI didnât know thatâs what the trip was about.â
You chuckle humorlessly, âReally, Chris? Since when do you go on trips, not knowing what theyâre about?â
Chris exhales loudly, taking a couple of steps towards you, âI promise that I didnât know. Megan planned everything and just sent me the info.â
You snort loudly, rolling your eyes. Chris frowns before asking, âWhat?â
âMegan, Chris? Really? She fucking hates me, of course she would pull a stunt like this.â
Chris frowns again, shaking his head, âWhat are you talking about? She doesnât hate you.â
You laugh, this time, actually finding this funny, âChris, she literally called me a walking disaster.â
Chris struggles to find an answer to that: he knew that Megan used this exact kind of formulation so he couldnât deny it.
âAnd you know what? Itâs fine. Maybe you really should be dating her instead of me.â
Chrisâ face contorts in a mix of hurt and anger, âWhy the fuck would you say something like that?â
âBecause itâs true, Chris. Sheâs better for you. Sheâs actually your age, not a fucking child compared to you. She can give you the things you want from life that I canât. Maybe itâs better that way.â
âWhat way?â
You shrug your shoulders, looking at your feet, mumbling, âIf we werenât together.â
Chris scoffs, âYou literally have to be kidding me.â
Chris takes large steps, making his way towards you and takes your chin in his hand, forcing you to look at him.
âY/N, Iâve told you before and I will tell you again. I do not give a shit about your age. And I thought you didnât either. So, whatâs the problem here?â
You bite your bottom lip nervously, âBecause what if what Megan said is true? I mean⊠If people find out that weâre dating, the shit talking would never stop. I canât do that to you.â
Chris sighs, enveloping you in a hug.
âBaby, it doesnât matter. None of it matters if weâre not together.â
He lets you go, stroking your cheek, âYouâre it for me. There is no one better for me than you. And no one is going to take that away from us. Not you. Not Megan. And certainly not my fans. If they love me as much as they say they do, then theyâll respect you.â
You chuckle slightly, âChris, I donât know what kind of fantasy you live in, but in real life, thatâs not how things go.â
âOkay, but who cares? Thereâs two people in this relationship, you and me. Not you, me, Megan and my fans.â
You scoff, mumbling, âYeah, tell Megan that.â
âI will. The same goes for her. I didnât know she actually meant those things about you and Iâll tell her that she needs to knock that shit off.â
You sigh, nodding slightly, âOkay.â
âAnd, baby, Iâm sorry.â
You furrow your brows, trying to understand, âI never should have agreed to Meganâs little plan thing. But, most importantly, I should have told you as soon as I knew. Itâs just that I kinda owed Lily a favor and she needed this. But it doesnât erase the fact that I should have been honest with you and Iâm sorry I wasnât.â
You sigh, âI know, itâs okay. I knew this kind of thing could happen when I decided to be with you, and I overreacted a bit so Iâm sorry too. I knew it wasnât true and I should have asked you about it instead of ignoring you. I just⊠couldnât let go of the fact that maybe you should be with her.â
Chris shakes his head, âI shouldnât. And I never will be.â
Chris laughs a bit before continuing, âSorry, but youâll have to try harder to get rid of me.â
You laugh loudly, throwing your head back. Looking back at Chris, you smile warmly before hugging him,
âI love you, Chris. Like, a lot.â
Chris chuckles, squeezing you tighter, âI love you too.â
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jealousy (levi x f!reader)
MINORS DNI summary: making levi jealous was never a good idea. warnings: smut. pure smut. jealous!levi. dom!levi. modern!levi. choking. degradation. forced orgasm. edging. sleepy bilingual writer. NO EDITING. word count: 741
You knew it was never a good idea to make Levi jealous.
You knew the consequences.
Yet you did it anyway.
âMMPPPHHHH!â
You were screaming with a mixture of pleasure and pain for 30 minutes straight. You lost count of your releases, or you were just too overstimulated to think. The vibrator on your sensitive nub would be sped up and down irregularly, the remote was at the mercy of your notorious boyfriend who wasnât even in the room. He had left the room once he got you tied up nicely which wasnât pretty hard considering his strength.
This was your fault.
âI told you to be quiet, brat. But as always, you are not very good at listening.â
Your eyes snapped open as you heard his honeyed voice. Levi was standing with his glory, leaning on the door frame with his phone (in this case the remote) in his hand. âYouâre too noisy.â He moved his fingers up and down, causing the device to change its pace.
You tried to beg him, ignoring the cloth which was covering your mouth and preventing you from forming meaningful words. âMMMHHH!â
You wanted this. You knew it was never a good idea to make Levi jealous, yet you did it anyway. It was never a good idea to make him jealous by bending over on the billiard table in front of your childhood friends on purpose. And it was never and ever a good idea to ask for Reinerâs help and move in front of him while looking directly into Leviâs eyes. You saw the sparkle of anger in his eyes, then his whitened knuckles, and lastly his clenched jaw. You were in trouble.
Your goal was to make him lose control. But, as always, you forgot the fact that he was a patient man. And the fact that he had his ways to punish you.
He didnât let you know that he was angry before you two were alone. He let you hug your friends, say your goodbyes. He even let you plan your next meeting with Reiner. He waited until you two were alone. The silence of the car ride was the first hint. His eyes never left the road, he didnât even use the wing mirrors. Even in the elevator, he kept his gaze off of you. When you finally arrived home, he ordered you to wait for him in your bedroom. Before you could protest, he had tied you up to your shared bed and put the remote vibrator on your clit.
He chuckled. âTsk! Look at you⊠Filthy brat!â He approached the bed slowly, fingers never leaving the screen of his phone. âMaking a mess on my bed.â Spitting the word my as he sat on the bed next to your sensitive body.
âMHHHPPPP!â You screamed. âMMMMHHHHHH!â
âUh, youâre noisy.â His fingers trailed on the cloth in your mouth. âStop screaming and I may let you speak.â
You nodded with anticipation. It was hard not to be vocal with the sensation on your overly sensitive clit yet you had no choice.
âGood girl.â
As he removed the cloth you cried out. âLevi, ple-please, s-stop!â
You saw his beautiful eyes rolling back. âYou never listen, brat. Never.â He moved his finger up, made you arch your back, and cry more.
âLe-vi!â You were shaking uncontrollably. âLe-â Words disappearing in your mouth, your eyes rolled back so hard; you were seeing interesting colors. You were close. So close for another forced release. So closeâŠ
He knew how to punish you.
As he pulled his finger away from the remote he chuckled. âAlright, speak up before I change my mind.â
âLeviâŠâ Your breaths were irregular. âI canât⊠P-Please stop, baby. I b-beg you. Please!â
His pretty hands found your cheek slowly caressing. âHow many?â
Shit.
âLevi, I beg-â
âI said how many?â His hand now was around your neck, squeezing just right.
He ordered you to count each of your orgasms before he left. That order went straight out the window once you realized that he wasnât going to stop any soon. You shouldâve known better.
Tears filled your eyes. âI- I lost count!â
âTsk!â He was annoyed. âI am pretty sure I clearly stated my wish, brat.â
You screamed in fear. âIâm sorry, Levi! Please st-â
âIâve heard enough.â He pulled the cloth back into your mouth. He got up, pressing on his telephoneâs screen.
âI guess we have to start again.â
...
a/n: HELLO.
I AM SLEEPY.
This fic was in my drafts for over a week and I FINALLY have the ability to finish it. Hope you like it <3
LOTS OF LOVE
I'm heading off to bed now, it's 6:32AM. I deserve some sleep i guess?
Tomorrow I'll try to edit my works to kind of create a theme for myself and hopefully post a "get to know me".
See you soon babyz <3
© 2021 sunshinedragonofthewest. All rights reserved. Do not modify, copy, repost my work.
#zey sleeps#levi smut#levi x reader#attack on titan#shingeki no kyojin#levi ackerman#aot smut#snk smut#levi x you
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The Dive Bar and an Old Fashioned (or Five)
Pairing: CEO!Taehyung x Bartender!Jungkook (briefly ft. Beomgyu of TXT)
Word Count: 5k
Genres: Non-Idol AU
Warnings: Misunderstandings and a trip to the hospital (but everyone is okay).
A/N: Iâm so happy I got the opportunity to write this fic in honor of one of @bangtan-headquartersââ editors, @rkivepacksâ!! This is a very well deserved gift and I apologize for the delay on getting this out. I hope you can enjoy this! Also shout out to @guktroâ for the stunning banner! ~~~~~~~ After signing the lease on a new warehouse down town, Taehyung decides to stop by a nearby dive bar for a quick drink to celebrate the further expansion of his company.Â
Taehyung pulls on the heavy door and quickly steps in. He starts to pull off his dark Armani jacket, but he quickly realizes that there is no one there to take it from him. He shrugs it back on and walks toward the bar.Â
The dim lighting makes it hard to tell which of the bar stools is the least dirty and he wonders if thatâs intentional. The bar top itself is surprisingly not sticky. While waiting on the bartender to make an appearance, Taehyung scans the other patrons.Â
Several large men with oil-stained hands sit around a table, beers piling up quickly in the middle. A couple of older men sitting at the other end of the bar sipping on whiskeys. Thereâs a few people huddled around a game of cards in the back corner booth. Quite a few people considering itâs just after 5pm on a weeknight.Â
âIâll be right with you.â The bartender nods in Taehyungâs direction, appearing from behind a swinging door carrying a large tray of nachos. He takes it over to the table of large men and clears away the empty beer bottles.Â
âWhat can I get you?â The bartender asks when he approaches. Taehyung looks up to ask for his usual, but his breath catches. From a distance, he didnât realize how beautiful the bartender is.Â
âUh, just, uh, whateverâs on special.â Taehyung chokes out and, to his dismay, the bartender flashes a half smile. He quickly looks down at his phone to try and catch his breath. He scrolls through a few work emails and responds to a text from his mom, something heâd been putting off.
The bartender sets down an Old Fashioned in front of Taehyung and heads back into the kitchen. Taehyung sets his phone down and lifts the glass a few inches, inspecting its contents.Â
Heâs used to drinking cocktails made with the finest spirits, but he canât imagine that this bar has anything higher quality than Jim Beam. Thereâs a thick slice of an orange and two cherries floating alongside the ice cubes. Heâs not quite sure what to make of it, but he takes a sip anyway.Â
The cheap bourbon burns on its way down, but thereâs a sweet aftertaste that follows. The bartender definitely put too much sugar in, but the sweetness soothes his throat. Taehyung gulps down the drink, not wanting to offend the handsome bartender, but also not wanting to savor the taste of it.
âDid you like it?â The bartender seems to have appeared out of nowhere, his dark eyes wide and hopeful. Taehyung scans his beautiful features, a face he refuses to disappoint.Â
âIt was actually really really good!â Taehyung overenthuses. He picks up the glass and shakes the ice around.Â
âGreat Iâll make you another!â The bartender spins on his heels and grabs a new glass.Â
âNo I-â Taehyung stops himself, accepting his defeat. âThatâd be great... whatâs your name, Mr. Bartender?â He questions.Â
âJungkook.â The bartender turns back around and sets a fresh drink in front Taehyung. âAnd you are?âÂ
âIâm Taehyung. Nice to meet you.â Taehyung tries to smile behind another sip of cheap bourbon. It doesnât burn as much when heâs got two doe eyes trained on him.
The third doesnât burn quite as much either.
The fourth doesnât burn at all.
The fifth... well Taehyung can barely remember the fifth drink of the night.Â
~~~~~~~
A loud and unfamiliar ringing sound wakes Taehyung. When he opens his eyes, he can see sunlight pouring in, and he knows heâs late for work. He pulls back the sheets and rushes to find the source of the ringing.Â
He follows the sound through his large penthouse and finds himself in a room he very rarely visits: the utility room. Hanging on the wall near the cabinet with cleaning supplies is a corded landline phone.Â
Who even has landlines anymore?
âHello?â Taehyung picks up the phone, fiddling with the tangled cord.Â
âYouâre late.â Hye-jin is on the other end.
âWhy do I have a landline phone in my million dollar penthouse?â Taehyung rubs the bridge of his nose, a headache is forming behind his brow.
âSo I can call you when your phone is dead and you are late.â She responds.
âCan you rearrange some things? I need a shower and some coffee.â And some time to remember what I did last night. Taehyung yawns into the phone. He just hopes he didnât make too much of a fool of himself in front of Jungkook.
âI canât rearrange an international call, you know that. Thereâs a driver there to pick you up, weâll have to go pick up your car later. I hope itâs still intact. Iâll have coffee for you by the time you get here.â
âThanks.â Taehyung slams the phone into its holder. Much more satisfying than hitting the non-existent button on a glass screen.Â
Taehyung returns to his bedroom and plugs his phone into the wall. It charges up while he washes his face and brushes his teeth. He carefully puts on a clean suit and grabs a pair of sunglasses before he heads down to the ground floor.Â
In the town car, he finally opens his phone and scrolls through the barrage of emails, texts, and other notifications from his assistant Hye-jin. At the bottom of the notifications, there are a few texts from The Cute Bartender.
The headache intensifies, but Taehyung clicks on the messages to assess the damage.
TCB [2:40am]: Hey let me know when you get home safe.Â
TCB [2:46am]: Oh I realize your phone is probably dead. Maybe when you come back for your car you could stop back in for another drink. It was nice talking to you all night.Â
TCB [3:34am]: Next time I wonât make you so many Old Fashioneds.Â
Taehyung breaths out a small sigh of relief. Itâs not as bad as he expected it to be considering he canât really remember what happened.Â
~~~~~~~
Hye-jin greets Taehyung in the lobby of the office building with an iced coffee. She updates him on his meetings for the day as they walk toward the elevator, but the moment the doors close, she changes the subject.Â
âTell me about Jungkook.â Hye-jin turns and cocks her eyebrow. Taehyung tries not to react.Â
âI donât know what youâre talking about.â He replies, taking a rather large sip of his drink.Â
âDid you check all your texts this morning? You texted me a dozen times last night about âthe cutest guy youâve ever seenâ and I want to know more.â She emphasizes her urgency with a few taps of her foot.Â
âCan we do this later?â Taehyung rolls his eyes, but he knows he wonât be able to avoid her forever.Â
âFine, weâll talk when I drive you to your car later.â The elevator stops on the 47th floor instead of the 50th. Taehyung gives Hye-jin a questioning look. âIâm going to go talk to the cute girl in IT that helped me set up my new computer. I think itâs got a virus...â Hye-jin gives her best pouty face and promises to be in the conference room for the international call before stepping out of the elevator.Â
Taehyung takes out his phone and scrolls through his messages with Hye-jin.
Taehyung [1:32am]: iâm at th at bar dow by the new warehouse with the CUTEST BARTNDER UVE EVR SEEN
Taehyung [1:33am]: heâs CUTE AND SINGEL AND FUNNY???
Taehyung [1:46am]: he keeps making me drinks but they are not that good
Taehyung [1:53am]: his name is jungkook and iâm going to ask him out
Taehyung [1:54am]: HAHA i canât ask him out
Taehyung [1:55am]: i asked him out
Taehyung [2:34am]: he said he would love to go out sometime and then called me a cab is that mixed signals or what
Flashes of boisterously drunk Taehyung appear in his mind as he reads through the texts. Did he really ask out Jungkook or was he being his dramatic drunken self?
~~~~~~~
The work day drags on with meetings and spreadsheets and green juice that Hye-jin swears will cure any hangover. Taehyung swears the only cure for his hangovers is a big bowl of ramen, which he orders for lunch. The soothing broth relaxes him, heals his soul much more than some watery greens could.Â
Lunchtime is one of the few times that Taehyung can sit in his office undisturbed. His secretary holds his calls, Hye-jin leaves him alone, and he can sit and enjoy the view from his window. The world seems so small from the 50th floor.Â
Today, after slurping down his ramen, he stands in front of the floor to ceiling windows and looks far off to the east. He canât quite see the warehouse from here, but if he focuses hard enough he can imagine where it would be. He can imagine the bar down the street too.Â
Thereâs not much that Taehyung can learn about Jungkook without having his last name. He searches for the dive bar on Google, but aside from the phone number and hours of operation, thereâs not a lot of information to go off of. A text pops up, interrupting his thoughts.Â
Hye-jin [1:17pm]: Sorry to bother you during your lunch, but I ran a background check on Jungkook. I can bring you the report if youâd like to see it.
Taehyung [1:17pm]: How did you find him, I donât even know his last name.
Hye-jin [1:18pm]: Do you doubt my sleuthing skills?
He should have known that Hye-jin would go sleuthing sooner or later. Taehyung flips back over to the unhelpful Google search. And he thinks. Does he really want to know what that report has to say about Jungkook? His past jobs, education, relatives, his debt? And what does Jungkook know about Taehyung? Probably not a lot.Â
Taehyung [1:19pm]: Is there anything dangerous in his past?
Hye-jin [1:21pm]: No, thereâs not. He seems pretty legit.
Taehyung [1:21pm]: Then I donât want to see it.
Hye-jin [1:21pm]: WHAT
~~~~~~~
âWould you mind explaining to me why you donât want to read this THOROUGH report about your new love interest?â Hye-jin interrogates Taehyung the moment he steps into her car after work.Â
âCan you even call him a love interest? I donât even remember asking him out.â Taehyung points out.Â
âIâm just trying to protect you.â Hye-jin sighs. âYou know people take advantage of wealthy men with good hearts...âÂ
Silence falls between them in the car. Taehyung knows that sheâs right. Heâs been hurt many times before.
âMaybe I should... try to hide it.â He suggests.
âHide what? Your money?â Hye-jin scoffs. âYou better get rid of that Rolex and that Armani tie.â
âYou think he can tell?â
âHeâs a man who dates men. He can tell.â Hye-jin and Taehyung roll their eyes at each other.Â
Hye-jin pulls up next to Taehyungâs BMW and waits for him to get out.Â
âYou know, you probably shouldnât let him see that car either.â She laughs.Â
Taehyung gets out of her car and walks around his car once to make sure everything is just the way he left it. After finding his hubcaps intact, he unlocks his car and gets in. Hye-jin honks a couple of times as she drives away.Â
He flips the sun visor to look at himself in the mirror. His hair is getting long again, itâs curling at the ends. He looks pretty good for someone who got absolutely hammered last night. Looking down at his watch, he decides to shed the accessories that make him stand out from the crowd. His watch, his tie, and his Saint Laurent wallet, opting to shove a few twenties in his pocket instead.Â
He gets out of his car and walks down the street toward the bar he visited the night before. As he approaches the door, he can feel the nerves fluttering around in his stomach. He recalls the cheeky smile on Jungkookâs face and he cannot wait to see it again.Â
Once again ducking into the poorly lit bar, Taehyung heads straight for the bar.Â
âThere he is!â Jungkook shouts from behind the bar. He begins slowly clapping as Taehyung approaches the bar and sits down on the same stool from last night. âIâm glad to see you in one piece.âÂ
âThank you.â Taehyung laughs, admiring the tall bartender. âI have to be honest, Iâm still recovering my memories from last night.â He adds with a sigh.Â
âOh no, does that mean you donât remember stripping on the bartop?â Jungkook chuckles.
âI did WHAT?â Taehyungâs eyebrows shoot up to his hairline and his cheeks turn red.Â
âIâm kidding Tae. Calm down, calm down.â Jungkook, still laughing, places a napkin on the bar in front of Taehyung. âWhat can I get you?â
Taehyung, still stuck on being called Tae, gives Jungkook a puzzled look. Jungkook looks back at him with a small smile as he processes the information. But the lingering eye contact draws Taehyung in, the original question long forgotten, a new one forming to take its place.Â
âListen... did I...â Taehyung pauses, finally breaking eye contact. He licks his lips and starts again. âDid I happen to ask you out last night?â
âYeah you did.â Jungkook smiles to himself as his cheeks heat up. âYou were pretty drunk though, so I wasnât going to say anything.â He grabs a bar rag and wipes down the already clean bartop.Â
âYou probably get hit on at work all the time.â Taehyung watches the blush on Jungkookâs face deepen and he feels his confidence level rising. âWell, Iâm sober now and the offer still stands, if youâre at all interested.â Taehyung lifts an eyebrow at the bartender.Â
âIâd like that.â Jungkook flashes his teeth. âSo, can I get you something to drink?â
âI think Iâll pass tonight. Would you like to meet for dinner on Saturday?â Taehyung asks. Jungkook works on weeknights, so he hopes that he has weekends off.
âAhh Saturday?â Jungkook runs his fingers through his dark locks and looks off into the distance, thinking. âI canât on Saturday. I know itâs a bit weird, but would Monday work? The bar is closed on Mondays.â
âMonday is perfect.â Taehyung replies. âIâll text you details and see you then.â They exchange smiles and Taehyung leaves the bar.Â
Once heâs back in his car, he lets himself breathe. He has a date with the most beautiful bartender heâs ever seen. His eyes shine even in the darkness of the bar, what will it be like to see him in the real world?
~~~~~~~
On Saturday, alone in his apartment, Taehyung sits and tries to focus on the movie his friend Jimin recommended he watch. All he can think about, though, is a pair of doe eyes and a brilliant smile.Â
He tried to stay busy, but after working out, cooking lunch and dinner, and doing some online shopping, he still finds himself bored out of his mind, wishing that Jungkook had the night off.Â
Taehyung [7:54pm]: I canât stop thinking about him.
Hye-jin [7:55pm]: Donât you have a short pink haired friend you can hang out with? Or at least text him, Iâm sure heâs at home alone.Â
Jimin [7:55pm]: I HEARD THAT
Hye-jin [7:56pm]: Did you seriously put us in a group chat??
Hye-jin [7:56pm]: Iâm getting ready to go OUT LEAVE ME ALONE
Jimin [7:57pm]: Did you say he was working tonight, why donât you just go visit him?
Taehyung [7:57pm]: I was thinking about it....
Hye-jin [7:57pm]: NO
Hye-jin [7:58pm]: DO NOT DO THAT YOU WILL LOOK SO DESPERATE
Jimin [7:58pm]: Donât you have somewhere to be hag
Hye-jin [7:59pm]: DO YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PUT YOUR TWO GAY BEST FRIENDS IN A GROUP CHAT
Taehyung [8:00pm]: Iâm going to the bar ttyl
Hye-jin [8:00pm]: NOOOOO
Jimin [8:00pm]: YESSSSSS
~~~~~~~
On a typical Saturday night, Taehyung would be in a town car on his way to a nightclub on the north side, decked out in Gucci from head to toe, ready to dance the night away. Tonight, heâs driving himself downtown, dressed in some casual clothes he normally wouldnât wear outside his apartment.Â
Taehyung finds a spot to park a block away from the bar and walks the distance, nerves nibbling away at his insides. As he approaches the bar, he can tell it's quite a bit busier than it has been before. Maybe this isnât a great idea.Â
Pushing away his doubts, Taehyung opens the door and walks into the now familiar bar. The place is pretty packed. Groups of loud, boisterous men huddled around tables and booths watching the game on the televisions. He approaches the bar and an unfamiliar face greets him.Â
âWhat can I get ya?â The short bartender asks. Taehyung looks around to see if he can locate Jungkook, but after scanning the room he finds nothing. The bartender clears his throat and asks again.
âActually, is Jungkook here?â Taehyung questions.Â
âAre you his new friend?â The bartender scans Taehyungâs face, then shakes his head. âHeâs with Beomgyu tonight.âÂ
âOh.â The nerves flitting around his stomach turned to stone.
This wasnât a great idea.
~~~~~~~
Sunday was spent at Jiminâs apartment eating carbs. Switching between cursing and praising Jungkook. Heâs so stunning, Taehyung was stupid to think that he was the only one Jungkook was seeing.
âIâve been avoiding asking you this, but are you still going to go out with him tomorrow night?â Jimin questions Taehyung gently.
The two of them are sprawled out on Jiminâs broken down sofa. The leather is worn out under them, but itâs much more comfortable than the high end couch at Taehyungâs place. They are sharing a bowl of popcorn. Some drama is playing in the background of their conversation.Â
âI guess so. I mean itâs not like he lied about anything. It just kind of sucks.â Taehyung sulks.
âI think you should confront him about the Beom-whoever.â Jimin gets up from the couch to replenish their snacks. âWhat kind of name is that anyway?â He mumbles to himself.Â
As Jimin continues muttering to himself, Taehyung grabs his phone from the coffee table. He ignores the I told you so messages from Hye-jin and opens his conversation with The Cute Bartender. As he rereads the caring messages Jungkook sent him a few days ago, the text bubble pops up.Â
Taehyung sits up straight on the couch and Jimin returns with chips and pocky. The bubble pops up and disappears a few times before the message finally comes through.Â
TCB [4:48pm]: Hey, are we still on for tomorrow night? Let me know what sounds good for dinner.Â
Taehyung sets the phone back down on the table and closes his eyes. Why does he feel so much turmoil over this bartender. He barely knows him. What is so special about Jungkook? Taehyung tries his hardest to forget the curve of his cheeks... his nose... his lips.Â
When he opens his eyes again, his phone is not on the table, itâs in Jiminâs hands.Â
âWhat are you doing?!â Taehyung shouts, reaching for his phone. But itâs too late. The message that Jimin had been typing out was sent.Â
Taehyung [4:49pm]: How was your date with Beomgyu?
âWhy would you do that?!â Taehyung shouts. âNow he is going to think Iâm stalking him!â
âYou deserve to know the truth!â Jimin shouts in return. They both watch and the typing bubble appears.Â
TCB [4:50pm]: What?Â
TCB [4:50pm]: How do you know about Beomgyu?
Taehyung doesnât hesitate with his response.
Taehyung [4:51pm]: The other bartender told me. I went to visit you at work last night, but obviously you werenât there.Â
TCB [4:51pm]: Yoongi?
TCB [4:51pm]: Listen, I promise it isnât what it sounds like.
TCB [4:52pm]: Let me explain over dinner tomorrow night. My treat.
Taehyung and Jimin consider the offer. If he isnât dating Beomgyu, then who is he?Â
Taehyung [4:52pm]: Okay.
~~~~~~~
The sushi restaurant that Jungkook picked is a little bit... quaint. Is quaint the right word? Taehyung is used to dining at sushi restaurants that have plates starting at $40, but the most expensive thing on the menu here is a $12 Drunken Sailor roll.Â
There are a few people eating at the bar and a few tables taken up around the restaurant. Taehyung arrived early so he could ground himself before facing Jungkook. Heâs still embarrassed about the message Jimin sent. Maybe heâll be able to explain himself....
âHey! Youâre early.â Jungkook is walking in the door. Heâs wearing dark ripped jeans and a plain white t-shirt. The same thing he usually wears at work. Every part of him is shining.Â
âYeah sorry.â Taehyung tries to laugh, but it comes out more as a cough. âIâve never eaten here before, thought Iâd check out the menu.â He gestures toward the menu board thatâs secured to the ceiling.Â
âWell everything is good here. I come here at least once a week.â Jungkook smiles brightly. This is exactly why Taehyung came early. He knew he would struggle to focus on anything but Jungkook.Â
Itâs not just his physical beauty. The way he carries himself is so warm and inviting and Taehyung wants to be close to him. Even after the awkwardness from the day before, it feels so natural to be standing there with him.Â
âThe Drunken Sailor roll sounds interesting, but I may have to stick with the timeless classic, the California roll.â Taehyung says.
âAh, you know Iâve been meaning to try the Drunken Sailor. Itâs a new addition to the menu.â Jungkook steps forward to order and pay for the two of them. âTwo California rolls and a Drunken Sailor roll. Oh and a bottle of sake.âÂ
Jungkook confidently leads Taehyung toward the back of the restaurant to a booth. The way he slides into the seat, Taehyung can tell this is his preferred spot in the restaurant.Â
âSo I guess, I should go ahead and address the elephant in the room.â Jungkook starts. A waiter brings two glasses of water, two empty cups, and a bottle of apple sake. Taehyung reaches for his water to sip.
âI think there was a misunderstanding. Yoongi thought you already knew about Beomgyu.â Jungkook says as he pours some of the sake into the cups, Taehyung chokes a little on his water.Â
âWho is Beomgyu?â Taehyung finally asks. Jungkook waits a moment, sipping the sake before responding.Â
âBeomgyu is my son.â Jungkook states plainly. Taehyung pauses to absorb the information, but quickly a feeling of relief washes over him.Â
âDid you mention him when I was wasted?â He asks.
âNo, no. I donât usually tell people I have a son until after a few dates.â Jungkook replies. It makes sense. Itâs safer to protect the childâs identity. âBut I like you and I didnât want to throw our chance away because I wasnât telling you the whole truth.âÂ
Taehyung smiles, but he feels a twinge of guilt growing in his gut. He had been planning to hide his wealth from Jungkook, but maybe he should just be honest too.Â
âIn the spirit of being honest, maybe I should tell you that Iâm... fairly wealthy?â Taehyungâs voice fades to a whisper by the end. âI run a company.â He adds.Â
Jungkook cracks a smile.Â
âI know.â He says. âYou told me all about that when you were drunk.â Jungkook chuckles.Â
âOh really?â Taehyung scratches the back of his head. How embarrassing.Â
âTo be honest, thatâs another reason why I didnât want to tell you about Beommie at first.â Jungkook shuffles in his seat. âI donât want you to think that Iâm interested in you for your money. I mean look at this place, obviously I donât make a lot of money.â
âHey this place is great. Iâm sure the sushi is delicious.â Taehyung argues.Â
âYeah, itâs just. I donât want you to think that Iâve got a son and Iâm a... gold digger.â At that, the two of them break out into laughter.Â
âWell when Iâm sober, I try not to let many people know about my money. It changes the way people act around you.â Taehyung sighs, pouring himself some of the sake.
âItâs the same with having kids. No one is interested in dating someone who is already tied down like that.â Jungkook watches Taehyungâs face carefully for a reaction, but he just furrows his brow.Â
âI think kids are great.â Taehyung shares with a genuine smile.Â
âIâd love for you to meet Beomgyu sometime in the future. I usually wait until things are more serious than a first date to introduce him to people.â Jungkook explains and Taehyung lifts a brow.Â
âNot, not that thereâs been a lot of people, Iâve only introduced him to one person I dated a while ago.â Jungkook tries to recover.
âHey, hey itâs okay. We both have pasts. I am kind of curious though, are you gay or bisexual? Most single gays donât end up with children.â Taehyung questions and Jungkook shakes his head a little.
âI donât really like to label myself. I guess back then I thought I was straight, but now?â Jungkook taps his fingers against the table, thinking. âI guess most people would label me pansexual.âÂ
âWow so Iâm in competition with... everyone then?â Taehyung chuckles to himself and then takes a sip of the sake.Â
âI actually met Beomgyuâs mother in high school, we were-â Jungkook is cut off by the sound of his phone ringing. Jungkook fishes the phone out of his pocket. âAnd this is her, sorry I have to take this.â
Jungkook scoots out of the booth and steps away from the table. Taehyung can tell by his body language that heâs worried. After just a few seconds on the phone, Jungkook returns to the table with a crease in his brow.Â
âApparently Beomgyu fell and hit his head pretty hard. Heâs okay, but heâs at the hospital getting checked out...â Jungkook trails off.Â
âOh, okay, we can reschedule for another time.â Taehyung throws a couple of twenty dollar bills on the table and exits the booth, but Jungkook pauses.Â
âListen, I rode my bike here, could you possibly... give me a ride?â Jungkook asks hesitantly, rubbing the back of his neck. Â
âThatâs no problem at all.â Taehyung motions for Jungkook to follow him and leads the way to his car at a quick pace. Jungkook seems unfazed by the shiny BMW parked down the street.Â
âI really appreciate this, Tae.â Jungkook smiles over at Taehyung as they buckle into their seats.Â
âPlease donât worry about it.â Taehyung reaches over and squeezes Jungkookâs hand before driving off toward the hospital.Â
~~~~~~~
âWould you like me to wait here, or I can schedule a Lyft for you?â Taehyung questions Jungkook when they arrive at the childrenâs hospital and he thinks about it for a moment.Â
âWould you like to come in? I know itâs very sudden to meet Beomgyu, but...â Jungkook squeezes Taehyungâs hand that he hadnât yet let go of. âIâve got a good feeling.âÂ
The two men navigate the hospital corridors together, stopping to peer inside the window of Beomgyuâs hospital bed. The small boy, who shares many of his fatherâs beautiful features, is playing with his motherâs cell phone.Â
âWould you mind waiting here for a few minutes?â Jungkook asks.
Taehyung nods and Jungkook enters the hospital room. Immediately Beomgyu abandons the phone and Taehyung can see him mouth something excitedly to his dad. Jungkooks sits on the foot of Beomgyuâs bed, his all black outfit stark against the clinical background.
Taehyung catches Beomgyuâs mom looking at him while she talks to Jungkook. Sheâs beautiful too. She stands and collects her phone from Beomgyu before exiting the room.
âIâm going for a coffee, would you like anything?â She says with a coy smile. Taehyung shakes his head and gives her a little wave.Â
Jungkook is still chatting with his son. Beomgyu is animatedly explaining something to him and both his and Jungkookâs eyes light up, almost a mirror image. Taehyung is grinning when Jungkook looks over at him and motions for him to enter the room.Â
Taehyung cautiously enters the room, but keeps his distance. He gives wide-eyed Beomgyu a wave and a slight bow.Â
âHello, Iâm Taehyung. You must be Beomgyu?â The boy nods. âIâve heard a lot about you.â Beomgyu smiles, but his attention is quickly grabbed by the doctor entering the room.Â
âWhich of you is Mr. Jeon?â Jungkook promptly stands. âIâll catch you up quickly.â Jungkook follows the doctor back into the hall to discuss Beomgyuâs status.Â
Taehyung crosses the room and sits on a chair near the window. Beomgyuâs eyes follow him curiously.Â
âBeomgyu, what kind of things do you do for fun?â Taehyung questions.
âI like to do art!â He responds.Â
âWhatâs your favorite medium to work with?â Taehyung continues.
âMedium..?â Beomgyuâs face twists with confusion.Â
âAh.... Do you like to draw with crayons or do you like to paint?â Taehyung clarifies his question.Â
âI like to paint, but my mom thinks itâs too messy, so I mostly draw.â Beomgyu explains.Â
âI like to paint too. Maybe we can paint together sometime. I have an art studio in my home.â Taehyung smiles.Â
~~~~~~~
After the doctor gets the important information out of the way, the fact that Beomgyu will be okay and doesnât require any treatments, Jungkookâs gaze falls back inside the hospital room. Taehyung and his son are laughing about something together. Taehyung seems like a natural.Â
âDad!â
âBeomgyu!â Jungkook responds as he enters the room.Â
âTaehyung is so cool, he said we could do art together and he doesnât even care if we make a mess!â Beomgyu practically falls off the hospital bed in excitement.Â
âWow that sounds like fun, as long as itâs at his house.â Jungkook winks at Taehyung, who smiles and nods in return.Â
âCan he stay for dinner tonight?â Beomgyu asks, Taehyungâs smile growing wider.Â
Maybe he can stay forever... Jungkook thinks.
~~~~~~~
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Balancing the Scales - Peter Parker x Reader
Prompt: âStop texting me weird stuff so late at nightâ
A/N: I am an actual pest when I am sleep deprived, so enjoy this. Thank you @musiciatee, you are an angel
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You were starting to suspect that the coffee you had grabbed after your final lecture had not been decaf after all, as you had so adamantly requested in an attempt to avoid this very situation.
 From your position on your bed with your feet pressed up against your wall, you were able to read the large â3:30 AMâ on your alarm clock. So much for a good nights sleep, you thought with a sigh as you wiggled agitatedly. Without moving from your position, your hand searched the folds of your covers before it finally found your phone. With a habitual ease, you scrolled through your most recent contacts until you landed on Peterâs name.
 There was a good chance he would be up, and that made you feel less guilty about what you were about to do. Your fingers moved quickly across the miniature keyboard as you typed.
 Sent 3:31am
Can Vision be used as a Bluetooth speaker? Like, morally⊠but also physically can he?
read 3:34am
Sent 3:32am
If dogs wore pants would they wear them on their back legs only, or would they wear them across all four legs? I feel like the back legs would be more practical, but across all legs would look way cooler.
read 3:34am
 Sent 3:33am
Does Cap smell like freedom and burning campfires, or is that a myth? He seems like he would give really good hugs. Maybe not as good as Thor but, you know, pretty close.
read 3:34am
 3:33am
When you shoot your webs
DRAFT
 You were halfway through texting your fourth message when your phone began to vibrate in your hand, a photo of Peter pulling a ridiculous face popping up on your screen. You answered it with mild surprise. âHello?â
 His voice was groggy, and it quickly became clear that he had not in fact been awake. âStop texting me weird stuff so late at night.â
 âBut I canât sleep.â You whined, rolling onto your stomach as you grabbed a stray pillow off your floor.  âI need to be entertained.â
 âY/N,â he groaned into the phone. âItâs almost 4am, why are you making me suffer like this?â
 âBecause youâre my best friend. Also, itâs your fault for not putting your phone on Do Not Disturb before you went to bed. Now answer the questions, I really want to know about Vision.â
 âMy eyes donât work, Iâm blind. I canât see.â You rolled your eyes at his mumbled response as you heard his bed creak, his breathing slowing into a steady rhythm. He was no doubt seconds from falling asleep again, and this simply would not do.
 âHey. Hey, Peter. Remember when you kept me up until 6am the day before my sociology final because you said we couldnât stop watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy in the middle of the second movie? And when you missed my 18th birthday because you were in Portugal fighting some Martian? And how about when-â
 There was an audible sigh on the other end of the phone, followed by a loud creak and shuffle. In the grand scheme of things, he knew the scale was tilted heavily in your favour and you would not relent until you had made your point clear. There was only one way he could begin to balance the scales. âFine â Iâm sitting up now. What was your question again?â
 You smirked as you shifted in your bed, moving from the far end so that you could slip under your blankets. âDoes Vision have Bluetooth capabilities? Like, could you be in the middle of a fight and just blast âEye of the Tigerâ for the cinematic mastery of it?â
 Despite his tiredness, Peterâs unbridled laughter came through your phoneâs speaker clearly. âWhere would it even come from? Do you think he would just open his mouth like Stitch so that he could project it?â
 You grinned, clutching the phone to your ear as you settled back down into your pillows. âThatâs kind of what I pictured, yeah.â
 âI donât know, honestly. Iâll ask him⊠Or Karen. That would probably be a better option, so Iâll get back to you. What else?â
 You paused to prioritize your questions before responding. âWhat does Steve Rogers smell like?â
 He scoffed. âY/N. I donât go around smelling my fellow Avengers.â
 âPeter.â
 ââŠFine⊠Itâs kind of like⊠Apples? But like masculine, if that makes sense?â
 âMasculine apples?â You giggled at his statement. It seemed a lot funnier in the middle of the night. âWhat evenâlike an apple with abs? An apple with a beard, oh my god, I canât breathe.â
 âHey, Iâm answering your questions, donât make fun of me.â
 âOkay.â You breathed shallowly as you attempted to control your laughter, your lack of sleep and caffeine high making it difficult. âSorry⊠Iâm good now. Who gives better hugs, Thor or Steve?â
 His answer was instantaneous. âOh, Thor, hands down. Theyâre great. Heâs probably the best hugger out of all of them.â
 âI knew itâŠâ You muttered. âAlso, I love how you didnât have to think about that. Uhm⊠Dogs wearing pants? How would they do it?â
 âLike how would the dogs wear pants?
 âYeah.â
 âI guess across their back two legs. Actually, no, definitely across their back legs. This one time, when we were in Calgary, there was this lady walking her dog and it was wearing snow pants and they were across its back legs.â
 âWhat about its front legs?â You asked curiously. âWouldnât they get cold?â
You could almost feel his smile through the phone as he remembered more details from the event. âIt had a coat on and boots, so it was completely covered.â
 âShut up, it did not.â
 âIâm serious! I would have taken a picture for you but I was hanging from a fire escape so my hands were kind of occupied. Iâll ask Karen if she still has the footage, though.â
 âYou know me so well.â You mused, imagining the sheer perfection of the footage you would later receive.
 His voice snapped you from your reverie. âAnything else?â
 âI didnât get to send it before you called me, but when you shoot your webs, do you get knockback? Like is it like shooting a rifle but from your hands?â
 There was a momentsâ pause as he considered your question before he replied. âI mean⊠itâs pretty minimal, but yeah. Thereâs a bit of kickback.â
 You nodded as you processed the information, satisfied with the answers you had been given. âOkay. I believe those were all acceptable responses... I release you from your duties. You can go back to sleep now.â Your final statement was broken up by a yawn, and you were pleased with the thought that you might finally get to go to sleep.
 His chuckle made you smile as a small yawn came across the phone, mirroring yours. âThank you, your majesty. By the way, I totally stand by that Lord of the Rings choice. You would have messed up the flow of the story.â
 You snorted as you pulled your covers up to your chin, the familiar weight of sleep becoming more pressing. âThatâs a discussion for another time, Pete. I love you, thanks for being my best friend.â
 âYeah, yeah. I love you too. Night.â
 When the call ended, you grinned to yourself in the darkness, and muttered, âMasculine applesâŠâ in your amusement as you drifted off to sleep.
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Underestimation: A New Addition
Chapter 2
8:32am
Kara walked into the bedroom and called Alice up. Then, she walked into the kitchen to cook breakfast for her. When she was done, she placed it on the table and Alice started eating. Connor went into the room to prepare for work. When he came out, Kara took his tie and helped him wear it. Then, she gave him a kiss on the cheek.
Kara: Bye.
Connor: Bye.
Connor waved as he walked out. Kara went and sat back down next to Alice while waiting for her to finish her food. They chatted happily. When Alice was done, she cleaned up.
Kara: Where do you wanna go today?
Lake Shore
Weldon Mansion
Welcome home, Marcus.
Marcus walked up to the old manâs room.
Marcus: Wake up, Charles.
Charles: UghâŠ
Marcus: Itâs 11:03am. The weatherâs 38 degrees. You have four new messages from Shaun confirming your arrival at the art convention.
Charles: Iâll reply after breakfast.
Marcus carried Charles to the wheelchair. He set him on it and pushed the wheelchair to downstairs. Marcus then pushed the wheelchair to the dining room.
DINING ROOM
Charles: Iâm starving.
Marcus: Well, I got your favourite. Bacon and eggs, just the way you like it.
Charles: Thank you, Marcus.
Marcus pushed the wheelchair to the table.
Charles: Why donât you go find something to do while I finish my breakfast?
Marcus: Okay, Charles.
Marcus walked around. He sat at the chess table. He reset the table. Charles came over.
Charles: Speed chess.
Marcus: Speed chess it is.
Charles and Marcus played for a while. Soon, Marcus won.
Charles: That was a thorough beating.
Marcus: Well, you donât like losing and you donât like when I let you winâŠ
Charles: I know. We human beings are complicated.
Charles looked at the direction of the studio.
Charles: Letâs check out the studio.
Marcus pushed the wheelchair to the studioâs door.
Charles: Marcus, did you forget to turn off the lights?
Marcus: No, the last time I was here was with you. And I remember that I turned the lights off.
Charles: Call the police.
Marcus called the police.
Hello, Detroit Security. How may I help you?
Marcus: 9153 Southen Street. When we wanted to go into the studio, we found the lights on. There may have been a break in.
Weâre sending security now.
Marcus: Theyâre sending security.
Charles: Letâs check it out.
Marcus pushed the wheelchair through the automatic doors. It opened to reveal a man standing by a table full of paintings drawn by Charles.
Charles: Leo?
Leo: Dad.
Charles: Marcus, get him out of here.
Leo: You know what? Itâs going to be mine sooner or later.
Charles: Get him out of here!
Marcus walked towards Leo.
Leo: Oh, Iâm not perfect like this plastic, huh?
Leo pushed Marcus.
Charles: Marcus, donât defend yourself, you hear me?
Leo: Huh?!
Leo pushed Marcus again. Suddenly, Charles collapsed from the wheelchair.
Marcus: Charles!
Marcus ran towards Charles.
Marcus: Charles?
Marcus: Charles?!
Marcus: Charles!
The securities rushed in.
Leo: The android. It was the android.
Marcus: Huh?
*BANG*
Detroit Police Department
INTERROGATING ROOM
They brought back the deviant. James interrogated it first. Connor called Kara.
Connor: Love?
Kara: Hey.
Connor: Where are you now?
Kara: Iâm in your room.
Connor: Can you come down to the 2nd floor interrogating room? Bring Alice if you want.
Kara: Be there shortly.
[hangs up]
CONNORâS ROOM
Kara: Alice! Letâs go find your father!
Alice: Okay, mummy.
Alice held Karaâs hand and they walked out together. They entered the elevator. Kara pressed the â2â button and the elevator started going down from the 9th floor.
INTERROGATING ROOM
Connor was flipping his coin while waiting for Kara. When they entered, he pocketed the coin.
Alice: Daddy!
Alice ran and hugged Connor.
Connor: Daddy?
Kara: She wants you to be the kind father she never had.
Connor: She will need a mother too, right?
Kara: I already agreed.
Connor stood up. Kara walked towards him. She pulled his tie and landed a kiss on his cheek, leaving him surprised.
Kara: Whyâd you asked us to come down?
Connor, still surprised, brought Kara to the glass window.
Connor: After James, Iâm going in. I just want you to be here so you could walk with me.
Kara: Huh.
Soon, James walked out.
James: It wonât talk. Your turn.
Connor winked at Kara as he walked in. He sat on the chair.
Connor: My name is Connor. What about you?
Android: âŠ
Connor: Iâm not going to hurt you.
Android: J-JerryâŠ
Connor: Jerry, why did you kill Carlos Ortiz?
Jerry: âŠ
Connor: Answer me.
Jerry: âŠ
Connor slammed the report file on the table.
Connor: 37 stab wounds!
Connor: Are you filled with that much anger?!
Connor stood up and walked to the deviant.
Connor: Say that you killed him!
Jerry: âŠ
Connor grabbed Jerryâs collar.
Connor: Say it!
Jerry-Stress Level: 83%
Connor dropped his collar and sat back down.
Connor: Explain.
Jerry: I was a toy. Every day, I would be abused because he was a drunkard and a drug addict. Then one day, I couldnât take it anymore. He came home drunk. He used his gun and shot me once. I took the kitchen knife and sliced his cheek. He stumbled back and escaped to the living room. I walked to him. He shot me another two times. I kept stabbing him. Again and again. Until no pulse was found.
Connor: âŠ
Connor stood up and exited the questioning room.
Connor: That was intense.
Kara: His explanation reminds me of David. Even though he didnât shoot me or Alice, he still abused us.
*BANG*
*BANG*
*BANG*
James: What the fuck is it doing?!
Connor: Itâs self-destructing!
Connor, James and a few other officers ran in. The officers tried to stop the deviant from banging its head on the table.
James: Stop it from banging its head!
Police Officer: Weâre trying!
The officer took the keys and unlocked the cuffs. Jerry took the gun from the officerâs pocket and shot it at Connorâs way. Then, it shot it through its head.
Kara: Connor!
Kara ran into the room to Connor.
Connor: Iâm okay. ButâŠ
Connor stood up and walked to the dead body. He took off the androidâs armband and placed it on its eyes.
Connor: Do not remove the armband whatsoever.
Connor and Kara walked back out.
Alice: Daddy, are you okay?
Connor: Iâm okay Alice. Letâs go back.
Connor, Kara and Alice walked back.
CONNORâS ROOM Â (12:24pm)
They entered the room. Kara went into the kitchen to make lunch for Alice. Connor hugged Kara from behind while she makes it. When she was done, she placed it on the table. Connor suddenly hugged her tighter.
Kara: Connor? Is something wrong?
Connor: Warm.
Kara: What?
Connor: Your body temperature is warm. Androids shouldn't have body temperature.
Kara placed one of her hands on his arm.
Kara: ConnorâŠ
Kara: I'm an android maid. I have to be normal for the children.
Connor: Okay...
Connor loosened his grip on Kara.
Kara: Alice! Lunchâs ready!
Alice ran in and sat down.
Alice: Thank you, mummy!
Kara smiled. She and Connor sat at the table with Alice. All three started talking. When Alice was done, she cleaned up and went to the living room. They sat on the couch and watched television. Soon, Connor got a call.
Connor: Hello?
James: Connor! Get your android ass down here to the 3rd floor interrogating room! We brought back an android!
Connor: Be right down, lieutenant.
[hangs up]
Connor: I have to go down.
Kara: Again?
Connor: You can come with me.
Kara: What about Alice?
Connor: By the way, James is shouting at me, it might be too graphic for her.
Kara: Okay. Alice, me and your father are going down. You stay here and play, okay?
Alice: When are you coming back?
Kara: As soon as possible.
Alice: Okay. Bye mummy. Bye daddy.
Kara: Bye Alice.
Connor: Bye Alice.
Connor and Kara walked out. The got in the elevator. Connor pressed the â3â button and the elevator started going down. When they got to the level, they held hands and walked out towards the interrogating room.
INTERROGATING ROOM
When they walked in, they saw Marcus sitting on a chair in the questioning room. James was waiting for Connor to interrogate him.
Kara: Marcus!
Connor: Marcus!
Connor opened the door with the hand scanner. He and Kara ran in. Connor used his keys and unlocked the cuffs. All three shared a hug.
Kara: Marcus, where were you?
Connor: I missed you, man.
Marcus: I was serving the best owner. Until his son accused me of his fatherâs death.
Connor and Kara were silent. Connor then looked outside.
Connor: Do you have the victimâs body?
James pointed into a room. Connor brought Kara into the room. Connor analyzed the body.
Connor: He didnât die because of Marcus. Thereâs no wound.
Kara: Then why did he die?
Connor: He died because of a heart attack.
Kara: Luckily, I donât want Marcus behind bars.
Connor: Yeah.
Connor and Kara went back to the waiting room.
Connor: Heâs innocent.
Leo: What?!
James: Shut up!
Connor: The victim died because of a heart attack.
James: Huh.
Connor: Weâre taking the android back.
James: Do whatever you want.
Connor signalled for Marcus to come out. When he came out, the three androids walked out.
CONNORâS ROOM Â (2:16pm)
Connor unlocked the door and they walked in.
Kara: Alice?
Alice: Mummy!
Alice ran out of the room and hugged Kara.
Marcus: Wait, youâre a mother now?
Connor: Come here, Alice. Give daddy a hug.
Alice: [hugs Connor]
Marcus: And youâre a father?
Kara: Itâs a long story.
Marcus: And I have one more question, how do you know each other?
Kara: Sit down and weâll explain everything.
Marcus: And who is she?
Marcus pointed at Alice. She ran behind Connor and Kara.
Kara: Her name is Alice. Sheâs 9 and sheâs very shy.
Marcus: Hi, nice to meet you, Alice. Iâm Marcus.
Marcus and Alice shook hands.
Marcus: Is she an android or a human?
Kara: Sheâs a human. I confirmed it.
Connor: She bleeds blood and not thirium.
Kara: Now, letâs explain what happened when you were gone for 5 years.
Marcus: Before we get into it, do you guys have a box cutter?
Connor: I have a pocket knife.
Marcus: Thatâs fine too.
Connor handed his pocket knife over to Marcus. He snapped his ring out of his head and skin regenerated over it. He gave the pocket knife back to Connor.
Marcus: Now you can explain.
Alice: Mummy, daddy, what did he do with the knife?
Kara: Do you remember the light on the side of my head?
Alice: Mhmm.
Kara: I took it out with something sharp. Like what he and your father did.
Alice: Okay.
Connor: Alice, whenever you see him, call him Uncle Marcus, okay? Heâs your motherâs and my friend.
Alice: Okay.
Everyone sat on the couch. Alice sat on Connorâs lap while playing with her teddy bear.
Marcus: So, youâre saying that you were running away with Alice from her dad, and you accidentally bumped into him. Thatâs how you met.
Kara: Yeah.
Marcus: And after about a few hours of meeting, you guys decided to be together.
Kara: Yes.
Marcus: And Alice asked if you and Connor could be her parents, and you guys agreed.
Kara: Mhmm.
Marcus: Huh.
Connor: Itâs very confusing.
Kara: Youâll get it sometime.
Marcus: So, one question.
Connor: Shoot.
Marcus: Can I stay with you guys?
Connor, Kara: Of course.
Marcus: Cool. What time is it?
Kara: Almost 3.
Suddenly, Connorâs watch started to beep. Connor looked at his watch.
Connor: God damn it.
Kara: Whatâs wrong?
Connor: I have a case again.
Kara: Again?
Connor: Yeah. Alice, daddy has to go to work. Come on, get off.
Alice got off Connor. Then, she hugged him.
Alice: I donât want daddy to go.
Connor kneeled in front of Alice.
Connor: Alice, I have to. Donât worry, Iâll come back as soon as possible. Stay with mummy and Uncle Marcus, okay?
Alice: O-OkayâŠ
Kara helped Connor to wear his tie. Then, she gave him a kiss on the cheek.
Kara: Bye.
Connor: Bye.
Connor waved as he walked out.
Alice: Mummy, why does daddy go out to work all the time?
Kara: Alice, heâs earning money for us.
Alice: Okay. Mummy, how old is Uncle Marcus?
Kara: Heâs 24.
Alice: Oh.
Marcus: Alice, how about I buy you a lollipop. Will that cheer you up?
Alice: [nods]
Marcus: Well, letâs go out then.
Kara: Okay.
The three walked out of the room towards Detroit Mall.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger's Instagram is actually kind of good?

You can hate Arnold Schwarzenegger as an actor, a governor, or a "Never Trump" Republican. But you have to like his Instagram â even if it's just a tiny bit. Even if you can't admit it to yourself.
I know, I know, it's hard to believe that America's Kindergarten cop can actually have a good social media account. Someone with such a consistently mediocre Twitter presence and bland political persona typically doesn't produce good content. Strangely enough, Schwarzenegger does.
Schwarzenegger's Instagram is a weird mix of bland brand promotion, weightlifting, and extremely good and bizarre scenes from everyday life. There's nothing substantial here, just high-quality fluff. And that's what makes it â contrary to expectations â kind of good.
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Scroll right on past the Schwarzenegger chilling with Ronald Reagan post. Here's what you can find on Schwarzenegger's Instagram that's worth your precious clicks.
We've got Schwarzenegger biking through the snow like a happy old man. Where are his mittens? I'm concerned.
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Then you've got a Schwarzenegger meets Dolly Parton photo, which, yes. Retro Schwarzenegger > modern Schwarzenegger, any day.
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I stan, you stan, we all stan for (what appears to be) a long-haired Yorkie photo. Dog germs are good germs. Don't you dare get weird about "dog kisses."
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My prescription for recovery after a long day of skiing: jacuzzi + dog kisses.
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An anti-gerrymandering meme? This is the kind of middle-of-the-road content I'm here for.
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Itâs time to #terminategerrymandering but I need your help. Iâll fly one donor out to the Terminator set to hang with me. Donate at the link in my bio.
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Then there are photos you can't decide whether you hate or love, but that you've chosen to love because it's easier on your brain.
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Hasta la vista, week. Hello, weekend. Donât miss #KillingGunther.
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It's satisfying to find at least one Republican who believes that climate change is both real and a danger to Earth.Â
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This is my message about today's withdrawal from the Paris agreement. @attndotcom
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Then there are the 'grams that straddle the line between narcissistic and deeply pleasing, like this Schwarzenegger-on-Schwarzenegger piece.
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I loathe the fact that Schwarzenegger often rides a bike without a helmet. But I do appreciate that the photo features him, a very large man, on a very small bike.
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Riding into the holidays like... No Lifts, No Gifts. Support After-School All-Stars and the fitness movement, link in bio!
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Lift up your seat, Arnold.
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Fantastic bike ride through Paris. I cannot say this enough: to truly appreciate a city, get on a bike. Thank you to the tourists at the Eiffel Tower for letting me crash your photo!
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I'm strangely not disturbed by the lack of socks in this biking video.
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Three steps to waking up after shooting all night: 1. Beautiful bike ride 2. One hour of training 3. Radler
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When Schwarzenegger wears socks, he wears them poorly and proudly. Bless him for refusing to fold them down.
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It was great seeing your campus, Christopher! They should hire you as a tour guide! Love you, Dad
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Again, I'm a sucker for the large man, little bike/little doggie genre. Especially when that doggie comes with a dumb bow.
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I'm so proud that @katherineschwarzenegger's book, #maverickandme is out today. Here's me with my little rescue telling you to go out and buy it now. The link is in my bio!
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Regardless of where you stand on the political spectrum, you have to appreciate a public figure who takes screenshots of tweets featuring FiveThirtyEight podcasts. It's so profoundly dry it's actually charming.
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Listen to this this piece on gerrymandering and how we fixed it in CA. There is hope for the whole country. Link is in my bio.
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I have to respect a man who's not afraid to go into public wearing a coat like this. I know this is a post nominally about the environment, but I don't care. I'm here for the coat. This is the ultimate Burlington Coat Factory coat, and I love it.
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It isn't about the size of the car - it's all about the technology. I loved test-driving this electric G-Wagon. Our green energy future is looking good.
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I also have to applaud a man who wears suspenders like this, then posts a photo of himself wearing them. Here, here.Â
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Happy birthday, Joseph. Great student, great athlete. I'm proud of you and I love you!
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Congratulations to whoever created this Photoshop masterpiece.
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Roast your friends along with your Turkey! Spend your Thanksgiving basting your friends and enemies with missiles. #ad smarturl.it/TurkeyRoastIG
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But let's be real. I know why you're all here. It's to watch this incredible TikTok of Arnold Schwarzenegger riding a bike and following a tiny horse, which he has since reposted to Instagram.
Does content does get better than this? It does not, my friends. This is peak content. It is profoundly dumb. It is, at its core, useless. This is absurdism and nihilism wrapped up in one viral video burrito.
I love this shit. I am grateful to Schwarzenegger for creating and reposting this viral masterpiece.Â
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Whiskey has a morning fitness routine too. #shouldvebeenacowboy #tiktok
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Whatever you think of Schwarzenegger and his politics, you have to respect the beautiful emptiness at the heart of his Instagram account. This, more than anything else, is what the internet is good for.
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Saturdays (pt 1)
Genre: Fluff/Smut (in pt 2)
Member: Jungkook
Warnings: NoneÂ
Word Count: 4484
Summary: After three months of loneliness and insecurities while on tour, Jungkook comes home to you.
Part 2
This is just pure fluff tbh. But Part 2 will much more explicit (and will be posted within the next two or three days at most). Enjoy!
You werenât sure exactly how long youâd been sitting on the window seat with your knees pulled into your chest, the cool wall leaching all the warmth from your spine through the thick material of your hoodie. All day youâd been lounging in the comfort of your apartment, basking in the calming serenity of the pouring rain pattering against the wide window. The view of the Seoul skyline piercing the gray swirling clouds above was beautiful in the most hazy and sleepy way, almost as if the entirety of South Korea had just woken up from a Saturday-afternoon nap and hadnât yet wiped the sleep from its eyes.
Saturdays were one of your favorite days, mainly because you didnât have to worry about your usual responsibilities of college and work. You preferred to spend most of your Saturdays at home to recharge before having to finish up any assignments youâd been procrastinating over on Sunday, and you often found yourself devoting Saturdays to pampering yourself. Eating whatever you wanted, messily slathering on a face mask, taking a long steaming bath to relax your tense muscles, the works. At that point in the day, youâd already cooked yourself chocolate chip pancakes (You woke up around 11:30am, but whoâs to say pancakes have to be reserved solely for breakfast time?) while your favorite moisturizing mask was caked on your skin. You stuffed the fluffy, sweet deliciousness in your face ravenously as you binge-watched YouTube videos, the only worry you had being that you may not have enough syrup.
Now you sat, four hours later, curled up by the window, still sucked into the void that is YouTube and enjoying the melancholy rainfall that was baptizing the streets of Seoul.
As much as you loved Saturdays, you couldnât help but feel sad that youâd spent so many without your boyfriend around to participate in the self-care. The two of you had made it a tradition to spend Saturdays together and bond over cartoons and unhealthy snacks. Even though he basically lived with you when he wasnât forced to stay at the dorms or travel for a tour, Jungkook was insistent on coming over and talking about each of your weeks through mouthfuls of pizza.
You heaved a sigh at the slight sinking feeling in your chest at remembering the last Saturday Jungkook had been home. The two of you had both gotten a little too tipsy (aka: you were both piss drunk) on cheap wine and ended up singing at the top of your lungs and clumsily dancing around the apartment to the Friends opening credits, the obnoxiously loud volume of the TV and your booming laughter causing your neighbor to complain the next morning. You were both ridiculously hungover the next day, and poor Kookie had a six hour dance practice starting at one in the afternoon. The stubborn motherfucker insisted that he was fine, dammit, and he would just go to practice and suffer through âlike a manâ. The memory of Namjoon calling you to tell you that Jungkook had puked all over the practice room floor in the middle of rehearsal brought a small smile to your face. God, heâs such an idiot.
You groaned as you raised your arms above your head in a stretch, all the joints in your body seeming to snap at once. At least heâs coming home today.
You unlocked your phone and reread the last messages youâd gotten from him.
[Jungkook] 6:03am: Iâm getting on the plane. Iâll be home with you soon. I love you
[You] 11:32am: Be safe! I love you too
[Jungkook] 11:41am: Well good morning
[Jungkook] 11:42am: I guess Iâm glad nothing bad happened to me. You wouldâve just slept right on through it.
[You] 11:42am: To be honest, Iâm a bit disappointed. I was expecting you and Taehyung to find a way to crash the plane by now.
[Jungkook] 11:45am: Lmao sorry to disappoint but Tae is sitting with Jimin instead this time
[You] 11:45am: Did you make a scene
[You] 11:46am: Did you #expose them for the cheating boyfriends that they are
[You] 11:46am: Did #Nochu come thru
[Jungkook] 11:48am: Of course. My emotional speech about their betrayals made the stewardess and several passengers cry.
[You] 11:51am: Where is this manâs Oscar
You didnât hear from him again until an hour ago, and you could practically feel his excitement buzzing through the phone grasped in your hands.
[Jungkook] 3:30pm: Weâre about to land!
[Jungkook] 4:17pm: Weâre waiting for our luggage!!
[Jungkook] 4:39pm: Jiminâs bag is lost
[Jungkook] 4:56pm: God this is taking forever
[Jungkook] 4:59pm: I just asked if we could leave Jimin behind but they said no
[Jungkook] 5:11pm: Weâre leaving the airport!!!!!!!!!!!! Iâll be home soon!!!!!!!
The last message made you smile so big it made your cheeks hurt. He was so excited to be coming home--and you were so excited for him to rest, if even for a short while. You knew that he was so much more exhausted than he would ever admit. Jungkook loved his job more than anything, but he was still human. Well, you debated that fact on occasion. The boy had a tendency to go and go and go until he was half dead, but even then, the average person would have already been put in a padded room from the amount of stress he faced on the daily.
The past three months had been rough without him--it only being the second time Jungkook had ever had to leave you on tour with Bangtan--but aside from feeling lonely at night after having a particularly rough day, you were handling yourself amazingly well and even gave your boyfriend the space that you felt that he wanted during the stress of touring. Jungkook, on the other handâŠ
It wasnât that he wasnât handling it well. It was more like he just missed you so damn much that he didnât know what to do with himself. While the touring process was new to you, you had easily adapted because that was just what had to be done and it was all you'd ever known. The first time that Jungkook had to leave for a tour, you had merely been on a few extremely casual dates, so there were really no huge emotional investments on either side yet. Youâd formed a closer bond over time by sending texts and links to ridiculous YouTube videos back and forth--Jungkookâs sense of humor more often than not making you snort out loud in the middle of your lectures, the sudden outbursts forcing you to cover it up by pretending to go into a coughing fit. After the first tour, loving Jungkook through a pixelated screen had just become half of your relationship, and you'd both accepted that. But that didn't mean it was easy.
You knew Jungkook wasnât used to having someone to miss while he was away aside from his family, and the unfamiliar emptiness in his arms where you would normally be made him feel exposed and vulnerable--like he was going into battle without his most important and protective armor. The insecurities plagued him, a swirling mass of what ifs echoing against the interior of his skull. There were many nights where you would be roughly yanked out of sleep, your ringtone blaring so loud that you would scramble to find your phone amidst the tangle of sheets and the throw of darkness--your heart beating so hard in your chest that it felt like it was going to burst through your ribs and flop into bed beside you, only to find that it was merely Jungkook needing to hear your voice.
The last night that he had called in such a state was a week ago, the conversation still fresh on your mind as you waited for him to come home from the airport, your eyes trailing after a couple of silvery raindrops that rolled down the windowpanes in front of you.
âHello?â That night you answered on the sixth ring with a tongue thick with sleep and eyes still unable to fully open.
âBaby?â Jungkookâs voice was almost always strained when he called you like this, as if he was trying his hardest to keep from showing just how vulnerable and needy he was--although you always knew. That time in particular, the pet name tumbled past his lips in a hurried rush.
âHey, Jungkookie,â you smiled as you rubbed your eyes. He hesitated, the four seconds worth of grainy silence confirming your suspicions of him calling out of feeling alone in a crowd of six. âBad day?â
He sighed lowly, and you could practically see him raising his thumb to his lips to nervously gnaw on the ragged cuticle. You could just faintly make out the sound of a rustling somewhere on the other end of the line, and you knew he was bouncing his leg, the nervous energy desperately trying to escape.
âSort of...â he trailed off, not wanting to voice his actual feelings, god forbid, but you always patiently waited in silence until he felt ready to talk. âI really miss you.â
âI miss you too, more than you know,â even with thousands of miles between the two of you, the sounds of the wheels turning in his head were nearly audible as he tried to think of how to word his burdens.
âTalk to me, boyâŠâ You sang the phrase to the tune of Rock Your Body by Justin Timberlake as out of tune and off pitch as you could, your voice that was still gravelly with sleep only adding to the effect. Anything to make Jungkook smile.
You often used this trick to get him to spill whatever was bothering him, and more often than not, it would illicit an airy chuckle to escape from him and begin to thaw the anxiety that had begun icing over his stomach. But that time all you got was a weak puff of air, a sorry excuse for a laugh.
He must really be upset, you thought.
After a moment, he spoke.
âYou donâtâŠ.regret being with me, do you?â his voice was quiet, and even through the phone you could see his eyes timidly glued to his lap as he picked at the frayed holes in his jeans. âI mean...do you resent that I have to leave you for so long? Do you wish that you were with someone...normal?â
You blinked in confusion.
âWhat?â your voice hitched up in surprise.
âNever mind. Forget I called,â he babbled, âI shouldnât have woken you up. I mean, itâs what? Almost four in--â
âJeon Jungkook, hush,â you firmly interrupted, causing nervous rambling to die in his throat. âWhy would you ask me that?â
He paused.
âUmâŠâ the humiliated blush that was burning his cheeks was nearly audible.
âIâŠ.â he began, but the words dissolved on his tongue like a bitter cotton candy. He let out a huff of frustration.
âIâm scared,â a tone of hopelessness tinged with shame dripped from his lilting voice. âI love you so much, and Iâm scared that youâre going to realize that this? What we have? Isnât what you deserve.â
Your brow furrowed as you processed his words. How could he be so dumb sometimes? Couldnât he tell that you were madly in love with him? That he was your best friend, and you could never give him up for anything? You been together for almost a year, shouldnât he know that by now?
âJungkook--â
âIâm the man, Iâm supposed to be reassuring you! And instead Iâm the one calling you all the time because I miss you so much that I canât focus on anything. You donât ever call me like this. Iâm the one calling you in the middle of the night because Iâm feeling real anxiety for the first time in my life over the thought of losing you. And Iâm a fucking singer!â his voice was growing louder as he let his stress out into the light, and his bouncy Busan accent peaked through the more worked up he got.
âI get followed by crazy fans and have hate thrown at me every day, and yet the only thing that really cuts me deep is the thought of not getting to hear you do Justin Timberlake an injustice over the phone anymore.â
The sentiment was meant to be joking, because he didnât like talking about his feelings nine times out of ten--it made him feel guilty for not being content with his job and his life all the time. He didnât want to seem ungrateful.
He paused for a moment to catch his breath, and that was when you jumped in.
âJungkook,â you softly said, âyou do call me when youâre upset. I can always tell the difference between a call like one of these and a normal phone call to check in. But have you failed to notice that I always answer these urgent phone calls?â
He didnât answer, so you continued.
âIâm scared, too. Iâm terrified youâre going to find a much hotter, more talented, idol girlfriend to love. But the reason I donât call you like this very often is because for one thing, I hardly ever know where the hell you are. For all I know, youâre back in Seoul chilling in the dorms right now,â Jungkook let out a single grunt of a chuckle.
âAnd I also donât call you freaking out because right around the time when I start to feel lonely or sad, you end up calling me. I may not know where you are in the world, but youâll always know where I am. Iâm not going anywhere.â
There were a few beats of warm silence as your reassuring words released the tension in Jungkookâs shoulders and loosened the uneasy knot pulled lethally tight in his chest.
âSo you donât want someone normal?â the smile in his voice was evident, but you could still make out a hint of uncertainty in his tone.
âKookie, if I wanted someone normal, I wouldnât have chosen you to begin with, you dumbass,â a grin broke out across your face as the sound of Jungkookâs musical laughter floated back to your ears. The mental image of him throwing his head back with his eyes scrunched tight with a genuine smile made you swoon.
âPromise?â he giggled.
âI promise, okay? You being famous isnât what makes you abnormal to me. Itâs your inherent dorkiness and embarrassing outbursts,â you teased.
âDonât act like you donât contribute,â he sassed.
âYou love it.â
âI really, really do.â
At the end of the phone call, you could tell he felt better. It was like his burden dissipating also lifted one from your own shoulders, as if you had cleared up an insecurity you didnât even know you had.
Before you, Jungkook had never loved someone at all, period, and now that he was madly in love with you, he felt as if he wasnât doing enough. He hated not being able to take you on dates, real dates, where you could both go out without worrying if he would be followed by fans or paparazzi. He hated that he couldn't hold you every night and feel your icy toes shove themselves under his thighs, the biting cold nearly making him jump out of his skin every time. He hated never getting to post the cute pictures that he would take of you while you slept, or the horrendous selfies you would send him as you sat in class while he was at rehearsal. He wanted to shout how much he loved you from the rooftops, loud enough for all of both North and South Korea to hear. But the job that he loved so much prevented that.
He hated those things, but god, did he love you.
The thought that after all that time, you would finally be able to see him, and hold him, and do all the things you were able to do with him three months prior made you feel as if your body weighed twenty pounds lighter. Loneliness was a much heavier burden than you realized.
The sound of keys jingling and sliding into the lock made your head automatically whip towards the long awaited noise. For whatever reason, be it the suddenness of the noise while you were so deep in thought or the fact that your Jungkook was finally home, your heart fluttered inside your chest. On instinct, you rose to your feet and stood with your eyes glued to the entrance to your apartment. Heâs home.
When the door finally swung open after what felt like an eternity of him fumbling with the knob that always seemed to stick, Jeon Jungkook stood before you for the first time in three months.
His hair was a dishevelled mess, the caramel blond and faded pink stripes sticking up in every which way in wispy tendrils around his brow that had collected the brunt of the rain on the way to your apartment. If you hadnât been so stunned, you would have laughed at the very obvious line where his hat had protected the crown of his head from getting wet, leaving the top of his hair to be dry and fluffy--a stark contrast to the ends of his locks that were dripping wet and darkened with the freezing rain. Jungkookâs soaked beanie was clutched so tightly in his fist that his knuckles were white and little streams of water were dripping down his fingers and onto the floor from the fabric being wrung so extremely. His black hoodie was bunched up over one of his hips, as if he hadnât bothered to pull it down or fix it in it any way when he stepped off the subway. The fabric was significantly darker over the broad expanse of his shoulders and chest where the rain had initially struck him, making it hopelessly cling to his leanly muscled frame.
Your heart skipped a beat as your eyes raked over his body and landed on his face. Without a stitch of makeup on his skin to hinder your view, you were able to see every little detail on him--even from across the room. The wind must have been much chillier than you thought, because his nose and cheeks were bright pink from the abuse of the nipping temperatures. All of his freckles and dark circles and scars were right in front of you, and they were so goddamn gorgeous that it made a lump form in your throat. He was so real. So real and so solid and so very, very beautiful. It was as if his image was enhanced and hyper-focused after being without him for so long.
The expression of disbelief written on your face must have been amusing, because Jungkookâs red, chill-swollen lips quirked themselves into a bright grin.
âIâm home,â he softly said, his smile growing even wider--the rise of his cheeks making his sparkling eyes disappear into slits that sat on the top of his cheekbones and nearly all thirty-two of his teeth flash in your direction.
The broken silence snapped you out of your trance, and you quickly found yourself shuffling across the room towards your boyfriend while muttering an ecstatic mantra of âYouâre home, youâre home, youâre home, youâre home!â with a beaming smile on your face. He met you halfway, his long strides carrying him to you in a matter of three steps. You threw your arms around his neck and nestled your frame into his torso. Muscled arms wound themselves around your waist--one firmly snaking around the circumference of your lower back and the other trailing up your spine to gently grip at the curve of your shoulder--as he mumbled an incoherent string of words declaring just how much he missed you, his voice sounding an awful lot like he was trying not to cry.
âI missed you too,â your fingers wound themselves into his hair as you felt a sting behind your eyes. âI missed you so incredibly much, Jungkook.â
A startled gasp flew past your lips when the tip of Jungkookâs frigidly cold nose nuzzled itself into the warmth of your neck.
âJesus,â you attempted to squirm away from the way from the way he was using you to thaw himself, but he simply pulled you tighter into his body.
âYouâre freezing! Why didnât you wear a coat, Jungkook? Youâre going to get sick, you idiot!â you half laughed and half scolded, the smile on your face causing a single happy tear to squeeze from your eye.
His cheeks rose devilishly in the crook of your neck. Heâd missed your playful insults so much.
âI was so excited to see you that I forgot to grab one from the dorm when I dropped off my suitcase,â his words were muffled by the fabric of your sweatshirt.
His dripping wet clothes were beginning to soak into your own and make you shiver. You placed your palms on both of his cheeks and pulled him back to get a better look at him up close--and partially to get his icicle of a nose the hell away from your flesh. Your eyes locked with his, the nearly-black irises seeming to place gentle kisses on every inch of your face as he surveyed your features. His mouth dropped open in a look of false and exaggerated surprise, his doe eyes twinkling like a thousand galaxies.
âAre you crying, (Y/N)?â he chided.
You let out a laugh poked his cheek.
âAre you? Youâre looking a bit waterlogged.â
âWhat?â his brows raised, feigning innocence.
âThis?â he gestured to his soaked lashes. âNo, no. Itâs not crying if the tears never fall, baby.â
You giggled and pulled his face closer to yours, the scent of his favorite cologne washing over you in the close proximity. Your lips brushed against his in a teasing kiss, the feeling of his chilled lips lightly grazing yours sending chills down your spine.
âGod, youâre so warm,â he whispered, awestruck, his breath fanning over your face.
Jungkookâs hand ran itself painstakingly slow up your arm and the side of your neck, his icy fingertips trailing against your skin so lightly that goosebumps erupted across the expanse of your exposed flesh. Long fingers knotted themselves in the hair at the back of your neck to pull you into a deeper kiss, and the way his fingernails lightly grazed your scalp had your breath catching in your throat. The kiss was slow and languid, everything seeming to be moving at half its normal speed. With each move he made, icy droplets would drip from the ends of Jungkookâs hair and splatter faintly on your skin. Every brush of his lips and unhurried swipe of his tongue against yours was purposeful. Each shaky breath and quiet sigh was a message, a secret code that youâd cracked months and months before--every tender nibble on your lower lip and stroke of his swollen lips against your jaw a declaration of how much he loved you, punctuated with gentle swipes of his thumb against your cheekbone.
The way Jungkook was not only suddenly present in your life again, but also painting your lips with his most intimate and passionate kisses was making you weak in the knees. After all the months of being apart, you finally had him back in your arms. The crushing feeling of love for him was so overwhelming that your head started to spin. You brought your hand up to rest against his cheek and pulled away from the kiss ever so slightly--just enough to speak.
âI missed you,â you rested your forehead against his and looked into his eyes, your mouth beginning to water at the sight of his flushed cheeks and blown out pupils.
âI missed you so much. God, every single day it was like I was walking around in a daze,â you gave him a lingering peck before continuing. âI love you so much, Jungkook. I donât think you realize how much.â
You began peppering kisses along his jaw, gentle at first--pulling a satisfied hum from him that quickly turned into a low moan when you switched to leaving burning open mouthed kisses that seared the still freezing skin on his neck. The contrast of your warm mouth and his cold skin was so drastic that it felt almost painful, his nerve endings having long forgotten what warmth was in the mile long walk from the subway to your apartment.
You pulled back to make eye contact with him and make sure that he was listening to what you were saying. He stared back at you with hooded eyes, doing his best to actually process your words.
âIâm sorry if I seemed distant while you were away. I just figured you would want some space to focus on work,â you brought your lips back to his, kissing the top and then the bottom before slowly tracing his lower lip with your tongue. His hands gripped your hips in an attempt to keep from losing focus on your loving words.
âI let the space change from an inch to a mile, and you felt insecure in our relationship because of that. Am I correct?â
Jungkookâs golden cheeks flushed a deep russet, his eyes leaving yours to wander aimlessly before dropping to the floor. He nodded, embarrassment  evident on his face. He hated admitting when he was struggling. He wasnât supposed to struggle, he was the golden maknae.
You smiled fondly at him before intertwining your fingers with his and raising the tangle of warm and cold digits to brush your lips across his knuckles.
âLet me make it up to you,â you slyly said.
Jungkookâs eyes snapped up to meet yours, a knowing smirk tugging on the corner of his lips.
âWhatever do you have in mind, mâlady?â he suggestively raised his eyebrows and wrapped his arms around your waist.
You shivered at the chill that your now soaked clothes brought.
âWell, you feel like youâve been inside a deep freeze for four days. Letâs warm you up.â
Jungkookâs eyes gleamed.
âYou donât meanâŠ?â he began, a wide smile spreading across his face.
You nodded.
âYes. I ordered more bath bombs and saved them all so we could use them together.â
Jungkook wiggled in excitement, doing a quick dance of waggling fingers and spastically tapping his toes.
âYouâre the beeeeest,â he cheered as he heaved you over his shoulder--causing a surprised shriek to rip from your throat--and pranced off towards the master bedroom.
You couldn't contain your giddiness as your laughter rang out across your apartment. Jungkook was finally home, and your Saturday was finally as warm and relaxing as they used to be before he left.
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Imbalance Ch.2 (Group Fic/Katya Centric)
A/N: Hey guys! So Iâm finally getting the hang of this whole writing process, but like I said before please bare with me for the first few chapters as I figure my life out lol. Basically just to clear some things up (also because Iâve been trying to work this out as well) When Katya is in drag sheâll be referred to as Katya and itâll be âherâ, but when she getâs out of drag Iâm going with Brain and will use âheâ. Youâll see that in this chapter and I think I did a pretty decent job with it, but it it seems shaky of confusing let me know! If Iâm talking about other drag queens itâll probably be just their drag names unless theyâre being serious, as to stress a point. If that makes sense haha (like using your full name when your parents are mad at you)âŠAnywaysss thanks for the support and Iâm really enjoying writing this and I have some great plans for where this is headed! This is a longer chapter than the first so enjoy! Xx -Chloe
Katya cowered, shoeless mind you, against the far end of the wall in the small stall. Waiting for the two giggling girls who stumbled into the bathroom to get the heck out. The last thing she needed was someone from the club recognizing her and snapping a few pics. Twitter would explode. She couldnât disappoint her fans like that. The other girls would flip. Michelle would probably take her off of the next few performances, at the very least (Michelle was quite scary when she was upset, and when her âchildrenâ get into trouble she gets scared and then takes some not-so enjoyable actions, consequences Katya did not want to have to deal with to begin with).
The consequences. Oh dear lord, she needed this night to be overâŠwell technically it was the morning.
3:37 am
I have to be in the hotel lobby surrounded by everyone and on a bus in less than 4 hoursâŠkill me.
âI might as well try and at least make it back to the hotel in one piece and sleep in a real bed for at least a few hours.â Katya muttered to herself.
The clicking of heels became softer, the giggling disappeared, and finally the door shut once more. Leaving Katya alone once again.
After looking in the next stall over she found her illusive pair of red heels hidden behind the toilet. In her state of mindless panic (that she couldnât really remember?) she mustâve kicked them off and shoved them away. Katya got like that when she drankâŠpanicky. Well not just drunk, actually when she used any substance. It was because she knew it was just a temporary bandaid for the depression and anxiety that was about to rear its ugly head again. She knew that once the effects wore off sheâd be in a hole so dark and deep she wouldnât want to get up, or move, or live, orâŠ
Focus girl
Taking a deep breath and grabbing her phone off of the sink Katya got ready, to exit.
Opening the door slowly she looked left towards the bar (only a very wasted man sat, with a very exhausted bartender trying to push him out the door), and then right which lead down a hall way. At the end lit up a sign saying EXIT in large red letters.
Walking/stumbling out of the club and into the side street she could see the entrance of their hotel glaring back at her.
âThank God,â she breathed a sigh of relief. At least she knew where she was.
Making a run for it she bolted across the empty street, into the lobby, and into the elevator.
Wait what floor, what floor, what floor?
She stared at the bright numbers on the panel of the elevatorâŠthere were 36.
âShitâ she cursed, wracking her brain for some piece of information that would help her remember what floor they were all staying on.
Coming up completely blank Katya had to resort to her last option. Alaska fucking Thunderfuck 5000. The bitch would kill her for calling her so late (early? It was almost 4am..), but she had to get back to her room, and Alaska had the unlucky pleasure of being roomed with the one and only Katya herself.
Grabbing her phone she dialedâŠand waitedâŠand waitedâŠthe ringing was killing herâŠ
âUmm what the fuck hello?â A tired and half mumbled voice spoke on the other end.
âHey uh Lasky its Kat, would you mind just um uh telling me what floor weâre on, and like um also the room we areâŠand you know while youâre at it maybe just open the door so I know where to go?.â
âBrian what in the actual hell, it is four in the fucking morning, what are you even doing here? Last I heard Michelle said you found some cute trade to cuddle up with,â Alaska drawled sounding annoyed sheâd been awoken from her beauty sleep
Even while half asleep she can still be petty, Katya thought, rolling her eyes.
Putting on the most convincing âIâm Katya Zamalowhatever and IDGAFâ voice she spoke, âLook, none of your business, itâs not like you got any tonight. I just forgot the room number I was on my phone when Michelle made the announcement or whatever. Look can you just please tell me where the fuck to go so I can take this makeup off and go to sleep.â
âYouâre still in drag?â
âYes, thatâs besides the point, can you just-â
âKat, are you okay?â There was a serious undertone in Justinâs voice. He knew that as much as Katya loved being Katya, when the shows and parties were over she liked to go back to BrianâŠat least to sleep. Brain never slept in full face, and for it to be four AM and have a very flustered Katya call asking what room they were in? That was weird. Even for someone as naturally weird and eccentric as Katya.
Katya was exhausted and beyond done with this conversation. Justin was in his sweatpants cuddled in blankets in their hotel room laying on a fluffy bed. Katya on the other hand felt disgusting, was sitting on the floor of the elevator (there seems to be a theme of sitting on gross public floors tonight). Her feet hurt, her head hurt, her body hurt, her mind was racing.
There it was, the panicked feeling again. It felt like a weight was being shoved on her chest. The elevator suddenly seemed much smaller than it appeared to be.
âJustin, please,â Katya choked out. âIâll talk later. Iâm fine okay, just tired. Please donât push it any further, itâs a moot point anyways, I am fine Barbaraaaâ
âUgh fine. Floor 19. Room 7B. Iâll leave it cracked for you. Iâm going back to sleep though bitch. Take your makeup off, but donât wake me up or Iâll slit your throat with my fucking nails. Goodnight, Iâll see you in the morningâŠwell in like 3 hours. Good God girl youâre going to be fucked tomorrow morning,â Justin chuckled, and with that the phone went silent. At least someone was going to be sleeping well tonight.
Floor 19, room 7B. Easy enough.
Pushing the buttons and getting off of her ass Katya waited for the doors to open for their floor.
Seven B, Seven B, Seven B
She glanced down the hall to her left side, the sign read â1B-28B.â
Okay, that way we go.
It only took a quick walk past a few closed doors to see the one that was opened slightly, reading â7B.â
âJackpot,â she whispered to herself.
The room was completely dark, and the only sound was Justinâs obnoxiously loud breathing.
Yup definitely the right room, she thought rolling her eyes once more.
Walking into the bathroom Katya turned on the light and shut the door gently, as to not wake the sleeping beast on the other side of the room. She didnât want to look in the mirror anymore. She didnât want to be Katya anymore. Stripping off the dirty clothes, matted and tangled wig, and tattered tights, she turned on the shower. Â
He was Brian again, which originally he thought would make him feel better. Like he could somehow separate himself from Katya and the actions he had taken, but apparently that was not the case.
Washing the makeup off and cleaning his body seemed like it took an eternity, but at this point, this entire night felt like it would never end so the closer he was getting having it be over with the better.
Brian felt numb the more he thought about it. What did I do? You piece of shit. I hate you I hate you I hate you. Why donât you feel anything. Feel guilty. Feel sad. Feel fucking something. Please. FEEL SOMETHING.
But Brian couldnât. Just like Katya couldnât. It didnât matter if he wiped all of Katya off, it didnât matter if he could look in the mirror and see Brian. It didnât fucking matter. It all blurred together now. When Brian looked in the mirror he saw addiction. He saw suffering. He saw his anxiety and depression. He saw all his fucking past and history dug up and start to wrap their hands around his neck taking the life out of his eyes. Dressing up as Katya couldnât fix that for him.
âWhy canât I feel anything,â Brain agonized running his hands through his hands, âWhatâs wrong with me.â
Turning up the temperature in the shower to a basically boiling point, he sat down and wrapped his arms around his slender body. The water on his back burned. It burned like a mother fucker, but at least he could feel it. It made things seem real for him. The water. The pain.
âFeel the heat on my sizzling meatâŠâ he laughed dryly into his hands.
Okay girl time to get your ass up and out of here.
Brian could basically hear Alyssa in all her glory making a joke about âgirl look how fucking red and wrinkly you look, girl.â That made him smile slightly, he was happy to have friends on the tour. He needed them. He just couldnât tell them.
Maybe you should..you could get help.
âNo.â Brian whispered as he turned off the water and grabbed a towel to dry himself off. âNo one needs to know.â
Putting on some clean clothes and making his way over to his bed he finally was able to lay down and breathe. Heâd never been so tired in his whole life.
4:32amâŠ.awesomeeee I can sleep for a solid 2 hours.
Wrapping the comforter tightly around him he started to close his eyes.
This night never happened.
#imbalance#katya zamolodchikova#alaska thunderfuck#michelle visage#alyssa edwards#group fic#bots#chloe#tw anxiety#rpdr fanfiction#canon compliant#tour fic
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